Welcome to Saint Joseph Catholic Church 106 North Meramec Avenue Clayton, Missouri 63105-3788 Rev. Nicholas E. Kastenholz, Pastor e-mail: nicholaskastenholz@archstl.org 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 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 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.
Hello, Fourth Sunday of Lent March 11, 2018 Notes From The Pastor's Pen Mass Intentions Monday, March 12 6:30 am Patricia A. Hardy Erin Reilly Logan While most of us are aware that on the third Sunday of Advent we light the rose colored candle and so we may remember that the priest may wear a rose colored vestment at Mass, that also goes for the fourth Sunday of Lent. This Sunday is referred to as Laetare Sunday, laetare being the Latin word for rejoice and the first word of the opening antiphon for Mass, Rejoice Jerusalem.. The main reason for rejoicing is because while we are still in a penitential period of Lent, we are over half way to Easter. Recognizing that we can use a little break and encouragement in this period and also a reminder of what we are preparing and looking forward to. I know some people continue their Lenten practice for all days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, and others choose not to follow it on Sundays, if you were going to just choose one Sunday to excuse yourself this might be an appropriate one. Another connection that has been made to the wearing of the rose colored vestments on this Sunday was the tradition of the Pope carrying a rose in their hand when returning from Mass on this day. The tradition went from him carrying an actual rose, to carrying a rose made of gold, to his blessing a branch of roses made of gold that would then be given to a Catholic king or to a shrine or a church in a particular city to be kept there. A final tradition that is sometimes connected to Laetare Sunday is that it has also been known as Mothering Sunday. I have to admit that I never knew this, but apparently this was connected to a practice of visiting the mother church of the diocese, or the cathedral, on this day. Another way this was celebrated was to go to your mother church, or the church you were baptized in. For many families this could mean a trip back home to where you grew up where you would see other family members. In England the tradition translated into a practice comparable to what we celebrate as Mother s Day on this Sunday. Doing a little Google search I found out this is when the British celebrate Mother s Day. So I guess I better wear the rose vestment this Sunday, and rejoice, we are over half way to Easter. Peace, Fr. Nick Tuesday, March 13 8:00 am Poor Souls Fr. Thomas Schaab Wednesday, March 14 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Jeffrey Wright Thursday, March 15 8:00 am Dennis Presson Family Georgia Casey Friday, March 16 6:30 am Stephen J. Saller Dan Stueck Saturday, March 17 8:00 am Amelia Padberg 5:00 pm Jim David Sunday, March 18 Fifth Sunday of Lent 7:30 am Joan McNulty 9:00 am Marian Clear 11:00 am St Joseph Parishioners
We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Judy Bencke Eugene Shalhoob Joy Fischer 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 Schedule for the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Holy Week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 11:00-11:50 am No Confessions on Holy Thursday Good Friday Following the Noon and 7 pm Services Holy Saturday No Confessions 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-Mar. 3-4, 2018 Sunday Envelopes $7,677.00 Loose $722.38 Online Giving $806.50 Holy Day $5.00 Weekday noon Masses $456.30 Total for week $9,667.18 YTD Budget $400,227.00 YTD Actual $372,350.89 YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit($27,876.11) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] March 29, Holy Thursday 10:00 am Chrism Mass at Cathedral Basilica 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord's Supper at St. Joseph Adoration following until 11 pm March 30, Good Friday 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm The Passion of Our Lord March 31, Holy Saturday 8:00 pm Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Easter Fire started in courtyard April 1, Easter Sunday Masses Masses at 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am Rest In Peace Let us pray for all of our deceased parishioners, relatives, benefactors and friends. We remember all of our loved ones who have gone before us and pray that they are celebrating with our Lord in heaven. A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, March 12 5:15 pm PSR, School 5:15 pm Parent Meeting, PH 6:30 pm Children s Choir, Music Rm 7:00 pm Lenten Program Pivotal Players, Centennial Rm 7:30 pm Knights of Columbus, MR Tuesday, March 13 7:00 pm RCIA, Centennial Rm Wednesday, March 14 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, March 16 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross and Confessions 7:30 pm Cursillo, PH Saturday, March 17 6:00 pm Potluck Dinner, PH Sunday, March 18 9:30 am PSR, School
Parish School of Religion Update Our Eighth grade students have completed the Confirmation preparation program and are now turning to the study of early Church History. The Church from the very beginning was based on the magisterial teaching of the apostles. This teaching led the Church in its mission of bringing the message of Christ to the world. Throughout history the Church has had the authority of the magisterium to guide the followers of Christ in the way of faith and morals. Today the successors of the apostles are our Bishops. With the help of the Holy Spirit, they lead us to know the truths of faith. From the very beginning of Christianity the Church has found her identity in being devoted to the teachings of Christ as they have been handed down by the Apostles. Please continue to pray for the students and teachers at PSR. 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 Sunday Worship Mar. 17-18, 2018 5:00 pm Ingrid & Wilson Stahl Fred Yap Rosemary Hardy Liz Rainey Amy David 7:30 am Liam & Meaghan Mulligan Laurent Torno Phil Bolian Betty Torno Annette Cytron Stuart Cytron 9:00 am Zachary Jones John Gillis Susan Hackmann Brad Heger Terry Carmack Thoughts from the Loft: The choir of St. Joseph is performing John Rutter's Requiem on Sunday, March 18th at Our Lady of Lourdes with the choirs of Our Lady of Lourdes and Christ the King. This concert is open and free to the public. As a way to introduce and preview, the choir will do one of the seven movements each week before 11:00 Mass. This week, fourth week of Lent, we will sing The Lord is My Shepherd, a gentle, unassuming arrangement from the beloved Psalm 23. John Rutter reminds us through this humble, yet powerful statement that truly we will live in the house of the Lord, forever more. 11:00 am Jack & Nicole Chelew Anne Pokoski Joe Dickmann Linda Orso Carolyn Dickmann Deacon Al To become a minister call 726-1221.
ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS 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: Good Friday (March 30, 2018) is a day of abstinence for all Catholics over the age of 14. 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 Wedding Banns Bann III Erin Burton & John Hergenrother Please pray for them as they begin their life together. Deacons for Diapers Next weekend, March 16-17, the Permanent Deacons in the Archdiocese of St. Louis will begin a Diaper Drive as part of their Third annual diocesanwide Pro-Life service project. Please bring disposable diapers for infants and toddlers and drop them in the bins at any church entrance. All diapers collected at St. Joseph s will be donated to the fantastic organization, Nurses for Newborns, for distribution. The Deacon s for Diapers Drive will conclude on Easter Sunday. It is being conducted in conjunction with the diocese s Respect Life Office, and coordinated by St. Joseph s St. Vincent De Paul Society. Last year the Deacons collected more than 185,000 diapers to assist St. Louis families in need. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
St. Joseph Parish Potluck When: Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Where: St. Joseph Catholic Church in Clayton, Parish Hall Details: Please join your fellow parishioners for an evening of delicious food and fellowship as we honor St. Joseph, our patron saint! Please select from the category below, and bring your potluck dish (prepared and ready to serve) when you come. The committee will provide paper goods, water, coffee lemonade, and dessert. Feel free to bring any other beverages that you may want. We will also be collecting non-perishable food items and grocery store gift cards for our Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry that evening. RSVP: Place the form below in the collection basket or send your name and what you will be bringing to pat_stj@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------cut here ------------------------------------------------------------- Please respond on or before Sunday, March 11 th. Name No. of People Contact Information (E-mail or Phone) I/we will be bringing the following, prepared and ready to serve: Appetizer Corned Beef Main Dish Mini Sandwiches Side Dish Salad Other We will also be collecting non-perishable food items and grocery store gift cards for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.