Thank you for your interest in St. Benedict Parish on Chicago's North Side.
To learn more about our parish and community and to register as a member of the parish, please visit the Parish
office, located at 2215 W. Irving Park Road. We look forward to
meeting you and sharing details about our Parish!
For more information, please call (773) 588-6484.
Fax 773-588-4927
Pastor: Father Bob Beaven
Associate Pastor: Father Steven Bauer
Director of Catechesis: Mary Sue Wieglus, ext. 339
PLEASE JOIN US ON FRIDAY, MAY 16TH FOR OUR ICE CREAM SOCIAL
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WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN
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FAMILY MASSES AT ST. BENEDICT PARISH
Bring
the kids, sit up front and make a joyful noise! Join us for Family Mass
for family-friendly music, liturgies and homilies that you have come to
love. Our fabulous Liturgical Dance Team will lead us in hand gestures
to express the prayers. Kids will be invited up to the altar to really
see and understand the Eucharistic prayers.
The next Family Mass is scheduled for Saturday, May 12th at 5 pm.
Please keep an eye for updates on the family activity scheduled for
after Mass.
BenFest and Oktoberfest 2008
Come join St. Benedict Parish, Schools and community for BenFest on
Friday, July 12 from 5 to 11 pm and Saturday, July 13, 2008 from 3 to 11
pm.
BenFest
Now
that our Ball & Auction is over, we turn our focus to the next major
fundraising event in our parish: BenFest. The dates for our summer festival
have been set – Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12, 2008.
As
in past years, the major source of income from this event comes from the
BenFest Raffle. Again this year, the top
prize in the raffle will be $15, 000 and the raffle tickets will sell for $50
each. There will be a total of ten prizes awarded and three of them will be
early bird prizes of $300 each. The early bird drawings will be held on May 31,
June 16 and July 4. If your name is drawn for any of the early-bird prizes,
your ticket will then be returned to the barrel for the future drawings. Your
odds increase if you buy a raffle ticket early. Once the raffle tickets are
printed, they will go on sale immediately. Look forward to an announcement
indicating the availability of the raffle tickets.
In
order for this event to be successful, we need the dedication of many
volunteers to help sell the raffle tickets. If you can help out, please give me
a call at the rectory. The proceeds of this event help support our parish, our
elementary school and our high school. Your participation is vital to our
success. Thank you for your help.
Peace!
Fr.
Beaven
BenFest
Raffle
The selling of
BenFest Raffle tickets will begin in earnest in the upcoming weeks. The top
raffle prize will be $15,000 and the raffle tickets sell for $50 apiece. We
also need an army of sellers to help us sell more raffle tickets than we sold
last year. If you can help with the raffle team, please contact me at the
rectory or Renee Brass, Melissa Mulhern or Paul Marron. The BenFest Raffle sets
the tone for the overall profit from the event. There will again be three early
bird drawings — one on June 1, then on June 16 and finally on July 4. If your
ticket is drawn, you not only win $300, but your ticket returns to the barrel
for all future drawings.
Keep an eye here for detail updates.
For more information, please call (773) 463-6797 or (773) 588-6484.
Oktoberfest 2008
Please mark your calendar for Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2008, for a Celebration of Community
Since 1966 in the Tradition of St. Ben's German Roots.
Oktoberfest 2008—Volunteers
Needed
The next planning meeting of the Oktoberfest Committee is
scheduled for Monday, May 5 at 8 pm in the Pine Room. Help is needed
with publicity, staffing, set-up/breakdown, decorations, etc. Working at
Oktoberfest is also an opportunity to acquire service hours.
Interested individuals should contact Pete Kattner,
Committee Chairperson, at (773) 539-1626 or e-mail thekattners@sbcglobal.net
or contact Dradyne Robyne Eudeikis at (773) 929-9551 or e-mail deudeikis@stbenedict.com
to confirm attendance. FYI: It is important that you arrive a little before
8 pm as the front desk of the Rectory closes at 8 pm, and no one will be able
to let you in after that.
THE SCHOOLS OF SAINT BENEDICT
3920 N. Leavitt
Chicago, IL 60618
Phone 773-463-6797
Fax 773-463-0782
Elementary Principal: Ms. Rachel Gemo, ext. 404 rgemo@stbenedict.com
Preschool Director: Ms. Erin Barrett, ext. 601 ebarrett@stbenedict.com
High School Principal and Co-President of St. Benedict High School:
Mr. Sante Iacovelli, ext. 317 SIacovelli@stbenedict.com
Preschool and Elementary School Admissions Director, Doreen Morand, ext. 420 dmorand@stbenedict.com
Elementary School Office: Mrs. Marge Lawlor, ext. 402 MARGE@stbenedict.com
Elementary Admin. Asst.: Mrs. Christa O’Keefe, ext. 400 CHRISTA@stbenedict.com
Preschool Reception: Mrs. Barbara Bennett, ext. 600
Hot Lunch Representative: Mrs. Ana Miller, ext. 231
School Nurse: Ms. Sarah Bergman, ext. 235 SBergman@stbenedict.com
Tuition Office: Ms. Daralis Oliver, ext. 320, Fax: 773-313-0049 DARALIS@stbenedict.com
Tuition Covenant Grants: Principal Gemo ext 404 rgemo@stbenedict.com
Advancement/Alumni: Mrs. Karen Sims, ext. 324 ksims@stbenedict.com
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION of ST. BENEDICT
Phone 773-539-0066
Fax 773-279-0690
Athletics Director: Mr. Robert Potempa, ext. 237 rpotempa@stbenedict.com
Athletics Admin. Asst.: Mrs. Cathy Nota, ext. 325 CNota@stbenedict.com
FACULTY
Erin Barrett—Preschool Director/Teacher EBarrett@stbenedict.com * Website
Betty Blazek, Preschool BBlazek@stbenedict.com * Website
Geri Brewster, Preschool gbrewster@stbenedict.com * Website
Tracey Gianatasio, Preschool Tgianatasio@stbenedict.com * Website
Jill O’Grady, Preschool JOGrady@stbenedict.com * Website
Monique Mueller, Preschool mmueller@stbenedict.com * Website
Aubrey Caputo, Preschool acaputo@stbenedict.com *Website
Nicole Koncak, Preschool nkoncak@stbenedict.com *Website
Evelyn Cordova, Preschool Spanish ECordova@stbenedict.com * Website
Kindergarten Mrs. Cathy Kattner ckattner@stbenedict.com * Website
Kindergarten Ms. Julie Breen jbreen@stbenedict.com *Website
Kindergarten Ms. Jacquelyn McCanse jmccanse@stbenedict.com *Website
First Grade Ms. Carrie Nerge cnerge@stbenedict.com * Website
First Grade Miss Nancy Meskel nmeskel@stbenedict.com *Website
Second Grade Mrs. Nancy Hoffmann nhoffmann@stbenedict.com * Website
Second Grade Ms. Jennifer Pigoni jpigoni@stbenedict.com * Website
Third Grade Ms. Yvonne Grabe ygrabe@stbenedict.com * Website
Third Grade, Mrs. Shannon Brusca sbrusca@stbenedict.com *Website
Fourth Grade Mrs. Janet Olson jolson@stbenedict.com * Website
Fourth Grade Mrs. Carrie Rodas crodas@stbenedict.com * Website
Fifth Grade Mrs. Jennifer Alippo jalippo@stbenedict.com * Website
Sixth Grade Ms. Megan Kelly mkelly@stbenedict.com * Website
Sixth Grade Mr. Jim Boland jboland@stbenedict.com * Website
Seventh Grade Ms. Tracie Vitale tvitale@stbenedict.com * Website
Eighth Grade Mrs. Amy McCue amccue@stbenedict.com * Website
Eighth Grade Mr. Edward Creech ecreech@stbenedict.com * Website
Physical Education Martha McDonough mmcdonough@stbenedict.com * Website
Computer Ms. Amy Miller amiller@stbenedict.com * Website
Music Mr. Thomas Escott tescott@stbenedict.com * Website
Band Ms. Suzanne Harris
Art Mrs. Pamela Janega pjanega@stbenedict.com * Website
Librarian Ilona Weber iweber@stbenedict.com * Website
Counselor Mrs. Ann Kulig
