December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent Stewardship Message Welcome to our Parish Community! “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your If you are new to St. Joseph, we welcome you – whether you have Lord will come." (Matthew 24:42) People who have had health is- come here from another part of the country, from across the world, sues or near-death experiences generally have a greater apprecia- or simply from another parish. You have helped us celebrate the tion for each day being a gift from God. The rest of us usually take liturgy in a beautiful way. If you would like to become part of our for granted that we will be around tomorrow. But when you start Catholic community, fill out a registration form available in the to look at each day as a gift, you realize all the little miracles that foyer of the Big Church or call the Parish Office, 586-3820, or just happen daily and grow in gratitude for all that we have been given. stop by the Office. Welcome! You begin to see God’s active presence in your life. Every day-Every way Stewards REGULAR EVENTS AT OUR PARISH That we don’t take each day for granted and see the little miracles Morning Prayer Liturgy of the Hours, Monday-Friday, SC 6:00 am that occur in our lives every day. Morning Rosary Monday—Saturday, SC 8:00 am Middle School Youth Grp. Monday ANX #811 6:00 pm Collection for November 24, 2019 K of C business meeting Second Tuesdays, Annex #805 7:00 pm Sunday Offerings $13,831.12 Pro-Life Rosary│Tuesdays│Planned Parenthood Building 9:20 am Building Fund Weekly Collection $1,568.14 PREPARES Play & Learn Tuesdays,10am (Sp.) ANX #807 (Eng.)1:30 pm Children’s Offerings $830.29 Marian Devotion Rosary/Confession/Mass Tuesday, BC 6:30 pm School Donation $396.00 PREPARES Support Grp. Wednesday, Annex #807 3:30 pm Small Church Community Wednesdays, Conf. Rm 9:30 am First Fridays Mass and Benediction, SC 7:00 pm Catholic Daughters Second Saturday, Meeting room B 9:00 am Discalced Carmelite Seculars- Third Saturdays, ANX 803 9:00 am Prayers: For our Armed Forces at home and overseas Jr. Catholic Daughters Fourth Saturdays, Mothers’ Room, SC 9:20 am including Christian Fraga, Steven Hahn, Ramon Vargas, Ian Dimmick, John Hylden, Christy Hylden, BC– Big Church SC– Small Church Andrew Jacobsen, Alexander Araujo, Tyson Kaas, Lt. St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kennewick Col. Lowell Howard, Jr., Christian Shink, Juan Also check out our updated website Borrego, Estrella Gomez, and Erick Miller. www.stjoseph-kennewick.org For our sick including Drew Schreiber, Rob Jasso, Sr. Robert Joseph, Elaine Himes, Vivian Whitman, Shirley Foster, Lois and Rick Rutherford, Fr. Lawrence Reilly, Gil December 2-8 Gloria, Silvia Rodriguez, Jan Billings, Kathleen Barone, Pat Ray, Monica Moore, Lourdes Nelson, John Walker, Jessica Monday 6:30 am Zlatich Family Floeter, Billy Sickles, Christina Dimmick, Nestor Barba, 8:30 am (RIP) Farida & Nicolas Luspo Elizabeth Torres, Rory Valdes, Rosa Nicacio, Eva Bratton, Tuesday 6:30 am (Birthday) Anne Marie Rose Kim Davis, Francisco Alvarado, Kathy Ramirez, Donna 8:30 am (RIP) Beverly Gibson Whitehead, Jan McCallister, Alberto Carranza, Danika 7:00 pm Whitsett, Bill Roe, John Curran, Emily Larson, Fr. Tom Wednesday 6:30 am (RIP) Bernard James Loftus Long, Bob and Mary Ross, Jerry Mikkelsen, Kelly Freeman, 8:30 am (RIP) David Wolf Arlene Callahan, Mary Houston, Mrs. Ralph Smith, and all Thursday 6:30 am (RIP) Elaine Loftus parishioners experiencing health problems and for those from our 8:30 am (RIP) Manuel Ramirez community who have passed away recently especially Angela 7:00 pm Fraga, wife of William Fraga. Friday 6:30 am (Birthday) Christina De Leon Bernal 8:30 am (RIP) Lucille Reiland Be sure to call when your ill family member gets better, so we can Saturday 8:30 am (RIP) Stan Soash make room for someone else on the list of prayers for the sick. 5:30 pm (RIP) Paul Nangzing Grawng St Joseph Parish 7:30 pm Eucharistic Adoration: Sunday 7:00 am (RIP) Jadwika Mosio Jesus is waiting. Could you please help with 9:00 am All members of the Yakima Diocese Cursillo Adoration during the times listed below? (RIP) Evelyn Worker

Monday: 1am, 9am; Thursday: 12 midnight; Friday: 11:00am(RIP) Cathy Kasholm 1am; Saturday: 1am, 12 noon, 2pm; Sunday: 7pm, 1:00 pm (RIP) Candido Zamora Perez 11pm Underlined hours= no adorers (RIP) Concepcion Perez Pacheco 7:00 pm (RIP) Deceased Maran Family Call Carol, 582-5011, to volunteer for an hour or hable a Leticia (RIP) William Burrell Martinez, 396-4033 si desea ayudar con una hora. Contact the Parish Office to request a Mass for a special intention “If we wish to adore the real Face of Jesus…, we can or the repose of a soul or in honor of someone’s birthday, feast day, find it in the divine Eucharist, where with the Body & Blood of anniversary, or in memory of the day someone died. Jesus Christ, the Face of Our Lord is hidden under the white veil The suggested donation is $10.00. of the Host.” (St. Gaetano Catanoso – Devotion to the Holy Face All Masses are available for intentions. & the Eucharistic Adoration) The Adoration Chapel is open to all 24/7. Please visit Our Morning Prayer Join us daily for the Liturgy of the Hours morning prayers Monday – Lord any time you would like. Friday at 6:00 am followed by Mass at 6:30 am in the Small Church. Save the Date Advent Penance Service April 18, 2020 St Joseph Parish Alumni, Friends and Family Monday, December 2 7:00 pm Enjoy a School Tour, Social Hour St Patrick Parish Barbecue Beef Dinner, Wednesday December 4 and Program Celebrating Catholic Education Honored Guests, and Music. Thursday, December 5 7:00 pm To Benefit St. Joseph’s Endowment Fund Christ the King Visit us at www.sjske.org and like us on Facebook! Tuesday, December 10 7:00 pm Holy Spirit GIVING TREE WEEKEND 2019 Monday, December 16 7:00 pm

November 30 and December 1 St Frances Cabrini - Benton City - Thursday, December 19 7:00 pm HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY GIVING TREE: Forty years ago Sister Robert Joseph had a vi- Be Reconciled come to Confession sion, a vision of how to share our Catholic Advent Reflections faith with our community and practice our Catholic values. Christ coming in History, Mystery and Majesty. Thanks to the amazing generosity of our parishioners, the Join Fr. Riccardo for the reflection of the Advent Giving Tree has reached out and helped thousands in our Sunday Scriptures, Wednesday, December 11, 12 parish and our community and continues still today. & 13 from 9:30 am-10:30 am in meeting room A of the Parish

We take this opportunity once again, on this 40th anniversary office. Bring your bible, notebook and pen. of the first Giving Tree, to invite each of you to participate in sharing your faith, time, talent and treasure with our Christmas Play Calling all CHILDREN to be shepherds, angels, community. lambs, kings and more! We need 60 children to Brighten a child’s Christmas by taking an ANGEL participate in our Nativity reenactment during TAG and purchasing gifts for the child listed. the Christmas Eve 4 pm Mass. Wrap and label the gifts, individually, and return This is a way for your children to give JESUS birthday gifts! them to the convent/retreat center on Thursday, There are 2 required practice times ( December 15 / Sunday (3:00 December 12 or Friday, December 13 between 4:00 and pm-5:00 pm) AND December 23 (5 pm dress rehearsal) and, of course, attendance at the 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass. 6:30 pm. If either of these dates does not work for you, con- tact Joanne Andrick at 509-396-3597 to make other arrange- Sign ups this weekend November 30 and December 1 after all of ments. Please do not leave gifts at the Office or in the sac- the Masses. If there are spaces available there will be sign ups December 8 and 9 too. risty. Please call Susan Marsh at 396-9318 for more information. Take a DOVE to visit one of our beloved elderly.

Take a STAR and place a gift card in the Parish Food/Personal Hygiene Drive attached envelope. Then place the STAR It’s that time of the year when we are reminded to with the gift card in the collection basket. thank the Lord for the blessings we have received and

To give to the GIVING TREE FUND, which is an opportunity to share what we have with our commu- used to help families year-round, take an envelope nity. Please help us help others by from the gift box near the tree, put cash or a check donating non-perishable foods and person- inside and return the envelope to the collection al hygiene items. basket. There are also small envelopes for Drop them off at the entrance of the big children to make their own donations to help families all Church now through December 15. year.

To help a new mom, buy a NEW BABY ITEM, and place th St. Joseph’s Catholic School’s 24 it in the cradle on the sanctuary. Annual Art & Wine Event, “Leap If you take an ANGEL or DOVE you must stop by the Day Soirée, A Night Where Time table near the organ for more information. Stands Still” will be held on February 29, 2020, at Three Rivers Convention Center. May our 40th Giving Tree be a celebration of our faith Grand Raffle Tickets will be on sale after all Masses this and of the vision of Sister Robert Joseph. weekend. Support our school by purchasing raffle tickets at Women of St Joseph $10.00 per ticket for a chance to win the $1,500.00 cash WSJ final meeting of the year is Wednesday, December prize. You do not need to be present at the event to win. 11, at 6:30 pm in the meeting room (second floor) of the Please visit http://sjske.org/art-wine.html to learn more Parish Office. There will be a very short business about the event. Event tickets on sale now online or at the meeting and election of officers. school office.