St. Joseph’s food pantry serves approximately 1,000 guests each month and this month, we would like to extend our gratitude to Grace Lutheran Church, Libertyville.
SOMETHING NEW IN CHRIST Jesus knew that the scribes and Pharisees were trying to trap him. They put him in what seemed to be a no-win situation. Let the woman who was caught in adultery go, and he would have been accused of ignoring the law. Let her be stoned, and he would fail to show mercy toward her, contradicting his life’s message.
Officer Brandon Bernabei answered a different call - assisting at our Food Pantry. We are blessed to have such caring law enforcement in our community.
Thank you to all the parishioners who donated items to our Lenten Almsgiving project and to the many volunteers who collected and distributed the items to families and agencies in need.
As of March 15, parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago contributed $604,000 to the Religious Retirement for Religious fund. Cardinal Cupich extends his deepest gratitude in the attached letter.
Our parish participated win the Holy Hour for Vocations Centennial Tour on Saturday, March 19. The celebration included the beautiful monstrance that was given by Pope Pius XI to Cardinal Mundelein and was used in the 1926 Eucharistic Congress.
Dear Parishioners, Establishing Small Christian Communities has been my passion as a priest. It is what I did in Nigeria, South Africa, and at the various parishes I worked at in the Archdiocese of Chicago. It is also what I did my research on with the assistance of Community Psychologists at Vanderbilt University.
Laudato Si' Action Platform Presentation On Sunday, March 20, an experiential gathering was held to inform participants about the Vatican's Laudato Si' Action Platform.
We are forming a small group of folks in their 30s and 40s. Here's your chance to connect with new friends and go deeper in your faith through social time, Scripture reflection, prayer, and service together.
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.
Moses met God in a most astounding way in the bush that was burning but not consumed by fire. Moses clearly had a powerful encounter with the Lord. He even felt bold enough to ask God’s name, something unheard of among his people at the time—God’s name was unspeakable.
Please join us in congratulating this year's Golden Rose award recipient, Katie Dutton. The Golden Rose Awards were presented to the candidates on Feb. 6, 2022, by the Most Reverend Jeffrey Grob, Bishop of Vicariate 1, at a special Mass at 3pm at St. Mary of the Annunciation, Mundelein.
Some exciting news. Parish is renting gardening lots at the Village Gardens located at The Chapel. Save your gallon bottles. We need your help planting the garden.