Welcome to St. Joseph The Worker

SCRIP is just another name for gift cards.  Our preschool purchases gift cards from Great Lakes Scrip (a clearing house offering hundreds of different gift cards) at a discount of 1.5-20% depending on the business.  Gift cards are sold to you at face value.  Orders are placed on the 1st of each month, or more often depending on the number of orders received.  Please consider using this program. You can find the order form HERE.

Your good review might be the vehicle to entice others to come and experience our friendly and welcoming worship environment. Discipleship is in action when we share our thoughts about why we choose to worship at St. Joseph the Worker Church. If you write reviews for your favorite restaurant or other service provider, why not write a review for your church. Spread the good word! 

To write a review:

• Sign in to your Google Account.
• Search for St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.
• Find the Reviews Section.
• Click “Write a Review.”
• Rate and Write: Choose your star rating (1-5 stars) and write your review in the text box.  Be honest and specific.
• Submit. Once you’re satisfied, click “post” to publish your review. 

The Cry Room, or Quiet Room, in church is there for a very worthwhile purpose. It is for a child who may be restless, crying, etc.  This space enables the child and parent to still be able to hear the Mass, yet not disturb the people around them in the main church proper. But, this space is limited in size and in the number of people able to be accommodated. Therefore, please do not use this space for any other purpose than stated above. It is not a space for multi-members of a family to reside during Mass. This limits other people from using the room. Thanks for understanding. 

St. Joe’s Rosary Group Prayer Session is available to all parishioners who want to praise and worship God, to pray for St. Joseph the Worker Church, family, friends and loved ones or to intercede for others.  We start praying the Rosary on Zoom at 4:15pm and finish all prayers around 5:10pm. You can join through the Zoom Meeting ID: 509 233 2302  Passcode: Prayer, or you can call Pam Branham at 217-652-0246 for more details.

Due to the uncertainty of construction completion in the kitchen, O’Hara Hall and Kollross Hall, the Mostaccioli Dinner is canceled this year. We look forward to having it again next year.  

One of the beautiful ways we can keep a deceased loved one’s memory alive is through having a memorial set up at the time of their death. A very nice example of such a memorial would be to have one for St. Joseph the Worker Parish. People would then have the opportunity to designate SJW for a memorial gift. At the time of a loved one’s passing, please consider having our parish as one of the memorial options. 

If you are over the age of 21, are still living with your parents, and are gainfully employed, you should register as a member of the parish instead of continuing to be a part of your parent’s household. This will make our records more accurate.

Parents who would like to have their child baptized at St. Joseph the Worker are required to attend a preparation class. The next class will be on October 9th at 6:30pm.

To sign up for a class or to make alternate arrangements, call the church office at 217-483-3772.

Thanks to Cindy Essex for helping our new parents prepare to raise the next generation of the faithful.

If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please contact: Sean Fink at 217-415-1147. 

Please check-in at the office before entering the building during work hours.  We need to know who is in the building in case of an emergency.