FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT• DECEMBER 20, 2020

Fostering Christ’s Love in Our Lives

P A R I S H S T A F F

Rev. Robert J. Kyfes ......................................... Pastor

Rev. Daniel F. Jarosewic……………...Associate Pastor

Rev. Richard J. Kozak ...................... Pastor Emeritus

George & Nancy Maddock ............... Deacon Ministry

Karen Shifflett…...…..Director of Religious Education

John Ligda ...................................... Director of Music

Eileen Santschi…………………….....Financial Manager

Agatha Kienzle ....... Parish Administrative Assistant

W E E K E N D L I T U R G I E S

Saturday Mass ......................................... 5:15 PM

Sunday Mass ............................... 8:00 & 10:30 AM

W E E K D A Y L I T U R G I E S Tuesday -Friday Mass ................................8:30 AM

Monday & Saturday Communion Service .. 6:30 AM

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office during the business hours.

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any Sunday after attending a Baptismal Preparation

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Director of Religious Education……..(708) 798-6311

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From Our Pastor

GOAL

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$800,000

$700,000

$600,000

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$400,000

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TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS

PROGRESS TO DATE

TOTAL PLEDGED…$1,200,009

PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE..$628,652

AOC - COLLECTED TO DATE….....$306,000

Total……………………….…..…$934,652

PLEDGED

$765,000

COLLECTED

WEEKLY OFFERING:

DECEMBER 12-13

Weekend Giving... $8,636.67

Electronic Giving..$1,832.00

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Total .....................$10,468.67

Budget…........$11,600.00

Down….….......-$1,142.33

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $452.00

SHARING: $255.00

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: $887.00

FUND FOR RELIGIOUS: $911.00

Thank you for your generosity!

You can

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St. Joseph Church online at:

www.givecentral.org

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

That was (or still is) an irritating advertising tag line for some product—a phone plan provider, I think. But it’s an appropriate question to ask now that our sound system installation is almost completed. The only major part left to install should be in by the time you read this, though it only af-fects the choir which, sadly, we won’t be able to hear for God only knows how long. But now, everything is new: microphones, controls, speakers, so you will hopefully hear everything you should hear minus squeaks and feedback. And Fr. Dan and I each have our own cordless microphones, with each set to accommodate our distinctive voices.

There is one more feature, though, which is available in one form now, and will be ready in another format in the new year: a sound loop for the hear-ing impaired. Right now, we have four “body packs”—the cordless kind Fr. Dan and I use at mass. These come with ear buds, but they would have to be reserved in advance and they would allow anyone who might still have difficulty hearing to personally adjust the volume. The issue these days would be with the ear buds, which would have to be sanitized after each use. But sometime in January, a more convenient option will be avail-able for those who have smart phones. You will be able to download an APP to your phone which will connect you to the church sound system, and you can use your own ear buds to listen at whatever volume you re-quire. We’ll let you know when that’s ready.

Even though everything is essentially complete, the technicians from the company that installed the system will come back next year whenever our capacity limit is lifted and they will be present at weekend Masses to moni-tor the sound in real time, with more people in attendance than can be ac-commodated now. The simple reason for that is that more bodies absorb more sound, and as of now the sound has only been tested with a nearly empty church. We’re fortunate that the folks from Last Pew Sound, an amazing company out of Niles, Michigan, have been so generous with their expertise in this past month—for a significantly lower cost than the other companies who bid on our project.

So, this was the second-to-last project related to the To Teach Who Christ Is capital campaign. Widened sidewalks and more lighting between the park-ing lot and church, renovated washrooms, new boilers and a new, large handicapped accessible meeting room in the school had all been completed at less cost than had been anticipated. And, as of last month, your actual contributions to the campaign were quickly approaching $1,000,000 of the 1.2 million pledged nearly five years ago, leaving us with a bit more of a cushion in parish savings. Thank you! The final project, though, will be a small one: the replacement of the dirty, worn-out carpeting in the Cry Room with a soft tile or linoleum which will be far easier to maintain, but also safe for little ones—whenever it’s possible to make use of that space again! But for now, please enjoy the new sound system and be sure to let me know if you can’t “hear us now.” Fr. Bob

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Around the Parish Parish Ministries ALTAR SERVERS

Contact: Fr. Dan Jarosewic

ARTS & ENVIRONMENT

Contact: Erin Roeper, Jeannine Ruse

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASSES

Contact: Paul and Deborah Hart

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

Contact: Rosemarie Kearney

BULLETIN/WEBSITE EDITOR

Contact: Agatha Kienzle

CATECHISTS (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION)

Contact: Karen Shifflett

ELIZABETH MINISTRY

Contact: Marge Hayes

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF

COMMUNION

Contact: Deb Framarin, Jack Hayes

GARDENING TEAM

Contact: Elaine Hoffman

HOSPITALITY

Contact: Mary Ellen Brabec

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Contact: Joe Santschi

LECTORS

Contact: Mike Ormsby, Tom Brabec

LITURGY WRITING TEAM

Contact: Joyce Janowick, Janet

Ormsby

MINISTERS OF CARE

Contact: Jack Hayes

MUSIC MINISTRY

Contact: John Ligda

PADS

Contact: Jim Bova

PIECEMAKER QUILTERS/PRAYER SHAWL

Contact: Marietta Burke

PRAYER MINISTRY

Contact: Julie Orbik

Respect Life MINISTRY

Contact: Teri McGinley

SANCTUARY GUILD

Contact: Magda Hepokoski

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

Contact: Rectory

USHERS

Contact: Jim Wright

YOUTH MINISTRY

Contact: Allisa Opyd

Grace Barlow

Sherri Baurell

Frances Boehm

Jean Casey

The Cassidy & Van Etten Families

John & Mary Costello

Mary Therese Costello

Robert Dobrovits

Viola Dobrovits

Shari Flaherty

Mr. & Mrs. John Gierszewski

Ray Giometti

Casimir Grzebielucha

Thomas & Mary Rita Halleran

Samuel & Ann Hutter

Frank Komers

Frank E. Komers

Les Levine

Ella Jane Lewis

Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis (brother)

Adeline Maday

Henry Maday

David McConnell

Ruth McConnell

Janet McIntyre

Susan Mitchell

Martin Monahan

Joan Marie Rees

John Rees

Michael Rees

Maude Rossi

Arlene Ruud

Corinne Schillings & Andrew Rocella

Ralph & Mary Schmitt

Charles & Lola Sinclair

Carol Smeding

Bill Stark

Kathie Stark

James Walwer

Ron Zakaras

THANK YOU!

Thank you to the many parishioners who have participated in the special

collection for Christmas flowers. Here are the names of those loved ones

especially remembered during the Christmas season:

CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING

Christmas Flowers offering envelopes are available at

the church exits until New Year’s Day. You will notice

that the envelopes have a line for ―given in memory

of….‖ so that you can remember a loved one with your flower offering. We will

print the names of those being remembered in the bulletin each week as they

are received. So please return your flower offering in the regular collection or

drop it off at the rectory anytime before January 1st.

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Around the Parish

Christmas 2020 The Parish of Saint Joseph

17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL

SCHEDULE OF MASSES:

Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 19 5:15 p.m. Sunday, December 20 8:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m. CHRISTMAS EVE (VIGIL) Thursday, December 24 4:00 p.m. (With the Blessing of the Nativity scene) 6:00 p.m.

10:00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS DAY Friday, December 25 8:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (Holyday of Obligation) Thursday, December 31 5:15 p.m. Friday, January 1 ONE Mass at 8:30 a.m.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. NO WALK-INS WILL BE PERMITTED.

TO REGISTER FOR MASSES, VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

www.stjoehomewood.org

THE JOURNEY

Advent comes along every year

and will continue to do so until

Jesus returns. As this season

draws to a close, we can each

ask ourselves, ―Am I now any

better a disciple of Jesus Christ

and more of a steward of all my

gifts than before the Advent sea-

son started?’ I have been on this

earth for 40+ years. I have had

40+ Advents to draw closer to

God and to work on taking more

seriously my baptismal call.

Some have gone better than oth-

ers, but I would like to think my

spiritual life progressed at least a

small amount during each of

them.

Conversion is a process. Stew-

ardship is about a way of living

and it is about more than simply

being generous when a situation

calls for it. Stewardship and con-

version go hand-in-hand and we

are always moving closer to holi-

ness in Jesus Christ. Living in this

way takes practice and commit-

ment. If this Advent didn’t go as

you had hoped, remember is not

really an end. It is just another

step along your journey.

This Christmas, while you are giv-

ing and receiving gifts and hope-

fully spending time with those

you love, may you take the time

to cherish the true gift that came

to us over 2000 years ago and

continues to call us to this day:

Jesus. Let us be grateful beyond

measure for this gift above all

gifts, let us continue on our jour-

ney, and let our lives give testi-

mony to the one who leads us.

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

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Around the Parish

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020

8:30am Adam & Andrew Ciesla

Eleanor Bandera

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020

8:30am Helen Cyborski

Randy Tokarz

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020

4:00pm Corinne Schillings & Andrew

Roccella

Stella Holtz

Dr. Frederick G. Waldschmidt

6:00pm James McManemy

The Brabec & Foy Families

10:00pm Edward Marszewski

George W. Kuzma

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020

8:00am Lorraine Foglietta

Julia & Justin Berschinski

Scotty & Lillian McDonald

Marie Dubec

10:30am William Slobig

David L. Dunne, Sr.

Sally Peters

Valente Family

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2020

5:15pm Alex Kolodziej

Martin Monahan

Anna Tinsley

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020

8:00am Gay Nolan

John Hac

Bob Landowski

10:30am Joseph Bandera

Daniel E. Wicklund

Brian Purcell

Ernest Frieders

Mass Registration Mass Registration Mass Registration

As more people return to weekend Mass and as the weather gets

colder, it will become more important to sign up, either online or

by calling the rectory by noon on Fridays. Those who come to

Mass without signing up can create a long line behind them as

their name and phone number are written down by the greeter,

causing their fellow parishioners to stand out in the cold, or even

in the rain—and eventually, the snow. And if we begin to reach

our current maximum capacity of 135 at each weekend Mass,

those who have not signed up might be asked to leave, which

would be unfortunate but necessary. You’ll be informed if any of

these requirements change in the future.

To sign up, visit our website stjoehomewood.org or click on

the buttons below.

Thursday, December 24, 2020

4:00 PM Fr. Jarosewic

6:00 PM Fr. Kyfes

10:00 PM Fr. Kyfes

Friday, December 25, 2020

8:00 AM Fr. Jarosewic

10:30 AM Fr. Kyfes

Saturday, December 26, 2020

5:15 PM Fr. Jarosewic

Sunday, December 27, 2020

8:00 AM Fr. Jarosewic

10:30 AM Fr. Kyfes

MASS CELEBRANTS

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Around the Parish

TTTHEHEHE "O A"O A"O ANTIPHONSNTIPHONSNTIPHONS" " " OFOFOF AAADVENTDVENTDVENT

The Roman Church has been singing

the "O" Antiphons since at least the

eighth century. They are the antiphons

that accompany the Magnificat canti-

cle of Evening Prayer from December

17-23. They are a magnificent theology

that uses ancient biblical imagery

drawn from the messianic hopes of the

Old Testament to proclaim the coming

Christ as the fulfillment not only of Old

Testament hopes, but present ones as

well. Their repeated use of the impera-

tive "Come!" embodies the longing of

all for the Divine Messiah.

December 20December 20December 20 O Key of David, opening the gates of

God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free

the prisoners of darkness!

December 21December 21December 21 O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal

light, sun of justice: come and shine on

those who dwell in darkness and in the

shadow of death.

December 22December 22December 22 O King of all nations and keystone of

the Church: come and save man,

whom you formed from the dust!

December 23December 23December 23 O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of

Law: come to save us, Lord our God! —From Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers

www.usccb.org

FOUND: GLASSES

For more information,

please call the rectory at

708-798-0622.

SSSTTT. J. J. JOSEPHOSEPHOSEPH’’’SSS FFFOODOODOOD/C/C/CLOTHINGLOTHINGLOTHING DDDRIVERIVERIVE WASWASWAS AAA GREATGREATGREAT SUCCESSSUCCESSSUCCESS! ! !

Despite the weather, energy and enthusiasm were high among the

helpers for the Advent Food/Clothing drive. Nearly all of the confir-

mation class (and friends) cheerfully participated to collect the gener-

ous donations.

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Around the Parish

EMERGENCYASSISTANCE

If you currently live in a

house or apartment, and

are seeking emergency

assistance to preserve your cur-

rent home, please call the

Homeless Prevention Hotline

877-426-6515.

If you are currently homeless

and seeking emergency shelter

or assistance to obtain a home,

please visit South Suburban

PADS Chicago Heights office to

complete the housing intake

process.

South Suburban PADS

Chicago Heights Housing and Shelter Support Office

414 W Lincoln Hwy, Chicago Hts, IL

708-332-7700

CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOOD PANTRY St. Irenaeus

78 Cherry Street, Park Forest, IL

FOOD PANTRY SCHEDULE

MONDAYS:

Pantry Open 9am - 1pm

THURSDAYS:

Pantry Open 2pm - 6pm

For more information call:

708-430-0428 (regional office)

or 708-748-6891 (pantry).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 20, 2020 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38 Monday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd]/Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf.Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66 Thursday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79 Friday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22- 25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25. Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14. Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20. Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14 Saturday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17 [6]/ Mt 10:17-22 Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1] or Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [7a, 8a]/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40

Daily Readings: https://stjoehomewood.org/daily-readings-and-gospel

If you would like to consider signing up for electronic giving to St. Jo-

seph, online donations can be made using credit or debit card through

GiveCentral. You can also sign up for ACH Debit Program, where

your pledged contribution is automatically withdrawn from your savings

or checking account.

GIVECENTRAL

In order to sign up for Give Central, go to www.givecentral.org and

click on “Start Giving” button → type our zip code 60430 or St Joseph

Homewood → click on St. Joseph (Make sure it is St Joseph in Home-

wood) → click on “Sunday Collections‖ → make a Contribution → add

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or sign up for weekly or monthly automatic donations. You can return

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ACH DEBIT PROGRAM

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to the parish. Your pledged contribution is automatically withdrawn

from either savings or checking account by your bank and transferred

to the parish. If you are interested in using auto-

matic banking withdrawals for your parish contri-

butions, please contact the rectory office 708-798

-0622 for more information. All information is se-

cure. Thank you for your generosity.

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Today’s Readings

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, December 20, 2020

First Reading

2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b-12,14a,16

The Lord promises David that he will raise from his

descendents a kingdom that will endure forever.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 89:2-5,27,29

A prayer of praise to the Lord for his faithfulness to his

covenant.

Second Reading

Romans 16:25-27

Paul praises God for making his revelation known.

Gospel Reading

Luke 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel visits Mary to announce the birth of

Jesus.

BACKGROUND ON THE GOSPEL READING

This Sunday we read the story of the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary about the birth of Jesus. This

story is found only in Luke’s Gospel. On this fourth Sunday of Advent, the liturgy shifts our attention from

John the Baptist to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Both John and Mary serve as important figures for our reflec-

tion during the season of Advent; they both played instrumental roles in preparing the way for Jesus. Last

week we reflected on John the Baptist’s announcement that the Savior was among us, although not yet rec-

ognized. This week we reflect upon Mary’s example of faith and obedience to God, traits which permitted

her to receive the angel’s message that God’s Son would be born as a human person, as one of us.

We are familiar with the story of the Annunciation, and it is fitting that we recall how God announced the

birth of Jesus as we make our final preparations for our celebration of the Incarnation. The angel Gabriel

visited Mary, a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph. Mary greeted the angel’s news with awe and won-

der and asked how it could be possible that she could give birth to a child. In his reply, the angel Gabriel

announced the seemingly impossible reality: the child to be born would be conceived by the power of the

Holy Spirit and would be God’s own Son. The angel reported to Mary another miracle; her relative Elizabeth

was also pregnant despite having been thought to be unable to have a child. Mary’s response to the angel,

which is called her fiat, is an example of complete faith and obedience to God.

The story of the Annunciation calls to our attention God’s wondrous action in human history. God chose a

human person to give birth to his Son so that all humanity would know God’s salvation. Mary, already full of

God’s grace, was able to cooperate in this great plan for our salvation. Thus Jesus was born as one of us,

fully human and also fully divine. This is the mystery we prepare to celebrate at Christmas, the mystery of

the Incarnation. In the model of Mary, we pray that we will be people of faith who recognize God’s saving

plan for us and are able respond with obedience.

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would contact the rectory concerning

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Growing with the Gospel

The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Naz-

areth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of

David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said,

―Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.‖ But she was greatly troubled at

what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. Then

the angel said to her, ―Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor

with God. ―Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and

you shall name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the

Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,

and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom

there will be no end.‖ But Mary said to the angel, ―How can this be,

since I have no relations with a man?‖ And the angel said to her in reply,

―The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will

overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the

Son of God. And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a

son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called

barren; for nothing will be impossible for God.‖ Mary said, ―Behold, I am

the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your

word.‖ Then the angel departed from her.

10 D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Body & Soul

Communion to the Sick

The Priests, Deacons & Ministers of

Care will bring Communion to the

sick & the homebound either at the

hospital or in the home upon

request. Please call the Rectory

Office to make arrangements, 708-

798-0622.

Pray for the Sick LIZ ADDUCCI

MARIAN ADDUCCI

EILEEN ALSEN

SAM AMUNDSEN

BABY EMMA AZOGAN

NOREEN BAKER

PATRICIA BECERRA

KARRIE BIEKER

JOANNE BONER

BOB BROWN

JOAN BULF

STEVE BURKE

LOU BUTTICE

MYRA CALZAVARA

LARRY CAMPBELL

JOSEPH CHLOPECKI

MELISSA CHLOPECKI

MARY CLARKE

ROBERT CLARKE

VIRGINIA COLLINS

JOYCE CONLEY

ROSEMARY COSIMANO

ROBIN COYNE

MICHAEL CURLEY

JIM DAVIS

ROSEMARY DIMAYO

FRANK DIVILA

CHAR DROZDOWSKI

VALERIE EASTER

ROBIN B. EGGERT

ADELINE ENGDAHL

IRENE FRAMARIN

RACHEL FRAMARIN

ALBERT FOUTS

JOAN FURLONG

LOIS GEORGE

JOHN GNEZDA

ANDREW GUTTER

BOB HADERLEIN

DAN HASKE

JANET HERNANDEZ

JOYCE HIGHSMITH

DOLORES JANOWIAK

JOYCE JANOWICK

JOHNNY JOHNS

STANLEY JOHNS

MARY ROSE KELLER

SUE KELLY

JERRY KILLIAN

TEDDY AND BILL KING

DON KIRKPATRICK

ANNE MAHER KOCH

MARY KOCH

LAURA KRAUSE

CAROLYN KRIVANEC

DENNIS KUROWSKI

REBECCA LINDSEY

LINDA LINK

TARA LINZY

LORETTA LIPINSKI

IRMA LOPEZ

EASON MA

RUTH & MIKE MADDOCK

LYNN MARYNOWSKI

EZEKIEL ANGELO DE CASTRO

TORI MASZAK

CAROL MCCLEMENTS

MEAGAN MCHUGH

CHRIS MCNELLIS

JOHN MCCLOSKEY

THERESA NELSON MILSAP

MILDRED NELSON

MADISON MINNICH

AZAREA MOORE

JOE MORAN

EILEEN MORRISEY

TOM MOSKWA

AMY MURPHY

JEANINE NAPOLI

CHARLES NELSON

RICK NYE

TIM NYE

CAITLIN O’SHEA

GERLENE OLIVER

MIKE ORMSBY

SUSAN ORMSBY

VERNA POWELL

CHARLOTTE POWELL

Prayer Ministry Prayer requests* can be submitted :

On the Parish website

By calling the Rectory and dial 77

Email: prayers@posjhomewood.org

*Also, to Add/Remove from the bulletin

sick list.

GAIL PURCELL

MIKE RACHOWICZ

MARY REID

MARY KATHERINE ROHAN

TONY SANTONE

JOHN SCHMIDT

MATTHEW SCHURY

JAY SCOTT

RANDOLPH SCOTT

CONNIE SIMMS

DAVE SINWELSKI

MARY CATHERINE SMITH

LAVERNE SZYPCZAK

PAT TAYLOR

EMMY TIORAN

GORDON TOMLINSON

ANTHONY VAN

ANNIE WARDS

SILAS WHEELER

BENJAMIN WICKS

PAT WILLIAMS

AMY WINDJU

TOM WOLKEN

JIM WRIGHT

MICHAEL WRIGHT

ISABEL YOUNG

JANET ZAIO

COLOR DENOTES RECENTLY ADDED

Attention Family Members

After 4 weeks, please notify the

Rectory if your loved one still

needs our prayers.

Prayers for Our Troops Please pray for the men and women in

our Armed Forces. May God protect

them and return them safely to their

families:

LncCpl Connor John Anderson

Pfc Paul Bisceglia, US Army

Lt. Rebecca Conti-Vock

Captain Noel Conrad

Lt. Aaron Deal

Lt. Thomas Devane

SCPO Peter Donaldson

Airman Alex Fuentes

SF Ranger Christopher John Jones

Private Arthur Krueger

Seaman Thomas Krueger

Pvt. Nathan A. Mach

Specialist Joshua S. Mitchell

LCpl Jarod Mizgalski, USMC

Maj. Samuel Modica, USMC

Lt. Danielle Peterson

A1C. Jessica Polacek

GYSGT Louis Rodriguez

PFC Anthony Termini

LncCpl Dillon Thompson Airman Gavin Tienstra

Maj. Jonathan Troutman

MGYSGT Joseph Unwood

PFC Alexander D. Urban

Lt. Col. Kevin J. Walker

1st Lt. Daniel J. Webb

Capt. Jennifer Worman

From Death to Eternal Life. Please Pray for

May the choir of angels lead them into Paradise.

the Dearly Departed

P a r i s h o f S a i n t J o s e p h • H o m e w o o d , I L 1 1

12 D e c e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT