Parish Brochure: Sharing your gifts, your assets, the gift God created you to be, with your brothers and sisters in the St. Joseph Parish, and our community, can not only be rewarding, but life giving!!! We have thousands of families, imagine all that could be done if we all responded to the loving invitation of Our Lord, to love as He loves us!! We welcome and encourage your involvement. As you review our ministry list, we hope that you will discover some opportunities where you can share your gifts and talents in Christ's Name.
Altar Servers: Minister at Mass by serving with the priest, deacon, lector, Eucharistic ministers, musicians, etc. Training is provided. Contact Parish Office to begin, ph. 685-3681. Come join this very important service to the Church! (Our parish Altar Server scheduler is Stacy McCarley -- she may be contacted at -- smccarley@surewest.net, hm. ph. 683-8270)
Art and Environment: Work with team to enhance the church’s environment to reflect a particular feast or liturgical season. Currently in need of development... If you are interesting in serving in this area of church ministry, please call the parish office and leave your name and phone number.
Catholic Faith Formation Office (CFF): Catechists and assistants working together to guide the children of our parish in the Catholic faith. (Catechist Formation & Guidelines)
Eucharistic Ministers: For those who have celebrated ALL the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation), the EM assists in distributing the Body & Blood of the Lord at Mass; and taking Communion to the sick and homebound. [Please call Parish Office for more information and training materials. The Eucharistic Ministry Coordinator is Mari Barragan who may be contacted at this e-mail address -- mari.barragan@yahoo.com
Fellowship of Catholic Christian Women: Fosters fellowship for the purpose of evangelization, promoting spiritual development and group ministry for women. Meets bi-monthly. [Geralyn Bollong, 916-685-7284]
Greeters/Usher: Minister at the Masses, providing hospitality to others as well as assisting with the collection. [Contact the Parish Office, 916-685-3681]
Knights of Columbus: Men’s Christian service organization promoting Church and family. Meets the second Thursday of each month. [Marty Martinez, 916-682-5048]
Lectors: For those who have celebrated ALL the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, First Eucharist, Confirmation), the lector proclaims the Word of God at our Masses. Training is provided by Percy White. Lector scheduling and coordinator is Richard Peter, hm. ph. 916-685-4222.
Parish Youth Groups: Program for teens grades 7-12 incorporating social and service themes; meets each week. Meets on Friday evenings [Sandra Barrientos, 916-271-5568] English: Meets on Sunday evenings [Jen Campbell, 916-685-3681]
St. Vincent de Paul Society: A service organization working to meet the needs of those less fortunate in our parish. Meets once per month. [Nina Heim, 916-685-0664]
Psychotherapy and Counseling - Paul Seishas, MA, MS: Paul will provide marriage preparation counseling services for all couples engaged to be married in our parish, and is available for other psychotherapeutic needs in the community at a very reasonable cost for our parishioners. You may reach him at (916) 616-1800 directly, and via e-mail at: seishasp@jhssac.org