Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity June 11, 2017 Page 6 Prayers and Meditations No. 1086 Sung Parts of Mass: Glory to God Holy, Holy, Holy No. 198 Is God on vacation? No way! God is always present and caring for us. However, some lose religious Memorial Acc. No. 200 Amen No. 202 Lamb of God No. 204 momentum, or fail in religious practice in the summer. Why should this be? If away, one can expand Hymns: his/her faith by attending Mass at a different . This can be a growth experience in O God, Almighty Father No. 566 We Have Been Told No. 784 faith. Free time in summer is an opportunity to do some spiritual reading. A family pilgrimage to a We Are Many Parts No. 834 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty No. 567 beautiful church or can be a most memorable experience.

Pray for Our Sick & Their Caregivers Creation-source of prayer: Prayer is lived in the first place beginning with the realities of creation. Marie Adams, Sylvia Brown, Jimmy Fleming, Msgr. James Geiger, The first nine chapters of Genesis describe this relationship with God as an offering of the first-born of Monica Hoover, Nancy Houck, Margie Layman, Helen Manuel, Mike McGill, Rodger Primmer, Frank Uhl, Abels flock, as the invocation of the divine name at the time of Enosh, and as walking with God. Richard McCormick, Dick Tinkham, Rose Trout, Gloria Uhl, Mike Wolshire, MaryLou Hahn, Crispen Beck, Noahs offering is pleasing to God, who blesses him and through him all creation, because his heart Virginia McCrady, , Tony Ross, Kathy Thimmes, Miriam Spangler, Bill Mirgon, Richard Stai, was upright and undivided; Noah, like Enoch before him, walks with God. This kind of prayer is lived Sherry McElfresh, Joe McAndrews, those fighting addiction, unexpected deaths, the unborn by many righteous people in all religions. In his indefectible covenant with every living creature, God has always called people to prayer. But it MASS SCHEDULE Intention: Requested By: is above all beginning with our father Abraham that prayer is revealed in the Old Testament. Monday 8:00 a.m. for our diocesan clergy -Catechism of the Catholic Church para 2569 Tuesday 12:00 noon St. Anthony Day Betty Primmer Frank & Barb Uhl – Wednesday 8:00 a.m. for world peace Pope Canonizes Two Fatima Children The canonization of the Marto siblings occurred during the Thursday 12:00 noon Richard Shull Lois Arter & neighbors th Friday 8:00 a.m. Edward Stai classmates centennial Mass on May 13 at Fatima, Portugal. Saturday 5:30 p.m. Carl & Louise Matheny Mary Ann Matheny Francisco (1908-1919) and Jacinta (1910-1920) are the Churchs youngest saints who arent Sunday 9:00 a.m. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ for parishioners martyrs. A pilgrim at the canonization Mass said Its an honor; its a joy, she exclaimed, with tears welling in her eyes, I never believed that I would be here today. For me, for my husband, its very-its UPCOMING MASS MINISTERS June 17th & 18th The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ very emotional. I cant believe were here with the Virgin,. And we have lived [this] experience the Saturday 5:30 p.m. world has never seen before: the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady. Servers: Kolten Kilbarger & Andrew Ribo The couple were among an estimated 500,000 pilgrims gathered in Fatima to commemorate the Lector: Alex Bartholomew The Sacrament of Penance 100 th anniversary of the start of a series of six Church-approved apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Communion Lisa Reed & Dave Seifert & Teresa B. is available before Mass: to the Marto siblings and Lucia dos Santos. Offertory: Mark McCrady Family Saturdays 5 p.m. Some 45,000 of the pilgrims arrived at the shrine on foot. Pope Francis-who visited the site as a Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sundays 8:30 a.m. pilgrim-joined in the celebrations of the and other vigil events May 12 and presided over the Servers: Jacob Tharp & Bren & Koen Gronbach Mass and canonizations the next day. –National Catholic Register 5/28/2017 Lector: Chick & Vicki Dillon

Communion: Dave & Debra Lisecki & Lisa Spires . Offertory: Lisecki Family The Rosary brings us to the heart of the Gospel- The late Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago. The Rosary is indeed a prayer walk through the most important events in the life of Christ our Redeemer. Church Offerings: $2,465 Catholic Home Missions $341 Thank You for funding the Gospel! We all need to ponder what He has done and said, and follow what he asks of us. –Father Walter

Bishop s Annual Appeal as of 5/3l/17: $21,433.00 (79 donations) Goal is $16,008 Excess returns for ’ Mary s apparitions are actions in union with the Holy Spirit. She is always the spouse of the Holy Parishioners. ’ Spirit. She mothers the Church by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Her glory is by the power of the Holy Spirit. She is Queen of Peace as a result of the working of the same Spirit; peace is a fruit of the graces Parish office phone: 740-746-8302 Web site: http://saintjosephchurch.homedns.org of the Spirit. Page 1

Page 3 Page 4 Mr. Edward Allen Stai died suddenly at home on Friday evening May 26th at age 66. May he be in God’s Gift of Himself: Uncreated Grace- The first of all Gods gifts is the gift of Himself. He desires to heavens peace. give Himself to us perfectly in eternal life. Then, we shall join those who already are in glory, Note of gratitude- I knew we were part of a wonderful community. You have all gone above and beholding clearly God triune and one, as He is (LG49), and share forever the richness of eternal life. beyond anything I could have dreamed. Thank ALL of you. –Candy Stai Even in this present life God gives Himself in many ways. He gives Himself to us as a friend in the gifts of and charity; He gives himself to us in Christ in whom the whole fullness of deity

dwells bodily (Col. 2.9) At the last supper, however, Christ spoke of a special gift that God makes of We can wear the of Carmel… The Scapular itself is the simplest thing on earth; it is just two Himself to us in time, a gift of grace known as the divine indwelling. pieces of cloth worn over the shoulders. The mantle of Elias must have had a similar simplicity about If a man loves Me, he will keep my word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him it, but when it fell upon the shoulders of Eliseus it brought him double spirit of his master. It was not and make Our home with him (John 14.23). The Father and Son will dwell in those who love Christ, the mantle Eliseus coveted but the spirit it brought him. The same may be said of the mantle of our and They will cause the Holy Spirit, to dwell there as Consoler and Advocate. - Lady; in itself it is worth no more than is the drop of water or the morsel of bread; its whole value -1976 by Lawler, Wuerl & Lawler, O.S.V. Press & p. 372 The Teaching of Christ (Catechism) consists in what it represents. Seven centuries of Christian devotion have helped to reveal the hidden treasure of the Scapular. The Scapular is a sign of our special adoption by the Mother of God. The first and the greatest privilege it brings is that it envelops us in the special love of our Blessed Mother. God Gives Grace! Gods love is at work in you and his grace has the power to change your life far It makes us Hers in a very special way. more effectively than your human efforts alone. So heres the question: Can you identify how Gods grace is at work in you? Every time your heart Living the Gospel in Faith, Hope, and Charity This weekend continues the 2017 Bishops Annual goes out to someone who is suffering, thats grace. Every time you notice that you are more patient Appeal. As this years appeal theme reminds us, we are Living the Gospel in Faith, Hope, and Charity” with your kids, thats grace. Every time you find yourself wanting to please God and feeling sorry for as members of His church on earth. We have been asked, as a parish, to realize a goal of $16,008.01 offending him, thats grace. These kinds of things are proof that Gods love is making a difference in which will contribute to the diocesan goal of $6.5 million. Your gifts help to support the many your life. He is teaching you to obey his law out of love, not fear! programs and ministries directed by our diocese such as the Catholic education of our children, adult So praise God for your faith. Put gratitude above fretting over legal requirements. Its not ministry programs, marriage preparation programs, the education and support of our future priests primarily about what you do, but what God has done for you. and deacons, and so many more programs that often benefit the good people of our own parish. Father, thank you that grace is at work in my life. Thank you for giving me the gift of faith.” Please prayerfully consider a gift to the Appeal, knowing that no gift is too small. Any amount that is given over our goal will be refunded to our parish to be used for our particular needs. Grace… is first and foremost the gift of the Spirit who justifies and sanctifies us. But grace also includes Our gifts so far total $21,433. or @$5,000 plus over the goal. THANK YOU! We will continue the the gifts that the Spirit grants us to associate us with his work, to enable us to collaborate in the drive awhile longer.. May God bless you in your generous, prayerful, giving decisions. salvation of others and in the growth of the Body of Christ, the Church. There are sacramental graces,

gifts proper to the different sacraments. There are furthermore special graces, also called charisms Peter’s Pence Collection. The USCCB has set this for the weekend of June 24-25 (also known as the after the Greek term used by St. Paul and meaning favor, gratuitous gift, benefit. Whatever their Holy Father s Collection). The funds provide emergency relief assistance to those who suffer from war, ’ character-sometimes it is extraordinary, such as the gift of or of tongues- charisms are oppression, disease, and natural disasters and are distributed in the name of the Holy Father. Please orientated toward sanctifying grace and are intended for the common good of the Church. They are at give generously to this collection. Our US Bishops Conference encourages you. the service of charity which builds up the Church. –Catechism of the Catholic Church para. 2003

Our diocesan weekly Catholic Times is only published every other week in the summer. So do not YOU ARE KNOWN AND CARED FOR BY THE HOLY SPIRIT- We are very familiar with statues, paintings think you have been neglected by the post office. Consider sharing the paper with other family and Icons of Jesus, but we only have symbols of the Holy Spirit, such as the dove or the fiery tongues members or friends who might benefit from viewing the paper. Spread the good news! above the heads of the Apostles on Pentecost. So we need to remind ourselves of the very Presence of

the Holy Spirit within us. If we make the sign of the cross reverently and think of each of the three 2017 Corpus Christi Eucharistic Celebration and Benediction will be held at St. Mary, Bremen. Please Persons of the Trinity as we touch our forehead, heart and lungs, this can help. make plans to spend time with the Lord on the Feast of Corpus Christi. This afternoon of readings, In John 14:16, Jesus says: I will ask the Father and He will give you another Advocate: the Spirit of reflections, and adoration and benediction is open for you to attend as your schedule permits. For truth…He will be within you. The Holy Spirit entered your soul when you were baptized, and even more information contact St. Mary, Bremen Parish Office. more fully when you were confirmed. See the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 731-741.

The spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit EWTN audio is on AM820 each day. Well worth tuning in as you commute: Catholic Radio! Himself intercedes with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26)

Page 5 Catechism Gem Page 2 Parish Announcements The ultimate end of the whole divine economy is the entry of God’s creatures into the perfect unity Thank You! Thanks to those who have made a gift to the Bishops Annual Appeal. For those who still of the Blessed Trinity. But even now we are called to be a dwelling for the Most Holy Trinity: If a wish to make a gift, there is still time. We thank you in advance. May God bless all of our sacrifices and man loves me, says the Lord, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and will come to may the funds help the many needs of people in the diocese of Columbus. Bishop Campbell truly asks him, and make our home with Him. -Catechism of the Catholic Church para. 260 God to bless you. He is a very grateful bishop. The next 3rd Saturday Supper will be next Saturday, June 17th after Mass. Come and see what J.R. and his merry band have prepared for you. Come on over to Geiger Hall and eat, meet and greet your What Does Fatima Mean for Us, 100 Years Later? fellow parishioners. th 1. Francisco and Jacinta who saw Mary six times will be canonized Saints by Pope Francis on May 13 when he visits Fatima, Portugal. They were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000. Parish Registration forms need to be returned so your parish office has accurate information. This is 2. The Mother of Christ, the Blessed Mary, in her six appearances at Fatima in 1917 called us to live up particularly needed for current data of phone numbers, address, email, etc. We have local to our God-given faith by daily prayer (especially the rosary), by repentance and by love. Sacramental records here for Sacraments administered here. Grown children who have flown the nest 3. The world can only have peace and God-given harmony if people everywhere live as children of do not need to be put on the forms. Adult children who still reside with the parents are asked to fill God, and as true brothers and sisters with compassion, forgiveness and love. out their own registration form, if they are 21 or older. Thank you for up-dating your information. th Please see Our Sunday Visitor p. 14, An Enduring Message of Peace (May 7 2017) by R. Please place in the offertory basket when bringing them in, or mail to the office. Registration forms Heinlein; follow him on twitter @heinleinmichael. His articles on the meaning of Fatima will be may be found at either entrance to the Church. continuing on the first Sunday each month through October. Fortnight for Freedom: Our First, most Cherished Liberty, June 21 to July 4, a time when our liturgical Knights of Columbus Religious Information Bureau, Catholic Home Study Service: Catholic Home calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by Study Service is a ministry that has been offering free courses on the Catholic faith since 1935. More political power: St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter & Paul, and the than 12,000 courses are distributed annually to people everywhere in the world. The courses are free, First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. Visit www.fortnight4freedom.org. See your saints in heaven. easy and enjoyable. To enroll online: www.amm.org/chss. To enroll by mail, pick up a sheet in Geiger Hall. th The St. Joseph Women’s Group will meet Monday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m. This group is for all women, Catholic Bishops of Ohio Immigration Letter of Concern. The bishops of Ohio have issued a Letter so come and get involved with your fellow parishioners for the good of the parish and personal Encouraging Legislative Support for Immigrants and Refugees. They call for comprehensive reform, enrichment. Please ask the Holy Spirit to lead the ladies. support for children and intact families, enforcement efforts that focus on threats to public safety, and maintaining programs for refugees. To read the statement visit, Sugar Grove’s Stars & Stripes- St. Joseph is once again entering a float in the parade on Saturday, https://www.ohiocathconf.org/news/ohio-bishops-issue-letter-of-concern-regarding-changes-to- July 1st. Our kids or any big kids who want to ride on the float and throw candy can call Judy immigration-and-migration. Shonebarger at 740-746-8411 or the office at 740-746-8302. Come out and help us to show Jesus to our neighbors. For Summertime, Modesty is Needed: Wasnt it a song years back which said, The whole worlds a Stars & Stripes Evangelization Table- St. Joseph will again have an evangelization table in the th , st beach. Perhaps that had some poetic meaning – I cant remember. However, in the warm weather school cafeteria on Friday, June 30 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, July 1 , from 9 a.m. – 10.p.m. We need months, beach attire is not appropriate just anywhere. God gave each of us a great dignity to be a parishioners to man the table in 2 hour shifts to greet festival goers and pass out Catholic books, human being. We should honor God by being wise and modest, and by practicing all virtues. It is pamphlets, and just present a Catholic face to the public. A sign-up sheet may be found in imprudent to wear beach clothes just anywhere. O Christian, realize your dignity. Note: Shorts are Geiger Hall. Thank you in advance for volunteering. not church clothes. Future Date: July 16th at 5:00 p.m. Our Annual Block Party & Ice Cream Social- We will again host the

Village and parishioners for Hamburgers & hot dogs, salads and Ice Cream from 5-7 p.m. The Our Blessed Mother and the Fatima Anniversary are covered very well in the current issue ( May 28th) Evangelization Committee will sponsor this event for Villagers and parishioners to meet each other for of the National Catholic Register. These are available today in the vestibule and the social hall (limited our Great Commission outreach. Let s show others we welcome them here. number). In consideration of others, please return your free copy when finished with your reading so Bible Studies: 2 new bible studies will begin on August 31st. We will launch an exciting new platform others can see this very informative issue. NCR is published every other week. of learning and enlightenment for the parish. It’s coming!!