June 7, 2015 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

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1 Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Mission Statement We are a diverse Catholic community of genera ons, experiencing the living God and reflec ng our faith in ac on with one another. June 7, 2015 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

2 Page 2 June 7, 2015 Mass Intentions MON. June 8, Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am Edward Mitchell TUES. June 9, St. Ephrem 8:30 am Margaret Scaggs, Anna May Downing WED. June 10, Weekday in Ordinary Time 8:30 am Adam & Chris Perrone, Anna May Downing THURS. June 11, St. Barnabas, Apostle 8:30 am Harriet Rose, Bruno Rozenlils FRI. June 12, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 8:30 am Maria Guererro SAT. June 13, The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Anthony of Padua 8:30 am Gene & Sheila Rogalski 5:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish SUN. June 14, Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Ruth Puralewski, Adeline A. Rosenthal 10:00 am Germano Macrito, Elaine Davis, Marie Maita 12:00 pm Ted & Joseph Zalewski, Wiktoria Ignarska, Wladyslaws Miras, Zofia Mackowska, Christy Mullane 5:30 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory Parishes Weekly Collections May 24, 2015 Sunday Offertory $ 8,965 Nepal $ 2,477 The amount for the Sunday Offertory includes the electronic donations received for the week. Thank you for your generosity! Please pray for our sick Gina Brettman, Patricia Klenck, Robert Walsh, Linda Lent, Sr. Barbara Hawken, SLW THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Today s Scriptures relate the sacrifices offered to God to make peace for the sins of humanity. In the reading from the Book of Exodus Moses reads to them the commandments of the Lord given in the Book of the Covenant. The people reply that they will listen and obey all that the Lord has commanded them. After this Moses takes the blood, which was considered to be the source of life, of sacrificed bulls and sprinkled it on the people signifying the covenant with God. The Letter to the Hebrews tells of the New Covenant which is the only sacrifice that can truly sanctify those who have sinned. It is only through Christ, the eternal high priest who offers to God his own blood, that humanity can be cleansed and receive eternal redemption. This is dramatically portrayed in Mark s gospel as Jesus meets with his disciples in the upper room to eat the Passover lamb immediately before his Passion. Our Lord reveals the new and everlasting Covenant: that he himself is the sacrificial lamb and mediator between God and humanity. Jesus took the bread and gave it to them declaring: this is my body; and, after giving them the cup this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for you and for the many so that sins may be forgiven. Exodus 24: 3-8 Hebrews 9: Mark 14: 12-16, THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus refers to the whole mystery of the Incarnation and Christ s immense love for the Father and for us. When we meditate upon Jesus heart we think of how he loves us beyond any love we can imagine. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a symbol of that love. This devotion expresses the Church s beautiful historical piety for Christ and calls us to conversion and penance, love and gratitude for Christ s sacrifice on our behalf. The real human beating heart of Christ echoes in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, his mother. Mary as mother and as disciple enjoys a unique relationship with Christ. She participated like no other could have in humanity s salvation. The memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary celebrates this unique relationship between Son and Mother and the extraordinary greatness to which Mary fulfilled her role. Mary in an immaculate way was conformed to the will of God the Father. Through her own free will Mary abandoned herself perfectly to the designs of God. The devotion to Mary s Immaculate Heart moves us to reflect on Mary s interior life and virtues, drawing us closer to God.

3 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Page 3 From the Pastor s Desk Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. This celebration reminds us how much God loves us. The Father is willing to sacrifice his only Son. Jesus gives his life for us and sends us the Holy Spirit so that we can experience his forgiveness and share in his divine life. At the end of last week s gospel Jesus promised to remain with us to the end of the age. The Eucharist is the fulfillment of that promise. In today s gospel we hear St. Mark s version of the Last Supper. At the Passover Feast the night before his death, Jesus gives us the new Covenant. Jesus takes the bread and the cup, blesses them and gives them to his disciples, proclaiming it to be his very body and blood, poured out for our salvation. The Jewish Feast of Passover commemorates their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Commemoration is more than a remembrance. In a mystical way the Jewish people believe that they participate in that deliverance every time they celebrate Passover. For all Christians, the passion of Christ is our deliverance from slavery to sin and death. At the Last Supper Jesus institutes the Eucharist as the commemoration of his passion. In a mystical way, we too, participate in Christ s death and resurrection every time we celebrate the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the heart of our faith. Many people believe that the Eucharist is simply a reminder of Jesus, or at best a spiritual communion with Jesus or a symbolic gesture of our unity as believers. Many others don t see how it makes any difference. This truly is a tragedy. Flannery O Connor once wrote concerning the Eucharist If it s just a symbol, then to hell with it. The martyrs of the early church wrote Without the Eucharist we cannot live. We would certainly still have our physical life. But without the faith and grace of the Eucharist our spiritual life is diminished and the image of Christ in which we are made will disappear (literally rot away in the words of St. Athanasius). We need to be drawn back into this mystery of our faith, the greatest gift we can receive, our Lord himself. The School Graduation was a wonderful, but bittersweet celebration. Twenty-seven of our children are moving on to high school and to a bright future. Some of them have been together at our school for nine years. It is hard to say goodbye to such a wonderful group of students. They will be missed. But they will always be part of our family and in our hearts and prayers. Thank you to Mrs. Mijal, Mrs. Peters, Sr. Ann and Sr. Mary Lou for all their love and concern over the years. And thank you to all those who planned our celebration. Please see the pictures on page six. The Altar Servers had a special pizza party this past Thursday to celebrate this year of service to the parish. Thank you to Deacon Bill Frere for leading their training and for hosting the event. Today the School Board will host Coffee and Donuts after all the masses. The Parish Council will meet this Tuesday at 7 p.m. All parishioners are welcome to stop by at the beginning of the meeting to share any suggestions or concerns. The School Honors Program will be held this Wednesday in the Church immediately following the morning mass. All are welcome. The Church celebrates two special feasts this week. The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is this Friday and the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is this Saturday. See page two for more details. Our second collection today is for the Chicago Priests Retirement and Medical Fund. The pension fund has taken a beating recently. Combined with soaring medical costs, this has caused a financial crisis for our retired priests. Thank you for your continued generosity. The annual Parish Calendar Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 18 at 7 pm in Kernaghan Hall. Leaders of parish ministries and organizations please bring your calendars. Any other requests for use of the parish facilities should be submitted in writing to Barbara, our parish secretary. We would like to start a Children s Liturgy of the Word service to be held during the 10 am Sunday mass. This is a great way for young children to hear the bible stories written for them, and their parents can focus on the mass. It s a win-win situation that will be a great help to young parents. However, we do need volunteers to create a team. Training will be provided. Please see page four for details. Have a great week. Sincerely, Fr. Neil

4 Page 4 June 7, 2015 Baptized in Faith Please pray for the repose of the souls of Nellie Powell, Cynthia Anne Riehm and Antionette Bedoe and for their families and friends. Wedding Banns II - Eric Bianchini and Carly Baylian Margaret Ann Chronos Child of John and Margaret (O Grady) Chronos Nia Rose Essex Child of Darrell Essex and Jezenia Sanchez Morgan Shauna Malinowski Child of Kenneth Malinowski and Nicole Caldwell Angel Mengxuan Sadofsky Child of Jie Hou and Yah Liu Millie Grace Keyu Sadofsky Child of John and Angel (Hou) Sadofsky Looking for Leaders to run Children s Liturgy of the Word St. Robert s is planning on starting a Children s Liturgy of the Word beginning Fall At the 10:00 mass, children will be invited to come forward to attend Children s Liturgy of the Word. This ministry serves children, by proclaiming God s word on a level that they understand, and by reflecting on its meaning in their lives. It will most likely be held in Kernaghan Hall. We are looking for a few adults to create a team. No formal training is needed but there will be some basic instruction and of course you will need Virtus Training. SRB will be glad to help with those. For more information, contact Trina Eifert or pnteifert@sbcglobal.net. DO YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT NEEDS TO BE BAPTIZED OR RECEIVE SACRAMENTS Do you have a child who is not baptized or needs to prepare for Reconciliation, Eucharist, or Confirmation? Please contact: Debi DeMario at or srbre1@yahoo.com St. Robert Bellarmine Ministers of Care are dedicated volunteers who serve the hospitalized and homebound of our parish. If you have a family member or neighbor who is homebound and wishes to receive communion from a Minister of Care, Please call the rectory at

5 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Page 5 To Our St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Family, We want to extend to you our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for the overwhelming outpouring of prayers and support over the past 4 years of Deacon formation. Words cannot adequately express our thanks for all the preparations that went into yesterday's Mass of Thanksgiving and the reception that followed. The decorations and the abundance of food and friendship literally took our breath away. We are richly blessed. It will be an honor and a privilege to walk with you on this new journey and we humbly look forward to serving the faith community here at St. Robert's. Deacon Bill and Ginger Members of the Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Council were able to take part in the Vicariate IV welcoming mass at St. Domitilla in Hillside for Archbishop Blase Cupich. It was a beautiful liturgy with readings, music and petitions in several languages demonstrating the vast cultural richness of our Vicariate. It was definitely a warm welcome for our new Archbishop. Vicariate IV has 61 Parishes, 33 Elementary Schools, 7 High Schools and 1 University. Pictured from left to right: Deacon Tony Delgado, Jane Hearrin, Fr. Neil Fackler, Archbishop Blase Cupich, Del Norwood, Pastora Gandor, Maria Delgado, Dan Gandor and Susie Jablonski. World Meeting of Families 2015 Philadelphia September 21-27, 2015

6 Page 6 June 7, 2015 "SURPRISE" Popsicle Day The Parents' Association's "SURPRISE" Popsicle Day was a success! All grades from 3 year old preschool through 8th Grade enjoyed a special treat. The faces as the children walked outside were priceless! Thank you for helping make this day a special memory for all of the students!

7 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Page 7 Saint Robert Bellarmine Girl Scout Brownie Troop Service Unit 292, planted seeds and a celebratory fence for their garden bin in the SRB Spirit Garden located at the corner of Higgins and Central Avenues. The girls learned about soil, seeds, sun, water and helpful neighbors that combine to make a garden grow in Jefferson Park. The scouts received a special Community Service patch for their efforts. Pictured are the 2nd Grade Brownie scouts and their leaders: Kim Nigro, Susie Jablonski, and Celeste Burke as well as guest SRB Spirit Gardener Del Norwood. 6th Annual Walter J. Monco Memorial Race Day Join us for a day at the races on Sunday, June 28 to celebrate the life of Walter Monco. In tribute to Walt's passion for the ponies, we will gather at beautiful Arlington Park for some fun (and hopefully some winning bets!). Gates open at 11:15 am with the first race scheduled for 1 pm. Admission is $35 for adults and $20 for kids 17 and under. The ticket price includes park admission, a box seat, racing program and a simple lunch buffet. Lunch will be served 12:30-2:30 pm. Please respond by Tuesday, June 15. Please make your race day payment to Joe Villinski and mail to Joe at 65 Tournament Dr. N, Hawthorn Woods, IL To make a donation to the scholarship fund in Walt's name, please make out a separate check to the St. Robert Bellarmine Walter Monco Memorial Scholarship Fund. These can also be mailed to Joe at the address listed above. Contact (847) or joevwrites@yahoo.com with any questions. We hope to see you at the races on June 28! JOIN THE FUN Sept , 2015 at Portage Park The Knights of Columbus Tonti Council #1567 is looking for vendors, crafters and artists interested in securing a spot for the 19th Annual Portage Park Community Fair (formerly Art in the Park). For more information call or visit either kofc_art_in_park@yahoo.com or

8 Page 8 June 7, 2015 There is no other way to say it Catechists Are Needed for the school year! How can our rich intellectual and spiritual traditions be passed down to the young people of our parish? Who will teach the childrens hearts and minds what it means to be Catholic? We need you! The St. Robert s Religious Education Program needs you! You can team-teach with a friend or spouse, you can teach on your own. You do not have to be a professional teacher, experience helps but is not necessary and there are trained individuals, other catechists and myself to help you. Training is offered beginning in late August and goes throughout the year. Saturday mornings twice a month for 16 weeks September-April 2 openings for 3 rd and 6 th 5 th, 7 th, 8 th (we are growing and need your help) Whether you are single or married, with or without children, old or young, it is everyone s responsibility. Why wait for someone else to volunteer. Why don t you be the first one to pick up the phone and call. Debi DeMario at or srbre1@yahoo.com Catechist s families pay half tuition. Maybe we can help each other. Call now! The Women s Center Bulletin Announcement for June, 2015 We celebrate Father s Day during June. Many fathers feel a deep loss and sadness due to the abortion of their child. At The Women s Center, we reduce the number of abortions by approximately 1,000 babies saved each year. We are able to do this because of the counseling, and spiritual and material help which you enable us to provide our mothers and fathers. Have you felt God calling you to serve in the pro-life mission field? The Women s Center is looking for new volunteers Monday-Friday, between 9am-5pm, at our Cicero Ave. location. We especially need volunteers to greet clients in our lobby on Thursday 1-4pm and Friday 9am-4pm. We would love to find a retired man who is handy and able to lift up to 40 pounds to distribute baby furniture on Wednesday or Thursday, 10am-2pm. We also have an excellent opportunity for one to four people (individuals or friends) to work together prepping baby bottles for our spare change campaign, any day, Monday through Friday, between 9am-5pm. If you have questions about these areas and are interested in volunteering, please contact Paige at or pscarlett@womens-center.org. We need 2 walkers, 2 toddler beds, 4 strollers, 1 double stroller, 8 pack n plays, 3 swings, 2 bassinets and 6 infant car seat/carriers. It will be a great help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or if a pick-up by a volunteer is needed, please call The families who receive these things are grateful for your generosity. We can use maternity clothes, size 6 diapers and crib sheets. These things must be delivered to us unless accompanied by baby furniture.

9 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Page 9 CAR WASH for a Cause! Saturday, June 27 th 9am 1pm SRB Parking Lot The SRB TEEN CLUB needs to raise funds for their Urban Immersion trip! Help us help others! The teens are taking three days out of their summer to perform community service amongst the poorest of the poor in Chicago. We need $1500 for housing, transporta on, and dona ons to the non-profits with which we work. Thank you for your assistance! WE WASH CARS FOR DONATIONS! Ques ons? Contact Beth Farias, Youth Minister at (773) or srbteens@gmail.com The day begins before the park opens, with Mass at 10:00 a.m. Our new Vicar General, Very Rev. Ronald Hicks, will be the celebrant. Reduced tickets at $35 per person and special prices for food. Order tickets online at GreatAmerica. Click on Enter Promo Code located at the top of the page on the far right side and enter: CATHOLIC Please RSVP for Mass at StrategicPastoralPlan@ArchChicago.org For questions about Catholic Family Day, call

10 Page 10 June 7, 2015 PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY GySgt Timothy R. Hogan (Marines) CPT Patrick J. Collins (Army) Raymond Weernink (Navy) Sgt Scott Pekar (Marines) CPT Dan Allen (Army) LCpl Kurt Williams (Marines) SGT Joseph Konieczny (Army) Mike Janson (Navy) 1LT Brian G. Lutz (Army) Bernard Brennan (Marines) PVT Colleen McDonald (Army) A1C Alex Kemmeling (Air Force) Sgt Joseph VonMoser (Marines) Luke Bulanda (Navy) Capt Kevin P. O Grady (Air Force) Capt Daniel C. Ouper (Air Force) EM1 John J. Schmidt III (Navy) Capt Albert Eiffes (Air Force) Joseph A. Casey (Navy) EM3 Abraham Ubi (Navy) PVT Michael Barry (Army) SPC David A. Torres (Army) E2 Anthony V. Tierra (Navy) A1C Logan Lopez (Air Force) Sarah Faye Tierra (Navy) Sgt. Benjamin Juhasz (Marines) The parish bulletin is made possible through the people that take out ads on the inside back cover. Please take a look at the list of advertisers and patronize them whenever you have a need for the services they provide. Weekly Schedule Monday, June 8 7:30 pm Sports Association Board Meeting (KH) Tuesday, June 9 6:30 pm Novena (C) 7 pm PPC Meeting (R) Wednesday, June 10 Last Day of School 9 am Honors Program 11:30 am School Dismissal Thursday, June 11 6 pm School Board Dinner (Offsite) Friday, June 12 Saturday, June 13 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Market Day (LR) Sunday, June 14 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. Amen. author unknown Daily Scripture Readings Monday 2 Cor 1:1-7 / Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday 2 Cor 1:18-22 / Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday 2 Cor 3:4-11 / Mt 5:17-19 Thursday Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3 / Mt 5:20-26 Friday Hos 11:1, 3-4, 8c-9 / Eph 3:8-12, / Jn 19:31-37 Saturday 2 Cor 5:14-21 / Mt 5:33-37 Sunday Ez 17:22-24 / 2 Cor 5:6-10 / Mk 4:26-34 June 13 / 14, 2015 Mass Presider Servers Lectors Clean-up Auxiliary Ministers 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 5:30 PM Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Nel Fackler Fr. Scott Donahue Fr. Scott Donahue Fr. Robert Fedek J. Hall, N. Soriano, M. Semtner J. Galindo, D. Walsh, K. Brosnan D. Loch, D. Loch, J. O Brien J. Reyes, J. Stauber, A. Amoloria N. Brennan, J. Sarau-Young, R. Sarau-Young E. Stecker K. Fergus J. Bogusz, D. Fergus, P. Fergus T. Kerin M. Furphy Deacon B. Frere, M. Furphy, M. Kmiec E. Day T. Psioda- Moskal E. Day T. Psioda- Moskal P. Eifert, K. Ernst, J. Hearrin, T. Eifert, M. Glowacz, N. Kriescher, J. Markfull D. Czech, E. Day, C. McManus L. Baylian J. Oloroso H. Heidkamp, J. Oloroso, K. Suckow

11 Saint Robert Bellarmine Church Parish Rectory & Office 4646 North Parish Austin Office Avenue & Rectory Chicago, Illinois 4646 North Austin Avenue Tel Chicago, Illinois Fax Tel Website: Fax Website: Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Rev. Donahue, Neil E. Resident Fackler, Pastor Antonio Rev. Delgado, Scott Deacon Donahue, Resident Tony Delgado, Deacon Kathy Goetz, Kathy Business Goetz, Business Manager Manager Barbara Donnelly, Parish Adm. Secretary Assist/Office Mgr Deacon Dr. Bill Christina Frere, Zaker, Adult Education Adult Education Beth Farias, Beth Youth Farias, Minister Youth Minister Religious Religious Education Education Office Office 6036 West 6036 Eastwood West Eastwood Avenue Avenue Tel Tel Debi DeMario, Debi Director DeMario, Director St. Robert St. Bellarmine Robert Bellarmine School School 6036 West 6036 Eastwood West Eastwood Avenue Avenue Tel Tel Carrie Mijal, Carrie Principal Mijal, Principal Chris Wilson, Chris Secretary Wilson, Secretary Office of Music Office Director of Music Director 6036 West 6036 Eastwood West Eastwood Avenue Avenue Tel Tel Dennis Dennis Costanzo, Costanzo, Music Director Music Director Bulletin Deadline: Bulletin Deadline: Thursday Thursday 12 Noon 12 Noon 10 days 10 in days advance in advance Submit articles Submit via articles via in in person at at the the rectory or or fax fax Pulpit Announcement Pulpit Announcement Deadline Deadline Friday Friday by 7:30 by p.m. 7:30 in p.m. the rectory. in the rectory. Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Weekdays Weekdays - Monday - Monday - Friday - Friday at 8:30 at a.m. 8:30 a.m. Weekends Weekends - Saturday - Saturday Morning Morning at 8:30 at a.m. 8:30 a.m. Saturday Saturday Evening Evening at 5:00 at p.m., 5:00 p.m., Sundays Sundays at 8:00 at 8:00 a.m., a.m., 10:00a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 12:00 p.m. p.m. and and 5:30 5:30 p.m. p.m. Holy Holy Days Days - 8:30-8:30 a.m. a.m. and and 7:00 7:00 p.m. p.m. Rectory Office Rectory Hours Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, - Friday Thursday - 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 to 7:30 a.m. p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, (Closed from Friday 12:00-8:30 to 1:00 a.m. p.m. to 5 for p.m. lunch) (Closed Saturday from - 12:00 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. p.m. for lunch) Saturday Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Weddings Weddings Arrangements to be made with a priest Arrangements at least to be six made months with in a advance. priest at Please least six contact months the in rectory advance. for date and time availability Please contact before the rectory making for other date and arrangements. time availability before making other arrangements. Baptisms Baptisms Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday Celebrated the second at 1:15 and fourth p.m. Sunday Parents at 1:15 need p.m. to register at the rectory office. Baptismal Parents need preparation to register at class the rectory for first office. time Parents Baptismal and Godparents preparation is offered class for on first the time last Monday Parents of the and month Godparents at 7:00 is offered p.m. in on the the rectory. last Monday Please of note: the month there at are 7:00 no p.m. baptisms in the scheduled rectory. during the season of Lent. Please note: there are no baptisms scheduled during Confessions/Reconciliations the season of Lent. Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Confessions/Reconciliations or by appointment. Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick Anointing 1st Saturday of of the the Sick month after the 8:30 a.m. mass. 1st Saturday of the month after the 8:30 a.m. mass. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Eucharistic Third Adoration Wednesday & of Benediction every month. Third Adoration Wednesday begins of every after month. 8:30 a.m. mass. Adoration begins Benediction after 8:30 at a.m. 5 p.m. mass. Benediction Please at sign 5 p.m. up at the rectory office. Please sign up at the rectory office. Novena Novena Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on Mother Tuesday of Perpetual evenings Help at 6:30 Novena p.m. is in offered the church. on Tuesday evenings at 6:30p.m. in the church. Recitation of the Rosary Recitation Monday of through the Rosary Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.

12 CHURCH NAME & NUMBER St Robert Bellarmine # ADDRESS 4646 N. Austin Avenue Chicago, IL PHONE Work CONTACT PERSON Mariellen Cronin / Barbara Donnelly SOFTWARE Publisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Standard Windows XP Professional PRINTER Xerox DocuPrint P8ex NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 10 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN June 7, 2015 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS