Saint Cecilia Parish “St. Cecilia Parish family, open to the Holy Spirit, welcomes all to grow in our faith community by service to others through Jesus Christ.” Inside this Issue: Schedules/Taxes/Traffic Help….…...2 Ministers of Care Morning/FMSC..... 3 RE Calendar/ Safety Request..…... 4 Youth Ministry Mtgs News & Pics..5 Confirmation for Adults………….6 Mass Intentions & Readings……....7 Feed Starving Children/Bake Sale...8 Backpacks/Our Sick/Tazie Prayer...9 College Night/School Open Houses/Catholic-Lutheran Event..10 LOL Challenge! LIVE your faith OUT LOUD : Take ACTION to make a difference. “New Year, New Me, Same Jesus!”
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Saint Cecilia Parish “St. Cecilia Parish family, open to the Holy Spirit, welcomes all to grow in our
faith community by service to others through Jesus Christ.”
Inside this Issue:
Schedules/Taxes/Traffic Help….…...2
Ministers of Care Morning/FMSC..... 3
RE Calendar/ Safety Request..…... 4
Youth Ministry Mtgs News & Pics..5
Confirmation for Adults………….6
Mass Intentions & Readings……....7
Feed Starving Children/Bake Sale...8
Backpacks/Our Sick/Tazie Prayer...9
College Night/School Open Houses/Catholic-Lutheran Event..10
LOL Challenge!
LIVE your faith OUT LOUD :
Take ACTION to make a difference.
“New Year, New Me,
Same Jesus!”
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This Week at the Parish
Monday, January 23, 2017
7:00 pm Rosary Church
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 1:00 pm Bible Study Mtg.House
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 4:30 pm Religious Education Classes Parish Ctr 4:30 pm Religious Education Classes Mtg House 6:00 pm St.Vincent de Paul Meeting Bernardin Room
Thursday, January 26, 2017 No Parish Meetings
Friday, January 27, 2017 No Parish Meetings
Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:15 am Prayer Shawl Ministry Mtg House 4:30 Mass Backpack Food Collection Gather Space & Feed My Starving Children Sign-up
Sunday, January 29, 2017 All Masses Backpack Food Collection Gather Space & Feed My Starving Children Sign-up 5:30 pm Backpack Food Packing Parish Ctr
Liturgical Ministry Schedule for January 28 & January 29
Sat. 4:30 Sun.7:30 Sun. 9:00 Sun. 10:30
Celebrant Fr. Mike Olivero
Fr. Damasus Okoro
Fr. Mike Olivero
Fr. Damasus Okoro
Ministers P. Kryger* J.Szafraniec* K.McQuillen S. Wilken*
A.Hryniewicz P. France H. Thelen C. Hong
P. Simon M. D’Cunha N. Planica E. Hong
M. Welch J. Lipinski S. Loebbaka* P. Sordyl
L. Both C. Strobel M. Welch J. Rhein
K. Kretch P. St. Leger C. Szymaszek
M. Sparrow
Lectors P. Hackett F. Gaziano C. Styrcula T. Wilken
L.Mersereau M. Potoniec M. Benitez L. Quadros
Servers N. Reichel+ N. Hinderer E. Owsiany S. Castro
R. Cook V. Potoniec+ N. Reichel+ C. Klinger+
S. France C. Klinger D. Reiser
January 15, 2017— $11,038 January 17 , 2016— $9,193.42
TAX TIME IS COMING.
If you would like a copy of your 2016 contributions for tax purposes,
Please watch for and follow directions of crossing guards behind Church after Mass. Children are passing from meeting house to Church.
THEIR SAFETY NEEDS YOUR CAREFUL DRIVING.
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HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION
Dear Lord, Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.
Remember Those Far From Home LCpl. Elijah Burgins Po3. John Castro Lt. Eric Infante Pvt. Peter Eck
Sgt. Scott Majewski Afc. Jeremy McNeel Pfc. Joseph Pusateri Theodore Soupart
Let us remember and pray for those who are always in our hearts. If you have loved ones who are currently serving in the Armed Forces, please call the rectory at 847-437-6208 and we will add their names to our bulletin list. When your loved one has returned home, please let us know so we can remove their name from the list. Thank you.
In this Sunday’s Gospel, we find that Jesus “…proclaimed
the good news of the kingdom, and cured the people of every disease and illness.”
Your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul proclaims the good news of Jesus to those who are suffering.
MY BROTHER’S KEEPER MINISTRY
Seniors, do you need a ride to the doctor or grocery store? Please give us at least 3 days notice. This is a free service to all
our senior parishioners. We are not able to drive for surgery or if anesthesia is involved. Call Linda at 847-439-5372.
End Domestic Violence NOW!
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
Domestic Violence incidents rise during difficult financial times. If you see a family in trouble, please call the hotline.
St.Vincent de Paul is an emergency source for food and short-term financial help for parishioners and those living within the parish boundaries. Please call 847-437-6208. Requests will be handled with care and confidentiality.
ALL MINISTERS OF CARE
Morning of Reflection
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Place: St. Joseph the Worker
181 W. Dundee Ave, Wheeling
(Parish hall behind church and school)
Fr. Denis Carneiro
“Expectations of Ministers /Ministry”
Time: 9:00am till 12:30pm
Feed My Starving Children
Packing Sessions for FMSC at the facility in Schaumburg
will be one of our Lenten efforts again this year.
Sign up will take place next weekend in the gathering space.
Teaching Children to Turn Difficulties into Prayers
It’s so important that we teach our kids how to handle everything from the little irritations in life all the way to major suffering that could possibly arise. Difficulty is inevitable and most of the time, it’s best to allow our children to handle it instead of trying to avoid it for them. Explain to the kids that with every difficulty, comes strength and growth and give plenty of examples, especially from their own experiences. Explain that our difficulties are incredibly valuable when we offer them up to God and that we are called to transform every activity in our lives into a prayer. Our enjoyable
and fun activities can also be a prayer. Why not thank God for the fun?
Use the phrase “make it count as a prayer.”
The idea is to help our children understand that they can make their difficulty (and their fun) meaningful if they choose to. So when they don’t want to do something they need to do, or even when they are having the time of their lives, I try to remind them to “make it count.”
Another huge component of this is to model it ourselves, which has the biggest impact on them. Often times when doing everyday ordinary things such as making the bed or washing dishes, just intentionally say (when kids are present), something along the lines of “Lord, I really don’t feel like washing these dishes today, but I will do it and do it well. And I offer this to you as a prayer for . . .” (Say the name of whichever one of the kids you know is actually paying attention to what you are saying).
Making our actions become a prayer is simply a matter of intention. This habit will help our kids with perseverance and fortitude and help them find meaning in the inevitable disappointments they will encounter in
life. It will help them (and us) to “pray unceasingly”.
10:30 Mass Parishioners
You may not be aware that there are Hispanic Religious Education classes which take place in the Meeting House on Sunday mornings. Often children are going from the Meeting House to the church at exactly the same time you are leaving the 10:30 Mass.
PLEASE leave the parking lot
VERY CAUTIOUSLY
(especially near the back of the church). The safety of our children is of utmost importance.
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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday January 21, 2017 8:00 AM † Parishioners † Mandica Barbaric 4:30 PM † Joseph R. Anzelone † Henrietta Walter † Diane Mischke † Jill Eberl † Dec. Mem.of Nickele & Schramm Families 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy Sunday January 22, 2017 7:30 AM † Mr. & Mrs. Edward Jason † The John & Maria Waliczek Family † Vitold Bartman † Mandiem Baric 9:00 AM † Filomena Saporito † Lorraine Walton † Donald Schultz, Jr. † Mario LaPlaca † Chester Killian 10:30 AM † Vincent Luisi † Bruno Tassone † Clifford & Millicent Tassone 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy Monday January 23, 2017 8:00 AM † Purgatorial Society † Patrick J. Kenny Tuesday January 24, 2017 8:00 AM † Deceased Members of Gineman Family Wednesday January 25, 2017 8:00 AM † Parishioners † Dorothy Jastrebski Thursday January 26, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. Raymond Pavis Friday January 27, 2017 8:00 AM † Leo & Caroline Slominski † Elizabeth Schoenberger Saturday January 28, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. James Prendergast 4:30 PM † Donna Maggard † Frank Pusateri † Helen Giacomino † George Giacomino † Dec. Mem.of St. Cecilia Women’s Club 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — (Isaiah 8:23 — 9:3) The burdens that were once laid upon the people have been vanquished. Psalm — (Psalm 27) The Lord is my light and my salvation. Second Reading — (1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17) Paul exhorts the believers at Corinth: As there is one Christ, so too must there be no divisions among you. Gospel — (Matthew 4:12-23 [12-17]) After calling his first disciples, Jesus goes throughout Gali-lee teaching, proclaiming the gospel, and curing the people.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Thursday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 4:21-35 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a
Sunday January 29, 2017 7:30 AM † Raymond Micek † Gilbert Sommer III † Stanislaw & Stefania Szyszka † Blazenka Beros † Deceased Members of Szyszka Family 9:00 AM † Leona A. Styrcula † Antoinette Baier † Karen Ruppier Salvina Pardo...Special Intention 10:30 AM † Mike Alessi † Francesca Concialdi † John Leusch † Edward & Louise Marciszewski † Deceased Members of Sordyl & Supanich Families
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Calling all Young Adults! Come join us for our Winter Wine Series.
YAM-NW is hosting a speaker program just for you!
Dr. Kate DeVries A Kingdom Built Upon Mercy & Grace
Wednesday – January 25, 2017 7pm-9pm
St. Paul Chong Church 675 Dursey Ln, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Dr. Mary Deeley
Reading, Praying, and Studying Scripture for all it's Worth
Wednesday – February 1, 2017 7pm-9pm
St. John the Evangelist 502 S. Park Blvd, Streamwood, IL 60107
HUMAN CONCERNS 2017 wishes ……NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, NEW HOPE!!!!!
Feed My Starving Children packing session opportunities return this Lent…
“Our two hands can be God’s hands in action.”
Yes, we have just completed Christmas and we already are talking FMSC Lenten alms-giving, which is still five weeks away. Last year we had more people wishing to volun-teer for the packing sessions at the FMSC facility in Schaumburg than we had registra-tions available . This year we have many more slots available, but need to start filling them to reserve the times.
Registrations will begin next weekend in our gathering space.
Available reservation times Reserved spots open
Thursday, March 23 12:00 – 2:00 pm 60
6:00 - 7:30 pm 60
Friday, March 24 12:00 – 2:00 pm 50
6:00 - 7:30 pm 90
**** Check your calendars….we look forward to your registrations.
Reno Nickele Carol Cain Peter Donatelli Salvina Pardo Nora Christensen Mel Tatara Vincent Centracchio Jeanne Haller
Marriage Encounter Invitation
World Wide Marriage Encounter
February 17-19, 2017 or April 7-9, 2017 or June 9-11
all at Elk Grove Village, IL.
Early registration is highly recommended. For reservations/information,
call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org .
BACKPACK MINISTRY
“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time”“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time”
BACKPACK MINISTRY
“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time”“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time” The Backpack Ministry is in need again! Thank you for your faithful and generous contributions. We will be collecting again next weekend. We are in great need of the following: small fruit cups, shelf stable milk, juice boxes and soups. Please keep this in mind when shopping. Thank you again for your support of this ministry.
___Individual cereal boxes ___Shelf stable milk in sm cartons ___Tuna/Vienna Sausage
___Individual packs of oatmeal ___Small Fruit cups ___Chicken pouches
___Cereal bars ___Juice Boxes ___Mac & Cheese
___Raisins in small boxes ___Soup & Crackers ___Pudding Cups
___Individual Jello Cups ___Individual pack of cookies ___Boxed “helper” meals
St. Raymond School ~ 300 S. Elmhurst Ave, Mt Prospect
wall.st-raymond.org/school
500th Anniversay of the Reformation
The Very Rev. Thomas A. Baima, vicar for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and the Rev. Dr. Lowell G. Almen, co-chair of
the U.S. Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue, will present perspectives on the journey of Lutherans and Catholics that began in conflict 500 years ago at the time of the
Reformation and in recent years is leading to reconcilia-tion that effects the broader Christian church.
“From Conflict to Communion:
Catholic and Lutheran Perspectives”
will be held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 1234 N. Arlington Heights Rd
Saturday, February 25, from 9:30 to 11:15 am.
The occasion will include a short prayer service, oppor-tunity for questions from the audience, & refreshments.
The event is free and open to the general public.
A Sunday Concert
French Symphonies and Tales from Space continues St. John Brebeuf concert series.
Jan. 29, at 3 p.m.
There is no admission charge, but a free will offering will be taken.
St. Zachary School Open House (Grades pre-K through 8th)
on January 29
from 11am – 1pm.
More information can be found at www.saintzacharyschool.org.
Embers School in Niles Open House (Grades PK3 - 5th elementary school)
rooted in the Catholic faith is having a series of upcoming open houses:
Wed. Jan 25 9-11 am Sat. Feb 4 10-11:30am Sat Mar 4 10-11:30am
For more information: 847-518-1185
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Parish Personnel Rev. Michael Olivero, Pastor, ext. 113 Rev. Damasus Okoro, Resident, ext. 117 Rev. Daniel Brady, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jack Hurley, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, 847-253-8600, ext. 137 Lisa Mersereau, Pastoral Associate/DRE, ext. 120 Carol Klinger, Adm. Asst. PA/DRE, ext. 129 Mr. James J. Kelly, Director of Music, ext. 126 Mrs. Frances Ficker, Ministry of Care Coordinator, ext. 122 Mrs. Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister ext 123 Mr. Ted Kawa, Business Manager, ext. 115 Mrs. Pat Sordyl , Parish Secretary, ext. 110 Mrs. Audrey Taylor, Bulletin Editor, ext. 110
Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM
Weekday & Saturday Morning Masses See Page 7 of the bulletin.
Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6208; Lisa Mersereau at extension 120 or Carol at extension 129
Music Office Phone 847-437-6152
Ministry of Care Office Phone 847-437-6208, ext. 122
Youth Ministry Kathy McGourty, Director of Youth Ministry; 847-437-6208, ext. 123 or email: [email protected]
Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the home-bound. Please call the Parish Office to arrange.
New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to become members of St. Cecilia are asked to introduce themselves and register at the Parish Office during regular office hours, or ask an usher for a registration form.. If you will be moving, please let us know if we should change your address or remove you from our list of regis-tered parishioners. This will help us cut down on postage costs.
R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instruction and formation for anyone wishing to inquire into the Catholic Faith can be made by contacting the Parish Office.
Sacrament of Baptism Infant Baptism (0-6 years) is a special time in a family’s life. The Church invites parents and godparents to prepare for this Sacrament with an Infant Baptism Class. These sessions are usu-ally held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in which the Baptism takes place. Baptisms are celebrated at 2 PM on the 4th Sunday of January, April, May, July, September, and November. For more information or to reserve your place for a Baptism date and preparation class, please call the Parish Office.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM or by appointment.
Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation are that a mini-mum of 8 months be set aside for personal preparation for mar-riage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans.
Bulletin Submissions Articles for the bulletin must be submitted in black and white or color on disk or emailed to [email protected] and must be received at the Parish Office by 4:00 PM 16 days prior to the bulletin issue date. For holiday submissions, please add 7 days to the lead time.
Monitor Submissions To display an event on the Monitor in the Gathering Space, send an email with the event details to: [email protected]. All submissions will be presented on the monitor the following Saturday and are subject to approval.
