We will have the new Sunday Missals and Advent book available after all Masses, November 28-29. Suggested donation is $5.00. Look for the manned tables on the porch!

This year you can “shop” online! Just 4 easy steps:

• Step 1: Log on to the Gift Registry
• Step 2: Make your selection on the Gift Registry
• Step 3: Purchase your gift. Be sure to wrap it and label with the gift item number you receive from Signup Genius.
• Step 4: Drop off your gift at the Parish Office, Monday-Friday 1 PM-6 PM

We will also be accepting gifts December 5/6 and December 12/13. Just leave in the bin/vehicle before entering for Mass.

There are also options for: 

1. Donation to Charities to purchase unclaimed gift requests.

2. Donation  to SJS for their School Assistance Fund.

3. Donation to OASIS, to purchase heaters.

For more information, contact our volunteers at 706-543-0064. or email them at sjcathens@gmail.com

St. Joseph Charities Giving Tree Program Is looking for canned goods to deliver to families along with their Giving Tree gifts.

Please contribute SOME or ALL these needed items.

• 2 – can vegetables (14-15 oz)
• 2 – can fruit (14-15 oz)
• 2 – can evaporated milk
• 1 – jar spaghetti sauce (24 oz) plastic if possible
• 1 – jar peanut butter (plastic, if possible)
• 1 – bag dried beans (16 oz)
• 1 – bag rice (16 oz)
• 1 – box pasta (16 oz)
• 1 – bag sugar (4 lb)
• 1 – bag flour (5 lb)
• 1 – bag cornmeal (2 lb)

Drop off the food items at the church on December 6^th and December 13^th before Mass.  There will be a vehicle out front to collect all the food items.

Thank you for helping make Christmas merry and bright for our local families in need!

We have it all! Or we can order it for you! Rosaries…crucifixes…scapulars…holy cards…Bibles…medals…pendants with medals…Scriptural shelf sitters…bilingual missals…statues…small devotional books…cards…lazos…holy water fonts.. holy water bottles… children’s books.

Scriptural items like key chains… bookmarks..pens, coffee cups…hand towels…tote bags

Advent wreaths…candles…devotionals… Nativity sets…and other Christmas items!

We are open after Mass in the Parish Hall.

· November 21/22

· December 5/6

· December 19/20

We added a special Advent Reflections button to our menu. These reflections offer spiritual encouragement each day of this holy season, as we await Christ’s coming.

There’s also a Blessing of an Advent Wreath prayer in the Prayers button on your app. This is a great way to bring Advent into your homes every day, not just on Sundays at Mass.

You may also notice some changes to the background in the coming weeks. We will have an Advent background beginning the week of November 23rd, and the Christmas background the week of December 21st, with all returning to our regular look the week of January 11th.