Welcome to st. elizabeth seton CATHOLIC CHURCH!
Our Roman Catholic Parish is a very large, welcoming southwest suburban community of over 2,200 families. Despite our large size as a community, we do seek to create a small town community feel.
We seek to be a place where people know one another, form a welcoming parish family, and live out our baptismal call to follow the Lord. Please know you are welcome to join our community.
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PARISH CALENDAR
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Thursdays, 7:30pm, in the downstairs O'Mara Church Hall
CREATION CARE ART CONTEST
Runs Feb. 4 through March 20
(Scroll down to "Creation Care Art Contest" on this home page for details)
LENTEN MORNING PRAYER THRU MARCH 31
Monday thru Friday, 8:30am, thru March 31, in the church
LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS PRAYER SERVICES
Fridays, March 31, 7pm
Traditional Stations of the Cross will be presented in the Stations Chapel
LENTEN EVENING PRAYER
Wednesdays, thru March 22, at 7pm, in the church
LENTEN MORNING OF REFLECTION
W/FATHER BILL CORCORAN
"Lenten Heart Rehab: Strengthening Your Grateful Heart"
Tuesday, March 21, 10am, in the McBrady Center
All are welcome!
WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30pm, in the McBrady Center
PARISH LENTEN MISSION
Monday, March 27/Tuesday, March 28/Wednesday, March 29, 7pm, in the church
Guest Speaker: Todd Williamson
MEN'S CLUB FISH FRY - PRESALE TICKETS ONLY
Friday, March 31, 4:30-7pm
Ticket sales begin March 11/12 after Masses
(Tickets available in the parish office beginning March 13, M-F, 9am-1pm)
Carryout available -presale tickets only)
Menu: Fried Cod, Fried Shrimp, Shrimp and Pasta, Cheese Pizza, Tater Tots, Coleslaw, and a Drink
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PALM SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday, April 1, 5pm/Sunday, April 2, 7:30/9:30/11:30am, in the church
SENIORS OF SETON
Tuesday, April 4, 10am, in the McBrady Center
TENEBRAE PRAYER SERVICE OF LIGHT
Wednesday, April 5, 7pm, in the church
HOLY THURSDAY MASS
April 6, 7pm, in the church
(Church remains open until 12 Midnight for Solemn Adoration)
GOOD FRIDAY
April 7
1:30pm - Walk With The Cross
3:00pm - Veneration of the Cross Prayer Service
7:00pm - Youth Living Stations of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY
April 8, in the church
12 Noon - Easter Basket Blessing
7:30pm - Easter Vigil Mass
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES
April 9, 7:30/9:30/11:30 am, in the church
MEN'S CLUB
Wednesday, April 12, 7:30pm, in the McBrady Center
THIS WEEK'S CHURCH BULLETIN
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
MARCH 19, 2023
THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL FOCUS:
THE WATER OF LIFE
The most common substance on earth—water—is also the most precious. It is no wonder that the stories of our salvation feature it so frequently.
CURRENT BULLETIN, CLICK ON THE IMAGE
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WELCOME FROM PASTOR
REV. WILLIAM T. cORCORAN, Ph.d.
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Our community has built and enjoys wonderful facilities offering faith formational opportunities for all ages. We have the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Regional Catholic grammar school on our campus. We offer an excellent Children's Religious Education program for students in First through Eighth grades. Our beautiful liturgies are complimented with a dynamic Music Program. As a community, we share a strong commitment to social justice and for assisting those in need.
CREATION CARE ART CONTEST INFORMATION
CONTEST BEGINS FEBRUARY 6 AND ENDS MARCH 20, 2023
ALL AGES ARE INVITED FROM PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS AND GROUPS
Win a cash prize up to $150 for sharing your vision of what it means to "Care for Creation." (By “Creation” we are referring to the Earth, the natural world, all living things, and that which supports life - in the spirit of the Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.
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CLICK FOR FOR INSTRUCTIONS (IMPORTANT TO READ)
DISCIPLESHIP MAKER SURVEY
ONLINE PORTAL LIVE FEB. 22-MARCH 31, 2023
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Saint Elizabeth Seton Church is participating in a parish-wide survey and conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute. Your opinion matters! This 10-15 minute survey will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide valuable feedback on our parish's effort to help you grow. All responses are confidential.
Paper surveys are available in the Narthex of the church on a table by the parish office. Paper surveys can be returned to the same location or dropped off in the parish directly. To make arrangements for getting a paper copy, please call the parish office at 708-403-0101. All responses are confidential and the parish will only receive community results as a whole. Thanks for helping!
DONATE through give central
St. Elizabeth Seton Church accepts online donations through GiveCentral.org.
Give Central is a safe, secure, and paperless way to make your contribution. It was designed specifically for Catholic Churches and schools in the Chicago area. The site allows you to make automatically repeating payments on a schedule that works best for you, using any credit card, debit card, or electronic bank account. Click the Give Central icon to the left or CLICK HERE.
WE ARE FAMILY. WELCOME HOME.
Recently over a half million people have come home. You can too!
Studies have shown that people who pray regularly and practice their Christian faith are healthier and happier. Experience a positive difference in your life and family by visiting your parish, and encountering Jesus through the Sacraments. Do it for your kids. Do it for yourself. Welcome home. Click on the icon to the left to explore more or CLICK HERE.
directions
St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 9300 W. 167th St., Orland Hills, IL 60487
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RENEW MY CHURCH DECISION
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On Wednesday, May 11, the Archdiocese of Chicago announced the decision for our “Renew My Church “ Orland/Tinley Park grouping: St. Elizabeth Seton, St. George, St. Stephen, St. Julie, St. Francis, St. Michael, Our Lady of the Woods [see page 10-11]. The decision is that there will be no structural changes to the seven parishes involved and all seven parishes are admonished to work more closely together—which we happily have been doing for some time now. The initial grouping team will stay on and begin to flesh out the vision as we move forward, of what the structure will look like having our seven parishes work together. In one way all this is no news, as individually each is a large and thriving parish, but it is a boost to be encouraged to work together.
CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon Elementary School since 2008, serving students in 3-year-old Preschool through 8th Grade. CJB is committed to providing an excellent and safe learning environment centered in the Catholic faith and is jointly sponsored by four parishes. Committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and encourages its students to live according to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Learn more by visiting www.cjbschool.org.
faith-based guidance on voting in elections from the USCCB
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
USCCB: Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
Catholic Climate Covenant: A Webinar on
"How Should I Discern Conscience, Discernment, and Voting as an Act of Love"
National Catholic Review article:
Bishop McElroy on Voting with Faith and a Conscience
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/bishop-mcelroy-voting-faith-and-conscience
LAUDATO SI' EVENT:
INTERSECTION OF SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE
RESPONDING TO THE CRY OF THE EARTH AND THE CRY OF THE POOR
LAUDATO SI': THE INTERSECTION OF SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE
A TALK WITH BROTHER MARK MACKEY
Creation is our gift from God and everything in Creation is connected.
Brother Mark Mackey, an expert in Catholic Spirituality and Laudato Si' and the Professor of Environmental Science at Loyola, led an intriguing and important talk on the spiritual and scientific underpinnings of Pope Francis' encyclical on the evening of May 23, 2022, at our parish. Click the following link for the opportunity to see the video file of the talk:
CLICK HERE OR ON THE IMAGE FOR THE VIDEO PRESENTATION LINK
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Creation Care Church Teams of St. Elizabeth Seton, St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr, and Our Lady of the Woods
st. elizabeth seton 2022 financial report
Thank you so much for your ongoing generosity and continual support of the many missions undertaken by St. Elizabeth Seton Parish. Provided is the fiscal year report for July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022. It is an outstanding record of good stewardship.
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in loving memory
rev. william gubbins
They live on in the love they brought into our lives."
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news on the death of our beloved friend and priest, Father Bill Gubbins, who passed away at 4:30pm on Monday, March 14, 2022. Father Gubbins suffered a massive devastating hemorrhagic stroke/brain bleed Friday night, March 11, 2022. He will be deeply missed. May he rest in peace.
MEMORIAL MASS FOR FATHER BILL GUBBINS
Celebrant: Rev. William Corcoran
On learning the news of Fr. Bill Gubbins having a catastrophic hemorrhagic brain bleed/stroke, a Mass to pray for him was arranged. Fr. Gubbins died at 4:30 pm that same day. The St. Elizabeth Seton Parish community gathered in a very full church, to pray, give thanks and reflect on the gift of his life to us. A recitation of the Rosary followed Mass.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT - SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023
