• Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in Parish Center room 5/6
• Altar Server Training- Saturday at 11 AM in the Church
• Second Collection- Archdiocese for the Military Services HERE
• Bereavement Gathering- Sunday at 12:15 PM in room 3/4
• Youth Group- Sunday at 6:15 PM in the room 3/4
• Silver Rose Ceremony- Monday at 7 PM in the Church
• Labor of Love Crafters- Tuesday at 1 PM in room 3/4
• Holy Hour For Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel
• OCIA- Tuesday at 7 PM in room 3/4
• Family Faith Formation- Wednesday at 6 PM in the Church (A-L)
• TMIY!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 3/4
• Divine Mercy Cenacle- Wednesday at 9:15 AM in room 3/4
• Quilters- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement
• Bible Study- Thursday at 9 AM in Parish Center room 5/6

Church Information

Live Stream- 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:

-Tuesday- 4 PM

-Wednesday- 1 PM

-Thursday - 3 PM

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

Confession

-Friday, 7:45-8:15 AM

-Saturday, 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

There's still opportunity to show up for Altar Server training tomorrow, Saturday, September 6th at 11 AM. If your child is interested in becoming an Altar Server, has made their First Communion, and is in 4th grade +, show up at the training in the morning in the Church. Email Gina with your child's name, your email and phone number HERE so that we know where to send your schedule information.

Cooks with Collars is a friendly competition for the priests of our Diocese to raise funds for their parishes. You HAVE to check out our entry...it's eggcellent! Monsignor Finelli and Fr. Brelinsky did a great job, and if you vote you will be entered into a chance to win farm fresh eggs! As Monsignor said, "I don't care if we win, I just don't want to be last!" It's very likely we won't have to worry about that. What do you think? Click HERE to watch and please vote!

The bus to the Diocesan National Shrine Pilgrimage on October 7th has been opened up to other parishes. If you are interested, sign up ASAP. Click HERE to reserve your seats.

A Bereavement Gathering will be held September 7th after the 11:00 Mass on Sunday. Join us in the Parish Center rooms 3/4 at 12:15 pm at St. Joseph the Worker. Healing takes time and patience. Through sharing with others your spirits will be comforted and supported.

Fr. Brelinsky will be the celebrant for a Silver Rose Program at 7 PM on Monday in the Church. All are invited to this special tribute in celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the dignity of human life. This program demonstrates the unity between Knights of Columbus in Canada, the United States and Mexico, as the Silver Rose travels throughout the three countries.

Family Faith Formation will kick off the 2025-2026 year with a Prayer Fair. The theme of this year will be prayer, and our season will begin with families whose last names begin with A-L on September 10th, while families M-Z will meet on September 17th. Both groups will be meeting in the Church from 6:00-7:30 PM.

The Food Pantry could use the following items:

-Canned Vegetables

-Pasta

-Peanut Butter

Items can be placed in the black wire basket in the vestibule or brought to the Parish Office from 9 AM-4:30 PM on weekdays. Thank you!

TMIY continues through November 26th. All men are invited to this free and powerful program on Wednesday mornings from 7-8 AM in room 3/4 in the Parish Center. Be the best husband, father, and brother in Christ, all by focusing on your faith and the plan that God has for you.

St. Joseph's Parish Choir 

High school-age and adults

Rehearse Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. 

*Rehearsals begin September 25th

Sings at the 11:00 Mass weekly, October-May

St. Joseph's Junior Choir 

Youth Grades 3-8

Rehearse as needed, most often on

Sundays after the 11:00 mass 

*Rehearsals begin October 19th from 12-12:30 in Room 1 in preparation for singing November 16th at the 11am Mass. 

Sing in worship 5-6 times a year

Angelorum Diocesan Women's Choir- Angelorum is a diocesan women's choir directed by Beverly McDevitt. Our sole purpose is to use our voices to worship God and honor His Mother. We are comprised of women from throughout the diocese and we sing for many Masses and events at the Cathedral and in the diocese. We are travelling to Florida in January 2026 to perform a concert at Ave Maria University. We also sing for weddings and other special events. If you'd like to contact us, please email our director Bev at bevmcdevitt1@gmail, or by phone at (610)334-7724. Please subscribe to our youtube channel @angelorumvoices. Please follow us on Facebook at Angelorum Voices, or on Instagram at Angelorum.

A Hymn Festival of Guidance, Love, and Trust

Featuring Guest Musician Mr. Alex Wilson

September 7th, 2025, at 5:30

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church

3219 Santee Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020

For more information contact Jeffrey Raub HERE

 or 610-867-8409 ext. 102

Seats are $25 per person. The bus will board at 5:45 AM at St. Joseph the Worker and leave promptly at 6:00 AM. There will be a brief stop at a rest area on the way home for dinner, the cost of which is not included. We will return around 10 PM. Questions? Contact Gina HERE. Use the gold button below to register.

13 th Annual St. Joseph the Worker

Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament

Friday, September 12, 2025

The Club at Twin Lakes

3625 Shankweiler Rd, Allentown, PA 18104

4 Person Scramble, $150 per golfer

Registration 7:00 AM Shot Gun start 8:00 AM

Breakfast and Lunch at the Club

On course contests, 50/50 raffle and auction

Register HERE

Save the Date

-OCIA (become Catholic)- begins September 9th on Tuesdays at 7 PM

-Family Faith Formation (A-L)- begins September 10th

-K of C Golf Tournament- September 12, info HERE

-Parish Breakfast- September 14

-Moms & Minis Playdate- September 15

-Family Faith Formation (M-Z)- September 17

-Conversation with the Pastor- September 17

-Appalachia Food Drive- September 20 & 21

-Moms & Minis Flint Hill Farm- September 25

-BINGO- September 27

-Youth Volunteer Dinner & Movie Night- October 3

-National Shrine Pilgrimage- October 7, Reserve 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!