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Visitation Catholic Church Elmhurst, IllinoisChristmas 2006We warmly welcome all who have come today to celebrate this glorious feastWe welcome the stranger, the traveler and guest!We welcome our students home from college for a good winter’s rest!We welcome parishioners who moved far awaybut join us today as old friends and guests!We welcome all who have not been active of late in their Catholic faithand hope they will find new hope and inspiration this Christmasto come back again and again!We welcome our faithful parishioners, loyal and true—may the Lord bless you for all you do!Welcome to all! May our gathering this day gladden our hearts and deepen our bonds.We are, after all, one people of God, redeemed by the light.May we walk by the light and live by the light, together in love.A Blessed Christmas to Allfrom the Priests, Deacons, Sistersand Staff of Visitation Parish

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,“He shall be Peace.” (Micah 5:4)On this hectic Fourth Sunday of Advent, which in a fewhours will become Christmas Eve, the Church placesbefore us the Gospel account of the Visitation of Mary toElizabeth. This story has special meaning for us as ourparish is dedicated to this joyful mystery. This story alsocaptures well the feelings of hurriedness many of us feeltoday as we are told that Mary “traveled to the hill countryin haste” to visit her cousin. We have to remember that thisfollows soon after Mary had been told by the angel Gabrielthat she was to be the virgin mother of the Son of God. Yetdespite the momentous news and her physical condition,Mary goes immediately to Elizabeth to help her in herneed and the two share the wonder of all that God haddone for them.So in the final hours of preparation for the celebrationof Christmas, let us keep this story of the Visitation in ourminds. Whether finishing the last bit of shopping, or decoratingor cooking, we need to open our hearts the spiritof peace and joy that filled Mary and Elizabeth. After all,what we have been getting ready for these past weeks isthe coming of the Prince of Peace. It makes no sense tomark these days by a stressful pace and short tempers.The Lord is in our midst, let us be filled with the excitementof John the Baptist who leapt in the womb of hismother. If we make room for Jesus in our preparationsand celebrations, these will truly be days of grace, joyand peace.May God bless you on this final Sunday of Advent andthroughout the Christmas season.Fr. SiegelRectory Office Hourson the Christmas WeekendThe Rectory office is closed in observance of Christmasuntil Wednesday, December 27 at 8:30 A.M.Building for Our Family of FaithVisitation Capital CampaignKick–off WeekendJanuary 13–14, 2007Visitation Parish is moving forward in theBuilding for Our Family of Faith capital campaignto improve our facilities to better serve our parishionersand programs. Please be sure to join us theweekend of January 13–14 for the campaign kickoff.You will be inspired by the potential for ourparish to improve the campus so that we can furtherdevelop our ministries and outreach. Join usto learn more!Rome Choir Sings at 10:00 A.M. MassFeast of the Holy Family, December 31Members of the Visitation Choirs and friends of ourparish have joined together to form a Visitation FestivalTouring Choir which will sing in Rome at the Vatican.We will be singing for our Holy Father Pope Benedict atthe Papal Audience and also at the Papal Epiphany Mass inSt. Peter’s Basilica. Our choir will also be the principalchoir at the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, SundayJanuary 7, in St. Peter’s Basilica.Our tour is made up of 38 choir members (including 6youth) and 42 pilgrims. We will visit all the major Basilicasin Rome, the catacombs, Ancient Rome and also Assisi.Our spiritual director, Father Christopher Floss, will leadus in daily Masses including Masses at the tombs of St.Peter and St. Francis.We have been rehearsing (tirelessly!) since June andwould like to sing at Mass and ask the prayers of our parishas we leave on this Holy pilgrimage.Barbara A. Masters,Music DirectorPage 3

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006LECTOR, EUCHARISTIC MINISTER, ALTAR SERVERASSIGNMENTS FOR DECEMBER 30–31LectorsSaturdayDec. 305:15 P.M. John KwitSundayDec. 317:00 A.M.SundayDec, 318:30 A.M.SundayDec. 3110:00 A.M.GaryMarinierDanutaRozyckaDanielKlenckSundayDec.3111:30 A.M. Jim BorisSundayDec.315:15 A.M.MondayJan. 1, 20079:30 A.M.Anne BoyleJaneKlenckEucharisticMinistersMary LewisJulie ManasJeanne ReganMonica SpataforeLisa GalvinJerry OstermannTsue OstermannRonald WaymanMary ArazanBill BurkeSheila HopeJohn NobersRay JordanBob LawtonKelly MuellerAlicia SmagaSr. ConstanceSuzanne IacovelliKate KaufmanErin RadcliffPaul StahrTerry WaldenCarol AldridgeDorothy KujawaRufo LacsamanaPatti RiggsGene BelliniRosemary GallagherErnest HauserRoman LewisJerry DunneErnest HauserRex RoegesJoseph SalernoDaily Altar Server AssignmentsAltar ServersAndrew VitekGrace VitekBrooke WagnerDrew YasdickPaula ArcaroJohn ArcaroAlina AcostaAbby RadohaPatrick RadohaKatie BindonMichael BindonPatrick BurkeRachel BestLaura BestRichard BoguszJoachim CaneteVincent CaneteNicole CareyBiagio CalzanteCatherine CaseFrances CaseTuesday–Friday, December 26–296:15 A.M. Colin Sweeney, Nate Wilczewski8:15 A.M. Danielle/Jack Smithy, Casey WalshSaturday, December 308:15 A.M. Jim Nudera, Frank VasquezReadings for the Week of December 24, 2006Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a/Heb 10:5-10/Lk 1:39-45Monday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or1:18-25Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14Tuesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22Wednesday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8Thursday: 1 Jn 1:5-2:2/Mt 2:13-18Friday: 1 Jn 2:3-11/Lk 2:22-35Saturday: 1 Jn 2:12-17/Lk 2:36-40Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-7, 12-14or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52Tuesday Morning ConfessionsDiscontinuedDue to personnel limitations, the Priests of Opus Dei areno longer able to provide the Sacrament of Reconciliationon Tuesday mornings. The Wednesday Evenings ofRecollection with confession will continue.Regular parish confessions are heard on Saturdays from4:00 until 5:00 P.M. and by appointment.Registration/Welcome CoffeeVisitation parish hosts a monthly Welcoming Coffee fornew parishioners after the 10:00 A.M. Mass on the last Sundayof every month. At this gathering, newcomers will be able toregister in the parish, learn about the various ministries andprograms offered by Visitation, and meet the priests and someof our parish family. We hope that this program will enable usto reach out to new members and help them feel more comfortablein our community.If you are new to the area and wish to registerat Visitation, please join us NEXT SUNDAY,DECEMBER 31, in PODESTA HALL after the10:00 A.M. Mass.Robert Weber Ernest Stella Joan BlazejackJohn Patrick, son of Jerome andPatricia (Ladesma) ThallemerBrett John, son of Todd andCora (Sebastian) PaceyPage 4

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Communion for theHomebound and/or ElderlyDo you know someone who is homeboundand/or elderly and cannot attend Mass but wouldlike to receive communion during this Christmasseason? Please contact Deacon Tony at 630-833-2145 to arrange a visit.Holy Land Times TwoIt is April, 2006. There are fifty of us. We gaze with amazementas our bus passes through the gates of the 24 foot, concretewall that surrounds Bethlehem. The streets are empty and only ahand full of shops and restaurants are open. The town, oncebustling with tourists, crowded shops and packed hotels, is aghost town. The pilgrims are afraid to come. We all feel verysafe, not threatened at all, but sad that one of Christendom’sholiest sites is dying. Today, only 1% of the population in theHoly Land is Christian. Don’t be afraid to make the trip, but ifyou can’t, please pray for the Christians there.We are there to walk along the Shepherds’ Field where theangel of the Lord appeared to the men tending their flocks onthat first Christmas night. We are there to visit the birth place ofJesus, Our Lord and Savior. As we drive into the parking lot ofthe Church of the Nativity our spirits soar, for without anywords, all of us know that in just a few minutes we will be in theGrotto of the Nativity. On the floor of the Grotto is “The Star ofBethlehem.” The inscription on the Star reads: “Hic de VirgineMaria Jesus Christus natus est.” (Here the Virgin Mary gavebirth to Jesus Christ.) We are in the exact spot! Each of us takesour turn as we kneel and kiss that most sacred place. Our sadnessturns to joy. None of us want to leave but we are scheduled tohave a private Mass in a few minutes in the Church of theNativity. For me, the thrill continues, for there in the Church ofthe Nativity, just a short distance from Our Lord’s birth place, Iserve my first Mass as an altar server.When I come to our Adoration Chapel to visit Jesus, I simplyclose my eyes and I am transported back to Bethlehem, but thistime with Jesus. Every Christian should make the effort to go tothe Holy Land; I promise you the trip of a lifetime. Until then,visit Him in the chapel, the other Holy Land!If you would like to become a Registered Adorer, call Owenor Gail at 630-573-0033.Church DoorsTo facilitate entering the church from the east parkinglot, we will be unlocking the steel doors on the north andsouth sides of the church for weekday and Sunday Masses.We hope this will make coming to church a little easier forour parishioners, especially our seniors.New Year’s Resolution for MenWeekendJanuary 19, 20, 21, 2007If you are planning on working on your spiritual life in 2007,you may wish to inquire about making a Cursillo Weekend. Thispowerful experience is a seventy–two hour short course inChristianity with meditation, prayer, Mass, reconciliation, spiritualdirection and a series of great talks given by laymen andordained men. Our new Bishop Peter Sartain, who promotesCursillo weekends, will deliver one of the talks.For information, call Deacon Jim Eaker, Spiritual Director ofthe 113 th Men’s Cursillo Weekend, at 630-530-7596.Evening Bible StudyThere will not be a bible study meeting this Tuesday,December 26. Meetings will resume on Tuesday, January 2,2007. Have a blessed Christmas!Twenty–three Parishioners . . .have signed up for ELECTRONIC GIVING. If you areinterested in having your donation automatically deductedfrom your bank account, you can do so by signing up forE–GIVINGA faster, easier way to do E–GIVING—go to www.visitationparish.organd click on E–GIVING. You will belinked to the E–GIVING site. The website will walk youthrough sign-up.Christmas is quickly approaching and with it many extracollections. PLEASE NOTE: that when you e-give forthese extra collections, you must select the one-time buttonat the bottom of the screen. You CANNOT combineone-time contributions with regularly scheduled Sundaycontributions. Recurring Sunday contributions must beentered separately. Also, please provide your envelopenumber in the space provided.Anyone who donates by e-giving still receives collectionenvelopes to drop in the collection basket during Mass. Asmall box is printed on the envelope to indicate electronicdonations. If you do not wish to receive envelopes you maycall the Rectory office to arrange to discontinue them.Please call the Rectory at 834-6700 if you have anyquestions or need additional information.Page 5

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Religious Education Christmas PageantDecember 10, 2006On December 10, the Religious Education classes presented their Christmas Pageant as their Prayer-Giftto their parents. All the children have a part in the pageant and, as an added bonus, they are learning ourtraditional Christmas hymns. One parent shared the pictures she took of two of the classes.Grade 3O Come All Ye FaithfulGrade 5We Three KingsNext year's Christmas Pageantwill take place onSunday, December 9, 2007 at 2:30 P.M.Page 6

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006From the R.E. Office . . .Please help us!! We are still looking for contact information on the service men and women listed in our parish bulletin. This informationwill be used for a Lenten project in Religious Education classes. We also need a contact name for the person or family whosubmitted the name. Call or drop a note to the R. E. Office, “attention: Sr. Constance”. Thank you and God bless.Sister ConstanceNote: These addresses will be kept in a secure place and used only through our office. They will not be given to anyone.Merry Christmas Visitation Parishioners!Our Christmas wishes for all of youare for your families to be healthy.May you be surrounded by your loved ones,inspired to help others, and be generousthroughout the new year.Please continue to stay close to Jesus,and find a way to share the Christmas Spirit.Know we love you. Have a fun New Year!!!Students: K.C., M.S., M.B., C.O.,E.W.,E.B., J.G., S.D., A.B., and their teachersfrom the Wednesday, 6:30 P.M. 7 th gradeReligious Education class.Page 7

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006MANNAR.E. & Visitation School Tuition Assistance ProgramThis past week 92 Visitation Grade School and 5 ReligiousEducation families purchased $54,276 and $1,096 in gift certificates.WOW!! This was simply an exceptional week for our program.If you were one of the those who braved the Walk-inServices this past week, you observed confusion first hand. YourMANNA Team survived again to sell certificates another day. Wecan all be very thankful that we only have one December a year.On the happy side, last week $3,500 in tuition credit was earnedby those participating families. You all should be very proud ofyourselves. You are seeing a successful program grow rightbefore your eyes. Keep shopping and use our certificates forthose after the Christmas sales. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.Remember that the MANNA Walk-in Service will be open forbusiness as usual on the Wednesdays and Fridays during the end ofthe year holidays. Some items of our stock may not be available,but we still have quite a variety of choices on hand. Please stop in.For additional information or to place a large order, please callDavid James at 630-834-0967 before 6:00 P.M. Sunday evening.MANNA Walk-in ServiceWednesday Evening 7:30–8:30 P.M.Friday Afternoon 2:00–3:30 P.M.(Location: Madonna Hall)Visitation currently has 3 clients.Please keep these moms, their babies,other family members and their angelsin your daily prayers.Stephanie—Our newest client isexpecting her baby this January.Stephanie is a very young motherwho needs our loving prayers andsupport. Currently our angels are helping her by giving her ridesto her doctor appointments.Ramona—Please offer prayers of thanksgiving for the safeand healthy delivery of Ramona’s baby daughter, Siara, bornNovember 21, 2006. Our team of angels provided her and herother children with clothing, food and baby equipment. Thankyou to everyone who donated the much needed supplies.Taryn—Please continue to keep Taryn and her team of angelsin your prayers. Taryn’s baby is due this January.Thank you to the many generous parishioners who have donatedbaby care items to this new ministry. Visitation would like tocreate a Mother’s Closet. Anyone with available storage such asgarage space or an unused storage locker, or anyone willing tomake a monetary donation for storage rental, please call PG coordinatorRosemarie Pollitz at 279-3442. Checks can be made to:Visitation Project Gabriel and sent to the Rectory office.Additional parishioners are needed to serve as angels forfuture clients or to help out with PG in other capacities. Pleasecall Rosemarie at 279-3442 if you would like to help.Rosebud Program IntentionsIn our calling to respect the dignity and worth of all life,the Elizabeth Ministry requests that you please remember inyour prayers the following intentions placed at the statue ofthe Visitation this past week:1 intention for those who are pregnant and theirunborn babies.1 intention for those families celebrating birthsand/or adoptions.1 intention for those grieving a miscarriage, still birth,abortion or infant or child death.1 intention remembering those wanting toconceive or adopt.Church Crying RoomPeople sometimes ask why our church doesn’t have a cryingroom. When the church was built, a decision was made not toinclude a crying room so as not to segregate families with babiesand young children from the rest of the congregation at Mass.When the church was renovated as part of Vision 2000, glassdoors were added to the vestibule along with a better sound systemto allow parents with a crying child to step out into thevestibule until the child was settled, yet still have a chance to seeand hear the Mass. Having young children in the church with theparents allows families to be together during the liturgy and givesthem the opportunity to learn how to behave during Mass. We areblessed to have families with young children in our parish and weare happy that they come to Mass with their little ones. Whilebabies may at times make themselves heard at Mass, they are asign of the future of our Church and the blessing of new life thatis such a tremendous gift from God. Let us always be welcomingand patient with these youngest members of Visitation.We Need UshersWe presently need additional ushers. Those (women and menof high school age and older) who would like to volunteer,please fill out the Usher Ministry Sign-up Form located in theushers’ room in the back of the vestibule near the men’srestroom. You do not have to commit to be at any specific Massbut we will ask you to agree to simply identify yourself to theUsher Captain at the rear of the Church before the Mass youattend begins. You will be assigned a task if your help is needed.If you have any questions, please contact me directly eitherby email at gpkcdc@juno.com, by leaving a message on myhome phone 630-954-1511 (24/7), at my office 630-530-5484(24/7) or by fax to my office at 630-530-7873 (24/7). Thank youfor considering to volunteer for this important parish ministry.George Klein, Head UsherPage 8

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Not Sure What To Do With Your ChristmasCards After the HolidaysConsider donating them to the CCW craft ladies. We soldout our card placemats a this year’s bazaar. Plan to bring themto Madonna Hall in January. We only use the covers. Pleasecall Sue Maloney at 941-0907 with questions.Woman’s Choice ServicesWoman’s Choice Services will hold its first annual“Choices for Life” Benefit Banquet to benefit its work onbehalf of pregnant women and their babies.The primary focus of Woman’s Choice is to provide vitalcounseling and necessary connections to women facing crisispregnancies. Woman’s Choice Services offers women andtheir families the support needed to empower them to chooselife for themselves and their babies.Woman’s Choice Services is operated in accordance withCatholic teaching and works in close cooperation with manyparishes of the Joliet Diocese.Please plan to attend the first “Choices for Life” BenefitBanquet which will be held on Friday, January 26, 2007 atthe Abbington Banquet Hall in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Tickets are$75 per person or you can purchase a table of ten for $650.The Guest of Honor and Speaker will be MostReverend J. Peter Sartain, Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet.For more information please contact Woman’s ChoiceServices at 630-261-9564.Visitation CCWDue to a very generous donation from the VisitationCouncil of Catholic Women, we have been able to completeseveral projects for the church, including the building of thenew stable for our outdoor nativity scene. The stable wasthe designed and built by Art Siegel. This CCW gift alsoenabled us to put music shelves on the choir chairs, andhave a new wedding kneeler and new deacon chair built.These projects were completed by parishioner RichardMontalbano. The CCW sponsors many wonderful eventsthroughout the year and through fundraising has been beable to provide generous gifts to the parish, the school, theR.E. program and many charitable causes. We are gratefulfor all they do for so many people. May God bless thesewonderful women.When I have explained the extreme permissiveness ofAmerican abortion law to people, one of the most commonreactions is: “That can’t be right.” I’ve found that most people,including many law professors, have a great deal of difficultywrapping their minds around the idea that the Courtwould permit the intentional destruction of a healthy infantwho was capable of living outside his or her mother’s body,when the mother’s health (in the ordinary meaning of thatword) is not in serious danger.Harvard Law School Professor, Mary Ann Glendon,“The Women of Roe v. Wade,” First Things, June/July, 2003.Ann Marie Michaelis, the parish representative atLiturgical Publications, Inc., our bulletin publisher, will visitus next month to service our bulletin. We would like to thankour present advertisers for renewing their ads and continuingtheir support of our parish.For those interested in placing a new ad, this is your opportunity.To obtain information about advertising for the newpublication year, please call Ann Marie at 1-800-950-9952,ext. 2484. Keep in mind that our advertising sponsors makethe bulletin possible. Thank you.Page 9

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Christmas Flower OfferingsIn honor of:Room 104 1 st CommunionGuy MurphyThe Packhem familyChrist is ChristmasIn memory of:Stefano FavuzziBarbara HonanLarry, Margaret & Lewis OrlowKathleen DrummondJoseph & Anna NiciaPhil & Dolores CorbettDan & Helen HayesArthur HuebnerMary Lou & Tom O’BrienRichard ReynoldsJoey KuchTommy OliviLouise & Ernest EvansCharlotte & Joseph JozaitisSchabold familyMarie BailGuy WiseRobert OsgoodKevin OsgoodGoff FamilyPieranunzi familyJim CrottyBruno & Stella WalentRalph & Kathleen KurtzFalduto familyLeone, Kunce & Pasiskevich familiesSteven J. BarnesBette KuehlerShirley TaylorFred GaettoPat DeBenedictisFrances DeBenedictisRocco familyDuller familyGenevie MayiglianoJohn G. HanrahanDaniel E. HanrahanHeather & Ernest MoreauGeorge familyNegrette familyAnn DrexlerMr. & Mrs. Virgil ClantonCiriaca OlaesLeopolda OlaesCarmelita OlaesPeter MarkovichFrank KrahnFrances GrzeskiewiczJoseph GrzeskiewiczPatricia FischerCatherine StullkenSloan familyMarilyn ClarkMr. & Mrs. Peter BastoneHiggins familyCorcoran familyWalter WaldenMary LamendolaGrace & Frank LaurendiJoe TornabeneRudy LaurendiPagnucci familyBud KrogerShirley BorelRudy BelanskyCampos familyEugene DoyleRichard MitacekRaymond MitacekLorraine RieglerJohn KorpanJohn Korpan, Jr.Ann CampagnoloMary, Joseph & Michael SaternusMargaret MarekShanon MeerMichael Martinoand his daughter Kathleen MarieMarion & Stella LauerRobert Dinning, Sr.Wayne JurczykSr. Carol Marie SchommerPaul ForstJohn MaloneHenryk KropiewnickiHalka, Deckert & Eastham familiesFlorence & Ralph AbbottHarry & Nellie JerneganBernie ParmenPoor SoulsJim & Carole GoodallThomas KubanMr. & Mrs. Phillip J. NalepaMary NogaEvely WhiteCarol ReidyRichter familyFrank & Renee RivasEdward Dobrotka, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. BenrivengaSurdell, Olech & Wojcik familiesMr. & Mrs. William G. WeldonMr. Kenneth WoitasHelen KeatingFrank KeatingFannie SealsAhern familyCurtin familyPat GearenThe UnbornLoretta ConwayAll the Faithfully DepartedYvonne PieniazekAlexis Marie BullockLillian WasowiczHannah CorcoranMr. Bud KroegerNicholas & Adela ZamarJudith Jean MillsJohn R. WrgoBill HansonBetty JohnsonJankowski & Zientek familiesGeorge JankowskiRita ZientekRose Marie RussoBlanche ReburnArline FialaMrs. Virgielia PieniazekMrs. Isabel PieniazekMom Catherine PieniazekDavid W. ShallcrossVictor & Veronica NelsonBill BillingsMary KarpinskyHelen D’AlessandroThomas LoftusCharles VanDykeAll our dearly departedAnn ZielinskiLoretta & Robert FitzgibbonGeorge FitzgibbonMinnie BundaPaul MohusAleene C. LeeVanita OlligesLillian PariseMr. Edward SlemoCwiklik & Ryba familiesPage 10

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Ralph AlfiniGrandma AgnesGrandma AnnaBill Pransky, Sr.Angelo CampagnoloLouise CampagnoloTheodore DutkiewiczMary Kim SchmeiserDeak & Ostling familiesPat GearenMary & Ed FiebrandtParents of Mr. & Mrs. Francis HeibergerOsinski familyMaziarek familyMiller familyDouglas RobertsElizabeth KonradPaul MorinPalmer P. LeoneMatthew SarkisawMary ZunichJoseph ZunichDonald McEllinCubbieJohn J. Luby, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Ralph MazzoliniMr. & Mrs. Jean LechMr. Leo MazzoliniMr. Jean Lech, Jr.Vicki KotekFrances SmithEvelyn SchneiderOtto SchneiderDan SchneiderThomas MichalskiDelaney familyBergin familyOwens, Kijak & Epley familiesJulia CalcagnoJames & Loretta EakerVee & Alice GeehanParents of Mr. & Mrs. Fred LuscombeCraigan LansingClark familySchoen familyJohn & Mary Orlof, Sr.John & Joseph OrlofIrene Gabriel nee Orlof & Ken GabrielRoberts & Engelking familiesJack ConnellySalvatore StangaroneLewis WenholzJeanne WenholzEdward WanatEdsel G. SpradlinGail GawDaniel F. RileyCurt & PattiAlbert & Anna FuchsenAlbert Fuchsen, Jr.Dolly NovakCarol & Dick VanHooseCharles D. WorthCarmela & Frank CardeaEmily WorthHoesl familySchweisthal familyBrody & Cosentino familiesCatherine KelleyRegina JesckyEllen BinghamDaniela Marie EraciAl NowaczykMario Simboli & familyMarion JangelisLarose familySchultz familyJangelis familyPetrucci familyDorothy F. CahillWilliam CharvatRaun Ryan CastellanoVito & Marie CastellanoWayne & Carol MolisThomas MondelloWright & Canty familiesTony Bagnola, Sr.Eva StewartRobert KoesterEd McEllinJack J. MikoDr. & Mrs. Delfin BautistaMary Elizabeth ClinkDonald NegaJames CahillWilmer ClinkCarmen RomeoMr. Daniel A. MurphyLucy MigalskiIda KennedyJeanne ByrnesCardea-Worth familyRose PawlowskiHaren PawlowskiLeona LasicaRita Ann SimpsonRobert C. SchmidtSarah RossNeil F. BowserMom & DadAnna & Leon SoszkoMcGlynn & Novak familiesEhmann & Lowery familiesAnna KolbashWalter PasijEfrosea PasijIrene BarbatoProzok, Sovokoty & Wasylean familiesNick PulliaDorothy PulliaPauline HokansonAll our ServicemenOur ParentsBob PulliaBobby PulliaNielsen familyRuff-Johnson familiesAda ClonanMichael LallyKinsella & Bugielski familiesGrace SweeneyMr. & Mrs. H. W. CostonW. WhalingTerri QuinnDick BrookerIola BaumgartnerCatherine HinleyVanHoose, VanDyke & Fuchsen familiesMargaret StanfaKramer familyCarnivele familyFrances PadalikJack ReganBill & Bobbie PrendergastRich MusicaCarr familySandra L. MoranSawicki & Orjada familiesMr. & Mrs. Charles ChicoineRichard LynchLinda FlossJim McNerneyHarry & Florence WickerscheimAugust & Agnes MuehleisAnna & August KorkowskiAnna & LeRoy KraigNiemi & Heintz familiesJudith Flynn HaggertyLost Souls in PurgatoryAnne Marie CarneyAntony RizzoGene BlumbergDorothy RacichHeavrins & Bax familiesBernard ProstWilliam ReillyF. William WardAlex & Sonja MazzonePage 11

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Cronin & Ginie familiesSchmalz familyWehrle familyJames DzierwaEdward SzczyptaMarie PlotrichRozalie MadrzykEmilia NieborasFitzharris/Liszka familiesMr. & Mrs. Bennie DeFilippisMr. & Mrs. John MarcottMr. & Mrs. Joe BluemlingJoseph PachayFlowers were also donated by:Matthew SchullerMr. & Mrs. Raymond ZakrzweskiMr. & Mrs. Richard FrolikMr. & Mrs. Angelo SorceMr. & Mrs. Donald MicksRosalie DauplaiseMr. & Mrs. Andrew DziagwaMrs. Patricia LazanichMr. & Mrs. John HeibergerMr. & Mrs. Stephen MahoneyMr. Steven DamolarisMr. & Mrs. Joseph ZabloudilMr. & Mrs. Matthew KelleyMr. & Mrs. James McGrealMrs. Nancy SternikMr. Les P. TaylorMr. & Mrs. Ernest Pett, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Jack CreanMr. & Mrs. Brian DyraMr. & Mrs. James HewittMs. Geraldine SczygielMr. & Mrs. D. Kevin CarrollMr. & Mrs. Joseph HajekMr. & Mrs. Craig OstlingMr. & Mrs. Thomas HickeyMr. & Mrs. William KennyMr. & Mrs. David LealiMr. & Mrs. Thomas SerioMr. & Mrs. Kenneth RobbinsMrs. Sarah GalvinMr. & Mrs. Robert BennettDr. Janet Lee DewsMr. & Mrs. Francis HigginsMr. & Mrs. Keith WardMs. Susan O’LearyMr. & Mrs. Eugene BelliniMs. Zelma WiliamsMr. & Mrs. Thomas NorthDr. Richard BlassMr. & Mrs. James BauernfeindMrs. Barbara CrowellMr. & Mrs. Richard MallaneyMr. & Mrs. James PowersMr. & Mrs. Robert HanniganMr. & Mrs. George KruegerMr. A. Kraft, Jr.Mrs. Gloria NelsonMr. & Mrs. J. Terrence GrisimMr. & Mrs. Brian BartlerMr. & Mrs. Richard KotarbaMrs. Josephine FormatoMr. & Mrs. Donald LealiMr. & Mrs. Richard KamkaMrs. Joseph QuebbemannMr. & Mrs. William PooleMr. & Mrs. Mark OttenfeldMr. & Mrs. William O'HalloranMr. & Mrs. Christopher CareyMr. & Mrs. Jonathan KronsteinDr. & Mrs. Michael ColandreaMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey DuboseMr.. & Mrs. Robert VollmerMr. & Mrs. Jerry DolanMr. & Mrs. William GardapheMr. & Mrs. Joseph NelsonMrs. Julia GranatoMr. & Mrs. Richard GaudioMr. & Mrs. Phillip McMahonMr. & Mrs. James K. LuursMs. Gloria PowerDr. & Mrs. Ivan PacoldMr. Kevin SaboMr. & Mrs. Kevin AhernMr. & Mrs. Daniel OrumMr. E. DepasqueMr. & Mrs. Marc KapsalisMr. & Mrs. Stephen MeyerMr. & Mrs. Kevin CalkinsMr. Michael NicoliMr. & Mrs. William MilanoMr. Jeff BrongeMr. & Mrs. Carlos BadilloMr. & Mrs. Dario Del FiaccoMr. & Mrs. Ruben BautistaMr. & Mrs. Steven MucciMr. & Mrs. Kevin AthertonMr. & Mrs. Robert MurphyMr. & Mrs. Richard PayneMr. & Mrs. Richard BrongeMr. & Mrs. Ronald ProkofMr. & Mrs. Craig StannyMr. & Mrs. Steven LichnerMr. Edward AndrleMrs. Lucille DominguezMrs. Juan MoralesMr. & Mrs. Patrick DunneMr. & Mrs. Craig HeissMr. & Mrs. Robert TomaskaMr. & Mrs. Phil PekronMs. Joan AmargosMr. & Mrs. Edward LavinMr. & Mrs. Tadas NormantasMr. & Mrs. George KujawaMr. & Mrs. Patrick DoyleMr. & Mrs. James WeilandtMr. & Mrs. Robert ValdesMr. & Mrs. Steven KariMr. & Mrs. Michael LarsonMs. Theresa WisniewskiMr. & Mrs. Thomas BurnyMr. & Mrs. James RyanMr. & Mrs. Leo ReedyMr. & Mrs. Leon OrliczDr. & Mrs. Thomas SullivanMr. & Mrs. Daniel ButlerMr. & Mrs. John CasagrandaMr. & Mrs. Henry VandekerkhoffMr. & Mrs. Gregory ProvinceMr. & Mrs. Richard BayersMr. & Mrs. Frank ManasMr. & Mrs. Gregory SaccomannoMr. Kevin O’ReillyMr. & Mrs. Thomas RyanMrs. Dolores BaileyMr. & Mrs. James SchutenMr. & Mrs. Varghese NalkaraMr. & Mrs. Marlan SchreinerMr. & Mrs. John ZerdinMr. & Mrs. Pat D’AlessandroMs. Lillian MutschinszkyMrs. Elaine SwitzerMr. & Mrs. Clement HiltonMrs. Darlene MuchaMr. & Mrs. Raymond F. JordanMs. Jean O’BrienMrs. Jacoba StaffordMrs. Dolores HanchMr. & Mrs. Martin HubertMr. & Mrs. Ismael FaiconMr. & Mrs. John KentMs. Patricia GavinoMrs. Shirley HutterMr. & Mrs. Mark CzechMr. & Mrs. Kevin BoyleMr. Tony DiDomenicoMr. & Mrs. Porfirio LisingMrs. Virginia MartinMr. & Mrs. Edward ModrwoskiMs. Ingrid LindbladeMrs. Barbara CasalinoNadine DillonMr. Norman BootheMr. & Mrs. Alex NietoPage 12

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL DECEMBER 25, 2006Pastor:Parochial Vicar:Weekend Assistant:Deacons:School Principal:Pastoral Associate:Religious Education/RCIA:Music Director:Youth Minister:Business Manager:Pastoral StaffRev. Joseph SiegelRev. Christopher FlossRev. Theodore D. Suchy,Deacon Jay Janousek, Deacon Anthony SpataforeDeacon Charles Nunez, Deacon James EakerSr. Thomas Leo MonahanDeacon Anthony SpataforeSr. M. Constance, CSFNMrs. Barbara MastersMrs. Colleen CaseMrs. Debbie JohnsonMass ScheduleSunday Masses: Saturday 5:15 P.MSunday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M.and 5:15 P.M.Daily Masses: Mon-Fri 6:15, 8:15 A.M.; Saturday 8:15 A.M.Holy Day Masses: Eve 7:00 P.M.Day6:15, 8:15 A.M. and 12:00, 5:00 and 7:00 P.M.Confession: Saturday 4:00-5:00 P.M. or by appt.Phone NumbersRectory 834-6700 Rectory Fax 834-6711School 834-4931 School Fax 834-4936Convent 279-4027 Religious Ed 279-7058Music Office 834-8190 Youth Ministry 279-7058Parish DirectoryAdoration Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Owen & Gail Hilding . . . . . . . . .573-0033Marty Moran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941-8956Art and Environment Committee . . . . .Tracy Carey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .993-0817Bereavement Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patti Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-7798Council of Catholic Women . . . . . . . . .Sue Druffel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-4061Couples Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe & Pat Zanghi . . . . . . . . . . . .279-6742Ray & Laverne Stella. . . . . . . . 832-8155Deacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Janousek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-2863Tony Spatafore. . . . . . . . . . . . . 833-2145Jim Eaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530-7596Elizabeth Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sandy Martino.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-2479Fathers’ Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Reardon.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7335Finance Committee Chairperson. . . . . .Terese Feeney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-1778Knights of Columbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harry Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-8134Ladies’ Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Griswold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-4574Ladies’ Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elaine Libovicz . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-9874Ladies’ Golf League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynn DeFilippis . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-5290Lectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane & Paul Klenck. . . . . . . . . ..833-5867Little Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna Monaghan. . . . . . . . . . . ..834-5385Liturgy Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. Christopher Floss . . . . . . . . ..834-6700MANNA Tuition Assistance . . . . . . . .David James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..834-0967Medical Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alice Bronke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-6736Men’s Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sev Delabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-7766Men’s Small Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Herrmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7854Ministers of Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Iozzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-3929Ministers of Communion . . . . . . . . . . .Paul & Jane Klenck . . . . . . . . . .833-5867Sue Maloney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941-0970Ministry of Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob & Marilynn Hillary . . . . . . .833-6628Music Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-8190PADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dorothy Unger . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-1357Parish Pastoral Council . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .993-1625Prayer GroupsBlue Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Parpan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7910Religious Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sr. M. Constance . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058RCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Christopher Floss . . . . . . . .834-6700Right To Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Judy Bindon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7380Susan Reardon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941-7335Sacristans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruth Cwik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595-4506Marie Wehrle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-6570School Board Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . Tom Ryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-6563Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colleen Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058Mike Osterhout . . . . . . . . . . . . 833-0668Social Service Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . .Deacon Tony Spatafore . . . . . . . .204-2145Student Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colleen Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058Ushers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .954-1511Valentino Activity Center . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7785“Viz” Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane Shallcross . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617-4904Vocation Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sue Pastouvic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-9352Women’s Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darlene Pollack . . . . . . . . . . . . ..832-4156Bulletin Deadline Friday 4:30 P.M. . . .Helen Pachay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-6700Page 13