Saint Joseph Catholic Church

09/09/2026

Our very own Fr. O.

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Each day of the year, Our Lady of Peace Parish in Clintonville is praying for a different priest or seminarian of the Columbus Catholic Diocese. Today we are praying for Father Daniel Olvera from Saint Bernadette in Lancaster and Saint Joseph in Sugar Grove. Can we encourage you to offer a Hail Mary for Father Olvera before continuing to scroll?

If you would like to pray along with our parish, you can find OLP’s Pray-for-Priests calendar here: https://olp-parish.org/pray-for-priests

09/06/2026

Next weekend, come out and support a worthy cause to support our suffering neighbors due to the recent floods.

08/27/2026

Sacramental Preparation Parent Meeting

Is your child preparing to receive First Communion or Confirmation this year? We invite parents to join us for an important Sacramental Preparation meeting this Sunday, August 30, after Mass in the parish hall. We’ll go over what to expect and how we can support you and your child as you prepare for these beautiful sacraments. Please plan to attend if this is your child’s sacramental year. If you’re unable to attend, please contact Sarah Borah via email."
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08/22/2026

Last weekend's (August 16, 2026) Social Hall Picnic Pics. The Sugar Grove Fire Department made an appearance. Thanks for coming, guys. Thanks also to St. Joseph's parishioners who made the 2026 picnic a rousing success.

08/16/2026

Today is the day. St. Joseph Church picnic is from 12-2 pm in the social hall. The church is providing the meats and drinks and there will be a pie judging contest. Hope to see you there.

08/14/2026

Summer is winding down and you know what that means.

Daylight hours are getting a little shorter and dawn is coming a little later. The hummingbirds have increased their activity around the feeders to prepare for their long flight back to South America in the Fall. Thoughts are turning to pumpkins, corn stalks and the future scarecrows of Sugar Grove and Fairfield county. It is Back to School time.

For Catholic parents of school aged children in Grades K-8, it also means it is time to register them for the 2026-2027 religious education year. This year, St. Joseph and St. Bernadette churches are introducing a new catechetical program based on a family-centered faith model through Family Formation, a family-based catechism program with less classroom time that seeks to inspire parents to be the first educators of their children in their own domestic church.

St. Joseph Church's first Family Formation Day is September 13th after the 8 AM Mass in the Parish Hall. To register your children, please see the accompanying link in this post for more information.

A change of seasons coupled with new ideas doesn't have to be scary or turn your world upside down. The LORD can't wait to see you and your children learn all they can about Him. Your family's new adventure awaits.
https://saintjosephchurch.homedns.org/forms/Religious%20Education%20-%20St.%20Joseph.pdf

07/30/2026

Important religious education update from Sarah Borah:
We are so excited to offer our catechist workshop for our current, new, and upcoming catechists this year! Reach out to Sarah Borah to register today.

06/12/2026

The Men of St. Joseph got cartooned.
It looks like they have their own reality show. I don't think this photo is going in the new directory the team is making, but it should. It's great.

~ Photo courtesy of Ray Hayes.

06/06/2026

Tomorrow, June 7th, is the Feast of Corpus Christi.

Observed by the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, Anglican Communion, Old Catholic Church and Western Rite Orthodoxy, it is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist at the Last Supper.

In 2026, Corpus Christ falls on Thursday, June 4th. In our diocese, the celebration was transferred to the following Sunday, tomorrow, to allow more participation.

The idea of Corpus Christi was originally proposed by St. Thomas Aquinas to Pope Urban IV in order to create a feast focused solely on the Holy Eucharist after the Pope's recognition in 1264 of the authenticity of the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena.

Immediately following Mass tomorrow morning, Father will process through the church and out the front doors with the Eucharist in the monstrance and there will be a short procession around the beautiful village of Sugar Grove. Following the procession, everyone should return to the church for a Benediction to close the event.

Following Benediction, everyone is invited to Geiger Hall for Free First Sunday Breakfast! Is this a packed morning full of goodness or what? Hope to see you there.

“For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh.” ~ St. Justin Martyr (c. 100 – c. 165), Feast Day, June 1.