The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 30, 2018
The Holy Family with a Palm Tree, 1506 Raphael
ST. RAPHAEL the ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH
PARISH ADDRESS PARISH STAFF
40000 North U.S. Highway 45, Old Mill Creek, Illinois 60046-7464 Fr. Michael McGovern, Pastor phone 847.395.3474 fax 847.395.3552 Dr. Gregory K. Webster, Deacon email [email protected] Ms. Anne e Wynn, Coordinator of Religious Ed. St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church-Old Mill Creek Ms. Marirose Tan, Coordinator of Youth Ministry Mr. Alex Fries, Music Director
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Pastor’s Notes December 30, 2018
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Tuesday, January 1, the Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary under her tle: Mary, Mother of God (a holy day of obliga on: Mass on December 31 at 4:00 pm and January 1 at 9:00 am and 11:00 am). Since as early as 230 A.D., Chris ans referred to Mary as theotokos, which means “God- bearer”. By the fi h century, there were some people who ques oned this tle, claiming that Mary was only the mother of Jesus’ human nature. The bishops gathered at the Council of Ephesus (431 A.D.) and the Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.) taught defini vely that Christ is fully God and human and that these two natures are united in one person, Jesus Christ. Therefore, Mary could be called “Mother of God” because she gave birth to Jesus, who is fully divine as well as human.
PRAY FOR OUR BISHOPS Pope Francis has encouraged the Bishops of the United States to make a silent retreat together as part of the spiritual renewal needed in the face of the abuse crisis. Cardinal Cupich has arranged for the retreat to take place at Mundelein Seminary on January 2-8. Over 200 bishops are expected to spend the days in prayer with two conferences each day presented by Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap. Please join me in prayer for our bishops each day of this week and also pray for those who have been vic ms of abuse. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to bring healing light into the darkness of this crisis.
EXPLORING THE PRIESTHOOD Our Church is taking a number of steps to improve our vitality as a community of disciples. An important part of the life and health of the Church is having good priests along with consecrated men and women. Mundelein Seminary is hosing an “Exploring Priest Weekend” for men who are interested in learning more about becoming a Catholic priest. The next weekends are January 18- 20 and March 15-17. Please contact Father Tim Monahan, our Voca on Director, at 312.534.8298 ([email protected]) for more informa on.
THE WINDOWS You may have no ced that another stained glass window has been installed in our church on December 18. Located on the north side, the window depicts the Virgin Mary and her mother St. Anne. The window, along with the other windows on the walls of our church, were made in Austria in the 1930’s and originally were part of St. Peter Canisius Church in Chicago (now closed). We have now used every window from St. Peter Canisius, and yet we s ll have three clear windows in our church to be filled. Now what shall we do? I’ll share some thoughts on this in next week’s bulle n.
Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Fr. Mike McGovern [email protected]
Youth Ministry December 30, 2018
Youth Group News!!! Spring Semester 2019 Our Spring Semester schedule is now available. Stop by the desk in the narthex to get a copy of the new schedule. Like I men oned in my ar cle last week, we will be mee ng on Monday evenings (5- 7:00 pm) and Sunday a ernoons (12-1:30).
Note: You don’t need to be a parishioner of St. Raphael to join our Youth Group.
First Mee ng next Semester Our first youth group mee ng of 2019 will be Monday evening, January 7 from 5pm-7:00 pm. It will be an Epiphany Social with dinner and games. We will also be going over the schedule of events. We will also have informa on provided for the March for Life in Chicago.
Special Events for 2019 We have some special events coming in 2019! January 13 – March for Life in Chicago Friday, February 15 – Light the Night at Prince of Peace TBD – Trivia with Our Lady of the Lakes Parish Youth Group July 21-25 –Totus Tuus Summer Evening Program
Watch the bulle n and your emails for more details. If you are not on my email list already, please contact me.
If you have any ques ons, comments, or sugges ons, feel free to contact me at (224) 256-6432 or [email protected].
God Bless, Marirose Tan Coordinator of Family and Youth Ministry
Join us on January 13 – March for Life in Chicago
SERVIRE ALIIS : Service to Others Sunday, December 30, 2018
† Parish Of ice Hours † Feast of The Solemnity of Mary Monday – Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm The Holy Mother of God
Parish Of ice Hours for Monday, December 31, 2018 Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God 4:00 pm Monday, December 31 Closing at 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Tuesday, January 1 Closed 9:00 am and 11:00 am Wednesday, January 2, 2019 open at 9:00 am
Feast of The Epiphany of The Lord Mass Schedule and Times January 6, 2019 Saturday: 4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 pm Sunday: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 am Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Weekday: 8:30 am (Monday-Saturday) Visit us on Facebook on our new website: St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church- Confession Old Mill Creek Saturday, 3:00 - 3:30 pm or by appointment;
First Friday of every month, 9:00 am 40000 North U.S. Highway 45 Booklets to help you prepare for confession Old Mill Creek, Illinois 60046 are on tables in the narthex of the church. Tel 847.395.3474
Bap sm Registered parishioners should contact the parish office at 847-395-3474.
Marriage Prepara on Registered and suppor ng members should call the office. A date should not be set un l consul ng the pastor.
Religious Educa on Calendar Cookie Walk Thank You! January Class Dates: Thank you to all our friends and parishioners No Class January 2, 2018 who supported our Annual Cookie Walk. Class on Wednesdays, 9, 16, 23 and 30 The Altar and Rosary Sodality Cookies earned Milburn School St. Raphael $2,130.20! We’re not sure where For informa on about the Religious Educa on that 20 cents came from, but we’re grateful! Program, please contact Anne e Wynn in the Parish Office at 847.395.3474 or Religiouseduca [email protected].
Adora on of The Blessed Sacrament Friday, January 4, 2019 From 9:00 am un l First Friday Confession concludes, approximately 9:45 am.
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Save the Dates!
With gra tude to God, I will celebrate 25 years as a priest in May. I look forward to celebra ng this blessing with my family and friends. Please save May 19, 2019. The anniversary Mass will be at 11:00 am here at St. Raphael the Archangel church. Please plan on joining me and me family on this joyous day.
Father Mike
Other important dates in 2019: Wednesday, March 6 Ash Wednesday Thursday, April 18 Holy Thursday Friday, April 19 Good Friday Saturday, April 20 Holy Saturday Sunday, April 21 Easter
A complete calendar of dates will be published in future bulle ns. All are invited to join us on these holy days.
Father Jamnicky For those who would like to contact Fr. Jamnicky, the following is his new address: Reverend Father John A. Jamnicky, St. John Paul II Residence for Priests 2550 E. University Ave. Unit 401, Georgetown, TX 78626-7631
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Open Arms Mission Food Pantry 1548 Main Street, An och, Illinois 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm St. Raphael the Archangel parishioners volunteer the second Wednesday and fi h Tuesday of each month. Wednesday, January 9, 2019 is the next date when our help is needed. To volunteer, call Pat Clark at 847.395.5683.
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph PRO POPULO: For the People
Mass Intentions Week of December 30, 2018 Inten ons for: Requested by:
8:30 am Lyne e and Ryan Siron Evelyn Ong Saturday, December 29, 2018 4:00 pm † Lisa Anen Campbell The Anen Family
Sunday, December 30, 2018 Parishioners of 7:00 am St. Raphael the Archangel
9:00 Jezza Molato The Edran Family Living & Deceased Members 11:00 am The Edran Family of The Ruiz-Edran Family
Monday, December 31, 2018 8:30 am † Laurence Ferrian Bonnie and Dean Parkman
4:00 pm Father Michael McGovern The Lamb Family Parishioners of Tuesday, January 1, 2019 9:00 am St. Raphael the Archangel
11:00 am
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 8:30 am Ellieana Lyons Annemarie DeServi
Thursday, January 3, 2019 8:30 am † Judith Kenny The Lamb Family
Friday, January 4, 2019 8:30 am † Edward Berg Joann Anen
8:30 am Daniel Chaval Sister Theophilia Saturday, January 5, 2019 4:00 pm James White Sister Theophilia
Sunday, January 6, 2019 Parishioners of 7:00 am St. Raphael the Archangel
9:00 am † Agnieszka Gandera Janina Panszczyk
11:00 am Teresa Dabrowski and Alojzy Teresa Dabrowski
If you would like to have a Mass said for a beloved family member, friend, or special inten on, please call the parish office at 847.395.3474. (†Deceased) Prayer Requests
Please pray for those in our parish and community who are sick:
Julie Pagani Brumm
Joseph Laky
Residents of Rolling Hills
To request prayers, please call the parish office: 847.395.3474.
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Worship & Spiritual Life Schedule Sunday Masses, January 5-6, 2019
4:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am Mass Times Saturday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Fr. McGovern Clergy Fr. McGovern Fr. McGovern Fr. Welter Dcn. Webster
Lector Garry Ryan Steve Laky Robert Schuler Bill Bachochin
Extraordinary Sandy Czerwinski Marie Huml Ministers of Tina Grubert Gary Hughes Open Belen Kling Holy Gidget Leable Donna Pavelski Patricia Peterson Communion
F. Conarchy K. Ilagan Altar Servers 3 Open T. Garnier D. Dadivas A. Klein S. Schuler M. Muzones
Dan Bulicek Peter Dadivas Dana Mentgen Paul Pavelski Vicky Cardenas Tom Goggin Ushers Allen Vintola Ken Van Bergen Fritz Meyers Tom Heinrich 2 Open 1 Open Leo Riley
Fellowship Open Open Lilian Dadivas Marie Centko
Events for the Week of December 30, 2018-January 6, 2019 SUN MON TUE WED Thurs Friday Saturday Sunday 30 31 Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 10:20 am 4:00 pm 9:00 am Parish Office 9:00 am 10:20 am Parish Rosary Vigil Mass and Open at 9am Adora on of Parish Rosary Church for 11:00 am The Blessed Church The Masses No Religious Sacrament Solemnity For The Ed Classes of Mary Solemnity of 9:00 am
Mary First Friday Parish Confession Office Parish Office Closes at Closed 1:00 pm
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Stewardship Report Saint Bede School Budgeted Weekly: $7,203 A National Blue Ribbon School Sunday, December 1-2 Preschool to Grade 8 Dona ons Received: $7,465 · Faith-based academic program includes Over (Under) Budget: $262 technology, mathematics, language arts, Sunday, December 8-9 science, social studies, art, music, physical Dona ons Received: $5,761 education, Spanish and religion Over (Under) Budget: ($1,442) · Computer lab Sunday, December 15-16 · One to one computers in Grades 5-8 Dona ons Received: $16,118 Over (Under) Budget: $8,915 · Science lab · Bus service for residents of Gavin District 37, *Sunday, December 22-23 Dona ons Received: Fox Lake District 114, Big Hollow District 38 Over (Under) Budget: and the Antioch/Lake Villa area · Financial Assistance Building Fund, December 15-16 · Before and after school care, hot lunch program Pledge Redemp on: $220 · Extracurricular activities: Athletics, Student Dona ons: $4,983 Council, Chess, Band, Choir, Drama, Cooking *Building Fund, December 22-23 Club and STEM Pledge Redemp on: Call 847-587-5541 or Dona ons: email [email protected] *Due to early transmission dates to our publisher, to schedule your tour. these figures will be announced in upcoming bulle ns. Open House and Opening of Registra on For the 2019-2020 School Year READINGS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, January 27, 2019 Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 9:00 am—1:00 pm 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Take a tour of the school, meet the staff, learn Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; about our programs and see why Saint Bede Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] School is a Blue Ribbon School. St. Bede School is a Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 par cipant of the Illinois Tax Credit Scholarship Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Program. Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 To schedule a tour at another me, Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; contact Mrs. Strang at 847.587.5541. Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, Saint Bede School Financial Assistance Mee ng 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Monday, January 7 at 6:30 pm in Room 110 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Learn about the financial assistance process at Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Saint Bede School. Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52