Upcoming Parish Activities

Wed., Sept. 26, RE, 6:15 p.m.

Letter from Most Reverend George J. Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha

Announcing new book discussion group
Beginning September 27 and running for eight Thursday nights up to and including November 15, a group will meet at 7:00 PM to discuss "Discernment: Acquiring the Heart of God" by Marko Ivan Rupnik. Excerpts from a review explain it this way: "So much about contemporary living can distract and disorient us, making it difficult to grow in the spiritual life........discernment is a process by which we learn how to remain in Christ....."
You can also find reviews of the book online. If you'd like to join us, call Candy Connery 402-661-4214 before September 9 so as to get your book to read ahead of the first meeting

Parish Picnic/Fall Festival
The Parish Picnic/Fall Festival has been moved to Sunday, October 7.  We plan to be outside in front of the rectory unless the weather does not cooperate then we will be inside the social hall and RE building.  Picnic/Festival is from 10-1. There will be an inflatable obstacle course, bounce house, carnival games, prizes, face painting, food, and fun for all ages!  There is no cost to come join us and have fun as a Parish family.

PLEASE NOTE

If you need to reach the church secretary, (Sharon VanTassell) the email address has changed. Please email us secretary68059@gmail.com

Shop with Amazon Smile to support St. Joseph Church!

With fall knocking, that means the holiday season is not very far off. If you do gift purchasing through Amazon, please start your shopping at smile.amazon.com and select your "charity" to be St Josephs Catholic Church (make sure it is our church in Springfield, NE). It is the exact same Amazon with the same vast selection, and the same low prices with an added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the
purchase price to St. Joseph’s church. You can use your existing Amazon account. It will ask you which charity you want your purchases to count toward. You merely type "St Josephs Catholic Church" and that is all there is to it. Our church will be rewarded .5% of each purchase. Learn more about Amazon Smile

Ladies Guild

We are asking the women of our parish to procure raffle items for the October 27 Soup Supper. These include gift cards or actual items. If you are friendly with a local business and would like to ask them for a donation, please print a procurement letter and donor form from the Ladies Guild page here. The business may need the letter for tax purposes, and the Guild would like the donor form filled out and returned to them. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, so we appreciate any donations. Donations can be given to Dorothy Foged (402-253-2633) or Julie Richards (402-881-2407 or juttrichaz@aol.com) Contact Julie if you have questions or donate online here.

If you are in need of prayers or want to join our prayer chain, contact Dorothy or Julie at the phone numbers above.