SS TIMOTHY, HENRY & MARGARET MARY 2324 W. Chase Ave

July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2324 W. Chase Ave. • Chicago, IL 60645

PASTORAL STAFF Pastor, Rev. Phi Nguyen

Pastor Emeritus, Rev. James Barrett

Associate Pastor, Rev. Arthur Bautista

Resident, Rev. Harold Murphy

Deacon, Michael Neba

Accountant, Jim Masini

Religious Ed, Cynthia Splatt

Music Ministry, Steve Burke

Howard Schneider

MASS SCHEDULE Weekend

Saturday

4:00 pm (English)

6:00 pm (Vietnamese)

Sunday

8:30 am & 10:30 am (English)

Weekday

Monday-Saturday 8:00 am

RECONCILIATION Saturdays from 3:00-3:30 pm.

An appointment can also be made

by calling one of the priests.

OFFICES Rectory (773) 764-0615

2324 W. Chase

Hours: Monday-Thursday

9:00 am-12:00 pm & 1:00-5:00 pm

Friday by appointment

Parish Website:

www.smmchicago.org/parish

Activity Center

7341 N. Claremont

Holy Hands

(773) 764-0615, ext. 27

The weekly bulletin of

SS TIMOTHY, HENRY & MARGARET MARY

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A Sister Anh Thu, a Dominican sister from Vietnam, shared a story in her 5th Book “Something with God": The story is told that an 11-year-old boy named Bobby came to learn piano. The teacher didn't want to accept him, but because the boy begged her, she agreed. With her experience in teaching, the teacher knew Bobby was not gifted in music. Although she tried her best to keep it for herself, but oftentimes the teacher showed her frustration. She blamed Bobby's mother for sowing in her child a dream that was beyond his ability. Whenever the teacher scolded him, Bobby whispered to himself: "Mom, one day you will hear me play the piano." End of course recital came, and all students were allowed to show to their parents what they have learned. When the teacher looked around and did not see Bobby, she was so happy because she thought that Bobby would not do well. Suddenly, Bobby arrived but with a weary look and red eyes. At his turn, Bobby went up to the stage. But he didn't perform the song that he had practiced for many days for this concert. He performed a more difficult song. When the music was played, the whole room listened in silence. And when the song ended, the whole hall stood up and applauded. Bobby approached the microphone, bowed to the audience, and then said, "Mom, do you like this song?" Bobby's words surprised everyone, they looked around to see who his mother was. The music teacher was afraid that something might go wrong. She rushed up to the stage to take the youth down. At that moment, a social worker approached the teacher and whispered to her. “Bobby's mother was deaf. Her whole life, she was looking forward to seeing her son to play a song once. But her wishes did not come to her. She died this morning of cancer.” The love that Bobby had for his mother was the strength that moved him to do an incredible thing. The Word of God of Sunday, Matthew 13: 1-23, must be reflected by each of us. Jesus spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Mt 13: 3-9) In explaining this parable to his disciples, Jesus indicated that the seed He spoke of in the parable was the living Word from God. We believe that life exists only through, with and in Jesus Christ. And His word is spirit and life for each of us on our journey to the eternal home. So do we really love God enough to open the door of our hearts and minds to accept and live with His Gospel?

Fr. Phi Nguyen

F r o m t h e P a s t o r ’ s D e s k 2

As the parish of Ss. Timothy, Henry, and Margaret Mary moves forward in its unification process, one of the most pressing issues we face is choosing a new name for the parish. We are looking for names that reflect the spirit of our unified parish, remembering that “catholic” means “universal.” Catholic also means “all-encompassing” and “all-embracing,” which are all good ways to think about what you think should be the new parish name. The timeline and the naming guidelines are printed in this bulletin. They have also been posted on parish websites, Facebook pages, and sent by email. Please spread the word and talk to your friends. We ask that you return your suggestions as soon as you can. The deadline for submission is July 23. The Unification Committee is also looking for with our sub-committees. Four committees have been established.

Finance Committee chaired by Trongphuc Tran. [email protected] Facilities Committee chaired by Reid Mackin. [email protected] Liturgy Committee chaired by Anabel Yuen. [email protected]

Communications Committee chaired by Art Blumberg. [email protected] If you have any suggestions for any one of these committees, please contact one of the parish offices or one of the chairs. The Unification Committee looks forward to working with all of you. Thank you for your prayers, help, and guidance.

COLLECTION REPORT July 5, 2020

Sunday Envelope Budget .......................................... $8,942.00

Sunday Envelope Actual ........................................... $3,350.00

Loose Money ............................................................... $ 467.00

Total Collection ........................................................... $3,817.00

Variance .................................................................... ($5,125.00)

Weekly Budget Amount

Envelopes Used ....................................................................... 65

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COLLECTION REPORT June 28, 2020

Sunday Envelope Budget ......................................... $8,942.00

Sunday Envelope Actual ........................................... $1,888.00

Loose Money ............................................................... $ 684.02

Total Collection ........................................................... $2,572.02

Variance.................................................................... ($6,369.98)

Weekly Budget Amount

Envelopes Used ........................................................................ 45

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ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO

Ss. Timothy, Henry, and Margaret Mary

Guidelines for naming the new unified parish

Possible appropriate names:

1. A title of Christ either already accepted in the liturgy or from a mystery in His life

2. A title of the Blessed Virgin Mary already accepted in the liturgy

3. The Trinity

4. The Holy Spirit

5. One of the angels

6. A canonized saint

7. The name may not already be in use for another parish, church, shrine, oratory,

or school in the Archdiocese.

8. The name must have a recognized feast day.

NAME THAT PARISH

Sunday, July 26, 2020 is the deadline to submit a name for the new unified parish that

was formed from St. Timothy, St. Henry, and St. Margaret Mary. Please offer your

suggestion on the line below and place it in the suggestion box when you attend a

weekend Mass.

My recommendation for the name of the new parish is:

Contact info (optional) ______________________________

Our unification team is asking for your input in choosing the new name for our unified parish. Please refer to the guidelines and timeline to submit the name for the new parish. Each parish council will compile the three most suggested names to be considered by the Naming Committee.

Timeline for choosing the name of the new unified parish:

July 2 - A Naming Committee of eighteen members formed with six parishioners from each of our three former parishes to review parishioners’ input for naming the new unified parish. July 3-July 26 - Parishioners may make suggestions for the new parish name. Suggestion forms should be returned at the end of Saturday or Sunday Mass. July 27 - Each parish council will submit the three most suggested names to the Naming Committee with optional short supporting essays (no more than 300 words). July 31 - The Naming Committee will meet, discuss the most suggested names from each of the former parishes, vote on the most suggested names that fit within the guidelines, and present the rationale for each of the final three suggested names to be submitted to the Archdiocese. August 3 - The final list of three names will be submitted to Fr. Jason Malave. We hope to receive Cardinal Cupich’s approval on or before August 12.

From Saint Timothy 1. Mrs. Cristina Ner Miles. 2. Mrs. Anabel Yuen. 3. Mrs. Cindy Shaw 4. Mrs. Catherine Backer. 5. Mrs. JoAnne Blaquera 6. Mr. Peter Pham. From Saint Margaret Mary 1. Mr. Arthur Blumberg 2. Mrs. Bernita Ferdinand 3. Mrs. Terry Luciano 4. Mr. Reid Mackin 5. Mrs. Karen Conorquie 6. Mrs. Laura Honda

From Saint Henry 1. Mr. Trongphuc Tran 2. Mr. Thuan Vu 3. Mr. Tita Camilotes 4. Mr. Duc Tran 5. Mr. Roy Truong 6. Mr. Joseph Warfel The Clergy of the Unified Parish 1. Father Phi H Nguyen 2. Father Arthur Bautista 3. Father Jose Baptista 4. Deacon Francis Duc Nguyen 5. Deacon Joseph Thuan Than 6. Deacon Michael Neba 7. Deacon David Pham

Unification Committee Members and the Clergies of Ss. Timothy, Henry and Margaret Mary

MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, July 12 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30 am Gerald Roche

Wayne Kaukap

Monica Kochis

10:30 am Ed Bowling

Julita Trovela

Monday, July 13 St. Henry

8:00 am Deceased members/SS T., H. & M.M.

Tuesday, July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha


Wednesday, July 15 St. Bonaventure


Thursday, July 16 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel


Friday, July 17


Saturday, July 18 St. Camillus


English

4:00 pm Ann Donohue

Vietnamese:

6:00 pm Deceased members/SS T., H. & M.M.

Sunday, July 19 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time


10:30 am Jack Garrity

John Lane

Mary Beth Reynolds

Julita Trovela

Marie Schmid

W o r s h i p C a l e n d a r 6 NEW MASS and SACRAMENT

SCHEDULE To support the vision of building a united community by worshiping in one church, there are some changes in the Mass and Sacrament schedule.

At St. Margaret Mary

Beginning July 1, 2020 until August 15, 2020 *

Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Confession 4:00 PM (in English) 6:00 PM (in Vietnamese) Sunday: 8:30 AM (in English) 10:30 AM (in English)

Beginning August 16, 2020 until the closure

of St. Henry and St. Timothy

Saturday: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Confession 4:00 PM (in English) 6:00 PM (in Vietnamese) Sunday: 10:00 AM (in English) 12:00 Noon (Bilingual in English and

Vietnamese) After the closure of St. Henry and St. Timothy

Saturday: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Confession 4:00 PM (in English) 6:00 PM (in Vietnamese) Sunday: 8:00 AM (in Vietnamese) 10:00 AM (in English) 12:00 Noon (Bilingual in English and

Vietnamese)

* Note that on Saturday, August 15, 2020 there will be only one Mass at 5:00 PM. More information

about this to come.

Religious Education & Sacramental Preparation

We have dates for our Sacramental celebrations. First Communion will be celebrated on Saturday, July 25th at the 4:oo pm Mass, and on Sunday, July 26th at the 10:30am Mass Confirmation will be celebrated on Saturday, August 1st at the 4:00 pm Mass, and on Sunday, August 2nd ,at the 10:30 am Mass. All celebrations will be limited in size, so reservations are necessary. Please e-mail the Religious Education office. Please do not call the office.

Angel Closet Thanks to all who have donated First Communion attire for the young ladies and gentlemen. We have a range of sizes, so if your child needs a dress or a suit, please e-mail to make an appointment.

[email protected] Director of Religious

Education

mailto:[email protected]

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