NAMI Family to Family

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CLASS BEGINS OCTOBER 3RD for families and friends of someone living with mental illness

Family-to-Family is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)’s free 8-week class for family members and friends of people living with mental illnesses such as: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), PTSD, and borderline personality disorder.

If you have a loved one or friend who struggles with challenges such as these, this class is designed for you. Topics include:

  • The biology of brain disorders and medications

  • Developing coping skills

  • Effective communications

  • Strategies for handling crisis and relapse

The class will be held Tuesdays at St. Francis de Sales from October 3rd – November 21st from 6-9 PM

The classes are offered free of charge, but registration is required. To learn more or register, please call Teri Latter at 847-809-6038.

You are not alone.

Jubilee Garden Open House

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All Are Welcome to Celebrate 25 Years of the St Francis de Sales Jubilee Garden Open House!

Come to the garden, bring the family, learn a little about the SFdS Jubilee Garden and gardening and get your pumpkin & fall decorations started!

We’ll have :

♦ Donuts & cider

♦ 50/50 raffle (no need to be present to win)

♦Available for a small donation

♦ Organically Grown Vegetables

♦ Corn Stalks for fall decorating

♦ Pumpkins

Hi, my name is Marcel!

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SPRED Ministry

  • Catechists needed for 24 Sessions

  • Wednesday evening 11-16 age group

  • Tuesday evening 6-10 age group

  • Meet once a week October through April

  • Only Requirements - Must be 21+ and willing to enter into a one on one relationship with a child with special needs.

We have children on the waiting list that need a catechist!

For more information contact Kelly Smith at (847) 287-8640 or kellylyn60@gmail.com

Introducing our New Tech Team!!

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Welcome to our TECH TEAM: Kaden Abrantes, Mario Bernardi, Ann Benoy, Isabel Edgcomb, Anna Edgcomb, Gianna Hesslau, Aris Monnette, Sarah Richards and Friday Ruiz. This team helps us project the prayers and responses during Mass. On Sunday at 9am and Wednesday noon we stream Mass for those who can’t join us in person. We are grateful to be able to help parishioners feel connected when they can’t physically be with us.

This team also helps with special events. For example, when Mitch Siegel spoke about the Veterans Employment Program the tech team shared pictures from Veterans benefiting from the program’s good work!

When asked about their experience on the tech team, the teens have shared they enjoy the new perspective from the loft and the opportunity to participate in the Mass even more closely.

We have a few openings. Please contact Pam Lynch if you know someone that may be interested in joining the team!

Fr Ryan conveys that this team is doing a great job as they learn and teach each other. As we know, the most important parts of Mass happen at the front of the church and especially on the Altar.

The prayers and responses can help people participate more fully and feel welcomed especially if they haven't been at Mass for a while, or if this is their first Mass experience. Of course, no one is perfect, so please be patient. You can find the team in the loft of the church, so feel free to wave during the sign of peace.

Tech Team Summer Recruitment!

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We are looking for high school & college aged young adults interested in joining our Tech Team! The Tech Team is our expert set of trained individuals who will learn how to use our streaming and projecting equipment for Masses!

You will work in the loft helping stream Masses to our parishioners on Facebook & YouTube, as well as projecting slides during Mass!

No experience needed. We will train you. A stipend is being offered for this important work! Email plynch@stfrancislz.org if you are interested.

Register for Hoopsters Basketball Camp!

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Registration is open for Hoopsters Basketball Camp!

Dear Parents - It's that time of year again to start thinking about summer activities and the Hoopsters Basketball camp! The camp date is July 17-21st. The morning session runs from 9-11am and the afternoon session is 11;30am-1:30pm. Camp will be held in the West Parking Lot of St Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Zurich. We will be working with the kids on basic skills and how positive attitude and strength is demonstrated off the court.

MORNING SESSION \ 1st-4th Grade (2023-2024 school year) \ 9am - 11am

AFTERNOON SESSION \ 5th-8th Grade (2023-2024 school year) \ 11:30am - 1:30pm

REGISTER TODAY AT

Know a teen who wants to volunteer? email Ingrid.Freeland@astellas.com

Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide - Next Meeting June 21st

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Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide - Next Meeting June 21st

The Catholic Charities LOSS PROGRAM was started by Fr Charles Rubey in 1979 with 3 couples who had lost children to suicide. At that time, they would meet regularly in their homes. Today this program has spread throughout the Archdiocese and beyond bringing hope and meaning to those affected by suicide.

Open monthly group meetings will be held at the Parish and Ministry Center on the 3rd WEDS of EACH MONTH; 7-9pm.

www.catholiccharities.net/LOSS

Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide is invited to attend. **Please register if you are new to this program by calling (312) 655-7283

Suicide loss is complicated and traumatic. Together we walk through this specific type of grief and offer each other support. A licensed clinician and a trained facilitator will run each meeting. No matter how recent or how long ago you experienced loss by suicide -all are welcome! Any questions, please call Tish Guinter (847) 293-4332

Emmaus House needs Grocery Bags & Egg Cartons

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Donations may be dropped off in Fr. Valker Hall. Please label for Emmaus House.

Emmaus is looking for volunteers to harvest food locally and bring it to Fr. Valker Hall. This food will then be distributed to folks that come to the Sunday Harvest Room. If you have an hour to spare to this worthwhile ministry, please consider contacting

Becky Corrado to find out how you can help, rcorrado@allstate.com or 847-707-0148.

Thank you!

RACHEL'S VINEYARD

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Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing.

Do not continue to live in the shame, fear or numbness.Call our toll-free national hotlines:

Rachel's Vineyard: 877 HOPE 4 ME (877)467-3463

H3LPLINE: Help, Hope, Healing...After the Pain of Abortion. call or text (866)721-7881

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration

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Come spend time with Jesus. Open your heart and let Him make a difference in your life. Join us for First Friday Adoration anytime between 9am-2pm. All are welcome to stop by for a few minutes, an hour or for however long you are able. In order to offer this amazing experience, we need a few adorers to commit to each hour. If you are able to commit to an hour, please scan the code to the right or call the Ministry Center to sign up!

Christmas Choir Thank Yous

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“Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!”

This melody and many others still resound in our hearts and minds from our Christmas celebrations. It takes a lot of musicians to make our liturgies at Christmas such glorious ones. Starting on Christmas Eve at 3:00 mass in the church, Rosie Aitken, music teacher in our school, led 9 students in song along with 2 cantors. They were also accompanied by a flute. They faithfully attended rehearsals and sounded like angels. We are truly blessed. The 3:00 mass in Valker Hall and the 5:00 mass in church were accompanied by Olga Lunetta. We had a cantor and flautist at both of these masses. Olga also played at the 6:30 AM mass with songs led by Fr. Merold. Thank you, Olga, for all you do for us and thank you to these musicians who made the Christmas music come to life! The midnight mass was led by a quartet accompanied by a violin and cello. It was wonderful to hear the congregation sing prelude songs along with our solos. A handbell player, Jocelyn Purtell, played a solo on the bell tree. Truly beautiful music. The 11:00 mass had a trio, choir, handbells, and violin and cello. Thank you to Dave Strutzel for playing organ for us! With his help, I was able to direct everyone. Thank you, musicians, for your countless hours of rehearsal. You made it possible for all of us to truly celebrate the birth of “Our Newborn King”! The 9:00 Christmas Day mass was led by our high school/college students. How wonderful it is that our young people want to come home and share their talents with us! Led by Chris Misik, we heard beautiful voices sing “O Holy Night”. They were accompanied by Matthew Nerenberg on oboe and Elizabeth Vinnes on flute. We can never forget to thank our cantors. They, and their families, give of their time and talent so that we can all sing the music of our church. Thank you for your leadership and all you give to this ministry! We could not have done it without you! So I give a big “Shout-Out” to all of you. Thank you, beautiful job, and Happy New Year.

Patricia Stewart,

Director of Liturgical Music

Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide - Next Meeting Feb 15th

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The Catholic Charities LOSS PROGRAM was started by Fr Charles Rubey in 1979 with 3 couples who had lost children to suicide. At that time, they would meet regularly in their homes. Today this program has spread throughout the Archdiocese and beyond bringing hope and meaning to those affected by suicide.

Open monthly group meetings will be held at the Parish and Ministry Center on the

3rd WEDS of EACH MONTH; 7-9pm.

www.catholiccharities.net/LOSS

Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide is invited to attend. **Please register if you are new to this program by calling (312) 655-7283

Suicide loss is complicated and traumatic. Together we walk through this specific type of grief and offer each other support. A licensed clinician and a trained facilitator will run each meeting. No matter how recent or how long ago you experienced loss by suicide -all are welcome! Any questions, please call Tish Guinter (847) 293-4332

Hope After Abortion

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Abortion leaves a lasting impact on people. Don’t wait any longer for help. Healing can provide a new found hope and freedom.

In this supportive, confidential small group, we will focus on recovering from the emotional and spiritual pain after abortion. We will use spiritual tools and prayer to go through Transform Your Story: A Path to Healing after Abortion workbook.

Starts February 9th (9 weeks) Thursdays 9:00-11:00AM CST | 10:00-12:00PM EST Virtual via Zoom

Contact Tammy Baczek (847)826-8309 for questions and to sign up. All contact is confidential.