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Celebrating Saint Joseph Parish School

By Jim Wright

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church with about 125 families. Sullivan, who had previously been pastor at Saint Joseph Church in Rockdale, just south of Joliet, quickly recognized the need for a ☞✓✎☛☛✢ ✣☛✔ ✚✎✌ ✑✔✌✑✤☞ ✥✑✚✎☛✢✕✓ ✓✎✕✢✒✔✌✙✦

Shortly after his arrival in Homewood, the gregarious Sullivan set about raising funds for the school. A carnival, bake sales, card parties and bunco games were held and, surprisingly, within a year, enough funds had been raised from Catholics and non-Catholics alike to begin construction of a six room brick 2 ½ story school building at 17949 Dixie Highway.

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were present when the doors opened on September 7thof that year. The children were taught by 3 Domini-✓✑✙ ✲✕☞✚✌✔☞ ✣✔☛★ ✬✒✔✕✑✙✩ ✳✕✓✎✕✪✑✙ ✑✙✒ ✚✎✌ ☞✓✎☛☛✢✤☞ ✣✕✔☞✚ ✍✔✕✙✓✕✍✑✢ ✏✑☞ ✲✕☞✚✌✔ ✳✑✔✛ ✡✑★✌☞ ✳✑✔☞✎✦ ✴✘✔✕✙✪ ✚✎✌

early years, the sisters lived on the top floor of the school and there were 4 classrooms on the lower floors. Like many smaller public schools of the time, students from several grades shared the same classroom.

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exponential growth in enrollment at the school. An addition was completed in 1951 and the school was enlarged to its present size in 1955. By the 1961-62 school year, enrollment had peaked at 1050 pupils and the school staff consisted of the principal, 16 sisters and 8 lay teach-ers. As new parishes were established and Catholic schools were completed in towns surrounding Homewood, enrollment began to gradually decline. During the 1970-71 school year, 11 sisters and 13 lay teachers instructed 678 students under the direc-tion of Principal Sister Nancy Fischer.

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end of 76 years of exemplary service to the school by the Adrian Dominican Sisters. Today, 63 children attend St. Joseph and they are taught by 10 teachers under the direction of Principal Dan Fleming. Stu-dents consistently perform well above na-tional norms demonstrating the commit-ment to excellence that has been the cor-nerstone of St. Joseph since its opening in 1926.



MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 8:30am Eleanor Clancy Edward Marszewski TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 8:30am Kimm Krol WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017

8:30am People of St. Joseph THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017

8:30am Rev. John Patrick Dorn Edward Marszewski FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017

8:30am Kerry Clancy-Malloy SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 8:00am Max & Helen Kurland George Wasz 5:15pm Jean De Ruiter Emma & Joseph Adducci SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017 7:30am Judy Leader Mary Fiegel 8:30am Art Welsh John Hac 10:00am Lillian Gresk 11:30am George Kuzma

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21 or Acts 8:5-8, 14- 17/Ps 66/1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 17:1-11a

Acts 16:11-15/Ps 149:1b- 6a, 9b/Jn 15:26--16:4a

Acts 16:22-34/Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8/Jn 16:5-11

Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Ps 148:1-2, 11-14/Jn 16:12-15

Acts 18:1-8/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 16:16-20

Acts 18:9-18/Ps 47:2-7/Jn 16:20-23

Acts 18:23-28/Ps 47:2-3, 8- 10/Jn 16:23b-28

Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/ Ps 47:2-3, 6-9/Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20

Celebrating Saint Joseph School

MASS INTENTIONS Please visit the parish

rectory if you would like to have a mass intention for

the year 2017-2018.

School Principals

1926-1933 Sister Mary James Marsh, O.p.

1933-1939 Sister Geraldine flannery, o.p.

1939-1945 sister mary patricia maher, o.p.

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1951-1957 Sister Mary Denis gallagher, o.p.

1957-1963 sister joan Michael donovan, 0.p.

1963-1969 Sister Clare James boyle, O.p.

1969-2002 Sister Nancy Fischer, O.P.

2002-2010 Natalie lamoureux

2009-2013 Thomas Kozak

2013-Present DAN FLEMING

THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION

This is one of the most confusing feasts in the Church these days, ✙✚✛✙✜✢✣✤✤✥ ✦✙✜✣✧✚✙ ★✙✤✢✩✢✪✧✚ ✜✣✤✙✫✬✣★✚ ✬✪✫✭✮ ✙✯✛✤✣✢✫ ✢✮ ✦✧✮ ✚✢✰✛✤✥

list it as this coming Thursday, May 25. However, the Ascension is NOT celebrated on a Thursday in most of the dioceses in the United States, but rather on what is known as the Seventh Sunday of Easter, namely May 28, and that is the case for us in the Archdio-cese of Chicago.

So, to put it simply and succinctly: this Thursday, May 25, is NOT the Solemnity of the Ascension and therefore NOT a holy day of ob-ligation. We will celebrate the Ascension of the Lord next weekend.

Fr. Bob


For Your Information

Mass Celebrants Saturday, May 27, 2017

5:15 PM Fr. Jarosewic

Sunday, May 28, 2017

7:30 AM Fr. Kondziolka

8:30 AM Fr. Kondziolka

10:00 AM Fr. Kyfes

11:30 AM Fr. Jarosewic

5:15 pm Andrew Gaughan Michael Gaughan

7:30 am Tacy Graham Christian Lively 8:30 am Dylan Houston Cathy Lopez 10:00 am Patrick Donahue Manuel Harris

11:30 am Donovan Brennan Nick DeNova

5:15 pm (Graduation) Sunshine Obodoakor Stephanie Rose

5:15 pm Mary Kate Lynch Carolina Montoya

7:30 am Berlinda Nwachuwku Brian Nwachukwu

8:30 am Steven Babick Gabriel Tienstra

10:00am Alyssa Ortiz Charlie Van Etten

11:30am Anna Gsell Ben Haupt

Calendar of Events Monday, May 22, 2017 2:30 PM Extended Day SH

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 2:30 PM Extended Day SH

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2:30 PM Extended Day SH 7:30 PM Festival Choir C

Thursday, May 25, 2017 2:30 PM Extended Day SH 6:00 PM Girl Scouts BC 7:00 PM Piecemaker Quilters BC-S

Friday, May 26, 2017

9:00 AM Sanctuary Guild C 2:30 PM Extended Day SH

Saturday, May 27, 2017

No activities scheduled

Sunday, May 28, 2017

No activities scheduled

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Monday, May 22 9:30 - Noon $25

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ogy and is a certified Domestic Violence Professional. Barbara loves guiding peo-ple on their journey to find deeper meaning in their daily lives.

Wednesday, May 31 9-Noon

If you like to work in the garden, please join the staff of the retreat center in readying the land to welcome and provide beauty for all those who will come to the Port for renewal and healing during the summer months ahead. We will be planting flowers around the perimeter of the building and in a variety of pots. It would help if you would bring your own gloves and tools for planting---we will have some available! Come for an hour or stay for three!

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES

SUNDAY, MAY 21ST

AT 12:30 P.M.

Plan on joining us this Sunday, May 21st at 12:30 p.m. in the Burke Center (South Room) for Sunday Afternoon at the Movies.

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All are invited to an afternoon of fellowship and after-movie discus-sion. Light refreshments will be served. (This will be our last movie before our summer break. Movies will resume in September).


Body & Soul

Communion to the Sick The Priests, Deacons & Ministers of Care will bring Communion to the sick & the homebound either at the hospital or in the home upon request. Please call the Rectory Office to make arrangements.

Pray for the Sick JEFF ADAMSON EILEEN ALSEN KEN BAKER JOANNE BONER BILL BOWMAN CHUCK BULF STEVE BURKE MYRA CALZAVARA JOE CANTAFIO KEVIN CASEY MELISSA CHLOPECKI BETTY CIGER MARY CLARKE ROBERT CLARKE VIRGINIA COLLINS JOYCE CONLEY DORIS DEL GIUDICE SANDRA DIECKMANN FRANK DIVILA VIOLA DOBROVITS JEFF DRAYTON CHAR DROZDOWSKI SUZANNE DUERINCK VALERIE EASTER MIKE EDEN ROBIN B. EGGERT ADELINE ENGDAHL DOLORES FORCH JUDY FREMOUW ALBERT FOUTS

LYNN FUENTES KAYTLIND FUHRMANN RAFFAELE GAZZILLO LOIS GEORGE JOHN GNEZDA MARY GRAY MARY JOAN ✁✂SELL-SMITH ANDREW GUTTER DAN HASKE BRITTANY HAWTHORNE BARBARA HECHT MARION HENNEBERRY JOYCE HIGHSMITH STELLA HOLTZ MARY ELLEN HUBER JOYCE JANOWICK DOLORES JANOWIAK MAIME JOHNSON MARGARET JOHNSON MARY ROSE KELLER SUE KELLY TODD KERKHOVEN CINDI KIETZMAN Jerry Killian TEDDY AND BILL KING DON KIRKPATRICK RYLEY KISSEL DENNIS KUROWSKI AMANDA LA BELLE SARAH LAMPA STEPHEN LIGDA TARA LINZY

LEONARD LIPINSKI JOANN MARTINEZ LISA MASZAK MEAGAN MCHUGH CHRIS MCNELLIS JOHN MCCLOSKEY DEBORAH MCCOY LINDA MCDONOUGH BARB MISKOWICZ SUSAN MITCHELL AZAREA MOORE JOE MORAN EILEEN MORRISEY JIM MULLANEY AMY MURPHY JAMES NOLAN MORGAN NOLAN RICK NYE TIM NYE JACK ✄✂☎EARY JIM ✄✂☎EARY GERLENE OLIVER SUSAN ORMSBY CAROLE OURADNIK DENISE PIGNOTTI CHARLOTTE POWELL CORINNE POWLEY TIMOTHY POLANCYAK EDMUND PROBY RACHEL PRUETT TONI PUSATERI MIKE RACHOWICZ

Prayer Ministry Prayer requests* can be submitted :

✆ On the Parish website

✆ By calling the Rectory and dial 77

✆ Email: [email protected] *Also, to Add / Remove from the bulletin sick list.

MARY KATHERINE ROHAN CAROLINE ROYCROFT TONY SANTONE JOHN SCHMIDT JAY SCOTT CONNIE SIMMS RANDOLPH SCOTT JASON SINWELSKI KATIE SINWELSKI MARY CATHERINE SMITH NITA SMOCK DOMINIC JOHN STEINHAUSER JAMES J. STEWART DOLORES STOCKWELL SHARON STOUT FR. DAN SULLIVAN DARYL SULLIVAN PAT TAYLOR JOEY THIELEN EMMY TIORAN TIM DOBCZYK GORDON TOMLINSON RON TORII PAULA TSAKONAS ANTHONY VAN ADELAIDE VINCIGUERRA JOANN WILKE PAT WILLIAMS AMY WINDJU ASHLEY WRIGHT JIM WRIGHT ISABEL YOUNG COLOR DENOTES RECENTLY ADDED Attention Family Members

After 4 weeks, please notify the

Prayers for Our Troops Please pray for the men and women in our Armed Forces. May God protect them and return them safely to their families: LncCpl Connor John Anderson Lt. Rebecca Conti-Vock Captain Noel Conrad Private Aaron Deal Lt. Thomas Devane SCPO Peter Donaldson

MSgt. David L. Dunne, Jr. SF Ranger Christopher John Jones Private Arthur Krueger Seaman Thomas Krueger Pvt. Nathan A. Mach Specialist Joshua S. Mitchell Capt. Sam Modica Srgt. Nicholas Orbik Lt. Danielle Peterson

A1C. Jessica Polacek GYSGT Louis Rodriguez SGT Daniel Schmitt HN Zachary Snyder

PFC Anthony Termini LncCpl Dillon Thompson Airman Gavin Tienstra Capt. Jonathan Troutman MGYSGT Joseph Unwood PFC Alexander D. Urban LncCpl Ethan Wald Lt. Col. Kevin J. Walker 1st Lt. Daniel J. Webb 1st Lt. Jennifer Worman

May the choirs of angels lead them into Paradise

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