CORCORAN’S CORNER Lent 2015… I suspect that often most of us pray for people who are ill to recover and be well. We often pray for cure. Such prayers are tied to the depths of the human heart. We want people to be well, whole, and holy. We are cheerleaders for their good. At times we may even wish for a “magic bullet”—some miracle cure that would restore someone whom we love’s health and well-being. What is put forth in today’s gospel story is such a cure for much that ails us in our world. The cure is found in the conversation between Nicodemus, a devout Jew, who has come to Jesus seeking light, wisdom, and wholeness. Jesus explains that it is he, Jesus, who will be lifted up to give the world light and healing, just as Moses in the Old Testament, lifted up the serpent on a pole as a cure for the onslaught of snake bites plaguing the Israelites in the desert. Jesus being lifted high on the cross, the reality of his self-giving love, of him suffering for our sake, him overcoming sin for our sinning, him leading us to eternal life—such self-giving love is what can bring cure to much of the worlds ills, if we are willing to connect and sacrifice, with the Lord, and with one another. Lenten Canned Food Drive… The Lenten Canned Food drive for the Orland Park and the Tinley Park food pantries continues this weekend, and on March 28th-29th. Parish Lenten Mission…. On Monday through Wednesday, March 23-25, we will hold our Lenten Parish Mission. Our former pastor, Fr. Larry McBrady, will be the homilist all three nights. The mission will begin at 7:00 PM in the church and run for about an hour. As you know Fr. Larry is a wonderful homilist, and is very much looking forward to returning to our parish and spending time with us. Please save the dates. Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service… The Lenten Parish Reconciliation Service will be held on Sunday, March 22nd at 7:00 P.M;. In the church. Men’s Club Fish Fry… Plan on attending the ever-popular annual Men’s Club Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 27th in the Parish Life Center. Information about time and price can be found in this bulletin. Last year nearly 900 parishioners attended. It was a great night out. Plan on attending this year. “The Silence and the Sorrow” —A Lenten Cantata…. In two weeks, on Sunday, March 29th at 3:00 PM in the church we will have our Lenten concert/cantata: The Silence and the Sorrow. This cantata will feature the St. Elizabeth Seton Adult and Teen Choir, our lectors, and our Liturgical Dancers. This is a free concert, although a free-will donation will be requested. This is truly a wonderful way to start off Holy Week.

Cardinal Bernardin School Spring Gala… The Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School will hold its Annual Spring Gala, next Saturday, March 21 at 7:00 PM at the Tinley Convention Center. Tickets cost $45 a person for dinner and entertainment. This is the major yearly fundraiser for the regional school that our parish co-sponsors. Last year I was out of town when it was held, and I am very much looking forward to attending it this year. St. Elizabeth Seton parishioners have commented to me about what a great night out it is. Tickets are still available. Parish Transformation… This Mondays’ meeting of the Parish Transformation Team with our Episcopal Vicar, Bishop Andrew Wypych, has been changed at the bishops request, to Tuesday, March 24 at 4:00 PM at the Vicariate Office, 21330 W. 118th St., Chicago. At that time, the team will present to the Vicar the plan that we have been publishing over recent weeks in the parish bulletin. Congratulations to Fr. Stan Kuca… Archbishop Blasé Cupich has appointed Fr. Stan Kuca as the new pastor of St. Bernardine of Sienna Parish in Forest Park. Fr. Stan is now completing his five-year term as an Associate Pastor at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. He has been a wonderful priest, and was a fine administrator of this parish from January-June 2013. As his track record has shown he will be an excellent pastor at St. Bernardine. I am very happy for Fr. Stan, as it is clearly time for him to take on these new responsibilities. But I am very sorry for all of us, as he will be leaving us at the end of June. I have thoroughly enjoyed serving with Fr. Stan, and will miss him a lot. I wish him well, and will pray for him in his new ministry as a pastor. Please pray for him during this time of transition, and pray also for our parish that we receive a good, new Associate Pastor. The Upcoming Easter Collection… Each year a great deal of the annual parish income is given at the time of the Christmas and Easter collections. Our parish has wonderful things happening on so many levels, our mission is strong. But it takes a great deal of money to operate our parish buildings and programs. I again ask all our parishioners to be generous to the parish this Easter. Thanks. Good To Be Home… My vacation was very restful. With only two rainy Saturdays, I enjoyed good weather. I also had good visits with all my friends and family in the area. Still, there is no place like home! Keep Smiling,

COLLECTION FOR 3-8-15: $23,796.55

KIDS’ COLLECTION: $16.05

Thank you for your generosity.

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Sat., March 14 (5pm) Peter Vallort; Josephine Tarantino Sun., March 15 (7:15am) Parishioners; Mary Pat Gorman (8:30am) Dolores O’Connor; Purgatorial Society (10am) Bernie Pancerz; Geraldine Valente (11:30am) Jim and Annabelle Santucci; Robert Ritchie Mon., March 16 (9am) Yanahan & O’Malley Families; Anne Patrick Tues., March 17 (9am) Patrick McGinty; Bill Green Wed., March 18 (9am) Thomas Peltier; Richard Dedic Thurs., March 19 (9am) Joseph Kaminski; Jack Sullivan; Dahlia Benston (L) Fri., March 20 (9am) Adeline Dubish; Bill Barker

March 15, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS

WELCOME

Josephine Jaycox

We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Marjorie Kelly Eleno Flores Jeff Williams Danute Todter Debbie Vogler John Biegel Mel Bonner Jim Lynch Brian Sarniak And for our deceased: Daniel McCormick Geraldine Pawelek Mary Ellen Papason “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

PLEASE PRAY FOR

STEWARDSHIP

Please pray for the following couple as they prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony: Jessika Martinez and Mark Chagnon; 3-28-15 Colette Madej and Brian Creehan; 4-11-15 Maggie Rose Abate and Sean Patrick O’Connor; 4-11-15

WEDDINGS

Congratulations to these parents on the baptism of their child on Sunday, March 1, 2015: Aubrey Grace, child of John Janisch and Marci Gniedziejko Hudson Matthew, child of Matthew and Sarah Wapiennik Carter Joseph, child of Christopher and Traci Seps Jack David, child of David and Jeana Johnson

BAPTISMS

ANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations to Jim and Carol Dimer who are celebrating their 58th Wedding Anniversary on Monday, March 16, 2015.

STEWARDSHIP

PARISH RECONCILIATION

SERVICE Sunday, March 22nd at 7pm

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Holy Thursday Thursday, April 2nd at 7pm

Eucharist and Washing of Feet

Good Friday Friday, April 3rd

Walk with the Cross, 1:30pm Veneration of the Cross/Communion, 3pm

Holy Saturday Saturday, April 4th

Blessing of Easter Basket Prayer Service, 12 Noon Easter Vigil, 7:30pm (new time)

Easter Sunday Sunday, April 5th

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

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Day of Reflection

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN

Fr. Larry McBrady and the Seniors of Seton

LENTEN MORNING OF REFLECTION

Wednesday, March 25th

after 9am Mass in the Parish Life Center

Coffee “and” will be provided.

LLENTENENTEN LLITURGYITURGY OFOF THETHE HHOURSOURS

Daily Morning Prayer in the church (Monday-Friday)

beginning Thursday, February 18th at 8:30AM March 16-20; March 23-27;

March 30-April 3 (Holy Week)

Lenten Weekday Prayer Opportunity

What is the Liturgy of the Hours?

Not many people are thoroughly familiar with this form of communal prayer. Long ago, our ancestors in faith had ways for individuals and households to praise and thank God constantly, with the poetic richness of praying at morning and evening with hymns and psalms known by heart. As time went on we lost those forms of prayer. Along with the Lord’s Supper, fixed-hour prayer is considered the oldest form of Christian spirituality. The psalmist’s example to praise God seven times each day, were trying to follow St. Paul’s exhortation to “pray without ceasing.” The apostles too used psalms in their prayers, and the psalms remain the backbone of the Liturgy of the Hours today. Both the ending and the beginning of the day were, to the ancients, natural times for prayer. We learn to pray by praying, and we learn to pray the Mass through the many ways that ritual prayer enters our lives throughout the day and week. In liturgy as in life, one thing regularly leads to another: understanding leads to loving, loving to participation, participation to commitment and commitment to a transformed way of living. It seems so elementary. Morning prayer makes us rise and thank God for a restful night, for another day of life, and for the strength and courage to do God’s will. The spiritual practice of celebrating Morning Prayer is a way of consecrating the day to God.

What is the Evening Prayer?

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Wednesdays, 7-7:30PM in the Church Beginning February 25th

We all may have heard of priests and religious praying the “breviary,” which is another name for the Liturgy of the Hours. Although every Catholic knows that Eucharist is the official public prayer of the Church, the Liturgy of the Hours is considered the “other half” of our official public prayer — a half which most of us have rarely had an opportunity to experience. In the Liturgy of the Hours, the singing or reciting of the Psalms takes place at various hours around the clock. Praying the Psalms at differ-ent hours of the day and night is a traditional Catholic way of “sanctifying” every hour and moment of our lives with prayer and reflection. Evening Prayer is the “sunset” hour of the Liturgy of the Hours, and begins with a light ceremony in which lamps and candles are lit for the evening activities (originally at a time when there was no electricity). During the lighting of the lamps, we sing a hymn praising “Christ our Light.” Incense is burned as we sing and pray that all our prayers will rise to God just as the smoke and fragrance of the incense rises. Then, we sing from the Book of Psalms (the heart of prayer). We close the service with a hymn of thanks. This is a prayerful way to end our day and begin our evening activities.

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Monday, March 23rd 7:00 pm DO I NEED A SAVIOR?

The courage to look within and try something new.

Tuesday, March 24th 7:00 pm SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

Understanding - the first step to conversion.

Wednesday, March 25th 7:00 pm IMITATION VS. CONVERSION Being astonished by Jesus

Hospitality will be shared last day of Mission. All are welcome.

THINKING IN A

NEW WAY with

Fr. Larry McBrady

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By Father Larry McBrady The word "Mission" comes from the Latin word for "sending." The overall goal of all Missions is to direct us toward God. We each need occasional re-direction in life, don't we? As we gather for the Mission we bring our own concerns, worries, distractions and questions. At times we can be all over the place. Each evening the Mission will begin with prayer to help us get focused. Surrounded by so many believers who seek a deeper openness to God, the presence of Jesus becomes palpable. My overall goal for the Mission is to enable all of us to come to some new realizations about the nearness of Jesus and of God's unfailing love -- not just for someone else -- but for YOU! I know that St. Elizabeth Seton is a heartfelt parish -- a place where people come together as a family seeking a better and deeper life together. As such, I seek to bring the Good News of God's love. As people who have suffered together through a brutal winter, we hunger for spring and flowers and the warmth of the sun. We also have spiritual hungers (which are often less obvious). We look for a Holy Spring and an ability to start fresh. This Mission will, hopefully, be a new beginning for some and a deepening for others. Together, we will refine our spiritual focus on the world around us.

Please pray for me, as I do for you, that the Holy Spirit will bring grace and inspiration to all of us during the Mission on March 23, 24 and 25 beginning at 7 p.m. each evening.

Each gathering will last one hour.

SO… WHAT WILL THE MISSION BE LIKE?

AFTER PARTY? (of sorts) On the evening of the Academy Awards, ABC Channel 7 was bursting with pride as they announced (repeatedly) that there would be TV coverage of the After Parties following the Oscars. Parties following big events seem to be the new fascination. Not to be outdone, I am offering an OPTIONAL gathering after the Mission on Monday and Tuesday evenings. If you would be interested in spending 30 minutes or so using journaling to reflect further on the theme of the evening, you are welcome to be a part of this gathering which is totally separate from the Mission. You may recall that during my time at St. Elizabeth Seton I conducted a number of journal workshops. Journaling is an excellent spiritual technique to delve more deeply into the mysteries of our lives. If you are interested in participating in this "After Party" on Monday and Tuesday evenings, just bring a notebook (or your journal) and a pen and plan on staying an extra 30-40 minutes after the Mission concludes.

Journey with the Lord and let your heart hear God’s Words….

By Margie Guadagno St. Elizabeth Seton Pastoral Associate

When the disciples

met Jesus

on the road,

they were

disappointed

and sad.

He walked with them

and listened to

their story.

Then, by opening up

the Scriptures

He gave them hope!

He helped them see

that they were

not abandoned

or left orphaned,

that God

was with them

and would

always be part

of their journey.

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Seeing Ourselves As God Sees Us

“I ’M SORRY, MOMMY.” “PROMISE YOU WON’T GET MAD IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING?” “CAN YOU

EVER FORGIVE ME?” Sound familiar? If your children are anything like mine were when they were very small, these are things you may have heard when they had committed some in-discretion. It seems that feeling bad about what they had done is often secondary to worrying about how Mom or Dad is going to feel about it. Of course, age really has nothing to do with these feelings because my children still worry about how I will feel if they’ve done something wrong. My oldest daugh-ter had borrowed my car to take her little ones to see fireworks one 4th of July and I’ll never forget the look on her face when she came in that evening (she had to tell me she was in an accident!). I thought one of the kids had been hurt, that’s how white she was. And she choked and stammered for five minutes before she could get it out. And, of course, she ended with, “please don’t be mad.” Are any of us really any different? How my mom feels about me is very im-portant. But having my dad be proud of me was always at the top of my list. When I went back to school and finally made the grades I was capable of in high school (but didn’t because I could coast and still get B’s), the first person I wanted to tell was my dad. And when I did some-thing that wasn’t very great, the last person I wanted to tell was my dad! I guess how others see us plays a huge role in how we see ourselves. If someone is

angry with us, we automatically think it’s US, and not the action, that has upset them. The emotion of the situation takes over and we feel that we can’t be forgiven and that things will never be the same. But, as any parent knows, there are few, if any, things that can never be forgiven. Love runs very deep, and while sometimes we must admonish and correct a certain behavior, the love always remains.

T HAT’S PART OF THE GOOD NEWS THAT JESUS CAME TO TELL US. You know, in his time, people were taught that there were cer-

tain things God could never forgive and that once you were “outside” of God’s favor, you would never again be accept-able to God. In fact, it was often believed that some people were actually born being ‘outside’ of God’s favor, suffering from the sins of their fathers. But Jesus says different. He lived his whole life to show us that that is a lie. And then he went to the cross to show us the same thing, that we are never unredeemable in God’s eyes. To know there is acceptance and love and forgiveness, no matter what, is the greatest encouragement one can have to always strive to do what is right.

A S WE BEGIN THIS FOURTH WEEK OF LENT, may we do so with just the right combination of sorrow

for our failings, but joy in the fact that they don’t define who we are to God. May we be filled with resolve to live better Christian lives. And may we share Jesus’ Good News with all we meet each day.

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EASTER FLOWER MEMORIALS

The Art and Environment Team is asking for donations for flowers to decorate the church for Holy Week. If you use the

Easter Flower envelopes found in regular envelope packets be sure to include the name of your loved one along with your donation. If you already submitted a donation envelope in the memory of a loved one please fill out their name(s) and drop in the collection basket/or Church Office. Names will be printed after Easter. Please PRINT legibly. Name(s):

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Treats Needed for the RCIA Reception!

To express your gratitude to God for the power of the Spirit in the

lives of our candidates who will make their faith commitment to the Catholic Church on Holy Saturday, you might like to offer a bit of sweets, veggies,

fruit, crackers, cheese, or finger foods. Please bring your donation to the

Church Hall on Holy Saturday, April 4th, between 10-11:30am.

Thank you!

An Important Note About Our R.C.I.A. ...

Lent is a time of prayer and reflection for our Candidates as they prepare during these final

weeks for the Easter sacraments.

R.C.I.A. Letters of Welcome

We, the heartfelt community of St. Elizabeth Seton, are preparing to welcome our three candidates at the Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, April 4th at 7:30pm. I invite YOU to write a little card or a note to EACH of these wonderful people to be given to them at the reception following the Holy Saturday Vigil. Your letters of welcome may be placed in the collection basket or dropped off in the parish office no later than Holy Thursday!

Thank you for your support!

Margie Guadagno Pastoral Associate

Carly Paragus Candidate to be received

into Full Communion with the Catholic Church

Ronald Rauch Candidate for the Completion of the

Sacraments of Initiation

Raeann Uthe Candidate for the Completion of the

Sacraments of Initiation

St. Elizabeth Seton

2015 R.C.I.A.

Rite of Initiation for Adults

CANDIDATES

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Save $1.00 on Adult Tickets After Masses Weekends of March 14/15, March 21/22

I N 1967, A SONG WRIT-TEN BY A THEN UN-KNOWN COUNTRY

SINGER NAMED BOBBIE GENTRY MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE HIT SONG LIST — even out-doing the latest Beatles tune. The song was titled Ode to Billie Joe and generated eight Grammy nominations. Known for its haunting Southern Gothic tale of the news that “Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tal-lahatchie Bridge,” the song is not just about the tragedy of a suicide, but even more so about the indifference that a family who knew the vic-tim demonstrates at their dinner table while hearing about this chilling event. LISTEN IN WHILE THEY DISCUSS IT: The narra-tor’s father says, “Well, Billie Joe never had a lick o’ sense, pass the biscuits please.” The narrator’s brother seems shocked for a moment, but then dismissively says, “I’ll have another piece of apple pie.” Mama is more concerned about the narrator’s change of mood: “Child, what’s happened to your appetite? I been cookin’ all mornin’ and you haven’t touched a single bite.” Sadly, the reality is that our society in general could fit right in with this family. Every year, 40,000 Americans die by suicide, one every 13 minutes. Homicides have fallen by half since 1991, but the suicide rate in America keeps climbing. It is now the second leading killer for those aged 15-34. “And yet,” one article reports, “Americans simply shrug.” Our indifference shows up in the fact that states have moved away from inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Consequently, our sickest patients now end up in jails and homeless shelters and emergency rooms. As Bobbie Gentry, the author of the above song, put it in an interview: There’s “unconscious cruelty

afoot” in our society when it comes to dealing with severe depression and suicide. According to one writer: “Here’s the thing about de-pression: a human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious it’s impossible to ever see the end. The fog it creates is like living in a cage without a key.” T HANKFULLY, IN

THE MIDST OF ALL THIS SADNESS

COMES TODAY’S GOSPEL — a word that means “good news.” It talks about a light that penetrates into the depth of our darkness. It talks about a God who “so loved the world that he sent his only Son.” It talks about a hope so glorious — eternal life with God — that it can lift the human spirit and connect it to the Source of all life. John’s Gospel is all about the One sent by the Father precisely to reignite the fire of compassion within our hearts so that we can find the energy to believe again, to re-embrace life, to cast out the demons of darkness. Even more than all this, the good news is: It’s not about what we have to do to earn this. Instead it’s all about what God gratuitously does for us He sends his Son. He sends his Son so that we can see with our own eyes what St. Paul talks about in our second reading today when he describes our God as being “rich in mercy,” when he describes you and me as being “brought to life in Christ” and when he tops it all off by calling each of us God’s “handiwork.” May God give us the grace this Lent to rediscover the depths of God’s love for each one of us, especially those immersed in the pain of depression, in the hope that we can create a sense of mission in our soci-ety to bring an end to the tragedies of any future Billie Joe McAllisters.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Rich In Mercy

By Ted Wolgamot

“Whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works

may be clearly seen as done in God.” John 3:21

O God, may we embrace the perspective of faith and attitude of hope your Son revealed to Nicodemus. By your light, may we realize your presence even in our darkest nights.

By your grace, help us to persevere in faith despite our exhaustion and hurt. By your spirit of compassion and forgiveness, heal our broken spirits into hearts made whole.

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The United States Bishops issued a state-ment of the Catholic per-spective toward crime and criminal justice. This document considers victims, their families; offenders, their families and the community. It discusses our duties as Christians, and gives us a lot to think about and reflect upon. Lent is an especially good time for us to consider this statement. “How can we restore our respect for law and life? How can we protect and rebuild communities, confront crime without vengeance, and defend life without taking life? These questions challenge us as pastors and as teachers of the gospel”, wrote the Bishops in their introduction. They continued, “Although the crime rate and murder rate are falling, crime and fear of crime still touch many lives and polarize many communities”. “It is time for a new national dialogue on crime and corrections, justice and mercy, responsibility and treatment”. They continue, “Our tasks are to restore a sense of civility and responsibility to everyday life, and to pro-mote crime prevention and genuine rehabilitation. The common good is undermined by criminal behavior that threatens the lives and dignity of others and by policies that seem to give up on those who have broken the law (offering too little treatment and few alternatives to ei-ther years in prison or the execution of those who have been convicted of terrible crimes)”. Often overlooked are those who are annually released and return to our communities. The population in Illi-

nois prisons averages about 48,000 on a daily basis. Approximately 30,000 inmates are released EVERY year from Illinois prisons and an equal amount are admitted. Six counties (including Will and Cook) ac-counted for 75% of the returning inmates; 62% to Cook County. “Since nearly all inmates will return to society”, wrote the bishops, “ prisons must be places where offenders are challenged, encouraged, and rewarded for efforts to change their behaviors and attitudes, and where they learn the skills needed for employment and life in the community.” “… public resources must be directed to-ward more effective programs aimed at crime preven-tion, rehabilitation, education efforts, substance abuse treatment, and programs of probation, parole, and rein-tegration”. Sure, very few, if any, will be returned to YOUR neighborhood, but that doesn’t mean you are not affected. Are the returning inmates better than when they were incarcerated? Were those who lacked basic reading skills provided with some form of education? Were substance abusers given treatment? Were the

mentally ill provided treatment and given a release plan with follow up care? Their statement continues “A Catholic approach be-gins with the recognition that the dignity of the human person applies to both victim and offender. As bishops we believe that the current trend of more prisons, with too little education and drug treatment, does not truly reflect Christian values and will not really leave our com-munity safer. We are convinced that our tradition and faith offers better alternatives that can hold offenders accountable and challenge them to change their lives; reach out to victims and reject vengeance; restore a sense of commu-nity and resist the violence that has engulfed so much of our culture”. In 2014 there were 1.57 million inmates in U.S. prisons and jails. Also, there were over 4 million people on probation or parole, making almost 7 million people in the United States under some form of criminal justice supervision. EVERY week more than TEN THOUSAND (10,000) are released from prison. There are 500,000—600,000 prisoners released annually. Where will they live? Where will they work ? The rate of committing another crime and being re-incarcerated (recidivism) is 66% in 3 years. Cook County Jail has an average daily population of 10,000-11,000. 90,000—100,000 are confined there annually. Most are there for a short period, from one day to a year. However, due to the volume of criminal cases in Cook County, some are waiting for their trials for four years or more. Jails are primarily intended to confine those charged with a crime, but not yet convicted, wait-ing for trial and unable to post the required bond. Pris-ons are for those who have been convicted. Cook County Jail is 14 buildings at one site, located on California Ave, from 26th to 31st. It is the largest jail, at one site, in the United States. For years it has been recognized as the LARGEST facility in the U.S. for the mentally ill de-spite the limit of mental health services. It is esti-mated that 30% of the inmates are suffering from mental illness, of which 15% are severe. Many of the mentally ill are in “general population”, and do not receive mental health services or medication. The money spent on training, rehabilitating the inmate and providing post-release services is cheaper than re-cidivism. There are many good prison programs, but it is an issue of “demand exceeding supply” and there being inadequate funding for enough programs to meet the demand. In some cases, having a “captive audience” is the only opportunity to provide training and behavior modification. The cost of incarceration for each Illinois

RESPONSIBILITY, REHABILITATION, AND RESTORATION

A STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES By Deacon George W. Brooks J.D.

March 15, 2015 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

IF YOU THINK GOD IS CALLING YOU TO BE A PRIEST, visit www.ChicagoPriest.com or contact Fr. Francis Bitterman at 312-534-8298 or fbitterman@archchicago.org. FOR INFORMATION ON RELIGIOUS LIFE contact Sr. Elyse Ramirez, OP at 312-534-5240 or eramirez@archchicago.org, and for the Permanent Diaconate program contact Deacon Bob Puhala at 847-837-4562 or bpuhala@usml.edu.

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD, help the men and women of our parishes to hear the call to serve. Our needs are great and our people thirst for Your Presence.

OPEN THE HEARTS OF MANY. Raise up faithful servants of the Gospel—dedicated, holy priests, sisters, brothers and deacons, who will spend themselves for Your people and their needs.

BLESS ALL OF OUR MARRIED COUPLES with a rich faith and children that desire to serve You.

BLESS THOSE WHO ARE SERVING NOW with courage and perseverance.

GRANT THAT MANY WILL BE INSPIRED by their exam-ple and faith. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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RESPONSIBILITY, REHABILITATION, AND RESTORATION (Continued)

inmate varies from prison to prison. The cost varies from $16,555 to $31,274 per inmate per year. The Bishops wrote : “ We stand in solidarity with crime victims in their pain and loss, insisting that all our institu-tions reach out to them with understanding, compassion, and healing. They continued “The fundamental starting point for all Catholic social teaching is the defense of human life and dignity: every person is created in the image and likeness of God. Human dignity is not something we earn by our good behavior; it is given to us as children of God.” The Bishops urge us to encourage alternatives to incar-ceration, like the recent developing concept of Restorative Justice. It is based on Old Testament principles and consis-tent with the Gospel. It focuses first on the victim and com-munity harmed by the crime, rather than on the adversarial state-against-the perpetrator model. This shift in focus af-firms the hurt and loss by the victim, as well as the harm and fear of the community. It insists that offenders come to grips with the consequences of their actions. This is anything but “soft on crime”, because it specifically requires the offender to face the harm caused by the offense and to face the victim and the community. This offers vic-tims a much greater sense of peace and accountability. Re-storative Justice also reflects our values and tradition. Our faith calls us to hold people accountable, to forgive, and to heal. Some aspects of how this is being applied is “victim-offender mediation” and peer juries, used primarily in high schools. In its purest form, the offender is provided job training, assistance in finding a job, mental health or sub-stance abuse treatment and other services for rehabilitation. The bishops detailed many activities we can do to carry out our duty as Christians. One suggestion the bishops made for individuals and/or parish action is “STAND WITH VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMI-LIES”. It doesn’t have to involve a major crime. Any and every crime is a violation of a person’s dignity and invasion of their security. We can help by finding resources for them, assist with their spiritual, physical and emotional needs. They also suggest to “REACH OUT TO OFFENDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES”. Sometime offender’s families are treated like they too committed the crime. Some of the offender’s children have been harassed and insulted at school bus stops and in the school. Some families had to relocate. The family might simply need a “friend” to listen to them. This is not a matter of “taking sides”. It is acknowledging that all people are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. The offender can be supported without condoning the con-duct or enabling future criminal conduct. “PROMOTE SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND ADVOCATE POLI-CIES THAT OFFER REAL ALTERNATIVES” was also sug-gested by the bishops. This includes many issues, but it really starts locally with being informed, resist stereotypes, discuss these issues with family, neighbors and parishion-ers. Let us all prayerfully reflect on this Bishop’s Statement and have the courage to apply its teaching in our families, parish and community.

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Step Up To Stop Melanoma! The 3rd annual March4Meg 5k Run/Walk will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 9am in Evergreen Park. Read more about this event at www.march4meg.com.

For Young Adults: (High School Grads through Age 29) Do You Know How To Pray?

Do you find it easy to pray? For most of us, prayer becomes a source of frustration as we struggle to calm our minds and to find even a few minutes to pray. In our busy lives, prayer is seen as a luxury, when in reality it is at the foundation of a healthy spiritual life. The good news is that you can overcome your difficulties with prayer, and it is easier than you might think. Over the course of eight weeks the Oremus Study Program teaches you the essentials of an effective and fruitful prayer life. St. George Church, 6767 W. 175th St., Tinley Park, will host Oremus: A Guide to Catholic Prayer, Sundays, March 15 through May 17 from 12:45-2:15pm (no meeting on Easter or Mother’s Day). In Oremus you will: become aware of God’s presence in your life; discover the simple yet profound steps of Catholic prayer; learn how to respond to God and express yourself in prayer; discover how to hear God’s voice in Scripture, in your heart, and in ordinary moments; learn how to overcome frustrations, distractions, and dryness in prayer; grow in your relationship with God and those around you; and much more. Cost for the program is $15. For information or to register contact Janelle Krzmarzick at (708) 532-8234 or email jkrzmarzick@stgeorge60477.org.

Health/Drug Prevention/Education Fair Serenity Family Outreach invites you to empower yourself with education and resources to embrace a drug-free future! Evergreen Park Community High School, 9901 S. Kedzie Ave., Evergreen Park, will host this free event on Sunday, March 22nd from Noon-2:30pm. The event includes resource tables with social service agencies from community, government services, health care organizations, physical fitness venues and more!

St. Dorothy Church or School Reunion 100th Jubilee! St. Dorothy Church, 450 E. 78th St., Chicago. For more information please visit their website at www.stdorothyjubilee.org or call 773-651-7000.

Mother McAuley High School 50th Reunion Class of 1965 — Friday, April 24, 2015 in the Mother McAuley Dining Hall and Lounge. 5pm-Mass; 6pm-Cocktails/Appetizers; 7:30pm-Dinner. The opportunity to take a class photo and school tour also will be offered. RSVP to Linda Jandacek at 773-881-6565.

Meals On Wheels Seeks Drivers If you are interested in volunteering for Meals on Wheels by delivering meals to local shut-ins and elderly people, contact Gary at 708-710-4009 or Liz at 312-909-0302.

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 (A.A.) in the St. Elizabeth Seton Church Hall on Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm. Alcoholics Anonymous 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.

Tuesday, March 17th ST. PATRICK’S/ST. JOSEPH’S DINNER Doors open at 6:00 pm Dinner served at 6:30pm Meeting to follow

If you plan on attending and did not sign-up already, please call Marge Broderick at 708-478-0923. There will be a $5 guest fee for nonmembers.

It is not too late to join! Dues have been reduced to $15.

Come join the fun!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Women’s Club

EASTER COLORING CONTEST Starting March 14th, the St. Elizabeth Seton Women’s Club is sponsoring an Easter Color-ing Contest. Any child age 12 and under is welcome to participate. One winner per age group will win a $10 McDonald’s gift card. Here are the details: — One entry per child. — Include first name and age. — Color the Easter basket. — On a separate sheet of paper, please include parent’s name and phone number (for winner notification) and attach it to finished picture. — Turn finished picture into the parish office. — Entries must be received by March 29th. — Additional copies are available in the parish office. — The age groups are: 4 yrs. and under; 5 & 6 yrs; 7 & 8 yrs.; 9 & 10 yrs.; 11 & 12 yrs. — Winners announced in April 12th bulletin.

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The St. Elizabeth Seton Music

Ministry featuring the Adult

and Teen Choirs, Orchestra

and Liturgical Dancers

under the direction of

Linda McKeague

invite you to...

March 29th at 3:00 pm

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SETON YOUTH PROGRAM Sunday, March 15 5:30 pm LIVING STATIONS PRACTICE We need about 20 kids - 5th graders through high schoolers - to play the parts of Jesus, Mary, the apostles, and Romans re-enacting the Living Sta-tions. We will practice each Sunday leading up to the performance on Good Friday night. We have a part and a costume for you, and you don't even need to say any lines. Come join us for this first practice, bring a friend, and stick around afterward for Open Gym.

Sunday, March 15 6:30-8:30 pm OPEN GYM

Sunday, March 22 5:30pm LIVING STATIONS PRACTICE

Sunday, March 22 5:30pm MOVIE NIGHT Cornerstone

QUESTIONS? Contact Bruce Hall at 708-403-7834

or bruce.hall123@gmail.com.

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Available in the

parish office!

Job Opening — St. George Church St. George Parish, 6707 W. 175th Street, Tinley Park, is looking for a Coordinator of their Religious Education pro-gram. If you would like more information call 708-532-2243 or send your résumé to: frken@stgeorge60477.org.

Job Opening — Incarnation Church Part-time opening for Parish Business Manager -- Please send your résumé and letters of recommendation to Fr. Arek Falana, Pastor of Incarnation Catholic Parish in Palos Heights, IL. Call 708-597-3180 Fax: 708-597-2452, or email to: fr.arek@incarnationcatholic.com.

An Evening of Baskets and Bucks St. Laurence High School, 77th and Central Ave., Bur-bank, hosts its 15th Annual Road to the Final Four Ex-travaganza, an evening of action and entertainment on Saturday, March 21st from 4pm-Midnight. The event fea-tures a Super Raffle with cash prizes, casino gaming, an craft beer tasting, great food, and jumbo-screen viewing of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Tickets are $60/person. For information call 708-458-6900, x. 237.

GEMS is dangerously COOL... Do you love Math or Science? Are you in 6th or 7th grade? Then the Annual GEMS Workshop, “Girls in Engineering, Math and Science” at Queen of Peace High School on March 28th from 8:30am to 11:30am — is for you! Meet leaders in these amazing career fields as they share their experiences and participate with you in fun filled activities and experiments. To register call Amy Lapinski at 708-496-4753 or lapinskia@queenofpeace.org. Families Anonymous If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has a substance abuse problem, consider attending Families Anonymous on Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Pa-los Hospital, 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Care Center, Rm. 1). Call Warren, 708-429-2507 or Therese at 708-269-9853.

Newborns In Need The Seton Sowers Chapter of Newborns in Need will meet Monday, March 16th, at 9:15am in the downstairs

Church Hall meeting room. If you knit, crochet, or sew, we can use your skills to make clothing and blankets for new- born babies who need to spend time in the hospital.

This is a wonderful charity that supplies clothing and blankets

to babies who are premature, Sick or financially in need.

We can also use donations of yarn, fabric. baby toiletries and supplies. For more information, please call Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.

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Sunday, March 22ndSunday, March 22ndSunday, March 22nd 12:3012:3012:30---3:30pm3:30pm3:30pm

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Donations accepted for Branches 2015 Mission Trip

Seton Parishioners, CJB families — and friends!

\ GAMES, COMPETITIONS, MUSIC, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND MORE!

Come to escape the winter doldrums….

For Kids 5-12 years old...

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In our baptism, we were incorporated (literally, made part of the body) into Christ, into His death, into His resurrection, into His death. This basic reality is where Lent leads us.

NEXT WEEK: BACK TO BASICS

The image of the grain that must fall to earth and die before it can bear new life is both a power-ful image of the Christian dynamic of death and resurrection, and a potentially misleading one. It is powerful because it draws on a familiar image from nature to show the logic of the Christian faith. It is potentially misleading for the same reason, implying that the pattern of death and res-urrection revealed in Jesus is somehow the same as the natural process of birth, death, and rebirth that we see in the world around us. But this is not the case; the raising of Jesus from the dead in fact reverses the inexorable processes of nature by which things are born and die. The Resurrection is about God’s kingdom breaking in upon our world. So the image of the grain dy-ing and rising only works as an image of the Paschal Mystery if we keep in mind that it is the Father who raises Jesus from the dead, in defiance of all worldly logic. It is through our learning to embody this new logic of death and resurrection that the law of God is, as Jeremiah says, written in our hearts. It is when we come to see ourselves as joined to Christ in His dying and rising, in His falling to the earth and His rebirth by the power of God, that we become God’s people. This is the new covenant that God makes with us in our Baptism. Lent is the time in which we prepare ourselves to re-experience that which is most fundamental to our identity as Christians: our identification through Baptism with the death and resurrection of Jesus.

I will make a new covenant; I will write my law upon their hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34). The LORD would create a new covenant with the people of Israel that would be much more profound and internalized than the old one which had been written upon tablets of stone. This covenant would be placed upon their very hearts. The heart in the Bible does not

symbolize the center of one’s affections but rather the source of one’s intellect (their heart would be filled with the knowledge and ways of the LORD). They would not need to be taught about these things for God’s ways would be as natural to them as breathing.

Christ learned obedience and became the source of eternal salvation (Hebrews 5:7-9).

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FIFTH SUNDAY

OF LENT March 22,

2015

Holy Spirit, Write the

law of God upon our hearts,

so that we can find light in the midst

of darkness, hope in the midst of despair, and life

in the midst of death. Amen.

Jesus turned to the Father and implored His assistance, and the Father raised Him from the dead. The trust and obedience that Jesus displayed made Him perfect. The word “perfect” is really a play on words, for this was the word used for the act by which a man in

Old Testament times became a priest. Thus, Jesus became our High Priest and Advocate before the Father. His is both the Priest who offers the victim and the Victim being offered through which we obtain forgiveness.

SECOND READING

FIRST READING

REFLECTION

GOSPEL

If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it produces much fruit (John 12:20-33). One of the words that is repeated in this passage is “glory.” Normally this word is understood as being a synonym for power or magnificence. If that were how the word was

being used in this Gospel, then one would expect the hour of Jesus’ glory to be the Transfiguration or the Resurrection. Instead, the hour of glory is the cross, for the word has been redefined in this Gospel. Here it means an outpouring of love. Jesus most manifests when He is dying on the cross, for the cross is the Sacrament (visible sign of the invisible reality) of God’s love for us. The voice that comes from heaven is said to sound like thunder. Jesus is about to be lifted up (on the cross). This was the moment of judgment, for one had to choose between life (which is found in Jesus) and death (the realm of Satan).

Readings for the Week March 16th-March 21st: Mon.: Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Tues.: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Wed.: Is 49 8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Thurs.: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a Fri.: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Sat. Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53

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HOLY WEEK DAY TRIP TO SHRINE OF CHRIST’S PASSION

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 8:30 a.m.

Spend a morning of inspiration, relaxation and beauty as you experience The Shrine of Christ’s Passion, an interactive handicap accessible half-mile of winding pathway that features 40 life-size bronze sculptures, beginning with the Last Supper and Garden of Gethsemane and moving you forward on a journey of the Passion of Christ as you have never experienced before. Each setting has listening stations featuring the voice of broadcaster Bill Kurtis. Original background music plays throughout. The Shrine is home to the 33-foot tall statue of Our Lady of the New Millennium, a serene four-ton stainless steel beauty to inspire you. The Shrine features a magnificent gift shop and coffee shop as well. Bus service is provided. (Bus leaves the Seton church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and will return early afternoon. Mass will be held at the Shrine with Fr. Bill Corcoran as the celebrant. The Fee for the trip is $10. Please register on the sign up sheet in the church Narthex and be sure to include your name/contact phone number/# attending. For more information please call Anna Talley at 708-532-6731.

$10 PERSON

Our first bus has been filled! Our first bus has been filled! Our first bus has been filled! There is a waiting list for the There is a waiting list for the There is a waiting list for the second bus second bus second bus ——— sign up today!sign up today!sign up today!

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$31 $22

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SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT JOSEPH MARCH 19TH THE BIBLE PAYS JOSEPH THE HIGHEST COMPLIMENT: HE WAS A “JUST” MAN. THE QUALITY MEANT A LOT MORE THAN JUST FAITHFULNESS IN PAYING DEBTS. When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means that God, the all-holy or “righteous” One, so transforms a person that the individual shares somehow in God’s own holiness, and hence it is really “right” for God to love him or her. In other words, God is not playing games, acting as if we were lovable when we are not. By saying Joseph was “just,” the Bible means that he was one who was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. He became holy by opening himself totally to God. The rest we can easily surmise. Think of the kind of love with which he wooed and won Mary, and the depth of the love they shared during their marriage. It is no contradiction of Joseph’s manly holiness that he decided to divorce Mary when she was found to be with child. The important words of the Bible are that he planned to do this “quietly” because he was “a right-eous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame” (Matthew 1:19). The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God—in marrying Mary, in naming Jesus, in shepherding the precious pair to Egypt, in bringing them to Nazareth, in the undetermined number of years of quiet faith and courage. COMMENT The Bible tells us nothing of Joseph in the years after the return to Nazareth except the incident of finding Jesus in the Temple (see Luke 2:41–51). Perhaps this can be taken to mean that God wants us to realize that the holiest family was like every other family, that the circumstances of life for the holiest family were like those of every family, so that when Jesus’ mysterious nature began to appear, people couldn’t believe that he came from such humble beginnings: “Is he not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother named Mary...?”(Matthew 13:55a). It was almost as indignant as “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” (John 1:46b).

UPCOMING EVENTS

Seniors of Seton

SOS UPCOMING TRIPS Trip questions please contact

Anna at 708-532-6731.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015 SHRINE OF CHRIST’S

PASSION TRIP Call Anna to sign up for the trip to the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John, Indiana. Fr. Bill Corcoran will cele-brate a Mass at the Shrine. Bus cost is $10 per person. Bus leaves at

8:30am. Returns early afternoon.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 THE PICKWICK SOCIETY — 10:30 AM

The Pickwick Society will host a luncheon for the Seniors of Seton at 122 Kansas St., Frankfort. Transportation is on your own. See Anna for more details.

KEEP THIS DATE OPEN!

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 DANCING HORSES THEATER

DELEVAN, WI

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My Lenten Sacrifice

You are invited to give a monetary gift as a Lenten sacrifice for families in our community.

For your convenience, SVDP boxes are located at all the entrances of our church. We depend solely on the contributions that are placed in the donation boxes. All monies donated go directly to those in need. We service clients within our parish boundaries with emergency assistance for utilities, rent, security deposits, food, clothing, medical, dental, eye care, and occasionally gasoline to get to a

job site. These needs continue to grow during these stressful economic times and as government and program funds are reduced. As calls come throughout the year we look to your generosity and sense of sharing and justice to offer assistance. It is your goodness that makes our work possible. May God bless you,

The St. Elizabeth Seton SVDP Society

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Pastoral Staff Rev. William T. Corcoran, Ph.D, Pastor Rev. Stanislaw Kuca, Associate Pastor Rev. William Gubbins, Resident Priest Rev. William T. O’Mara, Pastor Emeritus Margie Guadagno, Pastoral Associate Deacon: Frank (Betty) Gildea Deacon: Joseph (Nancy) Bishop Deacon: Dennis (Barbara) Cristofaro

Liturgy Staff Claudia Nolan, Director of Liturgy

Music Staff Linda McKeague, Director of Music

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

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

Branches Youth Program Bruce Hall, Coordinator Rick Vlaming, Coordinator Rick Wojcik, Coordinator

Athletics Bob Myjak, Director

Maintenance Staff Raymond Yanowsky, Director of Maintenance Laurie De Mik-Renn, Staff Marie Makuch, Staff Joseph Shake, CJB Day Maintenance Supervisor Sal Hernandez, CJB Night Maintenance Supervisor

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 WEBSITE: WWW.STESETON.COM Religious Education: 708-403-0137

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-WEDNESDAY: 8:30AM-8:30PM, THURSDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30AM-4:30PM SATURDAY: 1PM-6PM SUNDAY: 8:30AM-1PM

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School 708-403-6525 Principal, Mary Iannucilli Administrative Assistant, Cindy Labriola Devlin

3/21 & 3/22 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM

GREETERS J. Gaskey C. Labus S. Labus M. Pahl K. Pahl G. Roy C. Roy G. Roy K. Roy M. Roy

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

L. Allen D. Biallas J. Biallas J. Biallas S. Biallas M. Crance R. Cubalchini M. Cubalchini S. Giovanazzi C. Bannon

D. Ahern G. Bauman W. Bric J. Grant J. Keller D. Keller

E. Esparza E. Esparza M. Hattar J. Islas/L. Islas S. Ivey S. Klean R. Mitchel B. Mitchel S. Potts B. Ryan M. Sheedy T. Waters A. Waters J. Waters

LECTORS J. Cronin K. McSwain

B. McMahon B. Hall C. Bannon

M. Laska M. Eisenberg

C. Steckhan A. McKanna

ALTAR SERVERS

C. Buck O. Durkin J. Durkin

D. Flanagan M. Flanagan K. DeHaan

G. Misiunas C. Bueche M. McMahan

H. Gacek M. Gregg L. Reiter

A. D’Andrea A. D’Andrea A. Dennis

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

B. DeJonge L. Jeffrey J. Paluch M. Paluch M. Abbatemarco S. Abbatemarco D. Cristofaro B. Cristofaro T. Doyle J. Connelly B. Raymond M. Gabrione

A. Weishaar C. Nolan J. Dickover D. Ceglarski J. Kelly K. Kelly

E. Pawlak T. Krull S. Hall T. Leeson D. Palagi M. Galka D. Minnick P. Orozco F. Scellato S. Weishaar A. Roti E. Burman

D. Benker J. Mysker E. Barin R. Laud C. Davis S. Michalek K. O’Sullivan J. Eisenberg S. Juska I. Juska B. Hansen R. Hicks G. Chehy

A. Talley G. Talley K. James M. O’Connor R. Dollah M. Schmidt T. Wolski T. Scorzo S. Villegas D. Sigourney

Attention All Ministers!

Ministers schedules available at: www.steseton.com Then visit: Music and Liturgy

ST. ELIZABETH SETON PARISH INFORMATION

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 Pastoral Center early. We are limited to six children per Sunday. Baptismal 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 fac-ing hospitalization, it is appropriate to receive the sacrament once every six months. Call 708-403-0101 for information. 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 regulations hospitals can no longer contact the parish regarding your hospitalization. It is the responsibility of you or a family member to notify our parish. We desire to offer whatever spiri-tual 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.

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