Welcome to the St. Joseph Parish Website

‘NEWS NUGGETS’ in and around St. Joseph Parish
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-Invitation From Fr. O’Hara to an IMPORTANT Meeting
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM in OUR Church
PLEASE join us and learn about the future of OUR PARISH
as the Archdiocese of Philadelphia moves forward in organizing the parishes to establish HUBS.

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Palm Cross Making Session
When: Tuesday, April 8th, 5 PM–6 PM
Where: Narthex
All welcome to join this project. Session will end at 6 PM allowing participants to attend Holy Hour.
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Palm Sunday, April 13th  at 12:30 pm – rain or shine.
All children, toddlers through grade 4, are welcome to come out and hunt for eggs!

To make this event possible, we need donations of wrapped candy and small prizes to put into our plastic eggs.  These can be placed in either the donation cabinet in the Narthex (left side) or the one on the PREP building porch by Sunday, April 6.

If you would like to contribute financially, please contact me directly at stjosephprep@comcast.net or 610-850-4228.
THANK YOU!!
Andrea Jackowski
Coordinator of Religious Education
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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!
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Here are links to each organization if you would like to learn more.
Phoenixville Area Community Services PACS
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Project Outreach
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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
CRAB CAKE SALE…orders due Sunday, March 30th. Ordering envelopes can be found in the Narthex.
Remittance due with order. Pick-up is Thursday, April 3rd.
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SPECIAL THANK YOU !

Thank you to all who purchased a hoagie, made a donation or worked in this year’s MOJO Super Bowl Hoagie Sale. It was a HUGE success. We were able to raise $1,500 for St. Mary’s Shelter.
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Thank you to all who attended or worked diligently to make our Italian Night a delectable success.
Hope to see you all again next year!
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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

***March 11th, 2025 Update: We’ve collected $400 !!!!!!
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PLEASE…keep shopping at REDNER’s and turning in your REDNER’S Save-A-Tape grocery receipts.
If you shop elsewhere…consider joining the REDNER’S Save-A-Tape program to support this project!
St. Joseph Parish receives benefits from your receipts and they PAY OFF!
There is a container in the Narthex on the credenza under the TV waiting for your receipts.


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.

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
Osmond Mincarelli, Jr. . Jerome Mealey
February 2025
Amy Kovach Patricia McDonough  Thomas J. McDonough
March 2025
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Celebrations of Joy…Alleluia…Congratulations!

Ian & Valentina Futterer
Son & Daughter of  Andrew & Alejandra Futterer
Baptized January 3, 2025
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Brayden Sincox
Son of Clarence McCartney & Brittany Sincox
Baptized January 5, 2025

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-Ministry Schedules

Lectors        January–March 2025

4/5  4:30 H. Coggins

4/6  7:30 C. Staab
       9:00 R. Keeley
      11:00 M. Benton

EOM            December 2024-March 2025