Established 1763 July 1, 2018 ST. JOSEPH CHURCH 4590 St. Joseph Way, Pomfret, MD 20675 301-539-3903 stjoepomfret.weconnect.com MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00pm Sunday 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm Daily Holy Days See website CONFESSION SCHEDULE Saturday 3:00-3:45pm or by appointment Pastor Reverend Harry Stokes stjoepastor@comcast.net Permanent Deacon Deacon Johnny Barnes Permanent Deacon Tittinger jim.tittinger@comcast.net Director of Religious Ed /Youth Ministry Coordinator Julie Kandik stjoeformation@comcast.net Property Caretaker Parish Secretary Beth DeLabar stjoeoffice@comcast.net Parish Assistant Judy Prinkey stjoepa@comcast.net Director of Music Ali Rak stjoemusic@comcast.net Jim Ritchie
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH PARISH EVENTS / ACTIVITIES POMFRET, MD Parish Office Closed on the 4th The Parish Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. There will be morning Mass at the regular time,. Ever thought about becoming an usher? New Usher Training: July 8th If you are interested in the Usher Ministry, please attend a training session on Sunday, July 8, beginning during the 12:30pm Mass and continuing after Mass until 2:00pm. All men and women of the parish, ages 17 and up, are eligible to be part of this ministry. You need not commit to serve every week and can serve at the mass time of your choice. Please call the parish office to sign up. Do you enjoy our weekly bulletin? Ever thought about helping to prepare it? Here s your opportunity...we are looking for someone willing to help prepare our bulletin when our usual bulletin volunteer is unavailable. This work is truly periodic and need not be a weekly commitment! If you know MS Publisher, that s great but not necessary. We can train you! And don t let your job stop you. Once trained and comfortable working with the bulletin, you may work from home. If interested, please call the office. Monthly Rosary Call Our Blessed Mother asks us to pray the Rosary. Please join the Washington Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) to pray the Rosary on the 4th day of each month at 8pm. Simply phone into our ACCW Rosary 605-468-8016 and insert access code: 357090# to pray the Rosary as a community. Our next call is July 4 at 8pm. Join us! See This New Film: Sexual Revolution: 50 Years Since Humanae Vitae Celebrating the beauty of the Church s teaching on married love, join us for a viewing of Sexual Revolution, a brand-new film that examines the effects of the free-love experiment of the Hippie Generation and the prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae. In the Parish Center Friday, July 27th Food @ 6:30pm Film @ 7:30pm (Food, film and childcare are FREE but donations accepted.) Please RSVP! Open to all: invite family, friends and neighbors! Appropriate and recommended for all couples, young adults AND middle and high school students and their parents. See www.sexualrevolutionmovie.com. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/stjoesmovie St. Joseph s Capital Campaign: Continuing Our Journey of Faith Thank you for your continuing support! When donating to the campaign, please use the gold-colored pledge envelopes payable to St. Joseph s Capital Campaign. Using these envelopes assures that we apply the funds to the correct account. Once again, thank you for your support! Total Pledged...$1,057,864.44 Total Collected...$768,075.38
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH and COMMUNITY EVENTS / ACTIVITIES CCD: Registration for 2018-2019 will open Monday, July 2. Check the bulletin or St. Joseph s - Pomfret on Facebook for how to register! Register by August 1 to receive special Early Bird Pricing! Youth Mass Starting in the Fall, we would like to offer a Youth Mass at the 4pm Mass on the second (2nd) Saturday of the month. We are looking for middle school and high school youth that are interested in learning and serving at these masses in a variety of areas: Readers, Youth Choir, Sacristan, Ushers, etc... Please contact Ms. Julie at stjoeformation@comcast.net to sign up! Training will be provided! Youth Ministry Team - Volunteers Needed We are looking for adults (18 and over) to assist with youth ministry (middle and high school) programming. No experience necessary, just the desire to work with our young people. You will need to submit an electronic background check and attend a session of Protecting God s Children, if you have not already done so. Please contact Julie Kandik at stjoeformation@comcast.net to sign up or for more info. Interested in becoming Catholic? Please contact Julie Kandik if you have questions about becoming Catholic. Julie can be reached at: 301-539-3903 or stjoeformation@comcast.net. @ OUR PARISH St. Joseph s - Pomfret # stjoepomfret ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, Pomfret Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 4pm PARISH MEMBERSHIP We welcome new families and individuals to our parish. Please register as soon as possible. Benefits of membership are extended to those who have been registered for at least six months and who are actively participating in parish life and are known to the pastor. Registration Forms are available in the back of the church, the parish office or download from the website. Forms can be returned through the collection basket, the mail or to the parish office. Please note that once children leave the household they should register on their own. PARISH COUNCIL Edward Holland (Executive Officer), Betsy Chalifoux, Rigal Civil, Deborah Dudley, Mary Beth Gawthrop, Marcia Kubick, Vincent McKeown, Carolyn Mitchell, Michelle Murphy, Seth Rak, Maria Stewart, Delores Walls The Parish Council is scheduled to meet on the 4th Thursday of the month, September - May, at 7:30pm in the Activity Center. FINANCE COUNCIL Harry Shasho (Chairman), Bob Dinneen, Al Montgomery, Sean Murphy, Pamela Young SECURITY COUNCIL Ray Aportadera (Chairman), Bruce Gentile, Edward Holland BAPTISM Parents desiring Baptism for their child should contact Julie Kandik at stjoeformation@comcast.net to enroll in the pre-baptism class. Classes meet on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November, at 7pm. Pre-registration is required as well as prior parish registration of at least six(6) months. MARRIAGE Couples must make arrangements with the pastor at least six months prior to the proposed wedding date. No date can be guaranteed before meeting with the pastor. PARISH CENTER Please contact the parish office for rental information. PARISH CEMETERY Please contact Catholic Cemeteries at 301-475-5005 or 301-932-1766. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION We welcome non- Catholics who are interested in joining the Catholic Church or in learning more about the Catholic faith, as well as Catholics who have not received First Holy Communion or Confirmation. Classes will begin in the Fall. Please contact the office for more information. NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to our parish community! Please obtain a registration form in the back of the church or contact the parish office. Please also notify the parish office if you change your address or move from the parish. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call the parish office to inform us of anyone who is hospitalized or confined at home and would like to receive a visit, Communion and/or anointing.
PARISH WORSHIP JULY 1, 2018 Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith." When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." - Mk 5:36bc, 38-39 PRAYING WITH THE WORD You touch us, Healer of every illness, with hands laid on us in forgiveness, chrism that anoints us with your Spirit, oil that offers healing, and words that go right to our hearts. May we praise you for the ways you have rescued us by offering your healing touch to our sisters and brothers in any need. Amen. Collection Report June 23/24 Offertory: $7,198.50 Peter s Pence: $1,617.97 Poor Box: $97.75 4:00pm Fr.Stokes 8:30am Fr. Stokes 10:30am Fr. Stokes 12:30pm Fr. Stokes PRIVILEGED TO SERVE Ministries at St. Joseph s -- July 7/8, 2018 Communion Ministers Maria Proctor Becky Winkler Carolyn Bowman Edward Holland Christine Bowman Joelle Civil Lector Chris DeBolt Leo Zebarth Maylene Trimble Greg Schirf Church Cleaning July 6/7 Team #7 C. & S. Lewis Family Altar Servers Ma. Floehr Mo. Floehr S. Floehr S. Vignola C. Walker Ca. Owens Ch. Owens M. Pastorious M. Civil R. Civil H. Palma Altar Guild July 6/7 Team #3 M.B. Gawthrop, M. Dennin SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 8:30am Rudy Molnar 10:30am Fathers Thank you for your generosity. Mass Intentions & Parish Activities This Week 2 Ric & Georgana Navarro 3 Souls in Purgatory 4 Edwin Bogaczyk 5 James Parisi 6 Communion Service 7 Music Trad. Trad. Trad. Folk 12:30pm For the parish 3:00 CH Confession 4:00pm Jim & Rosalie Romano s 56th Anniversary 8:45pm AC Narcotics Anonymous 8:00pm AC AA/AL Anon SUNDAY July 8 8:30am For the Parish 10:30am Mike Davis 12:30pm Robert Kutchi Key: AC = Activity Center; CH = Church; PC = Parish Center; PO = Parish Office; PG=Parish Grounds