Our August meeting will be held August 27th at St. Bridget Church. We will begin our meeting at 6:30am in the parish center and attend the 7:00am mass together with a time for spiritual development and breakfast after mass. As always our meeting will conclude at 8:00am.
Look forward to seeing you there.
The Joes will be working on Saturday, September 13th, at St. James Belvidere to assist with a landscape/planting project. This one-day project will help the parish to complete the construction project there. More information will be provided as the date nears.
Saint Joseph and Sons is a Northern Illinois Catholic Organization dedicated to helping the community and their maintenance needs. Through communication with parishes and Diocese headquarters, a minimum of three projects will be selected each year based on the capabilities of the group.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Another Key Project This Weekend
St. Joseph and Sons will participating in a clean-up and repair project at Bishop Lane Retreat Center in Rockford on July 11th and 12th. Work times will be 7:30am to 4:00pm each day and all are welcome to join in and help us make a difference.
We’ll be working in coordination with a group of students from Boylan Catholic High School. Two dozen students will work with some parents in a Spiritual and Work Retreat over that same weekend.
Lunch will be provided daily. Time will be scheduled for a spiritual development session each day.
Looking forward to seeing you all there and be sure to wear your Joes red t-shirts.
We’ll be working in coordination with a group of students from Boylan Catholic High School. Two dozen students will work with some parents in a Spiritual and Work Retreat over that same weekend.
Lunch will be provided daily. Time will be scheduled for a spiritual development session each day.
Looking forward to seeing you all there and be sure to wear your Joes red t-shirts.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
'Like' Us on Facebook!
Calling all Joes (and Friends)—
St. Joseph and Sons is now on Facebook.
Just click here www.facebook.com/St.JosephandSons to check out our page and give us a like. Post your comments and project photos, and then share with your Facebook friends.
By spreading the word about our good work (and the fun and satisfaction it gives us), we can build an even better presence!
St. Joseph and Sons is now on Facebook.
Just click here www.facebook.com/St.JosephandSons to check out our page and give us a like. Post your comments and project photos, and then share with your Facebook friends.
By spreading the word about our good work (and the fun and satisfaction it gives us), we can build an even better presence!
Monday, February 17, 2014
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Happy Holidays to You and Yours!
Join us Thursday, Dec. 12 at 5:30 p.m. for a holiday
celebration. Please bring a dish to pass and enjoy visiting with the rest of
the Joes.
RSVP to billd@fieldfastener.com
When: September 20th at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Field Fastener
9883 N. Alpine Rd.
9883 N. Alpine Rd.
Machesney Park, IL
We’ll be sharing some photos and an overview report of our
2013 projects. If you’re not able to make it, we’ll post some photos of the
event next week.
Monday, October 7, 2013
St. James Church of Rockford
Lent 2015 Update
Any time the Joes get together to meet or work- we specifically include a time of spiritual reflection and discussion.
Joe Altenhoff has this to say about the spiritual reflection at St. James on our work days here:
Here are some photo updates from the second day and painting portion of the project-
Lent 2015
St. James Church in Rockford was in need of some updating to the paster walls in some areas of the rectory and guest areas. The Joes had fun making a mess removing areas where the plaster was cracked and we will be painting as soon as the plaster is patched in a few weeks. We also made time for spiritual reflection during our meal and shared some of the things we are learning in Lent.
The guys admiring their work
Large area over stairs had a good amount of cracked plaster to be removed
Can't be afraid of heights if you want to be a Joe
Dale is hard at work
These guys covered this whole hallway! A lot accomplished in a day
Don't let the smile fool you- this guy is all business
Final wall- 1 hour of work / 10 guys? 6 minutes of work
Community is the best part about working with the Joes
Any time the Joes get together to meet or work- we specifically include a time of spiritual reflection and discussion.
Joe Altenhoff has this to say about the spiritual reflection at St. James on our work days here:
Our Lenten project at St. James rectory was done at the same time as our other Joes worked at the Poor Clair's Convent. For our first Lenten session, we read the daily reading and reflected on how it impacted us this Lent.
This first weekend was also the first weekend at Poor Clair's. Life at the convent is mostly quite so we decided to work in communion with our Poor Clair's brethren for the first hour in silence.
It was difficult at first but then the work seemed to take on a uniqueness. We thought about working as a sacrifice, as a penance, as a gift.
At one time the sound of scraping water damaged plaster from the walls sounded like a strange type of song with repeating rhythms and notes.
The silence actually lasted more than an hour. Discussions during lunch were richer than normal and spiritually healthy for the team.
Our second session was lead by an active participant from the first session, a fellow Joe from St. James, Tim Barkdoll. Tim started the reading from the Acts of the Apostles where they are feeling the affects of the Holy Spirit on their bold beliefs.
Tim asked us the question, 'Why do you believe?' The responses challenged us to really think about our faith in a way that we could discuss it with others. The question pushed us all to think harder about our gift of faith and to be able to express it to ourselves and the outside world.
We thanked Tim for his good work in preparing our group for the work ahead that day.
Here are some photo updates from the second day and painting portion of the project-
Lent 2015
St. James Church in Rockford was in need of some updating to the paster walls in some areas of the rectory and guest areas. The Joes had fun making a mess removing areas where the plaster was cracked and we will be painting as soon as the plaster is patched in a few weeks. We also made time for spiritual reflection during our meal and shared some of the things we are learning in Lent.
The guys admiring their work
Large area over stairs had a good amount of cracked plaster to be removed
Can't be afraid of heights if you want to be a Joe
Dale is hard at work
These guys covered this whole hallway! A lot accomplished in a day
Don't let the smile fool you- this guy is all business
Final wall- 1 hour of work / 10 guys? 6 minutes of work
Community is the best part about working with the Joes
St. James Belvidere
Winter 2014
Helped with completion of church update in preparation for St. James reopening
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Fall 2014 : 100 Man/Hours
Provided labor for installation of new landscape for parking lot near school and rectory
Spread 25 cubic yards mulch and 15 cubic yard topsoil
Helped with completion of church update in preparation for St. James reopening
Fall 2014 : 100 Man/Hours
Provided labor for installation of new landscape for parking lot near school and rectory
Spread 25 cubic yards mulch and 15 cubic yard topsoil
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