St. Linus Parish

Cardinal Blase Cupich Archbishop of Chicago

Most Reverend Andrew Peter Wypych Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Church: 10300 S. Lawler, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 422-2400 Parish Website: www.stlinusoaklawn.org School: 10400 S. Lawler 425-1656 www.stlinusschool.org Office of Religious Education: 10300 S. Lawler 636-4373 www.saintlinusreligiouseducation.org Parish Fax: 708-422-2707 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Thursday, 9-8 Friday and Saturday, 9-6 Sunday, 9-2 PARISH STAFF: PASTOR: Rev. Mark Walter ASSOCIATE PASTORS: Rev. Gene F. Smith, D. Min. Rev. Joseph Cook PASTOR EMERITUS: Rev. Joseph Auer PERMANENT DEACON: Robert Cislo DEACON EMERITUS: Edward Gadomski SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Margaret Hayes D.R.E.: Cheryl Antos, D. Min. MUSIC DIRECTOR: Peg Mooney YOUTH MINISTER: Teresa LeCompte BUSINESS MANAGER: Joseph Dillon FAMILY MINISTRY: Joan Hickey ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Peggy Masino MAINTENANCE OFFICE: Bob Powers AA MEN’S DISCUSSION GROUPS: Saturday morning at 10:00 AM in the basement of the Rectory. Sunday evening at 7:30 PM in the Cardiff Center. Contact Larry 708-371-8960 or Pat 773-329-4202. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: Monday evening at 7:30 PM in the Cardiff Center. NEW PARISHIONERS: New parishioners are welcome to register at the rectory as soon as possible.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS: SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Saturday, 4:00 PM Sunday, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM, and 12:00 Noon MONDAY-FRIDAY: 6:00 AM Communion Service MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:00 AM Mass MONDAY-SATURDAY: 8:30 AM Mass HOLY DAYS: See the bulletin for Mass schedule. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturday 12:00 to 1:00 PM and by appointment. PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Adoration in the Jesus Light of the World Adoration Chapel. (Enter from parking lot.)

MARIAN DEVOTIONS The rosary is said each weekday after the 7:00 and 8:30 AM Masses and after the 8:30 AM Mass on Saturday. BAPTISM Baptism is celebrated on the second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:15 PM. Prior to the Baptism a one hour preparation session for the parents is required. Class is offered on the FIRST Monday of the month. (except when it is a holiday) To make arrangements, please call the rectory. MARRIAGE Please contact one of the priests or deacon to arrange the date and time of your marriage celebration at least four months prior to the date. ST. LINUS SEEKING WISDOM PRAYER GROUP Meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM in the Cardiff Center.

God Calls Each of Us By Name

Confirmation ~ 2018

Colin Ashley Nicholas Baker Rocco Bartolini Brian Bayers

Thomas Boland

Kayla Cabel Gustavo Calderon Katelyn Camerino

Nicole Canny James Cholke Kion Culkin

Esteban DeSantiago

John Dillon Sebastian Drag Kevin Driscoll

Jake Foster

Daniel Garrett Arely Gil

Tara Glynn Eric Grajeda

James Healy

Emily Hennessy

Anthony Herrera Gianna Ibrado

Sarah Immordino John Kazeneskie

Victoria Kearney

Ryan Kelly Connor Leahy Bart Looney

John Lundy

Mitchell Lurquin Abigail Mallo Jack Mallon

Madeline McGrane Cassidy McInerney Sam McNamara

Brooke McNichols

Ovidio Montes Mary Murray Kayla O’Brien

Audrey O’Connor

Joshua Ogean Kathryn Pawlecki

Andrew Perz Joel Poloko

Natalie Polzin Fernando Rangel

Riley Rascop

Brian Ratajczak Victoria Regep Roberto Rios

Katarina Rios Alyssa Romo Brae Sanchez

Julian Sevening

Shane Soltis Alejandro Soriano

Nicholas Suchorabski Isis Swint-Swanborg

Soleil Ugarte Afton Vanek

Vanessa Vihnanek Dylan Villegas

Jack Weiland

Adult

Ashley Hogan

Altar Servers Schedule February 5—11, 2018 Mon.—Fri. 7:00AM Mon. S. Kilroy, G. Partin Tues. E. Ingram, A. Lascody Wed. N. Romo, B. Ratajczak Thurs. B. Kenny, A. Sales Fri. H. Stepek, R. Pedroza Saturday—8:30AM C. Regan, R. Regan Saturday, February 10, 2018 4:00PM B. Bayers, J. Healy, T. Healy Sunday, February 11, 2018 7:30 AM D. Leodoro, R. Talty, C. Talty 9:00AM M. Lurquin, R. Minogue, L. Greene 10:30AM J. Celauro, M. Horan, B. Kenny Noon E. Hennessy, N. Romo, H. Cholke

Eternal Rest Grant To Them, O Lord

We remember the sick in our Parish: Kurt Baldwin, Mark Baldwin, Dominic Balesteri, Ellen Berry, Mary Blazek, Kelly Bojan, Elizabeth Bombal, Marge Bostrom, Elaine Braasch, Joan Brennan, Tim Brennan, Marty Brogan, Stan Brown, Mary Anne Browne, Walter Bruen, Cathy Burns, Maria Cardosi, Dominick Carone, Lorraine Cetrone, Doug Combs, Mae Combs, Rebecca Combs, Susan Connor, Sr. Rita Corkery, Dawn Creed, Mille Cronin, Dianne Danaher, Amanda Davis, Kathy De Ruiter, Ernie Di Julio, David Downing, Peggy Doyle, Brian Duf-fin, Norbert Dunkel, Marie Farella, Connie Fazzini, Allison Fila, Wayne Finn, Dolores Ford, Erin Fox, Deacon Ed and Emily Gadomski, Nancy Gannon, Judy Germann, Phyllis Golden, Geri Grabowski, Claire Gruch, John Gruchot, Betty Hacker, Phyllis Hennen, Christine Hodgman, Florence Hodgson, Jack Hogan, Mike Immordino, Martha Jaime, Denise Jandura, Rick Jandura, Sue Janowski, Lena Kalinowska, Gerry Kennedy, Celeste Kin-sella, Mary Kmak, Bernice Kosobucki, Nancy Koss, Sally Kraml, Steven Krupa, Valentine Kulczak, Ann Kulig, Maureen Lawton, Annie Liston, Joan Loftus, Robert Lux, Con Lynch, Phyllis Marchese, Joseph Mariani, Donn Marshall, Nancy McCormick, Maureen McVey, Nancy Medler, Raymond Menard, Marlene Merlini, Ronald Merlini, Zac Merrill, Jim Metke, Bernadette Hainsworth Miller, Rose Miskovic, James Mitchell, Raymond Montez, Denise Mullins, Catherine Murphy, Sue Murphy-Zimbricky, Thomas Murphy, Zeneida Narea, Ken Neth, Mike and Carol Nolan, Martin O’Boyle, Mary O’Boyle, Joyce O’Connor, Jeffery O’Donnell, Dan O’Gorman, Steven Olivares, Patricia Oziem, Laina Panek, Nicholas Parente, Bob Pastore, Dorothy Pavc, Caitlyn Pawlowski, Kenny Pawlowski, Michael Pfeffer, Ja-son Phillips, Lorraine Pontarelli, Meg Radcliff, Elizabeth Ra-ditsch, Virginia Ranney, Marieta Rebodos, Brendan Reidy, Priscilla Rian, Connie Roffolo, Alanna, Lexi and Roxanne Ruiz, Tom Sauch, Michael Saviano, Mary Lou Schoettler, Don Sharko, Bob Skubic, Frank Smetana, Danielle Smith, Dorothy Smith, John Spirakes, Tyler Svare, Lorraine Svelnis, Susan Swanson, Gerry Taylor, Ed Thomas, Paul Thrun, Belin Trevino, Joe Tuminello, John Ulascek, Donna Verda, Carol Visk, Pat Wallace, Bernard Ward, Melanie Williams, Carol Wojociechowski, Mary Wowczuk, Barb and Dolores Zych.

Mass Schedule for February 3—11, 2018 Saturday, February 3, 2018 St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; BVM 8:30AM Betty Veague / Joseph Frigo 4:00PM People of St. Linus / Raymond O’Brien Sunday, February 4, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM Lillian Turcich / Brian McMahon 9:00AM Helene O’Rourke / Bette Naber 10:30 AM Pat Gieffers / Andrew Mayer Noon Purgatorial Society / Patricia McShane Monday, February 5, 2018 St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr 7:00AM Cathy O’Donnell 8:30AM Jack Brennan / Barbara Miller Tuesday, February 6, 2018 St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs 7:00AM Purgatorial Society 8:30AM Mitch Dydo / Betty J. Caldwell Wednesday, February 7, 2018 7:00AM Estelle & John Farrell / Uslabar Family 8:30AM Estelle Lelko, 12th anny. Thursday, February 8, 2018 St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 7:00AM Eugenia Stockmal 8:30AM Tommy Mitchell / Nancy Jurgovsky Friday, February 9, 2018 7:00AM Donald S. Weiss 8:30AM Bette Naber, 15th anny. 6:30PM Confirmation Saturday, February 10, 2018 St. Scholastica, Virgin 8:30AM Ralph Palubin 4:00PM Catherine, Joan & Nora McCarthy / Dermot O’Gorman Sunday, February 11, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM People of St. Linus / Jane Swiatek 9:00AM Peter & Mary Cunningham / Helene O’Rourke 10:30AM Diane Gabel / Marty Rudis Noon Therese Webber Svare, 26th anny. / Sharon Kopp

June Mahoney

Laura Grabowski Grace Alice Mangone

Come join us in the Chapel! Seek the warmth of Jesus as He gives you His peace in our Adoration Chapel. He waits for YOU.

We have an urgent need for adorers on: Sunday: 12AM, 1AM, 3AM, 9AM; Monday: 5AM, 10AM, 12PM; Tuesday: 5AM, 12PM, 5PM; Wednesday: 6AM, 2PM; Thursday: 5AM, 9AM; Friday: 1AM, 3AM, 5AM, 10PM, 11PM; Satur-day: 5AM, 10AM, 1PM, 3PM, 4PM, 7PM

Our new Chapel coordinators are: Reem Tadros 708-690-6777 Annie Grant 708-499-4101

Call them if you would like to commit for an hour!

MORNING OFFERING O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I

offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart,

in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in

particular for the intentions of Pope Francis:

FEBRUARY

Say “No” to Corruption: That those who have ma-terial, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption.

ST. LINUS BUDGET SCORECARD (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018)

Sunday, January 7, 2017 # Envelopes: 460 Weekly Year to Date** Amount needed: $14,157 $396,396 (Budget includes Holy Days) Amount collected: Envelopes / Loose Cash: $14,309 $376,814 E-Giving: $ 888 $ 22,795 Total Collected: $15,197 $399,609 Surplus (Deficit): $ 1,040 $ 3,213 **Adjusted monthly for debit/credit memos. One check can be used, but include all the envelopes.

**Please do not tape envelopes**

Thank you for your continued support!

Stewardship “Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed...He told them,

‘Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose I have come.’”

—Mark 1:35, 38 In today’s Gospel reading we see a perfect example of stewardship. Jesus gives His time to do all that God wishes—healing the sick and preaching. But before He begins, Jesus makes time to be alone with God in prayer. It is through prayer, spending time with God, that we find the strength to do what He wishes us to do. Be sure to find time to be with God.

Bless me and my work today,

Loving and gracious God.

Help me stay focused on my tasks, Remembering that each detail

Is important to someone.

Let me share in moments of joy, Be a comfort in times of sorrow,

And see your handiwork in every occasion.

May I be patient with everyone, Kind, courteous and respectful Of all requests made of me.

Sustain me by the prayers of the saints,

Guide me in my every duty.

Strengthen me with your grace, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Now and forever.

Amen.

Religious Education News. . . Please pray for our Confirmation Candidates.

Family Mass: February 11th at 10:30 AM in the church. For other info, especially for the Sacraments, please go to the website: www.saintlinusreligiouseducation.org

The St. Vincent de Paul Society

LOVE IN OUR WORK

In the Gospel today, we find that Jesus would rise very early before dawn and go to a deserted place to pray, and then he went out to preach and to heal.

Please pray for the poor and suffering, knowing that you are bringing the love and peace of Jesus to those who live in fear and doubt, loneliness and dread.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you.

Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. John 14:27

PLEASE NOTE: We can only accept GENTLY used clothing, linens or shoes in our St. Vincent de Paul collection boxes. Please place items, securely bagged, INSIDE the boxes. Please don’t put glass items in the boxes. No household items. THANK YOU. ****IF THE BOXES ARE FULL, PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE BOXES. IF IT RAINS ETC. WE END UP PUTTING THINGS IN THE DUMPSTER. AGAIN, NO BABY ITEMS.

This Week at St. Linus: February 4—11, 2018 Sun. Men’s AA Meeting CC 7:30PM Mon. Yoga CC 9:30AM Knitters & Crocheters CC 12:00PM Children’s Choir CH 2-4PM SVdP FR 7:00PM Baptism Prep. CC/Rm. ‘R’ 7:00PM GA Meeting CC 7:30PM Tues. Retired Men Friendship Rm. 9:00AM Prayer Group FR 10:00AM Wed. Scripture Study CC 9:15AM Friendship Club CC 1:00PM COR COR Rm. 7:30PM Boy Scouts CC 7:30PM Thu. Confirmation Reh. CH 7:00PM Fri. Confirmation CH 6:30PM Sat. AA Meeting Friendship Rm. 10:00AM Sun. Family Mass CH 10:30AM Men’s AA Mtg. CC 7:30PM

Beginning the weekend of January 20-21, we will have our Bassinette for Life in the sanctuary near the Holy Family statue. We are in need of: diapers, baby wipes, layette items, onesies, sleepers, sweaters, clothes, baby blankets, and crib sheets. These NEW items will be brought to the Courage group of St. Germaine parish. The bassinette will be in the sanctuary until the week-end of February 10-11. Once again, we thank you for your generosity to so many people.

Bassinette for Life

Southside Pregnancy Center Essay Contest

Why Is Every Human Life Important?

For students in grades K-12 ALL public, private and homeschool

Chance to win $250-$500-$1,000 Enter online before February 25th

at www.southsidepregnancy.org

Suffering from the Emotional & Spiritual Effects of Abortion?

Project Rachel 312-337-1962

Our referral line is available 24 hours a day.

Just call to initiate your participation in Project Rachel.

“I have come that they might have life and

have it to the full.”—John 10:10

Senior Friendship Club… Our next meeting will be on Wednes-day, February 7th at 1:00PM in the Cardiff Center.

C O R O

R N E R

Don’t miss the meeting on Wednesday, February 7th

at 7:30PM, in the COR room (enter by the flagpole)

All high school teens are invited. See you there!

SCIP CALENDAR—FEBRUARY

Envelope Orders are due by 9AM Monday morning in the school office or rectory.

*(Tuesday morning if there is a school holiday)

Monday, Feb. 5th Drop Envelope orders by 9am Tuesday, Feb. 6th Cash & Carry 6pm—7pm Saturday, Feb. 10th Cash & Carry 9:15-11:00am

Errands for the Elderly One of our high school teens from St. Rita is do-ing a school service project, Errands for the Eld-erly. Assistance is being offered to the seniors of the parish with difficult tasks that they otherwise couldn’t do themselves, such as shoveling snow, moving heavy objects, yard work, etc. If you are interested in this service, please call the rectory for more information.

‘Souper Bowl’ Sunday ‘Souper Bowl’ Sunday will again be observed at St. Linus with the second collection on the weekend of February 3rd and 4th. Funds raised

are used to help feed the homeless and those in need at the PADS shelter in Oak Lawn. If you are inter-ested in joining a group of St. Linus parishioners in this ministry please contact Pat McGuffage at 708-424-7201.

HEALTH MINISTRY NEWS... Little Company of Mary Hospital

“Celebrate the Heart of Women; The Survivor’s Heart”. February 25th, 8:30 am—Noon (Liturgy at 9:00 am followed by breakfast and program), Double Tree Hotel, 5000 West 127th Street, Alsip. Fr. Charles Dahm, Chicago Archdiocesan Director of Domestic Violence Outreach provides insight into the impact of this issue on women in today’s society. Join us in your favorite red outfit or accessory. Call 708.423.3070 for reservations. $45 per person. Cost also includes a special gift. More Health Ministry News: If you or someone you care about need counseling call the Catholic Charities intake number (312) 655–7725 to make an appointment at one of the other parishes that provide counselors. They are in network with Blue Cross/Blue Shield PPO, and they do offer subsidized fees for those who qualify. Please take advantage of this service through Catho-lic Charities.

Quinn Frances, daughter of Michael and Melissa (Gilberto) Brownlee

Queen of Hearts Raffle Tickets go on sale Super Bowl Sunday!!! Progres-sive weekly 50/50 Raffle presented by Reilly’s Daughter Oak Lawn to benefit St. Linus School!!! Tickets only available at the bar. Tickets sold 7 days a week. $1 each or 6/$5. One raffle ticket shall be drawn each week from among all of the tickets sold for each drawing. Drawings every Saturday night at 5pm.

**You must pick the Queen of Hearts to win**

Pot rolls over to the next week if Queen of Hearts not drawn. All remaining tickets in the raffle recep-tacle will be discarded, and new tickets will need to be purchased for the next week’s drawing. 50% of the proceeds go to the winner and 50% goes to St. Linus School. Don’t miss out on this amazing raffle! Winner need not be present. Questions? Contact Jen at theusch78@sbcglobal.net

HINDSIGHT God’s presence is not discerned at the time when it is upon us, but afterwards, when we look back.—John Henry Newman

ST. LINUS SCHOOL NEWS

Here are 1st graders, Jonathan Moran, Davi Centeno and Billy Brown from Room 15 dressed as 100 year olds to celebrate the 100th day of school.

Here is Alexandra Garcia from kindergarten room 13 playing her violin for her class. She did a beautiful job.

One of our Catholic School’s Week activities was to write thank you cards for our servicemen. 7th grade took on this worthy project.

Dates to Remember

February 7…. All School Mass 9:30 AM February 9…. Confirmation 6:30 PM For more information or to schedule a tour contact: Margaret Hayes, Principal @ 708-425-1656 Linda Delisi, Secretary @ 708-425-1656

Sacred Heart Domestic Violence Outreach… invites you to a screening of The Empowerment Pro-ject on Sunday, February 11th at 2 PM. The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things is the incredible journey of 5 female filmmakers driving across America to en-courage, empower, and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, the documentary spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries. Created for women by women, they challenge the audience to ask themselves, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?” Written and directed by Sarah Moshman and Dana Cook. The film is 50 minutes. We recommend ages 10 and older. The screening will be held at: Sacred Heart Church, Ministry Center 8245 W. 111th Street, Palos Hills, IL RSVP or any questions, please contact Elizabeth Droel at 708-974-3336 X250 or droel@sacredheartpalos.org

FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH at Palos Hospital...

FOR YOUR HEART’S SAKE: STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STRESS

Thursday, February 22 6:30—7:30 p.m.

Are you handling stress as effectively as possible to reduce or prevent heart disease? Learn specific skills and approaches to eliminate excessive stress from your life. Led by Palos Behavioral Health Profes-sionals, John Brogan, LCSW and Janet Leforte, RN.

Register for this FREE class at: paloshealth.com/classes-events

OB/GYN medical office, in Oak Lawn, seeking part-time recep-tionist for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Call 708-423-2300.

Alan B. Shepard High School Band Boosters Dinner Dance

featuring our JAZZ BAND Friday, February 9th

Gaelic Park, 6119 W. 147th Street Tickets $35.00 / Call 708-421-1190

Food ~ Music ~ Silent Auction ~ Instant Raffle Proceeds support our band program

St. Rita High School Honor Roll Luis Gallardo Brian Gralak

Brother Rice High School Honor Roll

Harmony, Hope, & Healing’s Fifteenth Anniversary Concert and Reception

Harmony, Hope & Healing, founded by former St. Linus Music Director Marge Nykaza, is marking the anniversary of its founding with a free concert titled Fifteen Years/Fifteen Songs. Songs and stories begin at 2 p.m., Sunday, February 18th, in the chapel at Mercy Circle on the McAuley campus, 3659 W. 99th St. Using music and song, HHH has touched the lives of thousands recovering from homelessness, addiction, violence, and trauma through working with homeless shelters, community outreach and residential centers, and now Cook County Jail. All parishioners are invited to attend. No RSVP is neces-sary. A free-will offering will be taken. A reception with light refreshments follows the concert. For more information, email Marge at marge@harmonyhopeandhealing.org.

Daniel Barry Nathan Bittner

Nickolas Christiano Tyler Colander Joseph Collins

Charles Condon Colin Condon William Davis Kyle Gallagher Sean Gilmartin Garrett Greene Nolan Greene John Horan

Michael Imala Edward James

Ryan Kenny Joseph Konstant Scott Lascody

Lou Latino Maxwell Mallon

William Markunas Patrick McAuliffe

Harrison Morg Michael Mullarkey Joseph Murtaugh

Quinn Owens Matthew Quattrocchi

Robert Rosales Daniel Sullivan

Steven Susmarski Jack Waters