Msgr. James Reinert Pastor

St. Joseph Catholic Church 505 N. East Avenue, York, NE 68467

January 13, 2013 The Baptism of the Lord

Fr. Mel Rempe, Senior Priest in Residence & Associate

RELIGIOUS SERVICES EDUCATION

Mass Schedule For Sunday Obligation– Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 8:00 am & 10:00 am Mass in Spanish– Saturday 7:00 pm

Weekdays & Holy Days As published in the bulletin Confessions Saturday 4:00 pm—5:00 pm Sunday 30 minutes before Mass Weekdays 15 minutes before Mass Thursday before First Friday 7-7:50 p.m. or by appointment Baptism Parents are asked to attend a baptism preparation class. This is recommended, and easiest to do before the birth of the child, but must be done before the baptism. Matrimony To assist those who plan to marry, all couples will be required to fulfill the diocesan marriage preparation policy, which includes the FOCCUS and Engaged Encounter Programs. This requires a minimum of 4-6 months. Contact the pastor early to begin the marriage preparation process. Anointing of the Sick Individual celebration upon request prior to surgery or hospitalization Holy Communion: For homebound and those recovering from illness, contact the Rectory

St. Joseph Catholic School (Preschool– 8th Grade) 428 N. East Avenue—402-362-3021 Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Head Teacher Mrs. Rochelle Geiger Secretary: Mrs. Gayle Kloewer On the web: stjosephschoolyork.org

C.C.D. Program In St. Joseph School, Grades K - 8 Wednesdays 6:15-7:30 p.m. Godparent Program Religious education for youth in grades 9-12, Wed. 7:30-8:30 pm. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) (For those interested in possibly joining the Catholic Church.) Thursdays, 6:30- 7:30 pm in the Mandeville Hall. Please contact the parish office for more information. Adult Education January 17 6:30pm Mandeville Hall Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center

(800) 961-6277

Lay Ministry Assignments January 19-20

SATURDAY 5:30 PM SUNDAY 8:00 AM SUNDAY 10:00 AM

LECT Harre McElhose Vogel

ACOL Bachelor Geiger Haarmann

ACOL Walter Schoening Langner

MUS Hying Geigers Choir

MUS Kuzelka Weitl

USHR Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

USHR Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

SERV Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

GRET D & B Fredericks M Kopsa R & X Linhart

GRET M & M Hartig K Kear L & D McCall

OFFR D Clark family Volunteer Volunteer ROSR B Weiler C Ochs L Kloewer

PARISH INFORMATION

Parish Office 362-4595 / rectoryoffice@windstream.net In the Rectory, 505 North East Avenue, Office Hours 9:00 am—Noon, 1:00-4:00 pm, Mon.-Fri. Parish Secretary: Mrs. Granada Dooley Kitchen in Mandeville Hall 362-3605 Convent 362-5860 Franciscan Apostolic Sisters

Bulletin Deadline All material is to be submitted to the parish office by Thursday prior to the Sunday it is to appear. New or Moving Parishioners Please call the parish office to arrange an appointment with the Pastor to register in the Parish. Please call the parish office to notify us of any address change. Your Will Ask your attorney to include remembrance of your Church and School in your will. Religious Vocations Any young woman interested in religious life, or young man interested in a vocation to the priesthood should contact your pastor. Please pray for vocations.

For more details of Parish Groups or Committees and

Parish Activities and Opportunities for Spiritual Growth,

visit with our Priest and ask for a Parish Directory.

Rectory Phone-(402) 362-4595 Web Page: www.catholic-church.org/stjoseph-york msgr.james-reinert@stjosephyork.org

OUR GIFTS TO THE LORD

January 6, 2013 were

Adult Envelopes .............................................................$46,322.92 Plate ..................................................................................... 161.32 Mass in Spanish ..................................................................... 56.36 Youth ...................................................................................... 24.00 Sister Support ................................................................... 1,717.00 School Support.................................................................. 3,987.00 TOTAL .............................................................................52,268.60 Maintenance Fund ...........................................................$1,390.00

Thank You!!!

January 13, 2013

The Baptism of the Lord

SCHEDULE OF MASSES INTENTION Mon Jan 14 7:00 am Teresia Van Ostrand+ 8:10 am All Souls Bob & Eleanor Weiler Tue Jan 15 7:00 am All Souls Tom & Aloha Schmid 8:10 am All Souls Connie Burton Wed Jan 16 7:00 am Elizabeth Mohnsen+ 8:10 am All Souls Diane Torson Thurs Jan 17 7:00 am All Souls Philip & Theresa Ratzlaff 8:10 am All Souls Diane Torson Fri Jan 18 7:00 am George & Theresa Kiskeny+ 8:10 am Ruby Kloewer+ 10:30 am Hearthstone Mass-Int. of the Celebrant

Sat Jan 19 8:00 am Rex & Virginia Krasser+ 5:30 pm Tom & Helen O’Brien+ In Spanish 7:00 pm Intention of Celebrant Sun Jan 20 8:00 am People of the Parish 10:00 am Steve Nichols+ MEETINGS CALENDAR

LEGION of MARY: Each Monday 5:30 pm. CCD : Meet in School at 6:15. GODPARENTS: Meet at 7:30. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS: Meet in Mandeville Hall Monday, Janu-ary 14, 7:30pm. Please bring your calendars. Knights of Columbus: Officers meeting Monday, January 21 8:00pm KC Hall. SENIOR COFFEE: Monday 9:00 am. Come enjoy the fellowship. Mark your calendar: Bishop Conley will celebrate Mass at York on Wednesday, January 30 at 8:10 a.m. for Catholic School’s Week. A reception will follow immediately in Mandeville Hall. ADULT CATECHISM SESSION January 17 6:30pm 1066-1209 Baptism & Confirmation January 24 6:30 1210-1321 Eucharist & the Mass PLEASE PRAY FOR: Bill McCall, Keagan Dey, Jack Hinze, Al-bert Joseph (Tina Gocke’s Grandfather) Sr. Barbara McTague, Robert Robinson, Joe Busing, Ron Makovicka, Gale Holmes, Joanie Manning, Maria Garcia, Helen Wempe, Gerald Klemke, Jerry Leininger, Wanda Breiner, Herbert Wiedel, Jana McNemar, Annaliese McCall, Mike Quinn, Denise Mahoney, Leon Svoboda, Alex Johnson, Pat Stastka, Roger Krumbach, Ed Teinert, Peg Stroud, Debra Mulinix, Tom Scholz, Andy Johnson, Bernard Ri-ley, Gerry Neville, Mike Rooney, Kathleen Deprez, Rosella Sterns, Marlene Odvody, Ryleigh & Teagan Wright, Helen Komenda, Michael Zavodny, Hazen Cole, To join you in prayer for special needs, please contact the Rectory 402 362-4595. PRAY FOR THE DEAD: Let us remember in our prayers: Rose Ma-rie Nichols. Wanda Breiner, Ed Heim (Msgr. Reinert’s uncle), There-sia Van Ostrand, Ron Kear, Andy Bohnart (Brenda Sorensen’s fa-ther) Elaine Leininger, Elizabeth Jergens (Mary Hayden’s sister), Susan Heine (Brad Sorensen’s sister), Bob Werger, Barb Wilcox, Celestine Hackworth, Steve Nichols.

“Like a shepherd he feeds his flock:

in his arms he gathers the lambs.”

ANNUAL CROSSROADS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT....Five days of boys & girls basketball beginning Saturday, January 19. Please say YES when asked to help!! To volunteer for Ticket taking, call Matt Leif 362-3210- Concessions help, call Cathy Ochs 362-6846 or Betty Fredericks 362-6905.

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF Donations : Please pick up your state-ments in the Narthex of the Church. If you have any questions please call during office hours, 9-noon or 1-4 pm--- 402 362-4595. …..Continued THANK YOUS: We have received contributions from people coming forward sharing generously the gift of treasure they have received from the Lord. May the good Lord, who is never outdone in generosity, abundantly bless the gifts you have given many times over. Thank you. MANDEVILLE TRANSFORMATION CONTINUES: Seems every week gets better. Wonderful things are being said, so to all those many hands and pockets contributing THANK YOU!

Please Help keep our church carpet

clean: Remind those not reading this

to shake salt and grit before enter-

ing .

Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters Scholarships

Applications are available at the rectory.

POT OF GOLD RAFFLE TICKETS: can be picked up in the back of church. Please take yours as soon as possible. The Pot of Gold evening is scheduled on March 16. More tickets are available at the school office.

POT OF GOLD DINNER TICKETS are available in the school office. Cost is $25 each.

LITTLE ANGELS PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION: Registrations are now being taken for this fall’s 3 and 4-year old preschool. Con-tact the school office if interested in this wonderful experience for your little one! Morning and afternoon sessions are available for both age groups. Class sizes are limited!

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES: can be found on one of the tables in the back of church. If you want a box, and plan to have your child/children use it, please take a box.

2012 PARISH CALENDARS can be found on the tables in the back of Church. One per family please. Donated by Metz Mortuary.

SNOW REMOVAL – 1/14-1/20 Snow Crew # 2 R Linhart, J Cast, B Stahr, J Stahr, S Walz, Jed Erickson, L Kloewer.

ADVENT SHOWER THANK YOU...so very much for your 155 beauti-ful & generous donations to our York Crisis Pregnancy Center. May the Lord Bless you for your generosity!! Sylvia Epp YCPC

Living Faith booklets for January - March are available on the table in the vestibule of the Church. We will be glad to place a group order at a discount. Please contact the Rectory during office hours-362-4595. Cursillo Weekends will be held at St. John the Baptist Church in Minden, NE, on February 21-24, 2013 (Men) and on March 7-10, 2013 (Women). Cursillo offers the opportunity for you personally to grow in your faith, which then allows you to better share your faith with others. The Weekend begins on Thursday evening and ends on Sunday evening. If you would like to participate and/or would like more information, contact Roddy Spangler (402-239-0086 or rod-dyspangler@yahoo.com) or John Springer (402-826-2699 or je-jspringer@windstream.net).

Perpetual Adoration ... it's the opportunity for a time of quiet con-templation ... a time to be alone with Our Lord & receive the fruits of His love. Be good to yourself ... take an hour of adoration!

AREA CHURCH EVENTS

Upcoming retreats: Jan. 11-13 Peter Herbeck—Men’s Jan. 18-20 Fr. Thomas Lux—Women’s The Catholic Coffee House is an adult faith formation series held at Blessed John XXIII Diocesan Center in Lincoln. The theme for this season is: “Documents of the Second Vatican Council: Teachings and Reflections for the Year of Faith”. Each session includes a presentation, Q & A and dessert (with coffee, of course!). There is no fee and no registration is required. Questions? Call (402) 488-2040 or write to: evangelization@cdolinc.net. The next presentation will be Sunday, January 20, 2013, 6:30 – 8 p.m., with Fr. Jeff Eickhoff presenting Dei Verbum (“The Word of God”).

Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how to save that mar-riage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. It helps spouses uncover or re-awaken the love, trust, and commitment that originally brought them together. The pro-gram is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing recon-ciliation to couples that have already separated or divorced. For confiden-tial information about or to register for the February program beginning with a weekend on Feb 15-17, 2013, www.HelpOurMarriage.org on the web or call 1-888-317-5654

Married Couples: It has been said that one of the greatest gifts given to children is two parents in love with each other. Polish up this gift and put a bow on it at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. Upcoming Nebraska weekends: Febr.15-17, 2013 in Lin-coln and April 12-14 in Omaha. To register or for more information, call Pat & Janelle Benson at 308-946-3568 or via email pbjb-ben@yahoo.com

Bishops Lay Committee for Vocations asks that we pray weekly for the seminarians. This week please pray for Cyrus Rowan Theolo-gy 2 & Mark Ruhl Theology 3.

All are Invited

Mass at 5:00 PM Camp Kateri Cooking Show and Meal to follow

Penne alla Vodka An Italian Favorite

Saturday Feb 2, 2013 Stone Creek, 629 South 1st McCool Jct

Free will offering!

RSVP: Fr. Tom 402-540-3124 or Shelly 402-724-2235 Fr. Leo: Renowned for his program Grace before Meals@ETWN

LIFE LINE SCREENING...St. Joseph Church will be hosting Life Line Screening on March 11, 2013. Year of Faith Pilgrimage to Fatima and Lourdes with Fa-ther Christopher Barak September 2-6,2013. Interested? Call Maryann: 402-560-5229 or Jeannie: 402-421-1730