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Updated for September 2010
The beginning of our Religious Education
classes is quickly approaching. After August 15th, the fee
will be $35 per child or $70/family.
The forms will be available online at our
parish website: www.saintjosephchas.com under the Religious
Education tab. (Please fill out all three forms: Religious
Education form, Photo Permission and Medical Release.) Forms
will be available in the foyer of the church.
CLASSES WILL BEGIN Wednesday, September
8th at 6:15 p.m. We will have a Meet and Greet for the parents,
teachers and students. The children will then attend class
while we have a meeting to go over the Handbook, the year’s
expectations and answer any questions you may have. A social
will follow. Dismissal will be at 7:30 p.m.
THINK FALL FESTIVAL !
Do you have or know a child who has received
a toy that he/she has never really used? Found a toy or game
on sale and bought it “just because?” The Fall
Festival would love to have your unused items, especially
items valued over $5. At the Festival, games cost 25-cents
or 5-cents to play. Donations are needed to stock the Big
Prize winning games. Any donations can be dropped off in the
church office during office hours throughout spring and summer.
With your help this year’s Fall Festival will be the
best one yet! Thank you for your donations. We look forward
to seeing you at STJ’s Fall Festival on October 30th!
Hola, Amigos!
We are Juan and Paco, your Chili Peppers,
announcing the 2nd Annual St. Joseph Chili Cook-off on Saturday,
November 13th!
Who will wrench the Chili Pepper Crown from
the heads of Brenda Reeves (Fan Favorite) or Tom Plichta (Chef
Favorite) this year?
WILL IT BE YOU?
Dust off your cookbook, find a chili recipe,
make it your own and enter the Cook-off!
Care Packages to Soldiers
The US Postal Service
has made it easier to get packages to the troops. In fact,
if you’re sending a package to a service-member overseas,
the Postal Service has made it even easier.
Using the Priority Mail Large
Flat-Rate Box (12"x12"x5.5"), you can ship
a package to an APO or FPO address, you’ll pay $10.95
- a $2 military discount from the Postal Service. The large
flat-rate boxes are free. You can get these boxes from your
post office, online through http://www.usps.com/supplies,
or by calling 1-800-610-8734.
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The
Diocese of Charleston phone numbers:
Diocesan Office of Child Protection
Services 843-853-2130 x 209
Diocesan Victim Assistance Minister 800-921-8122
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Attention
CELIAC SPRUE and GLUTEN-INTOLERANT
PATIENTS
Low Gluten Hosts are available here at St. Joseph
Parish if you are unable to ingest wheat flour hosts commonly
used in the preparation of communion wafers. These low-gluten
breads meet the stipulations set forth by the Roman Catholic
Church and are endorsed by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Secretariat for the Liturgy.
If you desire to receive this host, you must
inform the celebrant prior to Mass so that he will be able
to consecrate it during the Mass you attend. You will also
need to identify yourself to the priest when you come up to
receive the host.
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WANTED!!
Rosary Makers for the Cause
of Our Blessed Mother
Respond to the call of Our
Lady.
The need for rosaries is great
and urgent. Become a missionary by making rosaries for missions
in the U.S., the military and around the world. Please call
Our Lady’s Rosary Makers (4611 Poplar Level Road,
PO Box 37080, Louisville, KY 40233-7080) at (502) 968-1434
or (502) 968-1477 and order a beginner’s kit for less
than $10 which allows you to make 50 cord rosaries and comes
with instructions. Make a difference in the world. Help
bring peace to the world and turn the tide of evil. God
will bless you abundantly.
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The
Search for SENIOR CARE
Simplified.
If you’re one of the millions of
people searching for eldercare options, you know the search
can be overwhelming and the choices difficult.
Fortunately, there is a simple way to find
an eldercare solution for your loved one.
A Place for Mom is a free eldercare referral
service assisting families in finding resources of every kind.
We have over 250 professional eldercare advisors equipped
to help any family who is dealing with the challenge of helping
an elderly loved one maintain their quality of life.
We can help you find any eldercare resource:
• Assisted Living Communities
• Alzheimer’s Care
• Skilled Nursing Homes
• Retirement Communities
• Residential Care Homes
• Home Care Services
• Respite and Hospice Options
• Other Eldercare Services
Beginning your search with A Place for
Mom is as easy as picking up the phone or visiting our website,
www.aplaceformom.com
When you call us or visit our website you
will be connected with an eldercare advisor right away. Your
advisor will discuss your loved ones’ (or your own)
specific situation and will review geographical, financial
and clinical preferences before referring you to care providers.
In addition to care choices, your advisor
can provide touring checklists, educational articles, home
safety tips and financial resources but, mostly a listening
ear. An advisor can even help find a senior moving specialist,
a geriatric care manager, an elderlaw attorney, caregiver
support groups and so much more. Let us guide you every step
of the way until a solution is reached.
Our information, knowledge and guidance
are always free to families as senior care communities across
the nation reimburse us for our services.
Call us to begin your search today!
877-MOM-DAD5 or www.aplaceformom.com
This organization can help you find transportation
for a nominal fee to the grocery store, hair stylist, doctor
appointment, etc. If you need to get around, but no longer
drive, give them a call. If you would like the phone for a
local contact, please call the office.
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Catholic
Radio in South Carolina
WCKI 1300 AM in the Upstate
WQIZ 810 AM in the Lowcountry
Listen online at www.catholicradiosc.com
Catholic radio counters the shallow
assumptions of the secular media and allows listeners to reflect
upon the messages in the privacy and solitude of their home,
office or car, while hearing the truth about Jesus Christ and
His church.
Catholic radio of SC also broadcasts
local news and events, faith-filled programming, divine Catholic
teaching, devotions and prayers.
Catholic Radio: Mediatrix SC,
Inc., Catholic radio in South Carolina, will join the more than
140 Catholic radio stations in the United States, September
26-28 for the national Catholic Radiothon sponsored by the Catholic
Radio Association to get pledges and donations to continue this
effort. Donations may be mailed to PO Box 905, Greer, SC or
call toll free 866-263-1700. You can listen to Catholic radio
24 hours a day on the website at www.catholicradiosc.com or
WQIZ 810-AM from 6:15 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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On several occasions during the past year,
the celebrant of the Mass has not received a stipend for saying
the Mass for the requested intention. If you request a Mass,
please make sure that your stipend is received in the office
prior to the Mass.
Suggested stipend donations are as follows:
Weekday Masses for the living or deceased:
$10.00
Weekend Masses for the living or deceased:
$20.00
It is also common practice to offer a stipend
to the priest who confers the Sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony,
and celebrates a funeral Mass. The stipend offered is at the
discretion of the family.
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R.C.I.A.
Know someone whois interested
in the Catholic faith? Invite them to check out the RCIA
process.
RCIA is the process through
which adults are fully initiated into the Catholic faith
community.
Is the RCIA for me? If you
answer yes to any of the following questions, RCIA may be
for you!
• Are you an unbaptized
person?
• A person interested
in learning about the Catholic faith?
• Baptized in another
faith tradition?
• Baptized as Catholic,
but was never confirmed or received First Holy Communion.
Anyone wishing to become
part of this process, please contact Linda at 556-4611 ext.
104 or email Linda@saintjosephchas.com
Inquiry classes will take
place on Mondays, August 24th and August 31st at 7:00 in
the Family Life Center
(Rite of Christian Initiation
for Adults) If interested in becoming a Catholic or learning
more about your faith, contact Linda @ 556-4611 for more information
- also:
Please see the Religious Education
Page.
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| You probably know that this
church bulletin you are reading
is a free service provided to our parish through the courtesy
of the local business people and entrepreneurs who are listed
on the back page. (In addition to the benefit of having this
bulletin printed and delivered to us at no cost, according to
the contract we negotiated with the company who handles this
kind of publication, our parish could also receive payments
periodically from the fees paid by the advertisers.) Please
take a few moments today and every few weeks to look over the
back page of our bulletin and notice the people who are supporting
our parish and are offering your services you might need. It
would be a good thing to do business with them and to mention
our parish and thank them for their ad when you talk with them.
If you would like to advertise your business or service, please
call the parish office and we will gladly give you the information
you will need. In order for us to receive a cash “bonus”
we would need to fill two pages worth of ads. (With additional
advertising, the bulletin company will be able to give more
back to our church!) We have the people and the business within
our parish to do this. Help us out...Help
your business out. Advertise in the parish bulletin! Father
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