St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

Join the Praying Parents Thursday, September 5th at 7pm in the Adoration Chapel as we take an hour before the Blessed Sacrament to pray for our children and grandchildren.

This new prayer and study group is for women age 21 & up. Sisters of Grace will meet the first Monday of every month beginning December 2nd from 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Interested in delving deeper in to your faith? In-terested in exploring what genuine Carmelite Spirituality is all about? Fr. Grady will again be starting up a Carmelite Spirituality Group. The book we will use is "The Way of Trust and Love - A Retreat Guided By St. Therese of Lisieux" by Fr. Jacques Philippe. The book is available on Amazon and other Catholic websites. The book is divided into 6 chapters so Fr. Grady will hold 3 sessions (2 chapters per session). The meeting dates are: Wednesday, November 6th at 9:30AM Friday, December 6th at 9:30AM Friday, January 10th at 9:30AM Please call the parish office to sign up (815)459-3033 and Marcie X230 with any questions.

All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition on Saturday, January 11th. The event is held at the St. Thomas the Apostle Gymnasium beginning at 9am. Please see next week's bulletin for further details. Please see Flyer for full details Registration begins at 8:30am Competition begins at 9:00am

Come enjoy fresh donuts after all the Masses to help celebrate all marriages and fellowship with your faith family. Sponsored by the Marriage Ministry

Beginning January 12th from 9-10:30am, we are offering a 4-week+ Condensed Catechism class covering the core teachings of the Catholic Faith with an emphasis on Confirmation. Along with the 4 Catechism Classes, you will need to attend the LIGHT OF THE WORLD RETREAT (Sat., Feb.29th—Mon., March 2) which is 2 full days and one evening.

Fr. Grady will hold a training session for anyone interested in becoming a new Extraordinary Minister or a Lector. Please call the parish office to sign up. The training will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 9:30am in the Church.

A new Men's Bible Study will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM. The first one will be on Tuesday, January 21st. Study scripture with other men in the parish and grow your faith! Call the parish office to sign up (815)459-3033. Contact Paul van de Heuvel at pa320@aol.com with any questions.

We are starting a new group for those of you that are 65 years young and up! We will meet every other month and enjoy refreshments, games, a bit of learning and more. Sign up in the parish office.Contact Marcie X230 for more information.The first meeting will be on Wed. January 22 at 9:30AM in Seton Hall.