• Stations of the Cross- Friday at 7 PM

• Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in room 3/4

• Easter Egg Hunt- 12:30 PM sharp on the front lawn

• Quilters- Monday at 6:30 PM in Parish Center room 1

• Catechism Discussion- Monday at 7 PM in room 3/4

• Halupki Rolling- Tuesday at 9 AM in the Parish Center

• Holy Hour for Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel

• That Man Is You!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 3/4

• Halupki Rolling- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Parish Center

• Divine Mercy Cenacle- Wednesday at 9:15 in room 3/4

• Quilters- Wednesday at 9:30 AM in Parish Center room 1

• Chrism Mass- Wednesday at 10 AM at the Cathedral

• RCIA- Wednesday at 6:30 PM in the Church, 1st Confessions

• Morning Prayer- Thursday at 8:30 AM in the Church

• Mass of the Lord's Supper- Thursday at 7 PM in the Church

• Eucharistic Adoration- Thursday from 8 PM to Midnight

• Scripture Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in Parish Center room 5/6

• Morning Prayer- Friday at 8:30 AM in the Church

• Office Closed- Friday

• Confessions- Friday from 12 to 12:30 PM

• Private Prayer- Friday, Church open from 12 PM-3PM

• Liturgy of the Lord's Passion- Friday at 3 PM in the Church

• Stations of the Cross- Friday 7 PM

• Morning Prayer- Saturday at 8:30 AM in the Church

• Blessing of the Baskets- Saturday at 12 PM in the Church

• Easter Vigil Mass- Saturday at 8 PM

Church Information

Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil 5 PM

-Sunday 7 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM

Easter Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil 8 PM

-Sunday at 7, 9, and 11 AM in the Church, and 9 and 11 AM in the Parish Center

Live Stream- 9 AM Sunday Mass click HERE

Daily Mass Times

-6:30 and 8:30 AM Mass Monday through Saturday

Adoration Schedule for Holy Week 

 -Monday & Tuesday in Holy Week - Adoration 9AM to 8PM.

 -Wednesday & Good Friday in Holy Week - No Adoration

 -Holy Thursday - Adoration from 8PM to Midnight

 -Easter Monday - No Adoration

The rosary is prayed in Adoration from 9:00 to 9:30 AM and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM.

Adorers needed for the following hours to serve weekly:

-Monday- 5 PM and 7 PM

-Tuesday- 6 PM

-Wednesday- 7 PM

-Thursday - 10 AM, 1 PM, and 5 PM

-Friday - 7 PM and First Fridays at 12AM

Email adoration@stjwchurch.org if you can commit to an hour or to join the sub list. Thank you!

Confession

-Friday from 7:45-8:15 AM

-Saturday from 9:00-9:30 AM and 4:00-4:45 PM

-By appointment call the Parish Office 610-395-2876

Rosary

-After 8:30 daily Mass Monday through Saturday in the Chapel

Prayer Requests- Click HERE

-To join our Prayer Team, click HERE

A Few Notes

Easter is quickly approaching. If you haven't yet made it to Confessions, you can go this Saturday at 9 AM or 4 PM. There will be a final opportunity on Good Friday from 12-12:30 PM. We are required as Catholics to go to Confession at least once per year, preferably during the Easter season. Jesus is calling us to holiness!

We will be holding Altar Server Training again tomorrow (Saturday) at 10 AM in the Church. Interested students in grades 4 and up who have made their First Communion may attend even if you were unable to attend last week.

Any Rice Bowl donations can be put in the collection basket in an envelope with your name, envelope number and Rice Bowl clearly marked on it. They may also be dropped off at the Parish Office or mailed. Thank you for your Lenten sacrifices for this cause!

Pray for Pope Francis. His Holiness was hospitalized on Wednesday with a respiratory infection and they plan to keep him in the hospital for a few days.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a Doctrinal Note on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body. It states, “biological sex and the socio-cultural role of sex (gender) can be distinguished but not separated.” … It is one thing to be understanding of human weakness and the complexities of life, and another to accept ideologies that attempt to sunder what are inseparable aspects of reality. Let us not fall into the sin of trying to replace the Creator. We are creatures, and not omnipotent. Creation is prior to us and must be received as a gift. At the same time, we are called to protect our humanity, and this means, in the first place, accepting it and respecting it as it was created." Read it all HERE.

We will be rolling halupki for our 50th Festival this Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00 AM in the Parish Center Kitchen. Please come help if you can!

The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Women's Guild will take place on the front lawn at 12:30 PM sharp on Sunday. Don't forget your basket to gather eggs! Happy hunting!

The Defenders of Life are collecting supplies for Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center in Phillipsburg, NJ, which supports Catholic values and does not promote contraception or abortion. They also help mothers with young children who need support. Please place the following items in the box outside the main entrance of the Church over the next few weeks: baby wipes, baby lotion, shampoo, Aveno or Eucerin lotion, baby sunscreen, baby gates, 3T/4T pull ups, 4T/5T pull ups, Size 6 diapers, potty chairs and potty books for kids. Thank you for your support!

St. Joseph the Worker School will present Godspell Jr. on March 31st (tonight) and April 1st at 7 PM. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students, military and senior citizens. You can purchase tickets HERE or at the door. Best wishes for a great performance!

Our goal as Catholics should be eternal life with Jesus, which is why we are SO excited to welcome Family Faith Formation to our parish this Fall. This program combines online lessons which supply the basis for your children's spiritual formation, as well as family meetings, classroom discussions, and engaging speakers. Living our Faith begins in the family, and now we will be able to gather in community, with support, for the love of God and the salvation of souls. For more information on our new catechesis format, click HERE.

The Knights of Columbus Council 10921 is selling Dan Schantz Greenhouse Monthly Maddness Cards. Purchase yours as gifts for Easter for only $20. Bearer receives a flower per month for 12 consecutive months from the time of start. Cards can be purchased directly from the Council by contacting Mike Godorov at 610-393-3533 or by email HERE. The plants are a $75 value and include two coupons!

Preparations have already begun for our Flea Market. The following supplies are now being collected. Please place your donations in the bin in the vestibule. Thank you for making our Flea Market a success!

Black sharpie markers, dry erase markers, pens (blue or black), rubber bands, safety pins, masking tape, blue painter's tape, tissues, Dawn dish soap, Goo Gone or Goof Off, Super Glue, Ziplock baggies (all sizes), bags, tissue paper, moving paper, bubble wrap, silver polish, vinegar, Windex, empty spray bottles, heavy duty string/rope, Q-Tips, Brillo pads and Post-It Notes.

Helping Hands Schedule Update

The last day to submit Preorders is

Sunday April 2nd

There will be NO GIFT CARD SALES

Good Friday at the Parish Office and

NO SALES before/after all Masses on Easter Weekend

Sales will resume

Tues. April 11th 11-1 in the Parish Office

Feel free to drop any preorders in the collection

baskets, or the white mailbox outside the

Parish Office doors.

Helping Hands would like to wish all of our Parish

Families a wonderful, Blessed Easter!

Save the Date

-Halupki Making- 4/4-5

-Stations of the Cross- 4/7

-Basket Blessing- 4/8 at noon

-Divine Mercy Sunday- 4/16 at 2 PM

-Parish Breakfast- 4/16

-Young Adult Meeting- 4/22 (ages 21-35)

-Folk, Celtic, and Blues- Live Music Performance 4/25 at 2 PM

-STJW Men's Retreat at Malvern- 4/28-30 register HERE

Prayer for Our Parish

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

Bulletin Submissions- Please submit your bulletin submissions to Gina Medvedz at media@stjwchurch.org by Monday morning at 9 AM prior to weekend edition. The Easter edition deadline is 3/30 at 9 AM.

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

The Parish Office is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (closed Good Friday and Easter Monday). If you have a question, email our secretary, Anne, at parishoffice@stjwchurch.org 

or call the office at 610-395-2876.

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 in the Parish Office, or before and after every weekend Mass.

Thank you for continuing to support our parish. You may mail offertory envelopes to the parish office, drop them in the lock-box hanging to the left of the office entrance, or bring them inside during office hours.

We also offer an online system where you have control over how much you donate each week. Click HERE to sign up!