• TMIY!- Saturday at 7 AM in room 3/4
• Second Collection- Church in Latin America
• BINGO- Saturday at 5:30 PM (doors open) at the School
• OCIA- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Parish Center Board Room
• Holy Hour for Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel
• TMIY!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 3/4
• Quilters- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement
• Divine Mercy Cenacle- Wednesday at 9:15 AM in room 3/4
• Bible Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in room 5/6
• Holy Hour for Peace- Thursday at 7 PM in the Chapel
• Divorce Recovery Group- Saturday at 9 AM at St. Elizabeth's
• Pet Blessing- Saturday 10/5 at 11 AM at the 3-Car Garage

Church Information

Live Stream- 9AM Sunday, click HERE to watch

Daily Mass Times

-Monday through Friday at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM in the Church and Saturday at 8:30 AM

Weekend Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil at 4 PM

-Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 AM

Adoration Schedule

-Adoration is Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 8 PM.

-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:

-Tuesday- 5 PM, 6 PM

-Wednesday- 10 AM

-Thursday - 10 AM, 3 PM

-Friday - 1 PM, 4 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 AM-8:15 AM

-Saturday 9-9:30 AM, 3-3:45 PM

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

Prayer Requests- Click HERE

-To join our Prayer Team, click HERE

Capital Campaign donation link HERE

A Few Notes

Did you know that the Diocesan Men's Conference, usually held at DeSales University, will take place here at St. Joseph the Worker this year on October 19th, from 8 AM-3 PM? Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers and Fr. Wade Menezes will help us respond to the call to live out virtuous masculinity. Wouldn't you agree that this world needs more strong, Catholic men? Don't wait...sign up today! Let's make St. Joseph the Worker a beacon of holiness in our diocese. Click HERE to register.

Hopefully, BINGO is already on your calendar for tomorrow night at the school. If not, it's not too late! Mention that you are a parishioner and save $5 at the door. See below for details.

Our Second Collection this weekend is for the Church in Latin America. Find out about the progress and needs there by clicking HERE.

St. Elizabeth's in Whitehall is hosting a new Divorce Recovery Group. Some of our parishioners have already started attending. If you are interested, they meet on the first Saturday of the month at 9 AM on the second floor of their Parish Office. Their next meeting will be October 5th.

That Man is You will meet again on Wednesday, October 2nd or Saturday, October 5th. You can come to either one! All men are invited to this free program from 7-8 AM in room 3/4 in the Parish Center. Hot coffee included! E-mail Mike with questions HERE.

Join the STJW Youth Group for Glow Golf at Bear Rock Junction on Thursday, October 3rd at from 6:30-8:30 PM. Teens in 8th-12th grade play for FREE. Bring money for ice-cream. RSVP to Annaleigh Gidosh HERE to reserve a spot!

The following items are needed in our Food Pantry this week. Items should be placed in the basket in the vestibule on the weekend or brought to the Parish Office during the week.

Pasta Sauce and Crackers

Please check expiration dates. We can not use expired food. Thank you!

STJW Family Promise's last hosting weeks for 2024 will be November 3rd and 10th. Please take a look at our sign up link and see where you may help our Families in need. There are several ways to help 1) Make and Deliver Dinner 2) Host our families during dinner 3) Host overnight 4) help with laundry 5) help clean up on the last day. Family Promise and Jordan Lutheran require two clearances if you will have contact with the families. Our families also go through several background checks. Our hosting facility will be at Jordan Lutheran Church on Snowdrift Rd. Orefield. You can sign up HERE to help. If you have any questions or need clearances, all are welcome to contact Fran HERE.

Parishioners are encouraged to donate blood through December 16th, one of the miracle dates of the blood liquification of St. Januarius. If you provide our parish Sponsor Code (0861) at the time of your appointment, you will receive a St. Januarius medal blessed by Bishop Schlert. You can call 800-223-6667 ext. 2 to schedule or click below.

How about a delicious Wawa Shorti Hoagie to

brighten your day? Purchase certificates good for any Wawa Shorti hoagie on the menu (hot or cold) while supplies last. Makes a great gift for family, friends or your employees. Certificates are redeemable at any Wawa, the cost is $5.00 and they never expire.

Supports the St Joseph the Worker’s Knights of Columbus Council

10921 and the community.

To purchase certificates, please contact Mike Godorov at 610-393-

3533 or email him HERE.

Save the Date

-Give Blood- Now through December 16, schedule HERE

-Youth Group Glow Golf- October 3

-Pet Blessing- October 5

-Divorce Recovery Group- October 5

-White Mass for Medical Professionals- October 13

-Diocesan Men's Conference- October 19. Register HERE

-Bereavement Mass- November 2

-Family Promise Weeks- November 3 and 10, sign up HERE

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!