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8 | February 16, 2017 | The orland park prairie news
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Sandburg Music Boosters announce second annual Jazz Fest
Tickets on sale now for
dinner-dance fundraiser
Submitted by Carl Sandburg
Music Boosters
The Carl Sandburg Music Boosters
recently extended an invite to
the community to attend and support
their much-anticipated second
annual Jazz Fest Dinner and Dance
to be held Feb. 24 at Gaelic Park,
6119 W. 147th St. in Oak Forest.
The event will feature live music
and dancing, a gourmet dinner,
dessert table, refreshments, raffles,
and the chance to be wowed by
jazz performed by area youths.
The event is organized entirely
by local parent volunteers who
are members of the Carl Sandburg
Music Boosters. Event cochairwoman
Elise Wehmeier has
been organizing the volunteers and
planning this year’s event since the
day after this past year’s event.
Headliners from Sandburg and
Jerling Jr. High School will entertain
friends, family and community
members during the fun-filled
evening of live music, food and
dance.
Those hoping for a chance to go
home with something other than
a full belly and a further love of
jazz are encouraged to purchase
raffle tickets at the event. Raffle
prizes include a hand-painted
framed canvas by local artist Gary
Pierson, ballroom dance lessons
from Fred Astaire Dance valued at
$650, four tickets to a 2017 Chicago
Cubs game, not to be outdone
by four tickets to a Chicago White
Sox game, and more gift cards than
can be mentioned.
The family-friendly event is
slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. The
Carl Sandburg Music Boosters encourage
the community will take
advantage of this opportunity to
support local, student musicians,
while further enriching their musical
experience.
A donation of $45 per person
guarantees entry. Tickets are
available on a first come, firstserved
basis; are limited; and are
going fast.
Those interested can online at
www.sandburgmusic.org.
Sponsorship opportunities also
are available. They are as follows.
Bari Sax - $500
• 2 tickets to the event
• Full page ad in program
• Sponsorship sign at event
• Website and Facebook advertising
• Winter Jazz Concert DVD
Tenor Sax - $300
• 2 tickets to the event
• Half-page ad in program
• Sponsorship sign at event
Alto Sax - $100
• Recognition in program
• Sponsorship sign at event
For more information, email
sandburgjazzdinnerdance@gmail.
com or call (708) 207-8085.
Multi-Parish Knowledge and Prayer
Series announces February program
Submitted by Multi-Parish Respect
Life Ministries
The Multi-Parish Knowledge and
Prayer Series recently announced
February 2017 program: Protecting
Catholic Health Care, Challenges
WE Face.
Assisted suicide, sterilizations, euthanasia,
abortions, referrals, end-oflife
counseling and care, birth control
measures, IVF, and tax exemptions
— are just some of the issues being
mandated, ordered or recommended
by government regulations.
The programs posed the following
questions: How do Catholic
hospitals, Catholic doctors, nurses,
and health care professionals comply
with these mandates and remain
faithful? How can Hospitals continue
to provide care without violating
their core ethical and moral
standards? Will Catholic hospitals
continue to even exist? Will health
care professionals be forced to violate
their consciences to continue
practicing?
These are just some of the issues
the Rev. Michael Foley is to address
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23,
at Our Lady of The Woods, 10731
W. 131st St. in Orland Park.
Foley is a Chicago native who
graduated from St. Laurence High
School and Loyola University and
University of St. Mary of the Lake’s
seminary. He also holds multiple
advanced degrees. Since being
ordained in 1986, he has served as
pastor and associate pastor in Hyde
Park, Evergreen Park and Orland
Park, becoming pastor at Our Lady
of the Woods in 2012.
The Knowledge and Prayer Series
is sponsored by the Multi-Parish
Respect Life Ministries of St.
Francis of Assisi, St. Michael and
Our Lady of the Woods parishes in
Orland Park, as well as St. Bernard
and Annunciation Byzantine Catholic
parishes of Homer Glen.
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