June 19, 2022:
Corpus Christi
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
PARISH NEWSLETTER
The Church of St. Mary :: 201 E. Illinois Lake Forest, IL 60045
Parish Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday - Friday
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-----Last weekend I shared at the Masses that I celebrated, that twenty-five years ago, I was asked to be the godparent of friends’ first born son. It was a privilege and an honor to be asked and to serve in that role in his faith development. It was eleven years ago that my godson came and asked me, if I would serve as his confirmation sponsor. Once again it was an honor and a privilege to be asked and to serve that role in his maturing faith development, as well as to see him grow and mature into a caring and compassionate young man. I can imagine parents and grandparents know personally well that family members grow up before our very eyes, at times amazing us how much they have grown and matured, and how the years pass at what seems to be an incredibly rapid pace.
-----My godson had moved out to Arizona during the middle of COVID, a move that would impact his life and his vocation. Shortly after his move, into his life and soon into his heart, enters one Lexi Colaianne. They met, became friends and in time, became lovers. This past Friday evening, on June 10, they exchanged vows to love one another until death do they part. Surrounded by family and friends that traveled from across the country to be with them, to celebrate with them and to pray with them, they now begin their vocation as husband and wife.
-----This weekend I am joining parishioners in Kansas City for the wedding of their daughter and her soon to be husband. I look forward to this wonderful celebration. The wedding is taking place at the church that the bride’s grandparents, parents, and aunts were married in. It will be a special moment for all in the family who call this church their home as well as for the bride and groom who will walk down the aisle, out of the church to begin living the vows of marriage. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if their children, having been reared in the Catholic faith, one day in the future are back at this church for another family wedding, perhaps the fourth generation of family members?
-----Today we celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. In a recent email, I received the following reflection by the friend of a parishioner on the Feast of Pentecost. I share it with you this weekend.
-----“During the past two years we have learned about many challenges presented by the COVID-19
pandemic, not the least of which -- in the early days -- was the need for respirators. A respirator is a medical device designed to help a patient breathe when their lungs are compromised by some pulmonary disease or dysfunction.
-----As we have learned, for COVID-19 patients this can mean the difference between life and death.
-----It is notable that the word respirator has the same root as the word Spirit. It means to breathe. And as we reflect on the possible meanings of Pentecost, I think we should pay attention to the notion that the Holy Spirit represents a kind of respirator for the Church, and ultimately for the World.
-----At a physiological level, breathing allows us to take in oxygen needed to metabolize the sugars provided by our food. More to the point, it energizes our activity. The food on our tables may well be the result of our labors, but no grocery store in the world includes an Oxygen Aisle. That life sustaining element is an invisible but fundamental and necessary driver of life on this planet.
-----In this context then, we might think of the Holy Spirit as the means by which our human intentions and labors are infused with the (invisible) Grace of God's fundamental reality, thereby helping us to collectively breathe.
-----And, as with oxygen, the combined effect of human labor and Divine Grace should be nothing less than the propagation of Life. That is, the Life in which we are all called to participate.
-----The Gospels tell us that Jesus himself announced the presence and support of the Holy Spirit in our world. Over the course of time we have ascribed a variety of attributes and Gifts to The Spirit, but I wonder if the most important aspect of the Spirit's work is to simply help us ... All ... To ... Just ... Keep... Breathing.”
-----May we all breathe prayerfully these summer days!
-----GOD BLESS YOU!
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Children's Worship Bulletin for June 19, 2022:
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ST. MARY'S RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
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SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 18 - Sunday, June 26, 2022
Saturday, June 18, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 8:00am: Confession - Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream & PUBLIC Mass
Sunday, June 19, 2022:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
Monday, June 20, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Tuesday, June 21. 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 7:00pm: Summer School of Faith - MPR
Wednesday, June 22, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church
Thursday, June 23, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 7:00pm: Choir Practice - Church
Friday, June 24, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Saturday, June 25, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 8:00am: Confession - Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream & PUBLIC Mass
Sunday, June 26, 2022:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
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FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
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Fall 2022 Adult Confirmation
for Vicariate I Parishioners
Are you an adult who missed receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation? Preparation for Confirmation for Vicariate I parishioners will be offered weekly on Mondays beginning Monday, September 12, 2022 from 7:00-9:00pm, at St. Edna Parish, 2525 N. Arlington Heights Rd. in Arlington Heights. Bishop Jeffrey Grob will preside at the Confirmation Mass to be held at St. Edna Parish, Arlington Heights, on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00pm.
Information and a registration form can be found at:
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PLENARY INDULGENCE IN TIME OF CRISIS
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Plenary Indulgence
The Apostolic Penitentiary, a branch of the Vatican offices which focuses on mercy and the forgiveness of sins, issued a decree granting a Plenary Indulgence during this extraordinary time. To see some of the ways we can still participate in the life of grace and the life of the Church during the Covid-19 pandemic please click here.
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To find ways to volunteer within our community and to seek assistance from the parish please click here.
Here is a List of Places You may watch Mass on TV, Radio or Online:
- Online:
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Church of St. Mary Livestream can be found on our Facebook Page. View past celebrated Masses or join us for a current Livestream Mass according to the schedule in this newsletter.
- TV: EWTN
- DirecTV Channel 370
- Dish Network Channel 261
- Verizon Fios Channel 285
- XFinity Channel 33, 291, 1668
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Relevant Radio:
- 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT.
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These Masses will be broadcast live on your local station, on the Relevant Radio® app, at relevantradio.com, and on my Father Rocky Facebook page so you can tune in from wherever you are. The Mass will be rebroadcast each evening at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT on your local station.
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To read the Daily Scripture readings you may go to usccb.org and select "Daily Reading" at the top left menu.
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III Nick Roscetti and Corey Burns
II Michael Francis Lyons and Ekaterina Everhart
I Tom A. Selven and Cecilia J. Cunningham
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PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED
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Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially: |
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Brooke Bloom
Jack Dhamer
Joan Dolan
Christian Jenko
James Krueger
Abby Logan
Caroline Lyczko
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Carolina Martinez
Robert Matthei
Debbie McNairney
Infant Julian Pusateri
John Sternberg
Kathleen K. Walters
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Please note that the names on our parish sick list are now posted for a three-month period.
The new sick list began on May 1 and will continue through August. If you would like to add a family member to the Prayers for the Sick, please call our Parish Office at: 847.234.0205.
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Please remember in your prayers those who have gone to their eternal rest with Our Lord,
especially:
Roland Casati (husband of Cora Casati; father of Rolanda [Kevork} Derderian)
Esteban Medina ( husband of Caritina Medina; father of Efrain Medina)
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.
Saturday, June 18, 2022:
7:30am: Robert Raiford Falligant; Arthur Lyons;
---------St. Mary’s Rosary Group 48th Anniversary
5:00pm: Mary Jo McCabe: Ann O’Connell; Michael O’Connell
Sunday, June 19, 2022: ~ Father's Day
8:00am: All Fathers
10:00am: All Fathers
Noon: All Fathers
Monday, June 20, 2022:
7:30am: Betty Milite; Michael & Mary Yoo; Rosemary Rankin
Tuesday, June 21, 2022:
7:30am: Helen J. Kiwala; Vito Cimarrusti; Charles Baruffi
Wednesday, June 22, 2022:
7:30am: Peter Gillespie; Eileen Lupton; Mary O’Brien
Thursday, June 23, 2022:
7:30am: Mary “Buffy” Rock; Stephen Menzies, Jr.;
---------Special Intention for Carol Craigmile
Friday, June 24, 2022:
7:30am: Martin Sobey; Betty Milite; Elaine Williams
Saturday, June 25, 2022:
7:30am: Daniel Kelly; Lois Thomas; Paul Rinwald
5:00pm: Dottie Corra; Rose Michael O’Connell; Eliseo Elisei
Sunday, June 26, 2022:
8:00am: Don Gwaltney; Msgr. Frank Cimarrusti; John & Yolanda Duchane
10:00am: Elaine Beaulieu; Peter Glab; David Craigmile, Sr.
Noon: Charles Joseph Koopmann; Ryan Stoll; JoAnn Brennan
If you would like to request a special Mass Intention, please email our Parish Receptionists at: receptionist@churchofstmary.org and they will kindly assist you!
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“They all ate and were satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.” (LUKE 9:17) The story of the Loaves and Fishes shows us that when we share what we have, even if it doesn’t seem like that much, miracles can happen! Do not think that your gift is too small or insignificant! God blesses all the gifts we offer and makes them wondrous.
Sunday Collection-------------------------------------------Actual----------------Budgeted------Surplus/(Shortfall)
June 12, 2022-------------------------------------------------- $19,590------------ -- $22,000 ---- ------($2,411)
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2022 YTD--------- $1,237,078------------$1,056,000 ------------$181,078
Total Priests' Retirement Collection Fiscal 2022 YTD $8,882
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THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY
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We are grateful for the outpouring of support from parishioners while we navigate financially. Thank you for continuing to support your parish as well as our sharing parish, Most Blessed Trinity. Thank you for mailing your contribution to the Parish Office or scheduling your online donation. Offertory basket will be made available during Sunday Public Masses as well for your offering.
Ways To Give
+ Drop in the Offertory Basket during Public Mass at the end of Mass
+ Mail Your Contribution:
----- Church of St. Mary
----- c/o Business Office
-----201 E. Illinois
-----Lake Forest, IL 60045
+ Online Giving:
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Schedule your recurring donations via our online Giving safe and secure portal, GiveCentral Go to: Church of St. Mary GiveCentral or click the image to the left.
Thank you!
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Church of St. Mary Website
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Information on our Mass Schedule, Sacraments, School, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Guild of St. Mary, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, RCIA, Bulletins, Gospel Reading Podcasts, Homily Podcasts, and more can all be found on our webpage.
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