St. Joseph the Worker

Welcome to the St Joseph the Worker Parish website! As pastor here, I am glad that you are inquiring about our faith community. 

The parish of St. Joseph is vibrant & active. The faith of this community is obvious, and it is a vibrant, celebrated, & revered faith. People put their belief into action in many ways. I am overly impressed with the outreach people have to the poor, the food pantries, & the needy. Volunteers are always coming forth to help whenever & wherever possible.

If you would like more information about the parish, or if you would like to be a member, that would be great. We would be glad to "have you in the pew" at our Masses, worshiping & celebrating the Lord's presence. Please know that if you have any questions, call the parish office at any time. We are here to assist you in any way possible.

May St. Joseph the Worker intercede daily for you & your needs.

Enjoy the website!!!

Father Joe

FR JOE'S ARTICLES

INVITATION FROM FATHER JOE

ALLELUIA! The Lord is risen! The pain and hopelessness of Good Friday has been replaced by the hope and life of the Easter event. We are given that promise of eternal life once more. Our God has again blessed us with the possibility of each of us spending eternity with Him. He gave us His only Son in order for that to be a reality. What can we say but ALLELUIA?

This special letter is, as it says above, an invitation. The invitation is to a deeper faith life with our Risen Lord. First, to those who are active members of SJW, I ask that you grow closer to the Lord this Easter season. How? By continuing to assemble each weekend and celebrate our God-given faith with the parishioners of our parish. By being those good stewards of time, talent, and treasure, thus fulfilling our call to be faith-filled disciples of Jesus Christ.

Secondly, this special letter is an invitation to those who have been away from our parish due to the pandemic. Please know that we miss you here at SJW. We are not the same without you. We do invite you to come back and worship with us. We do invite you to be involved once again. If you still feel uncertain as to the safety of being in a crowd or have a certain medical condition which prohibits you, know that you are in our prayers. But, if you are able to once again join us at Mass and other parish activities, please come back and enrich our parish community with your presence. We miss you!!!

Thirdly, I appeal to all members of the SJW community---if you know of someone who has left the active practice of the faith or has been hurt by the church, please invite them to return to church and pray with us. Have them talk to me about their experience, thereby possibly having healing come their way. Again, the invitation is to those former parishioners or inactive parishioners. SJW needs you to return to enable us to be a more encompassing community of believers. Without you, we are not as whole as we should be. Please come back to us soon. This invitation is one of welcome and hospitality.

St. Joseph the Worker parish is a vibrant community of faith. It is a community that strives to be the continuing presence of Christ in the world. Are we perfect? No. Are we striving each day to be better? Yes. God loves each of us with our faults, failings, joys, and hope. And so, let us grow more into the Lord by hearing the Lord's call to come and worship and celebrate, whether it has been since last weekend, a year ago, or a decade. We need each and every one to step through the doors of our parish, thereby stepping into the presence of our Risen Lord. That is the hope and challenge for which we strive.

Vacation Bible School is back in 2022!

July 18-22, 9:00am-11:30am

Open to children from age 4 through 5th grade, $10 fee per family.

To register as an attendee or as a volunteer, please print out the form HERE and fill out the appropriate side, then bring the completed form to the church office. 

REGISTRATION CLOSES JUNE 30!!!  DON'T MISS IT!!!

Open preschool registration is underway! 

If your child will be 3 years old by September 1, 2022, you can register them for our preschool.  Go HERE to find registration information and forms.

Our 4-5 year old class is currently full, but we are taking paperwork for our waiting list.

During this time, we hope you will continue to support the parish through prayer, service, and through your generous giving. We created a secure online program  using a credit card. We appreciate your continued generous stewardship of the past through this current challenge of the now and the near future.  Click HERE to donate.