Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017

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1 Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017 Church of St. Mary 175 East Illinois Road, Lake Forest, Illinois Phone: churchstmarylf Sunday Masses: 5:00pm (Saturday) 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am; 12 Noon & 6:00pm Weekday Masses: 6:30 and 8:00am Saturday 8:00am Mass only Confession Schedule: Wednesdays 6:00pm Saturdays 8:30am

2 Weekly Calendar of Events Sunday, March 12 Daylight Saving Time Begins 7:30am-1:00pm-Easter Sharing Ornament Distribution-Church 9:00am-Children s Liturgy of the Word-MPR 10:00am-Religious Education Intensive Classes-UGC 10:15am-Religious Education Classes-PGC 1:00pm-Kairos Sandwich Making-PCLR 6:00pm-Kairos-YM Lounge 7:30pm-Lenten Parish Mission-Church Monday, March 13 March Book Fair-UGC 6:45pm-SAC Meeting-MPR 7:30pm-Lenten Parish Mission-Church Tuesday, March 14 8:45am-Vision 2000-PCLR 4:15pm-Religious Education Grades 2-6-UGC 7:00pm-Religious Education Grades 6-8-UGC 7:30pm-Lenten Parish Mission-Church 7:30pm-COR Bible Study-YM Lounge Wednesday, March 15 8:30am-7:00pm-Adoration 9:00am-Immaculate Heart Prayer Group-PCLR 12:00pm-Senior Citizen Luncheon-UGC 3:45pm-Sol Meeting-YM Lounge 6:00pm-Confession-Church 6:30pm-Rosary for Life-Church 6:30pm-3rd Grade Musical-PGC Gym 7:00pm-Benediction-Church 7:00pm-SPRED Preparation-PCLR 7:00pm-Knights of Columbus-PCCR 7:30pm-Baptism Preparation-PCRmC Thursday, March 16 9:00am-Bible Study-PCCR 6:00pm-Bible Study Leaders Meeting-PCLR 7:00pm-Bible Study-PCCR 7:30pm-Adult Choir Rehearsal-Church Friday, March 17 Soup Kitchen 6:00pm-Confession-Church 7:00pm-Stations of The Cross in Church; Soup Dinner to follow Saturday, March 18 8:30am-Confession-Church 8:30am-CRHP-CCR 9:00am-Noon-Used Bike Drop-off-UGC Parking Lot Donut Sunday, March 19 Donuts, coffee & juice will be served after the 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30am Masses in the Upper Grade Center Cafeteria 7:30am-RCIA-Church 9:00am-Children s Liturgy of the Word-MPR 7:00pm-COR-YM Lounge 8:15pm-Kairos-YM Lounge Church of St. Mary Staff Reverend Michael Nacius, Pastor mnacius@churchofstmary.org Reverend Brendan Guilfoil Associate Pastor bguilfoil@churchofstmary.org Reverend Michael Grzesik Associate Pastor mgrzesik@churchofstmary.org Jack Herrmann, Deacon herrmann979@aol.com Joseph G. Krakora, Deacon deacjgk@aol.com Bob Thomas, Deacon bthomas@churchofstmary.org Lore Nugent, Pastoral Associate Lnugent@churchofstmary.org Terese Halm, Youth Minister thalm@churchofstmary.org Rebecca Quackenbush Business Manager rquackenbush@churchofstmary.org Rachel Kuhn Director of Development rkuhn@churchofstmary.org John Chapman, Music Director jchapman@churchofstmary.org Jeannie Brunk Director of Religious Education jbrunk@churchofstmary.org Dr. Venette Biancalana Principal, School of St. Mary vbiancalana@schoolofstmary.org Soup & Stations Fridays of Lent March 10th April 7th 6:00-7:00pm: Confession 7:00pm: Stations of the Cross Following Stations: Parish Community Soup Dinner

3 FROM THE DESK OF FR. MIKE Lent is a wonderful prayerful season with rich devotions, traditions and opportunities to come together in prayer. May the Holy Spirit lead us and guide us and all believers throughout this holy season. One such tradition of our Church is a Lenten Mission. Today we are welcoming Fr. Ron Hicks to our parish for our Lenten Mission. The theme of the Lenten Mission is With God All Things are Possible: Getting back on track this Lent In addition to preaching at all of the weekend Masses, Fr. Hicks will lead us in prayer Sunday evening and Monday evening with a presentation beginning at 7:30 PM. I will celebrate Mass Tuesday evening at 7:30 PM to conclude the Lenten Parish Mission. You are invited to come to one or all three nights of the Mission. Invite family, friends and neighbors to come pray with you this Lent. I pray you will grow in your faith through the invitations offered by Fr. Hicks to the parishioners of St. Mary s! As we pray together this Sunday of Lent, where are you seeking the Lord in your life? Are you dedicated to seeking God in all things? When we seek God in all things, we are looking, gazing and analyzing life beyond the surface, beyond first appearances, beyond what may be visible only to the eye, not the heart. As you enter or leave church, you can pick up a Lenten prayer, a Lent key tag. Perhaps the picture of Jesus on the cross will bless and inspire you this Lent. Perhaps the phrase Seek God in all things will help your prayerful focus this Lent. Perhaps the scripture quote of Isaiah 55 verse 6 we pray Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near will renew your spirit this Lent. This weekend our second collection is to support our sharing parish Most Blessed Trinity in Waukegan. In addition to financial support, many parishioners donate their time at many of the programs offered at Most Blessed Trinity. Parishioners, Tom and Helen Kerf received the Good Samaritan Award from Most Blessed Trinity Parish Food Pantry on February 25 th at the Good Samaritan Fiesta supporting the Community Social Services of the parish. The event was held at the Milan Banquet Hall in Waukegan, Illinois. Tom and Helen were honored for their years of service to the Food Pantry. Fr. Jacque Beltran presented the award to Tom and Helen. Congratulations to Helen and Tom. If you would like more information regarding how you can give of your time in ministry at Most Blessed Trinity, please let me know. Your support and prayers for our Youth Group Kairos Retreat are very much appreciated. They will be on the Kairos Retreat which began on Thursday evening and concludes on Sunday afternoon. This powerful retreat has been offered to our teens for many years. Actually, there are more applications for the retreat than the retreat house can accommodate. May the teens grow in an appreciation for their faith in God and the love of family and friends on this Kairos retreat experience. God bless Terese Halm, our Youth Minister, and the adult and student team leading our teens in prayer and retreat. You are invited to pray the Renew My Church prayer during the season of Lent. Copies of the prayer are available at the entrances to church. God bless as you seek God in all things this Lent.

4 Cardinal Cupich's message for Lent ~ Give Yourself A Gift This Lent, Silence The noise pollution of modern society grows harsher every year. We are bombarded by noise from traffic, aircraft, office equipment, home appliances, TVs and cell-phone conversations. Oddly enough, we rarely seem to notice the increased noise because we have learned to live with it or just block it out. However, we pay a price for all of the increasing decibels in the modern age. In addition to the immediate danger of hearing loss due to long-term exposure to high levels of noise, we also suffer from an increase of stress and irritability from this overstimulation. Lent is the season of silence. It is a time to enter into the desert, as Jesus did for 40 days. Admittedly, silence can make us feel uneasy. Perhaps it is because silence forces us to think, to feel, to be in touch with those deep areas of our lives where a sense of emptiness or meaninglessness may be lurking in our hearts. Throughout the Gospels Jesus is portrayed as going off alone in silence to pray. The evangelists repeatedly recorded such retreats from the noise of the world not just to tell us something about Jesus, but also about those who followed him. They, too, discovered that silence takes us into the divine presence. Meister Eckhart, a 14th-century German Dominican, said it so well: "Nothing in all creation is so like God as silence." This Lent I have asked our pastors to invite their communities to take extra time for silence during Mass, especially after Communion. In fact, the church recognizes the value of silence at certain moments of the Mass as a way of quietly absorbing the great mysteries we celebrate. Taking time for silence after Communion can be a special grace for each of us individually and for us as a worshipping community. We actively pray to God for our needs and raise our voices in songs of prayer. Yet, we need this silent time to allow God to speak to us. That means quieting ourselves even from saying prayers and just being aware of what Jesus tells us: we abide in God and God in us. I especially invite you to enter into silence during these 40 days, not as a place of fear, but as the place where you encounter the living God who wants to speak to you. Give yourself the gift of silence this Lent. You will discover what Eckhart did centuries ago: "Nothing in all of creation is so like God as silence." Church of St. Mary Lenten Mission With God All Things are Possible: Getting back on track this Lent Fr. Ron Hicks will lead us in prayer during Masses this weekend, and speak on Sunday evening March 12 and Monday evening March 13 at 7:30pm in church. Fr. Mike Nacius will celebrate Mass Tuesday evening, March 14 at 7:30pm to conclude the Mission. Through solid, Catholic theology and engaging stories, Fr. Hicks will stress the absolute need and importance of having faith and hope, and suggest specific ways of keeping God in the center of our lives. Special Screening of the movie Apparition Hill, a Pilgrimage of Faith Come join us to view a special screening of Apparition Hill at Gorton Theatre on March 19 at 3:00pm! The move details the emotional journey of seven pilgrims to Medjugorje and the impact on their lives. Reverend Michael Grzesik will present the film with a short introduction of his own conversion experience and vocation to the priesthood after making a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. Come join us on a pilgrimage of faith! Tickets $15.00 online: or call ticket info.

5 Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays (March 18th April 8th) at 8:30AM Wednesdays (March 15th April 5th) at 6:00PM -7:00PM Fridays (March 17 th - April 7 th ) 6:00-7:00PM Renew My Church Lenten Reconciliation Services Monday, March 20th at Holy Cross, Deerfield Tuesday, March 21 st at St. Patrick s, Lake Forest Wednesday, March 22 nd at Church of St. Mary 7:00PM Stations of the Cross Friday, March 17th March 31 st at 7:00PM Soup Supper following Stations on all Fridays in Lent through April 7th Living Stations of the Cross April 7 9:15AM & 7:00PM Parish Mission Fr. Ron Hicks preaching at 3/11 & 3/12 Masses 3/12-3/14 7:30pm presentation in Church Holy Week 2017 Palm Sunday - Regular Mass Schedule Holy Thursday, April 13th Morning Prayer - 8:00AM Mass of The Lord s Supper - 7:30PM Solemn Adoration - after 7:30PM Mass until 11:00PM Good Friday, April 14 th Day of Fasting and Abstinence Morning Prayer - 8:00AM Stations of the Cross - Noon Liturgy of The Lord s Passion - 3:00PM Holy Saturday, April 15 th Morning Prayer - 8:00AM Blessing of Easter Food - 9:00AM in Church Easter Vigil Mass - 8:00PM (NO 5:00PM Mass on Holy Saturday) Easter Sunday, April 16 th Masses in Church: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, Noon Mass in the Upper School Gym: 9:00AM, 10:30AM (NO 6:00PM Mass on Easter Sunday) Easter Monday, April 17 th - 8:00AM (no 6:30AM Mass) Please remember to pick up a Rice Bowl and a 2017 Lenten calendar at one of the Church entrances. They will be collected after Easter. CRS reminds us that what one gives up for Lent changes lives. Information about CRS Rice Bowl in the Archdiocese of Chicago: Easter Sharing Tree The Most Blessed Trinity Parish Food Pantry in Waukegan has over 300 families who need our help. Easter Ornaments are hanging on the Easter Sharing Tree (located in the vestibule) this weekend. After any of the Masses you may select an ornament and make an Easter Basket for a family. A suggestion and information sheet is provided. Please help bring joy to others as you help "un-decorate" our tree. Sponsored by the Guild of St. Mary Spring Break Soap Drive Collection Dates: March 11 April 9 St. Mary Guild, Parish and School During the month of March through Spring Break, please donate unused/unopened small hotel-sized bottles of soap, shampoo, body wash, conditioner & lotion; also feminine products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, razors & other personal hygiene items. Collection will benefit the Food Pantry at Most Blessed Trinity and other local ministries. Collection Baskets for soaps and hygiene items will be located at all Church Entrances, the Parish Center and both School Offices. Sponsored by the Guild of St. Mary The Little Black Book For those of you who picked up a copy of the Little Black Book for Lent, St. Mary s is offering opportunities to reflect on the readings in the book in a group setting. They will be on three consecutive Thursdays, March 23, 30 and April 6, in the Parish Center Living Room, from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Jack Herrmann and Gene Trager will facilitate discussions. How is the Word alive in your life this Lent?

6 Lenten Spiritual Offering Strengthen and enhance your Lenten journey by listening to any of the Lighthouse CDs located in the kiosk in the main vestibule of the church. There are many selections to choose from by various renown Catholic speakers. Getting to know your faith and sharing with others is our mission. So, please visit the kiosk, pick something up and share with your friends! ($3.00 suggested donation per CD). Well-known Catholic theologian Dr. Scott Hahn explains Christ's Paschal Sacrifice on the cross as the fulfillment of the traditional fourth cup used in the celebration of the Jewish Passover meal. He draws a symbolic parallel to the Last Supper and Christ's death on Calvary. Through his scholarly insights and important biblical connections, Mass will come alive for you as never before! Soup Kitchen, Friday, March 17 On the third Friday of each month, St. Mary s helps provide food and staff for the Most Blessed Trinity soup kitchen in Waukegan. Our facility, at 914 8th Street in Waukegan, opens about 4:00pm and we generally finish our work around 7:15pm. Volunteers come and go at whatever times their circumstances require. Dinner is served from 5:30pm until 6:30pm. Before dinner, tables are set up, casseroles warmed, salads and other dishes prepared. Afterwards the facility is cleaned up and equipment put away. Foods needed: meats, potatoes, pastas, vegetables, fruits, salads & casseroles. Please leave contributions at the Parish Office (201 E. Illinois Road) until 3:00pm Friday. We are grateful for your gifts of food and volunteering. For information, please call Ellen Tierney at Formation & Training for New Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist VICARIATE 1, Deanery ABC Ministry Commission Presenter: Fr. Ron Gollatz 8:30am Registration; 9:00-Noon Training Workshop Saturday, March 18, 2017 St. Joseph Parish, 121 E. Maple Ave, Libertyville, Il (Koenig Center. Entrance is between the parish office and the school, recessed back from the street.) To Register: Go to For more information contact Lore Nugent at Lnugent@churchofstmary.org A follow up session will take place in your parish that will include a practicum on the particular practices for distribution of the Eucharist. This training meets the Archdiocesan requirements for mandation or remandation. Bike Drive, March 18 from 9:00am-Noon Church of St. Mary Parking Lot Troop is working on their Silver Award, making a change for the better. They are working in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Working Bikes, which collects bicycles, repairs them, and sends them to the poor and homeless in Chicago as well as to people in need in other places like Haiti. The bikes will be used as transportation to work, school and church. All kids and adult bikes are welcome, in any condition, but please, only new, unused helmets. Let s help Troop make a change, and earn their award! PILGRIMAGE TO ROME Fr. Mike McGovern, the former pastor of St. Mary, will be leading a pilgrimage to Italy this coming October, Join Fr. Mike in Assisi, Spoleto and Rome. We will depart Chicago on October 22 and return on October 30. For a brochure or more information contact Trans World Travel at

7 Mon., Mar. 13 Dn 9:4b-10; Lk 6:36-38 Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. When our faults (real or perceived) have been thrown back at us in the midst of a heated exchange, few have the grace to receive the unsolicited feedback with calm objectivity. More often, our own ire is ignited and our minds reach for faults that we can then throw back at our accusers. Anger usually begets anger, just as condemnation usually leads us to condemn in retaliation. It is, unfortunately, part of our human instinct to protect ourselves. Jesus reminds us that the human reaction of mirroring what is presented to us, is also true for more positive interactions. When we speak with attitudes of forgiveness, nonjudgement and generosity, we are more likely to promote a similar response. Your words, Lord, are [and promote] spirit and life Tues., Mar. 14 Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12 The scribes and Pharisees works are performed to be seen. Our daughter, needing a change from her studies, decided to volunteer at a nearby soup kitchen. She d envisioned herself preparing food or serving meals for grateful clients. When she arrived and offered her help, a frazzled cook/ manager growled, Those pots need cleaning! Afraid to ask more questions, she tried to comply. After the two-hour long pot cleaning, her hands were raw, her clothes ruined, she angrily vowed to quit. Later, she asked herself, Was I doing it for me or do I actually want to be of help? Armed with an apron and rubber gloves, she returned to the kitchen as a grateful cook every Wednesday afternoon for two years. Thank you, Lord, for those who do the work of the kingdom unnoticed except by you. Wed., Mar. 15 Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28 Hear me, O Lord, and listen to what my adversaries say. To stay updated in Readings for the Second Week of Lent his profession, my husband periodically attends conferences. These events usually include a formal dinner to which spouses are also invited. The question most often asked as an icebreaker among strangers is, What do you do? Being asked this question makes me a bit anxious in such secular crowds. Although I am proud of my work within the church, I also know that working in religion (any religion) can evoke misconceptions and stereotypical images with which I do not identify. Defending my beliefs and life choices often demands a delicate balance between diplomacy and my baptismal call to evangelize by example. Give us the words and courage we need to reflect the body of Christ within the secular world. Thurs., Mar. 16 Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31 My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime. When a friend lost her 21-year-old son in a car accident, she agonized over all the things she d never told him, especially of how proud she was of him. We seem to have little difficulty in voicing criticisms, yet we hesitate to tell people with the same fervor: Thank you! I m sorry! I forgive you! I love you! Like the rich man condemned to the nether world, regret and guilt can create a torment not easily assuaged. Life is too short and unpredictable to take the appreciation and responsibility of God s many gifts for granted, or to postpone our expressions of gratitude. Lord, help us to see each day as an opportunity to live gratefully and generously. Fri., Mar. 17 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Mt 21:33-43, They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. Consider Reuben. Like his brothers, he was jealous of Jacob s preferential treatment of Joseph, but perhaps because he was the eldest, he also felt the responsibility of doing the right thing. While he used his influence to prevent Joseph s murder, his intention to return Joseph to his father failed. When his brothers sold Joseph into slavery, Reuben was distraught, but did nothing to bring about justice. There are still Reubens in our world (myself included) who see injustices being committed, but through lack of courage or energy make only a half-hearted attempt to speak out against popular sentiment. Give us the courage, Lord, to join our voices to those who speak out against injustice. Sat., Mar. 18 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, Not once did I disobey your orders. The wisdom of the prodigal son parable never grows old. I have been the prodigal son, hurting my parents through selfish and thoughtless actions. I have been the father who waited and prayed for a prodigal child to return home. Most often, however, I have been the eldest son who did all the right things for reasons other than love or gratitude, and condemned those who lost their way with a sense of self-righteous smugness. Discipleship is about more than following the letter of the law. It calls us to act with a sense of love and mercy while doing the right thing and leaving little room for ego. Forgive us, Lord, when we choose not to see others through the eyes of our merciful Father. CelebrationPublications.org Church of St. Mary Podcast Center Click on the multimedia tab of our website, then click on Podcasts to listen to Sunday homilies. Church of St. Mary Facebook churchofstmarylf Like our page for timely updates and reflections.

8 Crusader Comedy Club The Crusader Comedy Club lived up to its name and provided an excellent venue for community building and fundraising. Thank you to Kathy Burden and Chrissy Davis for planning such a festive evening. Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our Annual Fund! Thank you for your generosity! Thank you to the following businesses (and those who wish to remain anonymous) who have stepped up to support the School of St. Mary s Annual Fund this year. We are so grateful to these community-minded organizations and encourage our School of St. Mary families to be patrons whenever possible. School of St. Mary Burning of the Palms The School of St Mary students participated in Ash burning on February 28. This is a Catholic tradition that helps prepare us for the start of Lent. Typically a parish community will have a solemn procession where people carefully burn the old palms because they are sacramental and once the ashes are burnt they are used for Ash Wednesday services. Father Brendan Guilfoil led the Palm Burning Prayer Service with readings done by eighth grade students from the Class of 2017.

9 Church of St. Mary Religious Education Program On the day before Ash Wednesday, Father Brendan Guilfoil presided over the Palm Burning Prayer Service with 5th graders participating. Students in grades 2, 3, 4 and 6 observed from the school hallway. Palms from Palm Sunday last year were burned to provide the ashes used for Ash Wednesday services. Students learned that the Alleluia is not used during Lent and symbolized this by singing it one inal time and then placing an Alleluia banner in a closed box. The prayer service reminded students Lent is a season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving as we prepare ourselves for Christ s Passion, Death and Resurrection. Upcoming Events: Sunday, March 12 10:00am - 1:15pm Intensive Classes for Grades 6-8, beginning with 9:00 Mass Classes: 10:15 11:45am Kdg. through 5th grade in the Primary Grade Center Tuesday, March 14 Classes: 4:15 5:30pm Grades 2-6 at the Upper Grade Center Classes: 7:00-8:15pm Grades 6-8 at the Upper Grade Center Sunday, March 19 through Tuesday. April 4 Spring break No Religious Ed classes Sunday, April 9 Classes: 10:15 11:45am Kdg. through 5th grade in the Primary Grade Center Tuesday, April 11 Classes: 4:15 5:30pm Grades 2-6 at the Upper Grade Center Classes: 7:00-8:15pm Grades 6-8 at the Upper Grade Center

10 Youth Ministry UPCOMING EVENTS This Sunday, March 12 th Kairos XXXI Retreat *No COR Mee ng Monday, March 13 th *No Prayer Blanket Project Tuesday, March 14 th COR Bible Study 7:30-8:45pm Wednesday, March 14 th Sol Mee ng 3:45-5pm Sunday, March 19 th COR Mee ng SAVE THE DATES April 9 th Soup Kitchen June 4 th -10 th Tennessee Work Trip! June 15 th -22 nd Nicaragua Mission Trip with NPH! July 21 st -23 rd Wisconsin Steubenville on the Lake 2017! From Today s 2 nd Reading: Beloved: Bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. 2 Timothy 1:8 Kairos XXXI This Week! Our 31 st Kairos Retreat is going on right now, please pray for us! We have 15 high school leaders, 45 retreatants, five adult leaders, many SOK (Support Our Kairos) students and parents par cipa ng in this retreat! It is such a joy and honor to be a part of this wonderful leadership team and witness our retretants and leaders encountering and sharing the love of Jesus. Thank you for all your prayers and support! Wisconsin Conference: Steubenville on the Lake Pictured to the right is a few girls from Sol Youth Ministry enjoying the beau ful February day a few weeks ago! Happy Feast of St. Patrick this coming Friday! Steubenville on the Lake is at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin July rd 2017! Come with Fr. Grzesik and me!! This is an amazing opportunity for all incoming freshman to graduated seniors! There is a lot of informa on, an applica on and two promo onal videos on our website under the Steubenville Conference 2017 tab. If you have any ques ons or are interested please let me know, we s ll have spots open! Remind 101 Text Updates Join our tex ng group through the app Remind101. Simply to to receive periodic reminders for COR and Sol events!

11 Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially: Alexis Anderson Baby Bower Triplets: Rose Marie Adelaide Marie Josephine Marie Baby Mercer Carmela Bergen Wally Bergen Rosemary Brennan Jack Brown Mason Jeffrey Browner Baby Virginia Bunimovich Dan Burke Francesco Camoletto Nova Carlson Sember Carlson Virginia Carson Bruce Cerling Rose Collins Virginia Cordoba Greg DeBoer Louis Degaetano Mimi Degaetano Lewis Dilts Joan Dolan Hannah Erickson Patricia Flynn Abby Furco Jenny Green Fr. John Grigus Elizabeth Hand Bill Hartman Joe Hirtzel Rafael Ibarra Cecilia Jara Susan Jaksa Christian Jenko Jack Klinge Genevieve Kluza Robert R. LeClercq, Jr. Patsy Leonard Laura Lindemann Florence Liphardt Fely Macalalad Janet MacNaughton Carolina Malagon Manuel Angela Martinez Michael Marren Ralph Mastro Derrick Mathews Donna Mathews Mary Anne Minich Dolores Morrison Barbara Neis Joaquin Padilla James Dean Penar Lisa Pommer Bob Potts Carol Pozdel John Priola Ella Rousou Susan Schey Stacey Scott Bill Shafer Tai (Paschal) Shin Maureen Skinner Elzbieta Szymanska Leonard Teifeld John Templeman Linda Trueblood- Lambert Joseph Urso Amanda Van Vleet Brittany Van Vleet Mary Beth Wallace Barbara Wilson Donald Wilson Mass Intentions Monday, March 13 6:30-Pat Templeman & Families; Dec Members of The Elfering-Keough Family 8:00-Jane Thulis; Winifred Reidy Tuesday, March 14 6:30-Richard Wagoner; Christiane Leone 8:00-Dec Members of The Buechler Family; Special Intention for The Baby Bower Triplets Wednesday, March 15 6:30-Margaret McGovern; John Greenough 8:00-Winifred Reidy; Barbara Foley Thursday, March 16 6:30-Margaret McGovern; Mary Ellen Rohrbach 8:00-Sheila Penn; Richard Hodgdon Friday, March 17 6:30-Eileen Lupton; Kathryn Golniewicz 8:00-Jose Gomez, Sr.; Jane Thulis Saturday, March 18 8:00-Rudy Iberle, Founding Member of CRHP; Joan Iberle; Jeanne Greco 5:00-Special Intention for Bruno & Dennis Coppi; John Ziehler Sunday, March 19 7:30- People of St. Mary 9:00- Edward Bounadere; Janina & Tadeusz Gorczynski 10:30-Jose Alberto Bacardi; Fred & Margaret Canning Noon-Dolores Guzy; Jane Thulis 6:00- Richard Hodgdon; Dec Members of The Mordini Family In Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have died, especially: Bobby Skrid (uncle of Caitlin Jenks) Jason Vogeltanz (nephew of Ron & Carey Sevcik)

12 Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father s house to a land that I will show you. Genesis 12:1 God calls all of us to leave behind our old ways and to follow Him, placing our complete trust in Him. Some of the old ways that we may have to struggle to leave behind might be materialism, selfishness and greed. Yet God promises to show us a new land and a better way to live. Sunday and Special Collections Sunday Collection Actual Budgeted Surplus/(Shortfall) 05 March 2017 $26,256 $28,000 ($1,744) Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2017 YTD $990,895 $980,000 $10,892 Central & Eastern Europe Fiscal 2017 YTD $2,864 Ash Wednesday Youth Ministry Collection $3,489 Ministers Schedule-March 18-19, 2017 Mass Times Priest Lectors Ministers of Eucharist Ushers Altar Servers 5:00 Fr. Grzesik L. Asma E.Rahn, A.Rahn, D.Tomek, C.Klock, G.Sheahen, H.KimLe, D.Ryske, D.Gabrielsen, M.Carlson 7:30 Fr. Nacius S. Bail F.Rogalski, J.Rogalski, D.Craigmile, M.J.Kelley, M.J.Ori, A.Yoo 9:00 Fr. Grzesik A. Dawson L.Lambert, D.Cimarrusti, B.Walsh, M.Cimarrusti, M.Sommers, B.Grum, S.Hempstead 10:30 Fr. Guilfoil E. Bartusiak C.Williams, T.Darraugh, A.Moschner, M.A.Moschner, P.Pandaleon, B.Kashul, J.Hlavacek, A.Bartusiak, P.Bartusiak Noon Fr. Nacius C. Conley M.Hogan, C.Bogen, J.White, R.Fiocchi, M.Phillips, L.Hayes, P.Mangiardi, A.Guevara 6:00 Fr. Guilfoil T. Kiwala M.Setteducate, J.Carr, W.Berens, M.Kelly, R.Williams, C.Yehle S.Isola, W.Jenner, S.King, W.Kroll, G.Mosciano, M.O Connell, C.Pommer, B.Templeman, J.Templeman, W.Walsh W.Bergen, G.Phillips, J.Muto, E.Muto, G.Newton, T.Ori, B.Turner, R.Kunda, J.Farrell, T.Oddo D.Cimarrusti, A.Romeiser, C.DeDolph, R.Sevcik, T.Wallace, J.Whittington A.Boese, J.Cosgrove, J.Pezza, G.Riseborough, C.MacNaughton, J.Callahan, B.Cleveland J.Gannon, C.McCormick, R.Peters, S.Potsic, J.Rand, T.Sullivan, B.Webber F.Avellone, P.Blahunka, R.Dumelle, J.Jastrzembski, B.Mikrut, B.Peters, C.Yehle B.Goodman A.Jenner J.Cervieri M.Cervieri K.Wiegand D.Prindle C.Rode M.Rode G.Rode M.G.King K.Hughes L.Hughes A.Scheidler L.Scheidler J.Fornarotto A.Das C.Hippel B.Hippel R.Hippel

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