Category: Parish News

Joliet Slammers/Knight of Columbus Good Shepherd Council #5573

The Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council #5573 are inviting you to a wonderful day at the ballpark to enjoy baseball, fellowship, and family togetherness with St Mary’s parishioners as the Joliet Slammers take on the Windy City ThunderBolts. July 21^st is a Sunday and a night which all of your children and grandchildren will truly enjoy.

Tickets are available now for only $10.00/Ea. Please get your tickets now. Call / text 708-218-5733 or email tpkrepelka@amerline.com.

The Knights have been granted the special opportunity to conduct a 50/50 raffle at the game which will be a wonderful occasion to raise funds for our parish and send home a very happy winner. Checks may be made out to “K of C Good Shepherd Council #5573”

Please contact Thomas Krepelka 708-218-5733 with any questions and to purchase tickets. Looking forward to seeing a great crowd of S. M. I parishioners at the game. PLAY BALL!

The SMI Music Department is seeking to hire a new part-time staff member to provide clerical and sound system assistance. The person is this position would work approximately 15 hours per week, with some evening and weekend hours, depending on parish events. There is some flexibility with the exact work schedule.

The Music Department Assistant will help maintain the music library and keep the office organized, create and print song sheets, booklets, and/or worship aids, assemble Music Packets for Adult Choir and Youth Choir as needed, manage sound system needs for events on SMI campus, assist with Music reporting to maintain our license agreements, and help coordinate with Brides and Grooms in preparation for their upcoming wedding.

Candidates should be well-versed with Microsoft Office and Google products, be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills and be clear and concise with various means of communication. The ability to read music proficiently is required. The ability to play the piano is highly desired.

Please go to our parish website for the full job description. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Laura Van Ham at LVANHAM@smip.org.

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THE GOAL OF THE ARCHETECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN OF A CATHOLIC CHURCH IS TO TRANSMIT A VISION OF HEAVEN ON EARTH. Central to this goal is the transmission of the theological truths taking place during the Liturgy: the divine presence of God in the Word and Eucharist, the movement of the Holy Spirit, the presence of the Communion of Saints, the opening of heaven to meet earth in the transubstantiation of the bread and wine, and a foreshadowing of paradise. Interior church design aims to transport the minds and hearts of parishioners out of the natural world of our day to day life to contemplate eternity in paradise, praising and worshipping God. With this in mind, the goal of the St. Mary Immaculate Parish church interior renewal is the highest level of artistic expression of the good, the true, and the beautiful for the glorification of God while respecting the modern aesthetic of the dramatic architecture of the church.

The proposed design amplifies the significance of the architectural elements present by infusing these elements with deeper theological and catechetical meaning through the thoughtful use of color, ornamentation, and text. The plan for the dome, reredos, and text designs for the sanctuary walls are intended to be interdependent scheme that joyfully communicates three objective truths: the perpetual presence of Jesus Christ reposed in the tabernacle, the centrality of the altar of sacrifice in the liturgy, and the mission of baptized Catholics to live in imitation of the saints, sent forth from the Mass to proclaim the Gospel of the Lord.

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