Offertory 2019 Needed Weekly Offering “Give to the Most High as he has given to you, for the Lord is one who always repays, and He will give back to you sevenfold.” (Sirach 35:10) Please Remember the Following: Stephanie Keeler(niece of Fr. Greiner); Sheila Nehls; Patricia Carroll; David & Carol Leonard;; Billie Lanier; Sammi Pedersen; Bob & Lola Godat; Fred Vandehey; Katie Jordon; Joanne Besio; Mike Mulvihill; JenniferChristy; Dee Wettstein; Paul Paquin; Glen Johnston; Ann Pedersen; Gloria Wilcox, Kate Erickson, Erin Lowrie, Jim Lanning; Bernice Dubisar; Heather Messick; Family of Ralph and Mary Lee; Hernán Enrique Natalia Chávez; María, Sol Montel; Verónica Rodríguez; Luz Alejandra Bringas, Rodolfo Martin Arruabarrena; Susan Markie, Linda Arian Nettie Irene Downing, Harley & Cleta Mayfield, Sam Lane, Shelly McAlary Bill Nicholson, Joanne Gleason, Betty Salgado, Fredrick Smit Rose Varghese, Leo Kuper, Sandy Shriver, Patrick Arnold, Virginia Martell, Kara Bachand, Carter Bailey, Charlene McMann, Marie Annette, Teri Burke, Nancy Meyers, Arelene Mura, Marisa Hazelton, Tuff Penhollow, Debbie Kern, Dennis Rose; Kim Remppel and for the special intentions of our parishioners and others.

Daily Readings May 6th

– May 12th

Mon. – Acts 6:8-15; John 6:22-29

Tues. - Acts 7:51-8:1a; John 6:30-35

Wed. – Acts 8:1b-8; John 6:35-40

Thurs. – Acts 8:26-40; John 6:44-51

Fri. – Acts 9:1-20; John 6:52-59

Sat. - Acts 9:31-42; John 6:60-69

Sun. - Acts 13:14, 43-52 (51c); Rev 7:9, 14b-17; John

10:14; John 10:27-30

St. Joseph Catholic Church Third Sunday of Easter

May 5, 2019

Vigil Mass Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday Mass 9:00 am English 12:00 Noon Spanish Holy Days 8:00am and 6:00pm Monday- Tuesday –Thursday - Saturday 8:00am Wednesday and Friday 12:15pm Rev. Fr. Joseph Kunnelaya T, Pastor

Alejandra Valdovinos, Bi-Lingual Secretary 150 E First St., P.O. Box 1315, Prineville Or. 97754 Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 9:00am – 5:00pm Office 541-447-6475 Fax 541-416-9141 Fr. Joseph: 9am – 9pm 541-420-4458 Parish Website: stjosephsprineville.org Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church - Prineville Email: stjosephparish@bendbroadband.com Pastor: fatherjoseph@bendbroadband.com Sacraments

Confessions: Wednesdays: 11:45am – 12:15pm, and Saturdays: 3:30 -4:30pm other times by appointment. Contact Fr. Joseph for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Baptisms will be every 4th Saturday of the month: Spanish Baptisms at 12pm and English Baptisms at 5pm vigil mass. Parents of children to be baptized must be registered members of the parish 6 months prior to the baptism. A Baptismal preparation class is mandatory for both parents and godparents. For more information call the parish office. Marriages: Couples need to make an appointment with Fr. Joseph six months before the proposed date. Marriage Preparation course is mandatory.

Apr. 7th $3,700.00 $ 4408.43 Apr. 14th $3,700.00 $ 4577.16 Apr. 21st $3,700.00 $ 3329.38 Apr. 28th $3,700.00 $ 3327.66 TOTAL $14,800.00 $ 15,642.63

Rosary Schedule

Sun. Rosary: half hour before Mass Every Sunday after the Rosary the Prayer for Vocations (BishopCary) will be said together. Date: May 5th – Lectors May 12th - Chior May 19th – K of C May 26th - Ushers Every committee is responsible for the rosary being said each Sat. & Sunday

St. Vincent De Paul St. Vincent de Paul of Crook County is now open. The operating hours are Tuesday through Thursday, 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm, days are divided by last name, A- G Tuesday, H-Q Wednesday, and R – Z Thursday. The new location is at the old hospital in the location of the old Dining Room, and Kitchen. The address is 1103 Suite 140 NE Elm Street. A new board of directors has been formed and includes Charlie Kurtz, President, Kate Erickson, Vice President, Tom MacDonald, Treasurer; Cookie Benton, Gary Thompson, Teresa Elwood; Pantry Manager and others. Many people have stepped forward to volunteer but we need more bodies. Kathy Thompson is the volunteer coordinator, 541-447-5001. We will soon resume the reverse collection and encourage all to contribute money and food to help make this ministry a success. We also greatly appreciate office supplies, grocery bags and boxes for packing food. Please send your donation to P.O Box 545, Prineville, Oregon 97754. Thank you in advance for your support. Vincentian’s see the face of Christ in all we serve.

May 2019 Weekly Minister Assignment

Acolyte – Tom MacDonald Lectors – Barb Johnson Roy Beyer Euch. Min. – Sue Godat Barb Dalton Altar Serv. – Trevor Hockett

Acolyte – Gary Thompson Lectors – Avery LeFevre Holly LeFevre Euch. Min. – Cathy Baxter Nancy Redfern Altar Serv. – Elizabeth Koivisto

Acolyte – Lectors – Juana Norma Euch. Min. – Juan Onecimo Altar Serv. – *If you cannot be available please find a substitute. *Altar Servers* call Tom Macdonald @ 541-480-3566

Congratulations to all the First Holy Communion Candidates on the Completion of their Sacrament!

Fr. Joseph’s Corner “The Most Beautiful Heart!” (Author

Unknown) ONE DAY A young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered, and they all admired his heart for it truly was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed that it was really the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart. Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man then looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating strongly, but it was full of scars. It had some places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in a few places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. The people stared. “How can he say his heart is more beautiful?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s heart, saw its state, and laughed. “You must be joking,” he said. “Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect, and yours is a mess of scars and tears.” “Yes,” said the old man. “Yours is perfect looking, but I would never trade with you. Because you see, every scar

represents a person to whom I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart, and give it to them and, often, they give me a piece of their heart

which fits into the empty place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges—giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people, too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?” the old man asked. The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart, and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart— not perfect anymore—but more beautiful than ever, because love from the old man’s heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.

… Prayerful Wishes,

Father Joseph

Saturday May 11th 5pm:

Sunday May 12th 9am:

Sunday May 12th 12pm:

The Knights of Columbus offer Breakfast every first Sunday of the month after 9am Mass June 2, 2019

Coffee Hour Please join us for coffee and donuts every 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sunday after the 9am Mass. Schedule: Volunteers Needed for Coffee Hour, to help call Kate Erickson at 541-678-8495 Mass Intention Schedule Mass Intentions May 5th –May 11th One must never forget the infinite graces that flow from the Sacrifice of the Mass which benefit ones soul. (L) =Living (D) = Death Sun. 9am- Nancy MacDonald (L) Sun.12pm –Jesus Morillo (D) Mon. 8am –Naomi Blankenship (D) Tues. 8am – Janette Zacher Wed. 12:15pm– Lillian Russell (D) Thurs 8am – Cookie Benton (L) Fri. 12:15pm – Gilbert Sharp (D) Sat. 8am – For the People Sat. 5pm – Chuck Wettstein (D)

Final List of Parish Feast Day Couples

Don & Jane Arian – 46 years

Roy & Mary Beyer – 37 Years

Joel & Maria Hernandez – 25 years

Cliff & Patty Scheel – 38 years

David & Becky Callon – 40 years

Robert & Amy Koivisto – 25 years

Fred & Karen Herring -31 years

Juan & Celia Nunez – 28 years

Vicente & Gloria Villagomez – 25

Years

George & Sue Gerke – 38 years

Fulvia & Benjamin Guyger – 28

years

Gumaro & Martha Villagomez – 30

years

Ken & Barb Dalton – 26 Years

Steve & Deanna Schilling – 30

Years

Parish News

Daughter of St. Joseph meetings are held

every other month, on the second Tuesday

of the month at 1pm in the hall. The next

one will be June 11th.

We will celebrate our Parish Day on

Sunday, May 19, 2019, to celebrate the

Feast of St. Joseph (May 1st), the head of

the Holy Family and the patron saint of

our Parish. On this day we will honor our

parishioners who have completed 25 to 40

years of marriage. There will be a special

bilingual Mass at 10 am. There will be a

celebration in the Parish Hall from

11:30am -2pm. Coffee and punch and

cake will be provided. There will be no

noon Mass on May 19th .

Thank you all who actively took part in

our Holy Week and Easter Celebration

making it such a beautiful spiritual

experience. A special thanks to all the

Acolytes, Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors,

Altar Servers, the Choir, flower

arrangements and altar display.

CRS Rice Bowl Please bring in your

bowls either to the office or Sunday

Offering basket before May 5th.

Executive Committee Meeting: May 14th

at 5:30 pm in Fr. Joseph’s Office.

Pastoral Committee Meeting: May 21st

at 5:30 in the Hall.

Congratulations! To all the Acolyte

Candidates:

Bob Koivisto – Mike Koivisto

Ron Wortman – Don Arian

Kirk Giovanini – Matt Kutcher

The getting started meeting will be May

11th at the church!

Mother’s Day Envelopes, please

remember to pick up a Mother’s day

envelope (from the Ushers) or use the

envelope in your offertory box for

Mother’s Day. Whether your mother is

deceased or living remember her in all the

Masses on Mother’s Day weekend. Please

return the envelopes to the offertory basket

during Mass or to the Parish office no later

than May 8th in order to have the name of

your loved one placed in the basket at the

base of the altar.

Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019

Today’s Gospel narrative shows us

the rehabilitation of Peter, who

denied Jesus three times in the

courtyard of Caiaphas, repented,

and then received Primacy in the

Church from Jesus. The Gospel

also shows us God in search of

man, even when man tries to

evade Him.

The first reading, taken from the

Acts of the Apostles, tells us how

the Holy Spirit transformed Peter,

whom Jesus had appointed head

of his Church, from a man fearful

of powerful men into a brave

witness to the Resurrection. Peter

stands before the Jewish Supreme

Court – the Sanhedrin — boldly

announcing that he and the

others must obey God rather than

men. The second reading, taken

from Revelation (the Apocalypse),

presents John’s vision of the Risen

Lord as the glorified “Lamb of

God,” enthroned in Heaven. The

whole of Revelation is an

expression of Christian hope

in the Risen Lord. Today’s

Gospel tells the post-

Resurrection story of our merciful

Savior Who goes in search of His

band of disappointed and

dejected disciples. The

incident proves that Jesus’ post-

Resurrection appearances were

not mere hallucinations. In the

first part of today’s Gospel, the

risen Jesus appears to His

disciples and gives them a symbol

of their mission in a miraculous

catch of fish followed by a grilled

fish breakfast prepared by Jesus

himself. The second part is a

dialogue between Jesus and

Simon where Simon is asked three

times whether he loves Jesus, and

he answers that he does, as if in

reparation for his triple denial of

Jesus. The two metaphors used in

the story, namely fishing and

shepherding, are the duties of the

Church in her missionary work.

Peter, as a forgiven sinner, is

chosen for the quality of his love

to serve as leader in a community

of brothers and sisters. As his

primary mission, Peter is given

the care of the vulnerable lambs

and sheep, and he is told that

fidelity to this mission will lead

him to martyrdom.

We need to open our eyes, ears

and hearts wide to see, hear, and

experience the Risen Lord coming

into our lives in various forms,

circumstances and events: 1) The

Risen Lord blesses us with success

and achievements. We often fail

to acknowledge the presence of

the Risen Lord behind our

unexpected successes, great

achievements, promotions at

work, miraculous healings, and

success in relationships. He is

right there in our parties,

celebrations and occasions of

rejoicing. 2) The Risen Lord is

present in our pains and suffering:

Acts 9:1-13 tells us how the Risen

Lord transformed the life of Saul

by pushing him down onto the

Damascus road and making him

temporarily blind. The same Jesus

often visits us in the form of

accidents, illnesses, the loss of

dear ones, pain and suffering, and

problems in relationships. 3) The

Risen Lord visits us through our

friends and well-wishers: He is

present in those who visit us and

encourage us in our sad and

desperate moments. The Risen

Lord visits us in the form of

unexpected help from the least

expected persons in our dire

needs.

4) The Risen Lord is present in our

Christian worship: He is present

on our altars during the Holy

Mass to share His life with us; He

is present in the words of Holy

Scripture; He is there in the

Sacraments and He is there where

two or three are gathered in his

name (Matthew 18: 20).