On Friday March 5, Youth Ministry will be hosting a Lenten Gathering for all youth. We will have fun with games and activities while maintaining social distancing and wearing our masks. Parents are invited to spend time with the Holy Eucharist during this event—a time of Adoration with the Lord. We will meet at 6:30 PM after the Stations of the Cross at 6 PM.
To celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19, we will continue our Chain Rosary. Sign-up for time slots will start the weekend of March 6 and 7. Please consider participating in the Chain Rosary for our Parish, for those suffering with COVID, and for the Workers of our Nation.
On Tuesdays during Lent, starting March 2, we will have Adoration at 11:30 AM followed by Mass in the Parish Hall.
Deacon Jim has gathered for us information and prayers for each season of the liturgical year.
In honor of Catholic Schools Week, Holy Family School is offering to-go chicken dinners on February 3. Prices are $10 in advance and $12 on the day of. Advance ticket holders are guaranteed a dinner. The plates purchased that day are first come, first served.
Ticket sales start on the weekend of January 16 and 17, after all Masses at St. Joseph’s Church. For more information, please call the school at 256-539-5221 or the parish office.
Pickup will be on Wednesday, February 3, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in the Messmer Center (Holy Family School Gym).
Don’t miss this wonderful deal! Click on the link below for a flyer with order form.
As promised, Santa Claus visited our Parish on Saturday, December 12, after the 5 PM Mass. The Social Committee hosted the drive-through Santa visit at the main entrance of the church. As it was also the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, there was a booth for her, and there also was a stable for Baby Jesus.
Photos are courtesy of Keith Wheeler. You can see more here.
According to Fr. Charley, it was “a number of generous parishioners” who donated the St. Joseph and Baby Jesus statue that he is shown here blessing on December 20.
On December 8, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph to honor the foster father of Jesus. One Voice had a story about the announcement in the December 11 issue, and you can find the text of the Pope’s Apostolic Letter on St. Joseph, Patris Corde, at http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_letters/documents/papa-francesco-lettera-ap_20201208_patris-corde.html#_ftn6
On All Souls Day, November 2, Fr. Charley blessed the names of deceased loved ones that had been placed on the bulletin board in the gathering space as part of the celebration of the day. The Mass and Fr. Charley’s birthday celebration were covered in the last issue.
We have two new liturgical ministers! Fr. Charley commissioned Maria Nolen and Allwyn Graham on November 22. Allwyn is a Lector, and Maria is both a Lector and an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Welcome to both!
Due to the absence of several November events that we usually cover in The Queen’s Messenger, this issue is the shortest in the seventeen-plus years of its publication. In December, however, we have the visit of Santa Claus on December 12 and Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, which give us something to look forward to for the next issue!—The Editor
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