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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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Quiet Evening in the Church
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All are welcome to join on Monday, December 16, when the church will be open for quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament from 5-9pm. This is simply an opportunity to slow down and spend time with God in this Season of Advent. The Knights of Columbus will lead Rosary at 7:00. Come when you can and stay as long as you wish.
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SJGS Kindergarten Application
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Saint Joseph Grade School, a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, is now accepting applications for kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year.
Kindergarten Early Application is available to current SJGS K-8 school families as well as active parishioners registered at Saint Joseph Church prior to September 1, 2019. Those families that qualify for and participate in Early Application will receive advance notice of a placement decision. The deadline for the Kindergarten Early Application is Monday, December 16. All families eligible for early application are encouraged to apply by this date.
Please visit stjosephgradeschool.com/admissions for complete details and links to the online application. Contact the school at 574-234-0451 with any questions.
Educating hearts and minds in the
Holy Cross tradition, making God
known, loved, and served.
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Women's Retreat
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Register online now to join us on January 11 for a day of sisterhood and prayerful refreshment at our Saint Joseph Parish Women's Retreat -- for women of the parish, by women of the parish! Several of our female parishioners will present reflections related to our theme: "We Are One Body." Time for personal prayer will follow each presentation. Afternoon guided meditation followed by attendance at 5pm Mass.
The retreat will take place 8:30am to 8:00pm at the Ackles Parish Life Center, and includes lunch, dinner, and snacks for the registration fee of $15. Please bring a Bible, journal, pen, and water bottle. For questions, please contact Andrea Kane at 574-850-0096 or andreakane61@gmail.com.
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Christmas Children's Choir
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Children of the parish in grades 1-8 are invited to participate in upcoming Christmas Eve Children’s Choir. Signup online; the choir will sing at the 4:00pm Christmas Vigil Mass on December 24, with preludes of carols beginning at 3:30pm. Rehearsals will be December 15 and 22 from 11:15am-12:15pm in the church. For any questions, contact Theresa Slott at tslott@stjoeparish.com.
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Advent Candles
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Individuals and families are invited to carry the Advent candles to the Advent wreath in our entrance procession. If you are interested, please sign up online or contact Theresa Slott at tslott@stjoeparish.com.
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Advent Spotify Playlist
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Get some musical inspiration this Advent! Check out Saint Joseph Parish’s “Advent” playlist on Spotify.
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Euchre Night
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Join us in Founders Hall on January 18 for the next St. Joe Euchre Night! Check-in starts at 6:00pm and play begins at 6:30pm.
Please sign up as pairs and you’ll be able to play throughout the evening together. Don’t have a partner? Just let us know and we’ll keep a list of singles to pair up. A donation of $5 to the pot will be distributed to winners at the end of the night.
Bring dishes/snacks to share and it’s BYOB! For questions, email Becky Tamashasky at becky.tamashasky@gmail.com.
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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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