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.
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One in Prayer
with our loved ones in the Military
(Click on image
below)
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 .
This web site was the inspiration of Suzanne C. Guerin,
who passed away in October 2003. The site is
lovingly dedicated to her.
Keeping Lent, 2010. A
complete listing of Lenten Opportunities and a Lenten Calendar are
included in this week's Echoes.
Sunday, March 7,
Monthly Anniversary Sunday, the parish will offer a special
blessing upon all couples who will celebrate their wedding
anniversary this month.
Fridays, March 12,
and 26 from 2:15- 3:00pm, and Friday, March 19 at 7:00pm, please
join us for the Stations of the Cross. You are welcome to
join the parish school children in this weekly devotion, or you
may pray this devotion privately.
Friday, March 12, you are invited to “…
an Elegant
Evening 2010” Gift
Gathering Night
from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Murphy Hall. With planning for
the only
parish fundraiser of the year well underway, your donation of
treasures for the
silent and live auction are needed. Click
on
Special Events
for more details and you may contact Susan Teggatz at
teggfam@comcast.net
or Maria Allori
at 708/484-9267 for more information.
Sunday-Monday,
March 14-15,you are invited to the annual St. Edmund Parish
Mission with Reverend J. Philip Horrigan, at all weekend
liturgies and continuing at 7:15-8:15 p.m. both nights. Fr.
Horrigan will introduce the topic, “Thirsting for the Water”,
at all masses and explore it further at the Sunday evening
session. On Monday evening the topic will be : “Do You Love
Me?” The Sacrament of Reconciliation with individual
confession and absolution will also be offered during the Monday
night session. A reception will be held in Murphy Hall Monday
evening at the conclusion of the mission. See this week’s Echoes
for full details and a bio of Fr. Horrigan.
Sunday, March 14,
Coffee and…, all parishioners and visitors
are welcome to join us in Murphy Hall after the morning masses
to enjoy refreshments and hospitality.
Saturday, May 8,
Save the Date Now for an Elegant Evening at the
Hyatt McDonald’s
Lodge, Oakbrook. Enjoy an evening of fine dining, dancing, cash
raffle, and silent and live auctions.
Friday-Sunday, July 30-August 1,
Parish Camping Trip--save
the date.
Visit the Crazy Horse Campground,
Brodhead, WI website at
www.crazyhorsewi.com
to
see all that it has to offer. Additional details will be offered
in the Spring.
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Adult Confirmation Sessions. 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 began on Friday,
February 19, the Friday after Ash Wednesday. The video study
sessions are 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 Friday
of each month. 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.
Centering Prayer Group,
Saturdays at 9:15 a.m. in the church. All are welcome.
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 Parish, 188 South Oak
Park Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302
Phone 708-848-4417 // Fax Line:
708-848-0049
Parish contact:
carousakis@stedmund.org// Web site contact:
mpguerin@aol.comOffice Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. -
7:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Website established September 1,
2001