PAROISSE ST. JOSEPH PARISH Est. 1864 9399 Townline Road, Windsor ON N9J 2W6

Telephone: 519 734 8044 Fax: 519 734 6486 Email: stjosephrc@dol.ca

Website: www.stjosephrc.dol.ca

Staff Directory

Pastor: Rev. Dwayne A. Adam

Pastoral & Youth Minister: Rebecca Bondy

Music Director: John Robinson

Secretary/Bookkeeper : Kim Meloche

Caretaker: Kirk Bertelle

Parish Directory

PPC: Anita Bertelle & Paul Kosokowsky

Finance Committee: Jo-Anne Bas

Building & Grounds: Tony Magri

Fundraising Committee: Margaret Corio

Social Committee: Kim Meloche & Nancy Jones

Ushers: Tom Dupuis

Altar Society/Dames D’Autel: Doris Monforton

Youth Commission: Elaine LeBlanc

St. Joseph Cemetery: Paul Martin (519-734-8428)

SSVP: Nic Arundine/Christine Gignac For assistance, call Darce (519-734-0042)

Knights of Columbus #5642: Adrian Bouillon

Chummettes Ladies Auxiliary: Donna Goetz

Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8:30am-noon & 1:00pm-4:00pm

(closed for lunch 12pm-1pm)

Closed Mondays

Parish Mission Statement

“Jesus is the center of our lives. May we imitate His example.”

« Jésus est le centre de notre vie. Imitons son exemple. »

For information about Sacraments, including Anointing of the sick, please contact the parish office or check the website.

Welcome New Parishioners! Parish registration forms are available at the entrances of the church, online, or at the office. Offertory envelopes and pre-authorized debit are available on request.

Weekend Schedule

Confessions: Saturday 4pm - 4:30pm

Saturday Mass - 5pm

Messe du dimanche - 9h

Sunday Mass - 11am

Daily Masses: See inside cover

December 16th

, 2018 - Third Sunday of Advent 16 décembre 2018 - 3e dimanche de l’Avent

December 23rd, 2018 - Fourth Sunday of Advent 23 decembre - 4e dimanche de l’Avent

Monday, Dec. 17th No daily Mass

Tuesday, Dec . 18th

8:30am Mass - English Agnes Rogala (14th) Rostkowicz family Louis & Harriette Beaudoin the family Lawrence Bezaire Patricia Bezaire

Wednesday, Dec.19th

8:30am Mass - English Deceased members of the DePape family Clara DePape Bud Bondy Joanne Hagman Nick Minardi Maria D’Alfonso

Thursday, Dec. 20th 8:30am Mass - English Betty Jean Vaillancourt (5th) Don & Sheila Petrozzi Madeleine Tetrault Cecilia Monforton Ineke Jacobs Marr & Rita Huson

vendredi, 21 décembre 8h30 - Messe - français

Fr. Daniel Chui (4th) Diane Aversa Victor Pouget Juliette et famille Abbey Chiasson John & Catherine Gagnon

Saturday, Dec. 22nd

***No Confessions 5pm Mass - English 4th Sunday of Advent For the intentions of the people of God

Dimanche/Sunday, Dec. 23rd

9h Messe - français 4e dimanche de l’Avent Pour les intentions du peuple de Dieu

11am Mass - English 4th Sunday of Advent For the intentions of the people of God Monday, Dec. 24th - Christmas Eve 4:30pm - English For the Intentions of the people of God 7:30pm - English For the Intentions of the people of God 10h - français Pour les intentions du peuple du Dieu Tuesday, Dec. 25th - Christmas Day 11:00am - English For the Intentions of the people of God

Weekly Mass Schedule

Weekly Collections - Dec. 9th, 2018

Regular Collection $ 5894.55 Loose $ 320.85 Capital Coll. (inc. Mem. Gifts) $ 6015.00

Pre-Authorized Debit for December

Regular Collection $6972.84 Capital Campaign $7190.00

All 2018 donations must be received by December 31st. Money received on or after January 1st, 2019 will be included on the 2019 income tax receipt.

Dons fait après le 31 décembre seront ajoutés à votre reçu de 2019.

Family of Parishes Advent Penance Celebration: Last Sunday, 8 priests heard confessions for 2 hours as a large number of parishioners from Sacred Heart, St. Joseph and St. Paul Parishes gathered to celebrate Reconciliation! Heartfelt thanks to all who attended. Special thanks to Dave & Alice Beneteau for preparing the delicious meal that was served to the priests who were present.

Christmas Mass Schedule: Parishioners are encouraged to make a special effort to attend either the

7:30pm Mass on Christmas Eve, the 10pm Mass in French or the 11am Mass on Christmas Day. As all of us are aware, the 4:30pm is always overflowing - with a large number of people

assisting in the hall via a screen projection. Please remember to be hospitable to our visitors! Our welcome may be the reason that they continue to participate in the Eucharist.

Liturgical Ministers: Please confirm your attendance with the commentator in the Vesting Sacristy 15 minutes before Mass. If you are unable to attend when scheduled, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. We are depending on you!

Parish Office Hours: The office will close at noon on Christmas Eve and will re-open on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2019 at 8:30am. The phone will be monitored for emergencies.

New Year’s Mass Schedule: The Feast of Mary, the Mother of God is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics living in Canada! There will be a New Year’s Eve Mass at 5pm celebrated in English and a bilingual Mass on New Year’s Day celebrated at 10am.

Pray for the sick, especially Migs Monforton, Emma Meloche, Colleen Rea, Bette Dunn, Ed Primeau, Colleen Dupuis, Jack Swinton, Frank Angileri and Maxine Shelley.

Pray for the deceased, especially Lloyd Shelley, husband of Maxine Shelley and Joseph Hagg, father of Terry (Brett) Robinson-Vermette.

Please note: There are NO confessions during the holidays. Regular confessions resume on Sat., Jan. 5th, 2019.

Tues., Dec 18th - 6pm - Altar Server Practice - Church

Wed., Dec. 19th - 7pm - Christmas Choir practice - Loft

- 7pm - Bible Study - MR

For the latest news and updates of what is happening in the Diocese of London and around the Catholic world, visit:

Diocese of London Website - www.dol.ca Facebook - www.facebook.com/www.dol.ca YouTube - www.youtube.com/wwwdolca.

Twitter - www.twitter.com/DOL_ca Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/dol_ca

Last Food Sale Before Christmas! Stock up on tourtières, perogies, cabbage rolls & apple pies Tuesday, Dec. 18th from 9am - 5pm. There will also be trays of cookies available for purchase: 4 dozen cookies per tray for $20. Only 50 trays available. Just in time for Christmas !!

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Altar Server Practice: Reminder that all youth servers are asked to attend an important practice on Wednesday, Dec. 18th at 6pm in the church to prepare for Christmas Mass. Please mark your calendar.

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Reverse Advent Collection: Poverty doesn’t stop at the holidays. The need continues all year round. If you are able, please take a tag or two

from the Reverse Collection basket as it is passed around after the regular collection. Supplies of these everyday items are greatly needed and much appreciated. This is the last weekend for this collection.

Vocation Corner: During Advent, the Church sets aside four weeks before Christmas to long intensely for Jesus’ coming and prepare our hearts for His arrival. The whole “Holiday Season” and all that has come to signify, may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year, but even with the Christmas cookies, the beautiful carols and the family gatherings, Catholics are asked to recognize the fact that we’re not really home yet. Instead, we are longing for Jesus to come back and preparing our hearts for that day. May God bless us all this Advent season!

Christmas Message from the Diocese of London: Bishop Fabbro extends his warmest greetings for the

holidays. To read his Christmas letter, visit the diocesan website at www.dol.ca.

2019 Windsor Bestseller Coupon Books: The new books are now available for purchase in the parish office. Along with the new 2019 coupons, you will also receive the 2018 book which is valid until March 2019 at no additional charge. $40 cash or cheque

payable to St. Joseph Parish.

Looking for other gift ideas? “Images of Faith, Portraits of a People” bilingual mural book and St. Joseph note card packages are available in the parish office. Order forms for Tree of Life stones and leaves are also available in the office.

Volunteers Needed: We are looking for volunteers to help in the kitchen for our annual St. Joseph Feast Day dinner which is to be held here in the parish hall on Friday, March 22nd, 2019. Duties are serving food (buffet style) and kitchen/hall clean up. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the parish office.

St. Joseph Cemetery: If you require information about purchasing a cemetery plot or niche in the crypt, please call Paul Martin at 519-734-8428 to schedule an appointment.

Do you know…? You can obtain a Apostolic Blessing from the Holy Father for occasions such as marriage, major anniversaries, milestone birthdays (75th, 90th, etc.)? The $100.00 cost is for the shipping and processing. They make wonderful gifts once they are framed! If interested, contact the parish office and allow 2-3 months for delivery.

2019 Offertory Envelopes: Please pick up your envelope boxes as soon as possible if you have not done so already. Do not use them until 2019 and discard any remaining 2018 envelopes in the new year as envelope numbers change year to year. If you requested a box of envelopes, they are ready for pick up.

From the Office: Our committee has been hard at work putting together a new parish website with a fresh look and easy to access information. The website address will remain the same. (stjosephrc.dol.ca) Stay tuned….

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