This Week

Women's Online Bible Study- Friday at 9 PM
Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in Parish Center room 3/4
Saturday Confessions- 9 AM and 4 PM
Vigil Mass- Moves to 5 PM this weekend
Adult Confirmation Mass with the Bishop- Sunday at 11 AM
Memorial Day- Monday Mass at 9 AM, Office & Adoration closed
Quilting- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement
Divine Mercy- Wednesday at 9:15 in room 5/6
Bible Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in room 5/6
Young Adults- Saturday May 30 at 6:15 PM

A Few Notes

As a reminder, the Bishop will be here on Sunday at 11 AM for the Adult Confirmation Mass. It will be crowded and longer due to the Confirmation portion, so we highly recommend that you choose another Mass to attend, if that sounds unappealing.

If you missed it, the Bishop has announced the new priest assignments, and Fr. Brelinsky will no longer be our Parochial Vicar. The good news is that while he will be studying for a Canon Law degree in the summers and working full time as the chaplain at Allentown Central Catholic High School during the school year, he will still be in residence here at St. Joseph the Worker. Pray for him, and be sure to read his message in the bulletin this weekend. He leaves for school in Washington D.C. on May 31st and will be there for the summer months. Thank you, Father! We are so grateful for the everything you have done for our parish!

Fr. Ritz has also accepted a new assignment, so while he will also remain in residence, he will be celebrating Masses on the weekends in Tamaqua.

We are now beginning a Seven Sisters Apostolate to pray for Fr. Scheidel, our newly assigned Parochial Vicar. We are still looking for one prayer warrior who is willing to offer a Holy Hour on Saturday to complete his Seven Sisters. Contact Angela HERE if you are interested.

If you would like to join Monsignor Finelli's Seven Sisters and pray for him on Mondays, contact Gina HERE.

Don't forget to register your child for Vacation Bible School! See below.

Registration is also open for the 2026-2027 year of Family Faith Formation. Click HERE and use the blue button on the website to register your family!

We are still taking registrations for Fairway to Heaven, our School's largest fundraiser. Sign up to golf, attend the Knight to Fiesta Dinner or simply purchase a chance to win some cash during the Golf Balls from Heaven ball drop. You can find out more and make your purchases and reservations HERE. See below for details.

Finally, if you attend the Vigil Mass on Saturdays, this is the weekend Mass changes from 4 to 5 PM for the summer.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! The Office and Adoration will be closed on Monday.

Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother is an eight-session study that reveals Mary’s unique role in God’s kingdom and in our lives. Filmed on location in the Holy Land, this study places you within the powerful story of Mary’s earthly life, walking with her through her joys and her sorrows. Along the way, you will discover how Scripture unveils Mary’s role in God’s plan and how she continues to draw believers closer to her Son today. Seeing Mary in this way will change you forever. Mary will become a part of your daily life, and through her example you will grow more like Christ.

Program will run from July 1-August 19 at 9:30 AM in the Parish Center on Wednesday mornings and be lead by Kathy Schettini.

The workbook can be purchased directly from the Ascension Press website HERE, or Nancy Clee will order it for you by June 3. Contact her HERE.

Flea Market is now open! Our hours are as follows:

-Monday through Thursday, 9 AM - 4 PM

-Friday and Saturday, 9 AM - 1 PM

-Sunday, 10 AM - 1 PM

The last day we are accepting donations is June 7th. For more information see the webpage HERE.

Festival Sign-Ups are HERE! Click the link and choose how you would like to contribute to one of our largest FUN-raisers! This is where friends are made and hearts are full as we give back for all that we receive from St. Joseph the Worker. There are opportunities for old and young, weak and strong alike. Sign up for one shift or volunteer all weekend long...the choice is yours. Either way, thank you for contributing to the success of our parish!

Save the Date

-Youth Group Taco Tuesday- May 19

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

-Women's Online Bible Study with Moms & Minis- May22

-Change of Vigil Time to 5 PM- May 23

-Golf Tournament- May 29

-Knight to Fiesta- May 29

-Young Adult Social- May 30

-Youth Group Cornhole Tournament- May 31

-Youth Group Breakfast & Bible Study- June 6

-Bereavement Group- June 7

-Last Day of Flea Market Collections- June 7

-Vacation Bible School- June 15-19

-International Food Festival- June 19-21, sign up HERE

-Holy Smokes- June 20

-Fiat Days and Quo Vadis- June 28-July 1

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 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 5 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