SUNDAY, APRIL 27
9:30 am Family Religious Ed-School
10 & 11:30 am Children’s Liturgy of the Word (age 4-10)-Chapel
5:00 pm Opera Sacra Choral Festival-Church
6:30 pm Campus Ministry Dinner-Parish Center
7:00 pm Youth Group-Parish Center

MONDAY, APRIL 28
12:30 pm St. Joseph Seniors-Community Room
7:00 pm Parish Memorial Mass for Deceased Loved Ones

TUESDAY, APRIL 29
6:00 pm Budget Committee-Parish Center
7:00 pm Finance Committee-Parish Center
7:00 pm K-12 Religious Ed-School
9:00 pm Newman Center Candlelight Meditation-Parish Center Chapel

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
9:00 am Campus Ministry Study Day-Parish Center
7:00 pm Parish Council Meeting-Community Room
7:00 pm CME Rehearsal-Music Room

FRIDAY, MAY 2
7:30 am Intercessory Prayer Group-Parish Center
8:15 am VOICE Housing Committee-Parish Center
7:30 pm First Friday Group with Fr. Jack-Community Room

SATURDAY, MAY 3
9:30 am 1st Eucharist Class-School
3:30 pm Confession-Church
4:30 pm Coffee & Donuts & Youth Group Baby Collection-Community Room

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

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Choral Festival. Opera Sacra is hosting a Choral Music Festival at 5 pm this Sunday in the Church. Ten area choirs and choruses will perform works representing various styles of music from classical to contemporary. Ensembles include the choirs of St. Joseph University Parish along with Blessed Sacrament, Calvary Episcopal, and Unitarian Universalist Churches and other vocal ensembles including Buffalo Choral Arts Chamber Singers, Canisius College Chorale, Freudig Singers, Harmonia, Vocalis and the Philharmonic Chorus Chamber Singers. This Festival will honor Frank Scinta, music director at Blessed Sacrament Church and director of the Canisius College Chorale. A free-will offering will be received.

The Parish Memorial Mass for those who lost loved ones in the past year will be celebrated this Monday in the Church at 7 pm followed by a dessert reception. It is appropriate that we celebrate the fullness of the new life of those we love during the season of resurrection.

VOICE Meeting on Monday, May 5th at 7 pm in the Community Room. Join us as we work with the University Heights Collaborative toward creating 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.

Interfaith Hospitality Network. Volunteers are needed for the Interfaith Hospitality Network at Trinity Old Lutheran Church on Sheridan Drive Sunday, May 11th 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.

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 info contact Delta Development at 847-1635.

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.

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

Griefshare, a weekly video seminar support group for people grieving the loss of a loved one will meet for 6 Wednesday mornings at 10 am from April 30-June 4 at St. Andrew’s Church in Kenmore. For more info: Mary Lu Kay at 876-2202.

New date new location! The date and location for the annual Links to Learning Golf Tournament benefiting our school has been changed to Monday July 21 at Brookfield Country Club in Clarence. Look for our brochure in the Community Room or in the mail soon, check out Links-to-Learning.com on the web for further details or call the Parish Center at 833-0298.

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

First Friday. May 2 at 7:30 pm in the Community Room we welcome Fr. Jack Ledwon as our guest speaker. Fr. Jack will give a multi-media presentation entitled “What Makes Your Heart Sing?” which was the Lilly Endowment Program which sponsored his travels across the globe during his sabbatical last year. All are invited.

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

Dining Out For Life is Tuesday, April 29. Join Fr. Bob Perelli, founder of AIDS Family Services, at Siena Restaurant, 4516 Main Street, Snyder (839 3108). Or visit www.diningoutforlife.com for a complete list of the participating restaurants.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION NEWS: Group 1 of our FAMILY SUNDAY meets next Sunday, May 4 at 9:30 am. Group 2 will meet on May 18th. Please return all completed assignments. FIRST EUCHARIST classes meet on May 3, 10, and 17. For more information on Christian Formation, contact Sr. Elizabeth Buchala at 837-2971.

CAMPUS MINISTRY NEWS: Join us on Tuesday, April 29th at 9:05 pm for the last Candlelight Meditation of the semester. Come to the Parish Center - all are welcome!
The Newman Center is hosting a Student Study Spot Wed, Apr 30th from 9 am–10 pm. Bring your books and your appetite to the Community Room - coffee will be served all day along with lunch and dinner. Come for the whole day to study or just stop in for a bit. All are welcome! Join us for The Ascension Holy Day Mass on Campus Thursday, May 1 at 12:05 pm in Diefendorf 148. Sunday, May 4th is the 8 pm Mass of Sending Forth at St. Joseph University Church in which the North & South Campus Newman Centers will bless all those who are graduating and completing their studies at UB. Join us for this special occasion-a reception follows. All are welcome! For more info, contact Kristin Casey at kmcasey@buffalo.edu or 833-6649.

YOUTH MINISTRY: Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Youth Group who will be collecting new baby and children’s items for Harvest House after Masses May 3-4 & 10-11 in the Community Room. The greatest needs are for newborn clothing including sleepers and onesies, but children’s clothing up to size 14 is accepted. We do not need diapers, food or formula. Help wanted: Teens are needed to help collect the items for Harvest House after masses. If you are available for 10-20 minutes after mass any of those days, please join us in the Community Room! High School aged youth are invited to attend upcoming Youth Group meetings this Sunday, April 27 and May 4 at 7 pm in the Parish Center. Contact Tina Titus at 833-0298 for info.

SCHOOL NEWS: Our Kindergarten, First and Second Graders are taking the train to the Downtown Library this Tuesday to see the author of the children's classic "Biscuit."
That same evening, the school & parish communities are invited to Chuck E Cheese at Sheridan & Harlem for a fundraiser for our soccer teams from 3-9 pm. Thursday, May 1 is the great feast of the Ascension. Sr. Nancy and the Kindergarten have prepared the music for the 8:30 Mass. Afterwards, they will be hosting their families at a "Breakfast Theatre" in the cafeteria. Our annual Walk-a-thon will take place on Friday, May 2. All of the school children walk to, and around, McCarthy Park. Our goal this year is $5,000 to help purchase "children-friendly" computer furniture for our new media center. For info or for a tour of St. Joseph School, call Ms. Karen Adamski at 835-7395.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MAY 3-4 WEEK 1

ENVELOPE SCHEDULE: This weekend weekly & Catholic Home Missions, May 3-4 Diocesan Assessments & Mother’s Day Novena
Collection Totals Weekly: $ 11,949.87

Thank you for your support

Our Prayer Intentions: Please remember those who have requested our prayers especially: 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 Sister Veronica Anne Armao, Marie Menig, Greg Hoelscher.

MASSES OF THE WEEK
Come, Celebrate with us!

Sunday, April 27 – 6th Sunday of Easter
8:30 am In Thanksgiving by Rokitka Family
10:00 am Anne & Edward Wald by Family
11:30 am Peter Goretti by Family
8:00 pm For the Parishioners

Monday, April 28
8:30 am Harry P. Blessing by Family

Tuesday, April 29 – Catherine of Siena
8:30 am Eucharistic Service (No Mass)

Wednesday, April 30 – Vigil for Ascension of the Lord
8:30 am Mary E. Huth by Ruth Housman
6:00 pm Joseph Wollenschlaeger by Lodico, Dowd & Summa Family

Thursday, May 1 – Ascension of the Lord (School Mass0
8:30 am Mary Ellen Head by Family

Friday, May 2
8:30 am Vickie Roskwitalski by Family

Saturday, May 3 – Vigil for 7th Sunday of Easter
4:30 pm Deceased of Vath & Monahan Family

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)

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