SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2017 • HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

Served by the Society of the Divine Savior • Brothers, Priests, Sisters, and Lay Salvatorians Working Together

2300 Beasley Avenue • Huntsville, Alabama 35816 • Tel: 256.534.8459 • Fax: 256.534.8450 Website: http://www.saintjosephcc.com • Email: [email protected]

CLAIRE G. WILLIAMS, SDS Bookkeeper ([email protected]) REV. JOSEPH P. LUBRANO, SDS Pastor ([email protected]) RENATE T. BANKS Parish Secretary ([email protected]) CARMEN V. AMATO Director, Religious Education ([email protected])

MASS SCHEDULE SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Saturday (Anticipated): 5:00 p.m. For all inquiries, please call Carmen Amato at the parish Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. office. For sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Com- Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. munion and Confirmation, there must be at least one Saturday: 8:00 a.m. year of formation immediately prior to the preparation for the sacraments. Holy Days of Obligation: 7:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m. BAPTISM. Parents and godparents must attend a bap- tism preparation session before scheduling a baptism. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION MARRIAGE. If you intend to be married at St. Joseph Every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Church, you must be registered in the parish and be or by appointment with the pastor. active by donating your time, talent or treasure in sup- port of parish projects. Regular Mass attendance on PARISH OFFICE HOURS Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation is also required. Couples planning marriage should contact the parish The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 9:00 before setting a wedding date. a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is closed during lunch 12:30 RCIA. Adults and children of catechetical age are wel- p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Submit all bulletin announce- comed into the Church through a process called the Rite ments to [email protected] no later of Christian Initiation (RCIA). than Friday, a week prior, at 12:00 p.m. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call Father Joseph Lubrano at the parish office to schedule an anointing. FUNERALS  We have a number of people to help plan funeral litur- gies and to set up funeral luncheons. Please call the par- School—Huntsville ish office before contacting the funeral home to avoid Libby Parker, Principal - 256.539.5221 scheduling conflicts. St. John Paul II Catholic High School PARISH REGISTRATION Vincent Aquila, Principal - 256.430.1760 If you are new to our parish and wish to register, please call the parish office for the appropriate forms.

A PARISH OF THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM IN ALABAMA THE OF THE LORD • JANUARY 07, 2018

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I hope and trust that as we begin a new year, it is filled with many blessings and joys. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 SATURDAY, JANUARY 06 We had great celebrations. The Family Mass and pageant on Christ- 8:00am +Sr. Florence Demers, SDS 8:00am For the Unborn mas Eve were wonderful. It was a packed house - we had to set up folding 5:00p.m. 5:00pm + +Alex Ocsody chairs to accommodate the crowd. I appreciate all that Carmen Amato does to SUNDAY, SUNDAY,OCTOBER JANUARY 20 07 make things flow, and they flowed so very well. Both the midnight and 9:00 8:15am The Epiphany For the of theParish Lord a.m. Christmas Masses were also full. 11:15am 8:15am +Anne For Matuszakthe Parish I appreciate the choirs, who did a wonderful of sharing their ministry with the parish and 11:15am Faye Smoot all our visitors. I appreciate all the ministries: Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 MONDAY, JANUARY 08 Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers), Altar Servers, the members of the Environment Committee 7:00am +Linda Havens 7:00am +Ireola Frazier for their work creating a beautiful place to worship, and the parish staff. Thanks to all of you TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 TUESDAY, JANUARY 09 for making our celebrations great and wonderful. 7:00am 7:00am +Leo +Marie Oliver Pentecost WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER JANUARY 23 10 An Epiphany House Blessing 2018 7:00am 7:00am +Lucy +Eva Oliver Banks Every year, many people bless their home on the Feast of the Epiphany. We invite you to THURSDAY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER JANUARY 24 11 adopt this custom in your family. The family gathers to ask God’s blessing on their home and 7:00am 7:00am +Agnes +Ernie Knouse Benck on those who live in or visit the home. It is an invitation for to be a daily guest in our 9:00am* +Susan McGraw home, our comings and goings, our conversations, our work and play, our joys and sorrows. 9:00am School Mass FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 A traditional way of doing this is to use chalk to write above the home’s entrance, 20 + C + M 7:00am Saoirse McGraw + B + 18. The letters C, M, B have two meanings. They are the initials of the traditional names 7:00am +Francis Knouse SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 of the three magi: , , and Balthazar. They also abbreviate the Latin words SATURDAY, 8:00am OCTOBER +Father, 26Mummy & Peter Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless the house.” The “+” signs represent the 8:00am 5:00pm +Gus + & Sue Marino cross and 2018 is the year. 5:00p.m. SUNDAY, + JANUARY 14 SUNDAY, 8:15am OCTOBER +Pauline 27 Boren Blessing the Chalk 11:15am For the Parish 8:15am +Cisci Volpe V. Our help is the name of the Lord: 11:15am *HFS For School the Parish Mass R. The maker of heaven and earth. V. The Lord shall watch over your going out and your coming in: R. From this time forth for evermore. Let us pray. Loving God, bless this chalk which you have created, that it may be helpful to your people; and grant that, through the invocation of your most Holy Name, we who use it in faith to write upon the door of our home the names of your holy ones Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, may Henry Hollman, James Hudson Miller, Janice receive health of body and protection of soul for all who dwell in or visit our home; through Mazikowski, Marie McCune, George Franklin, Debi Royer, Cecilia Hall, James McGee, Janet Ennis, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Miller, Barbara Brodeur, Jim Berthot, Carolyn Wingenter, Zanetta Brown, Reb Salvo, Chuck Salvo, Instructions for Blessing the Home Teresa Gregory, Rachel Johnson, Faye Fletcher, Kia Batchelder, Karlie Batchelder, Allan Johnson, Joan Using the blessed chalk, mark the lintel of your front door (or front porch step) as follows: Tucker, Richard Wertz, Maddie Clearly, Iris Gross, 20 + C + M + B + 18 while saying: John Rourk, Jr., Greg Riley, Cindy Morales, Richard The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God’s Son who Chandler, Mary Chandler, John Dimmock, Linda became human two thousand and seventeen years ago. May Christ bless our home and Dimmock, Sharrron Vandurn, Sally Purvis, Wanda remain with us throughout the new year. Amen. Sharp, George Wertz, Ada Carden, Dollie Jackson, Josephine Stratton, Katherine Algie, Beth Ringel, Then, offer the following prayer: Visit, O blessed Lord, this home with the gladness of your Nick Rosa, Helen Kissel, Ralph Kissel, Dan presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and grant that we may Vandergrift, Marrissa Lefebzre, Eva Nave, Mary manifest your love to each other and to all whose lives we touch. May we grow in grace and Jean Brost Travis, John Howard, Lisa Andrews, in the knowledge and love of you; guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, O Jesus Christ, JoAnn Gunderman and Harold Jones. now and forever. Amen Note continued on next page This is our new, updated prayer request corner. If you wish to add someone to the list, please con- tact Renate at the parish office. When that per- son recovers, please call again to remove their The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm, closed during lunch 12:30-1:30pm, and can name so that others can be put on the list. be reached at 256-534-8459. Submit all bulletin announcements to [email protected] no later than Friday, a week prior at 12:00pm. Thank you, Fr. Joe

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Friday 1 8:4-7, 10-22a; Monday 55:1-11; Ps Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6; Mark 1:7-11 Ps 89:16-19; Mark 2:1-12 Saturday 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1; Tuesday 1 Samuel 1:9-20; Ps 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-7, 8abcd; Mark 1:21-28 Ps 21:2-7; Mark 2:13-17 Sunday 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19 Wednesday 1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; Ps 40:2, 5 7-8a, 8b-9, 10; Mark 1:29-39 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20 Thursday 1 Samuel 4:1-11; John 1:35-42 Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mark 1:40-45

“” is a way to celebrate and literally mark the oc- WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER invites all married couples casion of the Epiphany and God’s blessing of our lives and home. to renew the romance, revitalize your marriage, communicate With time, the chalk will fade. As it does, we let the meaning of the more openly, find deeper intimacy, focus on your spouse and symbols written sink into the depths of our heart and be manifest in share the joy with the one you love by attending a Worldwide our words and actions the Latin words, Christus mansionem bene- Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next weekend is scheduled for dictat, “May Christ bless the house.” March 9-11, 2018 at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama. I hope you have a blessed day and a blessed year. May all good For more information or to register, visit www.ALFL-wwme.org things come to you and your families. You are daily in my prayers. or call Bob and Joy Hernandez at 678-985-0125.

Always in the Savior, Fr. Joe SHARE THE HARVEST. St. Vincent de Paul will have its BUNCO RINGS IN 2018 on Friday, January 12. Please arrive at the monthly food collection to stock the pantry before all north entrance to St. Francis Hall under the portico no earlier than Masses this weekend. Items of particular need in- 6:15 p.m. bringing food or drink to share and $5 to play. Play will clude crackers, canned fruit, canned tuna or chicken begin at 7:00 p.m. At the end of three rounds (about 9:00p.m.), cash and canned ravioli-type pasta for the little ones. prizes will be awarded for the Most Buncos, Most Wins, Most Mini- As always, thanks to all who contribute! Buncos and Fewest Wins. Anyone interested in becoming part of St. Vincent de Paul is Bunco is not gambling; it is a counting game played with partners encouraged to attend our weekly meeting or contact a that change 18 times throughout the evening. Try it and you'll like current member for more information. it! Next Bunco: Friday, February 9, just before Ash Wednesday.

THE WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS group will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, for lunch at Carrabba’s Italian Grill in the Parkway City Mall on South Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. Please call Hugo at 256-682-1694 for information, reservations or cancellations. New- comers are always welcome. Join us for fellowship and conversation.

SANCTUARY FLOWERS WEEKLY OFFERING

If you would like to make a donation to seasonal Regular Collection $ 11,289.00 flower arrangements, please call the Other Designated Funds $ 3,409.89 parish office at 256-534-8459.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE • JANUARY 13, 2018 - JANUARY 14, 2018

ALTAR SERVERS EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00pm: Johnny Ayala, Steven Terrell, Jr. 5:00pm: Steve Kane*, Kiki Kane, Sabine Wlodarski, Ann Gunderman, Branden Mitchell 8:15am: Dean Bucy, Wade Bucy 8:15am: Gilda Battista*, Ally Billingsley, Nikki Billingsley, Paula Bertrand, Joanne Boyd 11:15am: John Weir, Angelite Nweke 11:15am: Helen Taylor*, Bruce Taylor, Quitman Turner, Carrie Turner, Pete McGraw

LECTORS GIFT BEARERS USHERS 5:00pm: Mary Graham, Tom Uss 5:00pm: Keith & Barbara Berg 5:00pm: & Maureen Chemsak 8:15am: Ellen Styles, Robert Styles 8:15am: Tommy & Margaret Anne Whitifield 8:15am: Richard McNulty 11:15am: Michael Glenn, Meagan Glenn 11:15am: Good Family 11:15am: Darrell Brown/Charles Smoot

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CALENDAR

Jan. 7 RE, RCIA and Adult Ed classes resume. See details in the previous column. ADULT FORMATION INFORMATION Jan. 10 Wednesday (a.m. and p.m.) Adult Ed classes resume. See details in the previous column. Jan. 14 RE/RCIA/Adult Ed 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Sundays from 9:30—11:00am: Will begin a 7-week series entitled 33 Jan. 17 Adult Ed 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Days to Morning Glory by Fr. Michael Gaitley, this Sunday. All materi- Jan. 21 RE/RCIA/Adult Ed 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. als are on FORMED.org. Jan. 24 Adult Ed 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays from 10:00—11:15am: Will begin a 6-8 week series by Jan. 28 RE/RCIA/Adult Ed 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Bishop Robert Barron entitled Untold Blessings on Jan. 10, focusing Jan. 31 Adult Ed 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on three paths to holiness. Wednesdays from 5:30—7:00pm: Will begin a 6-8 week series by Bishop Robert Barron entitled Priest, Prophet and King on Jan. 10, focusing on these divinely ordained roles.

THE 2018 SPRING 40 DAYS FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN will NEWS FROM HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL-HUNTSVILLE run from February 14 to March 25 worldwide. The campaign will kick off in the Diocese of Birmingham with a Respect Life Mass at 10:00 a.m. on January 13 at St. Stephen Chapel, 1515 12th Avenue South in Birming- Holy Family School would like to give a special “Thank You” to all the ham, followed at 10:45 a.m. by a Rally and March for volunteers who helped make this year’s Breakfast with Santa a big Life at Brother Bryan Park, 22nd Street South and 10th success! Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $3,000, which will Avenue South. There will also be a Novena of Masses in be used to help pay for textbooks and science kits. parishes throughout the Diocese from March 1 through March 9. Holy Family School invites you to participate in our January service For more information on these and related events, project - a coat and blanket drive! Please bring new or gently-used please visit www.40daysforlife.com. coats, gloves, hats and blankets of all sizes to the Holy Family School office, or give to any parishioner whose child attends Holy Family. BENEFIT BREAKFAST JANUARY 21, 2018. The Knights of Collections are ongoing until January 19. All items will be donated to Columbus Council 4080 will hold its monthly charity local charities. “ALL YOU CAN EAT” breakfast on Sunday, January 21,

from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Visitation Parish Life Catholic Schools Week is January 29-February 2. More information Center, 220 Lincoln Street in Huntsville. We will be serv- to come! ing eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, potatoes, coffee

and juice for $5.00. Adult carry-outs are available. We will be selling Scrip at all Masses January 20 and 21, and February 17 and 18. Proceeds will benefit St. Mary’s Religious Education programs.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 09 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 9:00am: Quilters (LMR) 6:00pm: St. Vincent de Paul (LIB) Liturgy of the Word with Children @ both Masses 10:00am: Parish Staff Meeting (LIB) 7:00pm: 8:15 am Mass Choir Practice (SJC) 9:30am: RE/RCIA/Adult Ed (LMR/LIB/SFH/HFS) 4:00pm: Finance Council (LMR) THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 10:00am: Sanctuary Choir Practice (SJC) 6:00pm: Boy Scouts (HFS) 12:30pm: KPC & KPCLA (LMR) 6:00pm: Pastoral Council (LMR) 9:00am: HFS School Mass (SJC) 6:00pm: HFS Basketball (FMC) 6:00pm: HFS Basketball (FMC) Facilities Key FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 FMC = Father Messmer Center/Gym WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 SJC = St. Joseph Church 10:00am: Adult Formation (LMR) 6:15pm: BUNCO (SFH) LMR/LIB = RE Center 4:00pm: Administration Commission (LIB) SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 SFH = St. Francis Hall 5:30pm: Adult Formation (SFH) STA = St. Chapel 6:15pm: Gospel Choir Practice (SJC) BEA = Beasley Hall BRZWY = Breezeway

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