Saint Joseph Church January 17, 2016

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1 Saint Joseph Church January 17, 2016

2 Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, Pastor Rev. Thomas J. Schaab, Senior Associate Pastor Deacons Albert Williams and Del Leonardo ~ office ~ fax pat_stj@hotmail.com ~ Rectory Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri Religious Education PSR Terri Venneman, Coordinator of Religious Education ~ office ~ fax Music Director -- Tom Taylor ~ Director of Maintenance -- Steve Topping ~ Marriage Preparation Couples are asked to contact the Parish Office 6 to 12 months before setting the date. 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 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. 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 The Deadline to submit an ar cle for the bulle n is Monday at 10 am Fr. Nick Kastenholz, Pastor Parish Council Chairperson Frank Hackmann, Education Commission Al Barbieri, Finance Commission St. Joseph Parish Council Members Sharon Skrivan, Social Concerns Commission Betsy Barbieri Marion O Gorman Anne Shapleigh Denny Staub, Barbara Summers and Christie Murphy 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.

3 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 17, 2016 Hello, I am writing this on Tuesday so I don t know if anyone won the Powerball Lottery on Wednesday, or if not, on Saturday night, but I know if they have or haven t it has gotten plenty of attention lately. In some ways I guess people consider it is the most materialistic focus, to think about what you would do if you won a billion dollars. But in some ways I think it can actually lead us to think in a most unmaterialistic way. We are not talking about winning a million dollars, or 50 million, or even 100 million, but over a billion. What this amount means is that you have more than you can ever spend and so really money is no longer a concern or worry. Hopefully you would realize (although I recognize this isn t always the case) that you have no excuse to be worried about your material needs anymore, so you should be able to forget about money and material goods and ask yourself what you really want in life, what is important to you? I will suggest to you that I know a few people who have been able to do this in a very physical and real way without winning the lottery. They are called religious who have taken a vow of poverty. They own nothing themselves, their religious order owns everything they have, and the religious order is to support them so they have what they need. Maybe not quite all they would want some days, and no personal jets or yachts that I know of, but at least those in this country that I know are going to have a place to sleep at night and food the next day. Think about how they live their lives, what appears to be most important to them? There are others I know who haven t joined any religious order or taken any vow of poverty, but who live in a way where they do not worry about their financial future. Some have quite a bit of money, others not so much, but they manage to live in a manner that they could afford to spend more on most things in their life, but they choose not to. They are comfortable and satisfied with their material needs, and what they consider all of their reasonable wants. Think about how they live their lives, and what appears to be most important to them? Many people can just look back to when they were children and recognize they were kind of in this mode. There may have been some new toy or something that you would have liked, but at least looking back we realize it didn t matter that much. I think it especially helped if your parents grew up in the Depression, because then they knew, and would let you know, that while you may have wanted some more things, you definitely didn t need them. And that was a great gift, so hopefully you could also focus on something else as most important. So whether you win the lottery or not, consider if you can live in a way where you realize most of your material needs are met. That allows you to consider what you really want in life, what is really important to you? Peace, Fr. Nick Notes From The Pastor's Pen Mass Intentions Monday, Jan. 18 6:30 am Dr. Sam Hardy Margaret Kurrus Tuesday, Jan. 19 8:00 am George Erker Mary Baldassare Wednesday, Jan. 20 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Jim French Thursday, Jan. 21 St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr 8:00 am Alfonso J. Gentile, Sr. Georgia Casey Friday, Jan. 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 6:30 am Francis Flynn & Fam Lynn Burch Saturday, Jan. 23 8:00 am Poor Souls 5:00 pm Marge and Bob Sicking Sunday, Jan. 24 7:30 am Jane Byrne 9:00 am St. Joseph Parishioners 11:00 am John Saner Voelker

4 We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Douglas Purdy Gene Mackey Tracy Petit Louise O Farrell Betty Notter Dave Rowan Joanne Deddens Joan Rice Layne Knight LaJuana Hinch Joy Fischer Shirley Toon Eugene Shalhoob Mary Jane Zoernig Sr. Eleanor Barbara Lindsay Maria Guehlstorf Madelyn Ibeling Michael Phelps Colleen Woodard Bible Study at St. Joseph Please join us! Please join The Cornerstone Catholic Scripture Study as we continue our study of the Gospel of Luke, which is sometimes referred to as "the Gospel of Prayer" due to the many beautiful prayers included within it. Meetings are held on Wednesday mornings at St. Joe- Clayton, 9:15-11:00 am and on Thursday evenings at Our Lady of Lourdes, 7:00 8:45 pm. There is a free childcare ministry at the St. Joseph branch only. For other locations and more details please call Mary Noetzel at , Karen Dille at or Mary Beth Fox at , or visit our website READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc- 17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 St. Louis Review Subscription Sunday January 17th The St. Louis Review is your source for Catholic news in St. Louis. When you subscribe through the parish, you receive 50 issues of the print edition plus full access to stlouisreview.com, which includes more than 10 years of archives. Yes, $30 for a full year of the St. Louis Review. That's just 58 cents a week! Plus full access to the online edition, including multimedia and photo galleries not found in the print edition! Your subscription envelope is in the January set, or you may drop your check in the collection with "Review" in the memo line. A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, January 18 No School Martin Luther King Day Week of Prayer For Christian Unity Begins 1 pm Prayer Group, MR 7:30 pm Adult Choir, Church Wednesday, January 20 9:15 am Cornerstone Bible Study, PH Sunday, January 24 9:30 am PSR, School 11 am CLW, Centennial Rm 7 pm HS PSR, Centennial Rm

5 Sunday Offerings-January 9-10, 2016 Sunday Envelopes 7, Loose 1, Online Giving 1, Holy Day Weekday noon Masses Total for week 11, YTD Budget 284, YTD Actual 308, YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit) 24, Make, track, and schedule parish donations directly from your computer. Just log onto our website and follow the link. Sunday Worship Jan , :00 pm Wilson & Ingrid Stahl Rosemary Pickle Giving Tree Report The St. Vincent depaul Society would like to thank everyone who selected an ornament from the Giving Tree this Christmas and generously donated the item requested. We are pleased to report that every single request was fulfilled. More than 100 gifts were collected and distributed to those in need in our parish and neighboring parishes. We pass their thanks on to you. It is gratifying to know that St. Joseph parishioners will always help those who are less fortunate, especially during the Christmas season. Clare Reid Ramon Floro Dee Joyner 7:30 am Liam & Meaghan Mulligan Larry Glynn Rest In Peace Let us pray for all of our deceased parishioners, relatives, benefactors and friends. We remember all of our loved ones who have gone before us and pray that they are celebrating with our Lord in heaven. We welcome to the St. Joseph Parish Family, through the Waters of Baptism: Lawson Andrew Wheeler, son of Michael and Jeannine Wheeler, and Jack Andrew Luntz, son of James and Meghan Luntz Congratulations to the happy families! Online Giving on Your Mobile App Our Online Giving system now is also an App for Apple and Android products! You can download it for free in the App Store, Google Play Store, go to OL- Gapp.com, 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 New FREE Parish App! Our new 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. Frank Hackmann Greg Browne Veronica Hilyard 9:00 am Lia Favazza Betsy Sampson Marcella Leonardo Mary Carver Deacon Del 11:00 am Katie & Max de la Paz Tracie Johnson Thom Schwetye Julie Gerwitz Deacon Al To become a minister call

6 Special Collection to Assist Flood Victims January 16-17, 2016 In response to the recent flooding, which has affected several states, and, particularly, many people in Missouri, in union with the USCCB, a special collection will be taken up in all parishes in the archdiocese on the weekend of January These funds will be used to assist flood victims now in their greatest time of need. The funds collected will be used to support the efforts of Catholic Charities as they respond to immediate emergency needs for such necessities as water, food, shelter, and medical care, as well as to the long term need to rebuild and recover after widespread destruction. Let us keep all affected by the flooding in our prayers. For all people in a time of need, especially those impacted by the recent flooding, that the Lord will give them peace of heart and mind, and that we will assist them with our resources and prayers. And, as always, thank you for your generosity. St. Joseph Parishioners are generous, caring people. SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016 ST. JOSEPH'S TRIVIA IN CLAYTON Doors Open: 6:30 p.m. Start Time: 7:00 p.m. (promptly) Finish Time: Usually around 10:00 Tables: 8 players Cost: $20 per player Pre-Registration by February 13 is $ for a table of 8 Mail a check made out to St. Joseph Parish to: Joe & Carolyn Dickmann 1707 Del Norte, Food: Light beverages and Snacks provided; Bring your own food too! Prizes: Top 3 tables Questions: Some easy, some challenging, all fun! To Register: Call Joe & Carolyn Dickmann, We Can Always Use Help? We need a committee of 4-6 volunteers to help us plan and to gather donations for prizes for winners and for door prizes. Call number above.

7 The March for Life is an annual witness to the truth that human life begins at conception and that the greatest violation of human rights has been legalized abortion on demand. This somber commemoration has been occurring in Washington, D.C. every year since The 2016 March for Life will be held on Friday, January 22nd. Please keep the Unborn and those attending the March for Life in your prayers. Jubilee Year of Mercy January 17, 2016 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mary, whom Catholic tradition names Mother of Mercy, at Cana intercedes with her Son to show mercy toward the bridal couple: Son, they have no wine. But he does more! Jesus transformation of water into wine is a sign (John s term for miracle ) that God s marriage with the whole human race has begun in Jesus person and ministry, a marriage that will be consummated on the cross: It is finished we are saved! But before Jesus acts, Mary instructs the servers to prepare the way for Jesus miracle of mercy: Do whatever he tells you. During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Mother Church, like Mother Mary, instructs us to share the Spirit s manifold gifts some of which Paul lists in today s second reading in generous service to the human family. Thus we prepare the way for Jesus new miracles of mercy, transforming life s sometimes stagnant water into the refreshing wine of God s mercy. Peter Scagnelli, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Independent Living openings at Little Sisters of the Poor Residence The Little Sisters of the Poor have openings in their Independent Living Area. A resident must be at least 65 years of age and have limited financial resources to be considered. Independent Living offers a large single room, fully furnished, with a private bathroom and shower for those who can take care of their basic everyday needs. Meals, laundry and housekeeping are included in the rent which is subsidized, based on income, assets and medical expenses. The mission of the Little Sisters of the Poor is to welcome the needy elderly of any faith into their Home as they would Jesus Christ himself, and serve them with love and respect until death. If you or someone you know might be interested, please call and ask to speak to Ron Kostedt in Social Services. Mission Congress - February 20, 2016 Please join Archbishop Robert J. Carlson at our annual Mission Congress, to be held Saturday, February 20, 2016 from 8:30am-12:00pm at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, 5200 Glennon Drive, St. Louis, MO Our theme is "Forming Missionary Disciples in the Spirit of Ad Gentes". $10 adults, $5 students. Register online by February 5: This is a great chance to meet our seminarians, as well as religious orders, teens and adults involved in mission! For additional information, please call the Mission Office at