News & Notes
The parish gained $440 in shaved ice (granizado) sales this past Sunday after the 12 noon Mass, thanks to the parish charismatic movement…they will be back at it this coming ...
Animal Blessing Mass, Green Mass Doubleheader Cap Season of Creation
Even before the Season of Creation began to catch on in Catholic parishes, there has been a longstanding tradition here and elsewhere to have a blessing of animals service sometime ...
Office Transition: Mary Ellen Kirchman Steps Down After Nearly Nine Years
On our Catholic calendar, Sept. 15 is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, and here at St. Joseph, we will have our own very personal cause for sorrow that ...
News and Notes
Leaders at the 12noon Mass will sell homemade shaved ice after that Mass this Sunday, August 28, right outside the front doors of the church…Starting the following Sunday, September 4, ...
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time — Pastor’s Homily
Nine times in the nine verses of today’s Gospel, we hear the word “invite.” What to do when we are invited to a wedding banquet, and what to do when ...
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time — Pastor’s Homily
The dominant images in the Gospel today are a narrow gate and a door. But in the way they are used, the takeaway is more of an action image, more ...
Remembering former pastor
Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Alliegro died 13 years ago today, August 17, 2009, at age 62. He was pastor at St. Joseph from 1984-90, before moving on to lead two ...
Season of Creation Approaches
SEASON OF CREATION: SEPTEMBER 1 – OCTOBER 4 What is the “Season of Creation?” From LaudatoSiMovement.org: “Season of Creation is a time of grace that the Church, in ecumenical dialogue, ...
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Pastor’s Homily
When we look at all the division in our world right now, and we hear Jesus’ words in the Gospel today – about bringing fire and division — we are ...
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Pastor’s Homily
I’ve been feeding birds in the backyard of the rectory for a year or so now. The most loyal customers are blue jays. They are not social birds – like ...