St. Joseph Catholic Church Josephville

Founded 1852 1390 Josephville Road Rectory/Office: 636-332-6676 Wentzville, MO 63385 www.stjojo.net School: 636-332-5672

Reverend Robert Samson, Pastor Email: frsamson@stjojo.net Sacramental Emergency: 314-606-2023 Deacon Fielding Harrison & Deacon David Billing Parish Office/Secretary: trish.seaman@stjojo.net Lisa German, School Principal School Office/Principal: lisa.german@stjojo.net MASSES: Weekday: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. and Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Sunday: Saturday 5:15 p.m., Sunday 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. Holyday: To be announced as scheduled CONFESSIONS: Tuesday 6:30-6:50 p.m. Friday 7:30-7:50 a.m. Saturday 4:30-5:05 p.m. Sunday 7:00-7:20 a.m.

St. Joseph Parish Mission Statement In response to our baptismal call from Jesus Christ, we the people of St. Joseph Parish, as members of the Roman Catholic Church,

desire to live and teach our faith in our families, school, and workplace, relying on the Word of God and the grace of the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist.

December 7, 2014 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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2012-13 Fiscal Year……………………….…..$208,549

December 8 through 14

Mass Intentions

Mon 8:00 a.m. Tony Wilmes Family L & D Mon 7:00 p.m. Mary Romine Tue 8:00 a.m. Larry Huber Sr. Tue 7:00 p.m. Alan Bean Wed 8:00 a.m. Marvin Miller Family L & D Thu 8:00 a.m. Helen Orf Fri 8:00 a.m. Special Intention Sat 5:15 p.m. Leanne Wortmann Sun 7:30 a.m. Parish Sun 10:00 a.m. John & Josephine Knaust Family L & D

Server’s Schedule

Monday thru Friday 8:00am Brayden Seiler & Nicholas Lopez Sat 5:15pm Nicholas Cornett & Ben Cornett Cross Bearer: Andrew Cornett Sun 7:30am Dustin Dove & Emmett Dalton 10:00am Nicholas Griesbauer & Frank Griesbauer Cross Bearer: Joe Griesbauer

Lectors

Sat 5:15pm Linda Ritter Sun 7:30am Dolores Fitzgerald Sun 10:00am Carolyn Richardson

Ushers

Sat 5:15pm Norm Ritter & Gary Prinster Sun 7:30am Joe Hauser & Joe Kersting Sun 10:00am Walter Tochtrop & Ralph Orf

Gift Family

Sat 5:15pm Jerry & Paulette Wilmes Sun 7:30am Gil & Dorothy Rothermich Sun 10:00am Rick Hill Family

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Sat 5:15pm Esther Aston, Judy Orf, Sherri Aston Sun 7:30am Tom Schaefer, Pat Wilmes, Rita Schulte Sun 10:00am Deacon Billing, Lisa Lopez, Doug Runge

Rosary

Sat 4:50pm Alois & Judy Orf

Vocation Prayer Chalice

Kurt Kobusch Family

I am happy to announce that Austin Redington from our parish has been selected to receive

the 8th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Model of Justice Award on behalf of St. Joseph Parish. The Celebration and Awards Presentation will be held on Sunday, Jan., 18, 2015. Mass will begin at 2:30pm at the Cathedral Basilica. An award will be presented to Austin by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson in Boland Hall after the Mass to commemorate the birth and leg-acy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A reception will follow the Awards Presentation. Austin is receiving this award because of his work with Deacon David Billing and his wife Chris. He has participated two years in a row with their trip to Guatemala. He has worked as a translator for the poor when they come to the clinic for needed attention. This award is given to Austin be-cause of the service he demonstrates in the area of social justice on a global level. Congratulations Austin! Also, congratulations to parishioner Dorthy McMillen from our second grade class who was part of the cast in the St. Dominic High School Play Christmas Carol being held this weekend. “Break a leg,” Dorthy! Perry & Theresa Citrowske are moving on from their role as our parish Pro-Life Coordinators. I want to thank them for their service to our parish in this area for the past several years. So, we are in need of new Pro-Life Coordinators for our parish. Perry or Theresa would be happy to fill you in on the job description. Email or call me if you are interested. If no one volunteers, then I’ll start calling people who I think would be good Pro-Life Coordinators. Think about it and get in touch with me. Alyssa Entwistle has been our Parish Youth Minister the last six months. She will be graduating from Lindenwood University at the end of this semester and has accepted a full-time position at Lindenwood starting in January. Once again we are looking for a Youth Minister. A St. Joseph parent, a young adult, or a young married couple would all be great can-didates for this position. If you are interested in ministering in this way, please contact me. Let us pray for each other this week.

Father Bob Samson

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Holy Day of Obligation

Mass Schedule Mon., Dec. 8 at 8:00am & 7:00pm

Infertility Support Group - Wed., Dec. 10 from 5:30-7:30pm at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. It is not necessary to be Catholic to participate; however, the group honors the teachings of the Catholic Church. For more info call 314-997-7576. Chicken Fry - Fri., Dec. 12 from 5-7pm at the Knights of Co-lumbus Hall in Flint Hill, MO. Proceeds will support the ef-forts to stop worldwide persecution of Christians. Faith Classes for Women - Opus Dei priest Fr. Mike Giesler is offering a free class for women on Freedom, Morality and Vir-tue according to Catholic doctrine on Sat., Dec. 13 from 10am-12noon at the Lindell Study Center, 700 West Essex, Kirk-wood, MO. For more info call 314-822-3627. Cookie Sale - Sat., Dec. 13 from 9am-5pm and Sun., Dec. 14 from 9am-2pm at Sacred Heart Parish Hall in Elsberry, MO. All cookies are homemade. Choose the cookies you want and put them in a provided container. Cost is $5 per pound. Also, enjoy a chicken dinner prepared by the Knights of Columbus for $8 from 11am-1:30pm.

Peggy Boswell Jim Brugmann John Cabelka David Geerts Mike Goggins

Doris Gorman Janet Hall Jim & Lou Healey Mikayla Hoff Julie Isaak

Vince Knaust Betty Piel Lucille Rothermich Karen Wortmann

Stewardship Awareness “Prepare the way of the Lord…” Mark 1:3 We are all called to live a holy life. We are all called to invite others to live holy lives. Living a stewardship lifestyle, being grateful and gener-ous with our gifts, does just that-it puts us on the path to holiness and it invites others to be holy, too.

CHRISTMAS PLAY - Sat., Dec. 13 at 10am at St. Paul Gymnasium. School families are asked to

bring two dozen cookies. Family, relatives, and friends are invited to attend. THANK YOU to all who came out and supported the St. Joseph Craft Fair on Nov. 15. The net profit from this fundraiser totaled $2,227. SCRIP CONTEST - The top 3 families who sell/buy the most dollar amount of scrip will win their choice of free scrip! First prize- $30 of scrip. Second prize - $20 of scrip. Third prize - $10 of scrip. Contest runs through Mon., Dec. 15. All orders will be received no later than Dec. 19. For questions call Christy Popp at 314-435-2503.

Euchre Tournament St. Joseph Knights of Columbus is sponsoring a

Euchre Tournament that is open to the public this Sat., Dec. 13 at 7pm in the cafeteria. Cost is $10. Keep your partner. Future tournaments will be held on the second Saturday of each month January through March.

Christmas Cards to benefit Birthright in Wentz-ville are available at the entrance of Church. Sug-gested donation is $6 per pack. The Advent Giving Tree Please bring your gift

(unwrapped) with ornament attached by Dec. 21st. The gifts will go to Birthright in Wentzville.

Lectors, ushers, extraordinary ministers, and gift bearers are needed for the Christmas Masses. Please let us know when you would be available. Sign-up sheet is in the vestibule.

We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to everyone who gave support during our family’s difficult time. We would like to thank Fr. Samson for his guidance and sup-port. We would also like to thank all of the families who came together to provide food and support for our family. We are truly humbled by the love we have received.

The family of Charlie Wilmes

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Schaefer won $100 in the Members Club Raf-fle Drawing. To become a member and be included in the monthly raffle drawings, call the parish office.

Legion of Mary Legion of Mary will meet this Wed., Dec. 10 from 6:30-7:30pm in the cafeteria. Anyone interested is invited to attend.

Christmas Novena Schedule Mon., Dec. 15 at 7:00pm. Tue., Dec. 16 Confessions 6:00-6:30pm. Novena at 6:30pm. Wed., Dec. 17 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Thu., Dec. 18 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Fri., Dec. 19 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Sat., Dec. 20 Confessions 4:30pm. Novena at 4:50pm. Sun, Dec. 21 at 9:40pm. Mon., Dec. 22 at 7:00pm. Tue., Dec. 23 Confessions 6:00-6:30pm. Novena at 6:30pm.

Christmas Mass Schedule December 24 4:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. December 25 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

National Night of Prayer for Life On the evening of Dec. 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Con-ception, prayer vigils will be held across the country to pray for an end to abortion and all other sins against life. Ascension Church in Chesterfield will have Eucharistic Adoration begin-ning at 8pm praying the rosary each hour as well as other prayers and close with benediction at midnight. The “Hour of Unity” across America is from 11pm-12am. Other nearby par-ishes that will be open for Eucharistic Adoration at that time are St. Gianna Church and St. Paul Church.

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