Parish Staff 10/22/2025         Rev. Joseph Chamblain, OSM, Pastor  [jchamblain@assumption-chgo.org]  A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Fr. Joe worked for several years as a librarian, before entering the Servite Formation Program in 1978. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1984. He has ministered in Servite parishes in central New Jersey, St. Louis, and Chicago, and has served as editor for a number of Servite publications. He has given parish missions and retreats throughout the country. From 1993 to 1999 Fr. Joe was Assistant Provincial of the Eastern Province of Servites. In 2006 he was named Director of the National Shrine of St. Peregrine (the cancer saint) at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica and Part-time Associate at Assumption. In 2009 he became Pastor of Assumption. Beth Schuman, Business Manager / Parish Administrator  Cathy Cahill, Office Assistant (Mondays, Tuesdays)  Rudy Correa, Maintenance Associate