St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church

Overview

The Berkeley Catholic Cluster consist of three Parishes of the Region 1: Deanery 5 The Parishes are Saint Joseph the Worker, Saint Ambrose, and Saint Augustine (Oakland). Saint Ambrose Parish in Berkeley was the first parish to cluster under Saint Joseph the Worker in May 2023. Saint Augustine Parish in Oakland was also clustered under Saint Joseph the Worker in December 2023. The three parishes have since worked more closely together to bring unity in our Deanery and in our cities of Berkeley & Oakland. Events such as Processions, food sales, events and more have unified us more and more. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide our three Parishes.

Mission: From the Diocese of Oakland: The following paragraphs from Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel), an apostolic exhortation published by Pope Francis, encapsulates well the spirit of our Mission Alignment Process: "I dream of a 'missionary option,' that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation. The renewal of structures demanded by pastoral conversion can only be understood in this light: as part of an effort to make them more mission-oriented, to make ordinary pastoral activity on every level more inclusive and open, to inspire in pastoral workers a constant desire to go forth and in this way to elicit a positive response from all those whom Jesus summons to friendship with himself... "... The parish is the presence of the Church in a given territory, an environment for hearing God’s word, for growth in the Christian life, for dialogue, proclamation, charitable outreach, worship and celebration. ... We must admit, though, that the call to review and renew our parishes has not yet sufficed to bring them nearer to people, to make them environments of living communion and participation, and to make them completely mission-oriented." (No. 27, 28) -- The MAP (Mission Alignment Process) began in 2021 to address a growing gap between the mission of the Church and the operational realities of our parishes. The challenges of declining participation in parish life - sacramentally, financially and ministerially - are not unique to the Diocese of Oakland. Dioceses throughout the United States are impacted with similar challenges. Point of Contact for Diocese of Oakland (Parish Contacts down below)

Services offered

• Mass
• Confession
• Baptism
• OCIA (Adult Education)
• Marriage
• Requesting Sacramental Certificates

Who they help

English and Spanish services

Location and service area

1640 Addison Street, Berkeley, California, 94703