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Oberammergau Passion Play 2020… There will be an initial information meeting on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 6:30 PM, in the Gubbins Center, for the planned trip to experience the Oberammergau Passion Play in 2020. All are welcome to attend to receive more information on the play and the trip. This Passion Play is only performed every 10 years, and books out completely. Very early reservations are required to insure good seats. Looking Ahead… — Our Women’s Club will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 7:00 PM, in the McBrady Center. After their huge success with their December meeting, I can not wait to see what is up their sleeves for 2018! All are welcome to attend — and bring a friend! — Our Parish Council will meet on Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Great Room above the McBrady Center at 7:00 PM. — Our Finance Council will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 7:00 PM, in the Parish Conference Room. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School Open House… Sunday, Jan. 28, begins Catholic Schools Week with an Open House in the afternoon, for our U.S. Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon for Academic Excellence, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School, located on our parish campus. All are welcome to come and see the excellence in education that this school provides our local community. Feel free to pass on the word about this truly excellent school. Go over and “kick the tires” and see for yourself what a wonderful school it truly is. Baby Bassinette Drive for COURAGE... As we have done for five years now in the month of January, to commemorate the Supreme Court decision of Roe V. Wade which legalized abortion, our parish runs a drive for baby goods in support of mothers who receive assistance from the COURAGE Program, a ministry located at St. Germaine Parish in Oak Lawn. COURAGE assists young mothers who may not have support from their families. The COURAGE organization offers aid during difficult circumstances, where the “tire hits the road”, as these young mothers often have to raise their child alone. The COURAGE bassinette will remain in our church Narthex to collect your donations from now until Sunday, Jan. 28. Desired items are listed later in this bulletin. Results of Pastor Evaluation… Some weeks ago (prior to Christmas), I received the results of the evaluation of my being pastor here at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. I invited 18 staff, of which 13 responded; . A total of 34 others from parish leadership in our Parish Council and Finance Council; heads of

parish organizations; and neighboring priests in our Deanery (where I serve as Dean). From these 34 invitations, 28 responded in offering an evaluation of my pastoring. Eighty seven parishioners responded to the open invitation I extended from the pulpit and in the parish bulletin (for a one-month period). Thankfully the large number of responses offered a wide view of my work. I am very grateful to all those who offered feedback and evaluative comments. The comments made were very humbling. Many varied and strongly positive remarks were made. People deeply appreciated my thoughtful homilies, felt that I was able to reach not only adults but teens and children as well, through my preaching. My dedication to the sick by visiting hospitals and nursing homes, and my presence at wakes was valued and found pastorally helpful. My theological reflections on a person’s life as I preached a funeral sermon, the work I did to capture that person’s life and faith surprised and edified surviving family members. My transparency over parish finances, encouragement of good stewardship, and clearly laying out parish and Archdiocesan issues and problems prior to decisions being made was appreciated. My omnipresence at parish organization meetings, and my interest in their projects and events was strongly noted. In all these areas I was evaluated in strongly positive terms. In some areas where I was evaluated in an average range, rather than above average, tended to deal with my management style. For many of us this is not our “first rodeo.” We have experienced other pastors, managers, bosses, etc., some of whom were far more “laissez-faire” than I am. My holding people to being accountable on communicating what they were doing and what was going on, was a difficult adjustment from some peoples’ prior experience with pastors, priests, managers, bosses, etc. And this is probably a growing edge issue for me. I am clearly held accountable for my work by the Archdiocese, and while I similarly need to keep people accountable, I may need to learn to do so in a “softer way”. Also in any long-established community like ours is, there is a tension between those who have been here a long time, and newcomers. With each group [the “veterans” and the “newbies”] perhaps being exasperated that I have “too much” patience towards the other group. There is always a tension between respecting long-established ways, and enacting the new. Interestingly, my strong transparency, got one unexpected negative comment. As you know, I always mention when I am going away on vacation. Priests are entitled to a months vacation [31 days], plus an additional five days for educational pursuits, and five days for retreat, for a total of 41 days. As no one checks my “time card” I am transparent to the community about my being away.

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Sat., Jan. 13 (5pm) Dorothy Cahill (Living); Dan McGrath Sun., Jan. 14 (7:15am) Jim DeSart; Janet Purpura (8:30am) For All Parishioners; Grace Beissel (10am) Mary Kunkel; Daniel McGrath (11:30am) The Purgatorial Society; Lenora Dobrowski Mon., Jan. 15 (9am) Mary Ann Mirecki; David Ramacci Tues., Jan. 16 (9am) Christopher Gasper; Maria Roti Wed., Jan. 17 (9am) Mary Blaschke; Nicholas Schwaller Thurs., Jan. 18 (9am) Michael T. Sullivan; Saul Renteria Fri., Jan. 19 (9am) Timmy O’Connell (Living); Philip Carollo Sat., Jan. 20 (5pm) Patricia Hastings; Lucy Barba Sun., Jan. 21 (7:15am) Monica and Alex Blanco (Living); Thomas Knaffla (8:30am) Frances Klomes; William LaBrec (10am) Dorothy Gorecki; For All Parishioners (11:30am) Mario Ramirez; Joseph C. Grill

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We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Mary Kokotan Roseanne Meyer Dennis Jeffrey Henry Gronowski John Biegel Scott Larson Frank Scellato Kathy Panko Tony Paluch Pedro Estrada Jenny Lavin Jerry VanZeyl And for our deceased: Tom Naples Genevieve Lavin Donald Crowley

“Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

PLEASE PRAY FOR

MASS INTENTIONS

Congratulations to these parents on the baptism of their child on Sunday, January 7, 2018: John Samuel, child of Karl and Jennifer (Gorski) Disque Waylon Allan, child of Keith and Michelle (Cartolano) Huizinga

BAPTISMS

COLLECTION FOR JAN. 7, 2018: $20,880.79

Our Christmas Collection will be published in a later January bulletin.

Thank you for your continued generosity.

Please pray for Elizabeth Westman and Daniel Loeblich who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage on Feb. 10, 2018.

WEDDINGS

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(Continued) One person thought I took a lot of time off. And as the media reports a great deal of Americans never use all of their vacation time. I do. And since I came to the parish two staff members who in the past had not used all of their vacation time, have now, at my urging, taken the time due them. I believe that vacation time is important for health and recharging. Interestingly someone may actually take more time off than they are due, but by not reporting that they were away, were not be noticed as missing. My reporting of my time off led this one person to think I was away too much. Also, in terms of vacation I made it a policy that if you did not use all your due vacation time in a July 1 to June 30 calendar year, you can carry over the days through the following Labor Day (after which you lose the days pre-viously due to you). I did this because some staff [e.g., maintenance] can have a difficult time scheduling time off due to demands of the school year along with the summer drive to clean and repair the school prior to opening again in August. Also, some staff looking ahead may see a need for more vacation time in the coming year, for example to save days for a summer family wedding. So, in a given year I may not use my full 41 days, because I, too, may see family events in the coming year, and need to save these days to use. Similarly, I am faithful in taking my day off and holidays. Obviously some weeks I may not be able to take time off [e.g., Holy Week], but I will take the time owed to me some time later. Days off, down-time, and vacations are important for all of us. Again, I am very grateful to all who offered constructive observations and comments. They will assist me in being a better priest and pastor. St. Patrick’s Day-St. Joseph’s Day Party Committee... Anyone interested n planning the St. Patrick’s Day-St. Joseph’s Day Party on Saturday, March 17, in the Mc Brady Center is welcome to attend a planning meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7:00 PM, in the Parish Conference Room. All are welcome!

Keep Smiling!

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The parish office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

STEWARDSHIP

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The Christ-Child of the Year By Rev. Ronald Rolheiser

E very year TIME magazine recognizes someone as “Person of the Year”.

The recognition isn’t necessarily an honor; it’s given to the person whom TIME judges to have been the newsmaker of the year – for good or for bad. This year, instead of choosing an individual to recog-nize as newsmaker of the year, it recognized instead a category of persons, the Silence Breakers, namely, women who have spoken out about having experienced sex-ual harassment and sexual vio-lence. Part of the challenge of Christmas is to recognize where Christ is being born in our world today, where 2,000 years after the birth of Jesus we can again visit the stable in Bethlehem, see the new-born child, and have our hearts moved by the power of divine innocence and powerlessness.

For Christmas this year, I suggest we honor refugee children as the “Christ-Child of the Year.” They bring us as close to the original crib in Bethlehem as we can get within our world today because for them, as for Jesus 2,000 years ago, there is no room at the inn.

J esus’ birth, like his death, comes wrapped in para-dox: He came as God’s answer to our deepest desire, badly wanted, and yet, both in birth and in death, the

outsider. Notice that Jesus is born outside the city and he dies outside the city. That’s no accident. He wasn’t born a “wanted” child and he wasn’t an accepted child. Granted, his mother, Mary, and those with genuine religious hearts wanted him, but the world didn’t, at least not on the terms on which he came, as a powerless child. Had he come as a superstar, powerful, a figure so dominant that knees would automatically bend in his presence, a messiah tai-lored to our imagination, every inn door would have opened to him, not just at birth but throughout his whole life. But Christ wasn’t the Messiah of our expectations. He came as an infant, powerless, hidden in anonymity, with-out status, unwanted. And so this is Thomas Merton’s de-scription of his birth: Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ has come uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is with those others for whom there is no room. There was no room for him at the inn! Biblical scholars tell us that our homilies and imaginings about the heart-lessness of the innkeepers who turned Mary and Joseph

away on Christmas Eve miss the point of that narrative. The point that the Gospels want to make here is not that the innkeepers in Bethle-hem were cruel and calloused and this singular, poor, peasant couple, Joseph and Mary, were treated un-fairly. The motif of “no room at the inn” wants rather to make a much larger point, the one Thomas Mer-ton just highlighted, namely, that there’s never room in our world for the real Christ, the one who doesn’t fit comfortably into our expectations and imaginings. The real Christ generally shocks our imagination, is a disappointment to our expecta-tions, comes uninvited, is perenni-ally here, but is forever on the out-side, on the periphery, excluded by our imaginations and sent packing

from our doors. The real Christ is forever seeking a home in a world within which there’s no room for him. So who best fits that description best today? I suggest the following: Millions of refugee children.

The Christ-Child can be seen most clearly today in the countless refugee children who, with their fami-lies, are being driven from their homes by violence, war, starvation, ethnic cleansing, poverty, tribalism, racism, and religious persecution.

T hey, and their families, best fit the picture of Jo-seph and Mary, searching for a room, outsiders, powerless, uninvited, no home, no one to take them

in, on the periphery, strangers, labeled as “aliens.” But they are the present-day Holy Family and their children are the Christ-Child for us and our world.

Where is the crib of Bethlehem today?

Where might we find the infant Christ to worship? In many places, admittedly in every delivery room and nurs-ery in the world, but “preferentially” in refugee camps; in boats making perilous journeys across the Mediterranean; in migrants trekking endless miles in hunger, thirst, and dangerous conditions; in people waiting in endless lines to be processed in hope of being accepted somewhere, in persons arriving at various borders after a long journey only to be sent back; in mothers in detention centers, hold-ing their young and hoping; and most especially, preferen-tially, in the faces of countless refugee children. The face of God at Christmas is seen more in the help-lessness of children than in all the earthly and charismatic power in our world. And so today, if we want, like the shepherds and wise men, to find our way to the crib in Bethlehem we need to look at where, in this demented inn, the most helpless of the children dwell.

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SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND, JANUARY 13/JANUARY 14

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Christmas Concert and Gala “I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day”

The St. Elizabeth Seton Music Minis-tries thank all whose generous support of time, talent, and treasure provides us the gift of music at liturgies throughout the year. Many thanks to our Director of Music, Linda McKeague, our Adult Choir, Teen Choir, instrumentalists, and to Elaine Pawlak and our Liturgical Dancers for their prayerful dance —all made our event a tremendous success!

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Tuesday, January 16 Meeting PREPARED PANTRY PRESENTATION McBrady Center doors open at 6:30pm Meeting begins at 7pm

Having a well-stocked cupboard is a great step on the way to healthier, more mindful eating. Learn what essen-tials you should always stock in your pantry, as well as a few options you might not have considered! Quick and easy recipes will be provided for quick meals and com-pany-pleasing dishes. Led by Loretta Wojtan, RDN LD from Palos Health. Women’s Club meets on the third Tuesday of the month.

Prizes! Raffles! Split-the-Pot! Light refreshments served.

Desserts/Appetizers always appreciated!

Bring a friend and come join the fun! All are welcome!

UPCOMING EVENT

Women’s Club NEWS

January Happenings at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer

9263 W St. Francis Rd., Frankfort

Call 815-464-3880,emai info@portforprayer.org, or visit www.portforprayer.org to register.

NEW YEAR VISION BOARD WORKSHOP Monday, Jan. 15 9am-12 Noon $25

This Workshop will help participants envision what their goals and intentions are for the new year by creating a poster board with clipped images, written intentions, mantras, etc. Materials supplied. The morning includes a group Meditation for the Earth, a sacred circle where we can share our fears followed by a meditation sending light and prayers to ourselves, our fears, and the planet. Facilitator: Amanda Clark Reed CST.

WOMEN’S SACRED SPA DAY Saturday, Jan. 27 9am-4pm $100

The day includes 90-min.Sacred Gong Sound Healing Meditation, 30-minute Individual bodywork, lunch, group sessions and optional activities to honor body, mind, and spirit. The day begins by setting an inspirational tone with prayer and ritual followed by Marian Kraus and a Healing Sacred Gong Ceremony. After lunch, 30 min. of individual body work and nurturing your spirit. The day ends with time conversation and reflection. Bring mat, pillows, blankets. Zero gravity chairs available (indicate at registration). Facilitators: Norma Janssen, OSF, Marian Kraus (www.delamora.life), Janice Keenan, OSF.

Catholic Charities d’Vine Affair The 17th Annual d’Vine Affair returns to The Union League Club of Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 28, from 2-6pm. This elegant event features more than 90 vintners from around the world pouring more than 250 of their premium wines. Popular features include a craft and imported beer tasting room, a silent auction featuring unique experiences and special wine offerings, the live auction of a barrel of wine, a “Stock Your Cellar” raffle, and gourmet hors d’oeuvres and desserts. Reservations are $125 per per-son. Proceeds from the d’Vine Affair benefit Catholic Charities Self-Sufficiency Programs in Cook and Lake Counties. Make your reservation today by visiting www.catholiccharities.net/dvine or by contacting Dave Gardner, Director of Regional and Program Events, at 312-655-7907 or dgardner@catholiccharities.net.

RETREAT/WORKSHOP FOR WIDOWED WOMEN AND MEN

“I felt welcome.” “Found hope.”

“Am more at peace.” The Joyful Again! program brings understanding and hope to help you on your new life’s journey. The next retreat/workshops are: March 3 and 4, 2018, at OLA Retreat House, Lemont (overnight included-no commuters); and April 21 and 22, 2018, at Presence/Holy Family Medical Center (no overnight available here). For more information contact Joyful Again! Widowed Ministry at 708-354-7211 or email joyfulagain7211@gmail.com. To view a short descriptive video visit: www.joyfulagain.org.

Winter for Women and Children in Crisis Bring your gently used men’s, women’s and children’s coats, new and gently used children’s winter clothing and toys to Neat Repeats Resale. Donations accepted daily at either store: Worth, 7026 W. 111th St., 708-361-6860; or Orland Park: 9028 W. 159th St., 708-364-7605. Your do-nations make a difference in the lives of women and chil-dren in your own community. All sales benefit the clients served by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. The Crisis Center for South Suburbia is a non-profit organization that provides emergency shelter and services for individuals/families victimized by domestic violence.

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2017 Saint Elizabeth Seton Mrs. Jane Crnkovich Ms. Kathleen Galvin Galvin Family Ferrell Family Marberry Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vaccarello Mr. & Mrs. Michael Asztalos George M. Daly Mrs. Beverly DeJonge Baumann Family DeJonge Family Mr. & Mrs. Michael Moore Therese Manka Marie Mamon Sophie Puk Moore Family Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Galassi John M. Morrison Eleanor Morrison Louise Elsroad Grace Metus Pius Metus James F. Morrison Emil Galassi, Sr. Emil Galassi, Jr. Theresa Galassi Mary Lucarreli Nan Menconi Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Plucienik Jerry Plucienik Stanley & Wanda Plucienik Edward & Gabriella Kmiec Cheryl Kmiec Ms. Cecilia Matul Ralph Matul Anthony Matul Sandra Matul Violet Matul Helen Matul Mr. Steven Chiarito Steven Chiarito Family Katherine Chiarito Mr. & Mrs. William Eglar Dr. Maurice Russo Dominic Russo Dave Finatri David Finatri Fabrizio Camodeca Umberta Camodeca Richard Hallstein Family

Putz Family Dick and Joan Hallstein Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wojcik Mary Rose Jones Robert F. Jones Paul Spiewak Mark Hoffman McWilliams Family Sullivan Family Mary I. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. John Kocher Matthew Kocher Michael & Catherine Kocher Mike Kocher Elizabeth Hogan Mary Kocher Carrie & Joe O’Hern Martha Gahan George & Christine Mansfield Bill & Maryalice Griffin Suzanne Alaniz & Family Warren & Eleanor Vreeland Paluch Family Schott Family Mary & Jerry Paluch Mr. & Mrs. Eric Steckhan Donald & Joan Richards John & Hazel Chesney Harold & Carol Davis Edward & Lillian Davis Oscar & Mary Flores Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Navas Gianna McCrudden Antoinette “Toni” Grawunder Ms. Vicki Jo Tarantino Rosalie Tarantino Josephine Tarantino Victoria Noto Ms. Anne Marie Fitzgerald Mrs. Rosemary Sprague Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kowal Edward J. Crilly, Sr. Dorothy Kowal Thaddeus Kowal Cheryl A. Kowal Tina McGarry Mr. & Mrs. James Dimer James F. Dimer, Jr. Mrs. Anastasia Gleason S. Powarzynski Family Mr. & Mrs. James Havlin Joseph & Pauline Regan Marty Regan Mr. & Mrs. James Oboikovitz Mr. & Mrs. Wayne McGlashan Bernadine & Andrew Harmata

Lovie & Curt McGlashan Mr. & Mrs. Roy Fornek John & Joan Skowronek Ms. Patricia Skowronek Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Berls Mr. & Mrs. Robert Melinauskas Charles & Jean Melinauskas John & Marilyn Fabian Mr. & Mrs. Walter Krol Helen Lazarz Regina Krol Delphine Skowronski Rita Lenz Irene Ptak Mr. & Mrs. Neil Reece John Yucus Rose Yucus Frank Yucus Bruno Kalad Family Bart & Mary Ricci Mr. & Mrs. Todd Shafer Mrs. Eden Espina Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Testolin Mr. & Mrs. John Matysik Mr. & Mrs. Louis Testolin Mr. & Mrs. Julius Kosman Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Testolin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Matysik Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bernth Mrs. Mary Gill Joseph C. Gill Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Alaniz Charles Durbin Bessette Family Mrs. Frances Durbin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Assise Rocco Assise Richard Witczak Mrs. Joan Janiak Ken Janiak Mrs. Joyce Jordan Ronald Jordan Rose Czajka Mrs. Ann McCoy Mr. & Mrs. Edward Leu Ms. Eileen Broderick Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Furmanek Ms. Pauline Bohula Mrs. Frances Marszalek Mr. & Mrs. Charles Pacente Mrs. Shirley Chianelli Mr. & Mrs. George Daly Esther Schmeski Chris Iacopelli Mr. & Mrs. Michael York Mr. & Mrs. Tom York

January 14, 2018 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Page Nine Christmas Flower Memorials Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kyler Sally Schwartzenberger Ms. Alison Pikus Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Beninato Mr. & Mrs. John Gibbons Theresa Buckler Jim Buckler Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Dovantzis Mrs. Dorothy Meyers Ronald N. Meyers Violet & Andrew Tomczak Frances & Joseph Krause Daniel J. Mruk Ms. Barbara Bauman Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Quinlan Mr. & Mrs. Scott McGinnis Mr. & Mrs. Maximo Mata Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Mysker Joseph & Helen Sledz Wayne Sledz Harold Mysker Halina K. Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lorenz Mr. & Mrs. Michael Podlasek Frank & Lillian Bestrick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Seyforth Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus Gorniak Mr. & Mrs. Jose Garcia Orozco Family Garcia Family Mr. & Mrs. William Trzaskus Mr. & Mrs. C. Trzaskus Mr. & Mrs. J. Fillipo Mrs. Diane May William A. May Mr. & Mrs. Dariusz Oblekowski Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Clark Mrs. Mary Ita Sullivan Ms. Shirley Vallort Anna & Peter Vallort Edward & Marie Belinski Ms. Cynthia Belinski Brian Balsavich Cindy Seck Bill Aird Mr. & Mrs. John Manestar Mr. & Mrs. James Woods Raymond & Berenice Howe Winifred & Omer Woods Donald Woods Mrs. Yvonne Rogala Edward J. Rogala, Sr. Mrs. Margaret Fehrenbacher Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bondi Mr. & Mrs. Teodorico Alonzo

Mrs. Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Family Healy Family Ms. Jacquelyn Gaskey Richard Gaskey Patricia Gaskey Raymond Danielczyk Loretta Danielczyk Ed Cehura Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Skibinski Lucille Kellner Ken Graves Mary Graves James Lonergan Edward & Ann Kadziela Vence Broton Edward Broton Eugene Broton Kevin Boyle Mr. & Mrs. John Lonergan Ulrich Family Salas Family Mr. & Mrs. Ray Ulrich Ray & Fran Klomes Senick Family Helen Rosinski Mr. & Mrs. Ken Rosinski Irene Mizgata Jaqlyn D’Adam Mr. Robert Mizgata LaCosse Family Grubbs Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaCosse Frees Family Rhoades Family Sterbenc Family Kapsch Family Olmstead Family Curran Family Studniarz Family Aeder Family J.A. Rhoades Leah Donnelly Marion & Edward Vasil Mrs. Carol Donnelly Federico D. David Myel David John Slaney George Tritz Frank Tritz M. Slaney Otto & Yolanda Politano Arnold G. & Marie Skibinski Buczek Family Piech Family Stanley & Sophie Piech

Otto Krause Jim Manousek Ron Lapniewski John Lukis Mr. & Mrs. Ed Cechura Mr. & Mrs. John Gaura Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Urbaniak James Paul, Sr. Mrs. Patricia Paul Jean Taylor Josephine Barcikowski John Misniakiewicz Ms. Susan Taylor Jean Warren Lillian Warren Rita Cechura Daisy Cechura Frankie Cechura Victoria Cechura Rosie Cechura Molly Cechura Noah Cechura Ed & Rose Cechura Yaverski Family Ronald Alo Joseph Avers Mrs. Rose Marie Alo-Schaufele Patricia & William Rasinski Mr. & Mrs. Peter LaPrairie Edward H. Burke Mrs. Joan Burke Justinas & Terese Glamba Juska Family Miliauskas Family Rastis Family Bakaitis Family Anastasija Wackernagel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Juska Bob & Diane Murphy Peggy O’Neill Harry & Irene Markiewicz Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Neill Matick Family Jurgovan Family Mary Bahrey Kundrat Family Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Jurgovan John & Mary Tonhaiser Kathleen O’Neill Adamik Family Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O’Neill Franklin J. Doll Mrs. Mary Doll

2017 Saint Elizabeth Seton John Houtsma Mrs. Noreen Houtsma Rekar Family Harris Family Bradlo Family Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Rekar Mrs. Roberta Gasper Frank L. Gasper Chris Gasper Edward F. Pikul Frank & Angeline Moulton Adam & Lottie Pikul Priscilla Kirn Mrs. Judith Pikul Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murphy Mary Ellen Dalton Patty Lichtenstein Matt Durkin Mrs. Diane Ceglarski Gene Ceglarski Mike Ceglarski Ed & Helen Mahoney Perry & Bertha Viggiani Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Mahoney Mrs. Theresa Lofrano LaBanca Family Lofrano Family Joan L. Nemanius James O’Toole Mr. Lucius Nemanius John P. Malloy John K. Vaughan Eileen M. Biel Mrs. Dolores Malloy Mr. & Mrs. David Palagi Jacob Palagi Ms. Donna Kujawa Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kellner Mr. & Mrs. James Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hallstein Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hallberg Mr. & Mrs. Gilberto Perez Mr. & Mrs. Frank Moore Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Jurgovan Mrs. Betty Lyons-Geary Mr. & Mrs. Peter Laprairie Mrs. Dolores Peters Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Miller Mrs. Antoinette Hacek Mr. & Mrs. Jozef Lysiak Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O’Sullivan

Kelliher Family O’Sullivan Family Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Shemanske Mr. & Mrs. Russell Romo Mr. & Mrs. Al Radz Mr. John Henry Mr. & Mrs. Tito Gagni Mr. & Mrs. Adam Oskielunas Mr. & Mrs. Porfirio Vega Mr. & Mrs. Phil Eglar Mr. Daniel O’Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Tony Arredia Mr. & Mrs. Jerome O’Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. James Nowakowski Mrs. Harriet Newman Mr. Norman Latino Mr. & Mrs. William Williams Mr. & Mrs. James Misch Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Christopher Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Bergquist Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Robert Petrie Tony Kurek Helen Kurek Mr. & Mrs. Dave Kurek Mr. & Mrs. George Senick Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Rytlewski Mr. Bodgan Mankowski Mr. Robert Mizgata Irene Mizgata Mr. & Mrs. John Malloy Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Ulrich Mrs. Karolyn Hall Robert F. Hall Ms. Kathleen Corke-Tomal Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pomichowski Mr. & Mrs. John Lonergan Mr. & Mrs. John Kinsella Mrs. Mary Graves Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kopinski Mr. Robert Matz Mrs. Carolyn Donnelly J. Robert Broadwell, Sr. Raymond P. Durkin Mr. & Mrs. Adolfo Lopez Mr. Steve Rudh Mr. & Mrs. Lee Junkans Mr. & Mrs. David Ladouceur Mr. & Mrs. James Hynes Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Urbaniak Mrs. Patricia Paul Mrs. Felix Serafini Phil Serafini Mrs. Debra Ludwig Dr. Kelly Ludwig Joan N. Cronin

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McSwain Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Hinojosa Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Dybas Ms. Phyllis Kozlowski Mr. & Mrs. David Mires Ms. Kelly Wicherek Mr. & Mrs. David Klenner Mrs. Barbara Haugh Mr. & Mrs. Louis Mauro Mrs. Shirley Piet Ken Piet Ms. Jean Delgado Mr. & Mrs. John Feehan Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steinke Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dykstra Mr. & Mrs. James Walkowski Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Sanchez Mr. & Mrs. James Montelpasse Mr. & Mrs. A. Montelpasse Mr. & Mrs. V. Falgares Mr. & Mrs. James Bukowiecki Sr. Elizabeth Pardo, IHM Lydia Irwin Rosemary Mele Domenica Pardo Theresa Pardo Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Beissel Slobodnik Family Beissel Family John & Virginia Minneci Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchel Mr. & Mrs. Albert Vignasse Mr. & Mrs. Roy Wapiennik Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Niznik Mr. & Mrs. Ted Wapiennik Mary Niznik Karen Osterman Ed Rice Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Niznik Mr. William Bric Nancy Bric Stanley & Eva Bartniczak Edward Bric Ms. Bernadette Gorecki Irene Gorecki and Family Frank Murray and Family Lottie Rychlik and Family Linda Lamberty Kemp Family Petricek Family Ms. Michaleen Safka Mr. Michael Sheedy Mr. & Mrs. George Behling Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Lopez Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Basiorka Mrs. Shirley Bremer

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Christmas Flower Memorials Mrs. Madeline Slaney Mr. & Mrs. Janusz Kuczerawy Mrs. Donna Houha Mr. Nicholas Krygowski Mrs. Maryann Grund Marie Benson Mike Grund Ms. Eileen Mierzwa Ms. Jean Mierzwa Swandrak Family Ms. Alexandria Gray Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dakewicz Al & Emily Powarzynski Joseph & Estelle Dakewicz Mr. & Mrs. John Boblak Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Albin Wanda Mysliwiec Sophie Albin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Deegan Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hurley Mr. & Mrs. James O’Leary Mary Rose Jones Robert Jones Frank Einfeldt Serafini Family Mr. & Mrs. Ken Jones Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gronowski Walter Gronowski Lydia Gronowski Richard Gronowski Constance Dunman Michael Mannion Ms. Jennifer Korbel John Buckley Barbara Wittl Nancy Sitek Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Schaeflein Mr. & Mrs. Lemuel Banlaoi Mr. & Mrs. Gary Miller Paul Miller & Grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Nallon Mr. & Mrs. John Krotiak Mr. John Martinovich Lorraine & Eugene Kurowski Walter & Lucille Cichon Michael Federico Ann Joniak Sister Irene Mary, RSM Mr. & Mrs. Jack Federico Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zielinski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pawlak Mr. & Mrs. William Walsh Mr. & Mrs. Ryszard Rachanski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kufta Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stortz

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Klean Mr. & Mrs. Richard Partyka Partyka Family Payonk Family Mrs. Judith O’Sullivan O’Sullivan Family Rybczyk Family Zizak Family Patricia O’Brien Mr. & Mrs. James Welser Mary Ann Mirecki Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Bukowiecki James S. & Rita L. Burke Edward & Stella Bukowiecki Ruth Koch Mary Zimmerman Mr. & Mrs. George Twardowski Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Gula Mr. & Mrs. Craig Jorsch Mr. & Mrs. Garry Zuelke Mrs. Joan Nemec Kenneth Nemec Jack Nemec Dolores Nowak Stella & Edward Bigos Joseph Sosnowski Mr. & Mrs. Don Bigos Mr. & Mrs. James Krier Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Yakes Vito & Carmelina Malone Sophia & Wanda Wrobel Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Deblasio Mr. James Stroud Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nally Thomas & Mary Wall Mr. Richard Rosiak Camille Rosiak Stanley & Elenore Rosiak Helen & Andrew Skurka Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Gacgacao Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kosaisl Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bessette Helen Kaminski Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Kowalczyk Ms. Stefania Borysek Mr. & Mrs. David Wieczorek Albie Para Edward Para June Pearson Bill Pearson Ms. Joyce Para-Martin Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Mr. & Mrs. James Kenney Mrs. Stella Plys Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hamilton

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gacek Mr. & Mrs. Clem Lundgren Mr. Chester Labus Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Doyle Mr. & Mrs. George Kosinski John Mroz George & Adeline Kosinski Mrs. Adele Ulaszek Michael & Josephine Penn Mrs. Coleen Zegadlo Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lekavich Lekavich Family Kiehl Family Humes Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert Maslan Mr. & Mrs. V. Hejnar Mr. & Mrs. J. Maslan Mr. & Mrs. L. Trawinski Mr. C. Maslan Ms. B. Cole Mr. & Mrs. T. Muczynski Mr. & Mrs. Donald Crowley & Rose Crowley Family O’Toole Family Mr. Marion Santor Mr. Ted Wolski Mr. & Mrs. William Hansen Mrs. Mary Ann Baxter Charles Baxter Mrs. Delores Hubbell Mrs. Sharon O’Neil William O’Neil Gail O’Neil Ann & Gene Golden Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Biegel Vincent A. Biegel Mary A. Biegel Veronica M. Biegel Michael M. Biegel Bernice Biegel Florence Biegel Dave Kase Lee Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Donald Goeppner Mr. & Mrs. Rhett Ryan Barbara Bosco Stan & Fran Gill Ms. Joan Lester Victor Sadowski Harriet Zdrubecki Fran Sadowski Wisnasky Family

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A bassinette is located in the Narthex to accept your donation of baby clothes: newborn to size 2; diapers or Pull-ups;

baby wipes, lotion, shampoo, bibs, formula, or baby food.

The COURAGE Program is a special and unique ministry based at St. Germaine Parish in Oak Lawn, Illinois. COURAGE is a volunteer organization built on compassion and Christian values, advocating for pregnant young women and their families. Through education and counseling, COURAGE tries to help young women avoid unplanned pregnancies, but when necessary, seek to offer viable alternatives to abortion, including adoption and responsible parenting. COURAGE shares resources to help them make important life decisions on issues of sexuality, self esteem, parenting, personal growth, and maturity. Through managing crises and establishing personal relationships with those in need, COURAGE volunteers attempt to guide them calmly into happy and productive lives. For more information please visit www.courage.com.

January Pro Life Drive to support COURAGE

Newborn To Size 2

baby clothes

lotions baby wipes shampoo

diapers & Pull-ups

bibs

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Catholic Scripture Study Program Chicago Catholic Scripture School is sponsored by Loyola University Institute for Pastoral Studies and fosters a transformational encounter with Jesus Christ through instruction and formation in Sacred Scripture within a Roman Catholic framework. The next session is offered at St. Walter Parish, 11722 S. Oakley Ave., Chicago, in the detailed study Deuteronomy and Genesis.. Classes are from 8:30am-12:30pm on Jan. 13, 27, Feb. 10, 24, March 10. Online format available. Cost: $175 (trimester for certification) or $75 (trimester as audit student). Catholic Bible and Study Guide required. For more information or other locations please contact Mirta Garcia at 312-915-7466 or email mgarcia29@luc.edu.

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Newborns In Need The next meeting of the Seton Sowers will be held this Monday, Jan. 15, at 9:15 am, in the downstairs meeting room in O’Mara Hall. This will be the first meeting of the New Year. If you have made a resolution to join a charity, Newborns in Need would be happy to have you join us in providing items to

premature or sick babies who need to spend time in the hospital. We welcome knitted, crocheted or sewn items as well as baby toiletries. If you have any questions, please call Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.

SAVE THE DATE!! Saturday, APRIL 21 RECYCLE YOUR

BICYCLE!

St. Elizabeth Seton Social Action Ministry Working Bikes

Collection Drop Off: Seton Church Parking Lot: 9am-1pm

WORKINGBIKES.ORG

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LIVING the

WORD

LIVING the

WORD

NEXT WEEK’S FOCUS: PROPHETS RELUCTANT, REORIENTED

Sometimes God calls us out of the patterns of our day-to-day existence to take on something new. Though we hesitate— we are content with life as it is — the call to turn our lives anew is not to be resisted. FIRST READING The people of Nineveh believed God and turned from their evil ways (Jonah 3:1-5, 10). Jesus proclaims that the kingdom of God is at hand and he calls us to conversion. Jonah goes to Nineveh, a pagan city, and he preaches that God is ready to punish the city for all of its sins. The people respond to this announcement with a call to repentance. The king decrees a fast for everyone in the city. He reasons that God might relent and forgive them their sins (which is exactly what happens). Today, as at every Mass, we are called to examine our lives and turn from our sinful paths so that we might respond to God’s call. SECOND READING The world in its present form is passing away (1 Corinthians 7:29-31). Christians in the early days of the Church believed that the end of the world was at hand. Thus, St. Paul instructed this community to live as if our worldly concerns were no longer important. We do not know when the world will end, but we can still maintain a proper perspective on our problems if we view them in light of eternity (if we do not allow ourselves to get caught up in our everyday concerns).

GOSPEL This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand (Mark 1:14-20).This Gospel passage recounts the call of the first apostles: Peter and Andrew, James and John. Both pairs of brothers were fishermen, and Jesus called them from their activities to become proclaimers of the Word of God. The time of fulfillment and the Kingdom of God are that time when God’s law would be observed in righteousness. All people would turn their hearts back to the ways of the Lord. Jesus both proclaimed the dawning of that era and was the personification of the Kingdom of God. This is the good news (Gospel) that Jesus proclaims. These first apostles left all that they had and they followed Jesus wherever he went. This is our call as well. We do not necessarily have to leave our homes and families, but we do have to live our Christian calling in such a way that everything else (work possessions, status, etc.) is secondary. REFLECTION Do you like change? Most people do not. Even when we choose a change, familiar patterns of living and ways of being are replaced by newness that often requires a period of adjustment. Moving, for example, can be exciting and at the same time challenging. We pack and unpack, and nothing is familiar to our old routine. We need to learn new systems, choose new doctors, and we miss people we have left behind. Change, whether chosen, invited, or imposed, requires reorienting one’s life on many, if not all, levels. Jesus’ proclamation, “This is the time… Repent, and believe in the gospel,” asked for a similar reorientation of life. Andrew and Simon reorient their lives immediately, abandoning their nets to follow Jesus. So do the Zebedee brothers. Jonah resisted God before he was willing to reorient his life and do what God asked. When the Ninevites responded quickly, Jonah was upset that God redid God’s plan and did not destroy Jonah’s Ninevite enemies. God created them too and invites all, those we love and those we have trouble loving, into a transformative relationship. Our job is to reorient our lives to become as loving as Jesus proclaimed that God is. Life changes from the moment we are born. Each day, the world as we’ve know it is passing away. How do we respond? Will we let the discomfort of the unfamiliar be the cost of reorienting our lives to become so familiar with God, through Jesus, that in us people will see that the change is worth it, because “The kingdom of God is at hand”?

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Scripture Reflections for

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Monday, Jan. 15

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Thursday, Jan. 18

Friday, Jan. 19

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday, Jan. 15 1 Sm 15:16-23

Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday, Jan. 16 1 Sm 16:1-13 Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday, Jan. 17 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37,

40-51; Mk 3:1-6

Thursday, Jan. 18 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7

Mk 3:7-12

Friday, Jan. 19 1 Sm 24:3-21 Mk 3:13-19

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

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2018 CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN SCHOOL GALA FUNDRAISER

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Saturday, Feb. 24 7:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.

Tinley Park Convention Center

Price:

$55 until 1/31/18 $60 after 1/31/18

Ticket Price Includes: Plated Dinner, Dessert, Soft Drinks, Coffee

Silent Auction (mobile bidding by Gesture), Live Auction, Basket Raffles Entertainment: Dueling Pianos – Felix and Fingers

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To Order Tickets: www.cjbgala18.com

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S A V E T H E D A T E!

INTERACTIVE O P E N H O U S E

FOR NEW FAMILIES/ NEW STUDENTS

COME AND VISIT YOUR PARISH SCHOOL! 3- and 4-year old Pre-K through 8th Grade

Sunday, January 28, 2018 1:00—3:00pm

3- and 4-year old Pre-K (full day and half day) Presentation at 1:15pm

Kindergarten (full day) Presentation at 2:00pm All Grade Levels –

Tours and Opportunities to Speak with Teachers

Visit and Shop the BOOK FAIR!

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School 9250 West 167th Street, Orland Hills, IL 60487

We are a Nationally-Recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence since 2008

For information, visit www.cjbschool.org, call Mrs. Cynthia Devlin at 708-403-6525, x 127 or email at cdevlin@cjbschool.org

St. George Gymnasium 6700 W. 175th St. Tinley ParkSt. George Gymnasium 6700 W. 175th St. Tinley ParkSt. George Gymnasium 6700 W. 175th St. Tinley Park Sunday, Jan. 21

Begins at 1:00 pm NO FEE TO PARTICIPATE!

Open to boys and girls ages 9-14 to give it a shot!

REGISTRATION: 12:30 PM COMPETITION 1:00 PM For information email Jeff Johnson, jjorlandpark@aol.com

Register online at http://www.knights4698.org

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate in our Council level competition of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The boy and girl winner of each age group will progress on to District, Regional and State level competitions. Participants must furnish proof of age and written parental consent.

Presented by the Knights of Columbus Father C.C. Boyle Council #4698, Tinley Park

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Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School is a Nationally-Recognized

Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

WE ARE YOUR PARISH SCHOOL!

Am I eligible to attend Cardinal Bernardin School? Where is it located? CJB is a “regional” Catholic school sponsored by St. Francis of Assisi, St. Julie Billiart, St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr, and St. Elizabeth Seton. CJB also welcomes children from other parishes, as well as children from other Christian households whose parents are seeking a Christian educational environment. Please share this news with your neighbors and friends! CJB is adjacent to St. Elizabeth Seton Parish – at 9250 W. 167th Street in Orland Hills. Do you offer Pre-K and Kindergarten? Yes! We offer half-day and full-day 3PK and 4PK! Kindergarten is full-day! The half-day 3PK program is Monday-Thursday. (You would select either 7:40-10:40am or 11am-2pm.) The half-day 4PK program is Monday-Friday (You would select the AM or the PM option). Our full-day PK and K programs are, of course, Monday-Friday. Full-day hours are 7:40am until 2pm. Where and when may I get registration materials? How do I register? “Open registration” is happening now! We will continue to accept applications until all spaces are filled. Our registration application is available online at www.cjbschool.org To register, submit the online application, then mail (USPS) or drop off an original birth and baptismal certificate (originals will be returned), and a family registration fee of $250. For Grades 1-8, include a copy of the 2017-18 first semester report card and all standard-ized test scores. What is the tuition fee? Parishioner tuition for 2017-18 will be (Grades K-8) $5,195. (Non-parishioner tuition is $6,075). Full-day 3PK and 4PK is $5,510. Half-day 3PK tuition is $2,970. Half-day 4PK tuition is $3,525. Is Financial Aid available? Yes! When you complete our online application, you will have an opportunity to complete the financial aid application. Financial assistance is available for qualifying in-parish families (K-8). Financial applications must be submitted by mid-March. Is there a “Before and After School” Program? Our Extended Day Program opens at 6:30a and closes when the school day begins; it re-opens at 2:00pm and closes for the night at 6:00pm. The hourly-rate ($8/hr for one child; $10/hr for two or more children) is invoiced monthly. All registered students may attend the Extended Day Program. When may I register? Registration for new families is happening RIGHT NOW. We will continue to accept registrations until all spaces are filled.

Questions may be directed to the Director of Enrollment, Cynthia Devlin, at 708-403-6525 ext. 127 … or via email at cdevlin@cjbschool.org. Call Mrs. Devlin to arrange a tour!

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Seniors of Seton

For reservations/questions call Anna Talley at 708-532-6731. Name and phone must be on reservations. Reservations not accepted without payment. Flyers available in parish office and monthly meetings.

GREEK MUSEUM and GREEK ISLANDS LUNCH JAN.17 – WEDNESDAY

Bus departs at 9:30am from the west parking lot for those with paid reservations. If interested, contact Anna.

A VALENTINE EXTRAVAGANZA FEB. 4—SUNDAY

Bus departs at 11:30am from the west parking lot for those with paid reservations. If interested, contact Anna.

SAVE THE DATE VALENTINE WEEK FUNDRAISER AT

ROCK BOTTOM BREWERY — FEB. 12/13/14/15 SOS will receive 20% off all food and non-alcoholic bever-ages purchased. Menu options include fish and meatless

dishes. *Flyer coming soon in weekly bulletin. *Bulletin flyer must be presented to the server for credit

GAELIC PARK LUNCHEON w/ENTERTAINMENT MARCH 7— WEDNESDAY

Additional information coming soon.

2018 Golden Opportunities Books

The 2018 Golden Opportunities Books make wonderful gifts! Give the gift that gives all year! Each book can save thousands of dollars at a variety of favorite

LOCAL merchants that include: dining pleasures, casual dining, entertainment, sports, retail, and more! Many are two for one or multiple use coupons.

Pick them up at the Seniors of Seton monthly meeting or in the parish office.

Still only $20!

SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT FABIAN c. 200-250

Be careful of birds landing on your head. That happened to Saint Fabian, and it was taken as a sign that he should be elected pope. So he was. And he served for 14 years until he was martyred in 250. FABIAN WAS A ROMAN LAYMAN WHO CAME INTO THE CITY FROM HIS FARM ONE DAY AS CLERGY AND PEOPLE WERE PREPARING TO ELECT A NEW POPE. Eusebius, a Church historian, says a dove flew in and settled on the head of Fabian. This sign united the votes of clergy and laity, and he was chosen unanimously. He led the Church for 14 years and died a martyr’s death during the persecution of Decius in 250 A.D. Saint Cyprian wrote to his successor that Fabian was an “incomparable” man whose glory in death matched the holiness and purity of his life. In the catacombs of Saint Callistus, the stone that covered Fabian’s grave may still be seen, broken into four pieces, bearing the Greek words, “Fabian, bishop, martyr.” The Liturgical Feast of Saint Fabian is January 20.

COMMENT We can go confidently into the future and accept the change that growth demands only if we have firm roots in the past, in a living tradition. A few pieces of stone in Rome are a reminder to us that we are bear-ers of more than 20 centuries of a living tradition of faith and courage in living the life of Christ and show-ing it to the world. We have brothers and sisters who have “gone before us with the sign of faith,” as the First Eucharistic Prayer puts it, to light the way for us.

There are new and exciting trips planned for 2018! You won’t want to be left behind so bring your date book AND checkbook to the meetings. UPCOMING TRIPS

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ST. ELIZABETH SETON PRAYER/OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Social Action Ministry How we serve: Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen in Joliet; Sharing Parish with St. Procopius Church; Pro Life Ministry includes: COURAGE Program, Mother’s Day Flowers For Life; Life Chain Sunday, Diaper Drive; Respond Now Out-reach; SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team); Environmental Ministry; Speaker nights.

Seton Rosary Group All are invited to join in praying of the Holy Rosary. We meet each Tuesday and Thursday in the church, by our statue of the Mary, following the 9am Mass.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every Wednesday morning in the church, following the 9am Mass.

Heart Warmers Meal Ministry Heart Warmers is an outreach program where Seton volun-teers deliver homemade meals to people of our parish com-munity when they are experiencing times with medical, health, new baby, recovery, or grief issues. To schedule re-ceiving a meal or to become a meal provider contact Barb Cristofaro at 708-349-7493 or heartwarmers-ses@att.net.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Shawls are prayerfully created, blessed, and distributed to those who have a need for the spiritual, physical or emo-tional comfort. Knit or crochet in your home and/or at the twice-monthly meetings. To become a knitter or to obtain a shawl, call Sharon Leone at 708-226-4836.

Seton Sowers-Newborns in Need If you knit/crochet/sew, your skills to make clothing/blankets for premature newborn babies at the University of Illinois Hospital. We meet monthly in the O’Mara Hall. Donations of yarn/fabric/baby toiletries/supplies accepted. For information/meeting dates, contact Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.

HOPE Employment Ministry HOPE is open to everyone. All of our services, to both job seekers and employers, are free. We meet the first Tuesday of each month in O’Mara Hall at 7pm. Our meetings consist of networking, resume review, guest speakers and open fo-rums. Contact Lee Junkans at ajunkans@aol.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you have a problem with alcohol and feel a sincere desire to stop drinking, you are welcome to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in the downstairs O’Mara Hall on Thursdays, from 7:30-8:45pm. AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover. The only requirement is a sincere desire to stop drinking.

Families Anonymous If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has a substance abuse problem, attend a Families Anony-mous on Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Palos Hospital, 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Care Center, Rm. 1). Call 708-429-2507 or 708-269-9853.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Anyone within parish boundaries in need of assistance from SVDP, may call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON PARISH INFORMATION

New Parishioners We welcome new members. All are invited to participate in the life and mission of the parish. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available in the parish office and on our parish website. Please visit the parish office to register or obtain the registration form on the parish website. Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Saturday, between 4:15-4:45pm. Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice monthly at 1pm. Reserve your time by calling the parish office Center early. Limited to six children per Sunday. Baptismal Preparation Couples preparing for the birth of their child should contact the Pastoral Center to register for a one night seminar, focusing on a parent’s role in faith development. This session is mandatory prior to the Baptism. Anointing of the Sick is available in the Church every Monday after the 9am Mass. For those who are ill or facing hospitalization, it is appropriate to receive the sacrament once every six months. Call 708-403-0101 for information. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Adults, 18 and older, who wish to become Catholic are enrolled in a formation process (RCIA) that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and traditions. For in-formation call the parish office 708-403-0101. Ministry of Care is available to give Communion to the housebound, to visit and pray for hospitalized and/or to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick. Please call the Pastoral Center for assistance. In the Hospital? Because of HIPAA Privacy regu-lations hospitals can no longer contact the parish re-garding your hospitalization. It is the responsibility of you or a family member to notify our parish. We desire to offer whatever spiritual support we can. Please call the Pastoral Center. Sacrament of Marriage Couples planning to marry are asked to make arrangements six months in advance. Wedding Workshops are offered throughout the year. They provide engaged couples with guidelines and suggestions for the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. The workshop covers topics ranging from readings and music to flowers and video taping. Adult Choir sings at all 10am Sunday Masses, as well as at a number of special liturgies. Teen Choir sings at the 11:30am Sunday Masses.

Moving? Please call the office at 708-403-0101.

9300 West 167th St., Orland Hills, IL 708-403-0101

www.steseton.com

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A FINAL THOUGHT FOR YOUR WEEK

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME By Ted Wolgamot, Celebration Publications

I once read a very pro-vocative article written by a Catholic priest in

which he said that a lot of church-going people never really get baptized. What he was proposing was that we Catholics, we Christians in general, are sel-dom truly baptized people. Yes, he admits, we’ve all gone through the ceremony. We’ve had the water poured over our heads. But, then, he insists, way too many of us have gone on living our lives pretty much like everyone else. No real difference can be observed. He said, in his article, that true baptism is the moment when you understand what your life’s purpose really is. When you understand the meaning of life, you wake up one morning and say to yourself: I get it. You have come to a deeper understand-ing of life. He goes on to say that true baptism is different from living life on “cruise control.” It’s different than just going through the motions of living: growing up, going to school, getting married, having children, getting a job. These are very important moments and valuable achievements in a person’s life. But often they are just door openers to life’s next stage of “cruise control” living. His point is that often people never allow themselves to fall into that surrender that creates a different set of eyes through which they can see a deeper meaning to “what it’s all about.” The kind of baptism that he’s talking about does not often come in moments of achieving greatness. It usu-ally happens when we are faced with experiences of failure, of abandonment, of betrayal, of deep hurt, of sin. The good news is that this kind of pain can bring gain — if we allow ourselves to be taught by it; if we allow ourselves to enter into a deeper experience of God.

When that happens, we are in effect joining Jesus in his plunge into the River Jordan, or, like St. Paul, stricken from our life of power and self-sufficiency on our own road to Damascus. The point this priest was suggesting stresses that true baptism involves much more than a ceremony of pouring water.

A true baptism is when you discover your soul and

begin living out of that experience. It’s when you

surrender finally to the magnitude of God’s love

and allow it to be the deepest meaning of your life.

That’s when you’re baptized.

T hat’s also exactly what happened to the man named Jesus. He

was 30 years old at the time. He had lived a bit, perhaps failed a bit.

And then “it” happened. Each of the Gospel writers tried to communicate this major transformation within Jesus by telling of the opening of the heavens and the overshadowing by a dove. The words: “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased” rang from the clouds. In today’s reading, though, the Gospel of John adds something very different. He tells of John the Baptist giving Jesus a title not found anywhere else in the Gospels: The Lamb of God. This signature tells us about the kind of God with whom Jesus has become fully united. He is a God not to be viewed in terms of spectacular power and majesty. Instead, he is to be seen as a lamb: gentle, meek, tender — a lamb who opposes the misuse of power, a lamb who joins us in our agonies and terrors. Jesus is calling us today to immerse ourselves again in the water that will allow us to be truly baptized and will re-make us into gentle followers of the Lamb of God.

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Lord, open my ears that I may always hear your voice.

At times I forget that you reside within the temple of my body

and I am tempted to think or act in ways that might even profane to your holy temple. Open my ears so that I hear you calling me to small acts of forgiveness and kindness.

You do not always ask great sacrifices and magnificent holocausts,

only the small but heroic response “Here I am Lord; I come to do your will.”

Amen.

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Pastoral Staff Rev. William T. Corcoran, Ph.D, Pastor Rev. John Zurek, Associate Pastor Rev. William Gubbins, Resident Priest Rev. William T. O’Mara, Pastor Emeritus Deacon: Frank Gildea Deacon: Dennis (Barb) Cristofaro

Liturgy Staff Claudia Nolan, Director of Liturgy

Music Staff Linda McKeague, Director of Music

Parish Office Staff Donna Stolinski, Business Manager Darlene Raila, Communications Director Joan Nemec, Morning Receptionist Karen Mirecki, Afternoon Receptionist

Youth/Young Adult Ministry Kyle Groves, Director Bruce Hall, Coordinator

Religious Education Staff Susan Matthews, Director of Religious Education Diana Barracca, Administration Assistant Mary Vlaming, Secretary

Athletics Bob Myjak, Director

Maintenance Staff Raymond Yanowsky, Director of Maintenance Laurie De Mik-Renn, CJB Day Maintenance Supervisor Marie Makuch, Staff Joseph Shake, Staff Dan Kosty, Staff

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday:

9:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday:

7:15, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am

St. Elizabeth Seton Church 9300 W. 167th Street Orland Hills, IL 60487

Parish Office: 708-403-0101 Religious Education: 708-403-0137

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30AM-4:30PM

SATURDAY: 1PM-6PM SUNDAY: 8:30AM-1PM

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School WEBSITE: WWW.CJBSCHOOL.ORG 708-403-6525 Principal, Mary Iannucilli Administrative Assistant, Cindy Labriola Devlin

1/20 & 1/21 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM

GREETERS J. Gaskey T. Grebenor C. Labus D. Mires M. Pahl/K. Pahl G. Roy G. Roy K. Roy M. Roy

E. Briette J. Esposito C. Esposito M. Foley D. Krieger B. Majer W. McGlashan A. McGlashan J. Niemiec

L. Allen C. Bannon S. Bannon F. Caputo M. Crance R. Cubalchini M. Cubalchini O. Lopez, Jr.

D. Ahern W. Bric J. Grant D. Kujawa M. Moore M. Moore

A. Durkin E. Esparza E. Esparza M. Hattar J. Islas/L. Islas S. Klean F. McCarthy S. Potts T. Waters/A. Waters J. Waters

LECTORS B. DeJonge R. Coe

D. Houha

T. Shafer G. Shafer

R. Velcich A. Kowal

A. Lietz S. Roethle

ALTAR SERVERS

C. Stroz E. Arduino T. Quinlan

L. Reiter M. McMahan M. Reiter

M. Rihani M. Gregg A. Rihani

C. Buck D. Rediger C. Jaeger

N. Kaslewicz C. Durkin S. Cuba

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

C. Innis L. Coe M. O’Connor G. Roy J. Connelly K. Gagliardi J. Murphy M. Gabrione T. Hanlon T. Doyle AJ Kunde D. Pott

D. Flynn D. Skrzypiec L. Skrzypiec K. Nanfeldt J. Janiak A. Bramasco D. Keane M. O’Connor

J. Scellato F. Scellato S. Leone G. Leone E. Pawlak C. Hayward M. Dziallo W. Dendler P. Bergamini M. Galka T. Leeson J. Juds

C. Davis R. Grill S. Juska I. Juska M. Fehrenbacher G. Chehy J. Mysker M. Schmidt K. Petrey M. Broderick S. Rosinski T. Federico J. Federico

M. Merino K. Buchanan K. James S. Villegas J. Bilas T. Wolski K. Hall M. O’Connor C. Holmquist J. Holmquist