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Weekly Bulletin

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Saint Joseph Church, Arma

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MASS SCHEDULE
GIRARD Sat. 5:30pm Sun. 10:00 am ARMA 4:00pm 8:00 am

CONFESSION Sat. 2:00-2:45pm 3:15-3:45pm Weekdays before Mass; anytime by appointment.

STAFF Fr. Roger Lumbre Pastor Janel Scales/Marcel Normand Bookkeeper/Bulletin Editor Judy Smerchek Secretary Rectory Office Hours Wednesdays 9AM-Noon Tel. (620) 347-4525

Notes from the Pastor: Last Wednesday, June 20, the official first day of summer and the longest day of 2012, I marked my first year here in Girard and Arma. Wow! It is really hard to tell, time runs really fast! At my mass that day I thank God for giving me the honor and privilege to serve as His priest here in this part of SEK. I am blessed with two parishes (Girard and Arma), with around 135 families here in Arma. There were of course lots of positive things that happened this year. I would not claim credit for them. It is because those things happened because of your support and of course in Gods grace! When I first came here, I have only a general idea about the place and the parish. My year of stay has given me an opportunity not just to deepen my knowledge and understanding but to be immersed in the culture of this area. I would like to summarize my grasp of the parish in these categories: Physical/material, liturgical/spiritual, educational, and parishioners involvement/ response. On the positive light: there were three families who registered this year. Financially, minus our expenses we may be able to have a little surplus at the end of this year, which is the end of this month. Liturgically, we have continued our schedule of masses, confession, and adoration and we have added the 4PM Mass on Saturdays. Although it is hard to monitor how much percentage of our registered parishioners come to mass. Some of you have told me that attendance has been better than last year. I am still thinking of a way to validate it. The past year we have at least one baptism, but we didnt have any wedding. On the other hand we have four funerals. Sad to say, only a few of you avail of the sacrament of confession. Of course we cannot force you, but we have also to educate you of its importance and encourage you to avail of this wonderful sacrament of reconciliation and opportunity to grow in grace. Generally it is a productive year but I could not congratulate myself for these but I would like to congratulate you, especially our volunteers. It is your generous donation of your time, talent, and treasure that makes all these happen. But in spite of all these positive things, there are still lots of challenges that are facing us: we still need to encourage our young families and our children and teens to get involved in the church. We need more altar servers. We need to organize our CCD Next Sunday(7/01/2012) 8:00 AM Chase & Tejay Cleland Tim Buche & Ron Black Joan Black Joe Broyles Harold & Audrey VanLeeuwen
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Next Saturday (6/30/2012) Altar Servers: Ushers E. M. E. Lectors: Gift Bearers 4:00 PM Kaylee Bogina Mike Ashbacher & Aaron Kreutzer Tracey Bogina Pat Westhoff Mary & Georganne Galichia

Mass Schedules & Intentions for June 23rd-July 1st:

June 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July 01 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 8:00 AM Sunday 10:00 AM 7:00 AM Monday 5:30 PM Tuesday 6:00 PM Wednesday 8AM-6:00PM 8:00 AM Thursday 8:30AM-4PM 7:00 AM Friday 4:00 PM Saturday 5:30 PM 8:00 AM Sunday 10:00 AM Saturday Helen & Marcel Normand 50th Anniv. Verdan Davied John Varsolona Sr. Verl Diskin Mary Davied Marcel & Mary Normand Mary Davied Eucharistic Adoration Beverly Talarico Jenkins Eucharistic Adoration Mary Davied Francis Buche Mary Davied Pro Populo Mary Davied

classes, and recruit more people for our RCIA. Congratulations to Helen and Marcel Normand and Ron and Joan Black who celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary this Saturday, June 23rd! What a blessing not just for them but also to all of us. I am glad that they decided to celebrate it. I always encourage all married couples to celebrate your wedding anniversary especially with a renewal of vows with the community. Your blessing is our blessing and is a great inspiration and encouragement to all our couples especially the young couples to be firm in their commitment in their married life. May God continue to bless you and all your families! Fr. Roger Congratulations!-Congratulations to Ron and Joan Black and to Helen and Marcel Normand. Both couples are celebrating their 50th year wedding anniversaries on June 23, 2012. Best wishes from St. Joseph. Homecoming Breakfast-St. Joseph Parish Council will sponsor a Homecoming Breakfast during the Arma Homecoming Celebration on Sunday, August 19 from 9am to 11am in the parish hall. We will be serving scrambled eggs, biscuits & gravy, sausage pattie, hash browns, cinnamon roll, juice and coffee. The donation is Adults: $5; Children (age 4-12): $3; and Children (age 3 and under): Free. Carry-outs will be available. Everyone is welcome, so plan to attend.

COLLECTIONS Last Week Contributions Expenses Over/ (Under)

Saint Josephs Upcoming Events Eucharistic Adoration: Thursdays from 8:30am to 4:00pm Finance Council Next Meeting, TBA St. Ann Altar Society Next meeting, Sept. 19th Parish Council Next Meeting, Sept. 19th Knights of Columbus 1st Tuesday of Month, 7pm St. Michael Parish Hall

July 2011 to date $61,168.10 $48,045.94 $13,122.16

$1,033.00

Parish Pastoral Council Officers: Chair Pat Westhoff Members at Large Emil Pronier, Betty Rons & Dustin Ashmore Secretary Karen Pryer Worship Committee: Chair Karen Pryer Lectors Marcel Normand E.M.Es Joann Black Music Jan Harman Ushers/Greeters Bill Harman Sacristan Larry Pronier Altar Society: Judy Smerchek Parish Finance Council: Fred Bogina Bill Harman, Judy Wingebach, Linda Broyles

Chair Members

Tips For Keeping A Marriage Happy After just speaking of hazardous journeys taken by St. Paul, I dont mean to convey that marriage is one of them! But, to be realistic, when two people live in a close relationship 24/7, its possible, if theyre unfeeling or inattentive, to gradually follow a road that may lead to risk and danger for their marriage. Im not an authority on marriage, but this weekend marks 50 years that I have lived in that institution, and like Helen, or Ronnie and Joan Black, I do have a few tips for keeping a marriage happy. 1) Dont look for perfection in your husband/wife, for you wont find it. Frankly, you might not want it, for living with a saint might be tiresome. 2) Learn the wisdom of compromise by first seeing the others point of view; 3) Dont allow self-pity to rear its head if your feelings are hurt. Its much better to bring it our in the open in a kindly manner and avoid resentment and feeling sorry for ourselves; 4) Show appreciation for the others work by voicing it: Dear, that was a great dinner! or Honey, the garage looks spotless! Thanks for taking the time for it. Magic words like please and thank you go a long way in a marriage and the children witness it and usually respond positively. 5) Remember, you married your best friend. Look for the good, always be kind, and practice forgiveness, for who among us, hasnt needed to be forgiven? Just doing some of these will ensure a solid marriage.

Two Great Saints Remembered This coming Friday, Just 29, the Church will commemorate the lives of two mighty saints who gave their lives for their beliefs: Saints Peter and Paul, both martyred in the summer of the year 67 A.D. Saul was a Jew who hated Christians. He was on his way to Damascus, Syria, to arrest some of them when a light from heaven suddenly shone around him. He fell to the ground as he heard a voice saying, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? When he asked who it was, the voice answered I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Saul asked, Lord, what do you want me to do? The voice said, Go into the city, you will be told what to do. Saul had to be led into the city, as he had been struck blind. Upon entering, a man named Ananias came to him saying, Brother Saul, Ive been sent by the Lord to help you recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. At once, Saul could see. He was baptized and called Paul. He began to preach the word of Jesus to the pagan world and wrote many letters (epistles) to the Christians. After his conversion, he went on several journeys throughout Asia Minor, (Turkey), Syria, and Arabia, all the way to Jerusalem before reaching Europe, Greece and Rome. He traveled mostly in the 50s A.D. according to Pope Benedict XVI. After much suffering, Paul was taken to Rome as a prisoner and beheaded in the year 67 A.D. (anno domini) in the year of Our Lord. As to Peter, whose name was Simon and changed by Jesus, Himself, his name appears in the Gospels twice as many times as all the others combined in the Old Testament, a name change indicated that a great spiritual power was to be conferred. God changed Abrams name to Abraham and Jacobs name to Israel. Peter is not a traditional Hebrew name for no one in Old Testament history had the name Peter. Peter means rock. Were all familiar with the words petrified forest and we know it means rock. At Caesarea Philippi, when Our Lord posed the question to the Apostles, Who do you say that I am?, it was Peter who stepped forward and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus said to him Thou are Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. Jesus continued, I will give to thee the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. It was here that Jesus also gave Peter the power of binding and loosing, which later He conferred on all of the apostles. It was Peter who presided at the Council at the Council of Jerusalem where Matthias was selected to replace Judas. It was Peter who preached to the multitudes on Pentecost. Peter suffered martyrdom during the reign of the Emperor Nero in 67 A.D. His successors continued to govern the early Church--Linus, Cletus, Clement, in the first century, down to the present successor of St. Peter, Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. Benedict alone possesses the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven and its well to keep in mind these days when the Vicar of Christ is being tossed about and trivialized by the secular world. I always recall St. Ambroses words, Where Peter is, there is the Church. Try to attend Mass this Friday to show your gratitude to these two men. Without them, the Church might not enjoy the worldwide presence it has now. Articles by Marcel Normand

Church Council-The next Church Council meeting will be Tuesday, June 26th after Mass, in the rectory.

ST. JOSEPH, PRAY FOR US!

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