SAINT BERNARDINE PARISH Forest Park, Illinois
106 YEARS
The Chimes
MISSION STATEMENT
To minister to the spiritual needs of its faith community through worship, service and
education and to provide outreach, support, and
welcome in an affirming environment. All are called to evangelize and be stewards on
the journey, to model the life of Jesus while striving to develop
a spiritually active and financially stable faith
community.
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MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAY: 8:30 AM & 5:00 PM SUNDAY: 8:00 & 10:30 AM WEEKDAY: Monday thru Friday 6:30 AM HOLY DAY: Check Mass Schedule CIVIC HOLIDAY: Check Mass Schedule
HOLY SACRAMENTS
RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM or call the Rectory for an appointment
WEDDINGS: Please call the rectory and make arrangements with a priest at least six months in advance.
BAPTISM: Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of each month during the 10:30 mass. Mandatory meeting for parents and godparents is held the 1st Wednesday in the Convent Dining Room at 7:30 PM. Call 366-0839.
CARE OF THE SICK: Please inform rectory of anyone confined at home or hospitalized.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Classes for public grammar school students: Sundays, 9:00 - 10:15 AM (K thru 8th grade) Tel: (708) 366-3553
RECTORY: Tel: (708) 366-0839 Fax: (708) 366-3136 Parish E-Mail Address: [email protected] Pastor’s E-Mail Address: [email protected] Web site: www.stbern.com
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SPRED: (708) 771-3567
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Saint Bernardine Church 7246 W. Harrison Street Forest Park, IL 60130
Pastor Rev. Stanislaw Kuca
Business Manager Della DeSonia
Parish Secretary Kathy Teska
Director of Religious Education Ann Stauffer
Director of Music Jurate Lukminas
Parish Council Chairperson Julie Doloszycki
Finance Council Chairperson Michael O’Brien
St. Bernardine Organizations Please join one of your organizations:
ALTAR SERVERS: Father Stan, (708) 366-0839 BAPTISM CLASS: Helen Kreidermacher, (708) 771-3567 BOOK CLUB: Lin Beribak, (312) 882-3386 BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Kevin Hibbitts, (708) 488-1075 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Julie Doloszycki, (708) 366-4382 FIL-AM PARISHIONERS: Josephine O’Brien FINANCE COUNCIL: Michael O’Brien, (708) 366-2898 HOSPITALITY: Kathy Capron Jankun, (773) 882-1605 ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION: Al Cimino, (708) 345-4173 KINGDOM RETREAT: Jim Murray, (708) 366-8427 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Wally Westervelt, (708) 488-9434 LECTORS: Mary Beth Beal, (708) 366-7567 LITURGY COMMITTEE: Fr. Stan, (708) 366-0839 MUSIC MINISTRY: Jurate Lukminas, (708) 257-0645 PARISH COUNCIL: Julie Doloszycki, (708) 366-4382 PRAY & PLAY: Kathy Capron Jankun, (773) 882-1605 PRAYER GROUP: Betty Huebner PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Helen Kreidermacher, (708) 771-3567 R.C.I.A.: Father Stan, (708) 366-0839 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Ann Stauffer, (708) 447-6894 RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE: Leslie Huzyk, (708) 366-7441 ST. VINCENT DePAUL: Jim Murray, (708) 366-8427 SPRED: Helen Kreidermacher, (708) 771-3567 USHER: Tom Gill, (708) 848-6454 WOMEN’S CLUB: Patty Mullin, (708) 848-1214 YOUTH GROUP: Kathy Capron Jankun, (773) 882-1605
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Dear Parishioners, Each of us has been bap-tized into the mystery of the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Trinity every time we sign ourselves with the cross. So today we pause to acknowledge this mystery
and to give thanks for the God of life who has sent the Son and the Holy Spirit for our salvation. May our Christian life together reflect the love among Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The second collection this weekend is taken for the Fund for Retired Priests. This is the only annual col-lection for retired priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Normal re-tirement age for priests in the Arch-diocese is 70. By the end of June there will be 230 retired Archdioce-san priests. They represent 30% of all the diocesan priests serving in the Archdiocese. 120 retired priests still celebrate Sunday Mass weekly, per-form marriages, funerals and bap-tisms; and visit sick in hospitals. Without these dedicated men, many parishes would not be able to offer the full range of Masses and sacra-ments that is currently offered. There are two independent living residences for retired priests that are subsidized by the Archdiocese. There
is space for 28 retired priests to en-joy communal living with their brother priests in retirement. All 28 rooms are currently being used. The special collection helps subsidize these two living facilities. 35 priests received or are currently receiving home assistance or have full-time aides coming to their home or rectory in the last year. The Arch-diocese will spend over $2,200,000 providing this care. We believe that these men who have given their lives in service to the Church should be adequately cared for when their health begins to fail. Today’s collec-tion is very important in helping these retired priests. Please remem-ber to pray for them. Next Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day. At all the masses a special bless-ing will be given to the Fathers. Every day we make the sign of the cross and invoke the name of the Most Holy Trinity. May the Holy Trinity continuously bless us in this week. Fr. Stan
From the Pastor’s Desk
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Weekly Calendar–June 11-18, 2017 Sunday, June 11 Nothing Scheduled Monday, June 12 RD Liturgy Committee 7 pm Tuesday, June 13 FH Diaconate 6 pm CD ICF 6:30-9:30 pm CH Prayer Group 6:30-8 pm RB St. Vincent de Paul 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 14 CD Men’s Bible Study 8:30-11:30 am Thursday, June 15 Nothing Scheduled Friday, June 16 Nothing Scheduled Saturday, June 17 FH,C,K Bingo 8am-4 pm Sunday, June 18 Nothing Scheduled
CD=Convent Dining Room CH=Church ANX=School Annex RB=Rectory Basement C=Cafeteria K=Kitchen RD=Rectory Dining Room FH=Fearon Hall
Are You Registered?
All Catholics who worship at our parish or who are a part of our parish services are requested to register. In registering, you are becoming an active member of St. Bernardine Parish. If you have not registered, please complete the following and give the slip to one of the Church Ministers of Hospitality (ushers), priests, or put it in the collection basket and registration forms will be mailed to you. If you would like to phone for these forms, call 708-366-0839.You are not considered registered until the Pastor receives your completed registration form.
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Welcome New Parishioners
All are invited to a Holy Hour of
Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction:
1st Monday of Every Month 7 pm in the Chapel
RESPECT LIFE Recent Polls show that many Ameri-cans favor legalizing assisted suicide. Ad-vocates have made a convincing public case that, where “the right to die” is legal, assist-ed suicide is restricted to a “last resort” for people already on the verge of death or in unrelievable agony. But, as consumer activ-ist and attorney Wesley J. Smith shows in his book Forced Exit, these statements are false. First published in 1997, updated and expanded in 2006, Forced Exit remains a popular and prophetic resource on the slip-pery slope of so-called “death with dignity.”
Smith’s research found that most pa-tients and their families were generally una-ware that pain could be effectively reduced or eliminated, and that many people whose deaths had been hastened by euthanasia were, in fact, not terminally ill. Most dis-turbingly, Smith found that some doctors claimed the right to refuse medical treat-ment requested by disabled and seriously ill patients.
Today, the false compassion of the right-to-die movement has been unmasked by the barbarity taking place in Belgium and Canada, where euthanasia for psychiatric reasons and advanced age are now legal, as well as euthanasia for disabled children in the Netherlands. These are clear examples of the elimination of the most vulnerable members of society, and strongly resemble the well-documented “cleansing” policies of the most evil governments of the 20th centu-ry.
“…More than others who have written on this subject, [Wesley J. Smith] introduc-es readers to human perspectives that have been overlooked. In particular, the voices of persons with disabilities who have worked hard to analyze the impact of assisted sui-cide on their community—and on the great-er society—emerge powerfully.” —from a review by Carol J. Gill, Ph.D. president, Chicago Institute of Disability Research; adjunct professor, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School
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Pray For Our Sick Phyllis Verdico, Olivia Rubio, Bernice Schawel, Rita Daniello, Selma Pytko, Georgianna O’Malley, Barb Angelus, Chris Ray, Maria Lopez, Michael Dolo-szycki, Laura Hogan, Vince Pusateri, Mary Sladek, Grace and Jack Belmonte, Carmella Bielawski, Doris Keating, Laverne and Rich Murphy, Therese Mar-tone, Wally Solberg, Sr., Teresa Meyer, Martin & Eileen Hudik, Shirley Hamilton, Helen Kreiderma-cher, Lorraine Boy, Dan Martone, Betty Maslauskas, Rosemarie Beribak, and Fr. Frank Grady. Please pray for these parishioners, their families and caregivers. Please call the parish secretary to add or delete names on the list. Names will automatically be removed after 3 months unless renewed.
BOOK CLUB With the weather cooperating (some days) we are embarking on our summer reading program, beginning with Single, Carefree and Mellow by Katherine Heiny for June, and Crow Lake by Mary Lawson for July. We will meet Monday, June 12, 7 pm, at Maura's home, 428 Marengo, Unit 3. Lena Dun-ham describes “Katherine Heiny's work does something magical: elevates the mundane so that it has the stakes of a mystery novel, gives women's interior lives the gravity they so richly deserve -- and makes you laugh along the way.” And who can't use an occasional laugh? Join us! Contact [email protected] with questions.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED COUNSELING?
Have you ever considered counseling, but you couldn’t find the time? Maybe the time is Now! Would you like to enhance your relationships, break old patterns and make positive changes in your life? The Counseling Department at Catholic Charities provides counseling services at our West Regional Office in Cicero. We have affordable fees and con-venient appointment times. We are in network with BC/BS PPO and Aetna. For more information please go to www.catholiccharities.net/holbrook or to schedule an appointment please call us at (312) 655-7725.
ST. BERNARDINE ALL SCHOOL REUNION
September 23, 2017, 5 pm.-10 pm in school basement. Catered dinner by Jimmy's is included in your ticket price. Dinner is at 6pm. followed by music for dancing and photography by Jennifer Wolfe. Come see old friends and dance the night away! Tickets are $40.00 ea. with all proceeds left going to St. Bernardine Church. Send ticket money to Sheree Bredow, 1225 SW High Ave. Topeka, KS 66604. Please include your class Year on the checks. For questions call Sheree at 785-220-8904 or email [email protected].
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June 11-18, 2017 Sunday, June 11 8:00 am † Anthony Jumaoas 10:30 am † Kuehl & Bothie Families † Hugh Gallagher Monday, June 12 6:30 am Intentions of Parishioners Tuesday, June 13 6:30 am † Theresa Carlson Wednesday, June 14 6:30 am † Aurelio & Tina Perez Thursday, June 15 6:30 am † Antonino & Girolama Mannino Friday, June 16 6:30 am No Intention Saturday, June 17 8:30 am † Leslie Kratz 5:00 pm † Ed McGrath † Primo & Emeliana Soquite Sunday, June 18 8:00 am † Margaret & Betty Lambke † Anthony Jumaoas 10:30 am † Ed Woods † Anne Scafidi
June 17 & 18, 2017 Celebrants 5:00 pm Fr. Stan Kuca 8:00 am Fr. Stan Kuca 10:30 am Fr. Stan Kuca Readers and Lectors 5:00 pm Helen Kreidermacher 8:00 am Kristin Robins 10:30 am Jerry Schuch Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 pm Sr. Sarah, Lin Beribak, Joan Hopkins 8:00 am Kathy Capron-Jankun, Dawn Leninger Ben D’Souza 10:30 am Kristin Westervelt, Terry Powell Mary Beth Beal Servers 5:00 pm Charlie Lock, Molly Lock, Finnur Shelton 8:00 am Krystyn Raza, Kal Scollard, Roberto Marquez 10:30 am Jose Pantaleon, Kaseyleen Bernardo, Colin Daly
Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-7; Ps 34:2-9; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Ps 119:129-133, 135; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Ps 99:5-9; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15 — 4:1, 3-6; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 116:10-11, 15-18; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58
Weekly Readings
06/04/17 COLLECTION ENVELOPES ( 147) …………………………. $3,910.00 LOOSE CHECKS & CASH …………………. $1,334.00 SUNDAY COLLECTION TOTAL ………….. $5,244.00 BUDGET COLLECTION……………………. $5,000.00 SURPLUS……………………………………. $244.00 BUDGET TO DATE ………………………… $235,000.00 SUNDAY INCOME TO DATE……………… $229,263.62 SUNDAY COLLECTION DEFICIT TO DATE. $5,736.38
PLEASE REMEMBER ST. BERNARDINE CHURCH IN YOUR WILL.
ELECTRONIC CONTRIBUTION Electronic contribution is an automatic
transfer program which allows you to make contributions without writing checks.
Forms are available in the back of church. If you have any questions you can call Kathy
at 366-0839.
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GUERIN H.S. JOB OPPORTUNITY Guerin College Prep High School is seek-ing a part-time choral/piano teacher for the 2017-18 school year. Prospective candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, be licensed to teach in Illi-nois, and endorsed in music. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of teaching experi-ence. Interested applicants may send a cover let-ter, resume and references to Kristen Mackie at [email protected] or mail to: Guerin Prep 8001 W. Belmont, River Grove, IL 60171 Attn: Kristen Mackie
FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR—AUGUST 19
Catholic Charities is hosting a free commu-nity health fair on Saturday, August 19, at St. Frances of Rome School, 1401 S. Austin Blvd. in Cicero. The health fair offers free medical screenings and physical exams for adults and children. There will also be free back to school physicals for children. Regis-tration for all participants runs from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The health fair runs from 9 a.m. to noon. There is no co-payment and identification is not required to receive ser-vices. All of the screenings are done by med-ical professional volunteers, many of whom are bilingual. For more information, call (312) 655-7441.
THE INEXPRESSIBLE MYSTERY
The God of the universe is mysterious. Science has not been able to solve the mys-tery of how the universe came into being or explain exactly what continues to give it cre-ative energy and masterful design. No reli-gion asserts that it has found words to name fully the ineffable mystery of God, for no matter what name we use, God always trans-cends our limited ability to understand. God is a mystery to be believed, not known. And yet, we Christians believe that our name for God best expresses that inexpressible mys-tery: God is the Most Holy Trinity of three persons united in a communion of love, pouring forth that creative, saving, sanctify-ing love into the world. Today’s scriptures celebrate the mystery of the Trinity and give us clues for living that mystery in our lives. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
It is often heard that today’s observance is an “idea feast,” and that it is somewhat difficult to grasp its meaning. Other great solemnities, such as Christmas and Easter, have an easily grasped core. Yet, even though the Trinity is at the heart of our faith, firmly declared in the Creed since the Council of Nicea in 325, we are used to hav-ing people shrug and say, “Well, it’s a mystery.” Perhaps it is more helpful to think of this as a “relationship feast,” since it unveils our deepest identity. Dorothy Day was a great social reform-er, pacifist, and ardent lover of the Trinity. When people told her that she would certainly be can-onized one day (the process is indeed underway), she protested dismissively by remarking that people were raising a fuss just because she was not afraid to talk about God. She loved the Trini-ty, and treasured the traditional icon for the feast, also known as “The Hospitality of Abraham,” depicting the three angelic beings seated at a ta-ble tilted toward the viewer and laden with bread and wine. For her, the Trinity revealed the heart of the Catholic life, three C’s if you will: com-munity, communication, and communion. That was not an “idea” for her, but what it means to be created in the image of the Triune God, Fa-ther, Son, and Holy Spirit. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
