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Wheaton, IL
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Mailing Address:
570 Crescent Blvd #506
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Church Address:
412 Crescent St,
Wheaton, IL 60187
Office: 630-790-1195
Email: WheatonStJ@aol.com (St Joseph Church)
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Founded in 1989
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Parish Contacts
V. Rev.
John J Matusiak, Rector
Home: 630-790-1195
Fax: 630-668-5712
Email: tocmed@hotmail.com (Fr John Matusiak)
V. Rev.
Mykola Bodnarchuk, Associate Priest
1622 Larry Ln
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
Home: 630-942-1359
Rev.
Joseph Kopka, Associate Priest
4 Wheaton Cir #201
Wheaton, IL 60187
Home: 630-690-7550
Email: joebarkop@aol.com (Fr J Kopka)
Protodn.
John D Coleman, [Protodeacon]
3 S465 Shagbark Ln
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Home: 630-942-8061
Rev. Dn.
Lawrence Dugoni, [Deacon]
5225 W 110th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Home: 708-424-7149
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Lay Leadership
Mr. Abraham Rihani, Subdeacon
10925 South Oak
Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
312-424-1970
Mrs. Sue Soiya, Church School Coordinator
4N410 Trinity Ln
West Chicago, IL 60185
630-289-9889
Ms. Melanie Hinds, Church School Coordinator
1707 Chepstow St
Naperville, IL 60540
Mr. Josh Sales, Youth Coordinator
Mr. Josh Sales, Young Adult/Campus Coordinator
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Directions
General Location
St Joseph's Church is located in Wheaton, Illinois, the capital of DuPage County, approximately 30 miles west of the Chicago loop.
From Interstate 355, exit Roosevelt Road
Travel west on Roosevelt Road to Washington Street [look for sign saying "Orthodox Church" at intersections]. Turn right on Washington Street to Crescent Street [look for second sign]. Turn right on Crescent Street. Church is on the right.
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Schedule of Services
Saturday Evening
7:00 PM Vigil, Confessions
Sunday Morning
8:00 AM Early Divine Liturgy; 9:30 AM Hours, Divine Liturgy, Church School, Fellowship Hour;
11:30 AM Divine Liturgy, Fellowship Hour.
Eves of Great Feasts falling on work days
7:30 PM Great Vespers.
Mornings of Great Feasts falling on work days
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy, Pot Luck Luncheon.
Wednesday Mornings in Great Lent
9:30 AM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
Friday Evenings in Great Lent
7:30 PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, Lenten pot-luck.
Confessions
One-half hour before all Liturgies; after Saturday evening Vigils.
Please call the Rectory at 630-790-1195 for schedule of other services, or to arrange Baptisms, Marriages, Memorials, Thanksgiving Services, etc.
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Ministry Groups
Altar Servers
No information at this time
Contact: Subdeacon Abe Rihani
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Coordinator
20-Somethings/College/Young Adult Orthodox Christian Fellowship
meets monthly
Contact: Josh Sales, Harry Reineke
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Coordinators
Adult Education
meets monthly
Ministry to the Needy, Homeless, Veterans, Immigrants, etc.
No information at this time
Contact: Mrs. Pat Labun
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Coordinators
Greeters and Ushers
No information at this time
Contact: Curtis Lundgren
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Coordinator
Special Childrens Ministries
No information at this time
Contact: Mrs. Melanie Hinds
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Coordinator
Iconography Class
meets Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Readers
No information at this time
Contact: John Voytilla
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Coordinator
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Upcoming Events
No Information at this time
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Parish Background
In November 1983, several individuals visited the home of Fr John and Barbara Matusiak and expressed the desire to plant a pan-Orthodox mission community in DuPage County, a rapidly growing area west of Chicago. Since Fr Matusiak had been appointed by Bishop Boris of Chicago to establish a similar mission community dedicated to St Luke the Evangelist in the southwest Chicago suburbs some 30 miles away, it was proposed that the DuPage faithful attend St Luke's until there was a large enough group to form a second mission, hopefully within five years.
By 1988, there were sufficient numbers of committed and potential families to warrant development of a serious plan to plant a new mission in DuPage County. A demographic study was conducted, and Naperville, DuPage Country's fast growing community, was selected as the mission station's site. With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Theodosius, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, Fr Matusiak celebrated the mission station's first Divine Liturgy in March 1989 with thirty-four adults and children.
Until the beginning of the mission's second year, services and meetings were held at SS Peter and Paul Convent chapel in Naperville. The community soon outgrew the tiny chapel and, in 1990, Sunday gatherings were relocated to Naperville's Brookdale School. Lenten and other services were celebrated in the faithful's homes.
With the mission growing as rapidly as DuPage County itself -- by the end of 1993 the community counter over 150 children and adults -- the search for property began. On Holy Thursday, 1994, negotiations to purchase the DuPage A.M.E. Church in neighboring Wheaton were concluded. The first service at the new location, Matins of Great and Holy Friday, was celebrated four hours later!
In June 1994, His Grace Bishop Job of Chicago proclaimed St Joseph's a full parish of the Orthodox Church in America. By the end of the same year, the parish had grown substantially, and the need for a larger facility became obvious as the church building could no longer accomodate the entire congregation. A variety of options were considered and, and on the first Sunday of October 1995, the faithful voted to pursue the erection of a new church on the lot next to the present church which is currently occupied by a parish-owned house used for Sunday School classes. Designs for a traditional Orthodox Christian temple to accomodate 300-400 were drawn up, and the parish looks forward to erecting the new church in 1996.
Today, St Joseph's is the spiritual home of over 300 children and adults. Nearly 80 percent of the faithful are under the age of 40. Most of the faithful hail from other areas of the country, and prospects for continued growth are excellent as newcomers continue to more into DuPage County. The full cycle of liturgical worship in the English language, congregational singing, innovative Church School and youth programs, adult discussions, the "Journey to Orthodoxy" group for those interested in entering the Orthodox Church, and an emphasis on outreach, fellowship, and stewardship have served to attract many, Orthodox and non-Orthodox alike, to St Joseph's. The community's large number of teens actively participate in the parish's "Junior Joes" O Club and frequent retreats, lock-ins, and camping programs.
In January 1996, an outreach/fellowship/mission group for adults, the "Senior Joes" O Club, was established. St Joseph's is a parish member of the Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards and hosts a FOS weekend every November. The faithful also participate in a variety of international Orthodox programs and youth camps and maintains sister parishes and youth groups in Belarus, Poland, Holland, and Russia. The parish's location across from Wheaton College and the Billy Graham Center offers a unique opportunity for additional witness to Orthodox Christianity.
Under the guidance of our energetic clergy and lay leadership, the faithful of St Joseph's community mark the beginning of their eighth year committed, as St Paul exhorts, to being "all things to all men so that, by all means, some might be saved."
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