JosaFAST: Congratulations 8th Graders!

Congratulations to the

St. Josaphat School Class of 2021!

Our 8th graders are graduating this Sunday at the 10:00 am Graduation Mass! Please keep them in your prayers as they move on to high school in the fall. They've shared with us where they will be attending high school, as well as their career aspirations...

Abbey Arseneau: DePaul College Prep, Lawyer

Raegan Birschbach: Lane Tech, Psychologist

Catherine Bransfield: Loyola Academy, Doctor

Matthew Del Preto: St. Ignatius College Prep, Computer Scientist

Sophie Devereux: Lincoln Park IB, Real Estate Agent

Reagan Dobell: St. Ignatius College Prep, Lawyer

AnnMarie Drapszo: St. Ignatius College Prep, Lawyer

Meredith Duryea: Loyola Academy, Author

Jimmy French: DePaul College Prep, Criminal Defense Lawyer or Architect

Ysabelle Garcia: Loyola Academy, Professional Soccer Player/Pediatrician

Ava Garmey: DePaul College Prep, Writer/Actress

Cameron Gibbs: Loyola Academy, I’m not sure

Austin Haynes: St. Ignatius College Prep, I want to be successful and make lots of money

Enzo Iantoni: Notre Dame, I don’t know

Eva Janicki: Jones College Prep, Architect or a Travel Writer

Nora Keller: DePaul College Prep, Singer

Lorenzo Kelly: DePaul College Prep, Stock Broker

Ūla Kerelis: Northside College Prep, I want to be a type of biologist

Teddy Koehl: St. Ignatius College Prep, Business

Dean Lane: DePaul College Prep, Something to do with sports (commentator or pro player)

Isabella Marafino: St. Ignatius College Prep, Business Person

Jimmy Mazza: DePaul College Prep, Lawyer

Miller McCarron: DePaul College Prep, Architect

Natalie McDonald: St. Ignatius College Prep, Doctor (not sure what kind yet, possibly Cardiologist)

Sofia McLaughlin: St. Ignatius College Prep, Interior Design

Cesar Mucha: Lane Tech, Doctor

Michael Mundo: St. Ignatius College Prep, Sports Agent

Lauren Pennington: DePaul College Prep, Pediatrician

Max Pettinger: DePaul College Prep, Trucker

Gianna Phillips: Lane Tech, Undecided, Possibly something in medicine or in government

Chelsea Pina: St. Ignatius College Prep, Surgeon

Finn Ryan: Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, Professional Kickball Player/Chief Financial Officer

Caroline Sims: St. Ignatius College Prep, Dermatologist

Jonathan Sward: St. Ignatius College Prep, Something with science

Lorelei Travers: DePaul College Prep, I do not know what I want to be when I grow up but some possible jobs based off the activities I like are a TV or Movie Actress or an Interior Designer

Noelle Treadwell: Marian Catholic High School, Singer

Maddie van Kempen: St. Ignatius College Prep, Plastic Surgeon/Neurosurgeon

Hadley Velarde: St. Ignatius College Prep, Pediatric Surgeon

Julia York: Loyola Academy, In the medical field

Jacob Zalokar: DePaul College Prep, Businessman

Special Collection Next Weekend: Priests' Health and Retirement

Priests have dedicated their lives to ministry, serving our needs as Catholics from the moment we are baptized until we receive last rites before entering eternal life. Priests’ Health and Retirement/PRMAA provides for the health and well-being of 469 active and 246 retired archdiocesan priests. To make a donation, please text PRIESTS to 312-625-5666

Last Call for Children's Book Drive

Passages School in Edgewater would greatly appreciate donations of gently-used or new books for PreK–8th Grade (NO adult books, please). Please bring your books to the Red Door Room:

Fri 6/4, 2:45-4pm

Sat 6/5, 11:30am-2pm

Radical Hospitality

Interested in joining our Radical Hospitality team? All are welcome! Email grace@stjosaphatparish.org

Mass Reservations

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

Reserve Your Seat

Vaccinated? Not Vaccinated? Let's keep everyone safe...masks are still required inside our church. Thank you for your cooperation!

Mass Volunteers

Greeters and Cleaners are always welcome and needed. Training is online!

Sunday Offering

Thank you for your continued support of our parish! Please Click Here for Give Central, or text SUNDAY to 312-625-5666

Need Support?

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!

Friday, 6/4

8:00 am Mass

2:45-4:00 pm Book Drive Drop-Off

Saturday 6/5

9:00 am Visitation for Joseph Cruz

10:00 am Funeral Mass for Joseph Cruz

11:30 am-2:00 pm Book Drive Drop-Off

5:00 pm Mass

Sunday 6/6

8:00 am Mass

10:00 am 8th Grade Graduation Mass

6:00 pm Youth Group

Monday 6/7

9:00 am Staff Morning of Reflection

7:00 pm Parish Pastoral Council

Tuesday 6/8

10:00 am Faith Sharing: Breaking Open the Word

7:00 pm Holy Hour of Prayer

Wednesday 6/29

Last Day of School

8:00am Final All-School Mass

Thursday 6/10

8:00pm Alpha Marriage Course

Shop and Support

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Please 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

Our Mission and Vision

Our Mission

We bring people into closer relationship with Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith by sharing the Good News through prayer, evangelization, service, liturgy and the sacraments.

Our Vision

We want our parish to be a place where:

people encounter Jesus and feel God’s infinite love.
everyone feels welcome, especially those seeking Jesus for the first time.
lay leaders are formed and empowered to be missionary disciples.

We want our parishioners:

to feel comfortable talking about their faith and their relationship with Jesus.
to know that our #1 goal in life is to reach heaven, and to bring as many people as we can with us.
to see our community as their support system.
to lead and serve others as missionary disciples.

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