The Anna Hurban District of Chicago hosted the St. Anne’s Day Celebration on July 27, 2015 at St. Catherine of Alexandria, Oak Lawn, IL. The District was honored to have our National Chaplain, Monsignor Peter M. Polando celebrate the mass with assistance from concelebrants: Fr. Dennis Ziomek, pastor of St. Catherine’s, Fr. Karol Tybor, pastor of St. John Catholic Church in Glenwood, IL, Fr. David Simonetti, Associate Pastor of St. James the Greater in Sauk Village, IL, and Fr. Martin Uhal of Kosice, Slovakia.Chicago District Junior Members Anna M. Sako (J39) and Cameron Palanca (J174) were altar servers, with S455 Branch Officer Sue Raymond serving as cantor, accompanied on violin by Tom Bajek (S287) and St. Catherine’s organist, Catherine Simon; lectors included Mary Therese Tylus (S485), Jarmila Hlubocky (S295), who read the Slovak reading, and Lorraine Gibas (S421) reading the prayers of the faithful. Fay Hlubocky (S295) was the crucifer and gift bearers were our three National Officers: Cynthia Maleski (National President), Sue Ann Seich (National Secretary) and Steve Hudak (National Treasurer). Prior to mass, FCSLA members from the Chicago District, Okres Helen Kocan (Lake County, IN/Joliet IL) and the Louise M. Yash District (WI) began the celebration with rolls and coffee. After mass, a luncheon was held for the 135 attendees at the Garden Chalet (Chicago Ridge) with door prizes and split the pot raffle.
A huge thank you to all of the Chicago District and Branch Officers and members who shared their time and talents from decorating the church hall, picking up and serving the rolls and coffee before mass, to the fulfillment of the various roles during mass, the centerpiece coordinators, and the coordinators of the luncheon and raffles. Without your time and talents, this event would not have been such a success! A special thank you goes to the parish family of St. Catherine of Alexandria and their pastor, Fr. Dennis Ziomek, for the use of their facilities.
All who attended had a wonderful time and are looking forward to next year’s celebration, which will be hosted by the Louise M. Yash District in Wisconsin.
To view photos from this event, visit the Photo Gallery on the Chicago District Web site.
