October 6, 2013 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
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October 6, 2013 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time “Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us.” — Psalm 95:6 Rev. Jeremy Dixon, C.M., Pastor Parish Center 1010 West Webster Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: 773-325-8610 Fax: 773-325-8626 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stvdep.org Mass Schedule Weekends: Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. September through May: 8:30 p.m. Weekdays: Monday through Friday at 8:00 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Monday mornings after the 8:00 a.m. Mass 2 St. Vincent de Paul Parish From the Pastor Dear Parishioners, I have always been told to never pray for patience. The reason is that if you do, your patience will be tested beyond belief. Just when you ask for patience, a flurry of frustrating events seems to occur from traffic jams to slow computers to a long phone call with a person you don’t want to talk to. It is good to be patient, and I do actually encourage each of us to strive to be more patient in our lives. To me, patience is a way that we can reflect our belief in the goodness of each person and their God- given dignity. If I believe that the person going slow in front of me on the Kennedy is a beloved child of God, then I may be less apt to shout and lay on the horn. If I seek to put myself in the shoes of the person who is going on and on when I am late for an appointment, I may not get impatient, but have love and compassion for them. Patience is also a necessity when we speak about God. If you are like me living in our fast-food culture, I would prefer everything now, if not yesterday. That includes God. I want God to change me now, not later. I want to be a better person today, not tomorrow. Yet God often takes the long- term view on everything. God prefers to slowly and patiently help us transform our hearts and our lives, never intruding on our freedom to choose right or wrong. Yet we seek to trust in God’s presence and love in our lives, that God will make good on his promises. This is what faith is, the gift of God that St. Paul asks us to “stir into flame.” When we can live with this trust in God’s promises and grace in our lives, then we allow that faith within us to grow into a blazing fire. A few years ago, I was given a prayer by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a French Jesuit priest and scientist who died in 1955. May this prayer be our prayer today as we seek patiently to grow our faith: Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet it is the law of all progress that it is made by passing through some stages of instability — and that it may take a very long time. And so I think it is with you; your ideas mature gradually — let them grow, let them shape themselves, without undue haste. Don’t try to force them on, as though you could be today what time (that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will) will make of you tomorrow. Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give Our Lord the benefit of believing that his hand is leading you, and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 6, 2013 St. Vincent de Paul Parish 3 Week at a Glance Church Happenings October 6 - 13, 2013 Sun., Oct. 6 Gordon Tech Mass ................................................................................................................. 10:00 a.m. Liturgical Minister Reflection Series ..................................... 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Parish Center Al-Anon Meeting .......................................................................... 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Parish Center St. Vincent Ensemble Rehearsal ............................................................................ 3:45 p.m. - Church Liturgical Minister Training ........................................................ 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Parish Center Mon., Oct. 7 AA Meeting ................................................................................... 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Parish Center SPRED ............................................................................................ 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. - Parish Center Worship Commission Meeting .................................................. 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. - Parish Center Tues., Oct. 8 Wed., Oct. 9 Liturgical Minister Reflection Series ......................................... 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Parish Center St. Vincent Chamber Chorale Rehearsal ................................. 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. - Parish Center Thurs., Oct. 10 AA Meeting ................................................................................... 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. - Parish Center Fri., Oct. 11 Sat., Oct. 12 Sun., Oct. 13 Parish Blood Drive ....................................................................... 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Parish Center Communication Commission Meeting .................................................... 11:00 a.m. - Parish Center Al-Anon Meeting .......................................................................... 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Parish Center St. Vincent Ensemble Rehearsal ............................................................................ 3:45 p.m. - Church Ministry Schedule Weekend of October 12th – 13th Presider Sacristan Lector Eucharistic Minister Usher Sat., 5:00 PM Fr. Dixon E. Jaracz P. Unzicker (L1) R. Kiefer (HC) E. Wallace - Usher (W1) R. Kiefer (L2) C. Donnelly - Usher (S1) Sun., 8:00 AM Fr. Dixon J. Railey B. Yabut (L1) B. Yabut (CE1) M. Wilmes (CW1) Sun., 10:00 AM Fr. Holtschneider C. Yorke B. Christian (L1) D. Loeffler (HC) B. Meyer - Usher (S1) M. Stasiorowski (L2) M. Aguirre (CE1) J. Ausborn - Usher (W2) J. Holle (CW1) A. Choate (HSE) T. Foresman (HSW) Sun., 5:00 PM Fr. Udovic J. Garrity T. Stastny (L1) S. Rodriguez (HC) M. Woodka (L2) J. Lorens (CE1) D. Protasio (CW1) M. Bishel (HSE) October 6, 2013 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 4 St. Vincent de Paul Parish Weekly Intentions Please Pray for Our Sick Let us remember all those here at St. Vincent’s who are ill and in need of God’s healing and comfort. Let us keep them in our prayers and thoughts, especially: Leonor Alba, Bob Dillon, Pat Dillon, Mary (Greco) Greckina, Laura Linke. Please contact Susan in the parish center to inform us of those who are ill and in need of God’s healing and comfort. They will be listed in our bulletin for 3 weeks. Renewal of prayers for the sick is available by contacting Susan at that time. If you would like Fr. Jeremy to visit the person (if they live in the area), please let Susan know when you add them to the list. Mass Offerings Monday, October 7th 8:00 a.m. Ruth Brooks Tuesday, October 8th 8:00 a.m. Loras Diedrich Wednesday, October 9th 8:00 a.m. Larry Hubbart Thursday, October 10th 8:00 a.m. Maureen Clark (mother of Peggy Burke) Friday, October 11th 8:00 a.m. Peter Savija Saturday, October 12th 5:00 p.m. Julia Scott Did you know that you can request a weekday mass to be offered on behalf of your loved ones? Sometimes people will have a mass intention reserved on the anniversary of a death or to support someone during a difficult time. Other times mass is offered in thanksgiving on a birthday or other celebration. If you would like to reserve a mass intention, please contact the parish office at 773-325- 8610 or simply stop by. Financial Stewardship Actual vs Budget Last Year Comparable $ Over Aug 2013 Budget Aug 2013 Aug 2012 $ Change Budget Sunday Collections 34,087 32,609 1,478 34,087 31,109 2,978 Other Revenue* 14,539 17,573 (3,034) 14,539 27,948 (13,409) Total Revenue 48,626 50,182 (1,556) 48,626 59,057 (10,431) *Includes $12,500 for DePaul University monthly stewardship and a $10,000 bequest in 2012. Thank you for your continued support of St. Vincent de Paul Parish! Your commitment is vital to the fiscal health of our parish. For convenient regular giving, please consider using our auto- withdrawal program. Visit www.stvdep.org/donate/ for more information. Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 6, 2013 St. Vincent de Paul Parish 5 News & Notes Welcome, Gordon Tech Class of 2017! DePaul University, in the fall of 2012, entered into a partnership with Gordon Tech College Prep. As a way to support the Catholic mission of Gordon, we will welcome the Class of 2017 to Saint Vincent’s 10:00 a.m. Liturgy on Sunday, October 6th. The freshmen and their parents will attend the Liturgy for the Blessing and distribution of Bibles for use within the Religious Studies classes at Gordon. A reception will follow for the Gordon community in the Student Center of DePaul University. Blest Art Thanks You! Blood Pressure Blest Art wishes to thank everyone who generously Screening supported the struggling Catholic families in the Holy Land The St. Vincent with the purchase of hand-carved olive wood religious art de Paul Volunteer last weekend. If you were not able to visit their display, you Nurses will be can still help by ordering from their website at available for blood pressure www.BlestArt.org. Or please stop by our grand showroom, th screening on Sunday, October 13 , located at 2797 Prairie Ave, Beloit, WI, to pick up a piece of between 8:30 a.m.