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December 31, 2017 St. Ann Parish ESTABLISHED 1913

3010 Ridge Road, Lansing, IL 60438 708-895-6700

Reverend William McFarlane, Pastor www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Liturgy Committee Barb Antoskiewicz, Religious Education, RCIA/RCIY Debbie Bona, Lectors Brian Kozlowski, Music Ministry & Liturgy Cindy Hope, Altar Servers Kim Jacobson, Art & Environment Don Schiller, Ushers Ed Sochacki, Eucharistic Ministers Gerrie Szewczyk, Sacristans

St. Ann Parish Mission Statement We are called by a loving God

to make St. Ann of Lansing a Catholic community of faith. We are a family of diverse people with various ministries: healing the body and spirit, teaching of God and His love,

united in sacraments and prayer, reaching out to the extended community. With God’s revelation of Himself in Scripture as our guide,

we strive to grow in His Spirit and to fulfill the promise of Christ’s Kingdom.

Masses Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. Friday Communion Service: 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass: 7:45 a.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 3:00 p.m. Saturday

Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday: 8:00-Noon & 1:00-4:00 p.m. Office closes at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays Closed Saturday & Sunday

Contact Information Parish Office: 708-895-6700 Parish Office Fax: 708-895-6877 School Office: 708-895-1661 Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Fr. Bill’s email: frbill@saintanncatholicparish.com Parish email: parishoffice@saintanncatholicparish.com Bulletin email: bullstannch@aol.com Prayer Tree: debndnut@aol.com School Website: www.saintannschool.com Parish Website: www.saintanncatholicparish.com

Parish Staff Barb Antoskiewicz, Pastoral Associate/DRE Debbie Bona, Ministry Coordinator Sue Dawson, Parish Office Secretary Sandy Farmer, Parish Bookkeeper Jennifer Gray, Development/Bulletin Editor Chris Hutter, School Secretary Brian Kozlowski, Director of Operations Director of Music & Liturgy Pam Lepczynski, Parish Office Receptionist Kelly Rojas, School Principal Janice Summerrise, School Business Manager

Pastoral Council Barb Antoskiewicz Wade Cooper Brian Farlow Jane Farlow Ken Kot Dominic Podsiadlik Erin Meegan Polanski

For Ministry of Care to the homebound or hospitalized, please call the Parish Office.

Bulletin articles are due 10 days in advance of the Sunday you would like them to run. During holidays, deadlines are accelerated. To add items to the calendar or to sched-ule the Narthex or other meeting spaces, forms must be filled out in the Parish Office.

School Board Dan Podgorski, President Nicole Hillegonds, VP Laurie Glowacki, Secretary Bernard Chukwulebe Cheryl Cole Robert Dabrowski Fr. William McFarlane Kelly Rojas Ashley Sypole Jesse Terrazas

Finance Council Robert Dabrowski Sandy Farmer Brian Kozlowski Fr. William McFarlane Bonnie Murach Kelly Rojas

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Monday, January 1 CHRISTMAS BREAK Mass No Religious Education Parish Office Closed

9:00am

Church

Tuesday, January 2 CHRISTMAS BREAK

Mass Throne of Grace Prayer Group

7:45am 7:00pm

Chapel Parish Office

Wednesday, January 3 CHRISTMAS BREAK

Communion Service Sewing Club Rosary A.A. Meeting

7:45am 9:00am 7:00pm 8:00pm

Chapel Parish Office Chapel Parish Hall

Thursday, January 4 CHRISTMAS BREAK Mass Alive in Our Hearts Scripture Study Choir

7:45am 7:00pm 7:00pm

Chapel Parish Office Church

Friday, January 5 CHRISTMAS BREAK

First Friday Mass 7:45am Chapel

Saturday, January 6 HOSPITALITY Mass 4:00pm Church

Masses (Children’s Liturgy @10:30) Religious Education Art & Environment

8:30 & 10:30am 8:45 - 10:15am 11:30am

Church Classrooms Church

Sunday, January 7 HOSPITALITY

This Week’s Activities

Monday, January 1 (Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God) 9:00 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Tuesday, January 2 (St. Basil the Great; St. Gregory Nazianzen) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Wednesday, January 3 (The Most Holy Name of Jesus) 7:45 a.m. Communion Service Thursday, January 4 (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) 7:45 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Friday, January 5 (First Friday; St. John Neumann) 7:45 a.m. First Friday Mass † People of the Parish Saturday, January 6 4:00 p.m. Mass † Patrick Schuljak (Julie Schuljak) Sunday, January 7 (The Epiphany of the Lord) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Karla Gomez (Yolanda Surath) † Dave Thompson (Cathy Stone) 10:30 a.m. Mass † Joel Hurtado (Alma & Benjamin Hurtado) † Ignatz & Josepha Grabarek (Stephanie Grabarek) † Terry Baranowski (Ken Grabarek)

The 2018 Daily Mass Book is open for your special intentions. Please call the Parish Office at 708-895-6700 for available dates. and more information.

New Members Welcome!

We would love to have you join us! Please fill out the information below, and

place in the Offertory Collection or send to the Parish Office. You may also request a

registration form at 708-895-6700.

Name

Address Street Town/Zip

Phone

email

For calendar updates, please visit www.saintanncatholicparish.com and click on the Calendar tab.

New Year’s Day 9:00 a.m.

The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not a Holy Day of Obligation in the US this year.

Parish Office Hours Closed January 1

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Readings for the Week Monday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Friday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38] Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Today’s Readings .First Reading — Those who honor their parents will be greatly blessed and will atone for sins (Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14) or Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3. Psalm — Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways (Psalm 128) or Psalm 105. Second Reading — Be thankful; do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]) or Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19. Gospel — The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom (Luke 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Today is Sunday December 31, 2017 and New Year’s Eve. The Responsorial Psalm is, “Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.” (Psalm 128:21-23,4-5) On Monday January 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. The Responsorial Psalm is, “May God bless us in His mer-cy.” (Psalm 67: 2-3, 5,6,8) “We live on a blue planet that circles around a ball of fire next to a moon that moves the sea and you don't believe in mira-cles?” (Anonymous)

PUNS FOR THE EDUCATED MIND (Author Unknown)

• I thought I saw an eye-doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

• No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

• Two silkworms had a race. They ended up in a tie. • Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like bananas. • Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hall-

way. One hat said to the other, “You stay here; I'll go on a head.”

• I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

• A backward poet writes inverse. • If you jumped off the bridge in Paris, you'd be in

Seine. • Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, “I've lost my

electron.” The other says, “Are you sure?” The first replies, “Yes, I'm positive.”

• Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft and it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

It's funny because we ask God to change our situation, not knowing He put us in the situation to change us.

God loves you more in a moment than anyone could in a lifetime. Just breathe... Have a blessed week, Happy New Year, and may it be your best ever with Jesus at the center of 2018...

Serving Him Together, Barb A.

Together Let Us Cause God Joy

When a child or grandchild dies―whether an infant, toddler, school aged, teen, or adult―parents mourn and begin a pro-cess of bereavement. It helps to become involved with oth-ers who have experienced something similar. Sharing eases loneliness and allows an expression of grief in an atmos-phere of acceptance and understanding. Grief is a testa-ment to the person who has left us. Love does not end, so we feel the loss for years to come. Coffee & Comfort is a place to share stories, to confide in others who truly under-stand, and to discover hope and healing. We meet on the first Monday of every month. For more information, please contact Lorraine Stephens at 708-895-6700.

Coffee & Comfort A Support Group for Mothers

Who Have Experienced the Death of a Child

Monday, January 8 7-8:30 p.m. in the Parish Office

Ring the bell and enter through the Main Office, Chicago Avenue side, Door C1.

Please “like” us on facebook at St. Ann Catholic School, Lansing for updates.

We Meet Wednesday Mornings at 9:00 Upcoming: January 10 & 24

St. Ann School • 3014 Ridge Road • 708-895-1661

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WEEKLY BUDGET: $12,000.00 SUNDAY COLLECTION: 8,918.68

$ -3,081.32

ST. ANN 50-50 CLUB: $ 1,275.26 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: $ 864.43 YEAR-END GIVING: $ 8,200.00

Thank you for your continued support.

12-17-17

St. Ann’s 50-50 Club

Our December 17 winning number was 0907. 0907 WON 632.63. CONGRATULATIONS!

DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday.

amazon.com AMC Theaters

Applebee’s Bath & Body Works Bed, Bath & Beyond

Beggar’s Pizza Best Buy

Buffalo Wild Wings Carson’s

Chili’s Chipotle

Dairy Queen Dunkin’ Donuts

GameStop GFS

Gus Bock Hardware

Home Depot iTunes

J. J. Kelley’s Jewel Kmart Kohl’s Meijer

Menards Mobil/Exxon

Noodles & Co. Olive Garden/

Panera Red Lobster Speedway Starbuck’s Stephano’s

Strack’s Subway Target

Toys R Us Walgreen’s

Walmart/ Sam’s Club

Whole Foods

Specials: Carson’s

Fannie May Hallmark

Jo-Ann Fabrics Macy’s

*New*

Gift cards aren’t just for giving; you can use them to do your own shopping as well, and help out with needed pro-jects around St. Ann’s! A selection of cash and carry gift cards will be available in the Parish Office while supplies last until we resume ordering on Monday, January 8. You pay face value and a credit will go to Parish Maintenance, Tuition Assistance, or the School or Re-ligious Ed. Family of your choice. Payment by check (register in the Parish Office) or cash. Forms are availa-ble in the Parish Office or in the Ministry 411 Center in the Narthex. The office is open M-Th 8:00-4:00, closed for lunch from Noon-1:00 p.m. and for the day at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays. Call ahead for availability, 895-6700.

I Resolve to shop I Resolve to shop I Resolve to shop more often with gift more often with gift more often with gift cards and help the cards and help the cards and help the maintenance fund at maintenance fund at maintenance fund at the same time!the same time!the same time!

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

Last year we raised nearly $28,000 at our inaugu-ral A Night at the Palace, and we are hoping to duplicate that success in 2018. We will return to the Dream Palace in Lynwood, a beautiful ban-quet facility owned by one of our own families. Committees are just now forming, and they are looking for input from all directions to make this the kind of event EVERYONE will want to attend. March may seem like a long way off, but it will be here before we know it. As such, we are ap-pealing to you today for help. Do you own or work for a business that would be willing to make a donation to the event? We are in need of both financial support in the form of sponsorships and auction and raffle prizes. Sponsorships will offset the cost of operating the evening, and your business will be prominently featured on all supporting materials and at the event itself. Auction and raffle prizes can include such items as sports or theater tickets, jewelry, electronics, art, vacation getaways, museum passes, small appliances, gift cards, or even services like per-sonal training, catering, landscaping, tutoring, etc. The possibilities are limitless! Donor forms are available at the Parish Office and will soon be on our websites. FMI, call 708-895-6700. Thank you for your support!

Saturday, March 3, 2018

For more information or to join a committee, please call Brian

at 708-895-6700.

St. Ann Presents

A Night At the

Palace

Fr. Bill & the Event Committee

JOIN OUR NEXT PLANNING SESSION! Tuesday, January 9, 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel

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Are you a parent, grandparent, relative or friend of St. Ann’s who is interested in helping our children ages 18 and under in any way? In order to be a volunteer, coach, Religious Ed. instructor, Scout leader, field trip chaperone, lunch room helper or serve in any other ca-pacity with children present, you need to be Virtus trained and complete a background check with the Archdiocese. You only need to take the training once, but you must be present for the full three hours to be certified. Please, no children under the age of 18.

UPCOMING VIRTUS TRAINING SESSION AT ST. ANN’S

Tuesday, January 9, 7:00-10:00 p.m. In the Parish Hall (door P1)

Please visit www.virtusonline.org and click on First Time Registrant. Then follow the prompts to set up your account and register for this or another session.

FMI, please contact Debbie Bona in the Parish Office at 895-6700, x43.

Join Us for Our Next Home & School Association Meeting

Monday, January 8, 7:00 p.m. in the Extended Day Room

(enter through door C3) School parents receive a volunteer

service hour for attending!

St. Ann Volleyball Home Game Schedule Our home court is the gym at Holy Ghost,

700 East 170th Street, South Holland. We play on Saturdays; come out and support our girls!

January 13 6th Grade @ 10 7th/8th Grade @ 11 5th Grade @ Noon 3rd/4th Grade @ 1

January 27 5th Grade @ 9 5th Grade @ 10 7th/8th Grade @ 11 6th Grade @ Noon 3rd/4th Grade @ 1

February 10 3rd/4th Grade @ 9 5th Grade @ 10 7th/8th Grade @ 11 6th Grade @ Noon 3rd/4th Grade @ 1

February 24 Playoffs 3rd/4th Grade @ 9:45 3rd/4th Grade @ 10:30 7th/8th Grade @ 11:15 7th/8th Grade @ 12:00 7th/8th Grade @ 12:45

Sunday January 28

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Wednesday January 31 9:00-11:00 a.m.

Mark Your Calendars for Catholic Schools Week

Open Houses at St. Ann’s!

Come See Us! But don’t wait until then to find out if you qualify for an Invest in Kids

scholarship that COULD COVER UP TO 100% OF YOUR TUITION!

It is recommended that those seeking tuition assistance apply with BOTH

SGOs ON THE DATE APPLICATIONS OPEN. Funds will be allocated very

quickly, so you don’t want to miss out!

Applications Open as Follows:

Big Shoulders Fund January 22, 2018

www.bigshouldersfundsgo.org

Empower Illinois January 24, 2018

https://empowerillinois.org/students/

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Free Newspaper for Seniors

Did you know Catholic Charities has a free newspaper just for senior citizens?

Keenager News is published 10 times a year and is delivered to your door.

This publication contains news, opinion, human interest, how-to, and travel articles,

along with humor, puzzles, and recipes. Our "Readers' Corner" provides a forum for readers' own reminiscences and po-ems. To sign up to receive Keenager

News, call (312) 655-7425 or email keenager@catholiccharities.net

The next time you’re

grocery shopping,

would you mind adding a few extra items to your cart for the Lansing Food Pantry? We are always in

need of donations. You can place your items in the Narthex, and we’ll

gladly collect them from there.

Thank You for Your Kind Generosity

Lansing Food

Pantry

Christmas Break: December 22 - January 7

Li’l Roughriders Playgroup: January 10 & 24

Creative Spark Crafters Weekend: January 12-14

Supper Club at Portillo’s: January 17

HSA Family Movie Night: January 19

Catholic Schools Week: January 28 - February 2

School Open Houses: January 28 & January 31

Upcoming Events

Check out a Packet of 5 Tickets! For Every Five Tickets You Sell, Receive a Chance to Win $500!

Right now, your odds are VERY good for winning this one!

Pot of gold tickets make Excellent Gifts!

Tickets are available daily in the Parish Office, or purchase online at https://www.givecentral.org/location/100/

event/10730

Visit http://smile.amazon.com and search for St. Ann Church Lansing to select us as your designated charity.

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Saturday, January 6, 2018 4:00 p.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, January 7, 2018 8:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Sunday, January 7, 2018 10:30 a.m. Mass

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

USHERS SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

LECTORS Sophie Gaylor - L1 Mike Kabala - L2 Fran Miller - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Karen Erickson Gail Lee Sebastian Manrique Ed Sochacki Mary Schurke Debbie Wright Cynthia Hope Cameron Balog

LEADER

Paulette Lofrano

ALTAR SERVERS Mia Dabrowski Ava Dabrowski Jonathan Hausier

CANTOR Georgina Tyderek

LECTORS Howard Morrison- L1 Vera Seymour - L2 Charles Bentley - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Joanne Baltrus Phyllis Duffield Jack Rod Gerrie Szewczyk Cheryl McNamara Susan Hartmann Aurora Patrick Anna Wegrzyn

LEADER

Rich Baltrus

ALTAR SERVERS Noah Murphy Zachary Murphy Lucas Seymour

CANTOR Molly Roe

LECTORS Chris Jacobson - L1 Gabriel Jacobson - L2 Mary Grace Vidal - Com

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Chioma Ezechukwu Joshua Martinez Lena Martinez Zachary Martinez Matthew Martinez Martes Benne Deborah Bona Jimmy Wieczorek Seamus Polanski Ian Ahern

LEADER

Mark Nadalin

ALTAR SERVERS Ava DeMay John DeMay Chibuikem Ifejiasi

CANTOR Mary Beth Benson

4:00 p.m. Mass Bob Cole (Leader) Mike Kabala Tom McDermott Phill Stewart Michael Sanchez Carol Ann Surufka Wally Szulczewski John Truby (Leader)

8:30 a.m. Mass Anthony Cusimano Tony DeLaurentis (Leader) Tony Kaim Howard Morrison Carl Nejman Art Sobczak (Leader) Al Torres Stan Wohadlo

10:30 a.m. Mass Bernard Chukwulebe (Leader) Nina Rose Duda Ron Fisher (Leader) Ana Johnson Andrew Johnson Greg Morris Larry Mueller Dom Ramirez Eugene Sanchez Sam Scheppe Don Schiller

St. Ann Catholic Church Bulletin #038050 Bulletin Editor Jennifer Gray 708-895-9972 Sunday, December 31, 2017 Microsoft Office Publisher 2010

St. Ann Parish 3010 Ridge Road Lansing, IL 60438