SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER• APRIL 19, 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……………...........info@posjhomewood.org

Prayer Ministry E-mail…..prayers@posjhomewood.org

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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From the 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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$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

APRIL 11TH –12TH

Weekend Giving ............... $7,835.02 (mailed and dropped off donations)

Electronic Giving…………….1,538.25

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Total ….............…........$9,373.27

Budget…....$11,600.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Down……...... $2,226.73

EASTER LIFE, EASTER FLOWERS, THE UPPER ROOM

A friend sending an Easter morning e-mail greeting made this

connection for me. The Gospel for the Second Sunday of Easter

tells us of the disciples gathered in the “upper room” with the

doors locked “for fear of the Jews.” Then suddenly, Jesus walks

right through those doors and reveals himself to them in his

risen glory, though still bearing the wounds of his crucifixion.

So, here we are, still in our “locked rooms”, waiting to be re-

leased from fear so that we can return to our ordinary, every-

day lives. But even though Jesus freed them from their fears,

those first disciples were never able to return to the lives they

had lived before. Something—everything—was changed for

them. They would never go back fishing or tax-collecting—at

least not for long; and all but John would end their lives as

martyrs—witnesses—to their faith in Jesus. But what had

changed was their desire to witness fearlessly to their faith.

What had changed was their confidence that, whatever life

might bring, even death, the life that Jesus won for them was

stronger than any threat this world could bring.

Hopefully, it will be that way for us when the doors are flung

open again. Our faith, strong as it may be now, will be even

stronger. And we can hope that those whose faith has been

weak, who may have strayed from the source of faith in the

community of the Church, might rediscover the power of liv-

ing in a community where faith is celebrated, not just at Easter,

but day after day in Word and Eucharist.

In the meantime, even though the doors of the church still have

to remain locked, life is blooming outside. Our faithful garden-

ers arrived on Holy Saturday (keeping their social distance!)

and planted the spring flowers that added to the already

blooming daffodils, hyacinths and tulips that speak to us of

springtime and Easter life. Even though our indoor flower or-

der was cancelled, I want those of you who contributed for

Easter flowers in memory of a loved one to know that your do-

nations will be used to pay for the flowers just planted outside

as well as for those we hope to order when we are finally able

to gather in the church again, whenever that may be.

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EASTER COLLECTION

(COLLECTED TO DATE)

$14,030.00

Holy Thursday………..….…..$325.00

Good Friday…………….……..$270.00

Easter Flowers……...……....$385.00

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Around the Parish (Continued from page 2)

Finally, I want to thank those faithful and generous parishioners

who either dropped off or mailed in their weekly & Easter offer-

ings. During just the three days of the Triduum, nearly $15,000

came in—including gifts from people who aren’t even parishioners!

That’s the good news. The more challenging fact is that it’s less than

half of what we budgeted for Easter Sunday alone, which is money

we need for bills & payroll. As I’ve said before: if you’ve been laid

off, are living on a fixed income, or are struggling in any other way,

please take care of your own essential needs first. But if you have

the resources to help our faith community in any way, please know

that your generosity will be greatly appreciated.

Until we’re able to be together again, remember this traditional eth-

nic greeting: He is risen; he is truly risen!

Fr. Bob

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

ONLINE GIVING TO ST. JOSEPH PARISH

If you would like to consider signing up for electronic giving to Saint

Joseph Parish, online donations can be made using credit or debit

card through GiveCentral.

In order to sign up for Give Central, go to

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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 dona-

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

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

Thank you for your continued support!

You can also sign up for the ACH Debit Program. Your donations

would be automatically withdrawn from either saving or checking ac-

count by your bank and transferred to the parish. Please contact the

parish rectory at 708-798-0622 or office@posjhomewood.org.

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Reflections

UNIVERSAL OFFERTORY

PROGRAM

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cal time. The COVID-19 pan-

demic has posed many chal-

lenges to the Archdiocese of Chi-

cago and our parishes, including

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SIGN BEFORE THE GOSPEL

I have been going to Mass for years and have always wondered: why do

we make the three signs of the cross before the Gospel?

Certainly, many people go to Mass or other devotions, doing and saying

things out of habit or reverence and not really understanding the reasons

behind some of these things. But everything we do has a meaning or pur-

pose that helps us to worship better, proclaim our beliefs, or focus the at-

tention of the people on something that has a greater importance or sig-

nificance. A review of the meaning of various gestures and practices can

help us have a deeper appreciation for what we do.

There is a little prayer that goes with the three crosses before the Gospel:

“May the words of the Holy Gospel be on my mind, on my lips and in my

heart.” In standing to hear the Gospel, we acknowledge that Jesus is pre-

sent, and the words of the Gospel are addressed to us. All of the gestures

and special postures we adopt before the Gospel are intended to help us

prepare for hearing the Word as well as act on it. The incense, the Alleluia,

the deacon or priest, and the special dialogue and announcement that

introduces the Gospel help us focus our attention on the Good News we

are about to hear. The three signs of the cross show our desire and good

intention to hear and live the Gospel.

SIGN OF THE CROSS

Why do Catholics make the sign of the cross?

The sign of the cross is a devotional practice that dates back to the first

Apostles. When making the sign of the cross, we remember Jesus Christ

who died for us and also bear witness to the fact that we belong to him

and are called to share the Good News to all the world. At our Baptism, we

were signed with a cross and marked for Christ. That mark remains on us

throughout the entirety of our lives. We remind ourselves of that mark

every time we make the same gesture over our bodies. We also remind

ourselves that to be a Christian means we are to “put on Christ” and be

Christ for a world that needs to know him. In a way, this devotional gesture

covers us with Christ so that others may see him in us.

Catholics are not the only ones who make the sign of the cross. Orthodox,

Lutheran, and Anglicans are examples of other Christians who maintain

this same ancient tradition. ©LPi

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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 Archdiocese

WEEKLY READINGS

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH

Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-

4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Pt

1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31

Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3,

4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/Jn

3:1-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab,

1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3,

4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn

3:16-21

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2

and 9, 17-18, 19-20

[7a]/Jn 3:31-36

Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1,

4, 13-14 [cf. 4abc]/Jn

6:1-15

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3,

6-7, 16-17 [2]/Mk

16:15-20

Next Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps

16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11

[11a]/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk

24:13-35 ©LPi

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the many parishioners who have participated in the

special collection for Easter flowers. Below are the names of the

loved ones especially remembered during the Easter Season:

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Badar

Mr. Dale Badar

Cassidy Family

Charles Freund

Tom Gallagher

Hayes Family

Alex McArthur

Van Etten and McCarthy

Families

Tom McGurgh

Mary Lou Quinn

To advertise in St. Joseph’s

bulletin, please call LPI at

1-800-950-9952 or email

JHansen@4LPi.com

EASTER THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Blessed are you, O Lord our God. In every age you have written our history in water.

From the chaos of the seas you brought forth our world.

From the midst of the Red Sea you gave birth to a people.

Through the Jordan you brought Israel to a promised land and sent forth your Son to be the anointed who would pro-

claim the good news of your Kingdom.

In these days, you have again recreated and formed us.

In the memorial of Christ’s death and rising new sons and daughters will be born

from the font, the womb of your Church.

Keep alive in all of us the joy of this season that always and everywhere the Easter Alleluia may

arise as a hymn of glory to your name.

All power and glory be to you through Jesus our risen Lord in the life-giving love of the Holy Spirit this day and

forever and ever.

Amen.

ATTEND ONLINE MASSES

If you would like to attend online daily Mass at St. James

Chapel or Sunday Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, please visit:

https://radiotv.archchicago.org/television/broadcast-masses.

Links to these Masses are also posted on our parish website

at www.stjoehomewood.org.

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(Continued on page 7)

From the Vatican URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE

OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS

EASTER 2020

Saint Peter’s Basilica

Easter, 12 April 2020

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!

Today the Church’s proclamation echoes throughout the world: “Jesus Christ is risen!” – “He is truly risen!”.

Like a new flame this Good News springs up in the night: the night of a world already faced with epochal

challenges and now oppressed by a pandemic severely testing our whole human family. In this night, the

Church’s voice rings out: “Christ, my hope, has arisen!” (Easter Sequence).

This is a different “contagion”, a message transmitted from heart to heart – for every human heart awaits

this Good News. It is the contagion of hope: “Christ, my hope, is risen!”. This is no magic formula that makes

problems vanish. No, the resurrection of Christ is not that. Instead, it is the victory of love over the root of

evil, a victory that does not “by-pass” suffering and death, but passes through them, opening a path in the

abyss, transforming evil into good: this is the unique hallmark of the power of God.

The Risen Lord is also the Crucified One, not someone else. In his glorious body he bears indelible wounds:

wounds that have become windows of hope. Let us turn our gaze to him that he may heal the wounds of an

afflicted humanity.

Today my thoughts turn in the first place to the many who have been directly affected by the coronavirus: the

sick, those who have died and family members who mourn the loss of their loved ones, to whom, in some

cases, they were unable even to bid a final farewell. May the Lord of life welcome the departed into his king-

dom and grant comfort and hope to those still suffering, especially the elderly and those who are alone. May

he never withdraw his consolation and help from those who are especially vulnerable, such as persons who

work in nursing homes, or live in barracks and prisons. For many, this is an Easter of solitude lived amid the

sorrow and hardship that the pandemic is causing, from physical suffering to economic difficulties.

This disease has not only deprived us of human closeness, but also of the possibility of receiving in person

the consolation that flows from the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist and Reconciliation. In many coun-

tries, it has not been possible to approach them, but the Lord has not left us alone! United in our prayer, we

are convinced that he has laid his hand upon us (cf. Ps 138:5), firmly reassuring us: Do not be afraid, “I have

risen and I am with you still!” (cf. Roman Missal, Entrance Antiphon, Mass of Easter Sunday).

May Jesus, our Passover, grant strength and hope to doctors and nurses, who everywhere offer a witness of

care and love for our neighbours, to the point of exhaustion and not infrequently at the expense of their own

health. Our gratitude and affection go to them, to all who work diligently to guarantee the essential services

necessary for civil society, and to the law enforcement and military personnel who in many countries have

helped ease people’s difficulties and sufferings.

In these weeks, the lives of millions of people have suddenly changed. For many, remaining at home has

been an opportunity to reflect, to withdraw from the frenetic pace of life, stay with loved ones and enjoy their

company. For many, though, this is also a time of worry about an uncertain future, about jobs that are at risk

and about other consequences of the current crisis. I encourage political leaders to work actively for the com-

mon good, to provide the means and resources needed to enable everyone to lead a dignified life and, when

circumstances allow, to assist them in resuming their normal daily activities.

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From the Vatican

This is not a time for indifference, because the whole world is suffering and needs to be united in facing the

pandemic. May the risen Jesus grant hope to all the poor, to those living on the peripheries, to refugees and

the homeless. May these, the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters living in the cities and peripheries

of every part of the world, not be abandoned. Let us ensure that they do not lack basic necessities (all the

more difficult to find now that many businesses are closed) such as medicine and especially the possibility of

adequate health care. In light of the present circumstances, may international sanctions be relaxed, since

these make it difficult for countries on which they have been imposed to provide adequate support to their

citizens, and may all nations be put in a position to meet the greatest needs of the moment through the re-

duction, if not the forgiveness, of the debt burdening the balance sheets of the poorest nations.

This is not a time for self-centredness, because the challenge we are facing is shared by all, without distin-

guishing between persons. Among the many areas of the world affected by the coronavirus, I think in a spe-

cial way of Europe. After the Second World War, this continent was able to rise again, thanks to a concrete

spirit of solidarity that enabled it to overcome the rivalries of the past. It is more urgent than ever, especially

in the present circumstances, that these rivalries do not regain force, but that all recognize themselves as

part of a single family and support one another. The European Union is presently facing an epochal chal-

lenge, on which will depend not only its future but that of the whole world. Let us not lose the opportunity to

give further proof of solidarity, also by turning to innovative solutions. The only alternative is the selfishness

of particular interests and the temptation of a return to the past, at the risk of severely damaging the peace-

ful coexistence and development of future generations.

This is not a time for division. May Christ our peace enlighten all who have responsibility in conflicts, that they

may have the courage to support the appeal for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world.

This is not a time for continuing to manufacture and deal in arms, spending vast amounts of money that

ought to be used to care for others and save lives. Rather, may this be a time for finally ending the long war

that has caused such great bloodshed in beloved Syria, the conflict in Yemen and the hostilities in Iraq and in

Lebanon. May this be the time when Israelis and Palestinians resume dialogue in order to find a stable and

lasting solution that will allow both to live in peace. May the sufferings of the people who live in the eastern

regions of Ukraine come to an end. May the terrorist attacks carried out against so many innocent people in

different African countries come to an end.

This is not a time for forgetfulness. The crisis we are facing should not make us forget the many other crises

that bring suffering to so many people. May the Lord of life be close to all those in Asia and Africa who are

experiencing grave humanitarian crises, as in the Province of Cabo Delgado in the north of Mozambique. May

he warm the hearts of the many refugees displaced because of wars, drought and famine. May he grant pro-

tection to migrants and refugees, many of them children, who are living in unbearable conditions, especially

in Libya and on the border between Greece and Turkey. And I do not want to forget the island of Lesvos. In

Venezuela, may he enable concrete and immediate solutions to be reached that can permit international as-

sistance to a population suffering from the grave political, socio-economic and health situation.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Indifference, self-centredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We

want to ban these words for ever! They seem to prevail when fear and death overwhelm us, that is, when we

do not let the Lord Jesus triumph in our hearts and lives. May Christ, who has already defeated death and

opened for us the way to eternal salvation, dispel the darkness of our suffering humanity and lead us into the

light of his glorious day, a day that knows no end.

With these thoughts, I would like to wish all of you a happy Easter.

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Today’s Readings SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sunday, April 19, 2020

First Reading

Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47

The first community of Christians grows as its members meet to

pray and break bread.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 118:2-4,13-15,22-24

God’s love is everlasting.

Second Reading

1 Peter 1:3-9

We have new hope because of Jesus’ Resurrection.

Gospel Reading

John 20:19-31

Thomas believes because he sees Jesus.

BACKGROUND ON THE GOSPEL READING

The Gospels tell us that Jesus appeared to the disciples on several occasions after they discovered that his

tomb was empty. Part of the mystery of Jesus’ Resurrection is that he appeared to his disciples not as a spirit

but in bodily form. The bodily form was not one that the disciples recognized though. In John’s Gospel, Mary

of Magdala does not recognize that the figure standing before her is Jesus until he speaks to her. In Luke’s

Gospel the disciples who meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus do not recognize him until he breaks bread with

them. The resurrected Jesus had a physical presence, but the disciples couldn’t recognize Jesus unless he

allowed them to. His resurrected body, nonetheless, showed the marks of his crucifixion.

From readings such as today’s Gospel, we also see that in his resurrected body, Jesus seems to be free of

physical constraints. He appears to the disciples despite the fact that the doors were locked.

Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit. In doing so, Jesus commissions

his disciples to continue the work that he has begun: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” During the

meeting, Jesus also shows the integral connection between forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The story of Thomas illustrates our Christian experience today: We are called to believe without seeing. In

fact, all Christians after the first witnesses have been called to believe without seeing. Thomas’s doubt is

hardly surprising; the news of Jesus’ appearance was incredible to the disciples who had seen him crucified

and buried. Thomas’s human nature compelled him to want hard evidence that the Jesus who appeared to

the disciples after his death was indeed the same Jesus who had been crucified. Thomas is given the oppor-

tunity to act on that desire. He is our witness that Jesus is really risen.

Our faith is based on the witness of the Church that has preceded us, beginning with Thomas and the first

disciples. Through Baptism we receive the same Holy Spirit that Jesus brought to the first disciples. We are

among those who are “blessed” because we believe without having seen.

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Growing with the Gospel

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER † Gospel: John 20:19-31 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy

Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” Now, Jesus did many other signs in the pres-ence of his disciples that are not written in this book. But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that

through this belief you may have life in his name.

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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

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: prayers@posjhomewood.org

*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 them into Paradise

MELVIN A. SILKOWSKI

ROBERT S. SPALLINA

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Eighner’sStan & Marge Eighner

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FLOWERS & GIFTS

ANTIQUES & CONSIGNMENT

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