Greetings in Christ! It is with great appreciation to our Lord and His love and guidance that I now begin my journey here at Saint Joseph’s Downtown Wilmington serving as your Pastor. I am joyful and filled with gratitude and anticipation as I join this very warm and welcoming family. While the COVID-19 pandemic prevents us from gathering, worshipping and building relationships as we would like, I simply wanted to send you a note of thanks for welcoming me here as part of your church family. Rest assured, I am looking forward to a most fruitful ministry in the years to come. Do know that I am available to guide you in the life of faith, I am available to celebrate the Sacraments, rejoice with you in happy times, and cry with you during the most difficult times. I am also available to help you with anything that is keeping you or your families away from growing in the spiritual life and developing a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church. You may contact me via email at frmac@stjosephfrenchst.org and I do look forward to meeting and getting to know each of you. Through the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, intercessors of the home, I am, Yours in service, Fr. Mac

BEFORE YOU GO - GUIDELINES FOR RETURNING TO MASS! Let's show our love for one another by fully understanding the guidelines for returning to church and adhering to the guidelines. Details are in the full article.

We are happy to resume our public mass with a weekday mass on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Weekend masses will resume on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm and Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 10:00 am

Office hours will resume on a limited bases on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. We will continue working remotely for the remainder of the time. All appointments will be handled virtually until further notice. inquiries will require an appointment. Should there be a need, please call 302-658-4535 email parishsecretary@stjosephfrenchst.org

A Day of Service In partnership with Food Bank of Delaware and State Representative Stephanie T. Bolden, Saint Joseph's is hosting a Mobile Food Pantry. Interested parties should complete the brief intake form and submit to parishsecretary@stjosephfrenchst.org or fax to 302-658-2006. Volunteers are needed and must be at 16 years of age. If you would like to volunteer, please email parishsecretary@stjosephfrenchst.org with your name and organization. All volunteers should plan to arrive not later than 10:30 am in front of the Church.

Travel in St. Paul’s footsteps to Greece. Start in Athens and see the Acropolis...visit Corinth where he lives with Priscilla and Aquila...take a three-day Greek Isles cruise to sunny Mykonos...tour ancient Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary...visit the Monastery of St. John on Patmos and the Palace Knossos on Crete...Santorini...then visit Thessaloniki and Philippi, where Paul first preached the Gospel in Europe. Fr. Paul will be hosting this spectacular fund raising event for the parish. So save the date and plan to join Fr. Paul in 2020 as we travel through the beautiful country of Greece. Contact Loretta Young at 302-658-4535 or email parishsecretary@stjosephfrenchst.org to reserve your seat. Space is limited!

The Wilmington Council of St. Vincent dePaul has automated their assistance request process. Individuals seeking help, must submit their on-line request at www.svdpwilm.org. A SVDP volunteer will respond to the on-line request. St. Joseph's parishioners needed assistance,, should contact SVDP directly through the parish office 302-658-4535.

Easy Fund Raising and all parishioners can participate! St. Joseph’s is officially registered as a Charitable Organization on Amazon Smile. Each time you make an Amazon purchase, do so via AmazonSmile and select St. Joseph’s as your charitable organization. The parish will receive 0.5% of each purchase from when St. Joseph’s is selected. If you’re an Amazon user, please make your purchases through AmazonSmile and the parish will benefit. More detail appears in the bulletin and you can contact Loretta Young 302-521-1759 for additional information.

The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary is hosting their annual bus excursion. A 5 night excursion to Savannah, Georgia Sept 23 – 28, 2019. Limited space - only 43 seats available for this popular trip. Reserve your seat with only a $300 deposit. See attached flyer for more detail and contact Deborah Robinson to reserve your seat.

Beginning Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 6pm we will begin viewing a DVD series entitled The Bible Continued. The sessions will include a light supper, viewing of the DVD and a discussion on the Catholic Take about this series. The session will take place in the parish conference room. Please bring your bibles. Contact Mary Mirabeau for questions and to sign-up

In order to enhance and unify the Music Ministry at Saint Joseph’s, effective immediately, Fr. Paul has appointed Brenda Burns as the Director of the Music Ministry. Brenda is highly qualified for this role. She held this position many years ago and I appreciate her willing to do so again. Brenda has been trained as a liturgist; for decades she has attended annual training sessions to improve her skills as a choir director and choir member. She fully understands current liturgical norms and she serves on the bishops liturgy committee. In this role Brenda will work with the choir directors to coordinate and plan the music for the liturgy. In addition, Fr, Paul has asked Brenda to conduct liturgy workshops, establish routine rehearsals, develop a process for music selection as well as identifying other needs of the choirs. We thank and congratulate Brenda for her willingness to serve.

Celebration will be held at Saint Mary of the Assumption, Hockessin, Delaware at 9:30 am Refreshments will be served in the hall following mass. All are invited to join this spirit-filled celebration and memorial mass as we remember one of the great saints who cared for the poor. Sponsored by the Ministry for Black Catholics

Sept 10 –14, 2018, 5 day/4 night bus excursion to Cape Cod, This all inclusive trip can be reserved with only a $200 deposit. To reserve your seat contact Deborah at 302.494.5709 or Mary at 302.442.3861

Beginning September 9,2017, St. Joseph's will host Bingo every second Saturday of the month. 1:00pm- 5:00pm -- Doors will open at 12 o'clock noon.

Caribbean Mass & A Taste of the Islands. Join us as we celebrate Heritage Month with a Caribbean themed Mass on Sunday, June 18, 10:00 am. After mass, stay to enjoy delicacies from the Caribbean Islands - a taste of food favorites, prepared by our parishioners.

Join us for a great Bingo event and have a chance to win beautiful designer bags such as Coach, Michael Kors, Dooney & Bourke and many more. Tickets only $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Hope to see you there!

Clothes Drive - Saturday January 14, 2017

Parish Office Closed, Dec 26 thru Jan 2 - No weekday mass, Dec 26 thru Dec 30 - Weekday mass and regular office hours will resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Our revivalist is Deacon Gerard Jordan, a Norbertine Monk and a dynamite speaker. He will speak about the Year of Mercy. Join in us and be refreshed with the message from a dynamic speaker.