MAY 17, 2015 ASCENSION OF THE LORD

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1 MAY 17, 2015 ASCENSION OF THE LORD Living God s Word In today s readings, Christ leaves his corporation, the church, and trusts the employees, his disciples, to run things in his absence. Considering the two-thousand-year history of the Church, many might question the wisdom of his decision! Yet, Christ knew that the Spirit would always guide the Church in continuing his messianic mission. Copyright 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Reflecting on God s Word These days most corporations and churches have vision and mission statements. Often they begin with a model vision that the institution strives to live up to. They go on to state what the institution seeks to do how it puts its vision into practice. A parish vision and mission statement might say: We are the Body of Christ. Utilizing the gifts of each member, we collaborate to bring more and more people into God s kingdom of freedom, justice, holiness, and love. On this feast we are given the ultimate vision and mission statement for the Church. It goes something like this: Christ is now working with and for us at the right hand of God (Mark 16:19). Through the power of the Holy Spirit we are to be Christ s witnesses to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). We seek to do so by proclaiming the gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15) and building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of faith and knowledge of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:12 13). Virginia Stillwell Copyright 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Friday: Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26 Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, or Gal 5:16-25; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

2 Liturgical Ministers May 23 & 24, 2015 Mass Times 5:00PM 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM Presider Fr. Jacob Fr. Payne Fr. Jacob Fr. Presta Deacons Deacon Bob Deacon Gary Deacon Gary Deacon Mike Lectors C. Hendricks J. Schwartz K. Lenzen H. Campos B. Slack D. Prezell J. Matousek E. McPherson Eucharistic Ministers Deacon G. Van Cura D. Suhling C. Fisher B. Steiner C. Kasamis J. Murphy J. Koch & P. Koch Deacon D. DeSalvo Rafferty III S. Ratajczak L. Bosshart C. Cline L. Ippolito R. Peterson D. Fuller Deacon C. Lutzow J. Philbin C. Orlowski & J. Orlowski L.M. Davis J. Rutledge & M. Rutledge B. Declaire Aden K. Declaire Aden C. Starck Deacon M. Crutcher W. Roberts J. Weiler & D. Weiler S. Scesniak M. Schofield A. Schofield K. Job Mass Intentions Monday, May 18, Saint John I, Pope and Martyr 8:00AM Duane & Fran Schmidt 47th Wedding Anniversary Dorothy Reynolds req. Jack Reynolds, Her Husband Tuesday, May 19 8:00AM Thuan & Lan Lam Family Thomas Karleski Wednesday, May 20, Saint Bernardine of Sienna, Priest 8:00AM Henrietta Buerger req. The Buerger Family Danny Hansen req. Brad & Carol Hansen Family Anton & Magdalena Erl Anniversary John Pryga req. Rosemarie, His Wife Velma Kinney req. Lee & Pat Morelli Thursday, May 21, St Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Companions, Martyrs 8:00AM Mary Jacqueline Slusser req. Joyce & Vernon Ladewig Hao Lam req. The Lam Family 9:00AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation Friday, May 22, Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious 8:00AM Mike & Sherry Schmidt req. Gene Schmidt Family Saturday, May 23 5:00PM The Family of Richard Powell req. Tom & Connie Schofield Angeline & Joseph Krinski req. Arnold & Carol Krinski Mary Jo Burkhalter req. Frassati Athletics Joseph & Luella Herter req. Their Children George Stahl req. Marge Infaniti & Family Anna Szalazy req. Jan Sinkovec Sunday, May 24 7:30AM Al Hakala req. His Wife Sophie & Family Mary Lou Diebold req. Ray & Jean Record Tom Miller, Jr. req. Tom & Pat Miller, Sr. & Family Patricia Lubbinga req. Harry &Jane Johnson 9:30AM For the Soldiers Defending Our Country & For Peace Steven Babiez req. Ray & MaryAnn Pryztula Edelle Baranoski req. Dick & Judy Hegerle Danny Hansen req. Brad & Carol Hansen Family Ronald Bartoli req. The Bartoli Family Erlinda Guevarra req. The Edquiban Family 11:30AM William & Kristina Crotty 40th Wedding Anniversary For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation Week Ahead Monday, May 18 8:00AM Daily Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary Tuesday, May 19 8:00AM Daily Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 9:15AM Lectio Divina Study 7:00PM St. Vincent depaul Meeting 7:30PM Lectio Divina Bible Study Wednesday, May 20 8:00AM Daily Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 7:00PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday, May 21 8:00AM Daily Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary 9:00AM Mass Friday, May 22 8:00AM Daily Mass 8:30AM Pray Divine Mercy Chaplet Saturday, May 23 5:00PM Liturgy of the Word for Children Sunday, May 24 9:30AM Childcare 9:30AM Liturgy of the Word for Children EUCHARSTIC MINISTERS: PICK UP YOUR SCHEDULES FROM THE WORK SACRISTY

3 The Ascension of the Lord Great feast that Easter is, one day (not even three days!) is insufficient to celebrate the fullness of the mystery of the resurrection. So, as Christians, we keep a fifty-day-long festival, punctuated by the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord the fortieth day of Easter. The feast of the Ascension, like a prism, helps us focus the wondrous colors of the Easter spectrum. These images from the Ascension liturgy give us a sense of the hope and joy that color this feast: Christ s ascension is our glory and hope. The joy of the resurrection and the ascension renews the whole world. Where Christ has gone, we hope to follow. Christ has passed beyond our sight, not to abandon us, but to be our hope. Christ was taken up to heaven to claim for us a share in his divine life. If we have been united with Christ through baptism in his death and resurrection, we are surely united with him in the transformation and redemption of his humanity. What we celebrate, however, is not only a past or future event. We are given glimpses of our glorious destiny even now. So, feet firmly planted on earth, the community gathers to rejoice in the life we share with the risen Lord. Copyright 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL ; Text by Kathy Luty. Art by Chuck Ludeke.

4 Register for Vacation Bible School! We are excited to share a fantastic week of VBS with your children June 15th-19th! Please check the website for registration and volunteer forms and information. Contact Tara Wojcik at tarawojcik@gmail.com or with any questions. VBS Needs Your Talent! Do you enjoy sharing your love of God with others? That is all you need to be a part of the VBS planning team! We will provide the support you need and would love to see some new faces on this ministry team. Currently we are in need of some music leaders (the music and actions are easy and fun!), and some people who would love to turn St. Mary school into a campground with our decorations group! Teens and adults are welcome to join this planning effort! Please ask for more details: Tara Wojcik tarwojcik@gmail.com or WELCOME New Parishioners! Margaret LaRosa Tim & Crissy Harrold Joe & Arlene McHugh The Krogstad Family The Rocha Family The Weidner Family The Kolesiak Family The Wandolodski Family The Beam Family The Wierzchon Family Kevin & Diane Igielski The Jingco Family The Starykowicz Family The Ruhm Family Stewardship Report Sunday Collection May 10, 2015 Budgeted Weekly Collection Difference 24, , , Current Fiscal Year-to-Date* Budgeted Sunday Collections To-Date Difference 1,011, , , Catholic Charities 5/10/15 Catholic Charities Prior Year Difference 7, , *Note: YTD amount reflects updates by bank to postings and adjustments.

5 MISSION POST Opportunity to Serve at Pacific Garden Mission "Volunteering at PGM is an opportunity to help those who are homeless and in need. Making beds and serving lunch for a few hours takes very little effort, but hopefully makes the day a little better for someone else. You truly appreciate that you are blessed to have a home to go back to at the end of the day. You also get to spend the afternoon with a great group from St. Mary of the Annunciation, so it's a wonderful way to end a Sunday!" Testimony from a parishioner who regularly serves at PGM Memorial Day Mass Monday, May 25 9:00 AM Little Church Join us as we remember those who have died in service to our country. Please join our group from St. Mary's on May 17 from 12:30-3:30pm. All are welcome, including children. RSVP to Kathy Payette (847) or carrier-pigeon@att.net Need to carpool? Contact Kathy. Pacific Garden Mission's address is1458 S. Canal Street, Chicago Beatification of Oscar Romero at Holy Name With joy the Archdiocese of Chicago will acknowledge the Beatification of Servant of God, Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero, the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador, at a Mass at Holy Name Cathedral on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will preside. This Mass, offered in the Spanish language, will take place at the same time as the Beatification Mass in San Salvador. Parishioners are invited to participate in solidarity with the people of El Salvador and to commend the man who espoused the Christian virtues of peace, reconciliation and justice. After observing terrible violations of human rights in his country, Archbishop Romero publicly spoke out on behalf of the poor and the victims of San Salvador s civil war. In 1980, he was assassinated while at Mass for his non-violent advocacy. His death provoked an international outcry for human rights reform. In 1997, a cause for beatification and canonization into sainthood was begun for Romero, and Pope John Paul II bestowed upon him the title of Servant of God. Market Day Saturday, May 23 rd 10:30 11:30 am in Diantha Hall (school gym) Remember to order Market Day! Every order counts to support our school no matter how small! Check out the flyer (located in the narthex) or go to Please return your order form by Monday, May 18 th in the red box in the Narthex or order online until Tuesday, May 19 th by 11:00 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Becky & Dan Casper at or Childcare During Mass St. Mary s Childcare Ministry offers childcare during 9:30 Mass. Childcare takes place in meeting room 3 and is open to children ages 6 months to 4 years. There is no sign-up; it is based on first-come, first-served. If you have questions please contact Kitty White, Childcare Coordinator at kitty.white.kw@gmail.com. CD of the Month Fr. Mike Schmitz is one of the leading speakers to young people in the Church today. In this presentation, he explains how Christians truly become sons and daughters of God the Father for all eternity through the sacrament of Baptism. Following the presentation, Lighthouse Catholic Youth has provided a bonus segment from Fr. Mike that explains the topics of "Infant Baptism" and "No Salvation Outside the Church." Feature CDs can be found at the wooden kiosk in the narthex. Please remember a 3 donation per CD is suggested to allow the parish to continue the program and offer new material.

6 Wednesday, May 20 Wednesday, May 27 Altar Server Training Students in 4th grade and older are invited to participate in training to become an Altar Server. Two sessions will be offered; you only need to attend one COMPLETE session to receive all the training. You must sign up for the training. 6:00-8:00pm 6:00-8:00pm All sessions will be held in the new church. Please sign up by ing the Altar Server Ministry Coordinator, Tom Forster, at Altar serving promotes responsibility, accountability, leadership and above all, teamwork. It is also a chance for young people to get to know other Catholic children which helps reinforce moral and ethical values our children need to face the difficult issues in today s society. Altar servers are expected to sign up to serve at least one weekend Mass each month. Month s Mind Mass for Cardinal George and Galero Raising All are invited to a Mass on the one-month anniversary of the death of Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago. This Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, May 17, at 5:15 p.m., at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Streets in Chicago. No tickets are required for this Mass. Rev. Msgr. Daniel Mayall, Rector of Holy Name Cathedral, will be the main celebrant and homilist. During this Mass, Cardinal George s galero, the wide-brimmed, tasseled red hat, will be raised to the Cathedral ceiling, joining the galeri of the other Cardinals of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Pray the Daily Rosary Please join other parishioners in the Eucharistic Chapel following the 8:00 AM Mass Monday through Thursday. Pray the Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet The Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet is prayed in the Eucharistic Chapel on Fridays immediately following the 8:00 AM Mass. The Family Rosary Join us for Family Rosary Saturday Devotion, requested by Our Lady of Fatima, every First Saturday of the month at 4:30 PM. Teens Need Supplies for Work Camp Help us help those in need! Our teens traveling to Philadelphia for our Catholic Heart Work Camp Mission Trip are in need of the following supplies: Paint brushes Drop cloths Paint tray liners Work gloves Facemasks REP NEWS! If you still need to register children for the fall sessions you may find registration forms on the parish web site or in the kiosk in the narthex. Avoid a late fee by submitting your forms before June 1. Contact Sue Matousek at the parish office with any questions. Paint roller covers Painters tape Paint scrapers Safety goggles/glasses Donations may be dropped off at the parish office. Contact Benjamin Valle at bvalle@stmota.org with any questions. Thank you in advance for your help! Diaper Drive May 16 & 17 Hey there, anybody got a diaper? The St. Vincent de Paul Ministry is holding a diaper drive to support the Catholic Charities of Lake County Diaper Depot on May 16 th and 17th. Diaper Depot provides diapers to families in need with infants and children within Lake County. A collection bin will be set up in the narthex on those dates. All sizes of children s diapers are needed, but families are in particular need of sizes 1 and 6. Financial contributions are also most welcome. Catholic Charities has more buying power and can purchase diapers at greatly reduced prices. Checks should be made out to Catholic Charities with Diaper Depot indicated on the check. Checks and cash donations should be put in an envelope indicating Diaper Depot and placed in the Alms for the Needy SVdP box (at the south entrance of the sanctuary) or you may hand them to a SVdP committee member or parish staff. Please consider donating so that Our St. Vincent de Paul clients and other less fortunate mothers throughout the region may be able to benefit from these diaper donations and thus afford other basic necessities for their children. Please contact Kathleen DeCaire-Aden with any questions- Phone # address: Svdpkda@gmail.com God bless you for your generosity.

7 F isch ing Lines by Deacon Howard Fischer We can get so pre-occupied with wondering what actually took place with the Ascension that we distort the event into a cartoonish Jesus floating into the sky like some helium balloon. Fundamentally, the Solemnity of the Ascension recalls that Jesus appearances to the disciples following the Resurrection came to an end at some point. But that fact is secondary to the main point of this feast: Jesus didn t leave without first giving clear instructions about what we need to do until He comes again we are to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. Why are you standing around looking up to the sky? This question, directed at the Apostles, can also be asked of you and me. To the extent that we are so busy gazing off into the future or so preoccupied with the practice of religious rituals that we are oblivious to the mission that Jesus has entrusted to us, you and I are guilty of staring slack-jawed off into space when there is work to be done. As if it isn't hard enough to follow the Gospel in every aspect of our own lives, you and I are also sent to spread that Gospel to every person, every situation we encounter. Isn't it hard enough just trying to live the Christian way of life in dealing with the nosy neighbor next door while struggling with illnesses, financial woes and countless daily hardships and temptations? And on top of that we re supposed to spread and cultivate the Gospel in an often-hostile (or at least, disinterested) world that surrounds us? And so we stand staring off into space, hoping for a different answer, for an easier mission, for someone else to do the dirty work. The message of the Ascension is that the Kingdom of God does not only exist in the next life it starts HERE. NOW. Spreading the Gospel occurs not by stridently scolding people for their lapses. Rather, it begins by concretely demonstrating mercy, compassion and charity to those most in need. This is not simply the job of the institutional Church or of a designated handful of special people it is the responsibility of every person who has accepted the invitation to become a follower of Jesus Christ. Christianity is not a spectator sport; it is an all-consuming way of life. May we stop gazing off, waiting for a miracle to drop from the sky. You and I are to be God s miracle on the ground. Time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. You may recall from past columns that my son and daughter -in-law are Maryknoll Lay Missioners who are currently serving the poor in Brazil. Kim has been working with prison inmates and Greg with immigrants. Greg started a Facebook blog ( Faces of Migration Rostos da Migração in Portuguese) to share the stories and experiences of some of the immigrants he helps at Missão Paz, the mission run by the Scalabrini order of priests to assist immigrants. Many of the stories are powerful and poignant. Here is one: Emmanuel Taylor of Cameroon is searching for his mother, as he calls her, from the orphanage in Ndop, Cameroon. My parents are dead. My mother died when I was three days old. My grandmother came to the village to pick me up and took me to the orphanage in Ndop. My grandmother was very old and couldn t care for me. She gave me to Marabell. Marabell Taylor is Caucasian American and worked at this orphanage run by the Presbyterian Church. Emmanuel says that she is fluent in Bassa, a native language in West Africa. He thinks she returned to California because she was sick, but he does not have any more information on her location other than this. Till this day, I do not know if she s alive or dead. In my mind, I don t believe she s dead; I know she s alive she s Join the CRS Response to the Nepal Earthquake On Saturday, April 25th, Nepal experienced a massive earthquake of 7.8 magnitude centered about 50 miles northwest of the capital city, Kathmandu. The following Sunday morning, Nepal experienced another 6.7 magnitude aftershock of the initial earthquake. The official death toll is above 3,600 people and is still rising, with officials yet to reach many outlying villages. The earthquake has also caused deadly avalanches around Mount Everest and its deadly ripple effect has killed dozens in neighboring China and India. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has made an initial commitment of 725,000 toward relief efforts in Nepal and surrounding countries where a powerful earthquake has caused widespread damage. As CRS personnel arrive in Kathmandu, they will work closely with Caritas Nepal and Caritas India as well as Caritas Australia which has staff on the ground. We are immediately sending materials for emergency shelter and for safe water, sanitation and hygiene as these are expected to be the urgent needs, said CRS India Country Representative Tony Castleman. Because of the cold conditions, CRS is also sending blankets to the area. Supplies prepositioned in India will be moved by road into Nepal as additional relief items are procured locally. Rescue is the first priority, said Fr. Pius Perumana S.J., Director of Caritas Nepal, based in Kathmandu. Lots of people have lost their homes and are out on the street or in open spaces so we will be looking to provide them with food and temporary shelter. A Call for Collective Action Please consider helping and praying for our Nepalese brothers and sisters in peril by donating to CRS: By Mail ATTN: Nepal Emergency Appeal Catholic Relief Services 3525 S. Lake Park Ave Chicago, IL Online At St. Mary Place your donation in the Nepal Earthquake Appeal bos in the narthex living in California. I still cry at times, at night, because I don t know what happened to her. (Through the blog, Greg is following up on some longshot leads to help Emmanuel find Marabell, this most special piece of his past.) Lest we become oblivious, the poor, the immigrant, the refugee here and abroad are not simply statistics. They are real human beings. They are our sisters and brothers. They need and deserve our help and not just our lip-service. If you wish to contact me, just leave a note in the parish office or send an to deaconhwf99@yahoo.com.

8 On Mealtime as Prayer Eating together as family, with friends or in community is as old a human expression as history can recall. The very word companion means the one you share your bread with. Sharing food is just as nourishing to the soul as eating is nourishing for the body. How is it that in recent years the family meal has suffered such disintegration? All day we graze and nibble and by dinner time, we are no longer hungry. We are so busy, that we cannot cook, or cannot sit together over food and drink to share the events of the day and the issues that burn in our hearts. The average American family eats dinner in about five minutes! In these Easter days, beyond the meal shared which we call the last supper, we hear that the risen Jesus shared his bread at the end of a long walk with his grieving disciples on the road to Emmaus. He broke bread with them and they knew him in the breaking of the bread. Every meal that we share is an occasion to know him to recognize Christ in the heart of the persons with whom we share our meal. We also hear the story of a fish fry that the risen Jesus prepared for his friends after a night of fishing. How concrete. How physical. How human. How loving. Ghosts don t cook for us. But the bodily presence of a risen Lord knows our bodily hungers and provides for us in material ways. To share what we have with another is to know him. To break bread with a blessing is to help us remember that every meal looks concretely to the meal. And it isn t possible to comprehend the eucharistic meal if we don t understand the sacramentality of the daily meal. Collect blessings for your table. Offer a variety of words and songs so that your prayers do not become routine or unimaginative. Take time to enjoy your meal and to enjoy one another. If you live alone, invite others in to share your bread. I saw a stranger today I put food for him I n the eating place And drink in the drinking place. In the Holy Name of the Trinity He blessed myself and my house My goods and my family. And the lark said in her warble Often, often, often Goes Christ in the stranger s guise 0, oft and oft and oft, Goes Christ in the stranger s guise. An Irish rune of hospitality Copyright 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL ; ; Text and art by Gertrud Mueller Nelson. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

9 Father Matthew Alexander Ordained a Priest of Jesus Christ May ₁₆, ₂₀₁₅ Holy Name Cathedral Archdiocese of Chicago Fr. Matthew will serve our parish beginning in July. Let us pray for God s blessing upon him as he begins his ministry to the Church. Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. It s flashes are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of his house, it would be utterly scorned. Song of Songs 8:6 7 Access to education is critical and we know first-hand the impact a high quality education can have on children. The Illinois Kids Campaign is a broad, state-wide coalition of public and faith-based organizations, urging lawmakers to Invest in Kids. The Campaign supports investments such as teacher and parental tax credits, scholarships for private school students, and funding for arts and capital programs. It benefits both public and private schools and can open the doors for families to choose the school that s right for them. Please lend your support, contact your lawmaker and learn more at Pray for all who suffer illness, pain and grief Ila Jennings and William (Bill) Berg and for the repose of all who have recently died: Theresia Seidl, Franz Lutsch, and Dian Pogue Aurelie Jerome WEDDING BANNS SARAH PATTERSON & RYAN BREW I

10 Altar Flowers You can donate flowers in memory of a loved one, in thanksgiving for favors granted, of to mark a special occasion. Call the parish office for details. Young Adult Ministry of Lake County Summer Activities Every Monday 7pm Encyclical study at St Mary s of Buffalo Grove: Come read and discuss Every Wednesday 8pm Adoration at Marytown in Libertyville: Always followed by Ice Cream at Culver s Every Sunday June 7 th August 9 th Theology on Tap: See Flyer for times, locations, and speakers (not including July 5th) May 17 th, 6:30pm - Softball Come and play softball sponsored by YAM St. Joe s in Libertyville May 22 nd, 7pm Karaoke Night In the Souled Out Space at St Joe s in Libertyville: Come and sing along or just watch others perform! May 23 rd, 8am Let s Hike Go Hiking in Devil s Lake State Park May 30, 7:30pm Sports Night Occurs once a month at St Joe s in Libertyville. We will be playing dodgeball this month! June 13 th 7:30pm - Catholic Speed Dating For singles ages 21-39, come to meet new people, make new friends, and maybe make plans to go on a date. Each date will be 5 minutes with match results given that evening. At the Holiday Inn, 1550 E Dundee Rd, Palatine. 25 per person includes appetizers and two complimentary drinks. Space is limited; first come first serve. To reserve your spot visit our webpage at to complete form. Dress to impress! June 20 th, 8:15am YAM Called to Serve Sponsored by YAM Northwest: A full day of service events! June 27 th Bar Crawl Join us in downtown Libertyville as we hop around town July 25 th Blueberry Picking At McCann Berry Farm; carpooling available August 1 st - Brewers vs. Cubs Milwaukee, WI Tailgate and watch the game with YAM Lake County and young adult Catholics from the Milwaukee area. August 2 nd, 12pm - Christian Young Adult Picnic Join us as we meet and mingle with other young adult Christians. All denominations are welcome!

11 Mass Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Weekday Monday Friday 8:00 AM PARISH NUMBER Parish Emergency After Hours Parish Staff Rev. Jerome Jacob Ext. 213 Pastor Rev. Nathaniel Payne Ext. 212 Associate Pastor Deacons Mike O Malley, Gary Kupsak Robert Poletto, Mike Alandy Mr. Fred Vipond Ext. 216 Director of Music & Liturgy FVipond@stmota.org Ms. Patricia Strang Ext. 310 Principal, St. Mary School pstrang@stmota.org Dr. Diane Vida Principal, Frassati Academy Ms. Sue Matousek Ext. 218 Director of Religious Education SMatous@stmota.org Mr. Benjamin Valle Ext. 230 Coordinator of Youth Ministry BValle@stmota.org Dcn. Howard Fischer Ext. 215 Director of Parish Operations HFischer@stmota.org Ms. Penny Elwood Ext. 217 Bookkeeper/Accountant Bookkeeper@stmota.org Ms. Victoria Hansen Ext. 200 Administrative Assistant parish@stmota.org Mr. Richard Plage Ext. 304 Site Manager rplage@stmota.org Mr. William Zerwer Maintenance Rev. James Presta Weekend Associate W. Erhart Road Mundelein, Illinois parish@stmota.org Parish Fax number Pre K-5 School: Frassati Catholic Academy (Grades 6 8) Religious Education Program (REP) Emergency Number Parish Office Hours Monday Friday 8:30AM 4:00PM Sacrament of Penance Baptisms Adult Initiation Marriage Ministry of Care New parishioners Saturdays 4:00 4:40 PM, and by appointment Ordinarily during the Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month and after the Mass on the other Sundays, outside of Lent. Parents are required to participate in a Baptismal Preparation class before scheduling a Baptism. Adults who wish to become Roman Catholics are enrolled in a formation process that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church s life and values, rituals and tradition. Call the parish office for more information. St. Mary Parish rejoices with parishioners who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Church requires at least four months time before the marriage for adequate preparation. A parish wedding information packet is available at the parish office. Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound, or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. Call the parish office when a pastoral visit is desired. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request. We welcome new members who wish to worship with us and support the parish s work and mission. Please call the parish office to schedule a time to register. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available at the parish office.