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2020

I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. — Isaiah 49:6b

Activities This Week

Sun., Jan. 19 - Men’s Choir Rehearsal; 9:00 am - HNS Men’s Choir sings at 9:30 am Mass Tues., Jan. 21- St. Barbara Seniors Mtg.; 11:30 am Wed., Jan. 22 - SS Barbara and Therese Staff Mtg.; 9:30 am Thurs., Jan. 23 - St. Barbara Chinese New Year Bingo; 6:35 pm Sun., Jan. 26 - Catholic Schools Week Begins

COFFEE WITH FR. FRANCIS Do you have questions about the life of our new parish? Would you like to be involved with our ministries and organizations? What are your concerns and hopes for our new parish? As we continue to work on “Make Disciples, Build Communities and Inspire Witness”, I am grateful to share that I had the opportunity to meet with quite a few of our parish leaders in the last several weeks over coffee to hear their concerns and vision for our new parish. It has been very helpful to me as I strive to lead our faith community under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I would like to offer this opportuni-ty to all parishioners and friends of St Mother Teresa Parish. If you would like to share your hopes and suggestions for our parish with me, please email me at flisttherese@gmail.com, call our parish offices at 312-842-7979 or 312-842-6777 to schedule a coffee time. I want to listen to you and to hear from you.

Sunday of the Word of God: Next weekend, Jan. 25th and 26th, Pope Francis has devoted the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time as the Sunday of the Word of God. All parishioners are invited to bring their family bibles to Mass for a blessing. Chinese New Year Mass: The Chinese New Year Mass will take place at St. Therese Church on Sun-day, February 2nd, at 10:00 am. Super Super Bowl Party @ St. Therese Worship Site: Purchase a square and join us for a super bowl party at St. Therese Church on Feb. 2nd at 4pm (218 W. Alexander St.). All you can eat buffet, beer and soda, family event. Watch the game on multiple projection screens. Squares are $100. Payout: Final score - $2,500, half-time score: $500, 1st and 3rd Quarter score $250. Also score changes split $1,000. To purchase a square, please call 312-842-6777 or email StTherese@archchicago.org Blessing of Throats: Blessing of throats in honor of St. Blaise will take place at all Masses on Feb 8-9. Rosary Service: The St. Barbara Knights of Co-lumbus will hold a Rosary Service on Saturday even-ing, February 8th, following the 5:00 pm Mass. Youth Gathering: The next youth gather ing will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8th beginning with the 5pm Mass followed by food and games in the Lower Hall and Gym. Annual Catholic Appeal: The Annual Catholic Appeal is around the corner. The announcement weekend will be February 8th-9th and the commit-ment weekend will be held the weekend of February 15th-16th.

Next weekend, we take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America! Many people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have access to church programs and ministries because of a rising secular culture, difficult rural terrain, and a shortage of ministers. Your generosity makes it possible for our brothers and sisters in Latin America and the Caribbean to share in the life of the Church and grow closer to Christ. Please be generous to the spe-cial collection! To learn more, please visit www.usccb.org/latin-america.

HOLY NAME NEWS At our meeting last Friday, the follow-ing “100 Club” winners were chosen: 1st prize: Chris Nelson; 2nd prize: B. Glabicki; 3rd prize: B. Glabicki; 4th prize: Cliff Whitehouse; and 5th prize: Bismark. Thank you to everyone who supports our “100 Club”. Remember tickets are $1.00 and the raffle takes place at every monthly meeting.

January 9, 2020 Christopher

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

THANKS Thanks to Lucy Liu, Linda Leung and Jing Zhang for representing our parish at the Archdiocesan Migration Mass on Sunday Jan. 5th at Holy Name Cathedral. Their photo made the Chicago Catholic newspaper. The full story can be found at https://www.chicagocatholic.com/chicagoland/-/article/2019/01/08/diverse-cultures-celebrated-at-migration-week-ma-1 Thanks to all Young Adults who helped with and participated in the YAM led mass on Sat. Jan. 11th at St. Bar-bara. Many commented on how beautiful they sang together for the Mass and how enjoyable the social was after mass. Thanks to all who helped with and attended the first Parish Appreciation Gathering and special thanks to Jen-nifer Sin and Ken Ricci for sharing their joy of doing ministry in our parish.

THE CALL TO BUILD THE NEW REALITY This past Tuesday, I attended a day of workshop titled: “Cultivating Community, Communion, Communio in Our Parishes.” Over twenty pastors who are in the process of Renew My Church (RMC) attended this spiritual day. Fr. John Kartje, rector of Mundelein Seminary, offered a powerful talk on “Life at Boundaries.” He uses the images of the Gardens of Eden and Gethsemane to illustrate his idea that resistance can be attractive as well as transformative. Resistance can be transformative if we are open to turn to God in times of disruptions and crisis. We all experience this in one way or another way during the RMC journey. As we transition from Operations phase into Build the New Reality, it is essential for us to focus our attention on Jesus. Our personal relationship with Jesus is indispensable for our community to become stronger and attractive for others to join in. As the old saying says so well, we can’t give what we don’t have. Peter beautifully captures this truth in the Acts of the Apostles when asked to help a crippled man at the “beautiful gate” by stating, “I have neither sil-ver nor gold, but what I do have I give to you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” Do we have Jesus in us? Are we willing to share this Good News with others? Next Tuesday members of our parish staff will attend another day of workshop on “Leading in a Renewed Church.” Please keep them and all people involved in Renew My Church in your prayers. If you are willing to participate intentionally and communally in the work of Evangelization in our parish, please talk to me. Peace Fr. Francis

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Holy Spirit, stir within us the passion to promote vocations to the consecrated life, societies of apostol-ic life, diocesan priesthood, and permanent diaconate. Inspire us daily to respond to Your call with boundless compassion, abundant generosity, and radical availability. Help us to remember our own baptismal call to rouse us to invite the next generation to hear and respond to Your call. Inspire parents, families, and lay ecclesial ministers to begin a conversation with young Catholics to con-sider how they will live lives of holiness and sacred service. Nudge inquirers and motivate discerners to learn more about monastic life, apostolic life, missionaries, cloistered contemplative life, and evangelical Franciscan life. Ignite our Church with the confident humility that there is an urgent need for religious sisters, brothers, deacons, and priests to live in solidarity with those who are poor, neglected, and marginalized. Disrupt our comfortable lives and complacent attitudes with new ideas to respond courageously and crea-tively with a daily 'YES!' Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE NEW EVANGELIZATION

‘“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent?” –Romans 10: 13-15 Heavenly Father, Pour forth your Holy Spirit to inspire me with these words from Holy Scripture. Stir in my soul the desire to renew my faith and deepen my relationship with your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. so that I might truly believe in and live the Good News. Open my heart to hear the Gospel and grant me the confidence to proclaim the Good News to others. Pour out your Spirit, so that I might be strengthened to go forth and witness to the Gospel in my eve-ryday life through my words and actions. In moments of hesitation, remind me: If not me, then who will proclaim the Gospel? If not now, then when will the Gospel be proclaimed? If not the truth of the Gospel, then what shall I proclaim? God, our Father, I pray that through the Holy Spirit I might hear the call of the New Evangelization to deepen my faith, grow in confidence to proclaim the Gospel and boldly witness to the saving grace of your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

GOOD NEWS FROM ST. THERESE SCHOOL

St. Therese School to Celebrate Chinese New Year

Out with the old and in with the new! The Chinese New Year begins January 25, 2020, and our students

created beautiful projects to help commemorate the special holiday.

Save The Date The Annual St. Therese School Chinese New Year Benefit will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Furama Restaurant from 5:30 pm - 10:30 pm, celebrating the Year of The Rat! Help support our school as we raise funds to ensure a strong future for St. Therese School. This event will sell out! Pick up your seating reser-vation forms from either school main office TODAY!

De La Salle Institute - 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following alumni of St. Barbara School and alumni of

St. Therese School for continuing to set the standard of academic excellence and performance in the classroom.

Samantha Brost Valerie Brost

Elvis Chen Natalie Feiwell Jessica Groark Leonardo Jimenez-Tovar Jack Murrihy Ava Mustari Bohan Ren Alanna Saucedo Henry Zhao Kelly Zotamba

Saturday, January 18 - Vigil of The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. + Robert Maziarka (Diann Bak) + Ed Glabicki (Karen & Adrian Goetz) + Margaret Gray (Arlene & Cliff Whitehouse) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, January 19 - The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 a.m. Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family) 9:30 a.m. + Ed Glabicki (Gary Leverence) + Laura Bocian (B. Glabicki) + Ed Helma (B. Glabicki) + Mary Diaz DeLeon (Family) Health Blessings: Irene Zima (Diane Ramos) Monday, January 20 - Weekday; Sts. Fabian and Sebastian 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Therese Church Tuesday, January 21 - St. Agnes 8:00 a.m. + Rita M. Lukas Wednesday, January 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Therese Church Thursday, January 23 - St. Marianne Cope; St. Vincent 8:00 a.m. + John Kutyba (Family) Friday, January 24 - St. Francis de Sales 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Therese Church + Birth Rem.: Jonas Adomaitis (John & Susan Adomaitis) Saturday, January 25 - Conversion of St. Paul 8:00 a.m. Father’s Day Remembrance Saturday, January 25 - Vigil of The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. + Ed Glabicki (Dolores Lenicky) + Joe Petrosky (Arlene & Cliff Whitehouse) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, January 26 - The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 a.m. Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family) 9:30 a.m. + Ed Glabicki (Michael & Dorene Hurckes) + Gladys Kaminski (B. Glabicki) + Lucille Helma (B. Glabicki) + Tessie Wysko (B. Glabicki) + Mary Diaz DeLeon (Family)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH 5:00 p.m. Altar Servers: A. Chan, S. Kiehn Eucharistic Ministers: A. Skokal, R. Carden, J. Lukwinski Lectors: Eljay Raya, Edward Raya, Jr. Greeters: R. Davidson, D. Becatti SUNDAY, JANUARY 26TH 6:00 a.m. Altar Server: G. Vanderford Eucharistic Ministers: S. Guest, J. Balasa, G. Vanderford, Lector: J. Bertucci 9:30 a.m. Altar Servers: L. Kwiatkowski, J. P. Kwiatkowski, D. Kwiatkowski, Q. Do Eucharistic Ministers: J. Rodriguez, P. Rodriguez, D. Ramos Lectors: M. Worth, H. Alonzo Greeters: G. Parcon, C. Parcon

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Weekly Collection - January 11th - 12th

Sunday Envelopes (65) $ 1,105.50 Children’s Envelope (1) $ 5.00 Sunday Loose $ 606.74 Utility Bill Fund Collection (29) $ 464.00 Total Collection $ 2,181.24 YTD Weekly Actual $ 65,083.86 $ 2,181.24 Goal $166,400.00 $ 6,400.00 % of Goal 39% 34% Votives & Vigil Lights: $ 114.30 November Give Central: 1st $ 1,524.00 2nd $ 300.00

END OF YEAR STATEMENT FOR

CHURCH CONTRIBUTIONS

If you would like to receive your year-end statement of church contributions, please contact the rectory during business hours: (312-842-7979).

OFFERING TO ST. MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA PARISH

As we continue to work on the unification of Parish operations, we now have a bank account under the name of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The change will help with daily parish operations, simplifying accounting and, ultimately, save us some costs. In order to help us with this process, please start mak-ing your offering checks payable to St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish. If you are using online giving (Give Central), you don’t need to make any changes.

Baptisms: Parents must be registered practicing parishioners and attend a baptismal preparation session before a baptism will be scheduled. Call the rectory office for further information. Communion Calls: Please contact the Rectory when someone who is homebound or in the hospital wishes a visit to receive Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Anointing of the Sick is for anyone seriously sick and not only for those near death. Ministry of Care: Eucharistic Ministers are available to visit, pray with, and bring Holy Communion to those who are sick and unable to attend Mass. Notify the Parish Office when this service is needed. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for anyone inquiring and seeking information about entering the Catholic faith. Weddings: Weddings need to be scheduled at least six months in advance. Couples are reminded to secure the Church date before the reception hall.

Please pray for those homebound, hospitalized and in need of continued prayers: Amalia Agins, Austin Agins, Bernadette Agins, Joyce Agins, Stephen Agins, Mary Aguirre, Debbie Annerino, Walter Annerino, Amy Averet, Kimberly Babe, Geraldine Baldwin, Tony Baressi, Judith Beaudry, Christine Bertucci, Joseph ‘Joey’ Bertucci, Lonnie & Theresa Bertucci-Falls, Jennifer Bond, Fr. Michael Bowler, Jeff Bowman, Andrea Brongiel, David Brost, Mary Camarda, Anthony Capone Sr., Adele Castro, Laverne Connolly, Tim Consola, Joe Cruz, Patti Cuchetto, Paul DeGrazia, Henry Diaz DeLeon, Jacqueline Dybas, Kathy Egle, Nenita Feliciano, Jerry Felske, Minnie Ford, Natalia Francone, Bill Frank, Darlene Frost, Harold Frost, Paul Gadomski, Ray Gadomski, Lily Ann Galloway, John Gasca, Cheryl Lynn Gilhooly, Bernadette Glabicki, Ed Glos, Pat Grieco, Koen Guest, Jose P. Gutierrez, Kellar Harris, Lynette Heidemann, Jasmine Henson, Denise Holland, Gwen Holub, Morris Humphrey, Michaeline Hunter, Ted Hunter, Suzanne Ivester, Jennifer Janson, Chester Jendryczka, Dr. Joe, John Kaput, Dorothy Kawalerski, Rose Kisielowski, Stanley Kiwala, Anna Kolendo, Janice Kutansky, Craig Labudda, Ken Labudda, Sunny Labudda, Baby Kinsley Paige Leschinsky, Kiera Litwin, Lenny Loretto, Richard Lyznicki, Nancy Mallory, John Mangan, Kayle Marth, Paul Martinez, Bill Marczuk, Zena Masi, Maria Mawgwi, Lil’ Joe Michalak, Cindy Moore, Dr. Mike, Cydney Muti, Stephanie Nicks, Deacon Jack O’Leary, Theresa Oleszkiewicz, Allison Pakula, Virginia Pakula, Eva Castillion Parcon, Josie Petkus, Michael Petruck, Dolores Pienta, Mitchell Pienta, Virginia Pienta, Ellen Pietrzak, Beverly Pirelli, Ray Polakowski, Robert Potter, Barbara Rekar, Josephine Richardson, Sandra Rios, Joel Rivera, Jose Rodriguez, Jose C. Rodriguez, Mila Rolon, Dolly Roti, Ellen Ryan, Therese Ryndak, Dorothy Rzasa, Maria Saludo, Edward John Schmit, Jr., Laverne Scianna, Kennedy Shepski, Adeline Skokal, Raymond Smolinski, Gary Solverson, Sharon Solverson, Jeff Spaargaren, Jr., Rosalie Spalla, Diane Spata, Joanne Stewart, Lauren Stronczek, Rose Stronczek, Robert Synal, Baby Zachary Synal, Emily Rose Thomas, Norbert Trojanowski, Bill Ufferman, Dolores Ufferman, Dave Ulczycki, George Vanderford Sr., George Vanderford Jr., Juan Vargas, Ava Walczak, Sadie Walker, Barbara Webb, Bill Webb, Sylvia Wiertel, Madison Young, Eugene & John Zabek, Virginia Zawacki, Irene Zima

MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND LITURGIES St. Barbara: Saturday: 5:00 pm; Sunday: 6:00am, 9:30 am St. Therese: Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:30 am; and Mandarin Mass on the 4th Sunday of each month at 12:00 p.m.

WEEKDAY LITURGIES St. Barbara: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: 8:00 am St. Therese: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00 am Holy Days of Obliga on St. Barbara: Vigil Mass: 7:00 pm; Holy Day Masses: 6:00 am, 8:00 am St. Therese: 8:00 am, 7:00 pm FIRST FRIDAY HOLY HOUR: St. Therese - 7:00 pm FIRST SATURDAY HEALING MASS: St. Barbara Chapel - 8:00 am CONFESSION St. Barbara: Saturday 4:15—4:45 pm or by appointment St. Therese: By appointment THE ROSARY St. Barbara: The Rosary is prayed on Sunday at 5:30 a.m. before 6:00 am Mass.

Pastor: Fr . Francis Li FLi@StThereseChinatown.org Associate Pastor: Fr . Lukas Oduor Ouda louda@archchicago.org School Principal: Ms. Lisa Deborah Oi DOi@StThereseChicago.org Oper. Director: Mr. Piotr M. Wojtasik pwojtasik@StBarbaraChicago.org Music Director: Ms. Eva Mrgan emrgan@StBarbaraChicago.org Parish Secretaries: Ms. Dolores Becatti dbecatti@StBarbaraChicago.org Ms. Judy Lukwinski jlukwinski@StBarbaraChicago.org

St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish St. Barbara Church

2859 South Throop Street Chicago, Illinois 60608

www.StBarbaraChicago.org Rectory Phone: (312) 842-7979 Rectory Fax: (312) 842-7978 School Phone: (312) 326-6243 School Fax: (312) 842-7960

St. Therese Church 218 West Alexander Street

Chicago, Illinois 60616 www.sttheresechinatown.org

Rectory Phone: (312) 842-6777 OFFICE HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. The office is closed on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.