April, 19, 2015 - Old St. Patrick`s Church

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The
Crossroads
Old St. Patrick’s Church Bulletin
April 19, 2015
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Goaning Beyond Words —
Our Deeper Way of Praying
The Gift of Living Water
Thank You!
World’s Largest
Block Party
Workday!
Encore
The Next Chapter
Someone You
Should Know
Global Alliance for Africa
S.P.O.K.E.S - New Moms
Special Friends Mass
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Groaning Beyond Words — Our Deeper Way of Praying
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When we no longer know how to
pray, the Spirit, in groans too deep for
words, prays through us.
of course, also of our joys. The Spirit also prays through
our gratitude, both when we express consciously it and
even when we only sense it unconsciously.
Saint Paul wrote those words and they
contain both a stunning revelation
and a wonderful consolation, namely,
there is deep prayer happening inside
Ronald Rolheiser us beyond our conscious awareness
and independent of our deliberate
efforts. What is this unconscious prayer? It is our deep
innate desire, relentlessly on fire, forever somewhat
frustrated, making itself felt through the groaning of
our bodies and souls, silently begging the very energies
of the universe, not least God Himself, to let it come to
consummation.
Our deepest prayers are mostly not those we express
in our churches and private oratories. Our deepest
prayers are spoken in our silent gratitude and silent
tears. The person praising God’s name ecstatically and
the person bitterly cursing God’s name in anger are, in
different ways, in radically different ways of groaning,
both praying.
Allow me an analogy: Some years ago, a friend of mine
bought a house that had sat empty and abandoned
for a number of years. The surface of the driveway was
cracked and a bamboo plant, now several feet high, had
grown up through the pavement. My friend cut down the
bamboo tree, chopped down several feet into its roots to
try to destroy them, poured a chemical poison into the
root system in hopes of killing whatever was left, packed
some gravel over the spot, and paved over the top with
a thick layer of concrete. But the little tree was not so
easily thwarted. Two years later, the pavement began to
heave as the bamboo plant again began to assert itself.
Its powerful life force was still blindly pushing outward
and upward, cement blockage notwithstanding.
There are many lessons to be drawn from this. First,
from this we can learn to forgive life a little more for
its frustrations and we can learn to give ourselves
permission to be more patient with life and with
ourselves. Who of us does not lament that the pressures
and frustrations of life keep us from fully enjoying life’s
pleasures, from smelling the flowers, from being more
present to family, from celebrating with friends, from
peaceful solitude, and from deeper prayer? So we are
forever making resolutions to slow down, to find a quiet
space inside our pressured lives in which to pray. But,
after failing over and over again, we eventually despair
of finding a quiet, contemplative space for prayer in
our lives. Although we need to continue to search for
that, we can already live with the consolation that, deep
down, our very frustration in not being able to find that
quiet space is already a prayer. In the groans of our
inadequacy the Spirit is already praying through our
bodies and souls in a way deeper than words.
Life, all life, has powerful inner pressures and is not easily
thwarted. It pushes relentlessly and blindly towards
its own ends, irrespective of resistance. Sometimes
resistance does kill it. There are, as the saying goes,
storms we cannot weather. But we do weather most
of what life throws at us and our deep life-principle
remains strong and robust, even as on the surface the
frustrations we have experienced and the dreams in us
that have been shamed slowly muzzle us into a mute
despair so that our prayer-lives begin to express less
and less of what we are actually feeling.
One of the oldest, classical definitions of prayer defines
it this way: Prayer is lifting mind and heart to God. Too
often in our efforts to pray formally, both communally
and privately, we fail to do that, namely, to actually lift
our hearts and minds to God. Why? Because what is
really in our hearts and minds, alongside our gratitude
and more gracious thoughts, is not something we
generally connect with prayer at all. Our frustrations,
bitterness, jealousies, lusts, curses, sloth, and quiet
despair are usually understood to be the very antithesis
of prayer, something to be overcome in order to pray.
But it is through that very frustration that the Spirit
prays, darkly, silently, in groans too deep for words. In
our striving, our yearning, our broken dreams, our tears,
in the daydreams we escape into, and even in our sexual
desire, the Spirit of God prays through us, as does our
soul, our life-principle. Like the life forces innate in that
bamboo plant, powerful forces are blindly working inside
us too, pushing us outward and upward to eventually
throw off whatever cement lies on top of us. This is true,
But a deeper thing is happening under the surface:
Our frustration, longing, lust, jealousy, and escapist
daydreams, things we are ashamed to take to prayer,
are in fact already lifting our hearts and minds to God in
more honest ways that we ever do consciously.
Reprinted 2014-03.24. Ronald Rolheiser, a Roman
Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates
of Mary Immaculate, is president of the Oblate School
of Theology, San Antonio, TX.
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The Gift of Living Water
By Rachel Lyons
Happy Easter and Happy Earth Day! We continue celebrating the powerful season of Easter
with stories of new life, stories of Jesus appearing to people after the Resurrection, and
stories that call us to revel in God’s mercy and love surrounding us. We also celebrate
Earth Day this week on Wednesday, April 22, a day to honor the gift of the Earth and
work towards environmental justice and care for this amazing and beautiful creation in our
midst. As you may have noticed, each Sunday of Easter we are experiencing the sprinkling
rite while we sing the Gloria — you know that feeling of small drops of water on your face
or shoulder (or even sometimes a small shower, depending on your distance from the
priest). As we stand together and receive the gift of water, we remember this is not just
Rachel Lyons
simply hydrogen and oxygen bonded together. We remember the gift of living water, of
refreshment, of renewal in a God that doesn’t just sprinkle love or forgiveness or mercy but rather pours it over
us and bathes us in its power and hope. In this way, let us also remember the precious gift of water on our
Earth and in our earth, raining down on us, creating life, and renewing roots and
soil and lands near and far. It is quite amazing when you think about it, isn’t it?
The winding streams and rivers and waterfalls that pour into lakes and oceans,
and constantly recycle in and out of all living matter. What a sign of the Divine,
of interconnectedness, of tender care for the wonder of life, of creation, of love.
When you find a moment of quiet this week, I invite you to pray the words below
and just be grateful for the basic foundation of life, the building block of creation
which touches all life and connects us in unity as holy people on holy ground.
Let us thirst for unity as holy people on holy ground. Let us wash in the waters of
new life. Let us drink of what is eternal and sacred in our midst.
Thank you for water;
for its smooth cleanness as it runs from our taps,
water that is safe for drinking,
water that doesn’t stop running.
Thank you for beautiful blue of the lakes around us,
for the chortling of streams,
for the rushing of rivers, strong as Niagara,
for the richness of water resources.
Thank you for water from the skies,
for water that falls on gardens and crops,
fuelling green growth, food for the world.
Thank you for water for fun;
for swimming pools filled with laughing children,
and sprinklers making rainbows on the hottest days.
Water is so ever-present,
so powerful and life-giving,
we almost forget that it is a gift from you.
Thank you for water,
for placing us as your children
in the water-rich garden.
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Thank you that you offer us living water;
your Spirit, fresh and unstoppable.
Forgive us for living parched lives.
Where we have given up hope; fill us now.
Where we are lonely; fill us now.
Where we can find no love in our hearts; fill us now.
Thank you for your presence, which bubbles up,
refreshing and enlivening our hard places.
Today we pray for dry places in the world;
for lands where people walk long distances for water.
For countries where access to water
becomes a weapon used to oppress another.
Lord, give us a thirst for righteousness and justice!
Help us work for peace in our world,
for there is so much water and yet many are thirsty.
We pray all this in Jesus’ name,
who is Living Water for us all. Amen.
Copyright Carol Penner www.leadinginworship.com
Rachel Lyons is the Lead Organizer for the Mission for
Social Justice at Old St. Patrick’s Church
Thank you so much for celebrating Holy Week at
Old St. Pat’s! We appreciate your presence, and are
so grateful to the many members who helped us put on
such a wonderful expression of The Paschal Mystery.
Holy Thursday
Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday
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C rossroads R unners
We are “Dublin” our fun in 2015!
Crossroads Runners is taking the show on the road this year for the 2015 Dublin Marathon
on October 26, 2015. Receive a “hundred thousand welcomes” from spectators lining the
historic Georgian streets of Dublin, Ireland. It is no wonder this flat, single-lap race is known
internationally as the “friendly marathon.” After the race, we will head into the Irish countryside
for sight-seeing and relaxation. The camaraderie and warm hospitality of the Irish will remain
with you long after the blisters and pain have diminished, and the pubs in Ireland are ideal
spots to rest your weary legs!
For more information and a brochure about the Dublin Marathon, please contact
Bridget Conway at [email protected], or 312.798.2348.
You Are Invited!
Crossroads Runners “Dublin” Their Fun
Information Session
Thursday, April 30
Receive a “hundred thousand welcomes” from spectators lining the historic Georgian streets
of Dublin, Ireland. After the race, we will head into the Irish countryside for sight-seeing and
relaxation. For more details attend the Information Session on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m.
in the Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, 711 W. Monroe, 2nd Floor, Chicago. Fr. Tom Hurley and a
representative from our travl agency, TransWorld Travel, will join us to answer your questions.
Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected].
If you are unable to attend this meeting, contact Bridget Conway for a brochure at bridgetc@
oldstpats.org.
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31st Annual World’s Largest
Block Party Set for Saturday,
June 27 at a New Location
One Night —
One Massive Party!
Save the Date!
Saturday June 27, 2015
UIC Campus
Taylor/Morgan Streets
We have had a great run of 30 years of the World’s Largest Block Party in the West Loop!
Thank you to all who have been instrumental in its amazing success! Due to the changing
landscape on the campus and in the neighborhood as well our desire to continue to evolve
this great event, we are excited to announce that we will be moving the World’s Largest
Block Party to a new much larger location. We hope you will join us on Saturday, June 27!
More information on ticket sales, entertainment and other announcements will be posted
soon. Volunteer registration will begin in early May. Please visit worldslargestblockparty.
com for details. Please also follow Old St. Patrick’s Church on Facebook and Twitter for
real time updates.
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F oundations Y outh M inistry
Is your to-do list doing you in?
We’ve got a crew that can bail you out!
May 23rd, 2015
This Memorial Day weekend, our teens are willing to work
for you! Hire the experienced teens from Old St. Patrick’s
Foundations Youth Ministry to get your to-do list done.
Cleaning the garage, yardwork, staining the deck,
Organizing playrooms, prepping for a garage sale and washing windows,
The possibilities are endless!
And so is the energy of our teens!
You supply the project and materials and let
Foundations teens and parents supply the labor.
For more information and to register:
www.ospfoundations.org
phone: Courtney at 312-798-2329
email: [email protected]
We ask that you register by May 17th, 2015
Reserve a crew for a morning, an afternoon or all day!
Proceeds benefit this summer’s Foundations Worktour Service Trips and other programming
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C ommunity L ife
Wedding Music Fair
Monday, May 4
7 - 8:45 p.m.
Old St. Patrick’s Church
For your wedding music planning
convenience, we offer Wedding
Music Fairs four times a year on
the first Monday of February,
May, August and October from
7-8:45 p.m. in the church.
Join Encore for a Twilight Tour
and Reception at Frank Lloyd
Wright’s Robie House!
Date: Friday, May 1, 2015
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Place: 5757 S. Woodlawn
Avenue (Hyde Park)
Chicago . Street Parking is available.
www.flwright.org
Brides, grooms, wedding party
members, and extended family
members are all encouraged to
attend to hear a wide selection of music appropriate for
weddings. The program features string quartet, piano,
trumpet, flute, oboe, traditional Irish instrumentalists,
and eight to ten singers.
Whether you are a bride or groom, or parents planning
your son’s or daughter’s wedding at Old St. Pat’s or
elsewhere, celebrating your own wedding anniversary,
or just want to hear some good music, please join us
for our Wedding Music Fair that some people call “the
best and least expensive concert on a Monday night in
downtown Chicago.”
There is a $5 donation per person requested at the door.
For more information, contact Jennifer Budziak,
312.798.2382 or [email protected].
Cost: $35 per person (includes tour and wine/beer
and hors d’oeuvres.)
Tickets: Tickets are non-refundable and will be available
for sale online until April 27.
Purchase tickets at: signmeup.
com/107733.
Use your confirmation email as your ticket.
Spend an evening with friends, new and old, of Old St. Pat’s
and Encore at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. The Robie
House is both a masterpiece of the Prairie style and an icon
of modern architecture. Our trained interpreter will offer
insights into amazing contemporary spaces designed by
Wright more than a hundred years ago. You can explore
the home while witnessing the current restoration which is
returning the building to its original splendor.
You will have access to the children’s playroom, entry hall,
living room, dining room, guest room, master bedroom,
butler’s pantry and kitchen.
The home is three stories and does not have an elevator. If
you need assistance, or have any questions, please contact
Madonna Sivwright at [email protected], or 815-5193535 (cell).
Old St. Pat’s Young
Adult Ministry
Young adults are
welcome to join our
Facebook group at
“Old
St.
Patrick’s
Young Adult Group” to get updates,
share photos and videos.
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Photographer: Tim Long.
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C ommunity L ife
Fr. Jack Wall to be Inducted into
the Irish American Hall of Fame
The Irish American Hall of Fame is proud
to announce the induction of Fr. Jack
Wall into its 2015 class.
The Next Chapter is here to provide:
In 1983, Father Wall became pastor
of Old St. Patrick’s Church, the second
parish founded in the city of Chicago
and the city’s oldest public building. He
served for a quarter century as the pastor Fr. Jack Wall
of Old St. Patrick’s and had a passionate
mission to bring a nearly-abandoned
church and a parish of only four people on Chicago’s
devastated west side back to life. He developed it into a
still-growing parish with membership that now includes
3,000 households and more than 5,000 people from
across the greater Chicagoland area. Father Wall was
appointed by The Vatican in 2007 to lead the Chicagobased Catholic Extension where his impact now continues
to have an even wider national footprint. Father Wall
brings his usual energetic approach to his role of raising
awareness of and resources for the 100 mission dioceses
served by Catholic Extension in the United States.
Fr. Wall will be honored for his faith and dedication to the
parish of Old St. Pat’s, the Catholic community of Chicago
and the United States and for his pride in his Irish heritage.
He is truly an exemplary Irish American.
Fr. Wall is one of nine inductees in the 2015 class which
includes fellow Chicagoans, Sr. Sheila Lyne, RSM, former
CEO of Mercy Hospital; Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne
M. Burke; and Bob Newhart. Other inductees include John
Huston, Gene Kelly, Ben Hogan, Mother Frances Xavier
Warde and Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. Billy Lawless will
also be honored as the 2015 Hometown Hero.
He will be inducted at the Irish American Hall of Fame
Awards Gala on Saturday, April 25th at the Irish
American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Avenue,
Chicago, IL. Cocktail reception begins at 6:30pm with
dinner and awards ceremony following.
Join us to honor Fr. Wall! To purchase tickets or for more
information, visit www.iahof.org or [email protected]. Or call
773.282.7035.
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Pastoral Care
Please Join us to Explore . . .
The Next Chapter
“My Life Without Me — a journey
expressing how it feels to be a “widow.”
Practical support and compassionate healing for the
widow community.
A safe place to meet others who have lost their spouse
and engage in conversation with those who understand
such loss.
To minister to the community of widows who have
passed through the initial stages of grief who want to
connect with others who can offer support for their new
future.
To discuss and prepare creative solutions to the
problems and issues of this life journey through
fellowship, love and education.
Date: Sunday, April 19
Time: Noon - 2 p.m.
Topic: Panel Discussion: Issues of Transitional
Uneasiness and Suggestions for Healing”
Location:
Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, Room 25 A-B,
711 W. Monroe, Chicago 60661.
Coffee and light refreshments will
be provided.
For more information, contact Bernadette Gibson at
[email protected], or 312.798.2358.
Future Dates:
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
C ommunity L ife
The Beloved Retreat Experience
Just the Beginning
You’re Invited
We’d like to invite you to a weekend of beginnings. Whether
you’re old or young (at heart), single or married, religious
or skeptic, hurt or healing, laid back or caffeinated, you’ll fit
right into our Beloved Retreat.
Founded in 1999, the Beloved Retreat offers you a community within Old
St. Pat’s and our Catholic Church. Our hope is that, together, we can
rediscover what often eludes us, but what God wants us to know: that you
are Beloved.
We offer a safe, open inclusive environment in a quite, pastoral setting
where you can explore your relationship with God and yourself.
Another Beginning
The Beloved Retreat doesn’t end with the weekend. After the retreat, you’ll
find another beginning. Regular Sunday Legacy meetings extend the
Beloved experience and deepen our roots as a community of believers.
In addition, you can join small prayer groups to spiritually grow and deepen
your personal faith and companionship
with others.
Beloved Retreat Dates
May 1 - 3, 2015
Retreats are held on the beautiful
grounds of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary
in Mundelein, IL.
Weekend retreats begin Friday at 6:30 p.m.
and conclude Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The cost of the retreat is $205. However,
we never want cost to prohibit anyone
from attending. Scholarships are
available; just ask.
To reserve your space, send a $75
deposit or full payment of $205 with
this form to:
Attn: Beloved
711 West Monroe
Chicago, IL 60661
Upon receipt of your registration,
a confirmation will be emailed
to you.
Name: ________________________
Address: _______________________
______________________________
______________________________
Day Phone: _____________________
Evening Phone: __________________
Email: ________________________
o May 1 - 3, 2015
Payment enclosed:
o In full: $205
o Deposit: $75
o I would like to apply
for a scholarship.
o Check payable to:
o Mastercard
oVISA
o Discover Card
Card # _______________________
Expiration Date: _________________
For more information, contact Tammy
Roeder at [email protected].
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Registration
Deposit is non-refundable two weeks
prior to the retreat. Scholarships are
also available.
C ommunity L ife : O utreach
Someone You Should Know
Tell us a bit about your new ministry: New Prayer Group
Katy Egan is a member of Old St. Pat’s and is starting a new prayer group with Beth Marek at Old St.
Pat’s on Monday April 20. This prayer group will be rosary-based to honor our Blessed Mother and will
meet on the third Monday of every month. We will pray for your intentions and those of the Old St. Pat’s
Community and the world.
What prompted you to start this new prayer group?
With little family left in the Chicagoland area, I felt a tremendous loss when my beloved dad passed away
25 years ago. My journey since then has brought me deeper into discovering my Christian faith in the
Catholic Church. I began praying the rosary four years ago at my mother’s prompting, and soon after I
was introduced to the 54-Day Novena by Father Rocky of Relevant Radio. Both have greatly influenced my connection to the
Blessed Mother.
Katy Egan
Why this new prayer group is rosary based?
Everyone needs a mom who intercedes on our behalf and the Blessed Mother wants to play that role in our lives today. After
taking part in a pilgrimage to Medjugorje last fall, where the Blessed Mother invites all Children of God to grow closer to God
through prayer, I felt a prompting to help bring rosary-based prayer to my community. Beth Marek also was part of a rosary
prayer group in Houston for many years and is delighted to participate in this new prayer group. It is no surprise that God
brought me and Beth together to spearhead this new prayer initiative at Old St. Pat’s.
I don’t seem to find the time for prayer!
We all lead busy lives that are chaotic at times. If you give the Blessed Mother a chance to be part of your day, week, month
and year, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish! Spending time in prayer, whether through the Rosary or some
other form, helps set the tone for your day. It puts pep in my step!” Please consider joining us on Monday, April 20 at
6 p.m. in the Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, 2nd Floor, 711 W. Monroe, where we will launch this new ministry in community
and prayer. All are welcome.
For more information, please contact Beth Marek, Director of Outreach, at 312.831.9361, or [email protected].
New Prayer Group
Monday April 20, 2015
Are you looking to enrich your prayer life?
Have you thought about praying the rosary?
We invite you to join us. All levels welcome!
Date: Monday, April 20
Time: 6 - 7 p.m.
Place: Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, 2nd Floor, 711 W. Monaroe, Chicago
Facilitators: Beth Marek and Katy Egan
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C ommunity L ife
Edwina Gateley at the Encore Café
by Pat Hamill
On Sunday, March 29, 2015, Old St. Patrick’s and
St. Agatha’s came together to co-host Edwina Gateley
at a “special edition” of the Encore Café held at St.
Agatha’s.
With honesty, grace, a disarming sense of humor, and
great spirit, Edwina allowed us a glimpse into her own
amazing, spiritual journey.
Having spent her early years in Lancaster, England,
Edwina believed that God was white, male, Catholic …
and British! After a few months of working as a lay
missionary in Africa, Edwina admitted to having her
idea of God stretched a bit. As a result, Edwina has lived
a remarkable life having founded and developed the
Volunteer Missionary Movement. She is also dedicated
to working with women involved in prostitution, work
that began here in Chicago with the formation of
Genesis House. She preaches at retreats, writes on
spirituality, and continues to serve and inspire!
We are so grateful for the warm welcome from our
friends at St. Agatha’s throughout the day as we prayed
together at Mass, enjoyed lunch together, listened to
Edwina, and then engaged in some great conversation!
“I do not need to seek God. God is already here Waiting
to be found, Soaked in my reality. My journey is to be
one of recognizing God, always already present and
surfacing that presence in my daily life.”
Gather For Good:
Please join us on April 25 for Gather for Good;
a benefit in support of Global Alliance for
Africa’s Therapeutic Arts Program which has
provided support to thousands of children since
its inception in 2006.
Global Alliance for Africa remains committed
to helping the children in Kenya and Tanzania
who have been orphaned or made vulnerable
by HIV/AIDS.
Location:
602 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
Date and Time:
Saturday, April 25
7 – 10 p.m.
For more details, please contact Linda
Stolz, Program Director at 3122.382.0607.
You can purchase tickets online at www.
globalallianceafrica.org.
-From A Mystical Heart by Edwina Gateley
Our Adult Literacy Outreach Program at the Salvation
Army is in need of the following items:
• LCD monitors USB;
• Keyboards USB;
• Mouse USB
We would be most gratefull if you could donate any
of the above items. For further information, please
contact Beth Marek, Director of Outreach at Old St.
Pat’s, at 312.831.9361, or [email protected].
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S.P.O.K.E.S.
Someone You Should Know
Nadia Kull
Q. Tell us about your ministry or volunteer
position.
A. I volunteer with Little Brothers/Friends of the
elderly (LBFE) every year during the Christmas
holidays. Each year, I receive a list of 100 - Nadia Kull
150 seniors who have no family/friends. These
individuals give LBFE their Christmas wish for something they
would like as a gift. I am blessed to be able to find families or
individuals willing to anonymously provide these gifts.
(St. Pat’s Opportunities for Kids to
Experience Service)
Make no-sew fleece baby blankets for
babies of the New Moms organization.
The New Moms organization seeks to enable,
empower, and equip at-risk adolescent parents
and their children through services and mentoring
based on Christian values…breaking the cycle of
poverty in the lives of young women.
Q. What prompted you to choose this area in which to
volunteer?
A. I volunteer in a number of different ways. But LBFE is special to
me as it allows others to give back to our elders — those who have
preceded and nurtured family and friends in their lifetimes. My
friend, (and Old St. Pat’s member) Joe Harzich, is responsible for
my involvement in LBFE, which began more than a decade ago
with the Christmas gift-wrapping parties.
Q. What is the most significant aspect of your volunteer
activity?
A. The true joy it brings those who get to purchase the gifts! When I get
my list in September, the donors cannot wait to see what is on the
list. Everyone is excited to shop and find the right gift for someone
they have never met nor will meet. And I love to think about the
people receiving the gifts, opening that present on Christmas Day
knowing that someone is and has been thinking of them.
Q. What advice would you give to someone who is considering
becoming a volunteer?
A. Get involved! Try different ways of helping until you find the type
of service that utilizes your own gifts. There is no better way to
serve the Lord than to selflessly serve others. And there are so
many ways to volunteer. If you need ideas, contact Old St. Pat’s.
Q. Do you have a favorite anecdote or short story about your
volunteer experience?
A. There are many wonderful stories! The 94-year-old woman who
wanted a soft doll to cuddle at night; the 104- year-old gentleman
who wanted tickets to his first ballgame which resulted in his
attending the playoffs and being featured on national TV! There is
a positive ripple effect to volunteering and it is all in God’s honor.
Q. Do you have any other observations or comments?
A. I love to anonymously volunteer. Whether it is with LBFE; Feed my
Starving Children; tornado relief...whatever it may be that presents
itself. Step outside your everyday world and help a stranger —
someone less fortunate. It will change your heart forever.
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
10:45 - 12:45 p.m.
(Pizza will be served at noon!)
The FXW Art Room
We welcome families with children of all ages;
scissors skills are a plus. To have a sense of how
the blankets are made, Google No-Sew Fleece
Blankets or go to You Tube for measuring, cutting
and tying examples. Please bring sharp scissors
that will cut fabric.
Additional Ways to Help:
• Donating fleece for the baby blankets (for
each blanket, we need 2 separate pieces of
coordinating fleece (each piece to be 54”
wide and 1 1/2 yds. long) in fun patterns for
boys, girls or non-gender specific, please! • Donating diapers (all sizes).
• Making a baby blanket at home and bring it
to us on April 26.
• If you would like to help in any way, please
sign up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/10c0548a4ae2ba13-spokes1
We are limited by room size to 50 volunteers. We very much appreciate your contributions
of time, effort and items and so do the young
women of New Moms, Inc. For more information
on this amazing organization, go to http://www.
newmomsinc.org
For information about other SPOKES events,
please go to www.oldstpats.org/family-ministry/
programs/spokes
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Breakfast with The Bunny at Marillac House — A Smashing Success!
On Saturday March 28, 2015, more than 40 Old St. Pat’s Outreach
volunteers gathered at the Marillac House to assemble 140 Easter Baskets for
the kids. As you can see from the photos, a wonderful time was had by all!
Special thanks to Lizbeth Gain, Jim Otto, and George Millitzer for spearheading
this project for kids in need.
Pictures Tell the Story……
Special Friends Mass
Sunday, April 26
Please join us for our next Family
Mass for our Special Friends! The
Mass celebrates with children and
adults as well as their families who
have special needs.
We started this Mass because
one of our members wanted a
place for her family to attend
Sunday services. The traditional
church environment was not a
comfortable place for her child
who is sensitive to noises/sounds,
large volumes of people, etc. We
know there are others for whom
this also is true.
Dear Fr. Hurley and Friends,
Thank you so much for the wonderful show of volunteers at Marillac Social
Center Breakfast with the Bunny. The turnout made the day so special for
our families and their children. Everyone worked hard and really enjoyed
themselves.
The Easter Baskets were amazing and our families were so appreciative. All of
the donations of candy and toys gave our kids such a nice treat!
We are so grateful that all of you gave up your Saturday to make others feel
special and happy. It is such a wonderful event where parents can have fun with
their children in a safe environment. Thanks again!
Maureen Hallagan, Executive Director, Marillac House
Our Special Friends Mass is
intended to provide a setting
where families can celebrate
faith, community and Catholic
traditions. There is no judgment.
The Mass and environment are
simple and interactive and offered
for families with a special needs
member. We are also in need of
volunteers.
If you would like to attend or
volunteer, please contact Erin
Downs at [email protected], or
773.497.1307. This will help us
better plan our Liturgy.
Date: Sunday, April 26
Time: Mass at noon, followed
by a reception.
Place: FXW School Cafeteria,
120 South Des Plaines,
Chicago
The next Special Friends Mass is
scheduled for Sunday, May 31, 2015.
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SIGHT
IN
OFF
SITE
Suburban West
Off-Site/Insight is an
member led initiative that
brings a taste of Old St.
Pat’s programming to your
doorstep. These monthly “offsite” gatherings welcome
you and your friends to
come together to hear an
interesting speaker and
engage in some enriching
conversation. It’s also a fun
way to connect with other
Old St. Pat’s members and
friends who live in your area.
FORMAT:
6:30 p.m. Refreshments and welcome
7:00 p.m. Presentation
8:15 p.m. Prayer and announcements
8:30 p.m. Program ends
Each location has plenty of free
parking. A free will donation to
help meet space and program
costs is most appreciated.
SPEAKER AND
DISCUSSION
EVENINGS IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015
Carmelite Spirituality Center
8419 Bailey Road
Darien, IL 60561
Coordinator
Mary Kay Slowikowski: 630.985.7570, or
[email protected]
Fr. Terry Keehan
God Works. We Work. It Works!
God calls us to identify the gifts, skills
and talents he has given us and we
respond by using those gifts, skills
and talents to make the world a better place.
Fr. Keehan will explore how the gifts that God has
given us, and the work we do become a DivineHuman enterprise.
Fr. Terry Keehan is the Pastor of Holy Family
Catholic Community in Inverness, Illinois
North
Sisters of the Resurrection
Immaculate Conception
Provincial House
7432 West Talcott Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
Coordinators
Shirley Widner: 847.877.1512, or
[email protected];
Patricia O’Brien: 847.679.2538, or
[email protected].
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015
Fr. Richard Fragomeni
Jesus’ Final Gift to His Friends —
His Mother
Fr. Fragomeni is a presbyter of the
Diocese of Albany, New York and
has been a member of the Catholic
Theological Union faculty since 1990. He is an
adjunct faculty member in the Department of
Religious Studies at DePaul University, and serves
as the Rector of The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii.
At the most crucial moments of His life, Jesus said
to Mary: “Woman here is your son.” Then he said
to his beloved friends: “Here is your Mother.”
Fr. Fragomeni will highlight the devotion of the
Italian people to Mary and also address the many
ways in which nations and individuals call upon
Mary to guide and intercede for them them in
fulfilling their ministries, and responding to their
special needs.
www.oldstpats.org/
adult-minsitry/
offsite-insite-speaker-series/
Staff Liaison: Bob Kolatorowicz at [email protected], or 312.831.9379.
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Harmony, Hope &
Healing
Young Adult Volleyball
Thursday, April 30
7 - 9:45 p.m.
FXW Gym,
Annual Fundraiser
and The Heart of
HHH Award
Check Old St. Pat’s Facebook page
for further details.
Old St. Patrick’s Young Adult Retreat
with Charis Ministries
“Choosing to Be Catholic”
May 16 - 17
When it comes to faith, we have a choice.
Why do you choose to be Catholic?
Bellarmine Retreat Center, Barrington, IL
This retreat is for young adults at various places in
their faith life: whether you were raised Catholic,
decided to become Catholic later in life, if you have
come back after drifting away, or have been here all
along. Join us for this overnight retreat to reflect on
the gifts, opportunities, and commitments that come
with being Catholic and how that looks in our day-today lives. This retreat, designed and facilitated by the
experts at Charis Ministries, will be led by our own Old
St. Pat’s young adults who will share their own stories
and insights as a way of helping all of us support one
another in faith.
To register, go to http://charisministries.org/CTBC_
chicago_may2015_register.
Young Adult Social Gathering
After 5 p.m. Mass Every Sunday
Join us at the Willis Tower
for Harmony Hope &
Healing’s Annual Gospel
Celebration Fundraiser from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. on Sunday,
April 26. This afternoon of food, music, and celebration will
honor those who have shared in the mission of HHH this
past year.
We are pleased to announce the 2015 Heart of Harmony,
Hope & Healing Award Honorees:
Father John Cusick
Sheila and Jim Holbrook
This award honors individuals who embody and share in the
mission of Harmony, Hope & Healing, and whose service to
HHH has allowed the organization to move forward.
For tickets and further information, visit www.
harmonyhopeandhealing.org, or call 312.466-0267.
Harmony, Hope & Healing is an organization that provides
creative, therapeutic, and educational music programs
offering emotional and spiritual support to homeless and
under-served women, children, and men in the Chicago
area. You can view events, join their mailing list, and learn
more about Harmony, Hope & Healing at their website
www.harmonyhopeandhealing.org.
Following Mass, join us on the steps of Old St. Pat’s and
walk to a local establishment for drinks and fellowship.
Young Adult Book Club
Join other young adults for discussions on a variety of
great books. First timers are always welcome. If you
have any questions, please contact Rachelle.lindo@
gmail.com.
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2015 at 7p.m.
Book: Euphoria
Author: Lily King
Location: The Book Cellar,
4736 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
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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
773.539.0256, or Jean Lyon at 773.545.0482.
Date: Sunday, May 17
Book: The Headmaster’s Wager
Author: Vincent Lam
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Healing from Break-up to Breakthrough
Healing from Break-up to Break-through is a new
pilot program being offered to those experiencing
the heartbreak of a divorce, separation, or a failed
long-term relationship.
While we accompany you on this portion of your
journey, some of the topics we will address are: the
transitions taking place in your life; stress and its
impact; some emotions you may be experiencing;
and envisioning your new life going forward. This
group is focused on your present and future — not
your former partner or the past.
Healing from Break-up to Break-through will
meet for three 2-hour sessions, in the Fr. Jack Wall
Mission Center, 3rd Floor, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago:
April 19, from 10 a.m. – Noon, Library
April 26, from 10 a.m. – Noon, Room 32
For your own benefit and for group cohesion, we ask
that you commit to attending all three sessions. If you
are unable to attend all sessions this time around, do
not worry — additional dates will be scheduled soon.
The creation of this program is in response to requests
we have received to offer a substantive group to fill
the gap between the two scheduled 6-week Divorce
& Beyond programs that take place in January/
February and September/October.
The Creighton Model FertilityCare:
Introductory Session
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
7-8:30 p.m.
Room 25 AB, Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center,
711 W. Monroe, Chicago
We know that authentically giving ourselves to
our relationships includes being intentional about
everything from communication to prioritizing time
spent with one another. But another component
to this mysterious endeavor is how we intentionally
and authentically give ourselves to one another
in ways that are creative and give life to the
relationship and to the world.
Whether you are currently in a relationship,
engaged, married, or simply interested in learning
more wisdom around women’s health and fertility
awareness, join us for this conversation and
introductory session about the Creighton Model of
FertilityCare.
The session will be facilitated by Lisa Jurski, a
member of Old St. Pat’s. Lisa has been a Creighton
practitioner for several years and has taught
hundreds of couples in Chicago about Creighton
and the life-giving gift it can be for relationships
and women’s health. If you have any questions,
please contact Lisa at [email protected].
Space is limited, and we ask that you please register.
This program may fill up quickly.
For additional information, and to register, please
contact Patty Stiles at [email protected].
Your Are Not Alone
You are Not Alone is a support group, intended for
those who have already experienced the Divorce and
Beyond group.
This is a peer-led, drop-in group that meets every other
Sunday throughout the year.
Dates: April 19 & 26;
August 2, 9, & 16;
November 1, 8, & 15,.
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Location: Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, Room 23,
second floor, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL
Contact: Debbie Romeo at [email protected].
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23rd ANNUAL
BLESSED SACRAMENT
YOUTH CENTER
BIKATHON
Saturday, May 16th
Join us in biking or walking to benefit Blessed Sacrament Youth Center in
North Lawndale. Since 1987, BSYC has been bettering the lives of at-risk youth
in North Lawndale by offering academic, social and recreational programming.
Bike 20 miles to Botanical Gardens, or take alternate 10 mile route, or walk 5!
Bike first and/or join us for a fun-filled evening at 855 Woodland Dr., Glenview.
All levels of athletes are welcome! Children are free!
SATURDAY, MAY 16TH
9:30am
10:00am
12:30pm
7:00pm
BSYC BOARD MEMBERS
Tony & Sally McKerr
Jen Downey
Beth Dybala
Nancy Ford
Harold Gauthier
Jeff Jacobs
Jennifer Linhart
Courtney Loeb
Vera McDonnell
Registration and snacks at Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish
(1775 Grove Street, Glenview, Illinois)
Depart on bikes
Return to OLPH lot
Party at 855 Woodland Dr. Glenview. Food, beer, wine & pop.
Fabulous silent auction items and raffle featuring
Schaeffer’s premier wine collection.
Myles McGuire
Dan McNulty
Ketti McKerr
Tracie Michalek
Denise Miskella
Michael Newton
Dan Perkins
Becky Pontarelli
Gerry Schroeder
Entry fee is $40 which is refundable with only $200 in pledges.
Children 12 and under are free.
Please RSVP by May 10th by e-mailing
[email protected]
Questions? Call Sally McKerr (847) 366-1856
Donations should be made payable to
Blessed Sacrament Youth Center.
All donations are tax deductible.
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P astoral C are
To purchase tickets, please go to passiton.nlcphs.org.
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G eneral I nformation
Mass Schedule
Sunday
7 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m.
PLEASE HELP!
As Old St. Patrick’s is Chicago’s oldest Catholic
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.
Monday – Friday (Daily Mass)
7 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.
Church is open for Personal Prayer:
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Reconciliation
Fridays at 11:45 a.m., or upon request.
Did you know:
Liturgical Ministry
If you feel called to serve as a Hospitality Minister,
Eucharistic Minister or Lector for one of our Sunday
liturgies, please contact Clare Hurrelbrink at
[email protected], or 312.831.9372. Training for
Hospitality Ministers and Eucharistic Ministers takes place four
times per year. Training for Lectors occurs annually.
Weddings
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.
The Baptismal Program & Schedule
To schedule a baptism, please contact Betty O’Toole, Baptism
Scheduler, at 312.798.2366.
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.
Low-gluten Host
Old St. Pat’s has low-gluten hosts available for those members
who, for health reasons, could not receive regular Communion
hosts. If you would like to receive a low-glutenn host, please
contact Clare Hurrelbrink , Liturgy Ministry, at clare@oldstpats.
org, or 312.831.9372.
➢ spilled beverages stain the carpet and
marble floor?
➢ dropped food can be ground into the carpet
and some of that food, especially gum,
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.
Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD)
Old St. Pat’s Group Volunteer Dates
4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago
773.247.3663
Help Us Stamp Out Hunger!
Sign-Language Interpreter
GroupDate/Time
Contact
Upon request, a sign language interpreter can
be available at the 11:15 a.m. or 5 p.m. Mass on
Sundays, as well as for holidays and holy days of
obligation. It would be most appreciative if you would
give us 5 days of advance notice. To request access to
a sign language interpreter at Mass, please contact Katie Kearns
at 312.831.9372, or [email protected].
Outreach Tuesday, May 5
weekday
9 a.m. - Noon
Jim Holbrook
[email protected]
773.237.2625
Outreach Saturday, May 9
weekend
9 a.m. - Noon
Mary Beth Riley
[email protected]
630.655.9447
Old St. Patrick’s Website
Be sure to visit our website, www.oldstpats.org,
for the most up-to-date information.
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Spring Evening of Service
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Contact: Jim Holbrook at [email protected],
or 773.237.2625.
H earts
and
P rayers
He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in
the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled. You are witnesses of these things.” - Lk 24:44, 48
Readings: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:15a/Lk 24:35-48
Mass Remembrances:
7 a.m.
8 a.m.
Mary Millweard Jersey (=)
9:30 a.m. James Murphy Jr (=).,
Robert E. Zagotta (=)
11:15 a.m. Joseph Hennessy (=),
Mary Beth Millweard Jersey (=),
The McMahon Family (=),
The Meneghan Family(=)
5 p.m.
8 p.m.
Book of Patrick Marge Berkemeyer,
Hanoria C. Dudley, Robert E. Fitzgerald,
Sr., Sandy Nelson, Julie O’Donnell, Baby
Boy Owen, Michael John Porada, Daniel
Ruscitti, Marian & Bill Sullivan
Monday, April 20, 2015
Readings; Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29
Book of Patrick: Mary Buchanan,
Maureen Carrington, The Chips,
Ripps & Quinns, Elaine Connolly, William
Henry Dean, III, Richard Edward Doner,
Sabina Gilmore, Florence Jakielek,
Dominick Yocius
Tuesday, April 21 2015
Readings: Acts 7:51--8:1a/Jn 6:30-35
Mass Remembrances: Marie D’Amico
Book of Patrick: Lester Copeland, John
George Kent, Sr., Mary Katherine Komie,
Anne Salvitti, Clare Therese Sara, Swaine
& Gosling Families, Susan Louise Tassone
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Readings: Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40
Mass Remembrances:
Bridget Barnicle (=),
Ramon Rios, Sr., (=)
Book of Patrick: Evelyn Polich Brodie,
John Dowdle, Michael & Elizabeth Fagan,
Elizabeth E. Irish, Walter Marek, Gail
Meyer, Jacquline Mitchell, Ronald R.
Nadile, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Polchlopek,
Stauder, Clines & Doyle Families, Florence
& Frank Siuda, Angie Tenniswood, Mary &
Richard Tryba
(=) Deceased
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Readings: Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51
Mass Remembrances:
Beth Daniels Bello (=)
Book of Patrick: Mary Veronica
Donahue, Monsignor Thomas J.
Holbrook, George C. Lyman, Jr., Benny
Mack, Finian C. Mygatt
Friday, April 24, 2015
Readings: Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59
Mass Remembrances:
Howard Burgh (=), Lieutenant Fred
Hartman (=), Helen P. Quirol (=),
Ann Rogan (=)
Book of Patrick: John W. Barton, Manya
Sheehan & Andrew Basile Jr., John Thomas
Hanlon, Thomas Sheridan Harmon,
William Keehan, Lorraine M. Kurinec, Alex
& Marie Marini, Grace Petricca
Saturday, April 25, 2015*
Readings: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20
Book of Patrick: Howard Brokenshire,
Timothy B. Butler, John P. George, Nancy
M. Kolsky, A.T. Palmer, Estelle Pulchalski,
John & Josephine Rosenkranz, Margaret
& Joseph Radakovitz, John V. Sugrue,
Mary & John Sullivan, Michael J. Sullivan,
Edwin Sutton
Readings: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn
10:11-18
Prayer Requests
For Those Who Are Sick
William Cooke, Jim Dolan, Guy Duble,
Denise Engelmann, Dana Gatziolis,
Kevin Hansen, Infant Benedict Horinek,
Joanne Kennen, Janet Kenehan, Sue
Mosby, Denise Stauder
For Those Who Have Recently Died
Sheila Cassidy, Dan Huey, Janet Kenehan,
Connie McHale, Maureen McIntyre
* As there are no Masses scheduled on
Saturday, these names will be read on
Friday, April 24, 2015.
The Book of Patrick: Offers perpetual
remembrance for a loved one who has
passed, or for a loved one in remembrance
of a sacramental date. The date is chosen
by the donor. The $150 donations requested
benefits Old St. Patrick’s. For more
information, please contact Tim Liston at
312.798.2348 or [email protected]
Women and Men of Faith
April 25th
St. Mark
Most of what we know
about Mark comes directly
from the New Testament.
He is usually identified with
the Mark of Acts 12:12.
When Peter escaped from prison, he went
to the home of Mark’s mother.
Paul and Barnabas took him along on
the first missionary journey, but for some
reason Mark returned alone to Jerusalem.
From Paul’s refusal to let Mark accompany
him on the second journey despite
Barnabas’s insistence, it is evident that
Mark had displeased Paul. Because Paul
later asks Mark to visit him in prison, we
may assume the trouble did not last long.
The oldest and the shortest of the four
Gospels, the Gospel of Mark emphasizes
Jesus’ rejection by humanity while being
God’s triumphant envoy. Probably written
for Gentile converts in Rome—after the
death of Peter and Paul sometime between
A.D. 60 and 70—Mark’s Gospel is the
gradual manifestation of a “scandal”: a
crucified Messiah.
Like one other Gospel writer, Luke, Mark was
not one of the 12 apostles. We cannot be
certain whether he knew Jesus personally.
Some scholars feel that the evangelist is
speaking of himself when describing the
arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane: “Now a
young man followed him wearing nothing
but a linen cloth about his body. They seized
him, but he left the cloth behind and ran off
naked” (Mark 14:51-52).
Others hold Mark to be the first bishop
of Alexandria, Egypt. Venice, famous for
the Piazza San Marco, claims Mark as its
patron saint; the large basilica there is
believed to contain his remains.
A winged lion is Mark’s symbol. The lion
derives from Mark’s description of John the
Baptist as a “voice of one crying out in the
desert” (Mark 1:3), which artists compared
to a roaring lion. The wings come from
the application of Ezekiel’s vision of four
winged creatures (Ezekiel, chapter one) to
the evangelists.
Adapted from www.americancatholic.org
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 Gibson at 312.798.2389 to
add a name to the list.
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Old St. Patrick’s Church Administrative Office • Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center • 711 W. Monroe • Chicago, IL 60661 • p 312.648.1021 • f 312.648.9025
Accounting
Janette Nunez
312.798.2305
[email protected]
Blood Drive
Mark Buciak*
773.307.0033
[email protected]
Family Ministry
Bea Cunningham
312.831.9351
[email protected]
Linda Vasquez
312.798.2307
[email protected]
The Cara Program
Maria Kim
312.798.3319
Adult Education Ministries
Katie Brandt
312.831.9352
[email protected]
Bob Kolatorowicz
312.831.9379
[email protected]
Chicago Food Depository
Mary Beth Riley*
630.655.9447
[email protected]
Advancement
Tim Liston
312.798.2381
[email protected]
The Children’s Place
Katie Byrne*
312.863.1120
[email protected]
Gay & Lesbian; Friends & Families
Outreach (Old St. Pat’s)
John Parro*
[email protected]
Bob Kolatorowicz
[email protected],
312.831.9379
Book of Patrick
(Memorial for Loved Ones)
Bridget Carey
312.831.9355
[email protected]
House of Mary and Joseph
Kate Boege*
312.337.7953
[email protected]
Annulment Support Ministry
Patty Stiles
847.220.3011
[email protected]
Baptisms
Betty O’Toole, scheduler
312.798.2366
[email protected]
Buildings/Grounds
Andrew Rhodes
312.798.2345
[email protected]
Clergy - Pastor
Fr. Thomas J. Hurley
312.831.9363
[email protected]
Admin. Assistant to Pastor
Skye Darke
312.831.9377
[email protected]
In Residence
Fr. John J. Wall
Fr. John Cusick
Visiting Clergy
Fr. Edward Foley, OFM Cap.
Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz, O. Carm
Fr. Pat McGrath, SJ
Fr. Paul Novak, OSM
Fr. William O’Shea
Msgr. Kenneth Velo
Communications
Veronica Sepin
312.831.9364
[email protected]
Community Outreach
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
[email protected]
Interfaith House
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
[email protected]
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Joe Harzich*
312.835.4932
[email protected]
Special Olympics
Greg Benacka*
708.271.4460
[email protected]
St. Agatha’s Sharing Parish
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
[email protected]
Su Casa
Jim Karczewski*
630.279.0144
[email protected]
Trinity Volunteer Corps
Marty Kenahan
708.567.0518
[email protected]
U of I Hospital Pediatrics
Sue Sierkierski*
312.546.4312
[email protected]
Counseling Services
Felicia M. Brackett-Owens
773.643.6259, or 773.317.2056.
Encore: 50+ Active Adults
Mary Kay Slowikowski*
[email protected]
Faith Formation
Keara Ette
312.798.2328
[email protected]
Adult Literacy Program
Marilyn and Joe Antonik*
773.286.3390
[email protected]
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Listening Parent Ministry
Maureen Schuneman
[email protected]
Grief Support Facilitators
Judi Black, Bill Brennan*
312.798.2358
Hospitality
Bridget Evers
312.831.9368
[email protected]
Jewish Catholic Ministry
Jewish Catholic Dialogue
Gina Lakin*
773.485.9966
[email protected]
Eileen O’Farrell Smith*
[email protected]
Family School
David Kovacs
[email protected]
Interfaith Union
Eileen O’Farrell Smith
[email protected]
Liturgy Department
Clare Hurrelbrink
[email protected]
312.798.2367
Katie Kearns
[email protected]
312.831.9372
Marriage Preparation
Jack Berkemeyer - Pre-Cana Experience
312.798.2386
[email protected]
Patty Stiles - Pre-Marital Assessment
847.220.3011
[email protected]
Members/New Members
Tim Liston
312.798.2348
[email protected]
Bridget Carey
312.831.9355
[email protected]
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Music
Jennifer Budziak
[email protected]
312.798.2382
Laura Higgins
312.798.2384
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mark Scozzafave
[email protected]
Bill Fraher
312.831.9353
[email protected]
North Lawndale Kinship Initiative
Vincent L. Guider
312.798.2374
[email protected]
Rachel Lyons
[email protected]
Office Manager
Joanne Gresik
312.831.9370
[email protected]
Pastoral Care Ministry
Bernadette Gibson
312.798.2389 prayer line
[email protected]
312.493.8737 pastoral cell
Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults (RCIA)
Keara Ette
312.798.2328
[email protected]
Receptionist
312.648.1021
Resident Theologian Presenter
Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson
[email protected]
312.831.9373
Retreat Program: Beloved
Tammy Roeder
312.798.2350
[email protected]
Social Justice
Bob Kolatorowicz
312.831.9379
[email protected]
Rachel Lyons
[email protected]
Special Events (Fundraisers)
Sheila Greifhahn
312.798.2343
[email protected]
Bridget Conway
312.798.2348
[email protected]
Spiritual Direction
Tammy Roeder
312.798.2350
[email protected]
Tours of Old St. Pat’s
Jim McLaughlin*
630.852.7269
[email protected]
Wedding Ministry
JoAnn O’Brien
312.831.9383
[email protected]
Wedding Volunteers
Mary Jo Graf*
312.360.1622
[email protected]
Robin Ramel*
708.366.1293
[email protected]
Women’s Spirituality
Mary Anne Moriarty *
312.861.0382
Young Adult Ministry
(Old St. Pat’s)
Keara Ette
312.798.2328
[email protected]
Youth Ministry: Foundations
and Blueprints
Courtney Nichols
312.798.2329
[email protected]
The Mary and Bill Aronin Center
for Social Concerns
703 W. Monroe
Chicago, IL 60661
Career Transitions Center
Mary Sabathne
312.906.9908
[email protected]
Coprodeli, Peru
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
[email protected]
Parking at Old St. Pat’s
For your convenience, we are providing parking information
to make parking easily accessible for everyone who visits Old
St. Pat’s.
Saturdays
Lot 1: There is no charge to park your car in the parking lot
at the Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines. Lot 2: There is no charge to park your car in the roped
off area marked “Old St. Pat’s” in the parking lot at the
Southeast corner of Monroe and Des Plaines.
PARKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE EAST
SECTION OF LOT 2.
Sundays
Lot 1: There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the
Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines all day and evening;
Lot 2: There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the Southeast corner of Monroe and Des Plaines until
6:30 p.m. You must pay after 6:30 p.m.
Lot 3: There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the
Northwest corner of Monroe and Des Plaines (across from
711) until 5 p.m. You must pay after 5 p.m. to park in this lot.
Weeknights
Lot 1: There is no charge to park your car in the lot on
the Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines; if you are
coming to Old St. Pat’s for meetings, please let the attendant
know and keep your keys as he leaves after 8 p.m.
Lot 3: You must pay to park your car in the lot on the
Northwest corner of Monroe and Des Plaines (across from
711) throughout the week.
Friends of Fabretto, Nicaragua
Tom Gleason*
773.227.6556
[email protected]
Harmony, Hope & Healing
Marge Nykaza
312.466.0267
marge@harmonyhopeandhealing.
org
Horizons for Youth
Brian Broccolo
312.627.9031
[email protected]
LIFT - India
Dan Quinn
412.996.9670
[email protected]
3
2
Lot 2
Parking is NOT
permitted in the East
Section of Lot 2.
1
Global Alliance for Africa
Jonathan Shaver*
312.399.2830
[email protected]
Tom Derdak
[email protected]
Visit our Website at www.oldstpats.org.

April, 19, 2015 - Old St. Patrick`s Church

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