St Joseph's Nursing Home, Inc.

12/31/2025

Welcome 2026!!

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

There is an Eastern European tradition to take a piece of straw from the Nativity scene and place it in your wallet or purse to make sure you have money all throughout the new year....

I think that it is a beautiful reminder to visit with the Baby Jesus, and honor His humble beginning!

Here is a story I found on the internet to help explain more about the tradition:

Here’s a practice I’ve shared here many times before and one I picked up from my grandmother - the practice of taking a piece of straw from the crib at Christmas and keeping it for the year.
People take or are given a piece of straw for different reasons I find. Most put a piece in their purse or phone case (beside the bank cards) so that they’ll have money for the year. While more in their prayer books for health, more in the cow house to protect the animals while more under their mattress to keep illness away while more in their cars. No right or wrong, just difference.
As I said grew up with it via my grandmother and I do it now. I notice when I’d be doing talks in day care centres and the like and when I’d ask older women if they still do it, they’d usually open the handbag and pull out a bale of the stuff!
It’s been on the go for years but I notice it’s getting more popular in recent times. You’ll always see a rush for it by the 6th of January before the crib is put away and you’ll always see loose bits around the crib from people rummaging over Christmas. I notice these days that some people only take a piece of straw that has a ‘knot’ on it from where it grows - apparently that’s the most sought after piece.
Anyway, whatever you have I’m sure it works for you and sure, it’s a light load to carry.
Text: Michael Fortune

12/23/2025

Come to St. Joseph’s for Christmas Eve Mass at 7:00 PM! The Chapel is ready! ALL ARE WELCOME!

12/22/2025

Christmas Mass at St. Joseph's:

Christmas Eve ~ 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Day ~ 10:00 a.m.

12/16/2025

Thank you for those that have supported our fundraiser for the Activity Department with the gift card trees. The drawing will take place tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. so there is still time to buy a chance to win!!

12/08/2025

Mass is at 9:00 a.m. this morning for the Holy Day of Obligation.

12/03/2025

December is here!!

12/02/2025

Please read the updated Newsletter to help in your discernment to make St. Joseph's one of your Giving Tuesday recipients.

Thank you!