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COVID-19 News and St. Joseph Catholic Church
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Parish Reopening Timeline
June 27 & 28th: Weekend Masses will resume with the guidelines listed within this document.
June 29th: Beginning today, Monday, June 29th, our parish office will open back up to the public. We will be open Monday - Thursday from 8 am to 4 pm, and Friday 8 am to noon.
To safeguard the health of our parish staff, we kindly ask the following:
- Please call prior to arriving and a staff member will let you into the building. Our phone number is 712.338.2274.
- We ask that you please wear a face mask.
- Please knock on individual staff members doors prior to entering.
- If you are feeling 'under the weather,' please communicate via phone or emailCLOTHING ROOM: Our clothing room will remain closed until further notice. We are also unable to accept clothing donations presently. We will communicate with everyone via social media and our parish website when we are again able to accept donations.
TREASURE CHEST: Our Treasure Chest Garage sale is presently accepting donations. To make an appointment to drop off items, please call Cheryl at 712.331.4303.
Thank you for your understanding.
July 6th: Parishes are allowed to offer two weekday Masses (at the pastors discretion).
July 20th: Parishes may open to their normal schedule of weekday Masses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Clothing Room
- Treasure Chest Village
- Online Masses
- Tithing / Online Giving
- Assistance Needed
- Reservations
- Adoration
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Is the parish clothing room still open to visit, and / or is the clothing room still accepting donations during this time?
The parish clothing room is closed until further further notice. We are also not able to accept any clothing at this time for the safety and health of our parish staff. Please hold on to the clothing until we can open the clothing room back up, which will be announced on our parish website and Facebook page.
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Is the Treasure Chest Garage Sale still accepting donations during this time?
The Treasure Chest Garage Sale is still accepting donations, but on a very limited basis and by prior appointment only. Please call Cheryl Aumer at 712.331.4303 to make an appointment. Our next Treasure Chest Garage sale will be Labor Day weekend. Please continue to check our parish website and social media sites for the exact times and details once they are released.
We kindly ask that you do not leave items outside of this time frame and without an appointment. Thank you in advance for your donations and for your support of our Treasure Chest ministry!
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How do I watch the online liturgies at St. Joseph Catholic Church, and what time are the offered?
You may watch all of the online liturgies held at St. Joseph Catholic Church by clicking here, or visiting our Facebook page.
Our 4:00 pm Saturday night and 9:00 am Saturday morning Masses are live streamed.
Our weekday liturgies are live streamed each morning, Monday through Friday, at 7:30 am.
All liturgies are offered live at the above times, and are also archived on our parish website and Facebook page for viewing at anytime.
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How may I continue to tithe during this time? Can I give online?
Thank you for keeping St. Joseph Catholic Church in your thoughts financially. The following ways are available for you to continue to tithe to the parish.
- You may mail your offering to the church office. Our mailing address:
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1305 Okoboji Avenue
Milford, Iowa 51351
(If your donation is for a particular cause or ministry, please notate that somewhere within the contribution so that it is properly distributed)
- You may give online through a secure website in which our parish uses. To give online, please click here.
- You may sign up for automatic withdrawl. To do so, please contact Susan with our parish office:
Susan: Cell: 712-338-4674, Home: 712-320-2584, Office: 712-336-338-2274, ext. 10 - Email: sreiser@milfordcable.net
Your support to St. Joseph Catholic Church is greatly appreciated. God Bless!
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What sort of assistance is available during this time?
Our KC’s are starting a food/assistance project, “Helping Hands,” for persons in need. They plan to distribute food cards to those in need within our parish. If the parishioner needs assistance shopping, running errands or whatever need, they can call the parish office and a KC member will be dispatched to assist. They can also call a KC number directly by using the below contact information. We are all in this together. Be kind. Be thoughtful of others who may need help.
John Heller 712-330-4371
Terry Abbas 712-330-9131
Don Brueker 712-461-1321
Chris Jones 712-330-1709
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We do not require a reservation be made to attend any liturgies at St. Joseph Catholic Church. When you arrive, you will be greeted at the door by ushers, who will happily assist you in finding seating. We are presently seating people in every third pew, leaving two rows of pews between each, to assist in maintaining appropriate distance for the protection and well-being of all in attendance.
In the event that our church-proper becomes too full, we do have additional seating available in the church balcony. We also have additional overflow seating available in the parish hall as well.
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St. Joseph Catholic Church is open for adoration on Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, and Wednesdays from 6:30 am to 7:25 am (leading up to to the 7:30 am Mass) for Adoration.
