40 Days for Life Began on Ash Wednesday and ends on Sunday, March 28th. Our parish is invited to unite with Christian churches in the Pittsburgh area to pray and fast to end abortion. Our parishes will also stand in peaceful prayer vigil at the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic 933 Liberty Avenue on Saturday, March 27, from 11 am to 1 pm. Join us for all or part of the time. If you cannot join us physically, please support us with your prayers. You may also participate on any day between now and March 28th. There are information flyers in the literature racks and tables.. To sign up or for questions: Deacon Ron, 412.273.9122 or rdemblowski@sjwpitt.org.

A highlight list of all Parish Lenten Activities are listed here

St. Joseph the Worker Parish is seeking a full-time, salaried Pastoral Associate to collaborate with the Pastor, Clergy, Staff and Parishioners to achieve a common parish vision and action, as well as serve and develop pastoral activities and apostolates. The Pastoral Associate works with the Director of Faith Formation, Coordinator of Youth Ministry and Music Director and reports to the Pastor. Please send resume and three references to Deacon Ron Demblowski, 2001 Ardmore Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221. rdemblowski@sjwpitt.org 412.273.9122 by April 15, 2021.

The Knights of Columbus Councils of St. Joseph The Worker Parish are sponsoring a "40 Cans for Lent" food drive in all the churches of St. Joseph the Worker Parish. The premise of "40 Cans for Lent" is to have the members of our parish community donate a can a day for the 40 days of Lent. No donation amount is too small! Acceptable items for donation include nonperishable cans and boxes of food. Please make sure the items are unexpired. Containers for the food are located in the main church entrances. The drive will continue thru Palm Sunday, March 28th. Beneficiaries will include various food pantries located in the parish. In addition to supplying the various food pantries, the Knights will donate $500.00 to Father Dan's parish in Africa, our "sister" parish. Please help us help the less fortunate through your donation to "40 Cans for Lent."

Many thanks to all parishioners who have made a donation to the St. Joseph the Worker Christmas Flower Fund. These donations help to defray cost for flowers in the churches for the Christmas Season. May our beloved dead rest in the peace of Jesus Christ.

The Feast of the Epiphany has, for centuries, been a traditional time for Christian families to bless their homes. This tradition likely came about because the Three Wise Men visited the home that the Holy Family had established in Bethlehem. Due to COVID-19 this year a home visit is not possible. However, Deacon Herb has created a video recording of the Blessing of Homes that you can view in your own home as a blessing. Click on this announcement for the video blessing and accompanying prayer.

Happy New Year ChristLife attendees! We had an amazing Holy Spirit Retreat in March. We hope that you are continuing to keep Christ's presence in your heart and share the love of Christ with others! For now, our sessions are still on hold until we can meet in person. Our hope is that you and your families are doing well and staying safe. Trust that ChristLife WILL CONTINUE at our Parish! May God bless you and your families and may 2021 be better for us all.

Religious Education at St. Joseph the Worker Parish will follow the Diocese of Pittsburgh's guidelines and continue remote learning for the month of January 2021. Catechists are preparing lessons that will be sent home to families via email by next week.  Students will also be taking part in Zoom sessions with their teachers and peers. The 8th grade NET Confirmation Retreat will occur in person on Friday, January 22, 2021. If families have not received their child's lessons by January 12 or if you have any questions about remote learning, please contact Mrs. Kirkland at 412-351-6710. It is our hope to return to in person classes on Tuesday, February 2 and Sunday, February 7, 2021.

Please join the Virtual Choir of St Joseph the Worker Parish, the Good Shepherd Ringers and Radiant Strings for A Virtual Service of Lessons and Carols, on Sunday, December 20 at 7:00pm. This 45 minute long pre-recorded YouTube Premiere video features readings from scripture, interspersed with choral music, recorded separately by our singers and musicians in their homes, then compiled together to create beautiful music. This Lessons and Carols Service also features a virtual tour of all eight of the churches that comprise SJW Parish.

You may click this link to view : https://youtu.be/EelWUYjkWbE or click on this announcement.

NOTE: St. Joseph the Worker Parish is committed to honoring social distancing in all churches to keep people safe. This means we must limit the number of attendees at all Christmas Masses. We are very close to reaching the limit. Please call the Parish Office at 412-271-0809 to see if there are any slots available for the Mass you would like to attend. Only those who pre-register will be able to attend any Christmas Mass. We have been overwhelmed by people’s desire to attend. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

The Christmas Mass Signup is still available with limited slots for anyone who wishes to attend Christmas Mass in person at any of our parish churches. You may type this link in your browser : www.signupgenius.com/go/SJWChristmasMasses or click on this announcement to sign up.

***The Giving Tree deadline has been extended to Sunday, 12/13. *** Saint Joseph the Worker Christmas Giving project are underway. Click here or check the bulletin for more information.

All In-Person Masses at Saint Joseph the Worker Parish are Temporarily Suspended Due to a Positive COVID-19 Test from a Member of the Clergy Team Out of an abundance of caution, all in-person Masses at the churches of St. Joseph the Worker parish are temporarily suspended, due to a member of the clergy team testing positive for COVID-19. Churches will re-open for in-person Masses on Saturday, December 5, 2020.  In the interim, live-stream Masses will be offered. We live-stream our masses on Sundays at 10am at: www.YouTube.com/c/SJWPitt 

St. Joseph the Worker Parish is interested in beginning a ministry with and to LGBT Catholics. Gay and lesbian Catholics of St. Joseph Parish, or any other parish or church, and family members, friends and allies who are interested in starting a conversation and beginning a ministry are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, November 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Keane Hall, underneath St. Maurice Church, 2001 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills. No registration. Usual masks and social distancing.

Our parish will be conducting a blood drive with an opportunity to help the Westinghouse Valley Food Pantry. Click on the title for complete details. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th 2 P.M. TO 7 P.M. St. Maurice Church, Keane Hall 2001 Ardmore Blvd., Forest Hills, PA

St. Joseph the Worker Religious Education Program is now accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 school year.

JOIN US! Saturday September 26th at 1:00PM.

We are now accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 Religious Education Program at St. Joseph the Worker.  Our live, in person sessions begin on Sunday, October 18 and Tuesday, October 20 at St. Maurice Parish. We will follow all CDC, Diocesan and State regulations for the safety and health of all of our children, families and catechists.  Please Click This Link For Complete Details

The air conditioning system has been repaired and is now operational and cooling the church.

The first collaborative effort of the new St. Joseph the Worker Parish Music Ministry is the virtual choir video of Bob Hurd's "Ubi Caritas." Nearly 50 singers, bell ringers and instrumentalists shared their talents in this production. This video premiered on July 1, 2020, the founding date of St. Joseph the Worker Parish. This video was created by St Joseph's new Director of Music Ministries, Norman E Chapman. Watch here!