Parish Picnic a Success!
The Parish Picnic was a total success!  God blessed us with good weather to enjoy our day. There was great food, fun, (even bubbles), music and conversation.  Father Mike and the Cathedral Staff wish to thank everyone for working so hard to make this social event a joyous one.  Let’s look forward to planning and participating in next year’s picnic.  Click here to read more about the Parish Picnic and see photos.

Cathedral Newsletter: First Issue
We are compiling stories for our first edition of the Cathedral Newsletter.  The Newsletter will be used to spread the news of our parish including births, special dates, prayer requests, and more.  If you have an announcement for the Newsletter, please contact the Cathedral Website's Webmaster at Webmaster@SaintJosephCathedral.org.

Inquiry Sessions Begin for R.C.I.A.
If you are not a member of the Roman Catholic Faith but would like to know more about Catholicism or maybe you would like to explore the possibility of becoming Catholic, join the R.C.I.A. team in the undercroft after the 10:30 AM Mass on the 2^nd and 4^th Sundays of each month.  The period of inquiry is a perfect time to ask questions about what it means to be Catholic and to discover Church teachings as well as finding out what the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) is all about.

Nominations for the 2002 Catholic Woman of the Year
It is time once again to honor the Catholic Women of the Columbus Diocese by nominating and selecting the Catholic Woman of the Year.  The award is presented to a woman, who out of love for God and all His people gives unselfishly to family, parish and community.  More than one woman may be nominated from a parish.  The award will be presented on August 25, 2002, at the Berwick Party House, 3250 Refugee Road. Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m., with the Most Reverend Bishop James A. Griffin honoring the nominees.  Cost per person is $15.00. (It is customary for the nominee to have her dinner paid for by her parish or the person who nominated her).  Nomination forms will be on a table in the Cathedral Narthex.  The nominations must be postmarked no later than July 31, 2002. For further information please contact Meg Morris at the DCCW office: 614-228-8601.

Choir Openings for Professional Singers (Updated)
The Cathedral Choir has some changes in personnel every summer. Right now, the choir is looking for two bass/baritone section leaders and one alto section leader. Some wonderful people have auditioned for and have been accepted in the volunteer positions and the other professional positions. These are the only three slots left to fill.  For further information, please call Cathedral Music at 614-241-2526.

Win a Mercedes Benz
Help to support the residents of St. Raphael’s and St. Rita’s home by purchasing tickets for this great raffle. The Carmelite Sisters are sponsoring this raffle to win a 1990 Mercedes Benz, 399-E. This raffle will enable the sisters to continue to provide the extra outings and little things the residents may need both at St. Raphael’s and St. Rita’s home. The tickets are being sold for $20.00 each and six (6) for $100.00 with a drawing set for August 15, 2002. Please contact Sister T. Kathleen, O. Carm. At 443-9433 or 486-0436 for further information.

Driver and Delivery Teams Needed to Help Deliver Food
Volunteers are needed to help deliver food. The seniors, handicapped and singles with children who live in the area West of the river, from downtown Columbus are in need of meals to be delivered to them. This area consists of four different routes. The average route consists of 42 households, 46 bags of groceries, and 110 people. Some of these deliveries are in the same area or complex. Food is packed and picked up at St. Lawrence Haven, behind Hoy Cross Church at Rich and 5th Streets. For further information contact Cecilia Lageman at 595-9970.

Buy Your Illustrated History of the Diocese of Columbus Book
The hard cover book is printed on glossy paper in full color and is 128 pages long.  The book costs $25.00 each and will be sold by members of the Parish Council from May 19^th to June 23^rd after the 10:30 AM Sunday Mass and May 25^th after the 5:15 PM Saturday mass in the Cathedral vestibule.  Please bring a check for $25.00 made out to St. Joseph Cathedral or pay with cash.

You can also purchase a book by printing and filling out a form and then mailing it to the Cathedral office.  Click here to view the form (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).

We Need Your Help
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE MONEY TO THE STREET PEDDLERS loitering on the steps and the back alley of the Cathedral before and after Mass!  Giving money to the peddles is a very dangerous situation that entices them to return, but is a problem for those who work at the Cathedral Square on a regular basis.  Not only does the Cathedral, but services in the immediate area provide food, clothing, housing, and advice for job allocation to these people.

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