Saint Elizabeth Seton Parish

Welcome to st. elizabeth seton CATHOLIC CHURCH!

Our Roman Catholic Parish is a large, welcoming southwest suburban community of over 2,200 families.

Located in Orland Hills, IL, we seek to create a small-town community feel, where our parishioners know and care for one another, form a welcoming parish family, and live out our baptismal call to follow Jesus Christ and His Church.

We invite YOU to join us!

SUNDAY MASSES:

Saturday at 5:00 pm

Sunday at 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am

DAILY MASS:

Monday-Friday at 9:00 am

RECONCILIATION:

Saturday at 4:00 pm

ADORATION:

Every Saturday of Advent beginning at 3:30 pm

PARISH CALENDAR

THE PARISH OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY, MONDAY, JAN. 20, 2025, MORNING MASS WILL BE HELD AT 9:00 AM IN THE CHURCH

CHILDREN'S LITURGY OF THE WORD
Offered each Sunday at 9:30am Mass, September through May
For children ages 5-10. Children will be called forward and process to the Narthex area with an adult facilitator to hear a children's version of the Sunday readings and Gospel.

BABY DRIVE FOR THE COURAGE PROGRAM
All month in January in the Narthex
A bassinette will be located in the Narthex to receive your new, unused donations.

WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6:30 pm, in the McBrady Center
"The Art of Chocolate Making"

YOUNG ADULT GAME NIGHT
Thursday, Jan. 23, 6:30-8:00 pm
Young Adult Group will meet at St. George Church, 6707 W. 175th St., Tinley Park

TRIVIA EVENT
Saturday, Feb. 1, 6:00 pm, in the McBrady Center

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Thursdays, 7:30 pm, in the downstairs O'Mara Church Hall
THIS WEEK'S CHURCH BULLETIN

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
January 19, 2025

THIS WEEK'S FOCUS:
WHAT'S YOUR GIFT?
It’s tempting to think that knowing and naming the gifts God has given us shows a lack of humility. In truth, doing so actually helps focus on how we might be most effective at sharing the Good News of Jesus!

CURRENT BULLETIN, CLICK ON THE IMAGE
OR LOOKING FOR A PAST BULLETIN? CLICK HERE
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.
DONATE through give central

We accept 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.
St. Elizabeth Seton 2024 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, 2023-June 30, 2024. It is an outstanding record of good stewardship.

CLICK HERE OR CLICK ON FINANCIAL REPORT
2025 ST. ELIZABETH SETON
CREATION CARE ART CONTEST

Local Catholic and public schools as well as all adults are invited to participate in our art contest. There are cash prizes up to $150 in each of the four age categories. Art themes focus on Care for Creation and environmental sustainability (in the spirit of Pope Francis’ letter to the world, Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home).
REGISTER:
Contest timing is now until March 28, 2025. Register as soon as possible at this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=UepgSwsN5U6WFlib01riMixzS3_311RDuxJJjg6vlxxUNTM3WExaTEgxT1hJQ1lBMjNDTjBQTEVFUS4u&route=shorturl (all contestants must register).
For information on contest rules: CLICK HERE.
For promotional poster: CLICK HERE.
Faith-based guidance on voting in elections from the USCCB

It's an election year! The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops provides guidelines for how to best approach the issues that face our nation today.
https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship.pdf
RECAP OF OUR 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. 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