About St. Joseph · Greenwood, Nebraska
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Greenwood, Nebraska is a mission parish of St. Mary Catholic Church in nearby Ashland. Together the two worship sites form a single Catholic community serving the Wahoo Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. Weekly Sunday Mass is celebrated at St. Joseph at 8:30 a.m., and the parish shares its pastor, ministries, faith formation, and sacramental record-keeping with St. Mary in Ashland.
- Patron
- St. Joseph
- Rector
- Rev. Robert Matya
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
Why belong here
St. Joseph welcomes Greenwood-area Catholics to a small, traditional mission church with Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. and confessions beginning about 20 minutes before Mass each Sunday. As part of the St. Mary & St. Joseph cluster, parishioners can register with the parish, join growing ministries, take part in First Friday 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration at St. Mary, and have their children enrolled in the shared CCD religious-education program coordinated out of the St. Mary Education Center. It is a faithful, easy-to-find community where the priest serves both worship sites personally.
Mass times at St. Joseph
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:10 AM (about 20 minutes before Mass)
Parish Identity
St. Joseph is the Catholic mission church serving Greenwood, Nebraska, in Saunders County. It is one half of the St. Mary & St. Joseph cluster, paired officially by the Diocese of Lincoln with St. Mary Catholic Church in Ashland. Together the two worship sites share one pastor, one parish registration, and combined ministries.
- Patron: St. Joseph
- Type: Mission parish
- Diocese of Lincoln, Wahoo Deanery
Cluster Parish Life with St. Mary, Ashland
Because St. Joseph is a mission of St. Mary, Ashland, the sacramental, formation, and pastoral ministry of the community happens together with that parish. The parish bulletin, registration, and ministry sign-ups are all coordinated from one site, and a single pastor — currently Rev. Robert Matya — serves both churches.
- Shared pastor with St. Mary
- Parish registration through the Ashland rectory
- Combined bulletin and announcements
Faith Formation and Religious Education
CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) religious education for the cluster's children is coordinated from the St. Mary Education Center. The shared program draws students from both Ashland and Greenwood worshipping communities and is administered through the parish office in Ashland.
- CCD Coordinator based at St. Mary Education Center
- Program shared by St. Joseph families
Parish Grounds and Notable Features
The Greenwood church sits at 7 Oak Street in the village of Greenwood, sharing in the cluster's long parish history that includes the 1957 dedication of St. Mary's stone church in Ashland and the later construction of the shared education center and parking facilities. A Monument to the Unborn stands in front of the St. Joseph church.
- Street address: 7 Oak Street, Greenwood NE 68366
- Monument to the Unborn on grounds
- Shared parking lot with St. Mary
Contact and Visiting
Parishioners and visitors reach the mission through the Ashland rectory, which handles mail, phone calls, and sacramental records for both worship sites. The parish also maintains a Facebook page with the latest events, bulletins, and sign-ups.
- Phone: 402-944-3554
- Email: [email protected]
- Mailing address: 1625 Adams St, Ashland NE 68003
- Website: http://stmaryashland.org/
- Facebook: facebook.com/stmaryandstjoseph