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.

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

Knights of Columbus Fish Taco Dinner Order Form

'With Joyful Hope' The Bishop's Leadership Briefing on Lent can be found at:
With Joyful Hope

When LMC Schools are closed for a snow day, the parish office will be closed and *ALL* parish activities will be cancelled.  This includes any religious ed/youth activities, council meetings of any kind, or volunteer committees.    

Pope Francis has proclaimed a "Year of Saint Joseph" to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the saint being a patron of the Universal Church. The celebration will last until December 8, 2021.

The Bishops in Michigan released a letter to the faithful with regards to the COVID-19 vaccines. In it, they explain the moral questions that have arisen and give us hope to proceed in the fight against this pandemic in a way in keeping with our faith. The link is a long one, but all you need do is click on it to go directly to the letter. As you read their letter, let us all strive to carry out their hope for us all:

"Let us implore the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that God may bring an end to the pandemic and that all esteem and respect the dignity of human life."

Here it is:  http://www.micatholic.org/advocacy/board-bishops-statements/bishops-statements/michigan-bishops-share-moral-considerations-regarding-covid-19-vaccines/

The Diocese of Kalamazoo is blessed with many senior priests. Although retired they continue to serve through prayer, assisting in parishes with Masses and confessions, visiting nursing homes and countless other ways. This special collection will support our diocesan priests’ retirement fund. 

Diocesan priests live independently during their retirement, and they use their pension for basic needs, such as food, housing and transportation. Please give generously to this special collection to ensure adequate retirement and health coverage will be available for our priests in retirement.

The weekend of March 6th and 7th, all parishes and missions in the Diocese of Kalamazoo will hold a special collection to support our diocesan priests’ retirement fund. This collection directly benefits priests of the Diocese of Kalamazoo and is separate from the annual December collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, which supports retired clergy and sisters of religious orders across America.

Did you know you can use your myparish app to help inspire your faith during Lent? We will be providing weekly ideas for you to use. This week, Fr. John would like you to consider using the Prayers feature to pray the Angelus each day at Noon. You can even set a reminder in the app so you don't forget. Just think if everyone in the parish started praying the Angelus everyday! Don't forget to check out all of the other prayers that are available to you - right on your phone.

If you don't already use myparishapp, please use this link to join:  myparishapp.com

Part-time assistant to Father John.  The assistant will focus exclusively on Catholic Schools.  The position is 18 hours per week, Tuesday-Thursday.  Applicants may submit a brief resume and/or information to Fr. John at frjohnstj@gmail.com.

Bishop Bradley has written a Letter to the Faithful on the occasion of the 2021 Lenten Season which as you know begins this coming Ash Wednesday, February, 17, 2021, entitled, “Lent: A Time of Healing and of Hope”. Please enjoy the letter listed below.

Bishop Bradley has extended the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation until further notice. Though general, Bishop Bradley emphasized, "The General Dispensation should not be used by those who are physically able to safely attend Mass." You may read the full letter here.

January 19th Video Message from Bishop to the Faithful:  https://youtu.be/rtLTb3osj7

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

Every Thursday:                       10:00 AM Daily Mass at Caretel