St. Anthony on the Lake Bulletin November 30, 2025
Schedule of Services
Saturday Vigil: 5 pm 7:30 am, 9 am, 10:45 am 9 am Mass is livestreamed and can be viewed later on Vimeo. Childcare is open during 9 & 10:45 am Masses.
Monday & Tuesday 7:30 am Wednesday: 7:45 am 7:30 am Communion Service
Eucharistic Adoration
Tuesday & Thursday: 8 am 8 pm Wednesday & Friday: 8 am 2 pm
Saturday 4 4:30 pm
Contact Ann Grunwaldt at grunwaldta@stanthony.cc
Contact the parish at least six months in advance. The Giving Tree is coming soon! Pick up tags December 6/7 and return items by December 15. Thank you for your generosity!
PARISH CONTACTS MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS
Parish Leadership & Staff
Very Rev. Anthony Zimmer, Pastor
Fr. Ken Knippel, Assisting Priest
Fr. Ted Lawson, C.Ss.R., Assisting Priest
Deacon Mike Finley, mfinley4@wi.rr.com
Deacon Dennis Petrie, petriedj@gmail.com
Deacon John Murray, johnemurray1566@gmail.com
Sheri Schmit, Trustee Secretary
John Hooyman, Trustee Treasurer
Dr. Kathie Amidei, Pastoral Associate
Vincent LaTona, Music & Liturgy Director
Art Scheuber, Director of Administrative Services
Taylor Baar, Communications & Stewardship Director
Terry Robinson, Human Concerns Coordinator
Kris Ponzi, Administrative Assistant, Bulletin
Brooke Finnegan, Administrative Assistant
Shannon Dakovich, Staff Accountant
School
Marty Van Hulle, Principal
Rebekah Jacunski, School Administrative Assistant
Lifelong Faith Formation
Dr. Kathie Amidei, Pastoral Associate
Maureen Michaels, Administrative Assistant
Council and Committee Leadership 2025 -2026
Scott Krebs, Pastoral Council Chair
Ellen Knippel, Pastoral Council Vice Chair
Florence Prospero, Pastoral Council Secretary
Cheryl Oliva, Finance Council Chair
Paul Baures, Prayer & Worship Committee Chair
Ann Fons, Faith Formation Committee Chair
Kate Burke, Human Concerns Committee Chair
Larry O'Brien, Stewardship Committee Chair
Liz Udovich, School Advisory Commission Chair
Sunday, November 30, First Sunday of Advent 7:30 am For Our Parish Community – TL 9 am +George Bachman (Joe & Sheri Schmit) – TZ 10:45 am +Gerald Mueller (Lois Keating) - TZ
Monday, December 1, Advent Weekday 7:30 am +Walter Grunwaldt (Dave & Ann Grunwaldt) - TZ
Tuesday, December 2, Advent Weekday 7:30 am +Cindy Schlei (Bill & Mo Michaels) - TL 5 pm Perpetual Help Devotions
Wednesday, December 3, Saint Francis Xavier 7:30 am +Joel Kowalewski (Family) - TZ
Thursday, December 4, Saint John Damascene 7:30 am +Bruce Bauman (Matt & Laurie Ellis) - TL
Friday, December 5, Advent Weekday 7:30 am Communion Service - MB
Saturday, December 6, Saint Nicholas 4 pm Individual Reconciliation 5 pm +Austin Workman (Jim & Cheryl Oliva) – TZ Baptisms
Sunday, December 7, Second Sunday of Advent 7:30 am +Esther Schmidt (Louise Kerstein) – TZ 9 am For Our Parish Community – TL 10:45 am +Ted Ferrara (Geri Lucchesi) - TL 12:30 pm Baptisms
TZ = Fr. Tony Zimmer, TL = Fr. Ted Lawson, MB = Mike Burke (Celebrant Schedule Subject to Change)
That the gift of justice may transform our land, making secure the lives of the poor, the vulnerable, and the
ADVENT —A TIME TO PREPARE
Vince LaTona Director, Music & Liturgy
For all of us the “To -Do” list for the next few weeks is completely full. There’s shopping to do, presents to wrap, Christmas cards to write, decorations to put up, parties and get -togethers to attend, the list goes on and on, and on.
But today we enter a new church year with the season of Advent, and there’s more to it than that. Advent is a time to prepare, to make ourselves ready to receive the Christ Child. Advent calls us to wait, to hope, to prepare and to give freely to those less fortunate than ourselves. Advent also encourages us to renew and strengthen our spiritual lives through prayer, service, and reconciliation. Advent is a season of wonder, promise and hope. Wonder in the universal greatness of our Lord Jesus, hope in His coming to us as an Infant King, and the promise of salvation through His dying on the cross.
During this Advent Season St. Anthony on the Lake offers many different opportunities to help enhance our spiritual preparation and wellbeing. These include:
• Daily Advent Devotional Books are available in the Gathering Space for $2.00 each. New this year, Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy by Matthew Kelly for $5.00
• Nicholas of Myra: Saint and Santa: Thursday, December 4, at 11 am and 6 pm. Join Al McCauley for a special presentation that explores St. Nicholas’ historical life and legacy.
• Reflections on the Advent Seasonal Scriptures: Tuesdays at 11 am and 6 pm, continues December 2, 9, and 16.
• Giving Tree: December 6 and 7 in the Gathering Space. Pick up a tag and return your unwrapped gift.
• Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary: A Holy Day of Obligation. Monday, December 8; Masses are at 8 am (with the school students) and at 7 pm.
• Advent TaizÈ Prayer: an Evening of Quiet Prayer and Contemplation. Tuesday, December 9, at 7 pm in the Church.
• Christmas Quilt Sale to Benefit Our Sister Parish, Santisimo Sacramento, in Peru: December 13 and 14 in Fellowship Hall after all Masses.
• “O Come Little Children” for Kids: Sunday, December 14 at 10:15 am in the Parish Life Center.
• A Special Week of Adoration: December 15-19. Expanded hours of Adoration hosting the last Monstrance blessed by St. Pope John II.
• Advent Reconciliation Service Wednesday, December 17, at 6:30 pm in the church.
• Lessons and Carols Service Sunday, December 21, at 4 pm in the church. Start your celebration of Christmas in scripture and song with our choirs and musicians. Archbishop Jeffery S. Grob will preside over this annual event.
• Private Confessions: Saturday afternoons at 4 pm. Additional Confession opportunity Monday, December 22, at noon.
• Christmas Eve Masses:
- 3 pm in the Church (Prelude begins 2:30 pm.)
- 3 pm in the Parish Life Center
- 3 pm in the Gym
- 5:30 pm in the Church Note the Time Change (Prelude begins 4:30 pm.)
- 10 pm in the Church ( Prelude begins 9:30 pm.)
• Christmas Day Masses:
- 8:00am in the Church
- 10 am in the Church Prelude begins at 9:30am
More Information on all these events can be found on our website: stanthony.cc/advent .
HAVE A BLESSED ADVENT!!
ADVENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER & WORSHIP
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Holy Day of Obligation
Monday, December 8 | Mass at 8 am & 7 pm
Tiaze Prayer & Music Service
An Evening of Quiet Prayer & Contemplation
Tuesday, December 9 | 7 pm in Church
Advent Reconciliation Service
Wednesday, December 17 | 6:30 pm in Church
Lessons & Carols
Presented by the Choirs & Musicians of St. Anthony
Sunday, December 21 | 4 pm in Church
Eucharistic Adoration
Take time to visit with Christ, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday & Thursday | 8 am to 8 pm
Wednesday & Friday | 8 am to 2 pm
SPECIAL WEEK OF ADOR ATION
Monday-Friday December 15 through 19
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 8 am to 8 pm
Wednesday & Friday: 8 am to 2 pm
Christmas Flowers
To remember a loved one in a special way this season, consider supporting our Christmas Flower Fund. Names of remembrance received by Monday, Dec. 15 will be listed in the Dec. 28 bulletin. Suggested gift is $25. Envelopes are in the Gathering Space. You can also visitstanthony.cc/advent or use the QR code. Contact the parish office with questions.
Communion to the Homebound
Do you know someone who will miss weekend Mass due to illness? Would you like to take Communion to them?
Beginning November 30, the First Sunday of Advent, pyx (the small container used to transport the Eucharist) will be available in the Gathering Space for you to do so. The process is simple.
• Before Mass stop by the Eucharistic Ministry station located near the vesting sacristy. Sign out a pyx and receive an instruction card.
• Take the pyx into church with you. At Communion time take the pyx with you. Once you have received communion, hold the open pyx up. The Eucharistic Minister will place a host in it. Then close the container.
• If you choose, you may receive the cup, then return to your seat.
• After Communion, the priest will ask you to stand and receive a blessing. After Mass, the Eucharist should be delivered immediately to the homebound. This is important. There should be no delay in delivering the Eucharist.
• The following week return the pyx to church.
If you would like more information, contact Vince LaTona in the Music and Liturgy Office, latonav@stanthony.cc or (262) 691-1173 ext. 1109.
HUMAN CONCERNS
Tags Available December 6 & 7
Young at Heart
Tags can be collected by parishioners from December 6 through December 14. Volunteers will be sorting items on Monday, December 15. Contact Terry Robinson with questions: robinsont@stanthony.cc
Consider a Donation This Christmas to ERAS Senior Network in Waukesha
The mission of the ERAS Senior Network is to help older adults with extremely limited resources find assistance with local transportation, seasonal yard care, and companionship, as well as access to healthy nutrition and healthcare.
Over 60% of the people ERAS assists live on less than $24,999 annually, and live alone. In addition to monetary gifts, they accept $10 Pick -N-Save gift cards, $10 Walmart gift cards, and books of Forever postage stamps.
Please send donations to: ERAS Senior Network, 2607 N. Grandview Blvd, STE 150, Waukesha, WI 53188.
Terry Robinson HUMAN CONCERNS COORDINATOR robinsont@stanthony.cc
RETROUVAILLE
Another Marriage -Saving Weekend is Coming Soon
Another marriage -saving weekend is coming soon. What Retrouvaille is NOT - Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-VI with a long I) simply means rediscovery. This program is not counseling. It is not group therapy. There is no mandatory sharing among participants. It is, however, a life -changing opportunity that has helped tens of thousands of couples.
A former participant says: “This program is very powerful. It has helped our marriage immensely.”
For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a weekend Jan. 23 -25, 2026 in Franklin, please call (414) 502 -7685, email: 2035r@helpourmarriage.org , or visit the website at https://helpourmarriage.org/MKE .
Return form and payment to Terry Robinson, Parish Office. Checks payable to St. Anthony on the Lake.
LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION
IMPORTANT UPCOMING D ATES
FAMILY PROGRAM
Sunday, Dec. 7 | 10 am to Noon
Monday, Dec. 8 | 5:30 to 7:30 pm
JR/PARENT/SPONSOR CO NFIRMATION NIGHT
Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 6:45 to 8:15 pm
BRIDGE MINISTRY FOR HS SENIORS
Monday, Dec. 8 | 7 t0 8:30 pm
O COME LITTLE CHILDR EN
Sunday, Dec. 14 | 10:15 to 11:45 am
CHILDCARE OPEN 9 and 10:45 am Masses
SUNDAYS
Childcare is available free of charge for any children under the age of 5. Contact Tasha Baures with questions at baurest@stanthony.cc
F THE WORD (CLOW)
9 am Mass Ages 4 1st Grade
SUNDAYS
Children ages 4 through First Grade are invited to listen to and learn about God’s Word through Scripture, song, and prayer at an age -appropriate level.
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Confirmation Session is for Juniors ONLY from 6:45 to 8:15 pm. A Parent, Teen, and Confirmation Sponsor must attend.
UPCOMING WEDNESDAY N IGHT SESSIONS
Jan. 14, Feb.11, March 11 Parents and ALL Teens with Father Tony in the Church.
JUNIOR RETREAT: REGI STER NOW!
Feb. 20 from 6:30 pm through Feb. 22 at 12:15 pm Registration open online. Attendance is required to be confirmed. Contact Deanna MuÒoz, with questions at munozd@stanthony.cc.
Deanna MuÒoz Youth & Family Ministry Director (Gr 9 -12) munozd@stanthony.cc
Baures
LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION
ADVENT SCRIPTURE REF LECTION SERIES with Al McCauley
Tuesdays, Dec. 2, 9 & 16 |11 am to NoonOR 6 to 7 pm |Fellowship Hall F&G
Scripture readings for Sundays in Advent encourage us to wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior. Cost is $20 per person, which includes the book. Visit stanthony.cc/events or scan QR code to register.
NICHOLAS OF MYRA: SA INT AND SANTA with Al McCauley
Thursday, December 4 |11 am to NoonOR 6 to 7 pm |Fellowship Hall
Bishop Nicholas has been a revered and beloved Saint for seventeen centuries. Discover how this Christian bishop and miracle-worker became associated with the jolly Christmas toy-bringer at this special presentation. Scan QR code to register for this free event, or visit stanthony.cc/events.
WAITING WELL: ADVENT WITH FR. MIKE SCHMI TZ with Robin Hicks
Sunday, Nov. 30, then Fridays: Dec. 5, 12 & 19 |10 am to 11:30 am|Fellowship Hall F&G
EMERITUS GROUP
Formation & Fellowship for Adults
Sunday, Dec. 7 |10:20 am |FH–F&G Meets twice a month on Family Program Sundays. For details and registration, visit:stanthony.cc/emeritus-group.
WOMEN OF WISDOM (WOW)
Wednesdays |9:30 to 11 am Fireplace Lounge Email Ann Fons with questions:fons5@aol.com .
MEN’S BIBLE STUDY GR OUP
Wednesdays |6:30 to 7:30 am
FH-F&G Email Jerry DeMers with questions: gerald.demers@yahoo.com
Advent can often feel like a countdown to Christmas and a hustle of preparation for the holidays, when in fact the liturgical season is all about waiting not for short-lived celebration, but for a person. This Advent we can learn to wait well together as a parish. Our initial meeting will be Sun., Nov. 30, and then subsequent Fridays, December 5, 12, 19. $10 per person, which includes book. Scan QR code to register , or visit stanthony.cc/events.
STICKY FAITH
Wednesday, December 3
9:30 to 11 am FH Brides Room
This book group is geared towards parents of teens and young adults, but all are welcome. Meets on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Contact Tasha Baures with questions at baurest@stanthony.cc
GUARDIANS
& ANGELS
Wednesday, December 10
9:30 to 11 am|Childcare Room
Toddlers, preschoolers, and their adults meet forfree play, a craft, snack, story and songs. Registering recommended, but not required. Contact Ann at grunwaldta@stanthony.cc
Al McCauley
Adult Formation Director mccauleya@stanthony.cc
MOM’S GROUP
Thursday, December 4
9:30 to 11 am|FH Brides Room
Moms of all ages and stages! Childcare open for those who preregister. Contact Ann for more information.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Monday, December 15
6 to 7:30 pm PLC-Youth Room
Please Pray for Anand Patel Catechumen seeking full initiation in the Catholic Church with Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist, and his wife and sponsor, Allison.
Please Pray for Jennifer Guthrie (r.)Candidate for full communion in the Catholic Church, and her friend and sponsor, Joanna Jaeger (l.).
THINGS I WISH I HAD SAID by Al McCauley
“There is no evil in existing things, but only in their misuse.” -
Support Our School with SCRIP Gift Card Fundraising
Available in the Gathering Space After All Masses!
FULL EVENT CALENDAR!
Use QR Code to access all parish events and registrations.
FROM OUR SCHOOL: Music is Opening the Door!
Indra Brusubardis Music Teacher
Hello, my name is Indra Brusubardis, and I am excited to be the new music teacher. This is my first year at St. Anthony, and my 8th year as the voice lessons instructor for the Pewaukee High School choral program. I am also a Board Certified Music Therapist. I earned my Bachelor of Fine Arts Music degree from UW -Milwaukee. I homeschooled our six children through high school and also managed their music education. They are all professional, college -degreed musicians. We still perform together as a family, despite busy schedules. I am a long -time choral singer and soloist and I truly cherished all my years in the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Milwaukee Choral Artists, Collegium Ladyes, and Waukesha Choral Union. I still sing in our Brusubardis Dzimtene Latvian Choir.
I am encouraged by the generous, helpful, faithful people that make up the SAL community. The students and I have been getting to know each other. It’s been a real treat to observe their unique personalities, and to see how they express themselves in the music classroom. We talk a lot about how we are one big team, how we help each other, and how we communicate our faith through our music. The kindergarten grades have all enjoyed playing wood blocks and rhythm sticks, singing to their stuffies, exploring movement with scarves, learning Bible verse songs, keeping the beat, and using their different voices (whispering, shouting, speaking, singing). The elementary and middle school grades began the year with a variety of movement activities, including “Sasha”, “Irish Stew,” “Apple Tree,” “Pass the Pumpkin,” or a very lively bucket passing game to the tune of “The Addams Family” theme song. Everyone has learned new songs, including canons, and my year -long goal for the middle schoolers is to solidify the “Dona Nobis Pacem” in canon. They will carry that song with them throughout their lives. We are blessed with a large rhythm and Orff instrument collection in the music room, and we will continue to utilize it throughout the year.
Since the middle of October, our music classes have been largely focused on Christmas concert preparations. This year's concert is entitled "For Unto Us a Child is Born," and will feature many treasured carols and songs. We will include some instruments on a few of the numbers, but largely, the students will use their voices to uplift us in song. I am extremely proud of their efforts! Each grade group will present unique elements: kindergartners will feature movement, grades 1, 2 and 3 will feature multiple verses and sophisticated lyrics, grades 4 and 5 will showcase their boomwhacker (percussion) skills, along with two other vocal selections,
next, the middle schoolers will sing two traditional and widely popular songs and feature a soloist, and finally, eighth graders will perform a showy mallet instrumental. We hope to see you all at the concert, December 10th at 6:00pm in the church, as we present “For Unto Us a Child
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONNECTING CONVERSAT IONS
Calendar Raffle Winners (11/10–11/15)
listening. By practicing together, we grow in friendship while learning skills to apply to our daily lives. No registration required.
We will be discussing the question: What do you think about the growing wealth disparity in our country?
Tom Flanagan
Marc Schmidt
Maverick Knutson
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Taryn Wieland
Mark Wolf
Denise Karolek
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The holidays can bring up a unique nostalgia and heaviness in our hearts when we are missing someone and dealing with the pain of death.
If you are grieving the loss of a loved one and would like to explore more ways to pause the pace of the season, care for yourself, and explore ways to honor, cherish and remember your loved one, please come to the Handling Holiday Grief session with Grief Guide, Kathleen Cullen Ritter MSW.
MARRIAGE MOMENT:
Christians have entered the holy season of Advent. For the rest of the world this is often known as the holiday season. Who does most of the decorating, buying, cooking, and cleaning up around your home? Is it shared? Is it hectic?
MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE IS Preparing for Annual Trivia Night!
Who became the first Pope to visit the United States in 1965?
What was the name of the first cloned sheep, born in 1996?
What female pop icon was dubbed the “Material Girl” in the 1980s?
What coffee drink became a cultural icon for Millennials in the 2010s?
Are you and your partner a Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, or Gen Z? We’ll have questions for all ages at the Marriage Enrichment Trivia Night, following the 5 pm Mass on Saturday, February 28!
There will be pizza, drinks, fun, and childcare is available for those who register early. This is always a great time for couples! You can even sign up a whole team (3 couples). Watch for sign up details!
