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After discussion and discernment, we are continuing our tradition of a reception to welcome our Neophytes into community! This will be abbreviated in deference to our Somos Unos helpers. The reception will take place in Oldershaw Hall following the Vigil Service but only for on to one and a half hours. We will have celebratory drinks and are asking for donations of prepared finger foods and nothing else. Please, no salads and nothing that needs silverware.
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Please contact Nancy Holdsworth at 847.864.8158. Thank you as we look forward to Easter’s unbridled joy! St. John XXIII recently became a member of the Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership (CSPL), a spiritually rooted group that brings together congregations, grassroots organizations, universities and parishes to use their collective power to create thriving communities. Fr. Dan Hartnett SJ, one of our regular presiders, is a longtime member of CSPL's Clergy Council. Several of our parishioners attended the CSPL Ash Wednesday Mass at which Cardinal Cupich was the presider and the procession last Fall to the Broadview Detention Center. Lawyers for CSPL filed and recently won the lawsuit that finally allowed Eucharistic ministers to bring communion and spiritual support to those being detained.
As a benefit of our membership in the coalition, ten St. John XXIII parishioners attended an all-day training with folks from other parishes, and from Loyola, DePaul, and Dominican Universities to better understand how our parish can be supported by CSPL. Each member organization pays dues to CSPL. In thinking about how to fund this, Fr. Jean Philippe and the PPC leadership determined that this year's Holy Thursday collection will support both our Pastoral Migratoria ministry as it has the past few years AND the CSPL membership. Your generosity in helping us bring the Catholic Social Teachings to life in ways that Cardinal Cupich and the US Catholic Bishops Conference have encouraged will be much appreciated. Watch for more news about CSPL or speak to someone after Mass today if you have questions.
 Volunteers are needed for the following IAE programs The Overnight Shelter - open nightly from 9p.m. to 6:45 a.m. and requires volunteers to assist in setting up and greeting guests every evening and with cleaning up and escorting guests out every morning. Evening volunteers work from 8:30 to 10 p.m. and morning volunteers work from 6 to 7 a.m. All volunteers work under the supervision of IAE’s Overnight Shelter staff. The Hospitality Center for the Homeless - Greet clients and lead them to our renovated space, where staff provides access to computers, food, and other resources. Located inside St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at1509 Ridge Avenue. To sign-up for either of these email Sue Murphy Berube at [email protected] Sack Breakfasts for Winter Weekend Morning Shelters - Volunteers provide 40 sack breakfast meals for either the Saturday shelter at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge Ave. in Evanston, or the Sunday shelter at Hilda’s Place, 1458 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, from Dec. 6 and - March 29. For more information or to sign-up go to https://interfaithactionofevanston.org/get-involved/ Upcoming Interfaith Action Events
Join the Knights of Columbus on March 6th, at 6 p.m. for a Fish Fry  Join us Sunday January 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary for a celebration of Martin Luther King's life and works during Mass and a talk given by Cliff Barber.  Event Details JANUARY 19, 2026 11 a.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day A Family Friendly Event “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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