During this RESPECT LIFE month of October, let us pay heed to the words of the late Cardinal Bernardin, that all human life is sacred and must be respected from conception to natural death. This “seamless garment” principal means that a commitment to human dignity must be applied consistently across all issues, including abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, poverty, war, racism, workers rights, and environmental concerns. A consistent ethic of life calls for a holistic approach to justice that challenges our “picking and choosing” who deserves our respect. May Holy Mary, the mother of God, pray for us, and guide us.

Parents, thanks for keeping your kids safe! St. Edna is a very welcoming place (as we all know), and thank God, we’re a very safe place, too, and we want to make sure St. Edna remains a safe place. Thus, it’s very important for parents to keep a sharp eye on their small, young children so they don’t wander through any part of our buildings alone , where they could possibly be harmed or even snatched away. Sadly, the world we live in has predators seeking vulnerable children for evil purposes. We can never presume that our kids are 100% safe, just because they are in our Church building or on our Church property. Please monitor your kids when they need to use the restrooms, and please, never allow them the opportunity to wander alone near our exit doors.

More SCAM EMAILS  and  SCAM TEXTS  are going around again. Never believe them . Some are supposedly from me, or from our Deacons, or from Fr. Paul, asking you to contact us, or to purchase gift cards for us to distribute to other people. Don’t be fooled. We would NEVER ask you to do this kind of thing, no matter “how busy” these messages say we might be. Just DELETE these scam requests and save yourself some major headaches  and financial losses .  

Always be EXTREMELY CAREFUL when exiting our Parking Lot and making the left turn onto Arlington Heights Road to travel south. We have always hired (and we still do) Arlington Heights police officers for traffic control at our Saturday evening 5pm Mass and at two of our Sunday morning Masses, but less and less officers are signing up for this detail, so please be very cautious, and, as always, be extra kind and patient to your fellow drivers exiting our parking lot. Thank you!

Our Adoration Chapel is a wonderful place to find some personal peace. Pray before the EUCHARISTIC LORD Monday through Friday from 7am to 7pm. Enter the Chapel through Door 4.

The parents of any interested boys or girls who would like to be ALTAR SERVERS should contact the Parish Office at 847 398-3362. Veronica (Ronny) Erxleben provides the training for our Altar Servers.

Our Rosary Group is praying a continuous SPIRITUAL BOUQUET   “for peace in the world” , so please continue praying Rosaries and  Hail Mary’s  and letting Tomi Gaudio know at  tomig@comcast.net  so she can keep count. As of this writing, over 493,287 Hail Mary’s have been prayed.

Our St. Edna 60th Anniversary Cookbooks are loaded with many wonderful recipes. You can always purchase them at the Parish Office.

You can also purchase our beautiful, 60th Anniversary Keepsake Ornaments at the Parish Office.

Our Parish Grounds look so beautiful, thanks to the efforts of our Gardening for God volunteers.

Keep Fr. Paul in your prayers. He has decided to step away from St. Edna Parish and has been granted permission to take some personal time for vacation and Retreat. May God bless him. And please keep praying for peace and calm in our world and in our nation, especially during this Respect Life month of October.

Fr. Darrio