Tuesday, December 1 Advent Prayer
Look with favor, Lord God, on our petitions
and in our trials grant us your compassionate help,
that, consoled by the presence of your Son,
whose coming we now await,
we may be tainted no longer by the corruption of former ways.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Daily Advent Prayers, taken from the Roman Missal, Third Ed.

Christmas Masses
See below for more information about times and sign-up for 2020 Christmas Masses.

Weekend Masses
Sat. 4:30pm (PAC), Sun. 8:30am* (Church), Sun. 11:00am (PAC)
*Livestream will be at 8:30am.

Daily Masses (Church)
Mon. 5:30pm, Tues. 5:30pm, Wed. 5:30pm, Fri. 8:00am, Satu. 9:00am (Life & Mercy)

Confession
Sat. 9:30 (Church after Life & Mercy Mass)
Sat. 3:30pm (PAC cry room)

Parish School of Religion
As of November 30, we are in Level 2 for classes (Meeting online).

Please remain home and watch our Livestream of Mass if you or anyone in your household have the following:

• Fever of 100.4 or higher.
• Cough.
• Headache.
• Sore Throat.
• Shortness of Breath.
• Fatigue.
• Loss of taste or smell.
• Unexplained body aches.
• Recent contact with anyone having symptoms of COVID-19 or a positive diagnosis.
• If you are in the “High Risk” and over the age of 65.

For the return to Mass and Parish activities, you are required to:

• State of Ohio and Diocese of Columbus Mandatory Mask Order to be worn by all (except those under the age of 2).
• Maintain physical distancing of 6 feet upon entering and leaving.
• Use hand sanitizer entering the church.
• Safe distancing while sitting in the church and PAC (except family members).
• Maintain 6 feet of physical distance in the Communion line.

Updated: Bishop Brennan extends the Sunday Mass obligation dispensation beyond Sept. 13, 2020.  He states:  "Given the rise in the rate of infection throughout Ohio, Catholics in the Diocese of Columbus are dispensed from their Sunday Mass obligation until further notice. This is in conformity with the other Ohio dioceses."

Please subscribe to the St. Joseph YouTube channel, where this week's 8:30am Sunday Liturgy will be livestreamed. 

For everyone’s safety, all of the Christmas Masses on December 24 and 25 will be by reserved ticket only. Due to the limited number seating required by physical distancing, remaining reservation sign-ups will only be available through our online form: https://forms.gle/KgmxXFr3dqNhHF5Q6

Please only contact office@saintjosephplaincity.com with questions.

December 24^th, Christmas Eve

• 4:00pm at Church and PAC (full)
• 6:00pm at Church and PAC
• 8:00pm at Church and PAC

December 25^th, Christmas Day

• 12:00am Midnight Mass at Church
• 9:00am at Church

Beat Michigan! Sub Sale – Only $5 each for a 9" ham, salami, cheese & lettuce sub. Pre-sale orders MUST be placed by December 5th but will be picked up the following Saturday or Sunday, December 12th or 13th. Order by returning the completed form (download here) or calling Carl Haaser at 614-891-1962 or via email at cjhaaser@gmail.com. Proceeds benefit K of C Council #12772 charity fund.

If you would like to make a cash donation for a potted flower in honor of, or in memory of a loved one, please use the form in the bulletin and turn it in with your payment. Checks should be payable to St. Joseph Church. A list of honorees will be printed in the Christmas Day bulletin. Deadline for inclusion in that bulletin is December 8, 2020.

We have new The Word Among Us – Advent booklet, "O Come, Emmanuel." The booklet include all daily Mass readings and prayers. Copies will be available in the foyer of the PAC for each family to use and keep for Mass readings. Please click on the photo to the right to request a copy of the Advent booklet to be mailed as soon as possible.

Thank God and thank you to the Doctors, Nurses, First Responders, Caregivers and Essential Workers in our community.

O Mary, 
You always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.

You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection.

Amen.

Encounter Christ

Meet Jesus during a holy hour during our Eucharistic Adoration program at the church.

• Mon – Fri: 6:00 am to 11:00 am.
• Mon, Tues and Thurs: 6:00 pm to 9 pm.
• Wed: 3:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Please email Lori Crock to sign up.

Donate to St. Joseph while you do your regular online and grocery shopping. 

When shopping on Amazon, visit smile.amazon.com and search for and select "St. Joseph Plain City" as your designated charity. Each time you shop from Amazon Smile, a small donation will be made to our church.

If you grocery shop at Kroger, please consider adding "St. Joseph Catholic Church-Plain City -# MK035" as your Kroger Community Rewards recipient in your online profile.

St. Joseph has many ministries that are 100% dependent on YOU! As Mother Teresa said, "In this life we can not always do great things. But we can do small things with GREAT love." Please contact the parish office for any ministries you are interested in.

We welcome you to join one or more of these ministries:

• Bible Study
• Children's Liturgy of the Word
• Eucharistic Adoration
• Knights of Columbus Council #12772
• Ministry at Mass (Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Music, Serving, Ushering, Communion to Shut-Ins)
• Parish School of Religion
• Rosary Garden
• Saint Martin de Porres Outreach
• Social events such as Corks, Caps & Cuisine, the Parish Picnic, pot lucks, or bereavement luncheons
• That Man is You! – for men
• Vacation Bible School
• Walking With Purpose – for women
• YDisciple (8th-12th graders)

Discover Jesus while sharing your gifts with your church!