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September 16, 2012 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913 3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700
September 16, 2012
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913
3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700
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September 16, 2012
Contact Information Parish Office: 708-895-6700 Parish Office Fax: 708-895-6877 School Office: 708-895-1661 Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Fr. Bill’s email: [email protected] Parish email: [email protected] Bulletin email: [email protected] School Website: www.saintannschool.com Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com
St. Ann Parish Directory
Reverend William McFarlane, Pastor www.saintanncatholicparish.com
St. Ann Parish Mission Statement We are called by a loving God
to make St. Ann of Lansing a Catholic community of faith. We are a family of diverse people with various ministries: healing the body and spirit, teaching of God and His love,
united in sacraments and prayer, reaching out to the extended community. With God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture as our guide,
we strive to grow in His Spirit and to fulfill the promise of Christ’s Kingdom.
Finance Committee Richard A. Baltrus Robert Dabrowski, Chairperson Daniel C. Jedrysiak Dorothy L. Komlanc Matthew P. Martinez Kathleen J. Schroeder
Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:30-Noon & 1:00-5:00 p.m. Closed every day from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Closed
Masses Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. Friday Communion Service: 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:45 a.m. Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:00 p.m. Saturday
Liturgy Committee Barb Antoskiewicz, Religious Education, RCIA/RCIY Debbie Bona, Lectors Brian Kozlowski, Music Ministry & Liturgy Kevan Polanski & Erin Meegan Polanski, Altar Servers Rita Pritchett, Art & Environment Don Schiller, Ushers Ed Sochacki, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans
Pastoral Staff Barb Antoskiewicz, Pastoral Associate/DRE Brian Kozlowski, Director of Music & Liturgy Sandy Farmer, Parish Business Manager Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator Jennifer Gray, Bulletin Editor Jeanette Funchion, Parish Office Secretary Georgette Olson, Religious Education Secretary Donna Lamoureux, Principal Chris Hutter, School Secretary Janice Summerrise, School Administrative Assistant
Pastoral Council Barb Antoskiewicz Maria Cabrera Wade Cooper Brian Farlow Jane Farlow Michael Kabala Ken Kot Anita Lang Dominic Podsiadlik Erin Meegan Polanski Aloysius Okonkwo Tim Studer
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Monday, September 17 (St. Robert Bellarmine) 7:45 a.m. Mass † Joseph & Florence Zmija Tuesday, September 18 7:45 a.m. Mass † Doreen Berda Wednesday, September 19 (St. Januarius) 7:45 a.m. Communion Service † People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. School Mass † People of the Parish Thursday, September 20 (St. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn; St. Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and Companions) 7:45 a.m. Mass † Lois Novak † Thelma Vernon Friday, September 21 (St. Matthew) 7:45 a.m. Communion Service † People of the Parish Saturday, September 22 (Blessed Virgin Mary) 5:00 p.m. Mass
† John & Alice Tiltges † Lois Novak † Frank & Esther Jarzyna † Betty Goranowski Sunday, September 23 (Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Joe Lauer † Edmund Kabala 10:30 a.m. Mass † Ruth Barlage † Louis Petros
Monday, September 17 MASS Religious Education Classes SPRED Catechists Meeting
7:45am 4:00 - 5:30pm 7:00 - 9:00pm
Chapel Classrooms Narthex/Chapel
Tuesday, September 18
MASS Baptism Parent Gathering Cub Scouts Reptile Show Lector Meeting Prayer Group RCIA
7:45am 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm
Chapel Chapel Parish Hall School Library Chapel Parish Office
Wednesday, September 19
Communion Service SCHOOL MASS Sewing Club Brownies/Girl Scouts St. Vincent de Paul Board Meeting Rosary A.A. Meeting
7:45am 9:00am 9:00am 2:30 - 4:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm
Chapel Church Parish Office Parish Hall Parish Office Chapel Parish Hall
Thursday, September 20
MASS High School Day Choir Practice Women’s Club Meeting
7:45am 8:30am 7:00pm 7:00pm
Chapel Church Church Narthex
Friday, September 21 Communion Service Band Concert
7:45am 1:15pm
Chapel Church
Saturday, September 22 MASS 5:00pm Church
MASSES Religious Education Classes Baptisms PT Mission Committee
8:30 & 10:30am 8:45 - 10:15am 11:30am 11:30am
Church Classrooms Church Parish Office
Sunday, September 23
This Week’s Activities
New Members Welcome! We would love to have you join us!
Please fill out the information below, and place in the Offertory Collection or send to the Parish Office. You may also request a
registration form at 708-895-6700.
Name Address Phone email
LECTOR MEETING Tuesday, September 18, 7 p.m.
In the School Library
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MEETING FOR ALL LECTORS TO ATTEND
The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 p.m. If you have not attended the last two meetings,
you must come to this one to remain on the schedule.
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Readings for the Week
Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13; Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11; Luke 7:36-50 Friday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20; Ps 54; Jas 3:16 — 4:3; Mk 9:30-37
Today’s Readings
First Reading — The Lord GOD is my help; who will prove me wrong? (Isaiah 50:5-9a). Psalm — I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116). Second Reading — Faith, if it does not have works, is dead (James 2:14-18). Gospel — Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:27-35). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
To all who ordered: Thank you for your Market Day purchase this month! And thank you to all who
volunteer with us every month.
OUR NEXT MARKET DAY IS OCTOBER 13
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Look for your October order guide to arrive home soon, or visit marketday.com for more details
and to place your order.
Market Day
Miss Me—But Let Me Go
In Loving Memory of
Our Faithful Departed
Women’s Club The St. Ann Women’s Club will hold its first meeting of the fall on Thursday, September 20 in the Narthex at 7:00 p.m. We would love for all women of the parish to join us―age is no factor! Our first meeting will be a lot of fun and a good way to get to know one another. We do have a lot to offer each other, so please come and join us! For further information, contact Margaret Sciackitano at 895-1194. Hope to see you there!
Dear Parishioners:
This summer you were asked to participate in a survey concerning the possibility of changing the Saturday even-ing Mass time. At each of the Masses that weekend, I asked you to complete the survey indicating your prefer-ence of either a Saturday evening 4:00 p.m. Mass or the current 5:00 p.m. Mass.
Why 4:00 p.m.? Many parishioners have often comment-ed to me about how dark the Church seems, mostly in the winter months when sunset is earlier. We already have maximum capacity light bulbs in the ceiling fixtures so there are few affordable options to brighten the Church during these times. Some suggested an earlier Mass, and initially I was not sure that would be a good solution. When I brought this up in a staff meeting, my staff thought it could be a viable solution and suggested poll-ing the congregation.
The results of the survey did not provide a completely clear preference. Making important changes that affect you is a duty I take seriously as your Pastor. After care-ful consideration, I think we need to explore this further. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent (December 1 & 2) we will move the Mass time on Saturday evening to 4:00 p.m. For now, I am considering this a “pilot pro-gram” on a trial basis. We will change back to 5:00 p.m. Masses after Easter in April 2013.
This change means we will now schedule weddings to begin at 2:00 p.m. instead of 2:30 p.m. and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will now be offered at 3:00 p.m. on Sat-urdays. After Easter, we will evaluate this trial and re-poll you at the weekend Masses for your input.
Blessings,
Fr. Bill
From the Pastor’s Pen
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Parish Transformation Team
BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE PARISH
I discussed the background of the Parish Mission Plan in the last article. This week I will discuss the three focus areas of Evangelization, Catechesis and Missionary Spirit, which as per the Archdiocese of Chicago Parish Transformation Mission also refers to as the building blocks of parish life. They are “the core foundations for all parishes through which they carry out the mission and ministry of Christ and grow in his likeness.” The Parish Transformation Team studied all seven of these building blocks―Call to Holiness, Spiritual Stewardship, Evan-gelization, Prayer and Worship, Communion, Catech-esis, Missionary Spirit and Evangelization―and decided on the latter three to focus on as they created their mis-sion action plans.
Catechesis is the education of all parishioners in the Faith of the Church. As the Parish Transformation Team learned in developing its mission action plans, “Catechesis helps us to know the person, the message, and the mission of Christ so that our entire lives are Christ-centered.” Our various ministries help us to inte-grate the Gospel and the teachings of the Church into a spirituality we can live by in our everyday lives.
Evangelization is not only offering the word of Christ and his Gospel, but gives compelling witness to the liv-ing Christ in giving an explanation of our faith in God. When we evangelize, we give testimony to our faith in our lives and in fulfillment of Christ’s command.
The act of moving beyond your own needs and serving others in the name of Jesus is defined as Missionary Spirit. People often think of missionary work as going out to other lands to teach or live God’s word, but our missionary spirit can be shown right here in our own St. Ann community through the work of our many minis-tries, and by extending our missionary spirit out into the nearby communities.
It is these three building blocks or focus areas, Catech-esis, Evangelization and Missionary Spirit, which define our mission action plan. The action plan is made up of activities through which our St. Ann motto, A Future Full of Hope, is carried out to our church community and nearby communities. For example, one of our activities/programs under catechesis is to provide resource links on the website, and another is to create a resource library.
In my next article I will discuss the activities/programs of the mission action plan.
Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator
SUNDAY COLLECTION 9-2-2012 Amount Amount Amount Received Required Over (Under) $12,328.06 $15,000.00 ($2,671.94)
BUILDING FUND COLLECTION: $773.45 ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $1,701.00
Thank you for your continued support of our parish.
AUGUST 2012 MONTHLY COLLECTION TOTALS
BUILDING FUND $ 1,591.50 MAINTENANCE $ 1,471.00 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL $ 910.00 50/50 CLUB NET PROFIT as of 8/31/2012 $ 7,405.55
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS Amount Budgeted Over (Under) $44,007.85 $60,000.00 ($15,992.15)
St. Ann’s 50-50 Club
Our September 2 winning number was 3035. 3035 won $1,718.15. CONGRATULATIONS!
DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN !
To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday. If you donate by check, you need to write two separate checks.
Look for the winners in each bulletin, on our facebook page, or on the parish website:
www.saintanncatholicparish.com
The next time you’re grocery shopping, would you mind adding a few extra items to your cart for the Lansing Food Pantry? We are in need of donations. Any items are welcome, but our list of most-needed things right now includes: canned spinach, corn, spaghetti, peanut butter, jelly, ketchup, mustard, cold cereal and bar soap. You can place your items in the Narthex, and we’ll gladly collect them from there. Thank you for your kind generosity!
Lansing Food Pantry
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Look for “St. Ann Catholic Parish” on facebook, and “like”
us to receive updates and breaking news about the parish
and the school.
St. A
nn Supper Club Wednesday,
September 19, 2012 St. Ann Supper Club is a
monthly fundraiser in which local establishments return
to us a percentage of all food purchases made by St. Ann
community members and friends.
Bottoms Up 1696 Thornton Lansing Rd., 708-418-3877
Treat yourself to a nice lunch out, or take a well-deserved night off from cooking! Come in to eat any time between 11:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., turn in your
voucher when you order, and our friends at Bottoms Up will donate back 20% of all St. Ann supporters’
dine-in and carryout purchases.
September 15-16, 2012 Dear Friends,
Thank you to all who attended our Frankfest on September 7. Even though it rained, we had a great time. Winners of the various raffles included: iPod Touch: Donna Zaruba Bauer; Patrick Sharp Jersey: Barlage Family; Toews Blackhawk Jer-sey: Wood Family; Bears Jersey: Mrs. Sypole; Split-the-Pot for $130: Ann Oprondek; Game Stop Gift Card: Lucas Seymour. I understand that Mrs. Bauer gifted her iPod Touch to the Schuljack family - WONDERFUL!!!
School pictures will be taken on Wednesday, September 19. We will also celebrate Mass that day at 9:00 a.m., and the Concert Band will be performing at area schools. The Band is under the great direction of Mr. David Allie. Our students join other students from Lansing schools to help create the "Memorial Jr. High Band." They are wonderful, and we appreciate the opportunity for our students to participate! The band will perform for our students on Friday, September 21, at 1:15 p.m. in Church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The first St. Ann Supper Club of the new school year will be held this Wednesday, September 19, at Bottoms Up in Lansing. 20% of all proceeds from 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. will be given to St. Ann School.
Area Catholic high schools will send representatives to help recruit our 7th and 8th grade students on Thursday, September 20. Catholic high school entrance exams will be administered on January 12, 2013.
Hopefully, you are seeing the school children and their parents at Mass each weekend. Please pray for our fami-lies who sacrifice financially and who are supporting St. Ann School.
God bless you all,
Donna Lamoureux
Cub Scout Pack 247
Presents
The Traveling World of Reptiles
Tuesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. in the School Hall
All kids in First through Fifth Grades and their fami-lies are invited to join us for our first Pack Meeting of the year (our Girl Scouts will be there, too!). We welcome the Traveling World of Reptiles and its cold-blooded menagerie annually for this fun presenta-tion. We will also have information and applications on hand for anyone interested in Cub Scouts. Boys do not have to be St. Ann students or parishioners to join, so bring your friends!
FMI, call or text Cub Master Steve Polanski at 708/227-5497 or email
Girl Scout Leaders Needed Help keep Girl Scouts alive and thriving at St. Ann’s! We are in need of adult leaders for many age levels. You do not have to be a current parent or even have experience with Scouting. All you need is some spare time to help guide our young ladies on the path of Girl Scouts. Parents, grandparents, aunts, older siblings, friends, retirees, please step up and find out how you can get involved and whether scouting is for you! FMI, contact Jennifer Sombong at 708-474-2791 or Melissa Dabrowski at 708-418-5061. Thank you!
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STM Employment Networking Group
Thursday, September 20, 7:00-9:00 p.m. St. Thomas More Weis Center,
8635 Calumet Avenue, Munster
Guest Speaker: John L. Lucas, Ph.D., PHR.
Professor, Purdue University Calumet
Learn about different kinds of interviews, how to respond to various types of behavioral-based
questions, and techniques to enhance your personal interviewing skills.
Did you know that 80% of available jobs are unadver-tised, and 75% of all jobs are found through network-
ing? Whether you are in transition, new to the job mar-ket, employed or can offer employment opportunities, all are welcome to attend! Also have your cover letter, resume or thank you note critiqued by a professional.
For more information, [email protected]
Lansing Swim Organization Open Try Outs
September 19 & 20, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. TF South High School - Pool Entrance
If accepted, there is a $75 two-week trial period*, September 24, 26, 27 and October 1, 3, 4.
All children must be accompanied by an adult and be ready to swim (swimsuit, goggles & towel). Swimmers should be able to
complete one length of the pool (25 yards) unassisted.
The Lansing Swim Organization is a competitive age-group swim team for children ages 5 through 18. LSO is fortunate to
use TF South High School as our home pool.
FMI, call Kerry Czarobski at 708-418-0547, or visit our website: www.teamlso.com
*Non-refundable―If you choose to join the team after the trial period, the fee will be applied towards tuition.
Traveling World of Reptiles: Sept. 18
St. Ann Supper Club: September 19
Skating Party: September 27
Ministry Fair: September 29-30
Scholastic Book Fair: October 1-7
Special Persons Day: October 5
SVDP Clothing Drive: October 5-6
Upcoming Events
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
$15 t-shirts are available for purchase
at the Parish Office.
Come One, Come All!
St. Ann Ministry Fair Saturday, September 29 Sunday, September 30
After All Masses
We invite all parishioners to join us in learning more about the ministries and
organizations St. Ann Parish has to offer our members of all ages!
Enjoy some refreshments, chat with friends who are involved, make some
new acquaintances, find out what our groups are all about, and maybe
even join one (or two or three!).
We will be located in the Chapel, Narthex and outside the front doors
of the Church.
Put the date on your calendar now, and come find out all about the opportunities
your St. Ann community can offer you!
Now that school has started, are the kids bringing home more paper than you can manage?
Simplify With Smith, October 15, 7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 5:00 p.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 8:30 a.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 10:30 a.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
USHERS SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
LECTORS Ted Cap - L1 Fran Miller - L2 Elayne Tyderek - Com
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Mary Schurke Paulette Lofrano Debbie Wright Gail Lee Anita Lang Penny Rellis Marianne Wysocki Cynthia Hope Frank Pollachek Jim Neff
LEADER
Annette Leber
ALTAR SERVERS Michelle Tiltges Madalin Tiltges Michael Vasquez Robert Vasquez Sean Schuljak
CANTOR Mary DiGrispino
LECTORS Diane Miller-DeSoto - L1 Natalie Owen - L2 Joy Broadwell - Com
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Ann Beese Judy Wohadlo Aurora Patrick Pat Kranc Susan Hartmann Cheryl McNamara Toni DeLaurentis Linda Fogarty Gerrie Szewczyk John Krull
LEADER Vera Seymour
ALTAR SERVERS Karina Urbina Shelby Caruso Jacqueline Dolinar Charles Gray Maggie Jaworowski
CANTOR John Sandrick/Choir
LECTORS Jamie Ahern - L1 Sharon Starks - L2 Tammy Ahern - Com
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dorothy Komlanc Helen Torres Judy Rogala Martes Benne Carmen Padilla Sharon Nadalin Mark Nadalin Larisa Chukwulebe Steve Robinette Caroline Onuoha
LEADER Kathy Corbett
ALTAR SERVERS Ian Ahern Sam Scheppe Brian Scheppe Amir Ghazaleh Cameron Balog
CANTOR Mary Beth Benson
5:00 p.m. Mass Jerry Balcerak Archange Cadichon Bob Cole Clarence Goranowski Frank Novak Frank Pollachek Phill Stewart Ken Straka Carol Ann Surufka
8:30 a.m. Mass Norm Abbott Joe Cardenas Tony DeLaurentis Tony Kaim Joe Kranc Mary Louise MacKenzie Art Sobczak Gene Stein Al Torres
10:30 a.m. Mass Bernard Chukwulebe Ron Fisher Larry Mueller Eamon Polanski Juan Ramirez Dom Ramirez Don Schiller Wally Shatkowski
Looking for Crafters and Vendors!
The St. Rita Guild of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Calumet City will hold a Fall Bazaar on Saturday,
October 13, 2012 in the school gym from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Fall Bazaar will feature arts & crafts,
vendors, Granny’s Attic, food and much more. The fee for a table space at the Bazaar will be only $25.
If you are interested in participating, please contact Jackie Lieberman at 708-891-6485 (after 5 p.m.) or
[email protected], or Barbara May at 708-891-1069 or [email protected]. We will mail an application
and additional information to you.
31st Annual Oktoberfest The Marian Catholic High School Band Parents
Association is looking for CRAFTERS for its 31st Annual Oktoberfest Arts & Crafts Show
to be held at MCHS on Sunday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information, call Lisa Collins @ (708) 502-5472.
St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-9972 Sunday, September 16, 2012 Microsoft Office Publisher 2010
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