DEC 7 - Class, Reconciliation (2nd week of Advent)
Monday, December 8 - Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)
DEC 14 - Class, Reconciliation (3rd Sunday of Advent)
DEC 21 - Class (4th Week of Advent)
Thursday, December 25 - Christmas (Holy Day of Obligation)
DEC 28 - No Class (Christmas Break)
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Forty Hours Devotions - All are welcome (3rd and 8th Grade in Procession)
FORTY HOURS DEVOTIONS Friday, Nov. 14 - Sunday, Nov. 16
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in church on these days in between Masses.
Night prayer will be prayed at 10 PM on Friday & Saturday to close devotions for the day.
Forty Hours Devotions provides an opportunity for busy people who would welcome just a few
moments of quiet with the Lord. Don’t pass up this graced opportunity.
***FORTY HOURS DEVOTIONS SOLEMN CLOSING***
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2014
Rev. Harry Settle, will be the homilist. The procession will include our Confirmation candidates and last year’s First Communion class and representatives from Parish Organizations.The Closing of Eucharistic Devotions is a beautiful tradition of the Church and is made richer by the presence of a large number of parishioners. Sunday: Eucharistic Devotions with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after the 11:30 AM Mass until Solemn Closing at 4:00 PM.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARISH FOR
THE EUCHARISTIC PROCESSION
(Please assemble in the hall underneath church at 3:30 p.m.)
High School Servers
Third grade students
2015 Confirmation Class
Members of the Parish Council and Parish Board of Education
Representatives of Parish Scouting
Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
New Members of the Church (baptized/received Easter Vigil 2014)
First Reconciliation Parent Meeting on Tuesday, November 11th at 7:00 PM in Church
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH AND
SCHOOL
4011 ALEXANDRIA PIKE
COLD SPRING, KY 41076
November 2014
Dear Parents of Children Anticipating First Reconciliation,
Jesus said: “My sheep
hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is
greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.” - John 10:27-30.
The celebrations of the Sacraments of First Reconciliation
and First Communion are swiftly approaching.
The sacraments are at the heart of Catholic life. These are the primary ways that we, as
Catholics, connect with God and receive His grace in our lives. To celebrate the sacraments well, we need to
be truly prepared for them.
Your children are preparing to receive the sacraments
through religious education classes (either through our PSR program or through
St. Joseph School). But for the faith to
be vocal in their lives, the preparation they receive in the classroom must be
echoed and fostered by your instruction and by the witness of your faith. As parents you are the first and primary
teachers of faith, you help form a ‘domestic’ church within your home. To assist you in preparing your children to
receive these sacraments, as well as provide you with the logistical
information that you need to know we will have our First Reconciliation Parent Meeting on Tuesday, November 11th
at 7:00 PM in Church.
In recent years there has been talk about the importance of
attending Sunday Mass each week, especially as a family. Sunday Mass is the centerpiece of Catholic
life. The Church teaches that we have a
very serious obligation to attend Mass every Sunday and Holy Day of
Obligation. This obligation is so
serious, that it is a grave (i.e., mortal) sin to miss Mass on these days
without a serious reason. Please keep in
mind that children who are not attending Sunday Mass are not adequately
prepared to receive the sacraments.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Mr.
Fischer, the Coordinator of Religious Education at 240-8207 or call Mrs.
Holzmacher, the Principal at 441-2025.
We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Download this App
If you have a smartphone there is a catholic app that I highly recommend you download. It's free, and it has so many useful tools within. The name of the app is LAUDATE.
As I was hosting the Old and New Testament today they mentioned this app that I have been using for about a year now. I then realized I never passed on this to my PSR families.
Not only download this app, but make sure it is on your homepage. It will be a constant reminder to pray. We use this app for when we say our prayers as a family at night. It has a list of catholic prayers such as; family prayer, evening prayer, etc.. These are just a few we use at home.
There is also a link to the saint of the day to incorporate our theme for the year. So you can build your family life prayer asking with your own. There are meditations and as I mentioned many other great catholic resources.
This app is amazing and I have felt our spiritual journey as a family and personally strengthen. May God Bless you as we partner together to build our relationship with Him.
As I was hosting the Old and New Testament today they mentioned this app that I have been using for about a year now. I then realized I never passed on this to my PSR families.
Not only download this app, but make sure it is on your homepage. It will be a constant reminder to pray. We use this app for when we say our prayers as a family at night. It has a list of catholic prayers such as; family prayer, evening prayer, etc.. These are just a few we use at home.
There is also a link to the saint of the day to incorporate our theme for the year. So you can build your family life prayer asking with your own. There are meditations and as I mentioned many other great catholic resources.
This app is amazing and I have felt our spiritual journey as a family and personally strengthen. May God Bless you as we partner together to build our relationship with Him.
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