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Director: Nicholas Gallinaro Prop Director: Joe Wallace Narrator 1: McKayla Brzeszkiewicz Narrator 2: Theresa Milazzo Jesus: Chris Merriman Peter/Criminal Left: Connor Quinn John/Barabbas/Simon Joe Wallace James/Joseph of Arimathea: Mark Brabec Judas: Gabe Rohn Disciple: Ethan Alsberry-Berry Disciple/Slave/Criminal Right: Andrew Jackson- Crockett Disciple: Josh Kennebrew Chief Priest: Cameron Kampsen High Priest: Sara Deck Pilate: Jacob Tedeschi
King Herod: Malik Motley Centurion 1: Kyle Brzeszkiewicz Centurion 2: TJ Shubert Mary Mother of God: Emily Carrieri Mary Magdalene: Marissa Mayen Mother of the Sons of Zebedee: Jessica Heing Servant Girl/Crowd: Julia Milazzo Crowd: Jessica Wallace Crowd: Austin Fritzgerald Crowd: Ida Alasandrini Crowd: Raven Brzeszkiewicz Crowd: Mireya Mayen Crowd: Nneka Onyeka Crowd: Michelle Sanders Adult Helpers: Jose Rodriguez Simon Farrell
MARCH 24, 2013 ~~ PALM SUNDAY
St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church 4101 St. Lawrence Avenue
Matteson, IL 60443 708-748-6090
Website: www.slotoole.org E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected] FACEBOOK PAGE: St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish
St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish Mission Statement:
St. Lawrence O’Toole is a faith-filled Roman Catholic parish, united by the Body of Christ,
through the Eucharistic feast, the source and summit of our Christian faith. Our purpose is to build God’s kingdom by acting as a living witness to the Gospel, sharing in Christ’s mission to evangelize and serve both our parish community, and the world around us.
Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 5:00 PM (Sun. vigil)
Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 AM
Monday — Saturday: 8:30 AM
Holy Days: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 7:00 PM Reconciliation: Saturdays from 4:00 PM—4:30 PM or by appointment, please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Eucharistic Adoration: 1st Fridays of the month after 8:30 AM Mass followed by Benediction at 6 PM. Please consult bulletin for any changes.
BULLETIN INFORMATION: Articles for publication in the bulletin are due by 9:00 AM on the Monday prior to the date you would like them published. Electronic submissions preferred, @ [email protected]. Questions? Please call JoAnn @ 708-748-6090 ext. 102. Also, please patronize the businesses who advertise in our bulletin. Without their support, we would not have this bulletin!
Today, we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, we are very fortunate and BLESSED to have the re-enactment of the Passion by members of our CHAOS group. A very
BIG thank you to all of these teens for their prayerful and inspiring presentation at all of our Masses this Palm Sunday.
Our Weekly Offering DUE TO EARLY HOLIDAY PUBLISHING DEADLINES,
THE OFFERING INFORMATION FOR 3-17
-13 WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE EASTER SUNDAY
BULLETIN. THANK YOU.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, If my calculations are right, we will have had a new pope for nearly a week. Back at the end of February, I made a pretty big prediction that big things were going to be happening in our Church in the coming months. Of course, that Monday, Cardinal O’Brien from the United Kingdom resigned from ministry for inappropriate behavior. That’s not what I was talking about.
I am so filled with hope that our new pontiff, whoever that might be, will be one who is a good teacher. I think that will be the number one quality I would want to see in this pope. Don’t misunderstand me. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI were good teachers in their own right; however, I still feel like they were a little bit too much “classroom” teachers. I honestly believe that some of the People of God ask for major changes in the Church teachings not because they think the teachings are old, but because they do not understand the reasons why the current and long-standing teachings exist (e.g. teachings on why priests can’t marry).
In any event, since I am writing this as the conclave for the papal election is about to begin (well in advance of a newly elected pope), and, although I am fairly certain my original statement to be true, I wish the new pope, the bishops, priests, deacons, brothers, sisters, lay ministers, and Catholics all over the world a very Blessed Holy Week.
I would like to reiterate my invitation for everyone to join us for the days of the Holy Triduum. Holy Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper will begin at 7:30 PM. Good Friday’s Veneration of the Cross prayer service will take place at 3:00 PM. The grandest night of them all, the Easter Vigil, will start at 7:30 PM. If you have never experienced these most blessed nights, I tell you solemnly that you will be hooked and will be ready to come back next year. There is something about these “high-holy days” that promises us that we will NEVER be the same again.
May you always Glory in the Cross of Jesus Christ and be at peace with taking your part in carrying the cross God has offered you to take up. It’ll never compare to His, and as the “Footsteps” poem reminds us, Jesus is carrying us all the way.
Blessings in this week of ultimate grace, Fr. Michael Novick
Christ Has Awakened Our Spirit 3/23 & 3/24 PALM SUNDAY—PASSION AT ALL MASSES. Saturday, please be here @ 4:00 PM. Sunday, please be here @ 7:30 AM. Thank you all for
your hard work and dedication to this wonderful presentation we give to the WHOLE Parish. 3/24 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny following Masses. 3/25 Bingo Concessions—5:00 PM—9:00 PM. 3/26 Seder Meal—Our Lady of the Woods, 7:00 PM. 3/28 Holy Thursday—Mass of the Lords Supper @ 7:30 PM, Church Pilgrimage immediately following. 3/28 Good Friday—Passion of Our Lord @ 3:00 PM. 3/30 Holy Saturday—Easter Vigil @ 7:30 PM. 3/31 HAPPY EASTER!!
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Living Stewardship March 24, 2013 ~~ Palm Sunday “I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me. “ (Luke 22:34) This Holy Week let us reflect upon how often we deny that we know Jesus by the ways that we decide to use our time, our talent and our treasure.
Every Mass remembers the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, but not as you would expect. Most of our day-to-day talk about remembering really means recalling or bringing up something that happened in the past. Our remembering at Mass is much, much different. It is not a matter of recall, but rather of
making present—here and now—what we remember. The Mass doesn’t just commemorate the Death and Resurrection of Jesus as a past event. The Mass makes this event present to us, right now, right here, in sign and sacrament. Our remembering in the Mass enables us to be present to him—right here and right now—as the self-sacrificing Lord who destroys death and restores life. Each one of the Eucharistic prayers has an anamnesis, or a special prayer of remembering. So, for example, the priest prays in Eucharistic Prayer IV: “Therefore, O Lord, as we now celebrate the memorial of our redemption, we remember Christ’s Death and his descent to the realm of the dead, we proclaim his Resurrection and his Ascension to your right hand. . . .” And in our prayer of remembering, we don’t just recall Jesus, we meet him as the dying and rising Lord who draws us into new life.
Archdiocese of Chicago Strategic Pastoral Plan YEAR OF SUNDAY MASS / YEAR OF FAITH
LOUIS J. CAMELI ©2012 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. Visit our website at www.LTP.org
March 24, 2013
In the Eucharist, Jesus gives Himself into our hands.
How do I give myself to God?
Holy Thursday, March 28, Morning Prayer, 8:30 AM
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 PM
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 PM
Good Friday, March 29 Morning Prayer, 8:30 AM
Passion of Our Lord, 3:00 PM
Holy Saturday, March 30 Morning Prayer, 8:30 AM
Easter Basket Blessing, 1:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass, 7:30 PM
Easter Celebrations Easter Sunday, March 31
8:30 AM and 11:00 AM Masses
St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish 2013 Holy Week Schedule
Remember KNOW THE MASS, ONE WORD AT A TIME
We Pray for ~ the recently deceased
Javier R. Maisonet, husband of Amelia Lugo Maisonet and the sick
Anna Collier, Catalina Cordero, Cherry White, Lois Thompson, Fr. George Cerny, Kathy Seper, Theresa Kukosh, Bruce Carlson, Diane McClure, Bill Anderson, Jr., Randy Nichole Harvey,
Rebecca Camalick, Leon Botich,Lisa Recupido, Anella Anderson, Milledge Blair, James Roseman, Barb Knight, Harrison Lamb, Karl Carpenter, Margaret & Judy Thorne, Carrie Goselin, Evalena Jones, Mara & Marko Subasic, James Harrison,
Mary Elizabeth Jones, Carl Giese, Bud Achord, Mary Mender, Arlene Milewski, Sharon Napoleon, Shannon Reading, Patty Burnette, Beverly Boblitz, Richard Sutkowski, Marie Zielinski, Jaime Mihalovich, Rita J. Secor, Lukas Ebben,
Valerie Butts, Sue Krusinski, Tom Cole, Randy Dressen, Dee Fry, Jerry Sallame, Kate Kehoe, Mae Debowski, Mary Kuziel, Henry Corum, Robert Vogel, Paul Redus, Mary Lou Cioffi, Carol Winter, Cristina Garcia
DUE TO EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES, THE MINISTERS’ SCHEDULES FOR EASTER SUNDAY
COULD NOT BE PUT IN THE BULLETIN. THESE SCHEDULES WILL BE EMAILED AND
POSTED IN THE MINISTERS’ ROOM.
A Prayer for Those Serving in the Military Lord, Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for
the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen
If there are parishioners currently serving in the United States military, we would like to know. Please contact the Parish Office @ 748-6090 x102 or [email protected], and let us know the name of your dear one and they will be remembered in the prayers of our community and the name posted in the bulletin. Please indicate
branch of service and rank.
2nd Lt. Christine Shirley—Air Force Master Sergeant Michael McGeever—Air Force
Master Sergeant Heriberto Garza—Army Private 1st Class Sam Carreon—Army
Staff Sergeant Sean Heath—Army
Warrant Officer Mark Panozzo—Army PFC Jeffrey M. Heffner—Marines
Airman 1st Class Christopher Garbaciak—Air Force Specialist Alisha D. Grezlik—Army
Slot BINGO Needs your help!! To work or play, one Monday a month, a
few hours on a Monday once a month or as often as possible
for you!! Please give it some thought and join us
for this church ministry that supports St. Lawrence O’Toole!
Contact: Jimmy Daniels, Bingo Chairperson [email protected] • 708-720-9607(H)• 708-267-6207(C)
DUE TO EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES, WE DO NOT HAVE JACKPOTS UPDATES. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
Team #1 is up this week, Monday, March 25. Doors open at 5:00 PM Early bird games
start at 6:45 PM. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE, WE WILL NOT HAVE BINGO ON MONDAY, APRIL 1. BINGO WILL
RESUME ON MONDAY, APRIL 8.
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Religious Education Registration Planning for the 2013-2014 Religious Education year has begun. Registration information has been forwarded to the families of presently enrolled RE students. We happily welcome each year new families and students to our program. Classes for Kindergarten students (5 years old by September 1st) are held on Sunday mornings during the time of our 11:00 Parish Mass. Classes for grades 1-8 take place on Mondays, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Sacrament preparation for First Reconciliation and Communion begins in grade 1 and continues with reception of these sacraments in grade 2. It is a consecutive two year preparation. Confirmation preparation is a consecutive and concentrated program of instruction in grades 6, 7 and 8. Confirmation instruction assumes that students have continued religious education formation in grades 3, 4 and 5 following First Communion. We are hoping to welcome many more students to our program next year. We welcome any questions or concerns you may have. If more information is needed, please call the RE Office, 748-6090 x114. Information can also be forwarded through the mail. You are welcome to leave a voice mail message and we will return your call. Students from the Religious Education Program participate in many youth activities here at O’Toole including Altar Serving, Athletic Teams, Family Mass, Children’s Liturgy of the Word. We hope that if you are not yet registered for next school year’s RE program, you will definitely consider giving us a call. We look forward to welcoming you to our great program! KEEP FAITH ALIVE!
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
PARISH OFFICE HOURS For Holy Thursday and Good Friday, March 28 & 29, 2013, the Parish Office will close at 12:00 NOON. The Parish
Office will be CLOSED on Monday, April 1, 2013
JOIN US FOR PANCAKES AND AN EASTER EGG HUNT WITH THE EASTER BUNNY
When: TODAY!! Sunday, March 24 Time: 9:30 AM—1:00 PM
Cost: Adults $6.00 Children 4-10 $4.00 Children 3 & under FREE Family Max: $25.00
Easter Egg Hunt at 12:30 PM. Education Raffle at 1:00 PM.
Come join us for lots of fun and a great breakfast!!
All are Welcome
Please join us Saturday evening, March 30th at 7:30 PM, for the Easter Vigil Mass, as we welcome into our faith our RCIA Candidates and Catechumens. Reaffirm your Baptismal call and re- profess your Faith along with them, reminding ourselves as to what these beautiful sacraments call us to be…to become disciples of Christ, working with the Holy Spirit to build up the Kingdom of God here today and reflect on the Heart of our Faith – The Eucharist. As the Catechumens and Candidates receive the three Sacraments of Initiation, we first witness the Sacrament of Baptism and we are reminded that Baptism is the gateway to Life in the Spirit, dying to sin and rising to new life, a “new life in Christ sealed with the promised Holy Spirit” (2 Cor 5:17). Revisit the tenants our faith as the Candidates make their Profession of Faith. As they are confirmed we reflect that the Sacrament of Confirmation is the basis for the increase in Divine Life, a closer union with Christ and a deeper indwelling of the Holy Spirit which we received in Baptism. As the Catechumens and Candidates receive Holy Eucharist for the first time we are reminded that at every Eucharist we receive Jesus – body, blood, soul and divinity. We reflect on the extraordinary gift of the Eucharist – both as representation of Christ’s death and resurrection and also as our spiritual food. We are called to thank God that such an overwhelmingly generous gift was given to us. Join us afterwards for a reception to welcome our newest Catholics; to share our faith, our hope and, as community, to restore Christ’s Church – the Body of Christ – that unity rooted in one Baptism, one faith and one Lord.
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The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2013. Mass will be celebrated by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., at Holy Name Cathedral, Couples married
in 1962 who are interested in attending this celebration should register with the Parish Office. Please call the Parish Office to RSVP to this celebration @ 708-748-6090 ext. 102 by June 10, 2013.
ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Joy and Hope: the Church in today’s world This fifth of six short articles on the Second Vatican Council speaks to the longest document issued by the Council. The apostolic constitution Gaudium et spes addressed the reason Pope John XXIII called the Council: to change the relation between the Church and the world so that the Church’s
mission would be strengthened and the world come to know its Savior and be rescued from its sinfulness. How should the Church, now committed to dialogue with everyone, enter into a more evangelically productive relationship to a world marked by advanced technological achievements, spreading democracy, an integrating economic system and an increasing skepticism toward revealed religion? The apostolic constitution starts by identifying the Church with the joys and hopes as well as the grief and anxieties of the people of this age, especially with those who are poor or otherwise afflicted. In explaining who she is to the world, the Church hopes to enter into a dialogue that will explain the world to itself. While the Council was still meeting in Rome, Pope Paul VI went to the United Nations in New York, the first Pope to do so, and introduced himself to the world’s governmental representatives as “an expert in humanity.” At a new moment in humanity’s history, the human race and its history, the Council Fathers wrote, are coming together around permanent values and new discoveries. There is a new social order, with new psychological and moral habits. In places, religion is being marginalized as too rooted in a prior moment of history. At this moment, therefore, reflection about the Church and the world needs to be grounded in mutual conviction about the dignity of the human person, made in God’s image and likeness. Human dignity is perennially threatened by human sinfulness, and the Church calls everyone to conversion of life. Christ is the new Adam, the new man, the one who establishes a world order based on truth and freedom. Death and atheism threaten this new order, but they cannot destroy it nor the Church that proclaims and embodies it. Because Jesus is God, he brings us into the life of the Blessed Trinity; because Jesus is man, he transforms human activity into his instrument for making visible the Kingdom of God, even here and now. As God’s leaven in the world, the Church protects the “school of God’s love” that is the family. She works to strengthen marriage and respect for the human life born of it. The Church enters into dialogue with all cultures and is partner to the conversations about evolution, progress, economic and political life, peace and the international order. The document addresses each of these topics at some length. This very broad vision of the relationship between Church and world was institutionalized right after the Council with ministries for social justice and peace, for the protection of human life and dignity, for marriage and family life, for intellectual life and communications. The Holy See itself and most dioceses have institutionalized these concerns while shoring up the faith life of Catholics themselves in efforts to renew catechesis and the common life of the Church herself, especially through various lay movements. The Church, because of Gaudium et spes, has been on a fifty year dialogue with all the peoples and nations of the world. The conversation has sometimes been more acrimonious than those who set the course at the Second Vatican Council might have imagined or anticipated. But the course has held: the Church continuously finds new ways to introduce the whole world to its savior, Jesus Christ, the head of his body, the Church.
God bless you. Sincerely yours in Christ, Francis Cardinal George, OMI Archbishop of Chicago
SAVE THE DATE!!!!
The St. Lawrence O’Toole Kwanzaa Committee is sponsoring a High Tea on Sunday afternoon, April 14
from 1:00 PM—3:00 PM. The cost is: $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children under 12. Hope you see you for this enjoyable afternoon!
ATTENTION O’TOOLE ALUMNI St. Lawrence O’Toole School is excited about contacting and strengthening relationships with our alumni. We are updating our alumni database. If you or anyone you know are O’Toole graduates, please help us update our records. Send us alumni names and current addresses. You may call the school office at (708) 747-3322 or email the information to [email protected]. We appreciate your help.
Sacramental Information: Baptisms: The first and second Sunday of each month at 12:30 PM. NOTE: Expectant parents should phone the Parish Office 2 months before the birth of your baby to arrange for required Baptismal Preparation Classes. Weddings: Arrangements for Marriage should be made by calling the Parish Office no later than four months prior to the proposed wedding date. Attending Pre-Cana is required. Funerals: Arrangements can be made by a family member by calling the Parish Office. Pastoral Care of the Sick: To arrange for communion to be brought to the sick, the elderly, and the homebound, please call the Parish Office .
Masses for the Week Sunday, March 24, 2013 Amelita Rodeghiero req. by The Dannels Family, Rita Cadena req. by The Garcia Family Monday, March 25, 2013 Rita Cadena req. by The Garcia Family Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Celebrant’s Intentions Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Celebrant’s Intentions Thursday, March 28, 2013—HOLY THURSDAY Celebrant’s Intentions Friday, March 29, 2013—GOOD FRIDAY Celebrant’s Intentions Saturday, March 30, 2013—HOLY SATURDAY Celebrant’s Intentions
Masses for Sunday, March 31, 2013—EASTER SUNDAY Celebrant’s Intentions
Saints & Special Observances: Sunday: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Monday: Monday of Holy Week; Passover begins Tuesday: Tuesday of Holy Week Wednesday: Wednesday of Holy Week Thursday: Holy Thursday; The Sacred Paschal Triduum Friday: Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday);Fast and Abstinence Saturday: Holy Saturday; The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
This week at O’Toole Sunday, March 24, 2013—PALM SUNDAY BREAKFAST WITH EASTER BUNNY SC/C 8:30 AM: Mass 11:00 AM: Mass 7:00 PM: CHAOS B2 & SC/G Monday, March 25, 2013 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass 4:30 PM: Bingo SC/G Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: SVdP Society B3 Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass Thursday, March 28, 2013—HOLY THURSDAY 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Morning Prayer C 7:30 PM: Mass of the Lord’s Supper C Friday, , 2013—GOOD FRIDAY 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Morning Prayer 3:00 PM: Passion of Our Lord C 6:00 PM: PADS O’TOOLE Saturday, March 29, 2013—HOLY SATURDAY 8:30 AM: Morning Prayer C 9:00 AM: Rosary C 1:00 PM: Easter Basket Blessing C 7:30 PM: Easter Vigil Mass C Sunday, March 31, 2013—EASTER SUNDAY 8:30 AM: Mass 11:00 AM: Mass
Prayer for Protection of Conscience Rights Father, we praise you and thank you for your most precious gifts of human life and human freedom. Touch the hearts of our lawmakers with the wisdom and courage to uphold conscience rights and religious liberty for all. Protect all people from being forced to violate their moral and religious convictions. In your goodness, guard our freedom to live out our faith and to follow you in all that we do. Give us strength to be bold and joyful witnesses. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Readings for the Week: Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6;Ps71:1-6,15,17;Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18;1Cor11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22;
b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Lk 24:1-12 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
Rev. Michael J. Novick Pastor Mr. William Doerr Mr. John Rangel Mr. Edward Winter Deacons Ms. Jane Fagan Director of Religious Education Ms. Pat Fointno Director of Music
Mrs. Patricia Hofkamp Principal Mrs. Pattie Gallinaro Coordinator of Youth Ministry Ms. Cathy Costelow Coordinator of Liturgy Mrs. Sally Doerr Mrs. Mary Cermak Vis Lay Ministers Ms. Maryan Olney Bookkeeper
Parish Staff:
Glory in the Cross
of Jesus Christ
