Faith Opportunities

Sacraments & RCIA
Adult Spiritual Opportunities
Home School Program

Reconciliation: Held on Saturdays, 11:30am - 12:00 p.m and anytime by appointment. During Advent and Lent there are special Reconciliation Services. Call the office or check the bulletin for details on these during the seasons.

Baptisms: All couples are required to attend a preparation program before the child's baptism can be scheduled. Classes are offered three (3) times each year on the third Sunday of January, May and September, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the conference room adjacent to the parish office. Please call or e-mail the parish office early in your pregnancy to register for the class before your child is born.

Marriages: Individuals seeking the Sacrament of Marriage must be registered members (on your own) for at least 1 year.  Couples must speak with the Pastor at least six months prior to wedding date.

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Church? Unbaptized and have a need for spirituality in your life? Married to a Catholic and attend Mass with them, and want to share in their faith? RCIA is the place for you! Every year adults are welcomed into the Catholic community through RCIA. Contact the parish office for more information. The Catechumens and candidates from St. Joseph's will be brought into the fullness of the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil when they receive their Sacraments of Initiation. This is a joyous event as we see the wonderful growth of the Catholic Church, and St. Joseph Parish.

Here at St. Joseph's, we would like to increase the number of mini-courses being offered for adults. If you have any ideas of what kind of adult catechesis we should offer, or feel that you may be qualified to teach a course of some kind, please e-mail the Faith Formation Office at ccd@stjosephohara.com  with your ideas.

When there are courses offered, they will be noted in the bulletin. Keep sending your ideas for further enrichment - any and all ideas are welcome.

The purpose of this page is to offer online links that may be beneficial to our students and parents who are home schooling. 

Call To Faith: This is the online resource offered by the publisher of our textbooks. This website offers wonderful supplemental material for our texts, including chapter reviews and downloads.

The Catholic Encyclopedia: Precisely what the name suggests. An online encyclopedia of everything Catholic. All you ever wanted to know from Church history, to dogma, to various prayers can be found here.

Catechism of the Catholic Church: This is a complete summary of what Catholics throughout the world believe in common. This webpage offers a search engine of the Catechism, where you just enter a term you are looking for, and you'll get results of where the Catechism discusses that term.

New American Bible Online: An online version of the New American Bible. This webpage is sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Vatican II Documents: The basic sixteen documents from the second Vatican Council. These documents are the heart and soul of the Catholic Church today.

Eternal Word Television Network: The website of the popular all Catholic Network, EWTN. This site includes a popular kids section, daily Mass readings, a programming guide, and an online Q & A page among many others.

The Vatican: The official website of the Holy See.

Diocese of Pittsburgh: The official Diocesan website.

Catholic Bookstore: An online Catholic bookstore to satisfy your spiritual reading and catechetical needs.

Catholic Answers: A nice web page to find answers to your most pressing Catholic questions.