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The Columbiettes are offering an opportunity to purchase a flag in honor of or in memory of a veteran. Flags will be placed in alphabetical order around the sidewalk leading into the Church on Kingston Road from Nov. 8th to 14th with the Veteran’s name and branch displayed on an attached card. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!

Bishop McDevitt 4th Degree Assembly #920, York & Vicinity, presents its 4th Annual Veterans Appreciation Mass & Dinner, on Friday, Nov. 14th, at St. Joseph East York Church. Mass is at 6 PM with Celebrant Faithful Friar, Fr. Stephen P. Kelley. Dinner is at 7 PM in the St. Francis/St. Clare Rooms. The speaker will be World War II Veteran and recent Purple Heart recipient, Harold “Bud” Pressel. Veterans should contact host & Past Faithful Navigator Kelly Brown at (717) 668-0509 to reserve seats for the dinner.

As it is written in scripture, God created the animals to be our companions to teach us how to have a relationship with God's awesome creation. Please bring your animals to the St. Joseph church courtyard at 9 AM Saturday, Oct. 4th, for a blessing.

The Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) will meet Friday, Oct. 3rd, at 7 PM in the daily chapel for the Vigil of the Feast of St. Francis. All are welcome! The Transitus of St. Francis near sunset is the night when we gather to remember and tell stories of St Francis, his passage or transitus from this life to eternal life with God. We tell his story to evoke our Christian hope. 

St. Joseph Parish, in conjunction with the Diocese of Harrisburg, plans for almost all of our special 2nd collections on an annual basis. If it helps you to budget your giving on a monthly or annual basis, click here for the dates of known upcoming special collections through December 2026

Do you enjoy meeting new people and helping others? The Columbiettes are looking for volunteers to help in St. Joe’s school kitchen on Thursday evenings. Click here for details.

Many children in developing countries experience Christmas without hope and come from families that are too poor to provide them with even life's basic necessities. Click here to learn about participating in Cross Catholic Outreach's Box of Joy this holiday season.

Would you consider joining a team of women committed to praying for Father Sahd and Father St. Denis? Click here for more.

The Mass intentions scheduling book for 2026 is now open. Click here for details.

Bishop Senior will celebrate a vigil tonight for the fallen officers and the community at 7 p.m. at Holy Infant Church, 535 Conewago Creek Road, Manchester. “As a community, I call on all people of good will to join me in praying for healing for the two injured officers, and comfort for the families of the three officers killed." Click here to read the full statement.

At noon TODAY, Sept. 18th, we will pray a rosary as a community in the main church for the recent tragedy in North Codorus Township: for the fallen police officers, the wounded, and their families, as well as our York County community. Please join us to pray for peace, compassion, respect, and solidarity.

In celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (aka Mother Mary’s birthday), we will have daily Mass at 8:30 AM on Monday, Sept. 8th (NOT 8 AM) in order for the school children to celebrate with us. Also, there will be no pro-life rosary following Mass; see you in October!

Explore and Adore your Catholic Church. A ten-week study encompassing a variety of topics related to Catholicism. Join Jim Ostrom Monday nights 7-8:30 PM starting Sept. 15th or Wednesday mornings 10-11:30 AM starting Sept. 17th.

The saints want to help us both live in this world and be able to join them in heaven. Our community of supportive women each week studies the life of a different saint to be inspired by them and see how they want to guide us. We meet most Thursdays, 9:30-11 AM, starting Sept. 11th. Childcare provided.