Vic 1 Young Adult Get Together Mass & Meal

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Catholic Young Adults of North & Northwest Chicagoland Vicariate 1

Get Together Mass & Meal

Saturday, August 27

5:00pm Mass, Meal to Follow

St. Mary of the Annunciation Church | 22333 West Erhart Road, Mundelein

Bishop Jeffrey Grob, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, invites Catholic young adults (ages 20-40) to a Mass and meal. Details can be found at https://vic1chicago.org/yam-mass-a-meal or contact Karen Gorajski, Vicariate I office, 847-970-4964, kgorajski@archchicago.org.

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration | August 5th

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First Friday Eucharistic Adoration

Do you want to quiet your mind and take time from the busyness of life? Come spend time with Jesus. He will make a difference in your heart. Join us for First Friday Adoration anytime between 9am - 4pm. All are welcome and you do not need to sign up to come stop by for a few minutes, an hour or however long you are able. In order to offer this amazing experience, we need a few adorers to commit to each hour. If you are able to commit to an hour. Visit our parish website to sign up for a time slot.

Join us for a Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima // August 13th

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Who is Our Lady of Fatima?

Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in connection with her apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Our Lady of Fatima told the shepherd children to pray the rosary daily for the end of the war (World War I). Mary continued to appear once a month for 6 months to the three children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. In October of 1930, the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima approved the visions as “worthy of belief.” Our Lady of Fatima urgently desired for all of faithful to pray daily for the salvation of poor sinners, and for the whole world. That message from Our Mother Mary is a challenge – no matter where you are in your own personal prayer life – to go deeper, to pray often, and with greater fervor.

Join us for a Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima

Saturday, August 13th following the 8:30am Mass 

We will pray a rosary with the 5 prayers to Our Lady of Fatima. Prayers for Hope, Healing and an end to abortion in our country.

Adult Confirmation Program for Vicariate 1 Parishioners

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Are you an adult who missed receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation? Preparation for Confirmation for Vicariate I parishioners will be offered weekly on Mondays beginning Monday, September 12, 2022 from 7-9pm, at St. Edna Parish, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd. in Arlington Heights. Bishop Jeffrey Grob will preside at the Confirmation Mass to be held at St. Edna Parish, Arlington Heights, on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Information and a registration form can be found at www.vic1chicago.org/adult-confirmation or by contacting Lorie Crepeau at lcrepeau@stedna.org, (847) 398-3362, ext. 325.

OUR MUSIC MINISTRY IS CALLING YOU!

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DO YOU LIKE TO SING? DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT? WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SHARE YOUR TALENTS WITH THE PARISH?

PARISH CHOIR - MEETS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY; SINGS AT THE 9:00 MASS; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER

RESURRECTION CHOIR - SUPPORTS THE SINGING OF GRIEVING FAMILIES AT OUR FUNERALS; NO REHEARSALS; EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU COME WHEN YOUR SCHEDULE ALLOWS; A VERY GOOD OPTION FOR THOSE WITH FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES

HANDBELL CHOIR - MEETS ON THURSDAY EVENINGS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY; PLAYS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER; MUST BE ABLE TO READ MUSIC, BUT WE ARE WILLING TO TEACH YOU THE SKILLS

CANTOR - PROCLAIMS THE PSALM AND LEADS THE CONGREGATION IN SUNG PRAYER; OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER

INSTRUMENTALISTS - HIGH SCHOOL AGE AND OLDER; BAND & STRING INSTRUMENTS ADD SUCH BEAUTY TO OUR SONG

For more information about these groups, Contact Pat Stewart, Director of Music, at musicsfds@stfrancislz.org or call the office at (847)726-4720 or stop by after Mass to chat!

Totus Tuus 2022 Thank You!

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To our totus tuus missionaries- Ben anderson, Enrique Dominguez, Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Emmy Uzquiano, and Margarita Perez,our High school Teen Volunteers & the adult volunteers who helped make our week so much fun!

Thank you to Pam Lynch for hosting all five of our missionaries in her home!

Thank you to Fr. Ryan & Fr. Paul fOr helping with Masses, Confession, and Adoration. THank you to Deacon Tom and Deacon Bob for helping with Masses, Adoration and Church Tours.

Thank you to Rosati's of Lake Zurich, La Parroquia, Culver's of Lake Zurich, The McDermott Family, The Rahilly Family, the Schumacher Family, the Urban Family, The Platas Family, The Clery Family, The Epstein Family, and The Virgilio family for donating meals for our missionaries!

Unplugged Fest // Paulus Park // August 7th

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Hello!!

I hope you are having a great summer. This summer, our parish is participating in the free event, Unplugged Fest at Paulus Park. We are in need of incoming 8th graders and high school students to help us with the craft we are offering at our tent. Please use the link below to sign up for one or more time slots.

If you have any questions please contact Mimi McGlauchlin at 847-726-4850.

Assistant Youth Minister Open Position at SFdS!

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High School Youth Ministry

Our High School Youth Ministry team prepares freshmen and sophomores for Confirmation and also ministers to all high school teens through youth group events and activities. The teens who have participated in our ministry in the past many years have been honest and open about sharing their faith journeys and their struggles. They have shared how they have seen God working in their lives and how God has worked through other people. 

Working with the Director of Youth Ministry in: 

  • Planning and coordinating Confirmation content and working on-site during the Sunday in-person small group meetings for our two year high school Confirmation program. 

  • Planning, coordinating and attending Confirmation & Kairos Retreats and Steubenville Youth Conference.

  • Planning, coordinating and attending Youth Group activities (currently Sundays).

We are looking for a person to bring their fresh ideas and enthusiasm in serving the high school teens in our community and parish. We are always evolving and interested in learning from the past as we look to improve our ministry in the future.

Middle School Religious Education

We serve teens in 6th-8th grade and use the Life Teen Edge program to foster their faith. Teens attend class twice a month to participate in large group activities and small group discussions. Sessions are offered on Mondays and Tuesdays in the evening.

Working with the Coordinator of Religious Education in:

  • Planning, coordinating and attending middle school Edge religious education sessions.

  • Working with the small group volunteers who facilitate the small group discussions. 

Young Adult Ministry 

  • Planning and coordinating events and activities for Young Adults within our parish and vicariate.

More Information 

During the past years, the high school and junior high teams have collaborated and helped each other in a variety of ways. We truly are better together. 

This person will also join us as part of the Mass Tech Team. We stream 9:00am Mass on Sunday & noon on Wednesday and also 1st Communion and Confirmation Masses annually.

There is an administrative staff person who is also part of this Religious Education and Youth Ministry team.

Detailing out all the specific tasks would include much more information, but the points above cover the main goals of this job. Many of the tasks have been changed in the past years to take advantage of online registration opportunities. We can be available for a conversation to answer questions anytime. 


If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about this position, please send an updated resume and cover letter to plynch@stfrancislz.org for consideration.

Statement of Cardinal Blase J Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling end Dobbs versus Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturns the Court’s tragic 1973 decision that removed legal protection for unborn children. We welcome this important ruling and the opportunity it creates for a national conversation on protecting human life in the womb and promoting human dignity at all stages of life. This moment should serve as a turning point in our dialogue about the place an unborn child holds in our nation, about our responsibility to listen to women and support them through pregnancies and after the birth of their children, and about the need to refocus our national priorities to support families, particularly those in need.

The Catholic Church brings to such a conversation the conviction that every human life is sacred, that every single person is made in the image and likeness of God and therefore deserving of reverence and protection. That belief is the reason the Catholic Church is the country's largest provider of social services, many aimed at eliminating the systemic poverty and health care insecurity that traps families in a cycle of hopelessness and limit authentic choice.

We also come to this dialogue as Americans, knowing that the principle that all human beings are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, and that first among these is the right to life.

Make no mistake, because this ruling regrettably will have little impact on abortion in Illinois, as there are virtually no restrictions here, we will continue to advocate strongly for legal protections for unborn children. And we will redouble our efforts to work with all to build a culture that values the inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.

This ruling is not the end of the journey, but rather a fresh start. It underscores the need to understand those who disagree with us, and to inculcate an ethic of dialogue and cooperation. Let us begin by examining our national conscience, taking stock of these dark places in our society and in our hearts that turn to violence and deny the humanity of our brothers and sisters, and get to work building up the common good by choosing life. 

July 4, 2022 // Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park

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I have been watching the news in horror as at least 6 are dead and many more were wounded after a gunman opened fire as families attended an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. What should have been a peaceful celebration of our nation’s founding ended in unspeakable tragedy.

Please join me in praying for the victims and their loved ones, who never imagined a July 4 celebration could become a killing ground. Pray too for the safety of first responders as they pursue the person responsible for this tragedy. They bravely rushed into the danger to treat victims and to protect others from harm. 

The parade reportedly had a heavy presence of police and fire vehicles, yet this shooter was able to wound at least two dozen people before he stopped, or was stopped, and fled. Victims ranged in age from 8 to 85. Weapons designed to rapidly destroy human bodies have no place in civil society.

It is barely July, and this year the United States is already experiencing more than one mass shooting a day. Chicago Police reported at least 55 shot and 7 killed since Friday, and the holiday weekend is not yet over. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for U.S. children.

Whatever one makes of the right to bear arms, there is plenty of room for prudential judgment in interpreting the Second Amendment so as to enact serious, broadly popular gun-safety measures. The Senate finally passed a significant, yet modest, gun-safety bill last month. But clearly more must be done. 

The right to bear arms does not eclipse the right to life, or the right of all Americans to go about their lives free of the fear that they might be shredded by bullets at any moment. Gun violence is a life issue. We must continue to pray that all our officials, elected and unelected alike, will redouble their commitment to keeping safe the people they have sworn to serve.

Pope Francis wrote to the people of Chicagoland in 2016: “As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, humanity ‘must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.’ I urge all people, especially young men and women, to respond to Dr. King's prophetic words and know that a culture of nonviolence is not an unattainable dream, but a path that has produced decisive results.”

May the Lord of mercy embrace in love those who have died, bring healing to the wounded, comfort to their loved ones, and courage to all of us, so that we may respond to this tragedy united as God’s children to build a path to safety and peace.

Join us for a Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima // July 13th

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Who is Our Lady of Fatima?

Our Lady of Fatima is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in connection with her apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Our Lady of Fatima told the shepherd children to pray the rosary daily for the end of the war (World War I). Mary continued to appear once a month for 6 months to the three children, Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. In October of 1930, the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima approved the visions as “worthy of belief.” Our Lady of Fatima urgently desired for all of faithful to pray daily for the salvation of poor sinners, and for the whole world. That message from Our Mother Mary is a challenge – no matter where you are in your own personal prayer life – to go deeper, to pray often, and with greater fervor.

Join us for a Rosary to Our Lady of Fatima

Monday, July 13th following the Noon Mass 

We will pray a rosary with the 5 prayers to Our Lady of Fatima. Prayers for Hope, Healing and an end to abortion in our country.

SAVE THE DATE! Blood Drive July 21, 2022

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Who benefits from blood donation?

At Versiti Blood Center of Illinois, formerly  Heartland Blood Centers, we never forget the patients who receive the blood we collect. Every unit of blood is collected from volunteer donors who meet specific criteria and have been screened according to strict guidelines. Every unit (pint) is collected, transported, tested and stored according to tightly-controlled procedures.

Examples of transfusion needs are:

  • Cancer: up to 8 units/month

  • Bone Marrow Transplant: up to 2 units/day

  • Liver Transplant: up to 100 units

  • Auto Accident: up to 50 units

  • Cardiovascular Surgery: 2-25 unit

    Helpful tip:
    Make sure to eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before donating.

Appointments are encouraged, Walk-ins welcome! 

https://bit.ly/BloodDrive-7-21-22

Back-to-School Backpack Program

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St Francis de Sales Parish will be collecting backpacks filled with school supplies to benefit underprivileged children in our community. Beginning July 16th & 17th Back-to-School Tags with a list of school supplies for each backpack will be available at the church. All school supplies should be placed in a new backpack and returned to church by Sunday, July 31st. Your gift means the world to a bright and deserving child eager for a proper education.

Religious Education Registration Forms

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Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year is OPEN!

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