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A heartfelt thanks to all who contributed items for the July 6 trip to Sacred Heart Parish in Hopkins Park. We made deliveries to 9 homes and still had plenty left to re-stock the church's pantry. Parishioners were most appreciative. Special thanks to Trish Goldberg, Darlene Guzinski, Linda & Richard Misiorowski and Fr. Jay Suero who braved the heat with me to not only to distribute these supplies, but to greet the recipients with prayers and words of friendship as well. Also thank you to Diane Bielinski who helped me sort the scores of donations the afternoon before. Next trip is Sunday, August 4. Mass, ice cream social, and stocking of pantry. Contact Alice Rzeszutko @ (708) 955-9340 if interested. ---Joyce Franklin
Catholic Charities Backpack and School Supply Drive. Donations will be collected July 20/21 & 27/28 in the Narthex. The Catholic Charities Committee at St. Francis of Assisi will provide approximately 600 backpacks and school supplies to area families who struggle to provide basic necessities for their families. Backpacks will be distributed through a variety of Catholic Charities programs in the South and Southwest suburbs. Donations of wide and college rule filler paper, 24 ct. crayons, thin tip markers, and black, blue and red pens would be especially appreciated. Monday, August 5, will be our assembly day after morning mass, and again at 6:30 pm in Upton Hall. This is a wonderful project for families, grandparents and grandchildren, neighbors and friends to work together on. Stay as long as your schedule allows. Questions? Contact Maureen Klouda, vikingshockey9@comcast.net or Mary Pat Osoba at mposoba@gmail.com
St. Francis of Assisi is now a registered charitable organization with AmazonSmile. If you already do some of your shopping online, we’d love to invite you to use AmazonSmile with St. Francis of Assisi. Shopping with Amazon smile is just like shopping on Amazon.com except you can feel even better about your purchases! If you choose St. Francis of Assisi as your charitable organization with your existing Amazon account shopping online becomes a great way to support the church. Every time you shop using AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase to St. Francis of Assisi.
Take Us Out to the Ball Game. Join us for a Cubs baseball game at Brewers Stadium in Milwaukee. Tickets are limited and are first come first serve! Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, September 5, 2019. First pitch is 6:10 p.m. A motor coach leaves St. Francis parking lot at 3:00 pm. The cost is $70 per person. The price includes motor coach, great seats, and a fun time! Stop in the office with your check payable to St. Francis of Assisi to reserve your spot on this day trip. Please contact Barb Walder at 708-351-8994 or barbwalder@yahoo.com with any questions.
The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, July 21st, after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 am Masses in Upton Hall. Tickets will be available at the door. This Sunday is Bring a Friend to Church, so why not bring your friend to church and to the pancake breakfast?! See you there!
Sacred Heart Mission Ice Cream Social, Sunday August 4th. I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream! Make a kid's day by helping them build the ice cream creation of their dreams following Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Hopkins Park. Meet at St. Francis lower level entrance facing Wolf Road at 10:30 a.m. and return to St. Francis around 3:00 p.m. We will also be stocking their pantry. Sacred Heart parishioners appreciate all food donations, but especially need toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, toothpaste, bar soap, shampoo, laundry soap, adult diapers, baby diapers, bottled water, Ensure or other nutrition drinks. Please contact Alice Rzeszutko @ 955-9340 if you can join us!
SFA Parent Lifelines - "Overcoming Addictions", Monday, August 19th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm at the St. Francis of Assisi Religious Education Center (up on the hill). Parents and Teens COME to a very special evening with Christopher Gomez as he tells his very powerful Witness on how he overcame his addictions to alcohol and drugs as a teenager. Learn more...
What is New in Bible Study? Coming this Fall we will offer classes in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians to be followed in the Spring by the Book of James. There will be 20 classes in all. We are also bringing back by popular demand the study of the Old Testament known as Bible Timeline. All three of these classes are a part of the Jeff Cavins Bible Program. BRAND NEW this year we are offering child care for those parents that would like to bring their young children with them to the Religious Ed Center while they participate in a Tuesday morning class. We are asking interested parents to reserve their child’s space by July 17 so we will know if there is a need for this program. Please contact trishagoldberg@sbcglobal.net. Registration for the Bible program will begin in the Narthex August 17-18, 24-25, 31- September 1 before and after all Masses. Classes will begin AM -September 17 and PM- September 18.
SAVE THE DATE for the 9th Annual Women's Day of Reflection, Saturday, October 26th, 2019, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. More details to come...
SAVE THE DATE for Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) 2020! Join us for a 30 hour faith deepening opportunity:
Men's Retreat - February 29th - March 1st Women's Retreat March 14th-15th |
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