5K Run @ 9:00 am:

$25 ($30 Race Day)

 

Kids Fun Run @ 11:00 am:

$15  

Use this link  to register!

Come join us on 

Wednesday, August 29, 7:30pm

for an evening of stargazing with Mike Lynch, WCCO Radio's meteorologist, astronomer and St Joseph parishioner.  Mars will be the closest to the earth since 2003.  Mike's presentation is fun and interactive.  All donations will benefit our Prison Ministry program.  Suggested donation:  $10/Adults; children free.  Mike will have his book available for sale and will sign your copy.    We will start with dessert and presentation in the social hall, then move to the biggest outdoor theater. 

Bring a lawn chair for your seated outdoor enjoyment.

We will have a blessing for students after

all Masses on  Labor Day Weekend.  

Each student will receive a blessed cross which they may carry with them throughout the school year.  The blessing will take place in the church immediately following each Mass.

 

  "Take your cross and follow me" Mt., 16-24 

Stop by the table in the  Gather Space to pick up your packet.

Proceeds this year will benefit a new PA Security System.

This weekend  you we will have a Volunteer Sign Up Table in the Gather Space, come see us an join us in celebrating  150 years as a parish.

You can also click here for opportunities to be apart of this special occasion!

Join us on October 10th as we begin Consoling the Heart of Jesus- a ten-week book and video group retreat to aid us in our quest toward spiritual growth.

Wednesday October 10 - December 19, 9-10:30am, we'll watch a 30-minute video by popular author and speaker, Fr. Michael Gaitley and share our insights within our small group.

Registration deadline is September 17th.

Registration forms are available in the kiosk and on the Church of St. Joseph website   

Questions- please contact Kim Doyle-651-332-2266

Please visit the information table after Masses the weekend of  September 8th & 9th

FLYER                  REGISTRATION FORM

Click here for this week's Bulletin Cover

Click here for more info on this year's  amazing events...

Click here for the bulletin cover~all about volunteer needs and ways you can be apart of this year's special event!

ITEMS NEEDED FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL & 

COUNTRY STORE

Come check out the  "Donation Tree" and donate a fun item for Harvest Festival. It's simple just take a tag, pick up the item and bring it back on or before August 25/26. Or if you like to show off your arts and crafts skills, donations of handmade items are being accepted as well to be sold at St. Joe's country Store September 14-16. Proceeds from Harvest Festival will benefit a new Church Campus PA system. Please place your item in a plastic bag marked with a suggested price with the words "For Country Store" and drop off at the church office.   Sorry, no commercial or food items accepted.

CRAFTERS WANTED

We still have spots available, First Come First Serve basis. Please see our website for more info or email Bridget in the Parish Office.  

HARVEST FEST CHICKEN DINNER SALES

 Dinner tickets are now on sale in the Parish Office and in the Gather Space after masses on the weekends.

Volunteers are needed!  

If you are interested in volunteering in the Nursery please contact Bridget.Sturm@stjosephcommunity.org

or you can also sign up by using this link

St. Joseph Church has an opening for a Part-Time Building Monitor. Responsibilities include: setting up and taking down tables, light janitorial work and monitoring the building security. This position will also be available to fill in with a few hours to days' notice. The shifts being covered are weeknights and weekends. If interested, please pick up an application at the Parish Office. For more details, contact Pat Archer at 651-423-4402 x5125.

The Veteran's Recognition Committee has designed a permanent display soon to be installed on the wall in the NE corner of the Gather Space. For more info click here.

Donations are being accepted to cover the cost of the display.  

Thank you!     ~ St. Joseph's Veterans Recognition Committee

Click here for August 19th's bulletin for more info

Application Form

On the 2nd Friday of the month from

9:30 -11:00 am St. Joseph parishioners go to Trinity Care Center in Farmington. We have been helping out at Trinity since 2013. We lead the rosary, do a communion service, and then distribute communion to residents in their rooms.

We would be happy to have more people join us.

For more information or to volunteer please contact

Lou Croke 952-891-1029

 

                   Click here for more info

Click here to purchase a paver or to donate

Through Friday, August 31st  the parish  office is open as follows:

 

Monday to Thursday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm; Friday, 8:00 am - 12 noon.

 

If you need to see someone outside of these office hours,

 please make an appointment.   Parish phone  651-423-4402

Click here to register for classes...

Click here to view the school website...

WELCOME BACK NIGHT

Wednesday, August 29th 

4:30 pm -7:30 pm

Our Faithful Beginnings Preschool is looking for Preschool Substitutes  for all types of positions (preschool teacher, preschool assistant teacher, and preschool aides). You will be working with 3, 4, & 5 year-old children in our Faithful Beginnings Classroom. We are open from 7:00am-6:00pm, so there are a lot of different times available that we could need help. Qualifications: You must meet DHS requirements for the specific position (teacher, assistant, or aide) and have experience working with children. If you are interested, please contact our Preschool Director, Shannon Carroll. shannon.carroll@stjosephcommunity.org   651-313-8491

To begin eligibility for the May 2019  Confirmation you will need to:  

These two steps get you into the program and start working towards completing the necessary components to be receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

 

Questions can be directed to the

Confirmation Coordinator,
Mijanou.sampers@stjosephcommunity.org

Consider scheduling a recurring electronic contribution today. Even when circumstances prevent you from attending Mass, your contributions will continue to support St. Joe's. Simply go to the Parish Website and click on the 

green Giving button or call the Parish office at 651-423-4402 .

The St. Joe's 150th Anniversary Committee needs your help to fill the showcases in the Social Hall with artifacts and mementos from St. Joe's past. If you have any pictures of events such as Church Dinners or Holiday pictures, Baptisms or Weddings or even Summer Church Picnics, anything that relates to the old church or school, we would love to borrow them for the display.

Drop off these mementos to the church office any time during the weeks ahead. Put your name and phone number on them, and if there is a story that goes with the item- please share it. They will be returned after our Harvest Festival 150th Anniversary Weekend celebration which concludes on September 16, 2018. Thank you.

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