Daily Mass Schedule (during the School Year):
Monday, Thursday & Friday:
6:30am and 8:00am
Tuesday: 6:30am and 9:00am
Wednesday: 8:00am and 9:10am (9:10am is at St. Patricks)
Saturday: 8:00am
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am, NOON & 6:00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday: 8:30am or by appointment with a parish priest
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From the Desk of Fr. Mike Nacius, Pastor
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Prayer is to our soul what oxygen is to our lungs. Prayer forms, prayer rituals, prayer devotions, consistent prayer strengthen and guide us in our developing relationship with our Creator God. One beautiful form of prayer is Eucharistic adoration offered for parishioners and guests of St. Mary's on Wednesdays following the morning Mass, or a funeral Mass, concluding with benediction at 7:00 PM. Perhaps you come to the church on Wednesday regularly to spend some time in prayer with our Eucharistic Lord. Maybe it has been years since you have spent time in this prayer of the Church. You are invited to come to pray and meditate before our Lord in Eucharistic adoration at St. Mary's on Wednesdays if you have 10 - 15 minutes or if you can give a full hour in prayer. All are welcome to grow in faith through prayer at St. Mary's.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament flows from the sacrifice of the Mass and serves to deepen our hunger for Communion with Christ and the rest of the Church. This coming Wednesday, September 25th, we will have a special opportunity to come together before our Eucharistic Lord. On this day we will be using a monstrance blessed by St. Pope John Paul II.
It was almost 15 years ago on November 24, 2004 the late St. Pope John Paul II blessed six monstrances for use during the Year of the Eucharist for people to pray for an increase of vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life. The Year of the Eucharist began October 17, 2005 and concluded in October, 2006 with a world Synod of Bishops with the Eucharist as its theme. The monstrances were designated for Eucharistic adoration for vocations for each major continent or geographical area around the world as a symbol of the connection between the Eucharist and priestly vocations. The six regions given a monstrance are: North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
A monstrance is a vessel used by the church in which the consecrated Host is exposed for veneration or Eucharistic adoration. Adoration is a prayer of appreciation of the gift of God's total presence among us in the Holy Eucharist. When we take time before the Lord, we strive amidst the busyness, distractions and challenges we face in the world of being present to Him, who is present to us. We strive to draw close to Jesus, who has drawn close to us.
This special monstrance is being used in adoration in parishes across Vicariate 1, in Lake County in our Archdiocese. Come and pray with fellow parishioners this Wednesday, September 25th at the Church of St. Mary. Utilizing a monstrance Blessed by the Holy Father for use during the Year of the Eucharist and designated for the Church in North America is a wonderful and unique opportunity for our parish. Following benediction this Wednesday, all in attendance will have the opportunity to hold the monstrance. Please bring a family member or a friend with you this Wednesday to prayer at St. Mary's.
Have you saved the date - October 4th, 2019 at the Church of St. Mary's? We have been praying the Renew My Church Prayer over the last several years at St. Mary's. We are encouraged to continue to pray this prayer for our Church, for our Renew My Church grouping with Holy Cross Parish in Deerfield and St. Patrick's Church in Lake Forest and for the Renew My Church initiative in our Archdiocese.
Beginning on October 4th parishioners of St. Mary's will be able to help parish staff and parish leadership set goals and initiatives in the parish by completing a parish survey as part of the Renew My Church process. The survey was created by Gallup for the Archdiocese of Chicago. There will be more information next week in the bulletin about this important process and survey. Have you saved the date - October 4th, 2019?
This Sunday, September 22nd the second collection is to support the Seminary system of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Thanks for your support of this collection in support of the local Church. May vocations be fostered in our homes and in our parish.
As you read this article, online or in the bulletin, know that I am praying for you and the parish in the land of the 5th Gospel, the Hold Land, Israel. I look forward to sharing the fruits of pilgrimage next weekend with you.
God bless you with hearts filled with gratitude and thanksgiving.
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Phase Four and Message from Father Mike
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Listen to Fr. Mike Nacius share more about the Phase Four and More for St. Mary's Construction Project.
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Click the GiveCentral Logo to securely and conveniently donate to the
Phase Four and More for St. Mary's, Fr. Barry Preservation Fund.
Thank you for your generosity!
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We need gift cards!
The Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program is running very low on gift cards. They use gift cards to purchase household items, food, toiletries, etc. for their clients (including our family, Claudina and children). St Mary's would like to help and collect gift cards for the Resettlement Program. The most useful gift cards would be for places like
Walgreens, Walmart, Target, Jewel, Aldi (all denominations welcome because a client advocate shops with the client.) In addition, they can always use
Ventra passes also (1 day, month-long, or a regular card with money loaded on to it).
You may place the gift cards in an envelope addressed to "Refugees" and deliver to the Parish Office, or place in the collection basket (by September 30th).
Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for our family and the program, especially during these challenging times!
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Carmel Catholic High School is launching new speaker series, Spiritus. The mission of Spiritus is to inspire faith and dialogue in the local Church community. All events will be held at Carmel Catholic, are open to the public, and will be free admission. A brief overview of our first couple of events follows.
September 26: "An Evening with Fr. Kartje" featuring Fr. John Kartje, Rector of Mundelein Seminary, interviewed by Mr. Jason Huther, Principal of Carmel Catholic High School
Come meet Fr. Kartje, an astrophysicist turned Catholic priest and one of the most gifted leaders of the local Church as he is interviewed by Jason Huther, Principal of Carmel Catholic High School. Learn more about what drives these two brilliant and creative individuals to work for the future of the Church and the world.
October 16: "Broken Mary" presentation by Kevin Matthews
Join us as one of Chicago's most beloved radio personalities shares his inspiring journey from successful careers in comedy and radio with 10 million weekly listeners, to finding a broken Virgin Mary statue in a dumpster that changed the course of his life. Told with Matthews' signature humor, your heart will be moved and empowered to recognize the gift of God's love through His Heavenly Mother.
More Coming in 2020... For more information: CCHS Spiritus Speaker Series
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Sunday, September 22nd
COR Soup Kitchen
We are in need of lots of volunteers to serve at the soup kitchen! All high
school stude
nts and families are welcome to join us. We will meet at St. Marys at 11:30am to drive to Waukegan, prepare a meal, then serve it to community members. This is an awesome way to practice the corporal works of mercy and feed the hungry.
Please contact Terese (847-220-0785) to RSVP. Thank you!
Sunday, September 22nd
COR Meeting
All high school students are invited to celebrate Mass together in the front few rows at the
6:00pm Mass.
Following Mass we head over to the parish center for our COR meeting from 7:00-8:15pm. All are welcome!
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 Celebrating your 25th Wedding
Anniversary this year?
Anyone celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, we would love to celebrate your happy occasion
during the 5 PM Mass on October 5!
Please rsvp to:
Parish Office at 847-234-0205.
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Have your registered yet!?! The event is TOMORROW Morning, 8am starting at St. Mary's Green!
This event is open to everyone community wide! Click on the image to sign up you, your family and all your friends!
Thank you to our Parent Association for putting this together! All proceeds go to the Annual Fund.
Register Now!!!! Just click on the image!
Help us spread the word about the Fun Run!
We will have lawn signs ready for you to pick up at either campus & for parishioners who do not have children in the school there will be some left right outside the UGC school doors on the Green Bay Rd side! Get a group of friends together & register today! A special thanks to
Wayne Brown for making the lawn signs!
Interested in volunteering!?!??!?
We are looking for volunteers of all sorts! There is something for everyone! A great way to gain service hours!
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Save the Date / May 11 - 21, 2020
Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Paul
Join Fr. Mark Augustine and Deacon Bob Thomas for a 10-day pilgrimage through Greece and Turkey, stopping at many of the sites St. Paul visited on his apostolic journeys to proclaim the Gospel! We will spend three nights in Athens, three nights in Thessalonica, and three nights on the Aegean Sea as we visit many local islands, including Patmos, where the Book of Revelation was written.
To register, please pick up a packet at the Church entrances and complete the registration forms. Spots will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Please contact Deacon Bob Thomas for further information at:
Bthomas@churchofstmary.org
. You may also find the flyer w/ paper and online registration by clicking HERE.
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Church of St. Mary Website
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Information on our Mass Schedule, Sacraments, School, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Guild of St. Mary, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, RCIA, Bulletins, Gospel Reading Podcasts, Homily Podcasts and more can all be found on our webpage.
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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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