THE SAINT JOSEPH WEEKLY
January 8, 2012
The Epiphany of the Lord

MASS+DEVOTIONS+CONFESSION SCHEDULE –  January 8-15, 2012

Sat         1/7           4:00 pm                 +Zane Byers – Frank Minolli
                                                                Parish Family of St. Joseph
Sun         1/8          8:30 am                 Living & Deceased Members of the St. Joseph Society
Mon       1/9          8:00 am                 +Gloria Mathews – Robert Miller
Tue         1/10        11:30 am              +Steve & Michael Wardega – Family
                                12:00 noon           Eucharistic Adoration until 8 am Wednesday
                                6:10 pm                 Evening Prayer and Benediction
                                7:00 pm                 Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Devotions (Holy Hour)  
Wed       1/11        8:00 am                 Sylvia Shaw – Kathleen Schurer
Thu        1/12        8:00 am                 +Joseph Sowinski – Children & Grandchildren
Fri         1/13         8:00 am                 +Joseph Sakowicz – Loretta Capo
Sat          1/14        8:00 am*              Living & Deceased Members of St. Joseph Choir
                                4:00 pm                 +Gregory Garstecki – Mom & Dad
Sun         1/15        8:30 am                 +Thomas S. Konieczny – Wife, Anna F. Konieczny & Children
                                                                Parish Family of St. Joseph

*ROSARY will be prayed 30 minutes before Mass.

STEWARDSHIP REPORT: (January 1) Regular Sunday Collection, $4,347; + Christmas Collection, $880; + Solemnity of Mary, $1,223; + Christmas Flowers, $10; + Buildings & Grounds, $15; + Votive Candles, $176.99; + Children & Family Services, $10; + Accent, $50; Cemetery, $40; TOTAL = $6,751.99.  May God reward you.
125th ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE response continues to be very encouraging. May it continue in this New Year and bring us the Lord’s promised abundant blessings.

MEMORIAL AND OTHER DONATIONS: The following donations to St. Joseph Church have been received: $3,000.00 from a parish household requesting to be un-named; $500.00 by Marianne Zoracki for Buildings and Grounds in memory of her parents, Frank & Genevieve Zoracki (this amount was included in last week’s Buildings & Grounds total); $200.00 by Andrea Lewandowski Grindle; $100 by Judy Bandemer; and $75.00 in memory of Frances Cieslak by Kathleen S. Whitehead.  We are very grateful.  Correction: The donation of $100.00 in memory of Frances Cieslak by Laurence E. Platt listed in last week’s bulletin was actually in the amount of $250.00.

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (K-12) classes resume this Sunday, January 8th, 9:45 am – 11:00 am. Parents’ Program for 2nd grade children preparing for First Holy Communion is scheduled for Sunday, January 22nd at 10 am in the church.

REGULAR  TUESDAY SCHEDULE has resumed with 11:30 AM Mass followed by  Eucharistic adoration. Please sign up.

ANNUAL FAMILY BLESSING OF HOMES, in conjunction with the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, can be done using the chalk (and incense) available at the back of church under the statue of St. Maximilian Kolbe. The following blessing prayer, adapted from the US Bishops’ Book of Blessings, can be said after marking “20+C+M+B+12” above an inside door of the home (Holy water can also be sprinkled in the rooms):
“Lord of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by
the guidance of a star. Bless our home and all who live here. Fill us with the light of Christ,
 that our concern for others may reflect your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen”
HEARTFELT & PRAYERFUL PARISH SYMPATHY is extended to the families of Phyllis Zadylak ,who was laid to holy rest with a Mass of Christian Burial here on January 6th, and Savina Josephine Tulley, a former parishioner, who was laid to holy rest with a Mass of Christian Burial here on January 5th.  May these and all of our beloved departed inherit our Lord’s promise of glorious new life, and may the hope of eternal reunion in our Father’s House comfort the families.

2012 SPECIAL 125th PARISH ANNIVERSARY CALENDARS are still available at the side entrances of the church and beneath the statues of the Sacred Heart and St. Maximilian Kolbe in the back. You are welcome to take as many as you can use.
CHURCH ROOF & GUTTER REPLACEMENT WORK will be completed as weather conditions permit. Shingling the two spires, replacing a section of trim and putting several pieces of downspout in place remain to be done. Please continue to pray for a good outcome.    
BUCKWHEAT/PANCAKE SAUSAGE BREAKFAST, sponsored by St. Rita’s Holy Name Society, will be held in the parish social hall in Connellsville next Sunday, January 15th, 7 am – 12 noon.  The cost is $4.50 for adults and $2.00 for children under 12 years old.

AUDITIONS FOR THE SAINT VINCENT CAMERATA The Saint Vincent Camerata will be holding auditions for their April 15, 2012, Easter Concert, which will include the Solemn Vespers of Mozart with the Academy Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh.  Auditions will be held at Saint Vincent College on January 13, 14, and 15. For an appointment, email Fr. Stephen Concordia: stephen.concordia@stvincent.edu or call 724.805.2481.  The Camerata rehearses Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30.

THE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP at Saint Vincent Parish in Latrobe will meet on Monday, January 16, at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center Conference Room.  In the event of inclement weather, please do not take any unnecessary risks.  To find out if the meeting has been cancelled, please call 724-539-8629, ext. 15, and listen to the outgoing voice mail message.

MAGNIFICAT BREAKFAST  The Magnificat Greensburg Chapter is holding a Breakfast at the Four Point Sheraton, Rt. 30 East, Greensburg on Saturday, January 28, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon.   The guest speaker will be Jennifer Antkowiak, award-winning newscaster on KDKA-TV, who will share her personal testimony.  Cost is $18.00.  To register, please call Judy at 724-420-5000 or Kathy at 724-832-1701 or visit www.magnificatgreensburg.com to read Jennifer’s biography or to download a registration form.