THE SAINT JOSEPH WEEKLY
April 17, 2011
  Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE – April 17-24, 2011

                                                                Palm Sunday Vigil Mass
Sat         4/16         4:00 pm                 +Forest Stillwagon – Dottie Ostrosky
                                                                Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Sun         4/17        8:00 am                 Gorskie Zale
8:30 am                 +Janet Maciejewski – Brother, Joe & Fran, Barbara, Marlene, & Niece, Jody
                                                                Parishioners of St. Joseph                                              
Mon       4/18        8:00 am                 +Stanley & Ann Rozycki – Daughter & Family
Tue         4/19        11:30 am              +Edward W. Urbaniak – Wife & Children
                              6:30 pm                 Confessions until 7:00 pm
                              7:00 pm                 Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Devotions (Holy Hour)
Wed       4/20        8:00 am                 +Stella Rysz – John Bienia
                                                                Holy Thursday
Thu        4/21        10:00 am              Chrism Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
                              6:30 pm                 Gorskie Zale
                              7:00 pm                 Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Parish Family of St. Joseph’s
                                                                Adoration Until Midnight
                                                                Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Fri         4/22        2:30 pm                 Gorskie Zale
                            3:00 pm                 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
                            6:30 pm                                 Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
7:00 pm                 Stations of the Cross followed by Chaplet of Divine Mercy
                                                                Holy Saturday
Sat         4/23         1:00 pm                 Blessing of Easter Baskets (Confessions until 1:30 pm)
                8:45 pm                 SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL
                                                Parish Family of St. Joseph’s
                                                EASTER SUNDAY: THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
Sun         4/24        8:30 am                 Parish Family of St. Joseph’s
                                                               
STEWARDSHIP REPORT: (April 10) Regular Sunday Collection = $3,949.50; + Votive Candles $118.27; + Easter Flowers $75; + Good Friday $20; + Easter $235; + Christmas $5;  + Buildings & Grounds $664; + Endowment Fund $5 + Accent $257; + Communications + $5; + Home Missions $10; + Eastern Europe $10; + Guest Fee $200; + Cemetery $65;  TOTAL = $5,618.77.  May God reward you.

DIOCESAN LENTEN APPEAL:  To date, 117 of our 356 families have pledged/paid $13,985 which is 69% of our $20,145 goal. This includes a Diocesan target of $15,145 plus $5,000 (assessment-free) for our parish needs.  Please consider contributing to this very important appeal ASAP if you have not yet done so.  DLA envelopes remain in the church pews in case the materials mailed to you were misplaced. Every gift is greatly appreciated.  
THE SECOND COLLECTION on Good Friday (22nd) will be taken for the support of the services and facilities of the Church in the Holy Land and for the education and social service support of our Christian brothers and sisters there, who are desperately in need of our help.

THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will be administered by Bishop Brandt on Pentecost Sunday (June 12th) at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral to baptized but un-confirmed adults and youths who are beyond 3rd grade in school. One session of instructions will be provided here. Call the parish office to register.

125th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOSEPH PARISH will be celebrated in 2012. Plans are already being made and put into motion. Old photos that might be used in a special parish calendar for 2012 are needed now. If you have any that you would be willing to loan our planning committee, please leave them in the box in the church foyer or bring them to the parish office. You can also give them directly to Stan Komenda. Be sure your name is on the photo or its envelope so that it can be returned to you. Other parish memorabilia will also be needed at a later date.  

THE ST. JOSEPH SOCIETY thanks everyone who supported the Pierogi Sale and helped to make it a great success.  All profits will be used for the support of St. Joseph Parish. 

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL:

• Registration for the 2011-2012 School Year are now being accepted.  Interested families are encouraged to contact the school to obtain information about our curriculum, our Catholic identity, and financial assistance.  Classes are offered for Early Childhood, 3 and 4 years of age, as well as Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Bus transportation is available for Kindergarten and older.
• Everyone is invited to attend the annual Living Stations of the Cross this Palm Sunday (17th) starting at 2:00 pm at St. John the Baptist Church.  The theme is Praying the Stations through the Eyes of Mary.  Those attending are asked to bring in some non-perishable food items that will be used to support the work of the local Food Bank.

ST. VINCENT COLLEGE continuing Lecture Series on Aging and Spirituality will present Kimberly Baker, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theology, SVC, on Wednesday, April 27th at 2:00 pm at the Fred M. Rogers Center.  Professor Baker’s topic will be Biblical Stories and Our Stories.  Everyone is welcome to attend this FREE program.  Call 724-805-2522.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING INSTRUCTION, CM-BBT is a medically based, highly effective NFP method that can be used to avoid, postpone or plan pregnancy.  The next Greensburg Diocese instruction session will take place at 6 pm on Monday, May 2nd.  Contact Mary Ann Newhouse at Catholic Charities at 724-837-1840, ext. 658, by Monday, April 25th, to register or for additional information.

THEOLOGY ON TAP! As part of the Office for Evangelization and Faith Formation Theology on Tap series at Rick’s Sport Bar in Murrysville on Route 22, on Tuesday, May 3rd, the guest speaker will be WTAE personality, Jennifer Miele.  Her topic will be Christ in the Secular World.  Young adults (21-39) are invited to stop in at 7:00 pm, grab a bite and a drink (on your own dime), talk about faith and life, think deep thoughts, and meet great people.  For information contact Christina Smith at cmsmith@dioceseofgreensburg.org or 724-837-0901.