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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 22, 2020 Fostering Christ’s Love in Our Lives 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 SACRAMENTS Baptism Sundays at 1:00 PM. Arrangements can be made for any Sunday after attending a Baptismal Preparation Session. Marriage Contact the Rectory at least six months prior to the wedding. Please call the Rectory for available times and dates. REGISTRATION New parishioners are invited to register at the rectory as soon as possible. CONTACTS Rectory…………………..(708) 798-0622; fax: 798-6137 Director of Religious Education……..(708) 798-6311 Director of Music ………………….……….(708) 798-8412 Parish E-mail……………...........[email protected] Prayer Ministry E-mail[email protected] Office Hours Mon., Wed., Fri.……..8:00 am - 4:00 pm Office Hours Tues. & Thurs.………..8:00 am - 7:30 pm Office Hours Sat.………………………..9:00 am - 1:30 pm Office Hours Sun.……………………..9:00 am - 11:30 am www.stjoehomewood.org 17951 Dixie Highway • Homewood, IL 60430

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT • MARCH 22, 2020

Fostering Christ’s Love in Our Lives

P A R I S H S T A F F 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 W E E K E N D L I T U R G I E S Saturday Mass ............................................. 5:15 PM

Sunday Mass .......... 7:30, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 AM

W E E K D A Y L I T U R G I E S 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 O T H E R S A C R A M E N T S

Baptism

Sundays at 1:00 PM. Arrangements can be made for any

Sunday after attending a Baptismal Preparation Session.

Marriage

Contact the Rectory at least six months prior to the wedding.

Please call the Rectory for available times and dates. R E G I S T R A T I O N New parishioners are invited to register at the rectory as soon

as possible.

C O N T A C T S Rectory…………………..(708) 798-0622; fax: 798-6137

Director of Religious Education……..(708) 798-6311

Director of Music ………………….……….(708) 798-8412

Parish E-mail……………[email protected]

Prayer Ministry E-mail…[email protected]

Office Hours Mon., Wed., Fri.……..8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Office Hours Tues. & Thurs.………..8:00 am - 7:30 pm

Office Hours Sat.………………………..9:00 am - 1:30 pm

Office Hours Sun.……………………..9:00 am - 11:30 am

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Around the Parish

GOAL

$1,000,000

$900,000

$800,000

$700,000

$600,000

$500,000

$400,000

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

$1,100,000

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TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS

PROGRESS TO DATE

TOTAL PLEDGED……...$1,197,409

PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE....$544,192

AOC - COLLECTED TO DATE….......$306,000

Total………………………….…..…$850,192

PLEDGED

$765,000

OUR WEEKLY OFFERING

MARCH 14 & 15

Weekend Giving ............... $2,203.32 (mailed donations)

Electronic Giving…………….1,538.25

———————————————————————

Total ….............…........$3,741.57

Budget…….........$11,600.00

Thank you for your generosity

Down……..….... $7,858.43

For parish news, articles, funeral notices and

bulletin archives, please visit our website:

www.stjoehomewood.org If you would like to receive emails with parish

announcements, please email

[email protected]

THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO HAS SUSPENDED ALL MASSES

AND ALL OTHER LITURGICAL EVENTS

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL NOT BE HELD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

WEEKEND MASSES

WEEKDAY MASSES

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

FISH FRY

ALL MEETINGS AND PARISH EVENTS

Mass intentions for cancelled masses during these days of sus-

pended gatherings will be rescheduled at a later date. Whenever

masses resume, just call the rectory for a new date. For this purpose

only, we will waive the canonical limit of two intentions per mass.

Funeral masses will continue to be scheduled without restriction,

aside from the attendance limit.

POPE FRANCIS' PRAYER TO OUR LADY, HEALTH OF THE SICK TO IMPLORE HER PROTECTION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey

as a sign of salvation and hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.

At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus‟ pain,

with steadfast faith.

You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need.

We are certain that you will provide, so that,

as you did at Cana of Galilee,

joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform ourselves to the Father‟s will

and to do what Jesus tells us:

He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to

bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us

from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin.

vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/pope-francis-prayer-our-lady-protection-coronavirus.html

You can donate to

St. Joseph Church online at:

www.givecentral.org

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(Continued on page 7 )

For Your Information Parish Ministries (Call Rectory for contact information.)

ALTAR SERVERS

Contact: Fr. Dan Jarosewic

ARTS & ENVIRONMENT

Contact: Erin Roeper, Jeannine Ruse

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES

Contact: Paul and Deborah Hart

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

Contact: Rosemarie Kearney

BULLETIN/WEBSITE EDITOR

Contact: Agatha Kienzle

CATECHISTS (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION)

Contact: Karen Shifflett

ELIZABETH MINISTRY

Contact: Marge Hayes

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

COMMUNION

Contact: Deb Framarin, Jack Hayes

GARDENING TEAM

Contact: Elaine Hoffman

HEALTH MINISTRY/PARISH NURSING

Contact: Mary Bohlen, R.N.

HOSPITALITY

Contact: Mary Ellen Brabec

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Contact: Joe Santschi

LECTORS

Contact: Mike Ormsby, Tom Brabec

LITURGY WRITING TEAM

Contact: Joyce Janowick, Janet

Ormsby

MINISTERS OF CARE

Contact: Jack Hayes

MUSIC MINISTRY

Contact: John Ligda

PADS

Contact: Jim Bova

PIECEMAKER QUILTERS/PRAYER SHAWL

Contact: Marietta Burke

PRAYER MINISTRY

Contact: Julie Orbik

Respect Life MINISTRY

Contact: Teri McGinley

SANCTUARY GUILD

Contact: Magda Hepokoski

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Contact: Rectory

USHERS

Contact: Jim Wright

YOUTH MINISTRY

Contact: Allisa Opyd

STATEMENT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO

ON THE SUSPENSION OF PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF MASS

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, mandated the suspen-

sion until further notice of all liturgical services effective Saturday, March

14 with the regularly scheduled weekend services. In addition, he has

mandated the closing of schools operated by the archdiocese, and to

close the Pastoral Center and related agency offices until further notice.

―This was not a decision I made lightly,‖ said Cardinal Cupich. ―The Eucha-

rist is the source and summit of our life as Catholics. And our schools and

agencies provide essential services to many thousands across Cook and

Lake Counties. But, in consultation with leaders from across the archdio-

cese, for the sake of the safety of our students, parishioners, and all the

women and men who serve the people of the archdiocese, it is clear that

we must take the better part of caution in order to slow the spread of this

pandemic.‖

The following clarification is in response to questions we have received.

Clarification: In light of the Cardinal‘s decision to suspend the celebration

of all public liturgies, it is understood that all Catholics within the Archdio-

cese of Chicago are dispensed from the obligation of attending Mass on

Sundays and holy days of obligation (per canons 85 and 87 in the code of

canon law of 1983).

Remember in Your Prayers

ALLALL THOSETHOSE AFFECTEDAFFECTED BYBY THETHE CCORONAVIRUSORONAVIRUS THROUGHOUTTHROUGHOUT THETHE WORLDWORLD

LIST OF RESOURCES

FOR THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/

Get the latest updates on the outbreak from the CDC

www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html

Illinois Department of Public Health

http://dph.illinois.gov/

Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Sign up to receive the latest updates on the local COVID-19 response

from the CDPH

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/VwvbSW5/coronavirus

CDPH Coronavirus Hotline: 312.746.4835

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WHERE DO I FIND RELIABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19?

News reports about the new coronavirus have flooded your social media feeds and your TVs, and the

numbers and headlines seem to be changing every hour.

It can be scary and confusing, even when coming from trustworthy mainstream media reports.

But there also are national and local public resources available online where you can keep track of

the latest COVID-19 advice and reports for yourself, whether you‘re trying to plan travel, inform your

relatives or just get through the day.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a trustworthy public source:

www.cdc.gov

The CDC updates its website regularly, using clear language to give you the latest information known

by public health experts. Here are a few key pages:

What to do when you think you have COVID-19

The known symptoms of COVID-19

Common questions about coronavirus answered

How to prevent illness

A summary of the situation

The latest U.S. cases

In addition, states update their own public health pages that have more local data and guidance.

Illinois Department of Public Health

www.dph.illinois.gov

If you have a cough and fever or have been in contact with someone who has contracted COVID-19,

you should stay home and call ahead to your doctor.

Adapted from health eNews, AdvocateAurora Health, 3/16/20.

Please Note: In conjunction with Archdiocese measures to prevent spread of communicable disease,

blood pressure readings will be suspended until infection control restrictions are lifted. Thank you for

your understanding.

Wishing you joy and good health,

Mary Bohlen RN

[email protected]

* Please visit our website www.stjoehomewood.org for links to the above pages.

For Your Information

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Mass intentions for

cancelled masses during these

days of suspended gatherings will

be rescheduled at a later date.

Whenever masses resume, just

call the rectory for a new date. For

this purpose only, we will waive

the canonical limit of two

intentions per mass.

Around the Parish

DONALD J. THOMPSON

EASTER FLOWER OFFERING

You will notice that the Easter Flower Offering envelopes

have a line for ―given in memory of….‖ so that you can re-

member a departed loved one with your flower offering.

We will print the names of those being remembered in the

Easter bulletin. They will remain available until the Solem-

nity of Pentecost on May 31st .

WEEKLY READINGS

Readings for the week of March 22, 2020

Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-

14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/Jn

4:43-54

Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46: 2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16

Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 11 [8a and 9a]/Heb

10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38

Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Jn 5:31-47

Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23 [19a]/Jn

7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 [2a]/Jn 7:40-53

Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/Rom 8:8-11/Jn

11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH

We would like to extend a warm welcome to these recent additions

to our Saint Joseph Parish Family:

Robert & Angela Balek

Pamela Planera

Debra Rogers

We welcome you into our community, into this holy place.

May we open our minds and heart to you. Let us share each other‘s

stories and traditions. May you find this community to be a source

of strength and joy in the days ahead. May God‘s presence be with

you and give you peace.

Amen.

If you would like a copy of

your summary of donations

to St. Joseph Church for

2019, please call the rec-

tory at 708-798-0622.

“Lent is a new beginning, a path

leading to the certain goal of

Easter, Christ‟s victory over death.

This season urgently calls us to

conversion. Christians are asked

to return to God „with all their

hearts‟ (Joel 2:12), to refuse to

settle for mediocrity and grow in

friendship with the Lord.”

– Pope Francis.

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For Your Consideration

HELP SAVE LIVES in Flossmoor, IL!

You can protect mothers and chil-

dren by joining this worldwide mobili-

zation to pray and fast for an end to

abortion! Through prayer and fasting,

peaceful vigils and community out-

reach, 40 Days for Life has inspired

1,000,000 volunteers! With God‘s

help, here are the proven results in

25 coordinated campaigns:

•16,742 babies saved from abortion

•196 abortion workers converted

•104 abortion centers closed

Here‘s how to take part in 40 Days

for Life in our community:

• Vigil location:

Outside Planned Parenthood

19831 S. Governor Hwy,

Flossmoor, IL

• Vigil hours: 8 am to 8 pm daily

• Local contact: Karen & Tom

[email protected]

• Sign up with a friend or as a

group. Invite your Bible Study

group, youth ministry group,

Mom‘s group, etc. Get involved!

•Visit :

www.40daysforlife.com/flossmoor

to learn more and sign up for vigil

hours.

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING AN ONGOING GIFT TO OUR PARISH

If you would like to consider signing up for electronic giving to St. Jo-

seph, online donations can be made using credit or debit card through

GiveCentral. You can also sign up for ACH Debit Program, where

your pledged contribution is automatically withdrawn from your savings

or checking account.

GIVECENTRAL In order to sign up for Give Central, go to www.givecentral.org and

click on “Start Giving” button → type our zip code 60430 or St Joseph

Homewood → click on St. Joseph (Make sure it is St Joseph in Home-

wood) → click on “Sunday Collections‖ → make a Contribution → add

to the basket → go to “checkout.― You can make one–time donations

or sign up for weekly or monthly automatic donations. You can return

to GiveCentral at any time to make changes to your donations.

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 savings or checking account by your bank and transferred

to the parish. If you are interested in using automatic banking with-

drawals for your parish contributions, please complete the form below

and return it to the rectory office.

St. Joseph Parish — ACH Debit Authorization Form

_______________________________________________________________________

(Name of Financial Institution)

_______________________________________________________________________

(Address of Financial Institution -Branch, City, State & Zip)

_______________________________________________________________________

(Signature) (Date)

________________________________________

(LAST 4 DIGITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER)

_______________________________________________________________________

(Name—PLEASE PRINT)

_______________________________________________________________________

(Address—PLEASE PRINT)

DEBIT AMOUNT:___________ FREQUENCY: 1st Monday of the month______

or 1st and 3rd Monday of the month______

Checking/Savings Account Number:_________________________________________

Financial Institution Routing Number:________________________________________

Please attach a voided cancelled check.

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For Your Information

The Eternal Word Television Network

(EWTN), is an American basic cable

television network which presents

Catholic-themed programming.

Channel Finder for Homewood Area:

AT&T U-verse TV-Channel 562

Comcast–Digital-Channel 119

Comcast–HD-Channel 1668

WOW – Digital-Channel 378

C-Band–Satellite -Channel G1-11

DIRECTV–Satellite -Channel 370

DISH –Satellite -Channel 261

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

MARCH 22, 2020

GOSPEL READING: John 9:1-41

Jesus heals the man born blind

and reveals himself to him as the

Son of Man.

BACKGROUND ON THE GOSPEL READING

When infants are baptized, par-

ents, with the help of the godpar-

ents, assume responsibility for

raising the child as a follower of

Jesus. The process of maturation

in the faith is much like the exam-

ple found in the story of the man

born blind. The man is cured of his

blindness, a symbol of his sin.

Each time he meets someone after

the healing, the man comes to a

deeper awareness of who Jesus is.

In a similar way, we who are bap-

tized continue to mature in faith as

our relationship with and knowl-

edge about Jesus grows.

Invite each member of your family

to draw a timeline of his or her life.

On the timelines, ask family mem-

bers to identify significant mo-

ments in their lives, especially

their life of faith. Invite each per-

son to reflect upon who Jesus was

to him or her at each significant

moment. How has each person‘s

relationship with Jesus changed or

matured? Then read together to-

day‘s Gospel, John 9:1-41. Note

how the relationship between Je-

sus and the man born blind

changes and grows throughout the

Gospel. Pray together that your

relationship with Jesus will con-

tinue to grow and develop, becom-

ing ever deeper. Conclude by pray-

ing together the Lord‘s Prayer.

© 2020 Loyola Press. All Rights Reserved.

Used With Permission.

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Gospel 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT ♦ Gospel John 9:1-41

As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ―Rabbi, who sinned, this man

or his parents, that he was born blind?‖ Jesus answered, ―Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that

the works of God might be made visible through him. We have to do the works of the one who sent me

while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the

world.‖When he had said this, he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay

on his eyes, and said to him, ―Go wash in the Pool of Siloam‖— which means Sent — So he went and

washed, and came back able to see.

His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, ―Isn‘t this the one who used to sit and

beg?‖ Some said, ―It is, ―but others said, ―No, he just looks like him.‖ He said, ―I am.‖ So they said to him,

―How were your eyes opened?‖ He replied, ―The man called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and

told me, ‗Go to Siloam and wash. ―So I went there and washed and was able to see.‖ And they said to

him, ―Where is he?‖ He said, ―I don‘t know.‖

They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees. Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes

on a sabbath. So then the Pharisees also asked him how he was able to see. He said to them, ―He put

clay on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.‖ So some of the Pharisees said, ―This man is not from

God, because he does not keep the sabbath.‖ But others said, ―How can a sinful man do such signs?‖ And

there was a division among them. So they said to the blind man again, ―What do you have to say about

him, since he opened your eyes?‖ He said, ―He is a prophet.‖

Now the Jews did not believe that he had been blind and gained his sight until they summoned the par-

ents of the one who had gained his sight. They asked them, ―Is this your son, who you say was born blind?

How does he now see?‖ His parents answered and said, ―We know that this is our son and that he was

born blind. We do not know how he sees now, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him, he is of

age; he can speak for himself.‖ His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews

had already agreed that if anyone acknowledged him as the Christ, he would be expelled from the syna-

gogue. For this reason his parents said, ―He is of age; question him.‖

So a second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, ―Give God the praise! We

know that this man is a sinner.‖ He replied, ―If he is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know is that I

was blind and now I see.‖ So they said to him, ―What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?‖ He

answered them, ―I told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again?

Do you want to become his disciples, too?‖ They ridiculed him and said, ―You are that man‘s disciple; we

are disciples of Moses! We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this one is from.‖

The man answered and said to them, ―This is what is so amazing, that you do not know where he is from,

yet he opened my eyes. We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if one is devout and does his

will, he listens to him. It is unheard of that anyone ever opened the eyes of a person born blind. If this

man were not from God, he would not be able to do anything.‖ They answered and said to him, ―You were

born totally in sin, and are you trying to teach us?‖ Then they threw him out.

When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, he found him and said, "Do you believe in the Son of

Man?‖ He answered and said, ―Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?‖ Jesus said to him, ―You have

seen him, the one speaking with you is he.‖ He said, ―I do believe, Lord,‖ and he worshiped him. Then Je-

sus said, ―I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see might see, and those who do

see might become blind.‖ Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and said to him, ―Surely

we are not also blind, are we?‖ Jesus said to them, ―If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you

are saying, ‗We see,‘ so your sin remains.

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS It would be greatly appreciated if you

would contact the rectory concerning

changes of your address / phone.

BULLETIN & ANNOUNCEMENT

SUBMISSIONS

Articles and Mass announcements

are due by 10 AM on Fridays (eight

8 days prior to publication date).

P l e a s e e m a i l e l e c t r o n i c

submissions to:

[email protected]

Questions regarding the parish

bulletin/website:

[email protected]

or (708) 798-0622.

Please patronize the businesses and

services who advertise in our bulletin.

Without their help we would not have

such a communications tool as this!

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

MARIAN COUNCIL 3761

www.kofcmarian3761.org

or you can email Joseph Santschi

[email protected]

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER

WITH ST. JOSEPH PARISH,

PLEASE CONTACT THE RECTORY

OFFICE AT 708-798-0622.

MEN FOSTERING FAITH GROUP

tinyletter.com/stjoehomewoodmen

or [email protected]

Growing with the Gospel

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10 M a r c h 2 2 , 2 0 2 0 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Body & Soul

Communion to the Sick The Priests, Deacons & Ministers of

Care will bring Communion to the sick

& the homebound either at the

hospital or in the home upon request.

Please call the Rectory Office to make

arrangements.

Pray for the Sick LIZ ADDUCCI

MARIAN ADDUCCI

EILEEN ALSEN

SAM AMUNDSEN

BABY EMMA AZOGAN

NOREEN BAKER

LORA BARNAS

PATRICIA BECERRA

KARRIE BIEKER

JOANNE BONER

BOB BROWN

CHUCK BULF

JOAN BULF

STEVE BURKE

LOU BUTTICE

MYRA CALZAVARA

LARRY CAMPBELL

JOSEPH CHLOPECKI

MELISSA CHLOPECKI

MARY CLARKE

ROBERT CLARKE

VIRGINIA COLLINS

JOYCE CONLEY

ROBIN COYNE

JAMES CURLEY

JIM DAVIS

ROSEMARY DIMAYO

FRANK DIVILA

CHAR DROZDOWSKI

VALERIE EASTER

ROBIN B. EGGERT

ADELINE ENGDAHL

IRENE FRAMARIN

RACHEL FRAMARIN

ALBERT FOUTS

JOAN FURLONG

LOIS GEORGE

TERI GIBLIN

JOHN GNEZDA

AURORA GRAHAM

MARY GRAY

MARY JOAN G’SELL-SMITH

ANDREW GUTTER

BOB HADERLEIN

DAN HASKE

BARBARA HECHT

JACK HENNEBERRY

MARION HENNEBERRY

JANET HERNANDEZ

JOYCE HIGHSMITH

DOLORES JANOWIAK

JOYCE JANOWICK

JOHNNY JOHNS

STANLEY JOHNS

MARY ROSE KELLER

SUE KELLY

JERRY KILLIAN

TEDDY AND BILL KING

DON KIRKPATRICK

ANNE MAHER KOCH

MARY KOCH

LAURA KRAUSE

CAROLYN KRIVANEC

DENNIS KUROWSKI

REBECCA LINDSEY

LINDA LINK

TARA LINZY

LORETTA LIPINSKI

IRMA LOPEZ

LYNN MARYNOWSKI

TORI MASZAK

CAROL MCCLEMENTS

MEAGAN MCHUGH

CHRIS MCNELLIS

JOHN MCCLOSKEY

THERESA NELSON MILSAP

MADISON MINNICH

AZAREA MOORE

JOE MORAN

EILEEN MORRISEY

TOM MOSKWA

AMY MURPHY

CHARLES NELSON

RICK NYE

TIM NYE

CAITLIN O’SHEA

GERLENE OLIVER

MIKE ORMSBY

SUSAN ORMSBY

SALLY PETERS

VERNA POWELL

CHARLOTTE POWELL

GAIL PURCELL

TONI PUSATERI

Prayer Ministry Prayer requests* can be submitted :

On the Parish website

By calling the Rectory and dial 77

Email: [email protected]

*Also, to Add / Remove from the bulletin sick list.

MIKE RACHOWICZ

MARY REID

MARY KATHERINE ROHAN

BERNICE RUBARTH

TONY SANTONE

JOHN SCHMIDT

MATTHEW SCHURY

JAY SCOTT

RANDOLPH SCOTT

CONNIE SIMMS

DAVE SINWELSKI

MARY CATHERINE SMITH

PAT TAYLOR

EMMY TIORAN

GORDON TOMLINSON

ANTHONY VAN

ANNIE WARDS

SILAS WHEELER

BENJAMIN WICKS

PAT WILLIAMS

AMY WINDJU

TOM WOLKEN

JIM WRIGHT

MICHAEL WRIGHT

ISABEL YOUNG

JANET ZAIO

COLOR DENOTES RECENTLY ADDED

Attention Family Members

After 4 weeks, please notify the

Rectory if your loved one still

needs our prayers.

Prayers for Our Troops Please pray for the men and women in

our Armed Forces. May God protect

them and return them safely to their

families:

LncCpl Connor John Anderson

Pfc Paul Bisceglia, US Army

Lt. Rebecca Conti-Vock

Captain Noel Conrad

Lt. Aaron Deal

Lt. Thomas Devane

SCPO Peter Donaldson

Airman Alex Fuentes

SF Ranger Christopher John Jones

Private Arthur Krueger

Seaman Thomas Krueger

Pvt. Nathan A. Mach

Specialist Joshua S. Mitchell

LCpl Jarod Mizgalski, USMC

Maj. Samuel Modica, USMC

Lt. Danielle Peterson A1C. Jessica Polacek

GYSGT Louis Rodriguez

SGT Daniel Schmitt

PFC Anthony Termini

LncCpl Dillon Thompson

Airman Gavin Tienstra

Maj. Jonathan Troutman

MGYSGT Joseph Unwood

PFC Alexander D. Urban

Lt. Col. Kevin J. Walker

1st Lt. Daniel J. Webb

Capt. Jennifer Worman

From Death to Eternal Life. Please Pray for

May the choirs of angels lead him into Paradise

Franklin “Frank” Engberg

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