Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020
Congratulations to Our Graduates!

Dear Graduates,

Congratulations on finishing your academic career at St. Josaphat! I have been enormously impressed with the way you have handled the pandemic and the challenges it imposed on your last few months at SJS. You’ve shown great resilience, patience and maturity as you transitioned to e-learning, remained engaged with your courses and made the most of our virtual trip to Washington, D.C.  

Even though you will be moving on to high school, I hope you will always consider St. Josaphat “a Church to come home to.” Our Sunday liturgies will provide you with an opportunity to reconnect with your former classmates. And our Youth Group is an excellent way to continue those friendships as you deepen your faith together through prayer, formation and service to others.

We will hopefully be opening our church for public Masses soon. So I would also like to invite you to consider becoming Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers at Mass and consider singing in our Parish Choir. We are also looking for volunteers to be on our Greeter and Cleaning Teams to help us welcome people back to church and maintain a safe and healthy worship environment. This is your parish and we want you to stay involved and share your gifts with the parish community.

Please know that I am here for you as your pastor. I am always available to meet with you if you want to talk about your faith or need guidance. You will be in my prayers as you take this next step of your journey! 

God Bless,
Featured News
A Sampling of Where Our Students are Headed:
DePaul College Prep
Francisco Diaz (doctor)
Kate Gallagher (interior design)
Lara Kabance (interior design)
Kyle O'Brien (business)
Charles Reynaert (attorney)
Sarah Rumilla (something with animals, not a vet)
Grace Wolf (teacher or pediatrician)
Loyola Academy
Gia Johnson (therapist)

St. Ignatius College Prep
Michael Marafino (politician)
James McCartney (pilot)
Nichaolas Rezza (ESPN broadcaster)
Alexa Smith (dermatologist)
Join One of our Two New Virtual Prayer Groups!

“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 & their connection to our daily lives through prayer, discussion, and sharing. This young couple who were married here in our church almost 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 traditional 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 here and we'll send you the zoom link!
Parish Reopening
If you can help with the parish reopening, please email Grace@stjosaphatparish.org We are looking for volunteers to be greeters and to prepare and sanitize the church once we get Archdiocese approval. 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.
Kids' Try-It Tuesdays
For a $10 (or more) donation to Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, your kids can join Meredith O'Neil this week at 3:30 on Zoom to make Rainbow Sprinkle Cookies! See the Evite for more info.
Thanks to Meredith and host Lisa Steele, and to all who participated on Tuesday's Brownies and Blondies session! Recipes can be found on our website.
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
Prayer and Reflection
Today's Mass Intention: †Frank &  †Martha Lessner*,  †Guadalupe Cruz *The Lessners were married at St. Josaphat 120 years ago on 5/29/1900

Gospel Reflection - Deacon Pat Casey
The Feast of Pentecost was one of the three principal Jewish pilgrimage festivals (Pesach (Passover) and Read More...
This Week's Mass Intentions
Fr. Francis is praying his daily Mass for us and these intentions:
Monday: †Cheryl Lockwood
Tuesday: †Robert and Mary White
Wednesday: George Lombard
Thursday: †Everett and Irene McClure
Friday: Living and Deceased Mothers and Fathers
Saturday: Purgatorial Society
Sunday: Parishioners of St. Josaphat
In Need of Prayers
Lord God, please help our loved ones in need.
Gregory & Mary Worny, Mark Andrews, Reidunn Ostergaard, Erick Urbaniak, Millie Sreenan, Ron Marsella, Tom and Kathy Perzynski, Jim Hoffman, Rebecca and Gustavo Alvarez, Caleb Frey, Sharon Zemanek, Paul and Kay Young, Larry Svoboda

Rest In Peace
Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them.
†Cheryl Lockwood (Aunt of Parishioner Matt Korsch)

We are writing notes to those for whom prayers have been requested, to let them know our parish is praying for them. Let us know if you or someone you know is in need of prayers.
More Options to Reflect

Fr. Grassi's Insights "From the 16th Floor"

Little White Books and The Word Among Us daily devotionals are available for the Easter season. Click here if you would like these mailed to you.

Subscribe to our daily email Take Five for Faith .

Archdiocese of Chicago Prayer Line Try it out! 312.741.3388 Staffed from 9am - 9pm.
Giving
Sunday Giving
3/7-3/13: $7568.92
3/14-3/20: $9031.00
3/21-3/27: $6761.00
3/28-4/3: $11,311.00
4/4-4/10: $11,274.31
4/11-4/17: $9309.00
4/18-4/24: $7204.31
4/25-5/1: $6271.00
Weekly Need: $10,012.50
Shortfall: -$11369.46
Avg.Weekly Shortfall: -$1421.18

Easter Giving (as of 5/1): $14,573.77
Budgeted: $30,000.00
You can also text "SUNDAY" or "NPH2020" to 312.625.566
Opportunities to Help Others
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
St. Mary's Home Needs Paper Goods and Meal Tray Cards (Calling all Crafters!)

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
from our parishioners' restaurants: Broken Barrel and Corcoran's

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.
Sandwich-Making Sign Up THANK YOU! We are covered through July 4th! July and August dates are available.
Serving from the Red Door Room Sign Up THANK YOU! We still have open dates in June.
This Week
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.

TUESDAY
3:30-4:30 pm Try-It Tuesdays for Kids - Join Us this week as Mrs. O'Neil shows us how to make a tasty treat!

WEDNESDAY
Morning Mass - Join Us for Wednesday Morning Mass.

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.

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.
office@stjosaphatparish.org
773.327.8955