In the hope of assuring that everyone stays as safe and comfortable as possible, we ask that all Mass attendees wear a mask.
Fully masked section far left: Beginning this weekend, parishioners who are particularly concerned about masking and distancing should sit in the far left section of the sanctuary, opposite the choir. We ask that all individuals in this area will wear their mask for the duration of Mass and remain safely distanced.
If you prefer to receive the Eucharist on the tongue, please sit or come up the communion line on the far right section nearest the choir. On this side, we will have hand sanitizer available for the minister of Holy Communion to purify their hands if necessary between communicants.
Thank you for helping all of our fellow parishioners feel safer and more comfortable.
DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE MASS AND LUNCH- The Annual Diocesan Respect Life Mass with Bishop Paprocki will be at Holy Family, Saturday, October 9. Mass followed by Rosary walk to the abortion clinic, then return for lunch. Mark your calendar from about 9 am through lunch.
Use the following link to sign up for lunch. Seating is limited.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dabae2eaafdc70-luncheon
TURKEY DINNER & BAZZAR NEEDS & UPDATES
Our Ladies Sodality is looking for help for the upcoming Turkey Dinner and Bazaar on Sunday, October 24th.
The Ladies are also in need of parishioners to make and bring cakes and pies for the dinner itself and people who can bake/make items for sale in the country store and craft areas
We will be cooking Turkeys on the weekend of Oct 16/17 starting at 9am to 7pm and then finishing turkeys and other prep work from Oct 18 thru 22 from 3pm until 8pm each day.
We will do the sweet potatoes on Thursday Oct 21st starting at 8am Saturday October 23 we will be in the cafeteria and kitchen all day finishing up for the dinner on the 24th. You have the opportunity to either work in kitchen with prep or setting up the cafeteria for Bazaar.
For the actual dinner we are in need of servers to serve at the hot line, shifts are from 1030 to 230, 2:00 to 5:00 and then a crew from 5:00 to whenever to help clean up at end of event
Please if all volunteers could call or text Laura Schreckenberg 618-225-0430 and let her know what days you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. After last year this is a really big event that is needed for the Ladies Sodality to maintain the church for its altar needs. As always we are accepting monetary donations for turkeys and those funds can be placed in the collection plate at all masses, and we will need cakes and pies for the dinner which can be brought by the cafeteria on any evening or Saturday.
Thanks to everyone in the Parish and please make sure to come and enjoy this wonderful dinner.
RSVP FOR ANNIVERSARY DINNER - Bishop Paprocki will join us on November 13
th at the 4:30 p.m. Mass to celebrate the end of our 150
th Anniversary year. Following Mass, we will enjoy each other’s company and a great meal provided by our Men’s club in the cafeteria. In order for us to plan, please contact the parish office to RSVP for this event. SPACE WILL BE LIMITED so please don’t delay. We will collect a free will offering at the dinner to cover costs. Please reach out to us at 877-3300 during office hours (8AM-4PM, M-F), via email at
secretary@stelizabethgc.org or online at
HELP FEED OUR SEMINARIANS – Seminarians Dan & Ryan arrive before 8:00 Mass on Sundays, stay through 10:30 Mass, and then help take Communion to the homebound for a couple of hours, usually wrapping up at 1:30 or 2 p.m. We’re looking for parishioners willing to bring some fresh fruit for Dan & Ryan (and Father & Deacon) between Masses on Sunday mornings, or to take Dan & Ryan out or invite them over for a late lunch on early Sunday afternoon. To sign up for a date to help with fruit between Masses or lunch in the early afternoon, please call the parish office.
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES EXHIBIT
"Jesus is my great friend and the Eucharist my highway to Heaven." - Blessed Carlo Acutis
In celebration of the October 12 Feast Day of Blessed Carlo Acutis, the 15-year-old Blessed who was known for spending his young life building a website cataloging the Eucharistic Miracles of history around the world, we are proud to display in our parish, for the next four weeks, various panels of the
Vatican International Exhibition of The Eucharistic Miracles of the World
With an extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions, the exhibition presents some of the principal Eucharistic Miracles that took place throughout the ages in various countries and which have been recognized by the Church. By means of the panels, one can “virtually visit” the places where the miracles took place. The current exhibition includes 153 panels that are used to explain 152 Eucharistic Miracles with an additional 22 country and historical panel maps.
The exhibition has already visited well over 3,000 parishes in Italy, the USA, Canada and in many other countries as well and has been translated into numerous languages.
We will rotate the panels throughout the month, so check back each week to learn more about more Eucharistic Miracles.
Presented by The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, in cooperation with Antonia Salzano Acutis, Curator of the Pontifical Academy Cultorum Martyrum and President of the Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr.
October is Respect Life Month
Every October the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. As Catholics, we are called to cherish, defend, and protect those who are most vulnerable, from the beginning to the end of their lives, and at every point in between. During the month of October, the Church asks us to reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life.