About Us...
Our parish was first started as a mission of the Catholic Church in Petaluma in 1914. It officially became a parish in 1918. St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cotati, CA is dedicated to the Universal Call to Holiness. In other words, your sanctity in your ordinary life.
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It gives me great joy to share with you that our parish now has a subscription to FORMED, a premier online platform filled with over 4,000 Catholic studies, movies, audio dramas, talks, e-books, and even cartoons for our children.
FORMED has content from over 60 apostolates, including Augustine Institute, Ignatius Press, and the Knights of Columbus, with material that is professionally produced, engaging, and solid in its catechism. Best of all, this material is free to you.
Much of FORMED’s content is available in both English and Spanish. Click HERE to sign up for FORMED.
My hope is that you feel welcomed and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and make it your spiritual home.
I look forward to meeting you.
Fr. Raúl Lemus, Pastor
P.S. Please make sure to join our mailing list to stay in touch.
Closed for lunch from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM and on Mondays.
Parish Groups/Organizations
Men’s Club – Meets every third Thursday of the month at 6PM in the parish hall
Women’s Guild Altar Society - Meets every second Wednesday of the month at 1PM in the parish hall (does not in July or August)
Hombres de Fe – Se reúnen cada jueves a las 6PM en el salón parroquial
Crafty Ladies – Meets every third Thursday of the month at 10AM in the parish hall
Friends of St. Joseph – Call the parish office for mor information
Grupo de Oración: Dios te Ama – se reúne cada miércoles a las 7PM en la iglesia
Cursillos de Cristiandad – Ultreya cada lunes a las 6PM en el salón parroquial y Escuela de Cursillo cada lunes a las 7PM en el salón parroquial
Grupo de oración de Mamás – se reúne cada viernes a las 9:30AM en la capilla
Legión de María – Se reúne cada jueves a la 6:30PM en el cuarto de la “Blessed Mother” en el salón parroquial
Society St. Vincent de Paul – Call the parish office for more information
Youth group/Grupo de Jóvenes – Usually meets on Fridays at 6PM in the parish hall – Usualmente se reune cada viernes a las 6PM en el salon parroquial
Pastoral familiar – Llame a la oficina parroquial para más información
Coro Gregoriano – se reúne cada martes a las 5:30PM en la iglesia
Youth Choir/Coro de Jovenes - Call the parish office for more information - Llame a la oficina parroquial para más información
Ministry Volunteer Opportunities – Please Call the Parish Office for Ministry Coordinator Information
Catechist
-First Communion
-Confirmation
-OCIA & Adult Faith Formation (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)
-OICA y Formación de Fe de Adultos (Orden de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos)
-Pre Baptism classes
-Quinceañera preparation
-Marriage prep couples to accompany the engaged
Sacristan
Altar server
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to the homebound
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Lector
Choirs/music ministries
Ushers/collection
Counting the Collection
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Webmaster/Communications
Weekly Schedule
Saturday Evening Vigil Mass
5:00 pm - English
7:00 pm - español
Sunday Mass
7:30 am - español
9:30 am - English
11:30 am - español
Weekday Mass
9:00 am - English (Tuesday - Friday)
see upcoming Events & Activities for up-to-date schedule.
Please see the upcoming activities section for Holy Days of Obligation.
Confessions
Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
We will also have confessions on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM during the season of lent
And by appointment
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Click here to sign up for a weekly one-hour shift.
At the southern windows of the church
Monday – Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Inside the church (please enter through southeast accessible doors)
Sunday 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Monday 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday – Friday 4:00 PM 7:00 PM
All night Adoration every first Friday of the month, beginning at 7:00 PM and ending at 5:00 AM Saturday morning
FORMED IS FREE
You can enjoy FORMED on your computer or on your television with an inexpensive Roku device or Apple TV. You can even listen on your phone as you commute to work or do chores.
Our hope and prayer is that the content on FORMED will enrich, deepen, and inspire your faith. Please pray for our benefactors who have made a FORMED subscription a reality for our parish. Please pray for the people at the Augustine Institute who create this wonderful and much-needed Catholic content for our people.
Parishioners will first need to sign up for FORMED at formed.org/signup before they will be able to log into the app.
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BAPTISM
Sacramental Guidelines for the Diocese of Santa Rosa for Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation.
Please call the parish office for scheduling
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Jeremiah 29:11
MARRIAGE
“St. Joseph did not do extraordinary things, but rather by the constant practice of ordinary and common virtues, he attained that sanctity which elevates him above all the other saints.”
St. Joseph Marello
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