THE VOICE The Most Holy Trinity May 31, 2015

St. Eugene Parish

Chicago, IL 60656

You are cordially invited to join in the celebration

of the Retirement of our

Principal

Dr. Patricia Brown after 24 years

here at St. Eugene School

today, Sunday, May 31, 2015

11:30 am Liturgy

and

of the Retirement of

teacher

Barbara Sedivec after 19 years

here at St. Eugene School

Reception immediately following at the St. Eugene Shaunessy Center (until 2:30 pm)

Welcome, visitors and guests, to St. Eugene Church and Parish. Please sign our guest register in the rear vestibule and

let our ushers know if you need a taxi or need to use a phone.

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RECTORY HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY

9:00 - 11:30 am & 12:30 - 8:00 pm (closed for lunch: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm)

SATURDAY & SUNDAY: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Bulletin copy MUST be in the rectory office NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON EACH MONDAY. Copy material received past the deadline will not be published in The Voice until the following weekend—NO EXCEPTIONS.

Thank You, Dr. Brown and Mrs. Sedivec

It is really impossible to sum up in a short article how much Dr. Pat Brown and Mrs. Barbara Sedivec

have done for our parish school. Dr. Brown has been principal for twenty-four years, and Mrs. Sedivec has been teaching for nineteen years. Between the two of them that is forty-three years of ministry! And that is just at St. Eugene School.

I am truly thankful to both of them for their dedication and faith. When I came to St. Eugene Parish as a new pastor back in 2006, I was truly blessed to have Dr. Brown taking care of the school. Her knowledge, professionalism, and faith is incredible. Many new principals (some in the area) turn to Dr. Brown for advice. She has long been regarded by many in the downtown offices as the premiere example of an excellent princi-pal. What a gift she has been to me and our school. I will truly miss her presence next year. I am thankful that she will be in the parish and only a phone call away.

My working relationship with Mrs. Sedivec was not as close as it was with Dr. Brown, however, I was always impressed when I had the opportunity to work with her. Mrs. Sedivec is an extremely gifted teacher who speaks (besides English) Chinese, Spanish, Czechoslovakian, and Latin. Her knowledge of science, math and many other areas is amazing. If there is a genius in our school, I think it would be Mrs. Sedivec. I am thankful for her many years of service to our school.

As I stated above, it is impossible to grasp in a few short sentences all that Dr. Brown and Mrs. Sedivec have accomplished. It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. With that thought in mind, I would like to share some pictures with you of their time here at St. Eugene School.

May God bless both of them as they begin a new chapter in their lives!

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THIS WEEKEND

RETIREMENT MASS FOR DR. BROWN & MRS. SEDIVEC - 11:30 AM

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW SHAUNESSY CENTER

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

FOOD DRIVE We could use a few volunteers to help load the truck at the beginning of the 11:30 am Mass. Thank you for your generous support of our Food Drives.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR

MARKET DAY ORDER FORM (see page 9)

SUNDAY 31 11:30 am Retirement Mass for Dr. Brown & Mrs. Sedivec: CH Reception to follow Mass: SH.CTR+MR

MONDAY 1 ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM TUESDAY 2 11:30 am Young at Heart Club: SH.CTR WEDNESDAY 3 3:00 pm Jr. Girl Scouts: SH.MR THURSDAY 4 3:00 pm Girl Scouts: SH.MR FRIDAY 5 5:00 pm Athletic Program: SH.CTR SATURDAY 6 9:00 am Class of 2016 Car Wash & Bake Sale: East Parking Lot 9:30 am Market Day pick-up: SH.CTR+MR 10:00 am AA.SCH.RH SUNDAY 7 2:00 pm St. Eugene School Graduation: CH FACILITY CODES CH Church CV Convent REC.MR Rectory Meeting Room SCH.110 School Room 110 SCH.RH Ryan Hall SH.CTR Shaunessy Center SH.CTR+MR Shaunessy Center & Meeting Room SH.MR Shaunessy Center Meeting Room

May 24, 2015

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARISH.

YOUR EFFORTS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED. We have over 85 donors on Give Central and we continue to see our online giving grow.

You can now visit our giving page by going to our web site (www.st-eugene.org)

THE TRINITY IS LOVE Theologians throughout the Christian centuries have spilled much ink (and, on occasion, some blood) in describing and defining the mystery of the Holy Trinity. One of the earliest, most poetic, and beautiful descriptions comes from St. Augustine in De Trinitas, wherein he describes the Trinity as One (the Father) who loves, One (the Son) who is loved, and One (the Spirit) who is love. And these three Ones are also one Three. It might be wisest for us to leave the technical wranglings to the academic theologians, and focus on the fact that the three Persons of the Trinity are indeed persons; they are best known and understood in their love for each other and for us. We are made in the image of those loving persons, and our best relationships are lived out in the context of love. Truly loving relationships are inexhaustible mysteries to be lived in joy. If this is true of our human relationships, how much more so is it true of our relationship with the Trinity. And how much more does it call upon us to be joyful, loving witnesses of the holy mystery of the One-in-Three. This is the mystery to which we were called when we were chosen to be God’s own, baptized with water in the name of the Holy Trinity. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Regular Sunday Offering $ 11,658

Electronic Giving Weekly Average April (ffour week average)

$ 1,314

Total $ 12,972

Sunday Budget 2014-15 $ 16,000

Over / (short) $ 3,028

To Teach Who Christ Is $ 545

Sharing Parish $ 64

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Prayer with Scripture We invite you to an encounter of prayer where you can stop from the hurry of the moment and listen to God through God’s Word, in silence, meditation, ad-oration and contemplation. In this short but intense time, we listen to a talk that introduces us into the understanding of the Word of God, which later, we reflect on and meditate in an attitude of faith, discov-ering what God is trying to reveal to us. The prayer is accompanied by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with songs to help the faithful enter more into prayer.

Every Tuesday in Spanish - 7:00 pm Every Wednesday in English - 7:00 pm

Every Thursday in Polish - 7:30 pm Every Thursday in Filipino - 7:00 pm

St. Eugene Convent 7920 W. Foster, Chicago IL 60656

For more information please contact the convent at:773-467-0295

As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. Psalm 42,2

ADORATION of the

BLESSED SACRAMENT Mondays in church 12:00 NOON - 8:00 pm

with Benediction at 7:45 pm

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Martin Lutheran King, Jr.

PLEASE COME -- VISIT JESUS

Please continue to spotlight the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters

in the Middle East. Wear Orange.

CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE 1-800-400-4205

Parish Staff Rev. George Koeune, Pastor Dr. Patricia M. Brown, Principal Rev. James J. O’Brien, Pastor Emeritus Mrs. Janet Kusinski, Assistant Principal Rev. Grzegorz Wójcik Associate Pastor Dr. James E. Bergman, Director of Music Rev. Philip J. Grib, S.J., Resident Mr. Vincent Hilado, Assist. Director of Music Senior Deacon Edward O’Leary Mrs. Barbara Meier, Bulletin Editor Deacon Jim Cozzo, Jr. Mrs. Joanna Bischof, Mrs. Pat Conlon, Deacon Chick O’Leary, Business Manager Mrs. Kathleen Kon & Mrs. Terri Swiderski, Receptionists

Please TURN OFF any electronic devices before entering the church for Mass or any other Liturgical service.

Please do NOT park in front of church to ensure emergency vehicle access. There are ample parking spaces provided on the north side,

to the rear of the church and the Shaunessy Center parking lot.

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS The Golden Wedding Anni-versary Mass for 2015 will be held at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago, on Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 2:45 pm. Couples married in 1965 who are interested in attending this celebration call the Family Ministries Office at: 312.534.8351 or visit the website: www.familyministries.org.

YOUNG AT HEART CLUB Tuesday, June 2 - 11:30 am Shaunessy Center After our regular meeting, we will have cake & coffee and then play Bingo. On Wednesday, August 19, 2015 the Happy Seniors of Norwood Park Township are going to see South Pacific at the Cahn Auditorium. Come and enjoy the beautiful music of this popular show. Departure will be from the rear parking lot of Divine Savior Church at 12:30 pm. Cost is $42.00. For reservations, please call May at:708-456-3737.

SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND June 6 & 7

FOR OUR RETIRED PRIESTS Please be generous!

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MARKET DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015

Please look over our JUNE sale order sheet. You are sure to find something that your family will love for every meal of the day!

This is our last sale for this school year.

OTHER DATES TO REMEMBER May 30/31 Sat/Sun Return orders after Mass June 1 Mon Return orders to the rectory or school. June 2 Tue Internet orders due by 11:00 pm June 6 Sat Pick up orders in the Shaunessy Center 9:30 - 10:30 am

Next Sale Date September 5. Watch the Voice to see if we will have a Summer Sale. If you would like to help this month, just fill out the form below and return it to the rectory or place it in the collection basket during Mass. New volunteers are always welcome and we appreciate your orders, too. We especially need “dads” to help unload the Market Day truck. Name_______________________________________ Phone____________________________________ ______I’ll help unload the truck at 8:00 am and/or ______I’ll help fill orders from 9:30 am until 10:30 am

St. Eugene Class of 2016 Car Wash& Bake Sale

Saturday, June 6th, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Cars - $5.00

SUVs/Vans - $7.00 St. Eugene School Parking Lot

7930 W. Foster Ave. C o m e o u t a n d s u p p o r t t h e C l a s s o f 2 0 1 6

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A REMINDER To make sure a Mass Intention is included in the bulletin, it must be made 2 weeks in advance. To make sure a Mass Intention is read at Mass, it must be made at least 1 week in advance of the date requested.

+ MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK + Saturday, May 30 - Vigil: The Most Holy Trinity 5:30 Vince Escuidero Sunday, May 31 - The Most Holy Trinity 7:00 People of the Parish 9:30 Willard Husfield 11:30 Belander, Castiglia & Jacobs Fams., Agnieszka Chabura, Chillemi, Killmer & Brickman Fams., Filomena Covello, Stanislaw Drzal & Wladislaw Zyla, Nicasio Farrinello, Raymond & Christopher Koeune, Joseph Koeune, Joseph Kuzara, Vince & Mary LaPietra Fam. & Friends, Noverini, Chavez & Handwerker Fams., Zofia Podgorska, Int. of Michael Power, Jean Urso 4:30 Mary Iacullo Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 9:00 am

Saturday: 8:30 am Monday, June 1 - St. Justin 6:30 Int. of Patricia Hall-Kurczek 9:00 Frederick Tomzik Tuesday, June 2 - Sts. Marcellinus & Peter 6:30 Frank Masley 9:00 Lawrence & Mary Csuk. Wednesday, June 3 - St. Charles Lwanga & Companions 6:30 Rev. Francis Shaunessy 9:00 Chillemi, Kilmer & Brickman Fams., Michael Doles, Barbara Hinze, William & Juanita Hubly, Marion Kalwajtys, Vince & Mary LaPietra Fam. & Friends, Int. for Sr. Alice Rogers, OSF Thursday, June 4 6:30 Andrew Chwalibog 9:00 Kazimierz & Henryka Fornal Friday, June 5 - St. Boniface 6:30 Purgatorial Society 9:00 Elizabeth Janowski 3:30 Wedding: Jaclyn Miller & Richard Belluomini, Jr. Saturday, June 6 - St. Norbert 8:30 Raymond Majewski Saturday, June 6 - Vigil: The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 5:30 Sean Killen Sunday, June 7 - The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ 7:00 Arthur Kon 9:30 Mariafedele Cozzone 11:30 Salvatore Alaimo, Alberto & Angelina Barone, Domenico Battista & Michael Vito Parente, Rosalina Bergantinos, Margaret Chlopek, Chillemi, Kilmer, & Brickman Fams.,

Chris & Tadeusz Dabros, Vincenzo Di Iorio, Golebioski Fam., Zulma Grigolo, Marion Kalwajtys, Robert Landeck, Vince & Mary LaPietra Fam. & Fri., John F. Mugnaini, Elvera Urso, Ed & Victoria Wnek, Wytrwol Fam., Patricia Zawistowski 4:30 People of the Parish

+ MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY + *Lector **Eucharistic Minister ***Server Friday, June 5 - 3:30 pm Wedding *** Team 12 Saturday, June 6 - 8:30 am *** Team 15 Saturday, June 6 - 5:30 pm * D. Divello ** B. Brinlee, R. Fiorante, M. Kowalski, E. Mendoza *** Team 14 Mon., 6/8 - 9:00 am Sunday, June 7 - 7:00 am * C. O’Malley ** P. Gerard, P. Conlon, R. Perez, R. Trovela *** Team 4 Tue., 6/9 - 9:00 am Sunday, June 7 - 9:30 am * C. Hill ** C. Hill, J. Schmitt, T. Swiderski, T. Swiderski *** Team 3 Wed., 6/10 - 9:00 am Sunday, June 7 - 11:30 am * P. Basili ** G. Bermas, M. Vasich, M. Kenny, M. Russo *** Team 2 Thu., 6/11 - 9:00 am Sunday, June 7 - 4:30 pm * R. Kopf ** R. Sparacino, S. Sparacino, C. Paulini, A. LoForte *** Team 1 Fri., 6/12 - 9:00 am

PLEASE NOTE: The designated multi-intentional Mass times will be

the 9:00 morning Mass on Wednesday, and the 11:30 morning Mass on Sunday.

Multi-intentional Masses will have no more than 30 names.

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PLEASE PRAY For the Sick: Pat Apida, Robert Apida, Linda Babusci, Rosemary Beyak, Michael Brennan,

Baby Jeremy Brigante, Arthur Bronski, Rosa Canepa, Carmen Casneros, Cathy Cassettari, Lorna Chapuis,

Franco Chiappetta, Katherine D. Cilley, Infant Liam Thomas Clark, Mirna Cozzo, Susan Curtin,

Ed Czerwinski, Ron DiCicilia, James Donovan, Marge Dyson, Don Feist, Delmar Furlow, Carol Gasiorek,

Robert W. Gelfond, Anne Marie Godby, Rev. Bob Grib, S.J., Michelle & Shaun Hamilton, David Hampal,

Tim Heider, Anna Hoegerl, Patricia Imburgia, Kathy Jeskey, Linda Knight, Katherine Koeune, Heidi Kubica,

Olga Kykta, Rose Marie La Coppola, Peggy Leen, Allie Lim, Stephanie Lim, Vernon Lipps Jr.,

Rosaria Lombardo, Rosina Macak, Rose Mary Maratto, Rosemary Marinello, John Masley, Vicenza Mazza,

Richard Miedona, Dennis Mikulski, Nick Milazzo, Sebastian Milka, Michael C. Muscarello,

Virginia Muscarello, Lou Nava, Leo Navickis, Dorothy O’Leary, Robynn O’Leary, Lois Pallo,

Bertha Pappalardo, Isaac Parris, Barbara Peele, Lena Pighini, Norma Quilici, Gerry Randazzo,

Charlotte Rice, Rita Rogers, Michael Rowan, John Ruberti, Teresa Ruberti, Theresa Samborski,

Jerry Schippers, Joanne Schippers, John Schuster, Bernadette Sedlacek, Michael Shannon,

Yolanda Shannon, Dean Showalter, Michael Solberg, Emily Steckiewicz, Maxine Stefanowski, Janet Stryker,

Maria Tenuta, Erich Thuer, Rev. Fred Tomzik, Louanne Will, Mary Ann Zulawinski and for those who are

homebound, in hospitals, nursing homes and under hospice care.

Newly added to our sick list:

For the Deceased: Rev. Richard Feller, Eugenio Leo, Czeslawa Lipinski

PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY IF YOU WOULD LIKE A NAME LISTED.

Find St. Eugene on

Facebook!

Parishioner Contact Update To help us keep our records current, please print the information below and drop the form in the collection basket or

at the rectory. Thank you.

Last Name _________________________ First Name __________________ M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss

Last Name _________________________ First Name __________________ M/M, Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss

Address ________________________________________ City __________________ Zip code ________

Email address: _____________________________ Email address: ______________________________

Phone # (Home) _______________________ Cell # ___________________ Cell # __________________

POPE FRANCIS TWEET FOR THE WEEK

We can observe the

Fourth Commandment

by loving visits to

our aging grandparents.

CONFIRMATION OR COMMUNION DVD’S If you ordered a Confirmation or Communion DVD, please pick it up in the school office during regular school hours, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

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At the time of a family member’s death, if you would like memorials to be made to

St. Eugene Parish, please instruct the Funeral Home to use the following in the death notice: “In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to

St. Eugene Parish, Foster Avenue, Chicago.”

Envelopes can be provided by the Funeral Home.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PARISHIONER OF ST. EUGENE PARISH,

WE WELCOME YOU TO PLEASE STOP BY THE RECTORY OFFICE DURING

REGULAR OFFICE HOURS. M-F 9 am - 8 pm, SAT – SUN 9 am - 1 pm

III - Jaclyn Miller & Richard Belluomini, Jr. II - Kristina Essenberg & Michael Belpedio II - Coleen Marie Hogan & Martin Thomas Brennan I - Hillary Elizabeth DeGrandis & Daniel Charles Bowery

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY If you are in need of assistance, call the rectory.

A member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will get back to you.

FATHER RICHARD FELLER at rest, May 24, 2015

Funeral Mass

May 28, 2015

St. Eugene Church Next week’s Bulletin will honor Fr. Feller.

ANNULMENT SUPPORT MINISTRY The Annulment Support Ministry is active at St. Eugene’s. Chris O’Malley has been trained for this role. If you are considering an annulment, please contact the Rectory at: 773-775-6659 and leave a message. Chris will return your call and help you to begin the healing process of annulment.

St. Monica Parish Annual Golf Outing Saturday, July 18, 2015

Indian Boundary Golf Course To reserve your spot please contact Greg Lamb,

Chairman at: 773-763-2572 or Dlamb7002@sbcglobal.net.

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OUR PATRON, POPE ST. EUGENE I

Pope St. Eugene I

The feast day of our Patron Saint is commemorated in the Roman martyrology on June 2, the day of his burial at St. Peter’s.

It is good to honor St. Eugene. His pontificate was very brief, from August 10, 654 to June 2, 657, but he

accomplished a lot during that short time. He was a gentle and holy man who showed great charity to the

poor. He was a great defender of the theological truth that Christ is one person with two complete and dis-

tinct natures: a divine nature consubstantial with the Father, and a human nature consubstantial with us.

Pope St. Eugene I is a great Saint to call upon for intercession if you find yourself confronted with heresy.

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Forever a Viking!

Presented To

Dr. Patricia Brown

May 20, 2015

For her many years of continued support

of the St. Eugene Athletic Program. Dr. Brown pictured with Patty Samborski

ST. EUGENE ATHLETIC BANQUET - MAY 20, 2015

BRIAN MC KERMITT RECEIVED THE FRANK ADAMO VOLUNTEER AWARD

JOE & ERIN RECIVED THE

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION There are plenty of “treasures” in our tradition that if resurrected today would cause anxious moments for bish-ops! Many concern marriage. There was a time when the church “consecrated” both virgins dedicated to prayer and charity, and brides dedicated to husband and family. Vir-gins were blessed in the sanctuary of the church, and brides in the sanctuary of the home. The custom of bless-ing the bride in the marriage chamber was standard in England, Ireland, Spain, and France until the eleventh century. If the groom (the groom’s side planned the wedding) chose from the full menu of liturgy, there would be a blessing of the bridal room, solemn evening prayer on the eve and morning prayer on the day of the wedding, a blessing at the church door of the spouses, and then in the church for the wife alone during Mass, and Communion. After the feast, a priest would represent the bride’s father in presiding over the legal process by which the bride transferred from her father’s clan to her husband’s. Some enduring customs hearken back to these days when mar-riage was seen as a contract between men (the bride’s father and the groom) and was not so much about living out one’s baptismal call, and certainly not about the equality of the spouses in Christ. Happily, this baptismal focus has been restored and unhelpful customs set aside by today’s marriage rite. Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Some scenes from the Class of 2015.

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We ask all of our parishioners, if you have a loved one serving in the military,

to please contact the rectory office to give us the name of the soldier, so the

whole parish can pray for your loved one. A book in the church vestibule is

available for inscribing the names of all military personnel. This book will be part of the offertory

procession from now until the war is over.

A PRAYER 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. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN

We pray for our loved ones

who are serving in any branch of the Armed Forces during this time of conflict.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission as Catholics united in faith at St. Eugene Parish is to help bring God to people and people to

God. Through evangelization, education and being of service to each other, we strive to make our parish

community a holistic community in body, mind and spirit. It is our goal to develop, support, encourage and

empower one another in our parish ministries, so that each person can reach their human and Christian po-

tential. We are enthused about the future of St. Eugene and the whole Catholic Church and we pledge our

participation in that future. We seek dialogue and open communication with all parishioners in fulfilling the

needs of our parish. While recognizing the cultural diversities in our community, we will strive to bring all peo-

ple together in Christ under a common bond of faith, hope and love.

GHALEB AZROUI

CHRISTOPHER BAUER TIMOTHY EMMETT CAROLAN

CATHY O’LEARY CHAMBERLAIN ZBIGNIEW DUDKOWSKI

MARTY DURCAN MATTHEW SCOTT FORREST

ANDREW HOPKINS BRANDON JACKSON

CHRISTOPHER JENKINS JACK KANE

JAMES TYLER MARBACH

CHRIS MARCHIORI

KEITH MILLER MEGAN MILLER

AUGUSTINE EMEKA NDIWE THOMAS NEUHENGEN

CATHERINE ANN (BARHAM) NEWELL ERIC NORWOOD VINCENT PAGE

CHAD PRITCHARD NICHOLAS RANCH

MICHAEL SCHIPPERS, JR.

If you would like to add a name to the list, please call the rectory. Also, please call the rectory when your loved one returns home.