SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA April 29, 2018

PLEASE REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Those who are ill: Bill Braungard, Fr. Norman Hohenwarter, Josephine Krushinsky, Joan Manual, Norma Ritchey, Anna Thompson, Tony Wang, and those in nursing homes; those presently or recently in the hospital; and those listed in our Book of the Sick.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SEMINARIANS: All Priests and Sisters, Active and Retired, Diocesan and Religious

BAPTISM: May God continue to bless Luca Kenichi Hori-ta son of Adam & Jenna Horita and Ava Riley Homan, daughter of Travis & Amy Homan baptized April 21.

Flowers on the High Altar are given By Joan Matterness in Memory of Walt Matterness

Flowers on the Blessed Virgin Mary Altar are given by Joan Matterness in Honor of our 2018 First Communion Class

Flowers on the Saint Joseph Altar are given by Joan Matterness in Honor of the 22nd Anniversary of our

Perpetual Adornation Chapel

BANNS: Second Banns - Patrick Morgan of St. Jo-seph Church, Lancaster and Josephine Ostrowski of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Ephrata will marry on May 12, 2018 here at Saint Joseph’s.

Fifth Sunday of Easter I Am the True Vine

Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,

Christ is Risen; Truly He is Risen! This Sunday, the Good Shepherd explains another Truth about the New Life we have as God’s sons and daughters through our Baptism and how we are to be effective witnesses to the Risen Lord:

"I am the true vine. . . Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it re-mains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches.

Just as we need to heed the voice of the Good Shepherd, so that we may follow him to the fullness of life, so too must we always remain intimately connected to the Lord Jesus like a branch to the vine.

The LORD’s Paschal Mystery frees us from the snares of sin and death, from all that brings sadness and holds us back. But this freedom is not like a bird that is freed from a snare and flies away. Our freedom opens the door to a per-sonal and intimate relationship with Almighty God. Our free-dom is that we might have life and have it in its fullness. Con-sequently, the Risen Lord directs us, “Remain in me, as I re-main in you.”

This fullness of life we call Eternal Life. The way we share in eternal life, through which we find happiness and peace here and now, as well as have the path to a fruitful life is ex-pressed in his statement, “I AM the true vine.” The image of the vine emphasizes this necessity of our rootedness in the Risen Lord, or in other words a personal relationship with Jesus, otherwise we have no life. If we have no relationship with the Lord—if we do not know Him, love Him, and follow Him—we have NO LIFE. There is NO true happiness and NO peace apart from the One who declares “I AM the true vine.”

The Risen Lord has given us the Church itself, his Flock, as a means to be rooted and connected to the True Vine, as well as giving us the Sacraments, Sacred Scripture, the lives of the saints, and Church teaching. Preserving and deepen-ing this relationship with the True Vine, this rootedness and connected-ness, must be our top priority. And the more we are rooted in the LORD, the more we will seek ways to be effective witnesses to his death and resurrection, and thus bear much fruit for the LORD.

In Holy Baptism, we are grafted onto the True Vine, Jesus Christ, and share His life. Christ emphasizes the need to nurture and nourish this New Life, saying: “unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.” (John 6:53) Today, we congratu-late the 7 of our children who are nourished for the first time by the Risen Lord in their First Holy Communion, the sacra-ment of Christ’s Sacred Body and Precious Blood. We also congratulate the 16 young people who have been empow-ered by the fullness of the Holy Spirit in Confirmation this past Friday. Holy Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion offer us the way to remain in the Lord and Him in us.

Radical (meaning rooted) Hospitality flows from be-ing rooted in this living relationship with the LORD, and

SCRIPTURE READINGS:

May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter

First Reading: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48. Second Reading: 1 John 4:7-10

Gospel: John 15:9-17

MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM SCRIPTURE READINGS: Fifth Sunday after Easter

Epistle - From Blessed James the Apostle, 1. 22-27. Gospel - Continuation of the holy Gospel according to

St. John, 16. 23-30. To receive announcements, please go to

LancasterLatinMass.com and click on "Newsletter Signup" on the homepage.

thus our lives produce the fruit of loving fidelity to God and loving service to others. This loving fidelity to God and loving service to others must not be “in word or speech but in deed and truth” as Saint John’s letter urges. Radical Hospitality points the way to love in deed and in truth. May we, as the Parish of Saint Joseph’s, be effective in helping one another, especially these young people who have received these sac-raments, to remain in the Risen Lord, to be his effective wit-nesses, and to produce the abundant fruit of more disciples for the Lord.

In the Peace and Joy of our Risen Lord,

Allan F. Wolfe

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA April 29, 2018

Saturday, April 28 4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Francis & Emma Bowman & Family (Lucks Family)

Sunday, April 29 - Fifth Sunday of Easter

8:00 am Mass - Joseph Moyer (Maureen Quinn)

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

First Holy Communion

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - The Catholic Underground Church in China (Margaret McDevitt)

Monday, April 30 - Saint Pius V, Pope 6:30 am Mass - Nick & Mary Stumpf Klouse (Robyn Kirchner)

9:00 am Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Room

7:00 pm Boy Scouts - Scout Room

Tuesday, May 1 - Saint Joseph the Worker

6:30 am Mass - Richard Zug

8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Allan Danz (His Mother, Lorraine Danz)

6:30 pm Cub Scouts - Scout Room

7:00 pm Mass - Living & Deceased Perpetual Adoration Ador-ers (Vonnie Kirchner Family)

Wednesday, May 2 - Saint Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church

6:30 am Mass - Dorothy & Thomas Crimmins (Fritz Family)

7:00 pm Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible course - GSR, SFR, Tipitina’s, St. Joseph Club

Thursday, May 3 - Saints Philip & James, Apostles

6:30 am Mass - Pius W. Schreiner (Mary, Marie & Helen Schreiner)

8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Mary Ann Smith (Judy Reese)

7:00 pm Parish Council - St. Francis Room

Friday, May 4 - First Friday 6:30 am Mass - Aaron Roda (Theresa Freeman)

6:00 pm Prayer Group - 1st floor meeting room in Religious Ed-ucation Building

7:30 pm Mass - Helen Anderson (Dot Geiger)

Saturday, May 5 8:15 am Mass - Joseph Gardner (Mary Ellen & Margaret

Gardner)

2:00 pm Wedding

4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Robert Schlager (Joe & Pat Weaver)

Sunday, May 6 - Sixth Sunday of Easter

8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

10:30 am Mass - George Joseph (Suleman & Cynthia Joseph)

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Intention of Ken & Ceida Ebert (Cecilia Nico)

“The greatest love story of all time is con-tained in a tiny white Host.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Consider becoming an adorer or a substitute. You can choose the time that would work best for you.

Call 717-397-6921 to schedule your hour.

Open Hours

Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm, Saturday 2:00-3:00pm

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 marks the 22nd

Anniversary of Per-petual Adoration in the Lancaster Deanery. Please plan to join us for a special Anniversary Mass at 7:00pm

Altar Servers Needed: Parents please discuss with and encourage your children (ages 9 and up) to accept this important ministry in service to Christ. Please call Rick Albright at 717-471-2731 to schedule training.

FLOWERS FOR THE CHURCH: Main altar (2 vases) or the Blessed Mother or Saint Joseph side altars can be ordered to celebrate a happy occasion, in thanksgiving, for a special intention or to remember a loved one who has died. The

cost per vase is $40.00. There are still some openings in May (May 13 all altars reserved) and June. Call Judy at the rectory, 717-397-6921 to check weekend altar availa-bility.

CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL: Support the Catholic Home Missions TODAY. Right now, over 40 per-cent of dioceses in the United States are considered home mission territory because they are unable to fund essential pastoral work. Your support funds programs such as religious education, seminary formation, and lay ministry. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.

WOMEN’S CLUB will hold our annual Daughters of Our Lady Banquet on Tuesday May 15. Doors will open at 6:00pm in the Msgr. Smith Social Hall. Tickets are $10.00 for adults ages 11 and up, $8.00for kids ages 3-10 and kids 2 and under will be free. Entertainment will be "Chalk Talk" with Elva Hurst. Reservations encouraged. To purchase tickets or have questions, contact Karen Wisniewski at 717-575-4296 or karen425@yahoo.com. We are looking forward to seeing you there! MASS WITH THE BISHOP: The Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving for the 10th anniversary of the Lancaster Latin Mass community on Sunday, May 27 at our1:30pm Mass at St. Joseph's. Please join us after-wards in the Mgr. Smith Social Hall for a reception. We hope to see you there!

MALTA DEFENSE OF THE FAITH: Our Spring Defense of the Faith speaker is Adam Blai. The program begins with 7:00pm Mass on Thursday, May 24 at St. John Neumann Church

in Lancaster. Adam’s talk is Angels & Demons: Who they are and why they matter. Adam holds a Masters of Science from Penn State in Adult Clinical Psychology. He is a peritus (meaning "expert") of religious demonology and exorcism for the diocese of Pittsburgh and trains priests on a national level.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA April 29, 2018

RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Congratulations to these 6th grade students for their

great science projects: Susana Luciano, 1st place,

Niang Kim and Rylan Albert, 2nd

place; Carson Weigle, 3

rd place.

Thanks to a generous donor, we have reached our goal to fund Chromebooks for our middle school students. They, and anyone who donated to Resurrection during the Extraordinary Give and/or the One Day of Giving made this possible for our students. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We are pleased to announce that Resurrection will again hold Rock The Church, but in the fall rather than the spring. Mark your calendars for November 30, 2018. We will provide more details at a later date.

School Mass this Thursday, May 3, 9:30am, at St.

Anthony of Padua Church will be led by first grade.

We invite your family to become part of the Resurrec-tion family! Family of Faith – Let Our Light Shine.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH TEACHERS: Lancaster Catholic High School seeks 2 full-time English teachers for the 2018-2019 school year. Minimum qualifications include a PA secondary certification (or equivalent) in English and appropriate clearances. Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree in English, and experience in teach-ing English at the high school level. Experience in teaching Advanced Placement and/or dual enrollment college classes a plus. A pastor’s recommendation will be required. Interested applicants should forward a cover letter, resume, certifications and list of references to Mrs. Cecile Carr, ccarr@lchsyes.org, by May 4.

CONCERT CHOIR: Sunday May 13 at 7:30pm. the Uni-versity of Mount Union Concert Choir will perform “Why We Sing…” at Historic St. Mary’s Church. Admission and park-ing are free. Lancaster Catholic High School 2016 graduate Maddie Wolfe will be part of the choir touring from Alliance, Ohio to various parts of the US and internationally. For more information, see flyer hanging outside Fr Wolfe’s Rec-onciliation room. LANCASTER THEOLOGY ON TAP will be held on THURSDAY, May 10 beginning 7:00pm at Annie Bailey's Irish Pub, Lancaster. Matt Ritter, former WGAL broadcaster and current multimedia meteorologist in the DC area, will speak on the topic: LEAPS OF FAITH. For additional de-tails: check out the website at www.totlancaster.com or the Facebook page. All young adults (20's and 30's) are wel-come. Theology on Tap is an outreach ministry of the Ro-man Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

PARISH NEWSLETTER: The deadline for the June parish newsletter is May 15

th. This issue will

recognize our June 2018 graduates. Parish minis-tries are also encouraged to publicize their recent or upcoming activities. Parishioner “News From

the Pews” is also welcomed. Photos are welcome! Please send information to mgardner@stjosephslanc.com or place it in an envelope marked to her attention and drop it in the col-lection basket. 10-WEEK CLUB TICKETS St. Joseph Catholic Club 10-Week Club Party to be held on Saturday, May 12. Proceeds go to our Youth Baseball & Softball programs. Top prize of $2,000! For tickets, call Joe Hoenninger (717) 575-2596 or Joe Legenstein-Certified Carpet (717) 394-3731. ONLY 2 tick-ets left for sale. The Winning ticket for WEEK #8 is 67. TOUR: The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D. C. with Court Queen of Peace #1023, Catholic Daughters of the Americas on Sunday, May 20. The trip in-cludes transportation, continental breakfast on the bus, Mass at the Franciscan Monastery, tour of the Franciscan Monas-tery of the Holy Land in America/gardens and Basilica lunch (at your own cost) and unguided visit to Basilica of the Immac-ulate Conception. A cost of $40 is due by May 10, 2018. To book call Rita at 717-203-3441 or send a check made out to Catholic Daughters of the Americas and sent to Rita Smith-Wade-El at 947 Virginia Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.

ELVIS NIGHT: Knights of Columbus Council 867 1575 New Danville Pike. Friday May 18, after dinner. 7:00-8:30pm. Live Elvis impersonator (Joe Cunningham) along with Jonny Presto singing hits from the 40’s and 50’s. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

THE SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF THE SHROUD OF TURIN AND THE FIRST HOLY WEEK: SAVE the date - Wednesday, May 23, 6:00-9:00pm at the Cardinal Keeler Center. Presented by John Jackson, Ph.D. Tickets are $30 and benefit Catho-lic Charities. Contact Christopher Meehan at 717-657-4804 or order online at www.cchbg.org/

events. Visit www.shroudofturin.com for additional information. YOUNG ADULT RETREAT: Discerning God’s Will in my Life Designed for anyone in their 20s & 30s, single or mar-ried. This retreat taking place at Refreshing Mountain Retreat Center in Stevens, PA will begin with dinner on Friday, May 11 and end shortly after dinner on Saturday, May 12. Retreat di-rectors, Father Brian Wayne and Sr. Geralyn Schmidt, SCC will explore the reality that discernment is an ongoing process in which God calls us to do something and how prayer allows and nourishes authentic discernment. During this retreat, you will learn about practical methods of discerning God’s will, par-ticularly following the rules of St. Ignatius. For more infor-mation and to register online, visit: https://www.hbgdiocese.org/event/young-adult-retreat-discerning-gods-will-life/.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA April 29, 2018

Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week

The Greenfield Restaurant—”The Place for Sunday Brunch” —(717) 393-0668

www. thegreenfieldrestuarant.com

You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com

GIFT CARDS FOR SHOPPING

Don’t forget to purchase your gift cards weekly at church or online at our website. Did you know St. Joseph Church earns 3%-16% on all gift cards sold, providing extra income for our church? Raising money at no cost to you is easy with gift cards.

NOW AVAILABLE IN STOCK: $10 gift cards for Burger King.

Thank you for your continued support!

TIME TALENT and TREASURE A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s

Renewal at Saint Joseph’s through Intentional Discipleship

Intentional Discipleship requires a deliberate decision to pursue a deeper conversion (relationship) with Christ through worship, pray-er, service, giving, studying, and discerning. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that the process of conversion and repent-ance was described by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son, the center of which is the merciful father. The parable reveals the new life — pure, worthy and joyful — of anyone who returns to God and to his family, the Church. Only the heart of Christ who knows the depths of the Father’s love could reveal to us the abyss of his mercy in so simple and beautiful way.

Please consider pursuing God’s love and mercy by participating in one or more of the following:

Daily Mass and the Sacrament of Reconciliation — Experience the gifts of conversion and the healing power of the Sacra-ments of Reconciliation and the Holy Eucharist. Please con-sider attending daily Mass and frequently participating in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Become a Perpetual Adorer — No other sacrament (except the Holy Eucharistic) has greater healing power; through it sins

are purged away, virtues are increased, and the soul is en-riched with an abundance of every spiritual gift.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Sign up for 1 hour a week as a perpetual adorer or a substitute in our Adoration Chapel. Open 24 hours a day, except when Mass is celebrated. To sign up please call the Rectory and ask for Mary Ellen Gardner.

Legion of Mary — The Legion is a lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church, serves the Church and their neighbors. Interested in joining or learning more about the Legion of Mary? Please contact Joanne Bauer at 717-393-7346.

Intercessory Prayer Ministry — Becoming a parish of intentional disciples includes an intercessory prayer team.

Are you being called to join others in opening yourself to the Holy Spirit so that He leads us in prayer?

Do you have a strong desire to pray for God’s will to be mani-fest within our parish?

Do you relate to the image of intercessory prayer as “tilling the soil of the heart of our parish” so as to prepare it to re-ceive the seed of the Gospel?

There are both individual and group prayer opportunities. For infor-mation please contact: Suzanne Ganse: 717-393-0067, sgan-se49@gmail.com or come to the 1st floor meeting room in Reli-

gious Education Building at 6:30pm on First Fridays (next date is May 4th) for group prayer followed by Mass at 7:30pm in the chap-el.

In Pew Collection $6,678.36

Electronic Giving 2,975.00

Online Giving 515.00

Budget 4/22/2018 $11,800.00

Actual $10168.36

Difference ($1,631.64)

Vigils 229.46

Restoration Fund online giving 300.00

MASS ATTENDANCE

April 22, 2018 5:00 pm Mass 173 8:00 am Mass 114 10:30 am Mass 227

Nursery 3 1:30 pm Mass 124 Total Attendance 641

Ten children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on April 22nd totaling $15.50 which goes to the

Missionary Childhood Association.

DISCOUNT HERSHEYPARK TICKETS: Orders (forms in the vestibule) or online under the Parish Life tab, are due to the parish office Tomorrow Monday, April 30.

8TH ANNUAL WOMEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT hosted by the Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will be held at Mount St. Mary’s University,

Emmitsburg, Maryland on June 8-10. Save the date! More details coming soon.

BINGO!!! $1000 Jackpot guaranteed! Knights of Colum-bus Council 6810 will hold a Bingo at St. Leo the Great School Gym on Sunday, May 6. Doors open 12:30pm; Bingo starts at 2:00pm. Admission: $20-Prepay, $25 at the door. Admission gets you 9-card sheets for 20 Regular games & the Jackpot game. There will also be 4 additional 50/50 games, small games of chance, food and drink. Addi-tional cards available for purchase for the Jackpot game. For pre-pay tix, contact Tom Gorman at 717.723.5348 or email treasurerkofc6810@gmail.com by May 4.

GIFT CARD SALES

Date Sales Profit

April 22, 2018 $ 2,135.00 $ 136.75