• That Man Is You!- Saturday at 7 AM in room 3/4

• Real Presence (Men)- Saturday at 9 AM in room 3/4

• Real Presence (Women)- Saturday at 9 AM in room 5/6

• Catechism in a Year- Monday at 7 PM in room 3/4

• Senior Fellowship- Tuesday at 12 PM in the Main Hall

• Holy Hour for Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel

• RCIA- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Parish Center Board Room

• That Man Is You!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 3/4

• Real Presence- Wednesday at 9:30 AM in room 3/4

• Real Presence- Wednesday at 7 PM in the Main Hall

• Scripture Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in Parish Center room 5/6

• Defenders of Life- Thursday at 7:30 PM on Zoom

• Holy Hour for Peace- Thursday at 7 PM in the Chapel

Church Information

Mass Times (Rosary 20 minutes prior to Masses in October)

-Saturday Vigil 5 PM

-Sunday at 7, 9, and 11 AM

Live Stream-

-9 AM Sunday Mass click HERE

Daily Mass Times- NO DAILY MASS this week Monday-Friday

-Daily Mass will resume on Saturday, October 21st at 8:30 AM

Adoration Schedule

-Weekdays - Adoration 9AM to 8PM.

The rosary is prayed in the Chapel from 9:00 to 9:30 AM and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM.

Adorers needed for the following hours to serve weekly:

-Tuesday- 12 PM and 6 PM

-Thursday - 1 PM, 3 PM and 4 PM

-Friday - 1 PM, 7 PM

Email adoration@stjwchurch.org if you can commit to an hour or to join the sub list. Thank you!

Confession

-Friday from 7:45-8:15 AM

-Saturday from 9:00-9:30 AM and 4:00-4:45 PM

-By appointment call the Parish Office 610-395-2876

Rosary

-After 8:30 daily Mass Monday through Saturday in the Chapel

Prayer Requests- Click HERE

-To join our Prayer Team, click HERE

A Few Notes

For those who watch our Live-Stream Mass: We were hit by a surge which destroyed one of our cameras and damaged other parts of our system. We have been relying on an outside company to make repairs over the past few weeks and apologize for any inconveniences to our homebound population.

On that note, please be aware that unless you are homebound or contagious, there is no longer a dispensation from Mass, and watching the live-stream does not fulfill your Sunday obligation. All Catholics are required to attend Sunday Mass or any vigil on the previous evening after 4 PM in person.

Grandparents are invited to bring their grandchildren for a craft event centered around our Guardian Angels this Saturday morning at 9:30 AM in room 5/6.

Convocation for our priests will take place in Hershey this coming week. We will not have daily Mass at St. Joseph the Worker Monday through Friday, but you can attend Mass at other local parishes listed on page 2 of the Bulletin HERE.

All seniors age 55 and over are invited to the Senior Fellowship Meeting and Luncheon on Tuesday at noon.

The Youth Group is planning a trip to Bear Rock Junction for Glow Mini-Golf. If interested, please RSVP below.

Our Food Pantry is in need of the following items:

• Mac and Cheese
• Instant Mashed Potatoes
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Jelly
• Ramen

Please place items in basket in the hallway outside the cry room. Thanks you!

All students in grades 8-12 are welcome to join us for Glow Mini-Golf and ice-cream at Bear Rock Junction on Tuesday, September 24th from 6:30-8:00 PM. RSVP to youthminister@stjwchurch.org ASAP!

Family Faith Formation meets again on October 25 from 6:00-7:30 PM for families with last names beginning M-Z. 

All students and parents will meet in the gym. Our Catechesis topic will be Creation and Sin.  Parents will enjoy enrichment and discussion with theology teacher, Jason Bach. Mr. Bach holds a master's in theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and is working on a second master's degree in philosophy. He has held positions at LaSalle and DeSales, Notre Dame High School, and is currently in his eighth year of teaching at Allentown Central Catholic High School. 

Save the Date

-Senior Fellowship Meeting- October 17

-Grandparents Assoc. Meeting- October 21

-Family Faith Formation (M-Z)- October 25

-Bereavement Mass- November 2

-Msgr. Smith 90th Celebration- November 5

-Craftfest- November 11 & 12

Pray for Our Parish

Dear God,

I believe that you have the ability to convert everyone at St. Joseph the Worker Church and I beg you to perform miracles in our lives that we will come to love you and never want to offend you.

I beg you to let us see our sins and run to the confessional, that the lines will be out the door.

Set the hearts of our priests on fire so that they burn with the desire for the conversion of every soul in the parish.

I implore you to make St. Joseph's a beacon in our diocese, that souls will be drawn by the holiness they find here.

I ask that you blind Satan to every parishioner, that they might have the space to know and love you without temptation.

I offer myself to you completely at whatever the cost.

Amen

Bulletin Submissions- Please submit your bulletin submissions to Gina Medvedz at media@stjwchurch.org by Monday morning at 9 AM prior to weekend edition.

E-News Submissions- due by Thursday for Friday's issue.

The Parish Office is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you have a question, email our secretary, Anne, at parishoffice@stjwchurch.org 

or call the office at 610-395-2876.

If you are interested in registering with the parish, please contact Gina at media@stjwchurch.org. You must be a registered member for at least three months to be a godparent, Confirmation sponsor, marry, or baptize your child at St. Joseph the Worker. Please register, and remind your adult children to register in a parish near them.

Helping Hands are available for sale Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM-1:00 PM in the Parish Office, or before and after every weekend Mass.

Thank you for continuing to support our parish. You may mail offertory envelopes to the parish office, drop them in the lock-box hanging to the left of the office entrance, or bring them inside during office hours.

We also offer an online system where you have control over how much you donate each week. Click HERE to sign up!