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Vision: That all generations at St. Mary and in the surrounding community encounter Je- sus and live as His disci- ples. Mission: We are called to go out and share the Good News, making disciples who build up the Kingdom of God through meaningful prayer, effec- tive formation and loving ser- vice. SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION MUNDELEIN Temporary Mass Schedule: www.stmaryfc.org TemporarySun. 7:30, Mass9:30,11:30 Schedule: AM Facebook:www.stmaryfc.org @stmarymundelein Sun.Tuesday, 7:30, 9:30,11:30 8:00 AM AM Facebook:Twitter: @stmarymundelein @stmarymundelein Wednesday,Tuesday, 8:00 8:00AM AM Instagram:Twitter: @stmarymundelein @stmarymundelein Thursday, 9:008:00 AM Instagram: @stmarymundelein Confessions: Saturday, 3:00–4:00 PM Confessions: Saturday, 3:00–4:00 PM Mass Intentions September 14—20, 2020 Stewardship Report Tuesday, September 15, 8:00 AM Living 69th Wedding Anniversary Sunday Collection September 6, 2020 $ 20,786..07 Matthew & Dorothy Miholic Budgeted Weekly Collection $ 22,115.38 Living Duane & Fran Schmidt Family Difference $ (1,329.31) †Salvatore & †Micheline Panettieri The Family †Genovera Larua Berner Family Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* $ 198,759.01 †Arthur “Artie” Sutko Victoria Hansen Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date $ 221,153.85 †Archangel Capulong Wife Amy & Family †Lt. Keith O’Brien Difference $ (22,394.84) Difference vs. Last Year $ (31,220.12) Wednesday, September 16, 8:00AM †Lt. Keith O’ Brien *Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments. †Liam Nold Gannon Family Thursday, September 17, 8:00 AM Living Lauren Jensen Shirley Monahan †Bob Soley Diana Suhling Join the Re-Opening Team †Karla Adams Parents Ed & Margaret Stahoviak The St. Mary Re-opening Team wants to Sunday, September 20, 7:30 AM express our gratitude to all the volunteers †Betty Tauscher Husband Ed & Family who are warmly welcoming parishioners †Norm Klonder RoseMarie Marsh back to St. Mary! †Vinnie Dederich Rosemary Betke If you are interested in learning more about Sunday, September 20, 9:30 AM volunteering on the re-opening team, Intentions Parish Staff & Parishioners Steve & Debbi Knowles please see the parish website for detailed †Tom Halpin Cousin Nancy & Richard Bingham information and sign up. We would love to †Edna Sutko Dave & Jennifer Pepping have you join our group! †Jim & †Sophia Kirn Daugher Nancy & Jeff Uhler †Raimunda Ansari Richard & Nancy Bingham †Joseph Ewald Joe & Terry May Sunday, September 20, 11:30 AM Livestreaming Living Edward Quid Parents Robert & Carol †Patricia Smuck St. Mary is now livestreaming the 9:30am Mass on Sundays as well †Thomas Kelliher Wife Hazel as daily Mass at 8:00am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The livestream can be accessed on our parish Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to view the broadcast. After Mass ends, the broadcast remains posted so you can access it at any time. The link to the livestream is on our website or you can en- ter https://www.facebook.com/pg/stmarymundelein/posts/ into your Pray for browser. those who have recently died: Michael Biel, Pat Stejskal, Gary Neudecker, Jill Dedinsky Readings for the Week Monday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 St. Vincent DePaul Society Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a; Ps 100:1b-5; Dedicated to serving the poor and suffering in our Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 local area. In need of assistance for yourself, a Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31 — 13:13; Ps 33:2-5, 12, 22; neighbor, a friend or relative in our community? Lk 7:31-35 Please do not hesitate to call 224-522-8863. Feel free to Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11; Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28; leave a message and a member will get back to you Lk 7:36-50 within a day. All discussions are strictly confidential. Friday: 1 Cor 15:12-20; Ps 17:1bcd, 6-8b, 15; Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49; Ps 56:10c-14; Lk 8:4-15 Sunday: Is 55:6-9; Ps 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18; WEDDING BANNS Phil 1:20c-24, 27a; Mt 20:1-16a Sarah Peterson & James Johnson I from During these summer months a number of projects and Jacob’s Well repairs have gotten underway. Throughout the pandemic our facilities team of Bob Kilkenny and Jim Shaffer has been working hard on our grounds and on making a number Dear Parishioners, of repairs to our buildings. In the next week, weather per- mitting, the long-desired and much-needed repaving of our Our readings this weekend focus on the depths of main church parking lot and the Little Church lot begins. In God’s mercy. In the Gospel, Peter comes to Jesus with a ques- addition to addressing the deteriorated condition of the as- tion about forgiveness and he comes to Jesus with an answer phalt (which dates to the original construction of the new that in his mind was very generous. In fact, to forgive someone church nearly 20 years ago), we will also complete repairs seven times may be very difficult and so the number that Jesus to sections of the curbs and sidewalks. If the weather coop- gives seems almost impossible. But when you think about it, erates, we hope to complete this project around the end of forgiving someone 7 times requires keeping a record of the September. This repaving project was part of the vision for wrongs a person committed. Jesus does not offer another num- our To Teach Who Christ Is capital campaign, which began ber, but rather teaches about a forgiveness that is limitless. Yet four years ago and still continues. Funding for the project we know that forgiveness is not easy nor is it automatic. In fact, comes from the generous pledge payments of the many forgiveness can be one of the most difficult things about living parishioners who are contributing to this campaign. the Christian way of life. When we or someone we love is hurt because of the actions of I am pleased to announce that we have hired Mark Meier to another, it can be difficult to let go of our disappointment or be our new Director of Music and Liturgy. Mark will begin resentment. There is an old saying about resentment that it is his ministry at St. Mary in a few weeks. He has been the like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will be the one Director of Music at St. Matthias Parish in Chicago since who gets sick. The path to forgiveness requires something of 2014 and his service there dates back to 2007. Unfortunate- us. Each day, when we pray the “Lord’s Prayer”, we ask the ly, St. Matthias is closing as part of the Renew My Church Lord to “forgive our trespasses or sins as we forgive those who process. When God closes a door, he opens a window and trespass against us.” The message for us could not be much we are fortunate that Mark will be coming to St. Mary. As clearer: that we who have been forgiven are to forgive others in we begin a new era in parish liturgical life following the the same way. many contributions of Fred Vipond over his long tenure, I know Mark will bring fresh energy, a collaborative spirit, While the teaching is clear, living it is much more difficult. and strong pastoral sensibilities to this important role in our Over the years I have ministered to some people who have had parish. Mark embraces a variety of musical styles and will a difficult time believing that they are indeed forgiven by the help us rebuild and unify our musical ministries once we Lord. Experiencing the Lord’s forgiveness changes everything. get to the other side of COVID-19. As we reflect on the teaching of Jesus this week, may we rec- ognize those areas of our lives that the Lord has already forgiv- Let us pray for one another, en. Fr. Jerry Saint John Chrysostom (c. 344-407) September 13 "Speaking truth to power" may have become just another cliché, but doing precisely that cost John "the Golden Mouth" (Chrysostom) his diocese and, after exile and a forced march, his health and life. "Renowned for eloquence, heroic in suffering" (Sacramentary), John's scriptural in- sights still comfort and challenge. Mystical theologian, he bids Eastern Christians, whose principal Divine Liturgy bears his name, to lift up their hearts to "God ineffable, beyond compre- hension, invisible, beyond understanding, existing forever, al- ways the same." Model pastor, he warns Roman Catholics in the Liturgy of the Hours not to neglect God-in-the-flesh: "Would you honor Christ's body? Do not scorn his nakedness, honoring him here in church with silken robes, while neglecting him cold and naked outside. What use to burden Christ's altar with gold- en chalices, while Christ himself starves to death? What use dressing the altar with gold-woven cloths, while denying the shivering Christ the clothes he needs? Do not adorn the church while ignoring your needy brother: he is the most precious tem- ple of all!" (Saturday, Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time). --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. September 20th Forgiveness Nearly ten years before, a son and father had parted ways when the business they shared went bankrupt. The son blamed the father. They did not speak to each other again. Then the father became seriously ill. The mother called the son and told him he had better come soon.