FAMILIES IN NEED OF MEALS
If you or know of another parish family who is in need of meals due to illness or any other reason.
Please Contact: Molly Hague 366 6778 mhague23@gmail.com
Thanksgiving by the numbers
242 million
The number of turkeys raised in the United States in 2010.
7.1 billion
The total combined weight of turkeys in 2009.
735 million pounds
The forecasted estimate of cranberry production in 2010. Wisconsin and Massachusetts are the leading cranberry producing states in the country.
1.9 billion pounds
The total weight of sweet potatoes produced in 2009. North Carolina, California and Louisiana are the leading sweet potato producers in the United States.
931 million pounds
The number of total pumpkins produced in the major pumpkin producing state in 2009. Illinois, California, and Ohio are the leading pumpkin producing states in the nation.
2,000-3,000: People used to guide balloons during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
12,000: Cubic feet of helium in the Big Bird balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
214 Miles : Average miles driven for Thanksgiving
THANKSGIVING
SUPERSTITIONS
Before putting the turkey in the oven, knock 3 times on a wooden board and the meat will taste succulent.
Pulling the wishbone. The person with the longer end will have their wish come true.
If you eat a child's turkey leftovers then it will make a boy naughty and a girl cry.
What Is Black Friday?
While Thanksgiving is an official holiday, the ay after is not. However, many workers take this Friday as a holiday making a nice four day weekend. Since 2000 this day has been labeled 'Black Friday' and has become one of the busiest shopping days of the year. 23.3 % of Black Friday shoppers arrive at stores by 5 am!!!! Will this be you this year???
A Thanksgiving Day Prayer
Lord, so often times, as any other day
When we sit down to our meal and pray
We hurry along and make fast the blessing
Thanks, amen. Now please pass the dressing
We're slaves to the olfactory overload
We must rush our prayer before the food gets cold
But Lord, I'd like to take a few minute more
To really give thanks to what I'm thankful for
For my family, my health, a nice soft bed
My friends, my freedom, a roof over my head
I'm thankful right now to be surrounded by those
Whose lives touch me more than they'll ever possibly know
Thankful Lord, that You've blessed me beyond measure
Thankful that in my heart lives life's greatest treasure
That You, dear Jesus, reside in that place
And I'm ever so grateful for Your unending grace
So please, heavenly Father, bless this food You've provided
And bless each and every person invited
Amen!
--Scott Wesemann
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Dear Women of St Luke Parish
The St Luke Women's Club is off to a great start. We are up to 127 members and going strong - THANK YOU for your support.
THANK YOU for participating in our first event last Friday night. We hope you enjoyed the festive evening and were able to see and catch up with friends both old and new. Our hats off to all that helped make the evening a success.
THANK YOU for signing up to make meals for parish families in need. If you are interested in helping and getting on e-mail notifications for families in need, we have included the information below in Recurring Newsletter Articles (or click here). A couple of people have approached us with items we felt needed some clarification:
On our membership registration letter we indicated one of our parish 'commitments' would be to donate $300 total to parish, school and religious education program. This means in the spirit of giving back the St Luke Women's Club as a whole will present and donate this amount to the parish annually. We are not asking each SLWC member to make a $300 donation - sorry for the confusion.
We also are asking for ideas on a collaborative creative effort to help the parish. For instance - a group to come together to make banners for the different ministries or baking sweets treats or creating goodie bags for new parishioners. These are just ideas, if you have an idea that you think would work - please let us know. Additionally we are looking for people to help with the Honor Guard idea. Please contact one of us if you are interested. In that same thought, there are several ways we have indicated that you can get involved throughout the newsletter, so keep your eyes open. We are planning to have a meeting sometime after the new year to recap some of these ways and to hear any ideas for the future. We will keep you posted.
Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the positive feedback we have received and realize we have a lot to work on as well, so if you have feedback, want to help, have an idea - we'd love to hear from you.
We want to wish you and your families a heathly and blessed Thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
St Luke Women's Club Board Molly Hague Noreen Leavy Kathleen Parrilli Amy Hart Tomaso Pat Devereux Katie Planek |
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Event Wrap Up and
Thank yous
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The SLWC had a terrific and fun filled evening on Friday, November 4th in Waldron Hall. Well over 100 ladies joined in on the fun, fellowship, delicious tasty treats and awesome raffle!!! We have many people to THANK that helped us in pulling off this successful evening.
More heartfelt THANK YOUS go out to
- Tracy Hollenbach who provided the music and IPOD mix for the evening.
- Sebastian Lorenzo of Sign Co. in Melrose Park who produced the thank you sign boards.
- Our cute raffle girls who volunteered their time.
- Sue Gamache and Glenn Wagner from the parish who helped with many behind the scene details.
- And to The Men's Club for the gorgeous bouquet of flowers that greeted everyone when they walked in.
KICK OFF EVENT PICTURES
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If we heard it once throughout the evening, we heard it a thousand times - just how kind and delicious each one of the food sponsors were. Below you will find brief descriptions of their company/products and links to their websites or order forms for more information. Click on the blue underlined name to be connected to their link.
Armand's Pizzeria is owned by parishioners Virgil and Cherise Gerin and located in Elmwood Park and of course delivers. Armand's is known for their great pizzas and salads, but did you know they cater as well - the bbq beef is terrific! Watch their facebook page for Two for One Tuesdays specials.
Karl's Craft Soups specializes in fantastic soups and currently runs a soup co-op where pre ordered weekly soups can be picked up at pre determined locations. Karl also provides in house catering for meetings, luncheons, showers, dinners and cocktail parties.
Le Maison de Bonbon has nearly 100 years of experience making fine chocolates. Located next to Shanahan's Restaurant on Madison St in Forest Park, their chocolates are sure to make excellent gifts, especially for the holidays - all types of chocolates and sizes are available.
Marc Chodera of Global Table provides and delivers a world of culinary expertise to your home. He also offers private chef services, specializes in luxury dinner and wine pairings, and teaches curriculum cooking courses.
River Forest Chocolates provides delicious and handmade quality chocolates. Parishioner Donna Slepicka makes all the chocolates herself and can customize any project you may have. Terrific holiday gifts available.
Rare Bird Preserves provides delightful preserves for any occasion - your own home, housewarming, host/hostess gifts, and holiday gift giving. Their unique flavors and distinctive ingredients are like no other and an offer amazing product. Gift boxes available.
Kokku Gourmet has a variety of choco-delicacies to tempt your senses. They pour the flavors of Europe into each one of their handmade delights. They offer several chocolate sauces, vanilla extract and hot gourmet cocoa.
Scone A Lisa owned by parishioner Lisa Krusinski learned her love of cooking from her grandmother. Her yummy scones have made their way all over the Oak Park and River Forest communities. It's as simple as this: you order, she bakes, you enjoy them...
Sugared, Sweets by Nikki are simply adorable to look at and taste so darn good. All of her homemade goods use the finest ingredients. From customized cakes, cupcakes, to cookies - Nikki can do it all AND she delivers right to your home - how easy is that!
And last but not least our Wine Man -- Pete D'Amico of Wine Discount Center which is affiliated with Famous Liquors did a wonderful job educating us on the fabulous wines he offered. He can be reached at peterdamico@winediscountcenter.com. He brought a 2009 Tilia cabernet sauvignon and Puilatti Zuccole chardonnay to name a few.
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Recurring Newsletter Articles
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As a reminder - we have several recurring parts of the newsletters for you to keep in mind. Dont' be shy - we want to hear from you.
Do you have a talent or hobby and looking for others. Let us know and we can try to get others interested in forming a group.
Knitters/bridge players/bowling/runners/walkers/roller derby/dinner swapping??
Please contact:
Noreen Leavy 708 404 0556/nonomck@hotmail.com
Meals for families in need
If you or know of any parish families that need help with meals due to family illness or other reasons
Please contact:
Molly Hague 708-366-6778/mhague23@gmail.com
HOW TO GET ON E-MAIL LIST FOR FAMILIES IN NEED OF MEAL SERVICE
We have come up with an easy way to accommodate the needs of families who will need meal service. If you are interested in helping and becoming part of this e-mail list you will need to follow these directions.
1. Sign up on line at https://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/648472/ - Begin at right hand side which says, "Interested in Becoming Member of this Community?". Fill in your personal e-mail address and follow prompts.
2. Your member request will then need to be approved by the 'community coordinator' Molly Hague. This may take a couple of hours - so please be patient.
3. Once you have been approved by Molly - you will be sent an e-mail link where you need to verify your personal e-mail address and password. Click on this link and it should take you to Lots a Helping Hands website.
4. After this step is done you are on this list and part of the St Luke's Meals Community. Any time there is a family in need of meals you will be e-mailed. You will get the specifics on the family, dates and meal details and will have access to the website and calendar where you can sign up for dates.
We understand that there will be times when you can help and other times when you can not. There is no pressure to cook for every family in need - there will be plenty of helping hands - we ask you do what you are comfortable with and this website and calendar will give that flexibility.
Member News
Do you have some exciting news to share with all of us - perhaps a new member of the family or wedding, or celebrating a milestone anniversary or birthday? We would love to share in the joy with you - so please let us know.
Please contact:
Katie Planek 708 848 6547/katiefahey33@hotmail.com
In Our Prayers
In this section of the newsletter we will recognize special intentions of any nature that we receive. We will also recognize and offers prayers for the recently departed St Luke parishioners.
Please contact:
Kathleen Parrilli 708 366 5710/r.parrilli@comcast.net
Our Deepest Sympathies
This area of newsletter will be reserved for any St Luke Women's Club member who has recently lost a loved one who is not a parishioner of St Luke. All too many times we hear of a close loved one long after the services have taken place. We want you to know that you have our support and in our prayers during this time, so please don't hesitate to let us know especially if there are local services being held.
Please Contact:
Amy Hart Tomaso 708 488 0551/atomaso@gloor.com
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Winter Event - working on event - will keep you updated
May - Parishwide Maycrowning celebration - looking for committee members interested in helping with this
June - Garden Walk - We are trying to compile gardens for a Garden Walk on Saturday June 16, 2012. If you are interested in showcasing your garden (outside only) - please let us know. We are trying to get as many homes as close to each other as possible - so this is walkable. If you think you may be interested contact: Noreen Leavy 708 404 0556 or nonomck@hotmail.com If you have any event ideas - please let one of us know |
 Please keep the following special intentions in prayer:
- The Wojcik Family - Please join us in the church this Thursday, November 10th from 7 - 7:30 p.m. to pray the rosary for David Wojcik. Kitti McSorley will lead us in prayer for Dave and his family (his daughter Alexis is in 3rd grade at St Luke School) as he continues his journey with cancer. Dave has entered hospice care and needs our prayers.
- May all celebrating Thanksgiving have a safe, peaceful and renewed sense of gratitude during this special holiday
Our deepest sympathies to all who have recently lost a beloved family member or friend of St. Luke Parish.
May the souls of Philip J Foley, Maria Vittoria Orfei, Claire Singer Etale, and Mary Bonfield Corbett rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual list shine upon them. May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen |
 Our deepest sympathies go out to our SLWC members who have recently lost a loved one. Please keep them and their families in your prayers
- Eva Walsh's father - Dr. Michael M. DiGilio
- Dee Dee Goggin's father in law - John E. "Jack" Goggin
- Molly Swock's father in law - Gerald Swock
- Kim Trucco's brother - Mark Baker
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The Traditions and Trivia of THANKSGIVING!
In the United States, the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition traces its origins to a 1621 celebration at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. There is also evidence for an earlier harvest celebration on the continent by Spanish explorers in Florida during 1565, as well as thanksgiving feasts in the Virginia Colony. The initial thanksgiving observance at Virginia in 1619 was prompted by the colonists' leaders on the anniversary of the settlement. The 1621 Plymouth feast and thanksgiving was prompted by a good harvest. In later years, the tradition was continued by civil leaders such as Governor Bradford who planned a thanksgiving celebration and fast in 1623. While initially, the Plymouth colony did not have enough food to feed half of the 102 colonists, the Wampanoag Native Americans helped the Pilgrims by providing seeds and teaching them to fish. The practice of holding an annual harvest festival like this did not become a regular affair in New England until the late 1660s.
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A Beautiful Tribute to Thanksgiving
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Newsletter Ideas:
Suggestions? Feedback?
PLEASE CONTACT:
Katie Planek 708 848 6547
Our sincerest THANK YOU for your support!
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River Forest, Illinois 60305
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