A PARISH OF THE DIOCESE OF BIRMINGHAM IN ALABAMA

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH • HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

REV. JOSEPH P. LUBRANO, SDS Pastor (jlubrano@salvatorians.com)

CARMEN V. AMATO Director, Religious Education (cavamato@aol.com)

BILLY ROY Principal, Holy Family School-Huntsville (bdroy@hfscatholic.com)

PATRICIA AYALA Bookkeeper (pmayala95@gmail.com)

RENATE T. BANKS Parish Secretary (bulletin@saintjosephcc.com)

PEDRO RODRIGUEZ Maintenance

SR. VERONICA RYAN, OSB (sveronica729@yahoo.com)

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday (Anticipated): 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:15 a.m.,9:45 a.m.,11:15 a.m.,5:00 p.m. Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation:7:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Every Saturday at 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment with the pastor.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

The Parish Office is open Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is closed during lunch 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Submit all bulletin announce-ments to bulletin@saintjosephcc.com no later than Friday, a week prior, at 12:00 p.m.

Holy Family School—Huntsville

Billy Roy, Principal 256.539.5221

St. John Paul II Catholic High School Dr. Jeremiah H. Russell, Headmaster

Dr. Lanny K. Hollis, President 256.430.1760

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

For all inquiries, please call Carmen Amato at the parish office. For sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Com-munion and Confirmation, there must be at least one year of formation immediately prior to the preparation for the sacraments.

BAPTISM. Parents and godparents must attend a bap-tism preparation session before scheduling a baptism.

MARRIAGE. If you intend to be married at St. Joseph Church, you must be registered in the parish and be active by donating your time, talent or treasure in sup-port of parish projects. Regular Mass attendance on Sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation is also required. Couples planning marriage should contact the parish before setting a wedding date.

RCIA. Adults and children of catechetical age are wel-comed into the Church through a process called the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA).

ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call Father Joseph Lubrano at the parish office to schedule an anointing.

FUNERALS We have a number of people to help plan funeral litur-gies and to set up funeral luncheons. Please call the par-ish office before contacting the funeral home to avoid scheduling conflicts.

PARISH REGISTRATION If you are new to our parish and wish to register, please call the parish office for the appropriate forms.

Served by the Society of the Divine Savior • Brothers, Priests, Sisters, and Lay Salvatorians Working Together

SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020

2300 Beasley Avenue • Huntsville, Alabama 35816 • Tel: 256.534.8459 • Fax: 256.534.8450

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 8:00am +Sr. Florence Demers, SDS 5:00p.m. + SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 8:15am For the Parish 11:15am +Anne Matuszak MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 7:00am +Linda Havens TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 7:00am +Leo Oliver WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 7:00am +Lucy Oliver THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 7:00am +Agnes Knouse 9:00am School Mass FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 7:00am +Francis Knouse SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 8:00am + 5:00p.m. + SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27

James Hudson Miller, Janice Mazikowski, Marie McCune, George Franklin, Debi Royer, James McGee, David Miller, Barbara Brodeur, Carolyn Wingenter, Zanetta Brown, Teresa Gregory, Rachel Johnson, Faye Fletcher, Batchelder Family, Stachura Family, Sayre Family, Richard Wertz, Maddie Clearly, John Rourk, Jr., Cindy Morales, Richard Chandler, John & Linda Dimmock, Sharon Vandurn, George Wertz, Dollie Jackson, Josephine Stratton, Katherine Algie, Ralph & Helen Kissel, Dan Vandergrift, Marrissa Lefebzre, John Howard, Lisa Andrews, Sondra Adams, Judi Trygg, Marianna Young, Cecilia Hall, Deacon Mike Rooney, Antonio Beltran, Ramona Hallit, Sarah Garoppo, Traci Moore, Lola Light, Rene Gonzalez, Bernice Geigel, Mary, Jane and Dena Bell, Juliana Goode, Marie Basta, Savannah Ponder, Clayton Gatewood, David Boren, Richard Brown, Richard Wagner, Harold Jones, Cathy Filippo, Jena Lanszell, Charlotte Johnson, Will Stachura and Kia Batchelder.

Note If you wish to add someone to the prayer list, please contact Renate at the parish office. When that person recovers, please call again to remove their name so that others can be put on the list.

Thank you, Fr. Joe

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SATURDAY, JUNE 02 8:00am For the Unborn 5:00pm +Carolyn Fleming

SUNDAY, JUNE 03 Corpus Christi

8:15am +Melissa Lee 11:15am

MONDAY, MAY 28 Memorial Day 8:00am +Rick Harris

TUESDAY, MAY 29 7:00am +Daniel Conte

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 7:00am +Mary Rousseau

THURSDAY, MAY 31 7:00am +Holy Souls in Purgatory FRIDAY, JUNE 01 7:00am +Mary M. Reid Luke Danison & Family

SATURDAY, JUNE 02 8:00am 5:00pm

SUNDAY, JUNE 03

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 8:00am: 5:00pm: SUNDAY, JANUARY 05

Epiphany 8:15am: For the Parish 11:15am: +Bill Ryan MONDAY, JANUARY 06

7:00am: +Charles (Chuck) Salvo TUESDAY, JANUARY 07 7:00am: +Daniel & Augusta Akiboh WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 08 7:00am: +Gary Thompson THURSDAY, JANUARY 09 7:00am: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Harris 9:00am*: DeKarlos Blackmon FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 7:00am: +Katherine Ofenloch SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

8:00am: 5:00pm: +Joann Gun-derman SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

8:15am: Sr. Veronica Ryan 11:15am: For the Parish

*HFS School Mass

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

This past weekend, two churches were reported to have been deliberately burned — two Catholic churches, one in Florida and one in California. Things like these make me shake my head in disbelief. I really wonder what is going on. I think the world has gone crazy, and this makes me so sad. I listen mostly to Christian music, and one song, We All Bleed the Same by Mandisa, really touched my heart. This is what Mandisa says about what is happening in our country, what is happening to our brothers and sisters. I believe it is worth a read.

“I wanna say something to everyone, in a spirit of humility, a spirit of meekness and a spirit of Christ-like love. There’s chaos and calamity in the world. And there's so much hurt and distrust. When police are killed, we need to say something. When black boys are killed, we need to say something. And when we don't say something, we're saying something. We have the spirit of redemption when we speak at our concerts and our churches. I beg of you, let's ask the people that we are accountable to stand in front of to pray with us for healing.”

The following are the lyrics to the song We All Bleed the Same. They are powerful.

Refrain: We all bleed the same We’re more beautiful when we come together

We all bleed the same So tell me why, tell me why

We’re divided Woke up today

Another headline Another innocent life is taken

In the name of hatred So hard to take

And if we think that it’s all good Then we’re mistaken

‘Cause my heart is breaking (Refrain)

Are you left? Are you right?

Pointing fingers, taking sides When are we gonna realize?

(Refrain) If we’re gonna fight

Let’s fight for each other If we’re gonna shout

Let love be the cry (Refrain)

Tell me, who are we to judge someone By the kind of clothes they’re wearing

Or the color of their skin? Are you black? Are you white?

Aren’t we all the same inside? Father, open our eyes to see!

SATURDAY, JULY 18

8:00am: +Robert Damian 5:00pm: +Leo & Sophie Milewicz SUNDAY, JULY 19 8:15am: For the Parish 9:45am: Will Stachura

11:15am: +Patrick McGraw 5:00pm: Cathy Filippo MONDAY, JULY 20 7:00am: +Charles Smoot, Sr.

TUESDAY, JULY 21 7:00am: +Charles Smoot, Sr. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 7:00am: +Virginia Rickey THURSDAY, JULY 23 7:00am: Our Nation FRIDAY, JULY 24 7:00am: +Fr. Henry Thorsen SATURDAY, JULY 25

8:00am: Will Stachura 5:00pm: +Frances Granger SUNDAY, JULY 26 8:15am: +Charles Smoot, Sr. 9:45am: Kia Batchelder

11:15am: For the Parish 5:00pm: +Holy Souls in Purgatory Deceased Members of FOSS

LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE The current liturgical schedule, which runs from April 4 to July 26, 2020, is posted on the church website. However, because

of our new expanded Mass schedule and attendance restrictions, we will be adjusting the number of ministers required at each Mass as we prepare the next schedule beginning on August 2.

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Monday Micah 6:1-4, 6-8 Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 Matthew 12:38-42

Tuesday Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Ps 85:2-8 Matthew 12:46-50

Wednesday Song of Songs 3:1-4b Ps 63:2-6, 8-9 John 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-11 Matthew 13:10-17

Friday Jeremiah 3:14-17 Ps Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 Matthew 13:18-23

Saturday 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-6 Matthew 20:20-28

Sunday 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SANCTUARY FLOWERS WEEKLY OFFERING

Regular Collection $ 11,512.00 Other Designated Funds $ 1,735.00

Always in the Savior, Fr. Joe

PLANS FOR COLUMBARIUM AT ST. JOSEPH PARISH

The building on the southeast corner of the church parking lot, infor-mally known as the “convent,” has not been occupied since Sister Joan and Sister Jean Marie, our Salvatorian Sisters, returned to Mil-waukee, Wisconsin in 2018. The building is scheduled to be razed in the next two months.

Several suggestions for the future use of this site have been made. After some consideration, and in consultation with the St. Joseph Campus Modernization Committee and the Parish Finance Commit-tee, I have decided that we will use the site for a parish columbar-ium. For those not familiar with the term “columbarium,” it is a structure consisting of a series of niches along a wall to accommo-date the cremated remains of the dead. The columbarium on our parish grounds will provide a peaceful, intimate setting for prayerful remembrance of loved ones, which will be accessible at any time.

We have a benefactor who has expressed an interest in funding the initial phases of the columbarium in honor of the Society of the Di-vine Savior (Salvatorians) and Father Gary New, S.D.S.

We will continue to provide you with information as this project unfolds.

Fr. Joe

(Refrain) Only love can drive out all the darkness

What are we fighting for? We were made to carry one another

We were made for more! (Refrain)

So, Father God, I pray That our families will come together right now

And seek Your face You will forgive our sins

And You will heal our incredible land In the name of the only Savior, Jesus Christ

Amen

May God continue to bless us with faith and courage to stand up for what is right and true. You are in my daily thoughts and prayers. Have a blessed day.

FUN WITH FRIENDS will host a rosary knotting class with no more than ten participants to accommodate social distancing. If you would like to participate, please call the parish office at 256-534-8459.

The fresh flower arrangements in the sanctuary this weekend are

in honor of Cathy Filippo.

PLEASE NOTE that all summer camps at St. John Paul II Catholic High School have been cancelled.

There will be no scheduled parish events, activities or

meetings until further notice.

Facilities Key FMC = Messmer Center/Gym SFH = St. Francis Hall SJC = St. Joseph Church LMR/LIB = RE Center BEA = Beasley Hall STA = St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel BRZWY = Breezeway

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SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH • HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

CALENDAR

July 23 4:00 p.m. Readers practice for 1st Communion Church July 25 10:00 a.m. 1st Communion Mass Church

1st COMMUNION

Our next Celebration of 1st Communion will take place on July 25 at 10:00 a.m.

Note: These celebrations will only be open to the families of the First Communicants. We ask you to pray for the

children and their families during this special time. RE Registration forms for the 2020-2021 year will be in the breezeway on July 19. Please take one and fill it out at home. Mail, email or bring it by the parish office with the fee. If you have been contacted by an RE team member, you do not need to fill out a new registration form.

We are excited to welcome Margaret Fox into the Catholic faith this Sunday! Please keep Margaret in your prayers.

On August 11, 1921, Fr. James E. Coyle was shot and fatally wounded as he sat in the swing on his rectory front porch by an enraged minister whose daughter's marriage to a dark-skinned Puerto Rican Father Coyle had presided over less than two hours before he was shot.

Father James E. Coyle Memorial Mass Celebrant, Bishop Steven J. Raica, JCD

Let us remember a Holy Priest Killed in the Line of Duty Tuesday August 11, 2020 at 12:10 p.m.

Cathedral of St. Paul · 2120 3rd Ave. North, Birmingham, Alabama www.fathercoyle.org · 205.447.8796 "Father Coyle was a martyr to duty"

Rt. Rev. Edward Allen, Bishop of Mobile – 8/12/1921