3rd Sunday of Easter – Follow Me

May 5, 2019

Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41

Last week, the Spirit sent Peter and the Apostles back into the streets to perform signs and wonders. The effect was powerful and immediate. Miracles were accomplished and many were added to the church. This did not go unnoticed by the authorities. In the section of Acts which immediately follows the incident and precedes the section we read today (Acts 5 17-26), the party of the chief priest (Sadducees) have the Apostles arrested and put in jail. Continue reading “3rd Sunday of Easter – Follow Me”

Diocese Honors Distinguished Parishioners

Photo by Antonia Fusco

Nearly 450 “Distinguished Parishioners” were recognized in an evening prayer service celebrated by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on April 28.  Frances X. Gates and Francis H. Chin were selected by the diocese to be honored from our parish. All of the honorees gave of their “time, talent and treasure,” Bishop DiMarzio explained, before awarding a custom-designed medal to each of them. Read more at The Tablet.