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Scout Troop 923 and Cub Pack 3923 will be preparing a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday December 3, 2023, at the Activity Center. Pancakes, sausage, and other goodies will be served from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Christmas wreath orders from Scout Troop 923 will be ready for pick-up on the weekend of December 2 and 3 after Mass.

Holy Child Jesus Parish Advent Reconciliation will take place on Sunday, December 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Activity Center. Confessions will be heard in English and Vietnamese. All are welcome and encouraged to join us in this powerful sacrament. Please come and experience God’s love, healing, compassion, and mercy.

Holy Child Jesus Parish will host its next evening of reflection on Thursday December 7, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. The topic is “The Bible and Catholic Tradition on Love, Sex, and Marriage.” Our presenter is Dr. Melanie Barrett, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Moral Theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.

There will be a second collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious on December 9 and 10. Say thank you to senior religious for their dedicated service. Your gift to the fund directly helps communities care for their aging member. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. For more information, go to retiredreligious.org. You may also make a contribution at GiveCentral. Thank you for your care and generosity.

With the sunset of the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship program, thousands of Catholic school families cannot keep their children in school. The need for scholarship funding is greater than ever. Your gift to the Catholic Schools Scholarship Program offers vital financial assistance to families who are committed to a Catholic school education but need help with tuition. Our schools continue to provide students with the academic and spiritual development necessary to live faithful and successful lives.

Vocation event Nov. 24 for high school males

Save the date for our annual Christmas Carol Concert! Our choirs and ministries will be performing on Sunday, December 17th.

Leading up to Christmas Eve, we will celebrate the 9-day Novena Simbang Gabi. Each Mass will be presided by a different Filipino priest from the Chicagoland area. Our first Simbang Gabi Mass will be followed by a reception. Save the dates and together we will celebrate the goodness of the Lord!

November 5–11 we are praying, educating and promoting all vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, consecrated life and marriage.

Please join us at the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Friday, October 27 as Holy Child Jesus Parish and the Archdiocese of Chicago join Pope Francis’ global plea for a World Day of Fasting, Penance, and Prayer for Peace.

Ignited Youth Ministry is resuming Monthly Youth Group Gatherings starting on Sunday, November 5th from 10:45-11:45am in the Youth Room of the Convent Building. All teens in grades 7th-12th are invited to join us! Registration forms can be found on the table at the back of the church or at the youth group gathering. IYM will meet every First Sunday of the month.

Scout Troop 923 will be taking orders for Christmas Wreaths in the back of church after Mass on the weekends of October 21-22 and 28-29. The wreaths are $35 and can be picked up after Mass on December 2 or 3 or at the Pancake Breakfast.

An ofrenda table will be set up in church to commemorate those who have died. Please bring a framed photograph of your loved one to church or to the parish office between October 24 and November 1 so that we may display and remember that person. Photos will be displayed from November 1 until November 19. They may be picked up at the parish office between November 20 and November 23.

On World Mission Sunday, we join our Holy Father in supporting his missions. As we pray and respond here at home, we share in those celebrations taking place in every parish and school throughout the world. Together, through our prayers and financial support, we bring the Lord’s mercy and concrete help to the most vulnerable communities in the Pope’s missions.

Did you miss our first Leadership Academy Gathering? Join us on Sunday, October 22nd at 10:45am for our next meeting!

We are hosting a fundraiser to raise funds for NCA, but we need your help! At the finale of our fundraiser on Thursday, October 19, students will complete 30-35 laps in the NCA Wildcat Fun Run to help our school. Proceeds will go towards a new gym floor at the Primary Campus. Will you consider making a donation to support NCA?

Youth Ministry is hosting a Parent Fall Meet and Greet for an opportunity to meet other parents and your youth ministers. There will be light breakfast refreshments. Ignited Youth Ministry is hosting an Open Gym Sports Day for children and teens while parents attend the meet and greet.

All children and teens invited to our Open Gym Sports Day on Sunday, October 15th at 10:30-11:45am in the Activity Center Gym.