Annual Wreath Sale! The Saint Joseph Boy Scout Troop 87 will be having their annual fresh cut Christmas Wreath sale after all Masses on Thanksgiving weekend November 24th and 25th. The medium or door wreath will be available for $20 and the large or mantle size wreath will be $25. Pine roping and larger wreaths are available only by advance order through a Boy Scout or Jeff Moran 419-508-0217 by November 14, 2018. Please support the Boy Scouts!
Kids Day Out! Kids celebrate Thanksgiving is scheduled for Saturday, November 17th! This event is open to children ages 4-6. Please register using the signup link on the parish website or call the Office of Youth Catechesis and Formation for more information at 419-885-2181.
Anointed: Attention Parish High School Students Anointed will be meeting Saturday, November 17! Check the parish youth ministry website for a sign-up link! For those of you new to the parish, Anointed is a ministry open to all high school students. The day begins at 9:00 a.m. at Saint Joseph in the West Meeting Room. You will go out and serve food at the Downtown Community Picnic and return to Saint Joseph for discussion and lunch. Pick up is 1:00 p.m. Bring a friend! We hope to see you there! Call the Office of Youth Catechesis and Formation at 419-885-2181 with questions.
Saint Joseph Church Presents Toledo Symphony Orchestra Annual Neighborhood Christmas Concert Sounds of the Season Wednesday, November 28, 2018 7:30 p.m. Conducted by Sara Jobin General Admission Tickets on sale in our Parish Office, M-F, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. AND After Masses on November 10th and 11th and November 17th and 18th (except 5:30 p.m. Mass) $16.00 General Admission, $18.00 at the door. Thank you for your support!! Margie Heck, General Chairperson.
Saint Joseph Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesdays in the Daily Mass Chapel 9:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. To sign up for your Holy Hour, please sign on to the Parish Website at stjoesylvania.org. We must have all hours reserved to continue Adoration until 6:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office if you do not have access to our parish website to sign up.
First Sunday of Advent, December 2, Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Archbishop of Louisville, Celebrant and Homilist 5:30 p.m. – Life Teen Mass 7:00 p.m. – Light Supper and talk by Archbishop Kurtz in O’Grady Community Center, Little Flower Parish, 5522 Dorr Street, Toledo Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz has been Archbishop of Louisville since 2007. He serves as chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), having previously served as Vice-President and President of the USCCB. Archbishop Kurtz also serves as Episcopal Moderator for the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD), and he was instrumental in the US Bishops’ approval of the 2017 revised edition of the Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities. Archbishop Kurtz will talk about his vocation and how it reflects his late brother George’s call to holiness. George Kurtz had Down syndrome and accompanied Archbishop Kurtz in his ministry. All are welcome. For information or to reserve a seat for dinner, contact Marsha Rivas: 419-214-4938 or mrivas@ toledodiocese.org. Kindly RSVP before November 18.
Handel’s Messiah returns to the glorious acoustic of Rosary Cathedral on Sunday, December 2 at 4:00 p.m. The Toledo Symphony Orchestra joins forces with local choirs and international vocalists in this holiday tradition. Last year’s performance was sold out, so contact the TSO box office to reserve your tickets today! For tickets, call (419) 246-8000 or visit www. toledosymphony.org.
JOSEPH’S MEALS Saturday and Sunday, November 17th and 18th will be the sign-up weekend for anyone interested in helping with our monthly parish food donation to the Helping Hands of Saint Louis Soup Kitchen. Tables will be in the back and front of the church with lists of various items that are needed. Please sign up to make a pasta dish or to provide other foods or supplies. The drop-off point for these items will be at the East Campus, off of Ravine Drive on Wednesday morning, November 21st, between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. If you would like to help but can’t make this time frame, please contact Larry or Deb Gaster at 419-466- 4885 or 419-460-7386. If you would like to contribute to this outreach program, please make your check payable to Saint Joseph Social Outreach. Thank you in advance!
Christmas Ministry Outreach Adopt a Family Each year, our parish assists those in need within our Parish boundaries, as well as referrals from Sylvania Area Family Services, Harbor and Heroes in Action. This outreach has been successful due to your support and willingness to adopt a family!!! It’s a great way to put our faith into action. We have families ranging in size from one to ten. Many parishioners form “teams” to share in the shopping for our larger families. You will receive detailed shopping and delivery guidelines. Gifts can be delivered to the East Campus Meeting Rooms or directly to our Heroes in Action families. We will need many volunteers during the fi rst 3 weeks of December. All help is welcomed! Donations are accepted at the Parish Center or drop your check in the Sunday collection basket (check payable to Saint Joseph Church with Christmas Outreach in the memo). Christmas Families can be adopted beginning November 10th, 2018. Contact Laurie Foster text or call 419-460-1702 or email LCMR59@ bex.net. For Heroes in Action families and volunteering, please contact Sue Jurski by email suejurski@ buckeye-express.com or call 419-350-8161 if you can help.
Campaign for Human Development Next week, our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 43 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports programs to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to bring permanent and positive change to their communities. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.
Prayer Vigil for Life – Wednesday, Nov. 14 On Wednesday, November 14, at 6:00 p.m., join Reverend Michael Geiger, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Toledo, and the pro-life community of Northwest Ohio for a prayer vigil at Toledo’s last remaining abortion facility. The hour-long prayer vigil will be at Capital Care Network, 1160 W. Sylvania Avenue, Toledo, OH. Join us as we pray and seek God’s grace that the 15 children scheduled to be aborted that week might be spared and given the gift of life! For more information, contact Peter Range, Director of the Office for Life and Justice, at prange@ toledodiocese.org or 419-214-4933.
Bishop Daniel E. Thomas Leads Ecumenical Prayer Vigil and Procession Saturday, November 17 Join Bishop Daniel E. Thomas Saturday, November 17, for an ecumenical Prayer Vigil for Life from 10:00- 11:30 a.m., at Saint Francis De Sales Chapel, 501 Cherry Street, Toledo. Following the Prayer Vigil, Bishop Thomas will lead a Procession to ProMedica Headquarters, 100 Madison Avenue in Toledo. The prayer vigil is being held to peacefully protest the transfer agreement ProMedica signed in February 2018, with Capital Care Network, Toledo’s only abortion facility. Over 13,000 signatures support asking ProMedica’s President/CEO Randy Oostra and the ProMedica Board of Directors to reconsider this transfer agreement. You may sign the petition at www.petition.life which states: “I believe a prestigious healthcare provider like ProMedica should not support an abortion facility that ENDS life rather than SUSTAINS it.” For more information, or for your group to be recognized in attendance, please contact Director of the Office for Life and Justice, Peter Range at prange@ toledodiocese.org or at 419-214-4933. Join us for this powerful time of prayer and peaceful witness for life!
God’s Not Dead 2 Please join us in the East Campus Meeting Rooms Sunday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m. for Dinner and a Movie. The Knights of Columbus will be showing the critically acclaimed film God’s Not Dead 2. This mainstream PG film is the follow-up to our first Parish movie night last spring. In addition to the Movie, we will be serving sandwiches and snacks, so bring your family and friends for a free night of food and entertainment.
We’re on the Radio! Monsignor Michael Billian will be interviewed on 89.7 WNOC, Tuesday, November 27, at 11:00 a.m. Tune in to Annunciation Radio’s Fall Sharathon to hear him take the microphone in support of Catholic radio. Be sure to call in your pledge during Monsignor’s hour! The Sharathon runs November 27-30, with phones answered from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Call 1-888-215-0624. Thank you!
