SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH A ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN DANBURY

EIGHT ROBINSON AVENUE

DANBURY, CONNECTICUT 06810-5517

Rectory Telephone: (203)748-8177

Web Page: www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org

REVEREND SAMUEL V. SCOTT, M.DIV., M.A., PASTOR

REVEREND DAVID W. FRANKLIN, M.DIV., PAROCHIAL VICAR

REVEREND RAYMOND M. SCHERBA, M.DIV., IN RESIDENCE

REVEREND AUGUSTINE NGUYEN, M.DIV., IN RESIDENCE

DEACON DONALD J. NAIMAN

Saint Joseph Church is wheelchair accessible. Parking for the physically challenged is located at the side of church.

We thank you for turning off all personal electronic devices before entering the church.

Saint Joseph Parish is reintroducing public Masses starting this weekend, June 20

th and

21st

. In this pilot phase, we are focusing on the Sunday Masses as well as the Saturday Vigil. Weekday public Masses will not resume until a later phase. We will be offering the Sat-urday 4:00 PM Vigil and the Sunday 7:30 AM, 12 Noon, and 5:00 PM Masses. Please call the Rectory, 203-748-8177, to register in order to attend Mass. We will be practicing social dis-tancing and all must wear a mask. Please do not attend if you are feeling ill or in any at-risk group.

The St. Joseph Rectory Office will be closed for walk-in service during this time, but you may call 203-748-8177, Monday through Fri-day, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, for pastoral emergencies, Parish business, or for any other inquiries.

We are currently live streaming these Masses: 12:05 PM daily Masses, 4:00 PM Vigil Mass on Saturday, and 12:00 PM Sunday Mass so you may watch online. Please visit our website at www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org for more in-formation and for regular updates.

ST. JOSEPH’S DANBURY

Saturday, June 27 8:00 AM William H. Mosher—Rectory

4:00 PM Louise Bongo—Bob & Beth Bongo Sunday, June 28 7:30 AM Ralph Fiorito—Family 9:00 AM Douglas Newsome—Mother 10:30 AM Margaret Mahoney—Family 12:00 PM Deceased Parishioners

5:00 PM Dolores Guerrise—Daughter, Mary Ann

Monday, June 29 7:00 AM Int. of Catherine Valente—Sisters 12:05 PM Mary Ann Newsome—Rectory

Tuesday, June 30 7:00 AM Int. of those affected by COVID-19 12:05 PM Neil Amoruso—N. Palanzo & Family

Wednesday, July 1 12:05 PM Grace Perry—Son, John Thursday, July 2 12:05 PM Dorothy Noack—Family Friday, July 3 12:05 PM Joseph Boggio—Daughter, Donna Saturday, July 4 8:00 AM Int. of Richard ―Dick‖ Bavetta—Family

4:00 PM Dec. of the Picchione & Bommicino Families

Sunday, July 5 7:30 AM Rose Miskar—Daughter 9:00 AM Lawrence & Maria Testani—Family 10:30 AM Palma & Philip Milano—Claire Milano 12:00 PM Gerald Curran—Rectory

5:00 PM Intentions of Parishioners

Sanctuary Candles

The Sanctuary Candles will burn this week for the intentions of Father Samuel Scott requested by the LaGratta Family.

Procedure for Public Mass

Please note that you need to register every week for the Mass you would like to attend.

St. Joseph Church is offering Public Masses. We have the Saturday, 4:00 PM Vigil Mass and the Sunday, 7:30 AM, 12:00 Noon, and 5:00 PM Masses. You must call the Rectory, 203-748-8177, Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 4 PM, in order to register each week to attend one of these Masses. Thank you.

Dear parishioners and friends of St. Joseph Parish, My column this weekend is meant to give voice to our common need to call upon God’s help in time of need. Three prayers…

- Fr. Scott

PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL FOR THE DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES

For an end to the violence perpetrated by harsh words, deadly weapons, or cold indifference. May our

homes, our nation, and countries around the world become havens of peace, let us pray to the Lord.

For the grace to see every human being as a child of God, regardless of race, language or culture, let us

pray to the Lord.

For the wisdom to receive the stories and experi-ences of those different from ourselves and to re-

spond with respect, let us pray to the Lord.

For the strength to teach our children how to resolve differences non-violently and respectfully, and the

courage to model it in our own behavior, let us pray to the Lord.

For our faith community, that we may celebrate and welcome the diverse faces of Christ in our worship,

our ministries, and our leaders, let us pray to the Lord.

For our faith community, that we may respond boldly to the Holy Spirit's call to act together to end violence

and racism, let us pray to the Lord.

For healing and justice for all those who have experi-enced violence and racism, let us pray to the Lord.

For the protection of all police and first responders who risk their lives daily to ensure our safety; for fair and just policing that will promote peace and wellbe-ing in all our neighborhoods, let us pray to the Lord.

For our public officials, that they will strive to work for fair education, adequate housing, and equal opportu-nities for employment for all, let us pray to the Lord.

For our parish, that we may cultivate welcome, ex-tend hospitality, and encourage the participation of

people of all cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds, let us pray to the Lord.

For the courage to have difficult conversations about racism, and for a better appreciation of how our

words and actions – or even our silence – can impact our communities, let us pray to the Lord.

For solidarity in our global human family, that we may work together to protect those who are most vulner-

able and most in need, let us pray to the Lord.

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JUNE 28, 2020

Parish Registration To verify your membership if you have a question please call the Rectory at 203-748-8177, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. To register please fill out the form in our Parish Bulletin and drop it in the collection box or mail to 8 Robinson Avenue, Dan-bury, CT. 06810. Membership is necessary to re-ceive Sponsor Certificates or participate in our Reli-gious Education Program.

Live Streaming Mass Schedule

Monday-Friday: Daily Mass 12:05 PM

Saturday: Vigil Mass 4:00 PM

Sunday: Mass 12:00 Noon

Please go to our website: www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org and click on

StreamSpot live streaming. Click on the icon in the bottom right hand corner to see the

Mass full screen. If you miss the live stream of the Mass you may still

go to the website, click on the StreamSpot logo, then click on ―previous broadcasts‖ to find the Mass

you would like to view.

Now available on smartphones and tablets!

Order of Mass for the Lord’s Day

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle A

ENTRANCE St. Michael Hymnal # 529 - ―Glorious Things of Thee

Are Spoken‖

KYRIE ―Lord Have Mercy‖ - Heritage Mass (Alstott)

12 PM Mass: Missa Jubilate Deo, #100 and following for the Latin Mass parts

GLORIA #192 - ―Gloria,‖ Heritage Mass (Alstott)

FIRST READING Missal p. 24 – 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16a

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Missal p. 25

SECOND READING Missal p. 25 - Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Missal p. 26

GOSPEL Missal p.26 - Matthew 10: 37-42

HOMILY

OFFERTORY St. Michael Hymnal # 402 - ―Abide With Me‖

SANCTUS ―Holy‖- Heritage Mass (Alstott)

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION ―Save Us Savior of the World‖- Heritage Mass

(Alstott)

AGNUS DEI ―Lamb of God‖- Heritage Mass (Alstott)

COMMUNION ANTIPHON ―Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all within me, his

holy name .‖

COMMUNION St. Michael Hymnal # 788 -―The Strife is O’er‖

CLOSING HYMN St. Michael Hymnal # 659 - ―O God Beyond All

Praising‖

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Prayer to St Joseph

Protect, O Holy Guardian, this our nation.

Enlighten those responsible for the common good, so that they might know — like you do — how to care for those entrusted to their responsibility.

Grant intelligence of knowledge to those seeking ade-quate means for the health and physical well-being of their brothers and sisters.

Sustain those who are spending themselves for those in need, even at the cost of their own safety: volunteers, nurses, doctors who are on the front lines in curing the sick.

Bless, O St Joseph, the Church: beginning with her ministers, make her the sign and instrument of your light and your goodness.

Accompany, O St Joseph, our families: with your prayerful silence, create harmony between parents and their children, in a special way with the youngest.

Preserve the elderly from loneliness: grant that no one might be left in desperation from abandonment and dis-couragement.

Comfort those who are the most frail, encourage those who falter, intercede for the poor.

With the Virgin Mother, beg the Lord to liberate the world from every form of pandemic.

Amen.

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Stewardship of Time, Talent, and Treasure Worship Offerings

June 20—June 21, 2020 $8,818.80 Father’s Day $1,216.00

2020 Annual Parish Collection

Goal: $40,000 Amount Raised thus far: $34,337.99

During this time of uncertainty due to the coronavirus, please mail your regular offertory envelopes to St.

Joseph Rectory or give Online. We truly depend on your help and assistance for

paying our staff and the upkeep of our church operations.

Many thanks for your generous stewardship! May God reward your generosity!

To sign-up for online giving, go to www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org and click on the Online Giving logo and create an account.

Please Pray For The Repose Of The Souls Of:

Joseph Grau William Mosher

Saint Joseph Music Notes

It is a pleasure to reopen the church doors to the faithful once again. Today's Entrance hymn, ―Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken,‖ reflects

this great joy at entering the house of the Lord; we can together once again, "with salvation's walls surrounded" drink from "the streams of living waters," the grace that flows from the altar of sacrifice, after our forty days of exile in quarantine and self-isolation. While congregational singing is as yet not permitted in the sacred liturgy during this pilot phase, let us rejoice all the same in the opportunity to receive God’s grace and be once more present at the holy mysteries.

Carmen Buck Religious Education Building

203-778-1920

Registration for Religious Education classes for the 2020-2021 academic year is underway.

Currently enrolled families received an email with reg-istration forms. Families who are new to our program are welcome to download the Registration Form and Emergency Contact Form on our Parish web-site, www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org. Please use the tab for Parish Life and drop down to click on Reli-gious Education. A copy of the Baptismal Certificate should accompany registrations for children who are new to our program or for those children not baptized at St. Joseph Church. Please mail all paperwork to: Religious Education Office, St. Joseph Church, 8 Robinson Ave., Danbury, CT 06810. Early registra-tion fees apply until June 30th. If you have any ques-tions, please email Mrs. Lynn Smierciak, Director of Religious Education, at lasmierciak@gmail.com.

Save the Date!

9th Annual Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Outing

Sept 23, 2020 Danbury’s Richter Park

Enjoy a fun day of golf at Danbury’s Richter Park while supporting the Charitable Works of the McGivney Council #29 Knights of Colum-bus!

The outing is open to all men and women. Regis-tration opens at 10:30 AM. Lunch will follow and the Shot-gun Start begins at 12:30PM. Non-Golfers are welcome to join for cocktails and dinner at 5:30 PM. For more information contact: KofC29@gmail.com or call 203-744-9652.

2020 Annual Catholic Appeal Renew

Thank you to all of the Saint Joseph Parish families who have already made their gift or pledge commitment to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal. The most recent report, dated June 23,

2020, indicates that pledges in the amount of $81,973 (70%) have been made against our parish goal of $117,000. Please respond as soon as possible to Bishop Caggiano’s invitation to participate in the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal. It is an easy and effective way to fulfill Jesus’ command to help ―the least of my children.‖

Goal: $117,000 Number of families who have donated: 205 Amount raised thus far: $81,973

Bethany Mass This Sunday, June 28th, at the 12:00 PM Mass we will remember our deceased parishioners: Donna Scozzafava, Jeremiah Dennehy, Margaret Byrne, Elizabeth Doyle, Olga Oliva, Dorothy Frange, Joan Leonard, Alberta Greeley, Donald LaJoie, Bridget Tomer, Lawrence Meyer, Anthony Martins, Anthony Zona, Carmella Fiore, Lucy Critelli, Joanne Frischmann. Although we miss these parishioners’ physical presence, we celebrate their eternal life with Jesus. We want their loved ones to know that we are here to support them. Please continue to pray for all deceased parishioners and their families and friends.

JUNE 28, 2020

Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus McGivney Council #29 is the K of C chapter for much of Danbury; St. Joseph is its home Parish. Men (18+) are welcome to join. For information, please pick up the flyer in the pamphlet holder in the back of the church, or visit the Knights' web sites KoC29.org and facebook.com/kofc29.

Daily Mass Readings:

Monday, June 29: Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles Acts 12: 1-11 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18 Responsorial Psalm 34 Gospel: Matthew 16: 13-19

Tuesday, June 30: Weekday, [The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church] Amos 3: 1-8, 4: 11-12 Responsorial Psalm 5 Gospel: Matthew 8: 23-27

Wednesday, July 1: Weekday, [St. Junipero Serra, Priest] Amos 5: 14-15, 21-24 Responsorial Psalm 50 Gospel: Matthew 8: 28-34

Thursday, July 2: Weekday Amos 7: 10-17 Responsorial Psalm 19 Gospel: Matthew 9: 1-8

Friday, July 3: St. Thomas, Apostle Ephesians 2: 19-22 Responsorial Psalm 117 Gospel: John 20: 24-29

Saturday, July 4: Weekday, [Independence Day] Amos 9: 11-15 Responsorial Psalm 85 Gospel: Matthew 9: 14-17

Please join us for a livestream presentation on Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” on Sunday,

June 28th, 2020, at 3:00 pm in the Church.

“Love, Lechery and Forgiveness:

Four Duets from The Marriage of Figaro”

David Stein will present a lecture on Mozart’s great comic opera using video clips to reveal the charac-ters and the rich humanity and deeper spirituality of their relationships. Commentary with illustrations at the piano will help the audience perceive how the

music makes the characters so real to us.

No musical training or prior knowledge of the opera is expected.

Prayer to Combat the Coronavirus

Most merciful and Triune God,

We come to you in our weakness.

We come to you in our fear.

We come to you with trust.

For you alone are our hope.

We place before you the disease present in our

world.

We turn to you in our time of need.

Bring wisdom to doctors.

Give understanding to scientists.

Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.

Bring healing to those who are ill.

Protect those who are most at risk.

Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one.

Welcome those who have died into your eternal

home.

Stabilize our communities.

Unite us in our compassion.

Remove all fear from our hearts.

Fill us with confidence in your care.

(mention your particular concerns and prayers now)

Jesus, I trust in you.

Jesus, I trust in you.

Jesus, I trust in you.

Amen.

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

To Our Welcome Visitors: Welcome to Saint Joseph Church! May this

be a sanctuary of peace and grace for you! If you attend our parish on a regular basis, will you consider registering with us? It is so helpful whenever the need arises for special sacraments, funeral masses, and sponsor certificates. Please complete the lines below, drop it in any collection basket and our staff will register you. And please be sure to introduce yourself to one of the parish priests. ** Please help us to keep our list current by informing us when we may remove a name. Thank you.

PLEASE PRINT

Mr | Mrs | Ms | Mr & Mrs (circle one) Last Name: ____________________________________ First Name(s): ________________________ ________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City, State, ZIP: _________________________________ Home Tel: _____________________________________ Buss Tel: ______________________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________ Primary Language Spoken: ________________________ Children (names, gender, & birthdates): _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

I am interested in: (circle) Becoming a member of St. Joseph Parish First Communion / Baptism / Confirmation Youth Programs (8th – 12th Grade) Choirs: Adults Children Adult Religious Education Liturgy Attended: ________________________

Saint Joseph Parish

Parish Office - Tel. (203) 748-8177, Fax (203) 748-2010 Email: recstjoseph@yahoo.com Office Hours: Mon.– Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Office Manager: Ms. Carol Shepherd Receptionist: Mrs. Kathee Meerman

Organist & Choir Director: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock 203-778-1920 Adult Choir: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock, 203-778-1920 Children’s Choir: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock, 203-778-1920 Altar Servers: Mrs. Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Eucharistic Ministers: Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Lectors: Mrs. Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Ushers: Mr. George Ziegler, 203-743-1634

Saint Joseph Religious Education Director of Religious Education : Mrs. Lynn Smierciak, (203) 778-1920 Secretary: Mrs. Claire Anderson, 203-778-1920 R.C.I.A.: Mrs. Margaret Curran, 203-792-1132

Parish Contacts Bereavement Ministry: Deacon Donald & Mrs. Stephania Naiman, 203-748-8177 Catholic Charities of Northern Fairfield County Board Member: Dr. Roger LaGratta: rlagratta@comcast.net Lay Carmelites: Mrs. Joan Ledoux, 203-743-7813 Coffee Hour: Mrs. Anne Savino, 203-744-5567 Council of Catholic Women: Mrs. Barbara Whitlock 203-791-0232 Finance Committee Chairman: Mr. Gerald Palanzo, Jr., 203-733-0124 Knights of Columbus: Mr. Tom Mahalik, 203-744-9562 Men’s Group: Mr. Mark Azzara, 203-947-4012 Parish Corporation Trustees: Mr. George Godfrey, III, M.B.A. Mrs. Constance LaGratta, M.A. Parish Council: Mr. Joe Bromley, 203-300-7989 Contemplative Book Group: Mrs. Terri Stramiello 203-733-0465 Respect Life Group: Mrs. Anne Leclercq, 203-790-6074 Scouts (Boy): Dr. Gerald Gibson, 203-797-1788

Please remember the sick of our Parish in your prayers: Angela Almasy, Barbara Baker, Kelli Barrett, Max Cassano, Irene Clark, Sheryl Fanelli, Loralyn Gaughran, Anand Gokhale, Gavin King, Kaia Lauro, Patricia Leggiadro, Marjorie Nodine, Teresa O’Connor, Ethel Pancotti, Catherine Robinson, Albert Schneider, Rebecca Shost, Jeanne Soraghan, Mary Ann Storms, Kenneth Towery, Holly Traccolla, and all our parishioners currently in nursing homes, hospitals, or confined to their homes.

Saint Joseph School Mr. Louis Howe, Jr., Principal Office 203-748-6615—Fax 203-748-6508 Website: www.sjsdanbury.org Home School Association: Mrs. Kate Gibowicz, 203-748-6615 Advisory Board President: Dr. John Pitrelli 203-748-6615