St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 210 E. Logan, Lemont

Parish Office Center 630-257-2414 Fax 630-257-2476 Religious Ed. Office 630-257-2371 School Office 630-783-2220 20W145 Davey Road Website: www.st-als.org E-mail: stals-lemont@comcast.net

Business Hours: Monday thru Friday: 8 am - 4 pm

Mass Schedule

Weekend Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Vigil Mass

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am

Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday 7:30 am in the chapel

Holy Days to be announced

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday—8:00 am—8:00 pm, chapel

Sacramental Life Reconciliation

Saturday—3:00 to 3:30 pm Or by appointment

Baptism

Baptisms are usually celebrated the second and third Sunday of every month.

No Baptisms during Lent

Marriage Prospective bride and groom must be

registered parishioners for at least 6 months before a wedding date may be scheduled

Sick and Homebound

Contact the office, 257-2414 to receive a visit from a Minister of Care

ST. ALPHONSUS C A T H O L I C

C O M M U N I T Y Est. 1867

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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

Parish Registration

Everyone 18 years and older should register for the parish.

To register, please call the Office Center, 257-2414 or you can register online at

www.st-als.org.

Parish Staff Pastor

Fr. Brian Ardagh Tri-Parish Associate Pastor

Fr. Tom Hoffman Resident

Fr. Robert Rohrich Weekend Celebrant

Fr. Lou Zake Diaconal Ministry:

Deacon Terry McGuire Deacon Dan Rittenhouse

Deacon Bill Lubben Director of Religious Education

Kevin Cody Admin. Assistant for Religious Ed.

Melanie Terrazas School Principal:

Renee Payne Pastoral Associate: Linda O’Connor

Office Coordinator: Roseann Lucas

Accountant: Carol Levas

Music Director Joseph Martorano

Music Staff Diane Marelli

SPRED: Carol Levas

Parish Pastoral Council Members

Mike Bruno Bill Doherty Diane Kaye

Deborah Kornacker Sharon Kostes

Roy Tam Terese Turner

James Zuccarelli

From Father Brian’s Desk Mothers’ Day

This weekend we celebrate Mothers’ Day. It is a time to recognize all of those women who dedicate their time in helping our children grow in gener-osity, faith and love. Here is a special blessing for those women we honor this day:

Loving God, as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, so you watch over your Church. Bless these women, that they may be strength-ened as Christian mothers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect. Grant this through Christ our Lord.

On behalf of the parishioners of St. Alphonsus, I would like to con-gratulate all of our Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts and Godmothers for their strength, courage and care!

First Eucharist

On Saturday, April 29th, 57 of our 2nd Grade students from our St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick Catholic School and our St. Alphonsus Religious Ed-ucation program received the Sacrament of First Eucharist. I would like to thank Sharon Kostes, Paul Malak and Joe Martorano for their dedication and patience in assisting our young students practice for the big day.

I would like to thank our St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School Principal, Renee Payne, our Director of Religious Education, Kevin Cody, our 2nd Grade school teacher, Mrs. Teri Lerch and our 2nd Grade Religious Education Catechists, Vivian Brueckmann, Rosemary Christine, Chris Ihde, Patti Loisi and our Catechist Aides: Dana Lepczynski, Ralph Loisi and Lisa Sar-no for their dedication in preparing our young ones for this wonderful sacra-ment. On behalf of the parishioners of St. Alphonsus, I would like to congrat-ulate all of our 2nd Grade students as they continue on their journey of faith!

Choir News

On Sunday, April 30th, our St. Alphonsus Church Choir participated in the St. Vincent DePaul “Church Choir Competition” at Drury Lane in Oak-brook, IL. I was able to stop in and witness our choir perform two beautiful songs that impressed many people in attendance. I am pleased to announce that our St. Alphonsus Choir received 2nd Place in the competition! Congratu-lations to Joe Martorano, our St. Alphonsus Choir and musicians for their dedication to their art. We are so pleased to have you lead our parish commu-nity in music and song!

Tri-Parish Weekday Morning Mass

In keeping with the tradition that began a few years ago, the Catholic Communities of St. Alphonsus, Ss. Cyril & Methodius and St. Patrick will move to a Tri-Parish Weekday Morning Mass schedule starting Wednesday, June 1st and concluding on August 31st. One parish will serve as the “host parish” for the 7:30 a.m. Morning Mass (Monday – Saturday). The Mass intentions will be collected from each parish and celebrated together by the priest assigned to that specific Mass.

St. Alphonsus Church will host the first month of the Tri-Parish Week-day Masses in the church beginning on Thursday, June 1st and concluding on Friday, June 30th. From there the Tri-Parish Mass will travel to Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church for the month of July and then move to St. Patrick Church for the month of August. The complete summer schedule will continue to be posted in the bulletin for the next few weeks.

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THE WAY

Today we sense the apostles’ trepidation as they begin to realize that the Lord would soon be leaving them. In their fear, they ask, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” (John 14:5). Jesus tells them that he is the way. The Easter season has been a time of growing in Easter faith so that we, too, may learn to know that Jesus is the way. We can take comfort in the Lord’s promise that he is going to his Father’s house to prepare a place for us, his chosen people who have been called out of dark- ness into God’s wonderful light. As the paschal candle continues to burn during this holy season, let us remember that in baptism we were given the light of Christ. With Christ our light as the beacon lighting our way, let us march toward the glory of Pentecost. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

Welcome Guests and Visitors . . We’re so glad that you’re here and invite you to join us in thanksgiving for God’s action in our lives. Our goal is to provide a spiritual home where all are welcome, where the healing, reconciling, liber-ating love of God flows through us to all people. In this way, we believe that the Church is the sacrament of God’s sav-ing presence in the world.

“Please come to Mass early enough not to disrupt. Leave late enough not to insult (the Mass does not end until the final blessing). Worship reverently enough not to distract. And dress proudly enough not to offend.”

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6

Reflecting on God’s Word

Over the years several television shows have focused on rebuilding and reshaping houses. For over thirty years PBS’s This Old House has offered tips on repairing homes. More recently, Extreme Makeover takes a team into someone’s home and transforms it to meet the serious needs of its occupants, often dealing with health or disability issues or trying to serve the larger community in some way.

From the beginning the church has been imagined as a house of living stones, built on Jesus Christ, a dwelling place where people come for shelter and sustenance, where they can set down their burdens and find comfort and consolation before being sent back out in the world to make it a better place to live.

The risen Christ is truly one who offers an “extreme makeover.” He can be trusted to shape us into a dwelling place where the Spirit of the Lord takes up permanent residence, bringing gifts to benefit the world. From the beginning there have been challenges for those who form the church, and an ongoing need for renovation to meet the needs of the time.

Our efforts to make the church a home where love, mercy, justice, and peace will be found should lead us to build more firmly on Jesus our cornerstone. When the time comes, the home he promised to prepare for us and take us to should be easily recognizable. It should not be that much different from the church we have been living in all our lives. —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Living God’s Word

We pray the Lord to give us confidence to trust in his word that he has gone to prepare a permanent dwelling place for us,

where we will be with him and all those who have gone ahead of us. We pray that this assurance may strengthen us to live as if we were already there.

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Religious Education Update

2-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM We are offering this option for Grades 3-6 in response to the busy schedules we see faced by families during the rest of the year, and for those children who would benefit from a morning schedule when school is out, and sessions not so spread out. We will be opening registration up to newly registered parishioners after May 15th. Register before

classes fill up.

We look forward to another rewarding program year.

SCHEDULE: M-F, JUNE 12TH – 23RD HOURS: 9:00AM - NOON

REQUIREMENTS Families participating in this program commit to: — attending every session. — paying the entire tuition up front. Rates are the same as our regular Program. — attending three Family Sessions, a Spiritual Event, and a Family Service Project during the year following the program. — attending Mass on a regular basis and using their offertory envelopes.

Kevin Cody, DRE, 630-257-2371, kcody-stals@comcast.net, www.st-als.org/rel-edu

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BEING A CATECHIST?

and making a difference in the life of a child?

Whether you are young , or young-at-heart, now is your best chance to get the grade and track that best suits you.

Contact Kevin at the RE Office to discuss the possibilities

REGISTRATION FOR 2017-18 If returning families can’t locate your application form, just contact the RE Office for a replacement. Families who have an open tuition balance, and have not worked out a pay plan will need to contact Kevin Cody to set an appointment to register.

New families should contact the RE Office to register. We will be happy to assist you in setting your child on a journey with Christ within a supportive faith community. Visit our website, www.st-als.org, for information on our programs.

SCENES FROM OUR FINAL SESSION OF 2016-17 We try to make learning about our faith fun.

And our last day, especially was no exception. During the last half of the session, the kids played games,

engaged in fun activities, and had little celebrations.

PARENT SURVEY We emailed electronic surveys via Survey Monkey a couple of weeks ago. Please take a few minutes to complete the one-page survey. Contact the RE Office if you would like us to re-send it to you. Thank you.

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Marian Prayer Group

Would you like to spend some time with fellow parishioners in prayer to our Blessed Mother? Come join us on Thursday evenings during the month of May. We meet in the chapel from 6 pm – 7 pm to pray the rosary, the devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help and listen to readings about the Fatima apparitions. This May marks 100 years since our Blessed Mother appeared at Fatima. Let’s give special honor to Mary, the Mother of God, during her month of May.

A CELEBRATION

OF MARY

IN SONG

Next Sunday, May 21st at 4:00 PM, the St. Alphonsus Music Ministry will con-clude the choir season with a beautiful program of

songs and reflections on the Blessed Mother. The music is taken from the choir’s repertoire of songs they have sung and come to love over the past several years.

The musical program will be woven around messages received by the visionaries of Medugorje with regard to the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary. We hope you can join us as we sing and crown “Our Lady” Mother of all.

Cardinal Blasé J. Cupich will preside over this special Mass where couples will rejoice in their 50th wed-ding anniversary. More information regarding the registration process will be released next month. We look forward to celebrating this very special Mass with Jubilarian couples.

The Department of Parish Vitality and Mission is happy to announce that the annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 17th, at 2:45 pm at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State Street, Chicago.

Lemont Tri-Parish Summer Weekday Masses

At St. Alphonsus, SS. Cyril & Methodius & St. Patrick

June 1st thru August 31st

Weekday Mass will be at 7:30 a.m. Monday ~ Saturday

Thursday, June 1st thru Friday, June 30th

St. Alphonsus — 7:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 1st thru Monday, July 31st SS. Cyril & Methodius — 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 1st thru Thursday, August 31st

St. Patrick — 7:30 a.m.

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SPIRITUAL ADOPTION — NINE MONTHS OLD

Hi. My time in my Mommy’s womb is coming to an end. I will be born soon! I’ve been listening to all sorts of things going on in the world and I can’t wait to see them with my own eyes. I especially can’t wait to meet my Mommy and Daddy. They are so wonderful! During this past month I gained half a pound a week to prepare for my birth. The bones in my head are soft and flexible so I’ll be safe during my journey down the birth canal. Of the 45 generations of cell division that occur before adulthood, 41 have already taken place.(Four will come during my adolescence.) In fact 90% of my development has already taken place. That’s a lot of growing. As you can see, I’ve been very busy in here. Thank you so much for being my spiritual parent and supporting me during this time. You don’t know who I am and I don’t know who you are, but God knows who we are. I hope we meet some-day . May God bless you.

Spiritual Adoption

Thank you for your continued prayer for the baby you spiritually adopted in August. Your prayers have supported unborn babies in their mothers’ wombs. To mark the end of our year of prayer and to give materi-al support to the mothers in need, the Respect Life Group will host a baby shower on the weekend of May 20th/21st. Gifts donated through the baby shower will be given to Waterleaf Women’s Center in Aurora. Though Waterleaf is grateful for all donations, items especially needed at this time are: small stuffed animals, onesies, bibs, blankets, wipes and diapers of all sizes. Every mother in need of assistance is given a package of neces-sary items and a small stuffed animal for her baby. Please place your unwrapped gift in the baby shower box in the back of church. Thank you for your prayer and for any baby shower gifts you generously donate to our baby shower on May 20th and 21st.

Lemont Respect Life Ministry

Mother’s Day Flower Sale This weekend, after all Masses, the Respect Life Group will sell beautiful bouquets of fresh-cut flowers after all Masses. Choose a bouquet from a variety

of colors and assortments: Carnation and Spring Mixed Bouquets sell for $10; Rose Bouquets for $15; Deluxe Garden Hydrangea Bouquets for $30.

Proceeds will be used to help young women facing a crisis pregnancy situa-tion and in need of assistance. Please support this life-saving work of The

Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland by purchasing flowers for your wife, moth-er, grandmother, or other special women in your life.

Last year, The Women’s Centers of Greater Chi-cagoland provided compassionate counseling, social services referrals and material goods assistance to over 3500 women. For more information, please visit their website at www.womens-center.org. Thank you for your generous support.

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MOTHERHOOD All mothers are working mothers.

—Anonymous

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JOYFUL AGAIN

FOR WIDOWED MEN & WOMEN

Wondering: How long it takes before things begin to look better? How to move forward with your life?

Then consider attending one of the retreat workshops being held this Summer for widowed men and women.

July 1 & 2 — St. Julie’s — Tinley Park July 22 23 — Holy Family — Inverness

August 12 & 13 — Mary Queen — Elmhurst

Joyful Again Widowed Ministry 1-708-354-7211

You can also see our video on our website: www.joyfulagain.org or email us at joyfulagain7211 @gmail.com

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

TO TEND OUR GARDEN

We would like to get our garden going again this year but need more volunteers to plant and tend to our plants. Due to the generosity of Tim Mathias and a group of fellow Knights of Columbus, our garden is being trans-formed into a raised bed garden. It will make gardening easier and more efficient. If you enjoy gardening and/or watering and would like to be a part of the garden pro-ject, please call Linda in the Parish Office (630-257-2414), email at loconnor@st-als.org or talk to her before or after Masses. The fruits of our garden are donated to the Lemont Food Pantry. Thanks so much!

Let’s Fill the Shelves. . . Food Pantry Update Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantry. As part of a service project, the St. Al’s Women’s Club will be featuring a “product of the month”. This item will be a special request from the pantry for an item that

is needed most. For May we will collect: “baking items including flour, sugar, oil, cake mixes and frosting.” Any item you are able to give is gratefully accepted. The staples you provide are also necessary.

Your kindness and generosity are very much appreciated.

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“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN.”

“A Time to be Born through Baptism” —

“A Time to Love in Holy Matrimony” — Congratulations to:

“A Time to Heal” —

“A Time of War” --

“Time to Die” -- The military and innocent civilians who have died in the war.

Please keep all these listed, and their families, in your prayers.

Joetta Karlos Mary Tadda Ray DeNardis Donna Murphy Donald Boza Shirley Cerniuk Harrison Renz John Rossi Susan Lucheon

Baby Kenneth Greg Hoger Michael Haller Marie Wietrzycki Jerry Sofinowski Amy Hoppes Gene Malak Joseph Barisas Lisa Ring

Dorothy Goushas Robert Trock Ken Convalle John Garrison Gladys Togliatti Gertrude Smith John Ruppert Brayden Edward Fran Urban Anne Van Meter Shannahon

Melanie Williams Karl Knasiak Tina Ruiz Ashley Smith Kitzer Dan Herzing Mary Woods Mary Ende Michael Bromberek George Dudney Bob Jordan

Patricia Dedek Carson Lee Umentum David Nenn Jim Kulikauskas Steve Counter Victoria Annarino Edward & Megan Kolpeck Donald Rittenhouse

We welcome into the Mystical Body of Christ and into our St. Alphonsus Family:

Andrew J. Bosko, Jr., USN, Virginia Beach, VA Kevin Parker, USA, Kentucky And all who serve our country.

Joshua Plucinski, US Air Force, Germany Jacob Christine, US Navy

Scott Bosco, USA, Kuwait Christopher Durkovic, USA, S. Korea Jake Hoffman, US Army

Noah Brian son of Brian & Maribel Figueroa Grace Kathleen daughter of Dan & Siobhan Johnson Jack William son of Brendan & Maureen Raught

Koraline Rose Daughter of Kandice & AnthonySasak

Run with the Nuns 5K Sunday, June 4th, 8:00 AM

Runners AND Walkers Welcome www.runwiththenuns.org

This challenging all-terrain course features a variety of surfaces from asphalt to grass through the natural hills and picturesque scenery of the Mount Assisi Campus. All par-ticipants receive a medal and dry fit shirt . $20.00 for chil-dren 12 and under who walk or run with a parent.

Feast Day Celebration of St. Peregrine Cancer Saint & Saint for those with serious illness

Saturday, May 20th, 11:00AM Mass Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica

3121 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 60612 773-638-5800

All are welcome to attend this wonderful experience of God’s healing strength.

Electronic Fund Transfer

Electronic Fund Transfer, (EFT), is the process of auto-matically having your contribution offering transferred from your checking or saving account to St. Al’s account.

What will EFT do for you?

• No more check writing • No more remembering your envelope • No more looking for the correct currency • Automated record keeping

What will EFT do for St. Al’s?

• Your offering arrives even when you are not able to attend mass

• You help us simplify our record keeping • We are better able to plan and budget

If your financial situation changes, you may change or stop your payment at any time by calling the parish office. To sign up for Electronic Fund Transfer, complete the request for an EFT form. Return the completed form by mail or place in the collection basket marked Attn. Office Center. You will be sent an EFT form with more infor-mation about the EFT process. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the parish office, 630-257-2414.

Electronic Funds Transfer Request Form Name:__________________________________ Address:________________________________ City/Zip:________________________________ Phone :___________________________ + Envelope Number:__________________

Counseling By Fr. Rohrich

Counseling services are available by Fr. Bob Rohrich at the DePaul Center, 212 Custer. Appointment times on weekdays are: 10 and 11 am and 5, 7, 8 and 9 pm. Father Bob counsels the engaged and married, as well as individuals for depression, anxiety, grieving, separation, divorce and other personal problems. The cost is a $10 donation for each session.‘

Please call, 630-257-9235.

SENIOR KINDRED SPIRITS

Our next Senior Kindred Spirits meeting will be Tuesday, May 23rd at 11:30 am in the St. Al-phonsus Parish Center. Come and enjoy good food and games. Lunch is catered by Ali Tucker for a very reasonable fee of $7.00. Please call Kelly Margalus at 630-257-5356 by Thursday, May 18th if you are planning on at-tending this meeting.

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Weekly Offering

May 6 & 7, 2017

Week’s Need $ 12,869.00

Figures for the above weekend will be reported next week.

Thank you for your support of our parish.

A second collection will be taken up this weekend, May 13 & 14, at all the Masses.

Please be as generous as your means allow.

Mount Assisi and the School Sisters of St. Francis

of Christ the King

NOW HIRING! St. Joseph’s Convent is looking for a Part-time CNA. If you are taking CNA courses or currently in Nurs-ing School, please call Krestina at 708-912-7510.

Sisters of St. Francis—St. Joseph’s Convent Mount Assisi Campus

13950 Main Street, Lemont

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Easter Sunday, April

Saturday, May 13 4:00 pm — All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Alphonsus

Sunday, May 14 7:30 am — All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Alphonsus 9:00 am — All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Alphonsus 11:00 am — All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Alphonsus 5:00 pm — All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Alphonsus (Mass at St. Patrick Church)

Monday, May 15 7:30 am — Alyssa Smith — Paul & Bev Malak Dolores (Sara) Ruppert — John R. Ruppert

Tuesday, May 16 7:30 am — Julia Schneider — James Schneider Pat Urban — Urban Family Jim Koski — Irene Koski Robert Kruk — Family In Thanksgiving , Wedding Anniv. of Tara & Andrew — Family

Wednesday, May 17 7:30 am — Paul Mudd — B. Michael & Rita Ann Lauer

Thursday, May 18 7:30 am — Dennis Gadeikis — Orlic Family Kimberly Copeland — Hinz Family

Friday, May 19 7:30 am — Russell Normand — Bill & MaryAnne Doherty

Saturday, May 20 4:00 pm — Frank Sommese — Reyna Family Phyllis Josephitis — Don & Sandy Wall Charlotte Suda — Family Brian Schwoerer — Cheryl & Bill Frostl

Sunday, May 21

7:30 am — Dolores T. Budzinski — Jim & Donna Berent Elsbeth Betley —Friends at Forzley Eye Clinic Jeanette Kazich — Paul & Bev Malak 9:00 am — Charlie & Margaret White— Jim & Pat McElligott Audrey Gasparas — Fr. Brian Orville & Mildred Tessum & Rosaline Reed — Linn Eldred Healing for Mary Burke— Pickering Family 11:00 am — Anna Renc — Family

Bonnie Posey — Becky Malak Kim Giazzon — Family Loretta Schultz — Bob & Darlene Herb 5:00 pm — Parishioners of St. Alphonsus (Mass at St. Patrick Church)

Mass Intentions

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 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 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

Gather Hymnal

Mass Of

Joy & Peace

Gloria #207 Gospel Acclamation .#208 Holy, Holy #211 Memorial Acclamation #214 Great Amen #215 Lamb of God #216

Date Time Lector Ministers Servers Music May 20

4:00 pm D. Josephitis B. Rogers R. Haubner V. Brueckmann

Popper Family Keyboard & Cantor

May 21

7:30 am D. Ende Deacon Bill C. Kuhlman M. Main

Bozue Family

9:00 am L. Jankowski Deacon Bill C. Cacciato J. Cacciato R. Meyer

Calhoun Family Parish Choir

11:00 am H. Michniak B. Burke G. Rittenhouse Deacon Dan

C. Michniak A. Carter D. Scumaci

Keyboard & Cantor

5:00 pm Lemont Tri-Parish Mass at St. Pat’s

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Liturgical Ministers Schedule

* Communion under both species

PLEASE NOTE: If you are celebrating a special occa-sion, wedding anniversary, etc. and request a bless-ing or renewal of vows, arrangements must be made in advance by calling the Parish Office, 630-257 2414. The blessings and/or renewal of vows, will take place after the Mass.