Upcoming Events:

COVID-19 and The Church

Bishop Taylor has promulgated some changes to the way we as Catholics will worship, pray, learn and live for the next few weeks due to the spread of COVID-19.  You can find his promulgation HERE.  We will implement these changes here at St. Joseph in the following ways:

1)  All non-essential gatherings for the rest of March and April are cancelled or postponed, pending further notice.  This includes but is not limited to:

*PRE

*RCIA

*Bible Study

*Stations of the Cross

*Choir Practice

*IMPACT! events

*Men's Group Meetings

*Women's Group Meetings

*Food Pantry

2)  The Sunday Mass obligation is dispensed for all Catholics effective immediately.  Public Masses shall be suspended effective Monday March 16th.  This includes:

*Regular Weekday Masses

*the 4:00 PM Saturday Mass

*the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass

*the 4:30 PM Latin Sunday Mass

*our April 18th Confirmation Mass

*all Easter Sunday Masses

3) All communal penance services are Cancelled.  Face-to-face confessions are suspended and confessions may only be heard with a physical screen/barrier.

*All Lenten area reconciliation services are cancelled.

*We will offer reconciliation during this time at St. Raphael only

Tuesdays                5:00 PM- 6:00 PM

Wednesdays           5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Thursdays               5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Saturdays                9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

                          and 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4) All Holy Water fonts shall be drained and dried until further notice.

5) Only people entering the Church through RCIA or RCIC, their sponsors and their immediate family may be present physically for the Easter Vigil Mass.

6) On Palm Sunday, priests will bless palms and they will be available for pick up in the Main Vestibule.

Our Office will be accepting calls throughout normal office hours, but the doors will be locked and employees will not be able to meet with people face-to-face.

The Church will be open for adoration Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  Weekend hours may be available starting March 21st, we will update this web page if we are able to accomodate weekend hours.

During this time when Masses are cancelled, the Church will have little to no income for what could be 6 to 8 weeks.  Out of justice, we will continue to pay our employees as normal.  Our financial outlook for this fiscal year which will end on June 30th is not good.  As of February 28th we were running in a $3,719 deficit.  Our yearly property insurance bill is due this Month which runs about $16,000.  We need approximately $90,000 to cover payroll and expenses through April.  By the end of the year we could be looking at a $95,000 deficit.  Fr. John would like to ask each of you to give generously during this time.  Please place your weekly donation in the black mail slot outside the office entrance, mail your donation, or consider using our online giving which can be found HERE.  

May God bless us all during this time with his Spirit and his presence.  Please pray also for those affected by COVID-19, especially those who have died.

Fr. Janesko Scholarship

To those students graduating from high school this year, forms have been made available. You can find the scholarship application form here. Two letters of recommendation and a personal essay are needed, along with the application form. Contact David Burkemper at dburkemper@stjoetontitown.org if you have any questions. Applications are due by Friday, April 24.

 REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm

Sunday Masses:     

(Eng) 9:00 am (Nursery available for ages 1-4)

(Latin) 4:30 pm        

Daily Mass:  These are general and subject to change as needs arise.

• Tuesday                       5:30 pm
• Wednesday - Friday     7:30 am

Confessions:

• Tuesday:    5:00 pm   -  5:20 pm
• Saturday:   3:00 pm   -  3:50 pm
• Sunday:     3:30 pm   -  4:20 pm

Offerings:

• Pre K-Adult Religious Education
• Youth Ministry
• Mother's Day Out Program

         Tues & Thurs   9:15 AM-2:00 PM

• St. Joseph Food Pantry

   Monday            6:00-7:00 PM
   Wednesday      8:30-9:30 AM

•  Gift Shop (open after weekend masses or by calling the parish office)
• All standard ministries and services

Click here to register free for Formed.org!

(Our account is combined with St. Raphael)