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Welcome to The Parish Community of St. Joseph's website. As you get acquainted to our parish, it is our hope that you will take advantage of the many activities that happen throughout the year. You will find the people of St. Joseph to be very welcoming and inviting.
The parish, since its inception in 1864, has been blessed with enthusiastic, dedicated, and faith-filled people committed to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.
As of August 15, 2019, St. Joseph Church became a collaborative unit with St. Ambrose Church in Garrettsville and St. Michael Church in Windham with our pastor serving for all three. Each parish will remain its own entity with staffs, programs, ministries, and organizations. St. Michael's is designated an oratory (just open for feast day celebrations, weddings, funeral, and other prayer opportunities). Per diocesan regulations, Masses will be adjusted so that the pastor is limited to three regularly scheduled weekend Masses.
Beginning September 1st, St. Joseph Church will have Masses at 5:00 p.m. Saturday & 9:00 a.m. Sunday and St. Ambrose Church will have a 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Weekday Mass will be at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday & Thursday for St. Joseph and Wednesday & Friday for St. Ambrose. Please keep Fr. Ed and these parishes in your prayers during this time of transition.
We, the Parish Community of St. Joseph Catholic Church
are a welcoming family of believers who:
are committed to our Baptismal call
to Discipleship in Jesus Christ,
witness the gospel,
and further the Kingdom through
our ministry and worship
Proud Home of a
Quality Festival
Since 1964
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What's Happening . . .
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December 11
As we prepare for the coming of Christ at Christmas we want to be ready to accept his love and be able to do whatever he asks of us. In order to do so, the Church encourages the parish community to come together to hear the Word of God, to pray and to sing in a formal liturgy called the Rite of Penance (Penance Service). Gathered together we recognize our individual sinfulness and the harm it does to the whole community, and so, pray for one another as well as for ourselves. With song, prayer and scripture we ready ourselves for the opportunity for private confession and absolution. Please join us for the Advent Communal Penance Service on Thursday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Kent.Read More -
December 10
The Rosary is prayed each Saturday at 4:15 p.m. in the church. Please join members of the Knights of Columbus as they lead the Rosary on Saturday, December 14. Participants are asked to please gather in the pews near Mary’s altar.Read More -
December 10
This year’s PSR Christmas Pageant “The Story of Christmas” is on Sunday, December 15, at 10:30 a.m. in the church. Everyone in attendance is invited to join us for a holiday cookie party afterward in Hughes Hall. Please bring a dozen cookies to share.Read More -
December 9
To remember a loved one at Christmas you may wish to make a donation to the Christmas Flower Fund in any amount. Please use the special Christmas Flower envelope included in your contribution envelope packet (or a plain envelope). Be sure to PRINT the names of those you wish memorialize and indicate whether your contribution is “in memory of” (deceased) or “in honor of” (living). Online givers should enter the names in the “Other Comments” section of their ParishSOFT online giving donation page. We ask that your intentions be turned in by Monday, December 16. These donations not only help provide our beautiful environment but also assist with church environment expenses throughout the year.Read More -
December 6
The Feast of the Nativity is a most joyous one that celebrates the incredible reality that the Second Person of the Trinity was born of a Virgin. The mood is summed up by Luke 2:14, "Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will." Our December 24 Vigil Masses are 5:00 p.m. at St. Joseph and 10:00 p.m. at St. Ambrose. For Christmas Day, December 25, there will be a 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Ambrose in Garrettsville and 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph in Mantua.Read More
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Is 40:25-31Responsorial Psalm Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10Gospel Mt 11:28-30
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