EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 4, 2019

Rev. Janusz Romanek, Pastor Parish E-Mail:

[email protected]

Parish Website: StMaryStJoseph.wordpress.com

Rectory: 411 West B Street

Iron Mountain, MI 49801

Phone: (906) 774-2046

MASSES Saturday 5:00p.m. Sunday 8a.m. & 10a.m. First Saturday Mass 8a.m. For Daily Mass & Holy Days see times listed inside

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00p.m.-4:45p.m. First Saturday at 7:30a.m. 30 minutes before Daily Masses

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY The Transfiguration 6 months notice required SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Of the Lord Call Parish Office for arrangements Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel PARISH PIG ROAST Perpetual Adoration

Chapel is time to be with Jesus. TODAY!

Read daily reading. Pray the . –Jim Covitz What are you waiting for? AUGUST 4TH AT CITY PARK Commit to an hour with Jesus. Hours waiting to be filled are: 12:00-3:00PM Tues. 4 a.m./ Fri. 1a.m./Sat. 1 a.m./ Sun. 8 a.m. Call Lu Menghini @ 774-5764 or PORK SANDWICHES, POTATO SALAD, 282-6909 for more information or visit us at COLE SLAW, BAKED BEANS AND CHIPS www.theadorationchapel.com Music By: Novena For Our Nation “MoJo” Bill Morrison and Scott Johnson August 15th to Oct. 7th Everyone from around the nation is encouraged to join CARMELITE SILVER TEA TICKETS ranks as, united, we pray the very powerful 54 Day Ro- will be available to purchase at the picnic today. sary Novena from the Feast of the Assumption on Aug.15th Tickets are $1.00 or 6 for $5.00 to the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on Oct. 7th. We continue to live in “peace-less” times with laws and court rulings in conflict with God’s laws; especially the dis- regard for the rights of the unborn, elderly and weak in our society and the attacks on marriage and family values. We are in a Spiritual Battle! In honor of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, we are called upon to help turn our country back towards God. We will accomplish that through prayer; prayer that can change hearts, change families, change our communities and change our country. There is no stronger weapon in this Spiritual Battle than the Rosary.

"The deeds you do may be the only sermon some people will hear today." — St.

Please have bulletin announcements to the parish Advertiser of the week: office by Monday at noon for that week’s bulletin.

BBCS OPENINGS

BBCS is looking to fill three part-time positions for the 2019-20 school year: Art Teacher, Music Teacher and Technology Teacher. For more information, please contact

Angela Oller at 774-2277.

MILESTONE WEDDING

ANNIVERSARY MASS Those celebrating Milestone Wedding Anniversaries are invited to attend a special Mass on Sunday, August 25th

at 3:30 pm at St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette with a meal to follow. Registration can be found in the July 19th Please let them know you saw their ad here at SMSJ! edition of The U.P. Catholic

2 WELCOME TO ST. MARY & ST. ASK FATHER... ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT By William J. Byron, S.J. Caryn Carlson………….………………………..774-2046 Catholic Digest PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL IS IT A SIN TO WORK ON SUNDAY? President……………….………………..…….Lisa Nelson Your question raises the issue of what has traditionally Vice President…...…………………………...Scott Pirkola been called “servile work.” Although Sunday is the first Secretary……………….…….…………...…...Lisa Carollo day of the week, not the seventh or “Sabbath,” the ancient Delegates at Large…Gloria Koerschner, Dr. Donald Kube practice of Sabbath rest has been carried over into the FINANCE Catholic practice of refraining from ordinary weekday Chairperson…………….…………………….Jeff Michaud PRAYER TREE work on Sundays, i.e., reserving Sunday for rest, worship, Myrna Heyboer……………..………….…..906-779-0481 and recreation. However, there is a lot of work for pay that simply has to be done on Sundays, and it is not at all MUSIC MINISTRY sinful to do it. The planes, trains, and buses have to run on Ann Brown……………………..……..…….906-776-9407 Sundays; the hospitals and restaurants have to be open to serve peoples’ needs. If employment obligations and RELIGIOUS EDUCATION economic circumstances permit you to rest on Sunday, you Maria Erickson, Elementary………...…...…..906-221-2073 Susan Lundholm, High School……………….906-396-9265 should, but neither should you worry if duty requires you to YOUTH MINISTRY work. Rob & Susan Lundholm……………………..906-396-9265 The term “servile” (when associated with work in the [email protected] Catholic tradition) connotes something of a slavish applica- tion of time and energy to manual labor, not to intellectual BISHOP BARAGA CATHOLIC SCHOOL or artistic pursuits, and certainly not to the enjoyment of Angela Oller, Principal………………..….906-774-2277 rest needed in order to return to work on Monday BISHOP BARAGA BOARD REPRESENTATIVES refreshed and ready to meet workplace responsibilities. Stephanie Covitz Generations ago, good people with sensitive consciences worried about darning socks or sewing buttons on shirts on Sundays and often warned children not to do anything resembling work for pay on the “Lord’s day.” Some of "You are rewarded not according to those warnings may still be ringing in your ears. your work or your time but according to Let them pass. You should, however, notice that many believers have a the measure of your love." tendency to want to get their Sunday “obligation” out of the way and have that special day free for doing all sorts — St. of things that are neither recreational or devotional. A balance must be struck. There can be Sunday servility, almost an addiction, to tele- MISSION STATEMENT vised sports, tinkering with the car, or tending to household St. Mary & St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish repairs. These actions are not in themselves objectionable, but can be capable of diverting mind and heart from the reverently and gratefully accepts the loving gratitude that should prompt one to offer praise and embrace of the Eucharistic Lord Jesus and thanks to God. extends His love to everyone. The old American vernacular would have you say, “much obliged,” as an expression of gratitude, another way of STEWARDSHIP REPORT saying “thank you.” As creatures, all of us are obliged to What will you give back to God from the blessings you have received? give thanks to our Creator. We Catholic Christians are thus

LAST WEEK: “much obliged,” and say so every Sunday in our Eucharistic celebration. Eucharist means thanks-doing, thanks- saying, Sunday Envelopes……………...…..…………...…..$5,328.25 thanks-giving. We should think of Sunday worship more as Loose Collection……..……………...... ……$441.70 “giving thanks” in and through the Mass instead of simply Votive candles………….…………...…………....…..$80.00 “going to Mass” because we “have to.” For us, Sunday is Jail Ministry……………………..………………....…..$416.00 just another word for “thank you!”

3 NEXT WEEKEND

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00p.m. Jeff Chartier, Sharon Danielson, Beth Tappy 8:00a.m. LuAnn Edens, Becky Cecconi, Sara Gunville 10:00a.m. Gloria Koerschner, Luann Bolander, Sam &Lisa Trebilcock LECTORS 5:00p.m. Ann Martin 8:00a.m. Karen Hackstock 10:00a.m. Dan Wentarmini ALTAR SERVERS 5:00p.m. John, Anna, Tommy, Joey & Mary Lundholm 8:00a.m. Kolbe, Jozef, Marcel & Jerzy Raiche 10:00a.m. Marshall Shorkey, Mikey Covitz, Joseph Wentarmini USHERS 5:00p.m. Tim Chartier, Ed St. Arnauld, Joe Smeester, Karen Druschke 8:00a.m. Don Sericati, Larry Roell, Bill Bond, Mark Ellingson 10:00a.m. Bob Koerschner, Mark Bolander,

William Adrian, Bill Morrison

COUNTERS FOR NEXT WEEK: Jim Caroll, Don Sericati, Jeff Smith

Every Tuesday “Our Lady of Perpetual help Devotion” is prayed after the 5:00p.m. Mass. All are encourage to join us!

"When you pray, you only have to ask for two things: You should ask for the light to see the will of God, and you have to ask for the courage to be able to do the will of God."

— Venerable Msgr. Aloysius Schwartz

4A ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK

CONFESSIONS ARE HEARD 30 MINUTES BEFORE DAILY MASS

AND 4:00PM ON SATURDAY

MONDAY: NO MASS TUESDAY: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotion after 5pm Mass WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: SATURDAY: 4:30p.m. Rosary before Mass SUNDAY: 7:25a.m. Rosary before Mass

RELEVANT RADIO Did you know that there is a radio station that is exclu- sively Catholic? It’s called Relevant Radio! Go to www.relevantradio.com for details! Download the free app in your mobile app store.

MONDAY: NO MASS

TUESDAY: 5:00p.m. ✝For the Living and Deceased Members of our Parish Family

WEDNESDAY: 8:00a.m . ✝Martha McVay: Skip & Sheila Caswell

THURSDAY: 12:10p.m. ✝Fr. James Donnelly: Bernie & Lu Menghini FRIDAY: 8:00a.m . ✝Martha McVay: Skip & Sheila Caswell SATURDAY: 5:00p.m. ✝For the Living and Deceased Members of our Parish Family SUNDAY: 8:00a.m. ✝Jim Danielson: Sharon Danielson 10:00a.m. ✝Raymond & Gertude Poisson: From their Children

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