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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, through the feast of Saint Joseph (March 19).
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.
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:
February 26-27 Signup
March 4-5 Signup
March 11-12 Signup
March 18-19 Signup
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Trivia Night & Silent Auction
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Bidding is now open for the Silent Auction at 32auctions.com/stjoe2020. No need to attend the event to participate! Bidding closes at 8:15pm on February 29. Thanks for supporting the SJGS Excellence Fund!
Registration to attend the Saint Joseph Trivia Night & Silent Auction, taking place Saturday, February 29, in the Parish Gymnasium. This event filled up last year with over 300 participants! Doors open at 6pm; trivia at 7pm. Participate as a team of eight or ten, or signup individually to be placed on a team. The theme of this year's Leap Day event is “Quantum Leap - Time Travel to Another Era” and we invite costume and table themes celebrating a historic or future time period of your choosing! Bring food to share with your table. Drinks and mulligans will be available for purchase.
Businesses and families are also invited to sponsor the event. See the linked event registration form or contact Sean Kennedy for more details at skennedy@stjoeparish.com or 574-234-3134, ext. 17.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Saint Joseph Grade School Excellence Fund, an annual fund that supports the school's mission of educating hearts and minds in
the Holy Cross tradition. Thank you for your support!
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Saint Joseph Grade School & Preschool Admissions
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Saint Joseph Grade School, a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School, 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 visit the preschool admissions website or 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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Marriage In Christ
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“The Marriage in Christ seminar offers small practical steps that are so achievable. It was such a blessing for us."
Register now for a five-week married couples seminar on Wednesday evenings at the Ackles Parish Life Center March 4 through April 1, 6:30-8:30pm. Cost is $100 per couple married 6 years or less; $125 per couple married 6+ years. For more information about the Marriage in Christ seminar, visit www.marriageinchrist.com or contact Dan and Anne Brewer, 574 274 2873 or danielbrewer1@gmail.com.
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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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