St. Joseph’s Catholic Church 2011 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501

Fr. Bob Cushing, Pastor - (478) 284-5235 frbobcushing@hotmail.com Church Secretary: Kelly Cahill sjcwaycross@att.net

Music Minister: Mervyn Humphreys (912) 285-2757 mr_merv47@yahoo.com Religious Education Coordinator: Lacey Gruver (912) 282-0493 lgruver@ware.k12.ga.us

Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Jason Strickland (912) 387-6781 jason@jason.com.mx Youth Ministry Coordinator Loretta Coar (912) 390-9116 lcoar@ware.k12.ga.us

Office number (912) 283-7700 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am—2:30pm

August 2, 2015 The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgical Schedule Lector: Wanda Petersen

Eucharistic Ministers: Eloise Purdom & Lillie Morris

Ushers: Jim Craig & Lee Tipps

August 2, 10:30am Mass-English

Lector: Barbara Miller

Eucharistic Ministers: Barbara Albert, Lucy Todd, Linda Robison, & Ann Johnson

Ushers: Ken Jorishie & Joe Robison

2 de Agosto de 18:00 Misa-Español

Lector: Guadalupe Sambrano

Ministros de la Eucaristía: Lucia Diaz & Montse Diaz

Ujieres: Vincente Rodas & Francisco Velez

August 8, 6pm Mass-English

Lector: Lisa Lesseig

Eucharistic Ministers: Eloise Purdom & Louise Walker

Ushers: Stephan Inman & Dave Cahill

August 9, 10:30am Mass-English

Lector: Aaron Harwood

Eucharistic Ministers: Marietta Dunken, Margaret Milkas, Barbara Albert, & Rose Lopez

Ushers: Lee Tipps & Michael Hackett

9 de Agosto de 18:00 Misa-Español

Lector: Dr. Victor Aranda

Ministros de la Eucaristía: Maria Contreras y Magdelena Santana

Ujieres: Vincente Rodas & Francisco Velez

This week at St. Joe’s: 8/03 Monday 12:10pm Mass Intentions for all School Administrators & Teachers SCHOOL BEGINS!

8/04 Tuesday 12:10pm Mass 6pm Choir Practice 7pm K of C Meeting 8/05 Wednesday 4pm Adoration 6pm Mass 7:15pm Stewardship Study

8/06 Thursday 12:10pm Mass 4:15pm Executive Council Mtg 7:30pm San José Rosario en el Pabellón Saucedo

8/07 Friday 12:10pm First Friday Mass office closed 8/08 Saturday 4:30pm Choir Practice 5pm Confession 6pm Mass-English

8/09 Sunday Maintenance Fund Collection 9-10am Choir Practice 10:30am Mass-English 4pm Youth Group Meeting 5pm Confession 6pm Mass-Spanish

St. Joseph Offertory July26 , 2015

Offertory $3,194.00 Children’s Circle $21.00 Total Offertory $3,215.00

The Youth Group Meeting will be at 4 PM in the Parish Hall today (Sunday). Thank you, everybody who supported our Car Wash on Saturday.

Introduction III for RCIA for Inquirers will meet on August 11, Tuesday at 7:15 PM in the parish hall. This last of three introductory sessions is for those who wish to join the Catholic Church or to re-turn to the basics of their faith journey with new in-sight and return to the sacraments.

La reunión del Grupo Juvenil será a las 4 PM en el salón parroquial hoy domingo. Gra-cias a todos los que apoyaron nuestro Lavado de Carros el sábado.

El Dr. Victor Aranda no seguirá enseñando su cla-se de RICA de los Viernes en la noche. Después de muchos anos de formar mentes y corazones con la Palabra de Dios y de enseñar a los feligreses, él se está preparando para retirarse. ¡Le damos las gra-cias por su generoso servicio a la iglesia!

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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

August 2, 2015 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners and Friends: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that per-ishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” John 6:26

The crowd in today’s gospel goes looking for Jesus expecting to see more miracles performed and an endless supply of food for them to eat. They do not real-ize that Jesus is not talking about their physical being. He is talking about the spiritual lives of the crowds. Our society today resembles the crowd that was following Jesus. Society puts a huge emphasis on being enter-tained, looking good, and feeling good, but forgets that the spiritual self is more important than the physical self.

When the spirit is sick, the sickness can be man-ifested in a physical illness. Look at the “beautiful and famous” in our society: they have everything they can want: all the money, fame, power, and beauty. But how many times do we hear about them having to go to re-hab because of drugs or alcohol abuse? What they are missing is the food that Jesus promises us in today’s gospel. The Bread of Life! The nourishment of our souls not just our bodies. Physical beauty is fleeting and will soon fail but the soul is eternal.

At Mass we are fed both with the Word and with real bread. Just as Jesus taught the people nourish-ing their souls, we too get nourished through the liturgy of the Word and we are fed with the Bread of Life when we celebrate the Eucharist. Jesus gave us both the Word and the Eucharist to feed and sustain us in difficult times. Come celebrate and be fed!!

Question for the week: As you come to Mass what stops you from being fed by both the word and the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist?

Live Jesus in your hearts!!!! Deacon Ron

Today we thank God for Deacon Ron’s two years of dedicated ministry with our parish. He was ordained here on June 7, 2013. His presence in ministry was able to touch many lives. Let’s let him know how he made a difference. May this time of transition in his diaconal ministry to St. Paul's be a blessing for him.

Parish Pastoral Council elections: Who would you like to nominate to run for the Council? We need 3 new candi-dates to serve for the next three years. We thank Jim Craig and Juan Lopez for their service to the Council as they step down in September. Who would you like to step up and serve? Please submit nominees to Fr. Bob or Ken Jorishie. Parish Council Elections will be held the weekends of Au-gust15-16 & 22-23 at all the Masses. Deadline for nomina-tions is Sunday, August 9. [Please see the new bulletin board for minutes from the Pastoral Council Meeting.]

2 de Agosto, 2015 Domingo Dieciocho en el Tiempo Ordinario

Queridos Feligreses y Amigos: “Amen, amen, les digo, ustedes no me buscan porque han visto señales milagrosas, sino porque comieron los panes hasta saciarse. No trabajen por alimentos que se acaban sino por el alimento que dura para la vida eterna y que les dará el Hijo del Hombre.” Juan 6:26

La muchedumbre en el evangelio de hoy va en busca de Jesús esperando ver más milagros y obtener comida sin fin para ellos comer. Ellos no realizan que Jesús no está hablan-do de su bienestar físico. Él está hablando a la muchedumbre acerca de su vida spiritual. Nuestra sociedad de hoy se pare-ce a la muchedumbre que seguía a Jesús. La sociedad pone un enorme énfasis en el entretenimiento, en verse bien y sen-tirse bien, pero se olvida que la espiritualidad personal es más importante que la física.

Cuando el espíritu está enfermo, la enfermedad pue-de también ser manifestada en enfermedad física. Miren a los “bellos y famosos” en nuestra sociedad. Tienen todo lo que pueden querer, todo el dinero, la fama, el poder y la belleza. ¿ cuantas veces no oímos que ellos van a lugares de rehabili-tación por abuso de drogas o alcohol? Lo que ellos se han perdido es la comida que Jesús promete en el evangelio de hoy. ¡El Pan de Vida! El alimento de nuestras almas no solo de nuestros cuerpos. La belleza física es pasajera y pronto nos fallará pero la del alma es eterna.

En la Misa nos alimentamos con ambas, con la Pala-bra y con el pan verdadero. Como Jesús le enseñó a la gente alimentando sus almas, nosotros nos alimentamos a través de la liturgia de la Palabra y somos alimentados con el Pan de Vida cuando celebramos la Eucaristía. Jesús nos dio ambos la Palabra y la Eucaristía para alimentarnos y mantenernos en tiempos difíciles. ¡Vengan celebren y sean alimentados !!

Pregunta de la semana: ¿Al venir a la Misa que le impide ser alimentado por ambos la palabra y la real pre-sencia de Cristo en la Eucaristía?

¡Que Jesús viva en sus corazones!!! Diácono Ron

Hoy le damos las gracias a Dios por los dos años dedicados al ministerio del Diácono Ron con nuestra parroquia. Él fue or-denado aqui el 7 de junio, 2013. Su presencia en ministerio ha tocado muchas vidas. Dejémosle saber que él ha hecho una dife-rencia. Que este tiempo de transición a su ministerio de diacona-do en St. Paul sea una bendición para él.

Las elecciones del Consejo Pastoral de la Parroquia: ¿A quién quisieras nominar para el Consejo? Necesitamos 3 nue-vos candidatos para servir por los próximos 3 años. Le damos las gracias a Jim Craig y a Juan López por su servicio al Consejo ahora que terminan su servicio en setiembre. ¿Quién quieren que suba a servir ahora? Por favor remita sus nominaciones al P. Bob o a Ken Jorishie. Las elecciones del Consejo Pastoral se llevaran a cabo los fines de semana del 15-16 y 22-23 de agosto en todas las Misas. El día final para las nominaciones es el do-mingo, 9 de agosto. [Por favor vea el nuevo tablero de noticias para las minutas de la reunión del Consejo Pastoral.]

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church The Pictorial Directory: On August 16 at 10 AM, before the Bi-lingual Mass, we need the various liturgical ministers to please come to church early so that we can have group photos for the di-rectory. The only group shot already done is the Choir. That Sunday is also an RCIA Rite of Welcome Sunday at 11 AM so we shall be having luncheon after Mass. Please remember to pre-pare some food to share as we welcome newcomers to our parish family. Directorio Fotográfico: El 16 de agosto a las 10 am, antes de la Misa bilingüe, necesitamos que varios ministros litúrgicos vengan a la iglesia temprano para que puedan tomar fotos de grupo para el directorio. El único grupo que ya ha sido retratado es el Coro. Ese domingo es también el Rito de Bienvenida del RCIA a las 11 AM así que tendremos almuerzo después de la Misa. Por favor recuerden preparar algo de comida para compartir al darle la bienvenida a los que están llegando a nuestra familia parroquial.

Thank you, thank you! To those who have ben so especially faithful this summer in your contributions, because things have been so financially “tight” and we are almost scraping by! Our Finance Council meeting with our Diocesan auditor went very well even though we only barely were “in the black” this year. This September will be Stewardship Month and we will be hearing more about exactly where we stand with a presentation of the financial year in review on September 19-20. Gracias, gracias! A aquellos que han sido especialmente fieles durante este verano en sus contribuciones, porque las cosas han estado apretadas financieramente y ¡estamos apenas sobreviviendo! La reunión de nuestro Concilio Financiero con el auditor Diocesano estuvo muy buena aun cuando estamos apenas “en el negro” este año. Este setiembre tendremos el Mes de la Corresponsabilidad y oiremos más precisamente de cómo estamos con una pre-sentación de un repaso de las finanzas del año el 19-20 de setiembre.

World Meeting of Families & Audience with Pope Francis: Dr. Aris and Michelle Cochon are going to represent us as a parish at the Philadelphia encounter with the Pope. If you are inter-ested in going, please call Michelle at 347-407-0491 to coordinate efforts. See the dates and in-formation on-line at www.worldmeeting2015.org/ for the World Meeting of Families Congress Sept. 22-25 and Papal Visit Sept. 26-27. Reunión de Familias Mundial y Audiencia con el Papa Francisco: el Dr. Aris y Michelle Cochón re-presentaran a nuestra parroquia en el encuentro en Filadelfia con el Papa. Si usted está interesado en ir, por favor llame a Michelle al 347-407-0491 para coordinar sus esfuerzos. La fechas de este Congreso Mundial de Familias será del 22-25 de setiembre y la visita del Papa del 26-27 de set. Vea las fechas e información en línea www.worldmeeting2015.org La fechas de este Congreso Mundial de Familias será del 22-25 de setiembre y la visita del Papa del 26-27 de set.

Warning, Warning! Those who are parked in the fire lane on either side of the entrance driveway may be ticketed and have their cars towed if they park there. It is AGAINST the LAW! PLEASE do NOT PARK there! Cuidado, Cuidado! Aquellos que estén estacionados en la línea de fuego en los dos lados de la entrada pueden ser penalizados y sus carros pueden ser remolcados si se estacionan allí.

SUGGESTION BOX: The Parish Council realizes that parishioners don’t know where to connect their insights and ideas to our representatives and maybe use their ideas for the betterment of the parish. So there is a SUGGES-TION BOX in the Foyer of the Church for this purpose. Wanna change something? Tell us how. Wanna give a compliment, put in your suggestions! CAJA DE SUGERENCIAS: El Consejo Parroquial ha realizado que los feligreses no saben cómo contactar con sus sugerencias o ideas a sus representantes para que podamos usar sus ideas en el mejoramiento de la parroquia. Así que hemos puesto una CAJA DE SUGERENCIAS en la entrada de la Iglesia para ese propósito. ¿Quiere cam-biar algo? Díganos. ¿Quiere hacer un halago a alguien, ¡póngalo en sus sugerencias!

Llegaron las Biblias Católicas de la Familia y su costo es de $30 cada una. Es la MEJOR biblia disponible por este costo, para estudio y uso de su familia.

Ushers/Ministers of Hospitality: We are grateful for those who take up the collections for us and hand out missals. As they welcome us to church and help us prepare to bring the offertory gifts forward, let us be aware that we need more adults to assist in this ministry of hospitality.

¡Rosario semanal en nuestras Casas! Esta semana nos reuniremos el jueves en la noche, 6 de agosto, en el Pabellón Sauce-do a las 7:30 pm a rezar la Novena de San Jose y reflexionar en el retiro hispano que viene pronto. La dirección es 5064

Walkerville Rd. Patterson GA, 31557. ¡Todos están bienvenidos! La bendición de la casa y el Rosario se le dan a aquellos que pidan las fechas que están abiertas. Vea la página de firmar en el nuevo tablero de anuncios o contacte al P. Bob al 478-284-5235 / frbobcushing@hotmail.com

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PLEASE HELP US KEEP THE PRAYER LIST UPDATED BY ADDING or REMOVING NAMES. YOU MAY CALL THE OFFICE AT 283-7700 OR EMAIL ADDRESS, sjcwaycross@att.net WITH ANY NAME, ADDRESS, OR PHONE NUMBER UPDATES. THANKS!

PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE

ILL, ESPECIALLY PARISHIONERS:

Joyce Bachofner, Robert & Ann Inman,

Arcelia Saucedo, Elizabeth Smith, Peggy

Thomas, Donna Sturgis, Judy & Lowell

VanDruff, Warnell Ziolkowski, Carlene Murray,

Rose Mary Fulford, Gene Parisse, Dorothy Gaskill,

Bill & Glenda Brewington, Mary Tirrell, George

Buck, Kathy Odam, and Ann Marie Hess.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF OURS: Doris Cushing, Pat Marsh, Lisa Dwyer, Glenn Walters, Hannah Phillips & Family, Elaina Zachary, Gloria Ray, Kelly Popwell, Glynda Gausnaell, Lindsay Joyce, Patri-cia Carter, Connie McAlpin, Roger Gaskill, Michael

McAlpin, Isla Roache, Jason McCullum, Dan Cason, Carolene Johnson, Kathy Johnson, William Reynolds, Albert Gatton, Charlotte Young, Paul Tang, Noreen Par-ker, Michael Driggers, Mary Rinck, Dr. Bill Dorminy, Ellis McNeal Jr., Maurice Hannah, Rebecca Prescott, Earl

Black, Tom Grizzaffe, James Kenneth Cox Jr., Lonny Jo-seph Waring Jr., Merinda Mixon, Christian Arocho, Lee McConaha, and Annie Burns.

Bulletin Deadline: All announcements and news items for the next Sunday's bulletin need to be given to our parish sec-retary (Kelly) [sjcwaycross@att.net] by Monday morning.

Email Addresses! If you have not already given us your email address, please do so! Simply send an email to: sjcwaycross@att.net with your name and address!

European Pilgrimages with Fr. Rafael Estrada is lead-ing an Italy Pilgrimage to Venice, Florence, Assisi and Rome. 11 days: November 9-19, $3369 from Atlanta. For more info call Fr. Rafael at 706-631-5904 or email gotoitalypilgrimage@gmail.com

Mental Health Prison Book Drive: Please do-nate any book you are no longer using, especially good novels or educational materials. Place them in the box on the floor to your left as you enter the church. Thanks for the generous response already!

A VIRTUS class have been scheduled in your area for St. Francis Xavier School in Brunswick on September 12th. This training is required for Safe En-vironment Compliance for any adult who will come into contact with youth as part of their ministry (a listing of those ministries can be found at http://bit.ly/1yU4Yk6), and must be completed be-fore they begin ministry. We also invite adults who are not currently volunteers to attend this training to learn tools they can use to help keep children safe. Seating is limited to only 25 spaces at each session and you must pre-registration online to save your seat. To register, go to www.diosav.org, and find the training listed on the Upcoming Events Calendar.

Stewardship is 3 things:

#1- Recognizing the gifts that God has given us,

#2-Humbly nurturing and developing them,

#3- responding to God grace with gratitude as we

generously share our gifts with others.

As stewards of creation, we are entrusted with the re-

sponsibility of caring for God's Kingdom.

St. Joseph T-shirts for Sale The Youth Group still has some of the St. Joseph T- shirts for sale. These were shirts that were ordered but never paid for or

picked up, so we are reselling them. Available for sale are:

2 Large Long sleeve shirts in English ($15.00 each)

1 XL Long sleeve in English ($15.00)

1XL Short sleeve in English ($12.00)

1 Adult Small short sleeve in English ($12.00)

1Medium short sleeve in Spanish ($12.00)

1 XL short sleeve in Spanish ($12.00)

5 Youth Medium Long sleeve in Spanish ($7.00 each)

Please see Loretta Coar or Margaret Milkas if you are interest-ed in purchasing a T-shirt. Sales go directly toward the youth

ministry. Thanks for your support!

Wanted: Colorful ceramic plates and cups. The youth group is in need of old, colorful ce-ramic plates and cups for an upcoming fund raiser idea. So if you have any old & color-ful ceramic dishware that you want to get rid of or were planning to sell at a yard sale, please donate them to us. You can contact Loretta Coar or Margaret Milkas for more information.

The Stewardship Study Group continues at 7:15 PM in

the Parish Hall this Wednesday night, August 5. This is

an energized group of caring parishioners are meeting on

Wednesdays at 7:15 PM in the Parish Hall to unfold and

plan our parish’s future through the skills of stewardship.

Come join us! For more info contact Aaron Harwood at

912-282-2119 or aharwood1982@gmail.com.

Pastoral Council Executive Meeting will be held

at 4:15 at the Rectory this Thursday.

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