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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH HERNDON, VIRGINIA SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 10, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, December 9 8:00 a.m. + Paul & Barbara McArdle by Paula Burrows 5:00 p.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Church Sunday, December 10 7:00 a.m. + Andy Blazich by The Blazich Family 8:30 a.m + Karl Joseph Fontenot by The Reilly Family 10:00 a.m. + Mary L. Keppel by Tom Keppel 11:30 a.m. + Michael Slattery by Connie, Ian, Caroline, Marc & Avery 1:00 p.m. + David Duncan by Jean Duncan 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. + Peg Hayden by The Hayden Family Monday, December 11 6:30 a.m. + Liz Atkinson by Jeffrey J. Fairfield, P.C. 8:00 a.m. + Jayne Ann Eckert by Nick & Tim Eckert Tuesday, December 12 6:30 a.m. + Theresa K. Burits by Stan & Bette Ogozalek 8:00 a.m. + John Aquilino by Celeste & Joe Aquilino Wednesday, December 13 6:30 a.m. + Bertha Suarez by José Diaz 8:00 a.m. + Rosalie & Joseph Giambrone by Adele Giambrone Thursday, December 14 6:30 a.m. + Theresa Quadros by The Ushers 8:00 a.m. + Michael Slattery by Connie, Ian, Cailin, Marc & Avery Friday, December 15 6:30 a.m. + Hilda Rodriguez by Ana McCollim 8:00 a.m. + Jane Grillo by Bob Saturday, December 16 8:00 a.m. + Tom Reilly by The Harrigan Family 5:00 p.m. + Nancy Flynn by Megan, Doug, & Gayle McDonald Sunday, December 17 7:00 a.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Church 8:30 a.m + Agnes P. Reilly By The Reilly Family 10:00 a.m. + Jim Carter by The Sasala Family 11:30 a.m. + Francis R. Campbell by Rick & Michelle Zaring 1:00 p.m. + Jim Guertin by The Kimpflen Family 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. - Donald LaVelle by Lisa & Noah Pearce
Especially for the sick of the parish:
Maximo Acevedo Roberto Alcalde
Kay Allen Kristen Coughlan
Francis Davis Jim Holt
Lena Reyes Jose Silva, Sr.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES
Our Advent Penance Service will be on Monday, December 11th at 7 p.m. This will be a wonderful opportunity for spiritual preparation before Christmas; for your convenience extra priests will be available.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES IN NEIGHBORING PARISHES:
December 14 - St. Thomas á Becket, Reston: 7:00 PM December 19 Christ the Redeemer, Sterling: 7:00 PM (Bi-Lingual)
The Feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe is on December 12th. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. fol-lowed by Mass at 8:00 p.m. During the entrance procession, people will be dressed in their native costumes. During Mass, there will be a procession with roses. All are invited and encouraged to at-tend.
Please join the St. Joseph Catholic Church Women’s Book Club on Thur. Dec. 14th from 7 – 8:30 PM in room 210 to discuss the book “The Soul of Christmas.” Ac-cording to Richard Rohr, OFM, this book written by Thomas Moore will help you “rise above the crass commercialism of Christmas….Be ready to gaze with Moore at the newborn Child and rediscover God’s message to you and to our world.” The book can be purchased on Amazon or by calling The Pas-chal Lamb. Contact Julie Babcock with questions. Email: [email protected] or [email protected].
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Visit us on our website! HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org * 703-880-4300 December 10, 2017
The Parish staff wishes to thank the following parish minis-tries: We thank our parishioners for their support of the Christmas Catholic Charities collection. Your generosity allows the “works of mercy” to be shared with those in need. Many bless-ings! We thank our parishioners who ministered at the Annual Dioc-esan Youth Appreciation Mass and Dinner. We thank the youth who volunteered as altar servers for Bishop Burbidge; those who served as greeters at the dinner; the parents who had oversight of the youth volunteering; and our Parish Facilities/Kitchen/Event crew who prepared with the set-up and prep-arations for the meal and Mass. Bishop Burbidge thanked the parish community for our “Franciscan” and Christian hospitali-ty. We thank our parishioners who participated in the Diocesan V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry. We also thank our altar servers who assisted Bishop Burbidge during the celebration of the Liturgy of the Eucharist during the gath-ering. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide and direct the Bishops in their pastoral leadership. We thank the Kitchen/Event Manager and staff, as well as, the Director of Facilities and staff for their oversight, prepara-tion, and work for the Diocesan V National Encuentro of His-panic/Latino Ministry. A special thank you to the men of the parish who volunteered to assist the staff throughout the day. Bishop Burbidge and his staff thanked the parish com-munity for our Franciscan hospitality. We thank our parishioners for their participation in praying of the rosary after the 6:30 am Mass (M-F), and before 8:00 am Mass each day (M-Sat.), and before the 8:30 Sunday Mass. We especially thank the leaders of the rosary and their commitment to this devotion. Many blessings! We thank the members of the Ladies’ Society for their out-reach to young students in need of weekend lunches and their concern for our homebound parishioners. Many blessings! We thank our parishioners who support the Christmas Poinsettia Sale overseen by the Boys Scouts. Many bless-ings!
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Simbang Gabi refers to nine Masses in honor of Mary, traditionally celebrated in the nine days before Christmas by Filipino Catholics around the world. Join with parishioners in honoring a Filipino cultural tra-dition. The novena begins December 15 and culminates with the “Misa de Gallo” on Christmas Eve to welcome the birth of Jesus Christ.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
December 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm Celebrant – Father Tom Bourque, TOR
Visiting Choir
For a listing of all the Masses for Simbang Gabi in the Diocese of Arlington, please visit: https://www.arlingtondiocese.org/Diocesean-Cultural-Ministries/Asian---Pacific-Islander/Filipino/Simbang-Gabi-2017/
CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE
Sunday, December 24 Regular Masses - 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00
a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. Spanish
Masses for Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Mass in Parish Hall
4:00 p.m. Mass in Church 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. (Choir);
10:00 p.m. (Bi-Lingual) Fr. James is the Presider & Homilist;
Fr. Alberto is Concelebrant
Masses for Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2017
8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.; Noon; 3:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Sunday, New Year’s Eve December 31, 2017
7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., Spanish 3:30 p.m. & 5:00 p.m.
Feast of the Holy Family
Monday, New Year’s Day, January 1, 2017
(Not a Holy Day of Obligation This Year) Feast of the Solemnity of Mary
The Holy Mother of God 8:00 a.m.
The Bishops of the United States have approved a special one-time second collec-tion to take place in parishes across the nation to support the mosaic ornamentation of the Trinity Dome, the crowning jewel of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The National Shrine has been a century in the making since the laying of its foundation stone in 1920.
Our parish special collection will be December 16th and 17th.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity of this initiative to help complete America’s Catholic Church in advance of its 100th anniversary.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH HERNDON, VIRGINIA SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 10, 2017
Collections:
The weekend of December 3, 2017 Offertory - $ 21,020 plus Faith Direct $14,802 Second Collection - Parish Facility Fund $ 9,311 plus Faith Direct $ 6,659
Thank you for your continued support, prayers and kind generosity.
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
St. Joseph’s Roofing, Inc. 703-716-7663
www.SJRoof.com Roofing * Windows * Gutters * Siding
St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Advisory Council (PAC)
Thursday November 16, 2017 7:00 p.m.
In attendance: Fr . Tom, Mark Overberg (Chairperson), Frank Bowen (Vice Chairperson), Greg Bengzon, Tom Reilly, Cheryl Wil-son, Marylou Bergeron, Terry McNulty, Tisha Hilliard (Secretary).
Absent: Cindi Conroy
Youth Ministry: Fr . James, the Director of Youth Ministry, and his team are teaching the Diocese program “The Journey to Emmaus” and exercise through the ministry of accompaniment. There are cur-rently 20-30 students. Six adults and Br. Joe and Br. Vince assist dur-ing the Sunday meetings. Room #206 in the Parish Hall is being up-dated for the youth. The Youth Group recently returned from the Al-pha Omega Retreat in WV. On December 1st, they will start focusing on Work Camp. The Diocese Youth Appreciation Mass is December 5th 7-9PM. The Youth Mass is December 10th @ 5 pm.
New discussion areas
New PAC Member Planning: Three to four seats on the PAC will normally open each year. Father Tom will request nominations of parishioners to fill these seats at Mass in March or April. Nomina-tions will be accepted starting in May. Father Tom will announce the new members in July and they will begin their tenure with the PAC at the September meeting. Terms are normally three years.
Welcoming the New Deacon: Br . Vince will join St. Joseph in De-cember to serve as Deacon for the weekend Masses and possibly for the summer. There will be an announcement in the bulletin and a "Meet Br. Vince" Donut Sunday.
Advent/Christmas/New Year’s final planning A new Advent booklet, Five Minutes with the Word, will be used this year in place of The Word Among Us.
The Bulletin will have a catechetical/educational cover for Advent and Christmas. Fr. Tom’s column will be replaced with the Dear Padre column during that time.
Christmas Preparation in the Church will begin December 10th.
The Diocese will coordinate a 9-day Novena for Simbang Gabi (a Filipino tradition) to encourage cross-culture celebrations and under-standing. St. Joseph will celebrate with a Mass on December 19th at 7:00 pm, followed by a reception in Parish Hall C.
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass will be during the 9:30 school Mass on December 12th. The other scheduled Masses are 6:30 am, 8:00 am and 7:00 pm (Spanish).
A revised Christmas Mass schedule was discussed and approved.
Sunday/New Year’s Eve Masses will be on the regular schedule and January 1, Solemnity of Mary will be only at 8 am. January 1st is not a Holy Day of Obligation this year.
V Encuentro: St. Joseph will host Bishop Burbidge and invited Catholics throughout the Diocese to gather for V Encuentro. Bishop Burbidge will begin the day with the celebration of Mass at 9:00 AM on December 9th. The Bishop and guests will then meet to reflect upon the challenges and blessings of V Enceuntro.
Updates on previous agenda items
Parish Offertory Program: PAC talks from the ambo regarding the Parish Offertory increase during the weekend of Nov 5th were well-received. Columns in the bulletin will explain how the increased of-fering will be used.
PAC Membership: J im Nash has completed his term on PAC. Fr . Tom will invite a member of the Finance Committee and a member of the Spanish Outreach to join the PAC.
Young Adult Ministry: Fr . James is working on a team and is conducting research.
Communion under two species: The beginning of Communion under two species will be put on hold until Ordinary Time, possibly February.
LINK - Holiday Food Collection - This weekend For local people in need - Donate Food December 9-10 after all Masses.
Suggested non-perishable food items regularly needed include: Canned Meats and Tuna, Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti, Macaroni and other pastas, Canned Fruits, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Cere-al, Rice, Canned Vegetables (corn, potatoes, carrots), Canned Juices, Canned or Powdered Milk, and Soups.
Additionally, toilet paper and personal hygiene products such as toothpaste and soap are always needed.
“He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.” Proverbs
Poinsettias for the Altar
Boy Scout Troop 913 will be accepting dedications for the flowers that will adorn the Saint Joseph's altar during the Christ-mas Season. Boy Scouts will be in the vestibule of the church after Masses the
weekends of December 9-10 and December 16-17. Recommended donation for dedications is $15.00. This is a lovely way to remember loved ones during this blessed season.
Give a Gift for Life Please take home a pre-addressed envelope from our “Gift for Life Christmas Tree” and consider mailing in a tax-deductible donation to Gabriel Project/Project Rachel of Arlington. Or donate online at www.arlingtondiocese.org/giftforlife.
