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.

December 29, 2013 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

25TH SUNDAY OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.…….….$14,035 25TH SUNDAY OF LAST FISCAL YEAR...……................$7,639

July 1 thru June 30 Year-to-Date CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…..……..………….……..$237,257 LAST FISCAL YEAR……….………....……….....….$239,671

Building Fund/Capital Campaign DEC. 22, 2013.…................................................................$6,000

Current Building Loan BALANCE DUE…………………………….............$171,308

December 30 through January 5

Mass Intentions

Mon 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Tue 8:00 a.m. Sr. Marie Orf Tue 5:15 p.m. James Aston Family Wed 7:30 a.m. Joseph Wilmes Family Wed 10:00 a.m. Ralph & Rose Orf Family L & D Thu 8:00 a.m. Nora Kane Fri 8:00 a.m. Holy Vocations Sat 9:00 a.m. Patty Meier Sat 5:15 p.m. Irene Eisenbath Sun 7:30 a.m. Parish Sun 10:00 a.m. Jim & Jo Odom

Feast Days

Tue St. Sylvester I Wed SOLEMNITY OF MARY, HOLY MOTHER OF GOD Thu Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen Fri The Most Holy Name of Jesus Sat St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Server’s Schedule

Monday thru Friday 8:00am Ben Cornett & Nicholas Cornett 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: Lucas Calvert

Lectors

Sat 5:15pm Linda Ritter Sun 7:30am Jackie Heppermann Sun 10:00am Doug Runge

Ushers

Sat 5:15pm Bill Luetkenhaus & Sean Martin Sun 7:30am John Hoff & Leroy Heppermann Sun 10:00am Paul Kerkemeyer & Ralph Orf

Gift Family

Sat 5:15pm Don & Mary Jo Anderson Sun 7:30am Joe & Sarah Hauser Sun 10:00am Don & Bonnie Roettger

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Sat 5:15pm Deacon Billing, Sherri Aston, Norm Ritter Sun 7:30am Tom Schaefer, Nancy Hemmer, Pat Wilmes Sun 10:00am Deacon Harrison, Lisa Lopez, Rick Bampton

Rosary

Sat 4:50pm Tom & Lorraine Wilmes

Reflection on the Holy Family Pope Benedict XVI during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land invited all to contemplate always the silence and love of the Holy Family, the model of all Christian family life. In the example of Mary, Joseph and Jesus, we come to appreciate even more fully the sacredness of the family, which in God’s plan is based on the lifelong fidelity of a man and a woman consecrated by the marriage covenant and the accepting of God’s gift of new life. We think of Saint Joseph, the just man whom God wished to place over his household. From Joseph’s strong and fatherly example Jesus learned the virtues of a manly piety, fidelity to one’s word, integrity and hard work. In the carpenter of Nazareth Jesus saw how authority placed at the service of love is infinitely more fruitful than the power which seeks to dominate. The child Jesus, who in the home of Mary and Joseph, grew in wisdom and understanding, until the day he began his public ministry. We pray for our families that we may be filled with love of the Holy Family. We see around us today the breakdown of families and the uncertainty and the anxiety of many. We pray to the Holy Family to inspire in our hearts the mutual love necessary to build a harmonious family. The main purpose of the Feast is to present the Holy Family as the model for all Christian families, and for domestic life in general. Our family life becomes sanctified when we live the life of the Church within our homes. This is called the “domestic church” or the “church in miniature.” St. John Chry-sostom urged all Christians to make each home a “family church,” and in doing so, we sanctify the family unit. The best way is by making Christ and his Church the center of family and individual life. St. Paul gives us some advice on family life in Colossians, Chapter 3:

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in per-fect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body.

Catholic Cruise to the Caribbean - Apr. 4-11, 2014 on Nor-wegian Pearl out of Miami. Daily Mass & Rosary offered. Deposit due by Jan. 5. Call Doug at 860-399-1785 for info. Annual St. Louis Marian Conference - Jan. 10-12, 2014 at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, MO. Registration fee is $35. For more info visit www.stlmarianconference. net or call 314-423-1075. Chicken Fry - Fri., Jan. 10 from 5-7:30pm at the St. Theodore Knights of Columbus Hall in Flint Hill, MO. Night at the Races - Sat., Jan. 18 at St. Theodore Parish. Doors open at 6:15pm. Racing begins at 7pm. $20 per person includes bar and snacks. To order tickets or to get more info, call Laura at 314-226-4595. Annual Memorial Mass and Prayer Vigil - Sat., Jan. 18 at 10am at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis with Bishop Rice as celebrant. Unite with others to pray for an end to abortion.

Save your aluminum cans and drop them off behind the fry shed at the end of the gravel road on the north side of the school. Proceeds benefit the St. Joseph Youth Group.

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Stewardship Awareness “Over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts.” Colossians 3:14-15 Jesus is God’s ultimate gift of love to us. The countless other bless-ings that God showers upon us are nothing compared to the gift of His only Son. And the only appropriate way for us to respond to such generous love is with our own generous love. When we dedicate our lives to sharing all the many gifts that God has placed within our hands, the peace of Christ truly will control our hearts. We will know Christmas joy every day.

MANDATORY SAFE ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE It is required that background checks on volunteers be done every even numbered year. Therefore, all those who currently volunteer at our parish and school and work with or around children will have another background check done in January 2014. For questions, call Trish at the parish office.

Matching Gifts Needed If you work for one of the matching gift companies (Boeing, Pfizer, Bank of America, MasterCard, Verizon, Monsanto, US Cellular, Home Depot etc.) please consider making out your weekly contribution to St. Joseph School or the Capital Cam-paign. We will confirm it and will receive matching monies from your employer. Call the parish office to discuss the proce-dures.

Cremation Wall The cost for a niche is $1,450. If you have already purchased a plot in our cemetery, you can switch over to the Cremation Wall and pay only $1,000 minus the amount you already paid. Call the parish office for more information.

CHRISTMAS BREAK - School will resume on Mon., Jan. 6.

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Vigil Mass: 5:15pm

Holy Day: 7:30am and 10:00am

Liturgical Roles

Server’s Schedule

Vigil Mass 5:15pm Ben Cornett & Nicholas Cornett Cross Bearer: Andrew Cornett Holy Day 7:30am Scott Reynolds & Nicholas Reynolds Holy Day 10:00am Cole Riggleman & Ben Schaefer Cross Bearer: Justin Boehmer

Lectors

Vigil Mass 5:15pm Tony Ritter Holy Day 7:30am Paulette Wilmes Holy Day 10:00am Grace Cornett

Gifts

Vigil Mass 5:15pm Alois & Judy Orf Holy Day 7:30am Donald & JoAnn Wilmes Holy Day 10:00am Bob & Nancy Dotta

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Vigil Mass 5:15pm Deacon Billing, Esther Aston, Scott Cornett Holy Day 7:30am Jerry Wilmes, Rita Schulte, Alice Roettger Holy Day 10:00am Deacon Harrison, Margie Wilmes, Carolyn Richardson

Rosary

4:50pm Alois & Judy Orf

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will take place this Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 8:30am-5pm. FED Youth Group - Next meeting will be this Thu., Jan. 2 from 7-8:30pm. Meet in the cafeteria. Open to all high school teens. Bring a friend! First Saturday Mass & Anointing of the Sick is this Sat., Jan. 4 at 9am. First Reconciliation for second graders will be Wed., Jan. 8 at 6pm. Knights of Columbus Euchre Tournament - Sat., Jan. 11 at 7pm in the cafeteria. Cost is $10. Keep your partner. Future tournaments will take place on the second Saturday of the month through March. For more info call Ralph 636-485-5306. 2014 Wall Calendars Pitman Funeral Home has generously given us many 2014 wall calendars. There are enough calen-dars for everyone so each family is encouraged to take one. These calendars have listed all the holy days and feast days of the year.

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