Planned Parenthood Rosary
/Join Fr Ryan to Pray the rosary for hope & healing and an end to abortion in the state of illinois
Saturday, July 23 @ Noon
Across the street from Planned Parenthood in Waukegan
Join Fr Ryan to Pray the rosary for hope & healing and an end to abortion in the state of illinois
Saturday, July 23 @ Noon
Across the street from Planned Parenthood in Waukegan
Monday, October 3, 2022 // Wynstone Country Club
Proceeds support our Athletic Program and Youth Ministry Programs
Register & more information at www.stfrancisLZathletics.com
For sponsorship opportunities & any questions contact:
Matt Baines 847 833-8000 | Pete Galdoni 847 732-1790 | Steve Poole 224 548-9108
COME JOIN US ONLINE FOR A SCRIPTURE-BASED PRAYER AND MEDITATION IN A LOVING, PEACEFUL AND RESPECTFUL ATMOSPHERE
ALL ARE WELCOME
THIS Service will ONLY be streamed on youtube & facebook
Are you an adult who missed receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation? Preparation for Confirmation for Vicariate I parishioners will be offered weekly on Mondays beginning Monday, September 12, 2022 from 7-9pm, at St. Edna Parish, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd. in Arlington Heights. Bishop Jeffrey Grob will preside at the Confirmation Mass to be held at St. Edna Parish, Arlington Heights, on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
Information and a registration form can be found at www.vic1chicago.org/adult-confirmation or by contacting Lorie Crepeau at lcrepeau@stedna.org, (847) 398-3362, ext. 325.
PARISH CHOIR - MEETS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY; SINGS AT THE 9:00 MASS; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER
RESURRECTION CHOIR - SUPPORTS THE SINGING OF GRIEVING FAMILIES AT OUR FUNERALS; NO REHEARSALS; EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU COME WHEN YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS; A VERY GOOD OPTION FOR THOSE WITH FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES
HANDBELL CHOIR - MEETS ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY; PLAYS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER; MUST BE ABLE TO READ MUSIC, BUT WE ARE WILLING TO TEACH YOU THE SKILLS
CANTOR - PROCLAIMS THE PSALM AND LEADS THE CONGREGATION IN SUNG PRAYER; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER
INSTRUMENTALISTS - HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER; BAND & STRING INSTRUMENTS ADD SUCH BEAUTY TO OUR SONG
For more information about these groups, Contact Pat Stewart, Director of Music, at musicsfds@stfrancislz.org or call the office at (847)726-4720 or stop by after Mass to chat!
To our totus tuus missionaries- Ben anderson, Enrique Dominguez, Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Emmy Uzquiano, and Margarita Perez,our High school Teen Volunteers & the adult volunteers who helped make our week so much fun!
Thank you to Pam Lynch for hosting all five of our missionaries in her home!
Thank you to Fr. Ryan & Fr. Paul fOr helping with Masses, Confession, and Adoration. THank you to Deacon Tom and Deacon Bob for helping with Masses, Adoration and Church Tours.
Thank you to Rosati's of Lake Zurich, La Parroquia, Culver's of Lake Zurich, The McDermott Family, The Rahilly Family, the Schumacher Family, the Urban Family, The Platas Family, The Clery Family, The Epstein Family, and The Virgilio family for donating meals for our missionaries!
Hello!!
I hope you are having a great summer. This summer, our parish is participating in the free event, Unplugged Fest at Paulus Park. We are in need of incoming 8th graders and high school students to help us with the craft we are offering at our tent. Please use the link below to sign up for one or more time slots.
If you have any questions please contact Mimi McGlauchlin at 847-726-4850.
Our High School Youth Ministry team prepares freshmen and sophomores for Confirmation and also ministers to all high school teens through youth group events and activities. The teens who have participated in our ministry in the past many years have been honest and open about sharing their faith journeys and their struggles. They have shared how they have seen God working in their lives and how God has worked through other people.
Working with the Director of Youth Ministry in:
Planning and coordinating Confirmation content and working on-site during the Sunday in-person small group meetings for our two year high school Confirmation program.
Planning, coordinating and attending Confirmation & Kairos Retreats and Steubenville Youth Conference.
Planning, coordinating and attending Youth Group activities (currently Sundays).
We are looking for a person to bring their fresh ideas and enthusiasm in serving the high school teens in our community and parish. We are always evolving and interested in learning from the past as we look to improve our ministry in the future.
We serve teens in 6th-8th grade and use the Life Teen Edge program to foster their faith. Teens attend class twice a month to participate in large group activities and small group discussions. Sessions are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays in the evening.
Working with the Coordinator of Religious Education in:
Planning, coordinating and attending middle school Edge religious education sessions.
Working with the small group volunteers who facilitate the small group discussions.
Planning and coordinating events and activities for Young Adults within our parish and vicariate.
During the past years, the high school and junior high teams have collaborated and helped each other in a variety of ways. We truly are better together.
This person will also join us as part of the Mass Tech Team. We stream 9:00am Mass on Sunday & noon on Wednesday and also 1st Communion and Confirmation Masses annually.
There is an administrative staff person who is also part of this Religious Education and Youth Ministry team.
Detailing out all the specific tasks would include much more information, but the points above cover the main goals of this job. Many of the tasks have been changed in the past years to take advantage of online registration opportunities. We can be available for a conversation to answer questions anytime.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about this position, please send an updated resume and cover letter to plynch@stfrancislz.org for consideration.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling end Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturns the Court’s tragic 1973 decision that removed legal protection for unborn children. We welcome this important ruling and the opportunity it creates for a national conversation on protecting human life in the womb and promoting human dignity at all stages of life. This moment should serve as a turning point in our dialogue about the place an unborn child holds in our nation, about our responsibility to listen to women and support them through pregnancies and after the birth of their children, and about the need to refocus our national priorities to support families, particularly those in need.
The Catholic Church brings to such a conversation the conviction that every human life is sacred, that every single person is made in the image and likeness of God and therefore deserving of reverence and protection. That belief is the reason the Catholic Church is the country's largest provider of social services, many aimed at eliminating the systemic poverty and health care insecurity that traps families in a cycle of hopelessness and limit authentic choice.
We also come to this dialogue as Americans, knowing that the principle that all human beings are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, and that first among these is the right to life.
Make no mistake, because this ruling regrettably will have little impact on abortion in Illinois, as there are virtually no restrictions here, we will continue to advocate strongly for legal protections for unborn children. And we will redouble our efforts to work with all to build a culture that values the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.
This ruling is not the end of the journey, but rather a fresh start. It underscores the need to understand those who disagree with us, and to inculcate an ethic of dialogue and cooperation. Let us begin by examining our national conscience, taking stock of these dark places in our society and in our hearts that turn to violence and deny the humanity of our brothers and sisters, and get to work building up the common good by choosing life.
I have been watching the news in horror as at least 6 are dead and many more were wounded after a gunman opened fire as families attended an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. What should have been a peaceful celebration of our nation’s founding ended in unspeakable tragedy.
Please join me in praying for the victims and their loved ones, who never imagined a July 4 celebration could become a killing ground. Pray too for the safety of first responders as they pursue the person responsible for this tragedy. They bravely rushed into the danger to treat victims and to protect others from harm.
The parade reportedly had a heavy presence of police and fire vehicles, yet this shooter was able to wound at least two dozen people before he stopped, or was stopped, and fled. Victims ranged in age from 8 to 85. Weapons designed to rapidly destroy human bodies have no place in civil society.
It is barely July, and this year the United States is already experiencing more than one mass shooting a day. Chicago Police reported at least 55 shot and 7 killed since Friday, and the holiday weekend is not yet over. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for U.S. children.
Whatever one makes of the right to bear arms, there is plenty of room for prudential judgment in interpreting the Second Amendment so as to enact serious, broadly popular gun-safety measures. The Senate finally passed a significant, yet modest, gun-safety bill last month. But clearly more must be done.
The right to bear arms does not eclipse the right to life, or the right of all Americans to go about their lives free of the fear that they might be shredded by bullets at any moment. Gun violence is a life issue. We must continue to pray that all our officials, elected and unelected alike, will redouble their commitment to keeping safe the people they have sworn to serve.
Pope Francis wrote to the people of Chicagoland in 2016: “As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, humanity ‘must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.’ I urge all people, especially young men and women, to respond to Dr. King's prophetic words and know that a culture of nonviolence is not an unattainable dream, but a path that has produced decisive results.”
May the Lord of mercy embrace in love those who have died, bring healing to the wounded, comfort to their loved ones, and courage to all of us, so that we may respond to this tragedy united as God’s children to build a path to safety and peace.
Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in connection with her apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Our Lady of Fatima told the shepherd children to pray the rosary daily for the end of the war (World War I). Mary continued to appear once a month for 6 months to the three children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. In October of 1930, the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima approved the visions as “worthy of belief.” Our Lady of Fatima urgently desired for all of faithful to pray daily for the salvation of poor sinners, and for the whole world. That message from Our Mother Mary is a challenge – no matter where you are in your own personal prayer life – to go deeper, to pray often, and with greater fervor.
Monday, July 13th following the Noon Mass
We will pray a rosary with the 5 prayers to Our Lady of Fatima. Prayers for Hope, Healing and an end to abortion in our country.
At Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, formerly Heartland Blood Centers, we never forget the patients who receive the blood we collect. Every unit of blood is collected from volunteer donors who meet specific criteria and have been screened according to strict guidelines. Every unit (pint) is collected, transported, tested and stored according to tightly-controlled procedures.
Examples of transfusion needs are:
Cancer: up to 8 units/month
Bone Marrow Transplant: up to 2 units/day
Liver Transplant: up to 100 units
Auto Accident: up to 50 units
Cardiovascular Surgery: 2-25 unit
Helpful tip:
Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.
Appointments are encouraged, Walk-ins welcome!
https://bit.ly/BloodDrive-7-21-22
St. Francis de Sales School is in search of fun-loving, responsible adult who loves our middle school aged children.
Please contact Mary Keller at mkeller@stfrancislz.org if you are interested in the position or know of someone great for the position!
St Francis de Sales Parish will be collecting backpacks filled with school supplies to benefit underprivileged children in our community. Beginning July 16th & 17th Back-to-School Tags with a list of school supplies for each backpack will be available at the church. All school supplies should be placed in a new backpack and returned to church by Sunday, July 31st. Your gift means the world to a bright and deserving child eager for a proper education.
Please click the button below.
2022-2023 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION
Click the button below with your areas of interest:
Click the button below to be directed to our payment portal. If you need to set up a payment plan, please contact the Religious Education Office at 847.438.3233.
CLICK HERE TO PAY YOUR TUITION
Click the button below to view the most updated version of our Parent Handbook.
We are pleased to tell you that you do not need to drop off the packet or mail it in. If you prefer a paper registration packet or prefer to write a check or pay in person please contact Cathy Chiarelli and she can make arrangements for you. Please register asap and before August 12th.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for your interest in our High School two year Confirmation Preparation Program at St Francis de Sales Parish. We desire to journey with each person to deepen their relationship with God through knowledge and understanding as well as experiences and encounters.
Our focus will continue to be on your teen as well as your family since we are absolutely confident that your relationship with God can and will have a positive impact in your life and the life of your family. Each teen will receive a Bible and we will spend time learning more about how Sacred Scriptures can be relevant to your life.
We will have three components this year:
A monthly family session. A link to the monthly lesson will be sent to you and your teen. The content will include insights, ideas and truths about God and our Faith. These lessons are intended to be discussed by the teen, parent and family. Your teens will be asked to respond with thoughts and reactions. The focus of these sessions will be to learn and grow together so we can deepen our understanding about God and about our relationship with Him. (Dates - whatever works for the family)
Monthly teen small group gathering and discussion. We will meet approximately once a month. These small group gatherings are important for the teens to be able to connect, learn and share their insights and ideas (Dates TBD - most likely on Sunday mid-day)
Mass. The Mass is an important gift of our Church and offers us all a unique opportunity to invite Jesus into our life. The more you grow in your faith, the more important the Mass can become to your faith life. All families should attend Mass each Sunday. Our current Mass schedule: Saturday 5pm, Sunday 6:30am, 9:00am and 11:00am. On the days we have a small group meeting we will gather with our teens in small groups at 11:00 Mass.
Goals for this year:
Teens and parents have a new perspective about God and their relationship with God and are inspired to move forward on their faith journey even after these sessions are complete.
Your family is comfortable discussing faith, prayer and God together at home and creates your own family prayer, prayer time and/or prayer experiences.
You can use this online form to register for both 1st year or 2nd year Confirmation Preparation Sessions.
Use this Tuition link for payment: Tuition Link
Please pay before classes begin. If you cannot make the whole payment upfront, please use the partial payment section of the online form. You can contact Cathy Chiarelli at CChiarelli@stfrancislz.org to set up a payment plan. Also, Fr Ryan can offer some financial assistance through the scholarship application process.
This year we are able to offer online credit card payments. If you prefer to pay with a check or cash, you can drop off or mail to our Ministry Center at 135 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 c/o Confirmation Program.
How to Pay
Credit Card: Online via our payment portal (there is a processing fee attached to this). Directions for this option will be listed at the end of the registration form.
Check: Please bring to the ministry center or mail it to our Ministry Center at 135 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047 c/o YM Confirmation Program.
Cash: Can be brought to the ministry center or brought to the first day of class.
Contact Fr Ryan regarding financial assistance.
Volunteers Needed
We are in need of adult small group leaders. Please contact Pam Lynch if you have a heart for teens, are willing to create a safe place for open discussion and are willing to share some stories from your own faith life. The Protecting God's Children process will need to be completed.
Thank you again for your interest in our program and for letting us accompany you in continuing with your child's education in our Faith.
Usually freshmen join as 1st year teens. If your child is joining us outside this typical time frame, please let me know. We want to help you and your child.
GOT QUESTIONS? Please contact Pam Lynch, Director of Youth Ministry
847.726.4862 // plynch@stfrancislz.org
Constantino Alivia - University of Illinois Chicago
Maggie Bodo - Herzing University
Kelly Brenner - University of Missouri
Kaylee Buckley - Marquette University
Casey Cruz - Chico State
Celia Cunnion - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Joshua Dudley - University of Illinois Chicago
Katlyn Falson - College of Lake County
Tara Gaffney - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jackson Galdoni - University of Delaware
Lukas Galdoni - Butler University
Daniel Gramm - University of Kentucky
Bridget Huels - University of Dayton
Lauren Jaeger - Illinois State University
Isabelle Jordan - Augustana University
Henry Langbo - University of Notre Dame
Eli Larson - North Central College
Natalia Linares - Washington University in St. Louis
Stephen Lindberg - Saint Louis University
Grace Loverde - Augustana University
Giovanni Monte - Augustana University
Kayla Otto - Illinois State University
Darcy Petrus - Xavier University
Sarah Pini - Saint Norbert College
Emilia Salv - University of Illinois
Anna Maria Schelonka - South Dakota State University
Ashley Soukup - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Giacomo Armagno - Kent State University
Evan Bajerski - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Barker - Indiana University
Danny Davern - University of Wisconsin-- Whitewater
Daniela Del Bosque - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Devine - Purdue University
Maddie Divane - University of Wisconsin-- Madison
Kaitlyn Donton - University of Notre Dame
Molly Finucane - Saint Louis University
Gretchen Greeby - Butler University
Kelly Herlihy - Indiana University Bloomington
Eleanore Hoffman - Belmont University
Isabella Holaday - University of Iowa
Natalie Jokerst - Illinois State University
Jeremy Kamman - Kansas State University
Colin Kinsey - University of Illinois
Faith Krabbe - Quincy University
Camden Krautsack - Clemson University
Katie Lach - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Olivia Lewicki - San Francisco Academy of Arts
Mallory Machala - Saint Louis University
Michael Machamer - Concordia University Wisconsin
Emma Magnone - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lauren Malenfant - Northwestern University
Jack McGahan - University of Kentucky
Maureen McGowan - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Audrey McGrail - College of the Holy Cross
Caroline Modelski - Butler University
Rachel Mooney - Texas Tech University
Olivia Moorman - Central Michigan University
Matthew Nigro - Elmhurst University
Nicole Albright - University of Alabama
Gabriel Alivia - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sydney Bindler - Illinois State University
Ryan Cawley - Clemson University
Fernanda Del Bosque - College of Creative Studies
Alyssa DeSalvo - Loyola University Chicago
Grace Ergastolo - University of Tennessee
Joseph Finzel - College of Lake County
Derek Galdoni - University of Indiana
Christopher Gasner - undisclosed
Jack Gramm - University of Missouri
Michaela Hadaway - Michigan State University
Baileigh Hannah - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kyle Heinz - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alvaro Hizar - Marquette University
Avery Krautsack - Louisiana State University
Conor Madigan - McHenry Community College/DePaul University
Alex Miiller - University of Alabama
Enzo Monte - Iowa State University
Alex Nastruz - Illinois State University
Antonio Ojeda - University of Dayton
Tegan Rae - University of Illinois
Madeline Rosenbaum - University of Michigan
Emilia Salvi - University of Illinois
Catherine Schelonka - Michigan Technological University
Mia Welborn - Marquette University
Anthony Zizzo - Marquette University
Victoria Agrella - Michigan State University
Jia Anderson - Carthage College
Nora Bajerski - Illinois State University
Daniel Barker - Ohio State University
James Battaglia - University of Southern Alabama
Margaret Bowe - Purdue University
Marco Bruno - Saint Louis University
Ryan Buckley - Colorado University
Jennifer Bukowski - University of Kentucky
Ben Cacioppo - Kansas University
Colin Diblik - University of Dayton
Josh Diblik - Xavier University
Olivia Donnelly - Michigan State University
Olivia Dorhorst - University of Illinois
Kaylie Freeland - Ohio State University
Madeline Gillis - University of Dayton
Marco Goranson College of Lake County
Jessica Greeby - University of Dayton
Kevin Huels - University of Georgia
Niko Kempa - Junior Hockey
Dominick Magnone - University of Notre Dame
Jack Malenfant - Indiana University
Zach Marcheschi - Michigan State University
Riley McHugh - Marquette University
Alexa Mehrholz - University of Colorado
Madyson Meyer - Oregon State University
Meredith Modelski - Butler University
Victoria Nagode - University of Illinois
Anna Nagode - DePaul University
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Annabelle Pinto - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Spiros Pissios - University of Chicago
Victoria Renguso - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Andy Ridosh - Saint Louis University
Nicolas Rodriguez - Johns Hopkins University
Jack Roscoe - Purdue University
Kendall Scott - Texas Christian University
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This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church. Here's what you need to know about the feast day:
The timing and origins of Pentecost
Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus, and ten days after his ascension into heaven. Because Easter is a moveable feast without a fixed date, and Pentecost depends on the timing of Easter, Pentecost can fall anywhere between May 10 and June 13.
The timing of these feasts is also where Catholics get the concept of the Novena - nine days of prayer - because in Acts 1, Mary and the Apostles prayed together "continuously" for nine days after the Ascension leading up to Pentecost. Traditionally, the Church prays the Novena to the Holy Spirit in the days before Pentecost.
There is a parallel Jewish holiday, Shavu`ot, which falls 50 days after Passover. Shavu'ot is sometimes called the festival of weeks, referring to the seven weeks since Passover. Originally a harvest feast, Shavu`ot now commemorates the sealing of the Old Covenant on Mount Sinai, when the Lord revealed the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai. Every year, the Jewish people renew their acceptance of the gift of the Torah on this feast.
What happens at Pentecost?
In the Christian tradition, Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered together in the Upper Room.
A "strong, driving" wind filled the room where they were gathered, and tongues of fire came to rest on their heads, allowing them to speak in different languages so that they could understand each other. It was such a strange phenomenon that some people thought the Christians were just drunk - but Peter pointed out that it was only the morning, and said the phenomenon was caused by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit also gave the apostles the other gifts and fruits necessary to fulfill the great commission - to go out and preach the Gospel to all nations. It fulfills the New Testament promise from Christ (Luke 24:46-49) that the Apostles would be "clothed with power" before they would be sent out to spread the Gospel.
Where's that in the bible?
The main event of Pentecost (the strong driving wind and tongues of fire) takes place in Acts 2:13, though the events immediately following (Peter's homily, the baptism of thousands) continue through verse 41.
Happy Birthday, Church!
It was right after Pentecost that Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, preached his first homily to Jews and other non-believers, in which he opened the scriptures of the Old Testament, showing how the prophet Joel prophesied events and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
He also told the people that the Jesus they crucified is the Lord and was raised from the dead, which "cut them to the heart." When they asked what they should do, Peter exhorted them to repent of their sins and to be baptised. According to the account in Acts, about 3,000 people were baptised following Peter's sermon.
article taken from www.catholicnewsagency.com
artwork by Leanne Bowen
Everything that we believe in and do should lead us to unity with our Lord. The Holy Spirit flows into us and through us. This print shows the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit and the 12 fruits of the Spirit.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, faithfulness, modesty, gentleness, chastity and self control.” -Galatians 5:22-23
Prophet Isaiah writes about the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
“The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of knowledge, piety, and the fear of the LORD.” Isaiah 11:2
Click on a term below to read more about it!