SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001

           SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2008 NIEDZIELA 17/LUTEGO

 Saturday, February 16/Sobota                                                Thursday, February 21/Czwartek

 Vigil                                                                                              St. Peter Damian

 4 PM Adolph Turzanski                                                            8 AM Theresa Atkinson

 Req. by Eugenia Turzanski                                                        Req. by Helen Wilson

 Spec. Intention for Henrietta & Ed Smurlo                             Catherine & Frank Nowak

 on their 61st Wedding Anniversary                                        Req. by Ceil, Ron & Arlene Bush

                                                                                                        

 Sunday, February 17/Niedziela                                                Friday, February 22/Piatek

 9 AM Parishioners & Benefactors                                             The Chair of St. Peter

 Robert Kaufholz                                                                            8 AM Stella & Anthony Kaminski

 Req. by Connie & Alvin Wilke                                                  Req. by Richard Kaminski

                                                                                                         Anthony & Mary Czajkowski – Anniversary

10:30 AM Francis Bigley, Sr. - Anniversary                             Req. by Marion & Anne Lambert

Req. by Rita Bigley                                                                         

Joan Deviatak - Anniversary                                                        Saturday, February 23/Sobota

Req. by Family & Friends                                                              Vigil

                                                                                                           4 PM Joseph Kaczorowski - Anniversary

Monday, February 18/Poniedziałek                                             Req. by Son, Ronald

8 AM Msgr. Arthur B. Strenski - Anniversary                           Lorraine Piduch

Req. by Pauline Thomas                                                                 Req. by Elizabeth & Joseph Flannery

Robert Schmidt                                                                                 

Req. by Helen Pilarz                                                                         Sunday, February 24/Niedziela

                                                                                                           9 AM Parishioners & Benefactors

Tuesday, February 19/Wtorek                                                   Marion Adamski

8 AM Robert Crennan                                                                    Req. by Helen Kwoka

Req. by Leonard Harczynski                                                          

Msgr. Edward Bucia - Anniversary                                              10:30 AM Helen Kaczorowski - Anniversary

Req. by Betty Blake                                                                        Req. by Daughter, Grace

                                                                                                            Stella Emerle

Wednesday, February 20/Środa                                                  Req. by Helen Lubas

 8 AM Msgr. Edward Bucia - Anniversary                                

 Req. by Leonard Harczynski and                                               SANCTUARY LAMP

 Catherine Banasiak                                                                       In Memory of the Dec. Members of the

                                                                                                           Kaczorowski Family

                                                                                                           Req. by Florence Konczyk

                                                                                                                                                                                                             

      Pray for our Sick: John Meksa, Regina Wojtkowiak, Hank Polanski, Virginia Korkowska, Stanley Dyjak, Sally Chrostek, Walter Rosowski, Joseph Gorski, Jeannette McFarlane, John  Dickinson, Alyssa Jean Concilo, Ron Holak, Anthony Harczynski, Michael Yanzuk, Dan Schiraldi.

 

     The Contribution Statements for your weekly collections have been received from Our Sunday Visitor. Should you need a statement for your taxes, please call the rectory.

 

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

            Last October Bishop Galante and the Diocesan Planning Committee announced that none of the reconfiguration proposals for the Churches in the City of Camden were approved.  Our recommendation for St. Joe’s Church was for one (1) resident priest for the parish.

                However, citing our dwindling and small number of parishioners, they made it clear that once the reconfiguration process was completed, our parish of St. Joe’s would no longer be assigned a resident parish priest.

                Over the past 4 months our parish planning committee met and submitted a recommendation that St. Joseph’s be designated a shrine to Pope John Paul II.  Hopefully this will allow our church to continue as a house of worship for our parishioners and to serve the needs of the Polish American Catholic Community of South Jersey.

                The Bishop will announce his decision on our recommendation and the other recommendations of the Churches in the Diocese sometime in April.

                During this penitential Season of Lent, please pray for the future of our beloved church of  St. Joseph’s.                                                         

 

Father Ed Lipinski

 

Stations of the Cross are held in our chapel every Friday during Lent following 8 AM Mass.

All Fridays during Lent are meatless.

 

Rosary Society – please join us for the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet today before the 10:30 AM Mass.

 

Sacred Heart Society – will sponsor their annual Swięconka Dinner on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 12 noon in the lower parish hall.  Price is $25.00 per ticket.  Tickets will be sold after the 10:30 AM  Mass beginning next week, February 24th or you may contact Ann Stasiewicz at 227-6147.  Deadline will be March 15th.  No tickets will be sold at the door.

 

St. Joseph’s Fund Raising Appeal – thus far we’ve collected $672,350.08mk in pledges and cash donations from 897 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.  Only a few empty spots still remain on our plaque.

 

Reminder:  please remember your loved ones by having a Mass said for them.  There are still quite a few open dates for weekday Masses only in 2008. 

 

After Mass please return the Missalettes to the table near the doors and take home the Church Bulletin.  Please don’t leave them in the pews.  Thank You!

 

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