Mass Times
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday 4:00 pm (Vigil Mass)
Sunday 7:30 am, 11:00 am, and 5:00 pm
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday-Friday 7:30 am
SPANISH MASS
Every Second Sunday – 2:00 pm (preceded and followed by Confession)
LIVESTREAMED MASSES (FACEBOOK LIVE)
Monday & Friday 7:30 am
Sunday 11:00 am
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CONFESSION
Thursday 8 am – 8:30 am
Saturday 12 pm – 1 pm at Sacred Heart of Mary
Sunday 4 pm – 4:45 pm
Mass Times
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday 4:00 pm (Vigil Mass)
Sunday 7:30 am, 11:00 am, and 5:00 pm
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday-Friday 7:30 am
SPANISH MASS
Every Second Sunday – 2:00 pm (preceded and followed by Confession)
LIVESTREAMED MASSES (FACEBOOK LIVE)
Monday & Friday 7:30 am
Sunday 11:00 am
(Click here for access)
CONFESSION
Thursday 8 am – 8:30 am
Saturday 12 pm – 1 pm at Sacred Heart of Mary
Sunday 4 pm – 4:45 pm
*All Sunday and daily Masses have resumed under normal conditions following the lifting of the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Days Mass obligation by the Bishops of the Province of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington, effective Saturday, June 26, 2021, and Sunday, June 27, 2021. Additionally, the mask mandate in the State of West Virginia expired on June 20, 2021. Open seating in the church is now also permitted.
Parish Staff
Pastor: Very Reverend Dennis R. Schuelkens, Jr., V.E.
Director of Religious Education: Mr. Mark Tirona
Youth Minister: Mr. Salvador Brambila
Principal, St. Joseph Grade School (Pre-8): Mrs. Recheal Fuscardo
Principal, Madonna High School (9-12): Mr. Jamie Lesho
Music Director: Mrs. Rebecca Harding
Bookkeeper: Miss Mary Beth Simon
Secretary: Mrs. Sally Frantz
Maintenance: Mr. Ronald Riter
News & Announcements
Prayers used at Mass – Kyrie XI, Gregorian Chant Ordinary Sundays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5HAywTyyQ Lord have Mercy, Christ have Mercy, Lord have Mercy. Practice along with this "new" (to us) Gregorian chant.
St. Joe’s History
Mission Statement
St. Joseph the Worker Parish established by Archbishop John J. Swint. Fr. James P. Altmeyer appointed as pastor.
Confraternity of Christian Mothers established
St. Joseph the Worker Grade School opened.
Formal opening of parish drive to build St. Joseph the Worker Church building.
Groundbreaking and blessing of the site of the new parish church building.
Formal dedication of St. Joseph the Worker Church Building built at a cost of $450,000.00.
Nocturnal Adoration Society formed.
Stained glass windows installed in the church.
Ground broken for new rectory at 229 California Avenue.
Bishop Joseph Hodges dedicates the new rectory.
Fr. Altmeyer retires as pastor due to illness.
Fr. Charles Schneider appointed as second pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Rev. James Altmeyer founding pastor of St. Joseph the Worker dies, in Wheeling at age 73.
Renovation of St. Joseph Church began.
Bishop Hodges dedicates the renovated church building.
Fr. Paul Tedesco appointed third pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Fr. Thomas Gornick appointed fourth pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Fr. Gornick retires from active ministry. Fr. Stephen Dube appointed fifth pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Formal dedication of St. Joseph’s gymnasium by Bishop W. Schmit.
Baptized into Jesus Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit, we are a Catholic community united with the local Bishop and our Catholic brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
We worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit through personal and communal prayer, through the proclamation and living the Gospel, through the weekly Sunday celebration of the Eucharist and the other Sacraments of the Church, and through our charitable outreach to those within and beyond our parish boundaries.
We, therefore, commit ourselves through mutually sharing our time, talent and treasure to welcome all who gather here, to provide and support Catholic Education through our Catholic Schools and Religious Education programs for all ages, to work together for the spiritual care of one another and the maintenance of the material goods that have been entrusted to us.
St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us.
St. Joe’s History
St. Joseph the Worker Parish established by Archbishop John J. Swint. Fr. James P. Altmeyer appointed as pastor.
Confraternity of Christian Mothers established
St. Joseph the Worker Grade School opened.
Formal opening of parish drive to build St. Joseph the Worker Church building.
Groundbreaking and blessing of the site of the new parish church building.
Formal dedication of St. Joseph the Worker Church Building built at a cost of $450,000.00.
Nocturnal Adoration Society formed.
Stained glass windows installed in the church.
Ground broken for new rectory at 229 California Avenue.
Bishop Joseph Hodges dedicates the new rectory.
Fr. Altmeyer retires as pastor due to illness.
Fr. Charles Schneider appointed as second pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Rev. James Altmeyer founding pastor of St. Joseph the Worker dies, in Wheeling at age 73.
Renovation of St. Joseph Church began.
Bishop Hodges dedicates the renovated church building.
Fr. Paul Tedesco appointed third pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Fr. Thomas Gornick appointed fourth pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Fr. Gornick retires from active ministry. Fr. Stephen Dube appointed fifth pastor of St. Joseph the Worker.
Formal dedication of St. Joseph’s gymnasium by Bishop W. Schmit.
Mission Statement
Baptized into Jesus Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit, we are a Catholic community united with the local Bishop and our Catholic brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
We worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit through personal and communal prayer, through the proclamation and living the Gospel, through the weekly Sunday celebration of the Eucharist and the other Sacraments of the Church, and through our charitable outreach to those within and beyond our parish boundaries.
We, therefore, commit ourselves through mutually sharing our time, talent and treasure to welcome all who gather here, to provide and support Catholic Education through our Catholic Schools and Religious Education programs for all ages, to work together for the spiritual care of one another and the maintenance of the material goods that have been entrusted to us.
St. Joseph the Worker, pray for us.