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

• Vigil Time Change- Saturday at 4 PM

• Labor Day Mass- Monday at 9 AM

• OCIA- Tuesday at 7 AM, Parish Center Board Room

• Eucharistic Congress Talk- Tuesday at 7 PM in room 3/4, Msgr. James Shea

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

• Quilters- Wednesday at 9 AM in the Rectory Basement

• Eucharistic Congress Talk- Wednesday at 9:15 AM in room 3/4, Chris Stefanik

• Family Faith Formation (A-L)- Wednesday at 6 PM in the school

• Bible Study- Thursday at 9:30 AM in room 5/6

• Holy Hour for Peace- Thursday at 7 PM in the Chapel

• School Mass- Friday at 8:30 AM, all are welcome

Church Information

Live Stream- 9AM Sunday, click HERE to watch

Daily Mass Times

-Monday through Friday at 6:30 AM and 8:30 AM in the Church and Saturday at 8:30 AM

Weekend Mass Times

-Saturday Vigil at 4 PM

-Sunday Masses at 7, 9 and 11 AM

Adoration Schedule

-Adoration is Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 8 PM.

-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- 5 PM, 6 PM

-Wednesday- 10 AM

-Thursday - 10 AM, 3 PM

-Friday - 1 PM, 4 PM

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

Confession

-Friday from 7:45 AM-8:15 AM

-Saturday 9-9:30 AM, 3-3:45 PM

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

Prayer Requests- Click HERE

-To join our Prayer Team, click HERE

Capital Campaign donation link HERE

A Few Notes

We wish you a happy and safe Labor Day Weekend! Don't forget, the Vigil Mass is at 4 PM tomorrow. Our Office and Adoration chapel will be closed on Monday, and there will only be one Mass at 9 AM.

Thank you for your generosity during the Catholic Charities Restock collection for babies this past weekend. It was a great success.

The time has now passed to register your children for Family Faith Formation. Our first class for families with the last names starting with A-L is this Wednesday. If you have missed the deadline, please contact our Director of Religious Education HERE as soon as possible.

That Man Is You! (TMIY!) is a wonderful program for men to become better husbands, better fathers, and better Catholics, all while spending quality time together and building great friendships. TMIY! is for EVERY man. See below for details. Watch a short video about it HERE.

If you are wishing to participate in the Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass to renew your vows with the Bishop at St. Catharine of Siena on Sunday, September 22nd, the deadline to register is this Monday. Find out more and register HERE.

Looking to become Catholic or complete your Sacraments? OCIA begins this Tuesday, September 3rd at 7 PM in the Parish Center Board Room. OCIA meets weekly from September through Easter, and participants are invited to receive their Sacraments and be welcomed into the Church at the Easter Vigil Mass. To register, contact Deacon Butch Readinger HERE.

First Class of 2024-2025 on Wednesday!

If you have registered and your family's last name begins with A-L, we look forward to seeing you this Wednesday evening, September 4th at 6 PM

in the Church.

M-Z families will meet on Wednesday, September 18th.

Family Faith Formation is our religious education program. For more information, click HERE.

Cupcakes, S'mores & a Fire Pit!

8th-12th graders are invited to meet in the Grotto for our Youth Group meeting on September 8 from 6:30-8 PM. We'll celebrate the birthday of our Blessed Mother, talk about Mary, and then move to the fire pit near the pole barn for s'mores. Contact our Youth Minister, Annaleigh Gidosh with any questions, or just let her know you'll be there HERE. You can fill out a permission form on our website HERE.

Register HERE for the Knights of Columbus 12th Annual Golf Tournament at Twin Lakes. Four person scramble, breakfast and lunch at the club, on-course contests, 50/50 raffle and an auction! Don't miss out! Friday, September 13th. Registration at 7 AM, Shot Gun start at 8 AM.

Men's Retreat at Malvern

It may not be too late to register for our parish Men's Retreat on September 6-8 at Malvern Retreat House. The cost is $275. If you need assistance, contact Blaise at 484-547-4713 or email him HERE. You can register at this link HERE.

St. Monica Mass and Dinner

Bishop Schlert will preside over Mass at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in Hellertown on Tuesday, August 27th at 6 PM followed by a buffet dinner in Friendship Hall. Dinner tickets are $7 per person. Please RSVP HERE.

Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass

Married couples from across the Diocese are invited to renew their vows and thank God for the gift of the Sacrament of Marriage during the Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass. The Mass, celebrated by Bishop Alfred Schlert, will take place in the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Doors open at 2 p.m. Find out more and/or register HERE.

Save the Date

-Lexington Food Drive- September 7-8

-Youth Group- September 8

-TMIY!- September 11 (Wed) or September 14 (Sat)

-KofC Golf Tournament- September 13. Register HERE

-Family Faith Formation- September 18 (M-Z)

-Diocesan Wedding Mass- September 22

-BINGO Night- September 28

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!