HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Please note that because many parish staff members work all of Holy
Week to prepare for the Feast of Easter, the Parish Center will be
closed to all activities Monday, March 28. The office will reopen for
regular business hours at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 29.
RECONCILIATION OPPORTUNITIES
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m.,
Monday, March 21 and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday (Good Friday) March
25. There will be no confessions on Holy Saturday, March 26.
Finish the Lenten Season and move to Easter as a refreshed Christian.
MARKET DAY
Are you looking for fast, easy to prepare, high quality meals? If so, Market Day is the way to help yourself and the school. Restaurant quality food is available to the purchaser with a percentage of sales to benefit the school.
Easter is just around the corner. Why not plan ahead and choose food items for a simple breakfast, extravagant brunch or comfort food-filled dinner? Market Day has it all.
On-line orders, www.marketday.com, must be received by Monday, March 21 for pickup between 9:15 and 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26. Questions? Call Nancy Baer at 773-539-7730.
FREE TAX PREPARATION
Free tax preparation will take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 26, April 2 and 9 as part of the Tax Assistance Program. Sites include City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 106 and McCormick Boys and Girls Club, 4835 N. Sheridan. For eligibility information, call 312-409-1555 or pick up a flyer on the tables in back of the church.
COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND ON GOOD FRIDAY; COLLECTION FOR ST. VINCENT DEPAUL ON HOLY THURSDAY
Your help is needed now, as in the days of St. Francis, to protect the Holy Places of the Holy Land. Even more important, we need your help to protect the Holy Name of Our Lord in this troubled land which He chose for His birth, sacrificial death and victorious resurrection.
That is why Franciscan Missioners in the Holy Land minister—in Christ’s name—to the people found there. That is why a refugee child is fed in your behalf. Or some young pilgrims are given a warm place to spend the night on their once-in-a-lifetime adventure for God. Or a poor local Christian family is helped to build a roof over their heads.
We protect more than the stones of ancient shrines from the ravages of time or armies or tourists. In an unbelieving world we express and protect the very idea of what it means to follow Christ.
Your gift will give life to some and hope to others, lighting candles of faith in darkened shrines and lives. Even becoming the very bread and wine of our daily Eucharist.
On Good Friday, when the annual Collection for the Shrines (and people) of the Holy Land is taken up, please respond as generously as you can.
The collection on Holy Thursday will benefit our parish St. Vincent DePaul Society.
RESPECT LIFE UPDATE
As we contemplate the passion of our Lord in this holy season, remembering the precious blood that was willingly sacrificed on our behalf, remember too those tiny lives each of us hold in our hands and how very little they demand of us in exchange for so much joy.
Last week you were introduced to Jane, our Adopt-a-Mom. Please extend your Easter prayers to include Jane, her baby and all those whose lives are minimalized or marginalized by the world. In two weeks we will make available the gift list for her baby shower.
Mark your calendar to include Life Logic, the 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 discussion at Queen of Angels of the good work done by Aid For Women (including Adopt-A-Mom, where we found Jane), welcoming the director of that organization, Diane Pietrzak.
“How can you love God who you do not see, if you do not love your neighbor who you see, who you touch, with whom you live?” — Mother Teresa, National Prayer Breakfast, February 3, 1994
ANUNCIO DE RESPETO A LA VIDA
Al contemplar la pasión de nuestro Señor esta Santa estación, recordando la sangre divina que por propia voluntad fué sacrificada por nosotros, recordemos también esas pequeñas vidas que cada uno de nosotros tiene en las manos y lo poco que piden de nosotros a cambio de tanto gozo que nos dan.
La semana pasada presentamos a Jane, nuestra Madre Adoptiva del programa Adopt-a-Mom. Por favor extiendan sus oraciones de Pascua para incluír a Jane, su bebé y todos aquellos cuyas vidas son disminuídas o marginadas por el mundo. En dos semanas estará disponible la lista de regalos para su Baby Shower.
Marquen sus calendarios para incluír: Lógica de la Vida, la discusión de la buena obra que lleva a cabo Aid for Women (incluyendo Adopt-a-Mom, donde encontramos a Jane) que se efectuará a las 7 p.m. el Miércoles 30 de Marzo, dando la bienvenida a la directora de esa organización, Diane Pietrzak.
FAIR TRADE COFFEE SALE
9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Guild Hall (during Market Day pick-up)
As part of its commitment to affirming the dignity of human labor, Queen of Angels parish is encouraging the use of fairly traded coffee in parish activities and in the homes of parishioners. The Queen of Angels Peace and Justice Committee will support this effort by offering a limited amount of fair trade coffee for sale from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at the Guild Hall.
Catholic social teaching calls us to live our faith in solidarity with our poor and marginalized brothers and sisters overseas, and to demonstrate special concern for the poor. In the case of coffee, this means seeking alternatives to a system that channels as little as 1 percent of the end value of our coffee back to the struggling small-scale farmers who grew it. Making the conscious choice to consume fair trade coffee, in short, is consistent with the social principles of our faith. It requires little of us, but can have a decisive impact on the lives of our brothers and sisters in need overseas.
During Market Day pick-up on Saturday, March 26, twelve-ounce bags of fair trade coffee will be available for purchase for $6.50 each. Choose from organic breakfast blend, medium roast, whole bean; organic breakfast blend, medium roast, ground; or organic decaf Colombian, ground. Your purchase helps support Catholic Relief Services and it aids projects with small farmers. Come early and buy while supplies last! Serve up a cup of justice when you join in fellowship with others.
To learn more about fair trade, visit Catholic Relief Services’ fair trade website at www.crsfairtrade.org or the parish peace & justice website at www.peaceandjusticechicago.com
“Every perspective on economic life that is human, moral, and Christian must be shaped by three questions: What does the economy do for people? What does it do to
people? And how do people participate in it?”
—U.S. Bishops, in Economic Justice for All.
SHOP TRIP FOR EASTER!
The Queen of Angels TRIP (Tuition Reduction Incentive) program is a fundraiser that already brings thousands of dollars to the school and parish each year. It is a great fundraiser, but one which has not yet met its potential for earnings.
Who knew?!
…that something so simple can raise over $10,000 for our parish, school, and school families with only 8 percent of parish families participating!
…that with a little planning and patience before you do your shopping, you can raise significant money for the parish and school!
…that you can reduce your tuition bills, too!
Without spending anything additional, you can earn real money for the parish and school as well as for you!
Your “credit” can be applied as REAL money to one of five areas:
- Reduce your tuition bill by the amount of credit.
- Direct the money earned (i.e., credit) to be applied to another family’s tuition.
- Direct the money earned to be applied to the Lyman Family Scholarship Fund
- Direct the money earned to be applied to the School General Fund
- Direct the money earned to be applied to the Parish General Fund.
For more details on how the TRIP program works, please see one of the TRIP representatives in the Gathering Space after 8, 9:30 or 11 a.m. Mass, or contact the school or parish offices.
DANCE THE “KNIGHT” AWAY
Support the Queen of Angels Athletic Board and Dance the Knight Away at the second annual get-together. All adults (over 21 years old) are invited to the Guild Hall Gym from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, April 9 at 4416 N. Western. Music will be provided by DJ Al. A cash bar will be available. Tickets are $10 in advance (available at the school) or $12 at the door. Proceeds will benefit Guild Hall improvements.
APARTMENT FOR RENT
Second floor, 2000 block of Berteau. 3 BR, 2BA, large kitchen, Liv/DR. Central air, walk-in closets, sun room. Large private deck, free laundry. $1,650/month. No dogs. Available May 1. Call Chris 773-472-2823.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
The Ravenswood Outreach Food Pantry operates out of Berry Memorial Methodist Church, 4754 N. Leavitt and is open from 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays and the second Tuesday of the month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to continue this effort. Donations of non-perishable food are also needed. Monetary donations are welcome. Make checks payable to Ravenswood Outreach Food Pantry and mail to Berry Church. Call Dorothy at 773-588-3637.
