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My Dear Parishioners, I want to alert you to a scam that unfortunately has been perpetrated in our local area.  The archdiocese issued a warning about fraudulent e-mails asking for money recently but this is the first time I heard that the scam was committed through a phone text.  Apparently, someone sent a text from…

My Dear Parishioners, On behalf of Fr. Duffy, Msgr. Bolger, Msgr. McCoy, myself, and all those who minister and work here at St. Joseph parish I want to wish all of you and your loved ones a very Blessed Easter.  We rejoice that Jesus Christ is risen, and that we are also invited to participate…

My Dear Parishioners, Sunday is Palm Sunday, or sometimes called Passion Sunday.  We mark the triumphal entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into the Holy city of Jerusalem remembering that He was greeted with shouts of joy and adulation and the waving of palm branches as people of that day greeted royalty.  The name Passion…

My Dear Parishioners, There is a new movie out in theaters that I have not seen yet, but I hear that it is an important one for our times.  I wouldn’t normally speak about a movie I haven’t seen yet, but I am afraid that it will quickly be removed from theaters and the opportunity…

My Dear Parishioners, We are still in the process of verifying your inscriptions for the memorial items used in the renovation of our church.  If you have donated a memorial, please check the sheets posted in the back hallway to check both the wording and spelling of the inscriptions.  If a change needs to be…

My Dear Parishioners, This past week we celebrated our Triduum of prayers to St. Joseph, in which we remembered the intentions written on your St. Joseph Triduum envelopes.  We believe that St. Joseph is a powerful intercessor and that he is close to Our Lord in Heaven.  We pray for his continued protection and guidance.…

My Dear Parishioners, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Although the liturgical feast is superseded by the Second Sunday of Lent, we can still honor this favorite saint of many.  This week we honor two great saints in the Church’s canon.  St. Patrick, the Patron saint of Ireland today (Sunday) and on Tuesday we honor our parish…

My Dear Parishioners, Next week we will be celebrating our annual Triduum to St. Joseph.  We invite all to join us for the 8:00 Morning Mass followed by some special prayers to St. Joseph on Monday, March 18th, Tuesday, March 19th (the actual feast of St. Joseph), and Wednesday, March 20th.  By the way, since…

My Dear Parishioners, I hope that you will have a spiritually satisfying and beneficial Lent.  The experience of giving something up for Lent is an experience of penance and it is one type of fasting, but the goal is not to punish us, but rather to make us more aware.  It should help us experience…

My Dear Parishioners, The season of Lent will begin in two weeks.  If anyone has old blessed palm that they would like to get rid of, please place it the basket at the foot of the cross in the back hallway.  Some people have asked questions about our practice of Lent.  I found the following…