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WOMEN'S CLUB Girl Scouts Cub Scouts MINISTRIES HOME Knights of Columbus Men's Club Women's Club Youth & Young Adult Contact: Juli Carlin | julicarlin@yahoo.com Holly Pickering | hollydpickering@yahoo.com “God is in the midst of her, she can't be moved” Psalm 46:5 Welcome to the Women’s Club of St. John Newman Parish. For years, the Women’s Clubs at both parishes have helped form the backbone of parish life. As we merge the two organizations, we look forward to continuing traditions, supporting the parish, nurturing one another, and growing together. Why a Women's Club? We know that where two or three are gathered in Christ’s name, He is in their midst (Matthew 18:19-20). The Women’s Club provides women of the parish an opportunity to come together in the sisterhood of Christ. Whether it’s praying together or playing together, the Women’s Club events, both spiritual and fun, build a community to carry us through all the seasons of our lives. Who is in the Women's Club? All the women of the newly united St. Athanasius and St. Joan of Arc Parish. No dues or registration required, please just come to events. And bring friends! Who is leading the Women's Club? Parishioners Juli Carlin and Holly Pickering are co-leading the Women's Club for 2024-2025. Your participation is encouraged and all are welcome to attend meetings (schedule to come). Women’s Club Sponsored Events to come: Turkey Trot (a traveling party, not a race!), Advent by Candlelight, Parish Christmas Party, Lenten Small Group Book Discussions, Theater Night, and Lenten Evening of Reflection. Welcoming Feedback As we embark on this newly imagined journey together over the next year, we welcome your feedback. What events or activities would help you grow your faith? Grow in friendships? How can we improve? How would you like to be involved? Email Juli Carlin or Holly Pickering . REGISTER

WORSHIP Eucharistic Adoration Sacraments Mass Schedule WORSHIP Reconciliation We encourage all members of our parish to actively participate in the glorification of God, whether this is as simple as attending a weekend Mass, becoming more involved in one of our liturgical ministries, or receiving a Sacrament.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration Sacraments Mass Schedule WORSHIP Reconciliation Wednesdays St. Joan of Arc | 5:30 - 7pm The mission of the Eucharistic Adoration ministry is to provide a quiet time and place for prayer in the presence of the Lord’s host, the Eucharist. To re-invigorate adoration in the worldwide church as urged by Pope John Paul II, St. John Newman Parish provides a solemn space for prayer and adoration each week. Persons of all ages are welcome to join in this time of reverence and to experience a close encounter with the Eucharist, which is on the altar during this time. Sometimes described as an opportunity for a deeper encounter with inner beliefs, Adoration can be a time to settle and focus on faith and experience a unique relationship to prayer. To participate in this ministry, join us at our St. Joan of Arc campus to pray during Adoration each Wednesday from 5:30 - 7pm .

MASS SCHEDULE Staff Parish Information Our Parish St. Athanasius School Mass Schedule Daily Mass Saint Athanasius Church Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30am Saint Joan of Arc Church Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am Communion Service Saint Athanasius & Saint Joan of Arc Fridays 8:30am Saturday Mass Saint Joan of Arc 4:30pm Sunday Masses Saint Athanasius 9 & 11:30am Saint Joan of Arc 10:30am

GIRL SCOUTS Girl Scouts Cub Scouts MINISTRIES HOME Knights of Columbus Men's Club Women's Club Youth & Young Adult Contacts: Lauren Carrane | lauren.m.heist@gmail.com Girl Scouts troupes based at St Athanasius work to build confidence, character and courage in the girls who come together to meet, earn badges and do community service. Scout meetings are held on the second and fourth Sundays during school months at 2 p.m. in the St. Athanasius School cafeteria. The fee to be a member is $50 per year. One special event the Girl Scouts take on each year is to collect socks for veterans. They also help with the Easter Egg Hunt on the church lawn on Easter Sunday.

ESTATE PLANNING GiveCentral Online Giving Estate Planning GIVING Paver Program Sunday Offertory TTWCI Stocks, Tranfsers, Matching Including St. John Newman Parish in your estate planning leaves a lasting legacy and helps us to continue the St. John Newman mission in your name for generations to come. There are many ways in which you can incorporate St. John Newman into your estate and to do so is less complicated than you might think. A well-drafted will or living trust allows you to distribute your assets in an orderly fashion. Charitable bequests are an opportunity to make a lasting impact that touches people’s lives in a positive way. Additionally, charitable bequests are 100% deductible under current estate tax laws. Please consider designating St. John Newman as a recipient of your estate with the following language: “I give to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole (dollar amount or percentage of the residue of the estate) for use and benefit of St. John Newman Parish, 1615 Lincoln, Evanston, IL 60201.” If you have questions or would like someone from St. John Newman to speak with your estate planner, please contact Donna Borman at dborman@newmanparish.com .

ST. JOHN NEWMAN PARISH INFORMATION Staff Parish Information Our Parish St. Athanasius School Mass Schedule ST. JOHN NEWMAN PARISH 1615 LINCOLN ST. EVANSTON, IL 60201 PHONE: 847.328.1430 HOURS: MON-THUR 9AM - 2:30PM ST. ATHANASIUS CHURCH 1615 LINCOLN ST. EVANSTON, IL 60201 ST. JOAN OF ARC CHURCH 3653 LYONS ST. EVANSTON, IL 60203

CONFIRMATION Confirmation Baptisms Anointing of the Sick SACRAMENTS Eucharist Funerals Matrimony Reconciliation Confirmation is the completion of the Church’s initiation process and is conferred in the 8th grade in our parish. Preparation begins in 7th grade, continues through 8th, studying the life of Christ as Servant, includes one annual day retreat, 3-4 community formation nights led by NET Ministry , classroom formation and completion of service projects prior to the reception of the sacrament. For Adult Confirmation, please visit our O.C.I.A. page and email Mr. Shawn Lucas for more information. Important Dates 2025-2026 October 4 - Parent and Sponsor Night - St. Joan of Arc - 4:30-7:30 p.m. November 9 - NET Ministry Community Night #1 - St. Joan of Arc School/Church- 5:00-8:15 p.m. November 22 - Mission OLA Service Project (optional - click here to register - deadline 9/15/25) December 6 - Connections for the Homeless (optional - click here to register - deadline 10/15/25) February 1 - Confirmation Retreat - Location and Time TBD February 22 - NET Ministry Community Night #2 - St. Joan of Arc School/Church - 5:00-8:15 p.m. March 22 - NET Ministry Community Night #3 - St. Joan of Arc School/Church - 5:00-8:15 p.m. April 16 - Confirmation Practice - St. Athanasius Church - 7:00-8:00 p.m. April 17 - Sacrament of Confirmation Mass - St. Athanasius Church - 6:00 p.m. Additional Documents $125.00 Sacramental fee for all Confirmation Students - Due by September 12, 2025 For more information about the Sacrament of Confirmation please contact: Shawn Lucas | slucas@newmanparish.com 847-328-1430, x124 2026 Confirmation Information Packet: Full Document Sponsor Information Virtual Form Service Hours Log Printable Sacramental Fee Payment Page

CALENDAR What's Happening EVENTS Calendar Gallery Have an event or program coming up and want to communicate it to our parish? Fill out this online form for publication consideration. This form is for entries for our bulletins, weekly eblasts, website and social media pages. For more information or to have something added to our calendar, please contact Natalie Hennigan .

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLOW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Family of Faith R.C.I.A. SYMBOLON ADULT BIBLE STUDY From the time we are very young, we have many questions about God. St. John Newman seeks to help parishioners answer those questions and grow in their understanding of our religion. At St. John Newman we offer: Religious Education classes for kindergarten through eighth grade. Order of Christian Initiation for Adults for anyone or anyone interested in entering into Full Communion with the Catholic Church. Faith Formation In addition, the SJN Women’s Club offers various programs for spiritual reflection and the SJA Men’s Club offers an annual silent retreat.

& & LENT AT ST. JOHN NEWMAN PARISH Easter Schedule Holy Week Schedule Lenten Opportunities Lent Lent is an annual 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22 and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday, April 6. It's a period of preparation to celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms ; and we practice self-control through fasting and abstinence. We are called not only to abstain from our preferences during Lent, but even more so to a true inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's Will for us more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in which we were also baptized into Christ's death and began a new life in Christ. Don’t let this be another Lent in your life where these traditions of the Church are merely words on a page. These Lenten practices can be so much more if we are willing to bring them to life. Why not consider this very Lent, as Pope Francis reminds us, to serve the poor. You can support the various ministries of our parish: the Soup Kitchen, Saint Vincent DePaul, Feed the Hungry and Saint Agnes of Bohemia Parish. Just contact the parish office if you need guidance.

ALTAR SERVING Arts & Environment Altar Serving MINISTRIES HOME Christian Family Movement Contact: Shawn Lucas | slucas@newmanparish.com 847-328-1430, x124 All parish children in grades 4 and up are invited to be altar servers for weekend Masses and weekday school Masses for our St. Athanasius and The Academy at St. Joan of Arc students. The requirements for an Altar Server are: Must have already received their First Holy Communion. Must be faithful, available, and responsible. Must be a current 4-8th grader. Must serve a minimum of once a month at one of the Weekend Masses. Must receive a yearly 2-hour training/re-training session. Upcoming Training Sunday, November 3 - 11:30-1:30 - St. Joan of Arc Church - Family of Faith/All Students welcomed Wednesday, November 6th & Thursday November 7th, 2:00pm - ASJA Students Wednesday, November 13 & Thursday, November 14th, 1:30pm - St. Athanasius Students Register for a Training Session Here Upon the Completion of a training session each student will be sent a "contract" to sign and submit and will be registered in the Parish Ministry Scheduler. An email will be sent on how to login and download the smartphone app for the Scheduling platform. For more information on scheduling, please contact Mr. Shawn Lucas (slucas@newmanparish.com ) with any questions. Contemplative Prayer Eucharistic Adoration Eucharistic Ministers Greeters Lectors Ministers of Care Ministry of Prayer Music Ministry Sacristans Ushers