Saint Andrew Parish a vibrant and caring Catholic community Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2015 Parish Office: 3546 N. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60657 Ph (773) 525-3016 Fax (773) 525-4124 School Office: www.gosaintandrew.com 1710 W. Addison Street, Chicago IL 60613 Ph (773) 248-2500 Fax (773) 248-2709 www.saintandrewchicago.com DAILY MASS IN THE CHAPEL (ADDISON/HERMITAGE) Monday - Friday 9:00 am Saturday 8:00 am SUNDAY MASS IN CHURCH (ADDISON/PAULINA) Saturday Vigil 4:00pm (Confessions at 3pm) Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30 pm Holy Day Masses: 9 am & 7 pm in the Church. There are no Vigil Masses for Holy Days. Mass Times Top reasons our members commit to regular support of our Parish 1) To express gratitude to God; 2) Because they believe in our mission; 3) To support the work of our faith community; 4) To move from being a passive recipient to active participant; 5) To experience the joy of contributing to something greater than yourself. Did you know that you can sign up to make a regular financial contribution to Saint Andrew Parish online? First, it’s easier – no need to remember weekly envelopes! Next, it’s environmentally friendly J Finally, it’s also a great way to ensure your support for the Parish continues, even if you’re out of town. Visit www.GiveCentral.org and type in Saint Andrew Parish or our Zip Code 60657 to get started
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Saint Andrew Parisha vibrant and caring Catholic community
Second Sunday of LentMarch 1, 2015
Parish Office:3546 N. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60657 Ph (773) 525-3016 Fax (773) 525-4124
School Office: www.gosaintandrew.com1710 W. Addison Street, Chicago IL 60613Ph (773) 248-2500 Fax (773) 248-2709
www.saintandrewchicago.com
Daily mass in the Chapel (aDDison/hermitage)Monday - Friday 9:00 amSaturday 8:00 amsunDay mass in ChurCh (aDDison/paulina)Saturday Vigil 4:00pm (Confessions at 3pm)Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00am, 11:30am & 5:30 pm
Holy Day Masses: 9 am & 7 pm in the Church. There are no Vigil Masses for Holy Days.
Mass Times
Top reasons our members commit to regular support of our Parish1) To express gratitude to God; 2) Because they believe in our mission; 3) To support the work of our faithcommunity; 4) To move from being a passive recipient to active participant; 5) To experience the joy ofcontributing to something greater than yourself.
Did you know that you can sign up to make a regular financial contribution to Saint Andrew Parish online? First, it’s easier – no need to remember weekly envelopes! Next, it’s environmentally friendly J Finally, it’s also a great way to ensure your support for the Parish continues, even if you’re out of town.Visit www.GiveCentral.org and type in Saint Andrew Parish or our Zip Code 60657 to get started
2 March 1, 2015
It’s been a busy few weeks at Saint Andrew. With so many things going on, let me offer a little recap of what’s been going on lately.
On the first three Sundays of February we held our Annual Catholic Appeal. Many of the ministries of the Archdiocese of Chicago are funded through this appeal. Parishes also benefit from this appeal when they raise money for the appeal that exceeds the amount assessed to them. Thanks to the generosity of Saint Andrew Parishioners, we have always benefitted from our participation in the appeal. The money that we collect over our assessed amount is returned to us in the form of a rebate. This then goes to support the many ministries at Saint Andrew. Thank you to all who participated in this year’s appeal, either through the mail or the in-pew solicitation. If you were not able to participate this year, it’s not too late! You can pick up a pledge envelope at the entrance of church or at the parish office. Completed envelopes can be dropped in the collection basket or at the parish office. You can also make a pledge at https://www.givecentral.org/aca/mobileaoc.php. Just be sure to select St Andrew (not St Andrew the Apostle) from the parish drop box so that our parish will get the credit.
Last weekend we officially kicked off the implementation phase of Parish Transformation. At all the Masses we showed a video produced by Liturgy Training Publications (LTP), which showcased our parish, the people involved in Parish Transformation, and the key elements of our plan. If you missed the presentation last weekend, please stop by the Parish Transformation information table at the entrance of church. You can also access all the information and watch the video by going to the parish’s website http://www.saintandrewchicago.com/church/parish-transformation/ As you look over the pastoral plan you will see that this is an exciting initiative filled with many great ideas. We will need many people to help us make these ideas a reality. So, please take a look and let us know what area(s) interests you. Someone from the Parish Transformation Team will then contact you with more information. No commitment will be asked of you at this time. We only want to get a sense of where most of the interest lies so we can plan what initiatives to start with.
I’ll take this opportunity to thank everyone who has participated in Parish Transformation. Twenty-five people participated in the twelve-week planning portion. And many of them continue to be involved in the implementation phase. It’s a joy to see their excitement about what we have planned for Saint Andrew. I know their excitement will spread to many others. Thank you also to LTP for producing our video. They did an amazing job filming, scripting, and editing the video in a relatively short amount of time.
Last Friday was also the first of our two Fish Fry. Although there were a few hiccups, which we have now dealt with, everyone had a great time. Many thanks to all who helped to make this a fun event. Please join us for the second Fish Fry on March 27th.
Fr. Sergio
3March 1, 20152-28-20153-7-2015 Time Mass Intentions Readings
Saturday 4:00 For Baby Danny O’Brien and the O’Brien Family Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19Rom 8:31b-34cf. Mt 17:5Mk 9:2-10
Sunday 8:00 All Deceased of the Parish10:00 +Alexandrina B. Marcelo11:30 All Deceased of the Parish5:30 +Marjorie Smith
Tuesday 9:00 All Deceased of the Parish Is 1:10, 16-20; PS 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 & 23, Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday 9:00 All Deceased of the Parish Jer 18:18-20; PS 31:5-6, 14, 15-16; Mt 20:17-28
Thursday 9:00 +Ella Groh and +Abel Odding Jer 17:5-10; PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 16:19-31
Friday 9:00 All Deceased of the Parish Gn 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; PS 105:16--21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday 8:00 All Deceased of the Parish Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; PS 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Intentions for next weekend: Saturday March 7 4:00 pm +Mary Janet Williams Sunday March 8, 8:00 am All Deceased of the Parish 10:00 +William Gibbons 11:30 am All Deceased of the Parish 5:30 pm All Deceased of the Parish
Please pray for World Peace, Military Service Members and their families:
Joey Brown Tim BrownMichael Rosales Tim Chambers
Jerome Zwick Casey McDonaldAlex Wilscke Eric Herrera
Charles Wilson Louis MartinezJon Miller Victor Torres
Joshua Cordoba Michael Haney Mathew Rogalski
Parish Prayer LineIf you would like to ask for prayers from the Prayer Line please e-mail [email protected] or call 872-588-1016 (local call) to leave your intention. To join as a person who prays for the needs of the Parish call or e-mail as well!
E-mail Chris O’Malley at the Parish Office to have the name of your friend or loved one serving in the military listed: [email protected].
~Sacramental Schedules~
Confessions: Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm or by appointmentMarriage: By appointment with the Pastor, 6 to 9 months in advanceBaptisms: 1st and 3rd Sunday Call the Office to Schedule.Baptism Prep Classes: The last Sunday of the month at 11:00am (in the Chapel) Families with one child already Baptized do not need to attend this class. Contact Chris O’Malley or Joanne Signa at the Parish Office. 773-525-3016
Annual Catholic Appeal Pledges 2014Pledge envelopes returned Current total pledged $50,835.00Total received $47,987.00Total balance due $2,848.00
Parish Staff:Pastor: Reverend Sergio RomoAssociate Pastor: Reverend S. ArokiadossDeacon: Eric SorensenPastoral Associate: Rachel EspinozaMinistry Coordinator: Nathaniel StubblefieldBusiness Manager: Esperanza BenavidesEvents/Drews Dollars: Julie RichardsSecretaries: Christina O’Malley, Joanne Signa
School Administration:Principal: Allen AckermannAssistant Principal: Sarah CasavechiaAthletic Director: Matthew PopeCurriculum Coordinators: Michelle Roberts & Maribeth LynchEngineer: Alfred Benkiser
Your weekly contribution to Saint Andrew is vital to keeping our ministries funded and our Parish in good financial standing. Please consider setting up your gift using our electronic vendor, GiveCentral.org to ensure that even when you are away the Parish, your financial support is not. Please contact the Parish Office with any questions.
BAPTISMS
Daniel Robert BraaschDaniel and Katie Braasch
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Job Outreach MinistryThe Job Outreach Ministry seeks to help those looking for work or seeking a change in employment. For assistance please contact Jennifer Smith at [email protected] to get help looking for work or to assist others in ne.00ed.
Join us for the Stations of the Cross during Lent. Every Friday
at 6:30pm
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Friday, March 6, 2015 Mass after the Stations of the Crossfollowed by
Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
in the Chapel
Don’t forget to change your clocks next Sunday, March 8th.
ADULT CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
Are you an adult who has been Baptized and received your First Communion but haven’t yet celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation, and would like to be confirmed?
The Archdiocese of Chicago offers 8-week long Adult Confirmation Preparation Programs at sites around the Archdiocese. Several local parishes will be offering Adult Confirmation this Spring (2015), including:
Vicariate II Adult Confirmation Sites
Holy Name Cathedral – 735 N. State Street, Chicago ILClasses meet Mondays from 6:30-8pm beginning April 27th.Confirmation Mass will be celebrated on June 3, 2015 @ 7pm @ Holy Name Cathedral.
Please contact Rachel Espinoza in the Parish office for more information about how to sign up!
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Aaron Jackowski Adalyne Flynn Aidan Power Amanda Grogan Amy Kempf Angel Villar April Bridgeman Ava Burns Avery Clements Brian Lindstrom Bridget Stritzel Brittany Degres Charles Fiske Charlotte Jenkins Conor Fitzgerald Conor Sullivan Daniel Malik Elise Zawisza Elle Huss Erick Grahn Erin Hogan Frank Freeman Jack Murray James Brick James Coyne Jayden Pace Joseph Brown Juan Rodriguez Katherine Bordes Kathryn Lynn Kelly Lynn Kimberly Haynie Kurt Roderich Leigh Kinsler Leslie Skizas Liam O’Connor Liam Shanahan Linda Lynn Lourdes Abogado
Lucia Rooney Lucinda Flynn Lynn Hickman Madeleine Dube Maria Reynoso Maud Monson Maximilian Kadjan Melissa Collins Melissa Hayes Norman Rivera Oliver Brown Pamela Telis Peter Lynn Philip Wolfe Rosanne Resteghene Rosemary Sarkisian Sam Vogt Samuel Stalilonis Saturnino Velazquez Shannon Fultz Sofie Castro Theresa Flannery Thomas Herrity Vincenti Pesch
Birthday Celebrations
Saint Katharine Drexel, Religious (Feast Day-March 3)
Born in 1858, into a prominent Philadelphia family, Katharine became imbued with love for God and neighbor. She took an avid interest in the material and spiritual well-being of black and native Americans. She began by donating money but soon concluded that more was needed - the lacking ingredient was people. Katharine founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Black and Native American peoples, whose members would work for the betterment of those they were called to serve. From the age of 33 until her death in 1955, she dedicated her life and a fortune of 20 million dollars to this work. In 1894, Mother Drexel took part in opening the first mission school for Indians, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other schools quickly followed - for Native Americans west of the Mississippi River, and for the blacks in the southern part of the United States. In 1915 she also founded Xavier University in New Orleans. At her death there were more than 500 Sisters teaching in 63 schools throughout the country. Katharine was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 20, 1988.
Because of her lifelong dedication to her faith and her selfless service to the oppressed, Pope John Paul II canonized her on October 1, 2000 to become only the second recognized American-born saint.
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R.C.I.A.
What are the “Scrutinies”?
These very special rites are celebrated on the middle three Sundays of Lent, at liturgies where the Elect are present. The Elect are those in our midst who are preparing for Baptism. Part of their journey to the font is that they have been received among us, the Rite of Acceptance, and they have been enrolled in the Book of the Elect in the Rite of Election.
Even if these rites are not celebrated at the liturgy we attend, or not celebrated in our parish or congregation at all, it can be wonderful to reflect upon the journey these Elect are making during Lent, as an inspiration and source of renewal for us in our journey.
These are ancient rites and they may, at first, seem strange to us. But they are profoundly rooted in our human experience. We need to examine (scrutinize) how we are, the areas of our lives where we are tempted, or seriously sin - in what we do and what we fail to do. We really need healing and the strength that can come from the support of our sisters and brothers.
Invitation to Silent Prayer One of the most powerful moments of the Scrutinies is how they begin. After the homily, the Elect are invited to come forward with their sponsors (godparents) and to kneel down. Then, the whole assembly is invited to pray for them in silence. It is a very solemn moment. This community has cared for these elect for some months now on their journey. We have sent them to reflect more and more deeply on the Word of God, and expressed to them our longing for the day on which they would join us at the table of the Lord. Now we pray for them in this sacred silence, deeply asking God to protect them and heal them in the weeks ahead.
Intercessions for the Elect We then pray out loud together for the Elect.
Prayer of Exorcism Then, we pray that they might be freed from the power of the Evil One and protected on their journey.
The Laying On of Hands In a silent ritual deliberately reminiscent of the rite used for ordination in the Sacrament of Holy Orders, the priest or deacon lays his hands for a brief moment on the head of each of the Elect. It is a solemn act of calling down the Spirit of Jesus to be with them and protect them.
Dismissal of the Elect The Elect are then sent forth to reflect upon the Word and this powerful gesture of love on the part of this community, that cares for them so deeply, with the love of Christ.
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Sunday, March 1, 2015
Sharing in Christ’s Passion and Death
Today’s Readings: Genesis 22:1–2, 9a, 10–13, 15–18; Psalm 116:10, 15, 16–17, 18–19 (116:9); Romans 8:31b–34; Mark 9:2–10. We see in the reading from Genesis that Abraham is directed to offer Isaac as a holocaust, but as he is about to slaughter his son, an angel stops him. God is pleased that Abraham trusts in the Lord enough that he would put to death his only son. God’s love is such that he does not demand that Abraham make such a sacrifice.
In the Second Reading, we hear again of God’s love and of trust in that love. Paul tells the Romans, “If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?” Paul relates the trustworthiness of God, who sacrificed his Son for us. Why would we not trust the one who gave so much for us? Are you acquainted with anyone who is more worthy of your trust?
The reaction of Apostles Peter, James, and John to the Transfiguration is similar to how we respond to great events in our lives. They have seen a vision of Elijah, who represents the prophets; of Moses, who represents the Law; and Jesus, who is the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets. In awe of this vision, they want to build tents and stay on the mountain. We, too, desire to stay with our mountaintop experiences. However, we need to move on and tend to our responsibilities in our work and family lives. But it is in those places that we can ponder the dying and the risings throughout our life.
Support Saint Andrew School and Parish at the Wearin’ the Green event. A few hours of your time will ensure a successful event on Saturday, March 7th. We need LOTS AND LOTS of volunteers! Do not hesitate! Sign up Today!
Go to the Wearin’ The Green page (via the School or Parish website) and click the Volun-teer Sign Up link to sign up for a shift.
OR Sign Up via Google.doc at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtH7M84UcZPBdGpTRVNsU1JGVWFxcTRvX0QtQTlwRFE&usp=sharing#gid=8
OR Email your volunteer preference to Julie Dillon at [email protected]
CALLING ALL SAINT ANDREW PARISHIONERS!!!
We are 1 week away from our Parish’s biggest fundraiser of the year… Wearin The Green… and LOTS of volunteer shifts still need to be filled on the night of the event.
10 March 1, 2015
Chicago Arts Orchestra Presents Concert of Sacred MusicFrom the Mexico City and Durango Cathedrals
Reviving long-dormant 18th-century classical music of Spain and Mexico, the Chicago Arts Orchestra (CAO) presents the fifth installment of its popular Rediscovered Treasures series. Under the direction of Maestro Javier José Mendoza, the CAO is joined by the St. Alphonsus Choir and its director, Brian Bloye. Both ensembles are acclaimed for their artful and stylistic abilities in historical performance and will unite to repremiere both sacred and secular works unheard in almost three centuries. “Rediscovered Treasures V: Music of 18th-century Spain and Mexico” begins at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at St. Alphonsus Church, 1429 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL.
Concert tickets are available at chicagoartsorchestra.org: $25 for patrons; $20 at the door; $17 in advance; and $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call 773.248.0644.
REGINA DOMINICAN SHADOW DAY
Regina Dominican invites prospective seventh grade, eighth grade and transfer students to shadow at the school on Monday, March 30. During a Shadow Day, each student is partnered with a Regina Dominican student ambassador based on academic and extra-curricular interest.
A Shadow Day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.
Due to the popularity of Shadow Days; registration is on a first come first serve basis. Registration may be completed online at www.rspace.rdhs.org/shadow15.
Regina Dominican is located at 701 Locust Road, Wilmette, Illinois 60091. For more information about Regina Dominican and the admissions process, contact Pattie Fuentes, director of admissions, at 847.256.7660 ext. 223.
THANKSGIVING MASS AND KICK-OFF CELEBRATION FOR THE 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENSHRINEMENT OF SAN PEDRO
CALUNGSOD
You are cordially invited to a Thanksgiving Mass in honor of Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. and for the kick off event to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of teh enshrinement of
Saint Pedro Calungsod onMarch 14, 2015 (Saturday) 1pm at Old St. Mary’s Church
1500 South Michigan Avenue Avenuewww.oldstmarys.com
Presider: Francis Cardinal George, O.M.ICelebrant: Bishop Francis Kane
There will be a novena prayer (for Day 1) at 12:30pm to 12:50 pm inside the ChruchMass start at 1pm. Light recption to follow after Mass at the Donovan Hall. Please come and
join us.Everyone is invited to this gathering
For more information, contact the following:
Reggie Boulon (224) 627-5381 Vida Vinzons (773) 477-8761
DREW’S DOLLARSFundraising while you shop! Thank you for your participation in the Drew’s Dollars gift card program! Orders are once again due on Monday mornings. You can drop them off at the RECTORY or SCHOOL offices. You can pick up your orders on Thursday mornings at the RECTORY or SCHOOL office. We will continue to have the usual Jewel, Target, Starbucks, Walgreens, CVS, Dunkin Donuts and iTunes on hand at the rectory for purchase. Please email Julie Richards at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thanks for making this program so successful!
Please support our generous Sponsors
Online Ticket Sales at $85/ticket CLOSE on Sunday March 1st
at 11:59 P.M. Tickets will be available at the door for $100/person
