This Saturday, Tim Berryhill, a former member of our parish staff, will be ordained a transitional Deacon at Holy Name Cathedral. This Fall, Tim will complete his final year of study at Mundelein Seminary as he continues his preparation for ordination to the priesthood in May of 2024.

Deacon Tim will be at St. Josaphat on Sunday, May 28th

We will have a small reception in the back of church after Mass to celebrate this important step on his vocational journey. I hope you will join us for this Mass. I encourage you to write Deacon Tim a card or a note of encouragement. If you can’t make the Mass, you can drop cards off at the parish office and we will make sure he receives them.

This is a very proud moment for me and for our parish. Deacon Tim was one of the men I helped with his discernment when I was the Vocation Director for the Archdiocese. And our parish supported Tim in his vocational discernment as he worked in our parish office for a year. Tim has also been a contributor to our Sunday Gospel Reflections in the bulletin for the past several years. 

We should all take pride in celebrating Deacon Tim’s vocation and continue to support him on his path to priesthood. Tim is now the third young man our parish has had the privilege of supporting in the past six years that has made the journey to the priesthood. Our parish also assisted and encouraged Fr. Nate Resila and Fr. Arthur Bautista, as they journeyed through seminary to ordination.

I pray that our young parishioners will benefit from the great example of these three young men and be open to God’s call in their own lives.  

~Fr. Francis

Lector Training on July 23 at 11:00am

Please contact Jim Maciejewski for details.

If you took a baby bottle to fill with change the past few weeks, we thank you for helping mothers in need! Please return your filled bottles to church or the Parish Office this week, so we can share your donations with the organization Aid for Women.

Sunday, June 4 at 10 am is our Graduation Mass for St. Josaphat School's Class of 2023. All parishioners are welcome to join us for this momentous occasion! Graduation and speeches will take place after the conclusion of Mass, so you may choose whether to stay for the entirety.

The Refugee Ministry is collecting donations in boxes at the back of the Church and will deliver them to designated drop-off sites. You can find a list of urgently needed items along with other ways that you can help on the parish website and on a flyer in the back of the Church. If you are interested information on volunteer opportunities through the Refugee Ministry, contact Judy Lovero at judylovero@gmail.com.

Read the latest from our Refugee Ministry and prayerfully consider helping asylum seekers.

 Join us each morning the week of June 12–16 for songs, crafts and games! Best for kids ages 4 to 10. Register Here Early Bird discount ends on May 15th.

We are looking for a volunteer, or two, to help co-host the St. Josaphat Tots Program September 2023 - May 2024. The Tots group meets weekly for one hour to play and have snack. All parents, nannys, grandparents and caregivers are welcome at Tots. Inquiries please contact Jeanne-Marie Cohen jeannemwalsh@yahoo.com.