Saturday, 02 February
Vigil of Sunday
4:30 p.m. - CHARLES and ELIZABETH TAMBURELLI
by their son, Herb

Sunday, 03 February
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time
7:45 a.m. - SANTANNA ALFONSI GORMAN
by Harry and Rosa Lilley
10:45 a.m. - CATHERINE CALPIN DIXON
by Kitty Owens DiCello

Monday, 04 February
Weekday
12:05 p.m. - JOANNE PALKO BACH
by Kevin F. Pinto

Tuesday, 05 February
St. Agatha, virgin, martyr (OblMem)
12:05 p.m. - MARIA REBECCA ARROYO
by John K
7:00 p.m. - SANTANNA ALFONSI GORMAN (6th anniversary)
by Lou, Debbie, Kaitlyn and Dan

Wednesday, 06 February
Ash Wednesday
9:00 a.m. - Rev. BROCARD CONNORS, O.Carm
by EBC
12:05 p.m. - ALBERT J. LAPLACA (71st anniversary of wedding)
by his wife, Julia

Thursday, 07 February
Lenten Weekday
12:05 p.m. - JOANNE PALKO BACH
by Kevin F. Pinto
7:00 p.m. - CHRISTOPHER M. WALTERS
by Harry and Rosa Lilley

Friday, 08 February
St. Jerome Emiliani, priest; St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin (OptMems)
12:05 p.m. - God's Blessings and Health upon ANNA PADINSKE
by her family

Saturday, 09 February
Lenten Weekday
8:00 a.m. - God's Blessings on Rev. JAMES N. DRUCKER
by Sandy
Vigil of Sunday
4:30 p.m. - ANTHONY J. LUPPINO
by Rose Solt

Sunday, 10 February
1st Sunday of Lent
7:45 a.m. - LAMBERT ["Bert"] HESS
by Harry and Rosa Lilley
10:45 a.m. - IRENE CALPIN
by Kitty Owens DiCello

Saint Joseph Parish
$1,434.00 from the envelopes and $141.00 from the plate. Thank you.
When one deducts from the sum of these two figures, $1,575.00 the parish's weekly financial obligation to the Diocese, i.e. assessments, $410.08 plus the weekly premiums for property and liability insurance, $160.01, the sum of which is $570.09, plus its weekly obligation to All Saints School, $941.06 the sum total of which is $1,511.15, one sees that $63.85 of this collection is available for operating the parish.

Saint Francis deSales Parish
$104.00 from the envelopes and $100.00 from the plate. Thank you.
When one deducts from the sum of these two figures, $204.00 the parish's weekly financial obligation to the Diocese, i.e. assessments, $46.15 plus the weekly premiums for property and liability insurance, $60.67, the sum of which is $106.82, plus its weekly obligation to All Saints School, $188.21, the sum total of which is $295.03, one sees that ($91.03) of this collection is available for operating the parish. This is a deficit!

THE SANCTUARY LAMP at St. Joseph Church is offered, during the week of 03 - 09 Feb, in loving memory of John J. Deramo, at the request of his wife and family.

Personal note: In case you're wondering exactly who these "mid-life adults" are, who are ostensibly "stepping into the afternoon of life", I have been told by an authoritative diocesan source that they are persons "in their fifties and sixties". I found this somewhat instructive, inasmuch as I just recently stepped out of my sixties into my seventies. Now I understand why I have noticed the Sun sinking slowly in the West!

Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th President of the United States, was born on 6 February 1911. This coming Wednesday is / would be his 97th birthday. With that as our excuse, we offer for your reading pleasure this refreshing assortment of ronnies:

Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.
Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.
I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.
The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.
Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.
No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

AS SURELY AS GOD MADE LITTLE GREEN APPLES, someone is going to call St. Joseph Rectory this coming Tuesday night (5 Feb) and is going to ask, "Are you giving out ashes tomorrow?" We shall say, "Yes". He or she will ask, "What time are you giving out ashes?" We will say, "During the Masses." There will be an awkward pause. The person will then ask, "What time are the Masses?" And we shall say,

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IT IS A SERIOUS THING to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. …… There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendours.

C.S Lewis

There is something I used to say lightheartedly and with tongue in cheek. I'm going to venture to say it seriously: By and large, children who belong to StJosPar and StFdSPar - K to 12 and both Catholic and Public - seem to get on the Honor Rolls of their respective schools at a higher statistical average than children of other parishes.
I have no idea why, but I'm sure not going to complain about it.

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JOYCE CHRISTINE CHIPLONIA,
a member of St. Joseph Parish, died on Monday, 28 January.
Born on 20 May 1964, she was 43 years old.
Chrissy is the second child (only daughter) of Julian and Mary (Nicastro) Chiplonia. She is the sister of Julian D. Chiplonia and Ralph D. Chiplonia. She is the mother of Amy Rose Chiplonia, who is three years old.
The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for Joyce Christine in St. Joseph Church on Thursday, 31 January.
The interment took place in the parish cemetery.
Chrissy was baptized in St. Joseph Church by Fr. Joseph A. Feeny on 14 June 1964.
She received First Holy Communion at St. Joseph Church - also from Fr. Feeny - on 13 May 1973.
She was confirmed in St. Joseph Church by Bishop Joseph M. McShea on 2 May 1976.
Joyce Christine was much loved by her family. They stuck by her in all of her many trials and tribulations.
May the good Lord grant her now a place of refreshment, light and peace. With joy and wonder, such as she had never imagined possible, may she come to see the beautiful Face of God.

Eternal rest grant unto Joyce Christine, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

 SOME RECENT EVENTS THAT SERVE TO REMIND US THAT WE NEED TO HOLD ON TIGHT TO JESUS AND TO HIS HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH, BECAUSE THE WORLD AND THOSE WHO BELONG TO IT WILL SOON BE PASSING AWAY.

#1 - The government of Spain recently rebuked the Catholic bishops of Spain for their open opposition to legislation that would normalize homosexual marriage. Please note that this happened in Spain! SPAIN, for crying out loud! Isn't Spain a country where everybody is Catholic and the government always tries to make nice with the Catholic Church?
#2 - Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled to speak at Sapienza University (Rome) on 15 January. Students and faculty protested the visit. They didn't want the Pope to come. The Pope, not wanting to provoke a riot, cancelled his appearance. Sapienza University is the largest university in western Europe! Sapienza University had been founded in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII. It has a long history of connection with the Holy See, although it has long since become a secular university, no longer under control of the Pope. --- Can you imagine? The Pope being dissed in Rome? Rome is in Italy, you know! Lots of Italians live there, you know!
#3 - Last week, in Carnegie Hall (NYC) there was a musical performance entitled Jerry Springer: The Opera. It is full of profanity and nudity. It includes some stunningly blasphemous attacks on Jesus and Mary and on the Catholic Church. It would be too much to describe it in detail. I shudder at sharing even the following details, but do so in the hope of alerting people to what is going on, so that they will not be surprised when the full-scale persecution breaks out:
The crucifixion is mocked and the Eucharist is trashed
Jesus is introduced as "the hypocrite son of the fascist tyrant on high." He wears a diaper, is fat and effeminate and admits to "being a bit gay."
Eve gropes Jesus in a pornographic manner and the Annunciation is described as a rape.

YOU CAN CALL THIS A JOKE, BUT IT'S REALLY A PARABLE. IT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND WHILE LISTENING TO BARACK AND HILARY (especially Barack and Hilary) BUT ALSO WHILE LISTENING TO HUCK AND MITT AND JOHN AND ALL THE REST OF THEM

While walking down the street one day a US senator is hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem! Just let me in," says the man.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the senator.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy. They are wearing evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.
Also present is the Devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit heaven."
So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"
The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning...... Today you voted."