News - August 2013

Fr. Michael Morgan, Chancellor of the Diocese of St. Augustine, will assume the role of Administrator of St. Joseph's effective September 1st, 2013 - January 31st, 2014.

Please join us for Trivia Night! Saturday, September 14th in the Cody Enrichment Center. Doors open at 6:15 pm. Games start promptly at 7:00. Prizes awarded to the top 3 teams!!

New Altar Server training begins on September 8th! Boys and girls, 5th grade and older (10 and up) are invited to join the Altar Serving Ministry.

It's that time of year to prepare for the St. Joseph's Fall Festival! This year's Festival will be held on Sunday, October 6th from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. There will be lots of food, games, crafts, music, clowns and so much more. We are in need of youth and adult volunteers.

Please click on the above link to see a list of our current needs. God bless you for your generosity. We would like to extend a huge Thank You to all of you who supported our efforts to receive a grant for the Food Bank. We will find out the winner in September.

Homeless ministry update and items needed. Because of your volunteer generosity, we have been able to expand our ministry to include a second Saturday a month!

The Cuban Community of Jacksonville invites you to The Eucharistic Celebration in honor of Our Lady of Charity, Patron Saint of Cuba, presided over by Bishop Estevez on Saturday, September 7th at 2:30pm at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Please welcome our newest Parochial Vicar, Fr. Ed Shaner.

There will be a parish council meeting on Monday, Sept. 9th at 7 p.m. Please come and welcome Father Mike Morgan.

Reflections

Familia's Ladies Study: Called to Authentic Feminism. 15 sessions based on John Paul II's, The Dignity of Women. Meets Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. starting September 17th at the Cody Center.

Familia's Evening Ladies Study: The Temperament God Gave You. Mondays, 7-9 p.m. from September 23rd to March 3rd. There will be 12 sessions, roughly every other week.

Please join Families Following Christ on Wednesday, September 4th at 7pm at the Cody Center for the 5th sacrament series, The Holy Eucharist: "Food for the Journey" with guest speaker Deacon Corky Hecht.

The Ladies Bible Study will begin meeting again on September 11, Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. in the Cody Center. This year we will be using: The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation History.