GIFT's Out for Summer... (Kid's Club Coming Soon!)

With these not-so-warm days, it's hard to believe that another GIFT year is over. Once again we had a WONDERFUL year. We are truly blessed with caring and hardworking catechists here at St. Joe's. THANK YOU catechists!!!

There was a lot going on during the last GIFT class. Ice cream sundaes, root beer floats, a scavenger hunt, some final touches on a Mass Book project, a picnic, and Q&A with Fr. Tom were just some of the activities. Here are some pics of what the 4th grade did that night...

They hosted an indoor picnic (thanks to those April-showers-in-May!)

It was a tasty spread of food...

...share with a close bunch of friends :)

They ended the class with some questions for Fr. Tom...

Note: Pretzels & a plant make great spur-of-the-moment Visual Aids to explain a concept more clearly!

Next up???

Summer Kid's Club!!! Mark your calendar:

July 6th-8th, 2010

More details will follow!!!

Holy Week

We are in the midst of Holy week. There's lots happening at St. Joe's as we gear up for the beautiful Masses we will experience this week.

Just so you don't miss anything, here are some important dates & times to put on the calendar:

Wednesday, March 31st - Shadow Stations in the Church at 7:30 PM

Thursday, April 1st, the Easter Triduum begins. This is a "three-day festival" of prayer and worship, composed of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil - the heart and core of the whole Church year - on Saturday evening.

Please join us for these special masses:

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 8:00 PM (Will you participate in the washing of the feet?)

Good Friday service - 1:00 PM

Easter Vigil - Saturday, April 3rd, 8:30 PM (Come celebrate as we welcome Tim Dolan, Nolan Dowd, Craig Anderson, Ryan Galbreath & Brian Fuhrman into the Catholic church, celebrate the sacraments of Confirmation & First Eucharist with Jessica Boone & Jason Micek, and the sacrament of Confirmation with Priscilla Fuhrman).

Easter Sunday Masses are at 8:30 & 10:15.

Blessings to you and your family!