SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

Transfigured by the Son

Dear People and Friends of Saint Joseph’s,

The Transfiguration of the Lord on the mountain displays a glimpse of Christ’s glory as the Son of God. This powerful experience for Peter, James and John provided them needed encouragement after hearing both of Jesus’ own prediction of his Passion and the cost of being his disciples.

When one encounters the Risen Lord, this person, too, is transfigured by the glory and grace of the Son. The initial experience of our transfiguration occurs in the waters of Baptism as we become God’s sons and daughters. And the process of this transfiguration continues throughout our lives, being even more intense during the 40 days of Lent. So, the Second Sunday of Lent encourages us, in the midst of our difficult struggle against sin and temptation, not to become discouraged or indifferent, but to persevere in our pilgrimage toward the glory of God’s beloved children.

In The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), the Catholic Church opens the way for all of us to experience this transfiguration. Firstly, the Church presents to the Christian community those who are seeking this transfiguration in their own lives—those desiring to receive the New Life in Christ through the Sacraments of Initiation. Catechumens demonstrate their desire for transfiguration by God’s grace by writing their names in the Book of the Elect, which draws upon the image of the Book of Life in the Book of Revelation.

This past Sunday, our catechumen, David Merli, became part of The ELECT, chosen by Bishop Gainer to receive the Sacraments of Initiation—Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist—whereby the Elect become beloved sons and daughters of God. As we see others diligently seek to become God’s sons and daughters, we ourselves are MORE INSPIRED to live faithfully what we have already received in our own Baptism, and we strive to preserve and protect it.

At the same time, the newly ELECT look to us to help them prepare to become and live as God’s beloved sons and daughters. In a sense, we are ALL their godparents

Sacred Scripture for this Week

Sunday, March 17 – Second Sunday of Lent First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Second Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1 Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36

Monday, March 18 First Reading: Daniel 9:4b-10 Gospel: Luke 6:36-38

Tuesday, March 19 First Reading: 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Second Reading: Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 Gospel: Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Luke 2:41-51a

Wednesday, March 20 First Reading: Jeremiah 18:18-20 Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28

Thursday, March 21 First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Friday, March 22 First Reading: Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday, March 23 First Reading: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20

Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday, March 24 – Third Sunday of Lent

First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

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Second Sunday of Lent and share a responsibility of FORMING them as Disci-ples of Jesus. The more clearly we live these days of Lent as faithful children of God, the more effective we will be in helping them experience God’s transfiguring grace.

In the Rite of Election celebrated by Bishop Gainer last Sunday in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, the bishop made clear our role in the transfiguration of these Elect:

My brothers and sisters, in beginning this period of Lent, we look forward to celebrating at Easter the life-giving myster-ies of our Lord’s suffering, death, and resurrection. These elect, whom we bring with us to the Easter sacraments, will look to us for an example of Christian renewal. Let us pray to the Lord for them and for ourselves, that we may be renewed by one another’s efforts and together come to share the joys of Easter.

By living Lent deliberately, we will be assisting oth-ers become Intentional Disciples of Jesus, and will our-selves grow in our own discipleship. Please pray for all the Elect and the candidates for reception into the Church as they seek to be transfigured by the Lord.

In the Grace of Christ Jesus,

Fr. Allan F. Wolfe

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

This Week at Saint Joseph’s Saturday, March 23 - (Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo)

8:15 am Mass - Paul Stewart (Ray & Maureen Peterman)

9:00 am Zumba - Msgr. Smith Social Hall

11:00 am Altar Server Training - Church

4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Dr. Anthony & Mrs. Charlene

Mastropeitro (Fritz Family)

Sunday, March 24 – Third Sunday of Lent

7:30 am Confessions

8:00 am Mass - Intentions of Patricia Nicklaus (Elaine Ginther)

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

10:00 am Confessions

10:30 am Mass - People of the Parish

12:45 pm Confessions

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - The Underground Church of China (Mr. & Mrs. Edward McDevitt)

BIBLE STUDY of the BOOK of EXODUS—Join Fr. Wolfe each Monday of Lent at 7:00 PM in the St. Francis Room to explore the second book of the Bible. Understand how the exodus of the People of Israel from Egypt enables us to appreciate more deeply the Christian journey to salvation in Christ. Don’t forget to bring your Bible to this Bible Study - bring a friend as well. No sign up required.

FEAST of ST. JOSEPH - TUESDAY, MARCH 19: Celebrate our par ish feast day with Mass at 6:30 & 8:15am; 5:00pm (Extraordinary Form) & 7:00pm.

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4:00 pm Confessions

5:00 pm Mass - Ronald Ruth (Mark & Mary Jane McElwee)

5:00 pm Women’s Club Soup Sale - St. Francis Room

Sunday, March 17 - Second Sunday of Lent 7:30 am Confessions

8:00 am Mass - People of the Parish

8:00 am Women’s Club Soup Sale - St. Francis Room

9:15 am Tipitina’s - Hospitality, Friendship, Faith Sharing

9:15 am CCD - Education Building

10:00 am Confessions

10:30 am Mass - Willis H. Rice (Pat & Ken Wenzel)

12:45 pm Confessions

1:30 pm Mass - Extraordinary Form - Angela & Berta Gonzalez (Juan Gonzalez

3:00 pm Baptism - Paisley Jane Stoltzfus

Monday, March 18 - (Saint Cyril of Jerusalem) 6:30 am Mass - Doris Hall 9:00 am Legion of Mary - Good Shepherd Room

7:00 pm Lenten Bible Study - St. Francis Room

7:00 pm RCIA - Education Building

7:00 pm Boy Scouts - Scout Room

Tuesday, March 19 - Saint Joseph, Spouse of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

6:30 am Mass - James M. Thompson (JMR) 8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - Patricia Parrish (Larry Parrish)

1:30 pm Stations of the Cross - Chapel

5:00 am Mass - Extraordinary Form - Intention of Mr. & Mrs. Mark O’Neill (Joseph & Hermina Cunningham)

6:00 pm St. Joseph Dinner Dance - Msgr. Smith Social Hall

6:30 pm Cub Scouts - Scout Room

7:00 pm Mass - Thomas Souders Sr. - (Fritz Family)

7:00 pm Social Justice Committee Meeting - GSR

Wednesday, March 20

6:30 am Mass - Thomas Witmer (St. Joseph Parish)

1:00 pm Small Faith Sharing Group - Education Building

4:00 pm Lancaster Curia - Legion of Mary meeting - GSR

Thursday, March 21 6:30 am Mass - Rita Smith Wade-El

8:00 am Morning Prayer

8:15 am Mass - William Braungard (Fritz Family)

7:00 pm Oblates of St. Benedict - GSR

Friday, March 22

6:30 am Mass - Living & Deceased Members of Altar Rosary Society (Altar Rosary Society)

8:15 am Mass - Extraordinary Form - Intention of Matthew & Diana Anater (Fritz Family)

7:00 pm Stations of the Cross - Church

The Diocesan Annual Campaign The Diocesan Annual Campaign, formerly

known at the Bishop’s Annual Lenten Appeal, effectively enables us as Catholics to provide and participate in the important work of the Church in our diocese, and thus bring Jesus to others.

Here at Saint Joseph’s we will launch the Diocesan Annual Campaign with our In-Pew Pledging beginning this weekend and March 23rd-24th. This year’s parish goal is $87,000 and with the participation of every family, we will be able to fulfill this responsibility. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

Intentional Discipleship "In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of

Jesus Christ." ~ Pope John Paul II

Currently 175 adorers spend time with our Lord weekly

Consider becoming an adorer or a substitute.

You can choose the time that would work best for you.

Call 717-397-6921 to schedule your hour.

Open Hour(s)

Saturday 7:00—8:00am

Perpetual Adoration is held in our Holy Family Chapel. The Blessed Sacrament is reposed

during all Masses and Sundays from 7:45am until 2:45pm.

ST. PETER 2019 PARISH MISSION

Sunday, March 24 - Tuesday, March 26- 7:00pm

GUEST SPEAKER - “DR. ITALY” Marcellino D’Ambrosio initially set his sights

on stardom, playing bass guitar in several popular

rock bands by the time he was 16. But a deeper

encounter with Christ cause a change of course

resulting in a Ph.D. in theology from the Catholic

University of America under the guidance the

renowned Jesuit theologian, Avery Cardinal Dul-

les.

Dr. D’Ambrosio, the father of five and a business

owner, brings to his teaching a practical, down-to-

earth perspective that makes his words easy to

understand and to apply to everyday life.

Known on Catholic radio and TV as “Dr. Italy,” he

is a NY Times best-selling author, with his book

on Mel Gibson’s film, The Guide to the Passion,

selling over a million copies in its first three

months. He is also a renowned commentator on

Catholic issues, defending the legacy of Pope

John Paul II on Fox News’ “Geraldo Rivera At Large” and Bill O’Reilly’s radio

show.

In 2001 Dr. Italy left his position at the University of Dallas to direct the Cross-

roads Initiative an innovative apostolate of Catholic Renewal and evangeliza-

tion. He, his wife Susan, and four of their five children, reside just outside of

Dallas, TX.

TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE

Who Needs Confession?

Personal Prayer, Pathway to Joy

Adoration, Why & How?

Dr. Italy’s Literature will be available for purchase.

Join us for light refreshments after the presentation Tuesday, March 26

All are welcome!

Saint Peter Catholic Church, 1840 Marshall Drive (GPS 904 Mill Road)

Elizabethtown, PA, 717-367-1255, www.stpeteretown.org

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

Liturgical Life

Social Justice—Service to Others

OUR SERIOUSLY ILL: Please pray for: Joan DeBakey, Nancy Carvell, Aldo Celotto, Meg Crnkovich, Regina Crnkovich, Joseph Keen Jr., Paul Scheid Jr., Anna Thompson, Patricia Wisniewski; all those in nursing homes; those presently or recently in the hospital; and those listed in our Book of the Sick.

REMEMBERING OUR SEMINARIANS IN PRAYER: Rev. Mr. Samuel Miller, Richard McAlister, Chiedozie Ononuju, Michael Pray, Alexander Quach, Peter Rettig.

ALTAR FLOWERS: March 17 flowers on the St. Joseph Altar are in memory of Willis H. Rice from Pat & Ken Wenzel. March 19 flowers on the Altars are in memory of Joseph & Gertrude Gardner from Mary Ellen & Margaret Gardner.

NEW LIFE IN BAPTISM: May God continue to bless Emily Irene English, daughter of Cean & Jana English, baptized in Water & the Holy Spirit on March 9.

Remembering in Our Prayers

The Prayer & Care Day team and St. Anne Retire-

ment Community will host the Seventh Annual

Prayer and Care Day on April 27 at Saint Anne’s Re-

tirement Community. The day will allow men and

women caregivers to refresh body, mind and spirit

through prayer and fellowship. To register: call 717-

285-6539 or by email at mdiffendall@stannesrc.org.

Registration is required.

Saint Joseph Serves Community Meals at St.

Mary’s Church this month on March 29, the 5th Friday

of the month. Our Social Justice Committee is responsi-

ble for meal prep, set-up, serving & clean-up for the

homeless and anyone needing a hot meal. To participate

contact: Kathy Messina at 717-464-2324 or Judy Reese

at 717-391-5851.

ABSTINENCE - Abstinence

from meat is the required,

penitential practice for all

Catholics 14 years of age and

older on Ash Wednesday, all

the Fridays in Lent and Good Friday. Absti-

nence refers to not eating meat—beef, chick-

en, pork, lamb—on these days

FASTING - Fasting is obligatory for all Cath-

olics between 18 and 60 years of age on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting is de-

fined as eating only one full meal a day and

two smaller meals to maintain strength &

nothing between meals.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS - Tuesdays

at 1:30pm in the Chapel. Fridays at 7:00pm in

the Upper Church.

Institution of Acolytes—On Sunday, February 24, the 37 diocesan

deacon candidates were instituted acolytes by Bishop Ronald Gainer. The

General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM) states “The acolyte is

instituted for service at the altar and to assist the Priest and Deacon. It is his

place principally to prepare the altar and the sacred vessels and, if necessary,

to distribute the Eucharist to the faithful as an

extra-ordinary minister.” The acolyte may also

purify the sacred vessels. While many of these

services may be shared by other laypersons,

the acolyte bears a particular responsibility to

the ministry at the altar. Bishop Gainer and the

diaconal formators request that all the Faithful

of the Diocese welcome the ministry of our

new acolytes and pray for them and their

families as they continue their discernment

and their formation for ordination.

Congratulations to our own Armando

Torres.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

Traditional Latin Mass Community

Our Catholic Schools Resurrection Catholic School Two Resurrection benefactors have donated to our Tuition Fund through a Pennsylvania tax credit program know as Special Purpose Entity. We are grateful for their generosity and want others to know about this. The program allows individuals or couples who pay at least $3,500 in state taxes to donate to Resurrection and receive a tax refund for 90% of it. Please call 717-715-5537 for details if you

can help us this way. Thank you!

School Mass on Thursday, March 21, 9:30am, at St. Anthony of Padua Church will be led by seventh grade. Stations of the Cross are Fr iday, March 22, 1:30pm.

Thanks! to these sponsors of Winner’s Choice Designer Bag Bingo on April 7: Knights of Columbus Council 867, One2One Computer Services, Certified Carpet, Go ‘N Bananas, Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes and Crematory. Bingo starts at 2:00pm. with early bird game at 1:45pm. Call 717-341-3387 or email nalvarado1990@gmail.com, for tickets, $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

SAVE the DATE! The Resurrection Golf Outing is September 10 at Meadia Heights Golf Club. Sponsorships are available for pin flags (framed for you after the event, holes, tables and golf carts. This is great publicity and proceeds benefit the technology fund. Call 717-715-5537.

We invite your family to become part of the Resurrection fami-ly! Family of Faith – Guided by the Spirit.

Lancaster Catholic High School Save the Date! Lancaster Catholic's Purple & Gold Gala is Saturday, April 6 from 6:00-11:00pm at the Lancaster Coun-try Club. This year's Saint John Paul II Excellence Award honorees are Father Allan Wolfe and Marilyn Berger. For more information please contact Lancaster Catholic's De-partment of Advancement at 717-509-0313.

Lancaster Catholic's Alumni Citation Award was created to recognize exceptional alumni. The 2019 Honorees are:

Outstanding Professional Achievement

Joseph E. Besecker ‘75 Beth Ellen DiPaolo ‘83

Lisa Senkowski Murphy ‘78

Service to Humanity

Shannon Hickey Lapp ‘08

Service to Humanity and Service to LCHS

Dr. J. Albert Schulz ‘56

Service to Catholic Education

Mary F. Schreiner ‘59

Join us on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 11:00am for brunch at

the Hamilton Club, to celebrate. Tickets are $30.00/person.

Contact Lori Wagner at 717-509-0313 or lwag-

ner@lchsyes.org by April 3.

SCRIPTURE READINGS:

MASS IN THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM

Second Sunday of Lent

Epistle - 1 Thessalonians 4: 1-7

Gospel - Matthew 17: 1-9

March 19 - Saint Joseph, Spouse of

the Blessed Virgin Mary

Epistle - Ecclesiasticus 45: 1-6

Gospel - Matthew 1: 18-21

Friday of Second Week of Lent

Epistle - Genesis 37: 6-12

Gospel - Matthew 21: 33-46

Third Sunday of Lent

Epistle - Ephesians 5: 1-9

Gospel - Luke 11: 14-28

Tickets for the Fundraiser Dance will be on sale again

after Masses. After March 17, the prices go up so get

your tickets now!

To receive announcements, please go to LancasterLatinMass.com and

click on "Newsletter Signup" on the homepage.

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA March 17, 2019

Around the Diocese PUBLIC TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE ROSARY IN HON-OR OF THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH on March 23, 12:00pm at Long’s Park. For information contact Mark or Bren-da Asso, 717-293-1384 Come Out And Join Us!

MARRIAGE ANNULMENTS: The Tribunal of the Diocese of Harrisburg will be giving two presentations within the diocese concerning marriage, divorce and annulment according to Church teaching. These presentations will be helpful for di-vorced Catholics, those divorced who wish to marry Catholics, those parish leaders involved in the RCIA process and any oth-ers who may have a vested interest because of family or friends. March 21 - St. Joseph Parish, York, 7:00pm March 25 - Diocesan Conference Center, Harrisburg 7:00pm No prior registration is required. For further information, email: tribunal@hbgdiocese.org or call 717-657-4804, extension 304.

LEGION OF MARY ACIES: Rededication ser-vice to the Blessed Virgin Mary will be at Holy Trinity Church, Columbia on March 23 at 1:00pm. All active and auxiliary members are encouraged to attend. Calls will be made to determine attend-ance.

HOLY CROSS ALUMNAE OF SACRED HEART ACADEMY SPRING LUNCHEON will be held at the Stockyard Inn, Lancaster on Saturday, April 13 beginning at 12:00noon. An-yone who ever studied at the Academy is welcome. Call Ro-maine Frey 717-581-7437 for reservations.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES "SOUP, SALAD AND SERMON" Lenten Lunch is Thursday, April 11 at 12:00pm at the Dioce-san Center, Harrisburg). Join Bishop Ronald Gainer and the Catholic Charities staff to learn about this agency’s ministry. Complimentary lunch. freewill collection will be taken to ben-efit the Catholic Charities Counseling Program. R.S.V.P. to Christopher Meehan at cmeehan@cchbg.org or 717-657-4804 (ext 284) by April 4th.

Parish Stewardship TIME TALENT and TREASURE

A Way of Life at Saint Joseph’s

In Pew Collection $6,806.53

Electronic Giving 3,895.00

Online Giving 975.00

Budget

3/10/2019 $12,500.00

Actual

$11,676.53

Difference

($823.47)

Vigils 254.56

Seven children offered their time, talent and treasure to God on March 10th totaling $12.00 which goes to the

Missionary Childhood Association.

MASS ATTENDANCE

March 10, 2019

5:00 pm Mass 135

8:00 am Mass 110

10:30 am Mass 227

Nursery

1:30 pm Mass 119

Total Attendance 591

GIFT CARD SALES

Sales Profit

$1,370.00 $77.10

Thank you to our Bulletin Sponsor of the Week

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You can read the bulletin online at our parish website: www.stjosephslanc.com

Activities & Ministries 10-WEEK CLUB TICKETS: St. Joseph Catholic Club has tickets on sale for our 10-Week Club Party to be held on Saturday, May 11. Proceeds go to our Youth Sports pro-grams. Please help this worthy cause by purchasing a $25 ticket. Top prize of $2,000! For tickets, call Joe Hoenninger (717) 575-2596 or Joe Legenstein-Certified Carpet (717) 394-3731. Information is also on our website at stjosephcatholicclub.com. The Winning ticket for WEEK #2 IS 256.

FREE BREAKFAST SOCIAL: Our monthly Breakfast Social will be held on the Fifth Sunday of March, the 31st. There will be no breakfast in April, due to the Easter Holy days.

STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENTS: Thank you for those who returned their Faith Promise Card on Stewardship Sunday held in November. To date, we've received cards from 105 families with faith commitments amounting to an increase of $12,017 for the year over last year’s commitments. If you have not submitted a Faith Promise Card, please do so. We ask all families to submit one. The card can be found in the vestibule middle pamphlet rack. Upon completion of the form, please return it to the rectory either by mail or place it in the weekly collection basket at Mass. Thank you for all you do for St. Joseph's Parish.

WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer will be celebrating Holy Mass commemorating World Day of the Sick at the VA Hospital in Lebanon on Wednesday, March 27 at 12:00noon. Come and join us! A light reception will be available following the Mass.