We welcome Fr. Roberto Robles to St Joseph's this weekend.  Fr. Roberto who has recently been assigned to serve as the Chaplain in our hospitals will be hearing confessions and presiding at the 5 pm Mass.  Fr Hector will be assisting in the coordination of the Diocesan Encuentro that will take place all day on Saturday at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.  

Ash Wednesday Mass attendance was impressive:  8:15 am 302; 12 noon 234; and 7 pm 478.  That's a total of 1,014 participants at St Joseph's Parish.  Keep in mind that the sitting capacity for the new Church with the longer pews will be on the average 400.  The late Mass numbers will barely fit in the new Church.  I wonder how it will effect our weekend liturgies?