ANKLEBITERS ON WEDNESDAYS
Anklebiters is a social organization for parents, caregivers and
children aged 3 and younger. We meet every Wednesday morning between
9:45 to 11:30 a.m. in the Motor Skills Room (located in the basement)
at Queen of Angels School, 4520 N. Western Ave. The youngsters can play
with toys, grownups can chat and everyone can have a great time. Call
Donna Czech at 773-271-0377.
ANGELSFEST II — MORE FUN FOR EVERYONE!
AngelsFest II. Saturday, September 17. Gates open at 3 p.m. The
festivities will run until 11 p.m. Spend your afternoon and evening
listening to great music, eating great food and drinking great beer.
Our entertainment lineup includes Irish dancing, MaryAnn Johnson (from
the Old Town School of Music) playing songs for all ages, the Mini
Reubens (returning for an encore performance) and Funkadesi, offering
up World Beat Music to groove to. We also have a kids’ corner with
games and prizes. Food tickets are available for presale after Mass at
the back of the church. Raffle tickets at $20 each are also available.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!
The Music Ministry at Queen of Angels is looking for a few good men and women to join the chorus. If you like to sing please consider joining one of the many choirs at Queen of Angels. Whatever your age, there is a choir for you.
Children in grades 1 to 3 can sing in the Cherub Choir. This group rehearses at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the Lower Church and sings once a month at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday.
The Choristers are young people in grades 4 to 8. The choir rehearses at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday evening and at 3 p.m. Friday and sings at the 9:30 a.m. Mass on the
second and fourth Sundays of the month.
For adults there is the Contemporary Choir which rehearses at 8:30 a.m. in the Lower Church and sings for the 9:30 a.m. Mass on the first and third
Sundays of the month. Adults can also sing with the Queen of Angels Singers. This group rehearses on Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and sings at the 11 a.m. Mass all Sundays except the first Sunday of the month.
For more information or to arrange an audition, contact Kent Jager, Director of Music, at 773-719-1701 or at qamusic@yahoo.com. Now is the time to become part of this vibrant ministry at Queen of Angels.
ESTAR A TIEMPO PARA LA MISA
Estar a tiempo para la misa. Esto es algo que algunos de nosotros dejamos pasar más y más. Estar a tiempo es mas que un horario. Es una afirmación. A lo que voy es importante. Con los que me voy a reunir son importantes. Respeto la reunión de todos al llegar a tiempo y no interrumpir las acciones y oración que ya han empezado.
Se ha dicho en broma que un tercio de la congregación llega después de que las lecturas han empezado. Esto no es un chiste, es un estimado muy exacto. Quizá hacemos esto a un lado diciendo “Así es en Queen of Angels”. No debería ser así.
A veces los ministros de la liturgia y los servidores llegan el último minuto, haciendo difícil el coordinar los ministerios y aún saber quién esta presente o ausente. Aún los sacerdotes ocasionalmente añaden a esta actitud que estar tarde es aceptable diciendo,
“Esperemos unos minutos mas hasta que llegue mas gente”. Unos minutos llega a ser aún más minutos. Otros han dicho, “En mi cultura, todo empieza tarde siempre”. Eso no es aceptable. Todo esto contribuye a mas tardanzas.
Sí, lo inesperado puede suceder. Sin embargo, por regla general sabemos cuanto tiempo toma para prepararnos para salir de casa, manejar y estacionarnos o caminar a la iglesia y acomodar a los amigos y familiares con los que vamos.
Hagamos un esfuerzo para estar en nuestro sitio a tiempo para la misa y permanecer hasta que la última canción haya terminado. Todos somos merecedores uno del otro y El Señor merece nuestra atención por todo el tiempo que dura nuestra Eucaristía. Estamos ahí los unos para los otros para poder celebrar juntos nuestra creencia de que Dios está entre nosotros.
PEACE AND JUSTICE TO MEET
The parish Peace and Justice Committee will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, September 19 in the Voss Center. The meeting will include prayer and planning for parish activities, including upcoming seminars on workers’ rights and immigration. Visit the website at www.peaceandjusticechicago.com. To learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform, visit the website at www.justiceforimmigrants.org.
APARTMENT FOR RENT
First floor, one bedroom apartment, furnished. 4400 block of North Artesian. Call 773-463-3227.
NOTICIAS DE RESPECTO A LA VIDA
Calidad vs Cantidad: Vida y Muerte, una Perspectiva Católica será el tema de nuestra próxima junta de Life Logic, la cual se llevará a cabo el miércoles 28 de Septiembre. Nuestro panel consiste de expertos en el área de toma de decisiones en los campos medico, espiritual y legal, incluyendo al señor Tom Brejcha de la Sociedad Thomas More. Esta discusión de mesa redonda se llevará a cabo en el Centro Voss a las 7 p.m. e incluirá los siguientes temas: coma, alimentación por tubo, discapacidad, testamento de vida, DNR y la definición de “estado vegetativo”. Estamos muy contentos con esta oportunidad de profundizar en el proceso de la toma de decisiones afectando vida y muerte que todos tendremos que enfrentar algún día, cómo prepararnos para enfrentarlas y el punto en el cual lógica y fe convergen. Para mas detalles, comuníquese con Patti Corbitt al 773-275-8044.
Segunda Caminata por la Vida de POLA.
Salga a caminar por la vida el 8 de Octubre de 2005. Este año otra vez la parroquia Queen of Angels estará participando en la Caminata por la Vida de las Parroquias de la Avenida Lincoln. Esta caminata la efectúan durante el Mes de Respeto a la Vida, las seis parroquias de la Avenida Lincoln: Transfiguration of Our Lord, St. Matthias, Queen of Angels, St. Benedict, St. Andrew y St. Alphonsus. La caminata es de cuatro millas y usted es bienvenido a participar en todo o parte del evento, el cual empieza a las 8:00 la mañana del sábado. Seguiremos dando mas detalles pero por ahora planeen asistir y marquen sus calendarios. También estamos buscando voluntarios para recibir a los “caminantes” al ir pasando por la parroquia Queen of Angels.
Encuentre más información en la página de Internet www.respectlifechicago.com. Para registrarse para la caminata o para servir como voluntario, visite el espacio para reuniones de la iglesia después de todas las misas el día 24 de Septiembre y el fin de semana de Respeto a la Vida, el 2 de Octubre. Para ofrecerse de voluntario o hacer preguntas, comuníquese con Patti Corbitt al 773-275-8044.
VENTA DE CAFÉ DE PRODUCIDO EN INTERCAMBIO JUSTO
24 de septiembre de 9AM a 10AM en el Guild Hall
El café es un gran negocio, más, a veces, es un negocio que no beneficia a los obreros que lo producen. Cuando Ud. toma café producido a través de intercambio justo, está apoyando la dignidad de vida de los obreros que producen el café que Ud. está comprando.
El Comité de Justicia y Paz ofrecerá una venta, por tiempo limitado, de café obtenido a través de intercambio justo, el 24 de septiembre de 9AM a 10AM en el Guild Hall. Bolsas de 12 oz de café disponible para la venta por $6.50. Escoja desde mezcla orgánica de desayuno, grano mediano, grano entero; mezcla orgánica de grano mediano tostado de desayuno, o harina de café colombiano descafeinado. ¡Venga temprano y compre mientras la venta dure! Sírvase una taza de justicia mientras comparte en camaradería con otras personas.
FAIR TRADE GOURMET COFFEE SALE
9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, September 24 at the Guild Hall
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 fairly trade coffee for sale from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, September 24, at the Guild Hall.
Fair Trade & The Option for the Poor. Our faith calls us to demonstrate a special concern for the most vulnerable members of the human family through action on behalf of the poor. Many of us make an “option for the poor” through occasional acts of generosity, such as donations to the church or other organizations working to alleviate poverty and promote economic justice. These acts are noble, but isolated. Fair Trade provides us with the opportunity to integrate our principles with our purchasing patterns—the opportunity to exercise an option for the poor every day through the choices we make about what to eat, drink and buy. By purchasing fairly traded items, we make a conscious choice to buy from poor people in a way that promises to help lift them out of poverty.
During Market Day pick-up on Saturday, September 24, twelve-ounce bags of fair trade coffee will be available for purchase for $6.50 each. Choose from several different varieties, including whole bean, ground, flavored and decaffeinated coffees. Your purchase helps support Catholic Relief Services and its aid projects with small farmers. Come early and buy while supplies last! Serve up a cup of justice when you join in fellowship with others.
Visit Catholic Relief Services’ fair trade website at www.crsfairtrade.org or the parish peace & justice website at www.peaceandjusticechicago.com. “As followers of Christ, we are challenged to make a fundamental ‘option for the poor’—to speak for the voiceless, to defend the defenseless, to assess life styles, policies, and social institutions in terms of their impact on the poor...As Christians, we are called to respond to the needs of all our brothers and sisters, but those with the greatest needs require the greatest response.” —U.S. Catholic Bishops in Economic Justice for All
THE 2ND ANNUAL POLA WALK FOR LIFE
Step out for Life on October 8:
Again this year, Queen of Angels is participating in the Parishes of Lincoln Avenue Walk for Life. This walk is hosted during Respect Life Month, by the six parishes of Lincoln Avenue including Transfiguration of Our Lord, St. Matthias, St. Benedict, St. Andrew, St. Alphonsus and Queen of Angels.
The walk is four miles overall and you are welcome to participate in all or part of the event which begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. More details are forthcoming, but plan now and mark the date! We are also looking for volunteers to host walkers as they pass through Queen of Angels Parish. Find more information and register online at at www.respectlifechicago.com.
Registration and volunteer sign-up will be in the Gathering Space after all Masses the weekends of September 24 and on Respect Life Weekend, October 2. Contact Patti Corbitt at 773-275-8044.
LIFE LOGIC MEETING
Quality vs Quantity: Life & Death, a Catholic Perspective will be the subject of the next Life Logic meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 28 in the Lower Voss Center. The evening will feature Family Practitioner Dr. George Dietz, Catholic ethicist Monsignor Robert Dempsy and Mr. Tom Brejcha of the Thomas More Society, a panel of experts in the area of medical, spiritual and legal life decision-making. They will hold an in depth round table discussion on such topics as tube feeding, disability, living wills, DNR and the “vegetative state.”
We are also excited to announce that this evening’s program will be moderated by Mr. John Morales of Relevant Radio. The Queen of Angels Respect Life Committee is pleased about this opportunity to offer a deeper look at the life and death decisions we all need to face, how to prepare to meet them and the point at which logic and faith converge. Call Patti Corbitt at 773-275-8044.
VOLUNTEER LEADERS NEEDED
Children’s Liturgy of the Word at 9:30 a.m. Mass
Would you and your family like to get more out of Sunday Mass together? Do you enjoy working with children? Any adult Chrisitan with a minimum of preparation can be suceesful.
Adult leaders take the children through the same Sunday readings as the Mass in church as well prepare a short interactive reflection geared for children ages 4 to 9.
Leaders rotate in pairs over a six-week cycle. If you have questionsor would like to volunteer, please contact Jenny Shemwell at jjshemwell@sbcglobal.net or Susan Siegert at ssiegert@hotmail.com.
SPRED WELCOMES NEW VOLUNTEERS
It is that wonderful time of year when Spred communities throughout the archdiocese are offering an opportunity to all parishioners to become a member of a small community of faith welcoming people with special needs. Spred is an archdiocesan program based in many parishes embracing a unique mission: to provide appropriate and meaningful experiences of faith formation, sacramental preparation and worship for children and adults with developmental disabilities (including, but not exclusive of cerebral palsy, autism, seizure disorders, learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder, behavior or emotional challenges, Down syndrome or other genetic disorders).
There are 126 Spred communities located in various parishes. Some host children, 6-10; some host teens, 11-16; others host young adults, 17-21; while some groups welcome adults, 22 and older. You can choose the age group that you would like to participate in. All groups will welcome you warmly.
Spred is not a teaching method – we are not looking for special degrees or qualifications. We invite ordinary people who enjoy friendship and laughter; who are open to meaningful relationships; who value the dignity of all people; who appreciate sacred and prayerful experiences; who are looking for a place of peace, security and love. Spred offers all of this and more to both the volunteer and the special friend.
If you are just a little bit curious … please call the Spred office at Queen of Angels parish to make an appointment to learn more. We will schedule a meeting at your convenience. Taking a look does not commit you to the program, it simply affords you the opportunity to learn a little about this beautiful ministry and tour a Spred meeting room. If it is not for you … that is fine. If it is for you … you will know, and we will find the best fit for you. Please take this invitation seriously. Spred is a very special gift just waiting to be shared with more people.
Curious? Call Julia Hess at 773-539-3634 or email: Julia.spredcrw@att.net
Visit our website: www.spred.org
The Mass Book of Intentions for 2006 is now open.
To place a special intention for a Mass, please contact the Parish Center at 773-539-7510. Suggested donation is $10.
EL CIRCULO DE ORACION
Invita muy cordialmente a todas las mujeres a un retiro el sabado 15 de Octobre de 2005 en el sotano de la iglesia horario de 8 a.m a 4 p.m.. Completamenta gratis. Se serviran alimentos. Informacion a Percy Urizar 773-539-6778.
