Friday, March 19 Come celebrate the Feast Day of St. Joseph this Friday, March 19th starting with Mass at 8am in the Mission and a reception to follow in the Hall. You are encouraged to bring a breakfast or brunch item to share with your fellow parishioners.

March 28 The Parish Easter Egg hunt will be after the 9 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday, March 28th, on the grass behind the Mission. The Preschool classes prepare for this parish event and get it ready for the fun time for the children. If you would like to drop off some candy or plastic eggs to be used for the egg hunt, please drop it by the Faith Formation Office across from the rectory. (510) 657-0905 Thank you.

Thursday, March 25th Please join us for our Parishwide Lenten Reconciliation Service on March 25th, 2010 at 7:30pm in St. Joseph Church. Take advantage of the spiritual benefits and prepare yourself for Easter. Please pass along this information to anyone who would find the Sacrament of Confession helpful during this Lenten season.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to the recent earthquakes around the world which leave many thousand dead and hundreds of thousands of our brothers and sisters homeless. Families are in tremendous need of basic necessities. CRS is rushing food, medicine, shelter supplies, household goods and hygiene items to the victims. Emergency staff is also on the ground or on the way there. CRS will remain in this area working, even after emergency assistance is completed, to help rebuild communities and infrastructure and provide support for their partners and families who have lost everything. Please donate on-line at www.crs.org .

March 21 An individual's choices concerning end of life care presented by Fr. Jeff Finley, CPPS Head of Spiritual Care, Washington Hospital and Dianne C. Martin, MD Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:30-3:00PM at St. Joseph Church Hall.

While we all know that our earthly existence will end, few of us express in writing our desires for the time when we may not be able to make choices concerning our care. This workshop will present how to best instruct loved ones, caregivers and medical personnel regarding our final wishes.

Join one of our event planning committees or ministries at St. Joseph. Are you a good leader? Do you like to be in charge? We need event chairs and co-chairs. There is something for everyone. Can you bake, cook, stuff envelopes, speak to our community at Mass, serve on decorating and clean-up crews, plan events, work at events, data entry, computer skills…have a special talent or just want to help? We want you to be a part of our ever-growing St. Joseph community. All are welcome! Contact us today! SPECIAL REQUESTS: We need donated items for our event raffles and silent/live auctions such as free services, themed baskets, tickets to ballgames, gift certificates, vacation packages, movie theater tickets, etc. Please contact us immediately if you have anything to offer. debbierossetto@comcast.net or 510-656-0957, donkaefer@tagusa.com or 510-792-5037 , lkaefer@comcast.net or 510-791-1980.

April 10, 2010 after the 5:30 pm Mass It was a terrific event full of pizza and Bingo fun last year and we hope you will attend. In the meantime, we sure could use some help right now! The event coordinating team has chairs for running the Bingo Game and food, but we need help with reservations, set-up, decorations, the bar, home-made desserts and clean-up, as well as general volunteers to just come and help. We are also looking for Bingo prizes suitable for families, children and adults. Please contact Lauri Kaefer at 510-791-1980 if you need more information or want to help. Watch for the flyer and reserve your seats!

Sunday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. The Tri-City? Interfaith Council will hold the 27th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Service at Temple Beth Torah, 42000 Paseo Padre Parkway (corner of Mento Drive), Fremont, on Sunday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. The featured speaker will be Ralph Samuel. Mr. Samuel was born in Dresden and, at the tender age of 7½, he was sent sent alone to England on the “Kindertransport.” All are welcome to this special educational event and service of remembrance. A free-will offering will be received. Please also consider bringing refreshments to share after the program.

"When I was in prison you visited me... What so ever you did to the least of my brothers, you did it to me." -Mt. 25:37 & 40. We are looking for more volunteers to visit Prisoners who have no one to visit them in San Quentin Prison at least once a month for 2 hrs. If you would like to help us share Christ's love with these prisoners, please contact Jean Bernal for more information at 510-440-1308.

For more than a decade, the Saint Joseph School First Graders have sponsored an Easter Basket Drive for the Tri-City? Volunteers who serve the less fortunate families of Fremont, Newark, and Union City. More families than ever will be coming to the Abode for support, and our goal is to provide each family with an Easter Basket along with the goods provided by Abode. You can help by doing one of the following: Make an Easter Basket wrapped in cellophane, Purchase a ready-made Easter Basket, Make a donation (cash or check made out to St. Joseph School) and clearly mark it “First Grade Easter Basket Donation.” Please drop off donations to the School office. Last day for drop-off is Tuesday, March 30th. We appreciate your participation, support, and generosity! - SJS First Graders