SUNDAY, MAY 4
Coffee & Donuts & Youth Group Baby Collection After Masses-Community Room
9:30 am Family Religious Ed-School
10 & 11:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word (age 4-10)-Chapel
2:00 pm Pre-Cana for Registered Couples-CR
7:00 pm Youth Group-Parish Center

MONDAY, MAY 5
12:30 pm St. Joseph Seniors-Community Room
7:00 pm VOICE Meeting-Community Room
7:00 pm Latin American Committee-Parish Center
7:00 pm Buildings & Grounds Committee-Parish Center

TUESDAY, MAY 6
6:30 pm Case Statement Committee-Parish Center
7:00 pm Women’s Role in the Church-Parish Center
7:00 pm K-12 Religious Ed-School
7:00 pm Home School Assoc. Meeting-School Office
7:30 pm Legislative Action Sub-Committee-Parish Center

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
7:00 pm CME Concert Rehearsal-Church

THURSDAY, MAY 8
5:15 pm Group Spiritual Direction-Parish Center Chapel
7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal-Church

FRIDAY, MAY 9
5:30 pm School Marketing Committee-Community Room
7:00 pm Eucharistic Service-Parish Center Chapel
7:30 pm CME Concert with Niagara Frontier Concert Band-Church

SATURDAY, MAY 10
9:30 am Social Justice Committee-Community Room
9:30 am 1st Eucharist Class-School
3:30 pm Confession-Church
4:30 pm Youth Group Baby Collection-Community Room

SUNDAY, MAY 11 – Mother’s Day
Youth Group Baby Collection After Masses-Community Room
10 & 11:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word (age 4-10)-Chapel

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Youth Group who will collect new baby and children’s items for Harvest House after Masses this weekend & next. The greatest needs are for newborn clothing including sleepers and onesies, but children’s clothes up to size 14 is accepted. NO diapers, food or formula. Contact Tina Titus at 833-0298 for information.
St. Vincent de Paul Needs. We are currently in need of living room furniture, a microwave, kitchen chairs and pots and pans. If you can help, call John at 837-2489.

VOICE Meeting on Monday, May 5 at 7 pm in the Community Room. We will join the University Heights Collaborative in working to create a landlord list of properties and discuss means of distributing the Off Campus Housing Renters Checklist. New members or interested individuals are welcome to join us for even one meeting, your input can be very helpful.

Pentecost Celebration. Next weekend we celebrate the end of the Easter season with Pentecost. We ask that if possible you wear red to Masses next weekend as a symbol of the power of the Holy Spirit descending upon the apostles.

A Faith Sharing Service for those affected by depression, anxiety and related difficulties will be held Friday, May 9 at 7 pm in the Parish Center Chapel. A simple dessert reception follows.

Interfaith Hospitality Network. Volunteers are needed for the Interfaith Hospitality Network at Trinity Old Lutheran Church on Sheridan Drive Sunday, May 11 from noon to the following morning. For info, contact Barb at 835-6766 or sign up in the Community Room for a 2-4 hour shift.

Mother’s Day Novena. Envelopes for our annual Mother’s Day Novena are available at the doors of the Church and in the envelope packets. PLEASE PRINT the names of your living and deceased moms and return them in the collection or the Parish Center.

Eucharistic Ministers: Is there any Eucharistic Minister who has been trained but is not on the schedule or any Eucharistic Minister that does not have a recent schedule? The January 2008 schedule has been updated and most of those affected have been notified. If you use email we will send you an updated schedule by email stievater@aol.com or call Sue - 835-0742 and we will have one sent by mail.

Art Auction & Wine and Cheese Reception hosted by VOICE-Buffalo on May 9 from 5:30-7:30 pm at Westminister Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware. Advance tickets are $10 or $15 at the door. More info in the Community Room.

St. Joseph Neighborhood Housing Initiative, Inc. whose mission is to preserve neighborhood housing has a 3 bedroom apartment available for rent on Englewood Avenue. For more info contact Delta Development at 847-1635.

Links to Learning golf tournament benefiting St. Joseph School is set for Monday July 21 at Brookfield Country Club in Clarence. The $225 per golfer fee includes: greens fees, cart, lunch, cocktail reception, awards dinner, auctions and prizes. Space is limited. For sponsorship information or to make a reservation contact Dave Sampson in the Mission Advancement Office at 833-0298 or go to the website at www.stjosephbuffalo.com/school.

Spring Concerts. Friday May 9 in the Church at 7:30 pm our Contemporary Ensemble will perform along with the Niagara Frontier Concert Band. A free-will offering will be received. Then, join Clarinetist Bill Mosher with Steve & Martha Thomas on violin, Leslie Bahler on viola and Alfred Frenning on the cello for an evening of the music of Mozart, Tomasi & Dubois Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30 pm. Donation at the door is $5 for adults, students are free.

St. Vincent de Paul Summer Camp applications are available from Sister Jeremy. Located in Angola, it is a resident summer camp for youth ages 8 to 13. One week sessions begin July 6. Camp fee is $285. Partial scholarships are available.

Community Supported Agriculture It’s time to purchase shares of organic vegetables with Porter Farms of Elba. Delivery begins at the end of June and goes 22 weeks until mid-November. Info is available in the Community Room. Shares are $310. Check the website at www.porterfarms.org.

Elephant Run/Walk. Parishioners Lori & Kevin Lozano invite you to the 2nd Annual Elephant Run/Walk on Mother’s Day May 11 in memory of their daughter Marcena. Proceeds from the event benefit the Marcena Lozano Memorial Scholarship Fund for organ transplant recipients. For info see www.theelephantrun.com or call 836-7045.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION NEWS: Our final Tuesday Christian Formation session is May 13 beginning at 6 pm. Group 2 of our Family Sunday program meets May 18. Please return all completed assignments. First Eucharist Classes meet on May 10 and 17. For more info on Christian Formation, contact Sr. Elizabeth Buchala at 837-2971.

CAMPUS MINISTRY NEWS: This Sunday we celebrate the last 8 pm Mass of the semester. We invite the entire parish to pray for those completing their studies and to join us as we send forth our grads with many blessings and great joy! To the UB graduates - May you always seek knowledge, grow in understanding of God and live a life full of compassion and love. You are always welcome at St. Joseph University Church and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. To learn more about Campus Ministry Newman Center please contact Kristin Casey at kmcasey@buffalo.edu or 833-6649.

YOUTH MINISTRY: Help wanted: Teens are needed to help collect donations for Harvest House after masses on May 11th. If you are available 10-20 minutes after mass any of those days, please join us in the Community Room! The Christian Leadership Institute will be held from June 26-July 2 at the St. Columban Center. Register by May 30 for the early bird price. Contact Kathy Goller (847-8789 or KGoller@buffalodiocese.org) at the Youth Department with questions. Contact Tina Titus at 833-0298 for info.

SCHOOL NEWS: This week representatives from area private and Catholic high schools will be visiting with our students to share all of the great things that their schools have to offer. St. Joseph students are well-prepared for the rigors of any and all of these schools and we are pleased at how many of them reach honors status after graduating from St. Joseph’s. For info or for a tour of St. Joseph School, call Ms. Karen Adamski at 835-7395.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MAY 10-11 WEEK 2

ENVELOPE SCHEDULE: This weekend Weekly, Diocesan Assessments & Mother’s Day Novena

Collection Totals Weekly: $ 13,813.19
Catholic Home Missions: $1,238.00

Thank you for your support

Our Prayer Intentions: Please remember those who have requested our prayers especially: Joe Manzella, Don Higgins, Jack Armstrong, Nellie Elias, Carolyn Eckert, Jim Reilly, Mary Nunsziato, Susan Gettings, Edward Culliton, Kevin Weigel, Doug Towey, Dr. Mohsen Lachaal, Alison McLean Gmerek, Brother Phillip, OSB, Mary Hoffman Charles, Genny Lee and Greg Bartus. We remember our armed forces, and all who have died this week especially Collette Mitka, Jonathan Cote, Ursula Harter.


MASSES OF THE WEEK
Come, Celebrate with us!

Sunday, May 4 – 7th Sunday of Easter
8:30 am Deceased Family & Friends by Federick Family
10:00 am Patricia Whalen by Nancy & Tom Stapleton
11:30 am Thomas & Colleen O’Rourke 40th Wedding Anniversary
8:00 pm Pro Populo Mass
(Final Student Mass of the Semester)

Monday, May 5
8:30 am Irene McNichol by Family

Tuesday, May 6
8:30 am Eucharistic Service (No Mass)

Wednesday, May 7
8:30 am Robert Pavone by Edith Moretta

Thursday, May 8
8:30 am Mary & Jerome Fredette by Family

Friday, May 9
8:30 am Alfreda “Jackie” Tarquini by Family

Saturday, May 10 – Vigil for Pentecost
2:00 pm Wedding: Elizabeth Tabone & Sourav Sengupta
4:30 pm Polda & Carmen Bonito by Family

Sunday, May 10– Pentecost
8:30 am Mother’s Day Novena
10:00 am Nancy Loverme by Paula Klemens
11:30 am Marcy Torre by Family

If you have requested a weekend mass and would like to bring up the Offertory Gifts, please inform the ushers before Mass.