ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA October 2, 2016

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

TIME TALENT and TREASURE A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s

September 25, 2016

In Pew Collection $8,328.39

Electronic Giving 2,936.00

Online Giving 225.00

Budget Actual Difference

9/25/2016 $11,600.00 $11,489.39 ($110.61)

Vigils 296.50

Organ 50.00

Memorials - Restoration 250.00

Disaster Relief - Flooding 1,655.96

GIFT CARDS FOR SHOPPING & GIFTS

Gift cards can be purchased before and after weekend Masses and in the rectory office during normal business hours. St. Joseph Church earns 3%-16% on all gift cards sold. This is FREE income for the parish. For ways to or-der ScripNow eCards or to purchase with your cell phone during shopping, go to the Stewardship tab on our website, stjosephslanc.com, and click on the Gift Card Program. You can also order by completing the order form available from the gift card sellers before and after weekend Masses.

GIFT CARD SALES

Date Sales Profit

September 25, 2016 $2,450.00 $144.73

Provide consolation to the grieving by serving on the Funeral Luncheon Committee

Teach your children by word and example the im-portance of chastity and marriage

Become a Perpetual Adorer of the Lord in the Eucharist by committing to an hour a week in our Chapel

In these and so many ways we show that we are “Moved by Mercy” to defend and serve life at all its stages.

In the Peace of Christ,

Fr. Allan F. Wolfe

Moved by Mercy

Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,

“Moved by Mercy” is this year’s theme for Respect Life Sunday. Certainly this captures much of the Lord Jesus’ teaching about how we are to live as his Intentional Disciples. He showed us the extent of his mercy and love in stretching out his arms on the cross. Easier said than done, “Moved by Mercy” challenges us not only to respect life at all its stages, but to do so in an active, involved way that demonstrates that we are Intentional Disciples of the Lord who joyfully want to defend and serve the dignity of life of all human beings.

The mandate of the Sacred Scriptures is not only to love God and neighbor, but to do so because each person has great dignity and is sacred in God’s eyes. Made in God’s im-age and likeness, the human person receives this dignity from the Lord himself. This dignity and sacred nature of human life is the basis for all of the Church’s Pro-Life teachings. Despite our critics who mock us as being just “Pro-Birth,” the Catholic Church’s approach truly demonstrates a defense and care of all human beings - at conception, before birth, at birth and with each passing birthday until natural death.

Pro-Life is not a slogan or a political agenda, especially for us at Saint Joseph’s. Putting into practice the Gospel of Life taught by the Lord Jesus and reaffirmed by Saint Pope John Paul II is the way we live our Catholic faith following Christ. From opposing abortion and teaching the proper use of sexual relations to advocating for the immigrant and refugee to feed-ing the hungry and clothing the naked, to educating our chil-dren and caring for our elderly and sick, Saint Joseph’s lives the Gospel of Life every day. Our parish also provides you with the opportunity to promote and protect the dignity of hu-man life by offering many ways to be involved in these Life-affirming activities.

Here are some ways for you to be involved in our Life-affirming ministries:

Assist at the Community Meals we serve at St. Mary’s

Participate in our ‘Caring Kitchen’ to provide a meal to parishioners at moments of need (illness, birth of a baby, etc.)

Send your children to Resurrection and Catholic High to be formed in an environment that affirms life

Volunteer with the Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts

Get involved in our Pro-Life Committee activities – 40 Days for Life, Spiritual Adoption, The March for Life, Baby Shower for single moms, etc.

Become a member of the Legion of Mary, who visit the sick, the home-bound, and new parishioners

Help form our children by the Gospel of Life by being a teacher or aide in our CCD program

Tutor or serve meals in the After-School program at San Juan Bautista

Accompany a grieving person or family as part of our Bereavement Ministry

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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S October 2, 2016

Saturday, October 1

4:00 pm Confessions - Church

5:00 pm Vigil Mass - Ken Major (Judy Major)

Sunday, October 2 - 27th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Respect Life Sunday

8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish

9:15 am Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

9:15 am Meeting for 8th Grade Confirmation Parents and Sponsors - St. Francis Room

10:30 am Mass - Sandra Perry (Velazquez Family)

1:30 pm Mass - Alice K. Glah (Olivia Asso Gonzalez)

Extraordinary Form

Monday, October 3

6:30 am Mass - Pius W. Schreiner (Mary, Marie & Helen Schreiner)

9:00 am Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Room

5:00 pm Catholic School Sports - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall

7:00 pm RCIA - Sacred Heart

7:00 pm Boy Scouts - Scout Room

Tuesday, October 4 - St. Francis of Assisi

6:30 am Mass - Mary Darrenkamp (Joe & Pat Weaver)

8:00 am Morning Prayer - Church

8:15 am Mass - Intention of the Imprisoned & Their Fami-lies (Social Justice Committee)

2:00 pm Hamilton Arms Mass

5:00 pm Catholic School Sports - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall

6:30 pm Cub Scouts - Scout Room

7:00 pm Mary’s Sisterhood of Spirituality - Church & Good Shepherd Room

Wednesday, October 5

6:30 am Mass - Living & Deceased of the Altar Rosary Society (Altar Rosary Society)

5:00 pm Catholic School Sports - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall

7:00 pm Tree of Life Quilters - Good Shepherd Room

7:00 pm Good Shepherd Assn. - Church & Tipitina’s

Thursday, October 6 - St. Bruno, Priest & Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin

6:30 am Mass - Dana Englert (James & MaryAnne

Cullen)

8:00 am Morning Prayer - Church

8:15 am Mass - Dorothea D’Agostino (Donna & Danielle D’Agostino)

7:00 pm Parish Council - Good Shepherd Room

Friday, October 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary

6:30 am Mass - Marie Waller (JMR)

7:30 pm Mass - Michael Higgins - Joan Matterness

Saturday, October 8

8:15 am Mass - Mary E. Schreiner (Mary, Marie & Helen Schreiner)

4:00 pm Confessions - Church

5:00 pm Vigil Mass - Marguerite Schmalhofer (Dorothy Veritti & Jose Diaz)

Sunday, October 9 - 28th

Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am Mass - Joseph G. Rudy (Lee & Pat LeFever)

9:15 am Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

1:30 pm Mass - Alexandra Sexton (Olivia Asso Gonzalez) Extraordinary Form

Have you called 397-6921 to schedule

your hour of adoration?

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: Mi-chael Barnes, Muriel Kennett, Alice Southward; those in nurs-ing homes; those presently or recently in the hospital William Dohan, and those in our Book of the Sick. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: Rev. Mr. Joshua Cavender, Benjamin Dunkelberger, Kenneth Roth, Aaron Lynch, Alexander Quach and Andrew St. Hilaire.

“Of all devotions that of adoring

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

is the greatest after the sacraments,

the one dearest to God and the one

most helpful to us.”

St. Alphonsus Liguori 1696-1787

SCRIPTURE READINGS: October 9th

28

th Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17 Second Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-13

Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

DEATH: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Beulah Grant, mother of Linda DaSilva and Marge Weirman, sister of Lydia Zimmerman. May they rest in glory with the Lord. WEDDINGS: Congratulations to Reynoldo Alverado & Keula Sierra and Kenneth Steven Birch & Natalie Cerniglia who were married this weekend. May they grow together in God’s grace. FIRST COMMUNION: Congratulations to Evelyn Marie Lambert who received her First Holy Communion this week-end. May she always feel the love and presence of Jesus. Flowers of the Blessed Virgin Mary Altar this weekend

are given in Memory of Ken Major by Judy Major.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA October 2, 2016

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

YOUR PARISH SCHOOL

Our Fall Tuition Appeal letters will arrive in the mail this week. About 39% of our students need help to afford Catholic education. With that help, they learn about their Catholic traditions, discover their Catholic identity, and practice the values that guide them as they grow and learn. When you donate to Resurrection’s tuition fund, you lead us into the next 25 years. During our daily prayers, we remember those that have come before us and paved the way, and those who donate to help secure our future. Please help us as your means allow, but es-pecially support us with your prayers for our students.

On Thursday, October 6, we invite everyone to pray the Rosary with us on the eve of the Feast of the Holy Ro-sary. Join us at 6:30pm in the school gym for our family Rosary.

Our school Mass on October 6 at 9:30am at St. An-thony of Padua Church will be led by the fifth grade and celebrated by Father Wolfe. There will be no school Mass October 13 when priests are involved in a Dioce-san workshop.

The After School program seeks a person to work Mon-day, Wednesday and Friday from 2:30 to 6:00pm. Call 392-3083 if interested.

We invite your family to become part of the Resurrection family!

Family of Faith – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.

BABY BOTTLE BLESSINGS: Our parish will be participating in the Baby Bottle Blessings fundraiser for A Woman’s Con-cern. During the weekend of October 8, baby bottles will be available for members to take home and fill with cash, coins, and checks. Checks should be made out to A Woman’s Concern. Bottles should be returned to the church during the weekend of October 29. All contributions will be used by A Woman’s Concern to further its mission to compassionately support and counsel those in our community facing the chal-lenges of pregnancy so that they can make life-affirming deci-sions for themselves and their unborn child.

CATHOLIC WORKER HOUSE WINTER CLOTHING GIVE-AWAY: Please join us in donating all of your GENTLY used CLEAN WINTER clothing for The Catholic Worker House’s annual winter clothing giveaway. The clothing giveaway will be held at San Juan Bautista’s Plaza on Saturday, November 12

th. To support the significant needs, donations will be re-

ceived immediately. We have hundreds of less fortunate peo-ple who are desperately in need of warm attire. We are ask-ing for WINTER WEAR ONLY: Coats, Hats, Gloves, Sweat-ers, Winter Socks, Scarves, Snow Pants, Boots, and Shoes. Blankets too!! We will accept winter wear for all ages and sizes. Please note, household items, spring and summer clothing will NOT be accepted. We would greatly appreciate women’s, men’s and children’s clothes be bagged separately, in large, tied, trash bags. Please label each bag “CWH-Women’s”, “CWH-Men’s” or “CWH-Children’s”. This makes sorting much easier for our volunteers. You may drop the items off after Mass in the Good Shepherd Room the weekend of October 15-16. Thank you for your support!

Ten children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on September 25

th totaling $10.00

which goes to the Missionary Childhood Association.

FLOWERS FOR CHURCH: Altar Flowers for the main altar (2 vases) or the Blessed Mother or St. Joseph side altars can be ordered to celebrate a happy occasion, in thanksgiv-ing, for a special intention or to remember a loved one who has died. The cost per vase is $40.00. Call Deacon Marty or Becky at the rectory, 397-6921 to make arrangements. Available dates: October 9 and October 16 (All Altars).

FALL VIDEO AND DISCUSSION SERIES: As we come to concluding weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Father Sebastian will facilitate a video and discussion series You Did it to Me, Putting Mercy into Action by Father Mi-chael Gaitley. Each of the five sessions will be offered twice weekly, Tuesday mornings following the 8:15 Mass (9:00-10:00am) October 11, October 18, October 25 and November 8, November 15; and Wednesday evenings from 7:00-8:00pm October 12, October 19, October 26 and No-vember 9, November 16. All sessions will be held in the St. Francis Room. Please come to whatever sessions you can. No registration or cost is required.

JOIN EWTN as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of

Fatima. All season long we'll bring you new programs, up-dates and information, as well as a host of photo galleries based on the young Fatima visionaries, apparitions, and message from our Blessed Mother. Go to www.ewtn.com or contact Area Coordinator, Karen Morrisette at k.cassidy1@comcast.net, for more information about pro-gramming, as well as exciting volunteer opportunities with EWTN.

THE GOOD SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION will meet on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00pm in the chapel followed by fellowship and discussion in Tipitina’s.

MASS ATTENDANCE September 25, 2016

5:00 pm Mass 169 8:00 am Mass 150 10:30 am Mass 215 Nursery 2 1:30 pm Mass 111 Total Attendance 647

ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS

SUNDAY OCTOBER 16, 2016

Saint Joseph's Parish Gathering

PLEASE COME

Exciting plans are underway!

Where we were

Where we are

Where we will want to go

3:30pm Parish Renewal Presentation

followed by questions

Potluck supper (see bulletin insert)

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA October 2, 2016

Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week

The Greenfield Restaurant & Bar

“The Place for Sunday Brunch”

393-0668

You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

The 15th

Class Reunion for the LCHS Class of 2001 will be held on Saturday, November 26

th from 7:00pm

to 10:00pm at Commonwealth on Queen. For more informat ion v is i t the c lass webs i te at www.lchs2001.weebly.com or LCHS Class of 2001 Reunion Facebook page.

The 30th Reunion for the Class of 1986 will be held on

Saturday, October 8th at the Press Room Restaurant and

Bar on East King Street in Lancaster. Also join us on Friday night, October 7

th for the LCHS Home Football

game and post-game celebration at Annie Bailey's. For more information visit the "Alumni" and "Class Reunion" pages at www.lchsyes.org.

This December, Lancaster Catholic High School will wel-come about 100 high school-aged boys from Hakodate LaSalle Catholic School located in Japan. Taking place the week of December 9

th-December 17

th, this will be

LaSalle's fourth visit to Lancaster Catholic. We need your help to make this a successful experience for La-Salle students and our students! We are in need of host families to volunteer to host two boys for the week.

We will give each host family $198 to host two boys for the week

The Japanese boys can take the school bus with LCHS students

Interested families will have to do a background check

If you are interested or have questions please contact Laura Heller at (312) 925-0841 or at urbanheller@gmail.com.

Upcoming events sponsored by Lancaster Catholic High School's Fine and Performing Arts Department:

Oktoberfest - Saturday, October 8th

Runners and walkers of all ages... Join us for the Lititz 5K for Life on Saturday, October 22. The race will begin at St. James Church in Lititz and the route includes great views of Lancaster County. Register online at https://www.pretzelcitysports.com/onlineform1.php?id=948

STAIR CLIMB CHALLENGE: Join St. Anne Church and School on Saturday, October 8 from 8:00am-1:00pm as they “step up” to make their building more accessible to all. In an effort to install an elevator, St. Anne’s is hosting an endur-ance event unlike any other. No running, No obstacles. Just a chance to understand the challenges faced on a daily ba-sis by those in our world with limited mobility. There are sev-eral ways to step up to the challenge. Join St. Anne’s for the endurance event, come out to the celebration, enjoy break-fast or lunch at our food truck park, or donate online. Call Ruth Van Orden at 717-397-4605 for more information or email at: StAnneStairClimbChallenge@gmail.com.

ORGAN CONCERT: St. Anthony of Padua Church, Sunday, October 9 at 4:00pm. Organist Gail Archer. See poster by Fr. Sebastian’s reconciliation room for more information.

RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY: Help celebrate Respect Life Sun-day by participating in the Lancaster West Life Chain on Rohrerstown Road on Sunday, October 2

nd, from 2:00-3:00

pm. Meet at the parking lot, at Regency Square (on Rohrerstown Road, near Columbia Avenue). Saint Leo the Great Church, 2427 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 1:00pm with a Pro-Life Rosary at 1:30pm in the Chapel, followed by the Life Chain at Regency Square.

AN ITALIAN FEST AND GRANDMA’S HOUSE ATTIC SALE are being held on October 22, 2016 from 4:00-7:30 pm at Sacred Heart School, Lancaster. Shop at Grandma’s House for used household goods 7:30-10:30am and 4:00-7:30pm. For more information please call Sacred Heart School at 717-393-8433.

“God did not give us a spirit of cowardice.” Will you let the Holy Spirit lead you beyond your fearful hesi-tation to follow Christ as a priest, deacon or in the conse-crated life? Call Father Brian Wayne at (717) 657-4804 ext. 282 or email frbwayne@hbgdiocese.org.

ATTENTION YOUNG ADULTS: The Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg is hosting a night for young adults ages 21 to 35ish from throughout the region called Get Connected on Saturday, October 8, 2016. The evening will begin with the 4:30pm Vigil Mass celebrated by Bishop Ronald Gainer, fol-lowed by a dinner and social taking place at Saint Leo the Great Parish in Lancaster. Registration and detailed informa-tion may be found at: www.hbgdiocese.org/getconnected.

2016 DIOCESE OF HARRISBURG WOMEN'S CONFER-ENCE: On Saturday, October 15

th, the Diocese of Harrisburg

will offer our 2nd

Annual Women’s Conference at McDevitt High School. The theme this year is Wrapped In God’s Mer-ciful Love. Kimberly Hahn's Keynote is entitled: Rome Sweet Home: How the Mercy of God led me to Become a Catholic. There will also be Workshop Sessions, Confes-sion, Eucharistic Adoration, Praise and Worship, Holy Mass, and fellowship with hundreds of women as you refresh your soul as we continue to celebrate this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Come and see what God’s love can do in your life.

THE BITTERSWEET SEASON: On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 9:00am at the Diocesan Center in Harrisburg, For-ever in Our Hearts Ministry is offering a grief workshop for families that have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or infant death. Please join us as together we pre-pare for the upcoming challenging season. Our speaker will be Leslie Delp, Founder of Olivia’s House and Bereavement Specialist. There is no registration fee for this event but we ask you to please register by visiting www.hbgdiocese.org/respectlife or contacting Jaclyn Curran (717) 657-4804 ext. 313 or jcurran@hbgdiocese.org.