Sunday, May 6, 2012 - Visitation Parish

VISITATION PARISH 

779 S. YORK ROAD • ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 

MAY 6, 2012 

Visitation School First Communion Class of 2012 

Julia Beltran 

Brendan Bigane 

Mary Braden 

Kennedy Calcagno 

Brian Carling 

Anthony Cira 

Abigail Conners 

Colin Doherty 

Thomas Doyle 

John Dwyer 

Ryan Falcone 

Martin Fitzgerald 

William Fromelt 

Lauren Gentile 

Antonio Gianni 

Emilie Gonzalez 

Lauren Haubner 

Lauren Hoffman 

Emmett Horn 

Cody Johnson 

Liam Johnson 

Jack Kavanaugh 

Kristen Keating 

Jack Kossack 

Connor Lawrence 

Francesca Leuzzi 

Carly Manchester 

Joseph Marzano 

Nicholas Mayfield 

Michael Montgomery 

McKenzie Morris 

Matthew Nelson 

Shannon O’Laughlin 

Brendan Quinn 

Joseph Ranieri 

Robert Rowland 

William Ryan 

Michael Schaefer 

Elizabeth Schneider 

Mark Schneider 

Oliver Simic 

Eric Spencer 

Katharine Svehla 

Maurice Tobiano 

Michaela Tully 

Charles Walsh 

Teagan Wede 

Connor West 

Logan Williams 

Visitation Religious Education First Communion Class of 2012 

Daniel Affetto 

Sophia Alvarez 

Brigid Asmussen 

Alexis Banks 

Bridie Batelli 

Stella Bilder 

Lindsey Bingham 

Emma Brown 

Kristin Brown 

Sarah Brownlie 

Kathleen Buhrfiend 

Dominic Campione 

Louis Catarello 

David Ciccarone 

Anna Clink 

Claire Converse 

Gabriela Costabile 

Mark Cozzi Jr. 

Michael Crededio 

Fiona Cunningham 

Morgan Czarnecki 

Mathew Czech 

Sean Davies 

Bridget Doherty 

Alec Dorta 

Emmet Doyle 

Edward Dzieza 

Edwin Espinosa Jr. 

Bennett Foley 

Kyle Freeman 

Ellen Freund 

Daniel Gerbasi 

Isabella Gonzalez 

Maximilian Gonzalez 

Nora Graziano 

Olivia Greco 

Anne Griffin 

Sarah Hanger 

Max Hansmann 

Lauren Hauser 

Samantha Hess 

Olivia Holubowicz 

Jack Hosler 

Angela Hui 

Michael Iorii 

Chirathi Jayesinghe 

Noah Jonkman 

Tatum Juskie 

Jacob Kimball 

Elizabeth King 

Marissa LaCivita 

Luke LaMorte 

Gregory Lee Jr. 

Charles Liebeno 

Katherine Los 

Anna Lyons 

Anthony Mancuso 

Cecelia Mase 

Shannon McGovern 

Tate Milefchik 

Jeremy Montana 

Lauren Moore 

Grace Moran 

Daniel Norton 

Isabel Nowacki 

Lola Odorisio 

Santino Ori 

Bryan Ortiz 

Ernesto Ortiz 

Nina Ortiz 

Alison Potvin 

Gianna Pretzie 

Grant Pinkerton 

Emma Rattana 

Charlotte Reedy 

Lily Rende 

Andrew Rozmus 

Natalie Rozmus 

David Ruiz 

Julia San Filippo 

Tyler Scaro 

Caden Schaer 

Nicea Scheeler 

John Sherman 

Amelia Siddons 

Leah Simonds 

Breanna Spallone 

Joe Spilotro 

Emily Thomas 

Madeline Tiberi 

Boe Trainer 

Wes Trainer Jr. 

Juila Vajdik 

Laila Veidemanis 

Maria Vitullo 

Jack Wagner 

Liam Walker 

Samuel Wit 

Brady Wong 

Daniel Woodward 

Nathan Yang

VISITATION, ELMHURST, IL MAY 6, 2012 

Monday, May 7 

6:15 A.M. Deceased members of the Cosgrove, 

Pachay and Griffin families 

8:15 A.M. Communion Service 

Tuesday, May 8 

6:15 A.M. Robert and Barbara Lechowski 

8:15 A.M. Yolanda Paulini 

Wednesday, May 9 

6:15 A.M. Efren Garcia 

8:15 A.M. Rosa DeSimone 

Thursday, May 10 

6:15 A.M. Olinda Schellings 

8:15 A.M. Communion Service 

Friday, May 11 

6:15 A.M. Larry Siegel 

8:15 A.M. Ray Jordan 

The father of Slawomir Bingier 

Saturday, May 12 

8:15 A.M. Deceased members of the Brinton 

and McGawley families 

5:00 P.M. Frank Spatafore and Leon Tobinski 

Sunday, May 13 

7:00 A.M. Jim and Lois O’Connell and 

Patricia Wehner 

8:15 A.M. Deceased members of the Gatti 

and Giustolise families 

Ray Jordan 

10:00 A.M. People of the Parish 

12:00 P.M. Josephine Saporito 

5:00 P.M. Sophia Carter 

Armed Forces Prayer List 

The following men and women will be remembered in prayer 

as long as they continue to serve in our Armed Forces. We pray 

that God will watch over them and bring them home safely. 

Church Vigil Candle Intentions 

Before the statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph in the church, 

vigil candles will burn this week for the following intentions: 

For the protection of the men and women of our armed 

forces, especially those serving Afghanistan. 

Flame of Faith Intentions 

Candles will burn perpetually this week before the Blessed 

Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel of Our Lady, Mother of the 

Eucharist, for the following intentions: 

In memory of Dr. Sal Nigro 

In memory of Dorothy McCarthy 

Peace for the late Patricia Ann Milnamow, her 

family and friends 

By: The Terry and Tim Koch family 

For the health of Barbara Carvalho 

By: Jan Anderson 

For Ed and Marlene Wilson 

By: Mary Bednarz 

Please Pray for Our Sick 

Marge Thallemer 

If you or a member of your family is ill or hospitalized 

and would like to be placed on our Prayer List, please call 

the Rectory office and let us know. 

Due to privacy issues we will only honor requests made 

by the person or a family member. The name of the sick 

person will remain on the list for two weeks. If you wish 

the name to remain on the list after two weeks, you will 

need to call again to request that we continue to include it. 

Thank you. 

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PARISH BUSINESS 

Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe 

On Monday, May 7, the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe comes to visit Visitation 

Parish in the Adoration Chapel from 7:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. She will then be present in the 

Church at 7:00 P.M. during the Prayer Hour for Priests. The image is an exact 4 x 6 foot digital replica 

of the original Miraculous Image. The Missionary Image is blessed by Msgr. Diego Monroy, 

Rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It has journeyed throughout America. Msgr. 

Monroy blessed the Image for the mission of promoting sanctity of the family, solidarity of the 

Church in America, a culture of life, and a civilization of love. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in Mexico as the pregnant Mother of God to Saint Juan Diego, an 

Indian, in 1531. She left a Miraculous Image of her appearance on his cactus fiber cloak which still exists 

today and can be seen by all at the Basilica near Mexico City. 

Our Lady came to offer faith, hope and consolation to the oppressed Indians. She put an end to the 

human sacrifice of the Aztecs and converted nine million Indians in the next nine years. 

Pope John Paul II recognized the evangelistic role of Our Lady of Guadalupe when he prayed the the 

Guadalupe Shrine would be a center “from which the light of the gospel of Christ will shine out over the 

whole world by means of the Miraculous Image of His Mother.” 

Mothers’ Day, May 13 

“Bring Flowers of the Fairest” 

When you come to Mass next weekend, 

bring flowers for Mary and lay 

them at the feet of the statue of the 

Blessed Virgin Mary before Mass 

begins as we sing a hymn to Our Lady. 

By honoring Mary, we honor our 

own mothers (whether living or dead) 

and ultimately we honor the Creator of 

all mothers. Mary leads us to Jesus and, like a good mother, 

shows us the face of God in her goodness and in her care for us. 

Join us at Mass on Saturday or Sunday, May 12 or 13, as we 

“bring flowers of the fairest to the loveliest rose of the vale!” 

2112 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal 

Pledge Report 

Monthly pledge payments for the CMAA pledges should be 

made as soon as possible. It is very important that these 

pledges be paid so that our parish will reach our goal. Once we 

have reached our goal in paid pledges, 50% of the additional 

funds received will be returned to the parish for our use. 

Parish Goal: $99,693 

Amount Pledged: $87,398 

Amount Paid: $63,858.50 

Remaining Balance: $12,295.00 

% of Goal 87.67 

Fifth Sunday of Easter 

Most grape pruning takes place during the winter, after the harvest has been brought in and before the first buds break in the spring. 

While most home gardeners are afraid to cut back the vines to an appropriate degree, skilled pruners have no such hesitation As the 

new shoots sprout out, vine tenders will take to the fields to cut away excessive growth. As the season continues, they will even pull 

off individual leaves to ensure that the strength and vigor of the vine goes to producing the best fruit. 

The description that Jesus offers in today’s Gospel is not much different from what happens in vineyards today. In His day, that 

same thing was happening, and so when He described the connection that exists between the believer and Himself, His hearers knew 

exactly what He meant. While we easily understand that a branch must remain connected to bear fruit, most of us are far removed 

from the regular practice of viniculture. We don’t have the instant comprehension of how necessary it is for the vines to be pruned 

and cut back. Cutting back is so essential, that without it vines will eventually grow wild and produce almost nothing. 

Lent was the season in which we were to get our spiritual life in order, to prune ourselves a bit by reigning in our desires and not 

letting things get out of hand. We are now a month after Easter. It might be a good time to reflect back on those Lenten resolutions 

and see if any of them are still working. Prayer and almsgiving are always in season. 

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LECTOR, EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE 

EUCHARIST, MUSIC MINISTER AND 

ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENTS FOR 

MAY 12–13 

Saturday 

May 12 

5:00 P.M. 

Sunday 


7:00 A.M. 



8:15 A.M. 

Lectors & 

Music 

Ministers* 

Angie Pagel 

Barb Masters* 

Suzy Salgado* 

Gary Marinier 

Barb Masters* 

Tony Cuzzone 

Barb Masters* 

Men’s 

Ensemble* 


Debbie Carey 


10:00 A.M. Jim Brown* 

Men’s Choir* 


John Kimec 


12:00 P.M. Barb Masters* 

H. S. Chorale* 



5:00 P.M. 

Sarah Tardiff 

Jim Brown* 

Jack Miuccio* 

Extraordinary 

Ministers of 

the Eucharist 

Ingrid Low 

Marianne Hynes 

Bing Zamar 

Bob Kaminski 

Mary Lewis 

Rich Mallaney 

Arlene Mallaney 

M.Hammerschmidt 

Julie Greenberg 

Janet Fatheree 

Pam Hauser 

Nancy Hamilton 

Kevin O’Reilly 

Alicia Smaga 

Jay Foot 

Rufo Lacsamana 

Rosalie Ward 

Susan Stanisz 

M. E. Schneider 

Sue Maloney 

Helen Krajewski 

Linda Smith 

Ray Hill 

Jennifer Brooks 

Lynn Roeges 

Karen Stueffen 

Emma Stueffen 

Colleen Rauen 

Altar Servers 

Richard Ortiz 

Liam Parpan 

Michael Pastuovic 

Corey Paus 

Kristie Paus 

Elyse Peterson 

Michael Prabhu 

Phillip Prinske 

Grace Radoha 

Brendan Rauen 

Tess Reardon 

Kevin Regan 

Brendan Russ 

Jack Sebastian 

Matthew Sika 

Bob Shehan 

Kevin Shehan 

Christopher 

Slowinski 

Sunday Collection—April 29, 2012 $23,227.34 

Sunday Budget $27,450.98 

Deficit ($4,223.64) 

Year to date Sunday Collection $1,104,278.56** 

Year to date Budget $1,170,430.14 

Deficit on budget YTD ($66,151.58) 

** Does not include April E–Giving 

171 parishioners contributed through 

E–GIVING. 

Thank you for your kindness and 

generosity to our parish 

Readings for the Week of May 6, 2012 

Sunday:Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 

3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8 

Monday:Acts 14:5-18/Jn 

14:21-26 

Tuesday:Acts 14:19-28/Jn 

14:27-31a 

Wednesday:Acts 15:1-6/Jn 

15:1-8 

Thursday:Acts 15:7-21/Jn 

15:9-11 

Friday:Acts 15:22-31/Jn 

15:12-17 

Saturday:Acts 16:1-10/Jn 

15:18-21 

Next Sunday:Acts 10:25-26, 

34-35, 44-48/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 

15:9-17 

Daily Altar Server Assignments 

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 

May 8, 9, 11, 12 

Erin O’Malley, Michael Parille 

Visitation Student Ministries Presents 

Wanted 

Adult and Young Adults to come on our 

10 th Annual Mission Trip 

July 22–28 Detroit Lakes, MN 

We need you to drive and chaperone 

and make this trip possible for the 

13 additional HS teens we have on our ‘wait list’ 

I guarantee you will have fun and have a 

life changing experience all at the same time 

For full details contact Mrs. Case 

Student Ministries @ 630-279-7058 

II. Jessica Arquette and Brandon Warden 

Ryan Dwyer, child of 

William and Theresa (Dwyer) Boston 

Sam Noto 

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High School Youth Group 

Visitation Youth Group 

SCHOOL 

HSYG Meeting & Retreat Dates—Mark Your Calendar 

HSYG MEETINGS | STEP UP 2 the MIC 

MAY 9 - SPRING SESSION BEGINS | HOT TOPIC - Class 4 

MAY 16 - SPRING SESSION BEGINS | HOT TOPIC - Class 5 

TEENS NIGHT OUT | MAY 25 - DINNER & A MOVIE DINNER @ Buffalo 

WILD WINGS MOVIE | MIB 3 - Men In Black 3 

CHECK us out on FACE BOOK: for FULL DETAILS : / Visitation Youth Group 

Upcoming Service Projects & Special Events—Mark Your Calendar 

NEXT SERVICE PROJECT: 

MAY 5, 2012 - FRANCISCAN SOUP KITCHEN >3:30-7:00 pm >Meet 3:30 

School Lobby 

JUNE 16, 2012 - FRANCISCAN SOUP KITCHEN > 3:30 - 7:00 pm >Meet 3:30 

School Lobby 

SPRING 2012 “STEP UP TO THE MIC” H. S. CCD PROGRAM 

REGISTRATIONS FOR SPRING SESSION 2 : Now being taken - 

Classes Meet Weds 8:30 -9:45PM 

OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR OUR HSYG - HS CCD CLASSES IS NOW IN 

FULL SWING. Come Join us for a dynamic teaching series with topics you 

select! Courses run for 5-weeks then one week off and then a new course begins. 

If you ever wanted to know your faith, is it relevant to life today, and issues, 

today, and why we Catholics believe what we believe, then this is the place to 

be! Classes meet Wednesday Nights 8:30 - 9:45 which gives you plenty of time 

to get that homework done. Its learning that is fun! Come Check us out! 

Contact Mrs. Case | Student Ministries office to Register: 630.279-7058 x503 

Jr. High School Youth Group 


Facebook Site is for use by parents & 13 years & older 

JrHYG Meeting Dates—Mark Your Calendar 

MAY 12 | JRHYG MEETING - LOCK IN - SATURDAY 8:00 - 11 PM VAL 

Center- GYM COST : $5.00. Come for a night of FUN: PIZZA, GAMES, 

MOVIES & PRIZES - Please RSVP by Friday MAY 11 @ 630.279-7058 X503 

Upcoming Service Projects & Special Events—Mark Your Calendar 

NEXT SERVICE PROJECT: 

MAY 5, 2012 - FRANCISCAN SOUP KITCHEN >3:30-7:00 pm >Meet 3:30 

School Lobby 

JUNE 16, 2012 - FRANCISCAN SOUP KITCHEN > 3:30 - 7:00 pm >Meet 

3:30 School Lobby 

College W.A.L.K. 


The Collegiate eXperience |Summer Leadership Day June 24, 2012 

Do you need a break | Need to stop | Need to recharge Come join us for a 5-hour break 

to stop, rest and reconnect with your Faith. What will happen there 

CX is a five-hour “eXperience” aimed specifically to college-age young adults. Learn 

more about your faith in dynamic and exciting ways, and explore questions like "What 

is God calling me to do with my life" The Day will include presentations from nationally-recognized 

motivational speakers, chances to meet new people and reconnect with 

old friends, and opportunities to dialogue about issues of faith relevant to young adults 

today, as well as a delicious lunch and a Closing Mass with Joliet Bishop R. Daniel 

Conlon. WHERE | LEWIS UNIVERSITY - One University Parkway, Romeoville, IL 

60446 COST | $30.00 - Includes, Lunch, T-shirt and all workshops. See FaceBook for 

FULL DETAILS. 

Market Day forms are AVAILABLE at all exits of the 

church this weekend. Please consider placing an order. 

MANNA 

R.E. & Visitation School Tuition Assistance Program 

This past week 38 Visitation Grade School and other organization 

families purchased $12,575 in gift certificates through our 

MANNA program. The earned tuition credit for the past week 

was $683. It would be a tremendous help to have more Visitation 

families participate to a greater degree in our program. We all 

buy groceries, dine out and shop at department stores. When you 

purchase $100 in gift certificates through our program, you are 

getting exactly $100 in certificate value. The certificate discount 

is returned to participating families in the form of a tuition credit. 

There is absolutely NO cost to you for using this program. 

Visitation school families who participate receive the discount in 

a tuition credit. When non–school families participate, the 

school benefits. The larger the volume of certificates we can purchase, 

the greater the discount. 

Our program has exceeded annual sales of nearly $100,000 in 

Scholar Dollars. This is more than any other school in Elmhurst. 

Just think about this. Approximately $9,000 in tuition credit has 

been earned by our school families from the sales of this one certificate. 

The scholar dollars may be used at any of over 80 City 

Centre participating stores and restaurants at a huge 9% discount. 

For every $100 in Scholar Dollars purchased through our 

program, $9 is earned in credit toward your family tuition. For 

your convenience, the participating stores and restaurants are 

printed on the reverse side of the certificate. We are extremely 

grateful to the City of Elmhurst for inviting Visitation School 

into this program. Please help to return the favor by doing most 

of your shopping in your local community and by thanking the 

stores for giving up a part of their profit by participating in the 

Scholar Dollar Program. 

Now you can visit the school website (www.visitationelmhurst.org) 

to view or print our most recent updated 

MANNA Order Form. For additional information or to place a 

large order, please call David James at 630-834-0967 before 

6:00 P.M. Sunday evening. 

MANNA Walk-in Service 

Wednesday Evening 7:30–8:30 P.M. 

Friday Afternoon 2:00–3:30 P.M 

Our location is now in the Parish Center. 

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SPRED 

SPRED (Special Religious Development) is a program in which persons who are developmentally disabled come together 

with a spiritual friend/catechist to share a one–on–one relationship and form with others a small faith community. 

SPRED fosters and nourishes spiritual and personal growth by helping those with developmental disabilities discover 

God’s action and presence in their lives. SPRED gives developmentally disabled parishioners an opportunity for celebration 

and worship and prepares them for the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist) and Penance. 

SPRED serves age groups from children to adults (6–10 years old, 11–16 years old, 17–21 years old, and 22 

years and older). 

If you would like to learn more about this program or know of a child or an adult with special needs that would be interested 

joining a SPRED group, please contact Melanie Schneider at 630-782-0868. 

MINISTRIES 

Please Join Us 

To Pray For Our Priests 

Join us on Monday evenings in the Church at 7:00 P.M. 

to pray for our priests. We pray the rosary and the Divine 

Mercy Chaplet followed by special prayers for priests, 

Benediction and a blessing with the St. Peregrine relic. 

Any group who wishes to pray for a special intention 

on a weekly or monthly basis can join us on 

Mondays at 7:00 P.M. For questions or information, 

please call me at 630-530-7596. 

Your servant 

Deacon Jim Eaker 

Rosebud Program Intentions 

In our calling to respect the dignity and worth of all 

life, the Elizabeth Ministry requests that you please 

remember in your prayers the following intentions 

placed at the statue of the Visitation this past week: 

2 intentions for those who are pregnant and 

their unborn babies. 

1 intention for those families celebrating births 

and/or adoptions. 

1 intention for those grieving a miscarriage, 

still birth, abortion or infant or child death. 

2 intentions remembering those wanting to 

conceive or adopt. 

Visitation Parish Catholic Reading Club 

Reed of God by Caryll Houselander 

In accord with the 

Church’s dedication of the 

month of May to special 

devotion to the Blessed 

Virgin Mary, the Visitation 

Parish Catholic Reading 

Club has chosen to read 

Caryll Houselander’s 1944 

classic of Mariology, Reed 

of God, for its May meeting. 

In this series of meditations 

on episodes from the 

life of Mary, Miss 

Houselander applies the eye 

of an artist and the ear of a poet to reflections on the mysteries 

of the life of our Lady. Noting that very little about 

her life is explicit in Scripture, Miss Houselander suggests 

that this lack of detail about the history and personality of 

Mary enables her to be an icon for every human being. Her 

gentle and sometimes humorous insights explore the qualities 

of the Mother of Jesus that made her the perfect “reed 

of God,” an expectant channel for the breath and music of 

our Lord and suggest ways in which each one of us is called 

to be the same. 

The Reading Club will meet on Thursday, May 17, 

from 9:30 until 11:30 A.M. in the Fireside Room in the 

Parish Center. For a copy of the study guide for this session 

or for further information about the Reading Club, 

please call Renee Regole at 630-832-7903. 

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Visitation School Enthrones the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

April 20, 2012 marked a very special day for Visitation School. On that day, during an all school Mass, the Visitation students 

and staff enthroned the Sacred Heart of Jesus as “King” of the Visitation School family. By this enthronement, the students 

and staff agreed to make a covenant of love with Jesus, acknowledge Him as their Lord and Savior, and dedicate themselves 

to His Divine Heart. 

During Father Scott Huggins’s homily, he spoke to the students, teachers and congregation about how this day was special 

because as Jesus has given His Heart to each one of us. Each member of Visitation School was giving his/her heart to Jesus 

through daily prayer, regular and more frequent attendance at Mass and receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. Father Huggins 

explained that God shows His love for us by giving us many graces and Jesus loves us even with our sins. Jesus shows us His 

mercy and salvation. “When you offer your heart to others, you respond to their needs.” We offer our hearts to Jesus and Jesus 

always shows us His everlasting love and mercy for us. Our promises to the Sacred Heart of Jesus flow from how the Lord 

loves us and how we live out our lives by loving the Lord. 

Following the Mass, Sister Thomas Leo Monahan, O.P. recalled how important devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was 

in her family as she was growing up. Her family enthroned their home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and they had a picture of 

the Sacred Heart of Jesus prominently displayed in their home as a centerpiece for family prayer. The picture reminded them 

that Jesus was the “King” of their family, and was a source of numerous blessings for her family, which continue to the present 

day. Sister Thomas Leo explained how this same Sacred Heart of Jesus picture is now prominently displayed at her 

niece’s home and is a continued source of grace. 

In 1647, the Sacred Heart of Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary of Alacoque and He gave her the mission of establishing 

the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion. As a young child, she possessed an intense love for the Blessed Sacrament and spent 

time in prayer throughout her day. Like St. Margaret Mary, develop and nurture your prayer life by daily prayer, receiving 

Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, and frequent visits to the Adoration Chapel. Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your home 

and you, too, will experience the graces and love that the Lord has just for you even in these challenging times. 

Prayer Quilt Ministry 

Tuesday, May 8, 9:00 A.M. 

The Prayer Quilt Ministry would like to encourage all parishioners to make us aware of those who are going through a significant 

difficulty and who may benefit from the prayers of our congregation and the tangible evidence of those prayers in the form of the 

prayer quilts. The recipients of the prayer quilts may be going through a health issue, facing surgery, be in the military (or just returned 

from military duty), dealing with grief, emotional concerns, etc. They do not have to be members of Visitation Parish. The recipient 

MUST agree to accept the prayer quilt. If you or someone you know would benefit from a prayer quilt, please feel free to contact the 

office and ask that someone from the prayer quilt ministry contact you. Thank you. 

We gather in the Parish Center on the second Tuesday of each month from 9:00 A.M.–Noon and on the fourth Thursday of 

each month from 6:30–9:30 P.M. to make prayer quilts. Please consider joining this new ministry. 

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VISITATION PARISH GROUPS 

Visitation 

Ladies Golf League 

If you would like to join the 

Wednesday morning league, please 

call Lynn DeFilippis at 630-834-5290 

or Becky Shukas at 630-833-2097. 

Thank You 

The 31 st Annual Visitation CCW Fashion Show was held last 

weekend at the DoubleTree Oak Brook Hotel. “We are 

Family…Generations of Style” was a huge success, thanks to the 

efforts of our mother/daughter team, Carlotta Lawton and Karen 

Lawton Russ. The “Lawton Ladies” did an outstanding job 

chairing this event for the CCW. Additional thanks go to our 

Raffle Chairwomen, Jane Fitzgerald and Shannon Keating. The 

raffle items available were spectacular and truly added to the 

success of the evening. Thanks also to Courtney Braafhart and 

Margaret Hill who assisted with the raffles. A BIG THANKS to 

ALL our VIS volunteers who worked hard to make the evening 

a huge success! 

We are truly grateful to the businesses and families who once 

again generously supported our fashion show by making a donation. 

This event wouldn’t happen without you! The CCW is able 

to support many local charities because of our donors, and all the 

wonderful women who attended the show. Thank you all for 

your support of this wonderful CCW event! 

Parish Activity Calendar—May 7–13, 2012 

Monday, May 7 

SPRED 6:00 P.M. PH 

Prayer for Priests 7:00 P.M. C 

Men’s Prayer Group 8:00 P.M. PC 

Tuesday, May 8 

Prayer Quilt Ministry 9:00 A.M. PC 

CCW Installation Mass 10:00 A.M. C 

School Spring Concert 7:00 P.M. VC 

Wednesday, May 9 

Craft Ladies 9:00 A.M. PC 

Daisys 2:40 P.M. PC 

Women’s Eve of Recollection 7:30 P.M. C 

Manna 7:30 P.M. PC 

Thursday, May 10 

Parish Finance Meeting 7:00 P.M. PC 

Friday, May 11 

School Faculty Mtg. (early dismissal) 11:40 A.M. S 

Girl Scouts Yoga Event 12:00 P.M. PH 

Manna 2:00 P.M. PC 

Saturday, May 12 

Sunday, May 13 

Little Samaritans 8:15 & 10:00 A.M. PC 

Boy Scouts 5:00 P.M. PH 

C=Church 

L=School Library 

PH=Podesta Hall 

S=School 

VC=Valentino Center 

TL=Teacher’s Lounge 

PG=Parish Grounds 

PC=Parish Center 

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Bishop of Joliet 

Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon. J.C.D., Ph.D. 

Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet, Vicar General 

Most Rev. Joseph Siegel, D.D. 

Pastoral Staff 

Pastor: 

Rev. Scott Huggins 

Parochial Vicar: 

Rev. Jan Krutewicz 

Weekend Assistant: 

Rev. Gerald Tivy 

Deacons: 

Jay Janousek, Anthony Spatafore, James Eaker 

School Principal: 

Sr. Thomas Leo Monahan 

Facilities Mgr./Pastoral Associate: Deacon Anthony Spatafore 

Religious Education: 

Mr. Carl Scheeler 

Church E-mail: visparish @aol.com 

Music Director: 

Mrs. Barbara Masters Church Website: http://main.visitationparish.org 

Youth Minister: 

Mrs. Colleen Case 

School Website: www.visitationelmhurst.org 

Business Manager: 

Mrs. Debbie Johnson 

Mass Schedule 

Sunday Masses: Saturday 5:00 P.M 


7:00, 8:15, 10:00, 12:00 noon and 5:00 P.M. 

Daily Masses: Mon., Thurs. 6:15 A.M. 

Tues., Wed., Fri. 6:15, 8:15 A.M.; and Saturday, 8:15 A.M. 

Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:45 P.M. or by appt. 

Phone Numbers 

Rectory 834-6700 School 834-4931 Music Office 834-8190 

Rectory Fax 834-6711 School Fax 834-4936 Youth Ministry 279-7058 

Convent 279-4027 Religious Ed 279-7058 

Parish Directory 

Adoration Chapel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Owen & Gail Hilding . . . . . . . . .573-0033 

Marty Moran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 941-8956 

ACT (Adult Catholic Teaching) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VisitationACT@gmail.com 

Donna Carling & Jean Lawrence 

Altar Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deacon Tony Spatafore . . . . . . . 834-6700 

Bereavement Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patti Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-7798 

Council of Catholic Women . . . . . . . . .Mary Beth Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-6563 

Deacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jay Janousek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-2863 

Tony Spatafore. . . . . . . . . . . . . 834-6700 

Email. . . . .aspatafore1@comcast.net 

Jim Eaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530-7596 

Elizabeth Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan Herrmann.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7854 

Extraordinary Ministers of Communion/Lectors: 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynn Roeges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .696-6159 

Fathers’ Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Reardon.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7335 

Finance Committee Chairperson. . . . . .Terese Feeney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832-1778 

Knights of Columbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andy Packhem . . . . . . . . . . .847-878-9645 

Ladies’ Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sharon Bresnahan . . . . . . . . . . . .530-1053 

Ladies’ & Couples Bridge . . . . . . . . . .Peg Majewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-9170 

Ladies’ Golf League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lynn DeFilippis . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-5290 

Little Samaritans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Donna Monaghan. . . . . . . . . . . ..834-5385 

MANNA Tuition Assistance . . . . . . . .David James. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..834-0967 

Men’s Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sev Delabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-7766 

Men’s Small Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jim Herrmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7854 

Ministry of Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob & Marilynn Hillary . . . . . . .833-6628 

Music Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Barbara Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-8190 

PADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob & Tricia Havlir . . . . . . . . . .530-5268 

Parish Pastoral Council . . . . . . . . . . . .Ted Augelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-3688 

Prayer Groups—Blue Army . . . . . . . . .Mary Parpan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7910 

Project Gabriel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .993-1603 

Religious Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Scheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058 

Right To Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kathy Esposito. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530-4647 

RCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fr. Jan Krutewicz . . . . . . . . . . . .834-6700 

Sacristans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patti Riggs .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832-7798 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Liz Beltrame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-1743 

School Board Chairperson . . . . . . . . . .Julie Gihl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530-8496 

Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Melanie Schneider . . . . . . . . . . .782-0868 

Michael O’Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . 530-2954 

Social Service Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . .Deacon Tony Spatafore . . . . . . . .834-6700 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .aspatafore1@comcast.net 

SPRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Scheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058 

(Special Religious Ed. Development) .Melanie Schneider . . . . . . . . . . .782-0868 

Student Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colleen Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279-7058 

Ushers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .George Klein . . . . . . . .gpkcdc@juno.com 

Valentino Activity Center . . . . . . . . . . .Linda Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .941-7785 

“Viz” Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mary Ann Kramer . . . . . . . . . . . .833-2167 

Vocation Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pam Gaudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833-8812 

Joan Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . 530-8963 

Wedding Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Patti Riggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..832-7798 

Women’s Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darlene Pollack . . . . . . . . . . . . ..832-4156 

Bulletin Deadline Friday 4:30 P.M. . . .Helen Pachay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834-6700 

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