THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW PASTOR FOR DIVINE INFANT JESUS PARISH AND DIVINE PROVIDENCE

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2 NEW PASTOR SELECTION 2 THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A NEW PASTOR FOR DIVINE INFANT JESUS PARISH AND DIVINE PROVIDENCE The process of determining where a priest will serve as a pastor in the Archdiocese of Chicago is prayerfully and carefully facilitated by the Cardinal, the Vicar Bishops of each Vicariate, the Deans, a priest who coordinates priest placement activities full-time and the Priests Placement Board which consists of eight Archdiocesan priests. Members of the Priests Placement Board meet weekly from September through June to assess the needs of parishes in light of placing pastors and associate pastors at parishes. Careful attention is given to determine how the Holy Spirit is calling particular priests to serve the needs of specific parishes in the Archdiocese. The process is focused on assessing each prospective pastor s talents and skills and matching them with the needs of specific parishes. The input of the staff, lay leadership and parishioners of each parish is extremely valuable to the process. The process is outlined in brief below: 1. A Parish Consultation has been scheduled at Divine Infant Jesus Parish for Wednesday, January 9, Two members of the Priests Placement Board, the Bishop, and the Dean will have three separate meetings with the following groups in your parish to gather input about the qualities needed in your new pastor: a. 4pm meeting with the Parish Staff, Permanent Deacons, and School Principal from both parishes. Teachers are invited to attend the Town Hall meeting only. b. 6pm meeting with parish leadership and Grouping Discernment Team from both parishes (members of Parish Council, Finance Committee, etc.) c. 7pm meeting with all interested parishioners from both parishes in a Town Hall format to discuss the strengths and challenges of the parish and the qualities needed in their next pastor. Input from parishioners is very important in the process. The present pastor and current staff members are asked not to attend this session so as to allow people to express their opinions openly. 2. A Parish Profile is compiled from information received at these parish meetings along with information regarding the parish s mission statement, ministries, finances and other facts about the parish. Prospective pastors who are interested in the parish get a copy of this parish profile to help them in their discernment. 3. Priests who are pursuing a pastorate complete a profile outlining their specific talents and skills and how the Holy Spirit is calling them to serve at their next assignment. Members of the Priests Placement Board will interview specific prospective pastors to determine their eligibility for being pastor of Divine Infant Jesus Parish and Divine Providence. 4. After sessions of formal prayer and several weeks of discernment the Priest Placement Board will make a recommendation to Bishop Manz and Cardinal Cupich on which priest they recommend to become the next pastor of Divine Infant Jesus Parish and Divine Providence. In a consultative manner, Cardinal Cupich will make the final decision about who he will appoint as the next pastor of Divine Infant Jesus Parish and Divine Providence. If you have any further questions regarding the priest placement process please contact the Priests Placement Office at Please pray for the continued guidance of the Holy Spirit in the process of selecting a new pastor for your parish. Please know that your input is profoundly needed and will be taken very seriously! TOWN HALL MEETING FOR DIVINE INFANT JESUS PARISH AND DIVINE PROVIDENCE Location: Divine Infant Jesus Church Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 7:00pm Officials of the Archdiocese will be at Divine Infant Jesus Parish to seek input from parishioners on the qualities needed in your next pastor. Please come to this meeting and provide information which will be used to select the next pastor of your parish.

3 PARISH INFORMATION 3 HELP WANTED We are looking for a volunteer to unlock the church every Sunday morning between 8:00 8:15 am. Please call the rectory if interested. BULLETIN SCHEDULE Articles for January 13th are due by January 7th HELP WANTED FOOD SERVICE Divine Infant Jesus School is looking for a parttime food service server/coordinator. Successful candidate(s) must have an outgoing, friendly and customer focused attitude, and must have the ability work with speed, attention to detail, consistency and organization. Some lifting and moving is involved in the job. Punctuality, reliability, and the ability to work effectively on a team are a must. The position is Monday through Friday between 3 and 4 hours each day with some flexibility in hours. Lunch is prepared and served between 10:45 and 12:45. Required tallies, reports, etc. need to be completed either before or after lunch. Pay is $10/ hour. Interested candidates should send a resume or work history to kristine.owens@divineinfant.org. DIVINE PROVIDENCE-DIVINE INFANT SENIOR CLUB Attention Senior Club Members There WILL NOT be a meeting in January. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 at 1:30 pm. Doors open at 1:00 pm. At the February meeting we will be selling tickets for the St. Pat s/st. Joseph box lunch in March. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Come join us in February for an afternoon of fun, laughter and friendship. ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING Thank you to all who helped make the season of Advent especially meaningful by lighting the candles during the weekend Liturgies! The Liturgy Committee LET US PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SERVE Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Keep them safe in their daily missions. We ask this in the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior. Amen. Major Matthew Kubik, United States Air Force We give our sincere thanks and appreciation to all veterans who have served their country. We continue to pray for our loved ones who are currently serving in the armed forces whether they are stationed overseas or in the United States. To submit a name of a family member and their military branch to add to a prayer list that is published in our Parish bulletin, please contact the rectory.

4 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, January 5 5:00 pm Maurice Ragusin; Lou & Josephine Galella; Thomas Smith; Holy souls in purgatory SUNDAY, January 6 9:30 Chuck Falco, Sr.; Ralph Tassistro; Frances Zangara 11:30 Len Weigel; People of the Parish MONDAY, January 7 8:00 All the faithful departed TUESDAY, January 8 8:00 Bernadine Rodeo WEDNESDAY, January 9 8:00 Walter & Mary Wanick THURSDAY, January 10 8:00 Jim Krudl; Virginia VanLanen FRIDAY, January 11 8:00 Joephine & Agata Mikos SATURDAY, January 12 8:00 All the faithful departed 5:00 pm Concetta Perno; Thomas Smith; Mildred Aumiller; Ralph Tassistro SUNDAY, January 13 9:30 Rick Yurkovich; Robert Ruffolo; Bernie Farmer 11:30 Jane Ulsafer-VanLanen; People of the Parish PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Irene Bendinelli Anita Contacessi Margaret Cullen Gerry D Andria Donald Doucet Tom Fahey Betty Hornbogen Luke Hyland Todd Johnson Mike Labuda Gordon Macpherson Nick Martino Marie McHugh Janina Nywood Frank Pedota, Sr. Michael Scherer Donald Sloan Paul Sodayko Steven Wiersema Loving God, give strength to all who struggle with illness. Grant them courage when they are afraid and comfort when they are in pain. Because of government regulations, hospitals and nursing homes are no longer allowed to notify us if you are admitted to either facility. If you or a family member would like to be visited in the hospital or nursing home, please call the rectory at If you or a family member are sick or homebound and would like to be added to our prayer list, visited, receive Holy Communion or be anointed, please call the rectory at MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Robert Brosky WEEKDAY SERVERS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 8:00 Kya James THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 Andrew Cullum NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMMUNION MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 N. Mickelsen J. Lemkau E. Caday D. Nawrocki R. Raysa P. Cullum SUN. 9:30 M. Meyers C. Schukies F. Blumhagen N. Mihel G. Zangara J. Blumhagen SUN. 11:30 L. Brown M. Weber M. Bamford R. Brown W. Rogalski S. Nevers

5 MONDAY, JANUARY 7 School Resumes RE Classes TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 CH 3:00 pm Chimes PR 6:45 pm School Board WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 CH 7:00 pm Renew My Church Town Hall Meeting THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 CR 6:45 pm St. Vincent de Paul Society SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 LH 8th grade Retreat PLEASE USE GiveCentral.org FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS Divine Infant Jesus Parish depends on your generosity in order to carry out its ministry of proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and teaching and healing in his name. We do not charge for anything. We rely solely on your Sunday and Holy Day donations. To make it easier for you to give your gifts to Divine Infant, we work with GiveCentral.org. When you sign up with GiveCentral.org, you can make all your Sunday, Holy Day, second collection, and every other donation that you make to the parish. Then you never have to use a parish envelope or put anything in the collection basket ever again! Please visit GiveCentral.org to create your personal and secure donations account. Thank you for your generosity! CHRISTMAS OFFERING December 25, This week s collection $29,430 When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. SUNDAY OFFERING December 23, This week s collection $9,489 When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, PROTECTING CHILDREN At Divine Infant Jesus Parish and School, the protection of our children is of utmost importance, and we comply fully with the policies of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. To learn more, go to our website dnn.archchicago.org/divine infant and click on the tab Protecting Children at D.I. or visit archchicago.org and click on the button Protecting Children. If you do not have internet access and would like to learn more, please contact the rectory or call the Office for Protection of Children and Youth at WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE ALL PARISH MAILINGS ELECTRONICALLY If you would like to receive parish mailings Christmas and Easter letters, statement of annual contributions, and yearly report by , please send an to the parish at d.infant@comcast.net. In the subject line write Parish , and then in the body of the write your name, street address and envelope number if you know it. This will help save the parish money in printing and postage. Thank you! WELCOME... We are happy you have chosen to be with us. We hope your experience is warm and welcoming whether you are here to celebrate the Eucharist or spend time in quiet prayer. If you wish to learn more about Divine Infant and/or become a new member of our parish please call the rectory (708) Welcome to Divine Infant. We look forward to seeing you again!

6 FR. MARCIN S BIRTHDAY 8 Friday, December 21st was Fr. Marcin s birthday. At the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, December 22nd, Fr. Marcin was surprised with a birthday cupcake, the choir and congregation singing Happy Birthday then our very own DI students, Artur, Daniel & Eliza Kucharzyk singing Stolat! Stolat! in Polish and a special birthday gift from Fr. Tom.

7 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MARCIN SZCZYPULA, Pastor (ext. 203) REV. GERALD JOYCE, Pastor Emeritus (ext. 206) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES, Associate (ext. 204) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES RESIDENCE DEACON JAMES SPONDER (ext. 306) MS. KRISTINE OWENS, School Principal SR. SUSAN MAJCEN, O.P., Director of Religious Education Website: divineinfant.archchicago.org Rectory: 1601 Newcastle Avenue, Fax number: School: 1640 Newcastle Avenue, & Office of Religious Education: Music Director: Mrs. Janet Reif, Assc. Mus. Dir: Mrs. Judy Schindler, Rectory Secretary: Mrs. Toni Podock, (ext. 201) SUNDAY MASSES: 9:30 & SATURDAY EVENING: 5:00 pm WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:00 am SATURDAY MORNING: 8:00 am HOLY DAY MASSES: 8:00 & 10:00 am, and 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Saturday: In the Reconciliation Room 4:00 to 4:45 pm or by appointment. BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:45 pm. By Archdiocesan regulation and parish policy, parents are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation session before the Baptism of their child. These sessions will usually be held on the first Sunday afternoon of the month. Call the secretary at the rectory ( ) to register for the session and schedule the Baptism. D.I.V.M. SERVICES: Communion to the sick, food shopping, necessary transportation, emergency meals, transportation to Mass. Resource information also available. If you need help from any of these services, please let us know as much in advance as possible so the chairpersons can make arrangements and the volunteers arrange their schedules. If you are able to volunteer to help provide these services to our parishioners, we can always use more help. Please call the rectory at WEDDINGS: Couples should contact the rectory and speak to a priest shortly after the engagement, but no less than four months before the desired wedding day. No date should be set (especially in reserving a hall) for your wedding until you have spoken to a priest. In this way, you will not be disappointed if the church has been previously reserved for another ceremony. Please keep in mind the times that are available for weddings at Divine Infant: SATURDAYS 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm WEEKDAYS Any reasonable hour

8 CHURCH NAME & NUMBER Divine Infant #9216 ADDRESS 1601 Newcastle, Westchester, Il PHONE CONTACT PERSON SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Windows XP Professional Adobe Acrobat 6.0 PRINTER HP Laserjet 5P NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 8 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN January 6, 2019 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS