THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2018 Rev. Thomas J. Whitman, Pastor Director of Religious Ed: Sr. Sandy Pedone, H.M. Parish Secretary: Lori Vasconi Financial Secretary: Carol Koch Maintenance: Brad Goodall Music Director: Mary Messina Office Hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (closed 12:30-1:30 PM) Schedule Saturday Vigil - 5:15 PM Sunday - 8:30 & 11:00 AM Weekday: M, T, Th, Fri - 8:00 AM Wed. - 12:10 PM (Check weekly bulletin for changes.) Confessions Saturday: 4:00-4:30 PM or by request. Religious Education Program Sundays, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CCD Grades K-10 at Case Avenue Elem. School, Grade 11 in the church annex. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Every Wednesday after the 12:10 PM in the Mother s Chapel. Shenango Valley Catholic School System Mr. William Lyon, Principal, Kennedy Catholic Middle and High Schools: 724-346-5531 Mr. Joshua Testa, Principal St. John Paul II: 724-342-2205 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph PARISHIONER PRE-REGISTRATION FORM NAME STREET CITY & ZIP PHONE E-Mail Place completed form in today s collection basket or drop it off in the church office. New Member Address Change Update Info Baptism: Please contact the parish office to schedule a time and date. A pre-baptism class is required. No baptisms during Advent and Lent. Matrimony: By appointment six months in advance. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA): Please call the church office at 724-981-3232. Prayer Line: For intentions, please call 724-342-3456.
PASTOR S COLUMN PARISH COMEDY NIGHT: Mark Friday, January 18, on your calendar! We will be holding another parish comedy night consisting of dinner and professional comedians with clean humor. These have been wonderful evenings and we hope you will consider joining us for this year s event. Invite family, friends and neighbors. Tickets are on sale in the church office Monday through Friday during regular office hours or after weekend es with Fr. Tom or a council member. Deadline to purchase a ticket is Sunday, January 13. REFLECTIONS ON THE READINGS: The readings for the feast of the Holy Family as listed in the Breaking Bread Book are some of the possible choices for this feast day. There are only a few feasts that have multiple choices of readings. The first reading from the first book of Samuel is one that might be interesting to go back and read the full story. Hannah was not able to have children and had prayed in the Temple for a child. The priest Eli thinks she is drunk because of the desperation of her prayer. But once she tells him her story he tells her she will have a child. And indeed she does. The story today is about how Hannah now dedicates this child back to God and leaves him in the Temple to serve the community there. It is hard for us to even imagine giving away our only child for service to God s people. The important connection this story makes to Mary is that much of what Hannah says in her prayers is reflected in the prayers we find in the Scripture that are attributed to Mary particularly the Magnificat. This extraordinary woman Hannah is seen to prefigure the model disciple Mary in Luke s gospel. Mary and Joseph today have to struggle with this reality of Jesus needing to be in his Father s House. They will have to struggle with the reality of Jesus leaving them behind to pursue the work of proclaiming the gospel and eventually offering his life in service to all God s people. Today they are not quite ready for that. We might reflect today on how we have made tremendous sacrifices in service of our families. Parents have sacrificed time to coach their kids teams, to be leaders in scout troops, or to work with them on homework. The time and money sacrificed at work to support the family, to put kids through college, and enable them to have opportunities that you did not have. Sacrificing careers and status in order to be at home or to be more involved in your family s life. These are the sacrifices that make our homes a domestic church. John reminds us in the second reading that we are all children of God. We are part of the family of God. Just as it is hard for Mary and Joseph to understand fully who Jesus was, it is also difficult for us to understand fully who we are as children of God. It involves much more than meets the eye. The heart of this feast of the Holy Family is the depth of love that is offered each day in the domestic church, our homes, and the depth of the love that God offers us each and every day as members of his family. FEATURED FOOD PANTRY ITEM Next week s featured item - Canned Fruit. Please place your donation in the shopping cart located in the Gathering Space and thanks for checking the expiration date! UPCOMING FEATURED ITEMS Cereal - Crackers - Peanut Butter If you d like to volunteer, please report to the church s lower level at 8:00am on our next distribution day, Friday, January 4. MINISTRY SCHEDULES Eucharistic Minister * Lector * Altar Server * Greeter The 1st quarter Ministry Schedule for weekend es, January 5 through March 31 is now LIVE and available online via the Web Terminal. Please log on to https:// www.rotundasoftware.com/ministry/stjosephchurchsharon to view and/or print your schedule. For those who do not have internet access, please pick up your copy of the schedule on the credenza in the Gathering Space. PLEASE PRAY FOR: Alice Fabrey, Tony Perry, Darlene Lenhart, Mary Lou Brandon, Lorraine Penhos, Fran Ray, Ed Thomas, Joe Simko, Ann Jofery, Ed Benedict, John Keaveny and Bill Lasche. jxävéåx St. Joseph Parish Community Welcomes All New Parishioners & Visitors! You are always welcome here at St. Joseph Parish. If you are considering or would like to join our parish, we welcome you to please pick up a Welcome Packet which are located at each entrance. You may place your completed census form in the offertory basket during, drop it off at the parish office during our normal weekday office hours or mail it to Saint Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
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Intentions +Indicates Time Monday, December 31 1 Jn 2: 18-21 / Jn 1: 1-18 Office Closed Vigil-New Year s Eve +5:30 Joyce Reardon (Theresa Horstman Cole) Tuesday, January 1 Nm 6:22-27 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 Office Closed New Year s Day +9:00 Charles Sanata (Connie Sentalik) Wednesday, January 2-1 Jn 2: 22-28 / Jn 1: 19-28 +12:10 Steve Geletka (Bill and Cathy) Thursday, January 3 1 Jn 2: 29-3:6 / Jn 1: 29-34 +8:00 Ed Porterfield (Joe Aiello) *6:00 RCIA-choir room First Friday, January 4-1 Jn 3: 7-10 / Jn 1: 35-42 +8:00 Mildred Bosela (Veronica Cheplick) Saturday, January 5-Is 60: 1-6/ Eph 3: 2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2: 1-12 The Epiphany of the Lord +5:15 Deceased Members of St. Joseph Church Sunday, January 6 Is 60: 1-6/ Eph 3: 2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2: 1-12 The Epiphany of the Lord +8:30 Edwin M. Lasche (Pat Lasche and Family) +11:00 John Gruitza (Pam & Ray Smithyman) Saturday, 5, Vigil 5:15 PM Ministry Schedule for January 5/6 S. McLaughlin T. H. Cole, S. Messina, D. Dach, P. Dach, Volunteer X3 N. Alexander, D. Eller, N. Jordan GS: B. & F. Smeraglia Fr: B. Charles Sunday, 6, 8:30 AM Sunday, 6, 11:00 AM D. Rubano B. Maffey, G. Maffey, J. Mausser, S. Missory, J. McLaughlin, B. Chalupka, M. Christman S. Pass, A. Schupp, S. Schupp GS: G. Beshero K. Bonomo M. Smith, J. Kaibas, Dr. D Amore, D. D Amore, M. B. Jones, M. Goodwin, R. Vukovich, D. Yao, P. Piccirilli, G. Smith, L. Dach M. Bundrant, C. Duffy, H. Duffy, C. McKnight GS: R. & T. Rookey Fr: G. & O. Pacsi CL T. McCallen WEEKDAY-HOSPITAL January 6 1 - Closed SRMC - P. Dach 2 - K. Mueller Nugent - G. Pacsi 3 - F. Giroski Clepper - D. Ranelli
Tickets available during the week in the church office during regular office hours or on the weekends with Fr. Tom after es. Deadline to purchase tickets is January 13,.