• That Man Is You!- Saturday at 7 AM in room 5/6

• Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in room 5/6

• Second Collection- Diocesan Poverty Relief Fund

• Parish Breakfast- Sunday after the 7 AM Mass

• Youth Group- Sunday in the School, 6-8 PM

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

• 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

• Quilters- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement

• Happy Thanksgiving!- Thursday Mass at 9 AM

• Black Friday- No Mass

Church Information

Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil 4 PM

-Sunday at 7, 9, and 11 AM

Live Stream-

-9 AM Sunday Mass click HERE

Daily Mass Times-

-Daily Mass is on Weekdays at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM

-Saturdays at 8:30 AM

Adoration Schedule

-Closed this Thursday and Friday

-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 (No confession this Friday)

-Saturday from 9:00-9:30 AM and 3:00-3:45 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

This weekend is our Parish Breakfast, where the Teens for Life from our parish will be taking family Christmas pictures (pets allowed in picture, but not in the Main Hall for breakfast) as a fundraiser for pro-life causes. Teens for Life supports moms and babies in our area.

The Giving Tree is up in the vestibule. We hope you will participate in this Advent giving opportunity. See info below.

Unfortunately, Peter Herbeck will not be speaking this Sunday evening at our parish. For those who saved the date, you now have space in your calendar. You're welcome!

This weekend is the collection for our local Diocese Poverty Relief Fund. In 2022, this fund supported 19 projects across all five counties in our Diocese. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

The Catholic Grandparents Association have changed their meeting venue this Saturday. Please see below.

You should be receiving a letter with Mass Times for Christmas soon. Please note that they went to print before the Vigil Mass time was changed to 4 PM. We will be using the 4 PM time, not 5 PM as listed.

The Catholic Grandparents Association will meet this Saturday morning, November 18, for Mass at 8:30 and then hold a breakfast meeting at the Starlight Diner on Rt. 100 in Fogelsville immediately following. All grandparents are welcome to join us!

The Youth Group will be meeting on Sunday in the Multipurpose Room at the School from 6-8 PM for classic board games and ice-cream sundaes. If you are in 8th-12th grade, we hope you'll join us! If this will be your first Youth Group event, please print and fill out a participation form HERE.

THE YOUTH CHOIR will be singing for the Christmas Eve Mass in the Parish Center at 4 PM. All school age children are welcome to join us. Practices will be Sundays at 2PM in the church beginning November 19. There are so many children in the parish at Mass every week. It would be wonderful to hear their voices joined to offer a special birthday gift to the Christ Child in song. If you have any questions, email Fran HERE.

Poster Contest • Keep Christ in Christmas

The Knights of Columbus invite all students in grades K-8 to enter their poster contest. Prepare your sketches now, and entry forms will be available December 1st on the Church bulletin board. There are prizes and a chance for your winning poster to advance to Districts!

It's not too late to hop on the bus to NYC with the Women's Guild! The bus leaves St. Joe's at 8:30 AM on November 30th and returns between 8-8:30 PM. Tickets are $45 pp and you can register HERE or contact Donna at 484-241-1011.

Family Faith Formation is looking for volunteer Substitute Teachers and Teacher's Aides on 2-3 Wednesdays per month (depending upon the class) from 6-7:30 PM. Clearances required. Contact Rose Hayward, DRE, if interested at rhayward@stjw.org.

St Joseph’s Early Childhood has openings in the Preschool Program. Child must be three by October 15th, 2023 and potty trained. This developmentally appropriate program is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am - 11:30 am. Extended Care is available from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm every day that the school is open. If you would like a tour please contact our early childhood office 610-395-7400.

Save the Date

-Parish Breakfast- November 19

-Women's Guild NYC Bus Trip- November 30

-K of C Family Christmas Party- December 16

-Blood Drive- December 18-30

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- Note: Nov. 26th issue deadline was Nov. 16th. 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!