As living members of the Body of Christ, the people of 

St. Joseph Parish embrace the Traditions of the Church  as given to us by Christ. 

Empowered by the Holy Spirit we teach, live, and love one another as brothers and sisters in Christ, and celebrate the Word of God as a faith-filled community that welcomes all who seek the truth.  We celebrate the presence of God in our midst through worship, service, and catechesis.  In accordance with the teachings of the Church, we work to assist all parish members in discerning the truths of our faith and the moral obligation to which we are called to live the Gospel.  Email us.

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Please note:  The carpool from St. Joseph Church

to the Aurora abortion clinic will leave

at 8:00 AM this Saturday only.

Listen to Fr. Tim's weekly call here.

Bethlehem Arts will have beautiful olive wood

items for sale after all Masses this weekend.

Thank you for your support of the artisans in

the Holy Land. 

Last call for Undy Sunday Collection

October 16th & 17th

Undy Sunday QR Code

Religious Education News!

Classes have begun.  If you have not yet signed your

child up for classes, please call the rectory.

Welcome back to our RE students!

We will honor our beloved dead of the past year

by reading their names before we recite the Rosary.

All family members and friends of those we lost are

invited to join us.

Read Bishop Ronald A. Hicks' October Reflection
Click here.

Click on the image below to learn more

about how you can join in 

40 Days for Life with our parish.

A Note from Fr. Tim

Recently, under the authority of the Diocesan Office

of Buildings and Grounds, our parish underwent a thorough

facilities evaluation.  Each of our four buildings, (i.e. Church,

Rectory, Ferdinand Hall, and School), were inspected from their

foundations to their roofs, and everything in-between.

The evaluation was quite positive, but the major concern

identified in the report was the need for tuckpointing on all

four buildings.  Tuckpointing is the process of removing and

replacing deteriorated, damaged or missing mortar in between

bricks, block, stone, and other masonry surfaces.  This need

was already on the radar of our Administration Commission and

plans were underway to begin the process.  

As you may have noticed the work has begun on the Church

over the past few weeks.  We have contracted Gilkerson 

Masonry to complete the tuckpointing work.  The cost of the

project is $70,000.  With this cost in mind and the need to

maintain our beautiful Church, I am asking you to donate

to this crucial project.  Our monthly Maintenance and Repair

collection helps us with the monthly expenses that arise, but

could never cover this cost.  I am asking you to prayerfully

consider supporting this necessary project.  God bless you for

your generous consideration of this matter.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to see me 

after Mass or call me in the rectory.

Wishing you a wonderful week of work and prayer.

Fr. Tim 

Celebrate Bishop Hicks’ one-year anniversary of his

installation as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet by

watching this video message from him.

St. Joseph Parish has online giving through

Our Sunday Visitor.  Click on the 

link at the top left of this page

to learn more.

The Adoration Chapel is open

 The Chapel is open Monday through Friday, 9AM - Noon. 

Face masks are required regardless of vaccination status

 and social distancing will be observed. 

Listen to Fr. Tim's weekly announcement

If you are not receiving Fr. Tim's weekly calls,

please call or email the rectory and give us

your current phone number.  Thank you.

2021 CMAA: Help Catholic Charities shine the light of Christ

To witness how gifts to the Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal

(CMAA) help Catholic Charities, click here. Kathleen Langdon,

Interim Executive Director for Catholic Charities, shares how

thankful their ministry is for all the CMAA does to help our

vulnerable neighbors in need with basic necessities such as
food and shelter. To make a secure gift to the CMAA,

please click here.

Per the Diocese of Joliet, face coverings are

required to be worn inside all diocesan buildings.

Prayer for the Year of St. Joseph

Holy Saint Joseph, guardian of Jesus Christ,

husband of the Blessed Mother and patron

of the Catholic Church, we pray to you for

guidance this "Year of St. Joseph" proclaimed

by Pope Francis.

You have showed us by your loving ways, the 

value of work and the joys of fatherhood.

By teaching God's Son to do the will of His

Father you have given us the path to do the

same.  By your example, you have encouraged 

us to accept others as they are, without exception.

To you Saint Joseph, our Heavenly Father entrusted

his only Son, Jesus Christ to your tender care and

upbringing.  In you, our Blessed Mother Mary

placed her love and trust.  Through your mentoring,

Jesus Christ became man.

We praise you and ask of you to defend us and our

loved ones from every evil and guide us with your

grace and mercy.   Amen.

Year of St. Joseph

December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021

Litany to St. Joseph

Click here

What is AMAZON SMILE?

Amazon Smile is a simple, automatic way for you to

support your favorite charitable organization every

time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop

at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same

low prices, vast selection and convenient 

shopping experience at Amazaon.com, 

with the added bonus that Amazon will donate

a portion of the purchase price to your favorite 

charitable organization. 

You can use your existing account on Amazon.com. 

Remember to go through Smile.Amazon and select

St. Joseph Parish as your charity of choice. Click on

this link or the icon in the right-hand column to begin

shopping and helping St. Joseph at the same time!

SCRIP Gift Cards are available to purchase for all

of your in-person or online shopping needs.  Use

them for groceries, gift-giving occasions, back-to-

school shopping, gas, and much more!  Call the

rectory to place your order or order directly through www.ShopWithScrip.com.  St. Joseph Parish earns

a rebate on all Scrip Gift Cards purchased. 

Save Time  *  Save Gas  *  Shop SCRIP 

St. John's Food Pantry Monthly Collection

Our weekend to collect for St. John's Food

Pantry is October 23rd & 24th.      

St. Joseph Parish supports the St. John Food

Pantry with a collection on the fourth weekend

of each month. 

Could you make a monetary donation or bring an item or two

of non-perishable ood or a household item (cleaning product,

shampoo, etc.) to help St. John's Food Pantry?

Monetary donations can be mailed to the rectory or

dropped through the mail slot in the front door of the

rectory. Non-perishable food donations can be dropped

off to the back porch of the rectory or in Church

at your convenience.

Many are in need during this time.  With children home

from school for the summer, so many are lacking basic

necessities, like food. May God bless you for your generosity

and prayerful support.

                           Every Life

            Cherished  *  Chosen  *  Sent

The Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal for 2021 

is in progress.  Click on the image above 

to learn more or to make a donation. 

Information has been mailed to

diocese households.

Read Bishop Ronald Hicks' Reflection here.

St. Joseph Church is now open to full capacity.

Praise be to God!

If you are unable to worship with us in person,

please recite the following prayer as you make

your Spiritual Communion with Christ.

An Act of Spiritual Communion  

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in

the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love You above all things, and I desire to

receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You

 We truly appreciate everyone

who has mailed in their offertory envelopes or

made online donations to St. Joseph Church.

Your generosity is helping us to maintain the Church

we all love and to keep the lights and heat on.

We depend on your spiritual and financial support to

continue the operations and ministries at St. Joseph Church. 

Your offertory gifts can be mailed

to the rectory, dropped through the mail slot 

in the front door, or you can submit your

offertory gift via Online Giving through the link

in the left-hand column above.  

We truly appreciate your continued support.

May our Lord bless you in all you do.

Weekday Masses

8:30 AM

Enter through

Clay Street

doors.

Face Masks are

required inside

Church

The Adoration

Chapel 

 is open

Monday - Friday,

9AM - Noon

The Obligation to

attend Mass on

Sundays

is still lifted

as the

coronavirus

pandemic

continues.

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St. Joseph 

Parish Museum

"And gradually,

though no one

remembers exactly

how it

happened, the

unthinkable

becomes tolerable. 

And then acceptable. 

And then legal.

And then 

applaudable."

 - Joni Eareckson Tada

  Respect 

All Life

From the Womb

To the Tomb

SCAM ALERT!!!
Cyber crime has hit

St. Joseph and is

hitting dioceses

nationwide. If/when 

you receive an email

from Fr. Tim

requesting you to

purchase a gift card

or to urgently contact

him via email, 

please delete it!

It is a scam!

This email scam is

also using other

priests’ names in the

diocese asking for

money or gift

cards.  Parishioners 

should contact the

parish office to verify

the legitimacy of any

suspicious request

they may receive.

Prayer to St. Rocco

O Great St. Rocco,

deliver  us, we

beseech thee,

from the scourges

of God; through

thy intercession,

preserve our bodies

from contagious

diseases, and

our  souls from

the contagion of 

sin. Obtain for us

salubrious air; but

above all purity

of heart.

Amen.

St. Rocco is the

patron saint

of epidemics 

and the

gravely ill.