What will the rest of 2020 look like at St. Josaphat?
It's Labor Day Weekend, which usually signals the "restart" of Parish Life. What will that look like in this time of COVID-19?
For sure it will be fluid, as we respond to Federal, State, and Archdiocese regulations. Here is what we know now:
We will continue to require reservations for our in-person Sunday 10:00 am Mass. We are planning to add back our Saturday 5:00 pm Mass as soon as we can guarantee we will have enough volunteer Greeters and Cleaners. Interested? Email Kelly Smith (kellyqtml@yahoo.com)
We will continue to livestream our Sunday 10:00 am Mass on Facebook and have it available for viewing afterwards. We hope to make our livestream more robust. We have been averaging about 30-35 families a week watching. We would like to grow this to 100. Ideas? Email Christine@Frech.org
We will continue to offer Holy Hour on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm and Friday morning Mass on Friday at 8:00 am. Sign up on our website under "The Latest."
We will not be hosting St. JosaFEST this year. This is a loss of a fun time in community and of course a loss of revenue, and we are evaluating alternative options. We are also re-thinking the format of Unity Gala.
We will, however, be dedicating our Helping Hands Ministry to Don Tenbrunsel at next Sunday's 10:00 am Mass. Please join us in person or online to honor one of our best and brightest volunteers who passed away in April.
???Alpha??? is starting!Sign up here to join us on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 pm. Come to the first one and see if you like it. No commitment. It is free, and we will deliver a bottle of wine to your house!
Over the course of this year we will be exploring what Parishioners can expect from St. Josaphat, and what St. Josaphat expects from our parishioners. You can read more about this in Fr. Francis's letters from July 12 and 19.
We are planning a Zoom Parish Leadership Summit for the fall, and will be inviting parishioners who are on a Parish Council or who lead other groups and ministries. More info to come. If you would like to attend, please email FrFrancis@stjosaphatparish.org.
Our collaboration with Wentworth School in Englewood is taking off! Watch your email for ways to get involved, and thanks for your overwhelming support.
We are in the process of revamping the parish website for our "new normal." We appreciate your patience.
All parish meetings will take place over Zoom until further notice.
Congratulations to parishioner Kathleen McDonough Mundo on the October 2020 release of her (first) book! “Badger State, A Wisconsin Memoir” is about her family’s move from suburban Chicago to Southeastern Wisconsin in the 1970s. Coming soon to Amazon and a bookstore near you, pre-orders available @HenschelHaus Publishing.
Attend or Watch Sunday Mass
Our Sunday 10am Masses are livestreamed and you can watch them live or recorded on our Facebook Page.Registered parishioners will receive a link to sign up on Fridays at Noon. If there are any additional spots available Saturday morning, an email will be sent to everyone else in the database.
We are looking for additional volunteer greeters and cleaners. Please Sign Up if you are interested.
???Alpha???
Alpha is space where you can explore the deepest questions in our life from a Christian perspective. Everyone comes to Alpha with a different perspective and experience of faith, spirituality, and community. If you realize Alpha is not for you, there is no pressure to come back! Join us starting on September 17th on Zoom at 7pm.
