SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH. Additional Opportunities for Lenten Worship: Rev. Charles R. O Hara, Pastor

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1 SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH Rev. Charles R. O Hara, Pastor Rev. Donato P. Silveri, In Residence MARCH 10, 2019 MASSES Daily Monday - Friday at 8:00 AM Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM Confession Saturday, 3:00-4:00 PM 3640 SCHUYLKILL ROAD, SPRING CITY, PA PH: FAX: ST.JOES@COMCAST.NET OFFICE HOURS Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDUCATION Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Andrea Jackowski, Director stjosephprep@comcast.net Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) Anne Pulsifer, Formation Leader cgsstjoseph@comcast.net Holy Family Catholic School 221 Third Avenue, Phoenixville Tom Dever, M.Ed., Principal HOLY DAY SCHEDULE Vigil: 7:00 PM Holy Day: 8:00 AM, 12:00 & 7:00 PM BAPTISMS Sundays at 12:30 PM by appointment Baptismal Prep held 2nd Wednesday of Month MINISTRY TO THE SICK Those unable to attend Mass due to illness should call the Rectory to make arrangements to receive Holy Communion. Hospital visits are made as time permits. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Daily from 8 AM until 7 PM HOLY HOUR INCLUDING ROSARY AND BENEDICTION Every Tuesday evening beginning at 6:00 PM Hospitalization If a family member is hospitalized, please inform the Rectory to arrange a visit and to be remembered in our prayers. MARRIAGE Couples contemplating marriage must contact the priest at least 6 months in advance to make an appointment to discuss marriage preparations. FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION & MASS 7:15 AM On the First Saturday of the Month Additional Opportunities for Lenten Worship: Daily Masses on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings at 7:00 pm Confessions with 2 Priests on Saturdays from 3:00-4:00 pm

2 Upcoming Events Saturday & Sunday, March 9th & 10th Second Collection for Latin America Gala Tickets sold after Masses Sunday, March 10th PREP White Team Meets (Level 5 at 9:00 am Mass) 11:00 - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd attends Mass 1:00 pm - 100th Anniversary Special Event: Mike Auilina 6:30 pm - Confirmand study group, Narthex Tuesday, March 12th 8:30 am - Coffee & Conversation with the Pastor 6:00 pm - Holy Hour 7:00 pm - Men s Spirituality Group 7:15 pm - Charismatic Prayer Group Wednesday, March 13th 6:00 pm - Girl Scouts 6:00 pm - Fair Meeting, Rectory Dining Room 7:00 pm - Adult Music Practict 7:00 pm - Pre-Jordan Baptismal Preparation Thursday, March 14th 7:00 pm - Bereavement Group 7:00 pm - Confirmand Reconciliation 7:00 pm - Mass Friday, March 15th 7:00 pm - Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 16th 11:00 am - Addiction Mass Eucharistic Ministers Lectors 3/9 4:30 MB Coggins, C. Mungin, E. Slanga E. Slanga 3/10 7:30 A. Jackowski, J. Schival J. Kelly 9:00 J. Michael, M. Scally, R. Zeleski W. Reese 11:00 T. Duffy, S. Griste, S. Prestia M. Sinner 3/16 4:30 E. Slanga, C. Narducci L. Miller 3/17 7:30 J. Zona, K. Thum P. Thum 9:00 R Tamburro, J Pomager, C/G Reese B. Keeley 11:00 S. Scowden, T. Chuck, A. Benton C. Staab Weekly Mass Intentions Monday, March 11 George Yost, Son George & Family Req. By: Barbara Kocher Tuesday, March 12 Joseph Reilly, Sr. Req. By: Jack & Eleanor Slanga Wednesday, March 13 Edward J. Pulaski Req1 By: His Family Thursday, March 14 Joseph Reilly, Jr. Req. By: Jack & Eleanor Slanga Friday, March 15 John Cahaill Req By: Conor Cunnings Our Dearly Departed... Ann M. Lorman Anna Bozzelli Patricia H. Berkey Mary E. Dyrcz John Etriss, Jr. Roman Dychdala Thomas Vafeades Esther Carl Hugh Michael Gallagher, Sr. 1/042

3 100th Anniversary Gala Tickets: What you ve All been Waiting For ~ On Sale NOW! Ticket Packets for our Centennial Gala at Rivercrest in Phoenixville on April 28 will be sold after all Masses. We accept cash, check and credit card. The ticket packet will include a menu selection which must be returned to the box labeled Gala Celebration Menu RSVP Cards in the narthex by April 14 th. $50 per ticket, 18 years and older will be able to purchase tickets, there will be a cash bar. Only 300 tickets available. St. Joseph Parishioners will be given first priority. All reservations must be prepaid. NO TICKETS will be SOLD at the door. We will be selling Ticket Packets until the 300 tickets are sold out. Any additional questions please reach out to Sue Scowden scowden1986@gmail.com. It s not too late to join Holy Family School! Openings still exist in every grade level for the school year. Our nurturing and engaging Preschool and Kindergarten programs set the foundation for the academically rigorous curriculum provided in all grade levels. The use of technology, the implementation of the Common Core Standards, and cutting edge instructional methods address the needs of the 21st century learner. Ours is a program rich in tradition, adapted to the present, and wrapped in faith. Come and see what sets us apart! Join us for our monthly Prayer Service this Thursday, March 14 at 2:15 in St. Ann Chapel. Our Kindergarten will lead us in a prayerful welcome to spring! Registrations for the school year are now being accepted! For more information or to schedule a personal tour, contact us at or office@myholyfamilyschool.org. Visit our website atwww.myholyfamilyschool.org and like us on Facebook! Thursday, March 21st Holy Mass in support of those suffering from Addiction Saturday, March 16, 2019 ~ 11:00 am at St. Joseph Church, Spring City I can do all things through Christ who Strengthens me. ~ Philippians 4:13 Around the Diocese Abbeyfest Concert Series features UNSPOKEN, North Point Inside Out & Caitie Hurst at Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prenergast High School in Drexel Hill, PA. Order tickets by phone at Saturday, March 23rd Flame of Love Lenten Retreat - 8:30 am at Annunciation BMV in Havertown, PA. Father James Blount, guest speaker. Free admission, bring your own lunch and a friend! ~ Saturday, April 13 The next Coffee & Conversation with the Pastor will be held Tuesday, March 12th at 8:30 am in the Narthex. Come join Father O Hara in a Cup of Joe! Pre-Cana Program, 9 am - 4 pm at St. Mary of the Assumption in Phoenixville. Call for an application: or go to & click on Forms/PRE CANA A Baby s Breath, Jeffersonville Run for Life 2019, 9 am - Norristown Farm Park - for more information contact Dorothy Swedkowski at To register, go to RFL.html 2/042

4 Rooted in Holy Ground Raise Us to New Life As of 2017, it was estimated that there are 1.28 billion Catholics worldwide. So, on this past Wednesday over a billion people were called to go on retreat. They were called to enter the Season of Lent: a span of forty days when the Church unites Mount of Temptations Monastery, Israel herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert. Catholic Apostolate Center. Each year on this Sunday we hear of Jesus being led by the Spirit into the desert. The physical desert that Jesus entered was not a desert of blowing white sand, but a rocky, hilly, mountainous wilderness: gray and black and brown and, for the most part, barren. This image of the desert does not seem to connect to our 100th anniversary theme which speaks of being Rooted and Rising to new life. Yet these 40 days call us to PRAY, to FAST, to GIVE SERVICE, precisely so the Roots of our spirit can be nourished; so life, now weak, can Rise up with strength, can grow with vigor. Each week of Lent, in front of the altar, a symbol for that week will be placed. Each image will connect to that week s Gospel. Each will speak in its own way of our deepest needs ~ what we need to grow; to be fully, wholly, the People of God; His needed Light for this world of ours. This week the Desert reveals our need to leave behind noise and distractions. It calls us to set aside our own desert place: a holy space for our heart to encounter the heart of God. I will lead you into the desert (says the LORD) and I will speak to your heart. Hosea 2:16 ~S. Mary Ann Parish Religious Education Program Confirmand: Study sessions continue every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the Narthex. Join us for supplemental support in a small group setting Living Stations of the Cross: ALL St. Joseph Parish children in grades 5 & 6 are welcome to be a part of this annual presentation. Practices begin Sunday, March 17, at 2:00 pm in church. The presentation will be held Friday, April 12th at 7:00 pm in church. PREP students in Levels 5 & 6 are required to participate. For more information or to sign up, contact stjosephprep@comcast.net Confirmand Breakfast - Sunday, March 24, 8:45-10:35 in the Rectory Basement Important dates for CONFIRMATION March 28th - practice at 6:30 pm in the church This Week: WHITE TEAM March 31st - 3:00 pm Confirmation (candidates are to arrive at 2:15 pm in the Rectory basement) Check out the PREP page for the latest calendar. Today at 1:00 pm Mike Aquilina presents Saint Joseph: His Angels & His Works Part of St. Joseph Parish s 100th Anniversary Celebration 3/042

5 St. Joseph s Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) An alternative to St. Joseph s Sunday PREP for pre-school (age 3) thru grade 2 March 10th~11:00am Mass CGS children celebrate the first Sunday of Lent. During Lent, we change our colors to purple for this liturgical season of preparation as we focus on the Paschal Mystery and Christ as our Good Shepherd. Working with our sheepfold and figures, the children feel the love and security of being part of the Good Shepherd s flock. Our 3-D materials of the City of Jerusalem and Last Supper help us understand how the Good Shepherd laid down his life, and continues to offer Himself to us in the Eucharist of the Mass. See the March CGS Newsletter on the St. Joseph website for more details! Curious about CGS? Contact Anne Pulsifer (cgsstjoseph@comcast.net/ ). Celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph on Tuesday, March 19th Evening Prayer will be held at 6:30 in the Church followed by yummy homemade goodies at our own St. Joseph s Table! St. Joseph s Table is an ancient Italian tradition from Sicily when the people prayed for St. Joseph s intercession to ease a sever drought in the Middle Ages. They promised to have a special feast if the rains came. Rains came, crops were bountiful and a festival was celebrated with a special St. Joseph s table laden with foods for all to share. St. Patrick will not be forgotten, He has a VIP spot at the table! Spring 2019 Campaign March 4th - April 14th The St. Joseph Church Hope for Life Committee invites you to join in prayer with others around the world - 40 Days for Life is the largest internationally coordinated pro-life mobilization in history, helping local communities end the injustice of abortion. Abortions are routinely performed at Planned Parenthood of West Chester. We are asking that you prayerfully consider standing with your fellow St. Joseph parishioners one day for a peaceful prayer vigil. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex which will show our day; if that date doesn t work for you, please feel free to participate on another day. (We recommend that you always travel and pray with at least two people.) Also, for those with limited mobility, your athome prayers for the unborn will help to sustain this ministry. If interested and you have any questions, please contact Mark Arnold at For more information on the 40 Days for Life movement, go to 40daysforlife.com Help Wanted! St. Joe s Easter Egg hunt will be held on Palm Sunday, April 14th at 12:30 - rain or shine. We need donations of candy & prizes that will fit into plastic eggs. Please place candy and prize donations in the marked container at the back of church by Sunday, April 7th. If you d like to contribute money, please contact Sue Scowden at or scowden1986@gmail.com Hope for Life would like to give Easter baskets to the elderly and homebound of our parish. We are collecting items to include in the baskets. Items such as tissues, hard candy, lotion, soap, and crackers are welcome. Please drop donations off at the Narthex by Sunday, April 7th. Thank you for supporting Life! 4/042 4/0

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