Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle

“Cenacle” is a word for the upper room where Jesus’ apostles gathered together in prayer with His Mother Mary, and the Holy Spirit powerfully descended upon them. We gather together to read St. Faustina’s Diary and to learn more about her work informing people of Christ’s Mercy, to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and to say the rosary and prayers of the Marian Movement of Priests Prayer Cenacle.

At SMG, we have two Divine Mercy Prayer Cenacle groups that meet on Wednesdays:

• Morning Group - 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. - Meets in the Church
• Afternoon Group - 2 - 3 p.m. - Meets in the Bride's Room

For more information, please contact Ela Murzynski at ela.murzynski@gmail.com (Morning Group) or Mary Graper at mgraper@charter.net (Afternoon Group).

Eucharistic Adoration

We are blessed at SMG to have Eucharistic Adoration offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the church. This is a beautiful ministry of adoration and prayer before the Real Presence of Christ, which forms a continuous devotion on behalf of the whole parish.

We are looking for several more people to make a weekly Adoration commitment. Our goal is to have at least two adorers for every hour of Eucharistic Adoration. This will help ensure that we will have someone present each hour if a schedule conflict arises for the other adorer that hour.

For more information or to sign up, please see Eucharistic Adoration.

Rosary Rose Groups

Rosary Roses, also called Roses of The Living Rosary, is the community of people who support the life of the whole Church through their daily prayers of the Rosary. Each Rose has 20 people, each of whom recites one specific decade of a rosary daily. In this way the whole Rosary is recited every day.

At SMG, we currently have six Rosary Rose groups:

• Our Lady of Fatima Rose (Women’s Group)
• St. Joseph Rose (Father’s Group)
• Our Lady of Cana Rose (Mother’s Group)
• Our Lady of Good Help (Mixed Group)
• St. Maximilian Kolbe Rose (Mixed Group)
• St. Maria Goretti Rose (Young Adult’s Group)

If you are interested in joining a Rosary Rose group, please contact Ela Murzynski at ela.myrzynski@gmail.com.

Seven Sisters Apostolate

The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a call to strengthen the Church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed each day of the week for the sole intention of our priests. Each woman commits to a specific priest and a Holy Hour on a specific day of the week, thus covering a complete week. At SMG, two woman can also divide the Holy Hour.

If you are interested in praying for our priests at SMG through this Apostolate, please contact Teresa Whipple at whipple5105@gmail.com. New members are always welcomed.

Evangelization Core Team

More information coming soon

Facilities and Grounds Committee

The Facilities and Grounds Committee works to develop, manage, maintain, repair, and remodel St. Maria Goretti Parish in a manner that glorifies Jesus Christ in service to the community. This group primarily consists of individuals that have expertise in the area of electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, construction, horticulture, landscaping, and other areas of maintenance. For more information, contact Josh Bruecken at josh.bruecken@stmariagoretti.org.

Parish Finance Council

The Parish Finance Council assists the pastor in the administration of the parish’s financial resources and assets, so as to ensure the ability to provide for the pastoral needs and priorities of the parish. Members are appointed by the pastor, often for their expertise and integrity in the areas of finance, law, human resources, insurance, building construction, or maintenance. Meetings are typically held quarterly. For more information, contact Jim Lins at jwlins@wisc.edu.