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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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.

Mobile Food Pantry, August 18th.  Click here for info.

Our Sunday Mass times in Church 

have changed. 

As a result of the parish survey,

Sunday Mass times in Church

are 8:30 & 10:30 AM.

This time change is for Masses held in

Church only.  

If you were previously registered for the

11:30AM Mass, please call the rectory and

let us know which Mass you will now be attending.

Grotto Masses are 4pm Saturday and

10am Sunday.

The 2021 Mass Book is open.

Please call or email the rectory to schedule

your Mass requests.

Thank you and God bless.

Welcome to the new

Bishop of Joliet,

Most Reverend Ronald A. Hicks.

For weekend Masses celebrated in Church,

you must call the rectory if you have not done so

already, 815-727-9378, to

register to attend Mass as seating is limited.

Per the diocese and the governor we have to know who

is attending each Mass for the purpose of contact

tracing in the event that someone gets sick.  

•     All parishioners must enter through the
      Chicago Street doors.

•     Face coverings/masks are required for everyone                     over 2 years of age.

•      Follow instructions from the ushers upon entering                   Church.

•      Ushers will seat you and will dismiss you after                       Mass has ended.

•      Confessions will be heard from 3 - 3:30 PM,                   Saturdays.

Guidelines to return to Church

                 Click to read

Communications from the Diocese of Joliet

relating to Covid-19

The Obligation to attend Mass on Sundays

is still lifted as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Fr. Tim's Audio Calls

We need your help!

Our weekend to collect for St. John's Food

Pantry is August 22 & 23.         

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 and adults not working full time or at all,

so many are lacking basic necessities, like food. May

God bless you for your generosity and prayerful support.

Read a beautiful poem about St. Joseph,

written by a friend of our parish.

Click here.

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.

The Diocese of Joliet is livestreaming Masses.

Visit www.dioceseofjoliet.org for more info.

We recognize the centrality of the Eucharist in

our Catholic Faith, but the present crisis requires

us to follow directives that will eventually

minimize this pandemic.

So Storm Heaven with your prayers and 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

until we all gather together again to

give praise & thanks

to our Lord and God.

We depend on your spiritual and financial support to

continue the operations and ministries at St. Joseph Church. 

If possible, please prayerfully consider continuing your

donations to St. Joseph Church during these

uncertain times.  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

on the right-hand column. 

We truly appreciate your continued support.

The Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal for 2020 will kick

off in February.  Click on this link to watch the video.

Information will be mailed to diocese households.

                                      Every Life

           Cherished  *  Chosen  *  Sent

What is AMAZON SMILE?

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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!

Let Great Lake Scrip gift cards help with your shopping 

Great Lake Scrip gift cards are a convenient way to do your

shopping, while helping St. Joseph Church in the process. 

Purchase gift cards - the same you would purchase in

stores - at face value through the Church. Use the cards

to fill up your vehicles with gas, purchase groceries and

gifts, dine out, and so much more!  Click on the Great

Lakes Scrip icon above or call the rectory for additional

information.  NEW!  You can now place your order online

and pay with a credit card!  Save time. Save Gas.

Weekday Masses

8:30 AM

Enter through

Clay Street

doors.

No Registration

Required

The Adoration

Chapel 

is not open at 

the present time.

The Obligation to

attend Mass on

Sundays

is still lifted

as the

coronavirus

pandemic

continues.

Register

for R.E. Now!

Shop

AmazonSmile

and earn

money for

St. Joe's

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.