St Joseph on the Rio Grande

Very good place to worship. People were very friendly and welcoming. Will be going there again.

3 months ago

My grandma and grandpa have been going to this church for at least 30 years. My grandpa just passed away after they refused to see him in the hospital or at home because the priest “is on crutches.” My grandpa passed without his last wish of confession. The least they could have done is a phone call but they couldn’t even do that. I’m absolutely disgusted with how the church treated them and handled the situation. We 100% expected them to be there at this time of need and extremely disappointed in their response to us in this time. I do not support this place. I do not recommend this church. Our family expected more support. We also had my great grandmothers funeral at this church right after Covid, towards the end of the service the priest made a comment along the lines of, “not everyone goes heaven.” I felt this was an inappropriate comment considering the circumstances. It was offensive and disrespectful and showed extreme lack of sympathy. These disgusting people shouldn’t even be deserving of this review but I felt the need to let people know about this church. They need to know how much this has affected my family and I am just in disbelief with the way they chose to act, especially towards a loyal member of this church. May my grandpa Joe rest in peace. This church did not deserve your loyalty and I’m so sorry they let you down.

9 months ago

my grandparents have been attending this church for thirty years. my grandfather recently passed and the church was unable to show up for him or my family in this time of need. my grandpa did not get his final wish of confession or last rites. my family and i fully expected the church to make even the slightest effort to be present in these final moments. at the very least a 5 minute drive from the church, a phone call, or any acknowledgement of his loyalty and dedication to this church. my grandmother reached out for my grandfathers final blessing and were treated like strangers. i am extremely disgusted and disappointed with the way that they chose to handle the situation. my cousin Leah Krug has also left a more detailed review. rest in peace grumpa Joe.

9 months ago

I’m extremely disappointed by the unwelcoming conversation held with Msgr. After mass on 7/24/22. My husband and I asked for a blessing for our wedding anniversary. He asked what church we got married at (which we did not get married at a church). We responded we did not get married in a church which he then laughed in our face And said “we’ll then you’re not married, but god bless you I guess” he turned his back to us continuing to laugh. I am deeply saddened by his response and even more saddened by his unwillingness to accept others despite their following or catholic practices. We will be leaving this church. I hope he can put into practice what he preaches during service for himself in the future.

3 years ago

Beautiful church, unwelcoming convent. I used to go every Saturday night however I pulled away and looking for a better church. They were always pleasant to me because I make decent money and donated regularly but they were disgustingly rude to my elderly mother. When I moved her in with me she went to register with this church and the horrible lady in the office thought she was alone and was snapping at her and treating her poorly. However, when I came to join her she has a 360 personality change. When the Nazareth Center was being built every sermon ended with a prayer for money which I did not approve of. Lastly, when it came time for my niece to be baptized, they refused to baptize her because dad had not completed all steps to convert to Catholicism, however they were unwilling to help guide us to the right steps. We ended up going to my childhood church Holy Family and they were kind enough to help us but it was emensly disappointing that my church was unwilling to baptize a baby. I am hoping COVID mellowed them out a bit. I'm in the process of giving them a second chance but if you are new, welcome, but tread lightly because it's not you.

4 years ago