St. Lambert Parish

Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord September 22, 2019

Twenty-fifth Sunday in ordinary time

Website: www.StLambert.org To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under “About Us” or by phone. Bulletin Guidelines: Submissions should be received at the office 10 days preceding the date of bulletin publication. Submissions should be in electronic format and sent to debbie.stlambert.@aol.com.

Religious Education : Gina Roxas youthchurchred@gmail.com Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. For guidelines and to register call the rectory. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance.

Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 Phone: (847) 673-5090 E-mail: saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Sat. Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am

Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot. com Deacon: Mr. Chick O’Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia Mr. George Mohrlein

"The person who is trustworthy in very small maers is also

trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small

maers is also dishonest in great ones.

Luke 16:10

Sunday Offertory Collection

September 7/8, 2019 Envelopes: $6,390.00 Loose: 2,130.02 GiveCentral: 220.00 Total: $8,740.02

Youth Church: $ 55.00

Thank you for your continued support!

St. Lambert Intercessors’ prayer hour follows after the noon mass every Sunday in the chapel.

Our prayer teams and members intercede for the needs of St. Lambert parish and individual parishioners. Join us in prayer; drop your written petitions

into our prayer box; or request of us immediate soaking prayer in private with you. You may also email us your petition(s) at

kevinpatterson1@comcast.net Blessings with affections in Christ, Intercessors of

St. Lambert.

Masses for the Week

Saturday, September 21

8:00 Thioma Shitta-dey

5:00 † Bob Armamentos

Sunday, September 22

8:00 People of St. Lambert

10:00

12:00

Monday, September 23

7:15 James Murphy

Tuesday, September 24

7:15 Abigail Tumang

Wednesday, September 25

7:15 Christopher Dinkel

Thursday, September 26

7:15

Friday, September 27

7:15

Saturday, September 28

8:00 † Dscd. Members of Styczynski/

Dionne Families & Michael J. Polakowski

5:00 Barbara Jankowski

Sunday, September 29

8:00

10:00

12:00 People of St Lambert

COME AND JOIN US IN CELEBRATING

THE FEAST DAY OF

SAN LORENZO RUIZ DE MANILA

AND SAN PEDRO CALUNGSOD

Next week September 28th

5:00 P.M. MASS

In preparation for the feast day of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila and

San Pedro Calungsod, a daily novena will be held from

Sept. 19 to Sept. 27th at 6:45 P.M.

(September 25 novena after the Mother of Perpetual Help novena)

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The Reverend Know-it-all “What I don’t know… I can always make up!”

The Rev. Know it all’s Wonderful World of Words! (Continued)

Speaking of aspergils, let us move on to Baptism. Baptism is a very simple word. In classical Greek, it simply means to dunk. It would have been the word used to refer to the dunking of doughnuts, had the ancient Greeks doughnuts, for which there is no archeological evidence. Dunking had an important meaning among the Israelites, as mentioned in my last thrilling installment. The difference between the Christian use of dunking and the Jewish use of dunking was that the Christian dunking created something new. The symbolism of the Jewish ritual bath, as I understand it, was to wash off impurity. The purpose of baptism is much more. We hold that it creates something new. When the people of Israel passed through the Red Sea, they became something new. When the land was destroyed and only Noah and his family were spared, humanity became something new. When the Breath of God hovered over the waters of the void in Genesis, the world, a new thing, was made. That’s the symbolism of baptism. It isn’t just a dunking in water; it is a dunking in the Trinity, and adoption into the Family which is God. We hold that Baptism can turn something human into something divine. That’s a whole lot more than the sink in corner of a good Kosher Deli. There’s a lot of argument among Jesus' followers about the requirements for baptism. Some say that you should only baptize adults who can make a decision for Christ. We Catholics believe that baptism is Christ’s decision for us. We believe in grace. God gives the grace of an invitation to give new life even to babies who can only receive our love. They don’t have to earn the gift. We pray the one day each child will accept that

invitation, but nonetheless, the Lord who said, “Let the children come to Me,” makes that wonderful gift of grace. Some say it has to be a full immersion. Some say it has to be done in the name of Jesus only. We Catholics and most Christians say it has to in the name of the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Let’s see what the first Christians thought. The “Didache”, or “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,” was probably written around 80 years after the birth of Jesus. That means around 45 or 50 years after Pentecost. It was probably written in Syria, just north of the Holy Land. It may have been written earlier, even as early as some of the books of the New Testament. It goes way back. It is an instructional manual about how to do things the right way. Here is what it says about Christian Baptism: (Chapter 7, verses 1-4)

Concerning baptism, baptize in this way. After you have spoken all these things, “baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,” in running water. If you do not have running water, baptize in other water. If you are not able in cold, then in warm. If you do not have either, pour out water three times on the head “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

This seems to be what the first Christians did and it’s what we Catholics still do.

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Welcome! All widowed men & women looking to ease their sense of loss and move into a more joyful part of life are invited to attend a Joyful Again! retreat/workshop Fall 2019 Schedule October 12 & 13- (No overnight) St. Hubert’s, Hoffman Estates Nov 2 & 3- (Overnight only) Nazareth Retreat Hse, Batavia Nov 16 & 17- (Overnight only) Mt. Assisi Center, Lemont To register call: 708-354-7211.

e-mail us at joyfulagain7211@gmail.com website: www.joyfulagain.org (incls.video)

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Young Adult Catholic Women: Discernment Events designed for you! Come and See September 27-29 begins Friday at 8 p.m. and concludes Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Join Focus Missionaries and young people from St. Albert the Great Campus Ministry Houghton, MI. Silent Discernment of Spirits Retreat October 18-20 or November 15-17 beginning Friday at 5:30 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Gain St. Ignatius’ wisdom to enable you to make wise and holy life decisions. If you have questions or would like to request your own retreat, call or text Sister Julie Ann at 920-323-9632 or visit https://fscc-calledtobe.org. HOW DO YOU MEET A FRANCISCAN SISTER? INVITE US to meet you where you are… Sister Julie Ann Sheahan, OSF Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity https://fscc-calledtobe.org/ 2409 S. Alverno Road Manitowoc, WI 54220 920.682.7728 Cell: 920.323.9632 sjulieann@fscc-calledtobe.org

FACEBOOK: Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity FACEBOOK: FSCC Calledtobe FACEBOOK: Julie Ann Sheahan Linked In: SisterJulieAnn Sheahan Twitter: calledtobefscc Instagram: franciscansisters

RESURRECTION SHADOW DAYS & FALL 2019 OPEN HOUSES Resurrection invites 8th grade girls to schedule a Shadow Day to spend the day at Resurrection. Eighth grade girls are invited to spend a day with a student sitting in on classes, meeting the faculty and students, and learning about Resurrection. During a Shadow Day, prospective students are paired with a current student involved in classes and activities similar to the prospective student's interests. Resurrection College Prep High School will be hosting two fall Open Houses for prospective students and their families to tour the school facilities and meet with current students, staff, administrators and coaches on Thursday, October 10 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm and Sunday, November 3 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Visitors will receive a personalized tour of the campus to visit classrooms, science labs, athletic facilities, fine arts spaces, and the Resurrection makerspace, the Innovation Lab. Visitors will also learn about the curriculum and programs at Resurrection, including the STREAM Program, the Mother Celine Honors Program, the Rankin Academic Support Program and the Practicum Job Shadowing Program. Information will also be provided about clubs and activities, as well as work/study, tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities. For more information about Resurrection College Prep High School, call 773.775.6616 Ext 129 or visit www.reshs.org.

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Baby Bottles benefiting the Women’s Centers.

This is a simple, but crucial fundraising effort for The Women’s Centers. Bottles will be available in the vestibule in October Thank you for helping defend life, and remember to keep all pro-life undertakings in your prayers.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb:13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31

The Coffee Hour will be hosted by our Religious Ed group, YouthChurch. The contact id Gina Roxas and she can be reached at 312-560-6799. Your assistance and your donations are very much

Please join the America Needs Fatima ( ANF) 2019 Public

Square Rosary Crusade When: Oct. 12, 2019, Saturday, at 12 noon

Where: Downtown Skokie, by the gazebo, corner

Lincoln Ave./ Oakton St. Come pray with us on the

102nd Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima.

This is a world wide coordinated event so we begin promptly at 12 noon.We pray for approximately one hour. Arrive early, parking may be difficult. Please

share invitation. Contact person: Vicki D. 773 616 0010

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