Due to scheduling problems, this coming Tuesday will be the last 7 PM Mass. We appreciate all of you who have been celebrating Mass with us on Tuesday evenings and apologize for the discontinuation.

Live Stream at 9 AM Sunday- Click HERE to watch.

-6:30 AM Monday through Saturday

-8:30 AM Monday through Saturday, except the first three Thursdays of every month which will be school Masses at 8:45 AM. All are welcome.

Adoration

-Adoration is held in the chapel on weekdays from 9 AM-9 PM, except this Tuesday it is from 9 AM-7 PM.

Email adoration@stjwchurch.org if you can help. Thank you!

-Friday 7:45-8:15 AM

Bulletin Submissions- Moving forward, please submit your bulletin submissions to Gina Medvedz at media@stjwchurch.org by the Monday morning prior to weekend edition.

E-News Submissions- due by Thursday for Friday's issue.

Forty Days for Life is a time for prayerful, peaceful presence in front of abortion clinics nationwide. Sign up to be present in prayer with us at Planned Parenthood in Allentown, or sign up to be a spiritual prayer partner

Craftfest is coming on November 6th and 7th. Raffle tickets have been mailed to all registered parishioners, and you won’t want to miss taking a chance on the 15 wonderful prizes that are included in this year’s raffle. Tickets are $2 each, or three for $5. Extra tickets are available in the parish office. Please return your tickets there or place them in the collection basket in an envelope marked "Craftfest Raffle."

We are also collecting new and unused donations for the Gift Basket Raffle. To donate items appropriate for a gift basket, please place your items in the blue Craftfest bin in the vestibule. Thank you for your assistance in making this Craftfest the best one yet!

For more information about Craftfest and a list of raffle prizes, click HERE!

Last Chance! If you purchase Helping Hands, please complete the survey HERE and place it in the collection basket, the mailbox on the wall outside the parish office, the VIP folder, or e-mail it to Jonelle at helpinghands@stjw.org by September 30th.

Help is needed to sell gift cards before and after the 11 AM Mass. Please contact Jonelle at the email above or 610-395-2876 x 174.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults classes are being held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center Board Room.

This week's topic: The New Testament.

All who would like to learn more about the Catholic faith are welcome, especially those adults who wish to receive the Sacraments of the Catholic Church.

If you have questions, please e-mail Deacon Butch Readinger at sreadinger@allentowndiocese.org.

The Parish Breakfasts will now feature brunch options beginning at 11 AM! Breakfast will start serving after the 7 AM Mass and continue until 1 PM.

Please note the originally published breakfast dates have been updated for October and March. These are the correct dates:

-October 10

-November 14

-December 12

-No Breakfast in January

-February 27

-March 13

-April 10

Mark your calendars, remind your friends, and meet up at the Parish Breakfasts!

IHS volunteers are needed between 10:00 am and 2:30 pm for the car show on October 2nd.

There will also be a youth ministry welcome meeting afterwards from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. We hope you will consider joining us! For more information, contact Mr. Quinlan at youthminister@stjw.org.

Help Wanted: St. Joseph the Worker Early Childhood Program is looking for a responsible, kind and energetic individual to join our Extended Care/Aftercare program. Hours needed vary depending on the needs of the program, but range from 11:30 am–6 pm or 2 pm-6 pm. Please contact Mrs. Theresa Heintzelman at theintzelman@stjw.org if interested in more information.

-Car Show 10/2, 9-2 PM

-IHS Youth Group Welcome Meeting 10/2, 2:30-4:30 PM

-Women's Guild Meeting 10/5, 7:30 PM

-Pierogie Pinching 10/12, 9 AM

-Night at the Races 10/16, 6 PM

-Blood Drive 10/24

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

The Parish Office is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you have a question, you can email our secretary, Morgan, at parishoffice@stjwchurch.org 

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-Friday, 11 AM-1:00 PM.

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