June 5, 2020: Most Holy Trinity
Parish Newsletter
Reopening for the Celebration of Public Mass & Schedule
The Church of St. Mary :: 201 E. Illinois Lake Forest, IL 60045
Virtual Office: 847-234-0205 :: Email: receptionist@churchofstmary.org
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Re-Opening for Public Mass, Guidelines & Schedule
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REOPENING of the CHURCH of ST. MARY for the
CELEBRATION OF PUBLIC MASS
June 5
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, 2020
It is with great joy that I share this news to all of you: the Church of St. Mary has applied and been certified by the Archdiocese to resume the public celebration of Mass! We, like many other elements of reopening, have been asked to phase it in and gradually open up our Mass schedule.
To that end, daily Mass will be offered on Tuesday, June 9th and Friday June 12th at 8:00am. Masses for the Feast of Corpus Christi will be offered on Saturday, June 13th at 5:00pm and Sunday, June 14th at 10:00am
. At least one Mass will continued to be livestreamed on the Church of St. Mary Facebook page each day for the foreseeable future. We will continue with this schedule for Masses each week moving forward and please refer to the Church of St. Mary website and Facebook page for the latest information.
Registration is required
to attend any of our Masses, Private Prayer or Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and you can sign up using
SignUp Genius
. If you are unsure how to do this, you may call our receptionist at 847-234-0205 or email
receptionist@churchofstmary.org
and they will help you to sign up. To start, a maximum number of 50 people will be allowed to attend Mass. If anybody shows up without a registration, priority will first be granted to those whom have signed up, and then if there are still available seats, you will be allowed in. Eventually we will be able to double the number to 100 attendees per Mass. Once we are sure the process is safe and we have the volunteers necessary for
each celebration
, we will add more public Masses to our schedule.
During "normal" times we tend to see around 1,400 participants at Mass each weekend. Being unable to accommodate such numbers at all, we ask that you be mindful of the number of people who may wish to be signing up for Masses after our 3 month absence of gathering together in person. The obligation of attending Sunday Mass continues to be lifted by Cardinal Cupich for the time being.
Volunteering
Thank you to all our volunteers who have signed up thus far! The simple volunteer training will be conducted on site as we help out at each type of prayer or Mass, and guidelines are included in your SignUp confirmation email which helps to explain the process and answer many questions. Please SignUp to volunteer using the Church of St. Mary SignUp Genius tool.
The restriction of volunteers needing to be under the age of 65 has been lifted. All those above 65 may now sign up to volunteer, however we ask that if you have any underlying health conditions, or feel ill, to please refrain from helping at this time.
Key Points
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The south entrance is the only entrance to the Church. The north doors are the only exit to help with traffic flow patterns.
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Face coverings are to be worn at all times in the Church.
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Please maintain social distancing at all times.
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Please follow directional signs and sit only in designated pews and on the blue crosses in each pew. Those who are domiciled together may sit in the same pew and do not need to observe social distancing.
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Volunteers will help direct you.
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It is with great joy that we are able to gather once more. It will be a learning curve for all of us, and it may feel disorienting. However, we will get through this and I look forward to celebrating with you around the altar once more!
May God Bless you,
Fr. Mark
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SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 6, 2020 - Sunday June 14, 2020
<--- Register for Public Mass, Private Prayer & Adoration
Saturday, June 6, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 9:00-10:30am: Reconciliation in Church
Sunday, June 7, 2020:
+ 10:00am: Livestream Sunday Mass
Monday, June 8, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass
Tuesday, June 9, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass & PUBLIC MASS
--> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 5:00-7:00pm: Private Prayer -> Register via SignUp Genius
Wednesday, June 10, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 5:00-7:00pm: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament --> Register via SignUp Genius
Thursday, June 11, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass
Friday, June 12, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass & PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
Saturday, June 13, 2020:
+ 8:00am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 9:00-10:30am: Reconciliation in Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
Sunday, June 14, 2020:
+ 10:00am: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Below are a few guidelines for being in the Church. There are numerous signs around the exterior and interior of the Church to help facilitate these new patterns.
- Volunteers: Parish volunteers will be on site to help direct and guide all of us as we begin to open and re-enter the Church.
- Masks/Face Covering: Mask or face coverings are required to be worn by all individuals at all times while in the Church building.
- Hand Sanitizer: Sanitize your hands as you enter the Church building.
- Social Distance: Maintain proper social distancing of 6 feet apart, unless you are with somebody who lives in the same household as you. There are floor markings to help facilitate this.
- 50 Persons Maximum: A maximum of 50 individuals (excluding the priest and other ministers) are allowed in the Church at one time. In inclement weather, personal vehicles would be a necessary shelter while waiting.
- Church Entrance: The south door, near the elevator, is the only entrance into the Church. If there are 50 individuals in the Church, please form a line along the exterior south wall of the Church and a volunteer greeter will let you in.
- Church Exit: The north doors onto the main plaza will be the only exit from the Church (unless you require use of the elevator).
- Church East Entrance - Emergency Exit Only: Please do not use the East doors onto the stairways for either entering or exiting.
- Surface Sanitizing: All surfaces touched by persons are sanitized prior to the next opening of the Church.
- Restrooms Unavailable: For the safety of all, the restrooms will not be available, unless it's an emergency.
- Registration Required: Registration is required for Public Mass, Private Prayer and Adoration though the Church of St. Mary
 Registration, SignUp Genius: If you need help, please call the Parish Center Office at 847-234-0205 or email receptionist@churchofstmary.org for assistance.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer Tasks:
- Greeters will assist in managing the flow of congregants as they enter the church, participate in the liturgy/sacrament, and exit the church.
- Team members will combine some of the functions of an usher, such as directing participants to appropriate seating/waiting areas, but will include additional responsibilities, including, but not limited to, making sure attendees use hand sanitizer upon entering, are wearing a mask, and are reminded not to enter if ill.
- Given the circumstances, greeters will need to be tactful and firm paying careful attention to all people on-site. To support parish greeter teams, rudimentary training tips on handling difficult situations will be provided.
- Volunteers will ensure that: all supplies needed for each sacramental celebration/gathering are ready for use, entrances and exits are marked and propped physically open prior to attendees' arrival/departure, and windows are opened.
- Volunteers will help maintain and sanitize essential and trafficked areas of the church before and after the church has been used. Masks and gloves will be provided, if necessary, in addition to approved cleaning/disinfecting supplies.
May God grant you peace and comfort in this time.
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From the Desk of Fr. Mark Augustine, Administrator
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June 5, 2020
Dear Church of St. Mary,
Over the last week our parish celebrated the sacraments of Reconciliation and Baptism in the church for the first time since March 14. A funeral was held on Monday with family members joining virtually via Zoom. The church was open for periods of private prayer and an all-school Mass to end the academic year was celebrated, again via Zoom. The church is beginning to open, and it is wonderful to have these celebrations. To participate in the life of prayer in the church, to return to the life of grace is what we all truly need, now more than ever. We are still a ways off from our church being filled and all being able to gather in person once more, but we are slowly on the way!
It was lovely to open the church this past week, even if done so on a limited basis. It is still far to go to return to the celebrations and prayers that we have been accustomed to most of our lives. For myself, it was odd. Honestly, a little odd to have people back in the church after months of remaining empty, yes, but odd because we know this is still not what we hoped for. What was odder for me though was the continued unrest surrounding us. The violence and rioting which erupted over the last week, in a widespread manner, from what often began as a peaceful protest fighting against racism, injustice, and corruption. All matters of justice, which should be corrected - absolutely. The peaceful protest offered Market Square this past Wednesday evening is a great example of how this can be accomplished. Yet across the country many of these protests unfortunately devolved to violence, destruction, and terror. It was heartbreaking, horrifying, sad, and scary.
Our world seems at a tipping point, or perhaps to some, has already been tipped. I am hoping the tipping point guides us towards the life of grace rather than the life of despair and violence. I have often admitted that I don't know how I would be getting through this situation without our faith. Let society tip to the side of faith; the side of God's kingdom; the side of holiness and witness from the faithful. Let us pray for that reality to happen, today.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done.
As parishes around the country continue to open their doors, we welcome people to come back to God's house; a place of prayer, petitions, supplications, praise, and rest. The dwelling place of God calls and beckons us. While there are still restrictions on how many individuals we can have in our church at a given time, the Church is ready to receive her children once more. I pray this brings comfort and strength to so many who are exhausted and worn out from everything this year has thrown at us. We need that grace in our lives. We need that grace in our world. We need Jesus Christ. That is the only way we will get through all of this, but I guarantee you, with Christ all things are possible. Keep up the faith and trust in the Lord!
With love,
Fr. Mark Augustine, Administrator
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on the Murder of George Floyd and Its Aftermath
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The past nights I have watched in great personal pain as the pent-up anger of our people caught fire across our country. I saw the city where I was born, the cities where I have lived, the city I pastor now, catch embers from the city where I was educated and burn. Was I horrified at the violence? Yes. But was I surprised? No.
As the saying goes, if you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. What did we expect when we learned that in Minneapolis, a city often hailed as a model of inclusivity, the price of a black life is a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill? When we added another name to the list of those murdered for being black or for caring about the marginalized?
I will not pretend to speak with any authority about the challenges people of color experience in our society. I do not share the fear they put on when they and their children leave their homes every day. I do not know what it means to be "other." But I know there is a way to fix it. And the fix begins when we stop talking about the proportionality of "their" response and start talking about the proportionality of "ours." Surely a nation that could put a man in space, his safety assured by the brilliance of black women, can create a fair legal system, equitable education and employment opportunities and ready access to health care. Laws do not solve problems, but they create a system where racism in all its forms is punished and playing fields are leveled.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been called a great equalizer. It has been even more a great revealer of societal cancers as deadly as the virus. As others have pointed out, health insecurity kills, and poverty is poison. We can and must make a society that views the soaring of a child's potential with more joy than the soaring of a rocket.
I stand ready to join religious, civic, labor and business leaders in coming together to launch a new effort to bring about recovery and reconciliation in our city. We do not need a study of the causes and effects. Those answers can be found on the shelves of government offices and academic institutions across our burning nation. No, we need to take up the hard work of healing the deep wound that has afflicted our people since the first slave ships docked on this continent. And we need to start today.
A Prayer for Healing
Loving God, turn your ear to the cries of your sons and daughters who seek healing.
Ease our troubled hearts. Mend our broken spirits. Be ever present in our distress.
Merciful Lord, send your Healing Spirit to our brothers and sisters who have endured pain and abuse physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Comfort their weary spirits. Soothe their pain.
May our eyes be opened to see your image in these wounded members of Your people. Give us all courage to act and speak up on behalf of the most vulnerable.
Pour forth Your healing Spirit to renew our trust and hope in You, who are our refuge and our strength.
We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
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June 7, 2020: Most Holy Trinity Gospel Reflection
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The Holy Trinity is an amazing mystery that we as mere humans will never really be able to wrap our minds around; three distinct individuals all in one. The great thing is we aren't supposed to comprehend the Holy Trinity! We are to live in the mystery and in awe of the ways God is accessible to us!
In today's gospel we start out by hearing one of the most quoted versus in the New Testament, "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life", John 3:16. Earlier in the chapter we see the Pharisee Nicodemus seek out Jesus for counsel. Nicodemus goes to Jesus in the night. In scripture light & dark, day and night are often symbolic of one's relationship or understanding of God. Since Nicodemus seeks Jesus out at night we know he does not have a full grasp of who Jesus is and what his mission is. Nicodemus will also leave at night, indicating that even after the encounter he still doesn't fully understand what Jesus is about.
Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born from above if he is to have eternal life. Nicodemus understandably does not grasp what Jesus is saying and thinks Jesus is speaking of being born again as an adult. However Jesus was referring to how we must be born in the Spirit, baptism by the Spirit if you will, to receive your God given mission. Unless we allow the Spirit to reside within us and to guide us in what God desires for each of us to do, we cannot have eternal life.
The great part is that Jesus states he didn't come to our world to condemn us, no, Jesus came to offer us all eternal life! God is always offering us salvation, every day; we must only be open to it, accept it and live it out.
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Congratulations to the SOSM Graduating Class of 2020!
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| Tommie Aberle |
Ben Merfeld |
| Mariana Callejas |
Talia Murphy |
| Ky Camardo |
Erin O'Connor |
| Bella Claeys |
Caroline Petrillo |
| Gabriella Donato |
Nora Petty |
| Isabella Donato |
Sofia Rosinski |
| Cami Edwards |
Ben Sage |
| Harry Ford |
Miles Specketer |
| Jacqueline Greene |
Lily Stegemann |
| Ryan Hippel |
Emily Teifeld |
| Allison Jenner |
Carolina Toro |
| Elle Krakora |
Andrew Wait |
| Julia Liebelt |
Thomas White |
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Catholic Charities Summer Events
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Catholic Charities Lake County senior services provides a variety of programs and events to those that are 60+. With so many in person events cancelled this year, Kari Pohar, Catholic Charities Senior Care Coordinator, would like you to know that they are going to offer events through video and phone calls.
What's coming up:
Talk with me Tuesday
- Every Tuesday at 1:00pm
Call in number: (786) 535.3211 | Access Code: 261-771-629
Friday June 12 at 1:00pm
Power of Attorney Presentation
Call in Number: (872) 240.3311 | Access Code: 686-982-525
Monday June 15 at 1:00pm
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Call in Number: (699) 224.3412| Access Code: 766-243-813
Mondays June 15 & 22
at 10:00am
Phone Photography
Grab your phone and join us to learn how to take better phone photos!
***This program is best for video chat!
Wednesday June 17 at 10:00am
Make Your Own Time Capsule
Grab your supplies and join us to make your own time capsule
Call in Number: (646)749.3112 | Access Code: 450-060-861
Friday June 19
at 10:00am
Grieving Through a Pandemic: Support for those who have lost loved ones
Call in Number: (646) 749.3122 | Access Code: 198-605-605
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Archdiocese of Chicago's Online Grief Groups
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Each online grief group consists of a small group of adults (18 years of age or older) who have lost a family member or a friend. In the absence of our usual in-person parish life, our online grief groups are places to share stories and feelings with others who have also experienced loss. Our online grief group facilitators are not counselors and do not give advice, but they will be present to listen and to guide each grief group in prayer and discussion. As Jesus comforted Martha and Mary after the death of their brother, Lazarus, a grief group is a place of comfort in our tradition. If you have experienced loss and are interested in joining us, please
sign up here
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Additional Resources:
National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline: (800) 950.6264
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273.8255
GetHelp@catholiccharities.net
Catholic Charities Lake County: (847) 782.4000
Catholic Charities Cook County: (312) 655.7700
Catholic Charities Counseling Support Line: (312) 948.6951
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Church of St. Mary Website
Bookmark our parish website for information on all parish ministries, events, contact information and more!
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.
Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook Page
Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook page to see regular updates from popular Catholic pages such as the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, and the USCCB. See news from the School of St. Mary, Guild of St. Mary, Religious Education Program, Youth Ministry and upcoming events at our parish!
The Church of St. Mary has a YouTube channel! Once we have 1000k subscribers, we can stream live! Look for the black and white image of the Church of St. Mary when searching for the channel or click on either image here to go straight there! Don't forget to subscribe!
Homilies & Gospel Readings!
Listen to past Gospel Readings and homilies anytime, anywhere! Click on the podcast image or goto our website. Click on Multimedia/Podcasts.
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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.
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Community Celebration of Mass via Facebook Live
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TV, Radio & Online Mass Offerings
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Here is a List of Places You may watch Mass on TV, Radio or Online:
- TV: EWTN
- DirecTV Channel 370
- Dish Network Channel 261
- Verizon Fios Channel 285
- XFinity Channel 33, 291, 1668
- Online:
- Relevant Radio:
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Prayers for the Sick and Deceased
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Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially:
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Pierre Adam
Renata Adamiec
Peggy Adams
Beny Alvarez
Alexa Anderson
Baby Bower Triplets:
Rose Marie, Adelaide Marie,
and Josephine Marie
Baby Mercer
Baby Peter John O'Rourke
Elvera Baeza
Dolores Beck
Beverly Beinlich-Pasquesi
Jack Brown
Mason Jeffrey Browner
Baby Virginia Bunimovich
Jerry Burns
Francesco Camoletto
Nancy Carani
Nova Carlson
Sember Carlson
Luis and Maria Cardenas
Michael Carpenter
Jeffrey Chicoine
Carolyn Cimarrusti
Jacqueline Cimarrusti
Marianna Cimarrusti
Charles Cook
Virginia Cordoba
Mary Elizabeth Cran
Greg DeBoer
Louis Degaetano
Mimi Degaetano
Mike Dellefield
Lewis Dilts
Joan Dolan
Annamarie Elfering
Hannah Erickson
Susan Ewert
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Abby Furco
Esperanza Galikay
Dorothy Gimbut
Jenny Green
Jeanne Gross
Jesus Guzman
Edward Halle
Elizabeth Hand
Margaret Hartman
John Herbert
Hannah Hodgson
Edward Hoover
Patricia P. Huber
Juan Hurandas
Rafael Ibarra
Shirley Jacksack
Dolores Jansyn
Dick Jaworski
Christian Jenko
Dr. Mickey Jester
Mark Kalbus
Raine Kamm
Oceana Kashul
Mason Kelly
Genevieve Kluza
Patsy Leonard
Caroline Lyczko
Fely Macalalad
Angela Martinez
Carolina Martinez
Ralph Mastro
Will Matthei-Schmidt
Derrick Mathews
Donna Mathews
Kathryn McConnell
Janet McCue
Margaret Mary McIntyre
Mary Anne Minich
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Dolores Morrison
Rick Nacius
Barbara Neis
Dana Nelson
David O'Brien
Peter O'Brien
Joaquin Padilla
John Paleczny
Tom Palella
Mary Margaret Pawl
Mary Butterfield Peddle
James Dean Penar
Marie Pfeiffer
Lisa Pommer
Lil Porter
Marianne Powers
Carol Pozdel
Marcia Ries
Mathew Rowley
Susan Schey
Bill Shafer
Colleen Sheerer
Tai (Pascal) Shin
Martin Sobey
Joan Sparrow
Ellen Sreenan
Debbie Sternberg
John Sternberg
Maureen Strassburger
Elzbieta Szymanska
Leonard Teifeld
Richard Thomas
Linda Trueblood-Lambert
Joseph Urso
Amanda Van Vleet
Brittany Van Vleet
Jim Wenzel
Martha Williams
Barbara Wilson
Robert Yale
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Please remember in your prayers those who have gone to their eternal rest with Our Lord, especially:
Rosemary Redmond Strohl
(wife of Randall Strohl; sister of Patricia Redmond)
John Harnick
(uncle of Richard [Maureen] Schabel; great-uncle of Mercedes and Richard)
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private daily Mass.
June 5, 2020:
Silvio & Rita Giannelli; Cathryn Delaney; Frank Funai; O'Meara & Dietrich Families
June 6, 2020:
Jac Shim; Catherine Grandus; Lois & John Koeller; Dorina Mentuccia
June 7, 2020:
Teresa & James Yim; Betty Milite; Scopelliti Family; Rob LeClerq;
Anne & Ted Clifford; Diana Alfini Gust; The People of St. Mary's
June 8, 2020:
Maryann Hintzke; Helen J. Kiwala; Peter Gillespie; Judith McGaney
June 9, 2020:
Rosemary Pavlo; Gwen Wasmuth; Ann Theresa Devin; Linda Susan Loge
June 10, 2020:
Dr. Robert G. McManus; Frank Wiegand; Alice Sheehan Tarr; William & Michael Lorenz
June 11, 2020:
Paul Richards; Laura Good; Donald & Margaret E. Macdonald; Joseph W. Steele
June 12, 2020:
Rosemary Pavlo; Helene Meyenberg; Robert LeClercq; Alison Buck
June 13, 2020:
Donald Birmingham; Eric Bower and a Special Intention for the Bower Family; Bob Pommer & Anna & Carl Deckmeyer; Aldo Raganelli
June 14, 2020:
Dr. Daniel Kelly; Dolores Fabbri; Peter Carney; Joseph Kleinbrook; Echo Moulder; Ellie Burns;
The People of St. Mary's
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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"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son . . ."
John 3:16
Is your love conditional? Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love? Are you generous with your time, money, and possessions? If you give someone something, do you expect something in return? Do you give your time freely or do you "fit it in" when it's convenient for you? Pray for a grateful and generous heart.
Bulletin Posting 6/7/2020
Sunday Collection Actual Budgeted Surplus/(Shortfall)
May 31, 2020 $33,151 $26,000 $7,152
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2020 YTD
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$57,265
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THANK YOU for CONTINUING TO SUPPORT the Church of St. Mary
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THANK YOU for CONTINUING TO SUPPORT the Church of St. Mary.
We are grateful for the outpouring of support from parishioners while we navigate financially with no public Masses. 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.
Ways To Give
Mail Your Contribution:
Church of St. Mary
c/o Business Office
201 E. Illinois
Lake Forest, IL 60045
OR
Online Giving:
Schedule your recurring donations via our online Giving safe and secure portal, GiveCentral Go to:
Church of St. Mary GiveCentral or click the image below.
Thank you!
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Church of St. Mary Website
Bookmark our parish website for information on all parish ministries, events, contact information and more!
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.
Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook Page
Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook page to see regular updates from popular Catholic pages such as the Archdiocese of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, and the USCCB. See news from the School of St. Mary, Guild of St. Mary, Religious Education Program, Youth Ministry and upcoming events at our parish!
Homilies & Gospel Readings!
Listen to past Gospel Readings and homilies anytime, anywhere! Click on the podcast image or goto our website. Click on Multimedia/Podcasts.
Enjoy!
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