Mass Times: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 am, 11:00 am, 5:00 pm Last Sunday of Month 2:00 pm Latin Mass

Daily Mass: Mon.– Fri. 8:00 am, Sat 9:00 am. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Saint Joseph Catholic Church

Website: stjosephmacon.wordpress.com

Brings Christ to our community and our community to Christ

830 Poplar Street Macon, Ga. 31201 478-745-1631 church@st-joseph.cc July 1, 2018

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Pastor: Very Rev. J. Scott Winchel

Parochial Vicar: Rev. John W r ig ht

Permanent Deacon: Dona ld Coa tes

Permanent Deacon: Thoma s Eden

School Principal: Alex Por to

Director Religious Education: Ca ndia Michela

Music Director/Organist: Nelda Cha pma n

Director Youth Ministry: La ur en Miller

Finance: Ticha Br a nna n, Pa tti Stinson

Receptionist/Secretary: Cindy Zila r o

Nursery Coordinator: Dia nne Ca r ter

Bulletin: Jim Zila r o

Maintenance Supervisor: Da vid Rubbo

Pastoral Council President: K a thr y n McCa nnon

Important Information and Resources Sacrament of Baptism:

Baptisms are celebrated once a month. Please contact our office

to register.

Confessions:

Mon thru Fri: 7:30 am to 7:50 am

Sat: 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

Anointing of the Sick:

After Saturday morning Mass and by request

Sacrament of Matrimony:

Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance.

Participation in a marriage preparation program is required.

Please call parish office for more information. Do not set a date

prior to speaking to the priest or deacon.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):

Interested in becoming Catholic, contact Deacon Don Coates at

deacondon@st-joseph.cc.

Religious Education:

Sunday 11:00 am - 12 Noon, Mid-August - May.

Bookstore/Gift Shop:

Tues - Sat: 2:30 - 4:30 pm & following each weekend Mass.

Phone Numbers:

Saint Joseph Bookstore - 478-743-9224

Saint Joseph School - 478-742-0636

Mount de Sales Academy - 478-751-3240

Family Advancement Ministries - 478-745-7165

Maximilian Kolbe Center For Life - 478-257-4425

Daybreak - 478-216-9119

Dear Parishioners,

The readings for today address sickness and death. The first reading speaks of death entering the

world at the hand of the devil, and the Gospel includes a dying girl and an ill woman. Sickness and

death are a part of life here on earth, but sickness and death do not have to have the last word. God

made us that we may have spiritual life if we participate in His life, death, and resurrection. Jesus

Christ came so that we might have life and have it abundantly, but there have been people through-

out the ages who have chosen not to participate in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. There are

many paths and roads that can lead us astray from the path that God has set for us. Jesus has

opened the gates of Paradise and Heaven to us, if only we choose to follow Him through the gates, by

following Him with our hearts and actions.

This week, we are thankful for our country as we celebrate the anniversary of its birth, and we ask

that God will always protect us in the freedoms that we enjoy.

Have a wonderful, safe, and blessed Independence Day this week! God bless you.

Fr. Winchel

Sanctuary Candle

In memory of :

Shannon Williams

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Weekly Schedule:

SUNDAY, July 1, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43

8:30AM: Patrick Cochran † 9:45AM: First Sunday Fellowship (SH) 11:00AM: Jerry Beisner † 5:00PM: Evelyn and Donald MONDAY, July 2, 2018

Amos 2:6-10, 13-16; Matthew 8:18-22

8:00AM: Lane and Bette Williams † 5:00PM: Miraculous Medal Novena (CH) 6:00PM: Stewardship Council (CTR) TUESDAY, July 3, 2018 Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle

Ephesians 2:19-22; John 20:24-29

8:00AM: Tracey Colagrande 10:00AM: Adult Bible Study (CTR) WEDNESDAY, July 4, 2018

Numbers 6:22-27; Matthew 5:1-12a

Independence Day - Office Closed 8:00AM: Dennis Besco † No Dinner and Doctrine No Choir Rehearsal THURSDAY, July 5, 2018 St. Anthony Zaccaria, Priest

Amos 7:10-17; Matthew 9:1-8

8:00AM: Shelley Besco 7:00PM: Praise and Worship Prayer Group (CTR) FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr

Amos 8:4-6, 9-12; Matthew 9:9-13

8:00AM: Debbie McMahon SATURDAY, July 7, 2018 Blessed Virgin Mary

Amos 9:11-15; Matthew 9:14-17

9:00AM: Maria Torres Thatcher † 3:15PM: Confessions (CH) 4:30PM: John and Hedwig Burns †

SUNDAY, July 8, 2018 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6

8:30AM: Jaeson Burkovich 11:00AM: Thomas Thanh Vu † 5:00PM: Deborah Caron - Pierce †

CAFÉ: School Cafeteria CH: Church CTR: Center FAM-H: FAM High St.

SJS: St. Joseph School UR: Upper Room * Nursery Available

LOFT: Choir Loft MDS: Mount de Sales RR: Resource Room REC: Rectory

FAM-O: FAM Orange St. GYM: School Gym KCH: Knights of Colum bus Hall KOLBE: Kolbe Center

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Bookstore Volunteers Needed

This is a wonderful opportunity to engage with our St. Joseph

Community! We are in need of volunteers after the following

Masses:

- 3rd Sunday of each month after the 11:00 AM Mass.

- 4th Sunday of each month after the 11:00 AM Mass.

Please contact Debbie McMahon at 478-787-3915 or email at

debramcmahon@aol.com or the church office 478-745-1631.

VIRTUS Records Update

We are updating VIRTUS records for an audit this summer.

Please go to the VIRTUS site at www.virtus.org and check your

status. Online training is required every 5 years. This is called

Safe Environment Refresher Training (SERT). Many have

new Background Checks to be done, or new Code of Conducts

to be signed. If these things are not made current you will be

put on the inactive status and no longer able to participate in

your ministry. Ministry heads have been notified.

Seeking Teachers

For The 2018 - 2019 School Year

St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Macon seeks teachers for the

2018-2019 school year: Spanish, Music and an Extended Day

Program (EDP) Director 2:30PM - 6:00PM on school days.

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and state certification

required. Salary commensurate with experience and

certification level. Send resume and letter of interest to:

alex.porto@sjsmacon.org

First Sunday Fellowship

Please join us in the social hall for First Sunday Fellowship,

today after the 8:30AM Mass! Don ’t miss this chance to

visit with fellow parishioners and enjoy donuts and coffee/

juice. New parishioners and visitors are welcome!

New Weekend Mass Times

Reminder that the new Mass schedule is Saturday, 4:30PM

Sunday, 8:30AM, 11:00AM and 5:ooPM. Latin Mass will be at

2:00PM on the last Sunday of each month.

St. Joseph Parish Email List If you would like to be on our parish email list to receive our

St. Joseph monthly newsletter and to receive other periodic

parish information such as parish funeral notices, send us your

name and email address at: church@st-joseph.cc

Saint Joseph’s Catholic School

What Saint Pope John Paul II says about a Catholic Education “Community is at the heart of all Catholic education, not simply as a concept to be taught, but as a reality to be lived. …Your

students will learn to appreciate the value of community as they experience love, trust, and loyalty in your school and educa-

tional programs, and as they learn to treat all persons as brothers and sisters created by God and redeemed by Christ.” ~ Saint Pope John Paul II

At St. Joseph’s Catholic School we are a community of teachers, staff, and parents who believe

in developing the spirit and the intellect of our students. We welcome all students, Catholic or

other Faith, who want an academically challenging education in an environment of love, trust,

and respect. At SJS, we educate the spirit of every child as well as their mind! With our philos-

ophy of educating the “whole” child, our students learn courtesy, respect, and responsibility in

addition to academics. Your child will be in an environment that is both nurturing and struc-

tured, and where academic achievements are valued and expected! Through the integration of

faith, family, culture and education, St. Joseph’s Catholic School prepares our students to

participate as active members of the Church and society. Summer tours are available by

contacting Debra Harrison, director of admissions, at debra.harrison@sjsmacon.org or

742.0636. You can also visit our website at www.sjsmacon.org.

Activities Here and Around St. Joseph’s

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Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word

The historic Douglass Theatre located at 355 Martin Luther

King Blvd in Macon will be showing the 2018 documentary

“Pope Francis: A Man of His Word” on Sunday July 15

at 3:00 pm. Price of admission is $5 and parking is free in the

parking deck next to the theatre. For more information, please

call the Douglass at 478-742-2000.

Clean Cupboards Clean Hearts

The Clean Cupboards/Clean Hearts ministry at St Joseph’s

Church assists the St Vincent DePaul/St Peter Claver Church

Food Pantry by providing foods for distribution. Please place

your donations in the marked boxes in the church on

today. The pantry has had wonderful generous donations this

year but the need is very great this summer. We would like to

continue providing the same quality and quantity of food for

those we serve and really need your help. Canned soups,

boxed pasta, sauces, canned fruits and cereals are especially

needed this month. There are always requests for cream corn,

and canned peaches. Please be mindful that all items are

factory sealed and are within the “used by” date.

Thank you to the many of you who generously support this

ministry. Your contributions have made a difference in the

lives of so many. May God bless you and your family. “For it is in giving that we receive” St. Francis Assisi

Around the Deanery and the Diocese

Mass Etiquette And Dress

With the arrival of summer, please remember to dress modest-

ly for Mass. If we were invited to a gala event, we wouldn’t

dress as though we were going to the beach. Christ Himself has

invited us to partake in the sacred banquet of the Eucharist.

Our attire and our reverent actions should reflect where we are

and Whose we are. Dressing extremely informally or revealing

is distracting and disrespectful. Dressing up for Mass is

certainly not “out of date.” Parents should also monitor their

children’s dress for Mass. Always remember to be clean, neat,

and modest when attending Mass.

A Call To Diaconate

Do you think that God is calling you…or maybe someone you

know…to serve our parish community as an ordained deacon?

Are you a man between 35 and 60? If so, and you are Catholic

in full communion with the church, with no more than one

prior marriage… you may want to learn more about becoming

a deacon. Some of the ways deacons serve are to perform

baptisms, marriages and funeral services, assist at Mass and

preach, plan liturgical celebrations and teach RCIA. Deacons

visit the sick, hospitalized and dying; some serve in prison

ministry, and in the social services ministries (e.g., homeless

or those with addiction.) Some deacons work in parish

administration. The Office of the Permanent Diaconate is

accepting applications for the next diaconate formation class

which will begin September 2019. Applications will be accept-

ed until September 30, 2018. All application materials are on

the Diocese of Savannah website, under the link for the

Permanent Diaconate office.

http://diosav.org/permanent-diaconate-Formation

Our parish priests or deacons (Don Coates and Tom Eden)

would be happy to meet with you and discuss “your call to

diaconate”.

The bulletin deadline is 10 days prior to the date you need your article to appear. All items received after

the deadline will go into the next bulletin. Submissions should be emailed to: jim@st-joseph.cc.

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Expectant Mothers & their babies Katlyn LaHood

US Navy

LCDR. Burnes Brown PO2. David Bushey MMFN/SS. Brandon Fowler PC2 T. Michael LeMaster SN. Mills Misinco PO2. James A. Palmer, III SGT. Scott Johnson LT. Christine Russell Petty LT. Thomas Petty LT. Nicholas D. Maskell LT. Jason M. Conner ENS. Zackary W. Putman LCDR. Wrenn Landers SA. James E Carter SN/FN. Nathan Treiber

US Air Force

Maj. Amy Bates SSgt. Irene Hewins Maj. Richard Ray Capt. Kyle Stramblad Capt. Robert Johnson TSgt. Kaitlyn Salvatore SSgt. Daniel Letchworth Capt. Paul Elsbernd Capt. Reed Elsbernd

US Army

SPC. Christopher J. Barry SGM. Marlon Faulds SPC. Charles Faulds Sgt. Brian Godwin PFC. Ian Hayward Maj. Sean Michelson Sgt. Josh Scroggins SPEC Forces Derek King SFC. Enrique A. Cayado LTC. Mark R. McClellan 2LT. Grace McClellan Sgt. Anthony Trujillo

US Army Reserves

Sgt. Alonza Richardson SSG. Kenneth Aguiar

US Marine Corps

Pfc. David H. Dixon, Jr. SSgt. Josh Howe SSgt. C. William Stanford Cpl. Dakota L. Lawson

Please say a prayer for all the following:

Recent Baptisms

Bailey Ross Doolittle

The Faithful Departed

Phyllis Rogers

Register/Address

Change If you are new to our parish and would

like to register with us or have had a

change in address, please complete the

form below and drop it in the offering

basket at Mass or mail to the address

on the form. Upon receipt, a parish

registration form will be mailed to you.

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Name______________________

Address_____________________

City____________ Zip________

Phone______________

Email___________________

New Parishioner

Change of Address

Return completed form to: St. Joseph Catholic Church

830 Poplar St. Macon, GA 31201

The Sick

Catherine Genone Dot Kelley Carole Nichols Bobby Smallfence Jim Rybicki

Quiz

1. What is the only thing that can keep you from going to heaven?

2. Incredibly, the Bible teaches that some people will not have to die.

Which people?

3. What does the water of Baptism wash away from a baby’s soul?

4. What three sacraments do we all need on our deathbed?

5. Where did the souls of Noah and his wife go after they died? a. heaven b. hell

c. purgatory d. Limbo of the Fathers e. Noah’s ark

Answers for last week: 1. The Blessed Mother 2. The Angel Gabriel 3. Salvation 4. Consent 5. Your body will die

Marriage Banns

Our Seminarians

Nate Swann

Lewis King

Solomon Kaanan

Michael Downey

Welcome to our New Members

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Offertory for 6/24

Collected: $21,169

Same time last year: $14,673

Weekly average budgeted: $23,165

Debt Reduction/Vision 2020 As of June 10th, 2018

Original debt: $3,223,645

Current debt:: $738,892

Online Giving Online Giving allows us to make contributions to our church without

writing checks or worrying about cash donations. If you would like to give

online go to our St. Joseph online giving website

https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/697 to sign up or give us a call at our

parish office: 478-745-1631

Interested in how you can leave a

donation to St. Joseph’s in your will?

Contact us at the parish office.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support of St. Joseph Catholic Church!

Bishop’s Annual Appeal As of June 21st, 2018

Parish Goal: $123,022

Total Given: $94,968