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MAY 14, 2017 ● 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
A Blessing for Mothers We bless you and we praise you, God of our mothers! You are the God of Eve, mother of all the living. You are the God of Sarah, who laughed at childbearing in old age. You are the God of Rebekah who favored her second-born, Jacob. You are the God of Leah, mother of tribes, and of Rachel, who mourned and wrestled and won. You are the God of Hannah, who strongly sang your praise for Samson, and of Naomi who faithfully walked with Ruth. You are the God of Elizabeth, who bore the Baptist and of Ann, the grandmother of Jesus. You are the God of Mary, Spirit’s spouse and mother of our Savior, given by Christ on the cross to be the mother of us all. We thank you, God, for the gift of our mothers, for grandmothers and godmothers and mothers-in-law, too. Send your Holy Spirit upon our mothers, at whose breasts we were fed, by whose hands we were cleaned and clothed, at times corrected, in whose laps we learned to sing and speak and play and pray, at whose side we hear your word and celebrate your mysteries. Heal their pains and disappointments. Forgive all that needs to be forgiven. Give to them the good that they have given others. Welcome to your bosom those who have died.
Fill this world, O God, with a mother’s love! We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ, who desires to gather us together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings. He lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
Copyright © 2002 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by David Philippart. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Mass Intentions Monday, May 15, Saint Isidore 8:00AM †Mary Frankowski req. Sophie Pasciak & Children †Rita Schmidt req. Husband Gene & Family Tuesday, May 16 8:00AM †Sr. Grace Panettieri, †Josephine Panettieri req. Family Wednesday, May 17 8:00AM Living Gene Schmidt Family †Douglas Spoerlein req. Loretta Marecki †Dennis Lackie req. Wife Kathie & Family †Madeleine Behm req. Joe & Colletta Lenzen †Mary Ann Conway req. Victoria Hansen †Jack Lonergan req. Wife Diana & Family †Helen Mueller req. Daughter Diana Lonergan Thursday, May 18 8:00AM Living Duane & Fran Schmidt Family †Danny Hansen req. Brad & Carol Hansen Family 9:00AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation Friday, May 19 8:00AM Living Mike & Sherry Schmidt req. Gene Schmidt Family †Lloyd Yore req. Geri Graham †Don Talend req. Wife Kathy & Family Saturday, May 20 5:00PM †Deacon Mike J. O’Malley req. Ellen Boyd †Stephen Baranoski req. Knuth Family †Wendi Roberts req. Parents Joyce & †Vernon Ladewig †Joseph & †Luella Hertel req. Family †Vernon Ladewig req. Anton & Deon Loyal †Mary Dee req. Dan & Amy Thompson Sunday, May 21 7:30AM †Gloria Duran req. Lou & Shelia Bosshart †Leo Hogan req. Joyce Gauthier †Luella Untz Newell req. Bernie & Mercedes Lenzen 9:30AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation 11:30AM Living Louis & Carm Di Maggio 55th Wedding Anniversary †Leon Wilkens req. Wife Virginia & Family †Steve Feder req. Virginia Schweinberg †Thomas J. Schnite req. Wife Bev & Family †Ermelo Perez req. Perez Family †Paul Beauvais req. Wife Bonnie & Family
Mass Times 5:00PM 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM
Presiders Fr. Jacob Fr. Alexander Fr. Alexander Baptism during Mass
Fr. Jacob
Deacons Deacon Mike Deacon Mike Deacon Gary Deacon Howard
Lectors J. Powell T. Powell
O. Stowe M.A. Butenback
C. Lutzow K. Igielski
J. Matousek C. Hendricks
LITURGICAL MINISTERS MAY 20 & 21, 2017
Eucharistic Ministers
Deacon J. Murphy J. Koch, P. Koch W. Pohl, M. Pohl A. Bujan, E. Bujan J. Schwartz
Deacon L. Bosshart C. Cline K. Lenzen R. Hegerle M. Manning , M. Manning J. Thompson M. Sikorski
Deacon B. Aden, K. Aden K. Arata, B. Arata M. Grady, H. Grady E. Leuthner, D. Leuthner H. Stumpf K. Pannhausen
Deacon M. Crutcher S. Matousek J. Lyman J. Olorvida M. Ranchero, J. Ranchero S. Scesniak C. Sims
The Week Ahead Sunday, May 14—Mother’s Day/ Hospitality Respect Life Rose Sale
9:30AM Childcare 9:30AM Liturgy of the Word for Children
Monday, May 15 8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary
Tuesday, May 16 8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 9:00AM Mary’s Circle 9:00AM Lectio Divina Bible Study 6:30PM St. Vincent de Paul Meeting 7:30PM Lectio Divina Bible Study
Wednesday, May 17 8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 7:00PM Parish Choir Rehearsal 7:00PM Summer Catechist Meeting
Thursday, May 18 8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 9:00AM Mass 7:00PM Faith Formation Meeting 7:00PM Finding Hope/Healing Heart 7:00PM Contemporary Choir Rehearsal
Friday, May 19 8:00AM Mass 8:30:AM Divine Mercy Chaplet 9:00AM Women’s Prayer Group
Saturday, May 20 5:00PM Liturgy of the Word for Children
Sunday, May 21—Fr. Jerry’s 25th Anniversary 9:30AM Childcare 9:30AM Liturgy of the Word for Children
Mass Intentions Continued Sunday, May 21 11:30AM †Joan Jacob, †Connie & †William Henrich †Joan Schwarz
Dear Parishioners, On this Mother’s Day weekend we offer the Mass for all our mothers, whether they
are here or have gone to their eternal reward. This day is a very tangible way for us to cele-brate the gift of human life. We thank God and our mothers for this most precious gift. It is good for us to honor our mothers and those who have shown us a mother’s love – women who have given of themselves, who nurtured, fed, bathed, clothed, and prepared a safe home for us. We give thanks for all the women who instilled in us the values of gratitude, respect, and generosity. Let us thank the women in our lives who love us unconditionally and who taught us how to know, love, and serve God with our lives. The Catholic Church also honors Mary, most holy, who was called by God to be the mother of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Mary is a model of motherhood as she found the faith to say “yes” to God and lived out her vocation as a mother throughout her entire life. May we truly be grateful, not just for a day, but for every day that God gives us here on earth. We extend congratulations to Dolores Leuthner, St. Mary of the Annunciation’s Woman of the Year for 2017. This award is presented annually by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW), at their Women of the Year luncheon, recognizing the outstanding service of women in the parishes of Vicariate One. St. Mary has not participated in this for a number of years, so we are glad to acknowledge all that Dolores has done for our parish. Dolores and her husband Ed have been married for over 50 years and have been parishioners at St. Mary for nearly 24 years. Dolores is the mother of six, grandmother of 17 and great-grandmother of one. She has served on the liturgy team, was the head of the Eucharistic ministers, and became a min-ister of care and visited the homebound and those in hospitals. In addition, Dolores has served as a bereavement minister, grief support facilitator, and on numerous committees, including Ladies Tea, ladies retreat, Bible study, and the capital campaign to build our church and ministry cen-ter. Dolores truly has been a blessing to many. May God continue to bless Dolores and her fami-ly. During May many of the priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago celebrate the anniver-sary of their ordination to the priesthood. My predecessor, Fr. Ron Lewinski, was ordained 45 years ago on May 10th,,1972. I was ordained on May 23rd, 1992. And Fr. Matthew was or-dained on May 16th, 2015. I am very grateful to be able to celebrate my 25th anniversary at St. Mary next Sunday at the 11:30 Mass. I have been so richly blessed by the ministry and faith that I have shared with so many. Please pray for all priests and for vocations to the priesthood. Let us pray for one another, Fr. Jerry
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Stewardship Report
Sunday Collection May 7, 2017 $ 23,508.50
Budgeted Weekly Collection $ 21,288.00
Difference $ 2,220.50
Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* $ 986,482.24
Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date $ 957,960.00
Difference $ 28,522.24
Difference vs. Last Year $ (6,724.69)
*Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments.
St. Mary of the Annunciation Altar Server Training (4th grade and older) You are invited to participate in training to become an Altar Server! Two sessions will be offered; you only need to attend 1 COMPLETE session to receive all the training. All sessions will be held in
the new church. You must sign up for the training.
Wednesday, May 24th 6:00-8:00pm Wednesday, May 31st 6:00-8:00pm
Please sign up by emailing the Altar Server Ministry Coordinator, Tom Forster, at [email protected] / 847.975.0987 Altar serving promotes responsibility, accountability, leadership and above all, teamwork. It is also a chance for young people to get to know other Catholic children which helps reinforce moral and ethical values our children need to face the difficult issues in today’s socie-ty. all servers are expected to sign up to serve at least one Weekend Mass each month.
Weekend Mass Times:
Sat. 5:00pm Sun. 7:30, 9:30,11:30am
www.stmaryfc.org
REP Registration 2017-2018 Registration forms for the 2017-2018 year are available on the parish web site and on the information counter in the narthex. As has been our practice for the last several years, registration forms are not mailed to families. All families must be registered parishioners in order to enroll children in our program. If you are new to the area and would like to register with the parish, please contact me. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at [email protected]. —Sue Matousek, Director of Religious Education
Pray the Daily Rosary Please join other parishioners in the Eucharistic Chapel following the 8:00 AM Mass Monday through Thursday.
Pray the Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet The Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet is prayed in the Eucharistic Chapel on Fridays immediately following the 8:00 AM Mass .and 3:00 PM during Adoration of
the Blessed Sacrament.
The Family Rosary Join us for Family Rosary Saturday Devotion, requested by Our Lady of Fatima, every First Saturday of the month at 4:30 PM.
Childcare at 9:30 Mass Childcare is available during the 9:30 Sunday morning Mass in Meeting Room 3. questions: [email protected]
Featured CD for May
Can You Trust God? by Dr. Tim Gray
Since the fall of our first parents, humanity has been tempted to mis-trust the love that God the Father has for us. Scripture scholar Dr. Tim Gray takes us on a journey that addresses the pervasive misconcep-tions that God is quick to anger, that the God of the Old and New Tes-taments are different, and that God doesn’t have a merciful heart for us. You will see that you can trust our heavenly Father, who is truly one with his Son.
Feature CDs can be found at the wooden kiosk in the narthex.
Please remember a $3 donation per CD is suggested to allow the parish to continue the program and offer new material.
Pray for all who suffer illness, pain and grief:
HelenAnn Gauthier, Delores Vanderah and for the repose of all who have recently died:
Rochelle ‘Shelly” Ratajczak, Irene Wenc
Thank You for Giving to Catholic Charities Collection Thank you for giving to help those who are hungry,
homeless, or hurting. Donations can also be made online at www.catholiccharities.net/donate or mailed to 721 N. LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654.
Deacon Deliberations by Deacon Gary Kupsak
“Thinking of Your Mother?” It’s Mother’s Day and since I think each of us have or at one time did have a mother, our thoughts should, as do mine gravitate towards “Mom.” I would hope that all mothers who are with us are in some way today being honored. Have you sent flowers, called your mom (no texting for this occasion), sent her a very special Mother’s Day card or have planned a very special meal (one that she has no part in cooking)? And what about mothers who are no longer with us? Have you had a Mass said for them, have you prayed for them, have you visited their gravesites (if in the area) and told them how much you miss them. A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers that would be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car in the flower shop parking lot he noticed a young girl sitting on one of the concrete parking space bumpers and noticed she was crying. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother, but I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me, I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As he and the young girl were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! Could you take me to my mother?” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up the two dozen roses he had or-dered and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house. Dear friends, today, do something special for your mother. Please don’t let this day pass as just another day where you feel obli-gated to contact mom. No texting, no leaving voice messages, only real contact (either in person or by telephone will do). For those of us who have lost their mothers, a trip to the cemetery for a visit for those who are near, getting on your knees and remembering those precious moments you spent with her, praying for the repose of her soul, and having a Mass said in her name. Mother’s Day should be a special day in our lives. It’s a day we can celebrate how much our mothers have contributed to our growth and development. Won’t you and your family make it the spe-cial time it deserves to be. And whether our mothers are with us or have passed, let pray for them by saying, “Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee…”
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!
WEDDING BANNS Lana Mangio & Mark Galera III
Candace Schlesser & Steven Martinson III Jennifer Cayton & Kyle Mobus I
Amy Moon & Kevin Pettit I
SIGN-UP NOW! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017
JUNE 12-16 VBS 2017 is a victory celebration! At Mighty For-tress VBS, children learn that in Jesus, the victory is won! They’ll look into the Bible, God’s Holy Word,
and explore five Bible accounts about God, our Mighty Fortress, and the victory Jesus has won for us. Registration materials are currently on the parish web site at www.stmaryfc.org or in the kiosk in the narthex. This is a fun packed week that needs lots of volunteers, so please fill out the volunteer form and join us for this exciting annual event!
With joy and gratitude for God’s abundant blessings
I cordially invite you to join me in a
Mass of Thanksgiving celebrating the 25th Anniversary
of my Ordination to the Priesthood
Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 11:30am St. Mary of the Annunciation
As you have shared in my life and ministry,
I would be honored if you would share this jubilee with me.
Fr. Jerry Jacob
A reception will follow the Mass
in the church narthex and garden.
ST. MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign
Results through April 30, 2017
Pledges Amount
Goal $2,350,000
Pledges $2,675,572 114% of goal
Pledges Made 501
Payments Received $949,428 35% of pledge$
Balance Remaining $1,726,144
Campaign Allocations1 Target To-Date Target%
Archdiocesan Education and Formation $642,000 $379,771 59%
St. Mary Construction Debt2 $1,200,000 $569,657 47%
St. Mary Capital Projects3 $508,000 $0 0%
Total: $2,350,000 $949,428
1. Campaign payments are divided 60% to St. Mary and 40% to the Archdioceseuntil the Archdiocesan Education and Formation target is reached. After thatpoint 100% of the funds come to St. Mary.
2. The Archdiocese will match our debt payment on a 3-to-1 basis. The $1.2 million from St. Mary plus the $3.6 million from the Archdiocese will eliminate our $4.8 million construction debt
3. St. Mary Capital Projects to be funded by the campaign once the Archdiocesan Debt Retirement targets have been met are: the repaving of our parking lots; and remodeling the basement of the 1889 Church for use by PADS and parish groups.
To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign Update
The results from our latest monthly Archdiocesan update are shown below. Thanks to the generous gifts of our parishioners, St. Mary continues to make excellent progress towards our capital campaign goals. We thank all those whose generous sacrifices are enabling St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish to move boldly into the future.
Save the Date: Sunday, August 6 Planning for our new Country Fest event is well underway! Among the improvements we are looking to make is the addition of prizes to our raffle. In particular, we would be grateful if anyone would be willing to donate pairs of tickets for the Cubs, Sox, Hawks, Bears, Bulls or Wolves. If you wish to make such a gift to St. Mary’s for our
raffle, please contact Howard Fischer in the parish office. Your gen-erosity and assistance are greatly appreciated!
We are working on a number of other enhance-ments as well, including bingo, a baggo tournament, and a new menu. The committee is hard at work putting Coun-try Fest together and there will be more exciting news as plans are finalized. Be sure to watch the bulletin and par-
ish web site for upcoming announcements. In the meantime, please block Sunday, August 6th on your calendar and plan on joining your friends and fellow
parishioners for an enjoyable afternoon of food, bev-erages and fun!!
F isch–ing Lines by Deacon Howard Fischer
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms who have given us life and to all the women who have taught us to love with com-
passion, devotion and sacrifice! The issue of health care reform has boiled on the national scene for many years. In the midst of this turmoil we must remember that health care is not simply a political or economic issue; it is pre-eminently a moral issue as well. As Pope Francis has said,
“Health is not a consumer good but a universal right, so access to health services cannot be a privilege.” Our bishops have been urging Congress for many years to reform our health care system, long predating the Affordable Care Act in 2010. For decades our system has often left people without access to the care they need, with insurance coverage that has been hard to get and easily lost, and exposes families to financial ruin. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) writes, “[H]ealth care reform should be truly universal and it should be genuinely affordable. Every person is made in the image of God and possesses inherent dignity. A just community strives to see and address the needs of those who struggle on its margins, and each segment of society is called to build toward a common good that creates and maintains conditions aimed at true human flourishing. In our country's policies toward that end, we must not see health care as a luxury, but as a necessary building block to help individuals and families thrive and contribute to the good of the community and the nation.” To this end, the bishops teach that reforms need to honor key moral principles: access for all people to comprehensive, quality health care that is truly affordable, including extra consideration for pre-existing conditions; respect for life by preventing the use of federal funds for abortion; and conscience protections. The USCCB observes that the recent reform measure passed by the House of Representa-tives, known as the American Health Care Act, is lacking in many criti-cal ways and they urge the Senate to fix the legislation, particularly provisions harmful to the poor and which would leave millions of Amer-icans without coverage:
“Even with efforts to improve the bill before passage, the American Health Care Act still contains major defects, particularly re-garding changes to Medicaid that risk coverage and affordability for millions; it is deeply disappointing that the voices of those who will be most severely impacted were not heeded. The AHCA does offer critical life protections, and our health care system desperately needs these safeguards. But still, vulnerable people must not be left in poor and worsening circumstances as Congress attempts to fix the current and impending problems with the Affordable Care Act…When the Senate takes up the AHCA, it must act decisively to remove the harmful pro-posals from the bill that will affect low-income people – including immi-grants – as well as add vital conscience protections, or begin reform efforts anew.” In words that still ring true, the USCCB wrote several years ago: “Health care is not just another issue for the Church or for a healthy society. It is a fundamental issue of human life and dignity. Health care is a critical component of the Catholic Church’s ministry. The Church provides health care, purchases health care and picks up the pieces of a failing health care system. The Catholic community encounters and serves the sick and uninsured in our emergency rooms, shelters and on the doorsteps of our parishes. One out of six patients is cared for in Catholic hospitals. We bring both strong convic-tions and everyday experience to the issue of health care...Genuine health care reform that protects the life and dignity of all is a moral imperative and a vital national obligation.” As disciples of the Lord, we must shape our attitudes and actions by the Gospel, not by political philosophy or economic gain. Let us urge our fellow citizens and our political leaders to pursue health care reform based on these essential moral principles. The USCCB’s advocacy site helps to make emailing our officials an easy task and outlines the onerous provisions which need to be modified/removed: www.votervoice.net/USCCB/home. If you wish to contact me, please leave a note in the parish office or send an email to [email protected].
Treasures from Our Tradition In many parish churches, more rarely in monastery churches and cathedrals, the tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament is visible from a doorway or aisle in the church. Normally, a person is to give the proper sign of reverence, a genuflection, when passing in proximity to the tabernacle. The word “genuflect” comes from Latin roots meaning bending (or flexing) the knee. A common-sense exception to the rule is for a sacristan who is taking care of the church and can’t be genuflect-ing every thirty seconds during a vacuum run. Also excepted are per-sons in procession entrusted with important symbols of the Lord’s presence. So, a crossbearer or a minister carrying the Gospel book, or ministers on their way to their Communion stations do not genuflect. For everyone else, the usual sign of reverence for the Lord’s presence in the Blessed Sacrament is to genuflect on the right knee. The oldest form of reverence during prayer in our tradition is standing; kneeling or genuflecting is a sign borrowed from old civic practice. The posture of kneeling, even on one knee, is a sign of sub-mission. Servants would take this position before their masters in the ancient world. It said: I’m not running away, I’m yours, I’m here for you. This is what your genuflection says when you enter a Catholic church where the place of reservation of the Blessed Sacrament is visible to you: I’m yours.
—Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
Easter Symbol: Bread In the old days, before yeast was readily available at markets, many house-holds kept some alive in a crock stored somewhere warm in the kitchen. The yeast was tended by adding flour and water as needed. A bit of it leavened each batch of bread dough. Eventually bacteria would get into leaven, which made it stink to high heaven. What’s worse, contaminated leaven failed to make bread rise. So it got thrown out and some was borrowed from a neigh-bor to start fresh. At Passover, the Jewish people make a communal ritual of this new beginning by tossing out the old leaven and by eating unleavened bread until new yeast develops.
For Christians, the action of fresh yeast is an emblem of resurrection and a sign of the life-giving Spirit. Saint Paul told the Corinthians to throw out the old yeast so that the new—the gospel—could raise them up.
With your companions (a word that means “those we break bread with”), celebrate the season with Easter breads, perhaps with a babka, brioche, lambropsomo (Greek “shining bread”), hot cross buns or co-lomba di Pasqua (Italian “Easter dove”). These can be savory symbols of the bread of life, the risen Christ, who is made known to us in the breaking of the bread.
Copyright © 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by Peter Mazar. Art by Vicki Shuck. All rights reserved. Used with permis-sion.
Easter Symbol: Wine Through fermentation, yeasts convert the sugar in grapes into carbon dioxide and other byproducts, including alcohol. There is obvious energy in this transformation. Fermenting grapes hiss and fizz with potentially explosive force. In Christian tradition, wine has be-come symbolic for the power of the Holy Spirit.
God’s Spirit is the lifeblood of the body of Christ. Jesus commands us to drink deeply. On Pentecost the disciples drank so much of the Spirit that bystanders thought they were drunk. The pentecostal signs of the Spirit, such as fire and wind, share qualities in common. Like wine, they can be agents of destruction or forces for creativity and de-light.
During Eastertime it seems as if the earth itself is filled with these signs. Or-chards and vineyards blossom. Sunshine pours down and gentle breezes blow. And, on occasion, there are windy thunderstorms and even worse. Keep people in your prayers whose lives are disrupted when the weather turns wild.
Throughout Eastertime, celebrate the Spirit with kites and windsocks, with may-wine and sweet liqueurs, with fiery barbecues and flickering candles. Make of this season a time to turn away from destruction and to renew your powers of creativity and delight. In the eucharistic feast, drink deeply of the Spirit.
Copyright © 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by Peter Mazar. Art by Vicki Shuck. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Readings for the Week Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a
Reflecting on God’s Word Over the years several television shows have focused on rebuilding and reshaping houses. For over thirty years PBS’s This Old House has offered tips on repairing homes. More recently, Extreme Makeover takes a team into someone’s home and transforms it to meet the serious needs of its occupants, often dealing with health or disa-bility issues or trying to serve the larger community in some way. From the beginning the church has been imag-ined as a house of living stones, built on Jesus Christ, a dwelling place where people come for shelter and suste-nance, where they can set down their burdens and find comfort and consolation before being sent back out in the world to make it a better place to live. The risen Christ is truly one who offers an “extreme makeover.” He can be trusted to shape us into a dwelling place where the Spirit of the Lord takes up permanent residence, bringing gifts to benefit the world. From the beginning there have been challenges for those who form the church, and an ongoing need for renovation to meet the needs of the time. Our efforts to make the church a home where love, mercy, justice, and peace will be found should lead us to build more firmly on Jesus our cornerstone. When the time comes, the home he promised to prepare for us and take us to should be easily recognizable. It should not be that much different from the church we have been living in all our lives.
—James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications.
All rights reserved.
Women’s Prayer Group Lord, Teach Me to Pray A Spiritual Journey with St. Ignatius of Loyola
Lord, Teach Me to Pray is a three-part Igna-tian prayer series developed to meet the desire for on-going spiritual growth; for an appropriate response to the call to holiness; and for a deeper commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord. In facilitated faith-sharing prayer communities, the Lord, himself, teaches us to pray. Part 1 - Praying Christian Virtues Prayer group sessions through 6/9. The prayer group will meet in the hospitality suite at St. Mary from 9:00 am to 11:00 a.m. May 19 and 26, 2017 June 2 and 9, 2017 To register or for more information on the group forming at St. Mary’s: please contact Diane Igielski by phone at 847-469-8470 or by email at [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT lordteachmetopray.com.
MOTHERHOOD All mothers are working mothers.
—Anonymous
LONGING The hand will not reach out
for what the heart does not long for. —German proverb
Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 4:00—4:40 PM, and by appointment
Baptisms Ordinarily during the Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month and after the Mass on the other Sundays, outside of Lent. Parents are required to participate in a Baptismal Preparation class before scheduling a Baptism.
Adult Initiation Adults who wish to become Roman Catholics are enrolled in a formation process that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and tradition. Call the parish office for more information.
Marriage St. Mary Parish rejoices with parishioners who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Church requires at least four months’ time before the marriage for adequate preparation. A parish wedding information packet is available at the parish office.
Ministry of Care Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound, or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. Call the parish office when a pastoral visit is desired. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request.
New parishioners We welcome new members who wish to worship with us and support the parish’s work and mission. Please call the parish office to schedule a time to register. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available at the parish office.
Mass
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Weekday Monday—Friday
8:00 AM
PARISH NUMBER 847-223-0010
Parish Emergency
224-358-3210
22333 W. Erhart Road •Mundelein, Illinois 60060 •WWW.STMARYFC.ORG Email: [email protected] Parish Fax number 847-223-5960 Pre K–5 School: 847-223-4021 Frassati Catholic Academy (Grades 6–8) 847-487-5600
Religious Education Program (REP) Emergency Number 847-239-2725 Parish Office Hours Monday–Friday 8:30AM–4:00PM
Parish Staff Rev. Jerome Jacob Ext. 213
Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Matthew Alexander Ext. 212 Associate Pastor [email protected]
Deacons Mike Alandy, Gary Kupsak, Robert Poletto
Mr. Fred Vipond Ext. 234 Director of Music & Liturgy [email protected]
Ms. Sue Matousek Ext. 218 Director of Religious Education [email protected]
Ms. Diane Mulroe Ext. 216 Director of Human Concerns [email protected]
Mr. Benjamin Valle Ext. 230 Coordinator of Youth Ministry [email protected]
Dcn. Howard Fischer Ext. 215 Director of Parish Operations [email protected]
Ms. Tammy Kleckner Ext. 310 Principal, CCLC [email protected] Ms. Penny Elwood Ext. 217 Bookkeeper/Accountant [email protected] Ms. Victoria Hansen Ext. 200 Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Mr. Richard Plage Ext. 304 Site Manager [email protected] Mr. James Shaffer Mr. William Tangney Maintenance
Pastoral Council
Jon Matousek Mary Lou Loomis Joaquin Valdes Cassandra Dye Kathy Lenzen Pete Coughlin Gina Debord
Jill Stowe Roni Hertel Dan Prezell
Sheila Dalton Carey Marciniak Marivie Alandy
Will Roberts Danielle LoMastro
Bob Lyman Sara Gunther
