Rev. Edward M. Mikolajczyk, Pastor Rev. Kevin McCray, Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas McCarthy, OSA, Weekend Associate Rev. Rich Young, OSA, Weekend Associate QUEEN OF MARTYRS CHURCH Evergreen Park, Illinois 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 17, 2014 Recognizing the Canaanite woman’s great faith, Jesus told her, “It shall be done as you wish” —Matthew 15:21-28 Welcome to the 2014—2015 School Year! May God Bless all the students, their parents and their teachers as we enter a new school year!
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Rev. Edward M. Mikolajczyk, Pastor Rev. Kevin McCray, Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas McCarthy, OSA, Weekend Associate Rev. Rich Young, OSA, Weekend Associate
QUEEN OF MARTYRS CHURCH
Evergreen Park, Illinois
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 17, 2014
Recognizing the Canaanite woman’s great faith, Jesus told her,
“It shall be done as you wish” —Matthew 15:21-28
Welcome to the 2014—2015 School Year! May God Bless all the students, their parents and
their teachers as we enter a new school year!
The readings from Scripture focus on faithful foreigners, outsiders, who seek refuge in the Lord. In our society today, many of us look at foreigners or newer immigrants and say, “They all should be speaking English”. We forget that America is looked upon as a
melting pot for people. When European immigrants were coming over, each group had its own churches. Neighbor-hoods were identified by the people and nationalities they represented. Many churches were established from German, Italian or Polish communities. Faith was the key element in communities honoring a place to worship while respecting and keeping the traditions of their cultures together. Today, we see a similar process happening in the Hispanic communities. Jesus faced the same kind of challenges in his ministry. The Scripture readings remind us of the importance of focusing on what unites us rather than what divides us. It is our faith in Jesus Christ. It is through our faith that we recognize the foreigner as our neighbor. Where do we stand on this issue? What do we need to do to change and make this happen for ourselves? For our parish? With some patience and determination on our part, by following the example of Jesus. We can accomplish this task, of being a community that worships together as one.
It’s hard to believe, but school begins this week. Monday, August 18 is Welcome Back Day. This event is from 3:30 until 6:30PM in Vitha Hall. All families are asked to come during this time to pick up and return important information related to the coming school year.
Classes begin this Wednesday, August 20th for all students Pre-K through 8th grade. We welcome back our teachers and staff from their summer break . In addition to our new principal, Mr. Ted Morgan, we welcome Dina Egan, Bill Longevan, and Jacqueline Lang to our staff. My prayer is that this will be a year for our children to achieve academic success along with the help of our teachers and staff to reach this goal.
Have a good week.
God Bless,
Queen of Martyrs Rectory Business Hours Monday thru Friday — 9:00 A.M. to Noon and
1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. The office is closed from Noon until 1:00 for lunch.
The Rectory is also open for key pick-up/drop-off and pre-arranged appointments with Fr. Ed:
Monday thru Thursday—3:30 to 8:30 PM Friday—3:30 to 8:00 P.M Saturday—9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and Sunday—9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Please call or visit the Rectory during scheduled business hours
to ensure prompt attention to your requests.
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Sharing your talents, time and treasure.
Last Week Year-To-Date Amount Needed ................. $10,000 ...................... $60,000 Amount Collected ................ $8,569 ...................... $50,804 Surplus (Deficit) ................... $(1,431). .................... $(9,196) Number of Weekly Envelopes……….. ......................... 327
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St. Vincent de Paul Society News
Sandwich Schedule for Adult Members at 9:00 A.M. in the Convent on the following Wednesdays:
2014 August 27
September 10 & 24
Save the date!
Martyrs Fest 2014 September 26th—28th
PARISH LIBRARY NEWS
We’ve just received 20 new books for our parish lending library. They range from Sister Helena Burns’ “He Speaks to You,” on women’s spirituality, to Patrick Quinn’s personal “POW Korea: A Memoir.”
Find our “library nook” in Martyrs’ Cry Room.
So take a look and take a book, after Masses each weekend. For more info, call Terri, at
(773) 239-1041.
Queen of Martyrs Adoration Chapel of Divine Mercy
Then Jesus answered her, “O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.”
(Mt 15:28)
“Persevere in prayer. Persevere, even when your efforts seem barren. Prayer is always fruitful.” (St. Josemaria Escrivá, The Way, 101) Consider signing up as an adorer or a substitute. For more information contact: Marion, at (708) 424-8433.
On Monday, August 11th, Envelope No. 0911 was drawn. There was NO winner. The total amount of the prize pot was $3,453.00. To be eligible for the raffle, you must use two separate envelopes for the current week. In your regular weekly envelope, your contribution must be at least $5.00; and you must use the corresponding week’s 50/50 envelope with a $5.00 contribution in that envelope. To be included in the weekly 50/50 drawing, envelopes must be in the rectory office by 8:30 A.M. on the Monday morning immediately after the weekend.
Good luck next week!
Results for 08/11/14
Total Parishioners Pledged:……………………………… 272 Total Pledges:……………………………………... $503,223.00 Amount Collected:………………………………... $112,990.00
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
Raffle Tickets for Martyrs fest now available at the Rectory during regular business hours. Raffle tickets are $50.00 each—Only 1000 will be sold
An incentive if you are a school family or REP family and you sell four or more tickets by August 19th 2014, you will be entered in a raffle for $500.00 tuition reimbursement. And if the parishioners sell four or more tickets by August 19th, they will be entered in same raffle for $500.00 cash. You can do payment plans if needed. For more info please call Bob Pellegrini @ 773-852-3209 (cell) 773-238-1977 (home) or e-mail [email protected].
Our goal is to sell all of the tickets!
Great Bands , Great Food , Great Rides and Great Company
***************************************** ***Need Raffle ticket sellers after 7:30, 9:30, and 11:30 Mass
starting August 16th through September 26th . If you can Volunteer time please contact Bob Pellegrini
1-773-238-1977(home) 1-773-852-3209 (cell) or email [email protected]. ***
CAN YOU HELP? The Society of St Vincent de Paul at Queen of Martyrs is “looking for a few good men and women” who have a few hours each month to help us continue our service to the community. We meet twice a month after the 9:30AM Mass on Sundays and participate in various ac-tivities to provide assistance where needed. If you would like to enhance your personal Spiritual growth and de-velopment by helping to serve the needy of your commu-nity and others, please leave your name and number at the rectory and a member will contact you with more information.
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Notice: Bulletin articles must be received in the Rectory office by Noon on Tuesdays. Please drop them off or e-mail them to [email protected].
Youth Leadership Board Youth Leadership Board mee ngs resume this August!!
Contact Tina if interested in becoming a leader in Youth Ministry. YLB teens see you Thursday August 28, 2014 at 6:30pm in the
Youth Room.
Ronald McDonald House QMYM will be making cookies on Wednesday August 20th!!
Contact Tina if you would like to join us.
August 17th is the Official Unveiling and Home-warming party for the new Youth Room! Please join us a er 11:30 Mass
to celebrate this new blessing! Everyone is welcome to stop by
"My whole life all I've wanted to do is help people, I've wri en endless essays and talks about how my life will mean something the moment I help someone. Harlan gave me the opportunity to physically achieve my life goal
and I couldn't be more grateful for that amazing opportunity. The en re week of roofing and siding in the heat and rain, I was beyond happy because I knew I was helping someone in need. In a way Harlan helped me; Harlan helped me see that if I give a li le bit of myself I can make a huge difference in someone's life and it means the world and more to me to know that. If I had the chance to go back to Harlan and help more people, I would drop everything in a heartbeat to go." ~ Mady
Religious Education News
We wish our high school and college students a happy and successful year as they leave for their school campuses. May God watch over you as you experience exciting new things and lots of learning!
We welcome our QM school children and staff as they begin a new year on August 20. We look forward to many happy days ahead with God as our focus in every-thing we do and say.
“Jesus, be with me today in everything I do and say”
Religious Education classes in the Saturday School of Religion will begin on Saturday, September 6 at 9:30 AM. A letter with more details will be mailed to all registered families this week.
Happy Back to School to our many parishioners who are teachers and are on school staffs! Thank you for your work!
De La Salle to Host
2014 Blue-Gold Sports Preview Fundraiser De La Salle will be hosting the 2014 Blue-Gold Sports Preview Fundraiser on August 23, 2014 at the Institute Campus at 3434 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Admission prices are $15 for adults age 21 and older and includes a meal ticket and admission to the beverage tent. For $10, guests will receive a meal ticket entitling them to a hot dog, chips and soda. For $5, guests will receive a general admission ticket. Students are $5 and children under 12 are free. The schedule of events features the De La Salle girls tennis team (8 am), golf team (8 am) and girls swimming team (Noon) at off-campus sites, as well as a cross country fun run on the lakefront at 10 am. The girls varsity volleyball team will scrimmage at 1 pm in the Parmer Activity Center with the Meteor cheerleaders following at 3. Also participating will be the boys soccer program with an intrasquad match at Noon and the frosh-soph (3 pm) and varsity (4 pm) football scrimmages. For more information, please call Mandi Kasper at (312) 842-7355 ext. 146 or [email protected].
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Luke Amelio Erin Eustaquio Sharon Nanesta Catherine Bahls Raymond Farano Jacqueline Olsen Bill Barts Vikki Finkel Bernie O’Reilly Jerry Becmer Mary Fergus Laura Orlando Maddux Blunt Jean Harazin Alex Pier Bob Cachor Joyce Hoff Richard Pollack Jack Carr Ann Jablonsky Mary Kay Prucha Jan & Jack Clisham Conor Kilmartin Daniel Ramsden Carol Coleman Teresa Li Elizabeth Reilly Baby Patrick Cox Lauren McGovern June Royals Janice Della Posta Maureen McIntyre Mary Schneider Don DiFilippo May Mesco Jeanette Streit
Jim Downing Judy Mitchell Winnie Walter Marge Eggert Bob Warda
William Dillon Georgene Mitchell Judy Ulrich
Please Pray for Our Sick Relatives and Friends
Prayer is a powerful prescription for whatever ails you. Please remember our sick in your prayers:
While They Serve… We pray for our Parishioners and the Relatives of Parishioners who are serving in the Military and protecting us…
Jason Eckert—nephew of Jim and Bernadette Martin Captain Daniel R. Johnson—US Army—son of Betty and Roy Johnson Ryan Marth Sgt. First Class Wayne Mutnansky Lt. John Mutnansky Lt. Col. John “Pete” Petracca—US Army—nephew of John and Judy Berleman Colin Prendergast—son of Carole Prendergast Lt. Col. Ellen Shannon-Ball—daughter of Barbara and sister of Jack Shannon Mike Slomski—US Marine—nephew of Steve & Mary Currier David Slomski—US Army—nephew of Steve & Mary Currier 2LT Martin J. Springer - US Army—son of John Springer 2LT Robert J. Springer - US Army—son of John Springer Daniel Talty—USMC—grandson of Colleen & Pete Cunningham Cpl. Clifford Oskvarek—USMC—son of Chuck & Carol Oskvarek Ted Bos—USMC—grandson of Theresa Bos
If you would like us to pray for a Parishioner or a Relative of a Parishioner serving in the Military, please contact the rectory at 708-423-8110 or email [email protected].
Queen of Martyrs Students Celebrate Summer!
On June 6th, Faculty and Students gathered together for Mass to give thanks for a wonderful school year. Father Ed spoke to the student body to remind them to keep safe during their Summer Break and to always keep Jesus close to their hearts. Each Grade level had the opportunity to speak of an outstanding event that took place over the course of the school year. Students recounted the many service projects that they were involved in and were grateful for the sense of responsibility and accomplishment that completing the project gave them. The students are looking forward to the new school year and the wonderful opportunities that a new beginning always brings. We welcome our new principal, Mr. Ted Morgan and wish him much success. Welcome Back Day takes place on Monday, August 18th, 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm
First Day of School, Wednesday, August 20th,2014, 7:50 am to 11:30 am.
The 6th Annual Sully Shuffle for Parkinson’s disease research, a 5K run and 3K walk is scheduled to take place Sunday, September 14, 2014. The Sully
Shuffle namesake is lifelong Oak Lawn resident and retired Oak Lawn Community High School teacher, Skip Sullivan. Skip recently retired from being the Assistant Varsity Girls Basketball Coach. He was also an Assistant Football, Golf and Head Varsity Baseball Coach during his tenure at OLCHS. He has been fighting Parkinson’s disease for the past 10 years. His positive attitude and eternal optimism continues to inspire many.
We are excited to announce that we have a new route this year—the 5K run is a Certified Course (IL-14003-NM)! We are, therefore, anticipating an even great number of participants for this year's event.
We are grateful for the support and dedication from our com-munity and the commitment of our participants. We are proud to have donated almost $115,000 over the last 5 years to the American Parkinson Disease Association Midwest Chapter to fund PD research. The generosity shown by our community in the past has been overwhelming.
Working together we can help find a cure!
For additional information and registration details log onto www.sullyshuffly.org.
Dear Queen of Martyrs Parish, As we grieve the loss of our wife and mother, Sue Lynn Boyce after her 16 year fight against breast cancer, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Queen of Martyrs families. We are forever grateful for all the visits, calls, cards, and acts of loving kindness that have been bestowed upon us over the years. Your presence and support has meant more than words can express. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers, as you will be remembered in ours. Sue will be forever in our hearts. Love, Mike, Michael, Caitlin and Brian
Aug. 23 4:00 PM P. Tew T. Scolan C. Biszewski P. Scolan J. Martin (L) M. Walsh S. Lorimer Altar Servers J. Granat R. Mahoney S. Scott Aug. 24 7:30 AM C. Jerousek K. Bukowski N. Cummings T. Haas M. McKenna (L) J. Springer J. McMahon Altar Servers J. Vojacek C. Dahill S. Dahill 9:30 AM A. Moloney S. Moss K. Durkin (L) M. Evans J. Donnelly Altar Servers L. Schmitt F. Schmitt D. McGuire 11:30 AM M. Carbonneau C. Mason (L) L. Manning K. Sampson Altar Servers M. Maples M. Maples TBD
MONDAY — Aug 18, 2014 6:30 AM— Communion Service 8:30 AM— Robert McClellan Frank Corso
TUESDAY — Aug. 19, 2014—St. John Eudes 6:30 AM— Communion Service 8:30 AM — Margaret O’Malley John Chirillo
WEDNESDAY—Aug. 20, 2014—St. Bernard, abbot 6:30 AM— Communion Service 8:30 AM — Ralph Nelsen Vincent Churak
THURSDAY — Aug. 21, 2014—St. Pius X 6:30 AM— Communion Service 8:30 AM — John Hecto Sandy & Nora Malcolmson
FRIDAY — Aug. 22, 2014—The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 6:30 AM— Communion Service 8:30 AM — Gus McDaniel
SATURDAY — Aug. 23, 2014—St. Rose of Lima 8:30 AM — John J. Martus 4:00 PM— Dennis Ferguson Robert & Doris Lukasik Marie Cummings
SUNDAY — Aug. 24, 2014—21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM — John Martus 9:30 AM — John Martus Edward Koranda Agnes Carey 11:30 AM — Jason Mayoski Ralph & Lucy Amelio Louis Liptak
Mon. — Wed. 8:30 A.M. (Aug. 18 - 19 - 20)
J. Zupan R. Mahoney F. Schmitt
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Altar Servers Week Days Aug. 18—23, 2014
II James Smith & Kimberly Budz I Paul Sarafin & Erin???
Thurs.—Sat. 8:30 A.M. (Aug. 21 - 22 - 23)
K. Ryan E. Dvorak L. Schmitt
RECTORY 10233 S. Central Park Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805 708-423-8110 FAX 423-7372 Parish Secretary: Janine Missey Business Manager: Irene Smith Administrative Assistant: Peggy Klein Bulletin Editor: [email protected] MUSIC DIRECTOR Carole Prendergast 708-423-8110 DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Bernadine Smierciak — 708-422-1647 [email protected] Religious Education Classes for Public School Children, Gr. 1-8 YOUTH MINISTRY Tina O’Shea, Youth Minister —773-332-7553 SCHOOL Ted Morgan— Principal: [email protected] 3550 W. 103rd Street Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805 708-422-1540 FAX 422-1811 Website: www.qmschool.com EXTENDED CARE PROGRAM Amy Bauman, Coordinator — 708-423-8120 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Jennie Schmitt—708-252-0359 [email protected]
QUEEN OF MARTYRS CHURCH - PARISH INFORMATION
SCHEDULE OF MASSES: Anticipated Mass on Saturday: ............................... 4:00 P.M. Sunday: ................................. 7:30 A.M., 9:30 A.M.,11:30 A.M. Vigil of Holy Day: ..................................................... 7:00 P.M. Holy Day: Eucharistic Service ................................ 6:00 A.M. Masses .............. 8:30 A.M., 10:00 A.M., 7:00 P.M. Weekdays: Eucharistic Service Mon.—Fri. .............. 6:30 A.M. Morning Mass Mon.— Sat. ……………..8:30 A.M. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Pre-marriage instructions required. Arrangements must be made by the engaged couple, in person, at the Rectory six months prior to the wedding.
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY: For membership info or assistance call the Rectory. Confidentiality assured. MINISTRY OF CARE Jane Dunne, Coordinator — 708-499-9808 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL 10240 South St. Louis Open daily from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.
Registration of New Parishioners: Please register at the Rectory at your earliest opportunity.
Moving: Please notify the Rectory of your departure or of a new address in the parish.
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