SUNDAY APRIL 6, 2008 NIEDZIELA 6/KWIETNIA

      Pray for our Sick: Regina Wojtkowiak, Hank Polanski, Virginia Korkowska, Sally Chrostek, Walter Rosowski, Ron Holak, Anthony Harczynski, Michael Yanzuk, Dan Schiraldi, Tony Lusa,  Jeanette Dippold.  

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

            Having completed a lengthy process of consultation with the people and priests of the Diocese, the parish deanery planners and the Diocesan Planning Commission, Bishop Joseph Galante announced his intentions for the reconfiguration of all the parishes of the Camden Diocese on Thursday of this week.

                I am extremely happy to report that the Bishop announced that our Church of St. Joseph will remain “a stand alone parish” i.e. we will remain as is, without any change.

                I am grateful to our parish planning committee (Joanna Bak, Susan Carr, Theresa Glab, Dot Zduniak and Henry Szychulski) who labored and lobbied over these months for the result we all wanted.  I pray that with God’s help, we, as a parish, will continue serving the Lord and His People at St. Joseph’s Church for many years to come.

                                                                                                                Father Ed Lipinski

            Our annual Solemn Eucharistic Celebration (known as “40 Hours Devotions”) will be held this Sunday, April 6^th.  It will begin after our 10:30 a.m. Mass with procession and Litany of the Saints.  The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed upon the altar all day Sunday until the closing service at 5 p.m.  At that time the Albert RoSewig Vespers, of which we are all familiar, will be sung by our parish Choir of St. Lucia’s followed by homily, litany, procession and Benediction.

                Please make a point of coming during the afternoon and spending some time before the Blessed Sacrament in prayer and adoration in thanksgiving to God for all the blessings you have received.  This is a special time of grace and indulgence for our parish and for all those who visit/attend our day of Eucharistic Celebration.

Holy Name Society – will be celebrating their 80^th Anniversary with a Brunch next Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM at The Carriage House Restaurant, 1219 Gibbsboro Rd., Voorhees, NJ.  Tickets are $22 per person.  Please contact George Hamburger for tickets at 856-962-7551.  Deadline for tickets is this Sunday.   No tickets will be sold at the door.

St. Joseph’s Fund Raising Appeal – thus far we’ve collected $681,927.52 in pledges and cash donations from 929 donors.  The beautiful memorial Restoration Plaque listing the names of people donating $1000 or more on “in loving memory” of someone is now in place on the Mechanic Street side wall. 

“ Cat’s Meow” replicas of  St. Joseph’s Church are available for $25 after Mass.  Benefits the Restoration Fund. 

PACC FAMILY SOCIAL – Saturday, April 26^th  7-11 PM at the Runnemede VFW $20 per person.  Call (856) 456-4855 or (856) 546-9218 for tickets and information.

2009 Mass Book – is now open for Masses and Sanctuary Lamps.  Please remember your deceased loved ones by having a Mass said for them and/or a Sanctuary Lamp lit in their memory.

Travel to Poland via Lot Airlines with Fr. Pawel Kryszkiewicz from May 19^th – 30^th.  For details contact Father (609) 861-3771 or (609) 440-0894.