St. Joseph Catholic ParisH

220 Church Street
St. Joseph, MI. 49085
Phone: 269-983-1575
Fax: 169-983-7798
Email: [email protected]

Normal Office hours: 
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am to
3:30 pm
Fridays: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

The office is closed on holidays and Holy Days of Obligation. If our Parish School is closed due to weather, the Parish Office will be closed.  Daily Masses will take place.

For parish staff and their contact information click here.

Click here for Mass and Confession times. 

Please call 269-985-7331 and leave your name and phone number. The phone is always monitored and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Please do not leave an emergency message on the Parish Office phone because that line is not monitored after business hours or when the office is closed. 

The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) is a faith journey by which adults prepare to become Catholic or current Catholics complete their initiation into the Catholic Church.  The Sacraments of Initiation into the Church are Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion.  OCIA is a process of discerning one’s readiness for entering into these Sacraments.

OCIA is for those who have never been baptized, those baptized in another Christian faith who seek to join the Catholic Church, and those baptized as Catholic but who have not completed Confirmation or their first Holy Communion.  OCIA aims at deepening one’s knowledge of Jesus Christ through Scripture and prayer, learning what the Church teaches about God and living as a Catholic, and being part of a Parish community.  OCIA involves attendance at scheduled sessions. 

For more information, please contact Linda and Matt Derby at [email protected].

Please fill out the OCIA form online by clicking here. 
 

Our new ministries booklet highlights existing opportunities to get involved in our parish. Please click here for St. Joseph's Ministries.

Fr. John and Fr. Jack attended the seminarian dinner at Sacred Heart Major Seminary with Deacon Andrew Schmidt on November 16th.
— at Sacred Heart Major Seminary.

A wonderful time was had at our Annual Picnic and Mass!
Thank you Bishop Lohse for celebrating with us. We
wish to thank our Knights of Columbus and all the
volunteers who made our event such a success!
 
 

St. Joseph Parish is very happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark R. Wells, currently Director of Music at St. Philip Church, Battle Creek, to the same position at St. Joseph’s. Dr. Wells’ appointment is effective January 25, 2024, upon the retirement of the current Director of Music, Greg Zyjewski. Click here for more details. 
 

The recording for the State of the School did not record properly.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Click here to view the report. 

September 29, 2023 

Dear Our Lake of the Lake community please click here for the latest update regarding with our “Seven Pillar” plan.