St. Beatrice Parish
4157 Atlantic Ave., Schiller Park St. Beatrice Parish will be selling Christmas yard signs and “It’s O k a y To Say Mer r y Christmas” buttons along with Christmas cards with pictures of St. Beatrice all during December after all the masses. Signs and packages of 10 Christmas cards are $10 each. Buttons are $3 or two for $5. Stop in before or after any of their weekend masses to purchase yours today. Yard signs and buttons are a great way to be a witness for the “Good News of Great Joy” and let others know
your house celebrates the birth of Christ. Contact the rectory f or f u r t he r i n f or m a t i on a t 847-678-0138 St. Beatrice Christmas Party will be held on Friday, December 16th at the Comfort Inn Allegra Banquets, 4200 North River Road, at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm. $25 per person. Tickets must be purchased by December 12th. Join us for a fantastic evening of food, fun and friendship. All are invited to attend. HYPOD (Help Your Parish Out of Debt) tickets are being sold for the new year. Tickets are $10 each with a chance of winning cash every week! These make great gifts or stocking stuffers. Stop by the rectory today to pick yours up. November 26th marked the first day the Third Edition of the Roman Missal was being used at all the masses. This signif icant
change a f fects a l l Engl ish speaking Churches around the world. The changes which include new responses and prayers will take some time to get used to considering parishioners have been using the former Missal since 1985.
Christifidelis & Bishop Quarter Awards Cardinal George on November 6th at Holy Name Cathedral awarded the Christif idelis and Bishop Quarter awards to several recipients from local parishes. The Christifideles Award is given to Catholic laypeople who have, by participating in parish life, demonstrated the personal and ministerial renewal called for by the papal exhortation Christifideles Laici, calling the laity to the “vocation of responsibility for the church’s life springing from the
gift and mission of their baptism;” Basically, a parishioner who has shown exemplary service to their parish. Kimberly McMillan, St. Celestine, Elmwood Park received the Bishop Quarter Award, given to one layperson who demonstrates consistent service to the ministries of the archdiocese’s vicariates. Recipients of the Christif idelis Awards were: Sandra Solari, Mary Seat of Wisdom, Park Ridge, Brian and Margaret Fergus, Our Lady of Hope, Rosemont, Mark Miller, St. Paul of the Cross, Park Ridge, Kara Blomquist, St. Beatrice Church, Schiller Park, Donald Carfagnini, St. Celestine, Elmwood Park, Libby and Loretta Lodestro, Divine Savior, Norridge, James and Mitzi Puchner, St. Maria Goretti, Schiller Park, Donald Klaput, Sacred Heart, Melrose Park. Congratulations to you all!
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