September 12, 2024
MUNDELEIN SEMINARY’S 2024 RECTOR’S CLASSIC
About
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A Day on the Links
Our golf event will begin at Pine Meadow Golf Club on September 12, 2024 and will include a BBQ lunch, a swag bag at registration and a special gift for each golfer.
The day of togetherness will continue into the evening with a reception, silent/online auction, raffle, dinner and award presentation at Mundelein Seminary.
We are proud to honor Fr. Wayne Watts, Pastor at Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish with the 2023 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin In Service of One Another Catholic Humanitarian Award.
Registration
Register for golf and/or the reception and dinner
Explore the Course
The Schedule: September 14
Golf
| 10:30 AM | Registration and driving range open at Pine Meadow Golf Club |
| 11:15 AM | BBQ lunch |
| 12:30 PM | Shotgun begins |
Dinner & Reception
| 6:00 PM | Cocktails, silent auction and raffle at University of St. Mary of the Lake dining hall |
| 7:00 PM | Dinner and awards ceremony |
| 9:00 PM | Event ends |
Sponsorship Opportunities
Silent Auction
Bid on online/silent auction items
Rules for Shotgun Golf
- Shotgun golf will begin at 12:30 PM. Foursomes will be broken up in 1A and 1B all the way through to 18. Those that are “Hole Sponsors” will begin at the hole with their logo on a flag.
- There is a 2 putt max.
- Beat the Seminarian: Longest drive will be on hole 4.
- Beat the Seminarian: Closest to the pin will be on hole 17.
- The hole-in-one will be at hole 5 and there will be detailed instructions on the course.
- The staff at the golf course will calculate the lowest foursome, closest to the pin and longest drive and those winners will receive an award at the dinner.
- In the event of a tie for the lowest score, the staff at Pine Meadow will total the back 9 of the scores and determine the winner. If the back 9 still results in a tie, the staff will total the front 9. In the event there is still a tie, they will look at the handicap and determine the winner.
- Mulligans will be available for purchase and golfers can buy as many as they want and use the honor system when cashing in on their Mulligans.
- When golfers arrive, they will check-in and they will be told their starting hole. USML Seminarians will take their bag and place it on a golf cart with their name, so when lunch is over the golfers will go to their cart and drive to their starting hole.
Father Wayne Watts
2023 Honoree
We are proud to honor Fr. Wayne Watts, Pastor at Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish with the 2023 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin In Service of One Another Catholic Humanitarian Award.
Born and raised in Oak Park, IL., Fr. Wayne F. Watts is the sixth of nine children of James and Dorothy Watts. He is a graduate of St. Giles Elementary School (Class of ’78), Fenwick High School (Class of ’82), and Marquette University (Class of ’86). After Marquette, Fr. Wayne attended the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary (Class of ’90) and was ordained on May 19th of that year. The class’ ordination theme was “Caritas Christi Urget Nos” which translates as, “The Love of Christ Impels Us.”
Fr. Wayne first served as Associate Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Wilmette (1990-96) where he was active in many parish ministries, especially ACTION, the parish youth group. In 1996, Fr. Wayne was named Resident at Queen of All Saints Parish, Sauganash (1996-2006) while he taught and served in leadership positions at Quigley Preparatory Seminary. In 2002, Cardinal George asked Fr. Wayne to become an Associate Administrator at Catholic Charities and, in 2006 Fr. Wayne was appointed Pastor of St. John Berchmans Parish in Logan Square (2006-2018).
In December, 2018, Cardinal Cupich named Fr. Wayne as Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Wilmette which shortly thereafter combined with Saint Francis Xavier to become Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier (JFX) Parish, a new parish created as a result of the Renew My Church Initiative in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Since January, 2019 Fr. Wayne has led Saints JFX Parish and has been widely praised for his engaged, energetic presence in the parish and for the creative, unifying ways he led his parishioners through the pandemic, always working to build and sustain a vibrant, welcoming community of faith.
To read more about Fr. Wayne and all he has done and accomplished please click HERE.
Golf Committee
- Mr. Sean Klock, Chair
- Mr. James L. Claus
- Mr. Brian Callahan
- Mr. Marty Endre
- Mr. Todd Helfrich
- Mr. Thomas R. Kiley
- Mr. Daniel B. Love
- Mr. James F. McNulty, III
- Mr. Mike Rigali
- Mr. James M. Valenti
- Mr. Joseph Valenti, Jr.
- Reverend Martin Zielinski+
For more information or to become a sponsor contact Jillian Mortillaro or click HERE to register, sponsor or bid on silent auction items.