St. Joseph Catholic Parish and School, Marion

06/09/2026

Kristen Perreault, our Youth Minister and Faith Formation Leader for Grades 6-12 will work half-time in these two roles for the next year at St. Joseph. Kristen has accepted a half-time teaching position at St. Joseph School. She has served full-time in these parish roles for the past four years. Her work also includes preparing our youth for the Sacrament of Confirmation. She will continue her parish work here in her half-time position.

06/09/2026

It's not a medical title. The Church names a Doctor when a saint's teaching has so shaped the faith that the whole Church learns from it. There are only 38 in two thousand years. St. Ephrem, remembered today, earned it writing hymns... he taught doctrine in poetry so ordinary people could sing what they believed. Four women hold the title: Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Hildegard of Bingen.

06/08/2026

Jesus opens His greatest sermon by turning every assumption upside down. The poor, the mourning, the meek, the persecuted, the blessed, all of them. The Beatitudes aren't a strategy for a good life. They're a portrait of who you become when you follow Him.

06/08/2026

Here's the podcast from this weekend's Mass:

06/08/2026

More new Catholics! This weekend we celebrated the Reception into Full Communion of the Catholic Church with Todd Blubaugh and Jeremy Zumbach (centered in front in picture below) . As they continue to grow in faith and participation in parish life, we encourage all parishioners to keep them in prayer and to warmly welcome them as fellow members of our Catholic family. May God continue to bless them abundantly as they live out their faith in the Church.

06/06/2026

God bless Father Emmanuel on his 10th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on June 4th!

06/04/2026

The Interim Mass Schedule for the Cedar Rapids Area North Pastorate begins July 15, 2026

06/02/2026

Here's the podcast from this weekend's Mass:

Related readings for this weekend's Mass: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/053126.cfm

06/02/2026

Here's the podcast from last weekend's Mass:

Related readings for this weekend's Mass: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/052426-Day Transcript: https://tinyurl.com/32e79y4j

06/02/2026