Parish Mission/Retreat Springtime of the Spirit Fr. Brian Mullady will give a series of conferences addressing the need to experience a new springtime of the spirit and our hardness of heart in preparing for Easter. Great spiritual authors will be included like Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and Thomas Aquinas. Topics will include detachment, the dark night of the soul and spiritual transformation. Holy Mass and Mission, Monday through Thursday evenings (April 8-11) beginning at 7:00 PM in the Main Church. Confession will be available after Mass each evening.

Click here for the complete Lenten schedule, which includes all liturgies, opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, our Lenten Mission schedule, Lenten fish dinner dates/times, and more.

If you are baptized and received your First Holy Communion but never received the sacrament of Confirmation, then we want to help!  Adults successfully receiving confirmation training in four class meetings will be eligible to receive this sacrament at a special Adult Confirmation Mass. Adult Confirmation Training classes are scheduled on Tuesday evenings February 12, March 12, April 2, and April 30, in the Kilkenny Room of the Cody Enrichment Center from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The confirmation will be hosted by Bishop Estevez at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine on Sunday, June 9, at 2:00 p.m. Questions may be directed to  --Mr. Joe McMahon, rrcop355@bellsouth.net or 904-349-4569 or  --Rev. Kevin Boudreaux, Deacon, dcnkevin@stjosephsjax.org or 904-703-5034.

Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™ Wednesday, January 30, 7:30 p.m.—Main Church Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers will present a two-hour Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™ at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. As part of this spiritual opportunity to draw nearer to God with Our Lady and St. Bernadette you will:  immerse yourself in the Gospel Message of Lourdes as given by Our Lady to St. Bernadette  have the opportunity to touch the Grotto Rock and to experience the healing grace of Lourdes water  receive a Eucharistic blessing and pray the Rosary  receive a bottle of Lourdes water  prepare a petition to be placed in the Grotto in Lourdes, France Come and encounter the healing grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ through His Immaculate Mother. Invite your family, children and friends! Our Lady extends her invitation to all! The next best thing to visiting Lourdes itself is a Pilgrimage journey without the travel! A Plenary Indulgence is granted to all the faithful, under the usual conditions, who attend this Experience! For more information, call the Parish Office, 904 268 5422.

Our time is now to restore God’s home and the facilities that support the ministries through which we express God’s love to the greater community. Open this link for more information on our Capital Campaign, “Preserving Our Past, Embracing Our Future.”

The Christmas and New Year's Mass Schedule is now available! Click here for the full schedule of liturgies.

Please join us Monday, December 10th through Thursday December 13th in the Main Church for an Advent Mission which focuses on the Eucharist. Confession will be available each evening at 6:00 p.m. with Mission talk beginning at 7:00p.m.

St. Anne’s Circle, a ministry for moms of children ages 0-5, will host a Welcome Luau on Sunday, September 23rd. Open this post for more details.

St. Joseph’s is partnering with LifeTouch to publish a parish pictorial directory featuring all of our families! Photo sessions are free and all participating parishioners will receive a free 8 x 10 photograph! Sign up soon!

The Eucharistic Adoration Committee will offer a one-hour overview course that will cover the history of Eucharistic adoration, the development of adoration over the years, the current status of adoration in our parish and various forms of prayers and meditation. Open this link for more information and the link to register. Sessions will be offered August 25, September 22, October 20 and November 17.

Were you married outside the Catholic Church and have a desire for your marriage to become a sacrament? Consider attending Pathway to the Sacraments on June 26, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Cody Center. Open this article for more information.

Our Lenten Parish Mission included presentations by Fr. Bill Garrott, OP and Fr. Elias Henritzy, OP. Fr. Elias's three morning presentations are now available as audio files. Open this link to listen!

Come dance the night away on Saturday, April 28th from 6:30 to 9:30 at our Parish Dinner Dance in the Cody Center. This fun, family dance is to help support our Parish building improvements. Bring the whole family and of course your friends and neighbors. Tickets are being sold after each Mass. And if you buy them early, you will be entered in a special Prize. There will be door prizes, 50/50’s and a silent auction. Adult Beverages will be available. Tickets at the door are $30 for a family of 2 adults and all children 6-18 years old. Children 5 and under eat FREE. Individual tickets are $12. For more information, please see our ad in the weekly parish bulletin or Contact Vinny Terlizzi at 742-8777. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you there!

St. Joseph's is excited to announce the new Principal of St. Joseph School for the 2018-2019 School Year. Open this announcement for more information.

The Lenten schedule is now available. The season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday and continues through Easter Sunday, April 1st.

Masses will be celebrated on February 14, 2018, at 8:15 am, 12 Noon and 7:00 pm at the Main Church. All are welcome!

Watch this important film regarding the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales, the home order of our very own Father Stephen Soares!

Wednesday, November 1st is the Feast of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be celebrated at 8:15 AM (School Mass), 12:00 Noon and 7:00 PM in the Main Church. On Thursday, November 2nd, St. Joseph's will commemorate the Feast of All Souls with a blessing of the graves at 5:30 PM in the Cemetery, followed by Mass at 6:00 PM at the Crucifix in the Cemetery.

WHO: All PREP Parents of 2nd Graders WHAT: Parents' meeting for 1st Reconciliation WHEN: Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 7:00 PM WHERE: Glenmore Room, Cody Enrichment Center WHY: Review requirements for 1st Reconciliation in 2nd grade classes. This is a required meeting.

The Participation Weekend edition of St. Joseph's Reflections is now available. Look for this magazine in your mailbox or read the latest edition online here!