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Hello friends! I went to see the surgeon this past
Monday, and honestly I left confused. She shared information that was different from my original doctor. I am seeking out another opinion currently. In the meantime I am going
to be fitted with a solid ankle AFO which will keep my ankle solid and stable. Thank you for your prayers and concern. Stay tuned.
This coming Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 am in St. Joseph Church we will be re-
membering the 24 members of our parishes of St. Alphonsus and St. Joesph who died over the past year (Nov. 1 -Oct. 31) at a special Memorial Mass. All families, friends and
parishioners are invited to attend. What a wonderful way to show our support to those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. There will be refreshments in the social hall
after Mass.
Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Priest Retirement Fund. So far we have collected over $3,600.00. $1,325.00 from St. Alphonsus and $2,295.00 from St.
Joseph. The Diocese sets a goal of $6,144.00 at St. Alphonsus and $8,941.00 from St.
Joseph. It is still not too late to contribute. On behalf of our retired priests, thank you for your kindness and generosity.
May your week be filled with many blessings!
Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Ron
Reflections of a Country Priest
1833 Settlement Rd. Norwalk, Ohio 44857
419-668-6388 Parishioners Charles and Jean Fisher
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668-9344
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Office Address: 66 Chapel Street, Monroeville, OH 44847
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St Alphonsus & St. Joseph
Mission Statement: We are a Eucharistic people, dedicated to enabling each other to grow spiritually and serve the needs of our families, parishes and community by using our time, talent, and treasure to pass on the
best of our Catholic traditions.
November 8, 2015 — 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Anointing of the Sick: Please call parish office
or have a family member to call timely.
Communion to the Shut Ins: Call parish office.
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults):
Interested in joining the Church? Please call
the parish office for details. Please patronize the sponsors of our bulletin, the above advertisers! Thank you to all of them for their support!
Settlement Rd., Norwalk (Peru)
Corner of Broad & Chapel Sts., Monroeville
Confessions: 4:00pm Saturdays before the
5pm Mass; during holy half hours prior to
each daily Mass and by appointment.
Marriage: Please call the parish office, and
provide at least six months’ notice for prep
Baptism: Call the parish office to schedule Prayer Chain : Joanne Miller (SJ) 419-660-9049 Catherine Raftery (SA) 419-668-5030
PSR Directors: Deacon Mike Wasiniak Diane Wasiniak
419-668-5623
419-512-1713 [email protected]
RCIA Coordinators: Theresa Fries
Charlie Nay 419-465-4142
SJ School Principal: Dave McDowell 419-465-2625
SJS Admin. Asst: Amanda Dixon 419-465-2625
Office Hours: M—F 9:00am - 3:30pm Bulletin deadline 1p Monday
Pastor: Rev. Ronald A. Schock 419-465-4142
Deacon: Michael L. Wasiniak
419-668-5623
Office Coordinator: Cherri Schaffer 419-465-4142
SA Facilities Mgr: Catherine Raftery 419-668-5030
Bookkeeper: Mary Ivory
419-465-4142
Historic SA Website: historicstalphonsus.org
SA & SJ website & new email in development
Thank you to
all our Veterans for serving our
country!
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat. Nov 7 Weekday
4:00 PM (SJ) Confession
5:00 PM (SJ ) Albert & Jeanette Cusano
James & Antonette Grimm
Sun. Nov 8— 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM (SJ) John & Ruth Header, Joseph Didion
9:30 AM (SA) Eugene Kamann, Mike Martin
Mary Ann Schaffer
Mon. Nov 9— The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
No Mass
Tues. Nov 10— St. Leo the Great
6:30 PM (SA) Silent Adoration/Confession
7:00 PM (SA) Deceased family & friends of SA & SJ
Wed. Nov 11— St. Martin of Tours
7:15 AM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession
8:00 AM (SJ) Rita McMahon
Thurs. Nov 12—St. Josaphat
6:30 PM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession
7:00 PM (SJ) SA & SJ Dec’d Parishioners
Fri. Nov 13— St. Francis Xavier
7:30 AM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession
8:00 AM (SJ) SA & SJ Dec’d Parishioners
Sat. Nov 14 Weekday
9:00 AM (SJ) Memorial Mass
4:00 PM (SJ) Confession
4:15 PM (SJ) K of C Memorial Rosary & Mass
5:00 PM (SJ ) Walter & Margaret Schlachter
Alf Schafer
Sun. Nov 15— 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM (SJ) Ruth Adelman, Mabel C. Martin,
Leo Swancer
9:30 AM (SA) John Ott
Richard & Marie Raftery
Paul Brown
Congratulations to Ruth Wilhelm the October
50-50 raffle winner who received $88.00 !
LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, November 14— 5:00 p.m. – St. Joseph
L Pat Scheid/Marcia Roth
U Joe Brown, Bob Wilhelm, Reid Stieber
CU Evan Brown
EM Charlene Bauer, Sheila Meikle, Ellen Wensink,
John Miller, Betty Schafer / K of C Members
S Josee & Maura Brown, Braylee Wise
Sunday, November 15—8:00a.m.—St. Joseph
L Brooke Stieber
U Frank Edwards, Bob Good, Dave Mahl
CU Claire Selka
EM Denise Roeder, Geri Myers, Marilyn &
Richard Palmer, Ron Betchman, Chris Raftery-C
S Jasmine Edwards, Sam & Eli Stallkamp
Sunday, November 15— 9:30 a.m. —St. Alphonsus
L Pat Schaffer & Carolyn Garcia
U Tom Brown, Gregg Moore, Tom Smith,
Donald Schaffer
CU Nolan Jones
EM Chuck & Sue Fritz, Marti Long, Pat Schaffer,
Nancy Wilson, Robin Welch, John Garcia
S Cathy & Carli Schnellinger, Lance Mainzer
G RuthAnn & Dennis Foltz
COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS Nov 15—Linda Laux B
COUNTERS – November 9 Nancy Reilly, Diane Schafer, Catherine, Evelyn Ruffing, Jeanette Meyer.
K of C Club Winners $50: Ron Bores
$25: Nancy Alt, Jim Wasiniak
SNOW PLOWING—St. Joseph Parish is still looking for
someone to plow snow for the church and school–
Please let Fr. Ron know if you are interested in helping .
Holiday Shopping is made easy with St. Joseph Scrip cards. There are many local and national companies partici-pating in the Great Lakes Scrip program. Gift cards are easy
to give, easy to mail and come in a large variety of vendors/denominations. Scrip also is an easy way to help our school fund raise. Order forms are located in the back of both churches and in the school entry. Orders are placed on Mon-day mornings and may be picked up on Thursday. Many cards
are kept in stock in the school office. Order early to beat the holiday rush! A complete list of retailers may be found online
at ShopWithScrip.com retailers list.
AREA EVENTS
A Fish Fry @ the American Legion in
Monroeville held every Friday 11a-1p & 5:30- 8pm
Bismark Breakfast Sunday, November 8th At
8—11am Serving ham, sausage, scrambled eggs,
homefries, sausage gravy and biscuits, pancakes and
waffles. 50-50 drawing and donations accepted for
food bank.
K of C Breakfast in Monroeville November 15th
$7 Adults, $3 Children, Under 6 Free 8am til 12 noon.
Public Welcome! Peru Center Road.
Feather Party- (bingo) Nov. 15th 2-5pm at St.
Gaspar del Bufalo Church Bellevue Lunch provided.
Must be 18 to play.
Freddy Scheid Benefit—Spaghetti Dinner $10
November 21, 1pm til 5pm at the American Legion
in Monroeville. 50-50’s, Raffles, side games.
Lion's club eyeglass boxes are in the back of both churches ANY GLASSES ARE WELCOME IN-
CLUDING SUNGLASSES
Women’s Retreat All are welcome!
Inner Healing & Peace. Saturday, Nov. 21st
9a—3:30p St. Francis Xavier Parish, 25 W Perry St,
Willard in St. Francis Rm. Presenter Fr. Michael
Diemer. Cost: Free Potluck: Please bring a dish to
share. To register please call Peg Jarrett 419-933-
3731 or [email protected] Please register by
Monday, Nov 16th. Confessions available at 3:30pm
in church.
PARISH CALENDAR
St. Joseph Holy Name Society Meeting will be
held after the 8am Mass today in SJ social hall.
SA & SJ Social Concerns Committee Meeting
After the 9:30am Mass today in the SA social hall.
Non-Food Bank supplies are needed for Nov 10
& Nov 19. Please put them in cardboard boxes at
church.
Wisdom People will meet on Wednesday,
November 11th at 12 noon at the Backroads Din-
er in Attica.
Invitation to the St. John Neumann Deanery
World Meeting of Families Event Wednesday,
November 11 at 7pm hosted at St. Paul Church.
This family friendly event features live music, praise
& worship & adoration, a special video from the
Bishop and testimonials from pilgrims who went to PA!
The ladies from SA and SJ parishes are providing
fruit and cheese for the refreshments after the
presentations and prayer. Barb Mahl and Carolyn
Sabo are our special greeters. See you there!
The annual SA & SJ Memorial Mass will be held
at 9am on Saturday Nov 14th at SJ letters have
been sent to representatives of families to invite their
whole family. All families are welcome to come pray
for the loved ones lost. After Mass gather for coffee,
juice and donuts in the social hall. You will see the
Memorial Crosses—A new tradition- now in the
back of both Churches celebrating the lives of our
parishioners who died since last year’s Memorial Ser-
vice in November. Wooden crosses with the names
of the deceased and their death date inscribed, have
been placed on a remembrance board in the backs of
both parishes. A cross will be displayed within a
week of a funeral service. The crosses will be pre-
sented to family members as part of the annual No-
vember Memorial Celebration.
Hope for the Holidays program is Monday,
Nov. 16th. There will be a soup supper at 5:30pm
followed by the program presented by Stein Hospice
Bereavement staff. This program will be held at the
St. Alphonsus Hall.
Fr. Ron Schock on the air Thursday, November
19th— Annunciation Radio’s Fall Sharathon will take
place Tuesday, Novemeber 17 through Friday, No-
vember 20, from 7am to 6pm each day. Be sure to
tune to FM 88.1 or FM 89.7 or FM 90.9 and hear Fr.
Ron Schock Thursday, Nov 19th from 3:00 pm —
4:00pm and show your parish support by calling in a
pledge during that hour at 1-888-215-0624.
Finance Meetings At St. Joseph Thursday, Nov 19th 7:30pm
after Mass in the Rectory. At St. Alphonsus Tuesday, Nov 24th 7:30pm
after Mass in the small hall.
CONTRIBUTIONS—November 1—St. Alphonsus
Offertory 3,321.00
Weekly Budget 2,690.00
Over Budget 631.00
YTD Over 9,614.34
Other donations: Children-16.25, Vigil Lights-34, Initial-5,
All Saints-113.
CONTRIBUTIONS—November 1—St. Joseph
Offertory 5,278.19
Weekly Budget 3,880.00
Over Budget 1,398.19
YTD Over 4,875.55
Other: Children-20, Bldg/Maint-26, Fuel-36, StVdP-30,
School Support-31, 50/50—20, All Saints-133, All Souls-
171, Thanksgiving-15.
Befriending the Holidays when cancer comes. A Retreat
for cancer patients and their loved ones. Saturday,
November 21st 10am—2:30pm continental breakfast
9:30am. St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis
Ave., Tiffin, Ohio. Presenters: Karen Gies, RN; Michelle
Clinger, PhD LPCC; Alice Frazier-Snook, LSW; Sr. Janet
Hay, OSF,MSN; Sr Edna Michel, OSF MA. Suggested
Cost $20 retreat and lunch (financial assistance if needed).
Please pre-register by November 14th with Jenifer Smith,
Office Coordinator at peace @franciscanretreats.org or
419-443-1485. to learn more about their programs, retreats
or facility www.franciscanretreats.org.
Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes Oct. 28, 2015—Present:Fr. Ron,
Cherri Schaffer, Jack Jump, Carolyn Sabo, Linda Hohler, Carrie
Beat, Richard Palmer, Barb Mahl, Fred Leber, Marie Bischoff. Ab-
sent: Deacon Mike, Sheila Meikle. Prayer opened the meeting and
approval of past minutes followed. Co-Facilitator Richard Palmer
ran the meeting with discussion on Universal Church Directories and
LifeTouch presentation pros and cons. Cherri shared information
obtained from other churches that used both these companies in the
past. Noted that updating of parishioners’ addresses and phone num-
bers needed with large amount of organization. It was voted unani-
mously to accept Universal Church Directories. Cherri will notify
them and get more information on suggested time line for all to take
place. A meeting will be set up with Universal to discuss what is
needed by us. Carrie, Jack, Linda, Marie, Carolyn, and Barb volun-
teered to be at that meeting with Cherri and Universal Church Direc-
tory representative. Advent letter will be mailed out and will include
a name, address and phone number update request. This will be able
to be used for the directory. Fr. Ron shared he had lunch with 21
high school youth. Hopes to have adult classes during Lent using the
Symbolon series. Next Meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 2nd