St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church

7200 Auburn-Folsom Road

The Parish Office is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19 precautions. Please call or email the office if you need assistance. Click Contact Us for contact information. 

Normal Hours:
8:30-2:00pm M-F
First and Third Sundays of the Month:
9:30-10:30am

SUMMER HOURS:
8:30-12:30 M-F

Are you new to St. Joseph Marello Catholic Church? Welcome!
Please download a Parish Registration Form by CLICKING HERE (or pick one up at the Welcome Table in the vestibule of the church).

Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Please visit our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults page.

Our YouTube channel is up and running! Please click here to subscribe and/or view our Masses and Stations of the Cross. Live-streamed events are recorded and can be viewed later. We are blessed to have this option at this time. 

Yes, there is fear.
Yes, there is isolation.
Yes, there is panic buying.
Yes there is sickness.
Yes there is even death.
But,
They say that in Wuhan after so many years of noise
You can hear the birds again.
They say that after just a few weeks of quiet
The sky is no longer thick with fumes
But blue and grey and clear.
They say that in the streets of Assisi
People are singing to each other
across the empty squares,
keeping their windows open
so that those who are alone
may hear the sounds of family around them.
They say that a hotel in the West of Ireland
Is offering free meals and delivery to the housebound.
Today a young woman I know
is busy spreading fliers with her number
through the neighbourhood
So that the elders may have someone to call on.
Today Churches, Synagogues, Mosques and Temples
are preparing to welcome
and shelter the homeless, the sick, the weary
All over the world people are slowing down and reflecting
All over the world people are looking at their neighbours in a new way
All over the world people are waking up to a new reality
To how big we really are.
To how little control we really have.
To what really matters.
To Love.
So we pray and we remember that
Yes there is fear.
But there does not have to be hate.
Yes there is isolation.
But there does not have to be loneliness.
Yes there is panic buying.
But there does not have to be meanness.
Yes there is sickness.
But there does not have to be disease of the soul
Yes there is even death.
But there can always be a rebirth of love.
Wake to the choices you make as to how to live now.
Today, breathe.
Listen, behind the factory noises of your panic
The birds are singing again
The sky is clearing,
Spring is coming,
And we are always encompassed by Love.
Open the windows of your soul
And though you may not be able
to touch across the empty square,
Sing."
-from Richard Hendrick (Brother Richard) in Ireland
March 13th 2020
- Fr. Richard Hendrick, OFM
March 13th 2020

Dear Parishioners, 
 
Father Phil is sending out a message of encouragement to all parishioners who choose to remain at home and not attend Sunday Mass during the pandemic crisis.  He is concerned that some parishioners are feeling guilty about their decision. 

Based on the recent announcement from our Governor, ALL Californians who are age 65+ should remain at home until the virus is no longer a threat.  Father Phil is over 65 and plans to follow the guidelines set forth by the Governor. He will be setting an example for all his parishioners and stay at the Mount in prayer and reflection.  He will likely come to the Parish office each day to check on any important matters.

Father wants all parishioners to know that there is no reason to feel guilty about staying home.  He encourages all of us to engage in other spiritual activities in lieu of attending Sunday Mass.  The following practices are suggestions:

• View Sunday Mass on the EWTN TV network.  In our area, Sunday Masses on EWTN are broadcast at 5 AM and at 9 AM.
• Read and reflect on the Mass scripture readings (usccb.org/bible/readings).
• If you are enrolled in Bible Study (which has been cancelled) you can read the scripture passages/textbook and answer the questions in your workbook.
• Recite Lenten prayers. (Google “Catholic Lenten Prayers” and many Catholic resources will populate.)
• Read the Magnificat Lenten Companion which offers reflections for each day of Lent.
• At the beginning and end or each day, journal about all the blessings our Lord has bestowed upon you.
• Read a book that speaks to your own spiritual enrichment.
• Sign up for a free subscription to Dynamic Catholic (dynamiccatholic.com) or other Catholic websites for daily readings/reflections that are sent directly to your inbox.

Please stay healthy and pray for those who are affected by the virus.  The pandemic will eventually be minimized over time, but we must be diligent in following the city, county, state, and federal guidelines. Bishop Soto has also encouraged all of us to follow the guidelines and has given all who live in the Sacramento Diocese a dispensation from attending Mass. 

Our Lord is with us on this journey and He will show us the way!
 

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