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Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in Parish Center room 3/4
Catholic Grandparents Assoc.- Saturday at 9 AM in room 5/6
Night at the Races- Saturday at 5 PM in the Parish Center
M.A.S.S. Group- Saturday at 5 PM in the Parish Center
Young Adults- Saturday at 5:15 in room 5/6
Open House- Sunday from 12-2 PM at the School
Bereavement Gathering- Sunday at 12:15 in room 3/4
Youth Group- Sunday from 4-7 PM in the School
Safety Training- Monday at 6:30 PM in the Church
Women's Guild- Tuesday at 6 PM in the Parish Center
OCIA- Tuesday at 7 PM in room 3/4
Holy Hour For Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel
TMIY!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 5/6
Quilting- 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
Choir Rehearsal- Thursday at 7 PM in room 1

A Few Notes

This Saturday we hope you will join us for a Night At The Races sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. This event is only $15 at the door and includes food and drinks (see below for more). The Middle Adult Service and Social group are meeting up there, so if you fit into that age bracket, be sure to seek them out!

We will be blessing throats after all Masses this weekend.

As we wind up Catholic Schools Week (after a snow that closed the School), the School Open House will take place on Sunday from 12-2. Do stop by!

You can support our school by voting for them in the Diocesan wide Make a Joyful Noise competition. View our video submission HERE and vote with a donation of any amount! Thank you for your support!

Trivia Night is always an entertaining FUNdraiser over at the School. Grab some friends and form a team. See below for details.

Ushers and Greeters: There is a required Safety Training this Monday, February 2 at 6:30 PM in the Church. You should have received an email. If you are not an usher or greeter yet but would like to be one, please attend.

The Food Pantry needs this week are Jelly, Sauce, Cereal, Crackers, Canned Fruit and Tuna Fish. Thank you!

If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, we do hope that you will join our Bereavement Gathering at 12:15 PM this Sunday in room 3/4 in the Parish Center. Sharing often helps.

Catholic Grandparents Association Meeting

If you are a grandparent, we hope you will join us this Saturday, January 31 at 9 AM in room 5/6 in the Parish Center. Grandparents are the bedrock of a family and this is where we gather in unity to pray for our children and grandchildren and share our traditions with each other.

Night at the Races

The Knights of Columbus will once again host a Night at the Races this Saturday, January 31 in the Parish Center. Gates open at 5 PM and races will begin at 6 PM. Admission is $15 at the door, and includes a light dinner, hors d'oeuvres, snacks and refreshments including beer, wine and mixers. BYOB and snacks are fine, too!

You may want to reserve a table like the M.A.S.S. Group (see below), or come alone and meet some new friends.

Wondering how it works? We will play races on the big screen. You will have the opportunity to name a horse in any race (if it wins, you win). You can also bet in any race (ie: $2 on Monsignor Finelli's Champion). Even if your not a betting kind of person, it's a sure bet that you will have a great time!

No longer a Young Adult, but not quite a Senior? We are your people! Join the Middle Adult Service & Social (M.A.S.S) Group at the Night at the Races in the Parish Center on January 31st at 5 PM. $15 per person. Friends and family who are not in our age bracket (35-55) are always welcome to sit with us, so bring them along and RSVP HERE so we save you a seat!

We are also going Bowling on Monday, February 16th at the Haja Rose Bowl in Allentown from 7-9 PM. Bowlers pay for their own games and shoe rentals. RSVP HERE so we know how many lanes to reserve.

Reminder: If you would like to receive emails when the M.A.S.S. Group makes plans, please email Scott HERE. Some meet-ups are last minute and the list is their primary means of communication.

The Youth Group will be meeting on February 1 from 4-7 PM in the School. If you are in grades 8-12, we hope you will join us! Download the participation form HERE if you haven't attended an event yet this year.

WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

PARISH CENTER

Doors Open 6 PM • Program Begins 6:30 PM

Please join us for Fr. Brelinsky's Lenten presentation so we can better prepare ourselves for a joyous celebration at the Resurrection on Easter

Men, it's not too late to attend That Man is You! Join us on Wednesday Mornings at 7AM. We will focus on being: "The Light of Men," by watching a video and sharing our thoughts. Find us in St. Joseph the Worker Parish Center Room 5/6.

Click to print form

Make A Joyful Noise is an online competition and a virtual celebration for our Catholic Schools Community. Check out the videos that our schools put together and vote for your favorite! Each donation counts as one vote. Vote early and vote often! And pass it on to your friends and family! Click HERE.

Parish Lenten Program

Mary's Mantle Consecration

Join us this Lent for Mary's Mantle Consecration- A Spiritual Retreat for Heaven's Help. Each week we will be reading from Christine Watkins' popular book on our own, and then watching a video together and sharing edifying discussion. Choose either the morning session at 9:15 AM or the evening session at 7 PM, both beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 18th and continuing for a total of 7 Wednesday sessions. Register HERE by February 12th.

Save the Date

-Catholic Grandparents Association- January 31

-Night at the Races- January 31

-M.A.S.S. Group at the Races- January 31

-Young Adults- January 31

-Youth Group- February 1

-Women's Guild Meeting- February 3

-Girl Scout Cookie Sale- February 7/8

-Krispy Kreme Donut Fundraiser- February 14-15

-M.A.S.S. Group Bowling- February 16

-Lenten Program Begins- February 18, register HERE

-Blood Drive- March 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. 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 next week, 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!

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 (additional 6:30 PM this weekend only)

-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