Bulletin: 000868 St. Mary of the Annunciation, Mundelein

June 14, 2020 200 copies

Vision: That all generations

at St. Mary

and in the

surrounding

community

encounter Jesus

and live

as His disciples.

Mission: We are called

to go out

and share

the Good News,

making disciples

who build up the

Kingdom of God

through

meaningful prayer,

effective formation

and loving service.

Scripture Insights In the First Reading, from Deuteronomy, Moses implores the Israelites to “remember” their desert story as

they stand at the Jordan River, about to enter the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua. Moses

recalls for the Israelites the heart of the desert story—how God tested them in the desert by afflicting them

with hunger and thirst, and the provided manna and water “in order to show you that not by bread alone

does one live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the Lord.” Moses twice makes the

point that this manna was “a food unknown” to the Israelites.

The Gospel reading for today is an excerpt from the end of Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse in the

Gospel according to John. Speaking to a Jewish crowd, Jesus repeatedly refers to himself as bread, say-

ing: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven.” He concludes by saying: “Unlike your ancestors

who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” The Jewish audience would have immedi-

ately recognized that Jesus was appropriating for himself the sacred and traditional image of bread and

water from the Israelite desert experience. But Jesus, as “the living bread that came down from heaven,”

was once again “a food unkown” to the Israelites.

In the Second Reading, Paul offers us one of the earliest testimonies in the New Testament to

the belief in the real presence of Christ in our Eucharistic celebrations. For Paul, the body and blood of

Christ unites the Christian community as one body. He taught the early Christian communities the Jesus

“is the true food...and the true drink,” “the living bread that came down from heaven.”

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Solemnity of the

Body and Blood of Christ SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION, MUNDELEIN

JUNE 14, 2020

Solemnity of the

Body and Blood of Christ SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION, MUNDELEIN

JUNE 14, 2020

Mass Intentions (June 15–21)

† Florence Wrobel Family & Friends Cerny Family † Liam Nold Elizabeth Shields Duane & Fran Schmidt Family † Ray Cerny Family † Ernie DeSalvo Victoria Hansen † Frank Luberda Luberda Family † Steve Jelen Mary Jelen † Julie Audland Mary Jelen † deceased members of the Smith & Fischer Families † for all Fathers, Grandfathers, and Godfathers, living and deceased † Albert & † Evelyn Holup Son Roland & Mary Lou Holup These Intentions would normally be announced at the weekday and weekend Masses. Because we cannot publicly celebrate daily Mass, all of these names will be read at the videotaped Mass posted to the parish YouTube page and linked through the parish website.

Pray for all who suffer illness, pain and grief:

Gene Gaetano, Bob Noonan, Ryan Nitch, JoJo Ranchero, Barb Fiske, Amy Herchenbach, Sheila Tracy,

Jim Del Favero, John Chojanacki, Stacey Ennis, Frank Kopczynski, Ashley Burkhardt, Patty Schnarr, Tom Hehr

And for those who have recently died:

Michael Gustafson, Fr George Gawlik SVD, Fr John Flavin, Marta Niedbalec, Martha Frank

Assist SVdP Provide Food for Clients & More With the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, help with af-fording food and other living expenses is an issue for an increasing number of our neighbors. With the current stay-at-home order, the St Vincent de Paul Society had to suspend the annual Easter food drive and distribution. In lieu of food donations, we are collecting checks to distribute financial aid to our clients and local food pantries. (at Most Blessed Trinity & Santa Maria). If you can support your neighbors at this time, please make your check out to St Vincent de Paul Society with food drive in the memo and send it to: St Vincent de Paul Society Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish 22333 W. Erhart Rd. Mundelein, IL 60060 Thank you for helping those impacted by this crisis. If you have ques-tions or would like to help in other ways, please email svdpdt@gmail.com.

Parish Financial Update As we all continue to navigate the impacts of the Covid pandemic and begin the steps towards resuming our sacramental life, we want to thank the many generous people of our parish who have continued to financially support our parish, including several special gifts to help fill the gap. We are very thankful for your generosity. Our collections in recent weeks have declined a bit, although last Sunday was a bit higher. As we are now able to resume a few more of our office functions, we are again able to provide an update on Weekly Stewardship (see below). If you are able to make a donation to help us with continuing our parish operations we would be very grateful. Perhaps the easiest way to give to St. Mary is to sign-up for the GiveCentral service. To do so, please go to the Stewardship page on our parish website (www.stmaryfc.org) or click on a blue GiveCentral or Donate button on the main page. We have also implemented a new “text-to-give” feature that allows you to quickly sign up through your cellphone. Simply text the word Sunday to 847-796-6879 in order to begin the process.

Let us never forget that while we may not have been able to

gather in the church, the pandemic has never prevented us from being

the Church! May our efforts as a faith community and as disciples of

the Lord assist one another through this time of trial. Thank you again

for your dedication and generosity. Let us hold one another in prayer

and in our works of compassion.

Stewardship Report

Sunday Collection June 7, 2020 $ 21,863.35

Budgeted Weekly Collection $ 22,596.15

Difference $ (732.80)

Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* $ 1,077,564.49

Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date $ 1,129,807.69

Difference $ (52,243.20)

Difference vs. Last Year $ (18,641.97)

*Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments.

Dear Parishioners, The events of the past three months have certainly been unprecedented. The impact of COVID-19 has

challenged us physically, emotionally, spiritually, social-ly, economically, and politically. While we learned that no one is immune to this virus, the pandemic also ampli-fied existing inequalities. The poor and marginalized of the world have been hurt the most. Those without regular access to health care, medication, or nutritious food, and those who were forced to work in unsafe conditions often without adequate protection were greatly impacted. We also know that the elderly, especially those living and working in long term care facilities, suffered the greatest amount of illness and death. If that was not enough to wake us up as a na-tion, the murder of an unarmed black man by a white police officer was, as they say, a tipping point. The sin of racism is still alive in our nation and cannot continue to be ignored if there is to be true healing and reconcilia-tion. As Catholics we believe that all life is sacred, from the first moment of conception to natural death. You and I were loved into this life by God. We cannot be truly a people that respects the dignity of every human life if we fail to acknowledge that: “Black Lives Matter.” To be pro-life means we also must passionately work to eradicate racism in all its forms. We may have differing political and opinions and understanding of what it means to live together in peace. We may sometimes disagree with certain teach-ings of the Church, pastoral practices, or the opinions of priests and even bishops. It can often be difficult to have respectful conversations and to live with the tensions and often divisive political rhetoric of our day. But we need to have those conversations if we are to find a path for-ward. We need to be able to do some self-reflection to explore how we may be unaware of the racism in our attitudes, opinions and in our own community. Perhaps this is an opportunity for us to look deep within our own hearts and recommit ourselves to truly promoting the God-given dignity of our human life. On a different note, this past week St. Mary was certified to implement Phase 2 of our re-opening of the parish. I am grateful for the leadership team: Darrell Har-mon, Gina Debord, Grant Bright, Howard Fischer, Diane Mulroe, Jen Pepping, Michele Scofield and the over 50 volunteers who have been trained to make the phased re-opening possible. We have been working off a template designed by the Archdiocese for all the parishes in the

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Jacob’s Well

God of Heaven and Earth,

you created the one human family

and endowed each person with great dignity.

Aid us, we pray, in overcoming the sin of racism.

Grant us your grace in eliminating this blight

from our hearts, our communities,

our social and civil institutions.

Fill our hearts with love for you and our neighbor

so that we may work with you

in healing our land from racial injustice.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

-USCCB

Archdiocese of Chicago to ensure that we do all that we can to guard the safety of all. This is not the new normal; rather it is a gradual re-opening as many restrictions are still in place. During this time the dispensation from Sunday Mass and Holy Days continues. We still advise the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions to stay at home and participate through live-streamed and filmed Masses. Please see out web site for a temporary Mass schedule and for directions on how to make a reservation. We are re-quired to do this for contract tracing in the event that some-one is diagnosed with COVID-19. This weekend we are still restricted to 50 people per Mass. But we anticipate being able to increase that number to 20% of our worship space capacity, which is approximately 200 people, by July 1st. Please continue to pray for all of us during this challenging time. Let us pray for one another, Fr. Jerry

It’s Time for a National Reconciliation

First published in Chicago Catholic May 31, 2020 By Cardinal Blase Cupich When news came that this past Memorial Day weekend was Chicago’s bloodiest in five years, most of the violence affecting communities of color, we had no idea how much worse the week would get. Eight hundred miles east, a white woman walking her dog through Central Park was asked by a bird-watcher to leash the pet, as required by posted signs. The man happened to be black. She re-sponded by promising to call the police and say that an “African-American man is threatening my life,” treating 911 as a customer-service line. Twelve hours later and 400 miles northwest of Chicago, a Minneapolis man was arrested for allegedly trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. He also happened to be black, but his encounter with a white person on Memorial Day, a police officer, ended differently. He died, after the officer knelt on his neck for about 9 minutes — despite the man’s desperate cries for air, and, heartbreakingly, for his late mother. The man’s name was George Floyd. We must never forget it. “We.” It is a difficult word for white Americans to use in these days when searing anguish, simmering anger and existential sorrow explode into protest, some of which descends into violence. White people must never pretend that our place is to narrate the experience of non-white Americans, let alone feel justified in simply condemning the violence against black people, or the violence that has sparked from that justifiable outrage. No one should allow themselves to dismiss the aims of peaceful pro-testers because some among them exploited the anger by engaging in criminal acts. Nor should we dismiss the legitimate work of first re-sponders and law enforcement, despite the dangerous overreactions of some against protesters and journalists reporting on these demon-strations. The responsibility of any neighbor, any citizen, especially those of us who profess belief in Jesus Christ, is to do the work of accompanying their brothers and sisters who carry this pain every day of their lives. That work begins by understanding that when such feelings erupt they do not come from nowhere. They are the consequence of centuries of national racial injustice that began with the inhuman prac-tice of slavery, was re-institutionalized during the Jim Crow era, and continues today with the myriad ways people of color are treated as less-than, or worse. People of color suffer discrimination and indignities not only from racist individuals, but from the very structures erected by our society that were meant to protect the vulnerable. Americans must realize that beneath the outrage is the same aspira-tion all people have to freely pursue a life of meaning and flourishing. The death of George Floyd was not the sole driver of the civil unrest our nation is witnessing today. It just ignited the frustration of a people being told repeatedly in our society: “You don’t matter”; “You have no place at the table of life” — and this painful frustration has been build-ing since the first slave ships docked on this continent. This is where our conversation about healing should begin, not with simple condemnations, but with facing facts. We need to ask

ourselves and our elected officials: Why are black and brown people incarcerated at higher rates than whites for the same offenses? Why are people of color suffering disproportionately from the effects of the novel coronavirus? Why is our educational system failing to prepare children of color for a life in which they can flourish? Why are we still asking these questions and not moving heaven and earth to answer them, not with words, but with the systemic change it will take to final-ly right these wrongs? These questions should be particularly troubling to people of faith. As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops put it in its recent statement on the death of George Floyd and the resulting protests, “We cannot turn a blind eye to these atrocities and yet still try to pro-fess to respect every human life. We serve a God of love, mercy, and justice.” Citing a recent document on racism, the USCCB went on to say, “As bishops, we unequivocally state that racism is a life issue.” Indeed, racism and its death-dealing consequences are not just offenses against our brothers and sisters as fellow human beings. They are offenses against God, the father of us all. And how do people of faith respond when they realize they have of-fended God? They confess. They acknowledge their sin, express remorse and commit to doing better. But when it comes to slavery, our nation’s original sin, and racism, which continues to enslave in our time, have we done that as Americans? Have we done it as a church? Or have we more often sought comfort in the “over-there-ness” of racist acts and crimes? Have we averted our gaze by pretending that “gang-related violence” and the conditions that make it possible are not really “our problem”? Other societies have experienced unfathomable offenses against humanity and found ways to engage the history, to admit the crimes, to hold accountable those who committed them and to move toward something resembling reconciliation: the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime, the Rwandan genocide, the crimes of South African apartheid. We Americans can do this too. We are well past overdue for such a national reconciliation and the need to account for the history of violence against people of color in this country. Tragedy does not eradicate hope. If there is anything we Christians take from our faith, it is that even the darkest deeds can be redeemed by love. And love is what is called for now. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Not the love of transactional friendships and cheap associations made by the click of a mouse button or an easy retweet. Signpost solidarity will not do. Only the hard work of familial love will set us on the path toward justice. The love we read about in Scripture. The love God has for his children, every one of us, even when we fail — especially when we fail. Because God knows what his children are capable of, not only how we can fail in our humanity, but even more how we can build it up. And it is up to us to show God, to show all our brothers and sis-ters, the neighbors we know and the ones we will never meet, how deeply we can love.

Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

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Video to Watch Pope Francis and U.S. Bishops have responded to George Floyd's killing and the sin of racism that exists in our society. This short video includes 5 key takeaways from their statements and as Catholic Christians how we should respond https://youtu.be/qyztKEa6SCc

Saint Romuald (c. 951-1027)

June 19 “God so loved the world,” declares John 3:16. “Do not love the world,” warns 1 John 2:15. The “world” to love: this planet, entrusted to our stewardship, and its people, God’s children all. The “world” to flee: “sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a

pretentious life” (1 John 2:16). Born in nobility, Romuald’s conversion followed the shock of witnessing his father murder an enemy. Re-nouncing his privileged world, Romuald sought God’s world in monas-tic life. Its winding turns and several dead ends make Romuald’s jour-ney resonate with all who find life more maze than superhighway. Both the hermit’s solitary struggle and community life’s unique challenges shaped Romuald’s legacy: his vast Camaldolese Benedictine family of monks, nuns, and lay associates who, these thousand years later, from the mountain solitude of Camaldoli, Italy to an urban monastery in Berkeley, California—in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe—integrate Romuald’s experience into their witness of solitary prayer, communal charity and worship, and promotion of contemplative spiritu-ality in this world that can so easily distract us from the God who loves it still.

—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

F isch–ing Lines by Deacon Howard Fischer

Today we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Celebrating the Eucharist was the central ritual of the early

Church (St. Paul’s letters provide the earliest written accounts) and it has continuously been at the core of the Church’s life, for both East (Orthodox) and West (Roman Catholic), down through the millennia. On this feast we seek to renew our appreciation of the fact that Jesus is truly present in the consecrated bread and

wine. After all, the Eucharist is not merely a symbol of Jesus’ pres-ence; it IS the bodily presence of Christ! Communion is not intended just as a “church moment.” We are nourished by the Body and Blood of Christ in order to carry on the work of the Gospel in our daily lives. We must become what we eat – the real presence of Christ in our midst! The following excerpts from a reflection by author Alice Camille examine how the celebration of the Eucharist makes past, present and future an eternal now.

For Christians, remembering isn’t just a kindly and generous thing to do. It’s a holy action, part of the mission of being church. We are the ones primarily commissioned to keep certain memo-ries alive through the telling of stories and the celebration of ritual acts. Because human beings are notoriously bad at holding things in memory for long, our religion has come up with lots of ways to keep us from forgetting the most important things. The church calendar reminds us all year long of the central events of salvation history. Our Eucharist is a daily opportunity to retell the stories of all we have to be thankful for. Each celebration of the sacraments reinforces the mysteries of our faith: that we are invited to be members of Christ’s body, called to be witnesses and given the grace to do so, nourished with food for the journey of faith, forgiv-en our offenses and reconciled through God’s mercy, united in special partnerships for the spreading of the gospel, commis-sioned for service, and even in times of sickness and death, we remain valuable participants in the testimony of God’s faithfulness and love. When you think about it, we have a lot to remember, and the institution of church works very hard to keep centuries of teaching, tradition, and testimony from getting lost in the mists of forgetfulness… Jesus gives us more than a checklist of things to remember or even a story to faithfully retell. Jesus gives us living bread from heaven that will hold us in life for all eternity. Our understanding of anamnesis – the part of the Eucharist in which the Passion, Res-urrection, and Ascension of Christ are front and center – is that the Eucharist we celebrate is more than a memorial supper or an opportunity to keep tabs on the past. It makes the past present. What was, is now – and will be forever, as we say in our doxology, world without end. Just as God remains the God who continually saves, Jesus is always the living bread set before us to meet the needs of our world. There’s nothing “past” about the good news of our salvation. Christ lives, and we are invited to share everlasting life with him by uniting ourselves with his flesh and blood. This is a visceral invitation, perhaps more carnal than we care to have our religion. Catholicism insists on being this earthy; our sacraments are perceptible to the touch, as tangible as water and oil and a human hand outstretched. We are not asked simply to pray or to profess but to eat, among the most vital human activi-ties. Those who eat, live—and those who do not eat, die. The sign of our Eucharist is this vivid because the facts of life are this stark and insurmountable.

Sadly, the pandemic has prevented us from gathering together to cele-brate the Eucharist together and from being fed by the Body and Blood of the Lord. While we must be safe and protect one another’s well-being, it is certainly welcome that we can begin steps to resume our communal celebrations. Still, I think we need to keep two truths in mind. First, while God works through the sacraments, he isn’t limited to working only through the sacraments. God’s grace comes to us in many ways and cannot be thwarted; the pandemic has not cut us off from the Lord. Second, while we have not been able to gather together in the church building, we have not been prevented from BEING the Church. And being Church is what our faith and reception of the Eu-charist is all about. So today as we renew our appreciation and gratitude for the gift of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist, let us also renew our commit-ment to be communion in the world, to be the Church, to becoming what we eat – the presence of Jesus in the world. If you wish to con-tact me, please send an email to deaconhwf99@yahoo.com.

Act of Contrition O my God,

I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee:

and I detest my sins most sincerely

because they displease Thee, my God,

Who art so deserving of all my love

for Thy infinite goodness and most amiable perfections:

and I firmly purpose by Thy holy grace

never more to offend Thee. Amen.

Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord.” These are the words that open Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology and care for God’s creation. These words, quoting St. Francis of Assisi’s beautiful canticle, remind us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to em-brace us. Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si’ was released in June 2015. Five years later, in 2020, Pope Francis invited all Catholics and people of good will to celebrate its fifth anniversary by protecting families and future generations through action to care for our common home. Here are themes that Pope Francis highlighted in Laudato Si’ which require our urgent response today.

A Moral and Spiritual Challenge. The ecological crisis, Pope Fran-cis writes, is a summons to profound interior conversion—to re-new our relationships with God, one another, and the created

world.

Care for God’s Creation. God created the world and entrusted it to us as a gift. Now we have the responsibility to care for and protect it and all people, who are part of creation. Protecting human digni-

ty is strongly linked to care for creation.

We are All Connected. We are connected to the rest of the human family, to the created world, and to those who will come after us in

future generations.

Impact on the Poor. People in poverty have contributed least to climate change, yet they are disproportionately impacted by it. As a result of excessive use of natural resource by wealthy nations, those who are poor experience pollution, lack of access to clean

water, hunger, and more.

Called to Solidarity. We are one human family and have a shared responsibility for others and for creation. Wealthy countries have a responsibility to reduce consumption of non-renewal resources

and should help poorer nations develop in sustainable ways.

Technological and economic development must serve human beings and enhance human dignity, instead of creating an econo-my of exclusion, so that all people have access to what is needed

for authentic human development.

Supporting Life, Protecting Creation. Concern for nature is incom-patible with failure to protect vulnerable human beings, such as unborn children, people with disabilities, or victims of human traf-

ficking.

A Time to Act. Pope Francis calls for a change in lifestyle and consumption. We can make important changes as individuals,

families, and communities, and as civil and political leaders.

Hope and Joy. “Injustice is not invincible” (no. 74) and we act knowing that we seek to live out God’s vision of renewed relation-ships with God, ourselves, one another, and creation.

How You Can Respond Each of us is called to take concrete steps – from reducing consump-tion to working for political change – to better care for creation. Here are some ideas. 1. Become more aware of our connectedness. Care for one another

and creation includes understanding that “everything is connect-ed” (no. 91) and that the economy, politics, community involve-ment, and technology all affect the future of the planet and human-

kind. How can we become more aware of our connectedness?

2. Changes to lifestyle and consumption habits can make a big differ-ence. For example, get a re-usable water bottle, take shorter showers, walk, bike or take public transportation instead of driving,

recycle, compost food waste, and buy energy efficient appliances.

3. Make changes institutionally at your parish, school, or workplace. For example, start recycling and composting, use washable din-nerware in cafeterias, share electronically instead of printing, do

an energy audit, and install solar panels.

4. Support local efforts to solve environmental problems. Community groups around the country are working to make city, county, and state-wide changes that can make a big difference. Find out what

is going on locally and get involved.

5. Contact your members of Congress to share Pope Francis’ mes-sage and urge action to address climate change.

Prayer Triune Lord, wondrous community of infinite love, teach us to contemplate you in the beauty of the universe, for all things speak of you. Awaken our praise and thankfulness for every being that you have made. Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that is. God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight. Enlighten those who possess power and money that they may avoid the sin of indifference, that they may love the common good, advance the weak, and care for this world in which we live. The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty. Praise be to you! Amen.

Excerpted from “A Christian prayer in union with creation,” in Laudato Si’, no. 246

For More Information • U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops webpage on Environment and Environmental Justice (www.usccb.org/environment)

• Catholic Climate Covenant (www.catholicclimatecovenant.org)

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 Archdiocese of Chicago requires that a wedding be scheduled at least six months in advance so that the couple may receive necessary 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. New Parishioner Welcome session is offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Time of registration is 10:45AM—11:25AM. If you are unable to make the Welcoming Session, please call the parish office to schedule time to register.

Mass

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM

Weekday at 8:00AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Thursday, Friday

PARISH NUMBER

847-223-0010

Parish Emergency 224-358-3210

Parish Fax 847-223-5960

22333 W. Erhart Road • Mundelein, Illinois 60060 • WWW.STMARYFC.ORG Email: parish@stmota.org

Frassati Catholic Academy: 847-526-6311

Religious Education Program (REP) Emergency Number 847-239-2725

Parish Office Hours Monday–Friday 8:30AM–4:00PM

Parish Staff

Dcn. Howard Fischer Ext. 215 Director of Parish Operations HFischer@stmota.org

Ms. Tammy Kleckner Principal, Tkleckner@frassaticatholicacademy.org

Ms. Jo Bond-Ostler Bookkeeper/Accountant Bookkeeper@stmota.org

Ms. Victoria Hansen Ext. 200 Administrative Assistant parish@stmota.org

Mr. Robert Kilkenny Ext. 304 Facilities Manager rkilkenny@stmota.org

Mr. James Shaffer Maintenance

Rev. Ken Kiepura Rev. Ed Pelrine Weekend Associates

Rev. Jerome Jacob Ext. 213 Pastor FrJerry@stmota.org

Rev. Don Cambe Ext. 212 Associate Pastor FrDon@stmota.org

Deacons Mike Alandy, Gary Kupsak, Robert Poletto, Alan Sedivy

Mr. Fred Vipond Ext. 234 Director of Music & Liturgy FVipond@stmota.org

Ms. Sue Matousek Ext. 218 Director of Religious Education SMatous@stmota.org

Ms. Diane Mulroe Ext. 216 Director of Human Concerns DMulroe@stmota.org

Mr. Grant Bright Ext. 230 Coordinator of Youth Ministry GBright@stmota.org

Pastoral Council Mary Lou Loomis Joaquin Valdes Cassandra Dye Kathy Lenzen Pete Coughlin Dan Prezell

Sheila Dalton Carey Marciniak Marivie Alandy Jon Matousek Linda Green

Sandra Fioretti-Frank*

Finance Council

Larry Molloy Denise Fuller

Joe Tylka Tom Zengeler Roger Fisher Patrick Tracy

Carl Calabrese Kevin Igielski*

*ex-officio, secretary