CONTACT US Church: 504-522-3186; 522-3187 Church Fax: 504-522-3171 E-mail Address: stjoseph@bellsouth.net Website Address: www.stjosephchurch-no.org

PARISH STAFF Fr. Tom Stehlik, C.M., Pastor Sr. Claire Edwards, D.C., Pastoral Associate Gina Fulton, Receptionist, Wedding Director Tasheena Butler, Mission and Service Coordinator Rose Mary McDonald, Jane Tonglet, Housekeeping

Sr. Juanita Chenevert, D.C., Bookkeeper

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Masses: 10 a.m. & 8:30 p.m. Weekday Masses: 12:15 p.m. Holy Day Masses: 12:15 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions): Wed. & Fri. 11:50—12:10 ; Sundays 7:45—8:15 p.m.

Baptisms Call the Pastor to make appointment. Parents and Godparents need to attend instruction for sacrament prior to date being established.

Weddings Contact priest at least six months prior to planned wedding date. After contacting priest, contact the wedding director, (x141) to reserve the time and date for your wedding.

Ministry to Sick Please call the church office if your loved one is hospitalized or shut-in and unable to attend Mass for the Anointing of the Sick for healing and to receive communion.

New Parishioners Welcome to St. Joseph Church. If you wish to become a member of our parish family, please complete one of the registration forms on the table in the rear of the church. You can turn in the completed form to the receptionist in the church office.

CHURCH OPEN Mondays thru Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. One hour before each Sunday Mass

St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church

April 30, 2017

1802 Tulane Ave New Orleans, LA 70112-2246

A New Orleans Historic Landmark Founded in 1844

Entrusted to the pastoral care of the Congregation of the Mission

(Vincentians) since 1858.

The Rebuild Center 1803 Gravier St., NO, 70112 Lantern Light/Feed Jesus Harry Tompson Center 504-273-5573 504-273-5547

Birth Certificate Assist. Mon. Showers, Restroom Facilities Mail, M-F 9-10 am Legal Aid Mon/Wed 8am ID Assist. Tues. 8am Phones; Notary T, W, Th 12:15 Lunch—Daily M-F 12:45 pm Computer Wed. 9:30-11:30 Resume Typing: Thurs. Medical Services, Mental

Health, Hygiene Kits, DePaul USA Emergency groceries 504-273-5561 & financial assistance Housing w/ case mgt. for area residents Transportation

Third Sunday of Easter April 30, 2017

Monday, May 1, 2017—

12:15 p.m. Robin Williams (+); Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday, May 2, 2017—St. Athanasius

12:15 p.m. Sarah & Athanas Williams (+)

Wednesday, May 3, 2017—Sts. Phillip & James

12:15 p.m. Eddie Hurley (+)

Thursday, May 4, 2017—

12:15 pm David Cochiara (+)

Friday, May 5, 2017—

12:15 pm B.J., Alyssa, and Brennan (newly Confirmed)

SANCTUARY CANDLE AND MASS INTENTIONS

The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week to pray for the eternal rest of Dennis Rigg. If you would like to reserve a date to burn the Candle in memory of someone or for a special intention, please call the church office (522-3186). The Sanctuary Candle offering is $15 for two weeks. The offering for Mass intentions is $5.00 per Mass.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS , WHO ARE IN NEED OF HEALING:

Willie Arnaudville, Charlie Bassett, Stephan Borne, Susan Bassett Bowes, Raymond Berthelot, Anthony Blaise, Clarke Bordelon, Lawrence & Mamie Brown, John Caron, John Gebbia, Sylvia Daily-Powell, Lynda DeMaria, Ben Eble III, Terry Eggleston, Linda Elwood, Heather Faircloth, Winston Falgout, Frances Fiegler, LaDonna Finch, Fr. Lou Franz, CM, Mark Eiserloh, Warren Fraught, Sarah Hollier-Watkins, Shelia Jones, Bennett Joseph , Jr. , Landy Lanza, Allen Maldonado, Sara Marino, Priscilla Martin, Karen McCoy, Mike Mullin, Donna Moore, Regina Pichoff, Mark Raymond, Tina Roderfeld, Pippy Sanders, Mel & Gaspar Schiro, Charlie & Joanne Slocum, Joseph Steptore, Melissa Tanet Collins, Sr. Malcolm Taylor, Jane Tonglet, Isaac Thomas, George Tripkovich, Marion Vaughn, Juanita Ware, Darrell Walker, Fr. George Weber, CM, Lynn Williams, and Mary Willis, Mike Yazbeck.

10:00 am St. Joseph Parishioners and Benefactors

8:30 pm Schiro Family, Beverly A. Cassanova, Andy Robin (+); Mike Starsney (+);

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Some monks and nuns trace their community origins back a thousand years or so, before it became customary to reserve the Blessed Sacrament in tabernacles. In their rules of community life, which evolved from the lifestyle and prayer of their predecessors, the core experience of Christ’s presence is at the altar itself, and in the assembly gathered for prayer. To this day, when the monks or nuns file into their church in procession, they march two by two, and then bow profoundly to the altar before turning and bowing in reverence toward the brother or sister at their side. It is proba-bly more difficult, in practice, to revere the presence of Christ in a person who irks you by taking the car keys, shirking a work duty, or burning the toast! We can trace in these religious orders’ enduring customs the ancient appreciation for the altar as the center of the church building, and of the community of the faithful as the Body of Christ. Usually, a monastery today will reserve the Blessed Sacrament in some quiet corner of the monastic church, in a fairly small space, more suitable for private prayer than for the gathering of the whole community. In a cloister, the architecture may allow the public limited ac-cess to this space. Liturgical law tells us, in both monasteries and parish churches, that there is no need for more than a few hosts in the place of reservation, just enough for viaticum, the “food for the journey” that is the prescribed final sacramental celebration for a Christian who is dying.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, April 30 One in Faith # 1011

Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-30; Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31; Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-5; Jn 14:6-14

Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-20; Jn 6:44-51

Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59

Sat.: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69

Sunday: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-6; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10

The Archdiocesan will host a workshop with staff from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability on Sat., May 20, 2017, at St. Dominic Parish, New Orleans, in the Rectory Building - Siena Meeting Room from 9:00 AM – 12 Noon, for parish disability advocates and other interested persons, and will focus on training in the advocate role and ways in which we can make our parishes even more welcoming to those with disabilities. Marriage Prep Training Program The Family Life Apostolate is sponsoring a training for the Witness to Love marriage prep program on Fri. May 12, 2017, from 6:00 - 9:30 PM at St. Luke in Slidell. Witness to Love is a virtue-based marriage program which focuses on forming couples in discipleship and engaging them in parish life, before and after the wed-ding. Conducted by Ryan and Mary Rose Verret, the authors of Witness to Love. Info. Family Life Office 504-861-6247.

TREASURE & STEWARDSHIP

Sunday, April 23, 2017……....$4,939.00

Thank you for your generosity

CHARTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

In response to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Archdiocese of New Orleans continues to make the Hot Line available for anyone who has been hurt or sexually abused by anyone who works for the Church. The Hot Line continues to be available; the number is (504) 522-5019. In continuing our commitment to support and to heal, we invite and encourage individuals who have been hurt or sexually abused recently or in the past by clergy, religious or other employees of the Archdiocese to call our Hot Line. The Hot Line is available 24 hours a day and your message will be received confidentially by a trained mental health professional. In addition, anyone can make a direct call during regular business hours to the Vic-

Lord, Open our Hearts and Set them on Fire with Love for Your Word!

PARISH CALENDAR

May 7 Children’s Liturgy (10 am & 8:30 pm Masses)

May 7 St. Louis Award Service Archbishop Aymond 3 pm

May 20 Saturday Parish Community Social 6:30 pm

Pope Francis’ May Intentions

That Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merci-ful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconcilia-tion, justice, and peace.

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary

to Alan and Judy Maldonado!

50 years!!!

ON THE ROAD One central metaphor employed to describe the Chris-tian life is a journey. In today’s second reading, Peter ad-dresses the early Christian community: “Conduct your-selves with reverence during the time of your sojourn-ing” (1 Peter 1:17). When we think of a journey, we nor-mally think of movement from point A to point B. The Christian journey, begun in the waters of baptism has as its ultimate destination eternal life with God in heaven. Unfortunately we find ourselves on all kinds of detours along the way. We make wrong turns and sometimes it seems like we are unable to detect the presence of the Lord. Today’s story of the two disciples on their way to Emmaus illustrates for us the fact that, even when we are dejected or on one of our many detours, the Lord is there, walking right beside us.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — God has raised the crucified Jesus, who now pours forth the Holy Spirit upon us (Acts 2:14, 22-33).

Psalm — Lord, you will show us the path of life (Psalm 16).

Second Reading — Our faith and hope are in God who raised Jesus from the dead (1 Peter 1:17-21).

Gospel — Through his words and in the breaking of the bread, the risen Christ made himself known to two disciples on their way to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35).

INFORMATION PAGE

CHURCH NAME: St. Joseph BULLETIN NO. 460100 CONTACT: Fr. Tom Stehlik (504) 522-3186 x142 DATE: Bulletin 4-30-17; submitted on Tuesday, April 25 at 5:30 pm PAGES 4 TRANSMISSION: SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2007 Adobe 9 MX XP Special Note: please send us 200 copies