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RECONCILIATION Confirmation Baptisms Anointing of the Sick SACRAMENTS Eucharist Funerals Matrimony Reconciliation Saturdays Saint Joan of Arc | 3:15 - 4:30pm The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance, or Penance and Reconciliation) has three elements: conversion, confession, and celebration. In it, we find God's unconditional forgiveness; as a result, we are called to forgive others. Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:15 pm at our Saint Joan of Arc campus or by appointment. Communal Reconciliation Services are held during Advent and Lent.

RECONCILIATION Eucharistic Adoration Sacraments Mass Schedule WORSHIP Reconciliation Saturdays Saint Joan of Arc | 3:30 - 4:15pm The Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation (also known as Penance, or Penance and Reconciliation) has three elements: conversion, confession, and celebration. In it, we find God's unconditional forgiveness; as a result, we are called to forgive others. Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturdays from 3:30 - 4:15 pm at our Saint Joan of Arc campus or by appointment. Communal Reconciliation Services are held during Advent and Lent.

GREETERS Christian Family Movement Arts & Environment Altar Serving MINISTRIES HOME Contemplative Prayer Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Adoration Ministers of Care Ministry of Prayer Ushers Sacristans Music Ministry Greeters Contact Aimee LeBlanc | aleblanc112@gmail.com Greeters serve as welcoming ambassadors at our church Masses and other liturgical events. Greeters are present before the start of Mass and other events to assist with answering questions, special needs/requests (e.g. gluten-free eucharist, seating needs, etc.), and most importantly, to welcome everyone attending the service. Please consider giving 15-20 minutes of your time on a day when you are attending Mass or another liturgical event. Serving as a greeter is a wonderful way to actively engage in the parish and get to know your fellow parishioners!

CHRISTIAN FAMILY MOVEMENT Christian Family Movement Arts & Environment Altar Serving MINISTRIES HOME Contemplative Prayer Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Adoration Ministers of Care Ministry of Prayer Ushers Sacristans Music Ministry Greeters Contact: Daniela Menichella | dmenichella@gmail.com

MASS SCHEDULE Eucharistic Adoration Sacraments Mass Schedule WORSHIP Reconciliation 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

SUNDAY OFFERTORY GiveCentral Online Giving Estate Planning GIVING Paver Program Sunday Offertory TTWCI Stocks, Tranfsers, Matching Our community depends on regular, weekly offertory contributions and we need them to continue our mission. If you are already an online donor, we thank you. If you are not, it is easier than ever to enroll in electronic giving. You can make your Sunday offertory donation by: ♦ Visit GiveCentral to donate or set up a recurring electronic donation. ♦ Text the keyword SUNDAY to 847-221-6237. You will be directed to our online giving page. ♦ Call 847-328-1430 to set up electronic giving over the phone. ♦ Mail your envelope to 1615 Lincoln, Evanston, IL 60201. ♦ Drop off your donation in the parish house mail slot.

LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES Finance Council Development Committee Facilities & Maintenance MINISTRIES HOME Parish Council Unification Team School Board St. John Newman's Leadership Ministries.

EUCHARITIC ADORATION Christian Family Movement Arts & Environment Altar Serving MINISTRIES HOME Contemplative Prayer Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Adoration Ministers of Care Ministry of Prayer Ushers Sacristans Music Ministry Greeters 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 provides a solemn space for prayer and adoration each Wednesday from 5-7:30pm on our St. Joan of Arc campus. 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.

& & 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.

FINANCE COUNCIL Finance Council Development Committee Facilities & Maintenance MINISTRIES HOME Parish Council Unification Team School Board Contact: Jake Noble | jcnoble79@icloud.com Mark Sheehan | markdsheehan@gmail.com The Finance Council is a parish-wide team mandated by the Archdiocese to advise and consult with the pastor regarding the financial status of the parish. Among the many tasks the council performs, the team reviews the parish annual budget and various annual parish reports. Council members review the management of funds the parish is authorized to retain and manage and aid in the formulation of the annual parish report. Members of the Finance Council are chosen by the pastor to serve on the council based on skills and expertise in management and/or financial areas. The council has both the Development Committee and the Facilities and Maintenance Committee reporting to it. Anyone interested in the areas the council deals with or who wishes to serve on the council may contact the council chairs noted above.

ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS FAMILY OF FAITH CLOW RELIGIOUS EDUCATION O.C.I.A. ADULT FORMATION SERIES ADULT BIBLE STUDY Contact: Shawn Lucas | slucas@newmanparish.com 847-328-1430, x124 OCIA , or the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, is a process with the Catholic Church for welcoming new members into the faith, particularly adults who are not yet baptized or those baptized in other Christian traditions. It's essentially a period of formation and discernment where individuals explore Catholic beliefs and practices, ultimately preparing them to receive the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist). The OCIA process is designed to be gradual, respectful of individual journeys, and rooted in prayer, study, and community life. What OCIA involves: The process includes: Inquiry: Exploring the basics of the Catholic Faith Catechumenate: A period of learning about Catholic Beliefs, practices, and traditions. Purification and Enlightenment: A more intense period during Lent, leading up to the Easter Vigil Mystagogy: Post-baptismal catechesis where new Catholics reflect on their experience and grow in their faith. Interested in our Parish OCIA program? Please fill out this form. “The sacraments of Christian initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist – lay the foundations of every Christian life. “The sharing in the divine nature given to men through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development, and nourishing of natural life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation, they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and advance toward the perfection of charity.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1212) 2025-2026 O.C.I.A. Schedule