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St. Joseph Catholic Church 2011 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501

Fr. Bob Cushing, Pastor: (478) 284-5235 [email protected] Church Secretary: Barbara Grace Albert (912-286-0491) [email protected] Music Minister: Timothy Remmel (912-281-9787) [email protected]

Religious Education Coordinator: Lacey Gruver (912) 282-0493 [email protected] Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Jason Strickland (912) 387-6781 [email protected]

Youth Ministry Coordinator: Loretta Coar (912) 390-9116 [email protected] Loaves and Fishes Outreach: (912)283-5221

Office number: (912) 283-7700/Office fax (912) 283-7929 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am—4:30pm

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September 3, 2017

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners and Friends:

Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.” [Matthew 16:24]

Jesus tells us that there is a certain se-cret, a hidden wisdom, which, should we grasp it, is the key to unraveling all the deep secrets of life. But if we miss it, we will never really un-derstand life. However, for Jesus that secret is not some exotic or hidden code, known only to a few intellectual elites or super holy mystics. For Jesus, the hidden secret that holds the key to everything is the cross: the wisdom of the cross and creative suffering of who died on the cross. If we can grasp that reality, we will have the key to understanding the rest of life; if we do not grasp that wisdom, life will remain empty.

Six months past Lent, now the Church in her wisdom returns to the theme of the cross as the key to discipleship and stewardship. The cross of Christ is not very well understood. But it is felt deeply, in the marrow of our bones and in the depths of our hearts as the deepest of all secrets. Let us join him in the Eucharistic sacri-fice as we “offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God our spiritual worship” (Rms 12:1) as we learn again to serve God and neighbor with Je-sus.

Questions for the week: When has God tak-en you to “the other side,” beyond your zone of comfort? Where is the cross a daily reality for you that you choose to carry with Jesus?

Your pastor - Fr. Bob Cushing

3 de septiembre, 2017

Domingo Veintidós en el Tiempo Ordinario

Queridos Feligreses y Amigos:

Jesús dijo a sus discípulos, “El que quiera venir de-trás de mi debe negarse a si mismo, tomar su cruz y seguirme.” [Mateo 16:24]

Jesús nos dice que hay un cierto secreto, una sabiduría escondida, que deberíamos entender, es la llave que abre todos los más profundos secretos de vida. Pero que, si lo perdemos, nunca realmente entenderemos la vida. Sin embargo, para Jesús ese secreto no es tan exótico o código escondido, cono-cido solo por unas pocas elites intelectuales o místi-cos super sagrados. Para Jesús, el secreto escondi-do que guarda la llave a todo es la cruz: la sabiduría de la cruz y sufrimiento creativo de quien muere en la cruz. Si podemos entender esa realidad, tendre-mos la llave para entender el resto de la vida; si no entendemos esa sabiduría, la vida permanecerá va-cía.

Seis meses después de la cuaresma, ahora la Iglesia en su sabiduría nos regresa al tema de la cruz como la llave al discipulado y corresponsabili-dad. La cruz de Cristo no es bien entendida. Pero se siente profundamente, en la medula de nuestros huesos y en la profundidad de nuestros corazones como el más profundo de todos los secretos. Uná-monos a él en el sacrificio de la Eucaristía mientras nosotros “ofrecemos nuestros cuerpos como sacrifi-cio viviente a Dios nuestro culto spiritual” (Romanos 12:1) mientras aprendemos de nuevo a servir a Dios y a nuestro prójimo como Jesús.

Preguntas de la semana: ¿Dónde te ha llevado Dios al “otro lado” más allá de tu zona confortable? ¿Dónde es la cruz diaria una realidad para ti que es-coges cargar con Jesús?

Su pastor - P. Bob Cushing

Oracion de la Misión Parroquial Padre de Misericordia, tu Santo Espíritu nos ha llamado de muchas tierras y culturas para for-mar la comunidad de fe de la Parroquia de St. Joseph. Nos uniste para proclamar tu palabra de misericordia para todos a través de la ora-ción, sacramentos y servicio, O Santísimo, muéstranos como alimentar este compromiso a través de la form ación de fe, hospitalidad y co-rresponsabilidad, para que a través de nosotros tu compasión ellos abracen la cruz de todos los necesitados, por Cristo nuestro Señor. Amen

Parish Mission Prayer

Father of Mercy, your Holy Spirit has called us from many lands and cultures to become the faith community of St. Joseph Parish. You gather us to proclaim your Word of Mercy for all through prayer, sacrament, and service. O Holy one, show us how to nourish this commit-ment through faith formation, hospitality, and stew-ardship, so that through us your compassion may

St. Joseph Offertory August 27, 2017

Offertory $2,912.00 Children’s Circle $38.00 Total $2,950.00 Loaves and Fishes Sunday: Thank you for bring-

ing non-perishable food items to church for the offer-tory. They are a profound symbol of that ancient rite of providing for the hungry from the Lord’s Table. Thanks for helping us restock our Food Pantry!

Domingo de Panes y Peces: Gracias por traer co-mida que no se daña a la iglesia para el ofertorio. Ella es un profundo símbolo de ese rito antiguo de proveer por el hambriento como en la Mesa del Se-ñor. ¡Gracias por ayudarnos a rellenar nuestra Des-pensa de Alimentos!

Hurricane Harvey: Next Sunday (Sept 10) a Special Collection will be taken up [instead of our own col-lection for the Rainy Day Fund] to assist the victims of the hurricane devastation. Make out checks to the par-ish but put “Hurricane Harvey” on the memo line. If you want to mail your check directly to Catholic Charities there, you may mail your check to: Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley, PO Box 1306, San Juan, TX 78589 ; please write “Hurricane Harvey” on the memo line!

Huracán Harvey: el próximo domingo (10 de Sep.) tendremos una Colecta especial que se llevará a ca-bo [en vez de nuestra propia colecta para el Fondo del Dia Lluvioso] para ayudar a las víctimas de la devasta-ción del huracán. Haga sus cheques a la parroquia pero ponga “Huracán Harvey” en la línea de memo. Si usted quiere mandar su cheque directamente a Las Caridades Católicas allí, puede mandar su cheque a: Catholic Cha-rities of Rio Grande Valley, PO Box 1306, San Juan, TX 78589 por favor ponga “Huracán Harvey” en la línea de memo!

RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults –

will meet this Tuesday evening, September 5, at 7:15

in the Parish Hall for all those who are interested in

learning about the Catholic Faith. This Inquiry phase

does not require any necessary commitment to the

Catholic Church, just a commitment to study its teach-

ings, history, scriptures, and the spiritual formation pro-

cess that make a person Catholic. For more infor-

mation, contact Fr. Bob Cushing at 478-284-5235 or

[email protected] or call the office.

SPONSORS NEEDED! If you are interested in renew-ing your own faith and accompanying someone who is learning about our Catholic faith, please come to the RCIA Class this Tuesday evening in the Parish Hall. More details will be explained then. We have a dozen people who want to study in the RCIA process, so we need a dozen sponsors! Are you ready to answer this call?

Youth Group will meet next weekend, September 10 at 9 AM. We ask that all members of the youth ministry please register this weekend for PRE so that we can meet together on Sunday mornings and enter this year as a time of sharing our journey of faith in many and various adventures soon to be planned.

El Grupo Juvenil se reunirá el próximo fin de sema-na, 10 de septiembre a las 9 am. Pedimos que todos los miembros del ministerio de jóvenes se registren ese fin de semana para la ERP para que podamos reunirnos los domingos en la mañana y comenzar este año como un

tiempo de compartir nuestra jornada de fe en muchas y variadas aventuras que pronto serán planeadas.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY: LT. Tim Boyce, U.S. Navy, Rann Howell, and Colonel Mark B. Parker.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE ILL, ESPE-CIALLY PARISHIONERS: Joyce Bachofner, Ann Inman, Arcelia Saucedo, Elizabeth Smith, Peggy Thomas, Donna Sturgis, Howard Sturgis, Judy & Lowell VanDruff, Warnell Ziolkowski, Carlene Murray, Rose Mary Fulford, Dorothy Gaskill, Bill & Glen-da Brewington, Bob & Kathy Odam, Morgan & Ann Ma-rie Hess, Colleen Matich, Cindy Adams, Theresa Spatola, Joseph Johnson, Debbie Cahill, Leslie Bennett, Marilyn Bonacci, Nelda Ballagh, Connie McCarthy, Dorothy Hen-ry, Leighton Virginia Spivey, Harry Roney, Ken Jorishie, Abraham Gomez, Tom DiBiase, Glenn & Shelly Chase, Kathleen (Billie) Herbert, Mervyn Humphreys, Gerard Batido, Carol McCloskey, and Clinton Vaughn.

PLEASE PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF OURS: Robert Cushing Jr. & Doris Cushing, Pat Marsh, Lisa Dwyer, Hannah Phillips & Family, Elaina Zachary, Glo-ria Ray, Glynda Gausnaell, Lindsay Joyce, Patricia Carter, Connie McAlpin, Roger Gaskill, Michael McAl-pin, Jason McCullum, Dan Cason, Albert Gatton, Paul Tang, Michael Driggers, Maurice Hannah, Rebecca Pres-cott, Earl Black, Tom Grizzaffe, James Kenneth Cox Jr., Lonny Joseph Waring Jr., Merinda Mixon, Annie Burns, Toby Foster, Bill Caballero, Harris Lott, Florence Struempler, Lindon Deal, Sr. Francis Ann Cook, James Stokes, Cindy Taylor, Saturnino Yepez Luna, Kris Kruse, Rose Parisse, April Snider, Brett Crews, Robin Johnson, and Thomas Williams, Angel Sinai Gomez, Kim Messen-ger, William Willis, Sandy Wright, Ashley Hoffman, Sue Rossi, Brittany Alderman, Betty Denyko, and Sr. Chris Cullen, MFIC, David Greg Russell, Chloe Robinson, Wil-liam Martin IV, Michelle Rio, Bobby Ziolkowski, Stan Stipe, Sharon Deal Joseph McHendry, Ron Milkas, Dr. Richard Lynch, Rose Parisse, C.J. Caliatt, Adrian Arnold, Erin Crosby, Rosa Maria Santos, Norma Walker, and Marian James.

You’re invited to pray the Rosary in English this week at Debbie Cahill’s home. Please join us in prayer on Wednes-day, September 6, at 10:00 am. Her home is located at 433 Loblolly Lane in Waycross. Please contact Ann Johnson with your prayer inten-tions at 912-288-0315.

Living the Eucharist: This 3-year spiritual formation pro-gram will be done all over our diocese beginning in Lent this coming February. The preparations begin in a few weeks with an orientation/training on-line on Monday night, Septem-ber 18 in English and September 19 in Spanish. Montse Diaz has agreed to help chair the leadership team but we need one more English speaking person and one Hispanic. Do you want to grow in devotion to the Eucharist with our whole parish? Contact Montse (912-288-8430) or Fr. Bob.

Viviendo la Eucaristía: Este programa de formación es-piritual de 3 años será llevado a cabo por toda la diócesis comenzando en Cuaresma del próximo febrero. La prepa-ración comienza en unas pocas semanas con una orienta-ción/entrenamiento el lunes en la noche, 18 de septiembre en inglés y 19 de septiembre en español. Montse Diaz ha aceptado ser la dirigente de este grupo, pero necesita una persona más que hable inglés y una persona hispana. ¿Quiere usted crecer en devoción a la eucaristía con toda nuestra parroquia? Contacte a Montse (912-288-8430) o al P. Bob.

A Tweet from Pope Francis: Everyone has something to

give society; no one is excluded from contributing to the good

of all. May 9, 2017

From THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL: “How can it be that it is not news when a homeless person dies of exposure, but it is

news when the stock market loses two points?” (#53)

Un Tweet del Papa Francisco: todos tenemos algo que

dar a la sociedad; Nadie está excluido de contribuir al bien

de todos. 9 de mayo, 2017

Del GOZO DEL EVANGELIO: “¿Cómo puede ser que no es noticia cuando un hombre sin casa muere por estar expuesto a los elementos, pero si es noticia cuando el Mercado de valores pierde dos puntos?” (#53)

Special Memorial Mass

The 6:00 pm Mass on Saturday, September 16, 2017, will be a Special Memorial Mass for Bob Badger. He struggled with leuke-mia and a number of critical health issues before he passed away on July 15, 2017.

Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, toll free reporting hotline: (888) 357-5530

Making out your Will? Have you considered including your Parish in your will? Please see Fr. Bob about details. Such eternal benefits, wow!

Prayer Requests for Our Lady of Lourdes

Rose Lopez and Fe Saylor are making a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lourdes. Please let them know before September 9, 2017, if you have any special prayer requests for them to take to Our Lady of Lourdes.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: Our first meeting for the new year will be on September 5, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the classroom next to the stage in the social hall. We are a Christian group of women and would like for the women in the parish to join us for fun and fellowship and lots of hard, but fun, work! We totally put all our efforts into our church and its needs. We work closely with the members of differ-ent organizations to see what their needs are and try to help. Dues for the year are $15. If you write a check, please make it out to St. Joseph Catholic Church and mark it CCW. We would love to have you join us in all that we do. RE-MEMBER: September 5, 2017 at 7. We hope to see every-one there. Connie Interval, President-912-387-9214

PRE Archivist needed: We need someone to help us “archive” our beautiful photos and names from previous years of First Communion and Confirmation Classes. Anyone inter-ested in doing this, please see Lacey or Fr. Bob!

Se necesita Archivista para la ERP: necesitamos a al-guien que nos ayude a “archivar” nuestras bellas fotos y nom-bres de años previos de la Primera Comunión y Clases de Confirmación. ¡Cualquiera que esté interesado en hacer es-to, por favor vea a Lacey o al P. Bob!

CONSEJO DE MUJERES CATÓLICAS: nuestra primera reunión para el nuevo año será el 5 de septiembre, 2017 a las 7 pm en el salón de clases cerca de la plataforma en el salón social. Somos un grupo de mujeres cristianas y nos gustaría que las mujeres en la parroquia se nos unieran pa-ra divertirnos, camaradería y mucho trabajo fuerte, pero dis-frutando. Nosotros ponemos la totalidad de nuestros esfuer-zos en nuestra iglesia y sus necesidades. Trabajamos muy cerca de los miembros de diferentes organizaciones para ver que son sus necesidades y tratar de ayudarlos. La membresía por el año son $15. Si usted escribe un cheque, por favor hágalo a St Joseph Catholic Church y marque CCW. Nos encantaría que se nos unieran en todo lo que hacemos. RECUERDEN: 5 de septiembre, 2017 a las 7 pm. Esperamos verlas a todas allí.

Connie Interval,, Presidente-912-387-9214

BINGO: Summer’s over and it’s time to PLAY BINGO. We will begin again on September 26th at 10 a.m. anyone 60 and over is invited, please come and join us. We have lots of fun and you get lunch too!!!

The Bishop Gartland Award: Next weekend we will vote for a person whom we think should receive the Bishop Gartland Service Award. Like Mother Teresa, Bishop Gartland sacrificed himself for the people of the Diocese of Savannah and died dur-ing the yellow fever epidemic in 1854, the first Bishop of the diocese. Who has given themselves generously to the service of the parish? Please give some thought and prayer to this and vote next weekend. Former recipients of the Gartland Award: Michael Johnson and Gus & Barbara Karle (2000), Maryann Dixon and Ann Johnson (2001), Linda Booker (2002), James E Boyett and Johanna T Boyett (2003), Michael Frawley and Ruth Sinconis (2004), Pat & Lillie Morris (2006), Joe & Nina Palmer (2008), and Carlene Murray (2009), Juanita Sosa and Joe Woodruff (2013), Margaret Milkas and Ana Velez (2015), Lee Tipps and Dr. Victor Aranda(2106).

Premio Obispo Gartland: La próxima semana votare-mos por una persona que nosotros pensamos merece

recibir el Premio Obispo Gartland al Servicio. El Obis-po Gartland se sacrificó a si mismo por la gente de la diócesis de Savannah y murió durante la epidemia de la fiebre amarilla en 1854, como el primer Obispo de la

diócesis. ¿Quienes se han dado generosamente al ser-vicio de la parroquia? Por favor piense un poco y ore por esto y vote. Las cualidades que estamos buscando

pueden verse en las personas que han recibido este Pre-mio Gartland anteriormente: Michael Johnson y Gus & Barbara Karle (2000), Maryann Dixon y Ann John-

son (2001), Linda Booker (2002), James E Boyett y Johanna T Boyett (2003), Michael Frawley y Ruth Sin-conis (2004), Pat & Lillie Morris (2006), Joe & Nina Palmer (2008), y Carlene Murray (2009), Juanita Sosa

y Joe Woodruff (2013), Margaret Milkas y Ana Velez (2015), Lee Tipps y Dr. Victor Aranda(2106).

Free Catholic Digest Magazines! The publisher of this excellent Catholic Magazine on Faith and Family Living just dropped 50 of the September issue on us. We placed them in the vestibule of the Church. Please take one home and enjoy reading the prayers and articles you need for a faith-filled fall!

This Week at St. Joe’s

09/04 Monday 9:00 am Mass

09/05 Tuesday No Mass; 7:00 pm K of C; 7:00 pm CCW; 7:15 pm RCIA

09/06 Wednesday No Adoration, Mass, or Communion Service

09/07 Thursday 9:00 am Mass; 6:00 pm Choir Practice

09/08 Friday No Mass; Office Closed

09/09 Saturday 5:00 pm-5:45 pm Confession; 6:00 pm Mass-English; Hurricane Harvey Second Collection

09/10 Sunday 9:00 am PRE/Youth & K of C PRE Breakfast; 10:30: am Mass-English;5:00 pm-5:45 pm Confession;

6:00 pm Mass Spanish; Hurricane Harvey Second Collection

Bulletin Deadline: All announcements and news items for the next Sunday's bulletin need to be given to our parish secretary (Barbara) .[[email protected]] by Monday morning.

September 2, 2017 6:00 pm Mass-English Lector: Lucy Todd EM: Linda Robison and Maria Contreras Server: Lee Tipps Usher: Bob Scheuing and Dave Cahill Intention: Darvin Williams(RIP) September 3, 2017 10:30 am Mass-English Lector: Barbara Albert EM: John Chancey, Anna Saucedo, Loretta Coar, Eloise Purdom, and Randy Yon Server: Emma Hackett and Lauren Hackett Usher: Jim Craig and Michael Hackett Intention: Pro Populo September 3, 2017 6:00 pm Mass-Spanish Lector: Guadalupe Zambrano EM: Magdalana Santana, Juanita Sosa, and Vicente Rodas Server: Brayan Rios and Stephanie Rios Usher: Francisco Velez y Abel Rodriguez Intention: None September 9, 2017 6:00 pm Mass-English Lector: Barbara Albert EM: Lucy Todd and Marian Williams Server: Lee Tipps Usher: Mike Frawley and Joe Robison Intention: Sophie Griffin (RIP) September 10, 201710:30 am Mass-English Lector: Wanda Petersen EM: Randy Yon, Joy Yon, and Socorro Martinez Server: Seth Cheshire, and Natalie Romero Usher: Jim Craig and Michael Hackett Intention: Pro Populo September 10, 2017 6:00 pm Mass-Spanish Lector: Dr. Victor Aranda EM: Ana Velez, Montse Diaz, y Vicente Rodas Server: Selina Ocadiz, Carolina Morfin Usher: Francisco Velez y Abel Rodriguez Intention: None

A new “Day Chalice” is going to be purchased. The old one we have been using is simply worn out and slowly turning green. Those who would like to be donors for the new parish chalice may speak to Barbara Albert and get their name and donation on the list.

Un nuevo “Cáliz de Diario” va a comprar. El viejo que hemos estado usando esta simplemente gastado y len-

tamente volviéndose verde. Los que deseen donar pa-ra el nuevo cáliz de la parroquia por favor hablen con Barbara Albert y dejen su nombre y donación en la lista.

Gluten free hosts: our parish wants parishioners who strug-gle with celiac's disease - or reaction to gluten in bread - to know that we have special hosts that are set aside just for you. Please notify Fr. Bob about which Mass you are at-tending and he will have the proper altar bread prepared for you to receive the precious host in this form.

Basket Weaving Linda Robison will be giving a demonstration of pine basket weaving on

Monday, September 18th at 10 a.m. in the Social Hall. Materials will be

available at cost. Reserve your, spot to ensure your seat and materials.

Call Linda at 285–4351. The fee for the class is a $5 donation to

Loaves and Fishes or the Youth Group.

2017 Agricultural Fair Homemakers Exhibit

Win a prize for arts and crafts, and canned goods Sat-

urday November 4, 2017 & Sunday November 5, 2017

Okefenokee Fairgrounds

2335 Knight Avenue,

Waycross,, Georgia 31503

See event details on the church bulletin board in the front hallway and

in the Social Hall.

Pre-registration for the 2017/2018 Religious

Education program will be after both masses

on August 27th and September 3rd. Classes

will begin on Sunday, September 10th at 9:00

a.m.

If your child is receiving a Sacrament, either

First Communion* (2nd grade or older) or

Confirmation** (9th grade or above), we

MUST have a copy of their baptismal certifi-

cate on file. If your child was baptized at St.

Joseph, we should have that information on

file. But if your child was baptized somewhere

other than St. Joseph, you must provide it at

the time of registration along with the name,

address and phone number of the church

where the sacrament was received. Registra-

tion WILL NOT be complete until we have all

necessary information.

*Participation in 1st grade PRE classes is

required to receive the Sacrament of First

Holy Communion in 2nd grade.

**Participation in a 2 year Confirmation

program is required to receive the Sacra-

ment of Confirmation.

Registration fees are same as in years past:

$30 for one child

$50 for two children

$60 for three or more children (from the same

household)

Pre-registración para el programa de educación

Religiosa del año 2017/2018 que será después

de las dos Misas del 27 de agosto y del 3 de sep-

tiembre. Las clases comenzarán el domingo, 10

de septiembre a las 9 AM.

Si su hijo está recibiendo un Sacramento, ya sea

la Primera Comunión * (Segundo grado o mayor)

o la Confirmación** (novena grado o más), TENE-

MOS que tener una copia de su certificado de

bautismo en el récord. Si su hijo fue bautizado en

St. Joseph, ya tenemos esa información en los

récords. Pero si su hijo fue bautizado en otro lu-

gar que no es St. Joseph usted debe proporcio-

narnos en el momento de la registración el nom-

bre, apellido, dirección y número de teléfono de la

iglesia donde el sacramento fue recibido. La re-

gistración NO ESTARÁ completa hasta que ten-

gamos toda la información necesaria.

*Participación en el 1er grado de clases de

ERP es requerido para recibir el Sacramento

de la Primera Comunión en 2ndo grado.

** Participación en los dos años de clases de

ERP es requerido para recibir el Sacramento

de la Confirmación.

El dinero de la registración es el mismo que en

años pasados:

$30.00 por un niño

$50.00 por dos niños

$60.00 por tres niños o más. (de la misma casa)