st. stephen's photo directory

Schedule your appointment today to have your photo in the St. Stephen's Photo Directory.  Click here for the Olan Mills website and be sure to enter Church Contract #30624 when scheduling your appointment.

SonWorld Adventure Park
Vacation Bible School

Do You Like Castles? Cowboy Life? Pirate Ships? Space Exploration?

Then You’ll Love SonWorld Adventure Park!Class time is from 9am-12pm June 16-20, 2008. Classes will end June 20 with a pizza party for the theme park goers and an ending celebration for parents in church. Registration will take place after all Masses in the Narthex THIS WEEKEND and next, May 3/4. Registration will end on May 11. Register early as class size is limited and fills quickly. The cost is $25 for one child or $40 for a family. Children entering kindergarten up to entering 6th grade are able to sign up for the camp.

peace & justice

Fair Trade - Looking for a last minute Mother's Day gift or treat? Mark your calendars for the next Fair Trade sales which will be held after the masses on May 3rd & 4th, while supplies last!
The next Peace and Justice meeting is this Sunday, May 4th after the 10am Mass in room 167.

take me out to the ball game
St. Stephen Men’s Club
2008 Baseball Outings

St. Stephen's Men's Club has tickets for the Cubs-Sox Game on Friday, June 27th at 3pm. The cost is $50 per ticket for upper deck seats and a bus to the game. This event is open to all members, family and friends of our church. Any unsold seats for Cubs-Sox game will be returned to the White Sox on May 5th. See the bulletin for more details!

autumn fest planning

This Monday, May 5th at 7:30pm in room125, we are having an Autumn Fest meeting to continue our planning. We are still in desperate need of volunteers to help us in securing sponsors for our fest, as well as someone to handle our building and grounds department. We have already done the work for you, we just need some willing and able people to drop off packets at various businesses and then make a possible follow up call. If you are able to help in any capacity, please either come to the meeting this Monday or contact fest chairmen, John & Melissa Smyth at autumnfest@ststephentinley.com or at home at 815.806.0509. Thank you.

Moms & Tots

Moms & Tots will meet this Tuesday, May 6th from 9:30-11am in Room 161. If you have any questions, please contact Maureen Johnson at 708.614.6377 or doodjohn@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!

totus tuus

2008 Catholic Summer Program
More information will be in next week’s bulletin.
Save the date for Totus Tuus for:
The week of July 6-11,2008 for students entering grades 1-6
The week of July 6-10,2008 for students entering grades 7-12

volunteers needed: pentecost sunday

The feast of Pentecost is celebrated this year on the weekend of May 10th and May 11th. It has become a tradition at St. Stephen to have the first reading on this feast proclaimed in multiple languages. We have translations of the scripture reading available in many languages. Please contact Pat at 708.429.1584, after 5pm to let us know the language you speak and your Mass preference. We have scheduled a practice session for May 9th at 7pm. If you wish to participate but can’t make the practice please contact me to make other arrangements.

Adult confirmation

Adult Catholics (18 years old and older) who have been baptized and have received First Communion are invited to prepare fort the Sacrament of Confirmation through an Adult Confirmation program. Preparation sessions will begin on May 15, 2008, and continue until July 3, 2008 at St. Alphonsus Parish in Lemont. The Confirmation Liturgy will be on June 28, 2008 at St. Denis Parish in Chicago. Anyone seeking more information or desiring to enroll in the program is asked to contact Doreen Dabney at 630.257.2414 or at ddabney@stals.org.

reaching out for rob benefit

In December 2007, Rob Jarigese, 29, suffered a terrible accident. He fell down a flight of stairs sustaining significant injuries to his head and brain. Despite the fact he has insurance, his medical bills and personal bills begin to accumulate. In support of Rob, a benefit will be held on May 15 at CD & Me, located at 23320 S. LaGrange Rd. in Frankfort. Benefit begins at 6:30. A $30 donation includes dinner and a D.J. (must be age 21). There will be a raffle, silent auction, bean bag tournament and much more! Make your reservations now! For questions, please call the Reaching Out For Rob Committee at 815-212-0448 or email reachout4rob@hotmail.com.

Were you married in 1958?

This year's Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 7th at 2:30pm at Holy Name Cathedral, 751 N. State St. in Chicago.Couples that were married in 1958 who are interested in attending this celebration should call Karen in the parish office no later than May 31, 2008 to make your reservation.