St. Joseph is one of the larger parishes in the diocese, geographically. It comprises the territory from the Sabine River on the west, the Choupique Road on the east, the Beauregard Parish civil boundary on the north, and the Intracoastal Canal on the south. In addition to Vinton, it includes the communities of Starks, Niblett's Bluff, Toomey, Big Woods, Edgerly, Gum Cove and Ged. The parish serves about 1,000 families. Father Pellerin is assisted by the Rev. John Vianney Ijeoma as Associate Pastor and an active corps of lay volunteers, many of whom had been active throughout Father Soileau's ministry.
Youth ministry occupies a large part of the parish's activities.
The parish school of religion instructs some 350 students, and Father John leads the Parish Youth Group. There is also a Youth for Life organization. St. Joseph Parish has a number of active lay organizations. The St. Joseph Altar Society was organized even before Vinton became a parish. The first recorded meeting was held in 1916.