From Fr. David
Beloved families at St. Joseph the Worker,

As Msgr. Wargo announced this past weekend, the Bishop graciously granted me a leave of absence. This means that I will not be ministering at St. Joe’s for at least the next six months.

I want to apologize to those of you to whom I made commitments during this time, especially for those I couldn’t fulfill over the past few weeks.

My leave will give me an opportunity to grow spiritually and humanly. I am so grateful that I have been given this gift. I’m sure that I will look back upon this as a great blessing in my life.

Please know that you continue to be in my prayers, and I ask that you keep me in your prayers, too. If you would, ask for the intercession of two saints whom I hold dear—St. Padre Pio and St. Therese of Lisieux. They have always been so good to me!

May God continue to pour out His blessings upon you!

Fr. David
Church Information
Mass Times
-Saturday Vigil 5 PM (237)
-Sunday 7 AM (125)
-Sunday 9 AM (268)
-Sunday 11 AM (215)

Numbers in parentheses indicate Mass attendance last week.

Live Stream at 9 AM Click HERE to watch.

Adoration
-9 AM-9 PM in the chapel on weekdays except Tuesdays, 9 AM-7 PM
-Adorers needed, contact adoration@stjw.org for more information
 
Confession
-Fridays 7:45-8:15 AM
-Saturdays 7:45-8:15 AM and 4:00-4:45 PM
-By appointment call the rectory 610-395-2876

Rosary
-After 8:30 daily Mass in the chapel
-Tuesdays at 1 PM in the Grotto
September 23-November 3rd marks the 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign. Please consider taking one hour a week to pray a Rosary for all who are involved in the scourge of abortion at The Allentown Planned Parenthood at 9th and Hamilton. St. Joseph the Worker will cover Fridays, but if Fridays are not good for you, please go to www.40daysforlife.com 
to sign up for another day. Members from the Defenders of Life will be in the vestibule this weekend with sign up sheets. We hope you will join us. If you have any questions, please call Sandra Zawistowski at 610.703.7161 or Jo Garcia at 484-951-4845.
Our 18th Annual Angel Ride Scholarship Fundraiser is being held on 9/20 at 1 PM.

Registration is $25 per motorcycle and includes the 100-mile ride, dinner, and an entry to win a $50 gas card.

If you are unable to pre-register, registrations will be accepted on the day of the ride at noon. Register HERE. Any questions? Email angelride@stjw.org
Join us for a National Rosary Rally
on Saturday, September 26th
as we pray for our police officers.

St. Joseph the Worker members and friends
will be gathering at Upper Macungie Park
off Route 100, north of Fogelsville, at 9:45 AM.
Please wear masks and maintain social distance.

Police are a practical symbol of law and order
and remind us of a Higher Law and Morality.
Men, That Man Is You! has begun. It's not too late to join us. We will be meeting for the next 11  Wednesdays for 1 hour at 7:30 PM via Zoom.

To join our Zoom meeting, click HERE on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM.  
The 2021 Mass Book Opening will be held on Wednesday, October 7th from 9:30 AM-1:00 PM in the Main Hall of the Parish Center. There will be a limit of four Masses per person with a maximum of two weekend Masses due to the new Mass schedule. Please come prepared with the names, preferred dates, and payment of $10 per Mass in the form of cash or check. Thank you for your help!
The rectory is open from 9 AM - 1 PM, Monday through Friday. If you have a question, you can email our secretary, Morgan, at rectory@stjw.org 
or call the office at 610-395-2876.

If you are interested in registering with the parish, please contact Gina at media@stjw.org.

Helping Hands will be available for sale Tuesday-Friday, 9:30-noon.

If you have an emergency, are seriously ill, or need a priest for an anointing, please call 610-395-4560 and leave a message. If you need to speak to a priest and it is not an emergency, please contact Msgr. Smith at 610-395-8066.

Thank you for continuing to contribute during this time. You may mail offertory envelopes to the rectory, drop them in the lock-box hanging to the left of the rectory entrance, or simply sign-up to contribute online by clicking the button below.
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