1530 Jackson Ave. • River Forest, IL 60305 • www.svfparish.org www.facebook.com/SVFParish/ Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice Entrance Antiphon for the 14th Ordinary Sunday Page Two 14th Ordinary Sunday July 9, 2017 PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF Telephone:(708) 366-7090 From Our New Parochial Vicar... Fax:(708) 366-7092 www.svfparish.org Fr. Thomas McDermo OP, Pastor x100 Fr. Michael DeTemple OP, Parochial Vicar x104 Fr. Raphael Chrisanson OP, Parochial Vicar x113 Jerome J. Trakszelis, Deacon John Gaughan, Deacon Camela Daley, Music Director x147 Jean Finnegan, CPA, Business Manager x114 Laura Finnegan, School Accountant X143 Chona Foellmer, School Office Mgr. x141 John Glimco, School Principal x140 I am excited to join St. Vincent Kaitlin Hasenbeck-Meyer, Religious Ed. x118 Ferrer, and I look forward to Sr. Immaculata Nneji DDL, Parish Visitor x109 meeng you all! I want to share a Mary Saldana, Secretary x100 lile about myself and my vocaon story, so you might know where Mary Sklenar, Administrave Assistant x115 I’ve been and how I ended up here. (Email addresses can be found at www.svfparish.org) I grew up in Owatonna, MN, with one younger brother. My mom CHURCH: owns a hair salon, and my dad recently rered from working on the 7525 W. North Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 computer system for an insurance company. My enre extended family lives in Minnesota – I’m the only one who escaped! Aer high SCHOOL OFFICE: school, I aended Carleton College in Northfield, MN, where I 1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 studied physics. Tel (708) 771-5905 I first felt called to the priesthood in 3rd grade. It was Wednesday hp://www.svfschool.org/ night religious educaon, and we were talking about vocaon. The RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: catechist told us God doesn’t come down, point to you, and say 1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 “you’re going to be a nun,” or “you’re going to be a priest.” When Tel (708) 366-7090 X118 she said, “you’re going to be a priest,” she pointed at me. The message I heard was, God may not tell you himself, but he’ll send PARISH OFFICES/PRIORY: someone to do it for him! That lile voice stayed in the back of my 1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708) 366 head from then on. I know a priest who calls God “the divine pest” – -7090, Fax (708) 366-7092 if he wants your aenon, he’ll keep bugging you unl you listen! Office Hours: Sunday 9:00AM—1:00PM I first “met” the Dominicans through my confirmaon saint, St. Monday-Friday: 8:00AM-12:00PM — Albert the Great, a Dominican priest and the patron of sciensts. I 12:30PM-7:30PM later developed a love of the rosary, which is deeply connected with Saturday: 9:00AM—1:00PM the Dominicans. MASSES: Then, before my senior year of college, I began thinking about Saturdays: 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM Vigil Mass applying for graduate studies in physics. I was studying for the Sundays: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM physics GRE test, and absolutely hated it! So I thought maybe I Mondays to Fridays: 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM noon Civil should look elsewhere. St. Albert and the rosary came to mind, holidays: Go to www.svfparish.org along with that voice telling me I’m supposed to be a priest, which SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: led me to visit the Dominicans. Weekdays: 11:30 AM—11:50 AM I waited one year aer college before entering the Dominicans. I Saturday: 4:30 PM and by appointment lived in Chicago, not far from Wrigley, working for a small engineering/manufacturing company in Evanston. I entered the DOMINICANS IN RESIDENCE AT SVF PRIORY Dominicans in 2010, spending one year in Denver and 6 years in Fr. Michael DeTemple, OP, Prior Saint Louis. During one of those years, I was at the Indiana Fr. Raphael Chrisanson, OP Fr. Kevin Fane, OP University campus ministry, which Dominicans run. I was ordained Fr. Michael Garcia, OP Fr. Peter Hereley, OP to the priesthood on May 20, 2017. Fr. Richard LaPata, OP Fr. Thomas McDermo, OP My favorite foods are coffee and donuts – I am a self-proclaimed Fr. Nicholas Monco, OP Fr. Jack O’Malley, OP “coffee and donut snob.” I also enjoy literature, movies, and Fr. Richard Peddicord, OP Fr. Mahew Strabala,OP cooking, especially the Minnesotan specialty, tater tot hotdish. And Fr. Dennis Woerter, OP my favorite superhero is Spider-Man. Fr. Raphael Chrisanson, OP July 9, 2017 14th Ordinary Sunday Page Three You Are Invited to a Lecture By Fr. Luke Barder, OP Student of Arabic and Islamic Studies Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies Cairo, Egypt “What It Means To Be A Muslim From the Inside” Monday, July 10th 7:00 PM Cabrini Room Today, it is difficult to avoid images, stories, or news coverage coming out of the Middle East. Often, this is our only exposure to Islam. The question must be asked, “How do Muslims in the Middle East really live?” From his experience of living in Cairo and his study of Islam, Fr. Luke will provide a glimpse into the lived reality of Egyptian Muslims. He will explore what drives their religious belief in Islam and how they apply that faith in their daily lives. Fr. Luke Barder, OP, is a Dominican friar of the Central Province and a student of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Cairo, Egypt. He resides at the Dominican Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary in the heart of Cairo, which is home to the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO). In addition to his daily studies, he assists IDEO in the editing of texts, and frequently attends seminars and conferences at foreign and Muslim institutions of study and research throughout the city. Page Four 14th Ordinary Sunday July 9, 2017 MASS READINGS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, July 10th Gn 28:10-22a / Mt 9:18-26 BAPTISMS: 7:00AM +Carol Bourke Alexander Philip Laerell 12:00PM +Carmen Lopez PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Tuesday, July 11th Corrine Albergo, Gina Bacon, Asuncion Beaupre, Gina Gn 32:23-33 / Mt 9:32-38 Braman, James Budzban, Alexander Capraro, Roberto 7:00AM +Rita Farina Carusi, Debbie Carlson, Rica Conci, Sabrina Conforte, Rose 12:00PM +Rita Farina and Robert Sasse Marie Corle, John Dalicandro, Dorothy Elaine Dato, Veronica DelaTorre, Mary Ann DeVito, Nora DeVito, Rose Wednesday, July 12th Mary Fahey, Nico Felice, Patricia Galecki , Gemma Gotauco, Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a / Mt 10:1-7 Josie Karr, Elaine & Richard Kallal, Evelyn Kelly, Virginia 7:00AM +Maria Danielak Kielb, Stella Kowalczyk, Renee Kunkel, Marcella LaSpina, John 12:00PM +Louis and Irene Mastalarz Lennon, Frances Livich, Jeannine Malecki, Krisna Maria, Benitzio Marnez, Sam Mazzuca, Tiffany McGraw, Vedasto Thursday, July 13th Mendoza, Sco Miller, Eleanor Milionis, Tyler Moebus, Kaylo Gn 55:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 / Mt 10:7-15 Nanni, Richard Necastro, Michael O’Rouke, Tina Piscopo, 7:00AM +Carmelina Belsito Angela Orlando, Jesus Orz, Joseph Potaczek, Ernest 12:00PM +Anita Frank Raczkiewicz, Rosalie Rizzo, Joe Rose, Elisa Rusci, Dolores Sabatello, Sco Skelly, Holden Sepe, Donata Serritella, Friday, July 14th Chrise Spadoni Remmel, Nick Speziale, Mary Spinuzza, Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 / Mt 10:16-23 Mary Spitzer, Bill Steber, John Summaria, Barbara Thome, 7:00AM +Mary Raczkiewicz Deacon Jerry Zych 12:00PM +Peggy Graham May our prayers bring them strength, healing and peace. th Please call our Parish Office to add a loved one’s name to our Saturday, July 15 parish prayer list. Names are removed aer four weeks unless Gn 49:29-32; 51-15-26a / Mt 10:24-33 the office is contacted. 8:00AM +Joe Milio 5:30PM +Judy Grant WEDDING BANNS: th II Laura Lanzeroa and Nick Cecola Sunday, July 16 III Kathleen Balling and Christopher Huber Is 55:10-11 / Rom 8:18-23 / Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 7:30AM People of the Parish 9:00AM +Joseph Sabella FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF: 11:00AM +John Laner Katherine Barkidjija 5:30PM +Rita Farina PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY AND POLICE: COLLECTION FOR JUNE 18, 2017 Senior Airman Armando Chavez (Air Force) Needed: $14,800 1st Lieutenant Daniel Armstrong (USMC) Officer Robert Reeves NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING Staff Sergeant Stephen Sandoval HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JULY: That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may Online donaons can be made to St. Vincent Ferrer rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty Parish at www.givecentral.org of the Chrisan life. on July 9, 2017 14th Ordinary Sunday Page Five Relection on Sunday’s Readings July 9, 2017 Come to me, all you who labour and are over-burdened First Reading (Zech 9:9-10). The prophet announces the joyful news that the messianic king is coming. He portrays him, not as a proud warrior, but as a humble and gentle Kyte Hall leader, who will put an end to war and establish peace – the Update from the Pastor messianic peace of Isaiah 11:1-9. It was as such a Messiah that entered Jerusalem before his passion (Mt 21:5).