Saint Joseph Church Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018
Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri 63105-3788 Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, J.C.L., Pastor email: nicholaskastenholz@archstl.org Rev. Philip J. Bené, J.C.D., Part Time Senior Associate Pastor Deacon Del S. Leonardo, Senior Deacon Parish Office: 314-726-1221 Mass Schedule Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 11:00 am Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30 am, 12:00 noon Tues, Thurs and 12:00 noon Saturday 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 Larry Stewart, Anne Shapleigh Denny Staub, Barbara Summers, Christie Murphy, Fred Yap Parish Fax: 314-721-5110 Rectory Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri Parish e-mail: pat_stj@hotmail.com Parish website: www.stjosephclayton.org Religious Education PSR Debbie Wilmarth, CRE, PSR Principal deb.cre.stj@gmail.com School Office: 314-727-9059 Director of Music Dr. Adam Thomé stjmusicclayton@gmail.com Director of Maintenance Steve Topping 314-726-1221 Sacrament of Reconciliation Weekdays 11:15-11:50 am Saturday 4:00-4:45 pm Rosary Weekdays 11:40 am Thursday after the Mass Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesdays after 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 289-6101, box 2208. 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 www.stjosephclayton.org www.stjospehclayton.org 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 1593. 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.
Hello, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 12, 2018 Notes From The Pastor's Pen This week, on August 11th, we celebrated the feast of St. Clare of Assisi. She is the one who lived down the street from St. Francis. Actually, if you visit Assisi you will see at the one end of town, on the hill where Assisi is located, is the Franciscan monastery at one end of town. Towards the other end of town is the convent of the Poor Clares. She lived from 1195-1253, that compares to Francis living from 1181-1226, and she first heard Francis preaching when she was 18. Now the fact that she was 18 and not married yet shows that even before hearing Francis she was likely considering a religious life, as it would have been common for her family to have her married around the age of 14. She is described as having been heavily pressured by her parents and family to marry a certain man in the year following when she first heard Francis, but her mind was made up and about a year after first hearing Francis she would go to him and ask to be accepted to forsake all her possessions and become a nun. She would first reside at a Benedictine convent where her family would find her and attempt to take her back home, unsuccessfully. Francis moved her to a different convent and one of her younger sisters, Agnes, would actually go there not to take her back home, but to join her there. Eventually they would be placed in a house on the outskirts of Assisi and a few other women would also join them, Francis appointing Clare as the superior of their group. Clare desired that they have very close ties to the friars and strive to follow their way of life, but there would be exceptions. The Franciscans would own nothing, not wanting that security of possessions or of land that would provide them income, but were to rely on daily contributions for their existence. While Clare desired to live in a similar manner, Francis was opposed to accepting money as a donation, but rather it had to be material goods, whereas Clare considered money could be accepted, used for what it was needed, and given to the poor otherwise. She was the first woman to write a Rule by which her order would eventually live. To start, the pope attempted to modify or soften some of the restrictions in her rule, but she denied these and it was eventually approved. But it should also be noted that while Clare and her community did practice some extreme austerities, she also recognized there were limits as was evidenced by a letter she wrote to another convent warning a nun against excessively strict abstinence. Today in St. Louis we have the Monastery of Saint Clare of the Immaculate Conception which is located off of Telegraph Rd. in Oakville. The charism of the Poor Clares is stated as follows: To observe the poverty and humility of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Most Holy Mother, living the Gospel life as followers of St. Clare and St. Francis, in contemplative community of charity and unity within the enclosure. It was considered a radical lifestyle at the time, as it still is today, and we are grateful for this incredible example of faith, and a service of prayer. Peace, Fr. Nick Mass Intentions Monday, August 13 6:30 am Msgr. John Kennedy Michael Plog & Family Tuesday, August 14 St Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr Poor Souls Joseph Surrer Wednesday, August 15 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 6:30 am Hélenè Schweitzer Lynn Burch Rev. Fr. Richard Pommier, OMI 5:30 pm John Cramer Thursday, August 16 Joe Grow Ben Schaab Friday, August 17 6:30 am Bernardo-Reyes Fam. Jack & Shirley Murphy Saturday, August 18 John & Livvy Rasp Int. 5:00 pm Dr Francis & Kathleen Burns Sunday, August 19 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am St Joseph Parishioners 9:00 am Henry Bone & Raymond Clear 11:00 am Fr. Thomas Schaab
We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Cindy Bragg Claudia Gutting Louise O Farrell Bob Klump Roland Hall Jennifer Magestro Marilyn Phelps Suzanne Boland Judy Bencke Lira Roble Eugene Shalhoob Joy Fischer Dr Carr Worland Kisa Minardi Jeff Miller Chris Tinker Mike Proctor Sr. Eleanor Maria Guehlstorf LaJuana Hinch Michael Phelps Joan Harrison The Deadline to submit an ar cle for the bulle n is Monday at 10 am SECOND TUESDAY LUNCH BUNCH: Our next lunch will be Tuesday, August 14th, in the church hall, at 12:45 pm. Bring a sandwich or salad; drinks and dessert will be provided. As always, if you wish to stay after lunch to "Rob Your Neighbor", bring a gift to share. Hope to see you there! St Joseph s is reviving its Youth Choir!! It will be open to those who love to sing, up to and including High School ages. From a team of over four educators with Music Education degrees and backgrounds, the Youth will learn healthy singing, community principles, and receive liturgical catechesis amongst the comaradarie of their peers! Please contact Music Director, Adam Thomé at stjmusicclayon@gmail.com to sign up or sign up through our website stjosephclayton.org. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Ez 2:8 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62: Mt 18:21 19:1 Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Sunday: Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 Wedding Banns Bann I Annelise Atkin & Richard Joyce Please pray for them as they begin their life together. Rest In Peace We offer our sympathy and prayers to the family of long-time parishioner Lois Laffey, who recently passed away. May God welcome Lois home, bless those who mourn her loss, and fill them with peace in their time of sorrow. We welcome to the St. Joseph Parish Family, through the Waters of Baptism: Charles Nicholas Iselin, son of Nicholas & Emily Iselin. Congratulations to the Happy Family! Sunday Offerings Aug. 4-5, 2018 Sunday Envelopes $7,479.00 Loose $1,020.00 Online Giving $694.00 Assumption $30.00 Weekday noon Masses $493.00 Total for week $9,716.00 YTD Budget $47,775.00 YTD Actual $52,568.57 YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit) $4,793.57
RCIA Tuesday, 7 pm in Parish Hall PSR Classes Begin September 9 th /10 th Sunday Worship Aug. 18-19, 2018 Are you thinking about becoming Catholic or do you know someone who might be interested? RCIA classes (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) will be held on Tuesday evenings, 7 pm in the Centennial Room. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 25th. If interested contact Fr. Nick by calling the parish office at 726-1221 or e-mail nicholaskastenholz@archstl.org SAINT JOSEPH PARISH ACTS RETREATS Summer is coming to a swift close and everyone is happily anticipating that first day of school. Don t forget religious education! St. Joseph has open PSR enrollment for students from pre-school through 8 th grade. Please join us for a wonderful year of growing in our Beautiful Catholic Faith. For registration information please visit: stjosephclayton.org or give us a call at 727-9059. St. Joseph Parish in Manchester is pleased to present an ACTS weekend retreat. This parish-based retreat offers the opportunity to renew your spirituality and prayer life, to strengthen your faith and its application in your daily life, and to build lasting friendships. It is presented by parishioners with spiritual direction from our parish priests. Where is it? The LaSalle Retreat Center near Wildwood, MO. Located on 180 acres of beautiful, wooded grounds on Highway 109 near Interstate 44, LaSalle was originally built as a seminary for the Christian Brothers in 1886 and became a retreat center in the 1980s. LaSalle is a warm and welcoming place. It is truly "holy ground" where one can come to be close to God and experience a peace that they can take with them in their hearts. The retreat begins on Thursday evening, September 13th with check-in at 6:15 PM at St. Joseph Church in Manchester, after which those attending the retreat will be transported to LaSalle. The retreat ends back in church with the 11:00 mass on Sunday morning.. The cost of the weekend including 3 nights lodging, meals and transportation is $255. A $75 deposit is required when you register. The remainder is payable at the start of the Retreat on Thursday evening. Our Parish contact here at St. Joseph Clayton is Michele Maue at 314-243-2685 To register online go to https://stjoemanchester.org/acts-retreat. Or you can pick up a registration form from Pat in the St. Joseph Clayton parish office. 5:00 pm Volunteer Fred Yap Liz Rainey Clare Reid Rosemary Hardy 7:30 am Liam & Meaghan Mulligan Laurent Torno Phil Bolian Betty Torno Steve Dolan Tim O Connor 9:00 am Volunteer John Gillis Susan Hackmann Michael Clear Terry Carmack 11:00 am Jack & Nicole Chelew Anne Pokoski Carolyn Dickmann Megan Para Shannon Hadley To become a minister call 726-1221.
New Backpack Program Backpacks must be turned in by Monday morning, 8:00 a.m., August 13th to be delivered to St Augustine Wellston Center for distribution on Tuesday, August 14th. For many years St. Joseph Parish has participated in the St. Patrick Center Backpack Program. In 2017 St. Patrick Center discontinued this program. Many parishioners here at St. Joseph expressed a desire to reach out to school children in need as they had in the past. Below you will find suggested lists of supplies by grade, but whatever you choose to put in the backpack is fine! If you have any questions, please call Pat at 726-1221. Help a child this upcoming school year! Purchase a NEW backpack and fill it with supplies, returning it to St. Joseph Parish by MONDAY, August 13. Kindergarten thru 2nd GRADE 1 Package Pencils - 1 Package Crayons 1 Eraser 1 Pair of Scissors (blunt) - 1 Spiral Notebook (wide) 1 Glue Stick - 1 Package Loose Leaf (wide) 1 Pencil Box - Hand Sanitizer 3rd thru 5th GRADE 1 Package Pencils - 1 Package Crayons - 1 Eraser 1 Pair of Scissors - 3 Spiral Notebook (wide) - 1 Glue Stick 1 Package Loose Leaf (wide) - 1 Package Pens 1 Pencil Box - 1 Ruler - 1 3-Ring Binder 3 Pocket Folder - Hand Sanitizer 6th thru 8th GRADE 1 Package Pencils - 1 Package Pens - 1 Eraser 1 Package Markers - 4 Spiral Notebooks (wide) 8 Pocket Folders - 2 Package Loose Leaf (wide) 1 Ruler - 1 3-Ring Binder - Hand Sanitizer Scientific Calculator 9th thru 12th GRADE 1 Package Pencils - 1 Package Pens - 1 Package Markers 4 Spiral Notebooks (college ruled) - 1 Eraser - 6 Pocket Folders - 2 Package Loose Leaf (college ruled) - 1 3-Ring Binder - 1 Ruler - Hand Sanitizer - Scientific Calculator Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life Do you want to experience spiritual direction? Do you want to work for a deeper prayer life? The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life are going to be offered at five St. Louis area sites on various days and times starting in September, 2018. There are group meetings along with weekly individual conferences with a prayer companion. Experience discernment, contemplation and meditation and enjoy the comradery of other members of the Bridges Retreat community. Look inside the brochure for the information sessions scheduled this summer; or go to the Bridges Retreat website at bridgesfounation.org. Questions: Linda Leib, Executive Director, linda.leib@bridgesfoundation.org or 314 313-8283. Information session: Wednesday, August 22, 7:00 p.m. at Webster Groves Christian Church, 1320 West Lockwood, St. Louis, MO 63122 Also, see article, "Imaginative Prayer brings Ignatian spirituality into everyday life," in July 30-August 5 issue of the St. Louis Review, pp. 6-7.