St. Joseph Parish Sunday, September 3rd, 2017

The Vigil

Some Thoughts From Fr. Brad

Tomorrow, September 4th, is Labor Day. It is not a holy day but it is a national holiday. I will celebrate Mass at 8:30 am for the benefit of anyone who would like to attend. It is a nice way to begin the holiday and to thank God for the ability to provide for our needs, and the needs of our family, through the efforts of our labors. Tuesday, September 6th, we will resume our practice of Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the monstrance on the altar of our church from 6:30-8 pm. You are invited to come and spend time in prayer, reflection and adoration, before the Lord. We will offer adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday from 6:30-8 pm through the month of May, 2018. A month from now, October 4th, is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. It is a traditional time to bless pets. I mention this so that you can mark your calendars. I will bless pets, weather permitting, at 6 pm that day in front of our church. In honor of Labor Day I share the following anecdote: “How is it that you are late this morning?” the clerk was asked by his employer. “I overslept,” was the reply. “What? Do you sleep at home too?” inquired the employer.

WELCOME VISITORS We are always happy to welcome visitors and new members to our parish family. If you are visiting us, please consider coming back to see us. If you are new to our parish, introduce yourselves to a member of the Parish or Parish Staff. We want to know and serve you. As new members, please know we want you to become involved here by joining us with your prayers, presence, talent and treasure. If you are considering becoming a member of our Parish Family, registration forms are available by contacting the parish office at 734-676-9082. We look forward to meeting you!

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Our Sanctuary Lamp Burns this week for the

Intention of: Dolores Kobus,

Requested by Husband

Recently added to our prayers: Basil Rodansky

Mass Intentions Saturday, September 2nd 4:30pm All Deceased Members of the Daddario Family Sunday, September 3rd 8:00am Raymond Caillouette, req by Family 10:00am People of St. Joseph Parish 12:00pm Frank, Marie, & Amy Burczyk, req by Dick and Sandy Burczyk Monday, September 4th 8:30am Mass at St. Joseph Tuesday, September 5th 8:30am Pietro Biundo, req by Keresi Family 8:30am Duane Meloche, req by Calvin Family Wednesday, September 6th 8:30am Mass at St. Timothy Thursday, September 7th 8:30am Mass at St. Timothy Friday, September 8th 8:30am The People of St. Joseph Parish Saturday, September 9th 4:30pm Wilfred Kane, req by Family Sunday, September 10th 8:00am Edward Kapsa, req by Kapsa Family 10:00am Darrell Loger, req by Carl & Carol Krushinski 12:00pm People of St. Joseph Parish

Schedule of Ministers ~ Saturday September 9th and Sunday September 10th, 2017 4:30 P.M. 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 12:00 P.M.

Coordinators Pam Livernois Phyllis Borman

Carl Krushinski Jan Overbeck HELP NEEDED

Lectors Sabrina Zakolski Bill Jasman

Veronica Pinto Dan Whaley

Laurie Gilbert Larry Kearney

Marie Corless Lisa Glines

Eucharistic Ministers

Chris Mathews Kathy Neimann

Kyle Stack Jerry Welsch

HELP NEEDED

Barbara Gorno Cass Gorkiewicz

Kathy Harvey Patricia Migiel

Tom Neckel

Barbara Bainbridge Leann Hedke

Peggy Henegar Michelle Karl

Cheryl Kearney Tricia Mohr

HELP NEEDED

Sue Clinton Fran Christopher

John Gonzalez Mary Marquardt

Cindy Towe

Altar Servers HELP NEEDED HELP NEEDED

Emma Gable Brooklyn Taylor

Will Taylor

Haley Hand Mark Pitylak

Hayley Pitylak Isaac Trombetta

Bella Chiles Robbie Chiles Alex Meszaros

Christ Cleaners September 4th

TEAM 1

Chris Matusik, Judy Herman, Nancy Kapsa, Gerald Jelsomeno, Phyllis Borman, Marcella Miklos,

Ken Gorno, Sante Simone

Linen Cleaners Sept 3rd~Dora McLeish Sept 10th~Nancy Ditzhazy

Sept 17th~Pilar Martin

Help is needed to fulfill these ministries. Please call Sandra at 734-671-7828 for information on becoming a lector. Pam or Ken Livernois at 734-676-9673 on becoming a Eucharistic minister or coordinator.

Please call the parish office for more info on becoming an altar server

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Faith Formation Corner

Back to School Prayer Dear God, Please bless and watch over our children as they go back to school and protect them from negative influences. Help them be a light to others and help them show love, care and respect to their friends and teachers. When they are scared or afraid, remind them you are there with them. Thank you for the Teachers who have given their lives to serve our children. Fill them with strength to lead, grace to guide and hope to thrive in their classroom. Amen Faith Formation Information If you are NEW to the parish and would like to inquire about religious education for your children, WELCOME! Please check our website for current information on our Faith Formation program, including a calendar of events. Classes are offered on Monday and Tuesday evenings and will resume the week of September 25. Monday night classes are held from 6:30-7:45pm. Tuesday night classes will be 5:30-6:45pm. Registration deadline is September 8 for new and returning Families. A Catechist and Assistant’s meeting will be held on September 12 for those new and returning. If you have been considering volunteering your time to assist in a classroom or be a lead Catechist, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I’d be happy to discuss the possibility. If you are curious to see what it would entail but aren’t quite ready to commit to being in a classroom yet, perhaps you’d consider volunteering as a hall monitor for a year and then decide. You are welcome either way. God’s Blessings for the week ahead, Dennae Petrlich, Director of Faith Formation dpetrlich@stjosephtrenton.com

A note from our Business Manager

Dear St Joseph parishioners, volunteers, school families, friends and visitors- If you are reading this you are engaged in our wonderful parish and school. After one year of being your Business Manager and Bookkeeper, I am continuously humbled and blessed by the generous and faith filled spirit of all of you! In this issue of our bulletin you will find a financial summary of the last fiscal year, June 2016-July 2017. Just some of your amazing gifts: Weekly Stewardship $685,988 Christmas contributions $85,102 Fuel support $9,126 Time and talent beyond the numbers. Your gifts have supported our church and school operations, helped the broader community in SE Michigan through Christian Service and CSA, educated and inspired our children and adults through faith formation. More recently, in just the last two months, you donated more than $20,000 to help us replace the aging and broken air conditioning unit in the church. We knew the small a/c envelopes would help us pay for this large expense but who could have imagined you would all come forward and bless us with such generosity? Every time I saw the results of the previous week I was simply astounded. Thank you all. When I began this position (I won't call it a job because it really is simply an opportunity to serve), my dear friend of almost 20 years and long time colleague, Fred Elias, said he was leaving the parish in good hands. While I hope that's true, I prefer to think of it as my privilege to serve this community and be in your good hands. Peace and blessings. Sally

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Reverence in Every Person

In the course of our human life we can pursue a particular purpose or even a grouping of several such purposes. Normally we strive toward a purpose in order to obtain a specific goal. The journey of achieving our purpose in order to reach our goal also renders an experience. These three Experience-Purpose-Goals can become confused with one another. For example: a man works very hard at a demanding job as a police officer. His purpose is to sustain himself and provide for his family. His purpose includes things like buying a nice home, take his family on vacation, saving for retirement, and sending the kids to college. He works at his job in order to be able to do these things. However, his real goal is to be a good husband and father. The experience of police work could be stressful, unpleasant, and overwhelming to this man. If he “brings his work home with him” in the form of frustra-tion and anger then he might inadvertently begin undermining his intended goal. Often people find themselves in situations where they are willing to endure an unhappy experience so that they can reach a desired goal. But, it is not always necessary to struggle with negative experiences in the pur-suit of a goal. A woman, who might be a brilliant brain surgeon, enjoys the challenge of her work and likes to help very sick people. She does her job for the exact same reasons as the police officer but the experience (while demanding and very difficult) is a positive one. This brings us to our gather-ing for Mass on Sundays and the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. The goal of being a Catholic and celebrating the Eucharist is to arrive one day in heaven. That is our ultimate goal, what the Church refers to as the eschatological meaning of life. We trust and follow Jesus so that in the end we will be together with God and all our loved ones. The Church teaches us that, in a certain sense, the Mass itself gives us a glimpse and a foretaste of heav-enly bliss because during the Eucharist we are actually gathered with all the virtues and powers of heaven; we have one foot on earth and one foot in paradise. Still, the purpose of celebrating the Eucharist is something else, which effectively leads us toward our goal. The purpose of being a Catholic and celebrating the Eucharist is to receive God’s grace giving us strength to live a good life now. By “good life” this means a Christian life, a holy life, a life of love and service to others. For us a good life is full of humility and forgiveness where we follow the example of Jesus in order to bring the pres-ence of God’s love into the world. Our goal is all about later (the afterlife) and our purpose is all about now (this present life) while our involvement at Mass has everything to do with both. Finally, the experience of being a Catholic and celebrating the Eucharist can widely vary from one person to another, one parish to another, one Sunday to another. When Catholics gather to talk after Mass or even during the week, their conversation about the celebration of the Eucharist almost always leans much more heavily on their recent experience, rather than their purpose or goal of being there. They comment on the music, the homily, the size of the congregation, misbehavior of their fellow Christians, and even things like the place being too hot or too cold. They often miss the real experience of the Mass, the experience of Jesus attempting to draw near to them. If we do not experience Jesus in the celebration of the Eucharist then our Churchgoing is in vain. If we do not encounter Jesus in Mass then grace is denying us (since grace itself is the very life of Jesus being given). If we do not experience Jesus then our goal is thwarted, for we have then no one to follow and cannot find our way to heaven. Like the police officer, we must not let our experience of Mass that is boring, uninspired, or poorly planned derail us from our purpose and goal. Remembering why and what we are there for helps us to overlook and overcome some faults in the execution of the Mass. Because the celebration of the Eucharist is something we do together, our experience of the Mass depends in part on others and then also on ourselves (very heavily it depends on the inner attitude we bring)…. continued on Page 9“

“Get behind me, Satan!” (Matt. 16:23). When we are tempted, Jesus instructs us to tell Satan, "Go away. Leave me alone". Satan always waits for the opportune time to test us, just as he tempted Peter in our Gospel. Earlier in the Gospel, Peter proclaimed, "You are the Christ the Son of the Living God" (Matt. 16:16). Now he wants to block Jesus from His mission, the Cross. Peter's understanding of Messiah was one of a conquering king, not one to die on the Cross. Nevertheless, Peter was only thinking of the safety of Jesus, even though he was misguided. Still, even the best intentions, when they are opposed to the will of God, can lead us onto a path of separation from Him. Peter tried to stop Jesus and alter the plan of the Heavenly Father. In the same way we stop the work of God's plan when we sin. So, Jesus is speaking directly to us in Today's Gospel. He is telling us to tell Satan, "Get behind me"! We have to understand, that Satan is a skilled commander in chief and a skilled tactician in warfare and on how to win a battle. His best weapon is and always will be "Stealth". This is the technique he used with Peter trying to stop Christ's mission. This is the same technique he uses against us when we fall into grave sin. His main target today is the Church. He already has the world and he is its "Prince of Darkness". His mission is to destroy God's Holy Catholic Church and to destroy it from within using "Stealth" methods. And remember we "Are Church". St. Peter tells us, "Your enemy the devil prowls around you like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8). We are the ones "the Church" that he wants to destroy. Divorce, broken homes, drug addiction, hunger, poverty, homelessness, financial struggles, and illness and disease, are but a few trials and tribula-tions that enter into our lives. They can lead us into despair and loneliness and finally to sin. These are the crosses that so many are called to carry in their lives and to follow Christ as He leads us to our Heavenly reward. Also, they are the very "stealthy" tools of Satan" leading us into sin. Two of Satan's favorite devices are scandal and conflict. He loves to make a public spectacle of the conflicts within the Church. And we fall right into his trap. We gossip about others within our churches and point the finger at the failures of others. This we do while the "Evil One" is basking in his glory seeing so much disunity in God's Church. Instead of telling him to get behind us, we allow him to lead us in disarray. This is especially true when he gets a Priest, Pastor, or Minister to fall from grace. These are his main targets within the Church and other Christian denominations. But, especially true in the Catholic Church established by Christ. Satan's strategy is very sound and precise, if you can destroy the priesthood there is no Church. Once again he uses "Stealth" to destroy them. He lures them with pride, greed, lust, loneliness, and despair. A priest has an "affair", gets drunk, embezzles from the church, or just walks away and Satan has a victory. Once again, Satan leads. Without our priests there is NO SACRAMENTAL LIFE. This is especially true of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. No priest, no Eucharist, no Eucharist, NO CHURCH. Without the Eucharist we have no Life. And Satan knows this. Therefore, let us pray for our priests and all holy ones as St. Paul tells us, 'With all prayer and suppli-cation, pray at every opportunity in the Spirit. To that end, be watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones, and also for me, that speech may be given me to open my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that I may have the courage to speak as I must" (Eph. 6:18-20). Today let us all in one voice proclaim, "Get behind me Satan, Jesus Christ is Lord". God Bless, Deacon David

From the Deacon’s Desk

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Daily Readings & Reflections

September 3rd TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME The high cost of love

It must have stung Peter to have Jesus call him Satan, especially because Jesus had already chosen him to be the foun-dation rock of his community of believ-ers. Peter, in his bullheadedness, seems a good stand-in for many of us, taking the heat for what we ourselves might have done or said (“What’s in it for us,

Lord?”). Here he is merely expressing his care for Jesus by saying, as any of us

would to someone we love, “God forbid that any tragedy should fall upon you.”

Yet Jesus reprimands him because Peter cannot see beyond his desire to protect his Lord (and perhaps himself) from the terrible fate Jesus foresees. Peter does

not yet see how great a cost a “wondrous love” will pay to accomplish good. Remember, by God’s standard no

price is too high. Today's readings:

Jeremiah 20:7-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 (124).

“Get behind me, Satan! You are setting your mind not on divine things but on

human things.”

September 4th MASS FOR LABOR DAY

Work with God Our work—whether paid or volunteer,

inside or outside the home, part-time or full-time, a career or a job—is sacred and worthy of attention and respect. How we labor every day matters, and

how we are treated and treat others in our work is an essential concern of

Christians. Your daily toil should be life-giving, not stultifying for yourself and others. Don’t lose the spirit of God’s

justice and mercy in your work as the Pharisees did. Remember Saint Paul’s

advice as you labor each day: “Whatever you do, do everything for

the glory of God.” Today's readings:

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Luke 4:16-30 (431).

“Is he not the carpenter's son?” September 5th

The power within Pity the poor substitute teacher who

feels insecure. When a nervous sub en-ters a classroom the students will sense

it, and chaos is likely to break out. On the other hand, pity the students when

a teacher is authoritarian, lording it over

them just because he or she can. What students are looking for is someone with true authority, whose authority comes from an inner certainty rather than a need to look good. If you have

that kind of authority you can be 4 feet 11 inches, and big, burly football players will pay attention. Jesus spoke with that kind of authority, and even the demons

within obeyed. That kind of authority flows from the inner security that comes

from prayer and union with God. Today's readings:

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11; Luke 4:31-37 (432).

“With authority he commands the un-clean spirits, and out they come!”

September 6th

Decipher the holiness code The presence of holiness seems obvious to demons—they knew Jesus on sight. But the rest of us have a hard time rec-ognizing the holiness all around us. Like Bill Murray’s character in Ghostbusters, we seem to have trouble with the “good-bad thing.” That makes for dangerous living, at least spiritually speaking. Con-sider where you encounter holiness in your daily life. If you don’t feel you do

very often, you may be in need of help. Who you gonna call? Try Jesus.

Today's readings: Colossians 1:1-8; Luke 4:38-44 (433).

“Demons came out of many, shouting, ‘You are the Son of God!’ ”

September 7th

Champion freedom of worship The symbol of the fish has a rich history in Christian tradition. The letters of the Greek word for fish (ICTYS, pronounced ich-thoos) contain the first letters of the following phrase in Greek: Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior. During periods of persecution in the early church, Chris-

tians marked their secret meeting places and tombs with the symbol. Living out

one’s beliefs, especially minority beliefs, can still bring persecution in many parts of the world. Stand for freedom of wor-

ship around the world. Today's readings:

Colossians 1:9-14; Luke 5:1-11 (434). “They caught so many fish that their

nets were beginning to break.”

September 8th FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY The least of these

Only the “birthdays” of Jesus at Christ-mas, John the Baptist in June, and the

Blessed Virgin Mary today get a special day in the church year, so when a

“nativity” comes up, it’s something to notice. Mary’s birth is the dawn of our

salvation. And that salvation comes through humble vessels like Mary, who in her Magnificat praises God, “For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all

generations will call me blessed.” Or like Jesus, born in the town of Bethlehem, of which the prophet Micah said, “You, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one

of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel.” Mary shows us how to become “more” by becoming “less.”

Today's readings: Micah 5:1-4a or Romans 8:28-30;

Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23 (636). “All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the

prophet.”

September 9th MEMORIAL OF PETER CLAVER, PRIEST

Stop traffic Peter Claver (1581-1654) is called the

“saint of the slaves,” because he cared for the well-being of some 300,000

slaves arriving in Colombia. We can fol-low his lead. Today, slavery is alive and well in the form of human trafficking,

the exploitation of immigrants through fraud, coercion, and violence. It’s a lu-

crative form of international crime, ruin-ing hundreds of thousands of lives and

generating more than $7 billion annually in the “human cargo” business. Saint Peter Claver can inspire us to take ac-

tion. Learn more at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' page on migration

and refugees. Today's readings:

Colossians 1:21-23; Luke 6:1-5 (436). "Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!”

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St. Joseph School

Volleyball Opening Weekend Recap

It was a big weekend for Cardinal Volleyball at the St. Sebastian Volleyball Tournament. The Varsity team started out by defeating St. Sebastian in two sets, 25-16 and 25-18 putting them into the semi-finals against John Paul II. In the semi final match, the Cardinals fell

behind by 8 points early but came back to get within 1 at 13-12, The Warriors scored the next 8 points to go up 21-12 but the Cardinals went on a 5 point run of their own to get within 3, 21-18. However, the Warriors went on to win 25-20. In the second set, the

Cardinals found themselves down again early, but kept fighting back and took their first lead at 14-13 and then never looked back go-ing on to win the second set, 25-22. The Warriors jumped out to a lead in the third and went on to win the match with a 15-6 third set

win. Cardinals take third place and Lauren Pousak was recognized as the Cardinals' MVP.

The JV#1 rolled through their tournament run, winning all six sets against three opponents on their way to the Tournament Champion-ship. The Cardinals opened with a strong win over Divine Child 25-14 and 25-16. In the semi-final, they used a 13-1 run against St. Pius

in the first set to set up a 25-19 win and followed it up with a second set win 25-20. In the finals against Cabrini, the Cardinals were tested but never trailed. In the first set they jumped out to a 6-0 lead and won 25-19. The start of the second set was even better with

the Cardinals scoring 12 unanswered points and went on to win 25-16. Congratulations to the team for their championship and to Mackenzie Kellogg for her Tournament MVP award.

The Cardinals start the regular season next week with three games at home onSaturday, September 9. JV#2 hosts St, Francis of Assisi at 11 am, followed by games against St. Pius at 12 noon(JV1) and 1 pm (Varsity). On Sunday, September 10, the JV#2 visit St. Stephen

at 12 noon and the JV1 and Varsity play at John Paul II at 1 and 2 pm.

Basketball Registration

Basketball registration is still open, but all team rosters are nearing their limits.

If you would like to play for St. Joseph this winter,please sign-up now as registration will close once rosters are full.

Tim Mullahy Athletic Director

734-507-0521

St Joseph Athletics

St Joseph Students first day of school for the 2017-2018 year!

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For Our Military Lord, hold our troops in your lov-ing hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for their selfless acts they perform. Pray for us in our time of need. Amen.

Aaron Ames Fred Arugi

Scott Bennett Joe Biedenbach

Dale Brewer Veronica Davis Mitch Farnum David Giltner

Colton Henniger Patrick Lynch Andrew Maki

Jonathan Martin Brad Molnar Cody Pratt

Michael Rich David Seymour Luke Sanders Chris Sepine

Christopher Shiner Steve Stites

Blade Weedon David M. Wolfe

For Those Requesting Prayer

Leon Abbott Michael Bacha

Carol Baker Edna Banick

Jackie Blackwood Rose Bono

David Bourgeois Adalyn Bratcher Mike Bratcher

Lena Brent A.J. Bressler Gary Buffa

Geri Czarnecki Jackie Deschaw

Bob Erdman Diane Fleszar

Michael Fleszar John Fleszar John Garrett Kelly Gaynier

George Ghindia Ed Gilbert

Carole Hagerman Kevin Henninger

Danielle Holt Gabriella Holt Monica Hogle

Josephine Jakunskas

Tony Kobus Stan Kurek Ed Kolacki

Frank Kropik MaryLou Kropik Emily Linench Joan Sue Legel Raymond Legel

Vito Leone Hugh McLeish

Vivian McMahon Frank Miklaski Kathy Moore Joe Muscat

Joelle Oberski Nancy Patrias

Nicolette Patrias Dianne Pavlov

Eleanor Prickett Danny Prueitt-Saucier

Mary Reidy Shirley Ann Reinhard

Terry Reno Basil Rodansky

Angela Romanowski Mary Lou Romano Kathleen Rothove

Brandon Russo

Jessica Saiter Pamela Saldana David Saldana

Pat Samons Mike Simone

Special Intention Special Intention Special Intention Special Intention

Chad Sullivan Owen Taylor

Mary Taurence Jackie Thompson Geraldine Torolski

Bill Wegher Ron Willett Glen Yank

Nancy Zakar If you have a loved one in need of prayers and would like them added to our prayer list, please call the parish office at 676-9082 .

Unity In Prayer Ministry Our Prayer Ministry is offered after all 4:30, 8:00, and 10:00 weekend Masses. Please join us as we pray for our parish and for those who suffer in any way. Join with us as we take time to praise God for the many blessings he has bestowed on us.

LET’S FILL THE PEWS AND LIFT OUR VOICES UP IN PRAYER!

For Our Friends and Family

Attention Volunteers! ST. JOSEPH WILL NOT BE PARTICIPATING IN THE ALL SAINTS SOUP KITCHEN DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

Bulletin Announcement If you need anything put in the bulletin, please call Jaime Calvin at 676-9082 ex 16 or email jcalvin@stjosephtrenton.com. Please note that I will need them at least 2 weeks before the event and will need to be in by Monday by 3PM.

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In and Around Our Parish At A Glance

Saturday, September 2ndr 4:30pm Mass ............................................................................... CH Sunday, September 3rd 8:00am Mass ............................................................................... CH 10:00am Mass ............................................................................... CH 12:00pm Mass ............................................................................... CH Monday, September 4th PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 8:30am Mass at St. Tim’s ................................................................ Tuesday, September 5th 8:30am First School Mass .......................................................... CH 5:00pm Volleyball Practice ....................................................... GYM 6:30pm Adoration ....................................................................... CH Wednesday. September 6th 5:00pm Volleyball ..................................................................... GYM 7:00pm Parish Walking Group .................................. Elizabeth Park Thursday, September 7th 8:30am Mass at St. Tim’s ................................................................ 5:00pm Volleyball ..................................................................... GYM 5:00pm Women’s Guild Mtg ....................................................... DR Friday, September 8th 8:30am Mass .............................................................................. CH Saturday, September 9th 9am-3pm Volleyball Games ........................................................ GYM 4:30pm Mass ............................................................................... CH Sunday, September 10th 8:00am Mass ............................................................................... CH 10:00am Mass ............................................................................... CH 12:00pm Mass ............................................................................... CH

A note from one of our parishioners.. “As a parishioner, I would like to thank the ground keepers of St. Joseph Campus. It looks beautiful and well-kept. The flower beds and large potted planters are so well placed. As also the boulders near the road. A peaceful, pleasant area. The tomatoes are a bonus! Thank you to those who maintain this beautiful St Joseph Church Campus. God Bless.” Jojo Bandyk

Women’s Guild Meeting September 7th at 7pm in the Parish

Dining Room. Dessert & coffee will be served.

New members are welcome! Please bring $10 dues to this meeting

GET AWAY FOR A WEEKEND

Women, sign up now for our parish retreat at St. Paul’s Retreat Center on the weekend of October 20-22. The retreat theme this year is “Called by Name: Living Faithfully in Deed and in Truth.” With quiet surroundings, spacious grounds, motivating talks, you’ll return refreshed, perhaps with a whole new out-look. Please call Peggy Henegar @ home 734-671-8242 Or the Retreat Center @ 313-286-2801 or you can register on line at stpaulretreat.org. Please know if you are unable to come this weekend, you are welcome to attend one that is more convenient.

DON’T MISS THIS RELAXING, SPIRITUALLY INSIGHTFUL WEEKEND.

CALL TODAY

Throughout our Catholic history, the power of prayer cannot be denied. Archbishop Vigneron has requested that each parish have an official prayer team to pray for the health, success, and faith of their particular Church. Parish Prayer Team Workshop is being hosted in Sep-tember to help women and men from our Church to focus their prayer on as-sisting St. Joseph Church. If you would like to find out about our parish prayer team but are not able to attend the workshop please contact the parish office. you have questions about the workshop or would like to go to the workshop and learn more call the office 676-9082 to talk with Scott Anastasia.

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Reverence in Every Person Continued…. Pope Francis, addressing Rome’s liturgical experts in June, said that the Eucharist is not simply “a doctrine to understand or a rite to fulfill” but it is a “source of life and light for our path of faith.” He reminded them and all of us that Mass cannot be reduced to an obligation, a mere routine, or an emotionless transaction. Eucharist is not primarily a teaching or a ritual but a relationship between us and God. The pope sought to make the point explicit by stating, “There is a big difference between hearing that God exists and feeling that He loves us…” We must develop this relationship to improve our own participation in the Mass which will then change how we Experi-ence the Eucharist. Having said all this, we are still required to try and enhance the experience of our Eucharistic celebrations. Especially for the sake of attracting new members into the Church, our Sunday experience must be the best it can be. Experience is like the iron drawbridge to a mighty castle, where a delicious banquet is being served. The poor family starving to death outside the walls (and menaced themselves by hungry wolves) can only think of the door to get in –that iron drawbridge. But once inside, the meaning of the door is greatly reduced when compared to the lavish feast (Purpose) and the prospect of staying alive (Goal) that they have come to participate in. Honestly, when we emphasize only one of these aspects without the others it is to the detriment of our faith. How do we each avoid this prevalent trap of getting Experience-Purpose-Goal mixed up and confused?

Peace and Blessings, Scott Anastasia

Twenty-Second Sunday PAGE 10 September 3rd 2017

Weekend Masses Saturday ....................................................................... 4:30pm Sunday ...................................... 8:00am, 10:00am,12:00 noon

Weekday Masses Tuesday & Friday ......................................................... 8:30 am

Church Hours Weekdays .............................................................. 7am to 3pm Saturday ..................................... 3pm until after 4:30pm Mass

St. Timothy Weekday Masses Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday .............................. 8:30 am

Holy Day Masses To be determined - watch the bulletin.

Reconciliation Saturday .......................................................... 3:30 to 4:00 pm

Baptisms First must register in the Parish and attend a Baptismal Preparation Evening. For dates and details call Scott Anastasia at the Parish Office.

Marriages Make arrangements at least 9 months in advance. Contact Fr. Brad at the Parish Office.

Mass Times St. Joseph Parish 2565 Third St.

Trenton, MI 48183 Parish Office: 734-676-9082

Parish Center Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00am - 3:30pm, Friday: 9:00am - Noon

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Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church Trenton www.aod.org

Fr. Bradley Forintos ........................................... Pastor ext. 15 ...................... bforintos@stjosephtrenton.com Deacon David Drysdale ................................... Deacon ext. 11 ......................... deacon@stjosephtrenton.com Scott Anastasia ........ Pastoral Associate/Christian Svc. ext. 20 .................... sanastasia@stjosephtrenton.com Dennae Petrlich……………Religious Formation Director ext. 22 ...................... dpetrlich@stjosephtrenton.com Mary Lazuka ext. 21 ....................... mlazuka@stjosephtrenton.com Sally Bersot ..................... Bookkeeping/Business Mgr. ext. 25 ......................... sbersot@stjosephtrenton.com Jaime Calvin ......................... Administrative Assistant ext. 16 .......................... jcalvin@stjosephtrenton.com Mary Aluia ............................ Administrative Assistant ext. 10 ......................... maluia@stjosephtrenton.com Laurie Weber ................. Program/Media Coordinator ext. 12 .......................... lweber@stjosephtrenton.com Sean Calvin ........................................... Music Director ext. 19 ............... musicdirector@stjosephtrenton.com Jim LaBell .................................. Maintenance Director 734-676-9082 William Hall ................... Pastoral Council Chairperson 734-778-9559 ......................... whall1896@gmail.com Tim Mullahy ...................................... Athletic Director 734-507-0521 .............................tmmullahy@aol.com Parish Office Fax .................................... 734-676-6255

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School Office: 734-676-2565

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Christen Langton ........................................................ Principal principal@stjosephschooltrenton.com Lisa Bilk ...................................................................... Secretary secretary@stjosephschooltrenton.com Lori Waling ........................................ Director of Development development@stjosephschooltrenton.com

Low Gluten (0.01%) Hosts You will be happy to hear that if you suffer from Celiac Disease we have LOW GLUTEN (0.01%)HOSTS especially for you. Before Mass, go to sacristy to retrieve a host and place it in the pyx designated “for low gluten hosts only” – place the pyx on the tray with the com-munion cups. The priest will consecrate it at Mass. At Communion time join the line where the priest is distributing Communion. Let him know you need to receive a low gluten host. He will open the pyx for you to take a host.