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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA August 9, 2015
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Bread of Life
Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,
What does it mean for Jesus to say that he is the bread of life? Think about your body and remember that your life began conceived in your mother’s womb. The difference between you at that moment of conception and you at this moment is the growth of all those years.
Your body is the product of everything you have eaten. Every cell of your body has developed from what you have put into your mouth. That hamburger and fries you ate last week now forms different parts of your body. Human di-gestion uses the food we eat and transforms it into the differ-ent cells of the body. When nutritionists say, “You are what you eat!” they literally mean it. The person who eats junk food has incorporated into himself what he has consumed. If you want to be healthy, you eat a balanced diet. Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John explains how the Lord Jesus forms and shapes us as God’s children. Jesus shapes us by all his teachings and by his powerful example, showing us how to live as a child of God. His teachings pre-sent the challenges of Christian life. We must put God first; we must love our neighbor as our self; we must take up our cross and follow him; we must turn away from selfishness and self-reliance and trust in the Lord. Jesus has spelled out very clearly the path we are to follow to have the fullness of life.
Yet, Jesus goes one step further. In the Gospel today
Jesus answered and said to them. . . “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”
Without a doubt, Jesus satisfies every true longing and need. Without Jesus, there can be no life; with Jesus we have eter-nal life. Jesus provides the very substance that sustains a son or daughter of God.
When Jesus says, “I am the bread of life,” he is saying that he will be so closely united with us that he will fill every cell of our body. You are what you eat. If you want to be holy, to have peace, to be joyful, to be a child of God, eat right. Eat the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, who feeds us with his Body and Blood in Holy Communion.
In the Peace of Christ,
Fr. Allan F. Wolfe
TIME TALENT and TREASURE
A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s
July 26, 2015
August 2, 2015
MASS ATTENDANCE: August 2, 2015
5:00 pm Mass 128 8:00 am Mass 150 10:30 am Mass 175 Nursery 0 Total Attendance 453 DO YOU SUPPORT OUR GROCERY GIFT CARD AND SCRIP PROGRAMS? Grocery gift cards for Weis Markets, Giant, John Herr’s, Stauffer’s, Darrenkamp’s, and Sheetz and Turkey Hill gas cards are available Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the rectory office. Scrip for a large variety of stores and restaurants can be ordered weekly for pick-up the following weekend. St. Jo-seph’s Church earns 5%-7.5% on all grocery cards sold and as much as 16% of scrip sales will stay here at St. Jo-seph’s. Go online to ShopWithScrip.com and click on the Retailer List to see all the stores available and the percent-age the parish will earn. If you need a paper copy, please ask the grocery seller in the vestibule before or after Mass. This is FREE income for the parish. Food gift card sales the weekend of August 2
nd totaled $1,650.00 and
earned a profit of $88.75. There were no Scrip sales.
In Pew Collection $6,632.00
Electronic Giving 2, 921.00
Budget Actual Difference
7/26/2015 $12,500.00 $9,553.00 ($2,947.00)
School Endowment Debt Reduction 228.00
Vigils 196.07
Memorials - Restoration Fund 100.00
In Pew Collection $8,943.70
Electronic Giving 3,351.00
Budget Actual Difference
8/2/2015 $12,500.00 $12,294.70 ($205.30)
School Endowment Debt Reduction 375.00
Vigils 290.66
Missionary Cooperative 2,483.00
Msgr. Thomas H. Smith - Stained
Glass Window Fund
1,000.00
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S August 9, 2015
Saturday, August 8
4:00 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Vigil Mass - Margaret Kauffman (Children of Julia Quino Bowers)
Sunday, August 9 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish
9:15 am Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s
10:30 am Mass - Mary Pichler (Donna & Danielle D’Agostino)
Monday, August 10 - St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
6:30 am Mass - Intention of Daniel & Melanie Fritz & Family (Maureen & Dave Fritz Family)
8:00 am In Use - St. Francis Room
9:00 am Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Room
6:30 pm Strategic Evangelization - St. Francis Room
Tuesday, August 11 - St. Clare, Virgin
6:30 am Mass - Intention of Ray & Nancy Anater (Maureen & Dave Fritz Family)
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:15 am Mass - Frances M. Keen (Jere & Barb Keen)
6:00 pm Resurrection Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
7:00 pm Social Justice - Good Shepherd Room
Wednesday, August 12 - St. Jane Frances de Chantal,
Religious
6:30 am Mass - Earl Roschel (St. Joseph Parish)
8:00 am In Use - St. Francis Room
Thursday, August 13 - Ss. Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs
6:30 am Mass - Hipolito Velazquez (Velazquez Family)
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:15 am Mass - Norman & Rose Strosser (Estate)
10:00 am In Use - Good Shepherd Room
6:00 pm Resurrection Basketball - Msgr. Smith Social Hall
Friday, August 14 - St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr
6:30 am Mass - Ginny Stewart (Bill Stewart)
8:00 am In Use - St. Francis Room
3:00 pm SWAN - Good Shepherd Room
6:00 pm Vigil Mass - Mildred Kaetz (Estate)
Saturday, August 15 - The Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
8:15 am Mass - People of the Parish
10:00 am In Use - Good Shepherd Room
10:30 am In Use - Tipitina’s, Nursery, St. Joseph Room
2:00 pm Wedding - Church
4:00 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Vigil Mass - Raymond Berlot (Nancy Berlot)
Sunday, August 16 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am Mass - Jeanne Kauffman (Bob & Lydia Zimmerman)
9:15 am Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s
10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: Shirley Engle, Richard Nordin, Robert Reisinger, Corky Roschel, Emilie Ward, those in nursing homes, those pres-
ently or recently in the hospital, Patricia Bostick, Katrina Short, and those listed in our Book of the Sick.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: Rev. Mr. Ste-ven Arena, Rev. Mr. Samuel Dubois, Rev. Mr. Richard Mowery, Joseph Creavy, Matthew Cannon, Kevin Coyle, Peter Rettig, Vincent San Severino, and Gregory Kramp.
DEATHS: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Vicenza Mineo, daughter of Vicki Borsellino. May she rest in glory with the Lord.
FLOWERS FOR CHURCH: Altar Flowers for the main altar (2 vases) or the Blessed Mother or St. Joseph side altars can be ordered to celebrate a happy occasion, in thanksgiving, for a special
intention or to remember a loved one who has died. The cost per vase is $40.00. Call Deacon Marty or Mary Ellen at the rectory, 397-6921 to make arrangements. Available dates: August 15-16 (Blessed Mother & St. Joseph Altars), August 22-23 (High Altar and Blessed Mother Altar), Sep-tember 6, September 13, September 20, September 27 (All Altars).
PERPETUAL ADORATION: Open hours - Monday 9:00-10:00am and 1:00-2:00pm; Wednesday 1:00-2:00pm; Thursday 12:00-1:00am; Friday 5:00-6:00pm, 6:00-7:00pm, and 11:00pm-12:00 mid-night; and Saturday 7:00-8:00am. If you can help
or are interested in being a substitute on a regular or occa-sional basis, please call Oliver 560-2873 or Vonnie 397-4300.
ADORATION FOR CHILDREN: St. Joseph's Adoration Chapel - June 9
th- August 13
th every Tuesday 4:00-5:00pm
and every Thursday 1:00-2:00pm. All ages and abilities welcome. Spend some time with Jesus. For more informa-tion please call Mrs. Wang, Catechist, 396-0635.
SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLECTION: The Social Justice Committee is again collecting school sup-plies for the needy students of our parish and community. As you are aware this is a large popu-lation with ongoing needs. School supplies for all
age groups are appreciated. Items needed are notebook paper, folders, pens, pencils, rulers, protractors, erasers and notebooks. Please note our Resurrection School pre-fers black composition notebooks with NO spiral spine. These items will be collected the weekend of August 15 and 16.
SCRIPTURE READINGS: August 16, 2015 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20
Gospel: John 6:51-58
Shirley Engle would like to thank the parishioners for the cards and prayers she has received over the past month.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA August 9, 2015
Nine children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on July 26
th and
fifteen children used their envelopes on August 2nd
. Their contributions to the Missionary Childhood
Association totaled $13.00 and $10.54.
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: Because August 15
th falls on a Saturday this year, it is not a
Holy Day of Obligation. However, a Mass will be celebrated on the Vigil, Friday, August 14
th at 6:00pm and on Saturday
August 15th at 8:15am. Both Masses will be held in the
Chapel. On this day we celebrate Mary, the Mother of God, who was taken body and soul into heaven.
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL: All families new to Resurrection Catholic School are invited to Back to School Night for New Families August 20, 6:30pm in the school cafeteria. Resurrection welcomes all families
back to school! Come to the Back to School Picnic on Sunday, August 23, 4:00-6:00pm in the playground (between the convent and the school). Please RSVP (392-3083) by August 20 if you can make it. Bring a dessert to share and don’t forget your lawn chairs. School starts the following Tuesday, August 25. There’s still time to enroll for the 2015-16 school year. Call the school to enroll now! We invite your family to become part of the Resurrection family!
LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL seeks a full-time science teacher for the 2015-2016 school year. Minimum qualifications include PA secondary certifications (or equivalent) in chemistry and appro-
priate clearances. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in chemistry and experience in teaching science at the high school level. Interested applicants should forward cover letter, resume, certifications and list of references to Mr. Terry Klugh at [email protected]. Applications will be reviewed immediately and interviews will be granted in the near future. PARISH NEWSLETTER: Information and photos for the parish newsletter are due by August 15
th.
Parish organizations are urged to publicize the activities and events of your committee! Recent graduates not recognized in the June newsletter are welcome to send their graduation information and future plans. Parishioners are encouraged to send us your “News from the Pews”. Articles and photos can be emailed to [email protected] or placed in an envelope marked to the attention of Mary Ellen Gardner and dropped into the collection basket at Mass.
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING: A meeting is held on the 4th
Tuesday of each month for our neighbors to gather and dis-cuss their concerns and plans for our neighborhood. Since St. Joseph Church is a part of the neighborhood, parishion-ers are welcome to attend these meetings. The next meet-ing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 25 in the St. Francis Room. Please contact Denise Ziegler 717-314-2293 or Al
Meier if you have any questions.
CUB SCOUT LEADERS NEEDED: Our Cub Scout Pack is in need of adult leaders for scouts in 1st through 4th grades. Immediate need for a Wolf Den Leader for 2nd grade boys. Must complete Diocese required background checks and Diocese and Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection Train-ing. Contact Jim Dougherty for information, 393-6884 or [email protected].
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING: Training for students in grades 3 to 12 who would like to become an altar server is scheduled for August 10-11-12 at 7:00pm in the church. Cur-rent servers who would like a refresher are also welcome to attend. Contact Joe Weaver (285-9097) or Rick Albright (471-2731).
OBLATES OF ST. BENEDICT RETREAT - Have you ever wanted to go to a retreat but didn't want to travel to a retreat site??? Here is your opportunity for a one-day, reasonably priced retreat held right here at St. Joseph's. Join us Satur-day, September 12, 2015, for “Living in the Presence of God: An Oblate’s Lifelong Work.” The retreat is open to all. Our presenter is Br. Martin Esparmer, OSB, from St. Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN. The day will begin with Mass in the lower church at 8:15, a simple lunch will be served and the retreat with conclude at 3:30pm. There will be an oppor-tunity for Reconciliation and one-on-one with Fr. Meinrad (Oblate Director). Cost for the day (including lunch) is $15.00 per person. Reservations are a must. Deadline for registra-tion is Friday, September 4, 2015. Call Sharon or Oliver Ogden (717-560-2873) (or email [email protected]) for further information or a flyer on the conference.
SPECIAL PROJECT FOR DEMENTIA PATIENTS: Oppor-tunity to volunteer to make a Sensory object to be given to Dementia Patients. Items may be sewn, crocheted, knitted, even made on wood for people with those skills. Go to Patricia Wang on Pinterest (mrswang113) on google and then scroll down to the box that says Sensory Objects for Dementia Patients. Here you will find examples in all medi-ums..even wood! Please get them to me by the end of Au-gust. Some will be displayed at Lancaster County Library beginning September 1
st. September is Alzheimer’s World
Awareness Month. Prizes from local merchants will be given to some. All projects will be given to Alzheimer's Units. Questions? Contact Patricia Wang Parish Advocate for Folks with Disabilities at [email protected].
DELONE CATHOLIC CELEBRATING 75TH ANNIVER-SARY: On Saturday, September 19
th Delone Catholic High
School will hold a dinner celebration sponsored by Cone-wago Enterprises Inc. at Delone Catholic to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. The cocktail hour begins at 5:00pm and the dinner celebration at 6:00pm. Tickets are $45 and in-clude a catered dinner of salmon, bistro steak, or vegetable ravioli. Evening events include keynote speaker, D. Stephen Mathias '73, Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs at the United Nations. To purchase tickets please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 717-637-5969 x211 or email [email protected]. Seating is limited and tickets are on sale until August 28
th.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA August 9, 2015
Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week
Art Printing
446 Lafayette St., Lancaster, PA
397-6029
You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com.
LANCASTER AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY is starting a new program entitled, "Brush with Kindness". The pro-gram offers minor, non-emergency repair work on home ex-teriors to the elderly, disabled and lower-income individuals and families. It is taking place in the South West section of Lancaster, Elizabethtown, East Petersburg, and Lititz. A pre-application is required for consideration. More information can be found by contacting them directly or visiting their web-site www.lancasterhabitat.org. HELP A CHILD - MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Join Catholic Worker House volunteers in tutoring elementary school stu-dents in the School District of Lancaster. Opportunities abound for after school homework help and crafts and help during the school day in reading and math. We’ll meet on Thursday, August 20
th at 7:00 pm at Catholic Worker House
on Vine St. across from St. Mary’s. Contact Kathy Flynn at 682-9441 or [email protected] for more information. LEARN ABOUT THE ASSUMPTION WITH EWTN: Munifi-centissimus Deus (Latin: The most bountiful God) is the name of the Apostolic Constitution written by Pope Pius XII, November 1, 1950. It defines ex cathedra the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To learn more, log onto www.ewtn.com and follow the menu: Faith → Teach-ings → Mary, Mother of Jesus. There you will find links to the Church's Marian doctrines, documents, devotions, and much more! CHARISMATIC DAY OF RENEWAL: Saturday, September 19, Cardinal Keeler Center from 8:00am-4:00pm “THE EU-CHARISTIC HEART OF JESUS” Presenter: Kathleen McCarthy, a published author, Catholic radio broadcaster, and Catholic lay evangelist for almost 40 years. Her mes-sage of the Father’s merciful love, the Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist, and the power of the Holy Spirit are central to the doctrines of the Catholic Church. In addition to Kathleen McCarthy’s talks, the Day of Renewal will have special times of Praise & Worship by “BreakThrough” Music Ministry. A Newcomer’s Session and Prayer Team Ministry will also be available. Lunch is included as part of the registration fee with preregistration. Select - Ham, Turkey or Tuna. Preregis-tration closes Thursday, September 10. To register send $20 check made payable to “Diocese of Harrisburg” and mail to Charismatic Renewal c/o Cardinal Keeler Center Attn: Ja-clyn Curran - Office of Vicar General 4800 Union Deposit Road Harrisburg, Pa 17111-3710. An official registration form can be downloaded and more information can be found at www.aliveinthespirit.net.
TRAVELLING THIS SUMMER? Visit www.masstimes.org to find Mass times,
mapped locations, and parish contact information.
“Do not grieve the Holy Spirit.” Your faithful response to your vocation gives joy to the heart of God. Perhaps priest-hood or consecrated life awaits you. Call Father Raymond LaVoie at (717) 657-4804 ext. 282 or email [email protected]. ROSARY RALLY FOR H.S. ATHLETES 2015: A Rosary Rally led by Bishop Ronald W. Gainer for all High School Athletes will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 6:45 – 8:00pm at Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg, Rocco Ortenzio Stadium (Finestra Hall in case of rain). Show your school spirit, wear your game jersey. Parents, families and Catholic athletes from public schools are also welcome. There will be an opportunity for team photos at the conclu-sion of the Rosary Rally. For more information call Hannah a t ( 7 1 7 ) 3 6 7 - 0 1 0 0 e x t . 2 0 o r H a n [email protected] or v is i t http:/ /stewardshipmission.org/catholic-schools-initiative.
WHYF AM 720 IS 4 YEARS OLD! Celebrate the fourth anni-versary of Catholic Radio in the Diocese of Harrisburg by making a donation to Holy Family Radio. Help this independ-ent non-profit group to spread the Catholic message to all. Join in the celebration by sending $4 or $40, or even $400 to help WHYF AM 720 remain vibrant and on the air. Donations can be made securely on-line at www.720whyf.com or sent to Holy Family Radio, P.O. Box 6028, Lancaster, PA 17607-6028.
BUSES TO PAPAL MASS: A limited number of seats are available on buses going to the Mass with Pope Francis in Philadelphia on September 27, 2015 leaving from the follow-ing locations: Berwick, Camp Hill, Carlisle, Ephrata, Elys-burg, Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Waynesboro and York. The number of available seats varies from location to location. Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first served ba-sis. Cost is $30.00 per person and is non-refundable. Pay-ment must be made within 5 days of making a reservation. For additional information or to purchase tickets please con-tact Kate Neri in the Family Life Office at 717-657-4804, ext. 317 or email at [email protected]. Thank you. BLACK CATHOLIC APOSTOLATE SUMMER PICNIC will be held Sunday, August 23, 2015 at noon at the River Front Pavilion on City Island, Harrisburg. Meat and drinks will be provided. Those attending are asked to bring a favorite cov-ered dish or dessert to share. Also bring your favorite games to play. For additional information and to RSVP, please con-tact Gwen Summers at (717) 421-4324 or [email protected].