ST. Mary / NEWS June 9, 2019 Catholic Church

In this issue: Pg. 3...This Week Pg. 4...WWJD MPurpose Pg. 6...Receive the Holy Spirit

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Mary Parish is a welcoming community, bonded by Catholic faith, serving God and one another. Mass Times & Information PARISH DIRECTORY Mon. No Mass Tue. 9:00am during school year Clergy Pastoral Council 8:00am during school Rev. David M. Austin - Pastor Mrs. Maxine Cwiak summer vacation E-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Kathleen Etten Wed. 8:00am Parish Staff Mr. Scott Freund Thu. 8:00am Business Manager: Mrs. Mary Kunz Fri. 8:00am Mrs. Barbara Russell…815-385-0024 Mr. John Mercurio Sat. 4:00pm Parish Secretary & Ministry Mr. Ron Freund Sun. 8:00am, 10:00am Coordinator: Mrs. Amy Whiteside Mrs. Mary Schneider…815-385-0024 Mr. Dave Bauer Mrs. Samantha Adams Sacrament of Reconciliation Director of Faith Formation: Wed. Following the 8am Mass Mrs. Tammy Miller….815-385-0024 Finance Council Mr. Rick Bronars Sat. 3:00 pm Director of Music: Mr. Joe Gilmore Mrs. Celeste Mann…..815-385-9454 Mr. Tim Hying Parish Maintenance: Mr. Charles Reilly Ministry to the Sick & Homebound: Mr. Lou Mercieri…….815-385-0024 Montini Catholic School Mr. Dave Helmeid…...815-385-0024 Please call the parish office to arrange Primary Center..815-385-5380 for a visit if you or a loved one is in the Cemetery Director: Middle School….815-385-1022 hospital, homebound or in need of the Mr. Lou Mercieri…….815-385-0024 Website: www.montinischool.com sacrament of anointing. Marian Central Catholic High School School Office……815-338-4220 Parish Registration: If you are new to St. Mary’s, welcome to Website: www.marian.com our parish! We hope you will feel comfort- able and share the love of Christ here with us at St. Mary. Stop by the Parish Center Ministry Schedule for the weekend of June 15th & 16th during regular office hours and we will MINISTRY SAT 4PM SUN 8AM SUN 10AM assist you in registering. If there is any way that we may be of assistance in help- ing you feel welcome here, please don’t CLERGY Fr. David Fr. David Fr. David hesitate to ask! LECTOR Dave Schmitt Bob Gende Amy Whiteside

Please notify the Parish Office of any address, phone, or email changes. COMMUN- Linda Schmitt Dan Tonyan Phil & Paulette Parish Center & Mailing Address: ION Fran Wiser Amy Williams Hartl 1407 North Richmond Road MINISTERS McHenry, Illinois 60050-1459 ALTAR Maxine Cwiak Eddie Gilmore Rebecca SERVERS Whiteside General Contact Information: Office Phone………………(815) 385-0024 MUSICIAN Celeste Mann Celeste Mann Celeste Mann Office Fax ...... ……..(815) 385-7809 (S) Adult Choir Parish E-mail…[email protected] Parish Website…stmarymchenryil.org CANTOR Jan Nagel Mackenzie Lullo Rob Kunz Parish Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/St.MaryMcHenry USHERS David & Linda Ron Freund Greg Hufman Office Hours: Schmitt Peter Freund Craig Adams Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am-4:00 pm Friday: 8:00 am-12:00 Noon HOSPITAL Craig Adams

MINISTRY Maureen Durkin

Fran Barth Page 3 THIS WEEK Sun June 9...Masses 8am & 10am Mon June 10...No Mass/Vacation Bible CCW News: School 9am12:30pm RUMMAGE SALE IS RIGHT AROUND THE Tues June 11...8am Mass/Vacation Bible School 9am CORNER 12:30pm Our 69th Rummage Sale will take place Wed June 12...8am Mass/Confession to follow/Vacation on Thursday, June 20 thru Saturday June 22nd. Bible School 9am12:30pm Thurs June 13...8am Mass/Vacation Bible School 9am Sale times: June 20..9am to 5pm M12:30pm June 21..9am to 5pm Fri June 14...8am Mass/Vacation Bible (last day) 9am June 22..9am to Noon 12:30pm/Rummage Sale drop off begins 9am6pm Sat June 15...3pm Confession/4pm Mass/Rummage Drop Off: June 14..9am to 6pm Sale drop off 9am4pm June 15..9am to 4pm Sun June 16...Father’s Day Masses 8am & 10am/ June 16..8am to 11:30am Rummage Sale drop off 8am11:30am June 17..9am to 5pm June 18..9am to 5pm No Donations Accepted Wed, June 19th UpComing Rummage Sales/Flea Markets: Donation Exclusions: St. Bridget’s Parish Center/600 Clifford Ave Large appliances, microwaves, computers, Loves Park Il... June 28th 1pm7pm.. June 29th 9am1pm monitors, printers, tv, mattresses, car seats, cribs, used stuff animals, paint, tires, couches, all entertainment centers, air conditioners, mag- Totus Tuus 2019 Catholic Summer Camp azines, encyclopedias, text books, pianos, sew- Christ the King, 5006 E. Wonder Lake, Rd. Wonder Lake ing machines in cabinets, misc electrical cords 1st6th Grade program: July 2226 N 9am2:15pm and organs. 7th12th Grade program: July 2125 N79pm Cost: $10NScholarships available Registration now open! Go to the website: christthekingchurch.org to register Weekly Grief Support at Catholic Charities 125 Anniversary Have you or a loved one experienced a recent loss in your KICKOFF life? Perhaps you are grieving a death, going through or Thursday, August 15th recently been divorced, working through unemployment or 7:00 pm in Church find your family size changing as your children grow. What better way to begin our Grief occurs throughout our lives as we encounter losses year of celebration than with and sometimes it helps to share our feelings, as this a concelebrated Mass with strengthens the Body of Christ. Catholic Charities has an Bishop Malloy at the Feast of ongoing support group that meets on Tuesday mornings at the Assumption! 10am at 5141 W. Bull Valley Rd. (small building on Ho- ly Apostles campus). The group is led by a therapist and St. Mary Parish Picnic! trained facilitator. There is a $5 weekly charge and re- Saturday, August 17th following 4pm Mass freshments are served. No registration is necessary. Ques- tions? Call Catholic Charities at 8153446956. Music Ministry Update Take Note…. SUMMER VOLUNTEER CHOIR BEGINS June 23rd with the Feast of Corpus Chris- ti! Come up and sing in the choir loft. Montini Little Angels Preschool We can review parts from 9am M9:45am. Offering classes for children 25 years of age. Cantors Wanted. Stop up in the choir loft 2,3 or 5 day options before or after any Mass to talk about it! Full Day Available Call to schedule at tour 8153855380 Page 4 St. Vincent de Paul: What Would Jesus Do? Note: If you are making a check donation to St. Vin- Purpose cent de Paul please make the check out to St. Vincent de Paul Society not to St. Mary. Thank You! When we get to the end of our lives, it’s unlikely that many of us are going to say, “I wish I had worked hard- er.” Most of us will probably regret that our lives did- Intercessions for Life: For newly confirmed n’t have more purpose. Catholics, may they be open to the Holy Spirit and coura- geously stand for the protection of all human life, We Having purpose in your life goes beyond getting up in Pray to the Lord. the morning and going to school or work. These activi- ties are important and even necessary, but they probably Word of Life: “You who are my messenger, in you I don’t have much to do with eternal significance, which place my absolute trust.” Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. is at the core of purpose. To live life with purpose also means doing that which you are made to do. It sounds Juan Diego. simple, but it’s a profound thought. It goes to the heart of who made you, and for what purpose you were creat- Knights of Columbus Council 128 Golf Out- ed. ing: Sat, July 13, 2019, Boone Creek Golf Club, check in 11am12:30pm, first tee times 1:00pm. Do you have a desire to live your life with purpose to Team best ball format. Men, women and mixed four- do that which you were made to do? How do you find somes welcome. Entry fee $75 per person, includes golf, out what that purpose is? Is there anyone who knows? dinner and prize ($65 before May 31) Dinner only $25 per person. All players and diners must be regis- What Would Jesus Do? (to be continued next week) tered by Monday, July 1, 2019. Make checks payable to Knights of Columbus #1288. Prayer Therapy Worldwide Marriage Encounter: Remember your work and Jesus says “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to struggles are not unholy. Pray you.” Bring peace into your marriage by attending the and God will come to you just next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on June as you are. 2830 in Rockford Il….July 1921 in Madison Wi.. ..or September 68 in Geneva Il. Visit our website at Alifetimeoflove.org or call 8885745653. Readings for the week of June 9, 2019 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:19 or Ex 19:38a, 1620b or Ez 37:114 or Jl 3:15/Ps 104:12, 24, 35, 2728, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/ Mass Reminder: Starting June 11th the Tuesday Rom 8:2227/Jn 7:3739. 9am morning Mass will go back to 8am during the Extended Vigil: Gn 11:19/Ps 33:1011, 1213, 1415/Ex summer school break!! 19:38a, 1620b/Dn 3:52, 53, 55, 56 [52b] or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Ez 37:114/Ps 107:23, 45, 67, 89 [1]/Jl 3:15/Ps 104:1 2, 24, 35, 2728, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:2227/Jn 7:3739. Welcome New Parishioners: Day: Acts 2:1 11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29 30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor Andrea Wilton 12:3b7, 1213 or Rom 8:817/Jn 20:1923 or Jn 14:1516, Ronald & Constance Jackson 23b26 Bernadette Rail Monday: Gen 3:915 or Acts 1:1214/Ps 87:12, 3 and 5, 67/Jn 19:2534 Tuesday: Acts 11:21b26; 13:13/Ps 98:1, 23ab, 3cd 4, 56 [cf. 2b]/Mt 5:1316 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:411/Ps 99:5, 6, 7, 8, 9 [cf. 9c]/Mt 5:1719 VENDOR OF THE WEEK Thursday: 2 Cor 3:154:1, 36/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11 Thank you for advertising in our Bulletin 12, 1314 [cf. 10b]/Mt 5:2026 Friday: 2 Cor 4:715/Ps 116:1011, 1516, 1718 [17a]/Mt 5:2732 Ralph Gunderson Plumbing, In. Saturday: 2 Cor 5:1421/Ps 103:12, 34, 910, 1112 Septic Pumping & Repair….8156537806 [8a]/Mt 5:3337 Where the Owners Answer The Phone Licensed and Insured Emergency Service Available Next Sunday: Prv 8:2231/Ps 8:45, 67, 89 [2a]/Rom 5:1 in most cases. 5/Jn 16:1215 Wonder Lake, Il Page 5

If you or a loved one is in need of prayers, please call the parish office 8153850024 or email us at: [email protected] with Mon. June 10 8am No Mass your prayer request. Tues. June 11 8am +All Souls in Purgatory Please pray for the deceased Please pray for our sick: Wed. June 12 8am +Bob Vogt Jean Roche, Rebecca Whiteside, Doris Basil, + Fr. Balog Lois Shea, Lois Kasper, Joanne Hart, Joseph Tarzian, Paige Tarzian, Frank Neunthal, Thurs. June 13 8am +Donald Van Dykers Linda Keith, Raymond Brefeld, Sandy No- +Karl Schmidt vak, Thad Tomaszewski, James Peterson, George Haegler, Anna Burger, Gary Gilpin, Wayne Zank, Scott Dehn, Sandy Fri. June 14 8am +Shea Family Diedrich , Lesley Curran, Dan Curran, Kay Bauer, Mary Sat. June 15 4pm +Mr & Mrs Alfred Krepel Sr. Delia, Richard Biestek, Christopher Byrnes, Lynette & Barbara Mosson, Shirley Freund, Diana Deufel, Irene Rutkowksi, +Dave Boger Bernice Etten, Timothy Harrison, Barbara DeMar, Cathy All Fathers Living & de- Sullivan, Ron & Barb Bergsma, Diane Andrews, Larry Lang, ceased of St. Mary Barbara Caran, Cecile Zimmerman, Millie Thorso, Maria Tonyan, Shirley Tonyan, John Sullivan, Luella Monticelli, Sun June 16 8am +Marvin Bauer Fr. Thomas Burr. All Fathers Living & deceased of St. Mary Please pray for our men and women serving in the armed forc- Sun June 16 10am +Clarence Diedrich es, especially for. +Clarence Etten 2Lt. Eric Adams/Army Reserves All Fathers Living & deceased of St. Mary 2Lt. Mark Adams/Air Force Matthew Kling/Marines P03 Cameron D. Malcolm /Navy St. Mary’s Sanctuary Lamp signifies the SFC Martin D. Malcolm /Army Eucharistic presence of the Lord Jesus in the Lt. Col. Donna L. Hornberger/ Air Force tabernacle and burns continuously for seven 1st. Lt. Zach Hornberger /Air Force days. This week June 9th thru June 15th MAJ Gavin R. Laskowski /Army the Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of Sgt Mariah Jones/Army Ernest & Theresa Pieroni Lt. David Dicker Jr. /Army Corporal Matthew Kling/Marines June 2, 2019 PFC Jessie Kling/Marines Sunday Budget $8,281.00 Are you writing or rewriting your Will? Loose: $407.00 Designate a gift to St. Mary and give witness to your faith! Good Envelopes: $6,677.00 stewardship comes from the heart. Memorials in memory of your Votives: $38.90 loved ones are gifts that benefit our parish. Thank You! Total: $7,122.90 ASSISTANCE Family Services………………...8153856400 Deficit/Overage: $1,158.10 Catholic Charities………………815 344 6956 Deficit since Fish Food Pantry……………….8153444717 7/1/2018: $60,349.34 Pads Shelter…………………….8153385231 St. Vincent de Paul……………..8153855673 Special Donations: $2,761.00 Senior Care Volunteer Network..8154553120 Adult & Senior Local Transportation Service ………………...……….8473969000 New 2019 Diocesan Stewardship Appeal St. Mary’s Goal $39,555.00 The Diocese of Rockford, 2019 Encounter Retreat: Pledge: $19,465.00 M Girls retreat (entering 7th College) June 23 26 Led by Payments: $9,395.00 Religious Sisters. Needed for Goal: $20,090.00 Guys retreat (entering 7th9th) July 79 Led by Seminari- % of Goal: 50% ans of the diocese Guys retreat (entering 10thCollege) July 2123 Led by Contact Address for Fr. Thomas Burr Seminarians of the diocese St. Joseph Village Bishop Lane Retreat Center…..To register visit 1201 E. Sandy Lake Rd. rockforddiocese.org/encounter Coppell Texas 75019 8153994300 Page 6

LPI Connect Sunday Reflection June 9th, 2019 Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:111, 1 Corinthians 12:3b7, 1213, John 20:1923

Recently, I finally watched an episode of“Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.”In some ways, it can feel similar to other reality shows featuring people dismantling their hoarding spaces and loading unwanted things in boxes and bins. The homes are actually pretty organized, I noticed. Things look nice and neat, at least for the TV camera crew. Marie Kondo’s KonMari method is fairly simple. Make a giant mess of one area and go through each item at a time. Here’s the kicker. Does the item “spark joy”? If not, it’s out. All too often, my spiritual life can feel like it’s in need of the KonMari method. Here’s why. It’s not necessarily that my external or internal spaces aren’t organized. If I’m a hoarder, at least I’ve got the la- beled boxes to make sense of it. My problem is that I manage the Holy Spirit. I’d like his help when I need to make a particularly tough decision, or when I’m encountering a person whose emotional life feels outside my scope of experience. But when I’m making a choice about my free time or some of the deeper fears and worries of my own heart? I’d like to handle that on my own, thank you very much. In my experience, God has a tendency to bring the mess before He brings the joy. How about the rest of you? In our busy lives, perhaps we allot God His portion on Sunday mornings and move on to the next thing come Sunday afternoon. Perhaps we allot Him space in our bank statements with our weekly or monthly tithe, write our check, and move on. In society, debates course on about religion being a private matter or a public one. In our Church, we don’t always do much better. Is the Holy Spirit something only the Charismatic Renewal care about? Do we treat the sacrament of Confirmation as graduation, a clear demarcation line between childhood and maturity … yet somehow all too often a departure? Have we managed the Holy Spirit? If so, are we open to letting him loose? The ancient Celtic Christians had a sense of this. They called the Holy Spirit“the wild goose.”For me, this im- age conjures up a few things, like how these birds can get crazy running around in a park, dropping who knows what mess into your walking path. But anyone who’s seen a flock take flight over a lake at dawn will know another feeling. Wonder. Awe. Gratitude for the God who makes it all. The readings this Pentecost Sunday are all about God messing things up to bring us even greater joy. The Gospel tells of the first sending of the Holy Spirit. It’s Monday evening after Easter Sunday. The disciples’ expectations of Jesus had been utterly upended by the events of the Passion. Now they’ve heard rumors of Christ’s resurrection, but don’t yet believe it for certain. They’re hiding in fear. Jesus entered into their midst and revealed his wounds,“show[ing] them his hands and his side.”In this moment of disbelief transforming into joy and wonder, Jesus“breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” The first reading tells the story of Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit in power. Just a week or so before, the Apostles had asked Jesus when he was going to restore the earthly kingdom to Israel. Talk about upended expectations! Jesus tells them to wait and to pray for the Holy Spirit.“And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong, driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.”Upon this reception, the Apostles break down the doors of the Upper Room and immediately begin telling the passerby of the mighty power of God in Jesus Christ. Eventually, they take this message to the ends of the earth, and even go joy- fully to their deaths, knowing the truth of the glory that awaits them. Breath, life, fire, wind … these are primordial images. God uses them to remind us of something transcendent, not tame. The Holy Spirit at work in our lives goes beyond our compartments and neatly organized Christianity. For the Hebrews, breath and wind were the same linguistic concept:“ruah.”In Genesis 1,ruahhovers over the waters in the chaos before the first day. This Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit wants to stir us up. He wants to hover over our chaos, upend our expectations, and show us a new, transforming joy. We all have areas of our lives where we’ve put things in a few boxes and shut the closet door, giving the appear- ance of order. What if we opened that space to the Holy Spirit? Perhaps the Holy Spirit is coming in boldness, mys- tery, and power, like with the Apostles at Pentecost. Perhaps the Holy Spirit needs to first be someone we receive intimately, trembling in fear, like the Apostles in John’s Gospel. This Pentecost Sunday, let God make a mess of your managed life. Let Him do something new. Let His Spirit spark into flame true joy! Anna Carter