This Week

Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in Parish Center room 3/4
First Holy Communion- Saturday at 10:30 by invitation
Bereavement Group- Sunday at 12:15 in Parish Center room 5/6
Women's Guild- Tuesday at 6 PM in the School Multipurpose rm.
Quilting- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement
Bible Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in room 5/6
Choir Rehearsal- Thursday at 7 PM in Parish Center room 1

A Few Notes

Happy feast day! Today we celebrate our patron, St. Joseph the Worker. How blessed we are to have the Father of the Church, the Most Chaste Spouse of Mary, and the Terror of Demons looking out for our parish here in Orefield! Joseph was a man of few words (none that are written in scripture), but we all know that actions speak louder than words. Be sure to take some time today to thank St. Joseph, and while you are at it, ask him to intercede for your intentions and for our parish!

May is also the month of Mary, and we will be celebrating her by praying the Rosary before all Masses in May. You can sign up HERE and find more information below the video.

Congratulations to the second graders who will be making their First Holy Communion tomorrow! Please pray for them! This is a ticketed event, but you can watch on our YouTube channel at 10:30 AM HERE.

This coming week is Teacher Appreciation Week! We are grateful for all of the excellent teachers we have at St. Joseph the Worker School. Thank you!

The Bishop has gifted everyone in the Diocese a copy of 33 Days to Eucharistic Glory. There are still a number of copies on the table in the vestibule, so please take one. If you begin reading this Tuesday, May 5th, you will finish on the Feast of Corpus Christi. You may want to consider doing some of your reading in front of the Blessed Sacrament...what better way to deepen your friendship with Jesus? Our Chapel is open from 9 AM to 8 PM, Monday through Friday.

Leading the Rosary before Mass is a beautiful gift to our Blessed Mother. Please consider signing up to lead our parish in this beautiful devotion HERE. Begin praying 25 minutes before Mass is to start and end by 5 minutes before Mass to leave time for the prelude. If you pray the rosary a little bit slower and more deliberately, please start earlier. We will lead the rosary from the choir lectern. Sometimes it is nice to have a friend to help lead the rosary with you. There will be a folder with the prayers of the rosary on the shelf of the lectern. Only pray the prayers that are in the folder.

A Bereavement Gathering will be held this Sunday, May 3rd after the 11:00 Mass. Join us in the Parish Center room 3/4 at 12:15 pm. Healing takes time and patience. Through sharing with others your spirits will be comforted and supported.

If you have young children begging for a phone or social media accounts, we have a speaker for you! On May 4th at 5 PM, St. Joseph the Worker School is presenting Alex Haynie who will help you navigate technology in the hands of your children with confidence.

The Women’s Guild Officer Installation will be held on May 5th at 6 PM in the School Multipurpose Room. Doors open at 6 PM. All members of the Guild are invited to thank our current Officers and Board members and welcome the new Officers who have agreed to share their time and talent to keep the Guild a part of our vibrant parish community. The installation takes place during a moving candlelight ceremony that you won’t want to miss, so please join us as we celebrate another successful year for the Guild. Refreshments will be provided following the ceremony.

Click the image above to register your child.

If you have a Middle School or High School aged child who would like to volunteer at VBS this year, click the button below.

Volunteer HERE!

Flea Market is in the works! Collections will begin Thursday, May 7th. Please click HERE to see the items we cannot accept. In the meantime, we are asking for donations of the following supplies to prepare donated items for market: Tape (masking, packing, duct), Safety Pins, Post-It Notes, black and red Sharpie Markers, Pens, Bubble Wrap, Packaging Materials (no peanuts), Bags (grocery, reusable, brown paper), Ziplock bags (all sizes), Shout stain remover, Sponges, Brillo, Scrub Daddy, Toothbrushes, Tissues, Q-Tips, Rubbing Alcohol, Vinegar, Dawn Dish Detergent, Lint Rollers. Items may be placed in the bin in the church vestibule. Thank you!

The Middle Adults will be attending an Iron Pigs game together on the lawn seats on Tuesday, May 19th at 6:05 PM. It's Dollar Dog Night and a free umbrella to the first 3,000 people. If interested, purchase your $12 ticket online HERE and then RSVP HERE so we can save space on the lawn.

Mother’s Day Flower Sale

PHL (Pennsylvanians for Human Life) will have flowers available after all Masses on Mother's Day weekend, cash or check accepted. PHL is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to Pro-Life Education and Saving Lives. Donations are used for buses to the March for Life, Generation Life speakers, Four 40 Days for Life campaigns, Fair Booth expenses & brochures. This is PHL’s ONLY fundraiser. Your participation is deeply appreciated. Reward every Mom with a beautiful gift and help save more lives. Thank you!

Carnations are $4 or two for $7

Roses are $5 or two for $9

Save the Date

-Bereavement Gathering- May 3

-Technology Speaker at School- May 4

-Women's Guild Officer Installation- May 5 in the School

-Flea Market Donations Begin- May 7

-Mother's Day Flower Sale- May 10

-Family Holy Hour- May 13

-Ascension Vigil- May 13 at 7

-Iron Pigs with the Middle Adults Service & Social- May 19

-Vacation Bible School- June 15-19

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

Pray for Vocations

God our Father, please send us holy priests and religious, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, in union with Saint Joseph.

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 Friday at noon.

Visit Our Church

The Parish Office is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (closed Easter Monday). 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 through 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 of 9-4:30 PM.

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

Live Stream Mass- at 9 AM HERE

Daily Mass Times

-6:30 and 8:30 AM Monday through Friday

-8:30 AM on Saturday

Weekend Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil at 4 PM

-Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 AM

Adoration Schedule

-The Rosary is prayed in the Chapel from 9:00 to 9:30 AM after daily Mass and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM when adoration is open.

Adorers needed for the following hours to serve weekly:

-Monday- 5PM