Mass Times Weekdays: Mon, Tues, Weds & Fri 9:00am Weekends: Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 8:30am, & 11:00am Confessions: Friday 6:15-6:45pm Saturday 3:30—4:30pm Holy Hour of Eucharis-tic Adoration: Friday 6:00-7:00pm Parish Priest: Fr. Patrick Craig x101 Parish Secretary: Kate Buckner x100 Director of Religious Education: Ursula Larsen Director of Music: Megan Mocca Parish Office Hours: Monday 11:00am—3:30pm Tues—Fri 8:00am-3:30pm 269-463-5470

Sacrament of Anointing of the sick: This sacrament is available up-on request for those who are facing a serious or terminal illness, if having surgery or for the elderly. Additionally you can notify us if home Commun-ion service or a hospital visit is needed. Sacrament of Marriage: If you are planning on getting married here at St. Joseph Par-ish, a period of six months is required for marriage prepara-tion or one year if there was a previous marriage. A date for the wedding will only be con-firmed after a meeting with the Priest. A Couples Weekend Retreat and attendance at a Natural Family Planning class are a part of the preparation for the sacrament Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are usually scheduled during a weekend mass. Par-ents are expected to attend a baptismal preparation session prior to the Baptism. At least one God Parent must be a Catholic in good standing. Please contact the parish of-fice at 463-5470 to arrange for these sacraments.

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Bulletin Deadline

Any information that you would like in our parish bulletin needs to be submitted to the parish office prior to 11:00 a.m. on

Monday.

The cut off date for the Thanksgiving weekend bulle-

tin is Nov. 15.

Just a Quiet Reminder… Out of respect for people that like to do their prepara-tion before or thanksgiving after the celebration of Holy Mass, please help us to keep the church a reverent place. Before Holy Mass and especially after, observe silence. We all like to visit, but please confine the so-cial aspect to the entrances, Fr. Thelen Hall, and the outside. Thank you!

Dear people of the parishes, Last week, I mentioned that I would offer an Advent talk on November 28. However, I made a mistake. I will present a talk on Advent customs, practices and treats on THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. It will begin at 7:00pm in the Rose Center. This is our continuing series A Cross, highlights practices and customs of our Catholic heritage. I hope that you can join me as we anticipate the Christmas season.

The Beatification of Fr. Solanus Casey, OFM, will be in Detroit on November 18. Fr. Arul, Fr. Ben and I will be attending. Over 350 people from the Diocese of Kalamazoo are signed up to attend. Bishop Bradley will be joining Archbishop Vigneron and the other Bishops of the Province of Detroit (the State of Michigan). While most of these ceremonies happen at the Vatican, Pope Francis has promoted that beatifications and canonizations could be celebrated in the local Diocese. It will be a privilege and a blessing to participate in the beatification. I will write more upon my return. Back at St. Joseph parish in St. Joseph, the SVdP Thanksgiving Baskets are being distributed on Saturday, November 18 from the Rose Center. Please return food items and monetary gifts to the Rose Center on Thursday, November 16. Baskets will be prepared in time for the Saturday distribution. Many parishes participate in the Giving Tree for local nursing homes, agencies, and other charitable organiza-tions. At St. Joseph parish in St. Joseph, the Giving Tree tags will be in place, beginning the weekend of November 18-19. We start early in order that gifts can be collected, sorted and distributed by Christmas. It’s going to be a short Advent season; while there are traditionally four weeks of Advent, this year there are three full weeks. The fourth week is actually one day (December 24). So, plan accordingly. St. Joseph Parish in Watervliet in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus collects gifts for the Holy Cross Children’s Services (HCCS) around the state. Boxes are located by the entrances of the church to deposit your gifts. We are requesting XL or XXL hooded sweatshirts with college logos for boys or girls. Please make sure your gift is wrapped and labeled for “boy” or “girl”. Also collected are gift cards in the amount of $20 for Walmart or Meijer which are used for the kids as gifts and incentives throughout the year. Later this week, I will be mailing out a letter to all registered members of the parish. This letter will include a Christmas schedule and special Christmas envelope for each parish. Please share this information (confession sched-ule and mass time for the holidays) with family members and friends. Finally, please note the time of mass on Thursday, November 23. While Thanksgiving Day is not a holy day, it is a national holiday to give thanks to God. Abraham Lincoln originated the observance in 1863. In spite of the Civil War, he reminded people to be grateful to God. With all the turmoil and violence in the world, come and join us for the Original Thanksgiving Meal. Here are the times: St. Joseph Church, downtown St. Joseph: 8:00am St. Bernard Church, Benton Harbor 10:00am Sincerely, Fr. Bob

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Mass Schedule

Saturday, Nov. 11,

3:30 –4:30 pm Confessions

5:00 p.m. Mass

Vigil Thirty-Second Sunday Ordinary Time ᵻCharles Meager

(Req. by The Family)

Sunday, Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m. Mass

Thirty-Second Sunday Ordinary Time ᵻJohn Mastri

(Req. by Bill & Sue Smith)

11:00 a.m. Mass

ᵻHarold Baker (Req. by Joe & Joyce Faraone

Monday Nov. 13, 9:00am Mass ᵻDan Stover

(Req. by Fr. Craig)

Tuesday Nov. 14, 9:00am Mass

Wednesday Nov. 15, 9:00am Mass

ᵻBen Marvin (Req. by The Family)

Friday Nov. 17, 9:00am Mass

Saturday, Nov. 18,

3:30 –4:30 pm Confessions

5:00 p.m. Mass

Vigil Thirty-Third Sunday Ordinary Time ᵻBob Marvin

(Req. by The Family)

Sunday, Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m. Mass

Thirty-Third Sunday Ordinary Time ᵻKen Jennings

(Req. by Linda Jennings)

11:00 a.m. Mass

ᵻBrandi Mannino

Please PrayPlease PrayPlease PrayPlease Pray Tim Abler Arthur Haynes Jack Hunt Teresa Kolenko Tom Kolenko Ken Stewart Chris,ne Woodward Rivers

Please see the Parish Sustaining Prayer List posted in the Church above the Book of Needs.

Server Schedule

Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017

5:00 p.m. Mass

Lector: Dennis Mally Extraordinary Ministers: Kim LaSata David Wheeler Ursula Larsen Servers: Chas LaSata Ray Trujillo

Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017

8:30 a.m. Mass

Lector: Susan Nilson Extraordinary Ministers: Mary White Mary Ann Moser Pat Snow Paul NIckels Penny Hanks Servers: Josie Balkin 11:00 a.m. Mass

Lector: Kate Buckner Extraordinary Ministers: Tina Johnson Kate Buckner Rollie Hutchins Servers: Ashley Herrera Celeste Herrera

Parish Stewardship Registered Families ........................................ 353 Envelopes Received ....................................... 117 11/4/2017-11/5/2017 Gi@s From Parishioners ......................... $4752.00 Gi@s From Visitors .................................. $100.00 Loose Cash ............................................. $366.00 TOTAL SUNDAY COLLECTION: .............. $5,218.00 Our Weekly Budget .............................. $5,000.00 Received to Date ................................ $99,398.85 Budget Year to Date Week 19 ............................................ $95,000.00 (July-June Fiscal Year) All Saints Day .......................................... $902.00 World Mission Sunday ............................. $10.00 Repairs & Improvements ........................ $175.00

Thank You!

Readings for the Week of November 12, 2017

Sunday Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordi-nary Time Wis 6:12-16; Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8; 1Thes 4:13-18 or 4:13-14; Mt 25:1-13 Monday—Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10; Lk

17:1-6 Tuesday Wis 2:23—3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday—Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday—Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, Virgin Wis 7:22b—8:1; Ps 119:89, 90, 91, 130,

135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday—Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-3, 4-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday—The Dedication of the Basili-cas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43;Lk 18:1-8 or, for the Memorial of the Dedication, Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Mt 14:22-33 Sunday Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordi-nary Time Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21

Bishop’s Annual Appeal 176 of 354 registered families in our par-ish have pledged $42,671.00 to our 2017 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. With 49% of families par,cipa,ng, and our parish goal of $53,413.00 we are currently at 80% of that goal. We are an,cipa,ng reaching our goal this year so if you have not pledged or contributed yet, please prayerfully consider doing so. Remember, no gi@ is too large or too small. With your par,cipa,on we can reach our goal! Thank you in advance for your generosity.

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EVERY FRIDAY

AT 6:00PM

Don’t forget to put some time aside for our Lord, spend a hour with him at Adoration and you’ll also have the opportunity to go to confession. What better way is there to spend a Friday evening? Spend it with the one who loves you more than anyone else!

Knights of Columbus News K of C Council #4055 invites every-one for coffee & rolls

following the 8:30 a.m. Mass every Sunday in Father Thelen Hall. HCCS SWEAT SHIRTS & GIFT CARDS We are asking for your help to pro-vide Christmas cheer for the resi-dents of the Holy Cross Children Service (HCCS) facilities around the state. Beginning in November, there will be boxes by the entranc-es of the church to deposit your gifts. We are requesting XL or XXL hooded sweatshirts with college logos for boys or girls. Please make sure your gift is wrapped and labeled for “boy” or “girl”. The HCCS would also appreciate gift cards in $20 denominations from Walmart or Meijer. They use them for gifts and incentives throughout the year. Thank you in advance for your generosity again this year! The Columbian Club of Watervliet Hall on Paw Paw Avenue is availa-ble for parties or family gatherings. Please call 463-8181 and leave a message if you are interested in a tour of the facilities or rental.

Congratula,ons to Mia Elizabeth Parker

who was bap,zed at St. Joseph Parish on

November 11,2017. May God bless and guide you always!

May They Rest in Peace

2016-2017

Gaylord “Jack” Clark Shirley Smith

Dolores Bishop Mary Vandervort

Paul Kolenko Roland Fajardo Lydia Merfeld

Betty Faultersack Mary Ann Cordaro

Joseph Littleton Ann Ward

William Thomas Green Harold Baker

Nancy Kutchinski Jackie Page

Mary Warmoth Edward Kafka

May their souls and the souls of

all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest

in peace.

Jim Johnson Guy & Carol Matthews

Anna Bulat Maria Grzegorzak Walter Grzegorzak Stanley Grzegorzak

Ziggy Dzimira Stanistawa Slimak

Stanley & Carolina Maturlak Robert A. Carlson

Rita B. Will Ziggie Beckman Jr. Robert Summer Sr.

Gonzalo C. Diaz Richard Diaz

Maria S. Chinchilla The Donahue Family

The Weir Family Thomas Harding

John & Rose Smith Clara & Goah McGrath

Alice, William & Margaret Davis Delores & Edward Daly Joseph & Marie Sineni

Christopher Sineni The Rodgers Family

John Laskowski Doyle Buckner Kelley Buckner

Sue Pagnier Edward, Ann & Nancy Kafka

Archie Mow Albert & Gloria Wahmhoff

Roy Ballard Geneva Ballard Wilburn Ballard

Mary Jo Warmoth The Sutter Family

The McDonough Family

Kenneth Jennings Howard & Eva Heath

Deceased members of the White Family

Deceased members of the Heath Family

Matt & Leigh Kienzle Bob Brookfield

Andrew & Giovanna Parascandolo Andy Parascandolo

Rose Duck Trinidad Alvarez Albino Alvarez

Jose Gabriel Diaz Roy Ballard

Geneva Ballard Wilburn Ballard

Zbignew Dzimira Maria Grzegorzak

Wtodystaw Grzegorak Bromistane Soflarshi Stanislaw Grzegorzak

Kusnierz Family Wesow Family

Wilkenson Family Lenore Christ

Verne Peabody All Grand Parents

Ruth Sallot Margery Cole Herb Christ

Bill Marquard

Many of our volunteers leave us for the winter, this leaves a short-age of both Readers and Eucha-ristic ministers for all mass times. We could really use your help and training is provided. Please prayerfully consider offer-ing your service in one of these vital roles in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We also need more Al-tar Servers, age is not a factor, you’re never too old to serve in the Mass. Contact the parish office for more information.

ᵻ FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

St. Joseph Church, Watervliet, Michigan page 5 sjcatholicwatervliet@gmail.com Phone: (269) 463-5470

Dates to Remember

HOLY HOUR OF ADORATION WITH CON-

FESSION: Every Friday night at 6pm.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION CLASSES: Sundays 9:35—10:50am in the Admin Building. CHOIR PRACTICE: Wednesday 6:30pm CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS ED:

Next religious educa,on class Nov. 5th

PICKLE BALL:

Tuesdays & Thursdays—7:00-9:00 p.m. in Fr. Nadrach Center. ADULT RELIGIOUS ED CLASSES: 3rd Monday of the month 6:00-8:00pm

Food Pantry News

Needed items for the food to share bags:

1. Toiletries/Personal Hygiene items 2. Canned fruit Thank you for your support!

Pickle Ball Pickle Ball is played on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fr. Nadrach Center from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Come join the fun and get some great exercise!

Advertiser of the Week

We would like to thank:

Dominion Chevy

for suppor,ng the parish as an adver,ser in the bulle,n. We hope you will thank

them the next ,me you need their services.

Altar & Rosary Society News The Altar & Rosary Society will meet for Friendship Luncheon on Nov. 15th at 12:30pm at Moos Chinese Restaurant. . All are welcome to aMend!

Cemetery Reminder:

November is cemetery clean up month. Time to remove all flowers from the

grave sites. Please do not throw flower baskets or arrangements with dirt in

them into the trash can there. It makes it too heavy to be able to empty, take them

with you and discard them at home.

Thank you in advance for your coopera,on.

Time to Start Preparing for Christmas!

Want to join the Choir?

Choir practice is every Wednesday night at 6:30pm and it’s time to start preparing

for Christmas. Current members and those wishing to

join, please come! Any questions call or text

Megan 301-256-5005

With the holidays fast approaching, don’t forget to use the Harding Community Reward program. If you are not already signed up, then you should get signed up to help our parish. It is easy to sign up and only takes a couple of minutes. Visit www.hardings.com 1. Go to the Savings & Rewards tab 2. Click Community Rewards & register your information 3. Go to My Profile by clicking the head icon on the far-right corner 4. Click Community Rewards & choose your organization—St. Joseph Catholic Church-Watervliet. 5. Click Add Community. 6. When checking out at the register, simply type in your 10 digit phone number on the pinpad. NO CARD REQUIRED! Thank you for signing up and supporting our parish! Any questions, please contact the parish office at 463-5470.

LMC NEWS Nov 13: 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Michigan Lutheran, 5:30 and 6:30pm Nov14: Varsity Football Awards Banquet, LMC MS-HS cafeteria, 7pm Elementary Boys Basketball, 4:30 pm @ LMC ES Gym Nov 5: MS-HS Mass @ 8am Nov16: Elementary Mass @ 9:15am Middle-High School Play, 7:30pm @ LMC ES Gym 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Michi-gan Lutheran, 5:30 and 6:30pm Elementary Boys Basketball, 4:15 pm @ Christ Lutheran School 7th & 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs New Buffalo Middle School, 5:30 and 6:30pm Nov 17: Grade 2 to Sarett, Noon-2:30pm MS-HS Jean Day for Charity, non-uniform day Middle-High School Play, 7:30pm @ LMC ES Gym Nov 18: Middle-High School Play, 7:30pm @ LMC ES Gym Upcoming Dates: Nov 22-All School Thanksgiving Mass at elementary, 9am Nov 22: ½ day of school Nov 23 & 24: NO SCHOOL Super Books hopefully will be in by mid-November according to the Super Book Office. . The cost is $39.95 each and LMC profits $8 per book. This year there is no supplements, the extra coupons are incorporated in the Super Book. Books will be available at the Business Office and at the elementary school. If the books are delayed, we will post the new date on our website, www.lmclakers.org. Expiration date on the coupons is November, 2018. The Super Book can make a great Christ-mas gift! Thank you for supporting LMC Schools!

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