SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 25, 2018

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

SCRIPTURE READINGS:

April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4

Gospel: John 20:1-9

MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Easter Sunday Epistle - From the First Letter of Blessed Paul the Apostle to

the Corinthians, 5. 7-8. Gospel - Continuation of the holy Gospel according to

St. Mark, 16. 1-7. To receive announcements, please go to

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

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: Carol Bender, sister of Tom McCarty, Bill Braungard, Robert Carr, Ave Eckman, Bud Engle, Craig Jordan, Eva King, Von-nie Kirchner, Clara Maloney, Tony Wang, Thomas Witmer 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: Peter Rettig, Tyler Roman, Matthew Smith, Andrew St. Hilaire, Drew Tan-guay, Damon Tritle, Joshua Weaver.

RICE BOWLS should be returned to the basket by the Blessed Virgin Mary Altar. Thank you!

ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED: Parents please en-courage your children (ages 9 and up) to accept this important ministry in service to Christ. Please call Rick Albright at 717-471-2731 to schedule training.

infinite LOVE of God, which is TOO MUCH for us to under-stand completely. The term Paschal refers to the Israelites’ Passover. By his death on the cross, Christ became our Passover sacrifice, the Lamb of God, who offers us reconcili-ation and the true freedom of God’s adopted children.

This week we call HOLY is the week to postpone our nor-mal activities in order to focus entirely on ENCOUNTERING Jesus Christ more fully as our Savior. Holy Week is our spe-cial week of Encounter with the Lord Jesus. Let us make it our top priority! Please plan to go to confession, to participate in the Liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, to shape these days through prayer and meditation, and to reflect on the Lord’s invitation “to believe in the Gospel.” His Passion is real; his Real Presence in the Eucharist reveals this Passion. So with humility, let us enter!

In the Love of our Savior,

Fr. Allan F. Wolfe

Entering Humbly the Week called HOLY

Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,

As we hear again of Jesus’ humble entry into Jerusa-lem, we are reminded of the kind of Messiah we have who brings us God’s mercy. Humility and obedience not only mark the attitude of the Son, but also mark all who wish to be disciples of the Son and sharers in his life. For the past 35 days, hopefully the journey of Lent has deepened our Christian Identity as children of our heavenly Father, disci-ples of the Lord Jesus, and temples of the Holy Spirit. Now, like the Lord, we are invited to proceed “up to Jerusalem,” that we might enter more deeply into the love that trans-forms us into Beloved Disciples.

Humility is key. Humility enables us to acknowledge that we need the Lord, that he is the one for whom we thirst and the One without whom we cannot live. Humility allows us to admit that we have sinned and need God’s mercy. Humility enables us to open our hearts to be loved by the Lord whose love is so immense and not completely fathomable. Yet, with humility, we are able to surrender ourselves to be loved completely by the Lord. In understanding the immen-sity of this love, in accepting it without deflections or a divid-ed heart, and in allowing it to transform us, we progress along the way of Becoming Intentional Disciples and a com-munity of Intentional Disciples.

The urgency of becoming Intentional Disciples is not only for our own salvation and eternal life, but also to culti-vate the power to share effectively this Good News pro-claimed by the centurion at the cross, "Truly this man was the Son of God!" Intentional Disciples help others—like our children, our siblings, our parents, our friends and neigh-bors—come to know Jesus and become his disciples also. Holy Week offers a singular opportunity to ‘hear’ the Lord’s Sacred Heart beat with LOVE for you and to begin more and more to see others through the eyes of our loving Sav-ior, so that we may have the same zeal for them sharing God’s life and love as Jesus does.

This week we call “Holy” is no ordinary week. Yes, it consists of 7 days, 168 hours, 10,080 minutes, or 604,800 seconds like any other week. What makes this week ex-traordinary is not its length, but the depths to which the Church invites us to enter more fully into the Paschal Mys-tery. Jesus Christ has truly become the Lamb of God, who not only takes away the sins of the world, but has demon-strated to us God’s amazing love and mercy by his cross and resurrection. These events are to be much more than historical moments or theological concepts. For that reason, the whole of Lent has directed us toward the liturgies, pray-er, and devotion of Holy Week, so that we might encounter our Crucified and Risen Lord more personally and be re-newed more completely in the new and eternal covenant that makes us God’s beloved sons and daughters.

As Christ entered Jerusalem, so too do we enter into, not a city or place, but the depths of God’s salvific love called the Paschal Mystery. This Paschal Mystery refers to the suffering, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. It is a mystery, not because the ending is hidden nor is a puzzle to be unraveled, but because it expresses the

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 25, 2018

Saturday, March 24

4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Damian Tearney (Robyn Kirchner Wolfe & Family)

Sunday, March 25 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 7:30 am Confessions

8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

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

10:00 am Confessions

10:30 am Mass - James L. Slagel, Sr. (Donald & Ave Eckman)

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Mary Noel (Cecelia Nico)

Monday, March 26 6:30 am Mass - Kathleen Milley (Kitty Guinter)

9:00 am Legion of Mary Good Shepherd Room

5:30 pm SoWe - St. Francis Room

7:00 pm RCIA - Education Building

Tuesday, March 27

6:30 am Mass - Brian Cooper

8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Eleanor Boppel (Jim & Anne Dougherty)

1:30 pm Stations of the Cross - Chapel

Wednesday, March 28 6:30 am Mass - Helen Anderson (Carole, Jim & Erin Good)

7:00 pm Tenebrae Service - Church

8:15 pm Confessions

Thursday, March 29 - Holy Thursday

9:00 am Morning Prayer

7:00 pm Mass - Parishioners, Friends & Benefactors

8:15 pm Confessions

Friday, March 30 - Passion of the Lord - Good Friday 9:00 am Morning Prayer

9:30 am Confessions

3:00 pm Stations of the Cross - Church

3:30 pm Confessions

7:30 pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion - Church

Saturday, March 31 - Holy Saturday

9:00 am Morning Prayer

9:30 am Confessions

4:00 pm Confessions

7:30 pm Mass - Easter Vigil - Newly Baptized & Confirmed

Sunday, April 1 – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

8:00 am Mass - Parishioners, Friends & Benefactors

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

10:30 am Mass - Parishioners, Friends & Benefactors

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Intention of Fr. Pang

Tcheou (Fr. Pang Tcheou)

50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS: Were you married in 1968? In honor if your 50th Wed-ding Anniversary, there will be a special Mass and reception on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 2:00pm at Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill. Bishop

Ronald W. Gainer will be the celebrant. To receive an invitation, please contact the parish office on or before April 9.

EWTN IS NOW ON DEMAND: Join EWTN during Holy Week and Easter in remembering Christ's love for us through His Pas-sion, Death, and Resurrection.

“The greatest love story of all time is con-tained in a tiny white Host.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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 Hours Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm, Thursday 11:00pm-12:00am

Saturday 2:00-3:00pm

Please Start the Novena of Divine Mercy on

Good Friday - March 30 to prepare yourself for Divine

Mercy Sunday Mass on April 8.

Perpetual Adoration ceases at 6:45pm on Holy Thursday and resumes at 3:00pm on Easter Sunday

Abstinence - Abstinence from meat is the required, penitential practice for all those 14 years of age and older on Good Friday.

Fasting - Good Friday is a day of both fasting and abstinence. Fasting is required for those 18 years of age until age 60. One full meal, with two smaller meals are permitted. The two smaller meals together should not equal another meal. Eating between meals is not permitted; but liquids, are allowed. When health is seri-ously affected, the law of fasting does not oblige.

Holy Week Confession Schedule Saturday, March 24 - 4:00-5:00pm

Sunday, March 25 - 1/2 hour before Masses Wednesday, March 28 - Following Tenebrae Service

Holy Thursday, March 29 - Following Mass Good Friday, March 30 - 9:30-10:30am & 3:30-4:30pm

Holy Saturday, March 31 - 9:30-10:30am & 4:00-5:00pm

The Paschal Triduum

Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper

Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00pm With the Washing of Feet and Procession to Repository

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues until 10:00pm

Good Friday - March 30

A Day of Fast and Abstinence The Church’s Morning Prayer - 9:00am

Church Open all Day for Prayer

Stations of the Cross - 3:00pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion - 7:00pm

Holy Saturday - March 31

The Church’s Morning Prayer - 9:00am

Solemn Easter Vigil - 8:00pm

This night is the most sacred of the entire year.

The Liturgy is arranged in four parts:

Light, Word, Baptism and Eucharist

Easter Sunday - April 1

Masses will be celebrated at 8:00 and 10:30am

Mass in the Extraordinary Form at 1:30pm

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 25, 2018

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

This week, there is no school Mass on Thursday and dismissal is at 11:30am School buses aren’t run-ning Thursday, so families need to pick up students. Also, whoopie pie orders should be picked up Thurs-day.

Easter Break begins Thursday at 11:30am and con-tinues through Monday. Students return to school Tuesday, April 3.

Stations this week on Good Friday at St. Anthony will be at noon led by the Youth Group.

REGISTRATION for the 2018-19 school year is now open to all parish K-8 families.

Choosing Catholic school for your children means they pray daily together, attend weekly Mass, learn the teachings of the Catholic church and receive a sol-id academic course of study. Schedule a tour and learn why Resurrection is a spiritual choice for children. Tuition assistance is available, but the deadline to ap-ply is April 1. New and present families must fill out forms if requesting assistance. Call 717-392-3083.

Socialites? Follow Resurrection on Twitter @RCSLancaster. Like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/resurrectioncatholicschoollancaster/. Learn more at rcspa.org.

Winner’s Choice Designer Bag Bingo is April 8, 2:00pm in the cafeteria. Doors open at noon. Early bird special at 1:45pm Includes 20 games, 3 specials, raf-fles, prizes and 50/50. Handbags are Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors, Kate Spade and Coach. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. 717-392-3083, 717-464-9302, tquedenfeld@resurrectioncatholicschool.net.

We invite your family to become part of the Resurrec-tion family! Family of Faith – Let Our Light Shine.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

SPRING MUSICAL: "Crazy For You" is a romantic comedy musical and is this year's Lancaster Catholic High School's Musical. "Crazy For You" will be hitting the Old Main Auditorium stage on April 26th-28th at 7:30 PM and April 29th at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $17 for reserved seating, $15 for adult and $7 for students. Please contact Tony Brill at 717.509.0310 for more information.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: The Harrisburg Dioce-san Council of Catholic Women is offering a $1,000 schol-arship to a Catholic Senior Girl for her freshman year at an accredited college, university, or trade school. Applicants must meet all conditions established by the Scholarship committee. Anyone interested in applying should contact Joyce Scott, Scholarship Chair, 717-737-0927 or email to: joynbob10@aol.com. The application deadline is May 1, 2018.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Our next Community Meal is on Friday, March 30. Anyone interested in volunteering should arrive at St. Mary's cafeteria anytime after 3:30pm. Give as little or as much time as you would like. This is a great oppor-tunity for student service hours, please join us.

CATHOLIC WORKER HOUSE will be hosting its annu-al Easter Dinner for those in need on Easter Sunday at St. Mary's. If you are interested in donating food, time, or money to help with the event, please contact Becky Sahd at beckysahd@gmail.com or 717-682-5673. Thank you for your support!

CARING KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: We at St. Joseph Church want to support members of our church family by taking them a meal in times of need (serious illness, surgery,

hospitalization, new baby etc.) If you are able to be a part of this ministry please contact Suzanne Torres at 717-288-2018.

10-WEEK CLUB TICKETS now on sale for St. Joseph Catholic Club 10-Week Club Party to be held on Saturday, May 12. Proceeds go to our Youth Baseball & Softball pro-grams. 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 stjosephcatholic-club.com. The Winning ticket for WEEK #3 is 269.

DO YOU KNOW A CAREGIVER? The Advocates for Peo-ple with Disabilities and Saint Anne’s Retirement Community will be hosting the Sixth Annual Prayer and Care Day on April 7 at Saint Anne’s Retirement Community. Our day is now called Caring For Caregivers. We provide an opportunity for men and women caregivers to refresh body, mind and spirit through prayer and fellowship. To register: call 717-285-6539. or register by email at mdiffendall@stannesrc.org or Registra-tion is limited to 100 guests.

HOLY FAMILY RADIO BENEFIT DINNER: Friday, April 20, at the Sheraton Harrisburg/Hershey. Doors open at 6:00pm with dinner served at 7:00pm. Fr. Thomas J. Loya, STB, MA is the guest speaker. See poster hanging outside Father

Wolfe’s Reconciliation room for how to register and deadlines.

MEN’S STEAK NIGHT: The Annual Men ’s Steak Night is being held on Friday April 20 in the Msgr. Smith Social Hall. Tickets are $15 and will be available after Masses 2 weeks before the event. We are looking for volunteers for set up and tear down. Contact Jim Weber at 717-572-9776.

KNIGHT AT THE RACES: Knights of Columbus Council 867, 1575 New Danville Pike on April 14

,

5:00pm. Doors open at 4:00pm. $20 per person. Admission ticket includes food and beverages, and $1 race voucher. Call Bill Davenport (717)392-

8479 or Bill Valenzo (717)569-9798 for tickets and details.

DESIGNER BAG BINGO: Knights of Columbus Council 867, 1575 New Danville Pike on Sunday May 6 at 1:00pm. Admission includes 3 cards for 20 regular games. All bags will be filled with various items or gift cards. Grand prize is the blackout special for a Michael Kors bag valued at $1000, bin-go strips for this item will be sold at $5 each. Doors open at 11:00am. $20 in advance $25 at the door. Contact Sue Faw-ber at (717)872-4254 for info and reservations.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 25, 2018

Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week

Christine & Company Hair Designs

541 West Lemon St., Lancaster 17603 ——— (717) 390-8890

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

GIFT CARDS FOR SHOPPING

Don’t forget to purchase your gift cards weekly at church or online at our website. Did you know St. Joseph Church earns 3%-16% on all gift cards sold, providing extra income for our church? Raising money at no cost to you is easy with gift cards.

Thank you for your continued support!

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

Renewal at Saint Joseph’s through Intentional Discipleship

Intentional Discipleship requires a deliberate decision to pursue a deeper conversion (relationship) with Christ through worship, pray-er, service, giving, studying, and discerning. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the process of conversion and repent-ance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father. The parable reveals the new life — pure, worthy and joyful — of anyone who returns to God and to his family, the Church. Only the heart of Christ who knows the depths of the Father’s love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so simple and beautiful way.

Please consider pursuing God’s love and mercy by participating in one or more of the following:

Daily Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation — Experience the gifts of conversion and the healing power of the Sacra-ments of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist. Please con-sider attending daily Mass and participating in the Sacrament of Reconciliation as we prepare for Easter.

Become a Perpetual Adorer — No other sacrament (except the Holy Eucharistic) has greater healing power; through it sins

are purged away, virtues are increased, and the soul is en-riched with an abundance of every spiritual gift.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Sign up for 1 hour a week as a perpetual adorer or a substitute in our Adoration Chapel. Open 24 hours a day, except when Mass is celebrated. To sign up please call the Rectory and ask for Mary Ellen Gardner. Legion of Mary — The Legion is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church, serves the Church and their neighbors. Interested in joining or learning more about the Legion of Mary? Please contact Joanne Bauer at 717-393-7346.

In Pew Collection $7,539.68

Electronic Giving 3,510.00

Online Giving 1,440.00

Budget 3/18/2018 $11,800.00

Actual $12,489.68

Difference $689.68

Vigils 186.25

Catholic Relief Services 1,573.50

MASS ATTENDANCE

March 18, 2018 5:00 pm Mass 159 8:00 am Mass 123 10:30 am Mass 191

Nursery 1 1:30 pm Mass 118 Total Attendance 592

Seven children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on March 18th totaling $14.00

which goes to the Missionary Childhood Association.

GIFT CARD SALES

Date Sales Profit

March 18, 2018 $ 2,275.00 $ 129.00

EASTER FLOWERS: An envelope was included with your February envelope packet for those interested in donating $10 towards Easter flowers.

THE PONTIFICAL GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION helps Christians in the Holy Land. Pope Francis asks our parish to help support parishes, Catholic schools and the preser-vation of sacred shrines during a time when wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collecion, you become and instrument of peace and join Catholics around the whole in solidarity of the Church in the Holy Land.

INTERFAITH SHELTER GOLF CLASSIC: The 16th annual Catholic Charities Interfaith Shelter Golf Classic will take place on Monday, May 14 at Colonial Country Club in Harris-burg. The day includes a registration gift, a boxed lunch, practice area and putting green, 18 holes of golf (scramble format) with cart, and a buffet dinner after golf. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Interfaith Shelter for Homeless Fam-ilies. Registration is $100 per player. For more information or sponsorships, visit www.cchbg.org or contact Christopher Meehan, Catholic Charities Director of Development, at cmeehan@cchbg.org or 717-657-4804.

The Parish Office will be closed for Easter on Monday April 2. The office will re-open on Tuesday April 3, 2018.