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ST. MARY CHURCH DEKALB, ILLINOIS JUNE 28, 2020 # # From the desk of Fr. Russell “Brothers and sisters: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). St. Paul reminds us that our vision goes beyond this world. He leaves behind the guilt of the past, having been reconciled with our Lord, and he presses on toward the goal of life with Christ Jesus. The freedom that St. Paul experiences, he wishes to share in Christ; and he knows that gifts come to us through the cross. As faithful citizens we celebrate the freedoms worked and fought for and we continue to work for authentic life, freedom, and prosperity. We know from history that tyranny results when we abandon the source of our freedom. In these weeks we celebrate the 40 English Martyrs; including St. Thomas Garnet (15741680), who followed the example of such English heroes as St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More in refusing to cooperate in this error. Ordained a priest and sent with Blessed Mark Barkworth in August of 1599 to the English Mission, he was introduced to the Jesuits by his famous uncle, Fr. Henry Garnet. He was arrested during the sweeps following the “Gunpowder Plot” in 1605 and arrested near Warwick. Because of his connection with his uncle he was severe- ly interrogated and threatened to no avail. After about 9 months in a damp cell he was deported with about 46 other priests. He completed his Jesuit Novitiate and returned to the English Mission. Arrested 6 weeks later, he was finally charged with treason because he was made a priest by authority derived from Rome and he had returned to the country in defiance of the law. He made no answer to the priest charge and refused to take the “Oath of Supremacy” that nullified the authority of the Pope granted by Christ Himself from his own mouth while he walked the earth. The Earl of Essex and other influential people tried to persuade him to sign the oath and spare his life and opportunities for escape were presented. To the first he replied, “My lord, if the case be so doubtful and disputable, how can I in conscience swear to what is doubtful as if it were certain? No, I will not take the oath, though I might live a thousand lives.” To the latter he said that a voice within him had said: “Noli fugere M Don’t run away.” He was hanged at age 34. He was beautified in 1929, one year before the Church of England met in Lambeth (where St. John Fish- er was summoned for his beheading) to condone what no Christian body had previously condoned, the separa- tion of life from the marital act of love through artificial means. St. Thomas Garnet was canonized as one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales by Pope Paul VI (author of “Humanae Vitae” and prophet concerning the dis- astrous consequences of abandoning God’s laws and the natural law in marriage) on October 25, 1970 M about 3 years after the encyclical “Humane Vitae” and about 3 years before the disastrous fruit of its rejection, court or- dered acceptance of abortion (overriding state legislatures). “Jesus said, ‘I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” In Christ, Son of Mary, Fr. Russell Readings for the Week of June 28, 2020 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:811, 1416a/Ps 89:23, 1617, 1819 [2a]/Rom 6:34, 811/Mt 10:3742 Monday: Acts 12:111/Ps 34:23, 45, 67, 89 [5b]/ www.stmarydekalb.org 2 Tm 4:68, 1718/Mt 16:1319 Tuesday: Am 3:18; 4:1112/Ps 5:4b6a, 6b7, 8 [9a]/ Mt 8:2327 52ND WEEK OF FISCAL YEAR 2019 - 2020 Wednesday: Am 5:1415, 2124/Ps 50:7, 89, 1011, 1213, 16bc17 [23b]/Mt 8:2834 Our Weekly Offering Week Ending 06/19/2020 Thursday: Am 7:1017/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [10cd]/ Mt 9:18 Sunday Offertory $ 9,115.93 Friday: Eph 2:1922/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/ Guardian Angel $ 10.00 Jn 20:2429 Capital Improvements $ 30.00 Religious Education Support $ 5.00 Saturday: Am 9:1115/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 1112, Diocesan Appeal $ 570.00 1314 [cf. 9b]/Mt 9:1417 Next Sunday: Zec 9:910/Ps 145:12, 89, 1011, Thank You for Your Contributions! 1314 [cf. 1]/Rom 8:9, 1113/Mt 11:2530 ©Liturgical Publications, Inc. Why Marmion? 20192020 Lancer Raffle Ticket Winners It’s never too early to start thinking about high school. Have you wondered what it would be like to have your son aend 06/22 - Nancy Malak - $20.00 Donated Back! Marmion Academy but do not know where to begin? Now’s your 06/23 - Mary Ann Burton - $20.00 opportunity to get those quesons answered. 06/24 - Carly Koenig - $20.00 Every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM starng July 9th through end 06/25 - Kaylee Luetkebuenger - $20.00 Donated Back! of August, the “Why Marmion?” Zoom series will allow 06/26 - Alice Smith - $20.00 prospecve parents and guardians the opportunity to learn 06/27 - Carole Niles - $20.00 more about Marmion and poise quesons to currents students, 06/28 - George Woods - $30.00 faculty and administraon. Topics for discussion include Marmion’s ERlearning Program, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST MARY SCHOOL Athlecs and Fine Arts Parcipaon, General Q & A, and more! It’s easy to join a session! Please email Bill Dickson, Director of Admissions at It’s Time to Calendar July 1, 2020 June 30, 2021 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for informaon or visit marmion.org/whymarmion to register. Any St. Mary parish or school group planning to use the church campus facilities for the next fiscal year (7/1/206/30/21) MUST fill out a room request and room setup form. PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOUR GROUP OR COMMITTEE WAS ON THE CALENDAR LAST YEAR THAT YOU AUTO- MATICALLY HAVE THE SAME DATE THIS YEAR. Nothing carries over and no groups are sched- uled for any event after June 30th of 2020. When you submit a form please understand it is a request only and not a confirmation. Forms are available at the par- ish office or can be downloaded from the parish web- site at www. stmarydekalb.org/documents/2020/6/ SMDFacilityUseRequest.pdf. Completed forms should be turned in to the parish office. Thank you for your continued support of St. Mary Church through your advertisement in our bulletin. # # 2020 DIOCESAN APPEAL Worldwide Marriage Encounter St. Mary Parish had to write a $5,982 check to Rockford/Madison/Milwaukee Ministry cover the shortfall of our 2019 Diocesan Appeal. The way it works is the Diocese gives us a target “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.” The contribution and our generous parishioners make Lord’s goodness dwells in our marriage. Open up the pledges and payments to cover the target. Unfor- secret of His goodness on a upcoming Worldwide tunately, St. Mary mast cover any gap between Marriage Encounter Weekend on Sept. 1113 in Geneva, IL. our target and parishioners payments and write a or Oct. 1618 in Brookfield, WI. Visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 5745653. check for the difference. This year, our target is $60,776. You all should have received pledge envelopes You can Para un fin de semana en espanol por favor llamen also contribute online at www.rockforddiocese.org/donate/ a Candelario y Emilia al 8153754250. Thank you in advance for your generosity and God bless. Stewardship In today’s Gospel hear Jesus tell us: “Whoever gives only a cup pf cold water to one of these little ones to In today’s second reading, St. Paul provides a wonderful drink because the little one is a disciple Amen, I onesentence summary of Christian stewardship: Out of say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.” love, place yourselves at one another’s service. This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to “acknowledge the goodness of the Father” by assisting many families. “We often assume parenthood happens easily after ‘I do,’ but for many married couples, it does not. For some, the joy of conception never happens. Others suffer repeated miscarriages. 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