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Parish Announcements
Organic Farm Fair on June 3
We will hold an Organic Farm Fair on Sunday, June 3, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, in the Gym. This event will be hosted by St. A’s Alum John Bambrick-Rust (’93) and the White Rose Catholic Worker Community and Farm.
■ Learn about and participate in many of the aspects that go into running an organic vegetable farm.
■ Highly interactive for ALL ages!
■ Sample local, organic food from the farm.
■ Explore different types of composting and how to make your own composting bin (think worms!).
■ Say hello to our chickens by giving them food scraps from the event.
■ Participate in a low waste event (almost everything will be reused, repurposed, or recycled from the event… and you will get to make it happen!).
■ Learn how to create some “repurposed” crafts that support the farm (like converting old t-shirts into grocery bags to carry all your food, old dress shirts into cloth lettuce bags, or using old paper to make your own “eco-journal”).
■ Join in a farm art project.
■ Get handouts and tips on how to make your own home more organic and ecological.
This event is free. However, donations to the farm would be greatly appreciated. The farm provides food for the homeless in our community and clients at the Kolver Center for Torture Survivors.
White Rose Catholic Worker is a house of hospitality for the poor located in Rogers Park. It offers family-style meals and shelter for those who are homeless. The community is committed to regular prayer, Gospel, nonviolence, social justice, education, ecological sustainability, and voluntary poverty/simplicity. The community runs a 10-acre organic vegetable farm in Monee, Illinois. For more information, contact John Bambrick-Rust at 773-856-0315 or whiterosecw@gmail.com.
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Fr. Peter Heidenrich will be our new Pastor
Fr. Peter Heidenrich will become our new Pastor on July 1, 2012. Fr. Peter is presently completing his term as pastor of St. Walter Parish in the far Southside Beverly neighborhood of Chicago.
Fr. Peter will enhance St. Athanasius with his concern for people, his experience as pastor, along with his background in religious education and educational administration. Welcome Fr. Peter!
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Class of 2012 Baccalaureate Mass June 10 at 5pm
The Class of 2012 is invited to gather together with friends and family on Sunday, June 10, at the 5:00pm LifeTeen Mass, as we celebrate your accomplishments and
look forward to new beginnings. Refreshments will follow the Mass.
If you are interested in participating in the Mass, please email sweeneyva@sbcglobal.net.
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St. Athanasius Parish Women’s Retreat
Holy Places Along the Way: Your Spiritual Geography
July 14-15, Siena Retreat Center, Racine, Wisconsin
Kieran Lyons, a graduate of Catholic Theological Union with a masters in Pastoral Studies and certified spiritual companion, will present the retreat theme: “Our lives are filled with stories of people, places, and events that make its meaning. Our time together will be spent reflecting on how we have been shaped and formed by the places, people and events of our lives. Through memory, music, dreams, colors, conversation, writing and various sensory images, we will explore the benchmarks of our past so we can better know, love, and be with the person we are in the present. There will be opportunities for silence as well as sharing, time to read, write, or sleep! Ultimately, the retreat experience is about leaving your everyday world and just ‘being’, unwinding, relaxing and renewing yourself. However this unfolds for you will be honored and respected.”
For registration information, please contact Kim Rak at 847-869-1442 or kimrak824@gmail.com.
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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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Sunday Morning YOGA
On each Sunday morning, from 8:15 to 9:15am, you are invited to begin your Sunday with an hour of yoga before Mass. Lisa Weber, St. A's Mom and Executive Director of Heaven Meets Earth Yoga, along with other certified yoga instructors and members of our St. A's community, will teach yoga poses, meditation, breathing and relaxation out on the lawn. We will meet in the Fitzgerald Chapel.
For more information, contact Lisa at lisayoga@comcast.net or 312-933-3936. Bring a yoga mat or towel and a bottle of water. Namaste!
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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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LifeTeen 2012 Service Trip to Wind River Reservation
Our LifeTeen Mission Trip will take place from July 28 to August 5, 2012, at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
If you are interested in attending this service trip, or if you have any questions, please contact Jim Potthast at 847-328-1430, ext.120, or jpotthast@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)
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, Ext. 111 (tlibera@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Lietz, Mary - Assistant Principal, Ext. 123 (mlietz@saintas.net)
School Secretary - Ext. 101
Moore, Janice - Parish Office, Ext. 100 (jmoore@stathanasius-evanston.org)
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)
Sellers, Karen Sonnicksen - Parish Administrator, Ext. 143 (ksellers@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Splatt, Cynthia - Director of Adult Faith Formation & Religious Education, Ext. 124 (csplatt@stathanasius-evanston.org)
Weiler, Sr. Ann - Catholic Chaplain, Evanston Hospital (847) 570-2330
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The New English Translation of the Roman Missal
On November 27, the First Sunday of Advent, Catholics in the United States began to use the New Roman Missal for our liturgical celebrations. The Mass will not change in form or content, but some of the words to familiar prayers are different. Many of the changes are in the words spoken by the priest, some in the prayers of the people. We have cards in the pews and video projections of our responses. We have new music composed to accompany some of the new prayers. These changes offer us an opportunity to reflect on the importance of our full, active and conscious participation at Mass.
The Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops has answered some of the most frequently asked questions about these changes. To read the full answers you may visit their web site usccb.org.
What’s new or different about the revised translation?
The style of the translation of the third edition is different. In accord with the rules for translation established by the Holy See, the revised translation follows the style of the original Latin texts more closely, including concrete images, repetition, parallelisms, and rhythm. The English used in the Mass texts is more formal and dignified in style. Where possible, the texts follow the language of Scripture and include many poetic images. In addition, the third edition contains prayers for the celebration of recently canonized saints, additional prefaces for the Eucharistic Prayers, additional Masses and prayers for various needs and intentions, and some updated and revised rubrics (instructions) for the celebration of the Mass.
If my parish likes the old translation better, can we continue using that one?
Now that the Holy See has granted the recognitio to the revised translation, the USCCB has established a date for first use and for mandatory use. No parish may continue to use the current translation after the mandatory use date. Parishes will use the period to help parishioners renew their love for the Sacred Liturgy, to understand the changes, and to develop an appreciation for the revised translation.
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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: A separate project, not included in the original Generations Campaign but now being implemented, is improving the accessibility of our Church, by renovating the front sidewalk so that it slopes at a slight incline from the public sidewalk up to the granite threshold at the Church front doors, eliminating the two existing steps. We also plan to motorize one of the front doors, so that it operates automatically. This project will be completed as a Tribute to the Pastoral Leadership of Fr. Tom Libera, who will step down as Pastor of St. Athanasius on June 30, 2012 after 14 years as our Pastor. Funds are now being raised for campaign. If you have any questions regarding the Tribute portion of the Generations campaign, or if you would like to contribute, please contact Jean Lauri at 847-328-1430, ext. 116.
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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, 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.
If you have any questions about childcare, please call Karen Sellers at 847-328-1430, ext. 143.
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| Eucharistic Worship: |
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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| Reports & Form Downloads: |
9/1/2011
Family Program Registration Form 2011-2012
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| Schedules: |
Eucharistic Minister Schedule
5/1/2012
Eucharistic Minister Schedule - May, 2012 |
Eucharistic Minister Schedule
6/1/2012
Eucharistic Minister Schedule - June, 2012 |
Altar Server Schedule
5/1/2012
Altar Server Schedule - May, 2012 |
Lector Schedule
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To submit articles for publication in the church bulletin, please send an email attachment to chimes@stathanasius-evanston.org by Friday at Noon, 10 days prior to publication date. |
| St. Athanasius Church |
Ground was broken for a combination church-school structure, with the cornerstone laid on October 27, 1922.
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| Family Programs: |
The Family Program provides religious education for children, ages three through eighth grade.
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