Welcome to St. Joseph's Church

Dear Parishioners,

We welcome all the students at St. Joseph’s School to the 2026-2027 academic year! We are resuming the Family Mass every Sunday at 10AM, at which students help with the readings, altar serving and bringing up the offertory gifts. After each Family Mass there is a gathering in the church basement for coffee and doughnuts. All are invited!

I am happy to report that 88 parishioners have donated/pledged a total of $147,514.72 to the 2026 Cardinal’s Appeal. Our parish goal is $105,000, so we are $42,514.782 over goal. Our parish will receive a rebate of 60% of this amount. There is still time to donate to the Cardinal’s Appeal. Informational flyers and donation envelopes are available on the table at the back of the church.

Pope Leo will travel to France at the end of September. He will visit Lourdes on September 26-27, where he will celebrate Mass, pray at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Our Lady, meet with sick pilgrims and pray the Holy Rosary at the evening Candlelight Procession. You can follow the Pope’s visit to Lourdes on EWTN television.

On September 24th Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified in Saint Louis, Missouri. I will be attending the beatification and providing commentary for EWTN’s The World Over with Raymond Arroyo. Archbishop Sheen was a pioneer in using the media of radio and television to bring the teachings of Christ to a national, and even a worldwide, audience.

 God Bless you!

Fr. Gerald E. Murray, Pastor