Dear Community of Saint Joseph’s;

 

When I was a child the seasons of the year seemed to stretch on forever.  I remember summer being eternal and the fall and winter and spring seasons were like a lifetime.  Now I experience time as flying by with extraordinary speed.  It is amazing to me that I am writing this bulletin letter in the middle of October – in a blink it will be Advent.  In order to not allow the year to slip past you I encourage you to take advantage of all the many opportunities we are offering here at Saint Joseph’s. 

 

Professor Michael Doherty is offering a four-week course on the Old Testament, searching for the signs for the coming of Jesus.  This is a great occasion to enroll in a beginning Scripture Study on a component of the Bible that can be perceived as esoteric.  Professor Doherty is an excellent teacher and I know you would consider your time well spent.  As we draw closer to the month of November we will be celebrating the Feast of All Souls – this feast honors those who have died.  We will be celebrating a special Eucharist in memory of the dead on Monday November 2 at 7:00 in the evening.  Please bring a photo of the person you would like to honor that night.  On Thanksgiving Day we will begin our day of gratitude with mass at nine in the morning – early enough to reserve the majority of the day for your family feast and activities.  Please mark these dates on your family calendar.

 

This fall you might also consider becoming a sponsor for the RCIA or perhaps you might serve the parish as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist at our Sunday celebrations?  We are always in need of parishioners to participate in the Perpetual Adoration Ministry.  We will soon be preparing our Christmas Giving Tree ministry that provides Christmas gifts to families in need.  At Saint Joseph’s there are potent opportunities to be involved and enhance your spirituality through education and service.   This is a great time to connect and meet some remarkable people who every day serve God and neighbor.  Don’t wait for some day – the way things are going it will soon be summer and before you know it - time for the Golf Tournament,

which reminds me……….

 

 

Father Matt Pennington

Pastor