As pastor, let me welcome you to our parish website here in Big Bend, named after the bend the Little Fox River takes in our community.
We began in 1872 as a small farming community, and although today we have grown to nearly 1,000 families, we still maintain the caring of family where we want you to feel at home. Browse through our website to find the information you need, and then let us come to know you personally. Contact any of us in the manner in which you are most comfortable. We're here to serve you. God's blessings on your day.
Fr. Dick Robinson
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Thank you for your interest in St. Joseph School. If you have further question or would like to visit our campus for a tour, please call our office (262-662-2737) and we can schedule a tour for a time that is convenient for you and your family.
Student registration for new students begins in January. Registration forms are downloadable from the link below. They are also available through our school office.
Enrollment Policy, Registration Fee, and Tuition
K5 - 8 Registration Form
K4 Registration Form
Families in His Presence invites families to come together and pray before the Blessed Sacrament at special Holy Hours. The next upcoming Family Holy Hour will be Friday evening March 12 at 7 pm and will be hosted at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee. Fr. James Lobacz, Director of Vocations for the Milwaukee Archdiocese will lead this Holy Hour. Bring your entire family as these are all orientated towards children and young people within the context of the family. Hope to see many moms and dads with their families on March 12. Light refreshments will follow the Holy Hour. The Seminary is an awesome site for this - see you there!
St. Joseph's Parish will offer an opportunity for communal reconciliation at 10 am on Saturday, March 13. Several priests will be available to hear confessions. This will serve as the parish communal reconciliation for the Lenten season.
Meeting the needs of moms in our community shouldn't stop once you send your kids off to school. Right now our St. Joe's MOPS group does an amazing job of ministering to moms with children ages 0-5, but a mom's need for community, fellowship, and support does not stop once the kids are in school. Challenges and joy shift as you move into this next season of life. MOPS International has spent time focusing on how to implement a sister ministry to MOPS to help minister to moms in this next season of life. MOMSNext is this answer to prayer! MOMSNext is in it's inaugural year of ministry and is catching on fast. At St. Joe's we're ready to catch the wave and hold on for the adventures in mothering together!
MOMSNext will look a little different than MOPS, but the essential keys of providing fellowship and building community in Jesus' name are the same. What we need to know now is as a mother of school ages kids- what are your needs? We need your help to develop a program that Moms with school age kids will want to attend, be beneficial to them and work in their schedule with the increased activities of their kids. Join me on Monday March 15th for fellowship and discussion as we explore how to best implement this important ministry at St. Joe's! We'll meet S86 W18536 Sue Marie Lane in Muskego at 6:30. I look forward to exploring more about this exciting new adventure together!
Carrie Schanen, St. Joe's MOMSNext Coordinator
The Liturgical Environment Committee is now accepting requests for memorial flowers. Fresh flowering Easter plants have been ordered and will be available as memorials to loved ones or as a special intention. Plants available for purchase include:
Three pink Hydrangeas are $25 each
Nine 8” double lilies are $24 each
Two 8” yellow mums are $24 each
Six Hot Pink Azaleas are $20 each
Seven 6” mums (6 yellow & 4 purple) are $13 each
Two 6” pink Hyacinths are $9 each
Gold wrap is needed for the flowers $35
You may also make a donation to the Liturgical EnvironmentCommittee Memorial Fund in any amount, as a memorial to a loved one or as a special remembrance. Please call the parish office at 662-2832 with your requests and intentions.
There are three adult positions available on Parish Council. Consider nominating yourself or someone you think would respond positively to God’s call to serve on Parish Council. If you would like more information, or would like to nominate someone you can fill out a nomination form which are in the church communication center and forward it to the parish office or email your nominations to: parish@stjoesbb.com or call 662-2832.
Passion for Justice ~ a way of the cross, a musical drama built around the Stations of the Cross, will be presented by the School Sisters of St. Francis Chapel Singers on Sunday, March 21 at 3 pm in Saint Joseph Chapel, located at 1501 S. Layton Boulevard, in Milwaukee. Inspired by the writings of Leonardo Boff, this Way of the Cross expressed through music and narration includes in each Station a commentary on the social justice implication for our time. The one-hour program is free and open to the public. Parking is available on the street or in the lot off of 29th and Orchard Streets. For information about the School Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.sssf.org.
Retrouvaille: Lifeline for Trouble Marriages Marriage is about beautiful weddings, romance, love and candlelight anniversary dinners, but marriage is also about dirty laundry, confrontations, balancing budgets, and hanging in there with teens. Retrouvaille is a program designed to provide help and support to married couples who are undergoing difficulties in their relationship, for those who are hurting in brokenness and loneliness. It has proven helpful to couples who are separated or divorced. Although Retrouvaille is Catholic in origin, couples from all or no faith traditions are welcome to attend.
The next program begins with the weekend of March 26-28, 2010. Additional program dates are also scheduled, for further information, call 800-470-2230. All inquiries are confidential.
Mark your calendar for Sunday, March 28. St. Joe’s Knights of Columbus will start serving their delicious Family Easter Breakfast at 9 a.m. Breakfast will also include eggs, pancakes, sausage and beverage. The Easter Bunny will hop by at 9 am and will be there until the last breakfast is served. Please stop in and support St. Joe’s Knights of Columbus’s Family Easter Breakfast. The Knights would greatly appreciate a free will offering in support of this event.
MOPS will again be hosting their Baby/Child Rummage Sale on April 24, from 8am until 2pm. We currently have a few spots remaining for anyone interested in selling. For a small fee you get to sell your baby, child or maternity items and you keep 100% of your profits. We accept all things related to infant/child/maternity including clothing, baby/ child gear, toys, furniture, strollers, high chairs, pack n plays, books, movies, and more. Early bird discount available to anyone registering before April 1. Please contact Shelly (262) 617-0371, for more information or to register. Cash sales only. Once our slots are full you will have to wait until Fall for the next sale.
Channel 12’s own Dan Needles with be the auctioneer for this year’s St. Joe’s Grand Slammin Tailgate Auction. Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 24 for St. Joe’s “Grand Slammin’ Tailgate” Auction.
Paddles will go on sale on April 10 for $10 in advance and $15 at the door. If you have any new items you would like to donate to the auction or are interested in volunteering to help please call Cindy Congemi @ 262-389-7178. If you would like to donate canned soda or beer or bottled water bring them to the school office between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm.
We are inviting every Parish member to join us in a special devotion of Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours beginning Saturday morning February 20.
Long ago Christians began to devote themselves to a very serious life of prayer. It was common to have a special community prayer at specific times of the day, morning prayer, mid-day Prayer, mid-afternoon prayer and evening prayer. The communities were following the lead of the Apostles and Christ who urged us to pray always. Today the Liturgy of the Hours is an official prayer used by Bishops, Priests and Deacons as well as the layman. The prayers follow a specific formula that includes Psalms, Songs, Scripture Readings and Intercessions. Each day different prayer and readings are used. For the seasons of Lent and Advent different prayer and readings are used. There are also special reading and prayers for Holy Days and Saint's Anniversaries. The Liturgy of the Hours is meant to be a community prayer with and for the Church along with all the Saints.
We are going to celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours at Morning Prayer for six Saturdays starting February 20 at 8 am in the Day Chapel. The Morning Prayer will take about 20-30 minutes. Please consider joining us.
Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 24 for St. Joe’s Grand Slammin’ Tailgate” Auction. If you have any new items you would like to donate to the auction or are interested in volunteering to help please call Cindy Congemi @ 262-389-7178. If you would like to donate canned soda or beer or bottled water bring them to the school office between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm.
We've got so many exciting things planned for this night we're bursting to tell you all about it, but some we'll just have to save for a surprise. Let's just say for $10 a paddle (that's cheap at twice the price!) your whole family can come and enjoy the night together. Food like brats, hotdogs, chips, etc will be available for a nominal fee. It's a great time to celebrate our amazing faith community, join in fellowship and help our our parish at the same time. You won't want to miss this event!
We are Catholics alive in Christ, celebrating His Sacraments, embracing prayer, worship, knowledge and service, all for the glory of God.
We are committed to nurturing each student’s potential while developing the foundation for lifelong Christian faith, strong academic advancement, healthy self-esteem and service to our greater community.