St. Joseph the Worker

08/05/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:

Welcome to the month of August!  The summer is going way too quickly.  Can we slow it down a bit???

This weekend is our annual Mass in the Grass on Saturday, August 6th.  I know how much I enjoyed this event last ... Read More »

07/31/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:

Welcome to the 18th Week of Ordinary Time!  We keep progressing through our summer months of Ordinary Time quickly, it seems.  May this week be one of faith, peace, and joy for all of you.

Let’s see what Saints/Feasts we are celebrating ... Read More »

07/24/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:  

Yes, the bulletin article below may sound similar to last week’s.  However, I think it may be worth repeating somewhat and expanding it.

We all know how important a vacation is for our bodies and spirits.  We all know that summer provides ... Read More »

07/17/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear SJW Parishioners:

Continuing through the sunny days of summer---yeah!  I don’t want these days to go by so quickly like they are. 

The days of summer call many to go on vacation, to get away and take some time to relax and forget about work, stress, schedules, etc.  ... Read More »

07/10/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of SJW:

Welcome to another week of summer!  These nice days of sunshine and relaxation are moving way too quickly!  Only several more weeks and school will be back in session.  Do I hear a collective GROAN from our young people, but a HOORAY from our parents??  ... Read More »

07/03/02022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Parishioners of SJW:

Happy 4th of July this coming Monday!  Where did June go?  The summer is passing way too quickly.  I always said, when I had a grade school, that once July 4th happened the summer was on the downhill and school was right ahead.  Why does summer ... Read More »

06/26/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of SJW:

Welcome to ORDINARY TIME on the weekends!  We have finished with Pentecost, Most Holy Trinity, and Corpus Christi Sundays, and now we continue our liturgical calendar in Ordinary Time until the beginning of Advent.  So, we have a long stretch of being “ordinary.” 

BUT, maybe ... Read More »

06/19/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Parishioners of SJW:

What a wonderful Solemnity we celebrate this weekend!  That of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.  How privileged we are in the Roman Catholic Church to be able to receive THE Body and THE Blood of Christ. 

Yes, a privilege.  Our Catholic belief is ... Read More »

06/12/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, which occurs annually the weekend after Pentecost.  This celebrates one of the biggest, deepest, and unexplainable mysteries of our Catholic faith.  How could our God be One Nature, yet Three Persons?  ... Read More »

06/05/2022

Posted by Sue Coombe

Dear Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker:

WE MADE IT!  This weekend is the official close to the Easter season.  On Sunday, June 5th, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost which marks the end of our 50-day Easter journey.  Pentecost is when the Holy Spirit came down upon Mary ... Read More »