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St. Emily and St. Thomas Becket Parishes
October 23, 2018
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Dear Families,
Please note that there is NO CLASS NEXT WEEK on October 31. Happy trick or treating to all. You can get a good head start at the
St. Emily Trunk or Treat this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the north parking lot.
Fr. Kyle Sladek was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Green Bay last June. Prior to that, he taught in our Religious Education program as part of his pastoral preparation.
He will be celebrating a
Mass of Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 4 at 9:30 AM at St. Emily, with a reception to follow. Please join us!
St. Emily has begun a Queen of Hearts Raffle. The raffle pot builds until the Queen of Hearts is drawn. Drawings are held weekly. Come to the St. Emily office to buy tickets. It's a fun and exciting way to support the parish.
We would like to invite you to a
Back-to-School night in Religious Ed on November 14. We will have 20 minute periods for you to observe what happens in your child's classroom (and enough time to circulate if you have more than one child.) We hope that you can join us and discover a bit more about what the kids are learning.
Save the date!
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Bottles and Shower Presents Due Tomorrow - October 24
During October, we have been collecting for the Baby Bottle drive for Heather's House. Heather's House is about a mile to our east, on the Maryville campus. They provide support and short term housing for women in crisis pregnancies and after their child is born.
Besides bringing back that full (and heavy!) bottle,
we'll also collect 'baby shower' items for Heather's House:
diapers (especially sizes 1,2,and 3), wipes (they are greatly in need of wipes in particular), baby clothing (especially 0-3 month clothing), pacifiers, teething rings, baby shampoo, diaper cream, onesies,and personal items for the mothers such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, shower gel,etc.
You could also contribute a Wal Mart gift card.
I find that kids are enthusiastic about this project, as they like to help other kids.
Please bring your contributions in tomorrow, October 24.
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All Saints Day Mass Schedule
November 1 - Holy Day of Obligation
The day after Halloween is, of course, All Saints Day. We celebrate all those who are in glory - especially those unnamed and unremembered - but who join their prayers with us here on earth.
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St. Emily Schedule |
9:00 AM in English
6:00 PM bilingual English and Polish
8:00 PM Polish
All Souls Mass
November 2
7:00 PM bilingual English and Polish |
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8:30 AM
7:00 PM
The All Souls Mass of Remembrance
November 2
7:00 PM |
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Thanks for your cooperation!
Please note that all drop off and pick up is from the north lot, coming into the gym.
We can't let you drop off kids in the west or east parking lots. It is too unsafe, especially as it gets darker earlier and earlier.
- If you come to the front door of the school, you will be asked to walk around the school building and come into the gym. Save yourself the steps and go straight to the north lot!
- The rear doors to the gym are open until 6:20 PM. If you are going to be later than that, then please park in the front and come to the front door to see the tardy clerk.
- Please do not take your child out of the class line in order to leave earlier. It is not fair to all the other families who are waiting. (Due to the congestion, all the classes have to enter the gym before we can dismiss the students. If we don't hold to this, it is impossible to do so in an orderly way.)
We have noticed that we have a few pregnant moms around, as well as those with infants. We'll make accommodation for you, especially as the weather gets colder.
If you are in your last trimester, or you have a child who is two or younger, let us know. We'll set up a special parking area for you and bring your student out, so that you don't have to negotiate a slippery walk while you're a bit off balance.
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Confirmation Program News
Confirmation Pilgrimage is November 6
For candidates for Confirmation in 2019:
All students are expected to attend. (It is a day off school in several districts.) If you need a letter to the principal for your school,
please let Cathy Crino know.
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Youth Ministry
Join in the fun
Middle School and High School
St. Emily's Youth Ministry Pasta Dinner Fundraiser is being held 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, November 3.
Tickets are available after all weekend masses or in the Religious Education Office.
Basket raffles will be available at the dinner, as well as a 50/50 Split the Pot Raffle open to anyone. Even if you can't attend the dinner, please consider supporting the Youth Ministry by buying a raffle ticket!
For more information, contact David Mika.
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Living the Beatitudes
Small Steps Toward Holiness
In the Light of the Master
There can be any number of theories about what constitutes holiness, with various explanations and distinctions. Such reflection may be useful, but nothing is more enlightening than turning to Jesus' words and seeing his way of teaching the truth. Jesus explained with great simplicity what it means to be holy when he gave us the Beatitudes (cf. Mt 5:3-12; Lk 6:20-23).
The Beatitudes are like a Christian's identity card. So if anyone asks: "What must one do to be a good Christian?", the answer is clear.
We have to do, each in our own way, what Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount.In the Beatitudes, we find a portrait of the Master, which we are called to reflect in our daily lives.
The word "happy" or "blessed" thus becomes a synonym for "holy". It expresses the fact that those faithful to God and his word, by their self-giving, gain true happiness.
Going Against the Flow
Although Jesus' words may strike us as poetic,
they clearly run counter to the way things are usually done in our world. Even if we find Jesus' message attractive, the world pushes us towards another way of living. The Beatitudes are in no way trite or undemanding, quite the opposite. We can only practise them if the Holy Spirit fills us with his power and frees us from our weakness, our selfishness, our complacency and our pride.
Let us listen once more to Jesus, with all the love and respect that the Master deserves.
Let us allow his words to unsettle us, to challenge us and to demand a real change in the way we live. Otherwise, holiness will remain no more than an empty word. We turn now to the individual Beatitudes in the Gospel of Matthew (cf. Mt 5:3-12). (#63-66)
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- October 31 - No Class. As I said to the catechists, "We're not crazy."
- November 3 - Youth Ministry Pasta Dinner
- November 6 at 8:00 AM - Confirmation Pilgrimage for all students in the Confirmation 2019 group.
- November 14 - Back to School Night for Religious Ed families.
- November 21 - No Class for Thanksgiving Break
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St. Emily Parish
Catherine Crino, DRE
847-299-5865
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St. Thomas Becket Parish
Renata Sosin, CRE
847-296-9051
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