April 24, 2016
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April 24, 2016
Church of the Holy Ghost FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 24, 2016 A Catholic Faith Community 254 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191 www.holyghostparish.org Monday through Friday Mass 8:30 a.m. Saturday - 5:00 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Holy Day– 8:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. April 23 & 24—Second Collection for Home Missions April 24– Knights Anniversary Mass 10:30 AM May 1– CCW Geranium Sale Pre- Order Deadline May 3– Confirmation May 7 & 8—CCW Geranium Sale Pick Up after Masses Fifth Sunday of Easter May 15– CCW Installation Mass 10:30 AM Welcome to Holy Ghost Parish Holy Ghost Directory Rev. John Hornicak, Pastor [email protected] Dino J. Franch, Deacon [email protected] Sacramental Information Marlene Janetka, Parish Liturgist [email protected] Parish Office………………….…….…630-860-2975 Parish Fax ……………………………630-860-9482 Parish Office Hours Monday -Friday 8 am - 4:00pm Closed for lunch 12:30-1:30pm Lori Broncato, M.Ed., Principal [email protected] School Office ………………………630-766-4508 School Fax …………………………630-860-7697 Sheri Abel, Ph.D., Director of Faith Formation [email protected] Farrell Faith Formation Office …………630-766-1045 Farrell Faith Formation Office Hours Tuesday -Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Theresa Bero, Office Manager [email protected] Kelly Scardina, Bulletin Editor hgbulletin @AOL.com Parish Mission Statement We, the members of Holy Ghost Parish, are one body of Roman Catholic People with diverse gifts and blessings, who share responsibility for the transformation of ourselves and our world according to the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. Fed by the Holy Spirit, we nurture our faith through private prayer, sacraments and liturgy, through life-long learning and teaching of Gospel values, and through love and support of each other. Empowered by the same Spirit, we live our faith in action through ministries of service, social justice, evangelization and witness, because all people are called to one and the same goal: unity with God, now and forever. Amen. Baptism Takes place at Sunday liturgy or on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Before scheduling your child’s Baptism, you must attend a preparation class. Call parish office to make arrangements. First Eucharist Celebrated each spring, available to youth who have completed required preparation. First Reconciliation Celebrated each fall, available to youth who have completed required preparation. Confirmation Celebrated each year and available to youth who have completed required preparation. Reconciliation Available Saturdays at 4:00 PM or by appointment. During Advent and Lent Saturday Reconciliation will begin at 3:00 PM. Communal Services are also scheduled during Advent and Lent. Marriage Diocesan policy requires 6 months preparation time. Contact parish office for appointment. RCIA RCIA is a process for fully initiating adults into the Catholic faith. It is for those who have never been baptized, or were baptized and/or raised in another Christian denomination and are now interested in becoming Catholic. This process is also for Baptized Catholics who never completed their initiation through the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation. If interested, please contact Sheri Abel in the Farrell Faith Formation office. 766-1045. Eucharist for the Homebound If Come Pray the Rosary Weekdays 9:00 a.m. & Thursdays 7:00p.m. you or a member of your family cannot attend Mass because of illness or disability, a Minister of Care will bring Communion to you. Call the parish office to make arrangements. www.holyghostparish.org Page 2 Readings and Resources Sunday Reflection TRUE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Can you imagine a world such as the one put before us in today’s scripture readings? Communities of believers everywhere would support and encourage one another and be identified as Christians by the way they love each other. It would be a world with no tears, no death and mourning, no crying out in pain. “Behold, I make all things new,” we hear the Son of God say in the second reading from the book of Revelation (21:5). Is this world of John’s vision only imaginary? Are these faithful followers for whom Jesus prayed only a savior’s dream? Today they are put before us as a worthy goal. How much closer can we come to this vision of a true Christian community in our lives today? Weekday Mass Responsorial Psalm Monday, April 25th For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Tuesday, April 26th Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Wednesday, April 27th Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Thursday, April 28th Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations. Friday, April 29th I will give you thanks among the peoples, O Lord. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The French Revolution swept the church in France away in an astonishing way, stripping the nation of every possible vestige of the faith, not merely shuttering churches, but using them as staging areas for pagan raves and romps. While millions of faithful simply went underground and hung on for the ride, even the sevenday week was demolished along with the names of the months. What emerged from the chaos was the Napoleonic Code of 1792 governing church life, and therefore marriage law in France, French Canada, and elsewhere. The code makes civil marriage mandatory for all citizens. In practice, when the faithful marry, they go first to the City Hall. There, the mayor performs the civil marriage, usually accompanied by a patriotic speech about the duties of the citizen, particularly in the rearing of children. Then, typically after a lunch, everyone goes off to change into more festive attire for the wedding liturgy, featuring consent, the exchange of rings, and the nuptial blessing. Sadly, only a minority of citizens today celebrate even the civil form of the rite, and a fraction of those continue on to the church. For those who do celebrate the liturgy of marriage, however, there is near certainty that the spouses are active worshipers, and that they will later present their children for baptism. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Daily Scripture READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Rv 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29 Page 3 Mass Intentions for the Week Please keep the following intentions in your prayers: Saturday, April 23rd 5:00 p.m. For the parishioners of Holy Ghost Parish living and deceased. Sunday, April 24th 8:30 a.m. Robert Nocella 10:30 a.m. Joseph, Albina, and Frank Ferrari Please note: Weekday intentions may be rescheduled due to changes or cancellations. Intentions Announcement Fifth Sunday of Easter This Sunday’s “Youth Jubilee” previews July’s World Youth Day in Krakow. Its theme from Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful,” echoes Pope Francis’ warning that “the practice of mercy is waning in 1. There will be one intention for a Mass, the wider culture.” In countercultural wit( not multiple intentions as in the past.) ness, therefore, “the time has come,” says 2. Mass will be offered for all Parishioners in the Parish on Christmas Eve, Christmas Francis, “for the Church to take up the Day, Holy Thursday, Easter Vigil, Easter joyful call to mercy once more. It is time to Sunday, and Holy Days of Obligation. return to the basics and to bear the weakNo other intentions will be taken for the nesses and struggles of our brothers and Masses on these days. sisters.” Jesus affirms the same in today’s Gospel. “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (John 13:34). Francis concludes, “The Church’s very Pray for Our Military credibility is seen in how she shows mer'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. ciful and compassionate love.” Jesus too asserts, “This is how all will know that you Bless them and their families for the are my disciples, if you have love for one selfless acts they perform for us in our another” (John 13:35). Thus mercy “makes time of need, in Jesus' name. Amen.' young” the Church, the world, and everyone. “Mercy is the force that reawaCOL Michael D. Daniels-Army kens us to new life and instills in us the LTJRG- Nicholas Lucania-Navy courage to look to the future with hope” (Misericordiae Vultus, 10). The following changes concerning Mass Intention requests, which are in Compliance with the Decree on Mass Stipends, will begin on January 1, 2016: CPO Dale Janetka- USCG LCP Colleen Ritter– Marines Monday, April 25th –8:30 a.m. Solomon Panaligan PVT Ian Schauchuk-Army COL Jeffrey K. Klotz- Army Tuesday, April 26th-8:30 a.m. Barbara J. Lorence ENS Matthew Starsiak–Navy PVT Billy Termine-Marines Wednesday, April 27th– 8:30 a.m. CWO4 Anderson Mann– Army Bulletin Deadlines LTC Grace Gallagher - Army Thursday, April 28th- 8:30 a.m. LTC Robert Bowen-Army LTC William Dones– Army Friday, April 29th–8:30 a.m. Jim Wiewiora SSGT Robert W. Dones– Air Force MAJ Mary Dones– Air Force CAPT Thomas Zwolfer-Navy LTC Thomas McNew-Army Welcome Center PVT Steven Badgley– Army Welcome Center Ministers are able to help you with the following needs: Parish Registration Sick Call Request , Sacrament Information Cadet Joshua Jalowiec –Air Force Academy Ryan James Ruizol– Navy SSGT Timothy Latvis-Air Force Page 4 www.holyghostparish.org Please help the bulletin editor meet her deadlines by submitting your bulletin articles at least two weeks before your event. Three weeks is even better. Because of our increased pages, the bulletin is sent to the printer a week and a half before it comes out. Consequently, and with regret, last minute articles cannot be accommodated. Kelly Scardina, Bulletin Editor [email protected] Stewardship Corner Sunday Giving Our Sanctuary Lamp Our sanctuary lamp is a 7-day candle that is always lit above the tabernacle. If you would like to contribute $20 to the cost of the weekly candle we will print a “Thank You” in the bulletin. You are also welcome to make the donation in memory of a loved one or loved ones. There are envelopes on the book racks for your donation. Just include a paper that states how you would like your name and/or the names for memorials printed. Names will be printed in the bulletin in the order in which they are received, either in the collection or dropped at the office. Weekly Goal …………..…………$14,000 For Sunday, April 3, 2016 Stewardship Envelopes issued ………1213 Adult Envelopes used ……………………..285 Children Envelopes used ………………….. 0 Our Sanctuary Lamp this week is lit through the generosity of: Bill & Bernice Sosnowski $11,256.86 Thank you for your generosity! Total Revenue collected (includes loose change) Thank you for your kindness and generosity of your stewardship offerings. Sharing of time and talent and treasure provides the means for the many ministries offered to our parishioners. In memory of: Marge & Ron Skalski Please continue to support: Sunmist Restaurant-Addison Bentley’s Pancake House -Wood Dale They will generously continue to contribute 1% of all Holy Ghost Parishioners purchases back to the parish. Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed their wonderful fare and to Sunmist and Bentley’s for their generosity. Thank you to this week’s Food for the Banquet Contributors From Herb & Agnes Grams In Memory of Loretta Gladkowski Food for the Banquet In addition, when you buy Christy’s gift cards from SCRIP, Christy’s will give 20% back to Holy Ghost. Thank you to Christy’s for their generosity. $50 is needed each weekend for hosts and wine. If you would like to help cover the costs, drop your donation with your choice of date into the collection basket. Mark it Food for the Banquet. Eucharistic Ministers, Readers, and Servers for April 30th and May 1st Saturday, 5:00 pm EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS READERS ALTAR SERVERS Sunday, 8:30 am Sunday, 10:30 am | * LIZ NOVAK | * ALEXANDRIA MINARD | * GINA PISCOPO | * ANGIE OPITZ | * STEVEN NIEHOFF | * LINDA LUCANIA | * JOHN RUDY | * SHIRLEY PENN | * DIANA PULIDO | ELIZABETH RUIZOL | KIRBY ODONNELL | PAT PITELLO | NORMA SANTA MARIA | GABRIELLA RAGO | LUCHELLE SATO | CATHY MUDD | SANDI SOBIESKI | LAUREN SCHMIDGALL | F SUSAN TALDONE | R NANCY SIEMERS R APRIL NEILL R SHARON COSGROVE R M. MCNICHOLAS R PATTY JALOWIEC R CAROLE BERNETT Adults servers monitor their own schedule. F JANE AIKENS Katarina Vorne Luc Vasilevich www.holyghostparish.org | F DAVID SKRODZKI Aaron Bacala Joey Rinaldi Page 5 PRAYER FOR THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY December 8, 2015-November 20, 2016 Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face, and we will be saved. To Learn more about VOCATIONS go to http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/ vocations/ or www.Vocations.com ORDINATIONS - All are welcome to the following ordination Masses at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet: Thursday, May 19, 2016 – 6:30 p.m. Holy Hour for Vocations (and for the ordinandi) Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene Saturday, May 21, 2016 – 11:00 a.m. Priesthood Ordination from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured paradise to the repentant thief. Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman: “If you knew the gift of God.” You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests His power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified. You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God. Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind. We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen. Page 6 World Wide Marriage Encounter Alleluia, Alleluia, Jesus Christ is risen! Let Jesus truly be the Lord of your life and marriage. Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament by attending a World Wide Marriage Encounter weekend on June 10-12 or August 12-14, 2016 all at Elk Grove Village, IL . Early registration is recommended. For reservations/information call Jim and Kris at 630-577-0778 or http://wwme-chicagoland.org April Spiritual Reading The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis Pope Francis invites everyone to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart—mercy—which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy. In conversation with Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli, Francis explains—through memories from his youth and moving anecdotes from his experiences as a pastor—why “mercy is the first attribute of God.” Ask for available copy of this book at the Wood Dale Public Library. Teen Spirit Youth Ministry Attention all High School Teens! Y.L.C. is June 24-26 What is YLC you ask?? YLC is the Diocesan Youth Leadership Conference T.S.Y.M (Holy Ghost’s youth group) Attention ALL High School Teens CHECK THIS OUT! Together with St Peter the Apostle in Itasca, St Alexis in Bensenville, St Phillip in Addison, Holy Ghost Teen Spirit will join in for this program called MYSTERY OF GOD by the Word on Fire Ministries Mark your calendars for the following date! April 24th LESSON 6 – THE GOD WHO IS LOVE (Location : Holy Ghost) We’ll be rotating between St. Peter’s in Itasca, Holy Ghost, St. Phillips in Addison, and St. Alexis in Bensenville. Have questions? Please call Patty Jalowiec at 630.202.6063 or email at Pattyjstamps @ gmail.com It’s a fun-filled, spiritual weekend for incoming high school freshman though graduating seniors. Some even say its “life changing”, and is certainly a great way to celebrate your Catholic Faith! It is held at Lewis University near Joliet every year. COLLEGE students can attend as college assistants (CAs) For more information go to the Diocese website at: http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/ym/content1.php? secid=50 If you are interested in going, contact Patty Jalowiec [email protected] SAVE THE DATE! Mark your calendars! For the Birthday Bash!! This year’s Catholic Kids Camp will be June 19-23 5:30-8:30 pm (with a dinner option before the start of the night!) Interested in helping out?! Adult Volunteers and High School volunteers are needed in all areas including (but not limited to): Snacks/food, Crafts, Faith/Bible room, music and games. Please contact Patty Jalowiec at [email protected] or call her at 630.202.6063 Page 7 Annual Catholic Home Missions Appeal Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The Church has great needs around the world, and unfortunately our nation is no exception. Many dioceses here at home face challenges due to priest shortages, remote geography, or due to the fact that their parishes are in impoverished communities. The Catholic Home Missions Appeal answers these needs by providing grants to these dioceses. Forty-two percent of all dioceses in the United States receive Catholic Home Missions support for evangelization, catechesis, ministry formation, and other areas of faith development. Your support of this collection will help your neighbors here in the United States and strengthen the Church at home. In Your support of this collection will help your neighbors here in the United States and strengthen the Church at home. In 2015, the bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions provided grant money as nearby as the Diocese of Belleville in Illinois and the Diocese of Kalamazoo in Michigan, supporting their outreach to migrant communities and to provide ministry to those who live and work in remote and rural areas. The Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi has some of the highest numbers of families living in poverty, so grants from the Catholic Home Missions Appeal make it possible for the Diocese of Jackson to pay for the education of their 10 seminarians, among other things. Mission dioceses often struggle with isolation and a lack of educated pastoral and lay leadership. With your support, the Catholic Home Missions Appeal can continue to provide catechesis, lay leadership training, funding for seminarian education, and other essential pastoral outreach in our home mission dioceses. On the weekend of April 23-24, please be generous in the Catholic Home Missions Appeal and help strengthen the Church at home. Your support will truly make a difference. Thank you, and God bless you. Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet Save the date for the WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS The Thirty-eighth Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, August 28 at 2 pm at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. Those couples celebrating anniversaries of 25 yrs., 50 yrs., and over 50 yrs. are welcome to attend. Information will be sent to the parishes in May regarding invitations to the Mass. Page 8 Around the Parish A Finance Council was established March 14th 2016 here at Church of the Holy Ghost. Every parish is required by Canon Law to have a Parish Finance Council that is advisory and consultative to the pastor. The Finance Council is to assist the pastor in the administration of the temporal goods of the parish. The Canons make it clear that the Finance Council does not substitute for the pastor as the chief administrator and legal representative of the parish’s goods. The Council should assist the pastor in keeping the financial administration of the parish in harmony with the mission of the parish. The Members are: Fr John - Pastor Tom Frawley – Finance Council Chair Richard Kaffka – Business Manager Theresa Bero – Bookkeeper/Office Manager Joe Minard Lynne Ciaccia Judy Carter – Finance Council Secretary 2016 Catholic Ministries Appeal 2016 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ANNUAL APPEAL PLEDGE REPORT The 2016 Ministries Appeal is underway. It is very important that your pledge be paid so that our parish will reach its goal. Once we have reached the goal in paid pledges, 65% of the additional funds received will be returned to the parish for our use. Thank you for your generosity. Here are the results as of April 8, 2016. PARISH GOAL: $51,952 AMOUNT PLEDGED: $51,974 AMOUNT PAID: $25,332 REMAINING BALANCE: $26,642 DONOR COUNT: 304 2015 Final Results PARISH GOAL: $53,401 AMOUNT PLEDGED: $67,899 AMOUNT PAID: $63,679 REMAINING BALANCE: $4,220 DONOR COUNT: 355 Holy Ghost School Now Accepting Registration for the 2016-17 School Year Holy Ghost School is now accepting registration for the 2016-17 School Year. Registration is available for grades Pre-School 3 & 4 year old, Kindergarten, and 1st through 8th grade. After-care is also available during the school year. Call Now at (630)766-4508 to schedule a tour. Men’s Weekend: May 19-22 Women’s Weekend: April 21-24 More info available at: ChicagoCursillo.info Call George at 847-409-4037 or Dan at 847-202-1938 Page 9 Year of Mercy During the Year of Mercy this page will focus on the Encyclical of St. John Paul II, called Dives in Misericordia, Divine Mercy, written in November 1980. Venerable Brothers and dear sons and daughters, greetings and the apostolic blessing. VII. THE MERCY OF GOD IN THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH 13. The Church Professes the Mercy of God and Proclaims It ( Part 2) It is precisely because sin exists in the world, which "God so loved...that he gave his only Son,"115 that God, who "is love,"116 cannot reveal Himself otherwise than as mercy. This corresponds not only to the most profound truth of that love which God is, but also to the whole interior truth of man and of the world which is man's temporary homeland. Authentic knowledge of the God of mercy, the God of tender love, is a constant and inexhaustible source of conversion, not only as a momentary interior act but also as a permanent attitude, as a state of mind. Those who come to know God in this way, who "see" Him in this way, can live only in a state of being continually converted to Him. They live, therefore, in statu conversionis; and it is this state of conversion which marks out the most profound element of the pilgrimage of every man and woman on earth in statu viatoris. It is obvious that the Church professes the mercy of God, revealed in the crucified and risen Christ, not only by the word of her teaching but above all through the deepest pulsation of the life of the whole People of God. By means of this testimony of life, the Church fulfills the mission proper to the People of God, the mission which is a sharing in and, in a sense, a continuation of the messianic mission of Christ Himself. The contemporary Church is profoundly conscious that only on the basis of the mercy of God will she be able to carry out the tasks that derive from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and, in the first place, the ecumenical task which aims at uniting Mercy in itself, as a perfection of the infinite God, is also infinite. Also infinite therefore and inexhaustible all those who confess Christ. As she makes many efis the Father's readiness to receive the prodigal chil- forts in this direction, the Church confesses with humility that only that love which is more powerful than dren who return to His home. Infinite are the readiness and power of forgiveness which flow continually the weakness of human divisions can definitively from the marvelous value of the sacrifice of the Son. bring about that unity which Christ implored from the Father and which the Spirit never ceases to beseech No human sin can prevail over this power or even for us "with sighs too deep for words."119 limit it. On the part of man only a lack of good will can limit it, a lack of readiness to be converted and to repent, in other words persistence in obstinacy, opposing grace and truth, especially in the face of the witness of the cross and resurrection of Christ. Therefore, the Church professes and proclaims conversion. Conversion to God always consists in discovering His mercy, that is, in discovering that love which is patient and kind117 as only the Creator and Father can be; the love to which the "God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ"118 is faithful to the uttermost consequences in the history of His covenant with man; even to the cross and to the death and resurrection of the Son. Conversion to God is always the fruit of the "rediscovery of this Father, who is rich in mercy. Page 10 Holy Ghost School Visits From the Past Second grade students dressed up as a famous person in history to present their research. Visiting HGS was Susan B. Anthony, Betsy Ross, Helen Keller, George Washington, and many more. Page 11 Holy Ghost Council of Catholic Women 2016 GERANIUM SALE ORDER FORM PLEASE PREORDER 4.3 INCH GERANIUMS --------$4.50 each Quantity Quantity _____Bright Red _____Bright Violet _____Cherry Rose _____Salmon Chic _____ # @ $4.50 = _____Rose Pink _____Watermelon _____Orange Dollar amount _________ 4.3 INCH POT – ACCENT PLANTS --- $3.50 each Quantity Quantity Quantity _____Spikes _____Vinca Vine _____Asparagus Fern _____ # @ $3.50 = Dollar amount_________ 10 INCH GERANIUM HANGING BASKET - $19.00 Quantity Quantity _____Bright Red _____Salmon Chic ______ #@$19.00= _____Bright Violet _____Maestro Dollar amount_________ _____Cherry Rose (sassy dark red) ____TOTAL QUANTITY TOTAL DOLLAR amount $_______ ___cash ____check to Holy Ghost CCW NAME___________________________ PHONE______________________ ADDRESS______________________________________________________ E-MAIL_________________________________________________________ RETURN ORDER AND PAYMENT BY : SUNDAY. MAY 1ST (Box in Ryan Hall during April) PICK-UP: HOLY GHOST CHURCH RYAN HALL (GYM) SATURDAY, MAY 7TH 4PM TO 6PM SUNDAY, MAY 8TH 8AM TO NOON Questions/orders call: 630-766-4359 or 787-0364 Fax: 630-860-9482 Page 12 Catholic Charities’ Back to School Fair Needs Your Help! Knights of Columbus Dear Parishioners, Once again I am appealing to you for support of the 26th Annual Back to School Fair. This year we are in dire need of donations as we are unable to finalize location due to the Illinois budget crisis. As such, we need YOU to help us carry out our mission. Many families are counting on this fair and the need in our community is increasing. Please consider donating today. Although the fair is months away, we are already falling behind due to our financial situation. This totally free event is open to any DuPage County family who lives near or below the poverty level. Over 5,000 children and their families will receive a variety of health and human services, including dental and vision screenings. Catholic Charities, in collaboration with the Regional Office of Education, will also give each schoolage child school supplies and/or a $10 certificate for the exclusive purchase of school supplies. The 26th Anniversary of the Holy Ghost Knights of Columbus Council will be celebrated Sunday April 24th at the 10:30 Mass Becoming a Knight of Columbus can transform your life. No man is too busy to be an active Knight of Columbus. Spending just 24 hours per year can make an enormous difference in your life. Serve the parish, give back to the community, grow in your faith, and access our optional top-rated insurance program to protect your family. Regardless of their schedule or other commitments, 1,900,000 men around the world have found that the Knights of Columbus adds something significant to their lives. Father John and Deacon Dino are Knights! Ray Matuszewski 630-415-4475 Phil Yanez 630-530-0617 Please help support of the annual Back to School Fair. This event is a successful collaboration of over 100 public and private agencies dedicated to improving the needs of low-income families. It costs over $30,000 to operate the fair and we need your help to make sure every child is prepared for school this fall. DuPage County is the third most affluent county in Illinois which contributes to a widespread misperception that there is no poverty in DuPage County. In reality, over 60,000 persons have income below the federal poverty level. Donations may be mailed to Catholic Charities, Back to School Fair, 26 W. St. Charles Road, Lombard, IL 60148 or made online at catholiccharitiesjoliet.org. Thank you! Amy Lambert DuPage County Back to School Fair Coordinator The Holy Ghost Council of Catholic Women will hold their 55th Anniversary Celebration Mass and Installation of Officers on May 15th at 10:30 AM. A brunch will follow at Two Chefs Café in Bensenville. Tickets are $25 and are on sale in Ryan Hall following all masses during the month of April. An Invitation…. Did you know that all women of Holy Ghost are automatic members of the Council of Catholic Women? So all are welcome at all of our events and activities. There is a place for you no matter how much time you have to be involved. For more information, stop into Ryan Hall fill out an “Interest Form”. Mary Beth Kurpiel, our Membership Chair, will give you a call. Please consider joining us. You will be glad you did! Page 13 Congratulations To our Parish Children Who received the Sacrament of First Eucharist on Saturday, April 23rd , 2016 Alessandro Andino Tatum Kelly-Quintero Mack Polivka Giuseppe Campisi Emily Kramer Casey Ptak Giovanni Cardone Ella Mallinder Oscar Pysz Christopher Cozzo Katherine Niehoff Cole Rickert Klaudia Cygan Ava Rinaldi Crystal DePaz Lucas Rojano Naiara DePaz Maria Scimeca Angelo DeSensi Luca Stella Nico Dill Jayden Stevenson Nicholas Franco Patrick St. John Maxim Gasior Karina Gruszka Alliana Keenan Margaret O’Neil Tyler Piotrowski Kai Polivka Michelle Swierkosz Domenica Taldone MatthewWallace