Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018
THE VOICE St. Eugene
Parish Chicago, IL 60656
ANNUAL BEREAVEMENT LITURGY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 - 7:00 PM
CASIMIRA FIUMEFREDDO
VIRGINIA WELCH
JERRY S. QUERCIA
LENA PIGHINI
MARY DeFORD
ESTELLE KORENCHAN
MARIE QUERCIA
LAWRENCE HARAST
ANGELA BRUNETTI
MARIANNA SCAVELLI
RON BROWN
FRANCESCO CHIAPPETTA
MARILYN ANN KOSSAK
THELMA RIZZO
ELMER SMITH
LAURIE ANNE NEUMANN
JOAN HUENING
ROSEMARY T. BLANCHFIELD
ROSARIA A. LOMBARDO
RICHARD SCHMIDT
MAXINE STEFANOWSKI
KATHLEEN LANDECK
FRANCESCO PIRAJNO
KAREN BAKER
DOMINIC S. DISIMONE
VITO CALABRESE
FRANCESCO ZUPO
FRANCESCO S. PAGANO
CARMELA GIANNELLI
DOROTHY CRIMMINS
LEROY (LEE) PONTARELLI
ROGER WILEWSKI
SANDRA PARTICELLI
ROBERT GALLOWAY
RALPH BRUNKE
MARGARET (PEGGY) ROPPOLO
JANUSZ WARTAK
BETTY WENZEL-KEIL
ANNA SASS
JOSEPH COZZI
SAM A. GRECO
RAYMOND KASPARI
LEO NAVICKIS
DOMENICO SELVAGGIO
FRANK CAIRA SARA SOSA
KATHLEEN MULGANNON
ESTELLE WARREN
DIANE COLANTONIO
MELECIA BATOCABE
CHARLES BAUER
JESSE V. MARTINEZ
ANTHONY OLITA
GIOVANNA SAMPOGNARO
CAROL MANZELLA
VERCILLE VAN MOFFAERT
MARIE J. MURANO
WITOLD GADOMSKI
JOSEPHINE & ALBERT SCHMITT
RODION KAMINSKI
SAMUEL LA ROSA
LAVERNE GIANCOLA
HELEN (PAT) MUCCI
LORRAINE LINDSTROM
MARIA NASTI
DANIEL BIENIARZ
BABY CZARNIK
BEVERLY WIJAS
VIRGINIA GEORGEOFF
VITO BRUNETTI
IRVIN DZIKOWSKI
ROBERT GELFOND
IRENE GAWRON
PATRICK McCORMACK
WILLIAM F. CONRICK
HENRY WULFF
EUGENIA MOSARSKI
BRUCE TYDA
GERALDINE RANDAZZO
MICHAEL HERATY
NANCY GROW
ELIZABETH (BETTY) DUBLANSKI
DOMINICK DI RE
ROBERT CALDERONE
CHRISTOPHER (DANNY) DIGNAM
VIRGINIA FLORKIEWICZ
A GREATER MIRACLE
God creates out
of nothing. Wonderful you say! Yes, but He does what is still more
wonderful: He makes saints out of sinners.
S. Kirkegaard
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From the Pastor’s Desk… This Thursday, November 1st, is ALL SAINTS DAY – a Holy Day of Obligation. This means that all Catholics are obliged to attend Mass on this day to celebrate and honor those men and women that have led and modeled for us, exemplary lives of faithfulness and solid Christian living. We will offer three Masses on Thursday, November 1st - 6:30 and 9:00 a.m. and at 6:30 p.m. Please note that there will not be an anticipatory Mass on Wednesday night, October 31st. On Friday, November 2nd, we will celebrate the Commemoration of all of the Faithful Departed with ALL SOULS DAY. Our regular morning Masses at 6:30 and 9:00 a.m. will be celebrated, and in addition, we will also be celebrating a special evening Mass at 7:00 p.m. on this day. All in our parish are invited and encouraged to attend this evening Mass to honor and remember your deceased loved ones. This Mass will be a powerful expression of remembrance for those who have gone before us, not only in our parish community but within our own families as well. At this Mass all will be given the opportunity to personally acknowledge their deceased loved ones. We hope that this time of prayer together will renew our hope and heal our pain and grief. In the sharing of our grief, we believe that our grief is diminished. May our loving God continue to bless and comfort you as you mourn the loss and celebrate the memories of your loved ones. In addition, if you would like to remember your deceased loved ones in another special way, you may write their names in the spaces provided on the All Souls Day envelope that was included in your October Sunday envelope packet. The envelopes can be placed in the regular Sunday offering or brought to the parish office. The names that are submitted will then be published in our parish bulletin within one or two weeks (this is so we can gather all the names submitted that will come in after All Soul’s Day) and placed upon the altar during the month of November and throughout the year. Also, throughout the month of November you will find a podium draped in purple with a book on it located near the paschal candle at the entrance of the baptismal area. This book is called The Book of Remembrance and/or The Book of the Dead. It will remain in this space for you to write in the names of your deceased family members and friends that you wish to be remembered in prayer throughout the month. It is opened every year at this time and will be removed on the 30th of November. Please feel free to inscribe the name(s) of your loved ones as you wish. This Book is a real symbolic reminder to us all of the connection we still have with our loved ones as they now share in the life we someday hope to attain.
*************** Thank you to all in the parish for your prayers and well wishes while our group of 40 pilgrims made their way through northern France a couple of weeks ago. We were fortunate in that the temps were well above normal enabling us to tour this beautiful country in 70 and 80 degree weather. Some of the places we visited were: Paris, Lisieux and the home of St. Therese, St. Malo, Mont St-Michel, The Chateaux of the Loire Valley, Giverny - and the sites of many of Claude Monet’s Impressionistic paintings, Chartes Cathedral, Notre Dame Cathedral, The Eifel Tower, Sainte Chappell, Bayeux, Normandy and the D-Day Beaches and Museums, the American Cemetery, Blois, Versailles, the Church of the Miraculous Medal among so many other places. Have a great week!
Fr. Rich
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The St. Eugene Parish Community
cordially invites you to
the Installation and Welcome Mass of
Reverend Richard M. Yanos
as the Fifth Pastor of
St. Eugene Parish
7958 W. Foster Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60656
Sunday, November 11, 2018
11:30 a.m. Mass
Bishop Mark Bartosic presiding
Reception to follow at the
Shaunessy Center/Gymnasium
Please call (773) 775-6659 with inquiries.
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COME JOIN US
JULY 17 - 27, 2020
FOR AN 11 DAY “TREASURES OF THE ADRIATIC & THE
ALPS” TRIP
Austria…Croatia…Slovenia…Italy…Germany
Visiting: Vienna, Graz, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Lake Bled and Venice, Italy
Including the OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY
All are invited to an Informational meeting for our upcoming 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play & Treas-ures of the Adriatic and the Alps Trip here at St. Eugene’s, on Sunday afternoon, November 18th at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaunessy Center Meeting Room. Come and hear about all the neat places we will be seeing and visiting. I can promise you a great time and a much-remembered and cherished experience. At this meeting, you will hear all the details about this trip, be able to ask all your questions, meet some of those that are already signed up and perhaps even sign-up yourself. Because this trip needed to be advertised before I was assigned to St. Eugene, and due to the fact that the Passion Play happens only every ten years, many made their reservations for it early on. There are, however, still some openings available for this trip.
I so look forward to seeing anyone interested in hearing more about this unique trip at this meeting. Our Travel Agent will be present for this meeting. Also, if anyone might be interested in an opportaunity to visit the Holy Land, there are only 4 spaces left for our February 18-28, 2019 Pilgrimage. Give me a call if you would like a brochure.
Fr. Rich Yanos
P.S. Fr. Jim O’Brien is also leading an 11 Day Classical Europe Trip including the Oberammergau Passion Play departing May 31 – June 10, 2020. His itinerary is completely different than mine. His trip includes Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. He is also having an information-al meeting for this trip on Monday evening, November 5th at 7:00 p.m. in School Room 110 for those interested in hearing more about his trip.
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SUNDAY 28
11:30 am Priesthood Sunday: CH
12:30 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
MONDAY 29 ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, NOON - 8:00 PM
3:30 pm Cub Scouts: SH.MR
4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
TUESDAY 30
4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
7:30 pm Baptism Class REC.LL
WEDNESDAY 31
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
THURSDAY 1
3:00 pm Girl Scouts: SH.MR
4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
7:00 pm RCIA: REC.DR
FRIDAY 2
4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
SATURDAY 3
9:00 am Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
10:00 am AA: SCH.RH
SUNDAY 4
9:30 am Altar & Rosary Society Mass Rosary starts at 9:05 am: CH 9:30 am Welcome Mass: CH 12:30 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR
FACILITY CODES
CH Church CV Convent REC.LL Rectory Lower Level SCH.110 School Room 110 SCH.RH Ryan Hall SH.CTR Shaunessy Center SH.CTR+MR Shaunessy Center & Meeting Room SH.MR Shaunessy Center Meeting Room
CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE 1-800-400-4205
October 21, 2018
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARISH. YOUR EFFORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Visit our giving page by going to our web site (www.st-eugene.org)
Regular Sunday Offering $ 11,942
Electronic Giving October 15 to October 21
$3,073 from 48 families
$ 3,073
Total $ 15,015
Sunday Budget 2018-19 $ 16,000
Over / (short) $ 985
Sharing Parish $ 120
World Mission $ 3,016
THIS WEEKEND
SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY FOOD DRIVE
Today, we will begin loading the truck with our food collection at 11:15 am
(15 minutes prior to the 11:30 am Mass).
PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY 11:30 am Mass
Priesthood Sunday is a special day set aside to affirm and celebrate the Priesthood in the life of the Church. Please join the Knights of Columbus in honoring all the priests of St. Eugene Parish. A reception will follow in the church vestibule. The priests of the future will also be honored at this Mass, as the Knights will present a financial award
to their adopted seminarian, RITCHIE ORTIZ-JUAREZ,
a 3rd year Theology student, and to a member of the Consecrated Life,
SISTER LAURA SOPPET, a 4th year novice of the
Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago.
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Bulletin copy MUST be in the rectory office NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON EACH MONDAY. Copy material received past the deadline will not be published in The Voice until the following weekend—NO EXCEPTIONS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PARISHIONER OF ST. EUGENE PARISH,
WE WELCOME YOU TO PLEASE STOP BY THE RECTORY OFFICE DURING
REGULAR OFFICE HOURS. M-F 9 am - 8 pm, SAT – SUN 9 am - 1 pm
I - Clare Griner & Patrick Walsh
PLEASE PRAY For the Sick: Linda Adamczyk, Annabella Amato, Jon Arnswald, Pat & Bob Apida, Fred & Cahad Ballog,
Anthony Bongiorno, Lawrence Basili, Dr. James Bergman, Mary Brasse, Julie Bronski, Margaret Brinlee-Brucken, Helen Bruchalski, Franca Chiappetta, Agnes Collins, Jim Conlon Jr. & Sr., Brenda Crotty, Lorraine Czerwinski, Connie D’Astice, Joan De Stefano, Dominick Di Re, Nancy Donatello, Marge Dyson, Chris Egan, Don Feist, Bob & Carol Gasiorek, Patricia Gelfond, Ava Geole, Frances Gofron, Fr. Phil Grib, S.J., Erika Arquilla Hlavacek, Tim Heider, Tricia Jackson, Eileen Kearns, Janet & Edward Kindybalyk, Olga Kykta, Allie Lim, Agnes Mahoney, Rose Mary Maratto, Phyllis McGarrh, Rich Moellering, Jr., Michael C. & Virginia Muscarello, Mary Oberheim, Aline Papciak, Norma Quilici, Charlotte Rice, Diane Rizzuto, Rita Rogers, Stella Rombotis, Frances Salvato, Leo & Theresa Samborski, Bernadett Sedlacek, Emily Steckiewicz, and for those who are homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and under hospice care.
Newly added to our sick list: Vicki Smith
For the Deceased: Virginia Florkiewicz (wife of Robert)
PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A NAME ON THE SICK LIST.
ADORATION of the BLESSED SACRAMENT
Mondays in church 12:00 NOON - 8:00 pm
with Benediction at 7:45 pm
“Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His hands full of graces,
and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks for them.
St. Peter of Alcantara PLEASE COME — VISIT JESUS
PEOPLE OF THE CROSS UNITED
We are all members of the Body of Christ. If one member suffers, all members suffer.
(1 COR: 12:26) Please pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer persecution in many countries throughout the world because of their Christian faith.
Serafina Maria Pia Frazier Joseph Ernest Gray III
Thomas Anthony Headley Rossella Lucrezia Maino
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ALL SOULS MEMORIAL LITURGY Friday, November 2, 2018 - 7:00 PM
On “All Souls Day,” the Church commemorates and intercedes for those who have died. We invite the entire parish to remember our dearly departed, especially those who have died in the past year. The Parish Memorial Book will be available in the church vestibule beginning Saturday, October 20th. YOUR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE BEEN BURIED FROM ST. EUGENE CHURCH SINCE LAST NOVEMBER HAVE THEIR NAMES ALREADY INSCRIBED. We invite you to inscribe the names of others you may wish to remember. One name per line and PLEASE ENTER THE NAME ONLY ONCE. The parish Memorial Book will be carried by the priest in the entrance procession of each weekend Mass and placed at the Altar starting with the 5:30 pm Mass on Saturday, November 3rd. The book will then be returned to the vestibule after Mass. As we do each year, we will honor the dead in a special way. Those who have lost a loved one and will be attending the Mass, on November 2, please fill out the attached form and return it to the rectory or drop in the collection basket by Sunday, October 28th. On the evening of the Mass, come to the Church vestibule 15 minutes before Mass and you will be given a red carnation (one per family). Then, at the appropriate time in the Mass, when the names of the deceased are read aloud, you can come forward and place the carnation in one of the vases provided. Refreshments will be served following the Mass. Donations of cake, cookies, etc. will be greatly appreciated. Please bring them to the Church vestibule the evening of the Mass. ————————————————————————————————————————————
ALL SOULS MEMORIAL LITURGY
Friday, November 2, 2018 - 7:00 pm
YOUR NAME ___________________________________________________ (Please print clearly) NAME(S) OF THE DECEASED TO BE REMEMBERED: (Please print clearly) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ PHONE #______________________ I WILL ATTEND _____ NUMBER ATTENDING _____
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A REMINDER To make sure a Mass Intention is included in the bulletin, it must be made 2 weeks in advance. To make sure a Mass Intention is read at Mass, it must be made at least 1 week in advance of the date requested.
+ MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK + Saturday, October 27 - Vigil: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 Joseph Donato, Anna & Stanislaw Gibas, Victoria & Frank Kivior Sunday, October 28 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 People of the Parish 9:30 Francesca Barbarino, Calogero & Francesco Colletto, Barbara Conlon McManamon, Maria Traina 11:30 Dabros & Wytrwal Fams., Joseph Kuzara, LaPietra Fam. & Fri., Concetta Macaione, Hillard Michalek, Nicholas & Anthony Neri, Isagani Odulio, Michael Rongo, Anthony Ungaro 4:30 Charles Gillespie, William P. Kimble, Edward & Victoria Wnek Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 9:00 am
Saturday: 8:30 am Monday, October 29 6:30 All the Souls in Purgatory 9:00 Dorothy & Elmer Chanski Tuesday, October 30 6:30 Domenico Selvaggio 9:00 Darryl Angelico Wednesday, October 31 6:30 Joseph “Speedy” Cozzi 9:00 Mario DiBenedetto, Angeline Nadile, All the Poor Souls in Purgatory
Thursday, November 1-All Saints 6:30 Purgatorial Society 9:00 Chester Kolakowski & Fam., Anthony Vadolowski & Fam., Helen & Walter Wojtas 6:30 Edward & Victoria Wnek Friday, November 2 - The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed 6:30 For All the Souls of the Faithful Departed Barbara Bronski 9:00 For All the Souls of the Faithful Departed A. Frank Caira, Caira & Zupo Fams., Cozzone Fam., Helen & Steve Dobrowolski, Dec’d Mbrs. Dombrowski Fam., Sean Killen, Lising & Nardi Fams., Russo & Riotto Fams., Grande, Nadile & Maiorano Fams., Sarmiento Fam., Eraldo Simonetti, Edward & Victoria Wnek 7:00 Bereavement Mass - For All the Souls of our Faithful Departed Saturday, November 3 - St. Martin de Porres 8:30 Thomas Bongiorno, Fr. Fred Tomzik Saturday, November 3 - Vigil: 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 John Carbone, Christina Luis Sunday, November 4 - 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 People of the Parish 9:30 Francesco Di Benedetto, Antonino Lupo, Angeline Komperda & Pam Heider, Mikewicz & Niedbala Fams., Lucia & Belle Shields 11:30 Margaret Chlopek, Giuseppe Covello, La Pietra Fam. & Fri., Hillard Michalek, Pietro Pisello, Angela & Vincenzo Recchia 4:30 Gerri Francesconi & Angelina Krieger
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today is the feast of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, the first representative body of many
Catholics who died for their faith between 1535 and 1679 to be beatified or canonized. Almost all of them died
at Tyburn, a place of public execution near today's Marble Arch in Hyde Park, London. The first to suffer were
Carthusian monks who refused to swear an oath supporting Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church in
England, and the last was Saint Oliver Plunkett, the Primate Archbishop of Ireland. The method of execution
was particularly vile, since the condemned were hanged and their living bodies quartered to be displayed
around London as a horrific warning.
Today, the tree-like gallows provides the design of a religious symbol, the canopy over the altar of the
martyrs in Tyburn Convent. There, at the heart of the bustling city, a monastic community of women practices
contemplative prayer and "spiritual hospitality" in the Benedictine tradition. Oddly, the community is French in
origin; it was expelled from France a century ago when France outlawed contemplative monastic life.
England, where the laws against Catholicism had been lifted, invited the community in. In gratitude to their
new homeland, and in honor of those who gave their lives for the Catholic faith, the nuns came to Tyburn. In
the public crypt, coats of arms stand for each of the 350 martyrs. A Web site visit is possible at
www.tyburnconvent.org.uk. Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
RECTORY HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY
9:00 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 8:00 pm (closed for lunch: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm)
SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Communion for the Homebound If you know of any member of St. Eugene Church who is homebound and would like a Minister of Care to bring them the Eucharist please let us know. Just call the Rectory Office at 773/775-6659 and some-one will get back to you.
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY
CHRISTMAS TROLLEY - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
5:30 TO 9:30 PM
MEET AT THE SHAUNESSY CENTER Once again, Altar & Rosary is having the Christmas Trolley to see the sights and Christmas lights! The trolley company has raised the cost of the trolleys this year. The cost is $30 per person and I have secured four trolleys this year which will accommodate 124 people total. I know this is early, but if I do not get the additional trolleys filled, I need to cancel any unused trolleys by November 10, 2018, so Altar & Rosary doesn't incur any cost. Anyone wishing to join us on this tour, please call Lois at: 773-774-1511 no later than November 6th. Payment is due at the time the reservation is made.
ST. EUGENE SCHOOL IS STILL COLLECTING BOX TOPS
Mass Nov. 3 / 4
Celebrant Lectors Extraordinary
Ministers of Eucharist Altar Servers
Saturday 5:30 PM
Fr. John Hetland Patricia Basili Erica Dillon Diane Divello Rosa Fiorante
Janet Horn Janet Kusinski
A. Santucci B. J. Lara
Sunday 7:00 AM
Fr. Greg Wojcik Mary Egan Albert Bishof Joseph Carrozza Mary Egan
Lois Feist Raquel Perez
A. Jackiewicz K. Jackiewicz
Sunday 9:30 AM
Fr. Ed Pacocha A & R Lector A & R Eucharistic Ministers
C. Lacala M. Sclafani
Sunday 11:30 AM
Fr. Rich Yanos/ Fr. Phil Grib
Pat Wagner Joseph Cardella Mary Beth Glynn Martha Holder
Anna LoForte Vickie Parado
J. McGovern M. McGovern
Sunday 4:30 PM
Fr. John Hetland Rita Kopf Sr. Ann Marie Marie Guerrieri Yolanda Sarmiento
Molly Tomzik Peggy Tomzik
A. Meier V. Meo
SCHEDULE OF LITURGICAL MINISTERS
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Register at FORMED.ORG Parishioners, enter code: CYYYV8
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS Sunday, November 4, 2018
9:30 am Mass
Joseph & Cristina Alongi & Ava Cyntha Amedeo
Alexis Babicz Nicholas Babicz
Chris & Lacy Babulas Joseph & Danielle Battaglia & Adrianna
Peter & Mariola Biel and Amelia & Isabella Karen Boyd and Tanya Boyd-Moran
Eric & Mary Kate Bragagnolo and Harper Tomasz Budzik
Betty Ching Robert Colantonio
Christine Czerwinski Rosalyn Elarde
Sergio & Florinda Flores and Gerard Justin & Joanne Frazier and Serafina
Justina Furgal Jo & Nicole Gray, Jr. and Olivia, Peyton, & Joe III
Kevin & Tracy Gruber and Tyler, Kimberly, & Bradley William & Maria Haj
Michael & Danielle Headley and Thomas & Mackenzie Jose & Miriam Igartua and Mason
Michael & Maria Kawell Christopher & Samantha Kay and
Haley, Nathan, & Avery David & Deirdre Kenny and Jason, Ronan, & Niall Carl & Leaelyn Kmiec and Cody, Ciera, & Connor
Paul & Urszula Kuzak and Brian & Julianna Kyle & Amber Kron and Brett
Michael & Monica Krueger and Rita Kevin & Kelly Kulinski
Jesus & Catherine Lawas and Athena & Jay Bianca Lehman
Nina Lehman and Lydia Ronald & Lenneth Leyba and Philippa
James & Kelly Liput and James III Dominic & Rosemarie Longo and
Alexandra & Dominique Amanda Majewski
Nolan & Andrea Manning and Elliott Gina Marino
Jonathon & Kristy Michel and Zachary Andrea Miller and Anthony, Ava, and Angelina
Tom Mukite Zachary & Jennifer Negrete
Gregg & Lisa Neuhaus and Michelle Michael Ordaz
Damian & Laura Pagan and Maribel, Damian, & Sofia Efren & Melba Perez
Luis & Jennifer Perez and Natalie & Ethan Adrian Petrila
Jeremy & Jaclyn Pezdek and Abigail & Jeremy, Jr. Victor & Angela Rivera, Jr.
Luis & Yunia Rodriguez and Oscar & Luis Mary Jo Ruckauf
Walter & Jerileen Rybak & Brielle Joan Sasenick
Nicholas& Roseann Schwarz Joseph & Maria Sciackitano and Jaina, Rann, & Jozef
Alan Shabbou Anita Sison
Betsaida Soto James Steele Ion Stengaci
Robert Stevenson Martin & Niamh Taylor & Ryan & Eimear
Michael Walsh Thomas & Natalia Weglarz
Denise Wilewski Eric & Delia Wyszkowski and Henry
Steven & Ann Zientara and Ashley & Hailey
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Parish Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2018
We have completed the 2017-2018 fiscal year and have submitted our annual report to the
Archdiocese. The tables printed in this bulletin show the Ordinary Income and Expense for the
Church and School Operations for this and the previous fiscal year.
It has been a very difficult year. Church operations ended the fiscal year with a surplus of
$221,529, down 20% from the previous year. This amount was not sufficient to cover the school
deficit of $423,781, leaving an operational deficit over $202,000. Obviously, this type of deficit is
unsustainable and cannot be repeated. To cover the shortfall, we had to withdraw funds from
savings at the Archdiocese and also tapped into the Educational Endowment Fund. The school
deficit which was covered by the parish translates to an investment of over $2,200 per student
in addition to the amount paid by parents in the form of tuition and fees. While this does
represent a worthy cause and demonstrates our commitment to the education of our children,
those funds were not available for application to ministries which would serve other segments
of our parish community. Part of the expenses at the school went into upgrading technology
and has been very helpful in the dramatic improvement we have witnessed in test results and
other objective measures of school achievement.
Ordinary church giving for Sundays and Holy Days income declined about $25,000 or about
3.4% from the previous year while Christmas and Easter giving showed modest increases.
Total operating expense increased about $10,000 from the previous year. Extraordinary Income
fell sharply as we did not have the unusually high amount of income from memorials and
bequests as previous years.
This was a year in which we saw significant changes in both the parish and school. We
sustained a loss which we had reserves to handle and Fr. Yanos has already ordered that we
increase the monitoring of all expenses and has asked that the Finance Council and the School
Advisory Council be fully apprised monthly of the financial status of the parish and school. We
are determined to restore the firm financial footing which St. Eugene Parish has enjoyed
throughout the years. We are not in debt and were current on all our obligations to the
archdiocese at the close of the fiscal year though our reserves are greatly depleted.
With over 50% of our registered families failing to contribute the equivalent of one dollar a
week, we should all be led to examine the priority we place on practicing our faith which
includes support of the church. Please prayerfully consider what you can do for the support of
this wonderful parish.
Deacon Chick O’Leary
See Tables on pages 12 & 13
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Other Income & Expenses
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We ask all of our parishioners, if you have a loved one serving in the military,
to please contact the rectory office to give us the name of the soldier, so the
whole parish can pray for your loved one. A book in the church vestibule is
available for inscribing the names of all military personnel. This book will be part of the offertory
procession from now until the war is over.
A PRAYER LORD, HOLD OUR TROOPS IN YOUR LOVING HANDS. PROTECT THEM AS THEY PROTECT US. BLESS THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE SELFLESS ACTS THEY PERFORM FOR US IN OUR TIME OF NEED. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN
We pray for our loved ones
who are serving in any branch of the Armed Forces during this time of conflict.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission as Catholics united in faith at St. Eugene Parish is to help bring God to people and people to
God. Through evangelization, education and being of service to each other, we strive to make our parish
community a holistic community in body, mind and spirit. It is our goal to develop, support, encourage and
empower one another in our parish ministries, so that each person can reach their human and Christian po-
tential. We are enthused about the future of St. Eugene and the whole Catholic Church and we pledge our
participation in that future. We seek dialogue and open communication with all parishioners in fulfilling the
needs of our parish. While recognizing the cultural diversities in our community, we will strive to bring all
people together in Christ under a common bond of faith, hope and love.
MAJOR ADAMCZYK
GHALEB AZROUI
DONALD BELLISARIO
TIMOTHY EMMETT CAROLAN
ZBIGNIEW DUDKOWSKI
MATTHEW SCOTT FORREST
DIRK HALLER
ANDREW HOPKINS
CHRISTOPHER JENKINS
ANTONIO JAMES LIM
ANGEL LOPEZ
JAMES TYLER MARBACH
CHRIS MARCHIORI
DANIEL MEANEY
KEITH MILLER
THOMAS NEUHENGEN
ERIC NORWOOD
VINCENT PAGE
CHAD PRITCHARD
NICHOLAS RANCH
HOLLY SCHIPPERS
MICHAEL SCHIPPERS, JR.
If you would like to add a name to the list, please call the rectory. Also, please call the rectory when your loved one returns home.