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January 1, 2012 Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913 3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700
January 1, 2012
Mary, the Most Holy Mother of God
St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913
3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700
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January 1, 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 Michele Nowak, LCPC 312-655-7725 Fr. Bill’s email: [email protected] Parish email: [email protected] Bulletin email: [email protected] School Website: www.saintannschool.com Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com
Pastoral Staff Barb Antoskiewicz, Pastoral Associate/DRE Sandy Farmer, Parish Business Manager Jeanette Funchion, Parish Office Secretary Jennifer Gray, Bulletin Editor Chris Hutter, School Secretary Brian Kozlowski, Music & Liturgy Director Donna Lamoureux, School Principal Georgette Olson, Religious Education Secretary Janice Summerrise, School Administrative Assistant
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, Pastoral Associate/DRE Debbie Bona, Lectors Brian Kozlowski, Director of Liturgy & Music Kevan Polanski & Erin Meegan Polanski, Altar Servers Rita Pritchett, Art & Environment Don Schiller, Ushers Ed Sochacki, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans
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, January 2 (St. Basil the Great; St. Gregory Nazianzen) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Tuesday, January 3 (The Most Holy Name of Jesus) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Wednesday, January 4 (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Thursday, January 5 (St. John Neumann) 7:45 a.m. Mass † Albert Kurry 1:00 p.m. School Mass † People of the Parish Friday, January 6 (St. André Bessette; First Friday) 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass † People of the Parish Saturday, January 7 (St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday) 5:00 p.m. Mass
† Walter Zebrauskas † Edward Wychocki Sunday, January 8 (The Epiphany of the Lord)
8:30 a.m. Mass † Jean Bilik 10:30 a.m. Mass † Joseph Castaneda
Monday, January 2 MASS PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Prayer Group
7:45am 7:00pm
Chapel Chapel
Tuesday, January 3 MASS 7:45am Chapel
Wednesday, January 4 MASS Classes Resume Sewing Club Maintenance Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Rosary A.A. Meeting
7:45am 8:00am 9:00am 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm
Chapel School Parish Office Parish Office Parish Office Chapel Parish Hall
Thursday, January 5 MASS School MASS Women’s Club Board Meeting Men’s Club RCIA
7:45am 1:00pm 3:00pm 7:00pm 7:00 - 9:00pm
Chapel Church Parish Office Parish Hall Parish Office
Friday, January 6
First Friday MASS Pom Program
7:45am 2:30-5:00pm
Chapel Parish Hall
Saturday, January 7
MASS - RCIA Rite of Dismissal Pot of Gold Ticket Sales
5:00pm 6:00pm
Church Narthex
MASS Religious Education Pot of Gold Ticket Sales MASS with Francis Cardinal George Art & Env. Take Down Decorations
8:30 8:45-10:15am 9:30am 10:30am 11:30am
Church Church Narthex Church Church
Sunday, January 8 MASS WITH CARDINAL GEORGE
This Week’s Activities
For calendar updates, please visit www.saintanncatholicparish.com, and click on the Parish Calendar tab.
New Members Welcome!
If you’ve been attending St. Ann and been unsure about joining, please don’t be.
We are a welcoming community, and we would love to have you with us!
Please fill out the information below, and place in the Offertory Collection, or send to
the Parish Office. You may also call us at 708-895-6700 and request that a registration form be mailed to you.
Name Address Phone
MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD January 1, 2012
Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. — Luke 2:19
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Happy, healthy 2012! Where did 2011 go? I thought it would be neat to start the New Year on an “up” note.
What’s Up Doc? (Author unknown) There is a two-letter word that perhaps has more mean-ings than any other two-letter word, and that word is "up." It’s easy to understand "up," meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but why do we wake “up” in the morning?
At a meeting, why does a topic come "up?" Why do we speak "up," and why are the officers "up" for election, and why is it "up" to the secretary to write "up" a report?
We call "up" our friends. We brighten "up" a room and polish "up" the silver. We warm "up" the leftovers and clean "up" the kitchen.
We lock "up" the house and some guys fix "up" an old car.
At other times, the little word has extra-special meanings. People stir "up" trouble, line "up" for tickets, work "up" an appetite, and make "up" excuses.
To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed "up" is spe-cial.
A drain must be opened "up" because it is stopped "up."
We open "up" a store in the morning, but we close it "up" at night. We seem to be pretty mixed "up" about "up."
To understand the proper uses of "up," look the word "up" in a dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes "up" almost ¼ page―it really adds "up!"
If you are "up" to it, you might try building "up" a list of the many ways "up" is used. It will take "up" a lot of your time, but if you don’t give "up," you may wind "up" with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding "up." When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing "up." If it doesn’t rain for a while, things dry "up."
One could go on, but I’ll wrap it "up." For now my time is "up," so it’s time to shut "up!”
Hope you have an "up" year and you are "up" and com-ing to Mass to celebrate our New Year and to thank God for his many blessings. Thanks to my "up" friend Dar-lene for sharing this "up" note with us all.
Serving Him together, and looking "up" to the New Year and God’s hand in it. Heads-"up!" Barb A.
Together Let Us Cause God Joy
Readings for the Week
Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Jn 1:29-34 Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Jn 1:43-51 Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Jn 2:1-11 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Today’s Readings
First Reading — The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! (Numbers 6:22-27). Psalm — May God bless us in his mercy (Psalm 67). Second Reading — God sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God (Galatians 4:4-7). Gospel — The shepherds glorified and praised God for all they had heard and seen (Luke 2:16-21). 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.
Miss Me—But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me,
I want not rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little—but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love we once shared.
Miss me—but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take, And each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the Master’s plan, A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart Go to the Friend we know, And bury
your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me—but let me go.
In Loving Memory of Eleanore Puchalski Florence “Flo” Arnston
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SUNDAY COLLECTION 12-18-2011 Amount Amount Amount Received Required Over (Under) $10,742.64 $15,000.00 ($4,257.36)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $807.00 ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $1,690.00
Thank you for your continued support of our parish.
NEW MARKET DAY ITEMS!
Lemon Pepper ChicNSteaks: Moist chicken breasts with a lemon pepper flavor. Individually wrapped &
skillfully hand trimmed; 110 calories per serving.
9 Grain Orzo Blend: With spinach, carrots, Garbanzo beans & red bell peppers, ready in 5-7 minutes.
GoGo SqueeZ™ Applesauce: Nothing but apples in an easy-to-go pouch. Fun snack for kids of all ages; no
refrigeration, no spoon, no mess and no added sugar.
Drop off your order forms in Church by January 15, in school by January 16, or order at www.marketday.com by 11:00 p.m. January 18.
Pickup will be January 21 between 10-11:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall.
FREEQUENT BUYER PROGRAM Make two purchases of $40 between October & De-cember, and a third $40 order in January, and you will receive a FREE insulated bag!
PURCHASE WITH A PURPOSE
Market Day
St. Ann’s 50-50 Club
Our December 18 winning number was 5134. 5134 won $845.00! Congratulations!
DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN OUR NEXT BIG POT!
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. We will draw the weekly winner by Wednesday.
Look for the winners in each bulletin, on our facebook page, or on the parish website:
www.saintanncatholicparish.com
A New Chance To Win Every Week!
The Cardinal is Coming to St. Ann’s!
NEXT WEEKEND, Francis Cardinal George, OMI, will celebrate Mass at St. Ann’s. Join us on Sunday, January 8, at 10:30 a.m.
Monday Morning Sacristans
Have you thought about some quiet way you can serve God and our Parish?
There are four teams of two people who take turns once every four weeks washing and ironing the purifacators used at Mass. We need two more
people to help complete this task.
If you have an interest in helping, please call Gerrie Szewczyk at 474-9257. Thank you!
Pot of Gold, 2012!
Tickets for our March 17 drawing are now available after all Masses and in the Parish Office!
Only 1,000 tickets will be sold, and the early bird drawing will take place on Super Bowl Sunday.
If you can help with ticket sales before and after Masses, please call the Parish Office at 895-6700.
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School resumes on Wednesday, January 4. Hope you’re enjoying a relaxing break!
Our next TRIP order will go in on Monday, January 9. Why not take some of that Christmas cash you received, convert it to TRIP for your planned purchases, and re-ceive the benefit toward your School or Religious Ed. tui-tion expense! FMI, please contact Judy Rogala at 708-895-3852 or Denise Johnson at 708-474-8626.
TRIP Notes
S]out Sun^[y February 5, 2012 10:30 a.m. Mass
Calling all parishioners, adults and youth who are
members of the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Girl Scouts of America!
Please join us as we celebrate Scout Sunday and
continue into our second century of Scouting. This special mass is for all pack and troop members,
wherever you meet. ALL are welcome!
Additionally, we would like to recognize all parishioners who have achieved scouting’s highest awards of Eagle Scout and Gold Award. If you or someone you know has done so, please contact the Parish Office at 895-6700 with the scout’s name
and the year the achievement was earned.
Fundraising Update
The St. Ann Fundraising Committee would like to thank everyone who sup-ported our Christmas Wreath fundraiser by purchasing their live holiday greenery through us this year. We made $1,700.00, which will enable us to re-
place the old carpets in the kindergarten and preschool rooms with bright and clean new tile. Thanks again!
Also, thank you to everyone who purchased tamales in December, and to those who came out to help us make them. We spent two very festive days as an assembly line, steaming, spreading masa, filling and rolling to make 160 DOZEN tamales, and then Lena Martinez and her industrious crew of elves spent another entire day cooking those delicious little bundles so they were fresh and hot for pickup in time for Christmas. It was a lot of work, but we did have fun!
Our next meeting is Tuesday, January 24, 7:00 p.m. in the Teachers’ Lounge. Upcoming events we’ll be discussing include Pot of Gold in March and Ladies’ Night Out in April. Please think about joining us―we’re always in the market for some fresh input and ideas!
Ladies’ Night Out Saturday, April 21, 2012
6-11:30 p.m. St. Ann Parish Hall
Mark Your Calendars, and Think Spring!
Mrs. Villa and her 5th Grade class recently presented a Jesse Tree para-liturgy. During Advent, they studied the Old Testament stories that tell of Jesus’ ancestors, and each student created an ornament for the “family tree.” During the ceremony, they told the stories and related them symbolically before placing their ornaments on the Jesse Tree.
The 8th Grade team of Zena Omorogbe, Joseph Chmura and Katie Serba took first place in the fall semester of The Stock Market Game™ pro-gram’s online portfolio simulation. Under the direction of Mrs. Bonnie Hall, they beat out 154 other teams in our re-gion, increasing their original $100k cash to a final portfolio equity of $116,035, and out per-forming the S&P 500 for the same period by 7.28 percent.
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Women’s Center Family Resource Room
Thank you to all who support this important pro-life ministry at Our Lady of Knock with your donations, service and prayers!
We gratefully accept all contributions of clothing, baby supplies, and toys. Right now we urgently need maternity clothing in all sizes and winter
children’s clothing in sizes 3 through 12, as well as fixed-side cribs, high chairs, baby sheets, small chests of drawers, infant carrier/car seats, pack n
plays, bouncers, swings and bassinets.
Easily transportable donations can be dropped off at the St. Ann Parish Office, and we will pick them up. Larger items like furniture
should be delivered directly to Our Lady of Knock, located at 501 163rd Street, Calumet City. Please call the OLK Parish Office
at 708-862-3011 to arrange your drop-off. Thank you again!
Please keep our counselors, moms, and volunteers in your prayers.
Cardinal George Visit/Mass: January 8
Aluminum Can Collection: January 8
Winter Scrap & Stitch: January 13-15
Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: January 28
Catholic Schools Week: Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
Cub Scout Blue & Gold Dinner: Feb. 25
First Reconciliation: March 3
Pot of Gold Party: March 17
Ladies’ Night Out: April 21
Confirmation: April 22
First Communion: May 12
Upcoming Events
Open House at Seton Academy
Sunday, January 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 16100 Seton Drive, South Holland
Meet the faculty and staff of Seton Academy.
Take a tour of the school with one of our Ambassadors.
Get vital information regarding the Entrance Exam on January 14.
Sign up for a Shadow Day Experi-ence on January 26.
FMI, call 708-333-8963 or contact Becky Schmitt at
Early Childhood Playgroup Friday, January 20, 10-11:00 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic School
14611 S. Keeler Avenue, Midlothian
St. Christopher School is beginning a free playgroup for parents of 1-3 year-olds. Playgroup will be a great place to meet other parents while your kids play and learn in a structured, educational environ-ment. We plan to meet on the third Fri-day of every month. If you or someone you know is interested in being a part of the group, please contact the school office to sign up: 708-385-8776.
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Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 5:00 p.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 8:30 a.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 10:30 a.m. Mass
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
USHERS SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
LECTORS Susan Pajak - L1 Joy Broadwell - L2 Chris McHale - Com
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Annette Leber Debbie Wright Ed Sochacki Anita Lang Dave Erickson Karen Erickson Mary Schurke Mary Jachim Kathy Sandrick Frank Pollachek
LEADER
Linda Fogarty
ALTAR SERVERS Connor Ortiz Brittany Barlage Emmitt Kienzle Ryan Jamka Jenna Ryczek
CANTOR Mary DiGrispino
LECTORS Vanessa Lopez - L1 Diane Miller-DeSoto - L2 Ian Mangan - Com
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Paulette Lofrano Ann Beese Joan Kaim John Krull Dolores Avila Cheryl McNamara Gerrie Szewczyk Judy Wohadlo Jim Neff Aurora Patrick
LEADER Phyllis Duffield
ALTAR SERVERS Aidan McSwiggan Gabriela Rivas Shelby Caruso Julie Lopez Lily Leopardo
CANTOR John Sandrick
LECTORS FAMILY MASS - 4th Grade
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Barbara Antoskiewicz Lena Martinez Sharon Nadalin Deacon Dave Mark Nadalin Judy Rogala Helen Torres Carmen Padilla Martes Benne Pam Mizwicki
LEADER Dorothy Komlanc
ALTAR SERVERS CARDINAL MASS
CANTOR Clarita Morris
5:00 p.m. Mass Clarence Goranowski Jerry Balcerak Frank Pollachek Ken Straka Carol Ann Surufka Phill Stewart Archange Cadichon Frank Novak Bob Cole
8:30 a.m. Mass Art Sobczak Tony DeLaurentis Mary Louise MacKenzie Tony Kaim Joe Kranc Joe Cardenas Al Torres Gene Stein Norm Abbott
10:30 a.m. Mass Wally Shatkowski Ron Fisher Larry Mueller Bernard Chukwulebe Juan Ramirez Dom Ramirez Don Schiller
St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-9972 Sunday, January 1, 2012 Microsoft Office Publisher 2010
St. Ann Parish 3010 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438
