Vision: That all generations at St. Mary and in the surrounding community encounter Jesus and live as His disciples. Mission: We are called to go out and share the Good News, making disciples who build up the Kingdom of God through meaningful prayer, effective formation and loving service. Mass Schedule: Sat. 5:00 PM Sun. 7:30, 9:30,11:30 AM Weekday Mass Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM Follow us on social media: @stmarymundelein www.stmaryfc.org Confessions: Saturday, 4:00–4:45 PM SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION | MUNDELEIN
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Confessions: Saturday, 4:00–4:45 PM
Vision:
That all generations at St. Mary and in the surrounding community encounter Jesus and live as His disciples. Mission:
We are called to go out and share the Good News, making disciples who build up the Kingdom of God through meaningful prayer, effective formation and loving service.
Mass Schedule: Sat. 5:00 PM
Sun. 7:30, 9:30,11:30 AM Weekday Mass Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM
Follow us on social media:
@stmarymundelein www.stmaryfc.org
Confessions: Saturday, 4:00–4:45 PM
SAINT MARY OF THE ANNUNCIATION | MUNDELEIN
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Readings for the Week
Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Ps 28:2, 7-9; Lk 7:1-10
Tuesday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17
Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* $ 234,873.13 Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date $ 223,076.92 Difference $ 11,796.21 Difference vs. Last Year $ 30,352.12
*Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments, and also reflects Sunday donations for the entire year given in a single gift.
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Mass September 13—September 19, 2021 Monday, September 13, 8:00AM † Ellen Boyd Judy Beyer
Tuesday, September 14, 8:00AM † Genoveva Lakua Perez-Berner Family † Salvatore & † Michelina Panettieri The Family † Lt. Keith O’Brien 8th Anniversary Mary O’Brien
Wednesday, September 15, 8:00 AM LIVING 70th Wedding Anniversary Matthew & Dorothy Miholic LIVING Duane & Fran Schmidt Family † Lawrence & † Catherine Bentley Daughter Dorothy & Matthew Miholic Family † Vincent & † Agatha Miholic Son Matthew & Dorothy Miholic Family † Art & † Edna Sutko The DeBord Family † Brad Hansen, Sr. & † Danny Hansen Carol Hansen Family † Archangel Capulong Wife Amy & Family
Thursday, September 16, 8:00 AM † Fred Kast Victoria Hansen
Friday, September 17, 8:00 AM LIVING Lauren Jensen Shirley Monahan † Maximina Garcia Perez-Berner Family † Judy Klazek MaryLou & Jay Loomis
Saturday, September 18, 2:00PM Wedding Brooke DeRose & Michael Benson
Saturday, September 18, 5:00PM † Ellen Boyd Jan Sinkovec † John Michael Lynn Mom Carol † Ed Meredith Sister Shirley Monahan
Sunday, September 19, 7:30AM † Jaime Bosshart Parents Lou & Sheila Bosshart † Ellen Boyd Rita & Gary Gunther
Sunday, September 19, 9:30AM LIVING Palumbo Family Annette Oddo † Tom Donahue Sister Helen † Jim & † Sophia Kirn Daughter Nancy & Jeff Uhler † John Jachimowski, Sr. Daughter RoseMarie Marsh † Fred Kast The Family
Sunday, September 19, 11:30AM † Lillian Hertel Darlene Dorfler † Brad Gerger Cousin Kris & Bill Crotty
F isch–ing Lines by Deacon Howard Fischer
Today’s second reading from the Letter of St. James is one of my favorite Scripture passages. To paraphrase, James
says: “If a member of the community doesn’t have enough to eat or doesn’t have sufficient clothes to wear and all you do is say, ‘I hope things turn around for you soon! I’ll be thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers!’ but you don’t do any-thing concrete to help them with their hardship, what good is that? Such a faith is useless and dead.”
To be clear, James does not imply that we shouldn’t offer encour-agement to others or pray for them. Rather, his point is that a true Christian faith radiates itself via concrete acts of charity; it goes beyond mere sentiment and words. Many of us, myself included, are often guilty of uttering nice words and having good intentions but then only infrequently venturing into the hard, messy, time-consuming world of actually DOING something. James is telling us that simply offering “thoughts and prayers” in the face of people’s suffering and in response to the world’s problems is not sufficient. A living faith isn’t confined to one’s cranium or lips; it pours forth in a torrent of concrete action. Consider the following Facebook post that I came across a few years ago:
I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release. I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my ap-pearance. I was sick and you knelt and thanked God for your health. I was homeless and you preached to me of the spiritual shelter of the love of God. I was lonely and you left me alone to go and pray for me. You seem so holy, so close to God. But I’m still very hungry and lonely and cold. (Author unknown)
The inter-relationship of faith and works in the Christian under-standing of Salvation has always been a thorny one, not because the connection is hard to understand but because it is so easy to distort. Indeed distortions of this doctrine on both sides were a major cause of the division of the Church in the Protestant Refor-mation. First, we must never forget (or dilute) the fact that Salva-tion is totally and completely a gift from God. There is absolutely NOTHING that you and I can do to earn it. All we can do is accept it or reject it. Salvation is accepted by faith – by placing our com-plete love and trust in God and his promises. Too often we think of faith as being the intellectual acknowledgement of certain truths about God. Or we make Salvation a prize we earn by notching enough “Brownie points” for doing good deeds. Both of these ap-proaches are completely wrong.
As St. James teaches, real faith is not merely a mental response to the Gospel (such as accepting the Nicene Creed). Rather, real faith is the response of our entire beings: thoughts, hearts, words, and actions. It is something that must be lived completely and continuously with nothing held back. True faith requires a re-sponse of service and sacrifice. It is how we really answer the question Jesus puts to the Apostles today: “And who do you say that I am?”
Having surrendered to God and grateful for all he has given us, a
living faith channels God’s love into the world through actions. True faith is heart and head and hands together. We need prayer and action. This is a “both-and,” not an “either-or.” Anything less is stunted, lifeless and hollow.
So what about you and me? Do we go beyond expressions of good wishes? Do we limit our efforts to a few prayers and an oc-casional donation of surplus funds to charity? Or do we get our hands dirty by concretely alleviating the suffering of the hungry, the lonely, the homeless, the sick? What are we holding back from the Lord?
May you and I demonstrate a living faith from our works and in so doing magnify the love and compassion of God in a world that so desperately needs it. And may this weekend’s sad remembrance of 9/11 lead us to not only pray for the victims of violence and terrorism, both past and present, but also compel us to concretely demonstrate the love of God triumphing over hate and vengeance. If you wish to contact me, please send an email to [email protected].
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Study and Reflect on the
Sunday Readings!
As followers of Jesus, we want to understand Scripture in a way that applies to our life oday. The Christian practice of lectio divina is a way of ap-proaching the Bible that helps Scripture to come alive. The Lectio Divina Bible Study Groups use a variety of re-sources to explore and discuss
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Find new ways to apply the Word of God to daily life and become more effective witnesses to Christ. A richly rewarding way to study the Word of God.
Lectio Divina PM Group Monday evenings from 6:30– 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon 2:00 – 3:15 p.m. (Due to the current health crisis, sessions are currently being con-
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Prepare for the Sunday Readings! Exploring the Sunday Readings helps to prepare for Liturgy and your homilies, and to pray with the Scripture. This bestselling publi-cation offers engaging reflections on all three readings, practical understanding of how the Bible works, insightful questions and prayers to help you and your fami-ly for Sunday. Copies are availa-ble each month in the parish nar-
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The Word Among Us plus The Daily Mass Supple-ment combines the daily meditations & articles from The Word Among Us and the daily Mass Read-ings, Responsorial Psalm and the complete order of the Mass into one conven-ient and easy to use re-source for every day of the year. Copies are available in the parish narthex each month. Take one home to aid in your prayer and reflec-tion.
Special Collection September 18-19, 2021
Amy Herchenbach Sheila Tracy John Chojanacki Gene Olsen Dan McNamee Judi Hertel Don Gragnani June Garrison Colin McRae Bill Monahan Joe Muccianti Stephanie Warner Barry Heinrichs Dan Sladek Darlene Michalski
Maria Archuleta Catherine Byrne Valentina Hierzer Teresa Glavin Bud Maney Robert Collins Ed Machak Lisa Sinkovec Andrew Stall Mary Riordan Jill Schwartz Ed Gumabay Thomas Hall Richard Goss George Schordje
Brandon Beth Patricia Slovak Marjorie Robinson Michelle Ricafranca Bridget Kott Brandon Fisher Vic Ottolino Dolores Zygowicz Glen Wiemerslage Robert Samborski Richard Free Harold DeBord Phyllis DeBord Tom Hanley Frank Kopczynski
Robert Langley Elly Langley Mercedes Lenzen Bessie Black Tony Gonzalez Toni Magnini Jim Riber Janet Gorchos Robert Ballwanz Joann Ballwanz Gene Murden Fred Davis *Please contact the office if you would like to be added or removed from this prayer list.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED:
Jerry White
Diana Mary Capaul Eternal rest grant unto him/her, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him/her. May he/she rest in peace. Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: As members of St. Mary’s parish faith community, it is our responsibility to remember both in concrete and spiritual ways those who cannot celebrate Mass with us each week because they are ill. May the God of compassion hold us in the palm of His hand when we feel weary and alone in our suffering. May ours be the look of compassion and the touch of comfort to those who reach out to us in their time of need. And may the blessing of compassion be with us all. P. Normile Please remember the following people in your prayers:
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
What is something you are strug-gling with this week? Where have you seen a sign of hope this week? The St. Mary Pastoral Staff cares about you and your family. Please let us know if we can pray for you, serve you, or support you.
Do you wonder what the church teaches about human dignity and solidarity, caring for the sick, social justice issues, immigration, supporting others who are grieving, peace and justice is-sues, respect life, and caring for the poor? Then check out St. Mary’s Human Concerns Commission! ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE HUMAN
CONCERNS COMMISSION MTG ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
7:00-8:00PM VIA ZOOM. Contact Diane Mulroe for the link by sending and email to [email protected]
Celebrate the Season of Creation The Season of Creation is a month-long prayerful ob-servance that calls upon Catholics to pray and care for God's Creation. It starts in September and ends on the feast of St. Francis, October 4th. It's a time to reflect on our rela-tionship with the environment, how we live, and how our lifestyles impact the natural world, humans and other crea-ture inhabiting it. This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their person-al vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation...". The US Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that “we show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of Creation”. Pope Francis urges us to recognize our connectedness with the natural world saying, "Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it." (LS 139). Advocating for Creation Care helps safeguard the inheritance the Creator has given us, ... an inheritance essential to our well-being. Pope Benedict XVI told us that protecting this inheritance is a way of fulfilling our role as stewards of Creation.
SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE AWARENESS MONTH
Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 4:00—4:45 PM, and by appointment
Baptisms Ordinarily during the Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month and after the Mass on the other Sundays, outside of Lent. Parents are required to participate in a Baptismal Preparation class before scheduling a Baptism.
Adult Initiation Adults who wish to become Roman Catholics are enrolled in a formation process that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and tradition. Call the parish office for more information.
Marriage St. Mary Parish rejoices with parishioners who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Archdiocese of Chicago requires that a wedding be scheduled at least six months in advance so that the couple may receive necessary preparation. A parish wedding information packet is available at the parish office.
Ministry of Care Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound, or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. Call the parish office when a pastoral visit is desired. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request.
New parishioners We welcome new members who wish to worship with us and support the parish’s work and mission. New Parishioner Welcome session is offered on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Time of registration is 10:45AM—11:25AM. If you are unable to make the Welcoming Session, please call the parish office to schedule time to register.
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Parish Staff
Dcn. Howard Fischer Ext. 215 Director of Parish Operations [email protected]
Deacons Mike Alandy, Gary Kupsak, Robert Poletto, Alan Sedivy
Mr. Mark James Meier Ext. 234 Director of Music and Liturgy [email protected]
Ms. Diane Mulroe Ext. 216 Director of Human Concerns [email protected]
Mr. Grant Bright Ext. 230 Director of Faith Formation [email protected]
Ms. Jennifer Pepping Ext. 218 Coordinator of Communications [email protected]
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Mary Lou Loomis Joaquin Valdes Cassandra Dye Pete Coughlin
Dan Prezell Sheila Dalton
Carey Marciniak Marivie Alandy Jon Matousek
Finance Council
Tom Zengeler Denise Fuller
Joe Tylka Roger Fisher Patrick Tracy
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Frassati Catholic Academy: 847-526-6311 Religious Education Program (REP) Emergency Number 847-239-2725
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