The Spirit. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church. God Bless our First Communicants of 2017

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1 The Spirit Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church Third Sunday of Easter APRIL 30, 2017 God Bless our First Communicants of 2017 Shaun Abraham Michael Antol Naomi Barder Adrian Bobrowski Kendrick Botello Anna Mary Burke Allison Carter Bequita Chong Dylan Cohen Marcello de Guzman Emerson De La Cruz Sophia Duffy Jonathan Escobar Addison Flynn Joseph Hernandez Alyssa Herrera John Laird Kewell Ella Kish Vincent Krause Thomas Kurt Alyssa Large Madeline Marasas Marie Matsumoto Marcel Ocwieja Emily Owca Stephanie Pierski Erle Dhanniel Rosete Colm Staunton Margaret Walsh

2 April 30, 2017 Mass Intentions 3rd Sunday of Easter Monday, May 1 (St. Joseph the Worker) 6:30 a.m. Emily Loret Bedan 8:15 a.m. Henry Wozniak Tuesday, May 2 (St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor) 6:30 a.m. Mary E. Gustafson 8:15 a.m. Harriet & Casmier Stavinoga; Al & Alice Delhaye; Spec. Int. of Monica M. Paolelli; Fred Steinken Wednesday, May 3 (Ss. Philip & James, Apostles) 6:30 a.m. Manuel Espat 8:15 a.m. Adolfo & Maria Martino Thursday, May 4 6:30 a.m. Purgatorial Society 8:15 a.m. Leonard & Gertrude Kemnetz Friday, May 5 6:30 a.m. Leonard & Gertrude Kemnetz 8:15 a.m. Biagio Gattuso Saturday, May 6 8:15 a.m. Jerome Cierniak; Walter Scott; Stanislaw Kosiuk; Dionizy Kosciuk; Lucrezia Viele; Jay Burnette; Mary Rush 5:00 p.m. John D Souza Sunday, May 7 (Fourth Sunday of Easter) 7:30 a.m. Frank Lysy 9:00 a.m. Ignacy & Bronislawa Skiba 10:45 a.m. For the People of OLR 12:15 p.m. George & Dorothy Gagliano 5:00 p.m. Adeline Elton 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:

3 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Page Three From the desk of the Pastor... First Holy Communion In the midst of our Easter joy, how wonderful it is that our First Communicants will receive our Lord in the Holy Eucharist for the first time this upcoming Saturday. We congratulate these precious little ones and pray that they will always know how much Jesus loves them and always treasure the tremendous gift of our Lord s presence to them in the Blessed Sacrament. In a special way we welcome their families and friends who will celebrate with them at this important milestone in their faith lives. Let us also allow this celebration to stir us to a deeper appreciation of the unspeakable gift we too often take for granted of our Lord in the Holy Eucharist. Please Thank Our Governor Cardinal Cupich recently issued a public thanks to Gov. Bruce Rauner for his promise to veto House Bill 40 if it reaches his desk. I also contacted the Governor s office to do the same and encourage you to do so as well. The controversial legislation would allow taxpayer money to be used to pay for elective abortions a provision that is currently prohibited by state law. The State of Illinois is broke and hasn t passed a balanced budget in 2 years and this is how our legislature is choosing to spend our tax dollars! Gov. Rauner last week, through a spokesperson, promised to veto the bill if it passes the Illinois Legislature. Cardinal Cupich issued the following statement: Last Friday, Governor Rauner promised to veto House Bill 40. This legislation, which is pending in the General Assembly, would use public dollars, through Illinois Medicaid and employee health insurance programs, to fund elective abortions at any stage of pregnancy for any reason. I thank him for this principled stand. Abortion is a controversial issue in this country, but using public money to provide abortions should not be. The federal government prohibits the practice, and polls show a substantial segment of the American public rejects it. I pray that this divisive issue will be put behind us and our government officials will now concentrate on the many difficult challenges facing Illinois. Most importantly, our political leaders must find a way to cooperate and craft a budget that serves all our people. It is essential that we unite in this effort, and I stand ready to help in any way. HB 40 also deletes so-called "trigger" language in current Illinois law that states that if the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade is ever overturned, the "former policy of this State to prohibit abortions unless necessary for the preservation of the mother's life shall be reinstated." Sadly, this past Wednesday, HB 40 passed the House on a vote, including a Yea vote from Representative John D Amico (D) whom I contacted and urged to vote otherwise. The bill now moves to the Illinois Senate for consideration. Please see below information on how to write or phone the Governor to express your thanks for his promise to veto House Bill 40. Gov. Bruce Rauner OR Gov. Bruce Rauner 207 State House James R. Thompson Center Springfield, IL W. Randolph, Phone: Chicago, IL Phone: Have a blessed week,

4 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easer Page Four Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, May 5 WEDDING BANNS I - Monica Cuevas & Emmanuel Colin II - John Gustafson & Nicole Hubbard Adoration begins following the 8:15 am Mass, with Benediction at 7:00 pm Spend an hour with our Eucharistic Lord! A sign-up sheet is in the Gathering Space Rice Bowl Return! Please return your Rice Bowls as soon as possible thank you for your generosity. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will take place on Saturday, May 6, after the 8:15 Mass. WE WELCOME recently baptized: Cecilia Florina, daughter of Bogdan Mathias & Dorothy Zamora Amelia Grace, daughter of Craig Neukirch & Alexandra Nagorzanski Gabriella Clarise, daughter of Ian Hilo & Krisha de Guzman Khylie Jasmine, daughter of Ernest JohnWinters & Gretchyl Urbuda Joseph Thomas, son of Joseph LaCoppola & Andrea Gawylczyk Morgan Bradley, son of Michael Giza & Brooke McKean Nolan Alexander, son of Alexander Stojanoff & Kiley Bieleki-Mooney Logan Juan, son of Juan Delgado & Jennifer Gomez Winter Henry, son of Willis Brucker & Melanie Kaminski Lindell Nuguid, daughter of Leonardo Lundang & Jennifer Nuguid Claire Margaret, daughter of Jay Laurila & Heide Rose Armani Ian, son of Hector Espinosa & Yairlyn Ayala Dominic Douglas, son of Joseph DeGiulio & Lindsay Mulay Emery Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Miller & Annette Udzielak Tristan DeGuzman, son of Christian Corral & Charmane DeGuzman Matthew James, son of Brian Walsh & Alison Green Jackson James-Franciszek, son of Michael Pazela & Marta Zapala Aliya Valerie Bernabe, daughter of Daniel Miller & Jamie Lyn Parungao Peter Benedict, son of John Ostrowski & Karen Wong Cole, son of Andrew Chang & Cecilia Ann Umayam Aragon Emily Alayna, daughter of Justin Sorrentino & Ruby Molina Emma Ruth, daughter of Robert Fuller & Jaime Geraci

5 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easer Page Five THANK YOU! Your response to our request was, as usual, almost overwhelming. The thank you s that we were given for making their Easter especially joyful this year were gratifying to hear. And the credit for all this goes to parishioners such as yourselves. They thanked us and we thank you. There are of course some items that we are in short supply such as canned peas, mixed veggies, chili, Spaghetti O s and instant potatoes. Please continue to be generous. Saint Vincent de Paul Society MOMS HELPING MOMS Mark your calendar for our final meeting of the year on Thursday, May 11 at 7:00pm in Room 5. As always we will have wine, cheese and great conversation. We will also be joined by Tina Haisman, a master life coach and local speaker. Tina will discuss... How to Communicate with Your Husband to Invite More Love. Through her 21 years of marriage Tina has learned that men and women communicate very differently. So many times when a woman thinks she is saying one thing, her husband hears something very different. This causes a lot of stress in a marriage. In this talk, Tina delivers her top communication secrets to break down those communication barriers and bring more love into your relationship. Come and bring a friend! All Moms are welcome! Did You Get Rid of Your Landline or Move? If you eliminated your home phone s landline, kindly call us at the Ministry Center ( ) so we can update your family registration information. If you have had other changes too, perhaps a move or the delight of an addition to your family, please help us be aware so we can also make those updates. You can also us the information too at: info@olransom.org. Thank you Mass Book opens Wednesday, May 10 The opening date for the Mass Book for 2018 intentions will be Wednesday, May10 at 9:00a.m. in the Ministry Center. Unfortunately, we cannot accept advance bookings and checks. Any checks received before the opening date will be returned to sender. Intentions for the Mass are limited to one person and/or spouse per Mass. Should there be more family names, they will be listed as Deceased Members of the Family. According to the Code of Canon Law 948: Separate Masses must be applied for the intentions of those for whom an individual offering, even if small, has been made and accepted. The Archdiocese allows 2 Masses per week to be multiple intention Masses. These will be celebrated each Tuesday and Saturday at 8:15a.m. There will be a limit to one Sunday Mass per calendar month (12 Sunday Masses per year. ) There is no limit to weekday Masses.

6 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Page Six MAY 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Baptism Prep 7:00pm AR KofC 7:30pm DR Men s Club 7:30pm NW3 2 REP 7:00pm CH-SCH CWC Board 7:00pm DR 3 Choir 7:00pm 15 4 LofM 6:00pm DR 5 Adoration All Day Holy Hour 7:00pm CH 6 Mass 8:15am, 5:00pm CH Anointing/Sick 8:45am Confessions 11:00am First Communion CH-PH 7 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm Health Screening 10:00am- Rm. 14 CLOW 10:45am CH YG 6:00pm Donut Sunday 8 SVdP 7:00pm NW8 PPC 7:00pm DR 9 QofP 1:00pm DR REP Closing Mass 7:00pm CH 10 Choir 7:00pm 15 QofP 7:00pm DR 11 L of M 6:00pm DR MHM 7:00pm RM5 FCC Choir 7:00pm RM15 12 Adoration All Day Holy Hour 7:00pm CH YA 7:00pm NW5 13 Mass 8:15am, 5:00pm CH Confessions 11:00am 2nd Coll Catholic Charities 14 Mothers Day Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am CH Baptisms 1:30pm CH 2nd Coll. Catholic Charities 15 KofC 7:30pm PH 16 Nite Ministry 11:00am PH QofP 1:00pm DR CWC Mass, May Crowing and Pot Luck 6:30pm CH PH 17 Choir 7:00pm RM15 CommCo 7:00pm WR 18 LofM 6:00pm DR FCC Choir 7:00pm RM Mass 8:15am, 5:00pm CH Confessions 11:00am 21 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am CH QofP 1:00pm DR 24 Choir 7:00pm 15 FCC 7:00pm DR Soup Kitchen 25 L of M 6:00pm DR FCC Choir 7:00pm RM Mass 8:15am, 5:00pm CH Confessions 11:00am 28 Ascension Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am Baptisms 1:30pm CH Sunday Supper 29 Memorial Day Mass 9:00 am CH 30 QofP 1:00pm DR 31 Choir 7:00pm 15 FCC 7:00pm DR KEY: CH = Church SCH = School PH = Paluch Hall (Downstairs below church) GS = Gathering Space (Church) AR = Antioch Room (Ministry Center) DR = Dining Room (Ministry Center) WR = Workroom (Ministry Center) MC = Ministry Center 10, 11, 12, 15 = Rooms in School CLOW = Childrens Liturgy of the Word CommCo = Communications Committee CWC = Catholic Women s Club FCC = Filipino Christian Community K of C = Knights of Columbus L of M = Legion of Mary MHM = Moms Helping Moms NW 1, 3, 5, 8 Rooms in School PPC = Parish Pastoral Council QofP = Queen of Peace Guild REP = Religious Education Program SOUL = Prayer Group SVDP = St. Vincent de Paul YA = Young Adults YG = Youth Group

7 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easer Page Seven CHANGE OF DATE Our last meeting of the year, and our Annual Potluck is Tuesday, May 16th. We will start the evening with holy Mass at 6:30p.m. where our Woman of the Year will be honored. There were three worthy women nominated, and each one will be recognized for their devotion to helping others. Eleanor Laraia will crown the Blessed Mother as Audrey Scholly (former Woman of the Year) wishes her well and hands the flowered crown to Eleanor; while we will sing the old familiar hymns in honor of Mary. A Blessed Tradition! We know we have many talented cooks and bakers in our Parish! So please be thinking about one of your favorite potluck dishes to bring to our final meeting. It s always amazing to see and taste the delicious and varied potluck items we receive. Remember to label with ingredients (especially if your choice has nuts in it) and include your name. WOMAN OF THE YEAR Eleanor Laraia has lived in the area for more than fifty years, and is one of Our Lady of Ransom s founding members. As soon as the church was built and dedicated, Eleanor and her family became active members of the parish. photo Eleanor was a force in starting the Catholic Women s Club and her participation of over five decades of devotion to her church and the Club are too numerous to list, but some of the highlights of her fifty-seven years as a parishioner are: a member of the Ave Maria Guild, and as President of the guild she helped to organize the first craft show; in she served as President of the CWC; she modeled at this year s Fashion Show as she has many times throughout the years; she serves as a Lector at the Sunday nine o clock Mass; previously was a Communion Minister, she ran the Irish Room at the Kaleidoscope; currently serves as co-chair of the CWC Hospitality Committee; and is sharing her time and talent as this year s Vice President of the CWC. Eleanor is always the first to volunteer for the many tasks the CWC experiences each year, and her quiet demeanor is misleading as she is a dynamo while working with others or just by herself. You can always count on her to be there when volunteers are needed. No job is too small or too big for Eleanor and she continues to be a great asset to her church and our Club. Her years of devotion and service make her a worthy candidate, and it is our pleasure to name her as our 2017 Woman of the Year.

8 April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Page Eight R E S T I N P E A C E Please continue to pray for the following people who have recently died: Albert Pavlick Alexander Coglianese Marian Palcheck Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed not ended. --Rite of Christian Burial SACRIFICIAL GIVING P R A Y F O R T H E S I C K Arnold Tetens (2) Andy Cairo (1) Rose Napoli (1) 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 23...$ 10,002 (Weeks 43) March electronic..$ 8,326 Year-to-date. $ 578,911 We are grateful. 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, May 6 5:00 p.m. Marilyn Kirschten Ben Oliva Gigi Bialko, Joe Bialko, Joan Del Medico, Steve Dolan, Maria Eichstaedt, Jack Eichstaedt, Marilyn Kirschten, David Nellessen, Andy Thelen Rob Sadlowski Renee Pantaleon Mary Rigoni Sunday, May 7 7:30 a.m. Terry Uselmann Roseann Dulski George Colgan, Tom Kleeman, Eleanor Mueller, Phyllis Ranalli, Terry Uselmann, Roseann Dulski, (sub needed) Rob Sadlowski Tony Davies Jhaydee Santos 9:00 a.m. Isabel DuPont Joe Annunzio, Terry Annunzio Fred Batliner, Gerry Batliner, Carol Bergeron, Josephine Fragale, Maria Gullo, Mary Ann Malartsik, Dennis Ramirez Rob Sadlowski Dominic Vecchio John Paul Vecchio 10:45 a.m. Robert Bell Wayne Sliwa Josephine Bax, Maureen Bell, Robert Bell, Edward Cameron, Anna Di Benedetto, Rick Fox, Lydia LaScola, Jerry Merkel, Wayne Sliwa OLR Children s Choir Megan Ward Almus Uzquiano 12:15 p.m. Lulu de los Reyes Estelle Pahati Jonelle Castillo, Cathy Gierum, John Gierum, Joe Paolelli, Chris Paolelli, Ben Paolelli, Gloria Scardino, Judy Vee, Matilde Yates Rob Sadlowski Matthew Cordero Frank Kedzior 5:00 p.m. James Croteau Georgene Croteau, James Croteau, Kathleen Deveau, R. Scott Flick, Rick Fox Jody Schuth Catherine Valeroso Clarissa Valeroso

9 From: Our Lady of Ransom Parish Niles, IL Contact: Cathy Williams Bulletin # Date: April 30, PAGES PLUS COVER SHEET Publisher 2007 Printer HP Laser Jet CP3525