Saint Joseph /San Jose

Dear  Parishioners —
December is the month of Mary. During this month, we pray the novena to our lady of Guadalupe, we celebrate the inmacualte conception and we remember Mary during the four sundays of advent. At St. Saint Joseph Parish you will have the opportunity to come and celebrate with us -- december 12, December 16 to 23 las posadas, and December 24 and 25 Christ birth
We will have our Christmas eve and Christmas day masses
Christmas eve 6:00pm English and 8:00pm Spanish
Christmas day 8:30am English and 11:00am Spanish 

I like to thank the people who participated and celebrated events during the month of December 
thank you to: 

Thomas Miller—On Saturday December 7 Bishop Joseph Tyson ordained ten new permanent deacons for the Diocese of Yakima.  I am very glad that one of the deacons who were ordained was Tom Miller.  Tom has been helpings us during the liturgies of advent and Christians.  I am very grateful to Tom and his family for his service to our parish family and we look forward to many years of service.
 
Advent Penance service On Thursday, December 5 our parish had an Advent Penance Service at 4:00 p.m. in the Main Church. I want to thank Father David Jimenez, Cesar Vega, Kurt, Jesus Alatorre, Father Brooks, Michael Ibach, John Ecker and other priests for helping out at this annual event.
9 day Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe--- The novena in Honor of our Lady of Guadalupe- (patron saint of the Americas) began December 3 to December 11 at 6:30pm. During the novena Father Felipe, Father Kurt, deacon Nestor, Ernesto Gonzalez and others gave a small talk about the true devotion to Mary according to the book of Saint Montfort.  I would like to thank Beto, Eliazar and Ulices and the choir members for helping during the novena. 
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe–On Saturday, December 12th we began our celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe with Las Mañanitas at 3:00 a.m. followed by Morning mass at 5:00 a.m. in the main church celebrated by Father Felipe.  More than 1500 people gathered for the big celebration. We are grateful for the presence of Father kurt and all the volunteers who every year helped organized the event (special thanks to Luz and Enrique). We continue to ask Our Lady’s blessing on the Church throughout the Americas and on Saint Joseph parish in particular.
Posadas—I want to thank the different ministries from our parish who participated in the nine-day celebration of Posadas beginning December 16 and ending December 23 at Saint Joseph parish.  Big thanks to Gustavo who organized posadas at people’s homes.  Every year this celebration helped many families come closer to Christ and prepare their hearts for Christ birth
 
Christmas program - The annual Christmas program from our Saint Joseph Marquette Catholic School was canceled this year due to bad weather.
The Annual Catholic Appeal—I would like to thank all the people who have pledged or giving to the Annual Catholic Appeal.  If you have not participated yet, please prayerfully consider giving this year.  You will find envelops in the atrium.  We have a special opportunity each year to answer Christ’s call to give back to the Church and in a unique way to our ACA.  On Pledge Sunday, we were able to renew our personal commitment to more fully participate as good stewards in His mission for the Church.  What a blessing! --This year our parish goal is $68, So far 326 families have pledged and we still need 150.  Remember is not about how much or how little I give it is about everyone participating.   Please be generous
Decoration for Christmas---Our church looks beautifully thanks to all the volunteers who donated their time and talent in the decorations of our Church.   I want to thank Trina Reyes, Luis Marquez and family, Gustavo and obdulia Rubin and Claudia and Noemi for such a wonderful job decorating. 
 

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Father Felipe Pulido, Pastor

We are hiring for a Program Coordinator. This position is responsible for the coordination between parishioners and staff. Primary roles will include the creation of weekly bulletins, social media/website content and providing support to parish staff. This is a 30 hour weekly position, can be up to 35 hours depending on activities. Ideal candidate will have experience in MS Office Suite as well as two yeas office setting. Bilingual in Spanish (oral and written) preferred. Pay is DOE.
 
This position is open until filled. For the job description click on the link  /job-opening