St. Joseph Catholic Church 2011 Darling Avenue, Waycross, GA 31501

Fr. Bob Cushing, Pastor: (478) 284-5235 frbobcushing@gmail.com Church Secretary: Barbara Grace Albert (912-286-0491) sjcwaycross@att.net Music Minister: Timothy Remmel (912-281-9787) timothy15434@gmail.com

Religious Education Coordinator: Lacey Gruver (912) 282-0493 lgruver1976@gmail.com Hispanic Ministry Coordinator: Jason Strickland (912) 387-6781 jason@jason.com.mx

Youth Ministry Coordinator: Loretta Coar (912) 390-9116 loretta_coar65@att.net Loaves and Fishes Outreach: (912)283-5221

Office number: (912) 283-7700/Office fax (912) 283-7929 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am—4:30pm

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The Fifth Sunday of Easter

April 29, 2018

Dear Parishioners and Friends:

Remain in me as I remain in you, says the Lord. Whoever

remains in me will bear much fruit. [John 15:4a, 5b]

In the image of the vine and the branches, Jesus is say-

ing that we are organically joined to him. So he wants us

to make our home in him, to live in him, to abide and

make our dwelling there, sharing in his life by heeding his

Word and obeying his commandments, taking time to

pray, allow ourselves to be stretched by the Gospel and be

held accountable for the things we said we were commit-

ted to. Spiritual formation happens in the midst of all this

dialogue as we discover that we need “pruning,” we em-

brace change as essential for growth. When we see how far

we have pulled back from our original commitments, we

can find freedom in confessing our shortcomings, then we

can move ahead to overcome what is in the way of com-

munion with Christ.

Remaining in communion with the Risen Christ is

both the “means to” and the “ends of” heaven. When we

get separated from Christ and don’t enjoy his company and

daily encounters through engagement with his Word, we

wither spiritually. We lose our way and our souls. How are

you serving Christ? How are you stewarding your gifts in

his company? Easter is the season of mystagogy, when we

explore the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit, and al-

low the mysteries of faith to unfold before our won-

dering eyes.

Question of the week: What does it mean to “bear

much fruit”? How have I borne fruit in my spiritual

life? What are the fruits of the Spirit? (Galatians 5: 22

-23)

Happy Easter! (Still!)

Fr. Bob Cushing

El Quinto Domingo de Pascua de Resurrección

29 de Abril, 2018

Queridos Feligreses y Amigos:

Permanezcan en mi como Yo permanezco en ustedes, dice el

señor. El que permanece en mi da buen fruto. [Juan 15:4a,

5b]

En la imagen de la vid y las ramas (los sarmientos), Jesús está

diciendo que estamos orgánicamente unidos a él. Así que él

quiere que hagamos nuestro hogar en él, que vivamos y perma-

nezcamos y hagamos nuestra morada allí, compartiendo su

vida, oyendo su Palabra y obedeciendo sus mandamientos, to-

mando tiempo para rezar, permitiendo que seamos estirados

por el Evangelio y siendo responsables por las cosas que deci-

mos que estamos comprometidos con. La formación spiritual

sucede en medio de todo este diálogo cuando descubrimos que

necesitamos “ser podados” y abrazamos el cambio como parte

esencial de crecer. Cuando vemos que tan atrás nos hemos

quedado de nuestros compromisos originales, podemos alcan-

zar libertad en confesar nuestras debilidades, entonces pode-

mos sobreponernos para ir en el camino de la comunión con

Cristo.

Permanecer en comunión con el Cristo Resucitado es ambos

“el significado” y “el fin” del cielo. Cuando nos separamos

de Cristo y no disfrutamos su compañía y encuentro diario me-

diante un compromiso con su Palabra, nos marchitamos espiri-

tualmente. Perdemos nuestro camino y nuestras almas.

¿Como estas sirviendo a Cristo? ¿Como estas haciendo corres-

ponsabilidad con sus dones en su compañía? Pascua es la esta-

ción mistagógica, donde exploramos los frutos y dones del Es-

píritu Santo y permitimos que los misterios de fe se desarrollen

ante nuestros ojos maravillados.

Pregunta de la semana: ¿Que significa “dar fruto”? ¿He da-

do fruto en mi vida spiritual? ¿Cuáles son los frutos del Espíri-

tu?: (Gálatas 5: 22-23)

¡Feliz Pascua de Resurrección! (¡Todavía!)

P. Bob Cushing

St. Joseph Offertory April 22, 2018

Offertory $4,695.00

Children’s Circle $36.00

$4731.00 Knights Serving Breakfast 04/29/2018 1 gal. 2% milk Shea Jones 1 gal. orange jc. Glen Caardenas 10 bananas Richard Kovach 05/06/2018 1 gal. 2% milk Truman Dixon 1 gal. orange jc. Bob Interval 10 bananas Pat Morris

Word from Pope Francis:

Support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal today! Right now, over 40 percent of dioceses in the United States are considered a home mission territory because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support funds programs, such as reli-gious education, seminary formation, and lay ministry train-ing, to build vibrant faith communities right here in the United States. Please be generous. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.

¡Apoye hoy al Llamado para las Misiones Católicas! Ahora mismo, más del 40 por ciento de las diócesis en los Estados Unidos es considerado territorio misionero nacional porque a esas diócesis no les es posible financiar las labores pastora-les esenciales y necesarias en sus comunidades. Su apoyo financia programas tales come la educación religiosa, la for-mación de seminaristas y las capacitación del ministerio laico a fin de construir unas comunidades vivas de fe, aquí, en los Estados Unidos. Por favor, sean generosos. Pueden encon-trar más información en www.usccb.org/home-missions.

Last Special Fundraiser for Youth Ministry this year: “Pre-Mother’s Day Dinner!” at 7:15 PM on Saturday May 5. Get Dad & Mom to dinner BEFORE Mother’s Day! See Loretta for tickets after all masses this weekend. Tickets are $20 per couple or $10 for individual. For an additional $5 per person, enjoy some wine with your spaghetti dinner prepared by the Knights of Columbus.

“Like a branch is part of a vine, Christians cannot distance themselves from communion with the Risen Christ. If, on the contrary, one should lose com-munion with Him, he would be-come sterile, or rather, harmful to the community.”

Última Recaudación de Fondos Especial para el Grupo Juvenil de este año: “Cena de antes del Día de la Madre” a las 7:15 PM el sábado 5 de mayo. ¡Invite a papá y a ma-má a la cena ANTES del Día de la Madre! Vea a Loretta para los boletos después de las misas este fin de sema-na. Los boletos son de $20 por pareja o $10 por persona. Por $5 más por persona disfrute de vino con su cena de pasta preparada por los Caballeros de Colon.

“Como una rama es parte de la planta, los cristianos no nos podemos separar de la comunión con el Cristo Resucitado. Si, por lo contrario, perdiéramos la comunión con El, nos volveríamos estériles, o más bien, dañinos a la co-munidad.”

Next Sunday is Loaves and Fishes Sunday: Please br ing non

-perishable food items in for the food pantry! We will bring

them up with the collection.

El Próximo domingo es el Domingo de Panes y Pe-

ces: ¡Por favor traiga comida que no se daña para la

despensa! La subiremos con la colecta.

You’re invited to pray the Rosary in English this week at Debbie Cahill’s home. Please join us in prayer on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 10:00 am. Her home is located at 433 Loblolly Lane in Waycross. Please contact Ann Johnson with your prayer intentions at 912-288-0315.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE ILL, ES-PECIALLY PARISHIONERS: Joyce Bachofner, Ann Inman, Arcelia Saucedo, Eliza-beth Smith, Peggy Thomas, Howard Sturgis, Judy VanDruff, Carlene Murray, Rose Mary Fulford, Doro-thy Gaskill, Bob & Kathy Odam, Colleen Matich, Cin-dy Adams, Debbie Cahill, Leslie Bennett, Marilyn Bonacci, Abraham Gomez, Tom DiBiase, Glenn & Shelly Chase, Kathleen (Billie) Herbert, Clinton Vaughn, Morgan Hess & Ann Marie Hess, Genevieve Martin, Albert Gatton, Shirley Marsh, Keith Ful-lenkamp, and Carol Funk.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY: LT. Tim Boyce, U.S. Navy, Rann Howell, and Colonel Mark B. Parker.

Please contact Barbara Albert 912-283-7700 in the Church Office to have names added or re-moved from the lists above. Thank You!

PLEASE PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF OURS: Robert Cushing Jr., Pat Marsh, Hannah Phillips & Fam-ily, Gloria Ray, Glynda Gausnaell, Lindsay Joyce, Patri-cia Carter, Connie McAlpin, Roger Gaskill, Michael McAlpin, Jason McCullum, Dan Cason, Paul Tang, Mi-chael Driggers, Maurice Hannah, Earl Black, Tom Grizzaffe, James Kenneth Cox Jr., Lonny Joseph War-ing Jr., Merinda Mixon, Annie Burns, Toby Foster, Bill Caballero, Harris Lott, Florence Struempler, Lindon Deal, Sr. Francis Ann Cook, James Stokes, Cindy Tay-lor, Kris Kruse, April Snider, Brett Crews, Robin John-son, and Thomas Williams, Angel Sinai Gomez, Kim Messenger, William Willis, Sandy Wright, Ashley Hoff-man, Sue Rossi, Brittany Alderman, Betty Denyko, and Sr. Chris Cullen, MFIC, David Greg Russell, Chloe Robinson, William Martin IV, Michelle Rio, Bobby Zi-olkowski, Stan Stipe, Sharon Deal Joseph McHendry, Ron Milkas, Dr. Richard Lynch, Rose Parisee, Adrian Arnold, Erin Crosby, Rosa Maria Santos, Norma Walk-er, Marian James, Mervyn Humphreys, Jamie Baker, Ida Cook, Becky Griffin, Claudia Taylor, and Megan Schultz, Dora Bullard, Millie Bailey, Edmay Tardif, Bill & Glenda Brewington, and Ken Jorishie.

Office for the Protection of Children and

Young People, toll free reporting hotline:

(888) 357-5530

St. Anthony, St. Anthony, Please come around, Something is lost and Must be found. Lost Rosary-A parishioner lost a wooden rosary in the church. Please contact Barbara Albert in the church office if you found a wooden rosary with ROMA on the crucifix 912-283-7700. Thank You!

RCIA: The Rite of Chr istian Initiation is a process before initiation for those who want to

become Catholic. If you are already Catholic and you need a refresher course, this may be for you! If you have not been confirmed or not made

your 1st Holy Communion and you are 17 years or older, come and check this out. This week’s gathering –May 1- will continue discussing Pope

Francis’ new Apostolic Letter Gaudete et Exul-tate [Rejoice and be Glad!]and a basic introduc-tion to Catholic Social Teaching. Each session

begins at 7:15 PM on Tuesday evening and ends at 9 PM. For more info talk to our RCIA Cate-chist, Fran McElroy mommac48@gmail.com or

Fr. Bob.

The New Catholic Answer Bible: NABRE.

This is our parish favorite bible with RCIA

Catechism inside as well as the best trans-

lation. Leather bound with larger print,

$35. See Barbara in the church office.

Tax-Free IRA Charitable Gifting

Did you know that federal law allows tax-free charita-

ble contributions of up to $100,000 directly from your

IRA?

To make a tax-free charitable contribution the follow-

ing requirements must be met:

The IRA owner must be 70 ½ or older.

Qualified charitable contributions must be made

by DECEMBER 31st

each year.

The charitable contribution must be transferred

directly from the IRA to the eligible charity.

A charity must be a 501 C (3) organization.

Distribution can be made to multiple charities in

the same year following the requirements.

Making a qualified charitable contribution as opposed

to a normal charitable gift has two main advantages:

A qualified charitable contribution counts toward

satisfying the donor’s required minimum distri-

bution for the tax year.

The distribution is excluded from the taxpayer’s

income; you do not need to itemize your taxes

in order to make an IRA charitable distribution.

Contact your financial or tax advisor for further infor-

mation.“

We thank the couple that has already done this

for the Parish!

Stewardship/Evangelization Committee will be meet-ing this Wednesday, May 2, at 7:15 PM in the Confer-ence Room with a special power point presentation on the Focus of Stewardship for newcomers and folks in-terested in the future plans of the parish.

Comité de Administración/Evangelización se reunirá este miércoles 2 de mayo a las 7:15 PM en el Salón de Conferencias con una presentación especial sobre En-

focarse en Administración para los recién llegados y los que estén interesados en los planes futuros de la parroquia.

Catechists’ Wine and Cheese Party to review the PRE year will take place in the Conference Room on Wednesday, May 9, at 7:15 PM. ALL Catechists please mark your calendars!

Fiesta de Quesos y Vino para los catequistas para revi-sar el año de la ERP se llevará a cabo en el Salón de Conferencias el 9 de mayo, a las 7:15 PM ¡TODOS los Catequistas por favor marquen sus calendarios!

Eucharistic Minsters Formation Meeting on Wednes-day night May 16 & 23 at 7:15 in the Conference Room. ALL Eucharistic Ministers are expected to make a mini-mal of one meeting each year. New Eucharistic ministers and interested parishioners are welcome as well.

Encuentro de Formación para los Ministros de la

Eucaristía el miércoles en la noche 16 y 23 de mayo a las 7:15 en el Salón de Conferencias. TODOS los Ministros Eucarísticos se espera que estén en una reunión al año por lo menos. Feligreses interesados en ser nuevos Ministros de Eucaristía están bienveni-dos también.

This Week at St. Joe’s

04/30/2018 Monday 12:10 am Mass 05/012018 Tuesday 10:00 am CCW; 12:10 pm Mass; 7:00 pm K of C; 7:15 pm RCIA 05/02/2018 Wednesday 4-6 pm Adoration; 6 pm Mass; 7:15 pm Evangelization/Stewardship Meeting 05/03/2018 Thursday 9:00 am Mass; 6:00 pm Choir Practice 05/04/2018 Friday No Mass; Office Closed 05/05/2018 Saturday 5:00 pm-5:45 pm Confessions; 6:00 pm English Mass; Loaves & Fishes Sunday 7:15 pm Pre-Mother’s Day Dinner 05/06/2018 Sunday 9:00 am PRE/Youth; 10:30 am English Mass & May Procession; 5:00 pm-5:45 pm Confessions; 6:00 pm Spanish Mass & May Procession ; Loaves & Fishes Sunday

April 29, 2018 10:30 am English Mass-Sunday Lector: Joseph Johnson EM: Randy Yon, Joy Yon, Socorro Martinez, Connie Barefield and Eloise Purdom Server: Seth Cheshire and Natalie Romero Usher: Roney Petersen and Jim Craig Intention: Pro Populo April 29, 2018 6:00 pm Spanish Mass-Sunday Lector: Dr. Victor Aranda EM: Ana Velez, Montse Diaz, y Vicente Rodas Server: Gissell Rodrigues y Valentina Diaz Usher: Francisco Velez y Abel Rodrigues Intention: None May 5, 2018 6:00 pm English Mass-Saturday Lector: Wanda Petersen EM: Lucy Todd and Linda Robison Server: Lee Tipps Usher: Bob Scheuing and Dave Cahill Intention: Mac Munn(RIP) May 6, 2018 10:30 pm English Mass-Sunday Lector: Dan Booker EM: Eloise Purdom, Socorro Martinez, Joy Yon, Connie Bare-field, and Rose Lopez Server: Lauren Hackett and Emma Hackett Usher: Michael Hackett and Jim Craig Intention: Pro Populo May 6, 2018 6:00 pm Spanish Mass-Sunday Lector: Lucia Rios EM: Vicente Rodas, Ana Velez, y Francisco Velez Server: Brayan Rios and Stephanie Rios Usher: Francisco Velez and Abel Rodrigues Intention: None

Parish Mission Prayer

Father of Mercy, your Holy Spirit has called us from many lands and cultures to become the faith community of St. Joseph Parish. You gather us to proclaim your Word of Mercy for all through prayer, sacrament, and service. O Holy one show us how to nourish this commitment through faith formation, hospitality, and stewardship, so that through us your compassion may embrace the cross of all the needy, through Christ our Lord. Amen

Oracion de la Misión Parroquial Padre de Misericordia, tu Santo Espíritu nos ha llamado de muchas tierras y culturas para formar la comunidad de fe de la Parroquia de St. Joseph. Nos uniste para proclamar tu palabra de misericordia para todos a través de la oración, sacramentos y servicio, O Santísimo, muéstranos como alimentar este compromiso a través de la form ación de fe, hospitalidad y corresponsabili-dad, para que a través de nosotros tu compasión ellos abracen la cruz de todos los necesitados, por Cristo nuestro Señor. Amen

Bulletin Deadline: All announcements and news items for the next Sunday's bulletin need to be given to our parish secretary (Barbara).[sjcwaycross@att.net] by Monday morning.

Mass Intentions for Weekday Services Monday-None Tuesday-None Wednesday-None Thursday-None

April 28, 2018 6:00 pm English Mass-Saturday Lector: Barbara Albert EM: Ann Johnson and Louise Walker Server: Fran McElroy Usher: Mike Frawley and Joe Robison Intention: Debbie & Dave Cahill 45th Wedding Anniversary