On Oct 15 and 16, St. Joseph and St. Mary parishes in Freeport
will be putting into practice the Corporal Work of Mercy, Cloth the Naked.
Parishioners will be bringing in socks and underwear for school children at all weekend Masses. The
items will be given to school nurses to pass out as they are needed. 72% of
the children in the Freeport School District are below poverty level. The "Sock
it to Me" committee has challenged each parish to bring the same number of items
as it has parish families. If the target it meet, Father Timothy Barr, pastor of both parishes and a huge Chicago
Bears fan, has agreed to wear Green Bear Packers socks!Location: St. Joseph, 229 W. Washington Place; St. Mary, 704 S. State Ave.
Mass times --
St. Joseph: Saturday, 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
St. Mary: Saturday, 4 p.m. (English); Sunday 8 a.m. (English), 12 noon (Spanish)
