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Entries for February 2018
Support the Church in
Central and Eastern Europe
Our shared faith is deeply present in the cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, but this faith was severely tested over the
course of the previous century. Countries in this region were under communist rule for 40 to over 70 years. During this time,
bishops, priests, and church leaders were arrested and martyred. Churches were confiscated, communities broken, and
people were forced to practice the faith in secret. Despite this religious persecution, the faithful of Central and Eastern Europe today are rebuilding and renewing what was lost—and you can help.
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About the Annual Catholic Appeal
The Annual Catholic Appeal is an annual fundraising campaign that supports the parishes, schools, ministries,
programs and agencies that serve the educational, physical and spiritual needs of the people of the Archdiocese of
Chicago. Through Catholic Relief Services, the Appeal also serves people around the world, regardless of religious affiliation, whose lives are devastated by natural disasters, illnesses, wars and famine.
Faith is alive in parishes and schools, soup kitchens and counseling centers, on street corners and in churches. It’s
lived through people of ...
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It is not so much what we give up during Lent,
as what we do!
• Daily Masses, 8 am and 5:15 p.m.
• Recitation of the Rosary
• Visits to the Grotto for Adoration.
• Stations of the Cross on Friday, 5:45 p.m.
• Confession—Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
• Re-discover the Bible and the joy of spiritual
reading in the four Gospels.
• Help the needy by donating food to the Community Pantry. (Put items in container outside the
Grotto door.)
• Offer your help at our Soup Kitchen on Wednesdays,
3:30—8:0...
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The numbers are still being added up, but it is already abundantly clear that this year's event on February 10th set records in every category. The dinner sold the most tickets ever (over 370), as did the raffle (almost 4,000). Most importantly, this year's Dinner Dance will net the parish over $42,000 in badly needed funds. The parish thanks the committee for its incredibly hard work and the committee thanks all of our wonderful parishioners and friends who supported this event to such a strong degree. It proves once again what a loved and loving community participates here at Our Lady of Lourdes.
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Saturday February 17 at 3:00 pm in the school hall.
The event will include prayer (Children's Rosary) story time, family movie(Bernadette, the Princess of Lourdes) music,and crafts.
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information call Darwin Sampedro at 312 956-1150
La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes:
Los invita a un Evento Familiar
Sabado 17 de Febrero a las 3:00 pm en el Hall de la escuela
El evento incluirá oración ( Rosario de niños) lectura de la historia de Lourdes, una película (Bernadita, la Princesa de Lourdes) música y manualidades.
Ofreceremos refrescos.
Por más i...
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