Saint Joseph Catholic Church
29119 Point Lookout Road
P.O. Box 175
Morganza, Maryland 20660
Phone: 301-475-3293 Fax: 301-475-0491
E-Mail: stjosephmorganza@yahoo.com
Website: www.stjosephmorganza.org
Father Keith A. Woods, Pastor
Deacon James A. Somerville – Deacon John Walter Somerville
Third Sunday of Easter
May 4, 2014
CCD Information: Please contact the Rectory Office
Mother Catherine Spalding School: Mrs. Linda Miedzinski, Principal – 301-884-3165
Parish Secretary: Mrs. Mary C. Wood
Saturday Evening Mass:
5:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses:
8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Weekday Masses:
8:00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
Confessions:
4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday
Baptisms:
Please call the Rectory to make arrangements. Parents must be practicing
Catholics in this Parish or able to provide a letter of permission from
the proper parish for Baptism here. Godparents, if not St. Joseph
parishioners must provide a letter that they meet the requirement:
a practicing Catholic, at least 16 years old, have received Baptism,
Confirmation, and First Communion and, if married, in a marriage
recognized by the Catholic Church. A baptized Non-Catholic may
serve as a Christian witness.
Marriages:
Please call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding
Sacrament of the Sick:
Those hospitalized or home-bound wanting to receive the Sacraments,
call the Rectory
Rectory Office Hours:
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
From Father Woods
The Month of the Blessed Mother
For Catholics the month of May belongs to our Blessed Mother. The beautiful stories from the Gospels,
the hymns and prayers, and expressions in art all bring out the many dimensions of the Mother of God.
The Virgin Mary is our mother too because Jesus gave her to us from the Cross. Like John we treasure
her as we “behold our mother” but know that at every moment she looks on us with love as her own son
or daughter.
Our devotion to Our Lady should include the regular recitation of the Rosary (especially as a family). In
addition, it is a time honored custom to set up a May Altar in the home – a place where a statue or
picture of the Blessed Mother is placed with candles and flowers to honor her and focus the family’s
attention during the month. Placing a statue of the Virgin Mary in the yard or garden is a great act of
devotion not only for us, but for visitors and neighbors. There are many ways to ask the Mother of God
to intercede for us with her Son, Jesus.
To Our Lady
Lovely Lady dressed in blue,
teach me how to pray!
God was just your little Boy,
tell me what to say.
Did you lift Him up sometimes,
gently on your knee?
Did you sing to Him the way
Mother does to me?
Did you hold His hand at night?
Did you ever try
telling stories of the world?
O! and did He cry?
Do you really think He cares
if I tell him things –
little things that happen?
And do angels’ wings
make a noise? And can He hear
me if I speak low?
Does He understand me now?
Tell me – for you know!
Lovely Lady, dressed in blue
teach me how to pray!
God was just your little Boy.
And you know the way.
Mass Intention for May 5th to May 11th
Monday
8:00 a.m.
Tuesday
8:00 a.m.
Wednesday
8:00 a.m.
Thursday
Friday
8:00 a.m.
Saturday
8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Dallis & Betty Hill – 51st Wedding Anniversary
Mary Catherine Cusic – 1st Anniversary
Sylvia Guy Mast
No Daily Mass Scheduled
Jennifer Ann Yates
Theresa Guy
Dennis Russell
Mother’s Day Novena
Pro Populo
Mother’s Day Novena
Mass Schedules for May 10th and May 11th
Extraordinary Ministers
Saturday – 5:00 p.m.
Henrietta Gross & Paul Howe
Sunday – 8:00 a.m.
Jim Long & Wayne Mast
Lectors
Altar Servers
Paul Lawrence
Elizabeth & Owen D’Aurora
Gladys Long
D’Andre Miller
Bill Leonard
James Ripple & Anthony Rosa
Sunday – 10:00 a.m.
George Brown & Billy Benjamin
Offertory for Sunday, April 27, 2014 - $4,900.00. Thank you for your generosity.
Please pray for those who are sick in our parish especially Peggy Abell, Gladys Barber, Robbie Bailey,
Rosalie Abell, Thomas Leroy Thompson, Sarah Custer, Bernadette Herbert, Larry Taborek, Francis
Thompson, and James Nelson. (Immediate family members may place names on our sick list. Names
will be listed for 3 weeks but may be repeated by contacting the Rectory.)
Tornado Disaster Relief – On Friday our Parish sent a $2,000.00 donation to Catholic Charities of the
Diocese of Jackson (Mississippi) to provide assistance to those affected by tornadoes this week in
Tupelo and the surrounding areas. If you would like to make an additional contribution, please send it
directly to Catholic Charities, 200 North Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39201 or use the link at
www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org.
Vacation Bible School 2014 – Both children and adults always enjoy our St. Joseph Parish Bible
School. We are again looking for volunteers for this summer’s program. Vacation Bible School will be
held (if we can get enough help) July 21st to July 25th from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. A few people have
volunteered but we still need more help! If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Rectory.
Thank you to our parishioners for:
 Lenten Food Drive – 176 bags of food was given to Our Lady of the Wayside Food Pantry from
our St. Joseph Parishioners.
 Lenten Coin Folders - $1,845.00 was contributed to our St. Joseph Parish St. Vincent de Paul
Society from the parishioners’ Lenten Coin Folders. It is not too late if you have not returned
your coin folder. Please turn it in as soon as possible.
 The Chermansky Family for their time and effort in providing and placing the mulch around the
Parish property.
St. Joseph’s Cemetery – Grass cutting season began on the 1st of April. Donations are
being accepted to help with the expense of the grass cutting. Please send your donations
to St. Joseph Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 175, Morganza, Maryland 20660.
PLEASE NOTE: There should be no decorations (other than flowers) or monuments
placed on the graves at St. Joseph Cemetery. These not only get in the way of grass
cutting but can also be a liability to people visiting the graveyard. Much of the ground is
unstable and visitors could be injured if an item should fall on them. Any large items (ie.
benches, large statues, birdbaths, etc.) remaining in the cemetery after 30 April 2014
will be removed. Shrubbery and trees may not be planted near monuments as their roots
damage the foundation of the headstones. If you have friends, relatives or neighbors who
have loved ones buried in the cemetery but do not attend Saint Joseph’s Church, please
inform them of the cemetery regulations. The intention is to keep everyone who visits
our cemetery safe and to keep the graves neat and clean. If you have any questions
concerning the appropriateness of items placed in the cemetery, please call Catholic
Cemeteries at 301-475-5005.
Rosary before Mass – During May, the month of Our Blessed Mother, the Ladies Sodality will lead the
Rosary before a Mass each weekend. Next weekend, May 11th, the Rosary will be recited before the 8
a.m. Mass.
Mother’s Day Novena – Please return your Mother Day Novena envelopes as soon as possible. All
names submitted will be remembered in a Novena of Masses that begins on Mother’s Day. Mass cards
are provided to give to all those special people we honor on Mother’s Day.
23rd Annual Festival & Dinner at Immaculate Conception Parish in Mechanicsville this Sunday, May
4th, Noon until 5 p.m. Featuring: Southern Maryland Fried Chicken, Ham, Crab Balls. The cost is $20
for adults and Drive-Thru Carryouts, $7 for children (ages 6-12) and Children under 6 eat free! They
will also have Big Raffle, 50/50, Bake Table, White Elephant Table, Plant Table, Bingo and more.
St. Ignatius Church – Chapel Point, 32nd Annual Rosary Pilgrimage on Saturday, May 10, 2014.
Mass will be held at 10 a.m. in the Church. It will be followed by a procession, Living Rosary and May
Crowning led by the Knights of Columbus to the Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary. .
Upcoming Events
Sunday, 4 May – Donuts after 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall
Confirmation rehearsal – 7 p.m. in the Church
Tuesday, 6 May – Confirmation – 7 p.m. in the Church – Bishop Gonzalez, celebrant
Congratulations to those who received their First Holy Communion on
Saturday, the 3rd of May!