St. Joseph Catholic Church 2011 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501 Fr. Bob Cushing, Pastor: (478) 284-5235 [email protected]Church Secretary: Barbara Grace Albert (912-286-0491) [email protected]Music Minister: Timothy Remmel (912-281-9787) [email protected]Religious Education Coordinator: Lacey Gruver (912) 282-0493 [email protected]Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Jason Strickland (912) 387-6781 [email protected]Youth Ministry Coordinator: Loretta Coar (912) 390-9116 [email protected]Loaves and Fishes Outreach: (912)283-5221 Office number: (912) 283-7700/Office fax (912) 283-7929 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am—4:30pm https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Joseph-Catholic-Church/117872604905966 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018 Dear Parishioners and Friends: Jesus told the scribe, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” [Mark 12: 33] Three times a day, an observant Jew prays the Shema… that one must love God with all ones being. Jesus says that this is not enough, and adds (Lev 19:18) loving ones neighbor as ones self. Jesus is insisting that love of God and love of neighbor are two sides of the same coin. The scribe does not miss the radical charac- ter of this double commandment. What we find here is not just a moral mandate: if one loves God, then one ought to love one’s neighbor. No. Jesus is saying something more basic: one CANNOT love God and not love one’s neigh- bor, for the love of God is realized precisely in one’s love of neighbor. The double command- ment shine a harsh light on false piety divorced from care for others, for love is one. All Saints and All Souls Days this past week set the tone for November as a time to remem- ber those who have gone before us and also for us to face honestly the inevitability of our own deaths. The liturgy invites us to look be- yond our fears of death to the eternal beauty of our incarnation into Christ, our eternal life in God that has already begun. Questions for the week: How have those who have died taught me how to live in the love of Christ? When does Christ love through me despite my human weaknesses? Your Pastor, Fr. Bob _ Domingo Treinta y Uno en el Tiempo Ordinario 4 de Noviembre, 2018 Queridos Feligreses y Amigos: Jesús les dijo a los escribas, “No están lejos del reino de Dios.” [Marcos 12: 33] Tres veces al día, un judío observante reza el Shema…que uno debe amar a Dios con todo su ser. Jesús les dice que esto no es suficiente y aña- de (Levítico 19:18) amar al hermano como a ti mis- mo. Jesús es insistente de que el amor de Dios y el amor del prójimo son dos lados de una misma moneda. Los escribas no se pierden el carácter radical de este doble mandamiento. Lo que encontramos aquí no es solo un mandato moral: si uno ama a Dios, entonces tiene que amar a su prójimo. No. Jesús está diciendo algo más básico: uno NO PUEDE amar a Dios y no amar al prójimo, porque el amor de Dios se realiza precisamente en el amor al prójimo. El doble mandamiento brilla una fuerte luz en la falsa piedad divorciada del cuidado por los otros, porque el amor es uno. Los Días de todos los Santos y todas las Almas esta semana pasada establecen el tono para no- viembre como el tiempo de recordar a aquellos que se han ido antes y también honestamente la inevi- tabilidad de nuestra propia muerte. La liturgia nos invita a mirar más allá de nuestros miedos de la muerte a una belleza eterna de Encarnación en Cristo, nuestra vida eterna en Dios que ya ha co- menzado. Preguntas de la semana: ¿Como te han enseña- do los que han muerto como vivir el amor de Cris- to? ¿Dónde Cristo ha amado a través mío a pesar de mis debilidades humanas? Su Pastor, P. Bob
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St. Joseph Catholic Church 2011 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time November 4, 2018
Dear Parishioners and Friends:
Jesus told the scribe, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” [Mark 12: 33]
Three times a day, an observant Jew prays the Shema… that one must love God with all ones being. Jesus says that this is not enough, and adds (Lev 19:18) loving ones neighbor as ones self. Jesus is insisting that love of God and love of neighbor are two sides of the same coin.
The scribe does not miss the radical charac-ter of this double commandment. What we find here is not just a moral mandate: if one loves God, then one ought to love one’s neighbor. No. Jesus is saying something more basic: one CANNOT love God and not love one’s neigh-bor, for the love of God is realized precisely in one’s love of neighbor. The double command-ment shine a harsh light on false piety divorced from care for others, for love is one.
All Saints and All Souls Days this past week set the tone for November as a time to remem-ber those who have gone before us and also for us to face honestly the inevitability of our own deaths. The liturgy invites us to look be-yond our fears of death to the eternal beauty of our incarnation into Christ, our eternal life in God that has already begun.
Questions for the week: How have those who have died taught me how to live in the love of Christ? When does Christ love through me despite my human weaknesses?
Your Pastor, Fr. Bob
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Domingo Treinta y Uno en el Tiempo Ordinario 4 de Noviembre, 2018 Queridos Feligreses y Amigos:
Jesús les dijo a los escribas, “No están lejos del reino de Dios.” [Marcos 12: 33]
Tres veces al día, un judío observante reza el Shema…que uno debe amar a Dios con todo su ser. Jesús les dice que esto no es suficiente y aña-de (Levítico 19:18) amar al hermano como a ti mis-mo. Jesús es insistente de que el amor de Dios y el amor del prójimo son dos lados de una misma moneda.
Los escribas no se pierden el carácter radical de este doble mandamiento. Lo que encontramos aquí no es solo un mandato moral: si uno ama a Dios, entonces tiene que amar a su prójimo. No. Jesús está diciendo algo más básico: uno NO PUEDE amar a Dios y no amar al prójimo, porque el amor de Dios se realiza precisamente en el amor al prójimo. El doble mandamiento brilla una fuerte luz en la falsa piedad divorciada del cuidado por los otros, porque el amor es uno.
Los Días de todos los Santos y todas las Almas esta semana pasada establecen el tono para no-viembre como el tiempo de recordar a aquellos que se han ido antes y también honestamente la inevi-tabilidad de nuestra propia muerte. La liturgia nos invita a mirar más allá de nuestros miedos de la muerte a una belleza eterna de Encarnación en Cristo, nuestra vida eterna en Dios que ya ha co-menzado.
Preguntas de la semana: ¿Como te han enseña-do los que han muerto como vivir el amor de Cris-to? ¿Dónde Cristo ha amado a través mío a pesar de mis debilidades humanas?
Su Pastor, P. Bob
St. Joseph Offertory October 28, 2018
Offertory $3,670.00 Children’s Circle $21.00 $3,691.00
Parish Mission Prayer
Father of Mercy, your Holy Spirit has called us from many lands and cultures to become the faith community of St. Joseph Parish. You gather us to proclaim your Word of Mercy for all through prayer, sacrament, and service. O Holy one show us how to nourish this commitment through faith formation, hospitality, and stewardship, so that through us your compassion may embrace the cross of all the needy, through Christ our Lord. Amen
Oracion de la Misión Parroquial Padre de Misericordia, tu Santo Espíritu nos ha llamado de muchas tierras y culturas para formar la comunidad de fe de la Parroquia de St. Joseph. Nos uniste para proclamar tu pala-bra de misericordia para todos a través de la oración, sacramen-tos y servicio, O Santísimo, muéstranos como alimentar este compromiso a través de la form ación de fe, hospitalidad y co-rresponsabilidad, para que a través de nosotros tu compasión ellos abracen la cruz de todos los necesitados, por Cristo nuestro Señor. Amen
Office for the Protection of Children and Young People,
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Loaves and Fishes Report October, 2018
“ A tree that is planted in kindness gathers love.” 44 families were helped, some in many ways 35 families were given food 49 individuals were given clothing 2 families were helped with rent 1 homeless person was helped with a motel room 19 families were helped with utilities 4 people were helped with a gas card 1 person was helped with medical needs 1 person was helped with obtaining an ID 1 person was helped with obtaining car insurance Individual parishioners contributed $1,755 Thank you St. Joseph parishioners
Monthly RCIA Meeting next will meet on Tuesday night, November 27, at 7:15 PM in the Parish Hall. Would you like to explore the rudiments of the Cath-olic Church and discover how we Roman Catholics walk the way of faith? Contact Fran McElroy ([email protected] or 267-496-1965) or Fr. Bob [ [email protected] & 478-284-5235] or the church office (283-7700) for more info. RCIA Sponsors’ night is Tuesday, November 6, 7:15 pm in the parish office.
Catechists! We are meeting tomorrow night, Monday, No-vember 5, at 6:15 PM in the conference room. Fr. Bob has a gift for each Catechist.
Evangelization Committee: How do we experience the GOOD NEWS in everyday life? Come help us BE the an-swer to the question for the month of November at 7:15 this Wednesday night in the conference room. We are going to strategize how to share in the friendship of Jesus with food at
the International Dinner, November 18.
Comité de Evangelización: ¿Como experimentamos las BUENAS NUEVAS en la vida diaria? Venga y ayúdenos a SER la contestación a la pregunta de este mes de noviembre a las 7:15 PM este miércoles en la noche en el salón de confe-rencias. Vamos a hacer estrategia de como compartir en la amistad de Jesús con comida en la Cena Internacional. 18 de noviembre. Please notify Barbara Albert in the Parish Office
when you change your home phone, cell number, mailing address, or email address. It is very important that we have the correct infor-mation on file. Just call Barbara at 912-283-7700 or email her [email protected]. Thank You!
You’re invited to pray the Rosary in English this week at Debbie Cahill’s home. Please join us in pray-er on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 10:00 am. Her home is located at 433 Loblolly Lane in Waycross. Please contact Ann Johnson with your prayer in-tentions at 912-614-3988.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE ILL, ESPE-CIALLY PARISHIONERS: Joyce Bachofner, Ann Inman, Arcelia Saucedo, Elizabeth Smith, Peggy Thomas, Judy VanDruff, Carlene Murray, Rose Mary Fulford, Dorothy Gaskill, Bob & Kathy Odam, Colleen Matich, Debbie Cahill, Leslie Bennett, Abraham Gomez, Tom DiBiase, Glenn & Shelly Chase, Clinton Vaughn, Morgan Hess & Ann Marie Hess, Genevieve Mar-tin, Keith Fullenkamp, Bill & Glenda Brewington, Adrienne Butler, and Phyllis Buck, and Lucy Todd.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY: LT. Tim Boyce, U.S. Navy, Rann Howell, Colonel Mark B. Parker, and Ethan Stanley.
PLEASE PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF OURS: Robert Cushing Jr., Pat Marsh, Hannah Phillips & Fami-ly, Lindsay Joyce, Patricia Carter Lindsay Joyce, Patricia Carter, Connie McAlpin, Roger Gaskill, Michael McAlpin, Jason McCullum, Paul Tang, Michael Driggers, Maurice Hannah, Earl Black, Tom Grizzaffe, James Kenneth Cox Jr., Lonny Joseph Waring Jr., Merinda Mixon, Annie Burns, Toby Foster, Bill Ca-ballero, Harris Lott, Florence Struempler, Francis Ann Cook, James Stokes, Cindy Taylor, Kris Kruse, April Snider, Robin Johnson, Thomas Williams, Angel Sinai Gomez, Kim Messenger, William Willis, Sandy Wright, Ashley Hoffman, Sue Rossi, Brittany Alderman, Betty Denyko, Sr. Chris Cullen, MFIC, David Greg Russell, Chloe Robinson, William Martin IV, Michelle Rio, Bobby Ziolkowski, Stan Stipe, Joseph McHendry, Dr. Richard Lynch, Rose Parisee, Adrian Arnold, Erin Crosby, Rosa Maria Santos, Mervyn Humphreys, Ida Cook, Becky Griffin, Claudia Taylor, Megan Schultz, Dora Bullard, Millie Bailey, Edmay Tardif, Ken Jorishie, Joyce McAneny, Kevin Wehling, Marilyn Sanderson, Gara Baker, Jane Foreman, Wanda Waring, John Stephens, Craig Carter, Dallin Thorton, Elizabeth Peacock, Don & Marilyn Sanderson, Bill Byrd & Family, Ghioto Family, Chris Garafola, Marlene Brooker, and Willie Character.
GED Classes: Coastal Pines College offers free Gen-eral Educational Development (GED) classes. Do you want to pass the GED exam? This is your chance to get a high school equivalency diploma! Basic skill classes can in-crease your self-confidence in reading, writing, and math at NO COST. Daytime, afternoon, and evening sets of clas-ses. Call Ware County Adult Ed Center for Lauri Sanatana at 912-285-6041 or [email protected] .
International Dinner [Mark the date!] 3rd Sunday, No-vember 18. What are you gonna cook up?
Cena Internacional [¡Marque la fecha!] el tercer domingo, 18 de noviembre. ¿Qué vas a cocinar?
What’s a Liturgy Committee? So many people make things work for the most important mo-ment of our week as a parish: our Sunday worship: altar servers, Ushers, Choir members, musicians, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, sacristans and those who care for flowers and ferns. The celebrating priest cannot lead us unless this TEAM of liturgical ministers have done their jobs enabling us ALL to be active par-ticipants at Mass. A Liturgy Committee is composed of the leaders of these many ministries, working to-gether to praise and worship God more effectively.
¿Qué es un Comité de Liturgia? Tanta gente hace que las cosas funcionen en los momen-tos más importantes de nuestra semana como parro-quia: nuestro culto dominical: monaguillos, ujieres, miembros del coro, músicos, lectores, Ministros de Eucaristía, sacristanes y todos los que cuidan loas flores y los helechos. El sacerdote celebrante no po-dría celebrar a menos que ese EQUIPO de ministros de liturgia hubieran hecho sus trabajos permitiéndo-nos a TODOS ser participantes activos en la Misa.
Un comité de Liturgia está compuesto de los líderes de estos ministerios, trabajando juntos para alabar y dar culto a Dios más efectivamente.
The Word Among Us: Copies of this fine monthly prayer book in English and Spanish are available to you for a nominal
sum of $4.00 for the month of November.
La Palabra en Medio de Nosotros: Las copias de este buen libro mensual de oraciones en inglés y en español están disponibles por una suma nominal de $4.00 para el mes de Noviembre.
11/05/2018 Monday 9:00 am Mass; 6:15 pm Catechists Meeting 11/06/2018 Tuesday 12:10 pm Mass; 7 pm K of C; 7:15 pm RCIA 11/07/2018 Wednesday 1:00 pm Bible Study; 4:00 pm-6:00 pm Adoration; 6:00 pm Mass; 6:45 pm Anointing of the Sick; 7:15 pm Stewardship/ Evangelization Mtg. 11/08/018 Thursday 9:00 am Mass; 6:00 pm Choir Practice 11/09/2018 Friday No Mass; Office Closed 11/10/2018 Saturday 5:00 pm- 5:45 pm Confession; 6:00 pm English Mass; 2nd Collection Rainy Day Fund 11/11/2018 Sunday 9:00 am PRE /Youth; 10:30 am Mass-English; 5:00-5:45 pm Confession; 6:00 pm Mass-Spanish; 2nd Collection Rainy Day Fund
No- vember 3, 2018 6:00 pm English Mass-Saturday Lector: Frank Hoffman EM: Ann Johnson and Lillie Morris Server: Lee Tipps Usher: Bob Scheuing and Dave Cahill Intention: Marilyn Bonacci (RIP) November 4, 2018 10:30 am English Mass-Sunday Lector: Bill Brewington EM: Socorro Martinez, Connie Barefield, Eloise Purdom, Anna Saucedo, Patrick Brennan Server: Lauren Hackett and Emma Hackett Usher: Roney Petersen and Joseph Johnson Intention: Pro Populo November 4, 2018 6:00 pm Spanish Mass-Sunday Lector: Guadalupe Zambrano EM: Ana Velez, Montse Diaz, y Vicente Rodas Server: Valentia Diaz y Alexa Alvarez Usher: Francisco Velez y Abel Rodriguez Intention: None November 10, 2018 6:00 pm English Mass-Saturday Lector: Ann Johnson EM: Lillie Morris and Linda Robison Server: Fran McElroy Usher: Mike Frawley and Joe Robison Intention: Marilyn Bonacci (RIP) November 11, 2018 10:30am English Mass-Sunday Lector: Dan Booker EM: Eloise Purdom, Socorro Martinez, Connie Barefield, Frank Hoffman, and Loretta Coar Server: Seth Cheshire and Natalie Romero Usher: Roney Petersen and Joseph Johnson Intention: Pro Populo November 11, 2018 6:00 pm Spanish Mass-Sunday Lector: Guadalupe Zambrano EM: Vicente Rodas y Francisco Velez Server: Brayan Rios and Stephanie Rios Usher: Francisco Velez y Abel Rodriguez Intention: None
Bulletin Deadline: All announcements and news items for the next Sunday's bulletin need to be given to our parish secretary (Barbara).[[email protected]] by Monday morning.
Council of Catholic Women St. Joseph Catholic Church Spirituality, Leadership, Service
Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM in the Parish Hall.
This meeting will be a working meeting to prepare our bags for the 63 Residents at Waycross Health and Reha-bilitation. We are still receiving Items for those residents.
CCW can save you time in preparation for your Thanksgiv-ing meal. We will have our first Bake Sale, November 17/18 after the Masses. Come see us and pick out one of our delicious desserts.
“¿Qué tenemos que hacer para casarnos por la Iglesia?” El P Bob y Jason estarán presentando un taller para ayudar a contestar las preguntas de la gente acerca de la prepara-ción sacramental para el matrimonio. Las áreas incluyen Do-cumentación, Formación especial y la preparación Litúrgica para el día de la boda. De 3-5 PM este domingo en la tarde en el salón de conferencias de la parroquia.
Word from Pope Francis
Palabras del Papa Francisco
Para las intercesiones de los Fieles las inten-ciones especiales tienen que ser entregadas por escrito al sacerdote bastante antes de la Misa para ser prudentemente utilizadas con la ayuda del lector.
Cartas de Referencia para su Abogado para de-fender a los miembros de su familia de ICE: el P. Bob puede escribir esas cartas de referencia pa-ra usted. [No le pregunte si usted no viene a esta iglesia o si es a último momento.] Dele un pedazo de papel con su nombre y una lista de quien está participando en la iglesia; entonces él puede escri-bir una carta y Ms Barbara Albert la tendrá para us-ted en un día o dos en la oficina.
“If today we are remembering those brothers and sis-ters of ours who lived before us and are now in heaven, they are there because they were washed in the blood of Christ. That is our hope, and this hope does not disappoint. If we live our lives with the Lord, he will never disappoint us.”
“Si hoy estamos recordando aquellos herma-nos y hermanas nuestras que vivieron antes que nosotros y están ahora en el cielo, ellos están allí porque fueron lavados con la sangre de Cristo. Esa es nuestra esperanza y esa es-peranza no nos desilusiona. Si vivimos nuestra vida con el Señor, el nunca nos desilusionará.”
The Cloud of Witnesses: Every year at the end of October we place on the bulletin board our All Souls Day List for 2017-2018, and invite our parish members to share their losses with us.
As a Community of Faith we solemnly remember our sisters and brothers who have come to the end of their pilgrimage in this life and have gone before us into Eternal Life. We honor and cherish them, interceding for them during the month of November until the feast of Christ the King. Please add to this list on the bulletin board the names of relatives and friends who have died since
Nov 2, 2017 last year. These names will be read solemnly with the prayers on next weekend, November 3-4.
La Nube de Testigos: cada ano en el mes de octubre ponemos en el tablero de noticias nuestra Lista del Dia de las Almas para 2017-2018 e invitamos a los miembros de nuestra parroquia a com-partir su perdida con nosotros.
Como una Comunidad de Fe solemnemente recordamos a nuestros hermanos y hermanas que se han ido al final de su peregrinaje en esta vida y se han ido antes que nosotros a la Vida Eterna. Los hon-ramos y los apreciamos, intercediendo por ellos durante el mes de noviembre hasta la fiesta de Cristo Rey. Por favor añada a esta lista en el tablero de noticias los nombres de los familiares y amigos que han muerto desde el 2 de noviembre del año pasado. Esos nom-bres serán leídos solemnemente con las oraciones el próximo fin de semana, 3-4 de noviembre.
The Cloud of Witnesses tableau in front of the altar welcomes pic-tures and prints of our deceased loved ones that may be taped to the cardboard poster. This gives us a visual image of those we are praying for.
Mass Intentions for our Deceased Friends and Family Members should be placed on the right corner of the altar or given personally to Fr. Bob or Barbara. The All Souls envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church. Write the names of your deceased loved ones on the envelopes. All moneys placed in them in honor of the deceased go to the poor [Loaves and Fishes].
Las Intenciones de Misa por nuestros amigos y familia-res fallecidos deben de colocarse en la esquina dere-cho del altar o dársela personalmente al P. Bob o a Barbara. Los Sobres de Todos los Santos están disponibles en el vestíbulo de la iglesia. Escriba los nombres de sus amados difuntos en el sobre. Todo el dinero colocado en ellos en honor de los difuntos será donado a los pobres [Panes y Peces].
El tablero de Testigos en frente del altar da la bienvenida a fotos y cuadros de muertos que amamos que puedan ser pega-dos en el cartón o puestos enfrente de él. Esto nos da una ima-gen visual de por quien estamos rezando.
Daylight Saving Time Ends: Fall back one hour and re-set your watches!
Termina el horario de Verano: ¡Eche para atrás una hora y resetee sus relojes!
