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Renew My Church gathering for Evening Prayer at St. Emeric on the Friday before Pentecost

Congratulations to the children who celebrated First Holy Communion together on May 18, 2019:

The Parish of Saint Joseph welcomed 23 members of the 2019 confirmation class on Sunday, May 5, 2019. Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry officiated at the confirmation celebration.

Kudos to the members of the Arts & Environment Committee who spent numerous hours decorating the church during Holy Week.

St. Joseph Youth Outreach Group making Easter treats to hand out at all masses on Easter Sunday.

Fourth graders making an Easter Cross Craft to celebrate the resurrection. It was a great way to talk about the resurrection, rainbows, and colors

To the hundreds of people who supported the annual St. Joe Fish Fry the past six weeks, we say “thank you!”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO THE SOUTH SUBURBAN FAMILY SHELTER

The teens collected 100 blankets, gloves and hats for homeless men, clients of Pads.

Thank you to our Arts and Environment Ministry for decorating St. Joseph Church for Christmas!

St. Joseph’s Youth Group baked treats for Homewood’s Holiday Lights bake sale! Money raised from the bake sale was used to buy Christmas gifts for local families.

Thank you to the families in the religious education program who donated to the Christmas Wish List Project.

Annie McLaughlin, left, chairman of Homewood’s Beautification Committee, presented a business beautification award to Elaine Hoffman, as chair of St. Joe’s Gardening Committee. The award was presented at a special ceremony Oct. 25, 2018 at the Irwin Center.

Jose Medina, a member of St. Joseph’s Arts & Environment Committee and the artist who created our parish’s beautiful 2018 Easter banners, will display his work for sale during an Art Show to be held Nov. 15-17 in the school.

On October 21st, volunteers from St. Liborius Teen Youth Group met with the 8th graders of St. Joseph for their confirmation retreat located in the gym of St. Joseph School.

Saturday, October 13th, 2018 The Public Square Rosary Rally is a nationwide annual event promoted by America Need Fatima to honor Our Lady of Fatima, to encourage prayer and penance, and to pray for spiritual renewal in the United states.

The awards were presented on Sunday, October 7th Holy Name Cathedral, and this year’s honorees from St. Joseph were Paul & Chris Lynch. We congratulate Paul & Chris Lynch and thank them for their generous service to our parish.

The Blessing of Pets was on Sunday, October 7th, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals. Rev. Robert Kyfes blessed parishioners’ pets outside of the church.

Members of the Marian Council Knights of Columbus, with members at St. Anne Parish in Hazel Crest, St. Joseph Parish in Homewood and Infant Jesus of Prague Parish in Flossmoor were out collecting for children with special needs with their annual Tootsie Roll Drive Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21 and 22.