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St. Joseph Parish, December 27, 2020
If you are new to our Church or just visiting, we are pleased to
have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you would
like to join our parish, registration forms are available in the
Gathering Space, parish office, or by visiting St. Joseph’s website
at stjosephnorthbend.com.
Hearing Devices are available for hearing impaired. (Please
return used device after Mass to the lower basket to be sanitized.
Please take the earpiece home with you, it can be used again.)
Welcome to St. Joseph!
Around our Parish
Throughout this Holiday Season
Please pray for: Thomas A. Bell, James R. Lamping, Emily
Patrick, Brian Reising, Noah Oser, Kyle W. Wolfe, David DiGiovonni,
& all men and women serving our nation in the armed forces. If
you are aware of other parishioners serving, please notify the
parish office at 941-3661.
Please Note: The Parish Office will close at noon on Thursday,
December 31st and will reopen Monday, January 4th. Happy New Year!
Contributions for 2020 - Please note: Contributions for the 2020
tax year must be received in the Parish Office by Thursday,
December 31, 2020, in order for them to be deductible for tax year
2020. Thank you for your support of St. Joseph Church!
2020 Contribution Record - If you are interested in receiving a
statement of your 2020 Contributions from St. Joseph Church, please
drop the envelope found in the back of your church envelope box in
the collection basket or call the Parish Office to request a copy
of your record. Statements will be mailed out after all posting is
finished for 2020. TRAM Food Pantry Items of the Month - The items
of the month for January are toothbrush and toothpaste. Please
place in the TRAM baskets in the Gathering Space. Thank you!
A New Year's Prayer Dear God, Thank you that You make all things
new. Thank you for all that You've allowed into our
lives this past year, the good along with the difficult things,
which have reminded us how
much we need you. We pray for your Spirit to lead us each step
of this New Year. We ask that you will guide our decisions and turn
our hearts to deeply desire you above all else. We ask that you
will open
doors needing to be opened and close the ones needing to be shut
tight. We ask for help to pursue you first, above every dream and
desire you’ve put within our hearts. We ask for your wisdom, for
your strength and power to be constantly present within us. We
pray you would make us strong and courageous for the road ahead.
Give us ability beyond what we feel able, let your gifts flow
freely through us, so that you would be honored by our lives,
and
others would be drawn to you. We ask that we may reflect your
peace and hope to a world that so desperately needs
your presence and healing. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
The Staff
of St. Joseph Church
would like to wish you a very
Blessed & Happy New Year!
Help the Feast of the Epiphany come to life
for your children!
If your child aged 3-8, would like to participate in the
Epiphany procession at the beginning of mass, on Jan. 3rd at
11:00am, YOU MUST contact Beth Scholl at 941-3661 x15.
The children will dress in Nativity costumes we provide and
walk in procession with Fr. Umberg and the servers. Our Pre-
school, Kindergarten, 1st grade and First Communion students
can rejoin their parents for Mass, or go to their classrooms
(PREP will have activities and snack, while second graders
will
have regular class). St. Joseph parishioners love to see
your
children, innocently portraying the Three Kings and manger
scene.
Please arrive between 10:30-
10:35AM, so that we have time
to get the children dressed and
lined up! If you can help with
your own children, it would be
greatly appreciated.
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January 3, 2021
Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matthew 2:1-12
For links to commentaries on the Sunday Readings:
www.catholiccincinnati.org/oec/adults.htm
Sunday Readings
Vocation Views
The voice of God is first heard in the voice of a mother and
father. (Sir 3:2) Make a commitment to make your home a domestic
church where the Lord’s call can be
heard and nourished. (Col 3:16)
Stewardship & the Word Holy Family
“Whatever you do,” says St. Paul to the Colossians, “. . . do it
in the name of the Lord Jesus. Give thanks to God the Father
through Him.” And so it is that we offer our gifts in the Eucharist
“through Him, with Him, and in
Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.” See Colossians 3:17
In the Neighborhood
Stewardship of Treasure
Weekly Collection Weekly Goal $12,000.00
Due to the Holiday Publisher deadline the collection
will be recorded in next week’s bulletin.
Offertory, December 20, 2020 $ On line Donations $ Total Weekly
Offertory $
Christmas Offering $
THANK YOU!
4th Quarter Split the Pot Winner Share:
5200 Club $100 Winner for December 20, 2020:
Qualified Charitable Distributions Are you age 70 ½ and required
by the IRS to take annual distributions from your IRA account? If
so, you may consider making a Qualified Charitable Distribution
(QCD) from your IRA account directly to the church. QCD will
satisfy your annual contribution requirement and will not be
included in your taxable income for the year. This could be a great
way to save taxes and financially support the church or your
favorite charity. For more details on Qualified Charitable
Distributions from your IRA account, please contact your tax
advisor (we cannot give specific tax advice).
Mass Times during Inclement Weather
In order to keep you and our community safe during severe winter
weather, we will cancel our weekday Masses
whenever the Three River school system is canceled. The Parish
Office will open on a delayed status. All meetings and planned
activities MAY be canceled as well. Please call the Parish Office
at 941-3661 the day of
the meeting for updated information.
Unless there is a Level 3 Snow Emergency, the
weekend liturgies will take place as usual.
Sign Up To Pray A Minute - Do you believe in the power of
prayer? Do you believe that our country is in desperate need of
peace, justice and goodwill? If so, then go to www.PrayAMinute.com
and pledge to pray just one minute more than you already do, every
day, for the specific intention of peace, justice and goodwill. The
site also contains inspiring reflections and useful prayer
resources. Catholics from across the archdiocese are uniting in
prayer from now until January 1, the World Day of Prayer for Peace,
for the spiritual renewal of our country. Please join this
movement!
Spanish???? You may have noticed that our new Book of Prayer
intentions in the Gathering Space is bi-lingual! Please do not let
that confuse you. The English portion is in black and the Spanish
texts are in red! We welcome all your prayers and petitions!
Handicapped and Dietary needs at Mass - At St. Joseph Parish we
pride ourselves on making sure that “All are Welcome.” Sometimes we
are not aware of the needs of our members. If you are handicapped
and cannot walk up the aisle to receive communion at Mass, let one
of the Ushers know and they will make sure that someone comes to
you. We also are aware of the ongoing dietary concerns of those who
need to stay away from wheat. If you are one of those afflicted
with that health issue, again let one of the Ushers know and they
will make sure that you receive a low-gluten host. We hope to make
everyone’s visit to St. Joseph a pleasant and welcoming
experience.
Natural Family Planning -NFP is not meant just for perfect
couples, but for couples who want to follow God's perfect plan. For
more information, or to register for a class, go towww.ccli.org or
call 471-2000 or 800-745-8252.
http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/oec/adults.htmhttp://www.ccli.org
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St. Joseph Parish, December 27, 2020
FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 27, 2020: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020
8:30 a.m. Margie Wenck (Nancy Ruprecht) 11:00a.m. Parish MONDAY,
DECEMER 28, 2020 8:00 a.m. Mass of Thanksgiving (Judy Walsh)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2020 8:00 a.m. Bob Schmidt (St. Joseph Ladies
Society) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 8:00 a.m. Ray Korte (Masur
Family) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020 4:30 p.m. Barbara Schmidt (Beth
& Paul Hegedus) FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2021 10:30 a.m. Michael
Apparius (Judy Walsh) SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 4:30 p.m. Harry
Davis (Al & Mary Carol Davis) SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 8:30 a.m.
Nancy Welch (Mark & Mary Beth Tasco) 11:00 a.m. Parish
Mass Intentions FOR JANUARY 2ND AND 3RD: 4:30 P.M. MASS Lectors:
Bill Schinkal, Fran Romweber Extra-Ordinary Ministers: Karen Long
Co-Ord: Mary Carol Davis Ushers: Paul Beck, Bill Masterson Servers:
Bonnie Pflum, Shellie Weiskittel, Volunteer 8:30 A.M. MASS Lectors:
Steve Kruse, Bryan Simms Extra-Ordinary Ministers: Cynthia Lucas
Co-Ord: Thomas Walter Ushers: Rose Smith, Les Wilson Servers:
Dominic Spanyer, Ellie Simms, Volunteer 11:00 A.M. MASS Lectors:
Lynn Hericks, Kathryn Raaker Extra-Ordinary Ministers: Bill Raaker
Co-Ord: Ellen Maddin Ushers: Bob Sandhas, Ben Staubach Servers:
Jacob Taylor, Hayden Vollrath, Peter Williams
Minister’s Schedule
Sun., January 3: 8:30 am Mass, 9:30 am 2nd Gr. Sac. Prep,11:00
am Mass - Children’s Epiphany Procession
Mon., January 4: 8:00 am Mass
Tues., January 5: 8:00 am Mass
Wed., January 6: 8:00 am Mass Live-Stream
Thurs., January 7: 8:00 am Mass, 8:45 am Rosary/Scripture Prayer
Group
Fri., January 8: 8:00 am Mass, Rosary Sat., January 9: 4:30 pm
Mass, Live-Stream
Parish Calendar
Sun., December 27: 8:30 am Mass, 11:00 am Mass
Mon., December 28: 8:00 am Mass
Tues., December 29: 8:00 am Mass
Wed., December 30: 8:00 am Mass Live-Stream
Thurs., December 31: 4:30 pm Mass Parish Office closed at 12:00
noon
Fri., January 1: 10:30 am Mass, Parish Office Closed Sat.,
January 2: 4:30 pm Mass, Live-Stream
Looking Ahead
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The Year of St. Joseph
"WITH A FATHER'S HEART:
this is how Joseph loved Jesus,
called in all four Gospels 'the son
of Joseph'." Pope Francis begins
with these incisive words in his
Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde,
published on the 150th anniversary
of the decree, December 8, 1870,
by which, Blessed Pius IX declared
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Catholic Church. To worthily
celebrate the anniversary, Pope Francis has also
announced a special jubilee year in honor of St. Joseph.
In the letter Patris Corde the Pope shares "some personal
reflections on the extraordinary figure" of Saint Joseph,
reflections that the pandemic has motivated even more to
sharing. The crisis generated by Covid-19 has, in fact,
highlighted that our lives are woven and supported by
ordinary people - usually forgotten - who do not appear in
the headlines of newspapers and magazines or on various
stages, but who, without a doubt, are writing the decisive
events of our history today. People like St. Joseph, “the
man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden
presence,” who nonetheless played “an incomparable role
in the history of salvation.”
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the Time The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & JosephThe Holy Family
of Jesus, Mary & JosephThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary &
Joseph Mrs. Beth Scholl, D.R.E.Mrs. Beth Scholl, D.R.E.Mrs. Beth
Scholl, D.R.E.
GOSPEL: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 Matthew’s gospel was written
primarily for Jewish people who had become Christians. The
community also included some Gentile converts. In his gospel,
Matthew takes pains to portray Jesus as a true Israelite. In this
story, Jesus’ jour-ney to Egypt as the new Moses is reminiscent of
Israel’s trek to Egypt. Just as Moses escaped from Egypt, so does
Jesus flee from Egypt and from violence? He come back to Nazareth
in Galilee where many Gentiles are living. Jesus’ mission is not
just to the Israelites, but also to the Gentiles. Today’s story is
also a beautiful example of a father who is
Catholic Adult Education: December 29, 2019 Feast of the Holy
Family
Scripture tells us practically
nothing about the first years and
the boyhood of the Child Jesus. All
we know are the facts of the
sojourn in Egypt, the return to
Nazareth, and the incidents that
occurred when the twelve-year-old
boy accompanied his parents to
Jerusalem. In her liturgy the
Church hurries over this period of
Christ's life with equal brevity. The general breakdown of
the
family, however, at the end of the past century and at the
beginning of our own, prompted the popes, especially the
far-
sighted Leo XIII, to promote the observance of this feast
with
the hope that it might instill into Christian families
something
of the faithful love and the devoted attachment that
characterize the family of Nazareth. The primary purpose of
the Church in instituting and promoting this feast is to
present the Holy Family as the model and exemplar of all
Christian families.
Excerpted from With Christ Through the Year, Rev. Bernard
Strasser, O.S.B.
Prayer for the Feast of the Holy Family
Dear Lord, bless our family. Be so kind as to give us the unity,
peace, and mutual love that You found in Your own family in the
little town of Nazareth. Saint Joseph, bless the head of our
family. Obtain for him the strength, the wisdom, and the prudence
he needs to support and direct those under his care. Mother Mary,
bless the mother of our family. Help her to be pure and kind,
gentle and self-sacrificing. For the more she resembles you, the
better will our family be. Lord Jesus, bless the children of our
family. Help them to be obedient and devoted to their parents. Make
them more and more like You. Let them grow, as You did, in wisdom
and age and grace before God and man. Holy Family of Nazareth, make
our family and home more and more like Yours, until we are all one
family, happy and at peace in our true home with You. Amen.
http://saints.sqpn.com
ROSARY/SCRIPTURE STUDY GROUP
This group will meet again beginning January 7th.
We gather on Thursday mornings at 8:45 a.m. to pray the
rosary and discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass Readings. Join
us!
To honor each other’s safety, we social distance and wear
masks.
Contact Beth Scholl at 513-941-3661 or
[email protected], if you have questions.
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St. Joseph Parish, December 27, 2020
Ministry
Jan 2/3 Sat 4:30 PM Sun 8:30 AM Sun 11:00 AM
Lector Bill Schinkal Steve Kruse Lynn Hericks
Fran Romweber Bryan Simms Kathryn Raaker
Coordinator Mary Carol Davis Thomas Walter Ellen Maddin
Euch. Min. Karen Long Cynthia Lucas Bill Raaker
Ushers Paul Beck Rose Smith Bob Sandhas
Bill Masterson Les Wilson Ben Staubach
Servers Bonnie Pflum Dominic Spanyer Jacob Taylor
Shellie Weiskittel Ellie Simms Hayden Vollrath
VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER Peter Williams
Jan 9/10 Ministry
Lector Ken Schmid Heather Dulle Denis Zahner
Shellie Weiskittel Greg Oswald Bruce Tumlin
Coordinator Chris Neyer Thomas Walter Marion Merten
Euch. Min. Megan Pflum Brooke Webster Kathryn Raaker
Ushers Paul Beck Steve Kruse Bob Kirch
Bill Masterson Rose Smith Ron Pastrick
Servers VOLUNTEER John Paul Longano Joe Bredestege
VOLUNTEER Theresa Longano Jacob Taylor
VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER
. Ministry
Jan 16/17 Lector Carolyn Meyer-Hughes Greg Oswald Glenda
Carota
Tina Geers Mary Russell Michael Groh
Coordinator Mary Carol Davis Thomas Walter Lynn Hericks
Euch. Min. Rosalie Menke Mary Jo Pfaffinger Bruce Tumlin
Ushers Paul Beck Bob Weidner Bob Sandhas
Bill Masterson Les Wilson Ben Staubach
Servers VOLUNTEER Joshua Paff Hayden Vollrath
VOLUNTEER Nicholas Paff Peter Williams
VOLUNTEER Dominic Spanyer VOLUNTEER
Ministry
Jan 23/24 Lector Fran Romweber Dick Janson Kathryn Raaker
Bill Schinkal Bryan Simms Lynn Hericks
Coordinator Chris Neyer Thomas Walter Ellen Maddin
Euch. Min. Terri Schinkal Holly Simms Glenda Carota
Ushers Paul Beck Rose Smith Bob Sandhas
Bill Masterson Les Wilson Ron Pastrick
Servers VOLUNTEER Anthony Longano Joe Bredestege
VOLUNTEER Tommy Longano Jacob Taylor
VOLUNTEER Ellie Simms VOLUNTEER
Ministry
Jan 30/31 Lector Ken Schmid Steve Kruse Bruce Tumlin
Shellie Weiskittel Janet Leonhardt Denis Zahner
Coordinator Mary Carol Davis Thomas Walter Marion Merten
Euch Min Terri Schinkal Dan Warnock Joe Bredestege
Ushers Paul Beck Bob Weidner Bob Sandhas
Bill Masterson Les Wilson Ben Staubach
Servers Bonnie Pflum John Paul Longano Hayden Vollrath
VOLUNTEER Theresa Longano Peter Williams
VOLUNTEER Marci Voss VOLUNTEER
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Saturday 4:30pm · Sunday 8:30am, 11am Weekdays 8:00am
Holy Days: 8:00am and 7pm Parish Office
Hours: 8:30am-3:30pm M-TH 8:30am-12:30pm FRI Phone: 941-3661
Fax: 941-8559
Email: [email protected] Website:
stjosephnorthbend.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StJosephNorthBend
Bulletin Deadline: 10 days prior to publish date
Mass Schedule Pastor
Rev. Andrew Umberg (513) 941-3661 ext. 11
Pastoral Associate Marti Barnes
[email protected]
Business Manager Karen Thorpe
[email protected]
Director of Religious Education Beth Scholl
[email protected]
Music Director Mia Williams
[email protected]
Parish Staff
Confession: Saturdays @4:00 pm in Seton Room
Baptism: All parents are required to go through the Parish
Baptismal Prepara-tion Class. Parents may choose to participate
before or after the birth of their child. To register, please
contact Marti Barnes, Pas-toral Associate.
RCIA: If you or someone you know is interested in learning more
about the Catholic Faith please contact Marti Barnes, Pastoral
Associate.
Sacrament of the Sick: Notify the Parish Office or Fr. Umberg
for anointing of the sick, communion to the sick, shut-ins, or when
in the hospital or nursing home. Matrimony: One of the engaged, or
his/her parents, must be registered & an active parishioner at
least 6 months prior to scheduling a wedding. Call or email Marti
Barnes, Pastoral Associate, to make an appoint-ment with Fr. Umberg
at least six months in advance of the wedding.
Sacraments
Pastoral Council
Member Phone Email Tony Bresser 473-8444 [email protected]
Bruce Tumlin 353-4518 [email protected] Elaine Kruse 941-7613
[email protected] Don Larrick 941-0538 [email protected] Agnes
Maddock 467-6887 [email protected] Michael Groh 574-7828
[email protected]
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