| Saturdays |
| Time |
Saturday Mornings at 9 a.m. |
| Topic |
Touching Jesus Through the Church - The Basics of Catholicism
Want to develop a prayer life but not sure where to start? Are you ready to
commit yourself to 15-30 minutes each day? This may be just where God is
calling you. It's also a great way to celebrate the Lent and Easter
seasons! It will consist of simple spiritual exercises based on the
spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola along with group discussion. You will
experience spiritual conversation and mental prayer and receive spiritual
help. The exercises, called Lightworks ,stress creation and salvation, the
Incarnation, sin and redemption. Come join us.
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| Location |
The LINK is located at 78 Stratford Drive (the drive around the Stratford square Mall), right next to the Bedding Experts. |
| Contact |
For more information or to register,contact
Deacon John at 630-295-8351or jfreund@stisidoreparish.org. |
| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Marriage Coaching: Is your spouse easy to love but hard to live with? The most sought after Marriage Coaching Couple in the US will join us on DVD to help us learn how marriage really works. Using the videos of “Marriage Works in Christ”, a TV show from EWTN, you’ll learn some practical down to earth advice that can take your marriage to the next level. This 30 minute TV show and following discussion is sure to give you something to build up your family living skills. Free coffee. Convenient for 7:30 and 10:30 Mass go-ers. It meets
Sundays 9-10 AM in the parish hall. Child Care available downstairs. Contact John & Rosemary Amberg 815-
534-5158
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
Convenient for 7:30 and 10:30 Mass go-ers. It meets Sundays 9-10 AM in the parish hall. Child Care available downstairs. Contact John & Rosemary Amberg 815-534-5158
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Dinner, Fr. Corapi DVD’s and Discussion Saturday night Mass-goers can have a one-stop shopping Lenten Experience. Food and drinks will be available after Mass for purchase.Then we turn on the show by Fr. John Corapi, one of the most popular Catholic teachers in the media today. Table discussions will follow, based on ‘table teams’. Each group will make a weekly resolution and meet with the same people the next week to see how it went.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
6-8 PM Saturdays. Kids Character Songs and Cartoons available downstairs for those ages 2-12who would prefer a different kind of animation than Fr. Corapi offers. Contact Larry Parchem 815-469-4202
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Catholicism 101: Head and Heart There’s a difference between knowing about God and knowing God. Want to do both? Curious about some things that Catholics do or believe? Whether you have been a Catholic your whole life, are new to the faith, or just coming back to the Church, please join us to find out what the Catholic Church is about, hear some faith stories of other parishioners, and learn what makes the Catholic Church different. We will have some discussion, some video, some Q & A. Free coffee. Convenient for those who go toMass at 9:00 or 12:00, we meet Sunday mornings from 10:30 – 11:30 in the parish hall. Weekly presenters
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
Convenient for those who go to Mass at 9:00 or 12:00, we meet Sunday mornings from 10:30 – 11:30 in the parish hall. Weekly presenters
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life: Prayer for Active Men. What is my goal? How do I get there? What are the five pillars of spirituality? How do I break down the barriers to spiritual progress? What are some of the myths and misconceptions regarding the spiritual life? Men, let’s journey together this Lent and figure out how to stay on the road to spiritual progress! Based on the book of the same title by Dr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
Wednesday evenings 7-9 PM in the Padua Center. Contact Mike Fagan 815-464- 8381
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Spiritual Progress for Women: How do I know if I am making progress in my Spiritual Life? Learn, one step at a time, how to develop the character traits and spiritual disciplines that can help you become the Christian you want to be. Join us as we study the book Spiritual Progress by expert Spiritual Director and NBC News consultant to the Vatican, Fr. Thomas Williams, L.C. who says, “People who would follow Christ have a right to
know both what Christ asks from us and what He promises.”
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
Starting Ash Wednesday, Feb 17th, we will meet in groups of 10-12 ladies, having as many groups as needed, in the Padua Center upstairs classrooms. Child care available. Wednesday Eves 7-9 PM. Contact Joanne Savage 815-469-1243
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Raising Catholic Toddlers & Preschoolers Moms of young ones ages 0-5, let’s get together in a casual setting to talk about some simple ideas for raising our children to be good Catholics. Bring the kids if you wish, and we’ll see who can make the sign of the cross in the right direction! Based on the book “Raising Catholic Preschoolers,” we’ll learn together. If you’ve had some success already, come share your ideas with others!
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423
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| Time & Contact Info |
Wednesday AM in the Youth Group Room 9:15 – 10:30. Starts Ash Wednesday morning, February 17th.Contact Carla Dobrovits 815-464-1822
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Money Management for Catholics What does God have to say about money? What are the practical things we need to do to manage money better? How do we set priorities? Budget better? Get out of debt? Save and invest? Based on a course by Phil Lenahan of Veritas Financial Services.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Monday evenings 7-9 PM Weekly presenters |
| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Single Catholics Adults, Get Wisdom! Finally, something for single working adults, ages 35-55; a chance to meet with other adult Catholics and discuss something to inspire our growth in faith! What are the Wisdom Books of the Bible? What do they offer lay people that we can apply to our everyday lives?
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Join us Thursdays 7-9 PM in the Padua Center.
Contact Jo Ann Eagan 815-469-3083
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Prayer Partners 202: Bring your prayer intentions! Join other women of the parish and come pray to God for
yourselves and others. Strengthen your faith, fill up your ‘grace’ account and make new friends. Learn to pray
the rosary as well as reflect on the upcoming Sunday readings so you can give God’s love to others and get
more out of the Mass.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Tuesdays 9:30 – 11:00 AM in the Padua Center.
Contact Leigh Lazzarotto 815—469-4030 or
Ann Wysocki 815-469-4624
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Life in the Spirit Seminar: Come and find out how to take your head knowledge of Jesus and let it transform your heart. Join other Christians as we utilize scripture, prayer, and songs of praise to glorify God. Speakers will lead us on a path to a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Tuesdays 7 – 9 PM in the Padua Center.
Contact Deacon Rich Rosko or Diana Rosko 815-469-2495
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Small Christian Communities Meet in groups of 10-12 people, reflecting on the upcoming Sunday’s readings.
In faith sharing conversations, we strive to integrate the Gospel message by seeing the connection between faith and everyday life. We conclude with an ‘action response’ for the week and a prayer of thanksgiving. Please bring your bible.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Monday evenings 7-9 PM in the St. Anthony Room of the Padua Center. Contact Lori Murphy 815-469-6252
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
An Hour a Week with Jesus Have you thought about spending an hour in Adoration, but didn’t want to commit for the whole year? Weren’t sure what to do during that hour? For this 6 weeks of Lent, we invite you to commit to one hour a week with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in our Chapel of Mercy. Let those graces seep into you and fill you with God’s love. Many of the open hours are on Saturdays or Sunday afternoons, but other times are scattered throughout the week. You will receive the pamphlet, “How to Do a Holy Hour” and have your own special time to be with the Creator of the universe who loves you more that you’ll ever know!
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Contact Diane Kocsis at 708-720-5818 to sign up for your individual choice of open hours
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Learning the Catholic Faith with the RCIA Class:Want to learn more about the Catholic Faith? Whether or not you are Catholic, inquirers and Catholics alike are welcome to join the RCIA class for the 6 weeks of Lent. These are the final 6 weeks before our Candidates receive their Baptism..Come and learn with us
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Tuesday Evenings 7-9 PM. Contact Deacon Bill Boucek
815-469-4088
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Food and Fasting Would you like to have better control over what you eat? Did you ever realize there’s a spiritual dimension to it? Lent is the perfect time to learn more about the virtue of temperance and how itapplies to our eating habits. Whether you have a special doctor’s diet, or just want to watch what you eat
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Join us on Thursdays at 8:30 AM in the Brides room
(Father’s former office next to the church) Contact
Lindy Luster-Bartz 708-468-4394
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
One in Christ Marriage Preparation Our brand new multi-media marriage preparation program here at St.Anthony, this course helps us understand the supernatural dimensions and the natural dimensions of marriage. What’s the difference between a contract and a covenant? Why get married in the Church? How can we communicate better and have a better intimate life? What are the 4 things you can do to guarantee a 97% success rate for your marriage when the current divorce rate is 47%? We even have a local doctor teaching us on the topic of: guess-what. This course is required for all who are getting married in 2010 at St. Anthony and meets the Pre-Cana requirement for most dioceses. While geared toward engaged couples, it is open to newlyweds and couples seriously considering marriage. There is a fee for the materials.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Meets on Saturday afternoons 2:00 -4:30. (Yup, it’s like a college course.) Contact Coleen Mast at the AFF office
815-469-6198.
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
Kids 4 Jesus, Child care Songs to sing and character videos are offered at four time slots if their parents are here taking a course.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Please register your child for your time slot so we can be prepared to help them have a good time. Sunday AM 9-10; Sunday AM 10:30-11:30; Wednesday 7-9 PM; or Saturday Night 6:30-7:30 during the Fr. Corapi movie time after dinner.
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| Lenten Course Offerings -St Anthony Parish, Frankfort |
| Course |
I Want to Learn But I can’t Get Out: Designed especially for the long commuters, the too-busy, the snowbirds,the omebound, moms of newborns, etc. This book study club will read Bishop Sartain’s book “Of You My Heart Has Spoken” with questions to reflect on each week.
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| Location |
St Anthony Parish
7659 W Sauk Trail
Frankfort, IL 60423 |
| Time & Contact Info |
Register now and you will be contacted to pick up your book and get started. Contact Linda Pierzchalski 815-469-3209
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| January 14, Thru March 11, 2010 |
| Time |
7:00-8:30 p.m
Three 9 weeks sessions |
| Topic |
Theology for Beginners (Required texts: Bible, Catholic Edition; Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition; and Theology for Beginners, F.J. Sheed.)
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| Presenter |
Presenter: Fr. Jerome Kish. Fr. Kish is pastor of St. Joseph Church in Downers Grove. He received his license to teach Sacred Theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary. It is based on the course offered for credit at the University of St. Francis. There is no charge.
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| Location |
St. Joseph Church,
Fitzgerald Hall,
4801 Main Street,
Downers Grove, IL |
| Contact |
For more information or to register,
contact Antonia Summers at 630-964-0216 x1207 or antoniasummers@gmail.com |
| February 10, Thru April 14, 2010 |
| Time |
Wednesdays, 9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
An 8 Week Prayer Experience |
| Topic |
Meeting Christ in Prayer
This experience offers you the opportunity to Seek Spiritual Renewal, Learn how to pray as an adult, Deepen your spiritual life, Reflect on Scripture, and become more aware of God's presence and action in your live
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| Location |
St Petronille Parish Center
428 Prospect
Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Contact |
For more information or to register,
contact Claire 630-469-0404
There is a $10 charge for the participation Guide |
| February 10, Thru April 21, 2010 |
| Time |
Wednesdays, 7:35 - 8:50 p.m.
An 8 Week Prayer Experience |
| Topic |
Meeting Christ in Prayer
This experience offers you the opportunity to Seek Spiritual Renewal, Learn how to pray as an adult, Deepen your spiritual life, Reflect on Scripture, and become more aware of God's presence and action in your live
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| Location |
St Petronille Parish Center
428 Prospect
Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Contact |
For more information or to register,
contact Claire 630-469-0404
There is a $10 charge for the participation Guide |
| February 11, Thru April 8, 2010 |
| Time |
Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:45 p.m.
An 8 Week Prayer Experience |
| Topic |
Meeting Christ in Prayer
This experience offers you the opportunity to Seek Spiritual Renewal, Learn how to pray as an adult, Deepen your spiritual life, Reflect on Scripture, and become more aware of God's presence and action in your live
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| Location |
St Petronille Parish Library
428 Prospect
Glen Ellyn, IL |
| Contact |
For more information or to register,
contact Claire 630-469-0404
There is a $10 charge for the participation Guide |
| March 17, 2010 |
| Time |
10am to 11:30am
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| Topic |
Meeting Christ in Prayer—a unique eight-week, guided-prayer experience for small groups—is modeled after the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
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| Location |
St. Walter Church
140 West Pine Street
Roselle, IL 60172
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| Contact |
To register contact: Doug Muir (630) 894-5880
dougmuir@sbcglobal.net
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| March 21,22, & 23,2010 |
| Time |
7pm. Hospitality will follow the presentation on the 23rd. |
| Topic |
Jesus at Table – Biblical Scholar, Father William Burton, OFM will present Jesus’ message of Table Fellowship in the New Testament. A great lead in to the Year of the Eucharist. Strengthen your Lenten Journey with this PARISH MISSION
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| Location |
St Jude Catholic Community
241 West Second Avenue,
New Lenox, IL 60451
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| Contact |
Contact Denise Utter at 815-463-4283 for more information.
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| March 22, 2010 |
| Time |
Monday Evening’s beginning
at 7 PM – 9 PM |
| Topic |
Meeting Christ in Prayer—a unique eight-week, guided-prayer experience for small groups—is modeled after the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
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| Location |
St. Walter Church
140 West Pine Street
Roselle, IL 60172
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| Contact |
To register contact: Doug Muir (630) 894-5880
dougmuir@sbcglobal.net
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| April 10, 2010 |
| Time |
TBA
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| Topic |
How Children are impacted by the Criminal Justice System: Those incarcerated, those with incarcerated parents, and those who have been victims
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| Presenter |
TBA
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| Location |
St. Ambrose Parish, 1711 Burry Circle, Crest Hill,
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| Contact |
Joyce Ruhaak, Peace and Justice Office, Diocese of Joliet,
815-834-4036 or jruhaak@dioceseofjoliet.org |
| May 1 , 2010 |
| Time |
TBA
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| Topic |
Peace Day: Eucharist and Social Justice
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| Location |
TBA
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| October 2, 2010 |
| Time |
9am to 3pm
Lunch included. $65/$55 for Seniors, students and clergy |
| Topic |
TBA
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| Presenter |
Megan McKenna
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| Location |
Mayslake Ministries
Wyndham Hotel
Lyle, IL |
| Contact |
Mary Amore
Mayslake Ministries
630-268-9000 for more information |