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VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCHVISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH ELMHURST, ILELMHURST, IL
MARCH 10, 2019
DATE DAY CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS LOCATION TIME
11 Mar MON Visitation School Stations of the Cross Church 2:15 PM
11 Mar MON SPRED Podesta Hall 5:30 PM
11 Mar MON CRHP Parish Center 7:00 PM
11 Mar MON Prayer for Priests, St. Peregrine Blessing and Benediction Church 7:00 PM
12 Mar TUES Religious Education Eighth Grade Confirmation Prep Podesta Hall 7:00 PM
13 Mar WED Bible Study Parish Center 12:30 PM
13 Mar WED Children’s Choir Church 3:00 PM
13 Mar WED Women’s Evening of Recollection Church 7:30 PM
13 Mar WED MANNA Parish Center 7:30 PM
14 Mar THUR Prayer for Priests, St. Peregrine Blessing and Benediction Church 8:45 AM
14 Mar THUR ENDOW Parish Center 9:00 AM
14 Mar THUR Rosary Makers Ministry Parish Center 5:00 PM
14 Mar THUR ENDOW Parish Center 7:00 PM
15 Mar FRI MANNA Parish Center 2:30 PM
15 Mar FRI Stations of the Cross Church 7:00 PM
16 Mar SAT Biblical Institute Parish Center 9:00 AM
17 Mar SUN Children’s Liturgy of the Word Parish Center 10:00 AM
17 Mar SUN RCIA Parish Center 10:00 AM
17 Mar SUN Boy Scout Troop 14 Meeting Podesta Hall 5:00 PM
16 Mar SAT Religious Education PADS Parish Center 5:00 PM
13 Mar THUR Visitation School Lenten Reconciliation Church 9:30 AM
14 Mar THUR Visitation School Board Meeting Parish Center 7:00 PM
14 Mar THUR Lenten Thursday [Peace and Justice] Mass and Presentation Church/Podesta Hall 7:00 PM
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First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019—Page Three
NEWS FROM THE P.I.T.
PRIEST IN TRAINING By Father Michael Kearney
I constantly battle with my own human brokenness with suffering and sacrifice. The battle is I don’t
want to suffer and I clearly don’t want to make any sacrifices. I just want pleasure and comfort.
Y et what is clear in life, and more importantly revealed in our faith, is that it is only through death that we have new life! It is only in sacri-fice that we establish relationship: it is in the destruc-tion of the Flood, that Noah is given new life on earth; it is only in Christ’s Death, that we are able to enjoy and participate in the Resurrection. Do we not see this parallel in our relationships of family and friends? If we are not willing to make sacrifices what kind of family or friendship do we really have?! And yet, the question needs to be asked:
What sacrifices are you willing to make for the Lord this Lenten season?
Have you decided to challenge yourself, or have you dismissed the need to sacrifice anything?
I t’s always okay to re-evaluate and re-start our Lenten sacrifices and I would encourage you, and myself, to make strides to make sacrifices for the Lord! For if we if enter into the Lenten season with sacrifice and penance, we will be able to truly celebrate Easter Sunday and our new life in Christ.
Bottles distributed: March 9/10 Return: March 31
Visitation Parish is conducting its Annual Baby Bottles for Life campaign to benefit, support and educate pregnant women facing crisis or unintended pregnancies. Funds collected support the programs and ser- vices of the Aurora WATERLEAF Medical Clinic and Education and Resource Center. WATERLEAF provides practical help: pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, as well as continuing education and support for women in our community who would otherwise be at risk for choosing abortion. Last year, with the support of churches like Visitation, WATERLEAF provided 1,718 client appointments, performed 504 pregnancy tests, 563 ultrasounds and rescued 101 babies.
Please pick up a Baby Bottle after Mass and fill it with your heartfelt financial donation.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
For more information about WATERLEAF call 630-701-6270 or visit their website:
www.onechoiceonelife.org
BABY BOTTLES FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER
OUR PARISH STEWARDSHIP
E-GIVING IS AVAILABLE Visit http://giving.ncsservices.org/visitationegiving to see how easy and convenient it is to register.
Thank you for your support.
March 3, 2019
Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:00 AM
8:15 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
6:00 PM TOTAL COLLECTION
PREVIOUS WEEK E-GIVE WEEKLY TOTAL
$ 5,060.78 $ 1,705.00 $ 4,882.00 $ 6,123.47 $ 4,371.20 $ 1,911.25 $ 24,053.70 $ 6,496.00 $ 30,549.70
SUNDAY WEEKLY BUDGET SUNDAY — YTD BUDGET
SUNDAY—YTD TOTAL
$ 30,317.00 $1,121,729.00 $1,052,862.17
Monday Lv 19:1-2,
11-18 Mt 25:31-46
Tuesday Is 55:10-11 Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday Jon 3:1-10 Lk 11:29-32
Thursday Est C:12,
14-16, 23-25 Mt 7:7-12
Friday 1 Pt 5:1-4
Mt 16:13-19
Saturday Dt 26:16-19 Mt 5:43-48
Sunday Gn 15:5-12,
17-18 Phil 3:17—4:1 Lk 9:28b-36
READINGS FOR THE WEEK [March 11-17]
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LIVING the
WORD
LIVING the
WORD
THIS WEEK’S FOCUS: CHOOSING TO REMEMBER AND NOT FORGET How much we want all of life to be easy and pain free! Yet our experience of life teaches otherwise, and our faith shows us how the pain of the past can lead us to hopeful futures.
FIRST READING God brought us into this land flowing with milk and honey (Deuteronomy 26:4-10). The Israelites were to bring their offerings to the Lord and profess their faith in God who rescued them from slavery in Egypt. It was the Lord who did this for them. They did not save themselves with their own strength and cunning. This is the exact opposite of what Satan tempts Jesus to do in the Gospel. He seeks to force Jesus to use his powers to assist himself and not to trust in the Father. This is ultimately the difference between having true faith and living a self-centered life. With the former, one recognizes that all one has and all that one is comes from God. Everything is a gift for which we are profoundly grateful. With the latter, one thinks that all one has or is comes from one’s own efforts. SECOND READING The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (Romans 10:8-13). We are reminded of the need to profess our faith in God. The word “faith” means that we trust in someone else. We believe in others and place our hope in them. Saint Paul states that if we believe in our hearts, we are justi-fied. This means that we are at peace with God, for we have accepted the peace and forgiveness that he offers. If we profess that Jesus is Lord, we will be saved.
Paul thought of salvation as something that occurs on the last day. We must live our faith if we expect to be saved in our final judgment. Lent is a time to ask the question: What do I really express with my life? This is a time to transform both our hearts and our lives. GOSPEL READING Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led into the desert for forty days (Luke 4:1-13). The temptation in the desert marks a moment when Je-sus can purify the intentions for his public ministry. He is not going out into the world to gain fame or power. He is preaching and healing in order to obey the will of the Father. The temptations ask Jesus to misuse the power he has been given by the Father. Satan tells him to think of himself and to seek his own comfort. He tells Jesus to put the Father’s love to a test (trying to place doubt in Jesus’ heart). In all of this, Satan tries to show himself reasonable. But Jesus is not using the logic of this world. He has placed himself entirely in the Father’s hand. It is important to remember that Satan’s temptations often sound reasonable and even logical. They tell us that we are being fools for not thinking of ourselves, that we de-serve what we have, that God is at our beck and call. Jesus reminds us that God’s logic goes beyond earthly logic and calls us to sacrifice and radical trust in God.
REFLECTION Do you remember the song, “The Way We Were”? Its lyrics reminded us that memories too painful to recall are those we choose to forget. These readings take the opposite view: painful things must be remembered. The pain of exile, division, and temptation is remembered in the light of scripture to offer homecoming, reconcilia-tion, and healing. Moses lead the people in a liturgy that recalls their oppression and Passover to freedom by God’s hand. Paul proclaims Jesus as Lord of all. Jesus is tempted by the devil to relieve human hungers for food, power, and presumption by focusing on them, not God. The devil misuses scripture to sway Jesus. Jesus does not fall for these interpretations and quotes scripture to focus on God. Only God can satisfy the hungry heart and give real strength. Trusting in God’s merciful love, not presuming it, offers real freedom. Our family history in faith were wandering Arameans who travelled from a foreign land. At times we wander from God. If you have not already, choose to recall what’s too painful to re-member this Lent. Invite God to bring homecoming, rec-onciliation, and healing by entering your pain and changing your mind and heart.
March 10, 2019
Scripture Reflections for SECOND SUNDAY
OF LENT
To take the gifts up at Mass, please see an Usher.
First Sunday of Lent
MASS INTENTIONS
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MONDAY, MARCH 11 6:15 AM Intentions of Danielle Nichols Intentions of Virginia Ibes 8:15 AM Demetria Bautista TUESDAY, MARCH 12 6:15 AM Robert Edwards 8:15 AM Intention of Daniel Nunamaker WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 6:15 AM Deacon John Farrell 8:15 AM Michael Essling THURSDAY, MARCH 14 6:15 AM Betty Farrell 8:15 AM Intentions of David Nunamaker 7:00 PM John Eisen FRIDAY, MARCH 15 6:15 AM John Eisen 8:15 AM Father Tom Radtke Kevin Dybowski SATURDAY, MARCH 16 8:15 AM James S. Eaker Scott and Ann Davis 5:00 PM Frank Connoll Annie LeGere SUNDAY, MARCH 17 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT 7:00 AM Irene Niemyjska 8:15 AM Anita DiNello and Gregory Gaumond Intentions of Marianna Esposito 10:00 AM Harry and Lawrence Schroeder Michael D. Deany People of the Parish 11:30 AM — FAMILY MASS Maureen Liston Michael Callahan 6:00 PM Rose Felice Charles Shambo
PRAYERS FOR OUR FAMILY For the Sick
Please pray for all the sick and their families: Susan Reetz Pauline Palgen Charles Lindblade Tina Fosnacht Patricia Golen Mary Congelosi
Due to privacy issues we only honor prayer list requests by you or a family member. Names remain on list for two weeks. Please call the office to add a name or to have the name continued for two additional weeks. Candles will burn perpetually this week before the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel of Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist, for the following intentions: — Thy will be done. — For Laddie D’s health improvement after surgeries. — For the special intentions of my family. — For the special intentions of Susie Noto. — That my husband will quit smoking. — May our God forgive our sins and may His blessings — be upon each of us. Glory be to God.
FLAMES OF FAITH
Vigil candles burn for requested intentions before our church statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph, To have a candle lit, please call the Parish Office at 630-834-6700.
— For Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life
CHURCH VIGIL CANDLE INTENTIONS
OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED The Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated on March 3, 2019:
AINSLEY JO Daughter of Jason and
Mindy (Keller) Hildebrandt
CALLAN WILLIAM Son of Andrew and
Kayla (Kindred) Roan
ELSIE MONROE Daughter of Justin Copeland
and Lindsay Rosasco
ALLISON RAE Daughter of Steven and Michelle (Dini) Edwards
VINCENZO JAMES Son of Frank and
Cara (Cellini) Milianti
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Each Thursday will focus on a different theme. After each Mass, all are invited to Podesta Hall for refreshments and a 30-minute presentation by various speakers that will explore the eve-ning’s theme in-depth, with time for discussion and questions.
MARCH 14 Mass for Peace & Justice (Fr. Michael Kearney)
After Mass Presentation [Podesta Hall]: by Michael Okinczyc-Cruz, from the
Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership
MARCH 21 Mass for Life (Fr. Tom Milota)
After Mass Presentation [Podesta Hall]: Paul Esposito, Visitation parishioner
MARCH 28 Votive Mass of Holy Eucharist
(Fr. Gene Gratkowski) After Mass Presentation [Podesta Hall]:
Matt Pozen
APRIL 4 Mass for the Spread of the Gospel
After Mass Presentation [Parish Center]
For more information contact: Matt Pozen at [email protected]
or 630-279-7058 x502
Thursday Evening Masses for Lent 2019
7:00 PM in the Church
OUR LENTEN JOURNEY
WEEKDAY MASSES Weekday Mass is celebrated at 6:15 AM and 8:15 AM, Monday-Friday, and at 8:15 AM, on Saturday. If you are unable to attend daily Mass, take some time to reflect on the readings which are listed in the bulletin each week. LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Mondays at 2:15 pm(with the school children) and Fridays at 7:00 pm. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for quiet prayer and meditation. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated each Saturday from 4:00−4:45 PM.
During the season of Lent the Church calls us to inner conversion, to return to the Lord with all our heart. Over the course of the centuries, the Church has gone through periods of decay and corruption, and the scandals of the present moment seem to be the latest example of this. Yet, in moments of inner crisis, the Holy Spirit has inspired movements of reform and renewal in the Church. Beginning March 18, Matt Pozen will explore in this series, five key moments of crisis in the Church’s history, and the reforming move-ments that resulted. By looking to the past, hopefully we can gain courage and insight for journeying into the future.
MARCH 18 Monastatic Movement and St. Benedict (500’s AD)
MARCH 25 Gregorian Reform Movement (1000’s AD)
APRIL 1 Great Western Schism and the Conciliar Response (1400’s AD)
APRIL 8 Protestant Reformation and the
Council of Trent (1500’s AD) APRIL 15
The Modern World and Vatican II (1900’s AD)
Registration is required. Please contact Matt Pozen at 630-279-7058 x502,
Monday Evenings in Lent 2019
7-8:30 PM, Parish Center
First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019—Page Nine
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Biblical Institute Director to Lead Holy Land Pilgrimage in June 2020
Reservations are being taken now to join Dr. Joan Gorski, director of the Biblical Institute of the Diocese of Joliet, on a 10-day tour of the Holy Land, beginning June 11, 2020. The group will depart from Chicago and have overnight stays in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Haifa, Tiberias and five nights in Jerusalem. Includes breakfasts/dinners, accom-modations in 3-4 star hotels/transportation. Cost: $4,679. Includes Caesarea/Mt. Carmel/Tel Megiddo/Cana/Jordon River Valley/Dead Sea Scrolls Cave/Gethsemane/Mt. Zion/King David’s tomb, more. Contact Dr. Joan Gorski at [email protected] or 630-698-8961 or visit www.dioceseofjoliet.org/bidj and follow links to The Biblical Institute of the Diocese of Joliet.
U.S. Air Force — MSGT Kevin James (Ramstein AFB, Germany) AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH) AMN E2 Jacob Neimanas (Travis AFB, CA) AMN Eric E. James (DYESS AFB, Abilene, TX) SSGT Christopher Lenz (Tinker AFB, OK) U.S. Army — CPT Joseph Doyle (ID) MAJ Patrick Leen (IL) 1LT Timothy Drahokoupil (Ft. Campbell, KY) LT Joseph D. Frost (Kandahar, Afghanistan) CPT Nicholas Keller (Ft. Knox, KY 2 LT Thomas J. Diwisch (Fort Bragg, NC) PVT Stephen J. Taylor (Ft. Eustis, VA) U.S. Coast Guard — CPO Patrick Kirby (TX) U.S. Marine Corps — PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA) 1 LT Kurt P. James (Darwin, Australia) SGT David Byrne (Japan) CPL Conor Croci (MCAS Miramar, CA) LCPL Eric E. Gibas (Camp Pendleton, CA) United States Navy — LCDR Robert Aranha (United States)
To add a name to this list, please call 630-834-6700.
We remember in prayer our military as they serve in our Armed Forces and pray for God’s protection.
ARMED FORCES PRAYER LISTARMED FORCES PRAYER LISTARMED FORCES PRAYER LIST
Divine Mercy Corner
JESUS SAID TO ST. FAUSTINA: “I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor: the first, by deed; the second, by word; the third, by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to my Mercy.” (Diary, 724)
For more inspiration: The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy In My Soul, Saint Faustina Kowalska, 2003, Marian Press, www.thedivinemercy.org, or download the official Divine Mercy app free from the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception (for iOS and Android devices)
First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019—Page Nine
— JOLIET DIOCESE EASTERN DUPAGE DEANERY — LITURGICAL ENRICHMENT DAY
Saturday, March 16, 8 am-12 Noon Ascension Parish, 1S314 Summit Ave., Oakbrook Terrace 7:30 am Check-in begins 8:00 am Mass w/Fr. Tom McCarthy, OSA After Mass Check-in continues Continental Breakfast offered Presentation by Linda Couri “The relevance of Mass in a busy world that just won’t stop.” Presentation by Fr. David Mowry “How the Liturgy of the Word tells us the story of salvation in a way that opens our eyes to seeing that story playing out in the culture around us.” Diocese of Joliet to Host Shroud Encounter Shroud Encounter will be coming to Immaculate Concep-tion Church, 110 S. School St. in Braidwood, on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at 2 pm. Admission is $10, but children under 18 are free, along with members of the clergy. A museum quality life-size replica will be on display. Contact Anita Scheer at 815-739-9767 for tickets. Shroud Encoun-ter is a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Pro-ject, Inc. and will be presented by international expert Russ Breault. The presentation is a fast moving, big-screen experience using over 200 images covering all aspects of Shroud research.
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CCW is now gathering recipes for our third edition of Our Daily Bread Cookbook. We are very excited to see how the book develops. We are looking for recipes of all kinds. Share your favorite crock pot, instant pot recipe, or how about something gluten free? Label your recipe “CCW Recipes” and submit it by March 18 in the following ways: Email to Beth Kenny at [email protected]; Email to Ann Harrington at [email protected]; Drop off at Beth Kenny’s home: 867 S. Cambridge; or place in the collection basket at the back of church. Books available for purchase by end of April/ early May. Questions? Email [email protected]; or call 415-209-8022. RECIPES DUE MARCH 18!
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Did you miss the first 2019 LENTEN “FRYDAY KNIGHT”
FISH FRY this past Friday night?
Every FryDay Knight during Lent 2019!
Not to worry: We have plenty of the best beer battered OR Baked Cod (from Supreme Lobster, of
course!) in the near western suburbs.
Enjoy a delicious dinner this coming “FryDay Knight” and be served by one of
our cheerful Mermaids!
Knights of Columbus Hall 537 S. York St., (across from US Bank)
SERVING 5–8 PM
CCW Bishop Blanchette Scholarship Applications for the Joliet Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Bishop Blanchette Scholarship are available to stu-dents planning on attending a Joliet Diocesan Catholic High School for the 2019-2020 school year. Applicants to obtain a BBSF Application from their parish Council of Catholic Women. Scholarship is given to a student who has a SIGNIFICANT financial need. Each parish CCW can nomi-nate one applicant. Once an applicant is selected, FACTS must be applied for online. To apply or receive more infor-mation contact Mary Beth Lucas, [email protected] or 630-408-8714. Applications are due Monday, March 18.
I AM in the STORY YOU are LIVING The Mary Queen of Heaven CCW invites you to attend their CCW Lenten Program on Tuesday, March 19, at 7 pm in the Mary Queen of Heaven Barrett Hall. Bridget Sperduto, M.ED, Director of The Well Spirituality Center, a ministry of the Congregation of St. Joseph, LaGrange Park, will present, “I AM in the Story You are Living.” Author Paula D’Arcy writes, “God comes to us disguised as our life.” Through stories and guided meditation, how the One who is closer to us than our own breath uses the ordinari-ness of our lives to call us to the greater wholeness (salvation). Refreshments will be served.
Catholic Charities Mobile Food Pantry is coming to your community! Thursday, March 14 St. John the Apostle Church 330 N. Westmore Ave., Villa Park Registration begins at 8:30 AM. Food Distribution from 10:00-11:30 AM (or until the food runs out) RAIN OR SHINE! Participants are asked to bring bags/laundry bas-kets/boxes/carts/wagons to transport your food/grocery products through the line and back to your vehicle.
— SAVE THE DATE — Saturday, April 13, 9:30-11am
School Gym
More de“tails” to come!
CCW
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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday, Dec. 15, 9:00-4:00 pm Confessions offered at all Mass times, Dec. 8/9
Adoration Chapel Mary Lewis 630-941-9173 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 Altar Servers Rev. Michael Kearney 630-834-6700 Catholic Light House Media Tom and Mary Parpan 224-588-5610 Email: [email protected] Casserole Ministry Kathy Best............... 630-832-7673 Council of Catholic Women Mary Beth Lucas ..... 630-408-8714 Email: [email protected] CRHP Mary McCann ......... 630-605-8817 Email: [email protected] Crypt of the Saints Richard Montalbano 708-774-1946 Elizabeth Ministry Clarita Iozzo ............ 630-941-3929 Fathers’ Club Craig Heiss .............. [email protected]
Finance Committee Chairperson Rob Bennett............ 630-957-7380 Email: [email protected] Knights of Columbus Kevin O’Reilly .......... 630-442-4546 Don Lamonica 847-414-0585 John Kwit 630-886-6178 Ladies Bowling Sharon Bresnahan... 630-530-1053 Ladies and Couples Bridge Peg Majewski.......... 630-941-9170 Ladies Golf League Lynn DeFilippis........ 630-834-5290 MANNA Tuition Assistance David James ............ 630-834-0967
Men’s Bowling Sev Delabar....... 630-833-7766 Men’s Small Groups Jim Herrmann ... 630-941-7854 PADS Elizabeth Kosowski Email: [email protected] Parish Pastoral Council Anne Montgomery Prayer Quilt Ministry Karen Verner .... 630-834-6700 RCIA ...................... 630-834-6700 Rosary Maker Ministry Lorene Bryan…. 815-671-1970 School Board President Lea Smirniotis 773-562-0575 Email: [email protected] Scouting Melanie Schneider 630-209-0064 Dave Stevenson Social Service Outreach Deacon Tony Spatafore 630-834-6700 Email: [email protected] SPRED Melanie Schneider 630-209-0064 Ushers George Klein Email: [email protected] Valentino Activity Center Linda Roberts.... 630-941-7785 “Vis” Seniors Mary Ann Kramer 630-617-2550 Vocation Committee Pam Gaudio ...... 630-833-8812 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 Women’s Volleyball Tracy Nelson Email: [email protected]
BULLETIN DEADLINE: Thurs, 12 NOON to Suzanne Noonan, 630-834-6700, [email protected]
PARISH DIRECTORY
Visitation Catholic Church
Visitation Fathers Club 14th Annual March Madness Party and Fundraiser
Thursday, March 21, Valentino Center (School Gym)
Admission includes:
Tip Off: 6:00 PM $50 p/p
REMEMBER: IT’S FOR THE KIDS!
779 S. York Street Elmhurst, IL 60126 www.visitationparish.org
Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 6:15 am, 8:15 am Saturday Reconciliation: 4:00-4:45 pm Saturday Mass Hours: 8:15 am, 5:00 pm Sunday Mass Hours: 7:00 am, 8:15 am, 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 6:00 pm
VISITATION PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Visitation Parish, a Roman Catholic Community in the Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, seeks to draw all to Jesus Christ, revelation of the Father and font of the Holy Spirit, by celebrating the Sacraments, educating people of all ages in the Truths of the Catholic Faith, and reaching out to those who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually in need.
Welcome to Visitation Catholic Church
PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073 [email protected] Rev. Thomas Milota, Temporary Administrator 630-834-6700, [email protected] Rev. Michael Kearney, Parochial Vicar, 630-834-6700 [email protected] Deacon Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate, 630-834-6700 [email protected] Deacon Jay Janousek, 630-834-2863 Deacon James Eaker, 630-530-7596 Deacon Mike Iozzo, 630-567-4700, [email protected] Deacon Michael O’Ryan, 630-530-2954 [email protected] Marek Latocha, Business Manager 630-834-6700, x202 [email protected]
PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502
YOUTH MINISTRY Jake Barkley, Youth Minister, [email protected] MUSIC Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director, 630-834-8190 [email protected]
OFFICE STAFF Suzanne Noonan, Secretary, 630-834-6700 Teodora Kulikowska, Admin. Asst., 630-834-6700, x206
VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website: www.visitationelmhurst.org Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936 Carrie Mijal, School Principal, [email protected] Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal [email protected]
PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
DAILY 8:15 AM MASS ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENT (MAR 11-MAR 16)
MONDAY Kate O’Shaughnessy
Daniel O’Shaughnessy
TUESDAY Emily Carling
Joe Pagni
WEDNESDAY Nick Zanoni Peter Frost
THURSDAY Sam Hemmersmeier Luke Hemmersmeier
FRIDAY Nick Zaragoza NOT FILLED-1
SATURDAY David Manchester Brendan Bassing
Love and Service to Others
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: [MON-THUR] 8:30 am-4:30 pm [FRI] 8:30 am-12 Noon Phone: 630-834-6700 Fax: 630-834-6711 Email: [email protected] Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG
Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org
BISHOP OF JOLIET Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, J.C.D.
WWW.DIOCESEOFJOLIET.ORG
VISITATION PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE
MAR 16/17 5:00 PM 7:00 AM 8:15 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 6:00 PM LECTORS Donna Rozycka Bill Milano Ian Kwit Sarah Tardiff Anna Marie Hajek Christopher Radcliff
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Bing Zamar Myrna Zamar Monica Spatafore Elizabeth Maloney
Marianne Stanke NOT FILLED-3
Velma DuRocher Linda Smith Sabrina Ruff Bob Kaminski
Karen Boozell Jessica Felice Rufo Lacsamana Patti Riggs
Helen Krajewski Mary Ohm John Kimec Karen Stuefen
Al Potaczek Paul Morris NOT FILLED-2
ALTAR SERVERS
Amy Sletten Grace Sletten Michael Wilson
NOT FILLED-3 Colin Harrington Finn Harrington Jenny Fromelt
Ellie Tardiff Luke Tardiff Luke Dolsen
Scott Zaragoza Ryan Mayfield Mikey Curtin
Jack Beckman Luke Beckman Lucy Russ
MUSIC Barb Masters Suzy Salgado
Barb Masters
CHILDREN’S CHOIR
ADULT CHOIR
Jim Brown Jack Miuccio Krystyna Miuccio
