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Sacred Heart Parish
819 N. 16th Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.shsparish.org
www.facebook.com/sacredheartmelrosepark
Adminstrator: Rev. Francisco Ortega
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Erwin J. Friedl
Retired: Rev. Herbert Meyr
Permanent Deacons: Mr. Mike Barnish, Mr. Ray Behrendt,
Mr. Norberto Ojeda, Mr. Eduardo Rodriguez
RECTORY: 819 N. 16th Avenue, Phone (708)344-0757
Fax (708) 344-5906 RECTORY OFFICE HOURS:
Tues. & Thur. 9:00am-5:00pm, Mon, Wed & Fri 9:00am-7:30pm
Saturday 9:00am-1:00pm
PARISH STAFF: JOSEPH AUGELLI , Parish Business Manager
RANDY CERQUA, Director of Music
MIKE CRUZ, Director of Buildings & Grounds
ARNOLDO MARTINEZ, Director of Religious Education
SCHOOL: 815 N. 16th Avenue, Phone (708)681-0240
Fax (708)681-0454, Website: shsmelrosepark.com
SCHOOL STAFF: MRS. BARBARA CICONTE
Principal
MRS. CHERYL MILITELLO: Secretary MRS. JUANITA GUERRA
CONVENT: 1503 Rice Street
Franciscan Sister’s
Franciscan Resource Center
Dominican Literacy Center
Phone (708)344-6940
Phone (708)567-5083
Phone (708)338-0659
The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph
December 27, 2015
Beloved, we are God’s children now; what
we shall be has not yet been revealed.
— 1 John 3:2a
School Sisters of St Francis Offices Phone (708)865-6990
PARISH INFORMATION
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: The first Friday of each month from
12:00 Noon to 7pm. Exposition at 12 Noon: Adoration until 7pm: Benediction at 7:00pm
BAPTISMS: All Parents must register at the rectory for the Baptism
and preparation class ahead of time.
English Baptisms: Are on the 1st & 4th Sunday of each month at 2:30
pm.. The Baptismal preparation class is required for parents and
godparents and is held on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00pm in
the rectory meeting room. (holidays excluded)
Spanish Baptisms: Are on the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at
1:00 pm. The Baptismal preparation class is required for parents and
godparents and is held on the Monday before Baptisms at 7:00pm in
the rectory meeting room. (holidays excluded)
WEDDINGS: Arrangements should be made at the rectory with a
parish priest or deacon at least four months before the wedding. Normally weddings are for parishioners, but special situations will be
considered. We recommend a Wedding Mass for practicing Catholics. We recommend a Wedding Ceremony for non-practicing Catholics or mixed religion couples. Both are valid marriages. A priest is
necessary for a Wedding Mass.
QUINCEANERA: To have a Quinceanera Mass, a candidate must
have been Confirmed & received First Holy Communion. Others will
have a Prayer Service & Blessing. A deacon can preside at a Prayer
Service & Blessing. All Quinceaneras must be baptized as Catholic
Christians. Arrangements must be made at the rectory with at least
two months before.
FUNERALS: Arrangements can usually be made with the rectory
office by the funeral director. We have the Book of Funeral Readings
at the rectory for families who wish to look them over. A priest or
deacon will usually attend the wake.
SICK CALLS: If someone needs to be Anointed, please call the rectory when they are seriously ill. Don’t wait too long! If someone
homebound wishes Holy Communion, please call the rectory. It will
usually be brought by a Minister of Care.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to Sacred Heart Parish! Please
register in the rectory office to be counted!
CHANGE OF ADDRESS: If you leave the parish or move to a new
address, please notify the rectory as soon as possible
PARISH FOOD PANTRY: Open Saturday’s 10am-11:30am. Patrons
need to call the rectory by Thursday to reserve food
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27:
2:00pm English Baptisms
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28:
7:00pm English Baptismal Preparatory Class (Rectory)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30:
6:00pm Choir (Church)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31: New Year’s Eve
8:00am Mass
5:00pm Vigil Mass
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1:
New Year’s Day
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Rectory Office Closed
10:00am Mass
12:30pm Spanish Mass
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2:
Rectory Office Closed
No CCD Classes
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3:
Epiphany
1:30-5:00pm Youth Group New Year’s (Marian Hall)
Collection for the Church in Latin America
Inspires All to "Share Your Faith"
The annual national Collection for the Church in Latin
America (CLA) will be the weekend of January 2-3. The
2016 campaign highlights the faith of Latin America and the
many opportunities we have to share faith with them. We also
recognize the tremendous benefit of having our Latin American brothers and sisters in the Church and the revitalization
their fervor brings to the faith. In addition to offering our help
and support to the Catholics of Latin America, we have much
to learn from them.
D ear friends in Sacred Heart:
Almost at the end of this 2015, the Sacred Liturgy invites us to celebrate the Solemnity of
the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. This celebration is a great opportuity to reflect
about what is the model for the cells in our society. Even when nowadays we can find different opinions of what some groups want to call “family”, I firmly believe that as Christians
we need to pay attention how Jesus was living among us and what the Sacred Scripture is
teaching us about His first years with his people in Nazareth.
The first reflexion we can get from this Solemnity is to conceive marriage as the sacrament which unites a man
and a woman to form a couple; and every marriage intends children. Mary and Joseph were married in order to
bring Jesus into the world, to protect and raise him. Although Mary and Joseph were not united in a carnal way,
their marrage was a true marriage: an indissoluble and exclusive union.
The Holy Family observed the religious laws of Israel; they went in pilgrimage to Jerusalem every year with
other Jewish families. Sometimes God's will obliges the family to make disconcerting sacrifices. As every Christian family must live in harmony and in prayer, which are the pledges of joy and union before God.
Every child in a family must remain obedient to their parents, as Jesus did with his Father and Mother. Joseph
as well remained the head of the family, when he took the initiative when they went to Egypt.
How deteriorated our families are today, when the children do not listen or show respect of their parents when
the father is absent and the mother needs to play both roles in the home. How can we enjoy a community united
when we have no unity in our families?
These are just a few points we can discover in the Holy Family reflexion; but they are the first example God
gave us to keep our communities unified and with respect for each other in order to protect what is vital. Let us
pray to our Lord, that we can protect and work for the unity in our own families, to find and get the peace and unity we need in our society.
Peace to all,
Fr. Francisco Ortega
Administator
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_____ ________ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO___ _________
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
A Blessed Christmas to you all.
My greeting comes at a time marked by sad and troubling news for our city, our nation and our
world. The joyful news of Christmas competes in these days with stories of street violence in our
city, of wars, conflicts and acts of terrorism throughout the world including in our own nation.
Office of the Archbishop
As people of faith, we must read these “signs of the times.” As we do, so Christmas gives us a
proper perspective: the sadness of violence and war does not have the last word. God has come to save us, for we
cannot save ourselves. The savior born to us raises us up from darkness and brings us into his own wonderful light.
One of the Christmas readings taken from Paul’s letter to Titus says this:
When the kindness and generous love
of God our savior appeared,
not because of any righteous deeds we had done
but because of his mercy,
he saved us… Titus 3:4-5
We hear those words “because of his mercy,” especially as we celebrate the Jubilee of Mercy this year. The challenge for us is not just to believe that God is merciful, but also to believe that God is merciful to us and that God is
blessing us with his mercy precisely at this very moment, and in the limited circumstances of our lives and relationships. When we accept that mercy, we will be transformed and become the merciful light of God in a dark and cold
world. Then, our own works of mercy will, in turn, bring hope, healing, and renewal, just as God’s mercy has done
for us.
May God bless you and your families with his mercy and enable you to be the hands of his mercy in our world.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich
Archbishop of Chicago
Thank YOU to all the vendors/crafters,
volunteers, workers, people/businesses
who donated and shoppers for making
our Christmas Bazaar a success! God bless
all of you! May your Christmas be filled
with Love, Laughter & Peace!
-Sacred Heart Women’s Club
Archdiocesan Mass for Life
INCOME/EXPENSE REPORT
Month of November, 2015
Church Total Income……….$ 47,095
Church Total Expenses……..$ 40,636
Church Net Surplus
$ + 6,459
*Church Cash Subsidy given to School $ 0
School Total Income…………...$ 75,082
School Total Expenses…………$ 50,417
School Net Surplus
$ +24,665
As always, Thank you for your support!
Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 5:00pm
St. Cletus
600 W 55th St., La Grange, IL
(708) 352-6209 www.StCletusParish.com
We remember the innocent children lost and the women,
men and families hurt through abortion as we reflect on
the 42td anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Join Archbishop Blase Cupich and priests from across the
Archdiocese of Chicago for the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass as we petition the Lord to transform our society
from a culture of death into a culture of life.
Healthy New Year Clinic
Trinity High School is hosting a Health New Year
Clinic for 7th and 8th grade girls on Monday, December
28 from 9am-12pm. The clinic will be led by certified and
trained professionals and girls will be able to participate
in Pilates, Zumba Circuits, and have an introduction to
machines and free weights. The clinic will also focus n
healthy and smart nutrition as well as yoga, relaxations
and breathing techniques. Lunch will be served.
The registration fee is only $5 and is a great way to
start the year off right! To register for the event, please
visiting TrinityHS.org/HealthyNewYear.
FALL DRIVE CAMPAIGN 2015 UPDATE
Fall Drive Pledges Returned:
156
Fall Drive Amount Pledged $ 32,500
Fall Drive Amount Paid
$ 29,500
FALL DRIVE GOAL IS:
AMOUNT NEEDED
to REACH GOAL:
$32,500
$
50,000
$
17,500
We are asking ALL parishioners to help
by pledging! Thank you for your
generous Stewardship!
Exploring the Diaconate
The call of the Holy Spirit to consider a vocation may
sometimes be a gentle voice stirring the soul or a personal
longing in our hearts. It may be urging of friends or
spouses. It can also find birth in the invitation of pastors,
deacons & parish leaders to pursue such an inquiry. No
matter the source of our questions, each of us needs to be
affirmed & encourages to bring a call to a vocation to
prayerful discernment.
The Institute of Diaconal Studies (IDS) invites all men
who feel the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit to attend an
Exploring the Diaconate session. It is a time to pray, discuss, & learn more about the discernment process & the
formation program that aspirants & candidates pursue.
Please join us, with your wives, if married, as we explore the potential of a vocation, engage in dialogue &
pray in search of the next step. All are welcome to attend
any of the sessions. No registration required.
For more info, contact Deacon Bob Puhala, [email protected] or 847.837.4564 or visit us at USML.edu
“When we speak of the ‘environment.’ what we really
mean is a relationship existing between nature and the
society which lives in it. Nature cannot be regarded as
something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting
in which we live...We are faced not with two separate
crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and
environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity
to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature.”
-Laudato Si’, #139
Widowed? Finding the holidays difficult? At
Joyful Again Widowed Ministry we understand. Workshop/retreat for the widowed on
January 16 & 17 at Our Lady of the Angels.
Call (708) 354-7211 to register & visit JoyfulAgain.com.
MARCH FOR LIFE
January 17 from 2-4pm
Starts at Federal Plaza (50 W Adams)
Speakers: Melissa Ohden (Abortion Survivor), Archbishop Blase Cupich, Bishop Paul of Chicago (Orthodox
Church of America), Pastor Wilfredo De Jesus (New Life
Covenant Church in Chicago)
MarchForLifeChicago.com
Due to the early transmission of
this week’s bulletin, the collection totals for December 20th
will be published next weekend.
CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIALS 2015
Thank you to all whose generosity have made possible the flowers and décor surrounding our Christmas liturgy. It makes our celebration of Christmas very ‘special’
and meaningful. May the Christ Child’s Gifts of Light, Peace, Joy & Love be upon you,
your family and friends throughout the year. Merry Christmas!
IN MEMORY OF:
BY:
John Vodenik
Vodenik Family
Liborio Sanchez, Sr.
Sanchez/Cortez Family
Pedro Cortez, Sr.
Sanchez/Cortez Family
Kristina Kapernakas
Lubia Sanchez Cortez
Juana Gonzalez
Gonzalez Family
John & Theresa Iacono
Family
Joseph Napolitano & Diana & Alec Kubica
Maria Napolitano
Michael & Christofer Houdek
Maria Napolitano
Lucille & Michael Di Iacova
Family
Maddox
The Keatings
IN MEMORY OF:
Judy Nicoski
Michelle Toplak & Family
Eugene & Antoinette Falbo
Bud & Lillian Dorwart
Juan Moralez
Eleanor & Harry Jurek
John Rubright
Johnny Rubright
Cely Gomez
Pat Valerio
BY:
Ed Nicoski
Carol Toplak
Carol Toplak
Cris & Marty Dorwart
Nino Ojeda Moralez
Linda & Jerry
Rubright Family
Rubright Family
Grandparents
Best Friends
NEW YEAR’S DAY 2016 SOLEMNITY OF MARY
Holy Day of Obligation Masses
December 31, 2015 Thursday
January 1, 2016 Friday
Mass of Anticipation 5:00 PM
Mass
10:00 AM
and Spanish Mass 12:30 PM
Fall Drive 2015 Pledge Update (since November 22)
Carla Abruzzini
Mrs. Dolores Antonelli
Mr. Joseph Augelli
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Bruno
Wendy Campione
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Carbon
Philomena Cardaropoli
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cerqua
Mr. & Mrs. Fernando Credo
Mrs. Nick Dalitto
Mrs. Lazara Dubroca
Mrs. Roseann Formusa
Mr. & Mrs. Armando Gamboa
Mr. & Mrs. John Giancarlo
Mrs. Juanita Guerra
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hemstreet
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hoggatt
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel James
Mrs. Darlene Kessling
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kim
Mrs. Lauretta Laponte
Mrs. Dolores Lewandowski
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Lullo
Maria Cecilia Mendoza
Mrs. Anna Marie Militello
Howard Mota
Mr. Edmund Nicoski
Mrs. Susan Palisi
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Renelli
Mrs. Barbara Richter
Ms. Monica Saldana
Ms. Arlene Sangiacomo
Mr. & Mrs. John Schaeffer
Mrs. Adele Smarto
Mr. Ronald Spata
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Storto, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Tinoco
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Trusco
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Ubriaco
Ms. Francine Valentine
Mrs. Edith VanLier
Mr. Oscar Vasquez
Mr. & Mrs. Rod Weal
Mr. & Mrs. Robert White
Mrs. Ann Marie Wojcik
Q ueridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
Casi al final de este año 2015, la Sagrada Liturgia nos invita a celebrar la solemnidad de la Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José. Esta celebración es una gran opportuity para reflexionar
sobre lo que es el modelo para las células en nuestra Sociedad. Aun cuando hoy en día podemos
encontrar diferentes opiniones de lo que algunos grupos quieren llamar "familia", creo firmemente
que como cristianos tenemos que prestar atención cómo Jesús vivía entre nosotros y lo que la Sagrada Escritura nos enseña acerca de sus primeros años con su gente en Nazaret.
La primera reflexión que podemos obtener de esta solemnidad es concebir el matrimonio como sacramento que une a
un hombre y una mujer para formar una pareja; y cada matrimonio tiene la intención de tener niños. María y José se casaron con el fin de traer a Jesús al mundo, para protegerlo y criarlo. Aunque María y José no estaban unidos de una manera carnal, su matrimonio fue un verdadero matrimonio: una union indisoluble y exclusiva.
La Sagrada Familia observó las leyes religiosas de Israel; se fue en peregrinación a Jerusalén todos los años con otras
familias judías. A veces la voluntad de Dios obliga a la familia a hacer sacrificios desconcertantes, este es el ejemplo de
que cada familia cristiana debe vivir en armonía y en la oración, que son las promesas de alegría y unión ante Dios.
Cada niño en una familia debe seguir siendo obediente a sus padres, como lo hizo Jesús con su Padre y su Madre.
Jose siguió siendo el jefe de la familia, cuando él tomó la iniciativa al viajar a Egipto.
Como estan deterioradas nuestras familias hoy en día, cuando los niños no escuchan o muestran respeto a sus padres;
cuando el padre está ausente y la madre tienen que jugar los dos papeles en casa. ¿Cómo podemos disfrutar de una comunidad unida cuando no tenemos unidad en nuestras familias?
Esto puede ser sólo algunos puntos que podemos descubrir en la Sagrada Familia, pero son el primer ejemplo que
Dios nos dio para mantener nuestras comunidades con unidad y respeto para con todos con el fin de proteger lo que es
importante. Pidamos a Nuestro Señor, que podamos proteger y trabajar por la unidad en nuestras propias familias, para
encontrar y obtener la paz y la unidad que necesitamos en nuestra sociedad.
Paz y bien
Fr. Francisco Ortega
Administrador
_____ _______ARQUIDIÓCESIS DE CHICAGO___ ________
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
Una Bendita Navidad para todos ustedes.
Les envío este saludo en un momento marcado por noticias tristes y preocupantes para nuestra ciudad, nuestra nación y nuestro mundo. Las gozosas nuevas de la Navidad compiten estos días con historias de violencia en las calles de nuestra ciudad, de guerras, conflictos y actos de terrorismo en todo el
Oficina del Arzobispo
mundo, incluso en nuestra propia nación.
Como personas de fe, debemos leer estos “signos de los tiempos”. Para hacerlo, la Navidad nos aporta una perspectiva adecuada: la tristeza de la violencia y la guerra no tiene la última palabra. Dios ha venido a salvarnos, pues no podemos salvarnos a nosotros mismos. El salvador, que nació para nosotros, nos rescata de la oscuridad y nos introduce en
su propia luz maravillosa.
Una de las lecturas de Navidad tomadas de la carta de Pablo a Tito, dice lo siguiente:
Se manifestó la bondad de Dios, nuestro salvador, y su amor a los hombres;
no se fijó en lo bueno que hubiéramos hecho,
sino que tuvo misericordia de nosotros y nos salvó ... Tito 3, 4-5
Escuchamos esas palabras “sino que tuvo misericordia”, especialmente ahora que celebramos este año el Jubileo de la
Misericordia. El reto para nosotros no sólo consiste en creer que Dios es misericordioso, sino en creer también que Dios
es misericordioso con nosotros y que nos bendice con su misericordia en este preciso momento y en las circunstancias
limitadas de nuestras vidas y relaciones. Cuando aceptemos esa misericordia, seremos transformados y nos convertiremos en la luz misericordiosa de Dios en un mundo oscuro y frío. Entonces, nuestras obras de misericordia traerán, a
su vez, esperanza, sanación y renovación, del mismo modo que la misericordia de Dios nos las ha traído a nosotros.
Que Dios bendiga con su misericordia a ustedes y a su familia y les permita ser sus manos misericordiosas en este,
nuestro mundo.
Sinceramente suyo en Cristo:
Reverendísimo Blase J. Cup
Arzobispo de Chicago
Ernesto Alvarado, Jane Ascroft, James Basich,
Willow Breesawitz, Edward Brinck, Nico Carbonara Filice, Anna Cascio, Arocho Cisco,
Rick Clohecy, Agnes Coco, Florence Curinka,
Gerald DalCerro, Diane Fahey, Edna Faillo, Fr. Erwin
Friedl, Bob Fox, Lenn Gassmann, Jenine Gollogoy, Andrea Gruber, Henric Hauser, Cesar Hernandez Jr., Fr. Herbert Meyr, Michael Karalis, Don Klaput, Mary Ellen
Krezel, Antonio Lemon, Timoteo Martinez, Lois Mathewson, Sr. Nila & Vern Meyerhofer, Angela & Ken Militello,
Edilberto Nava, Diane Panico, John & Linda Puccio, Hilario Ramirez, Lauren Rende, Lupita Reyes, Diane Rohan,
Agatha Scanio, Austin Rose Smith, Mary Anne Sorce,
Connie Tramontana, Sue and Norbert Zupinski…
AND ALL OF OUR HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS.
Heavenly Father, Look upon our brothers and sisters who are ill. In
the Midst of illness and pain, may they be united with Christ, who
heals both body and soul; may they know the consolation promised to those who suffer and be fully restored to health. We ask
this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
If you or one of your loved ones wish to be included on or taken
off the sick list each month, please call the Rectory at 344-0757.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, Joseph
SAT 5:00pm +Terry Barcal
by Family
+Peter Giancarlo
by Giancarlo Family
7:30 +Joseph Militello
by Teresa Lucca
9:00 +Fred Mosco
by Ray & Lois Behrendt
11:00 -In Thanksigiving to God
by Nina DelRegno
+Stansilava Staras
by Agnes Malela
12:30pm(Spanish) -Misa para el Pueblo
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 The Holy Innocents
8:00 +Alec Kubica
by Family
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29
8:00 -In Thanksgiving
by Toni Perfetto
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30
8:00 +Anne M. Caprini
by Family
+Edgar Emund
by Gassmann Family
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31
8:00 -Mass for the People
5:00 +Ona Kazakeviciene - 8 Year Anniversary
by Agnes Malela
+Ona Puroniene
by Agnes Malela
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1
Solemnity of Mary
10:00am +Frank Angiulo
by Family
+Eleanor Jurek
by Linda & Jerry DelCerro
+Josephine Pantano
by Daughter, Anna Russo
12:30pm(Spanish) -Misa para el Pueblo
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Sts Basil & Gregory Nazianzen
8:00 -Mass for the People
5:00 +Bill Galvin
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givecentral.org or by clicking on the “Donate Now” button at:
www.shsparish.org or www.facebook.com/sacredheart
melrosepark. Thank you for your continued support!
by Scanio Family
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 The Epiphany of the Lord
7:30 +Joseph L. Militello
by Pat Gerace
9:00 -Mass for the People
11:00 +Susan & Thomas DelRegno by Nina DelRegno
12:30pm(Spanish) -Misa para el Pueblo
CELEBRANT/LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE for Saturday/Sunday, Jan 2/3, 2015
5:00 pm
7:30 am
9:00 am
11:00 am
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Fr. Donaldson
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Nicoll Noriega
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