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My Dear Parishioners, This Wednesday, October 4th, is the Church’s feast of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Joseph Church will host our annual Blessing of the Animals, in  honor  of  St.  Francis  this Sunday, October 1st at 1:00 p.m. Please bring your leashed animals to the grassy area between the two back parking lots for…

My Dear Parishioners, It’s that time of year again when you will soon be receiving our Annual Stewardship Appeal letter. I ask you to give your donation serious thought and prayer. This is an important appeal for the running of your parish. All of the money raised as part of this appeal stays here at…

My Dear Parishioners, This Sunday is Catechetical Sunday. It is a special recognition of all those who give of their time, effort and skills to see that our parishioners have the opportunity to be properly formed in the faith. This includes all those involved in St. Joseph/St. Robert School – teachers, principal, administration, staff, and…

My Dear Parishioners, The US Bishops have instituted a multi-year Eucharistic Revival. I took the following from the Eucharistic Revival website. Jesus is Calling Us Deeper HE PROMISES TO RESTORE AND RENEW HIS PEOPLE Our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the very source of our strength.…

My Dear Parishioners, I am very sorry to inform you that our Pastor Emeritus, Rev. James A. Grant passed away on August 22, 2023. He loved the people of this parish and you loved him as well. He was very kind and helpful to me. I will always appreciate his consistent support and friendship. He…

My Dear Parishioners, Last week we welcomed my friend, Fr. Raju Pilla to speak to us about the Missions in his home diocese of Trivandrum, India. Thank you for your generous support of the Missions. Next week we will have another mission collection. I realize that it is awkward running two mission collections so close…

My Dear Parishioners, This week we welcome Fr. Raju Pilla to speak to our parish about the Missions in his home diocese of Trivandrum, India. Fr. Raju is a friend of mine. He has been the chaplain at St. Mary Hospital for a long time and he also helped out at St. Michael the Archangel in…

My Dear Parishioners, This Tuesday we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM). The Assumption of the BVM celebrates that at the end of her earthly life, Mary’s body and soul were taken into heaven. Unlike us, her body did not undergo corruption. We have to wait until the…

My Dear Parishioners, Please consider coming to the 2023 Eucharistic Congress: Saturday, September 30, 2023 – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM 2023 Eucharistic Congress “The Gift of Finest Wheat: This is My Body Given Up for You” Join us for a day of encounter with Jesus’ infinite love for us in the Eucharist! The day…

My Dear Parishioners, In a previous column I told you what a great success our Manna Food Drive was.  Our July donations totaled 1,650 pounds. The Coordinating Council of Health and Welfare is very grateful for the donations. Thank you for all your generosity. Thank you also to all the regular monthly volunteers who transport…