Mon. Nov. 21
8:00 Julius Lo Cicero
by Marie Craig
Tues. Nov. 22
8:00 Lou Grimm
by Marilyn Manion
Wed Nov. 23
8:00 Geno & Ida Loser's 60th Anniversary
by Marilyn Manion
Thur. Nov. 24 Thanksgiving
9:00 People of St. Gerard Majella
Fri Nov. 25
8:00 Julius Lo Cicero
by Bob & Jackie Wierbicki
Sat. Nov. 26
8:00 Purgatorial Society
5:30 Dominic & Marion Tomazatis
by Dinga Family
Geno & Ida Loser's 60th Anniversary
by their Parish Family
Sun. Nov. 27 the First Sunday of Advent
8:00 Brady, Griffin & Hopkins Families
by Maureen & Erin Brady
11:00 Lou Grimm
by Bill & Mercedes Mayoros

THANK YOU
Thank you to all whom contributed to the collection on the weekend of Nov. 12th and Nov. 13th. The amount collected was $1,240.75.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Lauralee Dove
Ann Knight
Rita Schreiber
Len Murphy
Corine Murphy
Ann Dytrych
Bill O'Connor
Adeline Deneen
Betty Nemecek
Helen Blaha
Betty Paschal
Ann Mysliwiec
Linda Jones
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
Bob Sitniewski

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.
If you wish to put someone on the sick list or remove someone's name please call the parish office. Thank you.

DATES TO REMEMBER
Nov 21 Women's Guild Meeting (7 PM)
Dec. 5 Parish Council (6:30 PM)
Dec. 8 Immaculate Conception (Holy Day of Obligation)
Dec. 11 Pancake Breakfast
Dec. 12 Parish Reconciliation Service (7 PM)
Dec. 13 Women's Guild Party (6:30 PM)
Dec. 14 SGM Players Christmas Sing-a-long (7 PM)

GIVING TREE
We are going to try something a little different this year with our Giving Tree. The tree will go up on November 26th. It will be taken down on December 11th. We can not guarantee the deliver of gifts received after that date. We would also like to give you a different option this year. If you wish to take a gift tag for child, God bless you. However, if your shopping time is at a premium, you can choose to make a monetary donation to one of several charities. Envelopes for these donations will also be placed on the tree. We will see to it that the charities receive these gifts.
We will also provide a box for a food drive. Canned goods and non-perishable foods would be greatly appreciated. Toiletry items and cleaning supplies are also much needed items.
We are always overwhelmed by the generosity of our parish. Your thoughtful gifts are a blessing to many families.

THANK YOU
Sister Catherine received a lovely "thank you" letter from Sr. Barbara and the Outreach Mission at St. James. She is very grateful for all the toiletry ideas from our parish. The Mission not only supplies these items to the clients at their pantry, but also to folks who reside in nursing homes. Many of these residents have no families to supply them with these necessary items. The Mission is trying to fill in as their "substitute family".
The needs never end, and the generosity of people never ends! May God bless you always for your constant willingness to reach out to those in need.

RESURRECTION CHOIR
The Resurrection Choir will be rehearsing on Tuesday, November 22nd at church. If you wish to join this very worthwhile group, please come to the rehearsal. All are welcomed.

WATERFORD ESTATES
Waterford Estates cordially invites you to attend our entertainment, educational and health programs. These programs are free of charge.
There will be a cholesterol screening on Monday, November 28th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. A representative from Advocate South Suburban Hospital will conduct the free cholesterol screenings.

A FAMILY IN NEED
Do you know of a family that is in need? We like to pick five families each year that we can offer a helping hand to during this busy time of year. If you know of a deserving family that could use a helping hand, please let the parish office know. All names are kept in the strictest of confidence.

WINTER COAT DRIVE
Winter is fast approaching. Our church would like to help others by providing useable winter clothing for those less fortunate than ourselves. There will be a collection box provided at the back of church on December 3rd.

WHAT'S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
The answers to last weeks questions are: 1. (d); 2. (c); 3. (d); 4. (c); 5 (d).
This week's questions are:
1. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ;
2. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d)
3. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ; (e) all of the above.
4. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ; (e) none of the above.
5. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d) ; (e) all of the above.