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CORCORAN’S CORNER Welcome Back Fr. McBrady... On this Saturday, Nov. 12, at the 5:00 PM Mass, we welcome back Fr. Larry McBrady, our second pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. As our parish will celebrate the milestone of thirty years as a parish, on February 14, 2017, we have extended an invitation to all former pastors and associate pastors of our parish to celebrate a Mass with us during the coming months. We welcome Fr. McBrady, and thank him for all his good work as pastor.

Thanksgiving Day Mass… Thursday, Nov. 24, is Thanksgiving Day. Sometimes I think that the best kept secret in most parishes is the wonderful liturgy celebrated on that day. We will have our Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9:00 AM. Maybe because eve-ryone at that Mass specifically knows why they are there is what makes this Mass so wonderful. When we arrive that day to give praise and thanks to God, each of us knows in our hearts what we are grateful for. We count the many blessings that God give us in our lives. We remem-ber all the good things and people who have graced our lives during the past year. We come to Mass with hearts bursting with gratitude and pray: “Yeah GOD! You are so good to us.” Please plan on joining us that day.

St. Procopius Ham and Turkey Collection… Next Saturday, Nov. 19, from 9:00 AM-12 NOON, people can drop off at the church, their donation of hams and turkeys for needy families of our sharing parish, St. Procopius in Pilsen, and enable them to share a Thanksgiving Day meal with their families.

Fair Trade: Ten Thousand Villages… Next weekend, Nov. 19-20, our Social Action Ministry will sponsor a Fair Trade world market in our Church Hall. Called “Ten Thousand Villages”, this is a fair trade market of wonderful hand-crafted items perfect for Christmas gifts. The articles for sale are one-of-a-kind, and enable people in the developing world to achieve better economic lives. Be sure to stop down for free refreshments and Fair Trade coffee and browse through the Church Hall.

The Feast of Christ the King… Next weekend, Nov. 19 and 20, the Church ends its year of grace in 2015-2016 by celebrating the Feast of Christ the King. On Saturday, in Rome, our Archbishop Blasé Cupich, will be “made” a Cardinal by Pope Fran-cis. This is a great honor for both him and our Archdio-cese. It recognizes Archbishop Cupich’s skills and leader-ship within both the United States and the Universal Church, as he serves the Archdiocese of Chicago, and in Rome, on the Congregation of Bishops which is responsi-ble for naming new bishops around the world. Archbishop Cupich also had played a key role in being a spokesman in the United States for the Pope, and the Pope’s efforts to move the Church forward. This moment is an honor for the Archdiocese of Chicago, and for the way that our Archdiocese continues to provide leadership and example for the American Church. While being made a Cardinal does honor the man and his skills, and the Archdiocese

and its leadership, being a Cardinal is overall a role of service to the Universal Church and its mission in the world. The Kingship of Christ, while glorious, is at its core about service in mission, and we remember and celebrate this next weekend. The Feast of Christ the King will also conclude the Holy Year of Mercy, at a Mass concelebrated in St. Peter’s Ba-silica by Pope Francis. The Holy Year has been a year of grace for all of us, and our deanery through “Mercy Mon-days” has offered a rotating variety of events from prayer, to service, to presentations for all the parishes in our area. We have recognized the reality of God’s mercy in our lives, and been agents of that mercy in the world. Through the “miracle” of credit card air miles, I will be flying to Rome on Monday, Nov. 14. I will be staying as a guest at the Irish Pontifical College which is a stone’s throw from St. John Lateran Basilica, and maybe less than a half-mile from the Coliseum. I have received tickets to witness the Consistory at St. Peters’ Basilica on Saturday, and to concelebrate Mass at St. Peter’s on Sunday with Pope Francis, the new Cardinals, and bishops, other priests, and pilgrims from around the world, as we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, and the closing of the Holy Year of Mercy. At that Mass I will have as “my intention” thanks for the blessings in my life, especially the blessing of the parish of St. Elizabeth Seton. I also intend to offer another morning Mass this Thursday at one of the many side altars of St. Peter’s Basilica for all the intentions of the people of our parish. So in a few days, and again on next Sunday, I will be praying for all of you and your needs at St. Peter’s. I will return to our parish on Wednesday, Nov. 23, in time for our 9:00 AM Thanksgiving Day Parish Mass with lots of stories to tell. “What happens in Rome, does not stay in Rome!”

Feast of Christ the King Holy Hour… On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Feast of Christ the King, and the end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, we will have a Holy Hour reciting the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and a Benediction Service from 3:00-4:00 PM, as a way to conclude this Year of Grace and close the 2015-2016 Holy Year of Mercy. All are welcome.

Today is Hospitality Sunday… This weekend, continuing our celebration of our par-ish’s 30th Anniversary, our Seniors of Seton are sponsor-ing hospitality for us after all our Sunday Masses in the Church Hall. Stop down and visit with our parishioners.

Our Parish Women’s Club… This Tuesday, Nov. 15, our Women’s Club will meet at 7:00 PM, in the Parish Life Center. There will be a creative demonstration from the Pottery Barn on “Decorating for Christmas” It may be time to replace that 1960’s styled silver tinsel Christmas tree! [Unless it has come back into fashion again!]

Keep Smiling,

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STEWARDSHIP

COLLECTION FOR 11-6-16: $25,279.52

Thank you for your generosity.

Friday, Nov. 11 (9am) Nick Begley; Bernard O’Malley Sat., Nov. 12 (5pm) Ellen Murphy; Dolores Zechel Sun., Nov. 13 (7:15am) Antonio Espina, Jr.; Mitchell Pikula (8:30am) Jack Yanahan; Joan Sipowicz (10am) Eugene and Michael Ceglarski; Therese Manka (11:30am) For All Parishioners; Walter Molo Mon., Nov. 14 (9am) Rebecca and Spencer Smith; Patrick Coleman Tues., Nov. 15 (9am) Jennifer Soprych; Robert Hall Wed., Nov. 16 (9am) Thomas P. Kelliher; William J. O’Malley Thursday, Nov. 17 (9am) Maria Roti; Katherine Soprych Friday, Nov. 18 (9am) Patricia Pasco; Robert Pienkowski Sat., Nov. 19 (5pm) Maria Roti; Anna Mae Zmuda Sun., Nov. 20 (7:15am) For All Parishioners; Mary Pat Gorman (8:30am) Evonne Baldacci; Maureen Tucker (10am) Antonio Espina, Jr.; The Purgatorial Society (11:30am) Esther Schmeski; Leo Rutkowski

MASS INTENTIONS

We remember the sick, infirm, and those recommended to our prayers, that they may experience the healing power of Christ: Elleneen Todd Carrie Detlowski Michelle Losos Jessica Borcik Michele Robinson Angela Cesario-Whalen Mary Graves And for our deceased: James Barracca (father to Frank [Diana] Barracca) “Heavenly Father, accept the prayers which we offer for them.”

PLEASE PRAY FOR

WEDDINGS

Please pray for these couples preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony: Sarah A. Reidy and Theodore S. Stevens; 11-19-16 Emily Hyland and Ken Lew; 12-2-16 Amanda Lebeau and Anthony Barracca; 12-3-16 Jessica Modlin and Hugh McCormick II; 12-10-16

St. Procopius Turkey/Ham Drive Saturday, November 19

9am-Noon in the church parking lot

St. Procopius Sharing Parish Christmas Gift Tag Distribution

November 19/November 20 In the Narthex after all Masses

Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Craft Fair

Saturday, November 19 from 9am-6pm Sunday, November 20 from 8am-1pm

in the Downstairs Church Hall

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament HOLY HOUR

Sunday, November 20, 3pm

Thanksgiving Day Mass Thursday, November 24, 9am Mass

All are invited to bring your special table breads, wines, etc. for a special blessing.

Branches Youth Ministry

KIDS DAY Sunday, November 27, 1-4pm, in the Gymnasium

Seniors of Seton hosts Advent

Morning of Reflection with Fr. Ron Hicks Tuesday, November 29, 10am, Parish Life Center

St. Elizabeth Seton Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 4, at 3pm Gala Fundraiser to follow in Parish Life Center

Children’s Living Nativity and Toy Drive

Men’s Club Donuts with Santa Sunday, December 11 after Masses, Church Hall

Advent Reconciliation Service Sunday, December 11 at 7pm

SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE for these UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS

at St. Elizabeth Seton!

WELCOME

Kelly McElhaney

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BAPTISMS

Congratulations to these parents on the baptism of their child on 11-6-16: Ayden Edward, child of Paul and Erin Serafin Logan Patrick, child of Christopher and Erin Dalton Yuri Lylian, child of Lyle and Rolyn Paguntalan Nicolas Patrick, child of Antonio and Sarah Muzzarelli

G od is non-violent. God does not prescribe violence. Violence should

never be rationalized in God’s name. That is clear in Christian revelation. But that immediately poses the question: What about the violence in scripture that is attributed to God or to God’s direct orders? Doesn’t God, in anger, wipe out the entire human race, save for Noah and his family? Doesn’t God ask Abraham to kill Isaac on an altar of sacrifice? Doesn’t Moses have to talk God out of destroying Israel because God is angry? Didn’t God give an order to Israel to kill everybody and everything (men, women, children, and even the animals) as she entered the Promised Land? Didn’t the Mosaic Law, attributed to God, prescribe stoning women to death for adultery? Didn’t Jesus kick over the tables of the money-changers in anger? And, what about all the wars and capital punishment that have been done in God’s name through the centuries? What about extremist Islam today, killing thousands of people in God’s name? God, it seems, has prescribed and sanctioned a lot of violence and killing from ancient time right down until today. How do we explain all the violence attributed to God?

Killing is metaphorical not literal. It’s about a death inside the heart.

Two things need to be kept in mind: First: whenever scripture speaks about God as being offended, as getting angry, as wanting to wreak vengeance on his enemies, or as demanding that we kill somebody in his name, it is speaking anthropomorphically, that is, it is taking our own thoughts, feelings, and reactions and projecting them into God. We get angry, God doesn’t. Our hearts crave vengeance, God’s heart doesn’t. We demand that murderers be executed, God doesn’t. Scripture contains a lot of anthropomorphisms that make for a bad and a dangerous theology if read and understood literally. To read parts of scripture literally is to turn God into a tribal God in competition with other gods. When scripture says that we experience God’s wrath when we sin, it doesn’t want us to believe that God actually gets angry and punishes us. There’s no need. The punishment is innate, inherent in the sin itself. When we sin it is our own actions that punish us (the way excessive use of alcohol dehydrates the brain and the dehydration causes a headache). We may feel that the punishment as coming from God, from God’s anger, from God’s wrath, but it is nature’s wrath and our own that we are feeling.

G od has no need to extrinsically punish sin because sin already

punishes itself. Nature is so constructed. There is a law of karma. Sin is its own punishment. But at the level of feeling, this is felt as if God is punishing us. However, as Jesus shows in forgiving his own killers and forgiving everyone who betrayed him, God forgives sin. God has no need for vengeance or for a justice that extracts a pound of flesh for a pound of sin. Nature already does that. Indeed, given a proper understanding of God’s nature and transcendence, it is presumptuous on our part to even believe that we can “offend” God. More important still, the biblical

texts that attribute violence to God are also archetypal, namely, they are texts that teach us things about the deep rhythms of the human heart but are not meant to be taken literally. Taken literally, they are often the very antithesis of the revelation of God. But still what do we do with the biblical texts that prescribe violence to God? For instance, how can we interpret God’s ordering Israel to kill all the Canaanites as she entered the Promised Land?

In archetypal stories, killing is metaphorical not literal. It’s about a death inside the heart.

God’s command to kill all the inhabitants of Canaan is simply a hard metaphor for what Jesus refers to when he says that you have to put new wine into new wineskins so that the new wine will not burst the old skins. Anyone who has gone through a 12-step addiction program knows what it means to have to kill all the Canaanites. To move into the promised land of sobriety and remain there, something hard and cruel needs to happen that can’t happen through half-measures: To move into the promised land of sobriety, you must clean out (“kill”) your entire liquor cabinet, all the “Canaanites”: All beer, scotch, bourbon, rum, vodka, wine, cognac, brandy, every ounce of alcohol has to go. If you allow yourself even one drink you will eventually lose your sobriety. Virtually every text in the bible which ascribes violence to God or puts into his mouth a command to do violence needs to be read in that same way. The violence and killing are metaphorical, even as the text is asking the heart to do something which cannot be a half-measure. Walter Brueggemann once commented that “God is in recovery from all the violence that has been attributed to him and done in his name.” It’s time that the churches entered the same recovery process.

God and Violence By Rev. Ronald Rolheiser

“There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights

and mighty signs will come from the sky.”

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HOLY HOUR SUNDAY, NOV. 20

3:00 PM

Please join us in our church for the Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament

celebrating the Feast of Christ the King and the conclusion of the Year of Mercy.

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COMMUNICATIONS

FROM THE BISHOP

Catholic Campaign for Human Development November 19-20, 2016

Please be generous to the CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Collection next Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20

CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND

T he Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) works to be a voice of hope for those on the margins of society

who experience the realities of living in poverty. CCHD supports programs to heal the wounds of crime and violence, advocate for more just policies, protect God’s creation, and develop strong communities. Your donation to CCHD will help build a society where all have a voice and all know their inherent dignity.

F unding from the collection offers new hope every year to those living in poverty throughout the United States. 25% of proceeds stay here in

our diocese to fight poverty in our communities and defend the dignity of our neighbors. Help us defend human dignity and show Christ’s charity to those in need.

For information about the CCHD collection and the groups it funds, visit: www.usccb.org/cchd.

The St. Elizabeth Seton Social Action Ministry will be in the Narthex on the weekend of Nov. 19/20 to distribute the

names for Christmas gifts for the families of St. Procopius. Please follow these guidelines: 1) Buy a NEW GIFT. (No used clothing or toys). 2) Wrap the gift. 3) Attach gift tag provided to you onto the gift. 4) Make sure the tag has the “P-number” on it. 5) Do not bundle gifts. 6) No bows. 7) Please return your gift to St. Elizabeth Seton Church by Wedneday, Dec. 14. St. Procopius is in dire need of men’s winter outerwear (coats, hats, gloves, and hooded sweat shirts). If you would like to give these, please ask for a Special Tag. (Please do not wrap outwear.) If you would like to make a monetary donation, you can give a Walmart gift card. Your generosity will help make Christmas a wonderful holiday for our “extended family” at St. Procopius. Gift certificates for St. Procopius families can be dropped off in the parish office any time before Dec. 14.

St. Procopius

Christmas Gift Name Distribution For St. Procopius Saturday, Nov. 19 Sunday, Nov. 20

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Saturday, Nov. 19 9:00am-12:00 Noon St. Elizabeth Seton will once again be collecting turkeys and hams for St. Procopius Church

between the hours of 9:00am-12:00 Noon in the St. Elizabeth Seton Church parking lot. Volunteers will be on hand offering “curb-side” service to receive your donation. Jewel Store

certificates will also be accepted. Please call Doug Benker at 708-429-4518 to volunteer.

Prepare for Christmas by opening a window each during Advent. Upon opening each window, find a wonderful piece of gourmet milk chocolate and find Bible text that tells a part of the Nativity story. Learn from the Bible text, then savor the chocolate as a special Christmas gift! A fun way to highlight the excitement of the true meaning of Christmas!

Advent Calendars will be sold in the Church Narthex after Mass on Nov. 12/13 and Nov. 19/20 or can be purchased in the parish office

through Nov. 30 (until sold out).

24-Day Chocolate Advent Calendar w/Bible Text

Only $5

each!

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St. Elizabeth Seton Church FAIR TRADE ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR

Saturday, Nov. 19 9:00am-7:00pm Sunday, Nov. 20 8:00am-1:00pm Please join our world market in the downstairs church hall.

Hospitality offering light refreshments, featuring Fair Trade coffee, candies, cookies, chili, and dips. Sponsored by the Seton Social Action Ministry.

AS WE ENTER THIS SEASON OF GIVING, let us remember that a gift can create new possibilities for those living in need. This Christmas, as we prepare for the coming of Christ, we can fulfill the hope of Christmas for our disadvantaged brothers and sisters by exchanging fair trade gifts. Your purchases will bring a renewed spirit of hope to the artisans who create them by helping the light of Advent shine in their daily lives. When you purchase one of the beautiful fair trade gifts, you are standing in solidarity with the artisans who created them, and helping them to live and work in dignity. Young women have a brighter and better future. Children are able to attend school and create their own due to the added income fair trade brings to their families. Each week we will highlight just some of the groups and artisans. Please prepare for your holidays prayerfully, give generously and shop responsibly to have a miraculous impact on those most in need. Fair Trade items provided by Ten Thousand Villages, one of the world’s oldest and largest Fair Trade organizations. All purchases will help to alleviate poverty through trade rather than aid. JEWELRY COFFEE CHOCOLATES HOME DÉCOR SOUPS/DIPS BASKETS TOYS/GAMES MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GLOBAL TREASURES STATIONERY AND MORE!

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Artisan highlight this week:

INDIA

Gifts that give twice®

Fair Trade Since 1946

In this country where electricity can be cut at any moment due to the government’s efforts to save money (called “load shed-ding”) it’s all too clear that infrastructure needs a lot of improvement. Cities like Chennai embrace fewer modern luxuries, and are faced with more poverty. Slums in this city (and others like it) have no elec-tricity or clean water. There are no sewer systems or organized trash collection, so people live amid piles of garbage. But while there is so little material wealth, there is still joy. Even women whose hus-bands have left them with nothing find a new sense of hope here in shelters where they are taught to love themselves and they learn about human rights. Slowly, some women recover from lives of sex work to learn new skills and feel valued by society. In every darkness, there is light, and the light shines especially bright in India. Education is important in teaching both women and men the skills they need to create better lives for themselves and their children. The TARA Projects artisan group aims to do just that. Jewelry-making is a craft that can be taught quickly to a wide range of students and lends itself well to the principles of fair trade. The workshop is an oasis in this area with very few services. The contrast of the poverty outside is set against the clean and organized workshop, where jars of colorful beads line shelves along the walls and visitors are greeted with warmth and smiles. Employing only 14 people in a slum of 45,000, there is still a long way to go for poverty alleviation, but it is a first step for change in this community—bringing education and healthcare directly to a neighborhood that the government will likely never get to. This is just one example of local people taking charge of their own lives to improve their situation, fueled constantly by undying hope.

SETON SOCIAL ACTION MINISTRY

Volunteers Needed for Fair Trade Market On Friday, Nov. 18, Ten Thousand Villages will arrive at our parish at 7pm with the shipment of items for our Fair Trade World Market held on Saturday, Nov. 19, and Sun-day, Nov. 20. Volunteers are needed on Friday at 7-9pm to unload the truck and/or set up the Church Hall and Sun-day, Nov. 20, from 1pm-3pm, to pack/load the truck. Any-time you can share is appreciated. Service hours available. To sign up to volunteer or questions, call the parish office at 708-403-0101, or for Confirmation/High School service hours, call Doug Benker, at 429-5418. Thank you!

Soup Kitchen Volunteers Needed Our next Soup Kitchen journey is on Sunday, Nov. 20, when we will serve a special Thanksgiving dinner to the guests at Shepherd’s Table at Daybreak Center in Joliet. If you wish to volunteer call Liz Wisnasky at 708-717-9818. If you are in need of a ride there please call Bernadette Kemp, 708-925-2341, so we can save you a place, as there are limited seats available. Please leave your name and phone number. See you at 8am in the church lot.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED One in four women are victims of violence every day. At Neat Repeats Resale, volunteers work tirelessly to financially support the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. For 30 years all sales benefit women and children in crisis. Do you have five hours a week to make a difference in your own community? Call 708-364-7605 for information.

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SACRED SPACE NOVEMBER

MEETING Their will only be one session of Sacred Space in November. The group will meet on Monday, Nov.14, at 9:30am, at the Cornerstone Center (NE corner of 167th and 94th Ave.). All morning and evening group members are encouraged

to attend this session.

2017 SACRED SPACE: THE PRAYER BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARISH OFFICE FOR $15.

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T HEY SAY THAT THE CUSTOM OF THE ADVENT WREATH began when wagon wheels were brought indoors as the days of winter got

shorter and shorter and the darkness began to come earlier and earlier. Once inside, these wheels would be decorated with evergreens—kind of a forced budding of growth. Likewise, people would put candles on the wheels, making them beacons of greenery that would stand in the shadows of the deepening winter and proclaim that winter would not have the last say. The light and greenery proclaimed that the earth had not seen the last of spring, and that the sun would return and would once again warm the land and the tired people who longed for its return. That’s one story behind the Advent wreath. Whatever the “true” story may be, we can’t imagine preparing for Christmas without one! Nothing captures our hopes and fears at this time of the year better than the Advent wreath: a beautiful, full, green circle that never ends, but rather turns into itself (much like our seasons turn into one another and symbolize the cycle that is life) and lights that get progressively brighter as the winter nights get longer. They shine with a brightness that promises fulfillment of all our hopes and longings. The dark, rich colors of the candles speak of a darkness that is not quite complete—after all, it’s not a blackness that graces our evergreen circles. It’s a mixture of blue and pink—colors of morning—the colors of the sky just before dawn, just before the sun comes over the horizon. go out early, before the sun comes up, one clear, cool winter morning. Look at the sky. Notice the mixture of purples, blues, and pinks. Notice that to the west, the sky is still the dark of night. Notice that as you move your focus east, where the rising sun approaches, the colors get lighter: more purple and blue. Keep watching and

you’ll see right before the sun actually breaks over the horizon, a rose or pink hue become visible: the color of the sky immediately before daybreak! There’s a reason for our colors on this circle of life and light!

D URING ADVENT, OUR LITURGIES ARE ESPECIALLY GRACED WITH THE WREATH OF LIGHT. As we praise God we will light one

more candle on the wreath, to emphasize the great need we have for Christ’s light to penetrate our world’s darkness and the need we have to be saved from it. Only Christ, we say, can completely save us. That is our faith and we proclaim it loudly every time we light the candles and sing for God-to-be-with us:

“Come O Lord, and save us! Take away our darkness!”

HELP CELEBRATE THIS TRADITION AT ST. ELIZABETH SETON!

Will you volunteer to bring the Advent Candle forward in the

opening procession on one Sunday of Advent?

There are four possible weekends, a choice of twenty Masses, and volunteers are asked to come to one practice. We encourage you to consider a new way for your family to participate in the Advent journey. If you participated in this ritual many years ago maybe this is the year you want to be a part of this ritual candle lighting again. So any person, alone, a group of friends, members of our Men’s Club or Women’s Club, Seniors of Seton, Social Action Ministry, Branches, a Religious Education Class, Members of the Scripture Group, or a family or any type of group of one to not more than six or seven people can sign up.

Lighting of the Candles in the Advent Wreath

“Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath.”

This is a wonderful way to enter into the Advent season with your whole heart.

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KIDS DAY SUNDAY, NOV. 27

This year’s KIDS’ DAY will again be hosted in the St. Elizabeth Seton Gymnasium. We had a lot of fun last year and look forward to hav-ing another great year. All children ages 1-13 are invited to participate. Kids’ Day will be from 1:00pm to

4:00pm on Sunday, Nov. 27.

November Events

Sunday, November 13 BRANCHES HIGH SCHOOL

5:00pm-7:00pm — GYMNASIUM

Friday, November 18 LAZER TAG — Frankfort CMP Tactical

7:15pm-9:15pm Must have permission waiver filled out.

Email or Call to RSVP. COST is $30 per person.

Sunday, November 20 BRANCHES MIDDLE SCHOOL

5:00pm-7:00pm

Sunday, November 29 KIDS DAY — 1:00pm-4:00pm

Basketball League

Thursday, Nov. 17 Tournament 6:00pm

Questions? Contact Kyle Groves, Youth/Young Adult Minister

kgroves@steseton.com or 708-403-0101 x 105

Branches Youth Ministry

Kyle Groves Parish Youth/ Young Adult

Minister

QUEEN OF PEACE HS OPEN HOUSE TODAY Learn more about Queen of Peace High School, 7659 S. Linder Ave., Burbank, and its mission, athletics, activities and witness their STEM curriculum in action at their Open House, this Sunday, Nov. 13, from NOON-2pm. Opportu-nity to meet with administration, students and faculty and tour facilities. Financial aid sessions available to provide information on scholarships and financial assistance that make Queen of Peace an affordable option. For informa-tion please visit www.queenofpeacehs.org.

BACKSTAGE PASS: "FOOTLOOSE" The Theatre Program will host a Backstage Pass for their Fall Musical, "Footloose". Shadow a cast member before show time to see all the behind-the-scenes action that goes into putting on a great production, and then stay for the performance! Space is limited. Please choose these dates: Thursday, Nov. 17 Backstage: 6:45pm Show: 7:30pm Friday, Nov. 18 Backstage: 6:45 pm Show: 7:30pm Saturday, Nov. 19 Backstage: 6:45 pm Show: 7:30pm Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is located at 3737 W. 99th St., Chicago. Call 773-881-7722,

PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HS OPEN HOUSE Open House: Sunday, Nov. 20, from 10 am-2 pm. All grade school students and their parents are encouraged to attend. Providence is located at 1800 W. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox. Visit www.providencecatholic.org.

GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT BEACH PARTY At McAuley… the fun doesn't stop at 3 o'clock... all Sev-enth and Eighth grade girls are invited to join us for a beach party hosted by McAuley's Clubs and organizations. Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is located at 3737 W. 99th St., Chicago. Call 773-881-7722.

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Calling all 5th graders and older who would like to be an altar server…

ST. ELIZABETH SETON ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

Attend an initial practice on any of these dates: Monday, Nov. 14 at 2:15-3:15pm Monday, Nov. 14 at 3:15-4:15pm

Monday, Nov. 14 at 6-7pm

Questions? Contact Fr. Zurek at jzurek@steseton.com

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St. Elizabeth Seton Women’s Club

“Decorating for Christmas” Demonstration by Pottery Barn Tuesday, November 15

Doors to the Parish Life Center open at 6:30pm. Our meeting begins at 7:00pm.

Mini Sandwiches and Roll-Ups will be served

The Women’s Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month from September to May.

Membership dues are only $25.

We love new members! Please bring a friend and come join the fun.

Tuesday, November 15 POTTERY BARN DEMONSTRATION DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS Parish Life Center doors open 6:30pm Meeting begins at 7pm

We meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Mini Sandwiches and Roll Ups will be served.

Bring a friend and come join the fun!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Women’s Club NEWS

HELP WANTED Village of Orland Hills is accepting applications for a Part-Time Recreation Assistant 1. Some recreational duties consist of answering phones, taking program registrations, setting up/taking down rec activities, room rentals, light cleaning in/around Community Center. Position covers weekday hours from 4:30-10:30pm and optional Saturdays from 9am-5:30pm.Starting wage is $8.30 per hr. Applica-tions obtained at the Orland Hills Community Center, 16553 S. Haven Ave. For information call 708-349-7211.

HI, I’M JOANNE HOLMQUIST... It felt strange coming to my first Women's Club meeting back in January 1999, but that feeling is long gone and has been replaced with one of belonging. I have made some wonderful friends who I never would have met at Sunday Mass. I like the way our club holds on to

certain favorite activities from year to year, but surprises us with new ones now and then. At one meeting last year a professional candy maker showed us how to make five to six kinds of chocolate covered candy, then we got to take our yummy creations home (at least, the ones that were left)! Another time we had a great square dance caller talk us through a night of beginner's level dancing. Getting mixed up was part of the fun. The most important people in my life are my husband, Carl, our three children, our daughter-in-law and our three grandchildren. I am a former art teacher and substi-tute teacher. I have served as Club Secretary, am a Eucharistic Minister and member of Scripture Studies.

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Newborns In Need The next meeting of the Seton Sowers will be held on Monday, Nov. 21, at 9:15 am, in the downstairs Church Hall meeting room. If you knit, crochet, or sew, we can use your skills to make clothing and blankets for newborn babies who need to spend time in the hospital because they are premature

or sick. We also help those newborns who are financially in need. We can use donations of yarn, fabric, baby toiletries and supplies. For more information, please call Carol Dimer, at 708-479-6994.

BAKERS NEEDED FOR THANKSGIVING DAY MASS RECEPTION

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24

From the inception of our parish we have been gathering as a parish family on Thanksgiving morning for the 9am Mass, to give thanks to God for the many blessings He has bestowed on all of us and our families. After this beautiful liturgy, all are invited to a light reception in the downstairs Church Hall. If you would like to share a favorite baked good, please drop off your donation in the parish office on Wednesday, or before the morning of the Mass.

Golden Opportunities Coupon books offer local restaurants offering discounts of 50% off for 2-for-1. In addition, great savings at movies, grocery stores, sporting events, and more! Many coupons valid once a month. And… it makes a great gift!

They Have Arrived! 2017 Golden Opportunities Books!

Still Only $20! Available in the parish office!

Come, Fill the Well Within: Mercy is the Key

Monday, Nov. 14, from 7-8:30pm St. Michael Parish, 14327 Highland Ave., Orland Park

As the Year of Mercy comes to a close, walk through St. Michael’s Door of Mercy one last time for an eve-ning of reconciliation, reflection and music. Composer, Paul Hillebrand, will lead us deeper into God’s mercy through meditation and music. Confessors available. Adoration Chapel open.

Care for the Caregiver Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5-8pm

Franciscan Village, 1270 Village Dr., Lemont Being a caregiver for a loved one can be a very reward-ing personal experience. On the other hand, exhaus-tion, worry, inadequate resources and continuous care demands are enormously stressful. Only when we first help ourselves can we effectively help others. Caring for yourself is one of the most important — and one of the most often forgotten—things you can do as a care-giver. When your needs are taken care of, the person you care for will benefit, too. This “time out” for the caregiver will offer a brief respite — a time of prayer, reflection, relaxation, and a little humor — for those who care for others. Presenters: Carol Conway and Marge Garbacz. Complimentary breakfast is served, registration is required.

To register for the above programs by the Ministry Commission of Vicariate V, contact 708-388-4004 or email kmcnicholas@incarnationcatholic.com.

Book available for Purchase in the parish office for $10 JOSEPH BERNARDIN: SEEKING COMMON GROUND By Author: Steven P. Millies As a Priest, Archbishop, and President of the United States Bishops' Conference, Cardinal

Joseph Bernardin lived a ministry marked by thoughtfulness, compassion, and conviction. Relying on interviews with the Cardinal Bernardin’s assistants, friends, and family members, as well as on some previously unavailable archival material, Steven P. Millies explores Bernardin's controversial "seamless garment" approach to life issues, his founding of the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, the disturbing abuse allegations against him that were later recanted, and his experience of cancer that prompted him to write the bestselling book, The Gift of Peace, and that ultimately took his life. Millies offers a fresh new portrait of one of the most remarkable Catholic leaders of the twentieth century.

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If you have selected a name

for the St. Coletta Christmas

Gift Drive… please

remember that your gift is due

back to the parish office by

THURSDAY, NOV. 17.

Thank you for your

generosity.

A Protestant’s View of the Merton Prayer On Sunday, Nov. 20, from 2-4pm, at Immaculate Conception Rectory Assembly, 7211 W. Talcott, Chicago, Attorney Steve Denny, a former pastor, patient rights advocate and college teaching assistant, will share a book reflection, sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the International Thomas Merton Society. Steve describes his talk as an exegesis of Thomas Merton’s famous prayer from Thoughts in Solitude, which begins, “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.” Approaching the prayer line-by-line, Steve will explore its biblical roots and discuss the comfort and strength he has gained praying it as a daily spiritual exercise. The audience will experience the prayer by hearing it read, seeing it in print, and reading it out loud. For information, call Mike at 773-685-4736. Admission is a free-will offering (suggested amount $5) and refreshments will be served.

HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO Fundraiser Before sitting down to give thanks with your family this holiday season, please join in thanking a vet at the HONOR FLIGHT CHICAGO 3rd Annual Bourbon Street Fundraiser, Sunday, Nov. 20, from 2-6pm, 115 Bourbon Street, Merrionette Park. Adults: $35 (21+) Youth: $15 (6-20) includes buffet, draft beer, wine, soft drinks, live entertainment, raffles and valet parking. WGN’s own Ana Beleval will be the guest emcee. Featuring INFINITY and Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Corps. Advance tickets available at HONORFLIGHTCHICAGO.ORG.

Will You Help Brave Military In Uniform? This year Mayslake Ministries is filled to capacity with military coming from St. Louis, Illinois, and Indiana to attend a weekend retreat on Nov. 18-20, at the Sienna Center in Racine. This retreat is free of charge to all military and their significant other to help heal from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), the moral wounds of war. $200 will cover the cost of one soldier. All donations are tax-deductible and can be made in memory of a loved one. To make a donation, please call 630-852-9000 or you can visit their website at www.mayslakeministries.org.

St. Julie Billiart Thanksgiving Dinner St. Julie Billiart Church, 7399 W. 159th St., Tinley Park, invites all to their Annual Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, from 1-3pm in their Devine Center. The cost is free—just bring your smile! Ages are welcome. Homebound? A meal will be brought to you. Please RSVP to 708-429-6767, x 212. Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Breakfast with Santa Together We Cope is hosting a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10am at the Blarney Stone Pub, 15400 Cicero Ave., Oak Forest. Meet Santa, play games, take a chance on Christmas raffles, and capture the memories with a special Picture with Santa. Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, pancakes, coffee, juice and milk. Tickets: $15 adults and $8 children (4-11). No ticket sales at the door. RSVP to Kathy Rogge at 708-263-0302, ext. 6101, or Michelle Sabbia at 708-263-0302, ext. 6107. All proceeds benefit our neighbors in temporary crisis.

Dear Parish Family, St. Elizabeth Seton’s Music Department has a 29 year History of providing quality music to the Southwest Suburbs and beyond. Our Sunday liturgies, special liturgies and services are enhanced by beautiful, spiritual, uplifting music provided by our talented volunteer cantors, choirs and liturgical dancers. They are often enhanced by the addition of wonderful instrumentalists who travel to our parish from near and far to be part of our celebrations. Our two annual concerts are enhanced by a full orchestra. Seton’s music is a wonderful mixture of classic, contemporary and traditional music. The first concert on Sunday Dec. 4, at 3PM, will be followed by a Dessert Gala Fundraiser complete with Ice Cream Sundaes and Raffles. Our Music Department relies on donations, our Annual Gala Fundraiser, and Ad Books, to continue our tradition of enhancing our music with instrumentalists at our concerts and liturgies. In order for the Seton Music Department to continue bringing inspirational and beautiful music of such high caliber to our communities and parish, we need your assistance. A Seton Music Program Sponsorship is a great way for your family to show your support for the continuation of presenting quality music to our parish and surrounding communities. An Ad Book with your advertisement will be included in the program of each of our concerts this year. At each concert, we have an expected attendance of over 600 people. The following form details available ad size and cost. Most importantly, your gift will enable the St. Elizabeth Seton Music Department to continue their gift of music to the parish and community. God bless you and thank you for considering to become a Seton Music Sponsor. Linda McKeague Director of Music St. Elizabeth Seton Parish 9300 West 167th Street Orland Hills, IL 708-403-0101, ext. 112

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Night of a Thousand Stars Annual Concert and Dessert Gala Fundraiser

December 4, 2016 at 3pm

By Faith Palm Sunday Cantata

April 9, 2017 at 3pm

Seton Music Program Sponsorship Yes, I would like to support the 2016-2017 Seton Music Program by becoming a Seton Music Sponsor.

You are hereby authorized to publish an ad spot for the Concert Series ad book. Name_____________________________________________________ Phone_____________________ Address______________________________________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________________________________________________ Authorized by/Contact_____________________________________________________ _____ I am enclosing camera-ready artwork for an ad spot. _____ Please use my business card as ad copy. _____ Please use exact wording below for my ad: _____ I will not be placing an ad at this time, however I would like to make a donation to support the Music Program Concert Series. Please accept my donation of $___________. Your ad placement will be featured in an ad book for the following music concert performances: Music Sponsor Opportunities:

Whole Note Sponsor (full page [7.5” x 4.5”]): $300 Half Note Sponsor (half page [3.75” x 4.5”]): $200 Quarter Note Sponsor (quarter page [1.875” x 4.5”]): $100 Memoriam Page $20 Your loved one will be remembered on a special memoriam page in our programs at each concert. Name of Loved One_______________________________________________

Please make checks payable: St. Elizabeth Seton Music

DEADLINE DATE: November 13, 2016 PLEASE CONTACT: Linda McKeague, St. Elizabeth Seton Director of Music

Phone: 708-403-0101, ext. 112 Email: lm@steseton.com

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This feast celebrates majesty in humility, strength in weakness, power in gentleness. Are we able to live humble, weak, gentle lives—as Jesus did—so one day we will be crowned with His glory?

NEXT WEEK: A CROWN OF CONTRADICTIONS

We celebrate a king whose throne is the cross, an instrument of capital punishment. Jesus died as a criminal, although He had done nothing wrong. He seemed powerless and yet promised, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Christ, our King, reconciled “all things… making peace by the Blood of His cross.” Christ the King models how contradictions can co-exist, if not recon-cile. He was both fully human and fully Divine. He was a leader who came to serve, not be served. Humbling Himself, He was exalted. He found deep faith in sinners. He took on every human limitation, with the exception of sin, and was freed to the point of being raised up. He embraced death to give us life. He was of the line of David, the runt of his brothers whom God anointed king of Israel. We often try to negotiate the realities that He embraced: limitation, hu-mility, service, weakness, powerlessness, sin and death. The irony is that when we face and embrace these realities as Jesus did, we find new life even when others reject and ridicule us as they did Jesus. One criminal turns to Jesus. The other criminal joins the soldiers in jeering and rebuking Him. We have a choice. We can ask Jesus to help us put together life’s contradic-tions in ways that free us, or we can jeer at and rebuke Him, too.

David is anointed king of Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-3). In the early days after the death of Saul, the ten tribes of the north had a son of Saul as their king, while the two southern tribes had David. After the death of Saul’s son, all of the tribes of Israel proclaimed David as their king.

David was to be their shepherd, God was the shepherd of Israel, and David was now being made God’s vicar upon the earth. That is why the king of Israel was proclaimed to be the Son of God on the day of his thronement.

The Father delivered us to the kingdom of his beloved Son (Colossians 1:12-20).

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,

KING OF THE UNIVERSE

November 20, 2016

Gentle King, give us

Your strength and help us live with and even reconcile life’s

seeming contradictions.

Amen.

The early Church struggled to develop con-cepts to understand who Jesus was. Here it calls Him an icon of the Father. Icons are not simply pictures, but considered to be repre-sentations of the Holy One. Jesus is the visi-ble manifestation of the invisible glory of God. Jesus is also presented as the Wisdom of God. In the Old Testament, Wisdom was the attribute of God, the architect who assisted Him at Creation and the revelation of God’s will. All things are under Jesus’ dominion. In

Greek, that which was spiritual was superior to that which was material. Was Jesus inferior to the angels? This hymn tells us that every-thing, visible and invisible, is under His care. Jesus is also the head of the Church and the firstborn from the dead. As the firstborn, He is both the first of those who would rise from the dead and the best. He brought about our justi-fication with God through His death and resur-rection, and He has provided us a way to live in that justification by giving us the Church.

SECOND READING

FIRST READING

REFLECTION

GOSPEL The repentant criminal receives Jesus' promise of Paradise (Luke 23:35-43) Jesus is not a king who sits upon a throne but rather hangs from a cross. He does not wear a crown of gold, but rather a crown of thorns.

Jesus is most a king when He is dying upon the cross. The crowds mock Jesus with titles such as the “Chosen One of God,” the “Christ of God,” and the “King of the Jews.” All of these are true titles, but this would only be understood when Jesus had risen from the dead. They call upon Jesus to save Himself as He had saved others. The irony is that He was saving others in the very act of not saving Himself. This is the only Gospel that speaks of the good thief who defends Jesus. Again, this is typical of the Gospel of Luke, for Jesus had come to save those who were lost and most needed His love.

Readings for the Week November 14-November 19 Mon.: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Lk 18:35-43 Tues.: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Lk 19:1-10 Wed.: Rv 4:1-11; Lk 19:11-28 Thurs.: Rv 5:1-10; Lk 19:41-44 Fri.: Rv 10:8-11; Lk 19:45-48 Sat: Rv 11:4-12; Lk 20:27-40

ST. ELIZABETH SETON PRAYER/OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Social Action Ministry How we serve: Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen in Joliet; Sharing Parish with St. Procopius Church; Pro Life Ministry includes: COURAGE Program, Mother’s Day Flowers For Life; Life Chain Sunday, Diaper Drive; Respond Now Out-reach; SWIFT (South West Interfaith Team); Environmental Ministry; Speaker nights.

Seton Rosary Group All are invited to join in praying of the Holy Rosary. We meet each Tuesday and Thursday in the church, by our statue of the Mary, following the 9am Mass.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every Wednesday morning in the church, following the 9am Mass.

Heart Warmers Meal Ministry Heart Warmers is an outreach program where Seton volun-teers deliver homemade meals to people of our parish com-munity when they are experiencing times with medical, health, new baby, recovery, or grief issues. To schedule re-ceiving a meal or to become a meal provider contact Barb Cristofaro at 708-349-7493 or heartwarmers-ses@att.net.

Prayer Shawl Ministry Shawls are prayerfully created, blessed, and distributed to those who have a need for the spiritual, physical or emo-tional comfort. Knit or crochet in your home and/or at the twice-monthly meetings. To become a knitter or to obtain a shawl, call Sharon Leone at 708-226-4836.

Seton Sowers-Newborns in Need If you knit/crochet/sew, your skills to make clothing/blankets for premature newborn babies at the University of Illinois Hospital. We meet monthly in the Church Hall. Donations of yarn/fabric/baby toiletries/supplies accepted. For information/meeting dates, contact Carol Dimer at 708-479-6994.

HOPE Employment Ministry HOPE is open to everyone. All of our services, to both job seekers and employers, are free. We meet the first Tues-day of each month in the Church Hall at 7pm. Our meetings consist of networking, resume review, guest speakers and open forums. Contact Lee Junkans at ajunkans@aol.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous If you have a problem with alcohol and feel a sincere desire to stop drinking, you are welcome to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in the downstairs St. Elizabeth Seton Church Hall on Thursdays, from 7:30-8:45pm. AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover. The only requirement is a sincere desire to stop drinking.

Families Anonymous If your life has gone astray due to living with someone who has a substance abuse problem, attend a Families Anony-mous on Mondays from 7-8:30pm at Palos Hosp. 123rd and 80th Ave., Palos Heights (Ambulatory Care Center, Rm. 1). Call 708-429-2507 or 708-269-9853.

St. Vincent de Paul Society Anyone within parish boundaries in need of assistance from SVDP, may call the parish office at 708-403-0101.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON PARISH INFORMATION

New Parishioners We welcome new members. All are invited to participate in the life and mission of the parish. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available in the parish office and on our parish website. Please visit the parish office to register or obtain the registration form on the parish website. Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered on Saturday, between 4:15-4:45pm. Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice monthly at 1pm. Reserve your time by calling the parish office Center early. Limited to six children per Sunday. Baptismal Preparation Couples preparing for the birth of their child should contact the Pastoral Center to register for a one night seminar, focusing on a parent’s role in faith development. This session is mandatory prior to the Baptism. Anointing of the Sick is available in the Church every Monday after the 9am Mass. For those who are ill or facing hospitalization, it is appropriate to receive the sacrament once every six months. Call 708-403-0101 for information. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults Adults, 18 and older, who wish to become Catholic are enrolled in a formation process (RCIA) that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and traditions. For in-formation call the parish office 708-403-0101. Ministry of Care is available to give Communion to the housebound, to visit and pray for hospitalized and/or to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick. Please call the Pastoral Center for assistance. In the Hospital? Because of HIPAA Privacy regu-lations hospitals can no longer contact the parish re-garding your hospitalization. It is the responsibility of you or a family member to notify our parish. We desire to offer whatever spiritual support we can. Please call the Pastoral Center. Sacrament of Marriage Couples planning to marry are asked to make arrangements six months in advance. Wedding Workshops are offered throughout the year. They provide engaged couples with guidelines and suggestions for the celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. The workshop covers topics ranging from readings and music to flowers and video taping. Adult Choir sings at all 10am Sunday Masses, as well as at a number of special liturgies. Teen Choir sings at the 11:30am Sunday Masses.

Moving? Please call the office at 708-403-0101.

9300 West 167th St., Orland Hills, IL 708-403-0101

www.steseton.com

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Seniors of Seton

Trip questions or reservations please contact Doug Benker

at 708-429-4518.

DRURY LANE

THURSDAY, DEC. 8 A few seats left…

The “Crazy for You” show and lunch at the theater includes soup of the day, choice of entrée (lemon sole or chicken breast marsala), dinner rolls, potato, vegetable and dessert. Tickets are $78

per person. Depart St. Elizabeth Seton parking lot at 10am. Registration form available in the parish office.

1920’S GANGSTER MURDER MYSTERY TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017

BUCA DI BEPPO ITALIAN RESTAURANT 15350 S 94th Ave., Orland Park

Doors open: 11am. Luncheon: 11:30am. $37 per person. Includes: Family-Style Luncheon. Salad, entrée, two pastas, unlimited beverage (coffee, tea, soft drinks). Then travel back in time to the Roaring 20’s—the era of Flappers, Gangsters, Bootleggers, Prohibition and “Old Henry’s Speakeasy.” Take part in solving the crimes that take place at the Speakeasy. Transportation on own. Limited seating. Reservations and payment deadline by January 3 Meeting. Checks payable SOS. Questions: Contact Ceil 708-460-6004.

SAVE THE DATE:

TUESDAY, NOV. 29

MORNING OF REFLECTION LED BY FR. RON HICKS

UPCOMING TRIPS

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart 9201 W. St. Francis Rd., Frankfort

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Doors open 5:30 pm Early Bird 6:30 pm Bingo 7:00 pm

Queen of Hearts Jackpot at $5,000! All cash prizes! Players are welcome to bring dinner in.

SAINT MARGARET

OF SCOTLAND

(1050?-1093)

Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be herself. For her, that meant freedom to love God and serve others.

Not Scottish by birth, Margaret was the daughter of Princess Agatha of Hungary and the Anglo-Saxon Prince Edward Atheling. She spent much of her youth in the court of her great-uncle, the English King, Ed-ward the Confessor. Her family fled from William the Conqueror and was shipwrecked off the coast of Scot-land. King Malcolm befriended them and was capti-vated by the beautiful, gracious Margaret. They were married at the castle of Dunfermline in 1070. Malcolm was good-hearted, but rough and uncultured, as was his country. Because of Malcolm’s love for Margaret, she was able to soften his temper, polish his manners and help him become a virtuous king. He left all do-mestic affairs to her and often consulted her in state matters. Margaret tried to improve her adopted country by promoting the arts and education. For religious re-form, she instigated synods and was present for the discussions that tried to correct religious abusers among priests and laypeople, such as simony, usury and incestuous marriages. With her husband, she founded several churches. Margaret was not only a queen, but a mother. She and Malcolm had six sons and two daughters. Margaret personally supervised their religious instruction and other studies. Margaret had certain times for prayer and reading Scripture. She ate sparingly and slept little in order to have time for devotions. She and Malcolm kept two Lents, one before Easter and one before Christmas. During these times she always rose at midnight for Mass. On her way home, she would wash the feet of six poor persons and give them alms. She was always surrounded by beggars in public and never refused them. It is recorded that she never sat down to eat without first feeding nine orphans and 24 adults. In 1093, King William Rufus made a surprise attack on Alnwick castle. King Malcolm and his oldest son, Edward, were killed. Margaret, already on her deathbed, died four days after her husband. COMMENT Margaret’s outstanding virtue was her love for the poor. Although very generous with material gifts, Margaret also visited the sick and nursed them with her own hands. She an her husband served or-phans and the poor on their knees during Advent and Lent.

SAINT OF THE WEEK

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Pastoral Staff Rev. William T. Corcoran, Ph.D, Pastor Rev. John Zurek, Associate Pastor Rev. William Gubbins, Resident Priest Rev. William T. O’Mara, Pastor Emeritus Deacon: Frank Gildea Deacon: Dennis (Barb) Cristofaro Deacon: Joe (Mary) Truesdale

Liturgy Staff Claudia Nolan, Director of Liturgy

Music Staff Linda McKeague, Director of Music

Parish Office Staff Donna Stolinski, Business Manager Darlene Raila, Communications Director Joan Nemec, Morning Receptionist Karen Mirecki, Afternoon Receptionist

Youth/Young Adult Ministry Kyle Groves, Director Bruce Hall, Coordinator

Religious Education Staff Susan Matthews, Director of Religious Education Diana Barracca, Administration Assistant Mary Vlaming, Secretary

Athletics Bob Myjak, Director

Maintenance Staff Raymond Yanowsky, Director of Maintenance Laurie De Mik-Renn, CJB Day Maintenance Supervisor Marie Makuch, Staff Joseph Shake, Staff

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday:

9:00 am Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday:

7:15, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30am

St. Elizabeth Seton Church 9300 W. 167th Street Orland Hills, IL 60487

Parish Office: 708-403-0101 WEBSITE: WWW.STESETON.COM Religious Education: 708-403-0137

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30AM-4:30PM SATURDAY: 1PM-6PM SUNDAY: 8:30AM-1PM

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School WEBSITE: WWW.CJBSCHOOL.ORG 708-403-6525 Principal, Mary Iannucilli Administrative Assistant, Cindy Labriola Devlin

11/19 & 11/20 5:00PM 7:15AM 8:30AM 10:00AM 11:30AM

GREETERS J. Gaskey T. Grebenor C. Labus S. Labus M. Pahl K. Pahl G. Roy C. Roy G. Roy K. Roy M. Roy

E. Briette R. Dickover J. Esposito C. Esposito M. Foley D. Krieger B. Majer W. McGlashan A. McGlashan J. Niemiec

L. Allen C. Bannon F. Caputo M. Crance R. Cubalchini M. Cubalchini S. Giovanazzi O. Lopez, Jr.

D. Ahern G. Bauman W. Bric J. Grant J. Keller D. Keller D. Kujawa M. Moore M. Moore J. Neubeck

E. Esparza E. Esparza M. Hattar J. Islas L. Islas S. Klean F. McCarthy S. Potts T. Waters A. Waters J. Waters

LECTORS T. O’Connell M. Taska

W. Dendler D. Roti B. Hall

L. Junkans K. Panko

A. Lietz M. O’Sullivan

ALTAR SERVERS

D. Lingan N. Fitzgerald H. Gacek

M. Perillo H. Ryan E. Ryan

G. Misiunas O. Durkin J. Durkin

A Dennis A. Boertlein M. McMahan

K. DeHaan S. Cuba A. Scumaci

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

J. Connelly J. Murphy L. Jeffrey K. Gagliardi B. Cristofaro D. Cristofaro G. Roy M. O’Connor T. Hanlon T. Doyle D. Pott AJ Kunde

L. Skrzypiec D. Skrzypiec D. Ceglarski K. Nanfeldt A. Bramasco F. Mankowski D. Flynn D. Houha

J. Mantyck K. Mantyck J. Misiunas S. Hall M. Galka A. Roti L. Kocsis L. Kocsis G. Leone S. Leone B. Kandel T. Cohoon

K. Engraffia D. Pacholski J. Krusenoski E. O’Connor B. Hansen J. Eisenberg A. Grebenor J. Kocher K. Kocher G. Chehy K Petrey M. Fehrenbacher J. Mysker

T. Scorzo M. Merino S. Villegas J. Bilas M. O’Connor K. Hall S. Ivey J. Holmquist C. Holmquist T. Wolski