St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—July 4, 2010

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Page 1 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—July 4, 2010

Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, Pastor

REV. LEO T. MAHON, Pastor Emeritus MR. DONALD COLONNA, Business Manager REV. THOMAS F. MAHER, Resident MRS. MARY ANNE EICHHORN, Music Director REV. DONALD J. HEADLEY, Resident MRS. CAROL STUCKO, Parish Secretary PATTI & BILL MAGES, Diaconal Couple MRS. JOYCE CONRAD, School Secretary MRS. MARCIA MAHONEY, Pastoral Associate/DRE MR. JON LEBARON, Athletic Director/Gym Supervisor MR. PATRICK KELLY, Principal MR. TOM BARDA, Maintenance Supervisor

RECTORY 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-0206 SCHOOL 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-7577 PARISH RESOURCE CENTER 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-1603 PARISH JUBILEE HOUSE 7045 N. Moselle Ave Tel. 773-775-5204 ST. MARY OF THE WOODS WEB SITE: W W W . S M O W . O R G

MASS SCHEDULE THE SICK: The Parish Office should be notified about Sat. evening, Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM anyone who is seriously ill at home or in a hospital. Due Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM and 12:00 Noon to privacy laws, hospitals and nursing homes are unable Weekdays: Mon-Fri 6:30 and 8:00 AM, Sat. 8:00 AM to contact us.

Holy Days: 7:30 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30, 8:00, 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM FAITH COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP: Catholics

CONFESSIONS: Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:15 PM who wish to become members of our parish are asked BAPTISM: We joyfully welcome all children to the St. kindly to introduce themselves to one of the priests and Mary of the Woods community. A Baptism preparation register at the rectory.

session is required for all parents wishing to have their If you are not Catholic you are most welcome at our wor- child baptized. Please call Deacon Mages at 773-763- ship services. Should you wish to inquire into the Catho- 7133 to make arrangements PRIOR to the birth of your lic Faith, please contact Fr. Greg at the rectory. child. WEDDINGS: Those considering marriage should MOVING? consult one of the priests at least six months before the When moving in or out of St. Mary of the Woods Faith wedding. Community, please notify the Parish Office. Page 2 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010

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SMOW’s Silhouette Players proudly present:

Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak — Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

WHEN: Friday, July 9, 2010 at 7:30 pm Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 7:30 pm Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 2:30 pm Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm

WHERE: St. Mary of the Woods Parish Hall

TICKETS: $12.00 for adults, $6.00 children 12 and younger

Tickets on sale after all the Masses on June 26, 27, July 3, and 4, 2010. For advanced tickets or information, please call Caryn Tierney at 773-983-2190 or send request to [email protected]. Tickets also available at the door. Page 4 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010

Dear SMOW Family, I want to tell you how much I appreciate your generous donation to Faith in Practice. These monies help continue medical outreach in Guatemala. I have been so blessed to be able to serve in Guatemala directly. I am inspired by the Guatemalans sense of hope, faith in God, and trust in our care. It is an honor to feel such appreciation. Before each surgery, our team minister and a pre-op nurse pray with each patient. I often miss this beautiful ceremony because I am preparing for their anesthetic. I was fortunate enough to witness a patient praying. He was so sincere and enthu- siastic in his prayer. I had to giggle because he blessed us and prayed for safe travel for "the gringos." It is touching to see his concerns were for our safety while awaiting his own operation. Each day begins at 0600 with morning devotions. We then walk about three blocks to the hospital. Along the walk, my "buenos dias" are greeted with genuine, infectious smiles. No one is too distracted, rushed, or suspicious to give a warm greeting. I loved greeting the boy with his milk goats. A great start to each day. The clinic is run by a physician and a group of Franciscan nuns, or hermanas. The hermanas also run an orphanage for 80 to 100 children. An un- planned part of our mission, is going outside when surgeries are finished to play with the children. I received so many hugs and smiles. We exchanged our language skills (or not) while blowing bubbles, drawing faces with side walk chalk and running foot races. The time I spent in Guatemala provided dual blessings not only to our patients and the orphans, but also to myself. I am so blessed to be able to participate and serve. Thank-you for your prayers and encouraging words and for finan- cially supporting our mission efforts. Sincerely, Elise Marren

Dear Parishioners of SMOW, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BALANCE THE PARISH BUDGET

Thank you very much for welcoming me in During the past year, much effort has gone into reduc- your parish a second time, to exhibit and sell the ing school and parish expenses, all without dropping pro- handicrafts made by our destitute and marginal- grams, ministries or reducing access to parish facilities. Even with careful management of resources, revenues must ized women of Ankur Kala in Calcutta. keep pace to achieve a balanced budget. Two actions are important in achieving a balanced For those of you who came and bought our budget for this year: handicrafts—special thanks. Your kind support First, over the last three years, due to the pledging in the capital campaign, we have not asked for a Sunday offer- will go a long way in giving dignity to our ing increase. It is necessary to ask you to do so, if you have women and their children. not done so already, as soon as next Sunday. Examples of increasing your giving by 20% include increasing from Please continue to keep our women and our $15.00 to $18.00, $20.00 to $24.00, $25.00 to $30.00 or work in your prayers. $40.00 to $48.00. Secondly, catch up with a weekly envelope that you may have not had an opportunity to give to Saint Mary of Blessings on everything that is deepest in the Woods. This may have been the result of missing a your hearts. weekly mass, vacation or attending another church. Each offering is vital to the ongoing overall financial well being of Saint Mary of the Woods. Sincerely, Also, please watch for an announcement to be made soon regarding an automated giving option. Saint Mary of Annie Joseph and the the Woods will soon be able to allow you to choose auto- Women of Ankur Kala matic debiting of an account of your choosing for the pur- pose of contributions to the parish. Check writing and enve- lopes will no longer be necessary if you choose this option. Page 5 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 MADONNA HOUSE

Catholic Charities opened a freshly renovated SAVE THE DATE! shelter for women and their children in Chicago’s The SMOW HNS annual golf outing Lakeview neighborhood. The shelter, located near Wrigley Field, has a confidential address will be September 17, 2010 because it shares a campus with a domestic vio- at the Glenview Park Golf Club. lence program. Currently, the children residing at Madonna House could use some outdoor play things. If you have some gently used toys that Mark your calendars! you can spare, please call Marcy in the Rectory at 773-763-0206. Thank you!

ALMS COLLECTION NEXT WEEK FOR MISSION HONDURAS INTERNATIONAL’S LIBERIA MISSION INCOPORATED

Mission Honduras International is a Catholic Missionary Organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for children and families through material and spiritual support and a Catholic education. Mission Honduras International currently oper- ates Liberia Mission Inc. in West Africa. Founded in 2003 just as the civil war was ending, Liberia Mission began with just six orphaned children. Today, it is a vibrant, life-saving community of love, learning, work and prayer, serving over 340 mission children as well as the surrounding villages. At Liberia Mission, poor and orphaned children - survivors of Liberia’s long and brutal civil war - are learning to become future leaders in their families, communities, and country. Liberia Mission is home to 114 boys and girls, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, and St. Anthony of Padua School (K-9), which edu- cates an additional 220 children from surrounding villages who would not otherwise have access to education, medical care, adequate food and shelter, and faith-formation.

Liberia Mission is considered by many to be the best mission of its kind in Liberia. At a February 24, 2010 ceremony at Libe- ria Mission, Monsignor Andrew Karnley from the Archdiocese of Monrovia said, “Liberia Mission Incorporated is the greatest thing to happen to Liberia since the end of the second civil war in 2003. There is simply no other way to state it. Its impact on the past, its impact now, and its impact in the future cannot be over stated... We are a blessed country because of this mission."

Liberia Mission is grateful to St. Mary of the Woods parishioners John and Sue Dewan who have offered their invaluable support and service to build and sustain Liberia Mission. John and daughter Erica are currently in Liberia visiting & serving the children. Please join them in helping to keep this life-saving mission going strong and leading the way for a peaceful Liberia.

For more information about Liberia Mission and Mission Honduras International, please visit www.missionhonduras.com. You can also watch a new video series online at www.liberiamission.com/video.html to learn about the incredible story of Liberia Mission, its children, and how donors like you are truly saving lives.

Our help is needed for this important ministry. Please be generous. Thank you!

PLEASE REMEMBER ST. MARY OF THE WOODS WHEN MAKING OUT YOUR WILL.

Today’s Alms Collection is for Ankur Kakla Women’s Centre Page 6 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 Liturgical Bits & Bytes

The Breaking of the Bread

This is not a minor part of the mass, but how the early Christians actually referred to their eucharistic cele- bration. The phrase recalls the last chapter of the gospel of Luke, where the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

Why real food?

The nature of the way Christ is present to us in the Eucharist demonstrates Christ’s intimate relationship with us as he comes to nourish us. Christ comes under the form of bread because bread is an ordinary staple food which we use for nourishment. It is not an exotic food for the rich, but a basic food which is available to all.

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

July 5, 2010 — July 11, 2010 PARISH BLOOD DRIVE Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Mt 9:32-38 July 11, 2010 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Mt 10:1-7 8:00 am to 1:30 pm Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Mt 10:7-15 In the Parish Hall Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Mt 10:24-33 Questions please call Sunday: Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69 or Ps 19; Col 1:15-20; Jen Golembiewski (773) 467-0667

Lk 10:25-37 Save a Life – Be a Blood Donor! Page 7 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 ST MARY OF THE WOODS partnering with FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS to provide 250 SURVIVAL KITS FOR ST. DAMIAN’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN HAITI

WHAT CAN WE DO?

1) DONATIONS: The cost of each box is $50. All checks should be made out to FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS/HAITI KIDS and sent to Mary Jo Howard (6566 N. Chicora, Chicago, IL 60646) or Marlene Byrne (7028 N. Mendota, Chicago, IL 60646) by July 12. We will also be available to talk about the project and accept checks after Masses on July 11 and July 18.

2) VOLUNTEERS: On July 19th at 6:00pm, we will have a packing party. All supplies and boxes will be at St. Mary of the Woods Gym for packing. We estimate a 3-4 hour packing PARTY. Children are more than welcome to participate in the packing.

PRAY THE ROSARY FOR PEACE Every morning after the 8:00am Mass, the Rosary is prayed. Please consider joining us in this very powerful prayer for peace. Page 8 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 MATTEO RICCI AFTER 400 YEARS and Innocent XII (1691-1700). But then the missionary situation in China went south, ESSAY IN THEOLOGY as it were. By Rev. Richard P. McBrien Pope Clement XI (1700-21) was committed to the missionary work of the Church in northern Germany (where This year we observe the 400th anniversary of the death Protestants were now in control) and in India and the Phil- of Matteo Ricci, the famous Jesuit missionary to China who ippines, and he established new missionary colleges in died on May 11, 1610. Rome. Ricci, an eminent scientist in his own right, adapted In China, however, he found himself in the middle of a Christianity to Chinese culture, promoted the use of Chi- pastorally toxic dispute between Jesuit and Dominican mis- nese rites, and assumed the status and dress of a mandarin. sionaries. The Jesuits were using papally approved Chinese For that he was a great, but also a tragic figure in the his- rites, and also embraced the cult of Confucius and of ances- tory of the church. tors on the grounds that these cults were civic, not religious, Pope Paul V (1605-21) was in office when Ricci died. in nature. The Dominicans strongly opposed such practices. Although infamously remembered for his censure of the On November 20, 1704, Clement XI accepted the judgment astronomer Galileo for teaching that the earth revolves of the Holy Office (formerly the Inquisition and now the around the sun, Paul V approved, in 1615, the use of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) that missionar- vernacular in the liturgy in China, thereby validating the ies in China should be prohibited from using Chinese rites. bold missionary initiatives of Father Ricci. He reaffirmed that judgment in 1715. Paul V's successor, Gregory XV (1621-23), was deter- Clement XI's action proved disastrous to the Church's mined to coordinate the Church's widespread missionary missionary outreach in China. Chinese Catholics were per- efforts by establishing the Congregation for the Propagation secuted and many missions were closed. It was not until (also called Propaganda) of the Faith in 1622. 1939 that Pope Pius XII (1939-58) reversed Clement XI's The new congregation became a virtual headquarters of decrees, but by then the lasting damage had been done. the Counter-Reformation because the missionary efforts Pope Innocent XIII (1721-24), although educated by were now directed not only to non-Christian lands but also Jesuits, had developed an acute dislike of the Society of to countries under Protestant control. Jesus while serving as nuncio in Portugal. He even thought The first pope educated by the Jesuits, Gregory X, can- of suppressing the Order because of their lack of compli- onized the founder of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of ance with his predecessor's prohibition against the use of Loyola, and another Jesuit, Francis Xavier, who is gener- Chinese rites. ally regarded as the greatest missionary of all time. He forbade the Jesuits from accepting novices unless, Pope Urban VIII (1623-44) founded the Urban College within three years' time, he had satisfactory proof that they of Propaganda in 1627 to train missionaries, enlarged the were complying with the papal ban. Later, in 1735, Pope work of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, Clement XII (1730-40) renewed Clement XI's prohibition and sent missionaries, including non-Jesuits for the first and launched an investigation into Jesuit missionary prac- time, to the Far East. The last was a fateful decision, as we tices. will see below. The final papal prohibition of Chinese rites occurred Pope Innocent X (1644-55) continued his predeces- under Pope Benedict XIV (1740-58) in 1742, when he also sors' support of the missions, but with a major difference. extended the ban to the Malabar rites in India. He also approved a decree of the Congregation for the Pope Pius XII and history itself have validated the work Propagation of the Faith that Chinese rituals were not to be of Matteo Ricci, but their judgments were a long time in used in the liturgy in China, thus invalidating the innovative coming. missionary gains that previous popes had supported. However, his successor, Pope Alexander VII (1655-67), reversed field again and decreed on March 23, 1656 (46 years after Father Ricci’s death) that the Jesuit missionaries in China be allowed to use Chinese rites and, three years later, dispensed the native Chinese clergy from having to pray the Divine Office in Latin.

Alexander VII’s positive approach to the Jesuit missionaries in China was matched by his commissioning of the ©2010 Richard P. McBrien. All rights reserved. famous Bernini semicircular colonnades that, to this day, Fr. McBrien is the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology partially enclose St. Peter's Square in Rome. at the University of Notre Dame. The next five popes did nothing to negate Alexander VII’s support for Mateo Ricci’s far-sighted missionary work: Clement IX (1667-69), Clement X (1670-76), Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89), Alexander VIII (1689-91), Page 9 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 ALTAR SERVERS

8:00 am 7/5,6———M. Laughlin, J. Byrne Monday, July 5 7/7,8———K. O’Rourke, H. Contreas 6:30——Deceased Parishioners 7/9,10———A. Reilly, M.Curley 8:00——David Kelly/Frank Reagan/ Mary & Tim Reagan/Frank Passarelli SACRISTANS TEAM #2 July 10, 2010 Tuesday, July 6 6:30——Lucille Weaver/Msgr. Daniel O’Rourke Ann Marie Keenan Anna Lazarich 8:00——Frank & Lucia Pisani Sue Lazarich Pam McHugh Wednesday, July 7 Nancy Nelsen Mary Saffa 6:30——Deceased Parishioners 8:00——Jack & Peg Moriarty Thursday, July 8 6:30——Msgr Daniel O’Rourke/John Skelly 8:00——Mary Vance Friday, July 9 Mavro Anichini, Brother of Dino, Eugene and Grace Mercurio. 6:30——Deceased Parishioners 8:00——Deacon Jerry Hennig/Florence Pecho/ William Laske/Frank Grandinetti, Jr. Saturday, July 10 WEDDING III — George Martinez & Olga Llano 8:00——Russ Nosek BANNS II — Joseph Kaitanowski & Laura Correa

“This is really great, Grandma! Any chance you could move in with us?” Page 10 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010 Saturday and Sunday, July 10 and July 11, 2010

Mass Mass Time Presider Intentions Servers Lectors Eucharist Ministers 4:30pm. Fr Headley Virginia Maniscalco/ S. Horan D. Stapleton P. Adams Vincent Collura/ K. Dunham B. Nolan B. Alleman Joseph Maniscalco, Sr./ K. Kaminski T. Connolly* Homilist: Fr. Headly Heinrich Linster/ C. Devyor Bob Corcoran/ T. Devyor Ted Kamienski A. Downs P. Drozt T. Dunham T. Guagliardo*

7:30 a.m. Fr. Headley Dorothy Raul/ K. Mundt J. Wolf M. Bansfield Thomas Calt J. Juhasz J. Blake D. Draper T. Murray D.Draper Homilist: Fr. Headley K. Hansen M. Howard M. Howard J. Maurice F. Merck* J. Merck*

9:00 a.m. Fr. Maher Johnny Neri/ B. Mulcrone M. Inclan S. Bomba* Joanne Blachut/ R. Maloney L. Kampwirth J. Fenili Anton & Barbara Hutz/ T. Maloney J. Gabagat* Homilist: Fr. Maher Charles Vasile D. Goetz J. Macias T. Martin S. Molloy K. Partipilo T. Reagan

10:30 a.m. Fr. Kalas Diane Cibula/ J. Talaga J. Gabagat D. Allen Elaine Haysted/ N. Talaga J. Toohey B. Bullock Martin King H. Hartman J. Kelly Homilist: Fr. Kalas S. Kelly P. Kenny M. Reid M. Reyna S. Reyna* M. Smith*

Noon: Fr. Lynch Lucille & Dan LoPresti/ A. Hoyne K. Hack B. Blank Thomas & Lillian McWeeny M. Hoyne R. Seward E. Bourke Homilist: Fr. Lynch T. Imburgia K. Dickholtz M. Juettner M. King M. Sandell M. Strumberger* PLEASE NOTE B. Weber* Submissions for the Parish Bulletin must be delivered to the rectory or e-mailed to [email protected] no later than Thursday, at 4:00 p.m. of the week before publication. (Ten days prior to the weekly publication date.) Call Bill Mages at the rectory with questions (773-763-0206), or e-mail him at [email protected]. Thank you! Page 11 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 4, 2010

BAPTISM PREPARATION PROGRAM The St. Mary of the Woods Baptism Preparation Program is for all parents who wish to have their children baptized. The program consists of one evening meeting with a leader couple and Deacon Bill & Patti Mages. The meeting takes place at 7:15pm.

The dates through September of 2010 are as follows:

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Tuesday, September 14, 2010

If you are expecting a child or already have a new addition to your family and have NOT been through the preparation program, please call Bill Mages at home—773-763-7133, or at the Rectory—773-763-0206, in order to sign up for one of the meetings. Please remember that you need to attend a meeting before we can schedule a date for a baptism.

God bless you!