About St. Joseph · Dannemora, New York
St. Joseph's Church is a small Roman Catholic parish serving the village of Dannemora in Clinton County, New York, in the rural North Country near the Canadian border. The parish is part of the Diocese of Ogdensburg and shares pastoral leadership with St. Alexander Parish in nearby Morrisonville, with the priestly ministry provided from that parish cluster. The church is located at 179 Smith Street in Dannemora, and its congregation worships in the Roman (Latin) Rite, gathering for Mass on Sundays and select weekdays with a quiet, steady sacramental rhythm typical of upstate New York's small historic parishes.
- Established
- 1860
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Reverend Michael Jablonski
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ogdensburg
Why belong here
St. Joseph's offers a welcoming, small-parish Catholic community in the village of Dannemora, with regular Sunday and weekday Masses, a Saturday Vigil Mass, and access to the sacraments through the priestly ministry shared with neighboring parishes in the Diocese of Ogdensburg. For Catholics living in or visiting the historic North Country of Clinton County, it is a place to maintain the rhythm of weekly Mass, Holy Day observance, and traditional Catholic devotion in an intimate setting.
Mass times at St. Joseph
Weekly Mass schedule
Adoration times
- Friday 8:30 AM after First Mass until 9:30 AM in Rectory Chapel (per parish directory listings)
About St. Joseph's Parish, Dannemora
St. Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish in the village of Dannemora, Clinton County, New York, within the Diocese of Ogdensburg. The parish has served the local Catholic community continuously since the mid-nineteenth century, and today it shares pastoral care with neighboring parishes in the diocese. Its mailing and office contact is routed through 78 Clinton Street, Redford, NY 12978.
- Parish type: Roman (Latin) Rite
- Diocese: Ogdensburg
- Parish ID (GCatholic): 18270
- Location code: 87P8P79G+RM
History
The parish has roots going back to 1860, when its sacramental registers begin, predating the 1872 erection of the Diocese of Ogdensburg itself. St. Joseph's was incorporated in New York State on February 11, 1870 as a domestic not-for-profit corporation. An archival collection covering 1860–1922 documents the parish's marriages, births, deaths, confirmations, First Communions, and burials in St. Joseph's Old Cemetery, offering a remarkable record of Catholic life in this small Adirondack-border community.
- Earliest registers: 1860
- Incorporated in New York: February 11, 1870
- Archival records: 1860–1922 (WorldCat)
- Includes St. Joseph's Old Cemetery records
Clergy and Staff
The parish is served by Reverend Michael Jablonski as Pastor. The parish office and sacramental correspondence are administered through the diocesan secretary's office, with the parish e-mail routed to [email protected].
- Pastor: Reverend Michael Jablonski
- Parish Secretary e-mail: [email protected]
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors can reach St. Joseph's by phone at (518) 293-5168, with a fax line of (518) 561-5040 shared with neighboring parish offices. The parish mailing address is 78 Clinton Street, Redford, NY 12978, while the church itself stands at 179 Smith Street, Dannemora, NY 12929.
- Church address: 179 Smith Street, Dannemora, NY 12929
- Telephone: (518) 293-5168
- Fax: (518) 561-5040
- Mailing: 78 Clinton Street, Redford, NY 12978
- E-mail: [email protected]
Diocese of Ogdensburg
St. Joseph's belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg, which was erected on February 15, 1872, separated from the Diocese of Albany, and covers St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex, Lewis, Jefferson, and the northern towns of Herkimer and Hamilton counties in northern New York. The parish is part of the cluster of historic Catholic communities in Clinton County, in the North Country along Lake Champlain and the Canadian border.
- Diocese: Ogdensburg
- Diocese founded: February 15, 1872
- Region: North Country / Adirondack foothills of New York