FR. Saint THOMAS Joseph Church Saint Joseph Church J. SCHAAB Born 6/13/46 Ordained 5/18/74 Died 2/12/18 Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri 63105-3788 Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, Pastor Rev. Thomas J. Schaab, Senior Associate Deacon Del Leonardo Parish Office: 314-726-1221 Parish Fax: 314-721-5110 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 Larry Stewart, Anne Shapleigh Denny Staub, Barbara Summers, Christie Murphy, Fred Yap Parish e-mail: pat_stj@hotmail.com Parish website: www.stjosephclayton.org Rectory Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri 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 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 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.
First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018 Notes From The Pastor's Pen Hello, Last Saturday Fr. Tom Schaab, our associate pastor, suffered a stroke that resulted in his death on Monday evening. He had suffered from numerous medical concerns in the past, from his heart to his hips and also strokes, but he had continued to serve us and God faithfully especially in his ministry of the sacraments of the Eucharist and Confession. Not only was he usually there for an hour to hear Confessions before the weekday noon Masses, (it is only scheduled for 11:15-11:50, but he was there by 11 and there was usually a line waiting) but if he could he would go back after Mass and it seemed like more and more people were taking advantage of that also. And this was all after he suffered from some of his medical concerns. The following is a list of all the places he has been assigned in his 43+ years serving as a priest: 1974, June 5: Assoc. Pastor, Immacolata, 1976, June 2: Part time Assoc. Pastor St. Puis V / on staff at DuBourg HS 1978, May 25: Part time Assoc. Pastor, St. Luke / Teaching at Mercy HS 1978, Oct 16: Part time Assoc. Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes (U-City) / Teaching at Mercy HS 1981, June 2: Part time Assoc. Pastor, St. Robert (St. Charles) / Teaching at Duchesne HS 1984, June 26: Part time Assoc. Pastor, Sacred Heart (Valley Park) / Teaching at Kennedy HS 1986, June 5: Part time Assoc. Pastor, St. Clare of Assisi (Ellisville)/ Teaching at Kennedy HS 1988, June 22: Full time Assoc. Pastor, St. Clare of Assisi (Ellisville) 1990, June 20: Assoc. Pastor, Resurrection 1992, June 20: Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima 2000, April 10: Granted Medical Leave 2000, Sept. 5: Senior Assoc. Pastor, St. Justin Martyr 2001, Nov 16: Pastor, St. Christopher 2005, July 5: Senior Assoc. Pastor, St. Joseph (Clayton) As you can see, they moved priests a lot when they were teaching. We were fortunate to have him for his longest stay of over 12 years and while I have been here we were also able to celebrate his 40 th ordination anniversary in 2014. I am extremely grateful for the years of ministry he has provided, but also for being able to live with him here for almost five years and witness his ministry and the affects he allowed Christ to work through him. Being the beginning of Lent may be a good opportunity to let his memory inspire us to be open to God s graces in the sacraments, and to say a prayer for Fr. Schaab when you hear his wind chimes off the back porch of the rectory. Peace, Fr. Nick Mass Intentions Monday, Feb. 19 6:30 am Yvonne Garesché Pons Timothy Fusz Doody Tuesday, Feb. 20 8:00 am Mary Regina Heger Richard Klein Wednesday, Feb. 21 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Dr Claro N Floro Thursday, Feb. 22 The Chair of St Peter the Apostle 8:00 am William Kuhne Jack and Shirley Murphy Friday, Feb. 23 6:30 am Fr. Thomas Schaab Jeffrey Wright Saturday, Feb. 24 8:00 am Poor Souls 5:00 pm Joseph Balota Sunday, Feb. 25 Second Sunday of Lent 7:30 am Joan McNulty 9:00 am St Joseph Parishioners 11:00 am Tom Mayer
We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Dr Carr Worland Kisa Minardi Jeff Miller Sue Clancy Chris Tinker Mike Proctor Barry Andrews John Welch 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 Stations of The Cross We will pray The Stations of the Cross together each Friday during Lent at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. Please join us! Sunday Offerings-Feb. 10-11, 2018 Sunday Envelopes $2,879.00 Loose $458.02 Online Giving $1,602.00 Weekday noon Masses $423.27 Total for week $5,362.29 YTD Budget $371,332.00 YTD Actual $341,880.50 YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit($29,451.50) He Said She Said Trivia returns March 9, 2018! He Said She Said Trivia to benefit St. Patrick Center returns Friday, March 9, 2018 at Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark. Gather your team for 8 rounds of "He Said She Said" trivia featuring local Power Couples. Register your table of 8 for $500 and enjoy a fun night of entertainment including parking, food and beer/wine/soda. Contact Maggie Kloppenberg at 314-802-5418 or mkloppenberg@stpatrickcenter.org. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b- 34; Mk 9:2-10 Rest In Peace Please remember in your prayers the soul of Father Thomas J. Schaab who passed away this week. Father Schaab will be greatly missed by all who knew him. We have been so blessed to have the opportunity to have him as our Priest, Confessor and Friend. May our Heavenly Father welcome Father Schaab into His eternal home and may He send the comfort only He can to his family and friends. Legal Services for the Needy The St. Louis Archdiocesan Society of St. Vincent de Paul is starting a program to provide legal services to the needy. Volunteer lawyers are needed to help. There is particular need of attorneys who have expertise in family law, child custody, elder law and benefit programs. But, any other specialties would be welcomed. If you are an attorney with an interest in helping the needy, please call Michael Forster at 314-446-4203. A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, February 19 5:15 pm PSR Family Activity Day, PH 7:00 pm Lenten Program Pivotal Players, Centennial Rm Tuesday, February 20 7:00 pm RCIA, Centennial Rm Wednesday, February 21 9:30 am Cornerstone Bible Study, PH Babysitting in MR 1:00 pm Lenten Program Pivotal Players, Centennial Rm 7:00 pm Adult Choir Practice, CH Friday, February 23 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross and Confessions Sunday, February 25 9:30 am PSR, School 9:30 am 1st Communion Parent Mtg, PH 7:00 pm HS Youth Group, Centennial Rm
Parish School of Religion Update Today, PSR is Family Day! Moms and Dads will attend a special PSR class with the kids to learn about the Corporal Works of Mercy. Each Work of Mercy will be presented through the real life example of a Saint. Every member of the Body of Christ is called to alleviate the suffering of others and this can be done in small ways each day. Our families will be putting together packs to be handed out to those who are homeless or who they find begging for help. The packs are meant not only to help with material needs, but also to let the person know that we care about them. Each pack will have a card with a scripture passage that the students will color and sign. In passing out the pack the kids will hopefully see the dignity of humanity no matter their social state of life. Please pray for our PSR, we continue to pray for you! Sunday Worship Feb. 24-25, 2018 5:00 pm Holt Schuler Rosemary Pickle Tom O Keefe Liz Rainey Rosemary Hardy Amy David Lenten Program offered at St. Joseph Catholicism The Pivotal Players Bishop Robert Barron s CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players is a multi-part film series that illumines a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilization. In the CATHOLICISM series, an epic ten-part documentary, Bishop Barron took viewers around the world and deep into the Catholic Faith. But there is still more of the story to tell. Now, he unlocks the truth behind the Catholic Church s most influential people. From St. Francis of Assisi to St. Catherine of Siena, from St. Thomas Aquinas to Michelangelo, all the way to Blessed John Henry Newman and G.K. Chesterton, Christ s Incarnation is on display through the minds and lives of His Church s members. Sessions will be offered: Monday Evening at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall OR Wednesday Afternoon at 1:00 p.m., Parish Hall St. Patrick s Casserole Program What a wonderful way to feed those in need during Lent and throughout the year. Helping once a month goes a long way! Opportunities to help include: Making a casserole once a month or whenever possible Provide freezer storage the Thursday night before delivery Transport the casseroles on the 2 nd Friday each month to St. Patrick Center Ifyou can help our program in any way please contact Liz Gruenbacher at 726-7939 or lgruenbacher@adgeo.com Dynamic Catholic, Alive! The Desert Lent has officially begun. Into the desert we go. The desert is a place we find ourselves in at various points in life, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. During Lent, we choose to enter the desert of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. These practices impel us to rely more on God and to trust in His faithful love. We face many challenges in the desert and sometimes feel as if God is not with us, but entering prayerfully into penance and self-denial just as Christ Himself did, we are able to be transformed and to grow in the ways that are most necessary for our spiritual progress. How do we need to repent this season? How can we proclaim the saving message of the Gospel? archstl.org/dynamic 7:30 am Liam & Meaghan Mulligan Larry Glynn Frank Hackmann Sharon Skrivan Volunteer 9:00 am Declan O Leary Zachary Jones Betsy Sampson John Gillis Mary Carver Michael Clear 11:00 am Lia Favazza Zachary Jones Flora Wilsker Carmen Leonardi Thom Schwetye Larry Stewart To become a minister call 726-1221.
ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16-17) The Church has always helped us fulfill these words of Jesus by prescribing very definite penance for all Catholics, so that we too might have Eternal life. Accordingly, the Pope and the American Bishops have outlined obligatory fast and abstinence as follows: Ash Wednesday (Wednesday February 14, 2018) and Good Friday (March 30, 2018) are days of abstinence for all Catholics over the age of 14. On these two days, fast, as well as abstinence, is also obligatory for those from the ages of 18-59. Abstinence means refraining from meat. Fast means one full meal a day, with two smaller meals and nothing between meals (liquids are permitted). No Catholic will lightly excuse himself or herself from this obligation. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence from meat. Here again Catholics will not hold themselves lightly excused, but if there is a serious health problem, this obligation would not apply. We should strive to make all days of Lent a time of prayer and penance. Following are several resources that can aid in finding different forms of prayer and penance. Living the Eucharist Lenten program: http://www.livingtheeucharist.org/. Best Lent Ever daily reflections from Dynamic Catholic: http://dynamiccatholic.com/bestlentever/#signup USCCB: http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/prayer-resources-for-lent.cfm Each Lent, we are invited into a season of spiritual reflection and renewal. CRS Rice Bowl is one way for families and faith communities to experience the season of Lent. Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS Rice Bowl is now in its fifth decade and begins on Ash Wednesday February 14, 2018. 75 percent of your Rice Bowl donations support CRS s humanitarian relief programs in nearly 100 countries. Additionally, Catholic Relief Services allows each diocese that participates to keep 25% of the collection in the local community to be used for hunger and poverty alleviation programs. In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, these funds support food pantries and other programs. Come and learn more about life as a seminarian at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's Open House on Sunday, February 25, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Take a seminarian-guided tour throughout the halls, classrooms, living spaces, library, and chapels. Experience seminary life, meet your future priests, and pray in the Chapel of St. Joseph. All are welcome! Seminary location: 5200 Glennon Drive, St. Louis, MO 63119.
St Joseph Trivia Night On February 10, despite some freezing rain, our Saint Joseph Family gathered in the Parish Hall for some trivia competition. It was the 17 th Annual Trivia Night and was well attended. An activity like this provides an opportunity for parishioners to spend time together having fun and is a pretty painless way to support the parish inancially. This year seventeen tables of players answered the trivia questions while sharing many kinds of food. The organizers provided sodas, pretzels, and popcorn, but teams also brought pizzas, veggie trays, cheese logs, beer, brownies, ice cream cakes, two-foot-long sandwiches, wine, and lots of chips & crackers. No one left hungry! Some tables were family-based, but most were groups of friends. Choir members made up one of them and Father Nick played with a group of seminarians. Competition was ierce, yet friendly, and players had an opportunity to bid on 25 Silent Auction items between rounds. Thanks to all who donated items, played Saturday, helped with setting up and cleaning up. Next year's event will most likely be on Feb 9