St. Joseph's

Catholic Church

Those who feel in any way sick or who are worried about attendance should not enter the Church .

WE WOULD KINDLY ASK THAT YOU MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCING AND WEAR A PROTECTIVE FACE COVERING 
WHEN COMING INTO CHURCH FOR MASS.

WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WEAR YOUR FACE COVERING PROPERLY
COVERING BOTH YOUR NOSE & MOUTH.
 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION & UNDERSTANDING

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time-  September 20th

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From the Desk of Fr. Lagiovane

As we move into the fall months we continue to slowly and safely open up our Church.  Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers have begun their ministries. Extraordinary Minsters to our Homebound have begun bringing Holy Communion to those unable to come to Mass. Our Altar Servers will begin to serve in October. Funerals, Weddings and Baptisms have been celebrated these last several months. Our 1^st Holy Communion children on the weekend of Sept 13^th received Our Lord for the first time. Our young Confirmation students will be receiving their Confirmation next week. Our RCIA Candidates received their sacraments the weekend of September 13th. Eight adults received (two Baptisms, six First Holy Communions, and eight Confirmations, one brought into full communion with the Catholic Church). Religious Ed Classes will begin in October- All classes will be on line with a Catechist “Zoom” class held twice a month. I want to thank Pam Crozier, our Coordinator of our Religious Education Program along with Linda Maffia, our Religious Education Secretary and all of our dedicated catechists. Thank you for stepping up and learning our on line teaching.


We continue to have Daily Mass held in the Church until further notice. We will eventually return to our Chapel but for now we will remain in the Church. This is certainly an added expense with our monthly bills but one that I believe is necessary at this time. I cannot thank all of our parishioners who continue to support us financially each and every week.
The shut down for three months during the pandemic has resulted in less people attending Mass along with less money each week in our collections. Our weekly collections are vital in being able to meet our financial obligations each month. I know the sacrifices that you make to help us pay our bills. May God bless your generosity.
Collection boxes are at the entrances of the Church. You may put your weekly collections in these boxes before or after Mass.
You may also use our on line giving- “We Share”   https://stjosephsomers.churchgiving.com

Our Mega Raffle is our only major fundraiser each year.
I thought it prudent to have our Raffle sometime in the spring.
Stay tuned for the dates when tickets will be sold.

Please mark your calendars – May 1^st – 5: OO PM MASS.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will celebrate our 175^th Anniversary Mass. A reception will be held in the Parish Center immediately after the Mass.

Anyone who ordered our 175^th Anniversary Book- You can pick up your book in the parish office during regular business hours.

Several of our groups will begin meeting in our Meeting Room and Parish Center. All groups will practice and adhere to social distancing guidelines as well as the wearing of face coverings.

We are putting our finishing touches on some exciting adult spirituality programs for the Fall & Spring. Information and details will be forthcoming the last week of September.

We continue to see numbers increase at Mass. As you safely come back to Church its good for our parishioners to see how many people on average attend our Masses:  We are permitted a 50% capacity. Which is about 400 people. We don't reach that at any of our Masses.

5 pm- 130, 8:00 am- 140, 10:00 am- 200, 12 noon- 175, 6pm- 80.

May God continue to bless you for your support of our parish


May God continue to bless our parish family as we move ahead.
As St. John Paull II said so beautifully:

“I plead with you- never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, never become discouraged. Be not afraid.”


Always in my prayers.

God’s Blessings,
Fr.Lagiovane

 

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)

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 2020.

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.

The Church is open: 
Mon thru Fri- 7:00 am- 5:00pm
Sat- 7:00 am- 6:00pm
Sun- 7:00 am- 7:00 pm 

Parish Office Hours

Monday thru Friday
9:00 am- 4:30 pm

Parish Cell Phone
Sacramental Emergencies
914- 719- 3045

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O Blessed Joseph, faithful 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 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.