Mission Statement We, the Roman Catholic Faith Community of St.

Joseph's Parish, Camillus, welcome everyone in the Spirit of the Good News of Jesus Christ through

prayer, liturgy, education, stewardship and service to all under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We want our

parish to be a place where we all journey to the Kingdom of God and grow in our faith together.

Parish Staff

Rev. Peter Worn - Pastor, ext. #21,

peterworn@stjosephscamillus.org Assisted by: Rev. David James, Rev. Peter Major, mhm, & Rev. Bob Scully, S.J. Deacon Richard Camaione

rich57c@gmail.com

Tammy Abdou - Administrative Assistant, ext. #17

tammy@stjosephscamillus.org

Joshua Corcoran - Music & Liturgy, ext. #12

josh@stjosephscamillus.org

Kristyn Sperduti - Faith Formation Director, ext. #14

kristyn@stjosephscamillus.org

Kathy Picciott - Faith Formation Assistant, ext. #14

faithformation@stjosephscamillus.org

Cindy Heath - Youth Ministry, ext. #11

cindy@stjosephscamillus.org

Jodi Hunt - Youth Ministry Assistant, ext. #11

jodi@stjosephscamillus.org

John Heagerty - Business Administrator, ext. #29

businessmanager@stjosephscamillus.org

Marybeth Cordon & Carol Gill - Receptionist, ext. 10

receptionist@stjosephscamillus.org

John Brace - Maintenance Supervisor, ext. #22

maintenance@stjosephscamillus.org

Ray Pisik - Maintenance, ext. #22

Tracy MacMullen - Preschool Director, ext. #20

stjosephpreschool@outlook.com

The Sacrament of Marriage is celebrated on Saturdays at 10am, noon, or 2pm. Weddings should be scheduled 6-8 months in advance. This can be done by calling the parish office. You must be registered parishioners.

New Parishioners are always welcome here at St. Joe’s. Please see a member of the staff after Liturgy or contact the parish office for registration.

The Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Parish Office to schedule. You must be registered and active parishioners here at St. Joseph’s.

St. Joseph’s Church 5600 West Genesee Street Camillus, NY 13031 Parish Office: 315-488-8490 Fax: 315-488-4214 Preschool: 315-484-2153 Website: www.stjosephscamillus.org

Eucharistic Liturgies are celebrated on • Saturday at 4:30pm • Sunday at 7:00am, 9:00am & 11:00am • Monday and Wednesday 9:00am • Tuesday & Thursday at 6:30am • Communion Services Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6:30am, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00am Reconciliation: Saturday at 3:30-4pm

Parish Trustees

Nancy Light and Ken Schrank

Parish Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-3pm ,

Tuesday 9am –7pm and Sunday 8am-1pm

Food Pantry Hours: Monday 5:30-6:30pm and

Wednesday: 1-3pm

Vanessa McCrea - Food Pantry

foodpantry@stjosephscamillus.org

Emergency Calls: When the parish offices are closed the Answering Service will contact Father Peter Worn. Please call 315-266-1937. Adoration Chapel Hours: Mon.– Fri. 6:30am-9pm, Sat. 7:30am - 12noon and Sun. 1-9pm

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THIS WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH’S Sunday, November 26

Confirmation II Reception/Mass/Session with Sponsors 4:00pm - CYO Basketball

Monday, November 27 9:00am - 3:00pm - Preschool

9:15am - Exercise & Wellness 12:00pm - AA

5:00pm - CYO Basketball Tuesday, November 28 9:00am - 3:00pm - Preschool

12:00pm - AA 12:30pm - Art Workshop 5:00pm - CYO Basketball

Wednesday, November 29 9:00am - 3:00pm - Preschool

9:15am - Exercise & Wellness 12:00pm - AA

5:00pm - CYO Basketball 6:30pm - Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, November 30 9:00am - 3:00pm - Preschool

12:00pm - AA 5:00pm - CYO Basketball Friday, December 1

9:00am - 3:00pm - Preschool 9:30am - Mom’s & Tot’s

12:00pm - AA 5:00pm - CYO Basketball

Saturday, December 2 7:00am - St. Joseph’s/Holy Family Men’s Group at

Holy Family Church (crying room) 7:00pm - AA

Sunday, December 3 9:50am - TeenFaith

10:00am - Faith Formation 12:00pm - Confirmation Make Up Session

4:00pm - CYO Basketball

LITURGY SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, November 26 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE 7:00am - All Parishioners 9:00am - Daniel Thomas Nolan - Mom 11:00am - Charles J. Cronin - Joseph & Nancy Medicis, Jr. MONDAY, November 27 WEEKDAY 6:30am - Communion Service 9:00am - Joseph Paterniti - Monday Morning Money Counters TUESDAY, November 28 WEEKDAY 6:30am - James Endieveri – Anthony & Arlene Endieveri 9:00am - Communion Service 6:45pm - Lorraine Szul - Nata Kittell WEDNESDAY, November 29 WEEKDAY 6:30am - Communion Service 9:00am - Jean Antil - Pauline Russell THURSDAY, November 30 SAINT ANDREW 6:30am - Missy Fitz - Catherine Cudworth 9:00am - Communion Service FRIDAY, December 1 WEEKDAY 6:30am - Communion Service 9:00am - Communion Service SATURDAY, December 2 WEEKDAY 4:30pm - Ernest Pachilis - Jim & Joan SUNDAY, December 3 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7:00am - All Parishioners 9:00am - Kelly Seubert - Dr. & Mrs. John Albert 11:00am - Shawna Marzella - Bill Kelsey

HOPE APPEAL UPDATE Total Percentage Number of Families Contributed 451 29.4% Total Gifts $77,149.16 99.2% Assessment $77,803.16

PLEASE HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOAL!

If you have not yet responded to the HOPE Appeal, we ask that you prayerfully consider making a pledge to

help support the needs of our diocese and help our parish, as we receive 50% of any amount we go over

our goal. Any and all contributions appreciated! Thank you to those who have contributed!

To reach our goal we still need: $654.00 Deadline: November 30, 2017

The Sanctuary Lamp in the Church, which is next to the

Tabernacle, is lit in memory of Rosalie Massoni

Requested by John & Elena Massaro From November 25– December 1 At a meeting recently we were using the parish

mission statement as part of our discussion. One person remarked that they had never seen it be-fore. Actually, it is found on the cover of the bulle-tin each week. I know you are all rushing to get to read whatever pearls of wisdom (?) I have for you so you open it up right away. Well here it is to read and think about how we as a parish and as individual parishioners are striving to live it out:

Mission Statement We, the Roman Catholic Faith Community of St.

Joseph's Parish, Camillus, welcome everyone in the Spirit of the Good News of Jesus Christ through

prayer, liturgy, education, stewardship and service to all under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We want our

parish to be a place where we all journey to the Kingdom of God and grow in our faith together.

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Our Advent Penance Service is Tuesday, December 12th at 7pm is just a few weeks away….below find some more reflections to help us prepare…

The Corporal Works of Mercy Long before it was fashionable to publish books of lists, my generation was asked to memorize them. As children, many of us were asked to memorize, among other things, a mini-catalogue that was, back then, called a list of the corporal works of mercy. It contained seven biblical imperatives: Feed the hungry~~ Give drink to the thirsty~~Clothe the naked~~ Shelter the homeless Visit the sick ~~Ransom the captive ~~Bury the dead My suspicion is that few of us have thought much about this list for a long time and that a new generation of Christians is not even aware that it exists. This is not to say, of course, that present catechesis and spirituality has not, in other ways, picked up and incorporated what is commanded by this list. The strong emphasis on social justice within recent years attempts to bring the same challenge. However, the goodness of this recent develop-ment notwithstanding, there can be, I feel, considerable benefit in revisiting that old list. Before examining each of these individually it can be helpful to look at the concept of mercy itself. What does it mean to be merciful in the religious sense? Medieval theology taught that mercy flows spontaneously out of charity, like smoke from fire. Nonetheless, it suggested that it should still be considered a separate virtue and an important one. Moreover, it linked mercy to justice, seeing it as one dimension of justice. This insight is valuable because mercy does flow out of charity and ultimately does take its root in justice. It does too, however, have its own specificity and this can be seen when we examine it biblically. In the Old Testament, mercy (HESED, often translated as loving-kindness) is a quality ascribed first of all to God – “Give thanks to the Lord for his loving-kindness is without end.” Later, the prophets begin to challenge the people with it, telling them that what God wants is not sacrifice but mercy, as practised by God. What is implied in this? Commentators sometimes try to explain mercy by contrasting it to justice (mercy is optional, justice is not) but this can be misleading. The biblical concept of mercy is ultimately rooted in justice, it presupposes justice. Mercy however goes beyond justice the way advanced calculus goes beyond simple arithmetic, it adds something even while it presupposes what it dwarfs. Properly understood, mercy is super-justice. Biblically, mercy it is a word used to describe the feelings and actions that a very loving parent has towards his or her children. There is justice here, surely, but there is much more. In scripture, the concept of mercy connotes feelings and actions which are deeply personal, one-to-one, unique, special, tender, and warm. The tender love of a parent for a child dwarfs the demand of strict justice even while never violating it. Classically, in trying to teach this to us, the church complied various lists which tried to summarize what is implied in imitating God’s mercy. The corporal works of mercy are one such list, though there are others. In essence, these lists try to challenge us to be more holy, God-like, through practicing a justice which is more personal, one to one, warm, and gracious beyond strict need. The works of mercy ask us to make everyone, especially the poor and needy, our family. Looking at the list of the corporal works of mercy, we see that each imperative, save the last one, is explicitly commanded in Scripture. The prophets of the Old Testament made this list the acid test for faith. If you did these things you had faith – and vice versa. Jesus goes even further. For him, as is evident in Matthew 25, the corporal works of mercy are the criteria for salvation and the measure of how we are treating him – “Whatsoever you do unto the hungry, thirsty, naked, homeless, sick, and captive, you do unto me.” Sometimes it is good to revisit old fox-holes. Old lairs can be full of surprises. The list of the corporal works of mercy, long buried in the thicket, awaits such exploration. Ron Rolheiser

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YOUTH MINISTRY/CONFIRMATION CREED FOR THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING

I celebrate the Church of Jesus Christ, where two or three or thousands can gather together in the Lord’s name and touch this world with amazing good news that somebody

cares, that God joins us in community so that someday this world will be loved to wholeness. I celebrate our parish, where the people say Yes in the face of No, where they light candles in the darkest night, where healing and compassion leave no time for self-righteousness, and the life-sustaining love of Christ is evident in the life of the believers. I celebrate the church, where we are called from half-heartedness to commitment: commitment to a God who calls us to change, to change our direction, to a way of life where others are significant. I celebrate this way of life that takes me and mine from the center of things and focuses on ours and theirs. I celebrate the trust we hold, the spirit we share, the attitude of partnership. I celebrate that love lives among us, that God’s spirit pervades our being, our community. I see God’s face within the lives of all of us here. I hear God’s voice in the vision of men and women who call us to a better way, a higher hope. For God works miracles in common clay pots, Changing caterpillars to butterflies and water to wine, Changing seeds to oak trees and night to day, Changing winter to springtime, Changing lives from ordinary to abundant.

Need an Idea for a Christmas Present...

PURCHASE A PAVER

Help our brick path in our Prayer Park grow. For $100 you can “buy a brick” and have your name or the name of someone special to you engraved on it. It will be placed in the walkway leading to

the pond. This is a great way to honor loved ones and be a

permanent part of our Prayer Park. Order forms can be found at all doors of the

church or at the parish offices. This is an ongoing fundraiser.

Please call Cindy with any questions at 488-8490.

Bricks in memory of: OR Bricks in honor of or in celebration of:

$100 for one brick, $175 for two bricks,

$250 for three bricks.

Due to the holiday early bulletin deadline, the financial stats are unavailable this week.

Remember a Loved One…. A nice alternative for a loved one who has passed away or anyone in need of a special prayer is lighting the sanctuary lamp in their name. It is lit from Saturday to Friday in their memory and we put the information in the bulletin.

Tweets by Pope Francis: November 20: Let us work together to ensure that children continue to smile: their faces serene, filled with joy and hope.

Sun, Nov. 26: 10:15am~ HOLIDAY CASH DRAWING Sun, Nov. 26: 11am Mass ~ Youth Mass honoring our NCYC youth & Conf. II candidates & sponsors Sun, Nov. 26: 12noon ~ Wreath Raffle Drawing Sun, Nov. 26: 12-2pm~ Conf. II Candidate & Sponsor Reception & Class

New Parish Service We are in the process of activating a service to parishioners who are homebound and/or alone and would welcome someone to visit them

occasionally and receive the Eucharist. If you or someone you know might be interested in this service, please call the rectory at 315- 488-8490.

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Elizabeth Ministry Bake Shoppe and Raffle Come take home one of our delicious

baked goods and raffle items! All proceeds from this Bake Shoppe and Raffle will go to the Elizabeth Ministry at Holy Family Church.

Saturday, December 2nd 6-7:30pm and Sunday, December 3rd 8am-2pm

Holy Family Church Basement Chapel Drive-

Syracuse, NY

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands!

Coming before Christ the King in His Eucharistic Presence, makes it very clear that there is an eternal realm that is not bounded by time or space. As Christ-followers, how reassuring it is to know that one day, His kingdom shall be ours as well.

Praise be Christ the King!

All are welcome!

The Franciscan Place presents “Raising Faithful Children” by Ken Hensley

Ken Hensley is a nationally known Catholic teacher and author.

This event will be held on Tuesday, December 5th at 7pm at Holy Family Church in Fairmount. It is free and open to the public.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town! Join him for his “Pancake Breakfast”

here at St. Joseph’s Parish Center

Sunday, December 17th 7:30am – 12:30pm

Sponsored by St. Joseph’s CYO Program

Advent Day of Reflection Tuesday, December 12

10 am-3 pm With Bishop Emeritus Matthew Clark, “Voices of Hope in Troubled Times.” During this time of Advent hope we are called to be who God calls us to be. The Advent prophets of Isaiah and Zephaniah tell us to "fear not, for I am the lord your God who takes hold of your hand. I will teach you to walk differently, not in fear but in the light of the Lord" Offering: $30 includes lunch Reservations required. Please call 315-446-2680, email us at ctkretreat.com Or register on our website at www.ctkretreat.com

Breakfast with Santa Fairmount Fire Department Sunday, December 3 ~ 8am - 1pm

Going to the Margins of the Church Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church, and that is how it is supposed to be! Thus we are called as members of the Church to keep going to the margins of our society. The homeless, the starv-ing, parentless children, people with AIDS, our emotionally disturbed brothers and sisters – they require our first attention. We can trust that when we reach out with all our energy to the margins of our society we will discover that petty disagreements, fruitless debates, and paralysing rivalries will recede and gradually vanish. The Church will always be renewed when our atten-tion shifts from ourselves to those who need our care. The blessing of Jesus always comes to us through the poor. The most remarkable experience of those who work with the poor is that, in the end, the poor give more than they receive. They give food to us. Henri Nouwen

Camillus Town Supervisor Mary Ann Coogan would like to invite you and yours to the Town of Camillus annual Tree Lighting Ceremony to be held Monday, November 27, 2017 at 6pm at the Camillus Municipal Building, 4600 West Genesee Street. We begin our celebration with Christmas Carols sung by Tom Dooley Choraliers. Santa will be arriving by fire truck, so plan to bring the “little ones.” Free cookies and hot chocolate will be provided. This year we are partnering with our local food banks. Please bring one non-perishable food item per person to help those in need.

A Walk

My eyes already reach the sunny hill, Going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp. It has an inner light, even from a distance –

And changes us, even if we do not reach it, Into something else, which hardly sensing it, we already are. A gesture waves us on answering our own wave, But what we feel is the wind on our faces. Rainer Maria Rilke

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PLEASE PRAY FOR …

James Draveck, George Sorrendino, Anthony Gangemi, Betty Clovis, Baby Navar, Addi Sinclair, Matt S., Jim D., Mary Rogers, Carly Wilson, Mark Levar, John Socha, Margaret LoPiccolo, Baby Liam, Lenny Cormi-er, Ray Johnson, Carol, Mia Lamanna, William Kick, Jim L., Madeline DeCelle, Ron Cerutti, Gino, Kathleen Cregan, Emily, Irene Senus, Anna Cicciarelli, Frank Gregory, Peter, Bob Pray, Michelle Fleegel & Baby, Kelly Grace, Carin McCadam, Mark Ganley, Peter S., MJS, Cynthia Clough, Elyse Clough, Johnny Rogers, Walter H., Marilyn D., Cathy So-prano, John Carl McCarthy, Lou Farchione, Sue Finegan, Kelley & Ben, Randy, Rosemary Grace, Kollin Conte, Karen Conte, Helen Metzenger, Doug Baird, Vynce Watson, Gwen Rice, Shepherd Lynch, Meghan Nolan-Daly, Gabriel Sansone, Linda C., Fran Sidman, Kristen K., Phil Corso, Mike, Marisa, Cathy Hubert, Ron Seaman, Stephen Welsh, Robin Pied-monte, Adrian Scusa, Stephen Sauro, Elizabeth Lyons, Gerry Schmidt, Gladys Welsh, Joseph L.,Sally Doyle Wilson, Ada Capozzi, Matthew Remillard, Bill Green, Shirley Bertz, Mary Kahl, Brendan Copeland, A.F.S. & E.M.S., Patrick Bowes, Donna Cleary, Mary Gerber, Michael Sullivan, Emma Hetnar, Carrie Doran, Lisa Crowley, Margaret Dziergas, Brayden Casey, Melissa Delforte, Linda P., Chuck O’Connell, Janet Nel-epovitz, Ursula Gilmore, Susan Draveck, Anne Klaczko, Mike McCadam, John Fowls, Shaw Miseyko, Michael Ruske, Ralph Fall, Greg Salamone, Dorothy Nolan, Jim Doolittle, Bill Hartigan, Gen, Douglas Klaczko, Kevin Schuck, Natalie Adams, Barbara Paul, Patrick Wiese, Sean Courtney, Emma Conlon, Mary Felice, Tony Mallore, Roberta Hennessey, Rita Kimak, Pat Mallore, Robert DeBottis, Sharon Sheedy, Lauren Searle, Sheryl Garofano, William (Bo) Bochicchio.

WE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR …. Virginia Scuderi

ST. JOSEPH’S PRAYER LIST - Please call the Church Office to add anyone to our Prayer List. Names will remain on the Prayer List for one month.

You must call each month to have names remain on.

In order to keep our Military list up to date, we ask that you call the office to remain on the list.

Thank you and God Bless!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY SERVICE MEN & WOMEN

MAJOR Adam Pray—Active/Army LCPL Anthony Joseph Cambareri - Active/Marines CPL Stephen Serbun - Active/Marines Sgt. John Braun—Active/US Army CPT Derek C. Sipperly—Active/Army MIDN Mary Morocco—US Navy MIDN Shawn Picciott—US Navy SB3 Sam Reedy—US Navy PFC Michael Lawler—Marine SSGT Ryann Doherty Etienne—Marines SSGT Kimberly Mastrocola—Active/US Air Force

St. Joseph’s Altar Cleaners For the Month of November

11/26 Mary Dorsey & Joanna Milewski For the Month of December

12/3 Kathie Whiting & Mary Jo Crockett 12/10 Beverly Signor & Maureen LoBello

12/31 Pat Fatti & Caroline Stanistreet

Altar Servers Schedule Saturday, 12/2 4:30pm T. Bealer, L. Klaben & R. Kittle Sunday, 12/3 7:00am B. Barrett 9:00am M. Cakes, L. Kent & C. Moore 11:00am E. Neves, A. Sperduti & L. Tremblay

Lector Schedule Sat., 12/2 4:30pm D. Hetnar & T. Williams Sun., 12/3 7:00am P. Pigula & L. Pigula 9:00am P. Galloway & D. Luber 11:00am R. Herron & C. Saidel

Sacristan Schedule Saturday,12/2 4:30pm E. Dailey Sunday, 12/3 7:00am J. Lore 9:00am C. Seigal 11:00am T. Kanaley

Food Pantry Request: Toiletries

We appreciate any donations!

Eucharistic Ministers Saturday, 12/2 - 4:30pm: P. Dolan, S. Dolan, M. Filipski, T. Filipski, C. Johnson, S. Lamanna, N. Light, MGM.Kelley, C. Monz, C. Rauch, V. Rusaw Sunday,12/3 - 7:00am: S. Cottrell, L. Mahan, D. Moore, B. O'Brien K. Tifft 9:00am: B. Coon, C. Coon, K. Cudworth, J. Ferguson, T. Ferguson, D. Kazacos, P. Kirk, D. Lewis, J. Lewis, Sr. Ellen , E. Loos 11:00am: D. Bobik, P. Dasher, R. Gilmore, J. Hall, J. Heagerty, B. Holzhauer, L. Kennedy, M. Mahoney, L. Paterniti, D. Reichel B. Stoianoff

St. Joseph’s Moms-N-Tots Playgroup Meets at the Parish Center Gym

Fridays 9:30am-11am Contact: Nina Mingolelli 315-569-5438

St. Joseph’s Pantry would like to extend a very special thank you to our parishioners and numerous schools, local businesses and organizations who gave monetary donations, gift cards and food for our Thanksgiving bags. Pantry families are very grateful for this extra help this time of year and the generosity our community has shown has been a blessing!

Our Annual Giving Trees are up.

Please take an angel tag or two and help

someone to have a very special Christmas.

We ask that all gifts be retuned no later

than Saturday, December 9th. Thank you

in advance for your giving hearts.

St. Joseph’s Church Camillus, New York 06-171 315-488-8490