St E CYO Reunion Gazette

Saturday Nov 12, 2011 @ St. E

Springfield Edition

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Hello St. Elizabeths CYO Alumni

Welcome back to St. Elizabeths for your 40 CYO Reunion. For those of you who no longer live in the diocese, my name is Thomas Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield. I am pleased to have an opportunity to extend my greetings and a hearty Welcome Home to each of you. As you prepare to gather for the 40 CYO reunion, it is my understanding that you are approaching nearly 100 attendees. This is quite astounding for an organization that had no formal membership, dues, secret handshakes, or decoder rings. You must have been quite a group and had some truly fantastic leaders, both student and adult, lay and religious, setting positive examples, enjoying each others company, working together toward common goals based on shared values and beliefs.
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When I think of you gathering together, celebrating friendships built at CYO forty some years ago, I recall Verse 20 from Matthew, As you prepare to Chapter 18: for where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." You are celebrating those friendships, that goodness, that Godness, which you found and sustained in each other so many years ago. As you reconnect gather for your 40th with each other,it is my CYO reunion, marveling at the many diverse paths youve taken in your lives, remember the essential values and faith that brought you together then - and bring you back together now. understanding that Celebrate the community that your parents and grandparents, your teachers and pastors built at St. E a community that is as nearly 100 strong and vibrant today as it was when you were teens in the parish. Remember them in your prayers and give thanks for their attendees. This is contributions, faith, and love.

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Its great to give thanks and I thank you for honoring your adult-leaders who provided leadership and guidance to you as teens. an organization that They helped you find and celebrate the goodness in each other and in your faith: had no formal

membership or dues Jim Reinhardt who has devoted his entire adult life to youth and parish ministry or even secret Monsignors Mattingly and Mank, and Assistant Pastors Frs. Jim Shortal, John Franklin, George Morelock, Jack Savoree handshakes or Roberta Lambert, Sandy Noeth Davis, Ginger Krieshok, Sharon Busch Brayer, and Reggie Conrad Mullen decoder rings. You your parents, some of whom will be celebrating with you at the reunion And of course must have been quite a for using your Thank yougroup and reunion as a fundraiser for todays St. Elizabeth School. You are honoring the dedication of your parents had some truly and grandparents and helping extend the vital work done at St. E School for the last half century. And if you are visiting St. E. from fantastic please introduce yourself to todays pastor, Fr. Chris Comerford. Fr. Chris is a wonderful man and dedicated Cardinals out of town,leaders, fan who carries on the best traditions of pastoral leadership found at St. Elizabeths since its founding in 1870 in the little town of both student and Mitchell, lay and to Granite City. adult, next door religious, setting Your reunion is a wonderful affirmation of the great power of friendship, love, and faith that truly binds us together. positive examples, God Bless you all and have a wonderful time together. enjoying each others company, working together Dinner Menu Payment Due Now Reunion Doins o toward common Chicken Mary Joseph 4:30 Mass with Msgr Mank 1. Print and Complete Registration Form o goalsLoin Lucina Pork based on (St. E Asst Pastor: 69-70) 2. Write Check to: St. Elizabeth Church o sharedCon Broccoli Collins values and 5:30 CYO Parents Reception o beliefs. Salad Scheibal 3. Mail Check and Order Form to:
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St. E CYO Reunion St. Elizabeth Church 2300 Pontoon Road Granite City, IL 62040 attn: Laura Black

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