Dear people of God,

On Monday afternoon, Governor Newsom called for a renewal of earlier restrictions to help stop the spread of the Corona Virus.  These restrictions seem to include the closure of houses of worship.  Archbishop Gomez will be sending us new guidelines sometime on Tuesday, July 14.  The pastoral staff at St. Joseph Church will digest the guidelines and announce how we will be applying them to our liturgical practice.  So stay tuned.  By late afternoon I hope to be able to more clearly communicate our course of action for the upcoming days and weeks at St. Joseph Church.  We continue to follow Christ and his message of love in these trying times.  Taking precautions to increase everyone’s safety is utmost in our minds.

Father Martini

Querido pueblo de Dios:

El lunes por la tarde, el gobernador Newsom pidió una renovación de las restricciones anteriores para ayudar a detener la propagación del virus Corona. Estas restricciones parecen incluir el cierre de los templos de culto. El Arzobispo Gómez nos enviará nuevas pautas en algún momento el martes 14 de julio. El personal pastoral de la Iglesia de San José asimilará las pautas y anunciará cómo las aplicaremos a nuestra práctica litúrgica. Queda atento.  Al final de la tarde espero poder comunicar más claramente nuestro curso de acción para los próximos días y semanas en la Iglesia de San José. Continuamos siguiendo a Cristo y su mensaje de amor en estos tiempos difíciles. Tomar precauciones para aumentar la seguridad de todos es lo que más nos importa.

Padre Martini

Please join us this Sunday for Mass on our St. Joseph Church Field!
We look forward to seeing you there. If you are unable to make it,
please join us online for our Mass live Streamed on our website and
here on Facebook! May God Bless you and keep you safe!

¡Únase a nosotros este domingo para la misa en nuestro campo de la
iglesia de San José! Esperamos verlos allí. Si no puede hacerlo, únase a nosotros en línea para nuestra Misa en vivo transmitida en nuestro sitio web y aquí en Facebook. ¡Que Dios te bendiga y te mantenga a salvo!


 

UPDATE: AUGUST 16, 2020

We at St. Joseph’s are trying to balance the effort to be good neighbors on the one hand and to comply with the State and County mandated orders regarding religious worship services during the pandemic on the other hand.  It is not an easy balance.

After the first week of outdoor masses, we went from 4 speakers to 2 speakers and lowered the volume.

Then we attempted to use a radio frequency technology, which would have eliminated the need for loud speakers.  We have not been able to manage this technology effectively.

So, beginning on Sunday, August 16, we will use a live stream technology and ask our parishioners to remain at home and watch the 7 am Mass on their devices.  The 9 am and 11 am services will continue outdoors in compliance with State and County health guidelines, so that people may worship in person rather than virtually.

Msgr. Dick Martini

We are looking forward to being together again and are happy to announce that St. Joseph Church will be reopening its doors to the public as of tomorrow, June 2, 2020!

As of Tuesday, June 2, 2020 the doors of the church will be open daily from 9 am - 5 pm for personal and private prayer.

Daily Masses (Monday - Friday) will be held at 7:30 am in English and at 6:30 pm in Spanish starting Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Starting Sunday, June 7, 2020 we will begin celebrating Masses at 7 am in Spanish, 9 am in English and again at 11 am in Spanish.

All Masses will be held at the Main Church on Linden Avenue. Our Chapel located on 7th Street will still be temporarily closed until further notice.

Doors will be open to the first 100 people and social distancing guidelines and practices will be followed.

We look forward to seeing everyone in person!

Safety Protocols for reopening St. Joseph Church to the faithful.

¡Esperamos volver a estar juntos y nos complace anunciar que la Iglesia de San José reabrirá sus puertas al público a partir de mañana, 2 de junio de 2020!

A partir del martes 2 de junio de 2020, las puertas de la iglesia estarán abiertas diariamente de 9 am a 5 pm para la oración personal y privada.

Las misas diarias se llevarán a cabo a las 7:30 a.m.en inglés y a las 6:30 p.m.en español a partir del miércoles 3 de junio de 2020.

A partir del domingo 7 de junio de 2020, comenzaremos a celebrar misas a las 7 am en español, a las 9 am en inglés y nuevamente a las 11 am en español.

Todas las misas se llevarán a cabo en la iglesia principal en Linden Avenue. Nuestra Capilla ubicada en la 7ma calle seguirá cerrada temporalmente hasta nuevo aviso.

Las puertas estarán abiertas para las primeras 100 personas y se seguirán las pautas y prácticas de distanciamiento social.

¡Esperamos verlos a todos en persona!

PROTOCOLOS DE SEGURIDAD AL REABRIR
LA IGLESIA DE SAN JOSE A LOS FELIGRESES.