St. Mary Parish Dekalb, IL February 3, 2019
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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 St. Mary School ~ 210 Gurler Rd., DeKalb, Illinois ~ Phone: 815-756-7905 ~ stmaryschooldekalb.org ST. MARY PARISH • DEKALB, IL • WWW.STMARYDEKALB.ORG PAGE 2 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- 2018 Lancer Raffle Ticket Winners stand the vision that He has for us. It is somemes easy to believe different lies about ourselves and our vocaons: I'm 01/28 - Michelle Bringas - $20.00 too sinful, I'm not good enough, God doesn't love me, I won't 01/29 - Calvin Calhoun - $20.00 be happy, etc. All of these are lies that are meant to keep us 01/30 - Jennifer Jaeger- $20.00 from the true holiness that God desires for our lives. We 01/31 - Carol Westoff - $20.00 must always try to remember that we are all beloved sons and 02/01 - Rhonda & Mike Suddeth - $20.00 daughters of God the Father and that He loves us infinitely. I encourage you all to courageously open your life to Jesus Christ 02/02 - Zeke Wackerlin - $20.00 and ask Him what he has made you for. By doing this we re- 02/03 - Jen & Lance Earl - $30.00 member that God has known us and loved us always, and that 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 Sunday Offertory $ 12,669.00 Spiritual Motherhood for Priests Guardian Angel $ 10.00 Prayer Group School $ 25.00 We will meet for Eucharistic Adoration and prayer Capital Improvements $ 115.00 today, February 3rd at 6:00 PM in the church. Holy Days $ 115.00 New members are always welcome! Please contact Lisa Johnesee for more Thank You for Your Contributions! information: email [email protected] or call 815-748-3295. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Rockford/Madison/Milwaukee Ministry Love is patient, love is kind. Increase your love for one another by attending the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on Feb. 15-17 in Geneva, IL; Mar 15-17 in Madison, WI or April 26-28 in Brookfield, WI. For more info go to: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por favor llamen a Candelario y Thank you for your continued Emilia al 815-375-4250. Las fechas son Feb 8-10, April 26-28 support of St. Mary Church through and August 9-11. your advertisement in our bulletin. ST. MARY PARISH • DEKALB, IL • WWW. 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.