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Our Mission: To Evangelize God's People,
beginning with the Gift of the Holy Eucharist
A Stewardship Parish
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church • 1813 Oakdale Road • Modesto, CA 95355
August 10, 2014
Nineteenth
Sunday in
Ordinary Time
(209) 551-4973
Fax: (209) 551-3213
Visit our website:
www.stjmod.com
Holy Eucharist
Sunday Mass:
Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm
Sundays: 7:30am,
9am (Traditional Latin), 10:30am,
Noon, 1:30pm (Español),
5:30pm & 7:30pm
Daily Mass:
8am & 5:45pm; Saturdays 8am
Traditional Latin Mass, Fridays at Noon
Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration:
Chapel access code available in office
Children’s Services:
Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)
Sunday Mass 10:30am, 1:30 Spanish
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Monday thru Thursday 5-5:30pm
Fridays 6:30-7:30pm
Saturdays 8:30-9:30am & 4-5pm
Homebound please call 551-4973 for
a priest to visit you by appointment.
Clergy:
Fr. Mark Wagner, Pastor
Fr. Francis Joseph, OCD, Assoc Pastor
Fr. Hamilton Suarez, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Mr. Ken Ochinero, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Ernest Ciccarelli, Deacon
RCIA Inquiries:
Please contact John & Nichole
Sablan: 209-581-8477
From the Pastor’s Laptop
In today’s Gospel (Matthew 14:22-33), St. Peter sees Jesus walking
on the water and he wanted to do that.. Peter was often precocious
and overconfident and often spoke out without thinking. And so he
said: “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the
water.” Perhaps many of us were like that at the beginning of our
conversion. We are confident that we will be able to follow Jesus
faithfully, to suffer with Him and even become a saint capable of
miraculous deeds. I was like that when I was fourteen years old and
decided to become a priest. My way of rebelling against my parents
was to become extremely pious and to think myself holier and
smarter than they were. So I told Jesus: “Call me to come to you on
the water.” Jesus will accept even imperfect motivations and so He
said to me “Come.” But, of course, I have since discovered that
without the Lord’s strong helping hand, I am not capable of being a
holy priest of God. Just like Peter, I saw how strong the headwinds
can be and began to sink. But in His mercy, Jesus “stretched out
his hand and caught (me) and said ‘O you of little faith, why did you
doubt?” I need daily prayer in order to receive reassurance and
strength. This scripture passage is one of my favorite Bible stories.
Many times I have experienced that when Jesus climbs into my
boat, the wind dies down and there is a great calm. Early on, I
began to pray a holy hour every day in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament. I began to pray the rosary every day. I experienced what
St. John Bosco saw in his famous dream: our boat will be saved from
the storm if we tie up to the two pillars which are
the Eucharist and devotion to Our Lady. Please
remember to pray for me and for all your priests.
St. Joseph’s Parish welcomes your Like St. Joseph’s?
children to our Parish School of
Religion (PSR) !!!
Registration: 10am-5pm
Saturday, August 9 Sunday, August 10
Monday, August 11
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Welcome to St. Joseph’s
Questions?
To make an appointment with a
priest or deacon or to register at
St. Joseph’s please call our
parish office at 551-4973 or stop
in. See open office hours below.
We’re glad you’re here!
Mass Intentions
Sunday, August 10 (Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Parish Office Staff & Hours
(Lulu, Patty & Rosario)
Monday-Friday:
8:30am-6:30pm
except Wednesday: 1-6:30pm
Weekend Maintenance
Hilario Mendoza and
Antonio Jose Hernandez
7:30a Rose Cusenza
1:30p
9:00a
5:30p Mary Piper
Kay BaggeƩ
10:30a All St. Joseph’s Parishioners
7:30p Roberto Madrigal
12pm Joe Gomes
Monday, August 11
How can we help? 551-4973
Se Habla Español ........ Rosario x110
Bible Studies…………….. Maria
x218
Altar Servers…………Svetlana x200
Buildings & Grounds ... Tammy x207
Child Ed/Sacraments. ..... Maria x217
Choirs & Cantors ........ Svetlana x200
Events & Activities ...... Tammy x207
Financial Services ........ Barbara x108
Giving to St. Joseph’s .. Tammy x207
Parish Lending Library ............ x208
Parish Ministries ............ Bertha x202
Parish Registration ........... Patty x102
Room Reservations ...... Rosario x110
Volunteering .................. Bertha x202
Youth Ministry ............. Nathan x206
Readings 8/11– 8/17
8:00a
Elizabeth Machado and Joe Mendes
5:45p Annuziala Bertoloƫ and Al Alegria
Tuesday, August 12
8:00a
Adelaide Goncalves and
Myrtle Holmquist
5:45p Marcel Douillard and Mary Piper
Wednesday, August 13
8:00a
Renato Abella and
Patrick & Mary Dineen
5:45p Felipe & Andrea Piloto
Thursday, August 14
8:00a
Jackie Brady and John Peyton, Jr.
5:45p Napoleon Marcale and Elpidio Aguada
Friday, August 15
7:00a
Violet Cusenza
12:00 Albert Mendonca
8:00a
John N. Belo and
C.J. Thomas Chettiyasseril
5:45p Holy Souls in Purgatory
9:30a
John Caratti
7:30p Serafin M. Rabara and Salvador Franco
Saturday, August 16
8:00a
Joe BarraƩ and Neil Phillips, Jr.
5:30p St. Joseph’s Memorial Mass
Monday: EZ 1:2-5, 24-18c;Mt 17-22-27
Sunday, August 17 (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Tuesday: Ez 2:8-3:4;Mt 18:1-5,10,12-14
7:30a Manuel Victoria
1:30p
Wed.: Ez 9:1-7;10:18-22;Mt 18: 15-20
9:00a
3:30p Ana Marie R. Yaplee
Thursday:
Ez 12: 1-12; Mt 18: 21-19:1
Friday: Vigil: 1Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2
1 Cor 15: 54b-57; Lk 11-27-28
Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab
1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56
12pm Latin Mass:
Judith 13:22-25; 15:10;Luke 1:41-50
Saturday:
Ez 18: 1-10, 13b, 30-32; Mt 19:13-15
Sunday: Is 56: 1, 6-7; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32
Latin: I Cor. 12:2-11; Luke 18:9-14
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Jose Maria Zapien, Sr.
Micaela Rangel, Graciela Ochoa and
Carlos Sanchez
10:30a All St. Joseph’s Parishioners
5:30p John & Virginia Bairos
12pm Paul T. Urmeneta
7:30p Edward & Angela Oivera
Please remember
St. Joseph’s
when planning your estate.
Call 551-4973, ext. 207
for more information.
Call the parish office
to find out about
online offertory gifts
Save Trees!
New to the Parish? Wondering where to start??
Call the Center for Lay Apostolates
551-4973, ext. 207
Marian Dogmas
 Religious Education 
On August 15, we will gather to celebrate the Solemnity of
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (which is a holy
day of obligation). Gradually over the centuries the Holy Spirit
has guided the church toward a fuller understanding of Our
Blessed Mother. There have been four Marian Dogmas defined
by the Church:
The Divine Maternity of Ma
Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
The Bodily Assumption of Mary into Heaven
The Immaculate Conception of Mary
August 14, will be the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He was
executed at Auschwitz on August 14, and so presumably his
body was incinerated the following day. His smoke and ashes
wafted up to heaven on the Feast of his beloved Immaculata.
St. Maximilian had a great devotion to the Immaculate
Conception. During the past few centuries there have been many
saints and miracles and apparitions and it seems to me that
almost all of them relate somehow to The Dogma of Immaculate
Conception. It seems that God has been trying to convince the
world of the importance of this fact that Mary is uniquely
important, because she was conceived without any stain of
original sin. God has been sending Mary down from heaven to
teach us this. Many saints have proclaimed it. Many miracles
have confirmed it. There are beautiful wonderful stories that you
can read about by visiting our parish library or by searching the
internet. Here is a partial list of key words that you can use to
search for these stories related to The Immaculate Conception: Our Lady of Guadalupe; The Apparition of
Our Lady of Guadalupe (she appeared on the 15th on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception); The
Apparitions of St. Catherine Laboure (1830); The Miraculous Medal; the conversion of Alphonse Robispierre;
The Apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes; The Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima (emphasizing on The
Immaculate Heart of Mary); Concepcion Cabrera Claude Newman; Immaculee Ilibagiza.
Respect Life
Corner
 RCIA 
Inquiry classes are for people who
want to learn more about Catholicism,
but aren’t necessarily sure they want to
become Catholic. The RCIA process is
also for Catholics who have not yet
completed their sacraments of
Confirmation or Holy Communion. To
start the process call John and Nichole
Sablan 581-8477 to make an
appointment.
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 Parish Events and Activities 
ST. JOSEPH’S MOM’S GROUP IS
TURNING ONE!
Please come celebrate our one year
anniversary Saturday, August 23rd in
Saint JPII Center, Room 6, from
11am-2pm. Bring the whole family and a
dish to share. Potluck fun for everyone!
We look forward to seeing new Moms.
This Week
Join your parish family for
daily Mass Monday-Friday at
8am or 5:45pm (noon Latin
Mass on Friday) and
Saturday at 8am.
ALTAR SERVER TRAININGS
I Want You, for service at the Altar! Altar server training is
now 9- 11am every second Saturday of the month! Come and
join our merry ministry. Contact John Marsella: 602-8031.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
If you want to keep drinking, that's your business. If you
want to stop, but can't, that's our business! Alcoholics
Anonymous holds meetings every Wednesday in room 5 of
the St JPII Center from 5:45 to 7pm. AA is also available
for women only on Saturdays at 9am in the Vatican room.
Come experience freedom from the bondage of alcoholism!
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
9:00 AM Senior Strength Training
Hall
5:00 PM Indian Prayer Group EucharisƟc
AdoraƟon
Hall
6:00 PM ESL Classes (Beginners)
JP2
6:00 PM ESL Classes (Intermediate)
JP4
6:30 PM Legion of Mary
JP4
7:00 PM CharismaƟc Prayer Group Spanish JP7
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
1:30 PM Widows and Widowers Bible Study JP5
PRIVATE NOVENA TO ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE/
ASSUMPTION VIGIL
The Private Novena runs August 6-14, the Feast of St.
Maximilian. Pray at home or in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
where novena booklets will be available. REMINDER: The
5:45pm Mass on August 14 is the Vigil Mass for the Feast of
the Assumption.
5:30 PM Alateen Group - Courage to be Me JP8
9:00 AM Senior Strength Training
Hall
PSR SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES
PSR (Parish School of Religion) offers Special Ed
catechism classes for children, every Tuesday at 5:15.
Students must register during registration times August
9-11 . For more information, please call 551-4973 ext. 217.
12:00P Lunch Bible Study
JP8
MODEST DRESS IN CHURCH AND CHAPEL
With the hot weather here, we need to lovingly
remind everyone of the importance of dressing
appropriately in the house of God. Please avoid short
dresses or shorts, spaghetti straps and any other
immodest attire which does not cover the shoulders,
back and cleavage. We ask that men avoid wearing
shorts or sleeveless shirts. Thank you.
5:45 PM Al Anon Group - Path to Serenity
JP10
5:45 PM AA Principles Study Group
JP5
6:30 PM Health Ministry
JP4
7:00 PM CharismaƟc Prayer Group Spanish JP7
Thursday, August 14 2014
4:00 PM M.I. St. Max's Feast CelebraƟon
Plaza
6:30 PM Rosary Makers
JP5
Friday, August 15, 2014
6:00 PM Al-Anon Spanish
JP10
7:30 PM WYD FormaƟon MeeƟng
JP2
Saturday, August 16, 2014
8:30 AM Lay Dominicans
JP5
9:00 AM AA Language of the Heart
JP4
~Altar Flower Donation~
Remember a special day or
person- $145/week
Call the Development Office
for info. 551-4973, x 207
 Parish Events and Activities 
St. JOSEPH’S MUSIC MINISTRY is inviting new members
to share their music talents and participate in different groups. All tryouts/ clinics are held in the Saint John Paul II Center Music Room
HandBells Choir: join our Hand bells clinic on August 21, Thursday,
from 7:00pm-8:30pm.
Adult Choir (Sunday 10:30am Mass) is looking for new voices:
Soprano, Altos, Tenors and Basses are needed: Try-out dates are on
August 22 and 29 starting from 6:15pm
Cherubim Choir ( Sunday 12:00 Mass, ages 7-15): try-out on August
22, Friday, at 6:00pm
Gregorian Chant Choir (sings 9:00am Mass) - Instrumental
ensemble: For all questions, please call Director of Music and Liturgy,
Svetlana Avestiyan at 551-4973, ext. 200.
MILITIA IMMACULATA EVENTS
Novena to St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian knew that prayer before the Eucharist is the ultimate
source for fruitful Christian living. There is still time to join the private
Novena to St. Maximilian that began on August 6. Booklets are available
in the church/chapel.
Ice Cream Social: August 14
Picnic, Prayer and Pals: August 16
All are invited to join the MI members after the 5:45pm Vigil Mass of the
Assumption on the Plaza August 14, for the final Novena prayer and
Rosary, followed by an ice cream social—AND—Bring your family and
friends to Downey Park for the annual MI Picnic on August 16,
beginning at 11am. Please bring a side dish to share. We furnish the rest.
PERPETUAL
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION
“Could you not keep
watch for one hour?”
(Mark 14:37)
Consider spending an hour
a week with our Lord. To
sign up
please contact
David & Monica at
527-4920. You will receive
many blessings from Our
Lord!
In the Diocese...
In re THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF STOCKTON
a California corporation sole, Case No. 14-20371-C-11
YOU MAY HAVE A CLAIM AGAINST THE ROMAN
CATHOLIC BISHOP OF STOCKTON aka THE DIOCESE OF STOCKTON
On January 15, 2014, The Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockton (the “Debtor”) filed for protection
under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Eastern District of California. THE LAST DAY TO FILE A SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM
AGAINST THE DEBTOR IS AUGUST 15, 2014 AT 4:00 P.M. PREVAILING PACIFIC TIME.
IF YOU WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CLERGY OR ANY
OTHER PERSON CONNECTED WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF STOCKTON
aka THE DIOCESE OF STOCKTON, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM BY AUGUST 15, 2014 AT
4:00 P.M. PREVAILING PACIFIC TIME.
For more information, including a complete list of all parishes and schools within the geographic
territory of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockton, or to receive a proof of claim form and
associated documents, please (1) visit the Debtor’s designated web page at
www.stocktondiocese.org; (2) visit the Debtor’s Claims Agent’s designated web page at:
www.kccllc.net/stocktondiocese; (3) call the Debtor’s Claims Agent at (310) 751-1492; or (4) call
counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in this case, Pachulski Stang
Ziehl & Jones LLP at (888) 570-6217.
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Youth Ministry
Contact Us!
From our Holy
Father in Rome
But who do you say I am?
The Pope repeated that, in order to
know Jesus, “what is needed is not a
study of notions but rather a life as a
disciple”. …..we come to know him
“in the daily encounter with the
Lord, each day. Through our victories
and through our weaknesses”. It is
precisely “through these encounters”
that “we draw close to him and come
to know him more deeply”. For it is
“in these everyday encounters that
we acquire what St Paul calls the
mind of Christ, the hermeneutic to
judge all things”. Yet the Pope
explained that “it is a journey that
we cannot make alone”. Therefore
we come to know Jesus “as disciples
on the path of life, following behind
him”. But this “is not enough”, the
Pope said. In reality, this “is a work
of the Holy Spirit, who is a great
worker: he is not a union organizer,
he is a great worker. ... he is always at
work in us: and he carries out this
great work of explaining the mystery
of Jesus, and of giving us the mind of
Christ”. Daily Meditations, 20 February 2014
Nathan
Steingrebe
C. (209)247-7863
[email protected]
Samantha Jordan
(209)551-4973 ext.223
[email protected]
#fellowship
#Steubie14
Parish School of Religion:
Registration Days:
Saturday/Sunday/
Monday
August 9, 10 & 11
10am-5pm
in the PSR office
#unforgettable
#adoration
Updates and Announcements
Catechist Formation
Our Annual Catechist Formation will take
place on August 16, from 8am-2pm. We will
begin with 8am Mass in the church and
continue in the Hall. Please don’t miss this
Your Parish School of Religion important event! Complimentary breakfast and
welcomes you for a wonderful lunch is included for all of our wonderful parish
year of religious education!
catechists. For more information, please call
Maria at 551-4973, ext. 218.
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Center for Lay Apostolates
Profiles in Stewardship
by Fr. Mark Wagner
FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP: Plaza Refreshments are being served
today by our Plaza Refreshment Volunteers.
Parish Stewardship — a way of life
Jeanette Merchant
Don’t forget to bake
a cake, pie or
cupcakes
for the famous
parish
musical cake walk!
Bring to the Saint
John Paul II
Building, Room 6 all
three days.
Live Country Auction at the Festival
September 7: 4:30-6pm
Call 551-4973, ext. 202 to add your auction items
We Welcome:
Homemade pies/home décor/furniture-trips-basketstoys-Quilts, etc.
-The Festival Auction Team
How many days until our
44th Annual Parish Festival?
26!
New to the Parish? Wondering where to start??
Call the Center for Lay Apostolates
551-4973, ext. 207
Ever since Jeanette Merchant was a
child she knew that she would go to
college to prepare herself well and to
develop her abilities. She studied
psychology and became a licensed
marriage and family therapist. She
has spent many years counseling
individuals, couples and families. But
Jeanette says that she was not always
close to God and to the Church: “For
most of my life I was serving the
community by belonging to service
organizations; however, I was not
responding to God in serving the
Church.” Then in 2005 she went on a
pilgrimage with Fr. Bill McDonald to
Italy and Austria. This experience
enkindled a fire in her heart for the
Church and so she decided to begin
serving as a lector: “It was during the
pilgrimage I felt the ‘heart on fire’
feeling to give back to the church and
proclaim.” Jeanette served as lector
first at St. Stanislaus Parish and in
2010 , became a registered parishioner
at St. Joseph’s where she now serves as
lector and as an extraordinary
minister of Holy Communion.
Jeanette feels grateful to God and is
now motivated to share her newfound
faith even in her daily life as a
therapist. Jeanette says that “In
sessions with clients, they often bring
up or are open to having conversations
about faith especially in times of
crisis.” Now that Jeanette has been
serving responsibly in the parish, she
feels more confident when she speaks
to people about God.
Congratulations Jeanette for becoming
a good steward and for sharing the gift
of faith and proclaiming the Word of
God to others!
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El Santo Padre
en Roma
Boleơn Parroquial en Español!
DEL LAPTOP DEL PÁRROCO, Padre Mark Wagner
En el Evangelio de hoy (Mateo 14:22-33), San Pedro ve a
Jesús caminando sobre el agua, y desea hacer lo
mismo. Pedro solía ser precoz y demasiado confiado y
trataba de hablar sin pensar. Entonces, dijo: “Señor, si
eres tú, mándame ir a tu encuentro sobre el agua.” Tal
vez muchos de nosotros estábamos así al principio de
nuestra conversión. Confiamos que podremos seguir a
Jesús fielmente, sufriendo con Él y hasta volvernos santos
capaces de hechos milagrosos. Yo era así cuando tenía
catorce años y decidí hacerme sacerdote. Mi manera de
rebelar contra mis padres era de ser extremamente
piadoso y pensar que estaba más santo y más inteligente
que ellos. Entonces, le dije a Jesús: “Mándame ira tu
encuentro sobre el agua.”
Se invita a todos los laicos
Jesús aceptará hasta las motivaciones imperfectas,
interesados en los Ministerios de entonces me dijo: “Ven.” Pero, claro, he descubierto
Bienvenida (mujeres), y Ushers/
desde entonces que sin la mano fuerte del Señor, no soy
Acomodadores (hombres), a hablar capaz de un sacerdote santo de Dios. Igual que Pedro vi
con el Padre Hamilton después de
como los vientos en contra pueden ser muy fuertes y me
la Misa de la 1:30pm el domingo.
empecé a hundir. Pero, en su misericordia, Jesús: me
la mano y [me] sostuvo, mientras decía: ‘Hombre
MATRICULE A SUS “tendió
de poca fe, ¿por qué dudaste?’”
NIÑOS PARA
Necesito oración diaria para poder recibir consuelo y
CATECISMO
Fortaleza. Esta cita de las santas escritura es un de mis
cuentos bíblicos favoritos. Muchas veces he
Sábado– lunes
experimentado que cuando Jesús se sube a mi barca, se
9-11 de Agosto,
calma el viento y hay una gran calma. Empecé hace
10am-5pm
mucho a rezar una hora santa cada día en la presencia del
En el edificio de PSR Santísimo Sacramento. Empecé a rezar el rosario cada
día. Sentí lo que San Juan Bosco vio en su sueño famoso:
¡La Escuela
nuestra barca será salvada de la tempestad si la
de Religión
amarramos a los dos pilares: la Eucaristía y la devoción a
Nuestra Señora.
Parroquial
los invita a
un
maravilloso año de
educación religiosa!
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ROSARIO A LA VIRGEN DE
GUADALUPE
El 12 de cada mes a las 7pm se reza el
Rosario en español en la iglesia en honor
a la Virgen de Guadalupe.
En la Diócesis...
Perteneciente al
OBISPO CATÓLICO ROMANO
DE STOCKTON
Una corporación unipersonal
Caso No. 14-20371-C-11
USTED PUEDE TENER UNA QUEJA CONTRA EL OBISPO
CATÓLICO ROMANO DE STOCKTON, también conocido como
LA DIÓCESIS DE STOCKTON
El 15 de Enero del 2014, el Obispo Católico Romano de
Stockton (el “Deudor”), aplicó para protección bajo el capítulo
11 del título 11 del Código de los Estados Unidos, en Corte de
Bancarrota de los Estados Unidos, para el Distrito Este de
California.
EL ULTIMO DÍA PARA PRESENTAR UNA QUEJA DE
ABUSO SEXUAL CONTRA EL DEUDOR ES AGOSTO 15 DE
2014 A LAS 4:00 PM, TIEMPO DEL PACÍFICO.
SI USTED FUE ABUSADO POR UN MIEMBRO DEL CLERO
O CUALQUIER OTRA PERSONA CONECTADA CON EL
OBISPO CATÓLICO ROMANO DE STOCKTON también
conocido como LA DIÓCESIS DE STOCKTON, DEBE
PRESENTAR LOS CARGOS A MÁS TARDAR EN AGOSTO
15 DE 2014 A LAS 4:00 PM, TIEMPO DEL PACÍFICO.
Para más información, incluyendo una lista completa de
parroquias y escuelas dentro del territorio geográfico del
Obispo Católico Romano de Stockton, o para obtener una
prueba de cargos presentados y documentos asociados, por
favor (1) visite la página de Internet del Deudor en
www.stocktondiocese.org; (2) visite la página de Internet
designada del Agente de Quejas del Deudor en
www.kccllc.net/stocktondiocese; (3) llame al Agente de
Quejas del Deudor al (310) 751-1492; (4) llame al concejo del
Comité Oficial de Acreedores No Asegurados nombrado para
este caso, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, al (888) 5706217.
CORRESPONSABILIDAD
(STEWARDSHIP)
Por Fr. Mark
Jeanette Merchant
Desde que Jeanette Merchant era una
niña, sabía que iba a ir a la universidad
para prepararse y desarrollar bien sus
habilidades. Estudió psicología y se
hizo terapeuta licenciada para
matrimonios y familias. Pasó muchos
años aconsejando a personas, parejas,
y familias. Pero Jeanette dice que no
estaba siempre cerca a Dios y a la
Iglesia: “Para la mayoría de mi vida,
estaba sirviendo a la comunidad al ser
parte de organizaciones de servicio,
sin embargo, no estaba respondiendo
a Dios en servir a la Iglesia.” Luego, en
2005, fue a un peregrinaje con el Padre
Bill McDonald a Italia y Austria. Esa
experiencia despertó un fuego en su
corazón para la Iglesia, y decidió
empezar a servir como lectora: “Fue
durante el peregrinaje que sentí ‘el
corazón en llamaradas’ para regresar a
la Iglesia y proclamar la
palabra.” Jeanette sirvió como lectora
primero en la parroquia de San
Stanislaus y en 2010 se registró en St.
Joseph’s donde ahora sirve como
lectora y como ministra extraordinaria
de la Santa Comunión.
Jeanette siente agradecida a Dios y
ahora está motivada para compartir su
fe re-encontrada hasta en su vida
cotidiana como terapeuta. Jeanette
dice que “En sesiones con clientes,
suelen mencionan o están abiertos
para tener conversaciones sobre la fe
especialmente en tiempos de
crisis.” Ya que Jeanette ha estado
sirviendo responsable en la parroquia,
siente más confiada cuando les habla a
otros de Dios. Felicitaciones a Jeanette
por ser buena administradora y por
compartir el don de la fe y por
proclamar la Palabra de Dios a todos!
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Registering your children for Catechism
St. Joseph’s Parish welcomes your children to our Parish School of Religion
(PSR) !!!
Tips for registration…
 All first-year students must register with a BAPTISMAL certificate.
 Second-year Confirmation students need a sponsor form turned
in to register.
 Un-baptized students must bring a BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
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Fees: (One student-$90, Two students-$115, Three students-$135)
Payments may be made by credit/debit card or money order. Checks are not accepted.
Payments may be made in full or in two payments (one at registration and the remaining by Sept. 4).
50% scholarships may be given; please speak with PSR staff.
Returning students will be assessed a $25 late fee.
We are thankful for the opportunity to work with you in imparting the love for
Christ, and the faith to your children!
For more information, please call our office, 551-4973 ext. 217