Confirmadi and Sponsor are to be at St. Joseph's Church by 7pm. The service will begin at 7:30pm.
The Confirmation service will be followed by a reception in the Church Hall where you will have the opportunity to take photos with the Bishop and Fr. Jerome.
- Tuesday, April 15th our Youth Minister Marta Spiezio will be treating the 8th grade kids to a hot dog lunch with the help of Beth Harbauer. So don't pack a lunch for your 8th grader this Tax Day!
- The next Graduation Dinner Dance meeting will be at 7:30pm the night of Tuesday, April 15th. Mary Durkin will once again host the meeting at her home:
7213 Webster Street
Downers Grove, IL 60516
Any questions contact Mary at 630-971-9214 or dkn61@comcast.net
- A Meeting for Parents AND Students will be held on Wednesday, April 23rd @ 7:15pm in the School Hall. This is both a post Confirmation wrap up, as well as an opportunity to discuss the end of the year activities. This takes the place of the meeting originallyplanned for April 20th.
- Wednesday, May 7th @ 8:30am is the May Crowning Ceremony. Your students will need to be dressed in their dresses and suits for this event and will remain in these clothes throughout the remainder of the school day. This celebration is done with the 1st Communicants and is a beautiful tribute to our Blessed Mother.
- Tuesday, May 27th @ 8:30am will the students first of two graduation masses. This mass which is referred to as the Cap & Gown mass is held with the student body and has many special elements that will not be a part of the Saturday night mass. We encourage all parents and family to attend this very special mass.
- Wednesday, May 28th will be the Great America trip. We don't have the full details yet but the cost will be about $40 and they will be gone from early morning until late evening. Permission slips will be going home in the next week or so and will need to be returned right away. We cannot buy the tickets until we know how many will be attending. If finances are tight, please do not let this stop you from sending your child on this trip, we can make it work AND WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO BE LEFT OUT :)
- Thursday, May 29th will be the Graduation Dinner Dance for parents and their 8th grader. Invitations will be in the mail soon.
- Saturday, May 31st will be the Graduation Mass @ 7pm . . . but thankfuly the fun won't be over just yet!
- Thursday, June 5th will be the White Sox game. Please RSVP to this email if your 8th grader wants to go to the game. We will be leaving about 4pm in hopes to get in 1 1/2 hours of tailgating, dinner, bean bag toss, etc. before the game. The cost will be around $30 which includes your transportation, ticket and dinner. We need to know how many students want to go so we know how many tickets we have left for parents. So PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL EITHER WAY SO WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS GIVEN US THEIR ANSWER.
- Lastly could you please send a baby picture of your graduate to Melanie Biederman c/o Clare Biederman Rm. 102 for the traditional baby picture board.
God Bless all our Confirmandi
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"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you will be my witnesses."
Acts 1:8
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