Thirty-two years ago (on January 22, 1973) the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision was rendered which legalized abortion throughout the entire nine months of pregnancy....To help stop the anti-life push around the world, the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen encouraged the spiritual adoption of an unborn child. This is done by praying that the one particular but unknown child’s life be spared abortion and be allowed to continue to live... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

LET’S GET THE WORD OUT! Pope Francis has declared the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time “Word of God” Sunday, which we celebrate today. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

The PA Pro-Life Federation sponsors an oratory contest annually for students in grades 9-12, offering cash prizes and an opportunity to advance to competition at the National Right to Life Convention in June (please see attached information).

All students and adults are invited to attend the annual March for Life event in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 29, 2020 with the members of Good Shepherd and Saint Theresa's parishes! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Congratulations to these middle school students who achieved honor roll status for the first trimester of the school year! CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!

Year of Saint Joseph & Pro-Life activities this month.... CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

Register now! Don't miss out on what Alpha can bring into your life. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Baptism of the Lord... CLICK HERE TO READ

with Respect to Wednesday's Events in Washington... CLICK HERE TO READ

Epiphany is also known as Twelfth Night, Theophany, or Three Kings’ Day. It is on this occasion when we “chalk” our doors. Or, if you prefer, take home one of the Epiphany cards from Church and place it over your main doorway... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

Saint Joseph was declared the patron of the Universal Church 150 years ago. To mark this anniversary, Pope Francis declared a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

As we soon enter into the last part of Advent, the Church has some beautiful antiphons that are used during Evening Prayer from December 17-23. These “O” Antiphons (they receive this title because each antiphon begins with the word, “O”) introduce the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-56) of Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours... Click HERE to read more.

This year we are observing Bambinelli Sunday a little differently. In previous years we had asked families to bring the infant (the “bambino) of their home Christmas creche to Mass for a blessing. This year, we will be asking you to take the blessing home with you to celebrate as a family. Click here to read more...

Yesterday, I received notification that Father Tim Sahd may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Click here to read the latest Parish Transformation update!

Due to this pandemic, communal penance services will not be held; however, individual confessions will be heard by priests from around the deanery at these locations and times, in addition to their regular schedule. Click HERE for more details!

Saint Joseph Parish was nominated in 16 different award categories at the 2020 Parish Excellence Awards. We received Honorable Mention in 7 different categories, and we won the award for Email Innovations / Excellence During Covid! CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!

Weekly Eucharistic Adoration: Friday Evenings in the Church beginning at 7:00 PM with Evening Prayer of the Church, Benediction at 8:30 PM Monthly Eucharist Adoration: First Sunday of Every Month following the 11:30 AM Mass, Benediction at 3 PM

Adoration and Prayers for the Healing of Our Church Every Friday Evening, in the Church 7 PM – 8:30 PM

As part of our ongoing Parish Transformation Process, Children’s Liturgy of the Word will be offered beginning September 9th and continue throughout the school year until May 19th during the 9:45 AM Sunday Mass. It is open to all children in the first through fifth grades.