It's time to register for Religious Education! Our 2021-22 program will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Grades 1-5 will meet after school and grades 6-11 in the evenings. All registration is online on the St Joseph website, under Religious Education. We are also planning to provide RE meals again! We need catechists! Contact Amy Beilke at [email protected] .

The Rosary Challenge for Vocations has increased from 1,200 to 12,000 by year end; we have 4,000 to go. Participating in the Rosary Challenge is easy. Pray a rosary yourself or with a group (1 rosary prayed with 10 people = 10 rosaries), log on to Facebook and go to the Called North page, and simply leave a comment on the pinned post at the top of the page or, if Facebook isn’t your cup of tea, then email your monthly total to [email protected] and we’ll accumulate and submit them for you. Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for our Priests. Obtain for us many more.

In January the vocations team, including Fr. David, challenged the parishes of the Diocese to pray 1,200 rosaries for vocations this year. We took the challenge seriously and met that goal in February; 8,000 have been prayed to date. The challenge has now been increased to 12,000 by year end. Participating in the Rosary Challenge is easy. Pray a rosary yourself or with a group (1 rosary prayed with 10 people = 10 rosaries), log on to Facebook and go to the Called North page, and simply leave a comment on the pinned post at the top of the page or, if Facebook isn’t your cup of tea, then email your monthly total to [email protected] and we’ll accumulate and submit them for you. Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for our Priests. Obtain for us many more.

Hayward Community Blood Drive at St. Joseph Catholic Church Thursday, October 14, 1 pm to 7 pm Friday, October 15, 8 am to 2 pm Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go to RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Hayward WI to schedule an appointment.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Sawyer County is being planned as an in-person event during Hayward’s Fall Fest on September 25. The event will include a SuperHero 5K walk/ run, Kids SuperHero Scamper, luminaria and drawings. Luminaria in honor of cancer survivors, those battling cancer and remembered loved ones will be displayed along the start of the Relay SuperHero 5K Walk/Run. Suggested donation is $10 each. For more information contact Joan Ackerman at 715-634-0059.

Devotional materials are available on the table at the entrance of Church Mon through Friday including Rosaries, Prayer Patches, Holy Water, Holy Cards, Bulletins, and Devotional Reading pamphlets. You are welcome to help yourself to these items.

Our “Meet Six” Committee is busy planning the next social so please mark your calendar right now for September 11 immediately following the 4:00 pm Mass. Everyone is invited, including children, regardless of whether or not the meet six challenge has been met.

The Parish offices are closed on Monday, September 6, in celebration of Labor Day. We wish you a joyful day!

The dedication of St. Joseph/St. Ann Columbarium and bronze sculpture will take place after the 10:15 am Mass on September 19. A reception will follow. All are welcome.