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Join in the Novena to St. Joseph from Wednesday, March 10th through Thursday, March 18th. We will pray to St. Joseph, asking his intercession in preparation for the Solemn Feast of St. Joseph on Friday, March 19th.  CLICK TITLE FOR MORE DETAILS...

We are now in the special year of devotion to St. Joseph ,as announced by Pope Francis. Since St. Joseph is the patron saint of our parish, Fr. Umberg asked to designate our church as a shrine of St. Joseph for this year. CLICK TITLE to read more...

Father Andrew Umberg has dictated this novena for the Year of St. Joseph. It includes open prayers and daily prayers to Saint Joseph that may serve as your reflection or meditation for each day of the novena. CLICK TITLE for the full novena and the daily reflection / mediation prayers.

Archbishop Schnurr decreed on Jan. 14th, "that for the period of the Holy Year of Saint Joseph... the parish church of Saint Joseph in North Bend, Ohio, be designated as a diocesan shrine"... CLICK TITLE FOR DOC

Officially called "The Epiphany of the Lord," this feast celebrates the epiphany (manifestation) of Christ to the Gentiles, symbolized by Christ's manifestation to the Magi (Wise Men). The feast originally was... CLICK TITLE FOR MORE

During the Year of Saint Joseph, the use of this litany has been "enriched with a plenary indulgence," which may be earned once a day subject to the usual conditions.... CLICK TITLE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THIS LITANY

The "Holy Family" is a name given to the family unit of Jesus. While the exact details of the life of the Holy Family may be uonknown, we can still learn a lot from the stories we do have. CLICK TITLE TO LEARN MORE...

If you, your friends or your children or grandchildren would like to experience the display away from a crowd before or after Mass, we will have some special display hours this coming week, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 22nd and 23rd, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Please enter through the main church entrance under the carport---the only door that will probably be unlocked!)

The Christmas Mass Schedule: Christmas Eve Masses: 3:00 PM, 4:45 PM and 10:30 PM Christmas Day Masses: 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM

Here’s what you need to know about the Year of St. Joseph: Why did the Pope declare a year of St. Joseph? What special graces are available? Why does the Church honor St. Joseph? CLICK TITLE FOR ANSWERS

This prayer was composed by Pope Leo XIII in his 1889 encyclical, "Quamquam pluries." The use of this prayer during the Year of St. Joseph is "enriched with a plenary indulgence." CLICK TITLE FOR MORE...

We are offering a new approach to Baptismal preparation that will offer individual consideration for each family. When a family is expecting a baby or has a newborn or young child, we ask that you call the parish office and speak to Marti Barnes, our Pastoral Associate. After giving her some preliminary information, a time to meet for the preparation session can be scheduled at everyone’s convenience. CLICK TITLE FOR MORE DETAILS

FREE COVID-19 Testing for those who live, work, or attend school in Hamilton County St. This will be Hosted at: St. Joseph Church 25 E. Harrison Avenue North Bend, Ohio 45052 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:30pm – 7:30pm Please use the QR code to the left to complete pre-registration questions. Not required but encouraged to streamline testing. URL:https://is.gd/TESTandPROTECT. Please click the FREE COVID-19 TESTING DOCUMENT ABOVE FOR FULL DETAILS.

Due to COVID-19 and the concern for the safety of our St. Joseph Ladies Society members and our parish families, we have decided that we will not be holding our annual Craft Show and Cookie Sale this year. We will have a Basket Raffle this fall. Tickets are available now. The winners will be called December 5, 2020

Please join your friends and fellow parishioners for a fun afternoon. Please contact Tony Bresser at 513-473-8444 if interested in getting a team together for this great fundraiser. Cost $80.00 a person which includes dinner, 18 holes of golf and a cart. Tee time starts at 1:30PM. You can register online by clicking on the WeShare icon on the right hand side of this Home page, or click on the title above for the flyer.

Because of the COVID19 pandemic many of our ministries have had to be put on hold or adjusted in some way. So it is with our Christian Initiation process, commonly known as the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), here at St. Joseph. We welcome anyone desiring to deepen their relationship with Our Lord, Jesus Christ, through participation and membership in the Catholic Church. The RCIA process is open to adults and children who have reached the age of reason, usually around 7 years of age who are unbaptized, or baptized in another Christian faith tradition, or baptized in the Catholic faith with little or no follow up such as First Communion. We will provide an ongoing “Inquiry” phase. This means that you can “inquire” at any time during the year. Inquiry is the first phase in the RCIA process, a time to bring questions or concerns you may have about Catholicism. It is an informal time of exploration and dialogue. If you, or someone you know, is interested in looking at our Faith, please call our Pastoral Associate, Marti Barnes, at 513-941-3661 x 12, or email at martibarnes@stjosephnorthbend.com. We will take all precautionary steps, social distancing, wearing face coverings, etc. during our meetings.

Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Happy Spring! (It seemed like the spring weather would never get here!) I continue to hope and pray that you are all doing well. I realize that, for some of you, this is the first communication you have heard from me since public Masses were suspended. Limited staffing and volunteers made it difficult to do a bulk mailing. Please know that I have been thinking of you and praying for you throughout this time. I have sent out several email messages.  I am very grateful for ... CLICK TITLE TO READ MORE