DID YOU KNOW...? The Church’s greatest prayer, the Eucharist, is celebrated at Queen of Angels 16 times during a normal week. This means that there are 16 opportunities each week for a Mass to be celebrated with a special intention for prayers for a person dear to you! Intentions may be offered in the name of friends or relatives, living or deceased, for those in need of extra prayers or in honor of a beloved saint. Birthdays, wedding anniversaries, feasts of patron saints and other dates special to you or your loved ones are great opportunities to remember them in prayer through a Mass intention.
Intentions may be placed for Sunday, weekday, holy day or holiday Masses during 2008. Mass cards are available. The suggested donation to Queen of Angels is $10 per Mass. Please visit or call the Parish Center at 773-539-7510 for information or to place your intention.
ANKLEBITERS IN SESSION Are you a parent or caregiver of small children? Are you looking for an activity to break up your week? Join us at Anklebiters! This group is for parents, caregivers and their children aged 3 and under. The group meets from 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday in the motor skills room in the basement of the school. This is a perfect opportunity for young families to socialize together beyond the preschool room, too! Call Joy Mollet at 773-275-4596.
FRIDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Every Friday, the Blessed Sacrament is placed out for veneration and prayer from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. To reach the Adoration Chapel, enter the church through the Claremont door, walk up the stairs, turn to the left and then to the left again. Walk down the passage behind the altar and enter the former baptistery, where the Eucharist is exposed for veneration. Feel free to bring your bible, rosary, books and thoughts. Spend some time with Jesus in the form of the Blessed Sacrament. This is an excellent way to build special devotions into your week.
Visitors are asked to register their attendance in the sign-in book when attending Adoration. The book is located in the chapel. You may sign up for a particular hour of prayer every week. At some time during the day, before or after work, while out running errands, stop by the chapel for some quiet time with the Lord. Help us keep vigil with the Lord by making time on Fridays for these beautiful moments of prayer. Call Christine Murphy at 773-561-9072.
COMEDY NIGHT IS MAY 2 Tickets are on sale in the Gathering Space after all masses for the sixth annual Queen of Angels Comedy Night, Six in the City. Benefiting the school’s Technology Committee, this year’s show boasts some of Chicago’s hottest young talent in comic magic, improv and stand-up comedy, along with loads of music and comedy talent from Queen of Angels Parish... all for the sinfully low price of only $20 per ticket!
The show is Friday, May 2 in the Voss Center, doors open at 7 p.m. for music and cash bar, and Master of Ceremonies Leo Ford kicks off the comedy at 8 p.m. This show has sold out in a hurry every year, so don’t wait to get your tickets.
MAINTAIN TIES TO SCHOOL HISTORY Are you a graduate of Queen of Angels School? Do you have wonderful memories from your elementary years that you want to help maintain and continue? If so, would you like to help the school expand its alumni relations efforts to better serve its alumni community?
As our parish and school approach the centennial celebration, it is more important than ever to build and maintain good relationships with the hundreds of men and women who graduated from Queen of Angels. Their memories and connections to the school are as important to the future of our school as they are to the past.
We would like to do more to cherish and document our history through involvement of more Queen of Angels alumni. Alumni relations activities may include helping plan reunions and masses, finding “lost” alumni, gathering and updating alumni information, and helping with student/alumni activities. Your commitment can be on your own time and schedule.
Contact the school at 773-769-4211 or e-mail alumni@queenofangelschicago.org.
A WORD ABOUT PARKING... Please be considerate of others when using the parking lot. Please do not block someone’s entrance or exit in a parking space by leaving your car in the way.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS May 1 — Ascension May 4 — Lyman Scholarship (with regular collection) May 11 — Catholic Charities May 25 — Sharing: Maternity BVM (with regular collection)
SHARE FAITH THROUGH SPRED There is an urgent need for more volunteer catechists. We have two young gentlemen in our Thursday group who are presently without partners. One-to-one relationships are an essential aspect of the Spred program. There continues to be a need for more catechists for our Wednesday group as well so they may welcome more friends.
Please consider this important invitation. There are no challenging prerequisites as a Spred catechist. The experience is like no other. We urge you to come and learn more. Orientation and tours are given. You may register to observe a Spred session or you may just come and join one of our communities for a session to see how you like it. We meet either on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Please, consider this opportunity and give it some prayer. Contact Julia Hess at 773-539-3634 or julia.spredcrw@sbcglobal.net.
ARE YOU A YOUNG SHAKESPEARE? Do not suffer the slings and arrows of a secret gift. Absent thee from anonymity awhile and draw thy pen to write an essay.
Ravenswood Catholic Young Adults, an organization of residents mostly in their 20s and 30s, is sponsoring an essay contest for high school students. All are eligible to participate who attend St. Benedict High School, attend one of the RCYA member-parishes or whose parent(s) are parishioners in an RCYA member-parish (St. Benedict, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Matthias, Queen of Angels or Transfiguration of Our Lord).
Choose one of the following topics and compose a 250- to 500-word essay: 1. “Have you had an unexpected change or conflict in your life recently? Describe what happened and how it affected you.” Provide concrete detail. Were other people involved and who were they? What was the resolution, if any, and what other changes do you expect as you look to the future?”
2. “Name a person in your life—whether family member, friend, teacher, spiritual leader or someone else—who has had a big impact. How did this person influence you and why? Be specific. What is your assessment of how your relationship with him or her has changed, if at all? Do you expect a difference in your future because of him or her and why?”
E-mail your essay in a Word document—with .doc appendix—to rcya_chicago@yahoo.com. Include your name, phone number and affiliation (whether you are a student at St. Benedict High School or what parish you or your parent(s) belong to). Entries will be judged by Craig Barner, an RCYA member and veteran journalist; John Schmitz, also an RCYA member and Chicago Public High School teacher and freelance writer; and Father Terry Keehan, pastor of St. Matthias. Decision of the judges is final.
The winner will receive $100 and a plaque. The deadline for submission is May 15, 2008. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
If you have questions, please call Craig Barner at 773-653-8834. Good writing!
MASS FOR ST. PEREGRINE Mass for the Feast of St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4 at the National Shrine of St. Peregrine, Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, 3121 W. Jackson. Persons with cancer and others seeking healing will be invited to come individually for a blessing with the relic of St. Peregrine at the conclusion of the Mass. There is ample, secured parking at the rear of the Basilica. For more information, please call 773-638-5800, ext. 19.
EXTRAVAGANT ARTS GALA A fundraiser for the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at Guerin Prep High School, 8001 W. Belmont, River Grove. Call 773-463-2478.
INTENCIONES DE MISAS Para pedir una intención especial para una misa en inglés o español, por favor visite el Centro Parroquial durante horas de oficina. Las intenciones serán ofrecidas en el día que usted escoja, entre semana, domingo, día de guardar o misas de día festivo a través del año. La donación sugerida es de $10 por misa. Favor de llamar al 773-539-7510.
EXPOSICIÓN DEL SANTÍSIMO LOS VIERNES Haga los viernes un buen día para orar y estar con el Señor. La iglesia estará abierta los viernes desde las 9:30 a.m. hasta las 5 p.m. Entre por la puerta en la Claremont, suba las escaleras y vire hacia la izquierda. Suba cinco escalones más y pase por la sacristía y detrás del altar. Ahí entrará en la capilla de Veneración. El Santísimo estará expuesto. Traiga su Biblia, rosario, libros y sus pensamientos. Pase algún tiempo con el Santísimo. Si usted lo desea, inscríbase para una hora de oración cada viernes. Deténgase en la capilla durante el día, antes o después del trabajo o mientras sale a hacer sus compras, para pasar un rato con el Señor en oración. Favor de llamar al Centro Parroquial al 773-539-7510. Deje su nombre y tiempo preferido de oración.
JOYFUL AGAIN! Are you widowed and looking for ways of becoming whole again after your loss, of bringing hope to the days ahead, and of meeting others who are widowed? You are invited to a weekend workshop/retreat program June 21-22 at Old Saint Pat’s Church in downtown Chicago. Call 708-354-7211. Space is limited; early registration encouraged. The suggested donation of $75 includes all meals and workshop.
SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED A 12-week support group for men and women who were sexually abused as minors will be sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Assistance Ministry. Participation is not limited to those who were sexually abused as minors by a priest or deacon.
The group for men will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, May 7 to July 23. Women will meet from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays, May 3 to July 19. Groups will meet at 1731 N. Marcey (North and Sheffield). For more information or for an application form, contact Kathleen Leggdas at kleggdas@archchicago.org or 312-751-5268. Or reach Matt Hunnicutt at 312-751-8267 or mhunnicutt@archchicago.org.
FOR PRAYERFUL SINGLE MEN -- The New Melleray Trappist Monastery in Peosta, Iowa will host an exciting “Live-In Experience” vocational retreat May 23 to 26, Memorial Day weekend. Work and pray with the monks on their 3,500 acre farm and enjoy the vocational talks. There is no cost but space is limited. Call 800-221-1807. -- The Gethsamani Trappist Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky (home of the late Thomas Merton) will host free live-in vocational retreats May 9 to 16, June 2 to 9, June 9 to 16 and July 4 to 11. Work and pray with the monks on their 2,000-acre farm and hear vocational talks. Call 800-221-1807.
WE CAN ALL GIVE TO IGIVE.COM Sign up on iGive.com, designate Queen of Angels as your cause and your online purchases lead to rebates to benefit Queen of Angels Parish— at no cost to you! When you shop online, an iGive.com logo appears to remind you a portion of your purchase price is automatically kicked back to the parish. What could be easier? With several hundred stores registered, this is the easiest way to make a difference. Many gift cards purchased through Shop with the Angels are also valid through iGive.com, meaning the rebated amount to the parish can double! Many vendors offer free shipping.
FOOD PANTRY THANK YOU Thank you to the St. Vincent dePaul organization from Queen of Angels for the recent generous contribution to our Food Pantry at Transfiguration Parish. Our Secretary and coordinator of the pantry, Elizabeth Ledesma, conveyed to me that the support was timely and much needed. Elizabeth specficially mentioned Rosemarie Micklinghoff, Ann McCormick, Roine and Scott Michaels, for their efforts.
I continue to take great pride in the manner in which our parishes collaborate and this simple and profound act of kindness by your parishioners is a great example of that collaboration.
Keep up the good work at Queen of Angels and thanks for all you do to support us at Transfiguration and St. Matthias.
Rev. Terrence M. Keehan Pastor, St. Matthias and Transfiguration
ESTACIONAMIENTO Por favor no bloquee la entrada o salida de un auto en el estacionamiento de nosotros dejando su auto en los pasillos del estacionamiento. Si todos los espacios están llenos cuando usted llega, es necesario encontrar estacionamiento en la calle. ¡Gracias!
