NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME• AUGUST 9, 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 ............................ 8:00 & 10:30 AM

W E E K D A Y L I T U R G I E S Tuesday -Friday Mass ............................. 8:30 AM

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From Our Pastor

GOAL

$1,000,000

$900,000

$800,000

$700,000

$600,000

$500,000

$400,000

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

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TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS

PROGRESS TO DATE

TOTAL PLEDGED……...$1,197,509

PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE....$600,042

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

Total………………………….…..…$906,042

PLEDGED

$765,000

OUR WEEKLY OFFERING

AUGUST 1-2

Weekend Giving...……..... $7,520.75

Electronic Giving…….…….$1,817.00

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Total ….............….......$9,337.75

Budget………....$11,600.00

MISSION CO-OP: $778

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $750.00

SHARING: $75.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Down……..........$-2,262.25

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St. Joseph Church online at:

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THE SPIRIT MOVES—SOMETIMES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

This Sunday, August 9th, we finally get to belatedly celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for this year’s 8th grade Religious Educa-tion classes—from both St. Joseph and St. Emeric. Because there was no way for the Bishop-Vicars to catch up with all the parishes they were scheduled to visit since March, all the pastors of the Archdio-cese were given the “faculties” to confirm by Cardinal Cupich. So, minus mitre or crosier, I’ll have the rare privilege of confirming these young men and women in the hope that they will allow the Holy Spirit to transform their lives with the seven gifts that can en-

able them to truly live their faith in all the years to come. Please keep all of them in your prayers.

But the Spirit has also been busy moving in other ways these past few weeks. Perhaps you’ve heard “through the grapevine” of a change in our Renew My Church grouping which had included five parishes in our area: St. Anne, St. Emeric, Infant Jesus of Prague, St. Lawrence O’Toole and, of course, St. Joseph. But St. Lawrence O’Toole will no longer be with us and has been moved to a fairly large group that includes the Chicago Hts. parishes. I only learned

of this change from a parishioner who had read St. Lawrence O’Toole’s bulletin a few weeks ago which included a letter to the parishioners from Bishop Perry announcing the revised grouping. Unfortunately, neither I nor the other pastors were informed of this in advance. I hadn’t planned to write anything about this until I had heard directly from someone—anyone—at the Archdiocese; but as of August 1st, that hasn’t happened. Also included in that letter from Bishop Perry was the news that our own group’s “activation”—the time when the real work of assessing parish viability and structur-ing begins—is being moved up from January, 2022 until sometime in 2021, though no start date was given. And with my own retire-ment date firmly set for June, 2021, I hope the folks doing the plan-ning for Renew My Church will have the good sense to take that into account. Anyway, now you know as much as I do!

I have to admit that it’s a bit disheartening to be kept in the dark about something so important, but I’ll try to be charitable and chalk it up to the strange and complicated times in which we’re living, which now includes the downsizing of Archdiocesan offices and the departure of some key officials. But looking at this in another way, it can also say something about how the Holy Spirit does indeed move in mysterious ways in our lives and in our world. So I suspect the best thing to do for now is to pray that we’ll be able to follow where the Spirit leads and trust that wherever that may be is where God wants us and needs us to be.

Fr. Bob

COLLECTED

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Around the Parish 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

Aguilera, Max Asongwe, Rickelle-Pearl

Augustave, Jean Mathieu

Davenport, Morgan

Edorh, Emmanuella Fajardo, Joshua Franc, Margaret

Fuhrmann, Sophia Garrity, Jacob

Garrity, Kaitlin Harris, Bruce

Lively, Matthew Martinez, Orlando

Miller-Hamm, Christopher

Noble, Cade Purcell, Tyler

Schab, Matthew

Sextonson, Addison

Urbaniak, Rebecca

Van Etten, Timothy

Congratulations to our Newly Confirmed

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Gospel Meditation

19TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Be still and know that I am God. Silence is sacred. Silence speaks the lan-

guage of the soul and is the foundation of all life and eternity itself. Silence

takes us beyond the limits of our minds and allows us to seek and to love

the essence of all love, perfect love, and being. In silence, we can be non-

verbally present to things and to God in ways that words cannot accom-

plish. We can discover, encounter, and be present to truths that our minds

struggle to conceive and then set aside the boxes we put around things

when comprehending them is challenging. We can know the unknowable

and touch eternity when we encounter the core silence in our souls.

We can do this even on a noisy street and in the midst of the greatest dis-

traction. Once we have made friends with silence, the rambling noise of the

world no longer seems to matter, and we can carry a deep forgiving peace

within us, even when physical silence cannot be found. We know that we

are loved, cared for, sustained, nourished, embraced, and carried. There is

nothing to fear in silence, and I can be present to myself in the same way

that God is present to me. I can see myself as God sees me. All of my

faults, weaknesses, imperfections, failings, and sinfulness melt away in the

abundance of God’s mercy. All of the worldly things we see as being impor-

tant no longer are.

It is in silence that all of the barriers that divide us disappear. There is no

more ―yours‖ and ―mine‖ but only the oneness of ―ours.‖ There is no longer

a need to ―figure things out,‖ and we tap into our desire to simply let things

be. Silence is creative and powerful and gives us hope. Silence is God’s

greatest blessing. God became one with humanity in silence. It allows us to

be one with all of creation, with the moon and the stars and all of the crea-

tures God has made. The smallest particle of creation radiates with beauty.

Silence allows us to soar beyond ourselves and connect in ways that the

mind can only imagine. When all is quiet, we begin to see that it is only our

fear that keeps us from the Lord. It is our fear that causes us to sink and to

fail. We can hear the gentle whisper that tells us to reach for God’s hand.

We discover that we yearn for the salvation and wholeness that only God

can give to us. Be still my soul and be at peace. ©LPi

BEING HUMAN IS TO DOUBT

Humans doubt. It’s what we do.

We doubt ourselves and we

doubt others. Before any of us

say anything about Peter’s

doubting the words of Jesus that told him he could get out of

his boat and walk on water, we

need to get real with ourselves:

How would I respond in the

same situation? I remember

when I was child taking swim-

ming lessons. One day I simply

tightened up my muscles and

sank. The lifeguard pulled me

up and asked what happened. I

said I did not know. The truth is

that I was sinking under the

weight of my own doubt. I did

not believe I could do what

clearly, I was told I could. That

was only in five feet of water in

a pool! Now that I’m older, I can

look back and laugh. But an

adult, the swimming pool is life,

and I would be lying if I said that

there are no longer times I find

myself sinking due to new

doubts.

Much of our doubt comes about

because of a lack of trust in

God. We place our trust in ma-

terial things, wealth, or imper-

fect people instead of the One

who is worthy of our trust 100

percent of the time. Our stew-

ardship is often hampered by

our doubt that God will provide

all that we need. If I give more, I

may not have enough to sur-

vive! When we place all our

trust in God, not only do we find

that we have been given all we

need – our doubt that cause us

to sink in the pool of life fades away. We don’t suddenly be-

come perfect in our trust, and

there will be times when we find

ourselves with concerns again.

However, it is in those moments

we find that He is still there,

speaking the words we need to

hear: ―Take courage, it is I; do

not be afraid.‖

– Tracy Earl Welliver ©LPi

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Around the Parish TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 , 2020

8:30am Raymond Kucharski

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020

8:30am Helen Cyborski

Michael O’Connor

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020

8:30am Prayers and Blessings for

Denis Bandera

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020

8:30am Joseph Bandera

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020

5:15pm Charlene Preisel

Dr. Mary Gray

SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2020

8:00am Ronald Vidal

John Hac

Marie Dubec

10:30am Edward B. Cavanaugh

George W. Kuzma

12:30pm Baptism

Mass Registration Mass Registration Mass Registration

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 9 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 [8]/Rom 9:1-

5/Mt 14:22-33 Monday: 2 Cor 9:6-10/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 7-8, 9 [5]/Jn 12:24-26

Tuesday: Ez 2:8—3:4/Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131 [103a]/Mt 18:1-

5, 10, 12-14 Wednesday: Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22/Ps 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [4b]/Mt 18:15-20

Thursday: Ez 12:1-12/Ps 78:56-57, 58-59, 61-62 [cf. 7b]/Mt 18:21—19:1

Friday: Ez 16:1-15, 60, 63 or 16:59-63/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [1c]/Mt 19:3-12

Saturday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]1 Cor15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28. Day: Rv11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps

45:10, 11, 12, 16[10bc]/1 Cor15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56

Next Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [4]/Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

Any parishioners that would like a

Prayer Shawl for themselves, relative,

or friend please contact the rectory

at 708-798-0622 and leave your

name and phone number so that a

Prayer Shawl minister may contact

you and see that you promptly re-

ceive a shawl.

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CAN YOU REALLY CATCH UP ON SLEEP OVER THE WEEKEND?

It’s a common cycle. You don’t get enough sleep during the week. That leads to a weekend ―catch-up,‖ which

leads to not getting enough sleep during the week, and so on and so on.

But can you really catch up on all that sleep debt on the weekend? Research examined the data, and the

short answer of their findings: No.

The research was published in Current Biology. The researchers assigned young, healthy adults to one of

three groups – one that was able to sleep nine hours a night for nine nights, one that was able to sleep only

five hours each night for nine nights, and a third group that was allowed to sleep five hours for five days

(weekdays) followed by a weekend of unlimited sleep followed by two more days with limited sleep (five

hours).

They then looked at factors impacted by insufficient sleep like weight gain and insulin sensitivity.

The findings? For both sleep-restricted groups who slept five hours consistently or during weekdays, the re-

searchers saw an increase in weight gain and late-night (after dinner) snacking. While the third group whose

restrictions were lifted on the weekends did consume fewer calories during that time, their after-dinner con-

sumption and weight gain rose when they returned to insufficient sleep during the week. Both sleep-

restricted groups saw a decrease in insulin sensitivity.

―Changing your sleep habits on the weekends can actually be detrimental for your health as you’re are

changing your sleep architecture and circadian rhythms,‖ says Dr. Yelena Tumashova, a sleep medicine spe-

cialist at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill. ―It’s extremely important to follow the same

sleep schedule during the week and on the weekends. Ideally all adults would sleep between seven and

seven and a half hours a night, but for those that have a sleep debt and are looking to catch up on the week-

end, a much more effective measure is keeping the same sleep schedule and adding a short nap, an hour at

most, on the weekends.‖

So what about the study findings and the impact of poor sleep on one’s health?

Dr. Tumashova is not surprised by the findings, as poor sleep affects your metabolic rate, which regulates

during deep sleep. This can slow your metabolism, cause weight gain and even lead to Type 2 diabetes.

―Poor sleep also can cause daytime tiredness, leading to less exercise, less energy and when people are

tired they tend to eat more unhealthy foods,‖ she adds. ―It also can cause REM deprivation which can lead to

depression or other mood disorders.‖

But what if you can’t get in those important hours of sleep during the week?

―We often find excuses for why we can’t get sleep,‖ says Dr. Tumashova. ―I encourage all my patients to

make their sleep a priority. Oftentimes when we sit down and talk through those excuses, we’ll find that they

aren’t relevant. For example, if you have to wake up early for work, try going to bed earlier.‖

Having trouble getting to sleep early?

Start training your body. Create a positive sleep environment, without the TV or other screens and devices

that distract us and keep us awake, Dr. Tumashova says.

―Make sure you’re only sleeping in the bedroom. Reserving that space for sleep trains our bodies to go to

bed when we’re there,‖ she says. Health eNews, 7/31/20

Wishing you joy and good health,

Mary Bohlen RN

SJParishNurse@comcast.net

For more articles, visit our website: https://stjoehomewood.org/health-ministry

For Your Information

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Around the Parish

ST. JOSEPH’S ST. JOSEPH’S ST. JOSEPH’S

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONRELIGIOUS EDUCATIONRELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The archdiocese has advised

religious education programs

to develop the capacity to offer

classes in both virtual and in-

person formats. To do this we

need catechists who can teach

both virtual classes or 'at-

home formation' and in-person

classes. For in-person classes

to be executed safely we need

a new cadre of volunteers to

monitor safety measures such

as social distancing upon en-

try/exit and in the hallways,

and that all persons in the

school building are wearing

masks. Catechists and other

volunteers associated with the

religious education program

must complete archdiocese

compliance requirements in-

cluding Virtus training, man-

dated reporter training, and a

background check.

If you can help in any way

please contact Karen Shifflett

at kshifflett@posjhomewood.org

or 708-798-6311.

Thank you.

A SCAM ALERT

The Archdiocese recently sent out an alert regarding e-mail scams

which purport to be from parish staff members soliciting gift

cards for the needy. At least one parishioner here fell for such a

scam a few months ago and lost several hundred dollars to a sup-

posed plea from me to help a needy person in the community.

Someone else received an e-mail from “me” asking for money to

help my “brother” who was experiencing financial difficulties—

definitely a red flag, since I’m an only child. He wisely phoned me

to verify the legitimacy of that plea.

So, be clear: neither I nor anyone on our staff will ever e-mail or

text you to request a donation for anything. In fact I will never text

you since I’ve only sent two or three texts in my entire life from

little my flip phone! I will thank you for your generosity in bulle-

tin articles as I’ve done today or ask you to be generous in the fu-

ture, but that’s all. I often think that, if the people who perpetrate

these scams would use their cleverness to find a cure for cancer or

global warming, the world would be a much better place. But alas,

that’s not to be. And if you’re suspicious about any kind of online

request for financial help, a good old-fashioned phone call to the

person supposedly making that request is always the best way to

sort that out.

Fr. Bob

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Today’s Readings NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, August 9, 2020

First Reading

1 Kings 19:9a,11-13a

The Lord appears to Elijah in a whisper.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 85:9-14

The Lord is the source of salvation.

Second Reading

Romans 9:1-5

Paul speaks of the blessings that have come to the

Israelites.

Gospel Reading

Matthew 14:22-33

Jesus walks on water, and the disciples acknowledge

him as the Son of God.

BACKGROUND ON THE GOSPEL READING

Today’s Gospel directly follows last week’s account of

Jesus feeding a crowd of more than 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. For the sake of

the crowds, Jesus had postponed his time of solitude. Now, at last, Jesus finds some time for quiet and

prayer. He sends his disciples ahead of him by boat, dismisses the crowds, and then withdraws to the moun-

tain to pray.

The disciples do not fare well. They struggle to weather the wind and waves, making little progress in their

journey. We are reminded of a previous story in Chapter 8 of Matthew’s Gospel, when Jesus calms the seas.

This time, however, Jesus does not calm the seas, and the disciples do not express fear until they see Jesus

walking toward them on the water. In this story it is not the storm that is feared but the sight of Jesus before

them, whom they mistake for a ghost.

Clues like these suggest that this story is about the disciples’ growing understanding of the identity of Jesus.

In continuity with last week’s Gospel about the feeding of the multitude, today’s Gospel is also about what

the disciples’ faith in Jesus will enable them to do. In last week’s Gospel, when the disciples see the crowds,

they ask Jesus to send the crowds away. Jesus turns the situation around, telling the disciples to feed the

crowd with the provisions that they have. Both of these Gospels tell us much about ministry.

Jesus calls to the disciples and calms their fears. He is not a ghost. The impulsive Peter seeks proof that the

person is indeed Jesus. He asks Jesus to call him out onto the water, and Jesus grants this request. Peter’s

fear and doubt overtake him, however, once he is walking on the water. Jesus reaches out to Peter and

saves him. When Jesus and Peter enter the boat, Matthew reports that the wind ceases, and the disciples

confess that Jesus is the Son of God.

Faith in Jesus will enable the disciples to do the work that Jesus has done. Peter walks on water. The five

loaves and two fish feed a multitude of people. The disciples can and will participate in the work of the king-

dom of heaven. When Peter fears and doubts the person of Jesus, however, he falters. Peter’s example

teaches us that true Christian ministry emerges from the faith that Jesus is the Messiah, God’s only Son.

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Growing with the Gospel

After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and pre-

cede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he

went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was

there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being

tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth

watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disci-

ples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. ―It is a ghost,‖ they said,

and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, ―Take courage, it is I;

do not be afraid.‖ Peter said to him in reply, ―Lord, if it is you, command me to

come to you on the water.‖ He said, ―Come.‖ Peter got out of the boat and

began to walk on the water toward Jesus. But when he saw how strong the

wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, ―Lord,

save me!‖ Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter, and

said to him, ―O you of little faith, why did you doubt?‖ After they got into the boat, the wind died down. Those who were in the boat did him homage, say-

ing, ―Truly, you are the Son of God.‖

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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

PATRICIA BECERRA

KARRIE BIEKER

JOANNE BONER

BOB BROWN

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 JOAN G’SELL-SMITH

ANDREW GUTTER

BOB HADERLEIN

DAN HASKE

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

EASON MA

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

VERNA POWELL

CHARLOTTE POWELL

GAIL PURCELL

TONI PUSATERI

MIKE RACHOWICZ

MARY REID

MARY KATHERINE ROHAN

BERNICE RUBARTH

TONY SANTONE

JOHN SCHMIDT

Prayer Ministry Prayer requests* can be submitted :

On the Parish website

By calling the Rectory and dial 77

Email: prayers@posjhomewood.org

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

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

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 them into Paradise

RICHARD NEUFELD

SALLY PETERS

P a r i s h o f S a i n t J o s e p h • H o m e w o o d , I L 1 1

12 A u g u s t 9 , 2 0 2 0 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME