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St. Joseph

320 NW Washington Avenue ; P.O. Box 100, Billings, MO 65610~0100 (417) 744-2490 Office ; (417) 744-2112 Rectory [email protected] Fr. Augustine R. Njuu, A.J. The of MASS SCHEDULE 13, 2019 Weekday: Tuesday ~ Friday 8:00 am Sunday Masses: Saturday, 4:00 pm; Sunday, 8:00 am & 10:30 am

CONFESSION Saturday, 3:00-3:45 pm or by appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday ~ Thursday 9:00-4:00

ORGANIZATIONS of ST. JOSEPH

ST. JOSEPH MEN’S CLUB

Meets last Sunday of the month at 6:00 pm Mr. Jason Hedgpeth, President (417) 839-8142 / [email protected]

PARISH COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (PCCW) Meets the last Saturday of the month at 9:30 am Bobbie Emery, President (417) 209-4387 / [email protected]

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION Classes held 9:10-10:15 Sunday morning from August through May Bonnie King, PSR/ Director (417) 743-2882 / [email protected]

YOUTH GROUP Mrs. Michaela Barrett, Youth Leader (417) 849-1523 / [email protected]  Parish Registration: Forms available in the church vestibule & parish St. Joseph Youth Group-Billings office or faxed/e-mailed upon request. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL  Baptism: Contact the Parish Office to schedule. Meets the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm  Marriage: Contact Father at least nine months prior to the wedding date. Mrs. Pat Hutton, President (417) 732-6180  of the Sick: Contact the Parish Office if you are having surgery Pantry Day ~ 2nd Saturday of the month or have a family member needing anointed. PARISH COUNCIL  Hospital Visit: Contact the Parish Office if you or a family member is Meets the first Tuesday of the month hospitalized and would like a visit from Father. Bill Baunach, President  Bulletin content submissions are due by noon, Thursday. (417) 732-4621 / (417) 860-2436

EVANGELIZATION Bookkeeper: Mrs. Nicole Dotson 417-744-2490 The Society of Our Mother of Peace Secretary: Mrs. Janice Fabro 417-744-2490 Queen of Heaven Solitude Interim Custodian: Mrs. Michelle Seybert (417) 744-2011 Music Director: Mrs. Anneleise Reeves 417-761-0231 Flower Ministry: Mrs. Heidi Carpenter & 417-466-3633 PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Flower Ministry: Mrs. Virginia Taylor 417-744-2490 Meets Wednesday mornings after 8 am Mass Mrs. Joanne Verfurth (417) 744-2911 From the Pastor . . . Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord Theme: You Are My Beloved Son With Whom I Am P Pleased

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord . The Church recalls Our Lord's second manifestation, or , which occurred on the occasion of His baptism in the . descended into the River to sanctify its waters and to give them the power to beget children of . The event takes on the importance of a second creation in which the entire intervenes. In the Eastern Church this feast is called Theophany because at the baptism of in the River Jordan God appeared in three persons. The baptism of John was a sort of sacramental preparatory for the Baptism of Christ. It moved men and women to sentiments of repentance and induced them to confess their . Christ did not need the baptism of John. Although He appeared in the "substance of our flesh" and was recognized "outwardly like unto ourselves." He was absolutely sinless and impeccable. He conferred upon the water the power of the true Baptism which would remove all the sins of the world: "Behold the , behold Him who takes away the of the world.” Many of the incidents which accompanied Christ's baptism are symbolical of what happened at our Baptism. At Christ's baptism, the descended upon Him; at our Baptism, the Trinity took its abode in our soul. At His baptism, Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved Son" of the Father; at our Baptism, we become the adopted sons of God. At Christ's baptism, the heavens were opened; at our Baptism, heaven was opened to us. At His baptism, Jesus prayed; after our Baptism, we must pray to avoid actual sin. The baptism of Jesus unveils who Jesus is and his mission and by whose authority he operates. He is the who has come into the world to announces the good news of salvation. He baptizes not with water, but with fire and holy spirit. Through him, we have been cleansed, adopted and made coheirs to eternal life.

A Vote of Thanks

The Baptism of the Lord brings the Season to a “conclusion.” Allow me to again sincerely thank all of you for coming together as a community of believers to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. In a very special way, I would like to thank all those who offered extra time, resources and talents to make our Christmas celebration outwardly visible, spiritually meaningful, and to the sick and the needy, hopeful. To all of you, May God Bless You Immensely. . Ted Swift, Debbie Griffith, Donice Barrett, Janice Gill, Meghan Foster, Greg Bell, Teresa Harter, Sarah Golubski, Nancy & Wayne Clemmons, Leasha Bear, Ruby Wilks, Kathleen & Roger Rill, Barbara Davis, Michael Glouse, Pat Hutton, Anneleise Reeves, Janice Duncan, Brad Harber, Dan Chilton, Ed & Barbara Zahner, Mark Black, Laura Medley, Karen Ward, Elizabeth Shelburn, Ron Cafourek, Mason Manegold, Colston Henderson, Julie Kissee, Michelle Lynch, Raymond Garbee, Heather Nicholson, Agnes Hayward, Susanna Pinkley, Heidi & Don Carpenter, Loretta Harrison, Travis Sanders, Dale Lear, Hunter Glouse, Emily Rose Turner, Art & Juanita Steinbaugh, Roy Clark, Chuck & Virginia Reichert, Ann Stever, Halbert Family, Frank & Luebbert, Coleman Family, Steve Netzer, Ted & Alice Verfurth, Miles Emerson, Sherri Cafourek, Kathy Brewer, Emillia Austin, Jean Hendricks, Joe Elwood, Patty White, Floyd Burger, Margaret Bolden, homebound & nursing home parishioners, all caregivers, all intentions

Prayer Intercessors: Gail 817/480-8985, Mary 417/619-1611, Juanita 417/744-2045, Judy 417/744-4430, Sharon 417/695-2207 *PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE TO PLACE SOMEONE ON THE PARISH PRAYER LIST. YOU MUST CONTACT THE OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EACH MONTH IF YOU WANT THAT PERSON TO REMAIN ON THE LIST. PRAY FOR OUR MEN & WOMEN IN THE MILITARY & THEIR FAMILIES Overseas: Jason Boyer, Shelby Andrus, Kirsten Davis, Stimpson Stateside: Tyler Eudy, Chelsey Eudy, Robert Alsup, Elaina Parks, Clayton Taylor, Dakota Harter, Chris Batchman, Austin Williams, Vaughn Brown

PARISH CALENDAR OF EVENTS LITURGICAL MINISTRIES — & 20

4:00 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am January All Masses Second Collection— 12 & 13 Maintenance LECTOR Debby Clutter Gary Stepp Sandra Crockett Sandra Crockett January 19 10:30 am Rite of Committal for Frances Everett Debby Clutter Gary Stepp Bryan Crockett St. Joseph’s Cemetery Kelly Harter Taylor Waller MINISTERS Paula Noviello Bill Meisenheimer Tim Potthoff January 20 After Daniel Mitchell Baptism Joe Sciarrino 10:30 Mass Julia Radtke Hayden Crockett SERVERS Gabby Glaser Nicole Radtke Hayden Mitchell January 21 Parish Office Gary & Diane Bryan & Sandra GIFTS Volunteers Closed Stepp Crockett January All Masses Second Collection — Bill Meisenheimer Dan Hanafin Jimmy Butler USHERS 26 & 27 Church in Latin America Jerry Vermule Dan Jenisch Joel Butler January 26 9:00 am PCCW Meeting COUNTERS Kelly Harter & Peggy Napper

January 27 6:00 pm Men’s Club Meeting MASS INTENTIONS — January 15-20 OFFERED FOR REQUESTED BY COLLECTION — January 6, 2019 Tue — 8:00 am  Lola Tallerico Adult Envelopes $2,963 Loose $2,273 Wed — 8:00 am  Ted, Marie, & Steve Mass Offerings $80 Candles $104 Swift Initial Offering $300 Maintenance $95 Thurs — 8:00 am Chuck Reichert St. Vincent de Paul $538 $ Seminarian/ $5 Personal Intentions Diocesan Fri — 8:00 am  Harlan Langley Retired Sat — 4:00 pm Tom Komadina Pat Hutton PSR $35 Personal Intentions Sun — 8:00 am Janice Gill Personal Intentions Sun — 10:30 am  Joe Franks Mary Ann Schaffer PCCW St. Joseph’s

Next meeting: January 26, 9:30

ALL WOMEN OF THE PARISH ARE WELCOMED MEMBERS!

Join us for coffee, donuts & fellowship after the 8:00 am Sunday Mass. Your small donation left in the jar by the coffee helps make this possible. Next meeting: January 27, 6:00 pm, Team 1 cooks

January Schedule: Jan. 13, 20 Jan. 27—Family Gathered Session The Prayer Group meets each Thursday Please remember to sign up for Remind messages in case at 10:00 am at 304 SE Madison Avenue, Unit 7, of inclement weather. Billings. Rosary followed by coffee time. For To receive these messages via text, text @4bb4f to 81010. more information, call Frank Urban, 417-365-2364 A special thank you for the food, cards, texts and prayers. God bless all of you. — Teresa Harter

Adult education classes are held each Sunday morning in the adult classroom in the Parish Hall. It’s not too late to participate! To sign up and get RITE OF your book, contact Paula Foster at 417-744-8523 COMMITTAL or email [email protected]. FOR FRANCES Join us as we grow in faith together! EVERETT

The ashes of our friend and follow parishioner, Our Condolences Frances Everett, will be inurned on Saturday, to Cody and Kaleigh Vaughn upon the death of January 19, at 10:30 in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Cody’s father, Jerry, who passed away Monday, All parishioners are welcome to attend.

January 7, 2019.

Eternal rest grant unto The St. Vincent de him, O Lord, and let Paul Society is in perpetual light shine upon need of egg cartons. him. May his soul and all Any size carton is of the souls of the faithful welcome with one departed, through the dozen count size mercy of God, preferred. Donated cartons can be left in the rest in peace. wooden box located by the commercial cooler in the Parish Hall. THE STATUES this earth. Joseph is also patron of the Universal Church, families, fathers, expectant mothers (pregnant women), IN THE travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers, craftsmen, PARISH HALL engineers, and working people in general. The Church celebrates two feast days for Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mary and May 1 for Joseph the Worker. Having completed our tour of the church proper March 19 has been the most commonly celebrated feast day for and understanding the history of our parish, our virtual Joseph, and it wasn't until 1955 that Pope Pius XII established tour moves inside the Parish Fellowship Hall. the Feast of "St. Joseph the Worker" to be celebrated on May 1. This is also May Day (International Workers' Day) and believed — If you to reflect Joseph's status as the patron of step inside the building workers. entering from the side door across from the church, the OUR LADY OF MEDJUGORJE — statue of our patron saint, Saint (also called Queen of Peace and Mother Joseph, stands there to of the ) is the title given to welcome you. the Blessed Virgin Mary by those who believe that she appeared in 1981 to six Beloved by Christ, and by the Herzegovinian children in Medjugorje, Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph is Bosnia and Herzegovinia (at the time in venerated in the Catholic SFR Yugoslavia). Church. As foster father to Jesus, he is regarded as a There have also been continued reports of seeing the apparition and receiving model father. messages from it during the years since. Similar to the statue inside the The visionaries often refer to the church, this statue of Saint apparition as the "Gospa", which is Joseph contains much of the Croatian for lady. same symbolism. This lovely On May 13, 2017, a papal response came statue shows him holding the when Pope Francis declared that the Infant Jesus in one arm, and lilies, a symbol of purity, in original visions reported by the children are worth studying in the other. Note the attention given to the peaceful ex- more depth, while the subsequent continued visions over the pressions on their faces. years are, in his view, of dubious value. He went on to say that This statue has stood in the Parish Hall building for there are people who go there, convert, find God and their lives many decades. Many parishioners recall it being located change. He said that this is a spiritual and pastoral fact that near the water fountain in the hallway when the building cannot be denied. functioned as a school. Joseph is the patron saint of the dying because, assuming This is the newest statue to be placed in our Parish’s he died before Jesus' public life, he died with Jesus and Hall after being generously donated in 2018 by Kathy Rickman. Mary close to him, the way we all would like to leave Kathy’s mother, Florence Mendez, originally owned the statue.

Our parish is in need of volunteers for all Liturgical Ministries. There is a particularly significant need for:

Altar Servers for all Masses — Children who have received First Communion AND ADULTS are urged to volunteer for this important role. Father offers a thorough training, so servers feel confident in their ministry.

Ushers for 4:00 and 10:30 Masses — Men AND WOMEN of the parish are also urged to volunteer. Training provided.

Please volunteer by contacting the Parish Office. Thank you in advance for stepping up to support your church.

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. — Colossians 3:23-24