St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 2 Battle Creek, MI

Mass Schedule

Joseph Most Obedient, Pray for Us

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 61 23rd St N Monday-Friday 8:30 am-12:30 pm and 1:30-4:30 pm

Confessions First Friday 12:15 pm, Saturday 3:30 pm or by

appointment

Rosary After daily Mass and Sundays at 9:30 am in Church Mondays 7:00 pm in Spanish Parish Center Chapel

First Friday 7:00 pm Parish Center Chapel

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

▪ Monday 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the Parish Center Chapel ▪ Wednesday 9:00 am - Saturday 9:00 am In St. Philip Seton Center Chapel ▪ Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 pm for Vocations in the Parish Center Chapel ▪ Friday 8:30 am - Benediction at 4:45 pm in St. Joseph Church ▪ First Wednesday 7:00 pm in St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph: To sign up for a Holy hour or to be on the sub list for Friday Adoration, please call Marlene: 962-8641 and leave your name and phone number.

St. Philip: Seton Center Chapel, Wednesday 9 am to Saturday 9 am, call Betty Dillard: 962-8255 to sign up.

Readings for: Third Sunday of Lent Ex 17:307, Rom 5:1-2, 5-8, Jn 4:5-42

Saturday, March 14 – Vigil: Third Sunday of Lent 5:00 pm † Florence Bischoff by Linda Abramowicz Sunday, March 15 – Third Sunday of Lent 8:00 am † Deceased Members of Wolney Family by Family 10:00 am † Dorothy Harris by Bob & Kathy Valkner 12:00 pm † Rita Hemmerling by Helen Rettenmaier 2:00 pm For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Burmese 5:00 pm † Holy Souls in Purgatory Spanish

Saturday, March 7 – Vigil: Second Sunday of Lent 4:00 pm † Guadalupe Costillo Sanchez, Pedro Juarez & Lucia Ariza by Family Spanish (In Gym) 5:00 pm † Heather Kropen Rasmussen by Ken & Susan Kropen Sunday, March 8 – Second Sunday of Lent 8:00 am † Gerry Ponce by Elizondo & Stark Family 10:00 am † Marcia Bracy by Family 12:00 pm † David Thome by Members of St. Vincent de Paul Society 2:00 pm For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Burmese 5:00 pm NO Mass

Monday, March 9 8:00 am Intentions of Maureen Gergely by St. Joseph Parish Tuesday, March 10 8:00 am † Marilyn Mills by St. Joseph Parish Wednesday, March 11 8:00 am † Mary Smith Stokes by William Zehner Thursday, March 12 8:00 am † Isabel “Mary” Lemish by Mary Lemish McFalin 9:00 am † Ann Lemaire by Kincaid Family School 8-9:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations in Parish Center Friday, March 13 8:00 am † Ben Symko by Neil and Nancy Haack 8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration 2:15 pm Stations of the Cross School 5:00 pm Stations of the Cross Burmese 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross Spanish 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross and Benediction English Saturday, March 14 8:00 am † Jose Ramirez by Puentes Family 3:30 pm Confessions

Lenten Schedule Confessions

Saturday March 14 3:30-4:30 pm Saturday March 21 3:30-4:30 pm Saturday March 28 3:30-4:30 pm Penance Service April 2 6:30 pm First Friday April 3 12:15-1:15 pm

Stations of the Cross on Fridays 5 pm Burmese, 6 pm Spanish, 7 pm English

March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3

Stations with School Children March 13 2:15 pm March 27 2:15 pm

School Passion Play April 3 10:00 am

Mary’s Way of the Cross April 3 7:00 pm

Live Stations of the Cross in Spanish April 10 5:00 pm

Next weekend, please remember to bring

your donations of food for St. Joseph’s Table.

Second Sunday of Lent Page 3 March 8, 2020

From Fr. Christopher Ankley

Dear Friends, Some years ago England’s national television network, BBC-TV, sent its star journalist, Malcolm Muggeridge, to India to do a documentary on Mother Teresa. Now the BBC wanted to televise Mother Teresa and her sisters picking up the dying in the slums of Calcutta and taking them to a shelter run by the sisters. At the shelter the dying are washed up and cared for, as Mother Teresa put it, “Within the sight of a loving face.” The shelter to which they were brought was once a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali. It was dimly lit by tiny windows high up in the walls. The television crew had not anticipated the poor lighting inside the building, and had not brought any portable lights with them. They concluded that it was useless to try to film the sister working with the dying inside the building. But someone suggested they do it anyway. Perhaps some of the footage would be usable. To everyone’s surprise, the footage filmed inside the shelter turned out to be in their words spectacular. The whole interior was bathed in a mysterious warm light. Technically speaking, the camera crew said, the results were impossible to explain. Muggeridge had his own theory about the mysterious light. He wrote, “Mother Teresa’s home for the dying is overflowing with love…One senses this immediately on entering it. This love is luminous, like the haloes artists make visible round the heads of the saints. I find it not at all surprising that the luminosity should register on film.” What Muggeridge was talking about was not a figment of his imagination. It is something that is well documented in biblical and spiritual literature. The Book of Exodus says that when Moses came down from the mountain after talking with God, the people noticed how radiant his face had become, and they were afraid to come near him. St. Kateri Tekakwitha when praying before the Blessed Sacrament would just glow with joy, her face seemed to shine with the love of God. People would enter the church just to stare at her, rather than pray before the Blessed Sacrament. And in today’s Gospel Peter, James, and John report that our Lord was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun. The love of God can be luminous. The word transfigured comes from the Greek work metamorphane, which is where we get the word metamorphosis. A caterpillar becomes a butterfly, a tadpole becomes a frog, and a seed becomes a plant, all of them being raised to a higher state. All these are forms of metamorphosis. And the bright light emanating from Jesus is also a symbol of metamorphosis. Jesus is raised to a higher level. He’s raised to the level of Heaven and Peter, James, and John get a glimpse of the Heavenly Trinitarian love and they get a glimpse of what God intends for Jesus after the Resurrection and for all of us. Now the Gospel also speaks of our Lord’s clothes that are white as light. Theologians see this as an external dimension of someone who is deeply in touch with God.

A person who shares a deep communion with God, one who is deeply in love with God, radiates outward making one’s life brilliant. When we are in deep communion with God this beautiful relationship can sometimes radiate outward and be seen. I think this is what people saw in Moses, St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Kateri. These saints’ love for God was so deep that it became physically evident. We’ve all known people like this, they just can’t hide their love for God. Every Christian is called to this, is called to be a light in our darkened world. Every Christian is called upon to radiate the light of Christ to the world. Jesus said to his disciples, “You are the light of the world. Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Heavenly Father.” Muggeridge in his book wrote of an incident where Mother Teresa gave a talk in a school. He wrote, “I was watching… the faces of the people as they listened…Every face…was rapt, hanging on her words; not because of the words themselves-they were ordinary enough-but because of her. Some quality came across over and above the words that held their attention. A luminosity seemed to fill the school hall…penetrating every mind and heart. When she had finished...they all wanted to touch her hand…She looked so small and frail and tired standing there, giving herself. Yet this is how we find salvation. Giving, not receiving…dying in order to live.” Mother Teresa was a light in the darkness to these people. She was giving not receiving and she was dying to self in order to live. So what about us; the people of St. Jerome’s and St. Joseph’s, like Moses, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and St. Kateri we too are called to be a light in the darkness of our world. Now maybe our face won’t be glowing but our words and actions should. Lent is a time for asking ourselves how well we are living out our calling. Are we pursuing the corporal and spiritual works of Mercy? Lent is a time for asking ourselves how well we are letting our Christian light shine. Where do I need to be a brighter light of God’s love? Where is our Lord calling me to let his light shine through me? Is it with the family, parents, spouse, children, in-laws, is it at work with friends, and co-workers, is it at school, is in the community, or is it in the parish. And after this examination if we find we aren’t doing as well as we could, Lent is also a time for repenting and beginning anew to live this calling to transfiguration. Let us be great Saints, Fr. Christopher J. Ankley

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 4 Battle Creek, MI

Saturday 5:00 pm

Ministry Schedule March 7 –8

Cantor Jennifer Grady

Reader Eleonor Stark Nicole Bracy

Server

Renzo Sanchez, Gregory Sang Pedro Reyes Camille Evangeliste Jovani Mejia-Hernandez

EMHC Becky Learman Beth & Edwin Greenman

Usher Jose Carmona, Gerald Ulrich Ellen & John Hallacy

Cantor Clem Skalka

Reader Sandy Power

Server Brendan Bailey-Vega Gavin Thomas Hayden Skutt

EMHC Amy Bauman Missy Skutt Barry Skutt

Usher

Chuck Tobey Shirley Youmans NOT FILLED NOT FILLED

Cantor Annette Kukla

Reader Annette Pratt Kitty Manzo

Server

Zachary Johnson Jeremy Gallaway Megan & Kathryn Keller Juan Mejia-Lugo

EMHC Thomas Carpenter Jr. Dee Wygant, Nicole Johnson

Usher Kenneth Kropen Mary & Stephan Nelson NOT FILLED

Sunday 8:00 am

Sunday 12:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am

Lunes: 4:00 pm a 7:00 pm Adoración en silencio Capilla Centro Parroquial S. José 7:00 pm a 8:00 pm Adoración comunitaria Capilla Jueves: 6:30 pm Grupo de Oración Centro Parroquial S. José Viernes: 6:30 pm Ensayo de Coro, Salón de música Iglesia S. José Domingos: 4:15 pm a 4:45 pm Confesiones S. José - 5:00 pm Misa en Español

Ultreya (reunion de grupo) de Colores: 3r domingo de cada mes a las 6.15 en S. José. Charlas pre Bautismales: contactar a la Señora Josefina 589-7347.

Noticias de la communidad Hispana Spanish Community News

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Parish ● Board Room: BR ● Chapel: CH ● Cafeteria: Café ● Community Room: CR Calendar ● Music Room: MR ● Small Christian Community: SCC

MON 12:30 pm SCC, Squires, BR 4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, CH 6:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul, CR 6:30 pm SCC, Nielsen, BR TUE 9:00 am Legion of Mary, CR 1:30 pm SCC, Sheets, BR WED 7:00 pm Men’s Fellowship, CR THU 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal, MR 8:00 pm Adoration-Vocations, CH SAT 5:00 pm Burmese Prayer Group, CR

MAR 1 12:00 pm Burmese Leadership, CR MAR 4 7:00 pm Adoration, Church MAR 6 7:00 pm First Friday Rosary, CH MAR 10 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 6:30 pm Book Club, BR MAR 11 9:00 am Daily Mass Breakfast, Lux MAR 13 7:00 pm Good News & Brews, Arcadia, Kalamazoo MAR 20 7:30 pm Gaudium Christi, CH MAR 27 6:00 pm Convivio Spanish, CR

Weekly Monthly

Prayers for the Sick/Those in Need

Geri Bateman, Chris Bradley, Chuck Brown, Peggy Crane, Bernadette Emmons, Bradley Gagnon, Sharon Harris, Sr. Cyrilla, Jerry Johnson, Carolyn Kewley, Pat Kukla,

Erika Leman, Nathan & Robert Lindstrom, Jakob Livingston, Victor Lupina, Agnes Marko, Scott Marko, Doug Marshall,

Curtis Mason, Lori Ann McAdam, Katie Miller, Laurie Morris, Joan Mrak, Karen Partin, Cheryl Scales, Kathy Scott, Ron

Seyka, Gerald Smith, Margaret Smith, Cristian Reyes Torres, Michael Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Sara Wixson, Dee Wygant, Christine Ybarra, Marion Zull

Financial Information

Special

Envelopes

MAR 8: BCACS

Endowment

APR 9: Holy Thursday

APR 10: Good Friday

APR 12: Easter Sunday

MAY 17: Catholic Relief

Services

MAY 24: Ascension

Cantor Yvonne Holso

Reader Donald Keyes Anthony Wojcik

Server Roger Buch, Assumpta Tling Nicholas Htet

EMHC Glenn & Christine Belland Pam Rockwell

Usher Kimberly Gould, Jerry Keller Kelli Marske, Ben Mullis

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, March 27-29 Designed for women and men, the retreat is a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. For more information or to register, call 800-800-8284 or email mwalsh@ccwestmi.org. Financial assistance is available. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 5 Battle Creek, MI

The Diocese of Kalamazoo has and will continue to cooperate with the Michigan Attorney General’s investiga-tion and encourages anyone with infor-mation related to misconduct to call the reporting number set-up by the Michigan Attorney General’s office at: 844.324.3374.

2020 Lenten Luncheon Talks

The annual Lenten luncheons will be held at St. Jerome Parish Hall Wednesdays through April 1. The Lenten luncheon Masses will begin at 10:45 am. The speaker of the day will begin his address at 11:30 am with a light lunch following the presentation. There is no charge for these events, but a free will offering would be appreciated.

Please join us for these inspirational talks about the Lenten season and enjoy food and fellowship.

March 11 Fr. Kenneth Schmidt (Advocate for Priestly Ministry/Support & Trauma Recovery -- Kalamazoo)

March 18 Lunch with Bishop Bradley — Noon (Diocese of Kalamazoo)

March 25 Fr. Maximilian Nightingale (St. Joseph Parish, Kalamazoo)

April 1 Fr. Joseph Xavier (St. Mary Parish, Paw Paw)

Connecting with Mercy March

brings us the feast of our patron, St. Joseph. In the coming weeks we will honor him with the traditional St. Joseph Table collection of food.

A gift of flowers and decorations for the Easter season You can remember family and friends by making a donation for flowers and decorations to St. Joseph Church. Your donation will be used to enhance our worship space by purchasing decorations and keeping flowers and plants fresh throughout the Easter Season. Please fill out below and place it in the collection basket by April 05. Remembrances will be printed in a bulletin insert during the Easter Season.

A gift of flowers and decorations for the Easter season

In memory of: _________________________________________________

In memory of: _________________________________________________

In memory of: _________________________________________________

Donated by: _________________________________________ Env. #____

Please use my gift for plants and decorations. Minimum suggested donation: $15.00 Please submit by April 05.

Please print

names legibly.

Sponsor of the Week

Patrick Hirzel

Our sponsors make it possible for our bulletin to be published free of charge to

our parish. Please thank them for advertising in our bulletin.

Spiritual Adoption Program Can you spend 10 seconds a day praying to save an unborn baby? At the March 21 and 22 Masses, you will be offered a holy card with a short prayer on it to "spiritually adopt" an unborn baby. If you choose to participate in this program, the Tri-Parish Pro-Life Ministry will ask you to name your baby, sign a heart

pledge card, and give us your email so that you can receive updates for the next nine months on how your baby is developing. Praying for your baby each day for nine months can make a difference on whether a baby will be born....or aborted. Please help to save a baby with your prayers!

Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast

this Sunday after the 8 and 10 am Masses. Pancakes, omelettes, scrambled eggs, sausages and tater tots. Coffee, teas, juices, hot chocolate, milk and water will be available.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 6 Battle Creek, MI

BCACS & BCACS Foundation, 63 24th St N, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015 † 269.963.1131 † www.bcacs.org

BCACS Office ...Cathy Erskine 963-1131 BCACS Foundation. ..Abby Lumbard 963-4771 BCACS Scrip ...Joy Finnila 963-3034 St. Joseph Elementary ...Jeanine Winkler 965-7749 St. Joseph Middle School ...Katy Arnson 963-4935 St. Philip High School ...Stacy Lightfoot 963-4503

Contact Us:

Tiger Paws

Apr. 6-10 Spring Break April 26 First Holy Communion May 24 High School Graduation May 28 8th Grade Graduation May 29 Last Day of School

Upcoming 2019-20 Calendar Dates

Our dedicated teachers and administrators for their diligent work on the accreditation process.

Upcoming Events

The Cereal City BBQ Festival will be held on May 15th and 16th on the St. Joseph grounds. The festival

features: BBQ Contest Food and DrinkAuction Battle of the Bands New This Year! Cereal City Marketplace Car Show The festival is accepting Contestants for the BBQ Contest, Vendors for the Marketplace, Musicians for Battle of the Bands, and Classic Cars. Interested in joining or becoming a sponsor?

Go to: http://ccbbqfest.com/ or contact Jim Austin, Festival Chair, at 517-648-1001.

Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Parent Meeting

March 16th at 6 pm. Children will enjoy a complimentary pizza dinner and fun activities as parents learn about the program components of Kindergarten and our unique Transitional Kindergarten preparation program.

St. Joseph Tiny Tigers Preschool Picnic March 18th at 6 pm. Families will enjoy a complimentary hot dog dinner and learn about program offerings for preschoolers who are 3 years old by December 1 or 4 years old by December 1, 2020.

Please RSVP to Cathy at 963.1131 or cerskine@bcacs.org.

50% TO GO The Annual Fund Drive has reached

50% of our goal. Help us get to 100%!

Your tax-deductible gift to the BCACS Foundation ensures the prosperity of Catholic education and the success of our future leaders. Monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual, or annual gifts are accepted as well as gifts of stock, mutual funds, and IRA distributions.

To make a gift to the BCACS Foundation, please contact Abby Lumbard

at 269-963-4771.

St. Joseph Early Childhood Programs

Pastor .......Reverend Fr. Christopher Ankley frchris@bcacs.org Parochial Vicars ...................... Fr. Pius Cung

frpius@bcacs.org ................................. Fr. Andrew Raczkowski frandrew@bcacs.org Deacons ...... David Krajewski, James Nelson

Emergency Assistance St. Vincent de Paul Society 969-5606

Pastoral Care of the Sick If you are homebound, contact Linda Kellogg 965-2074

Sacrament of Baptism Parishioners should call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Eucharist Sacrament of Confirmation

Contact our Schools or our Director of Faith Formation.

Sacrament of Marriage Parishioners must contact one of the parish priests at least six months before setting a wedding date.

Sacrament of Holy Orders If you or someone you know has a vocation, contact a parish priest for assistance.

Sacrament of Anointing the Sick In case of an accident, surgery or other emergency, call 962-0165.

Parish Staff

Parish Office Manager ........... Shirley Springer ▪ sspringer@bcacs.org 962-0165

Communications, Music .............. Ellen Tipton ▪ etipton@bcacs.org 962-0165

Faith Formation...................... Barbara Kincaid ▪ bkincaid@bcacs.org 965-4079 Liturgy and Music .................... James Zalewski ▪ music@bcacs.org 962-2133 Pastoral Ministry ............ Sr. Cyrilla Jegla, RSM 965-1990 Youth Ministry ........................... Andrea Perry ▪ aperry@bcacs.org 788-7000

Parish Ministries

All Saints Superfest ....................... Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328 Boy Scouts Troop 325 ................. Bob Johnson ▪ scoutmaster325@gmail.com 965-7365 Catholic Men’s Fellowship ............ John Duyck ▪ jrdaddio@outlook.com 965-8954 Connecting with Mercy ................... Mary Sine ▪ sine74@msn.com Council of Catholic Women ...... Colleen Vitale ▪ cvitale@mail.com 989-723-1842 Echo Apprentice ......................... Ruby Briones

▪ rbriones@bcacs.org 962-0165 Evangelization Commission .. Suzanne Nielsen ▪ stjec@bcacs.org & Nancy Haack Family Activity Night ............... Loretta Mahley ▪ Lmahley30@icloud.com

Finance Council ............................. Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328

Formed Access Code ........................ PTRKXD Hispanic Community .. Fr. Andrew Raczkwoski ▪ frandrew@bcacs.org 962-0165 Jail Ministry ............................. Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Knights of Columbus .............. Andrew Kincaid ▪ kincaid.tribe@gmail.com 589-5888 Lakeview Food Pantry............... Janet Borders ▪ jdbdvm@comcast.net 965-2632 Legion of Mary ........................... Linda Kellogg ▪ kellogg-dl@att.net 965-2074 Newcomers .................. Phil & Mary Sue Avery ▪ marysue_a@yahoo.com 979-9105 Perpetual Adoration St. Philip ................ Betty ▪ bdillard7@gmail.com 962-8255 Prayerline ..................................... Linda Opack 962-7339 Small Christian Communities…………Judy Buch (Scripture Study) 425-9395 Spanish Choir ............................... Teresa Bello

269-274-7409 Spanish Prayer Group Sarah & Francisco Sanchez 419-5786 Spiritual Library ....................... Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Tri-Parish Pro-Life ............................ Pat Hirzel ▪ chirzel@aol.com 968-4639

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