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Parish Announcements
Children's Liturgy of the Word
Children's Liturgy of the Word has returned at the 9:30am Mass, every other weekend, led by parishioner Claire Labbe. In Children's Liturgy of the Word, young children leave during the Liturgy of the Word and gather in the Hartke room to celebrate a separate Liturgy of the Word that is more appropriate to their level of understanding.
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Website Changes
Thank you for your patience as we design a new Parish website. Our new website will be up and running in the next few months, thanks to the extraordinary help of Parishioner Liz McGowan. Until then, please see the Announcements below for current staff contact information.
If you would like to volunteer to input content and updates for the new website, please contact Barbara Bonier in the Parish Office at 847-328-1430, ext. 142.
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St. A's Family Mass
Parishioners attending the 9:30 Sunday Mass (often called the "Family Mass") have noticed some exciting changes over the last few months. Children lectors. Children on the altar for the Our Father. Whole families serving as greeters, ushers and gift bearers. Parishioners writing and reading their own, personalized intentions. Families baking unleavened bread for Communion. It's all part of the Parish Transformation effort to revitalize the worship experience at St. A's.
Many of us invest our time attending Mass and invest our money during the offering, but are we investing enough of ourselves in the Mass experience? The families who have helped "host" these "enhanced" Masses will tell you that they paid more attention to the readings when they read them aloud to others. Those who carried the offertory gifts thought more carefully about the miracle of transubstantiation when the bread and wine they carried became the body and blood of Christ our Lord. And those who wrote the Prayers of the Faithful prayed them with extra fervor.
See what all the buzz is about. Gather your family and one or two other families and plan an extraordinary liturgical experience, at any of our weekend Masses. It's easy and it's fun. Beth Rodriguez will give you all the details when you call her at 312.480.4422 or email her at beth.rodriguez@comcast.net.
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New Volunteer Opportunity
Share your love of St. A's with new parishioners! The St. A's New Parishioner Committee is looking for some individuals and families to sponsor new parish members and families. What's involved? Reach out and ask them to join you at mass or a St. As parish social event or school event such as the St. Patrick's Day party, inform them of parish happenings, and attend a new parishioner welcome brunch or dinner. The obligation is minimal and you'll likely meet a new friend! Ready to help? Questions? Contact Diane Ritchey at dsritchey@gmail.com, 847-866-7910 or Maggie Swider at mtrebbien@hotmail.com, 847-425-1331.
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Would you like to receive our eNewsletter?
We've introduced a new way to bring timely information to our parishioners and friends. Our eNewsletter is emailed, about twice each month, with important information regarding upcoming events at St. A's. If you do not now receive the eNewsletter but would like to, please send your email address to news@stathanasius-evanston.org.
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Parish Staff Contact Information
To contact a staff member dial the main number (847) 328-1430 and enter their extension:
Amling, Marion - Business Manager, Ext. 105 (mamling@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Berg, Judy - School Communications Coordinator, Ext. 107 (jberg@saintas.net)
Bonier, Barbara - Office Manager, Ext. 142 (bbonier@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Carson, Steve - Music Director, Ext. 125 (scarson@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Castagna, Susan - Principal, Ext. 115 (scastagna@saintas.net)
Cuevas, Fr. Hernan - Associate Paster, Ext. 103 (hcuevas@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Goszczynski, Lori - Bereavement and Pastoral Care, (847) 475-6324 (lgoszczynski@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Heidenrich, Fr. Peter - Pastor, Ext. 111 (frpeterstas@gmail.com)
Hotchkiss, Bridget - Coordinator of Religious Education, Ext. 129 (bhotchkiss@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Lauri, Jean - Generations Campaign Administrative Assistant, Ext. 116 (jlauri@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Libera, Fr. Tom - Pastor Emeritus, Ext. 131 (tlibera@stathanasius-evanston.org)
School Secretary - Ext. 101
Parish Office, Ext. 100
Moreno, José - Facilities Manager, Ext. 114 (jmoreno@saintas.net)
Potthast, Jim - Youth Minister, Ext. 120 (jpotthast@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Quish, Mary - Assistant Principal, Ext. 122 (mquish@saintas.net)
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Our Church Restoration is Complete
Our exterior repairs included grinding and re-pointing the mortar joints, replacing all sealants around the windows and doors, replacing the copper gutters and downspouts, replacing the flat sacristy roofs, refinishing the doors, rebuilding the bell tower parapet walls, and removing and rebuilding the top half of a stone column to inspect the exposed wood column for moisture and decay. The walls of the northeast (Altar Server) sacristy were rebuilt. The stones on the front of the Church were cleaned; the metal window and door frames, and the railings at the entrances were repainted. All five exterior doors of the Church were refinished and reinstalled.
Three of the stained glass windows above the front entrance of the Church were repaired, and the aged Lexan that covered all of the windows above the entrance was replaced with new clear protective glass. In addition, eight window panels along the aisles of the Church and in the Lincoln Street sacristy were also repaired.
Our interior repairs began on February 7, 2011, and were completed in time for our Parish Rededication on May 1, 2011.
WHAT WE DID: When the exterior repairs to our Church were completed late last winter, we had substantially changed the interior atmosphere of the building by sealing it up. We were told then to wait a full year before beginning any interior masonry or plaster repairs. This waiting period allowed us time to compile our “wish list” of what those repairs would include, and to assemble a team of contractors and tradesmen to complete those repairs. Our wish list included repairing all of the damaged interior plaster, repairing, patching or replacing damaged limestone and stones at the arches and around the windows, painting all plaster surfaces, cleaning all exposed interior surfaces and permanent fixtures within the Church, installing new light fixtures, and installing a new sound system and projectors.
COLUMNS: Our repairs began the first week of February, delayed slightly by the Blizzard of 2011. The column at the south east corner of the Church, which had displayed elevated moisture readings throughout the exterior repairs, was opened first and vented to allow sufficient time to dry — we needed as much time as possible to allow it to dry out and to assure that no further moisture was entering the column. Scaffolding remained there throughout the project.
PLASTER: The interior walls were stripped of all damaged plaster and coatings. The proper lime-mortar plaster mix was approved and applied in the areas where most of the damage had occurred – at the north west corner of the church, near the statue of Mary, and at the north east corner of the church, near the piano, where the water had damaged not only the plaster, but also the stone surrounds. The plaster was replaced at the south east corner of the church, and most of the upper half of the wall behind
the altar.
PAINT AND STAIN: The wood ceiling over the altar was refinished and stained. The Stations of the Cross around the interior of the Church were repaired where needed and the frames, which had been cement gray, are now a rich shade of brown. The sanctuary arch over the altar was also painted brown with ribbons of red, which match the frames and background of the Stations of the Cross. The beautiful wheat color of the interior walls, and the lighter shade used in the aisles, were chosen with the guidance of Lisa Rigali, of Daprato Rigali. Lisa is the 5th generation of this family-owned business – in 1937, this same company, then called the Studios of Daprato Statuary Company, designed and installed our tabernacle, marble altars, statues and wrought iron railings.
SOUND: The large “horn” speaker at the top of the arch over the altar was removed, and new speakers were installed at every column, digitally timed to distribute sound evenly to everyone in the Church as though they are all hearing it at once. Existing speakers were relocated to the Choir Loft, and small speakers were installed on the altar as monitors. We will repurpose our existing projector, and have replaced it with two projectors, linked together to project words or pictures on the walls to the left and the right in front of the altar with unobstructed views.
ALTAR SERVER SACRISTY: The walls and ceiling in the Altar Server Sacristy, at the north east corner of the building, were completely replaced.
LIGHTING: The 16 ceiling can light fixtures in the church nave and choir loft were removed and replaced, but the lowering mechanism that allows those fixtures to be dropped when bulbs need to be replaced was retained. New light fixtures were installed over the altar and behind the altar to illuminate the north wall. Lights will illuminate the stained glass windows over the Lincoln Street doors to display their beauty at night. Energy-efficient LED bulbs will replace the existing bulbs in our historic (original) chandeliers. All fixtures in the Church (except those in the aisles and vestibule) are controlled with dimmable switches to conserve electricity.
BELLS!!! Our Church bells now ring each day, on the hour, the Angellus at noon and at 6pm, on Saturdays before the 5:00pm Mass, and on Sundays before the 9:30am and the 11:30am Masses.
EXTRAS: We encountered some work during our interior repairs that was originally not anticipated—the asbestos that covered the pipes in the tunnel that runs under the perimeter of the Church was removed, some additional electric work was encountered due to the age and condition of some of our wiring and conduits, and some additional stones were replaced instead of being repaired based on their condition.
THANK YOU: Our thanks to the generous donors whose contributions, through The Generations Campaign, have made the exterior and interior restoration of our beautiful Church possible.
ACCESSIBILITY: On Saturday, August 11, 2012, we held a ribbon-cutting ceremony following the 5:00pm Mass to officially "open our doors" and celebrate the completion of our accessibility project. The sidewalk leading to the front steps of the Church has been replaced with a sloped sidewalk that meets the granite threshold of the entry doors, eliminating all stairs. The right-hand door can now be automatically opened, and terraces and seat walls have been added to enhance our outdoor hospitality.
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Childcare is offered during 9:30am Mass
We offer babysitting for young children during our Sunday 9:30am Mass, relocated back to the Rosemeyer Room (lower level of the Parish House). Our childcare provider is Kausar Allahrakha Khokhar, who has provided child care at St. Athanasius Parish for many years and is certified in CPR and First Aid. Advance reservations are not required.
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When:
Saturday 8:00 am and 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30 am,
and 5:00 pm
Monday-Friday 6:30 and 8:00 am
Where:
St. Athanasius
1615 Lincoln Street
Evanston, Illinois 60201
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| St. Athanasius Church |
Ground was broken for a combination church-school structure, with the cornerstone laid on October 27, 1922.
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The Family Program provides religious education for children, ages three through eighth grade.
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