St. Margaret Mary Parish February 3, 2019 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1450 Green Trails Dr. Naperville, IL 60540 630-369-0777 www.smmp.com Masses: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Parish Office: 369-0777 Fax: 369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 369-0833 All Saints Catholic Academy: 1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 961-6125 or www.ascacademy.org New Parishioners: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me. : (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request. Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays following the 12:00 Mass. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting. Sacrament of Marriage: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed. Sick, Homebound, Hospital Visits: Contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion, if you need someone from SMMP to visit you in the hospital, or if we can help you in any other way. Privacy policies do not permit the hospital to contact us directly. Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. — Jeremiah 1:5
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St. Margaret Mary Parish February 3, 2019
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1450 Green Trails Dr. Naperville, IL 60540 630-369-0777 www.smmp.com
Masses: Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 pm
Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Parish Office: 369-0777 Fax: 369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 369-0833
All Saints Catholic Academy:
1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 961-6125 or www.ascacademy.org
New Parishioners: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request.
Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays following the 12:00 Mass. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting.
Sacrament of Marriage: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed.
Sick, Homebound, Hospital Visits: Contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion, if you need someone from SMMP to visit you in the hospital, or if we can help you in any other way. Privacy policies do not permit the hospital to contact us directly.
Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed
The Gift of Life will explore the process of death and dying as part of, rather than the end of, life’s journey. This experience will be made up of a daily meditation practice, spiritual reading and small group conversation that will keep our relationship with death and dying at the center of our prayer throughout Lent. The experience will begin with a Saturday afternoon retreat (lunch provided) and include five Monday evenings for additional learning and small group companionship.
Can death become something more than an enemy to fight and a tragedy when it arrives? We will find out
together by committing ourselves to daily meditation as we explore the insights of psychology, religious wisdom, and medical science looking at the end of life. This experience is intended for people with an established Centering
Prayer or meditation practice, but all are welcome, and a brief orientation to Centering Prayer will be part of the Saturday retreat.
The written and video materials we will be using are from Contemplative Outreach, Fr. Thomas Keating and the former hospice worker and Buddhist teacher, Kathleen Dowling Singh.
The Gift of Life: Death & Dying, Life & Living Facilitator: Al Gustafson
Saturday, March 9, Noon – 4:30pm Mondays, March 18, 25, April 1, 8 & 15, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
$50
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Diocese of Joliet Office of Human Dignity is organizing a
collection of especially needed items for our brothers and sisters on our southern border
who are seeking asylum. Collection boxes are available at the church entrances.
Please bring the following newly purchased items: Shampoo, conditioner Soap Toothbrushes and toothpaste Lotion Deodorant Pads and tampons Diapers, wipes, and baby powder Band-Aids and bandages Ointments Alcohol wipes Gauze and medical tape New socks (all sizes)
New underwear (all sizes) Shoelaces
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Becoming a Deacon? Deacon Fred Straub I always make a point, during baptisms, of reading the Transfiguration of Jesus, according to Luke, to illustrate how God calls each of us for a mission. As Jesus ascends the mountain with Peter and John to pray, both the disciples are stricken with sleep. Moses and Elijah begin talking to Jesus…speaking of his
departure “which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.” In other words, Jesus was given permission to fulfill what he had been called by God to do.
And thus, I was called by God while in high school. Your call can come anytime. My parents and I were Methodist and for some reason I began to receive my call from God while attending church—which incidentally was most times an hour and a half each Sunday, which included at least a 30-minute sermon (homily). I had attended Sunday School as well as the full church services when I was attending elementary school and sang in our Cardinal Choir.
My call got stronger as a freshman in college; I had decided to study to become a Methodist pastor. At the same time, I was called to study all the Christian religions; this led to my conversion to Catholicism—I was “hungry” to receive the Seven Sacraments which were not part of the Protestant religions. Then, later in life I received a call to study to become a Permanent Deacon and the rest is history. (We are called Permanent Deacons because we are not studying for ordination as Priests-if we were, we would be ordained as Transitional Deacons since we would move on from the Diaconate to Priesthood.)
And the question I get from others is, “I am active in several ministries, why do I have to become a Permanent Deacon?” My answer is, in 30 years as a Permanent
Deacon my ordination has given me back more than I have given. My ordination is for a lifetime—even though I am retired I constantly fill in for our active Deacons for marriage preparation and weddings, funeral preparation and funerals, on the altar during masses and, until recently, I was our parish coordinator for pastoral care.
As an ordained Deacon, I became part of the lives of our spiritual community at St. Margaret Mary, through helping to arrange liturgies for engaged couples and families who have lost a family member. Many is the time when a parishioner will say to me, “You baptized my son or my daughter 20 or 30 years ago and now they are married and have children.” In some families, I have baptized all their children’s children. What a feeling this gives me!!
I don’t want to interfere with God’s call for you; I want to focus you on focusing on your call from God. You might realize by focusing that God is calling you to be a Permanent Deacon. Unfortunately, only men can be ordained Permanent Deacons. However, Pope Francis has formed a committee to study the possibility to women being ordained (there were female Permanent Deacons in early Christian history).
DIOCESE OF JOLIET, OFFICE OF THE DIACONATE: You must be at least 35 years old to begin studying for the Permanent Diaconate. We expect Application for the 2024 Class to become available on the Diocese of Joliet, Office of Diaconate website in early Sept. 2019. There is a year of applications, interviews, screening, and among men invited for formation, one completes about 4 years of study. Advertising materials will be sent to the parishes publicizing some information/discernment sessions to be held at three (3) different diocesan locations. These will happen in late spring or early summer, 2019. Meanwhile, come talk to us.
For the Safety of Soldiers Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength
and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord
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All are Welcome: Protecting the Unborn PRO-LIFE Committee Postcard Signing Campaign, February 2-3
HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE LIVES (Either alone or with a group) PRO-L.I.F.E. MINISTRY (Life Is For Everyone) MISSION STATEMENT: The St. Margaret Mary Pro-L.I.F.E. Ministry works to spread the pro-life message by following the Bishops’ pastoral plan for pro-life activities: prayer, education, pastoral care, and affecting public policy. We work to bring attention to the sanctity of life for all people in all stages, but we focus on the issue of abortion, due to the huge number of abortions that are done annually. PRAYER: Prayer is the foundation of all we do in the Christian life, and use it in working to end abortion. Pray; in private - the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, your personal prayers, participate in 40 Days for Life which is held twice a year; pray at local abortion facilities in Aurora (Planned Parenthood) or Downers Grove (Access Health Clinic). EDUCATION: Keep yourself informed on pro-life issues. The following book titles are a few of those dealing with abortion: 1. Unplanned, 2. And Then There Were None, both by Abby Johnson, 3. Gospel by Ann McElhinney & Phelim McAleer, 4. The Beginning of the End of Abortion, by Shawn Carney. Pamphlets on pro-life issues are available in the pamphlet rack in the atrium. The following organizations are some of the many pro-life groups with information on pro-life. Feminists for Life FEMINISTSFORLIFE.org Diocesan Life Office (Joliet) 815-221-6251 Illinois Right to Life 312-422-9300
www.IllinoisRightToLife.org Priests for Life 321-500-1000
www.ProLifeCentral.org Patients Right Council (end of life issues) 800-958-
5678 U.S.C.C.B. (abortion, end of life, capital punishment)
www.usccb.org/respectlife PASTORAL CARE: Pregnancy Resource Centers provide life-giving help to mothers and their babies. These organizations do not receive any federal or state support. All depend on financial donations from generous donors. Many also welcome volunteers. Waterleaf –3598 E New York St., Aurora IL 60504 630-701-6270 www.onechoiceonelife.org. A full- service pregnancy resource center. Teen Parent Connection – 630-790-8433 www.teenparentconnection.org This organization serves
the community through education on the realities and responsibilities of teenage pregnancy and through long-term assistance. A significant added program is providing youthful speakers at schools about having early sex and resulting births. The organization cites having spoken to about 15,000 students at local schools. Aid for Women 8 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 1418 Chicago, IL 60603 312-621-1107 www.helpforwomen.org Women’s Care (136 N. LaGrange Rd. LaGrange, IL 708-352-5000 <Womenscarecenter.org>) provides services and support for women who are or who think they may be pregnant. Free pregnancy tests. Ultrasounds available. Counseling, parenting classes. Help finding all the services you need for a healthy pregnancy. Support the Knights of Columbus Ultra-sound project that save lives by helping each abortion-minded woman to choose life by viewing their unborn children on ultrasound machines at pro-life pregnancy centers. AFFECTING PUBLIC POLICY: Thru affecting legislation, thru witnessing for life, and speaking to neighbors and co-workers Get to know your Federal and State lawmakers who represent you. Keep their phone numbers handy so you can easily contact them regarding pro-life legislation. Following are the phone numbers for our lawmakers: Senator Richard Durbin 312-353-4952 Senator Tammy Duckworth 312-886-3506 Representative Sean Casten 202-225-4561 Representative Bill Foster 630-585-7672 Illinois Senator Laura Ellman 217-782-8192 Illinois Senator John Curran 217-782-9407 Illinois Rep. Amy Grant 331-218-4182 Illinois Rep. Anne Stava-Murray 217-782-6578 Our convictions on abortion cannot remain private. By participating in a march, Life Chain, or prayer vigil or protest at an abortion mill, you will be advocating for the unborn in a public way, and showing others the strength of the movement. You and the other participants will realize you are not alone and will be strengthened in your commitment! Participate in peaceful/non-aggressive demonstrating at “Life Chains” (early October), “Face-the-Truth” (mid-July), March for Life (Chicago) (mid- January), March for Life (Washington D.C.) (mid-January). 40 Days for Life (spring & fall)
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Finding Hope In a Darkened World Speaker: Fr. Paul Hottinger Wednesday, February 27 7:00-8:30 pm COR CENTER Suggested Donation: $8:00 What is hope? Why is it one of the theological virtues? Where do you find it in our darkened world? Why is it important? These questions will be addressed during this Evening Enrichment session.
Rites of Passage: An Interfaith Panel
Feb. 13 COR Center
9:15-11:15 a.m. No Charge
At some point in one’s faith journey a person is invited to intentionally move from childhood faith to adult faith. This movement is marked by a period of preparation and a meaningful ritual. In this session, panelists of various Christian and non-Christin religions will describe their preparation and ritual. All are invited to come and share the richness of various faith traditions.
Our parish theme and calling in
God’s Word To Us
Reflection on Lectionary Readings 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 3, 2019
All are Welcome. Walk in Love.
“All are Welcome, Walk in Love.” Two very simple, straightfor-ward statements that are almost impossible to do, to live and to make an integral part of our lives and our parish. It seems today, no matter where you turn, you find examples of exclusion and hatred, no matter what part of our political or cultural spectrum you look at. So how do we live and grow in these challenging statements? How do we stand against the adversity that can come as we try to openly live the love of God? Jeremiah certainly faced the same kind of challenge as he spoke the prophetic message of warning to his people, but relied on the promise of the Lord’s presence to carry him through. Jesus was ostracized from his own home town when people stopped listening to the message and instead started examining his background and decided that there was no reason he should be so special. Look at our world today and see how every word we say can be taken out of context or used against us, no matter how long ago it might have been, or how we have grown since. I love technology, but it is only a tool, and like any tool, can also become a weapon. So, as people of faith, as disciples, how do we live and follow Je-sus? We can’t do it alone, but God promises that we don’t have to do it alone. We have God’s constant presence; we have one anoth-er; we have the Eucharist; and we have God’s Word in the Scrip-tures. And Paul tells us what must be the foundation of everything we do - LOVE! All the rest is so much costume jewelry and flash if we do not have love as the basis, the foundation of our lives and our actions. To welcome, accept, affirm and companion ALL on this journey, our bedrock foundation has to be love. It is the only thing that will keep us true to the way of Christ, living as he lived. And in reality, the journey, the struggle and the growth are actually the path that becomes the altar of God’s eternal presence in our lives. All are Welcome. Walk in Love. It is the only way to truly live the Good News!
- Deacon Ken Miles
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Religious Education
(Preschool—5th)
Dear God, You watch over us and protect us First Communion Registration First Communion home preparation materials is available in the R.E. office.
Presidents’ Day Break Classes will be canceled for the week beginning Monday, February 18th and will resume on Monday, February 25th.
Children’s Liturgy On Saturday, February 23rd, the 1st to 5th graders in our religious education program will be hosting the 5:00 Mass. On February 1st, on-line registration is available on the Education page of the parish website www.smmp.com. Extra copies of the registration form are available on the R.E. counter outside Room 7.
First Communion Retreat The retreat is schedule for Saturday, March 2nd from 10 am to 12:15 pm. Pre-registration is required. The planning meeting is Wednesday, February 20th from at 7pm.
Ash Wednesday We will have a special prayers service and distribution of ashes at 4 pm. On Wednesday, March 6th. If you are available to help distribute ashes, please contact the R.E. office.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word After opening prayers children are invited to attend "Liturgy of the Word." They are escorted to the Upper Room where they gather for an interactive session that helps the children learn the readings of the day in language and activities they'll easily understand. The program is offered at the Sunday 8 and 10 am Masses.
Please contact Sue Davey at 369-0833 with any questions.
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Fr. Paul’s Homily
Love 1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44
(That’s why we need Christ, the definitive expression of who and what God is like.)
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“Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.”
Although we have taken down our decorations, we are still in the Christmas Season savoring the meaning of the incarnation, as in the opening prayer of today’s Mass. We recognize outwardly Christ is like us so that we now can become inwardly like him.
For us to do that of course it means that we have to learn about what God really is. This is not obvious at all, even the word “love”: “God is love.” Well the way the word love is used very often is incorrect by this standard. Nature has many forms of attraction, but they’re not always what is meant here by “love.” Nature has many forms of attraction and repulsion. But in nature attraction and repulsion are
mechanical, they are thoughtless, they are involuntary, and unintentional, but not love, not what is meant here. Love is conscious. Love is intentional. Love is voluntary, and it expresses most favorably, most completely, the nature of God as revealed in Christ.
Now the nature of God, as discerned by some of the ancient philosophers, was good. Well good is good. It’s a good word. It’s true. But love says more. So God is good, but God is love, which is more because love involves an endurance, as St. Paul says in 1 Corinthians, an endurance. “Love endures all things.” Love, in a sense, defines, at least for believers, what is really good. You could have different views on goodness. You can have different views on all kinds of things and all kinds of words and
concepts. That’s why we need Christ. Christ is not a concept. Christ is not a word. Christ is the Word of God, not one of our words, but the Word of God, therefore, the definitive expression of who and, if you want, what God is like—who God is and what God is like. That is the Word. And that Word is incarnate in Jesus of Nazareth, and his life shows us, witnesses to us, what love is like.
In today’s gospel it’s love being generous. Well love is generous. Eventually on the cross he teaches us love is willing to endure all things and to suffer infinitely. This is the love revealed in Christ. This is the love we are called on to become.
5:00 Tomasello, Linda Presnak, Robert Graber, Charles
Laurette Solak Michael Maziarek Sandy Renehan
Rieser, William Mesarchik, Abby *
B. Ryan Deacon Ken Fr. Paul
8:00
Stirk, Helen Lorenc, Kathy Cassady, Patricia
Ralph Meeker Lucina de los Reyes Stewart Mattson
Mlsna, Jake Morrison, Thomas
L. de los Reyes Deacon Ken Fr. Radek
10:00
Phares, Kevin Keenan, Vincent O'Brien, Paul
Mary Beth Sanchez
O’Dea, Liam Person, Brandon Richards, William
J. McAvoy Deacon Joe Fr. Paul
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Teen Mass Alan Meder Katrina Meder Andrea Bruozis
Teen Mass B. Ryan Deacon Joe Fr. Paul
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
February 9 Fr. Paul February 16 Fr. Paul
Masses for the Week
Monday — February 4 8:15— Ludovico Lasquete — Ofelia Palabrica Tuesday— February 5/St. Agatha 8:15— Purgatorial Society Wednesday— February 6/St. Paul Miki & Companions 8:15— Nick Mercadante — Family Thursday— February 7 8:15— Diane Boekeldo — Patti McGehee Friday— February 8 8:15 — Joan Waterstraat — Janet Mandell Saturday— February 9 8:15 — 5:00 — James Martin — Paul & Nancy Rutkowski Sunday — February 10 8:00 — For the Parish Family 10:00 — Jackie Cores — Scelfo Family 12:00 — Randall & Barbara Flint — Flint Family
Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish and family and friends who have recently passed away. \
Helen Capuano Martin Capodice, husband of Mary Ellen Capodice Clara Jozaitis
Free babysitting service in Room 16, most Sundays during 10am mass. Please call the Parish Office if you have questions or would like to volunteer.
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St. Margaret Mary Parish Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777
Parish Staff
Art & Environment Coordinator Jill Mizen
Bookkeeper Pat Henke
Business Manager Michael Prus
Building Manager Bob Stezowski
Communications Coordinator
Julie Duffin
Custodian
Ziggy Owiesek
Deacons (Permanent) Deacon Joe Ferrari
Deacon Don Helgeson
Deacon Ken Miles
Deacon Fred Straub (retired)
Deacon Terry Taylor
Justice/Outreach Minister Tom Cordaro
Liturgy Coordinator Deacon Ken Miles
Music Director John Schlaman
Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Susan Carroll
Pastoral Associate Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F.
Pastoral Council President Jim Chitwood
Priests Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor
Julian von Duerbeck, OSB, Weekend Asst.
Receptionist Loretta Mercadante
Millie Gredlics
Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 5 Sue Davey.
Director of Youth Ministry Dan Lawler
Religious Education Secretary Arlene Serio
Religious Education Staff Assistant Debbie Brutlag
Food for the Journey Scripture Readings for the Week
Monday: Heb 11:32-40; Ps 31:20-24; Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13
Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19). Psalm — I will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71).
Second Reading — If I have all faith so as to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing (1 Corinthians 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]). Gospel — No prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown (Luke 4:21-30). NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading —Isaiah is called to be a messenger for the Lord and responds, “Send me!” (Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8) Psalm — In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord (Psalm 138). Second Reading — Paul reminds us of the gospel he preached through which we are saved, if we believe it (1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]). Gospel — Jesus directs Simon to take his boat into deep water for a miraculous catch of fish. (Luke 5:1-11).
In order to be considered for bulletin publication, items must be received no later than the Friday a week prior to the desired publication date. For example, for an article to appear in the February 28, 2016 bulletin, it must be received by the office no later than Friday, February 19. Information can be emailed to [email protected]. Space may be limited; priority will be given to information about SMMP events or staff-generated articles.
