Mon. May 2
8:00 Jorge Rodriguez
by the Parish Family
Tues. May 3
8:00 Clara Migas
by the Parish Family
Wed May 4
8:00 Joan McSweeney
Fagan Family
Thur. May 5
8:00 Communion Service
Fri. May 6
8:00 All the Elderly

Sat. May 7
8:00 Purgatorial Society
5:30 Joseph T. Gill
by Helen Gill, Joe & Antonitte, Gill Family,
Joanne Mensching Family

Sun. May 8 Seventh Sunday of Easter
8:00 Mothers, Grandmothers, Godmothers
11:00 Mothers, Grandmothers, & Godmothers

THANK YOU
Thank you to all whom contributed to the collection on the weekend of April 23rd and April 24th. The amount collected was $1,292.69.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Linda Jones
Ann Knight
Rita Schreiber
Lou Grimm
Corine Murphy
Ann Dytrych
Julie Laur
Adeline Deneen
Betty Nemecek
Helen Blaha
Betty Paschal
Ann Mysliwiec
Julius LoCicero
Osie Dompier
Eileen Desidero
Bernadine Smith
Tess O’Hern
Terry El
Eugene Orris
Margaret Lee
Roselee Gacke
Brittany Dubs
Lillian Coughlin
Dorothy Loeffler
C. Campbell
Marge Straub
Shaun Deneen
E. Thielmann
Della Herrod

Anyone who is ill in our parish and would like to receive Holy Communion; call (708) 331-8400. If you can be removed from the sick list at this time, please call the parish office.

DATES TO REMEMBER
May 2 Parish Council Meeting (7PM)
May 4 Resurrection Choir (1 PM)
May 8 Mother’s Day Flower Sale
May 15 Women’s Guild Luncheon
May 16 Women’s Guild Meeting (7 PM)

CONDOLENCES
The Parish wishes to express their condolences to the families and friends of Jorge Rodriguez, Clara Migas, and Kayla Deneen who were call home to the Lord last week. Please keep these families in your prayers and thoughts.

CONGRATULATIONS
We would like to congratulate Abron Rosales. Abron celebrated his First Holy Communion at the 11:00 Mass last Sunday. Joining Abron and his family were all the children in our church’s Religious Education classes. Sister Catherine’s students did a wonderful and inspiring job as readers for the service. Fran Jurek’s students warmed our hearts with their rendition of the “Penny Song” and “Alleluia”. It is always special when our younger parishioners have an opportunity to be a participating member of a Mass.

WELCOME
We would like to welcome Ashton Gray to the parish family. Ashton was baptized after the 11:00 Mass last Sunday. Congratulations to him and his family.

SENIOR UNITY MASS
There will be a Senior Unity Mass on May 15th, 2005. The cost of is $15.00 per person will provide you with a motor coach transportation to Holy Name Cathedral and lunch at the Old Country Buffet in Lansing. For more information contact Frances Smith (708) 339-0315.

WOMEN’S GUILD
The Women’s Guild will be hosting their annual group luncheon on May 15, 2005 at Carlos Restaurant. The cost is $16.00 per lady. Those who attend this annual event always have a great time. It gives the ladies of the parish a chance to visit and share and a meal.
You must make a reservation by calling Sue Klaus (708) 331-2735 by May 6th.

GUILD MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Women’s Guild will be having their membership drive the weekend of April 30/ May 1. The envelopes will be in church and can be returned in the collection baskets. Dues for the 2005-2006 year are $5.00. All women of the parish are invited to join.
This organization does many wonderful things for our parish. Why not consider becoming a member of this active organization?
Any questions? Please call Shirley Roskos (708) 560-0071.

ADULT CONFIRMATION
The Office for Catechesis has scheduled instruction sessions and adult confirmation liturgies to help people who have been unable to complete their initiation into the Church.
In our area you can sign up for these classes at St. Emeric Parish (4300 W. 180th Street, Country Club Hills, (7 PM – 9:15 PM) on the following Tuesdays: May 3, 10, 17, 31; June 7 and 14. Tuesday, June 21 there will be an evening of reflection at St. Emeric Parish. Adult Confirmation Liturgy will be held Sunday, June 26, 3 PM at St. Emeric Parish. There will be a wrap-up evaluation session and social at St. Emeric on Tuesday, June 28, 7 PM – 9:15 PM.
Any further information can be obtained from Mary Catherine Meek at the Office for Catechesis (312) 243-3700.

SINGLE CATHOLICS
You are invited to spend time with other single Catholic men and women, ages 20-35, who are interested in focusing on a vision for life and living with purpose. Join us on April 24, 2005 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, at St. Thomas the Apostle parish. The cost is $10 (includes lunch). Call (708) 749-1380, ext. 22 for more info.

REBUILDERS
The Rebuilders group invites all separated, divorced, and widowed persons to celebrate the Liturgy with Bishop Joseph N. Perry at Infant Jesus of Prague church. The church is located on Flossmoor Road between Western Avenue and Governors Highway in Flossmoor. The Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 19th at 7:30 PM. A reception will immediately follow the Liturgy. Inquires can be made by calling (708) 283-8700.

THE WOMEN’S CENTER
The Women’s Center is a pregnancy resource center devoted to helping women in difficult pregnancy situations. We are funded be private donations. Each year our counselors help approximately 5,000 women and their children. We offer them choices other than abortion and provide counseling, friendship, material, and prayer support.

CONS AND SCAMS
To receive a pamphlet to help you stay one step ahead of dangerous con artists, call (708) 371-0400. Learn how to protect your assets, credit cards, and your identity from would-be thieves. . The Crestwood Community Education Institute is issuing this pamphlet.

RESURRECTION CHOIR
Our church’s Resurrection choir has started rehearsals. All you need is a small amount of time and a willingness to sing in a group. We will rehearse on Wednesday, May 4th at 1:00 PM in the church.

STEPFAMILY CONFERENCE
Not all marriages will be successful. Couples will divorce and may later remarry. You are invited to attend an Interfaith Stepfamily Conference, July 22 & 23, 2005 at St. Giles parish. For more information call (312)751-8353.

WHAT’S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
The answers to last week’s quiz are: 1 (a); 2 (d); 3 (c); 4 (a); 5 (c)
1. The first Sunday after Easter is known as (a) Pentecost; (b) Divine mercy Sunday; (c) Ascension; (d) Corpus Christi.
2. The name Notre Dame means (a) Our Lady; (b) Sorrowful Mother; (c) Virgin Mother; (d) Immaculate Conception.
3. St. Alphonsus Liguori was the founder of the (a) Jesuits; (b) Dominicans; (c) Redemptorists; (d) Franciscans.
4. The priest who gave his life in exchange for the life of another prisoner at the concentration camp Auschwicz was (a) Fulton J. Sheen; (b) Maximillian Kolbe; (c) John Vianney; (d) Charles Borromeo.
5. The Greek letters used as the first two letters for “Christ” are (a) chi and rho; (b) alpha and beta; (c) sigma and phi; (d) kappa and mu.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The Gospel story today is about love. Jesus preached about love in everything he said or did. Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” If Jesus’ commandments were listed they would all contain the same word “love”. “Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, soul, and mind” (Matthew 22:37). “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31). “Love your enemies” (Luke 6:27). “There is no greater love than to lay down your life for another” (John 15:13).
We understand love because we are familiar with the emotion. We love our families and our friends. You hear people say they love their pet or their country. This is the kind of love that moves us and makes feel joy. Jesus wants us to know this kind of happiness.
Harder to understand is the kind of love Jesus is asking us to have for strangers, for someone who was rude to us or a convicted criminal. We need to love them even while we disapprove of what they have done or in spite of the fact that we don’t know anything about them. One of the wonderful aspects about being a follower of Jesus is that He helps us to do what He commands us to do. He knows there will be times when it is difficult for us to love another, so He asks the Father to give us help. “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you always.” Even when we don’t feel the love, we can love – because we have the Spirit of Love with us always.

Dear God, we want to love and we try to love and most of the time we do love. When we find it hard to love, we ask for the Spirit of Love, through Your Son, Jesus, to be with us. Amen.