VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH ELMHURST, IL

VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH ELMHURST, IL

DECEMBER 10, 2017

CHRISTMAS MASS

SCHEDULE

CHRISTMAS MASS

SCHEDULE

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DATE DAY CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS LOCATION TIME

11 Dec MON SPRED Podesta Hall 6:30 PM

11 Dec MON Prayer for Priests Church 7:00 PM

12 Dec TUES Daisy Meeting Parish Center 3:00 PM

13 Dec WED Bible Study Parish Center 12:30 PM

13 Dec WED Tiger Scout Meeting Podesta Hall 3:30 PM

13 Dec WED Children’s Choir Church 3:30 PM

13 Dec WED Women’s Evening of Recollection Church 7:30 PM

13 Dec WED MANNA Parish Center 7:30 PM

14 Dec THUR Prayer for Priests Church 8:45 AM

14 Dec THUR ENDOW Parish Center 9:00 AM

14 Dec THUR ENDOW Parish Center 7:00 PM

14 Dec THUR Visitation School Board Meeting Parish Center 7:00 PM

15 Dec FRI MANNA Parish Center 2:00 PM

15 Dec FRI Youth Ministry Christmas Gathering Parish Center 7:00 PM

16 Dec SAT Biblical Institute Parish Center 9:00 AM

CONFESSION AT ALL MASS TIMES SAT, DEC 16 - 5:00 PM SUN, DEC. 17 - 8:15 AM THRU 12 NOON

17 Dec SUN RCIA Parish Center 10:00 AM

17 Dec SUN Troop 14 Christmas Party Podesta Hall

***Due to LPI Holiday plant closures, we have early print deadlines. We thank you for your cooperation to send articles by: For Sunday, Dec. 24 Send by Wednesday, Dec. 13 For Sunday, Dec. 31 Send by Monday, Dec. 18

CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES MONDAY, DEC. 25

8:00 am Mass in Church Barb A. Masters, Organist; Dylan Rehm, Cantor

10:00 am Mass in Church Visitation Adult Choir and Festival Orchestra

12 Noon Mass in Church Jack and Krystyna Miuccio, Cantors;

Festival Brass and Timpani ***No 6:00 pm Mass

CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASSES SUNDAY, DEC. 24

3:30 pm Family Mass in Church Children’s Choir, Barb A. Masters, Director 4:00 pm Family Mass in Valentino Center

Jack and Krystyna Miuccio and Susan Salgado, Cantors; Harp and Brass; James Brown, Pianist

5:30 pm Mass in Church Elaine Latz, Cantor; St. Gabriel Brass

CHRISTMAS MASS AT MIDNIGHT 11:30 pm Prelude begins

Visitation Adult Choir Guitar Ensemble and Festival Orchestra

RECONCILIATION Confessions offered at all Mass times, Dec. 16/Dec. 17

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NEWS FROM THE P.I.T.

PRIEST IN TRAINING By Father Michael Kearney

Have you ever noticed that the words communion and communication are closely related? It’s no coincidence that you cannot have communion

(relationship) without communication.

A ll friendships begin with conversations; just as all friendships seem to end when conversations

stop! In my life I have had the opportunity to enter into many friendships, all of which began with plenty of com-munication! On the other hand, I have seen many broken relationships, in both my family and ministry, where myself and others struggle to communicate with one another. If we are all made for communion with God and neighbor (as shared in previous P.I.T. articles), how are we to repair these broken relationships? I believe St. John the Baptist reveals that answer to us in this weekend’s Gospel. He tells us to repent! In other words, to seek forgiveness! We might not like to admit this, but asking for forgiveness is a necessity for any relationship, including our relationship with God! This is because of our brokenness and sinfulness. It is only after asking for and receiving forgiveness, we are able to enter into communication and communion once again. D uring the Advent season, Visitation offers extra times for the Sacrament of Reconciliation—an opportunity to seek and receive forgiveness! This past Saturday, we offered confessions from 9 am-4 pm.

Next weekend, Dec. 16/17, during all Mass times, we will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Like St. John the Baptist, we encourage all to seek forgiveness from God this Advent season — this way our communication and communion with God can continue to grow!

E-GIVING IS AVAILABLE Have you considered signing up for E-Giving instead of writing checks for your weekly offering? If you are interested in registering for E-Giving, please visit https://giving.ncsservices.org/g3/ to see how easy and convenient it is and sign up today or contact the parish office for assistance.

Thank you for your contributions to Visitation Parish.

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM

10:00 AM 12 NOON 6:00 PM

TOTAL COLLECTION PREVIOUS WEEK E-GIVE

WEEKLY TOTAL

SUNDAY WEEKLY BUDGET SUNDAY — YTD BUDGET

SUNDAY—YTD TOTAL

$ 5,848.50 $ 4,934.10 $ 6,536.95 $ 8,268.00 $ 1,765.30 $ 27,352.85 $ 4,534.00 $ 31,886.85

$ 29,774.50 $ 684,843.00 $ 687,218.25

OUR PARISH STEWARDSHIP December 3, 2017December 3, 2017December 3, 2017

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND Saturday, Dec. 9/Sunday, Dec. 10

Elderly religious need your help. The religious picture here represents more than 32,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests living in the United States. Through prayer, love, and sacrifice, they established Catholic schools, hospitals, and more. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left a shortage in retirement funding. Your gift helps their religious communities furnish necessities such as medications and nursing care and helps insure younger members can continue the good works of their elders.

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Monday, Dec. 11 Is 35:1-10 Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday, Dec. 12 Zec 2:14-17 Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday, Dec. 13 Is 40:25-31 Mt 11:28-30

Thursday, Dec. 14 Is 41:13-20 Mt 11:11-15

Friday, Dec. 15 Is 48:17-19 Mt 11:16-19

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

LIVING the

WORD

LIVING the

WORD

THIS WEEK’S FOCUS: COMFORT AND PRAYER

Sometimes God’s timeline seems inscrutable, or at least beyond our human patience. While waiting for the Lord, we lift our hearts and voices in prayer, knowing the solace of Divine presence. FIRST READING The rugged land shall be made a plain; the rough country, a broad valley (Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11). Jerusalem had been destroyed and the elite of Israel had been carried off into exile. They began to wonder whether God was less powerful than the gods of Babylon. They even wondered whether God was so angry at them that he would never forgive them. The very first words of this prophecy respond to these concerns. Israel will be consoled and comforted. She had more than paid the debt for her sins. God only wanted to heal her and restore her to the promised land. He would treat her with great gentleness, like a shepherd treats his sheep. SECOND READING Conduct yourselves in holiness, hastening the coming of the day of God (2 Peter 3:8-14). In the early Church, Christians believed that Jesus would return in glory within a very short time. Saint Paul even recommended that the Corinthians not get married so that they could dedicate themselves to the ways of the Lord Jesus in the few days that remained before the return of the Lord. As time went by and Jesus did not arrive, some Christians began to ask whether Jesus ever would return. In this Letter we hear that the Lord will return at the end of time, and that his delay is not due

to his forgetting his promises. Rather, God is giving us extra time for conversion. Jesus wants to give us all the opportunity to turn our lives around and dedicate our-selves to the ways of the Lord. He wants our salvation and not our destruction. GOSPEL I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8). John the Baptist practiced a baptism of conversion that cleansed the people of their sins. This might have been a practice that John learned in Qumran, a community of celibate monks near the Dead Sea that was awaiting the Day of the Lord. They performed ceremonial ablutions to purify themselves from their sins. Yet, while John prac-ticed this type of baptism, he also pointed to another type of Baptism, one that not only washed us free of our sins, but also gave us the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who makes us children of God, heirs to the King-dom of God, and brothers and sisters of Jesus. This is the meaning of Christian baptism. REFLECTION Second Peter describes “what sort of persons ought you to be, conducting yourselves in holiness and devotion, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Peter 3:11b-12a). It is good to ask, “What sort of person am I to be?” I am to be a person of prayer and witness. How? I grow in holiness and devotion by taking time to pray. I make room for Jesus Christ by listening for his voice, crying out in my need, giving thanks for God’s gifts, or simply consciously spending time with God. In prayer I hear God speak tenderly at times and challenge me at others. In prayer God empowers me to be a wit-ness, through whom God lowers mountains of pride, fills in valleys of spiritual and emotional poverty, and brings life to desert regions of hardness of heart and fear. Prayer helps me see where Christ is present in our midst, how I already live Jesus in my body, and what I need to change to live Jesus more clearly. John’s words are addressed to us: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” Before receiving Communion, we say with John, “Lord, I am not worthy.” We add, “Speak but the word and my soul will be healed.” God has spoken the word, Jesus Christ. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection have made us worthy to imprint the Gospels in our bodies and point the way to him. Pray to reorient your life and wit-ness Jesus in our midst. “What sort of persons ought we be?” People of prayer and witness, who manifest the glory of the Lord by how we have been imprinted with the Gospel, the Good news, of Jesus Christ.

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Scripture Reflections for

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 6:15 AM Larry Luporini 8:15 AM Rosemary Donovan TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 6:15 AM Virginia D’Orio 8:15 AM Frank Genualdi WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 6:15 AM Jim and Lois O’Connell 8:15 AM Ryan Hanrahan Margaret Lombardi Allen Ryan THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 6:15 AM Edward Haptas 8:15 AM Emilia Bautista FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 6:15AM Geraldine Lebert 8:15AM Mark Walden Thomas McNulty SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 8:15 AM Christine Campbell Richard Wyrwa 5:00 PM Deceased members of Trzeciakowski and Carter Families Albert Rogalski SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:00 AM Michael Van Mere 10:00 AM Harry and Lawrence Schroeder People of the Parish Ed and Jon Grebin 12 NOON James and Frances O’Connor 6:00 PM Rose Miller

MASS INTENTIONS PRAYERS FOR OUR FAMILY

Due to privacy issues we only honor requests to be put on the prayer list 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 an additional two weeks.

FLAMES OF FAITH INTENTIONS 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: — That the institutions that I am working with will soften their hearts. — For the intentions of Isabelle Rodriguez. — For the repose of the soul of Rosenda Cadayova Malon.

Before the statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph in our church, vigil candles burn for requested intentions. To have a candle lit, please call the Parish Office at 630-834-6700. This week candles will burn for:

For Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Lfe

CHURCH VIGIL CANDLE INTENTIONS

For the Deceased

Edward Reilly "Eternal rest, grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him.”

For the Sick Please pray for all the sick and their families:

Brent Whelan Tom Pezza Bill Uher

OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED The Sacrament of Baptism was

celebrated on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017

ISOBEL VIRGINIA Daughter of Jason and

Mary (Armstrong) Noble

NOLAN JUDSON Son of Judd and Anne (Mantey) O’Neal

JILLIAN TAYLOR Daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Theilen) Ryan

WEDDING BANNS Please pray for the following couples as they prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony: (I) Elizabeth Madden and Daniel Kunesh (I) Mallory Purdom and Cooper Forbes

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Please remember in prayer as long as they continue to serve in our Armed Forces. We pray that God will watch over them and bring them home safely. United States Air Force

MSGT Kevin M. James (Ramstein AFB, Germany) AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH)

AMN E2 Jacob Neimanan (Ft. Sam Houston, TX) AB Eric E. James (Keesler AFB, MS)

United States Army CPT Joseph Doyle (Ft. Bliss, TX)

MAJ Patrick Leen (IL) 1LT Timothy Drahokoupil (Ft. Campbell, KY)

2 LT Thomas J Diwisch (Kandahar, Afghanistan) United States Coast Guard

CPO Patrick Kirby (TX) United States Marine Corps

2LT Kurt P. James (Camp Pendleton, CA) CPL David Byrne (Sicily)

PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA) LCPL Conor Croci (MCAS Miramar, CA) PFC 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.

ARMED FORCES ARMED FORCES ARMED FORCES PRAYER LISTPRAYER LISTPRAYER LIST

SAVE THE DATE

Visitation Women’s Christ Renew His Parish

(CRHP) A Life Changing Experience

Jan. 27-28, 2018

“I am a born and raised Catholic…

I thought I knew how to pray. I thought I knew what Christianity was all about. I thought I understood what it meant to be Catholic. I thought I was pretty close to God. After CRHP, I learned what it meant to truly PRAY and LISTEN to the word of God. I learned how to FEEL God’s presence, and FEEL him surround me. I learned what being PART of a friendship circle and community really meant. Before CRHP, I was kind of just going through life on auto-pilot. The weekend allowed me to totally FOCUS on what was really important, GOD and his works. And I made new friends who share with me the love of life and our Lord. The experience is priceless and my life has been changed forever.”

Marcia

Please consider joining us for a CRHP Renewal weekend here at Visitation on January 27-28.

Registration forms coming soon. If you have questions please contact:

Michele at 312-502-3407 Mary at 630-605-8817 Cathy at 630-699-2757

FREE ROSARY REPAIR AND SALE Saturday, Dec. 16/Sunday, Dec. 17

Visitation Rosary Makers will repair rosaries free of charge and also have rosaries, rosary pouches and other religious items for sale. This is the last opportunity before Christ-mas. Broken rosaries can be brought to any meeting for repair. The next Rosary Maker meeting is Dec. 19th from 12 Noon-3 pm in the Hospitality Room. SERRA CLUB ROSARY, MASS AND DINNER The SERRA CLUB, a national organization supporting voca-tions to the priesthood and religious life, invites all to join them on Monday, Dec. 18, at St. Michael Church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Rosary at 6 pm, Mass, dinner to follow. Guest speaker: Fr. Burke Masters, Diocese of Joliet Director of Vocations (and Chaplain for the Chicago Cubs. RSVP to: carrgeojo@gmail.com or 630-665-0994.

F or the past several years, Visitation has taken part in an Adopt-a-Family service

project organized by Judy O’Sullivan, one of the Kindergarten aides. Visitation adopts four families from St. Alexis Parish in Bensenville. Grade levels pair up with their faith partners and each student brings in a donation to be put towards purchasing gifts for their family. Our Preschool and Kindergarten classes collect donations to help provide Jewel gift cards for the families as well. The faith partners get together once gifts have been bought and work together to wrap them and to make joyous Christmas cards for the family. The Visitation students look forward to this project every year and love working with their faith partners to bring joy to another family less fortunate. Students are able to see how donating not only money can make a difference but also donating their time and making something as simple as a card can have such a positive impact on someone else.

VISITATION ADOPT-A-FAMILY SERVICE PROJECT

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3RD FOR VISITATION AT MATH CONTEST ICCP hosted their Annual Math Contest on Saturday, Nov. 18. Sixteen schools were represented as students in grades 6-8 crunched numbers and answered multiple choice and short answer questions on topics chosen from pre-algebra, algebra and geometry. The contest consisted of three rounds with an additional tie breaker round. Congratulations to ICGS for earning Third Place in scoring overall to go along with the Top Participation Award as a school! In 6th grade: Patrick Berrigan scored in the top 20% and Sam Hemmersmeier scored in the top 10%. In 7th grade, Ryan Felice scored in the top 10%. In 8th Grade, Joe Marzano and Colin Doherty scored in the top 20%. Congratulations to all participants and winners!

ICCP FOOTBALL WINS STATE AGAIN!

On Friday, Nov. 24, the ICCP Football team returned to the IHSA Class 3A State Championship game at Northern Illinois University's Huskie Stadium where they defeated Pleasant Plains by a score of 35-0. Earning the first back-to-back State Title in ICCP history, the game also featured a record-breaking performance by Senior Lazerick Eatman who ran for 237 yards and four touch-downs. Senior CJ West also got in on the scoring with a 19-yard keeper early in the second half. The Knights were led by captain and Visitation alumnus CJ West. West was an Honorable Mention, All-State selection and was the MSC Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

State of Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship “Invest in Kids Act” Receive up to 100%

of Catholic School Tuition The State of Illinois has created a new way to fund scholarships for children who choose to attend Catholic schools through the “Invest in Kids Act.” Scholarships offered through this program have the potential to cover up to 100 percent of tuition and eligible charges for the next school year. The Empower Illinois Scholarship Granting Organiza-tion will be operational and will have application information around December 15, 2017, and anticipates accepting applications January 2, 2018. Dates subject to change. Under the Tax Credit Scholarship Program individuals and corporations will make donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGO) that will distribute scholarships to qualified students. Tax credits will be available on a first come, first serve basis beginning January 2, 2018.

Benefit to Donors Individual or corporate donors will receive a 75% tax credit, up to $1 million, for donations made to a SGO on their 2018 State of Illinois tax return. Example: a scholarship donation of $1,000 will provide a $750 tax credit to a corporate or individual Illinois taxpayer. Individual (non-corporate) donors may designate

their parish school or all Joliet diocesan schools to receive their scholarship donation.

Visit www.weteachmore.org for up to date details.

IC CATHOLIC PREP NEWS

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Adoration Chapel Mary Lewis 630-941-9173 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963

Altar Servers Rev. Michael Kearney 630-834-6700

Bereavement Ministers Patti Riggs ............... 630-832-7798

Casserole Ministry Kathy Best............... 630-832-7673

Council of Catholic Women Kim MacGregor....... 630-606-8831 Email: ccwvisitation@gmail.com

CRHP Kathy Fowler........... 314-378-6331

Crypt of the Saints Richard Montalbano 708-774-1946

Elizabeth Ministry Clarita Iozzo ............ 630-941-3929

Fathers’ Club Craig Heiss .............. 630-530-4252

Finance Committee Chairperson Rob Bennett............ 630-957-7380 Email: robertjbennett@comcast.net

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 Kathy Sacksteder Email: Jksack@att.net

Parish Pastoral Council Anne Montgomery

Prayer Group — Blue Army Mary Parpan...... 630-941-7910

Prayer Quilt Ministry Karen Verner ..... 630-834-6700

RCIA ...................... 630-834-6700

School Board President Lea Smirniotis 773-562-0575 Email: lea636@gmail.com

Scouting Melanie Schneider 630-782-0868 Dave Stevenson

Social Service Outreach Deacon Tony Spatafore 630-834-6700 Email: aspatafore1@comcast.net

SPRED Melanie Schneider 630-782-0868

Ushers George Klein Email: gpkcdc@juno.com

Valentino Activity Center Linda Roberts .... 630-941-7785

“Viz” Seniors Mary Ann Kramer 630-833-2167

Vocation Committee Pam Gaudio....... 630-833-8812 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963

Women’s Volleyball Tracy Nelson Email: mtnelson95@yahoo.com

BULLETIN DEADLINE Thursday at 12 NOON (unless otherwise noted) Suzanne Noonan 630-834-6700

PARISH DIRECTORY

A Workshop for Family Caregivers: “Caring for Others & Caring for Yourself”

Presented by the Visitation Council of Catholic Women (CCW) Saturday, January 6 | 10 AM – 12 Noon

Visitation Parish Center Hospitality Room “I’m so overwhelmed, getting more and more involved in caring for my parents.”

“There are so many decisions to make, I could really use some help.” “How can I be more prepared?”

If these thoughts have crossed your mind, you are not alone. Virtually every one of us will care for a loved one at some time in our life. This workshop is for anyone juggling the challenges of everyday life while caring for an aging parent, spouse or grandparent or a child with a disability. The workshop will explore the roles and impact of the family caregiver and ways to maintain your well-being. Practical tools and emotional supports will enable you to thrive while caring for another. All with a Christ-centered view. ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Debra Kelsey-Davis is a registered nurse, lay minister, certified in gerontology. Kelly Johnson is a care-giver and a member of National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers through her position in Adult Faith Formation at St. Mary of Gostyn in Downers Grove. Together they co-founded Nourish for Caregivers to provide emotional, spiritual and practical support to other caregivers. To learn more, visit www.NourishForCaregivers.com. Please RSVP to: cccvisitation@gmail.com OR call: 630-279-8839

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: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 NOON, 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

VISITATION PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Dec 16/DEC 17 5:00 pm 8:00 am 10:00 am 12 Noon 6:00 pm LECTORS Gerry Weaver Bill Milano Laura Kern Joe Falcone Gerry Arcaro

EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

David Stevenson Linda Swieton Bing Zamar Myrna Zamar

Mary McCann Catherine Shea Marianne Stanke Paul Morris

Rufo Lacsamana Al Potaczek Erin Radcliff Patti Riggs

Helen Krajewski Rose Krajewski Susan Maloney Kelley Mical

Janet Fatheree Susan Haibeck Mary Ann Hartnett Tom Lawless

ALTAR SERVERS

Conal Doyle Emmet Doyle Connor Lawrence

Luke Hemmersmeier Sam Hemmersmeier Charles Walsh

Nick Zaragoza Melissa Mueller Daniel O’Shaughnessy

Beth Frolik Alysa Lawton Joe Pagni

MUSIC Barb Masters GUITAR ENSEMBLE Megan Drahos

Jim Brown Bob Ross

ADULT CHOIR

Ryan Falcone Jack Kavanaugh Matthew Kavanaugh Jim Brown Jack Miuccio Krystyna Miuccio

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073 Frgreg@visitationcc.org Rev. Michael Kearney, Parochial Vicar, 630-834-6700 Frmike@visitationcc.org Deacon Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate, 630-834-6700 aspatafore1@comcast.net Deacon Jay Janousek, 630-834-2863 Deacon James Eaker, 630-530-7596 Deacon Mike Iozzo, 630-567-4700, mike.iozzo@outlook.com Deacon Michael O’Ryan, 630-530-2954 VisDeaconMikeO@gmail.com Marek Latocha, Business Manager, 630-834-6700, x202

PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502

MUSIC Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director, 630-834-8190 b.masters@visitationparish.org

YOUTH MINISTRY Thomas Logue, Youth Minister, 630-917-5108 FILIOCatholic@gmail.com

OFFICE STAFF Helen Pachay, Administrative Assistant, 630-834-6700 Suzanne Noonan, Secretary, 630-834-6700

VISTATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website: www.visitationelmhurst.org Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936 Dr. Christopher Dransoff, School Principal cdransoff@visitationelmhurst.org Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal kmcvey@visitationelmhurst.org

PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION

DAILY 8:15 AM MASS ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENT (DEC. 11-DEC. 16) MONDAY Jack Carroll Molly Lucas

TUESDAY Luke Tardiff

Patrick Wisniewski

WEDNESDAY Tommy Doyle

Ryan Felice

THURSDAY Luke Hemmersmeier Sam Hemmersmeier

FRIDAY Mark Schneider

Eric Spencer

SATURDAY Aniela Gaudio

Giovanna Gaudio

Love and Service to Others

OFFICE HOURS: [M-F] 8:30 am-4:30 pm Phone: 630-834-6700 Fax: 630-834-6711 Email: welcome@visitationcc.org Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org

BISHOP OF JOLIET Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, J.C.D.

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