Garden Ministry

Our mission: To dedicate our time and talent to enhancing our community’s awareness of God’s gift of nature through beautifying the landscape of our church.

In the Fall of 1996, we started as St. Joe's Garden Club, but soon realized our work of maintaining our church's gardens and landscape was more of a way to give back to, a calling to God's ministry. So, in the Spring of 1997, we wrote our mission statement and changed our name to St. Joseph the Worker's Garden Ministry. Since then, we have not only beatified our church's landscape and gardens, but also built a fellowship which inspires us all to appreciate God's gift of natural beauty. We hope to brighten spirits and encourage others to become caretakers of the world.
 
Our Ministry has 3 groups maintaining and shaping our beautiful landscape:

• Our Gardening Crew maintains our gardens by weeding, deadheading and fertilizing. We meet most Monday mornings at 9:30 am, starting mid-April thru mid-September, and usually work for 2 hours or so per week.
• Our Watering Committee works in teams and oversees the water needs, our flower beds and planters, and in dry times, waters our perennials, trees and shrubs. Our watering schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1-2 hours per session, TBD.
• Our Landscape Crew helps with the heavier jobs such as shearing and pruning our shrubs, removing and planting new trees, digging and installing new flower beds, and last but not least, turning and spreading landscape mulch. This crew will be working some Saturday mornings (see schedule below), and some evenings (TBD).

We welcome everyone to come and care for our church’s beautiful campus: those with experience and those who are learning, individuals and families with children included. Whether helping on our Gardening Crew Mondays, our Watering Committee weekly, or our Landscape Crew every once in a while, know that any amount of help is appreciated by all who look upon the beauty we create. Imagine what else can be accomplished with more hands!

We are looking forward to our 29th gardening season, and in September, the start of our 30th year as a ministry. And we also want to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation all those who labor and supported our efforts in the past.

This is our church, our gardens, our Garden Ministry!

- St. Joseph the Worker's Garden Ministry
 
Please email or text Anna Mau for further information.
maufamily@aol.com
763-438-2642

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2/3/26

Even though Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow on February 2nd, six more weeks of winter in Minnesota is really is no big deal! If Spring weather starts on March 16th, it will be just in time for the parties on St. Patty's Day!

Talk about a party, our Garden Ministry will be kicking off our 2026 Gardening Season with our traditional Mardi Gras Celebration!

Fat Tuesday is February 17th. All are invited to join us for the kick off of our 29th Season with Happy Hour at 3 Squares Restaurant in Maple Grove. Happy Hour starts at 5 pm, but join us any time, please RSVP to Anna Mau (text 763-438-2642 or email maufamily@aol.com).

Let's celebrate our awesome ministry with fun and laughter and get revved up to garden!

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Welcome New Garden Ministers! 
Above is our welcome letter and 2025 schedule, and below are instructions to log into the website we use, the Church Community Builder (CCB). We have been using this site to communicate for several years… it is a great way to keep in touch. Participation in the online community is optional, but we encourage you to do so.

Instructions for Church Community Builder Site 

• Go to: sjtw.ccbchurch.com
• If you do not yet have a login and would like to participate in this community, you can request an account by clicking ‘Request Account’ under the login box to the left. An email will be sent from sjtw.ccbchurch.com (check your junk mail) with a link to activate your login.
• Once you log in, make sure you update your profile. This will begin to personalize the recommendations and opportunities presented to you. Take a look at recent activity, find an interesting group to join or look for an opportunity to serve. Please call Monica Liebl (763-400-7214) at the parish office if you need help with using this site.

The CCB has been a great way for our Ministry to communicate... especially with last minute changes in our schedule... Minnesota weather!

Thanks again,
- SJTW Garden Ministry

PS: Anna Mau, our coordinator, can also answer any questions or concerns you have with the CCB site.
 
Email, text or call Anna Mau at:
maufamily@aol.com
763-438-2642

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2025 Garden Ministry Schedule

Note: all dates subject to Minnesota weather

 

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