FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER • APRIL 22, 2018
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
Jack O’Leary ...... Deacon Ministry 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 SACRAMENTS C O N T A C T S
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. Office Hours Mon., Wed., Fri. ……...8:00 am - 4:00 pm REGISTRATION Office Hours Tues. & Thurs. ………..8:00 am - 7:30 pm New parishioners are invited to register at the rectory as soon 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
APRIL 14TH & 15TH THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL —REFLECTIONS Weekend Giving ...... $7,051.14
Electronic Giving…………….1,284.50 It’s been nearly a year since the St. Joseph Parish Pastoral Council ——————————————————————— was established, so perhaps it’s a good time to reflect on what ex- Total …...... …..…....$8,335.64 actly a Parish Council is —and is not. It’s also an appropriate time to Budget…...…..$11,600.00 list the names of those who are serving faithfully in this ministry. Down……...... …$3,264.36 Back in the fall of 2016 when I first wrote about this I said: “The pri- Envelopes Received: mary role of a Parish Pastoral Council (hereafter PPC to save my Adults ...... 214 typing fingers) is to create a vision for the parish. What are the pri- Children ...... 9 orities for our parish; where should we put our energy from year to Sharing ...... 7 year? How do we evangelize, i.e., invite more people to become Thank you for your generosity part of our parish community (or re-connect with us)? How do we best serve those who are already here and how can we reach out more compassionately and effectively to those in need? The PPC helps to create a vision and advises the pastor and the pastoral staff as they seek to implement that vision within the parameters of Canon Law and Archdiocesan policy.” TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS That pretty much defines both the scope and the limits of what a PROGRESS TO DATE PPC is all about. In addition, in our case, one of the first things the TOTAL PLEDGED ……...$1,186,930 members very wisely chose to do is invite staff members and per- PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE ..$$317,483 sons responsible for various ministries to address the PPC. As one AOC - COLLECTED TO DATE …...... $211,656 member observed at the time: in order to help set a vision for parish Total……………………………..…$529,139 life, we need to have a clear picture of what’s going on right now.
The PPC members didn’t want to step on any toes or re -invent the
wheel if things were moving along just fine in any given ministry or group. $1,100,000
$1,000,000 In the course of listening to one another and reflecting on parish life and ministry over the past year, the PPC recommended a number $900,000 of initiatives. Youth Ministry and Young Adult Ministry were two $800,000 GOAL gaps that the PPC members (and I) saw in parish life. So we now $700,000 have the wonderful beginnings of Youth Ministry (for Jr. High and High School students) evident in this Sunday’s Pancake Breakfast $600,000 to raise money for their adopted family in Puerto Rico, displaced by $500,000 COLLECTED the ravages of hurricane Maria. Just a few weeks ago, I asked two $400,000 young adults (twenty-somethings) who are weekend Mass regulars $300,000 to sit down with me and brainstorm ideas for drawing more men and women in their age group into a closer relationship with the $200,000 parish. It was a great conversation and you’ll hear more about that $100,000 in the coming months. In addition, this year’s Mardi Gras and the Ash Wednesday “Welcome” initiative were products of PPC dis- ●●● cussions. (Continued on page 3)
2 April 22, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Parish Ministries From Our Pastor (Call Rectory for contact numbers.) (Continued from page 2)
ALTAR SERVERS But one more thing needs to be understood about what the PPC is Contact: Fr. Dan Jarosewic, Deacon not Jack O’Leary : the members are not the “committee” that necessarily does the
ARTS & E NVIRONMENT heavy lifting on projects. While some members add involvement in Contact: Erin Roeper, Jeannine Ruse various activities to their PPC ministry, that is not their role, nor
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES should it be. The time and thought they give to the various dimen- Contact: Paul and Deborah Hart sions of parish life and the creative energy they provide are a great BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY gift to the parish, and the hope is that other parishioners will be Contact: Rosemarie Kearney ready to hop on board and lend a hand. BULLETIN Contact: Agatha Kienzle But having said that, there is one item that exists on every one of CATECHISTS (R ELIGIOUS EDUCATION ) our agendas, called Eyes and Ears . It’s an opportunity for members Contact: Karen Shifflett to share with the group anything they’ve heard around the parish ELIZABETH MINISTRY Contact: Marge Hayes during the previous weeks that we might need to address in the fu-
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF ture. Sometimes (sadly) it’s gossip that might need to either be ig- COMMUNION nored or corrected; at other times that information leads to further Contact: Deb Framarin, Jack Hayes discussion and becomes an agenda item for the next meeting. And GARDENING TEAM at some point, likely in the fall when the new meeting space in the Contact: Elaine Hoffman school is completed, we’ll host an open meeting where any parish- HEALTH MINISTRY /P ARISH NURSING ioner can come to offer suggestions or simply listen in on our dis- Contact: Mary Bohlen, R.N. cussions. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Contact: Joe Santschi So, as promised, here are the names of the current PPC members. LECTORS Contact: Mike Ormsby, Tom Brabec Some volunteered, others were recruited after the Parish Pastoral
LITURGY WRITING TEAM Staff did some brainstorming about PPC membership. In addition, Contact: Joyce Janowick, Janet Ormsby an effort was made to reflect as much as possible in the member-
MINISTERS OF CARE ship the diversity of our community. If you can place the names Contact: Deacon Jack O’Leary, with the faces, any member would be happy to talk to you about Jack Hayes anything you might like to see us discuss in the future….Rikki Ade- MUSIC MINISTRY besin; Liz Adducci; Mike Cap; Mike Clark; Jan Coffey, Alicia Flor- Contact: John Ligda ence; Tim Gsell; Bill McLean; LaDonna Moreland; Ali Pedersen; PIECEMAKER QUILTERS /P RAYER SHAWL Contact: Marietta Burke Brenda White….and me. In addition, Ruth Austing agreed recently
PRAYER MINISTRY to be our recording secretary. Contact: Julie Orbik
Respect Life MINISTRY I’m very grateful to these twelve parishioners for their dedication to Contact: Teri McGinley this important aspect of parish life and I’m hopeful that, with their
SANCTUARY GUILD creative energy and everyone’s hard work, our parish community Contact: Magda Hepokoski will continue to thrive and, along with our Village, continue to
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY grow stronger in the coming years. Contact: Rectory
USHERS Fr. Bob Contact: Jan Coffey
WEB SITE EDITOR Contact: Agatha Kienzle IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER WITH ST. JOSEPH PARISH, YOUTH MINISTRY PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY OFFICE AT 708-798-0622. Contact: Allisa Opyd
Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 3 Around the Parish FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 22, 2018 EASTER FLOWER OFFERING GOSPEL READING John 10:11-18 Easter Flower Offering envelopes are available at the church exits. You will Jesus says that he is the good shep- notice that the envelopes have a line for “given in memory of….” so that you herd who knows his sheep. can remember a departed loved one with your flower offering.
We will print the names of those being remembered in the bulletin each FAMILY CONNECTION week as they are received. So please return your Easter Flower offering enve- The Good Shepherd makes sacrifices lope in the regular collection or drop it off at the rectory. They will remain for the sheep not because it is re- available until the Solemnity of Pentecost on May 20 th . quired, but because it is a choice. That sounds a lot like parenting and the dynamics of a healthy family life. THANK YOU! Parents choose to make sacrifices for their children out of love, not obli- Thank you to the many parishioners who have participated in the gation. Christian parents model and special collection for Easter flowers. Below are the names of the invite their children to choose to loved ones especially remembered during the Easter Season: make sacrifices for other family Frances Boehm members and for other people, act- ing out of love rather than obligation. The Parish of St. Joseph Invites You to Celebrate When you gather as a family, invite each family member to consider the COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK attitude that permeates their partici- Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 8:30 A.M. Mass pation in family life. Read a common examen, such as any of the follow-
All those suffering with illness and affliction are invited to come and ing: Do we do family chores cheer- receive Holy Anointing. fully and without having to be asked multiple times? Do we gladly share Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, with others? Do we willingly contrib- and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the ute to the family good when asked? Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise Read aloud today’s Gospel, John him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.” James 5:14-15 10:11-18. Discuss together how the example of the Good Shepherd might inspire your family life. Invite each PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY family member to make a renewed commitment to one action/attitude Any parishioners that would like a Prayer Shawl for to focus on in the upcoming week themselves, relative, or friend please contact the rec- that show that we will choose to fol- tory at 708-798-0622 and leave your name and phone low the example of the Good Shep- number so that a Prayer Shawl minister may contact herd. Pray together that we will be you and see that you promptly receive a shawl. able to honor our commitment. Pray together SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA’S PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY: CATHOLIC CHARITIES COLLECTION ON MOTHER ’S DAY Eternal Word, Only begotten Son of God, As a senior citizen, Antonia does not have much income left after paying for Teach me true generosity. rent, medications, and daily supplies. She relies on the Catholic Charities Sen- Teach me to serve you as you deserve. ior Food Nutrition Program for all of her meals. Last year 145,547 food pack- To give without counting the cost, ages were delivered to low-income seniors in Cook and Lake counties. With- To fight heedless of wounds, out the food they receive from us, they would have to choose between a To labor without seeking rest, healthy diet and paying for medication and other necessities. Please give to To sacrifice myself without thought of Catholic Charities on Mother’s Day to help seniors stay healthy. Learn more any reward at www.catholiccharities.net. Save the knowledge that I have done your will. Amen. “Charity, patience, and tenderness are very beautiful gifts. If you have © 2018 Loyola Press. All Rights Reserved. Used them you want to share them with others.” – Pope Francis With Permission. www.LoyolaPress.com
4 April 22, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MASS INTENTIONS Around the Parish MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018 8:30am Kimm Krol Trip to Lyric Opera of Chicago TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR 8:30am Nello Gregori A Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 , 2018 8:30am Delphine Konrath Thursday, May 10th • 1:30 p.m. THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 8:30am Kerry Clancy-Malloy FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 8:30am M. Therese Southgate, MD SATURDAY , APRIL 28, 2018
8:30am People of St. Joseph
5:15pm Leonard Lipinski
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2018 7:30am People of St. Joseph 8:30am Anne O’Neill 10:00am John L. Bozdech 11:30am People of St. Joseph LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS • $85/person Includes round-trip luxury motor coach transportation from church to MASS INTENTIONS Civic Opera House, plus ground floor seating. Please visit the parish ORDER DEADLINE: Friday, May 4th at 12:00 Noon rectory if you would like to Call the Rectory (708) 798-0622 have a mass intention for This global blockbuster tells the story of the final weeks in the life of the year 2018-19. Jesus Christ, from the perspective of Judas Iscariot. AS Christ's fol- lowers grow more fervent, Judas must make his fateful choice be- tween faith and betrayal. Filled with an exciting mix of musical styles Readings for the Week of that draw upon 1970s rock, gospel, folk, and funk themes, this con- April 22, 2018 temporary imagining of the biblical tale is a must-see. Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9,21- 23, 26, 28,29[22]/1 Jn3:1-2/Jn10:11-18 Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 PANCAKE BREAKFAST [cf. 3a]/Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, SUNDAY , A PRIL 22, 8:30 AM —11:30 AM 6-7 [117:1a]/Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, St. Joseph Parish — Fr. Sayers Hall 16-17 [2]/Mk 16:15-20 17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL
Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21- St. Joseph’s Youth Ministry will host a pancake breakfast this 22, 25 and 27 [2]/Jn 13:16-20 Sunday, April 22, 8:30 AM —11:30 AM., in the gym. St. Jo- Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10- 11ab [7bc]/Jn 14:1-6 seph’s Youth Ministry is accepting monetary donations for the Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, pancake breakfast that will help their adopted family in 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 14:7-14 Puerto Rico that has been displaced and has lost all of their Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/Ps 22:26-27, personal belongings due to Hurricane Irma. Please come out 28, 30, 31-32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn for the delicious pancakes and help a family in need! 15:1-8
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Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 5 Around the Archdiocese THE CHOIR The importance of the Pope's choir is so great that it has attracted leading choristers from all over Europe, includ- ing Guillaume Dufay, Josquin des Prez, Cristóbal de Morales, Jacob Arcadelt, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Gregorio Allegri. Today, the Choir, which the Pope has entrusted to Maestro Massimo Palom- bella, is composed of 20 professional singers, chosen from all round the world. The treble section, known as the Pueri Cantores, is made up of 35 boys APAL ISTINE HAPEL HOIR aged between 9 and 13, who are se- P S C C lected through rigorous auditions. The TO MAKE RARE APPEARANCE IN UNITED STATES Schola Puerorum is an exclusive school just for the Pueri Cantores, where the SATURDAY, JULY 21ST usual school curriculum is accompa- nied with an intense musical education, The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel Choir is set to embark on a month -long U.S. so that the boys can pursue their pas- tour with planned performances in eight select major cities: Atlanta, New sion for music and develop their talent York, St. Louis, Detroit, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Various professionally. domestic performances will include appearances by local choral groups. The day of a student from the Schola The parish music department is coordinating a round-trip excursion Peurorum is a balance of study and complete with show ticket and transportation from Homewood to the practice, with daily rehearsals, so that Aire Crown Theater on Saturday, July 21st. The cost is $105 per person the singers can transform the written note into sound, and can understand and includes free parking in the church parking-lot. For more informa- the text and its musical tempo in order tion and to order tickets, visit the parish website posjhomewood.org. to bring it to life and achieve a level of Space is limited. Tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis . emotional involvement that goes be- yond mere aesthetics. The Sistine Chapel is a sacred and THE SISTINE CHAPEL CHOIR, THE CHOIR OF THE POPE unique place in the world. The Sistine Chapel, dedicated to the Virgin Mary's With a history that stretches back some 1500 years, the Sistine Chapel Assumption into Heaven, is the main Choir is the oldest active choir in the world today. chapel of the Apostolic Palace as well Part of the Choir's significance is due to its endurance through several centu- as one of the most famous cultural and ries. Including the Renaissance, which was a fundamental period for the artistic treasures of the Vatican City, Choir, for it founded its own genuine "theatre" in the Sistine Chapel. situated within the heart of the Vatican Museums. It was built between 1475 Along with the Chapel's testament to historical beauty with all its frescoes, and 1481, at the time of Pope Sixtus IV the Sistine Chapel provides distinctive acoustics that has influenced the della Rovere, from whom it took its Choir's renowned musical repertoire, one that strikes a perfect balance be- name. The Chapel is well known tween tradition and originality. around world due to these two facts: One for being the location where the In addition to the Sistine Chapel Choir's cultural legacy, it plays an active part Conclave and other official ceremonies during the papal celebrations in St Peter's Basilica and in the Sistine Chapel of the Pope are held (and including itself. As the Holy Father's personal choir, the Choir is called upon to play an some papal coronations in the past), ecumenical role, which is accomplished by uniting various Christian congre- and second for being a place decorated gations through art, bringing together what has been separated by politics with one of the best known and cele- and time. This mission has led the Choir into a dialogue with leading choirs brated works of art in the Western Civi- around the world, as well as undertaking international tours, and recording lization, the frescoes by Michelangelo its repertoire with Deutsche Grammophonstudios . Buonarroti, which cover the vault (1508-1512) and the back wall above The Sistine Chapel Choir (Pontifical Musical Chapel "Sistina") The personal the altar (The Last Judgment 1535- choir of the Holy Father since the 6th Century. 1541). www.sistinechapelchoirtour.com www.sistinechapelchoirtour.com
6 April 22, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL -NATIONAL CHILD For Your Information
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Contact Prevent Child Abuse IL at 217-522-1129 or visit: Exercise is key to mental health for older adults who are striving to re- www.preventchildabuseillinois.org main independent and active. Older adults who walk or jog perform for ways you can help prevent better on memory tasks than those who are more sedentary, according child abuse in your community. to researchers from Boston University. The Office for the Protection of Chil- dren & Youth Archdiocese of Chicago The results showed that older adults who took more steps per day had www.archchicago.org/ better memory performance, including long-term memory. departments/protection/
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PINWHEELS and recall things from memory. FOR PREVENTION AT THE HEALING GARDEN To maintain and improve brain health in older adults, Sue Durkin, geri- MAY 4, 2018 atric advanced practice nurse at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, says, “Our bodies were made to move. Many of these Join the Archdiocese of Chicago in basic approaches to maintaining health and function can help sustain its ongoing commitment to the a satisfying quality of life.” ministry of protecting children at the annual Prevent Child Abuse Wishing you joy and good health, Prayer Service presided by Fr. Law- rence Dowling. Participants will be Mary Bohlen RN asked to plant a pinwheel during [email protected] the service on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:30a.m. at the Healing Gar- den at Holy Family Parish, 1080 W Roosevelt Road, Chicago. Please CATHOLIC CHARITIES FREE NEWSPAPER FOR SENIORS RSVP by April 27 to mflo- Did you know Catholic Charities has a free newspaper just for senior citi- [email protected]. zens? Keenager News is published 10 times a year and is delivered to your door. This publications contains news, opinion, human interest, how- to, and travel articles, along with humor, puzzles, and recipes. Our "Readers' Corner" provides a forum for readers' own reminiscences, and poems. To sign up to receive Keenager News, email keen- [email protected] or call (312) 655-7425. If you are interested in advertising to our audience of more than 100,000 seniors, please contact Mandy Hamilton, Keenager News Editor, at (312) 655-7425 or ahamil- [email protected]
Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 7 For Your Information Calendar of Events Monday, April 23, 2018
ALTAR SERVERS’ SCHEDULE No activities scheduled
Saturday, April 28 Saturday, May 5 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 No activities scheduled 5:15 pm Alex Bertucci 11 am 1st Communion Nick De Nova 5:15 pm Andrew Gaughan Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Sunday, April 29 Michael Gaughan 7:00 PM Festival Choir C 7:30 am Alexis DeLeon Sunday, May 6 Thursday, April 26, 2018 7:00 PM Piecemakers BC-S John DeLeon 7:30 am Mia Gazillo Friday, April 27, 2018 8:30 am Kevin Berner Tacy Graham 8:30 am Dylan Houston 9:00 AM Sanctuary Guild C Patrick Donahue Saturday, April 28, 2018 Cathy Lopez 10:00 am Peter Beele 10:00am Joseph Cole No activities scheduled Steven Babick Manuel Harris Sunday, April 29, 2018
11:30 am Mathieu Augustave 8:30 AM Mass/Communal Anointing of 11:30 am Donovan Brennan the Sick C William Augustave Anna Gsell Key R - Rectory S - School C - Church SH - Sayers Hall PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING AN ONGOING GIFT TO OUR PARISH BC - Burke Center P - Parking Lot
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ACH DEBIT PROGRAM ACH Debit Program is an easy and convenient way to make contributions to the parish. Your pledged contribution is automatically withdrawn from either sav- ings or checking account by your bank and transferred to the parish. If you VISIT: are interested in using automatic banking withdrawals for your parish contri- butions, please stop by the rectory office to fill out a form. For more informa- ChicagoPriest.com tion, please call the rectory office, 708-798-0622. Thank you for your contin- ued support! Mass Celebrants Saturday, April 28 , 2018 5:15 PM Fr. Kyfes
Sunday, April 29, 2018 7:30 AM Fr. Kondziolka 8:30 AM Fr. Kondziolka 10:00 AM Fr. Jarosewic 11:30 AM Fr. Jarosewic
8 April 22, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Around the Archdiocese
BLOSSOMS OF HOPE BRUNCH —APRIL 29
The 27th Annual Blossoms of Hope Brunch is Sunday, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 April 29, at 11 am.at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. 2:45 PM M ASS The event features Drury Lane’s famous brunch, pick -a-prize, raffle, and a presentation of the 2018 Charles T. Rubey LOSS Award to Therese Gump. The Department of Parish Vital- Funds will benefit the Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) Program. ity and Mission is happy to an- Contact Jodi Hill at [email protected] or (312) 948-6797 for addi-
nounce that the Annual Golden tional information. For more information and to register, visit Wedding Anniversary Mass will www.catholiccharities.net/lossbrunch be on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at 2:45 p.m. Cardinal Blase J. Cupich will preside over WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2018 this special Mass where 500 August 22 to 26, 2018 couples will rejoice in their 50th This year, the World Meeting of Families will take place in Dub- wedding anniversary. lin, Ireland from August 22 to 26. With the theme of, “The Gos- To register, contact the parish pel of the Family: Joy for the World”. Pilgrims from the Archdio- office, 708-798-0622. cese of Chicago will have a full and vivacious experience that will last from August 18 through August 27, which will include a tour of Ireland’s most sa- cred places, the three day congress, the festival of families and the closing liturgy. For more information please contact Clarissa Aljentara at caljen-
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS [email protected] or 312.534.8051. MARIAN COUNCIL 3761 Please visit us at:
WHEELS FOR THE NEEDY PROGRAM www.kofcmarian3761.org or you can email Joseph Santschi The Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Wheels for the Needy [email protected] Program welcomes donations of any vehicle running or not - cars, trucks, vans, boats, etc. St. Vincent de Paul will arrange for the vehicle, its keys, and the title to be picked up. After BULLETIN & A NNOUNCEMENT it's sold, you will receive a receipt for the amount the vehicle is sold for. For SUBMISSIONS more information, call St. Vincent de Paul Chicago at 773-779-6700.
Articles and Mass announcements are due by 10 AM on Fridays (eight 8 days prior to publication date). PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Please email electronic submissions to: Good and gracious God, [email protected] You call each person by name and invite them to follow you. Questions regarding the parish bulletin/website: On this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, [email protected] may each person hear and respond or (708) 798-0622. to the call they have received. We pray for all discerning marriage, Please patronize the businesses and the chaste single life, consecrated life, services who advertise in our bulletin. Without their help we would not have or ordained ministries, such a communications tool as this! that your Holy Spirit would guide, inspire, and strengthen them. CHANGE OF ADDRESS May your Church and the world It would be greatly appreciated if you be enriched by the "yes" of your children. would contact the rectory concerning Amen. changes of your address / phone.
Parish of Saint Joseph • Homewood, IL 9 BERNICE RUBARTH Body & Soul TONY SANTONE JILL SAUERBIER JUDY FREMOUW LYNN MARYNOWSKI JOHN SCHMIDT Pray for the Sick ALBERT FOUTS TORI MASZAK JAY SCOTT MARIAN ADDUCCI LYNN FUENTES MEAGAN MCHUGH CONNIE SIMMS EILEEN ALSEN KAYTLIND FUHRMANN CHRIS MCNELLIS RANDOLPH SCOTT SAM AMUNDSEN ROBERT FUHRMANN JOHN MCCLOSKEY MARY CATHERINE SMITH JAMES AUSTING TOM GALLAGHER SUSAN MITCHELL NITA SMOCK JOANNE BONER LOIS GEORGE AZAREA MOORE JAMES J. S TEWART BILL BOWMAN JOHN GNEZDA JOE MORAN DOLORES STOCKWELL CHUCK BULF MARY GRAY EILEEN MORRISEY DARYL SULLIVAN STEVE BURKE MARY JOAN G’ SELL -SMITH JIM MULLANEY PAT TAYLOR MYRA CALZAVARA ANDREW GUTTER AMY MURPHY JOEY THIELEN JOE CANTAFIO DAN HASKE JAMES NOLAN EMMY TIORAN MELISSA CHLOPECKI HERBERT HILLEGASS MORGAN NOLAN TIM DOBCZYK MARY CLARKE BARBARA HECHT RICK NYE GORDON TOMLINSON ROBERT CLARKE MARION HENNEBERRY TIM NYE RON TORII TINA COLE (C HRISTINE ) JANET HERNANDEZ JACK O’L EARY ANTHONY VAN VIRGINIA COLLINS JOYCE HIGHSMITH JIM O’L EARY FREDERICK WALDSCHMIDT JOYCE CONLEY STELLA HOLTZ CAITLIN O’S HEA PAT WILLIAMS ROBIN COYNE DARLENE JACKSON JAMES LONG AMY WINDJU JAMES CURLEY JOYCE JANOWICK GERLENE OLIVER TOM WOLKEN JIM DAVIS DOLORES JANOWIAK SUSAN ORMSBY FRANCIS WRIGHT ROSEMARY DIMAYO MAIME JOHNSON CAROLE OURADNIK JIM WRIGHT FRANK DIVILA MARY ROSE KELLER BILLY PAYNE MICHAEL WRIGHT VIOLA DOBROVITS SUE KELLY DENISE PIGNOTTI ISABEL YOUNG HAR ROZDOWSKI C D TODD KERKHOVEN CHARLOTTE POWELL DAVID DUNNE Jerry Killian CORINNE POWLEY COLOR DENOTES RECENTLY ADDED VALERIE EASTER TEDDY AND BILL KING EDMUND PROBY Attention Family Members ROBIN B. E GGERT DON KIRKPATRICK RACHEL PRUETT After 4 weeks, please notify the ADELINE ENGDAHL CAROLYN KRIVANEC TONI PUSATERI Rectory if your loved one still DAN FLEMING DENNIS KUROWSKI MIKE RACHOWICZ needs our prayers. DOLORES FORCH TARA LINZY MARY KATHERINE ROHAN IRENE FRAMARIN LORETTA LIPINSKI CAROLINE ROYCROFT MSgt. David L. Dunne, Jr. PFC Anthony Termini Prayers for Our Troops Airman Alex Fuentes LncCpl Dillon Thompson Please pray for the men and women in SF Ranger Christopher John Jones Airman Gavin Tienstra our Armed Forces. May God protect Private Arthur Krueger Capt. Jonathan Troutman them and return them safely to their Seaman Thomas Krueger MGYSGT Joseph Unwood families: Pvt. Nathan A. Mach PFC Alexander D. Urban
LncCpl Connor John Anderson Specialist Joshua S. Mitchell Cpl. Ethan Wald Lt. Rebecca Conti-Vock Capt. Sam Modica Lt. Col. Kevin J. Walker Captain Noel Conrad Lt. Danielle Peterson 1st Lt. Daniel J. Webb Private Aaron Deal A1C. Jessica Polacek Capt. Jennifer Worman Lt. Thomas Devane GYSGT Louis Rodriguez SCPO Peter Donaldson SGT Daniel Schmitt Communion to the Sick Prayer Ministry The Priests, Deacons & Ministers of Prayer requests* can be submitted : From Death to Eterna l 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 LINDA NEWTON hospital or in the home upon request. Email: [email protected] Please call the Rectory Office to make May the choirs of angels lead her into arrangements. *Also, to Add / Remove from the bulletin sick list. Paradise
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