FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Sunday, March 29

10:30 AM – People of the Parish

Monday – March 30

8:00 AM – Francis & Patricia Shanebrook

Tuesday, March 31 8:00 AM – Norm, Tony, John & Pete Weaver

Wednesday – April 1

7:00 PM – Int. of Veronica Gebhart & Family

Parish Council Meeting – CANCELLED

Thursday, April 2 8:00 AM – Int. of the Volunteers of the Parish

Friday, April 3

8:00 AM – Holy Souls in Purgatory

Saturday, April 4 8:00 AM – Diane & Justina Small

PALM SUNDAY OF THE

PASSION OF THE LORD

Sunday, April 5

10:30 AM – People of the Parish

All Masses are being celebrated privately by Fr. Benny. Mass intentions are needed, if you would like to have a Mass said in honor or in memory of a loved one; please call the parish office at 717-334-2510 or email at www.stjosephget@comcast.net

Due to the recommendation set forth because of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Thursday evening Adoration, All Stations of the Cross,

Penance Service, and Choir practice are cancelled. The Vatican decree follows these norms of the Diocese of Harrisburg. They are given through the Office for Divine Worship with the approval of Bishop Ronald Gainer. Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Masses have also been cancelled.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CHURCH

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the members of this Christian Catholic Community of

St. Joseph the Worker Church in Bonneauville,

Pennsylvania, endeavor to live the Gospel of our Lord

Jesus Christ and practice the teachings of that same

Gospel in our worship, our beliefs, what we learn, and the

way in which we serve others.

As a Catholic Community of Faith, Hope, & Love, we

invite others to join us in our goal of renewal, and welcome

them into our gospel fellowship.

IS ANYONE SICK AMONG YOU? Please notify Fr. Benny 717-334-2510 or

Deacon Weaver 717-353-0277 of any parishioner admitted to the hospital. If confined at home and desiring to receive Communion, contact Bob Funari at 717-353-5737 or call the Parish Office 717-334-2510. Call the Office to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick 717-334-2510.

Barbara Dinges, Brook McMaster, Nancy Defeo, Maureen Johnson, Elizabeth Fetter, Lorena Lamb, Tim Clabaugh, Emily Elizabeth Schmidt, Clara M. Redding, Jayden Ford, Kathi Barefoot, Rosalie Schenker, Rick Phillips, Joan Ford, Danielle Gallina, Michael Clabaugh, Andrew Kendris, Rose Weaver, Stacy Welty, Kerry Chrismer, Barb Orndorff, Becky Garder, Greta Foster, Cresson Lambert, Audrey Clabaugh, Larry Legore, John Hawbaker, Pete Smith, Merle Hankey Jr., Brian Weaver, Ebin Anthony, Kim, Ann, Jane Benner, Nancy Myers, Bernard Sneeringer, Virginia Schriver, Pam & Brian Arentz, Patrick McMaster, Natalie McMaster, Nancy Lambert, Joseph Bushey, Bill Orndorff, Pam Lambert, Michaela Esworthy & baby Wyatt, Lisa Barefoot Waggoner, Gary Crone, Theresa Righetti, Marie Tobias, Steffi Keller, Gladys Felix, Don Moser, Sylvia Luckenbaugh and all the rest of our brothers and sisters in need of healing of mind, body and spirit. Please call the parish office to add a name to our prayer list. Help us to keep our list current by letting us know when we may remove a name. Prayer Line calls Anna Sneeringer @717-624-8244.

The Bishop’s Annual Lenten Appeal “Rooted in Faith”

Thank you for generosity to the Diocese Annual Lenten Appeal. We have already raised $7,770.00 toward our goal of $33,110.00. By doing our part to give generously to those who are in need and are suffering, we continue to share Christ’s love by supporting the mission of the Church through this year’s Appeal. REMINDER: EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE EXCEED OUR GOAL IS REFUNDED TO OUR PARISH, UNRESTRICTED.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENT

The Parish Council of Catholic Women, (PCCW) have cancelled our meeting for Monday, April 6th at 6:30 PM in the parish center. The PCCW will be collecting new infant and

children clothing, diapers, blankets, wipes, baby

bottles, formula, etc. These items will be taken to

the Harrisburg Diocesan Convention and will be

distributed to many shelters throughout the Diocese.

Boxes are available in the vestibule for your

donations; we will take donations up till April 25th

.

SPRING RAFFLE/BAKE SALE on March 22nd has been cancelled, raffle will be held at a later date. Please hold on to your tickets to be handed in later for the drawing.

Your financial support is greatly appreciated. If you are not able to attend Weekend Masses please consider a weekly or monthly offering

through our Online Giving. Parishioners who use the service are pleased with how easy it is to set up and manage. This is a perfect tool for anyone who shops online! By using Online Giving you are helping the parish to improve our operational efficiency. Visit our parish website www.stjosephtheworkerpa.org and select Online Giving. Offertory Envelopes may also be mailed or dropped off at Parish Office.

Faith Formation News!

March 28/29, 2020 Awake, Arise, Sing Praise! At every hour we are called to awake from the darkness of spiritual sleep into the glorious light of Jesus Christ. In

the Kingdom of light, we shall drink from the stream of delight and see all things by the one true light. March 29, Sunday –CATHOLICBRAIN

“Walk through” has been CANCELLED.

April 5, Sunday – Palm Sunday EASTER

EGG HUNT. CANCELLED

Contact: Clare Crone, CCD Coordinator,

ccronecrestjoe@gmail.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

DO YOU SUPPORT OUR GROCERY CARD PROGRAM? Grocery gift cards for Giant, Weis, and Walmart are available on weekends after the Masses

and Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at the rectory office.

WE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS FOR EXTRA GIFT CARDS; FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE PARISH WEBSITE AND RETURNED BY DEADLINE OF

MARCH 29TH.

400 CLUB DRAWING WILL RESUME IN A FEW WEEKS. THE FINAL DRAWING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 19TH HAS BEEN CANCELED WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

We have two dates to keep in mind: May 17th we will have our Free

Breakfast with a free will donation to go toward the annual donation to Tender Care and of course we will have the bottle campaign for Tender Care from Mother's day until Father's day. We will have a second Nite at the races on Saturday September 13th 2020. More details to follow.

Were you married in 1970? In

honor of your 50th

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.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

For the weekend of Mar 21/22, 2020

Adults $385.00

Children .00

Loose .00

On-Line Giving 1,205.00

Total 1,590.00

Budgeted - $4,160.00 less 2,570.00

Easter 100.00

Easter flowers 40.00

7 of 298 Adults used envelopes

0 Children’s envelopes used

23 Online Giving

Friends, In the Decree from the Congregation for

Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, one of the important pastoral notes was that we make resources and liturgical aids available for those watching the liturgy online. These include reproduction of responses, musics and prayers. The reason is simple: our worship and prayer must continue to be fostered even in unusual circumstances. There is special emphasis put on praying the Liturgy of the Hours. Putting together an horarium of liturgical prayer, especially for the Triduum, is a great pastoral help to our folks. This can published online and, even if every event is not broadcast, the community praying together at the same time is a great value and powerful instrument of grace.

Parishes who are streaming their Masses for Holy Week are asked to make sure their homebound parishioners have the adequate resources they need to actively and devoutly participate from afar. Below are just some of the many free resources available during this time. Don't forget the Daily Readings are available on the USCCB.org website and through Diocesan Publications on the MyParish app.

Some free resources to assist during this critical

time:

1. Magnificat – free liturgical resource with

prayers, songs, and readings. This can be

used and a parish could adapt its Holy Week

Roman Missal to the selections provided

here. In addition to its online edition,

MAGNIFICAT is now offering

complimentary access to its iOS and

Android Apps throughout May. To register

for free access in English, visit

www.magnificat.com/free . For free access

in Spanish, visit and register at

www.magnificat.com/gratis . We are also happy to make available

complimentary access to MagnifiKid. Visit

www.magnifikid.com/free to view and

download each weekly booklet of our

colorful Sunday missalette for children ages

6 through 12. While so many children are

missing formal religious instruction and are

unable to attend Mass, MagnifiKid! can be

their special guide, accompanying them

through each week as they prepare to attend

Mass or watch it at home.

2. IBreviary – free Liturgy of the Hours

resources for every hour.

We created the following temporary web

page offering a printable prayer PDF

for the current hour every day. Maybe the

link will be helpful to your

parish or diocese.

https://www.ebreviary.com/ebreviary/usa4/

current_print_prayer.nsf!OpenDatabase

3. OneLicense - free use of music resources

until April 15, 2020. You can reprint songs

you will be using in your worship aids and

online booklets.

OCP is for a limited time granting

permission for live streaming our

copyrighted materials until April 15, 2020 –

for details see: https://www.ocp.org/en-

us/blog/entry/resources-from-home

Also, One License has announced gratis

license options for reproduction and

projection, or Podcast/Streaming, both good

until April 15, 2020. See their home page,

OneLicense.net, or announcement:

https://news.onelicense.net/2020/03/13/one-license-offers-gratis-licenses-to-help-cope-with-covid-19-challenges-valid-through-april-15/

St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School is still

accepting applications for new and transfer students

for the 2020-2021 academic year for Pre-

Kindergarten 3yr. olds - 8th grade. Limited

openings available in certain classes.

For more information, please call Melissa Guy,

Director of Marketing & Enrollment at 717-637-

3135 or send an email

to mguy@stck8school.org. More information about

our enrollment process can be found on the school

website at www.stck8school.org. St. Teresa of

Calcutta Catholic School - Doing Small Things with

Great Love.

© 2020 by Terry Modica ▪ Catholic Digital Resources™: catholicdr.com ▪ Reprinted by license.

To receive Good News Reflections free daily by email, visit Good News Ministries: gnm.org

5th Sunday of Lent

Lent is not about suffering and sacrifice. It’s a corridor to new life. Good Friday is not about pain and death. It's the door that Jesus opens to in-vite us into that new life. Yes, suffering is part of the Lenten journey (which can be experienced at any time of the year). Yes, Lent includes the sacrifices of fasting and abstinence, almsgiving and extra time in church. But these are just vehicles for the trip. God uses our sufferings (if we let him) to help us grow in compassion, persistence, and ministry. Our sacrifices teach us discipline (which is discipleship) so that we can purify our will and grow stronger in holiness. But the trip is not the destination. Lent is all about reaching the resurrection: renewing our faith, entering a new life free of old sins, reconciling dam-aged relationships, and living

in the Spirit of God more than we ever did before. Which day is more important to your faith: Good Friday or Easter? That horrid day on Calvary was necessary for Easter, but we are living in the resurrection! Catho-lics are an Easter people. This means that nothing bad can ever happen to us that will not be transformed into blessings if Jesus is the Lord of our lives. He proved himself to be the Resurrection and the Life by displaying his power over life and death. Now he wants to prove it again – to you and to all those who are watching.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. We can personalize the first read-ing by understanding that God will open our graves (whatever is dead inside of us) and will place his Spirit of Life within us. How does the Holy Spirit help us dis-cover healing and hope amidst daily sufferings?

2. In the scripture from Romans, we are reminded again of the Holy Spirit within us. Since the Spirit is alive in you, what affect does this have on your Lenten journey? What is being purified, strength-ened, and renewed?

3. In the Gospel, Jesus proves his power over death just before he enters Jerusalem and heads to-ward Calvary. How does this prove to you that your own suffer-ings and sacrifices will not lead to permanent disaster?

Lenten Activity: What needs to be resurrected in your life? What will you do this week to accept the death of what has ended so that you can prepare for the new life that Jesus is preparing for you?

Ezekiel 37:12-14 Ps 130:1-8

Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45

Monday March 30

Daniel 13:1-9,15-30,33-62 Ps 23:1-6

John 8:1-11

Tuesday March 31 Numbers 21:4-9

Ps 102:2-3,16-21 John 8:21-30

Wednesday April 1

Daniel 3:14-20,91-92,95 Dan 3:52-56

John 8:31-42

Thursday April 2 Genesis 17:3-9

Ps 105:4-9 John 8:51-59

Friday April 3

Jeremiah 20:10-13 Ps 18:2-7

John 10:31-42

Saturday April 4 Ezekiel 37:21-28

Jer 31:10-13 John 11:45-56