PARISH INFORMATION Rev. Donald Fest, S.S.J.….............................................Pastor Deacon Albert A. Anderson Jr………......…………..Deacon Mrs. Beverly Anderson………......................Faith Formation
[email protected] Email www.josephite.com......................................Josephite Website Rectory Office Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9:30 – noon and 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Bulletin Deadline All bulletin requests are due by Monday 2:00 p.m. – Email to
[email protected] Electronic Giving If you wish for more information, or to sign up for electronic giving to St. Joseph, go to the website of FAITH DIRECT at www.faithdirect.net. Our parish code is VA561.
RCIA – Becoming a Catholic: Are you interested in becoming a Catholic? Do you know someone who is or who has mentioned it to you? Have them call the Rectory, contact Father or Deacon, or let us know by email (see address above). RCIA meets on Sundays from 9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. in the Chapel w
Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Choirs Gospel Choir sings the 1st and 3rd Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Chorale – All other Sunday Masses
New Parishioners: We would like to extend a warm welcome to new members of our congregation. Please pick up a registration form in the back of the Church, call the Rectory, or email
[email protected].
Holy Hour and Novena to Saint Joseph 7:00 p.m. Mondays in the Rectory chapel Daily Mass in Chapel Tuesday – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 7:45 a.m. Confessions: Sundays at 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. and upon request. Baptisms: Baptism classes will be held the First Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm and Baptism will be the second Sunday of each month at 2:00pm. Please contact the Parish office first. Marriage: Please contact the Rectory at least six months prior to your desired wedding date Religious Education Classes: Religious Education classes takes place 9:45am to 10:30am, September 20 through June. Adult Faith Formation and Bible Studies: Wednesdays at 7:00pm. Young Adults Ministry: For meeting times, places, and activities contact the YAM at
[email protected] or go to the parish website.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER First Reading: Acts 14:21- 27 Paul and Barnabas traveled to many towns and found many disciples willing to help them preach. They warned their disciples of the trials they would face. Paul and Barnabas then returned to Antioch, where their journey had begun, and told the congregation there of the progress they had made. Second Reading: Revelation 21:1- 5a John had a vision of a new earth, and a new Jerusalem coming down from heaven. Then a voice described Jerusalem as a place where God would live among his people and comfort them. The former world had vanished, and pain, death and suffering had left the world as well. Gospel: John 13:31- 33a, 34- 35 After Judas left the last supper, Jesus warned the other disciples that he would not be with them much longer. Jesus gave them a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them. He stated that their love for each other would distinguish them as his disciples.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MASS INTENTIONS - WEEK OF APRIL 24 Sunday: 8:30 a.m. For the People Sunday: 11:00 a.m. Clarence Hudson by Marie Hudson Monday: 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour and Novena to St. Joseph Tuesday: 7:00 p.m. Jamie Vega by Linwood and Sharon Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. Leonard Williams by Linwood and Sharon Thursday: 7:45 a.m. John Canady by Linwood and Sharon Friday: 7:45 a.m. Tommy Speights by Ministers of Hospitality THIS WEEK AT ST. JOSEPH Sunday –12:30 p.m. Legion of Mary Meeting -Chapel --- 3:00 p.m. Cursillo closing program Tuesday – 7:30 p.m. Social Concerns Meeting in Parish hall Wednesday – 7 p.m. Faith Formation/Bible Study session in hall Thursday - 7:30 p.m. Gospel Choir Rehearsal SAVE DATES AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS April 25 – 6:30 p.m. St. Joseph Parish Softball Game* April 26 – 7:30 p.m. Social Concerns Committee Meeting in Hall April 27 – 7 p.m. Faith Formation/Bible Study session in hall Apr 29- May 1 - Parish Strategic Planning Retreat, Priestfield WV May 1 – 2pm ALIVE Walkathon for Early Childhood Develop. Ctr. May 3 – 6 p.m. Baptism Preparation Class for Parents --- 6:30 p.m. Cotton Ball Rehearsal in Church May 4 – 7 p.m. Faith Formation/Bible Study in hall May 7 – 8:00 a.m. Domestic Violence Seminar by Social Concerns May 11 – 7 p.m. Faith Formation/Bible Study in hall May 12 – 7:45 p.m. St Joseph Parish Softball Game ** >Note time May 14 – 12 N to 2 p.m. Welcome Luncheon for new parishioners May 15 – Dedication of the Blessed Mother’s Grotto May 17 – 7:30 p.m. - KPC Meeting – Knights and Ladies’ Auxiliary May 18 –7 p.m. Faith Formation/Bible Study* in hall --- * Please note - Bible Studies in recess after today till Sept. 18 May 19 – 6:00 p.m. Welcome Committee Meeting ---- 7:30 p.m. Gospel Choir Rehearsal May 21 – 8 a.m. Mini Pilgrimage for the Poland Pilgrims - St. Ann --- 10:00 a.m. Chorale Rehearsal May 22 – Knights of Columbus Cookout - in Fort Hunt Park May 28 – 10:00 a.m. Chorale Rehearsal June 4 – 1 to 4 p.m. Drug and Alcohol Awareness Workshop June 5 – Rainbow Tea benefit for Oblates Sisters after both Masses June 7 – 6 p.m. Baptism Preparation Class for Parents in Hall --- 6:30 p.m. – Cotton Ball Rehearsal in the upper Church June 11 – 7:00 p.m. Cotton Ball at the Knights of Columbus Hall June 21 – 7:30 p.m. KPC Meeting – Knights and Ladies’ Auxiliary June 26 – 4 p.m. Concert to benefit the WYD Poland Pilgrims June 28 – 7:30 p.m. Social Concerns Committee in Parish Hall July 6 – 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Meeting in Parish Hall July 9 – 9:00 a.m. Annual Parish Cookout at Fort Hunt Park July 14 – 7:30 p.m. Gospel Choir Rehearsal July 21 – 7: 30 p.m. Gospel Choir Rehearsal July 23 – 10:00 a.m. Chorale Rehearsal July 24 – Parish Youth Pilgrims leave for WYD - Krakow Poland July 26 – 7:30 p.m. Social Concerns Committee Meeting August 2 – 6 p.m. Baptism Preparation Class for Parents in Hall
APRIL 24, 2016 PARISH SICK AND SHUT- INS Doris Adkins, Phyllis Bickham, Robert Brent, Keisha Butler, Juanita Carter, Vernessa Carter, Therese Didon, Bob Giggetts, Diana Gonzalez, Rick Gutwald, Jackie Hargrow, Doris Hughes, Betty Irby, Samantha Johnson, Michael Jones, Rosemary Kemp, Klara Guyton, Louis Majors, Yvonne Powell, Sr. Katherine Brent, OSP, Brenda Stewart, Kizzie Smith, Cynthia Tolbert, Jamie Vega, John Canady. UPCOMING SECOND & SPECIAL* COLLECTIONS Today – Catholic Home Mission Appeal May 1 – Mother’s Novena of Masses Enrollment Collection * May 1 – Josephite Share In Mission Monthly Appeal * May 8 – Catholic Communication Campaign May 15 – Retired Diocesan Priests Collection BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASSES FOR PARENTS AND GODPARENTS - Every month we have this class for parents and godparents for the baptism of children. This class will suffice for a baptism taking place elsewhere. If you wish to attend a class you are required to pre-register so that information can be gotten and materials prepared for you. Call the rectory or email us using the information on the cover of the bulletin. Upcoming classes are May 3, June 7, and Aug. 2 – all begin at 6 p.m. The baptism itself is scheduled at the session. (No class in July) NEXT SUNDAY, May 1 is The 35th Annual Step ALIVE! Walkathon ….Goal is to raise funds for ALIVE’s Child Development Center, a full-day preschool program for children of low-income working parents. This 5k or 5-mile (walker’s choice) stroll kicks off at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 2723 King Street, Alexandria, and ends at the same place. Come and join the many members of our community doing this great witness of MERCY. For more information and to register visit www.alive-inc.org/walkathon2016. St. Joseph Catholic Education Scholarship Award applicationsApplications for scholarships to Catholic schools (elementary through college) are now available on the table in the back of the Church. June 5, 2016 is the deadline to return applications. Note: This is only for students going to Catholic schools. *Alexandria Churches’ Softball League - Come out and cheer for St. Joseph’s Softball Team as they take on other area churches. All games are played at 6:30 p.m. at Four Mile Run Park, 3700 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria, VA. They will play April 25 at 6:30 p.m. and May 12 at the special time of 7:45 p.m. MEN - Put on your Calendar: The National Black Catholic Men’s Conference is October 6-9, in Philadelphia, PA. If you are interested in attending, please see Deacon Anderson.
MINISTRY ASSIGNMENTS FOR MAY 1 Lectors
8:30 a.m. C. Graham R. Allen
11:00 a.m. M. Webster B. Mahar
Cantors
D. Jones
D. Jones/Chorale
Hospitality Ministers
L. Lawton, L. Lebron, Y. Powell M. Webster, L. Smith A. Powell, A. Miah, C. Jones
Y. Speights, B. McCarter M. Evans, M. Rice R. Brent, M. Calloway
Altar Servers
Paul and Michael
Aaron, Christian, Makiah
Extraordinary Ministers*
D. LeBeaux, D. Reuss
J. Noon
* NOTE if a seminarian is serving on the altar, he will be administering Holy Communion, thus we would need one less EM
Church Attendance: April 17th 8:30 Mass, 103, $2,894.00 and 133 at 11:00am, $2,892.00 How Does a Person Becomes a Catholic? How Does a Catholic Return to the Faith? WHAT TO KNOW - How does an adult Catholic receive the sacraments of First Holy Communion, Penance, and or Confirmation they may have missed? The process is referred to as the RCIA = The Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults. We have classes every week for adults who wish to be baptized, or convert from one religion to Catholic. It is also for Catholics who wish to return to the faith, receive an adult presentation of our faith, and/or to receive the sacraments they may have missed on the way – First Eucharist, First Penance (confession), and Confirmation. Anyone may visit the class in session in the rectory basement (chapel). They meet Sunday mornings at 9:45a.m. Ms. Karen Korol is the Director of the program. Karen, Deacon Al or Fr. Fest will be happy to answer questions you may have. You also can email us at
[email protected] and mention you are interested in learning more about the program. Centennial Engraved Memorial Bricks for the Blessed Mother’s Grotto Walkway – The work is well underway on our Marian Grotto. Have you placed your order for your commemorative brick! Cost is $150.00 per brick for a 4X8 and $225.00 for an 8X8. Order forms are in the back of the church. For information, please contact May-Paulle Didon at
[email protected]. We will dedicate the Grotto on May 15, 2016 as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Dedication of our Parish Church which occurred May 14, 1916. Domestic Violence Workshop - Knights of Peter Claver Ladies’ Auxiliary presents a Domestic Violence Workshop on Saturday, May 7 from 12 Noon to 4 p.m. in the parish hall. The keynote speakers are Renesia Martin and Dr. Rita Robinson. It is free and includes lunch. Spread the word to someone who needs to know about this.
Job Coach/Employment Support at Christ House on Wednesday Evenings: Catholic Charities needs volunteers to assist the men at Christ House in their search for employment. Join our group of volunteers that meet Wednesday evening at Christ House in Old Town Alexandria from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Volunteers work alongside the residents, assisting them with resume and interview preparation, networking, job search tips, internet searches and applications, and much more. Meetings are based on a curriculum and training is provided. For more information, contact Eileen Rabbitt at
[email protected] or call (703) 841-3838. Mother's Day Novena of Masses - You may enroll your mother, living or deceased, in our Mother's Novena of Masses - a series of 9 Masses beginning on Mother’s Day. These Masses are offered for the intention of those enrolled. You can enroll your mother by putting her name on the special Mother’s Day Mass envelop in your packet or find more enrollment envelopes in the back of the church. Please return these enrollments by Mother's Day, May 8. A Homecoming... This coming weekend several members of our parish will be attending a parish strategic planning retreat as was mentioned in the bulletin several weeks ago. Fr. Fest and Deacon Al Anderson will be with the retreatants at the Priestfield Retreat Center in West Virginia. Please keep this effort in your prayers. Taking care of the Masses here at St. Joseph's will be Fr. Hyginus Boboh SSJ - who served his deacon year here at St. Joseph’s. He is now pastor of St. James Major Parish in Pritchard, Alabama, outside of Mobile. He is undertaking a project there and wishes to solicit your help. Let us welcome this missionary back with great affection! THE FEAST OF PENTECOST is May 15 - a special day for the universal Church and for Saint Joseph’s Church. We will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dedication of our church that day at the 8:30 a.m. Mass – and we will bless our new grotto after the 11 a.m. Mass. The grotto is our monument to the next 100 years, containing our time capsule.
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