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 February 7th, 2021 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 February 7, 2021 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 YOUTUBE: Go to www.youtube.com and search for “St Francis Lake Zurich” FACEBOOK: Go to www.facebook.com and search for “St Francis de Sales Catholic Parish” DIRECT LINKS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.STFRANCISLZPARISH.ORG EVENTS THIS WEEK Monday, February 8: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking Pray for us • Daily Mass @ Noon with Rosary following — Church (no Welcome back to St. Francis de Sales!!! It is truly registration necessary, streamed) a special blessing to worship Jesus in our church, gathering together and receiving His Body. Tuesday, February 9 We are blessed to invite you to our Saturday Vigil • Daily Mass @ Noon with Rosary following — Church (no registration necessary, streamed) Mass at 5pm and our Sunday 6:30am & 9am Masses in our church. We are using a registration Wednesday, February 10: St. Scholastica process. Just click on the button on this page to • School Mass @ 1pm with Rosary following — Church (no sign up. Note: The 9am Mass will continue to be registration necessary, streamed) live streamed to Youtube & Facebook. • Healing Service w/ Adoration @ 7-8pm — Church (signup on We will continue to offer our Sunday 11:15am website, streamed) Mass outside in the west parking lot. No • Broadcasted Mass @ 7am & 4pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 registration is required. Check our website for Thursday, February 11: Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the the updated status of Mass due to weather. It wil Sick be the top banner of the site. • Daily Mass @ Noon with Rosary following — Church (no We are blessed to invite you to join our weekday registration necessary, streamed) noon Mass in our church. Please note that on Friday, February 12: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday; Lunar New Wednesdays, Mass will be at 1pm with our school Year 4719 children. No registration necessary. • Daily Mass @ Noon with Rosary following — Church (no If you encounter any difficulties registering, registration necessary, streamed) please call our Parish Office leaving your contact • Broadcasted Mass @ 3pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 information. You will then be contacted to help Saturday, February 13: Blessed Virgin Mary get you registered. • Reconciliation @ 4-4:45pm — Church (no registration The Ministry Center & Fr. Valker Hall are still closed necessary) until further notice. • Vigil Mass @ 5pm — Church (signup on website) For scheduling funerals or sacraments of Baptism, Sunday, February 14: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Annual Matrimony, Confession or Anointing of the Sick or Catholic Appeal Weekend Follow-up; World Marriage Day; any other questions please call the Parish Office Valentine’s Day at (847)438-6622. • Mass @ 6:30am & 9am — Church (signup on website, 9am For all registrations, please go to our website to streamed) sign up www.stfrancislzparish.org. • Parking Lot Mass @ 11:15am — West Parking Lot (no Thank you for your prayers, patience and registration necessary) flexibility as our parish continues with our • YM Large Group Meeting for all high school teens @ 12:30- reopening process. We look forward to seeing all 2pm — Fr Valker Hall (Church Basement) (no registration necessary) of you as we gather in the name of Jesus. • Broadcasted Mass @ 12:30pm — Comcast 4 & U-Verse 99 Come Holy Spirit Come! February 7, 2021 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish Page 3 February 7, 2021: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time "How is your heart with regard to spiritual exercises? Do you like them? Do you esteem them or do they make you ill at ease?... If you note anything to to which your heart has less inclination, look for the source of such dislike and discover its cause.” - St Francis de Sales TODAY’S READINGS SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES First Reading — Job finds life on earth to be Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World drudgery; he is filled with restlessness Day for Consecrated Life; Scout Sunday (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Monday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer & Psalm — Praise the Lord, who heals the Awareness Against Human Trafficking brokenhearted (Psalm 147). Wednesday: St. Scholastica Second Reading — Woe to me if I do not preach the Thursday: Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the gospel. I have become all things Sick to all, to save at least some (1 Friday: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday; Lunar New Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23). Year 4719 Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary with various diseases (Mark 1:29-39). THE GOOD NEWS The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Today’s readings begin with a few verses from the book of Job. First, Job complains that his nights drag on endlessly. Then, worse READINGS FOR THE WEEK yet, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; / they come Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, to an end without hope” (Job 7:6). Not exactly encouraging, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 these lamentations, not when taken alone. Most of us have been there, though, and the antidote is the Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 “good news” that Paul found so compelling that “an obligation Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!” 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 (1 Corinthians 9:16). Paul felt driven to announce the gospel to Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 as many people as possible, “to save at least some” (9:22). This good news is the mystery of the life, death, and resurrection Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 of Jesus Christ, who lifted Simon Peter’s mother-in-law from her Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 sickbed with a mere touch of his hand. “The whole town was Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor gathered at the door. He cured many who were sick with various 10:31 — 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 diseases, and he drove out many demons” (Mark 1:33–34)). Our woes and demons are as real as Job’s, and Jesus is our savior. 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. In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured many illnesses demonstrating his healing power and compassion for us. Later, he rose early and went off to a deserted place to pray. Even Jesus needed to reconnect with his Father and pray for strength to carry out his ACA REPORT FOR OUR PARISH mission. What a great lesson through January 2021 and example for us! In order Donor Count ............................................595 to stay focused and gain strength to help others, we 2020 Goal ........................................$127,292 only need to turn to God in Amount Pledged ............................$274,469 prayer! Stay connected and Amount Paid ..........................................$267,762 you will stay strong. Balance Due ..............................................$6,705 Questions? Please email [email protected] 1st Rebate Paid Oct 2020...............….... $93,543 February 7, 2021 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish Page 4 February 7, 2021 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish Page 5 Page 6 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish February 7, 2021 World Day of the Sick February 11 An observation started by Pope John Paul II and continued by Pope Francis, World Day of the Sick offers a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. This year, in the midst of a world-wide pandemic, the call to pray for the sick is urgent. The National Association of Catholic Chaplains has sample petitions that can be used in the Universal Prayer / Prayers of the Faithful that can be used on February 11, and the weekend before or after.