Mass Intentions
While all public Masses have been cancelled, parishioner Mass intentions are still being offered daily at the priests' private Masses. Some slight changes to the schedule have been necessary, but otherwise, all previously published Mass intentions are taking place as announced. We will continue to schedule and publish intentions, and requests can still be made via the envelopes available in the parish vestibules.
Confession Times
Temporary confessionals are prepared to follow civil guidelines on distance. The priests are hearing confessions Monday—Friday (for 30 min) at 7 am, 9 am, and 12 noon. Saturday: 10 to 12 noon. Sunday at 8 am, 10 am, and 2 pm.
2020 Diocesan Annual Appeal
Envelopes are available in the church. Thank you to those who have already contributed.
40 Days for Life Spring Campaign
26 Feb. through 5 April. We are dedicating 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion with a peaceful prayer vigil held outside the Planned Parenthood at 201 N. Hamilton Street off Grove Avenue near the downtown expressway from 7 am to 7 pm each of these 40 Days. Please sign up to pray for an hour at the vigil. Spread the word to others about this important life-saving effort. For more information visit www.40DaysforLife.com or email lovethemboth.40@gmail.com
Girls’ Groups
All girls, ages 5-18, are invited to participate in Little Flowers (ages 5-8), Little Women of Hospitality (ages 9-12), or Sodality of Our Blessed Mother (ages 13+). The to table in Fr. Adrian Hall after the morning Masses for more info or to register.
RCIA—Catechism of the Council of Trent
Thursdays, 7pm to 8 pm. Open to all; sign up sheets available in Fr. Adrian Hall. Classes begin Sept. 19. See the handout for the full class schedule. Books will be available for purchase through the Gift Shop.
Office of Safe Environment Mandate
The Office of Safe Environment requires that all volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults attend a VIRTUS presentation for Adults and complete a background screening request which is now a part of the online registration.
To access the VIRTUS system go to
www.virtus.org and follow the prompts for registration and background screening.
New!—Parish Office Texting Line 804-307-8390
This number is to reach the Administrative Assistant during office hours, only. This is not for sacramental emergencies.
Calling Parishioner Business Owners!
We’d love to share your information on our Business Board and our parish website. Please submit a flyer to the parish office: 8.5” x 5.5” max. For info, contact Simone Jansen:
7jansens@gmail.com or 804-878-3527
How can we cope with our evil times?
There are many things that must be done to cope. One of them is education. To this end, please read an excellent article by Gregory diPippo on New Liturgical Movement called “A Saint to Remember in Evil Days.” We cannot cope with our day without the knowledge of our own historical context. Hard copies can be found on the back table (with the author’s permission) or find the article here:
http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2018/08/a-saint-to-remember-in-evil-days.html#.W2wzvNJKiUk.
Support the FSSP in Nigeria
Durable brown scapulars, handmade by parishioners of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Umuaka, Imo State, Nigeria. The sale of these products is for the purpose of raising funds for their parish. They are available in the parish gift shop. Super size: $10, Regular: $2. Frs. Angelo Van der Putten and Charles Ike thank you very much!
Young Adult Bible Study
Every Tuesday, 6 pm in the Parish Library. All young adults ages 18-30 welcome! Questions or info:
patrickinrva@gmail.com
Volunteer Openings
Decorating Committee members to assist with Easter, Christmas, and other special events. Also needed are cleaners and money counters. Please submit a completed Application to the Parish Office or contact the Volunteer Coordinator at
volunteer@stjosephrichmond.org
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Devotion
In order to truly convert with all our hearts to Our Lord and lay up treasures in heaven, let us spend some time with Our Lord in the small chapel daily by praying the Chaplet of the 7 Sorrows of Our Lady, with a 20 minute mental prayer added. Let us console the Mother who is consoling her son. The schedule is as follows: Mon, Tues., Thurs., and Saturday: 8 am in the Little Chapel. To join, or for more info, please contact Muriel: 804-819-0920, murielwk@gmail.com
Apostolate of Mary, Mother of Priests
Every 3rd Saturday of the month this apostolate attends the 9 am Mass and then meets in the small chapel to pray for vocations, priests, and seminarians. For more information call Louise Caouette-Diman (401) 339-5111
Youth Schola
All youth in the parish who are in second grade or older are invited to join the Youth Schola. The choir sings on numerous Sundays and feast days throughout the year. In the context of sacred liturgical music, the singers learn healthy singing techniques, how to read music notation and many other musical skills. Rehearsals are Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-4:00PM, begin-ning September 27. All are welcome and there is no fee to participate. Please contact David Pedersen at the parish office for more information.
Rosary Making Bee
4th Tuesday of each month at 11am in the Social Room. Newbie's welcome.
Hospital Rosary Apostolate
The rosary is recited on CCTV at St. Francis Hospital on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 3pm. We need more volunteers to lead. Please call Andria Morris to join the group.
Don't Forget the Unborn
Parishioners are reminded to join fellow pro-life Catholics each first and third Saturday at 9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. to pray the Rosary at the abortion mill at Boulevard and Grove in Richmond. This is an important witness to the sanctity of human life and can often convince a mother to preserve the life of her child. Those parishioners who have been there can testify to the efficaciousness of their prayer. For additional information, call Patrick Latimer at 262-7628. Please join the 2013 Public Square Rosary Crusade. As we all know, the United States is in great need of public prayer, repentance and conversion. We must ask God to save America through the Rosary of His Most Holy Mother.
The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
Please support the formation of Holy Catholic priests with the priestly vocations assistance campaign. Your contribution is tax-deductible & 100% of the funds go directly to support seminarian formation at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary. For more information, visit the FSSP on the web at www.fssp.com or call 570-842-4000. Envelopes are available in the vestibule and the Social Room.
Lost & Found
Please check the Lost & Found Table in the Social Room for any items lost or inadvertently left in the Church. They just might be there! We’ll clear the table after two weeks and dispose of the remaining items.
