The Holy Family of                                             Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

December 29, 2019 Over all [other virtues] put on love, that 

is, the bond of perfection.                               — Colossians 3:14

Welcome to Visitors & New Members

You are welcome to worship with us at any time. If you are new to the Randolph County area, may we

invite you to register as a member of the parish Registration forms are available in parking lot

vestibule or by calling the office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sacramento de la Reconciliación

Saturday/Sabado 5:00 PM Wednesday/Miércoles 5:30 PM Or by appointment/ Oh por cita

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Mass Schedule/ Misas

Saturday/ Sabado 4:00 PM English 6:00 PM Español Sunday/ Domingo 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM English 12:00 PM Spanish Weekly Masses/ Monday and Friday 8:15AM Misas entre Semana Wednesday 6:00 PM Español Thursday 7:00 AM

Parish Staff

Fr. Philip Kollithanath: Pastor, Email: frphilipk@triad.rr.com

Parish Secretary: Maricruz Palma

Music Coordinator: Colette Estes

Faith Formation Coordinator:

Faith Formation Coordinator (Spa): Manuela Torres

Parish Council: Rosemary Chriscoe

Finance Council: Scott Harris Building Committee: Kim Price

512 West Wainman Ave. Asheboro, NC 27203 Tel: 336-629-0221 E-mail: stjoe@triad.rr.com Website: www.stjoenc.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM

New years is a time to celebrate. We all do that very well. Commercial world will tell us how to do it . We all shop and greet one another and try not to miss any one. Honestly we are anxious to please the world and follow its guidance.

But how many of us remember that Jesus just came to us the prior week? that it’s still Christmas time? And that the 1st of January is actually the feast of Mary Holy Mother of God?

We like bumper stickers like

“ Jesus is the reason for the season”

Does it mean anything or just part of the show ! The greatest meaning of Christmas is accepting life from God.

There are always many human reasons to deny life. Most of them stem from our selfishness. We justify them through so many pretentious dialogues. We don’t want more children because too expensive! Some times it is too inconvenient or out of fashion in this age. Only for Christians. How come while living in the same social circumstances Muslim families have no problem to have as many kids as possible ? When Christian world shrinks Muslim world spreads fast.

It is a matter of attitude. Attitude developed by the secular ideologies. An attitude of independence from God. We see many preachers who are hypocrites who hide their selfishness under the cover of nonstop recitals. They will not listen to God’s plan for life.

Prayerful reflection gave confidence to Joseph through God’s revelation that the new life is according to God’s plan. This is what it means to be a Christian.

Unfortunately Many Christians love puppies not babies!

These days marriage is taken for enjoyment not for love. Love will bring new life both for the couple and the new born. Love God and love children.

God bless you all

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From the Pastor’s Desk / Del Escritorio del Padre

El año nuevo es un momento para celebrar. Todos lo hacemos muy bien. El mundo comercial nos dirá cómo hacerlo. Todos compramos y nos saludamos e intentamos no dejar pasar a nadie sin saludar. Honestamente, estamos ansiosos por complacer al mundo y seguir su guía.

¿Pero cuántos de nosotros recordamos que Jesús vino a nosotros la semana anterior? que todavía es Navidad? ¿Y que el 1 de enero es en realidad la fiesta de María Santa Madre de Dios?

Nos gustan los letreros que dicen " Jesús es la razón de la temporada"

Significa algo o solo parte del espectáculo! El mayor significado de la Navidad es aceptar la vida de Dios.

Siempre hay muchas razones humanas para negar la vida. La mayoría de ellos provienen de nuestro egoísmo. Los justificamos a través de tantos diálogos pretenciosos. ¡No queremos más hijos porque es demasiado caro! Algunas veces es demasiado inconveniente o pasado de moda en esta época. Solo para cristianos. ¿Cómo es que mientras viven en las mismas circunstancias sociales, las familias musulmanas no tienen problemas para tener tantos hijos

como sea posible? Cuando el mundo cristiano se encoge, el mundo musulmán se extiende rápidamente. Es una cuestión de actitud. Actitud desarrollada por las ideologías seculares. Una actitud de independencia de Dios. Vemos a muchos predicadores que son hipócritas que esconden su egoísmo bajo la tapa de recitales sin parar. No escuchan el plan de Dios que es la vida.

La reflexión en oración le dio confianza a José a través de la

revelación de Dios de que la nueva vida está de acuerdo con el plan de Dios. Esto es lo que significa ser cristiano.

¡Desafortunadamente, muchos cristianos aman a los cachorros, no a los bebés!

En estos días, el matrimonio se toma por placer, no por amor. El amor traerá una nueva vida tanto para la pareja como para el recién nacido. Ama a Dios y ama a los niños.

Dios los bendiga a todos

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MASS SCHEDULE: Week of 12/29/2019

Sacrament of reconciliation: Wednesday at 5:30 pm and Saturday at 5:00 pm

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WEEKLY OFFERINGS: 12/22/2019 DuetoHolydaystheBulletinprintedinadvance.

BIRTHDAY LIST

SAT 01/04

SUN 01/05

Euc: Carol Rich, Dan Higgins, Rosemary Chriscoe, Tom Murphy, Dr. Pincus

Lec: Tom Murphy, Marie Shandor

Hos: Ron Stark, Wayne Dawson, Pat Whitehead, Oscar Sanchez

Aco: David Appel, Nestor Medina

SAB 01/04

Euc: Margarita Tornero, San ago Alejo, Guadalupe Badillo, Jose Luis Cardoso, Esperanza Vera

Lec: Jesus Cardoso, Fernando Hernandez

Pet & Anu Josue Rojas

Hos: Jesus Cardoso, Agus n Dominguez, Adelina Dominguez, Esperanza Vera

Aco: Jesus Carbajal, Joevany Fuentes, Ashley, Samantha Garcia

DOM 01/04

Euc: Ruben Mar nez, Carmen Mar nez, Salomon Denova, Luciana Flores, David Fuentes

Lec: Bella Casas, Gerardo Barron

Pet & Anu Francisca Muro, Isidro Fuentes

Hos: Hilario, Agustin, Nicolasa Dominguez, Maria Esteban, Rosa Lopez, Santos Gonzalez

Aco: Bianca Perez, Victor Rodriguez, Isaac Martinez, Luis Martinez

Euc: Kim Price, Marty Hornyak, Libby Nault

Lec: Mike Leach

Hos: Mike Leach

12/30 Christian Sosa

12/31 Leonardo Balderas, Ernesto Carbajal, Ever Castro, Ruby Delgado, Brien Donnelly, Leonardo Melendez, Luis Alberto Morales, Justin Navecero, Evelyn Robles, Alejandro Silva, Maribel Silva, Hai Tang, Hong Tang, Luis Angel Zepeda

01/01 Ronald Estes, Yazmin Leon Rosas, Esther Mejia, Fernando Perez, Kathy Poupore, Irma Rico, Matthew Thompson

01/02 Jessica Arellano, Roberto Benitez, Adalberto Calixtro, Matthew Garcia , Rocio Garcia, Lisa Post, Crystal Sanchez

01/03 Juan Flores, Angelina Gonzalez, Ana Gonzalez, Mark Gross, Jesus Gutierrez, Aimee Mustico, Daniel Ramirez, Felix Santos, Ashley Smith, Victor Telles

01/04 Michael Benefield, Rene Hernandez, Maribel Moreno, Christian Pacheco, Aaron Rebollar, Arlet Rodriguez, Ricardo Ruiz

01/05 Eric Benitez, Jean Dawson, Dustin Herrera, Margheritan Looz, Brian Stutts

Mon 12/30 8:15am Kristen Lewis by Joe McGinty

Thur 01/02 7:00am Jeremy Ringgold by Joe McGinty

Fri 01/03 8:15am †Holy Souls in Purgatory by Joe McGinty

Sat 01/04 4:00pm Special Intentions by Maritza Dulac 6:00pm †Othon Caropreso by Maribel Gutierrez

Wed 01/01 Mary Holy Mother of God/ Santa Maria Madre de Dios

12:00am Misa de Gallo 9:00am English †Tom McCollom by Mary Poremba 12:00pm Spanish

Tue 12/31 New Years’s Eve 6:00pm

Sun 01/05 9:00am †Thomas Jordan by Frank & Carol Rich 12:00pm †Reynaldo Dominguez by Evangelina Velazquez 4:00pm Keith Marsh by Joe McGinty

Have a Very Blessed Birthday

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SAINTSANDSPECIALOBSERVANCESSunday: TheHolyFamilyofJesus,Mary, andJosephMonday: SixthDaywithintheOctave oftheNativityoftheLordTuesday: SeventhDaywithintheOctaveofthe NativityoftheLord; St.SylvesterI; NewYear’sEveWednesday: TheOctaveoftheNativityoftheLord; Mary,theHolyMotherofGod; WorldDayofPeace;NewYear’sDayThursday: Ss.BasiltheGreatand GregoryNazianzenFriday: TheMostHolyNameofJesus; FirstFridaySaturday: St.ElizabethAnnSeton;FirstSaturday

TODAY’SREADINGSFirstReading—Thosewhohonorandcomforttheirparentsshallneverbeforgotten Sirach3:2-6,12-14 .Psalm—BlessedarethosewhofeartheLordandwalkinhisways Psalm128 .SecondReading—Youarecalledintoonebody.Bearwithoneanother;forgiveoneanother;letChrist’speacecontrolyou Colossians3:12-21 12-17 .Gospel—Josephrose,tookthechildandhismother,and ledtoEgypt Matthew2:13-15,19-23 .

LECTURASDEHOYPrimeralectura—LosquehonranasuspadresrecibiránbendicionesypagaránsuspecadosEclesiástico3:2-6,12-14 .Salmo—DichosoelquetemealSeñor,ysiguesuscaminos Salmo128 127 .Segundalectura—Vivanunavidadeamorsincero,seanagradecidos,hagantodoenelnombredelSeñorJesús;vivanenarmonía Colosenses3:12-21 .Evangelio—JosétomóaMaríayalniñodenocheysefueronaEgiptoparaescaparlapersecucióndeHerodes Mateo2:13-15,19-23 .

LOSSANTOSYOTRASCELEBRACION Domingo: LaSagradaFamiliadeJesús, MaríayJoséLunes: Sextodíadentrodela octavadeNavidadMartes: Séptimodíadentrodelaoctava deNavidad; SanSilvestreIMiércoles: OctavadeNatividad;AñoNuevo; SantaMaría,MadredeDios; JornadaMundialdeOraciónporlaPazJueves: SantosBasilioMagnoy GregorioNaciancenoViernes: ElSantísimoNombredeJesús; PrimerviernesSábado: SantaIsabelAnaSeton;Primersábado

READINGOFTHEWEEKMonday: 1Jn2:12-17;Ps96:7-10;Lk2:36-40Tuesday: 1Jn2:18-21;Ps96:1-2,11-13; Jn1:1-18Wednesday: Nm6:22-27;Ps67:2-3,5,6,8; Gal4:4-7;Lk2:16-21Thursday: 1Jn2:22-28;Ps98:1-4;Jn1:19-28Friday: 1Jn2:29—3:6;Ps98:1,3cd-6; Jn1:29-34Saturday: 1Jn3:7-10;Ps98:1,7-9;Jn1:35-42Sunday: Is60:1-6;Ps72:1-2,7-8,10-13; Eph3:2-3a,5-6;Mt2:1-12

LECTURASDELASEMANALunes: 1Jn2:12-17;Sal96 95 :7-10; Lc2:36-40Martes: 1Jn2:18-21;Sal96 95 :1-2,11-13; Jn1:1-18Miércoles: Nm6:22-27;Sal67 66 :2-3,5,6,8; Gal4:4-7;Lc2:16-21Jueves: 1Jn2:22-28;Sal98 97 :1-4;Jn1:19-28Viernes: 1Jn2:29—3:6;Sal98 97 :1,3cd-6; Jn1:29-34Sábado: 1Jn3:7-10;Sal98 97 :1,7-9; Jn1:35-42Domingo: Is60:1-6;Sal72 71 :1-2,7-8,10-13; Ef3:2-3a,5-6;Mt2:1-12

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

SANTO TOMÁS BECKET (1118-1170) 29 de diciembre Tomás Becket se distinguió por su inteligencia y rápido ascenso durante el reinado de Enrique II de Inglaterra. Como canciller, en ausencia del rey, estuvo al mando del reino. No obstante, Enrique II era ambicioso y quería a la Iglesia bajo su dominio, fue por eso que le nombró como Arzobispo de Canterbury en 1162. Sin embargo, Tomás cambió radicalmente: renunció a la cancillería, vendió su mansión, dio el dinero a los pobres y se fue a un monasterio viviendo humildemente. Se opuso públicamente al rey y a sus intenciones de sometimiento de la Iglesia hasta que el mismo rey lo amenazó con la muerte, razón por la que se expatrió a Francia. Luego de una reconciliación temporal, el rey expresó su deseo de librarse del arzobispo y envió a una guardia real a que lo asesinaran, hecho que ocurrió en el altar mayor de la catedral mientras Tomás Becket celebraba la Eucaristía. Sus últimas palabras fueron: “Acepto la muerte en el nombre de Jesús y de la Iglesia”. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION SAINT THOMAS BECKET (1118-1170)

December 29

To anyone who imagines conflict between religion and politics to be a modern phenomenon, history witnesses otherwise. Martyred under Henry VIII in 1535, Thomas More declared, “I die the king’s good servant, but God’s first!” Thomas Becket could have said the same four centuries earlier. As Henry II’s closest friend and trusted chancellor, Becket, the king presumed, could be counted on, if made archbishop, to deliver the church to royal control. But Becket experienced a profound conversion, confirmed by the ordination liturgy’s rich symbolism of the bishop as Good Shepherd and the church as Bride of Christ. Renouncing secular responsibilities, distributing his wealth to the poor, Thomas became the church’s uncompromising champion. Faced with this “new” Becket, the king’s previous friendship turned into a ferocious, almost irrational hatred. As eight centuries later, Archbishop Romero would be martyred at the altar of Christ’s sacrifice, Becket was slain before the altar of Canterbury Cathedral by royal agents, neither the first nor last good shepherd to lay down his life as the price of freedom for Christ’s church and justice for Christ’s sheep. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SALVATION IN DAILY LIFE

This Sunday is the feast of the Holy Family, which comes on the first Sunday after Christmas Day. Today’s feast celebrates how the humanity of Jesus (including his entire family life) has brought saving significance into the daily rhythms of our human family life.

The scriptures offer instruction and encouragement on how to share—within our families, parish families, and the wider human family—the love that God shares with us in Jesus. Selections from Sirach, Psalm 128, and Colossians encourage us to reflect divine love and thus find holiness in all our human relationships. The reading from Matthew’s Gospel offers a living example of love in the actions Joseph took to protect his young family from danger and to nurture them within the larger family of faith of their time. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SALVACIÓN EN LA VIDA DIARIA

Este domingo es la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia que cae en el primer domingo después del Día de Navidad. La fiesta de hoy celebra cómo la humanidad de Jesús (incluso toda su familia) ha dado significado salvífico a los quehaceres diarios de nuestra propia vida familiar.

Las lecturas ofrecen instrucción y aliento sobre cómo compartir –dentro de nuestras familias, en la familia de la parroquia y en la más amplia familia humana– el amor que Dios comparte con nosotros en Jesús. Selecciones de Eclesiástico, del salmo 128 (127), y colosenses nos alientan a ser reflejo del amor divino y así encontrar la santidad en todas nuestras relaciones humanas. La lectura del Evangelio según Mateo ofrece un ejemplo vivo de amor en las medidas que José tomó para proteger a su joven familia del peligro y para que creciera dentro de la gran familia de fe de su época. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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† Sacraments †

**Sacrament of Baptism—Baptism is a highly sacred event and deserves careful and complete readiness. Please contact the church office (336-629-0221) to register for the Baptism Preparation Class, which is done on a regular basis. Parents must be registered and participating members of our parish community **Sacrament of Marriage - Couples should contact the Pastor (336-629-0221) at least 6 months prior to the wedding date for necessary preparation.

**Ministry of the Sick— Please call the church office (336-629-0221) to inform us of an illness or hospitalization of a family member. Federal Privacy Law prohibits the hospital from giving room numbers, so we must have prior knowledge of a pa-tient’s room number before we visit the hospital. The Sacrament of Anointing is done upon request prior to surgery or a illness.

**Prayers for our Military—please call the office (336-629-0221) to notify us of their Military Status

******************************************** Out of respect for the Liturgy in which we partake, please

turn off or mute all cell phones and pagers as you enter the Sanctuary of Our Lord. If your Children are acting up,

please take them to the cry room in order not to disrupt the liturgy for others.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS *The Knights are looking for new members to join their brotherhood.

COLUMBIETTES:

The St. Joseph Columbiettes – Auxiliary 10891 would like to extend an invitation to all the ladies of the parish to join our organization. If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please contact the church office. A current Columbiette will return your call.

The Columbiettes are continuing to sell Organic and Fairly Traded Coffees, Teas, Hot Chocolates, and Chocolate bars. Please help support the projects sponsored by our Columbiettes. Remember 5% of the purchase goes to Catholic Relief Services. Thank you.

Saint Joseph Youth Ministry 13- 18 Years Old Meets Every Sunday at Church 4:00p.m. Youth Mass 5:30-7:30p.m. Youth Meeting (Upstairs)

PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS & THEIR FAMILIES

Please take a moment to pray for our parishioners needs, Illness, persona problems and our young men serving our country:

Christopher Gardner, Lillian Hazelwood & Ramona Shepard, Colleen Greene, Flora Smith, Gary Hutchins, Ralph Evans, Jose Espiallet, Monica Smith, Patrick Guarion, Raphael Guriel, Josefina Arellano, Laurie Wills, JR Newsome, Mary Matthews, Sara Dunmeyer’s daughter, Kevin Bennet, Donald Hills, Anna Pugh, Robert Barker, Annette Conley, Mary Poremba, Sharon Derosi, Chester Devarney, Ernest Devarney, Luis Saavedra

Military: Adolfo Angel Vasquez, Matthew Bryant Semenarians & Religious: Jose Palma, Kevin Martinez, & JessicaPalma

Box Tops Please bring in your BOX TOPS for the Sisters who run the Academy for Pre-Schoolers. You can put them in the mail slot of the office door. Thank you for your help

Youth Choir 6th Grade- 12th Grade Friday Rehearsal at Church 7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Children’s Choir K- 5th Grade Friday Rehearsal at Church 6:00p.m. - 7:00p.m. Ines Rivero (Choir Director) 336-736-6681

RECYCLING

The Youth Group is collecting aluminum cans, tin cans, and other metal items for recycling to support the Youth Group activities. Please leave your items by the shed in the corner of the parking lot. Thank you in advance for separating the cans into separate bags for aluminum and steel. Steel items like old fry pans, basketball hoops, poles, tools, shovels, tire rims etc can be turned in for cash. Please donate. Thank you.

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RECICL@NDO

El Grupo de Jovenes es recogiendo latas de aluminio, latas de comida o cualquier otro metal para apoyar las actividades del Grupo Juvenil. Por favor deposite los articulos que usted tenga a la esquina de la casita. Gracias a los que poneen en bolsa separadas el alumino y el acero. Articulos de acero como sartenes biejos, erramientas, palas etc.. Se convierten en efectivo. Porfavor Done. Muchas Gracias.

YOUR HOLY FAMILY

Families come in all shapes and sizes. When asked to describe your family, you might begin by telling people about a parent, sibling, or extended family members. You might even describe what you have learned from a genealogical study. You are unlikely, however, no matter how wonderful your family may be, to describe your family as “holy.” And yet, this is our primary call. Each of us as people of God, and each of our families, is called to be holy. We are called to live as God’s people in the world, to communicate God’s love and presence through the way that we live together and in relationship with others. Every family, no matter what their circumstances, is called to be a holy family. Even Mary, Joseph, and Jesus faced challenges and trials. And yet they rose to the occasion, listened to and followed God’s will, and were assured of the love of the Lord through it all.

ESCUCHA A TU ÁNGEL ¿Alguna vez te ha tocado estar en un cruce de caminos?

Una dirección al principio podría ofrecer más ventajas, la otra po-dría tener más desafíos, aunque buenas y correctas. No siempre es fácil saber cuál camino elegir. Discernir nuestro camino en la vida necesariamente requiere de oración, la guía de otros en quienes confiamos y los movimientos del Espíritu Santo dentro de noso-tros. El ejemplo de la Sagrada Familia es que siguió la voluntad de Dios poniéndose en sus manos, confiando en la presencia perma-nente de Dios, incluso sabiendo que al hacerlo se ponían en la in-certidumbre y en riesgo. María confió en la voz del ángel, aunque el mensaje estaba más allá de la comprensión; José escuchó la voz del Señor en sueños y procedió, confiado de la guía del espíritu de Dios en medio de circunstancias preocupantes. Esto es lo que nues-tras familias también deben hacer. Ser personas cristianas en el mundo de hoy no siempre es fácil, incluso cuando sabemos lo que es correcto. Este es el significado de la santidad. Esto es lo que sig-nifica ser una familia sagrada.