Open your Eyes. to recognize our own temptations and weaknesses (Matthew 4:1-11)

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1 Open your Eyes 1st Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017 to recognize our own temptations and weaknesses (Matthew 4:1-11) The Catholic Community of Saint Barnabas PARISH MISSION The family of St. Barnabas Parish celebrates the Eucharist, welcomes and serves all, shares talents, fosters learning, and initiates others into the life of Christ South Longwood, Chicago, IL

2 OPEN OUR EYES The Pastor s Mutterings There was a devout rabbi who once said, In my youth, fired with the love of God, I thought I would convert the whole world. But soon I learned it would be quite enough to convert the people who lived in my village. When that did not happen, I decided to try to reform the members of my own household. I couldn't convert them either. Finally it dawned on me that I must work only upon myself. But I have stumbled in my attempts to accomplish even that. While the world is surely filled with great injustice, and there are endless lists of causes that we might take up, world reform can only begin with a serious attempt to reform ourselves. The world will find itself being changed at the speed of each personal conversion. That is the reason for undertaking another Lent. We feel so powerless to effect change in the world, but Lent crashes in upon our powerlessness, and says, You can do something, you can be what God calls you to be. This Lent we will ask God to help us Open Our Eyes. Our prayer on this first Sunday of Lent is that we might use this holy time to recognize our own temptations and weaknesses, but that we will not let them overwhelm our response to the grace of God at work in us to build the Kingdom land make a difference. May we pray for each other as we begin this magnificent pilgrimage, that God will guide our Lenten journey from darkness to light and from death to life. Administration Over 30 years ago, someone tapped the shoulder of Fred Haw and asked him if he could "help out" as an Usher for the 4:00 Mass. Little did he know that their definition of "helping out" would provide him with a permanent spot on the roster and come with secondary responsibilities. Then Head Usher, Irv Schultz, also asked Fred to help out on the men's Sunday collection count team. For the last 30+ years, Fred has been a faithful volunteer for both jobs. After Irv retired his calculator in approximately 2004, Fred became the Head Counter on the Men's team. Fred has now retired his calculator but continues to welcome our parishioners to the 4:00 Mass each Sunday as well as his many daily duties at morning Mass and Coffee Shoppe. We are truly grateful to Fred for all of his service to the parish, but we would especially like to extend a heartfelt thanks to him for his service to the collection team!

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4 Spiritual Life LENT 2017 Open Our Eyes... This week we begin the holy season of Lent. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving we are encouraged to reflect on our life and to see how we meet the challenges of living a Christian life. This Lent, we as a parish family, are invited to Open Our Eyes! We are challenged to see things we would rather not see, and to see things differently, from a new perspective, in new and creative ways. Each week during Lent, we will be challenged to look deep within and beyond ourselves. We pray that God will Open Our Eyes to recognize our own temptations and weaknesses, to recognize the presence of Jesus in our midst, to recognize Jesus in those who are different than us, to recognize the need to overcome our own blindness, and to recognize hope when we are bound by unbelief and fear. Are you up to the challenge? FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Open Our Eyes to Recognize Our Own Temptations and Weaknesses In our daily routines, it s easy to take things for granted or to ignore the signs calling us to a deeper spirituality. However, Lent is a season that is far from routine, and throughout these 40 days, we will be asked, reminded, implored to Open Our Eyes! In this first week of Lent, we re reminded that even Jesus faced temptation. The evil one sought to use Jesus humanness against Him by exploiting human frailty hunger, pride, greed in an effort to test Jesus trust in God. Despite His hunger, despite the appeal of power and riches, Jesus is fully aware of what the tempter is trying to do. We re being called to a similar awareness, to open our eyes to our own temptations and weaknesses. Does our own hunger prevent us from seeing the needs of others? Do we allow the demands of our daily lives to obscure our view of all that we ve been given? Does our desire to compete cause us to get ahead at the expense of others? This Lent, let us open our eyes to a clearer vision of what it means to be a follower of Christ. ~ Maria Hibbs, Member of the St. Barnabas Liturgy Committee Administration If you missed Mass last weekend, you missed a very exciting announcement! St. Barnabas is the recipient of a recent $500,000 anonymous gift to our capital campaign. This generous donation has moved us past the $3.1 million mark and is a wonderful catalyst for the next steps of our campaign journey. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, March 19 for a special Town Hall Meeting. We will meet in the church immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Mass when members of the campaign team will offer an update, discuss outreach plans and share opportunities for involvement. If you have a question regarding the campaign, please submit it by March 16 th to Sarah Peterson speterson@stbarnabasparish.org. Each member of our faith community will make a difference in the final outcome of our campaign. Become involved and let the difference you make be a positive one for our future!

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6 Parish Life COME MARCH WITH US All those who wish to march in the Sunday, March 12, South Side St. Patrick's Parade should meet just west of Western Avenue on 103rd Street behind our Parish Banner at 11:45 a.m. We will march in sun, rain, snow, cold, or warm weather. Look for the BANNER. We welcome: Mothers Club, Men's Club, 8th grade leaders, kindergarten kiddies, and all in between including teachers, our preachers, admin, and good folks of the parish. Children may come with strollers, skates, skateboards, Pogo Sticks, teddy bears or balloons or popsicles, but no bikes (too dangerous--seriously--on the closed parade course, we are told). Moms and dads with strollers are especially invited. Come out to show off the great parish we enjoy. PS: The dress of the day is something as close to a LEPRECHAUN as you can. Please RSVP as soon as you can: or Robertkeeley555@gmail.com ST. PATRICK S MASS Saturday, March 11th 4:00 pm Irish Musical Preludes begin at 3:30 pm The annual St. Patrick s Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 11th at 4:00 pm. Irish prelude music will begin at 3:30 pm. Please plan to join us for this festive celebration in honor of St. Patrick! The liturgy will be followed by a soda bread reception in the church hall. We are looking for bakers and volunteers to help at the reception. Please contact Geri Doherty at ex 0 Gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org.

7 Human Concerns PARISH MISSION COMING UP: LET'S GET READY! Fr. David Kelly, of Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, will be speaking at our Parish Mission, March You may remember him from his powerful talk here last year at the "Thou Shalt Not Murder event. Perhaps you would like to learn more about the Precious Blood Ministry before he challenges us how to "Return to God by Turning Toward our Neighbor," our Mission theme. Learn More: Follow Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation on Facebook, Explore Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation at their Website: Explore the work of Kolbe House Prison Ministry, Archdiocese of Chicago, and Fr. Kelly's longstanding work with the youth at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center: Read and/or subscribe to: "Making Choices," a monthly publication compiling Art and Literature from inmates in Illinois. COULD YOU VOLUNTEER... One hour per month? The St. Vincent de Paul Societies of St. Barnabas and St. Margaret of Scotland are looking for people like you to assist in a volunteer program at Belhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Belhaven is nearby at S. Oakley. Volunteers would be asked to visit residents there two days per month for a 30 minute period at each visiting day. The two days would vary from month to month. The visiting time would be decided by you, the visitor. We'll walk you through the steps for your first visit. Volunteers can visit alone, or bring another person along. We think that you'll find this to be a rewarding experience. Please call Denny Conway with any questions: , or the rectory at Thank You. ENCOUNTER INNOVATION Loving God, inspire us to go to the margins of India where... we encounter the Singh family of India, where a mother and father are using innovative farming techniques to feed their family amidst a flood. How is God inviting us to think outside the box in service to others this Lent? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE AND BENEFIT DAY! On Saturday, March 18, donate and work out at any of the many community fitness locations hosting activities to support the 6th Annual, Work Out to Wipe Out Domestic Violence Day, (WOWO) sponsored by the GFWC IL Morgan Park Junior Woman's Club. ALL proceeds will benefit A New Direction Beverly Morgan a nonprofit counseling and advocacy agency serving families of domestic violence. (Suggested donation $25) Watch for the 2017 schedule for locations and activities coming out soon. Submit inquiries, morganparkjuniors@yahoo.com. Please call with any questions

8 Human Concerns Thank you to the many parish families who donated food, decorations, and their time last month for a special Valentine s Lunch! Did you know that for years St. Barnabas parishioners have volunteered and served regular meals at the Su Casa Catholic Worker House on 54 th and Laflin? St. Barnabas Grade Spotlight The 6th grade presented their Greek mythology projects during Mrs. Douin s social studies classes last week. Each student dressed as their god or goddess for their presentation. Some of the gods and goddesses represented include: Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Hestia, Rhea, Cronus, Prometheus, Gaia, Dionysus, Hades, Persephone, Poseidon, Athena, Phoebe, Eros, Nike, and several Greek heroes such as Odysseus, Heracles, Achilles, and Perseus. As you can see from their costumes, they did an amazing job!

9 Parish Weekday Liturgy Schedule Monday/Wednesday/Friday 6:45 am Eucharistic Liturgy - Chapel Tuesday/Thursday 6:45 am Word and Communion Service - Chapel Monday - Friday 8:45 am Eucharistic Liturgy - Church Saturday 8:00 am Eucharistic Liturgy - Church Lent Pilgrimage to The Shrine of Christ s Passion St. John, Indiana Saturday, April 1, :00 am Contact Maryellen Harrington for more details. mharrington@stbarnabasparish.org Stations of the Cross Friday, March 3rd 3:00 pm - Church Tuesday, March 7th 6:30 pm Church Children s Stations of the Cross Friday, March 10th 7:00 pm - Church Friday, March 17th 3:00 pm - Church Friday, March 24th 2:00 pm - Church Stations of the Cross Presented by the St. Barnabas 8th Grade Class Friday, March 31st 7:00 pm Church Friday, April 7th 3pm Church Parish Mission Sunday, Monday, Tuesday March 19th-21st 7:00 pm Returning to God and Turning Toward Our Neighbor Presented by Fr. Dave Kelly C.PP.S Executive Director of Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation Day of Mercy Parish Reconciliation and Reflection on Lent Saturday, March 25th Come anytime between 12:00-3:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays - 3:00-3:30 pm Palm Sunday, April 9th Mass Schedule - 4:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm Sunday Holy Thursday, April 13th Evening Liturgy of the Lord s Supper - 7:00 pm Adoration in Chapel until midnight No Word and Communion Service or 8:45 am Liturgy Good Friday of the Passion of Our Lord April 14th Stations of the Cross - 3:00 pm Liturgy of the Passion of our Lord - 7:00 pm No 6:45 or 8:45 am Liturgy Holy Saturday, April 15th Blessing of Easter Baskets - 2 pm in Church Easter Vigil Liturgy - 7:00 pm No 8:00 am Liturgy Easter Sunday, April 16th Mass Schedule - 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm

10 Sunday Week 02/26/17 Monthly January 2017 Year-to-Date 0 Our Finances Your Gifts Matter Actual Budgeted Difference Month of January Overview Have you ever wondered how this money is spent? Here is a breakdown of our monthly income and expense. Monthly Income: *Sunday, Christmas & Easter Religious Ed and Misc Income Total Income: Monthly Expense: Payroll & Benefits: Business & Rectory Expense: Utilities : Repairs, Maintenance, Landscaping. & Capital Expenses: Altar and Liturgical: Archdiocesan Expense Parish Life & Ministerial Programs: Total Expenses: Net Income (Loss): $ 7, $112, $ 51, $ 4, $ 4, $ 1, $ 2, $ 16, $ 1, $ 82, $ 30, January 2016 $118, $ 3, $121, $ 48, $ 5, $ 3, $ $ 2, $ 16, $ 3, $ 80, $ 41, Stewardship Spotlight WHAT MOVES YOU? St. Barnabas Parish is the spiritual home to more than 1,600 parishioners. Our school serves 601 students, Religious Education instructs nearly 130, and more than 200 participate in our Youth Ministry program. We are a vibrant parish, with prosperous ministries, and a strong future. It is the people of St. Barnabas - faith-filled people of all ages - who are the heart of our parish. There are many ways you can participate in the life of our parish through your time, talent, and treasure. Find great joy in giving, today and every day. Visit our website, to explore opportunities to support the mission of St. Barnabas - volunteer for PADS or St. Vincent de Paul, lead a Companions on the Journey team, or support the Sunday Offertory online. Thank you for the many ways you make St. Barnabas great - We Are Better Together! Please Pray for our Military Kenneth Safford Ryan Graber Peter Chaveriat Jennifer Chaveriat Patrick Corcoran James Fournier Chuck Franklin Richard O'Connell, Jr Josh Pentek Brendan Nolan Matt Beemsterboer Sean Miller JJ Marren Ian McHugh Keating Yvonne Cannon Brian Walsh

11 PARISH STAFF AND DIRECTORY South Longwood Fax Rev. Raymond Tillrock Pastor Emeritus Rev. William Malloy Pastor Rev. Augustine Mahonge Associate Pastor Rev. James Donovan Resident Matt Furjanic Director, Religious Ed Kitty Ryan Pastoral Associate/ Director of Music & Liturgy Gail Byrnes Business Manager Monica Wilczak Director of Development Geri Doherty Parish Secretary Sandro Tsomaia Associate Music Director Maryellen Harrington Youth Ministry Coordinator Sr. Julie Flynn Human Concerns Coordinator Weekend Sacramental Assistants Rev. William Kenneally Deacons Mr. Larry Conway, Mr. Andrew Neu, Mr. William Sullivan School South Longwood Fax Elaine Gaffney X216 Andy Walsh X316 Asst. Lisa Sarcinella Katy Duffy X232 X238 X X226 X227 X242 X221 X X228 X215 X214 We gather as a community to celebrate Mass: Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: Weekdays: 6:45 am Communion Service is in Chapel; 8:45am Mass is in Church Mon. 3/6 6:45 a.m. People of St. Barnabas 8:45 a.m. Christine Genc Tues, 3/7 6:45 a.m. Wood Communion 8:45 a.m. James McDermott Wed, 3/8 6:45 a.m. People of St. Barnabas 8:45 a.m. Michael Patrick Beauregard Thurs, 3/9 6:45 a.m. Word Communion 8:45 a.m. People of St. Barnabas Fri, 3/10 6:45 a.m. People of St. Barnabas 8:45 a.m. People of St. Barnabas Saturday, 3/11 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Eucharist Celebration Intentions John Mulchrone Patrick Ryan Bill O Donnell Sharon Duer Presider Fr. Donovan 6th Gr. Server 7th Gr. Server 8th Gr. Server Euch. Min. Lector Sacristans Fiona** Gawne Jack Byrne Jack Looney Andrew Styczynski David Hibbs Patricia Caldwell Mary Kay Gawne Julie McGawley Tom Nine Tom Hlousek Eileen Barron Karen Lux LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS Sunday, March 12, :00 a.m. Eucharist Celebration Intentions Deceased members of Frazel & Hickey families Presider Fr. Kenneally 6th Gr. Server 7th Gr. Server Euch. Min. Lector Sacristans 10:00 a.m. Eucharist Celebration Intentions Grace Richert Presider Fr. Mahonge 6th Gr. Server 7th Gr. Server 8th Gr. Server Euch. Min. Lector Sacristans Michael Conway Declan Murphy Kevin Devane Don Bowman Karen Woodson Monica Wilczak Joseph Basile Georgia Caston Victor Martinez Kate Liston Castle Teren Patla Peggy O'Brien-Bremer Samantha Usterbowski Declan Hurless Claire Syverson* Nancy Barrett Bob Barrett Marilyn Burke Ellen Christopher Timothy Cullinan John Fleming Holly Sutker Mary Janine Scanlon Tom Marren Paul Kennedy Mary Dennis No 12:00 Mass due to the South Side Parade READINGS OF THE WEEK Mon: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tues: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wed: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thu: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Fri: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Sat: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sun: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

12 SACRAMENTS LET US HELP Reconciliation: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the Church or by New appointment. Parishioners: We welcome you! Please introduce yourself to us. We ask that you register with Geri Doherty Anointing of the Sick/Communion: If a member of your family is ill or homebound, please contact Geri Doherty ext.0 or Gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org ext.0 or gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org. Holy Infant Orders: Baptism: Anyone Infants interested are baptized in knowing on the more first about and third formation Sundays for priestly of the month or diaconate at 1:30 ministry pm. First is time asked parents to call are Fr. required William to Malloy complete at the Baptism ext.232 Prep Class or wmalloy@stbarnabasparish.org. which are offered on the second Monday of every month. Please contact Infant Geri Baptism: Doherty Infants are baptized ext.0 on or the gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org. first and third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm, or at any regularly scheduled Sunday mass. First time parents are required to complete the Baptism Prep Class which are offered on the second Monday of every month. Reconciliation: Please contact The Geri Sacrament Doherty of Reconciliation ext.0 is or celebrated gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org. on Saturday afternoon from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the New Church Parishioners: or by appointment. We welcome you! Please introduce yourself to us. We ask that you register with Geri Doherty Religious Education: ext.0 or Gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org Grammar school students who are not attending Saint Barnabas School are encouraged to Sacraments register for of Religious Initiation/RCIA: Education Those classes. of catechetical Contact Matt age Furjanic are baptized at and fully received or mfurjanic@stbarnabasparish.org. into the Catholic faith annually at the Easter Vigil. Formation begins in the fall. Please contact Tom Nine , tnine@comcast.net Marriage: Sacraments Please of Initiation/RCIA: call the Rectory to Those speak of with catechetical a priest about age are making baptized arrangements and fully 4 received to 6 months into in the advance. Catholic faith Religious annually Education: the Easter Grammar Vigil. Formation school students begins who in the are fall. not Please attending contact Saint Tom Barnabas Nine , School are encouraged tnine@comcast.net. to register for Religious Marriage: Education Please classes. call the Contact Rectory Matt to speak Furjanic with at a priest about or making mfurjanic@stbarnabasparish.org. arrangements 4 to 6 months in advance. Holy Orders: Anyone interested in knowing more about formation for priestly or diaconate ministry is asked to call Fr. William Malloy at ext.232 or wmalloy@stbarnabasparish.org. Anointing of the Sick/Communion: If a member of your family is ill or homebound, please contact Geri Doherty ext.0 or gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org. Bulletin articles: To submit items for the bulletin please send to Geri Doherty at gdoherty@stbarnabasparish.org no later then 9:00 on the Monday before the weekend.

13 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Barnabas Church # S. Longwood Drive Chicago, IL TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Geri Doherty OR Gail Byrnes SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat 9 Windows 10 PRINTER HP Color Laserjet 4600n SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION February 26, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 13 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS