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CORCORAN’S CORNER

Memorial Day Thanks… St. Francis of Parish “Friday Night Live” My spies report to me that the parish Memorial theme will feature a sit-down dinner, open bar and a Day Mass went very well. Thanks to our choir who do comedy and music revue styled in the fashion of a such a wonderful job lifting our voices in praise of “Saturday Night Live” show. Ticket cost is $65 per per- God on such occasions. Soon they will be taking their son. There will also be a raffle. Raffle tickets are $20 well-deserved summer break. per ticket or five tickets for $100. I have sent a letter in the mail, and we will be selling both party and raffle Car Blessing… tickets in our Narthex beginning this weekend. I en- This weekend after the Saturday, 5:00 PM Mass courage you to attend this event, and to support the and the Sunday, 11:30 AM Mass, Deacon Dennis raffle, as its profits directly impact our parish. Cristofaro will offer a blessing for all cars and any moving vehicle. We do this at the beginning of the Easter Thanks… summer driving season, that God will direct all of us to I am happy to report that we received $121,535.15 in the best, and lead us in safety. our Easter Sunday collection. This was $1,535.15 over budget. Yay! I am very grateful for the increased response Bishop Hicks Silver Jubilee of Ordination… at Easter. As you are aware we are under budget for our This coming Saturday, June 8, at the 5:00 PM weekly collections, and were under budget for both Christ- mas and for our St. Patrick-St. Joseph Day Parish Raffle. Mass, Bishop Ron Hicks will join us to celebrate his Thank you for your ongoing support! 25th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination. When Bishop Hicks was a recently ordained priest he served in our Women’s Club and Men’s Club Generosity... parish as an associate pastor, and then for several At their May Women’s Club meeting the group pre- years as a weekend associate. That experience has sented the parish with a most generous check of linked our parish to him since. He comes home next $2,500. I thank them for their ongoing support of the weekend to celebrate this milestone in his priesthood. parish, and all that they do to build parish spirit and All are welcome to attend this Mass, and a light morale. Everything from their monthly meetings to the reception in McBrady Hall that will follow. Pancake Breakfast that they host to celebrate our par-

ish anniversary, to all the ways they volunteer (like sell- Graduation Season... ing Roof Fest tickets in the Narthex next weekend) — We congratulate all our parish graduates, from all add to parish life. They are concluding a great year Kindergarten and Grade school through graduate of meetings and activities. students at colleges and universities upon their During the same week our parish Men’s Club also graduations. You make us all proud. We will honor donated $1,000 to the parish. I thank them also for the Eighth grade graduates from our wonderful their generosity and support. From their underwriting public schools, and our regional U.S. Department and working the cookout at our Parish Picnic, to their of Education Blue Ribbon School for Academic Annual Lenten Fish Fry extravaganza, to the ways that Excellence, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School, next they too volunteer in parish projects (like selling the Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the 10:00 AM Mass. Roof Fest tickets last weekend in the Narthex) — they This Eighth Grade graduation is a big moment of are a great group. They, too, have finished a great year transition in their lives, and we wish them well as they of meetings. move on to high school. Both these groups witness to the vitality of the

parish and successfully build community. Save The Date... Five summers ago we tackled unexpected replace- Rice Bowls...Catholic Relief Services… ment of windows and walls in our Cardinal Joseph Ber- Our Lenten Parish Rice Bowl Collection for Catholic nardin School building. Four years ago we started a Relief Services totaled $5,714.75. Catholic Relief Ser- tradition to have four parish “Roof Fest” parties to re- vices is the Catholic “Red Cross” who assist pay the funds borrowed for this construction project victims of disaster around the world. Thank you for from our Capital Repair Fund. your generosity. The next time you read of Catholic On Friday, June 14, 2019, St. Francis of Assisi Par- Relief Services responding to a natural disaster, ish, Orland Park, is taking their turn to host the celebra- your support for those victims is there! tion. You may remember two years ago in 2017, St. Elizabeth Seton Parish hosted the party in the Keep Smiling, McBrady Center. We held a pig roast with a cash bar, and hired a DJ for entertainment. It was a great night out. Each year’s host parish plans the activities for the event. June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Three

Congratulations Bishop Ronald Hicks!

With joy and thanksgiving St. Elizabeth Seton Church celebrates

with Most Reverend Ronald Hicks 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Priesthood Saturday, June 8

5:00 p.m. Mass

You are invited for light refreshments in the McBrady Center immediately following the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Page Four ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

Saturday, June 1, at approx. 6:15pm Sunday, June 2, at approx. 12:45pm

St. Elizabeth Seton Church West Lot

A general blessing will be given during Mass at the 5pm and 11:30 am Mass Stop by for a Car Blessing before you begin your summer travels!

On June 1 and June 2, our Deacon Dennis Cristofaro, will conduct a “Car Blessing” in the west parking lot. The Blessing will take approximately 15 minutes, after the Saturday, 5:00 pm Mass, and Sunday, 11:30 am Mass.

 If you plan to have your car blessed…

 After Mass dismisses, please be patient as others exit the parking lot.

 Please park your car (facing the church) in an available parking space on the west side of the church.

 Please remain in your car.

 A general blessing will be given from outside the west doors of the church.

 After the blessing prayer is said, Deacon Dennis will walk down the parking lot aisles, sprinkling cars with Holy Water.

 Motorcycles, boats, RVs, etc., are welcome to be blessed (Please note: If you have a large vehicle, please park sensibly as to not block traffic flow). June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Five

Bakery Needed for Bishop Ron Hicks WELCOME 25th Anniversary Anthony and Katherine DeBellis Reception (Child: Vincent DeBellis) Saturday, June 8

We are joy-filled to host Bishop Ron Hicks reception for his 25th Anniversary of the WEDDINGS Ordination of the Priesthood. A reception will take place in the McBrady Center Please pray for these couples preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage: immediately following his 5pm celebratory Dana Stang and Tony Tonelli; 6-7-19 Mass. We kindly ask you to Lauren Baldacci and Matthew DeSalvo; 6-15-19 drop off your baked or purchased Alexis Hirsch and Thomas Sanchez; 6-22-19 treats to the McBrady Center Lauren Bergamini and Connor Prokop; 6-29-19 on Saturday, June 8 from 9am-12:30pm or 3-4pm. Thank you for your generosity! PLEASE PRAY FOR

Share Words of Thanks for We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Bishop Hicks Richard Hallstein Teodoro Villenueva Bishop Ron Hicks’ 25th Anniversary of his Apple Mateo Sue Roggendorf Ordination will take place on Saturday, Ed Larke Jonathan Janda June 8, at the 5pm Mass. We invite you to Kevin Fonte Mary Pat Morajda share a brief note to be printed in our parish Due to privacy issues we accept prayer requests by you/family member and remain on bulletin expressing your appreciation or our list for two weeks. Call the parish for name to continue for two additional weeks. perhaps a special memory of Bishop Ron Hicks’ time with us. You can drop off For our deceased: Jacob Manka Michalina Palys your note in the parish office or send to Ronald Lekavich Jenn Sours our Communications Director, Darlene Raila, Mary Ann Manning Elaine Robinson at [email protected]. PLEASE NO LATER Helen Nolan Jose Blanco THAN TUESDAY, JUNE 4. (Please keep the Annette E. Odea Walter Jones note brief for space purposes). “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.” Thank you!

MASS INTENTIONS

Sat., June 1 (5pm) John Mirecki, Sr.; Jozef Haber Sun., June 2 (7:15am) George Long; Marty and Sharon Long (Living) (8:30 am) John Mirecki, Sr.; Mary Ann Mirecki (10 am) Kathleen Trybula; For All Parishioners (11:30am) Dominic Russo; Jozef Haber Mon., June 3 (9 am) George Leone; PJ Moran Tues., June 4 (9am) Joy Jordan; Jim Duffy Wed., June 5 (9am) Lucille Hart; George Leone Thurs., June 6 (9 pm) Debbie Bierman; Walter Altmann Fri., June 7 (9 pm) John Mirecki, Sr.; Giuseppe Latorraca You are invited to join in an hour of quiet Sat., June 8 (5pm) Thomas Davern; Belle Summers time and learn about Centering Prayer! Sun., June 9 (7:15am) Alvina Brownley; Betty Ruth McSwain (8:30 am) Mary Dattis; The Purgatorial Society Centering Prayer (10 am) Bruno and Sally Klus (50th Wedding Anniversary); Monday, June 10, 1pm Grace E. Beissel (11:30am) Joseph & Eileen McCarthy; For All Parishioners Gubbins Center The Centering Prayer Group has changed its meeting day and time to the second MON- STEWARDSHIP DAY of each month at 1pm in the Gubbins Center for Faith Formation located on the cor- ner of 167th St. and 94th Ave. Questions? COLLECTION FOR 5-26-19: $17,086.75 Thank you for your generosity. Call Marge Quinn at 708-460-5357. Page Six ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

The Mystery of Saying Goodbye By Reverend Ronald Rolheiser hen I was 23 years old, Sometimes when we are in the space of just three physically present to each other W months, both my parents we cannot give each other died. They were young, I was young, our family was young — what we need to and we must too young, we felt, to let them go. go away, at least for a time, But they died despite that and their in order for that to happen. leaving left a gaping hole in our lives. ometimes only our But after a time that void began absence can deepen and to fill in and our sadness began to S cleanse our presence. dissipate. It didn’t happen quickly. Sometimes it is better that we go It took a couple of years, but away, for a day or for a season. eventually things changed. What That is part of the mystery, the was once a cold absence now theology, and the psychology of became a warm presence. Our the Ascension. At one level, this is mother and father came back to us “When he had said this, a mystery, yet we have a sense of in a new way. We began to feel how it works. their presence as a warm nurturing as they were looking on, As a parent, you experience spirit, as a permanent sustaining he was lifted up, this when your children grow up love. They were now present to us and a cloud took him and move away. First there is in a deeper way, a way devoid of the pain of letting them go, but tension. from their sight.” eventually there is the joy of When they were still alive, we having those same children loved each other, but, as with all families, that love was come back and stand before you in a new way, as adults fraught with some tension. Love and concern can never now who can befriend you and be with you in a way that be given and received without some shadow, some they couldn’t as children. But, this doesn’t happen unless resistance, some irritations, without negative feelings too your children first go away. Good parents know that by entering. It’s like that in all families and it’s like that even hanging on too tightly, by not giving your children the inside of our most intimate relationships. space within which to be absent, you not only stunt their Face to face, in this life, there is no such thing as growth, but you deprive yourselves of eventually having a intimacy without a shadow, clear-cut pure love. No wonderful adult come back to you with something deeper matter how much we love someone, we will still to give than the dependent love of a child. That’s true in always experience some feelings of resistance, of every relationship. disappointment, of irritation, of boredom, of not being understood, of not being properly valued, of needing a esus tries, painstakingly and repeatedly, to teach private space at times, of being wounded too, in this this to his disciples before his Ascension. He tells relationship. J them, again and again: “It is better for you that I go But, after our parents died and our grief over their away. If I do not go away I cannot send you the spirit. leaving dissipated, their love for us and their presence You will grieve now, but later you will rejoice.” began to flow into our lives in a way beyond those It took me years to understand, even partially, what tensions. We now felt their love without a shadow. In Jesus meant by those words and I’m still struggling, their going away, in their deaths, they were able to give perhaps more in my heart than in my head, to accept that us something that they couldn’t give us as fully when at times we have to go away in order for our spirits to they were with us, namely, presence and love without bloom more fully and be capable of being received by a shadow. those we love most, beyond the tensions and irritations Why? What happened? Was this simply a question that forever cloud relationships. of time healing the wound of death? A question of When children leave home for the first time to begin death making us forget about former tensions and lives on their own, in one fashion or another, they are disappointments with each other? saying to their parents what Jesus said to his disciples Partly, but there is something deeper involved. before his Ascension: “It is better for you that I go away. Intimacy is a curious thing, deep and paradoxical. Inside If I do not go away I cannot come back to you in a deeper intimacy, presence and absence play on each other in way!” such a way that, on a given day and in a given season of We speak those words too every time we walk out of a a relationship, it is hard to tell which provides the deeper door, for a long time or even for just a day, and have to connection. say the words: “Good-bye!” June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Seven

Seton Eighth Grader Altar Servers! Thank you for your years of faithful service!

vers, Dear Altar Ser to be an what it means thought about ybe you never nk about… Ma omething to thi tion r, but here is s have a connec altar serve t the altar, and served Christ a ing to the You have rld — all attend around the wo altar server. th altar servers w you to be an wi Something dre stay ry of the altar. was a way to myste obes, maybe it as the white r ll resides in you Maybe it w tever it was sti at Mass. Wha r server. The more focused rvice as an alta your official se hether you ven as you end rever in you, w e you remains fo od that ery which drew e mystery of G myst because it is th by a ulate it or not, re encouraged can artic ertainly you we lled you. Oh, c rough many really compe oes his work th now that God d aks to you. arent, but we k y that God spe p nts being a wa ater and ments — pare you held the w instru d on the altar, ents laced the brea the same elem You p ine and bread; ass. Water, w the book with the wine at M pper. You held at the Last Su rried the at Jesus used s. You have ca th we use at Mas rist is e prayers that f hope, that Ch all th ays a symbol o e which are alw d I know that w candles, d the cross, an me have carrie t it is a heavy our light. So Interesting, tha ross at Seton. ross right have a heavy c t to carry his c rely didn’t wan have s. But Jesus su ced it, and you cros entually embra al lthough, he ev our procession away. A lly by carrying h. ame symbolica nd to our paris done the s vice to Christ a ou for your ser cross. Thank y lly, Gratefu ohn Zurek Father J

Emily Arduino Julian Laxamana Charles Soltys Charlotte Durkin Marvin Lingan Rachel Talusan Isabella Floress Daniel Rediger Charles Walker Samantha Fratto Haley Ryan Emily Gacek Adriana Scumaci Page Eight ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

2019 EASTER FLOWERS Memorials and Donations Ernst Family John Lukis Tony Plucinski McAuliffe Family Ron Lapniewski Sue Meshes Lucille Knights & Family Rita Cechura Ron Boerjitz Paluch Family Daisy Cechura Mr. Nicholas Krygowski Schott Family Frankie Cechura Antoinette Krygowski Mr. & Mrs. Gilberto Perez Victoria Cechura Mrs. Joan Burke Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Liscak Rose Cechura Edward H. Burke Mrs. Suzanne LaCosse Molly Cechura Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Szynal Bob LaCosse Mr. Steven Chiarito Mr. & Mrs. Donald Goeppner Willard, Mary & Baby Grubbs Kathy Chiarito Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Harvey Joseph & Bertha LaCosse Vera & Mike Chiarito Catherine Hackett Ms. Jacquelyn Gaskey Virginia & Ken Freyer Mrs. Susan Arvans Richard J. Gaskey Chiarito Family Shirley Majewski Patricia Gaskey Sofia Family Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lekavich Carolyn Roy Talley Family Lekavich Family Richard A. Gaskey Turro Family Humes Family Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McSwain Mrs. Adeline Serdar Kiehl Family Dan & Joan Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Clark Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Holic Girard & Betty McSwain Daniel Matthew Siemek Mr. & Mrs. Kieran Costello George Roy Howard Clark Costello Family Carolyn Roy Maidl Babies Noonan Family Mr. & Mrs. Ken Jones Gregory Clayton Mr. & Mrs. James Oboikovitz Frank D. Einfeldt, Jr. Lois & Bill Clayton Mr. & Mrs. Edward Senese Mary Rose Jones Catherine & Mike Kocher Mr. & Mrs. David McElhaney Robert Jones Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitchel Jerry & Marylu McCormack Serafini Family John & Virginia Minneci Russell & Gail McElhaney Joseph Regan Mrs. Sharon O’Neil Mrs. Frances Marszalek Swede Larson William O’Neil Ms. Alexandria Gray Martin Leo Regan Gail M. O’Neil Mr. & Mrs. Jozef Lysiak Mr. & Mrs. Eric Steckhan Ann & Gene Golden Mr. & Mrs. John Katsibubas Donald & Joan Richards Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Thompson Arlene Katsibubas John & Hazel Chesney Irene Pierce Robert Karl Duffy Mr. & Mrs. John Clisham Mr. & Mrs. Ross Cucio Robert Edward Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Benda Mrs. Patricia Filtenborg Mr. Steve Rudh Mr. & Mrs. William Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Navas Mr. Mark Pawlak Ms. Cecilia Matul Antoinette “Toni” Grawonder Debbie Cichon Anthony Matul Gianna McCrudden Mr. & Mrs. Robert Faltin Ralph Matul Mr. & Mrs. Robert Broadwell Dorothy Moisan Sandra Matul J. Robert Broadwell, Sr. Pat Mazzuca Helen Matul Raymond P. Durkin Tony Mazzuca Violet Matul Mr. & Mrs. Amado Delrosario Walter J. Myslek Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Biegel Consuelo Del Rosario Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ward Vincent A. Biegel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mangerson PFC Omar E. Torres Mary A. Biegel Marianne Labhan Oscar E. Torres Veronica M. Biegel Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dennis Lottie Zoller Michael M. Biegel Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Juska Robert Zoller Bernice Biegel Justinas & Terese Glamba Linda Nicola Art Biegel Vilius & Zita Juska Linda Morretti Paul Biegel Judzas & Genavive Juska Mr. & Mrs. Roy Wapiennik Dave Kase Miliauskas Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Niznik L. Lambert Bakaitis Family Mr. & Mrs. Ted Wapiennik Ed Cechura Rastis Family Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Niznik Noah Cechura Anastasia Wackernagel Mary Niznik Jim Marousek Ms. Karen Engraffia Karen Osterman John Warren Ross & Geri Engraffia Ed Rice Lillian Warren Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steinke Mrs. Claudia Krol June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Nine

2019 EASTER FLOWERS Memorials and Donations Regina Krol Mr. Steve Bengala Clarence & Martha Misch Helen Lazarz Steve & Beatrice Bengala Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Galassi Delphine Skowronski Dr. Maurice Russo John M. & Eleanor Morrison Rita Lenz Maureen Baran Emil & Theresa Galassi Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Connor Dominic Russo Emil Galassi, Jr. Jack & Barb McMahon David Finatri Pius & Grace Metus Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pawlak Dave Finatri Louise Elsroad Pawlak Family Camille Ciabattari Mary Lucarelli Mical Family Maria Chiapetta Nan Menconi Mrs. Ruth Gorman Zeke Kochniarczyk Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Urbaniak James Gorman Mrs. Felix Serafini Mr. & Mrs. John Gaura Mrs. Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick Phil Serafini Sean Furlong Fitzpatrick Family Cindy LaPrairie Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Shea Healy Family Mrs. Joan Murphy Edward & Therese Shea Mr. Chester Labus Michael Murphy Mr. & Mrs. William Trzaskus Theresa Labus Mrs. Jean Anne Tomiello Mr. & Mrs. C. Trzaskus Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hallberg Robert Tomiello Mr. & Mrs. J. Filippo Mr. & Mrs. Edsel Gonzales Mr. & Mrs. Michael Asztalos Mr. & Mrs. Todd Shafer Crescencia Gonzales Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Bukowiecki Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hranicka Jane H. Balquiedra James S. Burke Arnold Skibinski Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kellner Rita L. Burke Otto & Yolanda Politano Morrison Marg Zimmerman Arnold G. & Marie Skibinski Lucille Kellner Ruth Koch James Rhoades Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wojcik Bill Koch Frees Family Robert & Mary Rose Jones Stella & Edward Bukowiecki Sterbenc Family Paul Spiewak Mr. & Mrs. George Daly Rhoades Family Mark Hoffman Esther Schmeski Kapsh Family Steve & Betty Wojcik Chris Iacopelli Curran Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vaccarello Mr. & Mrs. Walter Nally Hedger Family Gianna Vaccarello Walter Nally Aeder Family Mr. & Mrs. James Burke Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Orozco Studniarz Family Mr. & Mrs. Frank Reichenberger Orozco Family Meyer Family Mr. & Mrs. George Gacek King Family Mulcahey Family Mrs. Maria Tristan Mr. & Mrs. Hetfleisch Eiermann Family Mr. & Mrs. James Baker Mr. & Mrs. Robert Maslan Patricia Raskinski Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Yakes Mr. & Mrs. V. Hejnar William Rasinski Vito & Carmelina Malone Mr. & Mrs. J. Maslan Marszalek Family Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gacek Mr. & Mrs. L. Trawinski Pacente Family Mr. & Mrs. Maximo Mata Mr. & Mrs. T. Muczynski Jacqueline Assisi Mrs. Virginia Lukasiewicz Charles Maslan Rocco Assisi Steve Lukasiewicz Bernidene Cole Richard Witczak Phil Losos Beverly DeJorge Helen Witczak Mr. & Mrs. Jack Federico DeJorge Family Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Furmanek Eugene & Lorraine Kurowski Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Ulrich Mr. & Mrs. John Reicher Walter & Lucille Cichon Salas Family Martin Plecki Michael D. Federico, Sr. Ulrich Family Agnes Plecki Ann Joniak Mrs. Joann Kaminski Gus Lattyak Sr. Irene Mazier, RSM Joseph Kaminski Helene Lattyak Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Albin Ms. Susan Taylor Mrs. Mary Graves Sophie Albin Jean Taylor Ken Graves Wanda Mysliwiec Josephine Barcikowski Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mikos Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tardi John Misniakiewitz Stanley & Zofia Mateja Mrs. Mary Ita Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. James Nowakowski Stanley & Mary Mikos Sullivan Family Nowakowski Family Mr. & Mrs. David Palagi McWilliams Family Oprzedek Family Jacob Palagi Mr. & Mrs. James Dimer Mr. & Mrs. James Misch Mr. Edward Kirn Page Ten ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

2019 EASTER FLOWERS Memorials and Donations Edward Kirn Marge Tarulis Joseph Bonk Josephine Kirn Warren Hattendorf Helen Bonk Priscilla Kirn Joe & Sophie Kufta William Pearson Judy Pikul Jennie & Frank Serpetis Mrs. Lucy Quirk Edward F.Pikul Joe & Margaret Halyard Joseph J. Quirk Frank & Angeline Moulton Mr. & Mrs. Scott Lorenz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Christopher Adam & Lottie Pikul Cindy Biank Celina Tromer Ms. Phyllis Kozlowski Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Westman Rose Christopher Evelyn Kozlowski Mrs. Anastasia Gleason Christine Zapisek Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Dakewicz A.Powarzynski Family Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bessette Al & Emily Powarzynski Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Wasniewski Helen Kaminski Joseph & Estelle Dakewicz Sally Andrasco Gilberte Bessette Joanne Mikol Mr. & Mrs. Louis Mauro Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McMahon Evelyn Kozlowski Elsie Tufo Mike & Agnes Shaffern Ms. Joan Lester Suzanne Koran Frank & Flo McMahon Mrs. Diane May Mrs. Rita Loffredo Kathy Medley William A. May Ms. Kathleen Corke-Tomal Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Deblasio Mr. & Mrs. William Williams Philip Tomal Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gronowski Mrs. Coleen Zegadlo Ms. Shirley Vallort Walter Gronowski Robert Zegadlo Anna & Peter Vallort Lydia Gronowski Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Mysker Mr. & Mrs. Gesner Loiseau Richard Gronowski Helen & Joseph Sledz Pierre & Camille Loiseau Constance Dunman Harold Mysker Mr. & Mrs. Jerome O’Sullivan Michael Mannion Wayne Sledz Mrs. Judith Cekanor Mr. & Mrs. James Walkowski Halina Kelso-Leonard George & Rita Pappas Alex & Victoria Walkowski Ms. Vicki Jo Tarantino Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Testolin Mr. John Henry Rosalie Tarantino Mr. & Mrs. John Matysik Patricia Henry Ann Roti Mr. & Mrs. Louis Testolin Ms. Cynthia Belinski Victoria Noto Mr. & Mrs. Julius Kosman Edward & Marie Belinski Grace Mustari Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Testolin Charles & Harriet Cassidy Josephine Tarantino Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Matysik, Sr. Mr. Norman Latino Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth O’Neill Mr. Joseph Matysik, Jr. Donna P. Latino Adamik Family Mr. & Mrs. Ryszard Rachanski Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Dybas John & Mary Tonhaiser Mr. & Mrs. Robert Martin Mr. Daniel O’Farrell Kathleen O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fransen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Murray Mr. & Mrs. John Boblak Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gula Lee Ann Murray Mr. Robert Mizgata Joy Jordan Carole & Bill Murray Irene Mizgata Alice Flanagan Mary & Joe Kosman Jaclyn O’Adam Mr. John Trybula Mr. & Mrs. Jose Blanco Mr. Marion Santor Kathleen Trybula Mrs. Judith O’Sullivan Shirley & Ronald Santor Mr. & Mrs. Brian Becker Mrs. Noreen Houtsma Mr. & Mrs. Wayne McGlashan Mr. & Mrs. David Mires John Houtsma Bernadine & Andrew Harmata Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nickiel Mr. & Mrs. Adolfo Lopez Lovie & Curt McGlashan Mr. & Mrs. James Bukowiecki Miss Elnco M. Lopez Ms. Elizabeth Wohler Mr. & Mrs. John Miles Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bondi James Wohler Mr. & Mrs. M. Bukowachr Bondi Family Harry Wohler Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus Gorniak Lucchesi Family Theresa Wohler Mrs. Madeline Slaney Mr. & Mrs. John Carroll Ron Podborny John Slaney Carroll Family Mr. & Mrs. Mark Zufan George Tritz Wagner Family Mr. & Mrs. James Rose Frank Tritz Mrs. Joan Janiak Russell & Del Olsen Ms. Joyce Para-Martin Ken Janiak Jim Olsen Albie Para Mr. & Mrs. Adam Oskielunas Esther Rolek Edward Para Mr. & Mrs. Dariusz Oblekowski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kufta June Pearson Marian Oblekowski Leander & Margaret Halyard Mary Bonk Otylia Ostrowska June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Eleven

2019 EASTER FLOWERS Memorials and Donations Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Thomas Durbin Family William M. Larson Mr. & Mrs. Phil Eglar Bessette Family Mr. & Mrs. John Malloy Deceased Military Veterans Mr. & Mrs. George Behling John P. Malloy Mr. & Mrs. Al Radz Anna McGeehan John K. Vaughan Catherine Radz Mike Behling Eileen M. Biel Mr. & Mrs. Steven Klean Mrs. Joan Nemec Mrs. Rosemary Sprague Edward Klean, Jr. Kenn Nemec Rolland Sprague Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Mahoney Jack Nemec Gerald Nielsen Ed & Helen Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. David Wieczorek Ms. Eileen Mierzwa Peggy & Bertha Viggiani J. Wieczorek Jean C. Mierzwa Mr. & Mrs. George Senick J. Salzburg Thomas & Valerie Deegan Raymond & Frances Klomes Mr. John Martinovich Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Powers Ms. Kathleen Galvin Ms. Maria Makuch Mr. & Mrs. Scott McGinnis Ferrell Family Mr. & Mrs. Dave Kurek Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grogan Marberry Family Robert Petrie Deceased Family & Friends Galvin Family Tony Kurek Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Miller Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Rosinski Helen Kurek Mrs. Debra Ludwig Norman & Helen Rosinski Mr. & Mrs. John Blaisdell Dr. Kelly Ludwig Dorothy Nelson Mr. & Mrs. James Woods Ms. Michaleen Safka Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lelo Berenice & Raymond Howe Gert & Michael Safka Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Beissel Winnifred & Omer Woods Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Basiorka Beissel Family Donald Woods Mr. & Mrs. Joe Shake Slobodnik Family Mr. & Mrs. Agustin Sayon Ruth Cardumore Mrs. Barbara Haugh Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Gacgacao Mrs. Mary Ann Baxter Thomas Haugh Mr. & Mrs. Edward Leu Charles Baxter Kathleen Murtaugh Mr. Robert Matz Mr. & Mrs. George Kosinski Kevin Willow Ms. Lynette Kane John Mroz Mr. Bogdan Mankowski Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Lopez George & Adeline Kosinski Victoria Mankowski Antonio Aban, Sr. Ms. Eileen Broderick Mr. & Mrs. John Gibbons Antonio, Aban, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Helman Mr. & Mrs. William Hansen Generosa Aban Raymond Helman Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Wojtczak Arthur Aban Dorothy Moisan Edward Wojtczak Orlando Lopez, Sr. Patricia Mazzuca Bruno Stojak Mr. & Mrs. James Hynes Anthony Mazzuca Lottie Stojak Mr. & Mrs. Randall Cebulski Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Schaeflein Mrs. Janice Zordani Mr. & Mrs. Frank Scellato Mrs. Theresa Lofrano Eleanor & Warren Vreeland Philip & Anne Maroloa LaBanca Family Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Berls Sylvester & Mary Scellato Lofrano Family Berls Family Ms. Renee Gilliat Mrs. Mariann Duffy Matzaffino Family Alice & Stanley Mikals Jim Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Rytlewski Ms. Noelle Wojtasik Ms. Jacqueline Skowronek Mr. Angelo Poindexter Cristine Metz Patricia Skowronek Mrs. Mirta Urrut Mr. Ted Wolski John & Joan Skowronek Mr. & Mrs. John Lonergan Gerri Wolski Mrs. Jane Crnkovich Edward & Ann Kadziela Mrs. Shirley Bremer John Barry James F. Lonergan Marvin Bremer Patrick & Chris Cronin Vence Broton Ms. Jean Delgado Shane O’Donoghue Edward Broton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bresnahan Marjorie Broderick Eugene Broton Mr. & Mrs. Pedro Estrada Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Neubeck Jim McDonough Mr. & Mrs. Innocent Dioh Mr. & Mrs. Ray Neubeck Kevin Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Clem Lundgren Mr. William Broderick Mrs. Josefa Carlos Mrs. Mary O’Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Neubeck Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dykstra Kelliher Family Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Broderick Mrs. Carol Donnelly O’Sullivan Family Harold & Carol Davis Leah Donnelly Mrs. Adele Ulaszek Edward & Lillian Davis Mr. & Mrs. Fintan McCarthy Michael & Josephine Penn Oscar & Mary Flores Mrs. Frances Durbin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lynch Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Page Twelve ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019 June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Thirteen

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ATTENTION  ATTENTION  ATTENTION Caregiver Support Group ALL SOUP KITCHEN VOLUNTEERS Monday, June 3, 1pm, Niehaus Room New Sign in Procedure at Daybreak Shelter St. Francis of Assisi Church, 15050 S. Wolf Rd., OP St. Elizabeth Seton Social Action Ministry serves lunch If we peak behind the closed doors into a home of at the Daybreak Center in Joliet on every third Sunday of someone with an incapacitating illness, terminal disease the month. Catholic Charities has implemented a new vol- or dementia, we get a glimpse of the challenges existing unteer program called Volunteer Hub. Volunteers will now not only for the patient but also for the caregiver. It truly need to create an account in Volunteer Hub and sign up is a challenge for caregivers to help their loved ones for our group's event before our scheduled meal. Once navigate a life filled with highs and lows all the while your account is created, you only need to sign in when seeking to maintain compassion and tenderness and you come to volunteer. Volunteers are required to sign good self care. The Caregiver Support Group meets in at the front desk of the Daybreak Center using a Kiosk monthly on the first Monday of the month at 1pm in the (computer) located in their lunch room. Those who were Niehaus Room. in attendance during the May Soup Kitchen visit, have For information please call Char Klabacha at 708-349- been enrolled in the Volunteer Hub program. It will be much easier if you create your account at home before 5090 or Marie Flanagan at 708-687-3351.

the day or on the day and not at the Daybreak Shelter RETREAT WORKSHOP FOR WIDOWED itself. The link to register for the Volunteer Hub is: Beyond grieving there is new life! Feeling “stuck”? http://vhub.at/stelizabethorlandhills. Need something to get you “over the hump”? Have you The code for St. Elizabeth Seton Church is seorland. reached a “turning point” after your loss? Attend a week- Our next trip to the Soup Kitchen is Sunday, June16 end especially designed for you. See new possibilities. Please call Nancy, 708-873-1957 for information. You Upcoming JOYFUL AGAIN! programs may travel as a group from our church parking lot between June 22 & 23 — St. Julie Billiart Church, Tinley Park 8-8:15am or go directly to the Daybreak Center, 611. E. July 20 & 21 — Holy Family Church, Inverness Cass St., Joliet. It is important to know that you are attend- Sept 7 & 8 – Mary Queen of Heaven Church, Elmhurst ing so we can have the correct count of volunteers we will For information contact [email protected]; have for the day. Thank you for your support. call 708-354-7211; or visit www.joyfulagain.org. Blessings, The SES Social Action Ministry Page Fourteen ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

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Calling all 5th graders and older who would like to be an Altar Server...

ST. ELIZABETH SETON ALTAR SERVER TRAINING Training classes are one session for one hour. Training sessions began on Monday, May 13 and will carry on through the summer, allowing parents flexibility of time. If your child is presently in 4th Grade (entering 5th grade this Fall), they are eligible to serve. Times can be set up through Fr. John Zurek. Father John Zurek

For questions please email: [email protected]

Helpful Outreach for People seeking Employment (HOPE) Employment Ministry

NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 7PM

O’Mara Church Hall (lower level of church)

TOPIC: THE CHALLENGES OF CAREER CHANGE.

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry provides job search guidance for the unemployed and those in career transition. Our monthly meetings include speakers who address various job search topics, including self- assessment, networking, resume review, interview skills.

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

Employers and HOPE Alumni: We ask that you please share job openings with us. Send your staffing needs to Fred Zeilner at [email protected], and they will be distributed to those who attend our monthly meetings.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: If you have expertise in the areas of Career Guidance, HR/Recruitment, Staffing, Applicant Tracking Systems, Resumes, Employee Networking or LinkedIn, please consider joining our team as a volunteer or as a guest speaker. Enjoy the satisfaction of providing your expertise in order to prepare job seekers for success. Contact Arnie Skibinski at [email protected].

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ANNUAL MEN’S CLUB FISH FRY 2019 The St. Elizabeth Seton Men’s Club thanks you for your continued support! Thank you to the volunteers who assisted in making this another successful Fish Fry! We hoped you enjoyed your food and look forward to serving you next year! June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Seventeen

SENIORS OF SETON SAINT OF THE WEEK

NEXT MEETING: JUNE 4 -TUESDAY—10AM (doors to McBrady Center

will open at 9:30am) Installation of the new officers will be held with a complimentary light Membership Appreciation Luncheon to follow. Election of Officers for the 2019-2020 year are as follows: President: Doug Benker; First Vice President: Sharon Oskielunas; Second Vice President: Anna BLESSED ANGELINE OF Talley; Secretary: Rose Camillone; MARCIANO Treasurer: Diane May.

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SOS would like to thank all those members who as- sist during the monthly meetings and, also, acknowledge Blessed Angeline of founded the first Third the following members for their volunteer work in these Order community of women in the Franciscan family; areas: Membership: Marjorie Broderick; Ways/Means, something new in her day. While briefly married, Blessed Perry and Pam Dubish; Service, Phyllis Noxon; Angeline did not set aside the vow of perpetual chastity she'd Comfort/Care, Mary O’Sullivan; Historian, Bernice Benker; Hospitality, Roberta Gaspar; Pres. Emeritus, made as a child. She spent her life caring for the sick and the Ceil Matul; Door Greeter, Dennis Rytlewski; Golden poor.

Opportunities Book, Theresa and John DeLaLeurs; Publicity, Nancy Trzaskus. ANGELINE WAS BORN TO THE DUKE OF MARSCIANO near Orvieto. She was 12 when her UPCOMING EVENT mother died. Three years later, the young woman made a vow of perpetual chastity. That same year, however, she yielded to her father’s decision that she marry the Duke of Civitella. Her husband agreed to respect her previous vow. When he died two years later, Angeline joined the Secular and with several other women dedicated herself to caring for the sick, the poor, widows and orphans. When many other young women were attracted to Angeline’s community, some people accused her of condemning the married vocation. Legend has it that when she came before the King of Naples to answer these charges, she had AMISH OUTING TO SULLIVAN, IL burning coals hidden in the folds of her cloak. When JUNE 12—WEDNESDAY—SOLD OUT! she proclaimed her innocence and showed the king Bus departs west lot of church promptly that these coals had not harmed her, he dropped the at 9:30am for those with paid reservation. case. Questions and information on trip and events, Angeline and her companions later went to , contact Anna at 708-532-6731. where her community of Third Order sisters received papal approval in 1397. She soon established 15 similar JUNE 4 LAST CHANCE communities of women in other Italian cities. TO PURCHASE 2019 Angeline died on July 14, 1435, and was beatified in

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has been given special gifts that complement the gifts Scripture Reflections for given to others. We need each other to be complete. The PENTECOST gifts of the Holy Spirit should bring us closer together, SUNDAY not create divisions. Before our baptism, we were di- vided from each other and forced to live as competitors and even enemies. Now we are One body in Christ and IVING we seek to build up that body in love. LLIVING  GOSPEL As the Father sent Me, so I send you: Receive the Holy thethe Spirit (John 20:19-23). Jesus breathes upon the disciples to give them the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is in imitation of how God created WORD Adam. God breathed His Spirit into Adam and he came WORD to life. Likewise, the disciples receive the Holy Spirit

from Jesus and are given new life in Him. This gift is as-

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NEXT WEEK’S FOCUS: sociated with the forgiveness of our sins. The Spirit is God’s love and so filled with mercy that it brings us par- CLEANING HOUSE don. One of the ways the Spirit prepared the disciples  REFLECTION at Pentecost was through the gift of tongues, so When we are expecting a guest, we clean our home. We their “house” was ready to receive many people from try to learn what foods the person likes and what they different lands, languages, and ways of life. can or cannot eat or drink. We try to learn their lan-  FIRST READING guage to help them feel welcome and safe. John 14 tells They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to us that for Jesus and the Father to make their dwelling speak (Acts 2:1-11). in us, we need to clean house — not with cleaning prod- Pentecost was already a Jewish pilgrimage festival, ex- ucts or a mop, but by living Christ’s words and loving plaining the crowds from all over the world who were others the way that he loved us: totally, unconditionally, there when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and sacrificially. This is no small task. It can be challeng- and Mary. The fact that they are from all the countries is ing to communicate with someone and learn their lan- a foreshadowing that the Gospel spread to all those na- guage and culture. Which words and signs are appropri- tions. The strong wind is reminiscent of the Spirit of the ate and which are not? What posture is appropriate to Lord that hovered over the waters on the first day of take according to their cultural expectations? How do Creation. A new Creation in which the people of God they understand God? To answer these questions, we were being made into the Church, the Mystical Body of need to observe them. God learned from our culture by Christ. The tongues of fire were a fulfillment of the becoming flesh in Jesus Christ. Jesus not only observed prophecy of Joel that the Spirit would come upon God’s people, he spent time with them to discover how they people. We are no longer filled with loneliness and might hear him speaking in their own tongue. We need alienation and fear. There was a healing of the confusion to do the same, whether someone is a person of faith or of languages as that the apostles could speak in their not and no matter what race, country, or way of life is own language and everyone could understand them. theirs. For the Day of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees  SECOND READING 2018, Pope Francis wrote: Every stranger who knocks In One Spirit we were all baptized into One Body at our door is an opportunity for an encounter with Je- (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13). sus Christ, who identifies with the welcomed and re- The Corinth community had misunderstandings con- jected strangers of every age (Matthew 25:35—43). cerning the role of the Holy Spirit. They considered the Who is knocking at your door, at our doors today? gifts they had received to be signs of power, making Walk with them. Learn from them. Love, in small ways, them better than others. St. Paul attempts to correct to clean house and make room for Christ’s Spirit. For their arrogance by teaching that gifts are given for the nothing is small in the service of God, and small things common service, not for one’s own profit. Each person can proclaim God’s mighty acts.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK [June 3-June 9] Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Acts 19:1-8 Acts 20:17-27 Acts 20:28-38 Acts 22:30; Acts 25:13b-21 Acts 28:16-20, Acts 2:1-11 Jn 16:29-33 Jn 17:1-11a Jn 17:11b-19 23:6-11 Jn 21:15-19 30-31 1 Cor 12:3b-7, Jn 17:20-26 Jn 21:20-25 12-13 June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Nineteen

R E G I S T E R N O W Limited Spaces Available  Pre-K 3-year old  Pre-K 4-year old  Kindergarten  Grades 1-8 We are a Christ-centered school for 3-year old Pre-K through 8th Grade and we have been twice-recognized as an “Exemplary High Performing National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.” For information, contact Mrs. Cindy Devlin [email protected] or 708-403-6525 ext. 127 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School 9250 West 167th Street, Orland Hills, IL 60487 Page Twenty ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

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ST. ELIZABETH SETON ST. ELIZABETH SETON PRAYER/OUTREACH MINISTRIES PARISH INFORMATION Social Action Ministry  We welcome new members. How we serve: Soup Kitchen in Joliet; Sharing Parish with New Parishioners St. Procopius Church; Pro Life Ministry: COURAGE Program, All are invited to participate in the life and mission of Mother’s Day Flowers For Life, Life Chain Sunday, Diaper Drive; the parish. A complete listing of parish services and Respond Now Outreach; SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team); organizations is available in the parish office and on our Environmental Ministry; Speaker nights. parish website. Please visit the parish office to register Seton Rosary Group or obtain the registration form on the parish website. All are invited to pray the Rosary each Tuesday/Thursday in the  Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on church, by our statue of the Mary, after 9am Mass. Saturday, between 4:15-4:45pm. Chaplet of Divine Mercy  Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice Divine Mercy Chaplet each Wednesday following the 9am Mass. monthly at 1pm. Reserve your time by calling the parish Creation Care Team Ministry office early. Limit of six children per Sunday. A cross-parish Renew My Church initiative taking action to pro-  Couples preparing for mote positive environmental change through education, individ- Baptismal Preparation ual action and community outreach in the spirit of Pope Francis’ the birth of their child should contact the Pastoral encyclical Laudato Si. Second Monday each month, Gubbins Center to register for a one night seminar, focusing on Center, 7pm. Call Andy Panelli, 708-301-8038. a parent’s role in faith development. This session is Heart Warmers Meal Ministry mandatory prior to the Baptism. Heart Warmers is an outreach program where Seton volunteers  Anointing of the Sick is available in the Church deliver homemade meals to people of our parish community every Monday after the 9am Mass. For those who are ill when they are experiencing times with medical, health, new or facing hospitalization, it is appropriate to receive the baby, recovery, or grief issues. To schedule receiving a meal or sacrament once every six months. Call 708-403-0101 to become a meal provider contact Barb Cristofaro at 708-349- for information. 7493 or [email protected].  Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Prayer Shawl Ministry Shawls are prayerfully created, blessed, and distributed to those Adults, 18 and older, who wish to become Catholic are who have a need for the spiritual, physical or emotional comfort. enrolled in a formation process (RCIA) that includes Knit or crochet in your home and/or at the twice-monthly meet- prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the ings. To become a knitter or to obtain a shawl, call the parish Church’s life and values, rituals and traditions. For in- office at 708-403-0101. formation call the parish office 708-403-0101. Seton Sowers-Newborns in Need  Ministry of Care is available to give Communion If you knit/crochet/sew, your skills to make clothing/blankets for to the housebound, to visit and pray for hospitalized premature newborn babies at the University of Illinois Hospital. and/or to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick. Please We meet monthly in the O’Mara Hall. Donations of yarn/fabric/ call the Pastoral Center for assistance. baby toiletries/supplies accepted. For information/meeting dates, contact Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.  In the Hospital? Because of HIPAA Privacy regu- lations hospitals can no longer contact the parish re- HOPE Employment Ministry HOPE is open to everyone. All of our services, to both job seek- garding your hospitalization. It is the responsibility of ers and employers, are free. We meet the first Tuesday of each you or a family member to notify our parish. We desire month in O’Mara Hall at 7pm. Our meetings consist of network- to offer whatever spiritual support we can. Please call ing, resume review, guest speakers and open forums. Contact the Pastoral Center. Arnie Skibinski at [email protected].  Sacrament of Marriage Couples planning to Alcoholics Anonymous marry are asked to make arrangements six months in If you have a problem with alcohol and feel a sincere desire to advance. stop drinking, you are welcome to attend a meeting of  Wedding Workshops are offered throughout the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in the O’Mara Hall, Thursdays, 7:30 -8:45pm. AA is a fellowship of men and women sharing their year. They provide engaged couples with guidelines experience, strength, and hope so that they may solve their and suggestions for the celebration of the Sacrament of common problem and help others to recover. The only require- Marriage. The workshop covers topics ranging from ment is a sincere desire to stop drinking. readings and music to flowers and video taping. Families Anonymous  Adult Choir sings at all 10am Sunday Masses, as If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has well as at a number of special liturgies. a substance abuse problem, attend a Families Anonymous on  Teen Choir sings at the 11:30am Sunday Masses. Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Palos Hospital, 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Care Center, Rm. 1). Call 708-429-  Moving? Please call the office at 708-403-0101. 2507 or 708-269-9853. 9300 West 167th St., Orland Hills, IL St. Vincent de Paul Society 708-403-0101 Anyone within parish boundaries in need of assistance from SVDP, may call the parish office at 708-403-0101. www.steseton.com Page Twenty Two ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019 June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Twenty Three Page Twenty Four ASCENSION OF THE LORD June 2, 2019

A FINAL THOUGHT FOR YOUR WEEK

The Ascension of our Lord By Carolyn A Wright, Celebration Magazine

ften, we look back over the ministry of witness to which our lives, we can see the they were called. I know this may O doors that were open, seem quite simplistic. the thread that was sewn, or perhaps the road that was forged Think of the Ascension itself and brought us to where we are in as the actual piece of hardware: life today. I wonder though, when we reflect back — on the doors one piece attached to the which opened, the thread that was ministry of Jesus and the sewn, the road forged — do we second attached to the ministry contemplate the smaller moments, of witness. The one final rod, those moments that support the joining the two and completing actual opening of doors, the subtle stitching changes, or the periodic the hinge, operates as the grading of the road required to question posed by the two maintain the continuity of the story. men in white garments does Biblical scholar Luke Timothy Lord, this day enthrones you in the Gospel story: “Why are Johnson suggests that the story of the Ascension is such a moment, a in the midst of all human activity. you standing there looking hinge moment if you will, in our faith It turns sorrow into joy. at the sky?” story. It enables us to converge Let us consider a commonplace his event speaks to me of hinge. It is actually a small piece of in a moment of worship. the need to contemplate the hardware in comparison to what it You are rising to new glory T moments and hinges in my supports, and yet it nonetheless is everywhere in our lives. life. I do that contemplation so that essential for the opening and when I have done what is needed closing of a door. One piece of the Grant us the faith to recognize in all its fullness in one place, I hardware connects to the frame your wonderful presence and might stop looking at the sky and and another piece to the door, with understand the ministry of witness one final rod joining the two and to be witnesses of your glory to which I am invited in new and yet completing the hinge. A hinge is through all the earth. Amen. continuous ways. not a hinge by definition unless, of We all move through transitions course, it has something dependent in life, whether asked for or not. on it, something which is continuous with it — in this That is why we can look back to see the doors, the case, the operation of a door. threads and the roads. Yet sometimes, it is good to contemplate the moments — the hinges — that support In today’s readings, we hear about the essential those transitions. Had the Ascension not occurred, I hinge in our faith story: the Ascension. wonder if the Gospel would have spread with such all- encompassing vigor. Had Jesus done what he needed to do and then stayed, would the rod have been placed he Ascension is a great and it connects and to connect the ministry of Jesus to the essential provides continuity to the birth, life, death and witnessing of it? T resurrection of Jesus Christ with the ministry that unfolds. It provides continuity between the ministry of Jesus and the ministry of witness to which the disciples This feast of the Ascension invites us were invited and to which we are invited on this day. to reflect on the hinges in our lives. Jesus came and lived among us. He did what he needed to do in all its fullness — teaching, healing, nd it invites us to be as grateful for those forgiving, preaching, suffering, sacrificing, redeeming moments that supported the transitions, as and loving. He did what he needed to do, and now it A well as all the doors that those moments was time to go. enabled to close and open. This reflection and It was time to go — otherwise, the disciples couldn’t gratitude will help us to grow into who we are called not have moved beyond themselves, not understanding to be as beloved witnesses of Jesus Christ. June 2, 2019 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Page Twenty Five

6/8 & 6/9 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM GREETERS R. Coe C. Chor K. Fox R. Chehy K. Arduino S. Hermann R. Dickover M. Fox P. Havlin M. Arduino E. Herman G. Lukasiewicz D. Gurka B. Krueger A. Arduino S. Klean L. McGhee M. Gurka S. Lorenz I. Cox M. Pineda S. McGhee P. Gurka N. Norenz C. Conrad J. Schuman A. Schmanske M. Gurka J. Moran M. Gniady P. Staszewski B. Tenuta J. Klomes D. Weber K. Ivancich J. Klomes S. Klean M. McMahon N. Wojtasik

LECTORS T. O’Connell K. McSwain K. Oliver G. Kozel M. O’Sullivan M. Ward C. Bannon M. Quinn R. Velcich

SACRISTANS Dcn. D. Cristofaro J. Federico C. Kirk H. Davis R. Dollah B. Cristofaro T. Federico C. Davis

ALTAR E. Arduino O. Royce N. McKibben E. Papciak A. Scumaci SERVERS M. Boertlein A. VanAlst O. Durkin N. Papciak S. Cuba S. Boertlein M. Gregg G. Misiunas E. Ryan N. Kaslewicz

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