Our Lady of Fatima SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Golf Road Niles, IL / ~ Fax # 847/

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1 SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH 8149 Golf Road Niles, IL / ~ Fax # 847/ Website: Our Lady of Fatima EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 5, 2012

2 Page Two Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Church Improvements Central Focus (Part II) The Crucifix What is the most striking thing about our Sanctuary? Many people would say the stained glass screen behind the altar. The design is abstract. It doesn t represent anything in particular. Was it meant to be more than a colorful room divider? One parishioner was convinced that the multicolored panels symbolized All Souls. In the April 5, 1992 Sunday Bulletin, I finally found the official answer: The theme that the Renovation Committee and the Design Committee worked with was Nations shall walk by your light. That notion is expressed artistically in the design behind the worship area. We who are the many nations but one body gather around God s Word and Sacrament seeking the Light that is the Lord Jesus. Is that what we are supposed to see? I don t. Symbolism shouldn t be that far from the obvious! Film critic Roger Ebert has said: If you have to ask what it symbolizes, it didn t. The windows could function anywhere. WHY ARE THEY IN THE SANCTUARY? Far more relevant and recognizable as a symbol would be the Crucifix. A Crucifix is a cross bearing the image of Christ. For centuries, the Church has required that a crucifix be placed on or near an altar where Mass is offered. St. Isaac Jogues complies with this regulation with a processional crucifix. Most of the Liturgical year, it is on the central axis behind the altar. A significant improvement would be to restore the large crucifix now on the back of the wall of the Chapel to the Sanctuary. Why would this be desirable? 1. Clear SIGN focus -- Vatican II s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy tells us: In the liturgy the sanctification of man is signified by signs perceptible to the senses, and is effected in a way which corresponds with each of these signs: in the liturgy, the whole public worship is performed by the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, that is, the Head and the Members. (#7) The Crucifix reminds the faithful that the Mass is Christ s Sacrifice. Christ must be the head of the worshiping community both in the person of the priest celebrating Mass and symbolically as the center of worship attention. MASS IS A MYSTERY IN WHICH WE PARTICIPATE, BUT IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT US! Hence, even if the stained glass screen were representational, if it portrayed us as many nations, but one body, it would show us without a HEAD! 2. Congregational Orientation in Christ -- Our Church has the advantage of being laid out in such a way that the congregation faces East for the Liturgy. This is an ancient and venerable practice going back to the early church. Facing East brings us to the awareness that Christ is the Light of the World. The natural phenomenon of the rising sun helps us to understand this. But it is Christ, shown upon the cross, who reinforces our faith that the Sacrifice of Cavalry is made present on the altar so that we may meet the Risen Lord in Holy Communion. Furthermore, our orientation before the Crucifix reminds us that Christ, who died and rose, will also come again!

3 Page Three Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pope Benedict XVI s reflections and directives on the Liturgy have led some to call his efforts the reform of the reform. At the heart that reform is the centrality of Christ. Even moving the cross to the side of the altar for an uninterrupted view of the priest prompted him to say: Is the cross disruptive during Mass? Is the priest more important than the Lord? This mistake should be corrected as quickly as possible... The Lord is the point of reference. Our Liturgy and our church building can be greatly improved if we move the stained glass and restore the large crucifix to the sanctuary. Our present plan is to use the stained glass where the font will be placed. More will be said in a future article. Let us return Christ to the Center of our Church and make Him the center of our lives! --Fr. Luczak

4 Page Four Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time SPIRITUAL LIFE PRAY FOR OUR NATION From now until the November election the Patriotic Rosary will be prayed for our nation every Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in Church. All are welcome and encouraged to invite others to join in this time of prayer for God s grace, blessing and guidance. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a process of prayer, reflection, study and discussion for people who are seeking, or desiring to deepen, a relationship with Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. If you, or someone you know, have never been baptized, are a baptized Christian but want to learn how the Catholic Church lives it s life in Christ, or are a baptized Catholic but have not received Confirmation and First Communion, then we invite you to consider joining the RCIA and enjoy the support and encouragement of Catholics who want to help you, and learn from you, as together we walk with the Lord. For more information please call Dee Stanton at 847/ Conversation does not imply joining! NATIONAL PILGRIM VIRGIN STATUE On October 13, 1917 God worked a spectacular miracle in Fatima, Portugal, to prove that Our Blessed Lady was appearing to three shepherd children with an important message for our time. This miracle took place in front of 70,000 people including government officials and newspaper reporters, all of whom testified that it actually happened. Two secular newspapers gave complete accounts of the miracle as witnessed by their reporters. This Wednesday, August 8, the World Apostolate of Fatima is bringing to St. Isaac Jogues Parish the national Pilgrim Virgin Statue of the USA. The statue will arrive by 7:30 a.m. and will be greeted with song and prayer. It will remain in the Church until 4:00 p.m. that day. This beautiful image of Our Lady of Fatima was blessed by Pope Paul VI and given to our country by the Bishop of Fatima to carry the important message of Fatima to the United States. It is a message Pope John Paul II said was more important today than ever. All are invited and encouraged to come see this beautiful Statue of Our Lady of Fatima and learn Our Lady s message for obtaining peace and putting an end to abortion and the moral corruption afflicting our country. The prayer schedule will be: 7:30 a.m. Welcoming of Our Lady of Fatima statue; 8:00 a.m. Mass followed by 15 minute talk about the Message of Fatima; 9:00 a.m. Joyful Mysteries; 10:00 a.m. Sorrowful Mysteries; 11:00 a.m. Luminous Mysteries will be prayed and the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered in the Reconciliation Room. Father Cam will be available to hear confessions in English and Polish; Noon Angelus and Crown of Our Lady; 1:00 p.m. Glorious Mysteries; 2:00 p.m. Patriotic Rosary; 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet and talk on Message of Fatima; 3:45 p.m. Bidding Our Lady Farewell with prayer and song. Coffee will follow the morning talk for those who might like to have some conversation with the Custodian. Free will offerings to assist the work of the World Apostolate of Fatima will be gratefully accepted. Come to pray in gratitude and for the healing of our nation and world. Bring also to Our Lady your personal petitions for her intercession. UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS Everyone is invited to honor our Blessed Mother during Mass and to share in hospitality afterward. Please bring your families, friends, and neighbors. Mass in honor of Our Lady of Knock Tuesday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. Mass in honor of Our Lady of Czestochawa Sunday, August 26, Noon

5 Page Five Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time YEAR OF SUNDAY MASS Jesus says, I am the bread of life. And he adds that those who come to him will never hunger. Encountering the living Christ, the bread of life, means that we find the fulfillment of everything we could ever want or need. If, in the Mass, I were truly to meet him who is that fulfillment, how would that encounter reshape and reprioritize my life? In other words, if I believed and truly knew that I already had everything in him, what difference would it make? KNOW THE MASS, ONE WORD AT A TIME: DEEPEN Get on with it. We hear that all the time. We even say it to ourselves. We do something and then move on quickly. That s our pace and pretty much the tenor of most of our lives. And how we live does not easily match what we do at Mass. At Mass we stop and linger at the beginning to reflect on our need for mercy, after the readings and homily to consider the Word we have just heard, and after Holy Communion to grasp more surely the mystery now within us. We linger in these moments to deepen our sense of the holy and living one whom we are meeting. We keep returning to the same ritual at Mass. It really doesn t change that much week after week. Even the years of worship repeat the same cycles of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. Is it just going in circles? No, something else is as work. The cycles deepen the mystery s hold on us and our hold on the mystery. Unlike most of our life, at Mass we go not wide but deep. We stay, we linger, we come to know more. C2012 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications RE NEWS *Registration for the RE Program continues! Classes begin on Monday, August 27 th! Calendars and room assignments will be mailed out next week! RE Classes for Kindergarten are on Sunday mornings, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Grades 1-Confirmation Year II meet on Monday evenings, 6:45-8:00 p.m. Families are strongly encouraged to have their children attend each year as no one year fully covers and forms a child s faith development. Please note that a child must participate in religious education classes, either through an RE Program or a Catholic School, the two years prior to receiving a sacrament. Families with older children who have not yet received religious education or sacraments or who have children with special needs are encouraged to call us to discuss available options. Tuition for for parishioners (those registered in the parish and who use their envelopes and/or give time to the parish through a ministry) is: $160 one child; $270 two children; $330 three or more children. Tuition for nonparishioners (those not registered in the parish, or who are registered but do not use their envelopes or give time) is: $240 one child; $350 two children; $410 three or more children. Sacrament fees are: First Reconciliation/First Communion -- $50; Confirmation Year I -- $10; Confirmation Year II -- $30. Please note that no one is denied religious education because of a difficulty with finances. Things are worked out. All are welcome! For more information on registration please call the RE Office, 847/ , this week. RE FACULTY GATHERING Catechists and Assistants will gather on Monday, August 13, beginning with dinner at 6:30 p.m. We will be preparing for the start of another year of faith education and formation. Please remember to bring your emergency contact/ information form with you.

6 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Six Saint John Brebeuf Golf Outing St. John Brebeuf Holy Name Men s Club is hosting a golf outing at Willowhill Golf Course in Northbrook on Sunday, August 19th. The cost is $70 per golfer and includes 18 holes of golf with cart, snack, and catered dinner at St. John s Ministry Center. Golf prizes will be presented at the banquet. For information or reservations call Rich Gorski, or Dennis O Donnovan, HORSESHOE CASINO TRIP WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 Guild 5 is planning a trip to the exciting Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana Wednesday, August 22, Cost is $10 per person. No food vouchers will be given out, but they do have places to eat including an extensive Buffet that is unbelievable to see and delicious. Bus arrives SIJ Parking Lot: 6:00PM 8149 Golf Rd., Niles Bus departs SIJ Parking Lot: 6:30 PM Bus departs Casino: 11:00 PM If everyone arrives before the scheduled departure time, the bus will leave promptly. Reservations must be made and paid for by Wednesday, August 15. For sign-up information, call Jean Minelli Barbara Dary Mary Ann Scanlon Come enjoy an exciting night of fun at the Horseshoe Casino. St. Isaac Jogues Men s Club Let s Go Cubbies! There are still a few tickets left for the Chicago Cubs-Houston game, August 14 at 7:05 p.m. Cost if $51. This includes bus transportation, food before the game, and beverages before and after the game! For tickets call Ed Mikeska (847) or George Flentge (847) Come and have a great evening out! Saint John Brebeuf Parish Picnic St. John Brebeuf Church will be holding a picnic on the parish grounds, 8307 N. Harlem Ave. in Niles on Sunday, August 12th from 1:30-7:00 p.m., rain or shine. All are welcome! There will be activities for all ages including games, bingo, live music and karaoke. Food will be available throughout the day at nominal cost. A catered pork dinner will be served starting at 5:00 (advanced ticket purchase required). For more information, call the parish office at The Women s Center 5116 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL (773) Branch Offices in Evergreen Park & Des Plaines In the last 28 years, we have saved over 36,000 mothers and their babies from the horror of abortion. We thank God for sending so many wonderful people to help us in this ministry to families. We need a volunteer to help distribute baby furniture to clients on Thursdays at our Cicero Ave. office. We need volunteers at our Evergreen Park office to answer phones on Saturdays. To help us, jkeenan@womens-center.org. Mom and baby toiletries, boys clothing in all sizes 12 months and older and diapers in sizes newborn and 6 are needed. Call Peg to organize a diaper drive These items must be delivered to us unless accompanied by baby furniture. We would also appreciate any baby shower items. Call if you want to host a shower. We desperately need 9 infant car seats/carriers, 4 fixed side baby cribs, 5 bassinets, 6 pack n plays, 2 toddler beds, 9 strollers, 3 double strollers, and 2 changing tables. Due to limited space at this time, we are not able to accept big car seats. It will be a great help if you can deliver these items to us. If pick-up assistance is needed, please call The families who receive your donated goods are grateful for your generosity. Join the Women s Centers as we Walk for Life on Sunday, September 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Two parishes are hosting the 3-mile walk: Our Lady of Victory in Chicago and St. Alexander in Palos Heights. T-shirts, balloons, food, music, games and more. School groups, home school groups, church youth groups - Win a free Pizza Party for your team by collecting the most pledge money! For more information, call or visit our website at

7 Page Seven Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Altar Flowers for this week From Nadine Yamanaka In Celebration of the 15th Wedding Anniversary of Tanya & Jon Aynessazian From Ray & Sara Koz In Loving Memory of Mark Koz Champion for Christ A must win, within reach Is for both our body and soul Offering joy without a glitch Where everyone can stand tall To the world we can show A faithful finish like no other Where the pure and humble glow And their spirit, white as snow The strongest and fastest To the world may be the best Yet a Christ-centered heart Is what will truly set us apart -Deacon Rod ALTAR FLOWERS AN BE A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE Parishioners are invited to decorate the altar with flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. There will be two arrangements each week. Your name and intention will be listed in the Bulletin. The cost of a flower arrangement will be $ Altar Flowers are available beginning this weekend through Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd. Dates fill up quickly, so please book well in advance. Please call the Rectory at to arrange a date and make your remembrance special! The 2013 Mass Book is now available. Anyone wishing to reserve Masses for loved ones or special intentions may do so. Please note: We will take only one intention for each liturgy. We suggest a $10.00 stipend for each Mass. 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. What is normative in the practice of the Church is that there be separate individual Masses offered for individual intentions.

8 Page Eight Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time THE BREAD OF LIFE Today s Gospel has the crowd asking Jesus three questions. First, When did you get here, to which Jesus responds by rebuking them for their failure to grasp his miracle as a sign, an occasion to put faith in him. Their second question about accomplishing the works of God has Jesus respond that faith is the work that God wishes. Many scholars believe this is John s answer to the faith-works dichotomy emerging in the early Christian community. Faith is the work of God in the believer, John would have us understand. The third question asked by the crowd is a request for a sign that would allow them to put faith in Jesus, as the manna in the desert allowed the Israelites to put faith in the Lord God. Jesus answers by revealing himself as the bread of life that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION This week will see the summertime celebration of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The story of the Transfiguration is proclaimed twice each year; once on the Second Sunday of Lent, and then again on August 6. In Lent, the revelation of Jesus glory foreshadows the triumph of Easter. During the summer, this feast comes significantly forty days before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. In the Gospel proclaimed on this day, Peter wants to know if he should build three tents. In Hebrew, the tents are sukkot, rickety harvest shacks also called in English tabernacles (from the Latin word for little shelters ) that harvesters set up in fields so they can stay there to work day and night. Harvest booths are built and ornamented for the Jewish festival of Sukkot. One aspect of this festival is eager anticipation for the ingathering of all peoples (including ancestors Moses and Elijah) under God s own sukkot shalom, the tent of peace. In some patristic traditions, the late summer and early autumn of the church year are imagined as an extended ingathering festival that begins today and reaches fulfillment at Epiphany. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Jn 12:24-26 Saturday: Hb 1:12 2:4; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34; Eph 4:30 5:2; Jn 6:41-51 TODAY S READINGS First Reading I will rain down bread from heaven for you (Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15). Psalm The Lord gave them bread from heaven (Psalm 78). Second Reading Put on the new self that has been created in God s way (Ephesians 4:17, 20-24). Gospel Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst (John 6:24-35). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: The Transfiguration of the Lord Tuesday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajeta Wednesday: St. Dominic Thursday: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Friday: St. Lawrence Saturday: St. Clare BULLETIN SICK LIST The sick and hospitalized are to be held in thought and prayer. For their family, friends, and faith community it is often times the best, and sometimes even only, way we can help and support them. Yet we must remember that by law we cannot publicly let our parish community know the health status of any of our members without their permission. What that means is that we cannot put people s names in the bulletin sick list for prayer without permission. As a reminder our policy is as follows: Names for the sick list in the bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill or by a member of their family. At the time they call in the name they will be asked whether they are the sick person him/herself, or a member of their family and if they give permission for the name to be placed on the list. They will be asked for the correct spelling of the sick person s name. If a family member, they will be required to give their name for our records. The name will be in the bulletin for one month. Then the person s name will be inscribed in the Book of Community Prayer. All people and prayer requests are remembered during the petitions at all the weekend Masses. Their names will also be given to our Ministers of Praise to pray for them daily. LINDA BENNETT DON CAMACHO KATHERINE WILLIAMS DYLEN WILLIAMS DEBBIE TERZAKIS

9 Page Nine Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Worldwide Marriage Encounter, Chicago/Gary area Help us to support the Church s Initiative on marriage! Couples who make Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends not only rediscover the joy, intimacy & romance in their relationships, but also become more active in their parish. Together, we are making marriages, families and our Church stronger & healthier. Would you like Worldwide Marriage Encounter couples to speak about how to improve marriage at your masses on weekend? We are scheduling witness talks and Parish Marriage Enrichments. Contact Kathy and Lloyd Christensen at (773) or wwme.chicago.gary.area@comcast.net. Thank you for your help! CHRISTINA MICHELLE BLACKHALL Daughter of Daniel & Nataiyla (Vasina) Blackhall JERICHO JAMES JUDI Son of Erik & Mary (Cadalin) Judi JOSHUA NATHAN BORRD Son of Jay & Mageosel (Salamanca) Borrd

10 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Ten Sunday, August 5 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Monday, August 6 CAROL & DON WELLBANK For the Living & Deceased Members of Saint Isaac Jogues HARRY DOMBROWSKI FERNANDA L. ORTEGA MARIAN BRAGIEL & EMILIA BIERNACKA 8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society GEORGETTE ANTAR Tuesday, August 7 8:00 a.m. MARK KOZ Wednesday, August 8 8:00 a.m. JOSEPHINE FALCO Thursday, August 9 8:00 a.m. FRANCES KOBYLESKI Friday, August 10 8:00 a.m. FRANCES KOBYLESKI Saturday, August 11 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Sunday, August 12 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Communion Service - No Intentions LOU LAZZARETTI RICHARD M. ARENDT HARRY DOMBROWSKI For the Living & Deceased Members of Saint Isaac Jogues PAT HILDEBRANDT NORMA SCHARNACK August Liturgy Next Weekend Celebrant 5:00 p.m. FR. JANAS/DEACON PAUL 7:30 a.m. FR. KALAS/DEACON ROD 9:00 a.m. FR. KALAS/DEACON ROD 10:30 a.m. FR. LUCZAK/DEACON PAUL 12:00 p.m. FR. MCGLYNN/DEACON PAUL 5:00 p.m. GED VALLO, TARA VALLO, JANE ESCAREZ 7:30 a.m. THOMAS STRIBLEN, KATHY JANIK, ALEXIS JANIK 9:00 a.m. JONATHAN MAGBOO, JR., JOANNE ARENO, ADAM RATNER 10:30 a.m. EDRIENNE YAP, CARLO LASCO, ATHENA LASCO 12:00 p.m. ALEXANDRA WAIS, CHRISTOPHER WAIS, YURIY MARTYNIUK Fr. Luczak ZACARIAS ROBLES

11 Page Eleven Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak PASTORAL STAFF: Lori Herbert, Business Manager Dolores Stanton, Director of Religious Education Lisa Hall, Music Director DEACON COMMUNITY: Deacon & Mrs. Robert C. O Keefe Deacon Rod Ranola Deacon & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDERS: Rev. Ron Kalas Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Rev. Philip McGlynn, O.S.M. Rev. David Stagaman, S.J. Rev. Camillus Janas, O.F.M. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, & 12:00 Noon Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 11:00-12:00 Noon or anytime by request. Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an additional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following wedding times can be scheduled: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as soon as possible for details. Parish Office Website: office@sij-parish.com 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL Janet Piovosi (Parish Secretary) Marlene Garber (A/R, Calendar Coordinator) Sarah Maugliani (A/P, Bulletin Editor) Religious Education Renata Jaroslawski (Staff Secretary) Music Ministry Parish Hall Ministry Center Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School

12 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES # Golf Road Niles, IL TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Janet/Sarah SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER Canon IR 3035 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 12 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS THANK YOU!