Fostering Christ's Love in Our Lives

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER• MAY 17, 2020

Fostering Christ’s Love in Our Lives 17951 Dixie Highway • Homewood, IL 60430 www.stjoehomewood.org

PARISH STAFF Rev. Robert J. Kyfes ...... Pastor Rev. Daniel F. Jarosewic……………...Associate Pastor Rev. Richard J. Kozak ...... Pastor Emeritus

George & Nancy Maddock ...... Deacon Ministry

Karen Shifflett…...…..Director of Religious Education John Ligda...... Director of Music Mary Bohlen, R.N...... Health Ministry Eileen Santschi…………………….....Financial Manager Agatha Kienzle ...... Parish Administrative Assistant Kevin Kulchawik ...... Maintenance Engineer WEEKEND LITURGIES Saturday Mass ...... 5:15 PM Sunday Mass ...... 7:30, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM

WEEKDAY LITURGIES Monday-Friday Communion Service ...... 6:30 AM Monday through Saturday Mass ...... 8:30 AM Saturday Communion Service ...... 6:45 AM

Holy Day Masses Evening Before Holy Day ...... 7:00 PM Holy Day ...... 8:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday ...... 4:30-5:00 PM

Adoration & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament First Thursday ...... 9:00 AM-12:00 noon OTHER SACRAMENT S CONTACTS Baptism Rectory…………………..(708) 798-0622; fax: 798-6137 Sundays at 1:00 PM. Arrangements can be made for any Director of Religious Education……..(708) 798-6311 Sunday after attending a Baptismal Preparation Session. Director of Music ………………….……….(708) 798-8412

Marriage Parish E-mail……………...... [email protected] Contact the Rectory at least six months prior to the wedding. Prayer Ministry E-mail…[email protected] Please call the Rectory for available times and dates. REGISTRATION Office Hours Mon., Wed., Fri.……..8:00 am - 4:00 pm New parishioners are invited to register at the rectory as soon Office Hours Tues. & Thurs.………..8:00 am - 7:30 pm as possible. Office Hours Sat.………………………..9:00 am - 1:30 pm Office Hours Sun.……………………..9:00 am - 11:30 am From Our Pastor OUR WEEKLY OFFERING

QUE SERA, SERA MAY 9TH – 10TH

Weekend Giving ...... $8,369.64 For some reason that song popped into my head last night (May 9th). (mailed and dropped off donations) It was one of my favorites when I was a kid back in the 1950’s—don’t Electronic Giving…………….1,735.77 ask me why. Perhaps it was the exotic foreign language coupled with ——————————————————————— Total …...... …...... $10,105.41 the melody, but possibly because it was also one of the regular songs featured on My Hit Parade which my family watched faithfully every Budget…....$11,600.00 week. I’m sure you know how it goes: Que sera, sera, whatever will be will be, the future’s not ours to see, que sera, sera, what will be will be. Down……...... $1,494.59

It seems to me that, these days, that would be an important attitude Thank you for your generosity! to adopt in relation to the state of the world in which we find ourselves. We have evolved into a society that seems to expect that every problem should have a solution, and an immediate one at that. Too You can donate to many people seem to feel that life should never involve any risk, and St. Joseph Church online at: if a risk should present itself, we should either hide from it or be www.givecentral.org saved from it by someone else, usually the government. And too many people seem to have the hubris to think that the future is com- pletely under our control and that if it isn’t, then something is terribly wrong. In so many ways, we seem to have lost our sense of the bal- ance between risk and reasonable caution that’s needed as long as we TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS make our halting way in this world. (On that point, you should read PROGRESS TO DATE John Kass’s wonderful column in the May 10th Chicago Tribune.) TOTAL PLEDGED……...$1,197,409 Now I’m in no way suggesting that we simply surrender ourselves to PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE....$555,742 the proliferation of disease, to the possible dangers of global warm- AOC - COLLECTED TO DATE…...... $306,000 ing, to endless wars, poverty or human misery. Scientists, churches, Total………………………….…..…$861,742 governments, non-profits, individuals should always do all they can

to address those problems or to minimize the risks humanity faces

because of them. (In our little corner of the world, watch for news of PLEDGED a food drive we’ll be conducting soon in the parking lot.) But in the $1,100,000 end, there’s always going to be only so much we can do—this side of $1,000,000 heaven—to eliminate all the risks and dangers life might bring. $900,000

As long as we live in this world there will be risks that no mask or $800,000 GOAL social distancing can prevent. That’s life! The sooner humankind $765,000 $700,000 comes to terms with that reality, the sooner we can begin to live life again with trust and hope. And for we who believe, St. Peter pro- $600,000 vides an added incentive in the second reading for this Sixth Sunday $500,000 of Easter: “Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who $400,000 asks you for a reason for your hope…” Jesus is that reason; his Father $300,000 is the one who is in charge of our lives and our world. Que sera, sera, whatever will be will be, the future’s not ours to see, que sera, sera, what $200,000 will be will be. Or as the great English mystic Julian of Norwich wrote $100,000 so many centuries ago: in the end, “all will be well, all will be well, all manner of thing will be well.”

Fr. Bob ●●●

2 May 17, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Parish Ministries Around the Parish (Call Rectory for contact information.) ALTAR SERVERS THE SOUTH REGIONAL OFFICE OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES Contact: Fr. Dan Jarosewic

ARTS & ENVIRONMENT Contact: Erin Roeper, Jeannine Ruse Have you ever wondered about those who worry about their next meal?

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES So do we. Contact: Paul and Deborah Hart Please help us help those whose food anxiety is real. BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

Contact: Rosemarie Kearney

BULLETIN/WEBSITE EDITOR COVID-19 Contact: Agatha Kienzle

CATECHISTS (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION) Contact: Karen Shifflett REGIONAL FOOD DRIVE

ELIZABETH MINISTRY Contact: Marge Hayes PLEASE HELP WITH YOUR GENEROSITY EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION Contact: Deb Framarin, Jack Hayes

GARDENING TEAM Saturday, May 30 Contact: Elaine Hoffman 9:00am – 11:00am HEALTH MINISTRY/PARISH NURSING Contact: Mary Bohlen, R.N.

HOSPITALITY St. Joseph Catholic Church Contact: Mary Ellen Brabec

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL Contact: Joe Santschi

LECTORS North Parking Lot -- Enter North Driveway Contact: Mike Ormsby, Tom Brabec Non-Contact Drop-off

LITURGY WRITING TEAM Contact: Joyce Janowick, Janet Ormsby Place donations in bags or boxes in your trunk, drive in, pop trunk… MINISTERS OF CARE we’ll do the rest. Contact: Jack Hayes

MUSIC MINISTRY Catholic Charities is asking for food donations to help our Neighbors in Need during Contact: John Ligda the COVID-19 pandemic. The following items are those most needed.

PADS Canned vegetables Peanut butter Rice Contact: Jim Bova Canned soup Jelly Macaroni and cheese PIECEMAKER QUILTERS/PRAYER SHAWL Dry cereal Pasta Tuna Contact: Marietta Burke Oatmeal Pasta sauce Canned fruit and fruit juice PRAYER MINISTRY Contact: Julie Orbik

Respect Life MINISTRY For further information, please contact: Contact: Teri McGinley

SANCTUARY GUILD Mary Ellen Brabec at [email protected] Contact: Magda Hepokoski Christopher Torres at [email protected]

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Carol Petersen at [email protected] Contact: Rectory Michael Cap at [email protected] USHERS Contact: Jim Wright

YOUTH MINISTRY Contact: Allisa Opyd

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Gospel Meditation

UNIVERSAL OFFERTORY PROGRAM

Support your parish at this criti- cal time. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many chal- lenges to the Archdiocese of Chi- cago and our parishes, including offertory funds lost due to the suspension of public liturgies.

Parishes rely on the generosity of their members to cover ex- penses related to ministry, main- MAY 17, 2020 tenance, staffing, community SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER outreach programs and other pressing needs. We hope for many things: passing an exam, finding our true love, se- curing sustainable work, or surviving an illness. We often seek to have Please consider using online to God be a part of what we hope for and desire, almost trying to convince make a one-time or recurring gift Him that our agenda is what is ultimately important. While our particu- to your parish and support the lar hopes may appear to be what needs to be achieved in order for us vital ministries and services it to be happy, they really are not. Our lesser, more personal hopes can provides. Please select your par- distract us from true hope. ish name from the drop-down menu on the form. Please go to When God became a human being, a powerful message was sent: all Archdiocese of Chicago at that is authentically human is found in the divine. As the human Jesus lived and died in order to show us that he truly is the universal Christ, www.archchicago.org we have to keep our sight focused on our eternal truth and destiny and If you have any questions regarding who we truly are. We have to be careful when we allow our earthly con- this form, please contact the Office cerns to distract us. True hope is found when we place our trust in of Stewardship and Development at Christ’s promises and don’t rely on our own strength. True hope fo- 312-534-7959 or send an email to cuses on striving toward the fulfillment of God’s promises and not sim- [email protected]. ply on achieving what we think we need in this life. Hope always travels Thank you! with two friends — faith and love. In this trio of virtues, we find the very presence of God born in every human being. These are God’s greatest You can also make an online gifts, and they lead us to the fullness of His presence. donation to St. Joseph Parish at As with faith and love, we cannot see hope with just our human eyes. www.stjoehomewood.org or We don’t carry this virtue within us to use solely for our own personal givecentral.org agenda. Hope is not something that simply comes with the human package. As with faith and love, hope is a gift that is given to us to draw us closer to our eternal truth. Faith, hope, and love are signs that there is something far greater going on in us and something greater to perse- vere in obtaining. The true divine gift of hope is what will endure any hardship we encounter, especially those that will come from authentically living the Gospel. With all that is happening in our lives, in our church, and in our world, what is the reason for our hope? Ask God for the fortitude to see His eternal gift as the reason we get up in the morning and do the things we do. ©LPi

4 May 17, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Saint of the Day Mass intentions for cancelled masses SAINT BERNARDINO OF SIENNA during these days of suspended gatherings will be rescheduled at a FEAST DAY: MAY 20 later date. Whenever masses resume, At age twenty-three, St. Bernardino had just call the rectory for a new date. completed a classical education and For this purpose only, we will waive capped it with a degree in canon law. In the canonical limit of two intentions 1403 he joined the Friars of the Strict Observance, a new branch of the Francis- cans. For more than a dozen years he lived quietly and unremarkably in Fiesole, Italy. But in 1417, a novice prophesied three times to Bernardino. ―Brother Ber- READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH nardino,‖ he exclaimed, ―stop hiding your Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1- gifts. Go to Lombardy where all await 3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 [1]/1 Pt you!‖ The saint went obediently to Milan, not knowing what to do. 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b-2, But he soon discovered that his vocation was preaching when his 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Jn eloquence began to draw huge congregations. For nearly a quarter 15:26—16:4a of a century he crisscrossed Italy on foot, calling people to repen- Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1- tance in exhortations like this: 2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [7c]/Jn 16:5-11 A sinner who repents learns to be prudent. He is like a donkey that, Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/Ps once he has fallen in a spot, afterwards looks more carefully where 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14/Jn he sets his foot. For fear of punishment he takes care not to fall into 16:12-15 those sins again, or into any others. Now, I want to ask older people Thursday: Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, about this. Old man and old woman, are you there? 3cd-4 [cf. 2b]/Jn 16:16-20 Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, ―Yes.‖ 8-9 [6]/Eph 1:17-23/Mt Tell me, have you fallen into sin over and over again? 28:16-20 ―Yes.‖ Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-3, 4- Well, have you returned to God? 5, 6-7 [8a]/Jn 16:20-23 ―Yes.‖

Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8- They have fallen often, and so they walk more gingerly. They think 9, 10 [8a]/Jn 16:23b-28 about how they had better set their feet. As they see death ap- Next Sunday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/ Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 [6]/Eph proaching, they thank God that they have had time to turn to him. 1:17-23/Mt 28:16-20 And they do not trust themselves not to fall, but always ask God to 7th Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:12-14/Ps help them not to fall again.

27:1, 4, 7-8 [13]/1 Pt 4:13- Bernardino popularized devotion to the name of Jesus. At the end of 16/Jn 17:1-11a every sermon he blessed the crowd, holding a placard marked ©LPi ―IHS,‖ an acronym for the name ―Jesus.‖

In 1437 the Observants elected Bernardino as their general. Over-

coming the traditional Franciscan fear of learning, he required his men to study theology and canon law. During his period of leader- ship, he attracted so many new recruits that membership increased tenfold. He resigned in 1443 to return to preaching. But he died in 1444 shortly after delivering at his hometown a series of fifty ser- To advertise in St. Joseph’s mons in as many days. bulletin, please call LPI at Excerpted from Christ Our Life, by Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio 1-800-950-9952 or email Image credit: Father Damien by William Brigham, 1889. Public Domain via Wikimedia.

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Saint Joseph Parish, online donations can be made using Providing a Light in the Darkness credit or debit card through GiveCentral. Prayer can help to strengthen our bonds with one another and with God, regard- In order to sign up for Give Central, go to less of our faith identities. By turning to prayer, we call forth a light in the dark- www.givecentral.org and click on “Start Giv- ness. ing” button → type our zip code 60430 or St Who we are: Volunteers from across the Joseph Homewood → click on St. Joseph (Make sure it is St Archdiocese of Chicago who feel called Joseph in Homewood) → click on “Sunday Collections‖ → to accompany anyone feeling the need make a Contribution → add to the basket → go to “checkout.― to pray during this time of uncertainty and isolation. You can make one–time donations or sign up for weekly or monthly automatic donations. You can return to GiveCentral What we offer: A phone line staffed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, as well as at any time to make changes to your donations. Thank you for 24-hour voicemail and e-mail connec- your continued support! tions. Our prayer partners are here to pray with you — opening our hearts to God, asking for his blessings and

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6 May 17, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR For Your Information ORDINARY MOMENTS READING AND WRITING ARE GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN CALCULATING LOVE

by Vicki Martinka Petersen Have you ever Googled the word ―love‖? If you did, you may have You learn a lot of lessons in come across something called the school when you’re younger. Love Calculator. It is a website Learning how to read and where you can supply two names, write at a young age could pay and the percentage chance of a dividends toward good mental successful relationship is calcu- health in your later years. lated. Curious, I entered my name and my wife’s. Twenty percent! I People who never learned hope my wife doesn’t read this! how to read or write could be

I then decided to add my name three times as likely to de- and God. A whopping thirteen per- velop dementia, according to cent! Then for the last attempt, I new research published in the put in my name and Jesus. A very journal Neurology. disappointing zero percent! Am I that unlovable? Of course, then I The study involved 983 adults with four or less years of schooling. The read the small print at the bottom majority of study participants were born and raised in the Dominican of the page: ―Please note that this Republic, where they had limited access to a formal education. Of the site has no serious intention what- 237 adults who never learned how to read or write, 35% had dementia soever.‖ Shocking! at the start of the study compared to 18% of literate adults who had The truth is, the modern world in- dementia. creasingly seems to have no real idea what love is or how to deter- Participants had medical exams and underwent memory and thinking mine when love is real. That tests at the start of the study. Then every 18- to 24-months they did makes the seemingly simple words follow up testing where they recalled unrelated words and spoke as of Jesus about loving God and your many words as they could think of in a category, such as fruit or items neighbor very complex indeed. of clothing. How can you love God with your all your heart, soul, and mind when After adjusting the results for age, socioeconomic status and cardio- you have no idea what the act of vascular disease, researchers found people who were illiterate were loving means? And then, what con- three times greater having dementia at the start of the study. stitutes loving a neighbor? To make it more complicated, Jesus ―Of all the skills we learn at an early age, reading and writing are commands you to love them like among our greatest tools we use throughout our lives to communicate you love yourself. I bet you can our needs and our ideas with others,‖ says Dr. Darren Gitelman, a neu- agree with me that there are a lot rologist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. of people out there who do not even come close to loving them- Parents and grandparents can help model literacy for the youngsters in selves. Knowing what love is in their lives by promoting family outings to the local library or bookstore, modern times is just not that easy. spending quiet time as a family reading or even chatting around the How is a well-meaning person able dinner table what book everyone is reading. to find out the true meaning of love? ―If we wait to read once the kids go to bed, they might get the impres-

You don’t know what true love is? I sion that reading is only something you do for school. Instead, we can think you do. Turn your eyes to that encourage them to develop life-long reading and writing skills by shar- crucifix hanging in your church, ing our own experiences,‖ Dr. Gitelman says. home, or office. The answer was given over 2,000 years ago, and Wishing you joy and good health, the image remains for the entire world to see. Mary Bohlen RN [email protected] —Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 7 Today’s Readings SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, Sunday, May 17, 2020

First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 8:5-8,14-17 The people of Samaria accept the Gospel of Jesus proclaimed to them by Philip. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 66:1-7,16,20 Sing praise to God, all the earth. Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18 Be ready to give explanation for your hope in Christ. Gospel Reading: John 14:15-21 Jesus promises his disciples that he will send them another advocate, the Spirit of truth. BACKGROUND ON THE GOSPEL READING Today’s Gospel is a continuation of last week’s Gospel: Jesus is speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper. In today’s reading Jesus offers encouragement to his disciples, who will soon see him crucified. He reassures them that even though he will leave them, he will not abandon them. Instead he will send them the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, through whom the disciples will continue to live in union with Jesus. Jesus uses the term Ad- vocate to describe the Holy Spirit, whom the disciples will receive. Another word used to describe the Holy Spirit is Paraclete, a legal term meaning ―one who offers defense for another.‖ Note that Jesus says that he will send ―another Advocate.‖ Jesus himself is the first advocate, interceding for his disciples with the Father. In today’s reading Jesus contrasts his impending departure with the permanence of the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus will leave to return to the Father, but the Holy Spirit will remain with the disciples. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, the disciples will come to know and appreciate the unity of the Son and the Father. They will also understand that they too participate in the communion between the Father and the Son: ―On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you‖ (John 14:20). Today’s reading is one example of the contrast that John’s Gospel presents between the community of disciples, to whom God will reveal himself, and the unbelieving world, which will remain in darkness. The unbelieving world cannot accept the ―Spirit of truth,‖ whom the disciples will receive. Only through the Spirit will God’s revelation and love be known. © 2020 Loyola Press. All Rights Reserved. Used With Permission. www.LoyolaPress.com

POPE FRANCIS ON MONDAY, MAY 10TH, APPOINTED A COADJUTOR BISHOP FOR THE DIOCESE OF PEORIA, IL

Father Louis Tylka currently serves as the parish priest of Saint Julie Billiart Parish in Tinley Park. He is also Presi- dent of the Presbyteral Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago. As Coadjutor, Bishop-elect Tylka has the right of succession for the Diocese of Peoria following Bishop Daniel Jenky, CSC, the current Bishop of Peoria.

Fr. Tylka was born on 26 May 1970 in Harvey, Illinois, in the Archdiocese of Chicago. He attended Saint Joseph’s Elementary School in Homewood (1976-1984) and Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights (1984-1988). He entered the seminary, studying first at Niles College Seminary before obtaining a Bachelor of Arts from Loyola University in Chicago (1989-1992). Fr. Tylka received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) in 1995 and a Master of Divinity in 1996. Both degrees were awarded by the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary, in Munde- lein, Illinois (1992-1996). He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on 18 May 1996.

Fr. Tylka has served as Associate Pastor at St. Michael Paris in Orland Park (1996-2003); Associate Pastor at Ss. Faith, Hope & Charity Parish in Winnetka (2003-2004); and Pastor at Mater Christi Parish in North Riverside (2004-2014).

By Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-05/pope-francis-coadjutor-bishop-usa-peoria-tylka.html

8 May 17, 2020 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Growing with the Gospel

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[email protected] Jesus said to his disciples: ―If you love me, you will keep my command- or (708) 798-0622. ments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot ac- Please patronize the businesses and cept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, be- services who advertise in our bulletin. Without their help we would not have cause he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you or- such a communications tool as this! phans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. CHANGE OF ADDRESS Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who It would be greatly appreciated if you loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will would contact the rectory concerning changes of your address / phone. love him and reveal myself to him.‖

Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 9 MIKE RACHOWICZ Body & Soul MARY REID MARY KATHERINE ROHAN ROBIN B. EGGERT CAROLYN KRIVANEC BERNICE RUBARTH Pray for the Sick ADELINE ENGDAHL DENNIS KUROWSKI TONY SANTONE LIZ ADDUCCI IRENE FRAMARIN REBECCA LINDSEY JOHN SCHMIDT MARIAN ADDUCCI RACHEL FRAMARIN LINDA LINK MATTHEW SCHURY EILEEN ALSEN ALBERT FOUTS TARA LINZY JAY SCOTT SAM AMUNDSEN JOAN FURLONG LORETTA LIPINSKI RANDOLPH SCOTT BABY EMMA AZOGAN LOIS GEORGE IRMA LOPEZ CONNIE SIMMS NOREEN BAKER TERI GIBLIN LYNN MARYNOWSKI DAVE SINWELSKI LORA BARNAS JOHN GNEZDA TORI MASZAK MARY CATHERINE SMITH PATRICIA BECERRA AURORA GRAHAM CAROL MCCLEMENTS PAT TAYLOR KARRIE BIEKER MARY GRAY MEAGAN MCHUGH EMMY TIORAN JOANNE BONER MARY JOAN G’SELL-SMITH CHRIS MCNELLIS GORDON TOMLINSON BOB BROWN ANDREW GUTTER JOHN MCCLOSKEY ANTHONY VAN CHUCK BULF BOB HADERLEIN THERESA NELSON MILSAP ANNIE WARDS JOAN BULF DAN HASKE MADISON MINNICH SILAS WHEELER STEVE BURKE BARBARA HECHT AZAREA MOORE BENJAMIN WICKS LOU BUTTICE JACK HENNEBERRY JOE MORAN PAT WILLIAMS MYRA CALZAVARA MARION HENNEBERRY EILEEN MORRISEY AMY WINDJU LARRY CAMPBELL JANET HERNANDEZ TOM MOSKWA TOM WOLKEN JOSEPH CHLOPECKI JOYCE HIGHSMITH AMY MURPHY JIM WRIGHT MELISSA CHLOPECKI DOLORES JANOWIAK CHARLES NELSON MICHAEL WRIGHT MARY CLARKE JOYCE JANOWICK RICK NYE ISABEL YOUNG ROBERT CLARKE JOHNNY JOHNS TIM NYE JANET ZAIO

VIRGINIA COLLINS STANLEY JOHNS CAITLIN O’SHEA JOYCE CONLEY COLOR DENOTES RECENTLY ADDED MARY ROSE KELLER GERLENE OLIVER Attention Family Members ROBIN COYNE SUE KELLY MIKE ORMSBY After 4 weeks, please notify the JAMES CURLEY JERRY KILLIAN SUSAN ORMSBY Rectory if your loved one still JIM DAVIS TEDDY AND BILL KING SALLY PETERS needs our prayers. ROSEMARY DIMAYO DON KIRKPATRICK VERNA POWELL FRANK DIVILA ANNE MAHER KOCH CHARLOTTE POWELL CHAR DROZDOWSKI MARY KOCH GAIL PURCELL VALERIE EASTER LAURA KRAUSE TONI PUSATERI SCPO Peter Donaldson SGT Daniel Schmitt Prayers for Our Troops Airman Alex Fuentes PFC Anthony Termini Please pray for the men and women in SF Ranger Christopher John Jones LncCpl Dillon Thompson our Armed Forces. May God protect Private Arthur Krueger Airman Gavin Tienstra them and return them safely to their Seaman Thomas Krueger Maj. Jonathan Troutman families: Pvt. Nathan A. Mach MGYSGT Joseph Unwood

LncCpl Connor John Anderson Specialist Joshua S. Mitchell PFC Alexander D. Urban Pfc Paul Bisceglia, US Army LCpl Jarod Mizgalski, USMC Lt. Col. Kevin J. Walker Lt. Rebecca Conti-Vock Maj. Samuel Modica, USMC 1st Lt. Daniel J. Webb Captain Noel Conrad Lt. Danielle Peterson Capt. Jennifer Worman Lt. Aaron Deal A1C. Jessica Polacek Lt. Thomas Devane GYSGT Louis Rodriguez Communion to the Sick Prayer Ministry

The Priests, Deacons & Ministers of Prayer requests* can be submitted : From Death to Eternal Life. Please Pray for Care will bring Communion to the sick  On the Parish website & the homebound either at the  By calling the Rectory and dial 77 the Dearly Departed hospital or in the home upon request.  Email: [email protected] Please call the Rectory Office to make May the choirs of angels lead them into arrangements. *Also, to Add / Remove from the bulletin sick list. Paradise

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