Upcoming Penance Services in the Raleigh Deanery

• 3/8 7pm St. Mary (Garner)
• 3/9 7pm St. Luke
• 3/9 7pm NCSU
• 3/11 7pm St. Andrew
• 3/14 7pm Youth - St. Francis

Make Up Date for Youth Night Out, Friday March 26

Youth Night Out 2010 events will include dinner, Stations of the Cross, Adoration, and midnight bowling! This event is open to high school age youth and is a great opportunity for Lenten prayer and fun and fellowship. Kevin Bailey will be doing a segment. Details and permission slips will be mailed out this week. To be added to the Youth Groupemail list, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

St. Joesph's 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil  

Saturday, March 27, 7am - 7pm in front of Raleigh Women's Health Organization, 3613 Haworth Drive off Six Forks Road in Raleigh. Please join the vigil. Sign up today after Mass at the tables. This Lent, St. Joseph's has adopted March 27 as our day to be a peaceful witness for life by praying to end abortion as part of the national 40 Days For Life campaign, consisting of prayer, fasting, and outreach. Please consider volunteering to pray for an hour or more. Please sign up after Sunday Mass or you may email your name and hour to pray to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . To learn more about the campaign, visit www.40daysforlife.com and local site www.40daysforlife.com/raleigh

Celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation for Adults

The Diocesan Celebration of Adult Confirmation will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Raleigh at 3:00 p.m. Bishop Burbidge will confer the Sacrament on those adult Catholics who have received the Sacraments of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist and are seeking reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation. For more informaiton, please contact Monsignor Williams by March 15th.

Formation and Spiritual Preparation for this glorious event will be provided by a team from our own parish.