You're Invited

The Children of Grade 3

  cordially invite you

to attend an

  All Saints Prayer Service Sunday, October 28

  at 10:45 a.m. in the Church

All children [except for third grade] report to the school cafeteria at 10:00 a.m. as usual to meet with their class and will go to church for the prayer service with their catechists.

Dismissal next Sunday will be from Bernard Hall.

Women Save the Date!

Advent By Candlelight Evening for Women

Sunday, November 25
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Bernard Hall (St. Joseph Church 767 Prospect St. Maplewood, NJ)

To reserve a table please contact Liz Petroccia at 973-763-4053 or lpetroccia@msn.com

OUR PARISH FOOD PANTRY SHELVES ARE BARE!

Please help restock them! We almost ran short last Saturday. Like other local pantries, we are struggling to help families and seniors in need. You may borrow a St. Joseph Church Reusable Bag for your donation shopping, or pack it in a supermarket bag, but bring in what you can. Jesus tells us to help his people who are hungry or thirsty. (Matthew 25:35) So, would you be able to raid your own shelves or make a family field trip to the supermarket and help us reach out to people in need?

Always needed are: canned vegetables, soups, stews, tuna, beans, rice, pasta, sauce, juice, cereals, peanut butter, jelly... Special requests for Thanksgiving include Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Gravy, Boxed Potatoes, Canned Yams, etc.

We need these on or before November 11th.

Return bag and donated items to the church this week any day the church is open. Donations may be left in the church vestibule. THANK YOU for your ongoing generosity!

Donate a turkey to our Thanksgiving Food Pantry



Thursday, Nov 15th

Turkey Drop-off 5:00-7:00p.m.


Volunteer your time:

Monday, November 12th Sort Night 7-8 p.m.

Thursday, November 15th Pack Night 7-8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov 17th Food Pantry Saturday 10-11 a.m.



If you would like to donate a complete family dinner, please call Lynne at 908 656-1436 or, better still, email her at mlblaesser@aol.com.

TRIPLE BENEFIT...CHECK THIS OUT!

Here is a great way to save on your grocery bills, fill ups at the pump and help your parish! Now Stop & Shop turns every dollar you spend into gas reward points. And you can make your purchases with a Stop & Shop Gift Card that you get from one of our volunteers. Check out Stop & Shop’s website for more information: www.stopandshop.com/savings/shell_program. Supermarket Gift Cards are also available for Shop-Rite, Pathmark, Kings, Whole Foods and Stop & Shop at our sales table in back of church. As always, thank you for your ongoing support for this important fundraiser for our parish.

Join Fr. Manolo on Trip to Holyland

WHERE JESUS WALKED




A Holy Land Pilgrimage / Retreat

...making the Bible a living experience

as we trace the footsteps of God!



with

Rev. JM Manolo A. Punzalan, STL

November 18-26, 2013

RESERVE A SPACE NOW! BOOK EARLY & SAVE!

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SAVE THE DATES!

SAVE THE DATES!!


Our next volunteer parish build days are Saturday, November 17th, and Saturday, December 15th. Watch the bulletin and listen for announcements from the pulpit for more information.

COME TO FIND OUT WHERE THE CHURCH IS GOING

50 YEARS SINCE VATICAN II




Some of us lived through these years. For others, the Second Vatican Council is an historical event. Either way, there is a great story to be told about what this Council was and how it changed the Church.



The person to tell this story is Msgr. Robert J Wister who teaches at Immaculate Conception Seminary. Generations of students for the priesthood and lay ministry will testify that he is a great teacher who conveys knowledge and analyses of Church matters local and global with a witty sense of humor. He has boldly agreed to try and predict where the Church may be heading over the next 50 years… So, come and find out what he sees in our future: this is a presentation you will not want to miss!



Sunday, October 14th

10:15 – 11:15 in Bernard Hall

Breakfast included Everyone is welcome!



This Year of Faith event is sponsored by the joint Holy Name Society of St. Joseph Parish and Our Lady of Sorrows and co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 4066.

INVITATION FOR LITURGICAL MINISTERS

If you are a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Leader of Liturgy of the Word with children, Music Minster, or an Usher, mark your calendars for a special opportunity to renew your ministry.



On Saturday, October 27, we will gather for Mass at 9:00 a.m; with a special blessing and re-commissioning of all those who assist in making our liturgies come alive. This will be followed by refreshments, with a brief presentation and a chance for fellowship with one another. The morning will conclude with training for new ministers and updates for everyone. Please come if you are part of these ministries. If you are not already a liturgical minister, please think about becoming one. Contact Dugan McGinley at the rectory for more information