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Saint Joseph Catholic Church
830 Poplar Street Macon, Ga. 31201 478-745-1631 July 16, 2017
Mass Times: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 7:45 am, 9:30 am, 12:10 pm, 5:00 pm Last Sunday of Month 12:10 pm Latin Mass
Daily Mass: Mon.– Sat. 8:00 am Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 4:30 pm stjosephmacon.wordpress.com
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Pastor: Very Rev. J. Scott Winchel
Parochial Vicar: Rev. John W r ig ht
Permanent Deacon: Dona ld Coa tes
Permanent Deacon: Thoma s Eden
School Principal: Alex Por to
Director Religious Education: Ca ndia Michela
Music Director/Organist: Nelda Cha pma n
Director Youth Ministry: La ur en Miller
Finance: Pa tti Stinson
Receptionist/Secretary: Cindy Zila r o
Nursery Coordinator: Dia nne Ca r ter
Bulletin: Jim Zila r o
Maintenance Supervisor: Da vid Rubbo
Custodial: K evin Jones
Important Information and Resources Sacrament of Baptism:
Baptisms are celebrated once a month. Please contact our office
to register.
Confessions:
Mon thru Fri: 7:30 am to 7:50 am
Sat: 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm.
Anointing of the Sick:
After Saturday morning Mass and by request.
Sacrament of Matrimony:
Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance.
Participation in a marriage preparation program is required.
Please call parish office for more information. Do not set a date
prior to speaking to the priest or deacon.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):
Interested in becoming Catholic, contact Deacon Don Coates at
Youth and Adult Religious Education:
Sunday 11:00 AM - 12 Noon, Mid-August - May
Bookstore/Gift Shop: 478-743-9224
Tues - Sat: 2:30 - 4:30PM & following each weekend Mass
Phone Numbers:
Saint Joseph School - 478-742-0636
Mount de Sales Academy - 478-751-3240
Family Advancement Ministries - 478-745-7165
Daybreak - 478-216-9119
Dear Parishioners,
I’m amazed at God’s creation and how one simple seed can give rise to a plant that bears so many
more seeds. During this time of year, I enjoy the taste of a watermelon even if it has seeds in it.
What seems to be hundreds of seeds in a watermelon all came from a single seed. In the readings
this weekend, we hear that seeds are likened to God’s message for mankind; God’s word can be
disseminated in many different directions, but so much depends upon the soil that it lands on. Our
hearts can be hardened like a beaten down path or they can be stony where nothing can take root.
Prayer and devotion help prepare our hearts to receive the “Seed of God”, which brings us life, joy,
and peace. May our hearts be fertile soil for the blessings of God.
God bless you!
Fr. Winchel
Sanctuary Candle Is lit in memory of:
Gail Marshall
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Weekly Schedule:
SUNDAY, July 16, 2017 Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Isaiah 55:10-11; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23
7:45AM: Jason McGoldrick † 9:30AM: Leah Powell † No Canticum Novum Rehearsal 12:10PM: For The People 5:00PM: All Souls In Purgatory †
MONDAY, July 17, 2017
Exodus 1:8-14, 22; Matthew 10:34—11:1
8:00AM: Thanksgiving To Our Lady 5:00PM: Miraculous Medal Novena (CH)
TUESDAY, July 18, 2017 St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest Exodus 2:1-15a; Matthew 11:20-24
8:00AM: Rosemary Sage Joseph
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2017 Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12; Matthew 11:25-27
8:00AM: Mildred Hejl † 6:45PM: Potluck Dinner (SH) 7:15PM: St. Joseph Choir Rehearsal 7:30PM: Adult Bible Study (SH)
THURSDAY, July 20, 2017 St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr Exodus 3:13-20; Matthew 11:28-30
8:00AM: Terrell Barden FRIDAY, July 21, 2017 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Exodus 11:10—12:14; Matthew 12:1-8
8:00AM: Thanksgiving To Our Lady
SATURDAY, July 22, 2017 St. Mary Magdalene Song of Songs 3:1-4b; John 20:1-2, 11-18
8:00AM: Laura Fenimore † 4:30PM: Louis Scarci †
SUNDAY, July 23, 2017 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43
7:45AM: Grady and Helen Oates † 9:30AM: Leah Powell † 11:30AM: Canticum Novum Rehearsal (LOFT) 12:10PM: Mary Durbin † 5:00PM: For The People
CAFÉ: School Cafeteria CH: Church CTR: Center FAM-H: FAM High St.
SJS: St. Joseph School UR: Upper Room * Nursery Available
LOFT: Choir Loft MDS: Mount de Sales RR: Resource Room
FAM-O: FAM Orange St. GYM: School Gym KCH: Knights of Colum bus Hall KOLBE: Kolbe Center
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Saint Joseph’s Catholic School Extended Day Program
Part-time positions are available beginning August 7th in SJCS
Extended Day Program. After School Instructors will provide
supervision and instruction to students that will create a
positive learning environment and allow for students’ person-
al, social and academic development. For more information
contact Debra Harrison at [email protected] or
call the school at 478-742-0636.
Potluck Dinner & Adult Bible Study
We will continue our Adult Education Bible Study on
Wednesday, July 19th at 6:45PM. The evening will begin with
a potluck dinner and we will be discussing Apologetics (How
to explain and defend the Catholic Faith by using the Bible).
This is a great time for getting to know our faith, our Bibles,
and our fellow parishioners. Everyone is welcome, and please
bring your Bible and a dish.
Old Saint Joseph Website Will Be Retired
Our old website http://www.stjosephmacon.com/
will be retired as of July 15th. Please start using our new
website https://stjosephmacon.wordpress.com/ going
forward for information concerning our parish.
Homebound Communion Ministry
Receiving Communion is a very special gift from God. Our
Homebound Communion Ministers provide this service for
our St. Joseph parishioners who are homebound. If you have a
family member or know of a parishioner who is either in
assisted-living, a nursing home, independent-living, hospice,
hospital, or at home and is in need of our homebound ministry
please contact the church office or Debbie McMahon at
478-787-3915.
Thirty-one Fundraiser For The
Kolbe Center It is never too early to work on your Christmas shopping! The
Kolbe Center will host a Thirty-one sale on July 21 3:00pm -
7:00pm at The Center (1157 Forsyth St. Suite 201). Join us
for an afternoon of food, fun and fellowship! If you cannot
make it to the party go to www.mythirtyone,com/360192/
shop/Party/EventDetail/10032260. All proceeds from the
sale are being donated to The Kolbe Center! For more
information email [email protected]. or call
478-257-4425. Thank you for your support!
Our New Principal At St. Joseph Catholic School Our new principal for St. Joseph's has arrived and began working with us in preparation for our upcoming school year. Please
continue to pray for all of the children in our parish and for their continued walk with Christ. Be sure and welcome Mr. Porto
when you see him. Here is a brief introduction: Mr. Alex Porto has been nam ed principal at St. Joseph Catholic School in Macon. Mr.
Porto has worked in Catholic schools for 25 years in the Archdioceses of Miami and Atlanta. His most
recent leadership position was serving as principal of St. John Neumann Regional Catholic School in
Lilburn. Having worked in Catholic schools his entire professional career, Alex is skilled to lead
St. Joseph’s Catholic School into the next phase of excellence for which Catholic schools are regarded.
Alex is truly a life-long learner. He attended Catholic schools from kindergarten to graduation. He
earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems from the University
of Miami and his Master of Science in Computer Education and certification in Educational Leadership
from Barry University in Miami. The St. Joseph Catholic community will greatly benefit from his many
gifts and talents. Raised by Cuban immigrant parents, Alex is bilingual in English and Spanish.
In his spare time, Alex enjoys fishing, hunting and playing guitar. He currently plays solo/duo acoustic shows, and plays in a
band based out of Lawrenceville, GA. Alex recently stated that he believes that “Catholic education is a vehicle through which a child can experience God at such a
fundamental level that he/she is truly formed to become God’s people. We are called to educate the whole child.
Through Catholic education I can help children become the people God has called them to be.” St. Joseph Catholic School is a Pre-K thru grade 6 Catholic elementary school in Macon. It serves more than 250 children in the
community.
Activities Here and Around St. Joseph’s
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Grace Scholars
SUPPORT SJS WITH YOUR TAX $$
GRACE Scholars is a Student Scholarship Organization (SSO)
that allows state taxpayers to take a 100% CREDIT against
their GA income tax liability and re-direct their tax payment to
SJS for financial aid! Individuals and businesses (LLC, “S” &
“C” Corps) are eligible to participate.
Since 2009, St. Joseph’s has raised over $240,000 for families
in need of financial assistance. The generosity of our GRACE
contributors enabled SJS to provide financial assistance to 20
families for the 2016-17 school year.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! For m or e in-
formation or to pre-register go to www.gracescholars.org.
Complete the online registration and that’s it! Deadline to pre
-register is December 15, 2017. You may also contact Penni
Zimmerman, Director of Advancement, at 478-742-0636 or
DON’T DELAY…GIVE GRACE TODAY!
Answers To Last Week’s Quiz
1. Moses
2. November 2nd
3. Simon
4. Theology
5. Purple
St. Vincent de Paul Society Meeting The meeting of Saint Vincent de Paul Society will be on July
17, 2017 at the Kolbe Center on Forsyth Street at 6:00
P.M. This will be our covered dish meeting. Please come join
us all returning members and new volunteers. God Bless you
for all you do.
Around the Deanery and the Diocese
The Smallest Spark
Written By Father Wright
Father Wright's Book is now
available in the Bookstore.
THE SMALLEST SPARK, A World
Set Ablaze by a Little Life and a Little
Way is authored by Father John
Wright. It is an enthusiastically and
superbly written narration of the
true story of St. Therese Martin who
has become known as the Greatest
Saint of Modern Times. Father
Wright earned his degree in Criminal
Justice from UGA and while in semi-
nary he became enlightened by the
life of St. Therese. A popular and
inspirational read!!!
Catholic Medical Association Meeting
The Catholic Medical Association is having a new member
drive and reception July 27 at 6:30 PM. Our guest speaker will
be William Toffler, MD, Professor of Family Medicine at
Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Toffler will be
speaking on Physician Assisted Suicide. Dr. Toffler, the
national director of Physicians for Compassionate Care, is an
outspoken opponent of physician assisted suicide and has
testified before the US Congress on the degradation of medical
care after two decades of Oregon laws permitting this practice.
The reception will begin in the social hall at St. Joseph Church
July 27 at 6:30PM w ith light refreshm ents.
Dr. Toffler’s talk will follow at 7:00PM. All are welcome.
Homebound Communion Ministers Needed
Do you feel "called" to take communion to one of our
homebound brothers and sisters of the parish? Being a
homebound communion minister is a reverent and healing
ministry that will bless both you and the communicant.
If you feel that call, please contact Debbie at 478-787-3915, or
[email protected] to set up an interview.
Bookstore Volunteers Needed
The St. Joseph Bookstore is OPEN from 2:30-4:30pm,
Tuesday thru Saturday, and after ALL the weekend Masses.
The opportunities we have available for volunteers to work are
1-2 days per month on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sat-
urday. If you are interested in becoming part of this ministry
please contact Debbie McMahon at 478-787-3915.
Ministry Opportunities
The bulletin deadline is 10 days prior to the date you need your article to appear. All items received after
the deadline will go into the next bulletin. Submissions should be emailed to: [email protected].
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Banns for Upcoming Weddings
Expectant Mothers & their babies
US NAVY
LCDR. Burnes Brown PO2 David Bushey MMFN/SS Brandon Fowler PO2 Corey Gardner CAPT. Reggie M. Howard PC2 T. Michael LeMaster SN. Mills Misinco PO2 James A. Palmer, III SGT. Scott Johnson LT. Christine Russell Petty LT. Thomas Petty LT. Nicholas D. Maskell LT. Jason M. Conner LCDR. Andrew Lizek, M.D. ENS Zackary W. Putman LCDR. Wrenn Landers SA James E Carter
US Air Force
Maj. Amy Bates MSgt. Gregory Currey SSgt. Irene Hewins Maj. Richard Ray Capt. Kyle Stramblad Capt. Robert Johnson TSgt. Kaitlyn Salvatore SSgt. Daniel Letchworth
US Army
SPC Christopher J. Barry SGM. Marlon Faulds SPC Charles Faulds Sgt. Brian Godwin PFC Ian Hayward Maj. Sean Michelson Sgt. Josh Scroggins SPEC Forces Derek King SFC Enrique A. Cayado LTC. Mark R. McClellan 2LT. Grace McClellan
US Army Reserves
Sgt. Alonza Richardson SSG Kenneth Aguiar
US Marine Corps
Pfc. David H. Dixon, Jr. SSgt. Josh Howe SSgt. C. William Stanford Cpl. Dakota L. Lawson
Please say a prayer for the following:
Recent Baptisms
Congratulations to:
Charlotte Marin Stevens
Abigail Grace Huckabee
The Faithful Departed
Thomas Tourand Welcome to our New
Members
Judith King
Anthony and Evelyn Panzica
Dusty and April Cooper
Register/Address Change
If you are new to our parish and would
like to register with us or have had a
change in address, please complete the
form below and drop it in the offering
basket at Mass or mail to the address
on the form. Upon receipt, a parish
registration form will be mailed to you.
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Name______________________
Address_____________________
City____________ Zip________
Phone______________
Email___________________
New Parishioner
Change of Address
Return completed form to: St. Joseph Catholic Church
830 Poplar St. Macon, GA 31201
The Sick
Joe Magnan Roger Walden Jim Bothe
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Offertory for 7/2/17 & 7/9/17
7/2 7/9
Collected: $22,373 $21,142
Same time last year: $22,605 $24,946
Weekly average budgeted: $22,954
Debt Reduction/Vision 2020 As of May 31st, 2017
Debt reduction figures shown monthly.
Original debt: $2,500,000
Current debt: $1,900,350
Bishop’s Annual Appeal
Parish Goal: $121,771
Total Given: $109,730
Online Giving Online Giving allows us to make contributions to our church without
writing checks or worrying about cash donations. If you would like to give
online go to our St. Joseph online giving website
https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/697 to sign up or give us a call at our
parish office: 478-745-1631
Interested in how you can leave a
donation to St. Joseph’s in your will?
Contact us at the parish office.
Thank you for your generosity and continued support of St. Joseph Catholic Church!
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