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)
This web site was the inspiration of Suzanne C. Guerin,
who passed away in October 2003. The site is
lovingly dedicated to her.
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
..... and, F Y I
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 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