On Sunday, August 13, eight members of St. Joseph the Worker Parish were honored at St. Paul's Cathedral for the Diocese of Pittsburgh's Manifesting the Kingdom Awards. Congratulations to Pat Lanigan, Elaine Clugston, Paul Osterman, Peggy Keene, Don Sanker, Liz Kostandinu, Sonny Cheripka and Marcie Kustra on this well deserved honor. We are blessed to have each of you within our Parish! May God continue to bless you and your ministry! Photo: Deacon Herb, Paul, Peggy, Don, Liz, Sonny, Marcie and Fr. Ken. Missing from the photo: Pat and Elaine.
The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Team will work with you to prepare you to enter the Catholic Church. The Inquiry Period is happening now and our sessions will begin in October.
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See the flyer here.
Hi St. Joseph the Worker families!
This Sunday, August 20th at the 10 AM Mass at St. Maurice Church in Forest Hills we will bless all backpacks. Bring your backpack to church for a special blessing. Have a wonderful school year!
The bake sale contributed over $1,700.00 to the festival's total profits. We had our first annual St. Joseph the Worker parish baking contest. There were a total of 19 entries. The winners of this first contest are as follows:
Best Pie - Anita Payne with her delicious Apple Pie.
Best Cookie - Marci Mason with her tasty Nut Horns.
Best Cake - Rachel McCool with her moist and tasty Smashed Raspberry White Chocolate Cake.
Best Nut Rolls - Mary Anne Ferris with her beautiful Nut Rolls.
Grand Prize Winner - Rachel McCool with her Smashed Raspberry White Chocolate Cake.
We thank all the participants for their efforts this year. We look forward to having more entries next year. We also thank all the bakers who contributed to the success of the bake sale.
Don Sanker, Chair
Manifesting the Kingdom is this Sunday, August 13, 2023, at 2:30 p.m.! It coincides with 180th anniversary celebration of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Bishop David Zubik will present the Manifesting the Kingdom Awards and several papal honors at Saint Paul Cathedral. Everyone is invited to attend! Learn more about the awards to be given and the event HERE.
Our drive for the month of August will benefit the Foster Love organization. Donations for kids in foster
Partnering with Foster Love Project and St. Joseph the Worker Churches
Collecting throughout the month of August 2023