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Youth Ministry hosted a pumpkin decorating party on October 30, and several junior high and high school youth came out to carve and paint pumpkins.

Would you like to improve your relationship with God? Does He seem distant to you? Consider participating in Eucharistic Adoration.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy.

You’re invited! For more information on these events, please check meetup.com.

The Knights of Columbus Illinois State Council is holding their annual Vocational Support Program Raffle on December 3, 2022 for a chance to win $10,000 or 19 other cash prizes.

St. Joseph is once again preparing for our wonderful Giving Tree event! You are invited to Share Joy with others this Christmas Season. Over 2000 tags will be available on-line and hanging on the ribbons in the church. The tags and gift ideas will be available November 11th!

Queen of Peace, Legion of Mary Praesidium is inviting new members to join.

St. Joseph's Community Gardeners harvested and cleared the plots for the Season. An amazing season for the gardens! The produce was donated to the food pantry families. Thank you!

The theme of this year's Annual Catholic Appeal is Making all things new...God's promise and our responsibility.  We are called to embrace God's promise of making all things new and to embrace our own responsibility to work with God's plan.

Father Trout concelebrates Mass at the Killabban Monastery which was founded in 640 AD by St. Abban and has since been restored in the last decade by dedicated volunteers.

In his Second Letter to Timothy, Paul gives some advice that can be difficult to hear. Eventually, as disciples of Jesus, we will come face to face with hardship and even persecution in some form.

Do you remember the Gospel about Martha and Mary?  Jesus tells Martha, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.  There is only one thing.  Mary has chosen the better part.”

This volunteer position does provide direct client interaction and low level case management. The office is open Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. The volunteer time is very flexible. We will take whatever the volunteer is willing to give. This volunteer opportunity is available is both the Waukegan office located at 671 S. Lewis Ave. and the Round Lake office located at 101 N.

In September, our number of guest visits at St. Joseph Food Pantry was 1,402. This number reflects the climate we currently live in of high inflation.  We appreciate all the support we receive from our parishioners and community in the form of financial and food donations.

If you feel called to serve through music this is the ministry for you. All are Welcome!!

Scouts from BSA Troop 60 biked from St. Joseph School to Lake Michigan at the start of fall. Adult leaders and Scouts camped the night at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Illinois. The Scouts enjoyed the good weather by swimming in Lake Michigan. Everyone enjoyed the meal cooked by the Scouts, especially the cobbler.

Despite the Chicago Bears loss, our parish community enjoyed fellowship, fun and food while watching the Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings.

In the Second Book of Kings, we encounter a man named Naaman, who is wealthy and powerful, but also suffers from leprosy that threatens his life. We hear that “the Lord brought victory to Aram” through Naaman, even though he was an enemy of Israel.

Earlier this week in a note to Archdiocesan priests, Cardinal Cupich shared an update on the efforts and plans in partnership with Catholic Charities for creating a coordinated Catholic response for asylum seekers arriving in Chicago as well as ways for local parishes to support this cause.

The Blessing of the Animals took place on Sunday, October 2, 4:00 pm at Sunrise Rotary Park.