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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, Director of Music Sr. Marion Cypser, RSM, School Principal SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Amanda Pomareda, Office Manager / Adm. Ass’t. Mrs. Fannie Cooper, School Secretary Mr. Michael Cypser, Maintenance 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, Tuesday & Thursdays
Wednesday & Fridays: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—Noon
School - 27 Washington Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Telephone: 708-386-5286
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment. Weddings: Please contact a parish priest to set a wedding date. Allow at least 4
months for preparation. Baptisms: Baptism of infants and young children is celebrated on the 1st 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.
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a sacramental process,
celebrated in the midst of this Faith Community. This process assists 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
confined loved-ones. Newcomers: Please fill out a registration form after Mass, or come by the Office during
the week.
January 19, 2014 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
j e, the parishioners of St. Catherine
of Siena - St. Lucy Parish, seek to
deepen our relationships 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: CONTACTS
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: Tom Frank 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: James Hargadon HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION Cross Cultural Christian Concerns: Louisa Newberry Peace & Justice Committee: Mary Sim & Martin Senica Transportation Committee: Tom Farwell EDUCATION COMMISSION Baptism Committee: Bible Study: Richard Keller 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: Kevin Kell Fundraising Committee: Pat Nelson / Cynthia Weaver
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WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE
Weekday Masses: Monday through Friday - 8:30am Saturday - 9:00am
Weekend Masses: Saturday Evening - 5:00pm Sunday Morning - 8:30am & 10:30am
Thoughts From the Pastor Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today we enter the second week of ordinary time. Do not be confused with the word ordinary time. Ordinary Time comprises two different periods in the Catholic Church’s liturgical year. The Ordinary Time begins on the Monday after the first Sunday after January 6 the Feast of the Epiphany-the manifestation of the Lord to the Gentiles) and runs until Ash Wednesday. Both Lent and Easter season fall outside of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time resumes again on the Monday after Pentecost Sunday and runs until the First Sunday in Advent (the start of the new liturgical year). Ordinary Time is the ordered life of the Church but because of the connotations of the term “ordinary” in English, many people think Ordinary Time refers to the parts of the Church that are unimportant. My brothers and sisters in Christ, Ordinary Times is the period in which we live our lives neither in feasting (as in the Christmas and Easter seasons) or in a more severe penance (as in Advent and Lent), but in watchfulness and expectations of the Second Coming of Christ). It is ap-propriate therefore, that the Gospel for Second Sunday of Ordinary time which is today (which is actually the first Sunday celebrated in Ordinary Times) always features either John the Baptist’s acknowledgment of Christ as the Lamb of God or Christ’s first miracle-the transformation of water into wine at the wedding at Cana. Thus for Cath-olics, Ordinary Time is the part of the year in which Christ, the Lamb of God, walks among us and trans-forms our lives. In today’s first reading prophet Isaiah talks about this servant or the Son of God who will be the light of nations, that His salvation will reach to the ends of the earth. John the Baptist testified on this servant.
In today’s Gospel, John the Baptist tries to avoid the confusion with Jesus. He came to prepare the way for the Son of God. John was the voice in the wilderness crying out, “make straight the way of the Lord” John calls peo-ple of his time but he also calls me and you today, to change our way of behaviors so that we can conform with the Lord’s way. John identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world. These are the same words that we hear at mass when the priest lifts up the Blessed Sacrament: “Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.” And we all respond in unison, “Lord I am not worth that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.” Jesus stood on our behalf at Calva-ry and took the punishment that was meant for us sinners. What a blessing! My brothers and sisters, it remains always in my heart that we/I follow His example daily.
-Fr. George Omwando
BEQUESTS
PLEASE consider remembering our parish in your will or trust. We have been blessed in the past by the generosity of so many parishioners and I am hopeful this will continue into the future. -Father George
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500 CLUB WINNERS!
$25.00, January 19, 2014
Breta Bishop, # 450
Certificates are still available for your participation in the 500 Club. Order forms are available in the vestibule of Church or may be obtained from Amanda in the Rectory office. Help us reach our goal of selling all 500 certificates for this year. (A 4th drawing for $500 will be held if we sell all 500 certificates.)
Our next Bake Sale will be held on March 22nd and 23rd. 500 Club forms will be sold right up to the time of the $500 drawing. Be a BAKER and a WINNER!
~The Fundraising Committee
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH— HERE COMES EVERYBODY
This popular way of describing the universality of our Church is a theme of today’s readings. The prophet Isaiah tells of God’s servant who will be the “light of the nations.” It will not be enough for this servant only to
bring back the survivors of Israel’s dis-persion and captivity. God’s salvation must reach to the ends of the earth.
Saint Paul writes to a local church of mainly Gentiles and presumably for-mer sinners of all kinds in Corinth. He greets them and tells them that they are
to take their place with “saints everywhere” in the name of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel reading from John tells of Jesus’ commis-sioning by the Father in the Holy Spirit to bring salvation to all, to take away the sins of the world. This Chosen One has come to baptize the world in God’s Spirit. Everybody.
As you hear these words, consider your own task to bring the good news of salvation to everyone you will meet in the coming days, weeks, years.
—Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Monday, 1/20 4:00-7:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6:30-9:00 PM - Faith & Fellowship Mtg. - LMC
Tuesday, 1/21 9:30 AM - Bible Study - RRT 10:00 AM - Fundraising Committee Meeting - RDR 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 7:00 PM - Praise Choir - M
Wednesday, 1/22 6:30 PM - Religious Education - LMC 7:00 PM - Celebration Choir - CH
Thursday, 1/23 1:00 & 7:00 PM - Faith & Fellowship - LMC 4:00-8:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6:00 PM - A.A. - RD
Saturday. 1/25 9:30 AM - Rosary Group M 10:00 AM - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - LMC
Share your Fai†h Support The Church in Latin America
Today, we will take up the Second Collection for the Church in Latin America. Your gift to the Collection will fund catechesis, youth ministry programs, and seminarian education in Latin America and the Caribbean. One participant in catechetical training, Andrea, said that the experience was informative and enriching—the catechists were able to meet each other and share their diverse ex-periences. The support you give today will fund for-mation programs and provide opportunities for years to come. Please support the Church in Latin America & the Caribbean and be generous in today’s Collection. (See Archbishop George’s letter on page 7 of this bulletin).
SAVE THE DATE(s)
Thursday, January 30 Community of Congregations Annual Dinner
Sunday, February 9: African American Heritage Celebration
Saturday & Sunday, March 22-23: 500 Club Bake Sale
Communion to the Homebound
Please call and notify the Rectory at 708-386-8077 to let us know if you or a member of your family would like to have Holy Communion brought to your house or nursing home. It is up to the family to notify us because if you do not, there is NO way for us to know. Thanks
MON. JANUARY 20 8:30 † CAROL CRUZ BY: TOM & PAT NELSON TUE. JANUARY 21 8:30 † BARBARA BARRON BY: MINISTRY OF CARE WED. JANUARY 22 8:30 † ANTHONY CLARK BY: MINISTRY OF CARE THUR. JANUARY 23 8:30 † TRAVIS HARVEY BY: MINISTRY OF CARE FRI. JANUARY 24 8:30 † PATRICK KELLY BY: MINISTRY OF CARE SAT. JANUARY 25 9:00 † MAEVE BACOM-DETMER BY: MINISTRY OF CARE 5:00 † RUTH & THOMAS CONNERY BY: THE KOKO FAMILY SUN. JANUARY 26 8:30 † ALBERT ERNST BY: EVIE STOCKINGER 10:30 † MARY JO POHLHAMMER BY: CHRISTINE WEDEKIND
LITURGICAL MINISTERS JANUARY 26, 2014
5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM
ALTAR SERVERS
Max Stec Mr. Thomas Frank Leslie & Michelle Agbefe Ms Mirielle Lozes
MINISTERS OF THE WORD
John Murphy Paul Koko
Mary Jane O’Brien Peter Barber
David Geffe Kenneth Blair
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
Dan Brown Pat Koko
Carol Brown Margaret Stec
Thom Schouten Renee Smith-Quinn
Kathy Mortell Elaine Podraza
Gordon Bell Annie Rowan
Bern Wheel Diane Cameron Shelby Boblick Terry Sullivan Marie Wheel
John McGuire
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The glory of the LORD shows through Israel, a light to all nations, that salvation may reach to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6). Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will (Psalm 40). Second Reading — All those who call upon the name of the Lord are called to be holy (1 Corinthians 1:1-3). Gospel — John the Baptist testifies: The one who comes after me, on whom the Spirit comes down and remains, is the Son of God (John 1:29-34).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lec-tionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commis-sion on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time; Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany) Monday: St. Fabian; St. Sebastian; Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday: St. Agnes Wednesday: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Thursday: St. Vincent Friday: St. Francis de Sales Saturday: The Conversion of St. Paul; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ends
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6, Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17]
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Our Parish Stewardship Weekly Offering:
Christmas 2013 Total: $ 21,300.00
January 12, 2014 $ 7,154.15 Weekly Budget $ 8,900.00
Thanks for your continued financial support!
ALTAR SERVERS STILL NEEDED
We keep on recruiting new Altar Servers for St. Catherine-St. Lucy. Children who are in the 5th grade and up and who have received First Holy Communion are eligible. Parents who would like their children to serve at the altar may contact the rectory at 708-386-8077.
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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.
JANUARY 19, 2014 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Of all the titles for Jesus used by John, the one I am most comfortable with is . . . because . . .
I testify to others about who Jesus is for me by . . . when . . .
E “ ” R U S . T
“ ” “ ” G .
JANUARY 26, 2014 3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
First Reading: Isaiah 8:23-9, 3 Zebulun and Naphtali were two Jewish tribes who had set-tle in the northern area of the Holy Land. Eight centuries before Christ, this area experienced a bitter defeat at the hands of Assyria. The prophet Isaiah offers these defeated people hope by looking ahead to a day when they would be especially blessed. This northern area of the Holy Land was later known as Galilee, and Christians have seen Jesus as fulfilling this prophecy.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul deals with issues the Church faces in every age. After Paul had founded this community and moved one, he heard of polarizations among the Corinthian Christians. In this passage, he speaks bluntly to them about these divisions.
Sandy Adams, Winifred Ballew, Nicole Burns, Pat Crane, Lillian Czaplicki, Kamile & Terrie Kalina, Virginia Keenan, Elizabeth Koehlhoffer, Joe Olson, Joyce Proce, Robert Schappert, Stephen Toms
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 hours. Thank you.
LITURGICAL BITS & BYTES
“Sanctuary Lamp” As Catholics, we are used to looking for the sanctuary lamp when we enter a church. It indicates where the tab-ernacle is and that Christ is present in the Blessed Sacra-ment reserved within it. From the Mass on Holy Thurs-day until the Easter Vigil Mass, the tabernacle is empty and the sanctuary lamp is unlit. Frequently the sanctuary lamp is suspended (as ours is), but it can be free standing. The colored glass surrounding the flame is usually red. One other name given for this lamp is “presence lamp.” In many ways that seems like a more descriptive name, don’t you think?
Some “thing(s)” to Think About this Week: Did You Know that Several of our Parish Children
are Preparing to Celebrate the Sacrament of God’s Unconditional Love? - Does it Matter?
Do You Celebrate Reconciliation? Does it Matter? We are All Responsible for the ongoing Religious
Education of Ourselves and NOT just Our Children! Does it Matter?
I will make you a light to the nations, that
my salvation may reach to the ends of the
earth. — Isaiah 49:6b
TODAY—Sunday, January 19 - 1-3 PM
Join thousands of Chicagoans at the Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams, to begin the March for Life to the State of Illi-nois Building, 100 W. Randolph. The legalization of abortion in the United States is a tragedy and carries devastat-ing social, moral, and legal consequenc-
es with it. March together in the hope that we can build a nation that affirms the authentic dignity of women, the gift of children and a culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage of development. Cardinal George will be among the speakers. or more information visit: www.marchforlifechicago.com
. . .And Let It Begin With Me
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, than let us work together. - [Australian Aborigine Woman]
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Some school reminders for this week:
1. Snow days - will be made up on January 27th, one day in March and 2 days not taken for in-service during the 1st semester.
2. Updating telephone numbers - As the teachers were calling families, several phone numbers were not in service. It’s very important that we have the correct ones for each school family.
3. Raffle Books - Raffle tickets were sent home before Christmas break. Due date is Thursday, January 23rd. Raffle drawing in school office will be on Saturday, January 25th at 12 noon.
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Our Parish School 708-586-5286
27 W. Washington Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302
St. Catherine-St. Lucy will host the Oak Park-River Forest Community of Congregations for it’s Annual Dinner on January 30th
The OPRF Community of Congregations will use their Annual Dinner meeting to be held in Maguire Hall on Thursday, January 30th to continue building bridges with the Austin community. Last September, a general com-munity meeting held at Ascension Catholic Church brought 11 people from the Austin area who each run successful programs to share their activities and to ask attendees to help them grow their grass-roots efforts by supporting them with time, talent and some treasure.
The dinner will be a catered buffet with a requested dona-tion of $15 per person. It is hoped that that amount will not prevent anyone who wants to attend from joining the meal and subsequent discussion on ECONOMIC JUS-TICE, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND RADICAL HOSPITALITY. Several congregations have been asked to help underwrite the dinner cost.
Julius White and members of our Gospel Choir have agreed to open the event with a few musical selections. We are asked to provide some volunteers to welcome guests, help with serving and provide some desserts.
If you are able to volunteer to help that evening, please contact Pat Koko at [email protected] or call 708-445-6015 (and leave a message).
Raising Faith-Filled Kids • One Word at a Time
Two brothers live on my block—Gerald, my next-door neighbor, and Mike, who lives down the block. I like to say they run a school for fairness. As winter ap-proaches each year, the brothers build an ice rink in Gerald’s yard. When the first cold wave arrives, they get to work, and soon the rink is ready for hockey. The two brothers teach not only the rules of the game, but also rules important in life, such as it’s more fun when the teams are evenly matched; everyone who wants to play gets to play; and if you hog the puck too often, you sit in the penalty box. Children need to learn fairness, and there’s no place like home to begin those lessons—especially if that home has an ice rink in the backyard.
—Tom McGrath
YEAR OF STRONG CATHOLIC PARENTS Archdiocese of Chicago Strategic Pastoral Plan
Pope: In New Year, Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, Get Involved
“The new year will be brighter only if everyone steps outside their safe havens, gets involved and works together to solve lo-cal problems with generosity and love, Pope Francis said.”
People should also reflect on how they used their time to contribute to their communities. The quality of life in a community -- how it runs and looks -- depends on every-one, he said in his homily, which he delivered standing from a lectern. "A city's face is like a mosaic in which the tiles are all those who live there," he said. While public officials and other leaders certainly have more responsi-bility, "everyone is co-responsible, for the good and bad."
"Everyone has the right to be treated with the same atti-tude of welcome and fairness because everyone possesses human dignity" and are part of the same human family, he said. Pope Francis said Rome, like all communities, will be more beautiful, hospitable, welcoming and kind "if all of us are attentive and generous toward whoever is in difficulty; if we know how to collaborate with a con-structive and caring spirit for the good of all people."
Every community will be a better place "if there are no people who watch it 'from afar,' like a picture postcard, who observe its life only 'from the balcony' without get-ting involved" directly with the many problems of the men and women who, "whether we want it or not, are our brothers and sisters."
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Exploring Priesthood Weekend – January 24-26, 2014
EPW is a retreat designed to help men who are college age and older discern God’s call to priesthood. Through-out a weekend of prayer, discussion, and group interac-tion, men begin to understand God’s movement in their life. EPW will be held at Mundelein Seminary, 1000 E. Maple Ave., Mundelein, IL. Mundelein Seminary.
For more information contact Fr. Francis Bitterman, AOC Vocation Director, at [email protected] or 312-534-8298.
FORGIVENESS The only true forgiveness is that which is offered
and extended even before the offender has apologized and sought it.
—Søren Kierkegaard
Center for Disability & Elder Law Senior Legal Assistance Clinic
The Center for Disability and Elder Law (CDEL) was founded in 1984 by the Chicago Bar Association to pro-vide legal services, pro bono, to low-income residents of Cook County who are either seniors and/or persons with disabilities. CDEL focuses its legal services on issues which have a significant impact on the people we serve, such as: housing; financial matters, including collections and consumer fraud; estate and end of life planning, including Powers of Attorney, Living Will Declarations and simple wills; and financial exploitation and abuse. Call us at 312.376.1880, ext. 22 and leave a message with your name and phone number.
So, What Do We Know About Matthew and His Gospel?
Matthew in composing his Gospel kept in mind his audi-ence primarily a Jewish community. In doing this, Mat-thew develops six themes, which would resonate with his audience. 1) Jesus is the Fulfillment of the Prophecies: The Messiah; 2) Jesus, Son of David: Royal Messiah; 3) Jesus, Holy Wisdom Teacher of God’s Truths; 4) Jesus, the Endtime Judge; 5) Righteous Discipleship; and final-ly, 6) Responsibility in the Church.
Office of the Archbishop Post Office Box 1979
Chicago, Illinois 60690-1979 January 19, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholics throughout Latin America and the Caribbean are challenged daily when it comes to nurturing and shar-ing their faith. Violence, gang activity, and isolation are some of the obstacles which have to be overcome in order for the ministries of the Gospel to succeed in sharing the faith. In the Diocese of Loja, Ecuador, a three-day formation program was conducted for catechists, many of whom work in remote areas. More than 2500 catechists partici-pated in training sessions for rural ministry, youth enrich-ment, and bible instruction. Many of the participants felt that the experience was informative, enriching, and forti-fied their spirit as they returned to their parishes. In twenty-two countries of South America and the Carib-bean, funds from the Collection for the Church in Latin America provide the assistance that individual parishes need to sustain and enrich the faith of their parishioners. Additionally, your generous support will assist in the for-mation of seminarians, deacons, religious sisters and brothers, and lay ministers of the Gospel. I am grateful for your support of your local parish, the Archdiocese of Chicago, and the Universal Church. May God continue to bless you and your loved ones in this New Year. You are in my prayers; please keep me in yours.
Sincerely yours in Christ, Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago
