Sacraments & Pastoral Services

Instructions for Emergency Annointing of the Sick
If you or someone you know is in critical condition or near death, call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685 during business hours (9am - 4pm) after hours 218.253.2004 .

Mass Intentions
Mass Intentions are scheduled throughout the year. To have a mass offered please contact the Pastoral Office at 218.253.2685 The offering for a Mass is $5.00.

Communion to the Sick
If you or someone you know is sick, hospitalized or homebound, please call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685. A minister of Pastoral Care will bring communion to those who cannot come to mass.

Pastoral Visitation
If you desire a home visit or counseling services, please call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685.

Infant Baptism
Parents requesting that their child be baptized must be registered parishioners who are actively participating in the life of St. Joseph's Church. Baptism preparation classes are required if the child to be baptized is the first child in the family.

Marriages/Marriage Preparation & Annulments
Couples seeking the sacrament of marriage must be registered parishioners who are actively participating in the life of St. Joseph's Church. Notification of intent to marry must be provided six months in advance. If you are in need of an annulment of a marriage, please call and the process can be initiated. For more information on the marriage preparation process, please call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation
The sacrament of reconciliation will be celebrated individually every Saturday at 4:30pm at St. Joseph's Church in Red Lake Falls. A communal penance service is scheduled during Advent & Lent. Reconciliation can always be scheduled by appointment also, please call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685


Organizations and Activities
Choirs, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Word, Worship & Service committees, Guild, Knights of Columbus, Sponsoring Couples for Marriage Preparation, SPIRIT Group,Total Youth Ministry and Lay Carmelites. For more infomation call the Pastoral Offices at 218.253.2685.