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June 21, 2015 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Father's June 21, 2015 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Father’s Day Parish Office: 773.486.4300 Masses: Parish Fax: 773.252.5346 Monday-Thursday: 7:00 a.m. Friday: 8:30 a.m. School Office: 773.486.1334 Saturday (Vigil): 5:00 p.m. School Fax: 773.486.1782 Sunday: 8:15 a.m., 9:45 a.m., www.stjohnberchmans.org 11:30 a.m. (Spanish), & 6:30 p.m. 2517 Logan Boulevard Chicago, IL 60647 Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Weekdays: by Appointment H A P P Y F A T H E R ’S D A Y! Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2015 Wayne’s World God is All-Powerful Dear Friends, I think in today’s parlance there would be all kinds of extra punctuation or even Do you ever think about the words we pray at Mass? “emojis” after the question. They are startled and afraid of the great power of the sea. Sometimes I think we risk just going through the motions Incredible forces are tossing their boat and their teacher is sleeping. He could sleep and not really taking to heart the words that come out of because he always did what the children’s song’s lyrics invite us all to do: he puts his our mouths during the celebration of the Mass. The ritual trust in God. Not only does Jesus put his trust in almighty God, he shows us that he can become habit, albeit a good habit, and in the habitual shares that power as he calms the seas and stills the waves. action of praying – the creed for example – we fail to really Throughout the history of the Church, artists, writers and architects have often acknowledge what we are saying. used the image of the boat to depict the Church. Many of the early Church Fathers Let’s think about the first two lines of the Creed. Immediately after the homily, refer to the Barque, the ship of Peter. The symbol of the ship represents the Church we wake up, and the priest leads us by bellowing, “I believe in one God…” Can you upon the high seas of life. It is the nature of a ship that it is always on a journey; it has think of the next couple of lines? “The Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of a destination and a purpose. It will traverse many dangerous waters and pass through all things visible and invisible.” Those simple creedal statements about the first person many trials but with Jesus (our Compass) we will arrive upon the Eternal Shore. in the Trinity ought to make us pause, reflect, and rejoice. When was the last time So if you think you are or our Church is being tossed about in the waves of you paused, reflected and rejoiced while praying the Creed? The Master of creation, controversy or uncertainty, seek the Lord who can calm whatever storms we the one who created it all – the things we see and the things we don’t – is almighty. encounter. God is all-powerful. If the thought of God’s creative majesty doesn’t make you jump I encourage you to read the Pope’s recent encyclical on the environment He up and down, the fact that God is all-powerful should. released Laudato Si (which means Praised Be) on Thursday. The information leading In the short reading we hear today from Job, God reminds Job, and the rest of up to the release of the encyclical suggests that the document is about the care of our us, of his creative and sustaining power. He uses the great image of the sea. Living common home, that is, creation. Pope Francis himself said Wednesday that the text is near Lake Michigan, we have experienced the power, sometimes even destructive an appeal for responsibility to cultivate and protect “the garden in which God has put power, of water. Tsunamis and other water events have filled the international news. the human person.” He said, “This is our home. It’s crumbling and this affects us all, The seas, oceans, rivers and lakes exhibit their power year after year. God reminds us especially the poorest ones. Hence, mine is an appeal for responsibility based on what that God is more powerful than the most powerful storm and see. He reminds us of God has told men: care for and preserve creation.” Let’s read it and join Pope Francis his “almighty-ness!” He tells Job that he can stop the tide and still the waves. He can in his concern for and care of all that Almighty God has given us. bring peace and order out of chaos. Peace, It makes me think of a song that we learned on one of our first trips to Lourdes. Our host, who spoke very little English, did his best to teach us an English song with gestures. I still remember the words, nearly twenty years later. One of the verses sings, “He rolls back the water of the mighty Red Sea. And he says ‘I’ll never leave P.S. Speaking of Pope Francis… I’m off to Rome next week to accompany the you. Put your trust in me!’” In a sense, that is the message for us. We need to hear Archbishop on his pallium pilgrimage. I hope to have a chance to meet the Pope! it and believe it. Pray for me as I will for you. A boat tossed on a stormy sea appears in the Gospel today. And Jesus is sleeping in the boat. The disciples fearful and probably a bit angry wake him and question his concern for them. They ask, “Teacher do you not care that we are perishing?” Our Mission: Rooted in Christ, touched by His love and mercy, the Saint John Berchmans community finds unity in its diversity, proclaims by Word, Sacrament, and service, that the Kingdom of God is at hand, and declares that all are welcome in this place. 2 June 21, 2015 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time THE YEAR OF THE SACRAMENTS POPE FRANCIS’ VISION OF HEALING AND COMMUNION (JULY 2014 - JUNE 2015) Parish Announcements ENABLE The Second Vatican Council says that the common priesthood of the baptized faithful PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION and the ordained ministerial priesthood are “ordered to each other.” They both share in the one priesthood of Jesus Next week our archdiocese will take up the Be a Witness to Charity. Christ. What does this mean? One way to understand this relationship Peter’s Pence Collection, which provides Pope Francis with the funds he of ordained priests and all the baptized is see how ordained priests needs to carry out his charitable works around the world. The proceeds serve the faithful. Obviously, priests exercise particular functions, benefit the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and disasters. such as preaching, celebrating the sacraments, and governing the Join our Holy Father as a witness of charity to those who are suffering. Church. But there is something more at work. In exercising these INDEPENDENCE DAY MASS particular functions on behalf of their people, ordained priests enable those who share in the common priesthood to exercise their On Saturday, July 4th we will celebrate Independence Day priesthood. By offering word, sacrament, and church life, ordained with a special 9:00am Mass. Please join us as we give thanks priests bring to all the baptized faithful the necessary means for them to God for our freedoms and pray for our country. to live in the world and bring the saving mystery of Jesus Christ to RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION a world in deep need of its savior. Ordained priests, in other words, enable all the baptized to be the priests that God wants them to be. Registration forms and tuition information for our Religious Education program are available in both the rectory office and on our website at www.stjohnberchmans.org. Classes take place on Saturday mornings from 9am-10:30am and will begin on Saturday, September 12th. If you have any The Sacrament of Reconciliation questions about the SJB Religious Education Program please contact the rectory office. The registration fee will be waived if the forms are returned Throughout the year, the Sacrament of Reconciliation before the first day of classes. (Confession) is available each Saturday from 4-4:45pm. Due WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME CATHOLIC? to a scheduling conflict there will be no priest available for the The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a journey for adults regularly scheduled confessions on June 27th. who would like to be baptized, receive first Holy Communion and be Confessions are always available by appointment. Please contact confirmed. The RCIA process can also help you complete the necessary steps to become a member of the Catholic Church if you were baptized in the rectory office to make arrangements. another Christian denomination. The SJB RCIA program will meet from late September through April, and the sacraments are received at the Easter Vigil on March 26, 2016. The process of RCIA is a journey of faith, led by the Holy Spirit. It is a time Happy Father’s to tell stories, ask questions, meet new friends and explore prayer and scripture. If you are interested in finding out more about the RCIA, if you know of Day! anyone who might be a candidate for this journey, or if you are willing to help as a catechist or sponsor, please contact the parish office. Women of Faith Circle To all those who volunteered your time, worked Tuesday, June 23 7-9 pm on the committee, donated food, drink or cash, SJB School Chapel purchased a raffle ticket or simply came out Refreshments will be served.
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