ST. JOSEPH BASILICA E-NEWS 
January 31, 2019


This Weekend...

Friday, February 1
First Friday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:45am to 1pm and 7pm to 9pm in Basilica
First Friday: Flame of Love Rosary Prayer 11am in Reconciliation Room

Saturday, February 2

First Saturday: Anointing of the Sick at 8am Mass.

Pastoral Care Ministry meeting 8:45am in Parish Center, 1119 Lafayette St.  Info here.

SJND Crab Feed.  Info here.

 

Sunday, February 3

Feast of St. Blaise: Blessing of throats after every Mass this weekend
First Sunday: Blessing of all celebrating a birthday in February at end of every Mass.

First Year Youth Ministry will meet in Parish Center at 1119 Lafayette St.  (Note change in location this month)

Sunday Readings: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time here

Questions for Reflection

For Adults:  What do you do when a message you are trying to deliver "falls on deaf ears"?

For Children:  Are there times when you have not listened as well as you could to what someone was telling you? Why didn't you?

Stewardship

Parish Collection: January 26/27
Weekly Goal: $13,500
Cash/ check : $8,648
Faith Direct: $3,141
Total Giving: $11,789
Shortfall: ($1,711)

Special Seminary Collection $1,636

Thank you for your continued support. Please help us to meet our weekly goal.

Happy Lunar New Year!

The Year of the Pig starts February 5.  Please join us at the 8am Mass Saturday February 9 to celebrate the new year, and enjoy a simple reception immediately afterwards in the Parish Office hosted by our Vietnamese Ministry.


St. Joseph - St. Damien Award - Nominations being accepted

This new award continues our parish's tradition of the Blessed Damien Award established by Fr. Jeremiah Holland and the St. Joseph Award established by Fr. Fred Riccio, and merges them together.  We honor those parishioners who exemplify these saints'  loving spirit, who have said "Yes" to the call to minister to our parish and generously share the spirit of sacrificial giving of their time, talent and treasure.  Nomination forms and information will be available at the entrances of the Basilica this weekend.


School News

St. Joseph Notre Dame High School weekly newsletter available  here
 
St. Joseph Elementary School weekly newsletter here


Upcoming Events

Feb 5: Vietnamese Eucharistic Adoration
Feb 6: Young Adults Bi-Monthly Meeting
Feb 7: Guadalupe Ministry Monthly Meeting
Feb 9: Lunar New Year celebration at 8am Mass and following
Feb 9: Covenant of Love Date Night
Feb 9: Daughters of St. Paul Book Fair after 5pm Mass
Feb 10: Daughters of St. Paul Book Fair after every Mass
Feb 10: Family Mass
Feb 12: Dine & Donate at Tomatino for St Joseph Notre Dame High School theater program
Feb 14: Grief Support Ministry Gathering
February 22 (Fri): Taize at 8pm in Basilica
February 23 (Sat): Young Families Potluck Brunch at St.Barnabas

Details and more events  here

Catholic Young Adults Group weekly newsletter available  here .
Young Families monthly newsletter available here.

View last week's bulletin here 

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