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

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2 Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, Pastor Rev. Thomas J. Schaab, Senior Associate Deacons Albert Williams and 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 Betsy Barbieri, Marion O Gorman, Anne Shapleigh Denny Staub, Barbara Summers, Christie Murphy, Fred Yap Parish pat_stj@hotmail.com Parish website: Rectory Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri Religious Education PSR Terri Venneman, CRE School Office: School Fax: Music Director Tom Taylor 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 Hello, The Most Holy Trinity May 22, 2016 Notes From The Pastor's Pen Today is the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and it is always challenging that this is a central belief of our faith and yet it is hard for us to describe. We consider a valid Christian baptism to be one in which water is used and the words are used in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are said. We begin and end all of our prayers making the sign of the cross and repeating these same words, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and while other Christians believe this too, we use those words repeatedly in a manner that others do not. So I think even if we are not going to say something authoritative and definitive about the Trinity, it is something that we do need to reflect on. I thought that the Catholic Encyclopedia worded it fairly well when discussing our knowledge and yet not knowing about the Trinity and how we use the word mystery fairly well when it stated: The Vatican Council has explained the meaning to be attributed to the term mystery in theology. It lays down that a mystery is a truth which we are not merely incapable of discovering apart from Divine Revelation, but which, even when revealed, remains "hidden by the veil of faith and enveloped, so to speak, by a kind of darkness" (Constitution, "De fide. cath.", iv). In other words, our understanding of it remains only partial, even after we have accepted it as part of the Divine message. A central teaching of the Church that the Trinity is three persons but still just one God fits this understanding well, most of us know it but it can be challenging to explain. Trying different analogies is appropriate as they can express a part of our knowledge, but admit that it is not exact or complete, thus leaving the mystery to this understanding. One thing that can help for personal reflection is just considering what image we have when we consider each of the persons in the Trinity. We can start with the easiest, Jesus the Son. We have innumerable paintings and statues that have contributed to this image for us, and since He actually had human form on earth this is appropriate. For the Holy Spirit we have numerous images we use, tongues of flame, a dove, wind, not as concrete as Jesus, but as the Holy Spirit is God we are relating through there is something we can relate to or connect with. The difficulty comes with God the Father, and here I revert to my childhood. My image for God the Father was that of my grandfather. When you are young they seem ancient, almost timeless, and they always existed. They are close and caring, but normally not right there. They are more experienced and knowing about some things than even your parents, which when you are young is pretty impressive. As we age that view of our grandparents might change, and yet that image from childhood may still be fairly good. Consider your understanding, or even more important your relationship with the Trinity this weekend. Realize that relationship and love, while we can technically discuss the Trinity and not and overlook these words, is really at the core of the Trinity. Peace, Fr. Nick Mass Intentions Monday, May 23 6:30 am Mary Jo Schneider Sr Graciana Raymundo, DC & Bonifacio P. Arribas Tuesday, May 24 8:00 am For the Healing of Dottie Coriell Ellsworth Munroe Wednesday, May 25 6:30 am Jeanette Santen Mariano & Gregoria Floro Thursday, May 26 St Philip Neri, Priest 8:00 am Mary Elizabeth Laflin Bill Creely Friday, May 27 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Jack Reinmann Saturday, May 28 8:00 am Poor Souls 5:00 pm Dennis Meyer & Family Sunday, May 29 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 7:30 am Francis Flynn & Family 9:00 am St. Joseph Parishioners 11:00 am John Burbidge

4 We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Steve Voelker Dottie Coriell Ethan Rose Bebe Kennedy Mike Proctor Douglas Purdy Gene Mackey Tracy Petit Louise O Farrell Betty Notter Joanne Deddens Joan Rice Layne Knight LaJuana Hinch Joy Fischer Shirley Toon Eugene Shalhoob Mary Jane Zoernig Sr. Eleanor Maria Guehlstorf Madelyn Ibeling Michael Phelps Colleen Woodard The Most Holy Trinity May 22, 2016 [T]he love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5b The St. Joseph Festival Committee would like to borrow a karaoke machine and a cage for the raffle tickets. If you have either, or Both of these items, we would appreciate borrowing them for the Festival. Please call Elizabeth Wedding Banns Banns I Lauren Power & Neil Richter Please pray for them as they begin their life together. 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 are accepting registrations for the PSR year. Please call for a form: PSR begins September 11 & 12. Registration must be completed by September 1. PSR office hours are Monday and Tuesday, The office closes May 31 and reopens August 1. Currently fees may now be paid on-line. Registrations may be ed to: stjoepsr@sbcglobal.net. Registrations for Confirmation are being accepted at this time. The Deadline to submit an ar cle for the bulle n is Monday at 10 am READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9; Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9-10c; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16; Ps 98:1-4; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: 1 Pt 2:2-5, 9-12; Ps 100:2-5; Mk 10:46-52 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13; Ps 96:10-13; Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25; Ps 63:2-6; Mk 11:27-33 Sunday: Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:1-4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, May 23 7:30 pm Choir, Church Wednesday, May 25 7:00 pm Parish Meeting, Parish Hall Sunday, May 29 11:00 am CLW, Centennial Rm

5 Saturday was a beautiful day for gardening at St. Joseph s. It was a bit chilly but with all the warm and wonderful people and the hard work we quickly warmed up and made light work of the morning. I would like to thank all that worked: Father Nick, Father Tom, Thom Schwetye, Tim O Connor, Libby O Connor, Matt Potter, Jim Mosblech, Gene Shalhoob, Janine Brodeur, Mary Kay Leary, and Julie Gerwitz. If I missed anyone, please know that your time and efforts were greatly appreciated. We worked very hard to get the spring clean-up and the flowers planted. I believe the beauty of the grounds reflects that effort. I also wanted to say a special Thanks to Father Tom s sister and brother-in-law, Jim and Marge Boever, for their generous donation of the award-winning dahlias that are planted at the southwest corner of the Church. You have probably seen the stakes. Soon that area will be a big beautiful bed of colorful dahlias. We are so fortunate! We are also initiating a new idea this year. We have divided the grounds into tiny areas so that if you are a gardener (and even if you are not) and wish to contribute and assist on a regular basis ON YOUR TIMEFRAME, please let me know. I can or send you a map of the areas and basically what needs to be done. Thank you again for all the help and more importantly the gardening friendships being cultivated!!! Sunday Worship May 28-29, :00 pm Wilson & Ingrid Stahl Rosemary Pickle Bunny Hosler Ramon Floro Deacon Del 7:30 am Volunteer Larry Glynn Betty Torno Frank Hackmann Veronica Hilyard ST. JOSEPH PARISH MEETING LOOKING TOWARDS OUR FUTURE Wed. May 25th 7pm Parish Hall ALL ARE WELCOME Come ready to ask ques ons, listen to others, and share your thoughts. Fr. Nick at nicholaskastenholz@archstl.org if you can t make it and have ques ons or thoughts to share. This meeting is for me to present to you some of what I know are needs and plans for the future, but also for me to hear from you what are your ideas and desires for our future. Hopefully we will be able to develop a greater vision for our future and plan how our facilities can best get us there. I will be asking for people s suggestions and comments that night, but I am also open to people giving them ahead of time by either dropping a note in the collection basket, dropping it off at the rectory, or ing me at nicholaskastenholz@archstl.org. Our Lady s Inn 13th Annual Tee Off for Life Golf Tournament Our Lady s Inn 13th Annual Tee Off for Life golf tournament will take place Monday, June 27, 2016 at Greenbriar Hills Country Club. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer, Ted Simmons, will serve as Honorary Chairman of the 2016 golf committee! Guests will enjoy lunch, 18 holes of golf, a silent auction, and dinner. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 am with a putting contest before the tee off at 12:30 pm and dinner at 6:15 pm. Please join us in our mission to rebuild lives- one mother, one baby, one family at a time by supporting the 2016 Tee off for Life golf tournament. It is a wonderful event for a great cause. For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Amy at arager@ourladysinn.org or :00 am Helen Love John Gillis Roy Blair Terry Carmack Deacon Al 11:00 am Kateri & Claudia Gutting Roger Drone Larry Stewart Thom Schwetye Deacon Al To become a minister call

6 SAVE THE DATE: Parish Summer Festival with music, clowns, cake, children s table, delicious food, and surprise party activities are all being planned for June 18 th, 2016 in our Parish parking lot! Do you do something fun, you d like to contribute to the Festival? call: Elizabeth at (We need a face painter ) Every week more information will be coming but be sure to save the date! Special Mass at 5 p.m. and the party starts at 6 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Also, a special invitation is going out to our St. Joseph s School Alumni and yes, our dear Ursuline nuns and former Pastors are invited too. at

7 Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network is a national organization dedicated to the pastoral ministry with migrant and seasonal Farmworker. Founded in 1986, the Network operates with the support and the collaboration of the Office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the US Catholic Conference. The CMFN works to bring the pastoral presence of the Church to thousands of migrant farmworkers throughout the country. Though most farmworkers continue to adhere to their traditional faith, they often lack the pastoral presence and support of the local church community. Their mission is to promote the formation of welcoming church communities by advocating social justice, dignity and respect for all in order that we may be a missionary church. The seasonal farmworkers who CMFN serves are highly mobile immigrants, residing in isolated rural areas, and are nearly invisible in our society and in our Church. CMFN helps bridge the differences and distances that separate the people of God. Ricardo Ariza will speak at St. Joseph parish, on the 28 th / 29 th May 2016 at all Masses as part of the Diocesan Missionary Co-operation Plan to appeal for your help both financially and above all, through your prayers. Please come and meet Ricardo St. Vincent de Paul is joining with NURSES FOR NEWBORNS in a special request for diapers and formula for babies. The DIAPER/FORMULA DRIVE will be for the month of May. (All sizes in diapers are needed, baby formula: Enfamil or Similac are preferred) Collection boxes can be found at the back of church. You will also find brochures detailing all the good work this organization does. You may contact Nurses for Newborns directly by going to SAVE the DATE The Friends of Birthright Gala - A Night for Life Please join us for Dinner and Dancing at the Ritz Carlton, all proceeds to benefit Birthright Counseling STL Saturday, September 17, 2016 Honoring The Charles and Shirley Drury Family with Special Guest Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft For more information contact Barb Finnegan at bsuefinnegan@gmail.com Heart Speaks to Heart: An Evening with Sue Mosteller, CSJ and L'Arche St. Louis Sr. Sue Mosteller, longtime member of L'Arche, will be returning to St. Louis to give an inspirational talk. "Heart Speaks to Heart" will be a reflection on living community at L'Arche, her friendship with Fr. Henri Nouwen, and the gifts of people with disabilities. Sue will speak on Tues. May 24 at 7pm at St. Louis University High School, Si Commons. This talk is free and open to the public. Donations may be made to support L'Arche St. Louis. For more information, visit