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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Page Two FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT March 10, 2019 Last Call! Drawing held next Saturday, MARCH 16! Tickets are available in the parish office or at the party! Raffle Grand Prize: $10,000 Second Prize: $1,000 Ten-$200 Prizes Ten-$100 Prizes Tickets: $20 each or six for $100 Don’t miss out on your chance to win! Winner need not be present. March 10, 2019 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Page Three CORCORAN’S CORNER R.C.I.A.... Sunday Concert/Cantata which will be held at 3:00 PM, This Sunday afternoon, at Holy Name Cathedral, our and features our Teen and Adult Choirs, Lectors, Liturgical parish RCIA [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults] candi- Dancers, and the Seton Symphony Orchestra. This musi- dates Ronald Summers and Carrie Otto will be received cal gift to the community helps us move our hearts and by our bishop and welcomed as members of the Elect who spirits into the depths of Holy Week. The arts have a way will be baptized and received into the Church at the Easter of touching our souls sometimes even more effectively Vigil on Holy Saturday. We will continue to pray with them than our own mind’s thoughts do. during the Lenten phase of their journey. The liturgies of Holy Week: Commemoration of the Lord’s Last Supper on Holy Thursday, April 18, at 7:00 PM; The Holy Season of Lent… Walk with the Cross (in Orland Hills) at 1:30 PM; Liturgy of Lent, as a holy time of the year, leads us to deepen our the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 PM; Living Stations led by out faith relationship with the Lord, for us to be more attentive teen group, at 7:00 PM; all make for a prayer-filled Good to Him in our lives. Once again we have distributed the Friday, April 19. On Holy Saturday, April 20, the Easter “Little Black Book” of Lenten reflections, which offers many Basket Blessings is held at 12 Noon-sharp, and our Easter opportunities to reflect in prayer on God’s presence in our Vigil at 7:30 PM, lead us to the celebrations of Easter Sun- lives. This Lent our parish will offer a variety of ways to day, April 21, with Masses at 7:15, 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 focus our attention on the Lord: AM. We celebrate the Holy Season of Lent with our hearts Lenten Morning Prayer and spirits opened to the Lord’s saving grace. Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM, Church Morning Mass Our St. Patrick/St. Joseph Party… Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM, Church Last call for tickets to our St. Patrick/St. Joseph Party to Lenten Evening Prayer be held on Saturday, March 16, 7:00 PM, in our McBrady Wednesdays at 7:00 PM, Church Center. The $30/pp ticket is available at our Sunday Lenten Stations of the Cross Masses or you can call Anna Talley at 708-532-6731, to Fridays, 7:00 PM, Stations Chapel (Church) buy tickets and/or reserve a table. We plan on having Through our use of the Catholic Relief Services “Rice “Mass Time” tables (a table for people who attend specific Bowl” coin banks distributed by our Social Action Ministry, Mass times), as well as tables for Religious Education and and our Knights of Columbus sponsored Lenten Canned Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School families. Food Drive (held on the second, fourth, and sixth week- ends of Lent) to support local food pantries, we have op- Seniors of Seton… portunities to engage in the Lenten discipline of almsgiving, Congratulations to the Seniors of Seton on reaching a and show the Lord’s presence in our care for those in historically high membership. They currently have 273 need. We seek to be people of generosity. members—a new record. The vitality of the club, the mem- Our Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service will be held bership’s friendliness, and its active leadership— are all a boon to the club. on Sunday, March 31, at 7:00 PM. That assists us in turn- ing our hearts to the Lord. Looking Ahead… Our parish Lenten Book Discussion Group led by Our Men’s Club will meet on Wednesday, March 13, at Claudia Nolan, Director of Liturgy; our Scripture Study Group led by Fr. Bill Gubbins; the Sacred Space Prayer 7:00 PM, in the McBrady Center. Group led by Sr. Liz Pardo, I.H.M.; our monthly Centering Our Women’s Club will meet on Tuesday, March 19, at Prayer led by parishioner Marge Quinn; and new this 7:00 PM, in the McBrady Center. year—a Young Adult Book Discussion group led by Our Parish Finance Council will meet on Tuesday, Kyle Groves—all offer opportunities for spiritual growth. March 19, at 7:30 PM, in the Parish Conference Room. In addition to our days of fast [Ash Wednesday Our Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Thursday, and Good Friday] and abstinence [Ash Wednesday, and all March 21, at 7:00 PM, in the Great Room. the Fridays of Lent] our Creation Care Team will offer a Lenten weekly calendar that encourages us to perform a The Knights of Columbus… variety of actions promoting good stewardship of the earth We thank the local Knights of Columbus for presenting and encourage us to fast from waste. to our parish religious education program a generous do- This year’s Lenten Parish Mission will be held from nation of $1,965 to underwrite our programs work in pro- Sunday, April 7, Monday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 9, viding an inclusive religious education experience for stu- beginning at 7:00 PM. It will be led by Arthur Zannoni, a dents with special needs. The money raised by the Knights well-known theologian, speaker, author, and teacher. Our in their fall “Tootsie Roll Drive” is put by them right back annual Mission promises to be a powerful week for us all. into our community, and our mission to help children with Our Seniors of Seton will host their annual Morning of Re- special needs. We thank the Knights for their support, and flection on “The Seven Last Words of Christ” with author our parishioners for supporting the Knights! Arthur Zannoni as the guest speaker. Holy Week begins with our liturgies on Palm Sunday Keep Smiling, weekend, April 13 and 14, and our annual treat of the Palm Page Four FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT March 10, 2019 Saturday, March 16 Come on out for a great night of fun! 7:00 pm-12 Midnight McBrady Center Dinner tickets sold after Masses THIS DINNER! Sunday (deadline), $30 Corned Beef, Mostaccioli, Bacon or reserve a spot by per cheddar potatoes, salad, coffee/tea person calling Anna Talley at 708-532-6731. DANCING & ENTERTAINMENT! Fun, Fun, Fun! DJ and SHANNON ROVERS! Please bring CASH BAR! a dessert to No outside alcohol allowed. share for our 1970’s prices: Beer/Wine only $2.00! St. Joseph Sweet Table $10,000 GRAND PRIZE “POT OF GOLD” RAFFLE SECOND PRIZE: $1,000 10-$200 PRIZES 10-$100 PRIZES Raffle: $20 each/6-$100 Available in the Parish Office March 10, 2019 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Page Five Knights of Columbus CANS FOR LENT BAPTISMS Congratulations to these parents on the baptism of their child on Sunday, March 3, 2019: William Michael, child of William and Alexis (Marion) O’Donnell Emma Grace, child of Brendon and Kathryn (Carpenter) Kraft Nolan Matthew, child of Jason and Nicolette (Brown) Burbey COLLECTION DATES: WEDDINGS MARCH 16/17; MARCH 30/31; APRIL 13/14 [PALM SUNDAY] Please pray for Jenna Witek and Nicholas Weidenaar as they You are invited to donate a can(s) of prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony on March 30, 2019. food so that together we CAN help others. Suggested items: Canned Vegetables; Canned Ready-Made PLEASE PRAY FOR Pasta; Canned Juices; Vegetable Juices; Canned Meats; Canned Soup; Canned Bean Products; Canned Fruit; Canned Protein We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our Shakes; Velveeta; Peanut Butter; Jelly and prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Jams; Hamburger Helper; Boxed Cereals; Melissa Acosta Judith Ann Drong Pancake Mixes; Grits; Pasta; Boxed Mashed Eileen McGrath Rita Martin Potatoes; Dried Beans; Rice and Rice Mixes; Sarah Fleming Michael Fleming Milk Products (canned, powder). Margaret Perez Richard Tropp Kevin Fonte Donald Roberts Drop off boxes located in the Jonathan Janda Connie Walkowski Narthex for your donation. Kathy Hall Mary Pat Morajda Elizabeth Jimenez Cathy Baumann And for our deceased: Lottie Rutkiewicz (mother of Ronald [Bernadette] Rutkiewicz) Lawrence Minute “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.” MASS INTENTIONS Sat., Mar. 9 (5pm) Eagney Family; Cathy (Cookie) Werner Sun., Mar. 10 (7:15am) Frank A. Hannigan; John Kot (8:30am)Margaret Kapala; For All Parishioners Our 2020 (10am) Grace E. Beissel; Joseph Herman Mass Intentions Book (11:30am) Michael Powell; The Purgatorial Society On Monday, March 11, at 9:00 AM, our Mon., Mar. 11 (9am) Ralph Matul; Ryan Testa parish office will open the 2020 Mass Tues., Mar. 12 (9 am) Karen Kaznarik; Bill Hendry Intentions Book for those who want to offer a Wednesday, Mar. 13 (9am) Lance Laska; Robert LaCosse Mass during the 2019 calendar year. Thurs., Mar. 14 (9 am) Peter Vallort; Jack Martin Fri., Mar. 15 (9am) Patrick O’Sullivan; Giuseppe Latorraca STEWARDSHIP Sat., Mar. 16 (5pm) Jozef Haber; Lucille Niksich Sun., Mar. 17 COLLECTION FOR 3-3-19: (7:15am) Frank A. Hannigan; Joseph & Maria Haber (8:30am) Aurelio Bernabe; Peggy O’Keeffe $20,020.25 KIDS COLLECTION: (10 am) Michael Powell; For All Parishioners $116.35 (11:30am) Patrick O’Sullivan; James Kenney Thank you for your generosity.