Please go to the following link for official information from the Diocese on cancellations and other policies: Sacramento Diocese Covid-19 Info Please keep checking back our site and with the Diocese for further updates.
 

DECREE FROM BISHOP JAIME SOTO

Today, March 17, 2020, Bishop Jaime Soto shares a pastoral message and issues a new decree. ALL MASSES AND CELEBRATIONS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Read the message and decree here: https://www.scd.org/news/march-17-2020-pastoral-message-and-decree-bishop-jaime-soto
 

To help our parishioners stay connected during this time we will open the church Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm for private prayer and adoration, but please remember to keep the recommended distance between each other.  We will also have confessions during these hours by appointment only, there will be a sign up sheet by the confessional. The Mass intentions that have been requested will be honored and prayed for as the priests will still be celebrating private Mass everyday.

Saint Joseph's Cancellations and Updates:

CFF has been canceled for the month of March. For more information please contact your CFF coordinator. RCIA is still in effect until further notice, please contact Vera with any questions.

This year's Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner has been cancelled.

We have put media below to help make things easier to access while we are not having mass. If you have any suggestions let us know what we can add to the list.

 

Sacramento Diocese on YouTube

EWTN on Youtube

The Catholic Talk Show

Special online media section--our site.

USCCB with Daily Readings  
 

English

• Weekday              8:00am (except Monday)
• Saturday Vigil:     4:30pm
• Sunday:                9:00am & 11:00am 

• Jueves:                  7:00pm
• Sabado Vispera:     7:00pm
• Domingo:               7:30am y 12:30pm y 2:00pm

• Immediately following the 8:00am Mass until 10:00am

• Imediatamente despues de Misa de las 7:00 de la tarde 

Confessions

General
Death of long time parishioner Patricia Sills
Patricia Sills, long time parishioner and widow of Tom Sills, has passed away. She was 93.

For information on her funeral, please call 916-955-1577. The link to her notice in the Sacramento Bee is here.
 

Parish Festival & Car Show
September 27, 2020 If you would like help organize this years Festival and would like to join the committee or are interested in donating a food booth, please contact Edna at 916- 718-9582. We will also need someone to be in charge of the Car Show, please let Edna know if you are interested.

For Those Ill or Homebound
Please see our newly relaunced audio program in the links to the right, MassCast, which is intended to bring the Saint Joseph's mass experience to those who want to hear our readers and priests but can't physically attend in person. This is now being recorded in Spanish. 

If you are home bound would like to receive communion at home, please call the office. If you can attend in person, please do so.

La Palabra del Domingo
Domingos y Jueves de 2:30pm a 3:00pm 
El Padre Rodolfo Llamas hace una reflexión del evangelio y las lecturas dominicales y nos lleva a plasmarlas en la vida cotidiana. Sus reflexiones nos ayudan a ubicar nuestra Fe y nuestra vida y además nos hace un recordatorio los jueves a las 2pm, para que no se nos olvide la motivación que sentimos en La Palabra del Domingo. https://radiosantisimosacramento.com/la-palabra-del-domingo 


Encuentro Matrimonial
El Matrimonio es vocacion. La Iglesia Catolica afirma y apoya su decision de escojer el matrimonio como su vocacion ofreciendoles a las Parejas Casadas un fin de semana hermoso por medio del Encuentro Matrimonial. Aprovechen este don de mejorar su relacion y disfruten un fin de semana lleno de amor juntos. Para mas informacion por favor de hablar a Arturo o Ana al 530-554-7120.

Canon Law to Participate in the Most Holy Eucharist As Catholics
We fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. We are encouraged to receive Communion devoutly and frequently. Canon 916 A person who is conscious of grave [mortal] sin is not to receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible.” A frequent reception of the Sacrament of Penance is encouraged for all.

Canon 919 A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and drink, except for only water and medicine.” An exception to this law are the elderly and the sick.



For your Information...
If you or a family member is sick, or will be going in for surgery, you can call the parish office and ask for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. This Sacrament can be received more than once when necessary, please do not wait until the last minute (when the person is dying) to ask for this Sacrament because it is not always possible to locate a priest the second that you need him. In case of an emergency, and you are unable to locate your parish priest, please know that every hospital has a chaplain on staff that can assist you.

News from St. Vincent de Paul
We Need Food. Our pantry is bare. Please consider donating food to help out families in need. Any and all food is appreciated; suggestions: pastas & pasta sauce, canned meats, tuna, canned fruit, soups, top ramen, cereal, dog food. We have refrigerators to store perishable items. God Bless You.We also need food for the homeless bags.

Items needed for Homeless Bags

• Bottled Water

• Can of Sausages

• Crackers / Chips

• Pudding

• Fruit Cup

• Breakfast Bar / Package of Cookies

• Napkins/Spoon / Fork

• Any ready-to-eat items

We serve about 20 - 25 homeless a day, including children.


Mass Intentions/Ofrecer una Misa
If you would like to offer a Mass for a deceased person, a birthday, or any other reason you need to do so at least two weeks ahead of time. Please call the parish office for more information.

Si usted quiere ofrecer una misa por un difunto, para cumpleaños, o cualquier otra 
razón debe hacerlo por lo menos dos semanos por adelantado. Por favor hable a la oficina para más información.

Don't forget to add us on social media for immediate updates.  
 

St. Joseph Parish
1717 El Monte Ave
Sacramento, California 95815
916-925-3584

A Prayer for Our Parish
Gracious and loving God, we ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon our parish to fill us with
love. Make us instruments of your love to everyone that we encounter at home, at work, and in our parish community. Work through us so that we can bring your truth to those who are searching for you. Help us to grow in gratitude so that we can recognize and thank you for all the good things you have given us. Instill in us a deep sense of generosity so that we are willing to share our gifts, our talents, our time, and our financial resources. Deepen our desire to follow your will and to do all things for your honor and glory. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen

Duty ~*~ Honor ~*~ Courage
Please pray for all of the brave men & women who serve our country in our UnitedStatesArmedForces, especiallythosewho belongtoour parish. You can see who they are in the collage that is hanging in the vestibule. Please keep them in your daily prayers. May God bless them and keep them safe.

Catholic Faith Formation: 
Baptized Catholic youth preparing for their Sacraments. Please call Atonio Latu 916-925-3584 ext 124

Catecismo Formacion 
de fe para Ninos
La juventud católica bautizada preparando para sus Sacramentos Sr. Soledad 916-925-3584 ext 123

RCIA:  ​
Program for children over the age of 7 who have not been Baptized and for adults that are interested in joining the Catholic Church or for baptized Catholics wanting to complete their Sacraments of Confirmation and Communion. Please call Vera Veliz Garay at 916-925-3584 ext 122

Sacrament of Baptism
Contact the Parish Office.   Pre-Baptism classes are required
 

El sacramento de Bautismo 
Contacte la Oficina Parroquial.  Se requiere clases pre-bautismales.
 

Sacrament of Marriage 
At least six months notice is required . Contact the Parish Office

Matrimonios
Se requiere dar aviso por lo menos sies meses por adelantado.  Contacte la Oficina Parroquial.

Anointing of the Sick: 
If a relative or friend is unable to come to Mass and would like to receive Holy Communion, Confession and/or Annointing of the Sick at home please call the Parish office.

Comunion en su Casa
Si un familiar o amistad de usted no puede asistir a Misa por enfermedad y quiere recibir la Santa Comunion en su casa, favor de llamar a la oficina parroquial.