An Adult Christ at Christmas Three Talks on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus Found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
1st Sunday of Advent November 29, 2015 Saints Joseph and Paul Catholic Church Iglesia Católica de Santos José y Pablo November 29, 2015 THIS YEAR, LET CHRISTMAS BE ABOUT GOING DEEPER WITH JESUS For your Advent Preparation, Fr. Tony Shonis PRESENTS: An Adult Christ at Christmas Three talks on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke Monday, Nov. 30th—Origin & Purpose of the Infancy Narratives Monday, Dec. 7th— Annunciation to Mary Monday, Dec. 14th—Annunciation to Joseph 6:30 – 8:00 pm Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish Hall EACH EVENING WILL CONSIST OF A MESSAGE, TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND Q A SESSION , & CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE EACH EVENING Mission Statement We give our hearts to God and our talents to His people. 1st Sunday of Advent November 29, 2015 TAKING A MOMENT OF SILENCE Within hours of the attack in Paris, France on Fri- Join Fr. Carl McCarthy for a day, November 13th the displays of solidarity with Custom Catholic Tour of Bella Italia the French people could be seen around the world. April 12 - 21, 2016 In New York City, the Freedom Tower and the Small Private Group Tour of Empire State building where lit in the color and style of the French flag. The same was done in Rome, Assisi, Florence, Sienna & San Gimignano Sydney, Australia with the Sydney Opera House. On Facebook, users where bathing their profile pictures with In-depth Italy pilgrimage with private tour manager these same colors of solidarity. and expert tour guides. This solidarity continued to grow the day after the Attend the weekly Papal Audience. terrorist attack, when at ballgames and concerts moments of silence were being taken to pray for the many who died and Centrally located hotels within walking distance of those who were severely injured. Even before beginning the the Vatican and all city centers. Democratic Debate in Des Moines, Iowa, the candidates running Free time for individual exploration. for president, stopped to take a minute of silence to remember and to pray for the tragedy. $3,430 per person includes land & air from Nashville The solidarity shown by using the colors of the French flag is unifying and shows our solidarity. But the silence may be Contact Lori Jurans at Faith in Travel the best way for us to show our solidarity and spiritually con- [email protected] or 1-855-262-3672 front these horrific acts of terrorism. I often hear people say af- ter tragic events, “I wish there was something that I could do to help people in these challenging times.” Silence may the best way for us to spiritually help and to tackle all forms of hate and violence in our world. This point about silence can be made be- cause silence is the most effective way to build a strong and PARISH TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT – We wish to an- growing relationship with Jesus. nounce that Ashley Wilkerson has been named the new Stew- Before any major event, Jesus would often go and ardship Minister for Sts. Joseph and Paul. Ashley joined our spend time in quiet prayer. He did this before he began his min- parish team in July as the Coordinator of istry by spending time in the dessert. He did this before calling Faith Formation, and prior to being a part the disciples to come and to follow him. He did it on the night of our team she worked in development before he died when he went into the Garden of Gethsemane to for Owensboro Catholic Schools. Ashley pray for the strength to endure the tragedy of the cross. is highly respected by the members of our We enter into Advent with great needs around our parish team, and among our Faith Forma- world. We see war and terror, drought and famine, domestic tion family. It is a sign of strength when violence and personal hardships. As we prepare our hearts and we can promote those from within our our lives for Christ to come again, I encourage us to find time own organization and move them into every day from now until Christmas for silent and quiet prayer. strong leadership positions. Please join me in congratulating Let us use this Advent to work for peace and hope in our lives, Ashley on her new position, as I believe that she will work to knowing that we grow in peacefulness within our lives, we will serve our parish well. In the near future, I look forward to an- grow peacefulness for our world. So let there be peace on earth nouncing our new Coordinator of Faith Formation. and let it begin with me. In Peace, Fr. Carl McCarthy In Advent Peace, Fr. Carl THE WELCOME CENTER At Sts. Joseph and Paul we RETIREMENT PARTY - Alan want to welcome each and Sims has announced that he will enter every person to our Church into retirement beginning on January family. We do this by caring for 1, 2016. Please join me in thanking them and inviting them to be a part of Jesus who especially Alan for his selfless work and dedica- reaches out to the lost. To assist tion to the ministry that he has given with this work and going deeper in his eight years as the Minister of with Jesus please stop by the Stewardship here at Sts. Joseph and Paul. You will have Welcome Center inside the doors of our church. a chance to thank Alan yourself on Sunday, December 20th from 9am-12noon in the Rectory 1st Sunday of Advent November 29, 2015 HAITI ~TWINNING HEARTS SPONSOR A STUDENT: $20 Per month November 30th-December 6th BLESSED WITH A DRESS: Donate fabric & drop off at church office Monday 5:30pm Sarah Robertson WATER WITH BLESSINGS: $60 Purchases 1 Filter that serves 3 families Tuesday 5:30pm Carolyn McCarty Call the church office at 270-683-5641 or stop at our Welcome Center for info Wednesday 5:30pm Jane Askin Thursday 5:30pm Dominic Ciaccio Donations for Haiti Teacher Salaries Friday 5:30pm Pat Wedding Month of October 2015: $3,180.00 Saturday 4:30pm Adrian & Kathleen Clark Sunday 8:00am Pat Wedding & Michael Pollock 10am Easie Cecil Sponsor Needed (Spanish) 12pm Melvin Fleischmann Future Haitian Priest from Lalomas 6pm Sue Gard Thayer Edner Difficile (Spanish) 10:30pm Parishioners A member of St. Joseph Parish in Lalomas, Edner Difficile, s currently in the seminary Please remember Sts. Joseph & Paul Parish in your will. in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti. Many Talk to Alan Sims, our Stewardship Minister, if you have of the missionaries have met Edner, as he questions about estate planning. was a previous instrumentalist at the Alan can be reached at 270-683-5641 ext. 239. Church. If you would like to sponsor Edner through his journey of becoming a priest., please TREASURE contact Lavida Mischel 270-929-2740. Sunday Collection 11/22/15 Not available at time bulletin went to print Sponsorship includes $50.00 a month for Sunday Collection as of 11/15/15 $336,357.13 Weekly Sunday Collection Budget $ 18,126.81 living expenses. Budget Year to Date (20 weeks) $362,536.2 CHRISTMAS FLOWER FUND ENVELOPE is Over/Under YTD Budget $ -26,179.07 in your December Envelope packet. You are welcome to ask to have your Christmas flowers given in Memory or in Honor of a loved one. The EFT-ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER gift you give will assist us in decorating our church What is Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)? Electronic Fund Transfer is for the entire Christmas season. a simple way of transferring pre-authorized contributions from your checking, savings or credit card, which in turn, are directly deposited to the church’s checking account. You may schedule your offering/ pledges on a semi-monthly or monthly basis; whichever is most con- IN SPECIAL NEED OF PRAYER venient for you. For more information contact, April at the Church HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS Office at 683-5641 or via email at [email protected] Butch Freels, Leo Johnson, Walter Hamilton, Doug Hood, Jackie Mann, Virginia McBride, Florence McCarthy, Hans Nein, John Patton, Cecilia Phelps, Sherry Phelps, Jim Stimpfel, David JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY WLL Tromly, Mable Vandgrift, Birdie Wedding. BEGIN DECEMBER 8, 2015 Pope Francis has called for an extraordinary Jubi- NURSING HOME PARISHIONERS lee Year – A Year of Mercy! It will begin Decem- CARMEL HOME: Rita Fahrendorf, Mary Faulkner, Betty Hawk, ber 8, 2015 – THE SOLIMNETY OF THE IM- Martha Mattingly, Margaret McCarthy, Alma Montgomery, MACULATE CONCEPTION and extends Gordon Whitehouse; FERN TERRACE: Sandra Woods; through Saturday, November 26, 2016. GENESIS HEALTHCARE: Mary Frances Bickett, Frank MASS THAT DAY – Noon and 5:30pm and Hamilton, Joseph ’Jake’ Payne, and David Vowels;; 7:30pm in Spanish HEARTLAND VILLA: Mickey Cole, Mary Hinton; HERITAGE Some special events to look forward to in this PLACE: Martha Estes; HERMITAGE: Betty Jo Payne, Fred Jubilee Year: Roberts, TWIN RIVERS: Ann Ford, Betty Millay; SIGNATURE Bishop Medley will open the Door of Mercy AT HILLCREST: Kate Wedding. at St. Stephen Cathedral on Sunday, December 13th at 11:00 a.m. The door will remain open until November 13, 2016. All are OTHERS IN NEED OF PRAYER invited and encouraged to make a pilgrimage to the Door of Mercy Corey Bennett, Joe Board, Michael Boone, Sam Booth, Katherine during the Jubilee Year. Brand, Peter Cahill, Amy Carrico, Charley Cecil, Davena Cecil, Anna Lee Clark, Jim & Theresa Clouse, David Condra, Dana Hagan, In addition to the Cathedral, Bishop Medley has named five other Travis Hagan, Michael Hardesty, Charlotte Hayden, Captain places of pilgrimage in our Diocese.