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.
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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. Still others experience COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES secondary infertility: after giving birth to one or more children, they are unable to have another … If you experi- Pastoral Council ence difficulty bringing a child into your family, know that you Kevin Fuss, Chairperson 8157585432 ext. 100 are not alone. God is with you, and His Church desires to walk Ging Smith 8157562177 with you.” Ana Vargas Wittoff 8157870285 USCCB Secretariat of ProLife Activities Barbara Halverson 8157569453 “Seven Considerations While Navigating Infertility” Matt Fleming Finance Council
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ADOPTASt. MARY LANCER PROGRAM: The Parish office will reopen on Wednesday, July 1st St. Mary Catholic School is now offering the "AdoptA The hours will be 7:00 AM 3:00 PM Monday Wednesday Student Program" to aide students with financial assistance 7:30 AM 12:30 PM Thursday toward their tuition. We will have students in need of financial Closed Friday assistance towards their education for the 20202021 school year. Please call the school for tuition rates and other infor- Office mation. Some individuals or organizations contribute a portion of this amount for one child, while others are able to pay the 302 Fisk Avenue · DeKalb, IL 60115 entire amount. Each contribution is greatly appreciated. This can Phone: 815.758.5432 be paid in monthly installments, semiannually, or in one lump Fax: 815.758.2487 / Website: stmarydekalb.org sum. If you would like to set up payments or make a one time contribution, please contact us at 8157567905 or via email at Office Hours [email protected]. Contributions may also be Monday thru Thursday: 9:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM sent to the school office at the following address: St. Mary Cath- Friday: Closed olic School Catholic School, AdoptAStudent, 210 Gurler Road, DeKalb, IL 60115. Liturgies Any student that you “adopt” will send you letters and Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM in English * updates throughout the school year to keep you informed on how your gift is truly helping him or her to be able to receive a Sunday Masses: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM in English * Catholic Education. You may choose to stay anonymous if you Weekday Masses: Mon.-Fri. 5:00 PM in English * wish; but, the student will still send you updates. Spanish Mass: Tuesday 6:30 PM & Sunday 4:00 PM * First Friday 7:00 PM * St. Mary Catholic School * SIGN-UP BY PHONE OR ONLINE TO ATTEND MASSES. Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:30 PM Are you looking for an outstanding learning environ- ment for your child? St. Mary Catholic School is a nurturing Vigil/Holy Day Masses: Call Parish Office Catholic environment that chooses academics, values, and mor- Area Care Facilities: Cancelled until further notice. als to provide to each and every child that attends. St. Mary Catholic School teaches the whole child by Pastoral Staff providing a complete education that focuses on the intellectual, Pastor: Rev. Dean Russell, 815.758.5432 spiritual, emotional, and social growth of each individual child. Principal: Ashley Davis, 815.756.7905 The comprehensive curriculum is based on needs and varying Cemetery: 815.758-5432 learning styles of students. St. Mary School does work coopera- tively with students that do need extra attention or Individual Director of Music: Joe Harmon, ext. 106 Service Plans. Choir Director: Caleb Gray Test scores from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills average Director of Religious Education: Annalisa McMaster, ext. 110 in the upper quartile nationally. In addition, the school offers Spanish to all students, a partnership Art program, Speech pro- Support Staff gram, and Nursing program with Northern Illinois University. Business Manager: Jim Glemkowski, ext. 102 This professional relationship allows are students to receive Financial Assistant: Jill Voight, ext. 105 services that reach each student. Our STEM program begins in Parish Secretary: Linda Jackiw, ext.103 Preschool and by the middle school years, students are coding Ministry Secretary: Mona O'Bryan, ext. 107 and writing programs to control the movements of a robot. We have a blended learning and one to one classrooms in grades 6 Receptionist: Carrie Anderson, ext. 100
8. St. Mary School also offers a wellrounded extracurricular Contact Information program that offers athletics to grades 58th grade; and, a phe- nomenal fine arts program that puts on Speech/Forensics show- Parish Office: 302 Fisk Avenue - 815.758.5432 case and a Spring Musical each year. Faith Formation / Rel. Ed. / Youth Ministry: 815.758.5432 St. Mary Catholic School offers levels from 3yearold School: 210 Gurler Road - 815.756.7905 th Preschool through 8 Grade. For more information or to sched- E-mail: [email protected] ule a tour of the school, please call 815767905. Registration materials are available online. Website: stmarydekalb.org
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ST. THOMAS FEAST DAY JULY 3 HqhEr!(TQrr hqQhy Thomas, one of the twelve 5:00 PM † Henry and Margaret Hickey Apostles, was a Jew from UrqhEr" Galilee called by Jesus to 5:00 PM † Nick Cascio, Sr. accompany Him on His mis- 6:30 PM † Poor Souls (Spanish Mass) sion to proclaim the King- dom of God. He was a dedi- XrqrqhEy TEvr Tr cated but impetuous follower of Christ. When Jesus said 5:00 PM † Peggy Hoyt that He was returning to Judea to visit His sick friend Uh qhEy!Xrrxqh Lazarus, Thomas immediately exhorted the apostles to 5:00 PM † Jim Maltar accompany Jesus on the trip which involved certain A vqhEy"TUuh danger and possible death because of the mounting hos- 5:00 PM † Victor and Anna Rockman tility of the authorities, At the Last Supper, when Christ 7:00 PM † Alejandro Gonzales (Spanish Mass) told His Apostles that He was going to prepare a place Th qhEy#Dqrrqrpr9h for them to which they also might come because they 8:00 AM † Joan Biebel knew both the place and the way. Thomas pleaded that 5:00 PM † Lorraine and Donald Schoo they did not understand and received the beautiful as- UurA rruTqhvP qvh Uvr surance that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. 9:00 AM † Harry & Eva Barr He is best known for his role in verifying the Resurrec- 11:00 AM Living & Deceased Members of St. Mary tion of His Master. His unwillingness to believe that the 4:00 PM Poor Souls (Spanish Mass) other Apostles had seen their Risen Lord merited him the title of “Doubting Thomas.” Eight days later, he was ** Due to the suspension of public Masses by Bishop Malloy, gently rebuked for his skepticism and furnished with the private Masses for your intentions are still being said. evidence he had demanded seeing in Jesus’ hands the wounds from the nails and putting his fingers in the The power of prayer We pray for St. Mary place of the nails and putting his hand into the side of parishioners, relatives, and friends who are suffering from illness, also for those who are homebound, hospitalized, or Jesus. At this, he became convinced of the truth of the confined to a care facility, especially: Resurrection and exclaimed: “My Lord and my God”. “The unbelief of Thomas has done more for our faith Giana Anderson, Matt Anderson, Jackie Balon, than the faith of the other apostles,” St. Gregory the Great has said. Our doubts are answered by the demand Lori Baert, Pat Beck, Patricia Budzinski, of Thomas to know that Jesus’ resurrection was real. He Christine Burtzos, Dale Byers, Mary Clarbour, is also mentioned as being present at Lake Tiberias Margaret Cobb, Debbie Coffland, Ben Coniglio, when a miraculous catch of fish occurred. This is all Donna Dalwam, Joe Diedrich, Horst Erker, that we know about him from the New Testament. Yale Factor, Bobbie Fitch, Beth Fixmer, Missy Flores, Tradition says that at the dispersal of the Apostles after Fr. Karl Ganss, Justin French, Judi Glover, Pentecost he was sent to evangelize the Parthians, Rita Hammett, Eric Hanson, Kathleen Hiatt, Medes, and Persians; he ultimately reached India, carry- Ruth Higgins, Beverly Hines, Ana Jackiw, ing the Faith to the Malabar coast, which still boasts a Col. Thomas Z. James, William Joiner, Julie Jones, large native population calling themselves “Christians Joan Judkins, Patsy Kelahan, Alan Kissane, of St. Thomas.” He capped his life by shedding his Rev. Richard Kramer, Carolyn Kustron, blood for Christ, speared to death at a place called Nadia Lachowski, Ginger Lange, Henrietta Lobner, Calamine. Brayden MacNeille, Timothy McMillan, Mary Lou Murphy, Louis Mustari, Dave Myers, Mary O’Brien, Tom O’Brien, Orlando Moises Pulido, Kevin Raih, Carol Reed, Joshua Reynolds, Jr., Joel Rivera, Jeff Salazar, Marlene Salazar, Richard Parishioners are invited to give an Salazar, Steve Stach, Jim Theisen, Leah Theisen, offering for Mass Intentions in the Ray Theisen, Justin Valdez, Jerry Vasko, Abel Viland, name of a deceased loved one, for the intentions of someone in need, or Robert White, David Young in thanksgiving for a blessing received from the Lord. In accordance with If you know of a person in our parish who is Church law, only one intention per homebound and would like to receive a card of mass will be accepted for an offering encouragement, or to have a name added to or of $10.00. For more information, removed from the prayer list, call the parish office at please call the Parish Office at 815.758.5432. 815.7585432. 1100 S. 7th St. 815-757-3529 Dekalb, IL 60115 [email protected] www.mariasellsdekalb.com 815-756-5552 815-756.2557 • 815.756.6757 Hablo español A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle Dekalb’s Preferred Industrial & Commercial 815.756.6174 • 2700 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore
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