St. Joseph Parish & School

06/04/2026

Please join us in praying for these seven men as they are about to be ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday.
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All are welcome to attend the Mass being held at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral on Saturday at 10am.

06/03/2026

The final weeks of school were filled with fun, friendship, and unforgettable memories!

Our 5th graders enjoyed their annual trip to Valleyfair. Students relaxed during Movie & PJ Day. We also cooled off with a visit from the ice cream truck, 5th grade enjoyed time with their pen pals, and our K/1st graders put their curiosity to work with a colorful Skittles science experiment. Students and families came together for our special Student Mass and enjoyed time together at the All-School Picnic before heading into summer!

As the school year has come to a close, we are grateful for these special moments that bring our St. Joe's family together and make lasting memories!

06/03/2026

On May 22nd we celebrated our incredible principal, Mrs. Mary Kiefer, as she begins her well-deserved retirement.

Mrs. Kiefer has led St. Joseph School with joy, kindness, generosity, humor, and unwavering dedication. Her love for our students, families, and staff has touched countless lives and helped make our school the special place it is today.

We are deeply grateful for her years of service, leadership, and faith-filled example. While she will be greatly missed, we wish her all the happiness and blessings this new chapter brings.

Congratulations on your retirement, Mrs. Kiefer, and thank you for everything!

Please join us in wishing Mrs. Kiefer a joyful and blessed retirement!

06/03/2026

Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions | June 3
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Among the twenty-two Catholic martyrs killed on this day in 1886 in Uganda, the youngest was thirteen years old. His name was Kizito. Charles Lwanga had baptized him in secret just days before their arrest. When the condemned were marched thirty-seven miles to the ex*****on site at Namugongo, eyewitnesses reported that Kizito went laughing and talking with his companions.
He had been a Christian for only a matter of days.
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Charles Lwanga, their leader, was burned separately. As the flames consumed him, he told his ex*****oners: "You are burning me, but it is as if you are pouring water on my body."
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His last word was Katonda — My God.

06/02/2026

Principal: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/261273

4K Teacher: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/261259

06/02/2026

Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter | June 2
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At every Mass where the First Eucharistic Prayer is proclaimed, two names are spoken aloud: Marcellinus. Peter.
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A priest and an exorcist, martyred in Rome under Diocletian around 304 AD. Led to their ex*****on by a man who would later convert and carry their story to Pope Damasus himself.
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Constantine built a basilica over their tomb and placed his mother's burial there... and the Church has never stopped saying their names.

06/02/2026

It’s Adoration Tuesday. ✝️ Join us for Mass at 8:00 then stick around for a conversation with our Lord. 🙏🏻 Or, stop in anytime from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM to have that chat. ❤️🙏🏻✝️

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Memorial of St. Justin Martyr | June 1
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Born a pagan in Samaria, Justin spent his early life moving from one school of philosophy to the next, searching for something that could hold the weight of ultimate truth. None of it satisfied.
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The turning point came in a conversation with an elderly stranger near the sea, who told him to set aside the Greeks and read the Hebrew prophets instead.
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He did and he spent the rest of his life defending in writing, openly, before the most powerful empire on earth what he learned.
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Not from a safe distance. He lived and taught in Rome itself.
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In 165 AD, under Marcus Aurelius, he was arrested, tried and beheaded alongside his students for refusing to offer sacrifice to the emperor.
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A philosopher who found the truth he was looking for... and paid the price the Roman Empire charged for it.

05/29/2026

St. Lawrence was a deacon in Rome during a time of vicious persecution.
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When Roman authorities demanded the “treasures of the Church,” Lawrence gathered the poor, the sick, the widows and the vulnerable, then presented them as the Church’s true treasure.
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St. Lawrence, pray for us.