November 25, Feast of Christ the King

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1 November 25, Feast of Christ the King Sunday, November 25 NO Religious Education Classes NO Sunday Studies NO KEYSIS Monday, November 26 Catholicism Series for Men 5:45am in the PAC Adoration Chapel re-opens at 9:00am Ushers Club Meeting at 7:00pm in the PAC Czech Language Class 6:30pm in the PAC Boy Scout Troop 383 Meeting 7:00pm Scout House Tuesday, November 27 Martha and Mary Wellness Group 9:00am in the PAC Divine Mercy Prayer Group after Mass SJ School Board Meeting at in the PAC RCIA Session from 7:00-9:00pm in the PAC Folk Choir Practice at 7:30pm in the Church Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Meeting 7:30pm at Bryan Council Hall Wednesday, November 28 Women s Bible Study at 9:30am in the PAC Novena to the Miraculous Medal at 5:45pm in Chapel followed by Mass Religious Education Classes for PK-Grade 6 at St. Joseph Elementary School 6:00-7:00pm 7th and 8th Grade 5:45pm at Coulter Campus. St. Joseph Framework Young Adult Ministry 7:00pm in the PAC Parents of 7th and 8th graders, Middle School Core Team is hosting a dinner for you and your family 7-8pm in the PAC. No Charge / Child care available. Women s ENDOW Fall Study 7:00-9:00pm in PAC Thursday, November 29 Martha and Mary Wellness Group 9:00am in the PAC Covenant of Love - Married Couples - 6:30-8:30pm in PAC St. Vincent de Paul Meeting 7:00pm in the PAC Great Adventure Bible Study 7:00pm in the PAC Friday, November 30 Women s ENDOW Fall Study 9:30-11:30am in PAC Saturday, December 1 First Saturday Mass and Novena at 1st Reconciliation Retreat from 9:00am - 12 noon at SJ Elementary School. Mt. Carmel Rosary Guild Meeting and Program at 9:00am in the PAC Rite of Acceptance for RCIA at Mass. Dinner following in the PAC Sunday, December 2 Religious Education Classes PK - Grade 8 8:45-9:45am at SJ Elementary School Sunday Studies from 8:45-9:45am in the PAC Middle School and High School KEYSIS 6:30pm at St. Joseph Secondary Campus. Thanksgiving Baskets Thank YOU! The St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to thank you for your overwhelming support during our Thanksgiving Food Drive. Because of your generous donations of food, money, time, and effort we were able to help 200 families in our community have a big Thanksgiving Meal. This endeavor was successful through our community effort. Thank you for serving God by helping others. Wedding Banns Please remember the following couples in prayer as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Matrimony: December 1st Angelica Sandoval and Thomas J. Seneff December 8th Rachel Ricca and Keith Burnett Altar Flowers Flowers this weekend In Thanksgiving by JAKE and ROSE MARIE BORISKIE on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary November 25th. Wedding Anniversaries CONGRATULATIONS to DANNY and JANIE VELASQUEZ on the occasion of their 49th Wedding Anniversary November 24th. CONGRATULATIONS to BARNEY and DORIS PATRANELLA on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary November 25th. CONGRATULATIONS to JAKE and ROSE MARIE BORISKIE on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary November 25th

2 Christmas Giving Tree Christmas Giving Tree is ready. Pick a tag from one of the trees (located at the main entrance of the church or in the Adoration Chapel) and buy the suggested gift for an underprivileged person in the B/CS Community. Wrap your gift, attach the tag on the outside and return to the Church Office no later than December 11th. If this is a gift of clothing, remember to include, if possible, a gift receipt to facilitate exchange if necessary. Advent by Candlelight for Women Christ Will Bring Hope to the World Thursday, December 6th St. Joseph Women s Guild will host their Annual Advent by Candlelight in the Parish Activity Center beginning at 6:30pm. The Guild will provide a meal, coffee and wassail. The meal will be served to each guest. Ladies who choose to host a table will be responsible for the centerpiece and dessert for their table. The guild will place tablecloths and silverware for each table of eight. Hostesses will receive more details. Individual guests attending will pay a fee of $8.00. Hostesses are responsible for the $8.00 fee per invited guest. To have questions answered, reserve a space or to host a table, please call the following by Monday, December 3rd: Loretta Janda or Beverly Hoke Advent Silver Coffee Christ Will Bring Hope to the World Wednesday, December 5th St. Joseph Church will host the Annual Advent Silver Coffee in the Parish Activity Center beginning at 10:30am. The Church will provide coffee and wassail. Ladies are asked to bring a ready to serve breakfast item to share. Hostesses, individual guests and table centerpieces are welcome. Dress is church attire. A short program will be presented by Sister Penny from SJRHC. We will sing a few Christmas Carols with Sister Rita Jane from SJRHC accompanied by Elizabeth Stasny on piano. No charge but reservations are needed by Monday, December 3rd. Please call: Church Office at or Ann Saculla at Ladies: Save the Date Mark your calendars January 19, 2013 for the 3rd Annual Women's Day of Reflection. at St. Joseph Parish Activity Center. Fr. Scott Reilly, LC will be leading the retreat. Look for more details to come! Sponsored by the Ladies of Regnum Christi Prayers for the Sick Please remember the following in prayer that the healing presence of Christ will restore them to physical and spiritual health: Hazel Bayer, Ruben Arredondo, Jerry Dusek, Rose Mauro, Evelyn Kosh, Douglas Kucera, Jeff Joubert, Shawna Emola, Celia Cerda, John Cage, Randy Luckie, Charli Neal, James Lara, Anita Allen, Argentina Vindiola, Mildred Kocurek, Ruby Jones, JoAnn Zaeske, John Padgett, Lillian Kruse, Nathan Belcik, Nikki Winder, Patrick Perez Monday Wednesday Thursday Good Shepherd 9:20am Friday Saturday Sunday MASSES WEEK OF NOV DEC. 2 7:00am 8:30am 10:00am 11:30am Good Shepherd 5:30pm William Bolmanski (B) Special Int. (Anita Fickey) Tuesday Souls in Purgatory Good Shepherd 9:20am Sheri Morris Kaye and Terry Moore Anna Merka (B) Kathryn Beatty John Stasny (B) Tom Borski (B) For Our School Terry Douglas Sue O Connell Berma and John Padgett III Mary Thinh Nguyen Frank and Frances Vavra John E. Marino Walter,Teresa, Billy Opersteny Teresa Anne Garrett Louis and Sophia Luna Kie Grocholski (B) Walter Britten Tom Borski (B) Adella and E.D. Luna Floyd and Elenora Okonski Pete and Natalie Palasota Cecilia and Thurston Cargill Larry Cargill Sister Veronica Schultz For Our Parish Jeffie Nokes Lesley Stevens

3 Your Marriage Matters! All married couples are invited to enrich their vocation at a Covenant of Love Date Night. Thursday, November 29 th 6:30-8:30pm in the Parish Activity Center For more details or to RSVP contact Carrie Schumann (met@aggiecatholic.org) Babysitting available ($5.00 donation) Our evening will center on God s Plan for Marriage From the Beginning, the second session from the program of marriage enrichment developed by Greg and Julie Alexander (co-hosts of EWTN s Marriage Works in Christ, ). They are also authors, speakers, and cofounders of The Alexander House Apostolate in San Antonio. The Alexanders latest effort focuses on establishing their Covenant of Love marriage ministry in parishes throughout the country. "An Echoing of Angels" Sunday, December 9th The St. Joseph H. S. Concert Choir would like to invite you to the choir s 7 th annual Advent/Christmas service, which will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 4:00pm. Entitled An Echoing of Angels, it is a service of choral and brass music, readings and narration. It is in part a gift from St. Joseph School to you, the members of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and we hope that you, your family and friends will attend. We anticipate that this service will hold meaning for all who attend and will be an important part of the preparation for the Christmas season. Thank you for your support of St. Joseph Catholic School. Mt. Carmel Rosary Guild Meeting Advent is the perfect time to consider Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Join us for the Rosary Guild membership meeting Saturday, December 1st at 9:00am in the PAC. Bring a friend or family member! Our guest speaker will be Pam Marvin, a native Texan and graduate of Texas A&M. She is a wife and mother of 5 who converted to the Catholic faith 20 years ago. Pam is a team leader with Regnum Christi and facilitator of the Endow program for women based on the writings of Blessed John Paul II. She will share how the Blessed Mother has accompanied her on her spiritual journey. Copies of St. Louis de Montfort s book, True Devotion to Mary, and Fr. Michael Gaitley s book, 33 Days to Morning Glory will be available free for distribution at the meeting. All are welcome. Breakfast refreshments will be served. PLEASE SUPPORT our Advertisers on the two pages of Bulletin Ads. They help make possible this Sunday Bulletin for our parishioners and we thank them. Liturgical Minute No. VII Year of Faith God s Self-Revelation Faith is a gift of God, and it has three dimensions. First, faith lights up our minds so that we know the truth about God. Second, faith brings about a relationship with God we could never otherwise have. And third, faith propels us forward into eternal life that begins even now. Faith reveals the truth about God, not as the answer to a philosophical riddle, but instead, faith reveals God as our friend. Friendships involve self-disclosure. So when God gives the gift of faith, he tells us something personal about himself he tells us about his love as Father, Son, and Spirit. He tells us that he made everything, not out of need, but out of a desire to share his own life. God also tells us about our sins that separate us from his love, and about his Son who saves us from our sins. He tells us about his plans and dreams for us, realized in Jesus. And through scripture and the Church, he communicates treasures beyond the range of human or angelic minds. Grief and the Holidays A Time of Reflection Saturday, December 8th at 9:00am in the Adoration Chapel at St. Joseph Church Presented by: Deacon Gary Nelson The Christmas Holidays can present a difficult challenge for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, whether a family member or friend. Grief and the Holidays will provide practical advice rooted in spiritual precepts to help the bereaved through the Christmas Holidays. It is a myth that the mourning process only takes a few weeks or a few months. There is no timetable for mourning. Feast of the Immaculate Conception Saturday, December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a Holy Day of Obligation. Mary under the title of Immaculate Conception is the patroness of the United States. Masses will be offered at St. Joseph Church: Friday, December 7th at and Saturday, December 8th at Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Sunday December 9th St. Joseph Church will observe the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a Mariachi Band singing in her honor at the 10:00am and 11:30am Masses.

4 Wedding Anniversaries in 2012 St. Joseph Parish along with Bishop Vasquez will once again be honoring couples in our parish who have celebrated their... 25th... 40th... 50th... 60th or over 60th Wedding Anniversary in 2012 Marriage Recognition Certificates will be given to these couples at all the Masses on the Feast of the Holy Family December 30th. These certificates bear the Seal of the Austin Diocese and the signature of the Most Reverend Joe S. Vasquez, Bishop of Austin. Please call in or bring by the name of the bride and groom, and the date of their marriage to the Church Office for the above listed Wedding anniversaries in 2012 by December 12th. We will then send these in to the Diocese for the certificates. Schedule your time! Scheduling time with Our Lord is equally as important as all the other things we schedule in our busy lives each week. We encourage EVERYONE to come and pray whenever you can, but by committing to a specified day and time, you are ensuring that Eucharistic adoration continues in our Parish. Please contact one of the following to make your appointment with Our Lord in the Adoration Chapel: Midnight to 6:00am David Elbel :00am to 12 noon Leah Ann Phillips noon to Paulette Beatty to midnight Terri Lipscomb Poinsettia Fundraiser Place your order for a beautiful Poinsettia for the holidays! St. Joseph Eagle s Nest is now taking orders for their 12th Annual Poinsettia Sale. They come in the colors of: Red, White and Jingle Bell. 4 inch poinsettia pots $10. 6 inch poinsettia pots $ inch hanging basket $ inch poinsettia tree $50. You may your order in to kmuegge@stjosephbcs.org or call or Deadline to order is Monday, December 3rd Poinsettias will come in on Monday December 17th. Middle School Families Wednesday, November 28th Come join us for the November Family Dinner, which will take place at 7:00pm in the PAC. This will be a time to discuss how to make the most of the Advent season and prepare for a Christ centered Christmas. The meal is FREE so bring the whole family. Childcare is available with advanced notice. Any questions contact Alyssa Trutter at or alyssa.trutter@collaborativecatholics.org. Challenge Girls Retreat How Beautiful God Made you! Please sign up and get excited to attend the Challenge Girl Retreat on Being Beautiful for all 5th - 8th graders! Friday, December 7th at 4:00pm to Saturday, December 8th at 4:00pm at Holy Rosary Church in Frenstat. $30 each. Get ready to be inspired, have a great time, meet new friends, play fun games and grow closer to our most beautiful King! Questions? Contact Sonia Drabek at or ssdrabek@hotmail.com Visit with Santa Saturday, December 8th All children of the Parish are invited to a Visit with Santa in the PAC from 8:00-11:00am. Join us for a fun time! Decorate Christmas cookies Make Christmas Ornaments Write a Letter to Santa Make Reindeer Food AND Visit with Santa! Admission is Free Pancake Breakfast (All You Can Eat) Adults $5.00 and Children (3-12 years old) $4.00 Children under 3 - No Charge Bring your camera! Co-Sponsored by St. Joseph Eagle s Nest Nursery and St. Joseph Knights of Columbus. Catholic Services Appeal THANK YOU to everyone who gave a gift this year to the Catholic Services Appeal. Each and every person s gift is important. For those who have not made a pledge, please join us in supporting the programs and services throughout the Diocese of Austin, that no single individual or Parish can offer. Simply complete your pledge envelope and place it in the offertory basket. If you misplaced your pledge envelope, more are available from the Church Office.

5 Pray For Our Military Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen. SFC Michael W. Allen U.S. Army - Iraq PV2 Paul Henri Balanga U.S. Army Afghanistan MM3 John Blair Jr. US Navy S. Carolina Josh Borski US Navy - Somalia Sgt. Joseph Chance Bowman - U.S. Marines - Iraq T/Sgt. Tim Braden - U.S. Air Force Spokane, WA. PFC Ross Carrabba - U.S. Marines - Afghanistan Capt. Joseph D Agostino - U.S. Army - Afghanistan S/ARMN David Dominguez U.S. Air Force - Germany A1C Clinton Doriocourt - U.S. Air Force - Afghanistan Capt. Johnathan Esparza - U.S. Air Force - Okinawa Capt. Jennifer Esparza - U.S. Air Force - Okinawa Sgt. Jay Geronime - U.S. Army Ft. Hood S/Sgt. Jeffrey Geronime - U.S. Marines New River, NC ET2 Justin Geronime - U.S. Navy-Sasebo, Japan Sgt. Nchia Kedze Ghong - U.S. Marines - Iraq PFC Jacob Hernandez U.S. Marines Palm Springs Airman E3 Zachary Jimenez Lackland AFB San Antonio Col. Michael G. Kelley - U.S. Army - Iraq SP4 Rusty Lanicek - U.S. Army Ft.Levenworth,KS M/Sgt. Brian Locke - U.S. Army - Iraq Sgt. Juan Antonio Lopez - U.S. Army - Iraq PFC Ricardo A. Luna - U.S. Army - Iraq SSGT Timothy Luza Jr.-U.S. Air Force Ft. Meade, D.C. Capt. Sean E. Lyerly-Texas National Guard - Iraq CPL Jordan Matthews U.S. Army - Afghanistan M/Sgt. Douglas E. McMillan U.S. Army Tampa, FL Captain Misty Munoz National Guard - Iraq E5 Michael Neveu U.S. Navy - Behrain Major Michael E. Ogden - U.S. Marines - Corpus Christi Sgt. Christopher Orta - U.S. Army - Oklahoma WO1 Jeffrey Pivonka - U.S. Army Iraq PFC Naomi Hernandez-Pledger U.S.Army Ft. Sill SPEC. Ariel Quinones - U.S. Army Korea Corporal Patrick R. Reade - U.S. Marines - Afghanistan L/Corporal James Robinson-U.S.Marines - Afghanistan Sgt. Adrian Rodriquez - U.S. Army - Iraq Sgt. Joel Rodriguez - U.S. Air Force - Iraq Sgt. Michael Ruiz - U.S. Marines-Camp Pendleton, CA. SPC Jay Saculla - U.S. Army Afghanistan Tristan & Kyra Sarles U.S. Navy Reserves Ridgecrest, CA. Corporal Daniel W. Schwartz - U.S. Marines N. Carolina L/Corp.Douglas W. Schwartz-U.S. Marines Afghanistan Major Aaron Southard U.S. Army Ft. Bragg SSGT Larame Sowder-US Air Force-Albuquerque, NM. L/Corp. Kyle Taylor U.S.Marines N.Carolina 1st Lt. Sean Taylor - U.S. Marines Camp Lejeune, NC Major Ryan Ussery - U.S. Army Iraq Sgt. Matt White - U.S. Army - Iraq Sgt. Rick Lee Wolff - Army National Guard - Iraq M/Sgt Sherrie Yeates - U.S. Army Afghanistan Dillon Zemanek U.S. Army S. Korea Men s Advent Thursday, December 13th at 6:30pm in the PAC ALL men are invited to St. Joseph Catholic Church 13th Annual Men s Advent Supper. If you would like to attend, please call the Church Office at by Monday, December 10th. Cost is $5.00 per person. Men are welcome to host a table of friends and relatives if they would like. Donnie Manry will be our speaker and his talk will be: Faith and Family from one Christmas to the next Please call in as soon as possible so we can plan this special Advent evening for men! Come spend time with other men during Advent As we prepare our hearts and souls for the Coming of Our Savior Jesus Christ. Mt. Carmel Gift Shop As Christmas nears, our thoughts and actions are geared toward preparations for that special day. Mt. Carmel Gift Shop located at the main entrance of the Church is managed by Mt. Carmel Rosary Guild. This small shop has an impressive amount of religious articles and a wide selection of spiritual books. Reading material is available for the entire family; bibles, prayer books, books of the saints, and books on spirituality in everyday life. Gift items include crucifixes, pictures, holy water fonts, rosaries, medals, statues and other items. We have items for stocking stuffers and beautiful keepsakes. All work done in the shop is volunteer. For special orders please call Lydia Mousner at Remember to keep Christ in Christmas. The Gift shop is open after all weekend Masses. It is also available through the Church Office during office hours. Work of Human Hands - St. Mary s December 1 and 2 St. Mary s Catholic Center invites you to their annual Work of Human Hands Sale from 9:00am to 9:00pm both days. Add meaning to your Christmas shopping by giving an opportunity for a better future to producers and their families when you purchase beautiful handmade items. Rooted in principles of human dignity and economic justice, Work of Human Hands Sale is a program sponsored by Catholic Relief Services in partnership with SERRV, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. The sale offers high-quality, fair traded crafts and food produced by small-scale artisans and growers from around the world. By participating, you are helping Fair Trade producers earn a fair price, work in a safe environment, get access to credit and training, educate their children, and gain other forms of community support to improve their lives.