CONTACT US Church: 504-522-3186; 522-3187

Church Fax: 504-522-3171

E-mail Address: stjoseph@bellsouth.net

Website Address: www.stjosephchurch-no.org

PARISH STAFF Rev. Donald J. Ours C.M., Pastor

Carol Monahan, Executive Assistant

Regina Fulton, Receptionist

Rose Mary McDonald, Housekeeper

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Masses: 10 a.m. & 8:30 p.m.

Weekday Masses: 12:15 p.m.

Holy Day Masses: 12:15 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Wed. & Fri. 11:50—12:10 ; Sundays 7:45—8:15 p.m.

Baptisms: Call the Pastor to make appointment. Parents and Godparents need to attend instruction for sacrament prior to date being established.

Weddings: Contact priest at least six months prior to planned wedding date. After contacting priest, contact the wedding coordinator, x143 to book date and time for wedding. Arrange to participate in at least five required sessions with the priest or deacon who will be preparing you for marriage.

Ministry to Sick: Inform the church office when you have a loved one who is sick, shut-in, or hospitalized and unable to attend Mass.

New Parishioner: Welcome to St. Joseph Church. If you wish to become a member of our parish family, please complete one of the registration forms on the table in the rear of the church. You can give the completed form to one of the ushers or mail it to the church office.

CHURCH OPEN Mondays thru Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

One hour before each Sunday Mass

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

August 14, 2011

1802 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112-2246

A New Orleans Historic Landmark

Founded in 1844

Entrusted to the pastoral care of the Vincentian Priests and Brothers

since 1858.

Rebuild Center 1803 Gravier St., NOLA 70112

Lantern Light/Feed Jesus Harry Tompson Center 504-273-5573 504-273-5547 Birth Certificate Assistance Showers, Laundry, Phones, ID Assistance Legal Aid, Notary Services, Lunch—Daily Medical Services, Mental Prescription Assistance Health, Hygiene Kits, Mail Restroom Facilities Emergency groceries & financial assistance for area residents only

Catholic Charities ANO 504-273-5561

Interpretive Services & Workers’ Rights Initiative Hispanic Apostolate Community Services Program

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 14, 2011

Monday, August 15, 2011 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12:15 p.m. William G. Costello, Jr. (L) Lydia Butera (D) Mary Theresa Hamilton (L)

Tuesday, August 16, 2011- 12:15 p.m. Reginald McCoy Wednesday, August 17, 2011 -

12:15 p.m. John Odenetto (D)

Thursday, August 18, 2011- 12:15 p.m. Gasper J. Schiro (L)

Friday, August 19, 2011- 12:15 p.m. Sr. Mary Kealy (L)

SANCTUARY CANDLE AND MASS INTENTIONS The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week in honor of John and Cindy Caron. If you would like to reserve a date to burn the Candle for someone or for a special intention, please call the church office. The Sanctuary Candle offering is $15 for 14 days. The offering for Mass intentions is $5.00 per person per Mass.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED—NOTRE DAME HOSPICE Notre Dame Hospice, a non-profit ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans is in need of volunteers in all church parishes. Anyone seeking more information, or anyone interested in volunteering is asked to please contact Janine Bonner, Volunteer Coor-dinator at 985-847-0174.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS: Louis Harvey Maria Lindsey Mary Scamardo ConanThaddeus Hall Bob Smothers . Ramona Steptore Mrs. Perry Henry, Sr. Christina McNulty Althea Feehan Severen Thomas Marshall Vaughn Thomas Christiana, Jr. Emma Scherer Frances Feigler Keith Naccari Wilma Hicks Norby Dunn Earlene Antoine Joanne Slocum Irelia C. Robinson Althea Deterville Frans Labranche Robert Boese Dulce Aguda Eva Morales Sgt. David Sowel USMC Buzz Waterston Shelia Jones Rose Christiana Matranga Andrew Brown Gladys Butler Shirley Tonglet Brandon Cole Jeannie Sargent Lawrence Brown Wanda Robinson Krissy Carapina Brian McHughes Woody Coleman Charlie Slocum Heather Dupuy Alyce Smothers Mamie Brown Wilma Joseph Kevin M. Jones Carolyn Arso Jerry Daussin Betty Dawson Sylvia Bassett Marc Barbe Wendy Waterston Jane Tonglet Chris Demaski Ruth Hebert Beatrice Delery Albertine Gilmore Landy Lanza Carleton Smith Mary Schmitt Yvonne Kirn Dunn Bernadine Gilbert Patricia Lucas Charles Green Jeanetta St. Cyr Joan Hyde Travis & Brendan Jennings John Caron Andrew Peterson Charlie Bassett If you want to have a name placed on this list, please contact the church office (522-3186 x141) . Please also call the office if a name can be removed from the list. Thank you.

Readings for Aug 15—Aug 21:

Monday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

Tuesday:

Jgs 6:11-24a; Mt 19:23-30

Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Mt 20:1-16

Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Mt 22:1-14

Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Mt 22:34-40

Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Joseph Church, rich in heritage, diverse in culture, guided by the Spirit, and embracing all, commits itself to nourishing, supporting and strengthening its parish family, spiritually and physically, through the Sacraments, worship, education and opportunities for ministry, so that through witness it can bring the Gospel to life.

Sunday, August 14, 2011 – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

10:00 a.m. Gasper J. Schiro (L) Augusta Bayonne (D) Eugene Gustave Leaumont (D) Louis E. Babin (D) Wayne Patrick Champagne (D)

8:30 p.m. Parishioners and Benefactors

Living Stewardship Now

People come to the Church because God calls them. Try volunteering in the parish min-istry for people seeking to become Catholic (RCIA), or in a ministry welcoming Catho-lics who left the Church and want to come home.

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REBUILD CENTER/LANTERN LIGHT The Rebuild Center will be closed until August 22. The new Jesuit Volunteers will have arrived when we open on August 22. We welcome them as they start their journey with us. As we take this time to pause we are grateful to the many people who journey with us in so many ways. This indeed is a work of collaboration and many people bring their special gifts to share with those who are in need. Thanks to all who touch our lives and the lives of many each and every day. - Sr. Vera Butler, PBVM

END OF SUMMER COMMUNITY BASH!! Join the 1st District Cops, Clergy and Community Coalition for fun, food activities and prizes for the whole family , Saturday, August 20th from 3—7 pm at the Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center, 2200 Lafitte St., New Orleans. Music, Drummimg Circle, Brass Band, children’s activities, Community Resource Market, Poetry Slam, health screenings, and snow balls! For more info call Carol at 827-9963 or Jeff at 658-4968. The CCC Coalition is an initiative of the City of New Orleans Mayor’s Office to improve the lives of our people by working together to decrease crime in our city.

TREASURE STEWARDSHIP

July 31, 2011 $ 2, 578.60

Thank you for your generous support!

CHARTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE In response to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Archdiocese of New Orleans continues to make the Hot Line available for anyone who has been hurt or sexually abused by anyone who works for the Church. The Hot Line contin-ues to be available; the number is (504) 522-5019. In continuing our commitment to support and to heal, we invite and encourage individuals who have been hurt or sexually abused recently or in the past by clergy, religious or other employees of the Archdiocese to call our Hot Line. The Hot Line is available 24 hours a day and your message will be received confidentially by a trained mental health professional. In addition, anyone can make a direct call during regular business hours to the Victims’ Assistance Coordinator at (504) 861-6253

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 14, 2011

INSIDE OR OUTSIDE? The Jesus we meet in today’s Gospel seems a bit stand-offish. He appears at first to ignore the Canaanite woman’s pleas to heal her child! Matthew seems to be suggesting that, until this point in his ministry, Jesus himself thought that his mission was only to the Jewish people. When he is con-fronted by a Canaanite, and a woman at that, he seems baf-fled. Her sheer determination to make him listen ensures that he cannot continue to ignore her. More importantly, Jesus acknowledges that her faith in him is equal to that of any of the Jewish people he has met so far. In the end, Jesus praises her faith and heals her daughter. Matthew was writing his Gospel for a community of Jewish Christians who had identi-fied Jesus as the Messiah—the One promised by God to gen-erations of the Jewish people. They were aware, however, that the Christian faith was attracting people of other races and other religions. They would, inevitably, have been strug-gling to work out how this fit with all the prophecies of the Hebrew scriptures that foretold a Messiah who was destined to save Israel. The meeting between Jesus and the Canaanite woman offers them a clue about how to understand this situa-tion. When Jesus is challenged to heal the outsider, his initial reaction is to refuse; but then he sees her great faith, and this far outweighs the fact that she does not belong to the people he primarily came to save. In this story the new Jewish Chris-tian community must have found help to see that their initial reluctance to admit outsiders was understandable, and then to recognize that God plants faith in others too—and that it is faith rather than background that opens the doors into the Kingdom. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

CALENDAR

August 8 through August 19: Rebuild Center Closed. Sunday, August 28th: Fr. Don’s last Mass

Sunday, September 4th: Fr. Tom’s first Mass Monday, September 5th: Labor Day—Church and

office closed