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Mass Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: All Masses at St. Joseph Church have been suspended until further notice. See notice at left.
Watch Mass Online

Clicking on Liturgy/Sacraments above will take you to a page on which you can watch Mass celebrated by either Bishop Robert Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, or Fr. Steve Grunow.
URGENT NEED!

Even though Mass has been suspended, our expenses have not been. Please continue to make budget contributions to St. Joseph Church so that we can pay our bills during the COVID-19 crisis. You can mail your checks to the rectory, or sign up for Parish Giving (below), which allows you to make your contributions electronically.

Thanks and God bless,
Fr. Sousa
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Electronic Giving

St. Joseph Church offers a service called Parish Giving that allows parishioners to have their weekly contributions deducted from their checking account or credit card. To learn more and to sign up, please click on the logo above.
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DIOCESAN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

Out of concern for the safety and health of our local community, the following directives are to be implemented. All public Masses and other liturgical services are suspended in the Diocese of Providence, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and continuing until further notice. On March 12, 2020, Bishop Tobin dispensed the faithful from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. This dispensation remains in effect and has been extended for as long as public Masses are suspended.

For questions about the sacraments of Reconciliation, Baptism, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick, please contact Fr. Edward A. Sousa, Jr., at 401-421-9137, ext. 15.
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