TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME• SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Fostering Christ’s Love in Our Lives PARISH STAFF 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 Mary Bohlen, R.N. ............................. Health Ministry Eileen Santschi…………………….....Financial Manager Agatha Kienzle ....... Parish Administrative Assistant Kevin Kulchawik .................... Maintenance Engineer WEEKEND LITURGIES Saturday Mass .......................................... 5:15 PM Sunday Mass ............................... 8:00 & 10:30 AM WEEKDAY LITURGIES Tuesday -Friday Mass ................................ 8:30 AM Monday & Saturday Communion Service .. 6:30 AM * YOU MUST SIGN UP ONLINE IN ORDER TO ATTEND MASS. Registration link is available on our parish website stjoehomewood.org. You can also call the office during the business hours. OTHER SACRAMENTS Baptism Sundays at 12:30 PM. Arrangements can be made for any Sunday after attending a Baptismal Preparation Session. Marriage Contact the Rectory at least six months prior to the wedding. Please call the Rectory for available times and dates. REGISTRATION New parishioners are invited to register at as soon as possible. www.stjoehomewood.org 17951 Dixie Highway • Homewood, IL 60430 CONTACTS Rectory…………………..(708) 798-0622; fax: 798-6137 Director of Religious Education……..(708) 798-6311 Director of Music ………………….……….(708) 798-8412 Parish E-mail……………...........[email protected]Prayer Ministry E-mail…[email protected]Office Hours Mon., Wed., Fri.……..8:00 am - 4:00 pm Office Hours Tues. & Thurs.………..8:00 am - 7:30 pm Office Hours Sat.………………………..9:00 am - 1:30 pm Office Hours Sun.……………………..9:00 am - 10:30 am
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TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME• SEPTEMBER 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
Mary Bohlen, R.N. ............................. Health Ministry
2 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
From Our Pastor
GOAL
$1,000,000
$900,000
$800,000
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
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$1,100,000
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TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS
PROGRESS TO DATE
TOTAL PLEDGED……...$1,197,709
PARISH - COLLECTED TO DATE....$605,167
AOC - COLLECTED TO DATE….......$306,000
Total………………………….…..…$911,167
PLEDGED
$765,000
WEEKLY OFFERING:
SEPTEMBER 12-13
Weekend Giving...……..... $5,962.19
Electronic Giving…….…….$2,014.50
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Total ..…...............…......7,976.69
Budget………....$11,600.00
Down…..……... $-3,623.31
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $247.00
SHARING: $80.00
Thank you for your generosity!
COLLECTED
THE RCIA—PAST AND FUTURE
As was the case with Confirmation for our Religious Education eighth graders and First Communion for our second graders, the Sacraments of Initiation for our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults participants this past year had to be postponed. It should have taken place at the great Easter Vigil on April 11th—which itself never took place. So, this Sunday at 10:30 Mass, I’ll have the privilege of confirming Damian Nava and Mayela
Guerrero. Both of them were already baptized as infants and made their First Communion, but Confirmation slipped through the cracks along the way. However, they were extraor-dinarily faithful and involved participants in the weekly RCIA sessions until mid-March when everything changed. So it’s a joy to welcome them and their families today as they take this next step of their faith journey with us.
And speaking of the RCIA….After a month, I’m still waiting for a reply from the Office for Divine Worship as to their rec-ommendations for how we might conduct the program this year for those who wish to become members of the Church or complete their Christian initiation. Normally, I would have cre-ated the schedule and published it here in the bulletin, but I’m not sure what we can or cannot do. The wonderful fact is that we already have three people who have expressed an interest in participating in the weekly sessions and I certainly don’t want to keep them waiting forever. The thing is that the dy-namic of this program requires a good deal of conversation; it’s not just one person lecturing for one or two hours; and even if it were that way, I know that I certainly can’t talk through a mask for more than a few minutes! However, one thing that is likely whenever and however we do begin is that, because of social distancing requirements, we won’t be able to invite oth-ers who wish to attend for their own updating. At any rate, “watch this space” for future updates.
In the meantime, please keep Damian and Mayela in your prayers; and pray, too, that we’ll be able to begin this year’s RCIA sessions soon and that we’ll actually be able to celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation at the great Easter Vigil on April 3rd next year!
Fr. Bob
The 2nd collection
this weekend is for the
Seminarian Education Fund.
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 3
Around the Parish Parish Ministries (Call Rectory for contact information.)
Saturday, September 26Saturday, September 26Saturday, September 26ththth
9:00am 9:00am 9:00am ––– NoonNoonNoon
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 17951 Dixie Highway, Homewood, IL
North Parking Lot -- Enter North Driveway Non-Contact Drop-off
Place donations in bags or boxes in your trunk, drive in, pop trunk…we’ll unload the food.
It is time for the Quarterly Food Drive for Catholic Charities Food Pantry. Do you know there are people living near you who are food insecure? They do not know where their next meal will come from or how long un-til their next meal. They may be seniors, children, working adults. Your generosity helps stop the hunger of many people in the south suburbs, your neighbors. The Pantry is located at St. Iraneus Parish and distrib-utes hundreds of bags of food each month.
The collection will be next Saturday, September 26th, 9am – noon. Pull into the north parking lot, pop the trunk, and our volunteers will unload the food. All nonperishable foods are needed. If you would prefer to make a donation of cash or check (payable to Catholic Charities), give it to the volunteer collecting the food. It will be put to good use at the pantry. Thanks for your continued kindness and assistance.
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass was cancelled this year to
better ensure the health and safety of all involved during this COVID-
19 pandemic. While it is not possible for an in-person celebration
this year, we cannot overlook the deep need to honor them in their
commitment to the sacrament of marriage. Registration can be done
by clicking here. Cardinal Cupich will be recording a video of con-
gratulations that will be distributed to the Jubilarians via email. In
addition, the Office of Lifelong Formation will issue a certificate in
honor of the jubilarians to be sent to their physical home address.
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 5
Around the Parish TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
8:30am People of St. Joseph
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
8:30am People of St. Joseph
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
8:30am Devin Timmons
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
8:30am Anna Tinsley
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
5:15pm People of St. Joseph
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
8:00am John Hac
Stella Holtz
Prayers and Blessings for
Alicia Fernandez
10:30am Marion & John Henneberry
Edward Marszewski
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 be-
hind 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, CLICK ON THE BUTTONS BELOW.
ST. JOSEPH’S RELIGIOST. JOSEPH’S RELIGIOST. JOSEPH’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONUS EDUCATIONUS EDUCATION The archdiocese has advised religious education programs to develop the capacity to offer classes in both vir-
tual and in-person formats. To do this we need catechists who can teach both virtual classes or 'at-home for-mation' and in-person classes. For in-person classes to be executed safely we need a new cadre of volunteers to
monitor safety measures such as so-cial distancing upon entry/exit and in the hallways, and that all persons in the school building are wearing masks. Catechists and other volun-
teers associated with the religious education program must complete archdiocese compliance require-ments including Virtus training, man-dated reporter training, and a back-
ground check. If you can help in any way please contact Karen Shifflett at [email protected] or 708-
798-6311. Thank you.
Pope Francis Names Three
New Auxiliary Bishops for the
Archdiocese of Chicago
The Vatican announced that Pope
Francis has appointed three new aux-
iliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago: Bishops-elect Kevin
M. Birmingham, Jeffrey S. Grob and Robert J. Lombardo, CFR.
The episcopal ordination of the bishops-elect will take place on
the feast of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, November 13, 2020.
―We are grateful to the Holy Father for the gift of these new auxil-
iary bishops,‖ said Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chi-
cago. ―Each of these fine priests has made a unique contribution
to the life of the church and society, yet they share in common a
solid record of pastoral service, fidelity to the Gospel and inspiring
―Catechesis is an ecclesial act, arising from the missionary mandate of the Lord (cf. Mt 28:19-20) and aimed, as its very name indicates, at making the proclamation of his passion, death and resurrection continually resound in
the heart of every person, so that his life may be transformed. A dynamic and complex reality at the service of the Word of God, it is accompaniment, education, and formation in the faith and for the faith, an introduction to the
celebration of the Mystery, illumination and interpretation of human life and history. By harmoniously integrating these characteristics, catechesis expresses the richness of its essence and offers its specific contribution to the
pastoral mission of the Church.‖ Directory for Catechesis #55
Jesus told his disciples this parable: ―The kingdom of heaven is like a land-
owner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing
with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out
about nine o‘clock, the landowner saw others standing idle in the market-place, and he said to them, ‗You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you
what is just.‘ So they went off. And he went out again around noon, and
around three o‘clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o‘clock, the land-
owner found others standing around, and said to them, ‗Why do you stand
here idle all day?‘ They answered, ‗Because no one has hired us.‘ He said to
them, ‗You too go into my vineyard.‘ When it was evening the owner of the
vineyard said to his foreman, ‗Summon the laborers and give them their pay,
beginning with the last and ending with the first.‘ When those who had
started about five o‘clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them
also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the land-
owner, saying, ‗These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made
them equal to us, who bore the day‘s burden and the heat.‘ He said to one of
them in reply, ‗My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for
the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this
last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own
money? Are you envious because I am generous? Thus, the last will be first,