Pack
93 serves boys ages 6 through 11, in grades 1 through
5. Boys can progress through the levels of Tigers,
Wolves, Bears, and 1st and 2nd year Webelos.
The
pack takes part in Council Courts such as Cub Scout
Olympics, Cubs Adventure Weekend and the Pinewood
Derby.
Pack 93 fosters
religious growth by encouraging the earning
of Light of Christ and Parvuli Dei Religious
awards. The St. Joseph scouting program places
an emphasis on giving back to the civil and
religious community through service projects.
In
order to enter a Boy Scout Troop, the boy has to
have completed the fifth grade or is 11 years old;
however, if he has earned the Arrow of Light Award
but is under 18 years old he may join the troop.
Boys can progress through the ranks of Scout, Tenderfoot,
Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle.
St.
Joseph's serves as "home base" for a valuable ministry
on the campuses of Alabama A&M and the University
of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). We offer a variety of
services, including regular meetings on campus, rides
to church on Sundays, and special events such as retreats,
social service opportunities, and leadership training
opportunities.
For
more information on how St. Joseph's works with college
students from
A&M and UAH and other area colleges, contact one
of the following campus ministers. Social meetings,
prayer sessions and Mass are held throughout the school
year on campus.
A & M: Hanson
Howard 859-4640
Sheila Gilbreath 650-0252
UAH: Kevin Sutton 881-1931
Maureen Chemsak 830-4610
There are Brownie and Junior Girl ScoutTroops at St. Joseph Church. Brownies are for grades 1 through 3, Juniors
are grades 4 through 6. The troops serve the church and school community
and meet at the church facility.
They are involved in many scouting activities, including field trips, overnights,
and camping trips.
Our
Council has been a part of Saint Joseph’s Catholic
Community since 1987. Our purpose is to support the Pastor,
and participate in church activities. Our Patron is Saint
Peter Claver.
Throughout
our existence we have been involved with granting scholarships,
participation in the Sickle Cell Walk, contributing to
nursing homes, assistance in putting on the Easter Egg
Hunt, providing baby items for the needy, participation
with liturgical music, distribution of Christmas baskets
to the needy, participation as eucharistic ministers,
and readers, establishment of Junior Knight and Junior
Daughter programs, putting on a Gulf Coast Conference
for Seniors and a Gulf Coast Junior Knights & Junior
Daughter Conference, and participation in zone activities.
We are members of the Gulf Coast Conference, which includes,
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Nationally,
Peter Claver is established in some twenty-two states.
Our membership is open to ALL practicing Catholics.
Welcome to Saint Francis
of Assisi Court 286 of the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Knights of Saint Peter Claver.
Our court is just a branch of the national
organization which is the largest lay
African-American Catholic organization
in the United States of America. The
Knights of Saint Peter Claver was founded
in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama by four priests
of Saint Joseph's Society of the Sacred
Heart and three laymen. The Knights established
a Ladies Auxiliary in 1922 and in 1930,
a division for girls, the Junior Daughters.
In the strictest sense,
Saint Paul’s charism means a specific "gift" received
by individuals or groups for the service
and building up of the Christian community.
In keeping with our charism, we devote
our time participating in various parochial,
educational, and community activities—encouraging
lay apostolic and Catholic action. My
sisters and I are committed to supporting
Salvatorian Fathers Glen Sayers and Scott
Jones in their mission of proclaiming
the Word of God and to promoting holiness
and unity.
Among
a host of charitable achievements, our
court grants scholarships and contributes
to needs of persons in nursing homes.
Individually and collectively, we minister
to the faithful within the Church through
just about every liturgical ministry
in the parish. As you can tell, we are
on fire for the Lord through Claverism!
LADY KANOBIA
A. RUSSELL-BLACKMON Grand Lady, Saint Francis
of Assisi Court 286 Ladies Auxiliary, Knights of Peter
Claver
Saint
Joseph has a group of parishioners that meet each Tuesday,
September through April, to prepare and quilt bedrolls
for the homeless. Our Brothers Keepers is a very energetic
group and invite anyone who enjoys sewing to join them.
They prepare bedrolls out of quilts and blankets. Each
bedroll contains a knitted hat and a package of shampoo,
lotion, toothpaste, soap, and other sundries. The finished
bedrolls are given to any organization that is in contact
with the homeless of Alabama. All supplies are donated
and there are about 6-8 parishioners involved at this
time. Donations of used, clean sheets, blankets,
mattress pads and heavy materials such as denim are needed.
Inspired
by Gospel values, the Society of Saint Vincent
de Paul leads women and men to join together to
grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service
to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition
of our founder, Blessed Frederick Ozanam, and patron,
Saint Vincent de Paul. In pairs, we visit the needy
and help them with rent, utility bills, medicines,
food, and advice. We are drawn from every ethnic
and cultural background, age group, and economic
level. We are united in an international society
of charity by their spirit of poverty, humility,
and sharing which is nourished by prayer and reflection,
mutually supportive gatherings and adherence to
a basic Rule.
Organized
locally, we witness God's love by embracing all
works of charity and justice. The Society collaborates
with other people of good will in relieving need
and addressing its causes, making no distinction
in those served because, in them, we see the face
of Christ.
Seeking—in
a spirit of justice and charity and by person-to-person
involvement—to help people who are suffering,
we visit people in their homes, in hospitals, nursing
homes, homes for the aged, prisons, and other correctional
institutions. We also answer the telephone "hot
line" a few hours each month, work at the Society
Warehouse, drive the warehouse trucks to pick up
donations, and perform other charitable acts.
We
aim to bring social justice and the friendship
of true charity to all those in need. We
meet monthly and membership is open to everyone.
The only requirement is that members are charitable
with their time.
The Sunshine Club
is a group of parishioners , ages 55 and older, who
meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month to have breakfast,
along with the parish priests. There are approximately
45 members at the present time. The group takes short
sightseeing trips about four times a year.
Boy
Scout Pack 93
