3:30 - 4:00 pm as a catholic community of faith, hope...
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Saturday, March 21
3:30 - 4:00 PM – Confession
4:30 PM – Francis & Patricia Shanebrook
Sunday, March 22
8:00 AM – Norm, Tony, John, Pete Weaver
10:30 AM – People of the Parish
Monday – March 23
8:00 AM – Roland Miller
Tuesday, March 24 8:00 AM – People of the Parish
Wednesday – March 25
7:00 PM – Charles Davies
Thursday, March 26 8:00 AM – Joshy Matthew
Friday, March 27
8:00 AM – Int. of the Sick of the Parish
Saturday, March 28 8:00 AM – Paul Walter Jr.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Saturday, March 28
3:30 - 4:00 PM – Confession
4:30 PM – Sally Weaver
Sunday, March 29
10:30 AM – People of the Parish
All Masses are being celebrated privately, offering Mass intentions during this time; please call the parish office at 717-334-2510 or email at [email protected]
Due to the recommendation set forth because of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Thursday evening Adoration, All Stations of the Cross, Penance Service, and Choir practice are cancelled.
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CHURCH
MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of this Christian Catholic Community of
St. Joseph the Worker Church in Bonneauville,
Pennsylvania, endeavor to live the Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ and practice the teachings of that same
Gospel in our worship, our beliefs, what we learn, and the
way in which we serve others.
As a Catholic Community of Faith, Hope, & Love, we
invite others to join us in our goal of renewal, and welcome
them into our gospel fellowship.
IS ANYONE SICK AMONG YOU? Please notify Fr. Benny 717-334-2510 or
Deacon Weaver 717-353-0277 of any parishioner admitted to the hospital. If confined at home and desiring to receive Communion, contact Bob Funari at 717-353-5737 or call the Parish Office 717-334-2510. Call the Office to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick 717-334-2510.
Barbara Dinges, Brook McMaster, Nancy Defeo, Maureen Johnson, Elizabeth Fetter, Lorena Lamb, Tim Clabaugh, Emily Elizabeth Schmidt, Clara M. Redding, Jayden Ford, Kathi Barefoot, Rosalie Schenker, Rick Phillips, Joan Ford, Danielle Gallina, Michael Clabaugh, Andrew Kendris, Rose Weaver, Stacy Welty, Kerry Chrismer, Barb Orndorff, Becky Garder, Greta Foster, Cresson Lambert, Audrey Clabaugh, Larry Legore, John Hawbaker, Pete Smith, Merle Hankey Jr., Brian Weaver, Ebin Anthony, Kim, Ann, Jane Benner, Nancy Myers, Bernard Sneeringer, Virginia Schriver, Pam & Brian Arentz, Patrick McMaster, Natalie McMaster, Nancy Lambert, Joseph Bushey, Bill Orndorff, Pam Lambert, Michaela Esworthy & baby Wyatt, Lisa Barefoot Waggoner, Gary Crone, Theresa Righetti, Marie Tobias, Steffi Keller, Gladys Felix, Don Moser, Sylvia Luckenbaugh and all the rest of our brothers and sisters in need of healing of mind, body and spirit. Please call the parish office to add a name to our prayer list. Help us to keep our list current by letting us know when we may remove a name. Prayer Line calls Anna Sneeringer @717-624-8244.
The Bishop’s Annual Lenten Appeal “Rooted in Faith”
Thank you for generosity to the Diocese Annual Lenten Appeal. We have already raised $7,770.00 toward our goal of $33,110.00. By doing our part to give generously to those who are in need and are suffering, we continue to share Christ’s love by supporting the mission of the Church through this year’s Appeal. REMINDER: EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE EXCEED OUR GOAL IS REFUNDED TO OUR PARISH, UNRESTRICTED.
PARISH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Parish Council of Catholic Women, (PCCW) have cancelled our meeting for Monday, April 6th at 6:30 PM in the parish center. The PCCW will be collecting new infant and
children clothing, diapers, blankets, wipes, baby
bottles, formula, etc. These items will be taken to
the Harrisburg Diocesan Convention and will be
distributed to many shelters throughout the Diocese.
Boxes are available in the vestibule for your
donations; we will take donations up till April 25th
.
SPRING RAFFLE/BAKE SALE on March 22nd has been cancelled, raffle will be held at a later date.
Your financial support is greatly appreciated. If you are not able to attend Weekend Masses please consider a weekly or monthly offering
through our Online Giving. Parishioners who use the service are pleased with how easy it is to set up and manage. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops online! By using Online Giving you are helping the parish to improve our operational efficiency. Visit our parish website www.stjosephtheworkerpa.org and select Online Giving. Offertory Envelopes may also be mailed or dropped off at Parish Office.
Faith Formation News!
March 21/22, 2020 Awake, Arise, Sing Praise! At every hour we are called to awake from the
darkness of spiritual sleep into the glorious light of Jesus Christ. In the Kingdom of light, we shall drink from the stream of delight and see all things by the one true light. As recommended and suggested by the
Diocese due to the Coronavirus, CCD
Classes have been CANCELLED until
March 30. We will stay in touch with
parents and the parish as much as
possible in the next few weeks
concerning any changes. Please be
proactive and contact the student’s
teachers and/or Clare Crone if you
should have any questions and concerns.
April 5, Sunday – Palm Sunday EASTER
EGG HUNT. To Be Determined.
Contact: Clare Crone, CCD Coordinator,
[email protected] The MASS Bible Study – CANCELLED until further notice! We will be in touch with the participants
concerning the next Bible Study for Lesson 3. This video-based study program by Bishop Robert Barron will walk us through all parts of the Mass in a way you’ve never experienced on your own. Please come join us as we go through the parts of the Mass. RSVP to Clare Crone: [email protected] 6:30 PM in the Parish Center. NO CHARGE
March 29, Sunday – CATHOLIC BRAIN “Walk Through” is POSTPONED. Please look to future
bulletins for information. EASTER EGG HUNT – April 5, Palm Sunday. At this point this event is TO BE DETERMINED. Please look to future bulletins for
information. 12:00 – 1:00 PMRain or Shine at Parish Center-Children 12 and under welcome to participate!
FINANCIAL REPORTS
For the weekend of Mar 14/15, 2020
Adults $1,547.00
Children 5.00
Loose 95.00
On-Line Giving 1,030.00
Total 2,677.00
Budgeted - $4,160.00 less 1,483.00
Poor of the Parish 47.00
Easter Flowers 165.00
Ash Wednesday 10.00
60 of 298 Adults used envelopes
1 Children’s envelopes used
22 Online Giving
Bake Sale to support Tender Care Pregnancy Center. Bake good donations appreciated. Students needing hours of Service are welcome to help. Contact Mrs. Audrey Heikes: [email protected].
New on the KIOSK: NEW on the KIOSK: Lenten pamphlets and plenty of CD’s. Divine
Mercy (on April 19) messages and information. Check it out! Kiosks are in the Church and at the Parish Center. Donations appreciated to support
Stewardship: A Mission of Faith ministry. MOVIE NIGHT: TO BE RESCHEDULED! Please look to future bulletins for information. In celebration of St. Joseph in the month of March: “Joseph of Nazareth: The Story of the Man Closest to Christ.” The first feature film ever on the story of St. Joseph - carpenter,
husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus Christ. Scripture tells us that St. Joseph was a "just man", and that God gave him the most daunting task ever asked of a man - to be the husband of the woman who would give birth to the Messiah, and the father and protector of this Holy Family, the man closest to Christ. Come join us! 400 CLUB DRAWING WILL RESUME IN A FEW
WEEKS.
The Knights will not have a meeting on Sunday, March 22nd due to the virus. If
we have any bills or other matters that need to be taken care of between Bob, Pete and Mike they will be handled. Any Questions call Mike. We would like to thank everyone involved with the Nite at the races. A special thanks goes to Sue, Jeff, and Vivian for all their help in the kitchen, anyone who made deserts and to Don and Mike for the help with the Jars and the horse races, as well as all the Knights who helped set up, take down etc. We made $1,553.00 profit at the Nite at the races.
We have two dates to keep in mind: May 17th we will have our Free Breakfast with a free will donation to go toward the annual donation to Tender Care and of course we will have the bottle campaign for Tender Care from Mother's day until Father's day. We will have a second Nite at the races on Saturday September 13th 2020. More details to follow.
DO YOU SUPPORT OUR GROCERY CARD PROGRAM? Grocery gift cards for Giant, Weis, and Walmart are available
on weekends after the Masses and Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at the rectory office. Grocery gift card sales for the week of March 15th of $650.00 made a profit of $28.16.
WE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS FOR EXTRA GIFT CARDS; FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PARISH WEBSITE AND RETURNED BY DEADLINE OF
MARCH 29TH.
St. Joseph Parish (Hanover) will be providing a bus to
Harrisburg to attend the PA March for Life on Monday, May 18th. The cost is $11 per seat. To register or for more information, please call Carolyn at 717-637-8061.
Please be advised that the Council of Catholic Women's Annual Lenten Retreat, scheduled for March 28th at St. Joseph's Church, has been CANCELLED. The Prayer Shawl retreat has also been cancelled.
The Parish will be selling tickets again this year! Order forms can be found on the parish website. Please drop off order form with payment to the parish office no later than April 30th.
Were you married in 1970? In
honor of your 50th
Wedding
Anniversary, there will be a special
Mass and reception on Sunday,
August 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd
Parish in Camp Hill. Bishop Ronald W. Gainer will
be the celebrant. To receive an invitation, please
contact your parish office.
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4th Sunday of Lent
Conversion is a process. The blind man in the Gospel reading exem-plifies this journey into faith. Notice that at first he did not go to Jesus. Jesus came to him. The man re-sponded by waiting to see what would happen and then by obeying Jesus. Conversion begins when Je-sus seeks us out and we make ourselves available to his touch. He then opens our eyes to the truth, but we don’t immediately understand. When the man’s neighbors asked about his cure, he did not yet understand who Je-sus was; he thought of him as just a man. Then, the pressure of listen-ing to the Pharisees argue about who Jesus was caused him to give it more thought. He concluded that Jesus must be a prophet.
As the Pharisees treated him more roughly and raised the possibility of expelling him from the synagogue if he claimed that Jesus was the Christ, he began to wonder whether it might be true. Their reasons for hating Jesus became the eye-openers that cured his spiritual blind-ness. Finally, Jesus sought him out again, this time to minister to him in response to the mistreatment he had suffered from the Pharisees. In this act of caring, the man could
see who Jesus really was. Con-version – the pu-rification of our spiritual vision – takes place in the fire of our sufferings as we recognize the concern that God has for us.
Reflect & Discuss:
1. In the first reading, God makes it clear that he sees what we cannot see when we're focused on exter-nal evidence. Think of a time when you looked deeper or be-yond the obvious. How did that change you?
2. In Ephesians 5, we read that we have become light in the Lord. Name some of the good fruits that come from the ability to see what Jesus is doing in your life.
3. The Gospel reading illustrates that those who think they can see the truth are very often blind, and those who acknowledge their blindness become able to see clearly. Why does this happen? How has it happened to you?
1 Sam 16:1b,6-7,10-13a Psalm 23:1-6
Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41
Monday March 23
Isaiah 65:17-21 Ps 30:2,4-6,11-13
John 4:43-54
Tuesday March 24 Ezekiel 47:1-9,12 Ps 46:2-3,5-6,8-9
John 5:1-16
Wednesday March 25 The Annunciation
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 Ps 40:7-11
Hebrews 10:4-10 Luke 1:26-38
Thursday March 26
Exodus 32:7-14 Ps 106:19-23 John 5:31-47
Friday March 27
Wisdom 2:1a,12-22 Ps 34:17-21,23
John 7:1-2,10,25-30
Saturday March 28 Jeremiah 11:18-20
Ps 7:2-3,9bc-12 John 7:40-53
Lenten Activity: Name areas of your life where there is confusion from a lack of understanding. Perhaps you’re having a hard time see-ing the good in someone. Maybe you’re worried about the future. What will you do this week that will help you see it from God’s perspective?