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Sat Vigil	5:00pm
Sun	7:00am 9:00am 11:00am 4:00pm
Mon - Sat	8:00am

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Reconciliation

Tue - Fri	7:30-7:50am
Sat	4:00-4:50pm
Sun	20 min before each Mass
Other times by appointment

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Mon - Thu	8:30am-4:30pm
Fri	8:30am-3:00pm
Sun	8:00am-12:30pm

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2026-2027 Religious Education Registration
Give your child the gift of faith. Religious Education Program is officially open for students in grades Pre-K through 5th grade.
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St. Vincent de Paul Collection Bin
There is a collection bin in our parking lot for clothing and shoes only.

Please help us to help the less fortunate.
Volunteer Needed to Join Life Teen Core!
Attention Catholic Women!

Are you a young female adult, college age, or older? Are you looking to serve your community?
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Want to Join the Catholic Church or Receive a Sacrament?
If you or someone you know would like to become Catholic or receive the sacraments (baptism, communion, confirmation), OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) can help!
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Dr. Brant Pitre Scripture Study
Mon, Aug 24 @ 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (weekly)
Join us every Monday in Room 2 & 3 of the Parish Hall for fellowship and discussion based on the Sunday Readings each week.
Legion of Mary
Wed, Aug 26
Meets on Saturdays in the Library & Wednesdays in Parish Hall, Room 4.
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Monthly 24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration
Fri, Sep 4 (every first Friday of the month)
You are invited to spend an hour in adoration to Jesus in our Queen of Peace Chapel.
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Lay Fraternities of St. Dominic
Mon, Sep 7 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (every first Monday of the month)
We meet on the first Monday of every month in the Parish Hall.

“Live the Dominican Tradition: Pray, Study, Build Community. Share the Word!”
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Sanctity of Life Ministry Meeting
Tue, Sep 8 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (every second Tuesday of the month)
The Our Lady of Joy Sanctity of Life ministry is welcoming new members!
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ALL-IN Barnyard Bash
Thu, Sep 10 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
At Our Lady of Joy

RSVP required. Email olojallin@gmail.com.

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Weekly Reflection

Rules for Our Good

08-23-2026 | Fr. Jess Ty

Dear Family of God,

Have you ever heard that someone say that the Catholic Church is just a bunch of rules and regulations, do’s, and don’ts, it is against freedom?

G.K. Chesterton says: “Catholic doctrines and disciplines may be walls, but they are walls of a playground. Freedom exists only within a rule. The greatest act of freedom is obedience, not disobedience; breaking the rules does not make us happy and certainly does not make us free.”