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Welcome to our first A Little Christmas Surprise combined November/ December issue! Catholic By Megan Fry other people and I knew that was Charities is privileged to be communications assistant what I wanted to do.” able to produce a paper for On December 15, a petite, Sister Mary was based in New seniors that is mailed out to 86-year-old nun will board York, Rhode Island, Kankakee, 95,000 readers. Combining a plane bound for Central then went to South Holland and two issues is a cost-saving America, to celebrate the 50th became the first principal at St. move that will allow us anniversary of a mission that Jude Parish in 1958. She was to continue providing this she helped to found in a poor able to return when the school service for free. mountain village. Sister Mary closed in 2010 saying, “I opened Another way we contain MacIsaac is now retired, but she the doors, and when we closed I costs is through three spent 37 years of her remarkable was the last one out.” fundraising appeals each career in rural Guatemala. But back to Guatemala. In year. You will notice an Sister Mary MacIssac 1964, the nuns were asked envelope in this issue. grew up on the South Side to start a mission there, but Whatever you can give is of Chicago. She attended St. Sister Mary wasn’t interested. so appreciated, and put to Dorothy elementary school. Soon after, she received a letter good use to defray printing, When her father died when she from her Superior General, postage and other bills. If was in 7th grade she transferred Sister Mary as a young nun. and she then knew she was you cannot send money, to St. Louis Academy for Girls, going to Guatemala! Little did please contribute your stories, where she was taught by the them believed her. However, she know she would be there ideas, recipes and prayers! Sisters of the Congregation de Mary’s mother was supportive. nearly 40 years. In fact, we would “love” to Notre Dame. “I want you to go, I got you Perhaps foreshadowing the receive submissions for our Sister Mary decided to through prayer and I want to “gift” her assignment turned out February issue, which will become a nun her senior year of give you back to prayer,” she to be, Sister Mary and her fellow feature “First Love” stories. high school after a retreat. She told Mary. Mary took her final nuns arrived close to Christmas, Please send your stories went to thank the priest and he vows in 1953 and she became on December 23. She did not to: Keenager Love Stories, said to her, “you want to become a sister with the Congregation have a very merry impression of Catholic Charities,721 N. a nun.” It took her a whole year de Notre Dame because, “I was her new home. LaSalle Street, Chicago, to make the decision and when impressed by the nuns, the way IL 60654. Thank you and she told her friends, none of they worked with children and Continued on p. 6 Happy Holidays! SBH

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Editor Sheila Black Haennicke By Mary Ellen Kastenholtz in Spanish. The grandchild of volunteer Communications assistant Croatian immigrants, Bishop Megan Fry In this season of Thanksgiving, Cupich appears passionate St. Blaise Editorial Board Chicago Catholics give thanks about immigration and seeking Msgr. Michael M. Boland for the 17 years Cardinal reform solutions. Robert Boyd Francis George dedicated to Serving for the past five years February 3 is the Feast Roberta Magurany Anthony Spalla the Church in the city of his on the Board of Governors Day of St. Blaise, also Angela Taylor family origins making him of Catholic Extension, an known as St. Blase, and Kindle Wilfinger the first native Chicagoan organization that supports poor a day for “Blessing of creative services Cardinal. Appreciation exists mission dioceses across the the Throats.” Our new brand management also for the extremely rare United States, Bishop Cupich Archbishop, Blase Cupich, Jennifer Sirota situation that Cardinal George understands the ministry of is named after St. Blaise, art Design is able to pass on his title and bringing the Church to the Kathleen Gabriel so curiosity and interest in blessing to the new Archbishop, people. this saint has risen. Keenager News is a free monthly publication mailed to persons aged Blase Cupich; the first major In the months ahead, St. Blaise was a 55 and older by Catholic Charities American appointment by Pope Chicago Catholics will look to physician in the early 4th of the Archdiocese of Chicago, a non-profit organization. Francis. Grateful for his years see the similarities between Century, A. D. He was Editorial office of dedication and leadership, the new Archbishop and Pope also Bishop of Sebastea in 721 North LaSalle Street, 2nd Floor prayers for his health and Francis. In an article written Armenia, now known as Chicago, IL 60654-3503 well-being emanate from the on Pope Francis for America Silvas, Turkey. St. Blaise Phone (312) 655-7425 2.2 million Roman Catholic Magazine on September 26, was known as a healer E-mail address population. 2013 entitled “Francis the of souls and bodies. [email protected] On November 18, the ninth Witness; the pope presents Emperor Licininius began For subscriptions, changes of Archbishop of Chicago will be a fresh vision of the Gospel,” to persecute Christians address, deletions, contributions, questions or comments, please write installed during a Mass at Holy Bishop Cupich described the in Armenia and Saint or call our editorial office, or e-mail Name Cathedral. It will be an powerful effect the Pope has in Blaise was apprehended. the changes to us. Contents may be printed in their entirety with proper exciting event coming just before this way: He is teaching because Legend has it that as he credit given. Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer. Advent and Christmas. Bishop he is a witness and being a was being taken back to Copyright 2014 by Catholic Charities Cupich will be able to take in the witness he reveals himself…. Sebastea, a woman whose of the Archdiocese of Chicago. beauty of the holiday lights and We should focus on a person son was choking on a Advertising Policy decorations in our beautiful city who reveals himself as a fresh fishbone begged him for Advertisements appearing in the Keenager News cannot be construed as he prepares to lead his very witness of the Gospel, who is his intercession and as St. as being an endorsement by large and diverse flock. stirring our hearts to take up Blaise prayed for the child, Keenager News or its members. Advertisers and their agencies The third eldest of eight the journey with him as a fellow the boy was cured. I assume liability for all of the content of advertisements printed and are siblings, Bishop Cupich is disciple with new vigor and Today, for the “Blessing responsible for any claims that known as having a practical purpose. His words and witness of the Throats,” the priest may arise from their advertising. 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Martyr, preserve you Church’s role in the mission of charity In Spokane, he is viewed as a As our new Archbishop from infections of the to anyone in need by providing compassionate, competent and moderate who collaborates well begins his journey, we pray for throat and from all other professional services that strengthen with others to find solutions. him as he reveals himself and afflictions.” and support individuals, families and communities based on Knowledgeable in six languages, witnesses the many blessings the value and dignity of human life. he has already addressed our and needs of the Chicago www.catholiccharities.net/keenager one million Hispanic Catholics Archdiocese. www.keenagernews.org Nov/Dec 2014 THE voice of Catholic charities page 3 Welcome to Chicago Archbishop Cupich!

We at Catholic Charities join their lives and have hope for a with Catholics throughout the better future. Archdiocese as we sadly see Just as Catholic Charities our beloved Cardinal George The Voice of brings Christ’s light to our retire, yet joyfully anticipate struggling brothers and the installation of Archbishop- Catholic Charities sisters, in their very presence designate Blase Cupich on Rev. Monsignor they bring Christ to us. We November 18. Michael M. Boland welcome Him in the hungry Over these past several family who receives hot weeks we have learned that President of Catholic Charities meals at our evening supper our new leader is a great program, in the domestic administrator and has violence survivor who finds successfully seen the Diocese safety in our shelter, in the of Spokane through a difficult senior we greet with smiles as time in its history. But more seemingly insurmountable we drop off a meal or provide important than hearing the difficulties or distracted by our Rather than be assistance with daily chores, accolades of his administrative successes, we must remember and in the veteran who is acumen, it has been a blessing that Christ is always with paralyzed by seemingly battling post-traumatic stress to learn about Archbishop us; we just need to listen. insurmoutable disorder. We feed, clothe, Cupich’s great faith in the He will walk with us on the shelter, and care deeply for our Church and his tremendous journey of life, help us make difficulties or distracted vulnerable brothers and sisters love for Jesus Christ! good decisions to stay on the by our successes, we because Jesus told us that With all of the media right path, celebrate our joys, “Whatever you did for these coverage surrounding the comfort us during our anguish must remember that least brothers and sisters of appointment, one of my and sorrow, and bring us Christ is always with us. mine, you did for me” (Mt. favorite images that our new peace and hope for the future. 25:40). Yes, Christ is all around Archbishop gave us was that At Catholic Charities, we are us; we just need to listen. of him keeping focused on tremendously blessed with With our professionally trained Catholic Charities is thrilled Christ. When asked if he was thousands of volunteers and staff and specialized services that the Holy Spirit has led worried about the challenges donors who help us “keep our that address multiple needs, Archbishop Cupich to Chicago. of coming to a much larger eyes on Christ” by sharing we not only provide a helping We look forward to doing diocese like Chicago, he His peace and hope with hand, but also a “hand up,” Christ’s work together as we jokingly remarked that he more than one million people ensuring that those who come share his passionate love for thinks of Peter who was able who seek our help each year. to us can begin to rebuild our Lord! to walk on water only as long Whether it’s unemployment, as he kept his faith and looked addiction, divorce, mental toward Jesus. He said, “As or physical illness, teen long as my eyes stay fixed on pregnancy, or family crisis, Christ, and realize it’s His Catholic Charities encounters The Voice of Charity work, I’m fine. If I don’t, I’m all those who some would say wet!” have lost their way, yet the Although Archbishop path to our door was made AM 950 Cupich made this comment clear for them. Tuesdays • 9:30 a.m. in a humorous manner, it Modeling Jesus’ tender and Join Monsignor Michael Boland, President of truly is a simple, yet powerful enduring presence, Catholic Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago message for each of us: keep Charities joins with people for The Voice of Charity, a discussion about our lives focused on Christ. side-by-side on their journey social service issues in our community. Rather than be paralyzed by to wholeness and health. www.keenagernews.org page 4 words for the spirit Nov/Dec 2014 Bring Light to the Holiday Season with the Gift of Fellowship

Thanksgiving and Christmas unrelenting message to “shop are close at hand once again. ‘til we drop” can really hype The year has turned nearly full Words for the Spirit things up. I think seniors have circle, and while this transition an advantage in dealing with is familiar to us seniors, it can Father Charles T. Rubey this pressure because we recall still be bittersweet thanks to the simplicity of Christmases the many memories we have Founder and Director of the LOSS Program when oranges and wooden gathered in our long lives. Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide toys were welcome! We know I remember one Christmas from long experience that it when I was anxiously waiting to isn’t the things we give and open some gifts on Christmas receive that bring us love; it Eve and my grandfather was is the people around us. For missing. My father called example, we can find joy in the after him and my grandfather excitement of the children in replied that he was very sad settlers who would have at a shared meal sponsored our lives, who bring energy to because his mother had died starved to death without their by a church, social group or any gathering. on Christmas Eve. My father neighbors’ help. It is a story restaurant. It can take some Again, I want to stress that reminded him that her death of fellowship and forgiveness. planning, but we are worth the no one should be alone on the had occurred 50 years earlier; Think of how alien the effort! If we are able, maybe we holidays. Start now making a but we all know how powerful Pilgrims must have seemed can volunteer at a community plan for Christmas Day, if only memories of our loved ones to the Native Americans, and event to serve older seniors to call people who are far away, can be. vis a vis! There must have or persons with disabilities or send out Christmas cards, While we need to acknowledge been innumerable conflicts the homeless. The goal is to or make a favorite holiday all our feelings to be healthy and misunderstandings join with others in a spirit of recipe to share with neighbors. human beings, it can be helpful between the two groups. gratitude for the blessings in Melancholy feelings may to plan ahead a bit to make our Yet they persevered in their our lives. intrude but by keeping our holidays more enjoyable for us. relationships, recognizing the Christmas can be a more focus on the good things, like We can start by remembering the humanity in each other. emotional holiday for us, the great love God has for us origin of these special days and How can we honor this because it has carried so many and his great gift of Jesus, we make an effort to acknowledge tradition in our own lives? hopes and dreams for us from can bring light to our world. the “reason for the season.” We can start by making sure childhood. The wonderful Thanksgiving commemorates we have somewhere to be Nativity story, our cultural Wishing you the happiest of the coming together of Native on Thanksgiving, whether it devotion to “Santa” and the holidays! Americans and the European is with family, or friends, or Flu Shots are here!

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Volunteer Corner Wedding This month, we are featuring a volunteer from one Anniversaries of our Adult Day Care Centers, Andy Gersch. Hi! My name is Andy Gersch and I have been November Anniversaries making beverage deliveries in some tough neighborhoods in the city of Chicago for the last 34 DD65th Edward & Maryann Sedlak 11/26 years. I was lucky enough for 3 or 4 months to do DD62nd Joe & Helen Dziedzic 11/8 some volunteer work for the Chicagoland Catholic DD60th Bernie & Jean Corrigan 11/27 Charities. The amazing staff at Accolade taught me 60th Louie & Joyce Panik 11/14 how to open my heart and help some wonderful DD seniors with everyday chores. We also learned, DD60th Bob & Marian Jarosik 11/20 laughed, told stories, sang, and had a full day of DD51st Richard & Susan Czerwinski 11/23 fun. This has been one of the biggest highlights of my life. I strongly urge everyone to volunteer, December Anniversaries maybe it will open your heart too! DD57th Ronald & Henriette LaFriske 12/8

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something she had no experience with, Eventually the local people learned how to Christmas Surprise plus the “clinic” was a closet-sized room grow the vegetables in their own yards and with a rickety table, two chairs, a cupboard prepare them. From page 1 for supplies and a sink with no water! She Sister Mary’s final mission in Guatemala went to a nearby hospital to learn from was to open a school with skill-building “It was a very poor village, the poorest the sisters there. They gave her a list of workshops which included bread-making, Congregation place I had ever seen in my life. It was so symptoms and how to treat them with carpentry, sweater-making, and shoe-making. cold! You think of Central America being medicine. When she had learned everything Sister Mary’s fondest memory of her De Notre-Dame tropical, but we were 9,000 feet above sea on that list she went back to the hospital time in Guatemala is the people. “The In 1653, Marguerite Bourgeoys, a woman from level in the mountains. The Maryknoll fathers and got another list, and then another. people are just wonderful. They are looking the Champagne region of France, crossed the were building a convent, but it wasn’t ready Eventually, Sister Mary learned how to give for progress all the time. The Indian ocean in order to participate in the building of yet so the local priest gave up his house for injections, intravenous feedings and how people are very poor but they were just Ville-Marie, a tiny colony along the banks of us. They were all adobe houses. The priest’s to do sutures. She stayed with the clinic for wonderful.” Her worst memory while being the St. Lawrence River in the New World. The house had a nice fireplace but no one knew nine years, and when she left there was a in Guatemala was the country’s Civil War. founders of Ville-Marie (now Montreal) hoped how to build a fire. We learned very quickly!” full-time nurse and helpers. “That was awful; the villages that were that this new society would be like the early Sister Mary recalls. “We had no electricity Sister Mary then moved on to start a destroyed, the massacres of the Indian Christian community. Marguerite’s particular and no running water when we arrived. Little nutrition program for 700 children. She people. It was the worst thing I had ever contribution was to educate the women and by little we got a well in the yard. Until then, would also do some cooking instruction seen in my life.” Sister Mary’s community children of the colony, both native and French. some of the local girls would take a “tinaja” in homes to help local people learn about wasn’t harmed. The order’s leaders told Marguerite’s inspiration and model for her to the spring to bring up water for us.” foods beyond black beans, which were the nuns if they were afraid they could ocean journey, for her work, and for the whole The community needed a school for “delicious” according to Sister Mary, but leave but they decided to stay. According to of her life was Mary, the Mother of Jesus, who young children, literacy classes for adults, the nutrition program sought to bring in a Sister Mary, the local people thanked them travelled to bring God’s word to her cousin a catechism program and a health clinic. larger variety of food to the area, like new for not leaving. 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By Janet Bernico well deserved. Even at the late Admin Asst, Senior Services hour and after the long day, these servicemen were full On July 2, 2014 my dad, of smiles, grateful tears, and Leonard Wojnarowski, and overflowing with joy. You could Cindy Smetana’s dad, Joseph see the spirit and dignity still DeFazio were a part of Honor shining through these last Flight Chicago. Honor Flight champions of the greatest Chicago transports World War generation. II Veterans to Washington DC Honor Flight Chicago for a remarkable day touring provided dad, a former Marine, the memorials dedicated to Leonard Wojnarowski Joseph DeFazio and Joe, former Army Air Corp, their service and sacrifice. with more than just an amazing These men, who are now in day of honor; they gave them a their 80s and 90s, experienced return flight each of them are line where the cheering crowd memory to keep for the rest of a day of being honored for their given a “Mail Call” bag full of reached out to shake their their days. As a family, we were service. heartwarming thank you cards hands while thanking them truly humbled by the Honor The day started out early and letters from family and for their service. This was truly Flight Chicago volunteers and with a 4:30 a.m. drop-off at friends. Upon arrival at Midway, a long overdue homecoming what they provided to these Midway Airport, and a quick once again their airplane for these veterans who never special men. whisk away to a breakfast was met by a Chicago Fire expected anything special at the There are currently 22,000 reception complete with an Department water salute and time they returned from duty WWII vets in the Chicagoland “Andrew Sisters” tribute show. finally, a huge reception with long ago. I must have shaken area and only about 5,000 After a few photographs they thousands welcoming them all 92 hands. You could really have signed up. I hope this boarded Southwest Airlines for home. It was really something see how touched they were, it article inspires a few more to their journey. Upon arrival in to see, families lined up was just beautiful. take flight. My dad, Leonard DC they were greeted with a fire with banners, flags, and It was a privilege to be in Wojnarowski passed away department water salute and picture posters of the young the presence of such great and peacefully on August 17, 2014 hundreds welcoming them with servicemen they once were. brave men who helped protect at the age of 94, surrounded by banners, flags, and a band. While the band played, our freedoms so many years his loving family. They were then provided a volunteers, led by the Chicago ago, securing the lives we live police escort while they visited Fire and Police Department today. It gave us remarkable Janet Bernico and Cindy WWII monuments and the Bag Pipers, pushed the feeling of pride to see these Smetana are both empolyees Air & Space Museum. On the wheelchairs down the reception heroes getting the praise they of Catholic Charities.

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www.keenagernews.org Nov/Dec 2014 Vol. 46, No.10 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Humor Oak Brook, IL & Permit No. 65 Nostalgia 721 NORTH LA SALLE STREET by Joe Eberhardt CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654 Reprinted from the Joe Eberhardt archives. www.keenagernews.org Tonic from our Tickler File In the early 1900s Charles So Tim decided to copy it. Pajeau of Evanston, Illinois, Imagine Grandma’s surprise took discarded thread spools on Christmas Day when and sticks the children had she opened her Bible and played with and turned them found, “To Grandma, with into a construction toy. He compliments of the author.” persuaded a druggist to put Do Not Delay, Dated Material some windmills with paper REMEMBER when we put our blades into his window. A caps under the tree? fan supplied the wind. The blades turned and throngs of people stopped to see One of our seniors wrote to the Postmaster: “Please the movement. The demand for the new toy grew until handle my packages with Happy Birthday care, toss them underhand.” everyone knew what “Tinker FROM: Toys” were. Younger people might this November/December With his birthday money not realize that is the little Timothy bought a wonderful Christmas they Birthdays Bible for Grandma for will be talking about in years HAPPY HUNDREDS Mildred Zieliwski 12/3 Christmas. He wanted to to come. Harriet Kwasniak 101 11/10 Lillian Mary Walsh 12/9 write a suitable inscription. Mary Sutton 101 11/13 Helen Eizik 12/13 Robert Veile 12/20 He racked his brain until he merry christmas Nora Sweeney 102 11/24 Steve Bialas 100 12/18 Juanita Dean 12/23 remembered his father had and happy new year Juanita Cook 100 12/31 Josie Daelman 12/30 a book with an inscription to all! of which he was very proud. NIFTY NINETY EXTRAORDINARY EIGHTY Helene Jaworski 11/1 Joseph Mango 11/6 Winifred Peterson 11/6 Ann Kulig 11/22 Anna J. Baker 11/7 Carol Rubright 11/23 Edward Malatesta 11/8 Loretta Russell 11/28 Louise Bruno 11/22 James Resner 12/3 Lillian Gorski Lenz 11/23 Marie Hill 12/5 Genevieve Durr 11/28 Hank Hopp, Jr. 12/25 Edith Pietrzyk 11/29 BELATED BIRTHDAYS Josephine Bartus 11/30 Eleanor Arendt 12/3 Rose Szczepanek 10/6 102

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