Parish Information

Pastor:Rev. Joseph Kunnelaya T.

St.josephparish@bendbroadband.com  – 541-420-4458

Rectory: Evenings 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

Parish Pastoral Council:   Roy Beyer

rmbeyer82@yahoo.com – 541-416-0483

The Pastoral Council renders advice and assistance to the Pastor in the administration of the Parish. In addition, it oversees the activities of the various groups and ministries of St. Joseph, Prineville.

Finance Council:  Bob Bruner

ridgelineriders@gmail.com  – 971-803-0843

The function of the Finance Council is to render assistance to the Pastor in regard to the financial matters of the parish. Annually, it assists in the preparation of the Parish Budget and renders counsel at ensuring its healthy implementation.

Knights of Columbus:  Mike Koivisto

mikekoivisto@yahoo.com

The Knights of Columbus of St. Joseph is a fraternity of men whose main activities are: service in the church, especially to the Pastor/Adminstrator of the Parish and making charitable contributions to the community and diocese.

Hispanic Community:  Ruby Ruit

ruby21ruiz@gmail.com  – 541-350-8833

The Hispanic Ministry specifically caters for Spanish speaking faithful of St. Joseph, Prineville.

It helps in fostering the complete integration of the members of this group into parish life. Some of its activities include coordination of Bible Study, and cultural activities associated with the celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe , around the second week of December.

Adult Faith FormationOCIA: Jim Friese

kkpeaches2@msn.com – 541-991-2814

The activities of the Adult Faith Formation Program include, but are not limited to, preparation for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA), including those preparing for confirmation and reception into the Catholic faith.

Respect Life:  Garilynn Tocher

garilynn.tocher@yahoo.com  – 541-815-5823

Lectors: Kathy Thompson

kathyt@crestviewcable.com – 541-416-0483

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:  Cathy Baxter

cl2baxter@gmail.com  – 541-447-3425

Ushers: Mike Carroll

mikelikes2fish@gmail.com  541-462-3043

 Altar Servers: George Gerke: 

gerke1645@outlook.com  541-447-1645


Acolytes
: Mike Koivisto 

mikekoivisto@yahoo.com  – 541-788-6489

Choir: Maureen Bristow

mlfbristow@gmail.com – 541-350-8851

The purpose of this ministry is to provide appropriate music for all Liturgical celebrations. It is open to all parishioners who are willing to share generously the gift of their musical talents with the parish community.

Maintenance Manager: Bob Leonard

jrleo836@gmail.com  – 541-460-8565

This ministry assists the Pastor/Administrator in the maintenance of the main Church Premises, Church Hall and Rectory. The maintenance of all equipment and appliances utilized in all Church properly is also overseen by this ministry.

St. Vincent de Paul: Rita Malone

 503-504-3414

Religious Education

The goal of this ministry is to ensure that those to be admitted to the sacraments are given the necessary preparations. This ministry also coordinates the various efforts at on-going faith instruction in the parish taking into consideration, special needs, opportunities and challenges.

This ministry is exercised in collaboration with the Pastor. Its main objective is to provide religious education for the child and youth of the parish

Director of Religious Education:  Barbara Dalton @  541-447-6475

Genesis:  Yurizet Villasana 509-910-6798

Ruby Ruiz 541-350-8833

First Holy Communion: 

Barbara Dalton 541-447-6475

 3rd and 4th Grades; Alejandra Villagomez

5th & 6th Grade:  Wendi Spencer – Putnam 

Confirmation

Barbara Dalton – 541-447-6475