In the midst of the Easter Season, we are also celebrating the 30th anniversary of St. Joseph York Parish at our Kingston Road location. One centerpiece of our campus is the Emmaus wood carving in the main church. On Thursday, May 14th, at 7 PM in the St. Francis meeting room, parishioner Michael Goc will give a reflection and discussion on the Road to Emmaus: the Gospel, our daily lives, prayer, and our Church community. The event is open to the public and BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible).

“Understanding Back Pain in the 21st Century”: Saturday, May 16th, at 10 AM in the St. Francis & St. Clare Rooms. Pawel Ochalski, MD, will explore the most common causes of back pain, why they occur, and practical ways to prevent them.

St. Joseph Church & School is seeking a full-time and/or part-time custodian. Click here for details!

This weekend, our second collection will be for the Catholic Harvest Food Pantry. Your donation directly affects more than 850 York-area families each month who receive much-needed food and hygiene items. Please place your donation in the second collection basket. Thank you for your generosity.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, May 5th at 6:30 PM in the St. Clare Room.

We are looking for a few individuals to help us with our annual Multilingual Rosary before the 11:30 AM Mass for Pentecost, May 24th, as well as our multilingual Prayer Intentions for that Mass. If you speak/are fluent in any language in addition to English and would like to participate, please email Bethany at mckay@sjy.org as soon as possible.

This Saturday and Sunday, April 25th & 26th, we will take up the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Your support for this appeal helps underserved U.S. diocese meet these faith formation and sacramental needs.

Looking for a great gift idea that most friends and family could use? Consider buying Mister Car Wash Passes from the Knights of Columbus. Please see Parish Secretary Binky Theodore in order to make a purchase. She will have the passes available after each Mass on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as in the parish office during regular hours.

Bishop McDevitt Assembly #920, 4th Degree Honor Guard, is proud to announce their 4th Annual Favorite Recipe Cooking Competition. The event will be held on Friday, May 8th, at 6 PM in the St. Francis/St. Clare rooms. Click here for details and to enter!

Discount tickets to HersheyPark are available to the friends and families of the parish for significant savings. Click here for details!

Dear Adorers, thank you so much for coming to adore our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament. We are asking that for this Thursday, April 9th, that you offer your Holy Hour, in a special way, for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life in our diocese. In addition, we humbly ask you to consider adopting some sort of fast and offering those sacrifices up for an increase in vocations, as well. These penances, however small, are a beautiful prayer that can be offered to the Lord.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Easter morning, we stand with the first disciples before the empty tomb and encounter a truth so astonishing that it forever changed the course of history: Christ is risen. The Resurrection of Jesus lies at the very heart of our faith. It is the foundation of our hope and the source of meaning in our lives today. Because Christ has triumphed over sin and death, we know with certainty that darkness, suffering, and despair will never have the final word. [READ THE FULL LETTER BY CLICKING HERE.]

The Parish Office will be closed at 4 pm Tuesday, March 31st, and will remain closed through the Triduum & Easter Monday. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 7th.