1023 McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake, Illinois 60014

(815) 459-3033

Find us on the Internet @ www.elizabethannseton.org Like us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/StElizabethAnnSetonCatholicChurch

Very Rev. Fr. Brian D.M.J. Grady, TOC, VF~ Pastor Rev. Fr. Colin Easton~ Parochial Vicar

Mr. Kenneth Giacone Dr. Richard Marcantonio

Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, and 11:15 am

Monday thru Saturday: 8:45 AM

*ATTENDANCE LIMIT IS 10 PERSONS PER MASS. CALL THE PARISH OFFICE TO RESERVE A SEAT.

Saturday: 9:30- 10:30AM 3:00- 3:45 PM

(CURRENTLY USING THE ST. TERESA ROOM ENTER THROUGH THE MEDITATION GARDEN)

(currently closed)

2nd Weekend of the Month at all Masses

4th Weekend of the Month at all Masses

Please drop off articles to be blessed at the Parish Office on Tuesdays during office hours. Blessed articles will be ready for

pickup the following Wednesday morning.

“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

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Mass (+Carolyn Balfour ~ +Catherine Mino)

9:30AM* Mass (The Living & Deceased Members of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) 11:00AM Drive by Blessing in parking lot Mass (Maryclare Otten ~ Rachel Graham)

8:45AM* Mass

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED– MEMORIAL DAY

8:45 AM* Mass (The Holy Souls in Purgatory)

8:45 AM* Mass (+Roy Hecker ~ Murphy Gielow)

8:45 AM* Mass (+Judy Zelz ~ Elizabeth & Cody Sheriff)

8:45 AM* Mass (Stephanie Cole ~ Marie Eisfeld)

8:45 AM* Mass 9:30 AM Confessions (St. Teresa Room) 3:00 PM Confessions (St. Teresa Room) 4:00 PM Mass (

* These Masses are live-streamed.

Please keep the sick, the needs of our parish community,

and the Church in your daily prayers.

Acts 1:1-11 / Eph 1:17-23 / Mt 28:16-20

Acts 19:1-8 / Jn 16:29-33

Acts 20:17-27 / Jn 17:1-11a

Acts 20:28-38 / Jn 17:11b-19

Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 / Jn 17:20-26

Acts 25:13b-21 / Jn 21:15-19

Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 / Jn 21:20-25

Acts 2:1-11 / 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 / Jn 20:19-23

This week, the blue Our Lady of Perpetual Help sanctuary candle will burn

for the special intentions of

Bob & Tricia Shafer [Speedy recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic effects on our parish family and for the safety for all healthcare workers and first responders.]

The 9:30am Sunday Mass and 8:45am Daily Masses at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton are now live-streamed on Facebook. www.facebook.comStElizabethAnnSetonCatholicChurch

Rebroadcasts of the Masses can be found on YouTube on the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church Channel.

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Dear Parish Family,

As Bishop Malloy shared in his May 13 letter to the faithful, the Diocese of Rockford will resume the public celebration of Holy Mass beginning Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day). To be in compliance with the Diocesan guidelines, I am sharing with you the directives that have been established by the Diocese for public Masses.

Beginning May 25th, we will continue our regularly scheduled 8:45am daily Mass. Starting the weekend of May 30/31, we will reinstate our normal weekend Mass schedule with a 4pm Saturday Mass, and 8:00, 9:30 and

11:15am Sunday Masses. All Masses will have a 10-person attendance limit. For this reason, we will continue to live-stream both the 8:45am daily Mass and the 9:30am Sunday Mass. Please note that the Bishop’s dispensation from the Sunday and Holy Day obligation remains.

To be able to attend in person any of these Masses, you must make a reservation either in person, or by phone with the parish office. Reservations will be taken beginning at 9:30am when the office opens. Registered parishioners may sign themselves and their family up for one Mass time. This will be a “first come, first serve” basis. Unfortunately, since we are held to the 10-person limit, we cannot allow anyone to sign up for a second Mass until all parishioners that wish to attend once have been accommodated. Depending on how long we are held to the 10-person limit, parishioners may only be able to attend Holy Mass once every few months. We hope and pray we will be able to expand the attendance number sooner rather than later.

At this time, only registered parishioners will be given a Mass time. Anyone who would like to attend Mass who is not registered at Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton must call their own parish.

If you need to reschedule, you must call the Parish Office. You may not give your slot away to someone of your choosing. In charity, we must give that spot to the next person waiting on the list.

On your scheduled Mass day, we ask that you please follow these procedures and reminders:

Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled Mass time and check in at the door. The doors will be locked prior to Mass. There will not be a “stand by” list for people to wait at the door.

Anyone with a cough of any sort or anyone feeling sick should NOT come to church for any reason. If you arrive showing signs of illness, you will be asked to return home.

Social distancing of 6’ must always be maintained and so parishioners will be escorted and assigned a spot in the church to sit. The 6’ social distance must be maintained upon entering and leaving the Church, as you process in the Communion line, as well as seating between non-family members. (Members of a single household who arrive together do not need to practice social distancing and may sit together.) During the time of the 10-person limit, the priest may opt to come to the pews to distribute Holy Communion.

You are required to use the hand sanitizer upon entering the church. The faithful must wear a protective mask except when receiving Holy Communion. You may wear gloves if you wish, but you may not

receive the Eucharist in gloved hands. On Sundays, collection baskets will be on the check-in table before Mass. We will not be passing a basket. Thank you in advance for

your continued financial support of our parish. Both the communal sign of peace and holding hands during the Our Father have been eliminated. If you are uncomfortable receiving Holy Communion, you are not required to do so. You may make a Spiritual Communion. Once the priest exits the church at the end of Mass, we ask that you immediately exit as well. Unfortunately, we will not be able to allow

you to remain in the church to pray once Mass has ended. We need the time between Masses to sanitize the areas before the next group arrives.

Please no socializing in the Narthex before or after Mass. If possible, we are asking you to refrain from using the restroom for the one hour you are here. If someone uses the restroom, our

maintenance staff is required to clean and sanitize it each time.

When we receive updates from the Diocese allowing for larger attendance at Mass, we will let you know. If you have any questions, please email Marcie mgirolamo@elizabethannseton.org, or call the parish office (815) 459-3033.

Thank you again for your patience as we gradually bring the Sacraments back to our parishioners. This truly has been a most difficult time, and we anxiously await a return to normalcy and a happy reunion at Mass in our parish home. Know of our continued prayers for you all. I am so looking forward to seeing you all back in our parish home!

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Pete Aceto, Shari Anchor, Ron Bitz, Kay Bruess,

Dolores Buss, Tim Cannon, Emma Capuno, Marcia Cassin,

Fortuna Calez, Jonathan Christensen, Becky Corcoran,

Carla Decker, Jessica Diaz, Mary Diaz, Jessica Duffy,

Mia Durand, Lily Elder, Eleanor Erbes, Sandy Ferrell,

Jill Fisher, Bernadette Gates, Howie Gielow,

Colleen Gleason, Michalene Gordon, Marilyn Gustafson,

Jack Hardt, Bill Hayes, David Hess, Marlene Hill, Pat Hill,

Tracy Holcomb, Julietta Jacobi, Leo Jerman,

Mary Ann Johnson, Carolyn Joos, Ashley Kelly, Madelynne

Kersting, Kara Kolmar, Len Korn, Trish Koval, Amberley

Kowalski, Sylvia Laux, Michelle Lee, Blanche Lichon,

Bea LoBianco, Don Luna, Dave Marsh,

Bob McCormick, David Mead, Eugene Melone, Carol Miller,

Laura Miller, Bonnie Moriarty, Stephen Morrison,

Sherry Muehlbert, Evelyn Moss, Michael O’Donnell,

Ted Ougheltree, Nicole Orfanos, Regina Oroni, Felie Onishi,

Tim Polanek, Tim Reidy, Carolyn Regini, Laura Salata,

Judy Schroeder, Victor Schuett, Marianne Schulze,

Mary Skipper, Richard Sloan, Linda Slatter,

Lawrence Smith, Phil Stasenka, Caliope Sudzina,

Kristen Thomas, Scott Tober, Regina Trasga, Brad Toman,

Carl Vanisi, Lawrence Vanderleest, Jessica VanHorn,

Daniel Wilczak, Beverly Wasilk, Cora Paige Wasilk,

John Gordon Wasilk, John Patrick Wasilk, Bart Wisz,

and Jim Wolfe

Fr. Grady has set up a personal/private email for you to send your personal prayer intentions to him in this time of national pandemic. This will provide parishioners a confidential means to ask Fr. Grady for his prayers since we cannot speak in person.

pray4me@elizabethannseton.org

Last month our staff and a few

devoted parishioners made

“check-in” phone calls to every

registered parishioner at St. EAS. We

had the chance to chat with many of

you, and for those who did not answer,

we left a message. There were some

phone numbers that were no longer in

service. If you did NOT receive a call

from someone at the parish last month, we may not have

updated contact information for you. You can now update

your contact information on the HOME page of the parish

website.

Click on ‘CONTACT US’ and fill in the information/changes.

You can also call the parish office to update your

information if you prefer.

As we remain under the stay at home order and many people

are living alone or feeling isolated, we want to be here for

you! If you would like to chat or just need a listening ear, let

us know and someone will be happy to call you! Just email

mgirolamo@elizabethannseton.org and let us know! We'd

love to talk with you! WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO DIAL- IN PRAYER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

The Holy Hour of Reparation aims to help the Church and the world by offering prayers of reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus through Our Lady asking for peace, hope, and healing.

Dial in Number: 1 + 515-605-0071 PIN: 718918 #

Please download the "Holy Hour of Reparation- Hope & Healing for the World" prayer booklet from the parish website: elizabethannseton.org After dial-in welcome @ 1:00PM, please mute your phone and join in prayer from home along with prayer leaders!

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“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

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There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer. -St. Philip Neri

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Eternal Rest Grant unto Him, Oh Lord—

and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls

of the faithful departed, rest in peace.

Frank Kolmar

Are you, or someone you know in immediate need of temporary financial assistance? Our St. Vincent dePaul Society is here to help.

Call the SVdP Helpline (815)701-2737

Times are tough for many people in our community. If you are able to help SVdP, please use the “poor boxes” located in back of the church. Thank You!

Budgeted Actual May 17 $15,563. $12,466. -19.9%

Amount Owed (Parish Debt) Mortgage: $444,207.00 (Full mortgage payment was due 10/30/2018) Original mortgage amount $1,837,559. (2003)

• REGISTER AS A NEW PARISHIONER • ADD A FAMILY MEMBER • SET UP A BAPTISM OR WEDDING • UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION • HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING ONLINE GIVING ANSWERED • DISCONTINUE YOUR WEEKLY ENVELOPES IF YOU USE ONLINE GIVING (815) 459-3033

If you, or someone you know, is interested in the DRE/CRE

position at St. EAS, please send a resume to Fr. Grady

bgrady@elizabethannseton.org. This is a part-time position.

Have You Seen Our Lord? Our Eucharistic Lord is looking out over the parking lot waiting for you to visit with Him in the privacy of your own vehicle.

Respect Life Baby Bottle Campaign

Your filled baby bottles can now be dropped off at the parish office anytime during regular business hours. We will make sure your donations get to Informed Choices Pregnancy Center to help mothers care for their babies! Thank you!

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As we continue to move (ever so slowly) towards the “new normal”, Confessions are now back inside the building! To adhere to the social distancing guidelines, we will not be using the confessionals, but will use the St. Teresa meeting room,

which is the last room in the Parish Hall hallway.

Here is the latest procedure for confessions:

Enter the Parish Hall through the left set of doors in the Meditation Garden (nearest the kitchen). You will want to park close to the back door, as no other parish doors will be unlocked. In the Hall, there will be yellow tape spaced more than 6’ apart on the carpet indicating where penitents may stand and wait in the confession line. Some penitents may need to wait outside in the Meditation Garden before they may enter the building if we have 10 people already in the building for confession. Someone will be monitoring the number of people present and will let you know when you can enter.

In the hallway, a stop sign will indicate where the penitent “on deck” (the next in line) should wait. The St. Teresa Room is located at the end of the hallway. When you see the penitent before you has exited the building, you can proceed to enter the room. Please do not close the door behind you. The door to the St. Teresa room will remain open so no one touches it on their way in or out. The exit doors will also remain open so no one is touching them either. The open doors allow for greater air movement and prevent any surface contamination thus eliminating the need to sanitize all the door knobs after each confession. To prevent confessions from being heard by anyone waiting down the hall, we will play chant music in the hallway.

In the St. Teresa Room, there will be yellow tape on the carpet indicating where you need to stand. We cannot have a kneeler or chair as these would need to be sanitized after each individual confession. A screen will be set between the priest and the penitent, so all confessions will be anonymous. Please stay on the yellow tape mark and do not go around the screen. All confessions will be heard behind the screen and none will be permitted to confess “face to face”.

When your confession is complete, please exit the room and make sure the person waiting in line knows it is their turn. Please exit the the building using the doors on your left. (They will remain open). Your penance can be said in the main parking lot facing our Eucharistic Lord Who remains in the 2nd story window.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in these modified procedures. They are in place to comply with the government’s standards and for everyone’s protection.

Confessions will continue in this manner until further notice.

We have added Saturday morning Confessions from 9:30-10:30AM back to our schedule and will be using these same procedures.

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A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith. O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure. Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upon Himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection. Amen. Under thy protection we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. In our needs, despise not our petitions, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

Pray the Rosary every day

Below is a traditional prayer of spiritual communion. Use these words, or similar words that come from your heart, in order to receive Our Lord spiritually until the time that we can receive Him again in the Holy Eucharist.

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in

the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire

to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

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This week, we learn about St. Acacius who was also martyred in the early days of the Church in the 4th century. St. Acacius was a native of Cappadocia and as a youth joined the Roman army during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. He eventually attained the rank of captain. One day, when leading his troops against the enemy, he heard a voice saying to him, "Call on the help of the God of Christians!"

This was the beginning of his conversion. Shortly thereafter, Acacius was instructed and was baptized, becoming a member of the mystical Body of Christ. Filled with a zeal and love for his friends, the Captain sought to share his newfound treasure with the pagan soldiers in the Roman Army. Eventually, the emperor heard of these conversions happening among his troops and he immediately had Acacius thrown into prison. When the brave Captain refused to sacrifice to the pagan idols, he was placed upon the torturer’s rack, then bound to a post and scourged. When all these tortures failed to change Acacius’ mind, he was brought before the Tribune, or Colonel, Bibianus. "My name is Christian," the saint replied, "because I am a follower of Christ, but men call me Acacius. My country is Cappadocia. There my parents lived; there I was converted to the Christian faith, and was so inspired by the combats and sufferings of the Christian martyrs that I am resolved to shed my blood for Christ to attain Heaven." Bibianus ordered Acacius to be beaten with lead clubs, after which he was loaded with chains and returned to the prison. After he had been in prison 7 days, Bibianus was called to Byzantium. The Tribune ordered all of the prisoners to be taken to Byzantium as well. On the journey, Acacius suffered greatly. His entire body was covered with wounds and his chains aggravated and intensified his injuries. The roads were extremely difficult to travel upon and the guards were especially cruel. During this painful journey, as Acacius was praying to God for strength, a voice from the clouds answered him, "Acacius, be firm!" Everyone heard it, and the soldiers of the guard were terrified. Many of the prisoners were converted by the heavenly voice. The next day, some of the converts were given a vision of several men in shining armor speaking to Acacius while washing his wounds and healing them. As a result of this miraculous healing, no scar remained on the saint’s body. After they arrived in Byzantium, the saint was again cast into prison, and after 7 days dragged before the judge. Again, neither promises nor the cruelest torments shook the brave man’s constancy. Faced with this defeat, the judge sent the Acacius to Flaccius, the Proconsul of Thracia. Flaccius had Acacius imprisoned for 5 days. During this time, the Proconsul read the records of all the trials and tortures suffered by Acacius. God has the final word, and Acacius had already suffered greatly proving himself worthy of the reward awaiting him. There were no further torments executed on the prisoner. Flaccius simply ordered for him to be beheaded. Acacius was able to receive his long cherished desire-- death for Christ! Thus, his earthly life ended and his everlasting life began on May 8, in the year 311AD. He is the patron saint of those who suffer from headaches

Regina Caeli

During the Easter season, the words of the hymn “Regina Caeli” (Queen of Heaven) are substituted for the Angelus prayer,

traditionally recited at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm.

V: Queen of Heaven, rejoice, Alleluia. R: The Son you merited to bear, Alleluia.

V: Has risen as He said, Alleluia. R: Pray to God for us, Alleluia.

V: Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. R: For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia. Let us pray- God of life, you have given joy to the world by the resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the prayers of his mother, the Virgin Mary, bring us to the happiness of Eternal Life. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

M A Y 1 3 , 2 0 1 2 J U L Y 2 9 , 2 0 1 2 S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 2 F E B R U A R Y 2 4 , 2 0 1 3 J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 5

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Parish Information

Telephone: Parish Office (815) 459-3033 FAX (815) 459-3040 Religious Education (815) 459-3096 Office Hours: MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: 9:30AM to 3:00PM FRIDAYS 9:30AM- 12:00 NOON SUNDAYS 9:00-11:00AM

Mailing Address: 1023 McHenry Avenue Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Parish Web Site: www.elizabethannseton.org St. Vincent dePaul Helpline: (815) 701-2737

Parish Staff Gayle Dirksen, Director of Music Susan Dunham, Receptionist Marcie Girolamo, Administrative Assistant to the Clergy; Director of Evangelization Donna Graham, Bulletin Editor Deborah Japsen, Receptionist Laura Knipp, Director of Youth Ministry Paul Komis, Custodian Mike Scronce, Coordinator of Building Maintenance Patti Scronce, R.E. Administrative Assistant Sue Schulz, Parish Business Manager New Parishioners All adult (high school graduates and older) and new parishioners are requested to register through the parish office. Please call the parish office at (815) 459-3033 to register. Though all are welcome, regular attendance at Sunday Mass does not automatically make one a registered member of the parish. We look forward to having you as a member of our parish family!

Moving? If you are moving, please notify the parish office at (815)459-3033 with any changes of address or phone number(s). This will help ensure that our parish records are accurate.

Website Please refer to the parish website elizabethannseton.org. for additional information and on-line bulletins. If you would like a parish event or ministry information posted on the site, please send a detailed email to: website@elizabethannseton.org.

Weekly Bulletin Articles All articles for the weekly bulletin must be submitted via email by 12:00PM on the Wednesday a week before the desired publication weekend (10 days prior to publication date). Articles should be e-mailed directly to: parishbulletin@elizabethannseton.org.

Requirements for Baptism In order to have your child baptized at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the following is required:

• To be a registered member of our parish. • Attend a Baptismal Preparation class (call the Parish Office to register for this

class in advance as space is limited). For your convenience, you may attend the class before your child is born.

• Schedule the Baptism- the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month following the 11:15AM Mass (12:30PM Baptismal Service).

Sacrament of Marriage One or both of the engaged couple should be a registered member of the parish. Wedding arrangements need to be made at least six months in advance. Please call the Parish Office to begin the process.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call the parish office if a loved one is seriously ill or in the hospital.

Becoming a Catholic If you are interested in becoming a Catholic or learning more about the Catholic faith, please call the parish office. The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) program begins in the fall and concludes with Easter. St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic School St. Thomas the Apostle School is a Catholic Pre-K through 8th grade elementary school serving the parish communities of St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Every student in our Catholic school receives a strong foundation in all core subjects— Religion, Reading, English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, along with regular classes in Spanish, Computer Technology, Music, Art and Physical Education. For more information, please contact Gina Houston, principal, at (815) 459-0496. www.stthomascl.org

Marian Central Catholic High School Marian Central Catholic High School is a college preparatory Catholic high school. The school shares with parents and the parishes of the McHenry Deanery in the teaching mission of the Church. It is supported by the 17 Catholic parishes in McHenry County. For more information, please call the school (815) 338-4220.

Religious Education Religious Education (K-7) will be held on the first Saturday of every month from October through May from 4:00PM-7:30PM. A two year preparation is required before students can receive their Sacraments. For more information, please call the Religious Education office.(X223)

Youth Ministry Youth Ministry is for grades 8-12. The Sacrament of Confirmation is received after two years preparation (8th-9th grade). Youth Ministry is a year-round program with extra activities including spiritual and social events. For more information, please call the Youth Ministry Office.(X231) Ministry of Care If you or a family member is ill, homebound, or unable to get to Church for Sunday Mass and would like to have Holy Communion or a visit, please call the parish office. Your needs are very important to us.

Prayer Chain If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call the parish office or e-mail the office at parish.office@elizabethannseton.org with your prayer request for special needs.