March 14, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Lent
Parish Newsletter
The Church of St. Mary :: 201 E. Illinois Lake Forest, IL 60045
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From the Desk of Fr. Mike Nacius, Pastor |
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------Led by the mercy of God we journey together this season of Lent. -------
------This coming week we are celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph. I am told that Pope Francis recites this following prayer daily: Glorious Patriarch Saint Joseph, whose power makes the impossible possible, come to my aid in these times of anguish and difficulty. Take under your protection the serious and troubling situations that I commend to you, that they may have a happy outcome. My beloved father, all my trust is in you. Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain, and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary, show me that your goodness is as great as your power. Amen.”
-----------As stated on the United States Catholic Conference website, “Saint Joseph occupies a special place among the cloud of witnesses in heaven”. In the Collect (opening prayer) for the Solemnity of Saint Joseph on March 19, the Church recalls how he watched over the beginnings of the mysteries of human salvation in the life of Christ. Christ wills to repeat those very same mysteries in our lives. In us, Christ wills to be born, to die, to rise, and to ascend to the Father’s right hand. Saint Joseph, who faithfully cared for the beginnings of these mysteries, faithfully cares for us as these mysteries are perpetuated in our hearts, homes, and communities.
The Catholic Church celebrates two healing sacraments. The healing sacraments are the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. These sacraments can be received as often as needed to assist one in their faith and in their lived relationship with God, our source of strength and healing.
When one celebrates the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to being given penance and absolution, the penitent prays a Prayer of Sorrow or an Act of Contrition. There are many variations of the Act of Contrition and the Prayer of Sorrow. The version you are familiar with and the version you use in your prayer may depend upon the country you grew up in, your ethnic origin, the local culture of your parents and grandparents passed down to you as well as how old you are. Younger penitents in the Catholic Church are familiar with the Prayer of Sorrow. Older believers, older penitents are more accustomed to using an Act of Contrition in the sacrament such as the following: -----
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----A modern Prayer of Sorrow prayed by our children at St. Mary’s is: My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. ... I firmly intend, with Your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.
--------During the Lenten season I receive weekly emails from one of the directors at my “spiritual home” the Gonzaga Retreat House in Gloucester, MA. In last week's invitation to prayer the following reflection was provided for retreatants familiar with the east coast retreat house. “And how is it that we so easily forget that we are made in the image of God who is “good.” Here’s an alternative to the Act of Contrition called “God’s Active Condition.” Does this give us a schema for how we are called to live? “
God’s Active Condition…God’s Infinite Love and Mercy!
O my God I am heartily starry
For having befriended thee.
And I attest to all my sins
So I can spread the hope of Heaven and the joys as well.
But most of all because you befriend me, my God
Who are all Good and unswerving in all your love.
I firmly resolve with the help of your grace
To profess your infinite mercy, to do justice to your Goodness
And to Amen my life. Amen!
--------If you are reading this article today, may you slowly, prayerfully and peacefully do not read but pray the above prayer. There are three weeks remaining in our Lenten journey. In your private prayer, are you open to imaging the Good God as one who desires to “befriend” you? How is that friendship a blessing, inspiring you to remain steadfast in your prayer, fasting and almsgiving throughout the remaining days of this rich season of conversion and renewal?
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-------This weekend, members of St. Rita’s Circle will be in the Green Bay Parking lot before and after all Masses on Saturday March 13th and Sunday March 14th to collect the finished Easter Baskets. The baskets will be delivered on Sunday departing promptly from the Church of St. Mary at 1:00 PM . May God bless those who are to receive these Easter baskets in the coming days. May God bless all those generous benefactors who supported St. Rita’s Circle in this ministry.
God of Mercy, You call us to recognize you in our sisters and brothers, and to care for those most in need – for whatever you do for the least of these you do for me. This Lent, ignite your love in us so that through our prayers, fasting and almsgiving we may support all who experience hunger in body, heat and spirit. AMEN.
May the mercy of God direct our lives these Lenten days.
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Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2021
The message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2021, entitled: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem “ (Mt 20: 18). Lent: a Time for Renewing Faith, Hope and Love. Read it in its entirety HERE.
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A wealth of Lenten resources from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops can be found HERE. This includes a wonderful Lenten calendar with readings and reflections for each day.
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Thank you for participating in the Easter Sharing Project benefitting
the families of Most Blessed Trinity Food Pantry.
In order to help ensure the uniformity of the baskets, please use the ones provided and spend
$25 per basket. This year we are doing a “Family Basket” - 1 basket per household.
This year MBT is asking for these specific items:
Hand Sanitizer Toothpaste Lotion Shampoo
Toothbrushes Soap (bar or liquid) Easter Candy
Please wrap each basket in the cellophane bag provided.
Members of St. Rita’s Circle will be at the Southwest corner, school door before and after all Masses on Saturday March 13 and Sunday March 14 to collect the finished Easter Baskets.
The trucks will leave at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
If you would like us to assemble a basket for you, we are accepting monetary donations to fill the basket. Go to the parish website at www.churchofstmary.org and click on GiveCentral
to donate to the Easter Sharing Project.
Thank you for your support and generosity. If you have any questions please call
Patti Poth (847) 507-9747, Kathleen Hanson (847) 651-1741, or
Marianne Gaughan (847) 476-7691.
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My name is Michael Dolan, I am 26 years old and I am married to Marina Figueroa, the most beautiful and amazing woman in the world! I currently live in Palatine, IL, and work at UPS as a Supervisor.
Marina is not only my wife but my sponsor and is accompanying and guiding me on this journey through the RCIA program. Marina is a strong, independent, and driven woman who inspires me in every aspect of my life and has supported me on this journey at every step. Marina and I began this journey together because she was raised Catholic and religion has always been a big part of her life. While I was raised Christian, I knew I wanted to convert not only for her but so our marriage would be complete in the eyes of the Lord. Marina and I were married through the state on November 24, 2020, but still plan on getting married through St. Mary’s this September. A reason we chose to get married at St. Mary’s is because of family who are members of the congregation like Kathleen Loos and my late grandfather Dan Educate.
So far, our journey has been insightful and has brought us closer together and to God. We have learned so much from the RCIA team and already feel a deep connection to each member participating. We have been welcomed with open arms by the entire Church and can’t wait to completely join your family.
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I grew up in Lake Bluff and attended the University of Missouri. After college, I moved downtown and am currently living in Lincoln Park. I got engaged to my fiancé, Scott Furlong in November of 2020 and we plan on getting married this coming November at St. Mary’s! I work as a registered nurse in the cardiac ICU at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Outside of work, I love spending time with my friends and family. I also have a four year old bernedoodle named Bear who I spend lots of time with at the dog park.
I grew up in the Presbyterian faith and went to church regularly with my family so faith has always been important to me. I decided to join the RCIA program because Scott is Catholic and we would like to share a common faith as well raise our future children in the Catholic Church. My sponsor is my future mother in law, Nancy Furlong. Nancy is a very active member of her Church and devotes much of her time to helping those in need. I find her strong faith and passion for helping others inspiring and am so happy and proud to have her as my sponsor.
She is so supportive of me and has played a major role in helping me grow in my faith as I journey through RCIA. I have enjoyed my time in the RCIA program so much and am so thankful for the support of the RCIA team, as well as the welcoming presence I have felt from the St Mary’s community.
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Holy Communion to Those in Cars |
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In the months ahead, we will be offering you the opportunity to come and receive the gift of the Eucharist in Holy Communion from your cars. This will take place on the last Sunday of each month, our next opportunity will be on March 28. All are welcome. This opportunity is especially for those who are not able to worship in person at St. Mary’s.
Please follow the directions below:
- Starting at 1:00pm, after the congregation leaves the Noon Mass, cars may line up entering from the east Oakwood entrance.
- Driving through the parking lot, proceed under the school breezeway and drive behind the church, stopping by the south church/elevator entrance where the priest will be.
- Please stay in your car, with a mask fully covering your nose and mouth, waiting in prayer to receive the Eucharist.
- The priest will process from car to car, offering the Eucharist.
- After you receive the Eucharist you can pull over, parking your car in the parking lot, offering a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of Jesus in the Eucharist.
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SCHEDULE: Saturday March 13, 2021 - Sunday, March 21, 2021
<--- Register for Attending & Volunteering
Saturday, March 13, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00-9:00am: Reconciliation in Church, registration not required
+ 5:00pm: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
Sunday, March 14, 2021:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 10:00am: Livestream via Facebook
+ 10:00am: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
Monday, March 15, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00am: Rosary --> Register via SignUp Genius
Tuesday, March 16, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00am: Rosary --> Register via SignUp Genius
Wednesday, March 17, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00am: Rosary --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 5:00-7:00pm: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament --> Register via SignUp Genius
Thursday, March 18, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00am: Rosary --> Register via SignUp Genius
Friday, March 19, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00am: Rosary --> Register via SignUp Genius
Saturday, March 20, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream Daily Mass
+ 7:30am: PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 8:00-9:00am: Reconciliation in Church, registration not required
+ 5:00pm: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
Sunday, March 21, 2021:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 10:00am: Livestream via Facebook
+ 10:00am: PUBLIC MASS --> Register via SignUp Genius
+ 12:00pm: 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. Due to the limited capacity, number of parishioners and our reduced Mass schedule, we ask that you sign up for a weekend Mass every other week and one weekday Mass to allow others to be able to pray in the Church and celebrate Mass in person. If the day before, there are still open slots, you may sign up.
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Church Entrance: The south door, near the elevator, is the only entrance into the Church. Please form a line along the exterior south wall of the Church and a volunteer greeter will let you in.
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Arrive On Time: South Entrance doors will open 15 minutes prior to the start of Mass and it is strongly encouraged you arrive by the time the doors open as time is needed to Greet visitors and allow Ushers to seat you.
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Entrance Doors Close: South Entrance doors will close at the start of Mass to allow volunteers to attend Mass. Thank you for allowing yourself time to arrive.
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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.
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Masks/Face Covering: Mask or face coverings are required to be worn by all individuals at all times while in the Church building.
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Hand Sanitizer: Sanitize your hands as you enter the Church building.
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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.
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100 Persons Maximum: A maximum of 100 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.
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Church Exit: The north doors onto the main plaza will be the only exit from the Church (unless you require use of the elevator).
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Church East Entrance - Emergency Exit Only: Please do not use the East doors onto the stairways for either entering or exiting.
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Surface Sanitizing: All surfaces touched by persons are sanitized prior to the next opening of the Church.
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Restrooms Unavailable: For the safety of all, the restrooms will not be available, unless it's an emergency.
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Registration Required: Registration is required through SignUp Genius for Public Mass, Adoration, Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals. 85 slots will be available online and 15 slots will be available by calling the office for those who do not have access to technology.
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SignUp Availability: SignUps for the next week's schedule will be available through SignUp Genius after 9:00am on Friday's. Registration is required for Public Mass & Prayer, Adoration, Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms. If you need assistance, please contact the Parish Center Office during normal business hours at receptionist@churchofstmary.org or call 847-234-0205. Leave a message and they will call you back.
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 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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March 14, 2021: Gospel Reflection for Fourth Sunday of Lent |
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In Sunday’s first reading we hear how God sent Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem to find the new king among Jesse’s sons. When Samuel finds Jesse and explains what he has been called to do, Jesse brings forth his seven sons. In Hebrew tradition, numbers often symbolize more than just numeric value. The number four represents the four corners of the earth. Three is the trinity for Christians; it has a beginning, middle and an end. The number seven is the number of wholeness, completion, it is the perfect number. Ahhh, but Jesse actually had eight sons! His youngest, David, was thought insignificant enough that he wasn’t even called to be brought before Samuel! Once again, a reminder that God sees differently than we do. Jesse brought forward the sons he thought were worthy of being king, he didn’t think that God would see things differently than he did. We will see the same mistake in Sunday’s gospel where the community and the religious elite think they “know” who is sinful and who is of God.
We are once again regaled with the writings from the Gospel of John. As a reminder, this gospel is written with many layers of meaning and symbolism. John’s writings are not easily understood at face value, we must look at what the readings say while we also look deeper into the readings to find more profound truths and hold all these meanings together.
People question Jesus by making him determine whose sin it was that made this man blind; the parents or the man. In those days, any type of physical deformity or ailment was seen as a sign that that individual or their forefathers have angered God. It also meant that the individual was deemed “unclean” and outside the community. In a culture where community is everything that is a horrible label to be given and many were forced to live on the outskirts of the community shouting at those who would come near to stay away from them. It would have been very humiliating.
Sunday's gospel is The Man Born Blind. We never learn the name of the man. This is because he is meant to symbolize humanity as a whole. Those who feel they have a special sight compared to others (spiritually) are found to be blind. It is because they feel they know the will of God and how God sees, that they are not open to seeing (physically & spiritually) in a new way. They are truly blind to divinity revealed in new ways.
Jesus walks by a man who has been blind since birth. His disciples ask him who was it that sinned & caused the man to be blind, was it his parents sin or his own sin? What they never even considered was that no one had sinned, that the man was just born blind. Just because you are blind doesn’t mean you have sinned. It was such an ingrained societal norm that if you had any ailment physically or emotionally, or were somehow “different” that that meant sin was involved. Jesus is always shaking up what people “knew” to be correct when it comes to how we see and treat others; he flips the narrative so to speak.
Jesus wants to share his divine light with all who are receptive and thereby bring more & more people into community with God. Jesus is the one who extends the invitation to the blind man by making clay with his own saliva and dirt from the ground and putting the mixture on the man’s eyes and tells him to go wash it off in the Pool of Siloam. The man accepts the invitation by following Jesus’ instructions. He goes to the pool, washes off the clay & now is able to see.
There is a lot to unpack in that little bit of the gospel. Jesus made clay with his spittle and earth. Jesus wants to share his inner reality, his essence with creation. This healing will be a manifestation of the divine on a physical level (the man now can see with his eyes) and a spiritual level (the man starts his journey discovering what Jesus is about and becomes one of his disciples). Similar to our creation narratives in Old Testament, God also took clay, breathed in it (Ruah) and created humanity. Jesus is continuing creation by how he heals this man. It was a commonly held notion at the time that saliva had healing properties so it would not have seemed odd to place one’s spit on another. Jesus was so well known for this healing that in early Christian times one of his titles was “eye salve”.
The man who had been blind now wanders in the same area he always has. His neighbors see him but don’t recognize him. They can’t fathom that someone would move from one neat little box; one of societies labels and now is something different. They saw this man, new he looked just like the man born blind, but couldn’t accept that this was the man born blind, and now he can see!
Once the man is healed by Jesus giving of his own essence and putting it in a paste on the man’s eyes, the story shifts and will be between the man born blind & the Pharisees. The Pharisees don’t want to believe that someone could be cured of blindness and if they were it must be the devil’s doing. Yet throughout the questioning of the parents of the man born blind & he himself, we see his own personal journey of coming to know who Jesus truly is, if we ever really can comprehend such a thing that is. The man goes from calling Jesus a “man” to a “prophet” to “Lord”. The man who was born blind is now transformed to not only having sight (physical and spiritual) but is now a disciple of Jesus. Contrast that to the Pharisees who may have physical sight but are spiritually blind and because they are not open to what Jesus has to offer they will remain blind.
The Pharisees are also caught up in the fact that Jesus healed the man on the Sabbath. It is a recurring theme in the gospels. One does not work on the Sabbath, that is the Lord’s Day and it is to be spent in reflection and celebration of God. That sounds wonderful expect when we read parables such as the Good Samaritan where religious elite and other Jews pass by a man on the side of the road who has been beaten & robbed. They used the fact that it was the Sabbath to not engage with or help the man. That is not giving honor to God. Jesus healed on the Sabbath; Jesus brought people back into the communion & community of God. That is honoring God.
Sunday’s scripture readings along with last Sunday’s The Woman at the Well, are about being open to seeing situations, circumstances & people with new eyes, the eyes of God. During Sunday’s gospel the Pharisees admit that know divine revelation ended with Moses. How sad that they were so blind to the revelation of Jesus. Even Jesse of Bethlehem in the first reading was blind to even consider his youngest son David to be worthy of being a king. How lucky are we that God sees each of us with truly open eyes. It is when we are open to God’s will that we are transformed! Anyone who truly believes in Jesus cannot help but be transformed and live as we are called to by God. That challenges us to ask ourselves where we are blind in our lives. Where do we need to open ourselves up so that we too, like the man born blind, may have spiritual sight?
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Our next soup kitchen date is March 19. The menu has changed and we are now serving a hot meal. While our numbers are unpredictable, we are planning for 100 take-home meals, based on our guest numbers for the last several months.
Thanks to all who helped provide a beautiful roast chicken dinner for our guests last month. We had plenty of food, and it was really a delicious meal for our guests to take home with them. Also, thanks to everyone’s generosity last month, we have enough hot cocoa mix to get to the summer and we will not need any more.
We will purchase the meat and potatoes for the meal, but would appreciate donations of the following items:
- Frozen vegetables – either green beans or corn, please
- Fruit – apples, tangerines, oranges
- Granola bars
- Pre-washed salad greens
- Cherry tomatoes
To ensure that we have complete meals for all our guests, please contact Ellen Tierney in advance to let her know what you would like to provide, and ensure that it is still needed. This will give us time to fill in any items which are not donated. Also, it will be necessary for all contributions to be dropped off at Ellen’s no later than 1:00 pm on Friday, March 19. If that timing is not feasible, please contact Ellen to arrange an alternate time. Ellen is at 150 Norwich Court [Tangley Oaks] in Lake Bluff. You may call her 847.295.4649 or email her at ellenkelly@comcast.net. Thank you for your concern for our guests – they are extremely grateful for what we can do for them.
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From Around the Archdiocese |
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Make Your Lent More Meaningful
Mundelein Seminary and the four institutes comprising the University of Saint Mary of the Lake are offering a variety of opportunities for you to deepen your spiritual life throughout Lent. We hope you can join us!
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Lenten Reflections from Mundelein Seminary
Get weekly gospel reflections in your inbox or via text message from seminarians who will be ordained to the priesthood in just a few short months. You will also receive a four-part audio Lenten reflection from our rector Father John Kartje. Sign Up
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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:
- TV: EWTN
- DirecTV Channel 370
- Dish Network Channel 261
- Verizon Fios Channel 285
- XFinity Channel 33, 291, 1668
- Online:
- 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.
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Sunday Mass from Holy Name Cathedral (anytime)
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http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass (Daily at 9:30AM)
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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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Prayer 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
William Allingham
Beny Alvarez
Alexa Anderson
Francis (Pierre) Avellone
Baby Bower Triplets:
Rose Marie, Adelaide Marie,
and Josephine Marie
Baby Mercer
Baby Peter John O'Rourke
Elvera Baeza
Dolores Beck
Brooke Bloom
Jack Brown
Mason Jeffrey Browner
Baby Virginia Bunimovich
Francesco Camoletto
Nancy Carani
Luis and Maria Cardenas
Carmie Caluag
Nova Carlson
Sember Carlson
Michael Carpenter
Jeffrey Chicoine
Carolyn Cimarrusti-Erickson
Jacqueline Cimarrusti
Marianna Cimarrusti
Charles Cook
Virginia Cordoba
Mary Elizabeth Cran
Greg DeBoer
Louis Degaetano
Mimi Degaetano
Mike Dellefield
Lewis Dilts
Joan Dolan
Hannah Erickson
Susan Ewert
Abby Furco
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Esperanza Galikay
Jenny Green
Jeanne Gross
Jesus Guzman
Laura Rose Hamel
Elizabeth Hand
Joyce Hansen
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
Amy Kaleniecki
Raine Kamm
Oceana Kashul
Mason Kelly
Genevieve Kluza
Patsy Leonard
Caroline Lyczko
Fely Macalalad
Meg Macdonald
Jim MacNaughton
Angela Martinez
Carolina Martinez
Ralph Mastro
Robert Matthei
Derrick Mathews
Donna Mathews
Yvonne Tichelbaut McClosky
Kathryn McConnell
Janet McCue
Francis McCullough
Margaret Mary McIntyre
Mary Anne Minich
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Dolores Morrison
Barbara Neis
David O'Brien
Peter O'Brien
Joaquin Padilla
Tom Palella
Mary Margaret Pawl
Mary Butterfield Peddle
James Dean Penar
Marie Pfeiffer
Lisa Pommer
Lil Porter
Marianne Powers
Carol Pozdel
Marcia Ries
Charlene Roberts
Mathew Rowley
Susan Schey
Bill Shafer
Colleen Sheerer
Tai (Pascal) Shin
Pat Spencer
Nancy Sreenan
Ellen Sreenan
Debbie Sternberg
John Sternberg
Maureen Strassburger
Craig Strom
Elzbieta Szymanska
Leonard Teifeld
Richard Thomas
John Tocks
Linda Trueblood-Lambert
Joseph Urso
Amanda Van Vleet
Brittany Van Vleet
Marisol Vazquez
Martha Williams
Barbara Wilson
Susan Wittig
Robert Yale
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Please remember in your prayers those who have gone to their eternal rest with Our Lord, especially:
Peter Danis, Jr. (husband of Ann Danis; father of Cathy [Rad] Kendall)
Peter Schaefer, Sr. (husband of Julie Schaefer; father of Gigi and Peter)
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.
March 13, 2021:
7:30am: People of St. Mary’s
5:00pm: Maria & Sam Scopelliti; Bruno Coppi
March 14, 2021:
8:00am: Cimarrusti-Valentino Family; Sarah Moughamian
10:00am: James Brennan; Special Intention for the Efrain Medina Family
Noon: Dottie Corra; Deacon John Lucas; People of St. Mary’s
March 15, 2021: John & Eloise Onan
March 16, 2021: Sheila Penn; Ehret-Carey Family
March 17, 2021: Joseph Kraft; Eileen Lupton
March 18, 2021: Bob Burns; Gertrude Morea
March 19, 2021: Edward Dempsey; Ed Murray
March 20, 2021:
7:30am: People of St. Mary’s
5:00pm: Michael Hoch; Bruno, Wilbert & Rose Bancroft; Special Intention Dennis Coppi
March 21, 2021:
8:00am: Cimarrusti-Valentino Family; Lindsay Doherty
10:00am: Eliseo Elisei; Joseph Tarin
Noon: Damian Hansen; Harriet Kunach; 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
Of all the wonderful gifts that God has given to us, the gift of His own Son is truly the greatest. How can we ever thank God for a gift like that? God does not ask us to sacrifice our own precious firstborn, but He does ask that we are grateful and generous with our God-given gifts. That we nurture and develop them and return with increase.
Sunday Collection ------------------------------ Actual Budgeted Surplus/(Shortfall)
March 7, 2021 --------------- $19,860 $21,000 ($1,141)
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2021 YTD $739,843 $735,000 ------ $4,843
Central & Eastern Europe Collection
Fiscal 2021 YTD $2,498
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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 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.
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Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook Page
Like the Church of St. Mary Facebook Page to get notices on viewing Livestreamed Mass! Prior recorded Masses can also be watched via our 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!
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