St. Charbel’s First Class Relic and relics of other saints coming to Vandalia/Springfield in October – A First Class relic of St. Charbel Makhlouf, the miraculous Maronite priest, monk, and hermit from Lebanon, is coming to our diocese for the first time from his homeland—and Catholics across Illinois are invited to this rare spiritual encounter. The…

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 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…

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

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…

     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…

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 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.

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.