2016 Raffle is underway!

Raffle tickets are now available at St. Joseph's Home. The annual raffle is a vital project to help fund capital improvements. This year, raffle proceeds will support the addition of a new elevator and related building projects.

Grand prize is $10,000; second prize is $1,000; and third prize is $500. Winners will be drawn at 9 a.m. November 4.

Early-bird drawings on Oct. 14, 21 and 28 will have prizes of $100 each. Early-bird winners' tickets will go back into the barrel for a chance at the big prizes.

For tickets, please call or stop by the development office, 529-5596.

St. Joseph’s Home Forget-Me-Not Gala will take place Saturday, April 30th at the Crowne Plaza Springfield.

The Forget-Me-Not Gala benefits the Continuing Care Program. Help us assist those who can no longer bear the full cost of their care on their own.

The event will include a cocktail reception beginning at five p.m. with music by the Three Tenors Orchestra, plated dinner with choice of one of three entrees, entertainment by Dual Piano Featuring Mark Gifford and Damien Kaplan, silent and live auctions, and raffles.

Reservations/Tickets

Individual tickets can be reserved for $70 each or a table of 10 for $600. Reservations can be made by calling 217-529-5596 or online by completing the secured form below. Make your reservation online today! 

Please note a 3% processing fee will be charged to all credit card transactions.
 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Sponsorships are needed and greatly appreciated to help offset the costs of this large and worthwhile fundraiser.  Together we can care for those who can no longer afford to bear the full cost on their own. Many opportunities are available. Click here for a fillable sponsorship form.

For additional information about this event or the Continuing Care Program, please contact Terri Hempstead at 217-529-5596 or [email protected].

Congratulations to winners of St. Joseph's Home's 2015 annual raffle! Winners are: grand prize Nancy Wesselman, second prize Lisa Giacomini-Fay, and third prize Gilda Fulgenzi. Early bird winners were Nancy Wesselman, Joan Garvert, and John Bartolozzi.

St. Joseph's Home Annual Raffle is going on now.  Don't miss out on the fun and the opportunity to support a great cause!

Proceeds from this year's raffle will help fund a much needed project - the demolition of the "round building" in preparation for the construction of a new activity center that will honor the memory of Sr. Judith Morris.

The new addition will be more than an activity center.  It will be a gathering space for residents, friends and families, and community engagement.  We need your help to ensure the success of this enormous undertaking.

The raffle drawing will be held Friday, November 6, at 9 a.m. in the SJH Holy Family Center family room.  Please join us for donuts and coffee!

1,000 tickets must be purchased for prizes to be awarded.  In the event 1,000 tickets are not purchased, the raffle will revert to a 50/50 cash prize of net proceeds.

It's easy to support this cause.  Click here for a ticket application.  Mail your completed application by November 5 to:

St. Joseph's Home
Attn: Raffle Committee
3306 South Sixth Street Road
Springfield, IL 62703

For additional information or questions, please feel free to contact Terri Hempstead, director of development, at 217-529-5596 or [email protected].

As always, thank you for your support and generosity! 

The St. Joseph’s Home Carpenter’s Club, chartered in 1993, was designed to help with capital improvement projects around SJH.

Members have been generous over the years with both time and monetary donations allowing many small, but necessary, projects to be completed— sidewalks, windows, lighting, landscaping, a waterfall, a new flag pole, and many more.

Members may volunteer to help with yard work, plant and care for a garden (residents love fresh vegetables), or repair and paint benches and picnic tables.

If you are able to volunteer your time or know of a group or organization that would be willing to volunteer, please call  217-529-5596.

Sr. Judith Morris to be Honored with Activity Center

In 2006, Sr. Judith Morris wrote a note to members of the community about a vision she had for a new Activity Center at  St. Joseph’s Home.

In that letter she said, “An Activity Center has long been a dream of ours, because we believe so strongly in caring for the whole person— not just their physical needs, but their intellectual, social and spiritual needs as well.”

Planning is now underway for that new Activity Center at St. Joseph’s Home.

Although in the beginning stages, this newly-designed Activity Center will replace our existing “round building” and provide an area expertly designed for creativity, fellowship and comfort for both daily resident  activities and family gatherings.

In honor of a guiding force for change at St. Joseph’s Home, we are proud to say this new Activity Center will be built in the memory of Sister Judith Morris. It is our hope The   Sister Judith Morris Activity Center will be a center of comfort, fellowship and warmth— qualities Sister Judith  carried throughout her many years of service to our Home.

For more information on this Activity Center, or for information on how you can support this project, please contact the Development Office at 217-529-5596.

The 2014 City Ornament is now available at the following locations:

St. Joseph’s Home

The Pasfield House Inn

Bank of Springfield

Illinois State Museum

Abraham Lincoln Airport

Heartland Credit Union

Pease’s Candy

Vono Medical Supplies

Wild Birds Unlimited

St. John’s Hospital

Pleasant Nursery

Tinsley Dry  Goods

The 2014 City Ornament has been officially unveiled by Mayor Houston. The ornament, featuring the Pasfield House Inn, is the first ornament made in color.

The unveiling ceremony, which took place Saturday, August 23rd at 5pm, was attended by state and local politicians, Sisters and staff of St. Joseph's Home, members of the Sangamon County Historical Society and our generous supporters.

See the news story about the unveiling by ABC channel 20 by clicking here 

2014 ornament sponsors:

Underwriters:

R.W. Troxell & Company

Hart– Clayton, Inc.

Staab Funeral Home

Michael von Behren Builder, Inc.

FWAI Architects, Inc.

 E.L. Pruitt, Co.

Friends: 

Allen Henderson & Associates, Inc

Dan Dondaville/ Merrill Lynch. 

2014 Ornament Vendors:

St. Joseph’s Home 

www.saintjosephshome.org

Bank of Springfield (including Chatham branch)

Heartland Credit Union

Pease’s Candy Shop 

Vono Medical Supply

Wild Birds Unlimited

Illinois State Museum

Pleasant Nursery

St. John’s Hospital Gift Shop

Tinsley Dry Goods

Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport Gift 

The 2014 Forget-Me-Not Gala exceeded our expectations! 

Congratulations to our Early Bird Winners!

• Early Bird Drawing ($50) - 9/13/13 - Carol Roeder, California
• Early Bird Drawing ($50) - 9/20/13 - Mark & Sue Stoddart, Springfield
• Early Bird Drawing ($50) - 9/27/13 - Harvey Bally, Springfield

Congratulations to our GRAND PRIZE WINNERS!!

• GRAND PRIZE - $10,000 - David Kerwin, Springfield
• 2nd PRIZE - $1,000 - Keri Mayfield, Springfield
• 3rd PRIZE - $500 - Sharon Schraeder, Springfield

Thank you to everyone who participated and continue to support SJH.  Proceeds from this raffle will benefit the remodeling of the resident dining rooms and activity center. 

SJH Fall Fest will take place on Saturday, September 14, 2025 at St. Joseph's Home.  The event will be from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. rain or shine (so pray for shine!).

Admission is Free.  Come enjoy art and craft vendors, good food and the following:

Attractions/Entertainment (booked to date):

• Kids Activities and Facepainting
• Balloon Artist (noon to 2 p.m.)
• Bounce House (entire event)
• Petting Zoo (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
• The Three Tenors Band (9-piece band) - (noon to 2 p.m.)
• Dan Wilson (2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.) - Guitar, country, spriritual

Vendors

• Cross Stitch
• Photographic Prints
• Metal Work
• Chainsaw Artist - Wood Carvings 
• Sr. Mary's Christmas/Holiday Corner
• Resident Council's Christmas Bows and Reusable Shoppers
• Candles
• Various Jewelry
• Glass Yard Ornaments
• Cloth Purses/Tote Bags
• Mug Rugs
• Crochet Cowels and Frilly Scarves
• Indoor/Outdoor Glass Art Designs
• Handmade Bags, Totes and Totes for Walkers and Wheelchairs
• Pumpkin Patch (tentative)

 Food

• Little Flower Men's Club will be serving hamburgers, brats, and hot dogs.  Delicious!
   
• SJH's famous chili 

Sponsors 

Event Sponsor

• Uvanta Pharmacy

Friends

• Rochester State Bank
• Ace Hardware
• Harold O'Shea Builders

Check back for more addtions to this year's festival.  For more information, call 217-529-5596.

St. Joseph's Home now has a Facebook page you can interact with.  Check us out on Facebook by following the link at the bottom of our Homepage and don't forget to "Like" us while you're there.

We will list events, photos and latest happenings around the Home. 

• Saturday, September 14 - Fall Fest
• Saturday, September 28 - 2013 City Ornament Unveiling

Thank you to all who supported the 2012 Forget-Me-Not Gala held April 28, 2025 at Christ the King Parish Center.  This event raised $61,000 to benefit our Continuing Care Program!

A wish list has been created by our staff.  A top priority at SJH is the enhancement of our residents' daily lives and activities. 

The SJH Green Team is hard at work decorating the grounds for Christmas...

At St. Joseph's Home, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception and a qualified staff are dedicated to serving our residents in a loving, homelike atmosphere.