St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913

3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL • 708-895-6700

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December 15, 2019

Reverend Mark Kalema, Pastor www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Masses Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:30 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 3:00 p.m. Saturday Day-Long Adoration: Last Wednesdays

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:00-Noon & 1:00-4:00 p.m. Office closes at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays Closed Saturday & Sunday

Contact Information Parish Office: 708-895-6700 Parish Office Fax: 708-895-6877 School Office: 708-895-1661 Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Fr. Mark’s email: frmark@saintanncatholicparish.com Parish email: parishoffice@saintanncatholicparish.com Bulletin email: jeng@saintanncatholicparish.com RE email: sandra@saintanncatholicparish.com Prayer Tree: debndnut@aol.com School Website: www.stannschoollansing.org Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Liturgy Committee Sophie Gaylor, Lectors Sandra Bustamante, Religious Education, RCIA/RCIY Brian Kozlowski, Music Ministry & Liturgy Cindy Hope, Altar Servers Kim Jacobson, Art & Environment Bill Benne, Ushers Gail Lee, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans

St. Ann Parish Mission Statement We are called by a loving God

to make St. Ann of Lansing a Catholic community of faith. We are a family of diverse people with various ministries: healing the body and spirit, teaching of God and His love,

united in sacraments and prayer, reaching out to the extended community. With God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture as our guide,

we strive to grow in His Spirit and to fulfill the promise of Christ’s Kingdom.

Parish Staff Sandra Bustamante, Pastoral Associate/DRE Sandy Farmer, Parish Bookkeeper Eliza Gonzalez, School Principal Jennifer Gray, Communication/Bulletin Editor Chris Hutter, School Secretary Brian Kozlowski, Director of Operations Director of Music & Liturgy Pam Lepczynski, Parish Office Receptionist Janice Summerrise, School Business Manager

School Board Bernard Chukwulebe Robert Dabrowski Eliza Gonzalez Nicole Hillegonds, VP Fr. Mark Kalema Dan Podgorski, President Ashley Sypole Jesse Terrazas ~School Board meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month.

Finance Council Robert Dabrowski Sandy Farmer Eliza Gonzalez Larina Hollins Fr. Mark Kalema Brian Kozlowski Bonnie Murach

Parish Council Michael Black Ted Cap, VP Ken Kot Alicia Manrique Matthew Martinez, Pres. Sharon Nadalin, Sec. Norma Rangel Sandra Bustamante (Ex Officio)

For Ministry of Care to the homebound or hospitalized, please call the Parish Office or fill out a form in the Narthex.

Bulletin articles are due 10 days in advance of the Sunday you would like them to run. During holidays, deadlines are accelerated. To add items to the calendar or to schedule the Narthex or other meeting spaces, forms must be filled out in the Parish Office.

Please call the Office to request prayers

for the sick.

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This Week’s Activities

Monday, December 16 7:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Tuesday, December 17 7:30 a.m. Mass † Stephanie Grabarek (Ken Grabarek) Wednesday, December 18 7:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. School Mass Thursday, December 19 7:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Friday, December 20 7:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Saturday, December 21 (St. Peter Canisius) 4:00 p.m. Mass † Mary Schurke (Fr. Mike Gabriel) † Frank J. Novak (Family) Sunday, December 22 (Fourth Sunday of Advent) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Diane K. Abbott (Abbott Family) 10:30 a.m. Mass † Deceased Members of the Zacarias, Martinez Families (Carmen Ojeda) † John, Jesse & Silverio Ojeda (Carmen Ojeda) † Deceased Members of Juvention Rodriguez Family (Carmen Ojeda)

Monday, December 16 ADVENT RECONCILIATION

Mass Advent Reconciliation Service TRIP Religious Education Advent Reconciliation Service

7:30am 9:00am 9:00am 4:00 - 5:30pm 7:00pm

Chapel Church Parish Office Classrooms Church

Tuesday, December 17

Mass St. Vincent de Paul Meeting Choir Cub Scouts Den Meetings Throne of Grace Prayer Group

7:30am 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00 - 8:00pm 7:30pm

Chapel Parish Office Church Classrooms Parish Office

Wednesday, December 18

Mass School Mass Sewing Club Rosary School Board Meeting A.A. Meeting

7:30am 9:00am 9:00am 7:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

Chapel Church Parish Office Chapel Parish Office Parish Hall

Thursday, December 19

Mass Legion of Mary TOPS Meeting Alive in Our Hearts Choir

7:30apm 10:00am 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Church Parish Office School Library Parish Office Church

Friday, December 20

Mass Pajama Day/Early Dismissal

7:30am 11:30am

Chapel School

Saturday, December 21 POSADA

Posada Setup Mass Pot of Gold Ticket Sales Posada

3:30pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

Parish Hall Church Narthex Church/P. Hall

Masses Pot of Gold Ticket Sales Art & Environment

8:30 & 10:30am 9:30 & 11:30am 11:30am

Church Narthex Church

Sunday, December 22

The 2020 Daily Mass Book is now open for your special intentions. Please call the Parish Office at 708-895-6700 for available dates and more information.

New Members Welcome!

We would love to have you join us! Please fill out the information below, and

place in the Offertory Collection or send to the Parish Office. You may also request a

registration form at 708-895-6700 or fill one out online at

saintanncatholicparish.com/join.php

Name

Address Street Town/Zip

Phone

email

For calendar updates, please visit www.saintanncatholicparish.com and click on the Calendar tab.

During Advent, Oplatki (Christmas wafers) are available for

purchase in the Narthex after all Masses, or you can ask a sacristan before Mass.

A $2 donation is suggested.

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Miss Me—But Let Me Go

In Loving Memory of Maria Marx

Therese Liesenfelt

Readings for the Week Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Today’s Readings First Reading — The barren deserts will rejoice and flower (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10). Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Be patient, for the coming of the Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10). Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind re-gain their vision, the crippled their movement, the deaf their hearing (Matthew 11:2-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Wedding Banns III

Gina M Sciackitano & Carlos Joel Barajas December 21, 2019

Advent & Christmas Season 2019 Advent Reconciliation Services December 16 – 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Posada December 21 – 6:00 p.m. Christmas December 24 – 4:00 p.m. Shepherds & Angels – 12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass (11:30 p.m. Choral Preludes) December 25 – 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Solemnity of Mary December 31 – 4:00 p.m. January 1 – 9:00 a.m. Please share this schedule with your neighbors and friends! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!

3010 Ridge Road ● Lansing, IL 60438 ● 708-895-6700 www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Reason to Rejoice Dark violet is used throughout Advent to express its char-acter as a season of spiritual preparation for Christmas and “the coming of the Lord.” But on the Third Sunday of Ad-vent, formerly known as Gaudete (Latin for “rejoice”) Sunday, rose may be added to the liturgical environment. The entire liturgy is infused with a spirit of rejoicing.

Today’s first reading and Gospel proclaim the reality of God’s saving work in our midst. Isaiah exuberantly de-scribes the idyllic transformation of all creation as a result of God’s presence in the midst of the people. In the Gos-pel, Jesus connects Isaiah’s prophecy with what is happen-ing in his own ministry. In addition to the list of healings from Isaiah (the blind, the lame, lepers, and the deaf), Je-sus’ presence brings two other reasons for rejoicing: “The dead are raised, and the poor have the good news pro-claimed to them” (Matthew 11:5). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Thank you, thank you to all who heard our plea

and made a donation to our

$123 on 12/3 GIVINGTUESDAY.

The donor link will re-main open a little longer

if you still want to get in on a year-end donation:

https://www.givecentral.org/location/100/event/14494

Likewise, contributions by cash or check that are marked #GIVINGTUESDAY will be added to the tally.

We are so blessed to call you friends!

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WEEKLY BUDGET: $12,000.00 SUNDAY COLLECTION: 7,404.30

$ -4,595.70

ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $ 922.00 BULDING FUND: $ 960.00

Thank you for your continued support of our parish.

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St. Ann’s 50-50 Club Our December 1 winning number was 1540.

1540 WON $461. CONGRATULATIONS! DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday.

If you donate by check, you need to write two separate checks.

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November

August

October

Please welcome and keep in your prayers the newest members of our St. Ann family!

Joshua Kenneth Bielefeldt, Jr. Child of Joshua Bielefeldt & Corina Alcantar

Leonard Louis Jude DeBenedetti Child of Spencer DeBenedetti & Michelle Alderfer

Mayah Kay Killeen Child of Timothy Killeen & Sarah Johnson

Leonard Noel Morelos Child of Daniel Morelos, Jr. & Cecelia Araiza

Edward Henry Spottiswood Child of Jacob & Kathryn Spottiswood

Adilena Hernandez Child of Francisco Hernandes & Adriana Munoz

Ava Christine Krause Child of Phillip & Lauren Krause

Athena Doris Rangel Child of Eric & Deborah Rangel

Ava Maxine Roberts Child of Christopher & Sara Roberts

Jonah Mateo Toro Child of Hector & Cristina Toro

Baptisms

amazon.com AMC Theaters

Applebee’s Bath & Body Works Bed, Bath & Beyond

Beggar’s Pizza Chili’s

Chipotle Dairy Queen

Dunkin’ Donuts

Gus Bock Hardware Home Depot

iTunes J. J. Kelley’s

Jewel Kohl’s

Menards Mobil/Exxon

Olive Garden Panera

Red Lobster Speedway Starbuck’s Stephano’s

Strack’s Subway Target

Walgreen’s Walmart/

Sam’s Club

It’s time to start planning ahead! Start “stocking” up now on gift cards for your holiday shopping, or to give as pre-sents. Gift cards range from a $10 value up to $100, and some are even higher. We don’t have all of them availa-ble all the time in the Office, but you can always come in and place an order. Choose your cash and carry gift cards at the Parish Office, or place a weekly order from a larger selection. Orders dates this month are December 2, 9, and 16. You pay face value and a credit will go to Par-ish Maintenance, Tuition Assistance, or the School or Religious Ed. Family of your choice. Order forms are available in the Parish Office or in the Ministry 411 Cen-ter in the Narthex. Payment by check (register in the Par-ish Office) or cash. The office is open M-Th 8:00-4:00, and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Call ahead for availability, 895-6700.

Hold Onto your hat, Hold Onto your hat, Hold Onto your hat, Christmas is Christmas is Christmas is

coming!coming!coming!

Advent Reconciliation Services at St. Ann Monday, December 16, 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

September

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It’s time for our big

Pot of gold tickets make great Christmas Gifts!

Tickets are available daily in the Parish Office.

Check out a Packet of 5 Tickets! For Every Five Tickets You Sell, Receive a Chance to Win $500!

Thanks to some very generous donors, there is again a 2-for-1 matching gift program for schools run by the Archdio-cese of Chicago. For every dollar designated to a qualify-ing school through Empower Illinois between December 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020, the school will receive two dollars in matching funds. The donations are capped at $50,000 per school. So if you donate $1,000 and desig-nate St. Ann School Lansing, your donation will have a net cost of $250 (remember you get $750 back on your state taxes), and your donation will provide a total of $3,000 to St. Ann’s to use for student scholarships.

Donors who would like to receive the tax credit for their 2019 taxes should begin the process prior to December 16, 2019 to ensure that they have enough time to make their gift by December 31, 2019. If you choose to make your gift in January or February, you will be able to claim your tax credit on your 2020 tax return. YOU CAN DES-IGNATE ST. ANN SCHOOL AS THE RECIPIENT OF YOUR FUNDING! This is a wonderful opportunity to help our school and support the mission of providing a quality Catholic education to students in our community who may not otherwise be able to afford it. For more information please visit archchicago.org/tcs or call 312.534.2617

WANT TO SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO ST. ANN SCHOOL

BUT NOT SURE YOU CAN AFFORD IT?

You may qualify for an Illinois State Tax Credit Scholarship that could pay up to 100% of

your tuition and fees!

Scholarship applications open on Wednesday, January 15 at

EmpowerIllinois.org and

Tuesday, January 14 at bigshouldersfundsgo.org

It is recommended that families apply with BOTH Empower Illinois and Big Shoulders as early as

possible when the applications open. The money will be allocated very quickly!

For complete instructions and more information, please visit:

https://schools.archchicago.org/ applying-for-a-tax-credit-scholarship

EARN A 75% TAX CREDIT BY DONATING TO THE

ILLINOIS STATE TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSIPS

Special thanks to our Giving Tree crew, headed by Amy Hollifield and Nancy Hammer. Together with their industrious helpers, they sorted, filled in the gaps, wrapped, packed, and schlepped gifts for 250 children from Lansing schools this year. Thanks also to everyone who took a tag (or two or three) from the Giving Tree, bought, and returned your gifts on time. We could not have done it without your generosity!

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Upcoming Events

Advent Reconciliation: December 16

Last Day of School: December 20

Religious Ed. Posada: December 21

School Resumes: January 6

VIRTUS Training: January 7

Now seeking corporate and private sponsors for our Palace Casino Night!

FMI, contact the Parish Office at 895.6700!

St. Ann Posada Saturday, December 21, 6:00 p.m. in Church

Las Posadas, (Spanish Translation: The Inns) is a religious tradition celebrated in Mexico and some parts of the United States between December 16 and 24. Las Posadas com-memorates the journey that Joseph and Mary made from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. When they were unable to find lodging in Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary were forced to seek shelter in a stable, where the Christ Child was born.

Beginning on December 16 and ending nine days later on Christmas Eve, Las Posadas commemorates the nine months of Mary’s pregnancy. Each night, one family agrees to house the pilgrims. And so usually it begins: at dusk, a procession of the faithful with lighted candles goes from door to door seeking posada while singing traditional songs. The children are often dressed as angels and shepherds.

Posada evening, we will gather at Church by 5:45 p.m., and songs will start at 6:00 p.m., followed by the Rosary. Then we will all go over to the Parish Hall to share hot drinks and break the piñata.

As we introduce our first Posada to St. Ann Parish, we will need some help with donations of sweets and volunteers that night. Since Religious Education will not have classes on December 22 & 23, we ask all families to be present for this event.

Preparations have begun, but those with Posada experi-ence are more than welcome to come forward and help us organize this night. Please call the Parish Office at 708.895.6700 to get involved.

To donate sweets or candies for small treat bags and the piñata (dulces para Aguinaldo y pinata), please bring contri-butions to the Parish Office during regular hours, Monday through Friday. Other donations for the evening should go directly to the Parish Hall on December 21 beginning at 3:30 p.m. We are seeking the following:

Hot chocolate (chocolate caliente) Champurrado (traditional Mexican hot drink) Bread (pan dulce) Any other desserts or cakes Cookies

Volunteers: All parents and students are invited to volun-teer. Participating students must be in church by 5:10 p.m. Students are also needed in the Parish Hall for set up at 3:30 p.m. and clean up at the end, about 7:30 p.m. Confir-mation candidates will receive service hours.

Feliz Navidad

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Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 4:00 p.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 8:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 10:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

USHERS

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

LECTORS Ted Cap - L1 Elayne Tyderek - L2 Sophie Gaylor - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Sophie Gaylor Cynthia Hope Jean Klacik Gail Lee Fran Miller Howard Morrison Debbie Wright Marianne Wysocki LEADER

Ed Cavalier

ALTAR SERVERS Luke Mota Christian Mota

CANTOR Clarita Morris

LECTORS Bonnie Murach - L1 Gerrie Szewczyk - L2 Jacob Hope - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Martes Benne Toni DeLaurentis Linda Fogarty Susan Hartmann Aurora Patrick Andrea Roa Elizabeth Roa Kathy Sandrick LEADER

Helen Torres

ALTAR SERVERS Edward Servin Daniel Roa OPEN

CANTOR John Sandrick

LECTORS Will Farlow - L1 Chris Jacobson - L2 Gabriel Jacobson - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Kathy Corbett John DeMay Rosemary Duda Abbey Gorny Nicole Jablonski Mark Nadalin Judy Rogala Sharon Starks Jimmy Wieczorek OPEN LEADER

Paulette Lofrano

ALTAR SERVERS Ava DeMay Leo Wieczorek Josephine Arreola

CANTOR Mary Beth Benson

4:00 p.m. Mass Bob Cole (Leader) Steve Hausier Howard Morrison (Leader) Phill Stewart Carol Ann Surufka Wally Szulczewski John Truby (Leader) Peter Tyderek

8:30 a.m. Mass Bill Benne (Ministry Leader) Anthony Cusimano Tony DeLaurentis (Leader) Dean Hope Mike Kabala Tony Kaim Art Sobczak (Leader)

10:30 a.m. Mass Bernard Chukwulebe Nina Rose Duda Ron Fisher (Leader) Ana Johnson Greg Morris Larry Mueller Dom Ramirez Eugene Sanchez (Leader) Michael Sanchez Sabrina Sanchez Sam Scheppe

IMPORTANT ~ IMPORTANT ~ IMPORTANT

Special, Super Duper Early Holiday Edition Bulletin Deadlines

Due to holiday office closures at J.S. Paluch, our bulletin publisher has moved up deadlines for the holiday season issues. Therefore, the cutoff for materials for the De-cember 22 bulletin was December 8, information for December 29 is needed by December 15, and for Jan-uary 5 by December 19. Anything received after those dates will not be able to be accommodated for those weekends, so please plan ahead. We resume regular 10-day advance deadlines thereafter (January 2 for the Janu-ary 12 bulletin). Thank you for your attention!

We are always interested in your photos of Parish and School events for the

bulletin, our websites, and our Facebook pages! Email them to

jeng@saintanncatholicparish.com.

Visit http://smile.amazon.com and search for St. Ann Church Lansing to select us as your designated charity.

St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-6700 Sunday, December 15, 2019 Microsoft Publisher 2010

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St. Ann Parish 3010 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438