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Annual Bishop's Appeal
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Thank you to those who have made gifts to this year's Annual Bishop’s Appeal. If you have not yet had a chance to make a pledge, we invite you to do so today. Please give from the heart so that the many great ministries of our diocese can continue to be funded. We hope that all parishioners will participate; funds raised beyond our diocesan goal are used to support our parish ministries here at Saint Joseph. Additional pledge forms are available in the church and at the parish office. You may also view more information and give online at www.diocesefwsb.org/aba. Thank you again for your support of our diocesan and parish ministries!
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Altar Server Training
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Any baptized 5th grader or older who currently altar serves or wants to altar serve needs to attend two required training sessions this fall. The October training will focus on a few changes to our current practice and the November training will reinforce these new habits. Both sessions will look at the theology and "why" of the Mass and altar serving. Attendance at these sessions is required to be placed on the next server schedule. Please sign up for the two sessions now. For any questions or scheduling conflicts, please contact Seminarian Tom Bodart, C.S.C., at tbodart@stjoeparish.com.
Servers are encouraged to read through the parish Altar Server Manual before the training session. Servers may find these pages useful: Server Evaluation Rubric (pg. 48); Server Review Guide (pgs. 46-47); Practice Sheets (pgs. 41-45); an explanation of the purpose of altar serving (pg. 3); and the specifics of serving at Saint Joseph (pgs. 9-27).
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Saint Nick Six
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The 11th annual Saint Nick Six takes place Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Saint Joseph Church & School in South Bend. Join for the 6K run, 3K run, 3K walk, or the Run Run Rudolph .06K for kids! Pancake breakfast to follow the race! Register online for the event by November 22 to receive a long sleeve race shirt. Proceeds from the race benefit Saint Joseph Grade School, the educational ministry of Saint Joseph Parish.
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Youth Ministry
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Teen Youth Ministry
St. Joe Teen Youth Nights, open to 8th through 12th graders, takes place every 2nd and 4th Sunday (1st/3rd Sundays in April/May 2020) from 6:00-8:30pm. Dinner is provided! Future Dates: October 27, November 10 & 24, December 8 & 22, January 12 & 26, February 9 & 23, March 8 & 22, April 5 & 19, May 3 & 17.
ROCK Middle School Youth Ministry
Open to 5th through 7th graders, taking place the 1st Friday each month (2nd Friday in Nov., Jan., and May) from 6:00-8:00pm at the Ackles Center. Dinner is provided! Future Dates: November 8, December 6, January 10, February 7, March 6, April 3, May 8.
For questions, please contact Christine Baglow at cbaglow@stjoeparish.com.
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Signup for Online Giving
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Parishioners and friends, you are now able to share your financial gifts to support our parish online! This exciting new program provides greater convenience and flexibility, making donating simple and easy, while at the same time keeping the process safe and secure. By offering this tool, we know that we will be able to better engage parish families in supporting our mission of worship, service, and education.
With online giving, it is very simple to set up a one-time or recurring donation, and allocate the amounts of your choice to any of our different collections. Once you start to use it, you will be able to view your complete, accurate financial records at any time during the year.
Parishioners currently using EFT for giving are asked to transition to our new online giving system. If you are currently making automatic contributions via EFT, be sure to contact Pat Stockrahm at 574-234-3134, ext. 19, or pstockrahm@stjoeparish.com to arrange a cutoff date for EFT before your online contributions begin.
To get started, visit stjoeparish.weshareonline.org.
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