It’s easy to say, “I’m too busy” or “I’m not sure about my schedule.” So, please take time to consider which weekend you know you’ll be in town and can help.

You can signup on the sheet at refreshments or through a link on the St. Teresa web site (under Religious Education, Family Service Opportunities).

For more information, please contact Lina Hilko at 312-274-0705 or LHilko@aol.com. Thanks for helping build community!!

If you are interested in learning more about how you may be able to help pave our path ahead, please contact Christine Murray at zanmiparis@mac.com, Kevin Carlino at kevincarlino@yahoo.com, or Claire Sylvestre at clairesylvestre@me.com.

Haiti Team Insert:
Download (April 16, 2012)

We wanted to share with you this picture I received this morning from Cilia Rousseau who is in charge of the site in Palmary : the chapel is rising from the ground. The stones used for the basis have been collected by the villagers who agreed to work on a half salary scale.

April 20, 2012: St. Rose of Lima Chapel foundation and structure.

Volunteers are needed to help sell flowers after Masses for our annual flower sale on Mother’s Day weekend, May 12-13. Help is also needed sorting donations in our Chicago Family Resource Room on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. Call Jackie at  (773) 794-8807.

We need for baby shampoo, baby wash, lotion and powder, maternity clothing and diapers sizes 5 and 6. These must be delivered to us unless accompanied by baby furniture. We desperately need 6 fixed side baby cribs, 8 infant/carrier car seats, 6 pack-nplays, 2 changing tables, 4 double strollers, 5 single strollers and 4 bassinets.

It will be a great help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or if a pick-up is needed, please call (773) 794-1313.

Due to limited space we are unable to accept  anything except the items listed.

It’s time to clean out your closets, drawers, storage units, and crawl spaces and donate all those unwanted, salable items to St. Teresa’s.

Remember those Christmas and birthday gifts you didn’t like. Regift those items now!

We’re looking for books, appliances, CDs, DVDs, games, household and kitchen items, jewelry, furniture, electronics, decorative items, sporting equipment, and whatever else might sell. Any donations of clothes should be in new or near-new condition.

If you’d like to volunteer to help at the sale or donate items, contact Dean at the parish office at (773) 528-6650 or Frank Swiderski at either (773) 339-7790 or (773) 227-9922.

The event will be held from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Broadway Armory located at 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago, 60660.

Please see the flyer in the link below, spread the word, and come to the event if you can!
http://www.archchicago.org/JusticeMonth/documents/II_JusticeMonth.pdf

For more information about Justice Month as a whole, and to learn about what the other Vicariates will be doing, please read the article posted in the link below:
http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnwonline/2012/0408/4.aspx

If you have any questions, please contact Tom Howard in the Archdiocese Office of Peace and Justice as follows:

Thomas M. Howard
Program Director
Justice Education
Office of Peace and Justice
312 534 3890
773 749 2065
thoward@archchicago.org

St. Teresa’s is honored to move forward in our work in continuing to support the wonderful people of Ste. Rose de Lima parish in Palmary, Haiti.

If you are interested in learning more about how you may be able to help pave our path ahead, we invite you to join fellow parishioners in a meeting at St. Teresa’s this Monday, April 16 at 7:00 pm in the parish center (PC 4).

Please contact Christine Murray at zanmiparis@mac.com and Kevin Carlino at kevincarlino@yahoo.com if you are able to attend this meeting.

If you are interested in potentially lending your efforts but can’t make this first meeting, please also let Christine and Kevin know.

This year, we will visit seven churches on the North Side and return to the parish for a Tenebrae service shortly before midnight. This traditional devotion mixing prayer, architecture, and city history was highly popular last year and is limited to 32 participants.

Cost is $50/person or $35/person if more than one ticket is bought. All proceeds beyond the cost of the transportation go to the parish. Please contact Matt Priesbe at 847.729.1220 or mpriesbe@aol.com to reserve your spot.

With all of your support, St. Teresa’s is helping to build a church in collaboration with the wonderful people of Ste. Rose de Lima parish in Haiti. The needs of the Haitian people are great, and there are many different ways our parishioners can help.

Find out more on March 18 when presentations are given after the 9:00 am and 6:00 pm Masses at St. Teresa. You won’t want to miss this!

When: Sunday, March 18, 2012
Time: After the 9:00 am and 6:00 pm Masses
Where: St. Teresa of Avila Parish Center (1950 North Kenmore Ave)

For those who haven’t heard, there was at least one volunteer outside the Armitage station from 630 am to 630 pm and we received coverage from three different media outlets. If I were to estimate, I would say we distributed ashes to over two hundred commuters; that might even be a conservative number.

The commuters and pedestrians, for the most part, were extremely appreciative and loved the idea; many asked to take a picture in order to send to friends and family. Below find links to the pictures and the ABC7 news coverage:

Click here to View the Chicago Tribune Photos

Click here to View the ABC7 News Video

Again, I thank you for all your time and efforts…this successful event would not have been possible without your help.

~Bert Olson

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Parish Center, 1950 North Kenmore Ave
Starts at 5:00pm

Please contact Dean at the parish office for more information, 773-528-6650 ext. 230.