St. Mary Parish DeKalb, IL February 3, 2019
IMPORTANT REMINDER Due to Carpet Installation There will be NO 7:00 AM Mass or Communion Service on Mon., Feb. 4, Tues., Feb. 5 or Wed., Feb 6 There will be NO 24 Hour Exposition on Wed. Feb. 6/Thurs. Feb.7
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Office From the desk of 302 Fisk Avenue · DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: 815.758.5432 Fr. Russell Fax: 815.758.2487 / Website: stmarydekalb.org Today’s Gospel passage from Office Hours St. Luke exemplifies what Pope Monday thru Thursday: 9:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Francis expressed about “hidden Friday: Closed saints” that we experience in every-
Liturgies day life. “Hidden” because they do not make the “news”. “Good people” who endeavor Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM in English to be close to the Lord. When we look first to the Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM in English Lord (which is the disposition of truth and love) we Spanish Mass: Sunday 4:00 PM have the fitting and just bearing with which to Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:30 PM approach our neighbor. The Pope contrasted these Weekday Masses: Mon.-Fri. 7 AM and Sat. 8 AM in English people with angry people who harm themselves Vigil/Holy Day Masses: See page 5 (with “poison”) and others: “bitter soul(s), who live Area Care Facilities: See page 5 for dates & Mass times their lives in anger and bitterness. It seems as if Reconciliation: everyday they clean their teeth with vinegar! … This English: Tue, Thu, Fri. 7:35-8:00 AM is an illness.”
& Sat.8:35-9:15 AM & 3:30-4:15 PM Jesus exposes these differences in last Spanish: Tue. 6:00-8:30 PM week’s passage and this week.
Pastoral Staff Last week His awe-inspiring presence Pastor: Rev. Dean Russell, 815.758.5432 evoked intense scrutiny “and the eyes of all in the [email protected] synagogue looked intently at him” (Luke 4:20). It Principal: Roseann Feldmann, 815.756.7905 is revealed before the Word of God that the hearts of Cemetery: 815.758-5432 “all” varied in their intentions. Initially, “all spoke Director of Music: Joe Harmon, ext. 106 highly of him” (Luke 4:22) as it was the easy and Choir Director: Caleb Gray popular thing to do, but the arrogant did not think Director of Religious Education: Annalisa McMaster, ext. 110 highly of him, seeing him (“son of Joseph”, a car- Support Staff penter) as inferior to themselves. He draws out this Business Manager: Jim Glemkowski, ext. 102 “poison” by pointing to the faith of adversaries of Financial Assistant: Sammi Spizziri, ext. 105 the past who were healed because of their faith in Parish Secretary: Linda Jackiw, ext.103 God. Their partisanship, fear, and arrogance are Ministry Secretary: Mona O'Bryan, ext. 107 exposed by their expressions of anger and bitterness: Receptionist: Carrie Anderson, ext. 100 “They were all filled with fury. They rose up,
Contact Information drove him to the brow of the hill on which their Parish Office: 302 Fisk Avenue - 815.758.5432 town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But Jesus passed through the midst of them and Faith Formation / Rel. Ed. / Youth Ministry: 815.758.5432 went away” (Luke 4: 28-30). A disturbing ending School: 210 Gurler Road - 815.756.7905 to an inspiring passage. E-mail: [email protected] Website: stmarydekalb.org We are invited to examine our hearts and ask the Lord to remove the “poison” of anger, bitterness, Hispanic Ministry and resentment that resides there and threatens to Rev. Darwin Flores, 815.758.1377 drive Jesus from our midst. That will inspire us Hispanic Secretary: Susana Garcia, ext. 113 anew to receive the One on whom the Spirit of the
Vietnamese Ministry Lord rests and anoints to “bring glad tidings to the Rev. Anthony Vu Khac Long, 815.312.9661 poor”, “liberty to captives”, “sight to the blind”, and freedom to the “oppressed”. Bulletin Deadline Monday - 8:00 AM (FOR CONSIDERATION) In Christ, son of Mary, Send requests to: [email protected] Fr. Russell THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE 3
Vocation Corner Readings for the Week of February 3, 2019 Rev. Bobby Gonnella, Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15-17 Assistant Vocations Director [cf. 15ab]/1 Cor 12:31—13:13 or 13:4-13/ Lk 4:21-30 "In our first reading this weekend, God says to Monday: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31:20, 21, 23, 24 [25]/Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4/Ps 22:26b-27, 28 and 30, 31-32 the prophet Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in [cf. 27b]/Mk 5:21-43 the womb I knew you…" Immediately upon Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a hearing these words, we realize how special [cf. 17]/Mk 6:1-6 they are to our lives. We understand that God does not just Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11 make us randomly and hope we can figure out how to be hap- [cf. 10]/Mk 6:7-13 py on our own. Rather, God makes us all with a plan in Friday: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc [1a]/Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/ mind. He knows us even beer than we know ourselves. He Mk 6:30-34 understands our strengths, our interests, our personalies, and Next Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 [1c]/ even our weaknesses. It is with all of these things in mind that 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11/Lk 5:1-11 He created each and every one of us for a specific path in © Liturgical Publications, Inc. life. When we are discerning our vocaons and trying to figure out exactly what that path is for each of us, it is important that we first try to understand ourselves. In other words, we need to try to see ourselves as God sees us so that we can under-
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST MARY SCHOOL! He wants us to be happy even more than we want it our- selves. Before He formed you in the womb He knew you. Open your heart to Him so that He can make you the 31ST WEEK OF FISCAL YEAR 2018 - 2019 saint He desires you to be. " Our Weekly Offering Week Ending 01/25/2019
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On Sunday, February 24th, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for the young people of our parish. They have been preparing the whole year for this sacrament. Please keep these young adults and their families in your prayers, that as they are filled with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit they may continue to grow in God’s love and grace. With joy, we will welcome Bishop David J. Malloy who will join us for this special milestone in our young people’s relationship with God and His church. Please pray for them.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Your Love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created and You shall renew the face of the earth.
O God, who has instructed the hearts of Your faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may have right judgment in all things and evermore rejoice in His consolations. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
ADULT SACRAMENTS Home & School Dining Out Upcoming R.C.I.A. Meetings Monday, February 11 - 11 AM - 12 AM Feb. 14 & 28, Mar. 14 & 28, Buffalo Wild Wings and Apr. 11 at 7:00 pm 2466 Sycamore Rd., DeKalb Parish Office - Presentation Room Come out and support St. Mary Home & Prayerfully consider giving us a call at School while enjoying a delicious meal with your family and 815.758-5432. A Bible and Catechism of the friends! Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% of your total bill Catholic Church should be obtained. Program (not including tax, gratuity or promotional discounts) when you materials are provided. present the flyer in next weeks’ bulletin. St. Mary School appreciates your support.
In the Gospel today, Jesus shows us that we are
called to place gospel values before any other values and to be willing to put our lives on the line for them. Taking care of God’s poor is indeed living gospel values. Jeremiah declares that the Lord knew him before he was Is God calling you to join the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? born, and dedicated and appointed him to his role as prophet even before he drew breath. We, too, are known and sent by the Lord. What deeds of love and service are “Go Cadets Night” at Marmion Academy mine to perform? All 5th-8th grade boys are invited to Marmion Academy’s home basketball game on Friday, The power of prayer We pray for St. Mary parishioners, relatives, February 8, 2019. The game will take place in and friends who are suffering from illness, also for those who are the Alumni Hall Gymnasium, located at 1000 homebound, hospitalized, or confined to a care facility, especially: Butterfield Road in Aurora, with the sopho- more game beginning at 5:30 PM and varsity at Marianne Anderson, Giana Anderson, Jane Anderson, Matt 7:00 PM. FREE admission, hot dog, chips and drink for every Anderson, Jackie Balon, Joseph Barrile, Matt Bechtel, Pat 5th-8th grade boy who pre-registers online at Beck, Maryilene Blondel, Patricia Budzinski, Debbie Coffland, www.marmion.org/games
Rev. Richard Kramer, Carolyn Kustron, Ginger Lange, Tim Middle School Art Invitational at Marmion Academy Students Lehan, Catherine Lipps, Henrietta Lobner, Brayden MacNeille, in 6th, 7th and 8th grades are invited to submit their artwork for JoAnn MaKarrall, Bob Marcheschi, Matt Marcheschi, Timothy the Marmion Academy Middle School Art Invitational. Students McMillan, Louis Mustari, Virginia Nepodahl, Mary O’Brien, interested in participating need to complete the online participa- Tom O’Brien, Carolyn Owen, Betty Ramsdell, Joel Rivera, tion form at www.marmion.org/art
SǖǏDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 3 SǖǏDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 10 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Liturgical Choir Rehearsal (CH) 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM We Care Baby Shower & Bottles Conclusion 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Religious Education (CH) 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Religious Education (MC) 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Hispanic AA Group Meeting (PCN) 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Hispanic AA Group Meeting (PCN) 1:00 PM Vietnamese New Year (Year of the Pig) Mass 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM Hispanic Baptism Preparation (C) 3:00 PM Hispanic Reconciliation (CH) 3:00 PM Hispanic Reconciliation (CH) 3:30 PM - 7:00 PM Vietnamese Ministry New Year Social Time (C) 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hispanic Religious Education (MC) 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Hispanic Religious Education (MC) 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Hispanic RE Adoration (CH) Masses in English 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM (CH) 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Spiritual Motherhood (CH) Mass in Spanish 4:00 PM Masses in English 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM (CH) Mass in Spanish 4:00 PM Locations: (B) Bethany Room, (CA) Cafeteria, (CHP) Chapel, (CH) Church, MǐǏDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 4 (E) Emmaus Room, (G) Gym, (LRC) Library Resource Center, (MARI) Marian NO 7:00 AM Mass in English (CH) NO Scheduled Reconciliation in English (CH) Room, (MC) Ministry Center, (PCN) Parish Center North, (PWR) Parish Work 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Truck Delivery/Drop (C) Room, (PR) Presentation Room, (SAR) St. Anne Room, (SJM) St. James Room 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Stock (C) (Private), (SJ) St. John Room, (SJOA) St. Joachim Room, (SJOS) St. Joseph 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Hispanic Ministry Choir Rehearsal (SAR) Room, (SL) St. Luke Room, (SM) St. Mark Room, (SMR) St. Matthew Room, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Bishop Barron’s The Mass (E) 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Hispanic AA Group (PCN) (YC) Youth Center 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hispanic Cursillo - Grupo de Amistad (SJOS)
TǖdžǔDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 5 Please pray for those who protect and NO 7:00 AM Mass in English (CH) serve us and our country, both military NO Scheduled Reconciliation in English (CH) 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Mom’s Book Club (SAR) and law enforcement and all victims of 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry (C) violence. 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Teen Tuesday (DeKalb Co. Nursing Home) 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Catholic Daughters Meeting (G) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hispanic Cursillo - Grupo de Amistad (SAR) Councils and Committees
WdžDžǏdžǔDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 6 NO 7:00 AM Mass in English (CH) Pastoral Council NO Scheduled Reconciliation in English (CH) Kevin Fuss, Chairperson 815-758-5432 ext. 100 NO 9:00 AM Mass (School) Ging Smith 815-756-2177 NO 2:00 PM Mass (Barb City Manor) Ana Vargas Witthoff 815-787-0285 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hispanic AA Group (PCN) NO 24 Hour Exposition (CH) Barbara Halverson 815-756-9453 Matt Fleming Wednesday 7:30 AM until Thursday 6:50 AM
TljǖǓǔDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 7 Finance Council 815-758-5432 ext. 104 7:00 AM Mass in English (CH) 7:35 AM Reconciliation in English (CH) Buildings & Grounds Committee 9:00 AM Mass (School) 815-758-5432 ext. 102 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Women’s Bible Study (SJOS) 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Youth Choir Rehearsal (CH) Cemetery Committee 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Alive in His Love Prayer Group (CHP) 815-758-5432 ext. 102 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hispanic Prayer Group-Choir Rehearsal (SMR) 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Liturgical Choir Rehearsal (CH) Funeral Committee 815-758-5432 ext. 100 FǓNJDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 8 7:00 AM Mass in English (CH) Ministry of Care 7:35 AM Reconciliation in English (CH) (Training meetings as scheduled) 815-758-5432 ext. 100 10:30 AM Mass (Bethany Health Care)
SǂǕǖǓDžǂǚ, FdžǃǓǖǂǓǚ 9 Respect Life Committee 815-758-5432 ext. 100 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Hispanic Youth Retreat (C,G) 10:00 AM - 11:00AM Hispanic Baptisms (CH) St. Vincent de Paul Society 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Vietnamese New Year Social Set Up (C) (Second & Fourth Monday of month) 815-761-0430 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM Hispanic Ultreya - Cursillo (SJM) 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Hispanic A.A. Group Meeting (PCN) School Committee Reconciliation in English 8:35-9:15 AM & 3:30-4:15 PM (CH) Greg Kubitz, Chairperson 815-756-7905 Masses in English 8:00 AM & 4:30 PM (CH) Stewardship Commission Kellie Fuss, Chairperson 815-758-5432 ext. 102 ST. MARY PARISH • DEKALB, IL • WWW. Mass Intentions LITURGICAL ROLES Monday, February 4 (Weekday) 7:00 AM NO MASS Lectors Tuesday, February 5 (St. Agatha) 4:30 PM Andy Small 7:00 AM NO MASS 8:30 AM Kevin Hickey Wednesday, February 6 (St. Paul Miki & Companions) 10:30 AM Corky Thomas 7:00 AM NO MASS Ushers 2:00 PM NO MASS (Barb City) 4:30 PM Dave Roliardi, Craig Vitkus, Richard Antczak Thursday, February 7 (Weekday) 8:30 AM Chuck Albertson, Dan Cliffe, Doug Davis, John Sauter, Donald Moizo 7:00 AM † Poor Souls 10:30 AM Duane Rapp, Dan Thompson, Jim Zenz, Mark 9:00 AM † Poor Souls (School) Farris, Nicholas Singer, Lance Farris, Michelle Friday, February 8 (St. Josephine Bakhita) Mershon, Andrew Miller, Rick Sullivan, 7:00 AM † Larry Ball Toby Woodruff 10:30 AM † Poor Souls (Bethany Healthcare) Saturday, February 9 (Weekday) 8:00 AM † Poor Souls 4:30 PM 4:30 PM Living & Deceased Members of St. Mary Captain Matt Fleming (Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time) Chapel Please Volunteer 8:30 AM † Sylvia Kowalski Cup 1 NO CUP 10:30 AM Justin & Mallory Valdez Cup 2 NO CUP 8:30 AM 4:00 PM Ella Gonzalez (Spanish Mass) Captain Jacqueline Wilk Chapel Barb Ball ST. PAUL MIKI & COMPANIONS Cup 1 Noah Smith Feast Day - February 6 Cup 2 Jennifer Petricig Paul was the son of a Japanese military 10:30 AM Captain Sylvia Jones leader. He was born at Tounucumada, Japan, was educated at the Jesuit Chapel Ging Smith college of Anziquiama, joined the Society Cup 1 Tom Kedzie of Jesuits in 1580, and became known for Cup 2 Lori Kedzie his eloquent preaching. He was crucified on February 5, 1597 at Nagasaki, Japan Cantor Schedule with twenty-five other Catholics during the persecution of Christians under the February 9/10 February 16/17 Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, ruler 4:30 PM Alice Smith 4:30 PM Joe Harmon of Japan in the name of the emperor, who was determined to eradicate the Catholic Church from that 8:30 AM Cecilia Aspengren 8:30 AM Youth Choir country. Three Jesuits: Paul Miki, John Goto and James 10:30 AM Tammy Farrell 10:30 AM Michael Hynek Kisai; six Freanciscans: Peter Baptist, Martin De Aguirre, Francis Blanco, Francis of St. Michael, Philip De Las Casas, and Gonsalo Garcia and seventeen Japanese laymen. All Franciscan tertiaries, were martyred. A gifted preacher, he spoke his last sermon as he died. He proclaimed himself a good Japanese and a good Christian. “As I come to this moment,” he told onloolers, “I tell you plainly that Christianity is the only way to salvation. I pardon my enemies and all who offend me, as my faith instructs me. I gladly pardon the emperor and all who sought my death. I beg them to be baptized and become Christians themselves.” He urged the others being executed to be strong in faith. They sang psalms and repeated the names of Jesus and Mary. Finally their executioners killed them one by one. For almost two centuries after its founding in 1549, the Japanese Church suffered severe persecutobs. Almost 4,000 Japanese Catholics were put to death during that time. Foreign For the latest, up-to-date information about our missionaries and priests were banished from the country, parish, please “Like” our facebook page! You can churches wer destroyed and religious practices prohibited, find it at www.facebook.com/StMarydeKalbIl/ Not until the late nineteenth century was the Church able to function frely again. They were all canonized as the Martyrs or check out our website: http:// of Japan in 1862. by Pope Pius IX. stmarydekalb.org