Photo History
A collection of photos and documents of our history and leadership.
St. Joseph Catholic Community Heritage
The second phase of the church building foundation stabilization is now complete. It includes a
16 foot metal beam placed along side the existing girder beam which has weakened over the years. Cost
$3,519.47.
Bill & Michelle Mudd have made a second donation to the church in the amount of $5,000.00, making it a much needed $10,000 donation. Which has allowed us to move forward with the church foundation stabilization. Bill is the son of Gene & Mary Ann Mudd, and is committed to helping the church community he calls home.
Archbishop Shelton J Fabre visited the historical St. Joseph Church, Cemetery and Community Center.
Reverend Scott J. Wimsett has been appointed pastor of St Francis Xavier Church in Raywick, KY, St. Charles Church in St. Mary, KY and St. Joseph Church in Little St. Joe, KY. This assignment will coincide with the termination of his responsibilities at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Father Wimsett, who was born in Bardstown, KY, and grew up in New Haven, KY, was ordained on May 28, 1988. He attended major seminary at Saint Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore MD.
Fr. Scott Wimsett celebrant of the 115 year anniversary Mass, Saturday August 05, 2023
Knight of Columbus Donation $6,024.00 to St. Joseph Catholic Community Heritage, for restoration project of the 1908 St. Joseph Church.
Pictured September 14, 2023; front row, Nicole Hughes Smith, Will Knight; back row Barry Brady, Sandy Thompson Peterson, John Coyle, and Steve Coyle
St. Joseph Catholic Community Heritage was inspired by the Holy Father, (Pope Francis, Message to Conference on Integrated Management of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage, November 29-30, 2018). Letter was written to His Excellency, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America regarding the new catholic nonprofit and the desire to make the Holy Father aware his words inspired these efforts.
We were so excited about getting a response in such a short order from His Excellency Archbishop Cristophe Pierre.
His Eminence
Christophe Cardinal Pierre
Cardinal-Deacon
Cardinal Christophe Pierre was born on January 30, 1946 in Rennes, France. He completed his primary education in Antisirabé, Madagascar, and his secondary schooling in Saint-Malo, France, and in Marrakech, Morocco. He attended the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Rennes (1963-1969) and the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969-1971).
He did Military Service from July 1965, to October 1966. He was ordained a priest on April 5, 1970, in Saint-Malo, France and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Rennes. He was Parochial Vicar of the St. Peter and St. Paul Parish in Colombes, Diocese of Nanterre, France (1970-1973).
He has a Masters in Sacred Theology (Paris, 1971) and a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (1973-1977). He completed his studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, in Rome (1973-1977), and joined the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See on March 5, 1977.
He was appointed first to the Pontifical Representation in New Zealand and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean (1977-1981). Subsequently he served in Mozambique (1981); in Zimbabwe (1982-1986); in Cuba (1986-1989); in Brazil (1989-1991); at the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1991-1995).
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio and elected Titular Archbishop of Gunela on July 12, 1995, receiving Episcopal Consecration on September 24, 1995, in Saint-Malo, France.
Cardinal Pierre served as Apostolic Nuncio in Haiti from 1995 until 1999. He was then appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda (1999-2007) and subsequently to Mexico (2007-2016). On April 12th, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America.
On July 9th, 2023, Pope Francis announced his intention to elevate him to the College of Cardinals. At the Public Consistory of September 30th, 2023, he was created Cardinal Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo.
Cardinal Pierre speaks French, English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
The encapsulation system, closed off the foundation vents using woven encapsulation material to cover the crawlspace floor and foundation walls. Dehumidifier system, air exchange system and sump pump system were installed to keep the humidity low while controlling moisture and ventilation of stale air for the crawlspace area.
Final phase of floor stabilization which included galvanized steel supplemental beam with smart jack supports.
Jordan Brady and crew began renovation efforts in the historical Church building, removing old carpets from the choir loft, stairway and front foyer. Assessing the needed repairs, some plaster was removed and replaced with drywall. The banisters around the choir loft and staircasing needed tightening and secured supports. The timbers under the foyer area needed new supports to tightening up the floor in this area. New base trim was installed on the front wall of the church in the choir loft. Project cost $2400.00
Jordan Brady is the Great Grandson of Hilman Brady, son of Frank Brady, who cut the original wooden shingle roof for the 1908 St. Joseph Church.
Ronnie Gribbins repaired and painted the ceiling under the choir loft. Project cost $1500.00
Phillip Gootee was contracted to oversee the plaster wall repairs and paint the church. The drywallers were Timmy and Adam Hallmark of Marion County. The project was started the last week of June 2024 and completed the last week of July 2024. Phillip Gootee done an amazing JOB. The Historical Church has never looked better. Project Cost $12,208.22
New Deanery 7 Very Reverend Scott J. Wimsett, V.F.
The Archdiocese of Louisville has adopted a new administrative model that organizes the parishes into eight groupings known as deaneries.
The new model replaces the previous arrangement, which divided the archdiocese’s parishes into 11 regions.
Larry Thomas done a fantastic job refinishing the original 1908 floors under the Wall Altar. Larry is the Grandson of Oldren Reynolds who was one of the last men to work on that floor when the Wall Altar was moved from the St. Mary’s College Seminary to the St. Joseph Mission Church in 1974. Project cost $714.00
Nathan Yaste and crew installed natural finished red oak hardwood floors throughout the church in 2 phases. The first phase was completed the Altar area and the two front side rooms on 12-23-2024 just before Christmas. The second phase was completed March 13, 2025. There was 2775 square foot of hardwood flooring purchased from Lanham Hardwood Flooring, 4121 Bishop Lane, Louisville, Ky 40218. Nathan’s crew use 18000 cleats and 2500 finishing nails on the project.
Nathan Yaste is the grandson of Al Brady who was the son of Pat Brady, son of Frank Brady who cutting the original wood shingles when the St Joseph Mission Church was built. Absolutely beautiful and detail craftmanship on the new hardwood flooring install. Total project cost $24,298.20
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025 at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta
Vatican News.
” Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with fidelity, courage, and universal love. especially in favor of the poorest and most marginalized. With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite merciful love of the One and Triune God.”
Archbishop Shelton J Fabre, ” I am grateful to Pope Francis for appointing me Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux in 2013 and then Archbishop of Louisville in 2022. I had the privilege and honor of meeting him on two occasions” in 2019 and 2023. With both encounters, I remember him being a humble man which was evident by the way he lived his life. He Loved being among the people, greeting the faithful, and providing blessings to everyone he encountered.