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830 Poplar Street, Macon Ga. 31201 478-745-1631 Email: [email protected] March 31, 2019

Mass Times: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm Latin : Last Sunday of Month 2:00 pm Daily Mass: Mon.– Fri. 8:00 am, Sat 9:00 am

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Website: stjosephmacon.wordpress.com

Dear Parishioners, Repentance. Envy. Joy. Hope. Have you felt these human emotions? Today's offers a rich story, one we can all find our place in. As we reflect on our own spiritual lives this Lenten season, it can be helpful to imagine ourselves in the story of the Prodigal Son.

"I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers." The younger son has sinned greatly, betraying his father's trust and squandering his money in sin. Yet the parable turns on his deep repentance and humble return to his father. Is there any area of your life you have been wandering from God or you've squandered good gifts? This , return to the sacrament of Confession! God, a merciful Father, waits for you there.

"While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him." The father in the parable sees his son's selfishness, perhaps even suspects what he might do, but gives him the inheritance anyway. After his son's departure, the father waits with hope for his son's eventual return. Has someone you love left the Church, made poor decisions, or abused your trust? This Lent is a time to let go of bitterness and to live in hope. Prepare your heart to be merciful!

Not all in the parable invite the mercy of God into their hearts. The self-righteous older brother dishonors his father with his pettiness. "My son, you are here with me always, everything I have is yours." Do you covet what others have? Do you feel as if you've been taken advantage of or that your work goes unseen? This Lent is a time to grow in gratitude. Take a close look at the blessings in our life that you might be missing.

We are all called to repentance. Open your heart to God's personal invitation to growth!

Sanctuary Candle Important Information and Resources Sacrament of Baptism: In Memory of : Baptisms are celebrated once a month. Please contact our office Gail Marshall to register.

Confessions: Mon thru Fri: 7:30 am to 7:50 am Sat: 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

Anointing of the Sick: After Saturday morning Mass and by request

Sacrament of Matrimony: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance. Participation in a marriage preparation program is required.

Please call parish office for more information. Do not set a date Pastor: Very Rev. J. Scott Winchel prior to speaking to the priest or deacon.

Parochial Vicar: Rev. John Wright Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Permanent Deacon: Donald Coates Interested in becoming Catholic, contact Deacon Don Coates at [email protected]. Permanent Deacon: Thomas Eden Religious Education: School Principal: Alex Porto Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am, Mid-August - May. Director Religious Education: Candia Michela Bookstore/Gift Shop: Music Director/Organist: Nelda Chapman Tues - Sat: 2:30 - 4:30 pm & following each weekend Mass.

Finance: Ticha Brannan, Patti Stinson Phone Numbers: Receptionist/Secretary: Cindy Zilaro Saint Joseph Bookstore - 478-743-9224 Saint Joseph School - 478-742-0636 Nursery Coordinator: Dianne Carter Mount de Sales Academy - 478-751-3240 Bulletin: Jim Zila ro Family Advancement Ministries - 478-745-7165 Maximilian Kolbe Center For Life - 478-257-4425 Maintenance Supervisor: David Rubbo Daybreak - 478-216-9119 Pastoral Council President: Kathryn McCannon Sexual Abuse of Minors and Diocesan Policy - 1-888-357-5330

2 Weekly Schedule:

SUNDAY, March 31, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Lent, Second Scrutiny of Elect Joshua 5:9a, 10-12; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 8:30AM: Sarah Webb † 9:45AM: PREP (SJS) 9:45AM: Coffee And Conversation (SH) 11:00AM: Rocio Urena and Family 2:00PM: Cherry Blossom Organ Recital (CH) 5:00PM: For the People 6:00PM: Youth Meeting LUX Night (CH/SH)

MONDAY, April 1, 2019 Isaiah 65:17-21; John 4:43-54 8:00AM: Church Founders 5:00PM: Miraculous Medal Novena (CH) 6:00PM: Stewardship Council (CTR) 7:00PM: Persecuted and Forgotten - Fr. Tom Healy

TUESDAY, April 2, 2019 St. Francis of Paola, Hermit Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12; John 5:1-16 8:00AM: All Priests 10:00AM: Bible Study (CTR)

WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019 Isaiah 49:8-15; John 5:17-30 8:00AM: Edward Kosater † 10:00AM: Mothers’ Morning In (SH) No Dinner and Doctrine During Lent 7:45PM: Choir Rehearsal (Loft) 7:15PM: RCIA (CTR)

THURSDAY, April 4, 2019 St. Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Exodus 32:7-14; John 5:31-47 8:00AM: Donald B. Benton † 10:00AM: SJS Mass - Lisa Sheridan † 7:00PM: Prayer and Praise Group (CTR)

FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 8:00AM: Maria and Guillermo Onita † 12:10PM: Stations of the Cross (CH) 5:30PM: Knights Fish Fry (Holy Spirit Church) 7:00PM: Stations of the Cross (CH) 7:30PM: Liturgy Meeting (CTR)

SATURDAY, April 6, 2019 Jeremiah 11:18-20; John 7:40-53 9:00AM: Maria Jimenez † 3:15PM: Confessions (CH) 4:30PM: Antonio Mattioli †

SUNDAY, April 7, 2019 Fifth Sunday of Lent, Third Scrutiny of Elect Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 8:30AM: Rosella Sayler † 9:45AM: PREP (SJS) 9:45AM: First Communion Workshop (CAFÉ) 9:45AM: First Sunday Fellowship (SH) 9:45AM: Coffee And Conversation (SH) 11:00AM: For the People 2:00PM: Divine Mercy Cenacle (RR) 5:00PM: Bobby Ikebudu 6:00PM: Youth Meeting (SH)

CAFÉ: School Cafeteria FAM: FAM Orange St. LOFT: Choir Loft UR: Upper Room CH: Church GYM: School Gym MDS: Mount de Sales CTR: Center KCH: Knights of Columbus Hall RR: Resource Room SJS: St. Joseph School KOLBE: Kolbe Center REC: Rectory

3 Activities Here and Around St. Joseph’s

Plan Ahead For Lent The Bunny is Coming to Town! Stations of the Cross: Every Friday, Mar. 8th - Apr. 12th: 12:10PM and 7PM. Join St. Joseph Church for our annual Easter on Easter Lenten Penance Services: Sunday, April 21 at 9:30 AM at St. All services will be at 7:00PM except St. Peter Claver 8:00PM Joseph School. Children of all Immaculate Conception, Dublin: Tuesday Apr. 2nd ages are welcome and we will have Holy Spirit, Macon: Tuesday Apr. 9th separate areas for our littlest St. Joseph, Macon: Monday Apr. 15th friends and the older children, St. Peter Claver, Macon: Every Wednesday during Lent don’t forget to bring your basket except at 8:00PM. to collect eggs. Donations of pre-wrapped candy, small trinkets or prizes and eggs will be gratefully accepted. If you are inter- Mass: ested in helping with the Hunt please contact Ann Tuesday, April 16th: 7PM (Cathedral of St. John, Savannah). Beall at 478-257-4425 or [email protected].

Triduum Masses and Liturgy: Thursday, April 18th: 7PM. Friday, April 19th: 7PM (Stations 12:10PM & 3PM, confessions will be heard after the Stations). Clean Cupboards / Clean Hearts Saturday, April 20th 8PM. Thank you for the generous donations to Clean Cupboards/ Easter Masses: Clean Hearts food drive in the past. The needs are still Sunday, April 21st: 7:00AM, 8:30AM, 11:00AM and 5PM. great. We appreciate whatever you are able to contribute. We are in need of cereal, grits, canned meals (stews, pasta meals, Thank You meats), pasta and sauces as well as soups and canned fruits. Please be mindful that all items are factory sealed and Fr. Winchel and Fr. Wright would like to thank all the partici- are within the “used by” date. pants, organizers, workers and all those who attended the In- God bless each of you and your families. ternational Food Festival. A lot of work was involved to make this first-time event a huge success! It was great fun, delicious “Hunger is not a problem. It is an obscenity. How wonderful food, and new acquaintances were made. We are so blessed at it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to St. Joseph church to have so many cultures and ethnic groups. improve the world.” Anne Frank What a great tribute to our patron St. Joseph!

St. Joseph’s Catholic School

Save the Date for these Upcoming Events at SJS

Sunday, April 7 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm - New Family Spring Social at The Society Garden April 24th at 6:00 pm - Home & School Association ’s Guest Speaker Series presents “Financial Planning for College” presented by Craig Murphey, Senior Vice President of Investments - Murphey Financial Group at Stifel. Saturday, April 27 at 8:30 a.m. - Admissions testing Saturday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m. - A Night of Music Spring Fundraiser at Hargray Capitol Theatre Sunday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m. - May Crowning of Mary at St. Joseph ’s Catholic Church Thursday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. - Sixth Grade “Running of the Hall” tradition Friday, May 24 at 4:00 p.m. - Sixth Grade Graduation at St. Joseph ’s Catholic Church Restaurant Nights for SJS - Please let your server know that you are with St. Joseph ’s Catholic School. A portion of the sales will be donated back to SJS! - Tuesday, April 2: Greek Corner Pizza, Vineville Avenue Saturday, April 13: Mom ’s Brunch at Circa Brasserie from 11 a.m. to 2:00 pm

All events are open to SJS parishioners and the public! For information about St. Joseph’s Catholic School go to www.sjsmacon.org or contact Debra Harrison at [email protected] or 478/742.0636. 4 Around the Deanery and the Diocese Knights of Columbus Fish Fry Take me out to the ball game...

Knights of Columbus Third Degree Council 925 and Fourth Baseball Season is here and The Macon Bacon is supporting Degree Assembly 175 in Macon will host a fish fry throughout The Kolbe Center this year at the June 7, 2019 7:00pm Lent. They will be at Holy Spirit on March 29, April 5, and game! Tickets are $15 per person for all you can eat hamburg- April 12. Service will begin at 5:30 PM and continue until 7:00 ers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, drinks and cookies as well PM. The menu will consist of fried, baked or blackened fish, as a great seat for the game and fireworks after the game! You fried shrimp, hush puppies, Cole slaw and French fries. Prices: can pre-purchase your tickets at The Kolbe Center or look for $11.00 Shrimp Plate, $9.00 Fish Plate, $4.00 children 6-10 more information at www.kolbecentermacon.org! Contact Ann (free for children 5 and under). A’ la carte pricing: $5 for a Beall at 478-257-4425 or [email protected]. piece of fish, $7 for a half dozen shrimp. To-go boxes will be available, and we accept major credit cards for a small pro- cessing fee. Grilled cheese sandwiches will also be available for Host Families Needed $5.00 as an option in lieu of fish or shrimp. The proceeds will help fund a new roof for the hall and the many charitable Opportunities to host an international exchange student causes the Knights support. continue to grow! The rewards are great and the opportunities for you to become involved are here again as students join the Knights Charity Golf Tournament Mount de Sales community. Host families offer a safe and comfortable place for the student to live and study, and offer transportation to and from school. The family receives a stipend for their time and commitment, and to offset any incurred expenses. You do not have to be a Mount de Sales family to host. If you are interested in being a host family for one of these students, please contact Ashley Griffin in the Mount de Sales admissions office: 478-751-3240.

Camp Cavalier: Summer Camps

You are invited to golf in the 22nd Annual Knights of Columbus Mount de Sales Academy's Camp Cavalier has something for Charity Golf Tournament sponsored by Knights of Columbus everyone! The Academy offers academic camps and sports Council 7113 in Americus. The tournament is Saturday, April camps for youth in Middle Georgia. Camp programs include 6, 2019 at 8 AM at the Griffin Bell Golf Course in Americus. the ever-popular summer S.P.L.A.S.H. camp with academic The format is a four player scramble, with team prizes and classes and sports opportunities plus musical theatre camp, closest to the pin prizes for all par threes. Your cost is $60 per creative writing camp, and a variety of team sports camps. All player, which includes your cart, greens fee, biscuits, lunch camps are taught by MDS faculty and coaches. Half- and full- and drinks while you play. When you register your team by day options available. To learn more about our offerings and to March 31, 2019 three players on your team pay $60 and one register, visit www.mtdesales.link/camps. golfs for free!

To register, please call Ron Akerman at 229-942-1653 or email Persecuted And Forgotten

Ron at [email protected] All All are invited to attend this special presentation given by money raised is donated to charity. Fr. Tom Healy. Join us on Monday, April 1st at 7:00PM. in the Social Hall as Fr. Healy speaks about Persecuted Christians. Decorating Our Church For Easter Altar Servers Needed Decorating our church for Easter will be done on Saturday, We are in need of altar servers for the following: Stations of April 20, 2019, between 8:30-11am. If you are interested in the Cross, Holy Thursday, and All Easter Masses. helping or have any questions, please contact Malinda or Larry Your help is greatly appreciated. Go into the Scheduler Pro Witt at 478-474-9234 or 478-718-9698 or email: software and volunteer or send an email to [email protected] [email protected] letting me know the dates you can serve and I will place you on the schedule. Thank you for your service to our Lord!

The bulletin deadline is 10 days prior to the date you need your article to appear. All items received after the deadline will go into the next bulletin. Submissions should be emailed to: [email protected]. 5 Please say a prayer for all the following:

US Army US Navy US Air Force SPC. Christopher J. Barry LCDR. Burnes Brown Maj. Amy Bates CSM. Marlon Faulds PO2. David Bushey Maj. Richard Ray Sgt. Charles Faulds MMFN/SS. Brandon Fowler Capt. Kyle Stramblad Sgt. Brian Godwin PC2 T. Michael LeMaster Capt. Robert Johnson Pfc. Ian Hayward SN. Mills Misinco TSgt. Kaitlyn Salvatore Maj. Sean Michelson PO2. James A. Palmer, III SSgt. Daniel Letchworth Sgt. Josh Scroggins SGT. Scott Johnson Capt. Paul Elsbernd SPEC Forces Derek King LT. Christine Russell Petty Capt. Reed Elsbernd LTC. Mark R. McClellan LT. Thomas Petty SSgt. Douglas Heiman 2LT. Grace McClellan LT. Nicholas D. Maskell The Sick Sgt. Anthony Trujillo LT. Jason M. Conner Pfc. John Conrad Catto ENS. Zackary W. Putman US Marine Corps Catherine Genone LCDR. Wrenn Landers Pfc. David H. Dixon, Jr. Dot Kelley US Army Reserves STS3. James E Carter SSgt. Josh Howe Bobby Smallfence Sgt. Alonza Richardson SN/FN. Nathan Treiber SSgt. C. William Stanford Margie Massenburg SSG. Kenneth Aguiar Gloria Tanner Welcome to our New Members The Faithful Departed

Richard Witt Our Seminarians

Nate Swann, Lewis King Expectant Mothers & Their Babies Deacon Solomon Kaanan

Kimberly O’Berg Michael Downey Hannah O’Mahony Emmanuel Antwi Jenny Hartfield

Register/Address Change

If you are new to our parish and would like to register with us or have had a Marriage Banns change in address, please complete the form below and drop it in the offering Maria Franco and Chris Buchanan basket at Mass or mail to the address on the form. Upon receipt, a parish Recent Baptisms registration form will be mailed to you. Marriages Camille Parker Britt Jordan Davis And Shawn Karr ————————————————— Wyatt Thomas Shedd

Name______Lenten Quiz

Address______1. When does fall? The first week of Lent, The week before Easter, The last week of City______Zip______2. Which of these days does NOT fall during Holy Week? , Shrove Tuesday, , Good Friday Phone______3. In the Western tradition, what are the first and last days of Holy Week? /Easter, Holy Monday/, Holy Monday/Good Email______Friday, Palm Sunday/Holy Saturday

4. What is the first day of Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Church? New Parishioner Shrove Tuesday, Holy Monday, , Palm Sunday Change of Address 5. Which day in Holy Week commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Return completed form to: ? Maundy Thursday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Wednesday St. Joseph Catholic Church 830 Poplar St. Answers for last week: 1. False 2. The Gardener 3. Emmaus Macon, GA 31201 4. Bethany 5. 153.

6 Offertory for 3/24 Debt Reduction/Vision 2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

As of March 12th, 2019 As of March 21st, 2019 Collected: $21,386 Original debt: $3,223,645 Parish Goal: $120,057 Same time last year: $21,127 Current debt:: $342,910 Total Given: $70,461 Weekly average budgeted: $23,165

Online Giving

Online Giving allows us to make contributions to our church without Interested in how you can leave a writing checks or worrying about cash donations. If you would like to give donation to St. Joseph’s in your will? online go to our St. Joseph online giving website Contact us at the parish office. https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/697 to sign up or give us a call at our parish office: 478-745-1631 Thank you for your generosity and continued support of St. Joseph Catholic Church!

Saint Joseph Youth Ministries Music At Saint Joseph This Month

Winding up Cherry Blossom programs at St. Joseph,

Dr. Gail Archer, from Barnard College in New York, returns to us for a Sunday afternoon Cherry Blossom Organ Recital. This recital is a gift to St. Joseph from Dr. Archer for allowing her to record her latest CD here in January of 2016, A Russian Journey. The concert begins at 2PM on Sunday, 6th–8th grade & 9th–12th grade programs March 31st, and is FREE. Eat Together in Social Hall at 6:10 Sunday Mar. 31st, LUX Night Social Hall Support Our Advertisers All Adult Parishioners Encouraged to Join! Sponsored by St. Joseph’s Youth Family Theme: Mercy and Our Lenten Journey “Oh Brother, Oh Sister, Where Art Thou?” Meet in Social Hall for food, beverages 6-6:30 PM. Then move to church at 6:30 PM for remainder of evening.

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