2012 Mens CRHP Retreat

ST. MARY’S MEN’S WEEKEND
Fun and Informal ************* No Cost to You

Reconnect with your Spiritual Side

For Your Family, For Yourself, & For Your Church
JANUARY 28TH & 29TH

AN OFF -- NFL WEEK

If you have any questions call;

Mike DiCosola at 630-776-4589

EMAIL;
michaeldicosola@sbcglobal.net

SET THE DATE ASIDE NOW !!

SMG Calendar Raffle Link for Pre-Orders

Winners will be notified via mail with payment, posted on the website, listed monthly in the SMG Bulletin!

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St. Marys-A-Palooza Weekend Wrap Up

CONGRATULATIONS

TO ALL WHO ORGANIZED, ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED!!!!

It comes as no surprise that last weekend's events were all a huge success.

9th Annual Golf Outing

The golf outing at Ruffled Feathers brought together more than 100 golfers who were treated to a beautiful day on the course. Ruffled Feathers was a tremendous host who provided nothing less than First Class service and amenities.

Official Winners of the 2010 SMG Outing, Congrats!

Chris MacKenna, Ryan Watts, Scott Isacson,and Mike Crowley.

Father John with winners at the 11th.

Click on the link below to see a video slide show;

http://gallery.me.com/oakley44/100422

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SMG 5K Run

Saturday everyone lined up on yet another beautiful morning to take part in the 5K run and walk. It was another great opportunity for the parish to get together and have some fun. Parishoners of all ages participated and had a great time. Can't think of a better way to start of a Saturday.

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Church Picnic

Despite the heat, hundreds of folks came out to enjoy the event. The only thing hotter than the pavement was the chili. The cook-off was a success again and John Gastaldello, the "chili rep" reported about 16 or so CASI people participated as well as eight parishoners (a new high).

Over 750 hot dogs were consumed and there always seemed to be a line at the beer tent. Thanks to all of the contributors at the dessert table as usual, no leftovers.

Bingo was well attended in the Gathering Place where parishoners could take a break from the heat. The Split-the-Pot raffle was won by Jerry Fox of Fox Landscaping, a long-time parish member. The DJ kept the party going and featured several young ladies from the SMG musicals from the past 3 years who showed off their talents.

A great time overall, see Sun article for more details.

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/downersgrovesun/news/2663608,6_1_NA02_CHURCH_S1-100902.article

8th Annual St. Marys Golf Outing

St. Marys Men's Group is very excited to present this years annual golf outing. Last years event was a tremendous success and so well received we decided to do it all over again, except without the rain. This years event will be held on Thursday, August 26th at Ruffled Feathers in Lemont.

We will have a 4-person scramble with a shotgun start at 1:30 pm. Come early for the BBQ lunch served on the deck overlooking #9 and #10 at noon. After your round of golf we'll meet in the Fairway Room for dinner, award presentation, raffle drawings and fellowship. Everyone in the parish is invited and we hope you will bring lots of friends!

The registration fee is $160.00 per golfer, save $10.00 if you sign up early.

Prizes this year for the top teams include longest drive and closest to the pin. There will also be a wide variety of prizes raffled off during dinner.

Don't wait to register... this will fill up fast!

Please register by clicking on the following link;

https://spreadsheets1.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGlvY1djeF9OcnZSZTdtQlFKUnhFR3c6MA

If you would like to participate but don't golf, don't worry, we are looking for VOLUNTEERS to help with the event and partake in all the "non-golf" festivities.

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BELOW ARE LINKS TO COURSE AND PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR!!

Ruffled Feathers for a preview of the outing;
http://www.ruffledfeathersgc.com/

Photos from last years event;

http://s640.photobucket.com/albums/uu126/Raybartray/SMG%20Golf%20Outing/

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SMG PARISH PICNIC ON SUNDAY AUGUST 29

Held in Church Parking Lot --1-5 pm

There will be something for everyone with a dunk tank, moonwalk, games and face painting for the kids. Bingo, Bags tournament, chili cook-off and refreshments for the grown ups.

Including music, hot dogs, food vendors and good times for all.

For more info or with questions about the cook-off, contact John Denk at 630.724.9528 or at mailto:johnnydenk@yahoo.com

St. Mary's Cares - Service Day

ST. MARY’S CARES

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We are calling all parents, moms, dads, kids, handymen and handywomen, parishioners, the St. Mary’s Men’s Group, CCW, CHRP members, family and friends… to come out for a day of volunteer work on Saturday May 15th.
What better way to give back to your school and/or church by volunteering your time and skill by doing some work around the campus for ½ a day or so on Saturday, May 15th. We are starting at 8am, but please come by when you can, as we can sure use the help.

We promise to be well organized and make good use of your time.

There is one added benefit, besides that feeling of accomplishment to volunteering time during the day on Saturday. Working together to make our campus a better place for all involved with the school & church.

Here are some of the jobs we are looking to do complete on this day.

• Apply Mulch

• Planting

• Painting

• Install shelving

Beverages and snacks will be provided during the day.

Its important to contact one of the following if you can volunteer!

Mike Parney - mparney@sbcglobal.net or mike.parney@pepsico.com

Bill Bobbitt - btbobbit@yahoo.com

Steve Sobkowiak - steve@oakleyhomebuilders.com

TOURNEY TIME IS HERE!!!!

March Madness is upon us and not a minute to soon. For the next three weekends our sports watching calendar has been laid out, all college basketball all the time. Whether or not you have seen 1 minute of a hoops game or not missed a minute of your alma mater, March Madness sucks you in. So, what a better way to kick off Opening Night, than to be with a bunch of friends.

It was a great venue last year so we thought, "If it ain't broke..."

Brickhouse Tavern

1461 Butterfield Road

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone; 630-963-1104

Thursday, March 18th after 5:00 p.m.

Show up anytime you'd like but we will officially commandere the back room after 5:00pm.

Evening with the Bishop

Below are a few pictures from our Evening with Bishop Sartain. Special thanks to the Bishop for sharing his thoughts with the men of the parish.

Congratulations to Bob Aument, Steve Klockner, Jim Massura, Mike Markoff for coordinating the largest single mens gathering St. Marys has ever had.

We look forward to many more of these inspiring occassions.

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