Box of Joy
Give the joy of Christmas to children in most need!
BOXES ARE DUE TODAY!
If you have not filled your box, your last possible chance to donate one will be Monday, November 11th by noon. We will not be able to accept boxes after noon on that day.
Missionary Discipleship in action!
Here's how it works:
Box of Joy is an annual Christmas gift ministry organized by local Catholic schools, parishes and groups across the United States and facilitated by Cross Catholic Outreach.
This month our school will be participating in the Box of Joy program. By packing Boxes of Joy with toys and other gifts, our students will bless children suffering from extreme poverty by sharing the joy of Christmas and planting seeds of hope through the Gospel. We encourage every student and every family member to pack a Box of Joy!
Last year, we participated in the program for the very first time and our students did an amazing job! We were able to bless 278 children suffering from poverty in Haiti and Guatemala.
This year, we have set a goal to bless 300 impoverished children in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Guatemala! What a beautiful way to be the hands and feet of Christ on Earth.
Please watch these videos to see the joy you will bring!
When can you get a box to fill? TODAY!
Boxes are available today! Your child's teacher has them in homeroom and they are also located on a table outside the school office. Be sure to pick up an envelop to go with the box. Once filled, please return your box/boxes to your teacher the week of November 4th. Checks ($9.00 per box) to cover the shipping of the gifts overseas should be made out to Cross Catholic Outreach, not the school, and placed inside the envelope you picked up and placed inside each box.
Please do not tape the boxes shut. Just use a rubber band to keep them closed.
The week of November 4th, you might see other people from the DFW area bringing Boxes of Joy to St. Joseph Catholic School, because once again we are an official drop-off center for the surrounding cities! What an honor!
The last day for returning your filled Boxes of Joy will be Friday, November 8th. For more info, please contact Mrs. Price at dprice@stjosephtx.org. If you need additional boxes please let us know. Thank you!