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ST.JOSEPH 4521 N Arden Rd Email: [email protected] Otis Orchards, WA 926-7133 • Fax Web site: stjoeparish.org
Pastoral Council Suzie Frei, Pat Hinman, Cheri Hoagburg, Carolyn Holley, Mark Lamb, Mike Lunneborg, Danielle Wehr, Jennifer Witt Finance Council Mary Cameron, Debbi Haskins, Brian Gehlen, Marilyn Lunneborg, Jim Rudolph
Faith Formation Council Pam Finn, Karla Gehlen, Mirna Reyes Mark & Anna Henry, Brad Pearson, Amanda Peterson, Philip Wehr Charity and Justice Committee Jim Baumker 255-9498 [email protected]
Welcome Committee Darrel & Delores Jones 998-0438
Seniors on the Go Mary Nolan 328-2292 Dianne Murray 315-4688
Knights of Columbus Dennis Hardy 263-3454
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Ken & Cheryl Nagle 922-9813
Stewardship Committee Carolyn Holley 999-8739
St. Gabriel’s Group (Mom’s Group) Jaymie Miner 999-6631
Prayer Chain Diana Andriolo 926-5490 [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ministry Preschool thru 7th grade Sunday 9:15—10:15 a.m.
Teachers: Preschool: Beth Pipkin 389-1426 Kindergarten: Shelagh Huntley 893-0128 1st Grade: Brad Pearson 208-683-1878 2nd Grade: Cheri Hoagburg 863-3748 3rd Grade: Carolyn Holley 999-3739 4th Grade: Philip Wehr 926-6457 5th Grade: Eustine Moczulski 279-9054 6th/7th Grade: Doug Wanner 710-9436
YOUTH MINISTRY Youth 8th—12th Grades Sunday 6:00—8:00 p.m.
Leaders Meta & Gene Boik 928-6182 [email protected]
Parish Hall Rental Cindy Baird 926-7133
Marriage Coordinator Barbara Haney 926-7133
Eucharistic Minister Instructor Marilyn Lunneborg 226-3167
Lector Instructor Joe Biegler 255-9963
Altar Server Instructor Emanuele Portolese 474-0598
Liturgy Coordinator Tom Dettwiler 808-5481
PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Mike Kwiatkowski—Pastor Email: [email protected]
Deacon Chalo Martinez - 263-9553 Email: [email protected]
Easter April 1, 2018
“The Lord is truly
risen, alleluia.”
OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday: 8:30 am—4:30 pm
WORSHIP Saturday - 5:30 pm Sunday - 8:00 am & 10:30 am
- am Wednesday—6:00 pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday 12:30—2:30 p.m. Wednesday 6:00—8:00 a.m. Wednesday 6:30—10:00 p.m.
RECONCILIATION Saturday 4—5 pm or by appointment
STAFF 926-7133 Parish Secretary Cindy Baird Email: [email protected]
Finances Becky Schoultz Email: [email protected]
Religious Ed Director Teresa McCann Email: [email protected]
Housekeeping Barbara Haney
BAPTISMS: Infants & Adults Call Parish Office for Parish policies
MARRIAGE: Preparations begin at least four months in advance of the wedding. Attendance at Marriage Preparation Weekends and other Di-ocesan regulations apply. Call Parish Office for Marriage policy.
SICK: Anointing of the Sick or Shut n Ministry—Call the Parish Office
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, March 31 8pm People of the Parish Sunday, April 1 8:00am People of the Parish 10:30am People of the Parish Tuesday, April 3 8:30am Wednesday, April 4 6pm †Helen Nordling Thursday, April 5 8:30am Friday, April 6 8:30am †Kay Clift Saturday, April 7 5:30pm People of the Parish Sunday, April 8 8:00am 10:30am †Margaret Frey
WEEK AHEAD –April 2-8 Monday Parish Office Closed Tuesday After Mass Social 9am Building Committee 9:30am Quilters 10am Eucharistic Adoration 12:30-2:30pm RCIA 6:30pm Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration 6-8am Mom’s Group 9:30am Pastoral Council 6:30pm Eucharistic Adoration 6:30pm-10pm Thursday Faith Study 9:30am Saturday Stephen Ministry Kick-off Sunday Knights Breakfast 9am-12noon RE—PreK-7 9:15am Hour of Faith 9:20am 1st Communion/Confirmation Session 1pm Youth Meeting 6pm
St. Joseph Parish — Otis Orchards
WEEKLY COLLECTION 3/25/2018 Envelopes Plate TOTAL
$ 6,242.00 $ 995.94 $ 7,237.94 Total for March to date: $ 28,973.13 Needed Monthly $ 31,200.00 Building Maintenance Fund Total for March $ 576.00 ************************************************* OPOF Campaign 2013 2016 Total Pledges $727,785 $465,193 $1,192,978 Collected $693,643 $327,212.90 $1,020,855.90
Scriptures for April 8 Acts of the Apostles 4:32-35 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
1 John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31
LITURGY SCHEDULE for April 7th & 8th
Mass GREETER LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS USHERS SERVERS 5:30pm C Hoagburg D Wanner S Sattler , C Hoagburg, J Hoagburg A Sattler & M Andriolo J Sattler
8:00am M Fautch & I Romero-Shelton G Carlsen, R Wood, F Falco J Rosa M Korsten C Pederson M Schimmels, Deacon Chalo D Yaeger M Marabello
10:30am L & I Wear T Knaff R Lee, K Lee, N Knaff, E Baum M Edwards A Lewis K Mattern, K Dondero, Deacon Chalo B Pearson L Pipkin
***IF YOU CAN NOT SERVE, PLEASE FIND A REPLACEMENT. THANK YOU***
Ministers needed for the homebound! Training Provided We are in need of more ministers to bring the Eucharist to the homebound on a regular basis or to be on call. If you have questions please call Sharon Elliot at 924-0336 or the Parish office at 926-7133.
April 1—Easter Sunday ALLELUIA! Christ is risen and is victorious over sin and death! We share this great news wherever and with whomev-er we can.
STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION.
Alleluia He is Risen. Let us try to keep the Easter season in our hearts through-out the year! Pray daily and listen for
God’s response on howe we should use our gifts to fulfill His plan.
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The second collection for Spokane Valley Partners will be taken up next weekend April 7th & 8th.
LENT RICE BOWLS Encounter the Risen Christ
We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten jour-ney with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we en-
counter our Risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sis-ters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowls. There are baskets at the back of the church. If possible please replace coin with a check or cash. Make checks payable to “St Joseph Parish” with note “Rice Bowl” Thank you.
Happy Easter From your Parish Staff
Easter Egg Hunt After 10:30 Mass this Sunday
The parish office will be closed Monday, April 2nd for an Easter Holiday (and to recoup
from Holy Week) and closed at 1pm on Friday, April 6th.
Knights Breakfast next weekend, April 8th. Even if you cannot attend breakfast you can still make donations, collected by Knight's repre-sentatives in the foyer and parish hall. As al-ways, you can also purchase breakfasts to go.
St. Joseph’s Baptism Schedule—2017-2018 Classes: June 10 Baptism: June 17 September 9 September 16 Classes are held on Sundays, after the 10:30am Mass. Please call the parish office to register or if you have any questions, 926-7133
FAITH FORMATION APRIL PARISH HAPPENINGS
Youth Ministry Supporting the Faith and Spirituality
of Teens 8th-12th Grades Sundays 6pm
Dear Awesome Teens, We will not be meeting this Sunday. We pray that you have an amazing Easter with your family. We have a Coeur d'Alene outing planned for Saturday, April 14th. We will begin with a hike of Tubbs Hill, have lunch, spend the afternoon seeing the sights, have Mass at St. Thomas parish and then head to dinner and a movie. This day is free to all youth ministry members, so come and join us for the day. Here's prayers for you all to have a safe, happy, and WARM Spring break. God bless, Meta, Gene, and the Youth Ministry Team
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Religious Education for 4 year olds—7th Grade
Building a Community of Faith for Our Children
Weekly RE is meeting Sundays, 9:15-10:15 am at Otis Elementary. You can register anytime! Classes
continue April 8, 15, 22 & 29 Mary Crowning in the Church. Contact Teresa for more info: [email protected] or 926-7133.
Night Walk Ministry will be serving meals to House of Charity (HOC) residents inside the facility. At times the meals will consist of sandwiches and other times we will prepare hot food. The next date for this ministry will be Tuesday, April 10th at 9am (after morning Mass) in the parish hall to make sandwiches and bag cookies. Cookie donations are always needed. We also welcome volunteers to assist in serving the food from 4:30 - 5:30pm. If interested please contact Deacon Chalo at 263-9553 or by email: [email protected].
The Charity and Justice Committee has a Donation Barrel set up in the lobby for Charities. Each month, the requested do-nation items will be updated to reflect the most pressing need. At the end of each month, the barrel will be emptied and delivered to the chosen charity. For the month of April we will be collecting items for Mission Community Outreach. Mission Community Out-reach provides clothing and limited supplies of household items, infant care items, personal hygiene items, and support for domestic violence and fire victims with referral from a partner agency. Right now what would be most helpful would be Hygiene products, especially shampoo & condi-tioner, baby shampoo, body wash or soap, lotion Clothing, especially men’s and school age children
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST
will be celebrated here at St. Joseph on Wed, May 16th at the 6:00pm Mass.
The next preparation session for students and parents is next
Sunday, April 8, 1-3 pm. in the Par ish Hall. Call Teresa in the parish office for more information.
Otis Orchards Elementary Supplies Needed! Thank your everyone for the generous supply of tissues! The teachers are now asking for pencil eraser toppers; dry erase board markers, cleaning spray and erasers; single subject wide-ruled spiral notebooks; and pencils. There is a collection box under the table by the office window.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CATHOLICS who celebrated the Initiation Sacraments at the Easter Vigil: Bradie Lewis, Macy Morgan, Vince Petersen, and MacKenzie Yackel. We also welcome Grant Ryan, Nicole
and Madeleine McManus, and Shaylee May who were Bap-tized this Easter. We joyfully welcome all of them!!
Seniors on the Go are planning a one day trip to Pataha Flour Mill, Pataha, WA and the Palouse Falls thru AlphaOmega Tours and Charters, Wednesday, April 11th. The trip cost only $69/person which includes travel, lunch, tip for touring the mill (which includes shops, a museum and a café) and a visit to Palouse Falls which should be spectacu-lar in April. You must call 509-299-5594 to reserve your spot and say you are with St Joseph Parish. The estimated time frame is 8am to 5pm. They will be carpooling from the church to the bus pick-up spot. Before the trip you will re-ceive a letter with details. You don’t need to be a “senior” to join them—the more the merrier!
YOUTH FUNDRAISER Thank you to all of you who supported our youth fundraiser!! Sales exceeded expectations! This fundraiser will support the 2019 youth pil-grimage to Rome and Lourdes and other Catholic youth activities.
Save the Date! Sunday, April 15th, 5-7pm Volunteer Appreciation Reception
The Stewardship Committee would like to thank everyone that contributes their time and talent to the church with an appreciation reception. Wine, cheese and desserts will be served. Adults only please.
Please RSVP in the parish office.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Please join us for Divine Mercy Adoration on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8th. We will start at 2:45pm for an introduction pr ior to the chaplet that will start at 3. We will be done round 3:30pm.
Deacon Chalo has kindly agreed to lead the devotion. Please see the table in the foyer with more information.
The Charity and Justice committee prepared Spring Break snack bags for 24 students in the Bite 2 Go Program at Otis Orchards Elementary. Big thanks for the food gener-ously donated by Yokes in Liberty Lake and URM Cash and Carry.
Safe Environment Program (Protecting Our Children) “When any person, in his or her official supervisory capacity with a nonprofit or for-profit organization, has reasonable cause to believe that a minor has suffered abuse or neglect caused by a person over whom he or she regularly exercises supervisory authority, he or she shall report such incident, or cause a report to be made, to the proper law enforcement agency, provided that the person alleged to have caused the abuse or neglect is employed by, contracted by, or volunteers with the organization and coaches, trains, educates, or coun-sels a minor(s) or regularly has unsupervised access to a minor(s) as part of the employment, contract, or voluntary service.” In other words, volunteers who supervise other volunteers who work with minors are required to report any suspected abuse by others whom they supervise. Sited from RCW (1) (b). Reporting Suspected Abuse: To report any suspected abuse, please contact: Victims Assistance Coordinator (509) 353-0442 Office Phone, (509) 998-8340 Cell Phone Child Protective Services Spokane Co. (509)363-3333, (800)557-9671, (800)562-5624 Department of Social and Health Services, (866) 363-4276 Law Enforcement Spokane County: (509) 456-2233
St. Gabriel’s Group (Mom’s Group) meets Wed, 9:30-11:30am with child care provided. Check out the parish website for a calendar and to
see what the group represents. Any questions call or text Jaymie Miner, (509)999-6631 or [email protected].
WE RECYCLE!! St Joseph Par ish recycles our paper, cardboard, aluminum, steel cans, and plastic. If you have a meeting or event at the parish, please use the special blue recycle cans and then empty
them into the smaller dumpster outside the north door of the parish hall. Please do not put other garbage and kitchen waste in these blue Recycle cans inside or the outside receptacle.
IN THE COMMUNITY
ON GOING PARISH HAPPENINGS
Rosary: Par ishioner Gary Wycoff will be lead-ing a Rosary every Saturday at 10am outside the West end of the building or in the Eucharist Chapel in bad weather. Special prayers will be said for all of the violence in the world. Everyone is welcome!
Monday Night Faith Study This group is showing and discussing the series “Pivotal Players” with Bishop Robert Barron at 6:30pm in the parish Cry Room. For questions call Sue Moss at 509-710-1575 or [email protected]. All are welcome!
Thursday Morning Faith Study Would you like to learn more about the Reformation and also different Catholic saints who offered a response in history? You are invited to join the faith study on Thursday mornings at 9am in the parish hall to view and discuss some very en-gaging DVD’s on this part of Church history.
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Please join us in prayer and a brief reflection on the Gospel.
Hour of Faith is a great way to supplement Sunday Mass. Reflecting on the weekly Gospel can help you hear God's word more personally. Joining our prayers together is pow-erful. Please come for all or part, as time permits. Sundays at 9:20am following the RE Calendar.
MINISTRY MINIONS Want to help out at the church, but are unsure of your schedule? Can't commit to a meeting sched-ule? Join Ministry Minions. We'll take your name and number and call you if we have an event that could use your help. Contact the Parish office if you are interested.
ADULT FAITH STUDY OPPORTUNITIES Parish Campout 2018
This year’s campout will be July 12—15. Due to a change in Idaho’s park regulations, all reservations and payments must be in by the 14th of June. Reservation sheets are with the campout poster in the gathering area. Cost is only $92.84 for 3 nights! Payment plans are available.
COME JOIN THE FUN!
Theology on Tap Series Presented by St Mary Catholic Church
Thursday, April 12 “It is good to have a little mystery in your life. If everything could be known, understood, ex-plained, and clearly proven, there would be no room for faith—which appears to be essential to God’s plan for the world and humanity.” from Matthew Kelly’s Rediscover the Rosary. Presented by Bishop Tomas Daly
Theology on Tap is an opportunity for young adults and par-ents of school-aged children to gather socially, and ex-plore topics related to living our faith in our everyday lives. Held in the banquet room in the back of The Ref Sports Bar, 14208 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley. Doors open at 6pm for those who want to purchase dinner and drinks. The speaker will begin at 7pm providing opportunities for discus-sion after the presentation. Child care for potty-trained chil-dren is available, please see the website: parish.stmarysspokane.com under the Adult Formation tab.
St. Paul is Coming to the Big Screen Where Sin Abounds… Grace Abounds More
Paul: Apostle of Christ , in theaters now, follows the story of Paul and Luke, while Nero seeks to persecute the young church. This is a great opportunity for us to delve deeper into the story of Paul and the early church, both as individuals and a larger community!
SIGN OF THE TIMES: Mark your calendars for two up-coming presentations here at St. Joseph Parish. Wed, April 25th at 9:00am and repeated at 6:30pm. “Homelessness in Spokane - The Reality and Solutions”, a showing and discussion of the recently produced PBS doc-umentary. And Wed, May 2nd at 6:30pm. “The Sultan and the Saint”, a movie and discussion about the encounter between St. Francis of Assisi and the Muslim Sultan during the time of the Crusades, and the challenge to us today. FREE. Sponsored by St. Joseph Charity and Justice Committee.
Around the Diocese
Immaculate Heart Retreat Center 6910 S Ben Burr Rd, Spokane, (509) 448-1224
For more information or to register in advance: www.ihrc.net Days of Prayer: 9am-3pm, begins with the Rosary, and includes the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Mass, two confer-ences, lunch and concludes with Adoration. $38/ $48 with a room. Please register in advance. Wed, April 18 “Don’t Stop Us from Dying with You!”. The Spirituality of China’s Martyr Saints. Dr Anthony Clark Thurs, May 10 Marian Day of Prayer “Mary, A Woman for Our Times” Fr Max Oliva, SJ
Retreats Weekly Serenity of the Heart AA Meeting, Every Friday at 12 noon. The group is always open for more member s. Call Barb at (509) 688-5640, if you would like to come, or simply come to the meeting. All are welcome!
Private Directed Retreats are always available: Ignatian, or Scriptural Spiritual Direction retreats; 3, 5, 8, or 30-Day. We can tailor a retreat to your spiritual, and emotional needs. For more information or to register in advance. Please call: (509) 448-1224 or visit www.ihrc.net . Cost per day is dependent on the length of the retreat with meals.
Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of Spokane (Holy Cross, Queen of Peace and St. Joseph Cemeteries) offers both funeral and cemetery services. Families can take care of all their needs in a single visit, with CFCS coordinating the arrangements with parish, pastor and family. For infor-mation call 467-5496.
Mass of Remembrance Every month, Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services offers a Memorial Mass to remember those individuals interred in the three Catholic Cemeteries (Holy Cross, Queen of Peace, St. Joseph), especially those who have died the preceding month. These Masses, all held at Holy Cross Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel (4200 N. Wall), are celebrated the first Sat. of the month at 9:00 am. Page 5
Prepares Lambs Closet at St. Mary Church, is a collabo-ration of the Spokane Valley parishes of St. Mary, St. Jo-seph, and St. John Vianney as part of the Catholic Charities Prepares program. For more information please call St Jo-seph parishioner Dianne Murray at 315-4688.
Prepares, a par ish based ministry, launched in 2014 by the Bishops of the State of Washington, provides pregnant mothers, fathers, and their families our church’s promise of support and care from pregnancy through the child’s fifth birthday. Prepares families may be in crisis pregnancies or may be raising children alone or without a healthy support network. Go to www.preparesforlife.org or call Catholic Charities of Spokane 509-455-4973 for more information.
Immaculate Heart Needs Volunteer Help! The retreat center is in desperate need of new volunteers for their Marthas and Josephs program. This group of dedicated women & men volunteer to come to IHRC to clean rooms after a retreat. This usually happens on Mondays from 9am to 12pm. Chores range from vacuuming to cleaning sinks, toilets, and shower areas. Then they are treated to lunch in the retreat center’s dining room. For more information on how you can become a Martha or Joseph, or to begin a group at your parish, please call Kristen Parker at 509-448-1224
For Youth – a local mission in Spokane Faith and Action Youth Mission Trip – July 8-12, 2018 Are you looking for a way to immerse yourself in serving your community & growing closer to Christ? All youth go-ing into 6th-12th grade are invited to join St. Mary’s local summer service trip. We are partnering with St. Augustine parish and are working to keep cost around $100 per individ-ual. If interested contact Jeanette Benson, [email protected].
Natural family planning (NFP) is a way of life that is grounded in respect for the dignity of the person, the gift of life, and the meaning of marriage. An NFP course will be offered at 9:30am Saturday, April 21, May 19 and June 16 at St. Peter Church, 3520 E. 18th Ave. To register for this class or a self-paced on-line class, go to http://register.ccli.org. To learn more visit www.live-the-love.org or call 509-590-8576.
Don’t miss The Bible and the Virgin Mary on EWTN! The St. Paul Center is excited to announce that their popular Journey Through Scripture study The Bible and the Virgin Mary has premiered on EWTN, weekly at 10:30am PST. With your help they are launching a revival in Catholic Scripture study, bringing countless Catholics into an encoun-ter with the life-transforming power of God’s Word in both liturgy and life. In twelve visually stunning episodes of The Bible and the Virgin Mary, host Matthew Leonard studies the Word of God from the heart of the church and unveils the mystery of Our Lady in Scripture. The Bible and the Virgin Mary will air on EWTN: Mondays and Saturdays 10:30am PST
Rachel’s Corner - Hope and Healing after Abortion Has it felt sometimes like God has abandoned you? Or is it just beyond what you can handle to ponder reconciling with Him? Let God do the hard part! He is ready & yearns to hold you in His arms again! Join us on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat. April 27 -29 or Oct 19-21, 2018 Spokane. Contact Julie Olson, Spokane Rachel’s Vineyard, 509-994-4355, www.rvspokane.org or [email protected]. Eastern Washington 1-800-822-HOPE (4673)
The Walla Walla Catholic Schools, a K-12 school with c. 300 students currently enrolled, seeks an experienced, results-oriented, collaborative senior fundraising professional to serve as the Director of Advancement. In an environment of stable leadership, a committed governing Board and Endow-ment Board, a dedicated faculty, and enthusiastic volunteers, the Director of Advancement will work for WWCS in col-laboration with the President of the Walla Walla Catholic Schools, staff, and volunteers to advance the mission of the WWCS to provide an “Education for Life.” For detailed information and a full job description, visit the diocesan employment listings: www.dioceseofspokane.org/employment
The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Washington Supporting Catholic Parishes, Schools and Institutions through Permanent Endowments. To learn more contact, please Sr. Mary Tracy via email or by calling (509) 358-7334 www.spokanecatholicfoundation.com
