SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH A ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN DANBURY

EIGHT ROBINSON AVENUE

DANBURY, CONNECTICUT 06810-5517

Rectory Telephone: (203)748-8177

Web Page: www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org

Whether you are a lifelong parishioner – or just visiting us for a while – welcome to St. Joseph Parish. We are blessed to

have you among us in our worshipping community, where we seek to be conformed ever more closely to the pattern of Our

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, offering right worship to the Father in spirit and truth (cf. Jn 4:24).

Saint Joseph Church is wheelchair accessible. Parking for the physically challenged is located at the side of church.

*Please remember to wear a mask at Mass and at all indoor functions on our campus, per the latest updated mandate from Mayor Joseph M. Cavo.

Masses

Saturday Vigil – 4:00 P.M.

Sunday – 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 (TLM) A.M.,

and 5:00 P.M.

Daily – 12:05 P.M.

Saturday – 8:00 A.M.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon

3:00 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

The second and fourth Sundays of each month. Please

call the Rectory to register for pre-baptismal instruction.

Classes held on the first Sunday of each month.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Couples should contact a parish priest one year in ad-

vance, BEFORE any social arrangements are made. NO

Sunday Weddings.

Sick Calls, Communion Calls,

Anointing of the Sick,

Hospital Visits

Due to the Federal health privacy laws, HIPAA, hospi-

tals cannot issue names of patients to parishes; you or a

family member must let the Admissions Office know of

your desire to have a visit during your stay. If you would

like a visit at home please call or have a family member

call the Rectory Office: 203-748-8177.

REVEREND SAMUEL V. SCOTT, M.DIV., M.A., PASTOR

REVEREND MICHAEL J. V. CLARK, M.A. CANTAB, S.T.B., PAROCHIAL VICAR

DEACON DONALD J. NAIMAN, M.S., D. ED.

ST. JOSEPH’S DANBURY

Saturday, September 11 8:00 AM John Crowell, Jr.—Dr. Allen Inankur 4:00 PM Viola & Pius Cesca—Family Sunday, September 12 7:30 AM Dec. of the Leinert Family—E. Leinert 9:30 AM Elena & Oreste Casciaro—Daughter 10:30 AM Intentions of Parishioners* 11:30 AM Lisa Kovatch—Bill & Barb Costello

5:00 PM Deceased Parishioners Monday, September 13 7:00 AM Karen Poza—Vanessa Mosher* 12:05 PM Elizabeth Duncan—Paul Duncan

Tuesday, September 14 7:00 AM Int. of Dorothea Cadigan—E. Burdick* 12:05 PM Int. of the Crowell Family--M/M Ned Moore

Wednesday, September 15 7:00 AM Int. of Dorothea Cadigan—E. Burdick* 12:05 PM Rev. Joseph Rossitto—M/M F. Sullivan Thursday, September 16 7:00 AM Fred Burdick—E. Burdick* 12:05 PM James Burke—Pat, Wendy, & Katie Burke

Friday, September 17 7:00 AM Kathleen Murray—M/M James Boyko*

12:05 PM Int. of Jennifer Rentz—Father 6:00 PM Int. of Ania & Marek Szurawski—V. Mosher

Saturday, September 18 8:00 AM Joan Sulentic—Dr. Allen Inankur 4:00 PM Lynn Lewis—Heron Family Sunday, September 19 7:30 AM Bob Hutter—Teresa Potenziani 9:30 AM Helen & George Craemer—Children 10:30 AM Intentions of Parishioners* 11:30 AM Kevin Heslin—Michael Nicolosi 5:00 PM Phyllis Ducibella—Husband & Daughter

(*These Masses are being offered privately and are not open to the public at this time.)

Sanctuary Candles

The Sanctuary Candles will burn this week in memory of Richard M. Targett, Jr., requested by his family.

Mass Presider

Saturday, Sept. 18 4:00 PM Fr. Scott Sunday, Sept. 19 7:30 AM Fr. Scott 9:30 AM Fr. Scott 11:30 AM Fr. Clark 5:00 PM Fr. Clark

Dear parishioners and friends of St. Joseph Parish,

Every new school year is a cause for celebra-tion. This year, it is especially joyous to welcome over 70 new students to St. Joseph School, as we joyously welcome our 200 returning students, as well.

We are so grateful to Dr. Louis Howe, Jr., for his wise and strong leadership of the School commu-nity as our principal. He has worked very hard with the teachers, staff, parents, and students to cultivate a safe, friendly, and faith-based environment where our students are challenged to grow intellectually, athletically, culturally, and spiritually.

We look forward, as well, to welcoming our new and returning young parishioners to our Reli-gious Education program under the direction of our new DRE, Mrs. Maria Merino-Schweitzer, who has hit the ground running and is off to wonderful start.

Many parishioners ask the parish clergy to remember their children or other family members in our prayers. We do so daily.

The French priest, Father Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, O.P., is widely considered the greatest pulpit orator of the nineteenth century. Many are, no doubt, familiar with Father Lacordaire’s poem entitled simply, ―The Priest.‖

In this poem, he writes about the priest as one who intercedes in prayer before God for another per-son, a family, a parish community, a city, a nation, or the world. The priest, he writes, is ―to go from men to God and offer Him their prayers; to return from God to men to bring pardon and hope.‖

In this column, I wanted to share a prayer composed by the great churchman, Désiré-Joseph Cardinal Mercier, the Archbishop of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium, who lived from 1851-1926.

The following is Cardinal Mercier’s Prayer to the Holy Spirit. This prayer is one I pray daily, and it can help believers open their souls to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, especially in the midst of life’s trials, hardships, and disappointments.

Cardinal Mercier writes, ―I am going to reveal to you the secret of sanctity and happiness. Every day for five minutes control your imagination and close your eyes to all the noises of the world in order to enter into yourself. Then, in the sanctuary of your baptized soul (which is the temple of the Holy Spirit) speak to that Divine Spirit, saying to Him;

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

St. Joseph Council of Catholic Women

The St. Joseph Council of Catholic Women will hold their first meeting of the 2021-2022 season on Monday, September 20th at 1:00 PM in the Carmen Buck Religious Education Building. All women of the Parish are invited to attend.

Order of Mass for the Lord’s Day

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Cycle B

ENTRANCE St. Michael Hymnal # 665 - ―O Jesus, Joy of Loving

Hearts‖

KYRIE ―Lord Have Mercy‖ - Heritage Mass (Alstott)

GLORIA #192 - ―Gloria,‖ Heritage Mass (Alstott)

FIRST READING Missal pg. 52– Isaiah 50: 4c-9a

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Missal pg. 52

SECOND READING Missal pg. 53 - James 2: 14-18

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Missal pg. 53

GOSPEL Missal pg. 53 - Mark 8: 27-35

HOMILY

OFFERTORY St. Michael Hymnal # 437 - ―At the Lamb’s High

Feast We Sing‖

SANCTUS ―Holy‖- Heritage Mass (Alstott)

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION ―Save Us Savior of the World‖- Heritage Mass

(Alstott)

AGNUS DEI ―Lamb of God‖- Heritage Mass (Alstott)

COMMUNION St. Michael Hymnal # 770 - ―Take Up Thy Cross‖

CLOSING HYMN St. Michael Hymnal # 830 - ―When I Survey the

Wondrous Cross‖

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‘O Holy Spirit, beloved of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten me, guide me, strengthen me, console me. Tell me what I should do; give me Your orders. I promise to submit myself to all that You desire of me and to accept all that you permit to happen to me. Let me only know Your Will.’

If you do this, your life will flow along happily, serenely, and full of consolation, even in the midst of trials. Grace will be proportioned to the trial, giving you the strength to carry it and you will arrive at the Gate of Paradise, laden with merit. This submission to the Holy Spirit is the secret of sanctity.‖

Devotedly in Christ,

Rev. Samuel V. Scott Pastor

TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Stewardship of Time, Talent, and Treasure Worship Offerings

Sept. 4 - Sept. 5, 2021 $8,535.00 Monthly $4,299.00

Many thanks for your generous stewardship! May God reward your generosity!

To sign-up for online giving, go to www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org and click on the Online Giving logo and create an account.

BETHANY MASS

This Sunday, September 12th, at the 5:00 PM Bethany Mass, we will remember our deceased parishioners: Yolanda LaPine, Gary Arconti, Dr. Paul Coleman, Jean & Daniel Heron, Robert Hutter, and Mark Mastrianni. Although we miss these parishioners’ physical presence, we celebrate their eternal life with Jesus. We want their loved ones to know that we are here to support them. Please continue to pray for all deceased parishioners, their families, and their friends.

Saint Joseph Music Notes

Today's proper antiphons all call to mind the sacrifice celebrated in the Sacred Liturgy by drawing parallelisms to the Old

Testament temple sacrifices. From the Introit, which includes the commonly quoted verse of Psalm 121 "I rejoiced when it was said unto me: 'Let us go to the house of the Lord'" which is also featured in the Gradual (the precursor to the responsorial psalm, and still a proper antiphon for the liturgy even in the novus ordo), to the Offertory antiphon "Moses consecrated an altar to the Lord, and presented thereupon burnt offerings and sacrificial victims; he made an evening sacrifice as a fragrant offering to the Lord, in the presence of the sons of Israel" this sacrificial content of today's propers is clarified, completed, and distilled into the Communion antiphon, which reflects today's Gospel text. "If a man wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me" reads this antiphon, chanted at the beginning of Communion. Let us on our own crosses offer ourselves in union with Christ's sacrifice, singing praise to our victorious King at the high feast of his own body and blood, the true sacrificial Lamb.

In Christ,

Zacchaeus Lock

Carmen Buck Religious

Education Building 203-778-1920

If you need to register your children for Religious Education classes for grades 1 - 8, you may download the Registration Form and Emergency Contact Form on our website or stop by our office and fill the forms out. A copy of the Baptismal certificate must accompany registrations for children who are new to our program or for those children not baptized at St. Joseph Church. Please call our office or stop by for more information. Thank you!

Sell Your Gold Fundraiser

September 10th, 17th 10AM to 4PM September 11th, 18th 9:30AM to 3PM September 12th, 19th 10AM to 3PM

Once again this year, in conjunction with our Annual Tag Sale, we will be running our ―Sell Your Gold Fundraiser‖ in the Carmen Buck Religious Education Building. For more information, please email bob@libertygoldct.com.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (R.C.I.A.) will begin in October. Classes are held in person in the lower Church Hall for fifteen Sundays; during Lent classes are weekly! Schedules and a syllabus will be sent out to those registered through the rectory, along with the Diocesan forms. Please contact the Rectory (203-748-8177) or call the Coordinator, Maggie Curran at 203-792-1132 or 203-744-2567 for more information. We welcome your questions and are happy to pass information on to your friends that are inquiring too!

Saint Joseph Tag Sale

September 10th & 17th, 10:30AM to 2PM

September 11th & 18th 9:30AM to 3PM

September 12th & 19th 10AM to 3PM

Early birds on Friday 9/10 only at 9:30 AM; $5 fee. WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

Due to your generous donations - we are JAMMED PACKED with items! We will therefore have to CANCEL our remaining drop off days. If you have any questions please call our chairwomen, Antonia at 203-748-3417, Leigh at 203-300-0799, or Dayle at 203-775-9696.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Live Streaming Mass Schedule

Monday-Friday: Daily Mass 12:05 PM

Saturday: Vigil Mass 4:00 PM

Sunday: Mass 9:30 AM

Please go to our website: www.stjosephchurchdanbury.org and click on

StreamSpot live streaming.

Click on the icon in the bottom right hand corner to see the

Mass full screen.

If you miss the live stream of the Mass you may still go to the website, click on the StreamSpot logo, then click on ―previous broadcasts‖ to find

the Mass you would like to view.

Now available on smartphones and tablets!

Daily Mass Readings:

Monday, Sept. 13: St. John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 1 Timothy 2: 1-8 Responsorial Psalm 28 Gospel: Luke 7: 1-10

Tuesday, Sept. 14: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Numbers 21: 4b-9 Philippians 2: 6-11 Responsorial Psalm 78 Gospel: John 3: 13-17

Wednesday, Sept. 15: Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Timothy 3: 14-16 Responsorial Psalm 111 Gospel: John 19: 25-27

Thursday, Sept. 16: Sts. Cornelius, Pope, & Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs 1 Timothy 4: 12-16 Responsorial Psalm 111 Gospel: Luke 7: 36-50

Friday, Sept. 17: Weekday, [St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church] 1 Timothy 6: 2c-12 Responsorial Psalm 49 Gospel: Luke 8: 1-3

Saturday, Sept. 18: Weekday 1 Timothy 6: 13-16 Responsorial Psalm 100 Gospel: Luke 8: 4-15

Childrens’ Rosary Ministry Children of all ages come and join

us in prayer!

Fridays 4:00-5:00 PM Saint Joseph Church

Danbury, CT

For more information contact: Ania Szurawski 203-297-7110

St. Joseph Church, through the leadership of Jennifer Suess, will be starting up three new p r o g r a m s t h a t are available to all

Catholic girls in the area and are being held in the Carmen Buck Religious Education Building starting in September.

Little Flowers, a mother-daughter program for girls in Kindergarten through 8th grade. (divided into two age groups for most of the meeting.) Meets first Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Little Flowers is a Catholic mother/daughter club centered on learning virtues, for girls and moms who want to grow in holiness. The Little Flowers program will help you make the conscientious effort required to cultivate virtue, for the love of God and for the good of the family. Virtues are learned through lively presentations led by mothers in the group, crafts and activities. Badges and medals for the virtues are earned by completing activities at home and are worn on a blue sash, uniting the girls to the Blessed Mother.

Little Women, for ages 11-13 (age on September 1st). Meets 2nd Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Our meetings will consist of a mix of ice-breaker games to allow the girls to make new friends and work as a group on a creative project to draft a detailed proposal for a new movie. There is no guarantee that the movie pro-ject will go into production, but the girls will learn a lot about one or more saints, enjoy the creative effort, and learn the organizational tasks that go along with dream-ing up a new film idea. The balance of activities will be based on how the interest of the group devel-ops. Begins September 14th

BLAZE, for ages 14-16 (age on September 1st). Meets 4th Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. We will use the ―BLAZE Belong‖ program. Each meeting, the girls will be led through an ice breaker activity and a short lesson based on lies found in the world and truths found in Scripture. They will learn how to base their worth on being children of God, how to pray in their own words, and how to use the Bible as a tool for spiritual growth. Time for socialization! Begins September 28th

P l e a s e c o n t a c t J e n n i f e r S u e s s at JenniferSuess1@gmail.com to register.

TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

To Our Welcome Visitors: Welcome to Saint Joseph Church! May this

be a sanctuary of peace and grace for you! If you attend our parish on a regular basis, will you consider registering with us? It is so helpful whenever the need arises for special sacraments, funeral masses, and sponsor certificates. Please complete the lines below, drop it in any collection basket and our staff will register you. And please be sure to introduce yourself to one of the parish priests. ** Please help us to keep our list current by informing us when we may remove a name. Thank you.

PLEASE PRINT

Mr | Mrs | Ms | Mr & Mrs (circle one) Last Name: ____________________________________ First Name(s): ________________________ ________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City, State, ZIP: _________________________________ Home Tel: _____________________________________ Buss Tel: ______________________________________ E-mail: ________________________________________ Primary Language Spoken: ________________________ Children (names, gender, & birthdates): _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

I am interested in: (circle) Becoming a member of St. Joseph Parish First Communion / Baptism / Confirmation Youth Programs (8th – 12th Grade) Choirs: Adults Children Adult Religious Education Liturgy Attended: ________________________

Saint Joseph Parish

Parish Office - Tel. (203) 748-8177, Fax (203) 748-2010 Email: recstjoseph@yahoo.com Office Hours: Mon.– Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Office Manager: Ms. Carol Shepherd Receptionist: Mrs. Kathee Meerman

Organist & Choir Director: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock 203-778-1920 Adult Choir: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock, 203-778-1920 Children’s Choir: Mr. Zacchaeus Lock, 203-778-1920 Altar Servers: Mrs. Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Eucharistic Ministers: Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Lectors: Mrs. Kathee Meerman, 203-748-8177 Ushers: Mr. George Ziegler, 203-743-1634

Saint Joseph Religious Education Director of Religious Education : Mrs. Maria Merino-Schweitzer, 203-778-1920 Secretary: Mrs. Claire Anderson, 203-778-1920 R.C.I.A.: Mrs. Margaret Curran, 203-792-1132

Parish Contacts Bereavement Ministry: Deacon Donald & Mrs. Stephania Naiman, 203-748-8177 Catholic Charities of Northern Fairfield County Board Member: Dr. Roger LaGratta: rlagratta@comcast.net Lay Carmelites: Mrs. Joan Ledoux, 203-743-7813 Coffee Hour: Mrs. Anne Savino, 203-744-5567 Council of Catholic Women: Mrs. Barbara Whitlock 203-791-0232 Finance Committee Chairman: Mr. Gerald Palanzo, Jr., 203-733-0124 Knights of Columbus: Mr. Ted Timmel, 203-744-9562 Men’s Group: Mr. Mark Azzara, 203-947-4012 Parish Corporation Trustees: Mr. George Godfrey, III, M.B.A. Mrs. Constance LaGratta, M.A. Contemplative Book Group: Mrs. Terri Stramiello 203-733-0465 Respect Life Group: Mrs. Anne Leclercq, 203-790-6074 Scouts (Boy): Dr. Gerald Gibson, 203-797-1788 Volunteer Coordinator: Mrs. Anne Leclercq, 203-790-6074

Please remember the sick of our Parish in your prayers: Barbara Baker, Kelli Barrett, Max Cassano, Mark Cefaloni, Irene Clark, Anand Gokhale, Gavin King, Carol Matzinger, Jake Meerman, Victor Munoz, Marjorie Nodine, Ethel Pancotti, Catherine Robinson, Rebecca Shost, Mary Ann Storms, Kenneth Towery, Holly Traccolla, and all our parishioners currently in nursing homes, hospitals, or confined to their homes.

Saint Joseph School Dr. Louis Howe, Jr., Principal Office 203-748-6615—Fax 203-748-6508 Website: www.sjsdanbury.org Parent Teacher Organization: Mrs. Megan Cerullo, ptopresident@sjsdanbury.org Advisory Board President: Dr. John Pitrelli 203-748-6615

Give Us This Day If you currently receive our subscription of Give Us This Day, please stop by the Rectory, Monday through Friday, to pick up your book. We now have the October books in.

Spiritual Adoption Program Month Eight: "I like to listen to Mommy's voice!" Baby is now 18 inches long! In the last two months the baby continues to gain weight. She is developing a layer of fat that will keep her warm after she is born. In the 9th month she will shift to a head-down posi-tion, preparing for birth. Her lungs are now fully de-veloped and capable of making the transition to breathing air. After birth she will continue the human growth process for many years to come.