HOLY THURSDAY April 6 - 7:00 PM - Mass of The Lord's Supper at St. Joseph Church, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 PM to mid-night. . . GOOD FRIDAY April 7 at St. Joseph Church - 1:00 PM - Stations of the Cross (also at Lee Vining); 2:00 PM - The 7 Words (also at Lee Vining); 3:00 PM - Solemn Celebration of the Passion of the Lord, and veneration of the Holy Cross; 5:00 PM - Procession in Silence; 6:00 PM - Condolences to the Virgin Mary. . . HOLY SATURDAY April 8 at St. Joseph Church - 8:00 PM - Easter Vigil Mass.. . EASTER SUNDAY April 9 - Follows the usual Mass schedule...Click on the image to read the special Holy Week Bulletin in English or Spanish.

The 2023 Bishop's Ministry appeal is underway. The theme of the campaign this year is "Eucharist Received, Eucharist Lived!" Click on the image to view Bishop Myron Cotta's video on the Bishop's Ministry Appeal. The second collection at the Masses the weekend of April 23 will be for the Bishop's Ministry Appeal. Please help us reach our goal.

During the current absence of Fr. Jorge Román, Monsignor Aldolfo Valdivia will be here to celebrate Mass the weekend of September 11-12. Please welcome him.

April 5 - Palm Sunday Mass (Livestream) at Noon. Have some branches from your garden and be ready to have them blessed at the beginning of the Mass. . . . . April 9 - Holy Thursday Mass (Livestream) at 6:00 PM. Have some bread to be blessed during the Mass. After the Mass, if weather permits, Fr. Jorge will go on his open top Jeep through the streets of Mammoth Lakes with the Blessed Sacrament blessing the Town and the people. . . . . April 10 - Good Friday Services: Stations of the Cross (Livestream) at 1:00 PM; . . . The Seven Words (Livestream) at 2:00 PM; . . . The Passion of the Lord (Livestream) at 3:00 PM. This is the main liturgical celebration. Have a Crucifix to be blessed. . . . Procession of the Cross at 5:00 PM. Fr. Jorge and probably other Pastors of the various Christian denominations will walk with the Cross in silence through the streets of Mammoth Lakes. . . . . April 11 - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil (Livestream) at 8:00 PM. Have some water and a candle to be blessed during the Mass. . . . . April 12 - Easter Sunday Service at 10:00 AM - Tentatively an Ecumenical Service (Livestream) with the pastors of various Christian denominations. . . Easter Mass at noon (Livestream). Have a white or golden flag to be blessed during the Mass. . . . . The Livestream events can be viewed on the St. Joseph Facebook page. You can join in directly on that Facebook page named Mammoth Catholic Church, or click on the Facebook symbol in the upper right corner of this page. . . . . Click on the image for the Spanish translation of this schedule.

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 - Saint Joseph Church: 6:00 p.m. Mass; 7:00 PM Confessions and Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament. Our Savior of the Mountains and The Infant of Prague: 7:00 PM Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament...... Wednesday, January 1, 2020, The Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God: 10:15 AM at Our Savior of the Mountains; 12:00 PM at The Infant of Prague; 6:00 PM at St. Joseph Church (Bilingual). Note there is no morning Mass at St. Joseph Church.

Tuesday, December 24: 6:00 PM at St. Joseph Church (Bilingual); 9:00 PM at St. Joseph Church (Bilingual). Wednesday, December 25: 8:00 AM at St. Joseph Church (English); 10:15 AM at Our Savior of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining; 12:00 PM at The Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport; 6:00 PM at St. Joseph Church (Spanish).

Wednesday, December 11, 10:00 PM, Celebration in Saint Joseph Church with songs, dances and prayers in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, followed by Midnight Mass. Thursday, December 12, 10:15 AM, Mass at Our Savior of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining; 12:00 PM, Mass at the Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport; 6:00 PM, Mass (Spanish / English) at St. Joseph Church, Mammoth Lakes.

This is a big Festivity of the Church. The schedule of Masses is the same as that of a regular Sunday. Wednesday, August 14 - 6:00 PM in Saint Joseph Church. Thursday, August 15 - 8:00 AM in Saint Joseph Church; 10:15 AM in Our Savior of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining; 12:00 Noon in The Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport, to be combined with the funeral Mass for Nixon Edward Denton; 6:00 PM in Saint Joseph Church, Spanish.

During Fr. Jorge's absence on the weekend of August 10 and 11, Fr. Nghia Cao, a Missionary of Cross Catholic Outreach, will be celebrating the Masses in our Parish.

During the Masses on June 22 - 23, we will have elections for the Parish Pastoral Council. Click on the image to see the list of candidates.

Easter Masses: Easter Vigil at Saint Joseph Church, Saturday, April 20, 8:00 PM. Easter Sunday, April 21 ----- 8:00 AM at Saint Joseph Church; 10:00 AM at Our Lady of the Valley Chapel in Coleville; 10:15 AM at Our Savior of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining; 12:00 PM at The Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport (Spanish); 6:00 PM at Saint Joseph Church (Spanish). Click on the icon for the full schedule of services during Holy Week.

This Lent participate in the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, a faith in action program that invites you to encounter anew ourselves, our neighbors, and our God. Use your Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar daily to guide your Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Take the Rice Bowl with you and bring in your donations to the second collection on Palm Sunday, April 14. Click on the image for more information.

During Lent, every Thursday we will have a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament at 7:00 PM, and every Friday we will have bilingual Stations of the Cross, in St Joseph Church and both of the Missions at 7:00 PM.

Monday, December 24, 4:30 PM at Our Lady of the Valley Mission in Coleville; 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM at St. Joseph Church...... Tuesday, December 25, 8:00 AM at St. Joseph Church; 10:15 AM at Our Savior of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining; 12:00 PM at The Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport; 6:00 PM at St. Joseph Church (Spanish).

Fr. Jorge will be on a Pilgrimage to the Vatican and several Sanctuaries in Europe with his brother Fr. Jairo Román, and some parishioners of Saint Joseph on October 3-26. During this time, the Parish and Missions will be attended on the first week by Fr. Chan Woo Lee, and the 2nd and 3rd weeks by Fr. Alvaro Araque. Also during this time, the Parish Office will be closed.

The budget of the Diocese of Stockton for this year is $2,300,000 to cover expenses on education and formation of Seminarians, Deacons, Catechists, various Pastoral Ministries including immigrant services, etc. Every Parish of the Stockton Diocese contributes according their ability. St. Joseph Parish needs to raise $23,245. As of September 4, we have reached 81% of our assessment. Remember that every dollar you give is going to be used to build the Kingdom of God. Click on the image to read more about the Bishop's Ministry Appeal, or go to the Online Giving page to contribute.

Click on the icon for the full schedule of Holy Week activities.

A partir del 17 de Mayo, todos los miércoles a las 5:30 pm en la Mision del Niño de Praga en Bridgeport tendremos las reflexiones preparativas para el V encuentro nacional hispano. Hagan el esfuerzo por tomar ventaja de esta oportunidad para descubrir a Cristo que camina a nuestro lado.

The Catholic Relief Services is the oficial international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United Satates. We are motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to assist poor and suffering people in 91 countries on the basis of need, without regard to race, religion or nationality. On Palm Sunday, April 9, the second collection will be used to help the agency. During Lent, we also ask that you participate in the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl, a faith in action program that invites you to encounter anew ourselves, our neighbors and our God.

Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24: 6:00 PM - St. Joseph Church, Vigil Mass in English 9:00 PM - St. Joseph Church, Solemn Christmass Mass Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25: 8:00 AM. - St. Joseph Church in English 10:00 AM - Our Saviour of the Mountains Mission in Lee Vining 12:00 PM - The Infant of Prague Mission in Bridgeport 5:30 PM - St. Joseph Church in Spanish