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Join us for our new monthly Fellowship Potluck on May 6 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Father Wurzel Family Center. Bring a dish to share. Please invite someone! Everyone is welcome. Please RSVP: 419-345-7920, Mary Jane DelVerne.

Christ the King Bereavement Group: meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Christ the King Parish Center Meeting Room. We welcome people from all walks of life. Contact Saint Joseph Representative, Ed Ruszkiewicz, with any questions at 419-345-1903.

So How Old Was the Old Testament? It’s easier to understand Scripture when we have a sense of what followed what… who was before or after this person, etc. This four-session series will trace the time line from the beginning of the Old Testament to the close of the New Testament. Father Ritter will present the Biblical Time Line. Please register by calling 419-885-5791 or jdenyer@ stjoesylvania.org. All are welcome! Join us in the East Campus Meeting Rooms on: Tuesdays (12:30-2:00) on April 23, 30, May 14, 21 OR – Wednesdays (7:00-8:30 p.m.) on April 24, May 1, 15, 22.

Saint Luke’s Deanery Confession times during Lent “The Light is On” Good Friday, April 19 at 2:00-3:00 p.m. & 5:00-7:00 p.m. – Holy Trinity, Assumption .

Evening Prayer during Lent Vespers (Evening Prayer) will take place in Church on: Tuesday evenings, April 16, 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Lent is our season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, ancient practices dating back to the Israelites. Vespers is one of the prayers of The Liturgy of the Hours – the public prayer of the Church for praising God and sanctifying the day.

We have a full time Parish/School position available for our Development and Enrollment Director and Business Manager. Please contact the Parish Offi ce for a job description. Email: Lynn Schmidt at lschmidt@stjoesylvania.org or call 419-885-5791. Thank you.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 – The Light is On As has been our Lentecustom, the confessional lights will be on in parishes across the Diocese of Toledo, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, including our parish, Saint Joseph, Sylvania. Between the hours of 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on April 10th priests in local parishes will be present to hear Confessions, making the mercy and forgiveness of the Lord readily available to all.

Children’s Easter Breakfast: Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. children ages 10 and under and their parents/grandparents. Hear the Easter story  Visit with the Easter Bunny  Crafts and games  Enjoy a light breakfast  Egg hunt (weather permitting) RSVP 419-823-1972 or hccoffie@frontier.com

2019 Lenten Schedule Sunday, April 14 – Palm Sunday 10:00 a.m. Worship service Thurs., April 18- Maundy Thursday 6:30 p.m. Drama & Meal Friday, April 19 – Good Friday 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Sunday, April 21 – Easter Sunday 10:00 a.m. Worship.