ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 24, 2019

Saturday, November 23 8:00 a.m. - Terry & Jack McNulty & Family 5:00 p.m. + Joan Cheatle by The Fabich Family Sunday, November 24 7:00 a.m. + Joseph Conroy, Sr. by Joe & Genie Conroy 8:30 a.m. + Brian Bailey by The McNulty Family 10:00 a.m. + Anna V. Sabol by Mary Kirby & Family 11:30 a.m. + Susan Hayes by The Eggers Family 1:00 p.m. + Frank Cirillo by The Gagnon Family 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish Monday, November 25 6:30 a.m. + Rachel & William Laughrige by The Laughrige Family 8:00 a.m. + Catalino A. Blanche by Fe Celeste Blanche Tuesday, November 26 6:30 a.m. - Peter Puerling by The 6:30 a.m. Mass Group 8:00 a.m. + Matthew M. Sabol, II by Mary Kirby & Family Wednesday, November 27 6:30 a.m. - Friars at Loretto by Gerri Ludwig 8:00 a.m. + Mary Lucielle Keppel by Tom & Girls Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Day 9:00 a.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish Friday, November 29 6:30 a.m. + Jack & Gertruide Cronin by The Bock Family 8:00 a.m. + Pam Koberg by The Keppel Family Saturday, November 30 8:00 a.m. - Mark & Lisa Overberg & Family 5:00 p.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish Sunday, December 1 7:00 a.m. + Estefana L. Monsale by Hope Chi 8:30 a.m. + Danilo Esquivel by The Esquivel Family 10:00 a.m. + Miguela P. Alacbay by The Alacbay Family 11:30 a.m. + Chuck Albers by his Family 1:00 p.m. + All Souls in Purgatory by Jeffrey Dauer 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. + Ronald Kauffman by Lorie Greenfield

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

The Youth Ministry Corner

Attention High School Students! We’ll be bowling tonight from 6:30pm-8:00pm at Bowl America Dranesville. Join us!

We’ll meet at Bowl America at 6:30pm. Friends are welcome!

For more information, contact Jenn Chmiel at: jchmiel@sjcherndon.org.

LINK HOLIDAY FOOD COLLECTION - Dec. 7-8, 2019 LINK is an interfaith food pantry serving the needs of our local families in Herndon, Sterling and Ashburn who may not have enough food or the means to buy it. The majority of the people served by LINK are children and senior citizens. St Joseph’s is a longstanding and active participant in LINK. Our parishioner volunteers pack and deliver food, answer phones and help stock this local pantry. The Men’s Society and the Knights of Columbus will be con-ducting a Holiday Food Collection to support LINK on December 7-8. They will accept your donations of non-perishable food items and monetary offerings. LINK will use these donations to provide Holiday food baskets for the hun-dreds of families in our area who might not have enough food this Christmas.

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES

Our Advent Penance Service will be on Monday, December 9th at 7 p.m. This will be a wonderful opportunity for spiritual preparation before Christmas; for your convenience extra priests will be available.

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES IN NEIGHBORING PARISHES:

December 10 - St. John Neumann 7:00 PM December 12 - St. Thomas á Becket, Reston: 7:00 PM

WorkCamp 2020 Info Session

Sunday, November 24th 5:00pm-6:00pm, Parish Hall C

Attendance at this info session is necessary to learn everything you need to know about securing your spot at WorkCamp 2020.

Parents are asked to attend this session with their teens.

WorkCamp will be June 20-26, 2020.

For more information, contact our parish stakeholders: Mary Kay Bailey: marykaybailey@verizon.net

Isabel Nickle: inickle@verizon.net

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org November 24, 2019

Being part of this process is simple. Visit https://www.faithdirect.net/ and faith.direct/VA101.

During the entire month of November, the names of our beloved dead will be in the church and will be remem-bered at every Mass. There is an envelope in your enve-lope packet for our beloved dead and there will be extra envelopes in the pews. Kindly put the envelopes with the names of those who have died in the collection basket. “May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”

The Parish staff wishes to thank the following parish minis-tries: We thank our parishioners for their gift of faith, embrace of the Gospel of Joy, and support of the parish. As we prepare to cel-ebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, know that you are remem-bered in our thoughts and prayers. We thank our parishioners for their support of the parish in-creased offertory program during the month of November. We express our appreciation for your generosity in support of the parish to embrace the spirituality of stewardship in terms of time, talent, and treasure. Your response in shar ing your gifts of time, talent, and treasure assists us in living out the Gospel in our faith community. A special thank you to the members of PAC and the Parish staff for their work and com-mitment to the parish increased offertory program. We thank the high school students of the parish and the Youth Ministry staff who made the Youth Ministry Retreat this month. A special thanks to those who planned the retreat. “Run this race.” We thank our parishioners who participate in the liturgical ministries (Spanish and English) here at the par ish. As we prepare to begin a new liturgical year, we give thanks and offer blessings upon the ministries of music, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, altar linen care, altar server robe care, art and environment, church cleaning crews, SJC facility staff, etc. We offer our congratulations and prayers to Father Tom Bourque, TOR, on the occasion of his Anniversary of Priestly Ordination. Father Tom was ordained on November 27, 1982. Many blessings Father Tom!

The parish and school offices will be closed November 28-29, 2019 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Please plan ahead.

Collections:

The weekend of November 10, 2019 Offertory - $ 17,608 plus Faith Direct $ 14,720 Second collection - Archdiocese for Military Services USA $ 7,901 plus Faith Direct

Thank you for your continued support, prayers and kind generosity.

Daughters of St. Paul Come and See Discernment Re-treat Weekend

Experience the life, mission and spirituality of the Daughters of St. Paul in this vocational discernment retreat for young wom-en 18-33 years old, held November 27—December 1, 2019, at the Daughters of St. Paul Convent in Old Town Alexandria. Includes daily Mass, community prayer, conferences, Eucha-ristic Adoration, silent retreat day, and more. Please contact Sr. Emily Beata at vocations@paulinemedia.com or 703-549-3806 for more information.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org November 24, 2019

THANKSGIVING BREAK There will be no catechism classes held on Thanksgiving Day Weekend, November (Sat.) 30th and December (Sun.) 1st. There will be classes held the Monday and Tuesday after Thanksgiving (December 2nd and 3rd).

No TMIY Thanksgiving Week!!

TUESDAY NIGHTS & FRIDAY MORNINGS

RESUMES December 3 & 6

That Man is You! Gives you the opportunity to go deeper in your faith!

TMIY is an interactive, multi-media men’s program focused on the development of authentic male leadership. Each lesson successively considers men in their relation to God, to their

spouse and to their children.

TESTIMONIALS:

TMIY emphasizes the values Catholic men should live up to in this new social media paradigm we are constantly exposed to. I lost sight of what was important. After attending TMIY last year, I am back on track with my faith and Jesus. MT, St. Joseph Parishioner since 1980 I had wanted to change my life with Christ for years but lacked the persistence to stick with it. The men at TMIY encouraged me to have the strength to embrace the Gospel and the love and forgiveness that God has for me and for all of us. CJ, St. Joseph Parishioner since 2016 Come join the Men of our parish in enriching relationships with both Christ and family. All men are invited to attend TMIY (Room 209) Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m OR Friday mornings at 6:30 a.m. For more information contact Jack (jmatneytmiy@gmail.com or Steve (Mundts@aol.com).

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

The Knights of Columbus are all about Charity – Where there’s a need, there’s a Knight lending a helping hand in a spirit of service and sacrifice. The Knights of Columbus gave more than 117,000 coats to needy chil-dren, and raised more than $9.6 million and provided more than 11 million pounds of food through our Food for Families initiative. Learn more at www.kofc.org/joinus or contact Jerry Frissora at jjafrissora@comcast.net or Tom Matula at tmatula2@verizon.net.

Upcoming events: December 5 - Knights of Columbus Council Meeting December 7 - Women’s Choice Baby Crib Deliver December 8 - Doughnut Sunday December 14-15 - LINK food collection, December 28 - Sweats for Vets

Give a Gift for Life

Give a Gift for Life this Advent season to help expectant mothers and families in need. Your donation to the Gabri-el Project can help fund prenatal care, labs and sono-grams, as well as rent and utilities assistance. Please take home a pre-addressed envelope from our Gift for Life Giving Tree and consider mailing in a tax-deductible donation to Gabriel Project/Project Rachel of Arlington. Or donate online at www.arlingtondiocese.org/giftforlife. One grateful mother wrote, “Gabriel Project made a dif-ference in my life as they opened the doors of help to me and my baby.” St. Joseph’s Gift for Life Giving Tree will be in the church vestibule from Saturday, Nov 30 through Sunday, Dec 8. Thank you for your generosity during this season of giving!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend “By your per-severance you will secure your lives." Persevere in your marriage by using the tools learned on the next World-wide Marriage Encounter Weekend on Mar 20-22, 2020 in FAIRFAX, VA. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: RenewMarriage-VANorth.org or contact us at applications@renewmarriage-vanorth.org or 703-646-1521.