We say Yes to God through Prayer, Worship & Service
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In Loving Memory of

Gary Gould
~Son-in-law of John Morrison


Please keep Gary and his family in your prayers.


ThisWeekend This weekend
Thursday, May 4th at 6 pm is the next Commission Night, please join us if you would like to experience this ministry first hand.  
Please call the Parish Office to RSVP 651-423-4402
DISCERNMENT NIGHT 

Attend Discernment night Wednesday, May 10th at  7:00  pm to discern as a servant leader, or to pray for those who are willing to discern as a Parish Leader!  
 
Are you being called to be a servant leader?


Please join us for May Crowning on Friday, May 5th at 9:15 a.m. 
in the church.  

May Crowning is a special annual St. Joseph School tradition that includes the rosary led by our 8th grade students.  All are welcome!

Eucharistic Adoration
Friday, May 5th beginning at 10:00 am
 
Eucharistic Adoration will begin following May Crowning.   Benediction will be completed by  5:00 pm

REMINDER: 
Eucharistic Adoration will be scheduled through the Summer months on the First Friday during open office hours.  It will begin after mass and Benediction will close by noon.
Friendly Reminder:

The weekend of  May 6th & 7th we will be celebrating  1st Eucharist Weekend.
 
"Larger" groups will be during the Saturday 5 pm mass & Sunday 10:30 am.
 
Please keep these children in your prayers as they are preparing for this special day.   ~ Thank you
CAP Agency

Weekend of May 6th & 7th
 

Thank you for your generous donations!


school supplies laid out on a table...ready for the first day of school.
SCHOOL SUPPLY COLLECTION

We will be collecting used clothing all sizes from infant to adult, and SCHOOL SUPPLIES to take to Kentucky as we do outreach at Fr. Hoppenjans parish this spring.
 
NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE:  Desperate need for ink pens, college loose leaf paper, composition books all college ruled, glue sticks, colored pencils, colored markers, some pencils.
All donations can be put in red and blue mission box in the hallway across from restrooms or brought the
weekend of May 6th and 7th 
 

VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS MAY 6TH & 7TH

PARISH GARAGE SALE

Mark your calendars for the
weekend of
June 22-24th
 
As the time for Spring Cleaning is drawing near,
 so is the St. Joseph Parish Garage Sale. 
Please save your items for the
drop off date starting June 14th!
 

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Welcome Sunday

Are you new to the Parish?
Please join us... 
Sunday, May 7th ~ 9:45 -10:15 am
During this time you will have an opportunity to register if you have not done so already , ask questions, and receive valuable information about our Parish.
We look forward to meeting with you.

Cursillo Luncheon

Sunday, May 7th @  12 pm
 in the social hall

 



NextWeekend Next Week
GROWING THROUGH LOSS


Church of St. Joseph is hosting the 
Spring Speaker Series

NEXT DATE:  Tuesday, May 9th at 7:00 pm

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Mother's Day Fresh Flowers

Saturday, May 13th & after Sunday  masses on May 14th

Make her day extra special by surprising your mother, wife, or friend with beautiful roses and carnations. St Joe's Respect Life Committee will be selling long  stemmed roses and carnations. 

Confirmation Sending Mass
will be held on Sunday,
May 14th at 10:30 am

*Rehearsal at 12:00 pm in the Church

Coming soon...

Prison Ministry Workshop
St. Joseph and Highland Cemetery Clean Up!  May 20th ~ 9-12 pm
 
Bring your shovels, hand shovels, rakes, wheel barrows and gardening gloves to help get the cemeteries ready for Memorial Day! 
  
Fr. Paul will be blessing the Crucifix in the St. Joseph Cemetery at 11:00 am.
Questions?
  Please call Tim and Desiree' Fleming at 952.836.9348.



Information Night Wednesday, May 24th @ 7pm
For more information about the tour click here
Fr. Paul's 10th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, May 26th
Mass:  8:30 am (Church)
Reception:  9:00 am (Social Hall)

In honor of Fr. Paul's 10th anniversary of his ordination we would like to celebrate with a potluck brunch after morning mass on Friday, May 26th.
If your last name begins with 
A-F, bring fruit
G-M, bring an egg bake or casserole
N-Z, bring sweet rolls, /pastry/doughnuts
Beverages will be provided.
RSVP to Patty at 651-423-4402 by May 23rd  



HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

SAVE THE DATE

June 26-30 in St. Paul Park

Parishioner Parishioner News & Info
REGISTER FOR FAITH FORMATION & VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

READY NOW!!


Dates for VBS are July 24th - 28th


The above programs are in need of VOLUNTEERS!  Click on the links below for more info on opportunities...

Please contact   Esther  if you are interested!
HONOR SOMEONE SPECIAL...

...Through a Hymnal Dedication

It is time for new worship aids!  
To accommodate our weekly liturgies and provide copies for musicians, we will need 750 hymnals at a cost of $15,000.  We are offering you an opportunity to donate $30 per Gather III hymnal.  Donations may be made in honor of someone living, or as a memorial for a deceased loved one.  There will be a small bookplate in the front of each new hymnal to honor the designated individual.
We will offer 3 ways for you to make a donation...
We have envelopes below the Monitor in the Gathering Space.  
You find a form to clip out in the Bulletin and turn into the Parish Office. Or click here 
 

Dear Parishioners

We are looking for help with the very special ministry of cleaning and pressing our Altar Linens. It is time for parishioner Nancy Hinke to pass on this ministry to a new servant of the table.  Nancy has cared for our Altar Linens for over forty years for our community.  
Her commitment and dedication is inspiring.
And so we will be looking for help in this regard.  This essentially involves the washing and pressing of the Purificators, the Lavabo (hand) towels and the Corporal (the 24 inch cloth that rests on the Altar Cloth). If you would like to be of service, please call or email me and I will explain a bit more about this ministry.
 
Blessings,
Bill Bradley
 
Loaves n Fishes ~  Tues. May 9th
(more than just a meal) 

We need YOU!!! 
Join us for  prep (anytime between 1:30-4:30pm) and as many as possible during our serving of the meal and clean up (5-6:30pm). 
Come be the hands, feet and heart of Jesus...share his love.  2nd Tuesday of every month, Holy Rosary Church, 2424 18th Ave. South, Mpls.  High Schoolers!  Young Adults! It's only 1 1/2 hours per month.
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REMINDER:
Annual Summer Book/Activity Drive for Children at Loaves & Fishes, Holy Rosary
As you go through your end of the school year supplies, please save any unused/gently used materials (papers, pencils, crayons, markers, glue, scissors) for the children at Loaves & Fishes to be used in the summer.  We are also accepting children's reading and activity books. Garage Sales are great places to pick up inexpensive children's books.  There will be containers for you to drop off your donation items in the Church narthex and the school beginning May 30 until June 11.                      Questions/Comments:  
Kevin 952-426-8633; kjc379@gmail.com or
Fay 952-250-7613 fay.connors@gmail.com
contact Mary Ann Rolandson
651-423-2977
Monday, May 15th 6:30 -8:30 pm
Rosemount Area Arts Council to host an opening reception at the Steeple Center for an exhibit featuring photography by Fr. Paul Kammen
 
 
Midweek Reflection:



St. Joseph Catholic SchoolSchoolNews
JOB POSTINGS:

Click here for Preschool Director

Click here for 6th Grade Teacher/Middle School Math

TEACHER FEATURE

Hola, I'm Señor Odenbach! I'm the new Spanish teacher here at St. Joe's. Although this is my third year teaching, it is my first year at a school here in the USA. For the last two years, I taught English at a bilingual school in Madrid, Spain. During spring break I was able to take a trip back to Madrid to visit the school where I worked, and I also got to see all of my amigos españoles (Spanish friends)! My mom tagged along with me for a week of the trip, and she loved seeing what my world is like across the pond.
Fun Facts about me:
1. Growing up my dad worked for the candy company Willy Wonka, so my house was always the place to go on Halloween night. My friends always asked me about "the factory" and what it was like, and were disappointed when I told them that it wasn't like how it is in the movie.
 
2. Although I would definitely like to continue visiting different parts of the world, I think I am already pretty well-traveled for my age. Some of the countries that I have been to are:
 
Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Portugal, France, Italy, Jamaica, Canada, England, Germany, Austria and Switzerland
 
(I was even on the local news in Florence, Italy! A fellow American I had been travelling with slipped on a dam and fell into the cities very dirty river. A rescue team had to come with an inflatable boat to retrieve him from the small patch of land he had swum to immediately after falling in.)
ST. JOSEPH'S SPRING  MUSICAL 
  "WRIGHT!
CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF FLIGHT"
THURS., MAY 25TH 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm

School Gym - Free of Charge
Stewardship
Catholic Service Appeal Update

Thank you again to all who have made a pledge to the 2017 CSA.
 
Beginning in June , the CSA Foundation will be making phone calls to all parishioners in the Archdiocese who have not made a contribution, giving you another opportunity to make a pledge. Remember that all funds go directly to the CSA Foundation, not the Archdiocese, in support of ministries like Catholic Charities.
  For more information on how donations are used, go to
http://www.csafspm.org/   If we meet our goal as a parish, and we are close to it, we get 25% of the donations back to St. Joseph to help us meet our local parish needs. Please consider making a pledge when contacted. Thank you and bless you for your generosity.

150th Celebration #7  
The 150th Anniversary

St. Joe's would love your photographs that may relate to our parish and history.  Do you have old photos of the Church(es) or school(s), or events & activities that took place.  Please include specific information for your photo as well as dates and names. 
(We will make copies of your photos)


Thank you...
A HUGE HAITIAN MESI (THANKS)
 
The adult Haitian mission team wishes to thank St. Joe's parishioners for their generosity at last Saturday's KC pork chop feed and Summit Singers concert. We raised over $3,700. All money raised will go directly to pay for projects in Haiti this summer. Your faithful giving will again allow us to bless a family in Haiti with a new home. Mesi!

Dear Church of St. Joseph,
    Thank you for your generous gift of the 45 bags of patient needed items and monetary donation to Our Lady of Peace.  We truly appreciate your support and acknowledgment of our wonderful mission.
   Our Lady of Peace was founded in 1941.  Since that day we have been providing end-of-life care to individuals with limited financial resources.  That mission continues today, thanks to the generous community of donors whose donations make our work possible.  Without your support we could not continue to provide this care free of charge to our patients and their families. 
 
Thank you & Warmest Regards,
Lisa Sweeney
  Director of Development
In our Community   
Events around our area...

Saturday, May 6th ~ 9-3 pm
Day of Reflection "Joy of the Gospel"
Participatns will learn Pope Francis' vision for our 
Catholic Church in today's world.
Free will Donation

Sunday, May 7 ~ Assemble at the Capitol @ 1:30 pm
Procession begins @ 2:00 pm to the Cathedral
70th Annual Archdiocesan Family Rosary Procession led by 
Archbishop Hebda

Tuesday, May 9th  ~ 7-8:30 pm
Depression Support Coalition
"Anxiety in Youth"
St. Richard's Catholic Church, Richfield
All are welcome
Contact Jolaine Liupakka, Director of Pastoral Care 
612-869-2426

Wednesday, May 10th ~ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Regional Grandparents Meeting
Mary Pedersen, Dir. of Adult Faith Formation, Archdiocese of Dubuque
White Bear Lake - Free Will Offering

Thursday, May 11th ~ 6 pm Social Hour/7 pm Dinner
Franciscan International Award Dinner, Prior Lake

Saturday, May 13th ~ 8:30 am -5:00 pm
Our Lady of Fatima Event -Church of St. Michael, Pine Island, MN
A retreat and celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary 
All are invited, free will offering

Tuesday, May 16th ~ 6:30 pm -9:00 pm
Catholic Watchmen Rally, Holy Name of Jesus in Medina
Men are invited, the rally will include Adoration & Confession
Dinner will be provided, Registration not required, Free will offering

May 16th - 18th
Women's Midweek Retreat @ Franciscan Retreat Center, Prior Lake

Wednesday, May 24th ~ 5:30 pm -7:00 pm
Grandparents Study Group Training Workshop
St. Joseph Hall at the Chancery, St Paul
Learn about tow wonderful Grandparent Study Guide options
Free will offering ($10 suggested)

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