===== SURVEY / ENCUESTA

Posted on Jan 1, 2025 in Devotions, Education, Events, Give, HomePage, Liturgy, Social, Uncategorized |

Please respond by Friday, January 24th to have your interest count!

Wellness Interest Survey

Transfiguration Catholic Community in partnership with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will be providing health and wellness programs and services. We would like to focus on aspects of wellness that are most significant to the members of our congregation. To help us determine your priorities, please complete the survey to indicate your interest.

https://forms.gle/5QcmMdiuFPsGZmY89

¡Por favor responder antes del viernes 24 de enero para que su opinión cuente!

Encuesta de interés en el bienestar

La Comunidad Catolica de Transfiguracion en asociación con Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital proporcionará programas y servicios de salud y bienestar. Nos gustaría enfocarnos en los aspectos del bienestar que son más significativos para los miembros de nuestra congregación. Para ayudarnos a determinar sus prioridades, favor de completar la encuesta para indicar su interés.

https://forms.gle/dVa6vByjkLRUwiaM6

Thank you for participating! ¡Gracias por participar!

===== Christmas Appeal

Posted on Nov 29, 2024 in Events, Give, HomePage, Uncategorized |

Christmas Giving Message

As we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, let us remember the angel’s joyful proclamation:

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid.
I bring you good news that will cause great
joy for all the people. Today in the town of
David a Savior has been born to you; he is the
Messiah, the Lord.'” (Luke 2:10-11)

This season, I invite you to join us in a special Christmas Appeal to support Transfiguration Parish and our mission of faith, service, and community. Your contributions make it possible to sustain our ministries, care for our sacred spaces, and provide outreach to those in need.

Here are two meaningful ways you can help this Season:

1) Make a Special Christmas Offering

Your financial gift helps ensure that we can continue providing spiritual nourishment and outreach to our community. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a lasting impact. For online gifting, visit

https://www.givecentral.org/location/86/event/2250

2) Share Your Time and Talents
If you’re interested in making a meaningful impact, we would greatly appreciate your support with parish events, ministries, or outreach programs. Visit our website to discover volunteer opportunities. Here is our Ministry Listing Page:

https://www.transfigurationwauconda.com/service/ministry-listing/

May the peace and joy of Christmas fill your hearts this season. You remain in my prayers, and I humbly ask that you keep me in yours as well.

Yours in Christ,
Rev. Juan Pablo Avila Ibarra

===== 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal

Posted on Feb 1, 2024 in Events, Give, Uncategorized |

Our parish is conducting our campaign for the Annual Catholic Appeal. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a gift payable in installments. The new Annual Catholic Appeal theme, “Together at the table,” is an important theme as we prayerfully consider our support for the Appeal but also important for embracing the life that the Lord wants us to live.

Each pledge makes a difference! All parish communities participate in the campaign and the gifts of many enable our parishes, schools and ministries to deliver needed services. Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.

To make your gift, you can complete the mail-in giving envelope available at church or make a gift online at
https://www.annualcatholicappeal.com.

Jan '24

===== Sunday Stewardship

Posted on Jan 31, 2024 in Events, Give, Liturgy, Uncategorized |

Jan '24

“As you go, make this proclamation:
‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’”

-Matthew 10:7

Many of us take our lives for granted. We think we have plenty of time to “repent.” Maybe we should live with a little more urgency in making things right with God. This is the difference in living our discipleship out of obligation versus out of love.
Obligation implies we do the minimum required. Love implies we want a relationship. God wants us to be with Him in Heaven forever, but He also wants to be in relationship with us right now, while we are on earth. Start this second – invite the Lord into your heart.

Thank you!

===== Improvement Fund Report

Posted on Sep 16, 2023 in Give, HomePage, pastors pen, Uncategorized |

WE DID IT! WE REACHED OUR PLEDGE GOAL!

A huge thank you to all parishioners who have fulfilled/or are in the process of fulfilling their pledges to the Improvement Fund. We want every parishioner to know that we have opened a separate account at our local bank in which we are keeping all Improvement Fund donations. This money is not used for general parish expenses and is strictly used for any building/equipment repairs that we have not budgeted for.

If you have not pledged yet or you would like to continue contributing to this fund, please use your blue Improvement Fund envelopes or Give Central. We can build this
account up for any future repairs.

Thank you for all that you do for our Transfiguration Community! With your generous donations these are the projects we have completed and paid for:

   New Church Boiler $43,965
   School Elevator Repair $38,023
   New Hymnals $13,125
   OWC Chimney Repair $5,000
   Church Pumps Repair $4,665
             Total = $104,778

The total donations/pledges received since the campaign began in March 2023 is $102,236. The total due from parishioners still fulfilling their pledges is $11,723. The total due from 30 parishioners who filled out a pledge card and have not made a payment is $3,585. Hoping we can collect this additional $15,308 from our initial pledge drive.

Any questions, feel free to contact me: Camie Kwasigroch, Business Manager
(847) 526-2400 x234, camiejkwasigroch@archchicago.org

–As shared in the parish bulletin, September 24, 2023