Mon. Aug. 22
8:00 Rosalee Gacke
by Marie Craig
Tues. Aug. 23
8:00 All Who are Sick
Wed Aug. 24
8:00 Mary Lavin
by Fagan Family & Lynn Teske
Thur. Aug. 25
8:00 Communion Service
Fri Aug. 26
8:00 Pearl & Anton Andraska

Sat. Aug. 27
8:00 Purgatorial Society
5:30 Julia Petraskis-Couch
& Mom & Dad
Sun. Aug 28 the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 Anthony Tomzatis
by Dinga Family
11:00 Jeffery & Thomas O'Hern
by Tess O'Hern & Family

THANK YOU
Thank you to all whom contributed to the collection on the weekend of August 13th and August 14th. The amount collected was $1,254,25.

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
DoDo Dove
Terry El
Eugene Orris
Margaret Lee
Bunny DuBois
Brittany Dubs
Lillian Coughlin
Dorothy Loeffler
C. Campbell
Marge Straub
Shaun Deneen
E. Thielmann
Della Herrod
B. Chambers
Paula Ballard

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
Sept. 12 Parish Council Meeting (7:00 PM)
Sept. 18 Registration for Religious Education Classes (9-10 AM)
Sept. 19 Women's Guild Meeting (7:00 PM)
Sept. 25 First Day of CCD Classes (9:00 - 10:30 AM)
Sept. 27 SGM Players Meeting (7:00 PM)

SGM PLAYERS
The play is over and all who came had a great time. There are so many people to thank; we pray we do not forget anyone or any group.
The Holy Name Society did the setting up and taking down of the chairs and tables. They also manned the ticket booth. Thank you gentlemen you did a wonderful job. The ladies of the Women's Guild were there every show to provide the refreshments. Job well done ladies! Bill & Kathy O'Connor .bless you for taking on the task of the "Spaghetti Dinner". Fran Jurek, Kevin Fagan, Rosie Paschal, Frances Smith, and Mary Lednicky handled the "Lasagna Dinner" beautifully. Thank you one and all. Our faithful and diverse cast and crew worked so hard to bring you an entertaining evening or afternoon event. They put in a month of labor lining lines, making costumes, building sets, etc. They hope you left the show smiling and laughing. Our greatest thank you goes to Fran Jurek, our friend who is always willing to do what ever it takes to get the job done. She sold tickets, bought groceries, set up tables, ran a taxi service, and a million other jobs. It's people like her that keep our world going strong. Lastly thank you to all who supported this event. Without an audience there would be no laughter.

CONGRATULATIONS
Wedding Banns are announced for Jesse Bieker and Kim Cleary.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL FUND
Did you go to a Catholic School? Then don't forget the Cardinal's School Fund, established to help archdiocesan schools face financial challenges.
The tax-deductible fund is seeking critical donations because increasing costs jeopardize the future of many Catholic schools.
For more information, call (312) 751-05250 or visit www.archchicago.org.

BLACK CATHOLIC MEN'S CONFERENCE
The National Black Catholic Men's Conference will be hosting A Call to Walk Upright II "Faithful To The Vision" on October 7th - 9th, 2005 at Marriott Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge. For reservations call 1-800-228-9290 or (630)986-4100.

LIFE CHAIN
Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 2nd from 2:30-3:30 PM. Life Chains will again form along local streets across the United States and Canada. Standing publicly, Christians will witness to the value of life and pray silently for an end to abortion. Please join us as we attend this life-saving event on LaGrange Road (96th Avenue) in front New China Buffet in Orland Park. To allow time for distribution of signs, plan to arrive by 2:00 PM.

ST. GALL GRADUATES
Calling all St. Gall graduates! The 95th Anniversary celebration of our school will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2005, with an all-school reunion and a farewell to the SSCM Sisters who have served our school. Updated alumni or staff information may be submitted by calling (Janet Bohne, (773) 737-3113.

MINISTRY OF CARE TRAINING PROGRAM
A six-week Ministry of Care training course will be held at St. John Parish, 301 South cottage Grove, Glenwood. The classes have been prepared by the Pastoral Associates of St. Agnes (Char Klabacha), St. Ann (Joe Ceh), and St. John (Jamae Myers). The classes will be on Thursdays. The dates are September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 and November 3. We will begin at 7:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM. This program is approved by the Archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship to prepare Auxiliary Ministers of communion to the sick.
For more information, please contact the Ministry of Care Coordinator in your parish, or call Jamae Myers at St. John Parish, (708) 758-5098; Joe Ceh at St. Ann Parish (708) 895-6700; or Char Klabacha at St. Agnes (708) 709-2699.

SENIOR'S PROGRAMS
Waterford Estates cordially invites you to attend any of their entertainment, educational, and health programs. These programs are completely free of charge, and all take place at our community, conveniently located at 17400 S. Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest.

OUR CONDOLENCES
We ask that you keep Pastor Larry Schneekloth and his family in your prayers. Pastor Larry's wife, Linda, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, August 16th. Linda and Larry have been great friends and neighbors to our parish for over twenty years. They are in our thoughts and we ask the Lord to bless them.

THE WOMEN'S CENTER
As a pregnancy help center, each year we serve approximately 5,000 women. We can not do this without the help of many people.
Our annual Walk for Life will be on Saturday, September 10 from 10 AM to 1 PM at two great locations - Lake Katherine Nature Preserve in Palos Heights and North Park Village Nature Center on the northwest side of Chicago. Both locations offer trails, gardens, a nature enter and free parking. For more information including brochure, maps, and pledge sheets or to sponsor a walker, phone (773) 794-4771.
As always we can use all the baby supplies people are willing to donate. If you are attending a garage sale and buy any baby clothing or equipment to donate to our moms, it will be most appreciated. We can provide tax receipts. For drop off locations or pick up service please call, (773) 794-1313.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES
On Wednesday, October 12th, 2005, Catholic Charities will host their annual "Compassion in Action" Dinner at Villa de Bruno in Lynnwood. They will recognize two special people, Deacon Arthur Nylen and Sister Alban Hermes for their compassionate work each day to strengthen and support individuals, families and communities.
Catholic Charities South Suburban Regional Office needs volunteers to help provide services at their location (16100 Seton Drive in South Holland). The work hours are flexible - weekdays - 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. If you can help, please call (708) 333-8379. Their greatest need at this time is help with the food pantry on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. As the demand for basic necessities continues to grow - more help is needed. Thank you!

MARKHAM LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Markham Lutheran's Preschool will begin classes on September 6, 2005 at 9:00 AM. This neighborhood school has served the youth of the community for over 50 years. If you have a 2 to 5 year old child you would like to register or more information, please call (708) 331-4885 or contact Linda Thusing at (708) 331-8400.

RED RIBBON WEEK
Red Ribbon Week is an annual national celebration designed to show a unified and visible commitment to establishing a Drug Free America. This year's celebration will be from October 21st to October 30th.

WHAT'S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
The answers to last week's questions were: 1. (b); 2 (a); 3. (b); 4. (c); 5. (a);.6 (d); 7 (true)
Questions for this week are all about being a Catholic school child in 1958. Think back to a time when the black habits the nuns wore covered everything but their face and hands. (Did the nuns have hair under those veils?) Sitting in class, Sr. Mary Mary probably asked you some of the following questions.
1. Sr. Mary Mary led the class to Mass every morning. What does the class do when the gospel is read? (a) stand; (b) sit; (c) kneel;(d) pray; (e) none of the above.
2. All good little Catholic boys and girls carried a rosary. How many Hail Marys are said when praying the standard rosary? (a) 53; (b) 51; (c) 50; (d) 55; (e) none of the above.
3. Sr. Mary Mary told the class that they could avoid going to hell by having a scapular. What is a scapular? (a) book; (b) bracelet; (c) necklace; (d) holy card; (e) none of the above.
4. The class learned that after death, souls could go to heaven, purgatory, limbo or hell. What example did Sr. Mary Mary give as who would go to limbo? (a) Protestants; (b) Muslims; (c) divorcees; (d) babies; (e) none of the above.
5. Sr. Mary Mary never failed to alert the class to upcoming Holy Days of Obligation. What did the Church require on these days? (a) fasting and abstinence; (b) Mass attendance; (c) money donations; (d) all of the above; (e) none of the above.
6. Heaven forbid that anyone in Sr. Mary Mary's class risk the mortal sin of eating meat on a Friday. On what other weekday were hot dogs forbidden? (a) Saturday; (b) Sunday; (c) Thursday; (d) Wednesday; (e) none of the above.
7. While Sr. Mary Mary's class understood very little of the Latin Mass, most had pictorial missals to help follow the proceedings. What was the class trained to do when it heard "sanctus, sanctus, sanctus"? (a) leave; (b) stand; (c) kneel; (d) sit; (e) none of the above.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
We believe that the word of God is alive and has the power to reach deep into our hearts. Let us ponder the question that Jesus asked His Disciples; "Who do you say that I am?" Each of us is invited to ask ourselves just who Jesus is and what meaning He has in our life.

Here the prayer of your people,
O God of Mercy and love.
When we stray, bring us back to you.
When we are tempted to find fulfillment elsewhere,
Lead us to return to your presence.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.