December 9, 2018 Second Sunday of

PASTORAL TEAM WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Rev. George Omwando, Pastor Weekday Masses: Mrs. Sharon Leamy, Principal Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday - 8:30am Ms. Gail Rohmann, Music Director (Please enter the Church by Washington Blvd. 2nd door to the West) Mrs. Christine Wedekind, Religious Education Coordinator NO Thursday Communion Service until the Fall of 2018 SUPPORT STAFF Weekend Masses: Ms. Patricia Pomykalski, Business Manager Saturday Morning - 9:00 am Mrs. Amanda Pomareda, Office Manager Saturday Evening - 5:00 pm Mrs. Fannie Cooper, School Secretary & Sister Marion Cypser, Social Service/Project Coordinator Sunday Morning - 8:30 10:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation CONTACTING THE PARISH

Rectory: 38 N. Austin Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 Saturday at 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment.

Telephone: 708-386-8077 Baptisms Email: [email protected] Web: www.stcatherinestlucy.org Baptism of infants and young children is celebrated on Hours: 8:30 AM-8:00 PM—Monday, & Thursdays. the 2nd and 3rd weekends of the month. Parents are Tuesday, Wednesday, & Fridays: 8:30 AM—4:30 PM asked to attend a Baptism preparation session/class prior Saturday 9:00 AM—4:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM—12:00 PM to the ceremony. Please call the rectory to register for School - 27 Washington Blvd.; Oak Park, IL 60302 the preparation and set a baptismal date. (cont’d in pg.2) Telephone: 708-386-5286 Page 2 December 9, 2018 Thoughts From our Pastor Rev. George O. Omwando Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Waiting is hardest when it seems it will never end. Do you know the time spent waiting for the doctor to examine you? Or have you ever been waiting for something that seems like it will never come? But still hoping that it will? Do you know that kind of waiting? Can you picture it? Or do you remember it? Waiting can be excruciating; we know that. But waiting is also dangerous. It always comes with expectations. Expectations build and build. They threaten to grow impossibly large. I wonder if you have dangerously waited. I wonder if you have lived with those curiously developing expectations. And then there comes the moment when the waiting seems like too much waiting. Maybe it causes one to lose hope or to give up or leave before the arrival. Sometimes you forgot even what it was you were waiting for. We wait – mostly when we have no other choice.

Prophet Baruch, the writer of today’s first reading, knows what it means to wait. The prophet knows what is in the mind of the waiting of the people. The people were in exile and were longing for home. Nothing more, nothing less. The people of Israel, especially the young people, had heard the stories that there had been a time when their land was prosperous ; that their kings had ruled with justice and righteousness as opposed to the pagan kings that they were under; and that God had lived in the Temple in Jerusalem and had been with them. But now they were away from home and separated. Their beautiful Temple where God was believed to be living was destroyed . I wonder whether you have ever heard or gone through that feeling. It was one thing for the people to be far from home but it was another thing to be under pagan people. It is justifiable, humanly speaking, that the Israelites were getting tired and impatient thus wanting to go back to their promised country. The home of their memory. Like the childhood home your parents no longer occupy. The home is no longer – but the yearning is. Finally Prophet Baruch tells them: “Arise, O Jerusalem, stand upon the height; look toward the east, and see your children gathered from west and east at the word of the Holy One, rejoicing that God has remembered them.”

It was the people’s dream that one day they would return to their homeland. This hope was passed on to their children, and to their children’s children, for generations. To come back. To find their way back to the place where they met God. And they waited – for centuries. For salvation. To be set free. They waited as exiles. They waited as an occupied nation. They waited for a Messiah. Generations died waiting. The people were waiting to come to God’s home, to be brought back. They expected to be carried home as on a royal throne. The longer they waited, the higher the expectations. The longer they waited, the more it seemed like God had forgotten them and the covenant that He had entered with them. And it never happened – no glory days revisited. But not because God forgot, but because God had something else in mind. The people were waiting for the road home to God but God was paving a road to the people.

We wait. But God comes. Not on a royal throne. Not on a red carpet. Not in the way expected. But in the womb of a . To live with us as one of us. To make a home with us, in us. To come near. To a world waiting, God came, God comes, God is coming. As we wait for the second coming of spiritually, let us not grow impatient but continue to live in a manner worthy of our call and that of the Gospel message. God bless. — Fr. George PARISH MISSION Ministers of the Eucharist: (cont’d from pg. 1) STATEMENT Jeanne Visteen Weddings - Please contact a parish priest Ministers of the Word: to set a wedding date. Allow at least 6 Jeanne Visteen WE THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. Servers: Kathy Paoli months for preparation. CATHERINE OF -ST. LUCY Ministers of Care: Shelby Boblick RCIA PARISH, SEEK TO DEEPEN OUR Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND TO (RCIA): Fr. George O. Omwando (RCIA) is a sacramental process, celebrat- CELEBRATE OD S PRESENCE IN Women’s Ministry: Shelby Boblick G ’ ed in the midst of this Faith Community. WORD AND SACRAMENT. BY Human Concerns Commission ACCEPTING ALL INTO OUR FAMILY Peace & Justice Committee: This process assists adults, as well as Mary and Martin Senica children over the age of 7, in learning WE SEEK UNITY IN CHRIST AND Transportation Committee: SEEK TO PROCLAIM HIS GOOD NEWS Tom Farwell about the Catholic Faith. Through its IN THE DISCIPLESHIP OF OUR LIVES. witness, worship, service, and teaching

Education Commission our Faith Community offers the invitation PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Baptism Com.: Fr. G. Omwando Bible Study: Russ McCaughey and support necessary for initiation into Parish Pastoral Council the . Madonna Sloan and Joyce Wade, Religious Education of Children: Co-Chairs Christine Wedekind Ministry to the Sick, Hospitalized and Parish Finance Council Shut—Ins Juan Perez St. Catherine/St. Lucy School: Spiritual Life Commission School Board Chair: Natasha Lee Please notify the Parish Office so that we Faith & Fellowship: can visit and minister to your confined Connie Rakitan Parish Development & Services loved-ones. Liturgy Committee: Commission Cantors: Gail Rohmann Collection Counters: Carol Kallok Newcomers Celebration Choir: Gail Rohmann Facilities Committee: Kevin Kell, Please fill out a registration form after Praise Choir: Julius White Amanda Pomareda Mass, or come by the Rectory Office Greeters & Ushers: Jim Lewis Fundraising Committee: Pat Nelson / Cynthia Weaver during the week. Page 3 December 9, 2018 T O D A Y One Day – Two Great Events!

Family Mass - 10:30 Worship Pancake Breakfast with St. Nick St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church before and after the 10:30 Mass at Maguire Hall

Children from our school and religious Pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and tea education program will lead this will be served. Volunteers parents will be service as readers, gift bearers, choir flipping and serving the all-you-can eat pancakes. St. Nicholas will be stopping members, and other parts of the by to meet and greet young and old alike! worship service. Donations will be accepted.

Order your GIFT CARDS Flowers

1. Place your order today Dec 8-9 Sale Today!

2. Pick-up is 2 weeks after the order This weekend Christmas flowers and is placed 2018 plants will be on sale for your delight. 3. The final pick-up weekend will be Put , Cyclamen, Christmas December 22-23 Holiday Schedule Cactus, Green Plants and beautiful Please consider gift cards, not only as St. Catherine—St. Lucy Parish baskets on your gift list. Flowers will gifts, but for your personal use as be sold after all the masses. well. Vigil of Christmas: () Monday, December 24, 2018

8:30 AM

5:00 PM - Family Christmas Monday, December 10 Certificates are $25 each and will be 9:30 AM - Bible Study - RRT included in every weekly drawing Mass—(Prelude at 4:30 PM) 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - M through October 20st, 2019. The 6:30-9:30 PM - F&F Meeting - RD prize each week is $25 except for Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25, 2018 three weeks when the prize is $500. Tuesday, December 11 If we sell all 500 certificates, there 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM 10:00AM - Fundraising Committee Mtg. - RD will be a 4th drawing for $500. 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - M Purchase forms have been mailed to Solemnity of Mary, 7:30-9:00 PM - Praise Choir - MMR registered members of the parish and are available in the back of church. Mother of God Monday, December 31, 2018 Wednesday, December 12 This is a fun way to support the par- 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - M ish and it is open to everyone, not just 8:30 AM 7:00-9:30 PM - F&F Meeting - RD members of our parish community. 7:00 PM –(New Year’s Eve) 7:30-9:00 PM - Celebration Choir - CH Pass the word. Thank you!!!

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 ~ The Fundraising Committee Thursday, 10:00 AM 12:30-3:30 PM - F&F Meeting - RD 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - 6:00-8:00 PM - AA - RD LUB INNER 500 C W Friday, December 14 $ 25.00 Save-the-Date 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - M December 9, 2018 Sat. Sun. Dec. 8-9 6-8PM - Basketball Game: SCSL vs Walter Gift Cards Sale in Church Academy - M KAREN KRAUS,

Sat.-Sun, Dec. –15-16 Fair Trade Sale in Church Saturday, December 15 # 434 6:30 PM - Ugandan Christmas Party—M

Friday: St. Cross the of John St. Friday: Gordon Bell Bell Gordon Jan Kieckhefer Kieckhefer Jan

Thursday: St. Lucy Lucy St. Thursday: Kathy Mortell Mortell Kathy Bill Holmes Holmes Bill

Wednesday: Guadalupe of Lady Our Wednesday: Michelle Darang Darang Michelle Bill Cragg Cragg Bill Yuna Kim Kim Yuna

Tuesday: St. Damasus I I Damasus St. Tuesday: Leslie Dean Dean Leslie Fannie Cooper Cooper Fannie Doris Brown Brown Doris

Monday: International Human Rights Day Day Rights Human International Monday: Grace Bishop Bishop Grace Walter Washington Washington Walter Mary Howard Howard Mary

Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent Advent of Sunday Second Sunday: Chemetha Baker Baker Chemetha Thom Schouten Schouten Thom Shelby Boblick Boblick Shelby

Saints and Special Observances Observances Special and

Ministers of the Eucharist Eucharist the of Ministers

Yuna Kim Kim Yuna Jones Shirley Pond Frank

Lk 3:10-18 3:10-18 Lk

Patricia Long Long Patricia Julion Wrenetha Kumler Susan

Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; 4:4-7; Phil 12:2-6; Is 3:14-18a; Zep Sunday:

Ministers of the Word Word the of Ministers

18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 10-13 17:9a, Mt 18-19;

Abigail Agbefe Agbefe Abigail Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 15-16, 3b, 2ac, 80: Ps 9-11; 48:1-4, Sir Saturday:

Mireille Lozes Lozes Mireille Morgan Kevin Paoli Kathy Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 11:16-19 Mt 6; 1:1-4, Ps 48:17-19; Is Friday:

Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 11:11-15 Mt 9-13ab; 145:1, Ps 41:13-20; Is Thursday: Altar Servers Servers Altar

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Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 5:17-26 Lk 85:9-14; Ps 35:1-10; Is Monday:

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1st & 2nd Readings for the Upcoming Sun- 27 W. Washington Blvd. Oak Park, IL 60302 day are offered. Their sole purpose is to help Bible Study - us all of us “receive” and “hear” the word of Mondays 9:30 AM 708-386-5286 God. Our Bible Study group School News DECEMBER 16, 2018 — 3RD- meets on Mondays ~ 9:30—11:00 Family Mass and Pancake SUNDAY OF ADVENT AM in the Rectory. Breakfast – all in one day???

First Reading: 3:14-18 We use the New Collegeville Bible What could be better??? We’re Commentary from Collegeville, happy to be celebrating with you. The days of the prophet Zephaniah Minnesota. We read the scriptures, Our choir sounded heavenly were bad times for Israel because of weekly psalms, and the commentary. when they performed at Rush- their idolatry and unfaithfulness to the Then we discuss it. It is an enlight- Oak Park Hospital last Wednes- law. Zephaniah preached impending ening experience and totally free. day. They will be singing again judgment, a day of doom. But in the downtown on December 19. end, he tells them a day when they will sing for joy, and the Lord will Communion & Our basketball teams will play against Walther Christian Acade- sing joyfully over them. Anointing of the Sick my this Friday at 7pm. Join us if

Please call the Rectory at 708-386- you can. 8077 to let us know if you or a Members of our National Junior member of your family is in need of Honor Society are sponsoring a the sacrament of anointing of the sick toy drive for children living in a or would like to have Holy Commun- domestic abuse shelter. The chil- ion brought to your house or nursing dren range in ages from 8 on home or both. down. If you would like to par- ticipate, please drop an un- Praying for the wrapped toy off at the school. Sick In Our Parish We are selling kits to “plant your Second Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 own ” for $10. The trees are small but real and Theresa Adcock, Coletta Ali, Mary G. Of all the communities founded by can be planted outdoors once they Paul, the one at Philippi was his Ballew, Willie Brown, Jeanette Cannon, reach a certain size. Contact Mrs. favorite. Toward the end of his letter Lillian Czaplicki, Normantha & Larry Cooper in the school office (708- to them, he advises them how to live Evans, Phillip Jones, Donna Kanapes, 386-5286) if you are interested in purchasing the kit. Allow 7-10 as they await Christ’s return in glory. Paul Koko, Mary Ann Parker, Albert days for delivery. Parker, Jr., Carlton Shanks, Nsanda S. Stumps, Kate Shoevlin, Sister Carol This Week 2nd Collection is for Bequests Spiegel, and Diane Ward.

PLEASE consider remembering our The name of your close relative will parish in your will or trust. We have remain on this list for four weeks. After been blessed in the past by the gene- that, you will have to call us again to rosity of so many parishioners and I reinstate it into the list. If you wish to am hopeful this will continue into include a name of a sick member of your the future. family here, please call Amanda at the —Father George rectory during office hours. Thank you.

Remember a Loved One Update Personal Info 2019 Mass Book is here!

Please update us with your cell phone We have weekday Masses available number, e-mail address, or any other in our 2019 Mass Book. Please come change of status. to the Rectory for Masses.

Please call Amanda 708-386-8077 Please contact Amanda at the Rectory [email protected] 708-386-8077 or by e-mail: Thank you! [email protected]

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faith centers, schools, theaters, con- theaters, schools, centers, faith

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Farewell Letter from Our Music Director

Dearest Friends,

It is with greatly mixed emotions that I leave St. Catherine-St. Lucy. This is the place where I learned to be Catholic and came into the church. This is the place I learned about Liturgy. This is the place where I learned to play our magnificent organ. It has truly been a spiritual home for me. I have had a choir and cantors of great talent and dedication. I have had priests and staff who trusted and supported me. I will miss them all greatly.

I have been part time here and felt I needed the security of a full time position. I will also have greater responsibility at Holy Cross in Deerfield. I feel the spirit has led me there and that I will find a new home. Please pray for me during this time of transition.

I will keep St. Catherine-St. Lucy in my prayers and all the wonderful friends and parishion- ers I have known here. It is a truly unique and precious place. I will miss you all and pray that God will continue to inspire you through music and prayer.

I wish you a Blessed Advent and Christmas season.

With much love,

Gail E. Rohmann

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