St. Joseph's Church
100th Anniversary
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Welcome to St. Joseph Parish in Gardner. We have begun our centennial, and for the following year many events are planned. Please check our website from week to week as to what is going on at St. Joseph. We welcome any news from those who read this message. If anyone has anything to offer, please tell us. I'm confident that in the coming months, St. Joseph Parish events will bring a smile to someone. Thank you and pray for the success of St. Joseph Parish.
Fr. Tom Tokarz, pastor
Here's the 100th Anniversary Committee:
| Fr. Tom Tokarz | |
| Phyllis Asselin | Edith LeBlanc | Barbara Yablonski |
| Jennie Bessette | Ed Lepkowski | Ed Yablonski |
| Virginia Bourgeois | Norrinne Sadowski | Ann Young |
| Helen Gronowicz | | MaryAnn Zlotnik |
Anniversary Events:
There will be many great events during this year. Here are a few:
- October 13 -- Founders Harvest Dinner (tickets now on sale before and after masses)
- November 3 -- Harvest Fair
- December -- One hundred cans of food for the CAC Kitchen
- January 20 -- Oplatek Dinner
- February -- Poor Man's Supper
- March -- Display at the Gardner Museum.
- March 19 -- St. Joseph's Day
- March 30 -- Divine Mercy
- April 6 -- Swienconka Dinner
- May 1 -- Crowning of the Blessed Virgin
- August 10 -- Hundredth Anniversary Polka Mass and Polish Picnic
- September 28 (2008) -- Mass and Banquet at the PACC
Please donate for raffle!
We are having a money raffle made up entirely of donated prizes. If you would like to donate to the money raffle, please make out a check payable to St. Joseph's Church. Each donation will be listed individually, so we ask that you donate $25.00 or more.
When the tickets are printed, they will be distributed to you. We ask that each parishioner please purchase or selel as many tickets as possible. Each ticket benefits St. Joseph's.
Deadline for donations is April 6. Please indicate name to be printed on each ticket.
Gardner Museum Exhibit
The Committee would like you to submit memories, photographs, stories, memorabilia, that can be part of a special exhibit at the Gardner Museum! Here are a few samples of the museum exhibit:
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| First Communion | Sanctuary Painting
and old desks | Polish Pottery |
Don't forget, you can always send news, ideas, information, or questions by emailing us: