ST. BENEDICT PARISH AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL 2016-2017 Annual Report

Our Passion is the Best Possible You. From time to time it is important to stop and look over where we are in life and how we are moving forward. We check if we are heading in the right direction or if there are any slight course corrections we may need to think about undertaking. By looking at ourselves and how things are going it also gives us a chance to appreciate all we have been doing. Unfortunately, sometimes life gets so busy that we just keep doing things but never stop to appreciate how much we accomplish.

This is a good practice for ourselves as individuals, as families, and of course as a Family of Faith. For the parish family it is also important because there are so many things that are happening, but we are involved in some part of events, and may not realize all the other things that are occurring.

One tool a parish uses to examine itself is the Annual Report. This report tries to bring together in one place all the stewardship of the parish family. It looks at the time, talent, and treasure that have been given to Christ here at St. Benedict Parish, and tries to report, at least in a small way how that stewardship is being guided to accomplish all that Christ has asked us to do. While this one report cannot capture everything, it can at least give us a larger sense of the scope of this parish and its many activities.

In the Gospel of the Talents, Jesus points out that while it is true that each person may have been given a different amount of talents, all of us can and should do something to make a difference with whatever we have been blessed with. The only person criticized is the one who was too afraid to do anything.

Here you will find the report for this past year (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017). As you read the parts of the story, and look at the pictures and examine the numbers of our financial life and Sacramental life, remember this is our shared story. It spells out how over this past year we have recognized our gifts from God and used them to make a difference in our neighborhood and beyond. It is a good story. One that speaks of the generosity and care of so many people. It also reminds us of the even greater blessings of God.

As the new pastor here at St. Benedict, I feel quite privileged to be a part of this community. I am looking forward to our time together. This parish has a great reputation, and it has been well earned. As I look over the past, I am impressed by all I have seen and read about this Family of Faith. God has certainly blessed us in many ways, but in turn, we have reached out to try to bring God’s Good News to others and show His love in service to many as well. Enjoy this latest chapter in our parish family story.

Thank you for your generosity in time, talent, and treasure. May we continue to grow in our appreciation for all the blessings God has given us and may we continue to use these gifts wisely to build God’s Kingdom in our homes, parish, and neighborhood. I pray that God will watch over and bless all of us in our continuing journey.

Fr. Steve Kanonik

COVER: Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14-30: Talents, according to the parable, have to do with money. However, it is only God that sees the human heart when we are given an opportunity to prove ourselves. How does the parable of the talents apply to us? PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Terri Aluise Justine Beck Karen Cholipski* Matt Doucet Nick Ford Glorieta Gaston Tricia Graff Irene Ireland-Katsogridakis* Molly Klucznik* Mark Kromkowski* Table of Contents Todd McGovern* Peg McLaughlin Amy Novicki Susan O’Keefe 100TH BIRTHDAY OF OUR “LANDMARK” CHURCH John Schuberth 4 Amy Stern* SACRAMENTAL LIFE Mark Sullivan 6 Joy Walton* ADULT AND CHILD CATECHESIS 8 Janice Zach PARISH SCHOOL MISSION ARTICULATION UPDATE FINANCE COUNCIL 10 Karen Cholipski TECHNOLOGY AROUND THE BLOCK UPDATE Jim Corbett* 12 Thomas Fiske HUMAN CONCERNS Chris Graff 14 Rebekah Kohmescher PARISH LIFE Todd McGovern 16 John Schuberth ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA CENTER Gary Stark 18 Ryan Stecz YOUTH MINISTRY Amy Stern 19 Tim Urquhart* “FORWARD IN OUR FAITH” CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE Janice Zach Elizabeth Zakaras 20 FACILITIES REPORT 20 SCHOOL BOARD 23 “FORWARD IN OUR FAITH” DONOR LIST Tim Urquhart, Chair Becky Hauman, Vice Chair FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 FINANCIAL REPORT Karla Stearns, Secretary 25 Megan Biggam FINANCIAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS Aileen Blake* 26 Rachel Combs* Dean Evans SUNDAY OFFERING DONOR LIST Michael Hart* 28 Gina Hortatsos SCHOOL DONOR LIST 31 Jamee Insko* Alan Johnson 100TH BIRTHDAY SPONSORSHIP Beka Kohmescher 33 Peg McLaughlin* STEWARDSHIP GUIDE 33 Erich Parker Patrick Patras RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT: CLASS OF 2017 UPDATE Jose Ronchetta 34 Julie Rothweiler ST. BENEDICT PREP HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION UPDATE Greg Thompson* 35 Carrie Tracy THANK YOU FATHER JASON / WELCOME FATHER STEVE Ron Wojcik Bill Yankowski 36 Elizabeth Zakaras * term concluded June 2017 100th Birthday Celebrations

CORNERSTONE PARTY Happy Birthday to Us! The first event to mark the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone by Cardinal Mundelein on March 21, 1917 was our own Cornerstone Red Carpet Party. A blustery Friday, March 31, 2017 brought out parishioners and school families to take their picture by the cornerstone and have some birthday cake. Our Knights of Columbus provided the Lenten Fish Fry Dinner to a crowd in the gym and our 8th graders reenacted the Passion of Our Lord with Living Stations in Church.

4 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT MASS AND GALA Ball and Auction came on site on April 22, 2017 as the Mass and Gala 2017. It was an extraordinary celebration of the current innovation, creativity, spirit and community of St. Benedict Parish and Preparatory School! A “once-in-a-lifetime” experience for all of us; bringing the Mass & Gala on site in the Gymnasium and Courtyard became a reality thanks to the vision of our pastor, Fr. Jason and the hard work put in by our co-chairs, Tricia Canty and Colleen Mueller, and their great committee. Our overall net profit for the Mass & Gala was $190,000. $33,550 earmarked from the Target Technology Paddle Raise went to cover technology improvements to benefit all students this past summer with another $19,000 to Build Our Future covering needed facility improvements. The balance supported the operating costs of our education mission. This was a big accomplishment thanks to a dedicated committee of volunteers, our generous sponsors and donors, along with the tremendous support of our parishioners and school families.

5 Our Passion is the Best Possible You Sacramental Life The sacraments are sacred signs. They show Christ’s presence in all the key moments of life: birth, death, coming of age, community leadership, the most basic relationships of family, our daily struggle to love better, and, in the Eucharist, our daily life in communion with the God we worship. The sacraments confer grace and show what grace does in us. They penetrate us with the life of Christ. And when we come to those perfect moments in the life of grace, when we act like graced people by truly participating in the sacraments, the sacramental life of grace is fulfilled and renewed in us, and so the sacraments drive us forward, as well.

PARISH POPULATION 1917 2016 2017 REGISTERED FAMILIES 680 2,981 3,119 NOT REGISTERED FAMILIES (ESTIMATE) N/A 1,062 1,209 REGISTERED PERSONS N/A 8,552 9,022 NOT REGISTERED PERSONS (ESTIMATE) N/A +2,124 +2,418 TOTAL NUMBER OF SOULS IN OUR CARE: 3,000 10,676 11,440

SACRAMENTAL LIFE BAPTISMS 120 140 155 RECEPTION INTO FULL COMMUNION 8 11 7 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 67 144 138 CONFIRMATION 164 82 54 MARRIAGES 36 31 36 FUNERALS 57 39 44

SR. HELEN MARIE KLING, D.C., PASTORAL ASSISTANT SENIOR MINISTRY Over the past year Senior Ministry, with the assistance of Sr. Helen Marie Kling D.C., aimed at providing for the spiritual needs of senior parishioners. The activities have been simple: a small lunch followed by a prayer activity such as the Rosary in October and Stations of the Cross during Lent led by Fr. Robert and Deacon Reyes. Outings to visit retired sisters in various convents brought out Fr. Jason as bus driver for trips to Terra Haute and Dubuque. These activities led to the bonding of our seniors, some of whom were new to the neighborhood. Thank you to our Leadership Team: Bill Buchholtz, Mary Close, Glorieta Gaston, Maureen Gawlik, Rosemary McDonnell, Kathy Minneci, Jan Mocarski, and Beverly Wallin.

MINISTERS OF CARE The spiritual life of those who are sick, homebound or in nursing facilities is enriched by parishioners who have offered their time and willingness to serve. These ministers are called Ministers of Care. The role of this ministry is to take Communion and pray with those in need of this care. Our ministers have been trained and are offered up-date gatherings three times a year. We are blessed to have many active ministers taking Jesus to those who cannot come to receive with the parish community. If you are aware of someone homebound or would like to become a Minister of Care please call the rectory. JEREMY KIOLBASSA DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRY MUSIC MINISTRY: CONTINUING THE LEGACY

INSPIRED BY THE PAST St. Benedict Parish has long been synonymous with great music. If the walls of our church could talk, they’d tell of the magnificent sounds that reverberated between them over the course of a century. This legacy is part of both our parish and our Catholic identity. We draw inspiration from our history as we fill our church with music week after week, and we will strive to continue this great tradition for years to come.

EMBRACING THE PRESENT Over the past year, our parish music ministry has been blessed with a period of abundance. Through the use of creative marketing and re-branding, the enrollment in both our Adult choir and Children’s Chorus is the highest it’s been in years. We have also added new groups such as our teen ensembles and Chant Schola. We are blessed with an exceptionally talented music faculty in our school, and the collaboration between parish and school music departments is strong. This is evident at our school Masses. We are seeing a return on the investments we have made in our ministry, and many of the seeds we have planted are finally bearing fruit. Because of the overwhelming generosity of an anonymous donor we were able to upgrade our aging church piano to a world-class instrument. This new instrument has taken both our liturgies and concerts series to the next level. We have invested a lot of time and resources to make much needed improvements over the past few years. This included new hymnals, sheet music, folders, upgrading of our sound system to an all-digital interface, digital mixers & amplifiers, and the addition of brand new choir microphones. A less tangible investment has been that of minister formation. In our adult choir and cantor program we have focused on the spiritual growth and prayer. We began this season with a mini-retreat for all of our ministers

over the course of two evenings. Through formation we help our musicians to realize that they are not performers or simply volunteers, but ministers of the church. They also realize that they are sharing the gifts bestowed upon them by God to help the assembly pray. It may sound cliche, but a choir that prays together stays together.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE As we look to the future, we have a rare chance to create something truly special. Our aim is to continue the growth that we have experienced and to create an inclusive, vibrant, and comprehensive program that serves our block in its entirety. We still have some needs that will have to be addressed moving forward. As our school transitions to a PK-8 model, we will need to figure out how best to engage our middle-school students and engage them in choir. We will likely have to upgrade our church organ as it continues to show its age and reaches the end of its life expectancy. We also need to do some further work on our sound system and audio equipment.

Though there is much work to be done, our future looks bright. Through the generosity of our parish family, we will continue the legacy of great music at St. Ben’s for years to come. 7

Our Passion is the Best Possible You DANIEL HUGHES, DIRECTOR OF CATECHESIS Adult and Child CatecHEsis Commission

The adult and child Catechesis Commission is the collection of ministries dedicated to life long learning around the celebration of sacraments and around different milestones in our lives We are blessed to have such a large and dynamic Religious Education Department here at St. Ben’s that is supported by many dedicated volunteer ministers. Many ministries are covered, including K-8 Religious Education classes for St. Ben’s children who do not attend our school, an RCIA program for those wishing to be welcomed into the Church, a SPRED program to help those with special needs come to Christ, Children’s Liturgy of the Word to preach the Gospel to the young ones in our community, Baptismal Preparation for new parents, Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation for those preparing for the Sacrament, and Adult Education for our parents and parishioners.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • The Religious Education Department is run by Daniel J. Hughes, the Director of Catechesis and Nancy Uczen the Administrative Assistant. • Our Catechetical Leader for RE is Michelle Stevens, our lead 2nd grade Catechist. • Over 250 families send their children to St. Ben’s for Religious Education. • In the 2016/17 year there were 318 children attending. • This year we have 313 attending. • In 2016/17 we had 132 receive First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion • This year we will have 142 receiving those Sacraments. • In 2016/17 we had 46 teens receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. • This year we will have approximately 72 receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. • The SPRED team, led by Pat Woodhouse, helps to guide those with special needs closer to Christ. PRE-CANA • Gilbert and Stephanie Tolentino host Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation twice a year at their lovely home nearby. RCIA • We have a dedicated team, led by Mary Jo Shaver, which helps to guide those being welcomed into the Church. • Last year we welcomed 9 into the Church and this year it will be 10. • Those being welcomed come from a variety of faith traditions. • This year we reviewed the program and decided on new materials to make the process more dynamic. 8 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT BAPTISMAL PREP • Our Pastoral Associate Elaine Lindia and Daniel J. Hughes, our Director of Catechesis team up to prepare new parents to have their child Baptized at St. Ben’s. • From September 2016 to September 2017, 168 children were baptized.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD • Gabrielle George and Deacon David Reyes lead the Children’s Liturgy of the Word. • This is usually held at both the 9 am Mass and the 10:30 am Mass. • It is an amazing way to bring the Gospel to some of our youngest parishioners.

ADULT EDUCATION • This year we began hosting Chicago Catholic Scripture School on campus for those parishioners looking to more deeply connect to Christ through study of Sacred Scripture. • We host a number of Catechetical Conversations for our parents who have children preparing for Sacraments.

PARISH MISSION 2017 Our parish and St. Andrew Parish co-hosted the annual parish mission during Lent in 2017. “Your Story, Our Story” Finding Belonging in the Church through Story was presented by Dr. Timone Davis, professor of theology at the Institute of Pastoral Studies. Dr. Davis inspired our communities to see how our own personal stories could be part of the story of God’s great redemptive plan.

Father Sergio Romo, Pastor of St. Andrew with Dr. Davis at the reception held in our church basement. 9

Our Passion is the Best Possible You RACHEL GEMO, HEAD OF PARISH SCHOOL What Catholic School Excellence Will Look Like at St. Benedict Preparatory School in the Future REACHING NEW HEIGHTS – SBPS STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE MISSION, VISION AND POSITIONING OF OUR PARISH SCHOOL In February 2017, parish and school leadership announced that we will transition to an Early Childhood through Grade 8 Parish School, concluding our high school ministry in two years (June 2019). Last year through the strategic planning process, the work of the school advisory board and school leadership analyzed all grade levels of our school and reflected on community feedback to discern how we can be our best at all the grade levels we offer. The strategic planning work wasn’t just a study on whether or not to continue the high school. We knew this process was an opportunity to create a vision for an excellent parish Catholic school that would thrive in the 21st century global society. After many months of prayer, collaboration and data-driven discernment, we envisioned our future school model. OVERALL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE GOALS FOR ST. BENEDICT PREPARATORY SCHOOL SBPS will develop an effective model for 21st Century Catholic School Education focusing on the “Seven C’s” of progressive educational excellence. The “Seven C’s” which SBPS will build our program are the pillars of Catholic, Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Content, Communication and Confidence. Building classroom practices around these Seven C’s will enable students to develop skills required to be self-directed, independent, life¬long learners; these skills will help them succeed in high school, college and beyond. The Seven C’s allow SBPS to provide a personalized, enriched, inclusive education that will support all areas of each child’s spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional development. In early 2018, the parish adults will be invited to a “book club” to explore these Seven C’s. We hope you will be able to join us!

WHAT WILL WE BE DOING FOR EACH LEVEL OF SCHOOL? WE WILL… • strengthen the early childhood experience, incorporating age-appropriate social-emotional learning, as well as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programming; • further increase the rigor of our elementary programming, as well as integrating STEM components authentically into classroom learning; • enhance our robust middle school program, expanding enrichment and elective choices that allow our young adolescents to achieve and grow in areas that interest them; • continue strong Catholic identity, create rich prayer experiences and service opportunities for each grade level; • invest in teacher training, facilities, materials and technology to support a personalized learning experience for each student.

ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT CREATING AN ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL TO SET UP SBPS FOR SUCCESS One of the key goals of the strategic planning process was to create an organizational model to help us reach our parish school goals, taking advantage of our already unique structure and resources. The organizational model was created in partnership with the school advisory board and parish and school leadership in consultation with Catholic School Management. The model integrated successful national models with our own robust urban parish school setting.

THESE ARE THE MAIN GOALS OF THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL MODEL: • Enables a focus on Catholic academic excellence at the three levels of schooling: early childhood, elementary school and middle school; • Optimizes the span of control within the organization structure to allow key administrators and staff to provide the proper support to faculty, students and families as we implement the school vision; • Ensures proper support for curricular and co-curricular programs; • Creates a robust stewardship and development team to support parish and school financial needs to ensure the vision is created and sustainable; • Provides proper administration as we conclude the high school ministry in two years.

Key Leadership Roles in the New Organizational Model: Head of Early Childhood, Rachel Waldron PHIL SIEGEL Head of Middle School (NEW ROLE), Mary Deletioglu INNOVATION COACH Head of High School Transition (NEW ROLE), Dr. Erika Mickelburgh GRADES EC-8 Innovation Coach for grades EC-8 (NEW ROLE), Phil Siegel School Counselor for grades 6-12 (NEW ROLE) Colleen Fahrenbach Director of Stewardship and Development for the Parish and School (NEW ROLE) COLLEEN FAHRENBACH, Director of Alumni and Annual Giving (NEW ROLE), Joe Accardi SCHOOL COUNSELOR Director of Enrollment and Marketing (NEW ROLE), Janet Gallagher GRADES 6-12 Head of Parish School, Rachel Gemo (This year serving as Elementary Head of School as well.)

We are making significant changes to the school’s organization structure, leadership and programs. As this transition takes place, we will periodically review our progress, successes and challenges. Based on our learnings, we will continue to refine our structure, resourcing, and priorities as needed.

FORWARD IN OUR FAITH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE AND THE SCHOOL’S STRATEGIC PLAN Now that the church roof and tuck pointing project has been completed, we now are able to turn our sights to the school. Father Steve, with the assistance of the new Director of Development and Stewardship and the Capital Campaign Committee, will review its current progress and determine a communications plan and marketing strategy to encourage continued participation. The parish facilities committee is reviewing options for the tuck pointing and windows replacement of the elementary school building along Leavitt Street. There is also an evaluation of renovation possibilities of the Bell Street building for the third project of the capital campaign. There will be more coming soon. We are grateful to all those who continue to support the Forward in Our Faith Campaign. Upgrades to the school facilities to support our school programming will be forthcoming. We have a great future to look toward. 11 Our Passion is the Best Possible You AN EXCELLENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEEDS A VISIONARY TECHNOLOGY PLAN There was a lot accomplished this past year in the area of technology. In order to get our building and campus future ready, we completed foundational upgrades to the network, infrastructure, security, and technology policies. While that was happening, we visited forward-thinking schools across Chicagoland to see what was working and what are essential components of a strong technology plan. Along with leaders from the faculty, administration, technology committee, academic excellence committee and the advisory board we formulated a three-year educational technology plan.

Educational Technology Goals: • Hire an Innovation Coach • Implement one-to-one computing for K-8 over three years • Update faculty laptops • Create STEM labs (we’ve named them the EXPLORATORY) – we will have the Elementary and Early Childhood EXPLORATORY ROOMS rolled out this year; middle school will be created in the near future • Creative Communications Arts Lab for middle school • Evaluate and implement programs that support goals • Hire and retain a quality Tech Support Team

Thanks to a generous family foundation gift, we’ve been able to create the new EXPLORATORY for the elementary school, as well as move and remodel the elementary school library. The EXPLORATORY received 24 brand new computers this summer and we’ve put in STEM materials and applications to foster critical thinking, creativity and problem solving skills. We’ve moved the library down to the first floor so that we can have an extra-large room for our EXPLORATORY. For the secondary school Creative Communication Arts Lab, we’ve purchased six high-powered computers to support digital creative arts. We will also be creating a video recording studio that will be accessible to all grade levels.

Tech Report

LOUIE DENISA JAZEL INITIAL WORK COMPLETED KARAGIANNES, GARGOVIC, GABRIEL, FOR THE VISIONARY TECH PLAN: TECH DIRECTOR TECH SUPPORT TECH SUPPORT

Over this summer, the technology department has grown to accommodate a number of new policies and programs, all in an attempt to develop a 21-century learning environment. Developing a One-to-One program was the highest priority. As a result, many prerequisites would have to be established, if we were to deploy computers to every student in the building. First, we would need staff to support the additional devices. Next, we would need to grow the infrastructure to sustain the added device load; and most importantly, we would need to insure security for all kids, both at school and at home, when doing online activities. Doing so, however, would also require the need to update teachers’ machines, as well as updating the computer labs. Adding devices to the elementary school requires a lot of overhead, constant contact with teachers, as well as, a well developed infrastructure. We hired a fulltime Network technician, Jazel Gabriel, whose main responsibility was to upgrade and maintain the network backbone in every classroom across the campus. In addition, a part-time computer technician, Denisa Gargovic, was brought on to address ticket submissions, and assist in the rollout of the One-to-One program. Originally, classroom infrastructure was set up to service one computer per classroom, which had horrific cable organization, as well as poor placements of phones and Access points. Therefore, we decided to locate and mount all phones on the walls closest to the doors. This insures consistency in all classrooms,

ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT so in the event of an emergency, everyone on campus knows where to access a phone. Access points were mounted on ceilings/walls for maximum performance and minimum interference. The old network cable was cut and replaced with new Cat6 cable, terminated, and installed in all classrooms. The goal was/is to maintain a consistent, organized, and efficient set up in every classroom that insures reliable usability. The internet is a blessing, bringing instant information and communication to children wanting to learn. However, because there are people out there that are always looking to do harm, security is imperative. That is why we employed ForcePoint to run an onsite and cloud offsite security proxy for all computers.

BEFORE AFTER Each classroom now has a phone at a designated spot near each door, along with access points to help with internet access and speed.

BEFORE AFTER Cable organization provides for easy accessibility for infrastructure maintenance.

ForcePoint insures protection from Malware, Viruses, and ransomware; while, filtering all unwanted/ blocked content that kids should not be exposed to when searching online. Purchase of ForcePoint Services was a major investment and partnership that St. Benedict has made, and is a clear differentiator from all other parishes and schools in the area. Update of Teacher machines and Computer Labs were the last identified prerequisites to implementing the One-to-One. As a result, we transitioned the Labs to a STEM environment, where a more diverse level of skills can be acquired through hands on activities. Because we wanted to encourage users to write on their device and interact with the projectors in meaningful and dynamic ways, a Lenovo ThinkPad was the most logical choice to attain these results. Many positive and beneficial accomplishments were completed this summer, which really helped to define the direction of the department as a whole, and for its future success. Thoughtful attention was also given to how we complete and log tickets/requests, hours and availability in the office, professional development for the teachers, as well as, communication with faculty on updates and procedures. Last summer was definitely a most rewarding major step forward for developing St. Benedict 21st century learning environment.

Our Passion is the Best Possible You 13 ELAINE LINDIA PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Human Concerns Commission The focus of the Human Concerns Commission is to minister to those among us with spiritual, physical, social and economic needs. Our task is to assure that all people are invited to be full participants in the Church and society. Our ministries are “Christianity in Action” where we work to affirm and uphold the dignity of all individuals.

COMMON FOOD PANTRY ST. BENEDICT SANCTUARY THANKSGIVING DINNER CHRISTMAS DINNER EASTER DINNER HEALTH COMMITTEE PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY SHARING PARISH CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE WITH OUR SHARING PARISH, OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS.

As part of our efforts to provide food to all the needy in the community, St. Benedict was recognized by Common Food Pantry for collecting over 3257 pounds of food in 2016! Members of our St Vincent de Paul Society ensured that the food was delivered to the pantry to help them in the fight against hunger. St Vincent de Paul also partnered with the school to collect food during Advent so that Christmas baskets of food could be delivered to families in need. Our Christmas Giving Tree served the needs of several ministries including St Joseph Village, Maryville Academy and Neumann Family Services.

We continued to offer our lunch program as well as our Ministry Dinners on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter where over 300 people come to share a meal with others in the community.

Our Health Committee continues to offer Zumba classes and also held a blood drive, flu shot offering and a presentation about how to have a healthy heart.

A Christmas card exchange was made to our Sharing Parish and they visited our community for a presentation from a special guest speaker, a retired Air Force pilot. Both schools made cards for soldiers in the Military and enjoyed lunch together.

St. Benedict Sanctuary partnered with the House of Good Shepherd and collected needed items for the residents. They continue efforts to raise awareness of domestic violence and prepared purple ribbons for all to wear to show support for the sisters and brothers in our community dealing with domestic abuse.

14 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT In an effort to expand the promotion and preservation of human dignity and human solidarity, a new Peace and Justice Committee was formed. A survey was conducted by the committee to determine the issues of concern. Committee members partnered with Heartland Alliance to offer an educational event on how to support refugee families. Efforts for Respect Life and our CRS Rice Bowl campaign continue and the committee will be working on new offerings for education and outreach in the coming year.

MEMBERS OF OUR ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: STUDENTS FROM ST. BEN’S AND OUR LADY OF PAT CLARK, RITA ZEITNER, JIM VAHEY (LEFT SIDE), THE SNOWS GOT TOGETHER TO MAKE CHRISTMAS AL SCHOEN, DIANE BOROWCZYK (RIGHT SIDE) CARDS FOR SOLDIERS IN THE MILITARY.

Our Passion is the Best Possible You FR. ROBERT PAJOR, ASSOCIATE PASTOR Parish Life Commission THE ST BENEDICT PARISH LIFE COMMISSION IS THE COLLECTION OF MINISTRIES THAT ALLOW US TO CELEBRATE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A FUN, FAMILY-FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS COMMISSION HAS MANY DIFFERENT BRANCHES OFFERING A WIDE ARRAY OF SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGE GROUPS AND INCLUDES THE:

LADIES SOCIETY is a chapter of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women of Chicago, Vicariate II, and is an inclusive community of Catholic women who seek to empower and educate its members in spirituality, leadership and service. The society meets on the first Wednesday of the month after the morning Mass in Beaven Hall. For over 40 years this society has made homemade cookie baskets for the homebound, those in nursing homes and for our daily sandwich program for the poor, prior to Christmas. They also participate in service projects for the Council’s Prison Ministry.

HOLY NAME SOCIETY is the parish men’s club since 1917. Its mission is to promote devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and to assist each other to grow in holiness. The apostolate of the society is to assist in parish ministries by performing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. They have sponsored numerous events in the past such as Donut Sunday and Lunch with Santa, as well as participated as volunteers for Benfest and Oktoberfest.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is the fraternal organization formed as Council # 15052 to which there are currently 76 Knights with 12 very active members. Throughout the year they sponsor numerous events to support both the universal and local church such as the Keep Christ in Christmas project, November and March food drives. They are also very active throughout the year at parish events such as Benfest and offer their honor guard to special celebrations such as Fr. Kanonik’s recent installation as pastor. Their Tootsie Roll drive supports our SPRED religious ed program for the developmentally disabled. The organization also offers a life insurance program unequaled by any in the nation.

WELCOMING MINISTRY was formed by very active women whose vision is to joyfully be among the first-responders of the parish to new parishioners. Each of the nine women are members and leaders of other parish ministries and special events. Their ultimate goal is to cultivate the spirit of Christ and St. Benedict’s welcoming atmosphere. Last year 87 new families were welcomed at a monthly Sunday Mass.

WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB has been a ministry at St. Benedict’s for 17 years. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, except during the summer, in the Pine Room in the Rectory. We have approximately 20 members, but are always welcoming to anyone with a love of reading. Twice a year we vote on selections suggested by members to read for the upcoming months. We read all genres, from classics to current titles, fiction to non-fiction.

16 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT BEN’S BUDS is the team of gardeners headed by Anne Hunt who take care of the various gardens on the block. This year’s highlights included a project with the Girl Scouts to have native plantings put down in the garden in front of the St. Kateri Center. The restoration of the statue of Blessed Mother was finished and reinstalled in the garden east of the rectory.

ST. BEN’S YOUNG ADULTS The group’s events are on the 4th Sunday of each month, after the 6:30 pm Mass. This Fall there will be a series titled Theology Uncorked at Mrs. Murphy’s on Tuesday. The group is looking for services opportunities this Fall.

YOUNG ADULTS RCYA There were 12 Softball Teams this year. The Champion Team was the Purple from St. Clements.

SCOUTS Scouting is alive and well with Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Daisies, and Brownies who meet regularly and participate in various activities and outings. Kindergarten Daisy Troop - 22 girls Fifth/Sixth/Seventh Grade First Grade Daisy Troop - 6 girls Junior and Cadettes - 21 girls Second Grade Brownie Troop - 22 girls TOTAL GIRL SCOUTS: 97 Third Grade Brownie Troop - 14 girls Boy Scouts - 73 boys Fourth Grade Junior Troop - 12 girls

OUR ANNUAL BALL & AUCTION: THE MASS AND GALA 2017 was on campus for the first time having almost 600 guests in attendance on a beautiful Saturday night in April for the 100th birthday celebration at Mass and then in our transformed gym and courtyard.

BENFEST 2017 was well attended with beautiful weather all three days.

OKTOBERFEST 2017 also had large crowds with good weather, celebrating our German heritage.

Peter Kattner Jr. was recognized at this year’s Oktoberfest for his 40 year commitment to organizing and putting on Oktoberfest at St. Benedict Parish.

ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT Our Passion is the Best Possible You JODY ROY is Ojibway from Atikameksheng Anishinabek. She is a wife and mother to St. Kateri Center one wonderful daughter. Growing up and living on the reservation until she and her family moved to this wonderful city in spring of With the retirement of Mrs. Dee Logan in December 2016, a year 2000. She started volunteering her time in the community in 2003. of transition began at the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Native American Jody recently graduated from Center hosted in our parish convent. Josie Dykas became the interim Kendall College here in Chicago with Bachelor of Arts in Business coordinator until Cardinal Cupich appointed Jody Roy and Lisa Franqui Management. as co-coordinators of the center in June of 2017. LISA FRANQUI HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR: is Native American, • 8 Native American Children attending Catholic schools were provided an enrolled with scholarships for 2016-2017 and currently 6 students were Member of the Navajo Nation awarded for 2017-2018 academic year. and Puerto Rican. Lisa was born in Chicago • During the summer of 2016 and 2017, representation from the center and currently resides in Dunning attended the annual Tekakwitha Conference, the world’s largest square, she also has a son named annual gathering for Native American Catholics. Paul. Lisa became Catholic at the age of thirty years old. She has • The Center hosted a student group from St. Labre Indian School in been involved in Native American Ministry for over 20 years. Lisa South Dakota who came to learn about our center and meet with attended USML Lay ministry Native American youth here in Chicago. program and graduated in 2005. Lisa enjoys reading, running and • In partnership with American Indian Education Program a series of attending pilgrimages. 4 week beading and sewing classes was provided. • Senior Luncheon for the Native Community is also back at the center. This monthly event offers native elders an opportunity to gather in kinship with other community members. • Recently a partnership with St. Eugene Parish supported our first co-sponsored Pow Wow held this past July at St. Eugene. • The St. Kateri Youth Circle has been started and meets twice a month for 4 hours. • In addition a Youth Leadership Program has been launched for Native American youth who want to become more involved in community programs and develop their leadership and professional skills. • We currently have Ojibwe Language Classes open to the public. We are currently looking to bring more Native American Language classes to the community. Jody and Lisa are working to ensure that St. Kateri Center’s biweekly Masses continue.

COMING SOON: 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass in the St. Kateri Chapel, 3931 N. Leavitt followed by a potluck feast: November 26 and December 17, 2017. Please follow us on Facebook for future events and please come visit us at St. Kateri Center and learn more about us.

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ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT KIM MCMILLAN, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTRY During this year we started a structured meeting schedule, continued building connections between parish ministries and have continued to offer the young people ways that they can live out their call to discipleship by participating in service to our community.

In January of 2017 we began a regular first and second Sunday meeting schedule to help create a pattern for gathered events. It isn’t necessary to participate in every event, to belong. First Sunday Fun starts at 5:00pm and goes until 6:30pm. It usually takes place in the gym and consists of time building our relationship with each other and just having fun. Second Sunday Scripture is just an

alliteration that invites those who attend to engage in prayer and/or scripture and some really great conversations with the group.

We have made bridges between several parish ministry groups to help highlight that we are one community of faith. In October of 2016, youth ministry and the Sanctuary ministry met together to raise awareness about Domestic Violence and talk about healthy relationships. This year because of the generosity of the Holy Name Society we have 8 young people attending the National Catholic Youth Conference. The members of the Holy Name Society offered to sponsor two of our young people to attend NCYC and as a response to their kindness, the youth helped at one of their sponsored Donut Days.

Why am I created? and How do I fit in? are two major questions that most people wrestle with at some point in their lives. I think that participating in our Lord Have Mercy service weeks helps the participants begin to answer those questions. The opportunity to serve others and spend time reflecting on our experiences as followers of Christ, makes these some of my favorite weeks of the summer. Serving the families at the Ronald McDonald House by cleaning the house they stay in, really was a wonderful way to serve. Cleaning in our church helped the whole group take pride in our worship space. There were approximately 95 hours of service during this time frame and all the young people participated generously with their time and talents.

This year we will continue to focus on making connections to other parish ministries and holding open the door for all our young people to continue being active members of our Community of Faith. In reflecting on this past year of youth ministry we are reminded of the support that youth ministry receives and the value our parish has for all young people.

Our Passion is the Best Possible You 19 Completed Facilities Projects in 2016-17. FORWARD IN OUR FAITH UPDATE Through fervent prayer, generous teamwork, and formidable generosity, our parish capital campaign Forward in Our Faith continues to turn our dreams into realities. The initial campaign consisted of three project phases: 1) The complete replacement of the 100-year-old slate roof and carry out all necessary tuck pointing around the exterior of the church:. • Remove and replace the underlayment and slate on the upper roof and conical roof on the south side of the church; installation of new snow guards, copper flashing, gutters, and downspouts; as well as for the lower aisle roofs. • Major tuck pointing repairs around several parts of the church, largely on the north, south and east sides of the church • The removal of paint from the façade of the church, restoring the original limestone, the opening and assessment of the front limestone steps of the church, and the replacement of the cracked clay gutter sewer pipes underground • Re-establishment of the lightning rods at the top of the bell tower and at the top of the roof copper cross. • The final part of the project was the restoration of the failing paint and plaster in the church completed in time for the 100th birthday celebration 2) Thoroughly tuck point the façade of the school building (Building 1) on Leavitt Street as well as install new lintels and windows. 3) Build a new addition to our parish school to house new and innovative educational centers. However, due to the phasing out of the high school, the parish has reassessed this need and has begun to move forward with plans to renovate and upgrade the school building (Building 4) on Bell Street with new and innovative educational centers. Watch for more details in the future about this endeavor.

CAMPAIGN STATISTICS Total pledged (to-date): $4,691,991 Challenge goal: $6,200,000 Total paid gifts (as of October 31, 2017): $2,446,464 Total number of donor families: 738

CAMPAIGN EXPENSES INCLUDE: • $1,614,125: Final cost of the work on the church building • $234,840: General expenses to administer the campaign • $157,058: The first two of five gifts to the Archdiocese of Chicago for the “To Teach Who Christ Is” Campaign • $70,394: Structural reports and interior church repair work • $20,000: Gift to our sharing parish, Our Lady of the Snows • $18,750: Preliminary plans for the renovation of Building 4 With profound gratitude, thank you for your continued generosity as we strive to continue moving our parish “forward in our faith.”

20 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT 13 NEW WATER FOUNTAINS ADDED IN CHURCH AND THROUGHOUT BUILDING 1 AND BUILDING 3. ALSO NEW FOUNTAIN ADDED OUTSIDE THE HS LIBRARY

ROOF REPAIR COMPLETED FOR BUILDING 2 NEW PLAYGROUND AND COURTYARD RECESS IMPROVEMENTS. THANKS TO HSA AND 2016 BALL AND AUCTION!

PLUMBING UPGRADES IN THE ACKERMAN CENTER TO ADDRESS HIGH LEVEL OF LEAD IN THE DRINKING WATER

The 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal supports both parish and Archdiocesan ministries. In addition, the appeal is also one of the largest philanthropic sources of financial support for Catholic schools in the archdiocese. The appeal also funds services that are of great help to other ministries offered here in our parish. This year, the theme of the Appeal was “Love Your Neighbor As Yourself.” We have all received God’s love. By financially supporting the ministries and services funded by the ACA, we help to extend God’s love to many, many others. When our parish reaches its goal of $48,090 in paid pledges, we will receive 100% of the additional funds for continued heating upgrades to our parish plant. This goal represents 6% of our offertory income. For the past two years, our goal was lessened by 50% in 2015 and by 25% in 2016 because of our participation in the To Teach Who Christ Is campaign, which is tied into our Forward In Our Faith campaign.

Because of your immense generosity over the last several years, the following special programs and projects were completed: 2015 APPEAL – HEATING UPGRADES INCLUDING THERMOSTATIC CONTROLS 21 2016 APPEAL - HEATING UPGRADES INCLUDING CONDENSATION PUMPS 2017 APPEAL – WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ENERGY-EFFICIENT UPGRADES TO OUR AGED HEATING PLANT. Our Passion is the Best Possible You In addition to the water fountain additions around the campus, plumbing upgrades were made throughout the campus this past year. • The Ackerman Center which houses the kitchen in Beaven Hall received the most work. A new water line was installed to bypass the old water lines that contained high levels of lead in the drinking water. • Some of the outgoing lines in the rectory had cracks or were clogged and needed replacement. • Glass pipes in our science department were not functional for proper disposal. These specialized pipes were replaced.

WHAT IS PLANNED FOR 2017-18? In addition to the work on the façade of the school building on Leavitt Street as part of our Forward in Our Faith capital campaign, our parish will put forth effort into the following capital projects:

• While preventative maintenance and inspections are regularly done to our heating and cooling systems, our parish is in need of new condensation pump stations. There are 6 old pumps strategically placed throughout the campus. None of the 6 are working effectively. Some of the pumps have been completely bypassed altogether. The purpose of the pumps is to collect and return condensate from remote areas of the campus back to the boilers. However, since many are not functioning and leaking a significant of water, warm water is not returning to our boilers for reheating. Rather, cold city water is constantly refilling the boilers. New condensation pump stations will not only help our parish be more energy efficient, but will also help to extend the life expectancy of our existing boilers. The parish is currently soliciting multiple bids for this project. Funds for this project will come from parish reserves as this is not a project associated with the capital campaign. • Continued plumbing upgrades to address aging pipes • Roof repairs and sealing of roof gaps on Building 4 (Bell Street)

LEAKING CONDENSATION PUMP STATION IN OUR BOILER ROOM

THANK YOU HSA! Major renovations were made to the first floor building 1 bathrooms. We would like to thank the Home and School Association and all those who contributed to the 2016 Fun Run last fall. With left over funds (after supporting the other great initiatives), the HSA was able to cover the costs of remodeling the first floor washrooms in the elementary building. We now have sinks that our younger students can reach! The new materials will help us keep our bathroom cleaner and healthier for all!

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BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT Our Passion is the Best Possible You FORWARD IN OUR FAITH DONOR LIST Kirk & Jane Ahlfors Jacob & Lori Calhoun Mary Doherty Tess Gecijo Matthew Houlihan Mark & Meg Ahlheim Scott & Nancy Campbell James & Elizabeth Andrew & Elizabeth Geer Luke & Bridget Howe Scott & Anne Alford Tricia Canty Donaghue Mary Lee Geesbreght Chadwick & Charlene Hoyt Milagros & Aimee Bienvenido & Georgina William & Mary Donahue Hilda Geldmyer Casey & Erin Hulliberger Almendras Capeles James Doney Sally Gilger Arthur Hundrieser Ernesto & Mary Almodovar John & Kathleen Caplis Christopher & Joy Joan Gillespie Anne Hunt Leonard & Teresa Aluise Rosemarie Carsello Donohoe Michael & Gail Giovannelli Greg & Jennifer Hurst Tom & Marzena Anderson Rob & Marsha Cassidy Edward & Indira Doran John & Tracey Glibowski Heather Hurst & Michael Curt & Laurie Annis Giorgio & Kelly Castaldi Jeanne Doran Brian & Molly Goad DiDomenico Jay & Sarah Anzevino Oscar & Sandra Castaneda Chris & Krista Dorgan Edmund & Mary Gobat Colleen Huston Helen Applegate Zachariah & Alby Celestino Matthew & Kerry Doucet Gloria Goerner Carl & Jean Hybinette Shannon & Amy Archer Beatriz Cervantes & Mario Brian & Kathleen Doughty David & Kathy Goetz Daniel & Christina Hynes Julian & Clarita Ares Benavidez Joseph & Juliana Doyle Consolacion Golloso Marquita Hynes Steve & Shalita Ativie Jordan & Meghan Chalmers Sean & Meghan Duffy David & Kristin Gonnella Esteban & Agustina Ibanez Stetson & Kristie Atwood John & Eileen Chambers Thomas & Christina Stanislaus & Shona Michael & Jamee Insko James Audia & Laura John Chan Duggan Gonsalves Irene Ireland Bloem Christopher & Tracy Michael & Julie Dzamba Guillermo & Jessica Nilda Irizarry Elenita Ayalin Chantry Natalie Eden Gonzales Rosina Istl Colin & Jeanette Aylward Karen Cholipski Paul & Holly Edlund John & Kara Goodwin Nellie Jamiro Joseph Babbo Erhard Chorle Ben & Julie Eichenseer David & Laura Gould Marilyn Jerger Tom & Debbie Babu Michael Claffey Ronald & Susan Ekx Brian & Laura Grady Froylan I. Jimenez Frederic & Aileen Bacon IV Susan Clarke Cesar & Sandra Escovar Christopher & Patricia Graff Maggie Johnson Marilyn Bade William & Mary Close Pablo & Consuelo Espiritu Amy & Kristopher Graft Sunil Joseph Brian & Shannon Bafaro Steve & Rose Cohen Darin & Chelli Facer Christian & Erin Greiner Marie Jost Maggie Bahler & Chuck Shawn & Patty Colgan Bret & Anna Faford James & Therese M. Emilie Kaim Rizzio Kelly & Mark Colpoys Erik & Maria Fagrelius Grohman Hans & Maria Kaim Milagrina Balbuena Kristin Condon Sue Fahey Kirk & Angela Grossnickle Ken & Katherine Kang Michael and Joan Balcsik Bernadette Conneely John Paul & Debra Fanning John & Lisa Gschwind James & Katherine Christopher & Julie Brian & Lisa Connolly Nicole Farinella-Cafillio Daniel & Melissa Guilfoyle Kartheiser Balzarini Padraic & Siobhan Connolly Christopher & Jean Faris Adam & Amanda Guillaume Mary Ann Kattner Craig & Anne Barclay Lucy Consing Dan & Darianne Farley Judy Gumler David & Stephanie Keenan Jesus & Lucita Barin Barbara & Abelardo Jeanne Farley Peggy Gumler Mike & Danielle Keenan Richard & Kathryn Barnaby Contreras Joseph & Ann Fattore Rita Gumler Brandon & Susan Kennedy Jenna & John Barrett Joseph & Betty Contreras Frances Fazio Bojan & Elizabeth Guzina Edward Kestler Carla Barrios Robert & Colleen Contreras Scott & Linda Feaman Suzanne Gylfe Mary Lou Kestler Mike & Judy Bartley James & Mary Cooney Peter & Claire Feczko Eleanor Haberkamp Ronald & Kimberly Kinn Loreta Bautista Beatrice Coppola Marvin & Amanda Stevens & Barbara Haen George & Marissa Klatt Mike & Peg Bazzell James E & Barbara A Ferguson Gabriel Hailu & Nighisti Jim & Susan Klein Thomas & Justine Beck Corbett Anita Fernandez Berhe Scott & Carol Klemm Michael and Nancy Beebe Asuncion Corpin David Field Alicia & Kenneth Haller Brian & Molly Klucznik Michael & Melanie Behling Carlos Correa Bradley & Rita Filbey Matthew and Jennifer Beth Knobbe Rachel Bernhardt Jorge & Aurora Cortes Diane Filbin Hallgren Daniel & Janice Knuckey Stephen & Marjorie Best Maricar Cortez Anne-Marie Finger Edward & Kelley Halper Frederik & Amy Koning Bethany & Joseph Beyer Thomas & Audrey Kevin & Joanne Finger Matthew & Laura Hamister Spencer & Randi Kowal Hortencia Bicaldo Cosgrove Agnes Firek Sarah Hanson Edward Kozak Ursula Bielski John & Cynthia Crimmins Terry & Shirlee Firestone William & Christina Hardin Irena Kozlowski Carole Bilina Philip Cronce & Victor Linda Fischer Michael & Iris Hart Timothy & Elizabeth Clare Billingham Ambrosio Tom & Virginia Fiske Cherrie Hartman Kramer Mary Binicewicz Mark & Amy Crumrine Brian & Marie Fitzpatrick Barbara Hartnack Todd & Michelle Kramer Lazar & Wilma Bityou Kelley Curry Edward & Christine Janet Haslwanter Samuel & Alison Krauss Susan Bland Timothy & Gabriela Dace Fleming Chris & Jen Hastings Linda Krier Paul & Betty Blazek Romel & Maria Perlinda Leonido & Luisa Flores Jim & Rebecca Hauman Thomas & Jeanne Krier Michael & Michelle Blose Dalalo Maureen Flynn Alan Hauser & Anne Suh Carl & Doris Kriho Jim & Janet Bonebrake Joseph Daprile & Patricia Justin & Kathryn Foley Paul & Karen Hawk Mark & Christina Kristopher & Ashley Boron Flynn Christopher & Jennifer Ford Sean W Hayes Kromkowski Diane Borowczyk Jonathan & Joann Cordy Fortunado Matt & Rosalind Heckman Kathleen Krueger John Bowles & Erica Davidson Nicole Foster & Chris Hill Jim & Megan Heneghan Karl & Cacinda Kuhn Mickelburgh Richard & Regina Davis Lisa Franqui Shawn & Margare Mary Kurczak Eileen Boyle William & Tracy De Allaume David & Jennifer Freda Heneghan Mary Bridget Kustusch Mark & Eileen Boyle William and Janet De La David & Pamela Fritzsche Mary Henneman Richard & Marcia Lansu Alfred & Elisabeth Brandt Fuente Walter & Sara Furie Adam Hennig Aileen Laracuente Karen Breen Richard & Charlene Mark Fylling Eleanor Herkert Thomas & Julie Lauletta Jon & Kari Bresemann DeGuzman John & Sharon Gaietto Melissa & Michael Hevner Jack & Kathryn Lavin Sue Breunig Dio & Cherina Delfino Kathleen Gailey Daniel Hickey Margaret Lawlor Geraldine Brewster Mark & Stephanie Delia Alex and Elizabeth Galiano Laverne Hickey The William Lawlor 23 Paul & Carol Brimstin Tom Deske Janet Gallagher Edgar & Nancy Hillner Foundation Veronica Bruce Michael & Donna Dietrich Patrick & Anna Gallagher Angielyn & Ray Hodges Peter & Amy Leadstrom Eric & Shannon Brusca Brian & Angela Dillon Kim Gambino & James Anne Hoellich Donald & Corazon Lee Kevin & Kathleen Buchar Paul & Rosemarie Dinan Smith Gavin Hoffman & Lorraine Russell & Kelly Lee Jerry Buldak Adelaida Dino Emilio Garcera Egan Eugene & Karen Leone Joseph & Julie Burke Benjamin & Elisa Dino Glorieta A. Gaston Kevin & Amy Hogan Rose Leversha Patrick & Jennifer Burke Frederick & Tisha Dino Martina Gavigan Rita Holly-Lindsay Floyd Lewis Robert & Andrea Burke Neil & Joy Dizon William & Anna Gay Michael & Gina Hortatsos Bernie Libao FORWARD IN OUR FAITH DONOR LIST Patrick & Elaine Lindia Cesareo & JoAnn Moreno Rebekah & Stephen Steven Schwartz & Kristin Villarreal Stacy & Raquel Litherland Joann Moretti Polutnik Elizabeth Briggs Luz Viloria Leonora Llanes Michael & Tammy Morris Matthew & Rima Ports Kent Seger Guido & Marisa Volpe Dustin & Kristy Loeffler Christine Morrissey Robert Porzelt Daniel & Julie Semenak Beverly Wallin Corazon Lopez Mary Most Joseph & Mercedes Prause Francesco & Bridgett Sessa Daniel & Catherine Walsh Lilliann Lopez Humberto & Jill Moya Precision Excavation John & Amanda Sharkey The Walsh Foundation Maria Lopez John & Colleen Mueller Janet & Jeff Preston Christopher & Kara Joy & Larry Walton Jon & Rochelle Luciano Peter & Paula Muenzner Mariiusz & Halina Pydych Sheaffer Carly Waltz Martin & Linda Lunkes Matthew & Angela Jaime & Magdalena Queroz Eliot & Aggie Sherwin Thomas & Maureen Ward John & Carol Lydon Mulderink Rowan & Delia Quinain Dmitry & Maureen Shifrin Steven & Kara Warmbir Kathleen Lydon Melissa Mulhern Peter & Anne Quinn John Shirey & Carmina Dorian & Yesenia Warner Patricia Lydon Regina Mulhern George & Kimberly Radich Pereja Andy & Mary Eileen Weber John & Julia Lynch Melody & Curt Mullenix Elisabeth Rapp Mary Shurba Chris Weber JoAnn MacDonald Beth Murphy John & Catherine Rebel Laela Skaer Daniel J. Weber Mickey & Dana MacMillan James & Jeanette Murphy Arturo G & Belinda Recinto Kirk Smid Estela Weber Ben & Remy Magahis Mary Ann Murphy David & Allyson Regnier John & Malissa Smith John & Ilona Weber Miguel & Violeta Matthew and Dana Murray Sandra Regnier Abraham & Eden Walter Weglinski & Kendra Magnabijon Sean & Patti Murray James & Agata Reilly Sobrepena Ensor Timothy & Cheryl Mahon James & Mara Myers David & Lynn Retford Dino & Sylvia Solver Nicholas & Christina Joseph & Anne-Marie Rodalfo & Rosita Nabong Ellen Reynolds Frank & Kirsten Sorensen Weidman Maida John & Brittany Nanry Robert & Marta Rhyner Kerry & Christopher Porter Tom & Mary Weirath Terence Maiellaro Mark & Neymi Nehring Jeffrey & Carol Rich Sorvino Stephen & Michele Welsh Jason Malave Eric & Amy Nelson Tom & Kelly Rieckelman John & Lisa Souter George & Gertrude John & Mary Mangan Anne Neumann Greg & Anne Rief Jason & Britt Staley Wersching Juan & Corazon Marasigan Adam Nieto & Jamie Ezzo Brian & Kathryn Riehman Andy & Julie Stanglewicz Robert & Jane Wharton Eddie & Cathy Markul Vincent & Jennifer Nigito Armando & Abad Rivas Gary Stark Joan Wilcox Brian & Liza Martin Dee Noesen Timothy & Sally Roach Russell Starr Amy Wilkins Todd & Karla Martin Janet Nolan Daniel & Elizabeth Roarty Brian & Karla Stearns Brett & Tammi Williams Pete & Zenaida Martinez Patrick & Erin Nolan Mary Roche Ryan & Stephanie Stecz Quentin & Lydia Williams Anthony & Kristin Mateja Sean & Brooke Noonan Jose & Bethany Ronchetta Jeff & Amy Stern Maureen Wilson and Rich Fernando & Andrea Matro Christopher & Heather Theresa Roniere Margaret Stevens Madl Fredrick & Brighid Matvias Nordloh Ronald & Lara Rooney Michelle Stevens Dan Wiltgen & Kristine Andrew & Matty May Mary C Nordloh Hans & Anna Roos Steve & Molly Stewart Lantz Paul Mbinglo Dan Notter & Haley Carlson Bob & Jeanne Roth Scott & Emily Stiglicz Charles & Rosemarie Peter & Amina-Mercy Amy & Thomas Novicki Michael & Julie Rothweiler Brett & Amy Straley Wimberly Mbinglo Max Nutkowitz & Colleen Ben & Sarah Roxworthy Johanna Strecker Michael & Dorothy Winn Mike & Becky McCallum Sullivan Daniel & Jennifer Russell Brian Stumpf Margaret & Walter Winsor Kevin & Megan McCarthy Joseph & Angelique Obiri Ceannaich & Shawna Ryan Sookra & Yolanda Sukhu Josephine Wischler Terry & Mary Kay McCreery James Ochoa & Susan Harry & Bonnie Ryan Mark & Patrice Sullivan John & Michele Wittenborn Rosemary McDonnell O’Keefe Janice Ryan Sean & Susan Sullivan Brian Wittenwyler & Jill Brian & Jackie McFadden Ryan & Catherine O’Connell Patrick & Beth Ryan Faith Swanson Corcoran Jerry McFarland Michael & Elizabeth Thomas & Isabelle Ryan Brian & Samantha Marianne Wojak Jill McGinn-Henderson O’Connor Matt & Rachel Saccaro Szopinski Edward & Barbara Wolke Todd McGovern & Lisa Dall Thomas & Elly O’Donnell Eleazar B & Teresita B Karen Tabbert Howard & Collette Wong Brian & Marisa McHugh Chad & Aimee Ogren Sagun Thomas Tansor & Aileen Wayne Wong Todd & Ellen McIntosh James & Kelly O’Hara Matthew & Darlene Sagun Blake Kenneth & Patricia Kevin & Linda McJessy Ronald & Christa O’Keefe Jose & Maria Salas Paul & Erica Tayaban Woodhouse John & Margaret Alan & Teresa Osinski Timothy & Tracy Samonds Patrick Terrien William Wooten & Anni McLaughlin Gerald & Gloria Ottesen Paul & Rose San Pedro Joan Theis Braverman Michael McMahon Scott & Amy Paeth Kathleen Sanchez Michelle Thelin Patricia Wrona Bernie McNally Justin & Agnes Pagsisihan Mark & Maureen Sanders George & Caitlin Tobin Stephen & Rohini Wurth Brian & Annaliese Jon & Annie Palak Vinod Sanghrajka Margie Tomlinson Gisela Wysgalla McSweeney Steve & Linda Palfi Raymond & Gabrielle Brian & Carrie Tracy William & Nicole Yankowski Patrick & Megan Melson Gus & Lynn Pappadimas Sansonetti Patrick S & Tami Tray Robert & Carrie Zacks Anthony & Ramona Leonardo & Maria Paradiso Frederick Sanzenbacher Thomas & Mary Frances Gregory Zadell Mendes Erich & Robyn Parker Kathleen & Patrick Schaefer Trucco Matt & Elizabeth Zakaras Jillian & Daniel Mendez Patrick & Jennifer Patras Anton & Maria Schall Doug & Nora Trybula Robert & Rita Zeitner Kevin & Kitzze Mendoza Joseph & Rose Pattison Matt & Charleen Scherer Helen Tubog-Gabaisen Susan Zeitner Larry & Cheryl Menke Kimberly Payne & Scott Matthew & Rebecca Schick Jennifer Turner David & Colleen Zinck Minda Menor Berg Dolores Schillizzi Tim & Liz Uligian Molly Zurek-Kennedy Lisa Mersereau Nicholas & Colleen Pelino Christian & Melanie Esteban & Rosina Alexander & Katherine Tony & Laura Pellikan Schlachter Unzueta, Sr. Messing Ricardo & Jo Ann Pena Donald & Marion Schmitz Tim & Fiona Urquhart Marc & Lindsey Milanowski Concepcion Perez & Irm John Schmitz Victor & Carmen Valdez Michael & Apitchaya Miller Owens John & Emily Schmitz Nelia Valera Rick & Kattie Milton David & Lisa Periolat Daisy Schmookler Todd Van Dyke & Jennifer Joseph & Kathleen Minneci Richard & Jennifer Petrillo Olive Schneider DeMay Michael & Linda Misetic Michael & Katherine Pfeffer William & Barbara Jason & Elizabeth Vantine John & Janice Mocarski Chris & Paula Pienton Schneider Christopher & Heidi John Morales & Dolores Robert & Ramona Piske Alan Schoen Vassalotti Ponce de Leon Scott Pitts & Jennifer Ryan Barbara Schroeder Gloria Vergara Eileen Moran & Eamon David & Christine Polanic Daryl & Megan Schumacher Graziella & Juan Veron Nash Christina Polito Dan & Cyndi Schuman Jose & Yanitsa Villagomez

24 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT Financials

PARISH 17/18 SCHOOL 17/18 CHURCH INCOME 15/16 16/17 BUDGET SCHOOL INCOME 15/16 16/17 BUDGET Collections $805,164 $801,653 $818,000 Tuition $5,985,967 $5,930,604 $5,890,336 Religious Education Fees $208,821 $268,875 $207,000 Tuition and Fees $68,016 $69,315 $69,000 Fundraising $267,120 $181,707 $225,329 Lease and Rental Income $32,080 $33,042 $34,000 Annual School Fund $73,707 $125,556 $150,000 Fundraising $32,519 $54,505 $45,540 Outside Funding Sources $109,300 $153,850 $70,000 Annual Appeal Rebate $81,016 $58,350 $45,000 Advancement Office Other Miscellaneous $87,257 $90,776 $86,500 Appeals/Scholarship $99,745 $91,621 $51,200 Total $1,106,052 $1,107,641 $1,098,040 Other Miscellaneous $100,268 $61,657 $27,000 Total $6,844,928 $6,813,870 $6,620,865 CHURCH EXPENSE

Salaries and Benefits $602,714 $612,300 $635,998 SCHOOL EXPENSE Rectory and Religious Salaries and Benefits $5,794,449 $5,303,596 $5,319,960 Education Office $76,583 $69,095 $61,000 Instructional $276,733 $185,040 $200,500 Liturgical and Church $16,956 $15,003 $11,000 Administrative $270,650 $104,590 $102,000 Utilities $62,042 $65,766 $70,450 Food Service $114,882 $107,843 $98,500 Building Maintenance and Repair $39,491 $47,419 $40,000 Field Trip/AGORA $68,008 $49,255 $60,000 Archdiocesan Utilities $165,978 $176,543 $212,650 Assessments $126,200 $130,096 $129,141 Building Maintenance Property and Casualty and Repair $273,748 $247,731 $245,000 Insurance $83,496 $84,876 $87,679 Property and Casualty Other Miscellaneous $37,241 $47,432 $38,050 Insurance $124,356 $122,760 $126,605 Total $1,044,723 $1,071,987 $1,073,318 Other Miscellaneous $227,830 $268,575 $193,572 Total $7,316,634 $6,565,933 $6,558,787 NET CHURCH OPERATING $61,329 $35,654 $24,722 NET SCHOOL OPERATING ($471,706) $247,937 $62,078

17/18 EXTRAORDINARY INCOME NET INCOME TOTALS 15/16 16/17 BUDGET Archdiocesan/Sharing Net Church Operating $61,329 $35,654 $24,722 Parish Collections $72,570 $81,918 $80,000 Net School Operating ($471,706) $247,937 $62,078 Bequests and Memorials $5,919 $267,137 $30,000 Net Parish Extraordinary $974,729 ($407,789) ($384,786) Parish Educational Total $564,352 ($124,198) ($297,986) Endowment $31,981 $43,320 $23,500 Build Our Future $49,361 $38,655 $43,700 CASH BALANCE REPORT 6.30.16 6.30.17 New Family Fee $51,682 $50,307 $45,000 Assets Forward in Our Faith $1,048,308 $891,351 $645,000 General Operating Accounts $257,252 $744,805 Other restricted $- $220,514 $- Restricted Accounts Total $1,259,821 $1,593,202 $867,200 New Family Fee 103,972 $143,299 Build Our Futur $59,123 $308,088 EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSE Forward in Our Faith $1,089,579 $162,821 Archdiocesan/Sharing Parish Educational Endowment $126,116 $163,185 Parish Distribution $72,570 $81,918 $80,000 Total Assets $1,636,042 $1,522,198 Forward in Our Faith $91,951 $1,818,529 $850,000 Capital Improvements General Operating Liabilities (non-FIOF) $90,339 $67,564 $300,000 Account Payable $251,176 $1,571 Vehicles $30,232 $32,980 $21,986 Pre-paid Tuition Holding $261,403 $442,569 Total $285,092 $2,000,991 $1,251,986 Restricted Use Holding $- $98,893 Sponsorship Holding $- $22,904 NET Parish Ministry Holding $98,275 $55,271 EXTRAORDINARY $974,729 ($407,789) ($384,786) Total Liabilities $610,854 $621,208 PARISH EQUITY $1,025,188 $900,990 Financial Highlights

IN LIGHT OF THIS SUNDAY’S GOSPEL ABOUT THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS, THE PARISH HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TO BE A GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT WITH THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES WE HAVE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED. SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS:

CHURCH • Income remains relatively stable. The parish is looking at ways to address increasing the Sunday collection with more extensive use of GiveCentral. There is also a concerted effort to reach out to those who have fallen away from regular Sunday giving. Miscellaneous income includes stole fees (funerals, weddings, baptisms), stipends for Masses, bulletin rebate, non-Sunday donations, and vigil candles. • Expenses also remains stable. However, the parish continually looks for ways to decrease our spending by encouraging better stewardship of our utilities, maintenance and office needs. Parish- wide, our vendor contracts are reviewed regularly for better pricing options. Miscellaneous expenses includes ministry formation, Parish Mission, hospitality, other special programs. SCHOOL • Tuition and fee collection is now audited every year to ensure proper billing and accounting for all families. Outside funding sources includes scholarship money received from Big Shoulders and other scholarship agencies. Advancement appeals includes all of the scholarship, alumni appeals, and reunion gifts. Miscellaneous income is primarily athletic proceeds along with vending and building use income. • This year, staffing expenses were better aligned to the academic needs of our PK-12 student population. Therefore, there was a large dip in our staffing costs last year. Instructional costs saw a drop after the 2015-16 year had a significant purchase of new materials. Administrative costs also drop over 60% after the parish withdrew from our contract with SBTC and moved to an in-house IT plan. Miscellaneous expenses include hospitality, campus ministry, admissions, advancement office, graduation, school nurse, guidance and athletic expenses. EXTRAORDINARY • Last year, the parish received a generous bequest and an additional large restricted amount which are being saved for future parish needs. • The buyout lease for our parish vehicles (one van, one large bus and one small bus) will be paid-in- full in February 2018. The parish is assessing our future needs for these vehicles. CASH BALANCES • Year-over-year, our cash balances remain in a strong position. Unlike 2015-16 where our liabilities outweighed our general operating accounts, 2016-17 paints a different picture with the general operating accounts now outweighing our liabilities. • Our parish bulletin stewardship page updates our financial picture on a weekly basis for better communication of our parish assets and restricted funds.

26 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT IMPORTANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF OUR PROFOUND GRATITUDE • Annual School Fund: $122,000 Thank you to all our parents and grandparents that support this important School Board appeal to close the gap between what it costs to educate and what tuition is. Last year’s gap was $850 per student at St. Benedict Prep. This year’s goal is $150,000. • Mass and Gala: $142,000 (April 2017) net proceeds after Build our Future and Technology Fund-A- Need. What a great celebration! Thank you to Colleen Mueller and Tricia Canty for their leadership and to their team of volunteers who pulled off an extraordinary event transforming our courtyard into a marvelous venue. Save the date for this year’s gala on Saturday, March 3, 2018. • BenFest: $54,779 (2016) Proceeds from this annual summer festival are split between the parish and the school. Many thanks to BenFest chair, Jennifer Petrillo, the BenFest committee and the many volunteers for their coordination of this event. BenFest 2017 raised nearly $50,000 this past summer. Congratulations to all who work so hard all year-round for this event. Save the date for next year’s event from July 13-15, 2018. • Oktoberfest: $18,286 (2016) Carnival rides, beer and German music can mean only one thing, Oktoberfest at St. Benedict’s. This family-oriented affair brings not only financial resources for our parish, but brings together generations of family and friends for a fun-filled event. Thank you all who coordinated this event. This year’s event (2017) raised a record $21,000. Save the date for next year’s event from September 28-30, 2018. • 3rd Annual Bell Tower Open: $9,678 (2016) In an effort to support our endowment, a committee of school parents & parishioners host an event filled with golf, laughter, friendship and fun. Thank you to this committee for their leadership of this annual event. This year’s Bell Tower Open (2017) raised an additional $2,000 for our endowment account.

• Home School Association: Garage Sale $30,000 and FunRun $110,000. There are so many people to thank on the HSA for the variety of events that they host and the multiple ways they support our school. Proceeds from these events go to fund teacher bonuses, classroom needs, technology needs and new this year, new water fountains and the remodeling of bathrooms on the first floor of building 1. From everyone who benefits from your tireless work, thank you!

27 Our Passion is the Best Possible You SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS Nilsa Agosto-Venegas Lazar & Wilma Bityou John & Eileen Chambers Michael & Donna Dietrich Gregory & Melissa Finger Catherine Ahern Kevin & Maureen Black John Chan Mark & Jennifer Dilling Kevin & Joanne Finger Amelia Alcantara Bertha Blaha Melissa Cheng Brian & Angela Dillon Kristen Fink Lisle Alderton Marcelline Blake Joe & Natalie Chesak Paul & Rosemarie Dinan Brian & Elizabeth Finn Naty Alejo Susan Bland Marvin Childress Adelaida Dino Agnes Firek Ann Alesi Kevin & Anne Blasko Marcy Choinoski Benjamin & Elisa Dino Greg & Martha Firestone Scott & Anne Alford Paul & Betty Blazek Karen Cholipski Frederick & Tisha Dino Terry & Shirlee Firestone Milagros & Aimee Manfred & Julieta Blohm Br Fred Oberriederc David & Cathleen Dixon Judith Fischer Almendras Michael & Michelle Blose Christian Brothers of th Neil & Joy Dizon Linda Fischer Olibeth Sarigumba Richard & Deborah Bocek e Midwest Inc Mary Doherty Brian & Marie Fitzpatrick Almendras Larry & Melanie Bode Edward Cima Teresa Dominguez Barbara Flaherty Ramon & Solita Alpasan Mathew & Tracy Boemmel Peter & Maria Ckuj Carl Dominik Frank & Lillian Flesch Ricardo & Mary Alvarez Katherine Boesen Michael Claffey James & Elizabeth Jean Fletcher John R Anderson Brian & Erin Bognar Patricia Clark Donaghue David & Meggan Flom Karl & Barbara Anderson Ryan & Antonella Bolton Susan Clarke Kyle & Julie Donahoe Cynthia M Flores Tom & Marzena Anderson Jim & Janet Bonebrake Andrew & Heather Cleaver William & Mary Donahue David and Katie Flores Carissa Androkites Diane Borowczyk Edward & Sharon Clement James Doney Jesus & Isabel Flores Curt & Laurie Annis Mark & Eileen Boyle William & Mary Close Jeanne Doran Leonido & Luisa Flores Brian & Julie Annulis Maynard Brandon Raymond & Cheryl Richard F Dorgan Maureen Flynn Helen Applegate Alfred & Elisabeth Brandt Cobarde Matthew & Marcia Doucet John & Christine Foanio Julian & Clarita Ares Bill & Katy Brannigan Harry & Mary Lou Cobb Joseph & Juliana Doyle Nick & Callie Ford & Baird Brian & Luanne Atkinson Karen Breen Steve & Rose Cohen P.J. & W.A. Drakton Edward Foss Damon & Tiffany Auer Melissa Breland Martin & Rachel Collins Patricia Drennan Nicole & Chris Foster & Hill Elenita Ayalin Keith & Rachel Brenan Kristin Condon Mary Drew James & Rachel Freund Joseph Babbo Sue Breunig Bernadette Conneely Francis & Margaret Dunne Elinor Fritz Tom & Debbie Babu Paul & Carol Brimstin Paul & Dianne Conners Eduardo Echevarria David & Pamela Fritzsche Kevin & Angela Bachner & Rick & Annie Britton Padraic & Siobhan Dolores Eder Walter & Sara Furie Greene Werner & Kimberly Connolly Jack W. & Heather Glenn & Patricia Gaerditz Marilyn Bade Brockerhoff Thomas Connolly Edgar Jr. John & Sharon Gaietto Brian & Shannon Bafaro Nora Broeck Barbara & Abelardo Paul & Holly Edlund Kathleen Gailey Maggie & Chuck Bahler James & Mary Brophy Contreras Mary Ann Egan Christopher & Maria & Rizzio Shirley Brouwer Joseph & Betty Contreras Justin & Jessica Ellis Gabriela Gajdostik & Ronald Baker Donna & J.M. Bryski Vincent & Elinor Convery Paz N Endriga Albornoz Michael and Joan Balcsik Kevin & Kathleen Buchar Jason & Stacey Coolick Thomas & Barbara Ennis Alex and Elizabeth Galiano Quintin & Corazon Balingit Tricia Bulaclac James & Mary Cooney Anthony & Dorothy Eduardo & Fanny Galiano Louis Ballog Jerry Buldak Beatrice Coppola Erbacci Greg Gallagher Christopher & Julie Jeanne & Beth Bunnell Asuncion Corpin Cesar & Sandra Escovar Janet Gallagher Balzarini & Ryan Carlos Correa David & Lindsay Ettelson J. Teresa Garate Craig & Anne Barclay Werner & Laura Buol Jorge & Aurora Cortes & Rohrbacher Emilio Garcera Jesus & Lucita Barin Brian H & Bonita E Burke Joanne Costin Frank & Gertrude Otto & Olga Barone Robert & Andrea Burke Frances & Robert Cotter Fabiankovits James & Marina Barrientos Christine Burkhardt & Schrader Bret & Anna Faford Charlie & Teresa Patty Carl & Erin Busse Thomas Coyne Sue Fahey Barszcz Aurora Bustamante Franklin & Linda Crane John Paul & Debra Emily Bartlett Donald & Wendy Butzen Jr Philip & Victor Cronce Fanning Mike & Judy Bartley Jerry & Annette Byrne & Ambrosio Jesus & Amanda Farfan Denise Barton Jeff Calcagno Mariano & Avelina Cruz & Saenz Farfan Kurt & Deirdra Baumstark Jacob & Lori Calhoun Joanne & Timothy Cullinan Christopher & Jean Faris Loreta Bautista Frank & Linda Campbell Margaret Cullotta Bruce & Karen Farley Robert & Margaret Bazzell Scott & Nancy Campbell Kelley Curry Jeanne Farley John & Jean Garrahy & Murphy Jennifer & Brett Campion Timothy & Gabriela Dace Joseph & Ann Fattore Glorieta A. Gaston Matthew & Annie Beach & Maher Rogelio & Amalia Dalalo Frances Fazio Mark Gathman Thomas & Justine Beck Antonio & Lisa Canario Romel & Maria Perlinda Scott & Linda Feaman Martina Gavigan Joe & Hang Becker Erwin & Debra Canciller Dalalo Nancy Fearon Gerald & Maureen Gawlik Michael and Nancy Beebe Bienvenido & Georgina Brian & Lucie Daley Peter & Claire Feczko Tess Gecijo Danilo & Sally Belicena & Capeles Nicholas & Francine Daloia Thomas & Mary Fencl Hilda Geldmyer Sobrepena John & Kathleen Caplis & Maxueu Marvin & Amanda Thomas Geoghegan Janet Benedict Heidy Carcano-Flores Ronald & Patricia Damore Ferguson Robert Giel Lawrence & Janet Bentz Rosemarie Carsello Richard & Regina Davis Anita Fernandez Rebecca Gilbert William Berkhout Brendan & Jessica Carter William & Tracy George & Marcia Sally Gilger Rachel Bernhardt John and Mary Kay Carter De Allaume Fernandez Michael & Katherine Steven & Wanda Berthene Dominic & Jennifer Casey Bernadette DeBiase Marco & Elizabeth Gillespie Adam & Jennifer Betzen Ricardo Casiano Jonathan & Tara DeFreytas Fernandez Brian & Erin Gillin & Moore Josip & Marion Bicanic John P Casserly Ramon & Bridget Roberto & Isabel Frances Ginther Dolores Bielski Rob & Marsha Cassidy Delapena, Jr Fernandez Joseph & Tracy Giunta, Jr Ursula Bielski Keith & Lory Cavanagh Dio & Cherina Delfino Louis & Theresa Ferrante F. Martin Glynn Carole Bilina Zachariah & Alby Celestino Lurdes Delgado Robert & Maureen Brian & Molly Goad Clare Billingham Sallie Cervantes Mark & Stephanie Delia Fialkowski Chris & Erin Goergen Jessica Bird 28 Elizabeth Chacon Tom Deske Anne-Marie Finger Gloria Goerner ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS John Golde James & Mary Jo James & Jeanne Kensik John & Julia Lynch Bernie McNally Consolacion Golloso Hogan, Jr. Brian & Angela Kerr Anthony & Sandy Dave Medendorp Stanislaus & Shona Rita Holly-Lindsay Johanna Kerwin Macaluso Robert & Amanda Mejia Gonsalves Micah & Katarzyna Mary Lou Kestler JoAnn MacDonald Anthony & Ramona John & Kara Goodwin Holycross & Giza Charles & Geraldine King David Madlener Mendes Matthew & Natalie Gormley Kristine Homan George & Marissa Klatt Miguel & Violeta Jillian & Daniel Mendez Alan & Patrice Gray Donald Hoppa Larry & Loretta Klein Magnabijon Kevin & Kitzze Mendoza Helen Greene Mark & Donna Howe Scott & Carol Klemm Brett Maher James & Marian Greene Ryan & Katie Hower Quentin Kloser Timothy & Cheryl Mahon Grein Funeral Directors George Hoy Brian & Molly Klucznik Joseph & Anne-Marie Christian & Erin Greiner Lindsay & Lisa Huge Christina Kneitz Maida Kirk & Angela Grossnickle Benjamin & Marjorie Patricia R Knight Terence Maiellaro Nicole Guarino Hughes Barbara Kolbasky Dexter & Alane Malicay Daniel & Melissa Guilfoyle Thomas & Judith Hughes Katherine Kos Joseph & Kochurani Judy Gumler Arthur Hundrieser Peter & Donna Maliekel Peggy Gumler Anne Hunt Koulogeorge James Maltezos Rita Gumler Daryl & Judy Hurst Spencer & Randi Kowal Matthew & Michelle Mann Percival & Wendelina Greg & Jennifer Hurst Edward Kozak Mark & Megan Manz Larry & Cheryl Menke Gutierrez Colleen Huston David & Laura Kozman Nancy Maraist Lisa Mersereau Suzanne Gylfe Carl & Jean Hybinette Charles & Barbara Kramer Gary & Catherine William Metcalf Eleanor Haberkamp Daniel & Christina Hynes Bryan & Sara Krauss Marchlewski Zully Mihelcic-Delia Thomas & Betty Msgr Richard Hynes Judith Kreczmer Margaret Maree Michael & Apitchaya Miller Haberkamp Esteban & Agustina Ibanez Margaret Kreczmer Diann Marquis Timothy & Sarah Miller George Hain Michael & Rhondi Inman Linda Krier Omar & Delia Marrufo David & Stephanie Mills Alicia & Kenneth Haller Mary Ippolito Carl & Doris Kriho Todd & Karla Martin Joseph & Kathleen Minneci Matthew and Jennifer Gerardo & Anna Irizarry John & Lorraine Lynne Pete & Zenaida Martinez Margarita M Miranda Hallgren Nilda Irizarry Kriho Fernando & Andrea Matro Michael & Linda Misetic Edward & Kelley Halper Rosina Istl Bill & Kristin Krogstie Fredrick & Brighid Matvias John & Janice Mocarski Inge Hamann Alice Jacinto Karl & Cacinda Kuhn Fredrick M & Mary C Julie J. Mojica Mary Hamelin Dorothy Jacob Mary Kurczak Matvias Gloria & Louie Monarrez Betty Hamilton Marilyn Jacobsen John & Ruth Kyle Mark & Debra Mayronne Bridget Montgomery William & Christina Hardin Nellie Jamiro Santos Labombard David & Kimberly Mazzella Russell Montgomery Kevin & Mary Elizabeth Marilyn Jerger Theresa Lacis Benjamin Mazzone John & Dolores Morales & Hare Nancy Jerger Bryan & Julie Lamb Peter & Amina-Mercy Ponce de Leon Amanda Harrison Froylan I. Jimenez Patrick & Ashley Lane Mbinglo Daniel Moran Cherrie Hartman Michelle & Claus Johnsen David & Kathryn Lang Lawrence & Maureen Doreen Morand Barbara Hartnack Gary & Shauna Johnson Richard & Marcia Lansu McCarthy Cesareo & JoAnn Moreno Gerard & Kathy Haslwanter Jerome & Eileen Johnson Michael & Bianca LaPorte Niall & Judi McCarthy Joann Moretti James & Suzanne Maggie Johnson Sandra Lara John & Jacqueline McCarty Christine Morrissey Haslwanter Natalie Johnson Jack & Kathryn Lavin Paul & Donna McConville Susan & Charles Morrissey Janet Haslwanter Scott & Elizabeth Johnson Sam & Patricia Lazzara Douglas & Kathryn McCrea Robin Moss Alan & Anne Hauser & Suh Donald Johnsson Donald & Corazon Lee Terry & Mary Kay McCreery Mary Most Scott & Grace Hawk Marc & Sean Jordan-Bell Suzanne LeMignot-Rajsic Patrick & Amanda Humberto & Jill Moya Donna Hawkins Marie Jost John & Patricia Lemond McDonagh Barbara Mueller Richard & Anne Hayes Gladys Jouzaitis Michael & Mary Margaret Thomas & Rebecca Mary Mueller Sean W Hayes Thomas & Rhea Joyer Lenehan & Williams McDonagh Irmgard Muirragui Howard & Maria Heath Bryan & Elisha Jurewicz Eugene & Karen Leone McDonagh Contractors Melissa Mulhern Martin & Eileen Heflin David Justin Peter & Janet Letourneau LLC McDonagh Family Regina Mulhern Julianna Hege Emilie Kaim John & Susan Levora Diane & Mac McDonald Melody & Curt Mullenix Jim & Megan Heneghan Hans & Maria Kaim Floyd Lewis Josie McDonald James & Jeanette Murphy Fred & Maria Henger Margaret Kane Patricia A. Lewis Ross & Shanna McDonald Mary Ann Murphy Adam & Lauren Ken & Katherine Kang Bernie Libao Rosemary McDonnell Matthew and Dana Murray Hengesbaugh International Traditional Patrick & Elaine Lindia Coleman & Gloria Patricia Murray Mary Henneman Karate Association Brad & Chris Lindquist McDonough Sean & Patti Murray Sean & Jennifer Hennessy Patrycja Karlin Roman Lis Brian & Jackie McFadden Michelle Musgrove Adam Hennig Alison Katon Stacy & Raquel Litherland Dennis & Ellen McGann Judith Nash Eleanor Herkert Lynne Kattner Andrew & Maria Litwinski Marie McGee Mark & Neymi Nehring Carmen Hernandez Mary Ann Kattner Leonora Llanes Jill McGinn-Henderson Eric & Amy Nelson Adrian & Maria Herrera Rita Kattner Dustin & Kristy Loeffler Joseph McGuan Mercedes Ner Ryan & Faye Herzog Mary Kavanagh Margaret Long Brian & Marisa McHugh Lorraine Neumann Paul & Judy Hester Rosa Kazmi Corazon Lopez Meghan McHugh Stephen & Cathleen Daniel Hickey Andrew & Emily Keaschall Lilliann Lopez Kevin & Linda McJessy Newcomb Laverne Hickey William & Barbara Keck Maria Lopez Michael McKewin Adam & Jamie Nieto & Joseph Hinch David & Laura Keeler David & Diane Louis Jeremy & Adrianna Ezzo Shamus & Megan Hines Mike & Danielle Keenan Howard Luecke McLean Janet Nolan Anne Hoellich Michael & Elaine Kehoe Lionel & Mildred Lugo John & Alexandra Mary C Nordloh Grene Hofilena James & Paula Kelly John & Carol Lydon McMahon Jesus & Jasmin Nunez Dorothy Hofstetter Curt & Katherine Kennedy Kathleen Lydon Martin & Julie McManaman Bill Oberts Yvonne Kennedy Patricia Lydon Anna McMeekin Michelle Oberts

Our Passion is the Best Possible You SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS Robert & Kimberly O’Brien Emily Pokrop Matthew & Darlene Sagun Jeff & Amy Stern Karen Van Paassen & Nelson David & Christine Polanic Jose & Maria Salas Margaret Stevens Andrew & Erin VanAwken James & Susan Ochoa & Lawrence & Kathleen Eppie Salazar Stephen M. Stewart Ferdinand & Maria Vargas O’Keefe Poleski Timothy & Tracy Samonds Scott & Emily Stiglicz Steve & Michelle Vazul John O’Connor Ron & Susan Pontecore Paul & Rose San Pedro Thomas & Elaine Stockwell Sarah Velasco Michael & Elizabeth Robert Porzelt Pedro & Sylvia Sanchez Eric & Mary Stoelinga Rolly & Kathyleen Ventura O’Connor John & Molly Power Michael & Sheba Sands Mary Ellen Stoykov Gloria Vergara John & Dawn O’Farrell Elsie Powyszynski Vinod Sanghrajka Brett & Amy Straley Gonzalo Vergara Chad & Aimee Ogren Joseph & Mercedes Prause Raymond & Gabrielle Johanna Strecker Graziella & Juan Veron John & Pamela O’Hara Janet & Jeff Preston Sansonetti James Strzalka Juan Veron Benjamin Oliva Thomas & Kathryn Arturo & Joann Santos Timothy & Jennifer Stull Renato & Vanessa Joan Oliva Przybysz Dalia Saulys Brian Stumpf Villanueva Owen OReilly Jaime & Magdalena Andrew & Leslie Saur Andrea Sturm Kristin Villarreal Eliezer & Jezabel Oropesa Queroz Robert & Patricia Sayers Mark & Patrice Sullivan Luz Viloria Michael & Jillyn O’Shea Rowan & Delia Quinain Kathleen & Patrick Maria Sumulong Sarah & Joseph Vodopest Alan & Teresa Osinski Peter & Anne Quinn Schaefer Faith Swanson & Ekstrand Gerald & Gloria Ottesen Gemma Quinto Stephen & Emily Schappler Barbara Szczepanski Thomas & Melinda Voitus Douglas & Eileen Padian Theresa Raatz Matthew & Rebecca Schick Jeff & Anna Szidik Margareta Volosko Ram & Caroline George & Kimberly Radich Dolores Schillizzi Brian & Samantha Guido & Marisa Volpe Padmanabhan Ian & Lynne Radomski Donald & Marion Schmitz Szopinski Dennis & Sheila Waldeck Scott & Amy Paeth John & Catherine Rebel John Schmitz Micheal & Julie Tam Phelps & Jodi Walling Carlos D. & Gloria Lumbay Arturo G & Belinda Recinto Daisy Schmookler Hilda Tamayo Silva James Walsh Pagalunan III Victoria & Reynaldo Olive Schneider Thomas & Aileen Tansor Patrick & Erica Walsh Gus & Lynn Pappadimas Reformina & Javellana William & Barbara & Blake Steven Walter James & Agata Reilly Schneider Denise Tarnowski Thomas & Maureen Ward Jeffrey & Erin Remotigue Alan Schoen Paul & Erica Tayaban Dorian & Yesenia Warner Jesus & Catur Reyes & Gary & Diane Schraw & Patrick Terrien Melissa Washkowiak Rismiati Miller Joan Theis Charlie & Kim Watts Ellen Reynolds Barbara Schroeder Michelle Thelin Chris Weber Mark & Geralyn Reynolds Pete Schroeder Barbara J Thomas Estela Weber Lindsey Ricart John & Rachel Schuberth Christopher & Lauren John & Ilona Weber Miguel & Judy Ricart Eugene & Rosemary Thomas Diane Wegner Siobhan Rice-Connolly Schulter Colleen Thompson Chris & Jennifer Weinacht Jeffrey & Carol Rich Hugh & Melissa Schulze Gregory & Jane Thompson Tom & Mary Weirath Leonardo & Maria Paradiso Suzanne Rich Daryl & Megan Michael & Carly Thornton & George & Gertrude Dorian & Maria Parham Brian & Kathryn Riehman Schumacher Hamilton Wersching Erich & Robyn Parker Paul Rink Dan & Cyndi Schuman John & Jennifer Timm & Leo & Barbara Wesley Joseph & Julie Paterno Armando & Abad Rivas Joseph & Lisa Schwartz Dohm Juergen Wiedel Katherine Paterson Antoinette Rizzo Rafael & Ellen Seguban Alice Tisher Joan Wilcox Patrick & Jennifer Patras Daniel & Elizabeth Roarty Maurice & Anna Marie Francis Tobin Jason & Allison Wilk Joseph & Rose Pattison Rhodora V. Roby Segura George & Caitlin Tobin Quentin & Lydia Williams James & Scott Pawelski & Peter & Clare Roccaforte Daniel & Julie Semenak Margie Tomlinson Charles & Rosemarie Garland Mary Roche Francesco & Bridgett Borislav & Darlene Wimberly Thomas & Madeleine Pearl Anne Rodia Sessa Topchiev Margaret & Walter Winsor Robert & Regan David Rodriguez Eliot & Aggie Sherwin Joseph & Lisa Torres Kirk & Amy Wojak Pekkarinen Estela Rodriguez John & Carmina Shirey & Brian & Carrie Tracy Marianne Wojak Ronald & Patricia Julio & Yesenia Rodriguez Pereja Patrick S & Tami Tray Howard & Collette Wong Peleschak Camille Rogell Mary Shurba Charles & Mary Trimarco Wayne Wong Nicholas & Colleen Pelino Lindsay Rohrbacher Michael & Julie Simpson David & Adriana Trino Kenneth & Patricia Tony & Laura Pellikan Hans & Anna Roos Laela Skaer Thomas & Mary Frances Woodhouse Ricardo & Jo Ann Pena John Roxas James Sklena Trucco William & Annil Wooten Carmina Pereja Gaudencio Rualo Abraham & Eden Ricardo & Nora Trujillo & Braverman Augustine & Margaret Kristin & Scott Rubel Sobrepena Tsiao Family Tsiao Quentin & Ashley Perez Todd Ruder Alois Soehn George P. Tuballes Workman Federico & Rosita Perez Joshua & Meredith Rudolfi Dino & Sylvia Solver Helen Tubog-Gabaisen Patricia Wrona Maria Perez Bob & Jackie Ruf Frank & Kirsten Sorensen Jennifer Turner Gisela Wysgalla Emerald & Mark Perez Gilbert & Theresa Ruiz Manuel & Corazon Sorra Alex Udvary William & Nicole Yankowski & Bayer Florian & Hildegard Kerry & Christopher Porter Tim & Liz Uligian Jeffrey & Janice Zach Rosalie Perris Ruscheinsky Sorvino Richard & Renee Unizycki Robert & Carrie Zacks Linda & David Pfeifer Molly Russell John & Lisa Souter Esteban & Rosina Glenn Zarymbski Ronald & Therese Piekarz Angie Rutkowski Anthony Speciale Unzueta, Sr. Catherine Zaucha Chris & Paula Pienton Chris & Amie Ryan James & Mellissa Speciale Monena & Ernesto Uy Trinidad & Jacqueline Kathleen Pietschmann Harry & Bonnie Ryan Jacqualyn Stancin Kimpang Zepeda & Marchan David & Heidi Pilat & Xu Janice Ryan Gary Stark Jason & Laura Vacek Henrietta Zerrudo Luke & Michelle Pisarcik Lawrence & Margaret Ryan John & Kelly Stark & Novit Jim & Mary Vahey Debbie Zuehlke Robert & Ramona Piske Patrick & Beth Ryan Russell Starr Victor & Carmen Valdez Barbara Zurek Scott & Jennifer Pitts & Eleazar B & Teresita B Ryan & Stephanie Stecz Nelia Valera Thomas Zurek Ryan Sagun Timothy & Mattie Stemper John & Jane Van Houten Molly Zurek-Kennedy

30 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT SCHOOL DONORS ANNUAL SCHOOL David & Andrea Field Chris & Tricia Graff Christopher & Jennifer Weinacht Tom & Virginia Fiske Kristopher & Amy Graft Myles Wolf

FUND APPEAL (replaces Grzegorz & Kristina Gawor James & Therese Grohman Marco & Karen Yap Fund Our Future Annual Appeal) Dan & Melissa Guilfoyle William & Christina Hardin ST. BENEDICT CLUB Michael & Molly Hofmann Chris Hastings & Jen (OVER $1500) Joseph & Jean Kummerer Greco-Hastings Anonymous Grace Lee Paul & Karen Hawk Scott & Anne Alford John & Mary Mangan Christopher Hill & Nicole Foster Michael & Nancy Beebe Fred & Brighid Matvias Shamus & Megan Hines Thomas & Laura Burns Andrew & Matty May Lindsay & Lisa Huge Michael & Gina Hortatsos Jonathan & Elizabeth Meyers David & Mary Jarzebowski Todd McGovern & Lisa Dall Gus & Diana Michalopoulos Alan Johnson & Annie McGovern Michael & Jaquelyn Newman Watson-Johnson BENGAL (UP TO $99) John & Peg McLaughlin Max Nutkowitz & Colleen Sullivan Matthew & Amanda Johnson Michael & Michelle Blose Patrick & Erin Nolan David & Stephanie Petti Ann Kalaska John & Mary Jo Brown Rick & Jenni Petrillo Mindy Ponton David & Stephanie Keenan Jordan & Meg Chalmers Stephen Polutnik & Rebeka Thomas & Isabelle Ryan Jeffrey & Rhea Kemerley Paul Chantry & Tracy Kohmescher Jeff & Kim Sargent Brandon & Susan Kennedy Malave-Chantry Matthew & Rima Ports Matt & Charlie Scherer Jukka & Barbara Ketonen Kelly Glenn Colpoys George & Kim Radich Scott Sessa & Diane Sierens Stuart & Elizabeth Kirk Aaron & Elizabeth Dirlam Tom & Kelly Rieckelman Andrew Stanglewicz Brian & Molly Klucznik Brian & Katie Doughty Erin Ross-Goergen Brian & Karla Stearns Kan & Janice Knuckey Diane Esparrago Jeff & Amy Stern John & Jane Van Houten Persid & Adeladja Koci Bret & Anna Faford Tom Tansor & Aileen Blake Walter Weglinski & Kendra Ensor Karl & Cindy Kuhn Marvin & Amanda Ferguson Brian and Carrie Tracy Jayden Laqui WHITE ($100-$499) David & Kate Flores Tim & Fiona Urquhart Russell & Kelly Lee Joe & Alexandria Accardi Brad & Jill Henderson Dan & Katie Walsh Greg & Kimberly LeMond Kirk & Jane Ahlfors Sean & Jennifer Hennessy Larry & Joy Walton Joseph & Marisa Lewis Mark & Meg Ahlheim Michael & Lori Jarvis Bill & Nicole Yankowski Dustin & Kristy Loeffler Julie Allen Brian & Angela Kerr Matt & Elizabeth Zakaras Michael & Michelle Lynch Ernesto & Mary Almodovar Anthony & Sandy Macaluso Jim & Mercey Kerrigan GOLD ($1,000-$1,499) Colin & Jeanette Aylward Joe & Annie Maida Bob & Kerry Kinsloe Brian & Erin Bognar Chris & Julie Balzarini Terry & Mary Kay McCreery Frederik & Kathryn Koning Robert & Andrea Burke Dylan & Jennifer Barrett Tim Irwin & Megan Peter & Amy Leadstrom David & Melissa Cusick Anita Barron Alex & Katherine Messing Ferdinand Luciano Paul & Holly Edlund Michael & Melanie Behling The Misetic Family Matt & Mariann Madden Alex & Beth Galiano Lazar & Wilma Bityou Casey Moffitt & Melissa Greve Lisa Mersereau David & Lisa Gau Salvatore Boone Matthew & Angela Mulderink James & Elizabeth Murphy David & Kristin Gonnella Tony Bowles & Erika Mickelburgh Eamon Nash & Eileen Moran Mark & Neymi Nehring Adam & Laura Graff Jim & Molly Buczynski Christopher & Heather Nordloh Oliver & Janet Nolan Michael & Iris Hart Werner & Laura Buol Tom & Amy Novicki Brian & Deanna O’Connell Jim & Becky Hauman David & Deborah Caldwell Brian & Deanna O’Connell Kerry Parmley Mike & Jamee Insko Brendan & Jessica Carter John & Dawn O’Farrell Michael & Katherine Pfeffer Ted & Alma Kreuser Dominic & Jennifer Casey The Ogren Family Brian & Amanda Prestegaard Mickey & Dana MacMillan Shawn & Patty Colgan Michael & Sonia Parmley Jeffrey Preusser Michael & Tammy Morris Tim & Rachel Combs Brian & Heather Pavona Pete & Annie Quinn John & Colleen Mueller Padraic Connolly & Siobhan Scott Pitts & Jennifer Ryan Rachel Saccaro Patrick & Jen Patras Rice-Connolly Jeff Prater & Laurie Cheney Keith Schlegel & Colleen Stock Daniel & Elizabeth Roarty Grant & Tricia Covell Dave & Lynn Retford Chris & Kara Sheaffer Jose & Bethany Ronchetta Michael DiDomenico & Heather Clark & Anne Richter John Shirey & Carmina Perea Doug & Lisa Rosskamm Hurst Pat Roa-Perez Christopher & Lauren Thomas Michael & Julie Rothweiler Nicholas & Maria Dilendorf Peter & Madeleine Roberts Gilbert & Stephanie Tolentino Dan & Jen Russell Mark & Jennifer Dilling Julio & Yesenia Rodriguez Richard & Marianne Unizycki Christian & Melanie Schlachter Robert & Carol Dodovich MIchael & Suzanne Schmidt Renato & Vanessa Villanueva Ryan & Stephanie Stecz Edward & Indira Doran Brad Schwartz Guido & Marissa Volpe Sean & Susan Sullivan Matthew & Kerry Doucet Francesco & Bridgett Sessa Brett & Tammi Williams David & Tasneem Uting Joe & Juliana Doyle The Stark Family William Wooten & Anni Braverman Ron Wojcik ‘63 Dan & Darianne Farley Tim & Jennifer Stull Brian & Beth Finn GRANDPARENT MAROON ($500-$999) Rosette Tejada-Omandam Greg Firestone & Martha Greg Thompson & Jane van der APPEAL Brian & Angela Dillon Martinez-Firestone Steve & Allison Ambort Zanden-Thompson John Berschied Ed & Christine Fleming Kevin & Vickie Thornley Dennis & Kathryn Buchweitz Jay & Sarah Anzevino Pat Flynn Kevin & Kathleen Buchar Doug & Nora Trybula Madeline Darnell Walter & Sara Furie Maria Tubay Geraldine Delaney Ian & Allison Burns Thomas & Amy Gaylord Neil & Tina DeBrass Jennifer Turner Jeanne Farley 31 John & Jami Gekas Jason & Laura Vacek Eugene & Margaret Finnegan Stephen & Shannon Dorton Kyle & Allison Gillespie Michael & Julie Dzamba Daniel & Jennifer Van Aken Deborah Flatley Joan Gillespie Todd Van Dyke & Jen DeMay Edward & Rose Fleming Larry & Liz Evans Brian & Molly Goad

Our Passion is the Best Possible You SCHOOL DONORS Ronald & Patricia Greco Thomas & Thea Harrison Patricia & Kenneth Woodhouse Don & Dolores Tichenor Terry & Nancy Guilfoyle Matt Hauman James & Kathy Zdeb Robert A. Wolf David & Ann Hawk Michael Hegarty Edward & Gertrude Zegler Joseph & Philomena Zelasko Patricia Holinger Fr. Robert Heidenreich Luke & Judy Johnsos Robert Hellgeth ES SCHOLARSHIP PARISH Charles & Geraldine King Robert J. Herrmann ($25 or more) EDUCATION Richard & Karen Korbas William & Mary Hetland Ricardo & Mary Alvarez Pam Liebert Robert & Linda Jagla Joseph T. Babbo ENDOWMENT Air Products Equipment Company Ceslovas & Joana Melsbakas P. Jerome & Karen Jakubco James Doney James & Marina Barrientos Tom Meskel Rose Ann & Kent Jarvis Glorieta Gaston Robert & Joan Biebel Paul & Ikuko Nutkowitz Joseph & Diane Jensen Tess Gecijo Blyth & Associates, Inc. William & Leslie Palmer Andrew Hull & Lisa Jensen Eleanor Haberkamp Erwin & Debra Canciller Eleuterio & Marissa Piros Steven & Cynthia Jerger James & Megan Heneghan F.R. Cavero DDS & Associates Bruce & Linda Quicker Charles & Katherine Joseph Howard & Mary Henneman Annabelle P. Cavero Sheila Rock James & Elizabeth Kaese Anne M. Hoellich Helen Cebula Mark Roock Conrad & Antoinette Kalchbrenner Daniel & Christina Hynes Barbara Clark Sue Rudnick Alan & Mary Kalitzky Marilyn J. Jerger Thomas Cleys Thomas & Judith Stecz Gerald & Joanne Kiehn Carl & Doris Kriho James & Christine Cole Anthony & Patricia Vahcic The Kiplinger Foundation Suzanne Lemignot Crafty Beaver Home Centers Charles & Gloria Zamiara Joseph & Elaine Krause Eugene & Karen Leone Rose Marie DePino Julius & Debbie Zuehlke Mark & Catherine Kuhlman Lisa Mersereau Donna Easter Joseph & Christine Lasch Regina A. Mulhern Exelon Sally Leffew Patrick & Kathleen Schaefer Gregory & Linda Fahrenbach Ron & Lynn-Ann Linka John J. Schmitz Dorothy Flynn Martin & Helen Locke Sean & Susan Sullivan Robert & Barbara Gaertner David & Caryn Lyng Joan M. Theis William & Anne Greener Edward Maggi Anne Marie Tirpak James & Ann Hennessy John & Kathleen Martin Patricia & Kenneth Woodhouse Bob & Diana Hubberts Michael & Noreen McCormack Ingrid Iverson-Jackson Thomas P. McGuire PROTÉGÉ Joe & Barbara Jacobazzi Brian McHugh PROGRAM James & Katherine Kartheiser Mesa West Foundation Robert & Deborah Kartheiser HS SCHOLARSHIP Leon & Mary Mika SUPPORT ($25 or more) Bernard & Natalie Eden Mary Ann Kattner Michael & Bonnie Mularski Mary Cascino Albergo Grein Funeral Directors James & Rita Knox Regina A. Mulhern Joseph T. Babbo Kathleen Halper Edward & Carol Kopp Thomas & Kay Neurauter Birum Bakalli Linda M. Krier Richard & Dena Kramer Mary A. Nugent James L. Barrett Larry Martin & Raquel Bech James & Susan J. Kroll Joseph & Ellen Blie O’Gallagher Kenneth & Catherine Berglund Northcenter Chamber of William & Teresa Leske James & Christine Piper Petra Beucher Commerce Krystal Lewis-Pratl Armando Pizzi Carl Brauneis Old Town School of Folk Music Craig & Annie Logan Peter & Norma Post Paul & Carol Brimstin Square Roots Donald & Marcelle Lukas Kenneth Printen Gerald & Bonnie Brouder Jeff & Kim Sargent Sharon R. Madison Mary Pat Raimondi & Mark Kenneth & Beverly Carlson Richard & Bonnie Werstein Margaret Maieritsch Bartacchi John & Eileen Chambers Wolverine Trading LLC Robert & Margita Mandel Arturo & Belinda Recinto Thomas Cleys Patricia & Kenneth Woodhouse Verne & Joan Mason Angelo & Patricia Renguso George & Lenore Crowe John & Ada McHugh John & Susan Renner George & Cara De Roeck Thomas & Janet McHugh Thomas & Frances Rich YEAR END APPEAL Frank DiChristofano John & Joann Anderson Colleen Merino Brian & Katheryn Riehman James & Catherine Dolan Spyros & Barbara Antonopoulos Robert & Jean Miller John & Jeanette Saletta Daniel P. Dowling Peter & Joan Buzzek Domingo & Josefa Morin Frederick W. Sanzenbacher John & Shirley Durso Richard & Patricia Chapman William & Claudia Mulchrone John G. Schmalz Victor & Charlotte Ecimovich Charles & Diane Dulay Joseph & Kristine Penn Suzanne E. Schmidt Eileen Elenz Peter & Charlene Engle Lorraine Runge Frederick R. Schram Charles & Margaret Emmling Phyllis A. Healy Steven K. Runge Carl Silvestrini Peter & Charlene Engle Hugh & Catherine Hegarty Frederick W. Sanzenbacher Frank & Judith Somogyi James & Marguerite Fischer John & Susan Humm Paul & Maureen Schaffhausen Robert & Joan Stafford Thomas & Jeanne Fitzgerald Kent & Rose Ann Jarvis Jim & Pam Size Ed & Jacqualyn Stancin Ernest & Joanne Frankovich Marilyn J. Jerger Jeffrey & Barbara Skiles Daniel & Kathleen Steppan Steven & Sharon Freisinger Rita J. Kattner Anthony & Susan Skrocki Berton & Janet Stevens Jacqueline M. Garland Thomas & Libby Koenig Deborah A. Thacker Robert & Kathie Stumpf Robert & Elizabeth Gavitt Joseph & Christine Lasch Elizabeth Virta Russell & Mary Acheson- Summers James Geldmyer Larry & Clare Lau Kelly Wahmhoff Michael & Cynthia Teolis Mary Lou Ginter Chrystine Mertens John & Diane Wegner Joan M. Theis Gloria M. Goerner Robert & Michele Moesch Beverly White Joseph & Barbara Thomas William & Anne Greener Kenneth D. Neidhart Joyce Wilkos USG Foundation Richard & Geraldine Groves Mary A. Nugent Dennis Wrobel Gerald & Evelyn Walker Guy C. Grundhoefer Armando Pizzi Robert & Rita Zuponeck William & Nancy Hanley Marianne T. Wehrle Edwin & Irene Sabatka James & Kathleen Haran Don & Sandra Wiskes James & Denise Shaw 32 ST. BENEDICT PARISH 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT STEWARDSHIP: A LOOK AT OUR PRIORITIES OF PRAYER, SERVING AND SHARING This Sunday’s Gospel about the Parable of the Talents is an excellent example of a way of stewardship. All that we are and all that we have been given is a gift from the Lord. Stewards are grateful and generous 100TH BIRTHDAY people; of their time by praying, of their talents by serving and of their SPONSORS treasure by sharing. CAPITAL SOCIETY In our model of good stewardship, the parish asks that your first gift is SPONSORS ($10,000) back to God through our Sunday giving. This is our most important level of Big Buzz Idea Group giving. Our second level is the annual appeals: to the archdiocesan Annual Grace & Leavitt Tavern Lagunitas Brewing Co. Catholic Appeal, our capital campaign Forward in Our Faith and the TOTAL EVENT RESOURCES Annual School Fund. Next, our fundraisers, our community building events Wintrust Bank and our ministry specific events. No matter how you support the parish, PILLAR GUILD be assured of our gratitude and SPONSORS ($7,500) our proper cultivating of your Blue Plate Catering generous stewardship. STEWARDSHIP the Kromkowski Family Year-Long Fundraising and Events PORTAL GUILD SPONSORSHIP: at a Glance SPONSORS ($5,000) ADDRESSING DONOR Altair Advisers Wilcox Realty FATIGUE Last year, in an effort to address On-Going KEYSTONE GUILD the constant “ask” of our families, SPONSORS ($2,500) local businesses and corporate Chicago Office Technology Group Sunday Giving (COTG) sponsors, the parish moved Patricia Flynn forward with a strategic plan Reclaimed when asking these entities to APPEALS ARCH GUILD partner with the parish. The Archdiocese Annual Forward in SPONSORS ($1,000) objective is to invite our past and Catholic Appeal Our Faith Anonymous Julie D. Chesne, JDC Realty, Inc. new donors to make a one-time Annual Chicago Vein Institute annual sponsorship gift rather School Fund Conlon/Christie’s International DePaul College Prep High school than being asked for multiple The Hortatsos family donations throughout the year. Primary Fundraisers Mangan Builders Sponsorship Opportunities Available Leigh Marcus Realty Team The annual sponsorship supports The Morris Family the many outreach ministries of HSA Fun Run Mass and Gala Mortenson Roofing our parish. Sponsorship amounts Nextpoint BenFest Max Nutkowitz, J.P. Morgan Securities are set at various levels and allow Nava Segall MD Pediatrics St. Benedict Home and School for the donor to determine a Association (our HSA) package that best fits their giving Building Our Parish Ministries Swedish Covenant Hospital Bell Tower Open OktoberFest FrightWalk the Walton Family and philosophy. St. Nick Workshop Huron Consulting Group Pajama Jam & Breakfast Alumni Events Ward Construction This past year, the parish raised Waveland Bowl Holy Name Society HSA Garage Sale Thanksgiving $99,500 in cash and in-kind Donut Sundays Community Dinner

sponsorship that was allocated to Music Ministry HSA Teacher Simbang Gabi Christmas Concert Appreciataion Luncheons the Mass and Gala, BenFest and Christmas Girl Scout Boy Scout the HSA FunRun. We are grateful Community Dinner Cookie Sale Pancake Breakfast Knights of Columbus Easter HS Parent Network to our donors (see pg. 33) for Fish Fry Community Dinner Wreath Sale

their generous sponsorship in St. Joseph Table Youth Ministry our 100th Birthday year. Thank you donors! HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR HARD-EARNED DOLLARS AT WORK THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND. These students, the majority of the Class of 2017, were assisted by YOU and have been able to accomplish great things. Their future is bright thanks to your support over their last four years here with us. Your gift - no matter how big or how small - continues to live on as they grow up to be college graduates, upstanding men and women in society making a difference, and living out the tradition and values espoused by St. Benedict Prep.

“Make use of the lessons that you have learned at Kairos and from the relationships that you have formed here. Stay true to yourself. The future is now, and now is an opportunity to become better people than we were in high school. It is time to not only grow independent, but EMILY GUTIERREZ also mature and accountable for our own decisions. Define success Protégé: Swedish Covenant Hospital for ourselves and live up to our own expectations. Class of 2017, I am urging you to take action. Take ownership of your own destiny.”

Maisha Kasole ‘17 Valedictorian Address at HS Commencement June 2017 FERNANDO SAAVEDRA Protégé: Paws Chicago MAISHA KASOLE Valedictorian Protégé: Weiss Memorial Hospital

“When you put the pieces of success together into one cumulative concept, I believe that one of the most important pillars is noticing the signs. When you notice signs as they can be you create them as they will be. Just like JACOB WOJDYLA when you believe that everything with a will will happen in your heart of hearts, when you sleep, eat, dream, and breathe your goal then it will happen. Another one of those pillars is relying on the right people to help you become better. Without my teachers, I wouldn’t be who I am.”

Kaitlyn McGovern ‘17 Student Address at HS Commencement June 2017 SARA COLLETTI

KAITLYN MCGOVERN

“Life starts now, and this is our moment to think about what matters, what’s important, and what positive contributions can be made to make something, anything happen. Going forward, have the confidence to VINCENT PEREZ follow what you know is right in your heart. This is our new first day as graduates of 2017 to share our new gifts and talents on whatever Protégé: 2RZ Architecture journey we take. Along this path, God will be there with signs to help us reach the destination we want to achieve. What difference will you make?”

Ursula Baca ‘17 Salutatorian Address at HS Commencement June 2017 FELIXIA RIVERA Protégé: 47th Ward Alderman Office URSULA BACA Salutatorian

ODALYS BAHENA MONICA RUIZ JORGE CARRANZA TIFFANY SLOROZANO Protégé: Grein Funeral Directors Protégé: Wolverine Trading Protégé: Weiss Memorial Hospital GARY DODOVICH LEXI GILLEN HUNTER KOGEN ADAM KUMMERER Protégé: Walsh Construction Protégé: Fit Institute Physical Therapy Protégé of the Year: Coonley Elementary “Not Typical,

KEZIA DANSO but Extraordinary” Protégé: Doula at Birthways HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM UPDATE:

As was announced this past February, through the strategic planning

process, we came to acknowledge that our high school program is no TESSA NYKAZA longer financially sustainable due to market trends, demographic shifts, Protégé: Weiss Memorial Hospital and declining enrollment. The financial challenges and declining enrollment make it impossible to sustain the superior four-year college preparatory academic experience that our bright and deserving high school students seek. Since the announcement our parish school has begun the high school

transition plan. For our last two classes, the high school experience may not RHEA OMANDAM be typical, but we will make it extraordinary. Protégé: Weiss Memorial Hospital 2017-18 GOALS: · being committed to our rising junior and senior classes through a tuition freeze and renewal of financial aid to those currently receiving assistance · working to continue to offer a quality academic program that prepares BROOKLYNN MARCHAN students for college entrance by having a fully certified and dedicated Protégé: Diana L. Patarroyo Dental faculty · continuing our dual credit course AP British Literature through Loyola University · having Ms. Colleen Fahrenbach join the staff as our guidance counselor to help all students identify and achieve success in entering the colleges or YASMINA TUEROS universities of their choice. · the continuation of our Protégé internship program for seniors · providing four options for our Agora experiential week learning program: one international trip, one service-oriented trip, one local trip, and one regional trip to the Smoky Mountains. · seeking input from our upper classmen and acting on their RYAN HONG recommendations: Protégé: SBPS Advancement Office - new student lounge for HS students only - a new venue for prom - team building outing to Iron Oaks

Ninety-five percent of rising juniors and seniors indicated they did ALESSANDRA SKOLNICK return to SBPS this past August. We provided transfer assistance to other Catholic high schools for the accepted, incoming freshman applicants and the rising sophomore class (majority were accepted at DePaul College Prep) during the first half of 2017.

JACK GAERDITZ GRADS OF BOTH ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL HIGH AND ELEMENTARY BOTH OF GRADS Thank you Fr. Jason, for your 5 years of service to St. Benedict as our pastor. You guided us through many programs that helped us to realize who we were as a parish, how we can be transformed to grow as a parish, what our facilities need to be to ensure that transformation, how the parish should move in its stewardship, what the educational ministry is now being called to be, and the celebration of our “landmark” church’s 100th birthday.

Thank you for your support with:

• The Parish Transformation Process • Our Campus Master Plan • Forward in Our Faith Capital Campaign kickoff and the completion of projects in Phase 1. • The School’s Strategic Plan: Reaching New Heights 2020 and its Mission Articulation Work • Hosting the Cornerstone Red Carpet Party and having the Ball and Auction on campus for the first time as the Mass and Gala 2017.

Thank you too for sharing your priesthood with us as you gathered your flock at Mass around the pulpit to hear God’s Word and the Table of the Lord to be fed with the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. Thank you for sharing our joys at the various moments on our faith journey through the Sacraments and helping us get through so many difficult moments when we lost our loved ones and you consoled us with the hope of the Resurrection. You have our undying gratitude along with best wishes and prayers for the success of your work for Cardinal Cupich in the “Renew My Church” program.

Welcome Fr. Steve Kanonik, ninth pastor of St. Benedict Parish! Your parish is so grateful for your commitment to the church of Chicago and coming to us with great wisdom and understanding from having been a priest in our Archdiocese for 35 years. You have set a tone for collaboration and trust with all your staff who are here to support your efforts to build upon what the previous pastors and parishioners have left as a legacy to us in 2017. We look forward to growing together into the model faith community we can be where love of God and neighbor are at the forefront of everything we do on “the block”. Know of our support and continued prayers for your success and that of our five commissions. May we all be the “hands of Christ” in our world today. Please Pray for Healing. Please call Elaine Lindia at 773 588-6484, ext. 5101 to add your name or the name of an immediate family member for whom you would like the parish to pray for healing. Masses for the Week Jane Abrahamson Robert Hallis Elaine Nelson Saturday, November 18 - The Dedication of the Basilicas Noe A. Alpasan Kelley Halper Judi Newbold of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles Russell Altizer Sharon Hayes Anita Nuccio 8:30 am Cardinal John Cody Thomas Arra Elise Herald Joseph Olson 5:00 pm Daniel Keith West - The St. Benedict Parish Community Joe Babbo Eleanor Herkert Lori Ott Marilyn Bade Nolan Hey Robert Ott Sunday, November 19 - Thirty-Third Sunday in Raven Barron Dan Hickey Vikki Pagan Ordinary Time Judy Bartley Frank Horvath Teopista Pellerin 7:30 am The Parishioners of St. Benedict Parish Dawn Bedel Art Hundreiser Mary Phillips 9:00 am Kevin Byrne - Donald McCann Audrey Bickel Karen Iacovelli Christine Pietschmann Feliberto and Corazon Jamiro Diaz- Nellie Dolores Bielski Emma Irizarry Kathleen Pietschmann 10:30 am Christine G. Ficht - Deacon Kevin S. O’Donnell Maureen Black Irving Irons Catherine Polster 12:00 pm Jose T. Cortes - Jorge and Aurora Cortes Debora Boyce Dorothy Jacob Frank Pudlo 6:30 pm Tim O’Heir - Margaret Stanton Lawlor Karen Breen Marilyn Jerger Rowan Quinain, Sr. Raymond Brefeld Mike Kain Theresa Raatz Monday, November 20 - Weekday Teresita Bugasto Lynne Kattner Gloria C. Recede 8:30 am Mark Anthony M. Baylon - Jorge and Aurora Cortes Laura Burns Mary Ann Kattner Daanish Rizwan Glenn Cajandig Peter Kattner, Jr. Jason Rowe Tuesday, November 21 - The Presentation of the Blessed Yvonne Carter Bunny Kelly Mary Ann (Kattner) Rupp Virgin Mary Ricardo Cataylo Patricia Ann King Martha Ruscheinski 8:30 am Cardinal Francis George Eugene Caulfield Barbara Kucera Denise Schilz Sue Coston Leslie Kufner Angela Schuman Wednesday, November 22 - St. Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr Chris Coulon Maryanne Kufner Joseph Sepeczi 8:30 am Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Susan Cronin Scott Leone Alison Serafini Paul Davis Corazon Litorja Lisa Sherbondy Thursday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Day Richard Davis Paula Gumler Lopat Frank Somogyi 9:00 am George Plesko - St. Benedict Friends Frances DeVine Don Lopat Melvin Soult Edward Kestler - Family Susan Duffy Encarnacion Lucio Nancy Sternik Louise Efrosinis Juliette Lyng Jim Strzalka Friday, November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Sue Fahey Janet MacDonald Christine Sylvano Companions, Martyrs Pamela Fasel Violeta S. Magnabijon Katherine Thompson 8:30 am Shirley Nichin - Mary Sue Fahey Agnes Firek James Maltezos Luka Tomasicyk Annamarie Aguilera - Mom and Dad John Fishburn Benecio Martinez Rose Ann Vargas Thanksgiving for Nellie Jamiro Mary Flatley Amy Mateo Sofia Vitale Sally Gilger Benjamin Mazzone Laura Van Zandt Saturday, November 25 - St. Catherine of Alexandria, Gloria Goerner Gerardo Mazzone Melinda Voitus Virgin and Martyr Sandra Gould Kevin Miller Helene Wieland 8:30 am Joe Jost - Family Helen Greene Lois Monson Ken Woodhouse Special Intention for Jessie E. Aquino - Sister Joyce Guccione Mattie Morales Hubert Yamane 5:00 pm Helen Wehde - The St. Benedict Parish Community Rita Gumler Lily Moran Irene Zuponeck Eleanor Haberkamp Patrick Morris Sunday, November 26 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Wedding Banns 7:30 am Cardinal John Cody I - Elizabeth Fox and Karl Haslwanter 9:00 am Benefactors of St. Vincent de Paul Society 10:30 am Edward Kestler - Family 12:00 pm Abundia P. Cortes - Jorge and Aurora Cortes Would you like to become Special Intention for Seth Ballog - Kim Duda & a Eucharistic Minister? Desiree Udvary If so, please attend the upcoming Theresa Lapetina - Dan Lapetina training scheduled in the Church for 6:30 pm Michael Prause - Marge Lawlor and Christa O'Keefe Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 pm. Fr. Steve will be present and it should last an hour. After the training, you’ll then have the honor to serve as Young Adult Ministry November Wine and a Eucharistic Minister, and select the dates/times you’re Cheese Social Sunday, November 26 available. For more information contact Karen Tabbert Our last Wine and Cheese Social of 2017 will be on ([email protected] or 773-551-0311). November 26th immediately after the 6:30pm Mass. Join us, and bring a friend as we informally gather in the basement of the church to enjoy snacks, drinks, and fellowship. Simbang Gabi (Night Mass) The Filipino American Community would like you to celebrate with them the coming Holy Name Society News of Christ by attending the Simbang Gabi On Friday, December 1st, The Holy Hour will be held in on December 17, 2017 at 6:30pm followed the church at 7PM, followed by a reception in the church by dinner at the Gym. For questions and volunteer basement from 8-9PM. All are welcome to pray for their opportunities please email Gloriets Gaston at ggaston576@ deceased freinds and loved ones who passed away this past aol.com or Daisy Schmookler at [email protected]. year. Fr. Steve will be our celebrant. STEWARDSHIP: Belong, Pray, Learn, Give, Serve COMING UP AT ST. BEN’S NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2017

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Wreath Distribution Children’s Chorus Daily Morning Mass Daily Morning Mass Thanksgiving Day- Daily Morning Mass Daily Morning Mass 9AM-3PM Rehearsal 7:15AM 8:30AM 8:30AM Morning Mass 8:30AM 8:30AM Church Beaven Hall Choir Area, Church Church Church 9AM Church Church Zumba Welcoming Weekend Daily Morning Mass Adult Confirmation Zumba 10AM Masses at 7:30AM, 8:30AM Church Class 7PM Thanksgiving Cafeteria 9AM, 10:30AM, 12PM 7PM Cafeteria Community Dinner and 6:30PM 1st Grade Daisy SS Library 11AM-1PM Senior Zumba Church 2:15PM AA Meeting Beaven Hall 11AM Church Basement 8PM Cafeteria Parish Library Open Church Basement after 7AM, 9AM, Cub Scout Wolf Reconciliation 10:30AM, and 12PM Meetings 11AM Church Masses 5:45PM Parish Library Church Basement Mass at 5PM Have a Church Cub Scout Pack First Communion and safe Meeting and Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving Potluck 6:30PM Church 2PM Beaven Hall RCIA 6:30PM Cafeteria Thanksgiving! Zumba 7PM Heidenreich Hall

Boy Scout Meeting 7PM Beaven Hall

Ravenswood Orchestra Rehearsal 7PM SS Library

Spiritual Dream Group 7PM Pine Room

Holy Name Society Meeting 7PM Sewing Room

26 27 28 29 30 1 2 Children’s Chorus Java with Gemo and Daily Morning Mass Mass at 7:30AM, Daily Morning Mass Daily Morning Mass Daily Morning Mass Rehearsal Friends 8:30AM Church 9AM, 10:30AM, 12PM 8:30AM 8:30AM 8:30AM 7:15AM 8AM and 6:30PM Church Church Church Choir Area, Church SS Library Historical Tours of St. Church Benedict Church Fourth Grade Girl SPRED Exposition of the Daily Morning Mass Daily Morning Mass 9AM Scouts 3PM Blessed Sacrament & 8:30AM 8:30AM Church 1:30PM SPRED Room Benediction Church Church Beaven Hall 9AM-12PM Zumba Weight Watchers Church St. Vincent dePaul Fourth Grade Girl 10AM Spiritual Life 7PM Society Scouts Cafeteria Commission Meeting Church Basement 6:30PM 1:30PM Holy Name Society 7PM Pine Room Beaven Hall Holy Hour, 7PM Senior Zumba Meeting Room Young Adult Faith Church; followed 11AM Sharing Small Group RCIA Tiger Cub Scout by Reception in the Cafeteria Adult Confirmation 7:30PM 6:30PM Meetings Church Basement Class Meeting Room Heidenreich Hall 6PM at 8PM Reconciliation 7PM Beaven Hall 11AM Church Zumba SS Library 7PM Cafeteria Zumba Mass at 5PM Cub Scouts Webelos II 7PM Church Den Meeting Boy Scout Meeting Cafeteria 7PM Beaven Hall 7:30PM Beaven Hall Adult Choir Rehearsal Ravenswood 7PM Orchestra Rehearsal Choir Area, Church 7PM SS Library AA Meeting 8PM Church Basement

St. Benedict Ladies Society December Calling All Bakers: Start gathering Meeting & Cookies Baskets your cookie recipes and get ready to bake for our Christmas baskets for the homebound. Please join us on Wednesday, December 6th. We will We will meet to fill the baskets in the rectory meet in Beaven Hall at 9:30 am after the 8:30 am Mass. Pine Room after the 8:30 a.m. mass on Friday, We will celebrate St. Nicholas with our annual potluck. December 8th. “Many hands make for light Bring along your favorite dish to share. Don’t forget your work.” If you can’t join us on the 8th, you fun gift for our Crazy Bunco game. Be sure to wrap your may drop off your cookie donations at the rectory the weekend of gift, the crazier the better. It will make “stealing” from December 2-3. Thanking you in advance for your contributions, each other all the more fun. Come and enjoy! they are truly enjoyed by the many recipients. Having Difficulty Dealing with our Stressful World? The Holbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities provides counseling services at St. Matthias Parish. Cheryl Joseph-Lukz, MA, LCPC is the therapist at St. Matthias. Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Counselor, and she has worked with individuals, couples and families for over 20 years. Whether you’re having problems with personal relationships, work situations or are just feeling unhappy, “stuck”, or unfulfilled, we’re here for you. We are in network with BC/BS PPO. Please call (312) 655-7725.