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Volume 19 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 26, 2019
Memorial Day
The weekend of Memorial Day has arrived and with it a three-day weekend for most people. Common thought for years has been Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer, normally celebrated with family and friends in all different types of parties and activities planned. It is good for the nation and culture to communally take time off from work and enjoy each other’s company. But Memorial Day needs to be grounded in more than just time off; it is a day originally established after the Civil War urging those left behind to honor their deceased by decorating the graves of those fallen in that horrific war.
Tragically, from the 1860’s to the present, many men and women had their lives cut short because of the violence and aggression world-wide which has prematurely taken the lives of so many people. Without a doubt, it is one of the most regrettable effects of a fallen world.
Most of those men and women who gave their lives never would have thought their future would include being part of a group of everyday individuals conscribed to fight a war they themselves did not start, nor instigate. Their duty and honor called them to serve and ultimately to surrender their greatest gift to all of us, their own mortal lives.
These men and women we honor, and hopefully never forget, were a part of something greater than themselves, a group of courageous individuals who knew that evil is so powerful that to defeat it sometimes demands the gift of mortal life itself. Our gratitude and prayers should not be overlooked this weekend for those who have protected our liberty and those who will protect it into the future. It is a liberty which first and foremost gives all of us an unimpeded path in this country to practice our Christian faith every day. What a great gift.
Once we have acknowledged the sacrifices made by others, many of those we have never known, it is fitting to gather together with family and friends to enjoy their company and by building healthy relationships with them. When we come together as a community, those times are crucial for our own development no matter how old we become. The community of those coming together not only reconnects us on a deeper level, but also affords us the time to see the gift of another human being.
Gifts are made to be recognized, and gifts are meant to be enjoyed. The logic behind Memorial Day unlike other holidays, is the acknowledgment that the day demands a two-pronged understanding. Obviously the first prong is the acknowledgement of the sacrifices of so many. The second is to embrace the gift given by the sacrifice.
Whatever way you may embrace the gift given to you this weekend, balance it with gratitude to God and those fallen heroes. A short time of reflection probably won’t dramatically change you but some reflection on the day may make you a bit more patient, a bit more self-absorbed and a bit more grateful.
If any of these changes take place, Memorial weekend will be a good break in your day to day activities and provide another gift, a better self-awareness. Hoping this weekend is safe for all and enjoy the time you have with family and friends. Fr. Tim
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Parish Calendar of Events
The Rosary will be prayed M-F after morning Mass/service.
Monday, May 27–7:30am Mass NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day Tuesday, May 28–7:30am Mass Wednesday, May 29–8:00am Mass Tai Chi Chuan 4:30-5:00pm (CN) Thursday, May 30–7:30am Mass
Friday, May 31–Communion Service-7:30am
Saturday, June 1–Confessions 3:15-3:45pm Anticipated Mass 4:00pm Virtus Training 9:00am-12:00pm (MC) Sunday, June 2–Mass 8:30am & 10:30am C = Church R = Rectory CN = Church Narthex MFR = Mayfair Room MC = Ministry Center SCH = School MC2= Ministry Center Mtg. Rm. G = Gym MCC=Ministry Center Chapel
In need of Prayer
Vincent Antonio Marilyn Bachoe ~ Ina Bax ~ Tony Belmonte
Denise Betkin ~ Bill Betz Carm Cammarata ~ Rose Campobasso
Gilda Cappetta ~ Cindy Cerveny Deacon Frank DeVita ~ James Foleno
Jill Franklin ~ June Franson Antionette Gentile ~ Bob Gibson
Nick Goedert Marcy Goetz ~ Scott Gordon
Fr. Bill Gubbins Adeline Hartman ~ Joe Healy
Christopher Heitz Anthony Jandacek ~ Lorraine Jaworek
Janet Joy Mary Ann Kelly ~ Mary Kmet ~Jason Kuntz
Brother Alfred Marshall Thomas Martirano ~ Sam Martyn Steve Mazzarella ~ Ida Moravecek
Richard Mraz ~ Stefan Mraz Mulfinger Family ~ Jim Muha
Patricia Olson Ernie Principe ~ Mary Prochaska
Ralph Romano ~ Anna Mae Rooney Diana Roselli
Mary Scalera ~ Gina Santucci Geraldine Schneider
Grayson Stanley ~ Sarah Stanley Tessie Stavropoulos
Grace Thomas ~ Carole Turek Vito Valerio
Parker Van Gelder ~ Florence Voves Mary Walsh ~ Maribeth Watkins
Rita Zdun
If you would like to add to our sick list, or would like your friend or family member to remain on the sick list, please call
the rectory at 708-562-3364. Names will be listed for 2 months.
Weekly Collections
May 19, 2019 Sunday & Holy Day $ 6,978.78 Budgeted Amount $11,540.00 Surplus (Deficit) $ (4,561.22)
No. of Envelopes Used: 210
*WEDNESDAY MASS* will return to 7:30am beginning
June 12th
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Please remember to pray for all the souls that have gone home to heaven including:
Irene E. Zboncak
Mary White Sister of Patrick (Joan) & Michael (Jeanine) White
Aunt of Cara White, Ann (John) Cairo & Sophia White Great Aunt of Patrick & Joseph Cairo
Mass Intentions
Monday, 05/27 7:30am For the Parishioners Joe Lotito Mary Ellen Chance Mattivi Family Jane Krumpos Tuesday, 05/28 7:30am Ben & Ona Bolton Wed., 05/29 8:00am Dan Steinhauer Wanda Mulsoff Thurs., 05/30 7:30am Ann Pesola Mary La Manna Friday, 05/31 7:30am Communion Service Sat., 06/01 4:00pm Mary Lenc Joann Casey Robert & Theresa Navigato The Frank Napolitano Family Sunday, 06/02 8:30am The Purgatorial Society Rose Discipio Richard C. & Mary Hickey William, Margaret, Madeline & Lawrence DiGangi 10:30am Antonio Guzzo Locascio Families Pauline & Raul Baltierra
DIVINE PROVIDENCE ~ DIVINE INFANT
SENIOR CLUB
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, June 12, 2019
We will be having our PIZZA PARTY! FREE to all Members!
Doors open at 12 noon, in the Mayfair Room Pizza etc.,will be served at 12:30pm Please call Ruth Haas at 708-947-9020 to let her know if you will be attending.
Come join us for an afternoon of fun, laughter and friendship!!
THE GIFT OF PEACE
“There arose no little dissension and debate.” Did that happen at work this week? Most of us can recall run-ins with coworkers, even with the boss. Did it happen while socializing with friends? Go easy on politics, religion . . . even sports. At home? Even the most peaceful household experiences a little “give and take” now and then. So where was it that “there arose no little dissension and debate”? That tumultuous conflict occurred among our first Christian ancestors, disrupting the community life of the early church. But today’s Acts of the Apostles shows how beautifully the Holy Spirit, promised by Jesus in today’s Gospel, helped the church achieve a grace-filled resolution. What evolved was that “reconciled diversity,” often encouraged by Pope Francis and even envisioned in today’s Revelation passage; and a wondrous experience of Jesus’ promised Gospel gift: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Congratulations
Gina Jarding received the sacraments of
First Holy Communion and Confirmation
on May 19, 2019 from Bishop Robert Casey
Treasure the moments. Be present for the grace. Be awake for the joy. Dwell in the peace.
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Feast) How does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:43)
Eighty miles. That was a long way for the newly pregnant Mary to travel so that she could visit her cousin Elizabeth,
especially when you consider that she either walked the whole way or rode a donkey. But what a gift that visit was for Elizabeth! Not only was she overjoyed to see Mary, but she also rejoiced in the knowledge that her Lord had come to her (Luke 1:43). Just as Mary did for Elizabeth, Mary did for all of humankind: she brought Christ to us. It’s a gift that can bring us great joy, as it did for Elizabeth. It’s also why since ancient times, Mary has been given such a place of honor in the Church. “In the mystery of the Annunciation and the Visitation,” wrote St. Teresa of Calcutta, “Mary is the very model of the life we should lead. First of all, she welcomed Jesus in her existence; then, she shared what she had received.” How can we follow Mary’s example and share Christ with the people around us? The first step is to welcome him into our lives every day in prayer and, in a special way, in the Eucharist. According to Mother Teresa, “Every time we receive Holy Communion, Jesus the Word becomes flesh in our life.” In other words, we become tabernacles of Christ, bearing him in our hearts just as Mary bore him in her womb. And that’s how we share him. The grace of Christ alive in us can transform every act of love, service, mercy, or generosity into an opportunity for people to encounter Jesus himself. It’s not that we are trying extra hard to act like Jesus; as it happened with Mary, the changes that Jesus makes in our lives can’t help but touch the people around us. When you visit an ailing neighbor, call an estranged family member, or pause to warmly greet a harried cashier at the grocery store, you are doing much more than offering a kind gesture. You are letting Christ, who lives in you, actually work through you. So where does Jesus want you to take him today?
“Lord, thank you for the example of our Blessed Mother, Mary. Help me to become an even more effective bearer of your life.”
May 31
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53 (for Ascension); otherwise Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 7:55-60; Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9; Rv 22:12-14,16-17, 20; Jn 17:20-26; or, for Ascension, Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23; Lk 24:46-53
C@NTERBURY
An Italian Benedictine monk who became the “Apostle of the English,” Saint Augustine of Canterbury is honored by the Catholic Church on May 27.
Augustine was prior of a Benedictine monastery in the Eternal City when Pope St. Gregory the Great asked him and another thirty monks to take up the evangelization of England, a project close to the pontiff’s heart. England had been Christianized before the seventh century, but the Saxon invasion had sent Anglo-Christians into hiding. As Augustine and companions made their way to the isle, they heard so many stories of the cruelty of their future hosts, that by the time they reached France, they decided to turn back to Rome. But Pope Gregory who had heard differently, including the fact that King Ethelbert had married the Christian-French princess Bertha, respecting her religion, insisted on the mission being carried out. On arriving in England, King Ethelbert in fact received the monks respectfully and allowed them to preach. In 597 the king accepted baptism, and although, unlike other kings of the time, he let his people free to choose, and conversions began to happen. Through his written correspondence, Pope Gregory continued to guide the work of Augustine – the first Archbishop of Canterbury – and the other Catholic missionaries. The great Pope, and the “Apostle of England,” would both die during the same year, 604.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Sixth Sunday of Easter Monday: St. Augustine of Canterbury; Memorial Day Thursday: The Ascension of the Lord (unless transferred to Sunday) Friday: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: St. Justin; First Saturday
TWO GARDENS The independent streak in every human heart can resent rules and regulations. We often rebel against the idea of blindly following rules we did not create for ourselves. We have inherited this willfulness from Adam and Eve, who could not resist eating from the one tree God strictly outlawed in the Garden of Eden. Jesus, fully human and fully divine, personally understands our desire to do things ourselves. In his own garden, the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus transformed human history. Instead of following his own inclinations, Jesus offered his decision-making, his free will, his very life, to God. As the Gospel of Luke tells us, Jesus “was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.” Observing God’s law is not easy, not even for the Son of God. But Jesus promises that keeping God’s words will bring us peace. Jesus’ submission led to resurrection; our obedience will calm our hearts, allowing God to dwell deep within.
IT TAKES A COUNCIL Even if we restrain our willfulness and cultivate the desire to obey God’s commandments, we still face the very real difficulty of discerning exactly what it is God seems to want from us. The early church agonized over this in the first years after Jesus’ ascension. Many people of good will, all trying to obey God, came to drastically different conclusions about how to imitate Jesus. Our reading from Acts today explains “there arose no little dissension” among the new believers. So the church leaders gathered together to pray and discuss—as we still do today. That first church council, the Council of Jerusalem, settled a question not explicitly addressed by Jesus while on earth. Christians today have inherited that sublime legacy of gathering in discernment. We praise God for the gift of that first of many councils and strive to approach discernment as carefully in our own lives.
Today’s Readings: Acts 15:1–2, 22–29; Ps 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8; Rev 21:10–14, 22–23; Jn 14:23–29 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
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The Well Spirituality Center 1515 Ogden Avenue, LaGrange Park Forest Therapy Walk Saturday, June 1, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Kim Ruffin, Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Connect with the great outdoors (human beings’ first home), others, and yourself and experience the woods behind The Well in a unique and new way. Forest Therapy puts people in direct contact with the therapeutic benefits of non-human nature through short distanced, easy paced, and sensory-focused walks. Cost: $20 – limited to 15 participants, 18 and older; this program will be held entirely outside, rain or shine.
To register online: www.csjthewell.org or call 708-482-5048
June 2, 2019
POSITION AVAILABLE: MAINTENANCE
St. Domitilla Parish, Hillside, seeks a full-time maintenance person. Must have basic knowledge of electrical, plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, masonry & painting. Ability to perform repairs and/or supervise outside contractors as they make repairs or inspections of equipment. Ability to read and comprehend written instructions
and communicate to others in writing. Valid driver’s license. Ability to work outside in a variety of weather conditions. Ability to climb ladders and stairs as necessary. Ability to lift at least 70 lbs. Asbestos training a plus. Please submit resume to Carol Knoll at [email protected] or call 708-449-8430 x13with questions/full job description.
Please Join Us!
We welcome you and your family to join us for our Grief Support Gatherings which will occur the second Tuesday of each month. Join us for a night of fun as we roll up our sleeves and get our creative juices flowing! Special guest, Joan Cantwell, nurse and artist will talk about her journey as a caretaker and griever after the death of her father. She will share how art allowed her to work through feeling stuck. To demonstrate the value of incorporating creativity in your grief journey, Joan will facilitate an art project with all participants. Please bring a small picture of your loved one.
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Place: Hitzeman Funeral Home
9445 West 31st St., Brookfield, IL 60513 Time: 6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
Seats are limited; please RSVP to [email protected] or 708-485-2000.
$10.00 registration fee to hold your seat.
For more information please visit www.HitzemanFuneral.com/GriefSupport
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Church: 2600 Mayfair Ave. Convent: 2540 Mayfair Ave. (708) 397-4342 Parish Office: 2550 Mayfair Ave. Westchester, IL 60154 (708) 562-3364 FAX: (708) 562-3134 Website: www.dprov.org Hours: 8AM - 4PM Mon. - Fri.
SUPPORT STAFF Mrs. Charlene Boyd Business Manager [email protected]
Mrs. Linda Hawkins Director of Marketing and Enrollment [email protected]
Ms. Karen Luciano Bulletin Editor [email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE Anticipated Mass Saturday: 4 PM Sundays 8:30 & 10:30 AM Weekdays: Mon. - Thurs 7:30 AM (School months - Wednesday - 8am Fridays - 7:30 AM Communion Service Holy Days of Obligation: As announced in Prov-Verbs.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:15 - 3:45pm or by appointment.
Registration forms are available in the narthex, on line or call the Parish Office.
Contributions made by automatic withdrawal from checking/savings accounts or credit card. Contact the Parish Office, or www.dprov.org and click the STEWARDSHIP tab to enroll. Infant Baptism: Please call the rectory for arrangements. Baptism is ordinarily sched-uled on the 1st Sunday of the month at Noon. Baptism Preparation: Class is held on the 2nd Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM in the Ministry Center and is required for the first child. Marriage: Please call the Parish Office at the time of your engagement to schedule your wedding. Pre-Cana is required.
Home or Hospital Visitation & Anointing Calls: If you would like a priest, deacon or Minister of Care to visit or if you wish to receive the Sacrament of the Sick, please contact the Parish Office. Adoration: First Friday: 8 AM—4 PM (Benediction) in the Ministry Center Chapel St. Peregrine Devotion: 2nd Friday each month after Com. Service
PASTORAL MINISTRY Reverend Timothy R. Fiala Pastor
Reverend Thomas E. Unz Pastor Emeritus
Deacons: Richard Hudzik [email protected] Edward DeLorenzo, Retired
Faith Formation Sr. Christine Nantaba-RE Administrator (708)562-2258 [email protected]
Ms. Christine Schweihs-DeFoe Adult Faith Formation Consultant (708) 562-3422 [email protected]
Music Ministry Mr. Edward Lally [email protected] Mr. Cary Lovett
Education Ministry School—2500 Mayfair (708) 562-2258 Fax (708) 562-9171
Principal — Mrs. Karen Foleno [email protected]
School Secretary-Mrs. Chrystal Farmar [email protected]
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Divine Providence Parish #856 2550 Mayfair Westchester, IL 60154 TELEPHONE 708 562-3364 CONTACT PERSON Karen/Linda SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 10 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Laserjet 3600 SATURDAY/SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION 05/26/2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 12 Bulletin # 856 .
