April 30, Third Sunday of Easter. St. Joseph Catholic Church

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1 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter St. Joseph Catholic Church 331 N. Thoman Street, Crestline, Ohio (419) A Twinned Parish with Sacred Heart of Jesus, Bethlehem A Member of the St. Juan Diego Deanery Monday, May 1, :30 am Mass at St. Joseph with Galion St. Joseph School Children Mass Intention: For the Administration, Staff & Students of St. Joseph Schools, Crestline and Galion Tuesday May 2, :30 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Mass Intention: James T. Baker Wednesday, May 3, :30 am Mass at Sacred Heart Mass Intention: For the Homebound Members of Sacred Heart of Jesus ++7:00 pm Holy Hour at Sacred Heart of Jesus~ The Blessed Virgin Mary++ ++Thursday May 4, :30 am Mass at St. Joseph++ Please Note change in Mass Time Mass Intention: James Schneider Friday May 5, :30 am Mass at St. Joseph Mass Intention: Earl Bunny Smith; Lena Tesso Saturday May 6, :30 pm Confessions at Sacred Heart 4:30 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Mass Intention: Bernard & Mary Young; Richard & Alma Cramer Sunday May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter 7:00 am Mass at St. Joseph Mass Intention: Deceased Members of the Milligan Family 8:30 am Mass at Sacred Heart Mass Intention: David Riehl; Bren & Betts Finnegan 10:30 am Mass at St. Joseph Mass Intention: Paul Dzugan May your future be filled with many Blessings! As we finish up April joyful for our first communicants, we are beginning the always busy month of May. But this is a good busy in that it is a time of great celebrations so let me share with you some highlights of the month of May: 1. May 1 st - St. Joseph Galion grade school will come and join the students of St. Joseph Crestline to celebrate Mass at our church (10:30am) for St. Joseph the Worker. It will be great for both schools to come together and celebrate our patron saint. 2. May 3 rd - Holy Hour at Sacred Heart (7pm). Since May is considered the month of Mary, we will honor our Blessed Mother with the rosary and by adoring her Son. This will be the last Holy Hour until September. 3. May 6 th - We will have a retreat for all our Confirmandi from 9am- 1pm at Sacred Heart. Later in the month, the Confirmandi will have rehearsal for their Confirmation after the 6:30pm Mass at St. Joseph on May 18 th This will prepare them for the Confirmation Mass at St. Joseph (6:30pm) on May 24 th with Msgr. William Kubacki presiding. Please keep our Confirmandi in your prayers. 4. May 7 th This will be the Sunday that both parishes will have a lady Crown Mary- The Queen of Heaven and Earth! 5. May 14 th Mother s Day! Don t you dare forget her! 6. May 20 th Transitional Deacon Ordination at the Cathedral in Toledo (11am). I have worked in ministry with all three men in the past- Kyle Gase, Andrew Wellman, and Scott Perry (our former summer seminarian). 7. May 20 th Alumni Event at Sacred Heart from 6pm to 9pm. A great opportunity for food, fun, and fellowship so don t be square and plan to be there! 8. May 24 th Last Day of School for St. Joseph. 9. May 25 th Last Day of School for Sacred Heart. 10. May 27 th Priesthood Ordination at the Cathedral in Toledo (11am)- There is only one man being ordained this year- Anthony Cocci. We went to the seminary together as well as a Bruce Springsteen concert together. 11. May 21 st - Mass followed by 8 th grade Graduation for Sacred Heart. 12. May 29 th - Memorial Day- 8:30 am Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery (weather permitting) and 10:30am Mass at Sacred Heart Cemetery (weather permitting). Let s remember the brave men and women who gave their lives for our country. May the month of May be a great time for all of you! God Bless!!! Fr. Chris

2 2 Weekly Offerings April 23, 2017 Total: $4, Regular Sunday Envelopes (62) $2, Anonymous $ Votive Lights $36.00 School Support $60.00 Parish Maintenance $ Divine Mercy Sunday $99.00 Altar Candles $10.00 Flower Offering $10.00 Catholic Home Missions $ Good Friday/Holy Land $ Easter $ Caritas Ministry $35.00 SERVERS 7:00 AM Carleen Higgins & Donna Laubie 10:30 AM Haley & Lindsey Corcoran GREETERS 7:00 AM Paula Willis 10:30 AM Linda Marsano Monday + Tuesday+ Wednesday+ Thursday + Friday+ Saturday + Liturgical Ministers for Sunday, May 7, 2017 GIFT BEARERS 7:00 AM Don & Sharen Alt 10:30 AM Matt & Sheila Bickert EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS 7:00 AM Don Alt, Dave Horning, Susan Rhodes 10:30 AM Denise Belcastro, Christine Pace, Dave Sharrock USHERS 7:00 AM Mike Anatra, John DiPietro 10:30 AM Mark Christini, Mark Schneider LECTORS 7:00 AM Pat Ermi Readings for MAY 1 - MAY 6, :30 AM Anna Salvati Easter Weekday; Saint Joseph the Worker Acts 6: 8-15 Ps 119: 23-24, 26-27, Jn 6:22-29 or Gn 1: 26 2: 3 or Col 3: 14-15, 17, Mt 13: Saint Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor of the Church Acts 7: 51 8: 1a Ps 31: 3cd-4, 6-7b, 8a, 17, 21ab Jn 6: SAINTS PHILIP AND JAMES, APOSTLES 1 Cor 15: 1-8 Ps 19: 2-5 Jn 14: 6-14 Easter Weekday Acts 8: Ps 66: 8-9, 16-17, 20 Jn 6: Easter Weekday Acts 9: 1-20 Ps 117: 1-2 Jn 6:52-59 Easter Weekday Acts 9:31-42 Ps 116: Jn 6: The following children are receiving First Holy Communion today at the 10:30 am Mass: Zachery Early, Carley Evans, Vincent Hocker & Lila Plesac. Please keep them in your prayers and may God bless them and their families. PLEASE NOTE THE THURSDAY EVENING MASS ON MAY 4TH WILL MOVE TO 8:30 A.M. THAT DAY. THERE WILL BE NO CONFESSIONS. FR. CHRIS WILL BE AWAY FROM THE PARISHES. There will be a Finance Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Room at St. Joseph Parish.

3 3 Congratulations to Mark Christini for achieving his Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus Monsignor Leo W. Frye Council #2642 on Friday, April 21, PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY A Holy Hour will be prayed every Tuesday in St. Joseph Church from 11:00 am until 12 Noon. Please come and pray the Rosary & other prayers for our beloved country. JOIN CRESTLINE AREA CHURCHES ON THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017, 7:00 P.M. AT THE GAZEBO IN CRESTLINE FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL IS IN NEED OF A RELIABLE CUSTODIAN for cleaning and light maintenance of both school buildings. This involves 4-6 hours per week and is a paid position. The winter months will have more hours because of shoveling snow and spreading salt. If you are interested please contact St. Joseph Parish office at and ask for Christine. St. Joseph Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph Catholic School would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who purchased SCRIP cards and/or volunteered to help with the Fish Fries. It could not have been accomplished without the many people who stepped up. CATHOLIC WOMEN S CLUB: The next luncheon will be Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Resurrection Church in Lexington. Mass will be at 11:00 am. Luncheon will follow in the parish hall at 12:00 noon. All Catholic women in the St. Juan Diego Deanery are invited. If you are new, we encourage you to join us and get to know the Catholic women in the area. Please call Sharon Houseworth at or or call Nancy Metzger at or Reservations must be made by May 5, 2017 before noon. We look forward to meeting new members. Are You a Catholic Home Schooling Family in the Toledo Diocese? Then please join us at 7 pm on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo for our 13th Annual Diocesan Homeschooling Mass. The Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, Bishop of Toledo, will be celebrating our Mass. It s a wonderful evening of prayer, fellowship, food and fun! Please bring a finger-food dish to share for the reception immediately following the Mass. If you have a student who will be graduating 8th grade, or a graduating high school senior, and would like your graduate to participate in the ceremony after the Mass, please Lisa-Ann Brickner at oyc81@yahoo.com by May 26th. We can t wait to see you there! GOT SCRIP? SCRIP orders are taken after the Sunday Masses in the entryway to the Parish Office. The SCRIP program can be used for your regular household needs. This is currently the only other fundraiser (besides Megamoolah Mania 6) for our parish/school. Order forms are available online ( on the Rectory back porch and at the entrances to Church.

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6 4 PARISH CONTACTS F A T H E R C H R I S T O P H E R B O H N S A C K FRB OHN SA CK@ STJ O SEPH CRE ST LI NE.O R G M R S. M O N I C A F I N N E Y B USI NE SS MAN AGER MFINN EY@ SA CREDH EA RTB ET HLEH EM. O RG M R S. C H R I S T I N E C A S P E R P AR ISH SECRE TA RY CCA SPER@ STJ O SEPH CR E ST LI NE. OR G M R S. B O N N I E C O C H R A N P A ST OR A L ASSISTA NT BCOCHRA N@ STJ O SEPH CRE ST LIN E. O RG M R. D A N S A L V A T I E LEMEN TA R Y SCH OO L P RI NCIPAL M R S. T R E S S A R E I T H E LEMEN TA R Y SCH OO L ADMI NISTR AT O R M R S. A M A N D A S H A D E E LEMEN TA R Y SCH OO L S E CR E TA RY C ON VO CAT ION C EN TE R CO OR DIN AT OR C O- A TH LE TI C DIR E CT OR ASH ADE@ STJ OSEPH CRE STLIN E. OR G M R. J I M G L A U E R C O- A TH LE TI C DIR E CT OR D E A C O N J O S E P H B U R K H A R T D E A C O N W I L L I A M H O R N I N G D E A C O N W I L L I A M R ALL M R S. K I M L E G G E RCIA C O ORD INA T OR M R. S T E P H E N M A R E K M AINTE NAN CE C O MMI TT EE M ODE RA TO R M R. M A R K S C H N E I D E R F INAN CE COUNCIL M OD ERA TO R M S. D E N I S E B E L C A S T R O S CH O O L AD VI SOR Y CO UN CI L MO DER AT O R M R S. C A R O L R A L L L IT UR G Y COMMI TT EE M ODE RA TO R M R S. M I L L I E W I N B I G L E R P AR ISH SACRI STAN M R. B E N H O C K E R C EME TE RY MAN A GER M R S. P A T T Y R R E L L M R S. R A C H E L R A L L F UN ER AL D INN ER C O O RDI N AT OR S D E N N Y & R A C H E L R A L L N ATURA L F AMI L Y PLAN NIN G INST R UCT O RS St. Joseph Financial Update Last Week April Income $ 19, Expenses $ Profit/(Loss) $ 18, M-T-D April 1-22 Income $ 35, Expenses $ 15, Profit/(Loss) $ 20, Y-T-D Income July 1, 2016-April 22, 2017 Profit/(Loss) $ 3, Y-T-D Budget July 1, 2016-April 30, 2017 Profit/(Loss) $ (3,427.00) THE SORROWFUL MOTHER SHRINE SATURDAY MASS CHANGE: Beginning in May the only Saturday 11:00 a.m. Mass they will be celebrating is First Saturday 11:00 a.m. Mass. The Sorrowful Mother Shrine is located at 4106 State Route 269 in Bellevue, Ohio. First Saturday Devotions at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine (4106 State Route 269, 7 miles south of Bellevue). Start hearing Confessions at 10:00 a.m. with Rosary said at 10:35 a.m. Holy Mass at 11:00 a.m. Confessions will continue after Mass if need be. First Saturday Devotions every First Saturday. Our Lady of Consolation Shrine, Carey, Ohio will offer a Mass for Victims of Cancer on Friday, May 5th at 7:00 p.m. We welcome all to come and pray together. Following Mass, visitors are invited to participate in special prayers for healing SENIOR SPRING SPECTACULAR: The District Five Area Agency on Aging is hosting its annual Senior Spring Spectacular TUESDAY, MAY 9 AT 12 NOON AT THE RENAISSANCE THEATRE IN MANSFIELD. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $3.00 a person. This event is held in recognition of Older Americans Month, offering entertainment, refreshments, information from sponsors and a chance at many door prizes.