One Family... GOD AND COUNTRY United, RENEW MY CHURCH Empowered, Committed All for One… United as a Catholic One for All in Jesus Christ faith family GO & MAKE DISCIPLES Empowered by the Holy October 4th, 2020 Spirit to proclaim Christ’s teaching in word and deed Committed to be Christ to one another through love and service... and honor the dignity of all people. Former Pastors of St Francis de Sales Rev. Joseph F. Firnbach Founding Pastor 1949 - 1970 † 1990 Rev. John T. McEnroe 1970 - 1982 † 1982 Rev. Richard J. Valker 1982 - 1992 † 2011 Rev. Ronald J. Gollatz MISSION PARISH 1992 - 2006 † 2018 135 S Buesching Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Main 847.438.6622 Fax 847.438.6638 PARISH FIX-IT TOGETHER CAMPAIGN www.stfrancislzparish.org ALPHA· BUILD· EQUIP· SCRIPTURES October 4, 2020 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish Page 2 WELCOME TO ST. FRANCIS DE SALES PARISH! We welcome you to St. Francis de Sales. Organized as a parish in 1949 by the Archdiocese of Chicago, St. Francis de Sales Parish encompasses the communities of Lake Zurich, Deer Park, Hawthorn Woods, North Barrington, Kildeer, Long Grove and has a strong spiritual and temporal presence in Lake County. If you are new in these neighborhoods or are returning to the practice of our Catholic faith, we welcome you to our Parish. Please call or, better yet, stop by the Ministry Center so we can meet you. If you are a visitor, we know that you will take some of our goodwill with you as you return to your home parish. VIRTUAL STREAMING WEBSITES PARISH FOOD PANTRY NEEDS YOUTUBE: Go to www.youtube.com and search for “St Francis Lake Zurich” NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS!!!! Drop off donations in the blue bins outside FACEBOOK: Go to www.facebook.com and search for “St Francis de Sales Catholic Parish” the church entrances and ministry center. DIRECT LINKS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.STFRANCISLZPARISH.ORG Welcome back to St. Francis de Sales!!! We have several exciting updates and opportunities for you. On June 10, the Archdiocese certified our parish for EVENTS THIS WEEK a gradual reopening of Masses. It is truly a special blessing to worship Jesus in our church building, gathering together Sunday, October 4: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time; and receiving His Body. As we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, Respect Life Sunday we find that He is always with us and has a good plan for • Mass @ 6:30am & 9am — Church (signup on website, 9am streamed) our future. Our HOPE and TRUST is in Him. • Parking Lot Mass @ 11:15am — West Parking Lot (No registration necessary) We are in need of help with greeting at our Masses. • Broadcasted Mass @ 12:30pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 If you are able to arrive 30 minutes before Mass and would like to help, please email Judy Reilly at Monday, October 5: Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos [email protected] Thank you!! Ministry Center and Fr. Valker Hall are still closed until further • Daily Mass @ Noon — Church (signup on website, streamed) notice. Call Fr Ryan at 847-726-4723 with any questions. • Weekday Rosary following Mass — virtually streamed For scheduling funerals or sacraments of Baptism, • Personal Prayer Time 2-3pm — Chapel (sign up on website) Matrimony, Confession or Anointing of the Sick please call Tuesday, October 6: St. Bruno; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher Fr. Ryan at 847-726-4723 Daily Mass: We are excited to have you join us in church • Daily Mass @ Noon — Church (signup on website, streamed) again to celebrate our daily noon Masses. At this time, 50 • Weekday Rosary following Mass — virtually streamed worshippers or less will be able to gather in our church for • Personal Prayer Time 2-3pm — Chapel (sign up on website) daily Mass. Registration required.The daily Mass will continue to be live streamed to YouTube and Facebook. Wednesday, October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary Sunday Mass: On June 28, we began inviting 50 people to PARISH DAY OF FASTING & PRAYER our 6:30am & 9am Sunday Masses. Registration required. • Daily Mass w/ Students @ 1pm — Church (signup on website, streamed) The 9am Mass will continue to be live streamed to Youtube • Personal Prayer Time during Adoration 2-3pm — Chapel (sign up on & Facebook. website) Outdoor Sunday Mass: We will continue to offer our Sunday • Broadcasted Mass @ 7am & 4pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 11:15am Mass outside in the west parking lot. No registration is required. Thursday, October 8 Private Prayer: Our church will be open to 10 or less for • Daily Mass @ Noon — Church (signup on website, streamed) private prayer on weekdays between the hours of 2pm • Weekday Rosary following Mass — virtually streamed and 3pm. We will continue with Adoration of the Blessed • Personal Prayer Time 2-3pm — Chapel (sign up on website) Sacrament on Wednesdays during the hour of private prayer. We are using a registration process (see below) Friday, October 9: St. Denis and Companions; St. John Leonardi Mass Broadcast: A previously recorded Mass will be • Daily Mass @ Noon — Church (signup on website, streamed) broadcasted on Wednesdays at 7am & 4pm, Fridays at Noon, and 12:30pm on Sundays by the Village of Lake • Weekday Rosary following Mass — virtually streamed Zurich on Comcast cable channel 4 and AT&T U-Verse • Personal Prayer Time 2-3pm — Chapel (sign up on website) channel 99. • Broadcasted Mass @ 3pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 Daily Rosary: We will continue to live stream daily rosary on YouTube and Facebook after the noon Mass. Saturday, October 10: Blessed Virgin Mary Sacrament of Reconciliation: Please call Fr Ryan to schedule • Reconciilation 4-4:45pm — Church at 847 726-472 • Vigil Mass @ 5pm — Church (signup on website) For all registrations, please go to our website to sign up. Sunday, October 11: Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time www.stfrancislzparish.org. Thank you for your prayers, patience and flexibility as our parish continues with our • Mass @ 6:30am & 9am — Church (signup on website, 9am streamed) reopening process. We look forward to seeing all of you as • Parking Lot Mass @ 11:15am — West Parking Lot (No registration necessary) we gather in the name of Jesus. Come Holy Spirit Come! • Broadcasted Mass @ 12:30pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 October 4, 2020 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish Page 3 October 4th, 2020: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time "Be devoted to the Word of God wheter you hear it in familiar conversation with spiritual friends or in sermons. Always listen to it with attention and reverence.” - St Francis de Sales TODAY’S READINGS SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary First Reading — The vineyard of the LORD is the Time; Respect Life Sunday house of Israel (Isaiah 5:1-7). Monday: Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos Psalm — The vineyard of the Lord is the house Tuesday: St. Bruno; Bl. Marie Rose Durocher of Israel (Psalm 80). Wednesday: Our Lady of the Rosary Second Reading — God’s peace will guard your hearts Friday: St. Denis and Companions; St. John and minds (Philippians 4:6-9). Leonardi Gospel — The kingdom of God will be given Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary to those who will produce its fruit THE GIFT OF THE REIGN OF GOD (Matthew 21:33-43). Matthew’s Gospel today expands on Isaiah’s ballad The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, considerably. A comparison with the same story in Mark’s 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Gospel clearly shows us that here the author is busy teaching this community of Jewish Christians: “This is a story about Israel a long time ago; this is also a story about Jesus and the skeptical READINGS FOR THE WEEK leaders.” Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Jesus as much as told these Jewish leaders that they were the Lk 10:25-37 tenants who first stoned their own prophets. And he told the Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; leaders they were the tenants who would soon even dispose Lk 10:38-42 of him—Jesus—and, in doing so, would forfeit their privileged place of presenting to the world the promised Messiah. Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; “And this,” says Matthew’s Gospel, “is a story about you, Lk 11:1-4 the inheritors of what was first offered to Israel.” The reign Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 of God was first opened to Israel and is now given to the Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 whole world, but it must be received as a gift. The first Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Christians are the new tenants in the vineyard. The deeper reality of the reign or kingdom of God is that it is available Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Phil 4:12-14, to everyone on the face of the earth—Israel included. 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 [1-10] Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. This column is currated by Mary Jo Kunzmann, Judy Reilly, and Nancy Jarvis with the hope that it will help you on your journey to grow as disciples of Jesus. As Kevin Pease taught this summer in the Holy Spirit class, “Without Jesus’ humanness, we cannot know God’s divinity.” We are given a wonderful and personal invitation from Jesus into a relationship with His Father.