Three ways to lean into the
Holy Spirit in your faith journey
We are faced with opportunities everyday to either lean into the Holy Spirit or to lean away as our faith is tested every day. Whether in big, traffic-stopping ways or small, conscience-niggling ways, we are faced with opportunities every single day to either lean into the Holy Spirit or lean away from him. Each of us, of course, knows the choice we want to make, but we also know that sometimes the choice to lean on the Spirit can be a challenge.
You've read the book, now see the movie
After reading a great book, I love to think about how great it would be as a movie! I enjoy imagining a live-action portrayal of the story. The same is true when I read Scripture. Our love for Scripture should lead us beyond merely studying Scripture to being immersed in the world of the Bible. For example, imagining the life of Christ, his look of compassion and tenderness, his resolute willingness to face his passion and his joy in sharing his life with his disciples, allow Scripture to come alive in our lives and help us know Christ more deeply.
St. Joseph: Guardian of the mystery of God
St. Joseph understood the new role God planned for him by contemplating Mary’s motherhood, which drew him from fear to taking Mary his wife into his home.
"Joseph did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his wife"
(cf. Mt 1 :24).
It was with this concise and gravid passage signaling the resolution of St. Joseph’s dilemma with which Pope St. John Paul II begins his Apostolic Exhortation on the person and mission of Joseph of Nazareth, Redemptoris Custos (RC). The incarnation of Jesus Christ, is, as Blessed Columba Marmion taught over a century ago, the mystery upon which all the mysteries of Christ, all the mysteries of our faith, rest.
Funeral Notice
Fr. David Sizemore will celebrate a Mass of Christian burial for David P. Przybyla on Tuesday, 4/20 at 12:00 noon. Inurnment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Please keep David’s soul in your prayers as well as his family and friends.
Regular Tuesday Mass attendees are welcome to attend this Mass.
Upcoming Special Events
Eucharistic Minister Training
Saturday, 4/17 following the 4:45pm Mass - Adoration Chapel
Called & Gifted Workshop
Saturday, 4/17, 8am - 4pm - Church
Learn more and register here.
Reconciliation & Rosary For Peace Cancelled
Saturday, 4/18
Grieving with Great Hope
Sunday, 4/18, 1:30 - 3:30pm - Murphy Hall
Sign up here for this six-session program.
Reconciliation Cancelled & Early Adoration Closing
Wednesday, 4/21
Due to the Confirmation Mass, the regularly scheduled Wednesday evening confessions are cancelled and will resume on Saturday, 4/24. The Adoration chapel will close at 7pm and reopen on Thursday, 4/22.
Confirmation Mass
Wednesday, 4/21, 7pm - Church
Please pray for all of our students receiving this sacrament. Non-confirmation families are invited to celebrate Mass with us on our YouTube channel.
The Gift
Wednesday, 4/28, 7 - 8:45pm - Murphy Hall
Learn more about this six-week seminar and register here.
Little Flower Baby Shower - for Shyanne expectant mother of triplets!
Sunday, 5/2, 2 - 4pm - Johnson Hall
PASSING THE VIRTUAL OFFERTORY BASKET
We really need everyone to make an ongoing pledge to support our mission. Electronic giving is currently the most consistent way to give, safest and most reliable. Will you consider how you can help us during this time?
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - MOST RECOMMENDED - For reoccurring gifts, you can set up automatic debit to one’s bank account or charges to one’s credit card. Please fill out this Offertory Commitment Form to set up recurring payments.
- One-Time Online Donation If you normally donate by envelopes or the basket, we have set up a link to donate online with a one-time donation by credit card. Click here to complete the form. You may use this link as often as you like.
- Text-to-Give Another option is through our new TEXT-to-GIVE number. Donate simply by texting SFDS to 740.240.6093. You can also use this in place of your normal offertory basket giving.
- US Mail If you would like to continue using your envelopes, please mail your contribution into the parish office at 40 Granville Street, Newark, OH 43055. Checks are preferred as cash is not a safe or secure way to fulfill your offertory through the mail.
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 9:30a - 4p
Sunday 9:30a - 12:30p
740-345-9874
Reconciliation
Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:15p
Saturdays 3:45 - 4:15p
Mass Times
Tuesday @ 12p
Wednesday @ 6:30p
Thursday
Friday @ 9a
Saturday Vigil @ 4:45p
Sunday @ 8:30a and
Sunday @ 11a (streamed online)