How worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and

divinity, and wisdom and strength and honor. To Him belong

glory and power for ever and ever.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 2 Battle Creek, MI

Mass Schedule

Mirror of Patience, Pray for Us

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 61 23rd St N

Parish Office: 962-0165

Office Hours Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-4:30 pm (Closed 12:30-1:30 pm)

Confessions First Friday 12:15 pm, Saturday 3:30 pm or by appointment

Rosary After daily Mass and Sundays at 9:30 am in Church Mondays 7:00 pm in Spanish Parish Center Chapel

First Friday 7:00 pm Parish Center Chapel

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

▪ Monday 4:00 - 8:00 pm in the Parish Center Chapel ▪ Wednesday 9:00 am - Saturday 9:00 am In St. Philip Seton Center Chapel ▪ Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 pm for Vocations in the Parish Center Chapel * ▪ Friday 8:30 am - Benediction at 4:45 pm in St. Joseph Church ▪ First Wednesday 7:00 pm in St. Joseph Church

*There will be no Adoration for Vocations on Thanksgiving. The next Thursday Adoration will be December 5.

St. Joseph: To sign up for a Holy hour or to be on the sub list for Friday Adoration, please call Marlene: 962-8641 and leave your name and phone number.

St. Philip: Seton Center Chapel, Wednesday 9:00 am to Saturday, 9:00 am, call Betty Dillard: 962-8255 to sign up.

Readings for: First Sunday of Advent Is 2:1-5, Rom 13:11-14, Mt 24:37-44

Saturday, November 30 - Vigil: First Sunday of Advent 5:00 pm † Ellen Kenyon by Nancy Hood Sunday, December 1 - First Sunday of Advent 8:00 am † Carl (Rusty) Wahmhoff by Friends 10:00 am † Judy Syc by Rondeau family 12:00 pm † Alan Grady by Phil & Mary Pat Harter 2:00 pm NO Burmese Mass 5:00 pm For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Spanish

Saturday, November 23 - Vigil: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 5:00 pm † Kevin Zeller by Catherine Hannon

Sunday, November 24 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 8:00 am † Murray Switzer by Neil & Nancy Haack 10:00 am † Pete Francisco by Family 12:00 pm † Stanley Zalner by Rosemary Coon 2:00 pm † Eugene Lemon by Bachman Hebble Burmese 5:00 pm For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Spanish

Prayers for the Sick/Those in Need

Chris Bradley, Chuck Brown, Peggy Crane, Bernadette Emmons, Bradley Gagnon, Vicky Gray, Sharon Harris, Sr. Cyrilla, Jerry Johnson, Carolyn Kewley, Pat Kukla, Erika Leman,

Nathan & Robert Lindstrom, Jakob Livingston, Scott Marko, Doug Marshall, Curtis Mason, Katie Miller, Laurie Morris, Karen Partin, Cheryl Scales, Ron Seyka, Margaret Smith,

Michael Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Sara Wixson, Dee Wygant, Marion & Ozzie Zull

Prayers for the Deceased

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

The Diocese of Kalamazoo has and will continue to cooperate with the Michigan Attorney General’s investigation and encourages anyone with information related to misconduct to call the reporting number set-up by the Michigan Attorney General’s office at: 844.324.3374.

Monday, November 25 8:00 am † Gerald Ran by Roy & Agnes Marko Tuesday, November 26 8:00 am † Helen Lajoie by Ralph Moody Wednesday, November 27 8:00 am † Walter & Evelyn Hudson by Jack Haciak 9:00 am † Adelina Martinez by Family School Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving 8:00 am † Deceased members of Adamson Family by Family 12:00 pm † Maria Tapia Jaime by Family, Spanish 8:00 am NO Adorations for Vocations Friday, November 29 8:00 am † Nancy Sprague by Jim & Olive Pessetti 8:30 am Adoration 4:45 pm Benediction Saturday, November 30 8:00 am † John C. Gercak by St. Joseph Parish 3:30 pm Confessions

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Page 3 November 24, 2019

From Fr. Christopher Ankley

no more suffering. The woman telling me this story from

her hospital bed then went on to say, “You know, Fr.,

pointing her finger at me, that baby, cured of his disease

and his suffering, would grow up to become the good

thief crucified at the right hand of Christ.” After the

woman in the hospital finished telling me the story I

thanked her and told her I’d repeat her story someday. This childhood account of Jesus is not part of scripture so

we have no way of knowing if it’s true. It did however;

bring comfort to a woman who was suffering in a hospital

bed and was not so sure of what would happen next. She

was comforted by a King who even as a baby was present

to someone’s suffering. She was comforted by a king

who suffered with her, always there in the midst of her

own suffering. And we see this too with the good thief.

Jesus suffered right along with this man.

In those few short hours that the good thief endured on the

cross next to our dying Savior he made great progress in

the spiritual life. He made great progress in faith, hope,

and charity. The cross took everything away from him.

All he had left was his mind, his voice, and his heart and

these he gave totally to our Lord. He turned his heart to

Jesus in faith and hope by asking for a place in paradise.

And in charity he proclaims the innocence and holiness of

Jesus, and even tries to convert the other crucified thief.

Our King is a king whose throne is a cross and with the

crosses we bear he is always there with us. St. Augustine

once said that the Cross is, “A great spectacle: a great jest

for the ungodly, but a great mystery to the godly; it’s a

great mark of disgrace to the wicked, but a great evidence

of faith to the godly; ungodliness, as it looks on, laughs at

a king bearing the wood of His punishment instead of His

scepter: while the godly behold a king bearing the cross

on which He was to be nailed. He is scorned in the eyes

of the ungodly for that very thing in which the hearts of

the saints would thereafter glory.” We glory in the Cross

of our King because it’s our ladder to heaven.

The next time we come into a difficulty, or we suffer, or

circumstances seem to be beyond our control let us

remember the good thief. Let us remember his faith,

hope, and charity. And let us make his words our prayer,

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your

kingdom.”

No power in this world can remove or destroy what our

king gives; and that’s eternal life.

Pax et Bonum,

Fr. Christopher J. Ankley

Dear Friends,

Today, the solemnity of Christ the King is the last Sunday of

the Church’s year. This solemnity is a relatively new one; it

was only instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. It was begun

during a time in which certain secular rulers were launching

dictatorships which were expressions of hate and destruction.

Through this solemnity Pope Pius XI wanted to reassert the

ultimate and universal kingship of Jesus Christ and his law of

love and truth.

Next Sunday begins Advent, and with it comes the beginning

of a new year for the Church. All this year we have been

reading from the Gospel of St. Luke and at the very beginning

of his Gospel, we find a great promise. A messenger from God

tells a very young woman from the village of Nazareth that she

is going to conceive a child, a son, whom she is to call Jesus.

And the promise goes like this: “He will be great, and will be

called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will

give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign

over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there

will be no end.” Her child is going to be a king. And not just

any king, but the great promised Prince of Peace, the

Redeemer–King for whom people had been hoping and

longing for centuries, the One who would bring to the whole

world peace and salvation. But now at the end of the year at

the end of Luke’s Gospel we hear what sounds like a mockery.

Our Savior has been crucified. His throne is now a Cross his

crown is made of thorns and for royal company he has two

criminals, one to his right and one to his left. (I don’t have a

good segue for this next part)

A while back I was at Borgess Hospital visiting with an older

woman by the name of Eugenia who was just waking up from

anesthesia and she began to tell me a story that she had heard

many times while she was a little girl growing up in Poland.

This story is about the child Jesus and his parents Mary and

Joseph as they made their way to Egypt escaping Herod’s

massacre. At a certain point in their trip the Holy family

stopped at an oasis for a much needed rest. Traveling in the

desert can make one quite dusty and the baby Jesus was in

need of a bath and it just so happened that another young

family was close by and they were preparing a bath for their

own young son. So the Blessed Virgin Mary approached that

young mom and asked if she might use some of that bath water

for her baby Jesus. The young woman said, “yes, you can use

all the water we have, bathe your baby first and then

afterwards I’ll bathe mine.” That young mother who said this

and was very generous in giving the Holy Family first use of

the water because her own baby was afflicted with a terrible

skin disease and she didn’t want any other baby to contract the

disease. So Mary bathed Jesus in the offered bath water and

afterwards the young mom bathed her own suffering son. And

after that bath her son was miraculously cured of his disease,

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 4 Battle Creek, MI

Parish Calendar ● Board Room = BR ● Chapel = CH ● Community Room = CR ● Music Room = MR ● School Cafeteria = Café

Monday 12:30 pm Small Christian Comm, Squires, BR 4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, CH 6:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul, CR 6:30 pm Small Christian Comm, Nielsen, BR Tuesday 9:00 am Legion of Mary, CR 1:30 pm Small Christian Comm, Sheets, BR Wednesday 7:00 pm Catholic Men’s Fellowship, CR Thursday 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal, MR 8:00 pm Adoration for Vocations, CH Saturday 5:00 pm Burmese Prayer Group, CR

1st Sunday DEC 1 12:00 pm Burmese Leadership, CR 1st Wednesday DEC 4 7- 8:00 pm Adoration, CH 1st Friday DEC 6 7:00 pm First Friday Rosary, CH 2nd Tuesday DEC 10 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 6:30 pm Book Club, BR 2nd Wednesday DEC 11 9:00 am Daily Mass Breakfast, Lux 2nd Thursday DEC 12 7:00 pm Good News & Brews, Arcadia, Kalamazoo 2nd Friday DEC 20 7:30 pm Gaudium Christi Last Friday DEC 27 6:00 pm Convivio Spanish, CR

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Lunes: 4:00 pm a 7:00 pm Adoración en silencio Capilla Centro Parroquial S. José 7:00 pm a 8:00 pm Adoración comunitaria Capilla Jueves: 6:30 pm Grupo de Oración Centro Parroquial S. José Viernes: 6:30 pm Ensayo de Coro, Salón de música Iglesia S. José Domingos: 4:15 pm a 4:45 pm Confesiones S. José - 5:00 pm Misa en Español

Ultreya (reunion de grupo) de Colores: 3r domingo de cada mes a las 6.15 en S. José. Charlas pre Bautismales: contactar a la Señora Josefina 589-7347.

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Saturday 5:00 pm

Ministry Schedule November 30 & December 1

Cantor Becky Learman

Reader William Bogan - rd 1 Cristine Jones - rd 2

Server Serenity Jones, Julissa Reyes Robert Duh, Alyssa Askler Jassan Baker

EMHC Diane Bogan, Kathy Askler Alicia Stark, Eleonor Stark Cheryl Bess, Roy Marko

Usher Jose Carmona, Gerald Ulrich VOLUNTEER NOW

Cantor Annette Kukla

Reader Ruby Briones - rd 1 Donald Keyes - rd 2

Server Elizabeth Htwe Assumpta Tling Aubri Metz

EMHC Mary Pat Harter Laura Metz Andrea Perry

Usher Chuck Tobey Shirley Youmans VOLUNTEER NOW

Cantor Justine Coteng

Reader Charles Kincaid - rd 1 Elizabeth Casterline - rd 2

Server

Jeremy Gallaway, Andrew Cutshall Renzo Sanchez Camille Evangeliste Brendan Bailey-Vega

EMHC Barbara Kincaid, Annette Pratt Rich Vitale, Brett Cutshall Julie Cutshall, Kitty Manzo

Usher Brandi & Steven Gage Ann Harnisch, Kayleigh Gage

Sunday 8:00 am

Cantor Yvonne Holso

Reader Anthony Wojcik - rd 1 Nicole Mullis - rd 2

Server Mylee & Makenzee Grimm Elsa Mullis

EMHC

Lois & Pete Werner Fritz Baltutat, Pam Rockwell Richard Gendernalik Rita Wahmhoff

Usher Kimberly Gould, Jerry Keller Kelli Marske, Ben Mullis

Sunday 12:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am

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Thanksgiving Week. Happy Thanksgiving!

God Bless You.

THANK YOU for all your generous clean

and gently used donations.

Connecting with Mercy As the year draws to a close, it's a good time to reflect on how we ourselves have been blessed by God's mercy through acts of love, kindness and generosity. May our hearts be filled with gratitude in this season of thanks.

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BCACS & BCACS Foundation, 63 24th St N, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015 † 269.963.1131 † www.bcacs.org

Dec. 23-Jan. 3 Christmas Break Jan. 26-Jan. 31 Catholic Schools Week Apr. 6-10 Spring Break May 24 High School Graduation May 28 8th Grade Graduation May 29 Last Day of School

Visit bcacs.org for more details.

BCACS Office ...Cathy Erskine 963-1131 BCACS Foundation ...Abby Lumbard 963-4771 BCACS Scrip ...Joy Finilla 963-3034 St. Joseph Elementary ...Jeanine Winkler 965-7749 St. Joseph Middle School ...Katy Arnson 963-4935 St. Philip High School ...Stacy Lightfoot 963-4503

Upcoming 2019-20 Calendar Dates

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BCACS FAST FACT:

TIGER PAWS

Please consider supporting our 37th Annual

Fund Drive!

What is the Annual Fund Drive?

The Annual Fund Drive (AFD) is the BCACS

Foundation’s largest annual giving project to support

the schools. By contributing to this campaign, you are

ensuring the future of Catholic education.

Why does the Annual Fund Drive support?

All contributions directly support BCACS’ annual

operating costs, tuition assistance for families, facility

and technology expenses or improvements, along

with other essential needs. Your support of this

campaign enables our schools to continue thriving.

Contact Abby Lumbard at alumbard@bcacs.org

or 963-4771 for more information on

how to make your contribution.

2019-2020 Annual Fund Drive

We are currently at 75% of our $150,000 goal for

phase one. Thank you for blessing our schools with

your gifts! If you are able to offer further support in

reaching our goal, please contact the Foundation at

269-963-4771.

Tuition assistance from he BCACS

Foundation provided financial support to more

than 125 families with over $250,000 funded

for the 2019-2020 school year!

...To our Fighting Tiger Volleyball team and coaches for an outstanding season!

...To our St. Joseph Elementary students who founded "The Dream Team." Led by student Kitana Allensworth, the team spend their lunchtime on Mondays to craft and post notes of caring and kindness throughout the school.

Annual Alumni Basketball Tournament

Attention Alumni: Dust off your basketball shoes!

When: Friday, November 29, 2019. Check In at 9:30 AM.

Where: St. Philip Tiger Den/Sheila Guerra Gymnasium

Cost: $10 per player (All proceeds donated to the St. Philip

athletic fund.)

Spectators: $1 per person admission fee.

Tournament Information The 10th annual double-elimination tournament begins at

10 a.m., and is open to all St. Philip graduates. The

tournament will include two 10-minute halves with a

running clock.

Teams will be divided by graduating class. Teams needing

players will be paired up with other classes. Please pass the

word along to all St. Philip Alumni to join us as a spectator

or as a participant. The winning team holds bragging rights

and a trophy that will be on display in the Alumni Room -

Room 101 – until the next year!

Questions? Please contact St. Philip Athletic Director, Vicky Groat at

vgroat@bcacs.org or 269-963-1426 or Nick Buckley at

nickbuckley84@gmail.com or 269-317-9568.

Parish Clergy

Pastor .......Reverend Fr. Christopher Ankley frchris@bcacs.org Parochial Vicars ...................... Fr. Pius Cung

frpius@bcacs.org ................................. Fr. Andrew Raczkowski frandrew@bcacs.org Deacons ...... David Krajewski, James Nelson

Emergency Assistance St. Vincent de Paul Society ........... 969-5606

Pastoral Care of the Sick If you are homebound, contact Linda Kellogg ......................................... 965-2074

Sacrament of Baptism Parishioners should call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Eucharist Sacrament of Confirmation

Contact our Schools or our Director of Faith Formation.

Sacrament of Marriage Parishioners must contact one of the parish priests at least six months before setting a wedding date.

Sacrament of Holy Orders If you or someone you know has a vocation, contact a parish priest for assistance.

Sacrament of Anointing the Sick In case of an accident, surgery or other emergency, call 962-0165.

Parish Staff

Parish Office Manager ........... Shirley Springer ▪ sspringer@bcacs.org 962-0165

Bulletin, Media Communications Ellen Tipton ▪ etipton@bcacs.org 962-0165

Faith Formation ..................... Barbara Kincaid ▪ bkincaid@bcacs.org 965-4079 Liturgy and Music .................... James Zalewski ▪ music@bcacs.org 962-2133 Pastoral Ministry ............ Sr. Cyrilla Jegla, RSM 965-1990 Youth Ministry ........................... Andrea Perry ▪ aperry@bcacs.org 788-7000

Parish Ministries

All Saints Superfest ....................... Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328 Boy Scouts Troop 235 ................. Bob Johnson ▪ scoutmaster325@gmail.com 965-7365 BC Catholic Weekly ...................... Missy Skutt ▪ mskutt@bcacs.org 989-205-3027 Catholic Men’s Fellowship ............ John Duyck ▪ jrdaddio@outlook.com 965-8954 Connecting with Mercy ................... Mary Sine ▪ sine74@msn.com Council of Catholic Women ...... Colleen Vitale ▪ cvitale@mail.com 989-723-1842 Echo Apprentice ......................... Ruby Briones

▪ rbriones@bcacs.org 962-0165 Evangelization Commission .. Suzanne Nielsen ▪ stjec@bcacs.org & Nancy Haack Family Activity Night ............... Loretta Mahley ▪ Lmahley30@icloud.com

Finance Council ............................. Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328

Formed Access Code ........................ PTRKXD Hispanic Community .. Fr. Andrew Raczkwoski ▪ frandrew@bcacs.org 962-0165 Jail Ministry ............................. Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Knights of Columbus .............. Andrew Kincaid ▪ kincaid.tribe@gmail.com 589-5888 Lakeview Food Pantry.......... Mary Ann Lupina ▪ malupina51@att.net 629-6109 Legion of Mary ........................... Linda Kellogg ▪ kellogg-dl@att.net 965-2074 Newcomers .................. Phil & Mary Sue Avery ▪ marysue_a@yahoo.com 979-9105 Our Catholic Community ……………Missy Skutt Tri-Parish Newsletter 989-205-3027 ▪ ourcatholiccommunity@bcacs.org Perpetual Adoration St. Philip ................ Betty ▪ bdillard7@gmail.com 962-8255 Prayerline ..................................... Linda Opack 962-7339 Small Christian Communities…………Judy Buch (Scripture Study) 425-9395 Spanish Choir ............................... Teresa Bello

269-274-7409 Spanish Prayer Group Sarah & Francisco Sanchez 419-5786 Spiritual Library ....................... Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Tri-Parish Pro-Life Karen Rabineau, Julie Staab ▪ karenrabineau@gmail.com 517-227-0864 ▪ juliems3@zoho.com 317-7164

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