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The Spirit Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord ~ April 9, 2017 Holy Week Jesus Washed His Disciples Feet on Holy Thursday Anonymous Italian Painter He took a

1 The Spirit Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord ~ April 9, 2017 Holy Week Jesus Washed His Disciples Feet on Holy Thursday Anonymous Italian Painter He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and dry them with the towel around his waist. When he had washed their feet he said to them, "Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me 'teacher' and 'master,' and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do." John 13:4b-15

2 April 9, 2017 Mass Intentions Palm Sunday Monday, April 10 6:30 a.m. Purgatorial Society 8:15 a.m. Manuel Espat Tuesday, April 11 6:30 a.m. Emily Loret Bedran 8:15 a.m. Jane Gulik; Jose Parra; Adriana Ruffolo; John Bubula; Int. of Earl Carda Friday, April 14 (Good Friday) 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer 3:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord s Passion 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Saturday, April 15 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer 11:00 a.m. Food Blessing Wednesday, April 12 6:30 a.m. Vincenzo Di Benedetto 8:15 a.m. Michael Gullo Thursday, April 13 (Holy Thursday) 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord s Supper 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil - For the People of OLR Sunday, April 16 (Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord) 7:30 a.m. Asuncion Acosta 9:00 a.m. Arsenio K. Satorre Jr. 10:45 a.m. Santo Paffumi 12:15 p.m. Eleanor McEnery PARISH DIRECTORY CHURCH: 8300 N. Greenwood, Niles, IL PARISH OFFICE - Ministry Center, 8624 W. Normal Phone: Fax: Rev. Christopher M. Gustafson Pastor Rev. Paul Reczek, O.F.M. Sunday Celebrant Rev. Robert Darow Retired Assistant Rev. Andrew Luczak Retired Assistant Rev. Mr. Charlie O Donnell Deacon Rev. Mr. James Frugé Deacon Mrs. Cathy Williams Office Manager Mr. Richard Gargul Business Manager Mr. Rob Sadlowski Music Director Mr. Jim Potthast Youth Minister Mr. Andy Duran Digital Communications Mr. Bob DiSandro Maintenance Engineer Mrs. Kathleen Sass Bulletin Typist RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Mrs. Maureen Valvassori Director o.ransom@att.net SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Let the children come to me Lk 18:16 Baptisms are ordinarily celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1:30 p.m. in the Church. A preparation meeting is required. Please call the Ministry Center to arrange. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: God s mercy is ever near. Confessions are heard every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to Noon in the Church and by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations! Weddings are ordinarily celebrated on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Please be sure to consult a priest before setting the date for your wedding. MINISTRIES CHAIRPERSONS Mrs. Deborah Bosco Parish Pastoral Council Mr. Steve Dolan Parish Finance Committee Mrs. Nancy Stranczek Ministry of Care Mrs. Gigi Bialko Bereavement Ms. Reneda Mittman Lectors Mr. & Mrs. Jack Eichstaedt Communion Ministers Mr. Vince Milito Ushers Mrs. Terry Uselmann St. Matthew Circle Ms. Heidi Mergenthaler & Mrs. Julie Galluzzi & Ms. Marilyn Kirschten Wedding Ministry Coordinators EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION SUNDAY MASSES: 5:00 pm (Saturday) 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am, 12:15, 5:00pm Weekday: 6:30 & 8:15 am; Saturday 8:15 am Holy Day: 6:30, 8:15 am, 7:00 pm RECONCILIATION: Saturday, 11:00 am - 12 noon and individually as requested. HOPELINE: For Pregnant Women HOPE CARING FOR THE SICK: If you or a loved one are ill and would like prayers or to receive the Sacrament of Anointing, Holy Communion, or a visit, please do not hesitate to call the Ministry Center. A communal celebration of the Sacrament of Anointing follows the 8:15 a.m. Mass on the first Saturday of the month. FIRST FRIDAYS: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place throughout the day, ending with Holy Hour and Benediction from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to the Parish! We are glad you are here. Please come to the Ministry Center to register or call:

April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Three From the desk of the Pastor... Truly a Holy Week As a Church we move this weekend into our observance of Holy Week.

I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to clear away your schedule, creating some spiritual space to truly be present for these most sacred commemorations.

3 April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Three From the desk of the Pastor... Truly a Holy Week As a Church we move this weekend into our observance of Holy Week. It is a blessed time to really engage ourselves more fully in the Paschal Mystery. I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to clear away your schedule, creating some spiritual space to truly be present for these most sacred commemorations. We begin our observance on this Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion. We commemorate Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the praise and adulation of the crowds. We witness, however, that the picture quickly changes as Satan s hour arrives. On Holy Thursday, the night Jesus was betrayed, we gather at 7 pm and go to the Upper Room where our Lord gathered with his disciples and instituted the Holy Eucharist. We witness how Jesus tied the Eucharist inextricably to humble service -- washing the feet of others. We then spend some time praying and watching with him. Following the Mass, the church will remain open until Midnight to receive those who will visit the Eucharistic Lord at the Altar of Repose. Others of us will board buses on a pilgrimage of sorts to visit other churches to do the same. On Good Friday we gather in a barren church with an empty tabernacle to prayerfully accompany our Lord throughout his Passion. At noon our 8th graders will lead us in the Living Stations. At 3pm, Bishop Kane will preside at the principal celebration on Good Friday, the Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord. With a reading of the Passion, we will walk with Jesus through his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and throughout his horrific suffering, death and burial. We will come forward to venerate the cross upon which he hung for us and to receive Holy Communion consecrated the night before. At 7pm we will gather again to celebrate the Stations of the Cross. On Holy Saturday night at 7:30 pm we process into a darkened church with the newly blessed Paschal Candle signifying the Light of Christ that is to emerge victorious from the tomb, conquering sin and death once and for all. We recall the history of our salvation and welcome a new member into the Body of Christ, the Church. And as with all of our holy liturgies on Easter Sunday morning, we celebrate Christ s victory with the joy and newness of life that the Resurrection brings when we live in Christ. We witness that God s love is greater even than death. I hope you will be with us this Holy Week to share in these most holiest of days. For as we share in Jesus death, so shall we share in his Resurrection. Have a blessed Holy Week,

April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Four Annual Rummage Sale (Sponsored by the Catholic Women s Club) Our Annual Rummage Sale will be held the week after Easter!

Buses depart on Greenwood Avenue at 8:30 pm Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday (April 13) 8:15am Morning Prayer 7:00pm Mass of the Lord s Supper (with Reposition until Midnight.

Passion Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday (April 15) Morning Prayer Easter Food Blessing Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday (April 16) 7:30am, 9:00am, Masses of the Lord s 10:45am, 12:15pm

4 April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Four Annual Rummage Sale (Sponsored by the Catholic Women s Club) Our Annual Rummage Sale will be held the week after Easter! All clean gently used clothing and small appliances are needed. All profits are donated back to Our Lady of Ransom. Volunteers are needed for this worthy cause. Signup sheets will be available shortly. Holy Thursday Church Visitation Schedule and Ticket Sales Tickets on sale in the Ministry Center. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Glenview St. Catherine Laboure Glenview St. Paul of the Cross Park Ridge Our Lady of Hope Chicago Mary, Seat of Wisdom Park Ridge Our Lady of Ransom Thursday, April 13. Buses depart on Greenwood Avenue at 8:30 pm Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday (April 13) 8:15am Morning Prayer 7:00pm Mass of the Lord s Supper (with Reposition until Midnight.) 8:15pm Visitation of Churches 11:55pm Night Prayer 8:15am 12:00pm 3:00pm 7:00pm 8:15am 11:00am 7:30pm Good Friday (April 14) Morning Prayer Living Stations of the Cross Liturgy of the Lord s Passion Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday (April 15) Morning Prayer Easter Food Blessing Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday (April 16) 7:30am, 9:00am, Masses of the Lord s 10:45am, 12:15pm Resurrection *Please note there will be no 5pm Mass on Easter Sunday. Calling all Ladies of the Parish. Often in sacred scripture you will find that Jesus went out into the desert to pray to His heavenly Father, if Our Lord needed time away to pray certainly we need time away from our busy lives to pray too. For this reason we invite you to step away from all the demands of life and spend some time with Our Lord (and other women from OLR) on a Women s Ignatian Retreat at Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, May 5-7. The grace you receive will benefit you & your family as well! Please call the Ministry Center for more information

April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Five Just a last minute reminder about our

We are looking for HAMS, YAMS, PINEAPPLE, CORN, BEANS, and any festive food items that you may want

Remember we will be packing the baskets on Wednesday, April 12. Thank you for your continued help!

who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.

With great fervor I pray and ask you to instill in me genuine convictions of faith, hope and love,

5 April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Five Just a last minute reminder about our EASTER BASKETS. We are looking for HAMS, YAMS, PINEAPPLE, CORN, BEANS, and any festive food items that you may want to include. Thank you for your generosity. Remember we will be packing the baskets on Wednesday, April 12. Thank you for your continued help! St. Vincent de Paul Society For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life. John 3:16 Prayer to Jesus Crucified Here I am, good and gentle Jesus, kneeling before you. With great fervor I pray and ask you to instill in me genuine convictions of faith, hope and love, with true sorrow for my sins and a firm resolve to amend them. While I contemplate your five wounds with great love and compassion, I remember the words which the prophet David long ago put on your lips: "They have pierced my hands and my feet, I can count all my bones." Psalm 22/17-18.

April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Six R E S T I N P E A C E Please continue to pray for the following people who have recently died: For All the Faithful Departed Lord, for

--Rite of Christian Burial SACRIFICIAL GIVING Our response to God s command to take care of the community with the gifts, talents and resources God entrusts to us.

P R A Y F O R T H E S I C K Rose Kawell (3) Marianne Sikorski (2) Irene Morgan (2) Pat Klett (2) Jeanine Warzynski (1) We pray for all the sick at every Mass and in our private prayers.

6 April 9, 2017 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Page Six R E S T I N P E A C E Please continue to pray for the following people who have recently died: For All the Faithful Departed Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed not ended. --Rite of Christian Burial SACRIFICIAL GIVING Our response to God s command to take care of the community with the gifts, talents and resources God entrusts to us. STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES Sunday Collections April 2...To be published soon. (Week 40) Year-to-date...To be published soon. We are grateful. P R A Y F O R T H E S I C K Rose Kawell (3) Marianne Sikorski (2) Irene Morgan (2) Pat Klett (2) Jeanine Warzynski (1) We pray for all the sick at every Mass and in our private prayers. Persons who have a change in their health (traumatic event, surgery, critical stage of disease, etc.) will be mentioned by name (if they or a family member request) at Sunday Masses. Thereafter, for one month the name will be published in the bulletin and then placed on our website: olransom. org. OLR MILITARY God keep you safe! A.I.C. Michael Gonzales Sgt. Vito Deiure Gunny Sgt. Paul J. Vee, USMC Lt. 1st Class Jared Kandell Staff Sgt. Michael Osterlund PFC Darren Keifer PO2 Patrick Wurster II Staff Sgt. Anthony LaScola, USMC Cpl. Brian Michael Bell BM3 Kristin Kaufmann Specialist Conrad Sewinski ENFR Joshua Torres 1st Lt. Joseph John Gullo, USAF Cpl. Giselle Obcemea Gayapa, USMC PFC Ezekiel M. Trimble PFC Edrian Fernandez, USAFC Cpt. Jason Lovallo 2nd Lt. Timothy F. Eddy, Jr. 1st Lt. Catie LaScola, USMC PFC Michael Allbright If you know of any Our Lady of Ransom parishioners who are serving in the military and would like to include them in our prayer intentions, please call the Ministry Center ( ) Liturgical Ministers for Next Week s Liturgies Date/Time Commentator Eucharistic Ministers Cantors Servers Saturday, April 15 Sunday, April 16 9:00 a.m. NOTE TO LITURGICAL MINISTERS Please sign up for Easter weekend Masses. Sign-up sheets are in the Bride s Room. 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. No 5PM Mass

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