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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: [email protected] Sacramental Emergency: 314-606-2023 Reverend Mr. David Billing, Deacon Email: [email protected] Trish Seaman, Parish Secretary Parish Office/Secretary: [email protected] Jill Nance, School Principal School Office/Principal: [email protected] Nancy Burian, Coordinator of Religious Education Email: [email protected]
MASSES: Weekday: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. and Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Weekend: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. First Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS: Tuesday 6:30-6:50 p.m. Friday 7:30-7:50 a.m. Saturday 3:45-4:20 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.
25TH SUNDAY OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR…...$13,145
WEEKLY BUDGET AMOUNT NEEDED…………...….$7,370
Difference….……..…………..…........................+$5,775
July 1 thru June 30 Year-to-Date CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ACTUAL…………...…..$181,693
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET…….............$184,250
Difference………………………………................…-$2,557
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 23, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 24 through 30
Mass Intentions
Mon 4:30 p.m. Aaron Strunk Mon 10:00 pm. Tony & Margaret Samson Tue 7:30 a.m. Rippeto Family L & D Tue 10:00 a.m. Wilma Fulks Wed 8:00 a.m. Roy Wilmes Thu 8:00 a.m. George Nolte Fri 8:00 a.m. Betty Piel Sat 4:30 p.m. Eileen Kalupa & Chris Norman Sun 7:30 a.m. Paul Rothermich Sun 10:00 a.m. Parish
Server’s Schedule
Wednesday thru Friday 8:00am Kylie Cyr & Ben Cyr Sat 4:30pm Aiden Blair & Alex Blair Sun 7:30am Ava Kersting & Maddie Mulnix 10:00am Kylie Cyr & Ben Cyr Cross Bearer: Anthony Cyr
Lectors
Sat 4:30pm Paulette Wilmes Sun 7:30am Lonnie Weishaar Sun 10:00am Mary Ann Fischer
Greeters
Sat 4:30pm Kathy Pavloff Sun 7:30am Dolores Fitzgerald Sun 10:00am Mike & Gloria Moughan
Ushers
Sat 4:30pm Bernard Eisenbath & Joe Sciarrino Sun 7:30am Mike Hemmer & Brian Cruz Sun 10:00am Ralph Orf & Bob Dotta
Gift Family
Sat 4:30pm Ed & Joanne Bax Sun 7:30am Ken & Cindy Wortmann Sun 10:00am Doug Runge Family
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Sat 4:30pm Steve Thielker, Donna Thielker, Sherri Aston Sun 7:30am Tom Schaefer, Pat Wilmes, Dianne Kiel Sun 10:00am Deacon Billing, Marge Kolb, Valerie Schneider
Rosary
Sat 3:40pm Junior & Judy Orf
Vocation Prayer Chalice
Norm & Linda Ritter
I would like to thank all those who sent cards and dropped off Christmas goodies, etc. to the rectory bringing Christmas cheer. I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I feel very blessed to be pastor of St. Joseph Parish. Thank you all for your continued generosity of prayer, ministry participation and financial support to the parish throughout the year. Your active engagement truly keeps our parish Alive in Christ! May you have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. Let us con-tinue to pray for each other.
Father Bob Samson
Message from Archbishop Carlson
Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
Each year, the people of our Archdiocese have been asked to make a special gift on Christmas Day to support our seminarians at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. The men of our seminary, who have responded to Christ’s call to follow Him, are truly a gift to the Church and to the Archdiocese of St. Louis. It is these men who will bring the faith given to us by Christ 2000 years ago to future generations here in the Archdio-cese of St. Louis. I ask you once again to pray for vocations and for all our priests and seminarians. I also ask you to be generous in your donation to the Christmas Day collection which helps pay the day-to-day expenses and maintenance of our seminary. Please be assured of my prayers for you during the season of Christmas. May the Lord of life come into your hearts and homes in a special way during this holy time of year.
2018 Contributions The last opportunity to make a 2018 contribution through the offertory collection will be next Sun., Dec. 30. The parish of-fice will be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Any checks that are mailed must be postmarked by Dec. 31 and online gifts must be made by Dec. 31. Thank you for your generosity to our parish throughout the year!
Due to the fact that Christmas Day and New Year’s Day land on Tuesday this year, there will
be no Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for the next two weeks. Also, there will be no 8:00am Mass on Dec. 24 or on Dec. 31.
New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance - Mon., Dec. 31 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Old Monroe, MO. Doors open at 5:30pm. Dinner at 6:30pm. Call Chris at 636-775-3164.
Jamie Bax Lucille Bean John Fears Mikayla Hoff Arline Kersting
Donny Kopmann Alex Martin Lucy Menne Delight Mulderig John Perotti
Dave Richardson Shirley Rothermich Mary Samson Dorothy Wilmes
Stewardship Awareness “For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.” Luke 1:44 When you hear the scripture readings and Gospel reading each Sun-day, do you “leap for joy?” If not, don’t blame the lector or priest. Rather, look inside yourself. Do you prepare for Mass each week or do you just show up and expect to be entertained? We are called to be active participants, not passive bystanders.
Welcome to Jane Hicks
Are you interested in joining St. Joseph Parish? Choose one of the ways below to register:
• Visit our website at www.stjojo.net, scroll down and click on Parish Registration Form, print it, fill it out, and mail it, bring it to the parish office, or put in the collection basket.
• Call the parish office at 636-332-6676 and request a regis-tration form to be mailed to you.
• After Mass, ask Father Bob for a parish registration form.
Dynamic Catholic, Alive! Visitation
We are almost there! Just two days before we celebrate the great birth of our Savior, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. In the Gospel, Mary visits her relative to share the joy she is experiencing as the mother of God. It is appropriate for us to consider those people in our own lives who could use a joyful message right now. Maybe it is a relative who is suffer-ing a serious mental or physical illness. Maybe it is someone mourning the loss of a spouse, a child, or a relative. Maybe it is someone who is struggling to find work or who is having finan-cial problems. Whatever person you determine God is calling you to console, embrace this great task. Christians are people who believe in a God-man who came to earth so that we might experience the fullness of joy and the fullness of life. We are not called to settle for mediocrity or to allow others to settle for it. Do not hesitate to share the joy with those people who need it most during this beautiful time of the year. Like Mary, we have surprising experiences that take us aback (albeit not bear-ing the Son of God), but let us press on with haste to bring oth-ers the Good News of salvation even in our own struggles.
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CHRISTMAS BREAK - Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. School will resume on Jan. 3.
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the scrip contest: McMillen’s came in first place receiving $30 in scrip cards. Byrd’s came in second place receiving $20 in scrip cards. Knobbe’s came in third place receiving $10 in scrip cards.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Vigil Masses: 4:30pm and 10:00pm Christmas Day: 7:30am and 10:00am
Liturgical Roles for Christmas
Server’s Schedule
Christmas Vigil 4:30pm Ava Kersting & Dorthy McMillen Cross Bearer: Adam Knobbe Christmas Vigil 10:00pm Christian Knaust & Kaleb Knaust Cross Bearer: Nicholas Cornett Christmas Day 7:30am Alexis Kersting & Paul Kersting Christmas Day 10:00am Layla Slattery & Izabella Jerome Cross Bearer: Sam Roettger
Lectors
Christmas Vigil 4:30pm Margie Wilmes Christmas Vigil 10:00pm Leanne Mennemeier Christmas Day 7:30am Rita Schulte Christmas Day 10:00am Linda Wilmes
Ushers
Christmas Vigil 4:30pm Bill Luetkenhaus & Walt Schneider Christmas Vigil 10:00pm Brian Aston & Ken Wortmann Christmas Day 7:30am Don Roettger & Dennis Stamer Christmas Day 10:00am Harry Wilmes & Walter Tochtrop
Gifts
Christmas Vigil 4:30pm Luke Kersting Family Christmas Vigil 10:00pm Scott Cornett Family Christmas Day 7:30am Joe Kersting Family Christmas Day 10:00am Eric Orf Family
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Christmas Vigil 4:30pm Deacon Billing, Nancy Hemmer, Janice Cutright Christmas Vigil: 10:00pm Esther Aston, Judy Orf, Carolyn Richardson Christmas Day 7:30am Jerry Wilmes, Bonnie Roettger, Larry Bean Christmas Day 10:00am Tom Schaefer, Norm Ritter, Rick Bampton
Mass for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Dec. 31 at 4:30pm & Jan. 1 at 7:30am & 10:00am
This is a Holy Day of Obligation
Are you 70 1/2 or older? Do you have savings in IRAs?
St. Joseph can help you reduce your taxes. Make your Sunday and special collection donations through the IRA charitable rollover. It will be a
tax-free gift. The law allows you to transfer directly from your IRA without paying taxes on the distribution and this gift can satisfy all or part of your required distribution. The transfer doesn't generate taxable income or a tax deduction, so you benefit even if you don't itemize your tax deductions. Call the parish office for a form to help you allocate your funds for the various Sunday collections.
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