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Northside Catholic Academy

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Summer will soon end, and the start of a new school year and church programs will begin.  As I am writing this letter, parish groups and organizations are gearing up to return to regular activities.

Upcoming events of our parish groups in the new school year are:

1. Religious Education Program and Thiếu Nhi Thánh Thể (Youth Eucharistic Movement)

The Religious Education Program and Thiếu Nhi Thánh Thể will begin 2019-2020 school year on Sunday, September 8, 2019.  Religious education classes are from 11:30 am to 12:25 pm, followed by TNTT activities.  Religious education is for children in grades K – 8.  Thiếu Nhi Thánh Thể is for children ages 7 and older.  Registration begins on August 17, 2019 and continues through September 8, 2019.

2. Marriage Preparation

Marriage Preparation class will be held on four consecutive Tuesday evenings in October:  8, 15, 22 and 29.  Class will be from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.

3. Vietnamese Language Class

Vietnamese language class will begin in October, 2019.  Registration dates will be announced in September.

4. Marriage and Family Ministry

To strengthen personal piety, increase understanding between husband and wife, effectively nurture children, and encourage spouses to do apostolate work together, a marriage enrichment retreat will be held on October 25-27.

5. Cursillo Movement

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnamese Cursillo Movement in the Archdiocese of Chicago, a regional Ultreya will be held on Saturday, October 5 at St. Henry.  The theme of this meeting is Charisms, Objectives and Methodology.

6. Patron Saint Feast Day

Vietnamese Community will celebrate its Patron Saint Feast Day - Our Lady of Rosary on Sunday, October 6.  Auxiliary Bishop Mark Bartosic will be the principal celebrant.  This will be a joyful day for all.

As a reminder, during rectory hours we reserve the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday to meet with those who need to resolve family issues.  Please kindly make appointment with us.

May God pour out His blessings on each and all of you.

In Christ,

Father Phi Nguyen

The Parish Grouping Process

At the heart of our Renew My Church efforts is the renewal of vital, sustainable parishes that have the leadership, resources, and vision necessary to create an effective culture of evangelization that makes disciples, builds communities and inspires witness. This requires prayerful discernment and challenging conversations on our part. It also necessitates great trust that Jesus, our Good Shepherd, will lead us to where He wants us to go.

As I’ve shared, our parish is working with St. Timothy, St. Margaret Mary, and Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Mission as one group to discern and provide input into how we can best structure our parishes and ministries to make disciples, build community, and inspire witness. Together, we will work through multiple stages on a shared journey of renewal:

1. Discernment & Decisions. A selected team known as the Grouping Feedback and Discernment Team will reflect upon potential scenarios of how our local parishes and schools may be organized differently in the future and develop potential ideas to achieve the mission imperatives. This stage concludes when Cardinal Cupich makes his final decisions regarding any structural changes affecting the grouping.
2. Transition Support. Once decisions are made that result in structural/organizational changes to the grouping, a dedicated support team from the archdiocese works on-site to help pastors manage the transition - both the pastoral accompaniment to walk with people through this time of change and operational transition to ensure new parishes have strong, sustainable operational foundations, upon which the great work of ministry can be built to achieve our mission imperatives.
3. Building the New Reality. At this point in the process, with the structural, operational, financial, and personnel foundations in place, the grouping will focus its efforts on vibrantly living out the three imperatives. At the core will be a culture of evangelization that supports the work of making disciples, building community, and inspiring witness. This will be a journey over the next several years in our parish.

Along this journey, our Good Shepherd guides our steps. He is with us always and assures us in the Gospel, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” (Jn 10:27-30). It’s on us to keep our ears open and to listen with our hearts throughout this process.

As always, for more information, visit RenewMy-Church.org, or ask me, your pastor, and parish leaders.

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