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 Reverend Mr. David Billing, Deacon Email: dave_billing@charter.net Trish Seaman, Parish Secretary Parish Office/Secretary: trish.seaman@stjojo.net Jill Nance, School Principal School Office/Principal: jill.nance@stjojo.net Nancy Burian, Coordinator of Religious Education Email: nburian@charter.net

MASSES: Weekday: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. and Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Weekend: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. First Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS: Tuesday 6:30-6:50 p.m. Friday 7:30-7:50 a.m. 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.-7:00 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.

24TH SUNDAY OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…......$5,769

WEEKLY BUDGET AMOUNT NEEDED…………...….$7,370

Difference….……..…………..…..........................-$1,601

July 1 thru June 30 Year-to-Date CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ACTUAL…………...…..$168,548

CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET…….............$176,880

Difference………………………………................…-$8,332

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 16, 2018 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

December 17 through 23

Mass Intentions

Mon 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Tue 8:00 a.m. Ferd Wortmann Tue 7:00 p.m. Communion Service Wed 8:00 a.m. Josephine Bucher Thu 8:00 a.m. Gilbert Pieper Fri 8:00 a.m. Dolores Schneider Sat 4:30 p.m. Todd Heppermann Sun 7:30 a.m. Marie Kiel Sun 10:00 a.m. Parish

Server’s Schedule

Monday thru Friday 8:00am Aiden Blair & Joseph Cavazos Sat 4:30pm Charles Schultz & Joseph Cavazos Cross Bearer: Andrew Schultz Sun 7:30am Talan Seiler & Dylan Winkleman 10:00am Christian Knaust & Kaleb Knaust Cross Bearer: Nicholas Cornett

Lectors

Sat 4:30pm Kathy Pavloff Sun 7:30am Rhonda Jennings Sun 10:00am Carolyn Richardson

Greeters

Sat 4:30pm Barb Kinder Sun 7:30am Joe Kersting Sun 10:00am Patty Strunk

Ushers

Sat 4:30pm Junior Orf & Gary Prinster Sun 7:30am Ted Eggering & Mark Gutermuth Sun 10:00am Steven Weiler & Chris Schneider

Gift Family

Sat 4:30pm Carl Wilmes Family Sun 7:30am Jeff Wilson Family Sun 10:00am Don & Bonnie Roettger

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Sat 4:30pm Deacon Billing, Judy Orf, Nick Ferranto Sun 7:30am Deacon Billing, Pat Wilmes, Julie Fortner Sun 10:00am Deacon Billing, Chris Billing, Beverly Swain

Rosary

Sat 3:40pm Marge Wortmann

Vocation Prayer Chalice

The Riggleman Family

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! More Joy!

Happy Gaudete Sunday! How comforting and inspiring the first reading from Zephaniah is: God rejoices over us and de-lights in us! When we understand and stand firm in the truth that our God rejoices in us, we are able to rejoice and shout for joy as well. Just because we are joyful in the Lord does not mean that everything is perfect in our life or that there are no hardships we must wrestle with daily. We will continue to face trials in this earthly life - sickness, loss, and pain - but the joy of the Lord and our joy in Him will sustain us in the long run. Our challenge for today and the rest of this week is to pray for an outpouring of joy in our lives and a deeper understanding of the joy God has because of us. When we are truly grateful for the gifts we have received in life and embrace our identity as adopted sons and daughters of God, loved completely by our Creator, we can experience authentic joy and share it with oth-ers so that they too might experience the Good News of salva-tion. archstl.org/dynamic

Remaining Christmas Novena Schedule Mon., Dec. 17 at 7:00pm. Tue, Dec. 18 Novena at 6:30pm. Communion Service at 7pm Wed., Dec. 19 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Thu., Dec. 20 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Fri., Dec. 21 at 7:00pm with confessions following. Sat., Dec. 22 Confessions 3:45-4:20pm. Novena at 4:05pm. Sun., Dec. 23 at 9:40am.

Many people take this time of the year to catch up with their Sunday contributions to

the parish. Charitable contributions to the parish for 2018 need to be submitted by Dec. 30. The parish office will be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Emil Frei & Associates has finished their work on the church windows. They sparkle during a sunny day! Those windows needing repair have been fixed. All the windows now have protective covering on them. A reminder that we need help with decorating the church for Christmas on Saturday morning, Dec. 22 at 9am. Younger people who are able to do some climbing are particu-larly needed. Let us pray for each other this week.

Father Bob Samson

Personal Retreat - Retreatants will meet at Sanguis Christi Spirituality Center, 204 N. Main, O’Fallon, MO on Sun., Jan. 13 at 7pm and then meet twice weekly with a director at the Center. Final gathering will be Sun., Feb. 10 at 7pm. Register by Wed., Jan. 9 by calling Carol Orf at 314-560-1028.

Jamie Bax Lucille Bean John Fears Mikayla Hoff Arline Kersting

Donny Kopmann Alex Martin Lucy Menne Delight Mulderig John Perotti

Dave Richardson Shirley Rothermich Mary Samson Dorothy Wilmes

Stewardship Awareness “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.” Philippians 4:6 St. Paul reminds us that our God is an abundant God, the ultimate giver of gifts. He promises to give us all that we need. When we trust that God will take care of us, it is easier for us to share what we have been given.

Chili for St. Patrick Center 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, Dec. 17 by 9am. Thank you!

SCRIP CONTEST - Ends tomorrow, Dec. 17. Students have a chance to win free scrip by having

the most sales! First place will win $30 in scrip, second place will win $20 in scrip, and third place will win $10 in scrip. EARLY RELEASE - Fri., Dec. 21 at 11am CHRISTMAS BREAK - Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. School will resume on Jan. 3.

DONNA CORI GIBSON IN CONCERT TODAY!

SUNDAY, DEC. 16 3pm - 4:15pm Bring your family and friends and come celebrate the reason for the season with a free Advent/Christmas concert offered by internationally known Catholic recording artist, Donna Cori Gibson and sponsored by St. Joseph Legion of Mary and Knights of Columbus. Her lovely yet powerful voice rivals the best heard in the secular market today. You will be moved to experience the mystery of the Incarnation as Mary might have with a presentation of Christmas favorites, classic carols, and meditations. The concert will be held in our Church. For more information, please contact Stephanie Russo at 636-439-4388. SCRIP FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Participating in our Scrip Program earns money for our parish and school at no extra cost to you! Purchase scrip cards as gifts or to use while you are shopping for gifts, groceries, or for din-ing out. Use them like you would cash or a debit card. A list of all in-stock scrip cards can be found on our parish website and can be purchased at the parish office Mon.-Fri. from 8:30am-3:30pm. For more information, contact Trish at 636-332-6676.

Save the Date St. Joseph Annual Dinner Auction

Sat., June 22, 2019

Christmas Poinsettias Each year forty poinsettias are purchased to decorate the Church for Christmas. If you would like to make a donation for a poinsettia in your honor or in memory of a loved one, please send $10 in an envelope along with the name to be recognized and place it in the collection basket, mail it, or bring it to the parish office by Mon., Dec. 17. The names will be printed in the bulletin Dec. 23.

ADVENT GIVING TREE The Advent Giving Tree is located at the entrance of Church. If you are able, please take an ornament to help the women and babies served by Birthright in Wentzville. Please bring your gift (unwrapped) with the ornament attached by Dec. 19. 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.

More help is needed in decorating our Church for Christmas. Therefore, it will now take place on the Saturday before Christmas, Dec. 22 at 9am. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

With the introduction of tax reform this year, there are ways you can continue to donate and save taxes. If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can

use the IRA charitable rollover to make a tax-free gift to St. Joseph. The law allows you to transfer directly from your IRA without paying taxes on the distribution and this gift can satisfy all or part of your required distribution. The transfer doesn't generate taxable income or a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you don't itemize your tax deductions. If you are not 70 1/2, you can name St. Joseph as a beneficiary of your IRA. These assets remain taxable when distributed to a loved one, but are tax free when donated to St. Joseph. Another way to give and save taxes is to donate appreciated stock or real estate. Donat-ing these items to St Joseph could eliminate capital gains tax.

Josephville Wildcats Spring 2019 Baseball/Softball Registra-tion will take place Sun., Jan. 13 after the 7:30am Mass until 9:30am and after the 10am Mass until noon. Open to boys and girls ages 4 and up. Registration forms are available in the back of church. For more information contact John Knobbe at 314-313-2485.

Termite &Pest ControlFree Inspection

Todd and Tim Pickering 947-1452Rick Wilkins 281-4020

Sarah A. Smith, D.D.S., P.C.Pediatric Dentist

322 Jungerman Rd.www.drsarahsmith.com636-477-1200

Get thisweekly bulletindelivered byemail - for FREE!

Sign up here:https://www.jspaluch.com/BulletinSubscribe.aspx

Courtesy of J.S. Paluch Company, Inc.

From the WLP Vaultcomes the Bible Story of Christmas

featuring 8 Classic Christmas Carols and a reading of the Gospel of Luke 2: 4-20 by Bing Crosby!

Also available on vinyl.

Visit WLPmusic.com to purchase your copy - CD $10.00

800-566-6150 Photo Courtesy of Bing Crosby Enterprises

480100 St Joseph Church

JOSEPHVILLEMEAT PROCESSINGAdam Richardson

Ron Eisenbath

327-5455

636-332-8888

www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-855-685-5703

INTEGRITY

BOOKKEEPING SERVICESFULL SERVICE BOOKKEEPING FOR

ALL YOUR SMALL BUSINESS NEEDS

Valerie Schneider - Parishioner

636-887-6732

Brian or Sally, coordinators

860.399.1785

www.CatholicCruisesAndTours.comCST 2117990-70

an Official TravelAgency of Apostleship

of the Sea-USA

The Most Complete

Online National

Directory of

Catholic ParishesCheck It Out Today!

Saint MargaretSunday MissalAn ideal companionfor personal prayer.

In Stock & Ready to Order Today.

CALL OR ORDER ONLINE. $39.95

800-566-6150 • www.wlpmusic.com

ConsiderRememberingYour Parish in

Your Will.For further information,

please call the Parish Office.

Grow in your faith, find a Mass,

and connect with your

Catholic Community

with OneParish!

Download Our Free App or Visit MY.ONEPARISH.COM

Sigmund Auto ServiceDarin Orf & Jason Orf

OwnersPhone: 636-272-3388

Parishioner511 Civic Park DriveO’Fallon, MO 63366

www.sigmundauto.com

SALES & SERVICE

FREE ESTIMATES

240-4633www.hoffheating.com

Stefanina’s TROY

Italian RestaurantBanquet Center • Catering

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

Specializing in repair and replacement of heating &cooling systems. Ask about our new air conditioners

with environmentally safe refrigerant.636-327-4238 $7.50 OFF

WITH THIS AD