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T HE M ASS IS TO BE LIVED GO FORTH TO LOVE AND SERVE THE L ORD Saint Joseph Catholic Church AUGUST 13, 2017 Jasper, Indiana, USA
T H E M A S S I S T O B E L I V E D
G O F O R T H T O L O V E A N D S E R V E T H E L O R D
Saint Joseph Catholic Church A U G U S T 1 3 , 2 0 1 7
Jasper, Indiana, USA
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The people o f Sain t Joseph Par ish are ca l led to be a fa i th - f i l led fami ly who forg ive f ree ly , act just ly , love tender ly and walk humbly wi th God.
CONTACT US 1029 Kundek Street ● Jasper, Indiana 47546
Phone: 812-482-1805 ● Fax: 812-482-1814
Website: www.SaintJosephJasper.org
Facebook: St Joe Jasper Twitter: stjoejasper Email: [email protected]
Pastor Reverend Raymond Brenner
Associate Pastors
Reverend William Traylor
Reverend Crispine “Cris” Adongo
Healing Ministry Sister Carolyn Bouchard, SP [email protected]
Deacon
Reverend Mr. Levi Schnellenberger [email protected]
Parish Catechetical Leaders Pam Freyberger, DRE, PCL
Mike Hagerdon, CRE, PCL
St. John Bosco Youth Ministry Angie Greulich…………812-481-2442
Parish Manager Jane Gehlhausen
COMMISSION
REPRESENTATIVES
Christine Brinkman……Parish Council
Julie Stone.………….………....Education
Dan Fritch………………………….Finance
Fr. William Traylor…….…………..Liturgy
Moises Basilio……………..Intercultural
Lynn Scheu..…………..Social Concerns
Angie Greulich……………………….Youth
PARISH CENTER
BUSINESS HOURS
Mon - Thurs: 8:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
PASTORAL STAFF
Call 812-482-1805 or Email:
To request prayers or
join the prayer line.
Prayer changes lives.
Let us pray for you
or a loved one.
RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE
Wednesday 7:30 am till 8:00 am Mass
Thursday following 6:30 pm Mass
Saturday 11:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Wel c o m e to Sa in t J o s eph Ca tho l i c Ch urch
WELL DONE MY CHILD…
Confession is im-portant. It helps us as we battle to do better. It makes us aware of our humanity,
our weakness. It is a good thing.
Hearing confessions is one of the great privileges of being a Priest. To be that instrument that helps create healing and mend the soul.
At the same time perhaps we should consider what do we do that would be pleasing to God. In no way am I suggesting you skip con-fession (in fact, let me remind many of you to come to confession).
I wonder if someday I will hear a voice say “Ray, you were a good
steward of the land”. I would hope to hear “you were honorable and faithful to your vocation”.
Let me challenge you. Seriously consider your day to day life and then tell us, what words do you think would follow “Well done my child…”?
Notice the bulletin cover has been updated to include the phrase “The Mass is to be lived, go forth to love and serve the Lord”. Every week-end we are reminded living our faith does not stop at the edge of the parking lot. It is 24/7.
On the top of page 5 you will find a request from Sister Carolyn. We are in need of volunteers to take Communion to individuals on Friday mornings. Please step up to the request if possible.
God bless, Father Ray
SUMMERTIME HURTS
We like to think of summer as being a relaxing, enjoyable time. But hurts, struggles, crises, and problems don’t take a vacation. If you are experienc-ing a difficult time—emotionally, spiritually, or relationally—you don’t have to suffer alone. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready to listen, care for and encour-age you, pray with and for you, and provide one-to-one Christian care to help you through whatever it is that you are facing.
It’s free. It’s confidential. It will make a difference
To find out more about Stephen Minis-try for you or someone you know, talk with one of our Stephen Ministry Lead-ers by calling 812-482-1805 or ask a Priest. To find out more about this one on one confidential service.
D U B O I S C O U N T Y W I S D O M DAY
Catholic Charities’ 2017 Dubois County Wisdom Day for seniors will take place on September 18 at the Huntingburg Event Cen-ter . The day is free to attendees and includes lunch, speakers and attendance prizes.
Free will offerings accepted
Registration is open until September 1st
go to www.ccevansville.org/wisdom-days.html
or call 812-423-5456. Registration required.
CHRIST THE KING
PARISH PICNIC & Car Show – St. Ferdinand
Church Grounds, Ferdinand, IN
Sunday, August 27th 11 AM–
4 PM Chicken dinners in air
Conditioned dining room (served
11:00 –2:00 Huge Raffle, Quilt
Raffle, Mock Turtle Soup, BINGO
(11:30 –3:30), Silent Auction,
Food Court, Games for Children
& Adults, Country Store, Lots of
Entertaiment and Car Show
License# 144841
Get us on your schedule!
Middle School and High School Programs begin Wednesday, September 6
6:15 PM
Register at www.SaintJosephJasper.org
PRECIOUS BLOOD PICNIC Sunday, August 20, starting at 10:30 am EDT. Quilts, Grand Raffle, Family Style Dinners, Bingo, Kids and Adult Games, etc.
License # 144461
Jasper Circle #140 Daughters of Isabella will meet for their monthly meeting on Monday, Au-gust 14, at 7:00pm, in Room 301 at the St. Joseph’s Parish Center.
AUGUST BREAK
Tap N2 Theology
Will not be held August 15.
Hope to see you in September.
Mon Aug 14
5:00pm D of I Board Meeting
7:00pm Daughters of Isabella
Tue Aug 15
4:30pm Finance Meeting
6:30pm Boy Scout Troop 182
Wed Aug 16
8:30am Legion of Mary
Thu Aug 17
9:30am Wisdom Day Committee .
6:30pm LOTW Meeting-Group 4
7:00pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Sun Aug 20
7:30am Indiana Blood Center Blood
Drive
8:00am Adult Choir Rehearsal
10:15am Mystagogy Fellowship
Lunch
10:15am "Holy Spirit Bible Study" -
THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH
Monday: August 14, 2017 Saint Maximilian Kolbe
8:00am… .....……………….Earl & Lenora Buechler
6:30pm…..Harold & Bernie Meyer, Carol L:indauer & Angie Meyer
Tuesday: August 15, 2017 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6:00am …………………...Martha A “Myrt” Stallwood
8:00am…………………..…………Simon “Simie” Voges
12:05 pm .……………..……………...Roberta McGovren 6:30pm……………...….…………….Vic & Louise Schutz
Wednesday: August 16, 2017 Saint Stephen Of Hungray
8:00am…….St Ann Members, Living & Deceased 12:05pm…………………………………...Fr Don Spaulding
Thursday: August 17, 2017 8:00am………………… ............. Mary Ruth McCune
6:30pm………. ........... ………………Richard Eckerle
Friday: August 18, 2017
8:00am…………. ...... ………….....William Mehringer
Saturday: August 19, 2017 Saint John Euckes
8:00am……………………..….Linus “Boots” Kluemper
5:30pm…….Otto & Clara Jahn Deceased Family
Members Baptism of: Rylee Lynn Harris
Sunday: August 20, 2017
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
6:00am…… ………………………People of the Parish
7:30am…………………. ...................... ………J P Salb
9:00am………………………….... Carl & Luella Sturm
11:00am……… ...John & Jo Rean Hoffman Family
Living & Deceased
Baptisms of: William Aloysius Harder
1:00pm………..…………………………………... En Español
6:00pm………………….……………. ....... David Dayton
MASS INTENTIONS
LITURGICAL MINISTERS ● AUGUST 12-13, 2017
Time Eucharistic
Ministers Servers
Senior
Servers Lectors
Cantors/
Choirs
Offertory Gift
Bearers
Saturday
5:30 PM
Priest B6, Jami Seifert, Betty John-son,Ann Arvin, Sylvia Metzger, Judy Heidorn, Joan Jacob, Marge Jahn, Rose Rasche, Les & Barb Lorey, Steve Whalen
Hannah Seifert
Keyauna
Armstrong
Dean Buechler
Daniel Johnson
Jim Arvin
Paula Alles
Family of Earl & Lenora
Buechler
Sunday
7:30
Patty Hoffman, Dave & Jan Kramer, Gale Rottet, Deacon Levi, Connie Werner, Vicki Welp, Mark Mehringer, Marge Beckman, Jamie Weber, Marilyn Jahn
Ashton Schuetter
Adam Schwartz
Ambrose Hoffman
Christine Brinkman
Family of J P Salb
Sunday
9:00
Michael & Patty Mills, Sarah & Ed Zogleman, Faye Fuhs, Dana Hoff-man, Bob & Carla Moynahan, Deb & Tom Nordhoff, Brett M. Werner
Chase Mehringer
Stephen L Hopf
OPEN
Craig Hanneman
Brenda Barth
Rosina Schuler
Family of Carl & Luella
Sturm
Sunday
11:00
Lou Burgan, Jonathan Faulkner, Doug & Nichole Faulkner, Colleen & Todd Whalen, Terrie Keusch, Kristen & Bernard Fallon OPEN, OPEN
Elijah Cox
Michael Buechler
Nick Bell David & Laurel Seger
Jenna Stelten-
pohl
Family of John & JoRean
Hoffman
INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Peter saw Jesus walking on the water and began to walk toward him. He became frightened at how strong the wind was and began to sink. He took his focus off of Jesus and allowed his fears to get the best of him. Fear often gets the best of us and cripples us. We sink. Many of our actions and thoughts are motivated by fear. Think of how many opportunities you have missed because of fear. Jesus tells us to trust and to meet each day with faith and confidence. God is with us.
AUGUST 5-6, 2017
Direct Deposits—Electronic…………………...………………………..………...………………...$ 2,700.00
Weekend Collection Basket...….………………………………….………………………..………...$ 17,471.43
$ 20,171.43
“Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one
who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.”
-St. Gregory Nazianzen
RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
I remember when all three of my children were learning to swim. In the beginning, it seemed like no matter how much assurance I gave them, they were certain they would drown. Even after watching me float in the water, they were pretty sure their bodies were creat-ed to sink. In time, they grew more comfortable in the water. Eventual-ly, they could even swim the length of the pool. But this did not hap-pen overnight. They had to grow in their faith that swimming was pos-sible, not just for others, but for them as well. Too many of us who are Christians believe that holiness is for some-one else. We believe that the sto-ries of the saints are about super humans who had something in greater supply than us. When our
faith is weak, we assume that we can never have the faith of these holy men and women. On the contrary, faith and holiness are not things only possible for a few. But we must practice our faith to grow in our faith. We must strive for holiness if we are to become holy. Like a child fears the water before learning to swim, we often fear the path that leads to greater faith or holiness. We are not convinced that God can work in our lives to create a saint. Yet except for Mary, the Immaculate Conception, every saint was a sinner. God called eve-ry saint to exit the boat and walk toward Jesus on the water. In time, with practice and trust in God, they found they did not sink either. --Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP Sa in t J o s eph
Y O U R O F F E R I N G S
COOKIES AND BROWNIES NEEDED Paraclete CEO (Catholic Evangelization Outreach) Ministries is doing another reward day event on August 17th at Branchville Correctional Center. We are in need of approximately 200 dozen cookies and brownies for this event and are looking for volunteers to bake them. If you can help with this ministry there is a signup sheet in the back of church. Items need to be brought to St. Joes Parish Center Monday August 14th thru 9:00 am Wednesday, August 16th. Thanks for your help it is only thru volunteers like you that events like this are possi-ble.
Holy Day of Obl igat ion
August 15 - Tuesday
Vigil Mass
Monday the 14th - 6:30 PM
Holy Day Masses
8:00 AM, 12:05 PM &
6:30 PM Multi Cultural
FATHER BERNIE ETIENNE NAMED ADMINISTRATOR
At their August 1st meeting, the Diocese of Evansville Council of Consultors elected Father Bernie Etienne to serve as Diocesan Ad-ministrator. Father Bernie is pastor of Holy Rosary Parish in Evansville, and he served Bishop Charles C. Thompson as Diocesan Vicar Gen-eral.
Please join us in congratulating Father Bernie and extending him prayerful best wishes as he begins his service in this new role, and please join us in thanking the Council of Consultors for their good work.
FOR REFLECTION
CYCLE A AUGUST 13, 2017 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"Peter got out of the boat and be-gan to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the wind was, he became fright-ened." How can we describe Peter? At once faithful and fearful, his jum-bled responses remind us that he was no spiritual superman, well in-tentioned though he may have been. Peter wanted to believe, and in fact showed a great deal of confi-dence in Christ, but the temptation to doubt was strong enough to knock him off his feet, literally.
"O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" Jesus reprimanded Peter. The words seem harsh. After all, Pe-ter was the only one who had enough faith to even try something as ludicrous as stepping out of the boat onto the water in the first place. But perhaps Jesus wanted to emphasize that our faith needs to be strong enough to weather the storm, so to speak.
If we only believe in Jesus when the wind is calm and the waves are gone, is that truly having faith in him? Is that actually trusting in his supreme power over the forces of the universe? Peter began to sink as soon as a challenge appeared. Jesus
called him, and he calls us, to stay on our feet even when the winds begin to blow.
So, what are the winds that threat-en our faith? What kinds of gusts are blowing today? Whatever it might be--health problems, financial concerns, relational struggles--none of it is too much for Jesus to handle. But we must step out in faith and trust him! And we need to keep our eyes on him as we do so, instead of getting distracted by the force of the challenges we face. Jesus is bigger than any problem. We have nothing to fear as long as we are walking towards him.
Sa in t J o s eph C a th o l i c Church
Aug 1 We effectively do good when we do it without seeking reward and in the concrete situations of everyday life.
- POPE FRANCIS
○ BOAT
○ CROWDS
○ DID HOMAGE
○ DISCIPLES
○ DISMISSED
○ FOURTH WATCH
○ FRIGHTENED
○ GHOST
○ JESUS
○ LITTLE FAITH
○ LORD SAVE ME
○ MOUNTAIN
○ OFF SHORE
○ ON THE SEA
○ PETER
○ PRAY
○ SON OF GOD
○ TAKE COURAGE
○ WALKING
○ WHY DOUBT
L P U X N Q G S Y D P P E U B F L E P E
B I X O X F O O I A K G V F R K O R M U
G N T F Z N Q D V Y R Z K I P W R Z N A
I B P T O U H F B Q H P G D H D D M H R
L P O F L O L A O N T H E S E A S Z C N
F S G A M E I L E N T W S R Q U A E T Q
Z O U A T J F E B E V H T E N F V R A P
D W G S K S Z A N S I Y Q E I B E X W G
R E N H E F T E I N U D T G E C M R H A
T A X Y K J D I P T E O D S D P E K T Y
O A W A L K I N G L H U T Z O T K X R D
M F K G M D M I D D V B Q H E H D N U X
Y J F E O X R A L I B T C P L E G M O E
D I T S C D I S M I S S E D B C B O F B
U D K Y H O R B H O C C D C X W N U Z R
V K L G K O U Y I G T E I Y V C D N J T
A L E G O W R R K P V I L P M P E T Q W
R N Y D S B P E A L E Y N D L P Z A P V
G C E G S E G Q X G R K J O H E D I U N
S D W O R C Y T G O E X A K L J S N K X
80 + BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST 15 Suzanne Dotson 85
15 Claudette Kruger 87
15 Sylvia Schmitt 82
16 Joan Oxley 86
17 Elizabeth Kieffner 88
17 Stan Schnell 84
18 Hilary Blessinger 86
18 Dorothy McCarthy 90
19 Jerome Klein 99
20 Helen Kluesner 88
Congratulations
AUGUST 15 Jeff & Leigh Boeckman 30
18 Arthur B. & Ethelreda Knies 61
20 Mark J. & Ann Schulte 40
Happy Anniversary to all our Saint Jo-seph Couples. Due to space we only print Anniversaries in 5 year increments starting with your 20th Anniversary.
HOLY LAND TRIP FEBRUARY 13-22, 2018
Walking the very ground where Jesus walked is a deeply enriching opportunity for us today. The Scriptures come alive. We do not read the stories and parables in the same way after visiting the Holy Land. We do now have the opportunity of accepting several more on this memorable trip.
Bethlehem, Nazareth, the place of the Transfiguration, Jerusalem, the place where our Lord died, where he was buried, where he spoke the parables, where he shared the boat with his disciples. We'll see and experience them all.
Please contact me: Fr. Joseph Ziliak
100 W Water St #1 Newburgh, IN 47630-1174
812-455-1119 [email protected]
Celebrating the 100th year of Our Lady of Fatima
The Bible and the V i r g i n M a r y
Sunday morning Bible study starts Sunday, September 10th Room 303 ○ 10:15AM - Noon
Cost $20 (can pay the first class or in advance)
To register call the parish center:(812) 482-1805
Exactly who is the Blessed Virgin Mary? Can you explain her role in God’s plan for the world? Do you fully understand the vital role she plays in your life? While Catholics know Mary is im-portant, many never fully grasp how essential she really is. Now they can. The Bible and the Virgin
Mary unveils the mystery of Our Lady that is woven into the fabric of Sacred Scripture.
Join author, speaker, and St. Paul Center Executive Director, Matthew Leonard, in this beautiful, awe-inspiring series, in which the Mary of doctrine and devotion comes alive in a powerful, new way. All in all, you will experience Mary as you’ve never experienced her be-fore!
The Bible and the Virgin Mary is part of the St. Paul Center for Bibli-cal Theology’s dynamic Journey Through Scripture Bible study se-ries. It is based upon Dr. Scott Hahn’s bestselling book, Hail, Holy Queen.
The Sunday Morning Bible Study will meet 8 classes in the fall and 8 classes in the spring: September 10, 24, October 8, 22, November 5, 19, Dec 3, 17, January 7, 21, February 4, 18, March 4, 18, April 15 & 29 Holy Spirit Bible study will meet the
3rd Sunday of the month May - August, 10:15 - Noon
● U R G E N T N E E D ● H O M E B O U N D C O M M U N I O N
M I N I S T E R S
Sister Carolyn Bouchard, SP says “there is a critical need for volun-teers to take Communnion to indviduals in their home”. Most often this is on Friday morning.
Training will be provided for those able to be a part of this very important ministry.
Contact Sister Carloyn 812-482-1805
•Aug. 13th Teen Mass & Pizza @ P.B.
•Aug. 24th: Adult Leader Extrava ganza @ Jasper Engines Training Facility
•Sept. 10th: Teen Mass & Pizza: Kick Off to 2017/2018 School Year
*Regular Sunday Night High School Youth Nights follow with Middle
School invited on the last Sunday of the Month
call or text Angie
BOSCO YOUTH MINISTRY
SUMMER SCHEDULE
Sa in t J o s eph Ch urch 7
August 13th: Teen Mass & Pizza at Precious Blood,
All are welcome
August 24th: Adult Leadership for Bosco meeting at
Jasper Engines Training Facility
All current volunteers need to attend if
Possible. All those who are interested in
helping Bosco for the year are invited
Will review what Bosco does and our goals
Will give all adults opportunity to help out in
some way for the new school year
Volunteer opportunities include behind the
scenes and with teens
Free snacks will be provided! :)
The more help we have, the better our ministry is and the more we get to offer our young people.
For more info: https://
saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com/about/ Nov. 16-18th, Indianapolis: National Catholic Youth Conference
For more info: https://saintjohnboscoyouthministry.wordpress.com/2017-national-catholic-youth-conference/
Over 20,000 high school teens attend from across the
world-- it is SO FUN! RSVP with me ASAP. I reserved 30 spots and once they
are gone, I cannot get more. 12 of the 30 are already spoken for so don't hesitate if you high school student (2017-2018 school year) is interested.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions. Hands down- this is the BEST opportunity to show our
teens the large church in a fun and exciting way. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any comments/
questions.
Blessings, Angie / 812-639-4227 • [email protected]
SAINT JOHN BOSCO YOUTH MINISTRY • DATES & DETAILS
NEED BOSCO ADULT LEADERS I would like to invite you all to mark your calendars for Thursday, August 24th at 6:30PM. Bosco Youth Ministry will be having our 2nd Annual Adult Team Leader Extravaganza at the Jas-per Engines Training Facility, located on South 231.
There is such a hunger teens have to grow deeper in their faith, to know that our Lord Jesus is truly in love with them and cares for them, and I want our youth to feed that hunger through our Catholic Youth Ministry!
Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have questions. RSVP by emailing me [email protected]
by Friday, August 18th. Blessings, Angie
UP-COMING EVENTS August
15 Assumption of Mary—Holy Day
September 06 Opening Religious Education for middle/high school with PJ Anderson 18 Wisdom Day
November 01 All Saint’s Day—Holy Day 10-13 Light of the World Retreat - 23 Thanksgiving Day Feast
December 2 & 3 Christmas Bazaar 3, 4 & 5 Parish Mission with Hector Molina 20 Blue Christmas
In continuing its efforts to Ad-vance Hope and Each Other, Cath-olic Charities is offering services on Tuesday evenings in its Evans-ville offices. Counseling, financial assistance, and immigration ser-vices are now available Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 - 5:00; Tuesday, 8:30 - 8:00 and Fri-day, 8:30 - 2:00.
Also available at St. Joseph Parish Center.
For services call 812-423-5456.
CLIP & SHARE
REDISCOVERING THE FAITH
Have you been away from the Church? Are you thinking about com-
ing back? Do you know someone who wants to come home to the
Catholic Church, but is struggling with their faith? Maybe you or
someone you know has experienced one of these thoughts:
I grew up Catholic, but for some reason I just sort of stopped
going to Church…
I just moved to a new city, I tried going to a couple different
parishes, but I never really felt welcomed...
After my marriage ended, I felt uncomfortable around my fami-
ly, friends and parish…
I just don't understand why the Church teaches what it does!
Some teachings seem so outdated…
I tried to contact my parish about getting married but no one
got back to me…
WWW.CATHOLICSCOMEHOME.ORG
WWW.USCCB.ORG SEARCH: REDISCOVERING THE FAITH
CALL THE PARISH CENTER
812.482.1805
FATHER RAY, FATHER TRAYLOR, FATHER CRIS
LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CALL.
“For the woman who desires to grow in her Catholic faith, seeking connection
For the woman who feels like she is doing so much but none of it very well
For the woman who silently asks, “Isn’t there something more to life than this?”
Discover something more:
Walking with Purpose is a women’s Catholic Bible study program that aims to
bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Christ through personal
study and small group discussions that link our everyday challenges and
struggles with solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the
Catholic Church.
We will be holding an informational Kick Off event
August 23rd - Wednesday - at 6:30PM in Kundek Hall
Please watch the bulletin for additional information, if you are interested in
helping lead a group, or for more information, please reach out to Staci
Dunn, [email protected] or 812-309-0677.
You can also visit: www.walkingwithpurpose.com for additional information
and insight on the program.
LOCATION:
PARISH CENTER
SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH
1029 KUNDEK STREET
JASPER, IN 47546
DATE:
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20
T IME:
7:30 AM TO
11:30 AM
