Calling all that are interested in altar serving or existing altar servers looking for a review. We welcome 3rd graders through adults! Please contact Jason Schmidt at schmidtfamily4@gmail.com to schedule a 1—hour training session. These sessions will be small groups that will include parent(s) as well. The goal is to meet within two weeks of being contacted and the expectation of serving no later than two weeks after training. Each session will be tailored to the level of current experience.
The parish office is looking for volunteers to help answer phones and greet visitors. We are looking for individuals to help during the following times: Mondays from 9-12 and from 12-4, Tuesdays from 1-4, Wednesdays from 1-4, and Thursdays from 9-12. If you are available to help during any of these times, please call Wendy at the parish office (269-983-1575) for more information.
The campaign began last weekend! If you have not taken a Baby Bottle home with you it is not too late. All you have to do is fill it up with your loose change or make out a check to Birthright of St. Joseph. Birthright is a non-profit charitable organization that has been providing love and support for over 50 years to women facing unplanned pregnancies. We also help with pregnancy testing, medical, housing and counseling referrals as well as maternity and baby items. On the weekend of May 18 & 19 return your Baby Bottle. It is that simple. There will be Birthright Auxiliary Members at all the Masses to collect your bottles, or look for containers marked "Birthright Baby Bottle Return." Thank you again for your support and prayers!
Memorial Day: May 27th, at Noon. Please join in praying for our nation, and honoring our military, living and deceased, prior to Mass at Resurrection Cemetery on Memorial Day. All are invited!
Graduation Day at the Lake Michigan Catholic for the Senior Class of 2019 is May 31st. We begin with Baccalaureate Mass with Bishop Bradley at 9:00 am—Downtown. Graduation for Mass For the Class of 2019: In addition to the above Mass, I would like to honor all our graduating seniors/class of 2019 from our local high schools and colleges on Sunday, June 2 at the 10:00 am Mass. You are invited to wear cap and gown of your respective school.
Our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. Six Catholic agencies use funds from this collection to provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and bring Christ to all people here at home and abroad. Please give generously! Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief.
All engaged couples in the Diocese of Kalamazoo who are planning to marry in the Church. A weekend like this is one of the steps in the process for marriage preparation. For more information, contact Socorro Truchan at struchan@diokzoo.org or (269) 903-0199. Spots fill up quickly. JFM Weekend Dates Are: May 25-26, July 13-14, & September 7-8.
The classes are offered at Caring Network and Ascension Borgess Hospital. Join the four-week free class series and learn about body changes, childbirth, coping options for labor, postpartum recovery. Bring a support person. Classes offered at Borgess May 8, 15, 22, 29 from 6:30-9:00pm. Caring Network series is June 5, 12, 19, 26 from 3:30-6:00pm. Call 381-1234 to register or vis- it www.ccdok.org to learn more! Caring Network is a program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo.
We are in need of volunteers for the Catholic Jail Ministry at the county jail. There is an online training through the Forgotten Man Ministry. This commitment is only for one hour per month and is flexible in time. Please contact Alan Mileski at 269-927-1810 or Bill Shine at 269-470-2055.
For all parishioners who have joined our parish since January of 2018, your St. Joseph Parish Pastoral Council would like to welcome you and your family to our parish. Please join us for a "Meet and Greet" dinner on Friday, May 17th at the Rose Center Doors will open at 6:00 and dinner will be served at 6:30 Please RSVP the number of family members who plan to attend by email to janettrumbley@gmail.com or by phone to Janet 269-930-1286, Steve at 269-429-6962, or Ann at 269-429-8222.
The classes are offered at Caring Network and Ascension Borgess Hospital. Join the four-week free class series and learn about body changes, childbirth, coping options for labor, postpartum recovery. Bring a support person. Classes offered at Borgess May 8, 15, 22, 29 from 6:30-9:00pm. Caring Network series is June 5, 12, 19, 26 from 3:30-6:00pm. Call 381-1234 to register or vis- it www.ccdok.org to learn more! Caring Network is a program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo.
If you would like to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, has set up a dedicated fund to help the Cathedral resurrect and rebuild. Send donations to Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Attn: Monsignor Walter Rossi, Rector, 400 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, D.C. 20017. Checks should be made payable to "Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception"; indicate "Cathedral of Notre Dame Fund" in the memo portion of the check. To make a donation online visit www.SupportNotreDame.org.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, in conjunction with another organization, is looking for a very reasonably priced vehicle for a client of St. Vincent de Paul. If you have a dependable car that you are considering selling and would like to work with us to im- prove the life of a hardworking mother, please contact Wanda Killips at 734-320-5879 for more information. Thank you!
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul appreciates and thank the supporters and volunteers of the recent Culver's Night fundraiser which raised $524.69 to help the needy in our community. Your generosity is being used to help pay utility bills, medical expenses and prescriptions, transportation costs, and other basic and emergency needs. Thank you for your role in this important ministry in our parish.
Join us on May 2nd, at 6:30 pm, at the Frist Congregational Church of St. Joseph on Niles Avenue for an Interfaith Prayer Service in support of refugees, migrants and immigrants. Invited Guests: US Representative Fred Upton, US Senator Gary Peters Governor Gretchen Whitmer
The Divine Mercy Novena will start on Good Friday. Many graces are attached to this novena which ends on Divine Mercy Sunday—the Sunday after Easter. The services on Divine Mercy is as follows Confessions beginning at 1:00 pm, Rosary at 2:00 pm, Chaplet at 3:00 pm—Downtown. Novena pamphlets will be available at all Church doors and in the Chapel beginning soon.