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125TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND FINALE CELEBRATION
The Grand Finale for St. Joseph's 125 th Anniversary celebration is just three weeks away on Sunday, November 19 th .  

The event will begin with an Anniversary Mass at 11:00 AM with Bishop Frank Caggiano as the Principal Cele brant. Following the Mass, from 1:00 to 3:30 PM, all parishioners and their families are invited to a complimentary reception at the beautiful Candlewood Inn, 506 Candlewood Lake Road, in Brookfield.


At the Candlewood Inn, guests will wend (yes wend) their way through multiple stations featuring a selection of food truly fit for our 125th Anniversary Celebration! 

There will be omelets and pancakes to order, a carving station with ham, bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon ... and shrimp! And what Special Occasion would be complete without a station serving Dessert, Coffee, and Tea ... and a Candy Station for children of all ages?! 

For your entertainment, we will have a DJ and Vanilla Swirl the Clown. Weather permitting, the children will enjoy a Big Bounce House Obstacle Course set up on the Inn's beautiful grounds overlooking Candlewood Lake. 

Lastly, we'll be drawing the winning tickets in our only anniversary fundraiser this year - our 125th Anniversary Par-ish Raffle - with TEN American Express Gift Cards worth $1,250 each. (Tickets at $100 each may be purchased through the Parish Office, Online Giving or after Masses be-ginning next weekend. Our goal is to sell 500 tickets.) 

So the raffle goal is 500 tickets at $100 per ticket and we will have 10 drawings at the Candlewood Inn on November 19 for (10) ten  $1250 American Express Gift Cards.  That could take care of a lot of Christmas presents :-)


                                            Click Here to purchase ticket online

We are certain that the Mass and reception will prove to be a fitting conclusion to our 125th Anniversary year festivities. 

BUT,  the most important part of this whole year is you... its not about anything but those who make the church a home and a family.  In whatever way you can participate, we want and need you to come... don't worry about your wallet, just bring your heart and soul. That is what makes us who ... and Whose we are.

Peace be with you!
TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME A


What is the greatest of all God's commandment? This is not a trivial pursuit, for the answer to the question gives the inquirer insight into the mind of God. If we know what is important to God (or what is important in our relationship with him), we will know how God we treat us. The command to love reveals as much about God's relationship with us as it does our relationship with him.

What do we owe our neighbor? We can measure that answer when we assume our neighbor is needy. This was the standard found in the book of Exodus. We are to treat the poor and the stranger with compassion. We are to treat our peers in need as equals. In other words, we are to treat everyone as children of God.

Psalm 96 was a hymn of praise that extended beyond the parochial view of the Temple in Jerusalem. This was a song that encouraged praise from all people to the God of all.

The early Christian community at Thessalonika had a sterling reputation of faithfulness. Unlike the churches at Corinth or Galicia, the Thessalonians did not suffer from heresy or cliques. They were focused. St. Paul recognized that their reputation had an evangelical value. How we conduct ourselves, especially with others, can help spread the Good News.

Matthew - By itself, the Great Commandment was not original with Jesus. Jews sought a hierarchy of commands from the Law, and the first command would interpret the others. The combination of Deuteronomy 6:5 ("Love the Lord...") and Leviticus ("Love your neighbor...") predated Jesus. The question of Pharisees meant to test the orthodoxy of Jesus. However, Jesus gave a traditional answer, but his application of these verses were revolutionary. Love of neighbor meant concern for the needy, the outcast, and, above all, the sinner.

Larry Broding (Copyright 1999-2017)
BR EAKING OPEN THIS SUNDAY'S READINGS
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A

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THE SAINT OF THE WEEK


St. Simon and St. Jude

These two apostles of Jesus are honored on the same day. St. Simon was called "the zealous one" because he had so much devotion to the Jewish law. Once he had been called by the Lord to be an apostle, he gave his heart and his energy to preaching the Gospel. With the other apostles, he received the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost. Then it is believed that he went to Egypt to preach the faith. Afterward, he went to Persia with the apostle St. Jude, and the two of them were martyred there.

St. Jude is sometimes called Thaddeus, which means "the brave one." He is known for the question he asked the Lord at the Last Supper. Jesus had said: "Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him." And St. Jude wanted to know: "Lord, how is it that you are about to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus gave him the answer: "Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him" (Jn 14:23).

St. Jude is sometimes called the saint of "desperate or impossible cases." People pray to him when things seem hopeless. Often God answers their prayers through the intercession of this beloved apostle.


These two apostles had unique and different personalities, but each was greatly loved by the Lord. We can ask St. Simon and St. Jude to show us how to accept ourselves and use our gifts to help spread Jesus' message.

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SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Let us pray for those in our parish who were recently welcomed through 
the Sacrament of Baptism


May his lifetime journey in faith sustain him and light his way.
FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Let us pray for those in our parish who have entered into their eternal rest...


Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,  and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Let us celebrate with great joy those within our parish who have recently joined hearts and hands in the most sacred union of Holy Matrimony.


May God continue to bless them and keep them in his watchful care for the rest of their lives as the two of them became one in their new seamless union of love.
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ST JOSEPH CHURCH 2016/2017 YEAR END FINANCIAL REPORT

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CLICK HERE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT #1  


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Y ours in Jesus, Mary and Joseph,

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Rev. George F. O'Neill
Pastor