• Stations of the Cross- Friday at 7 PM

• Overnight Adoration- Friday to Saturday at 8 AM

• TMIY!- Saturday at 7 AM in

• Men's Group- Saturday at 9 AM in room 3/4

• Easter Egg Hunt- Sunday at 12:30 PM on the front lawn

• Labor of Love- Tuesday at 1 PM in room 3/4

• Holy Hour for Vocations- Tuesday at 7 PM in the Chapel

• TMIY!- Wednesday at 7 AM in room 3/4

• Quilters- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement

• Divine Mercy Cenacle- Wednesday at 9:15 AM in room 3/4

Church Information

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday– March 24

4 PM Vigil (Saturday)

7, 9 & 11 AM (Sunday)

Monday—Wednesday

Daily Mass at 6:30 and 8:30 AM

Chrism Mass– March 27

Wednesday 10:30 AM at Cathedral

Holy Thursday– March 28

Morning Prayer 8:30 AM

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7 PM

Eucharistic Adoration 8:15-Midnight

Good Friday– March 29

Morning Prayer at 8:30 AM

Confessions: 12-12:30 PM

Church will be open for private prayer 12-3:30 PM

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 3 PM

Stations of the Cross at 7 PM

Holy Saturday– March 30

Morning Prayer at 8:30

Blessing of the Baskets at 12 PM

Easter Vigil at 8 PM

Sunday Masses at 7, 9 & 11 AM in the Church

9 and 11 AM in the Parish Center

Live Stream- Suspended temporarily. Cathedral Mass broadcasts on their Facebook page HERE

Daily Mass Times-

-Monday through Wednesday at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM in the Chapel

Adoration Schedule

-Adoration is overnight tonight and on Monday and Tuesday this coming week 9AM to 8PM.

The rosary is prayed in the Chapel from 9:00 to 9:30 AM after daily Mass and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 PM when adoration is open.

Adorers needed for the following hours to serve weekly:

-Tuesday- 12 PM, 5 PM and 6 PM

-Thursday - 10 AM, 3 PM and 4 PM

-Friday - 1 PM and 4 PM

Email adoration@stjwchurch.org if you can commit to an hour or to join the sub list. Thank you!

Confession

-Good Friday from 12-12:30 PM

-By appointment call the Parish Office 610-395-2876

Rosary

-After 8:30 AM daily Mass in the Chapel

Prayer Requests- Click HERE

-To join our Prayer Team, click HERE

A Few Notes

Stations of the Cross will be held in the Church at 7 PM tonight and there will be overnight Adoration in the Chapel until 8 AM.

Don't miss the Easter Egg Hunt on the front lawn of the Church this Sunday at 12:30 PM. Details below.

If you are an adult who would like to volunteer for Vacation Bible School from June 17th-21st, please contact Mrs. Hayward HERE. It's a valuable way to serve the Parish. The program is from 8:30 AM to Noon.

March 27th is the last day to take the Catholic Leadership survey HERE. This is something the Diocese has requested from us, so we thank you for participating! At 267 surveys, we have reached 20% of our goal.

All of the pieces for the completion of our sanctuary project have arrived on the premises, and WOW, you will see much so much progress this weekend! You can still make your pledge to the Capital Campaign HERE. We appreciate your help, as we still need it to reach our goal...and we are getting very close to receiving that million-dollar match!

The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed all night tonight, in addition to Monday and Tuesday from 9AM to 8 PM. Please note that there are special Adoration hours leading into Holy Week. There is no Adoration on Wednesday or Friday this week, but there will be Adoration on Thursday from 8:15 PM to midnight.

If you have never participated in the tradition of visiting different

Children ages 2-8 are invited to attend our Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Women's Guild this Sunday at 12:30 PM sharp on the front lawn of the church. Be sure to bring a basket or a bag to gather the eggs!

That Man Is You is proven to be one of the most life-transforming programs for men ever studied. All men are invited regardless of whether they have attended before or not. Wednesday mornings or Saturday mornings from 7-8 AM in Parish Center room 3/4.  

Blood Drive March 18-30

We will begin another Blood Drive this week at

MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTERS at the following locations:

1255 S. Cedar Crest, Allentown

740 Hamilton St., Allentown

1465 Valley Center Pkwy Bethlehem

To schedule and locate your center today, go HERE, or call 800-223-6667, ext. 2. Don’t forget to use Group ID 0861.

Are you a child of divorce? Do you know someone who is? Registration is now open for the Life-Giving Wounds Retreat on April 12-14, 2024. Life-Giving Wounds is a ministry for those who seek to understand how their parents' divorce impacted their own spiritual, mental, and emotional wholeness. The retreat is hosted at the Diocesan Center in Harrisburg; local accommodations are available for those who might travel from out of town. Click HERE for more information or to register by March 27th. 

Save the Date

-Blood Drive- March 18-30

-Holy Hour for the People of Haiti- April 4

-Knight of Angels Auction- April 6

-Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration- April 7

-Bereavement Gathering- April 7

-Pierogi Making- April 9 and 10

-Pierogi Making- April 23 and 24

Pray for Our Parish

Dear God,

I believe that you have the ability to convert everyone at St. Joseph the Worker Church and I beg you to perform miracles in our lives that we will come to love you and never want to offend you.

I beg you to let us see our sins and run to the confessional, that the lines will be out the door.

Set the hearts of our priests on fire so that they burn with the desire for the conversion of every soul in the parish.

I implore you to make St. Joseph's a beacon in our diocese, that souls will be drawn by the holiness they find here.

I ask that you blind Satan to every parishioner, that they might have the space to know and love you without temptation.

I offer myself to you completely at whatever the cost.

Amen

Bulletin Submissions- Please submit your bulletin submissions to Gina Medvedz at media@stjwchurch.org by Monday morning at 9 AM prior to weekend edition.

E-News Submissions- due by Thursday for Friday's issue.

The Parish Office is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. If you have a question, email our secretary, Anne, at parishoffice@stjwchurch.org 

or call the office at 610-395-2876.

If you are interested in registering with the parish, please contact Gina at media@stjwchurch.org. You must be a registered member for at least three months to be a godparent, Confirmation sponsor, marry, or baptize your child at St. Joseph the Worker. Please register, and remind your adult children to register in a parish near them.

Helping Hands are available for sale Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM-1:00 PM in the Parish Office, or before and after every weekend Mass.

Thank you for continuing to support our parish. You may mail offertory envelopes to the parish office, drop them in the lock-box hanging to the left of the office entrance, or bring them inside during office hours.

We also offer an online system where you have control over how much you donate each week. Click HERE to sign up!