December 31, 2017 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

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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. December 31, 2017 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Solemnity of Mary December 31 Vigil Mass Sunday 4:00 p.m. January 1 Mass Monday 9:00 a.m. The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ January 7 Sunday Baptism of the Lord January 8 Monday 8:30 a.m.

2 Page 2 December 31, 2017 Mass Intentions MON. January 1, Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God 9:00 am The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish TUES. January 2, St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen 8:30 am Alfredo Sarau WED. January 3, The Most Holy Name of Jesus 8:30 am Juan Antonio Luna THURS. January 4, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 8:30 am Charles C. and Catherine Scherer FRI. January 5, St. John Neumann 8:30 am The Safety of our Military Personell SAT. January 6, St. Andre Besette 8:30 am Joseph Koziarz 5:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish SUN. January 7, The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 am Robert Rosenthal, Sue Swope 10:00 am Adriana Haddid, Michael Ramon Jimms, Anthony Kobylka 12:00 pm Christy Mullane, Ann Mullane, Leonard Wolski 5:30 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory Parishes Weekly Collections December 17, 2017 Sunday Offertory $ 8,363 Christmas Flowers $ 2,017 Religious Retirement $ 655 Sharing $ 293 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, Margaret Ludden Feast of the Holy Family The writer of the Book of Sirach gives us practical advice on living out our role within our own family. The father is set in honor over his children while the mother holds authority over them. Children are to honor their parents and care for them when they age. St. Paul continues this theme writing to the Colossians telling them about how husbands, wives and children should relate to one another. He tells them to be kind, compassionate, humble, patient, thankful and forgiving. And, above all, they are to put on love. In a sense, love is who they are to become. The gospel of Luke shows the Holy Family following the religious duty by bringing the child Jesus to the Temple to be consecrated to the Lord. While they do this, devout worshippers, Simeon and Anna, display incredible joy upon encountering the child and then reveal Jesus role in our salvation. On this first Sunday of the Christmas season we gather and recall how holiness does not lie in extraordinary works, but in living a life of faith each day. We remember the faith of our ancestors, celebrate the faith of the Holy Family, and pray that our own families are led to a stronger faith. Sirach 3:2-6, Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:22-40 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God celebrates and affirms that Jesus, though born of a human mother, truly is divine. This dogma of the Church was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 and reaffirmed at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, the last of the patristic ecumenical councils recognized by virtually all Christian denominations. The controversy was intense as many devout people tried to protect the transcendence of the one true God, asking how could the eternal God be born of a creature. These Councils affirmed that God s ways are beyond our human comprehension and that he revealed his plan of salvation to us through Jesus Christ. Jesus, uniquely, is both fully human and fully divine. We cannot comprehend how this is so, but we believe that it is true and Jesus is the true source of our salvation. In the Book of Numbers, God tells Moses that he will bless his people and will let his face shine upon them. Jesus will be the true face of God whose light shines upon us. St. Paul tells us that Jesus is the Son of God, born of a woman through the power of the Holy Spirit. In the gospel, the shepherds visit the Holy Family at the manger, telling Joseph and Mary that the Angel of the Lord revealed that their baby son is the Savior of the world. Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-21

3 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Page 3 From the Pastor s Desk Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. This feast continues our celebration of Christmas. Jesus was born into our human family to sanctify our families. When we honor the Holy Family, we honor our own families by seeking to imitate their mutual love. We look to Jesus, Mary and Joseph as a model to teach us love, respect, honor and sacrifice for one another. We seek their prayers to help us in our family relationships. In the Incarnation we participate in the Divine Exchange ; God joins our human family so that we may join his divine family. The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph mirrors the Divine Family of Father, Son and Holy Spirit in that the three are truly one in a divine relationship of love. Just so, our families, though made up of many members, are still to be one family, united in love. The scriptures today give us some guidance on how family members should treat one another. The reading from Sirach is a commentary on the Fourth Commandment. We should remember that he speaks of God s will, not just some maxim that we can choose to ignore. Parents have honor and authority over their children. We are called to honor our parents, to take care of them when they are old, even if they become infirm in mind or body. Since family relationships are based on the love of God, we should accept these responsibilities as labors of love not as burdens or as inconveniences. Interestingly, this Commandment is the only one that comes with a specific promise from God: that you may have long life in the land which the Lord, your God, is giving you. We are being promised eternal life. The patience and love we show our parents will be rewarded as we are more closely conformed to the divine image in which we were created. St. Paul echoes this theme in his Letter to the Colossians as he describes the virtues of a healthy relationship. We are to show compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. We are to bear with one another and forgive one another just as God has forgiven us. And above all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. St. Paul really challenges us to act on our faith, especially when it is difficult and especially toward those we love. Husbands and wives are to be mutually loving and respectful, avoiding bitterness. Children are to obey their parents. Parents are not to provoke or discourage their children. St. Paul tells us that the key to all this is gratitude. If we are grateful for the people in our lives, the love they give us and how blessed we are to be loved, the grievances will not upset us out of proportion. Nor will our grievances cause us to lose perspective on what is truly important in life: the fact that we are in a relationship of love with one another and with God. The gospel tells us the wonderful story of the Presentation in the Temple (the fourth joyful mystery of the rosary). Joseph and Mary bring the infant Jesus to the Temple, fulfilling the Law of Moses. Joseph officially claims Jesus as his son, thereby fulfilling God s plan that the savior will come from the House of David (pretty clever of God, isn t it?). Simeon, a holy and devout man who has long been waiting for the fulfillment of the vision, takes the child in his arms and blesses him. His prayer of gratitude is recited every night by those who pray the breviary: Now, master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all peoples, a light for the revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel. The prophetess Anna, who has been waiting over sixty years for this moment, comes forth to confirm the message to Simeon, that this is indeed the child whom God has sent for the redemption of Jerusalem. I would like to thank everyone who helped with all our parish liturgical celebrations: the school teachers who prepared the students for the Christmas pageant; art and environment volunteers who decorated the church; the liturgical ministers (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, servers, choir members, musicians, ushers, and volunteers) who helped create our beautiful liturgies, the Ministers of Care who brought Holy Communion to the sick and the homebound. I apologize if I missed anyone. These events don t just happen. They are only possible through the generous gifts of time and talent of so many of our people. Thank you for all you do. The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God is celebrated on January 1st. The Vigil Mass will be on New Year s Eve at 4 p.m. The mass on New Year s Day will be at 9 a.m. (not a Holy Day of Obligation this year). I hope that everyone had a blessed Christmas, and that our children and faculty are enjoying a well-deserved vacation. Best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year. Sincerely, Fr. Neil

4 Page 4 December 31, 2017 In Sympathy Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ermina Bosler and for her family and friends. 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 Join fellow parishioners and Deacon Bill as we spend time with Sunday Scriptures: Preparing to hear God s Word Learning more about Scripture Asking what Scripture is saying to me Growing spiritually with others January 4 - Thursday morning 9:15 in Kernaghan Hall O, taste and see the Goodness of the Lord. (Ps. 38) Please join us in the church on Tuesday, January 2 at 6:30 pm for a Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help followed by Benediction. Common Threads: An expansion of SRB s Blanket Ministry Can you knit, crochet, sew, quilt or tie a knot? Prayer blankets can be a sign of God s presence as well as a reminder of the love, concern and prayers of the community. We need people of all ages and talent levels to donate materials and make blankets. To find out more, join us on Thursday, January 4 at 7 pm in the Kernaghan Hall Meeting Room. Donations of soft fabrics and yarn (no wool) can be dropped off at the rectory. For further details, contact Deacon Bill at the rectory. Holiday Hours School The School will be closed until classes resume on January 3, The Parish Office Hours are as follows: Sunday, December 31, 2017 the office will be open from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2018 and Tuesday, January 2 and will reopen at 8:30 am on Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

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8 Page 8 December 31, 2017 Many Thanks to Mrs. Claus for taking time out of her busy holiday schedule to spend some time with our kindergarten class. Please consider joining our Faith Formation Catechist Team. For more information please contact DRE@Srb-chicago.org or call

9 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Page 9 January 2018 St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass at 9:00 am HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED 2 HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED 6:30pm Novena/ Benediction (C) 3 School Resumes 7pm RCIA (R) 4 9:15am Soul Food (MR) 7pm Common Threads (MR) 7pm Adult Choir (CR) 5 6 9:30-11:30am FF Class (S/G) 7 Epiphany of the Lord 8 Baptism of the Lord 7pm Finance Committee Mtg (R) 9 7pm Movie Night :15am Soul Food (MR) 3-6pm Science Fair 7pm Parent Ambassador Meeting 7pm Adult Choir (CR) 12 8:30-11am Science Fair 1p-10p PA Scrapbooking 2pm School Prayer Service (C) 13 9:30am Catechist Meeting (MR) 10a-10p PA Scrapbooking Cub Scout / Boy Scout Candy sale after 5 pm mass 2nd Coll-Latin America 14 2nd Sunday in O.T. Cub Scout / Boy Scout Candy sale after all masses 6:30-8 pm Zoe Game Night (TR) 2nd Coll-Latin America 15 Martin Luther King, Jr HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL RECTORY OFFICE CLOSED 16 7pm Liturgy Meeting (R) 7:30pm Sports Board Meeting (MR) 17 9 am Eucharistic Adoration ending with 5pm Benediction (C) 7pm Conversations on Faith (C) 7pm SPRED Prep 18 9:15am Soul Food (MR) 7pm Adult Choir (CR) :30pm Confirmation Faith Group (KH/ MR/TR) 7pm Blanket Making Party 20 9:30-11:30am FF Class (S/G) 6pm PA Karoake Night 2nd Coll-Energy Needs 21 3rd Sunday in OT After all Masses - Coffee and 10am Children s Liturgy of the Word (C/KH) 12pm Baptism Mass/ Reception (C/KH) 6:30pm Zoe Sunday (TR) 22 7pm School Board Mtg (MR) 7pm Baptismal Prep (R) 23 7pm PA Closed Board Meeting 7 pm Liturgy Meeting (R) :30pm SPRED TC 25 9:15am Soul Food (MR) 7pm Adult Choir (CR) :30am-1pm PPC Retreat (Chapel) 28 4th Sunday in O.T. 10am Mass -Catholc Schools Week 11:30a-2pm Open House (S) 29 Catholic Schools Week 9:15am Talent Show 7pm Talent Show 30 Catholic Schools Week 9-10:30am Spelling Bee 1-2pm Spelling Bee 7pm Parish Leadership Meeting (R) 31 Catholic Schools Week 8:30-11am Science Program 7pm Vision and Planning Meeting (MR) 7pm RCIA (R)

10 Page 10 December 31, 2017 Weekly Schedule Monday, January 1 School Closed Parish Office Closed Tuesday, January 2 School Closed Parish Office Closed 6:30 pm Novena / Benediction (C) Wednesday, January 3 School Resumes 7 pm RCIA (R) Thursday, January 4 9:15 am Soul Food (MR) 7 pm Common Threads (MR) 7 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (CR) Friday, January 5 Saturday, January 6 9:30 am 11:30 am Faith Formation Classes (S) Sunday, January 7 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) Sgt. Benjamin Juhasz (Marines) Sarah Faye Tierra (Navy) Sgt Joseph VonMoser (Marines) Luke Bulanda (Navy) Capt Kevin P. O Grady (Air Force) Major Daniel C. Ouper (Air Force) PO1 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) Brandon Lee Logan (Marines) Private 2 Tyler A. Woelke (Army) Private Raymond M. Brennan III (Army) Daily Scripture Readings Monday Nm 6: / Gal 4: 4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 Tuesday 1 Jn 2:22-28 / Jn 1:19-28 Wednesday 1 Jn 2:29 3:6 / Jn 1:29-34 Thursday 1 Jn 3:7-10 / Jn 1:35-42 Friday 1 Jn 3:11-21 / Jn 1:43-51 Saturday 1 Jn 5:5-13 / Mk 1:7-11 Sunday Is 60:1-6 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 December 31, January 7, 2018 Mass Presider Servers Lectors Auxiliary Ministers Dec. 31 4:00 PM Jan. 1 9:00 AM Jan. 6 5:00 PM Jan. 7 8:00 AM Jan. 7 10:00 AM Jan. 7 12:00 PM Jan. 7 5:30 PM Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Tom Mulcrone Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Mike Wyrzykowski N. Brennan, T. Hansen, M. Mezydlo K. Brislane, S. Jablonski, A. Jablonski N. Soriano, L. Soriano, N. Springer B. Menchaca, J. Perez, A. Menchaca C. Calabrese, S. White, T. White R. Balubar A Amoloria, A. Augello G. Pfeiffer, J. Sarau - Young, R. Sarau-Young P. Zyburt M. Skowron R. Madro M. Callaghan, W. Felckowski, D. Nowak J. Ouper Deacon W. Frere, M. Furphy, A. Ouper D. Gandor O. Cave, J. Markfull, S. Spooner, P. Gandor, N. Kreischer, R. Loch, L. Wilder B. Davis D. Czech, G. Ignarski, P. Mullane C Medina 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 M. Callaghan, K. Caminiti, E. Stecker, Deacon W. Frere, G. Frere, A Ouper, J. Ouper M. Furphy, N. Hester, J. Jakobsze, E. Day, K. Ernst, C. McManus, J. Rejczyk M. Calcagno, S. Calcagno, B. Pfeiffer

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12 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 Rev. Neil Website: E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Rev. Donahue, Neil E. Resident Fackler, Pastor William Rev. Frere, Scott Deacon Donahue, Resident James Ouper, Tony Business Delgado, Operations Deacon Manager Kathy Goetz, Business Manager Barbara Donnelly, Parish Secretary Barbara Donnelly, Adm. Assist/Office Mgr Deacon Bill Frere, Pastoral Associate Dr. Christina Zaker, Adult Education Maria Siap, Youth Minister Beth Farias, Youth Minister Fr. Neil Fackler, Pastor Religious Education Office Faith Formation 6036 West Office Eastwood Avenue 6036 West Eastwood Tel Avenue Tel Debi DeMario, Director Mary Ellen Casselman, Director St. Robert Bellarmine School St. Robert 6036 Bellarmine West Eastwood School Avenue 6036 West Eastwood Tel Avenue Tel Carrie Mijal, Principal Carrie Mijal, Principal Chris Wilson, Secretary Chris Wilson, Secretary Office of Music Director Office of Music 6036 West Director Eastwood Avenue 6036 West Eastwood Tel Avenue Tel Dennis Costanzo, Music Director Dennis Costanzo, Music Director Bulletin Deadline: Bulletin Thursday Deadline: 12 Noon 10 days in advance Thursday 12 Submit Noon articles 10 days via in advance Submit articles via person at the rectory fax in person at the rectory or fax Pulpit Announcement Deadline Pulpit Announcement Friday by 7:30 p.m. Deadline the rectory. Friday by 12 Noon 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 through - Friday Thursday - 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 to a.m. 7:30 to p.m. 7:30 p.m. Friday (Closed - 8:30 from a.m. 12:00 to 5 to p.m. 1:00 p.m. for 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 the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30p.m. in the church, followed Recitation by Benediction. of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.