The Epiphany of the Lord

“Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; and the kingship is in his grasp, and his power and dominion.”

-cf. Malachi 3:1;1 Chronicles 29:12

January 6 ,2019

Monday January 7

8:30 a.m. - Int. Schoenstatt Families

& Benefactors

Tuesday January 8

5:30 p.m. - Int. Korty Godchildren

Wednesday January 9

NO MASS

Thursday January 10

8:30 a.m. - † Mary Margaret Delaney

Friday January 11

6:45 a.m. - † Teresa Minnicus

Saturday January 12

5:00 p.m. - † Don Willy

Sunday January 13

8:00 a.m. - St. Joseph Parish

10:30 a.m. - † Robert Blizzard 12:15 p.m. - † Jose Martinez

Mass Schedule & Intentions Schedule of Events

Monday January 7

10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare

Tuesday January 8

6:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare

Wednesday January 9

10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare

7:00 p.m. - KofC Meeting

Thursday January 10 10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare

RED CROSS BLOOD MOBILE

Friday January 11

10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare

Saturday January 12

10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare 3:45 p.m. - Confessions

Sunday January 13

10:30 a.m. - Mass at St. E. Healthcare 7:15 a.m. - Confessions 10:00 a.m. - Confessions

Pray for the sick of our parish and community.. Oremos por los enfermos de nuestra parroquia y comunidad ..

Michael R Urick Cindy Haan Janet Hathaway Peter Kerkove Betty Kremer Linda Martin Carol Musser Sean Mylet Sue Nipple Joyce Sullivan Vicki Hartman Reynalda Martinez

Barbara Bess Pauline Buchholz Tim Brummett John Eberle Lorane Eberle Janie Radman Marie Butcher Laura Yoder Belinda Weatherwax Deet Weatherwax Rodger James

Jack Seurynck Terry Tatman Michael Torres Cecile Wilimitis Juan Ovalle Madison Riley Patty Rogers Amy Yoder Heather Jones Reynolds Geoff Keyes Judy Mang

Prayer Chain : Barb Bergner 765-427-3475 or ruthvanmatre@gmail.com

St. Joseph Community News

CHALKING THE DOORS –––––––––– LA TIZA BENDITA

As we did last year, today we continue a longstanding custom of the Church of blessing chalk on the Feast of the Epiphany, which is used by the faithful to bless their homes by writing an inscription over the door. While reciting certain prayers asking for God’s presence and blessing, the head of the household will write the following inscription on the door’s lintel (the horizontal support at the top of the door):

20 + C + M + B + 19

The numbers indicate the current calendar year. The initials C, M, and B have a double meaning. First, they recall the names of the three Magi – Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar – who entered into the home of the holy family and offered their gifts to the child Jesus. The idea is that, just as they found Jesus in the home of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem, so too we ask that He be found in the very center of our homes throughout the year.

Secondly, the letters stand for a simple petition, made in Latin: Christus Mansionem Benedicat: “May Christ bless [this] home.” Every time we pass under the inscription, it calls to mind the fact that Jesus’ blessing will rest upon our home when we allow it to flow through us, when we cooperate with God’s grace to be instruments of peace, charity, understanding, and forgiveness in the heart of our homes.

Look on this weekend’s bulletin for a rite that can be used by anyone to use blessed chalk on (or around) the Epipha-ny to bless all the homes of our parish.

En la fiesta de la Epifanía, hay una costumbre antigua en que el sacerdote bendice tiza durante la misa, que los fieles llevan a sus casas y usan para bendecirlas por escribir una inscripción en la parte arriba de la puerta. Mientras dicien-do unas oraciones pidiendo la presencia y bendición de Dios, la cabeza de la familia escribe lo siguiente en el dintel de la puerta:

20 + C + M + B + 19

Los números refieren al año corriente. Las letras son iniciales que tiene un doble significado. Primero, son las inicial-es de los tres reyes magos – Gaspar (en latín, “Casparus”), Melchor, y Baltazar – quienes entraron la casa de la sagra-da familia y ofrecieron sus regalos al niño Jesús. La idea es que, así como ellos encontraron a Jesús en el hogar de María y José en Belén, también nosotros pedimos a Dios que lo encontremos en el centro de nuestras casas durante este año.

Segundo, las letras son las iniciales de las palabras de una petición en latín: Christus Mansionem Benedicat: “Que Cris-to Bendiga [Este] Hogar.” Cada vez que pasemos bajo esta inscripción, nos recuerda que la bendición de Jesús queda-rá en nuestro hogar si lo permitimos: si cooperamos con la gracia de Dios y nos hacemos instrumentos de paz, cari-dad, comprensión, y perdón en el seno de nuestras familias.

Hay un rito de bendición en el boletín esta semana que se puede usar con la tiza bendita para bendecir todas las casas de nuestra parroquia en esta fiesta de la Epi-fanía.

St. Joseph Community News

The collection total for December 30 2018 El total de la colecta para el 30 De Diciembre del 2018

$3214.43

Thank you! ¡Gracias!

Ministros de Eucaristia Enero 6: Guillermo Licona & Yadira Guadarama Enero 13: Julian Hernandez & Wendy Espinoza Enero 20: Fermin Sanchez & Adriana Martinez

Enero 30: Nora Hernandez & Carolina Raya

Religious Education resumes on January 13,2019

RCIA resumes on January 9, 2019

Rite of Blessing the Home with Blessed

Chalk on Epiphany

Leader: In the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen

Using the blessed chalk, the leader marks the lintel of the door with the inscription:

20 + C + M + B + 19

The leader proceeds: The three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar followed the star of God’s Son who became man two thou-sand and nineteen years ago. May Christ bless our home and remain with us through-out the New Year. All: Amen.

Then the leader offers the following pray-er: Visit, O Lord, this home with the gladness of your presence. Bless all who live or visit here with the gift of your love; and grant that we may manifest your love to each oth-er and to all whose lives we touch. May we grow in grace and in the knowledge and love of you; guide, comfort, and strengthen us in peace, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and forever. All: Amen.

Rito para Bendecir la Casa con Tiza Bendita en la Epifanía

Líder: Oremos. Escúchanos, Oh Señor, Padre Todopoderoso, Eterno Dios, y envíanos tu santo

ángel desde el cielo para velar, proteger, acompañar, y defender todos los que viven en

esta casa. Todos: Amen.

En este momento, el líder escribe esta inscripción en el dintel de la puerta con la tiza:

20 + C + M + B + 19

Y sigue: Que tus Santos, Gaspar, Melchor, y

Baltazar, protejan nuestra familia y hogar de todo daño y peligro. Coloco las marcas de tu nombre santo sobre las puertas de nuestro hogar para

que permanezcan siendo un constante recuerdo para todos nosotros y todos los que entran aquí que esta casa es verdaderamente una casa del

Señor. Todos: Amen. Oh Dios, haz la puerta de mi casa lo suficiente-

mente ancha para recibir a todos quienes necesi-tan amor y compañía humana; angosta lo sufi-ciente para mantener afuera toda envidia, or-

gullo y rencor.

Haz que su abertura sea lo suficientemente lisa para que no sea un bloque para niños, ni para pies perdidos – pero, que sea fuerte y resistente lo suficiente para detener el poder del tentador. Oh Dios, haz la puerta de mi casa el portal a tu reino eterno. Pido todas estas cosas en el nombre de Jesucristo, tu Hijo. Todos: Amen.

St Joseph Choir

We are currently in search of anyone who would be interested in joining the St. Joseph’s church choir. As

of right now , we would like to sing/cantor at the 10:30 a.m . Mass on Sundays. All men, women and

young adults are welcome to join us. As of right now we are not sure when we will practice, it will depend

on all who are interested .

If interested contact Kyle Wandless at 765-250-7860 ( Please leave a message)

St. Joseph Community News

January Liturgical Ministers Eucharistic Ministers

5:00 pm - Dan & Pat Casserly

8:00 am - Matt & Mary Kate Iunghuhn

10:30am - Scott & Becky Price

Commentators & Readers 5:00 pm - Commentor: Kelly Studebaker

Reader: Kathy Carmin

8:00 am - Commentor: Kevin Bender

Reader: Linda Fife

10:30 am- Commentor: Joe Hemersbach

Reader: Gina Hemersbach

Greeters & Ushers 5:00 pm - Greeters: Sue Jargstorf

Ushers: Janet & Jim Proffitt 8:00 am - Greeters: Jack & Betty Jones

Ushers: Carol & Mark Roth

10:30 am - Greeters: Tom Kathy Strasser

Ushers: Bob & Patti Durbin

Altar & Rosary Society

President: Ann Minnicus: 765-714-8524 Meeting date, time & location

will be announced in the bulletin

Knights of Columbus

Grand Knight: Rod Butcher:765-268-2415

Deputy Grand Knight: Bob Mordenti:765-564-8198

Membership Director: Doug Zimpfer:574-965-2941

Meetings 2nd & 4th Wed @ 7pm

Commissions

Administration & Finance Education & Formation

Outreach Spiritual Life

Meetings are held the 1st Saturday of the month

@ 9 am in Honan Hall

Pastoral Advisory Council

Tim Strasser Kathi Shriner

Paula Iunghuhn Barb Hickner

Kim Minnicus Rosa Salazar

Bob Mordenti Kelly Studebaker

Denise Craig Miriam Castillo

Parish Ministries

Youth Group

Youth Minsters: Rosa Salazar:765-414-3717 &

Reynalda Martinez:765-637-3376

FUNERAL DINNER CHAIR Denise Craig

574-965-4249

RCIA Directors

Matt & Paula lunghuhn 765-563-3954

LITURGICAL MINISTER COORDINATORS If you have questions or would like to sign up to help,

please call the following:

Greeters Graceann Merkel 765-589-3739

Music Glady Murphy 765-650-6195

Servers

Mary Kate Iunghuhn 765-563-3954

Ushers Betty Jones

765-564-4571

Extraordinary Ministers/Readers/Commentators/Sacristan Betty Allen

765-564-4796

January 6th

5:00 PM

Cross: Alex Studebaker

Volunteers

January 6th

8:00AM

Bell: Allison O’Brien

Book: Abby O’Brien

Cross: Grace O’Neil

10:30 AM

Bell: Matthew Haan

Book: Seth Sullivan Cross: Volunteers

January 13th

5:00 PM

Cross: Alex Studebaker

Volunteers

December 9th

8:00AM

Bell: Allison O’Brien Book: Mallory O’Brien

Cross: Abby O’Neil

10:30 AM

Bell: Seth Sullivan Book: Matthew Haan Cross: Volunteers

January 20th

5:00 PM

Cross: Alex Studebaker

Volunteers

January 20th

8:00AM

Bell: Grace O’Neil

Book: Allison O’Brien

Cross: Mallory O’Brien

10:30 AM

Bell: Matthew Haan

Book: Seth Sullivan Cross: Volunteers

January 27th 5:00 PM

Cross: Alex Studebaker

Volunteers

January 27th

8:00AM

Bell: Mallory O’Brien

Book: Grace O’Neil

Cross: Abby O’Neil

10:30 AM

Bell: Matthew Haan Book: Seth Sullivan Cross: Volunteers

Server Schedule for January