Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Catholic Parish Father Tim Haberkorn, Pastor SacredHeartStJosephCatholic.org Third Sunday of Advent December 14th, 2014 Sacred Heart Church 312 NE Freeman Ave Sacred Heart Church Rectory 333 NE Freeman Ave Topeka Ks 66616-1216 Rectory/Office: 234-3338 Church Hall: 234-6727 Fr. Tim Haberkorn St. Joseph Church Rectory 227 SW Van Buren St Topeka Ks 66603-3319 Rectory/Office: 232-2863 Fax: 232-3845 Church Hall: 233-8610 Principal, Mr. Lee Schmidt HolyFamilyTopeka.com East: Grades K-8 1725 NE Seward Ave 234-8980 Fax: 234-6778 [email protected] West: Pre-School 210 NE Branner 233-9171 Notes from Father Tim… Fr. Tim's St. Joseph Rectory Christmas Open House: The Open House is scheduled for this Sunday, December 14th, from 1-5 pm. All are invited to come and enjoy good company, delicious foods and beverages, to celebrate with holiday cheer the spirit of Christmas. Enjoy touring the rectory and viewing many of the new additions to Fr. Tim's collections. There are many new items from Germany as well as from the Shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat in Spain. See the over 200 piece Fontanini nativity display. Also see the painting commissioned by the Mayor of Topeka, of St. Joseph Church, for the Mayor's Christmas Card for 2014. Come one and come all. We hope to see you there! Fr. Tim and Titus Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday SH 4:00 pm Sunday StJ 8:00 am Sunday SH 10:30 am Tithe 15,171 Plate 860 Candles 214 Hall Rental 715 Children's 31 Fr Maurice 50 Daily Mass Schedule: Wednesday, Friday StJ 6:30 am Tuesday, Thursday, Friday SH 8:05 am First Saturday Only StJ 7:30 am Collection December 7 All Saints 5 Immaculate Conception 447 All Souls 5 Mass 1,060 Catholic Charities 30 Memorials 82 Christmas 65 Retirement 95 College Care Pkg 15 Solemnity of Mary 45 We welcome you to Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Catholic Parish. We are a Christ centered community of faith which gathers to Worship around the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist and the sacramental life of the Church. Through the love of Christ’s Sacred Heart and the intercession of St. Joseph, we hope to journey from this life into the everlasting life to come. Come and journey with us! Fr. Tim Haberkorn Attention Confirmation Students: Just a reminder to all Confirmation students that your letter to the Archbishop of "Why you wish to be Confirmed", and your 15 Hours of Service sheet, need to be turned by January 18th, 2015. If you attend Holy Family Catholic School, then you need to turn them into your teacher. If you attend our C.C.D. Program, then you need to turn them into your teacher. If you are Home Schooled, then you will need to turn them into Fr. Tim. Please staple the Service Hours sheet to the front of your Letter to the Archbishop. Advent Regional Penance Services Thanks so much! Fr. Tim and Confessions Schedule: Nativity Set Up at St. December 14th, 7 pm at Christ the Joseph Church: We are in King Church need of many volunteers to December 15th, 7 pm at Sacred help set up the Nativity Set at Heart Church St. Joseph's Church on December 15th, 7 pm at Our Lady Sunday, December 21st, of Guadalupe Church beginning at 12 pm. Please December 16th, 7 pm at Mater Dei come and assist in this Holy Name Church endeavor. Fr. Tim December 17th, 7 pm at St. Christmas Decorating at Matthew's Church Sacred Heart Church: If December 18th, 7 pm at Mother you wish to help decorate Teresa Church Sacred Heart Church for December 20th, 9:30 am at Most Christmas, please come and Pure Heart of Mary Church I encourage all parishioners to make join us on Sunday, December a good confession during the season 21st, immediately following 10:30 am Mass. of Advent. Fr. Tim Items Needed for German Fasching Celebration: Our parish German Fasching Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, February 14th, 2015 at Sacred Heart Church Hall. The Fasching fundraising Event includes an authentic German Dinner Buffet, polka band, polka dance, drawings, and silent auction. We are in need of silent auction items. Items for the silent auction must be at least $50 in value and preferably new or like new. Donated items may be dropped off at either Sacred Heart Rectory or St. Joseph Rectory. There will be two Drawings. The First drawing will be for $1,000 and chances on this drawing are a $10 donation. The Second drawing will be for 3 quilts donated by St. Anthony's Guild and the chances on this drawing are a $1 donation. This year we will also have something new at the Fasching called the WHEEL OF FORTUNE. You won't want to miss out on this one. We welcome any cash donations to help defray the cost for this event. We want to make this a wonderful experience for our parish and we need everyone's help. Great preparation makes for a successful event! A good time to purchase items for the silent auction is during the before and after Christmas sales. Thanks for your consideration as well as your donations. Blessings, Fr. Tim Haberkorn and the Fasching Committee Contributions for credit in the 2014 tax year must be received at the Rectory by Sunday, December 28th, 2014. Thank you. Have you seen them? The Knights Council #2608 hope you have noticed our "Keep Christ in Christmas" banners located on the south side of St. Joseph's Church and the north side of Holy Family School. We asked everyone to remember what the real meaning of Christmas is all about. Coat Drive! Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas in Topeka needs your help! We are looking for new or gently used coats to give to those in need. We are interested in all sizes from child to adult. Stop by our office at 234 S Kansas Ave to drop off your donation. Questions? Dylan Woods, 233-6300 ext 1309, [email protected]. Still searching for the perfect gift for that special someone, or for the person “who has everything”? Have we an idea for you! A beautiful book coauthored by our very own Teresa Thomas, and Christine Adams, “Spires for All Time the Art & History of St. Joseph German Catholic Church”. This fabulous book, filled with parish history and pictures, can be procured for a donation of $40 per book. Books are available during office hours at St. Joseph Rectory office Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 am-noon, or email [email protected]. Choir Practice for Christmas Midnight Mass at St. Joseph Church is Monday, December 15th, at 6:30 pm. St Joseph Adoration Chapel: Open hours are Monday 2 pm, Tuesday 9 am and 1 pm, Friday 7 pm, Saturday 11 am, 12 pm, and 6 pm, Sunday 9am. Kevin Bychinski, 215-5472, 7:30 am-8:30 pm Monday-Friday. Germans from Russia Open House: Please join us for the NE Kansas Chapter of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia 40th Anniversary Open House! Event is December 14th, 1-4 pm, in St. Joseph Church Hall. Visit, eat, research! For all who wish to learn more about their family-computers, books, displays, and maps will be available. Genealogy researchers will be on hand to provide suggestions and help. Refreshments will be served. Tours of the historic Catholic Charities’ emergency St. Joseph’s Church sanctuary are planned. Stop by to visit, share family stories, and learn more about assistance resource bus meets your family. Celebrate your Germans from Russia demands for assistance and ancestry! reduces transportation barriers faced by the poor. In partnership Festival of Lessons and Carols: You are invited with local service agencies and to Most Pure Heart of Mary’s 15th Annual Festival governments, the bus is of Lessons and Carols, sung by the Schola systematically deployed to all 21 Cantorum, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Children of the counties in the Archdiocese. Choir. Event is this Sunday, December 14th, at 4 Your donation to the Christmas pm, at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church. A free collection helps your neighbors will offering will be collected to further the in need. ministry of the MPHM Schola Cantorum. Expocentre Volunteer Usher Program: Our parish receives payment from the Expo for time our volunteers work. Anyone 18 years and older can work as an usher. Wear your own khaki pants and white shirt. Please contact John Klein, 266 -6811, or [email protected]. Knitters requested to knit dialysis scarves that keep the patient warm, while allowing medical personnel ability to access IV ports during dialysis. Finished product approximately 18” wide by 5’ long. If you are not a knitter, you could help by donating funds to purchase materials. For more info, Mary, 357-1239, before 8 pm. Quo Vadis Retreat for Single Men: Single men ages 18-35 are challenged to discern the priesthood guided by Archbishop Naumann, retreat master Fr. Nick Blaha, Fr. Scott Wallisch, and our seminarians. The annual Quo Vadis retreat is at Savior Pastoral Center December 19th-21st, and there is no charge. Through prayer, Mass, and short conferences, discover God’s deepest desire for you. No obligation, just opportunity, so come even if you can’t stay for the entire retreat. Learn more, register early, kckvocations.com, [email protected]. Spires for All Time The Art & History of St. Joseph German Catholic Church Books available at the St. Joseph Rectory office Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8 am-Noon. Donation is $40 per book. To make other arrangements to get a book, please call and leave a message at 232-2863, or e-mail [email protected]. Order on-line at SacredHeartStJosephCatholic.org Sacred Heart - St. Joseph Mass Greeters Ushers Mass Servers *Kenny Steinbock Dec. 20 Charles Herman Tyler Ronsse SH Mick & Liz Akerstrom Jerry Bergman Brandon Ronsse 4 pm Steve Schmidtlein Dec. 21 StJ 8 am Dec. 21 Bill Swartzman SH Kathy Hobart 10:30 am Tony Lewis Lectors Connie Everett Tom Grace Extraordinary Ministers Mick & Liz Akerstrom Leina Cox, Sam Leone Ginger Simon, Jan Fisher Mary Lawrence Volunteers Alex Rioux Jose Hernandez Luke Longstaff Mark Radziejeski Bruce Danielson Dominic Holthaus Ron Meier Tish Blocher Benedict Holthaus *Jess Jansen Joe Singer Esteban White Brad Sedlacek Trenton Morgan Dalton Morgan Aaron Parrish Lyle & Sharon Schiefelbein Gift Bearers Music Pierce Family Sandy Carter John Reb Dan & Evelyn Sandy Carter Landon Choir Glenda Fowler, Tara Yost Derek Blanchard, Bill O’Mara Peter Latendresse Stadler family George Kaberline Deb Latendresse Kathy Hobart In this season of Advent, we are continuously preparing ourselves for the celebration of Christ's birth into this world. Why not help our parish prepare for the coming new year by signing up with Faith Direct? By supporting Sacred Heart-St. Joseph through Faith Direct, both you and our parish can more easily project your future contributions. You can sign up at FaithDirect.net using our church code: KS196, or mail a paper enrollment form available in the parish office. God Bless You, Fr. Tim Update on Restoration of St Joseph Church December 2014 By this time, most parishioners have seen the scaffolding tower in the North transept of St Joseph’s Church. Work is underway to rediscover the layers of historical finishes and artwork that have been covered over since the church was built in 1899. Although many photographs exist of the church interior, they are primarily panoramic and black and white, lacking detail and richness of color. It is unknown how much of the original artwork still exists after a major plaster repair project in the early 1980’s, or how much may be salvageable. This rediscovery process is critical to the development of a plan for the second part of the restoration of the interior of the church, what has been termed the “wish list”. Already exposed are several layers of stenciling and an example of the original wood finish in a bracket pillar. The project is divided into two parts, one termed the “essentials”, which consists of the obvious defects in the building and any soon to be revealed structural defects; a report on the structural condition of the building is due in mid-December. The currently known essentials include repairing defective plaster, replacing original electrical wiring, replacement of the elevator, and any building code deficiencies, among others. These conditions must be corrected in the very near term, or the building may become uninhabitable due to safety issues. The other part of the project, called the “wish list”, is also work that must be done to repair or finish the necessary repairs of essential work. Plaster must be repainted, refinishing over new wiring is necessary. This part of the project is subjective in nature because of individual art, color and finish preferences. It is dependent also on the desire and ability of the parish to financially support the project. A preliminary wish list is being used by the restoration committee to give general guidance to the architect. It is a very broad and open-ended list, based on the historical finishes and artwork of the building. It is left openended until we have an open-house with the parish, and approvals to proceed from the Finance Council and the Archdiocese. The Restoration Committee has selected an Architect, an Artist Company, and a General Contractor to work as a team to accomplish preparation of all concept design and planning work. Names of the entities will be released when the committee has approval and clearance from the Archdiocese. We can release that the Architect is SFS Architecture, Inc. SFS Architecture is working on preliminary concept renderings for parish review in the near future, which we hope to display in open meetings. At that time, we can also share the “wish list” as it relates to the design concept. Father Tim, with the understanding of the Committee, has requested permission of the Archbishop to conduct a feasibility study. This is a required step of the Archdiocese and involves conducting parish surveys to measure the willingness of the parish to support the project with approval and financial resources. More will be forthcoming when we have secured the permission. This will be a critical measure of what can be done towards accomplishing the design concept including elements of the “wish list”. Much has been done already in the planning of project, but very much remains to be done, hopefully in the upcoming year. We hope to be able to share some design concept visions with the parish shortly. St Joseph Church Restoration Committee Father Tim Haberkorn Rose Herman Mark Burghart Bill Pierson Bruce Danielson Joe Singer Teresa Thomas Please remember Sacred Heart-St. Joseph in your will. Please keep in your prayers our family members serving in the Military: Chrystien Bookman, Ft. Leonardwood MO David Darnall, Afghanistan Douglas Darnall, Alaska Ryan Graham, Camp LeJeune Tyler Graham, Camp LeJeune Skylar Grant, Ft. Leonardwood MO Amanda Spies, McConnell AFB Wichita Sarah Wardein, Washington Garrett Wilson, Virginia Beach Tyler Wilson, Forbes Topeka Mass Intentions December 13th - 21st Sa 13 SH 4:00 pm Mary Knight by Carmaleta Drum And Barbara Herman by Bob, Larry & Rose Herman Su 14 SJ 8:00 am Thelma Krallman by Jim Krallman, Kim & Gail SH 10:30 am Theresa Schiffelbein (11th Anniv.) by Sharon Sands family And Jean Guth & Louise Schmidtlein by Frieda Schmidtlein & Family Tu 16 SH 8:05 am Victoria L. Morales (25th Anniv.) & Lupe Morales by the Guerricagoitia & Morales families W 17 SJ 6:30 am Jane Snattinger by Rita Aker Th 18 SH 8:05 am George & Sarah Bretz by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Robinson In case of hospitalization, or to add/remove names on our prayer list, please call either office. Names F 19 SJ 6:30 am Frank Gau by Sister Mary Rosaleen may remain on our list for two months. If a longer SH 8:05 am Alfonso S. Gomez by Joe, Zina, Matt, & Valerie Ball time on the list is needed, please call us. Sa 20 SH 4:00 pm Melvin H. Haverkamp (2nd Anniv.) by Jim & Diane Bean Parish or Family Members who have asked for And Josephine Pierce by her children your prayers: Su 21 SJ 8:00 am Joseph Matinier by Marie Carter Deborah Beier Catherine Miller SH 10:30 am Eugene Stadler by Karl Stadler Berkeley Jeremy Cromwell John Dempewolf Jim Frederick Carrie Hogan Steven Ijams Fr. George Klasinski Lennox Lee Robert Longstaff Launch SH-StJ’s website on your mobile phone! *Download a Bar Code Reader on your mobile phone. *Open the Reader and Scan the code shown to launch our website! SH Church Office Hours: 8 am-Noon Tuesday-Friday Mass Intentions c/o Therese Bulletin Deadline: 8 am Wednesdays [email protected] StJ Church Office Hours: 8 am-Noon Monday, Wednesday, Friday Mass Intentions c/o Teresa [email protected] Bookkeeper: [email protected] Hall Rental: SH Mick & Liz Akerstrom 266-7865 StJ StJ Rectory 232-2863 SH Holy Hours in Church: Tuesday-Friday: 7-8 am Friday Adoration: 7 am-Noon StJ Adoration Chapel: 232-6967 Open Daily: 6 am-10 pm Temporary Coordinator: Kevin Bychinski 215-5472 Baptism: To have your child baptized, you must be a registered active parishioner for at least 6 months prior to baptism. Call Fr. Tim 232-2863 Marriage: Fr Tim needs 6 months notice Reconciliation: First Friday: StJ First Saturday: StJ Saturday: SH Sunday: StJ 6:00-6:20 am 7:00-7:20 am 3:15-3:55 pm 7:10-7:55 am Lydia Schmidt Spies Family Kevin Stadler Florence Tetuan Mary Warner Danny Williams Sr. Marcella Winninghoff Scripture Study Group Saturday, 9:30 am, SH Rectory StJ Nocturnal Adoration Thursday before First Friday, 7-11 pm Knights of Columbus Council #2608 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7 pm, Trompeter Hall Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle 3rd Sunday, 2 pm, StJ Mondays, 5 pm, StJ Anointing of the Sick: First Saturdays Natural Family Planning Couple to Couple League: ccli.org RCIA Classes for adults with Fr. Tim Tuesdays, 7 pm, Sacred Heart Hall, beginning first Tuesday in October. Project Rachel-Project Joseph Healing after an abortion 913-621-2199 Religious Education for Children (CCD) Sundays, September-May, 9-10:15 am in the Holy Family School, East Campus Coordinator: Paul Allen 221-2749 SHSJCC.org Topeka Catholic Singles Fellowship CatholicSinglesFellowship.blogspot.com Virtus Training SH-StJ Leina Cox 286-2849 HFCS Mary Ann Pickering 235-9200 Knights of Columbus Christmas Party Sunday, December 21st 2 pm - 4 pm Trompeter Hall (Old Let’s Help building) Popcorn and refreshments served Bag candy for the children Bingo will be played Look for Santa!
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