Coming Events in the Parish

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Father Daughter ball Jan. 7^th @ DH from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Crab Feed Jan. 21^st @ DH from 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 

Regular Events

K of C business meeting 2^nd   Mondays Conf RM                                           7:30pm

Pro –Life Rosary                 Tuesday Planned Parenthood building               9:20am

Marian Mass                      Tuesday NC                                                         7:00pm

Catholic Daughters              2^nd Saturday Mother’s Rm OC                           9:00am

Mass in Spanish                 Tuesday/Thursday OC                                        7:00pm

First Friday                         Mass & Benediction OC                                      7:00pm

Carmelites of the Sacred Heart 3^rd Saturday Preschool Bldg.                           9:00am

WSJ Fellowship                  3^rd Monday Holy Grounds Café                          7:00pm

TMIY                                Thursday DH 7pm   Saturday Conf. Rm                6:30am

Chancel Choir practice        Thursday NC                                                      6:30pm

Jr. Catholic Daughters         4^th Saturday in the Annex                                  9:00am

 

                                     NC- New Church  OC- Old church

Prayer Chain
Our prayer chain is operated by email. To join the chain just send an email to parish.office@stjoseph-kennewick.org with your name and email address, or call the parish office at 509-586-3820 and we will get you praying! No meetings are required. If you were one of the prayer chain members, please send your information again, we are update the prayer chain member information.
Thank you, and let’s keep on praying for our brothers and sisters.

Christmas Eve Mass Saturday, December 24th

St. Joseph Parish
Mass in English, Children’s 4:00 pm
                                              6:00 pm
                                             Midnight Mass
                    Carols begin at 11:15 pm
Mass in Spanish                     7:30 pm
* No confessions

Christmas Day Mass Sunday, December 25th

St. Joseph Parish, 
Mass in English                 9:00 am, 11:00 am, 7:00 pm
Mass in Spanish                1:00 pm

St. Frances Cabrini Xavier Church,
Benton City
Mass in English                 9:15 am
Mass in Spanish                11:00 am

Family, friends and community, here is an invitation to start off the New Year in the correct path, come join our brothers and sisters at Holy Spirit in Kennewick.

IS THERE MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS?

Would you like one night a week to relax, fill your tummy, head and your heart?
A new program that explores life and the Christian faith in a friendly, open and informal environment begins on Wednesday, January 11 at Holy Spirit Church, Kennewick, in the Parish Activity Center. Alpha, (the beginning) is an interactive program that runs once a week for 11 weeks, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and incudes a meal, a short talk or video on the Christian faith, and an opportunity for small group discussion. Ages from 15-100 are welcome to attend and babysitting is provided for those younger! No matter your faith base or spiritual level, Alpha is guaranteed to enrich your life.

Do you ever wonder…
• How Can We Have Faith?
• Why and How Do I Pray?
• Does God Heal Today?
• What is the Holy Spirit?

Ask a friend to come along or simply come and join others. For more information or to sign up, contact the Parish office, 7409 W. Clearwater Avenue, or contact the program coordinators, Rob and Kristi Privette at rprivettevet@yahoo.com or at 509-438-1222. If you would like to find out more information about ALPHA, go to www.alphausa.org or simply, do a search using ‪#‎alpha.

Come and check out the introductory dinner and session first, an then decide if you would like to register after. Be sure to RSVP for dinner preparations.

The Women of St. Joseph's cordially invites all women of our parish to join us at Dillon Hall on December 28 at 7 in the evening for a Christmas Wine and Dessert Social, including a white elephant gift exchange (please bring a gently used or inexpensive gift). We will be visiting and enjoying delicious wines and desserts, as well as electing our new officers. Please RSVP to sierralawrence32@gmail.com.

We are looking for a new board to help run our organization. All positions--President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer are open for nominations. Please contact Sierra Lawrence at sierralawrence32@gmail.com for more information. If you would like to suggest someone for office, please respond before December 21.

The Women of St. Joseph's is a women's service and fellowship group dedicated to serving St. Joseph's Parish in such ways as:

-giving $15,000 annually for altar linens and supplies;

-decorating the altar;

-providing funeral meals;

-supplying the Dillon Hall kitchen;

-providing inexpensive resources to the local community via a biannual giant yard sale; 

-offering events such as the Arts and Crafts Bazaar and Women's Fellowship and the Christmas Social; and

-giving to the school as requested. 

Please join us on December 28 at 7 p.m. in Dillon Hall!

Father Daughter Ball
Come join us Saturday January 7th, 2017 from 6-9pm at Dillon Hall.
The ball is an "After Dinner" event where you can make unforgettable memories for you and your little one or big little girl.  Tickets are available at the Parish office.

In the Words of Saint Teresa of Calcutta

"Advent is like springtime in nature when everything is renewed, fresh, and healthy. Advent refreshes us, makes us healthy and able to receive Christ in whatever form he may come to us."

Tri-Cities Advent Penance Services
Dec. 14th St Patricks', Pasco (English)            7:00 pm
Dec. 15th St Joseph, Kennewick                   7:00 pm
Dec. 19th Holy Spirit, Kennewick                   7:00 pm
Dec. 21st St Frances Cabrini, Benton City       7:00 pm

 

Feast of the Immaculate Conception
This is a Holy Day of Obligation
December 8th
Mass in English 6:30am, 8:30am, 9:30am, 12:05pm, 6:00pm
Mass in Spanish 7:30pm
All in the new church.

On November 5th & 6th, all of us will have the opportunity to respond to the Diocesan Annual Catholic Appeal. Please prayerfully consider your gift to support these important ministries.

Required Parents Meetings for Religious ED

in the PAC (GYM)

Wednesday, September 14  

K-5 6:30 - 7:00PM  Middle School 7-7:20PM  High School 7:20 - 8:00PM

OR

Saturday, September 17

K-5 9 - 9:30AM   Middle School 9:30 - 9:50AM  High School 9:50 - 10:30AM

High School Rel Ed Sundays 5 - 7PM PAC 
Classes begin September 18

Middle School Rel Ed Mondays 6 - 8PM PAC
Classes begin September 19

Spanish Youth Group Fridays 7PM Basement
Classes are meeting now

Elementary Rel Ed Wednesdays 4:15PM School
Classes begin September 21

Spanish Religious Ed Saturdays 9AM School
Classes begin September 10
 

The Feast of the Assumption was moved to Sunday, August 14. Today is not a Holy Day of Obligation.

Diocese of Yakima

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING

Refreshments will be provided. To register for this training session please visit www.virtusonline.org, please register by no later than August 15 for St. Joseph Training.

Spanish Training

Wednesday, August 17

Dillon Hall 6 - 9PM

Registration same as above by 8/15

Safe Environment Training Employees, Volunteers with unsupervised, ongoing access to minors and youth and vulnerable adults are required to complete the Protecting God’s Children Safe Environment training program. The training will be led by Msgr. Robert Siler, Chancellor.

 

 

 

 

 

Planning meeting for Fr.Richard's going away party to be held Sunday, June 26

Meeting to be in the Conference room Sunday, May 15 at 10 a.m

Everyone is welcome!

Formed.org

Passcode: W3J7DF
Bible Studies, Movies, ebooks, etc.
St. Joseph’s Parish has subscribed to Formed.org, the Augustine Institute website that has a myriad of Catholic materials for our access at no cost to each of us parishioners. The materials include seven featured programs such as The Bible and the Virgin Mary, a 12-lesson journey through Scripture, and From Nothing to Cosmos, a 4-episode series by Fa. (Dr.) Robert Spitzer, S.J., eighteen full length movies such as Servant of All about Archbishop Fulton Sheen, and Mother Teresa, about a holy woman who likely will be canonized later this year, twenty e- or i-books such as Because God is Real, by Dr. Peter Kreeft, and The Ear of the Heart, by Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., and more than 50 audio CDs which you can listen to via the website. This is a great and painless way to further your faith journey in your own home.
 If, after using any of these materials, you would like to recommend them to other parishioners, please submit to the Parish office (parish.office@stjoseph-kennewick.org) a brief review of 100 words or less by Monday at noon to have it included in the next Parish Bulletin.

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Thursday:
English 8:00PM
Spanish 6:00PM

Good Friday:
English 3:00PM
6:00PM
Spanish Living Stations (begin by bell) 5:30PM
Spanish Service 7:30PM

Easter Vigil:

Blessing Easter Baskets 2:00PM
English 8:00PM
Spanish 11:30PM

Easter Sunday:
English 7:00, 9:00, 11:00AM & 7:00PM
Spanish 1:00PM

There are NO morning Masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or Holy Saturday

Ash Wednesday is February 10

English Masses: 6:30, 8:30 & 9:30AM  12:05, 4:15 & 6:00PM

Spanish Mass: 8:00PM