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CORCORAN’S CORNER Songs of the Heart Concert and Gala... We thank all who participated in our Concert and Gala last weekend, especially Linda McKeague, our Music Director, our wonderful Adult Choir, Teen Choir, our Liturgical Dancers and the many musicians who performed so well. Thanks to all who provided the good goodies and who set up McBrady Hall for the reception. It was a “lovely” afternoon! Annual Pancake Breakfast This Sunday… I hope that everyone came to the morning Masses hungry. Our Women’s Club once again is hosting our Pancake Breakfast [with mimosas for those over 21 years of age] to honor our parish’s 33rd Anniversary. Our parish was founded on February 14, 1987, and this weekend we mark our parish anniversary. Pancake Breakfast ticket/raffle tickets available for purchase at the door or the McBrady Center. Thanks to our Women’s Club members, especially AJ Kunde and Debbie Pott, who are providing this treat! Looking Ahead: 2020... Our Annual Pancake Breakfast hosted by our wonderful Women’s Club is on Sunday, Feb. 16, after all the Masses. This event is in honor of our 33rd Parish Anniversary (our parish was founded on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1987). Join us for breakfast! Our Women’s Club monthly meeting is on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7:00 PM, in the McBrady Center. Our Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service will be held on Sunday, March 1, at 7:00 PM in the church. What are You doing for Leap Year, Feb. 29? SAVE THIS DATE TO BURN THE MORTGAGE! Our Annual St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Day Party is being changed to a “Leap Year Day Party.” We will cele-brate “burning the mortgage” for our church and proper-ty (which includes the Gubbins Center). It only took 33 years to do so! [We still have a mortgage from the addi-tion of the McBrady Center, gym, Cardinal Bernardin School, RE offices, and link—but that is a story for an-other time]. This is a great accomplishment, and some-thing to celebrate. Save the date: Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Our menu will be “high on the hog” [Our food will be catered by Hog Wild]. We also plan to offer our usual cash bar for very low priced refreshments. All guests are asked to bring desserts to share with others for our par-ty sweet table. Our local D.J. “Fun, Fun, Fun”, will get everyone on their feet and dancing. The color scheme is black [“in the black”] and pink [“in the pink”]. Parish Raffle… While the “Burn the Mortgage Party” is a fun-raiser, we will also be having our Annual Parish Raffle in con-junction with the party. As in the past the grand prize is $10,000; second prize is $1,000; prizes three-12 are $200; prizes 13-22 are $100. You do not need to be present at the party to win. Raffle tickets will be on sale in the Narthex during the month of February.

“Burn the Mortgage” Party Tickets... The “Burn the Mortgage Party” ticket sales have begun! Tickets are $30 each and can be obtained in the Narthex. Get your table together now. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School Gala... Each year our parish regional school holds a Gala. This year’s date is March 6 with a “Casino Night” theme. See information in this bulletin for tickets and time. The 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal… This weekend we kick off The Archdiocesan Annual Catholic Appeal. This fund drive seeks to support many important causes: the capital needs of needy parishes, the ongoing needs of schools, our Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese, and other worthy goals. This weekend we will listen to a taped message from the Cardinal, and sign our pledge cards. Our R.C.I.A.… Our parishioners participating in the R.C.I.A. Program [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults] have com-pleted eight sessions held at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish and have moved on to eight sessions at St. George Par-ish in Tinley Park. St. Elizabeth Seton, St. George, and St. Stephen run a three-parish R.C.I.A. program. In a few weeks time they will be journeying down to Holy Name Cathedral for the Rite of Election. We wish them well. You Paid Off the Church Mortgage... As I announced last weekend at all of our Masses, on Wednesday, Feb. 5, you paid off the mortgage for the church, O’Mara Hall, Gubbins Center, our parish of-fice, the rectory, and all of the parish land [even the land that the school occupies]. There was a small discrepan-cy [just over $2,400] between what our books showed we paid, and what the Archdiocesan books showed, and the Archdiocese wrote off that accounting error as they could not show how we did not pay what we said we did. I have retained a $1,000 balance on the mortgage because if we paid off the loan in its entirety, we would need to face the $5,000,000.00 School Mortgage. As long as there is a balance on the church mortgage, or until 2023, we do not have to attend to that loan. That is a story for another day. In the meantime we have reached a major milestone in paying off the church mortgage. Congratulations for your good stewardship and generosity. Our Anniversary... While it is fantastic to have paid off our church mortgage, it is even better to be part of the community that has been formed here. Happy Anniversary!

Keep Smiling,

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST TICKET AND RAFFLE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

TODAY!

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Make checks payable to St. Elizabeth Social Action Ministry and place in box in the Narthex or drop off in the parish office. Orders due by Wednesday, Feb. 19.

PRICE: $2.50 per Paczki. PICKUP: Sunday, Feb. 23 after all morning Masses in O’Mara Hall. Please mark the boxes above with the number of each flavor Paczki ordered.

Last Name ____________________________ First Name ________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Total Paczki X $2.50 each = __________________

The St. Elizabeth Seton Social Ac on Ministry is having a Paczki Fundraiser. For those of you unfamiliar with Paczki, they are similar to a Bismark donut but larger and denser. Paczki are iced while s ll warm, then cut and filled with different fillings and are finished with a sprinkle of powdered sugar. Eighteen (18) flavors are offered and will be available for pick-up a er Sunday Masses on Feb. 23. We will order from Orland Park Bakery and they are legendary. On Fat Tuesday, which has become known around Chicago as Paczki Day, customers line up as early as 3am at their bakery just to get these delicious treats! Please fill out the below form. Paczki are $2.50 each. Mark the number of each flavor in the box under that flavor and the total number ordered at the bo om of this page. Place form w/payment in an envelope marked “Paczki Fundraiser Sale” and place in the Paczki Fund-raiser Box in the Narthex or drop off in the parish office. Funds raised will help offset costs for our May 1/2 Run For Your Life Live Refugee Experience led by Exodus World Service and to be held at St. Elizabeth Seton Church.

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FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Parish Offices will be closed this Monday, Feb. 17 for the Presidents Day holiday.

Sat., Feb. 15 (5pm) Thomas McGannon; Bill Boardman Sun., Feb. 16 (7:15am) Daniel Lauzon; Margaret Frees (8:30am) Charles Lofrano; For All Parishioners (10am) Dianne Vlosak; Donald Roberts (11:30am) Jack Hayes; The Purgatorial Society Mon., Feb. 17 (9 am) Laurence Schaeflein; Sharon Grill Tues., Feb. 18 (9am) Phyllis Gubbins; Anthony Kolinski Wed., Feb. 19 (9am) Daniel Sutcliffe; William Smith Thurs., Feb. 20 (9 am) Joseph Kapala; Antonietta Pietripaoli Fri., Feb. 21 (9 am) Grace E. Beissel; Phyllis Gubbins Sat., Feb. 22 (5pm) James Jasiota; James Baron Sun., Feb. 23 (7:15am) Neil Lauzon; Patricia Sheehan (8:30am) Margaret Kenealy; Dominick Roti (10am) Arlene Cherback; For All Parishioners (11:30am) Bud Pfeiffer; Denise Shea

(Duetoprivacyissuesweonlyhonorprayerrequestsbyyouorafamilymemberfortwoweeks.Pleasecalltheparishof icetoaddname/havenamecontinuedfortwoweeks.)We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Barbara Radice Joyce Nickiels Denise Buschman Hiyinia Ayula Kevin Fonte And for our deceased: Kathleen Lettiere Michael Alberts “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

MASS INTENTIONS

PLEASE PRAY FOR

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Przemyslaw and Edyta Ilczyk

WELCOME

Congratulations to Adam and Jennifer [Pacini] Tudor on the baptism of their child, Gabriel John, on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.

BAPTISMS

COLLECTION FOR 2-2-2020: $30,907.97 COLLECTION FOR 2-9-2020: $21,411.85

Burning of Palms

Tuesday, Feb. 25 (after 9:00 AM Mass)

Your dried palms for ashes will be collected in baskets in the Narthex.

The Roman Missal says, “Ashes are made from the olive branches or branches of other trees that were blessed the previ-ous year.” In this case, we use the palms from Palm Sunday from the previous year. Burning the palms before Ash Wednesday prepares us for the mystery which we will celebrate at Easter, the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The way Christ rose from the ashes of death, so too will we rise from the ashes of our death, our old self, into a new life in Christ. This is the symbol! We burn the palms which is the symbol of our repentance. We place those ashes on our foreheads as a reminder of who we are, sinners, imperfect, human; and we await the rising of our new selves in Christ in the resurrection. This is a yearly tradition that helps us focus on the celebration of Lent.

STEWARDSHIP

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Jesus told us that each of us needs to be

born twice, once from below

and once from above.

I t was George Carlin, I think, who once quipped: “When I was born, I was so

stunned that I couldn’t speak for two years!” There’s a homily in that. Recently I received a letter from a young mother who described her delight in watching her new baby awake to more awareness. Her words: “She’s beautiful. She’s starting to vocalize a bit and smiles a lot when we talk to her. This morning, while her six year-old sister and I were having breakfast, I looked into the baby’s eyes and said: ‘Are you talking to me?’ She replied with something that sounded like ‘yeah!’ Her sister was so excited—‘Mommy, she talked!’ I didn’t have the heart to tell her that it was just a random utterance.” This is a wonderful image, I believe, to describe what it will be like for each of us when we are born again into heaven. The maternal side of God will be looking us in the eyes, smiling, and trying to coax a smile and some words out of us, but we will be a bit too overwhelmed and underdeveloped to speak. The saints will be following our progress with joy, delighting in each of our little breakthroughs, as we awaken and struggle to learn the language of heaven. A generation ago, CS Lewis wrote a brilliant little book on heaven, hell, and purgatory, entitled, The Great Divorce. In that book he stresses the moral continuity between this world and the next. However because Lewis wanted so much to emphasize that the way we shape our hearts in this world will determine how we respond to love in the next, the reader can easily get the impression that heaven is a lot like here, only nicer, that heaven will simply be our present life beautified. No doubt this is true, but our faith cautions us to not think of this too literally. H eaven is going to be wonderful, no doubt.

However it isn’t going to be a simple extension of this life. Rebirth will be as much of a stretch

for us as was first birth. We will, I believe, wake up in heaven, like an infant again, too overwhelmed to speak, needing to be coaxed into a new language and a new consciousness by God’s smile and the delight of the saints. Some of this, learning this new language and consciousness, is already possible for us here.

I knew an Abbott recently deceased who, through the last 25 years of his life, used to sit in silent prayer for four to six hours a day, every day. He described this silent prayer as an attempt to enter into God’s stillness, into the divine quiet, into a silence that contains all words, all languages, all understanding, all compassion, all unity. Through silent prayer he was struggling to enter into a language that is beyond all languages. In a manner of speaking, he was spending four to six hours a day in a language lab. When he

died, I suspect, he wasn’t as overwhelmed as he might have been. He had already been trying to learn heaven’s language for all those years. Not all of us are abbotts, monks, or contemplative nuns, who have, by vocation, the chance of spending such quality time each day in silent prayer. We will, each of us, therefore have to try to learn that language, the language of God’s stillness and divine quiet, in our own way. Perhaps it might be through our intimate relationships within marriage and family, where words at a point become superfluous; or perhaps it will be in our loneliness and solitude, where silence breaks through both so painfully and peacefully; or maybe it will be through the very tediousness of our daily tasks, where burdens often reduce us to silence; or perhaps it might be through teaching our own baby how to speak. There are various ways of being a monk. All of them good. J esus told us that each of us needs to be born

twice, once from below and once from above. We need also to be taught twice how to speak.

Our mothers once gave us birth, from below, and they also coaxed, cajoled, and lured us into speech. Each of us has a “mother-tongue” (not ineptly named). Our second birth, our rebirth, our birth from above, will, I suspect, be somewhat similar. There will be time of having to leave the womb, the familiar, this life, and then a lonely journey down an unwanted birth canal into the greatest of all unknowns. Light, love, and community will greet us upon arrival. However it will be somewhat overwhelming, beyond language and imagination. We will be too stunned to speak, but God’s smile and the delight of the saints will, I don’t doubt, soon awaken within us a smile and evoke from us something that sounds like a “yeah!”

LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF REBIRTH By Rev. Ronald Rolheiser

Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor is the human person

even capable of imagining what God has prepared for those who love him.

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ST. ELIZABETH SETON CHURCH

March 2 March 3 March 4 7:00 pm

TWO CITIES: HEAVENLY and EARTHLY

MISSION SPEAKER: Steven Millies

Associate Professor of Public Theology Catholic Theological Union (CTU)

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Monday, March 2 "Where Do You Live?" Lent challenges us to reflect on our lives. Do we live every day like we are Christians? Can people we know tell that we are believers? Tuesday, March 3 "Who Is My Neighbor?" Pope Francis calls us to lives of missionary discipleship. How are we willing to let that challenge us every day? Wednesday, March 4 "Jonah and the City" When Lent is over and life is back to normal, how can we keep being signs of hope to the world around us? (Hospitality will follow the final night of the Mission with light refreshments in the Narthex.)

ABOUT OUR GUEST SPEAKER

Steve Millies is Associate Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. A graduate of St. Gerald (Oak Lawn), Marist High School, and Loyola University Chicago, he earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political theory at The Catholic University of America. A regular contributor to U.S. Catholic, he also has written for America and Commonweal. His most recent book was Good Intentions: A History of Catholic Voters' Road from Roe to Trump. He lives in Evergreen Park with his wife. Mary Claire, and two children.

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Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Shea Edward & Therese Shea Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Sian Leah Donnelly Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Spehar Joan C. Spehar Frees Family Rhoades Family Sterbenc Family Curran Family Studniarz Family Mulcahy Family Kapsh Family Eiermann Family Jane Rhoades Dr. Kelly Ludwig Mrs. Debra Ludwig Joan Hallstein Richard Hallstein George Lombard J. Hallstein Family Joan Hallstein James W. Paul Patricia Paul Mrs. Sharon Leone George Leone Mr. & Mrs. James Havlin Joseph & Pauline Regan James & Susan Havlin Mrs. Maria Tristan Jose O. Tristan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kellner Florence Morrison Lucille Kellner Mrs. Claudia Krol Helen Lazarz Regina Krol Delphine Skowronski Rita Lenz Mrs. Noreen Houtsma John Houtsma Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Brach Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Liscak Mr. & Mrs. Robert Broadwell J. Robert Broadwell, Sr. K. Joan Broadwell James Rhoades Raymond P. Durkin Mr. & Mrs. John Carroll Raymond Carroll Patrick Carroll Mr. & Mrs. George Daly Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Miller

Esther Schmeski Chris Iacopelli Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nickiel Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Orozco Orozco/King Families Mrs. Eden Espina Ms. Vicki Jo Tarantino Rosalie Tarantino Victoria Noto Josephine Tarantino Ann Roti Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Navas Antoinette “Toni” Grawunder Gianna McCrudden Ms. Karen Engraffia Ross & Geri Engraffia Ms. Jennifer Korbel Barbara Wittl John Buckley Mr. & Mrs. Todd Shafer Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mikos Stanley & Zofia Mateja Stanley & Mary Mikos Mr. & Mrs. Robert Assise Richard & Helen Witczak Rocco Assise Mr. & Mrs. Dariusz Oblekowski Father Marion Grandmother Otylia Mrs. Rosemary Sprague Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Alaniz William & Maryalice Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Frank Stasic N. Stasic Mr. & Mrs. John Kocher Matthew Kocher Michael Kocher Mike & Catherine Kocher George & Christine Mansfield Martha Gahan Elizabeth Hogan Carrie & Joe O’Hern Ms. Susan Taylor Jean Taylor John Misniakiewicz Josephine Barcikowski Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Juska Justinas & Terese Glamba The Juska Family Nate Rodriquez Miliauskas Family Vladas & Anele Rastis Bakaitis Family Anastasia Wackernagel Mrs. Theresa Lofrano Charles B. Lofrano LaBanca Family Norm & Dee Gaisor Mr. & Mrs. Scott McGinnis Joe McGinnis Mrs. Shirley Chianelli Ed Chianelli Family

Earl & Irene Family Hoffman Family Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Bukowiecki Lorraine & Jim Burke Stella & Ed Bukowiecki Marg & Len Zimmerman Ruth Koch William Koch Mrs. Joan Nemec Kenneth Nemec Jack Nemec Mr. & Mrs. William Dietz Raymond Danielczyk Loretta Danielczyk Ms. Cecilia Matul Ralph Matul Anthony Matul Violet Matul Helen Matul Sandra Matul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchel John & Virginia Minneci Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Galassi John M. Morrison Eleanor Morrison Grace Metus Pius Metus Louise Elsroad Emil Galassi, Sr. Emil Galassi, Jr. Theresa Galassi Mary Lucarelli James Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Noonan Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McMahon Mike & Agnes Shaffern Frank & Flo McMahon Mr. & Mrs. James O’Leary Mr. & Mrs. Martin Schaeflein Mr. & Mrs. Edward Armbruster Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McSwain Girard & Betty McSwain Dan & Joan Cronin “Swede” Larson Marty Regan Joanne Regan Mrs. Sharon O’Neil Gail M. O’Neil William F. O’Neil Ann & Gene Golden Mrs. Magdalena Uribe Mrs. Felix Serafini Phil Serafini Mrs. Diane May William A. May Mr. & Mrs. Mike Brice Mr. & Mrs. George Brice Mr. & Mrs. Walter Czajkowski Ms. Kathleen Galvin Ferrell, Galvin & Marberry Families Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Noxon Noxon Family

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Carollo Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sakanis Mr. & Mrs. Ross Cucio Sr. Elizabeth Pardo, IHM Sr. Mary Ann Flannigan, IHM Sr. Marge McFarland, IHM Sr. Ann Aseltyne, IHM Bernice Soustek Beverly Davis Earl Daliege Donna & Tom Davis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kowal Dennis Soustek Cheryl A. Kowal Thaddeus Kowal Dorothy Kowal Mr. Steve Bengala Steve & Beatrice Bengala Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Biegel Vincent A. Biegel Mary A. Biegel Veronica M. Biegel Michael M. Biegel Bernice Biegel Paul Biegel Arthur P. Biegel Lee Lambert Dave Kase Paluch Family Schott Family Mary & Jerome Paluch Mr. & Mrs. Homer Talley The Talley Family The Turro Family Mr. Steven Chiarito Kathy Chiarito Vera/Michael Charito Virginia/Ken Freyer Chiarito Family Raymond Sofia Sofia Family Thomas Davis Josefa Carlos Mr. Chester Labus Theresa Labus Cecilia Labus Lillian Macico Mr. & Mrs. Brian O’Neill Bob & Diane Murphy Peggy O’Neill Harry & Irene Markiewicz Mr. James Stroud Mom & Dad Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hamilton Edith Mae Hamilton Carlo Maurizi Ms. Elda Torres Oscar E. Torres Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ward Lottie Zoller Robert Zoller PFC Omar E. Torres

Linda Nicola Mrs. Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick Mr. & Mrs. George Twardowski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Maslan Mr. & Mrs. V. Hynar Mr. & Mrs. J. Maslan Ms. Bernidene Cole Mr. Charles Maslan Mr. & Mrs. T. Muszynski Mrs. Judith Pikul Edward F. Pikul Adam & Lottie Pikul Mr. & Mrs. John Lonergan Ann & Edward Kadziela James F. Lonergan Vence, Eddy & Eugene Broton Sandy Kasik Jan Schleder James McDonough Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Powers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wojcik Paul Spiewak Mark Hoffman Einfeldt Family Robert & Mary Rose Jones Steve & Betty Wojcik Mrs. Irene Michalski William J. Michalski Irene Haxel-Foss Mr. & Mrs. William Trzaskus Mr. & Mrs. Casimir Trzaskus Mr. & Mrs. John Fillipo Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Seyforth Stanley & Geraldine Post Walter Seyforth Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mangerson Fran Lisic Peter Wojick Jacob Manka Mr. & Mrs. Michael Moore Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dykstra Dykstra Family Ms. Kymberly Buchanan Hugh Buchanan Mrs. Frances Durbin The Durbin Family Healy Family Fitzpatrick Family Robert Tescher Robert Faltin The Bessette Family Mrs. Mary O’Sullivan Kelliher & O’Sullivan Families Ms. Barbara Bauman Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Thompson Irene Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Scott Malec Ms. Maria Makuch Mr. Nicholas Krygowski The Helman Family Mr. & Mrs. Michael Helman Mr. John Henry

Patricia Henry Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hetfleisch Mrs. Jane Crnkovich Jim & Gale Murphy Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Kieran Costello Costello Family Noonan Family Mr. & Mrs. Kenny Nanfeldt Mr. & Mrs. Brian Evans Mrs. Shirley Piet Piet Family Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Schaeflein Schaeflein & Walsh Families Mr. & Mrs. Roy Wapiennik Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Niznik Mr. & Mrs. Ted Wapiennik Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Niznik Mary Niznik Karen Osterman Ed Rice Mr. & Mrs. Konstantinos Dovantzis Therese Buckler Jim Buckler Mr. & Mrs. Dave Kurek Robert Petrie Helen Kurek Tony Kurek Mr. & Mrs. Louis Mauro Marilyn Mauro Elsie Tufo Suzanne Koran Mrs. Roberta Gasper Frank L. Gasper Chris Gasper Mr. & Mrs. David McElhaney Jerry & MaryLu McCormack Russell & Gail McElhaney Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Mysker Joseph & Helen Sledz Harold & LaVen Mysker Wayne Sledz Halina Kelso Leonard Mr. & Mrs. Rhett Ryan Barbara Bosco Stan & Fran Gill Mr. & Mrs. Maximo Mata Santana & Franchesca Mata Ray & Jean Langan Mr. & Mrs. Ryszard Rachanski Mrs. Mary Ita Sullivan Sullivan and McWilliams Families Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bessette Mr. & Mrs. Gary Miller

Christmas Flower Memorials

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Ms. Cynthia Belinski Edward & Marie Belinski Charles & Harriet Cassidy Mrs. Barbara Lekavich Ronald Lekavich Humes Family Kiehl Family Mrs. Rita Loffredo Anthony Loffredo Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Connor Jack & Barb McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Harvey Mrs. C. Hackett Mr. Steve Rudh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Zielinski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kufta Marge Tarulis Marge & Leanard Halyard Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Mahoney Edmund & Helen Mahoney Perry & Bertha Viggiani Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Gula Mary Doll Joy Jordan Mrs. Adele Ulaszek Michael & Josephine Penn Mr. & Mrs. John Blaisdell Mr. & Mrs. Jose Garcia Garcia Family Orozco Family Mrs. Mary Graves Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steinke Rick & Annette Steinke Tony Plucinski Mary Sue Meshes Ron Boertitz Dolores Janda Mr. & Mrs. John Feehan Ms. Eileen Broderick Mr. & Mrs. Edward Leu Ms. Mary Jane Gentleman Ed Cechura Daisy Cechura Frankie Cechura Victoria Cechura Rosie Cechura Noah Cechura Molly Cechura Tom Doody Ron Lapniewski John Lukis Marjorie Broderick William Broderick

Mr. & Mrs. W. Broderick Mr. & Mrs. J. Neubeck Mr. & Mrs. T. Neubeck Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Skibinski Otto and Yoland Politano Arnold G. & Marie Skibinski Sandra Carra John Carra Mrs. Mary Ann Baxter Charles Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Randall Cebulski Mr. & Mrs. Gilberto Perez Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bondi Bondi Family Lucchesi Family Mr. Daniel O’Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Jack Federico Eugene & Lorraine Kurowski Michael D. Federico, Sr. Walter & Lucille Cichon Sister Irene Mary Mazier, RSM Anne Joniak Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Albin Wanda Mysliwiec Sophie Albin Mr. Russell Romo Esperanza Chico-Romo Mr. & Mrs. David Wieczorek J. Wieczorek J. Salzburg Mrs. Coleen Zegadlo Robert Zegadlo Mr. John Martinovich Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Urbaniak Mr. & Mrs. John Gaura Mr. Kevin Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Steven Klean Edward Klean Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Clark Darlene M. Clark Daniel Joseph Siemek Mr. & Mrs. William Williams Pat Williams Dr. Maurice Russo Dominic Russo Mr. & Mrs. Michael Asztalos Mr. & Mrs. Adolfo Lopez Elsy Lopez Ms. Rosal Joyce Espina Alfredo Espina Victoria/Alfonso Ongchua Ms. Joan Lester Mr. & Mrs. Al Radz Mrs. Margaret Fehrenbacher Theodore Fehrenbacher Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Ulrich Salas and Ulrich Families Mr. & Mrs. Don Bigos Bigos Family Nowak Family Joseph Sosnowski Mr. & Mrs. William Hansen

Mr. & Mrs. George Senick Ray & Fran Klomes Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gacek Helen & George Gacek Frank & Grace Reichenberger Jim & Lorraine Burke Mr. & Mrs. Edward Fuja Ed & Rita Cechura Jim Marousek Jack & Lillian Warren Otto Krause William Delaney Mr. & Mrs. John Krotiak Mr. & Mrs. Jerome O’Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. James Kocher Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kopinski Beata Kopinski Albiz Para Edward Para June Pearson Bill Pearson Maria Murphy Jim Nale Mineita Frockman Ms. Joyce Para-Martin Mrs. Judith O’Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Peter Laprairie Patricia & William Rosinski Ms. Lynette Kane Mr. & Mrs. Robert Melinauskas Charles & Jean Melinauskas John & Marilyn Fabian Walter Nally Mary Nally Mr. & Mrs. Robert Faltin Robert Faltin Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Stortz Mr. & Mrs. Phil Eglar Fallen US Military Veterans Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Clayton Lois & Bill Clayton Mike & Catherine Kocher Michael Kocher Matthew Kocher Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Weinberger Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Calzaretta Ms. Jennifer Zordani Eleanor & Warren Vreeland Edward & Lillian Davis Oscar & Mary Flores Harold & Carol Davis Stanley Piech Belczek Family Piech Family Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus Gorniak Gorniak Family Mr. & Mrs. Adam Oskielunas The Oskielunas & Peifer Family Ms. Jean Delgado Mr. & Mrs. James Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pawlak Mr. Mark Pawlak

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Mr. & Mrs. James Montelpasse Mr. & Mrs. V. Falgares Mr. & Mrs. F. Montelpasse Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Christopher Celina & Rose Ms. Shirley Vallort Ann & Peter Vallort Mr. & Mrs. James Walkowski Mr. & Mrs. James Rose Olsen Family Esther Rolek Mr. & Mrs. James Bukowiecki Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bukowiecki Mr. & Mrs. John Miles Mrs. Janice Zordani Eleanor & Warren Vreeland Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Beissel Grace Beissel Frank & Teresa Biso Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Furmanek Anna Mae Gacek Ms. Judith Cekanor George & Rita Pappas Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kokaisl Jack & Terese Waite Frank & Gertrude Kokaisl Mr. & Mrs. Richard Partyka Partyka Family Payonk Family Mrs. Stella Plys Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Lopez Antonio Aban, Sr. Antonio Aban, Jr. Orlando Lopez, Sr. Mrs. Patricia Paul Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Wasniewski Andrasco & Wasniewski Families Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hurley Generosa Aban Arthur Aban Mrs. Joan Janiak Ken Janiak Ms. Renee Gilliat Alice & Stanley Mikals Mr. Carlos Bautista Mr. & Mrs. James Misch Martha M. Misch Clarence J. Misch Mr. & Mrs. Michael Podlasek Frank & Lillian Bestrick Mr. & Mrs. James Baker Martha Baker Maurice Baker Mrs. Madeline Slaney John Slaney Georg & Frank Tritz Mr. & Mrs. William Walsh Jim & Rita Walsh Mrs. Barbara Haugh Thomas Haugh Kathleen Murtaugh Mr. & Mrs. Eric Steckhan

Donald & Joan Richards John & Hazel Chesney Mary Killoran Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Beninato Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gronowski Walter Gronowski Lydia Gronowski Richard Gronowski Constance Dunman Michael Mannion Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Yakes Vito & Carmelina Malone Sophia, Wanda & Stanley Wrobel Laura Allen Allen Family Miserendino Family Mr. & Mrs. Paul Marion Jozef Slawinski Henry & Anna Marion Mr. & Mrs. Leon Walker Mrs. Aleksandra Blanco Mrs. Dolores Cipowski Mary & Tony Grouse Paul A. Cipowski, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Rytlewski Mr. & Mrs. George Kosinski John Mroz George & Adeline Kosinski Mr. & Mrs. David Welch Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Moore Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. & Mrs. James Welser Judy A. O’Connor Mrs. Suzanne LaCosse Bob LaCosse Willard, Mary & Baby Grubbs Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Gacgacao Baltazar Alanis Mr. Edward Kirn Edward Kirn Josephine Kirn Angeline Moulton Frank Moulton Priscilla Kirn Ms. Michaleen Safka Mike & Gert Safka Dee Kimball Mr. & Mrs. James Woods Raymond & Bevenice Howe Omer & Winnifred Woods Donald Woods Mr. & Mrs. James Oboikovitz Mr. & Mrs. James Hynes Ms. Eileen Mierzwa Jean C. Mierzwa Mrs. Lucy Quirk Mr. & Mrs. John Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murray Lee Ann Murray Mary & Joseph Kosman Carole & William Murray Mr. & Mrs. Edward Allaway

Mr. & Mrs. Dominic DeBlasio Dolores DeBlasio Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Deegan Mr. & Mrs. Wayne McGlashan Bernadine & Andrew Harmata Lovie & Curt McGlashan Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Dybas Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rosinski Dorothy Nelson Helen Rosinski Norman Rosinski Mr. Marion Santor John R. Delgado Charles Lofrano Joseph Wilson James W. Paul John Mirecki, Sr. Margaret Kapala Joseph Kapala Mary Ann Mirecki Edmund Mirecki Santor Family Shirley Santor Ronald Santor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Testolin Mr. & Mrs. John Matysik Mr. & Mrs. Louis Testolin Mr. & Mrs. Julius Kosman Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Testolin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Matysik Mr. Robert Mizgata Irene Mizgata Jaclyn D’Adam Mr. & Mrs. John Boblak Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O’Neill John & Mary Tonhaiser Kathleen O’Neill Adamik Family Ms. Phyllis Kozlowski Felix Kozlowski Jean Kozlowski Evelyn Kozlowski Phyllis Kozlowski Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dakewicz Al & Emily Powarzynski Joseph & Estelle Dakewicz Mr. & Mrs. James Nowakowski Jim & Marion Nowakowski Mr. Jeffrey Boubelik &Mrs. Cynthia McNally Boubelik/McNally Families Mrs. Mariann Duffy James Duffy Mrs. Joan Burke Edward H. Burke Mrs. Mary Nally Walter Nally

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Please Prayerfully Consider Your Gift to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal

Many families in our parish will be receiving the Annual Catholic Appeal request mailing from Cardinal Cupich. On behalf of those served by the ministries, parishes, and schools who receive funding from the Appeal, we thank you for your gifts. Please return your response as soon as possible. The Annual Catholic Appeal offers a wonderful opportunity to answer Jesus’ call to “Come, follow me… and heal our world.” As we contemplate God’s many gifts to us, we should also reflect on our gratitude. Your financial support for the work of our parish, our archdiocese, and the Church throughout the world is one way to express this gratitude. Please give generously to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Why should I contribute? The Annual Catholic Appeal is an opportunity to share our financial gifts in order to help provide education, minis-try and services throughout our community and the world. Since we are not a congregational church, all parish-ioners are asked to support the central structure of our local Church. Every time that we say the Creed we reaffirm that we are members of the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic church.” We are saying that every parishioner is a part not only of his or her parish, but also of the Universal Church. Each of us is responsible for the well-being of the Church in our parish, throughout the Archdiocese and the world.

Is there a minimum I need to donate? There is no minimum. All gifts are gratefully accepted and valued. The goal is for all Catholics to consider a dona-tion in accordance with the gifts God has given to them. Any and every gracious donation is appreciated, because when we come together in the spirit of support, the ability to help those in need becomes infinite.

How much of my gift goes to administrative costs? The Annual Catholic Appeal is committed to being the best possible steward of your gifts, which is why 93 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to the critical work of the schools, parishes, agencies and ministries of the Archdiocese of Chicago, including Catholic Relief Services. The Appeal operates at an efficiency of 10 cents per dollar, which includes all administrative and fundraising expenses. The standard benchmark from the Better Busi-ness Bureau is 35 cents per dollar.

Will you accept other forms of gifts besides a check? Your gift or pledge payment(s) can be paid with a check, credit card or stock.

Has the Annual Catholic Appeal been used to pay legal bills involving clergy misconduct issues? The Annual Catholic Appeal supports the work of the Church in the Archdiocese of Chicago. No monies donated to the Annual Catholic Appeal have been or will be used to defray expenses related to misconduct issues.

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St. Elizabeth Seton Church was host to Scout Sunday during the 10:00 am Mass last Sunday, Feb. 9. Our St. Elizabeth Seton Boy Scout Troop 380 participated along with local Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts. Scouting provides fun, fellowship, and training to our youth as well as youth in our community. It empha-sizes honesty, self-reliance, and respect. Through a year-round program, it affects character, citizenship, and personal fitness. But the success of Scouting depends on volunteers, who serve in a variety of leadership roles so that our young people may benefit from our Scouting ministry.

For additional information on Boy Scout Troop 380, please contact: il.troop380@gmail.com or

on Facebook at https://fb.me/Troop380.orlandhills.tinleypark

Celebrating Scout Sunday: A Scout is Reverent

Helpful Outreach for People Seeking Employment (HOPE) Employment Ministry NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, MARCH 3 7PM in the O’Mara Church Hall (lower level of the church, enter of south side) https://steseton.com/serveoutreach/hope-employment-ministry

PRESENTATION TOPIC: SELF ASSESSMENT AS A CRITICAL PART OF THE JOB SEARCH

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry meets on the first Tuesday of each month and provides job search guidance for the unemployed and those in career transition. Meetings are free, open to the public and include a review of each attendees status and speakers who address various job search topics.

HOPE is open to the public, free of charge and we invite job seekers, employers and HOPE Alumni.

Employers and HOPE Alumni: Please share job openings with the ministry and they will be distributed to meeting attendees.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: If you have expertise in the employee recruitment or the job search process, con-sider joining our team as a volunteer or as a guest speaker. Enjoy the satisfaction of providing your expertise in order to prepare job seekers for success. Contact Arnie Skibinski at askibinski@steseton.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 !

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“BURN THE MORTGAGE” CELEBRATION

LEAP YEAR DAY PARTY SATURDAY, FEB. 29, 2020 7PM MCBRADY CENTER

SAINT ELIZABETH SETON CHURCH

TICKETS: $30 PER PERSON

CATERING from “Hog Wild”

ENTERTAINMENT: Fun! Fun! Fun! DJ

SWEET TABLE: Please bring a dessert to share.

COLOR SCHEME: BLACK [“in the black”] and PINK [“in the pink”]!

TICKETS SALES BEGIN FEBRUARY 8/9

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SETON SOWERS NEWBORNS IN NEED

Monday, Feb. 17, at 9:15 am, O'Mara Hall

If you knit, crochet or sew, we would be happy to have you join us in making baby items for

premature and sick babies who need to spend time in the hospital. We would also appreciate donations of baby fabric and yarn as well as

any financial gifts you want to give. If you have questions please call

Carol Dimer, 708-479-6994.

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Spiritual Lending Library

OPEN HOUSE The Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart will have an Open House for their Spiritual Lending Library during Lent on Sunday, Feb. 23, after their 9am Mass until 11am and on Thursdays from 9am-12 Noon. Other times available by calling ahead to 815-469-4895. The library is located in the Motherhouse at St. Francis Woods, 9201 W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort (turn off St. Francis Rd. at Francis Lane [by the green and white message board] and park by the main entrance).

FAITH & JUSTICE BEHIND BARS Monday, March 2, 7-8:30pm

St Jude Church Franciscan Hall Room 4 241 W. Second Ave., New Lenox

“The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, and His tender

mercies are over all His works.”— Psalm 145:8-9 Included among the “marginalized” are men and women serving extensive prison sentences. Advocates for restora-tive justice will help us understand how various justice is-sues related to prison reform are rooted in the Compendi-um of the Social Doctrine of the Church. Learn from Dr. Christie Billups, Theology and Peace Studies Professor at Lewis University, and Julie Anderson, mother of an incar-cerated son, and Founder and Coordinator of Communities and Relatives of Illinois Incarcerated Children (CRIIC). Anderson is also on staff at Restore Justice and Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation. Contact the St. Jude Justice and Peace Ministry at 815-485-8049 with questions. All are welcome!

LADIES GOLFERS WANTED Thursday Morning League—all skill levels welcome. Tee Time: 7-9:30am at Willow Run Golf Course (Nine-hole course) in Mokena. For information please contact Mary Greenan at 708-717-2378.

RETREAT WORKSHOP FOR THE WIDOWED Feeling stuck? Need something? There will be a retreat/workshop for widowed men and women on March 14 & 15 at Our Lady of The Angels (Mt. Assisi Center Building), 13820 Main St., Lemont. Overnight available. To register call 708-354-7211 or email:joyfulagain7211@gmail.com.

Tickets are $45 each and are available in the St. Michael Parish Office,

14327 Highland Ave., Orland Park

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SAINT GILES MARY OF ST. JOSEPH

1729-1812

Simple, humble persons can sometimes be powerful in their effect on and work with the people of God. Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph was such a man. Saint Giles was loved on the streets of Naples for his goodness born of prayer. In the same year that a power-hungry Napoleon Bonaparte led his army into Russia, Giles Mary of Saint Joseph ended a life of humble service to his Franciscan community and to the citizens of Naples. Francesco was born in Taranto to very poor parents. His father’s death left the 18-year-old Francesco to care for the family. Having secured their future, he entered the Friars Minor at Galatone in 1754. For 53 years, he served at St. Paschal’s Hospice in Naples in various roles, such as cook, porter, or most often as official beggar for that community. “Love God, love God” was his characteristic phrase as he gathered food for the friars and shared some of his bounty with the poor—all the while consoling the troubled and urging everyone to repent. The charity which he reflected on the streets of Naples was born in prayer and nurtured in the common life of the friars. The people whom Giles met on his begging rounds nicknamed him the “Consoler of Naples.” He was canonized in 1996.

COMMENT People often become arrogant and power hungry when they forget their own sinfulness and ignore the gifts God has given to other people. Giles had a healthy sense of his own sinfulness—not paralyzing but not superficial either. He invited men and women to recognize their own gifts and to live out their dignity as people made in God’s divine image. Knowing someone like Giles can help us on our own spiritual journey.

SAINT OF THE WEEK SENIORS OF SETON

For questions/information regarding this Gaelic Park Musical Luncheon please contact Ceil at 708-460-6004.

Reservation—$15/pp includes luncheon (choice of corned beef/cabbage or orange roughy) and entertainment until 4pm. Doors open at 12 Noon with luncheon at 1pm. ****Transportation on own. Gaelic Park is located at 6119 W. 147th St., Oak Forest. Flyer available in the parish office.

Questions and information on any of the following events, please contact Anna at 708-532-6731. THE ROYAL SALT CAVE-BY APPT. ONLY

$14/pp per session-FEW APPTS LEFT You will be surrounded by tons of Himalayan salt rocks and beautiful music in your relaxing and soothing session. Choose your session: Monday, March 23, 11am OR 2pm; OR Tuesday, March 24, 1pm. Transportation on own (Please arrive 15 minutes early). Located at 20881 S. LaGrange Rd., Frankfort.

NEW ENGLAND and CAPE COD AUTUMN FOLIAGE

TRIP DEPARTS OCT. 8, 2020 GOOD NEWS! FREE AIRFARE UNTIL FEB. 28

Eight-day itinerary. Visit five states—MA, RI, VT, ME, NH. For a more detailed itinerary, flyer is available at monthly meeting and in parish office. Deposit due at time of reservation. Payment information in the flyer.

DRURY LANE—OAKBROOK

WED. FEB. 19—AN AMERICAN IN PARIS SOLD OUT!

Bus will leave from west lot promptly at 10:30am for those with a paid reservation.

PRICE REDUCTION!

2020 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES BOOKS NOW ONLY $10!

Coupons good through October 1, 2020. Purchase books at the monthly meetings

MARCH LUNCHEON TICKETS Tickets for the March 3rd luncheon (mostaccioli, meatballs, garlic bread, coleslaw) catered by Jack and Pat’s will be on sale in the parish office for $8/pp. Deadline to purchase tickets in the parish office is Feb.25. No ticket sales day of luncheon.

UPCOMING EVENTS Please bring your date book/

checkbook to monthly meetings.

GAELIC PARK MUSICAL LUNCHEON

MARCH 4 Reservation/payment deadline:

Feb. 25 (checks payable to SOS)

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RECYCLE YOUR BICYCLE!

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, APRIL 18

St. Elizabeth Seton Social Action Ministry

Working Bikes Collection

Drop Off: Seton Church Parking Lot 9:00 AM-12 NOON

Countless bicycles are discarded/sit unused in basements or garages in the United States every year. But in a developing country, a bicycle can truly change the life of an individual, their family and their communi-ty. Bicycling is, of course, a form of transportation. But bicycles are also used for towing cargo, and even as a source of electricity through the creation of pedal-powered machines! In areas plagued by poverty, high levels of unemployment and lack of reliable, accessible transportation, a bicycle can help provide access to jobs, education, and medical attention.

Global Impact: Working Bikes ships thousands of bicy-cles each year to partners in countries throughout Latin America and Africa including El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Uganda and many others.

Local Impact: Working Bikes partners with homeless transition, refugee resettlements and youth empower-ment programs here in Chicago to donate bicycles and put them to good use on the streets of our own commu-nity. Working Bikes donates over 6,000 bicycles each year to their international and local partners. So… as you are doing your spring cleaning, please set aside the bikes, bike parts, walkers and non-electric wheelchairs that you would like to get rid of, save them for our bike collection on Saturday, April 18.

For information about Working Bikes visit WORKINGBIKES.ORG

For questions about our Bike Collection please contact Doug Benker at 708-429-4518.

The St. Elizabeth Seton Social Action Ministry invites you to save your donated bicycles

until our April 18 collection in 2020!

Fridays Feb. 28 March 27 April 24 May 15

1:00-1:45pm

Open to all two and three year old children.

A parent/guardian must remain

with your child.

Listen to a story!

Make a cra !

Par cipate in fun learning ac vi es

while you and your child meet

new friends!

Reserva ons must be made by the Friday before session date. 15 child max, per session. Please call 708-403-6525, x151 or email brachanski@cjbschool.org

We’d love you to join us!

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LIVING the

WORD

LIVING the

WORD

NEXT WEEK’S FOCUS:

BE HOLY AS THE LORD IS HOLY Thecommandtobeholy,asGodisholy,canseemlikeareturntothesinofEden—thinkingthatwearegods.Rather,wearetoletGod’sgraceguideusanddrawusnear,soweare illedwithdivineholiness.

FIRST READING Takenorevengeandcherishnogrudge;loveyourneighborasyourself(Leviticus19:1-2,17-18).This reading is part of the holiness code. The priestly authors who produced this book remind the Israelites that if they truly believe in the holiness of God, then they must try to re lect that holiness in their lives. We saw this same message with Isaiah. In this inaugural vision, he encountered the holiness of God. This changed the way that he looked at his life (his faith, morality, even politics). This has consequences on how we treat each other. We are to love one another with the same love with which God loves us. SECOND READING YouarethetempleofGod,andholy(1Corinthians3:16-23).For Christians, our temple is the human body, for we encounter the Holy Spirit of God in our own hearts. All people, therefore, whether it be others or ourselves, should be treated with sacred dignity. There is, in fact, a Jewish saying that in front of every human being lies a host of archangels who proclaim, “Fall on your knees before the image of the living God.” Paul had preached the wisdom of God, the wisdom of the cross, in Corinth. This is in contrast to his preaching in the previous city he visited, Athens, where he unsuccessfully preached a worldly philosophic wisdom. One of the dif iculties in this community was factionalism. Paul relativized the

importance of the various apostles and missionaries to remind the Corinthians that their only true goal was to follow Christ wholeheartedly. This is especially important to hear today in an era of increasing factionalism in our Church, the world, politics, etc. GOSPEL Offernoresistance;loveyourenemies(Matthew5:38-48).Jesus realized that violence begets only more violence. Only love can break the vicious cycle of hurt and revenge. St. Maximilian Kolbe was asked by a fellow prisoner of Auschwitz, “Shouldn’t we hate the Nazis?” His answer was, “No, because only love conquers.” We hear that our love should be like that of the Father. He loves and cares for everybody (good, bad, and indifferent). We view those who have hurt us as wounded (what they have done to us is only a symptom of their brokenness). We only want them to be healed. REFLECTION A teacher who taught theology had a student walk in on the irst day of the semester to her sophomore morality class proudly carrying a colorfully decorated binder. The student showed the teacher her cover picture of Moses holding two stone tablets. On the tablets was written, “The Ten Suggestions.” She grinned at the teacher as only a teenager can, whimsically testing, as if to ask, “What do you, teacher, think about my cleverness in re-casting the Ten Commandments?” with a shrug of the shoulder of “Who do you thing you are to tell me what I should do?” The teacher, having lived at her home with teenagers for almost 20 years, just nodded and smiled. It was going to be an interesting semester. In the world in which we live, what are we to do with ethical laws and commandments? Are they just “suggestions”? Are there any absolutes? Is anything always wrong? Is anything always right? Is there anyone to Whom we are accountable? Is there really a test at the end of life, or is God such a “nice guy” that no one goes to hell? Who is in charge anyway? This 15-year-old student presumed a world that was kind and benevolent. She may never have experienced killing and war and in idelity and betrayal. Her parents were probably good people. Her friends may have been, too. If that were the case, then why did we need the ten “ethical suggestions”? Our access to God comes through Jesus and does not rely on our perfection, right? Right, but the lourishing of life certainly does. Forming the heart to love and be generous and prayerful and forgiving—this bears fruit, fruit that lasts, in relationships that are solid and enduring. A holy life is a life worth living.

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Scripture Reflections for SEVENTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME

Monday Jas 1:1-11 Mk 8:11-13

Tuesday Jas 1:12-18 Mk 8:14-21

Wednesday Jas 1:19-27 Mk 8:22-26

Thursday Jas 2:1-9

Mk 8:27-33

Friday Jas 2:14-24, 26 Mk 8:34 — 9:1

Saturday 1 Pt 5:1-4

Mt 16:13-19

Sunday Lv 19:1-2, 17-18

1 Cor 3:16-23 Mt 5:38-48

READINGS FOR THE WEEK [February 17-February 23]

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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 early. Limit of 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

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ST. ELIZABETH SETON PRAYER/OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Social Action Ministry

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

Seton Rosary Group All are invited to pray the Rosary each Tuesday/Thursday in the church, by our statue of the Mary, after 9am Mass.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy Divine Mercy Chaplet each Wednesday following the 9am Mass.

Creation Care Team Ministry A cross-parish Renew My Church initiative taking action to promote positive environmental change through education, individual action and community outreach in the spirit of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si. The group meets the third Monday each month in the Gubbins Center, 7pm. Call Andy Panelli, 708-301-8038.

Heart Warmers Meal Ministry Heart Warmers is an outreach program where Seton volunteers deliver homemade meals to people of our parish community when they are experiencing times with medical, health, new baby, recovery, or grief issues. To schedule receiving a meal or to become a meal provider contact Leslie Skrzypiec at 708-349-4153 or heartwarmers@att.net.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Shawls are prayerfully created, blessed, and distributed to those who have a need for the spiritual, physical or emotional comfort. Knit or crochet in your home and/or at the twice-monthly meet-ings. To become a knitter or to obtain a shawl, call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

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 O’Mara 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 seek-ers and employers, are free. We meet the first Tuesday of each month in O’Mara Hall at 7pm. Our meetings consist of network-ing, resume review, guest speakers and open forums. Contact Arnie Skibinski at askibinski@steseton.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 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in the O’Mara Hall, Thursdays, 7:30-8:45pm. AA is a fellowship of men and women sharing their experience, strength, and hope so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover. The only require-ment 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 Anonymous on Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Palos Hospital, 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.

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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 Deacon: Frank Gildea Deacon: Dennis (Barb) Cristofaro

Carlos Bautista, Director of Liturgy

Linda McKeague, Director of Music

Parish Office Staff Donna Stolinski, Business Manager Darlene Raila, Communications Director Joan Nemec, Receptionist Karen Mirecki, Receptionist Karen Opyd, Receptionist

Religious Education Staff Diana Barracca, Catechesis Mary Vlaming, Catechesis

Youth/Young Adult Ministry Bruce Hall, Coordinator

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 Dan Kosty, 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 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 Interim Principal, James P. Antos Administrative Assistant, Cindy Labriola Devlin

2/22 & 2/23 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM GREETERS R. Coe

S. Hermann E. Herman S. Klean M. Pineda J. Schuman P. Staszewski R. Bonzani

C. Chor R. Dickover G. Lukasiewicz L. McGhee S. McGhee B. Tenuta

K. Fox M. Fox D. Gurka M. Gurka P. Gurka M. Gurka J. Klomes J. Klomes

R. Chehy P. Havlin B. Krueger S. Lorenz N. Lorenz J. Moran D. Weber

K. Arduino M. Arduino A. Arduino I. Cox M. Gniady K. Ivancich S. Klean M. McMahon A. Villegas

LECTORS M. Taska T. Wojcik

L. Mata E. Espina B. Hall

3rd Gr. Family Mass 4th Gr. Family Mass

P. Hambrick R. Velcich

ALTAR SERVERS

L. Zumpano O. Royce C. Walker

B. Barone T. Quinlan J. Rediger

D. Pawlak A. Lloyd M. McMahan

E. Gacek S. Pala G. Taupo

C. Bueche S. D’Andrea S. D’Andrea

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

L. Jeffrey M. O’Connor M. Garcia G. Roy K. Nanfeldt Z. Pineda R. Laud C. Lundgren M. Paluch J. Paluch L. Coe J. Murphy

D. Nykiel M. O’Connor D. Skrzypiec L. Skrzypiec D. Flynn D. Houha J. Kocher M. Kocher

J. Klomes C. Kirk C. Hayward B. Kemp P. Bergamini D. Gurka S. Hall J. Kelly K. Kelly B. Kandel J. Scellato F. Scellato

J. Krusenoski B. Hansen G. Chehy P. Krueger L. Gent J. Eisenberg S. LaCosse E. Barin M. Fehrenbacher E. Federico K. Davis D. Benker R. Grill

K. Buchanan C. Bueche T. Scorzo M. Miller J. Holmquist C. Holmquist D. Sigourney M. O’Connor NOT FILLED — 2

SACRISTANS J. Garcia M. Garcia

D. Flynn C. Kirk M. Fehrenbacher M. O’Connor and Family