November 21, 2021: The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
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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-----Hello! Today I am offering a selection of thoughts, prayers, and insights that have come my way from parishioners as well as a variety of other sources.
-----At the moment, I am reading a biography of Albert Einstein, my favorite “Theoretical Physicists” and ran across this quotation that I wanted to share. “Subtle is the Lord, malicious he is not.” Einstein was not a religious man but remained highly respectful of the marvels of the universe.
-----Another favorite of mine is a poem by St. Teresa of Avila, “Growing Older”.
--------------------Growing Older
--------------------Lord, You know better than I
--------------------that I am growing older and will someday be old.
--------------------Keep me from the fatal habit of thinking
--------------------I must say something on every subject and on every occasion.
--------------------Release me from craving to
--------------------straighten out everybody’s affairs.
--------------------Make me thoughtful but not moody;
--------------------helpful but not bossy.
--------------------With my vast store of wisdom,
--------------------it seems a pity not to use it all;
--------------------but You know, Lord,
--------------------that I want a few friends at the end.
--------------------Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details;
--------------------give me wings to get to the point.
--------------------Seal my lips on my aches and pains;
--------------------they are increasing, and love of rehearsing them
--------------------is becoming sweeter as the years go by.
--------------------I dare not ask for improved memory,
--------------------but for a growing humility and a lessening cock-sureness
--------------------when my memory seems to clash with the memories of others.
--------------------Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be mistaken.
--------------------Keep me reasonably sweet, for a sour old person
--------------------is one of the crowning works of the devil.
--------------------Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places
--------------------and talents in unexpected people;
--------------------and give, O Lord, the grace to tell them so. Amen.
--------------------------------------------------------------------(by St. Teresa of Avila)
-----This past October I was on retreat at Sacred Heart Retreat House in Sedalia, CO. It is a wonderful property and retreat house to spend time in prayer. I found taped next to the copier the following reflection, titled “At Day’s End.”
- Is anyone happier because you passed his way? Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?
- The day is almost over, and its toiling time is through. Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word to you?
- Can you say tonight in parting, of a day that’s slipping fast, that you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?
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Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said?
- Does the one whose hopes were fading, now with courage look ahead?
- Did you waste the day or lose it? Was it well or sorely spent? Did you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent?
- As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think that God will say, “You earned one more tomorrow by the work you did today?
(written by John Hall and copied for Good Samaritan Health Center’s “Vital Signs.”)
-----We will be welcoming family members, parishioners, and guests to celebrate Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 9:00am. The Thanksgiving Day collection is being earmarked for the Catholic Charities Afghan Refugee Program. Thanks for your generous support.
-----Next Sunday we begin our prayerful season of Advent. May we take the time to prepare spiritually for the upcoming celebration of our Savior’s birth.
----- God bless you in counting your blessings, not the calories, this Thanksgiving day!
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Children's Worship Bulletin for November 21, 2021:
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The First Reconciliation Parents Meeting will gather in the Upper Grade Center (UGC) Multi-Purpose Room. This meeting is for all our families whose children are in their Second Year of Immediate Preparation for First Reconciliation.
Choose one to attend:
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Sunday, November 21 at 1:15 or
- Monday, November 22 at 7:00pm
A friendly reminder, there are no Religious Education Classes November 23 (Tuesday) or November 28 (Sunday) in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The Religious Education Office will be closed November 24-28
Questions?
Contact 847.234.0090 | religioused@churchofstmary.org
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Learn more about the School of St. Mary!
Please join Mandy Castle, Director of Admissions, at one of our upcoming Admissions events to learn more about the programs offered at the School of St. Mary. Most of the programs are virtual, current and prospective students are encouraged to attend.
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Friday, December 3: Virtual Preschool Information Session
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Friday, December 10: Virtual Kindergarten Information Session
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Support the School of St. Mary at the Lake Forest Station Pop-up Shop
The Lake Forest Metra station has been transformed into a unique pop-up shop benefitting local non-profits, and SOSM is one of the non-profits! We will have SOSM branded gifts as well as ornaments with a painting of the Church of St. Mary and school in the winter. There will also be student made ornaments from both the primary and upper grade center students, and SOSM spirit items including car magnets, face masks, and winter gear.
The shop is open Thursday-Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. beginning on November 26 and running through December 30. On Saturday, December 4, parents from SOSM will be working the shop.
The School of St. Mary Children’s Choir Performance
The Upper Grade Center Choir will be performing holiday music and the Lake Forest Station Pop-up on Saturday, December 4 at 11:30 a.m. They will be set up out the station. Please come and support our talented musicians and hear some beautiful seasonal music.
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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 Sunday, November 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, November 20 - Sunday, November 28, 2021
Saturday, November 20, 2021:
Christmas Sharing Tree Ornament Distribution
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 8:00am: Reconciliation in Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS
Sunday, November 21, 2021:
Christmas Sharing Tree Ornament Distribution
Donuts, coffee, and juice will be served
after the 8:00 & 10:00am Masses
in the Upper Grade Center Cafeteria
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
Monday, November 22, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Tuesday, November 23, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+7:00pm - “That Man is You” -PCCR
Wednesday, November 24, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 5:00 - 7:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church
Thursday, November 25, 2021: ~ Thanksgiving
+ 9:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
Friday, November 26, 2021:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
Christmas Sharing Tree Ornament Distribution
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 8:00am: Reconciliation in Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream Sunday Mass & PUBLIC MASS
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
Christmas Sharing Tree Ornament Distribution
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
+1:00pm: Communion to those in Cars
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FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
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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:
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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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WEDDING BANNS
PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED
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Wedding Banns-----I
------I Dan Zozokos and Emily Picchietti
Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially:
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Baby George Marotz
Gail Benvenuto
Brooke Bloom
Nancy Carani
Jacqueline Cimarrusti
Marian Cimarrusti
Joan Dolan
Carolyn C. Erickson
Patrick Gasey
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Winifred Hartman
Grace DeLacy Jeffers
Suzzanna Kocsis
Carolina Martinez
Robert Matthei
Lorrie Nacius
Ananias Ponce
John Sternberg
Ann Barret Stroh
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Please note that the names on our parish sick list will now be posted for a three-month period. (The current list is for November through January.)
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:
Dr. John Goin (husband of Shirley Goin; father of Christine Zitko)
Ann Miceli Trombino (mother of Michael Trombino
mother-in-law of Kasia Gorczynski Trombino)
Gene Graham
(father of Jack [Sheila] Graham)
Fr. Jack Dewes
James D. Kurtzhals (father of Kurt Kurtzhals)
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.
Saturday, November 20, 2021:
7:30am: Dr. Thomas Palella; Liane Klingler
5:00pm: Aldo Raganelli; Eliseo Elisei
Sunday, November 21, 2021:
8:00am: Steven Mardjetko; Special Intention for Christian Jenko
10:00am: Dolores Hynes; Michael Hoch
Noon: Dolores Hynes; Michael Hoch
Monday, November 22, 2021:
Bob Potts; Mia Pace
Tuesday, November 23, 2021:
Audrey Boland Johnson; Maria Scheidler
Wednesday, November 24, 2021:
Michael T. Hand; Michael Losacco
Thursday, November 25, 2021: ~ Thanksgiving
People of St. Mary’s
Friday, November 26, 2021:
Roy Gregory; Bernice Kozlowski
Saturday, November 27, 2021:
7:30am: Special Intention for Wedding Anniversary of Rosemary & Gordon Sheahen;
-----------Special Intention for Gayle Manka
5:00pm: Richard Durkes; Dorina Mentuccia
Sunday, November 28, 2021:
8:00am: Eugene T. Sullivan; Charles Del Grande
10:00am: Richard Steck; Alison Haghighat
Noon: Timothy Meyenberg; Mike Fusello; 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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“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong to this world.” (JOHN 18:36)
How often do we put all our time and energy into building a kingdom here on earth, forgetting that life here is short? The real kingdom is in the next life. Yet, how much time and energy do we invest in working for that eternal kingdom?
Sunday Collection --- ----------- Actual Budgeted Surplus/(Shortfall)
November 7, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------- $39,650 ------ $22,000 -------- $17,650
November 14, 2021 -------------------- $20,282 ----- $22,000 ---- ($1,719)
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2022 YT --- $421,154 -- $440,000 ---- ($18,846)
Most Blessed Trinity Sharing Parish 2022 YTD $34,719
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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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