Parish Staff John Novak- Parish Manager Dennis Bobber- Director of Liturgical Music Deacon Conlin-Coordinator of Religious Ed Ginny Haney– Coordinator of RCIA Ha Vu– Bookkeeper Mary Wargo– Administrative Assistant Melissa Willoughby- Parish Secretary Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. closed 12:30-1:30 Website: www.stjosephdanville.org Email: [email protected]Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 8:30A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Mon, Tues., Wed., Fri.: 6:30 A.M. Monday & Thursday: 6:15 P.M. First Friday: 6:30 A.M. & 9:00 A.M. School Mass: **Fridays: 9:00 A.M. **(when school is in session) Confessions: Saturday-3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M. Monday & Thursday- 5:45 P.M. Baptism & Marriage Sacraments: Please call the Parish Office to schedule. Baptism Mentoring Session: Parents of 1st child to be baptized are invited to attend a session prior to their child’s baptism. Please call the parish office to register for session. Homebound Ministry: Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for visits. Anointing of the Sick: Contact the priest immediately in an emergency. In cases of illness or anticipation of surgery, please contact the parish office to schedule. Disabilities Advocate: Andrew Matragrano 570-275-0972 Religious Education Classes (for public school students grades K-8) St. Joseph Elementary School (Grades 1-8) Principal: Mrs. Kimberly Winters 511 Ferry St. Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-275-2435 Fax: 570-275-3947 Website: www.stjosephdanville.com Email: [email protected]ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 Center St. Danville, PA 17821 Phone: (570) 275-2512 / Fax: (570) 275-6840 Rev. James E. Lease, Pastor Rev. Ignatius Madumere, O.P., Parochial Vicar Deacon Thomas Conlin Mission Statement We the faith community of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church of Danville, are committed to spreading the Kingdom of God through Liturgy, Sacraments, Scripture and Education. This will inspire us to serve the larger community by bringing the Light of Christ to others through works of justice, mercy and love.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 18 Center St. Danville, PA 17821
Phone: (570) 275-2512 / Fax: (570) 275-6840
Rev. James E. Lease, Pastor
Rev. Ignatius Madumere, O.P., Parochial Vicar
Deacon Thomas Conlin
Mission Statement We the faith community of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church of
Danville, are committed to spreading the Kingdom of God through
Liturgy, Sacraments, Scripture and Education. This will inspire us to
serve the larger community by bringing the Light of Christ to others
through works of justice, mercy and love.
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 14, 2017
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHO SPONSOR OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN!
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK We would like to thank
Miller’s Gas & Oil Service, Inc. this week for sponsoring an ad in our weekly bulletin.
Mass Intentions
for the Week
PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK IN YOUR PRAYERS
ESPECIALLY…
Joseph Mowad Gerald (Gary) Boyer Hope Yordy Marge Leiby Idita Dennehy Frances Ciucci Thomas Ciucci Howard Riley, Jr. Mary Richards Joan Finn Roseanna Kersavage Frances Wilson Denise Weniger Deb Gruneberg (Jerry Ward) Rachelle Quick Craig Hort Connie Stemm Mary Ann A’Zary Alfred Malkoski Allison Kendall Mary Rodeheaver Mary Ann Berkey Frank Maciejewski Kathy Hickey Robert Welliver Evelyn Madden(Steph Novatny)
Helen Faux Peter Olanich(Steph Novatny)
Marie Conlin Timothy Guschel Gloria Bookmiller Please call the parish office at 570-275-2512 to put yourself on our list for prayer.
Ministry Schedule Weekend of May 20 & 21
5:00 P.M. 8:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M. EOMHC V. Ancharski A. Manning Deacon G. Benkovic R. McWilliams V. Haney B. Markey J. Metzer M. Rodeheaver M. Modesto C. Romanski M. Umbriac R. Quick J. Zola Not Filled
Sacristy Aide B. Markey C. Romanski V. Haney
Altar N. Hardner K. Cera M. Arnabar Servers N. Krohn N. Cera B. Earlston Not Filled P. Maffei B. Hileman S. Sharp
Greeters P. Benkovic B. DeLeon A. Fabian M. DeLeon
Lectors A. Matragrano W. Gursky E. Young G. Malkoski
Psalmists Not Filled M. Gursky Not Filled
LOS J. DeSantis Not Filled Not Filled
Rosary A. Taylor Not Filled G. Bookmiller
Camera Operator Not Filled (Any Mass)
** We strive to have our ministries 100% filled. If you see a Not Filled and are able to serve, please contact the parish office at 275-2512.
SATURDAY Acts 13:44-52 / Jn 14:7-14 MAY 13 5:00 P.M. Mother’s Day Intentions
SUNDAY Acts 6:1-7 / 1Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 MAY 14 8:30 A.M. Mother’s Day Intentions 10:30 A.M. Mother’s Day Intentions
MONDAY Acts 14:5-18 / Jn 14:21-26 MAY 15 6:30 A.M. Souls in Purgatory 11:00 A.M. Anna Lee (GV) 2:00 P.M. Irene Timonte (VK) 6:15 P.M. Intentions of Bishop Ronald Gainer
TUESDAY Acts 14:19-28 / Jn 14:27-31a MAY 16 6:30 A.M. In Thanksgiving for Favors Received
WEDNESDAY Acts 15:1-6 / Jn 15:1-8 MAY 17 6:30 A.M. Special Intention of Brendan McGuire
THURSDAY Acts 15:7-21 / Jn 15:9-11 MAY 18 6:15 P.M. Special Intention of Mary Bauer
In Honor / Memory of Requested by Judith A. Lease, Miriam Lease, Elaine Godman Father James E. Lease Mary Lindeman Conlin Deacon Thomas and Marie Conlin Marie Conlin Deacon Thomas Conlin Jennifer Allis Brayton, Kyhler, & Davyn Margaret Ancharski Victoria Ancharski Beth Bedisky, Agnes Bedisky, Mary Hawkins Tom & Sharon Bedisky Our Mothers and Grandmothers Bertrand & Shirley Behm Grace Kreigh, Mary Benkovic The Benkovic Family Dorothy Betz Larry Betz Mary Waters Pat Betz Holly Billet Charles Billet Bertha Freeland, Mary Billet Charles & Holly Billet Anna Marie Myers, Ella Brown Mary & Roger Brown Lorraine Burke, Gretchen Keller Greg, Kim, Monica, Johanna, Patricia, and Christina Burke Verna Kolakowski, Betty Bush James & Marion Bush Lucy Surak, Mary Frances Byerly, Mary Dominianni, Judy Latsha Luann & Ron Byerly Amy Crane Madison, Emma & Liam Pauline DeGreen, Mary DeGreen, Marie DeWald Ed DeGreen Teresa Donegan John Donegan Esther M. Pehowic Helen Faux Irene C. Hendricks Christine Fishburn Hilda Baylor, Josephine Foster John & Diane Foster Frances Schnee, Dorothy Hancock M/M Jerald Hancock Elizabeth Donegan Ann Henrie Josephine Hilkert, Marie Day M/M James Hilkert Carol M. Hilkert Keith Hilkert Elizabeth Davis, Josephine Hilkert, Sarah Wesolowski Pat Hilkert Regina Eileen Silvers Kathleen & Charles Hinkel
Cindy Holdren Ken, Chris, Scott, & Katie Helen Frye, Mary Howell Bev & Robert Howell
In Honor / Memory of Requested by
May Moore, Katherine Ingraham D/M Herbert Ingraham Mary Ellen Bomboy The Jacks Family Mildred Austin Kathleen Kennedy Muriel Kennedy Thomas Kennedy Kathleen Kennedy Kennedy Children Margaret Kmiecinski Ann & Mary Kmiecinski Hilda Baylor Debbie Koser Dolores Fetterolf Karen Kruleski Mrs. Creola Frank, Marie & Connie Idajean Lynn Elizabeth Malkoski Gretchen Malkoski Jeanette Stabinski, Emelia Stabinski, Victoria Pinkowski Bernadine Markey Bernadine Markey, Ruth Markey, Gert Markey, E. Jones Brian Markey, Sr. Catherine T. McDermott Daniel McDermott Catherine T. McDermott Cathy McDermott Doris Romania, Marie McGann Kristina & Dan McGann Florence McWilliams, Kathryn Wintersteen M/M Robert McWilliams Mildred Millard Debbie Millard Marietta Morris, Leonor Miranda, Thelma Morris, Christina Chambley Richard & Marietta Morris Lisa Mucciolo Sophia, Madeline, Joseph, Lucia, and Annabella Kathryn Maciejewski Agnes Nebrotski Emma Pegg, Grace Rowe M/M Robert Pegg Mildred Petro James & Jane Petro Cecilia Reilly Gloria, Nancy, Kathy and Francy Viola Rine, Mabel Earley M/M Steven Rine Henrietta Arnoldin Elizabeth T. Sassani Betty Hilkert, Ruth Snyder, Theresa Day M/M Guy Snyder Mary Sweetra, Erin Sweetra Brian, Patrick, John and Julia Cassie Gaughan Mary Sweetra Helen Burns, Ruth Markey, Julia Tinsley M/M Joseph Tinsley Ellamae Wargo, Josephine Wargo, Frances Frey Mary, Alberta & Theresa Denise Weniger Meghan Pontz Margaret Bortz, Doris Wolf David & Patti Wolf Patti Wolf Kim, Nora, Chloe, & Brandon Kim Scanish Nora & Chloe Mary Zenyuh James, Jacqueline Andrea, & Kathryn Mary Zenyuh, Eleanore Shields Paul & Mary Zenyuh
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day Intentions
LIFETEEN IS ALSO THE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP OF ST. JOSEPH PARISH, DANVILLE!
Parents of St. Joseph Parish highschoolers: Please encourage your teen to attend Lifeteen. We leave the St. Joseph School Parking Lot every Sunday evening at 6:30 PM. and return at 9:30 PM.
May 14th Because this weekend is Mothers’ Day so there is no Life Night.
May 21st There is no Life Night next week May 21. Many of our CORE and teens belong to Northern Columbia Ballet and their Spring Performance is on the 21
st.
DONATIONS APPRECIATED!!! Thank you to anyone who has graciously donated snacks and monetary gifts to Life Teen. If you would like to help with snack donations, we could use snacks of any kind. Bought or baked…it’s all good. We can also make great use of gift cards: Giant, Weis, Walmart…. We provide pizza and snacks for the teens every week, so if you can help in any way it would be GREATLY appreciated. There is a box located in the Iron Street (Bloomsburg) foyer next to the parking lot for you to drop your purchased donations in but, if you are donating a check card or a monetary gift, it is best to drop or mail it to the Church office. You can contact Karen Konkolics at 570-441-3459 to make other arrangements. Thank you so very much!!!
Life Teen meets every Sunday night from 7 to 9 pm (unless otherwise noted) in the Life Teen room, located upstairs in the parish center at St. Columba Church, Bloomsburg. Enter through the Parish Library by the school playground in the back of the Church. Food, fun, fellowship, and faith. Come and be a part of this dynamic ministry. Life Night’s are open to high schoolers.
Life Teen Mission Statement Guided by the Holy Spirit, the mission of St. Columba Youth Ministry is to empower young people to develop a personal relationship with Jesus so they can live as Disciples of Christ. Through living a sacramental life, continuing Catholic formation, prayer, sharing of gifts and talents, through service and social activities, young people come to understand who Jesus is and live for Him.
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL is now accepting enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year for grades 1-8. We offer small class sizes, Catholic and Non-Catholic families are welcome and we have scholarships
available. Stop in and pick up a packet or call the school for more information or to schedule a tour. 570-275-2435
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL will be holding a LuLaRoe Fundraiser on Sunday, May 21st from 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. in the school cafeteria.
LuLaRoe sells dresses, skirts, leggings, tops, kids clothes and more!
SAVE THE DATE! St. Joseph School will be hosting a golf outing on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Frosty Valley Country Club. More details to follow. We hope to see you there!
COLOR RUN St. Joseph School will have its first Annual Color-A-Thon on Friday, May 19th at 12:30 P.M. at Hess Field. This event is replacing our Race for Education and is our largest fundraiser for the school year. The money from this fun and heathy event will be used to fund extra activities, classroom supplies, projects and operational expenses not covered by our budget. Anyone can participate! Call the school for details. 570-275-2435
QUO VADIS DAYS and FIAT DAYS The Diocese of Harrisburg will be hosting its annual vocations programs at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary this summer. Quo Vadis Days focuses on priesthood and is for young men ages 15-25; it will be held June 25-28. Fiat Days focuses on religious life and is for young women ages 15-25; it will be held July 5-7. I invite all of the young men and women of the parish to consider these programs. They are great times of prayer and fellowship, and there's plenty of food and activities! Applications are available in the parish office. THE DIOCESAN YOUTH COUNCIL (DYC) is seeking representatives from each parish. DYC members act as a communication link between the parish and the Diocese, they attend meetings, plan the Palm Sunday Youth Mass, host Catholic Youth Experience, and provide input for the Diocesan Youth programs. To be eligible, you must be in 10th, 11th, or 12th grades in the 2017-2018 school year. Each parish can have two representatives. If interested, please contact the parish office or see Fr. Lease in person. MEN’S RETREAT The annual retreat, sponsored by Corpus Christi Parish, will be held on the campus of Mt. St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, MD on the weekend of August 4th (Friday evening until early Sunday morning) Included are 2 nights’ lodging and 6 good meals, which are incidental to a most enjoyable spiritual experience. If you’ve never attended a retreat, or it’s been a long time since your last one, why not take a chance and “treat” yourself this year? Monsignor Charles Pope with lead us this year. A minimum deposit of $60 will hold your room. For more information, please contact Andrew Matragrano at 570-275-0972 or 570-441-7344.
TRINITY DOME COLLECTION Next week, our parish will participate in a national collection for the Trinity Dome to complete the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, before its
100th Anniversary. Also known as America’s Catholic Church, the National Shrine has been a century in the making, built by and for the faithful of our great nation in honor of our Blessed Mother, the patroness of the United States. Become a part of Mary’s Shrine and help to bring to completion our church! For more information, please visit: www.trinitydome.org.
BISHOPS ANNUAL LENTEN APPEAL UPDATE Thank you to all who have pledged to this year’s appeal. To date, we have received $100,735 in pledges toward our goal of $100,000.00. By doing our part to give generously to those who are in need and are suffering, we continue to share Christ’s love by supporting the mission of the Church through this year’s Appeal. Every dollar raised to make our goal supports important Diocesan ministries and services. Reminder: Every dollar that we exceed our goal is refunded to our parish unrestricted.
PARISH COUNCIL By Baptism into the Body of Christ and by Confirmation, all of us are asked to be of service to the Christian community. Serving on the Parish Council would enable you to join with your pastor and fellow parishioners in furthering the mission of our parish. Parish Council meets once a month for approximately 1 1/2 hours. At present there are 4 vacant positions. Elections will be held the weekends of May 20/21 and May 27/28. Please consider thoughtfully and prayerfully being part of the opportunity to enhance the life of our parish. Self-nomination forms are in the parish office, in the back of the church and on the parish website.
PARISH FESTIVAL The 2017 Parish Festival will be on Saturday, September 16th. We will be having a talent show again this year! Please contact the parish office if you are interested in performing. Performers can be individuals or groups. We are also in need of gift cards to purchase items from Walmart. Please send gift cards to the parish office. Next meeting will be Wednesday, May 31st in the Office Meeting Room.
FATHER’S DAY MASSES AND FLOWER MEMORIALS - Spiritual Bouquet Cards for Father’s Day are available at the back of the Church. On the return envelope please list your Father’s name, living or deceased. (Memorial envelopes are available separately if your Father is deceased and the card is not needed.) All the Masses on Fathers Day and Altar Flowers on Father’s Day weekend will be in their honor or memory. If received by Sunday, June 4th, these names will be printed in the Father’s Day bulletin.
PRAY FOR PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS Please pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in North Korea, which for 14 years has ranked #1 on the World watch List as the most dangerous place to be a Christian. 25% of Christians live in work camps. The rest worship in secret. Parents often cannot share their faith with their children lest they accidentally expose their faith to teachers. Christianity is illegal, and the punishment for owning a Bible is death. Despite these terrible conditions, the Church is growing.
ATTENTION NEWLY TRAINED ALTAR SERVERS If you are a newly trained altar server, please contact the parish office with your contact information (Name, Mass preference, email, unavailability) so we can schedule you for the next scheduling period. Thank you to those who have already done so.
SAVE THE DATE! - Our annual Baccalaureate Celebration to honor our high school seniors will be held on Sunday, June 4, during the 8:30 A.M. Mass. A breakfast will follow in Saint Hubert Hall. Additional information will be mailed to each family.
SUNDAY, MAY 14 Fifth Sunday of Easter Masses 8:30 & 10:30 Church Cadet Troop 2:00 P.M. SHH Men’s Cursillo 6:00 P.M. SHMR Men’s Group 7:00 P.M. SHMR MONDAY, MAY 15 St. Isidore
Daily Mass 6:30 A.M. SHC Mass 11:00 A.M. Grandview Mass 2:00 P.M. Vintage Knolls Peace & Social Justice Mtg. 4:00 P.M. Parish Library Confession 5:45 P.M. SHC Daily Mass 6:15 P.M. SHC RCIA 7:00 P.M. SHMR TUESDAY, MAY 16 Easter Weekday Daily Mass 6:30 A.M. SHC Boy Scouts 6:30 P.M. School Caf Drug & Alcohol Ministry 7:00 P.M. Parish Library WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Easter Weekday Daily Mass 6:30 A.M. Church Instrumentalists 6:00 P.M. SHMR Bell Choir 6:30 P.M. Choir Loft Parish Choir 7:00 P.M. SHMR Lifeteen Bible Study 7:00 P.M. SHH THURSDAY, MAY 18 St. John I Prayer Group 1:00 P.M. Parish Library Confession 5:45 P.M. SHC Daily Mass 6:15 P.M. SHC Board of Education Mtg 7:00 P.M. SHMR FRIDAY, MAY 19 Easter Weekday
Daily Mass 6:30 A.M. SHC SJS Health Fair 9:00 A.M. Hess Field Color Run Race for Education 12:30 P.M. Hess Field School Social 6:00 P.M. School Caf SATURDAY, MAY 20 St. Bernardine of Siena Confession 3:30 P.M. SHC Vigil Mass 5:00 P.M. Church SUNDAY, MAY 21 Sixth Sunday of Easter Masses 8:30 & 10:30 Church LuLa Roe Fundraiser 11:00 A.M. School Caf CHWC Meeting 11:45 A.M. SHH SHMR- Saint Hubert Meeting Room SHH- Saint Hubert Hall
SJS- Saint Joseph School SHC- Saint Hubert Chapel
VOLUNTEERS FOR GEISINGER EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY NEEDED. There is an urgent need for volunteers to bring the Eucharist to Geisinger patients and to help Fr. John Cyriac with the paperwork. Time involved is small (less than an hour or two each week, or every other week) and the reward is great. Please contact Bob Kurland ([email protected] or 570-275-5454) if you’re interested.
ARE YOU REGISTERED AT ST JOSEPH PARISH? Many families move in and out of Danville all the time due to their line of work. Even if you will be here only a few years, we ask that you register in the Parish. Frequently, families will call for a Sacramental Sponsor Certificate or to have their child baptized and find out they are not on the Parish Census. We are not able to certify that you are a Catholic in good standing if we do not know who you are; and we need permission from your Pastor to baptize your child if you are not a member here.
The Blessed Virgin Mary Light will burn this week for Helen Forgotch as a gift from her daughter.
