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CORCORAN’S CORNER Our “To Teach Who Christ is Campaign”… We have completed our parish “To Teach Who Christ Is” Capital Campaign. As of June 27, we have raised $1,130,000 of our parish $1,545,000 total goal. 467 families, or over 22% percent of our parish families made a pledge to the campaign. The total amount, and the number of families who pledged will grow over time as new parishioners who join our community, and some current families who are unable to pledge now, will be able to join the campaign in coming months and years. I am very grateful to a wonderful “Working Committee” who diligently worked for months on communicating the campaign to parish families, and who are responsible for the real success that our campaign has enjoyed. While we have not yet reached our overall goal, nor engaged all parish families in making a pledge, the amount raised will help to erase our parish mortgage, add to needed parish savings, and provide resources for scholarships to needy children so that they can attend Catholic School. Real good will come out of this campaign. I am also very grateful to all the families who made pledges and have been generous to the campaign, our parish, and our Archdiocese. Thank you very much. As of last weekend, our campaign is now over. The Flag in our Sanctuary… From June 14, Flag Day, through the 4th of July, we place the American flag in our sanctuary to remind us to pray for our nation, and to rededicate ourselves to the founding principals of our country. In a sense these days are our “patriotic season” to dwell on the gift of nation, and our responsibility towards it. The Fourth of July… On Monday, July 4, at 9:00 AM, we will have a special Mass to celebrate our nation’s independence. It is important to remember the values that our nation was founded upon and dedicated to. It is also important to always pray for our nation. Attending Mass on the Fourth of July is a wonderful way to begin your Independence Day Celebrations. All are welcome to attend. Thanks… Thanks to Maryola Ward for coordinating the efforts of our Ministry of Consolation in planning the farewell party for our Pastoral Associate, Margie Guadagno, in our Church Hall last Sunday. It was a very fitting thank you to a wonderful pastoral minister who served our parish so well. The Knights of Columbus… Thanks to the Knights of Columbus who manned the tables in the Narthex for so many weeks selling the

car raffle and “Roof Fest” tickets. It was great to see their friendly faces, and they greatly helped to promote the event. Parish Council… St. Elizabeth Seton parishioner Tom Doyle is stepping down from the Parish Pastoral Council after being part of the earlier Parish Transformation Process, and serving his one year term on the Council. I am very grateful to Tom for his hard work and advice, as well as for his work on the “To Teach Who Christ Is” Capital Campaign. He is being replaced by Chris Mack, who also will serve an initial one year term. Our Pilgrims and Missionaries… By the time you are reading this our parishioner pilgrims to Italy with Fr. Bill Gubbins should be back home, all with lots of stories to tell. As we get some of their photos and stories we will share them. Planting a Seed… As is customary we are seeking some new catechists to be part of our Religious Education Program. Our 22 Religious Education sessions are held on Monday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 PM, and Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. We have an excellent text and teacher manual for the program, and our Director of Religious Education, Sue Matthews, will work with you to acquaint you with the curriculum. Please call the Religious Education office at 708-403-0137, for additional information. Sessions resume on September 19, 2016, and conclude in mid-April 2017. The Parish Finance Council… As we complete another fiscal year, I am very grateful to those who have served on the Parish Finance Council. Their purpose is to offer me advice on the overall financial management of the parish, to oversee recent expenditures, and the parish budget, and to be a sounding board on financial planning and management issues. They have been a very valuable group for me to meet with 10 times per year. St. Elizabeth Seton parishioners Tom Leeson, is stepping down form the Finance Council after many years of service. I am grateful to him for his advice and support. He will be missed. The Finance Council members going forward in 2016-2017 are: Bill Bric, Lee Junkans, Denise Maiolo, Jim Anderson, Mary McKernan, and Janet Scellato. Also in attendance at the Parish Finance Council meetings are staff members Fr. John Zurek, Donna Stolinski; St. Elizabeth Seton Business Manager, and Joe Dillon, Staff Advisor.

Whoops… When our Youth Minister, Kyle Groves, shared that he was leaving on a Mission Trip to me, I assumed he meant St. Elizabeth Seton/St. Stephen Parish Mission Trip. He actually attended as an adult chaperone on a Mission Trip sponsored by Our Lady of the Woods Church, to scope out the place where our teens and young adults are going, and make sure he had “the drill” down, to be fully prepared to co-lead our trip. Kyle hit the road with our St. Elizabeth Seton/St. Stephen Parish Mission Trip to Harlan, Kentucky, early this Sunday morning. We wish them well. Please remember them all in prayer this coming week. Seniors of Seton… Our Seniors of Seton had the last meeting of the year this past Tuesday, and presented our parish with a most generous donation of $2,000. We thank them for their kindness and generosity. They had well over 100 members at this recent meeting, and currently have 223 members as part of their fine organization. They meet next the first Tuesday of September. Religious Education and Special Needs Children... The Knights of Columbus have been exceedingly generous to the Religious Education program here at St. Elizabeth Seton. We are very grateful. The St. Elizabeth Seton Parish Religious Education Program recently purchased a marvelous set of resources produced by Loyola Press in correlation with our textbook series, Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts. The Adaptive Finding God resources are designed to maximize the inclusion of the special needs students in our program. There is even a phone/tablet app for children to use at Sunday Mass. I have sent introductory information to the parents of these children and am hopeful their response will be very enthusiastic. Congratulations… Congratulations to Paula Dziallo, David O’Connor, and Sally Geary Roethie who have just completed a four year course of study in the Biblical Institute of the Diocese of Joliet. We are grateful for their ongoing commitment to formation and study. Their expertise will add to our parish community.

Keep Smiling!

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Please pray for our Youth Mission Team as they head to assist those in need in

HARLAN, KENTUCKYHARLAN, KENTUCKYHARLAN, KENTUCKY

Young Adults & Teens

Noah Berchman

Nicole Bodinet

Rachel Bodinet

Emily Doyle

Suzanne Dwyer

Haley Galvin

Molly Hallberg

James Hughes

Joseph Jaeger

Terese Jaeger

Patrick Kut

Colleen Lynch

Adam Mannion

Ryan Mannion

Brendan McGuire

TJ Quinlan

Michael Reiter

Francesca Velcich

Adult Leaders

Kim Bodinet

Roseanne Bodinet

Deacon Bob Conlin

Kyle Groves

Dan Robison

Dear Father,Dear Father,Dear Father, We ask for your help and blessings on the We ask for your help and blessings on the We ask for your help and blessings on the members of this mission trip as they serve members of this mission trip as they serve members of this mission trip as they serve You by serving others. Keep them strong You by serving others. Keep them strong You by serving others. Keep them strong mentally, physically and spiritually. mentally, physically and spiritually. mentally, physically and spiritually. Give them safe travels, energy, Give them safe travels, energy, Give them safe travels, energy, enthusiasm and ability. May their arrival at enthusiasm and ability. May their arrival at enthusiasm and ability. May their arrival at their destination be a sign of Your love to their destination be a sign of Your love to their destination be a sign of Your love to those they serve. those they serve. those they serve. May they be true ambassadors for Christ May they be true ambassadors for Christ May they be true ambassadors for Christ through their actions both on and off the through their actions both on and off the through their actions both on and off the job, both with those they serve and with job, both with those they serve and with job, both with those they serve and with their fellow team members. their fellow team members. their fellow team members. Amen.Amen.Amen.

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REGISTER FOR YOUR PHOTO SESSION THIS WEEKEND IN THE NARTHEX

SESSION TIMES: TUES-FRI, JULY 19-22, 2:00-9:00 PM SAT, JULY 23, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM TUES-FRI, JULY 26-29, 2:00-9:00 PM SAT, JULY 30 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

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Sat., June 25 (5pm) Margaret Slattery; Dolores Nagle Sun., June 26 (7:15am) The Purgatorial Society; Antonio Espina, Jr. (8:30am) Dennis Corluka; Lottie Rychlik (10am) Anne Marie Ahern; Nicole Flores (11:30am) Marjorie Cairo; For All Parishioners Monday, June 27 (9am) Wladyslawa Lepak; Therese Manka Tues., June 28 (9am) Donald Schaufele; Bernard Pustz Wed., June 29 (9am) Anna Vallort; Arnold Feinberg Thursday, June 30 (9am) Lorraine Koney; Barbara Skala (Living) Friday, July 1 (9am) Barbara Fundator; Jennifer Soprych (Living) Sat., July 2 (5pm) Jelisava Samanic; Ted and Bev Perkowski Sun., July 3 (7:15am) For All Parishioners; Antonio Espina, Jr. (8:30am) Irene Gorecki and Family; Bob and Elva Remegi (10am) Natalia Justo Gallardo; Willard and Estelle Bush (11:30am) Mary Eileen McAuliffe; Michael Crook

MASS INTENTIONS

We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Phillip Talley Wayne Laska Diane Godlewski Sue Horn Donald McKenna Mike Hall

And for our deceased: Earl Daliege (father of Donna Davis) Anna Mshar Fannie Chiarelli “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

BAPTISMS

Congratulations to these parents on the baptism of their child on 6-19-16: Grayson Kahlil, child of Sean and Margaret Whitten Dylan Patrick, child of Mary and Amy Misch

Lyle and Rolyn Paguntalan (Child: Yazhi Paguntalan)

PLEASE PRAY FOR

WELCOME

Please pray for these couples preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony: Sarah Thompson and Michael Schultz; 7-9-16 Erin Mollohan and Eric Corrao; 7-15-16 Katie Cameron and Gregg Kmiecik; 7-16-16

WEDDINGS

STEWARDSHIP

COLLECTION FOR 6-19-16: $20,800.83

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION: $48.83

Thank you for your generosity.

LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY IS PARTNERING WITH OUR PARISH

TO CREATE A NEW PARISH DIRECTORY At Lifetouch, our mission is to bring your families together, reach out to new families, and help you thrive and grow. As your partner, Lifetouch is seeking volunteer hosts to greet and register families when they arrive on the day of their sitting. Sign up in the Narthex or for dates/times, please call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Volunteer Hosts Are Needed to make our Directory a Success.

Volunteer Today!

June 26, 2016

The Sacred Space Prayer Book offers

in-depth meditations on the scripture of the day and meets

monthly at the parish.

NOTE: There is NO July meeting

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND, JUNE 25 AND 26

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SES/SS SOFTBALL TEAM Come out and cheer us on for our next softball game this Sunday, June 26 at

1:00 pm at St. George Field in Tinley Park.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON/ST. STEPHEN (SES/SS) JUNE/JULY GAME SCHEDULE:

Sunday, June 26 — 1pm —St. George vs. SES/SS

at St. George Field, Tinley Park Tuesday, July 5 — 6:30pm —

Our Lady of the Woods vs. SES/SS

UPCOMING YOUTH MINISTRY EVENTS: June 26-July 2

HARLAN, KY MISSION TRIP Sunday, July 17

SHEPHERD’S TABLE SOUP KITCHEN

Call Kyle Groves at 708-403-0101, x 104,

to sign up to volunteer or for information. Sunday, July 31

YOUTH MEETING (TIME TBD)

In the Cornerstone

For information please contact Kyle Groves

by phone or email: Kgroves@steseton.com,

or 708-403-0101 x 104

YOUR PRAYERS...

Please pray for our Mission Team

this week as we serve

those in need in Harlan, Kentucky.

Branches Summer Events

Wednesday, July 6, 7pm Let go for a while the need to reason,

the need to set things right. Let's surrender our feelings and thoughts to God

and quietly remind ourselves "In Everything, We Trust in GOD."

You are invited to join in an hour of quiet time and learn about Centering Prayer. The group meets (except this July) on the second Wednesday of each month in the Cornerstone building located on the corner of 167th St. and 94th Ave. Questions? Call 708-460-5357.

PLEASE NOTE CENTERING PRAYER JULY MEETING DATE CHANGE

Mercy for the Soul St. Christopher Church

147th and Keeler, Midlothian

GUEST SPEAKER: FR. MIKE NOVICK TOPIC: GOD’S MERCY IN SOCIETAL NORMS

Speaker Bio: Fr. Novick is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and a 1981 graduate of St. Christopher School. Ordained in 2001, he is the current pastor of St. Lawrence O’Toole in Matteson, IL, and authored his first book in 2014, We Don’t Live In Eden: But We Still Can.

at 3pm

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Helpful Outreach for People seeking Employment (HOPE) Employment Ministry

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry will meet on Tuesday, July 5 at 7pm in the St. Elizabeth Seton Church Hall

Lee Junkans will present: "The Importance of Cover Letters/ Thank You Letters in the Job Search"

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry is open to everyone. All of our services, to both job seekers and employers, are free of charge. Our monthly meetings consist of networking, resume review, guest speakers and open forums. Need a resume tuned up? Send your resume to ajunkans@aol.com and then come to the next meeting to receive feedback and discuss suggestions.

Employers and HOPE Alumni: We ask that you please share job openings with us. Send your staffing needs to tom.mcmahon23@comcast.net, and they will be distributed to those who attend our monthly meetings.

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry also meets the third Thursday of each month at Our Lady Of The Woods Catholic Church, 10731 W. 131st, in Orland Park.

Need additional information? Please contact Bob Cornejo at (708) 642-2314, Mary Lou Sipple at (708) 738-5905 or Ken Krausz at (708) 214-9741. Follow us www.linkedin.com.

B E C A U S E E V E R Y O N E C A N U S E A L I T T L E H O P E !B E C A U S E E V E R Y O N E C A N U S E A L I T T L E H O P E !B E C A U S E E V E R Y O N E C A N U S E A L I T T L E H O P E !

A Heartfelt Farewell for Pastoral Associate, Margie Guadagno

Last Sunday, June 19, our Pastoral Associate, Margie Guadagno, shared an emotional goodbye at all the Masses as she concludes her time with us and moves on to her new position as Director of Liturgy at St. Julie Billiart Church in Tinley Park. A big thanks to Maryola Ward and all the volunteers who helped prepare and serve at the recep-tion after the 11:30am Mass.

It takes a lot of GENEROUS people to make a GREAT

Religious Education Program!

Catechists are needed on Mondays for the following

grades and times:

Grade 1—7:00-8:30pm Grade 3—7:00-8:30pm Grade 4—4:30-6:00pm Grade 7—7:00-8:30pm

We are always in need of substitute catechists as well.

To volunteer or for more information contact Sue Matthews (DRE) at smatthews@steseton.com

or 708-403-0137, x115.

New Catechist Meeting is August 16. Classes begin on September 19.

The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on September 18, 2016, at 2:45 PM, at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State St., Chicago. Couples married in 1966 interested in attending this celebration should contact their parish to register. (St. Elizabeth Seton parishioners, please call 708-403-0101.) For further information, please call the Marriage and Family Ministries Office at 312-534-8351 or visit their website:

www.marriageandfamilyministries.org.

Village of Orland Hills Presents “Party in the Park”

June 25/26 Admission is Free! Saturday, June 25, Sunday, June 26, at Kelly Park, 16675 S. Haven Ave., Orland Hills. Live entertainment, car show, children’s activities, fireworks, food vendors, family tent and more. The Celebration fea-tures the finest in local entertainment including, Mike and Joe, CTA (Chicago Tribute Band), Hillbilly Rockstarz, Peter Oprisko (Frank Sinatra Tribute) and American English, as well as many other local favorites. For infor-mation call 708-349-7211 or visit:

ohpartyinthepark.com

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ORDER SONS OF ITALY MEETING Order Sons of Italy in America Leone D’Oro Lodge #2700 to host the 2016 Joseph Caldarone Memorial Scholarship awards at the monthly general meeting on Tuesday, June 28 at 7pm. Meet the scholarship winners and hear a short speech about their family heritage. Pizza will be served for $5 at the Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 Ravinia Ave.,, Orland Park. Interested parties are welcome to at-tend the meeting as guests to learn about the Italian Lodge and upcoming events. For more information call, 708-560-0632.

Attention All St. George Alumni! Calling all Alumni Dragons! Reconnect, reminisce, and catch up with fellow alumni on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at St. George Church, 6707 W. 175th St., Tinley Park. Festivities start at 4pm with Mass for those who wish to attend, followed by snacks, drinks, and mingling in the school backyard. Take a tour of your former school and find your class picture on the wall! St. George Alumni tee shirts will be sold. There will be a cash bar for those 21 and older. We hope this will be the first of many get-togethers for our St. George Alumni fam-ily. Hope to see many of you! Bring along a memory or two. Please spread the word to your former classmates and any alumni you know. For information or to RSVP please contact llabriola@stgeorgeschool.org.

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Following Jesus: Be Ready for some Surprises

By Ronald Rolheiser

F ollowing Jesus is not without its surprises. It’s best to be forewarned.

Here’s fair warning: Soren Kierkegaard once said that what Jesus wants is followers not admirers. He’s right. To admire Jesus without trying to change our lives does nothing for Jesus or for us. Yet how exactly does one follow Jesus? Classically we have said that we do this by trying to imitate him. But that posits a further question: How do we imitate Jesus? A negative example might be useful here: Many of us remember the “Jesus people” of the late 1960s, with their rather raw, literal approach to following Jesus. They tried to look like he looked. They put on flowing white robes, grew beards, walked bare-foot, and tried, in appearance and dress, to imitate the Jesus that centuries of Western artists painted for us. Obviously this is not what discipleship means, not only because we don’t know what Jesus looked like (although we do know that he was not the fair-skinned, fair-haired young man of Western art), but, more importantly, because attempts to mimic Jesus’ physical appearance miss the point of discipleship entirely. More subtle is the attempt to imitate Jesus by trying to copy his actions. The algebra here works this way: Jesus did certain things, so we should do them too. He taught, healed, consoled the downtrodden, went off into the desert by himself, stayed up all night occasionally and prayed, and visited the homes of sinners. So we should do the same things: We should become teachers, nurses, preachers, counselors, monks, social workers, and non-judgmental friends to the less-than-pious. In this view, imitation is carrying on the actions of Jesus. This kind of imitation, however valuable as ministry, still is not quite what is required in terms of real discipleship. In the end, it too misses the point because one can be preacher of the gospel and not really be imitating Jesus, just as one can be a truck driver (not something Jesus did) and be imitating him. True imitation is not a question of trying to look like Jesus, nor of trying to duplicate his actions. What is it? Perhaps one of the better answers to that question is given by John of the Cross, the great Spanish mystic. In his view, we imitate Jesus when we try to imitate his motivation, when we try to do things for the same

reason he did. For him, that is how one “puts on Christ.” We enter real discipleship when, like Jesus, we have as our motivation the desire (proper regnum Dei) to draw all things into one — into one unity of heart, one family of love. John of the Cross then offers some advice regarding how this can be done. We should begin, he says, by reading the scriptures and meditating the life of Jesus. Then we should pray to Christ and ask him to instill in us his desire, longing, and motivation. In essence, we should pray to Jesus and ask him to make us feel the way he felt while he was on earth. Some surprises await us however, he points out, if we do this. Initially, when we first begin seriously to pray for this, we will fill with fervor, good feelings, a passion for goodness, and

a warm sense of God’s presence. We will feel that we feel like Jesus — and that will be a very good feeling indeed. However, if we persevere in our prayer and desire to imitate him, things will eventually change, and in a way that we least expect. The warm feelings, fervor, and passion—that snug feeling that we feel like Jesus — will disappear and be replaced by something infinitely less pleasant. We will begin to feel sterile, dispassionate, dry. God’s presence will feel neither warm nor steady and we will be left wondering: “What’s wrong? How did I lose the way?” However, as John of the Cross assures us, nothing is wrong. Rather our prayer has been answered. We prayed to Jesus, asking him to let us feel like he felt, and he granted our request. Exactly. For a large part of his life and ministry Jesus felt exactly as we are now feeling — dry, sterile, and not buoyed up by any warm feelings of God, even as he remained faithful in that darkness. Strange how it can feel, feeling like Jesus.

T here’s a fervor that comes from the wetness of fertility that can make the soul swell with feelings of creativity, warmth, and

immortality. God is in that. But there is also an aridity the comes from a deeper place, a heat that threatens to dry out the very marrow of the soul, a dryness that shrinks all swelling, especially pride, and leaves us vulnerable and mortal by bringing the soul to kindling temperature. God is in that dryness no less than in the wetness of fertility because in that painful longing we feel the Eros of God and the motivation of Christ.

As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to Him,

“I will follow you wherever you go.”

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Congratulations Graduates!

The Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School wishes to congratulate the Graduates of the CJB Class of 2016! We send you along with blessings and best wishes for a successful future grounded in faith and academic excellence.

Kylie Adams

Grace Alles

Nikolai Auskalnis

Annabelle Barnes

Michael Charnot

Christopher Cokinos

Joseph DeHaan

Peter Derdzinski

Diya Dileep

Emily Dykas

Nicole Eckert

Brian Ferguson

Girvinn Fernandez

Amanda Flowers

Ashley Gardner

Angeli Gargoles

Stephanie Gaspardo

Carl Grebenor

Tatum Hammerschmidt

Adam Hermann

Conor Horan

Kevin Horan

Sean Huisman

Victoria Isherwood

Flynn Jarka

Conor Jaskierski

Daniel Jensen

Kathleen Johnson

Adithya Jose

Kathryn Juds

David Laird

Jonathan Carl Laxamana

Ella LeMonier

Thomas Leonard

Abigail McLeod

Angelina Marino

Kelsey Morrey

Michael Nacik

Mia Nemecek

Olivia Osty

Alena Pedroza

Ryan Porter

John Potts

Akeirha Price

Tori Quinlan

Kyle Radakovitz

Michael Reiter

Anthony Rihani

Kathryn Rost

Anthony Salomon

Biago Savarino

Tyler Savickis

Macy Sherwood

Eliza Shroba

Jolienne Silario

Teagan Sopczak

Zachary Stack

Anna Lee Sullivan

Nicole Todd

Peter Viz

Dylan Wasilewski

Carl Widmann

Brandon Wilson

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ST. ELIZABETH SETON PRAYER/OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Social Action Ministry How we serve: Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen in Joliet; Sharing Parish with St. Procopius Church; Pro Life Ministry includes: COURAGE Program, Mother’s Day Flowers For Life; Life Chain Sunday, Diaper Drive; Respond Now Out-reach; SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team); Environmental Ministry; Speaker nights.

Seton Rosary Group All are invited to join in praying of the Holy Rosary. We meet each Tuesday and Thursday in the church, by our statue of the Mary, following the 9am Mass.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every Wednesday morning in the church, following the 9am Mass.

Heart Warmers Meal Ministry Heart Warmers is an outreach program where Seton volun-teers deliver homemade meals to people of our parish com-munity when they are experiencing times with medical, health, new baby, recovery, or grief issues. To schedule re-ceiving a meal or to become a meal provider contact Barb Cristofaro at 708-349-7493 or heartwarmers-ses@att.net.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Shawls are prayerfully created, blessed, and distributed to those who have a need for the spiritual, physical or emo-tional comfort. Knit or crochet in your home and/or at the twice-monthly meetings. To become a knitter or to obtain a shawl, call Sharon Leone at 708-226-4836.

Seton Sowers-Newborns in Need If you knit/crochet/sew, your skills to make clothing/blankets for premature newborn babies at the University of Illinois Hospital. We meet monthly in the Church Hall. Donations of yarn/fabric/baby toiletries/supplies accepted. For information/meeting dates, contact Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.

HOPE Employment Ministry HOPE is open to everyone. All of our services, to both job seekers and employers, are free. We meet the first Tues-day of each month in the Church Hall at 7pm. Our meetings consist of networking, resume review, guest speakers and open forums. Contact Lee Junkans at ajunkans@aol.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you have a problem with alcohol and feel a sincere desire to stop drinking, you are welcome to attend a meeting of Al-coholics Anonymous (AA) in the downstairs St. Elizabeth Seton Church Hall on Thursdays, from 7:30-8:45pm. AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover. The only requirement is a sincere desire to stop drinking.

Families Anonymous If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has a substance abuse problem, attend a Families Anony-mous on Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Palos Hosp. 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Care Center, Rm. 1). Call 708-429-2507 or 708-269-9853.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Anyone within parish boundaries in need of assistance from SVDP, may call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON PARISH INFORMATION

New Parishioners We welcome new members. All are invited to participate in the life and mission of the parish. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available in the parish office and on our parish website. Please visit the parish office to register or obtain the registration form on the parish website. Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Saturday, between 4:15-4:45pm. Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice monthly at 1pm. Reserve your time by calling the parish office Center early. Limited to six children per Sunday. Baptismal Preparation Couples preparing for the birth of their child should contact the Pastoral Center to register for a one night seminar, focusing on a parent’s role in faith development. This session is mandatory prior to the Baptism. Anointing of the Sick is available in the Church every Monday after the 9am Mass. For those who are ill or facing hospitalization, it is appropriate to receive the sacrament once every six months. Call 708-403-0101 for information. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Adults, 18 and older, who wish to become Catholic are enrolled in a formation process (RCIA) that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and traditions. For in-formation call the parish office 708-403-0101. Ministry of Care is available to give Communion to the housebound, to visit and pray for hospitalized and/or to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick. Please call the Pastoral Center for assistance. In the Hospital? Because of HIPAA Privacy regu-lations hospitals can no longer contact the parish re-garding your hospitalization. It is the responsibility of you or a family member to notify our parish. We desire to offer whatever spiritual support we can. Please call the Pastoral Center. Sacrament of Marriage Couples planning to marry are asked to make arrangements six months in advance. Wedding Workshops are offered throughout the year. They provide engaged couples with guidelines and suggestions for the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. The workshop covers topics ranging from readings and music to flowers and video taping. Adult Choir sings at all 10am Sunday Masses, as well as at a number of special liturgies. Teen Choir sings at the 11:30am Sunday Masses.

Moving? Please call the office at 708-403-0101.

9300 West 167th St., Orland Hills, IL 708-403-0101

www.steseton.com

Friday, July 8

2 PM Shot Gun Start

Broken Arrow Golf Club Lockport

$110 per Golfer

All Are Welcome!

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OUR LADY OF SNOWS Belleville, IL

Sept. 13-Sept. 15 $250 PP (Double Occupancy) $330 PP (Single Occupancy)

Includes: Continental Breakfast on Bus; Water on Bus; Two nights stay at the Hotel on Grounds; Two Breakfasts; Two Dinners; Tour of Grounds with Stations of the Cross; Botanical Gardens Tour; Brewery Tour.

Trip questions? Contact Anna at 708-532-6731.

UPCOMING TRIPS

Seniors of Seton

SAINT OF THE WEEK

ST. JOSEPH CAFASSO (d. 1811-1860)

EVEN AS A YOUNG MAN, JOSEPH LOVED TO ATTEND MASS AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS HUMILITY AND FERVOR IN PRAYER. After his ordination he was assigned to a seminary in Turin. There he worked especially against the spirit of Jansenism, an excessive preoccupation with sin and damnation. Joseph used the works of St. Francis de Sales and St. Alphonsus Liguori to moderate the rigorism popular at the seminary. Joseph recommended membership in the Secular Franciscan Order to priests. He urged devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and encouraged daily Communion. In addition to his teaching duties, Joseph was an excellent preacher, confessor and retreat master. Noted for his work with condemned prisoners, Joseph helped many of them die at peace with God. St. John Bosco was one of Joseph’s pupils. Joseph urged John Bosco to establish the Salesians to work with the youth of Turin. Joseph was canonized in 1947. COMMENT Devotion to the Eucharist gave energy to all Joseph's other activities. Long prayer before the Blessed Sacrament has been characteristic of many Catholics who have lived out the gospel well, St. Francis, Bishop Sheen, Cardinal Bernardin and Blessed Mother Teresa among them.

OUR JUNE MEETING WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

The new officers were installed and the outgoing officers were thanked for their service. After the installation, a delicious free meal was served by our SOS kitchen volunteers to all of our mem-bers in attendance. So now there will not be any meetings during the summer but we will resume in the Fall. Congratulations to all!!!!

2016-17 YEAR SOS OFFICERS President Doug Benker First Vice President Sharon Oskielunas Second Vice President Anna Talley Secretary Joyce Jordan Treasurer Tom Doyle

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“No one is an island,” says the common wisdom — as disciples, we are constantly called to leave our isolated and individual lives to bear the Good News everywhere.

NEXT WEEK: LEAVING THE ISLAND

The 72 are sent totally dependent upon God and mutually dependent upon others, carrying only their experience of Jesus and the power to heal. If rejected, they are to shake the dust off their feet but still announce that God’s kingdom is at hand. Some say this means that if the message will be received, it will happen when people are ready. When they return, they learn to boast not in themselves, but that their “names are written in heaven.” Their boast is God and the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Pope Francis reminds us that as Church we are to proclaim the Good News of Jesus, “So that faith in Him might spread to every corner of the earth” (Evangelii Gaudium, 19). We are missionaries whose lives proclaim the joy of the Gospel. We are dependent upon God for everything: faith, talents, the ability to develop our talents, and life. We are mutually dependent upon one another. No one is an island, even in our highly individualistic society. When sick, I need someone to help me. When in need, people turn to others for assistance. God’s comfort is known by how we accept our mission to live the Gospel and share the gifts God has given us. We can invite others to God’s Kingdom, but we are not in control of how people respond. As St. Francis de Sales taught, do all through love, nothing through fear or force. Take time to deepen your union with God in prayer. Give thanks for God’s gift of life and the gifts you’ve been given. Ask for help where you are in need. Turn to the Body of Christ to fill in the gifts you lack. Now go and proclaim the Gospel one person, one day, one moment at a time.

Rejoice and be glad for I will spread prosperity over Jerusalem like a river (Isaiah 66:10-14c). This is hymn to celebrate the blessings and comfort that the LORD would shower upon His beloved people of Jerusalem. It is a more

compassionate relationship than one would expect between a mother and that mother’s child.

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 6:14-18).

Reflections for FOURTEENTH

SUNDAY IN ORDINARY

TIME July 3,

2016

Loving God, nurse me with

the food of Your love and mercy,

so that strengthened by You,

I can proclaim the Gospel of Your Son,

Jesus, whose cross I bear and whose

message I live. Amen.

Saint Paul chose to follow the Lord with heart and soul. This meant not only saying, “Yes” to the Lord; it meant also rejecting all those things that would get in the way (this is what it means to be crucified to the world). We are a new creation (for with the death and resurrection of Jesus, all things are made

new). We cannot return to the old ways that just dragged us down. When Paul says that he bears the brand marks of Jesus, he is using the Greek word “stigmata.” This does not mean that he bore the wounds of Christ (like St. Francis). It probably refers to the scars of scourgings and beatings.

SECOND READING

FIRST READING

REFLECTION

GOSPEL Jesus sends His disciples out in pairs to bring His peace and proclaim the kingdom of God (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20). Jesus had two different groups of followers. The first group is the 12 apostles (the same number of patriarchs of Israel). When one of them betrays Jesus, he is replaced by another so that they would continue to have the proper number. The other is the 72 disciples. This

would be the same number as the elders of Israel who were chosen to help Moses govern the people of Israel. Jesus sends them out to proclaim the Good News. They were to trust in the goodness of the Lord. They were not to make provisions for their own needs, because the Lord would provide. They were to depend upon the generosity of those to whom they preached. It is important to remember that when we minister to others, we must also be vulnerable enough to let them minister to us. Love means both serving others and allowing them to serve us. We cannot force people to change, but only invite. Some will say yes; others, no. The disciples return successful filled with joy (not pride), in what the Lord has accomplished in them (through His love).

Readings for the Week June 27-July 2: Mon.: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Mt 8:18-22 Tues.: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Mt 8:23-27 Wed.: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thurs.: Am 7:10-17; Mt 9:1-8 Fri.: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Mt 9:9-13 Sat: Am 9:11-15; Mt 9:14-17

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Pastoral Staff Rev. William T. Corcoran, Ph.D, Pastor Rev. John Zurek, Associate Pastor Rev. William Gubbins, Resident Priest Rev. William T. O’Mara, Pastor Emeritus Margie Guadagno, Pastoral Associate Deacon: Frank Gildea Deacon: Dennis (Barb) Cristofaro

Liturgy Staff Claudia Nolan, Director of Liturgy

Music Staff Linda McKeague, Director of Music

Parish Office Staff Donna Stolinski, Business Manager Darlene Raila, Parish Publications Joan Nemec, Morning Receptionist Karen Mirecki, Afternoon Receptionist

Youth/Young Adult Ministry Kyle Groves, Director Bruce Hall, Coordinator

Religious Education Staff Susan Matthews, Director of Religious Education Diana Barracca, Administration Assistant Mary Vlaming, Secretary

Athletics Bob Myjak, Director

Maintenance Staff Raymond Yanowsky, Director of Maintenance Laurie De Mik-Renn, CJB Day Maintenance Supervisor Marie Makuch, Staff Joseph Shake, Staff

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday:

9:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday:

7:15, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am

St. Elizabeth Seton Church 9300 W. 167th Street Orland Hills, IL 60487

Parish Office: 708-403-0101 WEBSITE: WWW.STESETON.COM Religious Education: 708-403-0137

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30AM-4:30PM SATURDAY: 1PM-6PM SUNDAY: 8:30AM-1PM

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School WEBSITE: WWW.CJBSCHOOL.ORG 708-403-6525 Principal, Mary Iannucilli Administrative Assistant, Cindy Labriola Devlin

7/2 & 7/3 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM

GREETERS J. Gaskey T. Grebenor C. Labus S. Labus M. Pahl K. Pahl G. Roy C. Roy G. Roy K. Roy M. Roy

E. Briette R. Dickover J. Esposito C. Esposito M. Foley D. Krieger B. Majer W. McGlashan A. McGlashan J. Niemiec

L. Allen C. Bannon F. Caputo M. Crance R. Cubalchini M. Cubalchini S. Giovanazzi O. Lopez, Sr.

D. Ahern G. Bauman W. Bric J. Grant J. Keller D. Keller D. Kujawa M. Moore M. Moore J. Neubeck

E. Esparza E. Esparza M. Hattar J. Islas L. Islas S. Klean F. McCarthy S. Potts T. Waters A. Waters J. Waters

LECTORS T. Wojcik M. Taska

D. Houha G. Shafer T. Shafer

P. DeWilkins D. O’Connor

G. Rekar C. Steckhan

ALTAR SERVERS

A. Gregg M. Gregg A. Rihani

E. Villalobos C. Villalobos S. Cuba

G. Misiunas M. Perillo O. Durkin

C. Stroz E. Ryan H. Gacek

C. Bueche M. Nacik L. Krueger

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

L. Jeffrey B. DeJonge K. Gagliardi A. Sharp T. Hanlon M. Miller J. Connelly B. Cristofaro D. Cristofaro S. Abbatemarco M. Abbatemarco G. Roy

J. Dickover C. Nolan M. Fundator K. McSwain V. Keane P. Rodgers A. Bramasco K. Nanfeldt

D. Gurka J. Klomes D. Minnick B. Hall T. Krull K. Oliver T. Cohoon C. Hayward M. Galka M. Dziallo T. Leeson B. Kandel

M. Quinn K. Frese J. Frese B. Hansen E. Barin J. Kokotan-Krauss E. O’Connor J. Federico T. Federico K. Engraffia L. Gent R. Grill

T. Welser S. Villegas J. Bilas M. O’Connor K. Hall T. Scorzo M. Merino J. Holmquist C. Holmquist M. Schmidt

Attention All Ministers!

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