HCJP INTERNATIONAL DINNER

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 AT 5 P.M.

HCJP ACTIVITY CENTER

Calling all cooks! Gọi tất cả đầu bếp! ¡Atención cocineros! Appel à tous les chefs! Panawagan sa mga Magagaling Magluto! A pipe gbogbo awọn onjẹ! 

Can you turn groceries into delicious food? The International Dinner is a celebration of dishes from around the world. Please share your talents with the parish!  

Would you like to sample these dishes? The true fulfillment of food is in its eating! Come to the HCJP International Dinner and taste our parishioners’ culinary talents. 

If you are interested in serving food from your culture or your ancestors’ culture, please contact Joe Warfel: joseph.warfel@hcjp.org. 

If you would like to contribute a cultural performance (song, instrumental piece, dance, martial art, etc.) please email joseph.dang@veym.net by Tuesday, May 31. 

Tickets will be on sale at all the Masses beginning this weekend.

Hope to see you at the dinner!

There’s still time to join us in supporting our parish’s vital work through the Annual Catholic Appeal. Gifts of all sizes make a difference. Please consider giving today at annualcatholicappeal.com or scan the above QR code with your smartphone. Thank you for your prayers and generosity.

On Friday, March 25, Pope Francis, in union with the bishops throughout the world, including Cardinal Blase Cupich, consecrated Russian and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Our prayers matter. So do the many means in which we can help the victims of this war. Please go to Prayers for Ukraine - Archdiocese of Chicago (archchicago.org) for ways to donate.  Each one of us, through prayer and good works, can help!
 

        
The phrase “sing to the Lord” appears more than 300 times in the Scripture. Sung praise seems to be God’s favorite form of prayer, for the Bible instructs us to sing to the Lord, “come into God’s presence with singing; make melody to the Lord; sing to the Lord a new song; and enter God’s court in songs.” God loves music, and He loves to hear us sing.
As we all are called to discipleship let us offer back our God-given voice to pray and sing praise to our loving God, His favorite form of prayer. Inviting everyone who is dedicated to be a part of our Music Ministry to lead the faithful in singing praise and worship to God for our 9 a.m. Mass at our Blessed Stepinac worship site, for the 1^st Friday 7 p.m. Mass at our Holy Child Jesus Parish or to be a part of the Filipino choir to lead in songs and prayers for our Filipino Mass celebrations.

The famous quote attributed to St. Augustine is, “Singing is praying twice.” What better way to help lead the lay faithful during Mass in raising our voices in prayers by singing in the choir.

For anyone who is interested or would like more information, please email Ian Noel Camilotes at icamilotes@archchicago.org or speak to him after those masses.