St. Joseph Catholic Church - South Bend, IN

The Stewardship Commission Presents Sacrificial Giving Week, Feb. 6-12

Is evaluating your finances on your list of resolutions this year? The Stewardship Commission is sponsoring Sacrificial Giving Week February 6-12 at St. Joe. Along with information on how you can give to St. Joe via SCRIP and as a member of the St. Joseph the Worker Guild, we will offer presentations by experts in the financial and estate planning to help you with your personal financial management. Feb. 6 @ 7pm: Financial Stewardship: Challenges and Rewards. Feb 9 @ 12pm: Do You Really Need A Will?, a lunch hour presentation. Learn more & RSVP >

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Join the Church in speaking out against the Federal HHS Mandate

The HHS has issued a rule forcing nearly all private health plans to include coverage for all FDA-approved prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, as well as surgical sterilization. These are listed among "preventive services for women" that all health plans will have to cover without co-pays or other cost-sharing -- regardless of whether the insurer, the employer or other plan sponsor, or even the woman herself objects to such coverage.

Get informed and do your part- write to congress today >

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Miss the open forums on the plans for the new Parish Life Center?

On January 31 and February 1, we conducted open forums to discuss the renovations of the building at 711 Colfax for use as our new Parish Life Center. The evenings included a discussion of future plans and a tour of the Colfax building. We encouraged parishioners to attend one of these presentations to learn about the facility as it exists and to provide input as to how we can best utilize it for our parish. If you missed one of these sessions and would like to share your ideas, contact Lisa Slott via email or at 574-234-3134, ext. 13.

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Theology on Tap Series for Young Adults Starts January 24th

Join us for Theology on Tap, a Catholic speaker series for young adults (20's/30's), single or married, to share in food, fellowship, and faith at the Backstage Grill (222 S. Michigan, South Bend) at 6:30pm January 24 for a presentation by Dr. John Cavadini: What is Love; on January 31 by Bishop Rhoades: God's Love for Us; on February 7 by Dr. David Fagerberg: Our Love for God; on February 14 by Dr. Anita Houck: Our Love for Others; and on February 21 for a Mardi Gras Party. Contact Sean Allen at the Diocese for questions.

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Catholics Come Home

CatholicsComeHome.org is a website dedicated to inviting non-practicing Catholics back to the Church. In addition to being a helpful resource to Catholics in all stages of their faith life, catholicscomehome.org is partnering with dioceses across the nation to launch a national campaign on December 17. Our diocese has setup their own website dedicated to this campaign. If you know someone struggling with their faith or who wants to come back to the Church but doesn know how, send them this link and keep them in prayer. Check it out >

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St. Joseph Grade School named National Blue Ribbon School by US Dept. of Education

St. Joseph Grade School, an educational ministry of St. Joseph Catholic Church, has been named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Blue Ribbon School award honors US schools where students achieve at high levels or where the achievement gap is narrowing. St. Joseph Grade School is the only school in South Bend or Mishawaka to earn this designation and the only Catholic school in Indiana to receive the designation this year. Read more >

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The Christian Formation Commission introduces its 2011-2012 schedule of formation events

The Christian Formation Commission hosts several formation-focused events each year, including retreats, presentations, evenings of reflection, and opportunities for prayer. This year's events are centered on the theme "Do this in Memory of Me." You can pick up a magnet that lists all of the 2011-2012 formation events and their details on the bulletin racks at each church entrance. You can also sign up for the Christian Formation Listserv to receive email updates and event reminders. View the schedule >

The Stewardship Commission Presents Sacrificial Giving Week, Feb. 6-12

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Join the Church in speaking out against the Federal HHS Mandate

Get informed and do your part- write to congress today >