Early Session is 4:30pm - 5:45pm Late Session is 6:30pm - 7:45pm Arrive at the school gym for Opening Prayer. The teachers will walk the class out to the parking lot for dismissal. Please be kind, patient and generous on the parking lot and to our parking lot volunteers.
One of the amazing things about our God is that He never forces Himself upon anyone. He invited Abraham to leave his comfort zone and begin a journey of faith that would lead him to the Promised Land. God now invites you to leave your comfort zone so that you can one day enjoy eternal life. God invited Moses to lead the Israelites from slavery to freedom with the promise to be with him at every step of the journey. God now invites you to leave your old life of slavery to sin and selfishness so that you may enjoy the true freedom of being a selfless child of God. God invited Joshua to trust Him when the city of Jericho appeared too be to big of an obstacle to overcome. God now asks you to learn to trust Him when life’s obstacles seem to big for you to handle. God invited the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of God and to play an important part in bringing Jesus into the world, and so now He asks you to willingly step up and bring His Son and His love to the world. As you begin this period of preparation for Confirmation, we invite you and your parent to come to Church on Thursday September 26, 2018 at 7PM. As a part of the evening, you and your parent will be given a chance to develop your own Discipleship Plan. The evening will conclude with a special prayer service and blessing.
7th graders and their parents attend this first step in their Confirmation journey and preparation. We will have the Rite of Acceptance and discuss important dates and preparations.
Altar Servers Training For NEW and CURRENT Servers Parents are welcome to attend with their child. New servers will be observing veteran servers during the 8:30am Mass and then we will have additional training after Mass. All children/young adults grades 5 and up including high schoolers are welcome and encouraged to serve.
SATURDAY ~ SEPT 29, 2018 ST. JOE PARISH CENER Doors open at 6:00pm, BINGO starts at 7pm… $20 per person includes 15 games (9 cards) of BINGO PLUS… beer, wine, soda and water; 21+ please! Hot Dogs & Pretzels available for purchase ….See YOU there…
Bring your well behaved family pets to receive a blessing during Opening Prayer in the Early or Late sessions! After the blessing all pets are to GO HOME with parents and students will go to class. No pets in classrooms. If your pet is not well behaved with other pets, please bring a PICTURE of them so they too can be blessed! We will invite parishioners to participate, too!
We will continue our Food Drive right up to our All Saints Mass on Oct 30 at 6:30pm! Bring a Thanksgiving food item to stuff the St Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Baskets for families that cannot afford a Thanksgiving meal!! Sweet potatoes, mashed potato mix, pumpkin, gravy, jello, applesauce, stuffing, olives or pickles - can/jar or boxed only please!
Early Session is 4:30pm - 5:45pm Late Session is 6:30pm - 7:45pm Arrive at the school gym for Opening Prayer. The teachers will walk the class out to the parking lot for dismissal. Please be kind, patient and generous on the parking lot and to our parking lot volunteers.
All 7th graders are encouraged to attend this FUN retreat as preparation for their Confirmation. This retreat is geared for their interests and abilities - it's FUN!! They attend at the parish from Friday evening, arrive again on Saturday morning thru Saturday night, and return Sunday morning concluding after 5pm Sunday Mass. Please inform coaches and others of your child's attendance to this retreat. Registration forms will be available in the PSR Office by mid September. They will be sent home with your 7th grader.
All 7th graders are encouraged to attend this FUN retreat as preparation for their Confirmation. This retreat is geared for their interests and abilities - it's FUN!! They attend at the parish from Friday evening, arrive again on Saturday morning thru Saturday night, and return Sunday morning concluding after 5pm Sunday Mass. Please inform coaches and others of your child's attendance to this retreat. Registration forms will be available in the PSR Office by mid September. They will be sent home with your 7th grader.
All 7th graders are encouraged to attend this FUN retreat as preparation for their Confirmation. This retreat is geared for their interests and abilities - it's FUN!! They attend at the parish from Friday evening, arrive again on Saturday morning thru Saturday night, and return Sunday morning concluding after 5pm Sunday Mass. Please inform coaches and others of your child's attendance to this retreat. Registration forms will be available in the PSR Office by mid September. They will be sent home with your 7th grader.
4th Graders bring your grocery items with you to class!! We will form an assembly line of making sandwiches. These sandwiches will go to several soup kitchen locations throughout the St Louis area! Feeding the hungry is 4th grade's ministry!!
Early Session is 4:30pm - 5:45pm Late Session is 6:30pm - 7:45pm Arrive at the school gym for Opening Prayer. The teachers will walk the class out to the parking lot for dismissal. Please be kind, patient and generous on the parking lot and to our parking lot volunteers.
The objective of the Safe Touch curriculum is to teach our children self-protection skills. Children will learn body safety rules in an age-appropriate and non-threatening manner. This curriculum will be presented by a trained lead teacher/volunteer from your school/parish. It will consist of one class period. The curriculum approaches safety issues in a respectful manner, connecting our Catholic values with information to keep our children safe. The curriculum will be available to preview in the PSR office the month prior to presentation dates. This curriculum will be presented to all grade levels, during PSR class, on the posted dates.
All catechists are asked to attend this professional development in-service. We will begin at 8:30am in the school cafeteria, then move to the church at 9am for the guest speaker, then after the guest speaker you will have two opportunities to attend a workshop on the topic of your choice.
The Catholic Church has over 1 billion members spread throughout the world. You will be able to experience the largeness of the Catholic Church in a small way as you gather with Catholic students preparing for Confirmation from our small area of St. Louis. The Rally will take place on October 15th from 9AM to 3PM at St. Joseph
A great time for friends to come together and ask talk about their Catholic Faith. Event is hosted by Fr. Tom Pastorius and Julie Quillo Saint Louis Bread Company Bagels and Coffee are served.
Early Session is 4:30pm - 5:45pm Late Session is 6:30pm - 7:45pm Arrive at the school gym for Opening Prayer. The teachers will walk the class out to the parking lot for dismissal. Please be kind, patient and generous on the parking lot and to our parking lot volunteers.
At Opening Prayer during both sessions we will share some fellowship time with our Priests and Deacons of St Joseph!! With a little Halloween surprise involved!! Don't want to miss this night for sure!!
Early Session is 4:30pm - 5:45pm Late Session is 6:30pm - 7:45pm Arrive at the school gym for Opening Prayer. The teachers will walk the class out to the parking lot for dismissal. Please be kind, patient and generous on the parking lot and to our parking lot volunteers.
The 8th graders and their sponsors will have final preparations and rehearsal for Confirmation. They will rehearse their responses and the logistics of their Confirmation. We will gather for these instructions and then we will offer that the 8th grader and sponsor celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation as a final preparation to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. If their sponsor cannot attend then a parent is asked to attend in their place. They will receive their colored card at this rehearsal which they are required to bring with them to Confirmation.
A fun evening of celebrating with our young ghouls and saints!! Entertainment and games! Decorate your car and your kids!! Fun for the whole family! You must register to attend. Forms will be available in the PSR Office by early October.
Both Early and Late Sessions will attend this ONE Mass celebration of our 3rd Grade Parade of Saints! Each of our 3rd graders will be dressed as a Saint they have chosen! Come hear what they have learned of their Saint! Invite your grandparents to join us! Our grandparents love to share family faith celebrations with us! Dismissal will be from church. No parking lot attendants tonight. You will need to get your younger children from their pews at church if you are not attending!