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Two fathers journeying through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults were received on July 12 during the 10:45 a.m. Mass.

Faith Formation Team member Julie Harding, pictured, hosted the June 30 Summer Story Hour for children via Zoom.

Adult and teen candidates in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process celebrated their Rite of Reception during the 5 p.m. Sunday Mass on June 28.

St. Joseph’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults community gathered for the marriage blessing of Scott and Carol Dotson on June 27 on the grounds of Mundelein Seminary.

Ellen Coury’s Community for the Kingdom group responded recently to a Call to Action to help the parish’s food pantry serve its additional clients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New life arrived for parishioners Mark and Kelly Whitman during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parishioners Nathan and Wendy Doty and their family donned their Sunday best and celebrated Easter together by praying the Mass from home, along with other family activities for the feast.

Designs such as this (pictured) are a sample of the prayer environments Children's Faith Formation families are designing in their homes.

Children's Faith Formation families are finding activities and ways to keep Christ at the center of their lives, even while having to stay at home until April. 7.

Members from Community for the Kingdom Group No. 16 rolled up their sleeves and volunteered time with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed ministry, building beds for children who do not have a place to sleep in their homes.

More than 50 women from St Joseph and St Mary of Vernon parishes gathering for spiritual nourishment this Lenten season during the Morning of Reflection on March 7.

Fr. Thomas Baima, Vicar for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Chicago and a professor at Mundelein Seminary, gathered with guests on March 4 to discover the similarities and differences of the Eastern Church Eucharistic celebrations with the Western Church.

St. Joseph’s candidates preparing to be received fully into the Catholic Church joined hundreds of other men, women and children during the Rite of the Elect and Call to Continuing Conversion on March 1 at Holy Name Cathedral.

“The Holy Spirit: Living in the Mystery” was the theme of the 2020 Lenten Mission, as presenter Fr. John Kartje, rector at the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, challenged the audience to renew themselves spiritually with Christ as they prepare for the Lenten season.

As part of their formation, candidates in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, their sponsors and catechists gathered to help feed the hungry.

Teens and adults preparing for this summer’s Appalachian Mission Trip had a wonderful weekend building community and welcoming Fr. Terrence DeSilva from Holy Trinity, our host parish in Harlan, Kentucky.

Families gathered to learn about the roles of ministers at the Eucharistic celebration during this year’s annual Teachings Masses.

Families, mark your calendars and get on board the "Rocky Railway," this summer theme for Vacation Bible School, June 15-19 on the parish campus.

Adults and families gathered on January 26 to learn more about what prayer is, and is not. “God is not a Vending Machine” presented by Fr. David Mowry, generated more than 250 from St. Joseph and St. Mary of Vernon parishes to learn about the relationship that forms when we we open ourselves to God in prayer and listen for his voice.

Another candidate celebrated the Rite of Welcome on January 12 during the 9 a.m. Mass, as part of his journey into full reception into the Catholic Church.