We invite you to join us on Friday, May 1, at Morris Park Country Club, for the 2026 Saint Joseph Auction. Our theme this year is the Saint Joseph Grade School Garden Party, symbolizing the seeds of change we are planting together. Just as a garden requires care and community to flourish, your support at this year’s auction helps our mission bloom to its fullest potential!

Seating is limited so we recommend purchasing your tickets soon. Each ticket includes top-shelf open bar, fine dining, and live auction entertainment.

Our auction is held biennially, and it is our largest fundraising event to benefit our grade school and preschool. The generosity of our entire Saint Joseph Parish and School community along with our gracious sponsors will help us continue to be a model of excellence in Catholic education.

Tickets for this fun and festive evening are $125 per person. Cocktail hour and silent auction begin at 6:30pm, followed by dinner and live auction.

Family and corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available! See below for details. Sponsorships and tickets may be secured online at stjosephgradeschool.com/auction.

Thank you for supporting Saint Joseph Grade School & Preschool, the educational ministries of Saint Joseph Parish. Your contribution helps us to continue our mission of educating hearts and minds in the Holy Cross tradition, making God known, loved, and served.

We can’t wait to welcome you to the garden! 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsoring the St. Joe Auction is a great way to advertise your company while supporting a great cause! Please see our Sponsorship Brochure for details on each opportunity. Sponsorships may be secured online or by submitting the form on the brochure.

All of our business and family sponsors will be recognized in our school and parish newsletters and in the parish bulletin. We thank you for your support for Saint Joseph Grade School!

For any questions about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Jessica McCrea at jlhancock1342@gmail.com.

Thank you for supporting Saint Joseph Grade School!

We congratulate Mr. Rach and our junior high math students who have been competing in Catholic Math League throughout the 2025-2026 school year and have achieved outstanding results!

• 7th and 8th grade algebra students placed 6th out of 88 schools (including high schools!)
• 6th grade math placed 7th out of 103 schools
• 7th grade pre-algebra students placed 37th out of 82 schools

Congratulations also to our Eagle mathematicians who excelled at at the Saint Joseph High Huskies Math Contest at Saint Mary’s College last week. Annie A. and Agnes P. claimed a 2nd place prize and so did Johnny G. And Jake V. And not to be outdone, a big shoutout to Sophia A. and Cecily M. for taking first place!

Stay tuned for opportunities to attend SJGS Math Camp this summer!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Trivia Night earlier this winter! It was a fantastic evening filled with friendly competition, plenty of laughs, and an incredible spirit! We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to your support, we raised just under $8,000! These funds will go a long way in supporting our students and programs, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Congratulations to the winners of the evening: The HASA table!

Additionally, thank you all for showing your board game spirit, and a special shout-out to the winners of our best dressed and best table design: Settlers of St. Joe and Loose Operation!

Such a night doesn’t happen without the support of many, and we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to those who went above and beyond to make the evening such a success, including: our emcee, Mike Macaluso, our question designer, Dré Polaniecki, our scorers, Holy Cross Seminarians, the generosity of Joe and Carisse Mittaga, and for all of those who helped with day-of tasks, Lisa, Brigette, Rachel, Sara, Sean, and Nic and the facilities team!

Whether you were the “brainiac” of your table or just there for “Clues” or “Connections,” you made the night memorable. We’re already looking forward to next year!

With gratitude,
The SJGS Trivia Team (Jessica, Libby, Meredith, and Matt)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to the extreme weather, our Open House for prospective families has been moved to Sunday, February 1, from 11:00am to 1:00pm.

Thank you for your interest in Saint Joseph Grade School. We are thrilled to welcome you to our campus at the start of Catholic Schools Week on Sunday, January 25, 2026. You are invited to join us before your tour at our 10:00am Mass at Saint Joseph Parish. Tours will begin after Mass around 11:30am and conclude at 1:00pm. Sign up for a tour here.

You are welcome to park in our Ackles Parish Center Lot or the North Lot across LaSalle from the church. There are also a variety of neighboring streets that have parking including Hill St. and St. Louis Blvd. When you arrive for your tour, please enter through the door labeled #1, which is our main school entrance (across the blacktop). View a campus map here.

We look forward to meeting you! If you have any questions, please contact Alyssa Jezewak, Director of Admissions, at admissions@stjosephgradeschool.com or call 574-234-0451.

If you are interested in learning more about our preschool and taking a tour, please contact our preschool director Sabrina Zalas at szalas@stjoeparish.com. Thank you!

This is not a game! Trivia Night registration is now open!

Join us on Saturday, January 31, in the Parish Gymnasium for a fun evening of “trivia pursuit.” Doors open at 6pm and trivia starts at 7:00. You don’t want to miss this annual event – start building your teams and your table themes today!

Tickets are $20 per person. Participate as a team of eight or ten, or sign up individually to be placed on a team. Consider sponsoring a teacher for $20 (see the registration form for more details).

Bring food to share with your table! There will be a cash bar of beer and wine (please note state law does not allow outside alcoholic beverages).

All proceeds from the event will benefit Saint Joseph Grade School and our school’s mission of educating hearts and minds in the Holy Cross tradition. Thank you for your support of our parish school!

For questions, please email Jessica McCrea at jlhancock1342@gmail.com or Matt Wilsey at mwilsey2@gmail.com.