===== Candidate for Diaconate
Kenneth Michaels, a parishioner of Transfiguration Catholic Community, is scheduled to be ordained to the Order of Deacon for the Archdiocese of Chicago on May 10, 2025. This is a public announcement of the upcoming ordination and fulfills the canonical requirement. Catholics are obliged to reveal any concerns, impediments or circumstances that could prevent Ken Michaels from receiving Sacred Orders and should contact the pastor or the Cardinal with such information as soon as possible if there is a serious question about the candidate’s suitability
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===== Small Faith Sharing Groups for Lent
Will you DO SOMETHING SCRIPTURE for Lent this year?
As our Parish Lenten Message Series begins on March 9th with the First Sunday of Lent, we invite you to
consider the following DO opportunities at Transfiguration:
consider the following DO opportunities at Transfiguration:
-Meet in a small faith group one hour a week to unpack the weekly Lenten Scripture message and call to
action by:
action by:
Stopping in the Church Gathering Space on Wednesdays, 10:30am (March 5th – April 2nd)
OR Stopping in the Church Gathering Space on Saturdays, 9:00am (March 8th – April 5th)
OR Gathering friends and neighbors in your own space and time.
-Look for the FAMILY ‘D’ & ‘D’ (Discuss & Do) Corner in the bulletin and bring the message of the week into your family routine this Lent.
Let’s all DO SOMETHING SCRIPTURE for Lent this year and see how the Holy Spirit helps us fine tune our attitudes — in faith!
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===== Golden Rose Award
CONGRATULATIONS to:
Vanessa Esquivel
Recipient of the Golden Rose Award fromthe Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women in Vicariate 1.
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, twenty-eight young girls from our Vicariate were welcomed by the Interim Episcopal Vicar Rev. Jeremiah Boland. Vanessa Esquivel was honored with the Golden Rose Award for her great leadership in assisting Transfiguration parish as a Eucharist Minister, Altar Server, and Catechist Aide. Her love for Christ brings her to serve Him through the many areas of the parish ministries.
We invite you to pray and encourage Vanessa to continue modeling Christ’s love to others.
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