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Deacon Newton’s Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 18, 2026

The scriptures today are calling out to us to recognize and embrace God’s leniency in His judgment of us. How blessed we truly are to be loved unconditionally. That doesn’t ...

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Summer Patronal Festivals Coming Up

July 15, 2026

Over the remaining weeks of the summer season, St. Joseph will honor patronal feasts for Mexico (Oaxaca), Costa Rica, Guatemala and Slovakia. On Saturday, July 25, we will celebrate “The ...

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Parking Lot Repaving Job To Dominate Last Two Weeks of July

July 15, 2026

The last two weeks of July will be dominated by the parking lot repair of the church lot.  Daily Mass, and the related parking slots, will be moved to the ...

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Confirmation Candidates Begin Final Preparations

July 15, 2026

On July 13, our 2026 class of 28 confirmandi began their final series of class preparations before the September 25 Mass where they will be confirmed in the Holy Spirit ...

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Deacon Newton’s Homily for the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

June 21, 2026

In the Gospel today Jesus told his Apostles to “Fear no one.” What is fear? The dictionary definition is: “Fear is an unpleasant, powerful emotion triggered by the perception of ...

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Parking Lot Repair and Repaving to Begin July 20

June 16, 2026

At long last, the stage is set for our parish parking lot to be repaired and repaved.  Our parking lot contractor is poised to begin work on Monday, July 20, ...

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Parish 150th Event Among Summer Events

June 16, 2026

Yet another event commemorating the parish’s 150th Anniversary will take place this summer.  On Sunday, August 30, after the 12 noon Mass, we will present a parish picnic featuring the ...

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USA 250th Anniversary Activities Continue

June 16, 2026

Our three-part prayer and Lectio Divina series on “sacred texts” for the United States is underway.  After an evening reflecting on the hymn, “America the Beautiful,”  the series shifts to ...

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Summer 2026 Highlights

May 25, 2026

Here’s the first batch of activities planned for the summer months at St. Joseph’s: JUNE 15, 19 (Mondays, at 6:30pm); JULY 3 (Friday, at around 9am):  Lectio Divina on selected ...

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Lectio Divina on “sacred texts” for the USA

May 19, 2026

As part of our commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States, we will hold the following three sessions of Lectio Divina in the church, with these works as ...

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