We invite you to join our Sharing Group which will gather in the rectory at 9:00 AM on Sundays, Oct. 21, Nov. 4 and 18. We will begin with a simple breakfast then move onto sharing YOUR WITNESS. With the Holy Spirit as our guide, let us not be afraid but make disciples and transform our parish. Let us discuss section one from the introduction of page 9 to 25 in Divine Renovation. This book enables us to focus our discussion on bringing our parish from maintenance to mission. You can easily obtain a copy from Amazon.com. In our next session on Nov. 4 we will disc...

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Catholics do not celebrate monsters. Catholics do not celebrate darkness. Catholics celebrate Saints. Catholics celebrate Light. You are the light of this world. Matthew 5:14 What is Night of Light? A night of adoration, praise and a lot of fun. Where? Our Lady of Lourdes Church When? Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 7 to 9 pm Can I wear a costume at Night of Light? Of course! You can come wearing a costume that represents Light and Life. We look forward to see you and remember … To love the church, you have to know the church.

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Sunday, November 4th from 9 am—4 pm The Guadalupanos Group invite YOU and your whole family and friends to their delicious food sale. Don’t be late!

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This weekend, our parish will be participating in The Baby Bottle Project benefiting The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material, and spiritual support through counseling, clothing & monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid. Each year the three locations together have over 5,000 appointments with expecting mothers. By God’s Grace, The Women’s Centers have saved almost 40,000 babies—and their mothers&mdash...

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Do you know how to wash dishes? Open cans? Put food on a plate? Serve juice? Sweep the floor? No special skills are required to help feed the homeless and working poor. We serve an average of 200 hundred people every Wednesday. Preparation begins at 3:30 p.m.; and we serve from 5:30– 6:30 p.m.; clean up is usually finished by 8 p.m.—if we have enough help! Many people ask us if they can help in another way. In your package of envelopes there is a blue envelope marked “Soup Kitchen Support”; please use it and give as much as you can. Loose chang...

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OUR SICK: Erlinda, Reyes, Cande Muller, Max Delsoin, Gloria Parayno, Ombelina Ocaña, Petra Macedo, Ed Hannan, Nancy Coraretti, Tina Martinez, Gabriel Cabael, Gloria Flores, Armie Reyes, Rafael Jimenez, Hector De Leon, Laura Carrera, Martha and Tony Torlak, Angelica Rodriguez, Josue Luis Ramirez, Gloria Garduño, Marisol Pureco, Orlando Guzman, Robert Fulgen, and our parishioners who are ill or in nursing homes. DECEASED: Thomas J. Cavitt, Esther Correa OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN SERVICE: Daniel Baker, Jonathan Muñoz, Luis Daniel Vazquez, Richard Silva

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