Fr. Joe the Worker
December 24
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
HAPPY 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT! This year it literally is only a Sunday, and not even a whole one. We find ourselves celebrating the end of the Advent season this coming weekend, and then on Sunday afternoon we find ourselves celebrating the ... Read More »
December 17
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of SJW:
One more week to go until the Christmas season! Advent is passing by quickly this year, especially when the 4th Sunday of Advent is only hours long. Dec. 24th in the morning is the celebration for the last Sunday of Advent, while the Mass later ... Read More »
December 10
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear SJW Parishioners:
Another opportunity to look at the Saints in our liturgical week, this week being the 2nd one of the Advent season. May these holy people inspire us to prepare ourselves to live worthily in expectation of the Lord’s Second Coming.
FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, ... Read More »
December 3
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of SJW:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Yes, you read correctly. It is the NEW YEAR liturgically in our Catholic Church. This weekend is the 1st Sunday of Advent, the beginning of another year of giving praise and glory to our Lord God.
Advent is that special time in ... Read More »
November 26
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
Welcome to the last week of our liturgical year! We celebrate this Sunday, Nov. 26th, the Feast of Christ the King. Our Lord, Jesus Christ, is the eternal and universal King of the Universe, reigning over us from heaven.
This great Feast ... Read More »
November 19
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
Guess what time it is? It is THANKSGIVING TIME! Let us reflect on this special holiday in our country.
T is for the TIME that God gives us to worship Him.
H is for the HELP that we can give one another ... Read More »
November 12
Posted by Sue Coombe
Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
How did it get to be the middle of November already? This year is winding down quickly. Soon---Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas will be coming our way.
This Monday, November 13th, we celebrate the Obligatory Memorial of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first US ... Read More »
November 5
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
Welcome to the first full week of November! This month we remember in a special way all those who have died over the past year. November gives us days to pray for those who have gone before us marked with the sign ... Read More »
October 29
Posted by Sue Coombe
Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:
Can you believe October is nearly over? It will be Christmas in less than two months!
This is a busy week for Catholics. Why, do you ask? Because we celebrate two special liturgies—All Saints and All Souls.
On November 1st, this coming Wednesday, ... Read More »
October 22
Posted by Sue Coombe
Dear Parishioners of SJW:
This coming Saturday, October 28th, is the day that our diocese has been waiting for—our Eucharistic Congress! During this Year of the Eucharist, the Catholic Church has tried to invigorate all Catholics to the deep meaning of the Lord’s Presence in the Most Holy Body ... Read More »