Welcome to Our Parish

Committed to following Christ in Faith and Love!"

St. Joseph Catholic Church is a diverse community of believers who are committed to following Christ in faith and love through the sacramental tradition of the Catholic Church. Our mission is to know and practice our faith through the gospel, to serve the needs of our parish community with time, talent and treasure and to teach by example and thereby strengthen and inspire the parish community.

Sign Up for Fr. Powell Basketball League

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The Father John Powers Memorial Basketball League registration is underway. he purpose of this league is to provide students from Pueblo's Catholic Schools and Churches with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of basketball in a Christian at­mosphere and to develop a positive attitude about sportsmanship, team work and fair play.

The league is co-ed for students ranging from 2nd through 7th grade. Registration  is ongoing until October 20. Registration Fee is $10. COACHES ARE NEEDED. Players must attend Religious Education Class.. Games are played on Sunday afternoons at Roncalli Middle School. The season starts November 3 and ends with Tournament on December 15.

For questions or becoming a volunteer coach, contact James Harding at 719-924-0063

Click HERE to view registration flyer.   Click HERE to register online today!.

Religious Education is in Session

Religious Education has started.

Classes are from 10 am to 10:50 am.

Drivers be on the look out for the children and please slow down.

Thank You!

Annual Spaghetti Dinner Nov. 3

The St. Joseph Catholic Church's Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will be held on the Sunday, November 3, inside the Father Charles J. Murray Parish Hall. 

More details to be coming soon!  

We need a variety of desserts: cakes, pies, cookies or any other sweet treat!

Healing and Salvation

The readings today speak of healing and salvation. In Second Kings, Naaman, a commander of the army of the king of Syria, develops leprosy. He goes to a stranger, a prophet from Israel, when no one else can cure his disease. Much to his surprise, after a simple bath in the river, he is cured. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus cures ten lepers and sends them to the priest. Only one, a Samaritan, returns to thank Jesus for his cure and only he hears the words, “Your faith has saved you.” The psalm and Timothy remind us that salvation involves justice, kindness, and faithfulness and forever links us with Jesus. In a world as broken as ours, both healing and salvation are necessary.

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Attention: Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers

Please contact the Sacristan for your mass if you are unable to serve at your scheduled time.
Saturday (5 p.m.) - Susan Genova-Humphrey cell 251-0724; Sunday (7:30 a.m.) - no one listed
Sunday (9:00 a.m.) - Cathy Garcia cell 250-2466; Sunday (11:00 a.m) - Rita Baca cell 369-5910 or Betty Santistevan cell 320-2175.

Click here to view October 2019 Schedule

Upcoming Important Dates (2019)

St. Joseph CCW 
Quarterly Luncheon October 17 (Thursday)
St. Aloysius, Rye, CO
Meeting at 9:00 a.m./Mass at 11:00 a.m./Lunch to follow
For Rreservation, please call:
Josie at 544-1886 or 696-0591
Nina Wisthoff 545-5641 or 369-0717
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October 30 (Wednesday)
Social: 5:30 p.m. / Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
Fr. Charles J. Murray Parish Hall

St. Joseph Ladies Auxiliary #9456 
October 17 (Thursday)
6:30 p.m.
Religious Education Center
Ladies, you are all welcome to join us.
For more information, contact Rose Connell at 561-5966

St. Joseph Spaghetti Dinner 
November 3 (Sunday)
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Religious Education Center

Men of St. Joseph 
November 5 (Tuesday)
6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Religious Education Center

Date Changed for Lady Finger Baking - Oct. 15

Ladies and gentlemen get your aprons ready, we need your help! We will be baking “Lady Finger Cookies” on October 15th for
the following events:
CCW Craft Show October 19th & 20th
and for the St. Joseph's Spaghetti Dinner on November 3rd.
We appreciate all the help that can come!!

White Mass and Solemn Blessing Coming Oct. 20

To honor the work of all Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, Pharmacists and all inpatient and outpatient healthcare personal and families. Hosted by Sangre de Cristo Catholic Medical Association Guild. Mass will be at Shrine of St. Therese (300 Goodnight Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004) on Sunday, October 20th at 8:00 AM

Knights of Columbus #9456 News

KOC Has New National Website
The new online home of the Knights has a fresh look, with a simplified menu that makes navigating easier for all of the KOC members. You can check out the webite here: Knights of Columbus

Keep Christ In Christmas Poster Contest
Keep Christ In Christmas Poster Contest for St. Joseph Parish Religious Education Students (K-2), (3-5), and (6-8). Cash prize for First Place Winner in Each age group. All materials and contest rules will be available on October 27, 2019 in Religious Education Classrooms. Posters are due on December 1, 2019. All entries will receive a Certificate of Participation and will be recognized at the Knights of Columbus breakfast on December 8, 2019.

Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest
The Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Contest is open to all first and second year St. Joseph Parish Confirmation Students. The essay theme is "Discuss the meaning of virtue and how you live and embody the virtue of charity." All contest rules will be distributed in Confirmation classrooms on October 6, 2019. Essays are due November 17, 2019. Cash prize will be awarded to first place winners. All entries will receive a Certificate of Participation and will be recognized at the Knights of Columbus breakfast on December 8, 2019.

Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya Narthex Fundraiser

St. Joseph Catholic Church is holding a ticket raffle for a Narthex addition to be built onto the front of the church and named after the late Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya. Tickets are $20 to win a trip to Sante Fe, NM! Get your tickets today!

Slovenian Heritage Dinner Coming Nov. 2

The annual Slovenian Heritage Dinner will be held at St. Mary’s Parish Hall on Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars!
Tickets for the dinner cost $12.00 each, and will be sold beginning Saturday, October 5, 2019. Tickets will be sold after the Saturday 3:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses at st. Mary’s Church. You may also purchase tickets at St. Mary’s parish office, 217 East Mesa avenue, during business hours or by contacting Halcyon at (719) 561-1080. we encourage you to purchase your tickets early as there are a limited number of tickets available, and no tickets will be sold at the door. We always sell out, so purchase your tickets early!
We are honoring the late Fr. Ben Bacino at this year’s dinner. Fr. Bacino encouraged the retention of parish traditions when the parishes of St. Patrick’s, Our Lad of the Assumption, and St. Mary’s were combined into a single parish at St. Mary’s..

Area Youth To Attend NCYC in Indianapolis, IN in November

High School kids from several parishes in Pueblo, including St. Joseph attended the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, IN, Nov. 16-18, 2017. The three-day event gave our youth the experience of prayer, community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones. Below is a list of high school kids making the trip from St. Joseph's. Please pray for them as they make this journey!

Olivia Cordova, Ivan Gonzales, Joseph Haynes, Joseph Martinez, Ciandra Racine, Austin Stevens, Jessica Rucker, Logan Wills, Lena Gomez, Marissa Gonzalez, Luke Hawkins, Renay Martinez, Charles McCulley-Sedillo, Julianna Redon, JC Tucker, Trina Tucker and Maveric Wills

Submissions for Rosary Special Intentions

Submissions for the Rosary Sunday Special Intention page is to honor your loved ones is now being taken. The cost is $5.00 per line and should be marked either “in memory’"or “for wellness”. Deadline for submission is December 15, 2019.

Please send names with payment to:
Chris Munoz
2000 Northmoor terrace
Pueblo, CO 81008
Make checks payable to Rosary Sunday
Or pay at St. Mary’s Church (217 E. Mesa Avenue, Pueblo, CO)

Talking...

How much talking is acceptable while waiting for Mass to begin? The chatter gets noisier as more people arrive, and then everyone starts talking louder just to be heard.
Before Mass, “it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose them selves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner” (General Instruction of The Roman Missal, 45). For the liturgy to produce its full effects, “it is necessary that the faithful come to it with proper dispositions, that their minds...be attuned to their voices, and that they cooperate with the divine grace lest they receive it in vain” (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy [Sacrosanctum concilium], 11). In this sense, we are silent together, for the Mass is not a private function but a celebration of the Church as the “sacrament of unity,” a holy people united (SC 26).
Thus, from the point of entry in a church to the time of the gathering song which is intended to foster unity (GIRM47), how does your faith community gather for Mass? Some churches with self -contained vestibules are ideal for offering welcome to newcomers and for exchanging greetings. Other sacred spaces are less conductive for separating this informal ritual from a place of quietude. Nevertheless, every faith community, with varying success, created an atmosphere before Mass where individuals come tog ether as a worshiping body, and at the same time, where people may dispose themselves in a devout manner.

A Word from Pope Francis
When we go to Mass, perhaps we arrive five minutes early and begin to chat with the person next to us. But this is not the moment for small talk...It is the moment for recollection within the heart, to prepare our selves for the encounter with Jesus. 
Silence is so important! —General audience, November 15, 2017

Diocesan Ministry Fund

Come help the Diocesan Ministry Fund (DMF). It's an opportunity for each of us in growing and making Christ's mission alive and vibrant. Click HERE for more information.