St. Thecla Catholic Church

Welcome Bishop Mark Bartosic, Confirmation Candidates—2019, Parents, families, relatives and friends to the Sacrament of Confirmation and Mass Sunday, March 3rd , 3:00pm

The Candidates—St. Thecla Parish 2019 ⑨

⑨ Emma Anthony Alvarado Coleman Timothy McDonagh ⑨

⑨ Mark Christopher Arnold Makenzie Francis Miklasz ⑨

⑨ Katie Margaret Ashworth Maeve Genevieve Miller ⑨

⑨ Annie Dorothy Atamas Tyler George Milz ⑨

⑨ Nicholas Michael Bacoulis Connor Richard Mosele ⑨

⑨ Nathan Michael Betancourt Evan Ignatius Nelson ⑨

⑨ Matthew Michael Boduch Gavin Francis Riley ⑨

⑨ Michael Joseph Brosnan Ryan Michael Riley ⑨

⑨ Madeleine Catherine Clyde Finley Abigail Rocha ⑨

⑨ Alex Vincent Conley Catherine Philomena Sabal ⑨

⑨ Jack Patrick Conley Henry Maximilian Sadler ⑨

⑨ Christy Hedwig Correa William Francis Sadler ⑨

⑨ Jeremy Joseph Ewing Alex Michael Shannon ⑨

⑨ Juan Raphael Favela Liam Michael Sheedy ⑨

⑨ Jack Michael Fuller Nora Cecilia Sheedy ⑨

⑨ Tara Evelyn Gillespie Kevin Patrick Sheehy ⑨

⑨ Cara Teresa Lewandowski Hailey Elizabeth Shrader ⑨

⑨ Sara Monica Martorano Tony Bernard Tirado ⑨ ⑨ Michael Jose McCarthy Timothy Bernard Valente

March 3rd, 2019 8th Sunday in ordinary time RENEW MY CHURCH Called by Jesus Christ, we are making disciples, building communities and inspiring witness.

6725 W. Devon Avenue Chicago, IL 60631 773-792-3077

GOSPEL MEDITATION Emails. Carpools. Shopping lists. Home repairs. It can seem like we move so quickly from one thing to the next.

Our news comes in sound bites and headlines. How often do we take time for silence, for prayer, for reflection,

for wisdom? Jesus warns us of stumbling through life without an adequate sense of where we✂ re going. Can a

✂ ✂ blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? This Sunday s Gospel isn t about fumbling

along but o✁ ers a self-check on our own motivations.

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Why do you notice the splinter in your brother s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own? ✂ Without adequate self-reflection, it✂ s easy to become blind to our own faults. We go through life s motions as our bad habits linger or even increase. We may become increasingly impatient, we may avoid important tasks, we

may neglect the emotional needs of our spouse. Perhaps, in the process, we find fault with those around us. In

the words of Jesus, remove the wooden beam from your own eye first. ✄ So how do we know? How can we notice the hidden faults in our lives? A good tree does not bear ro en fruit,

nor does a ro✄en tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. A good person out of the store of

goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of store of evil produces evil. Do you notice certain

relationships that have become strained, or situations where you know you don✂ t act your best? Perhaps this is

an area where you are acting out of sin, rather than virtue. The truth is, all of us are a mixture of light and dark, ✂ vice and virtue. We can✂ t pretend we re perfect! But we also need to take time to pause and prayerfully examine

the fruit we✂ re bearing. Article provided by LPI.

None of us is alone in this world. Each of us is a vital

piece of the great mosaic. -St. John Paul II

Wedding Banns III Keith Ryan & LeeAnna Ciastko

Recently Baptized in the Catholic Faith Pearl Lane Garcia Ella Rose Dziedzic

WEEKLY READINGS Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92/1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 Monday: Sir 17:20-24/Ps 32/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1/Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51/Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86/Lk 5:27-32 Next Sunday: Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13

OBSERVANCES Sunday: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Casimir Wednesday: Ash Wednesday Thursday: Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Friday: St. John of God, Religious Saturday: St. Frances of Rome, Religious Next Sunday: 1st Sunday of Lent; Daylight Saving Time Begins 7 PARISH INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK

Administrator: Fr. Gregory Rom TUESDAY, MARCH 5

K Of C Saint Patrick✂ s Dinner- 6:30p.m.-10:30p.m.- Weekend Associate: Fr. Ronald Stake MPR, school kitchen Pastor Emeritus: Fr. Gerald Rogala Choir rehearsal —7:00-8:00p.m.-Parish Chapel Deacons: Robert Cnota, Steven Wagner and Gen. Anders Polish School First Communion Mtg. – 7:00p.m.-8:00 p.m. –Church Michael McManus STWC-Board Meeting –7:15 pm-9:00p.m.-PDR School Principal: Mr. Tim O’Malley THURSDAY, MARCH 7 Church & School Development: Ms.Kathy Collins Leisure Club-Set up-9a.m.-11:00a.m.-QOP Anon Mtg.-9:30a.m.-11:30a.m.-SJW Religious Education: Mr. Ron Mazzoni Leisure Club Mtg-11:30am-3p.m.-QOP Music: Mr. Mark Wozniczka, Director Boy Scouts– 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m.-MPR, GYM Mr. Markeise Russell, Choir Director SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Gen. Anders Polish School-9:00am.-3:00p.m.-school MASS SCHEDULE: classroom, MPR, Teacher’s Lounge Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Gen. Anders Polish School Mass –12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Church Sunday: 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday - Friday: pls. see pg. 9 Holy Days: Please see the bulletin SJW– St. Joseph the Worker room Confessions: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. QOP-Queen of Peace room

Church: 6725 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 PDR-Parish O✁ ce dining room MPR-Multi-purpose room: Haran-Nelson Hall

Parish O ce: 6333 N. Newcastle Ave. Administrative Assistant: Monika McGavin Weekend: Barbara Swift

Hours: Monday– 8:00a.m.-4:00p.m. ☎ Polska Szko☎a im. Gen. W . Andersa Tuesday—Friday 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m. Saturday School of Polish Language

Saturday: 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

✝ ✝ 40 Lat dzia✆ alno ci w ród Polonii

Ameryka ✞ skiej! ✆

(773) 792-3077 ext. 209 FAX: (773) 792-3820 ✟ Szko a podstawowa ✄

e-mail: parish@sain hecla.org ✟ Liceum ✠ ✟ Klasa dla dzieci dwuj zycznych

School: 6323 N. Newcastle Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 Lekcje trwaj✡ w godzinach od 9 rano do 12:30 popo-

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(773) 763-3380 Visit us on the web at: udniu i obejmuj✡ zaj cia z religii przygotowuj ce ✠ do Sakramentów: Pierwszej Komunii ☛ wi tej i www.sain ✄ hecla.org

Bierzmowania. Dyrektor Szko✆ y-p.Wanda Penar. Kontakt: 1(224)735-7297. email: szkolaandersausa@

gmail.com. Strona szko✆ y: www.szkolaandersa.us;

Przygotowanie do Egzaminu Certyfikowanego z ✠ J ✠zyka Polskiego jako J zyka Obcego oraz stanowe- go Seal of Biliteracy.

Szko✆ a akredytowana jest przez Illinois Board of 8 Education. MASS INTENTIONS THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING AND CARING FOR THE GIFT OF YOUR PARISH - ST. THECLA

Tues. March 5 8:30a.m. +Marshall Smith Jr. CONTRIBUTIONS 2/24/19 Sunday Collection: $4,246.20 Wed. March 6 8:30a.m. School Mass Maintenance: $50.00 12:00 p.m.-Prayer service (no Mass) Parking Lot: $57.00 7:00 p.m. Mass Votive Stand: $18.25 Total: $4,371.45 Thurs. March 7 8:30a.m. +Bishop Edwin M. Conway Other collection 02/24/19 Friday March 8 8:30a.m. +Bob Mader Human Development: $2.00 Total: $2.00

Sat. March 9 5:00p.m. +Joseph & Charlo✁ e Kupiec Online Giving-Parish 02/18/19-02/25/19 +Deceased members of Sunday Collection: $2,048.58 Varga Family Special: $25.00 Sun. March 10 8:00a.m. +Wanda Krozel One –Time donation: $25.00 Total: $2,098.58 10:00a.m. Parishioners Other collection-online giving 02/18/19-02/25/19 Sharing Parish: $15.00 Total: $15.00

+ Alan J. Usdrowski

Sing with the choir, offer your musical skills; see Markeise or Mark after Mass or contact them! Markeise: [email protected] March 6: Ash Wednesday Mark: [email protected] Ashes will be distributed at: 8:30am – School Mass Women’s Council News 12:00pm – Prayer Service (no Mass) 7 :00pm – Mass In preparation for the Lenten season Saint Thecla‘s Women’s Council is planning a Len- ten reflection on Tuesday March 19th

at 7:45p.m. in the Haran-Nelson Hall. Doors open at Defending Life-Join the Knights of Colum- 7:30p.m. Lent is considered a time of fasting and repentance leading up to the celebration of Easter. bus; contact Grand Knight Tim Horn at 312- 927-7057 or Parish Office. Please join us for a light supper of bread and soup provided by The White Eagle Restaurant. Following dinner we are pleased to welcome speaker Deacon John Rottman who will conclude the evening with prayer and reflection.

Please RSVP to Terri #773-631-0215 or Maribeth # 773- 266-3831 by March 13th if you plan on joining us.

All are welcome to join us and as always transportation can be arranged if you need a ride to any of our meetings. 9 The Season of Lent will begin this Wednesday.

This Wednesday, March 3: Ash Wednesday Ashes will be distributed at: 8:30am – School Mass 12:00pm – Prayer Service 7:00pm – Mass

Lenten Regulations Abstinence from meats is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years and older on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals in not permitted. The special Paschal fast and abstinence are prescribed for Good Friday and encouraged for Holy Saturday.

By the threefold discipline of fasting, almsgiving and prayer, the Church keeps Lent from Ash Wednesday until the evening of Holy Thursday. All of the faithful and the catechumens should undertake serious practice of these three traditions. Failure to observe penitential days totally or a substantial number of days must be considered serious.

Stations of the Cross ------Fridays at 7:00pm Polish School Stations of the Cross ------Saturdays at 12:30pm also: “Stations through the eyes of Mary” ---- Friday, April 5 – 7:00pm “Living Stations of the Cross” ------Friday, April 12 – 2:00 & 7:00pm [If there are any errors in the information above, please communicate a.s.a.p. Thank You.]

One Option for Lenten Almsgiving: Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl banks This is only one option for our Lenten almsgiving. Everyone can make their own choice. The “rice bowl banks” are available in the vestibule and at the side doors.

This Sunday: ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL “Follow-up Sunday” Thank You Very Much to all who participated in last weekend’s Commitment Sun- day. Annual Catholic Appeal brochures & pledge envelopes are still available. If you will be writing a check, please make it out to Annual Catholic Appeal (not St. Thecla).

10 This Sunday, March 3 – 3:00pm: Sacrament of Confirmation Mass with Bishop Bartosic [This Mass will be the Sunday Mass and will fulfill our obligation.]

Please remember: The Bishop will not be able to stay after Mass for the reception. For those who’d like a photo with the Bishop, please be in the Queen of Peace room by 1:45pm. (There will be a reception after the Mass.)

Next weekend – March 9 & 10: “Re-Commissioning” At all 3 Masses, our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and our Ministers of Care will be “re-commissioned”. All Parishes do this every 3 years (usually on the 1st Sunday of Advent). Thank You Very Much to all of our liturgical ministers! Thanks to Deacon Steve Wagner who is coordinating this “re-commissioning”. P.S. “Communion Ministers” and Ministers of Care may also distribute ashes.

1 week from this Tuesday – March 12: Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Wypych for the Polish School

Lenten Mission with St. Cornelius and St. Tarcissus Parishes: March 31 – April 2 This Lenten Mission will be at St. Cornelius, and each Parish will take a turn providing the light dinner (6:00pm) and the liturgical duties (greeters/ushers, readers, etc.). Our evening-to- host will be Tuesday, April 2nd. More details forthcoming. You can go to www.Friarjp.com to learn more about the Mission and the Mission preacher, Father Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM. P.S. We will probably have the “light dinner” delivered so we can enjoy it too.

Vicariate “Listening Session” – Monday, March 18 – St. John Brebeuf – 7:00pm If anyone, who attended our “Listening Sessions” here, would like to be one of the five of our St. Thecla parishioners to attend the Vicariate “Listening Session”, please contact Fr. Greg by next Sunday, March 10. (Then, I can give you a copy of the notes from our session.)

Renew My Church (RMC) – Update #5

Information about RMC has been in our Sunday bulletins since the first Sunday of Febru- ary. Please continue to keep up-to-date. (Past bulletins can be read on our Parish web- site. Also, some “paper copies” are available.)

On this past Wednesday afternoon, there was an orientation meeting for the Staff of all the Parishes in Vicariate II who are being “activated” in 2019. Because our bulletin must be sent to the printer before then, a summary of that meeting will be in next Sunday’s bulletin. Only general information and maybe the schedule of future meetings will be communicated.

If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to go to RenewMyChurch.org to learn more about the “whys” and “hows” of this important planning process. 11 Prayer List, US Military United States Marines: United States Army: United States Air Force: We keep those who are CPT. Philip E. Blais, MAJ. Terence W. Bacon, TSgt. Michael J. Archam, serving in the military in 2ndLt. Kevin Bowler, PFC. Adam Dunbar, A1C Heather Bosh, our prayers. Please print the PFC Michael T. Brennan, SGT. Sean Doherty, A1C Shane Garrison, Pvt. James Dinela, SGT. Rachel Hall, SSgt. Adam Krey, name of your loved one and LCpl. Kyle Elmer, SGT. Robert Lach, Maj. Peter A. Schroeder, drop it in the collection SSgt. Benjamin Juhasz, CPT. Jared Lampe, MSgt. James E. Stay, basket or return it to the LCpl. Nathaniel J. Juncer, WO. Steven Larmay, SSgt. Sentara Stay,

Parish O✁ ce. Their names Maj. Michael C. Mroszczak, SPC. Thomas J. Lyons III, SSgt. Ma✂ Tredwell, will remain on the list until PFC. Seth D. Perkins, PFC. Raymond Rau, AIG. Keith Daniel Garrison, you notify us of their return LCpl. Jose Rivera, 1LT. Michael Spiwak, A1C. Andrew T. Perkins or if their rank changes. MSgt. Richard L. Sroka, SGT. Brian Pasterczyk 2nd Lt. Zachary Henry, LCpl. Michael Panagas

We pray for all those in nursing homes, homebound or who require extended care and those who care for them:

Richard Bekielewski, Sr Frank Herbig William Parrillo Julia Zeler

Ma hew Paul Baginski Rick Hernandez Carolyn Plodzien Rose Zembal Don Bohdanyk Eleanor Holler Stanley Podgorny Barbara Zygmunt Alicja Brozyna Maria Kadlub Fran Riley Daniel Burke Barbara Kelly Helena Rumas Jodi Chmiel Edward Kennedy Stanley Sadej Harriet Chudzynski Maria Kieca Jennie Sekula Sharon Cinkowsky Beverly Kisiel Walter Smal Eileen Cobb Ronald Klish Diana Strauss Kevin Connolly Mary Lavalle Aurelia Swiat

Mildred Cwiak Joanna Lesna Ma hew Switski Patricia Dooley Rose Ligeza Janis Taylor Diane Dudek Walter Malinowski Patricia Timm Gilfoy Family Wanda Marshall John Vargo Fernando Gimenez Marni Mensching Helene Veder Helen Glomb Imleda Mizones Cecilia Walega Ann Gosciniak Joan Nykiel Christine Wasowski Gerald Halvey Alice Mae Norton Mary Widelka Beverly Herbig Patricia O’Toole Edward Wnek

Parishioner Contact Update: To help keep our records current, please print the information below and drop

the form in the collection basket or at the parish o✁ ce. Thank you.

Last Name______First Name ______M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms.

Address______City______Zip Code______

Email address______Phone (Home)______Cell phone______

12 Eucharistic Adoration

At this time the plan is to restart Eucharistic Adoration on Friday March 8th and continue for every week thereafter if the faithful demonstrate interest. Adoration will begin on Friday at 12 noon

and conclude with Benediction at 3 PM. Adoration will take place in the Chapel in the Parish O ✁ ce. All are welcome to a end.

Deacon Steve will facilitate Adoration with the help of those

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ST. THECLA SCHOOL

The Second Graders had a super fun and educational day celebrating the 100th Day of School. The

students got to show o✁ their creative T-Shirts during a fashion show that showed their 100 items. They also got to build their own snack goodie bag of 100 items that they had to count out. The stu- dents were able to build with 100 cups and used 100 cubes to measure and count how tall they were. They also had fun writing about what they would spend their 100 dollars on! Second Grade is 100 (and then some) days smarter! Ms. Sara Due— 2nd Grade Teacher

Consider SAINT THECLA SCHOOL for Your Children. Schedule a visit today! call Ms. Kathy Collins at 773.763.3380 or email: [email protected]. On the web visit www.saintthecla.org