St. Joseph Catholic Parish

Special Collection for Hurricane Ida

Bishop Asks for Support of Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, September 25-26, 21

At the request of Bishop Olson, all parishes in the Diocese of Fort Worth will take up a special collection the weekend of September 25-26 to provide immediate assistance for those affected by Hurricane Ida in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. Your gifts will go directly to bring relief to the parishioners of this diocese. On behalf of Bishop Fabre and the priests, religious, and lay leadership of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, thank you for your charitable generosity and expression of solidarity among God’s people. Please generously support this collection when it is taken in your parish or visit https://bit.ly/DioceseSpecialCollections. Please select Hurricane Ida/Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux from the drop

Bishop Olson’s Pastoral Letter Regarding Alteration of Protocols, Guidelines, and Other Liturgical Celebrations

August 20, 2021

"The alteration of protocols included with this letter address the celebration of Mass and other liturgies and other social and ministerial gatherings in our parishes and institutions. These new protocols will be in effect from August 20, 2021 until further notice." (Pastoral Letter 8-20-21)

 

• Letter from the Bishop (English)
• Carta del Obispo (Espanol)

Statement of Bishop Michael F. Olson Regarding the Moral Permissibility
of The Use of The Recently Released Vaccines for Covid-19
During recent weeks, I have received questions from many faithful Catholics as to the moral permissibility of using the vaccines for COVID-19 especially those that have been developed by Pfizer and Moderna. In order to assist in the formation of the consciences of the faithful I am posting with permission a Memorandum issued by Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Bishop Kevin Rhoades, the respective Chairs of the Pro-Life Committee and Doctrine Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that addresses these concerns in greater detail.

• USCCB Memo to All Bishops on Covid-19 Vaccines

The Serra Clubs of the Fort Worth Diocese support our Diocesan Seminarians with prayer and token monetary gifts. However, we are usually unaware of men who attend a Religious Order Seminary. If you have a Seminarian in your family who attends a Religious Order Seminary, our Serrans would like to know about him. Please contact Bruns Watts bjr8607@sbcglobal.net or Bill McNeill wm.mcneill@sbcglobal.net.

All current Liturgical ministers, i.e., Communion ministers, ushers, altar servers, etc.,
please take a few minutes to log on to the on-line scheduling program and update your profile with a current address, phone number, and e-mail address. This is to ensure effective communication of everyone’s schedule for Mass.

If you have any questions, please call the office. Thank you for your cooperation.