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November 2, 2014 St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913

3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700

Reverend William McFarlane, Pastor www.saintanncatholicparish.com

St. Ann Parish Mission Statement We are called by a loving God

to make St. Ann of Lansing a Catholic community of faith. We are a family of diverse people with various ministries: healing the body and spirit, teaching of God and His love,

united in sacraments and prayer, reaching out to the extended community. With God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture as our guide,

we strive to grow in His Spirit and to fulfill the promise of Christ’s Kingdom.

Finance Committee Richard A. Baltrus Robert Dabrowski, Chairperson Matthew P. Martinez Kathleen J. Schroeder

Masses Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. Friday Communion Service: 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:45 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:30-Noon & 1:00-5:00 p.m. Closed every day from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: Closed

Contact Information Parish Office: 708-895-6700 Parish Office Fax: 708-895-6877 School Office: 708-895-1661 Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Fr. Bill’s email: frbill@saintanncatholicparish.com Parish email: parishoffice@saintanncatholicparish.com Bulletin email: bullstannch@aol.com School Website: www.saintannschool.com Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Liturgy Committee Barb Antoskiewicz, Religious Education, RCIA/RCIY Debbie Bona, Lectors Brian Kozlowski, Music Ministry & Liturgy Cindy Hope, Altar Servers Kim Jacobson, Art & Environment Don Schiller, Ushers Ed Sochacki, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans

Pastoral Staff Barb Antoskiewicz, Pastoral Associate/DRE Brian Kozlowski, Director of Music & Liturgy Sandy Farmer, Parish Business Manager Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator Jennifer Gray, Development/Bulletin Editor Sue Dawson, Parish Office Secretary Georgette Olson, Religious Education Secretary Pam Lepczynski, Parish Office Receptionist Bonnie Hall, Principal Janice Summerrise, School Administrative Assistant Chris Hutter, School Secretary

Pastoral Council Barb Antoskiewicz Wade Cooper Brian Farlow Jane Farlow Ken Kot Dominic Podsiadlik Erin Meegan Polanski

For Ministry of Care to the homebound or hospitalized, please call the Parish Office.

Bulletin articles are due 10 days in advance of the Sunday you would like them to run. During holidays, deadlines are accelerated. To add items to the calendar or to sched-ule the Narthex or other meeting spaces, forms must be filled out in the Parish Office.

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Monday, November 3 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Tuesday, November 4 (St. Charles Borromeo) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish

Wednesday, November 5 7:45 a.m. Communion Service 9:00 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Thursday, November 6 7:45 a.m. Mass † Esther Igielski (Mary Jachim)

Friday, November 7 (First Friday) 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass † Charles Alexander Thomas (Susan Pellerito) Saturday, November 8 (Blessed Virgin Mary) 4:00 p.m. Mass † Joan Trojonowsky (Irene Grenda) † Jesse Ojeda (Carmen Ojeda) Sunday, November 9 (The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Diane Abbott (Cheryl Abbott) † Helen Szymanski (Cary Novak) † Jeanette Funchion (St. Ann Women’s Club) 10:30 a.m. Mass † Jennie Bilik (Sara Conroy) † Genevieve Oleksy (Stanley Oleksy) † Dominick Lofrano (Paulette Lofrano) † Dominick & Mary Lofrano (Paulette Lofrano) † Albert & Cecile Payette (Paulette Lofrano) † Claudette Johnson (Paulette Lofrano)

Monday, November 3 Mass TRIP Religious Ed. Classes Coffee & Comfort

7:45am 9:00am 4:00 - 5:30pm 7:00pm

Chapel School Library Classrooms Parish Office

Tuesday, November 4 Mass Cub Scouts Den Meetings Throne of Grace Prayer Group RCIA

7:45am 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Chapel Classrooms Chapel Parish Office

Wednesday, November 5 Communion Service School Mass Sewing Club Girl Scouts/Brownies Finding My Way Maintenance Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Rosary A.A. Meeting

7:45am 9:00am 9:00am 2:30 - 4:15pm 4:00 - 5:30pm 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

Chapel Church Parish Office Parish Hall Parish Office Parish Office Parish Office Chapel Parish Hall

Thursday, November 6 P/T CONFERENCES

Mass Early Dismissal Parent/Teacher Conferences Finding My Way Women’s Club Board Meeting Parent/Teacher Conferences Choir Men’s Club Meeting

7:45am 11:30am 1:00 - 4:00pm 2:00 - 4:00pm 3:45pm 5:00 - 8:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Chapel School Classrooms Parish Office Parish Office Classrooms Church Parish Hall

Friday, November 7 First Friday Mass No School

7:45am Chapel

Saturday, November 8

Mass Christmas Bingo Ticket Sales Thanksgiving Pie Sales

4:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm

Church Narthex Narthex

Masses (6th Grade Family Mass @10:30) Religious Education Classes Christmas Bingo Ticket Sales Thanksgiving Pie Sales

8:30 & 10:30am 8:45 - 10:15am 9:30 & 11:30am 9:30 & 11:30am

Church Classrooms Narthex Narthex

Sunday, November 9

This Week’s Activities

New Members Welcome!

We would love to have you join us! Please fill out the information below, and

place in the Offertory Collection or send to the Parish Office. You may also request a

registration form at 708-895-6700.

Name

Address

Phone

email

Wedding Banns III

Stephanie Quayle & Joshua Wrase November 8, 2014

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Miss Me—But Let Me Go

In Loving Memory of Denise Karolczak Rose Ann Mize Sandra M. O’Donnell

Readings for the Week Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22

Today’s Readings First Reading — The souls of the just are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them (Wisdom 3:1-9). Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading — Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts (Romans 5:5-11) or Romans 6:3-9. Gospel — This is the will of the Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes may have eternal life (John 6:37-40). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Today is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Depart-ed (All Soul's Day) and also Vocation Awareness Week. Plus, if you’re here on time, you remembered to set your clocks back and got an extra hour of sleep! The Respon-sorial Psalm is “The Lord is my shepherd; there is noth-ing I shall want.” (Psalm 231-3a, 3b-4,5,6) The Gospel from St. John tells us that “everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.”

ON ONE OF OUR SCHOOL POSTERS: GREAT MESSAGE

Happy moments: Praise God Difficult moments: Seek God

Quiet moments: Worship God Painful moments: Trust God Every moment: Thank God

We have so much to be thankful for, and we forget when everything is going our way, so let's pray for people who have very difficult and hard lives.

I think you'll agree we are into busyness. However, our souls should be valued more than busyness. Idleness allows us “time to figure out who we are and what we believe; by allowing us time to consider what is unjust and what we might do about it.” Give the inner life its due. Busyness can be the enemy of intellectual life, of faith, of thought. Idleness is necessary to all these things. We need to fight this tendency to always be working. We need to reflect and find God in all things, for caring for the environment, and for spending time doing nothing, particularly with our children instead of scheduling “quality time” activities. We too need time to sit and dream. Jesus took time, and we should too.

Thanks to our Women’s Club for Hosting Hospitality Sunday! Let’s all help them bake for their upcoming Bake Sale―see below for information.

Serving Him Together, Barb A.

Together Let Us Cause God Joy

St. Ann Women’s Club Annual

After All Masses, Nov. 15 - 16 We invite all to help us make this a big, delicious success! Baked goods can be delivered to the Narthex be-tween 1:00 & 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. Proceeds will benefit the church and school.

Congratulations to Gerrie Szewczyk, our St. Ann’s recipi-ent of this year’s Christifideles Award, presented to her last Sunday at Holy Name Cathedral at a ceremony offici-ated by Cardinal Francis George. The award annually provides each Pastor an opportunity to recognize and thank Catholic lay-people who demonstrate personal and ministerial renewal through participation in parish life. Gerrie is our head sacristan and does an amazing job en-suring every last detail is handled, not only for weekend Masses, but also during the complex liturgies of Holy Week. She has been an active parishioner for decades, including her membership in the St. Ann Women’s Club, which she cur-rently serves as president. Thank you for all your years of dedication to our St. Ann community, Gerrie!

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SUNDAY COLLECTION SUNDAY: $8,885.94 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $644.00 ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $1,321.00

MISSION CO-OP: $537.10

St. Ann’s 50-50 Club

Our October 19 winning number was 5248. 5248 won $1,350.00. CONGRATULATIONS!

DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday. If you donate by check, you need to write two separate checks.

Look for the winners in each bulletin, on our facebook page, or on the parish website:

www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Please welcome and keep in your prayers the newest members of our St. Ann family!

Nolan Ryan Rommelfanger Child of Russell & Kelly Rommelfanger

Elliana Julieta Soco Child of Eric Soco & Laura Padilla

Charlotte Avery Watt Logan Frederick Watt Sophia Kathryn Watt

Children of Jason & Kelli Watt

September Baptisms

10-19-14

It’s time to start planning ahead! Start “stocking” up now on gift cards for your holiday shopping, or to give as pre-sents. We now offer a selection of Cash and Carry gift cards through the Parish Office. You pay face value, and a credit will go back to Parish Maintenance, Tui-tion Assistance, or the School or Religious Ed. Family of your choice. Payment by check (register in the Parish Office) or cash. The office is open M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., closed for lunch from Noon-1:00 p.m. Sometimes we run out, so call ahead for availability, 895-6700.

amazon.com AMC Theaters

Applebee’s Bath & Body Works Bed, Bath & Beyond

Beggar’s Pizza Buffalo Wild Wings

Chili’s Chipotle

CVS Dunkin’ Donuts

GFS Gus Bock Hardware

Home Depot iTunes

J. J. Kelley’s

Jewel Kmart Kohl’s Meijer

Menards Mobil/Exxon

Olive Garden/Red Lobster Panera

Speedway Starbuck’s

Stracks/Ultra Foods Subway Target

Walgreen’s Walmart/Sam’s Club

THE MORE DESSERTS YOU PURCHASE, THE MORE WE EARN, WITH THE PROFITS GOING TO THE ST. ANN

SCHOOL 8TH GRADE CLASS TO DEFRAY THEIR SPECIAL TRIP EXPENSES. SUPPORT THE KIDS,

AND ORDER YOUR HOLIDAY DESSERTS!

Drop off your orders in Church by November 9, in School by November 10, or order online at marketday.com by 11:00 p.m. November 12.

PICKUP WILL BE NOVEMBER 15 BETWEEN 9:30 & 10:15 A.M. IN THE PARISH HALL.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, DESSERT BONUS DAYS are here!

No time to bake? Serve delicious Market Day pies at your holiday gatherings.

Hold Onto your hat, Hold Onto your hat, Hold Onto your hat, the holidays the holidays the holidays

Are coming!Are coming!Are coming!

Please Help Support Our 8th Grade Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser!

If you are a regular Market Day customer, simply indi-cate and pay for your pies with your monthly order.

Otherwise, you can drop the order form from the bulletin with payment into the collection basket next

Sunday, or place your order with our 8th Graders in the Narthex after Masses November 8 & 9.

Cash and checks will be accepted, and desserts will be ready for pickup on Saturday, November 15

from 9:30-10:15 in the Parish Hall.

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November 1-2, 2014 Dear St. Ann Parish Family,

8th Grade Prepares for Test Please pray for our 8th Graders, who will take the ACT ASPIRE test on Tuesday, November 4. During the past three years, Archdiocesan students in grade 8 have taken the EXPLORE summative assessment, a product produced by ACT. (The ACT is the most widely administered college entrance exam in Illinois and is required for ad-mission to state universities in Illinois.) The EXPLORE test allowed our schools to measure the effectiveness of students' academic experience and was often used to support placement decisions for high school. This year, the ASPIRE test replaces the EXPLORE test. The AS-PIRE test has been created by ACT and is aligned to its College and Career Readiness Standards.

The test will be administered in one day, and students will complete tests in five key areas: English, math, reading, science and writing. One new element of the ASPIRE test is the writing component. Students will respond to a prompt that requires a written response in the persuasive/argumentative mode. The ASPIRE test is aligned to more rigorous academic standards that require students to respond to more complex questions. We look forward to the data the test will provide and are confident our St. Ann students will do well.

Parent/Teacher Conferences This Thursday We wel-come the opportunity to meet with our parents during Thursday’s Parent/Teacher Conferences. Students in grades four through eight attend their conference as well. On Conference Day, we discuss a child’s strengths as well as how a child can improve academically. We are God’s masterpieces, yet we are all works in progress. While these conferences are mandatory, an optional con-ference is available in early March. We take great pride in communicating with our parents on an on-going basis, as our parents are our teachers’ partners in education.

Pumpkin Decorating Last week, our kindergarten stu-dents, joined by their 8th grade Buddies, decorated pumpkins for display in the school Narthex. One of the many things I’m so proud of about our school is how our older students look out for our younger ones. It was very evident during pumpkin decorating. The partner-ship resulted in some pretty snazzy pumpkins and sever-al smiles on both my “big and little pumpkins.”

God Bless our Country … and SGM Hall! Please be sure to tune into WGN’s Broadcast of Sunday evening’s, (Nov. 2) Chicago Blackhawks game. You’ll see my hus-band SGM Eric Hall (an Army Reservist) standing next to Jim Cornelison as Jim sings The National Anthem.

I’m so proud of my soldier. May God bless all of our veterans and those who are currently serving our wonderful country. May God Bless our Parish. Serving the Lord with Gladness, Mrs. Bonnie Hall, Principal

Christmas Giving Tree

Christmas is the season of giving, and what better way to give to those less fortunate than to be a part of our Giving Tree Minis-try event! Giving Trees will be on display in the Narthex after the November 22 & 23 Masses. Gift recipients will be available on a first come, first served basis. Minis-try heads Amy Hollifield and Nancy Hammer ask that all parishioners who take a card from one of the trees please give their name, phone number and card number to them on the provided labels. Purchase your $20-25 gift (no gift cards please), and return it to the Chapel December 6 & 7. If you cannot get to the Chapel that weekend, please bring to the Parish Office the week of December 1. Please note: Return your gift to the Church only on the weekend of December 6 and 7, and not before. If you would like to help sort presents and ready them for delivery, please come to the Chapel after the 10:30 Mass on December 7.

Invite your friends and order your tickets now. $20 admission includes all the supplies you’ll need to create a pair of painted holiday wine glasses, perfect for gift giving or decorating your own holiday table.

Nancy O’Neill of The Art Studio will be present with examples and to provide expert instruction. Additional glasses will be available for only $5.00 each, but they

must be pre-ordered, so please register early.

Guests are invited to bring their own favorite beverages and snacks to enjoy and share

(wine is encouraged, of course!).

FMI and to register, call Melissa Devon at 708.862.1833 or Lisa Ortiz at 708.359.2235.

Pre-registration by November 10 is highly recommended. This is a 21 and older event.

Holiday Wine Glass Painting Party A Perfect Pairing of Fun and Friends!

Friday, November 14, 7:00 p.m. St. Ann Parish Hall

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Youth Group Can Collection: November 2

Wine Glass Painting Party: November 14

Women’s Club Bake Sale: November 15-16

Supper Club at Five Guys: November 20

Family Ornament Decorating: November 23

Tree Lighting: December 6

Christmas Bingo: December 13

Upcoming Events

HAVE YOU TURNED IN YOUR TICKETS YET? We’re asking all parishioners to try to purchase or sell

at least two tickets. If you haven’t received your tickets in the mail, or would like to request more to sell/buy, please call the Parish Office at 895-6700. Payments and filled-in stubs can be sealed in an envelope and dropped in the collection basket at weekly Masses, or mailed or dropped off to the Parish Office, 3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438. Don’t forget to fill out both sides of the stubs, as there will also be a prize for the seller of the Grand Prize winning ticket! Thank you to everyone who is working on selling their tickets and to those who have turned in their stubs!

GRAND PRIZE $25,000 2ND PRIZE $5,000 3RD PRIZE $2,500 4TH PRIZE $1,000 5TH PRIZE $500 Seller of the Grand Prize Ticket will receive $500

TWO EARLY BIRD DRAWINGS LEFT: • Thanksgiving Bonanza $1,000

• Super Bowl Bonus $500

TICKET TIP #7: Are you part of a group? A bowl-ing team? A Bunco club? Gather your members to go in on a ticket, and have fun planning how you’ll spend the winnings together!

MOTHER’S DAY ULTIMATE PAYDAY!

OUR NEXT EARLY BIRD DRAWING IS NOV. 23!

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From the co-author of Late Nite Catechism

comes a new holiday comedy involving a parish in need of a

Christmas pageant and the bingo game they create to celebrate the holiday. Be

ready for some actual games of bingo and a hearty dose of

Catholic Christmas humor!

Saturday, December 13, 2014 St. Ann Parish Hall, 3014 Ridge Road Doors & Cash Bar Open at 6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. Performance

“You'll be laughing so hard, you'll have to be careful watching your bingo cards!“ ― Broadwayworld.com Chicago

Tickets will be available after weekend Masses Nov. 8-9 & 15-16 and at the Parish Office. FMI, call 708-895-6700.

Keep those shoes coming!

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Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 4:00 p.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 8:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014 10:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

USHERS SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

LECTORS Susan Pajak - L1 Elayne Tyderek - L2 Ted Cap - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Jerry Cole Gail Lee Marianne Wysocki Jim Neff Dominic Podsiadlik Frank Pollachek Mary Schurke Mike Kabala

LEADER

Paulette Lofrano

ALTAR SERVERS Sebastian Manrique Peter Tyderek Georgina Tyderek

CANTOR Julianne Lang

LECTORS Jeanie Hernandez - L1 Bonnie Murach - L2 Enid Wells - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Dolores Avila Linda Fogarty Gerrie Szewczyk Joh Krull Susan Hartmann Aurora Patrick

LEADER

Joan Kaim

ALTAR SERVERS Armando Lopez Julie Lopez Anna Wegrzyn

CANTOR Mary DiGrispino

LECTORS SCHOOL FAMILY MASS

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Bonnie Hall Cynthia Hope Nicole Jablonski Judy Rogala Ann Mossak-Johnson Mark Nadalin Sharon Nadalin Sharon Starks Steve Robinette Helen Torres

LEADER Ana Johnson

ALTAR SERVERS Connor Gill Melina Duda Emily Hollifield

CANTOR John Sandrick

4:00 p.m. Mass Archange Cadichon Bob Cole (Leader) Tom McDermott Frank Novak Frank Pollachek (Leader) Phill Stewart Carol Ann Surufka Wally Szulczewski John Truby

8:30 a.m. Mass Norm Abbott Joe Cardenas Anthony Cusimano Tony DeLaurentis (Leader) Tony Kaim Mary Louise MacKenzie Art Sobczak (Leader) Gene Stein Al Torres

10:30 a.m. Mass Bernard Chukwulebe Ron Fisher (Leader) Ana Johnson Larry Mueller Eamon Polanski (Leader) Dom Ramirez Don Schiller Matthew Shapiro Wally Shatkowski (Leader)

Finding My Way Begins This Week Our grief support group, Finding My Way, is facilitated by Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator at St. Ann’s, and a licensed and nationally certified counselor. The group setting helps participants find comfort, courage, and support from others who are also grieving. All sessions take place at the Parish Office, and there are no fees.

Finding My Way for adults will begin Thursday, Novem-ber 6, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., with continuing sessions on November 20, December 4 & 18, and January 8. Finding My Way: Children’s Edition will start on Wednesday, November 5, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. and continue for six additional weeks: November 12, 19 & 26 and December 3, 10 and 17. There is no registration required for the adult group, but parents must register kids at their first group session meeting of Children’s Edition.

FMI, please call Debbie Bona at 708-895-6700, ext. 43.

Family Christmas Tree Event

Ornament Decorating Day, November 23 in the Parish Hall after 10:30 a.m. Mass.

St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-9972 Sunday, November 2, 2014 Microsoft Office Publisher 2010

St. Ann Parish 3010 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438