JosaFAST: Share your Faith in 2021

Happy New Year!

Is this pandemic making you feel isolated and lonely? Do you miss being able to attend mass on the weekends? Are you looking for ways to share your faith and be in fellowship with others from your church? Do you need to connect with Jesus more closely?

We have many opportunities for you to feel that connection again. Come and join us when you can for any or all of the following…

Breaking Open the Word

Join us Tuesday mornings at 10:00AM on zoom with a group of about 12 parishioners who get together to break open the scripture readings for the upcoming weekend mass. We begin at 10:00AM and spend about 45 minutes sharing how the readings relate to our daily lives. Ellen guides us through ways to rely on scripture to help us with the “ups and downs” in our lives. It is a lot of fun and we really get a chance to get to know one another. Sign Up Here!

Bible Study

Gather with us on zoom in your home on Wednesday at 7:00PM for a closer look at Matthew’s gospel. We delve deeper into the words and the messages we are meant to hear from Holy Scripture. Charles and Lindsay do a wonderful job teaching us who God is, how he reveals himself to us, and what the Bible is all about. Sign Up Here!

Alpha

Beginning Thursday, January 21^st we invite you to join Alpha at 7:00PM. Alpha is about coming together with others to watch a short video and then discuss questions such as, why am I here? Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus die? Is there more to life than this? How does God guide us? It is really about coming together in a small group with friends and a glass of wine to bond over some of life's tough questions about faith. Sign Up Here!

Have questions? Contact Mary Jane at maryjane@stjosaphatparish.org

A Friendly Reminder

The Archdiocese of Chicago requires that everyone must wear a mask covering their nose and mouth the entire time they are in the church building. If you are unwilling to do so, you will be asked to leave, for the safety of all others in attendance. Thank you for your cooperation!

Physically unable to wear a mask? We invite you to watch Mass online: facebook.com/StJosaphatParish/live/

The priest, deacon and lector may remove their mask temporarily when speaking. And everyone is permitted to briefly remove their mask to consume the Eucharist.

Applications for SJS

Interested in St. Josaphat School? We provide a safe, engaging experience for every child. Our teachers create educational experiences which foster each child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. At our school, we offer a wide variety of specials that enrich our curriculum, so students may develop and share their gifts and talents.

People choose St. Josaphat Parish and St. Josaphat School because they are, “A place to come home to.” We have a warm and welcoming community of over 1200 parishioners. At St. Josaphat School, we believe that we are made for one another. Dedicated, talented teachers and responsive, involved parents make St. Josaphat School a wonderful learning environment.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year on our SCHOOL website at www.stjosaphat.net. If you have any questions please contact Georgia Burke, Director of Admissions at admissions@stjosaphat.net.

Emails from Fr. Francis

Tech reminder: beware of hackers! Fr. Francis will never email you to ask for money, a purchasing favor or your credit card info. Always check the email address from which a suspicious email comes, and please forward it to us at fraud@stjosaphatparish.org

Sunday Offering

Thank you for your continued support of our parish!

Please Click Here for Give Central, or text SUNDAY to 312.625.5666

Catholic Charities Counseling Support Line

If the pandemic has you feeling anxious or depressed and you'd like to talk with a counselor, please call the Catholic Charities Counseling Support Line at (312) 948-6951 anytime M-F from 8:30am - 4:30pm. If you leave a message after hours, a counselor will call you back.

Coming Up!

*Reservations are required for all Masses and services in the church.

Friday, 1/8

8:00am Mass Reserve a seat

Saturday 1/9

5:00pm Mass* Reserve a seat

Sunday 1/10

10:00am Mass* Reserve a seat, or watch our livestream

11:30am RCIA

6:00pm Youth Group

Monday 1/11

7:00pm Parish Pastoral Council

Tuesday 1/12

10:00am Faith Sharing: Breaking Open the Word Join us!

6:00pm Religious Education

7:00pm Holy Hour of Prayer, Adoration & Reconciliation* Reserve a pew

7:00pm PTO

Wednesday, 1/13

8:00am School Mass - watch our livestream

7:00pm Faith Sharing: Bible Study - The Book of Matthew Join us!

Shop and Support

Dine Around

Order from The Broken Barrel Bar on Tuesday, January 12th and mention St. Josaphat for 15% of your spend to be donated to St. Josaphat School.

Shutterfly

Another option for your Christmas cards! Shop at sjs.shutterflystorefront.com and the PTO gets 8% of your purchase back.

Amazon Smile

Choose St Josaphat Parish and School as your charity of choice at smile.amazon.com and we get a percentage back from eligible purchases! You can also set it up to work on the Amazon app! Download and open the app, tap "Settings" and then tap "Smile" to order directly from your phone app!

Support our Parishioner-Owned Restaurants:

Corcoran's 1615 N Wells St

Emerald Loop 216 N Wabash Ave

Broken Barrel 2548 Southport

Mezza Mediterranean Grill Locations throughout the Loop

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