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saint joseph church · 336 s queen st · martinsburg wv 25401 phone 304-267-4893 · fax 304-263-7357 www.parishesonline.com/stjosephmartinsburg · email stjoemart@frontier.com saint bernadette mission 109 west main st · hedgesville wv 25427 phone 304-754-7830 · email stbernadette@frontier.com st joseph directory pastor rev r eric hall iv rev george pucciarelli youth minister chris michael bookkeeper debbie ford secretary mary lehman faith formation 304-267-2608 hispanic office 304-267-7307 st joseph school 110 e stephen st 304-267-6447 july 29 2012 17th sunday in ordinary time st joseph mass schedule saturday 5:30 pm sunday 8:30 am 11:00 am and 1:00 pm spanish weekdays holydays see calendar st bernadette directory pastor rev r eric hall iv rev george pucciarelli executive assistant patti maerten religious ed acl frank dobscha rcia harry coffey st bernadette mass schedule wednesday thursday friday 9:00 am saturday 6:00 pm sunday 9:00 am

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st joseph martinsburg announcements weekly calendar saint joseph sunday-july 29 mass with intention for frank petrucci divine mercy precat/rcia mass with intention for the people of the parish 12:00 pm divine mercy 1:00 pm misa 8:30 am 9:30 am 9:35 am 11:00 am monday-july 30 tuesday-july 31 12:00 pm daily mass wednesday-august 1 9:00 am k of c bingo 12:00 pm daily mass 7:00 pm small faith-lackey hall thursday-august 2 12:00 pm daily mass friday-august 3 12:00 pm daily mass saturday-august 4 8:30 am first saturday mass in latin 4:30 pm reconciliation 5:30 pm mass sunday-august 5 mass with intention for the people of the parish divine mercy precat/rcia mass divine mercy misa parish sacrificial giving summary offering for july 14 july 15 reg envelopes 10,336.00 budget 11,836.00 shortage -1,500.00 building fund noah s crew school support 29.00 58.12 57.00 thank you for taking a step toward a life of stewardship prayers requested andrea stadtmiller jenna taylor claire maria terese linda debaugh ray fisher ken brill bethany dean please keep the sick and homebound in your thoughts and prayers you may call the parish office at 304-267-4893 to add a name to our prayer list names will be published for four weeks and then removed sympathy sympathy and prayers are extended to larry and bonnie kline their family and friends on the recent loss of his mother mary rosell kline may god s great love comfort them during their time of sorrow 8:30 am 9:30 am 9:35 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 1:00 pm new weekday mass schedule the new weekday mass schedule starting august 20th will be as follows monday wednesday and friday at 8:30 am tuesday and thursday at 12:00 noon a latin mass will also be celebrated the first saturday of each month at 8:30 am 2

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17th sunday in ordinary time july 29 2012 readings for the week of july 29 2012 sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday next sunday 2 kgs 4:42-44/eph 4:1-6/jn 6:1-15 jer 13:1-11/mt 13:31-35 jer 14:17-22/mt 13:36-43 jer 15:10 16-21/mt 13:44-46 jer 18:1-6/mt 13:47-53 jer 26:1-9/mt 13:54-58 jer 26:11-16 24/mt 14:1-12 ex 16:2-4 12-15/eph 4:17 20-24/jn 6:24-35 ©liturgical publications inc 17th sunday in ordinary time when i was growing up fishing vacations were the norm these were always guy trips in which my father took my brother and me along with my grandpa and great uncle to a cabin in northern wisconsin there were two places we would frequent usually alternating from year to year both had good rivers with flowages that were created by dams originally constructed by the civilian conservation corps during the years of the great depression on those trips my grandfather would tell stories about how difficult the depression days were he would always include anecdotes about people who had to fish every day in lakes ponds and rivers just to be able to eat grandpa would always end those stories with a line like you had better fish today as though that is all you re going to have to eat it was his effort to spur us on to bring in a good catch if only the fishing of my youth had been as easy as the miracle in this weekend s gospel here was enough fish to feed five thousand all because a boy had two of them in a basket along with five barley loaves sitting in a boat with my line in the water and the bobber floating and hook dangling i could only imagine what it would be like to have so many fish wishing for miracles does not make them happen we will be reading from john s gospel until the end of august and as we will hear in the weeks to come the work of jesus is much more than giving people enough bread and fish to eat even in these difficult economic times we may not have to fish as if that is all we will have to eat today but we must accomplish the work of god which as we will find out next week involves bringing others to faith maybe we do have to go fishing but not for fish ©2012 liturgical publications inc the spotlight this week shines on petrucci ice fruit storage inc please patronize this advertiser 3

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st joseph martinsburg st bernadette hedgesville catholic daughters of the amercias calendar august 14 september 9 7:00 pm regular monthly meeting in lackey hall bingo ­advance price $25.00 tickets at door $28.00 there will be a raffle food soda and chips please contact marie sowers for more information at 304-263-1959 see you there magnificat breakfast the morgantown chapter of magnificat wishes to thank all of those who made the first magnificat breakfast at lakeview on june 2nd such a blessing and success we thank god for the 192 women who attended and all of those who worked to make it possible please mark your calendars for the next breakfast to be held at lakeview on september 8th with susan potvin the leader of living praise music ministry as the speaker all registration information can be found on our website at magnificatmorgantown.org congratulations to maxine jones our new district deputy liturgy this week mass intentions mass intentions are a long tradition in our church to offer mass for the intentions of the faithful at sunday and weekday masses if you wish to have mass offered for yourself or another person living or deceased please call the parish office if you have a particular date in mind we will try to accommodate your request the usual offering is ten dollars however a request without a stipend will be honored tuesday is the feat of st ignatius of loyola the structure used for the guided personal retreat is based off of his spiritual exercises speaking of spiritual exercises when is the last time you made a retreat we have nothing to feed others if we don t return to the source ourselves from time to time wednesday is the memorial for st alphonsus liguori who founded the redemptorists they have great retreat houses too saturday is the memorial of st john vianney who was a famous spiritual counselor he spent hours in the confessional every day hmm ignatian spiritual exercises redemptorist retreats and spiritual counselors it appears the sanctoral cycle is giving us a hint to take care of ourselves spiritually bread of life we shift to john s gospel for the next five weeks we ll be reading what is known as the bread of life discourse which is chapter 6 of john since it will be split in segments you may want to take your family bible and sit down and read the whole of chapter 6 at once it won t take very long and it will give you a different perspective than hearing it in pieces this week we hear the miracle that will give rise to discourse the multiplication of the loaves and fishes what jesus did with bread and fish is what we do at mass took blessed broke and gave congratulations congratulations to sister anne mollica who is celebrating her 60th jubilee as serving as a sister of saint joseph on sunday july 29 2012 4

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st joseph martinsburg st bernadette hedgesville for greater glory for greater glory is a powerful film that provides a compelling account of a forgotten era of our continent s history in celebrating the centrality of religious freedom and man s need for god it tells a story of enduring relevance and is a `must-see viewing for all who care about faith and liberty today from the supreme knight carl anderson this major motion picture tells the story of the persecution of the catholic church in mexico and of catholics who refused to deny their faith it is a story that is a key part of the history of the knights of columbus-one of the most outspoken organizations defending the church at that time camp st charles boys and girls catholic over-night summer camp check us out online or call for a tour to see how your children boys and girls can experience two fun filled weeks at camp st charles for a reasonable price and it s close by each summer children have been making friends learning to work together and developing an appreciation for creation while camping out riding horses working their way through a challenge course trying archery petting snakes making ceramics and lots of other activities in beautiful southern maryland fully accredited with the american camp association and certified by the state of maryland camp st charles has been run by the salvatorian fathers and brothers and lay salvatorians for 60 years camp is located in southern md two hours from baltimore northern virginia and washington dc for more information and directions see our web site www.campstcharles.com or call us at 301-934-8799 save the date september 22 2012 on september 22 20112 the diocese of wheelingcharleston will have a pilgrimage to the bascilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception more information will follow small faith in the process of getting to know about the parish and the different activities father eric has asked about our small faith groups weekend for newlyweds if you ve been married 5 years or less and keep meaning to plan a quiet weekend away now is your chance this weekend will have a little bit of everything prayer down time fun great food and more aug 25 ­ 26 2012 at blessed john xxiii pastoral center in charleston wv for more information and to register please visit www.dwc.org/marriage-a-family or contact rebecca royse at 304233-0880 x333 or rroyse@dwc.org please send the following information to the respective parish office by email at stjoemart@frontier.com or stbernadette@frontier.com or by phone the contact person how many are in the group when you meet where you meet thank you 5

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st bernadette hedgesville announcements please pray for our sick john ronayne bill okal timothy stefanko andrew harsh marilyn goodman patrick ronayne jim wyncoop gladys mcdaniel reed ronayne baby kyle weekly calendar saint bernadette 9:00 am 8:45 am -noon 8:45 am noon 8:45 am noon 9:00 am 8:45 am -noon 9:00 am 8:45 am -noon 9:00 am 6:00 pm sunday july 29th mass monday july 30th rosary camp on the bulletin board we have a list of people who are serving their country in the military and a list who have passed away this year please pray for them you may call the parish office or send an e-mail to the office to add a name to our prayer list names will be published for four weeks and then removed tuesday july 31st rosary camp wednesday august 1st rosary camp daily mass-intention for nick comer thursday august 2nd rosary camp daily mass friday august 3rd rosary camp daily mass saturday august 4th mass-intention for sue comer sunday august 5th mass all eucharistic ministers lectors altar servers counters we are in the process of putting together the ministry schedules for september through november in order to minimize conflicts with your personal plans please provide inputs as to the periods that you will not be available to acolyte frank dobscha at dobschaf@frontier.com by telephone 304-754-8834 or on paper also if you wish to change which mass you serve at this is a good time to let him know that as well inputs by august 6th would be greatly appreciated loaves fishes thank you all of us from loaves and fishes would like to express our appreciation for your generosity on the weekend of july 14th an urgent appeal went out requesting food and cash donations through your generosity $464.00 was raised and hopefully we will also see an increase in food donations please remember if you are able to bring in one or more of the items from the list below each week it will help to keep our panty open list cereal peanut butter jelly macaroni cheese spaghetti sauce canned vegetables canned fruit soup pancake mix syrup mash potatoes toilet tissue and cookies may god bless you 9:00 am keep the date our annual parish picnic is scheduled for sunday september 16th from 2:00 pm 5:00 pm here on the grounds of st bernadette collection july 14th july 15th reg envelopes loose noah s buddies poor box 3,074.00 12.62 68.00 6

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