ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S
October 19, 2014
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
What Our Churches Do
Most Christians understand the term “Church” primarily to
mean the People of God, formed by Christ as his community
of believers. As members of Christ’s Church, we have been
brought into relationship with the Triune God and one another.
As bodily creatures, we have the ever-present need to be in
relationship with God and one another in concrete terms, including time and space. For this reason, “church” also connotes the structure where we gather to worship the Lord.
The purpose of authentic, Christian worship or liturgy is
the glorification of God and the sanctification of humankind,
and our churches are where this occurs firstly. Consequently,
the architecture of our churches ought to facilitate this supremely important function.
To understand this glorification and sanctification, we recall our Jewish roots in the Old Testament by which the Chosen People worshipped the Lord in the Temple and in their
synagogues. The glorification of the Lord God—rendering the
Lord his due—was centered in the Temple and in sacrifice;
human beings’ sanctification was found in this encounter with
the True God. Jewish sacrifice was of the utmost importance
to facilitate this Divine encounter. Even the synagogue where
the Torah and the Prophets—i.e. the Word of God—occupied
the central focus was ultimately oriented toward God’s presence in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Cardinal Ratzinger explains, in his book The Spirit of the
Liturgy, that “The synagogue was never just a place of instruction, a kind of religious classroom. . . No, its orientation was
always toward the presence of God. Now, for the Jews, this
presence of God was (and is) indissolubly connected with the
Temple.” Why was that? Only in the Temple in Jerusalem
could sacrifice be offered to God, and through the Ark of the
Covenant, the Lord God manifested his closeness to His people.
For Christians, sacrifice and Divine Presence converge in
Jesus Christ, who is the Father’s Word made Flesh. Indicating
how Christ fulfills the worship of the Old Testament, Cardinal
Ratzinger comments that Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John
are given, “as a prophetic utterance that Jesus makes in explanation of his action: “Destroy this temple, and in three days
I will raise it up” . . . This is the prophecy of the Cross: he
shows that the destruction of his earthly body will be at the
same time the end of the Temple. With his Resurrection the
new Temple will begin: the living body of Jesus Christ, which
will now stand in the sight of God and be the place of all worship.” We are the living, Mystical Body of Christ.
The Eucharist is this fulfilling sacrifice—the sacrifice of the
Cross—by which the veil of the Temple was torn asunder so
that mankind may have access, be reconciled, to the Father.
And as is clear from Christ’s command, “Do this in remembrance of me,” the Eucharistic sacrifice continues to today to
be the way we worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth.
Fr. Allan F. Wolfe
Sunday, October 19 - 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Laity Sunday
Second Collection - World Mission Sunday
8:00 am
Mass - People of the Parish
9:15 am
CCD - Education Building
9:15 am
Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s
10:30 am
Mass - James R. Kirchner, Sr. (Helen Kirchner)
2:00 pm
Legion of Mary Curia - Good Shepherd Rm
Monday, October 20 - St. Paul of the Cross, Priest
6:30 am
Mass - Msgr. Thomas Smith (Maureen & Dave Fritz)
8:15 am
Mass - Frank Donovan (Jack Brons)
9:00 am
Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Rm
4:00 pm
Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
6:00 pm
RCIA for Children - Good Shepherd Rm
7:00 pm
RCIA - St. Francis Rm
7:00 pm
Scouts - Scout Rm
Tuesday, October 21
6:30 am
Mass - Antonio Santos (Mrs. Velazquez)
8:05 am
Morning Prayer
8:15 am
Mass - Carl Draude, Jr. (Regina Draude)
4:00 pm
Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
7:00 pm
Stewardship - Good Shepherd Rm
Wednesday, October 22 - St. John Paul II, Pope
6:30 am
Mass - Susan Fawber (Karen & Rod Brown)
8:15 am
Mass - Intention of Shirley Burger (Teresa Mumby)
4:00 pm
Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
5:00 pm
SWAN - Good Shepherd Rm
7:00 pm
Cub Scouts - Scout Rm
Thursday, October 23 - St. John of Capistrano, Priest
6:30 am
Mass - Colleen DeManincor (Bobbie & John Reisinger)
8:15 am
Mass - Ruth Brons (Christian Students of Pakistan)
4:00 pm
Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
6:00 pm
Women’s Club - St. Francis Rm
Friday, October 24 - St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop
6:30 am
Mass - Anthony & Gloria Stoe (Joan Hauck)
8:05 am
Morning Prayer
8:15 am
Mass - Fr. Joseph Hilbert (Mary Ellen & Margaret Gardner)
4:00 pm
SWAN - Good Shepherd Rm
4:00 pm
Basketball - Msgr. Thomas H. Smith Social Hall
Saturday, October 25
8:15 am
Mass - Harry & Nina Gregg (Richard & Nancy Frey)
9:00 am
In Use - Good Shepherd Rm
10:30 am Nuestra Clinica - Tipitina’s, St. Joseph Rm, Nursery
2:00 pm
Wedding - Church
5:00 pm
Mass - Andrew Bauer (Joanne Bauer)
Sunday, October 26 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 am
Mass - People of the Parish
9:15 am
CCD - Education Building
9:15 am
Focus on Faith - Tipitina’s
10:30 am
Mass - Living & Deceased of the Mark S. Smith Family
4:00 pm Parish Eucharistic Devotions - Evening Prayer
5:00 pm Youth Group - Hayride
Fr. Wolfe and Fr. Isaac will be attending the Priests’ Continuing Formation Workshop this week. The 6:30 and 8:15 Masses Monday through Friday as well as
the 12:05 Mass at St. Mary’s will be celebrated by Fr. Robert Keffer and Fr.
Meinrad Lawson, OSB.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S
October 19, 2014
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR OCTOBER 26, 2014 - 30th
Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Exodus 22:2026; Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10; Gospel:
Matthew 22:34-40.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER
Those who are ill: Miriam Axe, William Braungard, Mary
Huber, David Martin, Darlene Russell and Linda Schmalhofer.
A Way of Life at Saint Joseph
TREASURE
In Pew Collection
$6,857.51
Electronic Giving
3,287.00
Total Regular Collection
$10,144.51
Organ Memorial Fund
110.00
School Endowment Debt Reduction
189.00
Those in nursing homes, those presently or recently in
the hospital: Marie Fischer, Margaret Fittipaldi and John
Magliulo and those listed in our Book of the Sick.
Vigils
213.24
All Saints Day
10.00
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: Stephen
Logue, Joshua Weaver, Tyler Mentzer, Michael Metzgar,
Samuel Miller, Matthew Morelli, Bradley Fischer, Peter
Quach and Richard Lyons.
World Mission Sunday
10.00
BAPTISM: Bryce Church, son of Steven and Stephanie
Church.
DEATHS: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Patricia Tearney, sister of Shirley Burger and Fr. Andrew Fontanella.
PERPETUAL ADORATION: Won’t you spend ONE HOUR
before the Lord in adoration? Open hours: Monday 6:007:00am, 9:00-10:00am and 1:00-2:00pm; Wednesday
9:00-10:00am and 4:00 to 5:00pm; Thursday 12:001:00am, 5:00-6:00am and 12:00noon-1:00pm; Friday
6:00-7:00pm and 9:00-10:00pm; Saturday 9:0010:00pm. If you can help or are interested in being a substitute, please call Oliver at 560-2873 or Vonnie at 3974300. If you are a regular adorer and would occasionally be
interested in also being a substitute, please contact Oliver.
If you change your phone number, please notify Oliver so
that he can contact you if Adoration is cancelled for any
reason.
EUCHARISTIC DEVOTIONS OCTOBER 26TH, 27TH, 28TH:
Liturgies will be Sunday at 4:00pm, Monday and Tuesday at 7:00pm with Solemn Closing on Tuesday. Fr. Wolfe
will be the homilist this year. Mark these dates on your calendar as a special opportunity for prayer and reflection.
Signup sheets for adoration with half hour interval times are
posted outside Fr. Wolfe’s Reconciliation Room. All Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers should be vested
and participate in the Solemn Closing of Eucharistic
Devotions on Tuesday, October 28th at 7:00pm.
DO YOU SUPPORT OUR GROCERY GIFT CARD AND
SCRIP PROGRAMS? Grocery gift cards for Weis Markets, Giant, John Herr’s, Stauffer’s, Darrenkamp’s and
Sheetz cards are available Monday through Friday from
9:00am to 5:00pm at the rectory office and scrip can be
ordered weekly for pick-up the following weekend. Grocery
gift card sales for the weekend of October 12 th of
$950.00 earned a profit of $51.25. There were no Scrip
sales.
Memorials - Stained Glass Fund
900.00
October 12, 2014
CHILDREN’S STEWARDSHIP
Fifteen children offered their time, talent and
treasure to God last weekend.
Their contributions to the Missionary Childhood
Association totaled $7.91.
What did you offer to Jesus this week?
MASS ATTENDANCE: October 12: 5:00pm - 150; 8:00am 147; 10:30am - 209; Nursery - 0 = 506 Total Attendance.
TIME and TALENT
PARISH MINISTRIES - ARE YOU INVOLVED?
Children’s Liturgy of the Word: This program for children
ages 5 through 11 is held during the 10:30 am Mass. It provides an opportunity for them to hear and understand the
scriptures at their age level and encourages them to think
about how those readings apply to their lives. Volunteers who
work with this ministry must have current child clearances as
required by the Diocese of Harrisburg.
Perpetual Adoration: Consider setting aside one hour a week
for Jesus in our Holy Family Chapel and experience His
peace. Choose any hour, day or night, according to your
schedule. If you are unable to commit to a weekly hour, sign
up as a substitute.
Grocery Card & Scrip Program: By participating in this program you can buy the products you need while also supporting
St. Joseph’s. It costs you nothing additional, but benefits the
parish. Gift cards are available for clothing stores, restaurants,
gas stations, movie theaters, etc. A complete listing and order
form are available on our parish website (see Scrip Order
Form) and at the table where the grocery gift cards are sold. It
takes a little planning ahead, but can become a positive habit.
Now is the time to purchase scrip for Black Friday and
Christmas shopping! They make great Christmas gifts too.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S
FLOWERS FOR CHURCH: Altar Flowers for the
main altar (2 vases) or the Blessed Mother or St.
Joseph side altars can be ordered to celebrate a
happy occasion, in thanksgiving, for a special
intention or to remember a loved one who has died. Available
dates are: November 2nd and November 9th (All Altars); November 16th and November 30th (High Altar & St. Joseph Altar). The cost per vase is $40.00. Call Teri or Deacon Marty at
the rectory, 397-6921 to make arrangements.
Flowers on the Altars this weekend are given
for the intentions of the Zimmerman family
by Bob & Lydia Zimmerman
RCIA CLASSES HAVE BEGUN: It is not too late to register
or to begin attending classes. If you or someone you know is
interested in learning more about RCIA and the Catholic Faith
please contact Dan Krieger at 717-397-6921, extension 5,
option 3 or via email at [email protected].
SECOND COLLECTION this weekend for World Mission
Sunday, a day set aside for Catholics worldwide to recommit
themselves to the Church's missionary activity through prayer
and sacrifice. Your prayers and generous support on World
Mission Sunday directly benefit the mission church – places
like Mongolia where the young church is growing, filled with
zeal for the faith, but lacking resources for its outreach to families and those in need.
THE ST. JOSEPH WOMEN’S CLUB is having a meeting on
Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 7:00pm in the St. Francis
Room. After last month’s lively first meeting, I can’t wait to
see where the ideas and discussion have led. Many subjects
brought up at that meeting will be further explored and decisions will be made on the direction to take the club this year.
There will be new projects and new endeavors for the good of
the parish and just for the fun of it. There will be opportunities
for one and all to take advantage of throughout the year and
many ways to support the club and the parish. So, ladies join
us for a meeting sure to be filled with laughs and fellowship
and prayer and food and maybe a surprise.
MONTHLY MASS FOR FAMILIES: Beginning on Sunday,
November 2, the 10:30 Mass and each first Sunday of the
month all families with children are invited to sit together in
reserved seating near the front of the church. The homily will
be family based and our young people will be asked to serve
as lector and cantor. The children’s choir will sing and the
offertory gifts brought forward by a family. Children’s Liturgy
of the Word will not be held the first Sunday of each
month.
WEBSITE COMMITTEE: We are currently in the process of
revising and updating the Saint Joseph Church website in
order to provide easier access to more vital information about
the parish. MEMBERS ARE NEEDED for a committee to
guide and maintain this important media. For those with
knowledge and interest in the area, please call Mary Ellen at
the parish office at 397-6921.
CROP WALK is Sunday, this weekend, starting at 12:45 pm
at Clipper Magazine Stadium. You may make cash or check
donations after Masses. Make checks payable to CROP.
October 19, 2014
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
We are asking parishioners to participate
in the Giant A+ School Rewards and the
Target Take Charge of Education programs to help us earn money for needed
supplies. It’s easy! Simply go to www.giantfoodstores.com/
aplus to register your card. Every time you use your bonus
card between now and March 21, Resurrection Catholic
School benefits. If you don’t have access to a computer, call
the school office (392-3083) and provide your last name and
11-digit card number. Target REDcard holders simply enroll
at Target.com/TCOE or call 800-316-6142. We’re happy to
help with this, too. Thank you! Please join us as the Resurrection Catholic School family prays for our parish priests
attending the Priests Continuing Formation Workshop this
week. We invite your family to become part of the Resurrection Family!
COMMUNITY MEAL: The Social Justice Committee will
host the Community Meal at St. Mary’s on Friday, October
31. Please contact Donna Chambers at 464-4769 if you are
able to help. Our parish is responsible for the meal on the
5th Friday of the month. There is a critical need for volunteers each week when other parishes host the meal. If
you’re able to help on Fridays from 5:00-7:00pm, please
contact Bob Soper 464-4751.
GERMANFEST SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1:Tickets are
now on sale for the 2nd annual GermanFest. This wonderful
event will pay tribute to our church’s founders and our
church’s German roots. The night features live polka by the
Alpenlaenders. The menu features the “Best of the
Wursts” (bratwurst, knockwursts etc.), homemade German
potato salad, homemade German desserts and even the
beer and sauerkraut were freshly brewed in our hall. The
event will go from 6:30pm until 11:00pm. Tickets are $10
and $5 for kids in 8th grade or younger. Your ticket includes
admission, entertainment, food and beverages. This is an
all ages event.
GERMANFEST/PREPARATION PARTY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST: One of the best parts of our GermanFest is the
preparation of the food all being made by hand by our parishioners. We already had one event where we made the
beer and sauerkraut. On Friday, October 31st, we are making the German potato salad, German desserts and
Darrenkamp’s is coming in to help us make the sausages
and wursts. We will start at 6:00pm and dinner and beverages will be provided at no cost to all participants. Call or see
Jen or Jim Weber and let them know if you can make it.
ALL SOULS REMEMBRANCE SERVICE: Our Remembrance Service for all those who have died since last All
Souls Day will be held this year on Sunday, November 2nd
at 3:00pm in our Church. This will be a prayer service including the Candle Lighting Remembrance followed by a
social in the Monsignor Thomas H. Smith Social Hall.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE: The 2014 fall campaign continues until
Sunday, November 2nd. To sign up for a time-slot on the
campaign’s 40-hour time-schedule, phone Matt at 824-3015
or log on to www.40daysforlife.com/Lancaster.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
CONSIDER A BEQUEST TO ST. JOSEPH’S
October 19, 2014
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 867: Installation of new officers Oct. 26th 9:30 Mass at St. Anthony, brunch to follow at the Home. Council 867 members only. Thirty One & Vera Bradley Bags and Longaberger Basket Bingo 10/19 at 1:00pm. Bingo every Monday and Thursday 6:30pm; multiple jackpots. Friday Dinner
Specials: 10/24 Roast Beef, mash potato, veg. $7.95; 10/31
Honey roasted chicken, mash potato, veg. $6.95. Interested
in becoming a new member? Call Chuck Yost 394-5064. For
details on all activities: www.knightsofcolumbus867.com.
CATHOLIC WORKER HOUSE WINTER
CLOTHING DRIVE: Please join in donating
your GENTLY USED CLEAN WINTER
CLOTHING for the Catholic Worker
House’s annual winter clothing giveaway which will be held at
San Juan Bautista’s Plaza on Saturday, November 8th. WE
ARE ASKING FOR WINTER WEAR ONLY. Coats, Hats,
Gloves, Sweaters, Winter Socks, Scarfs, Snow Pants, Boots
and Shoes. Blankets too! We would greatly appreciate if all
women’s, men’s and children’s clothes be bagged separately.
Please label each bag “CWH-Women’s”, CWH Men’s” or
CWH-Children’s. You may drop off the items in the St. Francis Room before or after Mass on the weekend of October
25-26. Thank you for your support.
TRIVIA NIGHT with Mike Horn of Earth Trivia presented by
St. James Knights of Columbus, Saturday, October 25th at
7:00pm, 505 Woodcrest Ave., Lititz, PA. $15.00 per person.
Sales limited to first 30 teams. For more information email
[email protected] or [email protected].
COURT QUEEN OF PEACE #1023 CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAS announces the Catholic Daughters of The Americas 2015 National Education Contest for
Grades 4–12. Entrants can choose from two themes: “LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOUR SELF” or “BE A GOOD
NEIGHBOR”. For details of contest rules and awards, please
go to www.catholicdaughters.org. If you have questions contact Margaret T. Giordano at (717) 390-9035.
FOURTH ANNUAL VETERANS BREAKFAST 9:00 am on
November 6th at Fred F. Groff Funeral Home, 234 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Free to any veteran who honorably
served. Bonnie Bowman from the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds will be present to issue “Thank A Vet” photo ID
cards. To register call Fred F. Groff, Inc at 717-397-8255 by
November 4th.
A WOMAN’S CONCERN: a Lancaster pro-life pregnancy
care center, is seeking volunteer client advocates. Volunteers
are asked to commit to serving one 4-hour shift each week in
the office. No experience is necessary and training will be
provided. If interested, please call the office at 394-1561 to
request a volunteer application.
God has called you by your name. You are a child of
God. Are you aware of your strength in God? (Isaiah 45:1,
4-6). If God may be calling you to the priesthood or consecrated life, visit our website at www.hbgdiocese.org or call
Father Raymond LaVoie at (717) 657-4804.
LARC DAY OF DIALOGUE: We are pleased to have the
internationally known speaker, Dr. Massimo Faggioli to offer his insights on the formulation of Second Vatican Council’s historic Decree on Ecumenism, Unitatis Redintgratio.
This decree, along with the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the
Modern World, impacted the lives of Roman Catholics, Lutherans and Episcopalians in ways that we now take for
granted. This will take place October 27, 2014. Please
mark your calendars with this date. For more information
and to register online please visit www.hbgdiocese.org/
LARC2014.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES COME AND SEE DINNER: Catholic Charities is pleased to welcome Bishop Ronald Gainer
as our featured speaker for the annual Come and See Dinner on Tuesday, November 4th at the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg. Reception is at 5:00pm followed by dinner
at 6:00pm. The evening includes a reception/auction, buffet
dinner, and remarks from Bishop Gainer. This is the largest
fundraising event of the year for Catholic Charities. Reservations are $100 per person. Contact Christopher Meehan,
Catholic
Charities
Director
of
Development,
at
[email protected] or 717-657-4804 (ext. 284).
MASS CELEBRATING THE GIFTS OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES: Please join us for this annual Diocesan
Mass on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at St. Pius X
Church, 112 Fairview Dr., Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Bishop
Ronald Gainer will be the principal celebrant with participation from persons with disabilities throughout the diocese. A
light reception will be held after Mass. For more information
contact Kate Neri at (717) 657-4804, ext. 317 or
[email protected].
DIOCESAN CATECHETICAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 15, 2014: The annual Diocesan Catechetical Conference will be held Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Diocesan Center (4800 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, PA
17111). Doors open at 8:00am and concludes at 4:30 pm.
Theme is: The Catechist as Witness to Christ. The Most
Reverend Ronald W. Gainer will be Principal Celebrant
and Homilist for Mass. There will be 35 workshops over
four sessions. Keynote speaker is Patrick Coffin, a dynamic
Catholic speaker, author, and host of the top-rated national
radio show, Catholic Answers Live. He has appeared on
FOX Channel, Comedy Central, and EWTN. Cost is $30
per person. For information, please contact Jim Gontis at
(717) 657-4804, ext. 227, or at [email protected].
Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week
Royer Pharmacy
508 Hershey Ave.
You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com.