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My Dear Parishioners, This Saturday, May 18th Archbishop Chaput ordained 7 men to the priesthood for our Archdiocese.  They are Fr. David Buffum, Fr. Francesco D’amico, Fr. Alessandro Giardini, Fr. David O’Brien, Fr. Alexander Pancoast, Fr. Anthony Raymundo, and Fr. Jonathan Rice.  Please pray for them as they assume their first assignments.  It is also…

My Dear Parishioners, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!  We give thanks to God for the special gift of love He has showered on us in our mothers.  A mother’s love is unlike any other.  I hope you enjoy the day celebrating motherhood and families.  We remember not only our mothers that are still loving us here on…

My Dear Parishioners, We have 3 remaining Altar Server training sessions on Saturday May 11th, May 25th and June 1st.   The sessions start at 8:30 and finish by 9:15.   It is not too late to sign up to be a server.  We really need the help.  If your child is in grade 4 through High…

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…