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Young Adults Coordinator: Claudia Munoz info@saintjosephlagrange.org 260-463-3472 Fort Wayne Area Events Follow on Instagram Follow on Facebook College Campus Ministry We invite young adults in their 20s and 30s to encounter Christ in each other and in His Church. Wherever you are at in life, we are with you and for you. As of right now, St. Joseph's does not offer any Young Adult events. However, we encourage you to reach out to other groups meeting within our diocese! These groups are available in either the Fort Wayne area or the South Bend area.

Annual Bishop's Appeal The Annual Bishop’s Appeal is a yearly fundraising campaign that supports ministries and programs throughout the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. The diocesan-wide goal for the 2025 Annual Bishop’s Appeal is $5,325,465 Our 2025 Goal is $20,493 Donate Today Video (English) More information (English) More information (Spanish) Frequently asked questions Why do we have an Annual Bishop’s Appeal? Before the Annual Bishop’s Appeal, the ministries and work of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend was financed, in part, by a 13 percent tax on all parish income (capital campaigns, tuition–everything). In 1987 the first Bishop’s Appeal was initiated and resulted in the reduction of parish tax to six percent on the parish offertory only. This has lifted the burden of the tax from parishes while inviting you to prayerfully consider your investment directly into the ministries and work of our diocese.

Anointing of the Sick If you or a loved one is in need of the Sacrament of the Sick, please let your caregiver/hospital/nursing home/hospice staff know you are Catholic. You do not need to wait until death to celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick. Please call the Parish Office at 260-463-3472 to let our priests know. Once death has occurred, the best place to start is to contact the funeral home. The staff there will guide you in preparing for a Catholic service along with contacting our Parish. Frequently Asked Questions

Adult Faith Formation Contact Parish Secretary Guadalupe Hurtado Formed Login Grupos españoles info@saintjosephlagrange.org 260-463-3472 Eucharistic Revival Daily Readings The Church's catechetical mission aims to help the faithful of all ages to grow in both human and Christian maturity, enriching the whole of life with the leaven of the Gospel. Consequently, appropriate goals and content will embrace all the faith dimensions of an adult life—for example, understanding and communicating the faith, skills needed for personal growth, the experience of family life, relationships, public service, and concern for the common good. THREE MAJOR GOALS: Invite and enable ongoing conversation to Jesus in Holiness of Life. Promote and support active membership in the Christian community. Call and prepare adults to act as disciples in mission to the world.

Our Ministries We are one body and community in Christ and it is our goal to bring our parishioners together through the stewardship program of sharing time, talent, and treasure. It is desire to make our church an inviting, joyful, and prayerful place to worship. To make these happen, we encourage our parishioners to share their time and tales and be part of at least one ministry. Spanish Ministries View Here English Ministries View Here Safe Environment Coordinator: Guadalupe Hurtado The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend requires all priests, deacons, and other personnel, lay and religious, paid and volunteer to adhere to the diocese's Code of Conduct when interacting with a child or young person. Anyone working with children and teenagers (under 18) - directly or indirectly - must complete a safety program before they begin. The program includes an educational component, a legal procedure component, and a criminal background check. If you would like to volunteer at St. Joseph's, please contact our coordinator to get started! More Info

Our Pastors & Staff Secretary Office H ours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Father Osman Office Hours: Wednesday & Thursday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm **If you want to meet with him, you must make appointment by calling the Parish Office. Thank you. Email Us Father Osman Ramos FM Pastor Email Anna Mendoza Business Manager Email Elizabeth Rogers Organist - Sunday Contact Father Raul Marroquin FM Parochial Vicar Email Guadalupe Hurtado Secretary Director of Religious Education Email Erick Nieves Maintenance Contact Father Jorge Sis FM Parochial Vicar Email Kevin Ramer Organist - Saturday Contact Veronica Montoya Housekeeping Contact RE Director

Holy Orders Diocesan Priesthood Permanent Diaconate Women Religious Vocations Discernment Men discerning the Call to the Priesthood can contact: Father Andrew Budzinski - Vocation Director at the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend info@discernpriesthood.com 260-422-4611

Sacraments We recognize that the Sacraments have a visible and invisible reality, a reality open to all the human senses but grasped in its God-given depths with the eyes of faith. Baptism In Baptism, the Holy Spirit moves us to answer Christ's call to holiness. In Baptism, we are asked to walk by the light of Christ and to trust in his wisdom. We are invited to submit our hearts to Christ with ever deeper love. Eucharist In the celebration of the Eucharist, bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit and the instrumentality of the priest. The whole Christ is truly present -- body, blood, soul, and divinity -- under the appearances of bread and wine, the glorified Christ who rose from the dead. This is what the Church means when she speaks of the "Real Presence" of Christ in the Eucharist. Penance & Reconciliation Jesus entrusted the ministry of reconciliation to the Church. The Sacrament of Penance is God's gift to us so that any sin committed after Baptism can be forgiven. In confession we have the opportunity to repent and recover the grace of friendship with God. It is a holy moment in which we place ourselves in his presence and honestly acknowledge our sins, especially mortal sins. With absolution, we are reconciled to God and the Church. The Sacrament helps us stay close to the truth that we cannot live without God. "In him we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28). Confirmation Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. . . . We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service. Holy Orders Ordination to the priesthood is always a call and a gift from God. Christ reminded his Apostles that they needed to ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Those who seek priesthood respond generously to God's call using the words of the prophet, "Here I am, send me" (Is 6:8). This call from God can be recognized and understood from the daily signs that disclose his will to those in charge of discerning the vocation of the candidate. Matrimony The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenant, which is more than a contract. Covenant always expresses a relationship between persons. The marriage covenant refers to the relationship between the husband and wife, a permanent union of persons capable of knowing and loving each other and God. The celebration of marriage is also a liturgical act, appropriately held in a public liturgy at church. Catholics are urged to celebrate their marriage within the Eucharistic Liturgy. Anointing the Sick When the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given, the hoped-for effect is that, if it be God's will, the person be physically healed of illness. But even if there is no physical healing, the primary effect of the Sacrament is a spiritual healing by which the sick person receives the Holy Spirit's gift of peace and courage to deal with the difficulties that accompany serious illness or the frailty of old age.

Offertory Program Todo lo que hacemos aquí en la Iglesia San Jose se hace por el amor a Dios. Esto puede parecer obvio, pero ¿refl exionamos sobre eso lo sufi ciente? Hay mucho que hacer para mantener una parroquia en funcionamiento: administrar los sacramentos; proporcionar ministerios y programas; atendiendo a los necesitados, a los enfermos y al sufrimiento; cuidando el edifi cio y la propiedad. A veces podemos caer víctima de olvidar por qué estamos aquí. Podemos olvidar que somos una familia de creyentes, unidos en el amor de Dios, que estamos trabajando y esforzándonos por ser discípulos fi eles de Jesucristo. ¡Pero esto es lo que somos! Y es el amor de Dios el que nos une, sabiendo que Su Hijo nos mandó que “se amen unos a otros como yo los he amado” (Jn 15: 12, Biblia Latinoamericana). Cuando mantenemos esa misión a la vanguardia de nuestros pensamientos, palabras y acciones, todo cae en su lugar. Este es el corazón de lo que hacemos aquí en la Iglesia San Jose, y es una gran bendición poder compartir esta misión con ustedes. Es unido en el amor de Dios que ofrecemos nuestro tiempo, talento y tesoro para edifi car el reino de Dios. Lo hacemos por: • Orar por otros y participar en la vida sacramental de la Iglesia. • Servirse unos a otros, especialmente a los más vulnerables. • Cuidar a los enfermos y a los que sufren. • Crecer más profundamente en la vida de fe. • Y difundir las buenas nuevas de Jesucristo a todos. Para vivir nuestra misión, necesitamos que todos los feligreses de San José se unan. Todo lo que tenemos es un regalo de Dios, así que debemos devolverle a Él generosamente. Esto es amor en acción. Pedimos que los feligreses de San Jose consideren con espíritu de oración hacer un regalo fi nanciero a nuestra parroquia para ayudarnos a avanzar en esta misión más crítica. Como familia unida en el amor de Dios, podemos hacer mucho más juntos que separados. Ningún regalo es demasiado pequeño, y estoy muy agradecido de antemano por su generosidad. Mientras trabajamos juntos para llevar concretamente el Amor de Dios a un mundo muy necesitado de él, oro que permanezcan en el Amor de Dios, y que su alegría sea completa. Por favor, oren por mí también. En Cristo, P. Osman Ramos, FM Párroco Our Mission Nuestra misión 274 families in our parish / familias en nuestra parroquia 16 Baptisms / bautizos 18 Confirmations / confirmaciones 107 Religious Education / educacion religiosa 13 First Holy Communions / primeras comuniones Our Community Nuestra comunidad 343 Masses celebrated in our church each year / misas celebradas en nuestra iglesia al ano 32 Lectors proclaiming the Word / lectores proclamando la Palabra 156 Hours Eucharistic adoration / adoracion eucaristica 122 Liturgical ministries / miniserios liturgicos 14 Communion visits to the homebound and hospitals / visitas para llevar la comunion a los confinados en casa y en hospitales Our Witness Nuestro testimonio 50 Volunteers mainting our parish / voluntarios manteniendo nuestra parroquia 8 Funeral lunches prepared and served / Almuerzos para funerales preparados y servidos $13,954.54 contributed to special collections / aportados a colectas especiales Make your commitment today! Commitment Card Online Giving Sign up for ONLINE GIVING or update your current online gift amount. Offering Envelope Use your OFFERING ENVELOPE and bring it to Mass each Sunday or mail it to the parish office. IRA / Stocks Explore using tax advantaged charitable gifts such as IRA Distributions, Gifts of Stock, or remembering the parish in your will.

Ministries Events Coordinator: Irene Romer Please contact the parish office to schedule Click here to view calendar Eucharistic Minister Coordinator: Marilyn Morton Read More Lectors Coordinator: Paul Offerle Haga clic aquí para ver la lista Altar Servers & Sacristan Altar Server Coordinator: Guadalupe Barajas Sacristan Coordinator: Veronica Montoya Llámanos Knights of Columbus Coordinator: Mike Keith Member List Baptism Preparation Coordinator: Paul & Cheryl Offerle Pastoral of the Sick Coordinators: Larry Gephart Haga clic aquí para ver la lista Daughters of Mary Coordinator: Marilyn Morton Members 2023 Let's work together If you are interested in volunteering or joining any of our ministries, please contact our parish office at (260) 463-3472 o info@saintjosephlagrange.org

2026 Lent & Easter Schedule Ash Wednesday Masses February 18, 2026 9:30 a.m. Mass in English 7:00 p.m. Misa en Español Vía Crucis después de la misa en español de las 6:30 p. m. todos los jueves durante la Cuaresma. English Mass every Friday during Lent at 7:00 pm followed by the Stations of the Cross. (NOTE: There will be no First Friday Mass in the Morning during Lent) Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday, March 19, 2026 Solemn Bilingual Mass at 6:30 p.m. with a short procession around the Church followed by a Mexican dinner *No morning Mass, Eucharistic Adoration or Confessions this day Lent Penance Service Thursday, March 26, 2026 6:30 p.m. Palm Sunday Masses Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (English) 12:30 p.m. (Spanish) *No Confessions on Sunday Women's Rosary with the Blessed Sacrament Monday, March 30, 2026 6:30 p.m. Men's Rosary with the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday, April 1, 2026 6:30 p.m. Bilingual Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper with washing on the fee Thursday, April 2, 2026 7:00 p.m. followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 11:00 p.m. * No morning Mass this day Bilingual Celebration of the Passion of the Lord & Stations of the Cross Friday, April 3, 2026 3:00 p.m. The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Saturday, April 4, 2026 9:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Sunday, April 5, 2026 10:00 a.m. (English) No Confessions this day 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)

Confirmation Our Confirmation is a two-year program beginning in the 7th grade and celebrated in the 8th grade of Religious Education. Students must complete 25 hours of voluntary community service. A sponsor is REQUIRED for Confirmation or may be a married couple. Please contact our Director of Religious Education for more information.