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Adult Faith Formation
For more information please call a parish office
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Contact Fr. Mark for more information @ 608-723-4990
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Calendar
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Tuesday, December 2, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Everyone is invited to attend Adult Faith Formation at around 9:00 a.m. each Tuesday at St. Clement Church.Read More -
Wednesday, December 3, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
All pastorate member are invited to take a journey through the Acts of the Apostles. You don't have to be an expert in scripture to attend. Bibles will be provided.Read More
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News
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The men’s group will be meeting at St. Clement Dining Hall at 7 :00 p.m. on Sunday nights during Advent and then in January after Christmas and New Year.Read More -
Have you ever felt like what you are doing or where you are at just isn’t really your destination in life? Could it be that you are not just called to a new job or a different apartment, but to a whole new life? Might religious life be the life for you? I am Sister Kathleen Murphy and that whole new life came to me when I became a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity! It wasn’t a long journey from my farm home in the Diocese of Madison to our beautiful motherhouse in Manitowoc, and yet it was a chance to experience a God-given adventure. If you are up to enter on such a journey, visit my Community at https://fscc-calledtobe.org or even think about an in person stay with us here in Manitowoc, WI. As the Gospel urges, “Come and see!”Read More
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Resources
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Becoming Catholic
Step 1: Learn About CatholicismOne of the best ways you can learn about the Catholic Faith is to visit our Parish and let us know that you are interested in learning more about the Faith.
To get started with an overview of Catholic teaching, you can consult the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Step 2: Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
If you have decided that you want to become Catholic, you will participate in a process called the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). In OCIA, you will learn about the teachings of Jesus Christ and how to put His teachings into practice by living as part of the Catholic community, by serving others, and by praying to God.
To learn more about OCIA, please call 608-723-4990.
Step 3: Sacraments of Christian Initiation
If you have not been baptized, the Christian initiation process prepares you to become a Catholic Christian by celebrating in the Sacraments of Christian Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion (Eucharist).
If you have been baptized in another Christian tradition, only the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist are required to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.
Upon receiving these Sacraments, you will become a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
For more information, please call 608-723-4990.
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Today's Readings
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Four Holy Habits of Christian Disciples
- Reclaim Sunday - Faithful/growing Christian disciples make worshiping God at Sunday Mass their highest priority every week; they also try to spend time on Sundays enjoying the company of family and friends whenever possible.
- Daily Prayer - Faithful/growing Christian disciples make time (at least 15 minutes) for prayer with God every day, knowing that apart from Him they "can do nothing" (John 15:5).
- Regular Mortification - Faithful/growing Christian disciples look for small ways to voluntarily deny themselves of good things (especially on Fridays, the day of Jesus' death on the holy cross) so as to grow in their capacity to generously love God and others.
- Frequent Confession - Faithful/growing Christian disciples humbly and regularly (once per month is the suggestion) acknowledge their sins and failures in the Sacrament of Confession. They do this in order to receive the healing mercy of Christ and with the full conviction that He wants to make our hearts ever more like His own Sacred Heart!
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July 26 Event Video
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Rescue Project Reflections
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Lenten Rescue Project[email protected]for more information.
Members of Saint Joseph the Worker Pastorate gathered for a Social to reflect on their experience during the Lenten Rescue Project Pilot. Each participant was invited to take their “new Biblical lenses” and follow a path to greater faith and understanding. Watch the bulletin for new growth opportunities in the Pastorate or contact Leigh at
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Our Lady Undoer of Knots
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The History of the PrayerA Knotty Marriage. The portrayal of Our Lady as Undoer of Knots has only recently become well known, but its origin dates back more than three hundred years. Unlike devotions that are rooted in Marian apparitions such as Lourdes and Fatima, this one springs out of Mary’s intercession in a troubled marriage. It happened in September 1615, when a German nobleman, Wolfgang Langenmantel, and his wife, Sophie, were experiencing serious marital problems. In a last-ditch effort to avoid divorce, Wolfgang sought counsel from Fr. Jakob Rem, a Jesuit priest who was known for his devotion to Mary. Fr. Rem encouraged Wolfgang to bring his marital issues to Our Lady.The two men prayed together four times over a period of twenty-eight days, and at their last meeting, Wolfgang gave Fr. Rem his wedding ribbon. (As was customary at the time, the bride and groom were tied together with a ribbon during the marriage ceremony, a symbol of their new unity as a couple.) While they prayed, Fr. Rem held the ribbon up to a picture of Our Lady of the Snows, offering her “the ties of matrimony” and asking her “to untie all knots” in the Langenmantels’ relationship. Afterwards, as the priest smoothed the ribbon, it became snowy white.Wolfgang took heart and returned home with new hope for his marriage. While the details are lost to history, it is known that he and Sophie did indeed reconcile.The story of their saved marriage was passed down over time—first to their son, and then to their grandson, Hieronymus Langenmantel, who became a priest. Around 1700, Fr. Langenmantel commissioned a painting of his grandparents’ story. The artist came up with an image that depicts Our Lady working to untie knots in Sophie and Wolfgang’s marriage sash—symbols of the problems that had led them to the brink of divorce. One angel presents the knotted ribbon to Mary, and another receives the smoothened ribbon from her hands.
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