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 frsamson@stjojo.net Reverend Mr. David Billing, Deacon DavidLBilling@gmail.com Emergency 314-504-5202 Trish Seaman, Parish Secretary trish.seaman@stjojo.net Jill Nance & Tanya Buechel, School Co-Principals jill.nance@stjojo.net & tanya.buechel@stjojo.net Nancy Burian, Coordinator of Religious Education nburian@charter.net

MASSES: Weekday: Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Weekend: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 and 10:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:45-4:20 p.m. Sunday 7:00-7:20 a.m. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: NEW PARISHIONERS: Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Please call the Rectory to register BAPTISMS: By appointment MOVING: Please let us know. PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS: PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE: Tuesday 8:30am & & 7:20pm If interested, please contact the parish rectory or the Vocation Office at 314-792-6460 MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made at BULLETIN: Deadline is Tuesday at Noon least six months in advance.

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! Repentance

Throughout the readings of Lent we hear a call from God to repentance. Sometimes it is easy for us to be stuck in our com-fort zone, so it becomes difficult for us to grow in our faith and our relationship with Jesus. We get complacent in our habits, our actions, and yes even our attitude. Therefore, it is difficult for us to look at our need for repentance through an objective lens. How can we get past this? We need to spend quality time with Jesus and open our hearts and minds to Him so we can listen to what He is trying to tell us about the areas of our lives where we need repentance and reconciliation. We are all so busy, but the truth is we make time for the things we want to make time for in our lives. Do you have time for Jesus today?

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.

March 20, 2022 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

March 21 through 27

Church Mass Intentions

Tue 8:00 a.m. Paul Rothermich Sat 4:30 p.m. Greg & Mary Reizer Sun 7:30 a.m. Melvin Kiel Sun 10:00 a.m. Parish

Fr. Samson’s Private Mass Intentions

Mon Charlie Schipper Tue Joe Wilmes Family L & D Wed Deceased Priests Thu Ted Eggering Fri Ralph Orf Sat Todd Hepperman Sun Parish

Server’s Schedule

Tue 8:00am Taylor Byrd & Brendan Crisler Sat 4:30pm Aiden Blair & Alex Blair Sun 7:30am Sydney Gutermuth & Taylor Kersting 10:00am Lucy Venable & Gabriel Citrowske

Lectors

Sat 4:30pm Paulette Wilmes Sun 7:30am Vickie Gilb Sun 10:00am Larry Bean

Extraordinary Ministers

Sat 4:30pm Deacon David Billing Sun 7:30am Nancy Hemmer Sun 10:00am Carolyn Richardson

Greeters

Sat 4:30pm Barb Kinder Sun 7:30am Mark & Julie Fortner Sun 10:00am Nancy Dotta

Ushers

Sat 4:30pm Gary Prinster & Craig Welker Sun 7:30am Jeff Wilson & Dan Stamer Sun 10:00am Luke Kersting & Brian Norton

Gift Families

Sat 4:30pm Zack Blair Family Sun 7:30am Dan Stamer Family Sun 10:00am Bob & Nancy Dotta

Vocation Prayer Chalice

Mike & Gloria Moughan

37TH SUNDAY OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR….....$6,309

WEEKLY BUDGET AMOUNT NEEDED………......….$7,520

Difference….…….............................................-$1,211 July 1 thru June 30 Year-to-Date

CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ACTUAL…………...…..$284,986

CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET…….............$278,240

Difference…………………………..……............…+$6,746

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday During Lent

2:30pm & 6:30pm

All Things New Survey As of Thursday, we had 227 online surveys plus 7 paper surveys. This survey is very impor-tant. It will let the parish know areas that we can improve and let the Archdiocese know that we have an actively engaged vibrant faith community here at St Joseph. This is NOT a one per household survey. Every member of the household high school age and older should take the DMI survey. The survey website is allthingsnew.archstl.org or see the cover of the bulle-tin. If you hover the camera on your phone over the QR code on the front of the bulletin, the link will pop up on your phone and you can take the survey from the convenience of your phone. Please contact the parish office if you need help with the survey. Paper versions are available. Let’s shoot for 300! Donations for Ukraine The news from Ukraine is heart wrenching. If you would like to help the people of Ukraine with humanitarian aid, we will have a collection box in the aisle at the back of church. Donations will be sent to Catho-lic Relief Services. Or donations can be directly made through the Catholic Relief Services website, crs.org. What a blessing he is! Fr Jim Mitulski is such a blessing to a parish. We are so fortunate that he has made him-self available to us for Holy Mass and Confessions. Wednes-day is Fr Jim’s half birthday. Wish him Happy Half Birthday. Please pray for the people of Ukraine,

Deacon David Billing

JOSEPHVILLE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The next Knights of Columbus meeting will be this Thu., Mar. 24 at 7pm. Any men interested in joining please call Grand Knight Dennis Stamer at 636-346-3716.

Karen Ballmann Debbie Brakemeyer Parker Calbreath Carol Fague John Fears Dave Geerts Steve Golstein Karla Haddock Pam Harmon

Deacon Harrison Mikayla Hoff Brooke Huber Dora Jendrey Judy Korte Urban Lindhorst Margaret Martin Mike Martin Donald Ohmes

Judy Orf Larry Roettger Shirley Rothermich Fr. Bob Samson Cory Seiler Lucille Sommer Nathan Woerther

Stewardship Awareness “…He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.’” LUKE 13:7 We can all be like the barren fig tree at times. Do you cling to what you have or do you generously share with others? How will you re-spond when God asks you what you have done with all the gifts He has given you? Remember, not only are we called to be generous, we are called to develop and nurture our gifts, and return them with in-crease. Remember, we are called to be generous with all of our gifts; especially the one that means the most to you.

Chili for St. Patrick Center St. Patrick Center provides meals for the needy through the help of volunteers. If you are able to help, please take a foil pan in the vestibule, make a batch of chili, freeze it in the foil pan, then bring the frozen chili to church and place it in the vestibule on the 3rd Monday of the month, Mar. 21 by 9am.

ATTN: TEENS! FED Youth Group will meet tonight, Sun., Mar. 20 from 7-8:30pm in the school cafeteria.

NO SCHOOL - March 21-25 - Spring break. REGISTRATION for the 2022-23 school year for

PreK-8th grade is open to new families. PreK offers full and half day programs for 3-year olds and 4-year olds. For more info call the school office at 636-332-5672.

“60 Minutes for Jesus” Parish Mission - Mar. 27-29 at 7pm each night at St. Patrick Parish, Wentzville. The presenter, Fr. James Sichko uses lived experience, scripture, story-telling, music and humor to uplift, renew, and empower the faithful to hear the message of God. If childcare is needed, register online at www.stpatricwentzville.org/misson. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend - Apr. 1-3 at Courtyard Marriott Hotel in St. Peters, MO. Sacrifice time this Lent to strengthen your marriage. For more info or to apply, go to www.me.org or call 314-649-7317. The Conversation: A Catholic Perspective on End-of-Life Issues presented by the Roman Catholic Foundation will be held on Sat., Apr. 2 from 10am-2pm at Sacred Heart Church in Troy, MO. This is a free event and lunch will be provided. To register visit https://rcfstl.org/conversation-2022 or call 314-918-2892

DATES OF PARISH EVENTS K of C Breakfast April 24, 2022 Golf Tournament May 14, 2022 Dinner auction June 11, 2022 Fall Music Fest October 1, 2022 Spirit Alive October 14 - 15, 2022

Members Club Join the St. Joseph Members Club before March 31st to be in-cluded in twelve $100 raffle drawings and two $500 raffle drawings! Tickets are $100. More members are needed to keep this fundraiser going. To purchase your ticket for the new year of raffle drawings, contact Nancy Hemmer at 314-606-6982 or send a check made payable to St. Joseph Members Club to the parish office or drop it in the collection basket.

ST. JOSEPH DRIVE-THRU FISH FRIES EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT MAR 4 - APR 8 FROM 4:30-7PM $12/boxed meal cash only

Is the Lord calling you to come spend some time with him? Come join other women (must be 18) from St. Joseph and St. Theodore parishes for the 2022 ACTS retreat weekend being held at LaSalle Retreat Center in Glencoe, MO Apr. 28–May 1. To register, submit the registration form (found in the back of church) along with a $50 deposit. The remaining fee of $210 is due at check-in. For questions or additional information, con-tact Leanne Mennemeier at 636-795-5765.

• Thank you to all who sent cards, well wishes and prayers

while I was in the hospital and recuperating. I am truly grateful for all your kindness.

Larry Meyer • The family of Larry Orf would like to thank everyone for

their prayers, cards and help, that made the service to honor his memory so special. It is so difficult to express our appreciation in words.

Looking for more ways to increase your prayer during Lent? The rosary is prayed in

our church 25 minutes before every Mass as well as at 2:40pm and 7pm on Tuesdays during Eucharistic Adoration. Also the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed in our church Monday through Friday at 3pm.

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:21

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