THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 5, 2019

Church of St. Cornelius

5205 N. Lieb Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60630

Phone: (773) 283-5222 Fax: (773) 283-8484

Pager: (773) 201-0202

Website: www.stcornelius.org

Religious Education 5252 N. Long Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60630

(872) 305-8818 Roy Hecker, Coordinator

rhstcorn@gmail.com

The mission of St. Cornelius Church is to invite everyone into a loving and personal relationship with Jesus Christ through wor-ship, education, and community. We support one another’s val-ues and beliefs, and we strive to have our diverse community enrich our prayer and worship, so that we all may embrace Je-sus together. In the spirit of our patron, St. Cornelius, we wel-come all who wish to reignite their faith and journey with God.

PARISH INFORMATION

Rev. Daniel R. Fallon, Pastor dfstcorn@gmail.com

Rev. Edwin Pacocha, Pastor Emeritus John X. Rottman, Deacon

jxr48@comcast.net Mrs. Barbara Hecker, Pastoral Assistant/Worship Director

bahstcorn@gmail.com Michael Hawes, Music Director

mh1stcorn@gmail.com Jim Madura, Business Manager

jmstcorn@gmail.com Business Manager’s Office Hours:

Tues., Thur., 9:30AM-5:30PM Sr. Ann Marie Cwick, Parish Nurse

acstcorn@gmail.com Ms. Kathy O’Sullivan, Parish Secretary

kostcorn@gmail.com Ms. Kathy O’Sullivan, Bulletin Editor

arstcorn@gmail.com

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday : 9:30 A.M.— 7:00 P.M.

Friday : Closed Saturday & Sunday: By appointment only

Masses Saturday at 4:30 P.M.

Sunday at 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. Spanish at 1:00 P.M. Each Sunday

Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M.

Saturday: Communion Service 8:00 A.M.

Holyday Masses 8:00 A.M. 7:00 P.M.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Tuesday at 8:30 A.M.

Confessions Saturday 3:30 to 4:00 P.M.

Privately upon request Baptisms

2nd & 4th Sunday at 12:30 P.M. Arrangements are to be made two months prior to the Baptism.

Parents are required to attend a baptism preparation class. Call the Rectory for arrangements.

Weddings Arrangements are to be made at least six months in advance.

Couples must meet with the parish priest. New Parishioners

Welcome to the Parish! Please register at the Rectory.

Pope Francis Global Academy—School North Campus—6040 W. Ardmore Ave—773-763-7080

South Campus—6143 W. Irving Park Rd—773-736-8806

SECOND COLLECTION TODAY: THIS WEEK: Faith Filled Future Fund

NEXT WEEK: Catholic Charites Mother’s Day Appeal

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, May 4 4:30 PM — Dennis Okrzesik, req. Vic Karsakow Mary & Frances Oliva, req. Niece Margaret Troken, req. Family; Lorraine Schmidt, req. Daughter; John and William Grehan; Jason Van Dyke, req. Michele Byrne Sunday, May 5 9:00 AM — St. Cornelius Ladies Guild; Leona Minter, req. Ladies Guild; Brigitte M. Balice, req. Deacon John Rottman Cabrera De la Rosa, req. Family 11:00 AM — Blessings On Our Parishioners Donald Sanders; Michelle Comia, req. Family; Helen J. Finn, req. Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rottman; Maria Dolores Garcia, req. Family; Isaac Rodriguez, req. Family 1:00 PM — Antonio Castro Family, req. Barb Hecker Monday, May 6 8:00 AM — George Miller Tuesday, May 7 8:00 AM — Francis & Ed Kelly Wednesday, May 8 8:00 AM — John & Lorraine Cwick, Maryann Blanchini, req. Infante Family; Eladio, Carla, Edivina David, req Family Thursday, May 9 8:00 AM — Purgatorial Society Friday, May 10 8:00 AM — Mary Ann & John Straley Saturday, May 11 Vigil: Fourth Sunday of Easter 4:30 PM — All Mothers Living & Deceased Sunday, May 12 9:00 AM — All Mothers Living & Deceased 11:00 AM — All Mothers Living & Deceased 1:00 PM — All Mothers Living & Deceased

Altar Servers Saturday, May 11 4:30 PM — Niamh Hughes, Hailey Keating Sunday, May 12 9:00 AM — Elyssa & Louisa Baluga, Olivia Migliore 11:00 AM — Mai & Viet Phan 1:00 PM — Sara Ruiz, Luciana Santiago, Natalie Correa

Eucharistic Ministers Saturday, May 11 4:30 PM — Deacon John, Nancy Kissel, Richard Muench, Colleen O’Malley Sunday, May 12 9:00 AM — Ettore Boggetto, Martha Callahan, Deacon John, Michelle Trigo 11:00 AM — Deborah Holman, Deacon John, Anna Wiatr 1:00 PM — Carmen Carrera, Gilberto & Cirilo Pacheco

Lectors Saturday, May 11 4:30 PM — Marie Cummins Sunday, May 12 9:00 AM — Mary Teister 11:00 AM — Marianne Moseley 1:00 PM — Jose Adan, Brianda Avila

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS SUNDAY APRIL 28, 2019

REGULAR COLLECTION $4,469 GIVE CENTRAL $571 TARGET BUDGET $7,250 THIS WEEK’S DIFFERENCE $(2,210) YEAR TO DATE DIFFERENCE $(31,935) ENVELOPES SENT 591 USED 158

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Presiders

Saturday, May 11 Reconciliation: 3:30 to 4:00 PM — Fr. Dan 4:30 PM — Fr. Dan Sunday, May 12 9:00 AM — Fr. Dan 11:00 AM — Fr. Dan 1:00 PM — TBD

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION

“The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” (ACTS 13:52)

The disciples heard Our Lord’s call and were able to spread the Gospel message with strength and vital-ity. We, too, can experience that same joy if we make room for the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts. When we use our gifts in the way that God intends, He fills us with supernatural joy. A joy that others notice and are attracted to.

Jan Kotek Please pray for her and all the faithful departed

GFDT

Please become accustomed to seeing this abbreviation. By the time next Thanksgiving Day rolls around, those letters and what they stand for will be second nature to us all. Of course, in this age of speaking in letters rather than words, such a pattern should not prove too challenging. In fact, one can expand upon it by adding a few more letters to the alphabet soup "RMC.” Thus, the total acronym is RMCGFDT, which stands for RENEW MY CHURCH GROUPING FEEDBACK AND DISCERNMENT TEAM.

This is not the first time I am telling you about the way in which our parish, together with people of St. Tarcissus and St. Thecla, will tackle the ginormous task of coming up with a configuration of our communities in the RENEW MY CHURCH process. I have mentioned it in previous Bulletin articles, and made reference to it at some parish meetings. Today, however, I want to share with you some exciting news about the GFDT, namely, that St. Cornelius now has a GFDT in place, ready to embark upon the RMC journey together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

About a month ago, I leaned that the parish team is to consist of five and only five members. I was somewhat surprised at this; I anticipated having a larger team with which to work, but such are the rules of the game. After some prayerful thought—quite a bit, actually—I reached out to these parishioners who accepted the invitation to help shape the future of our community. I am very happy to introduce them at this time.

Three of our GFDT currently serve on the Parish Pastoral Council. I concluded months ago that the PPC would be one of the groups heavily involved in RMC, and to this end I asked them to read a book about the RMC concept by Father James Mallon, "Divine Renovation." In addition, I extended an invitation to attend the Archdiocesan RMC Summit in Rosemont last October. All three of our PPC GFDT members read the book and attended the two-day summit. They are: Ron Polaniecki Cathy Minnick Al Trigo

According to RMC Guidelines, one of our team members must be a school parent or school board member. Since our parish school is Pope Francis Global Academy, I surveyed a list of our families who are connected with PFGA. There were many potential candidates, so the choice was not easy, but my choice, a parent with two children enrolled in the school, was: Carolina Cartagena

Finally, I wanted to have representation from my other advisory organization, the Parish Finance Committee, for finances are sure to play a part in whatever takes place in RMC. I chose a member who for months has expressed a willingness and a desire to work on RMC: Peter Cullen-Conway

Something you should know: I only sent out six invitations to find the five people to serve on the GFDT. That's pretty amazing, and speaks well for our parish's willingness to be proactive in the RMC process.

I'm not sure if St. Tarcissus and St. Thecla have set up their teams as yet; if not, I am confident that this will happen in the very near future. Thus, the RMC meetings will include fifteen parishioners (five from each), three pastors, and two principals (PFGA and St. Thecla School). All of us will work together to move our parishes forward in whatever direction the Lord would have us go. It all begins with a 90 minute session with Cardinal Cupich on June 1. Please keep all of us in prayer as we immerse ourselves in what promises to be a difficult but productive five months of labor in bringing these three parishes into the RMC reality. Fr. Dan (P.S.: See photo on page 7)

Renew My Church: It Starts with Us Consider these questions thoughtfully: Are you a disciple of Jesus Christ? What does it mean to be His disciple? Is there anything holding you back from following Him more closely? Or from introducing others to Him? What is your relationship with the parish com-munity? How do you strengthen the larger Catholic community? As Pope Francis said when he visited the United States: “One of the great challenges facing the Church in this generation is to foster in the faithful a sense of personal respon-sibility for the Church’s mission, and to enable them to fulfill that responsibility as mission-ary disciples, as a leaven of the Gospel in our world. This will require creativity in adapt-ing to changed situations, carrying forward the legacy of the past not primarily by main-taining our structures and institutions, which have served us well, but above all by being open to the possibilities which the Spirit opens up to us and communicating the joy of the Gospel, daily and in every season of our life.” With this in mind, it is important to prayerfully discern our own efforts to renew our faith lives and our active participation in the life of the Church. There are three mission imperatives that guide our efforts of Renew My Church: Make Disciples We must reflect on how each of us invites others into a personal encounter and lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ as disciples in His Church. Build Community Our parish and school communities today face a number of obstacles to vitality—the parishioner bases of many par-ishes are very small; the number of school-aged children in areas has decreased; we have fewer priests; many of our parishes are not sustainable to carry on the mission of the Church; and many parishes and schools have deferred maintenance for many years, resulting in unaffordable capital needs. We must ensure our communities have enough resources to carry out our mission. But we also recognize resourcing alone does not address all of our challenges. Parish and school communities that today are well-resourced and vi-brant still face significant challenges because of the changes in society. That is why we need a spiritual renewal at the foundation of all we do. Inspire Witness In keeping with the urging of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Francis is calling the Church to go out into the world as a field hospital to bring healing to a world torn by division, violence, racism, poverty and to promote respect for hu-man dignity and life. What does this have to do with your personal role in Renew My Church? Take that question to prayer and, just as He looked at Peter and asked him, “Do you love me?” … “Feed my sheep,” so, too, will He give you a clear role in the renewal of His Church. We encourage you to read a splendid article called “What is a missionary disciple in Renew My Church?” in the March 10 issue of Chicago Catholic at www.chicagocatholic.com

The Renew My Church Team Of the Archdiocese Of Chicago

2019 Annual Catholic Appeal Pledge Report as of April 19, 2019 “Come, Follow Me…and Share the Word”

PARISH GOAL: $25,160

TOTAL PLEDGES: $32,962 % OF GOAL 131%

TOTAL COLLECTED: $21,512

LAST YR COLLECTED: $59,555 Once the payments have exceeded our goal in pledges paid, all additional

funds are returned to our parish for use in our ministries.

RCIC CANDIDATES FROM THE EASTER VIGIL Congratulations to: Jaylin Alvarez, Leilani Marie Bustos, Alan

Romero, Alfred Pamaso, and Jessenia Soto

Congratulations to Jocelyn Romero who also received the Sacramaent of First Holy Communion during the Vigil.

Hector Alejandre, Mya Alejandre, Elieen Atrega, Nicole Artega, Amanda Besa,Mareli Cornelio, David Coulson, Stella Coyne, Angeles Deleon, Andre Dumanlang, Nikko Herman, James Hernandez, Aaron Invencion, Ethan Invencion, Mia Mondragon, Arianna Morales, Trong Nguyen, Jose Prado, Jr, Reagan Robles, Philip-Russell Sager, Valerie Sampim, Cristian Sekowski, Xavier Sexton, An Tran

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASS OF 2019 FIRST COMMUNICANTS

THIS WEEK AT ST. CORNELIUS

May 6 Spanish Guitar Prac.—7P—C PPC Meeting—7P—C May 7 Prayer Shawls—7P—R May 8 HNS Meeting—7P—PC Adult Choir—7P—C May 9 Spanish Choir—6:30P—C G.S. Awards Ceremony—6P—PC May 10 Spanish Bible Study—7P—CD May 11 Respect Life Mother’s Day Flower Sale after all weekend masses. May 12 Mother’s Day May Crowning after 9A mass HNS Mass—9A—C w/ Hosp No RCIC

Please consult the websites of the other two parishes in our grouping to learn what programs or events may be of

interest to you.

Saint Tarcissus: www.sttars.org Saint Thecla: www.saintthecla.org

Grateful!!

A sincere thank you to all of our Ministers of Care to the Homebound who each week bring the Body of Christ to those who cannot make it to church to worship with us due to illness or disability. We have

9 terrific Ministers who perform this ministry. One of our Ministers of Care, Marilyn Webb, bakes cookies, buys treats and candies on Christmas and Easter which are included in the gift bags that are distributed. Each homebound person also receives a plant and our Religious Education students make greeting cards as part of their gift. It’s a wonderful way to keep our shut-ins connected to the parish they love so much. Please keep our shut-ins and their Ministers of Care in your prayers. Peace, Barb Hecker

WOMAN OF THE YEAR Congratulations to Cathy Minnick who has been named the 2019 St Cornelius Ladies Guild Woman of the Year!

Cathy is involved in many min-istries and organizations includ-ing but not limited to: Spanish-Mass, Religious Education teacher, Parish Pastoral Council, Parish Commissions, Worship Committee, and Prayer Shawl

Ministry and has been named a Renew My Church representative. Thank you, Cathy, for your dedi-cated service!

As of 3/15/2019

GOAL $515,000 Total Pledges $328,787 % of Goal 74.2% Total Collected $209,190

St. Cornelius Religious Education Program 2019-2020

Kindergarten – 8th Grade St. Cornelius Religious Education Program wel-comes all of our children, entering Kindergarten – 8th Grade, who attend public schools to enroll in our faith formation program for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. Classes take place on Sunday mornings from 10:00 until 11:30 and will begin in September af-ter Labor Day. Families who register and pay in full by June 2, 2019 will receive a discounted tuition rate. Registration forms and payments can be dropped off at the rectory ATTN: RE PROGRAM (Roy Hecker) Registration materials will also be made available in the back of church and onwww.stcornelius.org

Mother’s Day Flower Sale

Mixed Floral, and Carnation Bouquets for $10.00 Roses and Daisies Bouquets for $15.00

Flowers are a Mother’s favor-ite! On Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, the Respect

Life Committee will be selling bouquets of fresh-cut flowers before and after all Masses on the weekend. Flowers will also be sold until 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Proceeds will help the work of the St. Cornelius Respect Life Committee and The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland which aids women facing a crisis pregnancy. Please support this life-saving work.

We need volunteer salespeople for a few minutes before and after each Mass. Please call Connie at 773-777-7638 if you wish to help with the sales on those days. Thank you.

The Catholic Community of St. Cornelius welcomes Abigail Justine Revilla

Daughter of Eugene Revilla & Jacquelyn Cabrera

The Catholic Community of St. Cornelius welcomes Ean Alexander Quiroz-Macias

Son of Nestor Quiroz Trujillo & Mariana Macing Arias

St. Cornelius Grouping Feedback & Discernment Team

(From letft) Al Trigo, Cathy Minnick, Ron Polanecki, Carolina Cartagena, Peter Cullen-Conway

RENEW MY CHURCH PRAYER

Lord Jesus, your speak to us today as you spoke to holy men and women who have gone before us. In every age and in our own time You call to us and say:

Renew my Church!

Pour out your gift of the Holy Spirit upon us, and en-able us: to hear you clearly, to listen to each other attentively, to stay together in charity, to surrender our own plans readily, to embrace the greater good, to hand on your gifts to future generations. May we remain in the holy company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the apostles, and all the saints. May their example & presence inspire us with patient confidence in the work of your grace. We ask this of you who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.

AMEN.

WEEKLY OFFERING ENVELOPES By now, you should have received the new packet of our weekly offering envelopes. Envelopes start on May 5th and end on June 30th. If you have not re-ceived the packet, please contact the rectory at (773)-283-5222. If you have just moved into the parish please remem-ber to register either at the Rectory or online.

EVERY 40 SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. IS HAVING A STROKE!

Stroke Scan Plus will be at St. Cornelius Catholic Church on Friday, June 7th to provide life-saving, wellness ultrasound screenings. It is important to perform preventive maintenance for ourselves yearly. Do you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, diabetes, or a family history of heart disease, stroke, abdominal aneurysm or internal cancers? If so, do not miss this opportunity for early detection of a possibly serious disease. These screenings are typically NOT performed at your an-nual check-up, and insurance companies may not pay for them unless you are symptomatic. Diagnos-tic versions of these screenings cost thousands of dollars in a hospital. Stroke Scan Plus will be of-fering them to you for $159 for all 7 combined ultra-sound screenings (Stroke, AAA, AFIB & or-gans). Insurance is NOT necessary and appoint-ments are limited. Stroke Scan will be available at the church for you to register on May 18 & 19, or please call 832-437-7355 or toll free 1-866-935-7226 to schedule an appointment today for you or a loved one. The screenings will take place in the Parish Hall - Lower level of the church. Preven-tion is your key to quality health! www.strokescan.com.

NOTICE: Miss Jan Kotek, long-time member of the faculty of St. Cornelius School, has passed away. She will be waked Monday at St. Juliana Church beginning at 9:00 AM, with the Funeral Mass to follow at 10:00 AM.

St. Cornelius Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Agenda for the meeting of Monday, May 6,

2019 Pacocha Center, 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order 2. Opening Prayer 3. Roll Call

4. Acceptance of PPC’s March 4, 2019 Minutes

5. Staff Report

6. Transformation Report A. Finance B. School C. Mission

7. Old Business

8. New Business A. Renew My Church B. School Rental C. Mary’s Garden D. 50/50 Raffle, Cubs Tickets E. PPC, Suspending Rules of

Elections F. Eagle Scout Project, “Library” G. Upcoming events: Parish Volun-

teer Appreciation reception, May 18; Father Ron Kalas, 60th Anni-versary of his Ordination, May 19

H. Parish Picnic & Raffle 9. Closing Prayer

We will have our annual May Crowning Ceremony next Sunday, May 12th at the 9:00AM Mass. One crowning will be done in church followed by an ad-ditional crowning in the Mary Garden, All are wel-come and encouraged to attend. Hospitality to follow in Pacocha Center.

ADS

Ticket Donation: $10 each, or 6 for $50 Drawing to take place on July 4th, immediately following 9:00 AM Mass. Winner need not be present.

There will also be an EXTRA DRAWING: 4 TICKETS TO A CUBS GAME PLUS PARKING PASS (Game date to be determined). Tickets available at the Rectory, and after the weekend Masses.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Cornelius Church #512902 5205 N. Lieb Avenue Chicago, Il 60630 TELEPHONE 773 283-5222 CONTACT PERSON Anita/Roseann SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows XP Home Edition PRINTER HP Officejet v40 TRANSMISSION Tuesday 2:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 9 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Use Black Ink. Pages 4 & 5 color also page 8