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As you are well aware, the last few weeks have been filled with troubling events and stressful conditions. None more so than for our immigrant neighbors. After many conversations with two of our closest community outreach partners, we are participating in an emergency "Pop-up" Food Shelf, and you are invited to help! With the help of CROSS Services, this "pop-up" food shelf will serve our neighbors and partners at two Mobile Hope Communities - Dayton and Corcoran.

Many families are struggling right now to cover rent and utility expenses for the month of February. In response, we have established a "Helping Neighbors" fund to address this immediate and critical need. These funds will directly support families in the Dayton Park and Maple Hill-Corcoran communities who are known to us and facing significant hardship. We ask that donations to the Helping Neighbors Fund be made now through Monday, February 9.

2025 year-end giving statements are now available! Statements have already been emailed; givers without an email address on file will receive theirs by regular mail.

Please come to church this Friday, January 23 at 6 pm for a special prayer service for peace and unity in our city. May this time of prayer bring us together and serve as a reminder of our reliance on God and the call to show love to all our brothers and sisters in Christ. We hope that many of you will brave the cold to join us in prayer.

Join us for our Blood Drive this Sunday, January 25 from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm. The Memorial Blood Centers truck will be near the front doors. Register at https://www.mbcherohub.club/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/77085.

Season 2 of The Chosen chronicles Jesus’ expanding ministry, bringing new crowds, more miracles, and growing trouble. Deacon John Wallin and Barry Shay lead participants in an engaging watch-and-reflect experience that explores what it means to be chosen!

Cor is a men’s group committed to fraternity, prayer and encountering Jesus together. January’s theme is “Jesus Revealed”.

Join the Lady Knights at our annual fleece tying event Monday, January 12 @ 7:00 pm in St. Joe’s Hall. We’ll be tying baby and youth size blankets to donate to area pregnancy centers.

Ladies, we had so much fun last fall, let’s do it again! Come play Bunco on Saturday, January 24, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:00ish, in St. Joe’s Hall. With a few shakes of the dice, you can be a winner, no skill or experience needed.

As part of our on-going series “Sow Seeds of Justice” we will explore the legacy of Pope Leo XIII as well as breaking open Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation “Dilexi Te” (“I have loved you”). Adults 21 and older are invited for an engaging evening of discussion and reflection (and adult beverages) as we unpack the first words of the first American Pope!

Our Mental Health Ministry initial kick-off event will be on Saturday, December 20 from 3 pm-4:30 pm. “Turn My Darkness Into Light” will be an event for those of us who find the holiday season challenging due to personal struggles, loneliness, grief, anxiety, etc. Join us for an afternoon of prayer, art and fellowship.

The Knights are excited to sponsor the Keep Christ In Christmas poster contest now through December 21st, 2025. One winner from each of the five age groups will win $50 and have their entry sent to compete against others in the state of MN.

Join us for Love! - A Christmas Celebration this December 12 at 7:00 pm at SJTW. Features The Star of the North Concert Band and combined SJTW Music Ministries.

Do you know a parishioner who could use a little extra blessing this season? Consider them for a Blessing Box. As we prepare our hearts for Advent, our parish family is coming together to share Christ’s love. Each box is lovingly put together—offering a tangible reminder that someone is thinking of the recipient, lifting them in prayer, and celebrating God’s blessings in their life.

Once again, we are partnering with our friends at Mobile Hope through “Bags of Joy”. These gifts have become a beautiful parish tradition— bringing comfort, dignity, and joy to families in the Dayton mobile home community.

SNAP benefits will be pausing on November 1st due to the government shutdown and our friends at CROSS Services are in urgent need of donations.

We will have a special collection for Helping Hands on the weekend of Nov 1/2. We encourage you to continue to be generous and pray for us as we continue to reach out a "helping hand" to those around us experiencing hardship.

Each October the Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning of life to its end, and at every point in between.

Fall is here! That means it’s time to embrace one of SJTW’s most cherished traditions: Thanksgiving Baskets of Love. Starting October 18th through November 18th, we invite you to help us fill these baskets with love and generosity. Donation boxes will be located inside St. Joe Hall. If you prefer to make a monetary donation, we welcome that too!

Trunk or Treat at SJTW Saturday, October 25, 2025 Mass at 5:00 pm - Trunk or Treat: 6:15–7:15 pm Location: East end of SJTW Parking Lot Join us for 5:00 pm Mass—costumes welcome! After Mass, head outside for an evening of safe, spooky fun.