April 10, 2022:
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
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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-------The Sacred Triduum are the three holy days – Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are now just days away. The Triduum is the bridge that unites our Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving with the joy shared and celebrated throughout the fifty days of the Easter season. You may have heard the phrase, “40 – 3 – 50”. The phrase is the brief way of reminding ourselves of forty days of preparing, three days of remembering and fifty days of living Paschal joy.
-------Every Holy Thursday we celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the institution of the Eucharist. The following reflection was written by one of our parishioners, Ernie Hiltebrand. He wrote this reflection back in 2013 when he was serving the parishioners of Prince of Peace Parish in Lake Villa as their Music Minister. Ernie died on March 2 of this year. This reflection was also part of the worship aid for his funeral that was celebrated at St. Mary’s last month.
-------“We members of the Parish Staff are asked to share our thoughts about the meaning of the Mass, in this, The Year of the Mass. The natural result of being at Mass is that not only do we participate in celebrating the Eucharist, but as a result, we experience a strong sense of spiritual unity with God and togetherness with each other.
-------This is what the Mass evokes in me. Essentially it is the same community worship that dates back centuries to Jesus and his disciples., As we reply, ”And with your Spirit,” we launch an evolving mountain of scriptural readings and psalms interwoven by prayers. Many of these prayers of adoration and petition are of such soaring, poetical beauty that they seem to have no earthly origin. I believe that is because they are inspirations of the Holy Spirit.
-------As the Spirit speaks to us we know and savor the presence of each other. Add some music, and we can be lifted somewhat sublimely above the mundane into an envelope of spiritual love for which there really is no match in our – or anyone else’s – other life experiences.
-------The coming together of all of these components is called Liturgy and it is centered on the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. It is what gives unique meaning and richness to Catholic worship.
-------Century by century, the words of the Mass have been nurtured by the beauty of languages and diverse musical styles. Those of us with innermost thoughts and prayers that our hearts might be aching to express might find Gregorian chant or multi-part music or African marching songs the best way to say what we mean. That’s the beauty of the Mass liturgical experience.
-------The Mass is a communal happening that has maintained its Eucharistic essence. It began in simple dwellings with a few people united and comforted by each other’s presence and love for Jesus. Over the years it became more formalized and moved to grand churches where its prayers were said for us in Latin by the priest. We were in the pews following along with our heads in our personal missals that translated the words.
-------The Mass is no longer Latin-bound but flourishes in Swahili, English, and all other expressions of human communication. Now, we and the presider speak and sing our worship in our own languages.
-------Catholic Liturgy with its diverse, yet understandable, expressions of words and thoughts is the essence of the very universe that is the Church. It is, in the very best sense of a word of today: awesome!
-------I have liturgical music responsibilities within the parish. But on a personal level, just to be part of the words and music of the Mass is a gift which I gratefully consider a treasure. It refreshes my soul.”
---------------------------------[Written by Ernie Hiltebrand - January 22, 2013]
-------May Ernie now share in the heavenly banquet accented by the choirs of angels for all eternity.
-------We will be welcoming family members, friends, and parishioners to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday. Please note the schedule of Masses for Easter this year. Thanks to all those who are able to support the parish financially this Easter.
-------May God bless you with a spiritual, prayerful, and reflective Holy Week,
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The need for aid in the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is ongoing, as the Russian attacks and bombing have not ceased. You may contribute help to Catholic Relief Services and their support of Caritas Ukraine HERE.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support for our suffering brothers and sisters.
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Children's Worship Bulletin for April 10, 2021:
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HOLY COMMUNION TO THOSE IN CARS
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Please note: The offering of Holy Communion to those in cars is discontinued as of this month.
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SCHEDULE: Saturday, April 9 - Sunday, April 17, 2022
Saturday, April 9, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 5:00pm: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
Sunday, April 10, 2022:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
Monday, April 11, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Tuesday, April 12. 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 5:00pm: Handbell Choir Practice - CCR
+ 6:30pm: "That Man is You" - PCCR
Wednesday, April 13, 2022:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 5:00 - 7:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church
Thursday, April 14, 2022: ~ Holy Thursday
+ 8:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC Morning Prayer
+ 7:30pm: Mass of the Lord's Supper - Church
Friday, April 15, 2022: ~ Good Friday
Parish Office Closes at 12:00pm
+ 8:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC Morning Prayer
+ Noon: Stations of the Cross - Church
+ 3:00pm: Liturgy of the Lord's Passion - Church
Saturday, April 16, 2022: ~ Holy Saturday
+ 8:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC Morning Prayer
+ 8:30am: Confession - Church
+1:00pm: Blessing of Easter Food - Church
+ 8:00pm:Livestream & PUBLIC Easter Vigil Mass
NO 5:00pm Mass on Holy Saturday
Sunday, April 17, 2022: ~ Easter Sunday
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
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FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
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How are Catholics Responding to Domestic Violence?
A SURVEY for anyone affected and those who minister to them.
Catholics for Family Peace: Education and Research Initiative on Domestic Abuse is conducting an online national survey on the Catholic response to dating and intimate partner violence (domestic violence).
Response deadline extended to April 10, 2022
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The results of the survey will contribute to Catholics for Family Peace's report as a national organization to the USCCB's Synod Team in preparation for the October 2023 Synod on synodality.
The Synod is explicitly seeking feedback from those on the margins of church life.
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The Centennial Celebration planning team is also creating a photomosaic of parishioners and their priests that will be displayed at the event and installed in the centennial exhibit on the seminary campus. Parishioners can submit a photo with their priest to be included at usml.edu/priest/ .
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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:
- 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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II Kyle Freeborg and Alice Heider
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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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Brooke Bloom
Nancy Carani
Dennis Creegan
Joan Dolan
Ruperto Gameng
Bonnie Hawkins
Josephine Isaacson
Mary Kriese
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James Krueger
Carolina Martinez
Robert Matthei
Debbie McNairney
Esteban Medina
Infant Julian Pusateri
Dorothy Sobey
John Sternberg
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Please note that the names on our parish sick list are now posted for a three-month period.
The new sick list began on February 6 and will continue through April. 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:
John Robert Kapps
(father of Karen [Jeff] Rode; grandfather of Grace, Mia, Kristin, and Cate)
Loreta Gameng
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.
Saturday, April 9, 2022:
7:30am: Julius Marks; Larry Baker
5:00pm: Aldo Raganelli; Deceased Family & Friends of the Dunne Family
Sunday, April 10, 2022:
8:00am: Cimarrusti-Valentino Family; Edward Hoover
10:00am: John Lucas; William Webb
Noon: Frank Sylvester; Marylin Archibald; People of St. Mary’s
Monday, April 11, 2022:
7:30am: James Labus; Julius Hintzke
Tuesday, April 12, 2022:
7:30am: Andrew Jacob; Susan Pace
Wednesday, April 13, 2022:
7:30am: James K. & Teresa Yim; Frank Sylvester; Jeffrey Chicoine
Thursday, April 14, 2022:
8:00am: Morning Prayer
Friday, April 15, 2022:
8:00am: Morning Prayer
Saturday, April 16, 2022:
8:00am: Morning Prayer
8:00pm: Easter Vigil
-----------Scopelliti-Gabrielsen Families
Sunday, April 17, 2022:
8:00am: People of St. Mary's
10:00am: People of St. Mary's
Noon: 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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“I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me.” (LUKE 22:34) How many times have you heard someone make a disparaging comment about Jesus or our Catholic faith? How did you react? Do you remain quiet not to cause a disturbance? Or, do you remain quiet because you believe people will think negatively about you? Pray for the courage to speak up and enter into a respectful dialogue when the opportunity arises.
Sunday Collection ------- ------- ---- Actual Budgeted Surplus/(Shortfall)
April 3, 2022--------------------------------------------- $21,114 ----- $22,000 ------------- ($887)
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2022 YTD $1,024,572 $858,000 -- ----- $166,572
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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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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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