Welcome to St Joseph’s Parish

Welcome to our parish community. We strive to be an open and welcoming community committed to providing opportunity for all to Encounter Jesus.

Our Parish Office is now located at 7 Milson Street, Charlestown. The office is attended from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

Encounter Jesus

IN THE EUCHARIST

Upcoming Events

See our Parish Calendar for regular events.

Prayer Intentions

  • “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts”

    We hear and read so many words every day and it is very easy to let them pass by, to ignore them or to harden our hearts. This prayer reminds us to listen carefully for what God is saying to us and so together, we pray:

    • Lord, we thank you with profound gratitude for the countless blessings in our life.
    • Help us to daily become more aware of those blessings and to be grateful for them.
    • Help us to see that life itself is a gift and that you are active in our life day and night.
    • Help us to especially see these blessings when life is hard, or when some burden weighs us down.
    • May we be filled with a grateful heart and always rejoice in your goodness. Jesus, we trust in You.
    • As we acknowledge the hurt caused by child abuse within our church, we pray with everyone affected by this deep wound in our community.
    • That we will show solidarity and support to refugees and migrants in our community by being more caring, compassionate and understanding.
    • For the children recently confirmed that through the grace of the Holy Spirit, they will experience the life and love of God and will grow in faith hope and love.

Latest News

Creation Sings

In the past few weeks, our Parish Bulletin has promoted Creation Sings at Sacred Heart Cathedral.  The occasion was prompted by Pope Francis’ call to all of us
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Way of the Cross

A big thank you to all those involved in the preparation and celebration of the Ecumenical Way of the Cross held in our Community Centre grounds on March 17th.
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Easter Mass Times

We will celebrate Easter Mass as follows: Holy Thursday (Thursday 28th March) – 7pm Good Friday (Friday 29th March) – 3pm Easter Saturday Vigil (Saturday 30th
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Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Our parish is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The Office of Safeguarding has been established with significant resources and a powerful mandate to support Catholic communities in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle in safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults involved in the life and ministry of our diocese.  You can access a range of information and safeguarding material on the Office of Safeguarding website. You can also access various resources available to vulnerable persons.

You can find information on the key staff in our parish here, and additional information on our commitment to safeguarding here.