No Ordinary Picnic: A Celebration during Ordinary Time

No Ordinary Picnic
A Celebration during Ordinary Time

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010, 1-5pm
Maplecrest Park, Maplewood

In the good old summertime, we mark each Sunday with a simple ordinal number unattached to a feast or a season. In fact, the term Ordinary Time refers to that “ordering of Sundays,” and it does not mean that there is nothing at all special about the celebrations during the long period between Trinity Sunday and the First Sunday of Advent. However, in our parish, we have this great tradition of the
Parish Family Picnic during this ordinary time.

Our parish Family Picnic is not just an ordinary picnic because it celebrates, blesses and highlights the community life and ministry shared in our parish. This picnic brings all of us together. It shows just how vital our beloved
St. Joseph Parish Community is – how it is truly a dwelling place of the Holy Spirit and the Body of Christ alive and well in the wider community.

This picnic also encourages more members to get involved in this parishwide experience of the wonders of our faith.

Let this event be a source of affirmation, rededication, hope
and promise.

9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance

9/11/10 & 9/12/10
St. Joseph Parishioners will donate baked goods. Confirmation Candidates and families will assemble assorted trays of goodies. Trays will be delivered to Fire, Police, EMT, Health Depts. and Crossing Guards. We will serve those who serve us daily providing safety and security to our communities.

FROM ST. JOSEPH IHN COORDINATOR

Thank you so much for giving up your time to help give shelter, meals, companionship, laundry services, children's entertainment and kindness to our IHN families these past two weeks. On behalf of the four families and their children: Montero/Sardinas (children Hailey and Yennier); Paden/Scott (children Jahmerah and Naomi); Knuckles (son, Al); and Short/Mackey (children Tavia and Destiny) THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

There are people who don't have email who deserve mention -- Angela Bukwich, Dot Huber, Barbara Sanok, Roseann Sharo, Margaret Coughlin and the custodial staff of St. Joe's.

A special thanks to the volunteers from Our Lady of Sorrows; the many confirmation candidates who came to entertain the kids almost every night....to the committee members who were my right hand(s): Vince, Liz and Grace Petroccia (setup and breakdown); Chicky and John Visicaro (food shopping); Fran Stanzione (meals); Scott Bertha (overnight hosting); Carmen Acevedo and Mary Boehner (children's activities); Mary Chris Brauchli (OLS liaison); Lynne and Don Blaesser.....to the parish staff for their support, especially Liz Petroccia -- I can't thank you enough for all that you've done; and of course to Fr. Michael.

I want to make mention that if you have any luggage with wheels that you no longer use or know of anyone who might be able to donate luggage, the families don't have any. They carry their belongings in garbage bags. Please let me know if you have any to donate. Will coordinate where to drop off and by when.

Again many thanks for putting your faith into action. I will leave you with a link below of a you tube video of the Servant Song (Brother, let me be your servant, Let me be as Christ to you, Pray that I may have the grace, To let you be my servant, too)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RvCfIZeak&feature=related

Love,
Carmen

CONGRATULATIONS NICK