Welcome to the St. Joseph Parish Website

‘NEWS NUGGETS’ in and around St. Joseph Parish
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Pastoral Letter From Archbishop Perez

-Join an Info Session to Share Your Thoughts
From February through June 2025, you are invited to join a conversation about the future path we will forge together for our Church. You’ll have opportunities to participate in multiple discussions in each county. Dates and locations are listed via the ‘Trust & Hope Meetings’ link below. Please sign up to participate in these important conversations that will shape our shared journey.
Trust & Hope Meetings
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-CANA DATE NIGHT Mass & Dinner     ($60 per couple suggested offering)
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February 7th, 6:00 pm–10:30pm (doors open 5:30pm)
-Presented by the Cana Date Night*** ministry of Saint Ann Parish in Phoenixville, PA
Join us at the start of National Marriage Week to celebrate your marriage and share in fellowship and prayer with other married couples: we will participate in a special Mass with renewal of our sacramental marriage vows, followed by a catered meal.

***CanaDateNight is a ministry dedicated to enriching marriages and thereby strengthening families, parishes and communities. We gather monthly to share a meal while enjoying time with our spouse, fellowship with other couples, and a prayerful focus on sacramental marriage.

Location: Holy Trinity Church, 219 Dayton Street, Phoenixville PA 19460

To learn more and to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DA4AA28A4F58-54214628-february

Questions:Contact Monica & Dave Ryan – monica.paddock@gmail.com / 845-649-8640
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– Tax Time
If you would like a letter summarizing your 2024 offerings to St. Joseph Church, please email your request to
st.joes@comcast.net or call the Rectory at 610-948-7760.
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-Care for the Poor
We at St. Joe’s Parish would like to invite all our parishioners to consider joining our hands together in caring for the poor in our community.  We will be accepting donations for both  PACS (Phoenixville Area Community Services) and Project Outreach located in Royersford that help contribute the necessary items to struggling families in our area.
Current Needs:
Soups
Ready to Eat Canned Goods

Chef Boyardee Items
Cereals
Canned Tuna & Chicken
Pasta Sauce

Place your donated items in the large cabinet in the Narthex.
We are very grateful to all of you for your support in the mission to Care for the Poor!

Here are links to each organization if you would like to learn more.
https://www.pacsphx.org/

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-Flocknote is here at St. Joseph Parish.
For more info and to register, please visit the Flocknote page.
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MOJO News = Men of St. Joseph
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Women’s Group News
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Find Mass Times While Traveling

While away from home, use MASSTIMES.ORG to find Mass times.
Find Mass times using…City, State or Zip Code.
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-Redner’s Save-A-Tape Grocery Receipts

***End of Year Update: We’ve collected $2,300 for 2024!!!!!!
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Thank you to all for helping with this campaign…you deserve a PAT ON THE BACK!
Keep shopping and saving your tapes…we’ll be participating in 2025!
PLEASE…keep turning in your REDNER’S Save-A-Tape grocery receipts or consider joining the program to support this project! There is a container in the Narthex on the credenza under the TV waiting for your receipts—St. Joseph Parish receives benefits from your receipts
 and they PAY OFF!


Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

April 2024
Mary Atkins Frances Ott
Glenn Miller Mary Louise Acken
May 2024
Joseph J. Byrne Leonard J. Zubert Earline Medina
June 2024
Mario DiNardo, Jr. Francis J. Grimm
July 2024
Theresa M. Sheetz
August 2024
Charlie Hampton Mary Louise Hampton Deanna Pristash
October 2024
William Demski, Jr.
January 2025
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Celebrations of Joy…Alleluia…Congratulations!

Matteo Vincenzo Picone
Son of  Giuseppe and Emily Picone
Baptized December 1, 2024
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Rian Jose Orsu
Son of Akhilesh Orsu & Jithu Jose
Baptized December 29, 2024

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-Ministry Schedules

Lectors        January–March 2025

EOM            December 2024-March 2025