ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 25, 2018

Saturday, November 24 8:00 a.m. + Deceased members of the Bulasa & Patagnan Families by Roselita Patagnan 5:00 p.m. - Intentions of The Tashakkori Family Sunday, November 25 7:00 a.m. + Joseph Conroy, Sr. by Genie & Joe Conroy & Sons 8:30 a.m + Frank DiPlacido by Kitty DiPlacido 10:00 a.m. + Anna Sabol by Mary Kirby & Family 11:30 a.m. + William & Rachel Laughrige by The Laughrige Family 1:00 p.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. + Helen Hucksam by Kathleen Della Valle Monday, November 26 6:30 a.m. + Sal Grillo by The Grillo Family 8:00 a.m. + Matthew Mark Sabol, II by Mary Kirby & Family Tuesday, November 27 6:30 a.m. + Deceased members of The Forjaman Family by Judith Gwankobe 8:00 a.m. + Mary Keppel by Tom & girls Wednesday, November 28 6:30 a.m. + Rosa Moriarty by The Moriarty & Toole Family 8:00 a.m. + Alba & Sal Grillo by The Grillo Family Thursday, November 29 6:30 a.m. + Deceased members of The Gwankobe Family by Judith Gwonkobe 8:00 a.m. + Elma Moffett Mankin by Tom Keppel Friday, November 30 6:30 a.m. + Loryela Nubonyin Ndi by Judith Gwankobe 8:00 a.m.. + Jerry Swain by Joe Boyle Saturday, December 1 8:00 a.m. + Miguela Alacbay by her Family 5:00 p.m. + Laura Maraoui by Pat Gilbert Sunday, December 2 7:00 a.m. + Jack & Gertruide Cronin by The Bock Family 8:30 a.m + Mary Dang by The Ly Family 10:00 a.m. - Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Joseph Parish 11:30 a.m. + Dr. Larry Bruther by Reston Nurses 1:00 p.m. + Patrick O’Brien by The Sasala Family 3:30 p.m. - Spanish Mass 5:00 p.m. + Del Stachiotti by The Hurley Family

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Peace and good! As you know, the Diocese of Arlington asked us to support an increased offertory program during the fall months. The pastoral staff and the Parish Advisory Council (PAC) selected the month of November for this program. Dur-ing the month of November, you received the following infor-mation regarding this program:

• weekly bulletin reflections on the gift of stewardship – Time, Talent, Treasure;

• letter from the pastoral staff focusing on the increased offertory program, Faith Direct, and monthly/annual dona-tions; and

• request from the PAC and pastoral team for each of us to reflect upon the time, talent, and treasure which we share with the parish community.

As shared in the previous reflections, we often speak of stew-ardship in the context of "the three t's": time, talent, and treas-ure. Stewardship is a way of life and our relationship with Christ is at the heart of it all. I offer the following description of stewardship – sharing treasure:

A good steward of treasure purchases goods and ser-vices prudently and knows the difference between needs and wants. A good steward sets aside part of his or her income for the Church and makes a gift to the Lord that is prayerful, proportionate, planned, and sacrificial. The faithful steward gives in a significant way, all in gratitude for the Lord’s gift upon the Cross. (Mahan, 2008)

We invite each member of our parish community to consider making an increase in their regular support for our parish. We hope each parishioner will play a conscientious role in shaping the future of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Over the past few weeks, several parishioners asked me the following two ques-tions:

How much should I increase my offering? Only you can decide what is appropriate for you and your family. A meaningful increase by all of the faith-ful of our parish will make an impact on the parish and its proclaiming the Gospel. What if I cannot increase my offering at this time? While it is our hope that this increased offertory pro-gram will have a significant, positive impact on our offertory, I am particularly interested in hearing from our parishioners of how they can share the gifts of their time, talents, and treasure. Not everyone is in a po-sition to increase their financial support. However, everyone can respond by sharing their time and talent.

Father Tom’s Column Cont’d… May each of us pray how we can share our time, talent, and treas-ure in our response to embrac-ing the Gospel. We invite every-one to pray for the success of this appeal. Many blessings! In the peace of Francis of Assisi, Father Tom, TOR

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org November 25, 2018

The Parish staff wishes to thank the following parish ministries: We thank our parishioners for their contributions to the second collections for the Retired Religious Fund and The Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Know that we appreciate your generosity and support of these two projects.

We thank our parishioners for their support of the parish increased offertory program during the month of November. We express our appreciation for your generosity in support of the parish to embrace the spirituality of stewardship in terms of time, tal-ent, and treasure. Your response in shar ing your gifts of time, talent, and treasure assists us in living out the Gospel in our faith community. A special thank you to the members of PAC and the Parish staff for their work and commitment to the parish increased offertory program. We thank our parishioners who participate in the liturgical ministries here at the par ish. As we prepare to begin a new liturgical year, we give thanks and offer blessings upon the ministries of music, lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, altar linen care, altar server robe care, art and environ-ment, church cleaning crews, SJC facility staff, etc. We offer our congratulations and prayers to Father Tom Bourque, TOR, on the occasion of his Anni-versary of Priestly Ordination. Father Tom was or-dained on November 27, 1982. Many blessings Fa-ther Tom!

That Man is You! Gives you the oppor tunity to go deeper in your faith.

All men are invited to attend TMIY on Friday mornings from 6:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. in the parish meeting room to watch the video and engage in discussion. Please note: Session 10 was delayed until Friday Nov. 30th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The theme for Nov. 30th is: “Authentic Leadership in the Home” and will cover the fol-lowing topics: Finding and Adoring God in the Home, Servant Leadership, and Authentic Leadership Can Transform the World.

Feel free to show up on Friday; no prior registration required. For more information contact Jack Matney (202-352-4881; jmatneytmiy@gmail.com) and/or check out: www.paradisusdei.org/that-man-is-you/.

WOMEN’S CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB

Do you love to read? Try something new this Advent! We invite you to join the Women’s Book Club Thurs. Dec. 6 at 7 PM in room 210. We will discuss a book to help ready us to welcome Christ at Christmas titled “Joy to the World: How Christ’s Coming Changed Everything (and Still Does)” by Scott Hahn. Please contact Julie Babcock (juliembabcock@gmail.com) with questions.

Save the Date! December 15, 2018 St. Joseph Catholic Church

Women’s Mini-Retreat Sponsored by The St. Joseph Ladies’ Society

8:00 a.m. - Mass Following Mass - Continental Breakfast

Retreat 9:00 a.m. - Noon * Meeting Room 209 Retreat Director - Fr. Jordan Hite, TOR

RSVP - Mary Kirby at kirbym59@gmail.com

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 25 2018

The Youth Ministry Corner

We will not be meeting tonight (11/25) because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Next week (12/2), we will be on

retreat, so Sunday Night Ministry is cancelled. Email Jenn for more information and to sign up for the

retreat! Our next Sunday Night Ministry will be December 9th, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in Parish Hall C.

For more information, contact Jenn Chmiel at: jchmiel@sjcherndon.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ADVENT CONFESSIONS In preparation for Christmas, all Religious Education (RE) students from 3rd through 6th grades will have Confessions during class times on December (Mon.) 3rd, (Tue.) 4th, & De-cember (Sat.) 15th. The 7th and 8th graders will have their Penance Service during the Lenten Season in order to prepare for Easter and their forthcoming Confirmation. All Religious Education parents, as well as the 7th and 8th grade RE students, are strongly encouraged to attend the Parish Advent Penance Service on Monday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m.

Link Toy Drive

On December 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 8th the chil-dren who attend Religious Education classes are asked to help the needy fam-ilies in our area by participating in the LINK Toy Drive and having them bring in a new unwrapped toy to their cate-chist (teacher) or directly to the Reli-

gious Education (CCD) office. LINK is an all-volunteer organ-ization of 15 churches in Western Fairfax and Eastern Loudoun counties which provides needy families with emer-gency food, furniture, and financial assistance throughout the year in addition to holiday seasonal items. Thanks in advance for all who would give.

Last Classes of the Year before

Christmas Break December (Sat.) 15th, (Sun.) 16th, (Mon.)

17th, & (Tue.) 18th

Catechism Classes Resume January, (Sat.) 5th, (Sun.) 6th, (Mon.) 7th, &

(Tue.) 8th

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

Our pregnancy and adoption team is currently looking for volunteers! There are many ways that you can sup-port our work and this vital pro-life mission. Contact your fellow parishioner, Mary Lou Christy at mchristy@ccda.net for more information.

High School Placement Test (HSPT) Registration

Eighth grade students attending public schools or non-Catholic private schools who are interested in attending Catholic High Schools in the Diocese of Arlington need to take the High School Placement Test (HSPT) offered on Saturday, Decem-ber 1, 2018 or Saturday, January 12, 2019. This test is required for placement at Bishop Ireton High School, Bishop O’Con-nell High School, Paul VI High School and Saint John Paul the Great High School. Students must fill out an HSPT Registra-tion Form (available under “Frequently Asked Questions” under Schools at http://www.arlingtondiocese.org/) and sub-mit to the test site by November 29 for the December test.

Due to weather, we have had to change this event. "Middle School students and their families are invited to Middle School Night in the PAC at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. Join us at 6:00PM on Friday, November 30 for pizza, tee shirts, games and tons of prizes. All are invited to join the VI Man cheering on our varsity basketball team at their home opener. Coach-es from all teams and members of our Fine Arts Department will be present to meet with your fami-ly. Free to all and no reservations are needed. Email: ehanley@pvipanther.net with questions"

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 25, 2018

P A A A W Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Ad-vent. Ideally, three candles are purple and one is rose, but white candles can also be used.

The purple candles in particular symbolize the pray-er, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas.

The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord’s first coming into the world and the anticipation of his second coming to judge the living and the dead.

B A W

The use of the Advent Wreath is a traditional prac-tice which has found its place in the Church as well as in the home. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of Advent. When the blessing of the Advent Wreath is celebrat-ed in the home, it is appropriate that it be blessed by a parent or another member of the family. All make the sign of the cross as the leader says: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

Preparing for Advent Cont’d… Response (R/.) Who made heaven and earth. Then the Scripture, Isaiah 9: (lines 1-2 and 5-6) or Isaiah 63 (lines 16-17 & 19) or Isaiah 64 (lines 2-7) is read: Reader: The Word of the Lord. R/. Thanks be to God. With hands joined, the leader says:

Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ: he is Emmanuel, the hope of the peoples, he is the wisdom that teaches and guides us, he is the Savior of every nation. Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s promise to bring us salvation. May he come quickly and not delay. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen. The blessing may conclude with a verse from “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”:

O come, desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of humankind; bid ev’ry sad division cease and be thyself our Prince of peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

—From Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers

Reference: USCCB. (2018). About Advent Wreaths. Retrieved from http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/advent/about-advent-wreaths.cfm

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH Phone # 703-880-4300 HERNDON, VIRGINIA http://www.sjcherndon.org November 25, 2018

Join Bishop Burbidge to Pray for Vocations

Join Bishop Burbidge for a Holy Hour for Voca-tions at a parish near you. The Holy Hours begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by a light recep-tion. The next Holy Hour will be Friday, Novem-ber 30 is at St. John the Evangelist in Warren-ton. There will be more announced in the spring. There is no need to RSVP for these events. For more information vis-it www.ArlingtonVocations.org.

Solemnity of Christ the King -- November 25, 2018

“My kingdom does not belong to this world.” Are you being called to proclaim the glorious reign of Christ the King as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Call Fr. Mi-chael Isenberg at (703) 841-2514, or write: m.isenberg@arlingtondiocese.org.

Join the First Saturday Rosary Team Did you know that the ‘no-show’ rate can go up by 70% when there are people peacefully praying outside an abortion facility? Please join the prayer team every First Saturday to pray the rosary at 10:30 am at the Falls Church abortion facility. The next First Satur-day is on December 1. The facility is located at 900 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA 22046 For inquiries, contact Amy McInerny at (703) 841-3817 or respectlife@arlingtondiocese.org

Novena for Couples Struggling with Infertility and Infant Loss

You are invited to join in prayer with Bishop Burbidge in a Novena to Our Lady for the inten-tions of couples struggling with infertility or suf-fering after miscarriage or early infant death. The novena starts Tuesday, December 4 and ends Wednesday, December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A concluding Mass will be offered by Fr. Rich Dyer at 7 p.m. at the Ca-thedral of Saint Thomas More on the same day. In this nine-day novena, you can pray along with Bishop Burbidge and get the prayers sent to you daily. Subscribe by texting “novena18” to 84576 to get the prayers in English. For Span-ish prayers, text “guadalupe18” to 84576. For more information and to sign up via email, go to arlingtondiocese.org/novena18.

November 25 Stewardship Reflection Feast of Christ the King “Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not be-long to this world.” (JOHN 18:36) How often do we put all our time and energy into building a kingdom here on earth, forget-ting that life here is short? The real kingdom is in the next life. Yet, how much time and ener-gy do we invest in working for that eternal king-dom?

Ecumenical News: The annual LARCUM Conference will be held in Charlottesville, VA on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1, 2018. Representa-tives of the Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic and United Methodist Churches will collaborate on promoting Christian unity. All interested persons are invited. For more infor-mation please contact Mr. Rick Caporali, Registrar State LAR-CUM Committee, 703-451-8576, rcaporali@stbernpar.org.

Job Opportunity: Director, San Damiano Spiritual Life Center

The San Damiano Spiritual Life Center located in White Post, VA is seeking a Director. The Director will be responsible for providing the strategic direction for the Center and has direct responsibility for its programming, administra-tion, facilities, and operations. For more information visit http://bit.ly/SDDirector