Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri

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1 Saint Joseph Church

2 Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, Pastor Deacon Del Leonardo Parish Office: Parish Fax: Mass Schedule Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 11:00 am Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30 am, 12:00 noon Tues, Thurs 8:00 am and 12:00 noon Saturday 8:00 am and 5:00 pm (Sunday Vigil) National Holidays See bulletin Holy Days of Obligation See Bulletin Eucharistic Adoration Monday, Wednesday 7:00 am until 12:00 noon Tuesday, Thursday 8:30 am until 12:00 noon Marriage Preparation Couples are asked to contact the Parish Office 6 to 12 months before setting the date. St. Joseph Parish Council Members Fr. Nick Kastenholz, Pastor Frank Hackmann, Education Commission Al Barbieri, Finance Commission Sharon Skrivan, Social Concerns Commission Larry Stewart, Anne Shapleigh Denny Staub, Barbara Summers, Christie Murphy, Fred Yap Rectory Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri Parish pat_stj@hotmail.com Parish website: Religious Education PSR Debbie Wilmarth, CRE, PSR Principal deb.cre.stj@gmail.com School Office: Director of Music Dr. Adam Thomé stjmusicclayton@gmail.com Director of Maintenance Steve Topping Sacrament of Reconciliation Weekdays 11:15-11:50 am Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm Rosary Weekdays 11:40 am Thursday after the 8:00 am Mass Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays after 8:00 am and Masses Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is administered on Sunday at. To register for the Baptismal Instruction Program and schedule a Baptism, please call the Office. St Vincent de Paul Emergency Assistance - For assistance for food, utilities etc., please call , box Our St. Vincent de Paul Society will respond promptly. You may make an appointment to meet with a member on Wednesday morning through the same number. Make, track, and schedule parish donations directly from your computer. Just log onto our website and follow the link. OR, you can scan this code and it will take you directly to the site. If you are new to Online Giving, register by entering our church ID of Download Our FREE Parish Phone App! St. Joseph app is now available to download for iphone and Android smart phones. Stay connected with our parish throughout the week with instant notifications, an easy-to-access event calendar, and the ability to quickly reply to or share messages via Facebook or Twitter. Also enjoy a bunch of additional features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much more. Download our app today at myparishapp.com or search your phone's app store for myparish. OR, EVEN EASIER, go to our website, Stjosephclayton.org and click on the icon, it will take you directly to the app.

3 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of The Lord April 1, 2018 Happy Easter, Notes From The Pastor's Pen As we celebrate the Easter Vigil we bless and light a new Easter Candle for the coming year. Coming into the Church at the vigil we share that light with all the people who each have a candle, and the light spreads and lights up the dark church. As we go through the Easter season we will be having the Easter candle lit at all of our Masses to remind us of the season that we are in, to remind us of Christ s resurrection, and to remind us of our continuous need to follow him. We may not light the Easter candle for all Masses throughout the year, but we don t just leave Easter for a single season. Every Sunday is a celebration of Easter, of Christ risen from the dead, of His love and sacrifice for us that we may share with him in eternal life. And as all good celebrations, they are not meant to be solitary. They are only magnified the more that are involved. At the Easter Vigil we represented this as we spread the light from the Easter Candle to the candles of all of those present to light up the church. So our weekly Sunday celebrations throughout the year are only made more joyful by each additional person present. We may not each have a candle and light it from the Easter candle at each Sunday, but we are still each called to carry the light of our baptism. The more people we have present each week truly does make our celebrations brighter, the presence of Christ more obvious. And that light isn t meant to just stay in the Church. Hopefully we take the light of Christ in our hearts, let it be rekindled each week, and take it out to others to help the whole world to find and follow Christ. Peace and Joy, May the Joy of Easter be with you today, and every day. Fr. Nick Mass Intentions Monday, April 2 6:30 am Dr Sam Hardy Michael Plog & Family Tuesday, April 3 8:00 am St VdP Benefactors Fr Thomas Schaab Wednesday, April 4 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Poor Souls Thursday, April 5 8:00 am Al & Connie Brandel Jeffrey Wright Friday, April 6 6:30 am Leahy-Wuennenberg Families Prudencia P. Arribas PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST On Easter morning everything the spring weather, the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and music everything seems to bear witness that Jesus Christ is risen today! Like the eyewitness accounts in today s scriptures, the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing Alleluia! In the scriptures today we hear from Peter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John s Gospel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday can we ourselves give eyewitness accounts that Jesus Christ is risen today, alive and active in our lives? Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Saturday, April 7 8:00 am Respect for All Life 5:00 pm Mike Loddeke Sunday, April 8 Divine Mercy Sunday 7:30 am Ozzie Barron 9:00 am St Joseph Parishioners 11:00 am Perpetua Bernardo

4 We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Judy Bencke Lira Roble Eugene Shalhoob Joy Fischer Dr Carr Worland Kisa Minardi Jeff Miller Sue Clancy Chris Tinker Mike Proctor Barry Andrews John Welch Sr. Eleanor Maria Guehlstorf LaJuana Hinch Michael Phelps Joan Harrison The Deadline to submit an ar cle for the bulle n is Monday at 10 am Sunday Offerings-Mar , 2018 Sunday Envelopes $6, Loose $ Online Giving $ Weekday noon Masses $ Donation of Stock $15, Total for week $23, YTD Budget $416, YTD Actual $414, YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit (1,557.30) A most rewarding experience is spending time with the Lord before the Blessed Sacrament in Eucharistic Adoration. The schedule for this devotion at St. Joseph Church is Monday through Thursday following Holy Mass until noon. Please call Bebe if you would like to schedule a regular time. Or, why not come in, spend some time with Our Lord. You WILL be back! St. Thomas More Society There will be a meeting of the St. Thomas More Society in St. Joseph Parish Hall on Friday, April 6 from 7:00 8:00 a.m. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15,22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 Rest In Peace We offer our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Patsy Vance, who passed away on St Patrick s Day in San Antonio, Texas. May God welcome Patsy home, bless those who mourn his loss, and fill them with peace in their time of sorrow. Wedding Banns Bann I Phyllis Benoist & Michael Heck Please pray for them as they begin their life together. Legal Services for the Needy The St. Louis Archdiocesan Society of St. Vincent de Paul is starting a program to provide legal services to the needy. Volunteer lawyers are needed to help. There is particular need of attorneys who have expertise in family law, child custody, elder law and benefit programs. But, any other specialties would be welcomed. If you are an attorney with an interest in helping the needy, please call Michael Forster at A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, April 2 5:15 pm NO PSR Wednesday, April 4 9:30 am Cornerstone Bible Study, PH Babysitting in MR 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice, CH 7:00 pm St VdP, PH Friday, April 6 7:00 am St Thomas More Society, PH 7:30 pm Cursillo, PH Sunday, April 8 9:30 am PSR, School 7:00 pm High School Youth Group, PH

5 Parish School of Religion Update Alleluia, Jesus has risen! Easter is just too big to be contained in one day or one week, so over the next 50 days the Church will be celebrating Easter. The priests and deacons will be wearing white vestments, we will return to saying Alleluia, and the first readings will only be from Acts of the Apostles. The book of Acts of the Apostles is all about the actions of the Apostles during the first days of the Church. In the eighth grade they began their study of Church History with the Acts of the Apostles. The events of the first days of the Church are exciting and help all of us to see the roots of our Catholic heritage. Enjoy the next 50 days of celebration for because of Easter we too will see resurrection! See everyone back next week at PSR. Sunday Worship April 7-8, :00 pm Catherine Hoff & Holt Schuler Richard Kurz Amy David Rosemary Hardy Liz Rainey 7:30 am This is prime me to do some spring clean-up and plan ng for our beau ful St. Joseph s garden and yard so we can enjoy the gardens all summer. In the past we have always had a wonderful turnout for St Joseph s cleanup. It has been fun whether you can spend a half hour or the whole morning and we get to meet and greet others from our parish. With minimal work we will have a perfect garden to enjoy this year s garden beauty!!! But that means we need help. We are planning to work on Saturday, April 14th, beginning at 9:00 am un l noon. Any me you can share would be most appreciated.. Please consider helping for spring cleanup. And if so inclined, we will con nue to have li le plots of the ground that you may wish to do weeding or trimming for the en re gardening season. Liam & Meaghan Mulligan Frank Hackmann Larry Stewart Greg Browne Zachary Jones 9:00 am Kateri Gutting & Zachary Jones Mary Joan Woods Michael Clear Marcella Leonardo Deacon Del We welcome all. More informa on on the actual date will come later. If there are ques ons or comments, sugges ons or advice, please contact: Ann or Thom Schwetye Office Phone: Home Phone: Or ann.schwetye@buildingworksinc.com 11:00 am Abby Gray & Ava Purcell Mike Page Carolyn Dickmann Shannon Hadley Linda Orso To become a minister call

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7 Acompáñanos for a Latin American-inspired evening! Join us for delicious foods, desserts, chocolates, fine wines and a silent auction. Saturday, April 21, :30-9 p.m. Maria Center, 336 East Ripa Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri This year s entertainment will be provided by Trio Monaco with Gina Otto. Tickets are $60 per person, which includes all food and drinks. Proceeds benefit active ministries and retirement needs of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province. For more information: or drohrichtyler@ssndcp.org Our Lady s Inn Annual Angel Gala Sunday, April 22, 2018 Join Our Lady s Inn as we honor John and Denise O Rourke for their selfless acts of generosity. The gala is to be held at Old Warson Country Club, membership courtesy of Darryl and Ellen. Cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $175/$1400 for tables of 8. For information, call Katrina at or register online at Guided by our mission, Our Lady s Inn provides pregnant women and their children shelter and hope for a new life through humble act of love. Seasons of Hope Support Group Support group facilitator training April a.m.-2p.m. Seasons of Hope is a scriptural approach to grief. We are offering trainings for this program four times a year. Please contact Melissa Keating at for more information. Blessed are those who mourn......will you help us comfort them? Grief support group facilitator training Contact Melissa Keating for more information or to RSVP melissakeating@archstl.org