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Mass & Confession Schedule
Sunday Mass Schedule
4:00 PM Mass (Saturday Vigil)
7:00 AM Mass
9:00 AM Mass*
11:00 AM Mass*
1:00 PM Mass (Spanish)
5:00 PM Mass
*Children's Liturgy of the Word & Little Church offered during school year
Weekday Masses
6:30 AM Mass (Monday - Friday)
8:30 AM Mass (Monday - Saturday)
Reconciliation
Wednesday 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Saturday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Holy Days of Obligation
6:30 AM Mass 8:30 AM Mass
12 Noon Mass 5:30 PM Mass
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Spiritual Growth Opportunities
Click on the Icon of the Holy Spirit above to be taken to the Spiritual Growth Section of our Parish Website
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Prv 9:1-6Responsorial Psalm Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7Reading 2 Eph 5:15-20Gospel Jn 6:51-58
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Welcome
Welcome to St. Joseph Parish's home on the internet. We take seriously the challenge of Pope Francis call to "always be a place of mercy and hope, where everyone is welcomed, loved and forgiven." You will discover that St. Joseph Parish is a vibrant parish where each person in our parish community and each guest that visits us are seen as a gift from God.
St. Joseph Parish encourages each of its members to participate fully in the amazing liturgies and the inspiring Sacramental life of the parish. Come and listen to our lectos proclaim the Scriptures boldlyand our music ministry in spire us in song. Watch our altar servers serve with servant hearts, our ushers assist people cheerfully, and our deacons and priess lead our parish with hearts modeled after Jesus Christ, the Good Sheperd. If you feel a call to be a minister at Mass, do not hesitate to ask one of the clergy or parish staff how you can help serve our parish as a minister.
St. Joseph has emolden its members to be leaders in the world and to selflessly give of themselves. Our parish St. Vincent DePaul Society helps the poor, not only finacially, but also spiritually by reminding each of them is made in the image of God. Some members of our parish have answered the call to feed the hungry by assisting at different food pantries and area soup kitchens. Still other parishioners assist thehomeless through a program called "A Room at the Inn". We provide assistance to our brothers and sisters in the inner city through our "Giving Sunday" program and at Christmas time we ensure an entire small rural town has a blessed Christmas.
We all know that we cannot do this without Jesus, and so we are a parish that also strives hard to help each memember improve his or her own personal relationship with the Lord. We have many adult faith opportunies including ACTS retreats, the Stephen Ministry Programs, and other Bible Studies.
Finally, we are a parish that takes passing our faith to the next generation seriously. Our Parish Early Childhood Learning Center, Full-Time School, and PArish School of Religion, all excel at helping children grow in their faith. Our High School youth ministry program provides teens an encouraging faith community to help guide them through their exciting high school years.
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Parish Office Information
St. Joseph Parish Office Hours
567 St. Joseph Lane 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Mon-Thu @ Parish Office)
Manchester, MO 63021 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Fri. @ Parish Office)
6:30PM - 9:00 PM (Mon-Thu @Education Center)
Parish Office: (636) 227-5247
School Office: (636) 391-1253
PSR Office: (636) 391-1404
E-Mail: info@stjoemanchester.org
*IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED IF ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL IS CLOSEDSaint Vincent DePaul Helpline: 636.227.5247
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News
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July 27More information about Alkaline Hydrolysis Cremation information
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June 11Come and learn about the Church's teaching about Sex.
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May 21It is my pleasure to announce that our Lily and Hammer Fund has 325 members. This means our parish was able to make $29,500. This money will be placed in a special fund for future capital expenditures. I was going to choose our first monthly winner on Sunday the 20th at 11AM Mass but instead I was sick in bed. So I drew our first winner on Monday the 21st at the 8:30AM Mass with our Fourth and Fifth Graders serving as witnesses. Our first $200 dollar winner is Barrett and Sharon Dolan.. I want to once again express my gratitude for everyone who is participating the Lily and Hammer Fund.
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May 21I ask each of you to help me open wide the doors of St. Joseph Parish to Father Ricardo Escobar. Fr. Escobar is coming to us from St. Charles Borromeo parish in St. Charles. He has been ordained for twenty-five years and has spent most of his life as a Dominican in Columbia, South America. In addition to serving here at St. Joseph Parish Father Ricardo will be taking English classes at University of Missouri Saint Louis.
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May 21Fr. Mathew’s New Assignment It is with deep sadness and great joy that I listen Fr. Mathew announce his assignment change last Sunday. My heart is filled with sadness because I have come to see Fr. Mathew as a valuable and well-respected member of our parish leadership team. I know that he was appreciate by many parishioners for his pastoral care and countless other contributions to lead us all closer to Christ. We will miss Fr. Mathew’s charm, professionalism, empathy and strength. We respect Fr. Mathew’s decision to accept this new assignment from the archbishop and we pray that God will bless him in his new ministry. On behalf of all the parishioners of St. Joseph, I wish God’s many blessings upon Fr. Mathew. (Farewell celebration and other information will be forthcoming).
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Calendar HighLights
(Please See Parish Calendar Page FOr More Information)-
Tuesday, September 4, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Tuesday, September 4, 7:00 PM
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Wednesday, September 5, 7:00 PM
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Sunday, September 9, 11:00 AM
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Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 AMOne of the amazing things about our God is that He never forces Himself upon anyone. He invited Abraham to leave his comfort zone and begin a journey of faith that would lead him to the Promised Land. God now invites you to leave your comfort zone so that you can one day enjoy eternal life. God invited Moses to lead the Israelites from slavery to freedom with the promise to be with him at every step of the journey. God now invites you to leave your old life of slavery to sin and selfishness so that you may enjoy the true freedom of being a selfless child of God. God invited Joshua to trust Him when the city of Jericho appeared too be to big of an obstacle to overcome. God now asks you to learn to trust Him when life’s obstacles seem to big for you to handle. God invited the Blessed Virgin Mary to be the mother of God and to play an important part in bringing Jesus into the world, and so now He asks you to willingly step up and bring His Son and His love to the world. As you begin this period of preparation for Confirmation, we invite you and your parent to come to Church on Thursday September 26, 2018 at 7PM. As a part of the evening, you and your parent will be given a chance to develop your own Discipleship Plan. The evening will conclude with a special prayer service and blessing.
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Tuesday, October 2, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Tuesday, October 2, 7:00 PM
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Wednesday, October 3, 7:00 PM
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Sunday, October 14, 11:00 AM
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Monday, October 15, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PMThe Catholic Church has over 1 billion members spread throughout the world. You will be able to experience the largeness of the Catholic Church in a small way as you gather with Catholic students preparing for Confirmation from our small area of St. Louis. The Rally will take place on October 15th from 9AM to 3PM at St. Joseph
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