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Old St. Patrick’s Church Bulletin
November 1, 2015
Sunday, November 1st
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M ass
of
R emembrance
All Saints - All
Souls
By: Bernadette Moore Gibson
Today is the Feast of All Saints. All Saints Day
reminds us of our great potential - the promise
that lies within each of us. The promise of
holiness. It is the promise that was fulfilled in
the countless people we venerate this day - our
models, our companions, our inspirations, and
our guides. The entire liturgy of All Saints - from
the readings to the hymns to the prayers, calls
us to throw overboard all sadness and fear and
to celebrate with overflowing joy the gift of God
in Jesus Christ - the gift of a life that never ends;
the gift of souls gathered into the heart of the
Lord.
Which is, of course, the great joy that God gives
us today. Today we’re inside the readings. Today
we join the communion of saints when we unite
with them in their song. For when the Church
gathers, it is never some piece of the Church
that gathers, but the whole family of God that
comes together - only some are visible and some
are not. But together with the angels and the
faithful departed we worship as one body. Even
amid the sorrows of this world, we are a blessed
people because we have the gift of the Kingdom
the certainty of the resurrection, and the life of
the world to come. And so it is with the feast we
celebrate today. The saints remind us of things
that are changeless, timeless. Things we need to
remember and hold onto right now. Things like
Courage. Sacrifice. Holiness. Hope.
For all the trials and hardships that the world
has known, through the centuries ordinary
people have stepped forward to live out those
ideals. God has given us examples. He has
given us saints. They remind us of who we
are – and who we can be. You’ll notice in this
gospel reading that there’s nothing here that’s
grand or grandiose. The people described here,
the “blessed,” embody virtues that are, in fact,
very simple, very modest. To be blessed is to
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be merciful, to make peace, to be meek, to be
poor in spirit. Greatness is rooted in things that
are seemingly small. Yet, here are the seeds of
sainthood. And those seeds grow, I think, with
love.
When we celebrate the feast of all saints we
are not celebrating those who have died.No, we
are celebrating all who have experienced the
gospel message and know that God dwells with
them now. Often, in fact, the road to wholeness/
holiness is through imperfection. Sanctity isn’t
something we achieve. It is something with
which we participate. It is much too big, as
is separation and death, for us to experience
alone. We each have within us at this moment
the power of God. We are all children of God,
not after we die, but now, in this moment.
Today, at this moment, love of neighbor is more
vital and more necessary than ever. I invite you
today to offer the gift of time, if you can’t spare
it, in Prayer. Today please pray for those who
are suffering, who are frightened, and who are
grieving. In this church today we will share in
the Mass of Remembrance for those who have
died. Together we mourn the losses of some
wonderful people. But I pray our Masses today
will be a celebration of what awaits us, and a
celebration of those who have gone before us
and are already experiencing God’s peace. A
celebration of the place where God will wipe
away all our tears and where there will be no
more death. When we say in our Creed each
week that we believe in the communion of
saints, the resurrection of the body, and life
everlasting, we prove our hope that our loved
ones have a place in the Kingdom of God. For
so many of us, facing losses, our lives will never
be quite the same. And yet…some things are
still the same. Traditions continue. Another
day begins. Hope endures. As people of faith,
we need to remember that. Life goes on. And,
more importantly, by God’s grace, love goes
on. The kind of love that can change lives. The
kind of love that can make ordinary people do
extraordinary things. The kind of love that can,
very often, give rise to saints.
Bernadette Moore Gibson is the Director of
Pastoral Care at Old Saint Patrick’s Church.
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R emembrance
Bob Crossen
Thomas Gowgiel
Michael Paul Knapp
Jim Murphy Jr.
David Sevening
Curt Cruver
Frances Barragy Grace
Sandra Knebel
Rita Neubaeur
Ryan Sheehan
Mary Cullinane
Allen Graessle
Marion Knox
Daniel K Normile
Bill Sifferman Sr.
Connie Curran
Linda Green
Marylou Kolnik
John “Jack” O’Boyle
Jennie Sinclair
Margaret Czaplewski
William Green
Shirley LaFond
Sue O’Connell
Kathryn Sloan
Bill D’Aoust
Patricia Griffin
Mark Lamm
Elena O’Connell
Maureen Slosar
Victoria Dal Santo
Rosemary Grybowski
Reta Lawson
Mary & Jon Acevedo
Kevin Hansen
Elizabeth Ahumada
David DeCoursey
Nick Hardgrove
Melissa Elizabeth
Ledesma
Marge & Joe
O’Connell
Mel Slowikowski
Marie Daly
Ray Andrews
Joe Deely
Cheryl Hardt
Infant Olivia Aparicio
Dick Deignan
Jim Hatfield
Len Astowski
Drake DeKeyrel
Jerome Healy
Patrick Barlow
Carl Demo
Kevin Hefferan
William Becker
Marie Rose
Demosthene
Catherine Heffion
Carolyn Billet
Dick Blasy
Tony Blasy
Bernard F. Bolgrien
Sarah E. Braun
Lois R. Brennan
Anastasia Brennan
Fred Brogni
Richard Brown
Martin M. Bucaro
Doug Buffone
Edmund Burke
Timothy Butorac
Marlene Caracello
Edward Fancis Dolan
James Dolan
Philip Donegan
Joseph Doran
Margaret Doran
Timmy Driscoll
William Duffy
Samantha Dunbar
Laurayne Dunham
Cherrise Ellis
Ryan Elwood
Denise Engelmann
Margaret Elizabeth
Engles
Rita Heintz
Bernard J. Hennessy
James Hickey
Sara Quinn Hill
Alice Hillis
Virginia Hiltz
Ruth Hoffbeck
Ellen Hogan
James R. Hollander
Valerie Holloway
Tyrone S. Hooker
Roland Hougham
Daniel Huey
Timothy Hughes
Declan O’Connell
Amy Jo Smid
David J. Smith
Colleen Legge
John Joseph O’Connor
Robert William Leli
Jerry O’Keefe
Marie Lennon
John Joseph O’Connor
Basil Libovicz
Ed Oakey
Sr. Sandra Marie
Sosnowski, CSFN
John Littel
Shelby Offrink
Leonard Sowinski
The Lock Twins
Helen Olivieri
Julie Blasy Starr
Helen P Loughlin
Janet R. Ottenweller
Steiber Adelle
Tom MacAvoy
Jean Palmer
Ann Stepan
Vera Mackey
Doug Pendry
Timothy Stetenfeld
Frank Joseph Malek
Ramon Perez
Nicole Stole
Carol Manning
Shirley Peters
Eden Strutt
Dr. Joseph Markiewicz
Ernest Pickell
Catherine Sullivan
Joseph Marshman
Jeanne Pinter
Marcella Marth
Maureen Pirolli
Kathleen Sullivan
Stewart
Joshua Jose Martinez
Vivian Pitts
Annie S. Mashburn
Mary Virginia Portman
Gregory “Gig” May
Fr. Denis Quinlan
Arlene Mazurek
Jackie Healy Rae
Gerald McCollom
Jacqueline Raino
Eileen McGarry
Eleanor Ranchuz
Connie McHale
William Ranquist
Carol “Jeannie”
Thompson
Frances Regina Smolek
Ronald Sorvino
Tom Swaim
John Sweeney
Lucille Szura
Caroline Tadin
Anthony Terlep
Toni Thayer
Robert Wayne Carlsen
Emer Moira Fennessy
Sheila Murphy
Hulseman
Mary Margaret
Carlton Stewart
Don Finke
Dan Irmiter
Ann McHugh
Susan Ray
Sr. Nancy Fischer
Maggie Jackson
KenTodd
John McHugh
Dean T. Reidy Sr.
Donald E. Fitzgerald
Bob Jaeger
Rita M. Torrado
Maureen McIntyre
Richard Reilein
Thomas Fitzgibbon,Sr.
Gerald Jendraszkiewicz
Mark Tresslar
Bob Meany
Donn Renfro
Mary Flanagan
Jaqueline Johnson
Dorothy Treston
Dan Retacco
Bill Flavin
Vivian Johnson
Anthony Raymund
Miceli
Zika Urosevic
Jack Flynn
Bud Jutzi
James Van Fleet
Joseph V. Riley
Kenneth Frantz
Virginia Becker
Michael
David Rickert
Sandy Kabureck
David Velazquez
Mary Roback
Francisco Fresco
Paul Minar
Joseph Kamen
Fidel Garcia Villalon
Frances Roeder
Robert Fuchs
Pauline Miniat
Arthur Kamin
Lorraine Voss
Billy Rogers
Fr. Sergei Garklavs
Virginia Mirro
Joanne Kampton
Paul Wack
Isabel Roscoe
Peggy Gaston
Timothy J. Mitchell
Katie Karas
Thomas Wanat
Neil Rosen
Madison Gaughan
Mary Kay Moore
Ken Kaval
Janie warden
Barb Rosenblum
Anne Casey Geraghty
Mary Fran Moore
John Lemeul Keeley
George Warner
Rocco Rotolo
Rose Margaret Gervais
Randy Moore
Susan Kelly
Merry Whitney
Jose Francisco
Ann Gibbons
David Moore
Janet Kenahan
Mike Windle
Robert Sanders
Humphrey Godfroy
Patricia Ann Morbitzer
Gene Kennedy
John M. Wozniak
Dorothy Sandrock
Margarita Gonzalez
Cornelia Moskop
William Lawrence
Kennedy
LaRita Wright
Winona Mossberg
Michael Scanlon
Joyce Larcom Wright
Marvin T. Mullens
J. Ross Schneider
Gene Wyka
Monica Mulryan
James Schroeder
Michael Yedinak
Frank J. Murnane Sr.
Alphonse M.
Schwitalla
John Zimmerman Sr.
Bill Carney
Alfred Casale
Michael F. Casey
MaryPat Casey
Grainne Casey
Catherine Casey
Sam Cassello
Jim Cassidy
Sheila Cassidy
Sylvia Caulfield
Adam Celeste
Marisa Celis
Ronald B. Chambers
Frank Chiappetta
Paddy Carroll
Tom Coffey
Hugh Connolly
Grace Copp
Richard Coyle
Pat Creadon
Madeline Cronin
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Frank Goode
Ed Gordon
Dorothy Gordon
Hugh Evan Gorman
Karen Gorman
Nicodem Kierkanczyk
Jack Killoughery
Walter Kilmek
Edward D. Kinsella
Marge Murphy
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October & November at a Glance...
Date/Time
Contact/Location
Mass of Remembrance
Sunday, November 1 | 1 p.m.
Old St. Patrick’s Church
All Souls All Saints
Monday, November 2 | 6 p.m.
Event
pastoralcare@oldstpats.org
Hughes Hall
SOLD OUT
American Red Cross Blood Drive
Sunday, November 8 | 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
FXW Gymnasium (Flr. 3)
mark.buciak@rcn.com
Solidarity Market
Sunday, November 8 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hughes Hall
Old St. Pat’s Book Group
Sunday November 8 | 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
711 W. Monroe, Library
Hospitality Minister Training
Sunday, November 15 | TBD
Location TBD
Katie Kearns katiek@oldstpats.org
Interfaith Catholic Jewish
Couples Meeting
Catholicism 101
Special Friends Mass
Harmony, Hope, and Healing
Hospitality Minister Training
OSP Next Young Adult Book
Club
Tuesday, November 17 | 7 p.m.
711 W. Monroe
eileen@theinterfaithunion.org
Wednesday, November 18 | 7 p.m.
Hughes Hall
OSPnext@oldstpats.org
Sunday, November 22 | 12:00 p.m.
FXW Cafeteria
76edowns@gmail.com
Sunday, November 22 | 11:15 a.m. Mass
Old St. Patrick’s Church
Jennifer Budziak Jennifer@oldstpats.org
Sunday, November 22 | TBD
Location TBD
Katie Kearns katiek@oldstpats.org
Monday, November 23 | 7 p.m.
The Book Cellar (4736 N. Lincoln)
Rachelle Lindo rachelle.lindo@gmail.com
OSP Wellness Corner | By: Sarah Thompson
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, you are with me (Psalm 23:4). Losing a loved one is one of the most
distressing experiences people face. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Most of us go through a period of
sorrow, numbness, and sometimes even guilt and anger. Other common feelings are shock, anxiety, loneliness,
helplessness, relief, fatigue, or questioning our Faith. Gradually these feelings ease, and it’s possible to accept loss and
move forward. For some, feelings of loss are debilitating and don’t improve even after time passes. This is known as
complicated grief where painful emotions are so long lasting and severe that a person has trouble accepting the loss
and resuming their own life. Grieving the loss of a loved one is a different path for each of us. The order and timing of
these phases may vary from person to person (retrieved from www.mayoclinic.org, 2015):
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Accepting the reality of the loss
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Allowing oneself to experience the pain of the loss
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Adjusting to a new reality in which the deceased is no longer present
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Having other relationships
These differences are normal. But if you or a loved one are unable to move through one or more of these stages after
a considerable amount of time, counseling can help come to terms with the loss and reclaim a sense of acceptance
and peace. Your parish counselor is a resource available to support you and your family members. To make an
appointment, contact Sarah Thompson at 773-234-9630 or email at Saraht@oldstpats.org.
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“We Are OSP”
Photo of the week
‘Dublin’ the Fun!’
Submitted by: Fr. Tom Hurley, Lori & Ken
Hiltz, and the rest of our Crossroads
Runners and supporters in Ireland this week!
Submit a photo showing your OSP! Follow
@OldStPatsChicago on Instagram and tag
your photo “#WeAreOSP”. You can also
email them to bulletin@oldstpats.org.
Congratulations to Tadgh Spillane
for winning first in the All Ireland
Dance Championship! Tadgh will
be making his Confirmation at
Old St. Pat’s next week.
Marathoners at Killarney
Brewing Company, owned
by OSP Member Liam
Healy
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Friday, November 6, 2015 at Noon
Union League Club, 2nd Floor
“Sheriff or Therapist? The Man Who Runs
America’s Largest Mental Healthcare Provider”
Date: Monday, November 16
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Fr. Jack Wall Misson Center
711 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL
Facilitators: Beth Marek & Katy Egan
We are always happy to see new
faces, and all levels are welcome.
If you have any prayer requests,
please submit them at
rosaryprayergroup@oldstpats.org.
For more information and to submit prayer
requests, please email:
with Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff Cook County
Join members of Old St. Pat’s as we lunch at the Union
League Club from noon until 1:15 p.m. Call Table
Captains, Paula Krupka, 312.280.2624 or Peggy
Pecoraro, 773.774.5250 before noon Tuesday,
September 29th to be seated at one of the Old St.
Patrick’s tables. The lunch fee is $35 for members
and $40 for non-members. Join the OSP table to take
advantage of the special member price. Once your
reservation is made, your lunch fee is required, even if
you are unable to attend. There is a dress code at the
Union League Club; business casual for men and women
which includes a shirt with a collar for men and no jeans
or tennis shoes.
Membership Drive: You are encouraged to signup to be a member at one of these rates.
Member $50 Supporter $125
Sponsor $250
RosaryPrayerGroup@oldstpats.org
As Cook County Sheriff,
Tom Dart presides over the
largest single site jail in the
United States.
Your Are Not Alone
You Are Not Alone” is a networking group
for men and women who are separated of
divorced. This is a group of your peers who have
been there and simply wish to listen and offer
encouragement. Meets every other Sunday
throughout the year. This is a free, drop-in
networking group. No advance registration is
required.
Dates: November 1, 15, & 29, and December 13
& 27
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Location: Fr. Jack Wall Mission Center, Room
23, Second floor, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago, Il
Patron $75
Benefactor $150
Dart has a long history
of protecting the most
vulnerable members of our
society. Since becoming
Sheriff in 2006, he has introduced sweeping
changes at the Cook County Jail, aggressively restructured the Sheriff’s Police force, and improved
operations of the Court Services Department
Recognizing the desperate need for reform in
corrections, correction facilities, and in the mental
healthcare system, Dart has become an outspoken
advocate for the mentally ill population housed in
Chicago’s Cook County Jail. Dart will speak about
his efforts to help inmates withmental disorders in
light of steep budget cuts.
Contact: Debbie Romeo
debromeo55@gmail.com
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Tickets On Sale November 1st
Save the Date for the 22nd Annual Deck The Hall on Thursday, December 3, Friday, December
4 and Saturday, December 5. Deck The Hall is a beautiful candlelight Christmas concert in the
Church with the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, the Old St. Patrick’s Christmas Choir, and
some of Old St. Pat’s favorite vocal soloists.
Tickets go on sale Sunday, November 1, and will be available after the morning Mass or at
www.oldstpats.org. Tickets will be available via the phone at 312.798.2348 starting Monday,
November 2.
Tickets for the concert are only $55. Tickets for the concert and the post-performance reception
are $75. Don’t wait to purchase your tickets. This event sells out quickly!
We would not be able to host this festive event without the generosity
of our sponsors, so thank you in advance!
Sponsorship packages available:
Angel - $300 includes two tickets for preferred seating and acknowledgment in program book.
Guardian Angel - $550 includes four tickets for preferred seating, four tickets to the postperformance reception and acknowledgment in program book.
Archangel - $1,000 includes six tickets for front seating, six tickets to the post-performance
reception and a half page advertisement/holiday message in program book.
Musical Benefactor - $2,500 includes 10 tickets for front seating, full-page advertisement/
holiday message and acknowledgment of underwriting the cost of a selection of music in the
program book.
Volunteers are needed to help decorate for Deck The Hall on Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Assistance is also needed the evenings of the event on December 3-5 for a variety of areas.
To participate in the festivities please sign up online at www.oldstpats.org or contact
Sheila Greifhahn at sheilag@oldstpats.org or 312.798.2343. Positions fill up quickly!
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S olidarity M arket
Come join us at the
SOLIDARITY MARKET
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. |Hughes Hall
Please join us as Hughes Hall is transformed
into an international market! More than
twenty-five different vendors will display
beautiful and unique products created by
artisans from as far away as East Africa and
Central America to as near as the West Side
of Chicago.
Our Market vendors and exhibitors have been
selected because of their commitment to:
While this “alternative market” offers us
a chance to get an early start on holiday
shopping, the Solidarity Market is so much
more than a holiday craft fair. The Solidarity
Market at Old St. Pat’s is another expression
of our desire for kinship along with our
desire to promote, whenever we are able, the
economic equity of our sisters and brothers
throughout the world.
• being good stewards of the earth’s
resources
• fighting poverty and transforming lives
through job training and worker justice
• creating entrepreneurial opportunities for
people often denied access to markets
In addition to the special items our vendors
will have for sale, they will be delighted to
share with you the stories of the people they
work with, including their struggles and
successes. Please stop by Hughes Hall and
meet these remarkable people and learn
about their efforts to create a better world!
Refreshments, of course, will be served.
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SOLIDARITY MARKET VENDOR PROFILE
Abbey Brown Soap Artisan
www.abbeybrown.com
Café Chicago
MISSION: We are committed to making only
the purest of products to nourish the skin. They
are all handcrafted in small batches of pure
pressed olive oil, infused with our home­grown
herbs and botanicals. We are local manufacturers located in the West Loop where we make
all our products using ingredients from local
organic farmers whenever possible. We are
women owned and operated. Old­fashioned Integrity is our guiding
principle and each of our products is made with good intention.
PRODUCTS: Olive oil soaps, products for skin and well being
MISSION: Café Chicago is a worker­made,
worker­run cooperative that roasts, packages,
and distributes great tasting, fair trade, organic
coffee in the Chicago area With a new model of
job creation, job training, and social action that
create living wage jobs and provide training in
coffee roasting and cooperative management,
the for­profit Café Chicago alsofunds the social
justice organizing of Latino Union at a time of dwindling non­profit
funding.CafeChicago.org
Beads of Hope Africa
PRODUCTS: Fair Trade Organic Coffee. 1 pound (16oz) and 1⁄2
pound (8oz) Dark roast coffee bags. Options will also include Whole
bean and Ground coffee.
www.beadsofhopeafrica.com
MISSION: Beads of Hope Africa has a social
justice purpose to provide opportunity for those
in global poverty. Immediate Goal: To empower
women currently living in poverty through economic opportunity. Long Term Goal: To provide
scholarships for orphans/students in poverty,
the most vulnerable population, through education leading to career opportunity.
PRODUCTS: fair trade jewelry, accessories and art.
Bright Endeavors
www.brightendeavors.org
MISSION: Bright Endeavors is a Chicago­based
social impact business that provides adolescent
mothers with on­the­job training. Program participants gain valuable business skills while producing premium soy candles and bath products.
Bright Endeavors is more than a business ­­it is a
pathway out of poverty.
PRODUCTS: Soy Candles, soaking salts, bath tea, and gift sets.
Bulgaru
https://twitter.com/BulgaruKnits
MISSION: Bulgaru produces a line of
ethically­produced knitwear, handmade by
women living along Bulgaria’s Black Sea
coast. Bulgarian grannies have been handcrafting this unique style of house slipper for
generations, and we are delighted to introduce their craft to the American market. We
are proud to provide a sustainable income
and build community among this often-isolated population. The full
line is made from sheep’s wool that was sourced locally. All products
are made in Bulgaria, and all materials originate in Bulgaria.
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www.cafechicago.org
Catholic Relief Services Archdiocese of Chicago Peace and Justice Fair Trade Movement/
SERRV
www.chicagopeaceandjustice.org
MISSION: Serrv is a nonprofit organization
with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it
resides by providing opportunity and support to
artisans and farmers worldwide. SERRV has an
official partnership with Catholic Relief Services
(CRS), where a portion of the sales are brought
back to CRS to help them carry out their international aid and development work. SERRV creates
direct, long­term relationships with small organizations and cooperatives of disadvantaged artisans and farmers in
Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States.
Chicago Fair Trade
www.chicagofairtrade.org
MISSION: Chicago Fair
Trade and our business
member Helping Hand
Partners are offering
handcrafted, vibrant,
ecofriendly handbags
and accessories made
by Smateria, a fair trade
enterprise in Cambodia. The artisans (85 %
of whom are women)
enjoycomfortable working conditions, a thirteen­month salary, health
insurance, professional training, and the freedom to train across the
whole organization – from pre­production to sales. Possibly best of all
is a free preschool and childcare center right on the premises.
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Giving Tee
Chocolate Twist
www.thegivingtee.com
www.chocolate­twist.com
MISSION: Hand crafted, small batch confections for you to love, cherish and eat with
abandon. Chocolate Twist is a woman/single
mom/OSP parishioner/ locally owned company. Keep it local and everyone wins.
PRODUCTS: infused caramels, twisted candy
bars, peanut butter cups, hot cocoa.
Fairgrass, LLC
https://www.facebook.com/fairgrass
MISSION: After six years owning a fair
trade retail store in Chicago’s Hyde Park,
Cindy Pardo and her husband, Richard,
couldn’t stay away from the fair trade
business. Recognizing that there was a
real lack of options for people wanting fair
trade baskets for their homes and for
gifts, they have created Fairgrass, a company featuring beautiful baskets sourced
from all over Africa. From sturdy markets baskets to extraordinary
telephone wire baskets, Fairgrass brings you the best of African
basketry from Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and
Swaziland.
MISSION: The Giving Tee supports Women
for Women International and World Bicycle
Relief. Women for Women International aids
women in eight countries where war and
conflict have devastated their lives. When
enrolled in their sponsorship program, these
women learn job skills, business training,
and to take an active roll in their villages and
communities. World Bicycle Relief based here
in Chicago has designed a bicycle for rural Africa
providing health care workers, students, teachers, and entrepreneurs
a means of reliable transportation that transforms their lives. The Giving Tee donates 30% of net proceeds to their programs.
PRODUCTS: With our seven phrases that celebrate and support
women, Giving Tees, Giving Baseball Caps, and Giving Letterpress
Note Cards become quality, classically designed items for gift giving.
Global Elements
www.facebook.com/theGETcompany
MISSION: We are committed to working with
individual skilled artisans to make handbags
and accessories often out of eco­friendly
materials like bamboo, re­purposed horn,
recycled plastic bags. Most items are made in
small quantities and some are one of a kind!
We provide opportunities for the artisans who
often work out of their own home while earning a fair wage.
Faith in Place
www.faithinplace.org
MISSION: Faith in Place inspires religious
people of diverse faiths to care for the Earth
through education, connection, and advocacy.
With outreach staff working across the state
and offices located in Chicago, Lake County,
and Central Illinois, Faith in Place inspires
faithful people throughout Illinois to protect
our common land, water, and air through our
four program areas: Energy & Climate Change,
Sustainable Food & Land Use, Water Preservation, and Advocacy.
Friends of Fabretto
www.fabretto.org
MISSION: The mission of La Familia Padre Fabretto is to enable
impoverished Nicaraguan children and their families in underserved
communities to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full
potential with programs that promote nutrition, health, education,
community and character building. Fabretto helps support the
families by marketing the products they produce and endeavoring to
provide them with sustainable work. 100% of the proceeds return to
the Fabretto.
PRODUCTS: Pine Needle Baskets, wood puzzles, coffee, jewelry
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PRODUCTS are made in Vietnam and India.
Global Fusion, Inc. Home Decor
www.globalfusiononline.com
MISSION: At Global Fusion, we create culturally infused shopping experiences through a wide
range of unique hand crafted and sustainable
Home Décor, Art, Furnishing, and Fair Trade
gifts. Global Fusion is a proud Fair Trade store
that believes in treating people with dignity and
respect. We participate as a Fair Trade Organization when purchasing
from individual artisans and producers.
PRODUCTS: candles, soaps, incense, jewelry, scarves, handbags, children’s gifts, music, drums, lighting, journals, housewares and more.
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Greenheart Shop
Global Handmade Hope
www.greenheartshop.org
www.globalhandmadehope.com
MISSION: Global Handmade Hope is a faith­
based company that works in Kenya, Rwanda,
South Africa, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Haiti, Turkey and Cambodia. Our
goal is to empower artisans to care for their
families and to help provide for orphans and
vulnerable children. If you are interested in
mission trips or becoming involved with our non-profit, Glory Projects,
please contact us. With your support we can break the cycle of poverty and help individuals fulfill their God given destinies.
MISSION: Greenheart Shop is a fair trade,
eco­friendly and socially focused gift shop
that recently moved into the Old Town
neighborhood. We are an umbrella of
Chicago­based nonprofit, Greenheart International, that
promotes sustainability and world peace
through educational exchange. The shop
practices socially conscious consumerism
and we love to share the stories of our amazing artisans!
PRODUCTS: Accessories and gifts, including nativities, ornaments,
jewelry, scarves, finger puppets, pillowcases, aprons.
PRODUCTS: Our products are made all over the world as well as
environmentally sustainable nationally based and local organizations.
They include home décor, kitchen and dining, clothing,
bags and wallets, jewelry, bath, kids.
Gracias Fair Trade
Greenola Style
www.greenolastyle.com
www.gracias.vpweb.com
MISSION: Through design and innovation, we
provide advancement opportunities to artisans
in marginalized areas of the world. We use
fashion as a tool to create positive change in the
world. Our products are made in: Bolivia, Kenya,
India.
PRODUCTS: Clothing, jewelry, accessories,
recycled fashion finds, decorative home goods,
and more.
MISSION: We are a small mobile fair
trade business. We want to help the
smaller fair trade artisan groups get a
foothold. We hope you enjoy our offerings at this year’s Solidarity Market.
PRODUCTS: Our most popular products this year are recycled wire bowls from India with mottos such
as Love, Joy, Peace and Hope; warm alpaca winter wear from Bolivia
and colorful scarves from Bali, Nepal and Ecuador. Perennial favorites
from Peru include hand­carved gourd ornaments and hand­knit finger
puppets.
www.hopefornepal.org
Green Grocer
www.greengrocerchicago.com
MISSION: Green Grocer Chicago is an intimate, neighborhood market featuring organically grown and locally produced foods and
specialty items. Our close relationships with
Midwestern farmers and producers not only
supports the local economy and decreases
transportation costs and emissions, but it also
gives our customers the freshest, most delcious
foods available. We are proud to part of the local food movement,
and we hope you will be, too!
PRODUCTS: Pasta sauce, fruit preserves, honey, chocolate, cookies,
cheese, green grocer tote bags, food themed dishtowels and greeting
cards, granola, pickles and condiments (all from Midwest producers/
vendors).
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Hope Initiative
MISSION: Hope Initiative is devoted to bringing
creative, empowering educational opportunities
to Nepal’s disadvantaged. Projects include rural
computer centers, handicraft product and artisan development, scholarships for disadvantaged
youth and a home for children orphaned through
violence. Founded by a University of Notre Dame faculty member,
Hope sells a variety of fair trade handicrafts throughout the holiday
season with 100% of proceeds supporting our charitable work. All
Hope products are fair trade and handmade in Nepal by cooperative
groups developed and guided by Hope.
PRODUCTS: New products this year include knit scarves and hats,
felt trivets, block and printed bed covers along with our traditional
scarves, jewelry and recycled rice bag totes.
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Indigenous Artworks
Palestinian Olive Oil Project
www.indigenousartworks.com
www.canaanusa.com
MISSION: Her philosophy is to collaborate
with indigenous peoples to help them sustain
their livelihood by keeping their craftsmanship &
creativity alive. The Mayan Collection showcases
the colorful, intricate beadwork of the Mayan
Indians in Guatemala. The intricately designed
bracelets are handmade by women combining
Czech glass beads. Carol provides these skilled
artisans with much needed supplies, including eyeglasses, backpacks
and school supplies.
PRODUCTS: The Bali & Java Collection is a selection of one­ofa­kind
handmade designs of Sterling silver pendants, earrings & rings,
combined with semi­precious stones. Also, creative colorful rayon
tops, theparachute dress/skirt, & other hip multi­functional styles with
comfort
fabrics.
Malia Designs
www.maliadesigns.com
MISSION: Malia Designs is a Fair Trade handbag and accessory
company out of Cambodia with a social mission to fight Human Trafficking. Our products are made by Fair Trade
producer groups that employ disadvantaged
people in Cambodia. By bringing their crafts to
Western markets, we can expand their access to
sustainable income. Malia Designs also aims to
help victims of Human Trafficking by donating to
organizations working in this arena. We believe
that one way to counteract this global issue is to
increase access to economic opportunity in the
most affected areas.
PRODUCTS: Handbags and scarves.
MayaWorks
MISSION: Palestinian Olive Oil and more
brings organic, fair­trade food products crafted
with pride by Palestinian farmers living in the
Occupied West Bank. We work with Canaan
Fair Trade, a network of 49 cooperatives with
a membership of over 1700 farm families. This
project benefits more than 10,000 Palestinians
living in difficult circumstances..
PRODUCTS: In addition to several varieties of organic olive oil, we offer items crafted by women’s collectives, including maftoul (couscous),
za’atar (herb blend), spreads, and olives.
Sandpiper Imports, Inc.
www.sandpiperimports.com
MISSION: As a member of the Fair
Trade Federation, Sandpiper Imports is
focused on building equitable, long­term
relationships with our artisans in Bali, Indonesia. In keeping with internationally
recognized fair trade principles, we’re
striving to help create economic
sustainability for a small silversmith
community and their families. Products are a unique and classic
collection of handcrafted .925 sterling silver jewelry that reflects the
traditional craftsmanship and creativity of Balinese artisans. Each
piece was designed by the artisans.
PRODUCTS: We offer a collection of high quality, handcrafted
sterling silver earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets in addition to
scarves, beaded cuffs, and vegan purses. Our ecofriendly products include recycled banana bark bracelets and necklaces, recycled batik fabric bracelets, and hand sewn yoga mat bags
made from scrap fabric. Products are all made in Bali, Indonesia.
www.mayaworks.org
MISSION: MayaWorks is a fair trade, non­
profit organization that promotes economic development of Maya women and their families
in Guatemala by supporting a marketplace for
their handcrafted goods. MayaWorks believes
community development happens through the
development of women who otherwise have
limited ways to contribute to the economic
stability of their families. Giving women an opportunity to earn an
income from their skills gives them self­confidence and hope for themselves, their children, their family and their village.
MayaWorks also supports a Scholarship Fund for young Maya girls
and provides microcredit loans for its artisan partners.
PRODUCTS: We sell handcrafted jewelry and textiles including
personal accessories, handbags, baby apparel, children’s items, home
decor and hand beaded Christmas ornaments.
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SOBU Artist Project
Terra Experience
www.sobuart.org
www.terraexperience.com
MISSION: SOBU is a philosophy and a lifestyle.
The mission of the SOBU Artist Project is to provide Arts focused entrepreneurship opportunities,
job training, build capacity for social/economic
justice and civic engagement skills, and transition
support from high school to
college and careers with high poverty youth
throughout Chicago. The youth at SOBU Artist
Project make mosaic art on furniture and cell phone cases, jewelry,
screened bags and t shirts. Materials are 100% donated to the project
and final products 100% locally made in Chicago.
PRODUCTS: SOBU Artist Project will be selling mosaic furniture,
mosaic cell phones cases, artisan jewelry, silk screened recycled bags,
and silk screened recycle t­shirts.
MISSION: Terra Experience is a very small
business that strives to support sustainable
development, fair trade, local artisans, their
communities and environment. Specifically,
since 1999, we have helped Mayan artisan
families keep their children in school and share
their culture with North American kids and
kids at heart.
PRODUCTS: Fair Trade doll clothes and accessories that fit American Girl Doll® and other 18” dolls. Beautiful accessories, arts, crafts
and other gifts that everyone can enjoy from the Mayan World of
Guatemala.
Tulia’s Artisan Gallery
www.tulias.com
Soko Rafiki, Inc.
www.sokorafiki.com www.globalallianceafrica.org
MISSION: Soko Rafiki is a fair trade company
that works with African women’s cooperatives and community­based organizations to
produce handmade, sustainable crafts and
art. Soko Rafiki works with Global Alliance
for Africa to provide an outlet for groups who
are engaging in micro­enterprises to benefit
orphans and vulnerable children and a therapeutic arts program. Woven bags and baskets, recycled glass jewelry
and items for the garden and home, woven rugs, leather, and textiles
are among the many products made by the artisans of Kenya,
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Turkey, Morocco, and Peru.
PRODUCTS: Woven bags and baskets, jewelry, items for the garden,
woven rugs, and textiles are among the many products made by the
artisans of Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Turkey, and Peru.
Sweet Beginnings
www.sweetbeginningsllc.com
MISSION: Sweet Beginnings is a social enterprise leading the way in innovative strategies to
support men and women who have significant
barriers to employment. Working with North
Lawndale Employment Network, an Old St. Pat’s
Kinship Initiative partner organization, Sweet Beginnings provides experience in a “green collar”
business, careful training on customer service,
safety and sanitation, inventory and other key skill­sets in manufacturing and retailing, and a coaching­style environment.
MISSION: TULIA’S ARTISAN GALLERY seeks
the finest accessories and home décor handcrafted in Colombia. As the country recovers
from generations of violence and internal
displacement, it is our mission to show that
ART is the other Colombian export, and to
source this ART directly from artisans working to preserve ancestral lands, culture and traditions using fair trade
principles. Products include flying mobiles, palm vases, palm and
silver bracelets, organic cotton scarves, and beaded accessories.
PRODUCTS: Flying mobiles, palm plates & vases, hair accessories,
rings, pillows, and more.
WAR Chest Boutique
www.warchestboutique.com
MISSION: WAR Chest Boutique is the retail arm
of the non­profit organization Women At Risk,
International. The mission is to create circles of
protection around women who have been trafficked and rescued or who are at­risk. We are a
treasure chest of unique gifts handcrafted by
or sold in support of at­risk women (and even
some at­risk men). We currently serve over 41
countries including China, Egypt, Guatemala,
India, Nicaragua, Nepal, Thailand, United States and more!
PRODUCTS: Jewelry, scarves, ornaments, ornaments, children’s
items.
PRODUCTS: Their beelove® brand of products include all­natural
Lotion, Body Cream, Hand and Foot Butter Balm, Lip Balm, Gift Sets
and more!
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E merald B all
We all had an incredible evening honoring Ken and
Lori Hiltz last Friday at the 30th Annual Emerald Ball.
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped
plan the occasion. This year we had an excellent
turnout with many of our past honored families in
attendance, which was a great way to celebrate
them and this wonderful event. Many, many thanks
to the Hiltz’s for all they have done for Old St. Pat’s,
including their commitment to hosting “Afterglow”,
the Emerald Ball after party following the Ball.
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Mindfulness: A Rememberance of Gratitude and Joy...
When: Thursday,
November 12
As we apporach Thanksgiving, how might the Spiritual Practice of
Mindfulness awaken in us a remembering of Gratitude and Joy?
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Mindfulness is the awarness that develips when we pay attention on
purpose, in the present moment, without judgement, to the way things
are.
Location:
Fr. Jack Wall
Mission Center
We live in a fast paced world, with the power of habit driven behaviour,
often robbing us of peace. We can miss being grateful for the very
things that bring joy. The question is: How do we “wake up our life”?
711 West Monroe,
2nd Floor #25 ABC
There is a natual development of gratitude and joy as we become
aware of the inner resources already present within us. Mindfulness
allows us to choose “how” we want to go through life, rather than being
a prisoner to life’s circumstances. The Pause of Mindfulness can refresh,
renew, and enliven our lives.
Registration:
$25 per person.
Registration is
onsite the evening
of the program,
and is open to all.
For more
information
contact: Holly
Nelson- Johnson:
hnjohnson@icloud.
com or Tammy
Roeder: tammyr@
oldstpats.org
Come join us for Evening of Mindfulness Practice: an engagement in
rediscovering gratitude and joy. A great “Thanksgiving appetizer”!
Presenter: Holly Nelson-Johnson, MSN, APN, FNP-BC, is a
Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction Teacher, and an Interpersonal Mindfulness Teacher
who has offered Mindfulness programing and Spiritual
Practice at Old St. Patrick’s since 2008. She has a background
in Interfaith Dialogue, Social Justice, and development of
Contemplative Practices for more than twenty-five years.
Format:
6:30 p.m.
Refreshments and Welcome
7 p.m.
Presentation
8:15 p.m.
Prayer and Announcements
8:30 p.m.
Program concludes
“Plugging into God”
Presented by: Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz
Monday, November 9 | 6:30-8:30 p.m.
*A free will donation to cover
our meeting room costs is much
appreciated!
North:
Sisters of the Resurrection
Immactulate Conception
Provincial House
7432 W. Talcott Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631
Free parking is available.
Coordinators
Patricia O’Brien
847.679.2538
patricia7414@gmail.com
Shirley Widner
847.877.1512
swidner2002@yahoo.com
Bob Kolatorowicz
312.831.9379
bob@oldstpats.org
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Do you find yourself constantly struggling to find the time to pray? Is life so busy that spending
time with God seems like a luxury out of your reach? When you do take the time to pray, do you
find that your mind “races” with thoughts about the past, present, or future? If so, the journey of
contemplative prayer may be just for you. Come to learn about and practice the gift of Christian
meditation, and experience how this ancient discipline may lead you to a deeper understanding
of yourself and ultimately strengthen your relationship with God.
Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz, O. Carm. is the President of Mount Carmel High School . He is 1992
graduate of Mount Carmel and received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Yale University in
1996. He earned a Master of Divinity degree in 2009 from Washington Theological Union in
Washington, DC and was ordained in the Carmelite Order in May of 2009. He began his career
in education in 1997 teaching at Mount Carmel. He went on to Boston, Massachusetts where
he taught for three years for Edison Schools. He then returned to Chicago serving one year as
an administrator for Edison. As a Carmelite, Fr. Tony has served in retreat centers, high schools,
and parishes throughout the country, including Old St. Patrick’s Church.
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OSP Next is the community for Young Adults at
Old St. Pat’s! There’s nothing formal to join - if
you’re here, you ARE the community! Simply join
us anytime for one of the events or opportunities
listed here. Meet your fellow OSP young adults
as we Engage, Encounter & Serve. Looking
to do even more? Join a committee anytime!
Email OSPnext@oldstpats.org
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“OSP Next: Young Adults at Old St. Pat’s”
OSP Next Fellowship
Join us for food and conversation after most 5 p.m. Masses, and once a month for brunch after the
11:15am mass! We’ll meet on the church corner and head out together. Upcoming dates: (5 p.m.)
November 1, 15, 22, 29; (11:15 a.m.) November 15
Trick or Treat for Books Drive | Sunday, November 1
OSP Next’s Faith in Action committee will be collecting books after each Mass on Sunday, November
1 to benefit Citizen Schools, an AmeriCorps math and reading program, and Open Books, a literacy
organization that provides books and services to elementary students and teachers. Please bring your
new or gently used books to Mass and drop them off in front of the church. Look for the OSP Next
volunteers in the green shirts! Halloween treats will be provided for book donors, and books of all
types and reading levels are welcome.
November After Five: OSP Next Welcome Event
Sunday, November 8th l 6:15 - 7:50 p.m. l Hughes Hall
OSP Next invites YOU to join in for a community gathering! Whether you’re just
interested in connecting with others, learning more about OSP Next, or you’re on
an OSP Next committee/the ‘green shirt’ volunteer list...all are welcome!
It’s a chance for us all to get to know one another, so please join us for some
food, drinks and conversation after the 5 p.m. Mass on Sunday, November 8.
The OSP Next Leadership Team will be sharing more about our plans over the
next year! Food and drink will be provided! Feel free to bring a friend!
Sign up for the OSP Next Mailing List or ‘Connect’
with us by emailing OSPnext@oldstpats.org or
vistiting our webpage at www.oldstpats.org.
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OSP Next Book Club | Monday, November 23| 7 p.m.
Our monthly book club is fun, relaxed, and filled with captivating conversation.
Join us this month as we read Riding the Bus with my Sister by Rachel Simon. A
memoir written about the time the author spent with her sister Beth, who has
a developmental disability and who spends her days riding around city buses.
We meet Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square
(4736 N. Lincoln). Contact Rachelle Lindo with any questions at rachelle.lindo@gmail.com.
December Book | TBD
St. Vincent de Paul Center’s Annual Luncheon &
Resource Event for Our Homeless
Saturday, November 14| 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. St. Vincent De Paul Center| 2145 N. Halsted St
St. Vincent de Paul Center’s Annual Luncheon and Resource Event for Our Homeless
will be held on Saturday, November 14. The Luncheon and Resource Event is an
opportunity for our guests to enjoy a Thanksgiving Meal, connect to services such
as health screenings, haircuts, and podiatry as well as receive hat, gloves, scarves,
thermal underwear, and more.
We are in need of volunteers from 6 -9 p.m. on Thursday Nov. 12 and Friday Nov.
14 and 9:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Please contact Jennifer at
Jennifer.Mohan@marillacstvincent.org with any questions or to RSVP. This is not
an OSP Next event, but it is a great opportunity to share our blessings with others
around Thanksgiving!
Many thanks to Matt
Faley and everyone who
came out for the October
After Five last weekend!
We had a great time, and
look forward to meeting
more young adults at the
After Five in Hughes Hall
next Sunday!
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St. Agatha’s CD Release
Party
Saturday, November 7th
Sunday, November 8, 2015
7:30am to 2:30pm
FXW Gym, Floor 3
Please Join the Smith Brothers for a CD
Release Party at St. Agatha’s in the North
Lawndale neighborhood on Saturday
November 7\ at 1 p.m. Dennis Smith is the
Director of Music at St. Agatha’s and it is a
fundraiser for their music ministry.
St. Agatha’s Church
Old St. Pat’s Blood Drive
3151 W. Douglas Avenue
Honoring John Buciak
Chicago, IL
Everyone is invited to join us for our annual
blood drive. This is an all inclusive event.
We are looking for donors and hospitality
volunteers.
$10.00 at the door includes light
refreshments and a FREE CD!
DONORS:
Walk-ins are welcome but we encourage you
to make an appointment at:
www.redcrossblood.org
Please bring a photo ID, eat a healthy
breakfast with plenty of water and juice. No
coffee please. It also helps if you bring a
friend or two. Make it a social event.
VOLUNTEERS:
Perhaps you cannot donate due to health or
travel reasons. We need you and your smile!
Could you donate a few hours of your time
either before or after your Mass next Sunday?
Please contact Mark Buciak to arrange a shift
that is good for you:: mark.buciak@rcn.com
Yes, if you wish, you could volunteer and
donate. We suggest that you donate first, fully
recover and then start your volunteer shift.
Thank you for sharing God’s gift of life
with others most in need.
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Congratulations to the
CARA Program
for being named
top charity by
Chicago Magazine!
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SU CASA
Under the extraordinary leadership of Jim Karczewski,
volunteers cook up delicious meals for the residents
and neighbors of Su Casa! Its quite the culinary
experience in the neighborhood as volunteers of all
ages help cook, serve and clean up the monthly event.
​If you would like to learn more about Su Casa and
hope you can be involved, contact Beth Marek at
ElizabethM@oldstpats.org.
Beth Katsarous
Clothing Drive
House of Mary and
Joseph Shelter
Did you know that as a
member of Old St. Pat’s you
are helping provide meat
for the daily evening meal
of soup and sandwiches at
the Franciscan Outreach
House of Mary and Joseph
Shelter? This is just one of the
wonderful ways we share our
resources with the homeless
in our city. I’d like to introduce
you to Andrew who is the chef
at the shelter – he daily cooks
for over 300+ adults!
Hugs to everyone
who made us such
a rollicking success!
We had an amazing
turnout of helpers and
winter clothing for our
drive. Thanks to your
generosity there will be a
lot of warmer people in
Chicago this winter!
Coprodeli USA
Update
We are blessed to have Padre
Miguel Ranera of Coprodeli
Peru with us this week. Padre is
visiting Chicago from October
26 to November 2. He will be
at Old St. Pat’s this Sunday,
November 1 to concelebrate the
11:15 a.m. Mass
If you wish to contact him,
please contact Beth Marek,
Director of Outreach at
Want to find out how
you can be of service?
Contact Beth Marek at
ElizabethM@oldstpats.org.
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312.831.9361 or
elizabethm@oldstpats.org
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Wedding Schedule
Mass Schedule
Sunday
7 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m.
Monday – Friday (Daily Mass)
7 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.
If you are engaged and would like to be married
at Old St. Patrick’s Church, please contact Jo Ann
O’Brien, wedding scheduler/coordinator, at JoAnnO@
oldstpats.org, or 312.831.9383.
Wedding Banns
Church is open for Personal Prayer:
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Reconciliation
Fridays at 11:45 a.m., or upon request.
Liturgical Ministry
If you feel called to serve as a Hospitality Minister,
Eucharistic Minister or Lector for one of our Sunday
liturgies, please contact Katie Kearns at katiek@
oldstpats.org, or 312.831.9372. Training for
Hospitality Ministers and Eucharistic Ministers takes place
four times per year. Training for Lectors occurs annually.
The Baptismal Program & Schedule
To schedule a baptism, please contact Betty O’Toole, Baptism
Scheduler, at 312.798.2366.
Nursery Service
Nursery service is available during the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m.
Masses in The Frances Xavier Warde School building. Enter the
school on Des Plaines Street.
Low-gluten Host
May the Winds of Heaven Dance Between You.
I. November 28, 2015
Peter Mack & Amy Elizabeth Brandevein
Patrick Carey & Margaret McNair
Nicholas Scafiezzo & Alicia Antoinette Roman
Old St. Pat’s has low-gluten hosts available for those members
who, for health reasons, could not receive regular Communion
hosts. If you would like to receive a low-glutenn host, please
contact Katie Kearns, Liturgy Ministry, at KatieK@oldstpats.org,
or 312.831.9372.
Sign-Language Interpreter
Upon request, a sign language interpreter can
be available at the 11:15 a.m. or 5 p.m. Mass on
Sundays, as well as for holidays and holy days
of obligation. It would be most appreciative if you would
give us 5 days of advance notice. To request access to a sign
language interpreter at Mass, please contact Katie Kearns at
312.831.9372, or katiek@oldstpats.org.
Old St. Patrick’s Website
II. November 13 & 14, 2015
Dan Lane & Jennifer Mack
Hannah Craney & Tom Lusk
Ryan Mertz & Allison Kutzki
Brett Mac Innes & Christine Noel
Jeffery M. Gilbert & Jacquelyn F. Budziak
III. November 6 & 7, 2015
Phil John C. de la Vega & Molly Hope Nartonis
Benjamin James Varble & Michelle Marie Sisco
Be sure to visit our website, www.oldstpats.org,
for the most up-to-date information.
Prayer Requests: Names of the sick
or recently deceased are listed for one
week in the prayers of the faithful and
two subsequent weeks in the bulletin.
Please call Bernadette Gibson at
312.798.2389 to add a name to the list.
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Pastoral Care: Do you know someone
in need of Pastoral Care amongst
our Old St. Pat’s community? Please
contact Bernadette Moore Gibson at
312.493.8737.
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The Book of Patrick: Offers perpetual
remembrance for a loved one who
has passed, or for a loved one in
remembrance of a sacramental date. The
date is chosen by the donor. The $150
donations requested benefits Old St.
Patrick’s. For more information, please
contact Tim Liston at 312.798.2348 or
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H earts
and
P rayers
A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents. Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, “Amen, I say to you, this
poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury.” - Mk 12:42-43
Sunday, November 1st, 2015
Readings: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt
5:1-12a
Mass Remembrances:
Harmon, Ashley J. Owen, Anne Powell,
Anna, Loretta Ryan, Catherine Smyth
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
Readings: Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10
7 a.m.
David Sevening (=)
Mass Remembrance: Catalino Ang (=)
Charles Joffe (=)
8 a.m.
William Gutekanst (=)
Book of Patrick: David L. Bross, Colleen
Burns, Joan Dunne, Francesa Borella
Erricolo, Michael Hahn, Bernice Johnson,
Raboin & Keerins Family, Martin J.
McGuane, Joan Adele Scullion, Charles V.
Tatman
9:30 a.m. Anthony Terlep (=)
11:15 a.m. Charlene O’Leary (=)
Hilda Rodriguez (=)
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Mary Roback (=)
Readings: Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8
5 p.m.
Mass Remembrance: Ramon Rios (=)
8 p.m.
Book of Patrick: Helen and Clayton
Coleman, Robert Halpin, Michael Harper,
Evelyn Keevers Mench, Wilhelm Gehard
Sandgathe
Book of Patrick: Jenn Bonior, Stanislaw
Daszynski, Joanne Honcharuk, Walter
Nugent & Suellen Hoy, Jeanne Koplos, David
Korinek, Constance Kozie, Jacob Lockwood,
Patrick Lydon, Rita Maloney, Quinn,
O’Connor & McInerney Families, Brugger &
Nolan Families, Thomas Riordan, Brent R.
Starck, Alice Murphy Tapling, Janet Beckwith
Thor
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
Readings: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/
Jn 6:37-40
Mass Remembrance:
Book of Patrick: Marie Gigliotti, Jeff &
Mary Josephs, Susan Margaret McKean,
Lollie McKeon, Paul Szalko & Denise Nedza,
Gracey Price, Ted Robeson, Jeko Vukovljak
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Readings: Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24Mass
Remembrance: Kathleen Holohan
Book of Patrick: Martin R. Binder, John
Michael Carney, Tom Enright, Sister Mary
Gracilia, Michael Newton, Mary Elizabeth
Ryan
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Readings: Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33
Mass Remembrance: Encarnacion
Banasihan (=), Joseph Cernok (=)
Book of Patrick: Marjorie Collins, Alberta
DiMartino, Kathleen M. Geraghty, James
Ryan Green, Laura Guinart, Margaret A.
Saturday, November 7th, 2015*
Readings: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27/Lk
16:9-15
Mass Remembrance:
Book of Patrick: Dominick DiMatteo,
Jr. , James Michael Flanagan, John (Jack)
McHenry, John Edward Shedd
Sunday, November 8th, 2015
Readings: 1 Kgs 17:10-16/Heb 9:24-28/
Mk 12:38-44 or 12:41-44
Prayer Requests
For Those Who Are Sick
Johnny Bach, Stephen Brennen, Elani
Camino, Eileen Casey, William Cooke,
Baby Luke Cruz, Gerald Gardner Jr.,
Ben Horinek, Les Jansto, Briana Kline,
Ann Kunkle, Roy Lipscomb, Charlie
Menghini, Martha O’Kelley, Bryton
Saxon, Eric Scott, Laurie Stell, Father
Tony Taschetta
For Those Who Have Recently
Died Alfred Casale, James Dolan,
Philip Donegan, Jacqueline Johnson,
William Kennedy, Rita Neubaeur, Jose
Francisco Salazar, Kathryn A. Sloan,
Anthony Terlep, Janey Wadden
* As there are no Masses scheduled on
Saturday, these names will be read on Friday,
November 6, 2015.
(=) Deceased
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Women and Men of Faith
November 3rd
St. Martin
de Porres
(1579-1639)
“Father unknown” is the cold legal phrase
sometimes used on baptismal records. “Halfbreed”or “war souvenir” is the cruel name
inflicted by those of “pure” blood. Like many
others, Martin might have grown to be a bitter
man, but he did not. It was said that even as a
child he gave his heart and his goods to the poor
and despised.He was the son of a freed woman of
Panama, probably black but also possibly Native
American, and a Spanish man of Lima, Peru. His
parents never married each other. Martin
inherited the features and dark complexion
of his mother. That irked his father, who finally
acknowledged his son after eight years. After
the birth of a sister, the father abandoned the
family. Martin was reared in poverty, locked into
a low level of Lima’s society. When he was 12, his
mother apprenticed him to a barber-surgeon. He
learned how to cut hair and also how to draw
blood (a standard medical treatment then),
care for wounds and prepare and administer
medicines.After a few years in this medical
field, Martin applied to the Dominicans to be a
“lay helper,” not feeling himself worthy to be a
religious brother. After nine years, the example
of his prayer and penance, charity and humility
led the community to request him to make full
religious profession. Many of his nights were
spent in prayer and penitential practices; his
days were filled with nursing the sick and caring
for the poor. It was particularly impressive
that he treated all people regardless of their color,
race or status. He was instrumental in founding
an orphanage, took care of slaves brought from
Africa and managed the daily alms of the priory
with practicality as well as generosity. He became
the procurator for both priory and city, whether
it was a matter of “blankets, shirts, candles,
candy, miracles or prayers!” Throughout his daily
work, Martin’s life reflected God’s extraordinary
gifts: ecstasies that lifted him into the air, light
filling the room where he prayed, bilocation,
miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures and
a remarkable rapport with animals. He became
a formidable fundraiser, obtaining thousands
of dollars for dowries for poor girls so that they
could marry or enter a convent. He was a good
friend of another Dominican saint of Peru,
Rose of Lima (August 23).
Adapted from www.americancatholic.org
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Accounting
Janette Nunez
312.798.2305
janetten@oldstpats.org
773.286.3390
marantonik@att.net
Blood Drive
Mark Buciak*
773.307.0033
mark.buciak@rcn.com
Linda Vasquez
312.798.2307
lindav@oldstpats.org
The Cara Program
Maria Kim
312.798.3319
Adult Education Ministries
Bob Kolatorowicz
312.831.9379
bobk@oldstpats.org
Chicago Food Depository
Mary Beth Riley*
630.655.9447
mbriley07@yahoo.com
Advancement
Tim Liston
312.798.2381
tliston@oldstpats.org
The Children’s Place
Katie Byrne*
312.863.1120
kmbyrne@aol.com
Book of Patrick
(Memorial for Loved Ones)
Bridget Carey
312.831.9355
bcarey@oldstpats.org
House of Mary and Joseph
Kate Boege*
312.337.7953
kateboege@yahoo.com
Annulment Support Ministry
Patty Stiles
847.220.3011
pstiles224@comcast.net
Interfaith House
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
elizabethm@oldstpats.org
Baptisms
Betty O’Toole, scheduler
312.798.2366
bettyo@oldstpats.org
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Joe Harzich*
312.835.4932
jharzich@aol.com
Buildings/Grounds
Andrew Hayden
312.798.2345
ahayden@oldstpats.org
Clergy - Pastor
Fr. Thomas J. Hurley
312.831.9363
tomh@oldstpats.org
Twitter: @TomHurleyOSP
Special Olympics
Greg Benacka*
708.271.4460
benacka.gregory@district205.net
St. Agatha’s Sharing Parish
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
elizabethm@oldstpats.org
Admin. Assistant to Pastor
Skye Darke
312.831.9377
skyed@oldstpats.org
Su Casa
Jim Karczewski*
630.279.0144
jkarcze877@aol.com
In Residence
Fr. John J. Wall
Visiting Clergy
Trinity Volunteer Corps
Marty Kenahan
708.567.0518
mkenahan@trinityvolunteers.org
Fr. John Cusick
Fr. Edward Foley, OFM Cap.
Fr. Tony Mazurkiewicz, O. Carm
Fr. Pat McGrath, SJ
Fr. Paul Novak, OSM
Fr. William O’Shea
Msgr. Kenneth Velo
Communications
Lauren Kezon
312.831.9364
laurenk@oldstpats.org
Twitter: @oldstpats
Community Outreach
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
elizabethm@oldstpats.org
Adult Literacy Program
Marilyn and Joe Antonik*
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U of I Hospital Pediatrics
Sue Sierkierski*
312.546.4312
sasiek18@hotmail.com
Counseling Services
Sarah Thompson
saraht@oldstpats.org
773.643.6259 ext. 30
Encore: 50+ Active Adults
Mary Kay Slowikowski*
marykayslowikowski@gmail.com
Family Ministry
Bea Cunningham
312.831.9351
beac@oldstpats.org
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Katie Brandt
312.831.9352
family.ministry@oldstpats.org
Gay & Lesbian; Friends & Families
Outreach (Old St. Pat’s)
Bob Kolatorowicz
bobk@oldstpats.org,
312.831.9379
Listening Parent Ministry
Maureen Schuneman
listeningparent@gmail.com
Grief Support Facilitators
Judi Black, Bill Brennan*
312.798.2358
Jewish Catholic Ministry
Jewish Catholic Dialogue
Gina Lakin*
773.485.9966
ginalakin@gmail.com
Eileen O’Farrell Smith*
eileen@theinterfaithunion.org
Family School
David Kovacs
kovacswriter@gmail.com
Interfaith Union
Eileen O’Farrell Smith
eileen@theinterfaithunion.org
Liturgy Department
Mark Scozzafave
marks@oldstpats.org
312.798.2367
Katie Kearns
katiek@oldstpats.org
312.831.9372
Marriage Preparation
Jack Berkemeyer - Pre-Cana Experience
312.798.2386
jackb@oldstpats.org
Patty Stiles - Pre-Marital Assessment
847.220.3011
pstiles224@comcast.net
Members/New Members
Tim Liston
312.798.2348
tliston@oldstpats.org
Bridget Carey
312.831.9355
bcarey@oldstpats.org
Music
Jennifer Budziak
Jennifer@oldstpats.org
312.798.2382
Laura Higgins
312.798.2384
laurah@oldstpats.org
Mark Scozzafave
marks@oldstpats.org
Bill Fraher
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North Lawndale Kinship
Initiative
Vincent L. Guider
312.798.2374
vincentg@oldstpats.org
Office Manager
Joanne Gresik
312.831.9370
joanneg@oldstpats.org
Pastoral Care Ministry
Bernadette Gibson
312.798.2389 prayer line
bernadetteg@oldstpats.org
312.493.8737 pastoral cell
Rite of Christian Initiation for
Adults (RCIA)
Keara Ette
312.798.2328
kearac@oldstpats.org
Receptionist
312.648.1021
Resident Theologian Presenter
Dr. Terry Nelson-Johnson
terryn@oldstpats.org
312.831.9373
Retreat Program: Beloved
Tammy Roeder
312.798.2350
tammy.roeder@oldstpats.org
Social Justice
Rachel Lyons
312.798.2399
rachel@oldstpats.org
Special Events (Fundraisers)
Sheila Greifhahn
312.798.2343
sheilag@oldstpats.org
Bridget Conway
312.798.2348
bridgetc@oldstpats.org
Spiritual Direction
Tammy Roeder
312.798.2350
tammy.roeder@oldstpats.org
Tours of Old St. Pat’s
Jim McLaughlin*
630.852.7269
j-jmclaughlin@comcast.net
Wedding Ministry
JoAnn O’Brien
312.831.9383
joanno@oldstpats.orgt
Mary Anne Moriarty *
312.861.0382
Young Adult Ministry
(Old St. Pat’s)
Keara Ette
312.798.2328
kearac@oldstpats.org
Youth Ministry: Foundations
and Blueprints
Courtney Nichols
312.798.2329
courtneyn@oldstpats.org
The Mary and Bill Aronin Center
for Social Concerns
703 W. Monroe
Parking at Old St. Pat’s
For your convenience, we are providing parking information
to make parking easily accessible for everyone who visits
Old St. Pat’s.
Saturdays
Lot 1:There is no charge to park your car in the parking lot
at the Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines. Lot 2:There is no charge to park your car in the roped
off area marked “Old St. Pat’s” in the parking lot at the
Southeast corner of Monroe and Des Plaines.
PARKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE EAST
SECTION OF LOT 2.
Chicago, IL 60661
Sundays
The Cara Program
Beth Lye
312.798.3304
blye@thecaraprogram.org
Lot 1:There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the
Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines all day and
evening;
Career Transitions Center
Mary Sabathne
312.906.9908
host@ctcchicago.org
Coprodeli, Peru
Beth Marek
312.831.9361
elizabethm@oldstpats.org
Friends of Fabretto, Nicaragua
Tom Gleason*
773.227.6556
tgleason@ameritech.net
Harmony, Hope & Healing
Marge Nykaza
312.466.0267
marge@harmonyhopeandhealing.
org
Lot 2:There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the Southeast corner of Monroe and Des Plaines until 6:30 p.m.
You must pay after 6:30 p.m.
Lot 3:There is no charge to park your car in the lot on the
Northwest corner of Monroe and Des Plaines (across from
711) until 5 p.m. You must pay after 5 p.m. to park in this
lot.
Weeknights
Lot 1:There is no charge to park your car in the lot on
the Southeast corner of Adams and Des Plaines; if you
are coming to Old St. Pat’s for meetings, please let the
attendant know and keep your keys as he leaves after 8
p.m.
Horizons for Youth
Brian Broccolo
312.627.9031
brian@horizons-for-youth.org
Global Alliance for Africa
Jonathan Shaver*
312.399.2830
jonathanshaver@msn.com
Tom Derdak
director@globalallianceafrica.org
Wedding Music
weddingmusic@oldstpats.org
Wedding Volunteers
Mary Jo Graf*
312.360.1622
maryjog1221@sbcglobal.net
Robin Ramel*
630.747.1588
daturamel@gmail.com
Women’s Spirituality
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