Bulletin 000868 05-17-20 St. Mary of the Annunciation, Mundelein 150 copies MAY 17, 2020 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER Scripture Insights Today we hear that all who believed in Jesus— Jews, Gentiles, and Samaritans alike—were sus- tained by the presence of the Holy Spirit in their Act of Spiritual Communion midst. In the Gospel reading, which continues Jesus’ My Jesus, Vision: farewell discourse from last Sunday, Jesus tells the I believe that You are present disciples about “another Paraclete” (often translat- in the Most Holy Sacrament. That ed as “Advocate,” “Counselor,” or “Comforter”). In all generations John’s Gospel account, Jesus was the first Advo- I love You above all things, cate, sent from the Father in heaven. Jesus now at St. Mary and I desire to receive You into my soul. reveals the second Advocate to his disciples as he and in the prepares them for his suffering and death, Resur- Since I cannot at this moment rection, and Ascension. The Paraclete os “the Spir- surrounding receive You sacramentally, it of truth” (John 14:17, the “Holy Spirit” (14:26), come at least spiritually into my heart. community who represents the continuing presence of Jesus I embrace You encounter Jesus on earth among his disciples. Jesus assures the as if You were already there and live as disciples,” I will not leave you orphans,” a promise fulfilled when Jesus ascends into heaven and the and unite myself wholly to You. His disciples. Holy Spirit descends onto the community of believ- Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. ers. In the First Reading, we hear of Philip’s suc- Mission: cessful evangelization among the Samaritans. We are called Luke tells us that Philip performed signs to go out (exorcising demon-possessed people and curing those who were paralyzed or crippled). Because of and share this, the Samaritans listened to Philip as he the Good News, “proclaimed Christ to them” and they were “baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.” As a making disciples result, Peter and John were sent to lay hands on who build up the the Samaritans so that they toow ould receive the Kingdom of God gift of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. When Peter wrote his first letter to the Gentile through churches of Asia Minor, the gift of the Holy Spirit meaningful prayer, was a visible sign and a reason to hope. The same effective formation Spirit that brought Jesus to life was now present in their Gentile communities. Peter saw that the pres- and loving service. ence of the Holy Spirit fulfilled what Jesus prom- ised to his disciples and would not leave them orphans. Jesus remained fully present to all the Christians. –Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays 2020: the Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy ©2019 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. All rights reserved. Weekend Mass Times: www.stmaryfc.org Sat. 5:00pm Facebook: @stmarymundelein Sun. 7:30, 9:30,11:30am Twitter: @stmarymundelein Instagram: @stmarymundelein Mass Intentions (May 17–24) Assist SVdP Provide Food for Clients & More With the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, help with af- † Joseph Brown Tom & Janice Powell fording food and other living expenses is an issue for an increasing † Irene Alliot daughter Loretta number of our neighbors. With the current stay-at-home order, the St † Joe & † Luealla Hertel children Vincent de Paul Society had to suspend the annual Easter food drive † John Pryga wife Rosemary & family and distribution. In lieu of food donations, we are collecting checks to † Rosemary D’Andrea family distribute financial aid to our clients and local food pantries. (at Most † Dennis Lackie wife Kathy & family Blessed Trinity & Santa Maria). If you can support your neighbors at † Jaime Bosshart parents Lou & Sheila Bosshart & fam. † Patricia Smuck Dick Benoit this time, please make your check out to St Vincent de Paul Society † Harold Crawford Steve & Debbi Knowles with food drive in the memo and send it to: † Brad Hansen, Sr. & † Danny Hansen Carol Hansen & family St Vincent de Paul Society † Lena Fruscione husband Salvatore & family Saint Mary of the Annunciation Parish † Gene & † Rita Schmidt family 22333 W. Erhart Rd. † Ermelo T. Perez Berner Family Mundelein, IL 60060 † Lorraine Free Rich & Fran Free † Wanda Only Kris Crotty Thank you for helping those impacted by this crisis. If you have ques- † Albert Holup & † Evelyn Holup son tions or would like to help in other ways, please email Duane & Fran Schmidt 52nd Wedding Anniversary [email protected]. † Liam Nold Mary Nordhaus † Stephen Baranoski daughter Liz & Glenn Knuth † Jerome Jacob. Sr. son Jerome † Josephine & Sr. Grace Panettieri family Thank You for Your Financial Support † Anna Scott Carol Lynch During these trying times, we would like to profoundly thank the many † Ray Cerny family generous people of our faith community who have continued to finan- † John Slattery family cially support our parish. We are very grateful. Your commitment ena- † Ana Termini Mary Jelan bles us to pay our bills and to keep our Staff working to advance the Steve Treadwell Shirley Monahan services of St. Mary of the Annunciation during these unprecedented † Martin Phillip Shenk parents Dale & Diane Shenk challenges. † Helen Pieniazkiewicz Barbara Magiet As it has for many of you, the pandemic has imposed some † Tom Schnite wife Beverly & family financial hardship on St. Mary. Ordinarily, more than 80% of our in- † Raymond Zuhr Fr. Jerry Jacob come comes from the Sunday collection. As a result of the pandemic Andy Ostrowski lockdown, our collections have been down 33-50% (depending on the week). We are exceedingly thankful for the many of you who have These Intentions would normally be announced at the weekday and weekend used online giving through GiveCentral or mailed in your donations Masses. Because we cannot publicly celebrate daily Mass, all of these names during these weeks. If you would like to signup for the GiveCentral will be read at the videotaped Mass posted to the parish YouTube page and service, please go to the Stewardship page on our parish website linked through the parish website. (www.stmaryfc.org) or click on a blue GiveCentral or Donate button on the main page. We have also implemented a new “text-to-give” feature that allows you to quickly sign up through your cellphone. Simply text the word Sunday to 847-796-6879 in order to begin the process. These are challenging days for all of us and we know that many of our community are experiencing significant hardships – physi- cal, emotional, spiritual and financial. May our efforts as a faith com- munity and as disciples of the Lord assist one another through this time of trial. Thank you again for your dedication and generosity. Let Pray for us hold one another in prayer and in our works of compassion. all who suffer illness, pain and grief: Gene Gaetano, Mary Jo Gaetano, Bob Noonan, Ryan Nitch, JoJo Ranchero , Arlene Bannett. Barb Fiske The Parish Office Remains Closed And for those who have recently died: We are monitoring telephone messages and emails. For most current information, log onto our website or Dick Benoit, Rudy Giannetti, Peter Cannone, see our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. Anthony Walo, Margret Jewell, Raymond Zuhr, Rita Nabasny, Web: www.stmaryfc.org Andy Ostrowski, Farrell “Bud” McGill, Facebook: @stmarymundelein Anne Coughlin Twitter: @stmarymundelein Instagram: @stmarymundelein from Jacob’s Well Dear Parishioners, There is a song I remember from the days of my youth will be entrusted with sanitizing, monitoring the number entitled: “They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our of people in our building, and directing worshippers Love.” It was written in the early 1960’s by the late Fr. where they can sit. While plans are being developed by Peter Scholtes, who served on the south side of Chicago. the Archdiocese, they have not yet been finalized. Given The lyrics are biblically inspired from the Gospel of the fluidity of the COVID-19 situation, they will likely John, but they also reflect the turbulent times in which be changed and updated during our transition back. Pa- we lived. There were many changes and tensions taking tience and a spirit of love and charity toward ourselves, place in the world including: race riots; the Vietnam family and parishioners will greatly assist our transition War; the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King and back to public Mass. Those who suffer illness or who the first Catholic President, John F Kennedy; and the have health vulnerabilities will be asked to refrain from Second Vatican Council, to name a few. The lyrics coming back to worship. This means we will continue to begin: “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord, film our Masses for those who cannot attend. and we pray that our unity will one day be restored. We will work with each other, we will work side by side, and Let us pray for one another, we'll guard each man's dignity and save each man's Fr. Jerry pride and they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love.” In the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter we hear, “Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) In other words, lov- ing Jesus requires something of us. The old expression Prayer for Vocations “talk is cheap” is so true in that it is always easier to talk about what needs to be done than actually doing it our- O God, Our Father, You have called us in Baptism selves. In the Gospel of John the commandments of Je- to follow Your Son through lives of living service sus are deceivingly simple and profound, such as: “Love to You and to one another.