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With its origins beginning in the village hall of Homewood in 1912, the Parish of Saint John Neumann today serves over 1500 families in the south suburbs. In 2012, Saint Joe’s celebrated its Centennial – 100 years of faith in Homewood.

The former parishes of St. Anne in Hazel Crest, St. Emeric in Country Club Hills and St. Joseph in Homewood were combined as St. John Neumann parish as of 2022.

Visit the website listed below for the history of the parish. 

https://stjoehomewood.org/stjoseph-parish-history

Father Burke, the pastor of St. Joseph parish, Homewood, IL was assigned the task of organizing a mission church in Flossmoor in 1954. A new church named in honor of the Infant Jesus of Prague was built on Flossmoor Road at Leavitt Avenue. Father Burke said the first Mass in this church on Christmas Eve 1954 and the edifice was formally dedicated on June 24, 1955. Infant Jesus remained a mission of St. Joseph’s until 1957. 

The former parishes of IJP in Flossmoor, St. Lawrence O’Toole in Matteson and St. Irenaeus in Park Forest were combined as St. Veronica Parish as of 2022.