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April 25, 2021                                                                           Visitation Catholic Church

                                         WELCOME TO VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH
                                         Love and Service to Others
                                         779 S. York Street • Elmhurst, IL • 60126 • www.visitationparish.org
                                         Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 6:15 AM, 8:15 AM
                                         Saturday Reconciliation: 3:00-3:45 PM
                                         Regular Saturday Mass Hours: 8:15 AM, 4:00 PM (Vigil)
                                         Regular Sunday Mass Hours: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM
                                         VISITATION PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
                                         Visitation Parish, a Roman Catholic Community in the Diocese of Joliet-in
                                         -Illinois, seeks to draw all to Jesus Christ, revelation of the Father and
                                         font of the Holy Spirit, by celebrating the Sacraments, educating people
                                         of all ages in the Truths of the Catholic Faith, and reaching out to those
                                         who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually in need.

                         PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
      PARISH OFFICE HOURS: [MON-THUR] 8:30 AM-4:30 PM [FRI] 8:30 AM-12 Noon • Phone: 630-834-6700
     Fax: 630-834-6711 • Email: welcome@visitationcc.org • Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG
                                 Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org
VISITATION PASTORAL STAFF                                 MUSIC
• Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073                 • Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director
   frgreg@visitationcc.org                                  630-834-8190
• Rev. Tomy Chellakandathil, Parochial Vicar                barbara.masters@visitationcc.org
   630-834-6700                                           OFFICE STAFF
   frtomy@visitationcc.org                                • Marek Latocha, Business Manager
• Rev. Wolf Werling, Parochial Vicar                        630-834-6700, x202, marek@visitationcc.org
   630-834-6700                                           • Anne Montgomery, Administrative Assistant to the
   frwolf@visitationcc.org                                  Pastor, 630-834-6700
• Dcn. Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate,             • Suzanne Noonan, Parish Secretary, 630-834-6700
   630-834-6700                                           • Teodora Kulikowska, Accounts Payable
   aspatafore1@comcast.net                                  630-834-6700, x206
• Dcn. James Eaker, 630-530-7596                          • Susan Hemmersmeier, Communications Manager
• Dcn. Mike Iozzo                                           communications@visitationcc.org
   630-567-4700
                                                          VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website:
   mike.iozzo@outlook.com
                                                          www.visitationelmhurst.org
• Dcn. Michael O’Ryan [St. Peregrine Ministry]
                                                          Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936
   630-530-2954
                                                          • Carrie Mijal, School Principal,
   visdeaconmikeo@gmail.com
                                                             cmijal@visitationelmhurst.org
PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION                • Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal
• Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502                          kmcvey@visitationelmhurst.org
  matt.pozen@visitationcc.org
                                            CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MONDAY, APRIL 26                                            THURSDAY, APRIL 29
CRHP                              7:00 PM         PC        Prayer for Priests                8:45 AM          C
                                                            Endow                             9:00 AM          PC
TUESDAY, APRIL 27                                           Renewed                           7:00 PM          PC
RE First Communion Retreat        6:00 PM         PC
                                                            FRIDAY, APRIL 30
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28                                         RE First Reconciliation           6:30 PM          C
Craft Ladies                      9:00 AM         MP
Faith Study                       9:30 AM         PC        SATURDAY, MAY 1
                                                            First Saturday Devotions          9:00 AM          C

                 FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL PARISH EVENTS, GO TO VISITATIONPARISH.ORG/CALENDAR-1
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Fourth Sunday of Easter                                                                                   April 25, 2021

                                                                                 ARMED FORCES PRAYER LIST
            JESUS IS HIGH PRIEST
                                                                              We remember and pray for the
Through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ, we can be                        protection of our military as they serve in
saved. What exactly is the Paschal Mystery? The Paschal                       our Armed Forces.
Mystery was what Jesus told the Apostles to be witnesses        U.S. Air Force
to. They were to be witnesses to others that Jesus came
from the Father, suffered death for our sins, rose from the        MSGT Kevin M. James (Andrews AFB, MD)
dead to conquer sin, and then ascended into Heaven to              AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH)
invite us to follow Him. This is the most central message          AMN E2 Jacob Neimanas (Travis AFB, CA)
of our faith. This is the saving truth of our redemption.          A1C Eric E. James (Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX)
                                                                U.S. Army
And, how does Jesus continue this work of redemption?              PFC Michael Perrone (Germany)
His power is passed on through the Sacrament of Holy               MAJ Patrick Leen (IL.)
Orders, which was instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper.          1 LT Joseph D. Frost (Ft. Knox, KY)
After receiving Holy Orders, a man becomes ontologically           CPT Nicholas Keller (Ft. Knox, KY)
different. That is, a change in being takes place, not             1 LT Thomas J. Diwisch (Fort Bragg, NC)
unlike the change that takes place in a person who gets
                                                                   SPC Stephen J. Taylor (Incirlik AB, Turkey)
baptized. And what are these ordained powers bestowed
upon priests? A priest can offer the sacrifice of the Mass,        1 LT Francesca Cervone (Fairbanks, AK)
forgive sins, and exercise authority in Christ’s name. The         1 LT Nathanial A. Greenberg (Ft Leonard Wood, MO)
priesthood, as established by Christ Himself, is vital to the      CPT Kathleen M. Donofrio (Afghanistan)
life of the Church.                                             U.S. Army National Guard
                                                                   PVT Christopher J Slowinski (Ft. Leonard Wood, MO)
Today is Vocations Sunday, which is a reminder to ask              MAJ Joseph Doyle (ID)
God for more priests, priests who can remain faithful to           CPL James Kotowski (Afghanistan)
Jesus, our High Priest.                                         U.S. Coast Guard
                                                                   CPO Patrick Kirby (TX)
Come before Our Blessed Lord                                    U.S. Marine Corps
in the Adoration Chapel and beg
Him for an increase in vocations                                   PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA)
to the priesthood. And,                                            CPT Kurt P. James (Okinawa)
remember to pray for all our                                       SGT David Byrne (MCAS, Cherry Pt., NC)
current priests, that God give                                     CPL Eric E. Gibas (Camp Pendleton, CA)
them strength and healing as                                       PVT Dominic Tosto (San Diego, CA)
necessary. There should be no                                   United States Navy
identity crisis in the Catholic                                    LCDR Robert Aranha (United States)
priesthood.

Dear Lord, may all priests be granted great faith in the
powers bestowed upon them by You and that their
presence in the world is essential for salvation. Amen.

To sign up for an adoration hour, please email us at
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VisitationAdorationChapel@gmail.com or contact Mary
Lewis at 630-941-9173 or Joan Taylor at 630-530-8963.
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                 MASS INTENTIONS                 GOSPEL REFLECTION
                                                          April 25, 2021
MONDAY, APRIL 26
                                                      Fourth Sunday of Easter
6:15 AM
Intentions of Kim Villa             Any builder worth his or her salt knows the value and
8:15 AM                             importance of a cornerstone. Properly laying and securing
+Thomas Keck                        this primary unit determines how the rest of the project
                                    unfolds and its success. Cornerstones are necessary
TUESDAY, APRIL 27                   elements not only of buildings but of lives as well. Many
6:15 AM                             human beings conduct the business of their lives paying
                                    little attention to a grounding reference or starting point.
Souls in purgatory                  Hence, what unfolds is a tapestry of relativism, with few
8:15 AM                             anchors or guideposts and many impulsive choices. Some
+Brenda Fetsch                      consider love to be their cornerstone. While this may sound
                                    attractive and useful, the pursuit of love without a
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28                 simultaneous pursuit of its source can be shallow and self-
6:15 AM                             focused. Just because a person chooses to do no harm and
+Souls in purgatory                 love others does not mean that they are living in truth and
8:15AM                              properly anchored to the real cornerstone.
+Brenda Fetsch                      Jesus is the true and authentic cornerstone and shepherd. It
THURSDAY, APRIL 29                  is only in following the Risen One as the way, the truth,
                                    and the life that we can move from being well grounded
6:15 AM                             ethical people to properly focused moral ones. Proper
+Robert Olson                       conduct, a true sense of justice, wisdom, virtue, moral
8:15 AM                             principles, faith, hope, and love will be difficult to find
+Claire Guistolise                  unless we listen to the right Voice. It is when we learn to
                                    listen to the voice of God that we begin our journey on the
FRIDAY, APRIL 30                    road to salvation. It is only the Good Shepherd, the
6:15 AM                             authentic and solid cornerstone, who can guide us through
Souls in purgatory                  life’s questions and challenges and bring us to the safe and
                                    proper pasture.
8:15 AM
+Joseph Guistolise                  A person’s life only has meaning when the cornerstone is
+Mary Pat Evans                     properly selected and set. Understanding themselves only
                                    as random acts of creation, existing without intent or
SATURDAY, MAY 1                     purpose, will color their choices and influence their
8:15 AM                             decisions. The foundation of their lives will be simply a
Souls in Purgatory                  matter of preference and choice, leaving benchmarks of
4:00 PM                             growth and higher ideals optional to pursue. Whereas
                                    people who believe that they are fashioned and loved into
+Harold Ostling                     existence by a God who purposely made them, have this
+Camille Melone                     incredible unconditional relationship at their source which
+Laura Stuefen                      has tremendous significance. Their allegiance is not to
                                    themselves but to their Creator. Life, then, is an adventure
SUNDAY, MAY 2                       in search of this Creator God and a journey of self-
7:30AM                              discovery that seeks to unite their will to His. There is a
Souls in purgatory                  cost. We have to give up our life in order to gain our life.
9:30AM                              As ironic as that sounds, it is true. It is only when we
+Don Gallagher                      finally figure this out that the true cornerstone of our lives
                                    will be properly laid and we can, with God’s help, get about
Intentions of Patricia Gallagher    the business of properly constructing a temple that endures.
+Brenda Fetsch
11:30AM                                      Readings for the week of April 25, 2021
+Frances Orlandino
+Florence Shambo                    Sunday:      Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18
+Robert and Marcia Olsen            Monday:      Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10
6:00PM                              Tuesday:     Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30
+Brenda Fetsch                      Wednesday:   Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50
Intentions of Adam and his family   Thursday:    Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20
                                    Friday:      Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6
+Regina Wojcik
                                    Saturday:    Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14
                                                 St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26—2:3 or
                                                 Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Mt 13:54-58
                                    Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8
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Fourth Sunday of Easter                                                                               April 25, 2021

                  FLAMES OF FAITH
Candles will burn perpetually this week
before the Blessed Sacrament in the
Adoration Chapel of Our Lady, Mother of
the Eucharist, for the following intentions:
• For the intentions of Barbara Cardalho

            PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
 Please pray for all of those who have died, especially
       Russell Freeman and Pamela Cortina
     “Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and may
           perpetual light shine upon them.”

               PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Please keep these parishioners in your prayers,
and all the sick and their families:                           Did you know that the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pan-
           Marek Latocha, Beth Huttner,                        try (EYFP) started in 1983 as a walk-in closet at
       Fr. Miroslaw Stepien and Alice Walent                   Yorkfield Presbyterian Church that served 25 families
                                                               per week? In 2020, EYFP provided Food, Compas-
If you or a member of your family is ill or hospitalized and   sion and Hope to 1,400 unique DuPage County
would like to be placed on our Prayer List, please call the    households – you may have seen the line of cars in
Rectory office and let us know.                                the parking lot on client service days. You can sup-
                                                               port EYFP’s critical mission in our community by par-
                        BAPTISMS                               ticipating in #GivingDuPageDays 2021, an online
                                                               fundraiser that runs from April 26-30. Learn how you
                          ELLA GRAY                            can contribute here: https://bit.ly/2Vkkx56
              daughter of Jeffrey and Jessica (Steele)
                              Solberg
                    ANNEMARIE ALEXIS
            daughter of Thomas and Whitney (Hlubik)
                        Pasquesi

             YTD Sunday Collection
               For April 18, 2021
Mass                           4:00               $3,012.10
                               7:30               $3,885.00
                               9:30               $3,362.00
                              11:30               $3,355.00
                               6:00               $1,340.75

TOTAL COLLECTION MASS                            $14,954.85

e-Giving                                         $10,925.00
TOTAL                                            $25,879.85

Weekly Budget                                     $26,170.00
YTD Budget                                     $1,072,970.00
YTD Budget                                     $1,052,423.82
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                                                                        Spiritual Adoption Campaign
                                                                  SPIRITUAL ADOPTION—40 WEEKS—2021

                                                                 Week 5—April 24-25, 2021
 What are the requirements for being a confirmation              “This has been a busy week! The base of my brain,
 sponsor?                                                        my bone marrow, and my nervous system are all
                                                                 in place. Did you know that I am developing brain
 Although many dioceses have specific requirements for           cells at the rate of 250,000 per minute?! My eyes,
 who can be a sponsor for the Sacrament of                       ears, and mouth are starting to form. Even though
 Confirmation, the Code of Canon Law identifies certain          my heart is not inside my chest cavity yet, it has
 requirements that are true for all dioceses and parishes.       already started to beat. I can feel my mommy’s
 First, the sponsor should be chosen by the one to be
                                                                 heart beat too, as it steadily beats out, ‘love you…
 confirmed (or, in some cases, by the parents or even the
 pastor). Second, a sponsor must be at least sixteen years       love you… love you.’”
 old (unless the local bishop has chosen another age, or a                  Spiritual Adoption Prayer
 special exception has been made). Third, the sponsor            Lord Jesus, you said, “let the children come to
 must be a Catholic who has been confirmed and who               me.” (Matthew 19:14)
 has already received the Sacrament of the Eucharist.            Therefore, with deep trust in your infinite mercy, I
 Beyond this, they must lead “a life of faith in keeping
                                                                 bring _________________, the child that I have
 with the function to be taken on.” Fourth, they can have
                                                                 spiritually adopted and who is at risk of being
 no sort of canonical penalty or impediment. Finally,
 they cannot be either the father or mother of the one to        aborted, to your Sacred Heart this day. Please
 be confirmed (See Canons 893, §1 and 874, §1).                  grant that the parents of this child may quickly
                                                                 come to the realization that this new life is not an
 In some cultures, it is customary for one of the                inconvenience or a burden, but a child; their child,
 confirmand’s godparents to act as sponsor, although this        their own flesh and blood. Give them the courage,
 is not required by Church law.                                  strength and guidance they need to embrace this
                                                                 child and to choose life!
 To learn about the requirements for your parish or              Amen.
 diocese, you can consult your pastor or your parish or
 diocesan director of religious education or the diocese’s       RIGHT TO LIFE
 office liturgy and worship.                                     Please join us each Saturday
                                                                 from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. as we
                                                                 pray the Rosary at Access
                                      WE HAVE THE                Health Center, 1700 75th St,
                                       WINNERS!                  Downers Grove, IL
                                                                 60516. We will pray for the
                                   Our first annual Right to     conversion of doctors, clinic
                                   Life essay contest was a      workers and mothers, as well as for the souls of the babies
resounding success! Twenty parish eighth grade students          lost to abortion. Contact Paul Esposito
wrote on the topic, “Life is not perfect. Life is not easy.
Life is good.” They did such a fine job with their essays        at espo382@comcast.net for more information.
that for the judges who had to pick a winner, life was not
easy.                                                                         GIVE BACK TO TEACHERS
We are pleased to announce that Olivia Marzano will
receive a $500 scholarship to the high school of her             Please join the Women’s Giving Circle, a fund of the
choice. On behalf of the parish, a well deserved                 Catholic Education Foundation, to give back to our
congratulations to you, Olivia!                                  teachers the week of May 3rd. We are supplying all
Though there is only one scholarship, in a very real sense       Diocese of Joliet grade school teachers with a lunch
all of our participants are winners. They were asked to          as a gesture of appreciation for all that they have
think and write about the gift of life, with all its struggles   done this year for our students, families, and school
and difficulties. They did so with heartfelt sincerity.          communities. Donations are being
Hopefully, they will carry their experiences and feelings
with them through their lives.                                   accepted at www.givecentral.org/
                                                                 treatateacher. Any additional funds
Please pray for our participants, and for all our young          raised will go back to support the
people. They are the future of our Church. If we are to
restore a true culture of life in our country, they must be a    classroom grants available annually
big part of the rebuilding process.                              for teachers.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter                                                                                        April 25, 2021

                                                     Faith Matt-ers
                                      By Matt Pozen – Director of Faith Formation
                                          The Question of Authority (Article 19)
                         In our exploration of the development of authority and leadership structures in the early Church, last
                         week we began to look at the seven letters of bishop Ignatius of Antioch (in Syria), written circa 115
                         AD to churches in western Asia Minor (now Turkey) and to Rome. These letters reveal an
                         important shift in the authority structure in some churches, from a conciliar leadership shared by
                         equal presbyter-bishops to a more hierarchical structure with one bishop presiding over a council of
                         presbyters and a group of deacons. This was certainly the case for Ignatius’ church of Antioch and
                         for other churches to which he wrote, but it was not yet the case for the church in Rome, as we will
                         explore below. The letters also give us insight into Ignatius’ understanding of the proper minister of
                         the sacraments, which related to their validity. In his letter to the church in Smyrna, Ignatius says:
                         “Only that Eucharist which is under the authority of the bishop (or whomever he delegates) is to be
                         considered valid (8:1).” And he goes on to reprimand those who “refuse to acknowledge that the
                         Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ (6:2).”

Ignatius’ letter to the church in Rome differs greatly from his other letters. While the others deal mainly with the unity of
the local church under the leadership of the bishop and his presbyters, Ignatius makes no mention of a bishop in his letter to
Rome. Because of this glaring omission, many scholars believe that at that point the church in Rome was still using the
older model of leadership, i.e. by a council of presbyter-bishops with shared authority, rather than a single bishop with sole
authority over his presbyters (though one of the presbyter-bishops may have held an important honorary role.) The opening
greeting of the letter shows the great respect Ignatius had for the Roman church: “To the church which presides in the district
of the Romans, worthy of honor and presiding over love (1:1)…You have never envied anyone, but have taught others
(3:1).”

Ignatius then goes on to refer to both Peter and Paul’s ministry in Rome, on which the prestige of that church rested: “I do
not give you orders like Peter and Paul; they were apostles, I am a convict (4:3).” So even though, seemingly, the church in
Rome was not yet being led by a single bishop, the whole church of Rome was viewed with great respect because it was
there that two greatest apostles gave the ultimate witness of faith: martyrdom. Ignatius himself was being transported to
Rome by imperial guards to face charges of blasphemy and treason for rejecting the official Roman religion and leading the
“seditious” Christian community in Antioch. In a beautiful passage in chapter 2, Ignatius exhorts the church in Rome not to
hinder his martyrdom: “Grant me nothing more than to be poured out as an offering to God…because God has judged [me]
worthy to be found in the West, having summoned [me] from the East…It is good to be setting out from the world to God, in
order that I may rise with him.”

It is interesting to compare the letters of bishop Ignatius of Antioch with the letter called 1 Clement (which we covered last
week). 1 Clement was written from the church in Rome circa 95 AD, by a member of the council of presbyter-bishops. It
was written to the church in Corinth (Greece), also led at the time by a council of presbyter-bishops, urging the community
to reinstate those leaders who had been unjustly deposed. Clement invokes the earliest instance of the notion of “apostolic
succession”, claiming that the apostles themselves had appointed their successors in all the churches, who in turn handed
down leadership to others. Yet, Clement does not refer to a single bishop presiding over the church in his day, either in
Rome or in Corinth. The letters of Ignatius were written 20 years after 1 Clement, from the single bishop of Antioch (in the
East) to the other churches in the East (Asia Minor) that had a bishop presiding over each of them. The only exception is
Ignatius’ letter to the Romans, written to a church in the West, which does not refer to a single bishop presiding over the
church there. At a period when structures of authority in the churches were developing, it is not surprising that, given the
differences in time and region, there would be differences between the churches in Rome & Corinth (in the West) and those
further East.

                      Please join us in praying for our
                     priests. We meet each Thursday in
                           the church at 8:45 AM.
                        Contact Deacon Jim with any                   There is a small basket labeled Lost & Found in the
                                 questions:                         Narthex near North exit doors. We will keep items there
                               630-915-8920                          through the end of April. Anything unclaimed will be
                                                                                     donated. Thank you!
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SISTER STORY
We encourage anyone to submit a memory of STL to
share. Please send stories 200 words or less to
ppagni@sbcglobal.net.

We are running low on SISTER STORY
submissions. We know there are lots of Sister
Stories out there, so please share with us as we
honor Sister Thomas Leo and Remember and
Celebrate her life.

                  SISTER STORY

Sister Thomas Leo was truly one of a kind. I was a
young immigrant mother who moved to Visitation
Parish with my husband and family. I found Sister
Thomas Leo to be someone I could count on; she was
always there for me and my family. Our five children
were privileged to be in her care. Her legacy of
discipline, fairness and love was evident in her
                                                          Just for Kids!
treatment of her students. She
was always there with guidance
and direction when you needed
her. After listening and problem
solving, she would assure you,
“this too shall pass.”

When our youngest child
Elizabeth was born, Sister was
nearing the end of her career. My
fear was that Elizabeth would not be fortunate to have
Sister Thomas as her Principal. When I told Sister
this, she said, “I will not leave until she graduates.”
She kept her promise and kept reminding me of this
until the day she left. Thank you Sister for being like
a mother to all of us, and showing us the true meaning
of love. We miss you. You will be forever in our
hearts.

Dr. Gerard and Mrs. Rose Aranha
Caroline Prabhu, Class of 1985
Shawn ’86
Robert ’87
Matthew ’89
Elizabeth ‘03

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Fourth Sunday of Easter                                                                       April 25, 2021

                                                               Men’s Bowling
                  PARISH DIRECTORY                                 Sev Delabar                630-833-7766
                  Adoration Chapel                             Men’s Small Groups
                      Mary Lewis                630-941-9173       Jim Hermann                630-941-7854
                      Joan Taylor               630-530-8963   PADS
                  Altar Servers                 630-834-6700       Elizabeth Kosowski
                  Catholic Light House Media                       Email: elizabethgk@att.net
                      Tom and Mary Parpan       224-558-5610   Prayer Quilt Ministry
                      Email: wrigleyfield@yahoo.com                Karen Verner               630-834-6700
                  Casserole Ministry                           Right-to-Life Committee
                      Kathy Best                630-834-7673       Paul Esposito
                  Council of Catholic Women                        espo382@comcast.net
                      Lindsay Cibelli           708-774-4900   RCIA                           630-834-6700
                      Email: ccwvisitation@gmail.com           Rosary Maker Ministry
                  CRHP                                             Lorene Bryan               815-671-1970
                      Mary McCann               630-605-8817   School Board President
                      Email: mmccann3@me.com                       Jana Machon                773-562-0575
                  Crypt of the Saints                              Email: jana.machon@gmail.com
                      Richard Montalbano        708-774-1946   Scouting
                  Elizabeth Ministry                               Rob Moskal
                      Clarita Iozzo             630-941-3929   ShopWithScrip
                  Fathers Club                                     Mindy Hosler               630-536-9996
                      Mike Machon                              Social Service Outreach
                      Email: mike.machon@gmail.com                 Deacon Tony Spatafore      630-834-6700
                  Finance Committee                                Email aspatafore1@comcast.net
                      Brendan Gilboy, President 630-834-6700   SPRED
                  Helping Hands Ministry                           Melanie Schneider          630-209-0064
                      Joe & Kathy Falcone       630-632-7897   Ushers
                      Vikram & Caroline Prahbu 630-607-4777        Patti Pagni
                  Knights of Columbus                              Email: ppagni@sbcglobal.net
                      Tom Lenz (Grand Knight) 331-642-4775     Valentino Activity Center
                      Tom Russell (Deputy GK) 630-697-7608         Linda Roberts              630-941-7785
                      John Dwyer (KC Squires) 708-280-1985     “Vis” Seniors
                  Ladies Bowling                                   Mary Ann Kramer            630-617-2550
                      Sharon Bresnanhan         630-530-1053   Vocation Committee
                  Ladies and Couples Bridge                        Pam Gaudio                 630-833-8812
                      Peg Majewski              630-941-9170       Joan Taylor                630-530-8963
                  Ladies Golf League                           Women’s Volleyball
                      Lynn DeFilippis           630-834-5290       Tracy Nelson
                                                                   Email: mtnelson95@yahoo.com
VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH - ELMHURST, IL - APRIL 25, 2021 - cloudfront.net
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