Mother of Dolors & St. Joseph's Catholic Churches

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  • St. Joseph’s mailing address change

    Beginning July 1, 2025, the mailing address for St. Joseph’s Parish and St. Joseph’s Food Pantry and Clothes Closet will change to the MOD/STJ parish office location.  Previous mailing address/phone number:PO Box 455Ramsey, IL  62080618-423-2424 New mailing address/phone number:322 N 7th StVandalia, IL  62471618-283-0214 St. Joseph’s Food Pantry and Clothes Closet phone number will remain 618-423-2424.

  • Tools 4 School

    Tools for School for Fayette County For 20 plus years, this ministry has been a staple to provide school supplies for grades K-college aged students in Fayette County. It is now a mission of the Vandalia Association of Churches (VAC) to provide FREE basic school supplies needed for students to succeed during the upcoming school…

  • Called & Sent retreat

  • CDA meeting

    The CDA meeting will begin at 6:30 pm with the Rosary. Sid File will be the guest speaker.

  • Parishioner info needed!!

    Hello STJ/MOD parishioners! I would like to update your contact/family information for the church directory. Please email or call me with the following info: Name & DOBSpouses & DOB and/or DODAll children at home & DOBAddressMarital StatusWedding AnniversaryHome number (if any)Cell phone (for each adult)Email (for each adult) This information will be included in the…

  • Updating church directory

         A new church directory will be created this summer for STJ & MOD.      Information included will be name, address, phone number, email and (if wanted) a family picture. If no picture is wanted, the other information will be included.      July 15th-19th are the dates for the pictures to be taken.      I…

  • Triduum

    Holy Thursday ~ 7 PM at Mother of Dolors Good Friday ~ 6 PM confessions, 7 PM at St. Joseph’s Holy Saturday ~ 8 PM at Mother of Dolors

  • Caring & Sharing breakfast

    Caring and Sharing will be hosting a breakfast at MOD Parish Center on Sunday, Dec. 8th from 8-11:30 AM. Please stop by to enjoy good food and fellowship.

  • Advent Luncheon at STJ

    St Joseph will host an Advent Luncheon for parishioners on Sunday, Dec. 8th after the 10 AM Mass. Meat and drink will be furnished, please bring a side dish or two! Sign-up sheet is in the vestibule.

  • Mass Switch Dec 8th

    Mass at Mother of Dolors will be at 8 AM Mass at St Joseph’s will be at 10 AM