St. Joseph Parish 

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Barb Seli, Dr. Dennis McCluskey, Norma Griggy, Linda Cahill Broman, Shelia Dowdy, Anne Luli, Jamie McKinley Taylor, Alexus Lowden, Michael Anthony, Cecilia Woodward, Martha (Wohlwend) Harris, Paul North, baby Nora Browning, Charlie Wise, Fred & Audrey Pero, Veronica Wise, Theresa Long, Linda Shaw, Geri DiBona, Tony and Helen Franjesh, Joe Shircliff, Rita Sommerfeldt, Fr. Ed Wieczorek, Jane Evans Kober, John Luli Jr., Brenden Kidikas, Irene Daugherty, Helen Heppe, Ralph Herman, John Michael Byers, Gladys Hilgert, Melissa Charba, Cork Greiner, Bernie White, baby Noah Rogers, Ed & Lisa Scheiner, Mary Sue Germinaro, and Melissa Wojcinski.

Passed into the Lord's Hands:  Gus Knapp, and Bill Rhodes.

Immigration Toward the Catholic Faith

The Directed Reading Course Immigration Toward the Catholic Faith begins Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10:30 AM in the Rectory. The dates for subsequent sessions are: (all on Saturday mornings) October 12th, October 26th, and November 9th. Fr. Tom Acker, S.J., will lead these sessions utilizing the book This Is Our Faith, by Michael Pennock.
Please call the parish office at 330/628-9941 if you plan to attend so we have the correct amount of books available. Thank you.

Faith and Family Festival 

Tenth Annual Faith & Family Festival – Save the Date: September 22nd. A day of fun and fulfillment for families, students and friends will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2019, on the West Quad of the campus of Walsh University at 2020 E. Maple St., North Canton. The day will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Mass and will feature Christian Comedian John Branyan, SingStark! from Voices of Canton, Inc., plus other talented musical acts. In addition, there will be activities for kids and young people, vendors and exhibitors and affordable food by Café Augustine. More details to come. For more information contact David Schmidt by email at dschmidt@youngstowndiocese.org or call 330-744- 8451 ext. 272. Last year’s Faith & Family Festival was the largest we have had thus far. Would you like to help make this year’s event an even bigger success? Contact David to see what you can do. Click for more info.

DAMES! DRESSES! DINNER! 

Ladies & teens, you are invited to an evening of fashion, food and fellowship. The Social Concerns Committee is sponsoring a fashion show, presented by Christopher and Banks, a delicious Guido’s dinner plus homemade apple dumplings for dessert. ALL proceeds benefit our Christmas gifting Program. Several themed gift baskets will also be raffled. Invite your friends and family to share this eventful evening. SAVE THE DATE, SEPTEMBER 29th, 3:30 PM in Gaudete Hall! Tickets are $15 per person. Tickets will be sold after Mass this weekend. 

Knights of Columbus Celebrates 100 Years ! 

The Knights of Columbus are celebrating their 100th Anniversary on Saturday, October 5th. All Knights and one guest are invited to the celebration at no cost. The evening will begin with the 5:00 PM Mass at St. Joseph, then dinner will be served at 7:00 PM at the K of C Hall, followed by dancing to music provided by a DJ. There will be an open bar and a “Basket of Booze” raffle. There will also be tickets available for non-members and additional guests for $10 per person. RSVP is a must. Please do so by September 30th to Rich, 330-814-8457, Bo, 330-760-4710, or Gary, 330- 603-0118. Let’s make this a great celebration!

Diocesan Wedding Celebrations

The Wedding Anniversary Celebration will include Mass with Monsignor Robert J. Siffrin, renewal of marriage vows and a personalized certificate for each couple. Following the Mass, there will be a reception for the couples and their families in the parish hall. You

must make advanced reservations for this event bycontacting your parish office and obtaining your pastor’ssignature before September 16th.

Lights! Camera! Auction!

SAVE THE DATE: November 16th, 2019. That is the date of the 17th Annual School Auction. As in the past the Auction will be held at St. Nicholas Hall (corner of Rt 224 and Rt 532) in Mogadore. The evening includes dinner and spirits, raffles, silent auction and live auction. Of course there is always the amusing camaraderie among friends and family. You may contact Kim Jansen at the school office, 330-628-9555, or email her atkjansen@youngstowndiocese.org. Don’t miss out!