Serving Hyde Park’s Catholic Community since 1869

May 30, 2021

Holy Trinity Sunday

Parish Offices: Hours: Weekdays: 7am-3pm, Mon.-Fri. Located at 55th & Woodlawn 5472 S. Kimbark Avenue , IL 60615-5297 Phone: (773) 324-2626 Fax: (773) 891-0602 [email protected] Fr. Dan Costello Extension 107 Deacon: Deacon Kurt Davis Parish Office: Lisa J. Couch, secretary (773) 324-2626 Parish Voicemail box, ext. 0 Director of Parish Operations Paula Jones, ext. 109 Music Ministry Matthew Merz Liturgist Jennifer Davis Bulletin Editor Lissa Romell Parish School Erin Monahan, Principal 5467 S. Woodlawn Avenue St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Chicago, 60615-5299 telephone: (773) 667-1142 Mass Schedule Confession Fax: (773) 891-0602 Sunday Saturdays, 2:30-3:30pm. www.stapostleschool.com 8am & 10am Baptism Monday-Friday Please contact the Parish Office. 8am Marriage Saturday Please make arrangements eight months in advance. 4pm Membership Holy Days Please register at the Parish Office or online at 8am www.stapostleparish.org under “Contact Us”. Please don’t forget the poor boxes. Come visit us at www.stapostleparish.org Page 2 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Holy Trinity Sunday

Welcome! We’re so glad you’re here and invite you to journey in faith with us. We believe the church is the sacrament of God’s saving presence in the world. Our goal is to provide a spiritual home where all are welcome, where the healing, recon- ciling, liberating love of God flows through us to all people. If you have any questions about our parish, please call or email our parish office.

Today’s Readings: Most Holy Trinity Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40  Psalm 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22  Romans 8:14-17  Matthew 28:16-20 Ángel Damián Dousa, Brian Allen

We encourage you to prepare yourself for next weekend’s liturgy by reading and praying the scriptures (visit www.usccb.org).

Next Sunday’s Readings: Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Exodus 24:3-8  Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16, 17-18  Hebrews 9:11-15  Mark 14:12-16, 22-26

Weekday Mass Intentions

Weekly morning masses are being live-streamed at 8am, Monday-Friday, via our Facebook page. Please join us! Please remember those listed below in your prayers this week. MONDAY, May 31 TUESDAY, June 1 Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a  Visitation of the Bl. Virgin Mary St. Justin, Martyr Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5  Mk 12:28-34 Readings: Tb 2:9-14  Ps 112:1-2, 7-8, 9 And ‘to love God with all your heart, with  Mk 12:13-17 all your understanding, with all your Where are your virtuous acts? See! strength, and to love your neighbor as Your true character is finally showing yourself’ is worth more than all burnt itself!” Tb 2:14 offerings and sacrifices.. Mk 12:33 Angela Gugliotta Gwennie Lewis

WEDNESDAY, June 2 FRIDAY, June 4 Readings: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a  Ps 25:2- Readings: Tb 11:5-17  Ps 146:1b-2, 6c 3, 4-5ab, 6 & 7bc, 8-9  Mk 12:18-27 -7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 Mk 12:35-37 In you I trust; let me not be put to The LORD keeps faith forever, se- Readings: Zep 3:14-18a  Isaiah 12:2- shame. Ps 25:2 cures justice for the oppressed, gives  3, 4bcd, 5-6 Lk 1:39-56 Deacon Kurt Davis (Birthday blessings!) food to the hungry. Ps 146:6-7 Be glad and exult with all your heart! Sr. Marguerite Zralek Zep 3:14 THURSDAY, June 3 Brian Allen, Robert Delaney

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Coming June 12-13: St. Vincent de Paul Bundle Weekend

The Society of Saint Vincent DePaul is happy to announce that we will be having our annual Bundle Weekend in the St. Thomas parking lot on Saturday, June 12th from 9:00 am til 4:00 pm and Sunday, June 13th from 9:00 am til 2:00 pm. Please dig into your closet for any useable items that would help or benefit the needy. We appreciate any donations to make this weekend a success as we move forward to help those in need. God’s Blessings. St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Holy Trinity Sunday Page 3

Thoughts from Fr. Dan Costello Parish Administrator

Love isn’t words, it’s actions; and love isn’t feelings, it’s a decision...

Dear parishioners and friends of Noteworthy News: St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, As part of the transition here and my absence for most of the month of June, we are going to have to Today the Church gives us this discontinue with Saturday morning Masses effective Solemnity of the Most Holy Trin- immediately. Until now, we have been blessed to ity. We celebrate God the Father, have a quasi-member of our rectory staff present and who created us. God the Son, this individual will not be able to be present on Satur- who redeemed us and day mornings going for- gives himself to us in the ward. With rectory staff Eucharist. And God the present on the campus Holy Spirit who abides Mondays through Fridays with us, uplifts us, in- and not on Saturday morn- spires us, consoles us. ings, for safety and secu- The God who is, who rity concerns, I feel it re- was, and who is to come. sponsible to limit Saturday Three Persons, one God. Mass to the 4:00pm Vigil Way beyond my compre- Mass when a member of hension, but I believe it, our staff is consistently nonetheless, as true. present as on Sunday Living as we do in a mornings as well. I fully time when we humans realize the 20+ folks who have figured out quite a regularly attend on Satur- few things in God’s good day mornings will be dis- creation, we celebrate this appointed. However, I mystery of the Trinity as not a complicated theologi- hope all will understand, in this day and age, a parish cal idea, but rather as something really quite simple: employee must always be present when the church is Love. God’s love for the world…the whole uni- open and we simply do not have that resource avail- verse…and that includes us. Little ol’ me and little ol’ able on Saturday mornings, at least for the time be- you! Created carefully and deliberately in God’s ing. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. grand plan. May we continue to seek out God’s will The rest of our daily and weekend Mass schedule re- mains unchanged. and respond as the Lord showed us how: with love. ~ Fr. Dan Page 4 Holy Trinity Sunday

Congratulations, STA Class of 2021 Please join us in congratulating the STA Class of 2021! They have worked hard during their time at St. Thomas and we are very proud of their accomplishments. We wish them all the best at their future high schools over the next 4 years!

STA's Graduation takes place on Friday, June 4th and will take place in-person for the graduates and limited guests. The ceremony will be livestreamed on the school’s Face- book page so that those who are not able to attend can enjoy the celebrations at home.

Dates to Remember STA's Class of 2021 Mya Banks - Cherry Creek High School, Denver, CO May 31 Mariama Barry - St. Ignatius College Prep NO SCHOOL—Memorial Day McKinley Boatright - King College Prep Morgan Boston - Kenwood Academy High School June 1-June 7 Joseph Brentuo - St. Ignatius College Prep Spirit Week Martzeeyah Brown - June 1 Nia Brown - Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy A GRAND Day at STA (virtual) Hayley Carey - Morgan Park Academy Elaine Chatman-Borowiec - Beacon Academy June 2 Kynnade Clay - Christ the King Jesuit College Prep “Wacky Wednesday” Marie Genevieve DePrisco - Augustine Christian Academy, Tulsa, OK Students wear wacky hats and Zoe Escho - Kenwood Academy High School socks to school. Stoney Eubanks - Kenwood Academy High School June 3 Flannery Golden - St. Ignatius College Prep Last Day of School for 8th Grade Dana Hanley - De La Salle Institute - Tayla Hardin - Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 8th Grade Luncheon and Whole Delanie Hines - Chicago Academy for the Arts School Graduation Parade Sherell Hinton - Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Jason Johnson - TBD June 4 Jada Jones - Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School Last Day of School for Pre-K & K Tommie Jordan - De La Salle Institute Students Arasia King - Intrinsic Schools - Downtown Campus - Darius Mason - De La Salle Institute Step Up Day Serenity McCraney - Art In Motion High School - Scott Millsaps Jr. - Kindergarten Celebration Milan Morales - Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School - Saniya Peavy - Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School 8th Grade Graduation & Awards Jeremiah Peterson - Montini Catholic High School Ceremony—6:30 pm Autumn Price - Marian Catholic High School Cheyenne Roe - Kenwood Academy High School June 7 Eric Taylor - De La Salle Institute Last Day of School for 1st-7th Ryan Thompson - King College Prep Grade Students—2:30 pm Avery Trice - De La Salle Institute Dismissal & No After Care Jamar Watts - De La Salle Institute ——————–———————— Kaylee Williams - De La Salle Institute STA’s Website: Nyla Wilson - King College Prep

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A Letter from Our New Pastor

Dear Parishioners and Friends of tending a charter school in Detroit, I moved to Chi- St. Thomas the Apostle, cago in 2007 to attend Loyola University Chicago I think about you often and have where I graduated with a BA in Philosophy. prayed for you daily since I I attended Mundelein Seminary from 2012 until my learned of my appointment to St. ordination to the priesthood in 2016 by Cardinal Thomas. Blase Cupich. As a priest, I’ve ministered in the south My name is Fr. Michael Trail and suburbs, the northwest side of the city, and most re- cently at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Lake- I’m excited to be your pastor. view as associate pastor. I come to you with an open I look forward to learning from heart, an open mind, and eager to meet you and to get you how to shepherd in this new role. I’m also looking to know you. forward walking with you as a fellow disciple striving for daily holiness. I have heard so many wonderful I am thankful to Fr. Dan Costello for his warm wel- things about our community, our legacy, and our bright come, his guidance during this transition, and for his future ahead after going through Renew My Church. leadership as administrator of St. Thomas. I’m also I’m excited to be on the journey of faith with you and I thankful for Fr. Chris as he assumed the role of ad- am excited about working together in the building of ministrator with the departure of the Carmelites and his flexibility during the period of transition back to a the Kingdom of God here in Hyde Park. diocesan parish. May God reward them both. While I can’t wait to meet you in person and to learn your story, I want to share my story with you. I was I look forward to meeting all of you in person. Until born in Detroit, Michigan as an only child to Kenneth then, please keep me in your prayers and know that and the late Yolanda Trail. I’m a product of Catholic you are always in mine. grade school and part of my vocation to the priest- Sincerely in the Lord, hood is the result of the Catholic education that I re- Fr. Trail ceived at St. Agatha in Redford, Michigan. After at-

Eucharist Home Visits Pope Francis’

If you or a loved one are ill and unable May Prayer Intention to attend Mass, there are Ministers of “For the world of finance…” Care available, once again, to bring “The true economy, the one that Holy Communion to the home. The creates work, is in crisis. How many people are now un- Ministers of Care will be fully vacci- employed! — But the financial markets have never been nated and will wear a mask and practice other safety meas- as inflated as they are now. How far away is the world of ures. We would appreciate members of the household wear- high finance from the lives of ordinary people! If finance ing masks as well. Please call Lisa at 773-324-2626 and she is unregulated, it becomes pure speculation driven by will make the arrangements. various monetary policies. This situation is unsustain- able. And it is dangerous. So that the poor do not suffer painful consequences from this system, financial specu- The Hyde Park Kenwood lation must be carefully regulated. Speculation. I want to underline that term. May finance be a form of service, Food Pantry and an instrument to serve the people, and to care for our

The Hyde Park Kenwood Food Pantry is open common home! We still have time to begin a process of to give out groceries from 10am until 1pm on global change to practice a different kind of economy, Saturdays at the Hyde Park Union Church at one that is more just, more inclusive and sustainable — and leaves no one behind. We can do this! And let us 56th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. pray that those in charge of finance will work with gov- For more information, contact ernments to regulate financial markets and protect citi- Jan at [email protected]. zens from its dangers.” [https://youtu.be/C1qa6vxM82g] Page 6 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Holy Trinity Sunday

A Letter from Cardinal Cupich

Cardinal Cupich has asked that the following letter be made avail- able to parishioners throughout the Archdiocese. While the letter is addressed to one particular parish, there is some information re- garding what the Archdiocese has done and continues to do to safe- guard the protection of our children as well as an attempt to restore Fr. ’s good name and reputation; it is a matter of justice. Thank you for taking the time to read this communication. Fr. Dan

tor of the Faith Community of St. Sabina, effective the weekend of June 5-6, 2021. I have asked Father Pfleger to take the next two weeks to prepare himself spiritu- Office of the Archbishop ally and emotionally to return, realizing that these 835 North Rush Street months have taken a great toll on him. He has agreed to Chicago, IL 60611-2030 do so. 312.534.8230 The weekend he will return is the Feast of Cor- archchicago.org pus Christi when we celebrate that we are one in the Body of Christ, sharing each other's joys and sorrows. May 24, 2021 It is in this spirit that I ask you to welcome back Father Pfleger, thereby helping him take up again the ministry The Faith Community of St. Sabina that has distinguished St. Sabina in the archdiocese and 1210 W 78th Place beyond. Chicago. IL 60620 This past year has been a time of great trial for us all, and our church, our city and society are in need Dear Members of the Faith Community of St. Sabina, of your witness to Jesus' love. Please know you will Thank you for your patience and prayers during have my support and prayers as you continue to be a the absence of your senior pastor, Father Michael light in the community. Pfleger. As you know, earlier this year the archdiocese received allegations of child sexual abuse against Fa- Sincerely yours in Christ ther Pfleger. In accordance with our policies for the protection of children and youth, the archdiocese Inde- pendent Review Board assisted by our Office of Child Abuse Investigation and Review and outside investiga- Archbishop of Chicago tors conducted a thorough review of the allegations. The Review Board has concluded that there is Cc: Most Reverend Joseph Perry, Vicar for Vicariate VI no reason to suspect Father Pfleger is guilty of these allegations. Having given careful consideration to their decision, which I accept, I now inform you that I am reinstating Father Pfleger to his position of Senior Pas- St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Holy Trinity Sunday Page 7

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