Frank Kozar was ordained to the Order of Deacon in September 2005, is a long time member of the parish and an alumnus of St. Joseph School .  He joined the staff in January 2008 as the Parish Service Coordinator where he organizes and coordinates the volunteer programs that provide services to the Parishioners as well as various community outreach efforts.  As an Ordained Deacon he also provides ministerial duties required assisting the Pastor in the pastoral care of the parish and community, which includes assisting at mass and other liturgical services, performs baptisms, wedding, and funeral services and is available for various devotional services.  He visits the sick and homebound, in nursing homes and hospitals, as necessary and celebrates Communion Services at the local Retirement Communities.  Deacon Frank also is the teacher and Director of the RCIA program.
 

Deacons are servants: we are called to serve the People of God in the areas of Word, Sacrament, and Peace and Justice.We proclaim the Gospel and preach, officiate at baptisms, weddings, wakes and funerals, and speak out on behalf of the needy and powerless, calling others to assist in creating a just society. The ministries of special interest to me are preaching, visiting the sick and comforting the grieving at wakes and funerals. Since my ordination in 1999, my special joy has been coordinating Baptism Prep, Baptizing your little ones, and, together with my wife, Mary, leading the First Communion Retreat. I also enjoy being involved in interfaith events with other churches in the area as well as blessing the animals at BarkaPalooza, the annual fundraiser for the West Suburban Humane Society, and helping out at the Community Adult Day Center, which provides socialization and physical, mental, and spiritual stimulation for folks with cognitive impairment, as well as respite for their caregivers. I hold each of you dear in my prayers; please remember me in yours.