ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171

Phone 708–453–4800 Fax: 708–453–6141

MASSES Saturday 4 PMSunday 9 and 11:30 AM Weekdays Tuesday and Saturday at 8 AM Thursday 8 AM Communion ServiceReconciliation Saturday 8:30—9 AM

ST. CELESTINE CHURCH3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707

Phone: 708–453–2555 Fax: 708–452–0560

MASSESSaturday 5:30 PMSunday 7:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 4:30 PMWeekdays Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8 AM Reconciliation Saturday 4:45—5:15 PM

ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL 3017 North 77th Avenue, Elmwood Park Illinois 60707 stcelestineschool.org 708–453–8234

stguerinparish.orgstguerinparish.orgMISSION STATEMENT: "To do God's will as a unified, vibrant parish, and to foster an intentional

relationship with Jesus through worship, witness, service, discipleship, and community."

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Welcome! If you are new to our churches or just visiting, please introduce yourself. We are happy to share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or your church is not home to you, we are open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. We invite you to become a part of our parish. You may register at the Pastoral Center at the St. Celestine campus or the Rectory at the St. Cyprian campus.

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TAX LETTERSIf you need a letter listing your donations to the parish for 2019 for your taxes, please call the Pastoral Center at 708–453–2555 and we'll get it ready for you. We can mail it or you can pick it up at the Pastoral Center or Rectory.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 20204 PM ST. CYPRIAN +John Duzansky

5:30 PM ST. CELESTINE+Marilyn Hollriegel, 2nd AnniversaryBalbina Corona

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 20207:30 AM ST. CELESTINEPeople of the Parish

9 AM ST. CYPRIAN+James Moretti+Helen Baloun

10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE+Thelma Catrambone+Sammy Vizzini, Birthday+Josephine Gutkowski, Anniversary+Sister Ceil James

11:30 AM ST. CYPRIAN+Dennis Marszalek

4:30 PM ST. CELESTINE+Carm Masi

MONDAY, MARCH 30, 20208 AM ST. CELESTINE+Mary Ellen O’Brien

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN+Father Joseph McDonnell

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 20208 AM ST. CELESTINE+Thelma Catrambone, 1st Anniversary+Melonie Birmingham, Birthday+Gloria Mozuch, Birthday+Silvio Giannelli+Anna Mae Sheahan

All offices are closed until the Archdiocese gives us permission to reopen.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 20208 AM ST. CELESTINEFaithful Departed

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 20208 AM ST. CELESTINE+Father Bernard White

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN+Vera Fratamico+Mary Duggan

4 PM ST. CYPRIAN+John Trasatti

5:30 PM ST. CELESTINE+Eleanor Koziol+David Rucci, Birthday+Rita Stare, Birthday

SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 20207:30 AM ST. CELESTINE+Kay Conrad

9 AM ST. CYPRIAN+Vincent and +Sophis Lukasewicz+Brian Pawlik

10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE+Frank and +John Kucera+Rita Quirling+Sister Ceil James+Leona DeStefano+Eric Velazquez

11:30 AM ST. CYPRIAN+Dennis Marszalek+Edith Donati+Father Joseph McDonnell

4:30 PM ST. CELESTINE+Father Bernard White

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FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK: FATHER PAUL CAOMarch 21, 2020

I have some difficult news to share with you. Governor Pritzker announced a mandatory shelter–in–place order for the State of Illinois. The order becomes effective March 21 at

5 PM. Unfortunately this means that effective at 5 PM today, St. Celestine and St. Cyprian Churches will be closed. There will be no access to the Churches, Chapels, School, or to any building on the parish campus. The parish offices will be closed until further notice.

Saturday confessions are cancelled. In addition to the suspension of all Masses, all funerals and weddings are postponed until the order is lifted. Sundays at 10:30 AM we will live–stream Mass on Facebook Live, and upload it to this website. If we cannot be together physically to pray, at least we can do so spiritually. If you have any prayer requests, please share them by emailing pcao@stguerinparish.org. Father Brendan, Father Fil, Father Jeff and I will continue to say Mass privately and will keep your intentions, as well as the intentions for that day’s Mass, in our prayers.

This is not a time to despair nor to have our faith shaken. This is a time for us to join together in prayer and call upon Our Mother Mary, St. Mother Guerin, St. Cyprian, and St. Celestine and all the saints to pray for us. Let us turn with great faith to God and pray for an end to this pandemic and allow us to reopen our churches so that all may come for true healing, the Living Water, and the Bread of Life.

With the closing of our Churches, Cardinal Cupich has asked that we have the experience of being united in prayer, even when we are isolated. By pausing and lifting up in prayer all those affected by the pandemic, we can offer our support to those in need and let them know that they are not alone. The Cardinal is asking us to pray five times a day with the prayer being dedicated to a specific group particularly impacted by the pandemic. Our church bells will ring at those hours to remind us to show our solidarity in prayer.

The prayer intentions for each hour of prayer follow:

9 AM – Prayer for those infected with the virus and all who are ill.Lord, place your healing hand on those who suffer illness. Bring them to full health and ease their anxious hearts. May our prayer and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary encourage them that they are not alone. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN!

Noon – Prayer for health care workers and those attending to the sick.Lord, we are ennobled by those who put their lives at risk in caring for the sick. Keep them safe and embolden them when they are weary. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN!

3 PM – Prayer for first responders and essential workers.Lord, we pray for those who run to danger and keep us safe and those who serve the common good. Embrace them with your mantle of protection and comfort the fears of their families. We ask this in Jesus’ name. AMEN!

6 PM – Prayer for people of every nation and their leaders.Lord, the pandemic opens our eyes to each other as brother and sisters in one human family. We pray

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As the winter thaw begins, it’s time to plan our summer activities. All students are invited to join St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish for a week–long Summer Catholic Youth Camp, Totus Tuus, June 28–July 3. The camp will be held at St. Celestine School. The week consists of learning about the Catholic faith in a fun way through small group activities such as presentations, songs, skits, and games. Additionally, daily Mass will be celebrated. Totus Tuus demonstrates that one can be a faithful Catholic and still have fun.

The camp for students in Grades 1–6 is Monday–Friday from 9 AM to 2:30 PM and Grades 7–12 Sunday–Thursday 7 to 9 PM.

The cost per family for the week is $50 for one child, $75 for 2 children, $100 for 3 children and $120 for 4 children. The evening teen program is $15 per child. You may register online at www.givecentral.org/TTChicago.

Please contact Ruthanne Swiatkowski, Director of Religious Education at t rswiatkowski@stguerinparish.org if you have any questions.

Looking forward to many students joining this faith–filled, fun week!

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for people of every nation and their leaders, asking that they be inspired to seek the good of all and quell the voices of division. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN!

9 PM – Prayer for those who have died today.Lord, we grieve the passing of our sisters and brothers who have died this day. We commend them to your tender mercy, confident that nothing, not even death, will separate us from your love. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN!

Giving TogetherCancellation of Mass is leading to significant losses in our offertory income, which is placing all our ministries and operations at significant risk. Please consider giving online at GiveCentral.org where you can make a weekly offertory contribution to our parish and keep the vital ministries and services we provide going. We ask you to prayerfully consider maintaining your regular weekly donation level or even increasing it during these times or consider giving online at the Archdiocesan website where you can make an offertory donation to our parish and keep the vital ministries and services we provide going. Please make sure to select ST. MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN from the drop–down menu on the form. If you prefer to make donation through cash or check, please drop the envelopes in the mailboxes at either of the St. Cyprian or St. Celestine offices.

I will keep you updated. The parish staff and I will uplift you in prayer each and every day. Pray for each other. United in faith, with our eyes fixed on the Cross, we can overcome this time of peril and be stronger in our faith and love for each other. Please watch the website, stguerinparish.org, and our Facebook page St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, for updates.

In prayer,

Fr Paul CaoPastor

Please note: the Bulletins for the Easter Season have very early deadlines, so please be sure to check the website stguerinparish.org for the most accurate information on our parish response to the Coronavirus crisis.

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TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading Thus says the Lord GOD: I will open your graves, have you rise from them, and settle you on your land. Then you shall know I am the LORD, O my people! (Ezekiel 37:12–14).Psalm With the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption (Psalm 130).Second Reading If Christ is in you, the spirit is alive even if the body is dead because of sin (Romans 8:8–11).Gospel Lazarus, dead for four days, came out of his tomb when Jesus called his name(John 11:1–45 [3–7, 17, 20–27, 33b–45]).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

GIVE GLORY TO GOD“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14).

We are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey of conversion. As always, God never gives up on us, especially those who have “fallen asleep” along the road to conversion. The most

ST. POLYCARP“Eighty–six years I have served Christ, and he never did me any wrong. How can I blaspheme my King and Savior?” Boldly answering the official who demanded he worship pagan gods, Polycarp, today’s “Senior Citizen Saint,” demonstrates that courage, far from being the preserve of the young, is a virtue cultivated through lifelong fidelity and crowned by final perseverance.

A disciple of Saint John, who is said to have consecrated him bishop of Smyrna in modern–day Turkey, Polycarp witnesses to the truth that, whatever time and space may separate us, Jesus’ gift

of the Eucharist unites us. Polycarp’s final words, preserved by the Church of Smyrna, sound like a Eucharistic Prayer in which the saint offers himself: “Lord, almighty God, Father of your beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, through whom we have come to the knowledge of yourself . . . may I be received among the martyrs as a rich and pleasing sacrifice . . . through the eternal priest of heaven, Jesus Christ . . . through him be glory to you, together with him and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.”

powerful stories of conversion are proclaimed during these final weeks of Lent. They have the power to shake us out of our sleep. Today’s Gospel story of the healing of the man born blind exposes the real blindness in the time of Christ—the blindness of the self–righteous religious leaders. In a few weeks, at the Easter Vigil, the Church will

proclaim “Christ our Light” as the paschal candle is carried into darkened churches throughout the world. May the darkness of sin that still pervades our lives, communities, and world, be dispelled by the Christ who comes to bring sight to the blind and light to the world.

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© 2020 By John B. Reynolds (jrwrites9@gmail.com)

ON GETTING RID OF SOMETHING, AND GETTING SOMETHING BACKThis column is meant in no way to be an endorsement, particularly because I have never used the

services offered by either of the two companies I’m about to mention. That said, there’s a commercial running often on the radio

these days for 1–800–GOT–JUNK? Similarly, there are a lot of billboards throughout Chicagoland for Restore Hair. I had occasion to drive to Elk Grove Village the other day. Enroute, I heard one of the 1–800–GOT–JUNK? spots, and that’s when it hit me that their radio promos are as ubiquitous as the RestoreHair.com billboards of Brian Urlacher on the outbound Jane Addams. You can’t miss them even if you want to. Still, I give both ad agencies props for their advertisement content. The radio spots about the junk removal company are inviting

(perhaps they really do bring the springtime), and HairLacher? Breaking Bald? O’Hair Hairport? Pretty clever…

The dichotomy of the messages coming at us from the two companies is interesting. The junk removal company makes it sound easy and enticing to get rid of something. Their ads say they show up in like ninety minutes, and that they work until midnight. And the clincher for me is the pointing business. Their ads say that all the client has to do is point at the trash they want removed, and it’s gone. This is on the company’s website as well: “Just point and junk disappears!” I mean, how easy and enticing is that? And per some of the customer reviews published on the company’s website, “Awesome service” and “Will definitely use again” and “Quick, clean, as advertised.” Nice. But in obvious contrast to the junk removal company’s promise, the

hair restoration company makes it sound easy and enticing to…well…to get something that’s been lost, back.

All of which makes me think about the sacrament of Reconciliation. I can’t speak for anyone but me, of course, but I’ve got some junk I’d like to get rid of. Think guilt, remorse, self–recrimination. Fortunately, I have an easy and enticing way to do so. OK. This isn’t a perfect analogy, because I know that going to Confession can be hard. It can be hard being honest enough with ourselves to drag up shortcomings we’d just as soon leave buried. It can be harder still to admit these shortcomings to a priest. But if we remember that the priest is acting in persona Christi, and if we remember that Jesus himself wants to free us from that which keeps us bound [just as he does for Lazarus in today’s Gospel (“Untie him and let him go”)], then we know that all we really

have to do is point at our trash while professing to do better, and it’s gone. Like it was never even there in the first place! And as for getting something that’s been lost, back, have you listened to those words of absolution lately? To me, they are as peaceful, as loving, and as powerful of words we’ll ever hear. And all we have to do is point. Sort of. Hey. Work with me here.

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EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Need help? Food, shelter, housing, employment, job training, counseling, addictions, utilities, physical or mental health services, legal and financial, immigration, naturalization and refugee and senior services are provided by Catholic Charities. Call 312–655–7700 or go to catholiccharities.net.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1–800–821–4357Child Abuse 1–800–252–2873National Domestic Violence 1–800–799–SAFENational Sexual Assault 1–800–656–4673Compulsive Gambling Hotline 1–410–332–0402Poison Control 1–800–222–1222Suicide Prevention 1–800–273–8255Elder Abuse 1–800–252–8966

PARISH DONATION OFFER FROM ORT CONSULTING

As a member of St Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, ORT Consulting Group Ltd has offered to help our parishioners with their financial needs.

The plan, which was unanimously approved by the Parish Finance Council, is to split fees 50/50 on any accounting, consulting, or tax services for any first time client or existing client who is a parishioner, including their referrals, effective immediately.

ORT Consulting Group has two locations in Chicago and has been in practice for over 38 years. ORT is open all year from 7 AM to 7 PM Monday to Saturday, and 7 AM to 4 PM Sunday during tax season. After tax season ORT hours are 8 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday or other times by appointment. Contact 773–637–8802 or oscar@ORTConsulting.com for more information.

ONLINE GIVING

We appreciate your prayers, time, and monetary support as we grow together in God. Our parish is using Give Central as a contribution tool to help parishioners contribute online to our Sunday Offertory and special collections. This tool will allow you the option of donating through your checking, savings, or credit card account and the funds will be directly transferred to the parish each month or as you specify. If you are already giving online you will see that the gifts go to St. Mother Theodore Guerin parish. You can sign up for online giving by going to our website, stguerin.org, and clicking on the Give Central icon on the right on the home page. Thank you for supporting the parish.

We are accepting registrations for our first Celtics STEAM Summer Camp, which will run from June 8 through July 2, 2020 from 8 AM to 2 PM. The camp is open for students entering 1st grade through students entering 6th grade. The camp is for all students, not just St. Celestine students. If you have questions, please contact sklich@stcelestineschool.org. See more at www.stcelestineschool.org.

FELLOWSHIP MASS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 26 AT 4:30 PM AT ST. CELESTINE

The purpose of the Fellowship Committee is to enrich our friendships, promote our community, and share our faith. Various parish groups sponsor the Fellowship Mass, which is celebrated once a month, at different masses, at St. Cyprian and St. Celestine. Parishioners enjoy refreshments, camaraderie, and a complimentary raffle. Please join us on Sunday, April 26 at 4:30 PM at St. Celestine.

Col. Stephen Acosta MarinesStaff Sgt. Lawrence G. Campbell Air ForceSenior Airman Cory McCambridge Air ForceChief Erin McGuire NavyLt. Col. Peter Anderson ArmySgt. Kenneth G. DiCristifano ArmySpec Michael Migliorisi ArmyMaj. Deborah J. Crowley, M.D. ArmyPvt. John Cerrone MarinesMaj. David Nevers MarinesPFC Paul J. Lagoda MarinesPFC Sophia M. Garcia MarinesLt. Robert Reynolds ArmyPFC Richard A. Paduch ArmyStaff Sgt. Alberto Boy MarinesSgt. Rodolfo DeLao ArmyStaff Sgt. Natalie Borrini Air ForceCpl. Brian Macaluso MarinesLnc. Cpl. Meghan Jennings MarinesLnc. Cpl. Michael Casanave MarinesPvt. Nicolas Casanave MarinesABEAN Melanie Hodges NavyPFC Vincent Negron MarinesPvt. Matthew Meyer ArmyMaster Sgt. Scott A. Cross Air ForcePrivate Niko Rodriguez ArmyDario Rodriguez Air ForceCH 1LT Jacque Beltran NavyA1C Brian Moran Air ForceA1C Elyssa Moran Air ForceLnc. Cpl. Sean P. Mellett MarinesChief Kevin P. Johnson NavyEnsign Devon Zych Coast GuardFN Matilda Davis Coast GuardLnc. Cpl. Andrew D. Nordlie MarinesEnsign FaithAnne Bieschke NavyLuis N. Burciaga ArmyPFC Rudy De La O MarinesPFC Jake Kola Marines

Prayer of the Archdiocese for the Military ServicesAlmighty God and Father, look with love upon our men and women in uniform and protect them in their time of need. Give them health and stability and allow them to return to their loved ones whole and unshaken. Be with their families and sustain them in these uncertain times.

Grant strength and peace of mind to the Veterans who have given their best for the country they love. Support them in infirmity and in the fragility of old age. Teach us to remember their sacrifices and to express our gratitude.Manifest your tender care to those in the Military Academies who prepare for future service and to those who serve our Nation far from home. Teach us to remember the sacrifices of those whose efforts contribute to ensuring our way of life. Hear us as we present our prayers to You through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Please keep those serving in the military in your prayers. Thank you for your service to our country.

BULLETIN DEADLINES All information for the bulletin is due on the Friday the week before the bulletin comes out. Please send in Word or as an editable PDF to khagerty@ stguerinparish.org. Attach jpgs separately. Thanks! Will use as space allows.

Bulletin Deadline Bulletin Deadline April 19 April 12 April 26 April 19

IF YOU ARE HOSPITALIZED… If you or a member of your family are hospitalized, please call to let us know. Due to HIPAA regulations, hospitals will not contact parishes unless you specifically request it. We want to visit you in the hospital, but are often unaware that you are there.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK SISTERS AND

BROTHERS

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED BROTHERS AND SISTERS

Dorothy Abrams, Marie and Steve Auerbach, Grace Baldessara, Donna Biagini, Karen Biagini, Christine Boye, Joyce Brosseit, Victor Cabello,

Caitlyn, Salvatore Casanova, Sr. Bernice Chantos, Dorothy Carey, Dcn. Dennis Colgan, Frances Copps, Philip DeFrancesco, Debra DeKelver, Rosario De La O,

Michael DeLuca, Danny DiMaso, Elene Dimperio, Donna, Heidy Egan, Rosemarie Esposito,

Brittany Foley, Christopher Freel, Patsy Galecki, Kathy Gallery, Tammy Garcia, Phyllis Gossy,

Fernando Grarrido, Robert Gunter, David Holder, Beatrice Huerta, Barbara Inda, Teresa Iovinelli,

Allen Jaroch, Bob Jurasz, Tyler Kaczmarek, Charles Kamin,

Jeanne Kaminski, CK Keating–Johnson, Ken Kiska, Joy Ann Klewer, River Kmiecik–Daub,

Laurie Knick, Paul Kotowski, Peter Krallitsch, Anne Laurence, Marge LoBello, Maria Madden,

Joe Marzullo, Tom Mayer, Tom McGuire, Ron McGuire, Mary Mellett, Sharon Meyer,

Dan Murphy, Carolyn Nanni, Domenic Nanni, Naomi, Barbara Narducci, Fr. Larry Nemer,

Barbara Nevers, Reginald Nevers, Bernice Nesbitt, Larry Nestor, Sr. Noel, Bill Noesen,

Frances O’Brien, Daniel Olmstead, Manny Perez, Christina Pierotti, David Polakowski, Otilia Prado,

Adrienne and Frank Pudlo, Kirk Pusenilli,Gloria Rosario, Michael Riesterer, Earl Rone, Betty Salemi, Amy Schreiner, Joseph Serwa,

Loretta Skrapka, Mickey Smith, Mary Sochnuk, Ed Socki, Darryl Taggert,

Shirley Teofilo, Eileen Tichawa, Denise Woods, Julie Vacca, Andrew Valko, Ernie Vlchek,

Paul and Lillian Wardzala, Dorothy Witek,Don Wojcik, and Gerry Zych

Frank Soluri and Ida Greco

The following have received a blessed PRAYER BLANKET:

Heidy, Michael, Eileen, Nancy, Maria, Parvis, Linda, Debbie, Kathryn, Dorothy, Gerri, Anita, Gina, Letty,

Mary, John, Sabrina, Frank, Anthony, Benjamin, Gerry, Dee, Jackie, Katie, Elene, Catherine, Carol,

Gary, John, Thor, Margaret, Marlene, Dwight, Gene, Nancy, Mitch, Julie, Eric, Magdelena, Caleb, Michael, Carrie, Adrienne, Margaret, Sally, Ash, Joanne, Carl,

Tammi, John, Pam, Ann, Linda, Patricia, Dennis, Lolita, Martin, Soco, and Earl.

We pray for them and for all of the sick. Gentle God, pour out your healing power on all those who, due to illness, have received a prayer blanket and on all of the sick. Assure them of your nearness and unfailing love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

All weekly events are canceled until the Archdiocese gives us permission to resume.

All Masses are canceled until the Archdiocese gives us permission to resume.

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PRIESTS Rev. Paul Cao, Pastor pcao@stguerinparish.org 708–453–2555 x29Rev. Brendan Guilfoil, Associate Pastor bguilfoil@stguerinparish.org 708–453–2555 x30Rev. Eugene Gratkowski, Pastor Emeritus of St. CyprianRev. Jeffrey Grob, Rev. Fil Ngwila, Rev. Stan Ilo, Resident PriestsRev. Ron Navoy, Weekend Associate at St. Cyprian

DEACONS Michael DeLarco 708–453–2555 x31 Call Deacon Mike to schedule a wedding at either church.Miguel Negron mnegron@archchicago.orgRonald Pilarski rpilarski@archchicago.org Dennis Colgan, retired ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Sheila Klich, Principal 708–453–8234 x23 sklich@stcelestineschool.orgNorma Pulido, Secretary 708–453–8234 x11Donna DelMedico, Finance Secretary 708–453–8234 x24

PARISH SUPPORT STAFFLaurie DePillo, Bookkeeper 708–453–2555 x15 lauriedepillo@stguerinparish.orgMary Krewer, Administrative Assistant mkrewer@stguerinparish.org 708–453–4800Marge Dellinger, Receptionist 708–453–4800mdellinger@stguerinparish.orgIrma Rivera, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10Lynn Schmidt, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10lschmidt@stguerinparish.org

ST. CELESTINE CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 708–453–2555

ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH 2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171 708–453–4800

Mass Schedules: See Bulletin cover.

Office Hours: See page 2 of this Bulletin.

Communion Service: Thursday at 8 AM at St. Cyprian.

Holy Hour: First Monday of each month at 7 PM in St. Celestine church.

Fatima Devotion: First Saturday of the month at St. Cyprian after 8 AM Mass.

Adoration: First Friday of each month at 9 AM in St. Celestine’s chapel with closing prayers at 7:45 PM.

Baptisms: Immediately following the 10:30 AM Mass on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at St. Celestine, and immediately following the 11:30 AM Mass on the third Sunday of the month at St. Cyprian. Participation in a Baptismal Prep class is essential.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 8:30—9 AM at St. Cyprian and 4:45—5:15 PM at St. Celestine or by appointment.

Weddings: Engaged couples are encouraged to call a year in advance of a preferred date. The couple must talk to Deacon Mike DeLarco before a wedding date can be reserved. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

Ray Brownlee, Maintenance 708–453–4800rbrownlee@stguerinparish.orgEric Mueller and Bob Vessini, Maintenance 708–453–2555 x25

MUSIC MINISTRY Craig Kamptner, Director of Music Ministry ckamptner@stcelestineschool.org 708–453–2555 x16 Call Craig with questions about music for the parish. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ruthanne Swiatkowski, Director of Lifelong Formation rswiatkowski@stguerinparish.org 708–452–0150Call Ruthanne with questions about sacraments and religious education at St. Celestine. Mary Morvay, Coordinator of Lifelong Formation mmorvay@stguerinparish.org 708–453–5719Call Mary with questions about sacraments and religious education at St. Cyprian.Mary Murphy, Coordinator of Religious Education for special needs for children and adults 708–453–2555murphyme2000@yahoo.com

MINISTRIESLois DeFelice, Ministry of Care 708–453–2555loisdefelice@gmail.com Greg Fidanzia, Guerin William Youth Group guerinwilliamyg@gmail.com 708–453–2555 x13Kim Hagerty, Director of Evangelization 708–453–2555 x12khagerty@stguerinparish.orgBulletin Editor Deadline is noon on the Friday 9 days before the date you would like the information to appear.