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Welcome, new parishioners!
 Click on the Contact Us tab above to: Download a parish registration / census form;
See our schedule;
See the Church and Parish Office location and phone number.
Our Patron Saint is the Founder of the Oblates of St. Joseph & Bishop of Acqui, Italy.
 22nd Annual Catholic Appeal
All the parishes of the Diocese will participate in a special collection February 11-12 for this Appeal which reaches thousands of needy people and many ministries. Twenty-five percent of gross receipts will be returned to the 104 parishes in the diocese for their local social service ministries. Fifty percent of the net proceeds will go to social service programs. Fifty percent of the total money raised will go to social service programs. The remaining 25 percent will support seminarians’ education and the diocesan needs-based assistance fund for families desiring a Catholic school education for their children but cannot afford it. In response to the needs of the diocesan community, Bishop Soto asks that all parishioners participate in the Annual Catholic Appeal. Donors may make a one-time gift or a pledge to be billed monthly over nine months, or charge the gift to their credit card. They can also authorize an automatic payment from their checking or savings account. For more information about the Annual Catholic Appeal, call (916) 733-0266 or visit www.tcfsac.org.
 Faith, Wine & Cheese Speakers Series
Our next Faith, Wine & Cheese speakers series will be Thursday, February 16, with Steve Patton at the Granite Bay Golf Club. The theme for the night: Purgatory, One-Way Ticket! The evening begins at 6:45pm with hors d’oeuvres and wine. Spend a relaxing evening with your friends and learn more about your Catholic Fatih. Make your reservation by calling Charlene Reese at 300-3886 or send your email to charlene.m.reese@gmail.com. Mark your calendar for the next two sessions: March 29 and May 3.
February 22
Mass and Distribution of Ashes – 8:00am and 6:00pm
Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes (with ROCK children) – 4:00pm
PROPOSALS FOR NOVember GENERAL ELECTION
California bishops support family and life initiatives; Bishop Soto asks signature gathering in parishes on Sundays, February 19 and 26
Bishop Jaime Soto, in a statement dated January 13, said he is joining with the Catholic bishops of California to endorse two initiatives proposed for the November 2012 general election:
-- The Parental Notification Initiative will respect parents’ right to be informed about the welfare of their daughters. The initiative will require doctors to notify parents 48 hours prior to an abortion on their minor daughter. “This is common sense,” the bishop said. “It is good social policy.”
-- The SAFE CALIFORNIA Initiative will replace the use of the death penalty for a capital crime with the penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. “The use of the death penalty in California is unnecessary, impractical and expensive,” the bishop noted.
“The Catholic community opposes the practice of abortion,” Bishop Soto said. “The Parental Notification Initiative helps all parents bring their values to the exercise of their proper responsibility to teach and care for their children.
“The dignity of the human person is foundational to all morality,” he added. “As Catholics we work to ensure this principle permeates all social policy, even in the prosecution of those who have caused grave harm to the community. The SAFE CALIFORNIA Initiative will help bring this vital moral value to the exercise of justice in California, giving us prudent and practical means to ensure the safety of our communities.”
Both initiatives require signature gathering in order to qualify for the November general election ballot. The bishop noted that normally the state’s Catholic bishops do not take a position on an initiative until it qualifies, but they are making an exception in the case of these two initiatives.
Bishop Soto asks that the gathering of signatures for these initiatives take place at parishes in the diocese on the Sundays of Februay 19 and 26. Only parishioners are to be involved in the gathering of signatures on parish property and only material approved by the bishop’s office may be distributed on parish property. Besides these two dates for signature gathering at parishes, the bishop said he encourages the Catholic faithful to actively participate in the collection of signatures at public locations.
 Letter from Bishop Jaime Soto to parishioners ....
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that almost all employers, including Catholic employers, will be forced to offer their employees' health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception. Almost all health insurers will be forced to include those "services" in the health policies they write. And almost all individuals will be forced to buy that coverage as part of their policies." Read the rest of Bishop Soto's letter regarding this attack on our religious liberty ... LETTER.
A Eucharistic Retreat for Youth
Join us for an incredible retreat. Come and be renewed by Jesus in the Eucharist. For youth age 16-21, Marello Youth Retreat Center, 6530 Wells Ave., Loomis. March 3 @ 9:00am to March 4 @ 12:00 noon. $40 per person before February 15 ($50 on/after the 15th). For information, call Father Matthew at 276-1655 or email matthew@osjoseph.org. Download the flyer.
Scholarships to be Awarded
 The St. Joseph Marello Council of the Knights of Columbus will award two $1,000 scholarships to qualified high school seniors this Spring. If you are the child of a registered St. Joseph Marello parishioner (parent or guardian) and have a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point system) you may apply. Questions? Call Mike at 791.9418 or send your email to luv2sail@surewest.net. Download the INFORMATION and APPLICATION.
Welcome, new parishioners!
Click on the Contact Us tab above to:
Download a parish registration / census form;
See our schedule;
See the Church and Parish Office location and phone number.
Our Patron Saint is the Founder of the Oblates of St. Joseph & Bishop of Acqui, Italy.
22nd Annual Catholic Appeal
All the parishes of the Diocese will participate in a special collection February 11-12 for this Appeal which reaches thousands of needy people and many ministries. Twenty-five percent of gross receipts will be returned to the 104 parishes in the diocese for their local social service ministries. Fifty percent of the net proceeds will go to social service programs. Fifty percent of the total money raised will go to social service programs. The remaining 25 percent will support seminarians’ education and the diocesan needs-based assistance fund for families desiring a Catholic school education for their children but cannot afford it. In response to the needs of the diocesan community, Bishop Soto asks that all parishioners participate in the Annual Catholic Appeal. Donors may make a one-time gift or a pledge to be billed monthly over nine months, or charge the gift to their credit card. They can also authorize an automatic payment from their checking or savings account. For more information about the Annual Catholic Appeal, call (916) 733-0266 or visit www.tcfsac.org.
Faith, Wine & Cheese Speakers Series
Our next Faith, Wine & Cheese speakers series will be Thursday, February 16, with Steve Patton at the Granite Bay Golf Club. The theme for the night: Purgatory, One-Way Ticket! The evening begins at 6:45pm with hors d’oeuvres and wine. Spend a relaxing evening with your friends and learn more about your Catholic Fatih. Make your reservation by calling Charlene Reese at 300-3886 or send your email to charlene.m.reese@gmail.com. Mark your calendar for the next two sessions: March 29 and May 3.
February 22
Mass and Distribution of Ashes – 8:00am and 6:00pm
Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes (with ROCK children) – 4:00pm
PROPOSALS FOR NOVember GENERAL ELECTION
California bishops support family and life initiatives; Bishop Soto asks signature gathering in parishes on Sundays, February 19 and 26
Bishop Jaime Soto, in a statement dated January 13, said he is joining with the Catholic bishops of California to endorse two initiatives proposed for the November 2012 general election:
-- The Parental Notification Initiative will respect parents’ right to be informed about the welfare of their daughters. The initiative will require doctors to notify parents 48 hours prior to an abortion on their minor daughter. “This is common sense,” the bishop said. “It is good social policy.”
-- The SAFE CALIFORNIA Initiative will replace the use of the death penalty for a capital crime with the penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. “The use of the death penalty in California is unnecessary, impractical and expensive,” the bishop noted.
“The Catholic community opposes the practice of abortion,” Bishop Soto said. “The Parental Notification Initiative helps all parents bring their values to the exercise of their proper responsibility to teach and care for their children.
“The dignity of the human person is foundational to all morality,” he added. “As Catholics we work to ensure this principle permeates all social policy, even in the prosecution of those who have caused grave harm to the community. The SAFE CALIFORNIA Initiative will help bring this vital moral value to the exercise of justice in California, giving us prudent and practical means to ensure the safety of our communities.”
Both initiatives require signature gathering in order to qualify for the November general election ballot. The bishop noted that normally the state’s Catholic bishops do not take a position on an initiative until it qualifies, but they are making an exception in the case of these two initiatives.
Bishop Soto asks that the gathering of signatures for these initiatives take place at parishes in the diocese on the Sundays of Februay 19 and 26. Only parishioners are to be involved in the gathering of signatures on parish property and only material approved by the bishop’s office may be distributed on parish property. Besides these two dates for signature gathering at parishes, the bishop said he encourages the Catholic faithful to actively participate in the collection of signatures at public locations.
Letter from Bishop Jaime Soto to parishioners ....
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced recently that almost all employers, including Catholic employers, will be forced to offer their employees' health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception. Almost all health insurers will be forced to include those "services" in the health policies they write. And almost all individuals will be forced to buy that coverage as part of their policies." Read the rest of Bishop Soto's letter regarding this attack on our religious liberty ... LETTER.
A Eucharistic Retreat for Youth
Join us for an incredible retreat. Come and be renewed by Jesus in the Eucharist. For youth age 16-21, Marello Youth Retreat Center, 6530 Wells Ave., Loomis. March 3 @ 9:00am to March 4 @ 12:00 noon. $40 per person before February 15 ($50 on/after the 15th). For information, call Father Matthew at 276-1655 or email matthew@osjoseph.org. Download the flyer.
Scholarships to be Awarded
The St. Joseph Marello Council of the Knights of Columbus will award two $1,000 scholarships to qualified high school seniors this Spring. If you are the child of a registered St. Joseph Marello parishioner (parent or guardian) and have a 3.0 GPA (on a 4 point system) you may apply. Questions? Call Mike at 791.9418 or send your email to luv2sail@surewest.net. Download the INFORMATION and APPLICATION.
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Support Our Parish with these year-round gifts!
Get your commemorative gifts in celebration of our new church.
They are wonderful gifts for yourself or for Christmas giving.
Church Dedication DVD
A professionally produced DVD movie of our church dedication ceremony is ready for you. See this once-in-a-lifetime ceremony and recall all the beauty and power of the dedication ritual. Drop by the parish office to purchase one or order yours today for only $9.95, + $.78 tax per DVD and $3 s/h: Tom Sava Video Productions, P.O. Box 580907, Elk Grove, CA 95758.
Automatic Offertory
Parishioners may make hassle-free payments on their campaign pledges or weekly offering. Payments are automatically withdrawn from a credit card, checking account or savings account on a monthly basis. An Auto Offertory Q&A and sign-up form are available for download below and at weekend Masses.
Download here:
We thank you for your online giving!
Contributions to our Campaign to build our new parish church can be made electronically with our Electronic Fund Transfer program. If you have made your pledge, please continue to make your payments as previously arranged through our parish office. To give a monetary gift other than your pledge, click this link and provide the necessary information. We thank you very, very much: https://secure.etransfer.com/SJMarelloCapitalCampaign/donate.cfm.
For more information ...
Contact our Development Office located at our parish church, 7200 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay, CA. Phone: 916-786-5021.
Sacraments
Click on this logo for Sacrament preparation requirements.
Liturgical Ministries Schedule
Eucharistic Ministers:
Altar Servers:
Lectors:
Mount St. Joseph Seminary
Mount St. Joseph is well known to all our parishioners and friends. Located at 6530 Wells Avenue in Loomis (and the home of the Marello Youth Retreat Center), it is where future priests and brothers of the Oblates of St. Joseph prepare for ministry in the Church. Visit their website at mountstjoseph.org to view their calendar of events, inclucing Mass times.
Pray for Vocations  ... Let us pray daily that the Lord will send His holy Church many vocations, men and women who will devote their entire life to the worship of the Lord and to the service of His holy people as priests, brothers and sisters. Pray that all those called will be able to discern the Lord's will for them and then have the courage to follow with love and zeal. Pray for vocations from our parish!
Support Our Parish with these year-round gifts!
Get your commemorative gifts in celebration of our new church.
They are wonderful gifts for yourself or for Christmas giving.
Church Dedication DVD
A professionally produced DVD movie of our church dedication ceremony is ready for you. See this once-in-a-lifetime ceremony and recall all the beauty and power of the dedication ritual. Drop by the parish office to purchase one or order yours today for only $9.95, + $.78 tax per DVD and $3 s/h: Tom Sava Video Productions, P.O. Box 580907, Elk Grove, CA 95758.
Automatic Offertory
Parishioners may make hassle-free payments on their campaign pledges or weekly offering. Payments are automatically withdrawn from a credit card, checking account or savings account on a monthly basis. An Auto Offertory Q&A and sign-up form are available for download below and at weekend Masses.
Download here:
We thank you for your online giving!
Contributions to our Campaign to build our new parish church can be made electronically with our Electronic Fund Transfer program. If you have made your pledge, please continue to make your payments as previously arranged through our parish office. To give a monetary gift other than your pledge, click this link and provide the necessary information. We thank you very, very much: https://secure.etransfer.com/SJMarelloCapitalCampaign/donate.cfm.
For more information ...
Contact our Development Office located at our parish church, 7200 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay, CA. Phone: 916-786-5021.
Sacraments
Click on this logo for Sacrament preparation requirements.
Liturgical Ministries Schedule
Eucharistic Ministers:
Altar Servers:
Lectors:
Mount St. Joseph Seminary
Mount St. Joseph is well known to all our parishioners and friends. Located at 6530 Wells Avenue in Loomis (and the home of the Marello Youth Retreat Center), it is where future priests and brothers of the Oblates of St. Joseph prepare for ministry in the Church. Visit their website at mountstjoseph.org to view their calendar of events, inclucing Mass times.
Pray for Vocations ... Let us pray daily that the Lord will send His holy Church many vocations, men and women who will devote their entire life to the worship of the Lord and to the service of His holy people as priests, brothers and sisters. Pray that all those called will be able to discern the Lord's will for them and then have the courage to follow with love and zeal. Pray for vocations from our parish!
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