Dec. 11, 2016 On Sunday, December 11, more than 20 SFB Troop 3802 scouts, leaders, parents and siblings brought a little holiday cheer to the residents at the Lasata Senior Living Complex. The boys led the traditional singing of Christmas carols, and shared their repertoire of corny jokes. The best and most touching part of the afternoon was when the kids sat beside the residents and visited as...
Overview The Shrine to Mary, Mother of the Divine Word, is located on the St. Francis Borgia-North parish grounds, among the trees south of the plaza and circular parking area. It is open for individual private prayer from dawn to 9 p.m., usually from April 15 - October 15. The shrine has been used for rosary devotions, for Eucharistic processions to the shrine on the feast of the Body and Blood...
August 9, 2015 More than 700 people attended the dedication of the Education & Activity Center on Sunday, August 9, with Archbishop Jerome Listecki blessing the gymnasium and all the classrooms.
July 9, 2015 It was a full house on Thursday, July 9 when our That Man Is You group invited men of all ages for a fun-filled evening. Following a cookout supper, the group heard from parishioner Wayne Larrivee, voice of Green Bay football, about the role faith plays in the life of an athlete – and stories about the Packers. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="7" gal_title="Fellowship, Faith and...
May 3, 2015 On Sunday, May 3, Bishop Richard Sklba administered the sacrament of confirmation to 82 students. Con-celebrants of the Mass were Fr. Tom Eichenberger and Fr. Justin Lopina. Those confirmed received the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit which are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety, and wonder and awe (also called fear of the Lord). May the gifts they received...
October 21, 2014 On Tuesday evening, October 21, young adults from Ozaukee County came to St. Francis Borgia-North to attend “An Evening With the Saints.” There they were “introduced” to the statues of the saints arranged along the pillars in the Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Divine Word. It was a beautiful night to view the dramatic lighted images of the saints, and to hear the narratives of...
August 10, 2014 The groundbreaking for our new Education & Activity Center was a wonderful and memorable event. It was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, during the parish festival/picnic. Several hundred persons walked a mulched trail from the festival area on the church grounds to an area of cleared expansive farmland north of the church, where a stage and gold shovels stood waiting....
August 10, 2014 Sunday, August 10, was a picture-perfect day for our parish festival/picnic, held on the grounds of the north church. As is evident in the photos, the festival was a fun event for children of all ages. Fr. Justin Lopina entertained the crowd with his juggling, and the Uganda Twinning booth offered handmade crafts from East Africa. An appreciative audience enjoyed the food and...
May 31, 2008 A commemorative cemetery ceremony was held on Saturday May 31, 2008 for Thomas Barrett, who was a casualty in the Civil War and died in 1863 at the age of 16, one-hundred forty-five years ago. The ceremony was held at St. Francis Borgia Parish Cemetery, on Pioneer Road in Cedarburg. The ceremony was well attended, including many descendants of the Barrett family. Special thanks go...
June 15, 2014 On Sunday, June 15, at 9 a.m., Fr. Justin Lopina presided at his first Mass at St. Francis Borgia as our new associate pastor. Fr. Justin came to St. Francis Borgia in 2010 as a pastoral intern from St. Francis de Sales Seminary. In April 2013 he was ordained a deacon and continued serving our parish. Fr. Justin was ordained a priest on May 17, 2014. We are thrilled that his first...
June 22, 2014 On Sunday, June 22, the Cedarburg/Grafton Knights of Columbus sponsored a “Silver Rose” prayer service for the unborn. Auxiliary Bishop Donald Hying presided at this pro-life gathering at the historic St. Francis Borgia south church. The Silver Rose carried in the prayer service was one of six traveling through Canada and the United States to Mexico, in honor of our Lady of...
June 15, 2014 After the June 14-15 Masses, parishioners said farewell to Fr. Yamid Blanco, who was our associate pastor for the last two years. Fr. Yamid will be missed and will be remembered as a very caring priest who always gave hugs when greeting people after Mass. He will also be remembered for carrying every baby he baptized all through the church, and always smiling. Fr. Yamid’s new...
March 2, 2014 On Sunday, March 2, Auxiliary Bishop Donald Hying celebrated the 9 a.m. Mass with us. It was an honor to have him. He told us that St. Francis Borgia is known as a very vibrant parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
March 2, 2014 On Sunday, March 2, 47 parishioners went on a pre-Lenten pilgrimage. The pilgrims traveled to Chicago and toured St. John Cantius church, where they attended Mass. St. John Cantius is one of the patron saints of Poland and St. John Paul II had a particular devotion to him. The pilgrims also went to Marytown in Libertyville, IL, which is the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe,...
January 22, 2016 On Friday, January 22, pro-life advocates from across the Archdiocese of Milwaukee joined together in prayer on the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki celebrated Mass at St. Francis Borgia parish in Cedarburg with priests from various parishes in southeastern Wisconsin, including our own Fr. Justin Lopina. The evening commenced with a rosary and...
June 18-July 2, 2013 The pilgrims attended a celebration at the new St. Francis Borgia High School in Uganda. The celebration included the dedication of the water bore hole, and entertainment. This group of photos includes the school, the science lab, a classroom, and a dormitory. Students at the high school belong to a variety of clubs. Pictures relating to the agriculture and rabbit project...
June 18-July 2, 2013 Whenever pilgrims from Cedarburg have visited our sister parish in Uganda, it has been customary for each of them to plant a tree. Here we see a tree planted four years ago, during the 2009 visit to Uganda. The Men's Guild now has a eucalyptus tree project, and all of our 2013 pilgrims planted a tree. Eucalyptus trees are fast-growing and harvesting provides revenue for the...
June 18-July 2, 2013 Children at the sub-parish primary schools were all smiles when the pilgrims visited, bringing markers, colored pencils, and soccer balls from Cedarburg. Students in the pale green uniforms with white collars are from St. Jude Gaaza School, which is the neediest school that the pilgrims visited. Besides the parish schools, the pilgrims also visited Mirembe primary school,...
June 18-July 2, 2013 Members of St. Paul Mukono provided a warm welcome and hospitality to the Cedarburg pilgrims, and everyone was always ready for a photo. You may recognize some of our Ugandan brothers and sisters who have visited our parish in Cedarburg.
June 18-July 2, 2013 The St. Paul Women's Guild showed some of the ways they serve their parish community -- piggery projects, chicken farming and sustainable crop farming. They also run a vocational school with living quarters for some students.