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 Dwight Elmore, School Principal School Office/Principal: dwight.elmore@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. ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: NEW PARISHIONERS: Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Please call the Rectory to register BAPTISMS: By appointment MOVING: Please let us know. PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS: PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE: After Tuesday Masses 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.

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 16, 2014 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

36TH SUNDAY OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.…..…..…$8,483 36TH SUNDAY OF LAST FISCAL YEAR...…….............$11,486

July 1 thru June 30 Year-to-Date CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…..……..………….……..$348,099 LAST FISCAL YEAR……….………....……….....….$344,633

March 17 through 23

Mass Intentions

Mon 8:00 a.m. O’Neill Family L & D Tue 8:00 a.m. Ruby Orf Tue 7:00 p.m. Deceased Priests Wed 8:00 a.m. Rick Hill Thu 8:00 a.m. Chris Norman Fri 8:00 a.m. Joseph Wilmes Family Fri 7:00 p.m. Alois “Ollie” Tochtrop Sat 5:15 p.m. Paul Rothermich Sun 7:30 a.m. Parish Sun 10:00 a.m. Ernest Bean

Server’s Schedule

Monday thru Friday 8:00am Jacob Tyler & Nathan Woerther Sat 5:15pm Andrew Schwerdt & Mark Schroer Cross Bearer: Daniel Schroer Sun 7:30am Jacob Tyler & Nathan Woerther 10:00am Dylan Winkleman & Max Worth Cross Bearer: Nate Kulczak

Lectors

Sat 5:15pm Nick Ferranto Sun 7:30am Rita Schulte Sun 10:00am Diane G’Sell

Ushers

Sat 5:15pm Darin Orf & Sean Martin Sun 7:30am Dave Richardson & Joe Hauser Sun 10:00am Walter Tochtrop & Ambrose Duello

Gift Family

Sat 5:15pm Dennis Dove Family Sun 7:30am John Knobbe Family Sun 10:00am Bob & Nancy Dotta

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Sat 5:15pm Norm Ritter, Esther Aston, Sherri Aston Sun 7:30am Tom Schaefer, Pat Wilmes, Alice Roettger Sun 10:00am Deacon Billing, Margie Wilmes, Lisa Lopez

Rosary

Sat 4:50pm Alois & Judy Orf

Vocation Prayer Chalice

Ambrose & Dolores Duello

Fridays during Lent Stations of the Cross at 2:30pm & 6:30pm Mass at 8:00am & & 7:00pm Confessions before the 8am Mass and after the 7:00pm Mass

This Friday, Mar. 21 & Friday, Apr. 11

Dine in or carry out from 5-7pm. Enjoy fresh fried fish, cheesy potato casserole, cole slaw, apple sauce, green beans, and home-made desserts. Adults (12 and up) $10, children (5-11) $5, under age 5 free. Proceeds benefit St. Joseph School.

Create a Clean Heart in Me, Oh God! Lent is not only a preparation for Easter, but also an annual invitation from God to review our spiritual health. It is a time to refocus on our continual conversion, and a time for us to reflect on our baptismal promises. In paragraph one of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, it explains that God created us so that we could share in His “blessed life.” God wants us to draw closer to Him and He invites us “to seek Him, to know Him, and to love Him” with all of our strength. God calls everyone together “into the unity of His family, the Church.” Moreover, since each family is its own domestic church, and since every member of our family is part of the Body of Christ (the Church), it follows that God calls our families to have a unity of purpose as well. God wants each member of our family to assist one another in spiri-tual growth. Sometimes we require even more self-discipline to “exercise” spiritually than when we exercise our physical bod-ies. That is why it is often extremely helpful for us to have spiritual workout buddies, and the members of our family can help with that or, if you live by yourself, develop a spiritual buddy with someone else in our parish. By working together, we can grow closer to God. Here are just a few ideas: ∗ Pick a day or an evening to volunteer together as a family

or with a spiritual buddy. ∗ Attend Eucharistic Adoration together. ∗ One evening a week, fast from media together. ∗ Watch a movie about a saint together. ∗ Participate in Stations of the Cross together. ∗ Go to confession together.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner - Sun., Mar. 16 from 12-5pm at St. Patrick Parish in Wentzville. Dine in or carry out. The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World - Sun., Mar. 16 at 2pm at Christian Brothers College High School. Steve Wood, host of Faith & Family Radio, a weekly radio program covering relevant topics to the Catholic faith and family life issues, will be the presenter. Free event. RSVP appreciated. For info call 636-532-3708. Preparing Your Home for Lent - Thu., Mar. 20 from 8-9:30pm at the Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis, MO. Catho-lic mothers of children ages 12 and under are invited for fellow-ship and a presentation titled “The Gift of Lent.” Light refresh-ments will be served. Babes in arms welcome. Lenten Day of Recollection - Sat., Mar. 22 at the Cathedral Basilica starting at 10am. Day includes spiritual reflections by Archbishop Carlson as well as lunch. Event is free but registra-tion is requested. Call Laura at 314-373-8208. Catholic Dance - Sat., Mar. 22 at Concord Hall, 10140 Con-cord School Road, St. Louis, MO. Doors open at 7pm. Music from 7:30-11:30pm. Call Carol at 314-775-1253 for more info. Holy Hour for Religious Freedom - Every Thursday at 7pm in the Adoration Chapel at St. Paul Church in St. Paul, MO. Hospice Volunteers are needed to provide love, care and emo-tional support to terminally ill patients. Training provided. Flexible programs can utilize any time you have available. For more info call JoAnn Cole at 636-327-4018. Jim Brugmann

Jerry De John David Geerts Mike Goggins Betty Hall Jeanne Hart Mikayla Hoff

Marie Kiel Duane Manor Laura McFadden Betty Piel Kent Pollman Fred Pund Dave Richardson

Pat Vogt Schroer Dianne Schwentker Bill Trebilcock Cathy Ungerboeck Tom Vanderbos Rick Vogt Karen Wortmann

Stewardship Awareness “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 God calls all of us to leave behind our old ways and to follow Him, placing our complete trust in Him. Some of the old ways that we may have to struggle to leave behind might be materialism, selfishness and greed. Yet God promises to show us a new land, a better place than the rat race we often live in now.

Schnucks eScrip Community Cards You can help earn money for St. Joseph School through the Schnucks eScrip Program. Please pick up a Schnucks eScrip card located at the front entrance of Church. You can either call to register your card or do it online. After registering your card, remember to show it to the cashier before paying for your groceries. The percentage given back to St. Joseph’s depends on how much you spend at Schnucks each month. Last year, our school earned $772 from the Schnucks eScrip Program. For more info, call the parish office.

SPRING BULB FUNDRAISER - If you’ll be planting bulbs this spring, purchase them

online between Mar. 17 and Apr. 21 from the link on our web-site at www.stjojo.net. For every purchase made, Flower Power Fundraising will give 50% back to St. Joseph School. ST. JOSEPH’S ALTAR - St. Joseph School will celebrate its paternal feast day on Wed., Mar. 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. Students are asked to bring in St. Joseph statues, pictures or icons to be blessed. After the blessing, the oldest student in each family will be given a small loaf to be taken home and shared with their family. AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASS - will start on Wed. Mar. 19. Classes are for grades 1 to 5 and will run for 5 weeks. THANK YOU!!! to all who worked and/or supported the Fish Fry on Mar. 7. The proceeds totaled $3,150! The next Fish Fry is this Fri., Mar. 21. Rather than provide potatoes or slaw as done in the past, each family is asked to contribute $5 toward the purchase of these items as well as one dessert. Please put your $5 in an envelope marked “Fish Fry” and drop it by the school office or send it in with your child. Volunteers are needed to work. If you can help, call Sara at 636-751-2505.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jesse McCullough, father of Ted McCullough. May God grant him eternal rest.

INTERNET AWARENESS PRESENTATION On Mon., Mar. 24 at 7pm Detective Maixner of the St. Charles County Cyber Crimes Unit will give an internet safety presentation in the cafeteria. This is open to anyone who is of high school age or older, including parents and grandparents.

BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNY & EGG HUNT On Sat., Apr. 5 bring your children out for a morning of fun and excitement! There will be a Pancake Breakfast from 8:00am-9:30am along with Easter activities such as Easter crafts, a petting zoo, and time for pictures with the Easter Bunny (please bring your camera for pictures). Egg Hunt will begin at 9:30am. Cost is $5 for adults and $8 for children ages 2-10. For reservations call the school or parish office by April 3.

ST. JOSEPH JUNKTIQUE SALE Ladies, as you start your spring cleaning, remember St. Jo-seph’s Junktique Sale that will be held on May 24-25. Donated items can be taken to the bus shed at a later date. Let us turn our “trash or treasure” into CASH for our parish. Interested in helping? Call Margie Wilmes at 636-327-4710.

ST. JOSEPH DINNER AUCTION Yes, the rumor is true, there is a Dinner Auction in the works for Sat., Jun. 21, 2014! More information to follow. Please think about what you would like to donate and who you can get together for a table of guests. Questions? Call Bonnie at 314-313-8550.

Members Club It’s not too late to be included in on the first of 13 drawings to win CASH! The deadline has been extended to March 28. First drawing will take place on March 31. To purchase a ticket, send in your $150 check to the parish office by mail or drop it in the collection basket and mark it “Members Club.” In addition to the chance to win cash each month, you also receive a dinner for two that will take place next February.

ATTN: TEENS! FED Youth Group will meet this Thu., Mar. 20 from 7-8:30pm. Open to all high school teens and eighth graders. Meet in the resource classroom.

Termite &Pest ControlFree Inspection

Mike & Todd Pickering 947-1452Rick Wilkins 281-4020

ENROLLING NOW!

Located next to St. Theodore Church in Flint Hill Missouriwww.alltogetherlearningcenter.com admin@alltogetherlearning.com

636-327-7316Contact Ms. Mary for more information

*** Bring this AD & waive the enrollment fee***

Highway P, Wentzville, MO 63385

Please support the advertisers in your bulletin,and thank them for their continued support.

They make your bulletin possible.480100 St Joseph Church

JOSEPHVILLEMEAT PROCESSINGDennis Eisenbath

Ron Eisenbath

327-5455

www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-945-6629

Stefanina’s TROY

Italian RestaurantBanquet Center • Catering

180 Main St. • 636.528.6200www.Stefaninas-Troy.com

Come Sail Away on a 7-night Catholic Exotic Cruisestarting as low as $1045 per couple. Daily Mass and

Rosary offered. Deposit of only $100 per personwill reserve your cabin.

Space is limited. Thanks and God Bless,Brian or Sally, coordinators 860.399.1785

an OfficialTravel Agencyof AOS-USA

Trisha RoettgerParishioner

636-936-3412#1 St. Charles County Agent for CBG

We sell a home every 2 days!

Call Sean Graziano

800.945.6629

www.jspaluch.com

Grow Your Business, Advertise Here.Support Your Church & Bulletin.

Free professional ad design & my help!

email: grazianos@jspaluch.com

ConsiderRememberingYour Parish in

Your Will.For further information,

please call the Parish Office.

Are you ever alone?You’re never alone when youhave a medical alert!"I feel more independent, safe,and secure with my medical alert."Less than $1 per day• No Long-Term Contracts• Price Guarantee • A+ Rating with BBB• Made and Monitored in the USA

Call Today to learn moreabout our Special Offer.

1.877.801.8608 Toll Free

SALES & SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES

240-4633www.hoffheating.com

Thank you for advertising inour church bulletin.

I am patronizing your businessbecause of it!

Please Cut Out This “Thank You Ad”and Present It The Next Time YouPatronize One of Our Advertisers

✂

JesusA to Z

Michael O’Neill McGrath, OSFS

A colorful Catholic ABC

book for kids and families! Includes a

glossary of questions to help adults pass on

their Catholic faith.

007199 9 x 12 Hardcover

$16.99 each • Special Offer — 2 for $25.00!

800-566-6150 www.wlpmusic.com

WE WRECKOMENDJOSEPHVILLEAUTO BODY

636-327-4493COLLISION & CUSTOM

GLENN & NANCEE RIPPETO1004 JOSEPHVILLE ROAD