January 5, 2020 Parish Office & Rectory: 715-454-6431

Office Hours Monday - Wednesday & Friday 8:30 am - noon

Office Closed January 1 - January 12

Parish Social Hall & CCD & Fax: 715-454-6432

E-mail: stjosephchurchgalloway@gmail.com

Website: www.stjosephgalloway.com

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Mission Statement Baptized in Christ Jesus and nourished by his Word and

Sacrament we strive to live our daily lives in love and service

to God and neighbor.

Pastor: Fr. Augustine Bentil

Staff:

Sister Mary Ellen Diermeier

Pat Kulas, Secretary

Mary Uttecht, DRE

Mass Times St. Joseph, Galloway

Saturday 6:00 pm

Sunday 8:30 am

St. Ladislaus, Bevent Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 10:10 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 5:35-5:55 pm

Sunday 8:00-8:20 am

Mark your Calendars!

January: Wed. 15 - CCD Classes Resume 6:15 pm Wed. 22 - CCD 6:15 pm 2nd grade parents meeting 6:15 pm Sun. 26 - CCD Classes 8:30 am Mass Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Coffee & Donuts after 8:30 Mass Wed. 29 - CCD 6:15 pm

February: Wed. 5 - CCD 6:15 pm Wed. 12 - CCD 6:15 pm

Be sure and pick up a 2020 calendar on the table in the foyer

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The Epiphany Proclamation

The Resurrection of the Lord – Easter Sunday is celebrated on April 12, 2020 Determined by the first Full Moon after the Vernal Equinox (March 20th this year)

Moveable Feasts Determined by Easter’s date­ Ash Wednesday – February 26 The Easter Triduum – Thursday evening, April 9 through Sunday evening, April 12 Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Ascension celebrated on – Sunday, May 24 Pentecost celebrated on – Sunday, May 31 First Sunday of Advent – November 29

Holy Days of Obligation (In the United States) Assumption of Mary – Saturday, August 15 (Mass obligation suspended when comes on Saturday or Monday) All Saints Day – Sunday, November 1 Immaculate Conception – Tuesday, December 8 Christmas – Friday, December 25 Octave of Christmas - Mary, Mother of God – Friday, January 1, 2021

Liturgies of the Week Saturday, Jan 11 - Vigil: Baptism of the Lord

6:00 pm - Mr. & Mrs. George Weller by Daughters

Sunday, Jan 12 - Baptism of the Lord

8:30 am - Dave & Dorothy Ashenbrenner by St. Joseph Men’s Society

Rosary prayed 1/2 hour before every Mass

Thank You… for our Christmas Celebrations To those who decorated our church, Brenda Flees, Wendy & Joe Bushman, Mary Uttecht and Kaminski Family, sacristy - Agnes Filtz, to those who cleaned and arranged chairs, to those who participated in the Christmas Eve program, talented choir, to all ministers who helped with the masses and all those that donated candles and flowers in memory of loved ones. God’s promise is fulfilled!

CCD CLASSES - Will resume on Wednesday January 15 at 6:15 pm

January 26 - Grades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and their families are asked to attend the 8:30 am Mass, sit together and participate as a group. Coffee and donut social after mass.

DAA - Diocesan Annual Appeal Our Goal - $19,925.00 Pledged - $6,460.00

Under our Goal - $13,465.00 Extra pledge cards are on the table in the foyer.

Gifts to Our Lord (Dec. 21-22 )

Adult Tithing ................................................................ $2501.06

Youth Envelopes ................................................................ 54.05

Offertory Gifts .................................................................. 454.86

Christmas Envelopes ........................................................ 170.00

Christmas Flowers .............................................................. 10.00

Building Improvement Fund ............................................... 90.00

Total ............................................................................ $3279.97

GIVING ENVELOPES FOR SOCIETIES A green edged envelope marked “January 19 Society Dues” - Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW) dues are $5.00 and St Joseph Men’s Society dues are $10.00. Your generous giving, using the envelope, is much appreciated. Your contribution helps the two societies with their special events and activities that keep Parish Life “alive.”

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LITURGICAL MINISTRIES

January 11-12

Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am

Word

Anna Mlodik C/R Jeff Uttecht

Lisa Walder

Eucharist

Jan Lehrer B of C Dick Golomski

Fred Groshek BL of C Donna Golomski

Pat Kulas BL of C Donna Kezeske

Altar

Andy Wierzba Kelsie Davis

Hailey Kruzicki Drayden Kersten

Hospitality

John Wierzba Ralph Konkel

Linda Wierzba Mike Zdroik

Aiden Bushman

Music

Brenda Flees Crystal Bushman

Rosary

Elaine Groshek Joyful Dick & Donna Golomski

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Update on Fr. Gus’ Anniversary in Ghana streaming. If you are not able to watch it live you may watch later at any given time. Just log in to watch it on YouTube: SekTadi Catholic TV or Facebook: Catholic Diocese of Sekondi Takoradi

The parish office will be closed from January 1-12. Galloway Parishioners please note in case of: a) sick parishioner please call Sr. Mary Ellen 715-446-3060.

b) Funeral - Call the funeral home the family wants to work with and also call Sr. Mary Ellen 715-446-3060.

c) Person needing anointing please call Sr. Mary Ellen 715-446-3060 to find a priest.

Fr. Gus’ Corner

The Epiphany of the Lord

We may walk many roads when we search for God, and He leads us all the while. The men we honor today were not Jews. The Messiah wasn’t coming for them, not in the minds of Jesus’ contemporaries. These men were astrologers. They were adept at reading portents in the sky, a practice condemned in the Mosaic covenant. Still, to the best of their knowledge and awareness, they were seeking the truth. This truth led them to journey from their own homeland to honor a king they’d never met, one they couldn’t be sure truly existed. “‘We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.’” Who do you know seeks God so tenaciously?

“Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,” the Gospel tells us. Who are the seekers in your own life? Maybe it’s your cautiously curious co-worker, the neighbor who unexpectedly found peace on a yoga retreat, or your desperately angry child who has chosen, for now, to go their own way. Perhaps they’re not overtly headed for Jesus now, not yet. But they may well be seekers of truth in ways we didn’t expect. Our invitation is to listen, inquire, and give directions when appropriate.

The magi and modern-day seekers can inspire us as well. When is the last time you sought God’s truth so tenaciously? As believers, it can perhaps be easy to become desensitized to the Christmas season and to the miraculous reality we recently celebrated. Mass may have been lovely, but so was the succulent roast beef, the crisp smell of evergreen, and the warm glow of family. Consider asking yourself, “God, do I know you as well as I should? Would I journey as far as the magi to meet You, if I could? Do I journey to meet You daily in prayer? What do those answers say about me, and about our relationship?” Perhaps we, like the magi, can once again be “overjoyed” at seeing the Light of the World. ©LPi

The magi followed the star,

and found Christ who is light from light.

May you, too, find the Lord

when your pilgrimage is ended.

–Solemn blessing Roman rite

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