SES Parishioners - Please join us as we celebrate Fr. Scott's 25th Ordination Anniversary!

Saturday, June 6 - 5:00pm Mass followed by a dinner reception in the Great Hall.

Kindly RSVP by Monday, June 1 to alicianapolises@gmail.com

Capital Improvements

Our parish is blessed with facilities that support our worship and community life, but maintaining them requires ongoing care and investment. This year, we have completed or begun several important improvements, including repairs to the roof and elevator, new rectory windows, and replacement of exterior doors. We are also monitoring our boiler system, which may soon need significant repair or replacement. In addition, higher-than-expected snow removal costs have added pressure to our budget. One of our most urgent needs is major parking lot and infrastructure repairs, with an estimated cost of $400,000. We are currently hiring a civil engineer to assess the work needed and guide next steps. We ask you to prayerfully consider supporting this effort. Donations can be made in the collection basket (marked “Capital Improvements”), at the parish office, or online at https://www.wesharegiving.org/app/giving/WeShare-20000097?tab=home. Thank you for your generosity and for helping care for our parish home.

Removal of St. Vincent de Paul Collection Dropboxes

We have been informed that our St. Vincent de Paul Collection Dropboxes in the SES parking lot will be removed. As of today, there is no room in either box for any more donations. The SVdP Collection Truck Drives held in the Spring and Fall will also be discontinued.   Click here for a list of alternate charitable locations for you to bring your items or for possible home pick-up.  The SVdP Joliet Council determined through a board decision to close the remaining thrift stores in Morris and Addison at the end of June 2026. The thrift stores have been a part of our legacy and once fulfilled our mission by providing clothing and furniture to the poor. However, over time, it became more of a business and moved us further from our mission and service of the poor.

Parish Baby Shower

Tags Available on Giving Trees May 2/3

Sponsored by Catholic Cares

The Parish Baby Shower is intended to support mothers and care givers in need of essential items who are residing at Heather’s House in Des Plaines and Monica’s House in Chicago. This is a faith based, Catholic, Pro Life small community who are in need of diapers, baby wipes, new clothing, shampoos, baby body washes, lotions and detergents. 

• Take a tag of the item you wish to purchase.
• No need to wrap the gift
• If selected, new clothes only
• Return to the table in the Lower Level by Sunday, May 10 - Bring receipt if possible.

Mother’s Day Novena of Masses

We will be celebrating a Novena of Masses (Nine Masses) at St. Elizabeth Seton beginning on Mother’s Day to be offered for all the Women, living and dead who have touched us in some way, and whom we want to remember with a series of Masses. For those who have lost Mothers and Grandmothers, it is especially fitting to remember them in this fashion since we cannot each have a Mass intention on Mother’s Day and the week following. Please be thinking of the names you would want included on the altar for those Masses.

Monday Night Rosary in May

With The Knights of Columbus

May 4th, 11th & 18th at 7 PM

May is the month that the Church has traditionally set aside to Honor Mary, the Mother of God.  The Knights are inviting parishioners, families and anyone wishing to honor our Blessed Mother to join us for 30 minutes praying the Rosary on these three nights. We are hoping to have many people join us on each of these three nights.

Parish Office Summer Hours

The Parish Office and Faith Formation Office will close at

12:00 pm on Fridays from May 8 through August 28.

The Parish Office will be open Monday-Thursday from 8:00am to 4:00pm.

The Faith Formation Office will be open Monday-Thursday from 9:00am to 2:00pm.

SHOP-SES

SHOP-SES IS FREE MONEY FOR OUR PARISH

SHOP-SES is a pre-paid card program in which the parish can purchase store gift cards at a discount. By selling the cards at face value, the parish can generate additional funds without costing the parishioners additional money. Cards are used as cash at the various stores. All you need to do is purchase them prior to making your regular purchases. A list of cards immediately available can be found on the parish website https://www.sesnaperville.org/shop-ses.  YOU CAN HELP by simply using the cards for your daily groceries and other shopping needs. Go to the parish website   https://www.sesnaperville.org/shop-ses and read about the program.  You can place orders and get cards by sending e-mails to SHOP-SES2011@Comcast.net, by calling the parish office at 630-416-3325 or, on the second weekend of the month (May 9&10),  before and after the 5:00, 8:30 and 10:00 Masses and before the 11:30 Mass in the lower level. 

Anointing of the Sick

Sunday, May 17 - 10:00 am Mass

Memorial Day

Monday, May 25 - 8:15am Mass
 

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!