St. Joseph Catholic Church is an apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

Holy Week Schedule

PALM SUNDAY – MARCH 24
7:30 a.m. High Mass with the blessing of palms and a procession
10:30 a.m. Low Mass
1:00 p.m. Low Mass

There will NOT be a 9:00 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday.

HOLY MONDAY – MARCH 25
8:00 a.m. Low Mass
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Confessions

HOLY TUESDAY – MARCH 26
8:00 a.m. Low Mass
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Confessions

SPY WEDNESDAY – MARCH 27
8:00 a.m. Low Mass
7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

MAUNDY THURSDAY – MARCH 28
5:00 p.m. Solemn High Mass with Adoration of Our Lord until 2:00 p.m. on Good Friday
7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

GOOD FRIDAY – MARCH 29
2:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
3:00 p.m. Mass of the Presanctified
7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

EASTER VIGIL – MARCH 30
7:00 p.m. Solemn High Mass

The Easter Vigil will begin with the blessing of the Easter fire outside the front of the church.
Easter food baskets will be blessed following Mass.

EASTER SUNDAY – MARCH 31
7:30 a.m. Low Mass
9:00 a.m. Low Mass
10:30 a.m. Solemn High Mass
1:00 p.m. Low Mass

*There will be NO morning Masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

CONFESSION SCHEDULE
During the Triduum, unless otherwise noted, confessions will be heard in the confessionals, starting one hour before the Masses and service.

Mass Times


Sunday

  • 7:30 a.m. Low Mass
  • 9:00 a.m. Low Mass
  • 10:30 a.m. Sung Mass
  • 1:00 p.m. Low Mass

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

  • 8:00 a.m.

Friday

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • 6:30 p.m.

Saturday

  • 9:00 a.m.

First Saturday

  • 7:00 a.m.
  • 9:00 a.m.

Holy Days of Obligation

Please check the bulletin one week in advance. Typical schedule if a day other than Sunday or Saturday:

  • 8:00 a.m.
  • 12:00 p.m.
  • 6:30 p.m.

Devotions


  • The Angelus or Regina Caeli is prayed after Mass each Sunday
  • The Leonine prayers are prayed after Low Masses
  • Holy Face devotions follow the 8:00 a.m. Mass each Tuesday
  • Holy Hour with Exposition & Benediction and devotions to St. Joseph follows the Wednesday morning Mass
  • Holy Hour takes place before Mass each Friday
  • First Saturday Exposition with the Litany of Loreto follows the 7:00 a.m. Mass
  • Rosary prior to every Mass

Confession Schedule


Confessions are heard 30 minutes prior to each Mass and as needed after Mass.

If you need to go to confession after Mass, please wait in the last pew or along the wall.

Church Hours


The church is open one hour before each Mass and closes shortly after Mass.

St. Joseph, Patron Saint of the Universal Church, ora pro nobis!

Parish Information

New Parishioners

If you would like to register as a parishioner at St. Joseph, please fill out the online registration form, the printable form, or a blue registration form from the vestibule.

Visitors

If you are a visitor to St. Joseph Catholic Church, we are happy to have you join us. All Masses at Saint Joseph are offered in the Tridentine Rite, in accordance with the liturgical books of 1962. Blue missalettes are available in the pews to help you follow along with the Latin Mass. The readings can be found in the bulletin available in the vestibule. Please visit "New to the Latin Mass" for some helpful tips.

Convert Instruction

RCIA is a specific catechetical program. The priests at St. Joseph offer individual convert instruction, instead of RCIA. In order to learn more about the Catholic Faith, please see the books below. For more information, please contact the parish office, 253-472-2489.

Choir Members Wanted

Sacred music has a very important place in the worship of the Church. Having beautiful sacred music can only be achieved through much dedication on the part of the choir. New members are always welcome. If interested or if you would like more information, please contact the parish office. Rehearsals take place in St. Joseph’s Hall (a.k.a. the basement).

Coffee Hour

Each week, following the Sung Mass, we have a Sunday social. If you plan on participating in the social, please consider bringing donuts, other pastries, finger foods, or drinks to share.

Our Priests

Fr. Timothy O'Brien, FSSP

Pastor

Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri

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FSSP

Fr. Joseph Loftus, FSSP

Parochial Vicar

Please remember to keep Fr. O'Brien, FSSP, and Fr. Loftus, FSSP, in your daily prayers.

A Prayer for Priests

O Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep Thy priests within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart, where none may touch them. Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with Thy Precious Blood. Keep pure and unworldly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood. Let Thy Holy Love surround and shield them from the world's contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and their everlasting crown hereafter.

O Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us; obtain for us many holy priests.

Amen.

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