1. Art and Diseño

St. Margaret Mary Parish
February 1, 2015
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1450 Green Trails Dr.
Naperville, IL 60540 630-369-0777
www.smmp.com
Masses:
Saturday:
Sunday:
5:00 pm
7:30 am
10:45 am
9:00 am
12:15 pm
Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Parish Office:
369-0777
Fax:
369-1493
Religious Ed. Office:
369-0833
All Saints Catholic
Academy:
1155 Aurora Ave.
Naperville, IL 60540
961-6125 or
www.ascacademy.org
New Parishioners:
Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me;
and those who welcome me welcome the
one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40)
St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome
everyone to our community as Jesus would.
For information, please call the parish office.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to
4:30 PM or anytime by request.
Sacrament of Baptism:
2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month following
the 12:15 Mass. Please call Parish Office to
make arrangements for Baptism and required
Preparation Meeting.
Sacrament of Marriage:
Six months preparation required. Parish
music policies, which reflect Diocesan
guidelines, are to be followed.
Food for the Journey
Scripture Readings for the Week
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Heb 12:1-4; Mk 5:21-43
Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Mk 6:1-6
Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Mk 6:7-13
Heb 13:1-8; Mk 6:14-29
Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Mk 6:30-34
Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:29-39
From Death into Life:
Catholic Teachings on End of Life Decisions
Business Breakfast
God at Work:
Uncover and Discover
Speaker: Greg Pierce
Speaker: Fr. Paul Hottinger
Wednesday, Feb. 11
9:15-11:15 a.m
COR Center
Donation: $8.00
February 21 8 to 9 am
COR Center
Donation: $10
Catholic belief values life and places us as servants or stewards of life. To
promote life and protect it from natural conception to natural death is a
basic moral principle in our tradition. With the advent of modern medicine
many opportunities open up for the preserving of life and maintaining it
past its traditional limits. This opens us to choices, options and courses of
action that may or may not enhance and promote life. What does the
Church teach? And what are some of the troubles and questions people
face? These are the questions we will address on Feb. 11.
God’s Share
Weekly Collection
1/25/2015
Weekly Mass
Offerings:
Year to Date 7/1/2014 to
Present
$18,067
$584,042
6,904
184,634
Totals:
24,971
768,676
Budget Goal:
23,688
761,903
1,283
6,773
Automated Giving:
Over/(Under) Goal:
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We don’t bring God to work. God is
“everywhere” (see the Baltimore
Catechsim) and therefore God is
already in every workplace. Our job is to
uncover and discover that divine
presence and then allow it to influence
the meaning we find in our work, how
we relate to others at work, how we
determine right and wrong at work, how
do we balance our work with the rest of
our lives, and how we change our
structures and procedures at work to
mirror the kingdom of God “on earth, as
it is in heaven.” Greg Pierce will offer
specific examples of how to uncover and
discover God at work, with plenty of
time for discussion about how God’s
presence can pervade your workplace,
whether it is on the job, with your family
and friends, or in your community and
civic involvements.
Gregory F. Augustine Pierce is the
publisher of ACTA Publications in
Chicago and a past president of the
National Center for the Laity. He is the
author of Spirituality at Work, The Mass
Is Never Ended, and The World As It
Should Be. He recently edited and
published The Message: Catholic/
Ecumenical Edition, a new translation of
the Bible into idiomatic American
English by Eugene Peterson and William
Griffin. He is married to Kathleen
Augustine Pierce, a Catholic
schoolteacher, and the couple has three
young-adult children. They are members
of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in
Chicago, Illinois.
The Pope Francis Effect:
Called to Christian Service
A time of prayer and reflection
for those engaged in Christian Service.
Craft Night
Do you like to quilt, knit, or crochet?
Do you have a craft or needlework
project that you cannot seem to find
time to finish? Would you like to
learn how to embroider? Do you just
need time for you? Here is your
chance to leave your husband,
children, and work at home for one
evening and feed your creative soul!
Thursday, February 5th, 7:00 pm, Upper Room
Presented by Tom Cordaro, our parish Justice & Outreach
Minister. Tom has been on staff at St. Margaret Mary for 18 years
and is the staff liaison to the Christian Service Commission.
This presentation is a formation workshop for all members of the
Christian Service Commission and is open to all parishioners.
We meet the first Wednesday of each
month, and our next gathering will be
on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,
in rooms 4-5 (downstairs, just off the
SMMP Parish Center) from 6:00-9:00
PM.
Our goal is to provide an opportunity
for ladies at SMMP to meet for
fellowship and creativity. For more
information, contact:
Jo Ann Jeffreys: 630-717-1142
Barbara Samuels:
[email protected]
Lenten
Taize´Prayer Service
Join us
Sunday, February 22, 6:30 pm
in Church
for meditative music and contemplative prayer
that will feed your soul,
enabling you to experience
the redemptive peace of Lent.
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Friday - February 6
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7:00pm ’til 10:00pm
SMMP Parish Center
It’s an evening of BINGO and what better way to
start off the weekend than with a great night of
fun and prizes. Talk to old friends, meet new ones,
have some fun, and win some cash.
Admission is free!
All members of the parish and their friends are
invited!
SPONSORED BY THE SMMP MEN’S CLUB
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The Men’s Club is preparing for its annual April In Parish Project and we
need your help in identifying a family, a couple, or an individual, within
the Parish, who needs clean-up and/or fix-up help with their home.
This activity is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 , and Saturday, April 25 .
Projects are typically sized such that they can be accomplished by a team
of men in one full day.
Again, if you need assistance or know of anyone who needs assistance,
please contact:
Norm Beauregard - 630-416-6811
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Tamale
Time!
In the 1880’s, Sisters Institute of the
Blessed Virgin Mary taught in four
Joliet parish schools: St. Patrick, St.
Mary, St. Bernard, and Sacred Heart
along with St. Mary Academy (a
high school with boarders).
Tamales will be
available for pick
-up on Sunday, February 8 in the
Parish Center kitchen from 10:45
until after the 12:15 Mass.
Choices include:
♦ mild or hot chicken
♦ mild or hot pork
♦ vegetarian
♦ strawberry (new!)
Prices are $6 for a half dozen; $11
for a dozen
Please order by Wednesday,
February 4 by calling Martha
Rose, 630-961-2169.
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The SMMP Men’s Club will be
hosting a card night in the Parish
Center at 7:30 PM CST on Friday,
February 13th. Pizza, munchies,
and beverages will be
provided. Cost is $10.00.
For more information, please call
Dave Schwartz at 630-369-0929.
Religious
Education
(Preschool—5th)
Loving Father, open our hearts to hear your voice
Children’s Liturgies
On Saturday, February 7th, the 1st to 5th graders in our religious education program will be hosting the 5:00 Mass. Online registration is available on the Education page of the parish website www.smmp.com. We emailed information to
all of the parents of children in our program. Any adult interested in assisting with the Mass please contact the Parent
Coordinator at [email protected].
President’s Day Break
Classes will be canceled the week beginning Saturday, February 14th. Classes will resume on Saturday, February 21st.
Ash Wednesday
On Wednesday, February 18th we will have a special Children’s Prayer Service and distribution of ashes at 4:00 p.m.
First Communion
Registration information for First Communions was mailed in early January. If you did not receive a packet and your
child is eligible to share in the sacrament, please contact the RE office.
The First Communion retreat is scheduled for Saturday, March 7th from 10:30 to 12:40. Pre-registration is required.
There will be a planning meeting on Tuesday, February 24th at 7:00 for parents who agreed to help at the retreat.
As our children prepare to enter more fully into the Christian life through the Sacrament of Eucharist, we invite them to
receive special blessings. Each rite focuses on one of the symbols of our baptism: sprinkling of water, lighting of the
candle, and the signing cross. The third (and final) Rite of Blessing on Saturday, February 28th at the 5:00 Mass and on
Sunday, March 1st at the 9:00 and 10:45 Masses will be the blessing with candles. Please bring your child’s baptismal
candle. Extra smaller candles will be available in the Narthex.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
The program is offered during the Saturday 5:00 Mass and the Sunday 9:00 and 10:45 Masses. After opening prayers
children are invited to attend "Liturgy of the Word." Children in kindergarten through third grade are invited to
participate.
Please contact Sue Davey at 369-0833 with any questions.
BABY BOTTLE FUND RAISER
Please take a baby bottle after Mass today. Baby bottles will be distributed after all the
Masses. Fill the bottles with coins, bills or checks – made out to Women’s Choice
Services - and return them on Feb 14 or 15.
Your generosity helps Women’s Choice Services, a pregnancy resource center. They
help moms make life-saving decisions for themselves and their baby. Project Gabriel
helps moms and their babies with a variety of services, including parent training classes
and baby clothes.
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The Words "Charity" and "Knights" Join Together
The first and foremost precept of the Knights of Columbus is
"Charity". The Knights actively give but also raise funds. Did
you know the Knights do not keep the money or have a special
fund for their own betterment, or collect management or
administration fees. The Knights of Columbus are a volunteer organization, and
our members are giving of their time and talent. Every dollar raised is accounted
for. Every dollar charitably given is accounted for. The Knights work at the
national, state and local council level in charitable work.
Our Naperville community has been extremely generous and we appreciate
everything that our community and parish will do to support the
Knights. Without our community and parish support many of our Charities
would not be funded.
At the State level, Knights are supporting our Bishops and the needs of the
dioceses, but we are also involved in funding our churches, community centers
and schools. When the Pope visited the USA, it was the Knights who were in the
background assisting in every logistical detail and expense. When there is a
World Youth Day, the Knights are there supporting. The Knights also make a
large donation to a special Papal fund, which provides discretionary funded for special purposes such as propagation of
the faith, and famine and disaster relief.
All men of the parish are encouraged to be a part of this effort. Please contact Chuck Graber [email protected]
or Chuck Schlabach at [email protected] for more information.
THE 2015 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ANNUAL APPEAL IS UNDERWAY
“EXTENDING GOD’S MERCY”
The 2015 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal begins with a mailing that many of our parishioners have received or
will soon receive. This is a mailing from Bishop Conlon asking for a pledge to the 2015 Catholic Ministries Annual
Appeal.
The Appeal not only funds many of the operations of the diocese, it funds services that are of great help to the ministries here in our parish. For example, funds support…INSERT SOME OF THE MINISTRIES IN YOUR PARISH
THAT RECEIVE TRAINING OR OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT. DON’T FORGET…
This year, the theme of the Appeal is “Extending God’s Mercy.” The greatest act of God’s Mercy toward humankind
was to send His Son. People lost the way to God, the truth about God and a life in God by our own fault. Jesus came to
give us the Way, the Truth and a new Life. Jesus taught us to be MERCIFUL as His Father is MERCIFUL. (Luke:
6:36)
How do we acknowledge God’s mercy and show Him our gratitude? One way that we can show our gratitude is by
giving back to God the gifts He shared with us. We can support our parish, our diocese and the Church throughout the
world with gifts of time, talent and treasure. The gifts we give enable ministries, education, and services that touch
thousands of lives.
With your financial support, we can exceed our goal. When we exceed our goal in paid pledges, we will receive 65%
of the amount over goal for use in our parish.
Please answer Bishop Conlon’s request and make a generous pledge. All pledges can be paid in 10 installments.
Thank you in advance for your support.
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Thank You for Your Generosity!
Christmas Giving Tree Program 2014
This year’s Christmas Giving Tree Program was a great success. We were able to provide
close to 100 families from St. Nicholas Parish in Aurora with gifts for Christmas. In addition
we provided nearly $6,000 in gift cards to families from Sacred Heart Parish in Aurora. Both
St. Nicholas and Sacred Heart are part of our Sharing Parish program. In addition to this, our
parish sent over 100 gifts to residents of the DuPage Convalescent Home in Wheaton.
Children visited with St. Nicholas while their
parents shopped for gifts at the “Christmas Store.”
“Your donation of gift cards this
Christmas will help brighten the
lives of many of our parish
families. We are eternally grateful for you kindness.”
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“Thank you for your in-kind dona-
tions of gifts to support our Holiday
Gift and Adopt a Resident Appeal.
Your generosity helped make some
holiday wishes come true.”
• Ray Valadez
DuPage Convalescent Center
Msgr. Arquimedes Vallejo
Sacred Heart Parish, Aurora
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Fr. Paul’s Homily
Transformation through Change Third Sunday in Ordinary Time/B January 25, 2015
Jon 3:1-5, 10; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20
9:00 AM
(Fear keeps evil in place; trust displaces it.)
“This is the time of fulfillment; the king- were hoping for. The sick, the demonized,
dom of God is at hand. Repent, and be- the downtrodden experienced fresh hope
and new freedom, but many others espelieve in the gospel.”
cially the zealots, the fanatics, and many
This section of Mark’s Gospel describes
rank and file were sorely disappointed.
what we could call Jesus’ honeymoon, the
This isn’t the God they were waiting for.
beginning of his ministry, a time of hope
and goodwill all around, where the crowds This wasn’t a feel-good religion.
gathered with great expectation, where his
words were full of power and mighty
deeds proceeded from his hands. But then
there was this message: “Repent, and
believe in the gospel. This is the time of
fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at
hand.” One wonders if anybody, even his
chosen ones mentioned in today’s gospel,
if anybody really listened to what he was
saying, or if they listened, if they comprehended. Later developments suggest no.
Well, what was he trying to say? A little
background perhaps: the Jewish people
looked forward to the coming of what the
prophets called the kingdom of God, which
meant for them the rule of justice, equity,
peace, and goodness. Now they believed
that this would happen when God would
intervene in history as they understood
God had intervened in the past, believing, if I dare say literally, the stories from
the Old Testament, and that he would
wipe out the Romans and all other nations that in any way threatened them.
From this point of view, Jesus’ message
was good news and bad news. He was announcing the fulfillment of time and the
imminent arrival of the kingdom, but also
at the same time not the destruction of
their enemies. No, Jesus’ idea was very
different. He was saying, yes, the kingdom is here, but you have to bring it
into yourselves. God isn’t intervening to
wipe out your enemies. You have to be
reconciled with your enemies. You have to
learn how to love your opponents and to
do good to those who hate you. Then you
will see the world change all around you.
Then there will be a transformation of
everything, but not until you change.
That’s the imperative here: “repent”; it
means change, change the way you think,
change the way you feel, change the way
you act. So this isn’t what a lot of people
the blacks, especially black men, that
the only way anything would ever
change is for them to face their fears
that imprisoned them. They would have
to deliberately put themselves in the situation where they would get beaten and arrested and put into jail. And they would
find out that that would free them. That
So how do people look at this today? How
do we hear the message? Are we aware of was what Freedom Riding was all about
from their point of view: meeting their
our need to change if we want change in
the world? Do we believe we have to be- fears, submitting to the beatings that they
were afraid of. The result was all predictacome the change we want in the world?
ble, but then what wasn’t predictable was
That is, after all, a way of putting Jesus’
message rather accurately. Do we believe the singing that came from the Birmingham jail. That’s what defeated the enemy,
as Jesus said, as the angel Gabriel said,
the joy that they experienced in their soli“With God are all possibilities”? Do we
darity with one another. Martin King
really believe that? No one, even Christ
himself, could do everything to change the learned from Jesus actually how to conworld because of free will; but everybody front evil people with power, and he
knew that it included being willing to
can make a contribution. Jesus made a
total contribution of his whole life. We all suffer and even die if necessary.
can make some contribution. No one is
Now that sounds rather dire, but it’s logitotally helpless. No one is totally powercal. The Letter to the Hebrews says that the
less. But we have to believe in the power human race is kept in bondage by the fear
of God to help us change, and that is the of death. Well, the only way to get out of
message of repentance. God is making all bondage through the fear of death is
things possible. He is now our great advo- being willing to die. That’s what Jesus
cate, our Paraclete, our counselor, and will did. That’s what Martin Luther King actuhelp us do this, but he is not going to do it ally did. That’s what the martyrs did. Even
for us. That’s what Jesus made clear: God the saints who didn’t die did that same
thing. That is the way of Christ. And racis not going to do it for us. So we have to
ism is only one form of evil. There are
learn even how to hear the stories of the
many forms of evil, but they all do the
past in a different way, in the way Jesus
same thing. They keep people afraid. They
looked at it. That means that we have to
keep people angry, and they keep people
face issues in our own lives: our fears,
our anger, and our anxiety that keep us anxious. And about all this, Jesus said,
“Fear is useless.” Fear is useless in the face
the way we are, because if we don’t
of evil. “What is needed is trust.” Fear
change those things, then everything will
stay the same. This is a gospel of change keeps evil in place; trust displaces it.
beginning on the inside and then moving
At this very moment the world needs
out into the world bringing transforthis exact message, that is, our future can
mation and new life.
be great if we trust God and live by his
rule, if we give ourselves over to the
A good example of this is found in the
person we celebrated last week, Martin
standard that God has set for us in
Luther King. Although most of us here
Christ.
never experienced this, many black people,
especially black males, lived in perpetual
terror, because all of a sudden whites could
go berserk and start beating them or even
killing them and get away with it, literally,
with impunity. Martin Luther King told
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The following is a summary of the
working draft minutes from the
01/06/15 SMMP Pastoral Council
meeting.
The final minutes, as approved by
Council, along with the Commission
and Committee reports, will be
available on the parish website:
www.smmp.com
Update on Parish Volunteer
Appreciation Dinner (1/17/15): CoChairman Mike Newell and Neil
Gorman provided hard copies of duties
and assignments and reviewed with the
Council. Angeli’s was selected as the
caterer and will provide Chicken
Piccata, Rigatoni with Vodka Cream
Sauce and Mostaccioli Marinara.
Victoria Kosirog will contact
parishioner attendees who have
volunteered to provide appetizers and
desserts for this dinner. Tom Cordaro
has established 151 reservations
(noting many of the Parish Council
have not RSVP’d) and will provide a
list to Marlyn Steury to create
nametags. Neil Gorman will follow up
with Off the Rails, our musical guests
and request they submit their
reservations. Barb Zdon mentioned
the Pastoral Care ministry had not
been extended a specific invitation.
Fr. Paul recommended we anticipate
180 – 200 people for the event
(factoring a percentage for no-shows).
Barb Zdon also requested that the
Council bring their white Christmas
lights and ladders to assist in
decorating the Parish Center.
Decorations will commence set up at
6:30pm January 16. Former Council
President Barbara Burkhardt may be
willing to provide table decorations
from her personal collection according
to Barb Zdon. Mike Newell is
submitting a floor plan to Mike Prus to
tables and chairs which the Parish
Maintenance team will set up along
with the stage for the band. Neil
Gorman will contact Parish
Bookkeeper Pat Henke in advance to
have her cut the necessary checks for
the event.
Update on Nominations Committee:
Barb Zdon requested we table the
discussion about an At Large Youth
Representative until the February
meeting of the Council.
Discernment Work for “Year One”
of our Discernment Cycle: Tom
Cordaro, Justice/Outreach Minister,
lead the Council in an hour long
discussion examining our faith
tradition and signs of the times. Tom
is leading the Parish Staff in a similar
exercise and this process has been
going on since September of 2014.
World)
•
Our Hearts were Burning Within
Us: A Pastoral Plan for Adult
Faith Formation in the U.S.
(statement of the U.S. Catholic
Bishops, 1999)
Pope Paul’s treatise has continuing
relevancy for today as it was noted:
•
Renewal by Baptism and leading
lives lived according to the Gospel
leads to changed interiors for
adherants
•
Accepting and embracing the
Gospel message
•
Proclaiming the Gospel by witness
and having the understanding of
our faith so that we can effectively
explain and justify it
•
Going forth to evangelize others
looking for “teachable moments”
The ensuing discussion produced
shared insights that Tom Cordaro will
compile and present to the Parish
Leadership Staff (as will their insights
be shared with Parish Council) for use
in the upcoming Winter Parish
Leadership Gathering on February 7.
The goal is to review and/or revise the
Parish Mission Statement based on
where the Holy Spirit leads this team.
Winter Leadership Gathering
(2/7/15): Parish Council and Parish
Leadership Staff will meet at SMMP
Advance preparatory reading included: on February 7 from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
• The Gospels of Luke and Mark
Barb Zdon invited everyone to attend
8:15am Mass as well. Neil Gorman
• Excerpted Section of Pope Paul
VI’s Apostolic Exhortation
volunteered to provide a continental
Evangelii Nuntiandi (On
breakfast from Panera.
Evangelization in the Modern
First Friday Adoration & Benediction
February 6
Eucharistic adoration is held in the chapel the first Friday of each month following
the 8:15 am Mass and Benediction until noon.
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Masses for the Week
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
February 7
February 14
Monday— February 2/Presentation of the Lord
8:15— Elizabeth Ryan — Mary Anderson
Tuesday— February 3
8:15— Miguel A. Gomez — Joe and Joan Noonan
Wednesday— February 4
8:15— Larry Dujsik — Family
Thursday— February 5/St. Agatha
8:15— Carol M. O’Neill — Ken & Maggie Redman
Friday— February 6/St. Paul Mici & Companions
8:15— Nicholas Mercadante — Loretta Mercadante
Saturday— February 7
8:15— Deceased Members buried from SMM
5:00— Mary Saul — Thompson Family
Sunday— February 8
7:30— Hernando De Los Reyes — Family
9:00— For the Parish Family
10:45*— Harold Fitch — Doreen Henderson
12:15 — n/a
Fr. Paul
Fr. Paul
Please remember in your prayers
those members of our parish and
family and friends who have
recently passed away.
\
Kenneth Miles, Sr., father of Deacon Ken Miles
Jim Dooley, uncle of Ed Dooley
Bruna “Marie” Paolicchi Bordeaux, aunt of Lauren Finaldi
*Interpreted for the deaf
February
7&8
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
5:00
Children’s Mass J. & T. Kerr
G. McArdle
T. Brandenstein N Kordzinski
7:30
M. Connelly
A. Bajusz
K. Lorenc
9:00
Sacristan/
Facilitator/LOW
Deacon/Presider
Jannette Kazlauskas
Kevin Findlay
Elisabeth Sledz
B. Ryan
(children’s Mass)
Deacon Fred
Fr. Paul
M. Biskup
T. Zakosek
R. Ruesch
R. Meeker
M. Palmquist
P. & B. Bonkalski
L. De Los Reyes
Jessica Schoder
*
*
L. Reyes
Deacon Fred
Fr. Julian
R. Eckstein
A. Prendergast
H. Stirk
L. Cap
T. Galer
K. Fernandez
M. Nolan
S. Neuenkirchen M. Doyle
J. Rossi
A. Espinos
M. Doyle
J. Churilla
Lillian Laliberte
Madeleine Laliberte
Lauren Lockwood
10:45
J. Runger
M. Runger
J. Perales
R. Johnson
B. Zdon
M. Van Etten
C. Dupont
A. & S. Jaworski P. Skarr
J. Steury
J. Doran
C. Ory
William Carlson
Emily Dulik
Daniel Noble
J. Mc Avoy
Y. & S. Figueroa
Deacon Terry
TBD
Quest
Quest
12:15
Quest —
R. Shapely
C. Vasquez
D. Gale
B. Ryan
Deacon Ken
Fr. Paul
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W. Jones
S. Gensler
Servers
(No LOW)
Deacon Terry
Fr. Paul
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
READINGS
First Reading — Moses spoke to all the people,
saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your
God, raise up for you” (Deuteronomy 18:15-20).
Second Reading — Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be
free of anxieties (1 Corinthians 7:32-35).
Gospel — The people were astonished at Jesus’ teaching; he taught
them as one having authority (Mark 1:21-28).
their nets and follow him (Mark 1:14-20).
NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS
First Reading — Job finds life on earth to be drudgery; he is
filled with restlessness (Job 7:1-4, 6-7).
Second Reading — Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. I
have become all things to all, to save at least some (1 Corinthians
9:16-19, 22-23).
Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases
(Mark 1:29-39).
“Learn the heart of God from the word of God. “
—Pope St. Gregory
St. Margaret Mary Parish
Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777
Parish Staff
Art & Environment Coordinator
Mary Lou Krauss
Bookkeeper
Pat Henke
Business Manager
Michael Prus
Building Manager
Bob Stezowski
Custodian
Ziggy Owiesek
Deacons (Permanent)
Deacon Joe Ferrari
Deacon Don Helgeson
Deacon Ken Miles
Deacon Fred Straub
Deacon Terry Taylor
Justice/Outreach Minister
Tom Cordaro
Liturgy Coordinator
Deacon Ken Miles
Music Director
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
The Oil of the Sick, usually labeled OI (for Oleum
Infirmarum), is often reserved with chrism and the oil of
John Schlaman
Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor
catechumens in an ambry. An ambry is a cabinet, often
beautifully ornamented and kept near the baptistery in the
church. Olive oil, with no fragrance added, is blessed at the
Chrism Mass in Holy Week by the bishop, although there is
now a provision for a priest to bless oil if none is available.
This restores to our Latin Rite practice a tradition never lost
in the Eastern tradition, in which priests consecrate the oil of
the sick, even at the sick person’s home. Any vegetable oil
may be used now, since olive oil is difficult to obtain in some
places. Many priests keep a small supply of oil close at hand
in a small metal tube called a “stock.”
Sue Carroll
In the former rite, every sense of the body was anointed,
accompanied by a prayer for forgiveness of sin. So, the eyes,
ears, nostrils, mouth, hands, and feet were all touched. Today,
this is simplified to an anointing of the forehead and the
hands, but generally today the oil is used more lavishly, and
the symbolism of touch so central to the rite is enhanced.
Often, a priest will invite everyone present to join in the
“laying on of hands.” Sick persons are often pushed aside or
feared in our culture, and to be reverently touched in love can
be a profound experience of God’s healing, forgiving,
accepting presence through the ministry of the Church.
Receptionists
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Pastoral Associate
Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F.
Pastoral Council President
Barbara Zdon
Priests
Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor
Julian von Duerbeck, OSB, Weekend Asst.
Jonathan Foster, OFM, Weekend Asst.
Rosalie Fall & Rita Thompson
Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 5
Sue Davey.
Director of Youth Ministry
Dan Lawler
Religious Education Secretary
Arlene Serio
Religious Education Staff Assistant
Debbie Brutlag