Here are some resources parishioners might find helpful in understanding the recent announcement concerning the Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Milwaukee Archdiocese.

Archbishop Listecki’s letter

Reorganization Q & A

Financial Overview

January 8th/9th Homily by Archbishop Listecki

Christmas in the Heights

Regular hours:

Monday through Thursday — 9 am – 8:00 pm

Friday — 9 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday — 9 am -1:00 pm

Regular Summer hours:

Monday through Thursday — 9 am – 7:30 pm

Friday — 9 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday — 9 am -1:00 pm

St. Sebastian 100th Anniversary

• We Remember – In 1909, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, under the direction of Bishop Sebastian Messmer, purchased five acres of land on Milwaukee’s west side. With few paved streets, most of the area west of 52nd street was open prairie all the way to the village of Wauwatosa.  In 1911, Father Francis Kleser established the new parish – St. Sebastian – named in honor of the Archbishop.  A few months later, the first Mass was celebrated at the 55th and Vliet storefront, currently known as The Wonderbar.

• We Celebrate – In 2011, St. Sebastian Parish developed a variety of liturgical, social and outreach activities.   The entire parish family – past, present and future – helped celebrate how far we have come throughout this century and set an example for the next 100 years.

• We Believe – In remembering the Paschal mystery and the call to committed discipleship, our centennial journey was carried out in the spirit of the life and death of Jesus Christ, celebrating the risen Lord, and believing that he will come again in glory.

Keep in touch!

• Make sure you visit our alumni site to find class contacts – or volunteer to become one! We’re looking for people who would like to be the contact for your class at St. Sebastian.  Here’s who we HAVE SO FAR: 1940, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002. Email margohaig@gmail.com for information about Alumni listings.

• Purchase the St. Sebastian Cookbook,  100 Years of Sharing a Table
• Purchase the St. Sebastian History Book, 100 Years of Community
• Find out how St. Sebastian was honored on May 23, 2011!
• View Photos from the St. Sebastian 100th Anniversary Gala on October 22, 2011.
• Contact Joann Perleberg to contribute to the 100th Anniversary fund to save the bell tower.

Ash Wednesday Cluster Activities

St. Sebastian is blessed with magnificent stained glass windows. Oh, the stories they tell of our faith. It is our duty to keep these treasures in good condition. The condition of the large St. Sebastian window on the north wall was deteriorating and needed attention as did the celestory windows high on the sides of the Sanctuary.

A contract was signed in December with Botti Architectural Studies and Restoric, LLC to complete this work. The project is expected to cost $260,000. Work began before Christmas and our beloved windows will return before Pentecost.

The windows project was to be funded as part of our Faith in Our Future campaign we undertook beginning July 1, 2008. Please consider contributing to this project to help us restore these beautiful windows. Please contact Joann Perleberg, jperleberg@saintsebs.org for more information.

Here are some photos showing the progress of the project. These pictures will be updated through out the project.

More information

Come and visit the St. Sebastian School Open House Sunday, Jan. 30 from 9:00 – 12:00. Learn about the school, meet the teachers, discover our many programs, pick up enrollment packets for the 2011-2012 school year and enjoy refreshments!

This Thursday, January 21st at 5:30pm in church, Deacon Jim Peterson will be presiding over a Benediction service with exposed Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance.  This service is a response from our local deacons to support the National Bishops’ Conference request that they work in support of human life concerns. The service is open to all persons and should last about 30 minutes.