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St. Joseph Church
Street Address:
19895
County Road 8, Capulin, CO 81124
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 40, Capulin, CO 81124-0040
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Phone: 719
274-5304 * Fax: 719 274-4454 *
Email:
saintjosephp@aol.com
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| Administrator:
Rev. Scott Braathen, SOLt |
Summer Mass
Schedule: Saturdays: 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. *
Sundays: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m.
& 11:00 a.m. *
Holidays: 8:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. * Weekdays:
8:30 a.m. |
| Winter Mass
Schedule: Same as summer schedule. |
| Missions: Our
Lady of the Valley, La Jara; St. Therese of the Child Jesus,
Manassa; St. Anthony, Los Sauces; Our Lady of the Immaculate
Conception, Romeo |
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Our mission |
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Our mission, We, the members of the faith communities of St. Joseph
Parish, Capulin, Colorado, find God's grace in the richness of our unique
religious and cultural heritage. We participate in the life of
faith through our worship, spirituality, evangelization, religious
education, community support and activities and social action. Through
Christ we grow as a parish because of our sharing of God-given gifts, time,
talents and resources. |
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Staff |
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| Rev. Scott Braathen,
SOLt, Administrator |
| Rev. Anthony
Blount, SOLt, Ecclesial Team Leader/Novice Servant |
| Rev. Paul Doa
(granted faculties effective October 5, 2007 - October 4, 2008) |
| Vivien L. Rivera,
Business Manager/Bookkeeper |
| Joann Ruybal,
Liturgy/Music |
| Bridget Gallegos,
CRE |
| Rolando & Tonia
Garcia, Ron Romero, Armando Marquez and Damian & Tineel Baroz, Youth |
| Bernadette Armenta,
Secretary |
| Rodney Sandoval,
Parish Council President |
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Rev. James Mulligan, SOLT -
Granted faculties 9-14-07 through 9-13-2010 |
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| Travel south on
Highway 285 for 14 miles; turn right on Highway 15 heading west for 9
miles; after entering Town of Capulin continue west for 1/2 mile, then turn
south (left) on County Road 8 |
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Missions:
La Jara: Our Lady of the Valley
Manassa: St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Los Sauces: St. Anthony
Romeo: Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
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History:
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St. Joseph’s Church is located in the southern part of the San Luis Valley and
includes some of the best farmland in the state, as well as some of the finest
grassland. The eastern boundary of the parish is the Rio Grande River; the
western boundary is the Continental Divide. This is all high country, with
elevations that run between 7,546 to 13,190 feet. Six small communities,
(Sanford, Capulin, Los Sauces, Romero, La Jara and Manassa), range in
congregation size of a few families to parishes with a thousand people. These
communities are served by St. Joseph, and its missions: Our Lady of the Valley,
La Jara; St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Manassa; the Immaculate Conception,
Romeo; and San Antonio in Los Sauces.
The village of Capulin was established in 1867 and named for the chokecherry
bushes that are abundant in the area. It was a supply point and market place for
farmers and ranchers along the Alamosa River and La Jara Creek, as well as the
gateway to the mines farther in the west.
The first small church was built of adobe bricks in 1878. At that time it was a
mission of the first parish in the state, Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Conejos, and
was served by the Jesuit priests. Construction on the current church began in
1912 and continued for the next four years. The church is built of native stone,
quarried several miles from the site and hauled to it by men with teams of
horses. The wagons rolled the entire summer of 1912 until the walls were
erected.
In 1939, St. Joseph Church became a separate parish serving the northern half
of Conejos County. At that time, the Theatine priests served the parish.
Beginning in the early forties, the Benedictine Sisters taught in the local
public school for many years. They helped to maintain a strong education system
for grade school as well as high school students. The school closed in 1992, but
the building continues to be used as a community center.
The church remains the heart of the parish. The administrative offices are
located in Capulin and masses are celebrated each Sunday as well as on weekdays.
Special prayer events and feasts, including the Good Friday Pilgrimage, bring
all in the Catholic community together to worship in unity and brotherhood.
The following responses apply to St. Joseph and all its missions. They are one
parish with one mission statement, one Parish Council, one united effort to be
the Catholic-Christian presence in northern Conejos County.
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