We will not be having mass on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week due to Father's absence.

A Pop-Up Discernment Conversation sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. We invite women 19-35 years of age to join us for a Tailgate Party on Friday, September 6, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. This will be an opportunity for information and conversation on how to discern your vocation or life path. Wear your favorite team colors and join us! RSVPs are appreciated but not needed. Questions or to RSVP please contact Michelle Horton (ma.horton6@gmail.com or 608.695.6060). Don't forget to wear your favorite team colors!

The Diocese of Madison Office of Worship continues to host workshops for Extraordiniary Ministers of Holy Communion throughout the Diocese. We are currently scheduling additional dates in Madison and throughout the Diocese. Please register online at www.madisondiocese.org/EMHC or call 608.821.3081. There is no fee for the workshop. The workshop includes a session reflecting on the Eucharist as well as practical information for those who assist in the distribution of Communion in the parish. These workshops fufill the requirements of our diocesan norms that each EMHC attend a diocesan workshop. THere is no charge for participation.

The Iowa County Cancer Coalition is hosting their third annual fundraiser on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at Dodger Bowl. If you wish to remember a loved one lost to cancer, you can purchase a Luminaria for $5.00. The messages will be read at 6:00 p.m. during a special ceremony. You can find the forms for this in the back of the church. You can sent it in or bring it on the night of the event.

Sunday, August 25, 2019 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission: $3.00 Ley Pavilion in Harris Park

Please join us at the Sinsinawa Mound Center for a multi-generational evening of music and worship with ValLimar Jansen. ValLimar's performances combine catechetical content with sacred stories and dramatic art, music, and movement to give people a message of hope, light, and love. Friday, October 4, 2019 7:00 p.m.

On September 5, 2019, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Mother Teresa. In the Diocese of Madison, the Saint Mother Teresa Mercy Endowment provides financial support of ministries living out Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Grants from this year's distribution of over $32,000 will help feed the hungry at food pantries, shelter the homeless, provide services to those suffering from addiction or domestic violence, provide bibles and catechisms to the imprisoned, and support St. Vincent De Paul councils throughout the diocese. To learn more or make a gift online, visit diocesemadisonfoundation.org Checks can be sent to: Catholic Diocese of Madison Foundation 702 High Point Road, Suite 223 Madison, WI 53719

St. Joseph Cookbooks are available to purchase at weekend masses or in the Parish office for only $10.00. They make great gifts!

You are invited to an evening of fun and romance designed for married couples to celebrate their relationship by reminiscing about the early stages of their romance. Couples are served a full course romantic candlelight dinner for two. In between course, your evening's host and hostess will lead you on a your personal journey down memory lane. The dinner will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. (drinks and hors d'oeuvres starting at 6:00 p.m.) at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dodgeville. The Madison Community of Worldwide Marriage Encounter wishes to give this as a gift to support your marriage. There is no coast. However, donations are welcome. Space is limited. Babysitting is available. For reservations, please contact Emily and James Resch at 608.577.9604 or emjsutter@gmail.com.

Bishop Donald Hying is coming to celebrate mass on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's! There is an Area 5 Schools meeting here that day and he is coming to say Mass since Fr. Tafadzwa is gone. This is not his official visit to St. Joseph's so if you can't make it to this Mass don't worry, he will be back.

St Joe's next Feeding Friends will be Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Our menu has mashed potatoes, meatballs and gravy, green beans, lettuce salad, bread, and dessert. On the 4th Wednesday of the month it is St Joe's turn to provide and prepare the food. We are in need of more desserts furnished by St. Joe's parishioners. They should be brought to the Methodist Church by 4:30 p.m. on that day.

Mission Doctors Association will offer the 2019 Midwest Retreat/Seminar for Catholic Physicians, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants, and their spouses, considering short-term mission service in Africa or Latin America. This will be held at Loyola Stritch Medical School, Chicago. Information and Accreditation Statement (for the 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)) are available on their website at www.MissionDoctors.org or by calling the office for more information at 213.368.1872.

Registration is open for 2019-2020 School of Religion.

At the beginning of each school year, Mrs. Heim has students in each grade complete a nature project which involves collecting items from nature. This is a family project, so you can collect the items as a family. Some families have found that it is nice to get a start at the collecting before school begins. Each grades need to collect the following: 6th - each student needs to collect 26 items from nature, one for each letter of the alphabet. 7th - each student needs to collect and name 25 bugs 8th- each student needs to collect and name 25 seeds and/or leaves

A Pop-Up Discernment Conversation sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. We invite women 19-35 years of age to join us for a Tailgate Party on Friday, September 6, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. This will be an opportunity for information and conversation on how to discern your vocation or life path. Wear your favorite team colors and join us! RSVPs are appreciated but not needed. Questions or to RSVP please contact Michelle Horton (ma.horton6@gmail.com or 608.695.6060). Don't forget to wear your favorite team colors!