 Mary, Mother of God Parish - get ready! It's time to party in the parking lot at Saint Ita. Tastes of Summer, our international food, fun, and entertainment festival, returns on July 26!
Visit our Tastes of Summer webpage to buy raffle tickets, volunteer, and access early bird food deals. You don't want to miss it!  Registration for Mary, Mother of God Parish Religious Education is now officially open! Children younger than 18 are eligible for classes, which begin September 12 and take place Saturday mornings from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
Full information is included on the Religious Education page. -------------------- ¡La inscripción para la Educación Religiosa de la Parroquia María, Madre de Dios ya está oficialmente abierta! Los niños menores de 18 años pueden participar en las clases, que comienzan el 12 de septiembre y se realizan los sábados por la mañana de 9:30 AM a 11:30 AM. La información completa se encuentra en la página de Educación Religiosa.  Join International Chamber Artists for the coda to their Emerald Season, celebrating 20 years of world-class performances, as they bring Aaron Copland’s magnificent “Appalachian Spring” to life!
“Sounds of Appalachian Spring” will be at 7:30 PM Monday, June 29, at St. Gregory the Great church, (5545 N. Paulina). As the final concert of ICA’s season, “Semiquincentennial Celebration of Sound,” this all-American program showcases both iconic masterworks and contemporary musical voices. The ICA Brass Quintet will perform lively arrangements of George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” and Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag.” ICA Composer-in-Residence James M. Stephenson’s “Hubble,” from his “Celestial Suite,” pays tribute to both the famed astronomer and a musician of the same name, with a trombone cadenza providing a “Big Bang.” Composer Libby Larsen described “Four on the Floor,” a boogie-woogie-inspired piece featuring piano, violin, cello, and bass, as a “celebration of American music and American musicians.” Aaron Copland’s renowned “Appalachian Spring,” featuring the original ballet’s orchestration of 13 musicians, will close out the evening. This Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, originally commissioned for Martha Graham’s dance company, depicts a frontier love story. Copland channeled Graham’s “prim and restrained, simple yet strong” nature and the Shaker hymn “Simple Gifts” to create one of the most acclaimed works in the American canon. “Sounds of Appalachian Spring” features ICA Artistic Director Patrick Godon, piano; Sarah Carrillo and Mike Brozick, trumpet; Oto Carrillo, horn; Tom Stark, trombone; Sean Whitaker, tuba; Sang Mee Lee, Azusa Tashiro, Polina Borisova, and Kiju Joh, violin; Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff and Jay Pike, viola; Paula Kosower and Melissa Bach, cello; Jeremy Attanaseo, bass; Yukie Ota, flute; Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet; and Edin Agamenoni, bassoon. General admission is free, with just a $20 suggested donation per person. Your support makes it possible for ICA to share the joy and connection of chamber music with everyone in our community.  Have you considered assisting at Holy Mass?
Mary, Mother of God Parish will host a training and reflection for our liturgical ministers and anyone interested in joining on Saturday, June 20 at Saint Ita (Jubilee Hall). The session will last from 9:30 AM-noon* and will be in English, Español, and Tiếng Việt. For current lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, sacristans, altar servers, ushers, and the music ministries AND those who are interested in joining any of these ministries. Please RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/r4Xty4jde5 -------- Profundiza en tu participación en la Santa Misa La Parroquia organizará una sesión de formación y reflexión para nuestros ministros litúrgicos y para cualquier persona interesada en unirse a ellos el sábado, 20 de junio en Santa Ita (Jubilee Hall). La sesión tendrá lugar de 9:30 AM a 12 PM* y se impartirá en inglés, español y vietnamita. Está dirigida a los actuales lectores, ministros extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión, sacristanes, monaguillos, ujieres y miembros de los grupos de música, así como a quienes estén interesados en unirse a cualquiera de estos ministerios. Por favor, confirmen su asistencia: https://forms.office.com/r/r4Xty4jde5 -------- Hãy đào sâu sự tham gia của bạn vào Thánh Lễ Giáo xứ sẽ tổ chức buổi huấn luyện và suy niệm dành cho các thừa tác viên phụng vụ và những ai quan tâm muốn tham gia tại Thánh Ita (Jubilee Hall) vào thứ Bảy, ngày 20 tháng 6. Buổi gặp gỡ sẽ diễn ra từ 9:30 sáng đến 12 giờ trưa* và sẽ được hướng dẫn bằng tiếng Anh, tiếng Tây Ban Nha và tiếng Việt. Dành cho các người đọc sách thánh, thừa tác viên đặc biệt trao Mình Thánh Chúa, người phụ trách phòng thánh, giúp lễ, ban trật tự, ca đoàn hiện đang phục vụ, cũng như những ai muốn tham gia vào các tác vụ này. Xin vui lòng đăng ký tham dự (RSVP): https://forms.office.com/r/r4Xty4jde5  Every June, our Friars offer the opportunity to keep your father figures in their prayers in the nine days leading up to Father's Day. Look for envelopes in the back of church.
What's a novena? Find out here.  Join us for the grand opening of our parish's Heritage Room and Library! Come see the new space which is home to our united archive and research center. The goal of the Heritage Room is to honor our legacy and share our unfolding story with the community.
All are welcome to join us for light refreshments and an interactive tour at the Parish Center next to St. Gregory the Great church (5545 N. Paulina) from 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM. *Note the Heritage Room is on the second floor and there is no elevator in the building. Anyone interested in volunteering in the archive or library are encouraged to attend or email Mark Franzen to learn more.  Hailed as a “gifted young artist” (Fanfare Magazine, USA) with a “dazzling technique and bravura” (The Straits Times, Singapore), Singaporean pianist and composer Nicholas Ho has performed throughout Asia and North America.
Join us on Friday, May 22 at St. Gregory the Great church (5545 N. Paulina) for a recital featuring a mix of classical pieces alongside Ho's own compositions. |
