"I've never experienced a service so beautiful and moving." Tuesday's Tenebrae Service Participant at the Church of St. Joseph. What Holy Week service and Mass will bring you closer to Jesus?
The parish office closes at 4:00 pm on Holy Thursday (4/17) and at noon on Good Friday (4/18). The office is closed and there is no Adoration on Easter Monday (4/21).
No matter how long it’s been, Jesus is always waiting to unburden you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Here you will make peace with yourself, with God and others. Visiting priests will be available today from 4:00 to 5:00 pm to hear Confessions. Due to last minute cancellations from visiting priests, Msgr. Bransfield and Msgr. Flanagan will hear Confessions from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Even if it’s been many years, don’t let that stop you; the priest is ready to guide you through the process.
This year we mark 75 years as a parish and celebrate our Diamond Anniversary. We were officially declared a parish of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on July 2, 1947, when our founding pastor, Fr. James A. Donnelly met with Dennis Joseph Cardinal Dougherty, who granted the people of ‘Green Ridge’, in Delaware County, permission to establish a new parish. Less than two weeks later - Click headline to read on...
Our founding pastor was Fr. James A. Donnelly. Fr. Donnelly stayed through the founding/building phases of our parish, as the cornerstone for the ‘Old Church’ was laid in 1949, and our rectory built in 1951, followed by the Original Church building. At that time, we saw the arrival of our second pastor - Click headline to read on...
A 12 week Bible study presented by FOCUS founder, Curtis Martin and Catholic author, Dr. Edward Sri on a “big picture journey” through the Bible, Click headline to register. 8:00 to 8:55 pm.
Lent is the liturgical season of forty days which began with Ash Wednesday and ends with the celebration of the Paschal Mystery (Easter Triduum). Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church's liturgical year, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the desert fasting and praying.