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!

A Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the founding of St. Joseph the Worker Parish will be held Wednesday, July 1 at 7:00 PM at Word of God Church, Swissvale, PA. Mass will be live-streamed from the parish's Youtube channel. **Click Here for the Worship Aid.**

Tonight (Thursday, June 18) at 6PM is the Premiere for the St Maurice Choir's newest music video, Russell Nagy's exciting Easter piece "He is Not Here." Features our fabulous choir, Katie Palumbo on piano and Colin and Eamonn Blaney as our virtual brass "quartet." Just click the YouTube link by 6pm tonight to be a part of the premiere watch party!  Many of our choir members will be there to watch "together" and share their thoughts in the virtual chat room.  It should be a lot of fun!  

Please note that the information given here is applicable as of Monday, May 18. Things are changing each week. Be sure to check our parish websites, social media and weekly bulletin, and the Diocese of Pittsburgh website ( www.diopitt.org ) for up to the minute information. * * Click for Details * *

Outdoor Confessions are available as a Drive-up/Walk-Up service in several of our Church parking lots.
MADONNA DEL CASTELLO Saturdays – Noon – 1 PM
ST. MAURICE – Mondays – 7 PM – 8 PM
ST. JOHN FISHER – Saturdays – Noon – 1 PM
Click for instructions on how to access Confessions at each location

Our hope is to reschedule this session in August 2020 once restrictions are lifted and it is safer for everyone to participate.  We are currently working on the new date in August and that will be communicated to you shortly.

We are now streaming daily mass from Word of God in Swissvale at 9:00 AM.

Parish Office open: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-4:30 pm. St. Maurice 412.271.0809. St. Maurice Food Pantry is suspending operations. All food donations to come to Madonna/Word of God parish office, 2021 S. Braddock Ave. Swissvale.