St. Joseph Parish

St. Joseph, Michigan

St Joseph Parish
of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Kalamazoo

Back

Forward

Pause

Caption

7 FADE

/slideshows/homeMedium/SJ6.jpg St. Joseph Church Downtown 201 Church Street, St. Joseph, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/Good%20organ%20trumpets%20_8588.jpg St. Joseph Church - Downtown St. Joseph, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/South1-1.jpg St. Joseph Church South 5353 South Roosevelt Road, Stevensville, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/south2.jpg St. Joseph Church - South Stevensville, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/DSCN0791.JPG Morlock Center - Parish Offices 220 Church Street, St. Joseph, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/ador3.jpg Sacred Heart Perpetual Adoration Chapel St. Joseph Church, 201 Church Street, St. Joseph, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/church1.jpg St. Joseph Church - Downtown St. Joseph, MI

/slideshows/homeMedium/Rose%20Center%202.PNG Rose Center - Parish Hall 301 Wayne Street, St. Joseph, MI

News
- Join us for a South Bend Cubs Game
  
  St. Joseph Parish Outing to see the South Bend Cubs play the Bowling Green Hot Rods ! Join Father Robert Creagan for a Minor League Ballgame at Four Winds Field in South Bend, Indiana on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 2:05pm Cost: $21.00 per person. This includes your ticket for a Dugout Box Seat, a South Bend Cubs Hat and a Food Voucher for a Hot Dog, Chips and a Soda Once you are there, you can also enjoy the Splash Pad and Playground or come early and play catch on the field, or stay late and run the bases. For a little extra you can go to the Kid’s Fun Zone or the Performance Center, check out the Team Store or any of the other food and drink options.
- VBS is BACK! Marvelous Mystery: The Mass Comes Alive
  
  Kids ages 4-11 are invited to join us for the week of July 17th at St. Bernard's Parish Hall (555 East Delaware in Benton Harbor). Sessions will be from 9am to Noon. Cost is $25 per child with a $50 family max. Registration is due Friday June 23rd and can be dropped off at the parish office. VOLUNTEERS are still needed to help. Please contact Julie at 269-428-4450 or jjakschmidt@gmail.com
- Diocesan Priest Assignments Announced
  
  Bishop Bradley has announced a number of new assignments for priests. Those that affect St. Joseph Parish are: Fr. Arul Lazar will be joining us as Parochial Vicar and Chaplain for the Schools; Fr. Tom will be leaving us to be Vice Rector at St. Augustine Cathedral and to be Director of Vocations for the Diocese; Fr. Bob and Fr. Harry will remain with us, although Fr. Bob has been named as Canonical Pastor for Sts. John and Bernard and St. Joseph Watervliet. Each of those parishes has a new Administrator - Fr. Ben Huynh at Sts. John and Bernard and Fr. Patrick Craig at St. Joseph Watervliet. See of the changes in this months Good News.
More News

Calendar

June 2017

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1 6:30 Men's Discussion Group 6:30p Choir Practice 7:00p Bible Study 7:00p Knights of Columbus meeting Month View June 1, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Thursday, June 1, 6:30 AM Choir Practice Thursday, June 1, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, June 1, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Knights of Columbus meeting Thursday, June 1, 7:00 PM	2 Month View June 2, 2017	3 9:00 Baptismal Preparation Class Month View June 3, 2017 Baptismal Preparation Class Saturday, June 3, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
4 Month View June 4, 2017	5 7:00p Society of St. Vincent de Paul meeting 7:45p Bible Study Month View June 5, 2017 Society of St. Vincent de Paul meeting Monday, June 5, 7:00 PM Bible Study Monday, June 5, 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM	6 8:30 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion 12:15p Bible Study 6:00p Journey in Faith Team meeting Month View June 6, 2017 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Tuesday, June 6, 8:30 AM Bible Study Tuesday, June 6, 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Journey in Faith Team meeting Tuesday, June 6, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM	7 6:30p Men's Discussion Group Month View June 7, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Wednesday, June 7, 6:30 PM	8 6:30 Men's Discussion Group 6:30p Choir Practice 7:00p Bible Study Month View June 8, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Thursday, June 8, 6:30 AM Choir Practice Thursday, June 8, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, June 8, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	9 Month View June 9, 2017	10 Month View June 10, 2017
11 Month View June 11, 2017	12 7:45p Bible Study Month View June 12, 2017 Bible Study Monday, June 12, 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM	13 8:30 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion 12:15p Bible Study Month View June 13, 2017 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Tuesday, June 13, 8:30 AM Bible Study Tuesday, June 13, 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM	14 6:30p Men's Discussion Group Month View June 14, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Wednesday, June 14, 6:30 PM	15 6:30 Men's Discussion Group 6:00p Parish Pastoral Council meeting 6:30p Choir Practice 7:00p Bible Study Month View June 15, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Thursday, June 15, 6:30 AM Parish Pastoral Council meeting Thursday, June 15, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Choir Practice Thursday, June 15, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, June 15, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	16 Month View June 16, 2017	17 Month View June 17, 2017
18 Month View June 18, 2017	19 7:00p Society of St. Vincent de Paul meeting 7:45p Bible Study Month View June 19, 2017 Society of St. Vincent de Paul meeting Monday, June 19, 7:00 PM Bible Study Monday, June 19, 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM	20 8:30 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion 12:15p Bible Study Month View June 20, 2017 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Tuesday, June 20, 8:30 AM Bible Study Tuesday, June 20, 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM	21 6:30p Men's Discussion Group 6:30p BeFrienders - Making Meaning Meeting Month View June 21, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Wednesday, June 21, 6:30 PM BeFrienders - Making Meaning Meeting Wednesday, June 21, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM	22 6:30 Men's Discussion Group 6:30p Choir Practice 7:00p Bible Study Month View June 22, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Thursday, June 22, 6:30 AM Choir Practice Thursday, June 22, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, June 22, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	23 Month View June 23, 2017	24 Month View June 24, 2017
25 Month View June 25, 2017	26 7:45p Bible Study Month View June 26, 2017 Bible Study Monday, June 26, 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM	27 8:30 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion 12:15p Bible Study Month View June 27, 2017 Our Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Tuesday, June 27, 8:30 AM Bible Study Tuesday, June 27, 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM	28 6:30p Men's Discussion Group Month View June 28, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Wednesday, June 28, 6:30 PM	29 6:30 Men's Discussion Group 6:30p Choir Practice 7:00p Bible Study Month View June 29, 2017 Men's Discussion Group Thursday, June 29, 6:30 AM Choir Practice Thursday, June 29, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, June 29, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	30 Month View June 30, 2017

holy father's prayer intentions

Pope Francis’ June Universal Intention: National Leaders. That national leaders may firmly commit themselves to ending the arms trade, which victimizes so many innocent people.
The Good News

Current Editions
The official publication for the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo, the current edtion contains information about the recent Diocesan Priest Assignments, the upcoming Priest Ordinations and a Diocesan Communications Survey. You can also pick up a copy at the parish office.
Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of The Holy Father Francis - Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love)
Read Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on love and family.
Vatican News
- Pope's homily: Become small to hear the voice of the Lord
  
  (Vatican Radio) In order to hear the voice of the Lord, you need to make yourself small. That was the message of Pope Francis in his homily at the daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday morning,
Catholic News Service
- Bishop: 'Fundamental defects' persist in Senate's version of health bill
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Shawn Thew, EPA By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act contains "many of the fundamental defects" that appeared in the...

Diocesan ordinations on saturday, june 24th

Deacon Jeff Hanley and Deacon Maximilian Nightingale have been called to the Priesthood by Bishop Paul J. Bradley. The two deacons will be ordained on June 24, 2017 at St. Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo at 10 a.m.
Due to the ordinations, we WILL NOT have our usual Latin Mass at 10am or Confessions at 11:30am.
We WILL have a reception for Maximilian Nightingale after the Noon Mass on Sunday, June 25th in the Rose Center.
Mass Times
- Saturday: 4:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN South 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Downtown
- Sunday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Downtown 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN South 10:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Downtown 12:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Downtown 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN South
- Monday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown 6:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - South
- Thursday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown
- Friday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown 12:15 PM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown
- Saturday: 8:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Daily Mass - Downtown 10:00 AM LatinLatineLA Adoration Chapel
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.
Additional Masses

2nd Mondays of the Month:     9:30 AM Daily Mass at the Whitcomb
1st Tuesdays of the Month:    2:30 PM Daily Mass at the Willows
Every Wednesday:                       10:00 AM Daily Mass at Caretel
2nd Thursdays of the Month: 9:30 AM Daily Mass at Royalton Manor
Confession Times
- Tuesday 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Downtown
- Friday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Downtown
- Saturday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Downtown 3:00 PM to 3:40 PM South
sACRAMENTAl emergency

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