ST. JOSEPH PARISH

www.stjosephgarrett.com Rectory-Father Shafer, pastor (260)357-0381

Parish Staff (260)357-3122 Rev. Jim Shafer, Pastor, ext. 10 Email: frjim@stjosephgarrett.org

Jill Lay, Administrative Assistant ext. 22 Email: lay@stjosephgarrett.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday-8:00-4:30

School Staff (260)357-5137

Kristine Call, Principal ext. 16 call@stjosephgarrett.org

St. Martin’s Soup Kitchen (260)357-0382 Hours: Monday and Thursday-4pm to 6pm

St. Martin’s Clothes Closet (260)357-0382 Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday-9:00am-Noon Thursday 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Prayer Line: Call Mary Rose Kimmel at (260)357-0360 to activate.

Bulletin Deadline: Monday at 1:00pm stjosephparishcenter@yahoo.com

Mass Times - Daily: Thursday: 6:00pm; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 am

Weekend: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Confessions are heard on Saturday from 3:45pm to 4:15pm. Also by appointment.

Please contact the Parish Center for informa-tion in scheduling Baptisms and Weddings.

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Mission Statement St. Joseph Parish, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, is a community of God’s people. We, as a faith-filled com-munity, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, worship the Father by imitating the Son. We reach out to all people by evangelizing through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy for the dignity of all human life. By our daily proclamation of the Gospel and celebration of the sacraments, addressing our spiritual, social and educational needs, we shine with the love of Christ.

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Welcome! We extend our hearts and hands to all who celebrate with us at St. Joseph’s. We would like to invite any guest to fill out the form below if interested in becoming a registered member of this Parish.

Thank you for worshiping with us!

Yes, it is all in the call and we are the called...called to be disciples...and all that it means... That is how I ended last week's letter...and how this one begins. We have heard how Jesus moved to Capernaum and how He called Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, then the brothers James and John, to follow Him. They did so immediately and left everything else behind. So, we are called to fol-low Him, making His journey our journey. We "leave eve-rything behind" when we make His kingdom here and hereafter our first priority. Then all other things will fol-low that choice. Our Isaiah reading reminded us that "the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light." Yes, we have. Our Christmas celebration told us of that Light coming among us. Then St Paul in his first letter to the church at Corinth gives our following that Light addi-tional meaning and insight. We are called to be one in Him. He is our unity, the source and summit of all. Paul encourages us, "that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose." Paul has heard "that there are rivalries among you", and he will have none of it. Sometimes it is like that among us too. Whether in fami-lies or parishioners, it sometimes seems that we pick or choose our particular thing as the best or first in impor-tance. This is most important or my way of seeing the parish or what it needs is most important...we should not think like this, my friends. Things like "this is my ministry, this is my program, this is my part of the parish" begin to creep into our hearts and minds. I think we are territo-rial, sometimes even extreme in it. St Paul would be jumping all over us in that case. He would say over and over again, for disciples it is all about unity...not mine but ours, not about I but we, not about stay out, this is my territory, but rather come in and share my space. Dis-ciples are called...so are we...to be united in following Him...and all that it means...

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If you have not done so, check out our new website at www.stjosephgarrett.com as I think you will enjoy it. Navigate around it...lots of things there. We will be add-ing features soon that hopefully will help you grow spiritu-ally and increase your knowledge of our Catholic faith. Put us among your favorites. As we strive to be a light of His kingdom here in this parish, we seek your prayers for us, good St Joseph. Fr. Jim

Jan Parker, Cheri Krueckeberg and Sue Wilhelm are back to help people gather the fragments and bring them to Center through the Invitation to Stillness Retreat. Learn wellness and spiritual practices that bring us to an aware-ness of God’s Presence. The retreat will be Saturday, Feb-ruary 4, from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The cost is $30 and in-

cludes healthy snacks.

Please register by January 27, 2017. Registration can

be done online or by calling the office.

Also being offered is “Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton” Series. Participants are lead on a journey of spiritual transformation and a more contempla-tive and peace-filled life. Each booklet provides an intro-duction to Merton and contemplative living through prayer, readings and questions for small group dialogue. The fourth book, Discovering the Hidden Ground of Love is the current course of study and explores the power of love and God as love and ultimate source of our being. Bridges to Contemplative Living meets 2-4 pm the first and third

Friday of February through May.

The cost is $75 due prior to first session. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own booklets through

Amazon or Ave Maria Press.

Please register by January 27, 2017. Registration can

be done online or by calling the office.

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Mass Schedule

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

To all Ministers please remember to arrive 15 minutes before Mass and please sign in at the Sacristy. Thank you.

Monday, January 23, 2017 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 8:30 a.m. Joseph Family

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 a.m. Eileen & Daniel Dunne

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle 8:30 a.m. Kathryn Rex

Thursday, January 26, 2017 Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops 6:00 p.m. Violet Bixler

Friday, January 27, 2017 Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time 8:30 a.m. Betty DeLucenay

Saturday, January 28, 2017 Vigil of the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 p.m. Matt O’Connor

Sunday, January 29, 2016 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Eugene & Alice Bruns 10:30 a.m. Parish Family

Ministry Schedule

School News

Homebound Schedule for January 29 List 1: Chris Hoeffel

Saturday, January 28-4:30 p.m. Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion: Joe Kashmer, Greg & Marcia Hoeffel Hospitality Ministers: Carlas & Amanda Hinkle Lector: John Blomeke Musicians: Tom Novy & Wally Mattes Servers: Kayla Charles & Jude Hoeffel

Sunday, January 29–8:00 a.m. Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion: Steve Urbine, Candy Beber, & Elizabeth Slone Hospitality Ministers: Paul & Bridget Beber Lector: Care Urbine Musicians: Diane Ort & Kathy Johnson Servers: Andrew Wilcox & Margaret Kurtz

Sunday, January 29–10:30 a.m. Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion: Tracy Joseph, Steve & Kathy Kelham Hospitality Ministers: Brook & Sue VandeZande Lector: Amy McAlary Musicians: Children’s Choir, Tom Novy, & Holly Joseph Servers: Clayton Fielden, Warren & Katelyn Joseph

St. Joseph Catholic School held its Spelling

Bee last week. This year's runner-up went to

5th grader, Jude Hoeffel, and our winner is

6th grader, Andrew Molargik. CONGRATULA-

TIONS to both students!

January: Month of the Holy Name of Jesus Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention: That all Christians may be faithful to the Lord’s teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial commun-ion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity. Pro-Life Prayer Intention: For all children, especially those that are neglected, abandoned and abused. Living Rosary Intention: For those participating in our RCIA program.

Contributions January 15, 2017

$3,837

Time, Talent and Treasure of our Children

My Time: prayed, gaf awey things, help, prayed My Talent: helping mom, sports, lisnen, art

My Treasure: $9.39

Parish Contacts Finance Council-Bill Moyer-bmoyer@hughes.net Liturgical Music-Kit Miller-nickitty@juno.com Religious Education-Chuck Ostman-crogeo@aol.com Parish Council- Communion for the Homebound-Tom & Patty O’Connor-tpoconnor1969@gmail.com-Phone-415-5213 Building & Grounds Committee-Dave DeKoninck-Phone-570-6802 Soup Kitchen-Bill Sobieski-Phone-466-1026 Clothes Closet-Mary Lou DeWitt-Phone-553-0122

Upcoming Events Week of January 23-29, 2017

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

Mass 4:30 p.m.

Mass 8:00 a.m. Mass 10:30 a.m.

Religious Ed 9:15-10:15 a.m.

11:30-1:00 School Open

House

8:30 a.m. MASS

12:00 Church cleaning

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