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Meet the Pastor

Call me Father. Paraphrasing the opening line of Moby Dick (“Call me Ishmael”), “Father” really captures the core of who I am, that is, I am the “spiritual father” of St. Joseph Catholic Church. The implications of this range far and wide. For example, this means our church community is a “spiritual family,” and thus our parishioners “brothers and sisters” in Christ. Stretching the analogy even further, I like to say our sanctuary is the “living room” where we learn about Jesus and how to love God and neighbor, the rectory is the “bedroom” where I sleep, and that means your home is the “kitchen” where I’ll soon be coming for supper!

But for me “spiritual fatherhood” is not a mere metaphor; it is the vision of faith. Peering through the eyes of faith, spiritual fatherhood becomes far more real than the air I breathe or the heart that beats in my chest. St. Paul is pointing to this reality when he says that all fatherhood and family proceed from God the Father (cf. Ephesians 3:14-15). In other words, true Fatherhood is found first and foremost in God (just as true family life is rooted primarily and principally in the Persons of the Holy Trinity) and therefore, you and I only share in fatherhood and family life in a derivative sense. When we apply “fatherhood” to God as well as to human beings we don’t mean that God is being like us, but rather, we are being like God. Having trouble seeing this? Put on the eyes of the Catholic faith and you will see all this clearly and concretely, and much, much more.

Just like Ishmael’s identity runs like a golden thread throughout Moby Dick, so spiritual fatherhood (and family life) runs like a golden thread guiding St. Joseph Catholic Church in our walk of faith with Jesus. Join us on our journey with Jesus, our older Brother, and see how the Catholic faith can open your eyes to ALL the graces God the Father wants to grant us in this life...and in the next!

Welcome home,

Father John

Mission

St. Joseph Parish is a Catholic, multicultural community dedicated to using our God-given talents to live and proclaim Jesus Christ in our community through worship, our Catholic School, elementary, secondary and adult religious education, youth ministry, service, and evangelization.

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Priests Serving St. Joseph Parish:

1870-1872
1872-1880
1881-1882
1884-1890
1890-1891
1891-1893
1893-1896
1897-1898
1899-1901
1902-1904
1904-1906
1906-1908
1908-1909
1910
1911-1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1918
1919-1920
1921
1922
1923-1926
1927-1928
1929
1930-1932
1933-1936
1937-1938
1939
1940-1946
1947-1950
1951-1973
1973-1975
1975-1993
1993-1998
1998-1999
1999-2006
2006-2007
2007-2009
2009-

Rev. Laurence Smyth
Rev. Michael Smyth
Rev. P. J. Reilly
Rev. J. P. Maurel
Rev. D. A. Amandolini, OSB
Rev. P. P. Mazuret
Rev. Patrick Enright
Rev. Hugh L. Magevney
Rev. Peter Bandini
Rev. W. J. Carroll
Rev. P. H. Boyle
Rev. Peter Bandini
Rev. J. Rabokowski
Rev. Louis Setter
Rev. Peter Bandini
Rev. J. K. Kenney
Rev. W. J. Tynin
Rev. E. P. Garrity
Rev. E. J. McElhone
Rev. A. Quante, OSB
Rev. W. J. Tynin
Rev. J. A. McQuaid
Rev. A. Metz
Rev. L. F. Saunders
Rev. J. E. McBarron
Rev. P. F. Desmond
Rev. Thomas Walshe
Rev. W. J. Tynin
Rev. John C. Flaherty
Rev. R. E. Maus
Rev. Charles McCauley
Rev. Francis J. McKee
Rev. Edward R. Maloy
Rev. Leo Riedmuller
Rev. Rudolph Maus
Rev. Dennis Mark Wood
Rev. John K. Antony
Rev. Paul F. Worm
Rev. Thomas C. Marks
Rev. Bradley A.M. Barber
Rev. John K. Antony