Founded in 1827

SATURDAY MASS: DEC. 29 @4:00P.M.
Lector---------------------------J. Smythe
Sp. Min.-------------------------K.Dalavirus, H. Crump
Servers--------------------------S. Graczyk,
J. Kimes
Ushers---------------------------C. Cash,
T. Snead, L. Willey, D. Hager

SUNDAY MASS: DEC. 30 AT 7:00A.M.
Lector---------------------------F. Haug
Sp. Min.------------------------W. Boyle,
D. Behm
Servers--------------------------M. & M. Schneider
Ushers--------------------------P. AuBuchon,
L. Stegall, L. Neubrand

SUNDAY MASS: DEC. 30 AT 11:00A.M.
Lector---------------------------R. Woody
Sp. Min.------------------------Gr. Pratte, Ge. Pratte, M. Wood ©
Servers--------------------------B. & A .
Johnson
Ushers--------------------------- V. Hunn, G. Greer, B. Schwent, C. Farr

ST. ANNE MASS: DEC. 30 AT 9:00A.M.
Lector---------------------------M. Smith
Sp. Min.------------------------V. Bender,
C. Schmitt, R. Basler
Servers-------------------------C. Schmidt,
Z. Black, M. Schmidt

CONFESSIONS: Confessions will be heard on Monday, December 24 from 11:00a.m. until 12:00p.m.

CHRISTMAS EVE: Christmas Eve Mass will be at 5:00p.m. with our school children participating and the blessing of the crib. The final Mass on Christmas Eve will be at MIDNIGHT.

CHRISTMAS DAY: Masses will follow the usual Sunday schedule, i.e., 7:00a.m. and 11:00a.m. at St. Joseph and 9:00a.m. at St. Anne. 

December 28 No Cleaning
December 24 No Cleaning
January 4 Becky O’Neill, Pat Pinkston

French Village, Missouri
PARISH COUNCIL: Meeting Will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 7:00p.m.In the Church Hall.CHRISTMAS MASS: Tuesday,
December 25, at 9:00a.m. 

Please remember to be generous to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in this year’s Christmas Collection. As we look to the future, we must all do our part to provide well-formed priests to serve in our parishes in the new millennium. Kenrick-Glennon Seminary has prepared men to serve as priests for more than 100 years. Your support is appreciated as the seminary continues its essential mission of priestly formation. 

Recently, the Daughters of Isabella donated some items to our school. We thank them for their generosity. 

The Parish office will be closed December 24, 25 and 26. The clerical and janitorial staff of St. Joseph Parish and St. Joseph School wish you and your loved ones a Blessed and Happy Holiday Season. 

Dear Parishioner:
After consultation with some of the organizations in the Parishes, and having weighed their advice carefully, I would like to follow up on the pulpit announcement of last week. The Mass schedule will change on Sunday, January 6, 2002. We will keep our winter schedule of having Mass at 4:00p.m on Saturday until the time changes to daylight savings time in the spring. We will then revert back to having Mass at 5:15p.m. on Saturday. The new schedule for Masses on Sunday will remain the same all year long, i.e., 7:00 a.m. and 10:00a.m. at St. Joseph and 8:30 a.m. at St.Anne. The Holy Day Masses will be at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at St. Joseph and 6:30p.m. at St. Anne on the day of the feast. I hope you will support these changes. Please continue to pray for vocations. The new schedule will make our Masses more in line with the surrounding Parishes. 

Father John 

St. Joseph- St. Anne
Envelopes $2564.00 $461.00
Loose 212.45 47.50
Children’s Env. .50
Immaculate Con. 650.00 145.70
Christmas Flowers 598.00 63.00

As you say your daily prayers during this Christmas season, please remember to pray for the elderly, the homebound, our parishioners in the nursing homes, our men and women in the military, our President and all the World Leaders, for peace throughout the world and all those who may be alone this Holiday Season. Please pray for parishioner Patricia Hickman.

Just a small reminder, the GIFT SHOP will be closed December 23 before the 11:00p.m. Mass. If you need a gift for someone special please call the Rectory at 358-2112. 

Bingo Figures for December 11, 2001
Gross Profits $904.00
79 Players
Workers for Jan. 8 Team #2

December 29 G. Reynolds, E. Poston

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