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St. Joseph Women's Ministry

Who We Are:

  • We are women who seek a deeper relationship with God and with one another through spirituality, fellowship, knowledge, and service in action.
  • We welcome all women, Catholic and non-Catholic. We seek to create a safe, loving, spiritual environment.
  • We are young and old, we come from various cultures and various states of life, from different educational and economic backgrounds and situations.
  • We come as mothers, daughters and sisters, as blended families and single females, as members of religious communities and pilgrims seeking the path of God.

Our Vision and Goals:

Vision: To create and encourage a safe, loving environment for all women who seek a deeper relationship with God and with one another through spirituality, fellowship, knowledge, and service in action.

Goals:

  1. Spirituality: To pursue a living relationship with God in liturgy and through growth in prayer.
    • Examples may include: Prayers + Devotions, Prayer Trees, Group Prayer, The Ignatian Spirituality Examen, Women in the Bible, etc.
  1. Fellowship: To participate in the community of St. Joseph through social interaction, community support, and shared experience.
    • Examples may include: Social Events, Home Masses, Healing Circles, Prayer Intentions, etc.
  1. Knowledge: To deepen our understanding and wisdom about our faith through study, reflection, conversation, and the various means that feed our intellectual desire for God.
    • Examples may include: Book Readings, Bible Study, Different Orders of the Church, Role of Women in the Church, etc.
  1. Service in Action: To expand the circle of grace found in the community of St. Joseph through active commitment to and loving solidarity with those on the margins of society; To live out our faith in the broader community.
    •  Examples may include: Engagement either individually or as a group through service projects at Monica's Village, Noel House, Christmas Giving Tree, Jubilee Women's Center, Food/Diaper/Toiletries Drive, etc.

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