St. Joseph Catholic Parish
Catholic Parish

SOUTH: 5353 S. Roosevelt Rd.,
            Stevensville, MI 49127
PARISH OFFICE: (269) 983-1575 
Office Hours: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday - Friday
For church locations and maps, please click HERE.
 

SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCY

Call (269) 983-1575 Ext. 8.  If no one answers, please leave a message including your name and a phone number.

• An emergency second collection for the United States Bishops’ Emergency Disaster Fund to assist the areas impacted by Hurricane Laura, the California wildfires and other natural disasters will be held the next to weekends, September 12-13 and 19-20. Checks should be made out to the parish with “United States Bishops’ Emergency Disaster Fund” written in the reference line. Learn more.

• Bishop Bradley has written a letter to the faithful extending the general dispensation from Mass through Sunday, November 22, 2020.
• https://diokzoo.org/news/bishop-extends-general-dispensation-and-calls-on-faithful-to-keep-sundays-sacred
• Bishop Bradley offers this message by video to the faithful as he extends the general dispensation from Mass through Sunday, November 22, 2020.  https://youtu.be/n_y2bZ94jis

Hearing Assistance Devices are available at the St. Joseph Church - Downtown Masses.  Please ask the usher to assist you in obtaining a device for use during the Mass.

Listen to the Outdoor Mass in your car on Radio 96.5 FM at the South 4pm and 9am Masses.

2nd Mondays of the Month:     9:30 AM Daily Mass at the Whitcomb

Every Thursday:                       10:00 AM Daily Mass at Caretel
 

Thank you to everyone who continues to support our parish even though we cannot always join together on Sunday. Your help is greatly appreciated during this unprecedented time

Weekly Contributions: Although we have resumed Mass, we know that many of you are still not able to join us. We appreciate you continuing your help to the parish in this time of need. You may mail your contributions to the Parish Office at 220 Church St., St. Joseph, MI  49085. You might also wish to consider On-Line Giving. Just click the button on the top right side of this page and follow the instructions. This is a safe and easy way to contribute to the parish.

The Diocese of Kalamazoo established this special fund to generate immediate funding to provide financial relief for parishes during the Coronavirus pandemic crisis.
All donations go straight to your parish.
Learn more at diokzoo.org/parish-fund.

Our downtown church doors will be open from 8am to 8pm daily, with exceptions when we have limit coverage due to a priest being away.

Masss will continue to be live-streamed from St. John  Church: on Sunday at 9am 
Facebook
Masses will be posted to youtube at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SSJohnAndBernard
WSJM, AM 1400 Radio Broadcast – Sunday 10 a.m.

Adoration is still suspended as we work to create a safe plan for adoration in the chapel. We are hoping to open the chapel from 8am Tuesday to 6pm Wednesday, but we will need to make sure we have enough adorers to cover all of the hours. Please sign up for an hour by using the sign-up sheet in the church or calling the parish office.

Confessions will be heard in the downtown and south buildings up front near the altar. 

See all the latest information about COVID-19 and our Faith on one page by using the Button at the top of our website "COVID-19 News - Stay Home, Stay Safe and Keep the Faith Growing"

The annual Diocesan 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration has been cancelled; however, couples celebrating their golden anniversary are still encouraged to submit the form found at diokzoo.org/50^th-anniversary or contact the parish office by October 15 to receive a congratulatory certificate signed by Bishop Bradley.
 

Registration for Fall Faith Formation Classes (CCD) is open.
Please see the documents on the Religious Education page (under Youth & Young Adults tab) for all of the information you will need to begin.

After a brief delay, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2020, has officially begun. Given our current circumstances, Bishop Bradley has approved a significant change for this year’s appeal; after each Parish has reached 50 percent of its goal, all additional gifts will be returned to the Parish. The hope with this change is to allow Parishes to remain strong centers of worship, faith formation and service to their communities, because, as we know, Strong Parishes equal a Strong Diocese. This year’s theme of “Living the Mission of the Eucharist”, is powerfully expressed in the three diocesan priorities: 1) Fostering Priestly Vocations; 2) Accompanying Families toward Holiness; and 3) Activating Missionary Disciples. Learn how your donation to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports these priorities at diokzoo.org/bishops-annual-appeal. Thank you in advance for your prayerful consideration and financial support.

This year, Bishop Bradley will be reaching out to everyone through a series of videos about the Appeal and the first in the first one, he discusses just how this year's appeal will look different from preivious years. You can check it out at:
https://youtu.be/DX0LdlqKjJA

The Catholic Schools Diocese of Kalamazoo Annual Report 2019-2020 is now available! Check out our schools' achievements in the three pillars of faith, knowledge and service. Copies are also available at the parish office.

The Diocesan Parish Life and Lay Leadership Secretariat has created a page of resources for your family to continue your prayer life at with home, you may find these resources at diokzoo.org/sundayexperience.

You can recieve information directly from the parish at our Parish App - just go to myparishapp.com
or through Evangelus—to sign up just visit eva.us/SWMICATH