Church of the Holy Ghost

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time February 24, 2019

A Catholic Faith Community

254 N. Wood Dale Road, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191

www.holyghostparish.org

Upcoming Parish Events

February 26 ~ Council of Catholic Women Board Meeting

7 PM - Koinonia Room

March 2 & 3 ~ Return Knights of Columbus Baby Bottles;

Family Mass; Birthday/Anniversary Weekend; Capital

Campaign Collection; CMAA Commitment Weekend

March 6 ~ Ash Wednesday: 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM Mass

12:15 PM Ashes Only

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule

Monday through Thursday Mass 8:30 AM

Friday Mass or Communion Service 8:30 AM

Saturday 5 PM Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

Holy Day ~ 8:30 AM, 12:15 PM and 7:00 PM

Welcome to Holy Ghost Parish

Holy Ghost Directory

Parish

Parish Office..........................................630.860.2975

Parish Fax...............................................630.860.9482

Parish website………………www.holyghostparish.org

My Parish App : For Tablet and Smart phone download at myParishApp.com

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Closed for lunch 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Rev. John Hornicak, Pastor frjohn@holyghostparish.org

Dino J. Franch, Deacon dinoraffy@aol.com

Robbie Lasica, Deacon aquinas.trinity@gmail.com

Theresa Bero, Business Manager tbero@holyghostparish.org

Carolyn Niehoff, Music Director carolyn@holyghostparish.org

Kelly Scardina, Bulletin Editor hgbulletin@aol.com

Faith Formation

Faith Formation Office..........................630.766.1045

Kathy Grant, Director of Faith Formation kgrant@holyghostparish.org

Parish Mission Statement

We, the members of Holy Ghost Parish, are one body of Roman Catholic

people with diverse gifts and blessings, who share responsibility for the

transformation of ourselves and our world according to the teachings and

example of Jesus Christ.

Fed by the Holy Spirit, we nurture our faith through private prayer, liturgy

and sacraments, through life-long learning and teaching of Gospel values,

and through love and support of each other.

Empowered by the same Spirit, we live our faith in action through the

ministries of service, social justice, evangelization and witness, because all

are called to one and the same goal: unity with God, now and forever.

Amen.

Sacramental Information

Baptism takes place on some Sundays at 12:30

p.m. Before scheduling your child’s Baptism, you must

attend a preparation class. Call the parish office to

make arrangements.

First Eucharist is celebrated each spring and is

available to youth who have completed the required

preparation.

Confirmation is celebrated each year and is

available to youth who have completed the required

preparation.

Reconciliation is available Saturdays at 4:00 PM

or by appointment. During the seasons of Advent and

Lent Saturday Reconciliation will begin at 3:00 PM.

Seven hours of Reconciliation is scheduled for one day

during Advent and Lent at the Deanery Church.

Marriage Diocesan policy requires 6 months prep-

aration time. Contact parish office for appointment.

RCIA is a process for fully initiating adults into the

Catholic faith. It is for those who have not been bap-

tized or those were baptized and/or raised in another

Christian denomination and are now interested in

becoming Catholic. This process is also for Baptized

Catholics who never completed their initiation

through the sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirma-

tion. If interested, please contact the parish office at

630-860-2975.

Eucharist for the Homebound If you or a

member of your family cannot attend Mass because of

illness or disability, a Minister of Care will bring

Communion to you. Call the parish office to make

arrangements.

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Readings and Resources

SUNDAY REFLECTION

DO NO HARM

We listen quite a while before we get to the “punch line” of the first reading today: even though it would be an easy thing to do, David will not harm the anointed one of the Lord. We, of course, know that Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed one of God, but the Bible uses this term for many different people. It is scripture’s way of indicating who has been chosen by God for a special place and mission in salvation history.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents a greatly enlarged list of those who, as children of God, we should not harm, but love instead: our enemies, those who curse us or do us harm, those who owe us money, the un-grateful, the wicked. The point of Jesus’ teaching is not to encourage these kinds of behaviors in others, but rather to form us in the image of our heavenly Father by increasing our opportunities to love unconditionally, expecting no return; to be merciful and forgiving, even when it would be easier not to.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

When the Roman Empire turned a favorable eye toward the once-persecuted Christians, among the effects was a population explosion in the baptismal font, as Chris-tian sympathizers stepped from the shadows. With more and more people becoming Christians, laws were passed to protect Sunday as a work-free day. Soon, it became possible to celebrate Mass later in the morning, rather than the older custom of gathering before dawn to celebrate Eucharist. Amazingly, despite the increas-ing numbers of Christians, there was great resistance to adding to the number of worship events; the Eucharist that began as a few friends around a table soon was transformed into a more formal event with throngs crowding a large hall. All the Christians in a city or town would gather around the bishop for the one Sunday Eucharist, and only when the crowds became unman-ageable was there an impulse to divide the assembly by splitting off a new bishop and flock.

Now, sixteen hundred years later, many parishes see a need to trim or combine Mass schedules. This is often seen as tough surgery. Yet our forebears in the faith would see it as a gain: a filling up of the Eucharist with a large and vigorous assembly, a fullness of minis-try, an opportunity to make the Church more fully visi-ble and stronger for service. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

Our Sanctuary Lamp Our sanctuary lamp is a 7-day candle that is always lit above the tabernacle. If

you would like to contribute $20 to the cost of the weekly candle we will print a

“Thank You” in the bulletin. You are also welcome to make the donation in

memory of a loved one or loved ones. There are envelopes on the book racks for

your donation. Just include a paper that states how you would like your name

and/or the names for memorials printed. Names will be printed in the bulletin in

the order in which they are received, either in the collection or at the office.

Our Sanctuary Lamp this week is lit through the generosity of:

Stanley Smutek

In memory of:

Daily Scripture

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29

Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50

Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16

Sunday: Sir:27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45

Come Pray the Rosary

Weekdays 9:00 AM & Thursdays 7:00 PM

Adoration: Monday ~ Friday 7:00 AM ~ 8:00 AM

Stay as long as you can.

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Julia Smutek

Jim Burrows, the cartoonist behind The

Little Ones, is a Christian artist with a

passion for sharing the Good News of the

Gospel through art that is joyful. He is a

certified catechist at Mission San Luis

Obispo, California, and has a master’s

degree in Pastoral Studies from Loyola

University New Orleans. He is a permanent

deacon for the Diocese of Monterey.

The Little Ones

Mass Intentions for the Week

Saturday, February 23

5:00 p.m.

Joann Zernone

Sunday, February 24

8:30 a.m.

The Roztocki Family

Health & Blessings

10:30 a.m.

For the parishioners of Holy Ghost Parish, living & deceased

Joseph Patricelli

Please keep the

following intentions

in your prayers:

Please note: Weekday intentions may be re-

scheduled due to changes or cancellations.

Monday, February 25 8:30 a.m.

Joseph Cali

Tuesday, February 26 8:30 a.m.

Margaret P. Gisburne

Wednesday, February 27 8:30 a.m.

Lee Rudy

Lolita Gniech

Thursday, February 28 8:30 a.m.

Joseph Hornicak

Friday, March 1 8:30 a.m.

For the parishioners of Holy Ghost Parish, living & deceased

Intentions Announcement

The following changes concerning Mass Intention

requests, which are in Compliance with the Decree

on Mass Stipends, will begin on January 1, 2016:

There will be one intention for a Mass.

Mass will be offered for all Parishioners in the Parish

on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Holy Thursday,

Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday, and Holy Days of Obliga-

tion. No other intentions will be taken for the

Masses on these days.

Welcome Center

Welcome Center Ministers are able to help you

with the following needs: Parish Registration,

Sick Call Request, and Sacrament Information

Pray for Our Military

'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us. Bless them

and their families for the selfless acts they

perform for us in our time of need, in Jesus'

name. Amen.'

COL Michael D. Daniels-Army

LT- Nicholas Lucania-Navy

CPO Dale Janetka- USCG

PVT Ian Schauchuk-Army

COL Jeffrey K. Klotz- Army

ENS Matthew Starsiak–Navy

PVT Billy Termine-Marines

CWO4 Anderson Mann– Army

LTC Grace Gallagher - Army

LTC Robert Bowen-Army

SSGT Robert W. Dones– Air Force

MAJ Mary Dones– Air Force

CAPT Thomas Zwolfer-Navy

PVT Steven Badgley– Army

Cadet Joshua Jalowiec –Air Force Academy

Ryan James Ruizol– Navy

SSGT Timothy Latvis-Air Force

CAPT Edward W. Miller—USMC

LT COL-Anthony Calabrese-Air Force

MAJ Patty Calabrese– Air Force

PVT Cameron Andresen-USMC

Peter Bush—USMC

IT2 Christopher Wilder– Navy

2d LT Joseph Piscopo-Air Force

Jesus said to his disciples: “To you who

hear I say, love your enemies, do good to

those who hate you, bless those who

curse you, pray for those who mistreat

you.” Luke 6:27-28

Bulletin Deadlines

Please help the bulletin editor meet

her deadlines by submitting your

bulletin articles at least two weeks

before your event. Three weeks is

even better. Because of our

increased pages, the bulletin is sent

to the printer a week and a half be-

fore it comes out. Consequently, and

with regret, last minute articles can-

not be accommodated.

Kelly Scardina, Bulletin Editor

hgbulletin@aol.com

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Stewardship Corner

Financial Giving to Holy Ghost

Food for the Banquet

Thank you to this week’s contributor:

From: Olga G. Valdez

$50 is needed each weekend for hosts and wine. If you would like to help cover the costs, drop your donation with your choice of date into the collection basket. Mark it Food for the Banquet.

The following dates are open for donations:

Part of March

Most of April

All of May

Vocations Prayer

He said to them, “Come and See.” They came and saw where

he was staying (John 1: 39). God of all nations , we are most

grateful for the first Catholic missionaries and explorers who

came to America. As strangers in a strange land they brought

with them countless skills, talents and traditions, but their

greatest treasure was their faith. May the good News of Jesus

Christ, which molded and shaped their lives, continue to mold

and shape our lives today.

Bless our diocese with men and women who will follow in their

footsteps to serve the Church as religious brothers, sisters,

priests, and deacons.

Lord Jesus Christ, help us to hear your call to “Come and

See.”

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Servers for March 2nd & 3rd

Saturday, 5:00 pm Sunday, 8:30 am Sunday, 10:30 am

Adults servers

monitor

their own schedule.

Alex Rosone

Katie Niehoff

Grace Mendoza

Maxim Gasior

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Monthly Stewardship

Date January 2019 Fiscal year to date

Sunday collections $41,574 $338,133

Budgeted $50,000 $350,000

Overage/(Shortage) ($8,426) ($11,867)

Overage/(Shortage) % (16.85%) (3.38%)

Annual Budget $600,000

A Prayer For Our Church

Heavenly Father, in every age, you have been our refuge. Yet again and still, we stand before you asking for your protection on your Holy Church. We place our Church in your hands, for without you we can do nothing. May Jesus, our High Priest and true compass, continue to lead her in every thought and action to be an instrument of justice, a source of consolation, a sacrament of unity, and a manifestation of your faithful covenant. For the victims of abuse and their families, pour out your healing and your peace. For the leaders of your Church, pour out your Spirit to guide them and inspire their decisions. For those who have followed your call to serve you and your people in holiness, sustain them by your grace. For all the faithful who are searching for answers, embrace them with your love, restore their trust, console them with your clear Gospel message, and renew them with your sacraments. We ask this in the name of your Son and our Brother, and through the Holy Spirit, who lives and reigns with you forever and ever. Amen.

CELEBRATING CHILDREN

TO THE PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN: ∗ Relax! God put the wiggle in children, don't feel you have to suppress it in God’s house. All are welcome! ∗ Sit toward the front where it is easier to see and hear. ∗ Quietly explain the parts of the Mass. ∗ Sing hymns, pray & voice the responses. Children learn liturgical behavior by copying you. ∗ If you have to leave Mass with your child, please feel free to do so, but please come back. As Jesus said: "Let the children come to me." ∗ Always remember that the way we welcome children in Church directly affects the way they respond to the Church, to God, to Jesus and to one another. Let them know that they are at home in this house of worship. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PARISH: The presence of children is a gift. They remind us that our parish is growing. Please welcome our children and give a smile of encouragement to their parents.

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Lenten Holy Hour

And Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

7:00 PM

At Holy Ghost Church

In the Garden of Gethsemane, before His Crucifixion,

Jesus asked His Apostles,

“ Could you not keep watch with me for one hour?”

Palms for Ash Wednesday

Holy Ghost will gladly accept your used Palms to be burned for use

on Ash Wednesday.

Containers can be found at both entrances of

the Church and will be received until Sunday, March 3.

Please empty your bag of palms into

the container and take your bag with you.

Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal 2019

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The 2019 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal is now underway! The Diocese of Joliet has mailed information about the

2019 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA) to all CMAA donors at Holy Ghost Parish. The CMAA supports thirty

ministries that benefit every parish in the Diocese, including ours, as well as our friends and neighbors most in need.

If we raise more than our goal, $52,300, 70% of the amount paid over the goal will be returned to us for our use. This is

a great benefit for our parish! Please review the information about this year’s drive, Signs of Hope, that you have re-

ceived and prayerfully reflect on your gift to this year’s CMAA. If you do not receive a mailing from the diocese about the

CMAA, please contact the parish office. Please complete the pledge card you received and return it in the provided en-

velope or bring it with you to Mass next weekend.

SAVE THE DATE:

HOLY GHOST PARISH MISSION MARCH 31 ~ 4:00 PM APRIL 1 & 2 ~ 7:00 PM

“Lord, Make Me a Channel of your Peace"

MISSION DIRECTOR: FATHER ED SHEA, OFM

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MEN’S SMALL GROUP PREPARATION FOR EASTER

WITH DEACON ROBBIE LASICA

AN EIGHT WEEK READING OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK

BEGINNING THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS

PRAYER

FRATERNITY

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DEACON ROBBIE AT:

aquinas.trinity@gmail.com

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January

Baptized in Christ We welcome our newest

Brothers and Sisters!

CRISTIANO EULALIO HERRERA

EMILIA JOSEPHINE LAUREAN

CONNOR LIAM PATEL

GRANT CHARLES DVORAK GORAY

NATHANIEL MORAWA

MATTEO VALENTINO SANCHEZ

BRIGGS ROYAL SOBUSIAK

January Funerals

In the Arms of the Lord Please pray for our departed

Brothers and Sisters.

JAMES O’MALLEY

January Wedding Celebration

MARILENA TORITTO AND GIUSEPPE GARCIA

HOLY GHOST PARISH BLOOD DRIVE

SUNDAY, MARCH 24

8 A.M. ~ 1 P.M.

RYAN HALL

To schedule a donation, contact Nancy Siemers at 630.533.2276

or *Vitalant at 877.258.4825 or

or online at vitalant.org and use group code G235

*On September 24, 2018, LifeSource joined with 8 other Blood Agencies across the

country and then became Vitalant. The mission is the same. Save a life. Give blood.

Knights of Columbus

ROE vs. WADE STILL HAUNTS US

January 22 was the 46th anniversary of the tragic Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision permitting

abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy. The Knights of Columbus encourages our parish members to participate in a Baby Bottle Collection. The change collected from February 2 to March 3

will be donated to the Women’s Centers that assists women in crisis pregnancy situations.

Your change has helped provide free ultrasounds that have spared many women from making the heart-breaking decision to destroy their unborn children. Baby bottles picked up on February 2-3 should be returned on March 2-3.

The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland Crisis pregnancy counseling, medical and social referrals, material goods assistance.

www.womens-center.org 773-794-1313 CHICAGO - DES PLAINES - EVERGREEN PARK

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Columbian Award Knights of Columbus headquarters in New Haven Connecticut announced Holy Ghost Council 10325 of Wood Dale has earned the Columbian Award for the fraternal year 2017-2018. The award recognizes excellence in programs that serve the Church, community, families, pro-life, and youth.

KC charitable activities encompass an almost infinite variety of local, national and in-ternational projects. Our unique charities include placing 1,000 ultrasound machines in pregnancy centers, distributing more than 100,000 Coats for Kids, and supporting Special Olympics for more than 50 years. We also partner with international charities including the Global Wheelchair Mission and Habitat for Humanity. Knights and their families have greater opportunities to participate in a variety of activities that deepen their faith, promote the New Evangelization, and strengthen our parishes. These activ-ities include the Family Fully Alive Devotional Program, Father's Day Affirmation of Wedding Vows, Food for Families and the Keep Christ in Christmas Campaign.

“The Columbian Award is a great honor for us. We are extremely pleased,” said Grand Knight Larry Bernett in accepting the plaque and mounting it above the coat hooks at church.

The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic lay organization. Families ob-tain economic security and stability through optional low-cost life and long-term care insurance programs and annuities. Knights enjoy belonging to an organization with others who share the same religious beliefs, who are joined together in a common cause, and who provide opportunity to develop lasting friendships. The organization has grown each year to nearly 2 million Catholic men in 16 countries worldwide. In the past year, Knights gave more than 76 million hours of volunteer service and donated over $185 million to charitable needs and projects. www.kofc.org

Men of Holy Ghost – Come join us!

Call Deacon Rob Lasica 630-422-5210

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Around the Deanery

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"Szukasz szkoły jakich mało, szkołę Św. Urszuli wybierz śmiało!"

Zapisy na rok szkolny 2019/20

Polska Szkoła im. Św. Urszuli Ledóchowskiej

TEL.(630) 677-7796 email:kontaktszkola@gmail.com

ZAPRASZA W SWOJE PROGI

do dwóch lokalizacji

piątki - w budynku szkolnym przy Kościele Św. Gertrudy

Adres: 9613 Schiller Blvd., Franklin Park, IL.

Każdy piątek w miesiącu od lutego do maja,

w godz. od 5.00pm do 8.00pm.

soboty - w budynku szkolnym przy Kościele Św. Ducha Adres: 254 N.Wood Dale Rd., Wood Dale, IL. Każda sobota w miesiącu od lutego do maja,

w godz. od 9.00am do 12.00am.

Szkoła oferuje:

zajęcia w piątki i soboty,

lekcje jęz. polskiego, historii i geografii,

lekcje religii z przygotowaniem do Sakramentu Pierwszej Komunii i Bierzmowania,

klasy od Przedszkola do Liceum,

nauczycieli z wykształceniem pedagogicznym,

uczestnictwo w konkursach, wycieczkach (kino, teatr), itp.

małe klasy oraz miłą i rodzinną atmosferę.

Today: Part 5 in our series of “GO”, He Said Pastoral Letter from Bishop R. Daniel Conlon: ————————————————————————

III. The Way It Is (Part 2) The number of priests available to celebrate those Masses has also dropped considerably, as has the number of religious sisters. Many Catholic schools have closed, with far more children attending reli-gious education programs conducted in evenings or on weekends. For many parents who do choose Cath-olic schools for their children, academic excellence is sometimes more important than religious formation. Regarding marriage, far fewer Catholics seek to be married in the Church; many couples delay marriage and cohabit beforehand, and Catholics divorce at the same rate as others. There is widespread acceptance of same-sex unions, along with increasing muddle around sexual identity. Positively, marriage has been set forth more dynamically as a true vocation in the Church. Programs, such as Marriage Encounter, have been a blessing to many couples. Undoubtedly, many Catholic parents are leading fervent “domestic churches,” while other Catholic children are growing up with little formation in the life of faith at home. The ecclesial community here in the United States has experienced significant division since the council over the way the liturgy, especially the Mass, is celebrated. One irony is that people of my generation (Baby Boomers) who pushed for so much change in the late 60s and 70s are now finding themselves resisting the desire of many younger Catholics for a more tradi-tional style. Often parishes are, in fact, defined by their liturgical style. We are a long way (at least in my opinion) from settling on a commonly accepted form. Very few use the Baltimore Catechism, with its ques-tion-and-answer format, as a primary teaching instru-ment for children. Although catechetical materials have slowly improved, all in all, Catholics today seem to be largely uninformed about the teachings of the Church regarding Scripture, the liturgy, morality and prayer, and many other topics. This is one of the rea-sons why so much emphasis has been placed in re-cent decades on adult faith formation. Bible study

groups, lectures, and innumerable tapes, videos and digital productions are available. The Catholic print media, augmented now by these other forms of communication, are still very viable, although I suspect that readership is down. Many of the more popular publications have a decided bias, and people subscribe accordingly. The popes since the council have spoken out more frequently about contemporary events and circum-stances in the secular arena, as have episcopal con-ferences, like the United States Conference of Catho-lic Bishops. Gradually, though, the lay faithful have tended to form their views on these matters more according to the positions of political parties or per-sonalities. This makes it difficult to establish a unified Catholic position on political issues, which in turn makes it difficult for the Church to influence these issues. On the positive side, Catholics can be found, and accepted, readily in the ranks of elected and appointed government officials (although many dis-sent publicly from Catholic teaching). They also have influential positions in business and public education. It is fair to say that many Catholics have been reinvig-orated by the changes that resulted from the Second Vatican Council, and there has been a remarkable in-creased involvement of lay Catholics in the work of the Church, both within the parish proper and in the larger world. For example, pastors rely more on the talents of lay people to assist them with the leader-ship, management and ministry of our parishes (as do bishops!). Many men and women feel that they are real stakeholders and look for opportunities to serve the Lord more significantly. Much of the laity, on the other hand, has not yet experienced those impulses. The council’s reintroduction of the permanent diaco-nate has been welcomed in most U.S. dioceses, cer-tainly here in Joliet. My own conviction is that the potential for diaconal ministry has yet to be fully tapped.

(To Be Continued…)

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Celebrate a wonderful

Tradition with us!

Holy Ghost Church

is proud to

celebrate the Feast day of

St. Joseph with a St. Joseph Table.

Holy Ghost Church

254 N. Wood Dale Road

Wood Dale, IL 60191

Sunday, March 17th

11:30—2:30pm

If you would like to be a sponsor, volunteer or

make a monetary or food donation, please call us:

Antoinette @ 630-802-5535

or

Nancy @ 630-673-7906

Monetary and food donations will be accepted at the door on the day of the event.