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St. Joseph Parish
January 3, 2021
"Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its
rising
and have come to do him homage."
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Parish Staff Rev. Philip J. Bené, J.C.D., Pastor
[email protected] Rev. Michael L. Donald, Senior Associate
Pastor
[email protected] Deacon Del S. Leonardo, Senior Deacon
Nori Fahrig, M.M., Music Director/Organist
[email protected] Kelly Holton, M.A., Coordinator
of Religious
Education [email protected]
Karen Bencke, Parish & PSR Secretary Pam Morse, Bookkeeper
Steve Topping , Director of Maintenance
St. Joseph Parish Council Frank Hackmann, Education Commission
Sharon Skrivan, Social Concerns Commission Marcia Kerz, Anne
Shapleigh, Barbara Summers, Fred Yap
St Vincent de Paul Emergency Assistance
For assistance with food, utilities etc., please call
314-289-6101, box 2208. Our St. Vincent de Paul Society will
respond promptly.
Mass Schedule Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, &11:00 am Mon - Fri:
7:15 am, 12:00 noon Saturday: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm (Sun. Vigil)
Holidays & Holy Days of Obligation: See Bulletin
Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Thursday: 7:45 am until 12:00
noon
Rosary Weekdays: 11:40 am before the noon Mass
Reconciliation Weekdays: 11:15-11:50 am
Saturday: 4:00-4:45 pm
Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on Sundays at
12:00 noon. The Parent Preparation Session, for parents preparing
for the Baptism of their first child, is held on the third
Wednesday of each month, next on Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the room
next to the Par-ish Hall. Please call the Parish Office for more
info.
Marriage Preparation Couples are asked to contact the Parish
Office 6 to 12 months before setting the date.
Welcome to Saint Joseph Parish 106 North Meramec Avenue Parish
Office: 314-726-1221 Clayton, Missouri 63105-3704 PSR Office:
314-727-9059
www.stjosephclayton.org [email protected] Rectory
Hours: 8:30-4:00 pm, Mon-Fri
Keep in Touch Follow us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/saintjosephclayton for information about parish
events.
No cash or checks? Out of town? Give online at
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1593.
Religious Education The Parish School of Religion is currently
in ses-sion. There are two options offered: Sunday morning
9:30-10:45 Monday night 5:15-6:30
If you have any questions about PSR please email
[email protected] or call the PSR office at
314-727-9059.
If you are interested in becoming Catholic, please contact
Father Bené at [email protected] or Kelly Holton, Coordinator
of Religious Education, at [email protected] or call the
PSR office at 314-727-9059.
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The Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021 Mass Celebrants &
Intentions
Monday, Jan. 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
7:15 am - Fr. Mike Intentions of Meghan Clark
12:00 pm - Fr. Bené Albert & Evelyn Brandel
Tuesday, Jan. 5 St. John Neumann
7:15 am - Fr. Bené Intentions of N. Griffin
12:00 pm - Fr. Mike Sandy Cuneo
Wednesday, Jan. 6
7:15 am - Fr. Bené Special Intention
12:00 pm - Fr. Mike Intentions of Ralph Griffin
Thursday, Jan. 7
7:15 am - Fr. Mike Hélène Schweitzer
12:00 pm - Fr. Seiler Aurora Castro
Friday, Jan. 8
7:15 am - Fr. Mike Roberta Groeller
12:00 pm - Fr. Seiler Poor Souls
Saturday, Jan. 9 Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory
Nazianzen
8:00 am - Fr. Mike Poor Souls
5:00 pm - Fr. Mike Poor Souls
Sunday, Jan. 10 Baptism of the Lord
7:30 am - Fr. Mike Poor Souls
9:00 am - Fr. Henke Georgia Casey
11:00 am - Fr. Mike St. Joseph Parishioners
Giving Homage In our minds, it is easy to mix up bits and
piec-es from Luke’s account of the shepherds com-ing to see Jesus
in the stable and the story of the magi. Clearly, it has taken the
magi time to get here, and the reading speaks of them com-ing to
the house where the star led them. Nevertheless, they “prostrated
themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treas-ures .
. .”
How do we do this? Do we continue looking for Jesus, even if
takes a while and he is not where we expect to see him? Are we
paying attention to the signs showing us the way? What gifts do we
have with which to pay him homage? After seeing him, the Magi were
warned in a dream not to go back the way they came. But if we have
seen the Christ child, how can we go back to where we were? We must
continue to respond to God’s call to move forward and grow in our
lives. We must seek the right and just path and turn away from the
“Herods” and inherent evils in our life.
Nutshell: Seek God. Pay homage. Amen. © J. S. Paluch Co.,
Inc.
St. John Neumann “Everyone who breathes, high and low, educated
and ig-norant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a
work. We are not sent into this world for nothing; we are not born
at random; we are not here, that we may go to bed at night, and get
up in the morning, toil for our bread, eat and drink, laugh and
joke, sin when we have a mind, and reform when we are tired of
sinning, rear a family and die. God sees every one of us; He
creates eve-ry soul, . . . for a purpose. He needs, He deigns to
need, every one of us. He has an end for each of us; we are all
equal in His sight, and we are placed in our different ranks and
stations, not to get what we can out of them for our-selves, but to
labor in them for Him. As Christ has His
work, we too have ours; as He rejoiced to do His work, we must
rejoice in ours also.”
“The grace which was revealed in our world is Jesus, born of the
Virgin Mary, true man and true God. He has entered our history; he
has shared our journey. He came to free us from darkness and to
grant us light. In him was revealed the grace, the mercy, and the
tender love of the Father: Jesus is Love incarnate. He is not
simply a teacher of wisdom, he is not an ideal for which we strive
while knowing that we are hopelessly distant from it. He is the
meaning of life and history, who has pitched his tent in our midst.
“ ~Pope Francis, Christmas 2013
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Bulletin Deadline The Deadline to
submit an article for the bulletin is
Monday at 10am.
We Pray For Our
Loved Ones
May God provide health and comfort to:
Roger Drone Joan Harrison Eugene Shalhoob Sr. Eleanor Adam Selm
Michael Phelps Tracy Petit Maria Guehlstorf Ken & Mary Perotta
LaJuana Hinch Lori Benson Anne Shinn Fran Staub Roland Hall Toni
Walhig Jim Holmes Heidi Leman David Hinch Shirley Maddox Dcn. Al
Williams Barbara Burrows Ronald Abling John Gillis
Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8,
10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52
Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72: 1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk
4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30
Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Is
12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9; Mk 1:7-11
Rest In Peace As a parish family let us pray for William Reckel,
parishioner and husband of Ann Reckel, who died recently.
May our Heavenly Father welcome William into His eternal home
and may He send the comfort only He can to his family and
friends.
Eucharistic Adoration
Whoever really takes [the Eucharist] as his daily bread,
experiences EACH DAY the mystery of Christmas, the Word made
flesh.
~St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Join us in Eucharistic Adoration on Mon. - Thur. mornings until
the noon
Mass.
Questions? Call Bebe
Kennedy at 314-721-5920.
Thanks for your Continued Giving
For those of you are aren’t yet comfortable coming to Mass,
re-member you can give online at
www.osvonlinegiving.com/1593, mail it in, or drop it off (there
is a mail slot next to the Parish Office front door).
5:00 pm Richard Kurz
7:30 am Volunteer
9:00 am Mary Joan Woods
11:00 am Don Gayou
Lector Schedule January 10
Happy belated 100th birthday to Gladys Gruenberg!
O Father, may that holy star Grow every year more bright
And send its glorious beams afar To fill the world with
light.
~William Cullen Bryant
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem!
Your light has come, the glory of the Lord
shines upon you.
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Please Keep Donating
Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean the need for
food and household sup-plies has ended. So please keep dropping
things off as the need continues to be great.
Drop off food at the entranc-es to the church or if you pre-fer,
you can write a check to St. Joseph and include SVdP in the memo
line.
Thank you for all your support!
Ministry for Separated and Divorced
BEHOLD, is a ministry for separated and divorced members of the
body of Christ. Through the use of the image of the Ecce Homo
during this 12 week program, each person may be met through the
Church in Encountering Christ’s Compassion-ate Embrace. The next 12
week program at the Cardinal Rigali Center starts January 7, 2021
from 7pm to 9pm. Contact Don Gayou at [email protected] or call
314.406.3098 for more information and to register.
Restore, Rekindle, Renew Enrichment
7-Session Virtual Enrichment Experience
Mon/ Thur Evenings: Jan. 18- Feb. 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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The Epiphany of the Lord & The Little Drummer Boy
Did you know that the only reason we say that there were three
wise men is that they brought three gifts? And these special
gifts--gold, frankincense, and myrrh--tell us much.
When one king visited or sent an ambassador to another, he would
give a gift of gold to show that he acknowledged the kingship of
the other. The second gift is a type of incense, which was used in
Jesus time to worship God. The gift of myrrh is oil used to anoint
the dying. So these gifts remind us of Jesus' kingship, divinity,
and his dying for us.
So what gifts do we have for Jesus? Maybe we can take a hint
from the wise men. If we acknowledge Jesus as king, maybe a better
gift than gold would be to pledge our obedience to him. A better
way than burning incense to pay homage to Jesus' divinity is to
take time to pray throughout the day. As for the gift of myrrh, we
can give Jesus the crosses we bear each day.
The song "Little Drummer Boy" reminds us that the best gift is
not necessarily the most expensive. Instead, it is the simple gift
that only we can give. Let Epiphany remind us to offer our lives to
Jesus each day.
~Tom Schmidt, © J. S. Paluch Co.
What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a Shepherd I would
bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, Yet what I
can I give Him, Give my heart.
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