211 North Porter- Norman, OK 73071 (St. Joseph Church) 421 E Acres St - Norman, OK 73071 (Office and Chapel) P.O. Box 1227- Norman, OK 73070 Phone: 405-321-8080 Fax: 405-321-4360 www.stjosephsok.org Parish Staff Directory Pastor Rev. Joseph Irwin [email protected]x. 303 Associate Pastor Rev. Arokiaswamy Thomas Nallapatti [email protected]x. 304 Director of Administration Deacon Randy Hearn [email protected]x. 306 Administrative Assistant Tatiana Rodriguez x. 301 [email protected]Director of Religious Education Annie Lombardo [email protected] x. 308 Director of Youth and Young Adults Itzel Duke [email protected]x. 307 Music Director Clint Davis [email protected]Deacons Mr. Richard Montedoro [email protected]Mr. Larry Sousa [email protected]Mr. Angelo Lombardo [email protected]THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH OUR SACRED PURPOSE St. Joseph Catholic Church in Norman, Oklahoma, exists to proclaim Jesus Christ, who is the Savior of the world. Jesus invites us into relationship with Him, to become His disciples, and to continue His mission. Our Core Values: Hospitality, Reverence, and Charity WELCOME! If you are visiting and would like to make St. Joseph’s your home, please fill out a registration form with a hospitality minister after Mass or visit the parish office. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available every Wednesday at 5:00 pm in the Chapel, Saturday at 3:15 pm in the Church, or by appointment with our priest. Please call the parish office to schedule.
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Peace and Justice
Caring for Creation
Next Meeting: First Saturday, January 4th @ 9:30 am
Parish Center, Room # 105
Encounter & Dialogue, in Solidarity with Each Other
Circumstances of the time caused the Holy Family to travel to new lands. Circumstances of our times cause many to travel to new lands. Join us as several members of our own community share thoughts from their own experience moving to a new land.
Martinez, Margaret McIntyre, Molly McIntyre, Arturo Nava, Axel Ramirez, Kimberly Trinidad, Juan Velasco
Dear Father in Heaven,
Thank You for giving us the gift of Jesus,
the greatest Christmas gift of all. Please help me to
remember why we celebrate,
even as we eat Christmas cookies and open presents.
I am very thankful for the real reason for the season and,
without Jesus, we wouldn't have Christmas!
Announcements
Lighting the Way
Message of Pope Francis for World Day of Peace 2020 (part 1 of 5):
Peace, a journey of hope …
Peace is a great and precious value, the object of our hope and the aspiration of the entire human family. … Hope is…the virtue that inspires us and keeps us moving forward, even when obstacles seem insurmounta-ble. …
The terrible trials of internal and international conflicts, often aggravated by ruthless acts of violence, have an enduring effect on the body and soul of humanity. Every war is a form of fratricide that destroys the human fami-ly’s innate vocation to brotherhood. War, as we know, often begins with the inability to accept the diversity of others, which then fosters attitudes of aggrandizement and domination born of selfishness and pride, hatred and the desire to caricature, exclude and even destroy the other. War is fueled by a perversion of relationships, by hegemonic ambitions, by abuses of power, by fear of others and by seeing diversity as an obstacle. And these, in turn, are aggravated by the experi-ence of war. …
Every threatening situation feeds mistrust and leads people to withdraw into their own safety zone. Mistrust and fear weaken relationships and increase the risk of violence, creating a vicious circle that can never lead to a rela-tionship of peace. Even nuclear deterrence can only produce the illusion of security. We cannot claim to maintain stability in the world through the fear of annihilation, in a volatile situation, suspend-ed on the brink of a nuclear abyss and enclosed behind walls of indifference. As a result, social and economic decisions are being made that lead to tragic situations where human beings and creation itself are discarded ra-ther than protected and preserved. How, then, do we undertake a journey of peace and mutual respect? How do we break the unhealthy mentality of threats and fear? How do we break the current dynamic of distrust?
We need to pursue a genuine fraternity based on our common origin from God and exercised in dialogue and mutual trust. The desire for peace lies deep within the human heart, and we should not resign ourselves to seek-ing anything less than this. - Message for World Day of Peace, 1 Jan 2020, Issued from Vatican 8 Dec 2019