October 2006
Month of the Most Holy Rosary
Year of Prayer for Priestly Vocations

This year, the parish Anniversary Mass will be held on November 5. It will mark the end of our 150th year and the beginning of the 151st. At noon there will be a solemn Mass in Latin, celebrated with a choir and orchestra. For more information on the Mass times, the music and the schedule for the day, click here.

The parish will hold a dinner to mark the end of its 150th anniversary year.
Location: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI 48091
Ticket Prices: $35 per person/$60 per couple; Children (12 and Under) $15
Cash Bar ~ Luxury Prize Raffle ~ Gift Basket Raffle
Tickets will be on sale before and after masses starting September 17th.

Adult Faith Formation has begun. See the schedule for details. The biweekly classes are also listed on the parish calendar.

Get involved in the Parish Council!
All parishioners are welcome to attend the meetings and participate in the governance of the parish. You can download the minutes from the last meeting here.

REGISTRATION
If you have been attending St. Joseph Parish but have not registered as a parishioner, please consider joining us! You can download a registration form here. Once you have completed it, please drop it into the collection basket at Mass, or send it to the address at the top of the sheet.

Don't forget Daily Mass!
Fr. Mark has reinstated daily Mass in our cluster. Mass is held Monday and Tuesday in Latin, and Wednesday in English at St. Joseph's at 12:10 p.m. Thursday noon Mass is at St. Josaphat's, and Fridays at Sweetest Heart of Mary, also at noon. Take the time for midday worship!

Choral Mass schedule

Choir season began on September 10 and the choir performs approximately biweekly at the 10:30 Mass on Sundays.

November 5 - Anniversary Mass, Mass in C Major by Johann Ernst Eberlin, for string orchestra, two trumpets, choir, soloists and organ.

Johann Ernst Eberlin (1702-1762) was an Austrian musician, born in the little Bavarian town of Jettingten and schooled in Augsburg, before enrolling in the Salzburg Benedictine University at age 19. He was a versatile and prolific composer who early in his career published many of his works for keyboard. A friend of both Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eberlin was a very prolific composer and wrote more than 300 works for both keyboard and for the church. From 1746 he worked for the Archbishop of Salzburg as both the head of music for the court at Salzburg and also for the Cathedral. The young Mozart expressed admiration for the abilities of Eberlin and his vocal writing, and even participated in performances of the latter's works. Eberlin died in Salzburg in 1762.

Christmas Masses

December 24 at Midnight - Chiemseemesse by Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806), also known as the Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae. It was written in 1793 for a Mass at which a daughter of a friend (Ursula Oswald) made her profession as a nun at the monastery on the Fraueninsel on the Chiemsee. This selection celebrates the 100th anniversary of Haydn's death.

News is still pending on the music for the German and English Masses. Keep an eye on this schedule!

News: October 29, 2006
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Quentin and Gerthugh Clark are still recuperating at the Oakpointe Villa Nursing Home on the corner of 7 Mile and Meyers in Detroit, just opposite the Home Depot. They would appreciate any visitors from St. Joseph’s.

Gini Sturm has left the Bon Secours nursing home and is recuperating at home after having hip replacement surgery.

150th Anniversary Banquet
Our Mass schedule will change on November 5th. English Mass will be at 10:30. The noon Mass will be Latin with choir and orchestra. Our Anniversary Dinner on November 5th will be held at the Ukrainian Culture Center, 26601 Ryan Rd in Warren, MI. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. with dinner at 3:30. Entertainment will be provided during dinner and for dancing. Tickets are available after Masses. Adults $35. Adult couples $60. Children 12 and under $15. We are looking for one or more volunteers to make and donate 30 centerpieces for the tables.

We are hoping to raise additional funds for the upcoming Anniversary Dinner through an auction and raffle. If you have any contacts to help acquire an auction item, i.e., gift certificates, services, event tickets, gift baskets, or a monetary contribution for the auction, please contact Sharon Fromm at (313) 720- 7974 or by email: sfromm3648@aol.com

ES WAR WUNDERBAR!
All of the tallies aren’t in yet, but our first annual German Oktober Choral Fest now has a profit of $8,500 and there is still a bit more to come. Special thanks to Wilfried Mozer who organized the event and to all the donors and volunteers who worked so hard to make it a success. A video and a CD of the entire concert will be available very soon . All profits will go to St. Joseph Church. Next year’s festival is already in the planning stage. This has been the largest and most profitable fund raising activity in the recent history of our church and was all accomplished in the short period of two months. Bravo! Click here to see the photos.

Special thanks to our Bishop Plagens Council of the Knights of Columbus. A $500 donation was made by the Council toward the purchase of food and beverages for our Oktober Choral Fest. Our Council exists to support the three churches of our cluster besides supporting the worldwide activities of the Knights of Columbus. It is important to support our Knights in their local fund raising activities such as the cookout during the annual Freedom Festival Fireworks display. These activities also include the Christmas in July dinner and raffle and the upcoming sale of Christmas Cards during the annual “Keep Christ in Christmas” campaign. Knights will soon be selling Christmas cards throughout our cluster.

A beautiful statue of St. Joseph, for use in our silent auctions, was donated by Ann Bliss, owner of Peaceful Dove Religious Books, Cards and Gifts. The store is located in Clinton Township at 36439 Gratiot, between 15 and 16 mile roads. Ann has always been a great supporter of St. Joseph’s.

News: October 22, 2006
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

TODAY’S CHORAL FEST SCHEDULE: German Mass at 10:30. English Mass at noon. German food and beer will be served in the hall starting at noon. The concert is from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Food, beverages and desserts will be available again after the concert. Concert tickets are a tax deductible donation of $15.00. Food is purchased separately. It is not necessary to attend the concert to eat.

HALLOWEEN PARTY
Last chance for tickets! We will host our 2nd annual Halloween Party for the children of the cluster next Sunday, October 29 following the noon Masses. Adults are $5 and must be accompanied by a child. Children are free. Tickets are available after Masses today or by calling Leslie Karr, event chairperson, at (313) 821-0778. Lunch, Games, Crafts, Storytelling and Costume Contest. Sponsored by the Bishop Plagens Council of the Knights of Columbus. Last year was a sellout!

150TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET NEWS
Our Mass schedule will change on November 5th. English Mass will be at 10:30. The noon Mass will be in Latin with choir and orchestra. Our Anniversary Dinner on November 5th will be held at the Ukrainian Culture Center, 26601 Ryan Rd in Warren, MI. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. with dinner at 3:30. Entertainment will be provided during dinner and for dancing. Tickets are available after Masses. Adults $35. Adult couples $60. Children 12 and under $15. We are looking for one or more volunteers to make and donate 30 centerpieces for the tables.

We are hoping to raise additional funds for the upcoming Anniversary Dinner through an auction and raffle. If you have any contacts to help acquire an auction item i.e., gift certificates, services, event tickets, gift baskets, or a monetary contribution for the auction, please contact Sharon Fromm at (313) 720- 7974 or by email. sfromm3648@aol.com.

Want to give a gift to our Sorrowful Mother? There are still nine days left in the month of October, the month dedicated to her Most Holy Rosary. At Fatima, our Lady promised world peace if we would pray the Rosary every day. It might be a good time to begin this practice.

News: October 15, 2006
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The Parish Council will meet tomorrow night, Monday, Oct 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. All parishioners are welcome to attend.

OKTOBER 22, CHORAL FEST
HELP IS NEEDED! We desperately need more folks to sign up as volunteers for our first annual choral fest. See the green insert in the bulletin package.

Schedule for the festival: German Mass at 10:30. English Mass at noon. German food and beer will be served in the hall starting at noon. The concert is from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Food, beverages and desserts will be available again after the concert. Concert tickets are a tax deductible donation of $15.00. Food is purchased separately. It is not necessary to attend the concert to eat.

150TH ANNIVERSARY & CHORAL FEST NEWS
Our Mass schedule will change on November 5th only. English Mass will be at 10:30. The noon Mass will be Latin with choir and orchestra. Our Anniversary Dinner on November 5th will be held at the Ukrainian Culture Center, 26601 Ryan Rd in Warren, MI. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. with dinner at 3:30. Entertainment will be provided during dinner and for dancing. Tickets are available after Masses. Adults $35. Adult couples $60. Children 12 and under $15. We are looking for one or more volunteers to make and donate 30 centerpieces for the tables.

Auction Contributions
We are hoping to raise additional funds for the upcoming Choral Fest and Anniversary Dinner through an auction and raffle at these events. If you have any contacts to help acquire an auction item, e.g., gift certificates, services, event tickets, gift baskets, or a monetary contribution for the auction, please contact Sharon Fromm at (313) 720-7974 or by email: sfromm3648@aol.com

Tents!
If anyone can donate the use of a large tent and/or tables and chairs for the Choral Fest, contact Chris Gray at home (248) 652-4897 or cell (248) 568-3337. We also need someone to record the concert.

News: October 8, 2006
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Gini Sturm is recovering from hip replacement surgery at the Bon Secours Nursing Care Center at 10 1/2 Mile and Jefferson.

HALLOWEEN PARTY
We will host our 2nd annual Halloween Party for the children of the cluster on Sunday, October 29 following the noon Masses at 1:00 p.m. . Adults are $5 and must be accompanied by a child. Children are free. Space is limited, reserve your tickets today. Tickets are available after Masses October 1st through the 22nd or by calling Leslie Karr, event chairperson, at (313) 821-0778. Lunch, Games, Crafts, Storytelling and Costume Contest. Sponsored by the Bishop Plagens Council of the Knights of Columbus. Last year was a sellout!

OKTOBER CHORAL FEST
The Choral Fest on October 22 has the potential of being the greatest fund raising event in the history of our parish. This can only happen if we have enough volunteers and patrons to make it a success. We need volunteers to sign up on the back of the green flyers that are in the bulletin and get them back to us. Our operating bank account is getting dangerously low again, and besides this fund raising event, parishioners should seriously consider the possibility of increasing their weekly donation to the parish. The heating season will soon be upon us and in the coldest weather, our gas bills last winter went as high as $3,000 for one month. Go team! Go!

150TH ANNIVERSARY NEWS
Our Anniversary Dinner on November 5th will be held at the Ukrainian Culture Center, 26601 Ryan Rd in Warren, MI. Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. with dinner at 3:30. Entertainment will be provided during dinner and for dancing. Tickets are available now after Masses. Adults $35. Adult couples $60. Children 12 and under $15. We are looking for one or more volunteers to make and donate 30 centerpieces for the tables. Our Mass schedule will change on November 5th only. English Mass will be at 10:30. The noon Mass will be Latin with choir and orchestra. We are hoping to raise additional funds for the upcoming Choral Fest and Anniversary Dinner through an auction and raffle at these events. If you have any contacts to help acquire an auction item, e.g., gift certificates, services, event tickets, gift baskets, or a monetary contribution for the auction, please contact Sharon Fromm at (313) 720-7974 or by email. sfromm3648@aol.com.

News: October 1, 2006
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Volunteers! Volunteers! Volunteers! We still need more folks to sign up to help at the Choral Fest on October 22. Sign-up sheets are inside the Sunday bulletin package. Please give your completed sheets to any usher, to Patrick Degens, or put them in the collection basket. This promises to be the largest fund raising event in the history of our parish. It will take the effort of many volunteers to make it a success.

Bake Sale Today. Come to the Social Hall for coffee, juice and baked goods.

Tootsie Roll Drive. The Bishop Plagens Council of the Knights of Columbus that serves our cluster will host its annual Tootsie Roll Drive next weekend, Oct. 7 & 8. Our Knights will be at the Eastern Market all day Saturday, and outside the churches of our cluster for the Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses. Proceeds from this sale go to benefit the Mentally Impaired. Please be generous and remember your donations go to begin or improve programs for mentally impaired children and adults in our own communities. With all of the budget cuts at every level of government and business, programs that help those that are willing but less able to help themselves are facing difficult times. Won’t you join the Knights of Columbus in this worthy cause?

HALLOWEEN PARTY
We will host our second annual Halloween Party for the children of the cluster on Sunday, October 29 following the noon Masses at 1:00 p.m. . Adults are $5 and must be accompanied by a child. Children are free. Space is limited, so reserve your tickets today. Tickets are available after Masses on October 1st through the 22nd or by calling Leslie Karr, event chairperson, at (313) 821-0778. Lunch, Games, Crafts, Storytelling and Costume Contest. Sponsored by the Bishop Plagens Council of the Knights of Columbus. Last year was a sellout!

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