Hello friends! I went to see the surgeon this past

Monday, and honestly I left confused. She shared information that was different from my original doctor. I am seeking out another opinion currently. In the meantime I am going

to be fitted with a solid ankle AFO which will keep my ankle solid and stable. Thank you for your prayers and concern. Stay tuned.

This coming Saturday, November 14 at 9:00 am in St. Joseph Church we will be re-

membering the 24 members of our parishes of St. Alphonsus and St. Joesph who died over the past year (Nov. 1 -Oct. 31) at a special Memorial Mass. All families, friends and

parishioners are invited to attend. What a wonderful way to show our support to those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. There will be refreshments in the social hall

after Mass.

Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Priest Retirement Fund. So far we have collected over $3,600.00. $1,325.00 from St. Alphonsus and $2,295.00 from St.

Joseph. The Diocese sets a goal of $6,144.00 at St. Alphonsus and $8,941.00 from St.

Joseph. It is still not too late to contribute. On behalf of our retired priests, thank you for your kindness and generosity.

May your week be filled with many blessings!

Sincerely yours in Christ, Fr. Ron

Reflections of a Country Priest

1833 Settlement Rd. Norwalk, Ohio 44857

419-668-6388 Parishioners Charles and Jean Fisher

Compliments of Julie Spettel Roberts DDS

Family Dentistry

107 W. Main St.

668-1317

419-668-0612

Any Make or Model

We Can Make it Run Full Throttle

Dave & Sharon Barman

Parishioners

419-681-7637

Gregg & Sue Moore

Parishioners

Whittlesey Ave

Norwalk, OH

419-668-9344

117 Whittlesey Norwalk

668-9344

JACK SCHAFFER

131 S. Main St., Monroeville

Knights of Columbus

Monthly Breakfasts

3rd Sunday of Sept thru Mar

Serving 8 AM—12:00 PM

To join, call 465-2040

Estate & Retirement

Planning

Adelman Equipment Rentals LLC

Los Buenos

Amigos Authentic Mexican

Cuisine

203 Cline Street

Norwalk, Ohio

2652 Ste Rte 61 Norwalk

419-577-4989

Mini Excavator, Skid Steer, Gradall,

46’ Aerial Lift, Augerbits, Hydraulic

Hammer, Scaffold, Guardrail, Trialing

Machine, OSHA Grade Plank, Leg

Levelers, Concrete Forms, Electric Lift,

Etc.

Paul Myers Tel. 419-541-0612 Bus. 419-660-DOOR

Residential & Commercial

MEDICAL CENTER

Serving faith communities through

HEALTH MINISTRY 419.668.8101 fisher-titus.org 272 Benedict Avenue, Norwalk

Franklin

Monuments

30 Benedict Ave., Norwalk

grave stones monuments

Kevin Hipp 419-663-7866

TOFT DAIRY, INC.

3717 VENICE RD. SANDUSKY, OH 44870

800-521-4606

Store Hours: 9-5 Tue-Fri

9-3 Sat

www.hillsidewoodheat.net

98 W. Main 663-4513

Compliments of

WALKER FUNERAL HOME

Real Estate Service

Call BOB WHITACRE

419-681-1617

419-465-2526

Bob Whitacre Michael L. Moore

M Z M Y E R S - Z I E M K E INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.

HOMEAUTOHEALTHBUSINESSLIFEFARM

2 N. Main St., Suite 1CPO Box 398 Monroeville

Phone: (419)-465-2571Fax: (419)465-2016

Email: mikemoore@mzins.com

Website: www.mzins.com

ABTECH Mechanical, Inc. 419-465-2982 SERVICE/INSTALLATIONS RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Heating-Cooling-Refrigeration-Plumbing-Hydronics-Duct Cleaning

HVAC 10 Herrick Alley, Monroeville, Oh Bob Gillespie, President

314 E. Main St., Norwalk

Office Address: 66 Chapel Street, Monroeville, OH 44847

Contacts: 419-465-4142 stalphonsus@neo.rr.com OR stjoseph@neo.rr.com

St Alphonsus & St. Joseph

Mission Statement: We are a Eucharistic people, dedicated to enabling each other to grow spiritually and serve the needs of our families, parishes and community by using our time, talent, and treasure to pass on the

best of our Catholic traditions.

November 8, 2015 — 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Anointing of the Sick: Please call parish office

or have a family member to call timely.

Communion to the Shut Ins: Call parish office.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults):

Interested in joining the Church? Please call

the parish office for details. Please patronize the sponsors of our bulletin, the above advertisers! Thank you to all of them for their support!

Settlement Rd., Norwalk (Peru)

Corner of Broad & Chapel Sts., Monroeville

Confessions: 4:00pm Saturdays before the

5pm Mass; during holy half hours prior to

each daily Mass and by appointment.

Marriage: Please call the parish office, and

provide at least six months’ notice for prep

Baptism: Call the parish office to schedule Prayer Chain : Joanne Miller (SJ) 419-660-9049 Catherine Raftery (SA) 419-668-5030

PSR Directors: Deacon Mike Wasiniak Diane Wasiniak

419-668-5623

419-512-1713 nurse21853@aol.com

RCIA Coordinators: Theresa Fries

Charlie Nay 419-465-4142

SJ School Principal: Dave McDowell 419-465-2625

dmcdowell@msjcs.org

SJS Admin. Asst: Amanda Dixon 419-465-2625

sjs@msjcs.org

Office Hours: M—F 9:00am - 3:30pm Bulletin deadline 1p Monday

Pastor: Rev. Ronald A. Schock 419-465-4142

fatherronschock@gmail.com

Deacon: Michael L. Wasiniak

419-668-5623

Office Coordinator: Cherri Schaffer 419-465-4142

SA Facilities Mgr: Catherine Raftery 419-668-5030

Bookkeeper: Mary Ivory

419-465-4142

Historic SA Website: historicstalphonsus.org

SA & SJ website & new email in development

Thank you to

all our Veterans for serving our

country!

MASS INTENTIONS

Sat. Nov 7 Weekday

4:00 PM (SJ) Confession

5:00 PM (SJ ) Albert & Jeanette Cusano

James & Antonette Grimm

Sun. Nov 8— 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM (SJ) John & Ruth Header, Joseph Didion

9:30 AM (SA) Eugene Kamann, Mike Martin

Mary Ann Schaffer

Mon. Nov 9— The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

No Mass

Tues. Nov 10— St. Leo the Great

6:30 PM (SA) Silent Adoration/Confession

7:00 PM (SA) Deceased family & friends of SA & SJ

Wed. Nov 11— St. Martin of Tours

7:15 AM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession

8:00 AM (SJ) Rita McMahon

Thurs. Nov 12—St. Josaphat

6:30 PM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession

7:00 PM (SJ) SA & SJ Dec’d Parishioners

Fri. Nov 13— St. Francis Xavier

7:30 AM (SJ) Silent Adoration/Confession

8:00 AM (SJ) SA & SJ Dec’d Parishioners

Sat. Nov 14 Weekday

9:00 AM (SJ) Memorial Mass

4:00 PM (SJ) Confession

4:15 PM (SJ) K of C Memorial Rosary & Mass

5:00 PM (SJ ) Walter & Margaret Schlachter

Alf Schafer

Sun. Nov 15— 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM (SJ) Ruth Adelman, Mabel C. Martin,

Leo Swancer

9:30 AM (SA) John Ott

Richard & Marie Raftery

Paul Brown

Congratulations to Ruth Wilhelm the October

50-50 raffle winner who received $88.00 !

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, November 14— 5:00 p.m. – St. Joseph

L Pat Scheid/Marcia Roth

U Joe Brown, Bob Wilhelm, Reid Stieber

CU Evan Brown

EM Charlene Bauer, Sheila Meikle, Ellen Wensink,

John Miller, Betty Schafer / K of C Members

S Josee & Maura Brown, Braylee Wise

Sunday, November 15—8:00a.m.—St. Joseph

L Brooke Stieber

U Frank Edwards, Bob Good, Dave Mahl

CU Claire Selka

EM Denise Roeder, Geri Myers, Marilyn &

Richard Palmer, Ron Betchman, Chris Raftery-C

S Jasmine Edwards, Sam & Eli Stallkamp

Sunday, November 15— 9:30 a.m. —St. Alphonsus

L Pat Schaffer & Carolyn Garcia

U Tom Brown, Gregg Moore, Tom Smith,

Donald Schaffer

CU Nolan Jones

EM Chuck & Sue Fritz, Marti Long, Pat Schaffer,

Nancy Wilson, Robin Welch, John Garcia

S Cathy & Carli Schnellinger, Lance Mainzer

G RuthAnn & Dennis Foltz

COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS Nov 15—Linda Laux B

COUNTERS – November 9 Nancy Reilly, Diane Schafer, Catherine, Evelyn Ruffing, Jeanette Meyer.

K of C Club Winners $50: Ron Bores

$25: Nancy Alt, Jim Wasiniak

SNOW PLOWING—St. Joseph Parish is still looking for

someone to plow snow for the church and school–

Please let Fr. Ron know if you are interested in helping .

Holiday Shopping is made easy with St. Joseph Scrip cards. There are many local and national companies partici-pating in the Great Lakes Scrip program. Gift cards are easy

to give, easy to mail and come in a large variety of vendors/denominations. Scrip also is an easy way to help our school fund raise. Order forms are located in the back of both churches and in the school entry. Orders are placed on Mon-day mornings and may be picked up on Thursday. Many cards

are kept in stock in the school office. Order early to beat the holiday rush! A complete list of retailers may be found online

at ShopWithScrip.com retailers list.

AREA EVENTS

A Fish Fry @ the American Legion in

Monroeville held every Friday 11a-1p & 5:30- 8pm

Bismark Breakfast Sunday, November 8th At

8—11am Serving ham, sausage, scrambled eggs,

homefries, sausage gravy and biscuits, pancakes and

waffles. 50-50 drawing and donations accepted for

food bank.

K of C Breakfast in Monroeville November 15th

$7 Adults, $3 Children, Under 6 Free 8am til 12 noon.

Public Welcome! Peru Center Road.

Feather Party- (bingo) Nov. 15th 2-5pm at St.

Gaspar del Bufalo Church Bellevue Lunch provided.

Must be 18 to play.

Freddy Scheid Benefit—Spaghetti Dinner $10

November 21, 1pm til 5pm at the American Legion

in Monroeville. 50-50’s, Raffles, side games.

Lion's club eyeglass boxes are in the back of both churches ANY GLASSES ARE WELCOME IN-

CLUDING SUNGLASSES

Women’s Retreat All are welcome!

Inner Healing & Peace. Saturday, Nov. 21st

9a—3:30p St. Francis Xavier Parish, 25 W Perry St,

Willard in St. Francis Rm. Presenter Fr. Michael

Diemer. Cost: Free Potluck: Please bring a dish to

share. To register please call Peg Jarrett 419-933-

3731 or pegjarrett@gmail.com Please register by

Monday, Nov 16th. Confessions available at 3:30pm

in church.

PARISH CALENDAR

St. Joseph Holy Name Society Meeting will be

held after the 8am Mass today in SJ social hall.

SA & SJ Social Concerns Committee Meeting

After the 9:30am Mass today in the SA social hall.

Non-Food Bank supplies are needed for Nov 10

& Nov 19. Please put them in cardboard boxes at

church.

Wisdom People will meet on Wednesday,

November 11th at 12 noon at the Backroads Din-

er in Attica.

Invitation to the St. John Neumann Deanery

World Meeting of Families Event Wednesday,

November 11 at 7pm hosted at St. Paul Church.

This family friendly event features live music, praise

& worship & adoration, a special video from the

Bishop and testimonials from pilgrims who went to PA!

The ladies from SA and SJ parishes are providing

fruit and cheese for the refreshments after the

presentations and prayer. Barb Mahl and Carolyn

Sabo are our special greeters. See you there!

The annual SA & SJ Memorial Mass will be held

at 9am on Saturday Nov 14th at SJ letters have

been sent to representatives of families to invite their

whole family. All families are welcome to come pray

for the loved ones lost. After Mass gather for coffee,

juice and donuts in the social hall. You will see the

Memorial Crosses—A new tradition- now in the

back of both Churches celebrating the lives of our

parishioners who died since last year’s Memorial Ser-

vice in November. Wooden crosses with the names

of the deceased and their death date inscribed, have

been placed on a remembrance board in the backs of

both parishes. A cross will be displayed within a

week of a funeral service. The crosses will be pre-

sented to family members as part of the annual No-

vember Memorial Celebration.

Hope for the Holidays program is Monday,

Nov. 16th. There will be a soup supper at 5:30pm

followed by the program presented by Stein Hospice

Bereavement staff. This program will be held at the

St. Alphonsus Hall.

Fr. Ron Schock on the air Thursday, November

19th— Annunciation Radio’s Fall Sharathon will take

place Tuesday, Novemeber 17 through Friday, No-

vember 20, from 7am to 6pm each day. Be sure to

tune to FM 88.1 or FM 89.7 or FM 90.9 and hear Fr.

Ron Schock Thursday, Nov 19th from 3:00 pm —

4:00pm and show your parish support by calling in a

pledge during that hour at 1-888-215-0624.

Finance Meetings At St. Joseph Thursday, Nov 19th 7:30pm

after Mass in the Rectory. At St. Alphonsus Tuesday, Nov 24th 7:30pm

after Mass in the small hall.

CONTRIBUTIONS—November 1—St. Alphonsus

Offertory 3,321.00

Weekly Budget 2,690.00

Over Budget 631.00

YTD Over 9,614.34

Other donations: Children-16.25, Vigil Lights-34, Initial-5,

All Saints-113.

CONTRIBUTIONS—November 1—St. Joseph

Offertory 5,278.19

Weekly Budget 3,880.00

Over Budget 1,398.19

YTD Over 4,875.55

Other: Children-20, Bldg/Maint-26, Fuel-36, StVdP-30,

School Support-31, 50/50—20, All Saints-133, All Souls-

171, Thanksgiving-15.

Befriending the Holidays when cancer comes. A Retreat

for cancer patients and their loved ones. Saturday,

November 21st 10am—2:30pm continental breakfast

9:30am. St. Francis Spirituality Center, 200 St. Francis

Ave., Tiffin, Ohio. Presenters: Karen Gies, RN; Michelle

Clinger, PhD LPCC; Alice Frazier-Snook, LSW; Sr. Janet

Hay, OSF,MSN; Sr Edna Michel, OSF MA. Suggested

Cost $20 retreat and lunch (financial assistance if needed).

Please pre-register by November 14th with Jenifer Smith,

Office Coordinator at peace @franciscanretreats.org or

419-443-1485. to learn more about their programs, retreats

or facility www.franciscanretreats.org.

Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes Oct. 28, 2015—Present:Fr. Ron,

Cherri Schaffer, Jack Jump, Carolyn Sabo, Linda Hohler, Carrie

Beat, Richard Palmer, Barb Mahl, Fred Leber, Marie Bischoff. Ab-

sent: Deacon Mike, Sheila Meikle. Prayer opened the meeting and

approval of past minutes followed. Co-Facilitator Richard Palmer

ran the meeting with discussion on Universal Church Directories and

LifeTouch presentation pros and cons. Cherri shared information

obtained from other churches that used both these companies in the

past. Noted that updating of parishioners’ addresses and phone num-

bers needed with large amount of organization. It was voted unani-

mously to accept Universal Church Directories. Cherri will notify

them and get more information on suggested time line for all to take

place. A meeting will be set up with Universal to discuss what is

needed by us. Carrie, Jack, Linda, Marie, Carolyn, and Barb volun-

teered to be at that meeting with Cherri and Universal Church Direc-

tory representative. Advent letter will be mailed out and will include

a name, address and phone number update request. This will be able

to be used for the directory. Fr. Ron shared he had lunch with 21

high school youth. Hopes to have adult classes during Lent using the

Symbolon series. Next Meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 2nd