St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord November 12, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL Phone:(847) saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Website: Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Saturday Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia debbie.stlambert@aol.com Mr. George Mohrlein Religious Education : Gina Roxas youthchurchred@gmail.com Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the rectory. For guidelines and to register, Debbie. MT 25: 10 Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. For Online Giving: To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under About Us or by phone. Bulletin Guidelines: Submissions should be received at the office 10 days preceding the date of bulletin publication, in electronic format and sent to: debbie.stlambert@aol.com. St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord November 12, 2017 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Page 2 St. Lambert Parish 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time Masses for the Week Saturday, November 11 5:00 Anna Hoffman Sunday, November 12 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Ellen & Edward Ringhofer 12:00 Joan & Rosaleen Burke & Mary Kelly Monday, November 13 7:15 Patrick Gaynor Tuesday, November 14 7:15 Jean Falk Wednesday, November 15 7:15 Thomas & Mary O Kane and Denis & Josephine Thursday, November 16 7:15 Ofelia & Eusabio 44th Anniversay Friday, November 17 7:15 Patrick Gaynor Saturday, November 18 8:00 Soul of Napoleon Casas 5:00 Desd Members of Leeson/Cederborg Fa. Sunday, November 19 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Agnes Robst 12:00 James A. Robinson READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b- 10; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 14:22-33 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; Ps 128:1-5; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 [14-15, 19-21] Sunday Offertory Collection October 28/29, 2017 Envelopes: $ 5, Loose: 1, Total: $ 7, Youth Church: $ Thank you for your continued support! For Online Giving go to: The Coffee Hour will be hosted next week by the FFOS and the contact person is Lu Alog. She can be reached at Your donations are always appreciated! Date Amount Book # Name Sunday, Nov 05, 2017 $ Glueckert, Jane Monday, Nov 06, 2017 $ Millan, Rebecca Tuesday, Nov 07, 2017 $ Penaranda, Bridgeth Wednesday, Nov 08, 2017 $ Kulik Kids Thursday, Nov 09, 2017 $ Haok, Lee Friday, Nov 10, 2017 $ Irizari, Joy Hontanosas Saturday, Nov 11, 2017 $ Abas-Millan, Nimfa Winning raffle booklet numbers are put back in the hopper. Giving you more opportunities to win throughout the year! PRIZES: $50 Monday-Saturday $100 Weekly Sunday (except 1st Sunday)

3 November 12, 2017 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 3 Decorate for the Holidays! Fill your home with the spirit and love of the Christmas season. Fresh balsam and mixed noble fir wreaths and other holiday decorations will be available for purchase after all Masses on November 25th & 26th Prices range from $5 to $40. Benefiting the Women s Center We at St Lambert will collect Christmas gifts for the children of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Waukegan. We will have individual lists with the age, boy 0r girl, and size if clothing. We will also collect non-perishable food, and clothing (new or gently used) for St Thomas of Canterbury. Please see Joanne Bookstein or George Mohrlein for more information. Your generosity, as in past years is greatly appreciated. We will collect these gifts on the weekend of December 9 & 10.

4 Page 4 St. Lambert Parish 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time The Reverend Know-it-all What I don t know I can always make up! Dear Readers, I am away venera ng the Holy shrines. No, really. I the mean me I have asked my good friend Don Profondo Basso to fill in for me. Considering the state of general kerfuffle and bru-ha-ha in which we find ourselves in the world and the Church, this is one of the most insigh ul things I have read recently. My only regret in publishing it is that I don t hold a candle to both the content and style of the ar cle. Don t get used to it. The Rev. Know it all Speaking truth to power, is it revival, revolu on or rebellion? The Church is a family. Every family has the same problem. When do the children need to repent and submit to the parents and when do the parents need to repent and submit to God? The worst conflict usually arises when the child seeks to point out the parent s shortcomings, ESPECIALLY when the parent has something real that they ought to repent of. Not only does this put the parent s authority into ques on, it also threatens to s r up a rebellious spirit in the child. How do you draw the line between respec ul and disrespec ul rebuke? Does the child ever have the role of rebuking the parent? We have all seen the worst of both; the parent who is out of control, mistrea ng the child because of their own insecuri es and anger and the child who is constantly disobedient and disrespec ul, despite the parent s best inten ons. So, in the Church, a similar issue exists. When do the laity have the right to cri cize the clergy and should they do so publicly? When do priests have the right to cri cize the bishops and should they do so publicly? There is always a two-headed problem with speaking uncomfortable truths publicly to authority. There is the issue itself and then the issue that one usually does not have permission to cri cize authority openly. O en, the apostle Paul is used as an example for publicly rebuking authority. He made no secret of his dislike of the so-called super apostles and makes specific men on of not being considered as their equal in Church authority. He goes on in Gala ans 2:11 to detail his open rebuke of several leaders that he opposed. In contrast is Nathan s rebuke of David, where he uses a clever approach to heap burning coals on David s head with David s own words, leading to David s repentance. The Bible teaches in Ma hew 18, one must first confront the person in error privately. If that fails, take several more people with you for further private confronta on before a public statement gets made. It would seem that the first step in confron ng authority is to speak to them privately. It is also the most in mida ng and some mes dangerous. To ask a child to privately confront their abuser is quite dangerous. O en the public op on is safer, speaking to another authority who has the power to protect, such as teachers and police. In the Church, the court of public opinion seems to be the only power equal to the task of holding the leadership accountable, but is it a real authority? 2 The spirit of rebellion is dangerous. It is intoxica ng to be the one who is part of the pure remnant, purging a corrupt system. It becomes easier to overlook one s own mistakes and become obsessed with the cause, corrup ng one s own spirit in the process.

5 November 12, 2017 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 5 Therefore there are two dangerous things about nailing one s complaints to the door. One is the threat of punishment and further conflict. The other is the unwi ng example that all rebels are saints. On the one hand, should any child be asked to endure the abuse of a bad parent? On the other, should any parent be asked to endure the abuse of a rebellious child? Analysis of almost every major social upheaval is marred by this two-headed dilemma. No ma er the purity of its beginnings, almost every movement veers into the territory of overreach, becoming as power hungry and as stubborn as those it was figh ng. But, does that necessarily negate the just cause for rebuke and revolu on, or should it simply inform our methods? Is it be er to endure an injus ce than to fight against it and become rebellious as a result? If we look at Jesus teachings on enduring injus ce, they are interes ng. He personally refused to use earthly power to fight the corrup on of his day, but he o en spoke publicly against it, which directly led to his execu on. He repeatedly warns his followers, however, to not become like those that they cri cize. In fact, there are several places where he advises to actually put up with injus ce, walking the extra mile, and giving away the cloak as well as the shirt. He doesn t advise against paying taxes to the empire, or the military role of the centurion. It would seem that Jesus is much more concerned with the heart than the circumstance. The mo ve of the rebuke is as important as the rebuke itself. So, before we engage in public cri cism, maybe we should ask several ques ons. Have I followed Ma hew 18, confron ng privately and then taking several with me to confront privately again, followed by an appeal to the highest possible arbiter? Am I sure that my ac ons will not teach rebellious behavior in those that follow my example? Am I ac ng in a manner that I would want used against me in a future conflict where I am at fault? And finally, is there any other approach that might produce the desired affect without breaking fellowship and peace? Should I be Paul or Nathan? THE CALL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO CONSIDER A VOCATION may sometimes be a gentle voice stirring the soul or a personal longing in our hearts. It may be the urging of friends or spouses. It can also find birth in the invitation of pastors, deacons and parish leaders to pursue such an inquiry. No matter the source of our questions, each of us needs to be affirmed and encouraged to bring a call to a vocation to prayerful discernment. The Institute for Diaconal Studies (IDS) invites all men who feel the gentle nudge of the Holy Spirit to attend an Exploring the Diaconate session. It is a time to pray, discuss, and learn more about the discernment process and the formation program that aspirants and candidates pursue. Please join us, with your wives, if married, as we explore the potential of a vocation, engage in dialogue and pray in search of the next step. All are welcome to attend any of the sessions. Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. St. Eugene 7958 W. Foster Avenue, IL Meeting at School Annex Room 110 For more information call: Deacon Bob Puhala, Director Kasia Kasiarz,

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7 Parable of the ten young women (Matthew 25:1-13) Once there were ten young women who took their oil lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and the other five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any extra oil with them, while the wise ones took containers full of oil for their lamps. The bridegroom was late in coming, so they began to nod and fall asleep. It was already midnight when the cry rang out, Here is the bridegroom! Come and meet him! The ten young women woke up and trimmed their lamps. Then the foolish ones said to the wise ones, Let us have some of your oil, because our lamps are going out. No, indeed, the wise ones answered, there is not enough for you and for us. Go to the store and buy some for yourselves. So the foolish ones went off to buy some oil; and while they were gone, the bridegroom arrived. The five who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was closed. Later the others arrived. Sir, sir! Let us in! they cried out. Certainly not! I don't know you, the bridegroom answered. And Jesus concluded, Watch out, then, because you do not know the day or the hour.