SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA February 24, 2019

The Diocesan Annual Campaign

We are preparing to launch the Diocesan Annual Campaign here at Saint Joseph’s in several weeks with our In-Pew Pledging opportunity. This Annual Campaign enables us as Catholics to provide and participate in the important work of the Church in our diocese. Bishop Gainer explains:

“The demand for services provided by the Diocese and implemented at the parish and community level increases every year. As we begin the 2019 Diocesan Annual Campaign, previously known as the Bishop’s Annual Lenten Appeal, we are reminded to accept the call that Jesus gives us to be good stewards of the gifts we have received. With our combined resources and in partnership with your local parish, we are able to provide food for hungry families, formation education for seminarians, and sacramental preparation for our youth, newly engaged couples and those adults preparing to enter the church, just to name a few of the many ministries supported by the Diocesan Annual Campaign. Inspired by the call of the Gospel to be firm in our faith and lead lives dedicated to being disciples of the Lord, we are encouraged by our theme for 2019 of ‘Faith Forward.’”

~ Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: John Bisking, Meg Crnkovich, Regina Crnkovich, Gabriel Lugaro, Geraldine McCracken, Dot Pesarchik, Patricia Wisniewski and those in nursing homes; those presently or recently in the hospital; and those listed in our Book of the Sick.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: Rev. Mr. An-drew St. Hilaire, Rev. Mr. Joshua Weaver, Tyler Roman, Matthew Smith, Drew Tanguay, Damon Tritle, Aidan Warren.

DEATH: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Laurie Draegeth, sister of Julie Zug. May she rest in glory with the Lord.

Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time

SCRIPTURE READINGS:

March 3, 2019 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

First Reading: Sirach 27:4-7 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58

Gospel: Luke 6:39-45

MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Quinquagesima Sunday Epistle - I Corinthians 13 : 1 – 13

Gospel - Luke18 : 31 – 43 To receive announcements, please go to

LancasterLatinMass.com and click on "Newsletter Signup" on the homepage.

Kingdom Values II

Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,

Last Sunday, in the tradition of Moses, Jesus laid out for

the disciples and the crowd the choice that was before them

and is before us—the choice to participate or not to partici-

pate in God’s Kingdom, with the accompanying blessings or

curses depending on our choice. The dominate theme and

virtue encouraged was TRUST. Jeremiah contrasted the one

who trusts in human beings with the one focused on God:

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.” Trust is vital to

being an Intentional Disciple, for it enables us to commit our-

selves completely to the Lord Jesus. Only with growing Trust

in Jesus and the Kingdom that he reveals are we able to em-

brace today’s teaching about our response to those who mis-

treat us—loving those who hate or hurt us.

To help us better build the

Kingdom of God at Saint Jo-

seph’s and on Cabbage Hill, I

am very pleased to announce

that we have hired Deacon Pe-

ter Jupin as our new Pastoral

Associate. Deacon Jupin was

ordained a permanent deacon

for the Diocese of Harrisburg in

May 2010 by Bishop Kevin C.

Rhoades. He recently retired

from Lancaster General Health

where he served as staff chap-

lain at the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute. Employed at

LG Health for 32 years, his work experience has been in the

fields of mental health, family counseling, palliative care, and

oncology.

Deacon Pete graduated from the University of Pittsburgh

and Temple University School of Social Work and his profes-

sional interests include the role of faith in healing, the spiritu-

ality of work and vocation, and the search for meaning and

hope in the midst of sorrow and suffering.

He is married to his wife, Beth, for 37 years, and together

they have one son. Deacon Pete and Beth enjoy tennis, liter-

ature, music and the beach. He also finds time to enjoy golf,

poetry, geography, running, and outdoor winter sports. Dea-

con Pete will be assisting with a multitude of parish ministries

including Baptism and Marriage preparation, bereavement

and liturgical planning of funerals, ministry to the sick, pasto-

ral counseling, and Youth Ministry. Deacon Jupin will begin

his ministry with us on March 4th. Please welcome him and

his wife, Beth, warmly as new parishioners and members of

our Community of Intentional Disciples.

In the Grace of the Kingdom,

Fr. Allan F. Wolfe

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA February 24, 2019

Saturday, February 23 4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Presh Weber (Helen Weber Auchey)

6:00 pm Baptism - Ella Marie Harris

Sunday, February 24 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

10:30 am Mass - Michael Borror (Chelsea Borror)

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Elizabeth Dattoli (Tom & Marcie Powl)

Monday, February 25 6:30 am Mass - Living & Deceased Members of the Altar

Rosary Society (Altar Rosary Society)

9:00 am Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Room

5:30 pm SoWe meeting - St. Francis Room

7:00 pm RCIA - Education Building

7:00 pm Boy Scouts - Scout Room

Tuesday, February 26

6:30 am Mass - Alex Adams (Bill & Sue Baumler) 8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Thomas Kirchner (St. Joseph Parish)

6:30 pm Cub Scouts - Scout Room

Wednesday, February 27

6:30 am Mass - Richard Zimmerman (JMR)

Thursday, February 28 6:30 am Mass - Dr. Rita Wade El-Smith & Intentions of Family

(Linares Family)

8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Cecilia Wenzel (Mary Ellen & Margaret

Gardner)

5:30 pm Mass - Knights of Malta

6:30 pm Women’s Club meeting - St. Francis Room

Friday, March 1 - World Day of Prayer– First Friday 6:30 am Mass - Deacon Manuel Velazquez (Mary, Marie &

Helen Schreiner)

8:15 am Mass - Extraordinary Form - Intention of Mr. & Mrs. Mark O’Neill (Joseph & Hermina Cunningham

6:30 pm Intercessory Prayer Group - 1st floor meeting room in Religious Education Building

7:30 pm Mass - First Friday - Fr. Lawrence Lovasik (Vonnie

Kirchner & Family)

Saturday, March 2 8:15 pm Mass - Tony Haefner (Rose Braungard)

4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Helen Bitts (Ed Kachnoskie Sr.)

Sunday, March 3 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am Mass - Pius W. Schreiner (Mary, Marie & Helen Schreiner)

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Silvestre Gonzales &

Antonia Leon (Juan Gonzales)

BLESSED PALMS FOR ASHES: Please bring your blessed palms and place them in the container in the vestibule. The palms will be burned and used in the distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday.

"In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ." ~ Pope John Paul II

Consider becoming an adorer or a substitute. You can choose the time that would work best for you.

Call 717-397-6921 to schedule your hour. Open Hour(s)

Wednesday 12:00pm—1:00pm

Saturday 7:00—8:00am

Perpetual Adoration is held in our Holy Family Chapel. The Blessed Sacrament is reposed during all Masses and Sundays from 7:45am until 2:45pm.

During times of inclement weather please check with your Adora-tion Coordinator for updates.

WELCOME to our new Maintenance Supervisor, Jim Bridge. Jim brings a diverse background of maintenance service including work for USN and Wil-low Valley Retirement Community. Jim served 3 years as a missionary for Brethen In Christ World Missions in Honduras. Jim has been married to

Sonia for 19 years and has 3 adult sons and 1 grandson. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s grade school and Lancas-ter Catholic High School. He is the son of parishioner Mary Ann Rumberger. Jim is also an active realtor with Coldwell Banker. Please say Hi! to Jim when you see him keeping our facilities running smoothly.

10-WEEK CLUB TICKETS: St. Joseph Catholic Club now has tickets on sale for our 10-Week Club Party to be held on Saturday, May 11. Proceeds go to our Youth Sports programs. Please help this worthy cause by purchasing a $25 ticket. The 1st - $100 weekly drawing will be on March 2. Top prize of $2,000! For tickets, call Joe Hoenninger (717) 575-2596 or Joe Legenstein-Certified Carpet (717) 394-3731. Information is also on our website

at stjosephcatholicclub.com.

Flowers on the Blessed Virgin Mary Altar are given in memory of Francis Marie Freeman &

flowers on the St. Joseph Altar for the Intentions of husband Patrick Freeman

from Yvette Freeman

FLOWERS FOR CHURCH: Flowers to memorialize a loved one or celebrate a special occasion will resume the weekend of May 4-5.

SMALL FAITH SHAIRING GROUPS: As our journey toward intentional Discipleship continues, we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting another session of the Small Faith Sharing groups beginning within the next few weeks. This will be a six session program on “Getting More out of Lent” by Deacon Keith Strohm. This session will offer insight, Scripture, and prayer and lead partici-pants to a closer relationship with Jesus in a way that is accessible, engaging, and meaningful to daily life. Please use the signup sheets located outside of the confessionals at the rear of the church or email your name, contact num-ber & email address to mgardner@stjosephslanc.com.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA February 24, 2019

CLOSING MASS FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIOCESE: Please join Bishop Ronald W. Gainer as Celebrant and Homilist to conclude the 150

th anniversary celebration of the founding of the

Diocese of Harrisburg. A reception, featuring a sam-pling of ethnic foods from various ethnic and cultural

groups that comprise the faithful of the Diocese, will be held immediately following the Mass. The Closing Mass will be held at Good Shepherd Church at 3:00pm on March 3. For addition-al information, visit www.hbgdiocese.org/150.

WOMEN’S CLUB: St. Joseph’s Women’s Club will meet on Thursday, February 28 in the St. Francis Room. Please join us!

SUPPORT THE NEW EVANGELIZATION when Holy Family Radio, AM 720 WHYF, presents Bill Donaghy, Keynote speak-er for their Spring Benefit Dinner on Friday, March 1. Tom Rus-sell of CBS 21 is emcee. Dinner will be held at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey on Lindle Rd, Harrisburg. The event bene-fits the independent non-profit Catholic Radio Apostolate. The evening begins with 6:00pm Social Hour and dinner at 7:00pm. There will be live music and door prizes. Cost is $100 per per-son. Register on-line at www.720whyf.com. Questions? Call 717-392-0298.

THE ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY exists for the purpose of purchasing material for new altar linens, the upkeep of repairing and refinishing the sacred vessels, vestments and other items used as Mass. If you currently don’t receive our envelope, but would like to donate, drop a plain envelope in the collec-

tion basket at Mass. Print your name and ATTN: Altar Rosary Society on the outside of the envelope. Memorials for loved ones who have passed may also be directed to the society. A Mass for the living and deceased members is celebrated each month.

COOKIE SALE THANK YOU:

Total meals that will be provided for the school feeding programs in Haiti is 4,250,200!!!

We had 4 packaging locations this year: Bishop McDevitt High School, Harrisburg; Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Lewisburg which were new locations as well as Lancaster Catholic High School, Lancaster which was their second year and St. Joseph, Lancaster!

St. Joseph Parish provided 216,150 meals for the school feeding programs in Haiti.

We wish to THANK all of those at St. Joseph who participate in The Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger by buying, selling or packaging the cookie trays! The Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger only continues to grow through the invaluable support of our church community!!

CARING FOR CAREGIVERS: The Prayer & Care Day team and St. Anne Retirement Community will host the Seventh Annual Prayer and Care Day on April 27 at Saint Anne’s Re-tirement Community. The day will be an opportunity for men and women caregivers to refresh body, mind and spirit through prayer and fellowship. To register: call 717-285-6539 or by email at mdiffendall@stannesrc.org. Registration is required.

ARE DEMONS AND ANGELS FOR REAL?: Mark your calen-dars for this riveting talk on Angels and Demons by Adam Blai, Expert in the Field of Demonology and Exorcisms on Friday, March 15 at St. Mary’s Church, 7:00pm. For people who have made their Confirmation and older.

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

We are currently enrolling students for the 2019-2020 school year. We have partial scholarships available for those who need help with tuition, and we encourage you to ask about this. Kindergarten at Resurrection en-gages children in fun and creative lessons. We create a balance so children learn, socially interact, and prepare them for future grades. Located in Lancaster city, ours is a safe, yet disciplined environment where students from all cultural backgrounds share the opportunity to achieve. We follow a strong academic curriculum, and students learn the traditions and teachings of the Catho-lic faith with daily religion classes, morning and dismis-sal prayers and weekly Masses. Resurrection is your parish school, and we welcome you to join our Family of Faith. Call 717-392-3083.

Resurrection will celebrate its diversity during Interna-tional Night March 1, 6:00-8:00pm in the cafeteria when we share our favorite foods at an international covered dish dinner. Anyone who would like to share traditional music, dances, crafts or stories may contact the school at 717-392-3083. We encourage you to In-vite family or friends with school age children who might be interested in attending Resurrection Catholic School.

School Mass on Thursday, February 28, 9:30am at St. Anthony of Padua church will be led by second grade.

We invite your family to become part of the Resurrec-tion family! Family of Faith – Guided by the Spirit.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Save the Date: Lancaster Catholic's Purple & Gold Ga-la will be held on Saturday, April 6 from 6:00-11:00pm at the Lancaster Country Club. This year's Saint John Paul II Excellence Award honorees are Father Allan Wolfe and Marilyn Berger. For more information please contact Lancaster Catholic's Department of Ad-vancement at 717-509-0313.

Lancaster Catholic's Alumni Citation Award was created to recognize exceptional alumni. The 2019 Hon-orees are:

Outstanding Professional Achievement

Joseph E. Besecker ‘75 Beth Ellen DiPaolo ‘83

Lisa Senkowski Murphy ‘78

Service to Humanity Shannon Hickey Lapp ‘08

Service to Humanity and Service to LCHS Dr. J. Albert Schulz ‘56

Service to Catholic Education Mary F. Schreiner ‘59

Join us on Saturday, April 13, 2019 starting at 11:00am for brunch at the Hamilton Club, to celebrate. Tickets are $30.00/person. Contact Lori Wagner at 717-509-0313 or lwagner@lchsyes.org by April 3.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA February 24, 2019

LOST & FOUND: Our lost and found box in the Communication Center at the back of church is FULL. Please check if you’ve lost items. All items left after February 27 will be donated.

TIME TALENT and TREASURE A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s

MASS ATTENDANCE

February 17, 2019 5:00 pm Mass 131 8:00 am Mass 103 10:30 am Mass 225

Nursery 5 1:30 pm Mass 113

Total Attendance 577

Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week

Bella Rose Bridal Boutique - Located at the Shoppes at Belmont

(717) 553-5656 - www.bellarosebridalpa.com

You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com

Seven children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on February 17th totaling $6.00 which goes to the

Missionary Childhood Association.

YOUNG ADULT RETREAT: Young adult retreat for any-one in their 20s and 30s, married or single will be held at Refreshing Mountain Camp, 455 Camp Road, Stevens, PA on Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28. Retreat Directors are Tom Fertal and Karen Bruskewicz. Daily Mass, Adora-tion, Confession, Presentations, Group Discussions, Fellow-ship. Cost is $90 per person. Register online at

www.hbgdiocese.org/youngchurch. THEOLOGY ON TAP is establishing a Young Adult team, “Dublin’ our Luck” for Lan-caster’s Run 4 Luck on March 16. We will have both walking and running groups. Regis-

ter online at https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/25315/Groups/555149. After the race, we will be going to the Lyndon Diner for brunch. Questions? Email our Director of Fun, Lincoln at lj.kennedy05@gmail.com.

In Pew Collection $7,101.76

Electronic Giving 3,940.00

Online Giving 1,700.00

Budget 2/17/2019 $12,500.00

Actual $12,741.76

Difference $241.76

Vigils 220.58

Memorials - Restoration Fund 400.00

INDIVIDUAL & PARISH RENEWAL THRU INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP

As athletes must train to become proficient in their sport, so Christians must cultivate our relationship with the Lord through the habits or disciplines of discipleship. Disciplines of Intentional Discipleship

In this second month of 2019 let us intentional-ly embracing the Six Disciplines of Discipleship and decide concretely how we will use them in our daily living:

Daily Scripture Reading Daily Prayer Intentional Sacramental Life Fellowship Service to the World Sharing Christ with Others

(Evangelization)

Daily Prayer - Our communication with God we call PRAYER. It strengthens our communion with Him, because it is not just words—prayers—but is an openness and intima-cy. Like good communication, prayer must be taught and learned. There are many forms of expressed prayer—thanksgiving, petition, praise, and intercession.

NEW as St. Joseph’s - Intercessory Prayer after Mass

Beginning the first Sunday of April and every 1st Sunday of each month, Mass attendees will have the opportunity to have a prayer team pray over them as the Holy Mass concludes;

Stationed in front of the Shrines to the Blessed Mother and to Saint Joseph, the prayer teams will pray for a specific, mentioned need or in general for anyone who wants to come forward;

Intercessory Prayer demonstrates our TRUST in God both on the part of the intercessors and the one seeking the prayer;

This form of Intercessory Prayer gives visible form to all the intercessory praying that occurs day in and day out by parishioners in their homes, in the Adora-tion Chapel, in nursing homes, and at work.

Jesus encourages this type of prayer: “I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heav-enly Father.”

To promote an atmosphere conducive to prayer, ALL are encouraged to maintain a reverential silence fol-lowing the recessional hymn.

GIFT CARD SALES For weeks 2/10/19 & 2/17/19

Sales Profit $2,115.00 $109.90