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.
KNIGHTLY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT The Queen of Angels Athletic Board invites all adults 21 and older to participate in a one-day volleyball tournament on Saturday, April 19. Grab your friends and show us your skills (or lack thereof) in tournament style play for both competitive and fun-loving teams. When you’re not out on the court, enjoy a cash bar, food, music and the many improvements to the Guild Hall Gym. Co-ed adult teams (3 men and 3 women on the court) should submit a team name and $100 team registration fee to enter. Call Nancy at 773-416-3100.
QUEEN OF ANGELS BOY SCOUT TROOP 894 ANNUAL MOSTACCIOLI DINNER AND RAFFLE 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Queen of Angels Guild Hall 4416 N. Western Avenue Treat your family and friends to a great “All You Can Eat Italian Mostaccioli Dinner” for a price that can’t be beat! (One salad, bread and dessert per person included.) Adults $7, Seniors $6 and Children 10 and under $3 (ages 2 and under eat free). See a Scout from Queen of Angels Troop 894 for advance ticket sales, pay at the door or contact Tom at 773-561-8229.
Come prepared to buy tickets for exciting raffle items including famous local restaurant gift certificates and much more.
CHOIR TO VISIT FOR SATURDAY EVENING MASS The A Capella Choir from Central College in Pella, Iowa will join us for the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, April 12. The choir will sing during the Mass and will also give a short concert afterward.
Central College is a small liberal arts college with a long tradition of fine choral music. The A Capella Choir is the premier choral organization on campus and has been in existence for over 100 years. Our Music Director, Kent Jager, is a Central alumnus and sang with the choir during his four years at Central. Queen of Angels is honored to be one of the stops on the choir’s spring tour of the Midwest.
SHARE YOUR 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 pre-requisites 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.
NICODEMUS MINISTERS NEEDED When a parishioner dies, the priest leads the wake, or vigil service, and celebrates the Mass of Christian Burial. However, the final Prayers of Commendation at the cemetery are led by a lay person. Why? Laity are encouraged to lead their brothers and sisters in prayer. It is a sign that when a parishioner dies, other members in the parish — and not just the priest — pray. This is a ministry of tenderness to a family in sadness and also one of personal fulfillment. Volunteers are needed. Follow the kindness of Nicodemus who, with Joseph of Arimathea, buried Jesus. Materials and training are provided. Call 773-539-7510.
LYMAN FUND STILL IN NEED Please continue to give as you can to the Lyman Scholarship Fund that provides financial assistance to student families of our parish school. The fund is financed totally through the generous donations of parishioners who believe in the future of Catholic education. Financial hardships, the loss of a job, a sudden illness or any emergency may hit a family at any time. Please consider helping those in need at our school by contributing to the Lyman Fund. Use the green envelope found in the regular monthly packet or place a donation in an envelope marked “Lyman Fund.” It is the hope that no child is denied a Queen of Angels Catholic School education because of unexpected financial hardship. Call Mrs. Julia Kelly, school principal, at 773-769-4211.
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 it is to the past. We would like to do more to cherish, nurture and document our history through involvement of more Queen of Angels alumni. Alumni relations activities may include helping plan reunions and alumni masses, gathering and updating alumni information, finding “lost” alumni, and helping with student/alumni activities. Your time commitment can be as much as you are interested in giving and can be on your own time and schedule. Contact the school at 773-769-4211 or e-mail alumni@queenofangelschicago.org.
NUN RUN SCHEDULED A Nun Run is a 24+ hour experience during which young women ages 18-35 are invited to visit 3-4 different Sisters’ houses (convents) to share life. You will have the opportunity to pray, eat, hear stories of the nuns and laugh with them. So fasten your seatbelts and plan to participate in a whirlwind weekend that will give an inside look into Religious Life for women as a Sister! Transportation provided; no fee for the weekend. A Nun Run is scheduled for April 18-19.
Call Sr. Carolyn Jost, SSND at 708-899-3971 or email SCarolynJ@aol.com to receive a flyer and to register. Sponsored by the Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS April 20 — Sharing: Maternity BVM Parish (with regular collection)
SHOP WITH THE ANGELS Shop with the Angels! See a representative in back of church following the 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Masses every Sunday or complete an order form at the school. Plan your grocery needs... get a Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts card to start the day... keep a gas card in the glove compartment for emergencies!
Benefit your tuition account, the Lyman Scholarship Fund or the parish operating account with no additional cost or effort to you. This is one of the easiest ways to raise money for our parish ministries.
AID FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON Aid for Women Auxiliary will host its annual Spring Luncheon and Silent Auction featuring Dr. William V. Blazek on Saturday, April 19 at the Mid-America Club. Dr. Blazek, a Jesuit scholar, is a Research Scholar in the Center for Clinical Bioethics at Georgetown University. Dr. Blazek will share his reflections on Ignatian spirituality, medicine and faith. Luncheon tickets are $70. Advance purchase required. Call Mary at 847-998-0456.
FOR PRAYERFUL SINGLE MEN The New Melleray Trappist Monastery in Peosta, Iowa will host an exciting “Live-In Experience” vocational retreat. Work and pray with the monks on their 3,500 acre farm and enjoy the vocational talks. The event is Memorial Day weekend, May 23 to 26. There is no cost but space is limited. Call 800-221-1807.
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES PLANNED Two groups will accompany Cardinal Francis George to Lourdes, France this summer in celebration of the shrine’s 150th anniversary. Although space is limited, there are still reservations available for either of two groups departing on August 2 and August 3.
Price for airfare, double occupancy hotel accommodations and three meals a day is $2,189. Contact Catholic Travel Office at 877-276-7279 (toll-free) or email lourdespilgrimageoffice@comcast.net.
NECESIDAD DE VOLUNTARIOS PARA EL MINISTERIO NICODEMO Cuando un miembro de la parroquia fallece, el sacerdote guía el velorio o servicio de vigilia y celebra la misa de entierro cristiano. Sin embargo, las Oraciones de Elogio finales en el cementerio son guiadas por un laico. ¿Porqué? Los laicos son invitados a guiar a sus hermanos y hermanas en oración. Es un signo que cuando un miembro de la parroquia muere, otros miembros en la parroquia, y no solo el sacerdote, rezan.
Para el Ministro Nicodemo, este es un ministerio de ternura a una familia en tristeza y también uno de satisfacción personal. ¿Puede usted hacer tiempo para este esfuerzo? Se necesitan voluntarios, especialmente aquellos disponibles para los funerales durante la semana. Este ministerio, por mucho tiempo establecido en Reina de los Ángeles, está comenzando en mas parroquias a través de la arquidiócesis. Con sus compañeros de la parroquia, siga en los asos de la amabilidad de Nicodemo quien, con José de Arimatea, enterró a Jesús.
Formación, orientación y manual serán proveídos. Por favor llame al 773-539-7510.
AN EVENING OF GRATITUDE St. Teresa of Avila Parish will present a spirit-filled musical concert, All Good Gifts: An Evening of Gratitude at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at 1930 N. Kenmore. There will be a reception after the concert. Tickets may be bought in advance or at the door for $10. Call 773-528-6650.
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 West Belmont, River Grove. The gala will highlight the art work of sister artists and a performance of the St. Mary of the Woods College Madrigals. Tickets are $30. Call 773-463-2478.
SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED A 12-week support group for men and women who have been sexually abused as minors will be sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Assistance Ministry. The abuse may have been perpetrated by a family member, friend or stranger. 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 312-751-5268 or kleggdas@archchicago.org. Or contact Matt Hunnicutt at 312-751-8267 or mhunnicutt@archchicago.org.
JANE’S EGG BASKET Thanks to all of you for your participation in Jane’s Egg Basket this year. Please remember to return your donated items to the table in the back of the church this weekend or next to members of the Respect Life Committee or St. Vincent DePaul Society. Your generosity will grant a new lease on life to women, babies and young families locally through the Women’s Center and Teen Parent program. Larger, gently used items are also needed. Please contact Patti Corbitt at 773-275-8044.
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MASS INTENTIONS 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.
