Join us for a special Ladies Night Out on Wednesday, Sept 30, from 7–9 PM in St. Mary’s basement, Bloomington. It's a perfect opportunity to relax, mingle with friends, and enjoy a beautiful evening just for you. We'll start the night with delicious appetizers and a wine tasting (or punch, if you prefer). The evening also features two exciting activities: *Purse Silent Auction: Bid on fabulous purses filled with goodies like wine, jewelry, and more. *$15 Wine Grab: Pick a bottle of wine and see if you win one of our special prizes! All ladies from our Pastorate and their guests are welcome to attend this free event. Want to donate an item, a bottle of wine, or cash for the committee to purchase those extra special prizes or have a question? Please contact one of our committee members: Ione Meoska (723-9605), Mary Jo Kussmaul (604-0231), Jen Wehrle (412-1402), or Alysa Mulrooney (412-5859). The committee asks that donations be made ASAP so that final plans can be made.

Fr. Paul Fagan's newsletter from his parish in Tanzania are available at the back of all the churches. Please take one and if you can, donate to this worthy cause. More info can be found at www.roadstolifetanzania.org. Thank you.

Fr. William Vernon, former St. Clement pastor, is undergoing some health issues. Please keep him in your prayers and if you wish to send a card, his address is: St. Isidore Parish, 206 E Harriet St., Darlington, WI 53530.

We are in need of bakes who could contribute cookies and bars for our Family Faith Formation nights. Please contact Leigh Boorn for more information.

FAMILY PROMISE NEWS & EVENTS! Our next host week for Family Promise will begin on Sunday, August 30. Once again, we invite everyone in the pastorate to join us as we help and support families with children experiencing homelessness. Just 2 hours of your time is a huge help. For more info contact Bill Manthe at 723-4913 or Peg Jonas at 723-2051.

St. Charles is seeking cash donations for their large raffle for the Fall Festival. Please send checks made out to "St. Charles Fall Festival." Checks can be mailed to Todd or Suzanne Brinkman, Large Raffle Co-Chairs, PO Box 479, Cassville, WI 53806. You may reach out to us by phone at 608-725-5937 for questions, or send email inquiries to: [email protected].

This year's St. Clement Drive-Through Chicken Barbeque and Raffle will be held on Sunday, October 4. Look for your envelope packets at the church entrances at next weekend's Mass.

Please donate a bucket or two. If able, please keep buckets of corn in your own freezer until the Thursday prior to Festival and contact the parish office to let us know the number of buckets you are donating. THANK YOU!!

A big thank you to the middle school students who helped with numerous projects at our pastorate facilities on July 6-9 as part of the Love Begins Here program.

It has come to our attention that local business are receiving letters from a company requesting ads sponsors. Our St. Joseph the Worker Pastorate bulletin is printed through Wolf's Grantland Graphics in Lancaster and we do not have ads on our website. Please contact a parish office if you have questions about an advertisement request. If you would like to sponsor an ad in our bulletin, please call Grantland Graphics at 608-723-4800.

We are looking to offer inner healing sessions to parishioners. Please contact Leigh Boorn at 309-370-6036 or [email protected].

Ss. Andrew-Thomas needs volunteers to mow the school lawn this summer. If you would like to help out, we are hoping to get enough helpers so each person only needs to mow 3-4 times this mowing season. Please contact Amy at the school if interested: 608-763-2120.

Thank you to all the ladies who baked the delicious treats for the Family Faith Formation sessions in our pastorate!

We have been informed that some parishioners are receiving messages claiming to be from Fr. Steve Brunner requesting help or parish information. These messages are fraudulent. Please do not respond, do not send any parish information, and do not click any links in these messages. Fr. Steve will never contact parishioners in this manner for personal requests. If you have received one of these messages, please delete it.

If you are on the chain and wish to remain on the chain, if you are already on the chain and wish to be removed, or if you are not on the chain and wish to join - Please contact Aleise Oyen either by phone, text or email to let her know your wishes. She will need your name and your current phone number. You may contact her by phone or text at 608-331-7305 or by email at [email protected]. We hope to get a new list out by the end of April. Thank you!!

Please contact Mrs. Kenna St. Mary's School for more information about enrolling your child in the 3K Program.

Fr. Dick Leffler is currently at Edenbrook Nursing Home, 1300 N Water St, Platteville, WI 53818. He is undergoing therapy to regain strength. Fr. Dick was the pastor of Ss. Andrew-Thomas Parish for 27 years and is part of all of our families. Please take a moment to say a prayer for him to regain his strength. It would be wonderful to do a Christmas card shower for him to show our love and support.

"Everyone wants eternal youth. God created us with this desire because he wants to fulfill it. How? Through the Sacrament of Confession." Everyone is encouraged to take home a The Fountain of Youth book, and one for family and friends. We received the books as a gift from an anonymous person. There was no cost to our pastorate. The book was written by Dave Durand (a cofounder of Lighthouse Catholic Media) and endorsed by Bishop Hying and Fr. Mike Schmitz.

If you work or volunteer in any of our parish churches and serve in ministries involving children, please ensure your Diocesan Safe Environment Training is current.

Have you ever felt like what you are doing or where you are at just isn’t really your destination in life? Could it be that you are not just called to a new job or a different apartment, but to a whole new life? Might religious life be the life for you? I am Sister Kathleen Murphy and that whole new life came to me when I became a Franciscan Sister of Christian Charity! It wasn’t a long journey from my farm home in the Diocese of Madison to our beautiful motherhouse in Manitowoc, and yet it was a chance to experience a God-given adventure. If you are up to enter on such a journey, visit my Community at https://fscc-calledtobe.org or even think about an in person stay with us here in Manitowoc, WI. As the Gospel urges, “Come and see!”