Our Saint Joseph Community is a vibrant and warm Parish and we would like to welcome you in. We have a wonderful variety of Masses, Ministries and Educational opportunities at Saint Joseph School. We are eager to share the love of Jesus Christ with the world. Join us for Mass or at one of our community events and find out how you can get involved.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As our Advent Season begins, I want to encourage you with the assurance of my closeness to you in prayer, to our parish community, and to your loved ones, as our diocesan family takes up our spiritual preparation for Christmas with The Gift of a Child. During this hectic holiday season, let us remember to come to God with sincere and open hearts. This season is the time to prepare for the coming of our Lord with hope, peace, joy, and love. 

On this First Sunday of Advent, Jesus invites us to raise our minds beyond the senses in order to ponder the mysteries of faith. God’s unfolding plan of salvation will climax at the end of history. We should await this day with active faith, and not in some distracted and indifferent manner. Rather, Jesus tells us in today’s Gospel, “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24) Maybe these words sound threatening to us. It does not have to be so. Like excited children waiting for Christmas to come, our Advent faith encourages us to await Jesus’ second coming with longing and persevering hope.

Therefore, friends, take your time during your journey to experience the season. You can study the beautiful daily scripture, spend more time in prayer, reach out to those who are suffering and commit yourself to repentance as you prepare for the Nativity of Our Lord. In light of that, I encourage you to join us on Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. for our Penance Service. I have invited many priests to join us; it is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the season in Faith and make the most of Advent. I hope you are able to join us.

I thank you for your kindness, support, and dedication to our Parish, your families, and your faith. Your devotion and love for our Lord Jesus Christ are actual signs of hope in this world.

May you experience every blessing of Advent.

Blessing in Christ,
Rev. Jean Baptiste
Pastor

Our Mission is to deepen our personal and communal relationship with Jesus Christ in the context of our Catholic Christian faith tradition. It is our intention to do this by actively promoting and developing the spiritual, the educational, the formational, the communal service and justice components of our parish.

MyParish App can be found by texting App to 88202 or visiting myparishapp.com to download.  Select our parish after downloading.  

Features will include:

• The Church Calendar
• Mass Times
• Weekly Bulletin
• Daily Mass Readings
• Latest Catholic news from around the world
• An easy-to-reference list of Catholic prayers with prayer requests
• A helpful examination of conscience and next confession reminder

 
This app offers a lot of capabilities for improving parish communication and serving as a faith building resource. Please pass along to anyone that may be interested. The more people that use and participate, the stronger our Catholic Community will become.

Please contact the church office at 615-865-1071 or email  
sjsecretary@sjsandchurch.com for any questions or assistance with downloading.

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Before the 8:30 PM Sunday Mass
Wednesdays 5-6PM