Historic St. James at Sag Bridge Church

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1 Historic St. James at Sag Bridge Church Founded 1833 A Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago South Archer Avenue, Lemont, IL Phone (630) FAX (630) Website: historicstjames.org stjames1833@att.net Founded in 1833, St. James at Sag Bridge is the sole country parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago serving a growing community of Catholics who come together to worship God through the celebration of the Eucharist and traditional devotional activities within truly unique and beautiful surroundings. Our faith filled community strives to bear witness to Jesus Christ by loving and serving one another to bring about the Kingdom of God. JUNE 19, 2011 TRINITY SUNDAY Rev. Edward D. Gleeson, Pastor Mr. John M. Wilkinson, Permanent Deacon, CKM Parish Boundaries The Village of Willow Springs Unincorporated Lemont Township Along Archer Avenue and Bell Road, Village of Burr Ridge (Cook County) Mass Schedule Weekends: Saturdays, 5:30 PM. Sundays, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM Holy Days: 8:15 AM and 7:00 PM Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 8:15 AM Wednesdays: 7:00 PM Confession Schedule Saturdays: 4:30 to 5:15 PM By appointment. Baptisms First Sundays of every month by appointment. Parents must be registered parishioners. Weddings Minimum eight months in advance. At least one partner must be a registered parishioner. Religious Education Classes 1st through 8th Grade Tuesday evenings, September through May Parents must be registered parishioners. Registration In Rectory Office Hours Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thursdays: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Parish Ministerial Staff Father Edward Gleeson, Pastor Deacon John Wilkinson, Minister of Care Brian Tishuk, RE Director Pamela Stafford, Music Coordinator Pamela Mikrut, Organist JoAnn Starha, Altar and Rosary President Rodney Poynter, Holy Name President Barbara Tishuk, Our Lady of the Forest President Rectory Support Staff Jane Mayer, Administrative Assistant/Bulletin Editor Bernice Raj, Housekeeper/Cook

2 Page Two June 19, 2011 FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR TODAY WE COUNT THE NUMBER OF GODS,, ONEO NE,, ONEO NE, AND ONE! Our names are very important to us. It pleases us when people remember our names. I remember the names of most of the kids who attend Mass here regularly, especially the girls. But I m beginning to struggle a bit with adult names, because I am now in the springtime of my senility. Our first name indicates who we are. Our last name indicates the family to which we belong. We are not just Jane or John. We come from the Doe family, the child of our parents and the sibling of our brothers and sisters. Each one of us is an individual. And yet each of us is a member of our own family. Both identities have special meaning to us. Even more important to us than our own names is the name of Jesus. It is a sacred name given to the Lord by the Angel before He was conceived. Although that name is precious to us it does not actually indicate the identity of the man from Nazareth. It does, however, designate His mission in life. The name Jesus means God Saves. The family name of Jesus, which is His from all eternity, is Son of God. Jesus asked His disciples the key question. Who do you say that I am? In his usual outspoken manner Peter blurted out: You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. The Master commended the apostle. Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. The disciples still didn t quite get it. To understand the whole of the reality required a revelation from the Father. This is my beloved Son. Father and Son from all eternity, that was the revelation. Jesus the Christ is not just an individual. He is a member of the Divine Family. But no where in the Gospels is the relationship within the Divine Family clearly defined, leaving the early Fathers of the Church to muddle around with this concept for three centuries. So do we Catholics worship three gods? Nope. Finally, the Mystery of the Holy Trinity was formulated at two ecumenical councils, at Nicea in 325 and at Constantinople in 381. Our Catholic Faith has many such mysteries. Like, for instance, there is the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist. How can the Body and Blood of Jesus the Christ be contained in a small flat wafer or in a spoonful of altar wine? During this earthly existence we will never know. The Mystery of the Holy Trinity is right up there in lack of comprehension with the Eucharist. The bishops assembled at those two councils offered an explanation. In God there are three persons, all equal and yet distinct. The Father is the first person who begets His Son, the second person in eternity. And they are bound by an everlasting love, the Holy Spirit, the third person. God is Father, God is Son, God is Holy Spirit. These are the personal names of God. And the names indicate the relationship. God is not all alone like some mighty potentate living in isolated and solitary splendor. God rejoices in the warmth of intimacy and the richness of relationships. God is Family. Obscure as the doctrine might be for our mere human brains, the truth of the Trinity is not abstract and without significance for us. God is eager to share His richness with us, to draw us into the intimacy which is His Divine Life. Through the Sacrament of Baptism we have been born into God s Family. We have become children in the Father s Child, His eternal Son who became human in order to lift us up to the level of the divine. We proclaim our belief in the Mystery of the Holy Trinity many times every day. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. GOD BLESS OUR PARISH, FR. ED GLEESON, PASTOR

3 FLOWERS Trinity Sunday The two large altar flowers bouquets adorning the main altar were made available by the generosity of Frank & Cindy Pearman as well as the Veitkus Family. ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Statement of Cardinal Francis George, OMI On the appointment of two auxiliary bishops For the Archdiocese of Chicago Monday, June 13, 2011 Page Three The collection for St. James on the weekend of June 12th was $3, The number of June 12th Offertory Envelopes handed in the weekend of June 11th and June 12th was 193. The amount of money coming out of those envelopes was $2, which averages out to $14.50 per envelope. Our many thanks to the 193 contributing families. BLESS YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED AND VALUED SUPPORT. Kingswood Academy in Darien is pleased to announce our Honor Roll for the 4th Qtr Please help us Congratulate them on their Accomplishments & Hard Work! Honor Roll 4 Qtr. Dean s & Principal s List Sean Gallagher Angela Mikrut Brittney Mikrut Madilyn Peters First Honors & Principal s List Madeline LaSota Second Honors David LaSota Principal s List for Excellence in Character Morgan Gallagher William Tishuk Elizabeth LaSota Julianna Wall Luke Mikrut Isabella Wallace Cecilia Podczerwinski Achieved Awards for All 4 Qtrs. Sean Gallagher Angela Mikrut David LaSota Brittney Mikrut Madeline LaSota Madilyn Peters HOLY FATHER APPOINTS REV. ANDREW P. WYPYCH & REV. ALBERTO ROJAS AS NEW AUXILIARY BISHOPS FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO I am grateful to His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, for his appointing two priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago as auxiliary bishops here. The Rev. Andrew P. Wypych, pastor of St. Francis Borgia Parish, will serve as my vicar for Vicariate V of the Archdiocese and as liaison to Polish Catholics; the Rev. Alberto Rojas, pastor of Good Shepherd Parish, will serve as my vicar for Vicariate III of the Archdiocese and as liaison to Hispanic Catholics. The Holy Father s pastoral concern for the priests, deacons, religious men and women and lay ministers and all the faithful of the Archdiocese of Chicago is clearly evident in these appointments. Bishop-elect Wypych was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Krakow in Poland in He came to Chicago in 1983 and was incardinated in this Archdiocese several years later. Bishop-elect Rojas studied for the priesthood in his native city, Aguascalientes, Mexico, and in the Archdiocese of Chicago, where he was ordained a priest in Both priests have served as pastors and associate pastors. Bishop-elect Wypych has also served as a Dean, and Bishop-elect Rojas was a member of the seminary formation faculty at Mundelein. Both will bring their dedication to the Church and her people to the office of Bishop. They will make visible in their ministry the love of God for his Church. Join Deacon John for Best of the 60s & 70s VINYL HIGHWAY BAND Saturday, June 25, :00pm Irish Legend Pub & Restaurant 8933 S. Archer Ave., Willow Springs

4 Page Four June 19, 2011 FATHER S DAY THANK YOU "Fathers, your face, your heart, is the number one glimpse your children have of the image of their heavenly Father." Today is a day to be thankful for fathers and all that they do and have done for us. As I remember my own father who went to his eternal reward several years ago, I remember how much he loved me, my mother, and our entire family. He was a wonderful provider for our family, of course, and to this day I can hear his voice saying, "Never miss a day of work." And, he never did. But more than that, I remember how he led our family in the faith - how he always drove us to Mass and insisted that all seven of us arrive there at least fifteen minutes before Mass began. I remember how he was actively involved in our parish and how he prayed and encouraged us to sing during Mass I love the things that he taught me: how to plant and care for a garden, how to dig up night crawlers and catch fish, how to peel potatoes the easy way, and how to appreciate beauty in nature and in the simple things in life. I am thankful for all the times he was patient with me: when I styled his thick, wavy hair with my brush and comb into every imaginable hairdo of the day, while he was watching his baseball games; and when I spent an hour in the bathroom trying to look beautiful. I remember all the fun we had: playing baseball as a family, going on picnics in the park, cooking out in our own backyard, having weenie roasts and bonfires. I loved the stories my dad would tell me about his childhood, growing up, his time in military service, and the stories of how he and my mom met (his first love) and married. One of the things that I loved about my dad the most was how much he loved my mom. He was physically affectionate toward her and never afraid to tell her how much he loved her. Of course they had arguments like all couples do, but they forgave one another and made up. They were married for 50+ years and I will never forget the deep love and devotion he had for her. As they got older, he cared for her physical needs. I am most thankful that he and my mom prayed for me daily. Today I am thanking God for such a loving and caring father. He possessed a deep love and devotion to our family and our Catholic faith. Happy Father's Day TO ALL FATHERS!

5 Trinity Sunday Fathers Day Spiritual Intentions Page Five Joseph F. Aiello Edward S. Apyar Charles Arnold Richard Arnold Thomas A. Barto Jim Beley John P. Bernacchi Jeff Bertucci William J. Blinstrub Bruno Bleka Edward Bleka Fred Butalla Robert Cunningham Frank J. Czaja Frank M. Czaja Carl DiNello Greg DiNello John DiNello Edward W. Dolan Robert M. Dolan Joseph Dudek Don Dzielinski Jozef Dziurdzik Daniel Egan Timothy Egan Thomas Egan Roy Essenmalher John Ficaro Kurt Fleckenstein Martin F. Fleckenstein Paul A. Floersch John Foltyn Czeslaw Fugiel Wojciech Fugiel Carroll Garceau Gilbert Giannoni James Gillmeister Edward Gleeson, Sr. David D. Gorecki Edmund J. Gorecki Frank Gorecki Joseph Gorecki Antoni Gorz Bill Hanson Bob Havelka Charles E. Howard Edward Kalata Frank Kalata Michael G. Kaminski Walter N. Kozlowski Greg Krob David Kowalski James Lahey Dave LaSota Francis Lauesen Robert Lawler Matthew P. Lawler Richard J. Lipsey James Macfarlane David B. Maday Andy Malawski Frank Malawski Henry Malawski Victor Malawski Don Martina Louis Martina Frankllyn Marchand Edward Mayer, Sr. Hyman Mogy Jerry Mogy John P. Mullen Patrick J. Mullen Raymond F. Mullen Bernard Nurczyk James Nurczyk Robert Nurczyk James O Connor Jan Osowski Jack Oremus Jack A. Oremus Michael Oremus John J. O Shea, Sr. Terry Quick Tom Quick Rich Quinn Craig Podczerwinski Frank Podczerwinski, Sr. Frank Podczerwinski, Jr. Antoni Radek Chester Radek, Jr. Chester Radek Boleslaw Ruminski Ed Ruminski William Ruminski Stanley Ruminski Jim Ruzich William Schafer William Schweihs Rudy Schurko Harry Schickel Bert Shafer Kevin Shafer William Sever Joseph Skwarczyk Joseph E. Slowik Charles F. Smith Donald J. Smith, Sr. Al Sobczak Raymond Sobczak John Storcel Stan Strzempek Doug Szarzynski Raymond Szarzynski Bernard Szkolny John Szul Luke Tessitore Salvatore V. Tessitore Vincent T. Tessitore James A. Wall James A. Wall III Michael G. Wall Jeffrey Webster Theadore Wesolowski Joseph T. Wilkinson Donald F. Wilkinson Harry E. Wilkinson Doug Witter Faye Witter Earl Wood Terry Wood Edward Yon

6 Page Six June 19, 2011 Registration opens for 2012 International Eucharistic Congress DUBLIN -- Registration has officially opened for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in 2012, and organizers hope the event will help reinvigorate the Irish church. Delegates from some 70 countries met June 1-3 to hear plans for the events that Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin described as a "vital element in the reform agenda of the Irish church." Participants at the June 10-17, 2012, congress will hear reflections, catechesis and workshops from leading prelates and theologians. A day devoted to ecumenical communion through baptism will be led by Anglican Archbishop Michael Jackson of Dublin. Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, will preside at a day dedicated to reconciliation. That session will also be addressed by Richard Moore, who was blinded by a British army rubber bullet in Northern Ireland in Moore subsequently tracked down the soldier who fired the round and established a friendship with him. Other senior prelates who have so far been confirmed to lead events are Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga and the Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris. Father Kevin Doran, secretary-general of the 2012 congress, said he expects around 25,000 people to participate in the catechesis and workshops and 80,000 to participate in the concluding Mass. Gregorian chant helps church express its universal identity, pope says VATICAN CITY -- In giving priority to Gregorian chant and to classical liturgical music, the Catholic Church is not trying to limit anyone's creativity but is showcasing a tradition of beautiful prayer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote. Music at Mass should reflect the fact that the liturgy "is primarily the action of God through the church, which has its history, its rich tradition and its creativity," the pope said in a letter marking the 100th anniversary of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music. In the letter, released by the Vatican May 31, the pope wrote that sometimes people have presented Gregorian chant and traditional church music as expressions "to be overcome or disregarded because they limited the freedom and creativity of the individual or community." But, he said, when people recognize that the liturgy does not belong to an individual or parish as much as it belongs to the church, then they begin to understand how, while some expressions of local culture are appropriate, priority should be given to expressions of the church's universal cul-

7 Trinity Sunday Page Seven VOTIVE CANDLES Votive offering for the week of June 19th. Special Int. of Mary & Stuart McIntosh St. James Altar & Rosary Sodality TIME TO ORDER... PERSONALIZED GROTTO STONES Memorial Pathway The Our Lady of the Forest Memorial Pathway leading through the grotto commemorates the intensions of many parishioners, families and friends of St. James parish. Space is still available. Orders for personalized grotto stones must be submitted by July 13th in order to have them done and installed sometime in September. Two sizes of blocks can be purchased. The 8 square blocks are available for $ each, and the 12 square blocks are available for $ each. Contact the rectory for order forms and to make payment. The Women s Center 5116 North Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL Our Chicago office has been closed temporarily until we recover from a fire. Our resource room has been destroyed & there is extensive damage to the entire building. We are trusting God to guide us and certainly do need your prayers. We can NOT accept donations in Chicago at this point. Once we have temporary arrangements in place for donations we will let you know. Monday Tuesday Wednesday 7:00PM Thursday Friday June 20 Weekday Living & Deceased Parishioners June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Dorthy Lawson June 22 Weekday George Benrus June 23 Weekday Bill Lawson June 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Special Int. of Stach & Pearman Families Saturday June 25 VIGIL: CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY 5:30PM Nancy O Shea Sunday June 26 CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY 8:30AM Special Int. of the Nancy Snyder Family 10:00AM George Benrus 11:30AM Edward & Laurine Gleeson With His Peace- The Women s Centers of Greater Chicagoland Body & Blood June 25 & 26 5:30PM 8:30AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM Celebrant Father Gleeson Father Gleeson Father Gleeson Father Fenili Altar Servers Lawler Lawler Lawler D. LaSota K. Madden A. Dillenburg W. Tishuk E. Witter M.C. Witter M. May P. Peters A. Bertucci Lector T. Kulawiak M. Dillenburg Tishuk R. Augustyn LEM Deacon John Deacon John Deacon John Father Gleeson Ushers S. Hillstrom J. Quigley C. Hughes D. Butalla M. Lavery J. Wall H. Grutza M. Hally T. Lang F. Pearman B. Czaja J. Neadly R. Poynter M. Fleckenstein