St. Joseph

Sundays  
Relgious Education Classes 
10:45AM in the Parish Hall

Mondays
ESL Classes 
7PM in the Small Dining Room in the Parish Hall

Tuesdays
Bible Study with Fr. Rob
9AM in the Church

Wednesdays
Spanish First Communion Classes
5:30PM in the Parish Hall
Deacon John's High School Bible Study
6PM in the Parish Hall
Youth Group Classes 
7PM in the Parish Hall

Thursdays 
Spanish GED Classes
6PM in the Parish Hall
RCIA Classes
7PM in the Church

Notice to all parishioners:

Just a reminder, we will now be locking the doors of the Church for Wednesday morning School Mass at 8:20AM. If you need to be let in for Mass, please just knock on the door and someone will let you in. This is to ensure the saftey of our school chlidren. Thank you for your understanding. 
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Aviso a todos los feligreses:

Solo un recordatorio, ahora cerraremos las puertas de la Iglesia para la misa escolar del miércoles por la mañana a las 8:20 a.m. Si necesita que lo dejen entrar a misa, simplemente toque la puerta y alguien lo dejará entrar. Esto es para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros niños en la escuela. Gracias por su comprensión.

On Tuesday, November 29th the Knights of Columbus will be hosting a
Retirement Seminar that you won’t want to miss! This event is open to all men of the
parish and their wives. Don’t miss this chance to learn about retirement strategies
from a retirement expert!For any questions you can call Robin Hopkins at 918-348-9564.
 
 

First Sunday of Advent:

We can embrace and relish each moment of our lives as a sacred sacrament or nonchalantly and robotically attend to what life presents. We have our feet in two worlds. One is holy and sacred, and the other is profane and secular. Which one has the greater claim on us? To what do we devote most of our energy? We can easily be consumed with the particular demands and essentials of daily life: family, work, obligations, and the like, that we don’t really notice anything more than what is right before us. We become masters at “doing” and neglect our need to “savor.” Jesus reminds his friends that “as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away.”

While certain things require our daily attention, we cannot become so consumed with them that we fail to see the larger picture of what is coming. For the Christian, Advent is the time to pause, reflect, and savor. It is a time to see life as a sacrament of the moment and not just an investment in secular interests, pleasures, and personal obligations. It is easy to get distracted, lazy, preoccupied, and tired. Apathy can quickly wreak havoc on the most dedicated of souls. Whatever we can do this Advent season to be more attentive, focused, alert, and watchful will serve us well. It will make us eager and well-prepared to meet our Lord when he comes. It is for certain that he will come.

Who made me? What is my purpose? What will happen to me when I die? These are pivotal questions that, in life’s busyness, we hardly find time to ask and answer. They define who we are, and the answers we provide serve as guideposts and anchors in the seas of our lives. Advent is the perfect time to make friends with our souls. It is a time to perk ourselves up, open our eyes, ears, and hearts and seek God’s presence in the simple moments of our lives. God is with us. Ask God to grant you a deeper appreciation for His presence and the gift of attentiveness.

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Primer Domingo de Adviento:

Nuevo año litúrgico, ciclo A, tiempo de Adviento. Dejamos atrás el Evangelio de san Lucas e iniciamos el viaje con san Mateo. Su Evangelio fue escrito en griego, por los años 80-90, posiblemente en una de las ciudades más importantes del imperio: Antioquía de Siria. En Mateo, Jesús es el Mesías, el Hijo de Dios, el Señor Resucitado. ¿Para ti quien es Jesús? ¿Para tu familia y amigos quien es Jesús? Vale la pena iniciar con estas preguntas en este tiempo de Adviento, tiempo de espera, de cambio, de luz, de celebrar el nacimiento de Jesús en el corazón de cada creyente. Cuando llegue la Navidad nuestra familia debe estar preparada y nuestra oración de aquí a entonces debe ser: Jesús, no tardes en llegar, ven pronto.

Hay que estar preparados, nos dice el Evangelio, en vela, despiertos para esperar al Señor. “El Señor viene; hoy, primer día del año litúrgico, este anuncio marca el tiempo de la partida: sabemos que, más allá de cualquier acontecimiento favorable o contrario, el Señor no nos deja solos… He aquí la fuente de nuestra alegría: el Señor no se ha cansado y no se cansará nunca de nosotros, desea venir, visitarnos (Papa Francisco). Es tiempo de preparar el espíritu para que esté listo, revestirnos de Cristo. La Iglesia nos ayuda a esta preparación con sus catequesis, con sus símbolos. Y los personajes del Adviento también son de gran ayuda. Los profetas, José y María, Juan Bautista. ¡Ven Señor, no tardes en venir!

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