St. Eugene Parish Chicago, IL 60656 THE VOICE

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 26, 2017

Rectory 7958 W. Foster 773/775-6659 Fax 773/775-2832 [email protected] www.st-eugene.org

School 7930 W. Foster 773/763-2235 Fax 773/763-2775 www.steugene-school.org

Convent Spiritual Center Verbum Dei Sisters 7920 W. Foster 773/467-0295 [email protected]

SUNDAY MASSES: (5:30 PM Saturday), 7:00, 9:30, 11:30 AM, 4:30 PM

WEEKDAYS: 6:30, 9:00 AM (8:30 AM Saturday)

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays from 4:00—5:00 PM in the Reconciliation Room.

BAPTISMS: 1st & 3rd Sun- days at 1:00 PM. Baptismal Preparation Class the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the rectory. Please telephone the rectory to register.

WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance with one of the Priests. Weddings are cele- brated for registered parish- ioners of St. Eugene Parish. Parish Staff PARISHIONERS: When Rev. George Koeune, Pastor Ms. Catherine Scotkovsky, Principal moving in or out of Rev. James J. O’Brien, Pastor Emeritus Mrs. Janet Kusinski, Assistant Principal St. Eugene Parish, please Rev. Greg Wojcik , Associate Pastor Mrs. Barbara Meier, Bulletin Editor notify the rectory. Rev. John G. Hetland, Associate Pastor Mrs. Joanna Bischof, Mrs. Pat Conlon, Rev. Philip J. Grib, S.J., Resident Mrs. Kathleen Kon & YOUR WILL: Remember the Deacon Chick O’Leary, Business Manager Mrs. Terri Swiderski, Receptionists church in your bequests. Ms. Lydia Hilado, Director of Music Mr. Vincent Hilado, Assist. Director of Music CHURCH ETIQUETTE: The priest should be the last in, and first out of church. Please TURN OFF any electronic devices before entering the church for Mass or any other Liturgical service. Please do NOT park in front of church to ensure emergency vehicle access. There are ample parking spaces provided on the north side, to the rear of the church and the Shaunessy Center parking lot. Page Two St. Eugene Parish Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

RECTORY HOURS Welcome, visitors and guests, to MONDAY - FRIDAY St. Eugene Church and Parish. Please sign 9:00 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 8:00 pm our guest register in the rear vestibule and (closed for lunch: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm) let our ushers know if you need SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm a taxi or need to use a phone.

The Season of Advent

Next week is the first Sunday of Advent. The Season of Advent is a time of preparation and waiting. Prayer allows the true meaning of Christmas to shine forth. We prepare our hearts in order to experience the full joy of the season. If you want to have a truly wonderful Advent, it is important to take the time to pray. We live in a society that moves at a very rapid pace. Many people do not know how to slow down and reflect on what is happening around them. The weeks before Christmas can be a hectic time. The shopping, the wrapping of gifts, the sending of cards, the parties — all these things can distract us from focusing on the birth of the Christ Child. We must make a concentrated effort to keep Christ in Christmas. If you find yourself stressed during the season, please take a deep breath and remember that Jesus is the true reason for the season.

Our current society does not value preparation and waiting. We live in a world of instant coffee, microwave dinners, cell phones, and many other time saving devices. People spend a lot of money on items that minimize preparation and waiting. The Season of Advent goes against the current attitude in our society. I like to compare the season of Advent to baking bread. When a person bakes bread, they have to prepare the ingredients first. The proper ingredients, measured to the proper amount, must be mixed together first before the bread can be baked. When all is ready, it is crucial to allow the proper time for the bread to bake. For example, if you are baking bread, and you only let it cook in the oven for one minute, you will be eating slightly warm dough when you take it out of the oven. The waiting time is important and cannot be ignored.

Let us take time to prepare for the wonderful Season of Advent. Perhaps you can spend some extra time in church on Mondays during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, or, you can make use of the sacrament of Reconciliation to prepare yourself spiritually for the coming of the Christ Child. Advent is a special season. Let us take time to appreciate what it truly means.

Yours in Christ,

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THIS WEEKEND

SIGN UP TO LIGHT A CANDLE(S) ON OUR DUE TO THE EARLY PRINTING ADVENT WREATH OF THE BULLETIN, (sign up sheet is in the vestibule) OUR DONATION INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. OPLATEK AVAILABLE IN THE VESTIBULE AFTER ALL MASSES (and at the rectory during the week.) ADVENT WREATH During Advent, a wreath with four candles, CHRIST, KING OF ALL representing the four weeks of Advent, is in a prominent place in the sanctuary. On this, the final Sunday of the liturgical year, we celebrate the solemnity of Christ the King. By As in previous years, we are asking parishioners to concluding the year with this feast we are volunteer to be in the entrance procession and light proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one the appropriate candle(s) at the beginning of Mass. and only king over all seasons, all peoples, and all A single person, a couple, or an entire family can of creation. volunteer for the candle lighting ceremony.

At the end of time as we know it, Christ’s work of A sign-up sheet is posted in the vestibule of the restoring all things to unity and harmony with their church. Stop and sign up for one of the twenty Creator God will be completed. This Sunday, when masses during Advent. Make sure to include your we claim Christ as both our Shepherd and our King, telephone number (or call the rectory to leave your we recognize our own calling to participate in phone number), so we can answer any questions Christ’s saving work by caring for those whom Jesus you may have and also to remind you the day before calls “the least ones” (Matthew 25:45). your mass. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY

If you are in need of assistance, call the rectory. SUNDAY 26 12:30 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR A member of the SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY MONDAY 27 (formerly St. Vincent de Paul) ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM 3:15 pm Cub Scouts: SH.MR will get back to you. 4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR TUESDAY 28 4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR 7:00 pm Parish Pastoral Council: SCH.110 WEDNESDAY 29 4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR THURSDAY 30 3:00 pm Girl Scouts: SH.MR FACILITY CODES 4:00 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR 7:00 pm RCIA: REC.LL CH Church FRIDAY 1 CV Convent 6:00 pm School Event: SH.CTR+MR REC.LL Rectory Lower Level SATURDAY 2 SCH.110 School Room 110 10:00 am AA: SCH:RH SCH.RH Ryan Hall SUNDAY 3 SH.CTR Shaunessy Center 9:30 am Altar & Rosary Society Mass SH.CTR+MR Shaunessy Center & Meeting Room Rosary starts at 9:05 am: CH SH.MR Shaunessy Center Meeting Room 12:30 pm Youth Athletics: SH.CTR Page Four St. Eugene Parish Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

ADORATION of the Prayer with Scripture BLESSED SACRAMENT We invite you to an encounter of prayer where you Mondays in church can stop from the hurry of the moment and listen to 12:00 NOON - 8:00 pm God through God’s Word, in silence, meditation, ad- oration and contemplation. In this short but intense with Benediction at 7:45 pm time, we listen to a talk that introduces us into the understanding of the Word of God, which later, we “Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle reflect on and meditate in an attitude of faith, discov- expressly for you — for you alone? He burns with ering what God is trying to reveal to us. The prayer the desire to come into your heart, don’t listen to is accompanied by the exposition of the Blessed the demon. Laugh at him, and go without fear to Sacrament with songs to help the faithful enter more receive the Jesus of peace and love.” into prayer. Every Tuesday in Spanish - 7:00 pm St. Therese, The Little Flower of Jesus. Every Wednesday in English - 7:00 pm

Every Thursday in Polish - 7:30 pm PLEASE COME — VISIT JESUS St. Eugene Convent PEOPLE OF THE CROSS UNITED 7920 W. Foster, Chicago IL 60656 We are all members of the Body of Christ. For more information please contact the If one member suffers, all members suffer. convent at:773-467-0295 (1 COR: 12:26) Please pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer persecution in many countries throughout the world ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY Tuesday, December 5 - 5:30 pm because of their Christian faith. Shaunessy Center The Altar & Rosary Society’s Christmas Celebration will be held on Tuesday, December 5 in the Shaunessy PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Center. The doors will open at 5:30 pm MEETING with dinner at 6:00 pm. Tuesday, November 28 - 7:00 pm The food is catered by Elmcrest School Room110 Banquets and the menu consists of Vesuvio There will be an Open Forum beginning at Boneless Breast of Chicken, Roast Sirloin of 7:00 pm and lasting one-half hour. Parishioners are Beef, Vesuvio Potatoes, Stuffed Shells, welcome to attend the Open Forum. Garden Tossed Salad with your choice of dressing, dessert and coffee or tea. Cost is $20.00 for members (dues must be paid) and $22 for unpaid ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY MASS members or guests. We will be entertained by Sunday, December 3 - 9:30 am Bernadette M. Hammond & Leonard R. Lauricella. Church Members, Guests and Parishioners are We start saying the rosary at 9:05 am. welcome to join us. Anyone wishing to purchase a Everyone is welcome to join in saying ticket(s) for our celebration should call Lois Feist at: the rosary. 773/774-1511 no later than November 26th.

POPE FRANCIS TWEET FOR THE WEEK Poverty is not an accident. It has causes that must be recognized and removed for the good of so many of our CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE 1-800-400-4205 brothers and sisters. November 26, 2017 St. Eugene Parish Page Five

SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY GIFT PROGRAM

We are running our annual Christmas Gift Program for the children of Our Lady of Mercy Parish. This year we’ve been given the names of over 400 children. In past years, thanks to the generosity of the members of the St. Eugene community, we’ve been able to provide a gift for every child in the Christmas Gift Program. We are hoping that the members of the St. Eugene community will once again help us to provide a gift for each of the 425 children. The suggested gift amount is $15.00 - $20.00.

Our members will be in the vestibule of the church with the children’s names before and after Masses the weekend of December 2 - 3. All gifts should be wrapped & returned to church the weekend of December 16 - 17.

Remember the gifts must be returned by 11:00 am on December 17.

Our members want to thank everyone for bringing a little joy into the lives of these children this Christmas season. Page Six St. Eugene Parish Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 26, 2017 St. Eugene Parish Page Seven

+ MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK + +MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY +

Saturday, December 2 - 8:30 am Saturday, November 25 - Vigil: *** Team 9 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Saturday, December 2 - 5:30 pm 5:30 Katarzyna Cabaj * D. Divello Sunday, November 26 - ** C. Edwards, R. Fiorante, M.B. Glynn, M. Kenny, Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe B. O’Neill 7:00 Patricia Zmijewski *** Team 6 9:30 Eileen Roppolo Mon., 12/4 - 9:00 am 11:30 Aurora & Patrizia Barone, Sunday, December 3 - 7:00 am Dabros & Wytrwal Fams., Rick & Judy De Felice, * D. Laterza Frank & Virginia Di Gangi, Maria Ria Gonzalez, ** G. Bermas, M. Egan, R. Kennedy, R. Perez, Joseph Kuzara, La Pietra Fam. & Fri., R. Trovela Poor Souls in purgatory, Bernardo Scavelli, *** Team 5 Maria & Salvatore Tenuta, Kevin Thiermann Tue., 12/5 - 9:00 am 4:30 People of the Parish Sunday, December 3 - 9:30 am * A & R Lector Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 9:00 am ** A & R Eucharistic Ministers Saturday: 8:30 am *** Team 8 Wed., 12/6 - 9:00 am Monday, November 27 Sunday, December 3 - 11:30 am 6:30 Pat Rocks * P. Conlon 9:00 Ada & Verlin Emmanuel ** C. Bobka, J. Kusinski, P. Paetsch, V. Parado, Tuesday, November 28 J. Schmitt 6:30 Henry Godziszewski, Sr. *** Team 4 9:00 Fred & Margaret Rogers Thur., 12/7 - 9:00 am Wednesday, November 29 Sunday, December 3 - 4:30 pm 6:30 Henriette Rocks * J. Imburgia 9:00 Elmer & Dorothy Chanski, Alex Kornas, ** T. Gunia, A. LoForte, M. Meo, C. Paulini, La Pietra Fam. & Fri., Edward & Victoria Wnek Y. Sarmiento Thursday, November 30 - St. Andrew *** Team 7 6:30 Purgatorial Society Fri., 12/8 - 9:00 am 9:00 Int. for Tim Heider Thursday, December 7 - 6:30 pm Friday, December 1 * Volunteer Lector 6:30 Conrado Sarmiento ** Volunteer Eucharistic Ministers 9:00 Patricia Wisniewski *** Team 1 Saturday, December 2 Friday, December 8 - 11:30 am 8:30 Charles Petti, Jr. * Volunteer Lector Saturday, December 2 - Vigil: First Sunday of Advent ** Volunteer Eucharistic Ministers 5:30 Barbara Bronski *** Team 2 Sunday, December 3 - First Sunday of Advent Friday, December 8 - 6:30 pm 7:00 Erwin Budnik * Volunteer Lector 9:30 Mary Jane Dombrowski ** Volunteer Eucharistic Ministers 11:30 Mary Antonacci, Aurora & Patrizia Barone, *** Team 3 Margaret Chlopek, Anthony Consolo, Heiberger Fam., La Pietra Fam. & Fri., Pasquele & Giovanna Lonero & Domenica Battista, John F. Mugnaini, Marcel & Faustine Noronha, Michael Vito Parente, Angela & Vincenzo Recchia, Natividad Verano 4:30 People of the Parish

A REMINDER PLEASE NOTE: To make sure a Mass Intention is included in the The designated multi-intentional Mass times will be bulletin, it must be made 2 weeks in advance. To the 9:00 morning Mass on Wednesday, make sure a Mass Intention is read at Mass, it and the 11:30 morning Mass on Sunday. must be made at least 1 week in advance of the Multi-intentional Masses will have date requested. no more than 30 names. Page Eight St. Eugene Parish Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT TESTING THE CLASS OF 2022 Saturday, December 2, 2017 Please call the school of your choice for details and time of the testing.

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS ST. EUGENE SCHOOL TRINITY: IS STILL COLLECTING BOX TOPS Isabella Parravicini, Christine Pikulski, Molly Tomzik

St. Eugene School All Saint’s Day Celebration

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PLEASE PRAY For the Sick: Linda Adamczyk, Annabella Amato, Pat Apida, Robert Apida, Jon Arnswald, Anthony Bongiorno, Thomas Bongiorno, Mary Brasse, Julie Bronski, Margaret Brinlee-Brucken, Franco Cecchini, Franca & Franco Chiapetta, Agnes Collins, Jim Conlon, Mirna Cozzo, Joan De Stefano, Dominick Di Re, Marge Dyson, Vicki Fealey, Don Feist, Virginia Florkiewicz, Janis Gale, Bob Gasiorek, Carol Gasiorek, Robert W. Gelfond, Frances Gofron, Rev. Philip Grib, S.J., June Grovak, Kelly Halloran, Michelle & Shaun Hamilton, James G. Hanson, Thomas C. Hanson, Tim Heider, Barbara Hinze, Patricia Jackson, Eileen Jacques, John Keating, Cindy Koeune, Katherine Koeune, Bill Kohut, Bob Kolk, Olga Kykta, Allie Lim, Rose Mary Maratto, Rosemary Marinello, Michael P. McAuley, Phyllis Mc Garrh, Michael C. Muscarello, Virginia Muscarello, Leo Navickis, Laurie Neumann, Fern Niewinski, Norma Quilici, Gerry Randazzo, Charlotte Rice, Joe Riotto, Diane Rizzuto, Rita Rogers, Stella Rombotis, John Ruberti, Teresa Ruberti, Ann Rubino, Frances Salvato, Leo Samborski, Patty Samborski, Theresa Samborski, Jerry Schippers, Joanne Schippers, Pat Schippers, Patrick Schippers, Vickie Sealey, Bernadett Sedlacek, Emily Steckiewicz, Maxine Stefanowski, Rev. Fred Tomzik, Gina Vassalo, Beverly Wijas, Brittany Wilson, Sally Zumer and for those who are homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and under hospice care. Newly added to our sick list: Angela Brunetti For the Deceased: PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A NAME LISTED.

Parishioner Contact Update

To help us keep our records current, please print the information below and drop the form in the collection basket or at the rectory. Thank you. Last Name ______First Name ______M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss Last Name ______First Name ______M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss Address ______City ______Zip code ______Email address: ______Email address: ______Phone # (Home) ______Cell # ______Cell # ______

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today we have a modern feast, less than a century old, and placed at the very end of the liturgical cycle of Sundays only in 1969. In 1925, the world was in a sorry state from the vantage point of Pope Pius XI. The winds of war had swept the map of Europe raw, and ancient Christian dynasties had fallen in Russia and Spain. Although the Great War had ended, wars were breaking out everywhere. Fascism was already in control in Italy, and Nazism was on the horizon for Germany. The disorder making its claim on the human race was, the pope felt, an insult to the Divine Order. Pius XI designated the last Sunday in October as a day of universal recognition of the kingship of Christ. Creating this feast was an act of bravery by the pope, who was standing up against idolatry of the state and the dehumanizing forces of the modern world, things that are not hard to detect in today’s world as well. In 1969 it seemed fitting to move the feast to a place of honor at the end of the year, a way of summing up the whole movement of the liturgical year toward the perfection of the Kingdom of God. In recent decades, many Protestant churches have adopted this day from the new Roman calendar, so it is shared now with the Church of England, the Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches, and others. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS MINISTRY OF CARE The greatest gift of the Christmas season is love. TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND The scarf, mitten/glove tree (for all ages) Ministers of Care bring the Eucharist to those will be in the vestibule of the Church who are sick, homebound, or elderly. If you would from the first Sunday of Advent like to arrange a visit, please contact the rectory by until the fourth Sunday of Advent. calling: 773-775-6659. The tree items are distributed with the help of the Social Concerns Ministry. God Bless Everyone! GRATITUDE Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future. —François Fénelon

THANK YOU, BULLETIN ADVERTISERS FRIENDLY VISTORS NEEDED This bulletin is subsidized completely by those Be a friend to a lonely senior. companies whose advertisements appear on the The Seniors Assistance Center is looking for outgoing, caring and compassionate volunteers to last two pages. If you have the opportunity, you visit with a senior citizen in the communities of may thank them in the name of our parish by using Norridge, Harwood Heights and unincorporated their products or services. Should you desire to Norwood Park Township. participate as a sponsor of our bulletin, you may This service provides companionship to the older adults in our community who are lonely, contact J.S. Paluch Company at 1-800-566-6170. isolated, homebound, or in need of assistance to leave their homes. One of the most important aspects of the program is the real friendship that can develop between a senior and a friendly visitor. Some simple and fun things to do when Find St. Eugene on visiting with your senior - having coffee/tea and conversation; reading aloud; playing a favorite Facebook! game; sharing memories; doing crafts together; planning occasional outings such as short walks or shopping when possible. For further information about how you can become a friend to a senior, call Anne or Carole at: 708/456-7979.

Giulia Rose Maddex Emily Nayla Nelson Samantha Aaliyah Sollano NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Would you like to be a Eucharistic Minister at the week-end Masses at St. Eugene? You must be a parishioner of the parish and have made your IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME confirmation. There would be one class for you to A PARISHIONER OF ST. EUGENE PARISH, attend before being mandated. If you are interested, WE WELCOME YOU TO PLEASE STOP please call the rectory and leave your name and BY THE RECTORY OFFICE DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS. phone number. Someone from the rectory will M-F 9 am - 8 pm, SAT – SUN 9 am - 1 pm return your call. Page Twelve St. Eugene Parish Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

ST. PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL — CHRISTMAS MUSIC CONCERTS Join the Saint Patrick Music Department in celebrating the season at their Christmas Concerts! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than music. 5900 W. Belmont, Chicago. Entry from East parking lot. $5 admission. Concert Band and Percussion Concert — Wednesday, December 6 at 7 pm Choir Concert with guests from Trinity High School — Thursday, December 7 at 7 pm. November 26, 2017 St. Eugene Parish Page Thirteen

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We ask all of our parishioners, if you have A PRAYER a loved one serving in the military, L, . to please contact the rectory office to give us the name of the soldier, so the P . whole parish can pray for your loved one. B A book in the church vestibule is available for inscribing the names of all military . personnel. This book will be part of the offertory procession from now until the war is over. W J L S. A

We pray for our loved ones

who are serving in any branch of the Armed Forces during this time of conflict.

MAJOR ADAMCZYK CHRIS MARCHIORI GHALEB AZROUI DANIEL MEANEY DONALD BELLISARIO KEITH MILLER TIMOTHY EMMETT CAROLAN MEGAN MILLER ZBIGNIEW DUDKOWSKI THOMAS NEUHENGEN MATTHEW SCOTT FORREST ERIC NORWOOD ANDREW HOPKINS VINCENT PAGE CHRISTOPHER JENKINS CHAD PRITCHARD JACK KANE NICHOLAS RANCH TYLER LANNERS HOLLY SCHIPPERS ANTONIO JAMES LIM MICHAEL SCHIPPERS, JR. JAMES TYLER MARBACH

If you would like to add a name to the list, please call the rectory. Also, please call the rectory when your loved one returns home.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission as Catholics united in faith at St. Eugene Parish is to help bring God to people and people to God. Through evangelization, education and being of service to each other, we strive to make our parish community a holistic community in body, mind and spirit. It is our goal to develop, support, encourage and empower one another in our parish ministries, so that each person can reach their human and Christian po- tential. We are enthused about the future of St. Eugene and the whole Catholic Church and we pledge our participation in that future. We seek dialogue and open communication with all parishioners in fulfilling the needs of our parish. While recognizing the cultural diversities in our community, we will strive to bring all people together in Christ under a common bond of faith, hope and love.