return and He will “settle accounts.” There will be “wailing and grinding of teeth” for those who misused what they were given, or who selfishly spent it on themselves, or who were lazy and just “dug a hole and buried their master’s money.” But there will be great reward for those who did what the master would want. As their way of revering their relationship with the master they tried to collaborate with him. They did something productive with what was given to them and returned it to the master with increase. They wanted to do what the master would do if he were not absent. They wanted to share their master’s v i s i o n , h i s m i n d s e t , h i s mission. Consequently they heard: “Well done, my good and faithful servant… Come, share your master’s joy.” So Stewardship means sharing in His mission so that we can share in His joy. It means “replacing Him” while He is absent and taking good care of the vineyard, the family farm, which is the Church. How amazing that God trusts us to take His place. He says: “Come, be my equal.” He entrusts His church to us!. Will we be good stewards?

A Stewardship Parish Our Mission: To Evangelize God's People, beginning with the Gift of the Holy Eucharist

Holy Eucharist Sunday Mass:

Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sundays: 7:30am, 9am (Traditional Latin), 10:30am 12:00 pm 1:30pm (Español) 5:30pm 7:30pm

Daily Mass: 8:00am & 5:45pm; Saturdays 8:00am

Traditional Latin Mass, Fridays at Noon

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration:

Chapel access code available in office

Children’s Services:

Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) Sunday Mass

10:30am, 1:30 pm Spanish

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Monday thru Thursday 5-5:30pm

Fridays 6:30-7:30pm Saturdays 8:30-9:30am & 4-5pm

Homebound please call 551-4973 for a priest to visit you by

appointment.

Clergy: Fr. Mark Wagner, Pastor

Fr. Francis Joseph, OCD, Assoc. Pastor Fr. Hamilton Suarez, Assoc. Pastor Rev. Mr. Ken Ochinero, Deacon Rev. Mr. Ernest Ciccarelli, Deacon

RCIA Inquiries: Please contact

John & Nichole Sablan: 209-581-8477

November 16, 2014 The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Office (209) 551-4973 • Fax: (209)551-3213 • www.stjmod.com • facebook.com/stjmod

1813 Oakdale Road • Modesto, CA 95355

ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Thanksgiving Day Mass and Adoration Chapel: -9am-Thanksgiving Day Mass: Please bring bread to be blessed during Mass. The offertory for Thanksgiving will benefit our St. Vincent de Paul Ministry Work. -Parish Offices are closed Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving. -Perpetual Adoration Chapel: The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed before the 9AM Mass on Thanksgiving until after the 8AM Friday Mass.

Fr. Mark Wagner We say that St. Joseph’s is

a “stewardship parish.” What does “stewardship” mean? For me the best explanation is the Gospel reading that we hear this Sunday. There are other Gospel passages that mention the word stewardship explicitly, but in today’s Gospel we have the quintessential stewardship parable (Matthew 25:14-30). This parable story explains why it is so important to emphasize the idea of stewardship. Jesus begins this parable by saying: “A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one to each according to his ability. Then he went away.” This is a description of God. God is the “man going on a journey.” God is invisible. God seems absent. He created the universe, He fashioned the planet Earth and put us on it, then it seems like He “went away.” Faith tells us He is near, but we cannot see Him directly. What we can see is obvious: we are here, and each of us is different— we each have “our own abilities.” Some of us have been given more and some have been given less. At the end of the world Jesus will

From the Pastor’s Laptop

We say that St. Joseph’s is a stewardship parish

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Español Rosario 110 Altar Servers Svetlana 200

Buildings & Grounds Tammy 207

Children & Teen Catechesis Maria 218

Choirs & Cantors Svetlana 200

Events & Activities Tammy 207

Giving to St. Joseph’s Tammy 207

Parish Lending Library 208

Parish Ministries Bertha 202

Parish Registration Patty 102

Volunteering Bertha 202

Youth Ministry Nathan 206

How can we help? 209 551-4973

Room Reservations Rosario 110

We’re glad you’re here! Welcome to St. Joseph’s

Mass Intentions

Altar Flower Donation

Remember a special day or person Call Rosario at 551-4973, ext. 110

RCIA Inquiry classes are for people who want

to learn more about Catholicism, but aren’t necessarily sure they want to

become Catholic. The RCIA process is also for Catholics who have not yet

completed their sacraments of Confirmation or Holy Communion.

To start the process call John and Nichole Sablan 581-8477 to

make an appointment.

Parish Office Staff & Hours (Lulu, Patty & Rosario)

Monday-Friday: 8:30am-6:30pm

except Wednesday: 1-6:30pm Weekend Maintenance

(209) 602-6062

Questions? To make an appointment with a priest or deacon or to register at

St. Joseph’s, please call our parish office at 551-4973 or stop in. See open office hours below.

Monday:

Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Lk 18:35-43

Tuesday:

Rv 3:1-6, 14-22, Lk 19:1-10

Wednesday:

Rv 4:1-11; Lk 19:11-28

Thursday:

Rv 5:1-10: Lk 19:41-44

Friday:

12pm Latin Mass:

Saturday:

Rv 11:4-12; Lk 20:27-40

Sunday:

Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 Mt 25:31-46

Rv 10:8-11; Lk 19:45-48

Ecclus 24:14-16; Lk 11:27-28

Readings 11-17–11-23

Sunday, November 16 (Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:30a Ceferina Quijano 1:30p Micaela Rangel, Elias Padilla and Sandra Maria Ceja

9:00a Gerald Lowry 3:30p Florentina Esteves

10:30a All the Faithful Departed 5:30p Boccardo Gianni

12pm Paul T. Urmeneta 7:30p Betty Lucio

Monday, November 17

8:00a Deceased Members of the Legion of Mary and Nicole Garcia Evangelista

5:45p Ariana Argueta, Javier Cuiriz and Leona Delos Reyes

Tuesday, November 18

8:00a Mary Muzinich and David Lucero

5:45p John & Filomena Mendes and Ralph Tanori

Wednesday, November 19

8:00a Erlinda Ursua and Floyd Morena

5:45p Rose Lammey and Lois Dietz Damani

Thursday, November 20

8:00a Joe Mendes and Priscila Moreto

5:45p Sharon Alegria and Irene Cabral

Friday, November 21

8:00a Gregorio Obea and Tulio Claros

5:45p Francisca Correia and Jesus & Elvira Quiralte

12:00p Shirley Borges

Saturday, November 22

8:00a Fr. Joseph O’Hare 5:30p St. Joseph’s Memorial Mass

Sunday, November 23 (Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe)

7:30a Saouila Nomura 1:30p Roberto Madrigal, Javier Camarena and Rodolfo Hernandez

9:00a Kay Baggett 5:30p Charles Tidwell

10:30a All the Faithful Departed 7:30p Julia Mary Dunne

12pm John Martin

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Religious Education

Save the Date: Saturday, January 24:

West Coast Walk for Life

Respect Life

“Children long for somebody to accept them, to praise them. Let us bring the

child back to the center of our care and concern. This is the ONLY way the world can survive because our children are the only hope of the

future.”

-Blessed Mother Teresa

Part II Purgatory by Fr. Mark Some people object to

Christianity because they say that if God is good and loves everyone, why does He "punish"?” If God loves everyone, why does He "send" some people to special "places" called Hell or Purgatory. Did God purposely create a special place with special fire to burn people? These questions are legitimate when we realize that if Christian faith tells us that if anything exists, God must have made it. Nothing exists that God did not create. If there is a place called Hell, complete with everlasting hellfire, or if there is a Purgatory, then these places must have been intentionally created and furnished by God. Why would He do this?

The answer to these objections is found in our belief that Hell and Purgatory are real, but that they are states of being rather than places. We say that being in Hell or Purgatory is something like being in a place full of burning fire. But in reality it is not fire like the fire we have here on Earth. Earthly fire can burn bodies but not souls. The pains of being in Hell or Purgatory must therefore be similar or analogous to

the pain of being burned with fire. And Hell and Purgatory are not really special places or locations, because we know that in the next world there is no space and time as we know it here on Earth. Hell or Purgatory are not physical places that can be measured in terms of feet or yards or miles. We could never say, for

example, that Hell is nine miles wide and fifty feet deep, located at the center of the Earth, because it is a spiritual reality or a state of being rather than a place. In this way we can understand that God does not want anyone to suffer. He did not create a fiery place with a big walls around it in order to fry people. If there is a real wall and a real fire, then we know God must have made it, because only God can create, but this is not the case here. It is true that in the Gospel Jesus speaks of an eternal fire (Mark 9:48) and of a "great abyss" that separates heaven and hell, but we must understand that he was speaking analogously in order to get His point across. Sometimes human language isn't enough to describe the things of the kingdom of God (Luke 13:20).

All of this does not mean that Hell and Purgatory are not real. The scriptures and all of Christian tradition and revelation tell us that they are frighteningly real. It has been said that an hour in Hell or even Purgatory is worse than anything you could suffer in this world in a lifetime.

Nothing exists that God did not create

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This Week

ALTAR SERVER TRAININGS I Want You for service at the Altar! Altar server training is now

9:30-11am every second Saturday of the month! Call John Marsella: 602-8031.

Please remember St. Joseph’s

when planning your estate. Call 551-4973, ext. 207 for more information.

Save Trees! Call the parish office

to find out about online offertory gifts.

MARY OUR MOTHER MOTHER’S GROUP

Every Monday morning at 8am: Mass at St. Joseph’s, followed by adoration in the

Chapel. Children welcome! Bible/Book Study:

Tuesdays, 9-10:30am on Nov. 18. More information at maryourmotherstj@gmail.com

Parish Events and Activities

The Parish Office will be

closed Thursday and Friday, November 27-28

FILIPINO LONGSILOG BREAKFAST—TODAY!

The Filipino-American Liturgy Council Group of Ministries is serving its breakfast today (November 16th) from 7:00am until 12 noon. Cost is $6 and includes marinated sausages, fried/steamed rice, eggs, fruits and beverages. Tickets will be sold in the plaza and at the door. Cooked/Uncooked sausages

are on sale for $5/package. Take-out available.

ST. JOSEPH’S SENIORS LUNCHEON-WEDNESDAY Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you Lord for all the Blessings You have given us. We meet at Father O'Hare Hall. Our social hour begins at 10am with

snacks and refreshments. Our business meeting starts at 11am, and lunch is at noon. The menu is roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing,

veggies and cranberry sauce and dessert. All this for $7. For lunch reservation call Kathy Lee Vermillion. (408)-309-2145 or Chris at 522-2694. Our next day trip is Saturday, Dec.13, to see the beautiful Christmas Lights of San Francisco. It is a guided tour with dinner at the Fog Harbor Fish House at

Pier 39. We leave at 12:30pm and return at 9:30pm. The cost is $99. The trip is open to all seniors of St. Joseph's Parish and their friends.

For reservations call Chris at 522-2694

Monday, November 17, 2014

5:30 PM OLG Play Prac ce PSR1

6:30 PM OLG Play Prac ce JP2

7:00 PM Evangelizing Catholics JP6

7:00 PM Boy Scouts Hall

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

8:45 AM St. Vincent De Paul Mee ng JP5 9:00 AM Senior Strength Training Hall

10:30 A Light Weigh JP8

12:00 P Clases de Ingles - Intermedio JP4 6:00 PM Clase para Ciudadanía JP2

6:00 PM Clases de Ingles - Intermedio JP4

6:30 PM Legion of Mary JP4

6:30 PM Rosary Makers in JPII Room 05 JP5

7:00 PM Oración Carismá ca - Español JP7

7:00 PM OLG Play Prac ce Hall

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

9:00 AM St. Joseph's Seniors Lunch Hall 12:00 P Clases de Ingles - Intermedio JP4

1:30 PM Widows/Widowers Bible Study JP5

5:00 PM OLG Play Prac ce JP6

5:30 PM Alateen Grp. - Couragetobe Me JP8

5:45 PM Al Anon Grp. - Path to Serenity JP10

5:45 PM AA Principles Study Group JP5

6:30 PM OLG Play Prac ce JP1

7:00 PM On the Go Adults JP4 7:00 PM Escuela de Fe - Español JP7

Thursday, November 20, 2014

9:00 AM Senior Strength Training Hall

12:00 P Lunch Bible Study JP8

7:00 PM OLG Play Prac ce Hall

7:00 PM School of Faith JP7

Friday, November 21, 2014 5:00 PM OLG Play in Fr. O'Hare-Hall Hall

6:00 PM Al-Anon Español JP10

6:30 PM Adora on and Confessions Chur

7:00 PM Mili a Immaculata Candy Elves JP8

Saturday, November 22, 2014

10:30 A Taller de Adviento - Español JP7 1:00 PM Retrouvaille JP5

9:00 AM AA Language of the Heart JP4 9:00 AM Filipino Liturgy Global 2000 JP10

Sunday, November 23, 2014

10:00 A Children's Liturgy of the Word JP6 1:00 PM Liturgia para Niños - Español JP6

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In the Diocese...

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Could you not keep watch for one hour?”

(Mark 14:37) Consider spending an hour a

week with our Lord. To sign up please contact

David & Monica at 527-4920. You will receive

many blessings from Our Lord!

Parish Events and Activities

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

Do you miss the glow you had when you were first married? Do you wish you could talk about

something besides all the stresses in your life? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives

you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the

spirituality in your marriage. The next Weekend date is:

February 13-15, 2015 in Turlock. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at:

stocktonwwme.org or contact John and Angelica Angarita at

applications@stocktonwwme.org or 209-691-0603.

ADVENT CANDLES NOW

AVAILABLE IN THE PARISH BOOKSTORE!

We also have many new

books, movies and CDs to celebrate the season. We are

always happy to gift wrap your purchases at no charge.

34th Annual Diocesan Guadalupe Procession and Eucharistic

Celebration December 7

Noon St. Mary Church to Stockton Arena

http://stocktondiocese.org/diocesan-home/news-events/

diocesan-events

Youth Ministry

Parish School of Religion

Updates and Announcements

Contact Us! Nathan Steingrebe

(209)247-7863 Nathan@stjmod.com Samantha Jordan (209)551-4973 ext.223 SJordan@stjmod.com

You Don’t Want to Miss What is happening in Youth Ministry!!!

XLT!!!!

Adoration, Confession and Praise and

Worship! 6:30pm in the Church 3rd Friday of the month. See you

there!!!

Militia Marie High School Peer Ministry Team!

Interested?! Please contact Samantha for more information

Life Night Schedule: Sunday, November 16

after 5:30 Sunday Mass Fr. O’Hare Hall

Food-Fun-Fellowship

PSR Students have been asked to bring a monthly item to help the St. Vincent de Paul program in helping the poor. For November, they are asked to bring macaroni and cheese.

We thank you for your generosity!

If you want to be a part of something that is already successful….

look no further than St. Joseph’s Youth Ministry Program! Nearly 200 high school students fill up our Sunday Life Night. Do they arrive hungry after Mass? Yes! Would we love some adult cooks in the kitchen? Absolutely!!

Please call Nathan Steingrebe, 247-7863 to help

The Body of Christ made visible

Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our

catechesis on the Church, we have

seen that the Church is a spiritual

reality, the mystical Body of Christ.

Yet we know that the Church is also

a visible reality, expressed in our

parishes and communities, and in

her institutional structures.

This visible reality is itself

mysterious, for it embraces the

countless and often hidden works of

charity carried out by believers

throughout the wor ld . To

understand the relationship

between the visible and the spiritual

dimensions of Christ’s Body, the

Church, we need to look to Jesus

himself, both God and man.

Just as Christ’s humanity serves his

divine mission of salvation, so too,

with the eyes of faith, we can

understand how the Church’s

visible dimension is at the service of

her deepest spiritual reality.

Through her sacraments and her

witness to Christ in our world, the

Church seeks to proclaim and bring

God’s merciful love to all,

particularly the poor and those in

need. Let us ask the Lord to enable

us to grow in holiness and to be an

ever more visible sign of his love for

all mankind. Wednesday, 29 October 2014

From our Holy Father

in Rome Pope Francis

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Center for Lay Apostolates Profiles in Stewardship

New to the Parish? Wondering where to start?? Call the Center for Lay Apostolates

551-4973, ext. 207

FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP: Plaza Refreshments are not being served as our Filipino Ministries have their Longsilog breakfast in the Hall.

Parish Stewardship — a way of life

By: Svetlana Avetisyan

Wunschel Family

Festival Report:

*5,800+ volunteer hours *1,000’s+ meals and drinks

*A parish family of welcome, work and mission *$20,000 raised for our parish

*Praying Gratefully, Serving Responsibly and

Giving Generously

With gratitude, Festival Committee, Priests and Deacons

Recently, the entire Wunschel family could be seen on the Plaza working together to promote our Baby Bottle Campaign. Members of this dedicated St. Joseph’s family have been parishioners for nine years, during which time they have been committed to answering God’s call to serve. Beka and Steve serve on our Respect Life Committee, recently helping to plan the Day for Life. Steve is a certified Natural Family Planning physician and a member of our Knights of Columbus.

As a homeschooling family, they participate in St. Joseph’s Home School Co-op. Daughters Madeline and Liza are planning to become a part of our new children`s liturgical ministry - Church Mice. Beka believes that their children are a precious gift from God. She and Steve believe that their job as parents is to model being good stewards, because “Modeling acts of service for our children, especially those involving protecting the dignity of the human person, and allowing them to serve alongside us, not leaving them behind, is critical.” Madeline and Liza have been engaged in music activities since early childhood practicing piano, violin and flute.

Our music department was blessed with Madeline`s talent playing the flute for Sunday Masses and special events with our “Cherubim” Children`s Choir and Instrumental Ensemble. “When I play my flute at the Mass I feel closer to God and hear the words of Jesus put to music,” says Madeline, “Playing with the choir is beautiful when I feel myself as a part of different voices rising together in one hymn. I have so many blessings, but I love to give them back to God.” We are truly blessed with the Wunschel’s faithful service at St. Joseph’s.

Boletín Parroquial en Español! DEL LAPTOP DEL PÁRROCO, Padre Mark

El Cuerpo de Cristo hecho visible

Queridos hermanos y hermanas: En otras ocasiones hablamos de

la naturaleza espiritual de la Iglesia, como Cuerpo de Cristo edificado por el Espíritu Santo. Hoy nos centramos en lo que pensamos habitualmente, en lo que se ve, es decir, sus estructuras, como la parroquia, las organizaciones o las personas que normalmente la guían. Pero esto no se limita a los obispos o a los clérigos, sino que comprende a todas las personas bautizadas que creen, esperan y aman, haciendo el bien en el nombre de Jesús, acercándolo así a la vida de los hermanos.

Por eso, lo visible y lo invisible de la Iglesia no se oponen, sino que se integran en la única Iglesia. Esto es un reflejo del misterio de la persona de Cristo, en la que su naturaleza divina es inseparable de su naturaleza humana, que se pone enteramente al servicio del plan divino de llevar a todos la redención y la salvación. También la Iglesia, a través de su realidad visible, como los sacramentos, el testimonio y el anuncio, está llamada a hacerse c e r c a n a a c a d a p e r s o n a , comenzando por los más pobres, los que sufren o los marginados, para que todos sientan la mirada compasiva y misericordiosa de Jesús.

Quisiera hoy elevar una oración y traer cerca de nuestro corazón al pueblo mexicano, que sufre por la desaparición de sus estudiantes, y por tantos problemas parecidos. Que nuestro corazón de hermanos esté cerca de ellos orando en este momento.

Miércoles 29 de Octubre de 2014

Anuncios importantes Reuniones con el

Padre Hamilton esta semana

11/18/14 7:00 pm

Catequistas JP 08

11/20/14 7:00 pm

Ministros Extraordinari-os para Enfermitos

JP 06

CLASES DE INGLES GRATIS: Salón #4 JPII

Martes: Intermedio y Ciudadanía 12 pm - 2 pm y 6pm - 7:30 pm Martes: Iniciados 6pm - 7:30 pm

Miércoles: Intermedio12pm - 2pm

Para mas información, favor de llamar a Rosario al 209 551-4973

Le gustaría ayudar este 12 de diciembre pero no

esta seguro como?

Por favor llame a Bertha al (209) 661-8802 para

mas información.

Padre Mark Wagner

Decimos que St. Joseph’s es una “parroquia corresponsal.” ¿Qué significa la corresponsabilidad? Para mí, la mejor explicación está en el Evangelio que escuchamos este domingo. Hay otros pasajes de los Evangelios que mencionan e x p l í c i t a m e n t e l a p a l a b r a corresponsabilidad, pero en el Evangelio de hoy tenemos la parábola esencial (Mateo 25: 14-30). Esta parábola explica por qué es tan importante enfatizar la idea de corresponsabilidad. Jesús comienza esta parábola con decir, “Un hombre que, al salir de viaje, llamó a sus servidores y les confió sus bienes. A uno le dio cinco talentos, a otro dos, y al tercero solo uno, a cada uno según su capacidad; y después partió.” Esta es una representación de Dios.

Dios es el “hombre que sale de viaje.” Dios es invisible. Dios parece estar ausente. Creó el universo, formó el planeta Tierra y nos puso en ella, luego parece como que “partió.” La fe nos dice que está cerca, pero no podemos verlo directamente. Lo que SÍ podemos ver es obvio: estamos aquí, y cada uno es distinto – tenemos “nuestras propias capacidades.” A algunos se nos ha dado más y a algunos menos. Al final del mundo, Jesús regresará y “arreglará

cuentas.” Habrá mucho “llanto y rechinar de

dientes” de aquellos que han usado mal lo que se les dio o quienes lo gastaron de forma egoísta en sí mismo, o que fueron perezosos e “hicieron un pozo y enterraron el dinero del señor.” Pero habrá gran recompensa para aquellos que hicieron lo que el señor hubiera querido.

Queriendo respetar su relación con el señor, ellos tratarán de colaborar con él. Harán algo productivo con lo que se les dio y se lo regresarán al señor con aumento. Querrán hacer lo que el señor hubiera hecho si no estuviera ausente. Querrán compartir la visión de su mayordomo, su disposición mental, su misión. Como consecuencia, escucharán: “Servidor bueno y fiel,… ven a participar del gozo de tu señor.”

Entonces, la corresponsabilidad significa compartir Su misión para que podamos participar en Su gozo. Significa “suplirlo” cuando Él está ausente y cuidar de su viña, la finca familiar, lo cual es su iglesia. ¡Qué asombroso es que Dios confía de que tomemos Su lugar! Él dice, “Ven, se igual que yo.” ¡Nos confía su iglesia! ¿Seremos buenos administradores o corresponsales?

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En la Diócesis...

Por: Svetlana Avetisyan

Leer, Meditar, Orar y Vivir

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Familia Wunschel

ACONTECIMIENTOS FUTUROS Únase al Obispo Blaire en la trigésima cuarta celebración en honor de Ntra. Sra de Guadalupe, el 7 de Diciembre. La procesión comienza en la Iglesia de Santa María a las 12 del día, seguirá con la Misa en la Arena de Stockton. Las parroquias están invitadas a hacer una carroza que describa algo del mensaje de la Virgen Santísima sobre la esperanza y la dignidad de la persona. Un coro interparroquial, dirigido por Mauricio Centeno, estará encargado de la música y cantos. Para más información contacte a Digna Ramírez-López al 209.466.0636 o a dramio@stocktondiocese.org

Recientemente, se podía ver a la familia Wunschel entera en la plaza trabajando jun-tos para promover nuestra Campaña de Bi-berones. Esta familia dedicada de St. Joseph’s ha sido parte de la parroquia por nueve años, y durante ese tiempo se ha comprometido a responder la llamada de Dios para ser-vir. Beka y Steve sirven en nuestro Comité de Respeto por la Vida, lo cual planeó el recien-te Día por la Vida. Steve es un médico certifi-cado de Planificación Familiar Natural y es un miembro de nuestros Caballeros de Co-lón.

Como una familia que da educación en el hogar, participan en la Cooperativa de Edu-cación en el Hogar de St. Joseph’s. Sus hijas, Madeline y Liza, han planeado ser parte del nuevo ministerio litúrgico para niños – Rato-nes de Iglesia. Beka cree que sus hijos son regalos preciosos de Dios. Ella y Steve creen que su trabajo como padres de familia es de modelar el ser buenos administradores/co-responsables, porque “El modelar por nuestros hijos las acciones de servicio, especialmente aquellas que incluyen proteger la dignidad del ser humano, y permitirles servir al lado nuestro sin dejarlos atrás, es crítico.” Madeli-ne y Liza han participado en actividades de música desde muy niñas practicando el piano, el violín, y la flauta.

Nuestro Departamento de Música ha sido bendecido con el talento de Madeline cuan-do ella ha tocado la flauta para las misas do-minicales y los eventos especiales con nuestro coro de niños “El Coro Querubines” y el Con-junto Instrumental. “Cuando toco mi flauta en la misa, me siento más cerca de Dios y es-cucho las palabras de Jesús puestas a música,” dice Madeline. “El tocar con el coro es muy lindo cuando me puedo sentir como parte de voces diferentes subiendo junto en un solo himno. Tengo tantas bendiciones, pero me encanta regresárselos de nuevo a Dios.” Esta-mos en realidad bendecidos con el servicio fiel de los Wunschel en St. Joseph’s.

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