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PASTORAL TEAM Rev. George Omwando, Pastor Rev. John J. Carolan, Pastor Emeritus Mr. James Hargadon, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Shelby Boblick, Pastoral Associate Ms. Gail Rohmann, Music Director Sr. Marion Cypser, RSM, School Co-Principal & Mrs. Sharon Leamy, School Co-Principal SUPPORT STAFF Ms. Patricia Pomykalski, Business Manager Mrs. Amanda Pomareda, Office Manager / Adm. Ass’t. Mrs. Fannie Cooper, School Secretary
CONTACTING THE PARISH
Rectory: 38 N. Austin Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Telephone: 708-386-8077 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stcatherinestlucy.org Hours: 8:30 AM-8:00 PM—Monday, & Thursdays Tuesday, Wednesday, & Fridays: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—12:00 PM School - 27 Washington Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Telephone: 708-386-5286
August 28, 2016 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE
Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday - 8:30am Word Service with Communion, Thursday, 8:30am
Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening - 5:00pm Sunday Morning - 8:30 & 10:30am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday at 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment.
Baptisms
Baptism of infants and young children is celebrated on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of the month. Parents are asked to attend a Baptism preparation session/class prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory to register for the preparation and set a baptismal date. (cont’d in pg.2)
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We are all obligated to be an evangelizer, and, an evangelist lives in Christian joy! Holy Scripture, daily conversion and story-telling form the basis of evangelization.
Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. —Psalm 119:111
A pearl of wisdom from Fr. Dennis Stafford’s book “A Courageous Leap of Faith”: My hope is that those seeking an understanding of faith and desire intimacy with Jesus, as well as pastors, deacons and parish leaders commissioned with the necessary ministry of evangelization, come to a new hori-zon of first learning and then applying Christian obligation and look at evangelization with new eyes, new ears and continual storytelling in union with proclaiming Gospel truth (kerygma).
Share this thought with friend and neighbor: The world’s thy ship and not thy home. St. Thérèse of Lisieux Please invite a friend or neighbor to join us on Sundays. Let’s begin to fill our pews once again – alive and joyful in our belief in Jesus. Enjoy learning the basics of a ‘new’ evangelization with Fr. Stafford’s book,
A Courageous Leap of Faith - Becoming A Disciple of Jesus in the New Evangelization
Available at www.Amazon.com
Thoughts From the Administrator
Ministers of the Eucharist: Jeanne Visteen Ministers of the Word: Jeanne Visteen Servers: James Hargadon Ministers of Care: James Hargadon Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): James Hargadon Women’s Ministry: Shelby Boblick Human Concerns Commission Peace & Justice Committee: Mary and Martin Senica Transportation Committee: Tom Farwell Education Commission Baptism Committee: James Hargadon Bible Study: Russ McCaughey
Religious Education of Children: Christine Wedekind St. Catherine/St. Lucy School: Principal: Sr. Marion Cypser School Board Chair: Gloria Baxter Parish Development & Services Commission Collection Counters: Carol Kallok Facilities Committee: Fr. George Omwando, Amanda Pomareda Fundraising Committee: Pat Nelson / Cynthia Weaver
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
WE THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA-ST. LUCY PARISH, SEEK TO DEEPEN OUR RE-LATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND TO CELEBRATE GOD’S PRESENCE IN WORD AND SACRAMENT. BY ACCEPTING ALL INTO OUR FAMILY WE SEEK UNITY IN CHRIST AND SEEK TO PROCLAIM HIS GOOD NEWS IN THE DISCIPLESHIP OF OUR LIVES.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS:
Parish Pastoral Council Madonna Sloan and Joyce Wade, Co-Chairs
Parish Finance Council John McGuire
Spiritual Life Commission Faith & Fellowship: Connie Rakitan Liturgy Committee: Cantors: Gail Rohmann Celebration Choir: Gail Rohmann Praise Choir: Julius White Greeters & Ushers: Jim Lewis
(cont’d from pg. 1) Weddings Please contact a parish priest to set a wedding date. Allow at least 6 months for preparation. RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a sacramental pro-cess, celebrated in the midst of this Faith Community. This process as-sists adults, as well as children over the age of 7, in learning about the Catholic Faith. Through its witness, worship, service, and teaching our Faith Community offers the invitation and support necessary for initiation into the Catholic Church. Ministry to the Sick, Hospitalized and Shut—Ins Please notify the Parish Office so that we can visit and minister to your con-fined loved-ones. Newcomers Please fill out a registration form after Mass, or come by the Rectory Office during the week.
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Monday, August 29 4:00-8:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH
Tuesday, August 30 9:30 AM - Bible Study - RRT 10AM - 3PM - Voice Lessons - CH 10:30 AM - Staff Meeting - RDR 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C Wednesday, August 31 11AM-1PM - Organ Lesson - CH 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 7:00 PM - Catechist Meeting - LMC Thursday, September 1 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 4:00 - 9:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6-8 PM - A.A. - RD Friday, September 2 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C
500-CLUB WINNER
August 28, 2016,
$25.00
Peggy and Kevin Kell,
# 8
The 2015-2016 season of the 500 Club continues with weekly drawings through October 16th. Applications for certificates for the NEW 2016-2017 SEASON, with drawings begin-ning October 30th, have been mailed and are being accepted now. There are extra forms available in the back of church and at the rectory.
Looking forward to your participa-tion!
~ The Fundraising Committee
Humility Have you ever been in a group of peo-ple—maybe on a tour, at a social gathering, or at church—and discov-ered that you have just been talking with a well-known author, corporate CEO, great scholar, or politician? Your first thought is the hope that you didn’t say anything to embarrass yourself; but your second thought is how much they seemed like such “regular” folks. What is it that makes people seem so “regular”? Today’s readings give us a clue when they stress the importance of humility. It is so hard for us not to tell the first person who will listen how busy we are, how hard we work, how much money we donate, and how important our job titles are. We think these ac-colades make a difference to people, and if we don’t tell them, how will they ever know? But if our actions demonstrate our values, people will recognize our worth on their own. The words of Jesus show us how much better it is to let someone else recognize our worth than to be embar-rassed because someone did not.
—Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Save the Date
Wednesday, Sept. 7 Religious Education starts
Fri-Sat. September 16-17
Tootsie Rolls Drive
Sunday, September 25 Walkathon & Picnic
Taylor Park
Sunday, October 2 Baby Bottle Project Starts
TODAY—2:00 PM St. Giles Parish McDonough Hall 1045 Columbian Ave, Oak Park
Parishes Committed to Peace Film Presentation
“ARMOR OF LIGHT”
From director Abigail Disney, THE ARMOR OF LIGHT tracks Rever-end Rob Schenck, an antiabortion activist and fixture on the political far right, who breaks with orthodoxy by questioning whether being pro-gun is consistent with being pro-life. In this courageous look at our frac-tured political culture, an Evangeli-cal minister and the mother of a teenage shooting victim come to-gether across deep party lines to find common ground.
A short discussion will follow the film. For more information, contact Celine Woznica at [email protected] or 708-383-8619.
Faith & Fellowship Announcements Faith and Fellowship will hold infor-mation/orientation meetings next month. These 2-hour sessions will be repeated four times (Monday, Sep-tember 12 and Thursday, September 15 - 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm) and will be held in the Lucienne Ministry Center.
Also, Tootsie-Rolls is scheduled for September 16-17.
Contact Connie Rakitan at the Faith & Fellowship Office 708-383-9276 for information, or to offer your help. [email protected]
Readings for the Week
Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Mk 6:17-29 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM
Altar Servers
Mr. M. Giometti Mr. Michael Stec
Mr. Miles Jackson Mr. W. Washington
Michelle Agbefe Ian Elsen
Ministers of the Word
Erin Schifeling Mary Rose Nauss
Jeanette Cannon Shirley Jones
Bro. J. Kilikevice David Geffe
Ministers of the Eucharist
Jack Kernan Susan Kumler Pat Koko Carol Brown
Kevin Kell Bill Cragg Elaine Podraza Gordon Bell Renee Smith-Quinn Fannie Cooper
Doris Brown Kim McGuire John McGuire Mary Howard Scarlet Evans Bill Holmes
Saints and Special Observances
Sunday: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist Friday: First Friday Saturday: St. Gregory the Great; First Saturday
Mon. August 29 8:30 † Tom Sushinski By: Sue Vanek
Tue. August 30 † Mary Ann Matysik By: Evie Stockinger
Wed. August 31 8:30 † Vernette Schultz By: Ministry of Care
Fri. September 2 8:30 † Virginia Padilla By: Ministry of Care
Sat. September 3 5:00 † Marcie Teatro By: Dan and Carol Brown
Sun. September 4 8:30 F P O P 8:30 † Roy and Helen Sietsema By: Roy Sietsema 10:30 † Joseph Proper Mushi By: Selina Mushi
Today’s Readings
First Reading — Conduct your affairs with humility and God will favor you (Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29). Psalm — God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor (Psalm 68). Second Reading — You have approached Jesus, the me-diator of a new covenant (Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a). Gospel — When invited to dine, take the lowest place. Those who humble themselves will be exalted (Luke 14:1, 7-14).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass. © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
Our Parish Stewardship
St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church
August 21, 2016 $ 4,522.00 On-Line GiveCentral $ 382.00 Weekly Budget $ 7,308.00 Amount Under Budget $ (2,404.00)
Online donations can be made to St. Catherine-St. Lucy
Parish at www.givecentral.org
Thanks for your continued financial support!
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Our Living Word: For Reflection
Take time each week to reflect upon the CURRENT Sunday’s Scripture. We are fed by the Word so we can live out the Word.
AUGUST 28, 2016—22ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
• If I had to describe my relation-ship with Jesus Christ I would have to say . . .
• It’s easiest to choose to live and act as Jesus did when . . . It’s most difficult when . . .
1st & 2nd Readings for the Upcoming Sunday are offered. Their sole purpose is to help us all of us “receive” and “hear” the word of God.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2016—23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Wisdom 9:13-18
The book of Wisdom was written by a teacher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, a center for Greek philosophy in the ancient world. Fearful that the Jewish people might be captivated by this secular wisdom, the author con-trasts it with the rich spiritual wisdom found in Jewish religious traditions. The ninth chapter presents a prayer of Solomon for wisdom and this reading is an excerpt from this prayer. Second Reading: Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Philemon was a rich man with many slaves, one of whom---Onesimus---escaped. Onesimus reached Paul in prison and converted to Christianity. In sending Onesimus back to Phile-mon, Paul gave him a letter to take with him, a portion of which we hear in this excerpt.
Communion & Anointing of the Sick
Please call the Rectory at 708-386-8077 to let us know if you or a member of your family is in need of the sacrament of anointing of the sick or would like to have Holy Communion brought to your house or nursing home or both.
Remember a Loved One
“The Holy Mass would be of greater profit if people had it offered in their lifetime, rather than having it cele-brated for the relief of their souls after death.” -Pope Benedict XV
We have weekday Masses available in our 2016 Mass Book. Please come to the Rectory for Masses. Remember your loved ones or any other special occasion.
27 W. Washington Blvd. Oak Park, IL 60302 708-386-5286
School News
The students have one week officially under their belt and so far, so good. Grades 2-8 joined Fr. Dennis for Mass last Friday. He warned them that he’d be visiting their classrooms – so they’d better be good!
We received a small grant to create a play area for our preschool students in the hidden courtyard between the convent and the school. We’re get-ting prices on rubber mulch; we’ll provide more details once we get pricing.
Our School Board has partnered with Lowes, in the Brickyard Shopping Center, to paint our preschool daycare area. The project will be done on a Saturday, either September 17 or 24. We’ll let you know when the date is finalized. Come join the fun that day! We’re always looking for help-ing hands.
And Let It Begin With Me Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an in separable part of our very being.
—Gandhi
Table Talk” for families (“Families” are what you define family to be!”)
This “talk” is based upon the Gospel from Luke (14:1, 7-14). The Gospel speaks about those who are invited and those who ought to be invited to the table of the Lord. Instead of inviting those familiar to us, Jesus tells us that we are to invite beggars, the crippled, the lame and the blind.
1. As I (we) look around the mem-bers of the parish community, who would I (we) say is invited into the community and who is not?
2. How does the Gospel challenge or enlighten my (our) experience of who is welcome in my (our) life, family, work place, parish community?
Praying for the
Sick In Our Parish
Winifred Ballew, Fr. John Carolan, Lillian Czaplicki, Anabelle Deaton, Andrea Edwards, Donna Kanapes, Maggie Kearns, Virginia Keenan, Diane W. Kinamo, Paul Koko, Kate Kroker, Dolores Malkowski, Ronald Norman, Anita Ohm, Scarlett Evans-Perez, Carlton Shanks, Gloria Vaughn, and Marguerite Welch.
The name of your close relative will remain on this list for four weeks. After that, you will have to call us again to reinstate it into the list.
If you wish to include a name of a sick member of your family here, please call Amanda at the rectory during office
Every Tuesday at 9:30 am here at St. Catherine of Siena- St. Lucy’s Rectory.
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Registration
Classes for first to eighth grade start on Wednesday, Septem-ber 7, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Letters will be
mailed out within the next few days with a schedule for the coming year.
Still looking for a third/fourth grade Catechist. If you wish to share your faith with the children of our parish, please contact Christine Wedekind, 708-485-0838 or via e-mail at: Christine.Wedekind @aol.com.
Confirmation Meeting Letters to Confirmation candidates and their parents will be mailed out or have been mailed out by the time you read this.
There is a MANDATORY meeting for Confirmation candidates and their parents on Sunday, August 28 fol-lowing the 10:30 mass in the meeting room in the rectory basement.
Children bring your parents to mass.
The Children's Bible in a Nutshell
But the Democrats, the Republicans and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn’t stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hand instead.
Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to heaven but will be back after the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.
(to be continued)
Update on Father George
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am starting to get tired with the long hours in the public bus. This week, I will be joined by our parish-ioner Mary Jane O'Brien for one week of vacation. The weather is very cold in the morning and in the afternoon it gets very chilly. At night temperatures drop rapidly and the house gets icy.
Last week, I spent some time watch-ing the Olympics because it was exciting to see Kenya defeat many countries like Argentina, India etc...I am not a big fan of this type of games because after it is over the criticizing starts like doping allega-tions, which sport did or did not do better, etc.
Please do pray for me as I am for you. ¡Que Dios los bendiga todo el tiempo! which in Spanish means: God bless you all the time.
—Fr. George
Give Central allows our parish to provide its parishioners a safe and convenient way to make regular, automatic electronic contributions and can also be used be used for special events and other collections.
We understand that most transactions today are done electronically. We want to provide you with that same convenient option at church.
You can go directly to our website: www.stcatherinestlucy.org to be able to find the link to GiveCentral
Bequests
PLEASE consider remembering our parish in your will or trust. We have been blessed in the past by the gener-osity of so many parishioners and I am hopeful this will continue into the future. -Father George
Vocations
“Make straight paths for your feet.”
Will your path of holiness be as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Call Father Francis Bitterman (312) 534-8298, or write: [email protected]
The mercy of God is able to unknot the impossibilities that can beset us. When we do not know where to turn, when we feel powerless, God’s mercy breaks through these impossible knots in our lives. Trusting faith relies on that mer-cy. “Your daughter is dead; do not trou-ble the teacher any longer.” When Je-sus heard this, he replied, “Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be saved.”
—Luke 8:49–50
www.archchicago.org More on Pope Francis’s vision at: www.loyolapress.com/popefrancis
JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY One Word at a Time
Catholic Charities Free Newspaper for Seniors
Did you know Catholic Charities has a free newspaper just for senior citizens? Keenager News is published 10 times a year and is delivered to your door. This publications contains news, opinion, human interest, how-to, and travel articles, along with humor, puzzles, and recipes. Our "Readers' Corner" provides a forum for readers' own reminiscences, and poems. To sign up to receive Keen-ager News, call 312- 655-7425 or email [email protected]
Just Punishment
The punishment of the wise who refuse to take part in government is to live under the rule of the foolish.
—Plato
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St. William Parish - Century of Faith
Please join us for the final two events celebrating: St. William’s 100th Anniversary Year
A Night to Unite – An Alumni and Friends Celebration on Saturday, September 10, 2016 - 6:00pm Mass of Thanksgiving and Dinner Dance Sunday, October 2, 2016 12:00 noon mass, with Dinner Dance- 3pm
For more information and to purchase tickets call 773-637-6565 ext. 50, visit our website www.saintwilliamparish.org or viae-mail: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Time: 11:00 am- 11:00 pm
Location: Lou Malnati's: Oak Park 1038 Lake Street — 708-358-0800
DINE-IN • CARRYOUT • DELIVERY (within zone)
Questions: Please contact Pat Nelson, [email protected]. Lou Malnati's will donate 20% of total sales to St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Church (20% based on pre-tax purchase, excluding alcohol) from every order received. Dine in, Carryout or Delivery (within zone) with this FLYER on 9-14-16 Flyer Must Be Printed or Shown on Mobile Device. Cannot be combined with any other promotional offers including but not limited to: discounts, Deep Dish Dough rewards redemption or Malnati’s Mail welcome coupon. PLEASE MENTION FUNDRAISER EVENT WHEN PLACING ORDER. Offer valid only at the date and location listed above.
Treasures from Our Tradition
Perhaps the most familiar traditional symbol that identi-fies bishops is the crosier that they carry. We see the shepherd’s staff and immediately rich images from scrip-ture come to mind, as well as the recollection that the first to respond to Christ’s presence in our world were the shepherds. The staff is more than a walking stick; its crooked top is useful in snaring errant sheep but also in keeping the flock united. Bishops carry the curve out-ward, indicating their ministry to the wider flock, while abbots (and some abbesses, too) carry the crosier with the curve pointing in, indicating that their ministry is to the monastery alone.
The crosier was once also carried by the pope, but was phased out centuries ago. You may recall that in pre-“popemobile” days, the pope was often carried around on a portable throne called a sedia gestatoria. Since he didn’t do much walking, the need for a crosier was mini-mal. Pope Paul VI introduced the innovation of a walking staff in the 1960s, and everyone remembers Pope John Paul II’s walking staff, not a crook, but a delicately sculp-tured crucifix. Thus, the pope carries a “pastoral staff” rather than a crosier. Precisely because the pope’s ministry is universal, to the whole world, popes will likely leave crosiers in the hands of the bishops they commission for care of specific flocks.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
St. Rose of Lima
Saint Rose born at Lima, Peru on April 20 April, 1586 is the patroness of the Americas, indigenous people of the Americas especially of Lima, Peru; the secondary patroness of the Philippines; of gardeners; of florists; the Netherlands; of India.
This South American Saint's real name was Isabel, but she was such a beautiful baby that she was called Rose, and that name remained. Rose worked hard to support her poor parents and she humbly obeyed them, except when they tried to get her to marry. That she would not do. Her love of Jesus was so great that when she talked about Him, her face glowed and her eyes sparkled. Rose had many temptations from the devil, and there were also many times when she had to suffer a feeling of terrible loneliness and sadness, for God seemed far away. Yet she cheerfully offered all these troubles to Him. In her last long, painful sickness, this heroic young woman use to pray: "Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them in-crease Your love in my heart."
St. Rose died August 24, 1617. Many miracles followed her death. She was beatified by Clement IX, in 1667, and canonized in 1671 by Clement X.
—Catholic On Line
