The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
June 7, 2020
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Dear Friends,
With praise and thanksgiving to almighty God, I joyfully announce that I will be ordained to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ on June 29, 2020 at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles. Please continue to pray for me as I prepare myself to receive this wonderful gift of vocation to the priesthood.
I also received a phone call from the placement board this week that I will be an associate pastor at the new merging parishes in the West Ridge neighborhood (St. Margaret Mary, St. Timothy and St. Henry) in Chicago. I will start my new assignment on July 1, 2020.
St. Josaphat became my “home” for the past three years of my seminary formation. I have gotten to know a lot of good people here at St. Josaphat. I have also learned a lot from so many people, especially from my mentor, Fr. Francis. I am grateful to him for his help and support in my journey to priesthood. He always encouraged me and challenged me to become a good preacher and minister to the people of God. Also, I would like to express my gratitude to our parish and school staff for letting me work with you and learn from you.
And to all parishioners, THANK YOU! Thank you for your prayers and support. I will certainly miss this great parish of St. Josaphat! I will keep you all in my prayers and please pray for me as I embark this new journey as a priest.
I will be celebrating my thanksgiving Mass in our parish on July 5th at 10:00 am. I hope you can join me either in person or online.
Peace,
Dcn. Arthur Bautista
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This Tuesday Morning or Wednesday Evening
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USCCB Prayer Against Racism
Mary, friend and mother to all,
through your Son, God has found a way
to unite himself to every human being,
called to be one people,
sisters and brothers to each other.
We ask for your help in calling on
your Son,
seeking forgiveness for the times when
we have failed to love and respect
one another.
We ask for your help in obtaining from
your Son
the grace we need to overcome the evil
of racism
and to build a just society.
We ask for your help in following your Son,
so that prejudice and animosity
will no longer infect our minds or hearts
but will be replaced with a love
that respects
the dignity of each person.
Mother of the Church,
the Spirit of your Son Jesus
warms our hearts:
pray for us.
Amen.
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“Breaking Open the Word”
Tuesdays 10:00-10:45AM beginning June 9th
Join Ellen Romer-Niemiec and Hope Zelmer as we reflect on the upcoming Scripture readings and how God is speaking to us in our lives. Ellen and Hope and their families are active members of our parish. Ellen works for the Chicago Archdiocese as their Senior Coordinator for Marriage Preparation and Adult Formation and is excited to begin this new ministry in her parish. Hope is a theology teacher at Fenwick High School and looks forward to helping us delve into scripture.
“Concepts From the Book of Matthew”
Wednesdays 7:00-8:00PM beginning June 10th
Join Charles & Lindsay Phelps as we explore Concepts from the Book of Matthew and their connection to our daily lives through prayer, discussion, and sharing. This young couple who were married here in our church two years ago and are members of our parish are really looking forward to sharing in this ministry. Lindsay came from a traditional Catholic background and Charles from a reformed setting. Lindsay is an actuary with Deloitte and Charles is a tennis teaching professional. Both are excited to share their faith and their love of God.
Sign up for one or both today and we'll email you the zoom link(s)!
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Join Us for Private Prayer This Week
We have been certified by the Archdiocese and will be offering private prayer and reconciliation in church this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 7:00 - 8:00 pm, We are allowed 10 people in church for 20-minute intervals, and you will need to make a reservation in this
Sign Up
if you would like to participate. Please remember to bring your mask, and our greeters will help you get situated when you arrive.
WE WANT YOUR THOUGHTS
on coming back to church. Please answer a few questions
here
.
We are looking for additional volunteers to be greeters and to prepare and sanitize the church for each service. Please email us at
grace@stjosaphatparish.org if you are interested. Thank you to Kelly Smith and Diana McCartney (Chairs), John Dreixler (Cleaning Captain), Teri Emerson (Greeting Captain) and Christine Frech (Set Up Captain) for your leadership.
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies from Kids' Try-It!
Photo courtesy of the Lucas Family
Do you have a photo that you would like to share? It could be anything at all: show us what you are doing, hold up a message, take a random photo of nature, etc. and email it to us at
office@stjosaphatparish.org
Make Angel Food Cake with Meredith
Join the fun on Thursday evening, June 11th at 7:30pm with a
donation to Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos. Meredith O'Neil will teach us how to make Angel Food Cake on Zoom! See the
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vite for more info. Make sure to get your tube pan, dozen eggs and cake flour ready!
Thanks to Meredith and host Lisa Steele, and to all who participated on Tuesday's Kids' Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies session! (Kids' Bake Alongs will continue through June, skipping this Tuesday because it's the last day of school at SJS.)
Recipes can be found on our
website.
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Need Masks?
School mom Tanya Koran is making washable custom masks for families for $15. You can pick your size and fabric, and these have the wire nose piece that helps them stay in place. Email her for more information.
tanyakoran@gmail.com
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Opportunities to Help Others
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Support Sharing Parish St. Agatha with Masks
We have a unique opportunity to support a local women-owned (9 families) cooperative based in Maywood as well as the North Lawndale community. This group of Maywood women formed a catering cooperative last year to better their families and community, and due to COVID, they have pivoted to producing masks. Last weekend, St Teresa of Avila's Peace and Social Justice Committee connected this cooperative with an immediate need for 400 hundred masks in the North Lawndale neighborhood. This was extremely meaningful business for the women and their families and provided a critical need for the North Lawndale community. We are now in need of monetary donations to cover the cost of the 400 masks ($2,000) that were donated to those in need in North Lawndale. I am hoping you'll consider supporting this "double win" opportunity, if you are in a position to do so.
Living La Fiesta / North Lawndale Masks.
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos
Homes in Latin America -
Donate
,
Sponsor a Child ($600),
Sponsor a Home ($300) Since we needed to cut our lenten campaign short, we would like to target a $15,000 donation to match what we donated to St. Ann's Mission last year. We are over $12,000!
Little Sisters of the Poor
Symphony
Symphony would appreciate donations of crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, word searches, adult coloring books, colored pencils/crayons, etc. as well as nutritious protein shakes such as Boost or Ensure. If you can help, please deliver to the Symphony Residences entrance on Southport, and include at note that you are from St. Josaphat. Thanks!
Order Take Out
Don's Helping Hands
We welcome volunteers to come back into the Red Door Room to serve lunches. If you are comfortable taking on this ministry, please sign up below. We are also asking for individuals and families to make sandwiches throughout the summer. This has been such a success, that Fr. Francis would like to thank you and continue this opportunity to allow people to help from home.
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DAILY
Saint of the Day -
Join Us
in viewing these recorded videos
brought to you by our teen Parish Office Associates.
7:00 pm Light a Candle and Pray daily for a swift end to this pandemic.
Try these prayers.
MONDAY
7:00-8:00 pm Private Prayer and Reconciliation in the church. Up to 10 parishioners at a time,
Sign Up here.
TUESDAY
10:00-10:45 am Breaking Open the Word -
Join Us and we'll send you the link for our Virtual Prayer Group hosted by Ellen Romer-Niemiec and Hope Zelmer.
7:00-8:00 pm Private Prayer and Reconciliation in the church. Up to 10 parishioners at a time,
Sign Up here.
WEDNESDAY
7:00-8:00 pm Concept from the Book of Matthew -
Join Us and we'll send you the link for our Virtual Prayer Group hosted by Charles & Lindsay Phelps.
7:00-8:00 pm Private Prayer and Reconciliation in the church. Up to 10 parishioners at a time,
Sign Up here.
THURSDAY
1:00-2:00 pm Shelter In Faith -
Email Us
if you would like to join our weekly Team Meeting. Contact maryjane@stjosaphatparish.org if you can help out with COVID-19 related initiatives.
7:30-8:30 pm Parish Bake Along with Meredith -
Join Us this week as Mrs. O'Neil shows us how to make Angel Food Cake treat (we're taking Tuesday off this week).
FRIDAY
9:00-10:00 am Women's Group -
Join Us
to get Zoom link. All are welcome!
SUNDAY
9:30 am Children's Liturgy of the Word -
Join Us
Children ages 4-10, before Mass.
10:00 am Sunday Mass -
Join Us
for our LiveStream on Facebook.
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Links from the Vicariate II Abuse Crisis Response Team
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office@stjosaphatparish.org
773.327.8955
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