St. Joseph's Church, School & Daycare

Dear Parishioners:
 
On Wednesday, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation. This Solemnity reminds me of how God never abandons His people. He intervenes to help save His people. During these difficult times we are reminded that the Lord remains close to us and all we have to do is trust Him and continue looking out for the good of others through the guidelines that have been given us.  

I am encouraged that some of you have been joining me every day to pray the rosary for a cure and vaccine to this pandemic that caught us off guard. I believe prayer opens the doors to everlasting solutions. Prayer also keeps us united as a parish even though we cannot get together physically. If you cannot join us at 9:00 am for the rosary, you have another opportunity to join the Bishop at 6:00 pm every day for this intention as well.

Some of you have been watching Mass online and below is another link with Masses from around the world. The beauty is there is always a Mass at any time that works for you

https://mass-online.org/daily-holy-mass-live-online/

I am grateful to our staff and teachers who continue to work from home online to make sure that the students continue with their studies. I will be working with Mrs. Graber, our principal, to continue my religious classes with the students through virtual learning. I will also work with Mrs. Boley, our director of Faith Formation, for our students in the school of religion.

During these difficult times as a parish we still have some obligations to fulfill financially. I ask that you set up a weekly online payment to support the parish’s operations. Contributions to the Offertory are used to offset the costs associated with day-to-day operations of the parish and its programs. These costs include payroll, maintenance of buildings, utilities, and supplies. Your generosity in giving online is critical to support the life of our parish. Thank you for your investment and continued support of our parish, school and daycare.

https://stjoedodge.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities/Offertory

Last week we had our new doors installed. We are waiting on some electrical work to be completed for our handicap accessible doors. Thank you for your generous donations towards this project.

Pray for all the people of our parish, school and daycare. Please know I am praying for you and keep me in your prayers.

Your Servant In Christ,
Fr. Tafadzwa

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