St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913

3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700

www.saintanncatholicparish.com

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July 8, 2018

Reverend Mark Kalema, Pastor www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Liturgy Committee Barb Antoskiewicz, Religious Education, RCIA/RCIY Debbie Bona, Lectors Brian Kozlowski, Music Ministry & Liturgy Cindy Hope, Altar Servers Kim Jacobson, Art & Environment Don Schiller, Ushers Ed Sochacki, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans

St. Ann Parish Mission Statement We are called by a loving God

to make St. Ann of Lansing a Catholic community of faith. We are a family of diverse people with various ministries: healing the body and spirit, teaching of God and His love,

united in sacraments and prayer, reaching out to the extended community. With God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture as our guide,

we strive to grow in His Spirit and to fulfill the promise of Christ’s Kingdom.

Masses Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. Friday Communion Service: 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:45 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:00-Noon & 1:00-4:00 p.m. Office closes at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays Closed Saturday & Sunday

Contact Information Parish Office: 708-895-6700 Parish Office Fax: 708-895-6877 School Office: 708-895-1661 Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Fr. Mark’s email: frmark@saintanncatholicparish.com Parish email: parishoffice@saintanncatholicparish.com Bulletin email: jeng@saintanncatholicparish.com Prayer Tree: debndnut@aol.com School Website: www.saintannschool.com Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Parish Staff Barb Antoskiewicz, Pastoral Associate/DRE Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator Sue Dawson, Parish Office Secretary Sandy Farmer, Parish Bookkeeper Jennifer Gray, Development/Bulletin Editor Chris Hutter, School Secretary Brian Kozlowski, Director of Operations Director of Music & Liturgy Pam Lepczynski, Parish Office Receptionist Kelly Rojas, School Principal Janice Summerrise, School Business Manager

Pastoral Council Barb Antoskiewicz Wade Cooper Brian Farlow Jane Farlow Ken Kot Dominic Podsiadlik Erin Meegan Polanski

For Ministry of Care to the homebound or hospitalized, please call the Parish Office.

Bulletin articles are due 10 days in advance of the Sunday you would like them to run. During holidays, deadlines are accelerated. To add items to the calendar or to sched-ule the Narthex or other meeting spaces, forms must be filled out in the Parish Office.

School Board Dan Podgorski, President Nicole Hillegonds, VP Laurie Glowacki, Secretary Bernard Chukwulebe Robert Dabrowski Fr. Mark Kalema Kelly Rojas Ashley Sypole Jesse Terrazas ~School Board meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month.

Finance Council Robert Dabrowski Sandy Farmer Fr. Mark Kalema Brian Kozlowski Bonnie Murach Kelly Rojas

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Monday, July 9 SCHOOL SIGN-UP NIGHT Mass Summer TRIP Date School Registration

7:45am 9:00am 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Chapel Parish Office School Hall

Tuesday, July 10

Mass Throne of Grace Prayer Group

7:45am 7:00pm

Chapel Parish Office

Wednesday, July 11 Mass Maintenance Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting SPRED Meeting Rosary A.A. Meeting

7:45am 5:30pm 6:30pm 6:30 - 7:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

Chapel Parish Office Parish Office Narthex Chapel Parish Hall

Thursday, July 12 Mass Baptism Parent Gathering

7:45am 6:30pm

Chapel Chapel

Friday, July 13 Communion Service 7:45am Chapel

Saturday, July 14

Mass 4:00pm Church

Masses Baptisms

8:30 & 10:30am 11:30am

Church Church

Sunday, July 15

This Week’s Activities

Monday, July 9 (St. Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions) 7:45 a.m. Mass † William L. Duffield Tuesday, July 10 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Wednesday, July 11 (St. Benedict) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Thursday, July 12 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Friday, July 13 (St. Henry) 7:45 a.m. Communion Service Saturday, July 14 (St. Kateri Tekakwitha) 4:00 p.m. Mass † Raymond & Dorothy Kwoka (Judy Kwoka) † Mel Tiltges (June Tiltges) † Robert Sertic (Alice Sertic) † Wally Jastrzab (Alice Jastrzab & Phoebe Miller) † Pasquale Zuccarelli (Zuccarelli Family) Sunday, July 15 (Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Manuel Avila (Dolores Avila) † Jeanne Macak (Michael Macak) † William M. Macak (Michael Macak) † Michael & Mary Macak Sr. (Michael Macak) † Beattie Scanlan (Michael Macak) 10:30 a.m. Mass † Verta Family (Michellina Cappello) † Lucie R. Nagy (James Wilfinger)

FMI about Cub Scouts, please call 708-567-2500. Pack 247 is open to ALL boys entering 1st-5th grades and their families―it is not limited to St. Ann students and parishioners.

Bring your friends!

New Members Welcome!

We would love to have you join us! Please fill out the information below, and

place in the Offertory Collection or send to the Parish Office. You may also request a

registration form at 708-895-6700.

Name

Address Street Town/Zip

Phone

email

The 2018 Daily Mass Book is open for your special intentions. Please call the Parish Office at 708-895-6700 for available dates. and more information.

School Office THROUGH AUGUST 10

M-F: 9am-Noon Sat & Sun: Closed Regular Office Hours Resume August 13

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Readings for the Week Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Am 7:12-15; Ps 85:9-14; Eph 1:3-14 [3-10]; Mk 6:7-13

Today’s Readings First Reading — They shall know that a prophet has been among them (Ezekiel 2:2-5). Psalm — Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy (Psalm 123). Second Reading — I am content with weaknesses and hardships for the sake of Christ (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Gospel — The people said: “Where did this man get all this? Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary?” (Mark 6:1-6). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved

We are always interested in your photos and news of St. Ann School grads and notable parishioners for the bulletin, our websites and our Facebook

pages! Please email them to: jeng@saintanncatholicparish.com.

Obstacles The prophet Ezekiel, Saint Paul, and the Lord Jesus share something in common in today’s scripture readings. They all experience obstacles to their ministry. Ezekiel is sum-moned to prophesy to the Israelites, who are “[h]ard of face and obstinate of heart” (Ezekiel 2:4). Saint Paul re-counts how he has been given a “thorn in the flesh” (2 Corinthians 12:7). The Lord Jesus is unable to perform many signs in his native place. The Gospel tells us that “[he] was amazed at their lack of faith” (Mark 6:6). We too sometimes encounter obstacles as we travel along the journey of faith. So often we experience weakness on this journey. Let the words of the Lord to Saint Paul encour-age us today: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

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Treasures from Our Tradition Last week’s Treasure mentioned the “Nuns of the Battle-field,” religious sisters from several communities who served as nurses in the Civil War. Florence Nightingale had only instituted female nurses a decade before in the Crimean War, so the idea of women tending to wounded soldiers was extraordinary. The medical and sanitary con-ditions on the battlefields were appalling, and the sisters were nearly all teachers. Few had any medical training beyond what they had learned as youngsters in the family. Anti-Catholic prejudice was so deeply entrenched in America that sisters could not wear their habits in public. These sisters were the first, and people on both the Union and Confederate sides soon began to marvel at their brav-ery, efficiency, and respect for Protestant soldiers. More than six hundred sisters from twenty-one communities went to war, serving in wretched conditions. They were tough and single-minded, efficient and fearless.

After the war, sisters could appear in public everywhere in the reunited nation, and often received the praise and gratitude of grateful soldiers and family members on be-half of their sister nurses. An outdoor monument to the “Nuns of the Battlefield” stands in Washington at M Street and Rhode Island Avenue. The inscription reads: “They comforted the dying, nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty.”

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

At all weekend Masses, you may submit your prayer intentions to the basket in the Narthex to be brought up with our offerings each week and prayed for during the interces-sions.

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WEEKLY BUDGET: $12,000.00 SUNDAY COLLECTION: 8,795.04

$ 3,204.96

ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $ 1,080.00 SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $ 593.73

Thank you for your continued support 6-24-18

St. Ann’s 50-50 Club

Our June 24 winning number was 0320. 0320 WOULD HAVE WON $540.00.

DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday.

If you donate by check, you need to write two separate checks.

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Applebee’s Bath & Body Works Bed, Bath & Beyond

Beggar’s Pizza Chili’s

Chipotle Dairy Queen

Dunkin’ Donuts Gus Bock Hardware

Home Depot iTunes

J. J. Kelley’s Jewel Kohl’s

Menards Mobil/Exxon

Olive Garden Panera

Red Lobster Speedway

Starbuck’s Stephano’s

Strack’s Subway Target

Walgreen’s Walmart/

Sam’s Club Whole Foods

However you spend the rest of your summer, we have gift cards to suit your needs! Stock up on groceries and grill-ables from Strack’s, Jewel, GFS, Sam’s, & Meier, and backyard fun from Target, Walgreen’s, & Walmart. We offer a selection of cash and carry gift cards at the Parish Office, or you can place a weekly order from a larger se-lection. You pay face value and a credit will go to Par-ish Maintenance, Tuition Assistance, or the School or Religious Ed. Family of your choice. Payment by check (register in the Parish Office) or cash. Forms are in the Office or in the Ministry 411 Center in the Narthex. The office is open M-Th 8:00-4:00, closed for lunch from Noon-1:00 p.m. and for the day at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays. Call ahead for availability: 895-6700.

Don’t forget to write! If you’re going to be away this summer, you can place your weekly envelopes in the Sunday collection or leave them at the Parish Office before you go or upon your return.

Another option is to visit www.givecentral.org and auto-mate your contributions either through a regularly sched-uled direct withdrawal or a credit card transaction. Just remember that individual 50-50 envelopes still need to be turned in physically before the weekly drawings if you intend to participate.

Safe travels to all of our parishioners and loved ones this summer, and please don’t forget about us! We rely great-ly on your support and often have difficulty making ends meet when summer Mass attendance declines.

Nine-Day Novena to St. Ann July 18-26

Beginning Wednesday, July 18, we will gather daily in the Chapel to pray a Novena to our patroness, St. Ann, that will culminate on July 26, the Feast Day she shares with her husband, St. Joachim. The mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ, St. Ann is the patron saint of childless couples, homemakers, and grandparents, and is invoked for safe and healthy child-birth and against sterility. Please join us in honoring St. Ann and asking for her intercession immediately following the 7:45 a.m. Mass during the week, and just after the Saturday 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. Masses.

In the In the In the good old good old good old summer summer summer Time . . .Time . . .Time . . .

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This Coupon Entitles the Bearer to 50% Off One 2018-2019

School Family Enrollment Fee. Applies to new families only; current Religious Educa-tion students are eligible. Good for Pre-K through 8th

Grades. Call 708.895.1661 FMI. Expires 8/20/18.

St. Ann School 2018-19 Sign-Up Night

Monday, July 9, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Register for School Receive Your Raffle Tickets

Pick Up/Drop Off Medical Forms Sign Up for Sports & Scouts Order Hot Lunches & Milk Purchase Used Uniforms

Join Our Home & School Association Choose Your Required Service Opportunities

Sign Up for After School Enrichment Programs

The First Day of School is August 21

DON’T FORGET, OUR NEXT SUMMER TRIP DATE IS MONDAY, JULY 9!

All orders are due in the Parish Office or the TRIP box in the Narthex 411 Center by 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning. No cash, please―only checks can be accepted as pay-ment for summer orders. Additional summer TRIP dates are July 30 and August 13. Whether it’s gas and grocer-ies or services and entertainment, don’t forget to order your TRIP cards so you can earn a little something extra back from those necessary purchases to benefit yourself, another school or Religious Ed. Family, or the Parish Maintenance Fund! FMI, please contact Judy Rogala at 708-895-3836 or Denise Johnson at 708-474-8626.

Ask your friends and relatives to purchase TRIP through you . . . it doesn’t cost any more than they

would be spending anyway since all gift cards are purchased for face value.

ONE FAMILY EARNED OVER $1,500 IN TUITION CREDITS THIS YEAR!

TRIP Notes

What Else? Promethean Boards

Spanish, Computers, & Music Art & P.E.

Certified staff Leadership opportunities

Athletics & Scouts Weekly Masses Daily hot lunch

After-school enrichment Before and after-school care

Referral incentives Financial aid for those who qualify

St. Ann School : Shaping Lives of Faith, Knowledge, & Service Since 1950

By the Numbers

Average class size: 15 Student/Teacher ratio: 15:1 Diversity: 33% African American

33% Caucasian 33% Latino 1% Asian/Multi

Technology: 1:1 Computing Chromebooks Grades 4-8 iPads Grades K-3

Lifelong friendships

Our St. Ann School Class of 2018

Grads . . .

. . . earned awards for Christian leadership, schol-

arship, and good citizenship from the American Legion, the Knights of Columbus, and the Rotary Club, as well as named tribute awards for athletic excellence and good sportsmanship.

. . . averaged far in excess of the basic 25 hours of service each is required to perform during their Confirmation year.

. . . tested into honors classes at the high schools they will attend: TF South, Marian Catholic, Mar-ist, Mount Carmel, and Munster High School.

. . . have already begun conditioning for high school soccer, football, cross country, and volley-ball, as well as started rehearsals with the march-ing bands.

. . . are headed toward very bright futures!

Receive TRIP text reminders and updates by texting code @6872d to 81010.

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Now Accepting Applications for the 2018-19 Academic Year!

The Quigley Scholars Program

For High Schoolers Who Want to Learn More about Becoming a Priest

Quigley Scholars come to St. Joseph College Semi-nary for a session once a month from September through April. We pray together, attend Mass, have dinner and attend a faith sharing session with the col-lege seminarians focused on considering the priest-hood. The program is open to all teens in Catholic and public high schools as well as homeschoolers.

Scholarships Are Available Scholars who attend Catholic high schools may also apply for an annual $2,500 scholarship to help offset the cost of high school tuition.

Learn More To learn more about applying and to watch a short video, visit our website:

www.QuigleyScholars.org

Support St. Ann’s While You Shop!

Every time you shop on amazon, a portion of your purchases will be

sent back to St. Ann! Either go through this link:

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-2601098

or visit http://smile.amazon.com and search for St. Ann Church

Lansing to select us as your designated charity.

Look for the Amazon Button on the St. Ann Websites

www.saintannschool.com www.saintanncatholicparish.com

st. ann ministries We are very fortunate here at St. Ann’s to have over 40 various ministries that serve our parishioners. Among oth-ers, they range from lectors and Eucharistic Ministers who are active in the liturgy of the Mass, to the Maintenance Committee and Green Thumb Club, that help keep the Parish looking beautiful and in good working order, to our Youth Group and Women’s Club, which provide fellowship and a helping hand to others. If you are interested in find-

ing out more about any of our ministries, pick up a flyer or the ministry booklet located in the 411 Center near the front doors of the Narthex, or call Debbie Bona at the Par-ish office at 895-6700, ext. 43.

Did you know you can help St. Ann School by entering Coca Cola product codes on our behalf?

Visit https://us.coca-cola.com/give/

Click on Donate to Your Local School, type in 60438, and find St. Ann School - Lansing in the drop down menu (you need to hit Load More at the bottom of the list to find us). Then simply enter the codes you find in the bottle caps and cardboard cases of your Coke products. Thank you!

Upcoming Events Summer TRIP Due in Narthex Box: July 8 & July 29

School Registration: July 9

School Board Meeting: July 18

Novena to St. Ann: July 18- 26

Religious Education Registrations: August 5 & 6

Cub Scouts Car Wash: August 11

Fr. Mark’s Installation Mass: August 12

Back to School Mass/Teacher Meet & Greet: August 19

Look for “St. Ann Catholic Parish” on Facebook, and “like” us for updates and breaking news

about the parish and the school.

We are now on Twitter, too! Follow us @saintannlansing.

Follow us on Instagram! @stannlansing

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Saturday, July 14, 2018 4:00 p.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, July 15, 2018 8:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, July 15 , 2018 10:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

USHERS SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

LECTORS Mike Kabala - L1 Ted Cap- L2 Virginia Podgorski - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Cruz Arteaga Karen Erickson Emily Hollifield Jean Klacik Sebastian Manrique Fran Miller Mary Schurke Marianne Wysocki

LEADER

Cynthia Hope

ALTAR SERVERS Nicholas Rincon Andrew Zamudio

CANTOR Clarita Morris

LECTORS Gerrie Szewczyk- L1 Vera Seymour- L2 Olivia Candelaria - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Linda Fogarty Judy Wohadlo Susan Hartmann Joan Kaim Cheryl McNamara Howard Morrison Anna Wegrzyn Joan Kaim

LEADER

Toni DeLaurentis

ALTAR SERVERS Kiernan McSwiggan Bianca Loera Lucas Seymour

CANTOR John Sandrick

LECTORS Sharon Starks-Wells - L1 Maria Arteaga - L2 Nicole Jablonski - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Martes Benne Abbey Gorny Gabriel Terrazas Ana Johnson Chioma Ezechukwu Mark Nadalin Deborah Bona Sam Scheppe Seamus Polanski Helen Torres

LEADER

Mackenzie Kot

ALTAR SERVERS Chidozie Ezechukwu Chibuikem Ifejiiasi Anthony Nweke

CANTOR Jennifer Gray

4:00 p.m. Mass Bob Cole (Leader) Steve Hausier Mike Kabala Tom McDermott Phill Stewart Carol Ann Surufka Wally Szulczewski John Truby (Leader)

8:30 a.m. Mass Anthony Cusimano Tony DeLaurentis (Leader) Tony Kaim Howard Morrison Carl Nejman Art Sobczak (Leader) Al Torres Stan Wohadlo

10:30 a.m. Mass Bernard Chukwulebe (Leader) Nina Rose Duda Ron Fisher (Leader) Ana Johnson Andrew Johnson Greg Morris Larry Mueller Dom Ramirez Eugene Sanchez Michael Sanchez Sam Scheppe Don Schiller

PARISH PRAYER TREE St Ann Prayer Tree members are here for you in our daily prayers for your needs and intentions. Please call our Parish Office at 708-895-6700 for your name to be placed on our prayer list. All requests are kept confidential. Should you need prayers for longer than 30 days, please call and

reconfirm. Thanks to all our members, and please feel free to become part of our prayer group

by submitting your name and email. Bless all of you, and many thanks.

HAVING DIFFICULTY DEALING WITH

OUR STRESSFUL WORLD?

The Holbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities pro-vides confidential counseling services in our area. Michele Nowak, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counse-lor who has worked with individuals, couples and families for 10 years, provides therapy services in Worth, Oak Lawn and Tinley Park. Whether you’re having problems with personal relationships, work situations or you are just feeling unhappy, “stuck” or unfulfilled, Catholic Charities is here for you. We are in network with Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO and we also offer subsidized fees to those who qualify.

To learn more about our services or to make an appointment, please call 312-655-7725.

Did you know you can set up automated

payments and manage your weekly and other giving at www.givecentral.org?

Click the DONATE tab and then search for St. Ann Lansing to get started!

St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-9972 Sunday, July 8, 2018 Microsoft Publisher 2010

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St. Ann Parish 3010 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438