Archbishop Chaput delivered a keynote address at a forum at Brigham Young University.

The text of his speech, “Awakenings: Living as a Believer in the Nation We Have Now,” is being shared with you in HERE.

The Pieta was given to St. Joseph the Worker Parish in memory of Father Thomas F. X. Daley who was ordained in 1976 and died in August 1981 while he was serving as an assistant at St. Joseph the Worker Parish.

Parishioner, Dan McCarthy, provided this picture of the Pieta. Parishioner, Tony Pitaro, created the beautiful woodwork that the Pieta rests on in the Narthex of the Church

The statue of St. Frances Cabrini was moved to the front of the church, next to the Reconciliation Room.

THE MEN’S PRAYER GROUP WILL MEET THIS SATURDAY AT 7:00 AM IN THE PARISH CENTER

CLICK HERE TO PRINT AN ORDER FORM!

Yesterday, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), issued a statement to the press urging the U.S. State Department to include Christians among those being persecuted in any formal declaration of genocide in the middle east.

The text of Archbishop Kurtz’ statement can be found here (http://wwwmigrate.usccb.org/news/2016/16-030.cfm), along with a call to action. He has asked that every Catholic sign an online petition to the Department of State echoing his call. Please consider visitingwww.stopthechristiangenocide.org and filling out the form, which takes less than a minute.

Earlier today, Archbishop Chaput’s most recent column, “A Bitter Time and Its Lessons,” was published on CatholicPhilly.com. Click HERE to view the column.

Last weekend, we had a very successful beginning to our Little Church and our Children’s Liturgy of the Word.    With over fifteen volunteers offering their gifts, we were able to provide these ministries for children and parents of young children in our Parish Community.  We look forward to this Sunday, ready to welcome even more children into these ministries!

      Little Church is for children age two to five It is a childcare service from 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM while the rest of their family participates at Mass. Little Church will be more than just a church nursery. It will introduce the children to Jesus Christ through prayer and song. Parents can bring their child/children and register them on any Sunday morning.

      Children’s Liturgy of the Word is for children in kindergarten through second grade. During the 11:00 AM Mass, the children are led by their catechist to the chapel in the Parish Center where they will listen to and discuss an age appropriate version of that Sunday’s Gospel.

      These two new initiatives are open to all children including those with disabilities.  Adult as well as teen volunteers are needed for both of these ministries.