St. Joseph Catholic Church 150 E. First St P.O. Box 1315 Prineville, OR Rev. Fr. Joseph Kunnelaya T, Administrator

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1 Offertory 2016 Needed Balance to cover expenses Week $ Month $ Dec 4 th $3, $10, Dec 8 th $ $ 9, Dec 11 th $3, $ 5, Dec. 18 th $2, $ 3, Dec. 25 th $3, $ St. Joseph Catholic Church 150 E. First St P.O. Box 1315 Prineville, OR Rev. Fr. Joseph Kunnelaya T, Administrator Total $13, $ Remember: sparse sowing, sparse reaping; sow bountifully, and you will reap bountifully. (2Cor.9:6) Ademas fíjense: quien siembra con mezquindad, con mezquindad cosechara, y quien hace siembras generosas, generosas cosechas tendrá. (2 Corintios 9,6) Vigil Mass Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am English 12:00 Noon Spanish Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God January 1, 2017 Parish Office Administrative Assistant: Anne Greenwood Office Hours: Monday -Thursday 9:00am-12:00 noon and 1:00 pm- 5:00 pm Office: Rectory: Evenings 7pm-9pm Office Fax stjosephparish@bendbroadband.com

2 Sacraments Sacrament of Penance Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm Other times by appointment Sacrament of Baptism or Marriage Contact Fr. Joseph for preparation Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Mass Intentions Dec. 31 st Jan. 6 th Sat. 8am Frank and Joan Smith (health) Sat. 5pm Lu Streetman (RIP) Sun. 9am Lu Streetman (RIP) Sun. 12pm For the People Mon. 8am Roy and Erma Jean Hutley (health) Tues. 8am Charles Wettstein (health) Wed. 8am Jessie Sharp (health) Thurs. 8am Mary Lee (health) Fri. 12:15pm- Barb Kurtz (sp int) 1 hour Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following Mass Mass Schedule Sun. Rosary: half hour before Mass Date: January 8th, 2016 Led by: Eucharistic Ministers Daily Readings Jan 2 nd Jan 8 th Mon 1 Jo 2:22-28; Joh.1:19-28 Tues 1 Jo 2:29-3:6; Joh 1:29-34 Wed 1 Jo: 3:7-10; Joh 1:35-42 Thurs 1 Jo 3:11-21; Joh 1:43-51 Fri 1 Jo 5:5-13; Mar.1:7-11 Sat 1 Jo 5:14-21; Joh. 2:1-11 Sun. Isa. 60:1-6; Eph. 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mat.2:1-12 Please Remember the Following: Lloy McDaniel; Linda Arian; Lorin; Jack Thompson; Ron & Tanya Deasly; Dan Browning; Patricia Carroll; Savanna King; Rita Witchman; David & Carol Leonard; Billie Lanier; Kate Erickson; Born Family; Dan Christ; Linda Christ; Sammi Pedersen; Bob & Lola Godat; Fred Vandehey; Gal Kessel; Debbie Enneberg Carmen Orsi; Katie Jordon; Mindy Hopfer; Joanne Besio; Mike Mulvihill; Jennifer Christy; Chuck & Dee Wettstein; Paul Paquin; Carlos Coit; Rosemary Boe; Jeff Born; Peggy Kasberger; Glen Johnston; Jessie Sharp; Hazel Engstrom; Ann Pedersen; Jan Sletager; Richard Moore; Hans Kaumanns; Jim Lanning; Cal and Bernice Dubisar; Dolores Myers; Heather Messick; Family of Ralph and Mary Lee; Jeanne Enos; Kim Remppel; Deborah Horrell; Hernan Enrique Caceres; Verconica Natalia Chavez; Maria Sol Montel; Veronica Rodriguez; Luz Alejandra Bringas,; Carolina Silvia Brizuela Perez; Rodolfo Martin Arruabarrena; Gustavo Caceres, Susan Markie, Ben Ryan, Anne Pimentel Hehr; Nettie Irene Downing, Kara Bachand, Doug Bristow for the special intentions of our parishioners and others. Fr. Joseph s Corner 40 Rules for Living (and some good New Year s Resolutions for 2016!) 1. Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully 2. Memorize your favorite poem. 3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want. 4. When you say, I love you, mean it. 5. When you say, I'm sorry, look the person in the eye. 6. Never laugh at anyone s dreams. 7. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it s the only way to live life completely. 8. Don t judge people by their relatives. 9. Talk slow but think quick. 10. When someone asks you a question you don t want to answer, smile and ask, Why do you want to know? 11. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 12. Call your mom. 13. Say Bless you when you hear someone sneeze. 14. When you lose, don t lose the lesson. 15. Remember the three R s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions. 16. Don t let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 17. When you realize you ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 18. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. 19. When you realize you ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice. 21. Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, conversational skills will be as important as any other. 22. Spend some time alone. 23. Open your arms to change, but don t let go of your values. 24. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 25. Read more books, and watch less TV. 26. Live a good, honorable life. Then, when you get older and think back, you ll get to enjoy it a second time. 27. Trust in God, but lock your car. 28. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home. 29. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don t bring up the past. 30. Read between the lines. 31. Share your knowledge. It s a way to achieve immortality. 32. Be gentle with the earth. 33. Pray there s immeasurable power in it. 34. Never interrupt when you are being flattered. 35. Mind your own business. 36. You are better than you think of yourself. 37. Once a year, go someplace you ve never been before. 38. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth s greatest satisfaction. 39. Learn the rules; then break some. 40. Remember: The best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other. 41. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 42. Remember that your character is your destiny. Happy New Year and God Bless You All! Father Joseph

3 Rosary Schedule January 1 st Ushers January 8 th Eucharistic Ministers January 15 th Knights of Columbus January 22 nd St. Vincent de Paul January 29 th The Youth The Knights of Columbus Offer breakfast every first Sunday of the month after the 9am Mass. For January breakfast will be January 8 th after the 9am Mass Social Time Please join us for coffee after the Sunday 9:00 am Mass Sunday Coffee Hour Schedule January 1st - Betty Viescas January 15- Carol Smith January 22 Albina Stagnoli January 29 th - Sammie Petersen and Karin Davis Choir Practice Choir on Wednesday s from 5:00pm 6:00 pm Respect Life News "One who has hope lives differently. What can we do to give hope to those with an unplanned pregnancy or suffering from an abortion? ~Pope Benedict XVI~ The RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT COLLECTION which will be held on December 10 th and 11 th, you will find envelopes in the pews. The need to generously support this fund is self-evident. The Priests, generally speaking, have never been a well-paid category so that it is not rare to find the retired individuals among them, after having spent themselves in the service of the people, lacking funds to enjoy the well-deserved rest and comforts of old age. As for the Religious, formerly the retired individuals among them used to be supported with what was saved from the earnings of the active members. But now, since the ratio of the active members to the retired ones has reduced drastically, the Religious Congregations find it extremely difficult to find enough funds to meet the needs of the latter. The purpose of the RETIREMENT FUND is precisely to make good this deficiency. It is up to the faithful in whose service the Priests and the Religious spend themselves, to make sure that the latter do not lack the funds that are needed to make it possible for them to spend their last days on this earth in relative ease and comfort. So do contribute generously to the Fund in token of your love and concern for them. Parish News "Your generosity did not go unnoticed. We are very grateful for all your efforts Thank you so much." Patrick and Beth Gillem and family for your time decorating the church so beautifully and donating poinsettias. Diane and Chuck Giovanini for donating the beautiful poinsettias. To Cathy Baxter (chairperson) and the Liturgical Committee, Maureen Fagan Bristow, GariLyn Tocher (choir directors) the Choir, Lectors, Ushers, Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans who actively participated for our Christmas Masses. To our wonderful volunteers, Diane and Chuck Giovanini, Nancy Myers, Sammie Petersen, Barb Johnson, and Karen Davis who keep our Church so clean and organized Holly LeFevre, Tom Norton, Bob Leonard, Rick Nolte, Tom MacDonald and Charles Kurtz for clearing the snow from our sidewalks and parking lot making it so much easier for all of us to come to church. For all that you have been THANK YOU!, and all that you will be WELCOME! 2017 Parish Calendars have come please pick up your copy in the church vestibule or the parish office. Thank you to Brett Edgerly of Prineville Funeral Home for the donation for our calendars for this year. The Knights of Columbus will have their breakfast this month on January 8 th after the 9am Mass. Coffee Hour will be Sunday January 1 st after the 9am Mass The offertory envelopes for 2017 are ready in the vestibule for pick up. Please take yours. If you want to use the new 2017 envelopes we have more in the Parish Office. Winter is here. The Parish needs volunteers to remove snow from the sidewalks, stairs and areas around the Church, Rectory and Parish Hall. There is a sign-up sheet in the Vestibule for volunteers. Please sign up for a week you will be available. Then, pray for sunshine. Thank you!

4 Solemnity of Mary 1 st R. Num. 6:22-27 Res. Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 2 nd R. Gal 4:4-7 Gospel Accl. Heb 1:1-2 Gospel Lk. 2:16-21 Introduction: Since we celebrate the Feast of Mary, the Mother of God on New Year s Day, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy and Peaceful New Year? I pray that the Lord Jesus and His mother Mary may enrich your lives during the New Year with an abundance of God s blessings. Today s Feast of Mary, the Mother of God is a very appropriate way to begin a new year, reminding us to rely on the powerful intercession of our Heavenly Mother. The Church observes this day also as the World Day of Peace and invites us to pray specially for lasting peace in the world throughout the New Year. The Church puts the feast of this solemnity on the first day of the New Year to emphasize the importance of Mary s role in the life of Christ and of the Church. We commemorate the various saints on different days of the year, but Mary is the most prominent of them all. She has a special role and mission given to her by God. As Mother of our Redeemer and of the redeemed, she reigns as Queen at the side of Christ the King. She is a powerful intercessor for all of our needs here on earth. In celebrating her special feast day, we acknowledge this great gift for the Church and world; we call on her to be actively involved in our daily life; we imitate her virtuous life as a great inspiration; and we cooperate with all the graces we get through her. The Church observes this day also as the World Day of Peace and invites us to pray specially for peace in the world. Inspired by Pope St. John XXIII s 1963 encyclical, Pacem in Terris, Pope Paul VI instituted this feast in Scripture lessons: Today s first reading gives us the beautiful Divine blessing from the book of Numbers for our New Year. In the second reading, Paul reminds the Galatians and us that God s Son has become one of us through Mary and that it was through Him that we have become the children of God. Today s Gospel describes how the shepherds spread to all their neighbors the Good News surrounding the birth of Jesus which the angel had revealed to them. The Gospel also tells us how Mary treasured "all these things" in her heart, and it reports that on the day of His Circumcision, the Child was given the name Jesus that had been chosen by God Himself. Traditional belief and Church doctrine: We honor Mary primarily because God honored her by choosing her to become the mother of Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, when He took on human flesh and became man, as stated in the Bible. The angel said to Mary: You are going to be the mother of a Son, and you will call Him Jesus, and He will be called the Son of the Most High." After the angel had appeared to her and told her that she was to be the mother of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary visited Elizabeth. At Mary's greeting, Elizabeth said, "Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord s mother comes to visit me? [Lk 1:43]. Hence, the Council of Ephesus affirmed in AD 431 that Mary was truly the Mother of God (Theotokos), and in AD 451, the Council of Chalcedon affirmed the Divine Motherhood of Mary as a dogma, an official doctrine of the Holy Catholic Church. All mothers want their children to inherit or acquire their good qualities. Our Heavenly Mother is no exception. With Joseph, she succeeded in training the Child Jesus, so that He grew in holiness and in favor before God and man. Hence, our best way of celebrating this feast and honoring our Heavenly Mother would be to promise her that we will practice her virtues of Faith, obedience, purity and humble service. In this way, we will be trying to become the saintly sons and daughters of our Heavenly Mother, the Holy Mother of God. We need our Heavenly Mother s prayers to have a better physical life and spiritual life in the New Year: Let us ask for our Heavenly Mother s help so that we may glorify God with a healthier physical and spiritual life and a better appreciation of life in a culture of death. We need a Super-Mother like Jesus mother Mary to stop millions of pregnant women from killing their babies by abortion, and to encourage nations to enact and implement laws to stop homicides, suicides, mercy - killing and mass-murders by terrorist and fanatic groups. 3) We need to honor Mary as the mother of Jesus: We honor Mary by actively participating in today s Mass and in all the Marian feasts of the Church throughout the year. In these Masses and at other times, we give Mary hyperdulia, that is, highest honor, because of the gifts of grace God granted her and because of the way she responded to these gifts. We also honor her in all the forms of Marian prayer we say: The Rosary, the Angelus, the Regina Caeli, the Hail Holy Queen, the Memorare, and so on. These are prayers we should pray so often we have them memorized. We can honor Mary by cultivating an interior life like hers. Mary meditated on, that is, thought about and prayed over, the events of her life in relation to God s plan of salvation. We are participants in God s plan of salvation, too. We are God s instruments and fellow workers in God s kingdom. Everything that happens to us has a good meaning, and it is up to us to try to discover and appreciate it. Her words at the wedding feast of Cana reveal her basic orientation, which we can apply to ourselves: Do whatever he tells you. We can honor Mary by praying for her intercession. (DHO). Three ways to make the New Year meaningful (William Barclay): a) something to dream, b) something to do, and c) someone to love. We need to remember the proverb: Cherish your yesterdays, dream your tomorrows, but live your today." It has been truly said that an idle mind is the devil's workshop. We must not be barren fig trees, nor barren branches in God s vineyard. We must be always engaged, doing good for others and loving the men and women we encounter in daily life, for they are our brothers and sisters in Christ. This becomes easier when we make God the center of our life and realize His presence in all the people around us. Let us light a candle instead of blaming the darkness around us. Just as the moon borrows the sun s light to illuminate the earth, we must radiate the Light of God shining within us. Let s pray the prayer of Dag Hammarskjold: Lord, for all that has been, Thanks! For all that will be, Yes! Have a Happy New Year, overflowing with a "Yes" to God our Father, to the Lord Jesus our Brother and to the Holy Spirit our Advocate and our Guide in every good deed His grace suggests! O, our God and our Hope, glory to You!

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