THE CROWN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

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1 THE CROWN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE November 22, 2015

2 THANKSGIVING AT DIVINE INFANT Mass of Thanksgiving at 9:00 am Donations to Saint Vincent De Paul Society Please bring a monetary donation and/or nonperishable food items with you to Church Thanksgiving Morning. These donations will go to the St. Vincent De Paul Society who aid the hungry of our area. Please, DO NOT leave food in the normal containers in the vestibule, but keep it with you in the pew. During Mass, after the regular collection, we will be invited to bring our gifts (food) to the Altar. This beautiful procession will strongly symbolize our willingness to share our gifts with one another, and that the hungry and less fortunate hold an important place in our hearts. Happy Thanksgiving! The Divine Infant Liturgy Committee. RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED The rectory office will be closed on Thursday, November 26th and Friday, November 27th for the Thanksgiving holiday. GIVING TREE The Giving Tree for St. Martin de Porres Parish is located in the vestibule of church. Take an ornament with the age of the recipient, put the size of the clothing in the space provided (if applicable) and return the wrapped package to the vestibule of church. All gifts must be returned by Sunday, December 6th. Thank you for your generosity! THANKSGIVING PRAYER Good and gracious God, we come before you today united with all who give You thanks and praise. Fill us with gratitude and Your many blessings. We thank you in particular this day for the gifts of food and family. Bless this food, Lord, that it may nourish our bodies. Bless our family, especially those who cannot be with us today. Also, today we remember those of our family who have gone to be with You. Grant us Your spiritual blessings and help us pray daily for the grace to serve You in response to Your bountiful gifts to us. Bless all who serve You throughout the world. We pray this in the name of Jesus, Your Son, our Lord, who gives all things freely according to our needs. Continue to bless us and give us Your Peace. Amen. CHRISTMAS CANTATA We are excited to announce the revival of the DI Christmas Cantata on the 25th anniversary of the last DI cantata production, Not a Creature Was Stirring, in cooperation with our school and parish music departments and our entire Divine Infant community! After our school bands have played their Christmas selections, our church will come alive as the voices of our children become the mice and cats who live in the church s storage room and custodian s quarters. The mouse and feline families are trying to understand the Christmas story based on what they have heard over the years during practices and Christmas programs held in the church. The families will sing, dance, sign and play hand chimes as they take you through the story as they get to the point of understanding that Jesus Brought Us Love. So, please save the date, Monday, December 21, 2015, 7:00 pm. Tell you family and friends that it s a Christmas event they won t want to miss...for the real meaning of Christmas.

3 CHRISTMAS WREATH ORDER FORM Adult Choir Divine Infant Church Westchester, IL Name: Phone: Address: Number of 20-inch double-faced $20 each (bow and pine cones included; see picture below.) Check one: Payment enclosed Amount: Deliver on 11/28 (We will deliver your pre-paid order within the Westchester area on 11/28 in the morning.) Payment at pick-up NOTE: 1) Orders may be given to: a. any choir member b. Judy Schindler, our pianist/organist, after any Mass c. the rectory during office hours OR d. send by mail or marylenart61@yahoo.com 2) Wreaths may be picked up on: Saturday, November 28 th in Langan Hall, 9 11 am Saturday, November 28 th after 5 pm mass Sunday, November 29 th after all the masses This yearly fundraiser helps defray costs of major musical projects.

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5 KEEP THEM COMING Please continue to donate those complimentary Christmas cards and other greeting cards that you receive in the mail. In the past two weeks, you have donated 250 blank-inside note cards, 100 birthday cards, 500 religious Christmas cards, and 1,350 secular Christmas cards!! (I know, because I sorted them and bundled them!!) These will be distributed to a couple of prisons in Illinois to be given to the inmates to send. They are much appreciated, both by the prison staff and the inmates. Tell your family and friends, too, to save the cards they receive. I collect them all year long. Thank you very much for helping in this little ministry! Fr. Tom OVER 50 CLUB A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all from the Board of Officers. PRINCIPAL POSITION St. Francis Xavier Elementary School is searching for a school principal for the 2016 school year. St. Francis is located in LaGrange,IL. Our Blue Ribbon school s successful Principal will be a dedicated educator who is a practicing Catholic devoted to prayer, learning and service. Key to this role is strong leadership skills. A minimum of three years in a Catholic school is needed. The complete job description and job posting is on the Chicago Archdiocese web site at( schools.archchicago.org/careers/) A reminder there will be no meeting in December. Our Christmas Luncheon will be held on Monday, December 14 th at Bohemian Crystal, 639 N. Blackhawk Drive in Westmont. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch served at Noon. Tickets will be available until December 8 th at noon. There will be no exceptions. Tickets: Members $18 and Guests $21. Call Ruth ( ). We will also have a brief meeting and installation of officers. Our next meeting will be on January 6, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. weather permitting. Doors will open at 1:00 p.m. Please adhere to times. Membership opens on January 1 st, Any question or comments please call Corrine ( ).

6 BAPTIZED Matteo Michael, son of Michael and Erin (Rohde) Chapa Mia Francesca, daughter of Frank and Maria (Saraceno) Iozzo Grace Marie, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Phipps) Saraceno HOLIDAY REMEMBRANCE EVENT Holidays can be the most difficult time of the year for someone who has experienced the death of a close family member or friend. Our Holiday Remembrance Event is intended to help people cope with the grief they may face during the holiday season. We would like to extend an invitation for those of you who have experienced a loss of a loved one this year. This event will be an interactive session of reflection and hope. We have invited Anthony H. Morris, M.A. as the keynote speaker to share with you his vision and philosophy about dealing with life s unexpected turns and how to take the steps to begin the healing process. We will also have Rev. Dan Willis and Rev. Denis Condon who will attempt to answer those tough questions and pay tribute for those who we have lost. Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015 Place: Time: Hitzeman Funeral Home 9445 West 31st Street Brookfield, Il pm 4:30 pm We encourage you to bring a guest for support. Seats are limited, please call us at We appreciate your continued trust in Hitzeman Funeral Home and we hope that you will be able to join us. INTERFAITH CAREER NETWORK Attaining and Retaining Employee Referrals Join us on Thursday, December 3 from 7-9 pm and discover the importance of having employee referrals as part of your current and future job search. Our speaker, Robert Rosell, will walk you through all the steps from start to finish in preparing to find, searching and selecting potential referrals, writing introduction messages and what to say to a potential employee referral. You'll also learn how to find employee referrals using two virtually unknown free LinkedIn features. Interestingly, Bob landed his current position at Electro- Motive Diesel through several management referrals from employees he helped place there and who he had previously worked with at another company. Lesson learned - more people are landing jobs today through employee referrals compared to just a few years ago. For more detailed career and biography information about Bob, go to This meeting is open to everyone and there is no cost to attend. We look forward to seeing you at St. Cletus School Building, Room 201, 700 W. 55th Street in La Grange. Look for the ICN sign outside and use the flag pole entrance. Career Resource Center Join us on Wednesday, December 2 from 7-9pm. The CRC is a volunteer staffed resource where job seekers receive assistance with internet usage, resume/cover letter preparation and electronic job search skills including LinkedIn...a powerful tool that will help energize your job search. These services are available at no cost on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month in the First Baptist Church of La Grange, 20 N. Ashland Avenue (across from the west side of the La Grange Post Office). No appointment is needed. Just ring the doorbell at the Ashland Avenue entrance; we're here to help you. RESOURCE CENTER Chapel Hills Gardens, Mausoleum South, Tandem (for 2) G-1st level, 17W201 Roosevelt Rd., Oakbrook Terrace. Call Alene at

7 CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS FOR SOLDIERS Send our troops a little taste of home for the holidays. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home is proud to be one of the nearly 1000 exclusive Veterans & Family Memorial Care funeral home providers across America participating in the 8th annual VFMC Christmas Stocking for Soldiers initiative. From now thru December 1 st please stop in to the funeral home and pick-up a free Christmas stocking to take home, decorate and stuff with Christmas cheer. You will receive a list of recommended items along with the free stocking. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home will ship the stockings at their expense, to troops abroad in time for Christmas. Sending our heroes some good tidings and holiday cheer is a great way for us to show our support and appreciation for the sacrifices they make to keep our country safe and secure said Frank Nosek Jr., owner of Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home. In addition, Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home is also an official drop off center for Cell Phones for Soldiers. Please bring in your old cell phones to help our troops call home this holiday season. The old cell phones are recycled and turned into free calling cards for our heroes. VFMC Providers nationwide have collected enough old cell phones to provide our troops overseas with over five million free calling minutes. You may stop by the funeral home now through December 1 st, Monday through Friday between the hours of 10:00am and 4:00pm to pick-up your free Christmas stocking, drop off stockings or to drop off an old cell phone. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home is located at 2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL Visit stockingsforsoldiers or call (708) for more information. VILLAGE OF WESTCHESTER SURVEY The Village is conducting a survey of residents for guidance on future projects and programs. Please, let your voice be heard! You can take the s u r v e y e l e c t r o n i c a l l y here: You can also pick up and drop off a paper copy at these locations around town: Village Hall, Jewel/ Osco, Mariano s, the Westchester Park District, the Westchester Public Library, Joe s Place or Paul s Pizza. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Spencer, Management Assistant at 708/ or by at jspencer@westchester-il.org. Survey results will be accepted until December 31, COLLEGE PLANNING SEMINAR College Planning Seminar for families with college bound children/students. Learn how to best plan/strategize upcoming college funding, career choices, other concerns (ACT/SAT/FAFSA information and assistance). Certified college consultants will be presenting the class. Saturday, November 29th 3:00 pm HIFE College Planning Program 1 Trans Am Plaza Dr., Suite 500 Oakbrook Terrace, IL If interested, please RSVP to Susan Cetrone ,0481, by Friday November 27th. GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math and Science) Workshop at Queen of Peace Girls in 6th through 8th grade are invited to join us on December 5th from 8:30am - 11:30am as we bring science to life! Hands-on workshops and experiments, parent/student challenge, a STEM Career Expo, awards, raffles and more. To register please visit or contact Aubrie Rizzo at Spots fill up quickly so register today! SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHICAGO IS NOW HIRING We have an immediate need for part-time drivers in Schiller Park. Part-Time Driver (29 hrs/wk) $12.00/hr. - Days - 7:30am - 2pm (with break) C Driver's License Required resume or letter of interest to Lou Topolski, Director of Warehouse Operations and Logistics at louis@svdpchicago.org

8 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, November 21 5:00 pm Bernice & Michael Froncek; Lucille Fogg; Annette Brond; Charles Gimino; Gloria Bruno; Charles & Marlene Koziol (60th Wedding Anniversary) SUNDAY, November 22 7:30 Mary Ellen Baxa; Edward & Margaret Rybicki; Thomas Smith; Gloria Bruno 9:30 Ron Nawrocki; Kathryn Sloan; Lorraine Kotula 11:30 Kathryn Sloan; People of the Parish MONDAY, November 23 8:00 All the faithful departed TUESDAY, November 24 8:00 James Hyland WEDNESDAY, November 25 8:00 Walter & Mary Wanick; Katherine Buban; James P. Baker THURSDAY, November 26 8:00 Jerry Spahn; Mike Marren; Hank & Jean Lenart; Evelyn Seliga; Bob Breneisen; Betty Richards; George & Helen Maczak; Ben & Dolores Sniegowski; Greg Jonesku; Thomas Podock; Bernice Kedzior; Estelle Salvino FRIDAY, November 27 8:00 Mary & Michael Buckley; Don Mulvihill, Jr. SATURDAY, November 28 8:00 All the faithful departed 5:00 pm Lucille Catino; Volka Family & C. Earl Blankenship; Groppe Family; Mary Caruso SUNDAY, November 29 7:30 Emil & Henrietta Bezouska; Thomas Smith; Gloria Bruno; Gerald Haley; Eileen & Joseph Natanek; People of the Parish 9:30 Deceased members of St. Vincent de Paul Society; Drew Xenakis; Andrew Xenakis; Margaret Kendall; James & Helen Hassett; Kathryn Sloan 11:30 Tony Concialdi; Giovanni Ressa MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Mario Ceresini Catherine Burke PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Steve Birkenmeyer Dale Bogda Barbara Brown Barbara Callahan Gerry D Andria Don Eck Erwin Eggert Erwin Eiduk Socorro Fajardo Jill Franklin Concetta Gattuso Walter Grose Edward Gundry Rebecca Hankiewicz Emilia Jagielka Peggy Kocar Genevieve Krueger Nathan Kucera Donald J. Martin John C. Martin WEEKDAY SERVERS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 8:00 Luke Panek; Isabella Negrete THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 Kyle Kebby; Henry Lah Dan Mulligan Caryn (Cookie) Murray Tom Nilsson Dave Peloza Lisa Peloza Jim Phillips Julie Saltz Frank Scafuri Anthony Schiavone Mary Scolaro Amy Secrest Gary Sekerka Nicole Durczak Shepulis Barbara Silski Marcella Sullivan Kim Tetzloff Trudie Tetzloff Fr. Fred Tomzik Bacilla Valle Darryl Watson Loving God, give strength to all who struggle with illness. Grant them courage when they are afraid and comfort when they are in pain. Because of government regulations, hospitals and nursing homes are no longer allowed to notify us if you are admitted to either facility. If you or a family member would like to be visited in the hospital or nursing home, please call the rectory at If you or a family member are sick or homebound and would like to be added to our prayer list, visited, receive Holy Communion or be anointed, please call the rectory at NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMMUNION MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 G. Pracz Teens H. Lah S. Stiso M. Lah SUN. 7:30 J. Saraceno S. Laszkiewicz A. Calabrese M. Shuflit B. McManus L. Panek SUN. 9:30 J. Calcagno J. Klotter JB MedjoMeZengu R. Calcagno D. Kozerski A. Groppe SUN. 11:30 A. Garbacz N. Mihel T. Grzywa V. Husak R. Smola J. Tistoj

9 MONDAY, November 23 No Rel. Ed. Classes TUESDAY, November 24 CH 3 pm Chimes WEDNESDAY, November 25 CH 4 pm Music Dept. THURSDAY, November 26 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Mass is at 9:00 am MONDAY, November 30 Rel. Ed Classes TUESDAY, December 1 CH 3 pm Chimes PR 7 pm School Board CR 7 pm PPC WEDNESDAY, December 2 CH 4 pm Music Dept. PLEASE USE GiveCentral.org FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS Divine Infant Jesus Parish depends on your generosity in order to carry out its ministry of proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and teaching and healing in his name. We do not charge for anything. We rely solely on your Sunday and Holy Day donations. To make it easier for you to give your gifts to Divine Infant, we work with GiveCentral.org. When you sign up with GiveCentral.org, you can make all your Sunday, Holy Day, second collection, and every other donation that you make to the parish. Then you never have to use a parish envelope or put anything in the collection basket ever again! Please visit GiveCentral.org to create your personal and secure donations account. Thank you for your generosity! READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20; Dn 3:52-56; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45; Dn 3:57-61; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Dn 3:62-67; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Dn 6:12-28; Dn 3:68-74; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day, Suggested: Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Dn 7:2-14; Dn 3:75-81; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Dn 7:15-27; Dn 3:82-87; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, PROTECTING CHILDREN At Divine Infant Jesus Parish and School, the protection of our children is of utmost importance, and we comply fully with the policies of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. To learn more, go to our website dnn.archchicago.org/divine infant and click on the tab Protecting Children at D.I. or visit archchicago.org and click on the button Protecting Children. If you do not have internet access and would like to learn more, please contact the rectory or call the Office for Protection of Children and Youth at WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE ALL PARISH MAILINGS ELECTRONCIALLY If you would like to receive parish mailings Christmas and Easter letters, statement of annual contributions, and yearly report by , please send an to the parish at d.infant@comcast.net. In the subject line write Parish , and then in the body of the write your name, street address and envelope number if you know it. This will help save the parish money in printing and postage. Thank you! SUNDAY OFFERING November 15, Average weekly expenses $15,655 This week s collection 8,604 Deficit ($ 7,051) When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. WELCOME......to Divine Infant Jesus Church. If you are new to our church or just visiting, please stop and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or your church is not a home to you, we invite you to become part of our parish family. Our church is open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. To register, please call the rectory at We are so glad you are here and hope you will come back again for Mass or to become a parishioner.

10 BEST BUDDIES PROGRAM Divine Infant parishioner and alum, Julie Calcagno, is a special education teacher at Morton West High School and helps run the Best Buddies program at the school. Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)). One of Julie s students designed the attached flyer advertising the fundraiser they re having at the Culver's on the south east corner of 1 st Avenue and Ogden in Lyons (8211 Ogden Avenue) on Wednesday, December 2, from 5-8 p.m.. Bring along the flyer and Culver s will donate a portion of the proceeds to support the Best Buddies program. These young men and women have quite a few challenges in their lives and I can t think of a better way to kick off the Christmas season than to share our blessings with them. All we have to do is stop in, grab a burger, fries and some amazing ice cream on Wednesday, December 2 nd to help them out. If you can spread the word to others that would be most appreciated! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!!! For more information about Best Buddies, please feel free to check out their website:

11 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MICHAEL WANDA, Pastor (ext. 203) REV. GERALD JOYCE, Pastor Emeritus (ext. 206) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES, Associate (ext. 204) DEACON JAMES SPONDER (ext. 306) MR. LEONARD GRAMAROSSA, School Principal SR. SUSAN MAJCEN, O.P., Director of Religious Education Website: divineinfant.archchicago.org Rectory: 1601 Newcastle Avenue, Fax number: School: 1640 Newcastle Avenue, & Office of Religious Education: Parish Nurse, Ms. Jeannette Barczak, BSN, HTP, Bereavement Ministry: Dr. Claudia Dado, MAL (ext. 304) Catechumenate: Dr. Claudia Dado, MAL (ext. 304) Music Director: Mrs. Janet Reif, (ext. 302) Assc. Mus. Dir: Mrs. Judy Schindler, or (ext 302) Business Manager: Mr. Jerry Priore, (ext. 209) Rectory Secretary: Mrs. Toni Podock, (ext. 201) SUNDAY MASSES: 7:30, 9:30 & SATURDAY EVENING: 5:00 pm WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:00 am SATURDAY MORNING: 8:00 am HOLY DAY MASSES: 6:30, 8:00, and 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Saturday: In the Reconciliation Room 4:00 to 4:45 pm or by appointment. BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:45 pm. By Archdiocesan regulation and parish policy, parents are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation session before the Baptism of their child. These sessions will usually be held on the first Sunday afternoon of the month. Call the secretary at the rectory ( ) to register for the session and schedule the Baptism. D.I.V.M. SERVICES: Communion to the sick, food shopping, necessary transportation, emergency meals, transportation to Mass. Resource information also available. If you need help from any of these services, please let us know as much in advance as possible so the chairpersons can make arrangements and the volunteers arrange their schedules. If you are able to volunteer to help provide these services to our parishioners, we can always use more help. Please call the rectory at WEDDINGS: Couples should contact the rectory and speak to a priest shortly after the engagement, but no less than four months before the desired wedding day. No date should be set (especially in reserving a hall) for your wedding until you have spoken to a priest. In this way, you will not be disappointed if the church has been previously reserved for another ceremony. Please keep in mind the times that are available for weddings at Divine Infant: SATURDAYS 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm WEEKDAYS Any reasonable hour

12 CHURCH NAME & NUMBER Divine Infant #9216 ADDRESS 1601 Newcastle, Westchester, Il PHONE CONTACT PERSON Elsie Masterson SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Windows XP Professional Adobe Acrobat 6.0 PRINTER HP Laserjet 5P NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 12 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN November 22, 2015 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS