A PRAYER FOR MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

We pause to call to mind and pray for all those who have died in service to our nation since 1776.

We ask God to look with mercy on all the brave and selfless brothers and sisters,

who did not shirk from their task but gave themselves completely to the cause of defending

and protecting us all. We ask God to grant them eternal rest. Amen.

The Sixth Sunday of Easter… On this Sixth Sunday of the Easter Season we begin anticipating the great Feasts of the Ascension, and of Pentecost. In this week’s gospel, Jesus foreshadows his Ascension to heaven, by reassuring his leaving this world for heaven is not some form of abandonment, of leaving us behind as orphans, but rather part of the Divine plan. The Holy Spirit will come into the world at Pentecost, and then the family of the church will be born, with the advent of the Spirit.

Mass of Thanksgiving… On Pentecost Sunday, June 8th, our parish will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at the 11:30 AM Mass, where our newly ordained deacon, Dennis Cristofaro, will exercise his liturgical role as a deacon. There will be a coffee and cake reception in the downstairs Church Hall immediately following Mass.

Knights of Columbus… This Sunday, May 25th at the 8:30 AM Mass, we wel-come our local council of the Knights of Columbus for their “Corporate Sunday” [Communion Sunday] celebration. They will have a continental breakfast in the downstairs Church Hall for their members and families after Mass. The Knights do a great deal of good in our local area [i.e. coordinating our Lenten canned food drive which brought in over 2,700 lbs. of canned goods for local food pantries; collecting funds through their Tootsie Roll sales for our special needs children enrolled in our parish Religious Education program; etc.]. We welcome them at Mass, and thank them for all the good that they do in our community.

Memorial Day Mass... Please plan to join us for the 9 AM Mass on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26th, as we remember all those who have died, particularly all those who have died in service to our public life [e.g. the military, police, fire, and public officials who have died in the course of their public duties], as well our own parishioners, family members and friends. Fr. Gubbins will be the celebrant of the Mass at St. Elizabeth Seton, as the Archdiocese asks me nearly every year to celebrate the 10:30 AM Cemetery “Field Mass” at Mount Olivet Cemetery [located on 111th Street, between Western and California Avenues] in Chicago. So I will be helping out the Archdiocese by celebrating Mass there.

Graduation Mass… Our parish is proud of all our Eighth Grade graduates, those who have been educated in our wonderful local public schools, and those in our regional Catholic Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School. On Saturday, June 14th [the night before Father’s Day], we have invited all of our parish graduates to attend the 5 PM Mass so that we can congratulate them, celebrate their graduation from Grade School, and bless them as they transition to their high school years. The graduates will sit throughout the church with their families, and after Communion, be asked to come forward for recognition and a special blessing. We wish them well at this great moment of accomplishment in their lives.

Priest’s Convocation… From the afternoon of Monday, June 16th, through Noon on Thursday, June 19th, all priests of the Archdio-cese of Chicago are invited to a Convocation at Pheasant Run Resort. These convocations have been held about every three years for nearly 30 years. They are a chance for camaraderie, information sharing, and input from various speakers. They have been great gatherings in the past, and the last one was held in June 2011. I am at-tempting to get a retired priest [often retired priests do not attend these gatherings] to celebrate morning Mass on Tuesday, and Wednesday. Fr. Gubbins will be back from Israel for our Thursday morning Mass. We will be “playing things by ear” regarding any funerals during these three days. Please keep the priests of the Archdiocese in your prayers during these convocation days.

Religious Education Program Catechists… Our parish Religious Education Program has a few opportunities for parishioners to sign up to serve as catechists in our 2014-2015 program. We have a few openings in Grade 2, 4 and 7, and one opening each in Grade 6 and Grade 8. Catechists work as a grade-level team in training and planning for classes, and our new DRE Susan Matthews will be a great resource to all grade-level teams. You will not be handed a book, a class list, and wished good luck. You will be trained and will work with others. For further information please contact Elaine Pawlak, our current CRE, at the RE office at 708-403-0137. This is a wonder-fully rewarding ministry within our parish community as we pass the faith on to the next generation.

“Ambulance Sunday”… Last weekend we ended up calling ambulances three times at various Masses [the 5 PM Mass on Saturday, and twice for the Sunday 10 AM Mass] due to medical emergencies. This is not an unusual occurrence. The Fire Dept. pointed out to us that parishioners had parked along red curb/no parking zones near the church. The curbs are painted red for a reason: to warn people not to park there, so as to allow easy access for emergency vehicles. Please do not park there in the future. The next time we may not be able to stop them from calling the police for ticketing and towing. No one would like that to happen: forewarned is forearmed. Similarly, please do not park close to the lane behind the church offices where the staff park. At times this too gets blocked off by people parking there.

Thanks to our Good Scouts… Thanks to our Cardinal Bernardin School Cub Scout Pack for planting the beautiful flowers by our church entrances. It looks like a professional landscaper did the work. We have great scouts! Thanks!

Keep Smiling...

CORCORAN’S CORNER

We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Velma Marberry John Schaffer Fred Boland Augustina Casares Joyce McKernan Richard Tropp Mary Jane Pangallo For our deceased: Mary Lou Guzdziol Philip Polito Raymond Keane (husband of Donna Keane) Edward Leeson (father to Tom [Patrice} Leeson “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

PLEASE PRAY FOR

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Sat., May 24 (5pm) Marilyn Olson; Thanksgiving/Favors Granted Sunday, May 25 (7:15am) Mary Pat Gorman (8:30am) Phyllis Minnick (10am) Shirley Santor; Michael Latarski; Edward Jesionowski; Charles Zito; James McGinnis (11:30am) Cory Falk Mon., May 26 (9am) Camille Rosiak; Bernice Shellman Tues., May 27 (9am) Jack Yanahan; Ed and Alice Jesionowski; Charles Peters; Dennis Gildea Wed., May 28 (9am) Mary Murray; Bill Boardman; Ken Janiak Thurs., May 29 (9am) Walter Altmann; Michael Mazur; Lydia Irwin; Rosemary Mele Fri., May 30 (9am) Antonio Legaspi; Annabelle Santucci; Jack Squires; Thomas Flanagan; Encarnacion Concepcion

Kevin and Sharon Clayton (Child: Megan Clayton)

WELCOME

May 25, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS

STEWARDSHIP

EASTER TO DATE: $119,363.34

COLLECTION FOR 5-18-14: $28,434.84

Thank you for your generosity.

Congratulations to Kathy and Mike Pahl who celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary on May 17, 2014. Congratulations to John and Deborah Gavalick who celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, May 18, 2014. Congratulations to Don and Peg DeWilkins who are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, May 25, 2014. Congratulations to Pedro and Elvira Gelera who are celebrating their 54th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, May 25, 2014.

ANNNIVERSARIES

Please pray for the following couples as they prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony: Kathleen Holly and Frank Umbriaco; 5-31-14 Elizabeth Ciaccio and Christopher Doughty; 5-31-14 Melissa Grant and Kevin Taylor; 6-7-14

WEDDINGS

Next Sunday, June 1st, we welcome Fr. Bernie Phelan, who will celebrate

at our 11:30am Mass...

A Heartfelt Welcome to Fr. Bernie...

Fr. Bernie Phelan (of London, England) will be visiting our parish next weekend. His prior visits have been in 2002, 2006, 2011, and most recently June of 2013. Many may recall Fr. Bernie resided at our church rectory from 1992 to June 1994 (during his studies at Loyola University in Chicago) and helped Fr. O’Mara with weekend Masses. Our Pastor Emeritus, Fr. William O’Mara, first met Fr. Bernie in 1986 while they studied at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkley, California. He received his Masters in Pastoral Studies (and other diplomas) in the United States before returning to Uganda and Kenya, Africa. While there, he set up new missions for Mill Hill Missionaries, and later was named Vicar General of the Dioceses of Soroti and Chancellor Director of Catechetics. Fr. Bernie has spent 47 years ministering all over the world including teaching at the Missionary Institute of London. He is currently Regional Representative, a job largely of human resource management, throughout England, Scotland, and Wales and works to collaborate with other congregations.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The parish offices will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2014 in honor of Memorial Day. The staff wishes all a safe holiday.

Ave Maria!

THESE WORDS OF COUSIN ELIZABETH, in Luke 1:28, have echoed through millennia of Christian history. It seems that, as early as Christians have made sacred images of Our Lord, they also have made images of Mary, his mother. Why is this so?

In a word, incarnation.

PERHAPS BEFORE ALL ELSE, Mary herself is testimony that Jesus, not only divine, was human—every bit as much as you and I. In the words of the Council of Chalcedon (451), Jesus was fully human, as well as fully divine. He was born of Mary, and therefore is one of us. Today, when we see a mother helping her child to eat breakfast, when we observe the loving care she takes to help her or him hold a spoon, take a napkin, when we witness the amazement of discovery in young eyes, or observe a child under Mother’s watchful eye interacting with others, we see the beautiful and intimate bond between mother and child. In this we have not only an image of Jesus, but also an image of a loving, protecting Church. Mary is all of this and much more.

HISTORIAN JARSLAV PELIKAN, in his 1996 book, Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture, explores the many ways that people have identified with Mary. He looks at why her picture has been such an object of Christian devotion, why her image has been called upon throughout history to help represent key aspects of our faith in Christ. SHE IS MARY OF THE BIBLE, not only the new Eve, humanity in Christ redeemed of sin, but also the Daughter of Zion, a fulfillment of biblical prophecy in a real place and time.

SHE IS MARY, the Mother of God, that is, Theotokos, the one who bears God. It was Mary who bore Christ. Is that not, in some sense, what each of us, what the Church, is called to do? WHEN WE THINK OF MARY we are called to her son. Is hers not the face that most resembles Christ’s? Pelikan quotes Dante’s Divine Comedy, which recalled the words of St. Bernard of Clairvaux: “Look now upon the face that is most like the face of Christ, for only through its brightness can you prepare your vision to see him.” WE CONSIDER MARY AS THE PARAGON of human virtue, our model of faith who is the humble handmaid of the Lord, yet a woman of immense power. Her luster, though, always shines in relation to Jesus. That’s why Vatican Council II included its summary of Marian doctrine in the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, rather than issue a separate decree on Mary. The Council Fathers wanted us to place Mary squarely within our experience as a Christian community. “Behold, your mother.”

THESE WORDS OF JESUS, from the cross, to his beloved disciple (John 19:27) are a message of Jesus to each member of his Church: Behold your mother, the one who brings God’s life to you. Hence over time, Mary has become an image of the Church itself. Women and men, created by God, bound one to another by and through the love of God—these are the Church and the Church is our mother. Mary is our deepest symbol of that. IN ALL THE ART IMAGES CREATED OF MARY, we grasp the breadth and depth of Christianity’s devotion to Mary our Mother.

Article by John Feister, St. Anthony Messenger, May 2007 p.31 Image courtesy of CassiePeaseDesigns.com

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A Mother’s Love She has been called by many names over the ages.

All of them point to her son, Jesus.

The Spirit of truth is within you. You are not alone.

Reflect on how God is calling you at this time in your life.

— John 14:15-21

IF YOU THINK GOD IS CALLING YOU TO BE A PRIEST, visit www.ChicagoPriest.com or con-tact 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 Per-manent Diaconate program contact Deacon Bob Puhala at 847-837-4562 or bpuhala@usml.edu.

Vocation Prayer Ministry St. Elizabeth Seton Church has a special ministry where a volunteer takes the Vocation Cross to their home for one week to pray for an increase in Vocations and for those discerning priesthood or religious life. For more informa-tion or to register for a week, please call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

Parish Vocation News

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Society of St. Vincent de Paul Help Us Help Others As the summer season begins, our minds turn to leisure, fun, relaxation and family vacations. Unfortunately, there are people

in your area who cannot afford the luxury of such pleasant thoughts. Their minds are fixed on how to feed their family, pay the rent or the utility bills, how to find a job or other pressing matters. The members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are aware of these needs and are addressing them wherever and whenever they can every day of the year. As good Christians we have an obligation to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Have you considered this lately? By supporting the good works of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and making a difference for those in need, you can be sure you're following in the footsteps of Christ. SVDP collection boxes can be found by the entrances of our church. Donations included in these boxes go directly to support those in need in our area. Financial donations to SVDP Chicago can be made securely online at www.svdpchicago.org. Item donations such as furniture and clothing can be made by calling 773- 779-6700.

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The St. Elizabeth Seton Adult Choir and Teen Choir, under the direction of Linda McKeague, St. Elizabeth Seton Director of Music, will sing at Good Shepherd Cemetery, 16205 S. 104th Ave., Orland Park. Please join us for this special celebration.

Most Rev. John Gorman Celebrant

Monday, May 26th 10:30 am

Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, Sept.14, 2014 at 2:45pm at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. Couples married in 1964 interested in attending this celebration should contact their parish to register. For more information please call the Archdiocese of Chicago Marriage and Family Ministries at 312-534-8351 or visit their website at: www.marriageandfamilyministries.org.

Sign Up for St. Julie Giant Garage Sale! St. Julie Billiart Church, 7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, is holding their Annual Giant Garage Sale in their parking lot on Saturday, June 28th (rain or shine) from

8am to 1pm (set-up time after 6:30am and before 8am). Cost is $20 for each space (16’ x 10’). Please complete an application in the St. Julie Parish Office. Spaces are assigned by date of completed application. No refunds!

SETON YOUTH PROGRAMSETON YOUTH PROGRAMSETON YOUTH PROGRAM Join Branches Softball!

Any parish teens incoming 8th grade thru outgoing high school and their friends are welcome to join the Seton Saints co-ed Summer Softball Team. Practice is every Wednesday in May from 5-7:30pm on the grassy knoll east of the Cornerstone building. We generally play games once or twice weekly, on week-day nights or Sundays.

QUESTIONS? Contact Bruce Hall at 708-403-7834.

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Reflections for FEAST OF THE

ASCENSION June 1, 2014

Almighty God, You have drawn our humanity into Your

eternity in raising Jesus to eternal

glory. Help us to live joyfully in Your

glory, and by our joy become signs of Your

love to the world.

The urgency of the mission given to the early Church is shown by the angels’ questioning of the disciples. Rather than beginning this mission with Jesus far away, they will come to know Him near in a new way.

NEXT SUNDAY: WHY ARE YOU STANDING THERE LOOKING UP?

Jesus has been given all the power in the heavens and on the earth and He gives that

authority to His disciples. They are sent to all the nations of the earth, making them disci-ples and baptizing them in the same name of the Holy Trinity. Yet, He will not abandon them or us. He promises to be with us until the end of time. He will guide us and protect us until He returns in glory at the end of time.

“Why are you standing there looking up?” The question of the angels seems a bit unfair. After all, the disciples have just seen Jesus ascend into heaven. We can hardly blame them if they stood there craning their necks

and wondering if what they had just seen was real. Still, the angels chide them and because, as our Gospel reading indicates, they have work to do: “Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations.” This is a big job; there is not time to waste. Yet if we look carefully at the first reading, we see that the chief thing that the apostles need to do is to hurry up and wait — wait for “the promise of the Father,” the Holy Spirit who will empower them to be Jesus’ witnesses. This is an important point, because the Ascension does not mean that Jesus has left and now it is up to us do His work. Unless we, like the apostles, wait for the Spirit, we can do nothing. But if we are filled with the Spirit, then even the daunting task of making disciples of all nations is possible. Pope Benedict XVI noted that the Ascension is not so much the departure of Jesus as it is “the beginning of a new nearness.” In the Ascension, Jesus becomes “the One who fills all things in every way,” and it is through the Ascension that His promise to be with His disciples always, until the end of the age, can be fulfilled, rather than an occasion to mourn the departure of Jesus. The feast of the Ascension is a day to rejoice in how close to us He has drawn.

REFLECTION

As the Apostles were looking on, Jesus was lifted up (Acts 1:1-11). We hear an outline of the ministry, which be-gan in Jerusalem, spread to Judea and Samaria, and then to the ends of the earth. This is the exact pattern that one finds throughout the pages of the Acts of the Apos-tles. Jesus promises the disciples that they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus ascends into the heavens upon a cloud. The Book of Daniel predicted that the Son of Man

would descend upon the clouds. Thus, it was appropriate that He ascend to heaven the same way. Heaven is not really up above us; it is a different dimension beyond our under-standing. But Jesus might have ascended in this manner so that the apostles would better understand. Thus, when we die, we will be with Jesus in heaven (but not necessarily floating on the clouds).

If we could comprehend the glory that God has in store for us, we would never want to abandon our call. The key to understanding is to reflect upon the mystery of our redemption. Jesus died for us, but the Father exalted Him. He raised Him from the dead and welcomed Him into His glory in heaven (through the As-cension). The Father also proclaimed Jesus as Lord of everything that exists in the heav-ens and on the earth and under the earth. We

might consider Jesus to have been humiliated when He died on the cross, but the Father considered Him most loving when He was obedient even unto death. This was His hour of glory, and it was because of this that the Father exalted Jesus in supreme glory. If we reflect upon this, we will realize that when we are obedient to the Father’s will in our lives, we are not losing our dignity. We are living at the deepest level of love possible.

God seated Jesus at His right hand in the heavens (Ephesians 1:17-23).

FIRST READING

SECOND READING

All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me (Matthew 28:16-20). GOSPEL

Readings for the Week May 26-May 31: Mon.: Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26—16:4a Tues.: Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11 Wed.: Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Jn 16:12-15 Thurs.: Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23 Fri.: Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23 Sat. Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4-6; Lk 1:39-56

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Families Anonymous If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has a substance abuse problem, attend Families Anonymous on Mondays, 7-8:30pm at Palos Hospital, 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Center, Room 1). For more information please call Warren at 708-429-2507 or Theresa at 708-269-9853.

Catholic Professionals Night Out The Catholic Professionals of Illinois welcomes profes-sionals to participate in monthly meetings where they can socialize with other professionals who share Catholic val-ues, discuss topics relevant to our faith and professions, and enjoy spiritual nourishment under the guidance of Ro-man Catholic priests. A team of select priests serve on the panel of experts that attend the meetings on a rotating basis. Graduate and professional students welcome! The next CPI Night Out is Saturday, May 31st starting at 6:30pm at St. James at Sag Bridge, 10600 S. Archer Ave., Lemont. Wine and appetizers will be served through-out the evening. Topic and Speaker: Returning Business Ethics to Their Religious Roots presented by DePaul Uni-versity Professors Scott Paeth and Thomas O’Brien. The program will be followed by networking and social time. Don’t forget to bring your business card to enter in the drawing for special prizes. The morality of business has long been a concern of Catholic social teaching and religious professionals who struggle to behave “ethically” while remaining faithful. Yet, universities teach business ethics from a secular perspec-tive, despite such ethics being rooted in religion, according to DePaul University professor, Thomas O’Brien. More-over, there is a growing sense that business behavior re-quires a moral core with a foundation in some sense of religious obligation, adds DePaul University’s Scott Paeth. To address this need, Professors O’Brien and Paeth founded the Journal of Religion and Business Ethics in 2009. O’Brien and Paeth will discuss the relationship be-tween religion and business, the impact of their journal in the field of business ethics, and relate what they have learned about the subject since their keen insight. For in-formation please contact Mary Beth Sutkowski, MD or Barbara Tishuk, Esq at catholicprofofil@gmail.com or visit their website at www.catholicprofessionalsil.org.

Mid-life Singles (mid-30s-50s): REFLECT Many never-married, divorced, or widowed people in mid-life (mid-30s to 50s) feel alone, out-of-place (even in church!), and wondering what this phase of life means for them. Since 2004, our weekend retreats have offered mid-life singles the chance to experience healing, a sense of belonging, and a renewed relationship with the Lord through planned talks, a reconciliation service, Holy Mass, and caring fellowship. Register today for a life-changing REFLECT weekend retreat at the Cardinal Stritch Retreat House, Mundelein on June 20-22, 2014. Cost: $185 for meals/single room. Call 312-532-8286 or email re-flect.chicagoland@gmail.com or visit their website at www.ReflectRetreat.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you have a problem with alcohol and feel a sincere desire to stop drinking, you are welcome to attend a meeting of Al-coholics Anonymous (A.A.) in the 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.

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Portiuncula Center Summer Retreats Women’s Summer Retreat:

Making Connections… Restoring Balance June 25 at 5:30pm through June 29 at Noon

Fee: $350: includes retreat, optional spiritual direc-tion, room and meals. Single day options: Thursday, Friday, or Saturday (9:30-5pm) can be attended for $50: includes presentation and lunch.

Daily topics are: Thursday, June 26:

Staying Centered… Finding our Balance Tap into the wisdom of the Native American Medicine Wheel and insights from Creation Spirituality. Helps in embracing a spirituality for these times and “good medicine” for navigating the twists and turns of our ordinary lives. Presenter : Mary Ruth Broz, RSM.

Friday, June 27: Dancing with the Scars

Who has the perfect body...or perfect mind and spirit for that matter? Could we come to embrace who we are, the very person God has made, with all our gifts as well as our “scars” and personal challenges? God already does precisely that! Presenter: Norma Janssen, OSF.

Saturday, June 28: The Dances of Universal Places

We will be led in simple, easy to learn songs and cir-cle dances — done to the accompaniment of drum and guitar — that promote unity and peace in the world. Presenter: Joseph Kilikevice, OP.

Franciscan Presence For A World In Shift July 11 at 5:30pm through July 18 at Noon

$510 (retreat, room, and meals). Commuter fee: $310 (retreats and meals).

This will be a preached retreat with plenty of free time to enjoy the rest and renewal that St. Francis Woods has to offer. Drawing upon the wisdom and inspiration of the Franciscan Tradition, you will have the opportu-nity to discover fresh ways of incarnating a Francis-can presence in your personal relationships and the world in which we live. You will become aware of con-temporary Franciscan strategies for compassionate transformation, be invited to contemplatively hold both the grace and shadow of your interactions with others, and be encouraged to re-imagine how you are being called to make a difference from the inside out! Pre-senter: Gabriele Uhlein, OSF.

To register for retreats please call 815-464-3880.

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This spring and summer, as you walk up the path to enter through the front doors of St. Elizabeth Seton Church, you will be treated to a display of beautiful flowers donated by Cub Scout Pack 440 of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School. The active Cub Scout Pack organizes a Flower Sale Fundraiser each April. Then, as a gift to our parish, donates and plants a variety of vibrant flowers as a Cub Scout project for our church. This year the group chose the Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend as the pickup date in our parking lot for purchased flowers and then simultaneously planted flowers under direction of CJB Maintenance Director, Carlos Juarez and several Pack 400 leaders and parents. The scouts prepared a poster for a “thank you” to the parish for allowing them to host this project and is located in our church Narthex.

Thank you Cub Scouts!

Helpful Outreach for People seeking Employment (HOPE) Employment Ministry

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry is open to everyone: All of our services, to both job seekers and employers, are free of charge. Our monthly meetings consist of networking, resume review, guest speakers and open forums.

Need a resume tuned up? Send your resume to ajunkans@aol.com and then come to the next meeting to receive feedback and discuss suggestions.

Employers and HOPE Alumni: We ask that you please share job openings with us. Send your staffing needs to tom.mcmahon@mcmahonjobs.com, and they will be distributed to those who attend our monthly meetings.

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry has expanded. Employment Support Ministry also meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Our Lady Of The Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St., Orland Park.

Need more information? Please call Bob Cornejo at (708) 642-2314, Mary Lou Sipple at (708) 738-5905 or Ken Krausz at (708) 214-9741. Follow us at www.linkedin.com.

B E C A U S E E V E R Y O N E C A N U S E A L I T T L E H O P E !

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry will meet on Tuesday, June 3 at 7pm

in the downstairs St. Elizabeth Seton Church Hall.

Cub Scout Pack 400 Annual Flower Sale

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UPCOMING EVENT

Seniors of Seton

The following members were elected to serve as the 2014-2015 officers.

President Cecilia Matul 1st Vice President Mary Kunkel 2nd Vice President Anna Talley Treasurer Doug Benker Secretary Joyce Jordan

They will be installed at the June election/luncheon where you can meet them over lunch. You will not be able to buy the Discounted Golden Books after June 15th. The 2015 Golden Opportunities Book will be available at a later date. Food drop-offs for the needy will still be accepted at the next meeting for those who forgot last month.

SENIOR UNITY MASS Thursday, June 5 at 10am, Holy Family Church, 1080 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago. Catholic Charities 41st Senior Unity Mass. All seniors are invited to this FREE event that includes a social and box luncheon after Mass. Only 350 lunches available, first-come, first-serve basis. Please RSVP, ASAP. Parking is available. Contact Christine at cnatarelli@catholiccharities.net or call 312-655-7010.

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SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT MADELEINE

SOPHIE BARAT (1779-1865)

THE LEGACY OF MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS OPERATED BY HER SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART, INSTITUTIONS KNOWN FOR THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION MADE AVAILABLE TO THE YOUNG. Sophie herself received an extensive education, thanks to her brother, Louis, 11 years older and her godfather at Baptism. Himself a seminarian, he decided that his younger sister would likewise learn Latin, Greek, history, physics and mathematics—always without interruption and with a minimum of companionship. By age 15, she had received a thorough exposure to the Bible, the teachings of the Fathers of the Church and theology. Despite the oppressive regime Louis imposed, young Sophie thrived and developed a genuine love of learning. Meanwhile, this was the time of the French Revolution and of the suppression of Christian schools. The education of the young, particularly young girls, was in a troubled state. At the same time, Sophie, who had concluded that she was called to the religious life, was persuaded to begin her life as a nun and as a teacher. She founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, which would focus on schools for the poor as well as boarding schools for young women of means; today, co-ed Sacred Heart schools can be found as well as schools exclusively for boys. In 1826, her Society of the Sacred Heart received formal papal approval. By then she had served as superior at a number of convents. In 1865, she was stricken with paralysis; she died that year on the feast of the Ascension. Madeleine Sophie Barat was canonized in 1925. COMMENT Madeleine Sophie Barat lived in turbulent times. She was only 10 when the Reign of Terror began. In the wake of the French Revolution, rich and poor both suffered before some semblance of normality returned to France. Born to some degree of privilege, she received a good education. It grieved her that the same opportunity was being denied to other young girls, and she devoted herself to educating them, whether poor or well-to-do. We who live in an affluent country can follow her example by helping to ensure to others the blessings we have enjoyed.

Available in the church office.

Only $10!

Golden Opportunities Books Half-Price-$10!

Golden Opportunities Coupon books offer local restaurants offering discounts of 50% off or 2-for-1. In addition, great savings at movies, grocery stores, sporting events, and more! Many coupons valid once a month!

Cash or check accepted to: Seniors of

Seton (SOS).

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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

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 Elaine Pawlak, Coordinator Diana Barracca, Administration

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

Athletics Bob Myjak, Director

Maintenance Staff Raymond Yanowsky, Director of Maintenance Carlos Juarez, CJB Maintenance Coordinator Frank Siwiec, Staff Marie Makuch, Staff Joseph Shake, Staff Mark Siwiec, Staff

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE

Monday-Friday 9:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm

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

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

Parish Office: 708-403-0101 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: 8AM-1PM

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

5/31 & 6/1 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM

GREETERS R. Coe S. Klean W. Krol J. Schuman R. Sharp L. Stolinski M. Taska

C. Chor L. McGhee S. McGhee D. Skrzypiec B. Tenuta A. Shemanske B. Shemanske G. Staszewski P. Staszewski

K. Fox M. Fox D. Gurka M. Gurka P. Gurka M. Gurka J. Klomes J. Klomes L. Klomes M. Klomes A. McCoy D. Minnick G. Staszewski P. Staszewski

R. Chehy P. Havlin B. Krueger S. Lorenz N. Lorenz J. Moran D. Weber

R. Andrews M. Broderick M. Gniady K. Ivancich B. Ivancich S. Klean M. McMahon B. Wojewnik

LECTORS D. Stefanovich R. Coe

P. Rodgers B. Hall R. Hicks

L. Junkans M. Laska

G. Rekar P. Hambrick

ALTAR SERVERS

K. Zufan J. Pala J. Zufan

C. Murphy L. Murphy S. Cuba

M. Scott L. Krueger TJ Quinlan

F. Velcich S. Walsh K. Soltys

A. Gaspardo S. Gaspardo B. Kaslewicz

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

B. Cristofaro B. Hansen D. Cristofaro G. Yakes J. Connelly L. Jeffrey M. Abbatemarco R. Piorkowski S. Abbatemarco T. Doyle M. Paluch J. Paluch

A. Weishaar C. Nolan D. Houha L. Skrzypiec J. Dickover J. Kenney

A. Roti J. Klomes J. Mantyck E. Pawlak J. Juds K. Mantyck M. Bekta M. Dziallo R. Hicks S. Hall S. Weishaar J. Austin

D. Benker E. O’Connor E. Barin G. Chehy I. Juska J. Frese K. O’Sullivan K. Frese M. Fehrenbacher P. Hartz S. Juska S. Michalek S. LaCosse

G. Talley B. McMahon D. Sigourney A. Talley K. James M. O’Connor M. Merino R. Dollah S. Villegas T. Wolski

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.