Parish Staff Deacon Conlin-Coordinator of Religious Ed Ginny Haney– Coordinator of RCIA Cody Willmot Mead– Coordinator of Music Ha Vu– Bookkeeper Melissa Willoughby- Parish Secretary

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. closed 12:00-1:00 Website: www.stjosephdanville.org Email: sjcd@ver izon.net

Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 8:30A.M. & 10:30 A.M. Tues., Wed., Fri.: 6:30 A.M. Thursday: 6:15 P.M. Friday: 9:00 A.M.

Confessions: Saturday-3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M. Thursday- 5:45 P.M.

Baptism & Marriage Sacraments: Please call the Parish Office to schedule.

Baptism Mentoring Session: Parents of 1st child to be baptized are invited to attend a session prior to their child’s baptism. Please call the parish office to register for session.

Homebound Ministry: Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for visits.

Anointing of the Sick: Contact the pr iest immediately in an emergency. In cases of illness or anticipation of surgery, please contact the parish office to schedule. Disabilities Advocate: Andrew Matragrano 570-275-0972

Religious Education Classes (for public school students grades K-8)

St. Joseph Elementary School (Grades K-8) Principal: Mrs. Kimberly Winters 1027 Ferry St. Danville, PA 17821 Phone: 570-275-2435 Fax: 570-275-3947 Website: www.stjosephdanville.com Email: office@stjosephdanville.com

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 68 Center St. Danville, PA 17821

Phone: (570) 275-2512 / Fax: (570) 275-6840

Rev. Timothy Marcoe, Pastor Deacon Thomas Conlin

Mission Statement We the faith community of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church of

Danville, are committed to spreading the Kingdom of God through Liturgy, Sacraments, Scripture and Education. This will inspire us to serve the larger community by bringing the Light of Christ to others

through works of justice, mercy and love.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA May 10, 2020

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES WHO SPONSOR OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN!

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK We would like to thank

Hawkins Chevrolet this week for sponsoring an ad in our weekly bulletin.

Mass Intentions for the Week

SATURDAY Acts 13:44-52 / Jn 14:7-14 MAY 9 Mother’s Day Intentions

SUNDAY Acts 6:1-7 / 1Pt 2:4-9 / Jn 14:1-12 MAY 10 Mother’’ Day Intentions For the People of the Parish

MONDAY Acts 14:5-18 / Jn 14:21-26 MAY 11 NO MASS

TUESDAY Acts 14:19-28 / Jn 14:27-31a MAY 12 Jeanne Gabrielson

WEDNESDAY Acts 15:1-6 / Jn 15:1-8 MAY 13 Marion McLaughlin

THURSDAY Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 / Jn 15:9-17 MAY 14 Patricia Martin

FRIDAY Acts 15:22-31 / Jn 15:12-17 MAY 15 Frank Bayer

SATURDAY Acts 16:1-10 / Jn 15:18-21 MAY 16 Helen Forgotch

SUNDAY Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 / 1Pt 3:15-18 / Jn 14:15-21 MAY 17 Sergio Arnabar Diez For the People of the Parish

PLEASE REMEMBER THE SICK IN YOUR PRAYERS ESPECIALLY…

Gerald (Gary) Boyer Koby Schmidt Marge Leiby Idita Dennehy Frances Ciucci Mary Richards Joan Finn Frances Wilson Craig Hort Mary Ann A’Zary Allison Kendall Mary Ann Berkey Helen Faux Stephanie Novatny Wing Riley John Navrocki Richard Renz, Sr Lisa Cunfer Mary Shuler Timothy Guschel Betty Hilkert Frank Dick Fr. Dominick Mammarella Lou Salerno (Oswald Family) Kelly Scherer Brian Markey Wyatt Sobol Juliana McCaffery Barbara Osenkarski Pauline Roberts Joan Yost Thomas Beiter Dick Bloskey Daniel Marion Sue Shiffler

Please call the parish office at 570-275-2512 to put yourself on our list for prayer.

ONLINE GIVING St. Joseph Church offers an electronic option for making regular offerings. Contributions can now be debited automatically from your checking or savings account or processed using your credit or debit card. Our new online giving program offers convenience for you and much needed donation consistency for our congregation. You can set up your online donation on our website:

1) Go to: www.stjosephdanville.org 2) Click on the Online Giving Button on the right side of the home page. 3) Click on the Create Profile button, then 4) Follow the onscreen instructions to create an online profile and to schedule your recurring contributions.

There are step by step instructions with pictures at the back of the church. Please take one home with you. If you need assistance or have questions, please contact Melissa at the parish office at 570-275-2512.

DO YOU NEED GROCERIES? St. Joseph’s Parish would like to help those people, home-bound or over 60, who are sheltering in place and have no neighbor, friend or relative to shop for groceries for them during this pandemic. If you think you will have need for this help, or would like to volunteer to shop, please contact Melissa in the parish offices at (570) 275-2512. Other options to meet your needs also include the following grocery stores, which as of now provide online ordering and curb pickup: Weis, Giant (Bloomsburg), and Walmart (Bloomsburg).

PART TIME POSITION OPEN! Saint Joseph Parish is seeking the right part-time Coordinator of Religious Education. Prior experience as a parish catechist, and catechetical certification is preferred, but not required. Position requires coordinating our parish Religious Education program, including the following responsibilities: cultivating a robust evangelical and catechetical program; proposing and initiating that which is necessary for the development of the program; organizing special sacramental activities (such as retreats); and recruiting and maintaining catechists. Interested parties should submit a basic resume and letter of interest to Father Timothy Marcoe, pastor, at frtmarcoe@hbgdiocese.org. Questions can also be directed to Fr. Marcoe via email or at (570) 275-2512, ext. 2. A more detailed ministry description can be found on the homepage of our parish website, www.stjosephdanville.org. Application deadline is May 14, 2020.

SUPPORT ST. JOSEPH PARISH AND SCHOOL BY SHOPPING AT AmazonSmile . When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to St. Joseph. Support us every time you shop. Just click follow the link below : https://smile.amazon.com/ch/84-3613865

GET THE BULLETIN DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR INBOX! Visit discovermass.com/subscribe/ and sign up! MASSES Although public Masses have been

suspended per the direction of Bishop Gainer, Fr. Marcoe will be offering Mass privately each day for the intention listed in the bulletin for that particular day. Masses will be able to be viewed on youtube.com by 10:00 AM each day.

It's time for Race for Education with a TWIST! This year we are revisiting our Race for Education and adding a TWIST of color! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Due to

the recent Covid-19 restrictions, this fundraiser is crucial to our school budget and WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR PARTICIPATION! Our goal is $20,000.

OUR GOAL IS $20,000 AND I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!

We have a new website and link to make donations through credit card or paypal. Checks can also be sent to the school. This site allows us to make the most of our donations

without the large percentage that most companies take off the top!

Donations begin today! Please spread the word! Send the link out to your friends and

family and ask them to support our amazing school! Thank you so much for your support!

Follow this link!

https://sites.google.com/view/raceforeducationsjs

MOTHER’S DAY

This Week In Our Parish SUNDAY, MAY 10 Mother’s Day MONDAY, MAY 11 Easter Weekday TUESDAY, MAY 12 Sts. Nerus & Achilleus, St. Pancras

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Our Lady of Fatima THURSDAY, MAY 14 St. Matthias FRIDAY, MAY 15 St. Isadore SATURDAY, MAY 16 Easter Weekday SUNDAY, MAY 17 Sixth Sunday of Easter

5th Sunday of Easter

1. A special thank you for your prayers, your notes of encouragement and support, your goodies, and your thoughtfulness over these past several weeks! I am blessed to serve this parish family! 2. A very happy and blessed Mother’s Day to all the mothers, grandmothers, and godmothers of our parish. God bless you for your love, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary keep you in God’s perfect love always. 3. This Sunday, May 10 Eucharistic Adoration will take place in the school vestibule (the front of the school) from 12 noon to 4 pm. You are asked to remain in your cars to keep physical distancing while adoring the Blessed Sacrament. Since the parking lot is very small, and can only accommodate so many cars, perhaps those interested in participating could spread out their time of visits. 4. We have some exciting news – this summer, St. Joseph Parish will be blessed to have a seminarian from the Diocese of Harrisburg with us! Andrew Kappenhagen is currently studying at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore. He just completed Theology II this year. His home parish is Queen of Peace in Millersburg. You can find more information about our seminarians here: https://www.hbgdiocese.org/clergy/vocations/seminarians. Andrew will be joining us from May 24 to July 19. Let’s extend to him a great St. Joe’s welcome, as he continues his pastoral formation for the priesthood. Saint Joseph Parish in Danville is seeking the right part-time Coordinator of Religious Education. Prior experience as a parish catechist, and catechetical certification is preferred, but not required. Position requires coordinating our parish Religious Education program, including the following responsibilities: cultivating a robust evangelical and catechetical program; proposing and initiating that which is necessary for the development of the program; organizing special sacramental activities (such as retreats); and recruiting and maintaining catechists. Interested parties should submit a basic resume and letter of interest to Father Timothy Marcoe, pastor, at frtmarcoe@hbgdiocese.org. Questions can also be directed to Fr. Marcoe via email or at (570) 275-2512, ext. 2. A more detailed ministry description can be found on the homepage of our parish website, www.stjosephdanville.org. Application deadline is May 14, 2020. *** Please note, to date, no one has formally applied. Might God be calling you or someone you know? *** 5. An update on our Diocesan Annual Campaign. As you may know, our parish assessment this year is $106,484. So far, as of April 30, we have pledges totaling $37,865 and cash received amounting to $48,950. This gives us a total of $86,815, which means that we’re almost 82% of the way to our goal! Thank you very much for your continued generosity and support – I truly appreciate it all!!

God bless your week – Fr. Marcoe

MAY WE PRAY FOR YOU? Do you have someone, a situation, or something you would like the Church to pray for? If so, please send your intentions to the parish via email or regular mail. We will print them out and place them on the altar to be prayed for in our weekly intentions. We hope this is one more way we can remain united with one another spiritually, even though physically we are still separated. HERSHEYPARK TICKET ORDERS If you ordered tickets for Hersheypark, they will arrive at the parish in mid-May. Due to the current pandemic, their opening day has changed to June 1st. All tickets will be honored through June 1, 2021. PARISH ADDRESS CHANGE REMINDER When Montour County had the readdressing project almost 3 years ago, St. Joseph Church’s address changed. The parish address is 68 Center St. Danville, PA 17821. There are many parishioners still addressing mail to the former address. Please update your address books/information. The post office has been very kind in delivering our mail with the former address on the envelope. Thank you for you attention to this matter! DIOCESAN ANNUAL CAMPAIGN The 2020 Diocesan Annual Campaign is underway. Our goal for this year is $106,484.00. Any donations collected that exceed our goal come back to the parish. Thank you for your generosity! REFLECTION FOR OUR 150TH “Sunday has the additional value of being a testimony and a proclamation. As a day of prayer, communion and joy, Sunday resounds throughout society, emanating vital energies and reasons for hope.” (Dies Domini 84) WERE YOU MARRIED IN 1970? In honor of your 50

th Wedding Anniversary, there will be a special Mass and

reception on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Good Shepherd Parish in Camp Hill. Bishop Ronald W. Gainer will be the celebrant. To receive an invitation, please contact your parish office.

CHICKEN BBQ POSTPONED The Knights of Columbus Chicken BBQ has been postponed to Saturday, October 3rd, 2020. Tickets purchased will be honored at the future date. If you would like to request a refund, please call the parish office.