St. Francis of Assisi Parish 1501 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook, IL 60490 /630-759-7588 /Fax 630-759-5257 /www.stfrancisbb.org Parish Mission Statement Weekend Mass Schedule St. Francis of Assisi, a welcoming, friendly and culturally Saturday, 5:00 PM diverse Catholic faith community, celebrates and shares Sunday the love of Jesus Christ. 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. & 12:00 P.M. Daily Mass & Facility Schedule Monday, August 9, 2021 Saturday, August 14, 2021 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; World Indigenous St. Maximillian Kolbe People’s Day Jos 24:14-29; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11; Mt 19:13-15 Dt 10:12-22; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mt 17:22-27 9:00 AM Special Intention 5:00 PM Josephine Anzelone (Ken & Carol Dabisch) 9:30-10:30 AM Adoration—Church Darlene Miller (Ron & Pat Richards) 6:30 PM RCIA—Bride Room 12:00 PM Deacon John—Jaskunas & Santillanes Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Baptisms—Church St. Lawrence 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 9:00 AM James R. Fleming, Sr. Sunday, August 15, 2021 (St. Francis of Assisi Parish) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2; Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 9:30-10:30 AM Adoration—Church 13-14; 1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor Wednesday, August 11, 2021 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 St. Clare of Assisi Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20 8:00 AM Parishioners 9:00 AM Intentions of Clare Blumenstein (Deacon John & Deb Blumenstein) 10:00 AM Fr. Joseph L. Villa (Gregory & Beverly Peck) 9:30-10:30 AM Adoration—Church James McDonnell (McDonnell Family) 6:30 PM RCIA—Bride Room Dave Kasarcik 7:00 PM Parish Council—SFR (Catherine Borghoff & Family) 7:15 PM Legion of Mary—Grade 5 12:00 PM Joselito & Evelyn Rigor Thursday, August 12, 2021 (Jannice, Jennifer & Eleanor) St. Jane Frances de Chantal Leticia V. Flores Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 — 19:1 (Maria Teresa Flaviano & Family) 9:00 AM Special Intention Mattie Pearl Ramsey (Elena, Randell & Renzl Catignas) 9:30-10:30 AM Adoration—Church 6:00 PM Samorro/Toda Wedding Reh—Church 1:30 PM Baptisms—Church 7:00 PM Music Ministry—Church 3:00 PM Baptisms—Church Friday, August 13, 2021 Ss. Pontian & Hippolytus Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24; Mt 19:3-12 9:00 AM Nicky Pullings (Nancy Yeadon) 9:30-10:30 AM Adoration—Church All bulletin articles must be submitted by the deadline 9:45-11:00 AM Sunday Scripture Discussion—SFR date to ensure inclusion in the bulletin. Articles received 2:00 PM Samorro/Toda Wedding—Church after the deadline date will not be accepted. Placement, 7:00 PM Guadalupano Group—Grade 6 size and formatting of the articles will be determined by 7:30 PM Family Move Night—Parish Grounds the bulletin editor. E-mail to: [email protected]. Articles should be attached as Word or Publisher documents. BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINES Bulletin Date Deadline Date August 22 August 11 August 29 August 18 September 5 August 25 From the Pastor Dear Parishioners: August 12th is the Feast of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. She was born in Dijon, France. She was married at the August 8th would be the Feast of St. age of 20, and eight years later her husband died in an Dominic, however Sunday takes accident leaving her to raise their four children. In 1604 precedence. St. Dominic lived from she heard a sermon by St. Francis de Sales that holiness is 1170—1221. St. Dominic went on a for everyone. Eventually she founded the Visitation journey to northern Europe with his Sisters, dedicated to prayer and charity. Before she died in Bishop. There he came face to face with 1641 she had established 85 monasteries. Albigensian heresy. St. Dominic saw the need to combat this heresy and became a part of a In 1934 Blessed Karl Leisner, who we also remember on preaching mission against this heresy. His fellow August 12th, began studying for the priesthood in Munster, preachers gradually became a community known today as Germany. Eventually he was imprisoned by the Nazi Dominicans. His idea was to pass on the fruits of Gestapo and sent to Dachau where many priests were contemplation. He met with St. Francis of Assisi to sent. Secretly he was ordained a priest on December 17, commemorate this on the feast day of their founders and 1944. The camp was liberated on August 29, 1945. He would celebrate Mass in each other’s Church. had been taken to a hospital because he was so weak and died on August 12, 1945 at the age of 30. August 8, 1909 we remember the death of St. Mary Mackillop. She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1842. August 13th we remember St. Pontian and St. Hippolytus. She became the founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the St. Pontian was a Pope and banished by the emperor to Sacred Heart in order to educate the poor. Mary traveled Sardinia where he died in 235. St. Hippolytus was also throughout the territory to set up schools to educate the banished to Sardinia. There he reconciled with Pope poor. Pontian. He is the source of the Eucharistic Prayer II. August 9th we celebrate the Feast of St. Teresa Benedicta On August 13th we also remember Blessed Michael of the Cross, Edith Stein. She was born to Jewish parents McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. He was in Breslau, Germany now known as Wroclaw, Poland. She born in 1852 to an Irish immigrant family. As a priest he studied philosophy and became a university professor. helped the poor and immigrants. He died on August 14, Influenced by the writings of St. Teresa of Avila, she was 1890. He was declared Blessed last year and needs one baptized on January 1, 1922. She taught at various more miracle to be officially declared a Saint. schools from 1923 to 1933 until forced to resign due to anti- Semitic legislation. In 1933 she entered the Carmelite August 14th is the Feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe. He was convent in Cologne. In 1939 she moved to a Carmelite born in 1894 in Lodz, Poland. He was a Franciscan Priest convent in Echt, Holland because of the Nazi persecution who started the Militia of the Knights Immaculata, of the Jews. During the German occupation of Holland she dedicated through publication to foster devotion to Mary and her blood sister were transported and killed on August and trust in her. He was imprisoned in Auschwitz. On July 9th in Auschwitz. Along with Ss. Catherine of Siena and 30, 1941 a prisoner escaped. The inmates from his cell Catherine of Sweden, she was declared co-Patroness of block were selected to be starved to death. A man was Europe by Pope John Paul II. crying he would never see his family. When Fr. Kolbe heard this, he volunteered to take the man’s place. When On August 9th we also remember the bombing of the commandant asked who he was, he replied “I am a Nagasaki, Japan where most of the Catholics in Japan Catholic priest.” After two weeks Fr. Kolbe and three lived. others were still alive. The Nazis killed them with an injection of carbolic acid. I saw the cell where Fr. Kolbe August 10th is the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and died. Martyr. He took care of the temporal welfare of the Roman Yours in Christ, Church. He was ordered to turn over any of the wealth of Fr. Herb the Church to the emperor. He gathered a great number of blind, lame, lepers, orphans and widows and placed them in rows. When the prefect of Rome arrived he simply said, “These are the treasures of the Church.” He was martyred in 258. August 11th is the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi. She founded the Poor Clares Order and the first convent at Assisi. She was an Abbess for 42 years. She was a friend of St. Francis of Assisi. She led an austere life, rich in the practice of charity and loving care. “We are to become vessels of God’s compassionate love for others.” Mandatory Infant Baptism Classes For All Those in Need of Prayer 2021 Class Dates To De Determined Prayer is a powerful gift from God. Prayer can be used to give praise, in thanksgiving, for forgiveness, for guidance Baptism Schedule 2021: or when in need. Listed below are ways we are able to August —Closed offer prayers for others: September 5—No Baptisms; Angelito Abalos Rich Hrycyk September—Closed Susan Allen James Kolbek Jane Auten Chito Manuel The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on Joseph Bourand Austin Murphy Sunday a 1:30pm. Myles Carey Peter Reyes Julie Colin Barbara Stamps Please call Jo Ann at 630-759-7588 x108, to request a Lou Coson Pat Sweeney baptismal date. *Infant” includes all children up to age 7. Ruben Coson Cristina Tsui Bill Dore Keith Whitemore If your child is older than 7, and has not been baptized, Nancy Flees Joseph Yuska please contact Liz Wagner, DRE, 630-759-7588 x109. Michelle Gray Mary Groberski Linda Hardin If you would like to add a family member who needs prayer, or yourself, please call the Parish Office at 630-759-7588.