St. Joseph Catholic Church

04/04/2026

03/28/2026

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New SJC (5th-8th grade) Class Offering starting Fall 2026
Open to ALL those interested.

A History Based Writing // Registration is open NOW for current SJC families and other interested homeschool families. See details below.

Class: ANCIENT HISTORY - BASED WRITING LESSONS (IEW Curriculum - Institute for Excellence in Writing )

Class Sessions: MONDAYS! 2:40pm -3:45pm

Where?: ST JOSEPH, Ypsilanti Parish Campus

Class Fee: $100 per semester (or whatever you can afford)

Contact Anna Nowaczewski for the complete class description and the registration link: [email protected]

03/28/2026

SJC HIGH REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

* You will find the information links are available.
* You only sign up for those classes your child wishes to take.
* The registration fees are subtracted from tuition owed.
* If you can pay the full fee per semester, great! But if not feasible, pay what you can afford. REMEMBER, fees should not be a deterrent. We want you to pay what you can afford!!
Contact Anna Nowaczewski for more information and the registration link. [email protected]

03/27/2025

Support our local Catholic bookstore!

We are blessed to serve our community with an exceptional selection of traditional and current Catholic books, meaningful gifts, inspirational art, and media that strengthens our faith and serves the spiritual needs of friends and family, and those we meet on life's journey. Our goal is to help you....

12/16/2024

PRAY: "My soul rejoices in my God. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked upon his lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed”(Lk 1: 46-48)

12/13/2024

Today, December 12, is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Happy Feast Day!⁣
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It was in December 1531 that the Virgin Mary first appeared before an indigenous Mexican peasant, Saint Juan Diego, at Hill of Tepeyac, which would later become part of Villa de Guadalupe, in a suburb of Mexico City. It began a chain of events that would lead to the rapid conversion of the peoples of Mexico to Christianity.⁣
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The Diocese of Lansing’s Coordinator of the Hispanic Ministry, Susana Chapa Vargas, herself a native of Mexico, now explains what Our Lady of Guadalupe means to her. Susana writes:⁣
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“My life and that of Mexicans would be completely different if Our Lady of Guadalupe had not appeared to St. Juan Diego in December 1531. I have always said that I am very grateful that the Spanish conquered my country - Mexico - since the conquest brought with it the work of evangelization that resulted in me having the opportunity to be born and grow up in a country where 98% of the people are Catholic.”⁣
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“Actually, my thanks go to the Virgin of Guadalupe, without whose appearance such evangelization work would have been completely impossible. Before the appearance of the virgin, the Aztecs practiced human sacrifice and even cannibalism, such practices, which were part of polytheism, would have been impossible to eradicate if the virgin had not come, dressed in her turquoise mantle indicating that she was an empress and her pink tunic with nine golden flowers that the Aztecs could easily recognize as a message from God, which caused nine million Aztecs to be converted to Christ in a few years thanks to the message of the Virgin of Guadalupe and human sacrifice was abolished.”⁣
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“It is she who gives deep hope to me, I have a great love for her and total confidence that she is my mother who loves me and will ensure that all is well, even if I go through difficult trials. Thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe, I was born a Catholic and not a polytheist. Jesus is the center of my life, I can´t imagine not having had the opportunity I have had, because of her.”

12/11/2024

Celebrate the coming of the Savior by receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation! Extra confessors will be available at St. Joseph on Sunday, December 15 3 to 4:45 pm.

12/10/2024

Today, December 9, is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mass is offered at St. Joseph at 6:30 pm followed by a reception.⁣
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The term “Immaculate Conception” refers to the conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church teaches that God acted upon Mary in the first moment of her conception, thus keeping her “immaculate”.⁣⁣
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The bishops of the United States bishops unanimously chose the Virgin Mary, conceived without sin, as patroness of the country, on 13 May 1846. She also became patroness of the Diocese of Lansing upon its creation in 1937. ⁣⁣
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O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!

12/04/2024

The renovated Saint Joseph parish church in Ypsilanti, MI, 2024.