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SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA December 31, 2017
Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
January 7, 2018 Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
First Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6 Second Reading: Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM SCRIPTURE READINGS:
The Holy Family Epistle - From the Blessed Paul the Apostle to Colossians,
3. 12-17. Gospel - St. Luke, 2. 42-52.
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DEATH: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Jamil Lamar and Jermaine Williams Seals, Marian Madonna, Cora Lee Kolb. May their souls rest in glory with the Lord.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: William Eichelberger, Erla Farrell, Henry Matt, Estrelle Moralo, Anthony Pesarchik, Robert Schlager, Dr. Albert J. Schreder, Jim Slagel, Fred Wagaman, Rose Waid, Tony Wang, Julie Zug and those in nursing homes; those pres-ently or recently in the hospital; and those listed in our Book of the Sick.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: All Priests and Sisters, Active and Retired, Diocesan and Religious.
Please continue praying for the work of the Small Faith Sharing groups.
others of good will to understand the plight of refugees and migrants, to support them by our prayers and actions, and to advocate strongly for their well-being and security. Re-membering the Holy Family as refugees fleeing from King Herod, we will more readily advocate for the young people needing the protection of the Dream Act, will more compas-sionately receive refugees from war-torn and famine rav-aged regions of the world, and more hospitably treat immi-grants as the persons with human dignity that they are. Learn more about “Share the Journey,” by visiting https://www.sharejourney.org/. As we stand at the threshold of 2018, let us re-commit ourselves to shaping our family life by our Faith in the Most Blessed Trinity and the example of the Holy Family and to protecting family life of others in our society. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, pray for us and our fami-lies in 2018. In the Love of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
Fr. Allan F. Wolfe
The Holy Family – Pilgrims! Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,
As we conclude the Octave of Christmas this extend-ed weekend, we do so with two feasts—the Feast of the Holy Family and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. These special feasts help us encounter the Baby of Bethlehem, who is Emmanuel—God with us—in the concrete, lived human experience of family life. Jesus, Mary and Joseph—What a Family! Yet we ought to avoid the temptation of thinking that the Holy Family had a life that was perfect. In fact, one way to understand the Holy Family is as a family on pilgrimage.
Not only do we remember their journeys to Bethle-hem, Egypt and back to Nazareth, but Jesus himself migrat-ed from heaven to abide with us. Remember, too, the hard-ships both Mary and Joseph faced: that Joseph was not the father of this baby, but was to care for Mary and the child as though Jesus were his son, and that Mary, as a very young woman, was to have this awesome responsibility of being the Mother to God. They had to journey a great distance by foot and donkey, only to find that there was no place like Wom-en’s and Babies’ Hospital in Bethlehem. The only place to give birth to Emmanuel was a stable for animals. Then, the king tried to kill the baby so they fled to Egypt to escape. That does not sound like the perfect family setting that any of us would choose.
Today’s gospel account shows them as obedient
pilgrims, journeying to Jerusalem to fulfill the law by present-ing the infant Jesus in the Temple. And they did so without Amtrak, Greyhound or a taxi service. What makes the Holy Family our inspiration and our hope is their example of faith and obedience in the Lord and their love and respect for each other. When God is truly the center of our lives and our homes, and when we respect, love and care for each mem-ber of the family, then we are able to endure all kinds of trials and difficulties.
The Holy Family was able to do so, because they were willing to be pilgrims, ready to follow where the Lord would lead. In no way is this easy. To emulate the Holy Fami-ly means that we first embrace faith and obedience to God as our guides. Each week we ourselves are called to pilgrimage to Holy Mass in order to encounter the Lord. My explanation of ad orientem, in part, emphasized this quality of pilgrimage and journey in the Christian life. When faith and obedience guide us, we progress in this journey to God; when we allow distractions to become our excuses, we get lost.
The more we understand ourselves as pilgrims to the
Lord’s celestial presence, instead of kings and queens se-questered in our own castles, the more compassionate we will be with those who find themselves to be pilgrims of a dif-ferent sort—refugees, immigrants and asylees. In September, Pope Francis launched a campaign called “Share the Journey,” to encourage Catholics and
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA December 31, 2017
ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED: St. Joseph's is in need of Altar Servers. Parents please discuss with and encourage your children (ages 9 and up) to accept this important ministry in service to Christ. Please call Rick Albright at 717-471-2731
to schedule training.
Saturday, December 30
4:00 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Mass - Helen Kunkle (Bill Kunkle)
Bishop Rhoades will be our Celebrant for the 5:00pm Mass
Sunday, December 31 - Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Jo-seph
8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish
10:30 am Mass - Virginia Stewart (Bill Stewart)
1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Bill Cunningham (Rose Youtz)
6:00 pm Vigil Mass - People of the Parish
Monday, January 1, 2018 - Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
9:00 am Mass - Michael Barnes - 1st year Anniversary
(St. Joseph Parish)
1:00 pm New Year’s Day Community Meal - Msgr. Smith So-cial Hall
Tuesday, January 2 - Saints Basil the Great & Gregory
Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
6:30 am Mass - Julia Zelna (Fr. Allan Wolfe)
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:15 am Mass - George Kennett, Jr. (Kathy & Sal Messina)
4:00 pm Catholic School Sports - Msgr. Smith Social Hall
6:30 pm Cub Scouts - Scout Room
7:00 pm Tree of Life Quilters - Good Shepherd Room
Wednesday, January 3 - The Most Holy Name of Jesus
6:30 am Mass - Pius W. Schreiner (Mary, Marie & Helen Schreiner)
Thursday, January 4 - Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 6:30 am Mass - Florence Hatfield (JMR)
8:00 am Morning Prayer
8:15 am Mass - Donald Mohr Jr. (James & MaryAnne Cullen
4:00 pm Catholic School Sports - Msgr. Smith Social Hall
7:00 pm Parish Council - Good Shepherd Room
Friday, January 5 - Saint John Neumann, Bishop 6:30 am Mass - Vada Moore (Lee Hiesberger)
7:30 pm Mass - First Friday - William M. Kopf Sr. (Vonnie Kirch-ner & Family)
Saturday, January 6 - Saint André Bessette, Religious
8:15 am Mass - Living & Deceased Members of the Michael Flick Family (Maureen Quinn)
11:00 am Baseball Sign-ups Msgr. Smith Social Hall
1:30 pm Wedding 4:00 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Mass - Kevin James McHugh (Deacon Martin & Helen Light)
Sunday, January 7 - The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 am Mass - Richard Thompson - (Frank & Mary Rose Chris-
toffel)
9:15 am CCD - Education Building
9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing
10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish
1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Bill Cunningham (Rose Youtz)
“Eucharistic adoration is the greatest of actions. To adore is to share the life of Mary on earth when she adored the Word Incarnate in her virginal womb, when she adored Him in the Crib, on Calvary, in the divine Eucharist.” – St. Peter Julian Eymard
Consider becoming an adorer or a substitute. You can choose the time that would work best for you.
Call 717-397-6921 to schedule your hour.
Open Hours Thursday 7:00-8:00pm & 8:00-9:00pm
Saturday 2:00-3:00pm & 11:00pm-12:00am Sunday 6:00-7:00am
Perpetual Adoration will be suspended from 7:45am on Sunday, December 31, 2017 until after the 6:30am Mass on
Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Please Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and Consecrat-
ed Life during your Adoration time from December 31 to January 7, 2018
2018 ANNUAL SANCTITY OF LIFE MASS will be held on Monday, January 22 at 7:00pm at St. Joseph’s Church. The Order of Malta is pleased to announce the Most Reverend William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore, will be our Principal Presider and Homilist. Bishop Gainer and priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg will concelebrate this Liturgy with Archbishop Lori. Shuddle bus service from offsite parking with be provided to and from St. Jo-seph’s for your convenience.
WEDDING: Congratulations to Gregory DeSarro and Christina Jansson married Saturday, Decem-ber 30. May they grow together in God’s grace.
Winter/Spring Adult Faith Formation Opportunities - The Diocesan Institute schedule of Winter/Spring adult education offerings is now available. Visit www.hbg diocese.org/institute to access the schedule and registra-tion information. Courses and sessions are available via live webinar, allowing you to participate remotely, and recordings of sessions enable you to access formation at your convenience. Contact Ryan Bolster at [email protected] or (717) 657-4804, ext. 225 for in-formation.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA December 31, 2017
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
As we wrap up 2017, we thank you who support Resur-rection Catholic School throughout the year, and send special thanks to those who pray for us. We send you our best wishes for a happy, healthy and spiritually-filled year and hopes that 2018 will bring us all the blessings and peace of the Lord, which surpasses all understanding.
We invite your family to become part of the Resurrec-
tion family! Family of Faith – Let Our Light Shine.
LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Lancaster Catholic will be hosting an Activities Fair on Saturday, January 27 from 1-3pm. All aspects of Lan-caster Catholic's culture will be highlighted from Arts to Education. One lucky family attending the Fair and looking to join the Lancaster Catholic community for the 2018/19 school year, will be awarded one year's paid tuition upon completion of their application. For more information on the day or the admissions process, please contact Kyla Hockey at [email protected].
Cafeteria Staff: Lancaster Catholic High School is in need of cafeteria staff for the 2017-18 year. Hours are Monday through Friday between 9:00am and 1:15pm. If interested, please contact Denise Rooff (717) 509-0306 or pick up an application in the LCHS main office.
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SIGNUP: St. Joseph Cath-olic Club will hold Baseball and Softball signups and uni-form fittings on Saturday, January 6 and 13, from 11:00am to 4:00pm in the Msgr. Smith Social Hall, 410 St. Joseph St. You may register online at stjosephcatholicclub.com or call Bill Souders at 302-212-5124.
NEW YEAR’S DAY COMMUNITY MEAL: The New Year’s Day Community meal is happening again– 5th year! The meal is FREE to ANYONE. All are invited Something we tried last year that worked great was having parish mem-bers as table hosts. Rather than working, you sit at the ta-ble and share the meal and mingle with guests. For those wanting to help, the schedule is: Friday evening December 29, cooking of pork. Saturday, December 30 at 1pm, prep food, desserts may be dropped off and gym set-up. New Year’s Day work starts 8am. Serving begins at 1pm. I am looking for workers the day of the event to serve the food, wait on the tables, refill drinks, coffee, and the dessert cart. You would only need to be there at 12:30pm. Questions or any one wishing to help leading up to the event or who can donate needed supplies please contact Matt Stewart. at 717-587-8409, [email protected].
WOMEN’S TEA: The Women’s Club tea will be held next month in Lititz and our monthly meeting will be held January 25. We will be making valentines for our shut in parishioners. Look for more details soon.
MASS TIMES FOR TRAVELING CATHOLICS at www.MassTimes.org. Don’t forget to include Mass in your holi-day travel plans. Go to www.MassTimes.org and enter a zip code, city, state, country or area code for Catholic Church lo-cations and Mass times.
RESPECT LIFE MASS will take place on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Good Shepherd Church, 3435 Trindle Road in Camp Hill. This Mass is celebrated every year to commemo-rate the lives lost to abortion since 1973 and to pray for the building of a culture of life in our nation from conception to nat-ural death. Mass begins at 11:30am. Reverend Paul Schenck will be the celebrant and homilist. All are welcome! For addi-tional information contact the Respect Life Ministry at (717) 657-4804 ext 317 or email [email protected].
RETROUVAILLE WEEKEND: Retrouvaille provides mar-riage help! The next Retrouvaille weekend is scheduled for January 12-14, 2018. For more information and to register, please visit retrouvaille.org or email retrouvaillehbg@ gmail.com.
HERSHEY BEARS HOCKEY: Celebrate Catholic Schools’ Week with the Hershey Bears Hockey team vs. Charlotte Checkers at the Giant Center in Hershey, Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:00pm. Tickets are discounted to $15.00 each for all ages. For tickets get an order form from your school or par-ish office or contact Janet Dise - [email protected]. The deadline for orders is Monday, January 29, 2018.
MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS ARTWORK CONTEST: Students in grades K-8 are encour-aged to use their God-given talents to glorify and praise God, and to tell a story about our faith to others. Twenty-four win-ners are chosen from across the US. Finalists will have their artwork on display at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., during the 2018 Advent-Christmas season. Finalists receive an award, and they and their families are guests at the Shrine for a special Mass, lunch, and a tour of the Shrine. In addition, two students will have their artwork chosen for the official Christmas card of the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. Entries accepted through January 31, 2018. Download a form at www.hbgdiocese.org/MCA or contact the Diocesan Missions Office (717) 657-4804 ext. 240; [email protected].
COACHES NEEDED: St. Joseph Catholic Club is in need of coaches for our youth Baseball and Softball teams to con-tinue our program for the upcoming season. If you can give of your time, we surely need the help. Please call now, Bill Soud-ers - 717-917-3755.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA December 31, 2017
Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week
Strosser Accounting - Norm & Kathy Strosser
614 Fremont Street
Lancaster 717-392-0574
You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com
TIME TALENT and TREASURE
A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s
Renewal at Saint Joseph’s through Intentional Discipleship
THRESHOLDS OF CONVERSION: Because our relation-ship with God is a process of ongoing conversion and responding more and more faithfully to his invitation to live in his friendship, understanding the steps or thresh-olds of conversion both helps us progress, as well as understand the best way to help others come to know, love and follow Jesus. People’s needs are different de-pending on the threshold in which they are.
Trust – before a person will receive anything from anoth-er, there needs to be trust. Trust recognizes that the per-son is cared for and respected.
Curiosity - this stage involves awakening the possibility that the person can have a relationship with God/Jesus, tapping into their natural desire or hunger for God. Asking questions, not catechizing, awakens spiritual curiosity.
Openness - a tentative, but passive openness to God and to spiritual change. Transitioning from curiosity to open-ness can be the most difficult, for it involves the lowering of defenses and overcoming fear to acknowledgement that God can be part of their life.
Seeking - an active, intentional exploring the possibility of a relationship with Jesus Christ and the Church.
Intentional Discipleship - “This conversion is the acceptance of a personal relationship with Christ, a sincere adherence to him, and a willingness to conform one’s life to his. Conversion to Christ involves making a genuine commitment to him and a personal decision to follow him as his disciple.” (National Directory for Catechesis, p. 47, 48).
SAINT JOSEPH HOSTS ALPHA: ALPHA is an opportunity for persons to gather weekly in the context of friendship, a meal, a video presentation, and conversation to come to know God through Jesus Christ. Alpha’s current sea-son ended December 6, but Alpha will be offered again in 2018. If you are interested, call the rectory, 717-397-6921 or email Mary Ellen at [email protected].
SMALL FAITH SHARING GROUPS: These small groups gather to cultivate the growth of faith and discipleship. With Scott Hahn’s book, “The Lamb’s Supper,” as the basis for sharing, groups meet the following days and times: Sunday, 3:00pm; Monday, 7:00pm; Wednesday, 7:00pm; Thursday, 7:00pm. If you are interested call the rectory, 717-397-6921 or email Mary Ellen at [email protected] for more information.
BECOME A PERPETUAL ADORER: Sign up for 1 hour a week as a perpetual adorer in our Adoration Chapel open 24 hours a day, except while Mass is celebrated, 7 days a week, all year long.
Stewardship Offerings and Gift Card sales for the
weekends of December 25 and December 31 will be
reported in the January 7 bulletin.
The parish office will be closed New Year’s Day January 1, 2018. The office will re-open at
9:00am on Tuesday January 2, 2018.
The Parish Office Staff wishes everyone a blessed start to the New Year.
