A special parish.  Since our founding in 1858, this remarkable parish community has witnessed the tremendous growth of the Mandarin community and served as an anchor of Catholic faith.  From the fruits of the first collection of $6.65, God has multiplied the offerings of the faithful to grow St. Joseph's to one of the largest Catholic parishes in the Diocese of St. Augustine.  He has sent inspiring, loving pastors who have nurtured the faith, administered God’s sacraments, and looked after the spiritual needs of our faith community.  Through multiple, faith-backed undertakings, successive generations of parishioners have built the magnificent parish we call our spiritual home.

A special time.  Building new facilities is exciting.  New possibilities inspire people.  The harder work comes in the diligent effort of maintaining existing facilities, in making the improvements and repairs necessitated by time, use, and the relentless weather of Northeast Florida.  St. Joseph's is blessed to have the bold leadership of Fr. Sebastian and his willingness to address a myriad of urgently needed physical renovations and repairs of multiple parish facilities.  These projects cannot wait any longer. There is great agreement in the parish; the time is now to restore God’s home and the facilities that support the ministries through which we express God’s love to the greater community.

A special request. The prior major fundraising efforts for St. Joseph's – to build the Main Church and then the Cody Center – benefitted from the leadership of a pastor with a long history at St. Joseph's and deep knowledge of the parish.  Fr. Sebastian must address the pressing needs without the time to build that reservoir of connections.  He must rely on those in the parish who hold a deep love for St. Joseph's and who have those relationships.  It is in that spirit that we ask you to prayerfully consider supporting this important campaign.

We invite you to view the many projects included in this capital campaign by scrolling through the presentation below.