Vision:

That all generations at St. Mary and in the surrounding community encounter Jesus and live as His disciples.

Mission:

We are called to go out and share the Good News, making disciples who build up the Kingdom of God through meaningful prayer, effective formation and loving service.

SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION | MUNDELEIN

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Mass August 23-29, 2021 Stewardship Report Monday, August 23, 8:00AM Sunday Collection August 15, 2021 $ 17,046.75 † Robert Bell Daughter Sharon & Ed Slezak Budgeted Weekly Collection $ 22,307.69 † Art & † Edna Sutko The DeBord Family Difference $ (5,260.94) Tuesday, August 24, 8:00AM † Ellen Boyd Carol Hansen Family Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* $ 169,419.31 Wednesday, August 25, 8:00 AM Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date $ 156,153.85 † Manuel Garcia Berner-Perez Family Difference $ 13,265.46 † Joseph Janusz Kate Zenkus Difference vs. Last Year $ 27,733.37 Thursday, August 26, 8:00 AM

† Gene Gaetano Wife MaryJo & Family Assumption 2021 $ 1,220,00 † Ellen Boyd The Kennedy Family Assumption 2020 $ 919.00

Friday, August 27, 8:00 AM Assumption 2019 $ 2,554.00 † Jack Jachimowski Victoria Hansen *Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments.

Saturday, August 28, 5:00 PM LIVING Karen Rivelli Tom & Sally Hanley LIVING Kelly Sparling Tom & Sally Hanley † Rev. Robert ’Bobby’ J. Morse, Jr Michael & Claudia Fisher † Lillian Hertel Pat Elfeny

Sunday, August 29, 7:30 AM † James Del Favero Jim & Penny Sheppard, Kathie Lackie † Ellen Boyd Dick & Judy Hegerle

Sunday, August 29, 9:30 AM LIVING Rhian Albino The Albino Family † Juana Lopez Daughter Amy Capulong † Marge Holmes Carol & † Brad Hansen, Sr. Family † Joseph & † Gertrude Ewald The Family † Louis J. Hirtz Fran & Rich Free † Martin Shenk Parents Dale & Diane Shenk Do you know someone missing the Sunday, August 29, 11:30 AM parish bulletin each week? LIVING 25th Wedding Anniversary Edward & Karen Mordue † Lillian Hertel Darlene Dorfler For those not able to pick up a copy of the bulletin at Mass there are sev- eral ways to receive the St. Mary bulletin at home:

Readings for the Week 1. Visit the bulletin page at the Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; parish website to view or print Mt 23:13-22 any recent copy. 2. To have a hard copy of the bulle- Tuesday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; tin mailed to you, please leave a Jn 1:45-51 message with the parish office at 847-223-0010 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 or email: [email protected]. 3. You can also subscribe to receive the bulletin digitally to your Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; inbox through our bulletin publisher, JS Paluch. Go to the Mt 24:42-51 bulletin page on the parish website to subscribe. Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13

Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Livestreaming Mass Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 St. Mary livestreams the 9:30am Mass on Sundays as well as the 8:00am daily Mass. The feed goes to our parish Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to view the broadcast. After Mass ends, the broadcast remains posted for access at any time. The livestream link is on our website or you can enter https://www.facebook.com/pg/stmarymundelein/posts/ into your browser. from Jacob’s Well

Dear Parishioners,

I think it is providential when a Holy Day of Obliga- tion falls on a Sunday, as the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary did last Sunday. When a Marian feast falls on a Sunday it is especially a blessing to us since our Blessed Mother is the patroness of Saint Mary of the Annunciation parish. A patron or patroness is one who looks out for us to protect, support and champion our mission as a Church. And our mission, our reason for existence, is for the salvation of souls, to lead all to Christ. Our vision statement beautifully articu- lates this: “That all generations at Saint Mary and in the sur- rounding community encounter Jesus and live as his disci- ples.”

Christ is honored and glorified through the holy lives of men and women, members of the body of Christ who imitate his life and strive to walk in his ways. This is the way of life of a true disciple. As members of Christ’s body, the Church, you and I are called to become saints. To be a saint does not mean we are perfect or that we do not have sins or failings. To be a saint, in the words of Pope Francis, is to become fully who God calls us to be. Mathew Kelly uses the term “to become the best version of ourselves” to de- scribe our calling as disciples. The Church recognizes certain people who lived extraordinarily holy lives and raises them up for as models of holiness for us to follow. We might say they are Our parish school patron is Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. The title “heroes for Christ.” These men and women are the canonized “Blessed” is given by the Church once a confirmed miracle has saints whom we believe are certainly in heaven. The most excep- been attributed to that person’s intercession. This is the final stage tional model of holiness for us is our Blessed Mother, the mother before being officially declared a Saint. Pope John Paul II beatified of Jesus, the mother of the Church, and our mother. Pier Giorgio in 1990 and during his homily gave him the title: the “Man of the Beatitudes.” One of the Beatitudes that blossomed early in Pier Giorgio’s life was poverty of spirit. Although he was born into a life of wealth as the son of a diplomat, he never cher- ished material things, and his heart and his hands went out to those who were truly in need. Pier Giorgio was a handsome, fun- loving, athletic, courageous, and devout Catholic who died at the early age of 24. He had a deep love for the Eucharist and our Blessed Mother. He believed, taught, and lived a life of holiness, reminding us that holiness of life is possible for everyone. As the patron of our parish school we often use his words, “Reach for the Heights! "Verso l'alto!” This is something that I believe is relevant for all of our young people who are returning to classes, no matter what school they are attending.

I know that for many students there are times when motivation is lacking and studying can be difficult. On top of that, the challenges of learning during the pandemic have been wearing on everyone – students, teachers and parents. It is especially in such times of difficulty that we should draw on the power of the examples of the saints to help us to persevere and reach for the heights! May the words and example of Blessed Pier Giorgio be a source of inspira- tion and guidance for all students and educators in our community. May all of us become men and women of the Beatitudes!

Let us pray for one another,

Fr. Jerry

Fr. Ron praying at the tomb of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati in Turin

isch–ing Lines by Deacon Howard Fischer F Perhaps you remember comedian Yakov Smirnoff who was very popular 30+ years ago. (Yes, I’m showing my age.) When he first came to the United States from Russia, Smirnoff was not prepared for the incredible variety of prod- ucts available in American grocery stores. He says, “On my first shopping trip, I saw powdered milk – you just add water, and you get milk. Then I saw powdered orange juice – you just add water, and you get orange juice. And then I saw baby powder, and I thought to myself, ‘What a country!’”

You and I live in an age where we think everything should be fast and easy. Perhaps we even think that there is “powdered Christi- anity” where one need only go through some simple motions, add water (Baptism) and – poof! – you become a complete disciple instantly. There was no such thing for the Apostles nor is there for us. Spiritual growth, as individuals and as the people of God, re- quires hard work, struggle and perseverance over an extended period of time. It requires commitment even when the conditions are difficult and dismaying, when the road ahead is shrouded in fog.

Each day you and I face a choice like the Israelites in today’s first reading: Will we put our faith in the God who saved us? Or give our allegiance to the gods of the prevailing culture? One option gives life, the other death (but cloaked in some very appealing and deceptive wrappings). And when the going gets tough and the imperfect, sinful human beings – including ourselves. As someone demands of being a disciple are hard, will we stick with Jesus or once said, “If you found a perfect church, you couldn’t join it. Why? walk away? Because then it would no longer be perfect.” Sin is present in all of us – as individuals and as a community, both sheep and shep- Our culture today struggles with the notion of faith and with partici- herds. While this may scandalize or dishearten us at times, this pation in organized religion. The failings of the Church and its awareness should lead us to see more clearly our need for the members have driven some Catholics to step away because they salvation and hope offered to us by Christ alone. feel betrayed and dismayed. The presence of grave sin in our midst has led some to have a crisis of faith, or to be disgusted, or The demands of living the Gospel and turning away from selfish- simply alienated and indifferent to the Church, its teaching and its ness and sin call for renewed commitment and conversion from mission. Perhaps you or someone you know is going through such every member of the Church, not abandonment. We need one a struggle right now. Indeed, if the question of “Stay or leave?” another’s support and example to resist the temptations of power, hasn’t popped into you own mind on occasion, I suggest that you greed, lust, etc., that swirl around us. We need to work together to are either the recipient of unusual divine grace or not paying close advance the mission of Christ in the world. The Gospel calls for attention. There have been days when the flaws of the institution collective action, for commitment and sacrifice. Faith is not a “me” or the words/actions of a member of the Church have made me thing, it’s a “we” thing. Being a disciple, belonging to the Church, is contemplate a solitary hermit existence in the wilderness like one being the member of a family, and that often requires hard work, of the Desert Fathers! Then there’s the struggle of trying to live by patience, tolerance and forgiveness. There is no instant, pow- the Gospel and Church teaching when personal weakness and the dered, effort-free solution. surrounding culture are strongly pulling me in the opposite direc- tion. “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” Jesus asks the Twelve in today’s Gospel, “Do you also want to leave?” I believe Simon Peter’s answer rings as true today as it did While divinely commissioned, the Church on Earth is comprised of when he spoke it: “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life.” Even with our flaws and failings, the Church is still the vessel of Christ’s words and sacraments of sal- vation. However imperfect, it is the instrument God has built to continue the work of redemption on Earth, to spread his love and Word to all people. Belonging to the Church can be very hard and frustrating at times. But even though we may feel hurt and be- trayed by its human faults, there really is nowhere else to go for truth and salvation. If we abandon the Lord, his Gospel and our fellow disciples, we are choosing the wrong fork in the road, the one that leads to self-imposed ruin. Let us pray for the faith, wis- dom and grace take the correct fork and to stay the course. If you wish to contact me, please send an email to dea- [email protected].

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Saint Augustine AD 354 – AD 430

Feast Day – August 28

Very few men have had such an impact on Christi- anity as St. Augustine. He was born in AD 354 in North Africa, at that time a strong and dynamic Chris- tian region. His father was pagan, but his mother, Monica, was a devout Christian. In his adolescence, he distanced himself from the Church and did not want to be baptized.

He found himself gradually more attracted to Christianity as he listened to the preaching of St. Ambrose, the bishop of Milan. But he resisted conversion, though his mother prayed persistently for him.

In a book entitled The Confessions, written in his later years as a spiritual and theological reflection on his life, Augustine describes the final steps to his conversion. He had felt the tension between attachment to his sinful ways and attraction to Christ and the Gos- pel. One day in the year 386, he went crying into the garden of the house where he was staying with friends. He was weeping be- cause of his inability to make a decision for conversion. But then he heard the voice of a child from a neighboring house singing the refrain, “Take it and read, take it and read.” He picked up the Let- ters of St. Paul and read the first passage his eyes fell upon: “not in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in rivalry and jealousy. But put on the Lord, Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh” (Rom 13:13- 14). Augustine recognized the grace of God in this reading and em- braced conversion.

He was baptized by St. Ambrose in 387 and returned to North Africa. In 391, he was urged by the Christian population in Hippo to become a priest; he accepted, though reluctantly. In 395 he became bishop of Hippo. As a Christian, priest, and bishop, he wrote numerous books to explain and defend Christian doctrine. His homilies and sermons were written down, and they witness to the depth and power of his preaching.

This article is an excerpt from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2006) 233-234.

The Word Among Us Catholic Mass Readings and Daily Meditations

The Word Among Us plus The Daily Mass Supplement combines the daily meditations & articles from The Word Among Us and the daily Mass Read- ings, Responsorial Psalm and the complete order of the Mass into one convenient and easy to use resource for every day of the year. Copies are available in the parish narthex each month. Take one home to aid in your prayer and reflection. Deacon Deliberations

by Deacon Gary Kupsak

Words of Eternal Life

In today’s Gospel we hear the end of the “Bread of Life Discourse,” in John’s Gospel. In the preceding vers- es, which we have heard proclaimed over the past few weeks, we have heard Jesus explain that he is the Bread of Life, given so that those who believe may have eternal life. This discussion follows the miracle in which Jesus fed five thousand people with five bar- ley loaves and two fish. As Jesus has been teaching these things, John’s Gospel describes a whispering crowd unable to accept Jesus’ words. John tells us that those who were at first exhilarated by Jesus’ words now thought, “This saying is hard, who can ac- cept it?” (John 6:60). The crowd has dwindled in number and John no longer references them.

We’re not talking about the massive crowds that were always following Jesus, we’re talking about those who were closest to Christ. But like the larger crowds who had struggled with Jesus’ teachings, some of these disciples also cannot accept the words Jesus is saying. Jesus knows about their “behind the back” mur- murings. He responds by acknowledging their disbelief and by repeating that only those chosen by the Father will follow Jesus to the end. John’s Gospel tells us that many of those who had been disciples of Jesus, and had initially stood by the Master, stopped following him at this point. The number of people following Jesus has dwindled from large crowds to only 12 people. It is to these Twelve that Jesus now turns his attention.

Simon Peter’s response to Jesus’ question as to whether those closest to him will also leave, reminds us of the reports of Peter’s confession of faith. Peter announces, on behalf of all Twelve, that they have come to believe all that Jesus has taught about himself; Jesus is the one from God in whom they have found the path to eternal life.

This conclusion of the Bread of Life discourse focuses on person- al faith in the life of Christian discipleship. Each one of us must make our own judgement about who Jesus is, and in doing so determine the way of life we will follow, hopefully in the image of Christ. God’s grace invites us to be Jesus’ disciples. We have been given that invitation at our baptism, but each of us must respond to the grace of God and confess as his or her own, the belief that Jesus is the one from God. Prepare for the Sunday Readings! Several years ago, it was common for “Born again Christians” to approach people and publicly ask them, “Have you accepted Je- Exploring the Sunday Readings sus Christ as your personal savior?” Although that question, helps to prepare for Liturgy and posed publicly, oftentimes was the source of discomfort, it is a your homilies, and to pray with the question that is germane to today’s Gospel. Have we found the Scripture. This bestselling publica- path to everlasting salvation through the Bread of Life? Do we live tion offers engaging reflections on our lives and are truly fed by that Bread, have we been convinced all three readings, practical under- that Jesus Christ is the Holy One of God or, do we also want to standing of how the Bible works, leave (practice only those aspects of Christianity that don’t require insightful questions and prayers to special effort)? help you and your family for Sun- day. Copies are available each “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” month in the parish narthex Catholic Social Teaching being fearful of Tom and started to like him. Life and Dignity of the Human Person And, despite my many quirks, Tom seemed Call to Family, Community, and Participation to like me. Most important, I heard Tom's Rights and Responsibilities story. I heard the story of his difficult life, as Option for the Poor and Vulnerable The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers well as his hopes and dreams, and it Solidarity changed me some. I have had other such Care for Creation encounters since then, with people in Central What might compassion look like in our lives America and with folks who experience pov- in 2021? I will assume for a moment that erty in both urban and rural settings in this most readers are of relative privilege. Theo- country. All these encounters changed me logian Jon Sobrino, S.J., writes that there are as well. But the point is that we need at least two classes of people in the world: rich and to give ourselves a face-to-face opportunity poor. The rich do not worry about whether to care about somebody who is poor, some- they will eat tomorrow; the poor do. So, we body a lot of us probably wouldn't even see must accept that most of us reading this are in the course of a normal day. So, spend rich. Given our privileged status, how do we some time with an abandoned elderly person integrate an authentic and active love for at a nursing home or serve and eat lunch those who are poor and vulnerable into our with the guest of a soup kitchen. Become a lives? I will try to be as practical as possible. big brother or big sister to a child growing up First, it is important, as Pope Francis says, to in inner-city poverty or in a rural shack with “draw near,” to be directly connected to only one parent. Pope Francis calls it someone who is poor, and to come to know “encuentro,” or encounter. These encounters even tenderness for someone on the mar- change us, steer us, and form us. They build gins. I didn't really care a thing about the bridges and they are the occasion for friend- world's poor until I cared about one poor ship. Practically and programmatically, what person. And I only came to care about one this means for churches is that they should poor person because I put myself in a place become places that organize, plan and facili- where that could happen. In my case, it hap- tate the deliberate encounters between rich pened at a day shelter for the homeless. and poor. Tom and I played cards, drank coffee, and This article is excerpted and adapted from A New just talked. After a month or so, I stopped Way to Be Church by Jack Jezreel

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: As members of St. Mary’s parish faith communi- PLEASE PRAY FOR THE ty, it is our responsibility to remember both in concrete and spiritual ways those who cannot RECENTLY DECEASED: celebrate Mass with us each week because they are ill. Please remember the following people in Sr. Sabina Francone James Poremba your prayers: Saverio “Sam” Schiro Charles Black Amy Herchenbach Darlene Michalski George Schordje Jerry White Mary Marcheschi Sheila Tracy Maria Archuleta Brandon Beth Tom Hanley John Chojanacki Catherine Byrne Patricia Slovak Frank Kopczynski Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord. Gene Olsen Valentina Hierzer Marjorie Robinson Robert Langley And let perpetual light shine upon him/ Dan McNamee Teresa Glavin Michelle Ricafranca Elly Langley her. May he/she rest in peace. Amen. Judi Hertel Bud Maney Bridget Kott Mercedes Lenzen Don Gragnani Robert Collins Brandon Fisher Bessie Black Sandy Washburn Ed Machak Diana Mary Capaul Tony Gonzalez June Garrison Lisa Sinkovec Vic Ottolino Toni Magnini Colin McRae Andrew Stall Dolores Zygowicz Jim Riber Bill Monahan Mary Riordan Glen Wiemerslage Joseph Janusz Joe Muccianti Jill Schwartz Robert Samborski Janet Gorchos Stephanie Warner Ed Gumabay Richard Free *Please contact the office if Barry Heinrichs Thomas Hall Harold DeBord you would like to be added or Dan Sladek Richard Goss Phyllis DeBord removed from this prayer list. Mass Parish Staff

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Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 4:00—4:45 PM, and by appointment Baptisms Ordinarily during the Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month and after the Mass on the other Sundays, outside of Lent. Parents are required to participate in a Baptismal Preparation class before scheduling a Baptism. Adult Initiation Adults who wish to become Roman Catholics are enrolled in a formation process that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and tradition. Call the parish office for more information. Marriage St. Mary Parish rejoices with parishioners who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Archdiocese of Chicago requires that a wedding be scheduled at least six months in advance so that the couple may receive necessary preparation. A parish wedding information packet is available at the parish office. Ministry of Care Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound, or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. Call the parish office when a pastoral visit is desired. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request. New parishioners We welcome new members who wish to worship with us and support the parish’s work and mission. New Parishioner Welcome session is offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Time of registration is 10:45AM—11:25AM. If you are unable to make the Welcoming Session, please call the parish office to schedule time to register.

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