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The Lord's Watch: Nocturnal Adoration
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The Saint Joseph Parish Pastoral Council is sponsoring an initiative to offer nocturnal adoration on Wednesday evenings at 9:00pm and concluding on Thursdays just before the 7:00am daily Mass. We would like to offer this night-time adoration beginning on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (January 1) through the feast of Saint Joseph (March 19), though we will begin this once we secure at least four people for each of the ten hours of adoration.
Please note: the only entrance and exit we will be using for adoration is located between the church and the rectory. We suggest that parishioners park on the blacktop between the rectory and the school. In addition to praying for our parish and our sister parish in Haiti (Mary Immaculate), we invite adorers to pray for sanctity in our families and for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Once we have enough parishioners signed up and we begin this adoration, parishioners should feel free to come and pray between 9:00pm and 7:00am even if they have not signed up for a spot.
If you would like to commit for at least 30-minutes, please signup now:
January 22-23 Signup
January 29-30 Signup
February 5-6 Signup
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Saint Joseph Grade School Open House & Admissions
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Saint Joseph Grade School, a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, is hosting preschool and K-8 Open House on Sunday, January 26, from 11:00am to 1:00pm. All are welcome to tour the school, meet students, faculty, and staff, and learn more about our mission of educating hearts and minds in the Holy Cross tradition.
SJGS is accepting applications for grades K-8 for the 2020-21 school year. Please visit stjosephgradeschool.com/admissions for complete details and links to the online application. Contact the school at 574-234-0451 with any questions. Preschool registration begins Monday, January 27. Please contact the preschool at 574-234-3318.
Educating hearts and minds in the
Holy Cross tradition, making God
known, loved, and served.
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Spaghetti Supper
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All are welcome to the annual Spaghetti Supper on Thursday, January 30, in the Saint Joseph Parish Gymnasium. The supper is hosted by the SJGS Home and School Association during Catholic Schools Week in thanksgiving to our parish community for its continuous support! Carry-out available from 3:00-7:00pm; dine-in from 5:00-7:00pm. All tickets are $5 (max $30/family). There will be a guest list at the door (no physical tickets). Purchase tickets online now!
We are able to accommodate those needing a gluten-free meal. Please email Kara Kane directly at kane.kara@gmail.com. Special thanks to our generous donor Sunny Italy Cafe. In the event of extreme weather conditions, the Spaghetti Supper will move to the Thursday of the following week (2/6/2020).
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Youth Ministry Mission Camp
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Saint Joseph Youth Ministry will be participating in the Alive In You mission camp and conference July 21-26 in Chicago.
The cost of the mission is $300 per person to attend (due June 12). If cost is a concern, please speak to Christine Baglow (cbaglow@stjoeparish.com) to make arrangements for a scholarship.
Students entering grades 8 through 12 (2020-21 school year) are invited to apply online by June 5 by completing the online form.
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Buildings & Maintenance Collection
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Parishioners and friends, thank you for your generosity to our Buildings & Maintenance Collection, which supports our 2019 boiler replacement project as well as numerous other facilities improvements in our parish. Donate online now!
In the fall of 2019, our parish took out a three-year loan for $250,000 in order to replace two failing steam boilers with several localized water heaters, located in both the church and school. In our facilities planning, we anticipated that this project was still several years away, but the surprisingly rapid deterioration of the boilers, and our inability to continue repairing them, necessitated that we take on this project immediately to ensure heat in our buildings during winter. Your generosity will allow us to pay off this debt sooner so that we can continue to allocate money towards other capital projects and needs in our parish.
Thank you for making a one-time or recurring donation to support the Buildings & Maintenance Collection to help fund this boiler replacement project. Each contribution will make a difference! If you have any questions, please contact Sean Kennedy at skennedy@stjoeparish.com or 574-234-3134, ext. 17.
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