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We say Yes to God through Prayer, Worship & Service
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In Loving Memory
Raphael McNamara
Robin Meyers
(brother-n-law of Pam Kopel)
"May they live in the light and peace of God's presence forever"
Please keep Raphael, Robin and their families in your prayers.
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Part-Time building Supervisor
St. Joseph Church has an opening for a Part-Time Building Supervisor. Responsibilities include: setting up and taking down tables, light janitorial work and monitoring the building security.
This position is typically one weeknight and every weekend, averaging 12-15 hours per week. If interested, please pick up an application at the Parish Office.
For more details contact Pat Archer at 651-423-4402 ext. 5125
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Please Note:
There will NOT be a mass on Thursday, June 22nd, due to Archdiocese Presbyteral Assembly.
We will have a Word and Communion Service in place of Mass.
~Thank you
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Parish Office Closed:
Monday, July 3rd & Tuesday, July 4th
in observation of the holiday.
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This weekend
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Father's Day Cookie Sale
June 17th & 18th
The St Joe's Respect Life Committee
will be selling freshly baked cookies in honor of the important men in the Parish Family on Father's Day weekend, after all masses. Free will offering will be gladly accepted. Show your dad/husband/grandfather that you appreciate him by giving him a sweet treat to enjoy on his special day.
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Baby Shower for
Spiritually Adopted Babies
The Respect Life Committee will be holding a
"Baby Shower"
on Father's Day weekend for our Spiritually Adopted Babies, which many members of our parish adopted back in October. Families gave the babies a name, and have been praying for them and for all unborn babies every day since then. We have also been learning about their development each month in the bulletins. The Spiritually Adopted Babies are now about to be "born" and we would like to show our love and respect for life by inviting those who have adopted the babies and anyone in the parish to bring unwrapped baby gifts on Father's Day weekend and place them on the Respect Life table in back of the church. We will donate them to Wakota Life-Care Center.
Items most in need:
Size 2T, 3T clothes, Diapers all sizes, pull-ups, Baby wipes, lotion and soap, Baby bath towels, Newborn socks, Maternity clothes, & gift cards (Cub, Target, or Walmart). Thank you for your spiritual adoption of the babies and for your daily prayers, acknowledging your love for life!
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PARISH GARAGE SALE
June 22-24th
Please save your items for the Sale...
Drop off has started this week June 14th!
We still need volunteers for the drop-off dates as well as the sale itself. If you are not able to sign up this weekend after mass, you can contact the following individuals to help!
John Peterson: 651-423-2582
Patty Casurella: 651-341-5284
DON'T FORGET TO STOP BY AND SHOP
Starting June 22nd!!
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
NOT TOO LATE TO VOLUNTEER!
June 26-30 in St. Paul Park
Over half of construction volunteer spots are still available with openings each day of the week and we still have some food donation needs.
*Volunteer Sign up this weekend
June 11th after 8:30 am & 10:30 am Masses*
OR
Sign up ANYTIME to volunteer on site or to provide food donations below :
Ques ? Matt Timmers: 651-357-2492/
mattjtimmers@gmail.com
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REGISTER FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL & Faith Formation READY NOW!
Dates for VBS are July 24th - 28th
Deadline June 30th to register!
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!
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Parishioner News & Info
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HARVEST FESTIVAL -
September 15 & 16
Volunteers:
There are immediate needs for volunteers to make our Harvest Festival a success. Some examples are: Publicity Chariperson(s),
Volunteer Chariperson(s), and Games Chairperson(s)
For more information on the following opportunities
CLICK HERE
Crafters:
St. Joseph's is putting on a craft fair in conjunction to the Harvest Festival
September 15 & 16 from 6-10 pm each evening and we have
50 spaces available! Spots will cost
$30 for a 6 X 8 table space,
$25 if you don't need a table and
$5
extra if you need electricity. You pay us for the space along with a donated item and you keep your profits. If you or someone you know sells a quality craft product, please forward this email.
If interested in Volunteering or Reserving a Craft Space contact:
and fill out the following 2 Forms:
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Loaves and Fishes -June 21st
EASTER LUTHERAN BY THE LAKE, EAGAN:
Located at the intersection of Cliff and Pilot Knob: Free community meals are served every Monday through Thursday, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm.
All are welcome.
St. Joseph's is volunteering there the
third Wednesday of each month
, with the next one being
June 21st.
If you are interested in signing up for future dates or have any questions, please contact
Patty Casurella at 651-341-5284 or
pcasurella@hotmail.com
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Fr. James Peterson from our Archdiocesan mission parish in Venezuela will present our annual mission appeal on the weekend of June 24-25. The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has had a unique relationship with the Diocese of Ciudad Guayana since 1970 sending our archdiocesan priests to serve parishes there. Today, two priests serve the parish of Jesucristo Resucitado in San Felix. This diocese suffers from 70% unemployment and a lack of healthcare and basic nutrition. Fr. Peterson will speak about the needs of the poor and needy within the 11 barrios of the parish. He will be seeking our financial support for this mission of evangelization, lifting human dignity and giving opportunities for growth.
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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
Thank you to all those who've made a donation...this update includes all donations made by June 5th.
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Summer Parish Office Hours:
Beginning on
Friday, June 2nd
the parish
office will be open as follows:
Monday to Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; Friday, 8:00 am to 12 noon
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If you need to see someone outside of these office hours, please make an appointment.
Parish phone # 651-423-4402
The Office is open Sunday mornings with volunteer helpers - 9:30am - 11:45am.
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St. Joseph Catholic School
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Meet our New Preschool Director
We are pleased to announce that Shannon (Cherry) Carroll has been hired as our Preschool Director/Lead Teacher! Shannon has been a Head Start Early Childhood educator in Inver Grove Heights for the past five years. She also has experience working as a preschool teacher in the Farmington school district. She is passionate about early childhood education and enjoys working in partnership with families. Shannon is a St. Joseph School alum who graduated from 8th grade in 1995. Shannon and her husband, David, have three children and they live in Farmington.
Welcome to St. Joseph School, Mrs. Carroll!
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THANK YOU FAMILIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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The collection of Box Tops for Education brought in a check for
$268.20
in April. Thank you for clipping & snipping!
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St. Joe's received a check from the Panera Night in March for
$39.10
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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)
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Thank you from St. Joseph Youth Mission Team
THANK YOU
to everyone who has supported our team this year with anonymous donations, buying Flowers, eating at the Knights of Columbus meals, and especially prayers .
We are amazed and humbled by your generosity!
We appreciate your financial and prayer support as we prepare to serve the community of
Louisville, KY June 2017
. We leave June 17th please keep us in your prayers!
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St. Joseph Cemetery Thank you!
The cemetery looked great for Memorial Day!
Thank you for all the help at Cemetery Cleanup for both our cemeteries! Many thanks to the Mission Team for missioning our St. Joe's Cemetery! Thank you to all the big people and the little people who came! We so appreciate it! If you could not make it to Cemetery Cleanup but would still like to help, we always need garden angels stopping in to pull a couple weeds or water a few flowers! Please call Desiree' Fleming at 952-836-9348 if you feel the nudge to help.
Thanks again, everyone!
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Relay for Life 2017
Join us Sunday, June 25th for American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Again this year, Rosemount, Eagan, and Apple Valley are teaming up for one grand Relay for Life celebration, Relay for Life at Cascade Bay. Relay is a fun community and family event that will run from 4:30 to 6:30 outside Cascade Bay, and from 6:45-8:30 inside Cascade Bay. Teams will be raising money for cancer awareness, education, and research, with a special emphasis this year on pediatric cancer. There will be a dinner to honor cancer survivors, a Silent Auction, games, entertainment and more. Our survivor speaker will be our parish's Paige Shaffer! She will speak about her own/her family's journey with cancer. Activities outside the waterpark are free; wristbands for the waterpark portion of the event are available for purchase.
Hope to see you there - it will touch your heart!
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St. John Paul II Champions for Life Awards -Nominate someone today!
Do you know of someone who devotes his or her time helping the poor, elderly, disabled, pregnant, or is committed to praying for Respect Life issues? He or she may be our next Champion for Life! The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis is looking to honor those who respect life at our annual St. John Paul II Champions for Life Awards. To submit a nomination or for more information, go to archspm.org/C4L. Questions?
Please contact Nancy Schulte Palacheck at 651-291-4489 or
MFL@archspm.org
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Events around our area...
Thursday, June 15th @ 7:00 pm
FEMM-Women's Health Program~Fertility Education and Medical Mgmnt
Saint Joseph Hall at the Chancery, St. Paul
Saturday, June 17th ~ 8:30 am-1:00 pm
Widows Day of Reflection-Our Lady of Grace, Edina
The theme is "A Widow's Walk"
Mass followed by special guests Bishop Cozzens & Michele Michaels
Cost $20 (lunch is included) Pre-registration is required
June 19 -August 7
Read Between The WINEs Summer Book Club
Join WINE (Women in the New Evangelization) & each week we will read & discuss a chapter from
"Who Does He Say You Are?"
Sunday, June 25th
St. Mary & St. Henry Annual Church Festival
Polka Mass @ 10 am, Dinner served from 11:15 am-1:30 pm
Sunday, June 25th @ 2:00 pm
Rural Life Sunday Celebration
Held at Byron & Judy Dahlheimer Family Farm, Center City, MN
Celebrated by Archbishop Hebda
Tuesday, June 27th ~ 1-3 pm
Faith & Freedom:
Grandparents & Grandchildren Pray at the Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Paul - Free will offering
Register by July 1st
Archbishop Harry Flynn Catechetical Institute
Classes begin in September
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Church of St. Joseph | 651-423-4402 | www.stjosephcommunity.org
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