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WEEKLY BULLETIN OF SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
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SAINTS ALIVE
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FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME ~ NOVEMBER 9, 2014
SAINT OF THE WEEK:
Saint Didacus of Alcalá
Feast Day: November 13
We’re glad you joined us this weekend.
We are a Eucharistic Community
whose mission is to be “Saints
Alive” by knowing, loving, and
serving God. Through study, piety,
and action, in imitation of the
Saints, we answer God’s call to
stewardship.
Our weekly bulletin is one of the
ways we share what’s going on
in our parish and in the Catholic
world.
Be sure to also visit us online at
SaintJosephPlainCity.com, where
you’ll find much more information.
“O faithful wood, O precious nails!
You have borne an exceedingly
sweet burden, for you have been
judged worthy to bear the Lord and
King of heaven”
- St. Didacus of Alcalá
Painting above: “Jesus casting out the
money changers at the temple”
(17th Century) by Carl Bloch
ADORATION
MASSES
CONFESSION
Monday through
Thursday:
6 - 11 a.m. &
6 - 11 p.m.
Monday, 8 a.m. at church
Tuesday & Wednesday
5:30 p.m. at church
Friday, 8 a.m. at church
Saturday, 9 a.m. at church
Weekend:
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. at church
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. at church
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at PAC
Saturday, after 9 a.m. Mass
at Church
Friday:
6 - 8 a.m. &
6 - 11 p.m.
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. at Church
By appointment
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WEEKLY BULLETIN OF SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
SAINTS ALIVE
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FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME ~ NOVEMBER 9, 2014
ANNOUNCEMENTS
•Confirmation
Mass is this Sunday,
November 9, at 1
p.m. Please pray for
our Confirmandi.
•Children’s Liturgy of
the Word has been
canceled this Sunday
but will be back on
December 7.
•No Youth Group
meeting this Sunday
evening due to
Confirmation.
•Father Pat will
be traveling to
the Holy Land
from Wednesday,
November 12
through Friday,
November 21. See
page 2.
•Adults Seeking
Knowledge is a
special presentation
on the Blessed
Virgin Mary by Sarah
Reinhard. See page 2
for details.
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN
BASILICA IN ROME
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22
Because it falls on a Sunday, the regular Sunday readings are
replaced with the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran
Basilica in Rome. This feast celebrates not only the Cathedral
of the Diocese of Rome, but the role the pope has always
had as the bishop of Rome. John’s Gospel is the story of Jesus
driving out the moneychangers in the temple. “Take these out
of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”
Painting above: “Jesus casting out the money changers at the temple”
(17th Century) by Carl Bloch
SAINT OF THE WEEK:
SAINT DIDACUS OF ALCALÁ
Born: 1400
Died: November 12, 1463
Memorial: November 13
Canonized: 1588 by Pope Sixtus V
Didacus was sent as a missionary to the Canary Islands in 1442 and
went with the belief that he would be martyred. He converted many
by his preaching and example and returned unharmed to Spain in
1449. He was then sent to Rome, Italy in 1450 for the canonization
of Saint Bernardine of Siena. An epidemic broke out among the
gathered Franciscans, and Didacus worked himself to exhaustion to
help his brothers. It was reported that he miraculously cured many
of the sick.
Learn more: http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-didacus/
Calendar
ASK!
Monday, November 10
Zumba
9 a.m.
PSR 4:30 p.m.
Children’s Choir
5:40 p.m.
PSR
6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 12
Zumba 9 a.m.
Adults Seeking Knowledge
6:30 p.m.
Folk Choir Practice
7:30 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Mtg.
8 p.m.*
Thursday, November 13
Choir Practice 7 p.m.
Friday, November 14
Zumba 9 a.m.
Saturday, November 15
No Life and Mercy Mass
Sunday, November 15
Embark Jewelry Sale 11:30 a.m.
7th Grade PSR
6:30 p.m.
Youth Group
6:30 p.m.
*indicates event at church
Congratulations to
all our youth being
Confirmed this Sunday!
Adults Seeking Knowledge Presents:
The Blessed Virgin Mary
A presentation by Sarah Reinhard,
Catholic author, national speaker, and
parishioner.
This Wednesday, November 12, 6:30 p.m.
at the PAC.
Childcare is available upon request, please contact
the parish office on Monday, November 10 to make
arrangements.
Fr. Pat Traveling
Father Pat will be traveling to the Holy Land from
Wednesday, November 12, through Friday,
November 21.
There will be no daily Masses, including Saturday morning
Life and Mercy Mass, during the time that he is gone.
Weekend Masses will be at regular times and we
welcome Fr. Harry as our celebrant.
Please contact Deacon Tony or the parish office with
any emergencies. See page 6 for contact information.
Embark Jewelry Sale
St. Joseph Church will host a special
Kindware Jewelry sale on November 15,
11:30 a.m., at the PAC. Kindware is part of
KindWay, a prison ministry that restores
hope and honors Christ. Kindware Jewelry
is designed and created by polymer artists
trained inside prison as a community
service project. This handcrafted jewelry
is made by offenders to support those
preparing to transition back into the community.
A gift with social impact!
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Thank you to all who helped with the Sesquicentennial Mass and Reception. It
was a great time! Take a look...
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All parishioners are
welcome to participate
in ANY of the activities
Giving Tree
surrounding the Giving Tree.
Over the years, this program has
grown to become our Parish’s
largest charity benefiting: Plain
City Food Pantry, Plain City DNA
Pantry, Union County Pregnancy
Care Center, JOIN, and a group of
downtown ministries served by our
Deacon Tony.
We need you! Here’s how you can help!
Cut up day - Monday, November 24 at 1 p.m. at PAC.
Bring your scissors, hole punch, larger Christmas cookie
cutters and Christmas designs for a fun session of making the
tags for the Giving Tree. Fellowship too!
Tree set-up - Set-up trees in PAC and at Church, the week
of November 24. Contact Jan Grose if you wish to help,
[email protected].
Pray ~
Pray for Our Sick and
Healing
Patricia Ann Allen
Linda Bockey
Rhonda Campbell
Jim Colopy
Gabriel Kaiser
Zachary Kaiser
Dale Kinsley
Suzanne Polsinelli
Mary Schmidt
Mary Jane Ward
Madeline Weisburn
Pray for Our Military
1st Sgt. Kevin Raymond Gleich,
US Army
Major Christopher R. High,
R.I. Army National Guard
Sgt. Jeffrey Sands, US Army
Lt. Matt Wood, US Navy
If you would like to submit
a name to be added to our
prayer list, please send your
request to:
[email protected]
Hang tags - November 29 and 30, hang the Giving Tree
tags on all trees before weekend Masses.
Adoration ~
Take one or more tags from a Giving Tree.
“God likes to listen
favorably to the prayers
of His faithful, particularly
when they look at
Christ’s body.”
-William of Auxerre (on
Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament)
Adoration hours are
listed on bulletin cover.
from November 30 through Tuesday, December 16.
Return you gifts to the church or the PAC through
Thursday, December 11.
Wrapping day - (for adopted families) Friday, December
12, 2 p.m. at the PAC. If you love to wrap, this is your day!
Distribution night -Wednesday, December 17 at
6:30 p.m. at PAC (pizza provided). Thursday and Friday,
December 18 and 19, volunteers with trucks and/or vans
are needed to make deliveries to charities.
If you have any questions, contact Gloria Butler (page 6).
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The family is where we are formed as people.
Every family is a brick in the building of
society. ~Pope Francis
Flag Drop-Off
CRS & Ebola
The 5th and
6th grade
students of
Jonathan
Alder
Schools are
collecting
worn or
damaged United States flags
that are no longer fit for
service. The flags will be given
to local Boy Scout Troop 90
of Plain City so flags can be
disposed of in a proper and
respectful manner. Flags will
be collected between Oct.
28 and Nov. 25, at Lovejoy’s
Market or given to Canaan
Middle School students.
As of this week, more than
4,900 people have died
from the Ebola outbreak.
Catholic Relief Services
has been collaborating with
the Catholic Church, local
leaders and health ministries
in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone to educate people
about Ebola, train health care
workers, and provide food
and other critical supplies
to those affected by the
outbreak. CRS has trained
local volunteers to go door
to door—especially in rural
communities—to help spread
the word and distribute
posters, fliers and fact sheets.
Thank You...
...PSR Family!! Thanks to
you, we collected $163.00 to
buy supplies to send to the
soldiers from the concession
stand last Monday evening!
With another donation of
$27, we had an even $200!
Students also brought in
hygiene items to send and
made cards for the soldiers.
Thank you all so much for
making this such a meaningful
and successful project! We
are hoping to get the package
to the soldiers in time for
Thanksgiving! God Bless!
faith.
action.
results.
You can help by praying
for people affected by the
outbreak and by donating
to CRS. Thank you for all
you do to help our brothers
and sisters in need around
the world. For the latest
updates, visit www.crs.org or
contact the Office for Social
Concerns at (614) 241-2540
or [email protected].
Intentions
Monday, November 10
8:00 a.m. +Mary Nguyen
Tuesday, November 11
5:30 p.m.
NO MASS
Wednesday, November 12
5:30 p.m.
NO MASS
Thursday, November 13
NO MASS
Friday, November 14
8 a.m. NO MASS
Saturday, November 15
9 a.m.
4:30 p.m
NO MASS
+Special Intention
of Loretta Giardina
Sunday, November 16
8:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. +Michael Madry
+People of the
Parish
Readings
Monday, November 10
Memorial of Saint Leo the Great, Pope
and Doctor of the Church
Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24; Lk 17:1-6
Tuesday, November 11
Memorial of Saint Martin
of Tours, Bishop
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37; Lk 17:7-10
Wednesday, November 12
Memorial of Saint Josaphat, Bishop
and Martyr
Ti 3:1-7; Ps 23; Lk 17:11-19
Thursday, November 13
Memorial of Saint Frances
Xavier Cabrini,Virgin
Phlm 7-20; Ps 146; Lk 17:20-25
Friday, November 14
2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119; Lk 17:26-37
Saturday, November 15
3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112; Lk 18:1-8
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MINISTRY SCHEDULE
4:30 P.M. AT THE CHURCH
Usher
Lector
EM
Serve
Sacristan
Stransky
D. Ridder
D. & J. Bradley, J. Humphrey
B. Corthell, M. Ridder
L. Kaminski
8:30 A.M. AT THE CHURCH
Usher
Lector
EM Serve
Sacristan
NOVEMBER 16
Thobe
L. Hess
Deacon Tony Bonacci, B. Hess, L. Crock
E. & M. Hessick
Deacon Tony Bonacci
10:30 A.M. AT THE PAC
Usher
Lector
EM
Serve
Sacristan
NOVEMBER 15
NOVEMBER 16
Walden
M. Will
J. Ciuca, M. Peck, M. Thiergartner
P. & C. Powers
P. Cooper
HOMEBOUND
D. & M. Needham
COLLECTION COUNTING
Monday, November 10 Monday, November 17
L. Grywalski,
C. & J. O’Connell
G. Butler, R. Dvorsky,
J. Sally
The schedule listed here may not be the
most current ministry schedule. Please log
on to the Ministry Scheduler Pro through
the parish website or contact the parish
office if you have questions. Always verify
through the website and the sign-in sheets
for the most accurate listing!
PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION
Church Location
140 West Ave., Plain City
Parish Office/PAC
670 W. Main St., Plain City, OH 43064 (Mailing Address)
Office Hours
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3p.m. (see schedule below)
Office Contact
614-873-8850 [email protected]
Websitewww.saintjosephplaincity.com
Scan here to go to our website.
If you are new to St. Joseph, WELCOME! You can learn more about us at our website and we invite you to introduce
yourself to us. Please contact the office to learn about scheduling weddings, baptisms, and preparing for First
Communion and Confirmation.
PARISH OFFICE STAFF CONTACTS
Father Pat Toner, Pastor
Ann Walter, Secretary
Melissa Bradley, Event and Office Coord.
Kelly Jacobs, Youth Ministry & PSR
Sue York, Finance Coordinator
Ali Arend, Bulletin & Web Editor
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
OFFICE HOURS
Day off is Friday, cell is 614-296-7404
M-F 10-3
M 10-3, T 10-2, Th 10-2, F 10-1
M , W & Th 8-3
M, T & Th 7-2:30
T & Th 9-12
OTHER MINISTRY / STAFF CONTACTS
Deacon Tony Bonacci614-578-3957
[email protected]
Elaine Bonacci, Adoration Coordinator
614-557-3409 [email protected]
Gloria Butler, St. Martin de Porres
614-873-4103 [email protected]
Allen Crock, Finance Committee Chair
614-832-3226 [email protected]
Bob Hess, Knights of Columbus
614-876-6995 [email protected]
Maryann Lange, Music Minister
937-642-4944 [email protected]
Deacon Pat Wiggins614-563-9466
[email protected]
We’d love to include your news. Send bulletin submissions at least 10 days prior to publication date to [email protected].
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