MASSES FOR THE WEEK Intentions
Mon. 23 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Tues. 24 8:00 a.m. Lorene
Layton
Wed. 25 8:00 a.m. Dan Bernard
Thur. 26 8:00 a.m. David Lewis Fri. 27 8:00 a.m. Communion
Service Sat. 28 4:00 p.m. Erma Jean Hogan
Sun. 29 10:00 a.m. Ethel Massmann
(SA) 8:00 a.m. Parish Family
Mass for Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated
at St. Joseph
Church at 8:00 a.m.
The Parish Office will be closed Thursday and Friday.
A Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family from
Father Steve, Deacon Don Kintz, and the Staff.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS ST. JOSEPH
SATURDAY VIGIL - 4:00 PM
November 28, 2020
Lector Char Gestring
Altar Servers
Ushers
Carolyn Rhodes
M/M Dennis Bender
ST. JOSEPH
SUNDAY MASS – 10:00 AM
November 29, 2020
Lector Pamela Schwartz
Altar Servers D. Pace, T. Pace
Ushers C. Vessell, P. DeGonia
Mike Lukachick
ST. ANNE
SUNDAY MASS – 8:00 AM
November 29, 2020
Lector Mickey Bange
Altar Servers Patrick McDowell Audrey McDowell
MaryKathryn McDowell
Ushers G. Fisher, R. Byington
IRA Charitable Rollover Did you know that if you are age 70.5 or
older, you can
distribute up to $100,000 tax-free each year from your
IRA account to benefit St. Joseph Church/St. Anne
Church. With an increased standard tax deduction,
fewer people will itemize, preventing many from
deducting their charitable contributions.
The IRA Charitable Rollover allows donors – even
those who take the standard deduction – to enjoy tax
benefits by contributing to St. Joseph Church/St. Anne
Church. For details on contributing to St. Joseph
Church/St. Anne Church with an IRA Charitable
Rollover, please contact the planned giving experts at
the Roman Catholic Foundation at 314.918.2393.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Jesus Christ is the King of the
Universe. There is no existing
creature on this earth with more
power than Him. Sometimes
we look around at the sad state of the world and forget
this truth. The solemnity we celebrate today reminds
us that God is supreme above all earthly rulers and that
he has won the battle for us. He is the one to whom
we must entrust ourselves and the one whom we find
great joy in serving. There is a beautiful worship
song, “King of my Heart,” that conveys the goodness
of God and the need for us to take refuge in Him at all
times, through every storm and trial that we face in
this life. Our King has given us every good gift that
we possess and He will continue to bless us all the
days of our life. He will never let us down and takes
up His residence in our hearts if we welcome Him into
them. Let us challenge ourselves to embrace Jesus
alone as our King and to show others that He is the
one in whom we trust, the one in whom we find
protection, the one in whom our life finds meaning and
radiates beauty and goodness. www.DynamicCatholic
Restoration Updates We are in the process of looking at rugs or
flooring for
our newly painted church. Please be generous by
using the monthly Restoration Envelope in your
packet. As of 11/8/2020 our campaign has received
$53,879 in addition to the initial funding of
$100,000. We are very appreciative of your support,
pledges, and encouragement. A big thank you to Jim & Betty
Novotny who are in
the process of removing some of the wooden pews in
order to have a more user friendly space.
We also want to thank Tom Wann who built the
beautiful marble motif pedestals for the altar candles.
Your Gift to God November 14 & 15, 2020
St. Joseph St. Anne
Envelopes $3,638.00 $696.00
St. Vincent de Paul 38.00 25.00
Maint./Utilities 20.00 5.00
Retired Religious 95.00
Church Restoration 5,710.00
Christ the King - November 22, 2020
2019-20 Budgeted Amounts Envelopes/Loose
St. Joseph $3,644 St. Anne $750 for 52 weeks
http://www.dynamic/
St. Anne Church
Raffle Drawing
Cookie & Soup Gift Jars Saint Anne's will have their
raffle
drawing after the 8 AM Mass on
December 6. There will not be a breakfast, but donuts and
coffee will be served. The Ladies will also be selling their
cookie and soup gift jars.
Church Cleaning Team #2 – Rich & Mary Broome
“Fear of the Lord, instead, is the gift of
the Holy Spirit through whom we are
reminded of how small we are before God
and of His love and that our good lies in
humble, respectful and trusting self-
abandonment into His hands. This is fear
of the Lord: abandonment in the goodness of our Father
who loves us so much.” — Pope Francis, papal audience
June 11, 2014
The term “fear of the Lord” conjures up images of a person
quaking in their boots or falling prostrate to the ground.
Surprisingly, this gift of the Holy Spirit is neither of
those
things.
St. Thomas Aquinas said the fear of the Lord should more
so conjure up tender familial images. The gift is similar to
a child’s fear of offending his father, rather than a
“servile
fear” of punishment. Sin separates us from God. When the
Holy Spirit gives us the gift of the fear of the Lord, we
want to be holy like our Father. The gift of the fear of the
Lord gives us the desire to avoid sin because we do not
want to be separated from God our Father.
Pope Francis clarifies that this fear is not the groveling
type of fear but an “awareness of how small we are, with
that attitude … of one who places his every care and
expectation in God and feels enfolded and sustained by his
warmth and protection, just as a child with his father!”
When the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts, we realize just
how small we are, how much we need to depend on our
Father in heaven. The “fear of the Lord allows us to be
aware that everything comes from grace.”
With this understanding, the fear of the Lord is more akin
to wonder or awe. All good things come from God. When
we begin to see these good things more clearly, we want to
be with Him always. The fear of the Lord is about
allowing ourselves to be loved by God.
The proceeds from our Craft Bazaar
which was featured on the Bonne
Terre Cookie Trail will be donated to
the Church Restoration Fund. A big
thank you to all of the Ladies of St.
Joseph who organized the hand crafted
items, the Goodies Booth, and the Vintage Booth for this
event. We very much appreciate all of our parishioners
who helped with this effort and the generosity of everyone
who made donations.
Thanksgiving at Home
For Christians, every Sunday is Thanksgiving Day,
for the term eucharist comes from a Greek word
which means “thanksgiving.” The American Catholic
Lectionary includes an appendix with readings for
Thanksgiving Mass. Perhaps it is fitting that
Thanksgiving is not a mandatory feast, for gratitude is
best served by voluntary expressions like the ones
suggested below.
Give from Your Table: Numerous agencies,
parishes, and food banks offer opportunities to feed
the hungry at Thanksgiving. Give what you are able
to support those efforts.
Bless Your Bread: Your parish may include a
blessing of bread at its morning Eucharist. If not,
families can bless their bread at home, extending
hands over it before it is baked or served.
Count Your Blessings: The Thanksgiving
newspaper comes stuffed with Black Friday ads.
Instead of starting your “wish lists” or shopping,
make a family “thanks list” and read it aloud.
Say Grace before Dinner: Have each member
place grain seed, stuffing cubes, or candy corn-
symbols of God’s gifts-into a goblet. Then pass the
goblet and have each person hold it while naming a
blessing. Then say grace or read Psalm 67.
Celebrate the Eucharist: Most parishes have one
morning Mass on Thanksgiving Day. The Eucharist
is a grateful way to begin the day focused on God’s
blessings in praise and thanks. www.usccb.org
Prayer During a Pandemic Loving God, Holy One,
Your desire is for our wholeness and well-being.
We hold in tenderness and prayer the collective
suffering of our world at this time. We grieve precious
lives lost and vulnerable lives threatened.
We ache for ourselves and our neighbors, standing
before an uncertain future.
We pray: May love, not fear, go viral.
Inspire our leaders to discern and choose wisely,
aligned with the common good.
Help us to practice social distancing and reveal to us
new and creative ways to come together in spirit and
in solidarity.
Call us to profound trust in your faithful presence,
You, the God who does not abandon, You, the Holy
One,
breathing within us,
breathing among us,
breathing around us
in our beautiful yet wounded world.
- Sisters of IHM, Scranton, Pennsylvania
