May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter

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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. May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter The First Communion Class of 2017 Welcome to the Table of the Lord. Brandon Adamus Isabella Govea Katie Pauker Giann Allawan Sebastian Govea Nathan Paz Gabrielle Alverio Evan Hanna Damian Pena Tylie Alzate Benjamin Hansen Jason Pop Zoe Baaske Jacob Havnoonian-Gottstein Margot Rest Nicholas Battaglia Maximiliano Iniguez Isabella Rivers Emily Beesly Ian Jarvis Reiley Rudnicki Martina Benincasa Jacob Kowalski Sabria Ryan Cassidy Canaval Dominic Lopez Gage Siewierski Daniela Castillo Luca Marotta Claudia Skocz Elisha Castro Ariana Mata Declan Sweetman Isabella Castro Ariani Morales-Rios Liya Toler Samantha Ceglarek Luz Moreno-Reneau Brooke Topel Leylani Crane Alexia Moreno-Reneau Morgan Topel Penelope D Andrea Liam Morkes Cloe Tran Kaelyn Dohl Ellen Mulcrone Genevieve Vail Mila Elsen Connor Nickels Lauren Vazquez Aiden Fajardo Macy Nigro Christian Villafranca Liliana Farias Aidan Opena Connor White Sebastian Findley Ethan Opena Emma Wojcik Sofia Findley Noah Ortiz Emmy Yee Natalie Gonzalez Aiden Parades New Parishioner Blessing and Reception May 6 Sunday 12 noon May Crowning May 11 Friday 7:00 p.m. Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Mother s Day May 13 Sunday

2 Page 2 May 6, 2018 Mass Intentions MON. May 7, Easter Weekday 8:30 am Jerome Kehoe TUES. May 8, Easter Weekday 8:30 am Kitty Helwinker WED. May 9, Easter Weekday 8:30 am John Glennon (1 st Anniv), Donna Kehoe THURS. May 10, St. Damien de Veuster 8:30 am Mary Kehoe, Edward Mitchell FRI. May 11, Easter Weekday 8:30 am Bill Kehoe, Ouseph Luka, James Ouper (b-day wish) SAT. May 12, Sts. Nereus and Achilleus 8:30 am Justin Nowak (Birthday) 5:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish SUN. May 13, The Ascension of the Lord 8:00 am The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish 10:00 am The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish 12:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish 5:30 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory Parishes Weekly Collections April 22, 2018 Sunday Offertory $ 9,159 Energy $ 3,914 Sharing $ 102 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 Sixth Sunday of Easter In the reading from the Acts of the Apostles, God surprises everyone by revealing that his salvation is open not only to the Jewish people, but to everyone. St. Peter is told, through a vision, to go to the house of Cornelius, a Gentile. When Peter enters the home and Cornelius falls at his feet, Peter understands the vision that God had sent him to slaughter and eat animals he previously thought unclean. Now no one is unclean. St. Peter exclaims, In truth, I see God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him. The first Letter of John contains the simplest, but most stirring description of God for us: God is love. We come to know God through our love for others. The gospel of John today is also simple and straightforward. As Jesus kept his Father s commandments and remains in him, so must we keep Jesus commandments in order to keep his divine life alive within us. His commandment is to love one another, even to the point of laying down one s life for one s friends. Jesus tells us these things so that his joy may be in us and our joy might be complete. Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, John 4: 7-10 John 15: 9-17 Mother s Day Flower Sale--May 12 & 13 Flowers are a Mother s favorite! On Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13, St. Robert s Pro Life Committee will sell beautiful bouquets of fresh-cut flowers after all Masses. Choose the perfect bouquet from a variety of colors and assortments. Carnation Bouquets--$10 Spring Mixed Bouquets-- $10 Rose/Daisy Bouquets--$15 Deluxe Garden Hydrangea Bouquets--$30 Proceeds will be used to help young women facing a crisis pregnancy situation and in need of assistance. Please support this life-saving work of The Women s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. Since its founding in 1984, The Women s Centers have helped saved more than 39,500 babies and their mothers--from the tragedy of abortion. For more information, please visit their website at Thank you for your generous support.

3 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page 3 From the Pastor s Desk Today we celebrate the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The scriptures not only remind us of God s love for us, but also tell us how this love ignites and transforms us. In the gospel, Jesus tells the apostles that he loves them with the same love that the Father has for him. This love is nothing less than sharing in the fullness of God s own divine life. In order to remain in that love, the disciples are told that they must obey his commandments and love one another. Jesus tells them that there is no greater love than to lay down one s life for one s friends. He is telling them this as he prepares to go to the Cross to lay down his own life for all of us. If we want a share in God s kingdom then we must be willing to imitate Christ s sacrifice as well. Jesus tells the apostles that he has chosen them and appointed them to bear fruit that will remain. Jesus is referring to the building of his body (the community of faith) by living in imitation of Christ himself. By our demonstration of unselfish love, living the virtue of charity, we show to others the face of God s love. St. John tells us to love one another because love is of God; and if we love, then we will know God. Not that we have loved God, but that he has loved us and sent his Son as an expiation of our sins. God loved us first. God has given us the possibility of sharing in his life through the blood of Christ. If we want to accept God s forgiveness (the choice is ours alone), then we must reciprocate in loving God by loving one another. Can we love others first; acting in charity and forgiveness before they deserve it? Paraphrasing St. John: in this is love; not that they have loved us, but that we have loved them and have ourselves been an expiation for their sins by sacrificing ourselves for their good. One of the sacrifices that we make as Christians is the gift of our time and talent to share our faith with others. I want to recognize all the Religious Education staff, catechists, teachers and volunteers who worked so hard throughout the year to prepare the children for 1st Holy Communion, celebrated yesterday. Sixty-five children received the sacrament for the first time. This is truly one of the high points of the year. Several visitors commented about how warm and welcoming our parish is. It is nice to be recognized by others. Another beautiful celebration we have every year is the May Crowning in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The graduating class forms Mary s Court, while the 1st Communicants process in, bringing flowers to Our Lady. It is truly a wonderful sign of our faith. The May Crowning will be this Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Next weekend, we celebrate Mother s Day with a special blessing during the mass. Our Respect Life parishioners will hold the annual Flower Sale to help families in crisis pregnancies. Beautiful bouquets of flowers will be available after all the masses. Also next weekend we will have a second collection for Catholic Charities to assist needy Chicagoland families. Our Asian American Group will be hosting a Luau this Saturday evening. Please see page eight for details. The Kindergarten Graduation will take place on Friday, May 25th. The Eighth Grade Graduation Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 29th. What a blessing to be part of such a vibrant parish. Last week, I wrote to announce the hiring of our new school principal, Deanne Roy. Today I would like to recognize Mrs. Carrie Mijal who has been our principal for the past ten years. She will be leaving us in June to take on her new assignment. Under her leadership our school has flourished, growing from 194 students to over 350 students this year. This success is in a large part due to what I believe is her most admirable quality: her compassion and care for the students and their families. It has been her warm presence that has created such a welcoming environment that attracts families to our school. The parish, staff and school have scheduled several farewell gettogethers to express our appreciation. She will be greatly missed. Next Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. This Holy Day commemorates Christ s triumphant return to his heavenly throne, opening the gates of paradise to all his faithful people. This promise is first fulfilled in the Assumption of the Blessed Mother (celebrated on August 15). Even in death, she leads us to her Son. Have a great week. Sincerely, Fr. Neil

4 Page 4 May 6, 2018 In Sympathy Please pray for the repose of the souls of Helen Lichosik Gerald Fries and for their families and friends. Please join us for May Crowning on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7 pm in the Church. Please join us in the church on Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 pm for a Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help followed by Benediction. Gluten Free Hosts are Available. Please ask an usher for details. 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 Thursday morning May 10 at 9:15 in Kernaghan Hall O, taste and see the Goodness of the Lord. (Ps. 38) THANK YOU... BUT WE STILL NEED ONE MORE! Thank you to Melissa Maya and Cindy Wojcik for answering the call to be part of SRB s SPRED ministry. You are a wonderful blessing to this special faith community for individuals with developmental disabilities! WE STILL NEED ONE MORE volunteer for a young woman who is on our waiting list. Please consider this opportunity to not only serve others, but also a time to enrich your own faith. SRB Spred meets from mid- September mid-may on Wednesday evenings. Please contact Michael Radcliffe at (773) or Julie Oloroso at (773) if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity. For more information about SPRED, please visit the website:

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6 Page 6 May 6, 2018 You are cordially invited to celebrate Father Neil Fackler s 20 th Anniversary of his Ordination at a Mass on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 12:00 Noon. A reception will follow in Kernaghan Hall. Please join us.

7 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page 7 Save This Date!!!!! Sunday June 10 th (from 9am to 2pm). Is Coming to St. Robert s Kernaghan Hall. Eat, Relax & Browse the Various Crafters, Vendors, & Flea Marketers. Come join us for eggs & links or fruit & croissants for breakfast or nachos, hot dogs & chili for lunch. A Fun Time for a Good Cause. Monies Raised Will Support the Learning Garden Project.

8 Page 8 May 6, 2018 SRB Has A Mobile App! The SRB App is a great way to stay connected! Did you know you can access the weekly bulletin from your phone? Keep up with all the news from around the parish. Our app is also an easy way to see the parish, Children s Faith Formation and school calendars. Make sure you don t miss something important. Just click on copy to my calendar to add that special event to your personal calendar. Search in the app store or go to:

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10 Page 10 May 6, 2018 Weekly Schedule Monday, May 7 7 pm Vision and Planning Meeting (MR) Tuesday, May 8 6:30 pm Novena / Benediction (C) 7:30 pm Sports Board Meeting (MR) Wednesday, May 9 6 pm 9:30 pm SPRED TC (KH) Thursday, May 10 9:15 am Soul Food (MR) Friday, May 11 8:30 am 11 am 4th Grade Social Studies Region Fair (KH) 7 pm May Crowning (C) Saturday, May 12 9:30 am Catechist Meeting (MR) 8:30 am 3 pm Parents Association Spring Recycling (PL) 6 pm Simbang Gabi Fundraiser (KH) After 5 pm Mass Mother s Day Flower Sale (V) Second Collection for Catholic Charities Sunday, May 13 After all Morning Masses Mother s Day Flower Sales (V) Second Collection for Catholic Charities 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 Acts 16:11-15 / Jn 15:26 16:4a Tuesday Acts 16:22-34 / Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22 18:1 / Jn 16:12-15 Thursday Acts 18:1-8 / Jn 16:16-20 Friday Acts 18:9-18 / Jn 16:20-23 Saturday Acts 18:23-28 / Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday Acts 1:1-11 / Eph 4:1-13 / Mk 16:15-20 May 12 / 13, 2018 Mass Presider Servers Lectors Auxiliary Ministers 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 5:30 PM Msgr. Pat Pollard Fr. Scott Donahue Fr. Scott Donahue Fr. Neil Fackler Fr. Elliott Dees L. Nigro, A. Augello, A. Ontiveros J. Bendig, D. Kowalski, A. Paz K. Meyering, S. White, T. White R. Balubar, B. Bauman, A. Niznik S. Grant, J. Sarau-Young, R. Sarau-Young K. Nigro E. Day It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to demonstrate. Fr. Denis O Brien, United States Marine Corps P. Fergus, J. Jakobsze, D. Nowak, M. Callaghan, K. Caminiti, K. Fergus, E. Stecker E. Day, M. Furphy, M. Rydelski, Sr. Ann, Deacon W. Frere, J. Ouper, A. Ouper B. Meyering J. Hearrin, S. Spooner, P. Zyburt M. Loudon M. Blake, L. Loudon, P. Mullane C. Medina G. Morehouse

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12 Saint Robert Bellarmine Church Parish Rectory & Office 4646 North Austin Avenue Chicago, Parish Illinois Office & Rectory Tel North Austin Avenue Fax Chicago, Illinois Tel Website: Fax SRB Mobile Website: App: Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Contact Deacon Bill Frere Rev. Scott Donahue, Resident Rev. Neil E. Tony Fackler, Delgado, Pastor Deacon Rev. Scott Kathy Donahue, Goetz, Resident Business Manager Bill Frere, Deacon Barbara Donnelly, Adm. Assist/Office Mgr James Ouper, Business Operations Manager Dr. Christina Zaker, Adult Education Barbara Donnelly, Parish Secretary Beth Farias, Youth Minister Deacon Bill Frere, Pastoral Associate Maria Siap, Religious Youth Minister Education Office 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Fr. Neil Fackler, Tel. Pastor Debi DeMario, Director Faith Formation Office 6036 West St. Robert Eastwood Bellarmine Avenue School Tel West Eastwood Avenue Mary Ellen Casselman, Tel Director Carrie Mijal, Principal St. Robert Bellarmine School 6036 West Eastwood Chris Wilson, Avenue Secretary Tel Carrie Mijal, Office Principal of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Chris Wilson, Secretary Tel Dennis Costanzo, Music Director Office of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel Bulletin Deadline: Dennis Thursday Costanzo, 12 Music Noon 10 Director days in advance Submit articles via Bulletin Deadline: Thursday in person 12 at Noon the rectory 10 days or in fax advance Submit Pulpit articles Announcement via Deadline Friday by 7:30 p.m. the rectory. in person at the rectory or fax Mass Schedule Mass Schedule Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00a.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Rectory Office Hours Monday through Rectory Thursday Office - 8:30 Hours a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday Monday - 8:30 - Friday a.m. to - 58:30 p.m. a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 to to 1:00 1:00 p.m. p.m. for for lunch) lunch) Saturday - - 8:30 a.m. to to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to to 1:30 p.m. Weddings Weddings Arrangements Arrangements to be made to be with made a priest with a priest at least six at months least six in months advance. in advance. Please Please contact contact the the rectory rectory for date for date and time and time availability before making other other arrangements. Baptisms Baptisms Celebrated Celebrated the second the second and fourth and fourth Sunday Sunday at 1:15 p.m. at 1:15 p.m. Parents Parents need need to register to register at the at rectory the rectory office. office. Baptismal Baptismal preparation preparation class class for for first first time time Parents Parents and Godparents and Godparents is offered is offered on the on last the last Monday Monday of the of month the month at 7:00 at 7:00 p.m. p.m. in the in the rectory. rectory. Please Please note: note: there there are no are baptisms no baptisms scheduled scheduled during the season during of the Lent. season of Lent. Confessions/Reconciliations Saturdays Saturdays 4:00 p.m. 4:00-4:45 p.m. p.m. - 4:45 or by p.m. appointment. or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick 1st Saturday Anointing of the month of after the the Sick 8:30 a.m. mass. Eucharistic 1st Saturday Adoration of the month & after Benediction the 8:30 a.m. mass. Third Wednesday of every month. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass. Third Wednesday of every month. Benediction at 5 p.m. Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass. Please sign up at the rectory office. Benediction at 5 p.m. Novena Please sign up at the rectory office. Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on the First Tuesday of the Novena month at 6:30p.m. in the church, followed Mother of by Perpetual Benediction. Help Novena is offered on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the church. Recitation of the Rosary Monday Recitation through Saturday of at the 8:00 Rosary a.m. Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 12 Noon in the rectory.