The March gathering for the Friends of St Joseph is Monday, February 10, 4-5:30 at Peggy and Ed’s house at 677 Wilder. (If needed, call Kathy for direction 651-699-1161) Joe and Martha Claus will be sharing their experience on their pilgrimage last year on the Camino de Santiago. and guiding us to consider our own personal and communal pilgrimages this Lenten season.

Eleventh Day Prayer for Peace

Eleventh Day Prayer for Peace is March 11th at Our Lady of Presentation Capel, 6:30 – 7:15.

A Nun’s Life Ministry Visits CSJs In St. Paul

On Thursday, March 6, A Nun’s Life Ministry will bring their field studio to the Administration Center, Assembly Room for a live-streaming podcast. Sisters Cathy Steffens and Jill Underdahl will talk about their lives in community. We invite you to be part of the live audience!

Thursday, March 6, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Arrive no later than 3:45 p.m.
Sisters of St. Joseph Administration Center
1884 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105

An audio recording will be available on A Nun’s Life website a few days later.

The CSJ Way: Community, Spirituality, Justice

Connecting with the Sisters of St. Joseph and Consociates, A Community of Spirituality and Justice (CSJ)

As part of National Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), spend a Saturday morning with the Sisters of St. Joseph and Consociates learning about the many ways to become involved with this energetic, contemporary community of spirituality and justice. The morning will include prayer and stories focusing on this community’s mission and spirituality. Themes explored include spiritual foundations of the community and current ministries. Learn how you can engage as a program participant, volunteer, Consociate, and/or Sister. Healthy, nourishing snacks will be provided.

Saturday, March 15, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Exhibition of ministries available until 2:00 p.m.)
Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Ave, St. Paul

For more information, e-mail Jill Underdahl, CSJ or call 651-696-2873.

Community Garden

2014 marks the ten-year celebration of the garden! Community gardeners met in January to create the 2014 garden design. We are motivated to focus on pollinator plants as bees and other pollinating insect are in crisis. To learn more about the pollinator crises see this New York Times article.

Seed Planting
Tuesday, March 25, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
CSJ Administration Center, 1884 Randolph Ave.

Seed Transplanting
Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
CSJ Administration Center, 1884 Randolph Ave.