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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH MECHANICSBURG, PA February 23, 2020
The Week Ahead
MONDAY 4:00 PM REP - Grades 1-8 (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr.) 5:40 PM Cherub Choir Rehearsal (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr. Rm 204)
6:30 PM REP - Grades 1-8 (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr.) 7:00 PM Finance Council (John Paul II Rm.)
TUESDAY 9:30 AM Divine Mercy Chaplet (Sanctuary) 1:00 PM Senior Leadership Team Mtg. (John Paul II Rm.) 6:00 PM ASL Class (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr. Rm. 218) 6:30 PM Alpha (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr. Saint Joseph Hall) 7:00 PM Knights of Columbus Mtg. (Lee Horan Rm.)
WEDNESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM Bible Study (Brindle Hall) 11:30 AM Alpha (Brindle Hall) 5:30 PM Chosen (Lee Horan Rm.)
THURSDAY 9:30 AM Women’s Group Abiding Together (Lee Horan Rm.) 7:00 PM Women’s Group Abiding Together (John Paul II Rm.) 7:15 PM Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
FRIDAY 1:00 PM Stations of the Cross (Sanctuary) 7:15 PM Stations of the Cross (Sanctuary) Following Stations-Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 PM Night Prayer, Benediction ending with Candlelight Procession SATURDAY 6:15 AM That Man Is You (Brindle Hall) 10:00 AM Junior Legion of Mary (John Paul II Rm.) 10:00 AM Faith Bee (Brindle Hall) 3:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessional) - Roz/Sahd
After Mass Grocery Gift Cards (Narthex) New Hope Food Collection (Narthex)
NEXT SUNDAY FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 9:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessional) - Sahd 9:30 AM Preschool/Kindergarten REP (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr.) 9:45 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Lee Horan Rm.) 12:30 PM Adoration (Sanctuary) 3:00 PM Benediction (Sanctuary) 5:45 PM Bible Study: Lectio Eucharist (Brindle Hall) 7:30 PM Over 30-Men’s Basketball (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr. Gym)
After All Masses Grocery Gift Cards (Narthex) Coffee & Donuts (Brindle Hall) New Hope Food Collection (Narthex)
Masses for the Week
SATURDAY VIGIL - SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
4:00 PM Tim Halloran (SJAA) - Sahd
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 - SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8:00 AM Frances Hernjak (8 AM Ushers) - Sahd
+9:45 AM Revered Stephen J. Hribick - Sahd 11:30 AM People of the Parish Living and Deceased - Sahd
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 - WEEKDAY
6:30 AM Roger Scanlan (Montgomery)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 - WEEKDAY
9:00 AM Robert Sage (Delaney)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 - ASH WEDNESDAY
6:30 AM Michael Kennedy (Rozman)
9:00 AM Miles Grasser (Grasser) 12:00 PM People of the Parish Living and Deceased +6:00 PM Special Intention
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - THURSDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
8:30 AM Kathleen Bridges (Rebuck)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
6:30 AM Special Intention of Maceiko Family (Maceiko)
9:00 AM Bob Brennan (Brennan)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 - SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
8:00 AM Willibald Schuler (Groenenboom)
SATURDAY VIGIL - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 4:00 PM People of the Parish Living and Deceased - Roz
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
8:00 AM Marie Alba (Britt) - Roz
+9:45 AM Anna Hummel (Centurione) - Roz
11:30 AM Bernard Wolensky (Varner) - Roz
+ Mass in American Sign Language (ASL) *Baptism at Mass
Today in Our Parish
9:00 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessional) - Sahd 9:30 AM Preschool/Kindergarten REP (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr.) 9:45 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Lee Horan Rm.) 11:30 AM First Holy Communion Year 2 Rite of Recognition (Sanctuary) 1:00 PM Sacrament of Baptism (Sanctuary) 3:00 PM Boy Scout Troop 195 Mtg. (Brindle Hall) 5:45 PM Bible Study: Lectio Eucharist (Brindle Hall) 7:30 PM Over 30-Men’s Basketball (Parish Life & Ed. Ctr. Gym)
After All Masses Central PA Blood Drive (Brindle Hall) Lenten Materials Table (Narthex) Grocery Gift Cards (Narthex)
REST IN PEACE Please pray for those who have recently died, may they rest in peace, especially:
Elizabeth Inana Eseke
THIS WEEK’S READINGS
MONDAY - James 3:13-18; Mark 9:14-29 TUESDAY - James 4:1-10; Mark 9:30-37 WEDNESDAY - Joel 2:12-18; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 THURSDAY - Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 9:22-25 FRIDAY - Isaiah 58:1-9a; Matthew 9:14-15 SATURDAY - Isaiah 58:9b-14; Luke 5:27-32 SUNDAY - Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Next Weekend Music Ministry 4:00 PM Organ/Cantor 8:00 AM Organ/Cantor
9:45 AM Cherub Choir 11:30 AM Sanctuary Choir
Music Ministry 4:00 PM Organ/Cantor 8:00 AM Organ/Cantor
9:45 AM Contemporary Ensemble/Organ/Cantor 11:30 AM Sanctuary Choir
There is always a possibility that one of our priests will be called to assist at other parishes, which would unexpectedly affect the weekend celebrant schedule here at our
parish.
Welcome to Saint Joseph Parish! Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stjosephmech.org P ARISH TRANSFORMATION:
THE VISION FOR OUR FUTURE
Our Parish Mission Statement is: Like our Patron, Saint Joseph, the Husband of Mary, we are called to foster the presence of Christ in all that we say and do. Our mission is to grow disciples for the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Parish Advisory Council has been working very diligently in developing a Vision Statement to help us live out this Mission. I am very pleased to launch our Vision Statement this weekend: SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A GROWING COMMUNITY OF FAITH THAT WELCOMES PEOPLE TO THE LIVING PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST. AS DISCIPLES SENT TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD, WE COMMIT TO WORSHIP, GROW, SERVE, CONNECT AND GIVE. So, WHY A VISION STATEMENT? A Mission Statement focuses on what has to be done. The Vision Statement focuses on where we are going as a parish. Authentic mission is always about going somewhere, not just about what we ought to be doing. Think of it this way: Our Christian life is meant to be a journey. To use a metaphor: We disciples of Jesus are all on the “bus.” The Mission Statement (fostering the presence of Christ; growing disciples for the Lord Jesus) is the bus we are on. The Vision Statement is the SIGN on the bus, telling us where we are going. In his book, Divine Renovation, Father James Mallon states: “Only when we have a crazy passion about the future will we have a vision that inspires others.” “Crazy passion about the future…” Are we passionate about our future? Do we see a day when the Kingdom of God is growing right here on earth because we are reaching out in love, sharing the hope and healing that come from Christ? Imagine it… Imagine a day when each of us plays a part in transforming lives by introducing people to the Living Presence of Jesus. Wouldn’t that be the answer to our prayers for loved ones? Wouldn’t it be the answer to our prayers for this parish and our community? Couldn’t it transform the world? This is our Vision. It’s a future to be excited about! And our future has a roadmap. We will live ou t the parish Vision in 5 ways: Worship, Grow, Serve, Connect and Give. During the next few weeks we’ll take a look at these 5 components and provide clear expectations for what it means to Worship our God together, Grow with each other in Faith, Serve inside and outside this community, Connect with fellow Saint Joseph disciples and Give generously. We will discuss what the parish must do, and what each member must do, to help build the Kingdom. We are on the bus together! Having clear expectations will ensure we are all doing our part to keep the bus on track! This will be our focus over the course of the Lenten Season. In the meantime, our Parish Stewardship Prayer helps give voice to fulfilling this Vision. Please pray it for yourself, your loved ones and everyone who is blessed to be part of Saint Joseph Parish:
Stewardship Prayer My parish is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is.
It will be friendly, if I am. It will be holy, if I am. Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work. It will be prayerful, if I pray. It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver.
It will bring others into worship, if I invite and bring them in. It will be a place of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, of compassion, charity and mercy, if I, who make it what it is,
am filled with these same things. Therefore, with the help of God, I now dedicate myself to the task
of being all the things that I want my parish to be. Amen.
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH MECHANICSBURG, PA February 23, 2020
We Remember TABERNACLE FLOWERS: Living and deceased members of Simon and Staub family. ALTAR FLOWERS: Living and deceased members of Simon and Staub family. AMBO FLOWERS: Living and deceased members of Simon and Staub family. DIVINE MERCY FLOWERS: Living and deceased members of Simon and Staub family. RED SANCTUARY CANDLE: In memory of Pap, Jim Moran, from Shannon. TABERNACLE CANDLES: In memory of Pap, Jim Moran, from Shannon.
$100 Donation for Tabernacle, $50 Altar, Ambo, & Divine Mercy Flowers, $10 Donation for candles, $5 Donation for Pro-Life Rose
Contact the parish office with any questions, 717-766-9433.
Be a Part of Something Greater -
Respect Life Committee Forming!
Do you have a passion to help people in need, like mothers and their unborn children, those who are dying, those who are disabled, prisoners on death row and those they have harmed? Do you pray for a culture that celebrates life? God may be calling you! Parishioners of all ages are asked to consider joining our new Respect Life Committee.
Contact Joel Santolla at [email protected] and mark your calendar for a kickoff meeting on Thursday, March 26.
Oh God, from generation to generation you have called your people to celebrate life amidst a culture of death. Now it is our turn. Prepare me. Send me. I am eager to do my part. Act through me, Oh Holy Spirit, to do your will!
Regular Sunday Offerings: Weekly Goal Actual Basket Offerings: Weekend Offerings (envelopes & loose) Electronic Check - Bill Payer Online Thru WeShare Total Offering Comparison Prior Year - February 17, 2019
$26,731.00 $23,108.00 $ 3,580.00 $ 1,960.00 $28,648.00 $24,002.00
Additional Offerings: Black & Indian/Poor Missions Propagation of the Faith Capital Improvements (PLEC Roof Savings Account)
$ 251.00 $ 120.00 $ 1,561.00
Weekly Stewardship Report - February 16, 2020
“Building Disciples, Sharing Gifts” Thank you for your generosity.
Our Masses on Ash Wednesday, February 26, 2020 are:
6:30 AM 9:00 AM (SJS students attending)
12 Noon and
6:00 PM This Mass offered in American Sign Language
All are welcome!
Our Annual Saint Joseph Day Dinner!!! Saturday, March 21, 2020
at 5:30 PM in our Parish Life & Education Center
Tickets are available now at the parish office and
on our website: www.stjosephmech.org
Ticket will be available in the Narthex: March 7/8 and March 14/15
Available in the Parish Office during our regular hours. Family Tickets are $30.00, Adults are $10, Children are $5,
Children under 5 are free!!! Pre-event ticket sales only, get yours early!
Stations of the Cross will be prayed in our Church on Fridays during Lent with the school community at 1:00 PM and 7:15 PM starting Friday, February 28.
Join us! All are welcome!
Please pray for all who have asked for our prayers.
As always, you can find the entire list at the prayer binder in the narthex and on our parish website:
www.stjosephmech.org
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for our ill loved ones!
Faith Forward 2019 Diocesan Annual Campaign Update
Thank you for your generosity! Here is the breakdown of current totals. If you would like to participate, please contact David Maceiko in our finance department at 717-766-9433.
Parish Goal for 2019: $228,700.00
Total Paid: $229,443.51
Outstanding Pledges: $ 2,842.50
Total Paid + Outstanding Pledge Balance: $232,386.01
Over Goal: $ 3,586.01
Percentage Toward Goal: 100.33%
Please consider donating if you have not already. If the Office of Stewardship & Development at The Diocese of Harrisburg can be of help, please let us know. Thank you for your perseverance in reaching your goals! Kim Roche, Director, Office of Stewardship & Development [email protected] or 717-657-4804 ext.245.
Welcome to Saint Joseph Parish! Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stjosephmech.org
Great job to Gia, our fantastic P.E. Teacher for the Day, and her wonderful assistant, Audrianna! They helped with preschool, first, and second grade classes and led the Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart event.
Charging for a Cure 2020---The annual Dance-a-Thon is scheduled for Friday, March 6th. It is a fun event for our students, but also an opportunity for the SJS community to give back to a worthy cause... helping to fight childhood cancer.
Trinity's Peter Pan - Meet the Characters Children are invited to meet the characters of Trinity's spring musical today, February 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM! Join Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell, Hook, and others for fun and games
the weekend before our show hits the stage. There is no cost to attend. Join us in Trinity's auditorium.
Join Trinity High School and the Saint Genesius Players for the spring production of Peter Pan on February 28 and 29 at 7:30 PM, and March 1 at 2:00 PM. You won't want to miss seeing our students take flight! Purchase tickets on Trinity's website ahead of time through the link in the scrolling banner. You won’t want to miss our pastor, Father Rozman, who will be playing the piano and the many Saint Joseph Parishioners who are involved in the many aspects of this production.
The Trinity Tack and Field Team is looking for a coach to assist with throwing events for the upcoming spring season (March-May). While experience in all throwing disciplines is preferred, javelin specific experience is the most desired. Interested individuals will be required to pass a Diocesan background check. For more information, or to express interest in the position, please contact Chris Pushart at [email protected].
Saint Joseph Track Registration is NOW OPEN!
Registration for the 2020 season of Saint Joseph Track is currently open! Track is open to all students in grades 3 through 8, who are Saint Joseph School students or Religious Education students at Saint Joseph, Saint Katharine Drexel or Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes. The track season begins in early March and runs through May. Practices are held at Mechanicsburg Area
High School on Tuesdays and Thursdays and track meets are usually on Saturdays. Please go to http://Leagues.bluesombrero.com/sjchargers to register or email [email protected] or call Julia Kelly at 717-432-3337 for more information.
We are looking for volunteers to coach this season, too! Please contact me for more information.
WEST SHORE COMMUNAL LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES
Sunday, March 8 7:00 PM Saint Patrick, Carlisle
Tuesday, March 17 7:00 PM Our Lady of Lourdes, Enola
Sunday, March 22 7:00 PM Saint Theresa, New Cumberland
Tuesday, March 24 7:00 PM Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
Sunday, March 29 2:00 PM Saint Katharine Drexel
Tuesday, March 31 7:00 PM Saint Bernadette, Duncannon
Wednesday, April 1 7:00 PM Good Shepherd, Camp Hill
Thursday, April 2 7:00 PM Our Lady of Good Counsel, Marysville
Sunday, April 5 2:00 PM Saint Joseph, Mechanicsburg
Diocesan Youth Conference – Join teens from around the Diocese for our first ever Youth Conference! It will be held on March 15, 2020 at Bishop McDevitt High School from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The day includes Eucharistic Adoration, food, and social with a DJ! Teens will learn from our guest speakers how to Balance Life, Faith, Family and School. This event is open to any 8-12 grade youth wanting to attend, at any stage in their faith journey. Cost: $20 per person (includes a t-shirt). Deadline to register is March 9, 2020. We cannot guarantee t-shirts for late registrations. To register, please contact www.hbgdiocese.org/youngchurch or contact April Reifer at [email protected] or Jaclyn Curran at [email protected]. Thank you!
The Leonard family is the February Knights of Columbus Council 12788
Family of the Month
Please congratulate them when you see them!
The Saint Joseph Home and School Association is holding a
Gertrude Hawk Spring Fundraiser! To order some delicious
chocolate and support Saint Joseph School, please visit:
fundraising.gertrudehawkchocolates.com. Orders are due Monday,
February 24! When ordering, please be sure to use our Group Code
727682. You may choose to pick up your order in
Brindle Hall on Thursday, March 26th (tentatively
scheduled) or, for an additional fee, you may have your
order shipped directly to your house. Please direct any
questions to Lynn at [email protected].
Thank you for your support!
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH MECHANICSBURG, PA February 23, 2020
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK We would like to thank:
C. F. Acri & Son, Inc. for sponsoring an advertisement in our parish bulletin.
Please patronize the businesses that underwrite all of the publishing expenses of our weekly bulletin.
Our parish contributed 975 lbs. of food in February. You are making a difference; thank you! Our next food collection is Feb. 29 and March 1, 2020. Needed items include: canned chicken, tuna or beef stew, instant potatoes, rice mixes, canned fruit and fruit cups, infant formula and macaroni and cheese. No glass or expired donations please. Did you know that New Hope Ministries is more than just a food pantry? They can help with crisis assistance, employment and stability opportunities, children’s programs and more. Go to nhm-pa.org to find help, donate or volunteer. “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one” – Mother Teresa
Please join us for TMIY in Brindle Hall on Saturday morning at 6:15 AM for That Man is You, a contemporary men’s program that enables you to develop the vision of authentic men capable of transforming themselves, their families and greater society, experiencing true freedom as sons of God.
This week, we learn about the Secrets of God, with the topics: *Knowledge That Transcends Words *How God Reveals His Divine Life *Mystery of the Holy Trinity *The Temple of God and the Trinitarian Mystery at the Home in Nazareth *Heights of Mystical Union with God*
Contact Tony Devlin at [email protected] for information.
Come see how your faith blossoms when you’ve got amazing, insightful, supportive, and fun women as companions on the journey! Each week women gather to listen to an episode of the Abiding Together podcast, then discuss how the ideas presented help us draw closer to Christ. We learn, we laugh, we pray — and we leave refreshed and renewed in Him. Each week is a different stand-alone topic, so you can drop in any time. Join us Thursdays at 9:30 AM in the Lee Horan room or at 7 PM in the John Paul II room.
Drop-ins always welcome! Want a preview? Listen to the podcast for free
using your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, etc.) or by visiting www.abidingtogetherpodcast.com.
LENTEN SUPPER & SPEAKER SERIES
6:00 PM on Fridays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3 Brindle Hall
This year we will be highlighting Matthew Kelly’s book Rediscover the Saints, which was given as a gift to all who attended Mass here on Christmas. Each week during this series, a speaker will share information and their personal connection to one of the saints written about in the book. Extra
copies of the book are available at the Parish Office.
Each Supper & Speaker gathering will begin at 6 PM with cheese pizza and beverages. (Free-will offerings gratefully accepted to cover the costs!) The talks will begin at 6:30 PM, and conclude before 7 PM, at which point we will head to the church for the Stations of the Cross. These evenings will feed your body, mind and spirit!
Bring a friend…bring the whole family…All are welcome!
Submit registration form to Mary Vukelich at the Parish Office, drop it in the collection basket at Mass or
register on our website www.stjosephmech.org! Registrations for 3/6 session due by Tuesday, March 3.
REGISTRATION FORM Supper & Speaker
Name _____________________________________ Phone _____________________________________ Email _____________________________________
# of people eating attending
3/6 Father Rozman/Saint Thomas the Apostle _____ _____ 3/13 John Cominsky/Saint Francis _____ _____ 3/20 Sandy Grasser/Maximillian Kolbe _____ _____ 3/27 Monica Malpezzi/Saint Augustine _____ _____ 4/3 Father Sahd/Saint Thomas More _____ _____
Register now for the 2020 Diocese of Harrisburg Men’s Conference, being held March 28 at Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg. To register, go to www.hbgdiocese.org/men and click ‘Register Online.’ Early-Bird price is $35. The conference includes more than 45 workshops, Priests hearing Confessions, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and many Catholic vendors and time for food and fellowship. Bishop Gainer will be celebrating Mass as well as presenting a workshop. The conference is open to any man, Catholic or non-Catholic.
Saint Joseph Parish Directory 2020! Our parish will be publishing a new pictorial directory later this year! All parishioners will be encouraged to participate; pets are welcome also!!! We will have professional photographers from Lifetouch on-site in May to take the pictures for the directory. Photo sessions, an 8x10 family photo and directory are all FREE for participating!!! Additional photos taken during your photo session are
also available for you to purchase. Look for details, including how to make appointments with the photographer, in future bulletins and on our website, www.stjosephmech.org.
Tune in to EWTN for Lenten, Holy Week and Easter liturgies, programs and specials! Check local listings for
times and details!