“The Lord hath

reigned, He is

clothed with

beauty…” (Ps. :92:1)

Saint Joseph ParishSaint Joseph Parish

Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter

828 Buford Road, Richmond, Virginia 23235 office: (804) 320-4932 fax: (804) 451-1009 www.stjosephrichmond.org

office@stjosephrichmond.org

-Pastor-

Rev. Robert Novokowsky, FSSP Parish Business: (804) 320-4932, ext. 302

pastor@stjosephrichmond.org

-Parochial Vicars-

Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Parish Business: (804) 320-4932, ext. 304

Cell: (361) 446-1967

Fr.C@stjosephrichmond.org

Rev. Robert Tatman Parish Business: (804) 320-4932, Ext. 305

Fr.T@stjosephrichmond.org

Parish Office

Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9 am — 2 pm

Sandy Ondishko, Admin. Asst., ext. 301

David Pedersen, Choirmaster, ext. 303

Holy Mass Schedule Sunday 8:30 am (Low)

11 am (High)

4:30 pm (Low)

Monday 7 am & 9 am

Tuesday 7 am & 9 am

Wednesday 7 am & 6 pm

Thursday 7 am & 9 am

Friday 7 am & 6 pm

Saturday 7 am & 9 am

Sacramental Emergencies: 396-5665

Confession: ½ hr before all Masses,

Saturdays - 10:00 to 11:00 am.

Novena & Benediction: Wed. evenings.

Holy Days: look for announcement

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First

Fridays from 8 am until 5 pm.

Other Sacraments: please call the office.

Ladies Altar Guild

Mary Claire Adams

515-0973

Kids Social Coordinator

Victoria Sanctafamilia 592-8055

kids@stjosephrichmond.org

Maintenance/Improvements

John Hewitt 330-0896

Padre Pio Sodality

Caroline Pfab 560-9133 Carol Gentry 270-5536

Music Director

David Pedersen 320-4932, ext. 303

music@stjosephrichmond.org

Gift Shop

Rose Mary Cosby 272-3908

Ushers

Patrick Latimer 262-7628

Parish Council

Religious Education

Bill Doran 288-4598

edu@stjosephrichmond.org

Finance Council

Jay Lagarde 741-3085

Knights of Columbus

Tom Dennis 598-9126

St. Joseph’s Education Guild

Web Master

website@stjosephrichmond.org

Volunteer Coordinator

Trail Life USA

Troop 828 Shaun Alf

troopmaster@stjosephrichmond.org

Pot Luck Coordinator

Megan Bean 894-2894

Parish Library

Antoinette Cleary 748-3179

St. Camillus de Lellis Prayer

Group

Margaret Ansari 716-1086

Flower Guild

Andria Morris 525-0733

First Friday Adoration Andria Morris 525-0733

American Heritage Girls

Troop 3126

LaPortsia Wallace 687-2736

Grounds Crew

Steve Michniak

Building Committee

Bob Kaplan

Sacristan

Antoinette Cleary 748-3179

December 25-27,2015

COMMITTEES AND ACTIVITIES

Fr. Novokowsky Away Fr. Novokowsky will be away from Dec.28-Jan.

2nd.

Confraternity of St. Peter

We were gifted with big presents at the entrance

ways. These are to receive your enrollment forms

for the Confraternity of St. Peter, where we are

bonded in a special way spiritually. See the forms

for more details. Thank you!

Religious Classes Cancelled

Classes cancelled Dec. 27th & Jan. 3rd. Classes

will resume on January 10, 2016.

March for Life 2016

Please sign up for the bus on the window wall.

The March for Life will be on Friday, January 22,

2016 in Washington, D. C.

the Prince of Peace. How do we handle that? Allow

me to answer with a quotation from the Pope Emeri-

tus: "Christmas is now at hand. The Lord God did not

counter the threats of history with external power, as

we human beings would expect according to the pros-

pects of our world. His weapon is goodness. He re-

vealed himself as a child, born in a stable. This is pre-

cisely how he counters with his power, completely

different from the destructive powers of violence. In

this very way he saves us. In this very way he shows us

what saves. In these days of Christmas, let us go to

meet him full of trust, like the shepherds, like the Wise

Men of the East. Let us ask Mary to lead us to the

Lord. Let us ask him himself to make his face shine

upon us. Let us ask him also to defeat the violence in

the world and to make us experience the power of his

goodness." (Pope Benedict XVI, Dec. 22, 2005).

May you allow yourself to be saved by the

savior, through Mary, his mother and ours. May your

spirit rejoice in God your savior!

On behalf of Frs. Casavantes and Tatman, I

wish to thank you for your tremendous generosity and

support throughout this past year 2015. With the as-

surance of my prayers every day, I remain,

Your humble servant in Christ,

—Fr. Rob Novokowsky, FSSP

Corner Continued

Nativity of Our Lord December 25-27, 2015

MASS SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Fri.

Dec.

25

12 am Pro Populo

9:00 am Holy Souls of Purgatory

11:00 am Celebrant’s Intention

Nativity of

Our Lord

(1st Cl.)

Sat.

Dec.

26

9 am Martha Beck+

(No confessions at 10 am.)

St. Stephen

(2nd Cl.)

Sun.

Dec.

27

8:30 am Paul & Catherine Paolini

11:00 am Harold E. Rowland, Sr.+

4:30 pm Pro Populo

Sunday within

The Octave

(2nd Cl.)

Mon.

Dec.

28

7 am Tanya Nacey

6 pm Tribie Family

Holy Innocents

(2nd Cl.)

Tues.

Dec.

29

7 am Keller Family

9 am Thanksgiving

Day within the

Octave

(2nd Cl.)

Wed.

Dec.

30

7am Burnett Family

6 pm Michele & Tim Mullins

Day in the

Octave

(2nd Cl.)

Thurs..

Dec.

31

7 am Arthur & Mary Jane

McNerney

9am Robert Leacock+

Day in the

Octave

(2nd Cl.)

Fri.

Jan.

1

9 am Aubrey E. Thurston, Sr.

11:00 am Pro Populo

(No adoration this day.)

Octave Day of

Christmas

(1st Cl.)

Sat.

Jan.

2

9 am Eric Palm, Sr.+

10 am Confession Hour

(Holy Hour 10 am to 11 am)

Saturday of Our

Lady

(4th Cl.)

Sun.

Jan.

3

8:30 am Pro Populo

11:00 am Leslie Militti

4:30 pm Carol & Kay Wilson

Holy Name of

Jesus

(2nd Cl.)

Mon.

Jan.

4

7 am Catherine Mazzarese

9am Leonard & Louise Rauch+

Feria in Christ-

mastide (4th

Cl.)

Tues.

Jan.

5

7 am Henry Verdini

9 am James Donlon

Feria in

Christmastide

(4th Cl.)

Wed.

Jan.

6

7 am Shaw Family

10 am Celebrant’s Intention

6 pm Violet Cassett

Epiphany of the

Lord

(1st Cl.)

Thurs.

Jan. 7

7 am Roanne Carbugo

9 am Paul Buzas

Feria after

Epiphany

(4th Cl.)

PRAYER LIST Orene Walton, Brendan Nobles, Mary Lynn

Kenary, Fr. Jegin Puthenpuckaral, Thomas

Donato, Annabelle Blankenship, Joseph Gerard

Diman, Robert Kelly, Reed Foster, Patricia

Willard, Grace & Jennifer Stivers, Justine

Madigan, Bishop Francis DiLorenzo, Mitchel

Shaw, Shirl Wicks, Liz Grapes, Theresa Jones,

Mary Greer, Kathleen Stells, Edward Crawford,

Caroline Laing, Julie Trexler, Theresa Trexler,

Jean Spadaro, Antoinette McLoughlin, Bobby

Overman, Dick and Nan Wray, Fr. Adrian

Harmening, Jack Howe, Abigail Maria Alvey,

Mary Zacharias, Casey Stalvey, Suki & Beau

Simpson, Maryann McLaughlin, John Osborne,

Ann Horgan, Bernice Nestor, Karen Haley.

In your charity, please remember all the souls of

the faithful departed, May they rest in peace.

Pastors’ CornerPastors’ Corner

Offertory Collections Sunday December 20, 2015

1st Collection (Operations): $ 6,885

Avg. Weekly Operating Need: $ 7,114

Avg. Weekly Year to Date: $ 6,859

2nd Collection (Building Fund): $ 2,705

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Upcoming Events Christmastide Schedule published separately.

Please note the special Mass times.

Dec. 25 — Nativity of the Lord (Holy Day of Obli-

gation) 12 mid., 9 am and 11 am.

Jan. 1st — Circumcision of the Lord (Holy Day of

Obligation) 9 am and 11 am.

Jan. 3rd — Christmas Party

Jan. 6th — Epiphany , Masses 7am, 10am & 6pm

MASS INTENTION REQUESTS Envelopes are located outside the parish office door in the Social

Room. Masses are generally offered in the order received. A

Mass stipend is a gift for the celebrating priest and forms part of

your participation in the sacrifice. The Diocese of Richmond

suggests a stipend of $10.00 per Mass. While a stipend is not a

donation, for our convenience, please make checks payable to St.

Joseph’s.

also giving as gifts.

Parish Christmas Party

Sun. Jan. 3, 2016, 12:30 pm. After the High Mass,

Pot-luck, please sign up on the window wall.

Talent Show: Creativity flourishes under a

restrictions. Our restriction is too much talent and too

little time. The Talent Show will be a maximum of 70

minutes. The number of acts is limited, but the number

of performers isn't! Priority will be given to acts of 2

or more participants. While maintaining some flexibil-

ity, each group act should be 3 minutes or less. Indi-

viduals 2 minutes or less. All acts will be screened.

To audition write Meghan Doran and Jessica Pedersen:

bdoraniv@gmail.com. Be creative!

St. Nicholas Card Delivery to the Elderly We will be carpooling over to the Little Sisters of the

Poor nursing home on Sunday, December 27th and

meeting there at 1:30 pm. Father Tatman will be join-

ing us as we greet the elderly, sing and give them the

St. Nicholas cards. All are welcome to join us!

Mystic Monk Coffee Real good monks; real good coffee. Please order your

Carmelite roasted beans from our parish website. If

you do, the Trail Life Troop will receive a generous

percentage from Mystic Monk. Go to "Groups", select

"Trail Life" and click the link to order your favorite

products.

The Marriage Course

A new course will begin Jan. 15th and runs for 7

weeks. Please see the info sheets, and registration

forms on the window wall. Please return the registra-

tion to the parish office.

Dear Parishioners, Momentous human events--when we are faced with them

--elicit an immediate introspection. What is the meaning

of this? and how do I relate to it? Momentous is the birth

of our God and creator. We struggle to assemble these

words, let alone the meaning they signify. Our creator,

who has no beginning, has chosen to have a beginning;

who is greater than the cosmos, is now a tiny part in it.

How can this be? What does it mean about Him? What

does it mean about me?

Our Lady, a sweet, innocent young girl, was

asked to play a pivotal role. She made her own intro-

spection. Her response is a model for us too: she adores

God, she is joyful, she is thankful, she is praises him, she

recalls his wondrous deeds. Listen: "My soul doth mag-

nify the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior.

For he has regarded the humility of his handmaid. For

behold, from henceforth, all generations shall call me

blessed. For he that is mighty has done great things to

me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is from genera-

tion to generation to those who fear him. He has showed

the might of his arm, he has scattered the proud in the

conceit of their hearts," (Lk.1:47ff).

While accepting her low estate, she does not

downplay the greatness of God's work in her. She is also

a prophet: "all generations shall call me blessed." Our

Lady's role is unique; but every life is unique; to every-

one has God done great things.

This brings us to the mercy of God, which is "to

those who fear him." Is there a condition on God's

mercy? Is God's love unconditional? or conditional?

The answer is both, because receiving God's mercy is a

graduated process.

God always initiates this process. This initiation

is without condition. Always. He wasn't born in Bethle-

hem because we deserved it, but because, like any lover,

he initiates a union with his beloved. Its proper we re-

spond to this initiation--because that's what lovers do.

Our response becomes the condition for the next initia-

tion he makes. If we receive God's magnificent conde-

scension, this proof of love, we naturally fear to offend

that love freely given: "His mercy is ... to those who fear

him." We are open to the next level of mercy.

Our world rejects these overtures of love from

James: Pearls for Wise Living

by Jeff Cavins This is a ten-week course which will be of-

fered January 13th to March 17th. Sessions

offered twice: Wed. at 7 pm, and Thurs. at

10 am. Classes led by Frs. Casavantes and

Tatman. Sign-up sheet on the window wall.

Cost: $10 registration fee plus $20 for the

workbook. Payment can be made on the first

day of class or in the office.

2015 Liturgical Wall Calendars

Calendars have arrived and will be for sale

in the Gift Shop. Please help support the

Fraternity by adding one to your home and

Continued

Donated by: In Memory / Honor of: Mr. G. Michael Rowland Barbara McLaughlin, Nelson Good, Bruce Rowland,

Leona Herron, Daniel & Bertha Goode, Patricia

Grammer Grubbs, Jim Shelor, Elizabeth Rowland,

Anne Cox, John Robinson

Mrs. Mitzi Shashaty Charles McChesney, All Souls in Purgatory

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Smart Richard Kite, Ruiz & Landeros Family, Smart Family

Mrs. Felicia Smith Perriello Family, Bisesti Family, Rosalie Retta,

Fr. Adran Harmening, Fr. Neal Nichols

Mrs. Terry Stacy Terry L. Stacy, Thomas D. Stacy, Robert Lopez

Mrs. Rosetta Stecky Michael & Olga Stecky, Rosa & Guiseppe Gozzi,

Rocco & Mario Gozzi, Ann & Sam Gerolamo,

John Gerolamo

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stolle Deceased Family Members

Ms. Lorraine Thome Anna & C. T. Elliott, Dr. Ellen Shaw DeParedes,

Robert & Trieste Bartlett

Mrs. Jane Thurston Nathaniel & Lucille Nuckols, Aubrey & Elizabeth

Thurston

Mr. Paul Thurston Aubrey & Elizabeth Thurston, Nathaniel & Lucille

Nuckols, Frances Saller

Mrs. Cathy VanPelt Van Pelt, Atkinson, Bane, Olphen, Kiester Families

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Veyera George W. Veyera, Barbara T. Veyera,

Dollie Brattain, The Veyera Children

Mr. & Mrs. N. John Vidra Annetta M. Vidra, Margaret & Pal Vidra

Mrs. Constance Vocke John M. Vocke

Mrs. Carol Zembroski Steven Zembroski, King Family & Zembroski Family

Christmas Wreaths 2015 Mr. G. Michael Rowland Virginia & Rudy Grammer, John & Mary Vrabel,

Stephen & Julia Brugos, Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Cowardin

Donated by: In Memory / Honor of: Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Anderson Del and Betty Camp and Lloyd and Marilyn Anderson

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Anger Fr. Rudolf Grega

Mr. Jay Arena Polly Arena, Teresa Arena

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Balducci Jr. John Wamsley, Mary Geraldine Balducci,

Deceased Family & Robert Earl Balducci, Sr.

Bridget Bean Marie , Charlotte & Frances Bean, Michael & Josephine

Wogh, Joyce Graham

Ms. Lisa Becouvarakis

Mr. & Mrs. Suzanne Bolton

Pierre Bouchard Sandra Bouchard

Mr. & Mrs. C. Kendall Bowers Pauline & Norman Fearnow

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brewster The Grappone Family

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bussman Lawrence Bussman, Mr. & Mrs. William Albrecht,

John Beyer, Bobert Baker & Ms. Elizabeth Berg

Mrs. Florence Cahill Paul Cahill Family & James Earls Family

Mr. William Colberg Mr. & Mrs. Fred Colberg, Mr. & Mrs. Wilson, Billie,

Heather & Cathy Colberg

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Craig Maynard & Nora Craig, Wilbur & Eileen Leach,

Carlton Mac Beth, Reynold Schilke, Louis Maggio

Ellen Cudzik

Mr. & Mrs. Jose Curbelo Jose E. Curbelo. Dulce M. Curbelo, Clara

Sanchez , Daniel Sanchez, Alfonso Molina

Mr. Michael Dahlem Matthew Dahlem, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Turner,

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Dahlem

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dickson Jack & Ellen Dickson, Dr. Galen & Virginia Quinn, Rex

& Aleecia Quinn, Angela Quinn-Estes, George

Good man & Jim Tighe.

Mr. Richard Dietz Loretta Dietz

Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Dise Deceased Members of Dise & Cerny Families,

Frs. Novokowsky, Casavantes, Tatman

Mr. & Mrs Anthony Douglas William Pierce, James & Cecilia Pierce,

Gordon Douglas, Lorraine Rorder, Leslie Montanye

Ms. Barbara Ettner Kenneth L. Archer, The Ettner Family

Christmas Flowers 2015

Donated by: In Memory / Honor of: Mr. & Mrs. Luther Everett, Jr. Mike Everett, Kim Floyd.

Mr. Michael Faina Hugo & Anna Faina, Lucille & William Wright & Jason Carmack.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fortin Henry & Bertha White, Odilow & Gabrielle Fortin,

Fortin Children & Grandchildren, Michael &

Linda Fortin

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fox Anthony DeLouise, Connie DeLouise, Marianne

DeLouise, Bill Fox, Viva Fox & Marie Fox

Mrs. Carol Gentry Paul M. Gentry, Jr., Dalton Harrelson, Kathleen and

Clarence Butler

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gibson Holy Souls of Purgatory

Mr. & Mrs. John Hewitt James & Madeline Hewitt and William & Dominga

Cowling

Mr. & Mrs. Boone Hichborn Loretta Dietz

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hichborn Boone & Kathryn Hichborn and

Elmo & Lisa Thibodeaux

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hoffman Kathleen Rodenburg, Alice & John Constantine, Ken

& Fran Hoffman, Fr. Novokowsky, Fr. Grega

Mr. & Mrs. David Jansen Albert Beauchesne, Mark Jansen, Beauchesne Family

& Jansen Family

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaplan Deceased Parents of Bob & Linda Kaplan, Our

service Men & Women, Victims of Terrorism

at home and abroad.

Mr. David Kennedy Mary Hoban Kennedy, Alice Hoban Rinehimer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kunzinger Catherine & Adolph Weigand, Mother Mary

Hyacinth, O.P., Rev. Patrick Brennan, OFM

Frederick W. Kunzinger, Mary Jane Wheeler,

Millard G. Wheeler

Gordon Kushto Mary Aexanbrowicz, Clara Kushto & Carmelo

Marsiglia.

Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Lagarde, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. A. K. Lagarde, Mr. & Mrs. F. H.

Lapeyre, Mr. & Mrs. H. S. Jones, Mr. & Mrs. W. H.

Cowley, Thomas Benedict Noble.

Mrs. Margaret Latimer Junnie, Rocky & Sean Latimer, Foxo & Carolyn

Reardon, Francis X. Reardon, Jr. & Joseph Reardon.

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Lazor Terry Stacy Family, N.S. (Chip) Lazor, Michael D.

& Michael J. Banik, Mr. & Mrs. John Lazor Family,

S. J. Banik.

Ms. Christine Malloy Christopher & James Malloy, Basil & Marie Welch

Donated by: In Memory / Honor of: Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mayer George and Virginia Krolikowski, Dorothy Mayer

& Anthony Mayer

Mr. & Mrs. Michael McHugh McHugh Family, Bryan Masterson, Piepper Family,

Gale Summer

Mr. & Mrs. Michael McKenna James T. McKenna, Sr. Mary Jude, O.P., Catherine

McKenna, Franklin Birckhead, Robert McKenna.

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas McKinley Doris McKinley, Joseph McKinley, David McKinley,

Lynn McKinley, Robert McKinley

Mr. Alexander McMurtie, III Leonard Mozzi, Mr. & Mrs. J. Mozzi,

Mr. & Mrs. George Hillenbrand, Monsignor James McMurtrie

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Michniak Michael & Mary Rizzo, Antonio Rizzon, Stanislawe &

Louise Jedras, Henryk Michniak, Odette Bourderie

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Morris

Miss Angela Nardella Deceased relatives and friends.

Ellen Nau Leola I & Maurice D. Callahan, Margaret Callahan,

Furcolow

Mrs. Georgienne Neale

Mrs. Margaret Nichols John A. Nichols, Jr., John & Laura Nichols, Sr.,

Joseph & Lottie Marrin, Owen Marrin

Mr. & Mrs. John Noble Thomas Noble

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Osborne Earl & Marion Osborne, Jarvis & Margaret Woody

Mel Sharp, Junny Woody, Deceased Osbornes, Woodys

& Sharps , Father Beardsley .

Mr. & Mrs. George Palm Mary Palm Schlangen, Maria Palm, Eric Palm, Marjorie

Beck, James Beck.

Mr. & Mrs. Paolini All Souls in Purgatory

Mr. & Mrs. Gene Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Maurice P. Fortune, Mr. Kim Jones,

Mrs. Betty Patterson & Mrs. Marion Wallo

Mrs. Caroline Pfab Vincent DePaul Pfab, Mary Pfab Calugarm ,

Fr. Charles Pfab, Mildred & Michael Bruno

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Piccininni Frank Piccininni, Elaine Celentano, Caterina Smith &

Dawn Celentano.

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Piffat Ludwig & Anni Schindler, Lude Schindler.

Dr. Patrick Reardon

Mr. George Rodenburg Kathleen Rodenburg

Mrs. Betty Rowland Harold E. Rowland, Sr. & Sandra Rowland Loker.