Time to Register for Our Family Faith Formation Program for 2025-2026

Please join us on a life giving journey! St. Elizabeth Seton supports and equips families on their journey to Heaven through our Family Faith Formation program. We strengthen the Domestic Church by developing personal friendships with Jesus through His Word, the Eucharist, our parish family and service to others. We meet weekly to celebrate Mass. We gather monthly to grow in our understanding of our faith and form friendships with other families. Daily our families share the faith at home. Please visit the parish website for our registration materials https://www.sesnaperville.org/general-information or call Jacqueline Skelly at 630-416-1992 if you have any questions. Sign up TODAY!

Music Ministry: An opportunity for every age!

Become a part of our SES Music Ministry tradition… enriching your faith…enhancing our communal prayer life…

while enjoying the benefits of a positive and welcoming ministry.

• The Adult Choir is open to parishioners, college age and older, as singers and instrumentalists.  The Adult Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings in Church and ministers at the 10 am Mass.  
• The Young Adult Choir includes junior high and high school students, grade 7 and older, as singers and instrumentalists…flute, violin, cello, oboe, clarinet, guitar, and percussion. The Young Adult Choir rehearses Sunday mornings before ministering at the 11:30 am Mass. 
• And…The Youth Choir is  for students grades 3 through 6 and ministers for the Christmas and Easter seasons. The Youth Choir welcomes boys and girls who enjoy singing while enriching their faith life. Youth Choir rehearsals will resume Wednesday, November 5, 4:45-5:40 pm.

Contact our Music Directors, Allen and Patti Stock, after any weekend Mass,   

call 630-701-4036, or email  ses.music.naperville@gmail.com for more information.

The unique talents and gifts of self that we can share with our parish family are vital to the extraordinary faith experience at every liturgy. Involvement in Music Ministry is a genuine expression of your Baptismal responsibility to be an ambassador of the Gospel, actively contributing to our SES Parish Family.

Blood Drive

Saturday, September 20 - 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Sponsored by the SES Knights of Columbus

Did you know that 70% of us will require a blood transfusion at some point in our lives, but less than 5% of the population donate blood! If you haven't donated blood in the past, there's no better time to start than on May 31st! Each unit donated can help save the lives of up to three people! Schedule your time-slot by sending an email to sesblooddrives or by visiting https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11616585

High School Teen Ministry

Calendar of Events 

• Sunday, September 21 (5 pm to 7:30 pm) - Bears and the Blessed Sacrament - Join us for a tailgate for the SECOND HALF of the Bears Game followed by EUCHARISTIC ADORATION.
• Sunday, October 12 (7 pm to 8:30 pm) - The Chosen - Join us for an episode from The Chosen series. Discussion and refreshments to follow.
• Sunday, October 19 (7 pm to 8:30 pm) - Firepit Sunday - Join us for a bonfire, pumpkin carving, smores, bags and more …
• Sunday, November 2 (2 pm to 5 pm) - Harvest Sunday and Home Run Inn Pizza - Join us at St. Elizabeth Seton and volunteer for Harvest Sunday. Followed by pizza at Home Run Inn Pizza in Bolingbrook at 4 pm.
• Sunday, November 16 (7 pm to 8:30 pm) - The Chosen - Join us for an episode from The Chosen series. Discussion and refreshments to follow.
• Sunday, December 7 (7 pm to 8:30 pm) - High School Teen Christmas Party - Join us for Christmas caroling in the neighborhood around St. Elizabeth Seton followed by hot chocolate and snacks back at the Church.

SES’s St. Vincent de Paul First Diaper & Toilet Paper Drive
September 27–28 | Front parking lot | Before & after all Masses

Support families in need—donate diapers and/or toilet paper.   Every package goes directly to local pantries.

With rising demand and costs, pantries can only provide food—let’s fill the gap and supply these essentials for our neighbors.

Donate online on SES WeShare: https://www.wesharegiving.org/App/Form/14738bbc-b6be-4afe-9f97-15779eb5de2a

Blessing of the Animals

On Sunday, October 5 at 1:00 P.M., we will celebrate a Blessing of the Animals in the East “Barking Lot” of St. Elizabeth Seton. We all love our pets and this is a wonderful opportunity for the parish community of St. Elizabeth Seton to get together with our fellow animal lovers and have God’s blessings bestowed upon our cherished pets. Bring any creature that woofs, meows, chirps, or squeaks! Please keep your animals in control at all times by either having them on a leash or holding them in your arms. Some may want to bring their pets in convenient pet carriers. Also, please bring clean up materials in case of any accidents. In the event of inclement weather, the blessing will be cancelled. There will be a designated area to have a picture taken with your animal(s).

Octoberfest

Please join us for an SES Octoberfest to welcome in the Fall on Sunday, October 5th from 1:00 to 3:30pm. Bring your family to the Great Hall after the Blessing of the Animals. There will be food and drink, music and games, face painting and crafts for the kids and bingo for all ages. The event is free but we request pre-registration to get a count for the food. We are collecting a free will donation of canned goods to support the local food panty. Please look to the bulletin and welcome desk for more details to register.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick

Saturday, October 11 - 5:00pm Mass

As an opportunity for additional grace and healing, the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is offered for those who suffer from a chronic ailment, those who are anticipating a hospital stay, and those who are acutely ill. There are many examples in the Gospels where Jesus extended his hands and prayed over those who came to him sick in body or mind. In the Acts of the Apostles we see that the first Christian communities also were called upon to pray over individuals who were in need of healing. This Sacrament is offered during Mass so that the whole Community present can pray with the Priest for those who come forward. Come and receive the invitation of grace and find peace in the midst of your pain and suffering. For additional information please contact Parish Center at (630) 416-3325.

SHOP-SES

Cards are available at the parish office. Check the parish website for the list of available cards. Call ahead (630) 416-3325 to be sure the cards you want are available. The office will have them ready for you to pick-up during normal office hours. Cards will also be available in the lower-level on the second weekend of the month (October 11-12) before and after the 5:00, 8:30 and 10:00 Masses and before the 11:30 Mass in the lower level. 

Women's Evening of Reflection

"You Are God's Masterpiece"

Sunday, October 26

7:00-8:30pm - Great Hall

Reflection Given by Dolores Bopp Potterton

Join us to renew, relax and refresh

Bring friends, daughters, daughters-in-law

Save the Date!

Harvest  Sunday

Door Hanger Distribution - October 26-30

Food Collection & Drop-off - November 2

All Souls Novena of Masses

November is the month in which we traditionally remember all of those who have died, our family and friends who have gone before us. We especially remember them on the Feast of All Souls on November 2. This year we will be celebrating a Novena of Masses (9 in all) for all of your Beloved Deceased Family and Friends. All Souls Day envelopes were included in your envelope packet and will also be available at the Welcome Desk. Please take a few minutes to list the names of everyone you would like to remember and place it in the collection basket. Those envelopes will be placed on the Altar for each of the Nine Masses of our Novena. Whether or not you choose to include a stipend in the envelope is your choice, it is not required. But we do want to include all the names in the Mass intentions. The dates for the Novena Masses will be found in the Bulletin, starting on November 2, the Feast of All Souls.

All Souls Memorial Mass

The people we love never really die. They live on in our hearts, in our stories and in our memories. Perhaps your loss was some time ago. Maybe it was very recent. If you had to travel away from the community to the funeral of a loved one, coming home again might have left you with a feeling of incompleteness. Please join us at the 10:00am Mass on Sunday, November 2 as we gather together to celebrate not only the earthly lives of these wonderful people but also their new lives in Christ. The names of those who have passed this year will be listed in the Bulletin that weekend.

Email Phishing

PLEASE IGNORE any email messages from Father Scott Huggins or any of the deacons or staff from St. Elizabeth Seton that are asking for a favor, asking you to call a number or asking you to buy gift certificates.  These emails are scams! We have been notified that some of our parishioners are receiving these emails and want to assure all of you that no one from St. Elizabeth Seton is sending them directly. Please do not respond or call the number within the email.

Help Us Update Our Records!

If you have an adult child who no longer attends St. Elizabeth Seton because they are married or have moved from your home, please let us know so we can update your family records. It is important for us to maintain accurate membership counts for our census report to the Diocese. Please reply to this email, send an email to stelizabethseton@gmail.com or contact the Parish Office at 630-416-3325 to let us know!
 

Has Your Phone Number Changed?

Many households are disconnecting their landlines and using their cell phones as their primary form of contact. In order to keep our database and phone directory up to date, we need to know if your contact information has changed. If you no longer have a landline, do you want your cell phone number to be used as the primary contact? Do you want it published in the annual phone directory? Please contact the Parish Office at 630-416-3325 or email stelizabethseton@gmail.com to let us know!