Every Sunday throughout the year (except Palm Sunday and Easter), children of the parish (for all Pre-K through 4th Graders) are invited to participate in the Young Peoples’ Liturgy of the Word at the 9:30 AM Mass.
The St. Michael Mental Health Awareness Ministry is a spiritual support group intended for family and / or friends of persons living with mental and addiction disease / afflictions. We are community of faith offering help and hope. We share our lived experiences and mental health resources we have utilized. We practice Holy Listening and do not try to “fix” anyone’s problems.
Our annual summer food drive for St. Basil / Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2. Please be as generous as you are able since the need is glaring. Gift cards for Jewel will be accepted, as well as non-perishable food. If you donate gift cards, please place them in the collection baskets during the weekly/ weekend Masses or turn them into the Parish Office during business hours, Monday through Thursday from 9 AM to 3 PM or Friday from 9 AM to 1 AM. If you are bringing food, please place your offering in the Ministry Room West.
On the first Saturday of every month a group of 8th Graders and High School Students prepare and serve lunch at the Shepherd’s Table – Soup Kitchen in Joliet. We will be going on Saturday, August 1 at 8 AM until 1 PM – CAN YOU HELP? – Place your donations in the Narthex Kitchen on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 from 8 AM to 8 PM.
The Saint Michael Church Music Ministry presents Paul Todd Jr. in Concert – Back by popular demand, Paul Todd Jr. returns with a tribute to many music legends. You won’t want to miss this incredible evening of music and song this summer! – FREE to attend – Donations are welcome!
Joyful Again! is for both men and women (all ages) who have been widowed and are still trying to find hope and new joy in life. The next 2-Day Retreat / Workshop for Widowed Men and Women will be held on August 8-9, 2026, at Visitation Parish, Elmhurst, IL – All are welcome!
SWIFT – SouthWest InterFaith Team is sponsoring a SWIFT Interfaith Picnic on August 9 at Peace Memorial Church in Palos Park, IL – No tickets to purchase for this event – Sign Up with SWIFT Representative.
Each one of us is called to serve our Lord and grow His church here on earth and perhaps you’re being called to serve at our Masses as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist or a Lector. Our Vicariate for the Archdiocese of Chicago is offering a Liturgy Training for Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors. Sessions will be held on August 24, 26 and 27, 2026, at St. Daniel the Prophet in Chicago, IL.
St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Parish is sponsoring a Pilgrimage to the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen – Everyone is invited to depart on September 23 and return on September 24 – The Beatification Mass will be on September 24 at 2 PM at The Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis.
All Men of the Parish are invited to a Fall Retreat on November 7, 2026 – “We’re called the be Saints – Seeing Jesus through Mary” – Presenter: Fr. Joe Noonan