"Through his suffering,
my servant shall justify many."
~ Isaiah 53:11b
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Sunday's Readings:
First Reading — My servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear (Isaiah 53:10-11).
Psalm — Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you (Psalm 33).
Second Reading — Let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help (Hebrews 4:14-16).
Gospel — Whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all (Mark 10:35-45 [42-45]).
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The Humanity of Jesus Christ |
All three readings this Sunday support—each in its own way, of course—a reflection on the humanity of Jesus Christ and how that humanity played a key role in the drama of our salvation.
Although not chosen specifically to coordinate with the other two readings, Sunday’s second reading does in fact carry forward the theme of Christ’s humanity in a remarkable way. The author of the Letter to the Hebrews highlights the solidarity that exists between Jesus and us, precisely because in his human nature Jesus has known the same sufferings and testing that are our own experience. Because he can “sympathize with our weaknesses,” we can “approach the throne of grace to receive mercy.”
For the author of Hebrews, the humanity of Jesus was an essential requirement for his redemptive death, as well as an invitation to us to find in Jesus someone with whom we can identify in our daily struggles.
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We continue to pray the Rosary in church each evening at St. Julian at 7pm through this Friday, October 15th, while Our Lady of Fatima is with us. All are invited to join live in church or via LiveStream.
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Public Square Rosary Rally |
All are invited to join a Public Square Rosary Rally sponsored by Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in union with America Needs Fatima this Saturday, October 16th at Noon at St. Julian. The Rally will be held in the front yard by the St. Julian sign post (601 Biesterfield Road, across from AMITA Hospital). Please come and pray the Rosary for America and the whole world. We will have prayer sheets available, but please bring your Rosary. If you need assistance, please bring your walker w/seat or a lawn chair. No seating will be provided.
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Christmas Wreaths Support the Music Ministry |
We know it seems like a long way off, but Christmas will be here before you know it! To help make your Christmas sing, this year, the OLBS Music Ministry is sponsoring a Christmas Wreath fundraiser. Proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards supporting the many initiatives of our Music Ministry including but not limited to Adult and Youth Choirs, music concerts and including instrumentalists for special liturgies.
Orders are due by Sunday, November 7th. Download the flyer or contact the parish office for more information.
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October is Respect Life Month |
In October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month. The 2021 Respect Life poster, which you will find in the vestibule at both Queen of the Rosary and St. Julian, features four scenes from the life of St. Joseph, and includes the petition, “St. Joseph, defender of life, pray for us!”
Please check below, in the weekly bulletin and in our worship spaces for materials and information about events at the parish and in the community that will help us reflect more deeply on the dignity of every human life.
St. Joseph, defender of life, pray for us!
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Next Respect Life Meeting
All are invited to join our next Respect Life Ministry meeting on Tuesday, November 9th.
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It's back... For the past three years, we have fought legislation repealing the state's Parental Notice of Abortion law. This past spring, we prevented a vote, but the pressure is ramping up again.
Click the Take Action Now button to e-mail or call your state representative or senator and urge them to oppose repealing the parental notification act.
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40-Hours Devotion for Life |
The 40-Hours Devotion for Life will conclude with Closing Benediction tomorrow, Thursday, October 14th at 11am.
Please use the button to sign up to spend some quiet time with Our Lord to pray for a culture that honors life from conception until natural death. A few spots remain ahead of tomorrow's closing prayer.
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Northwest Families March for Life/STAND for Life |
All are invited to join the Northwest Families March for Life this Saturday, October 16th from 1 - 3pm. Meet at the St. Theresa Dolan Center Gymnasium at 455 N. Benton, Palatine, IL. and walk to Northwest Highway to line it with pro-life joy. Speakers include Relevant Radio’s John Morales. Reception to follow. Respect Life will have an Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Banner at the STAND so we’ll be easy to spot. OLBS family and friends, rally to the Banner and let’s make a stand for life!
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The 40 Days for Life 2021 campaign continues through October 31. 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign aimed to end abortion through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and ongoing peaceful vigil in front of abortion clinics. Download the flyer to learn more about ways you can support the 40 days campaign.
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Participating in Spiritual Adoption offers support in asking God's protection through the intercession of Jesus and Mary for at-risk pregnancies. Please see displays in our worship sites (near Divine Mercy at QR, near the Pieta at SJE) through October 31st. You will have an opportunity to name your spiritually adopted baby by dropping the card in one of the baby carriages in church. Then pray this simple prayer from Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen daily for nine months: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn child whom I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.”
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Baby Bottles Change Lives |
As part of the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish month-long observance of Respect Life, we are again supporting the work of TLC Pregnancy Services and The Women's Center with the Baby Bottle Campaign. All through the month of October, take home a bottle from either church vestibule, fill it up with spare change and bring it back to church or the parish office. Or use the above links to visit either agency's website to donate online.
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Shelley Welch, Senior Manager of Annual Fund Giving at WINGS Program, will speak on Domestic Violence. You're invited to join the conversation on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:30pm at: Queen of All Saints’ Holy Name Room
6277 N. Keene Ave.
Chicago, IL 60646
Hosted by the “Friends Against Domestic Abuse” Network of Queen of All Saints, St. Mary of the Woods and St. Martha’s in Morton Grove, under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Domestic Violence Outreach Ministry (ACDVO).
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Formation Morning for OLBS Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers |
All trained Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers are invited to a morning of faith, fellowship and formation on Saturday, October 23rd from 8:30 am to Noon in SJE Shea Hall.
We are pleased to welcome David Philippart, Presenter, Author, and Liturgist. David is a nationally known liturgist. He served at Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago for over ten years and served as Director of Liturgy at St. Nicholas Evanston, Ascension, Oak Park, and Old St. Patrick in Chicago. He also served as Development Director for the National Federation of Priests Council. David is the author of several books and has penned a number magazine and journal articles, such as U.S. Catholic. Currently, he serves at Holy Cross in Deerfield as the Director of Adult Formation and Evangelization.
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This formation event is for trained Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers.
If you would like to join our liturgical ministries, please stay tuned for NEW Lector and Eucharistic Minister training in November.
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On Sunday, October 24, Catholics worldwide will participate in the annual celebration of World Mission Sunday. In prayer at Mass and through the contributions to this special collection, the faithful support the Missions and missionaries who build up the Church in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, Latin America, and parts of Europe.
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Holy Hours for Vocations Centennial Tour |
Mundelein Seminary is marking its Centennial year with special events to mark 100 years of priestly formation on the Mundelein Seminary campus. This fall, parishes across Chicago and neighboring dioceses will host a Holy Hour with the historic monstrance that was first used at the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone of Mundelein’s Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in 1924 and was also used at the 1926 Eucharistic Congress held on the seminary grounds.
Vicariate I parishes will host a Holy Hour with the historic monstrance. The next Holy Hour will be held October 27, 2021 at 7 p.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 135 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Lake Villa.
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It's starting to feel a little like Fall around Chicagoland as we get ready again for Winter Suppers. We will be sending meals to Journeys/PADS to support our neighbors experiencing homelessness on Thursday, October 28th.
If you are able to shop, cook, prep or pack to help us support those in need, please follow this link to signup. Please pay close attention to dates, times, quantities and serving sizes.
Parish offices are open Monday through Friday with walk-in hours from 8am to 6pm on M/W/F and from 10am to 6pm on Tu/Th. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office (847) 979-0901.
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Raise a Slice, or a whole pie, for a Good Cause!
Enjoy Lous Malnati's on Tuesday, October 19th between 11am and 10pm to support QR School. Lou's will donate 20% of proceeds from dine-in, carry-out and delivery orders at their Elk Grove and Schaumburg locations. You may also order from the App using code FUNDQRS21.
Also, Cougar Grand Raffle is underway! Support QR School for a chance to win a $10,000 grand prize. Tickets are $25/ea or 5 for $100. Click here to purchase tickets. |
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Pope Francis invites us all to pray the Rosary together with our children on Monday, October 18th. This prayer initiative by AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED aims to rekindle faith in the power of prayer. The worldwide campaign is an invitation to remember the words of Our Lady of Fatima that the childlike and trusting prayer of the rosary can truly change the world, defeat evil and bring peace.
Out of prayer grows love for God and neighbor. The rosary opens our hearts to concrete help for the persecuted, the needy and the poor in whom Christ himself suffers.
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LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR SATURDAY'S RAKE 'N RUN!
Some of our neighbors could use a little help cleaning up leaves this time of year, so Mr. Van want to know...who's ready for a Rake 'n Run?
All participants should be 6th grade or older and must bring their own rakes and gloves.
Event set for Saturday, October 16th, from Noon to 3pm. We'll meet at St. Julian, but parents are needed to drive teens to nearby homes where we'll rake. Parents are also welcome to participate. If you have a leaf blower you can bring with, leaf bags to give or know a neighbor who needs a hand with leaves, please let Mr. Van know.
Follow this link to sign up for the event. Teens must be able to stay for the entire event, have transportation to/from church and the homes to be raked. Service hours available.
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Are you, or do your know, a senior or single parent that could use a little extra help raking lawns this Fall?
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Coming Events...
10/16 at 8:45am. Introducing YCP Chicago Cares. Inaugural event will support Mission Our Lady of Angels in Humboldt Park, followed by lunch in the neighborhood.
Would you like to introduce a Young Adult Ministry at OLBS? Please contact the parish office (847) 979-0901 today!
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As we continue to build this new reality, maintaining up-to-date census information allows us to tailor our programs and ministries to meet the needs of the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament parish community.
Are you a long-time parishioner? Have you changed your name? Have you moved? Have you eliminated a land line or changed your cell phone? Have you added or changed an e-mail address recently?
If you answered yes to any of the above, please e-mail updated contact information (Name, Address, Phone Numbers, eMail Address) so that we may keep in touch and minister to you more effectively.
Please share this information with friends and neighbors who may not be ready to return to worship with us at this time.
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The Holy Spirit pulls you into deeper relationship with the Holy Family through the meditative devotion of praying the rosary. Rosary Group meets weekly at 7pm on Tuesdays at St. Julian to pray the rosary, all are invited. For more information, please contact the parish office.
We are grateful for your continued generosity to the needs of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament family during this time. In addition to dropping or mailing your donation to church, you may give online where you may make weekly contributions to our parish family and keep the vital ministries and services we provide going. We thank you for your generosity!
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Though things have opened up, we recognize that not all are able to join us at this time, so we remind you that we continue to have the following virtual tools available to help us stay connected:
Daily Prayer. Follow this link to review daily prayer, or signup to receive daily prayer delivered right to your inbox.
Morning Prayer. No commute, no computer needed...join us on your phone Monday through Saturday for Morning Prayer. Learn more.
Weekly Rosary. The Rosary is prayed at SJE on Tuesdays at 7pm. If you are unable to join us in church, we invite you to join the live-stream.
Live-Stream. We have live-stream available for Sunday liturgy and some daily Mass from both churches: QR and SJE.
Let's Get Social. Like or follow us on Facebook to receive news and updates in real time and join the conversation: QR and SJE.
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Worship sites:
Queen of the Rosary, 750 W. Elk Grove Blvd.
St. Julian Eymard, 601 Biesterfield Road
School:
Queen of the Rosary School, 690 Elk Grove Blvd.
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