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  • Jesus, who hast made Thyself obedient to

    Thy parents, to Thee be ever glory, with the

    supreme Father and with the Spirit.

  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 2 Battle Creek, MI

    Mass Schedule

    Joseph Most Just, Pray for Us

    St. Joseph Catholic Church, 61 23rd St N 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 6:00 - 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

    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: for: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

    Sir 15:15-20, 1 Cor 2:6-10, Mt 5:17-37

    Saturday, February 15 – Vigil: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 pm † John Peter Abramowicz by Linda Abramowicz

    Sunday, February 16 – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am † Norma Naas by Gary & Julie Zink 10:00 am † Mary Smith-Stokes by Bob & Kathy Valkner 12:00 pm † Mark Saunders by Carol Saunders 2:00 pm † For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Burmese 5:00 pm † Paul Ankley by St. Joseph Parish Spanish

    Saturday, February 8 – Vigil: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 pm † Mark Saunders by Jonny & Frank Skeltis

    Sunday, February 9 – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am † Mark Saunders by Mickey Heston & Kelly Barber 10:00 am † Frank & Bernice Lindsay by Deanne Sperti Trier 12:00 pm † Stanley & Lucy Zalewski by Rhonda Washington 2:00 pm † For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Burmese 5:00 pm † William DeLano by Famly Spanish

    Adoration for Vocations February 13, 8-9 pm St. Joseph Parish Center Chapel Eucharistic Adoration, rosary, half hour of silent prayer, a litany and benediction. We pray for all the young men and women in our parish called to religious life and priesthood.

    Monday, February 10 8:00 am † Donald Flynn by St. Joseph Parish Tuesday, February 11 8:00 am † Norma Naas by Bonnie J. Squires Wednesday, February 12 8:00 am † Mike Schroerlucke by Cindy Schroerlucke Thursday, February 13 8:00 am † Fr. John Young by St. Joseph Parish 9:00 am † Mark Saunders by Marilyn Strobel School 8:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations in Parish Center Friday, February 14 8:00 am Special Intention for Dee Wygant by Joanie Marshall 8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration 2:15 pm Adoration School 4:45 pm Benediction Saturday, February 15 8:00 am † Stella Hensley by Harriet Bronson 3:30 pm Confessions

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

    Introducing new Missals for St. Joseph Church We would like to preplace our quarterly disposable missalettes with a hardcover Bilingual Missal called Word and Eucharist/Palabra y Eucarisita. This Missal contains the complete 3-year cycle of Sunday and Holyday Scriptures and prayers for the Order of Mass in a side-by-side

    English/Spanish layout. Instead of only lasting a few months, these books can last 15 to 20 years.

    Parishioners are invited to sponsor a Missal in honor or memory of a loved one or your family. A bookplate will be placed inside the cover of each sponsored missal. The cost of each missal is $26. Forms can be found at the church entrance and in the parish office.

  • Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 February 9, 2020

    From Fr. Christopher Ankley

    Dear Friends, Jesus today tells us, “You are salt, you are light, and you are a city set on a mountain.” You are salt, you are light, and you are a city on a hill. All three of these things exist for something else. Salt seasons and preserves, it makes food taste good and it also keeps food from rotting. This is very important when there are no refrigerators. But salt can also make the earth barren. An army would sometimes spread salt into the fields around a city they had just conquered. Salting the earth so that nothing would grow, so that their enemy would starve. Light illuminates and pushes back the darkness. Before electricity darkness was a much more dramatic reality than it is today. The ancients understood how helpless they were without a lamp. And finally a city on a mountain, a city on a mountain is visible to everyone and was used as a guide and point of navigation. Without MapQuest or GPS a city on a hill was a point of reference in finding your way. Someone giving directions might say, “Keep the city on the hill to your right and you’ll find your way.” Now many times we are told by our culture that religion is something to be kept private. Keep it to yourselves, keep it in your homes and churches, but don’t bring your religion in to the public square. Jesus never says this; the Bible says something else entirely. Religion is not meant for oneself alone, it is meant for the other. We are not to rest in our own holiness: we salt, we enlighten, and we are a city on a hill. We are all of these, for those around us. As disciples of Jesus we salt; preserving and enhancing what is best of our culture, but at the same time we salt and destroy what is dysfunctional and sinful. Light: by the light of our lives we reveal what is good and beautiful, but by our light we also expose what is ugly and sinful in our culture. We highlight what is dysfunctional. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in Breslau, Germany on February 4th in 1906. He was a vocal opponent of the Nazi party. He was salt, he was light, and he was a city on a hill. Dietrich Bonhoeffer began a promising career as a theologian and Lutheran pastor at the University of Berlin in 1931. The political events occurring in Germany in the early 1930s, however, soon brought about many profound changes in his life. Bonhoeffer’s opposition to the Nazi party led to his decision to abandon his academic career when Hitler came to power in 1933. Hitler’s subsequent policies led to divisions in the German Lutheran Church, and Bonhoeffer became an active member of the Confessing Church that was formed in opposition to Hitler’s totalitarian government. This Church commissioned Bonhoeffer to direct one of the underground seminaries that were established for the training of young pastors. The seminary was eventually closed by the Nazis in 1937. The late 1930s brought further changes for Bonhoeffer. As the German war operation expanded, he was drawn more and more into active opposition against Hitler’s government. Convinced of the righteousness of the course, he eventually became involved in a conspiracy to overthrow Hitler. He was arrested by the Gestapo on April 5, 1943, and spent the next two years in prison. Another attempt to overthrow Hitler in 1945 led to the execution of a number of political prisoners only weeks before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer, only thirty-nine years old at the time, was among them. He was executed by hanging just twenty three days before the Nazi surrender.

    A camp doctor who witnessed the execution wrote: “I saw pastor Bonhoeffer…kneeling on the floor praying fervently to God. I was most deeply moved by the way this man prayed, so devout and so certain that God heard his prayer. At the place of execution, he again said a short prayer and then climbed the few steps to the gallows, brave and composed. Now one of the last things that Bonhoeffer was heard to have said was, “This is the end…for me the beginning of life.” “This is the end…for me the beginning of life.” Our Lord is calling us to be vibrant Christians. Without vibrant Christians the world is in a worse place. We don’t see what is good, and the ugly and sinful are not exposed and destroyed. What would have happened to World War II if more Christians spoke out like Dietrich Bonhoeffer or like Pope Pius XII, St. Edith Stein, or St. Maximillian Kolbe? When Christians are not salt and light people lose their way. What happens to our culture if we are the salt and light we are meant to be. This is not the time be a lukewarm Christian. “In Sinu Jesu” is a journal written by an anonymous Benedictine priest and he’s been receiving private revelations from our Lord. One thing our Lord reminded him of was his immense love for each of us. Jesus says to each one of us, My heart has a particular love for you, a love that My Father destined for you alone and for no other from all eternity. How it grieves My heart when the unique love I offer a soul is spurned, ignored, or regarded with indifference. Homework for this week is to meditate on these words. My prayer for us this week is that with this realization of our Lord’s infinite love for each one of us, it may make us desire to be more salty and more filled with light.

    Let us be great Saints, Fr. Christopher J. Ankley

  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 4 Battle Creek, MI

    Saturday 5:00 pm

    Ministry Schedule February 15 & 16

    Cantor Clem Skalka

    Reader Jennifer Pontoni -rd 1 Ariana Pontoni - rd 2

    Server

    Luke & Josh Lyon Andrew Cutshall Jassan Baker Alyssa Askler

    EMHC Brett & Julie Cutshall Alicia Stark

    Usher Kathy & McKenzie Askler Joe Clarke, Giada Pontoni Chris Staab

    Cantor Annette Kukla

    Reader Donald Keyes - rd 1 Shirley Youmans - rd 2

    Server Katherine Skutt Hayden Skutt Emily Mawi

    EMHC Barry Skutt Cheryl Fleming Jo Olson

    Usher

    Peggy Myers Judith Buch Amy Roosevelt Betty Walker

    Cantor Justine Coteng

    Reader Susan Wise - rd 1 George Wise - rd 2

    Server Katie & Colt Myers Megan & Kathryn Keller Camille Evangeliste

    EMHC Robert Johnson Patty Miller, Sara Myers

    Usher Kenneth Kropen, Sean Gage Mary & Stephen Nelson

    Sunday 8:00 am

    Sunday 12:00 pm

    Sunday 10:00 am

    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.

    Noticias de la communidad Hispana Spanish Community News

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    Parish ● Board Room: BR ● Chapel: CH ● Cafeteria: Café ● Community Room: CR Calendar ● Music Room: MR ● Small Christian Community: SCC

    MON 12:30 pm SCC, Squires, BR 4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, CH 6:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul, CR 6:30 pm SCC, Nielsen, BR TUE 9:00 am Legion of Mary, CR 1:30 pm SCC, Sheets, BR WED 7:00 pm Men’s Fellowship, CR THU 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal, MR 8:00 pm Adoration-Vocations, CH SAT 5:00 pm Burmese Prayer Group, CR

    FEB 11 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 6:30 pm Book Club, BR FEB 12 9:00 am Daily Mass Breakfast, Lux FEB 14 7:00 pm Good News & Brews, Arcadia, Kalamazoo FEB 21 7:30 pm Gaudium Christi, CH FEB 28 6:00 pm Convivio Spanish, CR MAR 1 12:00 pm Burmese Leadership, CR MAR 4 7:00 pm Adoration, Church MAR 6 7:00 pm First Friday Rosary, CH

    Weekly Monthly

    Prayers for the Sick/Those in Need

    Chris Bradley, Chuck Brown, Peggy Crane, Bernadette Emmons, Bradley Gagnon, Sharon Harris, Sr. Cyrilla, Jerry Johnson, Carolyn

    Kewley, Pat Kukla, Erika Leman, Nathan & Robert Lindstrom, Jakob Livingston, Victor Lupina, Scott Marko, Doug Marshall, Curtis Mason, Katie Miller, Laurie Morris, Joan Mrak, Karen

    Partin, Cheryl Scales, Kathy Scott, Ron Seyka, Margaret Smith, Cristian Reyes Torres, Michael Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Sara Wixson,

    Dee Wygant, Christine Ybarra, Marion Zull

    Prayers for the Deceased John McGlashen, Carlo Zanetti, Raymond Zull

    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.

    Financial Information

    First Quarter

    Special Envelopes

    FEB 23: Flower Fund

    FEB 26: Ash Wednesday

    MAR 1: Diocesan Priests Retirement

    MAR 9: BCACS Endowment

    Cantor Yvonne Holso

    Reader Angela Adamson rd 1 Joanne O'Connor rd 2

    Server Jean Khim, Nicholas Htet Ryan Casterline

    EMHC Greg Finnila, Monika Rosas Richard Gendernalik

    Usher Pat Stevens Rita Wahmhoff Pete & Sharon Zapata

    Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, March 27-29 Designed for women and men, the retreat is a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. For more information or to register, call 800-800-8284 or email [email protected]. Financial assistance is available. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

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  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 5 Battle Creek, MI

    Protecting God's Children (VIRTUS) session is scheduled on

    February 19 starting at 6:00 pm in the St. Joseph Elementary School Library. This may be the last one scheduled in our area until next fall. Please go to VIRTUS.org to register. If you do not register online, your attendance will not be counted and you will not be able to go on field trips or volunteer at the schools.

    St. Philip Parish Center—February 19 6:00 - 8:00 pm

    Our Catholic Community, the tri-parish newsletter is looking for an editor from St. Joseph parish who knows Microsoft Publisher or who has newsletter layout experience. Contact Andrea Boughton, the St. Philip Editor, at [email protected] for additional information.

    Connecting with Mercy Did you know that we connect with women at SafePlace all year long with "Care Cards", brief notes of support and encouragement? The Care Cards box is in the parish library. There are blank cards for you to use and ideas of things to say. These notes mean so much to those recovering from abuse. Please help whenever you can; they are always needed.

    The Council of Catholic Women invites all CCW members and women of the parish to join us February 11 at 6 pm for an appetizer Potluck and short Meeting. The St. Joan unit will be our host for the evening. Please bring an appetizer of your choice to pass.

    2020 Lenten Luncheon Talks The annual Lenten luncheons will be held at St. Jerome Parish Hall in Battle Creek every Wednesday from February 26 through April 1. There will be a Mass celebrated by Father Andrew on Wednesday, February 26 (Ash Wednesday) at 10:30 am with the distribution of ashes. The other Lenten luncheon Masses will begin at 10:45 am. The speaker of the day will begin his address at 11:30 am with a light lunch following the presentation. There is no charge for these events, but a free will offering would be appreciated.

    Special event at St. Ann parish in Richland: Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 pm in the church. Come join us as we learn about sacred relics from Tom & Ann Feldpausch. Some of the relics being presented include the True Cross, the Crown of Thorns, the Tablecloth of the Last Supper, and many more. There will be a short 6:00 pm prayer service followed by the presentation in the church sanctuary. Some of the relics require incense by canon law, so there will be incense! All are invited to bring sacramentals (prayer cards, rosaries, etc.) to touch to the relics at the end of the presentation, as instructed. Cookies & coffee to follow. Plan on two hours of faith-filled stories of our Lord and His Saints!

    Eighth Annual Pasta Dinner & Raffle to benefit BCACS Band Programs February 29 7-9 pm at St. Philip Parish Center $10 per person or $30 per family

    Support the Battle Creek Area Catholic Schools Band Program by attending our fundraising Pasta Dinner and Raffle. Tickets are available from your favorite band student. Tickets will be sold after all masses on February 8th and 9th and the week-end of February 22nd and 23rd. Enjoy a great meal, listen to student performances, visit with parish and school friends, and support the bands. Funds raised at the annual fundraising dinner have purchased the Band trailer, instruments, stor-age cabinets, new Marching Band uniforms, refurbishing chimes and timpani drums.

    Menu for the event is Pasta, Marinara Sauce, Alfredo Sauce, Salad, Breadsticks, Drinks and Assorted Desserts. Gluten-Free Noodles will be available.

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  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 6 Battle Creek, MI

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

    BCACS Office ...Cathy Erskine 963-1131 BCACS Foundation. ..Abby Lumbard 963-4771 BCACS Scrip ...Joy Finnila 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

    Contact Us:

    2019-2020 Annual Fund Drive

    Tiger Paws

    BCACS Position Available

    St. Joseph Elementary is seeking a director for their SummerCare child care program for summer of 2020. The ideal candidate will meet the requirements of a director as outlined by the State of Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for Child Care. Additional requirements/certifications are as follows: Candidates must be at least 21 years of age. Must submit to fingerprinting and background check. Hold CPR/First Aid for Adults & Children, or willingness

    to become certified Hold VIRTUS certification through the Diocese of

    Kalamazoo, or willingness to become certified Willingness to complete appropriate health and safety

    trainings as required by Child Care licensing.

    We are looking for a qualified individual to plan fun and engaging activities with the spirit, mind and body of every learner in mind.

    Resumes may be emailed to: [email protected]

    Coaching Position Available St. Philip Catholic Central High School is seeking a Baseball Coach. Previous coaching experience is required. Please contact Vicky Groat at [email protected].

    Apr. 6-10—Spring Break April 26 — First Holy Communion May 24—High School Graduation May 28—8th Grade Graduation May 29—Last Day of School

    Upcoming 2019-20 Calendar Dates

    Upcoming Events

    Full House Draw Down February 15, 2020

    St. Philip’s Sheila Guerra Gymnasium 6:30 pm-12:00 am

    An evening of fun and games where you will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres, a dinner buffet, desserts, and

    an open bar. PLUS you may win the top prize of $5,000. To purchase your ticket, sponsor a table, or

    donate to the silent auction or balloon pop, contact Pete Werner at (209-2569) or the BCACS office

    at (963-1131).

    Cereal City BBQ Festival May 15-16, 2020 Plans are underway for the

    second annual Cereal City BBQ Festival, which will be held on May 15, and 16, 2020. To join the BBQ competition, the battle of the bands, or as a vendor at the Marketplace, go to: ccbbqfest.com. Questions about the festival? Contact Cathy Erskine at 963.1131.

    … To our BCACS family for another successful celebration of Catholic Schools Week!

    Our 2019-2020 Annual Fund Drive continues to grow! We are currently at 45% of our goal for unrestricted gifts. We hope that you will prayerfully consider a gift to help us reach our goals. Your tax-deductible gift to the BCACS Foundation ensures the prosperity of Catholic education and the success of our future leaders. Monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual, or annual gifts are accepted as well as gifts of stock, mutual funds, and IRA distributions.

    To make a gift or learn more about the important work of the BCACS Foundation, please contact

    Abby Lumbard at 269-963-4771.

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  • Pastor .......Reverend Fr. Christopher Ankley [email protected] Parochial Vicars ...................... Fr. Pius Cung

    [email protected] ................................. Fr. Andrew Raczkowski [email protected] 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 ▪ [email protected] 962-0165

    Communications, Music .............. Ellen Tipton ▪ [email protected] 962-0165

    Faith Formation...................... Barbara Kincaid ▪ [email protected] 965-4079 Liturgy and Music .................... James Zalewski ▪ [email protected] 962-2133 Pastoral Ministry ............ Sr. Cyrilla Jegla, RSM 965-1990 Youth Ministry ........................... Andrea Perry ▪ [email protected] 788-7000

    Parish Ministries

    All Saints Superfest ....................... Ed Bauman ▪ [email protected] 962-1328 Boy Scouts Troop 235 ................. Bob Johnson ▪ [email protected] 965-7365 Catholic Men’s Fellowship ............ John Duyck ▪ [email protected] 965-8954 Connecting with Mercy ................... Mary Sine ▪ [email protected] Council of Catholic Women ...... Colleen Vitale ▪ [email protected] 989-723-1842 Echo Apprentice ......................... Ruby Briones

    [email protected] 962-0165 Evangelization Commission .. Suzanne Nielsen ▪ [email protected] & Nancy Haack Family Activity Night ............... Loretta Mahley ▪ [email protected]

    Finance Council ............................. Ed Bauman ▪ [email protected] 962-1328

    Formed Access Code ........................ PTRKXD Hispanic Community .. Fr. Andrew Raczkwoski ▪ [email protected] 962-0165 Jail Ministry ............................. Rita Wahmhoff ▪ [email protected] 968-3067 Knights of Columbus .............. Andrew Kincaid ▪ [email protected] 589-5888 Lakeview Food Pantry............... Janet Borders ▪ [email protected] 965-2632 Legion of Mary ........................... Linda Kellogg ▪ [email protected] 965-2074 Newcomers .................. Phil & Mary Sue Avery ▪ [email protected] 979-9105 Perpetual Adoration St. Philip ................ Betty ▪ [email protected] 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 ▪ [email protected] 968-3067 Tri-Parish Pro-Life ............................ Pat Hirzel ▪ [email protected] 968-4639

    Parish Directory

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