APRIL 14, 2013 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Queen of All Saints Basilica Committed to Christ, sharing God s gifts and building the Church together through the ministries of word, worship and service. Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am 12:30 pm Daily Mass Monday-Friday 6:30, 7:30, 8:45 am Saturday 8:00 am Confessions Saturday at 8:30-9:15 am Perpetual Novena Monday at 7:00pm www.qasparish.org 6280 N. Sauganash Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60646 Phone: 773-736-6060 Fax: 773-736-6099
Parish News We are proud of the following parishioners who were reappointed by His Eminence Francis Cardinal George on November 29th, 2012 for their invaluable support of Catholic Charities. Paul H. Berghoff Kris R. Murphy Robert P. Perkaus John J. Pikarski Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass EARLY BIRD DRAWING ~WINNERS~ JUAN & BLANCA CABRALES SUE LAPITAN The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 22nd at 2:45pm at Holy Name Cathedral Couples married in 1963 interested in attending this celebration should contact their parish to register. For further information, please call the Family Ministries Office at 312-534-8351 or visit the website: www.familyministries.org Facebook Page Log on, and Like the official UPP Field of Dreams Facebook fan page, with updates, photos and more! www.qasupp.org Www.events.org/QASUPP 2 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL
Parish News Elizabeth Ministry Presents Stress Relief & Spiritual Gifts There are many ways to celebrate spring and renewal of your spirit! The Elizabeth Ministry is delighted to present a heart-focused evening of relaxation, learning and stress relief. Join us for an evening with you in mind: The theme is "Spiritual Gifts," and will include wine and appetizers, connecting with other women from the parish and the highlight will be a relaxing introduction to HeartMath - a new study of techniques that connect you to your inner heart compass and have proven to be one of the greatest tools for stress reduction. Wednesday, April 17: 7:00-8:30 p.m.- 2nd Floor, Benedict Center Facilitators: Barbe Creagh LCSW, PhD and Kathleen Cullen Conway LCSW Bring a friend and join us for a wonderful evening! To ensure we have enough supplies, an RSVP to elizabethministry.qas@gmail.com is appreciated but not required! Babysitting available (RSVP ahead) The HeartMath approach to stress management introduces tools to help you increase physiological coherence: The Quick Coherence Technique, which you can use in daily life to reduce the effects of stress. We will gather to learn the three easy steps that make up the Quick Coherence Technique: (1) heart focus; (2) heart-focused breathing; (3) heartfeeling. SAVE THE DATE ENSHRINEMENT AND FEAST DAY CELEBRATION INAUGURAL LITURGY AND RITE OF BLESSING SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD On October 21st, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI canonized the second Filipino saint, San Pedro Calungsod, at St. Peter s Basilica in Vatican City. The Filipino community takes great pride and joy in the sainthood of this teenage Filipino lay catechist who died in the service of the Lord. Several miracles had been attributed though his intercessions. His life is an inspiration to all of the young people in the world. As we prepare for this landmark event, we ask that you pray for its success. OLD SAINT MARY S 1500 S. Michigan Ave - Chicago, IL Saturday, April 20th 4 p.m. - Youth Gathering; 5 p.m. - Eucharistic and Enshrinement Celebration Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2013 3
Parish News Stock the Wine Pull The UPP Wine Pull is back for 2013! We need your help to stock the raffle. Our goal is 100 bottles of wine. Drop off a bottle ($20 minimum) at the rectory or at the back of church after any Mass. Thank you for your support! 4 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL
Music of the Masters Concert Series Presents Rise The Basilica Christian Band Ken Sotak, Director of Music In an Evening of Christian Praise Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. The Band Ken Sotak keyboard John Flaherty guitar Mike Lill drums Brian Sandstrom bass David Temple harmonica Jeff Yang electric violin Lead Vocals Vocals Lisa Lamb Pam Hautzinger Paul Scavone Catherine Jardien Julie Sotak Mike LoVallo Linda Maragos Chris Nakielski Paul Radulescu Virginia Sanchez Anita Switzer Queen of All Saints Basilica 6280 N. Sauganash, Chicago, Il 60646 773-736-6060 qasparish.org Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2013 5
Congratulations to the new members of the 2013-2014 Queen of All Saints School Council Mike Halkitis, CPA, joins the School Council with experience as a partner in public accounting. Mike looks forward to contributing his time and efforts to helping support the school and increasing parent involvement. Mike will have 2 children at QAS in the fall. Colleen Hoffman, Homemaker, joins the School Council with experience in curriculum writing, as an elementary school classroom teacher and as a corporate trainer. Colleen is currently a Religious Education catechist and a member of QASPA, Colleen will have 2 children at QAS in the fall. Melissa McManamy, Homemaker, joins the School Council for a second term. Melissa has experience in marketing and corporate communications. Melissa is currently the Chair of the Marketing Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Melissa will have 3 children at QAS in the fall. Daniel Whalen, Sr. Director, Fitch Ratings, joins the School Council with experience in building financial models and aligning resources to improve business objectives and outcomes. Dan is active in the Men s Club, a soccer coach and involved in Horizon s for Youth. Dan will have 1 child at QAS in the fall. As they leave the School Council, we would like to thank Linda Herrmann, Karen Proesel and Ron Vlasic for their time and contribution throughout the past 3 years. St. Vincent de Paul Annual Shoe Box Collection April 27th & 28th As always, your help is greatly appreciated in putting together a shoe box of personal items from everyday toiletries such as toothpaste/toothbrushes to combs, deodorant, chewing gun, breath mints to sunscreen, or pens and stationary. The Shoeboxes will be brought to the Albany Park Community Center Food Pantry, the Night Ministry, and the Normandy House. Please label the shoeboxes male or female if appropriate. Thank you so very much in advance for your help and the difference you help make to our city! 6 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL
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QASYM News On Sunday, April 28th Queen of All Saints Basilica Youth Ministry will be hosting a Catechist Drop In on the Bible. Theresa Chun will be the presenter that night. Theresa is currently in her 4th year teaching Theology and Scripture at Marist High School on the Southside of Chicago. She graduated from Dominican University with honors in Theology. Junior High News Our Junior High Ministry has changed the days they will be meeting this Month. The outreach will take place on Sunday, April 21st at 9:45am to 10:30am in the school gym and our service project will take place on Sunday, April 28th at 12:15 to 2:00pm in the basement of the Benedict Center. This month s theme will be on Creation. You can check the parish website for more information on the QASJrYM page under the Religious Education tab. Religious Education News Re Classes Classes resume this week for both Sunday and Tuesday classes. For the month of April, our students will concentrate on the corporal work of mercy of feeding the hungry. Each grade is asked to bring in a specific food item to be donated to south side parishes food pantry where there is a food desert. The bulbs that the 6 th grade planted in October are now sprouting. This is a sure sign that the faith begun this year is beginning to take root. Stop in front of the Benedict Center and watch them bloom. Faith Filled Help Wanted As we wind down the year to summer break, we would like to thank all the volunteers who have brought the year of faith to a successful conclusion. We are always looking for additional faith filled parishioners to join our faculty. If you are considering on impacting the future church, please call Aline at 773-286-1939 for further details. Registration for 2013-2014 Registration for the 2013-2014 school year is now underway. All the forms are posted online through the parish website. Simply download these documents, fill them out, and return them to the RE Office. This change is designed to make registration for our classes easier for our families. Any registration paid in full by June 10 th will receive a $50 early bird discount. No registrations will be accepted after August 15, so that all resources are in place when classes begin on September 22 nd. Kingdom Rock VBS Plans are in the works for this year s Vacation Bible School. We have chosen Our Sunday Visitor s Kingdom Rock for this year s theme. In addition to the expected games, bible stories, songs, and crafts, there is an additional component of science projects each day to develop the theme of standing strong. Camp will run from June 24-28 from 9-12 Noon. More information on registration will be coming soon. 8 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL
May God Bless Them as We Honor Them U.S. Navy John W. Sean Clifford, Jr. Michael Donnelly Megan Smith Donnelly Scott Feeley Rory Keel John Kajmowich John Lynch Andre Osma Wilfred Quejada John Schneider Samuel Schultz Trevor Skelly Patrick Steiner Justin Will Michael McGreevy, Jr. RIP Other Simon duboulay - Brit. Army John P. Riordan - USAID Tim Kirschner - National Guard Matthew Allen Bruce Anderson James Ausmann Erwin Balacy Ian Buxton James Corcoran Francis DeRosa Allan Desiderio Luke Dondlinger Matthew Dondlinger Todd Fox Daniel Gomez David Gossard John Hannon Conrad Jakubow Mark Klein Maxim Klekot U.S. Army Kurt Kolwalski Lawrence Lentino Francis Manalac Roy Marchert Robert Martin P.J. Mau Nick McCann Sean McDermott Michael McGuire Thomas Neuhengen Evan Sanborn Brian Sellergren Michael Sierakowski Adam Tomanovich Luke Waite Kevin Wiley Joseph Zulkey U.S. Coast Guard Heidi Schmidt U.S. Marines Michael Blandin Barbara Feeley Heather Klein Matthew Lunkes Jon Leonard Mandro Brian McDermott Edward McDonough Laura Ramsey Nathan Schoemer U.S. Air Force Jacob Allen Joshua Brotman Julian Cagada John Drum David Janossy Stephen Migala John Monnelly Glenn Schar, Jr. Gerald Szybist Timothy Wallen If you have a family member who is currently serving in any branch of the Armed Forces, we would like to include their name in our bulletin so that parishioners can include them in their prayers, please call the rectory at 773-736-6060 with their name and their branch of service. Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2013 9
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Weekly Altar Servers Week Beginning April 15th 6:30M-W Patrick Martin, Liliana Root 6:30Th-F Liliana D Agostino, Caroline Galvin 7:30 M-F Hunter Engelbert, Molly Langfels 8:45M-T Jessica Gordon, Nicole Peterson 8:45W-Th Danny Achtel, Andreen Isidoro 8:45 F Zach Martens, Ava Morrison 8:00 Sat Zach Martens, Ava Morrison Saturday, April 20th - Confirmation - 11:00am Grace Bright, Maria Carini, Sophia Fattore Maggie Lynn, Ann Schultz, Jasmin Sevilla Next Sunday, April 6th 5:00pm John Berg, Erin King, Sergio Rodriguez 6:45am William Brady, Madeline Martinez 8:00am Grace Gleason, Kathleen Gleason, Margaret Gleason 9:30am Colin Brennan, Aidan Brennan, Ronny Schiavone 11:00am Cameron Buhrmaster, Grace Couture, Katie Couture 12:30pm Andrew Berghoff, Carolin Colgan, Sarah Hollander Wedding Banns Katie Kelly & Andrew Murphy Abigail Cabrera & Wyatt Thomas Nina Sarlo & Andrew Flakus Parish News Queen of All Saints Bereavement Support Group Suicide - The Pain of Those Left Behind Have you had a loved one who has died by suicide? Suicide is an illness and as with a physical disease, we can love someone and still not be able to save them from death. All death unsettles us, but suicide leaves us with a very particular series of emotional, moral, and religious scars. Barbara Gustafson who has walked a spiritual path after losing her son to suicide fifteen years ago hopes you will join her in safe circle with those who have experienced the same devastating grief. Sunday, April 21st 1:30 to 3:30pm Benedict Center - 2nd Floor 6275 N. Ionia Ave (please use back entrance) All are welcome. For further information or to register, please call Barbara Gustafson at (847) 698-2311 or Pat Steiner at (773) 282-3746. Misericordia Candy Days Friday, April 26th & Saturday, April 27th Please volunteer two or more hours of your time to make a difference for more than 600 children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities. To volunteer, call Tessa at 773-273-2768 or e-mail candydays@misericordia.com Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2013 11
Mass Intentions Sunday, April 14th (Third Sunday of Easter) - All Sunday Masses will be offered for the People of Queen of All Saints and the Benefactors of our Endowments for the School and the Parish. Monday, April 15th - School Endowment Fund Benefactors, QAS Homebound, Special Intention, Renato Amponin, Gertrude Savage, Peter Hermann, Margaret McMaster, Claudia Giometti, Anna Born, Gladys Delgado, Gracie Ravera, Cecilia Vinzons, Jacinto Tan, In Honor of Our Blessed Mother-Ben & Sara Testa Readings: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-34, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday, April 16th - Deceased Members of QAS Widowed Group, Ruth Stegmaier, Ligia Gil, Robert Polasik Jr., Renato Amponin, Rose Colantonio, Margaret McMaster, Jack Berg Readings: Acts 7:51-8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday, April 17th - Basilica Fund Members, Diosdado Garcia, George Stegmaier, Dorris Alladin, Thomas Ednunds Sr., Renato Amponin, Margaret McMaster, Salvy Monastero, Alice Breslin, Simon Pahati, Jesus & Justine Cayaba, Milagros C. Marquez, Alma C. Alhambra, Ines C. DeLos Reyes, Juan Taccao Readings: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6;35-40 Thursday, April 18th - Over 50 Club Members, Eileen Stegmaier, The Tunca Family, Renato Amponin, Joseph & Sophie Golujuch, Oscar & Juanita Van Sickle, Margaret McMaster, Michael & Angeline Such, Joan Crosbie Planek, Ed & Dorothy Lewandowski, Richard Solheim, Andrew & Stella Kryca, Joseph & Lottie Such, Ron & Judy Kryca, Richard Solheim Readings: Acts 8:26-40; ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6;44-51 Friday, April 19th Helen & Jerry Martin, John & Anne Thometz, Renato Amponin, Marion Tirio, Margaret Dietz, Margaret McMaster, Gladys Delgado, Dorothy Sugrue, Maria Martinez, Dr. Clifford Miller, Roger Martinez Readings: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday, April 20th - Renato Amponin, Josephine & Daniel Amico, Frank Petro, Joseph Nicpan, Nels Nelson Family, Margaret McMaster, Caponigri, Minelli & Parrillo Families, Frank Petro, Lido Acciari, Diane Francis, Nancy Caponigri Beno, Egisto & Elena Pagnucci, Lino Acciari Readings: Acts 9:31-42; ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 We Pray for our Recently Deceased Genevieve Benekos Roy Biondi Catherine Fegan James Ruff 12 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL
Queen of All Saints Basilica Information 6280 N. Sauganash Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60646 (773) 736-6060 Pastoral Staff Pastor..Rev. Msgr. John E. Pollard Pastor Emeritus.......Rev. Msgr. Wayne F. Prist Associate Pastor..Rev. Simon Braganza Associate Pastor....Rev. Thomas J. Campana Resident.Rev. Edward D. Grace Resident....Rev. Richard Conyers, CSC Deacon..Rev. Mr. Michael Monnelly Pastoral Associate...Sr. Ann Kathleen McDonnell, BVM Director of Religious Education..Mrs. Aline Reynolds Youth Minister.. Daniel Chun Director of Music......Dr. Kenneth Sotak Assistant Director of Music...Paul Scavone Rectory Hours Monday-Friday...8:30 am-4:00 pm Telephone Numbers Rectory...773-736-6060 School/Preschool.....773-736-0567 Parish FAX..773-736-6099 Religious Education Office...773-286-1939 Accounting Office Business Manager...Gerald Farrell Accounting Assistant...Kate Dombrowski Rectory Office Staff Parish Secretary...Pam Hautzinger Parish Secretary...Michael Jolls Parish Secretary....Jan Praznowski Building and Grounds Ralph Meschewski, Bobby Brooks, Victor Miranda, Mike Farina, Jonathon Hernandez Queen of All Saints School Early Childhood through Grade 8 Principal... Mr. Peter Tantillo Administrative Assistant..Mrs. Ida Segreti School Secretary.... Mrs. Janet Santicola Visit Our Website Queen of All Saints Basilica...www.qasparish.org Queen of All Saints School...www.qasschool.org Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil.. 5:00 pm Sunday....6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am, 12:30 pm Daily Mass and Rosary Monday-Friday.... 6:30, 7:30, 8:45 am Saturday.....8:00 am Rosary......Daily after the 8:45 am Mass Devotions and Holy Day Masses Perpetual Novena...Monday, 7:00 pm Benediction..First & Third Mondays at 7:30 pm Please consult the parish bulletin or website for the holy day Mass schedule. The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday...8:30-9:15 am To Register in the Parish Please contact the Rectory Office...773-736-6060 The Sacrament of Baptism Queen of All Saints rejoices in the incorporation of new members into the Body of Christ. The Sacrament of Baptism for infants is celebrated on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Please come into the rectory to schedule the baptism for your child. Prior to the baptism, the parents are invited to attend a baptismal preparation session. If an adult or a school age child seeks baptism, special arrangements should be made with one of the priests. The Sacrament of Matrimony Queen of All Saints helps couples prepare not only for their wedding day, but the lifelong commitment of living a Christian marriage. Parishioners of Queen of All Saints Basilica who are baptized and free to marry in the Catholic Church may celebrate their marriage in Queen of All Saints Basilica. Couples from Queen of All Saints seeking marriage in Queen of All Saints Basilica should contact one of the parish priests at least six months prior to their intended date of marriage. The couple must meet with one of the priests before the date for the marriage can be confirmed. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick If a member of your family would like to receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Rectory. Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2013 13
Celebrant Schedule Sunday, April 21st 5:00pm - Fr. Edward Grace 6:45am - Fr. Thomas Campana 8:00am - Msgr. John Pollard 9:30am - Msgr. Wayne Prist 11:00am - Fr. Brendan Horan 12:30pm - Fr. Simon Braganza Parish News Today s Readings First Reading God exalted Jesus as leader and savior (Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41). Psalm I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me (Psalm 30). Second Reading To the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and might (Revelation 5:11-14). Gospel When the disciples came ashore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread (John 21:1-19 [1-14]). Retreat/Workshop for Widowed Men & Women Beyond grieving there is new life! Feeling stuck? Need something to get you over the hump? Have you reached a turning point after your loss? Come join us for a weekend especially designed to help you reflect on and recognize a new direction for your life while still treasuring memories of your loved one. Upcoming Programs June 29th & 30th - St. Julie Billiart Parish Tinley Park, IL July 27th & 28th - Holy Family Inverness, IL For more information, contact us at Joyful Again! Widowed Ministry. Ph: 708-354-7211 E-mail: joyfulagain@att.net Website: www.joyfulagain.org 14 Queen of All Saints Basilica Chicago, IL