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There will be no religious education classes at St. Joseph on January 16th or January 23rd. Classes will resume on January 30th.

Please note that this Tuesday, January 15 at 5:15 pm, and Thursday, January 17, at 8:30 am we will have prayer services led by Deacon Mike rather than mass. There will be no 4:30 confessions on January 15.

Dear parishioners, visitors, guests and benefactors— I want to thank you for the great mass attendance this summer. I again want to thank parents and grandparents for bringing their children to Sunday mass. It warms my heart to see how many of you take your faith role as parents and grandparents seriously. It is great to see so many children and youth attend mass and enjoy one another. I want to thank many of you who responded to the presentation at last weekend’s masses on the living rosary. What I like the best about it is that it costs nothing. Your sacrifice of prayers and support is greatly appreciated. Please check the bulletin for this week’s mass times. There will be a couple of communion services. I expect to be gone for a few days this week. I plan on going to the University of Notre Dame, where I graduated from, and visit two priest classmates. The three of us have not all been together for over 32 years. One is a Holy Cross priest for the University of Notre Dame. The other is a priest for the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa. I am looking forward to the gathering. Please pray for my safe travels. As you know, many Catholics live in the Barnes area. We would like to get together to get more acquainted with each other and celebrate where we live. All are invited to a mass in Barnes (exact location will be given later) on Saturday, July 22, at 7:30 pm. I will provide refreshments. It is great how many pockets of Catholics live around each other. What a great way to support one another in the Catholic faith. May God Bless you always. As ever, Fr. Gerard Willger, Pastor St. Joseph & St. Ann