December 26, 2010 - Old St. Patrick`s Church
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December 26, 2010 - Old St. Patrick`s Church
Table of Contents December 24, 2010 to January 2, 2011 Old St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Bulletin 2 WELCOME! 3 Christmas Present 4 Room at the Inn 5 Siamsa na nGael Concert Choir Bank of America Chicago Marathon 6 Thank You for Deck The Hall Old St. Patrick’s Church 7 Christmas and New Year’s Mass Schedule 9 Giving to Old St. Pat’s 10 Too Hot to Handel 12 Annual Volunteer Sunday Foundations Youth Ministry Pancake Breakfast 19 First Friday Club of Chicago 20 Harbor of Hope “Serving the life and work of the laity in the world.” Old St. Patrick’s Mission Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. Find us on PAGE T WO WELCOME! If someone were to ask me how I might translate the greeting of Merry Christmas, I think I would use the expression located just above these words: WELCOME! If there is one conviction I believe so deeply in Fr. Tom Hurley my heart and one that people seeking a Church need to hear, it is this one. So on behalf of the marvelous staff of extraordinary people who pastor this Church each and every day in the spirit of We are absolutely wanting to create a honored and unique, life-giving, privileged to open experience of Church wide the doors of rooted in the Gospel this Church to all of of Jesus Christ: Welcome!!! you who found We are absolutely your way here honored and to celebrate the privileged to open mysteries of wide the doors of this Christmas. Church to all of you who found your way here to celebrate the mysteries of Christmas. If you are here for the first time, welcome to this historic place of worship as we usher in the 155th year of grace, beginning with our ancestors in faith who gathered in this building for the very first time with Midnight Mass, 1856. For the past few months, beginning in September, the vibrant mission of Old St. Pat’s has been centered around a thematic expression which has been at the heart of our programming and prayer: Life Without Borders! We believe the borders and barriers that separate the human family prevent us from being fully alive. In turn, such obstacles make it impossible for us to know and to experience the truly life-giving presence of God reflected most deeply in the solidarity of the human community. Yet, we believe, as St. Paul emphasized: nothing shall separate us from the love of God. 2 The mysteries of Christmas celebrate our God who crossed the ultimate border into our humanity and became One with us as One of us. Jesus lived life as a border crosser. His mission was to cross the cultural, political, and sociological barriers of his day in order to teach, preach, and live the Kingdom of God, which is a kingdom of solidarity and welcome. Today, in our world, there are many barriers that divide us. May our celebration of the Prince of Peace this Christmas help us to welcome more deeply the mysteries of the God who calls us to respect and communion, rather than division and exclusion. Most importantly, as you come to Old St. Pat’s during these Christmas days, if you hear nothing else, please hear and believe the sentiment that I express wholeheartedly as pastor and on behalf of a place that tries so hard every day to be a great experience of Church: WELCOME! There are too many people who have been hurt by our imperfect Church To the people and only reluctantly come of God, of whom here this Christmas. we are all called: If you are struggling in any way with the journey pitch your tent of faith, I hope this and make your Christmas will be a new home here. beginning. To the people of God, of whom we are all called: pitch your tent and make your home here. Feel your place here and welcome again the mysteries of the Incarnation. Let no barriers prevent our God from being born in us once again! Welcome, Merry Christmas, and Thanks for being here! Fr. Tom Hurley Pastor Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION CHRISTMAS PRESENT It seems to many that the true spirit of Christmas disappeared from American life some time ago. The traditional manger, with shepherds and angels adoring the infant Savior, is no longer seen in department store windows, and when one appears in a public space, it quickly becomes an occasion for litigation. Offering the traditional greeting “Merry Christmas” has become an affirmative act of Christian self-identification. In advertising and casual conversation it has been replaced by “Happy Holidays,” because, though the vast majority of Americans profess to be Christians, in this age of interfaith sensibilities Christmas shares billing with Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. All the religious feasts of the season, however, are swallowed up in a consumerist frenzy of spending. Economists and broadcast journalists take the fiscal pulse of the nation by counting off the length of the shopping line at Best Buy on Black Friday. The biblical Christmas stories have been replaced by “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Frosty the Snowman.” Even Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which attempted to redeem the spirit of generosity, in tune with the Gospel message, from the grasp of unregulated capitalism, has been replaced as a Christmas ritual by the nonstop broadcast of Jean Shepherd’s satirical film “A Christmas Story.” Culturally there is no doubt the Christian Christmas has been displaced, subverted and buried under a mountain of commercial trivialities and cultural kitsch. It would be comforting, of course, if the wider culture reenforced our faith and if pious Christian customs, like manger scenes and caroling, had broader appeal. The crass secularization of the season, however, could well spur us to reflection on a kind of spiritual asceticism that renounces unchallenging sentimentalism about Christmases past. For appropriating the Gospel spirit of identifying with the poor, as presented throughout Luke’s narrative, or with the persecuted and refugees, as in Matthew’s account of the flight into Egypt, is far more important for Christians than preserving reassuring public images of the Nativity. Such attitudes are also more in keeping with the Evangelists’ intentions than the representation of their narratives. Neither Mark’s Gospel nor John’s contains an infancy narrative, and John’ s majestic prologue—“The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us”—focuses on the mystery of the Incarnation and our share in its blessings. If we feel deprived by the vapid secularity of “the holidays,” we would do well to consider instead how we who belong to the body of Christ can extend the grace of the Incarnation to our contemporary world. Knowing that every person shares in the grace of the Incarnation, how should we celebrate? First, let us rejoice that God is with us, not just at Christmas but at all times, and that there is no corner of the world in which Christ is not present. The rest of the answer will be found in the morning headlines and evening television news from Afghanistan, Haiti and the Sudan. We will find it in a walk through the soup kitchens, homeless shelters and crime-ridden neighborhoods of our hometowns. There we will find, as Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., wrote, “Christ plays in ten thousand faces/ lovely in limb and lovely in eyes not his.” Our hearts will tell us what to do next. It is in our service of the world, in our defense of human rights, in our welcoming of migrants, in the promotion of forgiveness and the fostering of unity among peoples that the power of the Incarnation courses through today’s world. At the same time, we should not neglect works of imagination that attempt to infuse the popular mind with the Christmas spirit. When Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol,” he intended to redeem the bleak work ethic of Victorian England with a renewal of Christian charity, just as in the wake of the Great Depression Frank Capra sought with “It’s a Wonderful Life” to revive a sense of community and the common good. Transforming imaginations is integral to incarnation. We who are the church—especially artists, writers, filmmakers, advertisers and broadcasters—need to do today what Dickens and Capra did for their times. New campaigns of evangelization should enlist artists of every sort and utilize every new medium to spread the good news. Christian artists and communicators must find one another and imagine ways to communicate God’s love in an urban, digital culture, as St. Francis did with his crèche in the pastoral Italy of his day. Those with other talents should offer financial support and patronage to the promotion of new Christian art. Even as we live out the Incarnation in charity and social commitment, through our creativity and inventiveness, Christians need to retell the Christmas story in ways that awaken the hearts of today’s Scrooges to the meaning of Christmas present. Reprinted from America Magazine, The National Catholic Weekly, December 20, 2010. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 3 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION ROOM AT THE INN MARGARET SILF The casting has taken place for the pre-school nativity play. My daughter called me a few weeks ago to tell me the news: her firstborn, and the apple of all our eyes, had been chosen to be...the donkey! I think the proud parents had been hoping for an angel at least, given that she is—though I may have some bias—a very cute little 18-month-old with the fuzzy beginnings of what might become golden hair. But no. The donkey. I was thrilled and I said so. The donkey is something very special. How often have I found myself particularly drawn, in prayer, to the simple, warm-breathed, burden-bearing donkey. Thoughts of the donkey turned my attention to a couple who live on our street. Let me call them Mary and Joe, and let me tell you a little of their story, because it is its own Nativity story. My neighbors were willing to take children of any age and any degree of disability. Mary and Joe are as normal and regular a couple as it gets. They have a grown family and are actively bringing up their small granddaughter so their daughter, a single mom, can continue to work. They struggle to keep going in today’s economic climate, but they are the kindest neighbors anyone could ever wish for. I bless the day they moved into our neighborhood. Earlier this year they were accepted as foster parents for children who have been taken into the care of the social services department because of sickness, abandonment or abuse. I could not believe my ears when Joe told me they were willing to take children of any age and any degree of disability or difficulty and that they just thought it would be good to make some small difference to a few young lives and share the little they have. So what’s with the donkey? Well, I have seen the donkey—in the form of the social worker’s car—come by three times now over the past few months and park outside Joe and Mary’s humble “inn,” carrying a needy mother and child on its rough back. The first placement took us all by storm. Three teenage boys arrived—imagine three troubled teenage boys arriving in your home for an indefinite period. But these were three very special boys. They spoke hardly any English. They needed halal food and opportunities to pray five times a day. They did not know whether their families were alive or dead. They were refugees from Afghanistan. Their father had been killed in the conflict, and their mother had courageously 4 smuggled them out of the country to save them from the Taliban and the killing fields. After six months crossing Asia and Europe in a truck, they arrived in England and were granted refugee status. Mary came around a few days after their arrival to invite me to meet them. I looked into the sad and gentle eyes of these war-torn children and saw the face of another middleeastern Child, fleeing conflict and bringing peace. Next came two little boys whose father had upped and left and whose mother was doing drugs. They too were gently laid into Joe and Mary’s “stable,” where their deep woundedness was tended by loving hands until their own family could look after them. There were no shepherds, no wise men, just a little taste of tenderness from caring strangers. The present incumbents of Joe and Mary’s “crib” came a couple of weeks ago: a 6-week-old baby girl, taken into care because she already had been assaulted by her natural family and, along with her, her 15-year-old mother, who had also suffered abuse and domestic violence. This teenage mom is a child herself, still in shock and badly needing Mary’s parenting guidance. The baby girl now sleeps safely at night. Perhaps the angels hover over her as once they did in Bethlehem. Perhaps a lone star rises, carrying a prayer that her life might become something better than its brutal beginning. But change like that does not come down with the Christmas sparkle straight from heaven. It comes through the daily struggle of good people like Mary and Joe, who labor to bring a little more love and hope and trust into the world and who welcome whoever the “donkey” brings. Mary and Joe don’t go to church. Should I be “converting” them? Or should I be asking for the grace to let my own heart be converted by their example? When I see my own little donkey next week on her big day, with her homemade big ears, I shall be torn, I’m sure, between smiles and tears. And I will be praying that she grows up to be a woman with room in her heart for the ones without another human heart to beat for them. Margaret Silf lives in Staffordshire, England. Her latest books are Companions of Christ: Ignatian Spirituality for Everyday Living and The Gift of Prayer. Reprinted from America Magazine, The National Catholic Weekly, December 14, 2009. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. C ELEBRATIONS Save the Date! WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2011 TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE IN FEBRUARY! HAVE YOU MADE YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION YET? SIAMSA NA NGAEL CONCERT CHOIR WE HAVE! Wednesday, March 16, 2011 marks the 15th year of our annual Siamsa na nGael program at Chicago's Symphony Center. This year’s concert will feature music from the Chieftains’ new album, Santiago; South American music arranged by Scott Stevenson, and Celtic tunes arranged by Gary Fry. It is a program you won't hear anywhere else, and an event you won't want to miss. We extend an invitation to you to be a part of this celebration of the Celtic Arts by joining the Old St. Pat's Siamsa Choir. If you are a singer — professional, amateur, Karaoke, or shower — please come and join us. You will meet some wonderful new people and create beautiful choral music! You will laugh and be inspired! You will be able to tell your friends you sang on stage at Chicago Symphony Center, and in Gaelic no less! Join Old St. Pat’s newly created Charity Team for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011. This is your opportunity to help Old St. Pat’s respond to the needs of homelessness in our community this year! Please let us know if you are interested in: 1. Participating as a runner; Auditions will be on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Old St. Pat's Rectory, just behind/west of the Church at 718 W. Adams. Our first rehearsal will be on Thursday, January 13, 2011 and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday from 7 - 9:15 p.m. until the concert. Choir members will have an opportunity to sing songs in Spanish, English and Gaelic, and are encouraged to bring their castanets, and/or dress in flamenco costumes for the choir rehearsals. 2. Volunteering as a committee member; To sign-up for an audition time, or for more information, please contact Bill Fraher at 312.831.9353, or [email protected]. Email your response to [email protected], or call 312.798.2338. 3. Donating items, or providing services throughout the training process; 4. Sponsorship opportunities. The excitement is building for Old St. Pat’s Inaugural Charity Team and we would love to have you and your friends “run” with us! Additional details to follow. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 5 C ELEBRATIONS THANK YOU FOR DECK THE HALL CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2010 DECK THE HALL TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS! hank you to everyone who attended and supported Deck The Hall, December 2, 3 and 4, 2010. The concert raised vital funds for the ongoing operations and programs of Old St. Patrick’s, including our wonderful Liturgies and music. T We also are grateful to all the volunteers who helped make this event happen! IF NOT FOR YOU Rose Riccordino Roundtrip airfare for two to Ireland on Aer Lingus plus roundtrip limousine service from O'Hare-Midway Limousine. James Tierney Tickets for the 2010-11 Chicago Wolves season and a gift certificate to Ruth's Chris Steak House. Ann Krilcich Two-night stay at the InterContinental Chicago on Michigan Ave plus a gift certificate for Ruth's Chris Steak House. Deborah Wilson A one-night stay with breakfast for two at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Downtown Chicago. Roger Carlson “Chef for a Day” at Moto Restaurant. J. P. Lotarski An overnight stay for two at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza. Aimee Garrity Bed and Breakfast Package for two at the Chicago Hilton. Deborah Wilson Sunday Brunch for two at the Four Season's Hotel Chicago. Marilyn Tenzer Two tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Chuck Roth Six passes to “Adler After Dark” at the Adler Planetarium plus a gift certificate to Palace Grill. Lisa Durham An overnight stay at The Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel and a gift certificate to Rosebud Restaurants. W. Heidkamp Two tickets to 2011 Deck The Hall Concert/Reception and a gift certificate to The Signature Room at the 95th. Robert Dahlke A personal training assessment at Blakely F.I.T. and two tickets to Old St. Patrick's 2011 World's Largest Block Party. We gratefully acknowledge the following companies and individuals for their generous donations to Deck The Hall. Adler Planetarium Aer Lingus Berghoff Catering & Restaurant Group Blakely F.I.T. Catering by Michael’s Chicago Beverage Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Wolves Pro Hockey Connie's Pizza Edible Arrangements Four Season's Hotel Chicago Hill & Valley Rock Island Illinois Hilton Chicago Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza 6 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Downtown Chicago Michael Krayniak, Sound Production Margaret Nelson, Lighting Design & Production Moto Restaurant O'Hare-Midway Limousine Service Palace Grill Rosebud Restaurants Ruth’s Chris Steak House Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. The Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro Hotel The Signature Room at the 95th Work of Art Cakes Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. C ELEBRATIONS OLD ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE Date Event Time and Location Friday, December 24 Christmas Eve Masses: No 7 a.m., or 12:10 Mass Family Mass/Christmas Pageant 3 p.m., Church, Fr. Paul Novak Celtic Candlelight Mass 3 p.m., Church Hall, Fr. Paul O’Connor Family Christmas Carol Starlit Mass hosted by BluePrints 3:30 p.m., FXW Gym, Fr. Jack Wall Family Mass/Christmas Pageant with FXW Choir 5 p.m., Church, Fr. Jack Wall Foundations Youth Ministry Hosted Mass 5 p.m., Church Hall, Fr. Tom Hurley Midnight Mass 10:30 p.m.: Church doors open 11:15 p.m.: Music begins Midnight: Mass begins, Fr. Tom Hurley Saturday, December 25 Christmas Day Masses Mass Schedule: 7, 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m. No 12:45 or 5 p.m. Mass Sunday, December 26 Feast of the Holy Family Mass Schedule: 7, 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m.,12:45, 5 p.m. Friday, December 31 New Year’s Eve Mass Schedule: 5 p.m. No 7 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. Mass Saturday, January 1, 2011 New Year’s Day Mass Schedule: 10 a.m. Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 7 D EVELOPMENT All of us at Old St. Pat’s continue to be humbled and grateful for the members, friends and families whose generous support and commitment remain strong and undaunted. Your gifts not only support the beautiful Advent and Christmas Liturgies, but also allow all of us continue on this journey of discovering a deeper experience of God’s compassionate, loving presence in each one of our lives. Please be sure to remember Old St. Patrick’s Church with a special gift this Christmas season. You can make your gift by: • contributing on-line at www.oldstpats.org; • consider matching your annual gifts to Old St. Pat’s through your employer’s corporate matching gift program. Thank you! Please note: all gifts must be postmarked by December 31, 2010 in order to receive 2010 tax credit. UNIQUE GIFT IDEAS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YEAR’S END Here are some strategies many financial planners are suggesting to their clients, including several that can reduce this year’s tax bill. Consider donating appreciated stock and securities You will be entitled to a charitable deduction equal to the fair market value of the donated stocks and securities, up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income. Further, you will avoid income tax on the capital gain of those stocks and securities while supporting the mission of Old St. Pat’s. Cash expired U.S. savings bonds All series E and H bonds have now reached “final maturity” and no longer pay any interest. Contributing the proceeds from these bonds to Old St. Pat’s will produce a charitable deduction that offsets tax on any unreported interest and reduces other taxable income. Better yet, you can fund a gift annuity for Old St. Pat’s with savings bonds proceeds and receive a deduction and partly tax-free payments, as well. Convert to a Roth IRA Anyone with a traditional IRA can convert to a tax-free Roth IRA and future withdrawals will not be taxed. Most or all of what you convert in 2010 would not be taxable until 2011 and 2012. However, you can elect to have converted amounts taxed in 2010 (while tax rates are lower), which is even more attractive if you can establish large charitable deductions. Get creative with your giving. You can arrange a charitable gift annuity that provides you or a family member with partly tax free payments (helpful if tax rates go up in future years), plus a 2010 tax deduction. Or you might consider a deferred payment charitable gift annuity that augments your retirement nest egg. Because your initial gift annuity payment is postponed for several years, your 2010 deduction will be magnified. Contributing a personal residence (including a vacation home) or farmland can create exceptionally large deductions, even though you keep lifetime use and occupancy of the property. 8 Begin your planned gift to Old St. Patrick’s by joining The Legacy Society! Regardless of the amount of your planned gift or the method the gift is received, your membership in The Legacy Society reflects your commitment to ensuring the existence and vibrancy of Old St. Pat’s community for generations to come! For more information on how to become a member of The Legacy Society, or if you would like to learn more about exciting ways to give, maximizing the tax benefits of giving and receiving an income for life, please contact Kate Rhodes at 312.798.2338, or Rich Goode at 312.534.7848. You can also find more information on the web at www.parishgift.org. A Special Christmas Gift Idea Are you looking for a unique gift idea this Christmas? The Book of Patrick provides a perpetual remembrance on a date you indicate, by listing an individual or family intention. The names will be remembered on the chosen date each year in the weekly bulletin, during the Prayers of the Faithful, and in the Book of Patrick displayed in the alcove on the south side of the Church near the vestibule doors. We are happy to notify an individual of the remembrance through a special acknowledgement card. We request a donation of $100 that supports the capital needs of Old St. Patrick’s. To honor a loved one, please complete the Remembrance Form at right, visit www.oldstpats.org/bookofpatrick or contact Bridget Evers at [email protected] or 312.831.9368. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. D EVELOPMENT CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES – INCOME FOR YOU… A GIFT TO THE FUTURE OF OLD ST. PATRICK’S A charitable gift annuity is an extraordinary way to make a gift to Old St. Pat’s, increase your income and slice your tax bill — all in one transaction! The Archdiocese of Chicago created its charitable gift annuity program so members and friends could make gifts of significance to their parishes while still retaining an income stream from the gifted assets during their lives. The parishioner contributes cash or securities (stock, mutual funds, etc.) and receives a fixed amount of income for the rest of their life (or for the lives of two people). Donors who arrange charitable gift annuities also enjoy several tax benefits, including charitable deductions and payments that are partly tax free during their life expectancies. For gift annuities arranged in the next few months, tax free payments will be at record high levels. Gift annuities offer five distinct advantages: Income for life — at attractive payout rates for one or two lives; Tax deduction savings — a large part of your donation is a deductible charitable gift; Tax-Free Income — a portion of your annual payment is a tax-free return of principal; Capital Gains Tax Savings — when you contribute securities for a gift annuity, you minimize any taxes on your “paper profit;” Deep satisfaction — from knowing that your generosity will touch the faith lives of future members at Old St. Pat’s. You can choose…How frequently payments to you will be made — monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually; one-life or two-life annuities; cash or securities to fund your donation. Cash donations provide maximum tax-free payments; gifts of securities allow you to minimize capital gains taxes. A planned gift is one opportunity that will guarantee Christmas celebrations at Old St. Patrick’s for years to come. A planned gift ensures that the mission of Old St. Patrick’s will remain vibrant and relevant for future generations. Your thoughtful planned gift will make sure that everyone who enters this community will find the welcome, joy, and comfort which the Old St. Patrick’s community provides not just during the Advent and Christmas seasons, but throughout the year. Please consider these creative and beneficial opportunities for you and your family, as well as Old St. Patrick’s Church. Book of Patrick Remembrance Form: Person(s) to be honored/remembered: ____________________________________________________________ Date of Remembrance: ______________________________________________________________________ Please inform the following person(s) of my remembrance of them or their loved one: Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________ City/ State/ Zip: ____________________________ (The amount of your donation is kept confidential) Your Name: __________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________ City/ State/ Zip: ________________________________________ ___ My check of $100 is enclosed. (Please make checks payable to Old St. Patrick’s Church) ___ Please charge my gift of $100 to : ___Visa ___MC ___ Disc ___AmEx Credit Card Number:___________________________________________ Exp Date: ______ / ________ Signature: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 9 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION MUSIC MINISTRY 10 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. A WAKENINGS OPEN YOUR HEARTS THIS CHRISTMAS BY JACLYN MULOOLY One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to tune into a local FM radio staton. For me, it is a beautiful way to put myself in the spirit of the Christmas season. The music in my car cheerfully escorts me while driving between home and work. Jaclyn Mulooly These festive songs are a pleasant reminder this truly is “the most wonderful time of the year.” In addition to Christmas songs that are played throughout the entire day, stories, reflections, prayers and seasonal wishes are shared by both listeners and DJ’s. While driving home one evening, the following revelation was shared, adding another profound dimension to the Christmas story for me. As most of you can recall from sacred scripture, around the time of Jesus’ birth, a census was decreed by Caesar Augustus. Each and every person in the entire Roman world was to travel to his own town to register. Joseph, being of the line of David, was required to go to Bethlehem to register his family. When they arrived in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph began to look for shelter throughout the town. Every single inn they journeyed to was overbooked and overcrowded, and as the story goes, they were turned away. This is where the account becomes “significant”… the town Mary and Joseph traveled to, this town of Bethlehem, is of Joseph’s lineage. Therefore, not only was Mary who was a mere 13 or 14 years old, and very much pregnant, turned away from warmth, protection and shelter for herself and her newborn baby, but Joseph was turned away from his very own family members. While they may not have been his brothers or sisters, uncles or aunts, they were very likely his cousins or distant relatives. These relatives, mindful of their heritage and family connection with Joseph, closed the door and turned him away from the inn to a crude stable where Mary gave birth alone. If only these relatives had opened their doors, and opened their hearts to Joseph and Mary, just imagine… they would have witnessed God’s greatest miracle and gift to us all. Too often, we get caught-up in the business of life, most especially around Christmas. How often have we closed our hearts to compassion, to empathy, to kindness and concern for others? How often have we closed the door to other people, or even to our own family members, unable to support or care for them in their time of need, too busy with our own agendas or important matters that fill an entire day’s worth of activity, or fearful that by putting others ahead of our own needs, we may very well neglect ourselves and our own desires? How often have we closed our hearts to life-giving moments that could have a profound impact on our own life, or the way in which we live? Ajahn Chah, a Buddhist monk, likens the heart to the hand. “If you hold out your open hand you realize that you can rest things on the open hand, but its use is limited. If you close your hand to a fist you realize it can grasp things, but again its use is limited. It is only because we can close and open our hand in response to circumstances that we realize our hand truly works for us.” It is the same with the heart — we realize we can sometimes close our hearts, knowing we can save ourselves from experiencing sadness, or heartache, or unfamiliarity, or even uncomfortable, demanding and exhausting situations. Knowing we can open our hearts provides us with the sympathy, kindness and gentleness to act lovingly towards all, to act with peace and joy, and to be compassionate to everyone in our lives. Opening our hearts affords us the opportunity to experience the every day miracles, as well as those miracles that a tender child, the Savior of the world, brings to us. When you open your heart, you are not saddened by the past, or anxious about the future, but you are content with the present. You are able to fully give yourself to each and every life-giving moment in which you find yourself, or that may be presented to you. I pray you continue to open your hearts this Christmas and throughout the New Year. Jaclyn Mullooly is Coordinator of Liturgy at Old St.Patrick’s Church. ADULT SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH FORMATION Save the Date Beloved Retreat Friday-Sunday, February 18-20, 2011 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 11 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOUNDATIONS YOUTH MINISTRY Start the New Year off Right! Foundations Youth Ministry Annual Volunteer Sunday Pancake Breakfast Expand Your Borders at Old St. Pat’s: Get Involved! Sunday January 9, 2011 We value your relationship with and commitment to Old St. Pat’s and would love to have you join us in the Church Hall from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2011 for our First Annual Volunteer Sunday. Volunteer Sunday is designed to showcase all of the ways you can become more deeply involved in the Old St. Pat’s community. We have identified 70+ organizations that make up the fabric of Old St. Pat’s. Participating in this once-ayear event offers you numerous opportunities to become better acquainted with the wide range of local and global volunteer programs supported by the members and friends of Old St. Pat’s. Old St. Pat’s Charity Team Bank of America Chicago Marathon Music Ministry The Cara Program Old St. Pat’s Young Adult Ministry Harmony, Hope and Healing Weddings Coprodeli USA - Peru Rite of Christian Initiative of Adults (RCIA) 12 S.P.O.K.E.S. Family Service Bridget Evers Associate Director of Advancement 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ministry of Prayer The Justice Initiative Beth Marek Director of Outreach Sunday, January 23, 2011 $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 & under Old St. Patrick’s Church Hall 700 W. Adams, Chicago All proceeds will go toward the Old St. Patrick’s Foundations Youth Ministry Summer Worktours! If you would like more information on these or other programs at Old St. Patrick’s Church, please contact Bridget Evers at 312.831.9368, or visit our website at www.oldstpats.org. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION FAMILY MINISTRY Calling all Old St. Pat’s Fathers and Daughters! Attention all Dads! Join us for a S.P.O.K.E.S. (St. Pat’s Opportunities for Kids to Experience Service) and Feed My Starving Children Monday, January 17, 2011 Feed My Starving Children is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s starving children hungry in body and spirit. The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals formulated specially for starving children, and they ship the meals to nearly 70 countries around the world. Please join S.P.O.K.E.S. at the Feed My Starving Children warehouse at 555 Exchange Court, Aurora on Monday, January 17, 2011 from noon - 2 p.m. (Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday). What better way to celebrate the life and lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King than to serve the global community. Families are encouraged to volunteer together and share in the joy of giving. For more information on the mission of Feed My Starving Children, please check-out their website at www.fmsc.org. Please register for this life-giving field trip by contacting Kate Nolan at 708.829.1752, or [email protected]. Please be sure to call today to reserve your family’s spot. Feed My Starving Children request children five and older volunteer with an adult. We look forward to sharing this very special day with your family. Rockin’ Sock Hop and be ready to dance the night away with your favorite young ladies! february 4, 2011 6-9 pm church hall BOOK CLUB The Book Club meets on the second Sunday of every month from September to June. Book Club meetings are held in the library on the third floor of the Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center at 711 W. Monroe, from 9:30 – 11 a.m. The library is wheelchair accessible. All are welcome. Contact either Eileen Sutter at 312.575.4214, or Jean Lyon at 773.545.0482. Date Book Author Sunday, January 9, 2011 Year of Wonders Geraldine Brooks Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 13 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION ENCORE Recognizing that each new season of our lives brings with it its own graces, joys, challenges and opportunities; Encore is your invitation to come together with other “seasoned” adults (men and women, single and married, age fifty or older) at Old St. Pat’s to share your enthusiasm for life, learning, service, and fun! Come Join Us at the Theater! Thursday, February 10, 2011 Do you love the Beatles music? Then RAIN : A Tribute to the Beatles is a must see for you! Join Encore on Thursday, February 10 for this tribute to the Beatles and the music that shaped a generation. The performance is scheduled at the Ford Center/Oriental Theater, 24 W. Randolph Street (between State and Dearborn), Chicago. Old St. Pat’s Presents: Journey to Reinvention for Women with Mary Kay Slowikowski RAIN covers the Beatles music from their Liverpool beginnings through the psychedelic late 60s and their long-haired hippie, hard rocking rooftop days. RAIN is a multimedia, multidimensional experience. A fusion of historical footage and hilarious television commercials from the 1960s lights up video screens and live cameras zoom in for close-ups while all the music and vocals are performed totally live! Join Encore and sing along with your faves; "Let It Be," "Hey Jude," "Come Together" and "Can't Buy Me Love” ...and all the others! Are you interested in developing a framework for change? Do you need to revitalize yourself to be effective in 2011? The special Encore package includes Dress Circle tickets with a pre-performance reception. Our group will enjoy a reception in a private room with open bar and canapés prior to the performance, plus open bar, cookies and brownies during intermission. This show and reception would also make a wonderful Christmas gift for that special Beatles fan in your life! • Match What is Possible to What Is Necessary. There is no time like the present to reinvent yourself. The Journey to Reinvention is a wonderful time just for you to recharge and renew who you are. • What Are Your Aspirations? Find Your Purpose. • Follow the Framework for Change. • Balance the Practical With the Possible. When: Saturday, January 22, 2011 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $35 - includes lunch Cost for the package is $95 per person. Where: 711 W. Monroe St., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60661 As there are a limited number of seats available, please reserve your seats for this special show today! To reserve your seat, please contact Denise Stauder at [email protected], or 312.266.1919. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot on the Southeast corner of Des Plaines & Adams. To honor Encore’s contract with the theater and to ensure your tickets can be mailed to you on time, checks must be received by Old St. Patrick’s no later than Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Mail your check for $95 per person to: Please make your checks payable to Old St. Patrick’s Church. Old St. Patrick’s Church Attn: Encore/RAIN 711 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 Reservations: Please call 312.648.1021 or 630.985.7570 no later than January 18, 2011. Please mail your checks to: Old St. Patrick’s Church Attn: Tammy Roeder 711 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 Vendor tables available for $135 (this includes table, workshop, and lunch). Mary Kay heads up the Encore group here at Old St. Pat’s and is the founder of the Zip Code Discussion Series. She is an internationally known speaker and was the first female motivational speaker to appear nationally on PBS. A victim of crippling panic attacks and agoraphobia, Mary Kay overcame many obstacles in life to become the successful speaker she is. Mary Kay doesn’t come out of a book - she comes out of life! 14 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION ENCORE MARRIAGE MINISTRY Dinner with Encore — The Dining Room at Kendall College Thursday, January 27, 2011. Eat someone's homework. Really! Kendall College Dining Room is an extraordinary classroom providing students with the opportunity to gain real-world experience in a professionally run fine dining restaurant under the supervision of Kendall's experienced faculty. Thanks to an outstanding faculty and dedicated students, Kendall College produces the finest chefs and pastry chefs in the Midwest. Come dine with the students at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2011 before they become famous. You even get to grade them! The Dining Room, located at 900 North Branch Street, Chicago, offers guests an amazing view of the Chicago skyline and lots of free parking. Visit www.kendall.edu to read more about The Dining Room at Kendall College. The cost is $45 per person (includes three-course dinner, American coffee, soft drinks, and gratuity). Reservations: To make your reservation, please contact Denise Stauder at [email protected], or 312.266.1919. Send your check (payable to Old St. Patrick’s Church) to: Wedding Schedule If you are engaged and would like to be married at Old St. Patrick’s Church, please contact Jo Ann O’Brien, wedding scheduler/coordinator, at [email protected], or 312.831.9383. Volunteer wedding assistants will facilitate your rehearsal and assist at your wedding ceremony. Wedding Banns May the Winds of Heaven Dance Between You. I Jeffrey Colgren & Patti Sullivan Jung Francis Koral & Meghan Kathleen Doyle Michael Stancati & Brittany Thomas II Michael Thomas Byrne & Amanda Martinez Lorentz “Larry” Albert Feltes & Shirley “Ann” Hartlage III Sean Francis Hopkins & Julie Ann Popp Old St. Patrick’s Church Attn: Encore/Kendall 711 W. Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60661 Michael Mauceri & Jamie Schaefer LITURGY January 2011 Liturgy Schedule If you would like to volunteer as a minister or coordinator for one of our Liturgies, please complete the form below and place it in the RED file folder, located in the hanging file on the wall in the Usher’s closet, or mail it to Old St. Patrick’s Church, Attn: Jaclyn Mullooly, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL 60661. Eucharistic Coordinator Hospitality Coordinator Lector Eucharistic Minister Hospitality Minister Name: __________________________________________ Email: __________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________ Sunday, January 2 – Epiphany of the Lord Church 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. Hall 11:15 a.m. Sunday, January 9 – Baptism of the Lord Church 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 11:15 a.m. Sunday, January 16 – 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Church 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. Phone: __________________________________________ Please mail a hard copy of the schedule to the address above. Sunday, January 23 – 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Church 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. Saturday, January 1, 2011 – New Year’s Day, Mary Mother of God Church 10 a.m. Sunday, January 30 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Church 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 15 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION OLD ST. PAT’S YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Old St. Pat’s Young Adult Ministry Calendar DATE/TIME EVENT LOCATION Monday, January 3, 2011 6:30 - 8 p.m. Young Adult Couples Faith Sharing Group Kick-off We are kicking-off 2011 with a new six-week pilot program at Old St. Pat’s meant to draw together a small group of couples (married or dating) who are interested in sharing their reflections, questions, and experiences with one another — all through the lens of their Christian faith. Together, the group will decide future meeting times/locations according to each member’s availability. If you have any questions, please contact Keara at [email protected], 312.798.2328. 3rd Floor Library, Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center 711 W. Monroe, Chicago Saturday, January 8, 2011 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. January Service Saturday Please join other young adults from Old St. Pat’s as we head to the South Side to help sort and package donated medical supplies with the Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach to ensure items such as clean bandages, unused testing supplies, and pain-relievers can be shipped to Haiti and other places where they can serve people in great need. We will meet at the Old St. Pat’s Church steps at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, January 8 and carpool to the site. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach 5213 W. 65th Street, Bedford Park, IL Thursday, January 13 6:30-8 p.m. 2nd Annual “Un-Decorating the Church” Party Taking down Christmas decorations is never as much fun as putting them up — but when you invite a few friends and add pizza, music, and drinks ... even “undecorating'”Old St. Patrick's Church becomes a party! We will meet in the Church at 6:30 p.m. to help pack-up and put away the Christmas decorations, and when we’re finished — we will enjoy pizza and drinks in the Rectory. R.S.V.P. to Keara at [email protected], or 312.798.2328. Old St. Patrick’s Church and Rectory 700 W. Adams, Chicago Monday, January 24, 2010 6:30 – 8 p.m. “How to Buy Your First Condo/House” Class If you are thinking about buying your first place, join us for this FREE session and learn some of the basics about the process! Jim Fredian, a realtor with @properties, will share some of his advice and wisdom. He has a great deal of experience working with first-time buyers. Pizza and drinks will be served. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected]. Room 21, Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center 711 W. Monroe, Chicago old st. pat’s offices fr. jack wall mission center, 711 w. monroe will be closed beginning saturday, december 25, 2010 and will reopen sunday, january 2, 2011. Merry Christmas! 16 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. S OCIAL C ONCERNS The John and Christopher Buciak Old St. Pat’s/American Red Cross Blood Drive A Huge Success — Thanks To You! On Sunday, November 28, Old St. Pat's held its annual Blood Drive. Even though the date of the Drive was the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend and a lot of our regular donors were out of town, more than 100 people donated God's gift of life for others in need. This was the first year our Blood Drive had an official name: "The John and Christopher Buciak Blood Drive." Donating blood in the spirit and honor of a friend or family member is a wonderful way to share life to others. We would like to thank everyone involved in the annual Blood Drive, especially our generous donors who are indeed the perfect example of a living Christ in a difficult world. We also would like to thank our many volunteers who helped to make the day run so smoothly. In fact, we had a record high number of volunteers this year. Special thanks are extended to Mary Holmquest for giving wonderful massages to our donors. The winners of the Donor Appreciation Raffle are listed to the right. We are thankful to these companies for their generous donations, especially to Kiehl's and Patagonia for donating the Grand Prizes. We take off our hats to Bill Jacobs of PIECE for supplying their award-winning pizza, and to Trader Joe’s for their fresh bananas so our donors could have a healthy post-donation meal. Also, many thanks to Baker's Square for giving gift cards to all the donors. In addition, I would like to personally acknowledge with heart-filled thanks the Old St. Pat's staff who helped support the Blood Drive this year, particularly the hard working and ever caring Maintenance Crew who were ready to go on an early, cold Sunday morning. We could never manage this Blood Drive without them! Please save the date of Sunday, November 13, 2011 for our next Blood Drive. Meanwhile, we encourage you to donate a pint of blood as often as every 56 days. Look for a Blood Drive near your home or office by entering your zip code at: www.redcrossblood.org. Many people will have new life because of your willingness to share a pint of blood. This is one of the greatest gifts one can give. Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas Season and a New Year filled with health and happiness. May God bless our donors, volunteers and sponsors. Mark Buciak Volunteer Blood Drive Director [email protected] 773.307.0033 THE BLOOD DRIVE APPRECIATION RAFFLE WINNER Pati Flannery SPONSOR & PRIZE Kiehl's: $200 of skin care products Robert Jungwirth Patagonia: Computer Travel Bag Francis Shimandle & John Anderson Isaacson & Stein Fish Company Gift Certifities for the freshest fish in Chicago Jennifer Moskop K-CHULA Hair Salon Gift Card for a great cut and style. Jennifer also wins one gallon of Trader Joe’s famous Eggnog! Divorce Support Group – You are Not Alone Sunday, January 2, 16, and 30, 2011 This is a networking group for men and woman who are separated or divorced. “You are Not Alone” is a chance to talk with other men and women who are separated or divorced. We meet to discuss topics of importance to those seeking to heal during and after one of life's most difficult transitions. We are not professional counselors, but are your peers who have been there and simply wish to listen and offer encouragement. We meet every other Sunday, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in Room 23, Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago. This is a free, drop-in networking group and no registration is required. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie at [email protected]. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 17 S OCIAL C ONCERNS Holiday Evening of Service Hunger Never Takes a Holiday Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) Wednesday, December 29 Whether you are single or married, young or "50 and better," adventurous or not, you are invited to join in helping to stamp out hunger in Cook County. Even if you have never worked at the Greater Chicago Food Depository with Connections, Encore, Old St. Pat’s Outreach or on an individual basis, you are invited to join our joint Old St. Pat's contingency for a holiday evening of service. Each worker will earn $5/hour credit for the GCFD agencies supported by Old St. Pat’s Outreach — part of a network of 650 GCFD food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens. These credits are used by our agencies to offset their costs of food purchased from GCFD. packages, label each package and pack these smaller packages into boxes for distribution. Administrative assignments for those not able to stand for three hours may be available. These tasks consist mostly of mailings and/or compilation of publicity packets. An optional light, low cost supper will be available at 5:15 p.m. For complete information, please contact Jim Holbrook at 773.237.2625, or [email protected]. Please come! Join the fun! Help Hungry Neighbors! Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) Old St. Pat’s Group Volunteer Dates Help Us Stamp Out Hunger! 4100 W. Ann Lurie Pl., Chicago 773.247.3663 Please join us from 6 - 9 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29. The GCFD is located at 4100 West Ann Lurie Place (42nd Place), Chicago. Our Tasks: Please note these functions require standing: When perishable foods have been donated, the preparation of those foods for distribution is always the priority for our assignments. We often work “bread”...sorting by date and freshness quality...then repackaging for distribution. Should a large group be present at the same time we serve, we may be part of assembling "emergency food packages," provisions for a family of four for four days. Each volunteer adds the same item to each package (moving on a continuously running conveyor belt). Another task: various kinds of cereal, pasta, or rice arrive in 500 pound drums. We re-package these items into convenient size Group Date/Time Contact Joint Group Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Joint Holiday Evening Work Session 6 - 9 p.m. Jim Holbrook [email protected] Connections Saturday, January 8, 2011 Christine Miller 9 a.m. - noon [email protected] Outreach Saturday, January 8, 2011 Mary Beth Riley 9 a.m. - noon [email protected] 630.655.9447 PLEASE HELP! As Old St. Patrick’s is Chicago’s oldest church and oldest public building, this sacred space is special to all who find their way here. Knowing how all of us appreciate and revere this sacred place, we ask for your help and cooperation in maintaining this historic church. Did you know: ➢ spilled beverages stain the carpet and marble floor? ➢ dropped food can be ground into the carpet and some of that food, especially raisins, can never be completely removed? ➢ keys, pens, and metal toys have scarred many of the pews, and these pews will have to be removed, restored, and reinstalled? It is important that we know the consequences if we do not care for this magnificent church. Please help us preserve the beauty of this grand church for generations to come. Thank you. 18 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. S HARING T HE M ISSION First Friday Club of Chicago Date: Friday, January 7, 2011 Speaker: Lou Manfredini WGN Radio's Mr. Fix-It Topic: “Your Faith and Your Business: What Do You Need—What Are You Willing to Give Back?” Time: Noon Location: Union League Club, Main Lounge, 65 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago Cost: $30 for members, $35 for guests Reservations: Join the Old St. Pat’s table to take advantage of the special member’s prices. Call Table Captains before noon Tuesday, January 4, 2011: Paula Krupka, 312.280.2642; Peggy Pecoraro, 773.774.5250, or Mary Ann Sullivan, 708.829.3399. Because of contractual arrangements with the Union League Club, once your reservation is made, your lunch fee is required, even if you cannot attend. The dress code at the Union League Club is business casual for men and women, no jeans or tennis shoes. Lou Manfredini has integrated his entrepreneurial business acumen with his faith-rooted commitment to community. After more than 10 successful years in construction through which he gained a tremendous amount of knowledge on homes, Manfredini considered ways to more broadly share his expertise with others. He began with a home improvement call-in radio show that, with his respectful responses to his audience, quickly caught on. Today, 15 years later the show, “Ask Mr. Fix-It” is the number one Saturday morning radio program in Chicago. Manfredini also hosts and co-produces a nationally syndicated television and radio show called HouseSmarts (NBC5 Chicago on Saturday and Sunday mornings), and radio segments called House Smarts Minutes reaching millions of listeners and viewers each week. Manfredini also is a frequent contributor to television and print media. He is the home improvement contributor for NBC’s Today Show and a contributor on NBC 5’s Morning Show in Chicago. He has authored five successful home improvement books for homeowners who want to understand how their homes work. Manfredini’s belief that success in business carries responsibility for a larger good is demonstrated by his considerable support of a number of charitable activities in a variety of ways. He continues to operate his own hardware store in Chicago, keeping him up-to-date on the homebuilding industry’s latest trends and technology. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Mary Beth, and their four children. The First Friday Club of Chicago [email protected] www.firstfridayclubchicago.org A Word of Thanks to our Advertisers Those companies and individuals whose advertisements appear on the last six pages of the weekly bulletin, subsidize the printing of the Old St. Pats bulletin. When you have the opportunity, please thank them in the name of Old St. Patricks by using their products and services. Should you wish to advertise in the bulletin, please contact Jim Braun, advertising sales representative, Liturgical Publications Inc. LPI, at 800.950.9952, extension 2446, or [email protected]. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 19 S HARING T HE M ISSION OLD ST. PATRICK’S AND ST. CLARE — A CHRISTMAS STORY As we come to the end of 2010, we give thanks for the blessings of another year and especially the honor of having journeyed with the people of St. Clare’s Parish in Waveland, MS these past five years. From the devastation and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, we come this year to a moment of deep abiding gratitude for the generous life shared between our two communities of faith. On August 29, 2010, Old St. Patrick’s Church celebrated the end of our five-year mission knows as “Harbor of Hope” and all that has been accomplished in bringing forth renewed life and a new Church building to St. Clare’s in the Gulf State region. Here again is a final report of all the good work that has been made possible because of the generosity from the people of Old St. Patrick’s. Elda Anderson (left), Ron Forest, Lou Forest and Patrick Anderson gather together in the Forest’s home, one of the first homes to be rebuilt by volunteers from Old St. Patrick’s Church. Dixieland musicians exit Old St. Pat’s after participating in a celebratory Mass on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Fr. John Cusick, (left), Fr. John Wall and Fr. Tom Hurley celebrate the successful completion of the Old St. Pat’s / Harbor of Hope commitment. 20 Celebrants at the Dedication Mass for the newly built St. Clare Church on Friday, September 17, 2010. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. S HARING T HE M ISSION The newly build St. Clare Parish Church. The charts and pictures try to quantify some of your incredibly, generous efforts: Donations: $526,500 • 1,160 days of volunteer time — here in Chicago, and down on the Gulf. Harbor of Hope; volunteer labor in Mississippi alone is valued at more than $200,000 and much of this was applied to defray the county’s FEMA bill; • Some $65,600 in self-paid transportation and other travel expenses was generously donated along with $29,000 in religious icons and supplies for the new Church; • a $20,000 trust fund to the neediest families for scholarship assistance; • several truckloads of emergency supplies in the early hours of the disaster, and continuing shipments in the months and years that followed. • purchased raffle tickets and donated silent auction items to support St. Clare’s annual fundraising bazaar; • set up an account at a local home improvement store to furnish rebuilding materials while giving a boost to the local economy; • as steward of a $50,000 grant from the people of Ireland, Harbor of Hope furnished a kitchen and installed a sound system for the community building. Distribution of Cash Donations: $229,500 • You visited lonely residents in their homes, • kept up correspondence throughout the years, exchanged cards, gifts and phone calls, • celebrated the happy times of new babies, weddings • and consoled families grieving the loss of loved ones. The list goes on and can never be complete because of the many quiet gestures of love and fellowship the Old St. Patrick’s community extended to the people of St. Clare as part of organized trips and one-to-one fellowship. Old St. Pat’s Harbor of Hope Outreach Initiative and the community of St. Clare Parish in Waveland, Mississippi cannot fully express our gratitude for all you have done to make St. Clare whole once again. The parish members are now celebrating Mass in a permanent building (not a tent!) and they look forward to each day with renewed hope. We did it together, one step at a time. Thank you, Merry Christmas and Happy 2011. St. Clare’s new tabernacle, a gift from the Old St. Pat’s community. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 21 C OMMUNITY FAITH F ORMATION ACCESSIBILITY AND GENERAL INFORMATION FAMILY MINISTRY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS For your comfort and convenience . . . The Adoption Group The rest rooms are located on the lower level of the church, at the foot of the north stairwell, in the foyer of the church hall, and at the west side of the hall. The hall may be reached via the north stairwell, or the elevator in the north tower only. The balcony can be accessed by using either the north or south stairwell. In consideration for all, please put all cell phones and beepers on silent mode as we begin Mass. If you have difficulty approaching the altar for Holy Communion, please tell an usher, and Communion will be brought to you. Low-Gluten Hosts Available at all Masses Low-gluten hosts are available for those who, for health reasons, cannot receive the regular Communion host. If you would like to receive a low-gluten host, please inform the Mass coordinator, before Mass begins. At Communion, please identify yourself to the presider as the person to receive the low-gluten host. Braille and large print worship aids are available for your convenience. Please ask an Usher if you would like to use one of these items. We do have a small lift, without stairs, for access to the church and hall. The entrance is on Des Plaines Street, through the gate just north of the main church steps. If you need a hearing device, please ask an usher. A sign language interpreter will be available at the 5 p.m. Mass every Sunday. Please sit in the second or third pews on the Joseph side of the altar if you would like to utilize this service. EXIT In case of an emergency, please exit the church through the three sets of double doors located in the rear of the church or by the exit door located behind the Altar screen. If there is anyway we can be of better service, please let us know. The purpose of the Adoption Group is to provide a supportive social network for adoptive families. For more details, please contact Mary and Len Carnevale at 708.421.0945 or [email protected]. Nursery Service Nursery service is available during the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Masses in The Frances Xavier Warde School building. Enter the school on Des Plaines Street. The Baptismal Program and Schedule The Baptismal Program offers educational opportunities for parents. To schedule a baptism, please contact Betty O’Toole, Baptism Scheduler, at [email protected] or 312.798.2366. Family Choir The Family Choir is open to family members who would like to share their talents. For more information, please contact Bill Fraher, Music Director, Old St. Pat’s at 312.798.2353, or [email protected]. S.P.O.K.E.S. St. Pat’s Opportunities for Kids to Experience Service Inspired by Old St. Pat’s Outreach, S.P.O.K.E.S. was formed to introduce our children to outreach projects in which they can feel they have made a difference to others. Moms And Tots Group The Moms and Tots Group meets at least monthly, usually on weekday mornings. We would love to have you and your little ones join us. Meet and socialize with other moms while the kids play. Suggested for newborns through preschool age. For additional information, please contact Mara Myers at 773.726.2296, or [email protected]. MagnifiKids — A Weekly Publication for Children Family Ministry is happy to offer families of children, ages 5 to 12, a weekly publication that explains and offers activities for the Sunday readings. On Liturgy of the Word Sundays, the magazine is offered to the children. Copies of MagnifiKids can be found in the vestibule of the Church. Please take a copy for your child/family. Inclusion and Accessibility Statement Old St. Patrick’s Church celebrates the goodness of life by continually creating an experience of hospitality, friendship, prayer, and service that responds to all human needs. It is our intention to make every activity and event accessible and inclusive. If you should ever encounter a barrier blocking or impeding your worship at Old St. Patrick’s Church, please contact Bridget Evers at 312.831.9368. 22 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. IN OUR H EARTS AND P RAYERS And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, He shall be called a Nazorean. - Mt 2:22b-23 Friday 12/24 Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Lk 1:67-79 Saturday 12/25 Vigil: Is 62:1-5/ Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/ Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12/ Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10/ Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 Sunday 12/26 Sir 3:2-7, 12-14/ Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/ Mt 2:13-15, 19-23 Monday 12/27 Tuesday 12/28 Wednesday 12/29 Thursday 12/30 Friday 12/31 1 Jn 1:1-4/ 1 Jn 1:5---2:2/ 1 Jn 2:3-11/ 1 Jn 2:12-17/ 1 Jn 2:18-21/ Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Mt 2:13-18 Lk 2:22-35 Lk 2:36-40 Jn 1:1-18 Mass Remembrances Book of Patrick Saint of the Week Mass Remembrances commemorate a birthday, special anniversary, or the anniversary of a loved one’s death on the date of your choice (two weeks notice required to meet bulletin printing deadline). Includes a Mass card. Please call 312.648.1021. The Book of Patrick offers perpetual remembrance of a loved one who has passed or a special date, including weddings and other sacraments, chosen by the donor. The $100 donation benefits Old St. Patrick’s. For information, please contact Bridget Evers at 312.831.9368. December 26 Feast Day of St. Stephen (d. 36 A.D.) All we know of Stephen is found in Acts of the Apostles, chapters Six and Seven. It is enough to tell us what kind of man he was: At that time, as the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenist (Greek-speaking) Christians complained about the Hebrew-speaking Christians, saying their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit.... (Acts 6:1-5) Acts says Stephen was a man filled with grace and power, who worked great wonders among the people. Certain Jews, members of the Synagogue of Roman Freedmen, debated with Stephen but proved no match for the wisdom and spirit with which he spoke. They persuaded others to make the charge of blasphemy against him. He was seized and carried before the Sanhedrin. In his speech, Stephen recalled God’s guidance through Israel’s history, as well as Israel’s idolatry and disobedience. He then claimed his persecutors were showing this same spirit. “You always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors” (Acts 7:51b). His speech brought anger from the crowd. “But filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said, ‘Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God....’ They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him....As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.... Lord, do not hold this sin against them’” (Acts 7:55-56, 58a, 59, 60b). Friday, December 24, 2010 John Danaher (✝), Officer Michael Flisk (✝), Frances Novak (✝), John "Tim" Phelan (✝) Saturday, December 25, 2010 Irene Cedro (✝), Richard Cosgrove (✝), Richard & Maggie Daley, Edward & Dorothy Hanlon (✝), Kenneth W. Hansen (✝), Donald & Dolores Hansen (✝), Odelia Marlin, Martin Munster (✝), Frances Novak (✝), Mrs. L. Paff, John Petro (✝), John "Tim" Phelan (✝), Margaret "Peggy" Rothewell (✝), Florence & Frank Siuda, Mary Storey (✝), Arthur Treanor (✝) Sunday, December 26, 2010 7 a.m. Ann Mallin (✝) 8 a.m. Patrick H. Nallon (✝), John Sullivan (✝) 9:30 a.m. Bill Broderick (✝) 11:15 a.m. Frances K. Leist (✝) 12:45 p.m. Bill Kunkle 5 p.m. Joseph Petracosta, Jack & Jon Thomas Pettigrew Monday, December 27, 2010 Catherine Danaher (✝), John "Tim" Phelan (✝) Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Duggan Family, Peter Laylo (✝) Thursday, December 30, 2010 Friday, December 31, 2010 (✝) deceased Prayer Requests For Those Who Are Sick Bob Agnew, Kathryn Ann Andriano, Daniel Blythe, Joanne Grant, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Pat McCann, Dennis McConnell, Mike McKenna, Michael McKeown, Suellen Miller, Mary Jayne Stefani For Those Who Have Recently Died Lieutenant Shawn Collins, Leonard DesJardins, Fred Field, Marie Hermatz, Eddie LaBoy, Dr. Douglas Loberg, Josh Lynn, Peter Rascia Friday, December 24, 2010 Ellen Archer, Jacqueline Carroll & Family, Avril M. & Virgil C. Craig, Judy Facinelli, Hollis Peter Fritzsche, Viola Holas, Kiley Michelle Jaquays, Christina O'Reilly McHugh Saturday, December 25, 2010 George & Lynn Bryk, Colleen Burns, Irene & Joe Capella, Julia Morahan Carlin, Don Cartright, Kevin & Maureen Cogan, Maureen Curran, Tom & Rita Dempsey, Mrs. Katherine Duffy, Richard J. Heffernan, Virginia Huber, William Johnson, Thomas J. Leyden, The James Martin Family, Mary C. Murray-McCarthy, Rosemarie McKay, Tom & Mary McKean, Judith McMahon, Carmen Mendoza, Liberta Morrissey, Annie Murray, Robert O'Connor, John J. "Tim" Phelan Peter Neuman & Karen Popowski, Catherine "Kay" Sullivan Sunday, December 26, 2010 Children & Grandchildren of Marlene & Malachi Flanagan, Thomas Lamb, Sr. Hortense Marie, Lyn Z. McKeaney, Margaret Frances Millard, John J. O'Connor, Connor George Olen, Luke Patrick, James W. Sinclair, Allen J. Simmons, William H. & Mary Lee Wallace Monday, December 27, 2010 Betty & Joe Gavin, Monica Lynch, Michael J. Piorkowski, Bruno Roti, Cynthia "Thia" Rountree Tuesday, December 28, 2010 Matilda Bruscoli, Mary & Martin Igoe, Laura Kulpa, Justin Lynch, Patrick J. Lynch, Malone W. Mygatt, Joseph J. O'Shaughnessy, Mary Sloan Wednesday, December 29, 2010 Suzanne Berry, Thomas Capriotti, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Farrell, Marlene P. Hellwig, Brian Hogan, Pat & Katie Horan, Leah Marias, Delores & Jack Naye, Grace A. Riley, Dolores M. Swibes, Tommy Van Wazer Thursday, December 30, 2010 Ron Ameche, Phyllis Barnes, Kelley R. Beach, The Downes Family, Robert Janson, Rev. Daniel Murtaugh, Daniel J. Walsh, Sara L. Walters Friday, December 31, 2010 Buzz Harper, Edward C. Hughes, Lorraine Janek, Paul Von Driska Adapted from “The Saint of the Day” American Catholic Website, http://www.americancatholic.org. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 23 IN OUR H EARTS AND P RAYERS They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. - Mt 2:10-11 Saturday 1/08 Tuesday 1/04 Wednesday 1/05 Thursday 1/06 Friday 1/07 Monday 1/03 Saturday 1/01 Sunday 1/02 1 Jn 4:11-18/ 1 Jn 4:19---5:4/ 1 Jn 5:5-13/ 1 Jn 5:14-21/ Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2- 1 Jn 3:22---4:6/ 1 Jn 4:7-10/ Nm 6:22-27/ Mk 6:34-44 Mk 6:45-52 Lk 4:14-22a Lk 5:12-16 Jn 3:22-30 3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Mt 4:12-17, Gal 4:4-7/Lk 23-25 2:16-21 Mass Remembrances Book of Patrick Saint of the Week Mass Remembrances commemorate a birthday, special anniversary, or the anniversary of a loved one’s death on the date of your choice (two weeks notice required to meet bulletin printing deadline). Includes a Mass card. Please call 312.648.1021. The Book of Patrick offers perpetual remembrance of a loved one who has passed or a special date, including weddings and other sacraments, chosen by the donor. The $100 donation benefits Old St. Patrick’s. For information, please contact Bridget Evers at 312.831.9368. January 6 Feast Day of St. André Bessette (1845 – 1937) Sickness and weakness dogged André from birth. He was the eighth of 12 children born to a French Canadian couple near Montreal. Adopted at 12 when both parents had died, he became a farmhand. Various trades followed: shoemaker, baker, black smith— all failures. He was a factory worker in the United States during the boom times of the Civil War. At 25, he applied for entrance into the Congregation of the Holy Cross. After a year’s novitiate, he was not admitted because of his weak health. But with the urging of Bishop Bourget, he was finally received. He was given the humble job of doorkeeper at Notre Dame College in Montreal, with additional duties as sacristan, laundry worker and messenger. In his little room near the door, he spent much of the night on his knees. On his windowsill, facing Mount Royal, was a small statue of St. Joseph, to whom he had been devoted since childhood. When he heard someone was ill, he visited them to bring cheer and to pray with the sick person. He would rub the sick person lightly with oil taken from a lamp burning in the college chapel. Word of healing powers began to spread. When an epidemic broke out at a nearby college, André volunteered to nurse and not one single person died. The trickle of sick people to his door became a flood. His superiors were uneasy and suspicious, and the doctors called him a quack. “I do not cure, St. Joseph cures,” he said again and again. In the end, he needed four secretaries to handle the 80,000 letters he received each year. For many years, the Holy Cross authorities had tried to buy land on Mount Royal. Finally, the owners yielded and André collected $200 to build a small chapel and began receiving visitors there. The magnificent Oratory on Mount Royal took 50 years to build. The sickly boy who could not hold a job died at 92. He is buried at the Oratory and was beatified in 1982. At his canonization in October 2010, Pope Benedict XVI said St. Andre "lived the beatitude of the pure of heart." Adapted from “The Saint of the Day” American Catholic Website, http://www.americancatholic.org. Saturday, January 1, 2011 Sunday, January 2, 2011 7 a.m. Gary Finnin 8 a.m. Brenda Wallach (✝) 9:30 a.m. Mark J. Anderson & Family, Marion Norton, Danno Spellan (✝) 11:15 a.m. Maggie Daley, Guadalupe O. Ramirez (✝) 12:45 p.m. Michael Lafferty 5 p.m. Grace Kuhn (✝) Monday, January 3, 2011 Mr. Ortiz-Ang (✝) Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Albert Luckett (✝) Thursday, January 6, 2011 Friday, January 7, 2011 Saturday, January 8, 2011 (✝) deceased Prayer Requests For Those Who Are Sick Bob Agnew, Kathryn Ann Andriano, Daniel Blythe, Joanne Grant, Kelley Menighan Hensley, Pat McCann, Dennis McConnell, Mike McKenna, Michael McKeown, Suellen Miller, Mary Jayne Stefani For Those Who Have Recently Died Lieutenant Shawn Collins, Leonard DesJardins, Fred Field, Marie Hermatz, Eddie LaBoy, Dr. Douglas Loberg, Josh Lynn, Peter Rascia Pastoral Care Do you know someone in need of Pastoral Care amongst our Old St. Pat’s community? Please contact Bernadette Moore Gibson at 312.798.2389. Prayer Requests Names of the sick or recently deceased are listed for one week in the prayers of the faithful and two subsequent weeks in the bulletin. Please call Bernadette Moore Gibson at 773.848.1868 to add a name to the list. 24 Saturday, January 1, 2011 Janet & Rudy Budach, Colleen Burns, Marie E. Graf, Patrick L. Haney, Richard Harris, Mary Ann T. Lange, Daniel J. B. Martin, Mr. & Mrs. M. Ron Miniat, Maryann Mize Owens Family, Helen Ryan, Rev. David Vavasseur, Jeffery Vickery, World Peace, Patricia Brennan Zuba Sunday, January 2, 2011 Peter Bagnuolo, Msgr. Dan Cantwell, Rosanna M. Carney, Mary Lydon, Eva Margaret Lynch, Erin Brennan Zuba Monday, January 3, 2011 Concetta Briata, Mary Kiley Cotter, Ken Courtright, Sr., David Christopher Dolan, Sharon Downey, Willis Daniel Farmer, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Hartwig & Family, Mary N. Igoe, Basil & Elaine Libovicz, John & Mary McLaughlin, Clare K. Riordan Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Inez Fischer Hathcock, Robert E. McGuire, Aubrey Rose Wood Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Colleen Burns, Anne Fernbach Cowhey, Edward Kennedy, Barbara A. McGrath, Ellen Sutley Thursday, January 6, 2011 Henry Chavez, Ting Chen, Joan M. Corboy, Bill Muellner, Marguerite McSheehy O'Brien, Arthur J. O'Connor, Marguerite R. Owens, Guy C. Packard, Robert Curt Reimann, Jr., Frank J. Saletta, M.D., Infant Girl Bobbi Shephard, Robert F. Wallwork Friday, January 7, 2011 The Shea-Bidwill Family, Ray Brennock, John & Katherine Cotsirilos, Brendan Timothy Graber, Darrell Green, Mary McGeehan, Barbara Brown Nelson Saturday, January 8, 2011* Odette Bicudo, Jason Borst, Mary Burns Lamb, Aladino DiPasquale, Lucy DiPasquale *As there are no Masses scheduled on Saturday, these names will be read on Friday, January 7, 2011. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. Welcome... M EMBERSHIP S ERVICES Is this your first time here? Or maybe you’re an old friend with some life changes… We are honored to have you worship with us today and hope your experience was both meaningful and enjoyable. Our greatest hope is that you will return. The vibrant experience of Old St. Pat’s is created by its members. We invite you to form an ongoing relationship with Old St. Patrick’s Church and help to contribute to this spirited and energetic community. This registration form will provide us with your basic information so we may connect with you and further discuss the many ways you may become a part of Old St. Pat’s. We look forward to meeting you! PLEASE CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ❑ New Member ❑ Address/Info Change ❑ Remove Name/Address From Registry ADULT 1 Dr. ADULT 2 Mr. Mrs. Ms. Mr. & Mrs. Mr. & Ms. Dr. Full Name : _____________________________________________________ Male Female Mr. Mrs. Ms. Full Name : _____________________________________________________ Male Female Preferred First Name: _____________________________________________ Preferred First Name: _____________________________________________ Marital Status: __________________________________________________ Marital Status: __________________________________________________ Apt. # Home Address___________________________________________________ Apt. # Home Address: __________________________________________________ City___________________________________________________________ City___________________________________________________________ State__________________________________________________________ State__________________________________________________________ Zip ___________________________________________________________ Zip ___________________________________________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________________________________ Home Phone: ___________________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________________ Date of Birth: (Month/Day/Year) _____ / _____ / ________ Date of Birth: (Month/Day/Year) _____ / _____ / ________ Current Occupation: ______________________________________________ Current Occupation: ______________________________________________ Title:__________________________________________________________ Title:__________________________________________________________ Company: ______________________________________________________ Company: ______________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________ Work Phone: ____________________________________________________ Work Phone: ____________________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________________ Email Address: __________________________________________________ RELIGION Catholic Jewish RELIGION Catholic Jewish Protestant (specifically _______________) Muslim Other ______________________________ Protestant (specifically _______________) Muslim Other _____________________________ REGISTERED MEMBER TYPE: Member (Old St. Patricks is my primary church.) ❍ Please send Sunday Giving envelopes. ❍ I/We would like to give electronically or via stock transfer. Please send me/us information on how to do so. ❍ Please contact me/us to further discuss giving to Old St. Patrick’s Church. Associate (Old St. Pat’s is NOT my primary church, but I regularly attend events, programs and/or Masses.) Friend (I have no formal affiliation with any church, and sometimes attend Mass and events at Old St. Pat’s.) Total number of individuals in your household: ___________ List the names and dates of birth of those in your household, excluding the names above: NAME MALE FEMALE DATE OF BIRTH RELATIONSHIP (SON, DAUGHTER, OTHER) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please return this form to: Bridget Evers, Old St. Patrick’s Church Offices, 711 West Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60661, or fax to 312.648.9025. You may contact Bridget at 312.831.9368, or [email protected] with any questions. WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU? As part of our ongoing commitment to enhance communications, we invite you to jot down any thoughts, comments, or suggestions you may have for us. Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 25 S TAFF AND V OLUNTEER D IRECTORY Old St. Patrick’s Church • 700 West Adams Chicago, IL 60661 Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center • 711 W. Monroe • Chicago, IL 60661 Phone: 312.648.1021 / Fax: 312.648.9025 www.oldstpats.org Mass Schedules: Sunday Masses: 7, 8, 9:30, 11:15 a.m., 12:45, and 5 p.m. Monday – Friday Daily Mass: 7 a.m. and 12:10 p.m Sacrament of Reconciliation: Friday, 11:45 a.m. DEPARTMENT/GROUP NAME PHONE EMAIL Accounting Janette Nunez Linda Vasquez 312.798.2305 312.798.2307 [email protected] [email protected] Adult Faith Formation Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson 312.831.9373 [email protected] Baptisms Betty O’Toole, scheduler 312.798.2366 [email protected] Beloved Tammy Roeder 312.798.2350 [email protected] Book of Patrick Bridget Evers 312.831.9368 [email protected] BluePrints/8th Grade Experience Becky Terlep 312.798.2329 [email protected] Fr. Thomas J. Hurley Fr. Paul C. O’Connor, S.J. Jeannine Chavez Fr. John J. Wall Fr. John Cusick Fr. Edward Foley, OFM Cap. Fr. Pat McGrath, SJ Fr. Paul Novak, OSM Fr. William O'Shea 312.831.9363 312.831.9381 312.831.9377 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Buildings/Grounds Andrew Rhodes 312.798.2345 [email protected] College Ministry Ryan Malawy Communications Tristin Handley Veronica Sepin 312.798.2309 312.831.9364 [email protected] [email protected] Community Outreach Adult Literacy Program Blood Drive Chicago Food Depository The Children’s Place Harmony, Hope & Healing House of Mary and Joseph Interfaith House Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly Marah’s Permanent Housing Special Olympics St. Agatha’s Sharing Parish Su Casa U of I Hospital Pediatrics Beth Marek Marilyn and Joe Antonik* Mark Buciak* Mary Beth Riley* Katie Byrne* Marge Nykaza Kate Boege* Beth Marek Joe Harzich* 312.831.9361 773.286.3390 773.307.0033 630.655.9447 312.863.1120 773.294.0267 312.337.7953 312.831.9361 312.835.4932 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] RoxAnne Rochester* Greg Benacka* 312.553.1777 708.271.4460 [email protected] [email protected] Jim Karczewski* Sue Siekierski* 630.279.0144 312.546.4312 [email protected] [email protected] Connections Elizabeth C. Gain* 773.677.9283 [email protected] Database Christy Salazar 312.831.9354 [email protected] Development Kate (Moffatt) Rhodes Judi Nealey 312.798.2338 312.798.2348 [email protected] [email protected] Encore MaryKay Slowikowski* Family Ministry Bea Cunningham Katie Brandt Clergy Pastor Associate Pastor Admin. Assistant to Pastor Pastor Emeritus In Residence: Visiting Clergy: [email protected] [email protected] 312.831.9351 312.831.9352 [email protected] [email protected] * volunteers 26 Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. S TAFF AND V OLUNTEER D IRECTORY DEPARTMENT/GROUP NAME PHONE EMAIL Foundations Youth Ministry Becky Terlep 312.798.2329 [email protected] Global Outreach Coprodeli, Peru Friends of Fabretto, Nicaragua LIFT - India Global Alliance For Africa Beth Marek Sasha Chetyrkina Tom Gleason* Laura Field Dan Quinn Jonathan Shaver* 312.831.9361 312.234.9592 773.227.6556 312.961.5054 412.996.9670 312.399.2830 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hospitality Anna Van Handel 312.831.9372 [email protected] Jewish Catholic Dialogue Gina LaPalio Lakin 773.631.1436 [email protected] Justice Initiative Bob Kolatorowicz 312.831.9379 [email protected] Liturgy Jaclyn Mullooly 312.798.2367 708.692.6628 (cell) [email protected] Marriage Ministry Annulment Support Ministry Jack Berkemeyer Patty Stiles 312.798.2386 847.220.3011 [email protected] [email protected] Membership Bridget Evers 312.831.9368 [email protected] Music Bill Fraher Laura Higgins Tina Villapando 312.831.9353 708.606.8498 312.798.2342 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Office Manager Joanne Gresik 312.831.9370 [email protected] Pastoral Care Ministry Bernadette Moore Gibson [email protected] Grief Support Facilitators Judi Black, Ken Vossekuil 312.798.2389 prayer line 773.848.1868 pastoral cell 312.466.9473 RCIA Keara Coughlin 312.798.2328 [email protected] Receptionist Andrea Swain-Kurowski 312.648.1021 Eric Weinheimer Ray Andrew* Eileen O’Shea Wanda Menghini Mary Reiling 312.798.3305 312.644.4950 312.906.9908 312.466.9610 312.466.0700 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bob Hill* Sandy Downes* Susie Morales Co-Directors: Rev. John Cusick & Dr. Kate DeVries Socorro Perez 312.540.9878 312.627.9031 312.627.9031 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 312.466.9473 www.yamchicago.org Special Events Sheila Greifhahn Annette Buys 312.798.2343 312.831.9355 [email protected] [email protected] Spiritual Companionship Tammy Roeder 312.798.2350 [email protected] Tours of Old St. Pat’s Jim McLaughlin* 630.852.7269 [email protected] Wedding Ministry Wedding Volunteers JoAnn O’Brien Mary Jo Graf* Robin Ramel* 312.831.9383 312.360.1622 708.366.1293 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Women’s Spirituality Mary Anne Moriarty* 312.861.0382 Young Adult Ministry (OSP) Keara Coughlin 312.798.2328 Sharing the Mission The Cara Program Career Transitions Center First Friday Club of Chicago The Frances Xavier Warde School Harbor of Hope Horizons for Youth Young Adult Ministry Office of the Chicago Archdiocese YAM Administrative Assistant [email protected] * volunteers Please visit our Web site and the online gift shop at www.oldstpats.org. 27