First Friday Euchre will be held tonight.
Friday, January 3, 2020 at 7PM
St. Joseph Church Parish Center
January 3, 2020
News & Events
December 19, 2019
St. Joseph School will be having their Christmas Program on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM in the Church. To watch live or on demand, please click here.
December 19, 2019
Christmas Eve Vigil Masses:
- 4:00 PM Children’s Mass
- 9:00 PM Mass (8:30 PM Christmas Carols)
Christmas Day Mass:
- 9:oo AM Mass
December 5, 2019
Short Stacks for a Tall Cause
Support St. Joseph Parish Spring Festival at your neighborhood Applebee’s location at 3540 Court St. Pekin, IL
Tickets: $5.00
Date: 1/11/2020
Time: 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Advance tickets available for purchase in the St. Joseph Parish Center. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
December 5, 2019
October 25, 2019
Holy Day of Obligation Mass Times
Thursday, October 31st 6:00 PM
Friday, November 1st 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Please note the Parish Center office will be closed on Friday, November 1st for the Holy Day.
October 17, 2019
Remembering those who have returned to the Lord this year.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
3:00-4:00 PM
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Be lifted by the beautiful music of the St. Joseph:
♫ Adult Choir
♫Resurrection Choir
♫Musicians
Please join us following the concert for refreshments and fellowship in the Parish Center
October 10, 2019
Chicken Noodle Dinner
Saturday, November 2, 2019
6:00 PM
SJS Cafeteria
Our Youth Missionaries will sponsor a “Meal of Thanksgiving” to say thank you to everyone for your support of Mission 2019. We would also like to share with you our experience of this years mission with pictures and personal witnesses.
All are invited!
October 8, 2019
Dear Families,
With October being the month of the Rosary, I would like to issue a challenge for all of our St. Joseph parish families… Could we pray at least 500 Rosaries in a month? With almost 200 children in K-8th grade in our whole parish, if each student prayed at least 3 Rosaries in the whole month, we would more than cover the goal!
The Rosary is a beautiful and powerful prayer. St. John Paul the II said “ The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth.” Venerable Fulton Sheen explained that “The power of the rosary is beyond description.” While Saint Padre Pio would actually call it his “Weapon against evil”! Imagine the good that could come from all of us saying these amazing and life changing prayers!
This is a challenge that we invite all families to accept, I have faith that we can reach our goal and then some! Do not be intimidated by the length or trying to get all of your kids to sit still. Break it up throughout the day! You could pray the beginning prayers and first decade while driving them to school, another decade on your way to sports practice, one before bed, sprinkle it in through the day and work up to saying it in one sitting. Or perhaps you join with another family or two and all pray it together at someone’s home. You can also find recordings of the prayers for your family to pray along to and for the little ones there are printable coloring pages for them to color the beads of the Rosary while they recite the prayers together.
On the back of this letter are the prayers and instruction on how to pray the Rosary and at the bottom of this are boxes for you to fill out and return as you have completed a Rosary. Simply fill it out and return to SJS or CCD. On the back of these are blank Rosaries, you can fill in the beads to help you keep track of where you have stopped and how many prayers are left. I hope that your family will accept this challenge and join us!
God Bless,
Anna McMahan, D.R.E.
September 13, 2019
Club 3:16 is this Saturday from 5:30pm – 8:30pm.