Offertory 2019 Needed Weekly Offering “Give to the Most High as he has given to you, for the Lord is one who always repays, and He will give back to you sevenfold.” (Sirach 35:10) Please Remember the Following: Stephanie Keeler(niece of Fr. Greiner); Sheila Nehls; Patricia Carroll; David & Carol Leonard;; Billie Lanier; Sammi Pedersen; Bob & Lola Godat; Fred Vandehey; Katie Jordon; Joanne Besio; Mike Mulvihill; JenniferChristy; Dee Wettstein; Paul Paquin; Glen Johnston; Ann Pedersen; Gloria Wilcox, Kate Erickson, Erin Lowrie, Jim Lanning; Bernice Dubisar; Heather Messick; Family of Ralph and Mary Lee; Hernán Enrique Natalia Chávez; María, Sol Montel; Verónica Rodríguez; Luz Alejandra Bringas, Rodolfo Martin Arruabarrena; Susan Markie, Linda Arian Nettie Irene Downing, Harley & Cleta Mayfield, Sam Lane, Shelly McAlary Bill Nicholson, Joanne Gleason, Betty Salgado, Fredrick Smit Rose Varghese, Leo Kuper, Sandy Shriver, Patrick Arnold, Virginia Martell, Kara Bachand, Carter Bailey, Charlene McMann, Marie Annette, Teri Burke, Nancy Meyers, Arelene Mura, Marisa Hazelton, Tuff Penhollow, Debbie Kern, Dennis Rose; Kim Remppel and for the special intentions of our parishioners and others.

Daily Readings Apr. 29th

– May 5th

Mon. – Acts 4:23-31; John 3:1-8

Tues.- Acts 4:32-37; John 3:7b-15

Wed. – Acts 5:17-26; John 3:16-21

Thurs. – Acts 5:27-33; John 3:31-36

Fri. – 1 Co 15:1-8; John 14:6-14

Sat. - Acts 6:1-7; John 14:6-14

Sun. - Acts 5:27:-32 40b-41(48c); Rev 5:11-14; John

21:1-19

St. Joseph Catholic Church Sunday of Divine Mercy

April 28, 2019

Vigil Mass Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am English 12:00 Noon Spanish Holy Days 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday- Tuesday –Thursday - Saturday 8:00am Wednesday and Friday 12:15pm Rev. Fr. Joseph Kunnelaya T, Pastor 150 E First St., P.O. Box 1315, Prineville Or. 97754 Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 5:00pm Office 541-447-6475 Fax 541-416-9141 Fr. Joseph: 9am – 9pm 541-420-4458 Parish Website: stjosephsprineville.org Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church - Prineville Email: stjosephparish@bendbroadband.com Pastor: fatherjoseph@bendbroadband.com Sacraments

Confessions: Wednesdays: 11:45am – 12:15pm, and Saturdays: 3:30 -4:30pm other times by appointment. Contact Fr. Joseph for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Baptisms will be every 4th Saturday of the month: Spanish Baptisms at 12pm and English Baptisms at 5pm vigil mass. Parents of children to be baptized must be registered members of the parish 6 months prior to the baptism. A Baptismal preparation class is mandatory for both parents and godparents. For more information call the parish office. Marriages: Couples need to make an appointment with Fr. Joseph six months before the proposed date. Marriage Preparation course is mandatory.

Apr. 7th $3,700.00 $ 4408.43 Apr. 14th $3,700.00 $ 4577.16 Apr. 21st $3,700.00 $ 3329.38 Apr. 28th $3,700.00 $ TOTAL $14,800.00 $

Rosary Schedule

Sun. Rosary: half hour before Mass Every Sunday after the Rosary the Prayer for Vocations (BishopCary) will be said together. Date: May 5th – Lectors May 12th - Chior May 19th – K of C May 26th - Ushers Every committee is responsible for the rosary being said each Sat. & Sunday

St. Vincent De Paul St. Vincent de Paul of Crook County is reopening its food pantry operation starting April 16, 2019. The operating hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm, days are divided by last name, A- G Tuesday, H-Q Wednesday, and R – Z ThursdayH-Q Wednesday, and R – Z Thursday. The new location is at the old hospital in the location of the old Dining Room, and Kitchen. The address is 1205 NE Elm Street. A new board of directors has been formed and includes Charlie Kurtz, President, Kate Erickson, Vice President, Tom MacDonald, Treasurer; Cookie Benton, Gary Thompson and others. Many people have stepped forward to volunteer but we need more bodies. Kathy Thompson is the volunteer coordinator, 541-447-5001. We will soon resume the reverse collection and encourage all to contribute money and food to help make this ministry a success. The mailing address is P.O Box 545, Prineville, Oregon 97754. Thank you in advance for your support. Christ sends us forth to feed the poor.

May 2019 Weekly Minister Assignment

Acolyte – Tom Norton Lectors – Diane Giovanini Tom MacDonald Euch. Min. – Kathy Thompson Mary Norton

Altar Serv. – Trevor Hockett

Acolyte – Steve Schilling Lectors – Ron Wortman Izzy Sherman Euch. Min. – Amy Koivisto Bob Koivisto Altar Serv. – Blaine Viescas

Acolyte – Lectors – Juana Norma Euch. Min. – Juan Onecimo Altar Serv. – *If you cannot be available please find a substitute. *Altar Servers* call Tom Macdonald @ 541-480-3566

First Holy Communion: Janet Luna – Karen Toledo Alan Carrillo - Laura Carillo Franko Covarrubias - Moses Hernandez Marixa Hernandez -- Brittany Lopez Crystal Lopez - Emely Perez Geraldo Perez -- Brinlee Smith Callie Smith - Andrea Villagomez Aaron Wilson - Jayson Wilson Misael Gonzalez – Camila Guzman

Fr. Joseph’s Corner

St. Faustina and the Image of the Divine Mercy: St. Faustina of Poland is the well-known apostle of Divine Mercy. On the 30th of April 2000, at 10:00 AM on the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday, the Feast requested by Jesus in His communications with St. Faustina), His Holiness Pope St. John Paul II celebrated the Eucharist in Saint Peter’s Square and proceeded to the canonization of Blessed Sister Faustina. [John Paul himself would be canonized on this same Feast Day – April 27 in 2014 – by Pope Francis.] Saint Faustina invites us by the witness of her life to keep our Faith and Hope fixed on God the Father, rich in mercy, Who saved us by the precious Blood of His Son. During her short life, the Lord Jesus assigned to St. Faustina three basic tasks: 1. to pray for souls, entrusting them to God's incomprehensible Mercy;

2. to tell the world about God's generous Mercy; 3. to start a new

movement in the Church focusing on God's Mercy. At the canonization of St. Faustina, Pope St. John Paul II said: “The cross, even after the Resurrection of the Son of God, speaks, and never ceases to speak, of God the Father, Who is absolutely faithful to His eternal love for man. ... Believing in this love means believing in mercy." “The Lord of Divine Mercy,” a drawing of Jesus based on the vision given to St. Faustina, shows Jesus raising his right hand in a gesture of blessing, with His left hand on his heart from which gush forth two rays, one red and one white. The picture contains the message, "Jesus, I trust in You!" (Jezu ufam Tobie). The rays streaming out have symbolic meaning: red for the Blood of Jesus, which is the life of souls and white for the Baptismal water which justifies souls. The whole image is symbolic of the mercy, forgiveness and love of God.

… Prayerful Wishes,

Father Joseph

Saturday May 4th 7pm:

Sunday May 5th 9am:

Sunday May 5th 12pm:

The Knights of Columbus offer Breakfast every first Sunday of the month after 9am Mass May 5, 2019

Coffee Hour Please join us for coffee and donuts every 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sunday after the 9am Mass. Schedule: Volunteers Needed for Coffee Hour, to help call Kate Erickson at 541-678-8495 Mass Intention Schedule Mass Intentions Apr. 28th –May 4th One must never forget the infinite graces that flow from the Sacrifice of the Mass which benefit ones soul. (L) =Living (D) = Death Sun. 9am- Robert, Alicia, Javier and Mia Ruiz (L) Sun.12pm –For the People Mon. 8am –No Mass Tues. 8am – No Mass Wed. 12:15pm– No Mass Thurs 8am – No Mass Fri. 12:15pm – No Mass Sat. 8am – For the People Sat. 5pm – Joan Gerke (D)

Final List of Parish Feast Day Couples

Dan & Linda Arian – 31 years

Roy & Mary Beyer – 37 Years

Joel & Maria Hernandez – 25 years

Cliff & Patty Scheel – 38 years

David & Becky Callon – 40 years

Robert & Amy Koivisto – 25 years

Fred & Karen Herring -31 years

Juan & Celia Nunez – 28 years

Vicente & Gloria Villagomez – 25

Years

George & Sue Gerke – 38 years

Fulvia & Benjamin Guyger – 28

years

Gumaro & Martha Villagomez – 30

years

Ken & Barb Dalton – 26 Years

Parish News

There will be no weekday masses Mon.

–Fri., Apr. 29th – May 3rd. Fr. Joseph

will be at a Priest Retreat in Mount

Angel.

First Holy Communion: Will be May

5th at 12pm. Correct attire for

candidates is as follows: Girls: white

dress, no open back, if you have

spaghetti straps you must cover your

shoulders. Boys: Black slacks, white

shirt and black tie. There will be a

breakfast after 9 am mass that day and

all candidates and their family are

welcome to come for breakfast and for

photos.

Daughter of St. Joseph meetings are

held every other month, on the second

Tuesday of the month at 1pm in the

hall. The next one will be June 11th.

We will celebrate our Parish Day on

Sunday, May 19, 2019, to celebrate the

Feast of St. Joseph (May 1st), the head

of the Holy Family and the patron saint

of our Parish. On this day we will

honor our parishioners who have

completed 25 to 40 years of

marriage. There will be a special

bilingual Mass at 10 am. There will be

a celebration in the Parish Hall from

11:30am -2pm. Coffee and punch and

cake will be provided. There will be no

noon Mass on May 19th . If you will

have been married for twenty five –

forty years by the year 2019, please let

us know by email:

stjosephparish@bendbroadband.com or

calling Alejandra in the Parish office at

541-447-6475. We need the

information of those parishioners who

have shared twenty five to forty years

of marriage before April 20th

Thank you all who actively took part

in our Holy Week and Easter

Celebration making it such a beautiful

spiritual experience. A special thanks

to all the Acolytes, Eucharistic

Ministers, Lectors, Altar Servers, the

Choir, flower arrangements and altar

display.

CRS Rice Bowl Please bring in your

bowls either to the office or Sunday

Offering basket before May 5th.

Executive Committee Meeting: May

14th at 5:30 pm in Fr. Joseph’s Office.

Pastoral Committee Meeting: May

21st at 5:30 in the Hall.

Sunday of Divine Mercy April 28, 2019

The readings for this Sunday are

about God’s mercy, the necessity

for trusting Faith and the need for

the forgiveness of sins. The

opening prayer addresses the

Father as “God of everlasting

Mercy.” In the Responsorial Psalm

(Ps 118) we repeat three times,

“His mercy endures forever!” God

revealed His mercy, first and

foremost, by sending His only-

begotten Son Jesus who would

become our Savior and Lord

through His suffering, death and

Resurrection. Divine Mercy, or the

unconditional love of God, is

given to us also in each

celebration of the Sacraments,

especially that of Reconciliation.

The first reading, taken from the

Acts of the Apostles, explains how

the Risen Lord continued to show

His Divine Mercy to the sick

through the healing and

preaching ministry of the apostles

in the early Church. The Faith of

the apostles enabled them to

minister to the people, giving

them the Lord’s healing love in

“signs and wonders.” The second

reading, taken from the Book of

Revelation, given by Jesus to the

Apostle John in exile on Patmos,

was intended to comfort and

bolster the Faith of persecuted

Christians for all time. Today’s

selection assures us of the

presence of the merciful Lord in

our lives and encourages all of us

to fight fear with Faith, and

trepidation about the future with

trust and Hope. Today’s Gospel

recalls Jesus’ institution of the

Sacrament of Reconciliation, a

Sacrament of Divine Mercy. The

Risen Lord gave his apostles and

their successors the power to

forgive sins with the words,

“Whose sins you forgive are

forgiven them, and whose sins

you retain are retained” (Jn 20:

19-23). Presenting the doubting

Thomas’ famous profession of

Faith, “My Lord and my God,” the

Gospel illustrates how Jesus

showed his mercy to the doubting

apostle and emphasizes the

importance of Faith.

Let us accept God’s invitation to

celebrate and practice mercy:

One way the Church celebrates

God’s mercy throughout the year

is through the Sacrament of

Reconciliation. Finding time for

Adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament is another good way to

receive and give thanks for Divine

Mercy. It is mainly through the

corporal and spiritual works of

mercy that we practice mercy in

our daily lives and are enabled to

receive God’s merciful judgment.

Let us ask God for the Faith that

culminates in self-surrender to

God and leads us to serve those

we encounter with love. Living

Faith enables us to see the risen

Lord in everyone and gives us the

willingness to render to each one

our loving service. The spiritual

Fathers prescribe the following

traditional means to grow in the

living and dynamic Faith of St.

Thomas the Apostle: a) First, we

must come to know Jesus

personally and intimately by our

daily and meditative reading of

the Bible. b) Next, we must

strengthen our Faith through our

personal and community

prayer. c) Third, we must share in

the Divine Life of Jesus by

frequenting the Sacraments of

Reconciliation and the Holy

Eucharist. St. Teresa of Kolkata

(Mother Teresa) presents it this

way: “If we pray, we will believe;

if we believe, we will love; if we

love, we will serve. Only then we

put our love of God into

action.” (L-19)