St. Matthias Parish

Out and About/Potpourri

Thank You Friends of GlobalFest

Thank you to our local community restaurants, food stores & Independent Vendors for their GlobalFest InKind food donations! The excellent food at GlobalFest would not be possible without their generous contributions. PLEASE support these Friends of GlobalFest: Anne’s Cookie Kitchen, Alpine Brand, Atlantic, Barba Yianni, Cafe Selmarie, Chicago Pizza, Fireside Inn, FSP, Garcia’s, Harvest Time Foods, Hilary’s Cookies, Himmel’s, I Monelli, Misericordia Bakery, Monti’s, Nhu Lan, Nigerian Kitchen, O’Toole Produce, RA Sushi, Red Lion, Rockwell’s, as well as Jewel, Dominicks, Costco, and Strack and Van Til Food Stores. Thanks also to the following families for their expertise: Tan, Badion & Wilke Family.

50/50

Please consider purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets at the end of today’s mass. You do not have to be present at the time of the drawing to win. The proceeds will be used to assist with the curriculum updates over the summer. These will include new math books for 7/8 grades, new science materials, and technology upgrades (Ipads and Chromebooks).

“It takes a Village…”

In reflecting on the past few months and the preparations for our 9th Annual GlobalFest celebration, this phrase couldn’t be more accurate. It takes a village—school and church community— to put together and host such a fun and successful fundraiser. From the Sponsors that make it all possible to the food donations, to the children, teachers and parent volunteers that have spent countless hours creating art, practicing songs and choreography, providing logistics and decorations, we thank you for putting your all in to helping St. Matthias have such a wonderful community event. We should all be proud of all of our efforts and talents that are being showcased during this week of arts and culture.

Maifest

Lincoln and Leland May 30-June 2

One of Lincoln Square’s most infamous celebrations is just around the corner! Maifest is the traditional German celebration of the arrival of spring. Maifest is still celebrated throughout Germany with the maypole (maibaum) decorated to show off the history and crafts of the local village or town. The 13th annual German festival features German foods, live music, maypole dance and other traditional German presentations

Farmer’s Market

Thursday, June 6

The opening of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening Farmers' Market begins on June 6, 2013 bringing the Lincoln Square and Ravenswood communities together around the goodness of fresh fruits, vegetables, and homemade baked goods. The Market will be held every Thursday evening from June 6 to October 24 between the hours of 4pm to 8pm. Vendors will be set up at the City of Chicago municipal parking lot located at the Western CTA Brown Line Station. Be sure to stop by and check out one of our local farmers and vendors!

Lincoln Square Concert Series

The annual Summer Concert Series, Lincoln Square's favorite free summer event, begins on Thursday, June 6! The series will occur every Thursday evening from 6:30pm - 9:00pm in Giddings Plaza through August 29. Be sure to tell your entire family and all of your friends! No one is going to want to miss out on this great, fun event!

Out and About/Potpourri

GlobalFest

Thank you to our local community restaurants, food stores & Independent Vendors for their GlobalFest InKind food donations! The excellent food at GlobalFest would not be possible without their generous contributions. PLEASE support these Friends of GlobalFest: Anne’s Cookie Kitchen, Alpine Brand, Atlantic, Barba Yianni, Cafe Selmarie, Chicago Pizza, Fireside Inn, FSP, Garcia’s, Harvest Time Foods, Hilary’s Cookies, Himmel’s, I Monelli, Misericordia Bakery, Monti’s, Nhu Lan, Nigerian Kitchen, O’Toole Produce, RA Sushi, Red Lion, Rockwell’s, as well as Jewel, Dominicks, Costco, and Strack and Van Til Food Stores. Thanks also to the following families for their expertise: Tan, Badion & Wilke Family.

50/50

Please consider purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets at the end of today’s mass. You do not have to be present at the time of the drawing to win. The proceeds will be used to assist with the curriculum updates over the summer. These will include new math books for 7/8 grades, new science materials, and technology upgrades (Ipads and Chromebooks).

Volunteers

We are still looking for volunteers to help make GlobalFest run smoothly. Our needs are very flexible & can fit with your schedule. Even an hour will make a huge difference toward a successful day. Contact the school office for more information or go to our school website at www.stmatthiasschool.org & click under the GlobalFest/Volunteer tab.

Kids in the Square

Saturday, May 11, 2013 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join us for a day of familyfriendly events and activities in Lincoln Square's Giddings Plaza. Bring the whole family out to enjoy story time, teddy bear picnics, face painting, family yoga, photobooth pictures, button-making and so many more free of charge events at Giddings Plaza and within participating businesses on May 11.

Farmer’s Market

Thursday, June 6

The opening of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Com merce Thursday evening Farmers' Market begins on June 6, 2013 bringing the Lincoln Square and Ravenswood communities together around the goodness of fresh fruits, vegetables, and homemade baked goods. The Market will be held every Thursday evening from June 6 to October 24 between the hours of 4pm to 8pm. Vendors will be set up at the City of Chicago municipal parking lot located at the Western CTA Brown Line Station. Be sure to stop by and check out one of our local farmers and vendors!

Out and About/Potpourri

GlobalFest

Thank you to our outstand-ing GlobalFest sponsors! Events like this would not be possible without their support. Insulation Fabrica-tors, Orange Shoe Personal Fitness (Anderson Family), Bridgeview Bank, Holy Family, Flood Brothers, M&O Insulation Co, John Moran Family, Big Shoulders Fund, Susan Lock, The Book Cellar, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Eye See Ravenswood, Judy Davis, Hauman Henriksen Families, Chouinard Photography (Hasmonek Family), AML Business Corp.. A special thank you to Insulation Fab-ricators for being our Title Sponsor! Please support these local businesses.

50/50

Please consider purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets at the end of today’s mass. You do not have to be present at the time of the drawing to win. The proceeds will be used to assist with the curriculum updates over the summer. These will include new math books for 7/8 grades, new science materials, and technology upgrades (Ipads and Chromebooks).

Volunteers

We are still looking for volunteers to help make GlobalFest run smoothly. Our needs are very flexible & can fit with your schedule. Even an hour will make a huge difference toward a successful day. Contact the school office for more information or go to our school website at www.stmatthiasschool.org & click under the GlobalFest/Volunteer tab.

Kids in the Square

Saturday, May 11, 2013 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring the whole family out to enjoy story time, teddy bear picnics, face painting and many more great free events at participating businesses that will remind you what it’s like to be a kid again.

St. Matthias Athletics

For one day only, Tuesday, May 7th

The school will receive a donation for every purchase made at the HomeMade Pizza Co. store at 4603 N Lincoln Ave. They will donate:

• $4 for every large pizza sold.
• $4 for every gluten free pizza sold. (available 10" only)
• $2 for every large salad sold.
• $1 for every calzone or flatbread order sold.
• 10% from every gift card purchase.

It's that easy. Just visit homemadepizza.com, place your order online; online orders can be placed up to three (3) weeks in advance. The day of the event pick-up your order between 1:00-8:00 pm to support our cause. Be sure to tell your friends, too. Let's turn pizza dough into St. Matthias dough. Hope to see you on May 7th!

Out and About/Potpourri

GlobalFest

Thank you for the great response after our mass outreach last weekend. We have secured a few new sponsors, a few volunteers and resources for food donations. Your support is appreciated. We still have more work to do! Let’s get involved, however you are able, and truly make this a St. Matthias event for everyone.

Volunteer Spot
GlobalFest takes a global effort! The VolunteerSpot for this great event is up and running. With everyone giving a few hours of their time, we can make this a successful and fun event for all. For any volunteer questions, please contact Karyn McGovern, karyn_mcgovern@juno.com, (773) 896-8209.

Don’t forget 50/50 raffle tickets can be purchased even if you’re not attending GlobalFest. You can find them either online (see our GlobalFest link on the school website www.stmatthiasschool.org or you call the school for more details. Tickets are $5 each or 3/ $10. All proceeds will help support our classroom wish lists. You do not need to be present to win!

Do you have old magazines and catalogs? Extra yarn? What do you do with your clear 2 liter bottles and empty paper towel rolls? We are expanding our kids activity section at GlobalFest and are looking for the above items for various crafts. Please drop items off at the school office for donation.

We will be pre-selling tickets to GlobalFest during all masses the weekends of May 4th and May 11th. This will include event tickets, 50/50 raffle, drink tickets and Bucket Raffle tickets will be available.

MayFest at the Chicago Brauhaus

4732 N. Lincoln Ave

May 1st through May 19th enjoy live entertainment featuring "The Fellows" Starting at 7:00 pm nightly Wednesday through Sunday. Special Sunday Matinees from 5 - 10:00pm. There is also a great Mayfest Menu: Kostritzer Magische Biere and Hofbrau Maibock! Lots of Gemutlichkeit!

Kids in the Square

Saturday, May 11, 2013 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring the whole family out to enjoy story time, teddy bear picnics, face painting and many more great free events at participating businesses that will remind you what it’s like to be a kid again.

Out and About/Potpourri

GlobalFest

First Day ticket sales went very well! Thank you for your support. GlobalFest tickets are now available online on the school website at www.stmatthiasschool.org . A full line up of GlobalFest events is also available on the website. Don’t forget to bid on the Pew with a Global View.

Want a view for the May 18th 5pm GlobalFest mass? How about a Pew with a Global View? We have four pews (the first two on each side of the center aisle) available for auction. Bidding begins at $25 or any row may be purchased for $500.00. The PreK and Kindergarten students will be performing during this mass. Don’t miss out.

Do you have old magazines and catalogs? Extra yarn? What do you do with your clear 2 liter bottles and empty paper towel rolls? We are expanding our kids activity section at GlobalFest and are looking for the above items for various crafts. Please drop items off at the school office for donation.

We will be pre-selling tickets to GlobalFest during all masses the weekends of May 4th and May 11th. This will include event tickets, 50/50 raffle, drink tickets and Bucket Raffle tickets will be available.

Interested in volunteering? Please contact Karyn McGovern at karyn_mcgovern@juno.com or 773.896.8209.

Lincoln Square Wine Stroll

April 25, 6:30-9:30pm

The Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce is ready to celebrate spring in style, with the annual Spring Wine Stroll through three of its business districts. While you stroll, you will have the opportunity to taste approximately 45 different types of reds and whites on the Lincoln A and B Routes; and approximately 35 different types of reds and whites on the Damen / Montrose Route and have the chance to check out restaurants, shops and businesses along the way. Each of the wines will be paired with delicious hors d’oeuvres at various Lincoln Square and Ravenswood establishments. Participating businesses will feature specials on their products and/or services during the Wine Stroll so we recommend you to visit as many stops on your route as possible, if not all! Please visit http://lincolnsquare.org/pages/WineStroll/ to view and purchase tickets.

Practical Parenting: Sleeping Babies, Happy Parents

Pickles Playroom, April 25, 7-8:30pm

Singles: $10; Couples: $15

Join Dr. Andy Sagan, a pediatrician and medical director of Swedish Covenant Medical Group Pediatrics, as he discusses proactive sleep training and parenting strategies for expectant parents and parents of infants. Giveaways will be distributed courtesy of kick- Sprout, a local organization which creates fun events for expectant parents and families. Call 773-878-6888 for reservations.