Mass Info
We
warmly welcome you to join us for services. Sunday liturgy is held on
Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings in the church. Daily mass is held
in the chapel located at the back of church.
Mass Schedule
Father Dennis Van Beek will conduct services at both St. John the Baptist in Plymouth and St. Thomas Aquinas in Elkhart Lake. Please see the schedule below:
Saturday Mass
4:00 pm - St. John the Baptist (Plymouth)
5:30 pm - St. Thomas Aquinas (Elkhart Lake)
Sunday Mass
9:00 am - St. Thomas Aquinas (Elkhart Lake)
10:45 am - St. John the Baptist (Plymouth)
Weekday Mass
8:00 am Monday, Tuesday and Thursday – St. John the Baptist (Plymouth)
8:00 am Wednesday and Friday – St. Thomas Aquinas (Elkhart Lake)
Bulletin
October 12, 2008
October 5, 2008
September 28, 2008
September 21, 2008
The deadline for submission to the bulletin is Monday noon. Please email
or drop off your information to the parish office. All items are subject
to the approval of Father Van Beek and available space. Parish related
items are a priority.
top
Holy Days of Obligation
Please consult the bulletin or call us directly at (920) 892-4006 for mass times.
Solemnity of Mary - January 1
Ascension of Christ - 40 days after Easter (celebrated
the seventh Sunday of Easter)
Assumption of the Blessed Mother - August 15
All Saints' Day - November 1
Immaculate Conception of Mary - December 8
Christmas - December 25
The U.S. bishops decided, with Vatican approval given July 4, 1992, that
when the Solemnities of Mary, the Mother of God, the Assumption or All
Saints Day fall on a Saturday or Monday, it is not an obligation to attend
Mass for these feasts.
top
Solemnity of Mary
This feast, closely connected to the feast of Christmas, is the most important and oldest of the major feasts of Mary. Mary's Divine Maternity became a universal feast in 1931. Liturgical reform initiated by Vatican II placed it on January 1 in 1969. Prior to this, this feast celebrated on January 1 was the circumcision of Jesus.
Although the obligation to attend when these three holy days fall on
a Saturday or Monday is abolished, parishes are to continue to observe
these Holy Days by scheduling one or more Masses at a convenient time
so that people who wish to participate are able to do so.
top
Ascension of Christ
This feast is celebrated the fortieth day after Easter Sunday and commemorates the elevation of Jesus into heaven by his own power in the presence of his disciples. It is narrated in Mark 16:19, Luke 24:51, and in the first chapter of the Acts of the Apostles.
In March 2000, the Catholic bishops of the Wisconsin province transferred
the Feast of the Ascension to the seventh Sunday of Easter, one week before
Pentecost Sunday. The Vatican, at the request of the bishops of the United
States, granted permission for the date change, giving ecclesiastical
provinces in the United States the authority to make the transfer. Observing
the Ascension on the seventh Sunday of Easter allows for heightened celebration
and an increased opportunity to education people about the meaning of
the feast.
top
Assumption of the Blessed Mother
This is the principal feast of Mary. It has a double purpose: first,
the happy departure of Mary from this life and second, the assumption
of her body into heaven. Little for certain is known about the day, year
and manner of Mary's death. The dates assigned for it vary between three
and fifteen years after Jesus' Ascension.
top
All Saints' Day
This feast honors all the saints, known and unknown. It was first celebrated
on May 13, 610, when Pope Boniface IV proclaimed the day Feast of All
Holy Martyrs in Rome. The intent was to honor all martyrs who were not
included in local records. In 835, Pope Gregory IV changed the date and
name to November 1 and Feast of All Saints. A fall date allowed people
to celebrate with food from the fall harvest.
top
Immaculate Conception of Mary
The Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is the belief
that God preserved Mary from any inclination to sin, the inheritance of
original sin passed on to all mankind from Adam and Eve. The feast of
the Conception of Mary appeared in the Roman calendar in 1476. After the
dogmatic definition by Pope Pius IX in 1854, it became the Feast of the
Immaculate Conception.
top
Christmas
This feast celebrates the birth of Jesus.
top
Church | School | Pastor
| Church FAQ | Sacraments
| Parish Council
Parish Staff | Parish
Registration | Parish Events | Religious
Education | Get
Involved
Mass Info | Links | Contact | Home
| St. John the Baptist Church 115 Plymouth Street Plymouth, WI 53073 (920) 892-4006 |
St. John the Baptist School 116 Pleasant Street Plymouth, WI 53073 (920) 893-5961 |