News & Events

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Begins: Friday, March 3 with Mass at 4:00 PM
Ends: Sunday, March 5 with Moring Prayer and Benediction at 8:00 AM

Join us for 40 hours of Eucharistic Adoration March 3-5 as we journey through Lent as a parish community. There will be designated times for certain prayers and devotions, but you are welcome to bring your own prayer books as well. We will also have a variety of resources available for everyone to use.
 

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Date: Saturday, Feb 18, 2023
Time: 11 am - 1 pm

Are you looking for a quality education in a loving environment for your child? Visit our Open House on February 18th anytime from 11 am to 1 pm, and see all that we have to offer. Private school has never been more afforable. Approximately 95% of our students received funding this year. We look forward to seeing you!

Date: Jan. 29, 2023
Time: Following 11 am Mass
Location: Parish Hall Gym

In appreciation of the love and support given to St. Joseph Catholic School by our parish community, everyone is invited to a Parish Appreciation Lunch on Jan. 29 following 11 am Mass. This event will also help kickoff Catholic Schools Week which runs Jan. 29-Feb. 3. Mark your calendars and RSVP via pew card this weekend at Mass. Thanks for all you have done to ensure that our Carpenters receive a quality Catholic education!

The NET Ministries team has been busy meeting and greeting young people from St. Mary and St. Joseph parishes. These opportunities, known as relational ministry, give the missionaries a chance to get to know youth outside of parish and school events and provides them with the opportunity to invite them into a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church. As we prepare for the second semester, we are in need of financial contributions and/or gift cards in any denomination for "relational ministry" at the following locations: Kent Java, McDonald's, Dairy Queen, Starbucks, take-out pizza resturants, JayC Cards, Bagel Girls and Lazy Cow. 

Donations can be placed in the collection basket in a marked envelope or dropped off at the Parish Office. 

Date: Dec. 18, 2022
Time: Following 11 am Mass
Location: Parish Hall Gym
Join us after the 11 am Mass in the Parish Hall Gym for Coffee and Donuts. At 1:00 pm, all are invited to help decorate the church for Christmas as well!

Over the last nine months, we have been participating in spiritually adopting unborn babies who are in danger of abortion. Because of your prayers, these mothers were given the grace to receive the support and courage they needed to choose life for their baby.

To continue supporting these babies and their families, we will be hosting a "baby shower supply drive." Donations can be dropped off in the Narthex. Additionally, please consider donating financially to our local pregnancy resource center, CHOICES.

Donation Needs List

In addition to these events, prepare for Advent and Christmas by picking up a Little Blue Book in the Narthex. Books are availble in both English and Spanish. Reflections are from November 27, 2022 through January 9, 2023, and are based on the first reading for daily Mass. 

St. Joseph family, meet Archdiocese of Indianapolis seminarian, Chase LaCoursiere. Our parish has "adopted" Chase as a part of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Vocations Office "Adopt-A-Seminarian" program. You can learn more about Chase by visiting the Vocation Office's website at https://heargodscall.com/people/chase-lacoursiere.

Prayer for Vocations

Father, in Your plan for our salvation You provide shepherds for Your people. Fill Your Church with the Spirit of courage and love. Raise up worthy ministers for Your altars and ardent but gentle servants of the gospel. 

Amen

DATE: SUN. DEC 4TH 
TIME: FOLLOWING 11:00 AM MASS
LOCATION: PARISH HALL GYM
RSVP via pew card starting Nov. 5th.

Join us for a delicious feast in celebration of St. Nick Day! We'll read a story about this much loved saint and we'll participate in a favorite St. Nicholas Day tradition. The Hospitality Committee will be serving ham, mashed potatoes, salad and green beans. Everyone is invited to bring rolls or a dessert. Parishioners from St. Mary, Lanesville are also invited to attend.

DATE: SAT. DEC. 3
TIME: 9-11:45 AM
LOCATION: CATALYST CATHOLIC
101 St. Anthony Dr., Mt. St. Francis, IN 47146

Adults ages 18-35 are invited to join the NET Team for praise and worship and brunch. Questions? Email the NET Team at newalbanynetteam@netusa.org. Register here.

DATE: WED. NOV. 30TH
TIME: 6:30 PM -7:30 PM
LOCATION: ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

Every few years, the Knights of Columbus selects an icon of a saint whose patronage is particularly inspiring to Knights and their communities. Each jurisdiction receives one or several of these icons which travel from council to council and serve as the centerpieces for prayer services in parishes throughout the Order. Since the first traveling pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1979, more than 174,800 council and parish prayer services with some 22 million participants have been held. Learn more at: https://www.kofc.org/en/news-room/st-joseph/index.html

DATE: SAT. NOV. 19TH, 2022 
TIME: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
LOCATION: ST. JOSEPH PARISH HALL GYM
COST: $25 FOR WORKSHOP 
            $15 FOR LUNCH (OPTIONAL)
During the Called & Gifted™ workshop you will take the Catholic Spiritual Gifts Inventory.
You will learn:

• The role of every Catholic and of the local parish in the mission of the Church to the world. 
• The critical role of charisms in the life and service of other lay Catholics and in the life of the parish or Christian community. 
• The signs and characteristics of 24 common charisms. 
• How discerning and using your charisms can change your life and the life of others, your parish, and the world.