IN the next month, some people may experience an inability to receive the bulletin on-line. This link will help you to get back in the loop.
Keeping the Faith
We are asking all Catholics in Stephenson County to join together with us, The Knights of Columbus of Stephenson County, on Facebook. Only through unification can all Catholic men, women and children join together to build and strengthen our church and beliefs.
Joining with us provides a platform where you can see how we are impacting our community at each council, each church and school. We are asking you to help make our Catholic Family strong and it only takes two minutes to like and follow us on The Knights of Columbus of Stephenson County Facebook page.
We are inviting you as Catholics to post what you do for volunteering: births, to baptisms, and marriages, from church and school events to information which impacts Catholics in our community. Our strength comes from our God, our Church, our Catholic families, our Catholic community, and sharing what we do, as Catholics in action.
November Free Community Lunch
We want to thank all who donated the many warm scarves, caps and gloves as well as the winter coats and jackets. You have helped many in our community through your generous giving. We provided 151 meals on November 16, and owe our volunteers a great big thank you for their dedication to this ministry. We will serve a ham dinner on Saturday, December 21. Donations and volunteers are always needed. Please contact Mary Koppi at 815-232-4687 for information. God Bless! – The Society of St Vincent de Paul
Jesus Bringing Heaven to Us this Christmas
Symbolism in the Church #35
To the right of the stained glass in the center is the harp of David. How the Germans love their sacred music. Good music at that. How many of you remember the album that was cut by St Joseph church? Do you still have it? Continue reading
Domingo II adviento ciclo A 2019
Juan es el último profeta del Antiguo Testamento y el primero del Nuevo, es el precursor del salvador. Nos invita a la conversión, al cambio de mente y de corazón, de pensamiento y sentimiento. Nos invita a tomar postura, de ella depende la diferencia que separará a unos de otros. Nosotros preguntamos también: ¿entonces, qué hacemos? Él nos indica un camino: compartir nuestros bienes, servir al necesitado, no aprovecharse de los demás, dar de comer al hambriento… ¿Qué me respondería a mí en este momento de mi vida Juan Bautista? Si quiero preparar de verdad mi interior para la venida de Jesús no debo eludir esta pregunta. Sólo si estoy dispuesto a dar una respuesta adecuada estaré en condiciones de que el Evangelio sea de verdad una Buena Noticia. Continue reading
PRESENTS FOR PRESENCE
Please help to make Christmas brighter for the residents at Presence St Joseph Center. Support our parishes in the annual effort to provide Christmas gifts to each and every resident. Take a mitten or two (or three!) from the basket at the altar and play Santa. Kindly wrap presents or place in gift bags, and tape the mitten with the side showing the name and/or room number of the recipient to the front of your gift bag or package.
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Please return your gifts
to St Joseph Church by Sunday, December 22.
– Thank you in advance for your kind generosity! –
PRESENTS FOR PRESENCE
Please make Christmas brighter for the residents at Presence St Joseph Center. Support our parishes in the annual effort to provide Christmas gifts to each and every resident. Take a mitten or two (or three!) from the basket at the altar and play Santa. Kindly wrap presents or place in gift bags and return to church by Sunday, December 15. Remember to tape the mitten with the side showing the name and/or room number of the recipient to the front of your gift bag or package.
Thank you in advance for your kind generosity!
Holiday Cookie Walk!!!
The Annual Cookie Walk will be held next Saturday, December 7, at St Thomas Aquinas Church Hall. Doors will open at 8:00am. Sponsored by the Presence St Joseph Auxiliary. Come early and bring a friend.
