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 Deacons Albert Williams and 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 Login or Create New Account Sharon Skrivan, Social Concerns Commission Betsy Barbieri, Marion O Gorman, 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 Terri Venneman, CRE School Office: 314-727-9059 School Fax: 314-727-2271 Music Director Tom Taylor 314-726-1221 Director of Maintenance -- Steve Topping 314-726-1221 Sacrament of Reconciliation Weekdays Saturday 11:15-11:50 am 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.
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ May 29, 2016 Hello, This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. A time of year we associate with graduations (from all levels of school), with weddings, and since I ve been a priest also with ordinations (for St. Louis our ordinations to the priesthood were celebrated yesterday) and priest reassignments (they come around the same time as ordinations and I m glad to say that neither Fr. Schaab nor I are involved with these this year). All of these things can cause great changes in your life, ending of one period and the beginning of something new. Possibly involving moving, new jobs, a new way of life. Even if we are not going through one of these this year, just the beginning of the summer season (and I m talking about Memorial Day to Labor Day, not strictly the calendar summer) can be a shift in our daily lives. No matter what kind of change we may be going through, even if it is just seasonal, it is also a good opportunity to look at our lives and consider where our faith is in our lives. One easy thing we can always check is the time we spend on prayer and devotions in our lives. Summer time might be a period when we may be a little more active than other times of the year. Instead of a quiet indoor activity our prayer may be part of a daily walk or other activity, or with the long days we realize that it is easier to get up a few minutes earlier or to sit in a quiet place in a garden or on a deck for quiet reading or reflection. Maybe we need to make a simple connection with every time the Cardinal s win we say a prayer for children that they be able to enjoy the simple things like playing a baseball game. It can be easy to drop certain good practices we have as we change into different parts of our lives, but they are also opportunities to start them. And probably a more important thing to consider is our direction in our lives. As many of the changes we may experience may not only apply to daily routines, but actually affect the direction our life is going, do we take the time to consider if this direction is taking me closer to God or not? It might be a situation where we realize we will have a whole new set of decisions and responsibilities, are we willing to consider the moral aspects of all of these decisions, the challenges they may present. Along with the benefits of most positions, from jobs to relationships, come risks and sacrifices; what are the type of things that may be asked of us and what are we willing to do? Even if we are not going through one of these major changes ourselves this year, it still might be the time to consider some of these questions as we come to an anniversary, or your marriage, of your graduation, of your ordination (not too many of you), of a move. Whatever changes you may be going through or anniversary you are celebrating, hopefully you take it as a chance to reflect on your life, and the great eternal life that God intends for each of us. Peace, Fr. Nick Notes From The Pastor's Pen Mass Intentions Monday, May 30 9 am Bille Koken No mass Tuesday, May 31 8:00 am Barbara Ann Hilyard Ravas Poor Souls Wednesday, June 1 6:30 am Helene Schweitzer Edward Doody Thursday, June 2 8:00 am Healing of Dottie Coriell Fr. James Rodis Friday, June 3 6:30 am Leahy-Wuennenberg family Madeline V. Ferraro Saturday, June 4 8:00 am Respect for all Life 5:00 pm Dr. Samuel Hardy Sunday, June 5 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am Frank Guyol. Jr. 9:00 am Raymond Clear 11:00 am St. Joseph Parishioners
We Pray For Our Loved Ones May God provide health and comfort to Steve Voelker Dottie Coriell Ethan Rose Bebe Kennedy Mike Proctor Douglas Purdy Gene Mackey Tracy Petit Louise O Farrell Betty Notter Joanne Deddens Joan Rice Layne Knight LaJuana Hinch Joy Fischer Shirley Toon Eugene Shalhoob Mary Jane Zoernig Sr. Eleanor Maria Guehlstorf Madelyn Ibeling Michael Phelps Colleen Woodard Sunday Offerings May 21-22, 2016 Sunday Envelopes 2,927.00 Loose 1,079.00 Online Giving 555.00 Weekday noon Masses 597.00 Total for week 5,158.00 YTD Budget 461,386.77 YTD Actual 475,685.97 YTD Operating Surplus/(Deficit) 14,299.20 The St. Joseph Festival Committee would like to borrow a karaoke machine and a cage for the raffle tickets. If you have either, or Both of these items, we would appreciate borrowing them for the Festival. Please call Elizabeth 314-852-9432 Wedding Banns Banns II Lauren Power & Neil Richter Please pray for them as they begin their life together. 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. We are accepting registrations for the 2016-2017 PSR year. Please call for a form: 314-727- 9059. PSR begins September 11 & 12. Registration must be completed by September 1. PSR office hours are Monday and Tuesday, 10-4. The office closes May 31 and reopens August 1. Currently fees may now be paid on-line. Registrations may be e-mailed to: stjoepsr@sbcglobal.net. Registrations for Confirmation are being accepted at this time. The Deadline to submit an article for the bulletin is Monday at 10 am READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2, 14-16; Mk 12:1-2 Tuesday: Zep 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12; Ps 123:1b-2; Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Mk 12:28b-34 Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Ps 23:1-6; Rom Saturday: 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7 2 Tm 4:1-8; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: 1 Kgs 17:17-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; A Peek at the Week Ahead Monday, May 30 7:30 pm No Choir, Church Wednesday, June 1 6:00 pm K & D of Malta Rosary 7:00 pm Baptism Class, Centennial Room 7:30 pm St. Vincent depaul, Madonna Room Friday, June 3 7:30 pm Cursillo, Parish Hall F
Women s Silent Retreat at Mercy Center Abide: Keeping Vigil with the Word of God is a silent retreat led by Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB, June 10 11, 2016 at Mercy Center, Frontenac. Registration is Friday at 4:30 P.M. and the program concludes at 3:00 P.M. Saturday. Sister Macrina will encourage you to spend time keeping vigil with the Word of God in all its many forms. Special emphasis will be given to the practice of living mindfully. Sr. Macrina is the author of the popular "A Tree Full of Angels" and "Seven Sacred Pauses" and is well known for her creative spiritual writings and retreat ministry. She makes her home with the Sisters of Saint Scholastica, a Benedictine monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Non-refundable registration: $25 due May 30. Total cost, including registration: Overnight: $150; Commuters: $90. Contact: Sandy Meyer at 314.966.4686 or smeyer@mercycenterstl.org St. Mary s Hospital Volunteer Open House Tuesday, June 7, 1pm 3pm. Learn how you can share your time and talents to make a difference in the lives of others at SSM Health St. Mary s Hospital. Come to the main lobby, and ask an exceptional volunteer at the desk to take you there. Bring a friend! Refreshments provided. Go to www.ssmhealth.com/stmarys/volunteer or call the St. Mary's Hospital volunteer office at 314-768-8719 for more information Immaculate Conception Dardenne Parish Picnic Immaculate Conception -Dardenne Annual Parish Picnic is June 3, 4 & 5, 2016. Join the fun. Carnival rides, music & food each day. June 3 4pm- 11pm, June 4 12pm-11pm June 5 11:30am-6pm. Come on Sunday, June 5 for the All You Can Eat Fried Chicken Dinner ($12 Adults, $5 kids 5yrs- 12yrs, Carry Outs available). Visit www.icdparish.org for more information or call 636-561-6611. Our Lady s Inn 13th Annual Tee Off for Life Golf Tournament Our Lady s Inn 13th Annual Tee Off for Life golf tournament will take place Monday, June 27, 2016 at Greenbriar Hills Country Club. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer, Ted Simmons, will serve as Honorary Chairman of the 2016 golf committee! Guests will enjoy lunch, 18 holes of golf, a silent auction, and dinner. Registration and lunch begin at 11:30 am with a putting contest before the tee off at 12:30 pm and dinner at 6:15 pm. Please join us in our mission to rebuild lives- one mother, one baby, one family at a time by supporting the 2016 Tee off for Life golf tournament. It is a wonderful event for a great cause. For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Amy at arager@ourladysinn.org or 314-736- 1544. Sunday Worship June 4/5, 2016 5:00 pm Helen Love Bebe Kennedy Rosemary Hardy Ramon Fioro Deacon Del 7:30 am Katie de la Paz Max de la Paz Greg Browne Betty Torno Frank Hackmann Greg Browne 9:00 am Thomas Clear Veronica Hilyard John Gillis Michael Clear Deacon Al 11:00 am Volunteer Carolyn Dickmann Larry Stewart Roger Drone Carmen Leonardi To become a minister call 726-1221.
SAVE THE DATE: Parish Summer Festival with music, clowns, cake, children s table, delicious food, and surprise party activities are all being planned for June 18 th, 2016 in our Parish parking lot! Do you do something fun, you d like to contribute to the Festival? call: Elizabeth at 314 852 9432. (We need a face painter ) Every week more information will be coming but be sure to save the date! Special Mass at 5 p.m. and the party starts at 6 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Also, a special invitation is going out to our St. Joseph s School Alumni and yes, our dear Ursuline nuns and former Pastors are invited too. at 314-918-1632.
Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Let us continue to pray for all our military that they will return home unharmed. St. Vincent de Paul is joining with NURSES FOR NEWBORNS in a special request for diapers and formula for babies. The DIAPER/FORMULA DRIVE will be for the month of May. (All sizes in diapers are needed, baby formula: Enfamil or Similac are preferred) Collection boxes can be found at the back of church. You will also find brochures detailing all the good work this organization does. You may contact Nurses for Newborns directly by going to www.nfnf.org. SAVE the DATE The Friends of Birthright Gala - A Night for Life. Please join us for Dinner and Dancing at the Ritz Carlton, all proceeds to benefit Birthright Counseling STL Saturday, September 17, 2016. Honoring The Charles and Shirley Drury Family with Special Guest Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft For more information contact Barb Finnegan at 314.740.1717 bsuefinnegan@gmail.com St. Patrick s Open Gala and Golf Tournament Help people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless build permanent, positive change! Book your dinner reservation and/or golfer fivesome for St. Patrick s Irish Open Gala and Golf Tournament. The gala will be held Saturday, June 4, at St. Louis Science Center and the golf tournament will be held Monday, June 6, at Norwood Hills Country Club. To make your reservations, contact Katie Joseph at 314-802-1976 or kjoseph@stpatrickcenter.org.