Welcome to St. Joseph's Church

Dear Parishioners,

We thank God that Pope Leo’s medical prognosis is that he needs no further treatment for lung cancer following his successful surgery. Let us pray that he quickly recover from the surgery and is able to resume his normal schedule as soon as possible, including his November trip to Latin America.

Next weekend we will have the fundraising drive of the Ladies of Charity of the Archdiocese of New York to benefit the work of the Sisters of Life with pregnant women and parenting moms. Please donate diapers, baby wipes, baby clothing, and Target gift cards. Checks payable to “Ladies of Charities” are most welcome. Thank you for supporting this important pro-life effort to help those in need.

All Souls envelopes are available on the tables at the back of the church. Please return your completed envelopes in the collection or drop them off at the rectory office. The All Souls envelopes will be place on the altar during the month of November. Three Masses will be offered for all those named on the envelopes.

For those who would like to join the Catholic Church, and for those Catholic adults who have not yet made their First Holy Communion and/or Confirmation and would like to do so, our parish online class is available. Please contact me for more information and to register. My contact information is in the bulletin.

Building repairs and improvements: We will be installing snow guards on the roof of the Church. At present snow builds up on the roof during the winter, and when it melts it slides off the roof in large chunks and crashes down, posing a serious hazard to anyone

nearby.

Please note: next weekend daylight savings time ends, so put your clocks back one hour!

God Bless you!

Fr. Gerald E. Murray, Pastor