Welcome to St. Edmund Parish, Oak Park, IL

The St. Edmund Parish Website incorporates information and news about St. Edmund Parish, the first Roman Catholic Parish in Oak Park, and includes weekly updates about St. Edmund School, educating children pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

St. Edmund Mission Statement

The people of St. Edmund Parish are a diverse community of Christians whose beliefs are rooted in sacred scripture and the traditions of the Catholic faith. We strive to fulfill the commandments of Jesus to love God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, and with all our strength (Mk 12:30), and to love one another as He has loved us (Jn 13:34). We gather as community to be nourished in Word and Sacrament, and are sent forth to be, to see and to experience Christ in the world with friend and stranger alike.

In gratitude for all our blessings, we commit ourselves to love, forgive and support each other joyfully. We seek to serve others and to be active participants in living our Catholic faith.

** News and Events for the Week of February 7, 2010 **  

Individuals wishing to make donations to support relief efforts in Haiti should make their checks payable to: Catholic Relief Services and place “Haiti” in the memo line. Please mail your donations directly to Catholic Relief Services, 3525 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60653-1402, or donate on-line at www.crs.org .

• Wednesday, February 10th is the registration deadline for the Saint Edmund Parish Lenten Faith Sharing Groups. Parishioners are encouraged to come together in small faith-sharing groups to pray and reflect upon the Sunday Lenten Scriptures. Parishioners must  willing to make a five-week investment to meet once a week in a parishioner’s home or in the parish facilities. For full details and registration forms, see the February 7 Echoes

• Saturday, February 13, 2010, Fr. John McGivern will host a Recently Married Couples Dinner for couples married in the years 2005 — 2010. Meet other recently-married couples in the parish (whether married at St. Edmund’s or elsewhere) and enjoy a delicious Italian meal. There is no cost for this event. We’ll be sending invitations, though we’re sure to miss someone because of name or address changes, etc. If you don’t receive an invitation, please don’t be offended—just call the parish office at 708-848-4417and we’ll add you to the list.

• Sunday, February 14, Coffee and... . Stop by Murphy after the morning masses for hospitality and refreshments sponsored by the St. Edmund Welcome Committee.

• February 17, Ash Wednesday; ashes will be distributed at 8:30am, 12pm and 7:00pm. In preparation, you are invited to  bring your blessed palms from previous years to the baskets at the church  entrance by Sunday, February 14. The palms will be burned and the ashes distributed on Ash Wednesday.

• Sunday/ Monday, March 14-15, St. Edmund Parish Lenten Mission. Look for more details in the coming weeks.

• Saturday, May 8, Save the Date Now for an Elegant Evening at the Hyatt McDonald’s Lodge, Oakbrook. Join us in a lovely new setting!

• Friday-Sunday, July 30-August 1, Parish Camping Trip--save the date

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• Adult Confirmation Sessions Starting Soon. Catholics, 18 and older, who are baptized and have received the Sacrament of Eucharist, but are yet been confirmed, are invited to contact Peggy Leddy for information about preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. She may be reached at 708-848-4417, extension 202, or pleddy@stedmund.org .

• Bible study is held in Murphy Hall from 9:00am to 10:30 on consecutive Fridays. A study of Women of the New Testament will begin on Friday, February 19, the Friday after Ash Wednesday. The video study sessions will be held in Murphy Hall on consecutive Friday mornings throughout Lent.  All are welcome.

• Parents with young children (newborn - 3 years of age) are invited to join the New St. Edmund Parents Group (New StEPs). This informal play group meets on the second and fourth All are welcome! Please contact Ele Santini at elyte1@comcast.net for more information.

• New or expectant parents are invited to register for Baptismal Preparation Class. For more information or to register, please contact Peggy Leddy at either 708-848-4417, extension 202 or via email at pleddy@stedmund.org.

• Monthly Wedding Anniversary Sunday is held at all masses on the first Sunday of the month. A special blessing is bestowed on all couples who will celebrate their anniversary in that month.

• Do you want to become a Catholic, or perhaps just learn more about the Catholic faith? For more information about  R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) contact Peggy Leddy, at 708-848-4417, extension 202 or email pleddy@stedmund.org.

• St. Edmund Young Adults (SEYA) welcomes all parishioners in their 20s and 30s to visit their blogspot, http://www.saintedmundyoungadults.blogspot.com

• Our sharing parish: St. Simeon Parish, Bellwood, IL.  Click here for details.

• Purchase MANNA Certificates;  click on St. Edmund School page for details. Credit cards now accepted.

• Consider utilizing our Automatic Offertory Withdrawal program. A simple and easy way to give to the parish! Click here for sign-up form.

• Be a part of the P.A.D.S Ministry.  Click here for more information and a Volunteer Registration Form.

• Centering Prayer Group, Saturdays at 9:15  a.m. in the church. All are welcome.
• Wednesday Night Bridge,  7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Murphy Hall. Beginners and advanced players welcome!  Learn or improve your game.

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