Friday e-Note April 20, 2018

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Enjoy and grow in Grace!

ST JOSEPH SCHOOL  - EFFECTIVE July 1  ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Education in the context of Faith is Wisdom

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Our goal is to have 100 students for the 2018/19 school year. Early indications are that we are well on our way to achieving that goal.  

St Joseph School is not only an elementary school, it is also a very close knit family - with parents, children, educators and staff alike. It is that community, coupled with our unwavering commitment to excellence in education, our Catholic identity and the faith of children that will ensure our success into the future under this new and innovative model in personalized education.




Also, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 203 209 4908 with any other questions you may have.

Fr O'Neill

FROM BISHOP FRANK ON - WALKING TO NOWHERE

SAINT OF THE WEEK - ST MARK THE EVANGELIST - APRIL 25


Saint Mark's Story

Most of what we know about Mark comes directly from the New Testament. He is usually identified with the Mark of Acts 12:12. When Saint Peter escaped from prison, he went to the home of Mark's mother.

Paul and Barnabas took him along on the first missionary journey, but for some reason Mark returned alone to Jerusalem. It is evident, from Paul's refusal to let Mark accompany him on the second journey despite Barnabas's insistence, that Mark had displeased Paul. Because Paul later asks Mark to visit him in prison, we may assume the trouble did not last long.

The oldest and the shortest of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark emphasizes Jesus's rejection by humanity while being God's triumphant envoy. Probably written for gentile converts in Rome-after the death of Peter and Paul sometime between A.D. 60 and 70-Mark's Gospel is the gradual manifestation of a "scandal": a crucified Messiah.

Evidently a friend of Mark-calling him "my son"-Peter is only one of this Gospel's sources, others being the Church in Jerusalem (Jewish roots), and the Church at Antioch (largely gentile).

Like another Gospel writer Luke, Mark was not one of the 12 apostles. We cannot be certain whether he knew Jesus personally. Some scholars feel that the evangelist is speaking of himself when describing the arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane: "Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth behind and ran off naked" (Mark 14:51-52).

Others hold Mark to be the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Venice, famous for the Piazza San Marco, claims Mark as its patron saint; the large basilica there is believed to contain his remains.
A winged lion is Mark's symbol. The lion derives from Mark's description of John the Baptist as a "voice of one crying out in the desert" (Mark 1:3), which artists compared to a roaring lion. The wings come from the application of Ezekiel's vision of four winged creatures to the evangelists.

Reflection
Mark fulfilled in his life what every Christian is called to do: proclaim to all people the Good News that is the source of salvation. In particular, Mark's way was by writing. Others may proclaim the Good News by music, drama, poetry, or by teaching children around a family table.

Saint Mark is the Patron Saint of:
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How to access your own personal account 

go to www.formed.org
password - 2BJN6X
Then follow the instructions to create your own account
THEN GO EXPLORING YOUR FAITH!
Enjoy and grow in Grace!
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Let us pray for those in our parish who were recently welcomed through 
the Sacrament of Baptism especially,

Eva Marie Panebianco
Jameson Plue
Emily Pacileo
Jackson Rodrigues Plue

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

Joseph Checco
Clara Bortolini

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,  and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they 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.
DANBURY/NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL- IMPORTANT INFO 
Parishioners entering Danbury/New Milford Hospitals as patients are urged to contact the St. Joseph Parish Office - (203)775-1035 - if they wish to be visited by a member of St. Joseph clergy/pastoral care team during their stay.  

The notification system used by the hospital is not functioning at this time and until further notice.  

Hospital chaplains will continue to visit patients who identify themselves as Catholic when being admitted.

ST JOSEPH CHURCH 2017 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS

Finance Council Meeting 

are held quarterly 

Second Quarter Reports are posted below..

Financial Narrative - Second Quarter 2017/2018

Functional Statement of Activities

July 2017 - January 2018 Finances (7 months)

Statement of Activities vs Prior Year

In His Peace,

  

Rev. George F. O'Neill
Pastor