Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 1st, 2015 Pastor: Fr. Gene Dyer Weekend Associate: Fr. Luke Kleczka, SDS Pastor Emeritus: Fr. Gerald Rogala Deacons: John X. Rottman, Robert Cnota, Steven Wagner and Michael McManus The Order of Mass is on page 2. The month of February is dedicated to the Devotion to the Holy Family A litany can be found on page 4. Business Manager-Mr. Joe Wojtowicz School Principal: Mr. Dan Gargano Music Director: Mr. Aaron Dixon Religious Education Coordinator: Mr. Ron Mazzoni Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Mass in Polish) Monday through Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Holy Days: Please see the bulletin Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Tue. - Sat. following 8:30a.m. Mass Adoration: Wednesday 1:00 to 3:00p.m. followed with Benediction Confessions: Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Spowiedþ: po polsku Niedziela 11:00-11:25a.m. Office Hours and Addresses: Church: 6725 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL Parish Office: 6333 N. Newcastle Ave. Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:30am - 7:30pm (773) , FAX: (773) parish@saintthecla.org School: 6323 N. Newcastle Ave., (773) Visit us on the web at:

2 The Order of Mass Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Prayer Before Mass Loving Father, as on my earthly pilgrimage I come to receive Your beloved Son under the veil of a sacrament, may I one day see Him face to face in glory, who lives and reigns with You for ever and ever. Amen. The Introductory Rites Processional Hymn: 398 Be Thou My Vision Slane Sign of the Cross and Greeting Penitential Act Gloria Collect At the conclusion, all reply: Amen. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD The readings can be found on page 66 of the Breaking Bread Hymnal. Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 95: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts Family Mass: Ps. 34: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Gospel Acclamation (Stand) Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Chant Verse, R/. Homily Profession of Faith Universal Prayer At the conclusion, all recite the Hail Mary. Preparation of the Gifts THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST The Offertory Chant (Psalm 9-10: 2-3a, 14-15a, 17b) (Sing as a responsorial) R/: How great are your works, O Lord, how pro found your purpose. Chant Verse, R/. Stand V. Pray brothers and sisters R/. May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, and for our good and the good of his holy Church. Prayer over the Gifts At the conclusion, all reply: Amen. The Preface Or Sanctus (855 Mass VIII, Chant) R/. Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis. Benedíctus qui venit in nómine Domini. Hosánna in excélsis. Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of you glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. 2 2.

3 The Eucharistic Prayer (kneel) At the Consecration the Holy Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross is made present again. Memorial Acclamation V. The mystery of faith. R/. We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection, until you come again. The English translation and chants of The Roman Missal 2010, International Commission on English In the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. The Doxology At the conclusion, all reply: Amen. The Lord s Prayer The Communion Rite The Sign of Peace At the fraction, the Agnus Dei begins. Agnus Dei (859 Mass VIII, Chant) Agnus dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére no-bis. Agnus dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: miserére no-bis. Agnus dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: dona nobis pacem. Or Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Holy Communion V. Behold the Lamb of God R/. Lord, I am not worthy, that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my soul shall be healed. Communion Antiphon (Matthew 5: 3, 5) R/. Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Blessed are the meek; for they shall in herit the earth. Chant Verse, R/. Communion Hymn 421 One Spirit One Church Silent Prayer Prayer after Communion At the conclusion, all reply: Amen. The Concluding Rite Hail Holy Queen and Prayer to St. Michael (on next page 4) The Blessing and Dismissal Retiring Procession: 592 They ll Know We Are Christians 3

4 Prayers A Prayer After Receiving Holy Communion Anima Christi Soul of Christ, be my sanctification; Body of Christ, be my salvation; Blood of Christ, fill all my veins; Water of Christ's side, wash out my stains; Passion of Christ, my comfort be; O good Jesus, listen to me; In Thy wounds I fain would hide; Ne'er to be parted from Thy side; Guard me, should the foe assail me; Call me when my life shall fail me; Bid me come to Thee above, With Thy saints to sing Thy love, World without end. Amen. A Spiritual Communion Prayer for those unable to receive the Eucharist My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. Hail, Holy Queen Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R/: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. LITANY TO THE HOLY FAMILY We invite you to pray this Litany at home. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us. God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us. (respond Pray for us after each ) Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, most worthy of our veneration, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the Holy Family from all time, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, divine child, pure spouse, and chaste spouse, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, restorers of fallen families, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, image of the Blessed Trinity here on earth, Holy Family, tested by the greatest of difficulties, Holy Family, with suffering on the journey to Bethlehem, Holy Family, without a welcome in Bethlehem, Holy Family, visited by the poor shepherds, Holy Family, obliged to live in a stable, Holy Family, praised by the angels, Holy Family, venerated by the wise men from the East, Holy Family, greeted by the pious Simeon in the temple, Holy Family, persecuted and exiled to a foreign country, Holy Family, hidden and unknown in Nazareth, Holy Family, faithful in the observance of divine laws, Holy Family, perfect model of the Christian family, Holy Family, center of peace and concord, Holy Family, who Joseph is a model of paternal care, Holy Family, who Mary is a model of maternal diligence, Holy Family, who Jesus is a model of filial obedience, Holy Family, poor in material goods, but rich in God s blessings, Holy Family, our support in life and our hope in death, Holy Family, protector of our parish, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,... Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us. Let us pray. O God of infinite goodness and kindness, who has deigned to call us to this Family, give us the grace to venerate Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, so that, imitating them in this life, we may enjoy with them the life to come. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. 4

5 Mass Intentions Mon. Feb. 2nd, 8:30am +Edward McGinniss Tue. Feb. 3rd, 8:30am +James Moriarty Wed. Feb. 4th, 8:30am SI: Matthew Geurtsen Thur. Feb. 5th, 8:30am +Daniel Vondran Fri. Feb. 6th, 8:30am +John Sadler Sat. Feb. 7th, 8:30am +Victor Siemianowski 5:00pm +Mary Ferraresi +John & Clara Nowak +Edward Labedz +Robert J. Blachowiak +Gevevieve Erazmus Sun. Feb. 8th, 8:00am +Andrew, Antoinette Al Bryk 10:00am +Walter & Irene Mastalarz +Bruno & Sara DeMaertelaere +Sonia & Jerome Hanley +Bernice Borucki 11:30 a.m. Mass in Polish +Henryk Klups +Mariola Janik +Jan i Aleksandra Grela +Leon Gàska +Z Rodziny Wid³aków: Piotr, Mieczys³aw, Stanis³aw, Tadeusz, Maria Pray for the Holy Souls In Purgatory Weekly Parish Information Parish Calendar for this week Monday Feb.2nd- Sport Practices-3-8pm Adult Education-7-9pm-church Baptism prep.class-7-8pm-parish dining room Tuesday Feb.3rd- Sport Practices-3-9:15pm-gym Knights of Columbus-7:30-9pm-QoP Boy Scouts-6:30-7:30pm-RH Weblo-6:30-7:30pm-SJW Gen. Anders 1st Communion Catechism-7-9pm church Women's Council Mtg-7-9pm-parish dining room Wednesday Feb.4th - Adoration 1 to 3pm followed with Benediction Sport Practices-3-9pm-school kitchen, gym Girls Scouts-3-4:30pm-SJW Music Set-Up-6-7pm-church Adult Choir 7-9pm-church Girls Scout-5-6:30pm-SJW Thursday Feb.5th- Al-Anon Mtg-9:30-11am-SJW Leisure Club-11:30-3pm-QoP Sport Practices-5:30-7:15pm-gym Boy Scouts-7-8:30pm-gym Boy Scouts-7-7:30pm-RH Friday Feb.6th- Sport Practices-4:15-9pm-gym Saturday Feb.7th- Gen.Anders Polish School-6-12:30pm-QoP, SJW, RH Gen.Anders Dance-12-3pm-QoP,SJW Sport Practices-11-4pm-gym,school kitchen Sunday Feb.8th- Rel. Ed. -9:15-11:30am-gym, RH Sport Practices-2-9pm-gym, school kitchen Weekly Contributions: January 25th, 2015 Total Collection......$6, Maintenance Fund...$ 0.00 School Fund.....$ Children s Envelopes......$ Parking Lot Fund.$ Sharing Parish..$ 2.00 Ever wonder who the Knights of Columbus are? Ever consider becoming a member? To find out who these men are and for more information about joining contact Tony Mangiaracina, Field Agent at (773) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Tuesday: Heb 12:1-4; Ps 22:26b-28, 30-32; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15; Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24; Ps 48:2-4, 9-11; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Heb 13:1-8; Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21; Ps 23:1-6; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1:

6 Keep in mind... Prayer List, US Military United States Air Force: SrA Michael J. Archam, A1C Heather Bosh, SrA Nicole Coreil A1C Scott Frisco A1C Shane Garrison, SSgt. Adam Krey, Lt. Andrew May, 2ndLt. Peter A. Schroeder, SSgt. James E. Stay SSgt. Sentara Stay SSgt. Matt Tredwell AIG. Keith Daniel Garrison United States Army: MAJ. Terence W. Bacon, SGT. Sean Doherty, SGT. Rachel Hall, CPT. Gina Marie Healy, SGT. Robert Lach, CPT. Jared Lampe, WO. Steven Larmay, SPC. Thomas J. Lyons III, PFC. Raymond Rau, SPC Thomas Rohl, 1LT. Michael Spiwak SPC. Neil A. Dunn Jr. United States Marines: 2ndLt. Philip E. Blais, 2ndLt. Kevin Bowler, PFC Michael T. Brennan, Pvt. James Dinela, LCpl. Kyle Elmer, SSgt. Benjamin Juhasz, LCpl. Nathaniel J. Juncer, Maj. Michael C. Mroszczak, Cpl. Brian Pasterczyk, Capt. Craig V. Platt, LCpl. Jose Rivera, MSgt. Richard L. Sroka, SSgt. James E. Stonehouse United States Navy: SN E-3 Joseph J. Daly CAPT. Steven Stancy We keep those who are serving in the military in our prayers. Please print the name of your loved one and drop it in the collection basket or return it to the Parish Office. Their names will remain on the list until you notify us of their return or if their rank changes. Sick List - We pray for all those in nursing homes, homebound or who require extended care and those who care for them: Help us with the responsibility of keeping the list up to date and accurate. Please call the office when the status of someone s health changes. Joseph Augustin Barbra Ammemdola Maria Baratti Frank Bednarczyk Frank Bednarz Gino Belcaster John Belcaster Christina Bennett Rosemary Besyk David Bergthal Stella Bieniek Frank Bieniek Franciszek Bosak Marian Brown Laurence Brueck Daniel Burke Krzysztof Bylica Herlinda Castellanos Irena Chmielowski Susan Christ Therese Ciborowski Eileen Cobb Kevin Connolly Jodi Chmiel Susan Carroll Eileen Conway Mike Curtin John Dooley Sophie Dembek Jackie Dubiel Burke Daniel Donald Edsey Kenneth Ellinger Kristen Formanski Nicolette Garrigan Frank Gibbons Joan Giuntoli Loretta Golubski Ann Gosciniak Ireta Gross Patrick Hall Gerald Halvey Dorothy Hennessey Frank Herbig Gerald Halvey Teresa Jozefczak Tommy Kernan Wladyslawa Kielar Beverly Kisiel Rita Koch Mary Kozlowski Stephanie Krupa Sophie Lally Anita Lapiszko Mary Lavalle Elizabeth Link Joan Lonasney Arlene Lewandowski Elizabeth Link Dorothy Lyjak Wanda Marshall Martin McCaffrey Eileen McGovern Edward McManis Imleda Mizones Lillian Morris Gerrick Mueller Katharina Mueller James Mullins Kim Murphy Julie Muza George Marcin Walter Malinowski Catherine Neumann Kathleen Numec Therese Neiman Danuta Okrzesik John Orloff Patricia O Toole Bob Paige Kevin Peterson Giselle Piekarski Estella Plaza Caroline Plodzien Thomas Podgorny Roman Poniatowski Raymond Prybil Joe Pulizzano Virginia Romarynowski Stanley Sadej Anthony Sansone Mary Sarlo Peter Schroeder Eugenia Siemianowski Janina Sikora Laura Smith John Tentele Dorothy Taylor Janina Sroka Helena Starzynska Dorothy Struck Helen Surdey Janis Taylor Patricia Timm Judith Wolff-Stenzel Cecilia Walega Christine Wasowski Mary Widelka Anthony Wiorski Irene Wlezien Edward Wnek Julia Wojtanowski Paul Wyncott Julia Zeler Rose Zemba 6

7 Parish Life Dear St. Thecla Families; Thank you for the incredible "pack the gym night." There is great passion and pride for our school. We are in the process of reading over all the comments, questions and concerns. I believe the commitment is in everyone to do what it takes, and the sacrifices to make that will keep our school growing. Our collective responsibility is to grow the "everyone"...and what a worthwhile and noble challenge this is. More to come. Today at the 10AM Family Mass we welcome all the scouts as we celebrate SCOUT SUNDAY IN AMERICA! After all the Masses we will bless throats in the tradition of St. Blase (and after Mass on Wednesday.) At the 8:30am Mass on Monday we will bless candles for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Adult Religious Education continues this Monday night 7-8pm in the church. We will cover chapters 7 and 8 in our workbook Sacraments, Source and Life of the Church. A reflection on pessimism by St. Jose Maria Escriva: If there are mountains in the way, obstacles, misunderstandings, and backbiting which Satan seeks and God allows; you must have faith, faith with deeds, faith with sacrifice, faith with humility. On behalf of our parish staff members, school staff and faculty and our deacons it is with joy that we serve here together with you; -Fr. Gene St. Thecla Music Ministry Dear Parents, I would like to thank you and all the children who participated in the Christmas Eve Children s Choir. The students did a great job! We are pleased to announce the upcoming schedule for the Children s choir. This choir will now be comprised of students in Grades 1-8. Upcoming Mass Dates Palm Sunday, March 29 th, AM Call May Crowning, May 3 rd, AM Call Rehearsal Schedule Sunday, February 8 th, 2015, 4 PM Sunday, February 22 nd, 2015, 4 PM Sunday, March 3 rd, 2015, 4 PM Sunday, March 22 nd, 2015, 4 PM Sunday, April 12 th, 2015, 4 PM Sunday, April 26 th, 2015, 4 PM We also encourage students (including high school and college) who play an instrument or have a vocal talent to consider presenting a musical selection at any of the 10 AM Masses. Please contact me for more information (see below). Open Call to Parishioners Please consider being a part of the Adult Choir at St. Thecla. We rehearse every week from PM on Thursday evenings. The choir sings twice a month. We would love to have you be a part of this ministry. Warmest regards and blessings, Mr. Aaron Dixon, Director of Music (773) x.203 adixon@saintthecla.org MARK YOUR CALENDARS St Thecla / St Eugene s 2015 Lenten Mission, March 16-18, 2015 Serving our Neighbors across the Archdiocese of Chicago Where: St Thecla Parish Who: Bishop Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop Archdiocese of Chicago What: How can we better foster the Love of God and the love of neighbor across the Archdiocese of Chicago? When: March 16 Monday 7PM Who: Deacons Dennis Brown and Mark Duffey Vicariate I Archdiocese of Chicago What: Just Neighbors Presentation Inspiring us to greater service to our neighbors in need. When: March 17 Tuesday 7PM Who: Sister Kate O Leary Our Lady of the Angels Mission What: How does the Our Lady of the Angels Mission bring the light of Christ to their neighbors in the Humboldt Park Neighborhood? When: March 18 Wednesday 7PM 7

8 Nasza Wiara Polski Dystrykt AA-tel Leczenie uzaleznien: Zrzeszenie Polsko-Amerykanskie Ola-wewnetrzny 346, Piotr wewnetrzny 347. Schronisko dla bezdomnych-tel , wewnetrzny 326 lub 319. Stop przemocy tel wewnetrzny 333 lub 331 (ofiary przemocy). 357 lub 344 sprawcy przemocy Haymarket Center-leczenie uzaleznien (po polsku) Daniel , Andrzej , Grzegorz Anawim-schronisko dla bezdomnych lub 1125 N.Cleaver St. Chicago Dzienna Pomoc Bezdomnym-Kosciol Sw.Jacka Rainbow Hospice Centrum Wsparcia w zalobie Święty Michale Archaniele! Wspomagaj nas w walce, a przeciw niegodziwości i zasadzkom złego ducha bądź naszą obroną. Oby go Bóg pogromić raczył, pokornie o to prosimy, a Ty, Wodzu niebieskich zastępów, szatana i inne złe duchy, które na zgubę dusz ludzkich po tym świecie krążą, mocą Bożą strąć do piekła. Amen. Witaj, Królowo, Matko milosierdzia, zycie, slodyczy i nadziejo nasza, witaj! Do Ciebie wolamy wygnancy, synowie Ewy; do Ciebie wzdychamy jeczac i placzac na tym lez padole. Przeto, Oredowniczko nasza, one milosierne oczy Twoje na nas zwróc, a Jezusa, blogoslawiony owoc zywota Twojego, po tym wygnaniu nam okaz. O laskawa, o litosciwa, o slodka Panno Maryjo! K. Módl się za nami święta Boża Rodzicielko. W. Abyśmy się stali godnymi obietnic Chrystusowych Parish Life continued... Entrusted with Responsibility Please spend some time this week reflecting on the Annual Catholic Appeal brochure which are available in the pews. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a gift payable in installments. As you review the work enabled by your contribution to the Annual Catholic Appeal, please reflect on God s gifts to you. He has given you all that you have. With these gifts, you are entrusted with responsibility. Your gifts to our parish, to the Archdiocese and to the work of the Church throughout the world should be given in gratitude for the continuing gifts that God gives you. Each pledge makes a difference because all parishes participate in the campaign and the gifts of many enable our Archdiocese to deliver needed ministries and services. Our combined gifts not only signify our gratitude to God, they fund a significant portion of the work of our Archdiocese. After our parish goal of $35, is reached in cash, 100% of any additional funds come back to our parish to help to fund our needs. While this goal will is assigned to us this year, rest assured that there is no responsibility to fulfill this goal during the first year (active phase) of the To Teach Who Christ Is Campaign which St. Thecla will participate in this coming July Plans are underway for the Parish Block Party June 6th - keep the date for Our 90th year celebration! All parishioners and families of Vicariate II are invited to participate Thursday, February 12th at a 7:00pm Mass to welcome Archbishop Cupich to our Vicariate. The Mass takes place at St. John Brebeuf Church, 8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles IL. A reception and an opportunity to have your photo (or family photo) taken with Archbishop Cupich will follow after Mass. Tickets are available at the St. Thecla Parish office. There will be a reserved section in the church for those with tickets. It is our hope to fill the church thus the purpose of the tickets is not to restrict attendance but rather to have people commit to attending the Mass. If you don t have a ticket you will still be able to attend the Mass! We encourage all families to attend the celebration. It can be an especially memorable experience for our young people to be involved in this historical time in our Church. We look forward to being with all of you on Feb.12th as we welcome our Ninth Archbishop to meet the faithful in Vicariate II. Most Rev. Francis Kane Rev. Ronald Kalas Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago Dean Episcopal Vicar of Vicariate II Vicariate II Deanery E

9 Stewardship Weekly Collections The chart on the left shows the St. Thecla offertory collections fiscal year-to-date through December. A reference to last year s December year-to-date collection and to the December 2014 year-to-date budget is also shown. Monthly electronic giving (ParishPay) is included in the totals above. We have fallen $30,657 short of our fiscal year-to-date collections budget through December. Disappointingly, our December fiscal year-to-date collections were $26,021 lower than the same period last year. A message from the Finance Council: Please use your weekly contribution envelopes or consider enrolling today in ParishPay our electronic giving option to consistently prioritize your support of our parish. Half-way through this fiscal year, the Sunday weekly collections continue to fall well short of the budget that we established. Also concerning is that - in total, our collections are running lower than last fiscal year. We need to maintain the momentum of the great financial progress we made in the last two fiscal years. Have you missed a donation that you can catch up on? Are you able to increase your Sunday contribution this year if you haven t done so already? Thank you for giving this your consideration. We are thankful for your continued generosity and we appreciate your active support for this gift of our parish!

10 General information Baptisms: Please contact the Parish Office to arrange a Baptism. Baptismal Prep Class: Will be confirmed at time of Registration of the Baptism. Marriages: The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation for the Archdiocese of Chicago ask that a minimum of 4 months be set aside for personal preparation for marriage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date or making any other arrangements until after they have met with a parish priest or deacon to discuss marriage plans. Please note that Weddings do not take place during Lent. Bulletin Deadline: All articles must be ed or dropped off at the Parish Office by 10:00 a.m. on Fridays (8 days prior to publication date). Holidays subject to longer lead times. Please articles to parish@saintthecla.org. Note - articles subject to editing. For more information call the office at (773) website: How to Become a Catholic: Adults or teenagers interested in receiving the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, or Eucharist) or those who are interested in the Catholic Faith should call the Parish Office for more information about the R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). Homebound/Communion Visitations: St. Thecla Church has several ministers of care who can regularly take communion to those in need. Please call the Parish Office to arrange for communion for yourself or a homebound loved one. THANK YOU, BULLETIN ADVERTISERS This bulletin is subsidized completely by those companies whose advertisements appear on the last two pages. If you have the opportunity, you may thank them in the name of our parish by using their products or services. Should you desire to participate as a sponsor of our bulletin, you may contact J.S. Paluch Company at To register as a parishioner; call the Parish Office for more information at

11 St. Thecla School Annual Saint Thecla Super Bowl Party WHEN: This Sunday; 3:30-10:30pm WHERE: Falcon Gym $25 for All-You-Can-Eat Steak Dinner -Dessert Table Included - Soft Drinks, Water, and Coffee included Drink Packages available for purchase Half-Time Chili-Cook Off Event Tickets available at the door (cash or check) First-Time families to the event receive a Spirit Wear or Babysitter voucher (up to $25) Please denote First-Time family at time of registration The Super Bowl Party is an Adults-Only event Please make all checks out to: Saint Thecla Athletic Council News of St. Thecla alumni: Regina Dominican High School announced its first semester honor roll students from St. Thecla: A Honor roll: Madison MacBain B Honor Roll: Kelly French, Brighid King, Elizabeth Kottl, Kelsey MacBain, Meghan Marrs- McGowan. Congratulations to our grads!! Below are pictures from the annual Catholic Schools Week Mass, which is a Votive Mass to the Holy Eucharist; followed with a procession and benediction. Students are formed in a relationship with Jesus Christ in His mystical Presence in the Eucharist. I am most proud of how our 7th grade students have carried on this tradition we started five years ago. Next year they will teach the current 6th graders when it is their turn to lead this beautiful Mass. -We are blessed, Fr. Gene