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www.stguerinparish.org 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 www.stguerinparish.org July 18, 2021 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time stguerinparish.org 2 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.