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MISSION STATEMENT: "To do God's will as a unified, vibrant parish, and to foster an intentional relationship with Jesus through worship, witness, service, discipleship, and community."

, ST. CELESTINE CHURCH ST. CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171 Phone: 708–453–2555 Fax: 708–452–0560 Phone 708–453–4800 Fax: 708–453–6141 MASSES (LIMIT 250) Saturday 5 PM MASSES (LIMIT 70) Sunday 7:30 AM Sunday 9 AM 10:30 AM and live–streamed on Tuesday and Thursday 8 AM Facebook and stguerinparish.org Wednesday and Friday 8 AM ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Reconciliation Saturdays 4—4:45 PM 3017 North 77th Avenue, Elmwood Park Illinois 60707 stcelestineschool.org 708–453–8234 Please register through the website, stguerinparish.org, for weekend masses. No registration needed for weekday masses or Reconciliation. You must wear a mask, practice social distancing, and follow the direction of the ushers.

Office Hours:Phones will be answered from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at St. Cyprian Monday through Friday and from 8:30 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday at St. Celestine. If no one is available to answer the phone, please leave a message and someone will call you back on the next business day. April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 2

ST. MOTHER THEODORE On weekends, because of the pandemic, all intentions for individual GUERIN PARISH masses are read at all the Masses at both churches. During the week Welcome! If you are new to our intentions are listed on the days when Mass is offered. churches or just visiting, please SATURDAY, APRIL 17 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 introduce yourself. We are happy 3 PM ST. CELESTINE 8 AM ST. CELESTINE to share in this celebration of the Savio/Sienkiewicz Wedding +Libertad Reyes, 11th Eucharist. If you do not have a Anniversary church home, or your church is 5 PM ST. CELESTINE For souls suffering in Purgatory not home to you, we are open SUNDAY, APRIL 18 to anyone looking for a spiritual 7:30 AM ST. CELESTINE THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 home. We invite you to become 9 AM ST. CYPRIAN 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN 10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Catarino Monterroso a part of our parish. You may +Juan Carlos Lopez, Birthday register during the pandemic by +Louis and +Juliana DaPrato FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 calling 708–453–2555. and deceased members of 8 AM ST. CELESTINE DaPrato Family +Dora DePillo, Birthday + Karlovitz, 17th +Caterino Monterroso Anniversary +Rita Campbell, Anniversary SATURDAY, APRIL 24 +Norb Zyk 5 PM ST. CELESTINE +John P. Pontikis, 33rd SUNDAY, APRIL 25 Anniversary 7:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Frank Pudlo 9 AM ST. CYPRIAN All offices in the parish and in +Tom McNulty 10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE the school are closed until the +John Sullivan +Andy Murphy, 1st Anniversary Archdiocese gives us permission to +Fred and + Hanschke +Helen McCormack reopen. +Angel L. Rivera, Sr., 2nd +Anna Puchniarz Anniversary +Tony Flando, Sr., Anniversary Phones will be answered from Emily Ruvalcaba +Catarino Monterroso 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at St. +Craig Bastek +Frank Pudlo +Marie Downey + Guerrero, Cyprian (708–453–4800) Monday +Frank Lucchese Anniversary through Friday and from 8:30 AM +Father Paul Burak +Andrzej Milkowski, to 5 PM Monday through Friday Anniversary at St. Celestine (708–453–2555). TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 +Joseph Slaski, Birthday 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN +Joseph P. Bosco, Birthday If no one is available to answer +Phillip Johnson +Paul and +Nina Insolia the phone, please leave a +Father Paul Burak +Brad Stuart message and someone will call +Frank Lucchese you back on the next business day. +Father Paul Burak April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 3 FULFILLMENT

THE SECOND READING The Liturgy of the Word generally follows a consistent pattern of three readings and a psalm. The second reading is always taken from one of the New Testament epistles or the book of Revelation, and generally is not intentionally aligned with either the Gospel or the first reading.

Where would we be without it is interesting that during the he states that everything in the these letters in which great Easter season, when we do scriptures (to the early Christians and apostles like Paul, not hear a reading from the “the scriptures” were what we Peter, James, and John share Old Testament, it becomes so call the Old Testament) had to their wisdom and pastoral good important. This is particularly be fulfilled. Above all, Jesus and sense with the early Christian true today. Peter’s speech begins Peter both emphasize that we are communities? It is in these letters, with a prayer formula familiar to witnesses to all of this, and are even more than in the Gospel Jews: “The God of . . .” sent forth to bear witness to it in narratives, that we learn what it (Acts 3:13). It likewise contains the world. The Latin Missa, from means to be church: to live with the potent phrases “Holy and which our word “Mass” comes, each other, in the world yet not Righteous One” and “mouth of means “sent” (as in “mission”). of the world, in these days after all the prophets” (3:14, 18). Peter As we leave Mass today, let us the Lord’s resurrection. Each New was stating in no uncertain terms remember to be witnesses to all Testament letter was written by a that the law, psalms, and prophets that has been fulfilled in the risen particular leader for a particular had been fulfilled in Christ. This Christ. community at a particular time. is reinforced by Jesus himself We are reminded of this at the in the Gospel passage, when © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. beginning of the proclamation— “A reading from the letter of Paul to the Ephesians,” or the Corinthians, or the Thessalonians. Believe one who has tried, These texts were shaped by their particular historical and cultural you shall find a fuller context, but at the same time, satisfaction in the woods through the liturgy, these letters than in books. The trees and are written to us, here, today. They speak to the realities of the rocks will teach you that Christian living no matter where— which you cannot hear from or when—we live. They are truly the masters. “the word of the Lord” for us. —St. Corinna Laughlin © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 4 PASCHAL CANDLES As we continue our celebration and as the whole body of the of Our Lord Jesus’ resurrection church, new life. We keep this during this Easter season, candle lit during all of the liturgies we want to thank those who in the Easter season as a reminder donated the Paschal candles for that Jesus the Christ has risen our parish. They are: from the dead and gives us light to guide us to Hipolito Abreu himself.

Mary Bitterman We also light this candle at Cathy and funerals. In Greg Derlacki , we are reborn to a Clausi–Messi Family new life as God’s Above: Paschal candle at St. and in memory of adopted sons Celestine, Below: Paschal Melonie Birmingham and daughters. candle at St. Cyprian, Left: God gives us a close up of candle. Maraviglia Family new life, so that we no longer Peggy O’Donnell live for ourselves but for God and Rinella Family with God. The baptized person is given a candle which is lit from Santelli Family the Paschal candle. It reminds us that we have received the light of Thank you for your generosity in Christ and it also reminds us that a providing us with these candles candle doesn’t lose any light when which are an important part of it shares its light with another, our worship. but the whole world grows brighter. This reminds us that we Maybe we don’t think very much are called to share our light with about the Easter, or Paschal, one another. We also light it at candle, but it is an important funerals, just as we put a white symbol of our faith and plays a pall over the body, because at the The year reminds us that all time central role in our worship. The funeral, we pray that “the one belongs to God, who is its author. Paschal candle is lit from the who began a good work in you The cross and the five wax bits, new fire at the Easter Vigil. This will continue to complete it until which contain grains of incense, new fire represents the light of the day of Christ Jesus” (Phil 1:6), represent Jesus’ crucifixion and the Risen Christ, shining in our and that the person will finally the wounds he suffered to free darkest places. The church is kept share fully in God’s divine life. us from sin. In this candle, we are dark at the beginning of the vigil reminded that Christ is the light of and the Paschal candle is brought On the candle we have important the world, and as his disciples, we in. This symbolizes the light of symbols. The Greek alpha and are called to follow that light and the resurrection coming into the omega show that Christ is the to spread it in our world. tomb and giving us, individually beginning and end of all things. Fr. Brendan Guilfoil April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 5 ST. JOSEPH RAFFLE WINNERS

The winners of the St. Joseph Raffle were picked after the 10:30 AM Mass on Easter Sunday. Congratulations to those who won, and thanks to everyone who participated. Your generosty in supporting this raffle resulted in a $22,090.00 profit to the parish.

Winners: First place $5000 Peter Mozdzierz Second $2000 Gerry Marzullo Third $1000 Pesce Family Third $1000 Elizabeth Brindise Third $1000 Ron Cerkleski

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER PARISH PICTURES The following pictures are from Holy Week, the drive through Easter Basket Blessing, and Easter Sunday.

April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 7 ON SEEING GHOSTS, OH, GOD, AND THE HOOK OF AN OLD SONG Today’s Gospel––Luke’s account like nothing happened. His friends Jesus wants to calm them, yes, of Jesus appearing to his disciples are beside themselves with but more so, he wants their following the Resurrection–– confusion and fear. “Have you witness. HE IS UP FROM THE contains one of my top–two anything here to eat?” Really? It DEAD, for God’s sake! Or ours. favorite lines in all of Scripture. It reminds me of a scene from the comes shortly after Jesus reveals old movie, Oh, God when God This is not some metaphor put in himself in the breaking of the (George Burns) shows himself to a play to keep the Jesus message bread to the two disciples on the regular Joe (John Denver) just out alive. Jesus is alive. This is a big road to Emmaus. They return to of the shower. The JD character is deal. As Bishop Barron puts the Eleven in Jerusalem to share shaken. The Godly Burns tells him it in his reflection: “That the the news. As they are speaking to shave. Denver says (essentially) Resurrection is a literary device, about all of this, Jesus shows “Huh?” God then explains that or a symbol that Jesus’ cause goes up. The disciples, “startled and doing normal things when you’re on, is a fantasy born in the faculty terrified,” think they are seeing rattled can help you feel normal lounges of Western universities a ghost. Jesus assures them that again. over the past couple of centuries. they are not, then asks, “Have you The still–startling claim of the first anything here to eat?” Certainly Jesus and his friends had witnesses is that Jesus rose bodily shared many meals, so what could from death, presenting himself I love this. Here’s a guy dead and be more normal than sharing one to his disciples to be seen, even gone, showing up out of nowhere more? Per Luke, the disciples gave handled.” Jesus a piece of baked fish, and that he “…took All of which prompts Jesus––after it and ate it in opening his friends’ minds to the front of them.” Scriptures––to say this: “Thus it But our Lord’s is written that the Christ would request for food suffer and rise from the dead on may go deeper the third day and that repentance, than simply for the forgiveness of sins, would calming his be preached in his name to all friends’ nerves, the nations, beginning from because just Jerusalem. You are witnesses of before he asks these things.” Let’s savor that, for it––which especially given that and is just after his deacons are always telling us the friends think Scriptures are a living document they’re seeing applicable to our lives today. We a ghost––Jesus may not be physical witnesses to says, “why do the risen Christ in the person of questions arise Jesus. I pray, though, that we are in your hearts? all witnesses to the risen Christ Look at my in the persons of others, and hands and my through our own experiences. feet, that it is I “You are witnesses of these myself. Touch things,” Jesus says. The hook of me and see, an old song asks, “Can I Get A because a ghost Witness?” Seems to me Jesus does not have himself could be making the ask. flesh and bones Seems to me it’s on each of us to as you can see I respond. have.” ©2021 by John B. Reynolds ([email protected]) April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 8

The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

MARRIED 50 YEARS IN 2021?

Please call the Pastoral Center or the Rectory if you were married in 1971 and are celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary this The ACCW offers a 4–year, $1,000 renewable scholarship year. The Archdiocese would to young women who are seniors in high school. like to send you a certificate in recognition of this event and the Application and guidelines are available on our website: 2020 and 2021 Jubilarians are accw.archchicago.org invited to celebrate together on Deadline for submission: April 30, 2021 Sunday, September 19 at 2:30 PM. More information: 312.534.8325

The following have received a blessed PRAYER BLANKET: Heidy, Michael, Eileen, Nancy, Maria, Parvis, Linda, Debbie, Kathryn, Dorothy, Gerri, Anita, Gina, Letty, Mary, John, Sabrina, Frank, Anthony, Benjamin, Gerry, Dee, Jackie, Katie, Elene, Catherine, Carol, Gary, John, Thor, Margaret, Marlene, Dwight, Gene, Nancy, Mitch, Julie, Eric, Magdelena, Caleb, Michael, Carrie, Adrienne, Margaret, Sally, Ash, Joanne, Carl, Tammi, John, Pam, Ann, Linda, Patricia, Dennis, Lolita, Martin, Soco, and Thomas, and Lois.

Need help? Food, shelter, housing, employment, training, counseling, addictions, utilities, physical or mental health services, legal and financial, immigration, naturalization and refugee and senior services are provided by Catholic Charities. Call 312–655–7700 or go to catholiccharities.net. MASS INTENTIONS Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1–800–821–4357 Child Abuse 1–800–252–2873 During the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass, we hear National Domestic Violence 1–800–799–SAFE that this Mass is being offered for the repose of the soul of someone who has died, or for someone National Sexual Assault 1–800–656–4673 requesting prayers for a particular intention. If you Compulsive Gambling Hotline 1–410–332–0402 would like a Mass offered, please call either office to Poison Control 1–800–222–1222 schedule a Mass for your particular intention. The Suicide Prevention 1–800–273–8255 usual donation is $10. New Mass cards are available Elder Abuse 1–800–252–8966 as well. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION— LEARN ABOUT ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

Join St. Celestine School staff to learn about the wonderful Early Childhood opportunities available in our Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade classrooms.

We invite you to a virtual presentation on Monday, April 19 at 7 PM! • Learn about our focus on the well–being of the child and developing their social, emotional, academic and physical abilities. • Hear about the long–term benefits children in a PreK–8th Grade school receive. • Discover everything St. Celestine School offers our young learners including art, emerging language, reading, and math skills, music, physical education, religion, and technology at the appropriate levels. • Meet the teachers who do so much to give our earliest learners everything they need to succeed!

Please contact the School Principal, Sheila Klich, at [email protected] for a meeting link.

NEW MASS SCHEDULES AND THANK YOU TO VOLUNTEERS

Masses have been added back into the schedule for week day masses beginning April 6. There will now be 8 AM Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Cyprian and Wednesdays and Fridays at St. Celestine. You do not need to register for week day Masses.

As promised, the 4 PM Mass at St. Cyprian will return in May. Please watch the website and the bulletin for the date and you will need to sign up on the website to attend. Please consider volunteering to help at weekend Mass so we will have enough people to check people in, sanitize hands, seat people and direct them for Communion and for leaving the church, and cleaning the churches to keep us all safe. We also need help at the weddings, funerals, baptisms, and Reconciliation. You can sign up on the website www.stguerinparish.org. Training will be provided. April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 10 CAN YOU VOLUNTEER? We need volunteers to assist with various aspects of keeping our churches open. If you are high school age or older and are healthy with no underlying health conditions, please consider assisting with funerals, Please keep those serving in the military in your prayers. Thank you for your service to our country. baptisms, weddings, reconciliation, and daily or Col. Stephen Acosta Marines Sunday Masses. Staff Sgt. Lawrence G. Campbell Air Force Senior Airman Cory McCambridge Air Force Chief Erin McGuire Navy Funerals are held Monday through Saturday at both Lt. Col. Peter Anderson Army churches. Weddings are held on Saturday afternoons Sgt. Kenneth G. DiCristifano Army in both churches. Baptisms take place on Saturdays Spec Michael Migliorisi Army and Sundays at both churches, usually in the early Maj. Deborah J. Crowley, M.D. Army Pvt. John Cerrone Marines afternoon.Reconciliation takes place on Saturdays Maj. Nevers Marines from 4 to 4:45 PM at St. Celestine. There are 8 AM PFC Paul J. Lagoda Marines Masses on Tuesday and Thursday at St. Cyprian and PFC Sophia M. Garcia Marines Lt. Robert Reynolds Army Wednesday and Friday at St. Celestine. PFC Richard A. Paduch Army Staff Sgt. Alberto Boy Marines We are limited to 250 people at St. Celestine and 70 Sgt. Rodolfo DeLao Army Staff Sgt. Natalie Borrini Air Force at St. Cyprian to allow for social distancing. Cpl. Brian Macaluso Marines Lnc. Cpl. Meghan Jennings Marines Volunteers are needed to greet, check off attendees, Lnc. Cpl. Michael Casanave Marines sanitize hands, manage the flow of congregants, Pvt. Nicolas Casanave Marines ABEAN Melanie Hodges Navy direct people to seating, usher, clean, and sanitize the PFC Vincent Negron Marines worship space. You must wear a mask at all times and Pvt. Matthew Meyer Army practice social distancing. All volunteers must attend Master Sgt. Scott A. Cross Air Force Private Niko Rodriguez Army a training. Dario Rodriguez Air Force CH 1LT Jacque Beltran Navy Please submit the website Online Form to indicate A1C Brian Moran Air Force A1C Elyssa Moran Air Force your willingness and ability to volunteer, and the days Ensign Devon Zych Coast Guard of the week and times of the day that are best for FN Matilda Davis Coast Guard you. This is a massive undertaking and many hands Lnc. Cpl. Andrew D. Nordlie Marines make light work. Ensign FaithAnne Bieschke Navy Luis N. Burciaga Army PFC Rudy De La O Marines THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP! Jose Flores, Jr. Air Force Carmelo Flores Air Force Sean P. Mellett Marines ONLINE GIVING

Our parish is using Give Central as a contribution tool to help parishioners contribute online to our Sunday Offertory and special collections. This tool will allow you the option of donating through your checking, savings, or credit card account and the funds will be Information for the bulletin is due at 9 AM on directly transferred to the parish each month or as the Thursday the week before the bulletin comes you specify. out except for special holiday deadlines. Please send in Word or as an editable PDF to khagerty@ If you are already giving online you will see that the stguerinparish.org. Will use as space allows. gifts go to St. Mother Theodore Guerin parish. You can sign up for online giving by going to our website, Bulletin Deadline stguerinparish.org, and clicking on the Give Central May 1 April 22 at 9 AM icon on the right on the home page. May 8 April 29 at 9 AM May 15 May 6 at 9 AM Thank you for supporting the parish. May 22 May 13 at 9 AM May 29 May 20 at 9 AM April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter www.stguerinparish.org 11

Names are kept on the list for four weeks. If you wish to add or remove a name, please call the parish office. Thank you! Paciano Acosta Tom Mayer Marie and Steve Auerbach Mary Mellett Michael Balaja Sharon Meyer Grace Baldessara Ignacio Montes Gerri Bohm George Moretti Victor Cabello Dan Murphy Caitlyn Tom Murphy Ginny Ciszek Carolyn Nanni Deacon Dennis Colgan Domenic Nanni Frances Copps Barbara Narducci Claire Bernice Nesbitt Debra DeKelver Sr. Noel Jackie DeLarco Bill Noesen Danny DiMaso Sr. Louise Noesen Elene Dimperio Adrienne Ozlowski Dillon Dolecki Phylllis Pappas Jack Donnelly Manny Perez Eleanor Adrienne Pudlo Heidy Egan Kirk Pusenilli Brittany Foley Sr. Rita Mae Rabitoy Christopher Freel Jim Raemisch Patsy Galecki Darlene Rinker Kathy Gallery Barbara Rodgers Tammy Garcia Caroline Russo Helen Garza Betty Salemi Phyllis Gossy Amy Schreiner Nina Grigolo Morgan Schlanger Cathy Grob Rita Schmidt Judy Iovinelli Joseph Serwa Robert Jaster Mike Statz Donna Kiska Heidi Stringham Ken Kiska Thomas Tully Dan Kocal Andrew Valko Bobbie Kocal Lillian Wardzala Denise Licciardi Dorothy Witek Karen Lins and for all our sick and Loraine Leone homebound parishioners

Gertrude Gutkowski Robert Bach John “Dave” Henders Carlos Paran Anne Lentes Evelyn Pfaff Liturgical ministers are not being used and all Judy Litrenta John DeRose events are cancelled during the pandemic.

ST. CELESTINE CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 708–453–2555

ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH 2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171 708–453–4800

Mass Schedules: See cover. Registration required.

Office Hours: Temporarily closed.

Communion Service: Temporarily canceled.

Holy Hour: First Friday of each month at 3 PM in St. Celestine church, in person and live–streamed on Facebook and website. Please check our website, No registration needed. www.stguerinparish.org, for the most Fatima Devotion: Temporarily canceled. accurate information on the schedule for sacraments during the pandemic. Adoration: Temporarily combined into First Friday Holy Hour.

Baptisms: Contact Ruthanne Swiatkowski to schedule; [email protected] or call 708–453–2555 x 17.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:45 PM at St. Celestine. No registration needed.

Weddings: Engaged couples are encouraged to call a year in advance of a preferred date. The couple must talk to Deacon Mike DeLarco before a wedding date can be reserved. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

PRIESTS Ray Brownlee, Maintenance 708–453–4800 Rev. Paul Cao, Pastor [email protected] [email protected] 708–453–2555 x29 Eric Mueller and Rev. Brendan Guilfoil, Associate Pastor Bob Vessini, Maintenance 708–453–2555 x25 [email protected] 708–453–2555 x30 Rev. Eugene Gratkowski, Pastor Emeritus of St. Cyprian MUSIC MINISTRY Bishop Jeffrey Grob, Rev. Fil Ngwila, Rev. Stan Ilo, Craig Kamptner, Director of Music Ministry Rev. Kenneth Ekekwe, Resident Priests [email protected] 708–453–2555 x16 Rev. Ron Navoy, Weekend Associate at St. Cyprian Call Craig with questions about music for the parish.

DEACONS RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Michael DeLarco 708–453–2555 x31 Ruthanne Swiatkowski, Director of Lifelong Faith Call Deacon Mike to schedule a wedding. Formation Miguel Negron [email protected] [email protected] 708–453–2555 x17 Ronald Pilarski [email protected] Mary Murphy, Coordinator of Religious Education for Dennis Colgan, retired Special Needs for children and adults [email protected] 708–453–2555 ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Sheila Klich, Principal 708–453–8234 x23 MINISTRIES [email protected] Lois DeFelice, Ministry of Care 708–453–2555 Norma Pulido, Secretary 708–453–8234 x11 [email protected] Donna DelMedico, Finance Secretary 708–453–8234 x24 Greg Fidanzia, Guerin William Youth Group PARISH SUPPORT STAFF [email protected] 708–453–2555 x13 Laurie DePillo, Business Manager 708–453–2555 x15 [email protected] Kim Hagerty, Director of Evangelization 708–453–2555x12 Mary Krewer, Administrative Assistant [email protected] [email protected] 708–453–4800 Bulletin Editor Deadline is 9 AM on the Thursday 10 Marge Dellinger, Receptionist 708–453–4800 days before the date you would like the information to [email protected] appear. Irma Rivera, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10 Lynn Schmidt, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10 [email protected]