Mary's Corner
Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church
426 N. West Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-2171
Parish Office: 630/279-5700
Fax: 630/279-4667
A Vocation View
Do whatever is necessary to see Jesus; climb a tree, make a
retreat, confess your sins, read His life, help an enemy, say a
prayer. He will stay with you today.
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL "HELP WANTED"
Do you have some spare time? We could use your help with
making up Thanksgiving Food Baskets on Monday evening, November
12th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. Many hands are needed to help
sort the food collected in our Thanksgiving Food Collection and
to make up the baskets for the needy. If you can give a couple
hours, please call the Parish Office or Sheila Reiter (833-6657).
CCW WINE AND CHEESE GATHERING
The CCW will be hosting a Wine and Cheese Gathering and
Homemade Cookie Exchange in Barrett Hall on Tuesday November 13th
at 7:30pm. All women of the parish are invited to attend.
Please plan on joining us for a relaxing evening of fun and
fellowship. It will be the perfect opportunity to catch up with
old friends and make some new ones before the start of the busy
holiday season. If you would like to participate in the Cookie
Exchange, please bring three dozen homemade cookies, copies of
your recipe to share, and an empty tin to fill. For more
information contact Karen Vicary at 630-279-4108.
BREAD FOR THE WORLD....YOU made a difference!!!!
Many thanks to all those who took the time to write letters
to their representatives in Congress after Mass last weekend.
This project of BREAD FOR THE WORLD was part of a larger effort
(many members of many churches across our country) to urge their
Congressional representatives to fund legislation which would
bring relief to the poor of our country and of the world.
It takes just a few minutes to write... BUT it sends a
message of urgency to Mr. Peter Roskam, our representative for
the 6th Congressional District and to Mr. Dick Durbin and Mr.
Barack Obama, the two senators who represent all of the people
who live in the State of Illinois in the Senate of the U.S.
Congress in Washington, D.C
We particularly want to thank all the young people who
wrote letters last weekend. It is so important that every young
citizen of the USA learns how to communicate with their
representatives in Congress.
Finally, we wish to thank to all the individuals who
contributed money to purchase stamps for the envelopes. The
generosity of our parishioners is noteworthy
Unfortunately, the paperwork associated with this project
won't be done until later this week, so Tom Goebel and I can't
give you a final count of letters written until later this month.
If you have any ideas for improving this project, please contact
me: co-chair of the Peace and Justice Committee, Milt Honel at
(630) 279-7086.
CHRIST RENEWS HIS PARISH (CHRP)
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION FAST APPROACHING!!!
NOVEMBER 5th FOR MEN'S WEEKEND
NOVEMBER 9th FOR WOMEN'S WEEKEND
Don't miss out - attend the Men's Christ Renews His Parish
(CRHP) the weekend of November 16-18. The women's weekend
CHRP will be November 30-December 2nd. Give yourself this
gift of time to slow down, think, pray, and renew your
relationship with Jesus.
Cost: $30
If you cannot afford the cost of the weekend or if you
cannot stay overnight do not let this prevent you from this
awesome experience. Contact Karen Sutkus at (630) 279-3240
with any questions or concerns or Alex Grozik at (630) 530-
0503.
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Mary Queen of Heaven's CHRP Reservation Form
Cost $30.00
Name:
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Address:
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City/Zip:
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Phone
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Email:
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Emergency Contact:
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Emergency Phone Number:
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Special Dietary
Needs:_____________________________________________________
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Please make check payable to Mary Queen of Heaven and
return with your reservation form to Mary Queen of Heaven,
Attn: CHRP - Karen Sutkus , 426 N. West Ave., Elmhurst, IL
60126, OR drop it in the collection basket.
VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED
The Congregation of St. Joseph of La Grange Park is greatly in
need of volunteers for its Adult Literacy Program, School on Wheels.
New Volunteers are needed to teach one hour or so per week from 9am to
2 pm or 3 pm to 8 pm in Cicero, Hodgkins, Lombard, Summit, Westmont and
Woodridge. New hours of training are provided on Friday, November 30th,
2007 from 6 PM to 9 PM and on Saturday December 1st, 2007 from 9AM to 3
PM. No prior second language skills are needed. For more information,
call (708) 482-5060 or (708) 482-5085
MQH Garden Club News
Thanks to all whose schedules permitted them to help clean
up our gardens around the church, school and the parish house on
Saturday, October 27th. The old saying "many hands make light
work" surely applied, thanks to Jerry Cote, and of course, his
little gardeners, CJ and Patrick, Chuck Dolesy, Ed Hayes, Don
Jacobsen, Jose and Rosemarie Pizarro Nancy Stern, and Debbie
Styka. We managed to get everything cleaned up with time for a
short rap session by 11:15! Now that the gardens are "put to
sleep" for the winter, we look forward to a season of thinking
and dreaming about the flowers and plants we might be planting in
Spring '08. Thanks again to ALL who helped make the MQH campus
look bright and beautiful this summer!
Sheila Reiter and Rose Wilkes
Religious Education News
Reminder to all 8th grade RE families:
The meeting for our Confirmation candidates and their parents and
guardians, scheduled originally for Wednesday, November 14th at
7:00PM in church has been rescheduled to December 12th. You have
all received this information in the mail. Please disregard the
notation found in the parish calendar of last week's bulletin.
Eucharistic Adoration
Jesus waits for you to spend some time with Him present in
the monstrance at our next day of Eucharistic Adoration, Monday,
November 5, 2007 from 9 AM to 7 PM. The day of adoration and
prayer closes with Benediction at 7:00 PM. All are invited to
join us any time during the day as well as for Benediction. We
are in particular need for someone to sign up for the 6 PM to 7
PM hour. Please see the large sign-up poster in the back of
church. Thank you.
Market Day
Orders for November are due Monday, November 5, at noon.
Turn in your order form in the box in the back of church or at
the rectory. Pickup on Saturday, November 10, from 9:30 - 10:30
a.m. in the Social Hall.
If you have questions or would like to place an order,
please call Karen at 279-4108 or Beth at 833-5469 or email her at
ekujawa121@sbcglobal.net .
Prayer Requests
To pray for our sick is an important privilege of our parish
family. We hope that you will pray for these persons every day.
Natalie Baker Joyce Belasiek
Katherine Brennan Pam Bondfide
Pat Caffarelli Rose Caffarelli
Kathy Calzante Cosmore Ciancio
Dennis Ciancio Lou Ciancio
George Cibula Paul Cirone
Ida Corriedo Cynthia Catalano Family
Rosemary Davis Deacon Bob Delbeke
Trudi Dolato Baby Dobrowolski
Virginia Feret Kathy Filipiak
Cecilia Garstki Mary Goggins
Mary Hagerty Anna Heffel
Jen Huwalt Tom Huwalt
Michelle Humann Maureen James
Richard Jones Kathy Johnston
Irene Kmieciak Bernadette Kohn
Anne Kostas John Larkin
Baby Emma Lynde Marie Mangano
Robert Manion Mary Martin
Dennis McCabe Mary Piszczor
Raymond Mitchell Fred Moss
Mary Sabel Oye Geri Pstrzoch
Baby Faith Reid Robert Restivo
Vera Rossiano Agnes Sabel
Patricia Sabel Joaquina Scroppo
Joan Skimina Linda Barone Simons
Jess Smith Mary Spierowski
Rachael Thompson John Unger
Richard Vanni
If you or a family member would like to be included in our
prayers, please call the rectory at 279-5700. Also, please let
us know when a name should be removed.
Please see our website at www.maryqueenpreschool.org and contact
the school office for more information and registration.
(630) 833-9500
Preschool classes have begun. We still have some openings in our
Tuesday/Thursday class.
Come join us!
Preschool tours scheduled upon request.
RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN
Encounter With God's Call, held November 10-12 at Conception
Seminary College in Conception, MO, is a discernment retreat for
young men 16 and older who are considering the vocation to
Priesthood. This retreat is free. The Diocese of Joliet Vocation
Office will be sponsoring a trip to Conception.
Vianney Visit - The Diocese of Joliet will be sponsoring a
similar trip to visit St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul,
MN on November 15-17. This is for young men who are 16 and older as
well. For more information to either opportunity contact Fr. Burke
Masters, Vocation Director for the Diocese of Joliet at 815-834-4004
or frburke23@aol.com.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION HIGH SCHOOL HOSTING JUNIOR HIGH OPEN HOUSE
Immaculate Conception High School
217 Cottage Hill Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Sunday, November 4, 2007
2:00-4:00pm
Open House offers junior high students and parents a personal
and informal change to learn why IC provides each student and
Opportunity to Achieve.
For more information call Kathy Kowieski, Director of
Recruiting at 630-530-3484 or go to www.ichsknights.org
THANKSGIVING FOOD COLLECTION
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Collection will be next
weekend November 10th and 11th. If you forget to bring your food,
we will be accepting food Monday, November 12th at 7:00 p.m. in
Church. We invite all parishioners to participate in sharing
their blessings with those who are in need. This year as in the
past we will be making up Thanksgiving Baskets for 25 needy
families in the parish and the surrounding areas. We are in need
25 each of all kinds of canned soups, vegetables, and fruits;
cereal, processed meats and fish (tuna, salmon), jello, packaged
cake mixes, frosting, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce,
pasta, coffee, tea, juice, laundry and dish soap, hand soap,
paper towels, toilet tissue and kleenex. Also, dressing mix,
cranberry sauce, canned sweet potatoes and other items for
Thanksgiving Dinner. Should you wish to donate gift certificates
for turkeys, please purchase the gift certificates, place them in
envelopes marked "St. Vincent DePaul Thanksgiving" and put them
in the collection basket or drop them off at the Parish Office.
As always, monetary donations are appreciated too! Thanks again
for sharing your blessings with those who are less fortunate!
Fenwick High School
Blackfriars Guild
Presents
"Alice in Wonderland"
Friday, November 9, 2007 at 8:00p.m.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 8:00p.m.
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:00p.m.
$9.00 Adults
$7.00 Students
Fenwick High School Auditorium
505 W. Washington Blvd.
Oak Park, Illinois
MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN
"CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY" RAFFLE
Looking for money to pay off those "Christmas Gift" Bills.
Why not take a chance on our "Christmas Holiday" Raffle. YOU COULD
BE A LUCKY WINNER! All Raffle proceeds will benefit our Parish.
Only 250 tickets will be sold and the winners need not be
present. The odds of winning a Raffle Prize are great! The Ticket
Donation is $100. Each ticket contains 10 slots so that the cost of
the ticket can be divided with as many as 10 people if you choose.
1st Prize $10,000
2nd Prize $2,000
3rd Prize $1,000
The Drawing will take place on December 16th in Barrett Hall
immediately following the 10:30 a.m. Mass. Refreshments will be
served. Please consider helping us make this event a success so
that we can continue to grow as a welcoming parish that provides
ministries involving all walks of life and continued spiritual
growth to our families and their children. Invite your family,
friends and co-workers to participate in the Raffle.
Tickets will be available beginning next weekend in the
vestibule of church or can be obtained by contacting the Parish
Office or one of the following committee members: Sheila Reiter
(833-6657), Derrick StaRosa (291-9115) Phyllis Twardowski (279-6239)
or Mary White (833-9809)
THE SOCIETY OF
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
SENDS OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION
COMMUNITY OF
MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN CHURCH
FOR THE GENEROUS DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE CLOTHING DRIVE
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO HELP PEOPLE
Parish News
FROM THE MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN PARISH FINANCE
COUNCIL
Streamline your MQH contributions!
You have the ability to make your Sunday offertory
contributions to Mary Queen of Heaven electronically. There
are numerous benefits to you and to the parish, including:
1. The funds can be deducted automatically from either
your checking account or credit card using the service
"Parish Pay." Eliminate the need to hurriedly write
checks, get envelopes, etc. just before leaving for
Mass- this hassle is eliminated!
2. If you are maintaining a budget for your expenditures,
this creates a uniform, predictable stream of
expenses.
3. Most importantly, these predictable streams of
contributions in turn help us to more accurately
budget revenue.
4. By committing to the monthly amount to be deducted, it
keeps your contributions flowing, even if you cannot
attend Mass for whatever reason. It also is an easy
way to acknowledge how important our parish is to you.
5. Recordkeeping is much easier for you- 12 monthly
deductions of an equal amount (plus any special
contributions) make it easy to maintain records for
tax purposes.
6. If you use Parish Pay and your credit card is billed,
you will possibly earn miles or cash based on your
card benefits.
If you would like to enroll in either of these programs,
please contact the Parish Office. You may also enroll in
Parish Pay yourself by going to their website at
www.parishpay.com.
Do you know anyone who is interested in becoming Catholic?
Here is some testimony from Beth Wrobel, who went through
our RCIA program last year:
I had been thinking about going through the RCIA for a
long time. It was hard for me, as an adult, to make the
commitment to a new denomination. However, my husband was
Catholic and my children were growing up Catholic, so more
and more I felt like an outsider, since I couldn't
participate in the church as fully as I wanted to.
As a young person I was involved in non-denominational
Christian churches in the state of Oregon, where I grew up,
and went on mission trips. I felt I had a strong
relationship with God. I had always seemed drawn to
spiritual things. After getting married, we would attend
the Catholic Church and I slowly learned what the mass was;
however, I didn't understand all the symbolism. I was
intrigued by the sense of tradition and history. It seemed
rich and deep to me and something solid. I would read all
the bulletins "religiously" for information and when I
would see "RCIA" it would always spark my interest, but I
wasn't ready to make the commitment.
When our family moved to Elmhurst one year ago, we
were so close to Mary Queen and I wondered if this was the
time. A new beginning, a new start, a new journey... My
husband and son attended several masses at Mary Queen and
remarked that there were lots of young families there and
the atmosphere was very friendly and open. Once again, I
would read each bulletin and was especially captivated by
Mary's columns. Then, I saw "RCIA" advertised again and I
decided it was time to call Mimi! I called and then met
with Mimi Wolak and Tom Nanak. In subsequent weeks, I came
to know so many nice people at Mary Queen, in addition to
my two brothers in the faith journey, Jerry Cote and Jes
Nelson. We had wonderful discussions in the "upper room" of
the parish house and great dismissals at all the different
masses. The dismissals were not bad! Dismissals were a very
nice way to prepare for the Easter Vigil. My older son
fully participated in many of the dismissals with me and it
was a special time for us.
All in all, the RCIA was a tremendous experience. I really
do miss our meetings and the special fellowship we shared
during that time. The RCIA experience was made all the more
special by having gone through it at Mary Queen. I'm sure
of that. After the Easter Vigil and my first communion, it
was several weeks before I could take communion without
being overcome with emotion. Maybe all the years of waiting
just made it all the more special...
Peace,
Beth Wrobel
If you or anyone you know would like more information about
our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) program,
please contact the Parish Office at (630) 279-5700 or call
Mimi Wolak at (630) 941-3851 or Tom Nanak (630) 530-4502.
Reminder to all RE families:
Our next family mass is next Sunday, November 11th at 8:30 AM. All
of our 8th Confirmation Candidates will take part in a special
commitment Ritual.
There will be no class on Wednesday, November 21st due to the
Thanksgiving holiday.
There will be no class on Wednesday, November 28th due to a
catechist evening of reflection.
Please disregard the notation found in the parish calendar of
last week's bulletin.
The time change this weekend means our little ones will be even
more difficult to see. Please continue to be very cautious in
the parking lot on Wednesday afternoons and evenings.
For more info on any of the above, please call Mary Ann Woods at
the REO, 832-8962.
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