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October 2014 Volume 16, Issue 2

Saint Anne Catholic Community

Women’s Club News

Dear Saint Anne Women’s Club Members,

Welcome!

We had a lovely evening at our kick-off meeting. We welcomed Father Wayne Watts who spoke to

us about this year’s theme: compassion and how to be compassionate in our lives. He was such a

dynamic speaker and encouraged us

We have two very exciting events this month. On October 14, we are hosting Bunco and we will

welcome new members. Please come and join us for what will surely be a fun night with friends!

On October 28, we will have our general meeting where we are welcoming an author, Melanie

Rigney, to our club from Virginia. She was asked to speak downtown at Saint Peter’s but you don’t

need to go all the way into the city to see her. On October 28, she will be speaking to our very

own Saint Anne Women’s Club!

As I mentioned in my opening remarks at the Sept meeting, there is no charge for either event. How-

ever, I am requesting for an act of compassion at the general meeting. In partnership with ACCW, we

would like to make a difference with Heather’s House. Please read

more about it in the newsletter.

Please reach out to your friends, relatives, and neighbors and invite

them to a Women’s Club meeting to share in faith, friendship, and

great fellowship! It’s a great way to meet other women in our parish

community. What a great idea it would be to get a group of ladies

together to come to one of our meetings for a ladies night out!

Yours in Christ,

Margaret Lortie

President, Saint Anne Women’s ClubPlease contact

Kathleen Amatangeloif you have any information for this column,

or have someone you would like us to remember in our prayers

at 847-382-5558 [email protected]

Please contactElisa Kendal-Ward

with information for the Women’s Club Newsletter

at 847-381-3658 [email protected]

From the President . . . Margaret Lortie

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Upcoming EventsOct. 14 Bunco Night, 7pm, Hospitality Room.

Oct. 25 ACCW Fall Assembly Breakfast with the Cardinal, 9:15, Chrystal Sky Banquets, 7941 W 47th St., McCook, IL 60525.

Oct. 28 General Meeting with Melanie Rigney, 7pm, Hospitality Room. Please bring a $5 Walmart gift card for Heather’s House and an appetizer to share.

Oct. 29 St. Anne Playgroup Halloween Party, 11–12:30 pm in the Parish Center Nursery.

Nov. 11 Mass of Remembrance and Concert by Maria Graft, 7pm, Chapel and Gathering Space. Please bring a new toy for an underprivileged child and an appetizer to share.

Nov. 15 Mother Son Event, 1:30–3 pm at Kids In Action Gymnastics Academy, Barrington

Save the dateACCW Vicariate 1 Retreat, February 21, 2015 at Marytown in Libertyville, luncheon is included. For more information, please contact Irene LaCesa at [email protected].

In conjunction with the ACCW, the Women’s Club has donated gift cards to Heather’s House that were presented on our behalf at the Breakfast with the Bishop this past September. We will continue our support of this organization by requesting a $5 gift card be brought to the October General Meeting.

The mission of Heather’s House is to support women in diffi cult and unplanned pregnancies by offering them a safe and secure home where they can live with their babies. More than just a shelter, Heather’s House offers mothers an opportunity to develop the life skills, education and job skills necessary to become God-depen-dent, fi nancially-independent and loving mothers. Residents attend classes at local colleges and participate in volunteer-run life skills classes while balancing homework and caring for their children. They mentor the women throughout their pregnancies, encouraging them to keep up with their prenatal care, attend classes, and develop a plan for their own future and that of their child. They believe every moment is a teaching moment and realize they have a unique and blessed privilege of walking with each woman and her child during this part of their lives.

Who We are Serving This Month

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Melanie Rigney, the author of Sisterhood of Saints: Daily Guidance and Inspiration (Franciscan Media) will be speaking at our General Meeting on Tuesday, October 28 in the Hospitality Room (please note later date). Her book is a page-a-day devotional that explores 366 female saints’ and blesseds’ charisms and relevance to our lives today including a bit of relevant Scripture or something from the wom-an’s writings and a challenge item based on the charism.

From her website: “I’m also a regular contributor to the Catholic devotional Living Faith and Your Daily Tripod, a terrifi c Catholic

blog. My devotions also have appeared in Penned from the Heart and Daily Devotions for Writers. I love

the challenge of including Scripture, prayer, and lesson in a message that typically is under 300 words. Devotions writing is something I began in

2006, a year after I returned to the Catholic Church following an absence of more than thirty years. My dear friend Anna LaNave facilitat-ed a returning Catholics class I took at my parish, and we were delighted to be asked to co-author When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book

for parish staff and lay leaders.”Her book will be for sale at our meeting for

$15. A portion of each sale will come back to the Women’s Club!

Please join us on Tuesday, October 28. There is no cost for this event, however we ask that you please bring a $5 gift card to donate to Heather’s House and an appe-

tizer or dessert to share with fellow members.

Past and Upcoming Events

October General Meeting

Membership Forms

$15. A portion of each sale will come back to the Women’s Club!

tizer or dessert to share with fellow members.

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On September 9th, the Women’s Club held its fi rst general meeting of the new year. After the club’s spiritual moderator, Sr. Lauretta, led the group in an opening prayer, President Margaret Lortie began the meeting by introducing the club’s theme for year of compassion. She reviewed the calendar for the year and reviewed the many opportunities for members to volunteer their time and talent with the Club and its ministries.

The evening featured a presentation by Fr. Wayne Watts of St. John Berchmans Parish. He has also been a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 1990 and the Associate Administrator of Chicago Catholic Charities since 2002. Fr. Watts spoke to us about compassion—describing his experience and how we can be compassionate in our daily lives.

He went on to describe his upbringing as the sixth of nine children in a Catholic family living on the west side of Chicago. He learned compas-sion at an early age. Each summer, his father, an OBGYN physician, and his mother would take into their home a woman who was having a problem-atic pregnancy. She would become a part of their family. Fr. Watts asked the group about who in our lives has demonstrated compassion.

He gave us the defi nition of compassion, which is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accom-panied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. It is not just feeling sorry for another person’s suffering, but also trying to do something to help. As St. Paul told the Corinthians, “If I…do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing symbol…. If I give away everything…so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind….” 1 Cor 13:1,3-4.

At Catholic Charities, Fr. Watts deals with people with signifi cant life issues on a daily basis—people who are not always easy to love. He suggested that we ask the Holy Spirit for help and guidance. We can also read scripture for examples of true compassion—the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke’s Gospel, to name one. The evening would not be

complete without discussing Pope Francis, who has made compas-sion one of the primary objectives of his pontifi cate. His Holiness advocates actively helping those in need—pursu-

ing corporal works of mercy as much as spiritual works of mercy.

After the presentation, Fr. Watts blessed the kimonos made by the Saint Anne Sewing Ministry for the benefi t of the women at the St. Martin de Porres Women’s Shelter.

During the evening, there was a 50/50 raffl e wherein Marge Durkin won $59.00 and the same amount will be donated to FISH (For I Shall Help). Two raffl e prizes from Mixed Designs were also awarded.

General Meeting on September 9th with Fr. Wayne Watts

The sound of rolling dice and laughter will fi ll the air the night of October 14th. All members of the St. Anne Women’s Club are invited to join us for a night of Bunco. We have arranged this special event to welcome all new club members. What a great way for them to meet this wonderful group of women and to fi nd out more about what we do and why we are all so loyal to this vital Saint Anne ministry. There will be cocktails, appetizers and prizes. JOIN US!!

The evening starts at 7pm in the Saint Anne Hospitality Room located in the lower level of the Saint Anne Church. Please rsvp to Mary Sneed at 847-756-4235, or email her at [email protected].

Bunco New Member Kick-Off on October 14th

We still require many more membership forms. The perfect op-portunity to turn in your form, while having lots of fun, is coming up October 14th at the Bunco Night New Member Kick-Off. At the same time meet your friends and welcome the new Saint Anne Women’s Club members. Please contact Mary Sneed at 847-756-4235, or email her at [email protected].


Saint Anne Yarn MinistryCalling all past, current, and future knitters and crocheters!The Saint Anne Yarn Ministry will resume meeting on a weekly basis on all Fridays in October from 9 to 11am in the basement of the church parish center.

The fi rst project of the ministry will be making warm winter caps for the homeless which will be distributed to shelters in Chicagoland. Directions for making the caps will be available for both knitters and crocheters. One-on-one assistance will be available for beginners wanting to participate. Please contact Shirley Michelotti at 847-381-8493 or [email protected] to request a place at the table on the Fridays of your choice. We hope that the ministry helps to “cast on” friends and fellowship along with beautiful handiwork.

More Upcoming Events and Membership Updates

Volunteer Opportunity

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The Breakfast With St. Nicholas, December 7th, is one of the highlights of the Wom-en’s Club year and is a heartwarming holiday event for the Parish as a whole. Cara O’Hara is looking for a few good women to assist her in making the event successful. If you would like to help bring smiles to the faces of Saint Anne children and fami-lies, please contact Cara at 847-381-2178 or [email protected].

Help Needed for Breakfast with St. Nicholas

Playgroup Begins New Year

The St. Anne Women’s Club invites you and your son (or grandson, godson or special little man in your life) to attend a Mother and Son Event on Sat-urday, November 15th from 1:30 to 3:00pm at Kids in Action Gymnastics Academy, 28039 W. North-pointe Parkway, Barrington. Mothers can jump and run themselves, or just watch their sons and socialize with the other mothers. The cost is $20.00

per mother/son couple, plus $5 for each additional son, which includes

jumping, pizza, snacks and drinks. Please RSVP to Nicole Higgins

by November 11th at [email protected]. You

may drop off checks at the Parish offi ce or mail them

to Nicole Higgins at 820 Barrington

Point Road, Bar-rington, IL 60010.

“A big thank you goes to Cindy Byrne who has been Chairperson of the Funeral Luncheon Ministry for more than 10 years. Cindy and her teams have helped those who have experienced the loss of a loved one by preparing and serving lunch for the family and friends after the funeral. Cindy won’t be going far as she has agreed to assist our new Chairman, Susan Valentino. Susan and her family have been members of Saint Anne since 1995 and after working with Cindy for the last two years has agreed to take over the leadership roll. When you see Susan or Cindy at the next meeting, please take the time to thank them for keeping this much needed Ministry running so smoothly at Saint Anne.”

FISH (For I Shall Help) has served Barrington area residents since 1967. It is a network of volunteers who answer the emergency transportation needs of the community when family, friends, or public transportation are not available for MEDICALLY-related appoint-ments. The majority of our clients are the elderly who are grateful to have a ride, and especially appreciative of the very personal door-to-door service that they receive.

There are 3 types of volunteers designed to suit everyone’s abilities and interests.1. The driver volunteer makes him/herself available to drive on a pre-assigned day once a month. We are currently in a great need for drivers.2. The telephone volunteer works once a month on a pre-assigned day. He/she answers calls from our professional answering service and relays requests to the appropriate volunteer. A phone volunteer does not have to be home the entire day—one just needs access to a phone or cell phone.3. The substitute driver volunteer offers the most fl exibility. This volunteer is put on a substitute driver list and is called when needed. A sub driver volunteer receives requests for appointments and can accept or decline them. There is no obligation as a sub driver—only if it works into your schedule!

Barrington FISH fi lls an important need in the community and makes a difference for the people of Barrington. Please help by volunteering for FISH by calling Kathy at 847-381-6840.

Can You Help?

Mothers and Sons Can Jump and Run on November 15th

Thank you!

The Saint Anne Women’s Club would like to sincere-ly thank Debbie Cloonan for her generous donation of aprons to the funeral ministry. Ms. Cloonan purchased, embroidered, and donated ten navy blue aprons to the club. Thank you!

Funeral Ministry Aprons

Saint Anne Playgroup meets every Weds 11:00–12:30 in the parish center nursery beginning 8/20/14 to 5/27/15. Weather permitting, they may meet at a local playground. Suzette will send out an e-mail a day or two in advance if there is a location change. The nursery is scheduled for the Playgroup even when we meet at a park so if someone still wants to play at the parish cen-ter they are welcome. This year they have parties planned for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s, and Easter. The Halloween Party will be Oct 29. We will have a small trick-or-treat parade around the parish, crafts, and potluck. Moms, Dads, grandparents and caregivers are welcome. Children ages range from newborn to kindergarten. Any questions, or if you would like to be added to the Playgroup e-mail, contact Suzette at [email protected].


Chaplain: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Jack DewesSpiritual Mod.: . . . . . . . . . . .Sr. Lauretta LeipzigPresident: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret LortieVice President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim D’AmoreTreasurer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea WirtRecording Sec.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liz Rodosky

Corresponding Sec.: . . . Kathleen AmatangeloPrograms: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary McKennaChurch & Comm. Affairs: . . . . . . Joanne StackFamily & Special Events: . . . . . . . . Sara RoachClub Org. Services: . . . . . . . .Shirley MichelottiPast President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Fleming

Saint Anne Women’s Club Executive Board

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“We, the women of Saint Anne Catholic Community, are called together by God to be an organization united through prayer, hospitality, and ministry. We are committed to provide Christian service and to further

the spiritual, intellectual, and social growth of our members and the larger community.”

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Oct. 14 Bunco Night, 7pm, Hospitality Room.

Oct. 25 ACCW Fall Assembly Breakfast with the Cardinal, 9:15, McCook, IL

Oct. 28 General Meeting with Melanie Rigney, 7pm, Hospitality Room. Please bring a $5 Walmart gift card for Heather’s House and an appetizer to share.

Oct. 29 St. Anne Playgroup Halloween Party, 11–12:30 pm in the Parish Center Nursery.

Nov. 11 Mass of Remembrance and Concert, 7pm, Chapel and Gathering Space. Please bring a new toy for an underprivileged child and an appetizer to share.

Nov. 15 Mother Son Event, 1:30–3 pm at Kids In Action Gymnastics Academy, Barrington

Dec. 7 Breakfast with St. Nicholas, after 9 and 11am Masses, School Cafeteria.

Dec. 10 Women’s Club Christmas Party, 7pm, Makray Memorial Golf Club. (Please note this is a Wednesday.)

“Our task must be to free ourselves...

by widening our circle of compassion

to embrace all living creatures and

the whole of nature and it’s beauty.” —Albert Einstein


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