St. Joseph the Worker Church is a Roman Catholic parish church that is located in Tabunok, the commercial center in the city of Talisay, Cebu, Philippines. It is also referred as Parokya ni Senyor San Jose nga Mamumuo or simply Tabunok Church.
Table of Contents
History
St. Joseph the Worker Church used to be part of the parish of Sta. Teresa de Avila, now known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Teresa de Avila. It became a parish on August 19, 1962 and attends to the religious care of residents spread across ten barangays.
Architecture
Staircase makes up part of the church’s foyer. The central door is flanked by partitioning walls that rise to the unmissable niche of the patron on the roof, it is flanked by narrower side two-door entrances. One other smaller door can be found in the epistle side. Its pediment is rectilinear and decorated by a series of white vertical decorative bands. The niche is massive and contains an imposing high relief of St. Joseph, dominating the spread of the facade. Flanking it is a pair of slender flying buttresses. The quadrangular belfry is located in the gospel side of the church topped with a huge cross.
Celebration
The feast of St. Joseph is held every March 19th.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of St. Joseph the Worker Church in Talisay, Cebu from November 18, 2024 to November 24, 2024. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Talisay City.
Monday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Tuesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Wednesday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Thursday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Friday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Saturday
- 5:30-6:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 5:30-6:30 PM (Cebuano)
Sunday
- 5:00-6:00 AM (Cebuano)
- 6:30-7:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 8:00-9:00 (English)
- 9:30-10:30 AM (Cebuano)
- 11:00-12:00 PM (English)
- 3:00-4:00 PM (Cebuano)
- 4:30-5:30 PM (Cebuano)
- 6:00-7:00 PM (Cebuano)
Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | St. Joseph the Worker Church in Talisay, Cebu |
| Other Names | Parokya ni Senyor San Jose nga Mamumuo, Tabunok Church |
| Address | Natalio Bacalso Avenue, Tabunok, Talisay City, Cebu 6045 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (6332) 272-3421 |
| www.facebook.com | |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | August 19, 1962 |
| Age | 62 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District II - Metro Cebu South |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
| Patron | St. Joseph the Worker |
| Feast day | March 19 |
| Architecture | |
| Tower | 1 |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Cansojong, Talisay City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Mother Thrice Admirable Queen and Vicaress of Schoenstatt in Lawaan III, Talisay City
- Archdiocesan Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in Naga, Cebu
- Archdiocesan Shrine of Sta. Teresa de Avila in Talisay City, Cebu
- Archdiocesan Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Minglanilla, Cebu
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church in Inayagan, City of Naga, Cebu
- Our Mother of Perpetual Help Parish Church in Jaclupan, Talisay City
- Parroquia de Virgen de los Remedios Church in Guindarohan, Minglanilla, Cebu
- San Isidro Labrador Church in Talisay, Cebu
- San Juan Bautista Church in Cebu City
- San Roque Parish Church in Lipata, Minglanilla, Cebu
- San Roque Parish Church in Naga, Cebu
- Shrine of St. John Bosco in Lawaan III, Talisay City, Cebu
- St. Augustine de Hippo Parish Church in Langtad, City of Naga, Cebu
- Sto. Niño Church in Talisay, Cebu
References
- Apalisok, Malou Guanzon (August 18, 2012). St. Joseph Parish Tabunok turns 50. Cebu Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2022
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved June 24, 2022