Dear St. Joseph Families, Happy Tuesday, Falcons! 9.5 inches of snow in Lafayette and here we are, enjoying the sunshine and clear skies. We missed enough due to snow days the last few years. Let South Louisiana have their turn! Our PTO has sponsored a number of activities lately. On behalf of the PTO and [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, Well wasn’t that an interesting first week back?! While there are varying opinions on weather days, we are certainly happy that all of our families were able to return safely to school on Monday morning. It is a warmer week but we have heard that next week will be another encounter [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, Welcome to 2025! This year almost seems like something that we once heard in sci-fi movies when we were going up with flying cars and in-home robots. We’re not exactly there but not far off either! It appears that 2025 is off to a difficult start for some. Let us pray [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, This is the last edition of the Falcon News of 2024. Christmas is right around the corner. Yes, you read that correctly. Christmas break is upon us. With this in mind, I would like o take a moment to express my gratitude for a number things from this semester. First, I [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, I have said this already this weekend but it bears repeating: I wish to express my gratitude towards our St. Joseph PTO as well as our Dad’s Club for putting on another amazing Pancakes with Santa. It was not simply a blessing for the students of school, but for many outside [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, We have now entered the season of Advent. Let us be mindful that the season is a time of preparation. Often, we seem to bypass Advent but it is a time to prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Christ child. This period of time should allow us to reflect on [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, As we prepare for Thanksgiving break (I know we are all chomping at the bit), I wanted to communicate with you about your involvement in the upcoming process through Lumen Accreditation. In past years, St. Joseph has gone through the accreditation process through SACS, AdvancED, and most recently through Cognia. As [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, Happy Veterans Day to our Service Women and Men who labor or have labored to ensure that everyone in our nation can have the same freedom endowed to us by our creator and guaranteed to us in the U.S. Constitution. We are grateful for your service. We have a number of [...]

Dear St. Joseph Families, Our parish has celebrated its 75th anniversary this past weekend. Since, 1949, St. Joseph Catholic Church has been a home to many families as a place of faith and community. Our school, since 1951, has remained the largest and arguable the most important ministry. Students come through our school and find [...]