The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought

them abundant joy and great rejoicing (Isaiah 9:1-2).

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 2 Battle Creek, MI

Mass Schedule

Foster Father of the Son of God,

Pray for Us

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 61 23rd St N Monday-Thursday 8:30 am-4:30 pm (Closed 12:30-1:30 pm)

Confessions First Friday 12:15 pm, Saturday 3:30 pm or by appointment

Rosary After daily Mass and Sundays at 9:30 am in Church Mondays 7:00 pm in Spanish Parish Center Chapel

First Friday 7:00 pm Parish Center Chapel

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

▪ Monday 4:00 - 8:00 pm in the Parish Center Chapel ▪ Wednesday 9:00 am - Saturday 9:00 am In St. Philip Seton Center Chapel ▪ Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 pm for Vocations in the Parish Center Chapel ▪ Friday 8:30 am - Benediction at 4:45 pm in St. Joseph Church ▪ First Wednesday 7:00 pm in St. Joseph Church

St. Joseph: To sign up for a Holy hour or to be on the sub list for Friday Adoration, please call Marlene: 962-8641 and leave your name and phone number.

St. Philip: Seton Center Chapel, Wednesday 9:00 am to Saturday, 9:00 am, call Betty Dillard: 962-8255 to sign up.

Readings for: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40

Saturday, February 1 - Vigil: The Presentation of the Lord 5:00 pm † Jason Abramowicz by Linda Abramowicz Sunday, February 2 – The Presentation of the Lord 8:00 am † Carl Pollock by Mary Ann Lupina 10:00 am † Jack Heston by Mickey Heston 12:00 pm † Stanley & Lucy Zalewski By Rhonda Washington 5:00 pm † For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Spanish

Saturday, January 25 - Vigil: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 pm † Nancy Sprague by Miller Family Sunday, January 26 - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am † The Butchbaker Family by Adamson Family 10:00 am † Bonnie Harter by Shirley Henry Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass 12:00 pm † Kelli Anne Bradley by St. Joseph Church 2:00 pm For the People of St. Joseph & St. Jerome Burmese 5:00 pm † Debra DeLano Powers by Family Spanish

Adoration for Vocations January 30, 8-9 pm,

St. Joseph Parish Center Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration, rosary, half hour of silent prayer, a litany and benediction. We pray for all the young men and women in

our parish called to religious life and priesthood. And we also pray for Sr. Danielle Lussier, Sr. Laura Toth, Sarah Robinson, Paul Thuantho, Jacob Thomas, Dane Clem, Michael Scriber, Fr. Chris, Fr. John, Fr. Andrew, Fr. Pius, Fr. Raj and Fr. Rob. Please join us!

Monday, January 27 8:00 am † Norma Naas by Nancy & Tom Aillis Tuesday, January 28 8:00 am † Judy Phipps by Dee Wygant Wednesday, January 29 8:00 am † Tom Zaliagiris by Phil & Mary Pat Harter Thursday, January 30 8:00 am † Trudy Burrows by Family 9:00 am Intentions of Philippe Green by Mom School Friday, January 31 8:00 am Intentions for Peggy Crane by Dee Wygant 8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration 4:45 pm Benediction Saturday, February 1 8:00 am † Helen Adamson & Frank Grumeretz by Adamson Family 3:30 pm Confessions

The Diocese of Kalamazoo has and will continue to cooperate with the Michigan Attorney General’s investigation and encourages anyone with information related to mis-conduct to call the reporting number set-up by the Michi-gan Attorney General’s

office at: 844.324.3374.

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 January 26, 2020

From Fr. Christopher Ankley

that a great light would dispel this darkness and gloom. And in the Gospel we heard that Jesus has entered the historic lands of Zebulun and Naphtali. The light has come to the land of darkness and gloom. Now sometimes we live in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali. Sometimes we live in a place of darkness, hardship, anxiety, and oppression. Maybe it’s a physical illness, or psychological suffering, or worry about children, or worry about a job, or getting a job. Maybe it’s a deep injustice we’ve experienced. Or an old grudge we just can’t seem to let go. Maybe it’s the loss of a loved one, or fear of the unknown, profound failure of some sort, or maybe its persistent sin. St. Francis de Sales for two years lived in darkness; he lived in his own Zebulun and Naphtali. What is your Zebulun and Naphtali, what is your place of gloom? That place of gloom is the very place our Lord wants to bring his light. What might God be working in your life where you feel most vulnerable, most alone, most lost? Where might he be leading you? In the land of Zebulun and Naphtali a light has dawned, with God’s grace let us be open to this light and to this love and let us look for it. Let us make an effort to meet Christ, the light of all lights, to be present to him in Scripture, to turn around to meet him in prayer, to visit him in Eucharistic adoration, to visit him in the sacrament of reconciliation, to devoutly receive him in Holy Communion. I’ve had my moments of worry and anxiety; I’ve had my Zebuluns and Naphtalis. I’ve had moments where I was tempted to not trust. Many years ago a spiritual director gave me a prayer about trust. It was written by St. Francis de Sales who, by the grace of God, learned trust at a very early age. I’ve prayed it many times especially when I slip into worry and anxiety, and it seems so dark. When that happens I dig it out and it reminds me of God’s goodness and light. Because after sin its worry and anxiety that are the next biggest things that turn us away from God. It goes like this: Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life with fear. Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God to whom you belong will in his love enable you to profit by them. He has guided you thus far in life. Do you but hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through all trials. Whenever you cannot stand, He will carry you lovingly in his arms. Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. The same Eternal Father who takes care of you today will take care of you tomorrow, and every day of your life. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then, and put aside all useless thoughts, all vain dreads and all anxious imaginations. Pax et Bonum, Fr. Christopher J. Ankley

Dear Friends, St. Francis de Sales, was born in 1567. His feast day was this past Friday the 24th. Very early on in life Francis de Sales vowed to become a priest. But this was very much against what his parents wanted for him. Francis was tall, handsome, intelligent and wise. So his parents had great ambitions for him. They wanted him to pursue a political or military career or maybe even become a lawyer. So at the age of 14 they sent him to the university to study law. Francis still hoped to become a priest somehow, but he followed his parent’s wishes and studied law. He did well with his studies, but his spiritual life was in a shambles. He was always filled with worry and anxiety. He worried about the state of his soul; he was convinced that he was going to hell. He did not trust in God’s love or mercy. He lived in darkness. So every day, for two years, to rid himself of this darkness, he’d visit various churches to pray. One day he visited the Church of Saint-Etienne-des-Gres and on the wall he saw a plaque with the Memorare inscribed on it. Francis knelt before the altar of Our Lady of Good Deliverance and recited the prayer. It had an immediate calming effect. The darkness was gone, his depression and anxiety turned in to a state of grace-filled optimism. He consecrated himself to the BVM and took a vow of chastity in appreciation for his deliverance. This experience taught him to deal tenderly with all the spiritual difficulties and temptations of those he would someday help. Francis became a lawyer at the age of 24. He hated it. But two years later with the consent of his Dad he was finally able to become a priest. And for his first assignment he was sent to Geneva. This was a difficult assignment because most Genevans had left the Church to become Calvinists. At most there were probably only twenty Catholics left in his parish. And he found that his parish was not a very safe place. The Calvinists were very hostile to Catholics especially priests. He couldn’t even live in his own parish. He had to live outside the parish boundaries and walk in everyday to care for his flock. Sometimes he was attacked by would be assassins and once he was even chased by wolves causing him to spend the night in a tree. But through all of this adversity and there was a lot, he trusted God. He had learned to trust. He didn’t let that old worry and anxiety get the best of him like it had when he was younger. The Lord’s light kept the darkness away. With time, prayer, and perseverance Francis was able to bring many of the Calvinists back to the faith, 72,000 returned to the faith. “Whoever preaches with love is preaching effectively and nothing is so strong as gentleness” he would say. St. Francis de Sales was a man of prayer, a man of the scriptures, and he learned to trust God. The spiritual life at its most basic is all about growing in trust. Today we heard twice of the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali, first in the reading from Isaiah and then again in the Gospel. These were the lands occupied by the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, named for two of Jacob’s sons, two of the twelve tribes. Centuries before, these two lands had been overrun by Assyrian forces. All the rich and educated Israelites were taken away and forced to be servants to the rich and powerful Assyrians. The poorer Israelites were left behind to farm the land and to give the produce to the Assyrians. They suffered greatly. They were oppressed and they lived in darkness. But the prophet Isaiah promised them

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 4 Battle Creek, MI

Saturday 5:00 pm

Ministry Schedule February 1 & 2

Cantor Becky Learman

Reader Cristine Jones - rd 1 JoEllen Campos -rd 2

Server

Robert Duh Jason Williams Serenity Jones Navaden Brown Oliver Luai Sum Thang

EMHC Laura Williams William & Diane Bogan

Usher Jose Carmona, Gerald Ulrich Ellen & John Hallacy

Cantor Clem Skalka

Reader Sandy Power - rd 1 Ruby Briones - rd 2

Server Luke & Josh Lyon Gavin Thomas

EMHC Cheryl Fleming Lynne & Steven Culver

Usher Chuck Tobey NOT FILLED

Cantor Yvonne Holso

Reader Phillip Avery - rd 1 Frank Skeltis - rd 2

Server

Adam Sprague Camille Evangeliste Andrew Cutshall, Renzo Sanchez Christopher Carattini

EMHC Ann Harnisch Mary Sue Avery Patty Miller

Usher Kenneth Kropen Mary & Stephen Nelson Kayleigh Gage

Sunday 8:00 am

Sunday 12:00 pm

Sunday 10:00 am

Lunes: 4:00 pm a 7:00 pm Adoración en silencio Capilla Centro Parroquial S. José 7:00 pm a 8:00 pm Adoración comunitaria Capilla Jueves: 6:30 pm Grupo de Oración Centro Parroquial S. José Viernes: 6:30 pm Ensayo de Coro, Salón de música Iglesia S. José Domingos: 4:15 pm a 4:45 pm Confesiones S. José - 5:00 pm Misa en Español

Ultreya (reunion de grupo) de Colores: 3r domingo de cada mes a las 6.15 en S. José. Charlas pre Bautismales: contactar a la Señora Josefina 589-7347.

Noticias de la communidad Hispana Spanish Community News

Acti

vid

ades

Parish ● Board Room: BR ● Chapel: CH ● Cafeteria: Café ● Community Room: CR Calendar ● Music Room: MR ● Small Christian Community: SCC

MON 12:30 pm SCC, Squires, BR 4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, CH 6:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul, CR 6:30 pm SCC, Nielsen, BR TUE 9:00 am Legion of Mary, CR 1:30 pm SCC, Sheets, BR WED 7:00 pm Men’s Fellowship, CR THU 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal, MR 8:00 pm Adoration-Vocations, CH SAT 5:00 pm Burmese Prayer Group, CR

FEB 2 12:00 pm Burmese Leadership, CR FEB 5 7:00 pm Adoration, Church FEB 7 7:00 pm First Friday Rosary, CH FEB 11 7:00 pm Knights of Columbus 6:30 pm Book Club, BR FEB 12 9:00 am Daily Mass Breakfast, Lux FEB 14 7:00 pm Good News & Brews, Arcadia, Kalamazoo FEB 21 7:30 pm Gaudium Christi, CH FEB 28 6:00 pm Convivio Spanish, CR

Weekly Monthly

Financial Information

Prayers for the Sick/Those in Need

Chris Bradley, Chuck Brown, Peggy Crane, Bernadette Emmons, Bradley Gagnon, , Sharon Harris, Sr. Cyrilla, Jerry Johnson, Carolyn

Kewley, Pat Kukla, Erika Leman, Nathan & Robert Lindstrom, Jakob Livingston, Victor Lupina, Scott Marko, Doug Marshall, Curtis

Mason, Katie Miller, Laurie Morris, Karen Partin, Cheryl Scales, Kathy Scott, Ron Seyka, Margaret Smith, Cristian Reyes Torres,

Michael Wells, Elizabeth Wells, Sara Wixson, Dee Wygant, Christine Ybarra, Marion & Ozzie Zull

Prayers for the Deceased Daniel Determann

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. To add someone to this prayer list, please email etipton@bcacs.org or call the parish office at 962-0165. If you are no longer in need of prayers, please let us know to remove you from our list. Thank you.

First Quarter

Special Envelopes

FEB 2: Three Churches

FEB 23: Flower Fund

FEB 26: Ash Wednesday

MAR 1: Diocesan Priests

Retirement

MAR 9: BCACS Endowment

Cantor Cecilia Krajewski

Reader Joanne O'Connor r1 Nicole Mullis - rd 2

Server Elsa Mullis, Roger Buch Hayden Skutt

EMHC Alicia McCullough Fritz Baltutat Richard Gendernalik

Usher Kimberly Gould, Jerry Keller Kelli Marske Ben Mullis

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 5 Battle Creek, MI

Introducing new Missals for St. Joseph Church We would like to preplace our quarterly

disposable missalettes with a hardover Bilingual Missal called Word and Eucharist/Palabra y Eucarisita. This Missal contains the complete 3-year cycle of Sunday and Holyday Scriptures and prayers for the Order of Mass in a side-by-side English/Spanish layout. Instead of only lasting a few months, these books can last 15 to 20 years.

Parishioners are invited to sponsor a Missal in honor or memory of a loved one or your family. A bookplate will be placed inside the cover of each sponsored missal. The cost of each missal is $26. Forms can be found at the church entrance and in the parish office.

Protecting God's Children (VIRTUS) session is scheduled on February 19 starting at 6:00 pm in the St. Joseph

Elementary School Library. This may be the last one scheduled in our area until next fall. Please go to VIRTUS.org to register. If you do not register online, your attendance will not be counted and you will not be able to go on field trips or volunteer at the schools.

Online Giving through Our Sunday Visitor (our envelope company), is a simple and safe way to

give online. You may set up a regular weekly or monthly donation, or make a one time gift. In addi-tion to giving toward the Sunday Collection, all the special collections can be made through online giving. Added last fall is the ability to give a Mass stipend. New this week is the ability to make a donation to sponsor one of our new Bilingual Missals. Visit our website, stjosephbc.org and click on the Online Giving box near the bottom of the home page.

With the Bishop declaring this next year the "Year of the Eucharist" in our Diocese. It seems fitting to host a study on the Eucharist! Fr. Chris will facilitate a 10-week study with Lectio: Eucharist - Unveiling Scripture & Tradition by Dr. Brant Pitre on FORMED. Dr. Pitre will dig down in the biblical roots of the Eucharist, through its foreshadowing in the miraculous events of the Old Testament, the Gospels, and Apostolic teaching.

"The Lamb of God," "The Bread of Life," "The Body and the Blood of Christ"... these are phrases we know from the Mass. But do we understand what they mean in the greater and deeper context of Scripture and Church teaching? We'll discover firsthand how Christ's Body and Blood are an integral and wondrous part of God's plan for our salvation.

Sign up at the entrance of the churches or contact Bkincaid@bcacs.org

Cost of workbook is $10 or you may choose to print the lessons off on your own via FORMED

St. Jerome Church Palmer Hall Thursday mornings from

Jan 30 – April 2, 2020 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

St. Joseph School Cafeteria Tuesday evenings from

Jan. 28 – March 31, 2020 Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The Council of Catholic Women invites all CCW members and women of the parish to join us February 11 at 6

pm for an appetizer Potluck and short Meeting. The St. Joan unit will be our host for the evening. Please bring an appetizer of your choice to pass.

Attention Knights: This Sunday we are putting on a pancake breakfast for the opening of Catholic

Schools Week. This event should see a higher than normal attendance so please come help out set up, run, or tear down if you can. Set up: 7:30-8:00 am, Teardown 12:00 pm.

Knights of Columbus Dues Collection Event is taking place after Masses this weekend. Save Postage and Pay your 2020 Dues Early. Financial Secretary Rich Vitale will be available in the Narthex After Masses to Collect Dues and Issue Membership Cards. Annual Dues are $30 and can be paid by Cash, Check or Credit Card.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Page 6 Battle Creek, MI

BCACS & BCACS Foundation, 63 24th St N, Battle Creek, Michigan 49015 † 269.963.1131 † www.bcacs.org

Parish Clergy

Pastor .......Reverend Fr. Christopher Ankley frchris@bcacs.org Parochial Vicars ...................... Fr. Pius Cung

frpius@bcacs.org ................................. Fr. Andrew Raczkowski frandrew@bcacs.org Deacons ...... David Krajewski, James Nelson

Emergency Assistance St. Vincent de Paul Society ........... 969-5606

Pastoral Care of the Sick If you are homebound, contact Linda Kellogg ......................................... 965-2074

Sacrament of Baptism Parishioners should call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Eucharist Sacrament of Confirmation

Contact our Schools or our Director of Faith Formation.

Sacrament of Marriage Parishioners must contact one of the parish priests at least six months before setting a wedding date.

Sacrament of Holy Orders If you or someone you know has a vocation, contact a parish priest for assistance.

Sacrament of Anointing the Sick In case of an accident, surgery or other emergency, call 962-0165.

Parish Staff

Parish Office Manager ........... Shirley Springer ▪ sspringer@bcacs.org 962-0165

Communications, Music .............. Ellen Tipton ▪ etipton@bcacs.org 962-0165

Faith Formation...................... Barbara Kincaid ▪ bkincaid@bcacs.org 965-4079 Liturgy and Music .................... James Zalewski ▪ music@bcacs.org 962-2133 Pastoral Ministry ............ Sr. Cyrilla Jegla, RSM 965-1990 Youth Ministry ........................... Andrea Perry ▪ aperry@bcacs.org 788-7000

Parish Ministries

All Saints Superfest ....................... Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328 Boy Scouts Troop 235 ................. Bob Johnson ▪ scoutmaster325@gmail.com 965-7365 BC Catholic Weekly ...................... Missy Skutt ▪ mskutt@bcacs.org 989-205-3027 Catholic Men’s Fellowship ............ John Duyck ▪ jrdaddio@outlook.com 965-8954 Connecting with Mercy ................... Mary Sine ▪ sine74@msn.com Council of Catholic Women ...... Colleen Vitale ▪ cvitale@mail.com 989-723-1842 Echo Apprentice ......................... Ruby Briones

▪ rbriones@bcacs.org 962-0165 Evangelization Commission .. Suzanne Nielsen ▪ stjec@bcacs.org & Nancy Haack Family Activity Night ............... Loretta Mahley ▪ Lmahley30@icloud.com

Finance Council ............................. Ed Bauman ▪ edbauman@hotmail.com 962-1328

Formed Access Code ........................ PTRKXD Hispanic Community .. Fr. Andrew Raczkwoski ▪ frandrew@bcacs.org 962-0165 Jail Ministry ............................. Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Knights of Columbus .............. Andrew Kincaid ▪ kincaid.tribe@gmail.com 589-5888 Lakeview Food Pantry............... Janet Borders ▪ jdbdvm@comcast.net 965-2632 Legion of Mary ........................... Linda Kellogg ▪ kellogg-dl@att.net 965-2074 Newcomers .................. Phil & Mary Sue Avery ▪ marysue_a@yahoo.com 979-9105 Our Catholic Community ……………Missy Skutt Tri-Parish Newsletter 989-205-3027 ▪ ourcatholiccommunity@bcacs.org Perpetual Adoration St. Philip ................ Betty ▪ bdillard7@gmail.com 962-8255 Prayerline ..................................... Linda Opack 962-7339 Small Christian Communities…………Judy Buch (Scripture Study) 425-9395 Spanish Choir ............................... Teresa Bello

269-274-7409 Spanish Prayer Group Sarah & Francisco Sanchez 419-5786 Spiritual Library ....................... Rita Wahmhoff ▪ ritawahmhoff@yahoo.com 968-3067 Tri-Parish Pro-Life Karen Rabineau, Julie Staab ▪ karenrabineau@gmail.com 517-227-0864 ▪ juliems3@zoho.com 317-7164

Parish Directory