St. Joseph's

Catholic Church

The mission of St. Joseph's Church is to be a welcoming, caring, Christ-centered Catholic community.  We desire to experience and share God's unconditional love.  Inspired by the example of Jesus, we strive to lead all people to wholeness and fullness of life.

O blessed Joseph, f​​​​​​​aithful guardian of my Redeemer, Jesus Christ, protector of thy chaste spouse, the virgin Mother of God, I choose thee this day to be my special patron and advocate and I firmly resolve to honor thee all the days of my life. Therefore I humbly beseech thee to receive me as thy client, to instruct me in every doubt, to comfort me in every doubt, to comfort me in every affliction, to obtain for me and for all the knowledge and love of the Heart of Jesus, and finally to defend and protect me at the hour of my death. Amen.

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           PARISH OFFICE HOURS
       SUMMER- JULY & AUGUST
   
 MON THRU THURS- 9:00 am- 4:30 pm
             FRIDAY- 9:00 AM- 2:00PM
      
       

             DRESS IN CHURCH

 In the book of Ecclesiastes it is written in the third chapter, “There is an appropriate time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be silent and a time to speak”. In other words everything has an appropriate place. I would add a time to dress up and a time to dress down. We come now into the summer season, the season of flip-flops, shorts shorts, tank tops and anything else that lets in the sun and cool breezes. The season also brings the dilemma of what is appropriate dress. Are shorts appropriate at a wedding reception, or job interview? Is wearing a suit and tie to the beach called for? Do we wear a dress or pants with shoes to bed and pajamas to the supermarket? I ask you to consider what you wear to worship your Creator. Is he important enough to dress up for? Oh, yes it is true that God loves us just the way we are. Saint Paul writes that because of his relationship with Jesus, he is free to do anything, but qualifies that freedom, with his obligation not to offend or bring harm to others. The question is, how much we respect the love our Creator has for us: and are we willing to witness to others that respect, by our dress and behavior? There is a time for everything.
 

From the Desk of Fr. Lagiovane

As we approach the summer months and you begin vacation time please remember St. Joseph’s Parish. I want to thank all of our parishioners who ensure that we receive their weekly contributions even when they are away. Your weekly contributions are vital to the work that we do here and we rely on your contributions each week to pay for the day in and day out operation of the parish. Once again I would ask you to consider utilizing " We Share" for your weekly contributions. May God Bless you for your constant support and generosity.

I want to thank our Seminarian Nolan Beehan for his time here at St. Joseph’s.  Nolan’s last day in the parish will be Sunday, July 22nd.  Nolan will enjoy some vacation time and then in September begin a Pastoral Year in St John the Evangelist Parish in Goshen NY.  We wish Nolan well as he continues his seminary formation.  Nolan has been a wonderful addition to our parish these last 10 weeks.  Let us pray for Nolan and for all Seminarians that God bless and guide their vocations to the Holy Priesthood.

THINKING ABOUT BECOMING CATHOLIC?
YOU ARE CATHOLIC BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR FIRST COMMUNION OR CONFIRMATION?
WHY NOT LOOK INTO ST. JOSEPH’S RCIA PROGRAM?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
A TWELVE WEEK PROGRAM

The RCIA is the process by which the Catholic Church directs and supports the way of faith and conversion by which adults (and children who have reached the age of reason) are initiated into the Catholic Church.
The RCIA is for those who are not Catholic and who desire to be baptized, receive first Holy Communion and Confirmation.
The RCIA is also for those non- Catholics who were baptized into other Christian Communities and now desire to be brought into the Catholic Faith.
The RCIA is also for those Catholics who desire the Sacrament of Confirmation and seek to be fully initiated into the life of the Church.
Classes are usually offered in the early fall and is completed on Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil.

If you have any questions about the process please contact
 Fr. Lagiovane at the Parish Office- 914- 232- 2910 or
                      Email : jlagiovane @ gmail.com

• THE NEXT RCIA PROGRAM BEGINS IN THE FALL OF 2018.

• MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 AT 7:00PM. AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING EXPLAINING THE PROGRAM AND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF EACH CANDIDATE. THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE PARISH CENTER/ MEETING ROOM B.

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