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Infant King Co-Op Morning & 12:30Pm Low Mass SHRINE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST - November 10, 2019 - Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost- SHRINE CLERGY & STAFF Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico, Rector Reverend Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins, Vice-Rector Abbe Raymond Schmidt, Choir Director and Organist Miss Amilia Raciunas, Secretary US PROVINCIAL HEADQUARTERS CLERGY AND STAFF Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz STD, JCD, Vicar General & Delegate for the United States Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico, Provincial Superior Reverend Canon Matthew Weaver, Provincial Secretary Reverend Canon James Hoogerwerf, Provincial Bursar Mrs. Mary Hall, Office Administrator REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays except Tuesday 8:00 am Tuesday 6:30 pm 2nd & 4th Wednesday: 8am & 12:30pm Saturday 8:00 am Sunday Low Mass 8:00 am Low Mass 9:30 am High Mass 11:30 am CONFESSIONS Daily 30 minutes before Mass Sundays: Confessions 30 min before each Mass MONTHLY MASS ON 25TH DAY in Honor of Infant King Mass is followed by blessing of children, and veneration of the relic of the Holy Crib of Bethlehem. DEVOTIONS FOLLOWING MASS Tuesday 6:30 pm Novena to St. Therese & Benediction Wednesday 8:00 am Litany and Devotions to St. Joseph Friday 6pm Holy Hour (Followed by Stations of the Cross during Lent) Saturday 8:00 am Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Today! Helpers of the Holy Family Sunday Vespers and Benediction 6:00pm Devotions after each Mass 17th - 25th of each Month Novena to the Infant Jesus TUESDAY CATECHISM FOR ALL 1st Tuesdays of each month 5:15pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 3rd Tuesdays of each month 7:30pm Infant King Co-Op Morning & INFANT KING CO-OP 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 12:30pm Low Mass Ages 7-17 Wednesday, November 13, Infant King Co-Op. Low mass at 12:30pm. All checks to the Shrine please make out to our legal name Tuesday, November 19, Getting Acquainted with Aquinas after “Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest” 6:30pm Mass & Devotions Sunday Collection November 3 Sunday, November 24, Thanksgiving Charities! Woodlawn Loose: $1,935 Second Annual Fall Festival Envelopes: $1,271 Total: $3,206 Monday, November 25, Commemoration of the Holy Infant Monthly total: $3,206 King. High Mass at 7pm followed by children’s blessing Monthly Collection Goal $7,000 Wednesday, November 27, Infant King Co-Op. Low mass Thank you for your generosity and support! at 12:30pm. Co-Op Field Trip at Midway Plaisance Ice rink. Saturday, November 30, Immaculate Conception Novena Seminary Collection Total begins $3,487.00 Sunday, December 1, First Communion Class at 10:30am Thank you for your generous contributions! Tuesday, December 3, 5:15pm Catechism Class followed by Collection Counters: November 10, Team 2, 6:30pm Immaculate Conception Novena Wednesday, December 4, Infant King Co-Op. Low mass at November 17, Team 3, November 24, Team 4 12:30pm. (exceptionally) Friday, December 6, First Friday 6:30pm Devotions, 7pm A LEAF TO RELIEVE High Mass Participate in our Woodlawn Fall Festival, Nov. 24 Saturday, December 7, First Saturday 8am Mass, breakfast, How can you join your Shrine family in supporting our 9:45am Spiritual Talk, 10:30am Benediction & Devotions local community this Thanksgiving? Sunday, December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Get involved in our “Take Leaf to Relieve” Opera- Thursday, December 12, Feast of Our Lady of tion by picking a sponsorship leaf from our Giving Tree Guadalupe 6:30pm Mass with Blessing of Roses followed by a (Chapel Vestibule) $10 - Purchase goodie bags for kids Hispanic themed reception. At Saint Thomas the Apostle or Cold Weather Accessories. $25 - Provide a Thanks- Church. giving meal for a family. Wednesday, December 18, Infant King Co-Op. Low mass - Donate new or slightly used hats, scarves, and gloves. at 12:30pm. (exceptionally) - Donate gift baskets for a general raffle. Saturday, December 21, Simbang Gabi, 9am High Mass at St - Provide baked goods on the day of the event. Thomas the Apostle Church followed by a reception. - Join us in volunteering your time on Sunday, November Save the date! 24 from 1pm - 4pm. Sunday, November 24, Thanksgiving Charities Woodlawn Second Annual Fall Festival GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH AQUINAS Sunday, December 8, 9:30am High Mass & Candle Monthly Conference Series continues on Procession Tuesday, Nov. 19th Shrine Annual Fundraising Gala: Saturday, March After 6:30pm Mass & St. Therese Devotions 21 (Camelot Banquet) 7:30pm Lecture “The Gospel of St. John by St. Thomas Aquinas” & Buffet dinner to follow INTENTION SHEETS FOR ALL SOULS DAY AND THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER IMMACULATE CONCEPTION NOVENA Intention sheets in memory of the deceased to be remem- Each year on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the bered at Holy Mass throughout the month of November are available in the vestibule. (deposit in Cash box) Founder and Prior General of the Institute, Msgr. Gilles Wach, consecrates the Institute to Our Lady of the Immaculate Wisdom from St Francis de Sales Conception, our principal patroness. A solemn Novena in preparation for this consecration is celebrated in each Institute “God does not so much regard the greatness of our works as the apostolate worldwide. There will be a special schedule of love with which we perform them. ” Masses and Devotions beginning Saturday, November 30. † LITURGICAL CALENDAR SERVER SCHEDULE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 9:30AM/11:30AM 8:00am Low Mass Robert & Jennifer Allen, requested by Roman & Danuta Giba Sunday, November 10th 9:30am Low Mass Shrine Benefactors AC1: Justin Barga 11:30am High Mass †Richard A. Knudsen, requested by Mary Ann Thompson AC2: Patrick Murphy MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, ST. MARTIN OF TOURS MC: Albert Boudreau 8:00am Low Mass Intentions of Felicity Pastrone, requested by Felicity Pastrone Th: Xavier Boudreau AC1 Raymond Boudreau AC2 Anthony Boudreau TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, ST. MARTIN I 6:30pm Low Mass Michael Labriola Sunday, November 17th AC1: Patrick Murphy WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, ST. DIDACUS AC2: Anthony Boudreau 8:00am Low Mass †Bill & Jan Healy, requested by Keith & Mary Armato 12:30pm Low Mass MC: Jared Kubacki Th: Michal Neupauer AC1 Jozef Neupauer THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, ST. JOSAPHAT AC2 Maximiliano Valdivia 8:00am Low Mass Justyna Krzysztof & Rafal Gosztyla, requested by Jozef & Renata Neupauer FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, ST. ALBERT THE GREAT 8:00am Low Mass Intentions of Our Lady, requested by Oscar I. Delgado 6:00pm Holy Hour SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, ST. GERTRUDE 8:00am Low Mass †Msgr. Raymond Ruscitto, requested by Joan & Frances Kitko SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST INFANT KING NOVENA 8:00am Low Mass †Bill & Jan Healy, requested by Keith & Mary Armato 9:30am Low Mass Shrine Benefactors 11:30am High Mass †Fredrick & Tammy Maurer, requested by Joseph Maurer FROM OUR SHRINE’S MUSIC DIRECTOR, ABBE RAYMOND SCHMIDT: USHER SCHEDULE St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us that hearing is the most spiritual of our five senses. Sunday, November 10 It is through hearing that we are reassured of the presence of Our Lord in the 8am Low Mass -Mr. Brongel Blessed Sacrament as St. Thomas stated in the hymn, “Adoro Te Devote”. 9:30am Low Mass Sight, touch, taste are all deceived in their judgment of You, But hearing suffices firmly to -Mr. Kennedy believe. This is why Sacred Music for the Liturgy is taken so seriously and why it 11:30am High Mass deserves so much attention. Sacred Music, especially Gregorian Chant, is an act -Mr. Raciunas which utilizes the highest parts of our soul. It is a prayer which is highly personal -Mr. Lopez and familiar and yet united throughout the whole world and ringing sweetly in Sunday, November 17 Heaven: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus… 8am Low Mass -Mr. Brongel I would like, then, to thank all of you for your help and support for the music 9:30am Low Mass program as it continues to grow and blossom. I am grateful for your patience as we -Mr. Vitale all work our hardest to learn how to join the angels in these beautiful chants of 11:30am High Mass -Mr. Thompson Heaven. Please continue to pray for all of the generous volunteers who give so -Mr. Anderson much time and effort towards building a lasting Music Department for the Shrine. If you are interested in helping in some way, please let me know, and know that I am always happy to answer any questions regarding the music program. Be assured WOODLAWN FALL FESTIVAL SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24 of my special prayers for all of you. May God bless you. 03 † INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST 6415 South Woodlawn Avenue Tel: 773-363-7409 Fax: 773-363-7824 www.infantking.com Chicago, Illinois 60637 [email protected] www.shrinelandmark.org .
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