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MISSION STATEMENT: "To do God's will as a unified, vibrant parish, and to foster an intentional relationship with Jesus through worship, witness, service, discipleship, and community."
ST. CELESTINE CHURCH ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court 2601 Clinton Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 River Grove, Illinois 60171 Phone: 708–453–2555 Fax: 708–452–0560 Phone 708–453–4800 Fax: 708–453–6141
MASSES MASSES Saturday 5 PM Saturday 4 PM Sunday 7:30 AM Sunday 9 AM 10:30 AM and live–streamed on Tuesday and Thursday 8 AM Facebook and stguerinparish.org Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8 AM ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Reconciliation Saturday 4—4:45 PM 3017 North 77th Avenue, Elmwood Park Illinois 60707 stcelestineschool.org 708–453–8234
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On weekends, because of the pandemic, all intentions for individual masses are read at all the Masses at both churches. During the week intentions are listed on the days when Mass is offered. ST. MOTHER THEODORE SATURDAY, JULY 17 THURSDAY, JULY 22 GUERIN PARISH Blessed Virgin Mary 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN Welcome! If you are new to our 4 PM ST. CYPRIAN St. Mary Magdalene churches or just visiting, please 5 PM ST. CELESTINE and +Vera R. Fratamico introduce yourself. We are happy SUNDAY, JULY 18 to share in this celebration of the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time FRIDAY, JULY 23 Eucharist. If you do not have a 7:30 AM ST. CELESTINE St. Bridget church home, or your church is 9 AM ST. CYPRIAN 8 AM ST. CELESTINE not home to you, we are open 10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Jimmy Secreto, Birthday to anyone looking for a spiritual +Frank Mueller home. We invite you to become +Craig Bastek SATURDAY, JULY 24 a part of our parish. You may +Harace Lee St. Sharbel Makhluf register by calling 708–453–2555. +Helen McCormack 4 PM ST. CYPRIAN Ufir Family 5 PM ST. CELESTINE and +George Yagunic SUNDAY, JULY 25 +Gerry Peterson, Anniversary Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time +Frances Ziaga, Anniversary 7:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Frank Pudlo 9 AM ST. CYPRIAN +Gertrude Gutkowski 10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Glenn Wishnew, Sr. +Frank Mueller +Virginia Knack Marischler +Ted Toriani +Rita Schmidt +Bertha Toriani All offices in the parish are closed +Anne Vitello to visitors. MONDAY, JULY 19 +Theresa Przybylo 8 AM ST. CELESTINE +Fr. Bernard White, Birthday Phones will be answered from +Fr. Bernard White The Zyk, Czechoski, and Woods 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at St. Families Cyprian (708–453–4800) Monday TUESDAY, JULY 20 +Gerry Peterson, Birthday through Friday and from 8:30 AM St. Appolinaris +Frank Pudlo to 5 PM Monday through Friday 8 AM ST. CYPRIAN +Ada Lopez at St. Celestine (708–453–2555). People of the Parish +George Yagunic +Rita Schmidt If no one is available to answer WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 +Virginia Knack Marischler the phone, please leave a 8 AM ST. CELESTINE +Addie Metoyer message and someone will call St. Lawrence of Brindisi +Bae Metoyer you back on the next business day. People of the Parish
July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 3 SAVE THE DATES SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 at 5 PM Outdoor Mass and Barbecue at St. Celestine SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 4 PM Mass on the Grass and Barbecue at St. Cyprian SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Blessing of the Pets at both churches SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 AT 10:30 AM Celebration of the Feast Day of St. Mother Guerin and 3 years as a parish
Details to follow; please watch the bulletin and website.
THANK YOU Sometimes we take our Sunday bulletin for granted, but on the back page are ads from the companies that support us year–round and pay for the printing. Please look over our bulletin ads and when you patronize those businesses or Father Moises has started his services, say thank assignment here at St. Mother you from St. Mother Guerin as of July 1 and we Guerin parish. welcome him!
ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL NEWS
Organization Day is quickly approaching
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 3 P.M.—7 P.M.
Mark your Calendars! If you have not registered and are interested in St. Celestine School, please call the school office at 708–453–8234.
School begins on August 19, 2021! July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 4 THE DAYS ARE COMING FEAST OF FAITH The Prayer Over the Offerings
In the liturgy of the 1570 Missal, this prayer was called the Separation, isolation, and hostility days are coming,” he assures us “secret” prayer. It was “secret” are terrible things. We are, sadly, (Jeremiah 23:5), when a new not because its content was too familiar with all of them in shepherd, a just king, will come. mysterious, but because it was our modern life, whether we look We meet that king in the second prayed in silence by the priest, at world events or events in our reading and the Gospel. Paul who only recited the conclusion own neighborhoods and families. reminds us in the Letter to the aloud: . . . per omnia saecula All three readings today refer to Ephesians that all divisions can saeculorum. With the reforms these same sad human conditions. now cease in Christ Jesus, who of the Second Vatican Council, The prophet Jeremiah describes has brought us together through we again hear these rich prayers world conditions as if the people his blood. In Mark’s Gospel we see spoken aloud. They remind us to of his time were sheep who had Jesus himself, looking with pity on prepare ourselves for what is to been scattered by poor leadership those searching for him as if they happen in the Eucharistic Prayer, and corrupt shepherds. But “the were sheep without a shepherd. for it is not only the bread and © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. wine that will be transformed.
God has created me to The Prayer Over the Offerings is a prayer for transformation, an do some definite service. expression, in a few words, of God has committed some all that we hope that the liturgy will accomplish in our lives. We work to me which has ask God to accept the gifts we not been committed to present, and to change us even as God hallows the bread and another. I have wine. As we listen carefully to a mission . the Prayer Over the Offerings, we are reminded of what it is that we seek in the Eucharist: to be —John Henry made holy; to be drawn closer to Newman God; to come to eternal joy, unity, peace, and salvation. Corinna Laughlin © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 5 ON MAKING CHOICES, AND “ADORERS NEEDED” Per Wikipedia, “The Oblates of away from home. It’s fun seeing News page: Adorers Needed. the Virgin Mary (Italian: Oblati how other parishes do things. di Maria Vergine) is a religious And besides, I found something Any church offering EA needs institute of priests and brothers very interesting about Holy adorers. I went to adoration founded by Bruno Lanteri (1759– Ghost (beyond the “Staffed by at a suburban Chicago church 1830) in the Kingdom of Sardinia the Oblates of the Virgin Mary” several times a few Lents back, in the early 19th century.” OK. reference) when I looked them and I remember one visit when I This is more than I knew about up. Specifically, I’ve never seen appeared to be the only person any Oblates when my wife and I a more impressive Sunday Mass there. As such, I stayed put until walked into Holy Ghost Church schedule. It even topped St. someone else showed up. It in Denver on the 4th of July Anthony’s. In my memory, my just didn’t seem right to leave for 9 AM Mass. In town for a grade school alma mater church Jesus alone. As special as it is wedding, we were staying in the had several Sunday Masses as to visit with the Christ in formal city, and when I Googled “Catholic well––including one at 5:30 AM–– adoration, though, we don’t need churches in downtown Denver,” but its schedule couldn’t touch the monstrance and the host to Holy Ghost was an option. It was Holy Ghost’s: 7 AM, 8 AM, 9 AM, adore him, you know? And have within walking distance and the 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 4 PM, and you been watching the news 9:00 time fit in with our later 5:10 PM. lately? I’d say we need face–time plans, so off we went. with Jesus now more than ever. I knew from the website that I enjoy going to Mass when I’m Holy Ghost would be a beautiful Still. Jesus knows I love him, so old church, but do I really need to set aside time I wasn’t sure to, you know, adore him? As the what to expect priest observed, it’s all about crowd–wise choice. And to inform the choice, from a place consider this from Jeremiah in the with eight first reading: “Behold, the days Sunday Masses. are coming, says the LORD, when Based on the I will raise up a righteous shoot congregation to David; as king he shall reign…” size for the And this from Paul: “(Jesus) came 9:00 AM Mass, and preached peace to you who though, I got were far off and peace to those the reason who were near, for through him for the many we both have access in one Spirit Masses more. to the Father.” And this from In his homily, Jesus himself: “Come away by the priest spoke yourselves to a deserted place of choosing and rest a while.” We’ll never get between the a better invitation! Regardless things that the of our deserted place––a world regards mountain trail, an easy chair, a as important workstation––let’s always keep vs. the things in mind what the Church of the that our faith Holy Ghost has spelled out for does, and this us: Adorers Needed. It’s not that choice played Jesus needs us, of course. But directly into a man, do we need him. headline I saw in their bulletin © 2021 by John B. Reynolds after Mass on ([email protected]) the Holy Ghost July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 6
JUNE BAPTISMS Welcome to our newly–baptized!
Grace Julianne Alvarado Rudy Bear Alvord Vincent Flores Lily Marie Gustafson Evan Michael Jelinek Kamden Robert Maldonado Julian Jesus Molina, Jr. Sol Ximena Morfin Avery Ryann Rodriguez Nico Thaddeus Stefan Please keep those serving in the military in your prayers. Thank you for your service to our country.
Col. Stephen Acosta Marines Staff Sgt. Lawrence G. Campbell Air Force BACKPACK DRIVE Senior Airman Cory McCambridge Air Force Catholic Charities is collecting backpacks for Chief Erin McGuire Navy schoolchildren from low–income families in the west Lt. Col. Peter Anderson Army Sgt. Kenneth G. DiCristifano Army suburbs and the West Side of Chicago. You can help us Spec Michael Migliorisi Army help these families by donating backpacks. We suggest the Pvt. John Cerrone Marines following be inside each backpack: PFC Paul J. Lagoda Marines • 2 spiral notebooks PFC Sophia M. Garcia Marines • 2 folders Lt. Robert Reynolds Army Staff Sgt. Alberto Boy Marines • 1 pack of loose notebook paper Staff Sgt. Natalie Borrini Air Force • 1 pencil case/pouch Cpl. Brian Macaluso Marines • 1 pair of scissors Lnc. Cpl. Meghan Jennings Marines • 1 pack of erasers Lnc. Cpl. Michael Casanave Marines • 2 glue sticks Pvt. Nicolas Casanave Marines ABEAN Melanie Hodges Navy • 1 pack of colored markers PFC Vincent Negron Marines • 1 pack of highlighters Pvt. Matthew Meyer Army • 1 pack of crayons or colored pencils Master Sgt. Scott A. Cross Air Force • 1 pack of #2 pencils Private Niko Rodriguez Army • 1 pack of pens Dario Rodriguez Air Force A1C Brian Moran Air Force • 1 ruler A1C Elyssa Moran Air Force Ensign Devon Zych Coast Guard If you are able to help please email Claudia Andrade at FN Matilda Davis Coast Guard [email protected] with the number of Lnc. Cpl. Andrew D. Nordlie Marines backpacks you will be donating and when you would like LTJG FaithAnne Bieschke Navy Luis N. Burciaga Army to drop them off. We hope to have all the bags byFriday, PFC Rudy De La O Marines July 30. Monetary donations toward the purchase of Jose Flores, Jr. Air Force backpacks are also welcome! Please make checks payable Carmelo Flores Air Force to Catholic Charities and indicate on the memo. Checks Ethen N. Ortiz Air Force can be mailed to Claudia Andrade at our west suburban office, 1400 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero, 60804. We are updating our Military List. Please call the office if you know a person is no longer serving in Thank you for your support and all you do for Catholic the military or to add someone to the list. Thank Charities. you! July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 7
Need help? Food, shelter, housing, employment, job training, counseling, addictions, utilities, physical or mental health services, legal and financial, immigration, naturalization and refugee and senior ONLINE GIVING services are provided by Catholic Charities. Call 312–655–7700 or go to catholiccharities.net. Our parish is using Give Central as a contribution tool to help parishioners contribute online to our Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1–800–821–4357 Sunday Offertory and special collections. This tool Child Abuse 1–800–252–2873 will allow you the option of donating through your National Domestic Violence 1–800–799–SAFE checking, savings, or credit card account and the National Sexual Assault 1–800–656–4673 funds will be directly transferred to the parish each Compulsive Gambling Hotline 1–410–332–0402 month or as you specify. Poison Control 1–800–222–1222 Suicide Prevention 1–800–273–8255 If you are already giving online you will see that Elder Abuse 1–800–252–8966 the gifts go to St. Mother Theodore Guerin parish. You can sign up for online giving by going to our website, stguerinparish.org, and clicking on the Give Central icon on the right on the home page.
Thank you for supporting the parish.
MASS INTENTIONS During the Prayer of the Faithful at Mass, we hear MARRIED 50 YEARS IN 2021? that this Mass is being offered for the repose of the soul of someone who has died, or for someone Please call the Pastoral Center or the Rectory if you requesting prayers for a particular intention. If you were married in 1971 and are celebrating your 50th would like a Mass offered, please call either office to wedding anniversary this year. The Archdiocese schedule a Mass for your particular intention. The usual donation is $10. New Mass cards are available would like to send you a certificate in recognition as well. of this event and the 2020 and 2021 Jubilarians are invited to celebrate together on Sunday, September July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 8
SCRIPTURE SEARCH®
Gospel for July 18, 2021 Names are kept on the list for four weeks. If you wish to add or Ephesians 2: 13-18 / Mark 6: 30-34 remove a name, please call the parish office. Thank you! Following is a word search based on the Second Paciano Acosta William Mellicant Reading and Gospel for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Marie and Steve Auerbach Sharon Meyer Time, Cycle B: So much to do. The words can be Michael Balaja George Moretti found in all directions in the puzzle. Grace Baldessara Mary Morvay BLOOD CHRIST DIVIDING Gerri Bohm Dan Murphy WALL ABOLISHING CREATE Tracy Braesch Tom Murphy IN PEACE RECONCILE THE CROSS Victor Cabello Barbara Narducci ACCESS SPIRIT FATHER Caitlyn Bernice Nesbitt APOSTLES JESUS TAUGHT Ginny Ciszek Sr. Noel YOURSELVES REST AWHILE EVEN TO EAT Deacon Dennis Colgan Bill Noesen BOAT TOWNS SHEEP Frances Copps Sr. Louise Noesen
Debra DeKelver Adrienne Ozlowski Jackie DeLarco Phylllis Pappas HARD TO REST Danny DiMaso Manny Perez Elene Dimperio Sam Perri G N I D I V I D O O L B Dillon Dolecki Scott Pharis N T R E H T A F S W O T Jack Donnelly Janine Piechowski I S Y A K H D S O A T H Eleanor Adrienne Pudlo Heidy Egan Kirk Pusenilli H I L O D E E R T L O G Patsy Galecki Sr. Rita Mae Rabitoy S R N A U C J A K L W U Tammy Garcia Jim Raemisch I H N A C R E A T E N A Helen Garza Darlene Rinker Francis Gervais Barbara Rodgers L C E A P O S T L E S T Patrick Giannini, Sr. Caroline Russo O J D E T S U E R E K I Phyllis Gossy Betty Salemi B T L N P S S R L W K R Nina Grigolo Kathy Sassolino Cathy Grob Amy Schreiner A V E C A E P N I V D I Maria and Manuel Haro Paul Schubitz D V R E C O N C I L E P Judy Iovinelli Joseph Serwa E L I H W A T S E R D S Robert Jaster Bonnie Jean Shea © 2021 TRI-C-A Publications; tri-c-a-publications.com Sonja Keane Erica and Baby Girl Snyder Mary Guidi Kennedy Mike Statz Donna Kiska Heidi Stringham Ken Kiska Andrew Valko Dan Kocal Lillian Wardzala Bobbie Kocal Dorothy Witek Karen Lins and for all our sick Loraine Leone and homebound Information for the bulletin is due at 9 AM on Tom Mayer parishioners the Thursday the week before the bulletin comes out except for special holiday deadlines. Please send in Word or as an editable PDF to khagerty@ stguerinparish.org. Will use as space allows. Bulletin Deadline Benjamin Dizonno, Anna Rizzo, Donald A. Gniech, August 1 July 22 at 9 AM Rita Schmidt, and Judith Ryba August 8 July 29 at 9 AM August 15 August 5 at 9 AM St. Celestine School Believe, Achieve, Succeed! 84 Years of Excellence in Catholic Education Pre-School - 8th Grade www.stcelestineschool.org 3017 N. 77th Ave., Elmwood Park • 708-453-8234 Conveniently located one block South of Belmont Ave. between Harlem and Cumberland. Personal tours available upon request! Make your tour appointment today. Email Mrs. Sheila Klich, Principal at [email protected]
From the very youngest grades, students are creating and constructing knowledge with technology tools to foster skills in communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical and computational thinking.
l Online Registration and Online School Supply Purchase
l Online Parent and Student Portal, I-Ready learning charts your childrens progress
l Rigorous on campus and remote instruction
l Safe IPad or Chromebook use for each student Pre K - 8th Grade
l State-of-the-Art Technology Lab, STEAM School, Digital Citizenship, Coding & 3D Design, G Suite for Education, Robotics
l Full Day and Morning options for Preschool
l Full Day Kindergarten
l Before and After School Care
l Quality education based in Christian values
l Spanish, Art, Music, Technology, Physical Education classes K-8
l Variety of Athletics, Clubs and Activities for all ages
l Test scores above the national average at every grade level
Call 708-453-8234 for information and request a tour. Visit the website & tour our school online at www.stcelestineschool.org. See the wonderful educational and technological opportunities we have for your children as well as sports, clubs and after school activities.
ST. CELESTINE CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 708–453–2555
ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH 2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171 708–453–4800
Mass Schedules: See cover.
Office Hours: Phones are answered between 8:30 AM to 5 PM at St. Celestine and 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at St. Cyprian. The offices are closed to visitors.
Holy Hour: First Friday of each month at 3 PM in St. Celestine church, in person and live–streamed on Facebook and website.
Fatima Devotion: First Tuesday of the month after the 8 AM Mass at St. Cyprian.
Baptisms: Contact Ruthanne Swiatkowski to schedule; [email protected] or call 708–453–2555 x 17. Baptisms are scheduled for 12:30 PM on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at St. Celestine and the third Sunday of the month at St. Cyprian.
Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:45 PM at St. Celestine.
Weddings: Engaged couples are encouraged to call a year in advance of a preferred date. The couple must talk to Deacon Mike DeLarco before a wedding date can be reserved. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.
PRIESTS Rev. Paul Cao, Pastor Mary Murphy, Coordinator of Religious Education for [email protected] 708–453–2555 x29 Children and Adults with Special Needs Rev. Moises Navarro, Associate Pastor [email protected] [email protected] 708–453–2555 x30 Rev. Eugene Gratkowski, Pastor Emeritus of St. Cyprian Lois DeFelice, Ministry of Care 708–453–2555 Bishop Jeffrey Grob, Rev. Fil Ngwila, Rev. Stan Ilo, [email protected] Rev. Kenneth Ekekwe, Resident Priests Rev. Ron Navoy, Weekend Associate at St. Cyprian Kim Hagerty, Bulletin Editor 708–453–2555 x12 [email protected] DEACONS Deadline is 9 AM on the Thursday 10 days before the Michael DeLarco 708–453–2555 x31 date you would like the information to appear. Call Deacon Mike to schedule a wedding. Miguel Negron [email protected] ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Ronald Pilarski [email protected] Norma Pulido, Secretary 708–453–8234 x11 Dennis Colgan, retired Donna DelMedico, Finance Secretary 708–453–8234 x24
Sheila Klich, Principal 708–453–8234 x23 PARISH SUPPORT STAFF [email protected] Mary Krewer, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 708–453–4800 Laurie DePillo, Business Manager 708–453–2555 x15 Marge Dellinger, Receptionist 708–453–4800 [email protected] [email protected] Lynn Schmidt, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10 Craig Kamptner, Director of Music Ministry [email protected] [email protected] 708–453–2555 x16 Ray Brownlee, Maintenance 708–453–4800 Call Craig with questions about music for the parish. [email protected] Eric Mueller and Kim Hagerty, Director of Evangelization 708–453–2555 x12 Bob Vessini, Maintenance 708–453–2555 x25 [email protected]
Ruthanne Swiatkowski, Director of Lifelong Faith Formation [email protected] 708–453–2555 x17