This Week
Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Jan. 29th
“Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. This very day in David’s town your Savior was born - Christ the Lord”
- Luke 2.10, 11
ABCD
If you have not yet made your sacrificial
pledge to support the ABCD, today provides an
opportunity to do so. You are encouraged to respond
to Archbishop Wenski’s invitation letter sent by mail
or to use the pledge card available in Church. Please
leave your pledge in the basket in front of the altar.
This year’s ABCD theme, “One in Charity”, reminds
us that being Christian is not a burden but a gift: God
the Father has blessed us in Jesus Christ his Son, Savior
of the world. Knowing Jesus is the best gift that
any person can receive, that we have encountered Him
is the best thing that has happened in our lives, and
making Him known by our word and deeds is a joy.
Your ABCD pledged gift joins with the gifts
of all throughout the Archdiocese to promote vocations
and support the formation of our seminarians; to
train permanent deacons, lay ministers, and parish
catechists to serve in our parishes, to do together as an
Archdiocese what a single parish could not fully accomplish.
We ask for your continued support so that
the good news of the Kingdom of God can reach all.
Please see your support, your sacrificial pledge, as
“not a burden, but a gift”.
Stewardship
Time, Talent & Treasure, We would like to thank Carlos Gonzales from Carlglz Services, LLC. who so generously cleaned the carpets in the Church, Chapel and Sacristy recently.
Taste of St. Joseph Festival
Raffle Tickets for our Taste of St. Joseph
Festival, Sunday, March 11, 2012, are on
sale.
Don’t forget to return your stubs, if you’re
not in you can’t win....
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Thursday, February 2nd, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Candles will be blessed at the Opening Rite of each daily Mass. You may bring your own candle for this feast.
Feast Of St. Blasé, Throats
On February 3rd, the feast of St. Blasé, throats will be blessed at each of the daily Masses.
Baptism Class
Baptism Class will be on Monday, February 13th, at 7pm in the chapel. There is a $15 fee if baptism is in another Church. Please register in advance at the parish office.
Please call the parish office
If you need a 2011 End of Year Contribution Statement for tax purposes.
Vocation Chalice
Coordinators: Saturday,
5:30pm - Charlie Venturi, 305-861-5580 & Rosa
Tamburine.
Sunday, 8:30am - Cheryl Hodowud, 305-215
-2995 & Letty Bondoc, 10:30am - Dena & Joseph Maturin, 305-993-5355.
PARISH FINANCES
| Mass Attendance | |
| 5:30pm | 156 |
| 8:30am | 160 |
| 10:30am | 403 |
| 12:30pm | 496 |
| 6:00pm | 129 |
| Total | 1344 |
Our weekend collections:
First: $5,870.00
Debt. Reduction: $770.00
STEWARDSHIP
A JOB OR A MINISTRY?
Some people have a JOB in the Church. Others involve themselves
in MINISTRY. What is the difference?
If you do it because no one else will, it’s a JOB. If you do it to
serve God, it’s a MINISTRY. If you do it only as long as it doesn’t
interfere with other things, it’s a JOB. If you’re committed to staying
with it, even when it means letting other things go, it’s a MINISTRY.
If you quit because someone criticized you, it was a JOB. If
you kept on serving, it’s a MINISTRY. If you quit because no one
ever praised or thanked you, it was a JOB. If you stay even though
no one notices your efforts, it’s a MINISTRY. If you do it because
someone else said it needs to be done, it’s a JOB. If you do it because
you think it needs to be done, it’s a MINISTRY. Its hard to
get excited about a JOB. It’s almost impossible not to get excited
about a MINISTRY. A church may be filled with people doing a
JOB… A great and caring church will be filled with people involved
in MINISTRY.
STEWARDSHIP
"UNITY"
We are one Universal Catholic
Church as St. Paul says so
beautifully: ”There are different
kinds of spiritual gifts, but the
same Spirit gives them.
There are different ways of
serving but the same Lord is
served” 1 Cor. 12:4-5