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MEN'S  GROUP
Third Thursday of the month
6:30 pm, Parish Center
 “Rediscovering Catholicism”

Does being Catholic make a difference in our daily lives?  Other than on Sunday, do we identify ourselves – and can others identify us – as Catholic?  Many of us separate our faith lives from our everyday lives, with the result that Christianity no longer is our lifestyle, as it was for the first Christians. Caught up in the increasing demands of our daily lives and the pervasiveness of our modern materialistic culture, we can lose sight of what it means to be Catholic.

 This year The Men’s Group will take time to look at these challenges to Catholicism and to consider what our goals should be as Catholics, what it means to identify ourselves as Catholics, and what Catholics over the centuries have done to achieve those goals and to find their personal identities as Catholics.

Men's Group programs are open to all men of the parish in order to encourage fellowship, spirituality and service opportunities with small discussion groups, social gatherings, and monthly meetings featuring interesting speakers.  Meetings will be held in the Parish Center on the third Thursday of each month.  Each meeting will begin at 6:30 pm-Social, 7:00 pm-Dinner, and 7:45 pm-Guest Speaker.  Dates are as follows.  Read the bulletin for more details.

September 20 –  MAN’S ROLE IN TODAY’S CHURCH -- Fr. Chuck Faso, O.F.M.
A Franciscan Friar since 1960, Fr. Chuck studied Philosophy, Theology, Music Education, and received a Masters Degree in Liturgy. For twenty years he ministered to St. Peter’s in the Loop as confessor, musician, liturgist, teacher, and for eight years as pastor.  Currently, he   preaches parish missions and retreats around the country and leads groups on pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Israel and Palestine, to Italy, France, Turkey, Russia, China, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Greece and Egypt. 

October 18 –  PRAYER IN YOUR LIFE -- Jim Littleton
Married for 23 years to Kathleen, father of nineteen children -- fourteen living on earth and five living in Heaven.  Jim works fulltime in Catholic ministry and owns two small businesses.   He  and  his  wife  recently  published, Better By The Dozen, Plus Two.

November 15 –  THE EUCHARIST IN YOUR LIFE -- Fr. Ed Shea, O.F.M.
Pastor of St. Joseph Church on Hermitage in Chicago, Fr. Shea is an excellent speaker.  You won’t want to miss his motivating and inspirational talk. 

Mark your calendar for these upcoming Men’s Group dates:

January 17 – Social Night
February 21 –  TBD
April 17 –  TBD
May 15 –  TBD

Chairman:   Jim Kowalczyk
Co-chairman:  Dana Potts
Spiritual Enrichment:
Kurt Drescher, Paul Kelly
Service: Matt Marron, Randy Waring,
Fellowship: Joe Rocci, Joe Geiger

MEN'S RETREAT

All men of the parish are invited to a relaxing enriching retreat experience:

February 15-17, 2008

Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, Barrington.  Call Contact Rich Cicarrone, 325-7750, for information. 

MEN’S SMALL GROUPS

First Saturday of the month at 8:30 am, men meet for spiritual discussion in Rectory Room 201.  Contact John Richter, 323-6039, for information.

Every Sunday morning at 7:00 am, men meet in the Rectory on the first floor to reflect on the Sunday gospel readings.  For information call Pat Quirke, 655-1897.