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MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. DAILY MASS: 8:30 a.

3444 or visit www.oldstmarys.com for Mass times.

MASS BAPTISM: SECOND, FOURTH AND FIFTH SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH.

CONFESSION: SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE 9 a.m.

AND AT OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT COMMUNION/SICK CALLS: UPON REQUEST EXPOSITION OF

3444 PARISH WEB SITE: www.oldstmarys.com SCHOOL PHONE: 312.386.

Mary s parish is the first Catholic parish in the Chicago area.

diverse and welcoming community dedicated to serving the spiritual needs of the

1 MASS SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 6 p.m. DAILY MASS: 8:30 a.m.- MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9 a.m. ON SATURDAY HOLY DAYS: Call or visit for Mass times. SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS ANOINTING OF THE SICK: FIRST SATURDAY: AFTER 9 a.m. MASS BAPTISM: SECOND, FOURTH AND FIFTH SATURDAYS OF THE MONTH. PLEASE GO TO OUR WEB SITE TO REGISTER FOR BAPTISM. CONFESSION: SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE 9 a.m. MASS UNTIL 10:30 a.m. AND AT OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT COMMUNION/SICK CALLS: UPON REQUEST EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: FRIDAY 9 a.m. to NOON PARISH PHONE: PARISH WEB SITE: SCHOOL PHONE: SCHOOL WEB SITE: OUR PARISH MISSION Founded in 1833, Old St. Mary s parish is the first Catholic parish in the Chicago area. Guided for more than a century by the vision of the Paulist Fathers, we are a diverse and welcoming community dedicated to serving the spiritual needs of the Loop, South Loop and the greater Chicago area. As a unified Church and School community, Old St. Mary s Parish promotes the mission of the Paulist Fathers to welcome those who have been away from the church, to build bridges of respect and collaboration with people of diverse backgrounds and religions, and to promote justice and healing in our society.

2 Page Two O S. M C January 20, 2019 This upcoming week we are reflecting on many life issues - the ongoing striving to save all human life and make a world where every person is valued and given the best care possible. Each of us has a call to make life full for everyone around us. Maybe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, whom we also remember this weekend, captures that sense of life that is best embodied by faith. While he was speaking to all people (so powerful were his words), he was especially conscious of racism, and while striving to overcome that, the words also offer freedom to many others. Here is the conclusion of the "I Have a Dream" speech. "...I say to you today, my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. This will be the day, this will be the day when all of God s children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside [sustained applause], let freedom ring. And when this happens [applause] (Let it ring, Let it ring), and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! My quote does not do his words justice - I hope you will take it as incentive to look them up, in unedited form, or to listen to recordings that are so prevalent on the internet. May God Bless us all! Fr. Brad MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR

January 20, 2019: S S O T T R First Reading As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God rejoices in the chosen ones (Isaiah 62:1-5). Psalm Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations (Psalm 96).

Gospel Rejoicing at a wedding celebration in Cana, Jesus replenishes the wine supply (John 2:1-11).

3:7-12 FRIDAY: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 SATURDAY: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 SUNDAY: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 Lk 1:1-4;

Thank you for your generosity. Page Three Mass Intentions SATURDAY, JANUARY 19-5:00 P.M. Barbara Peltz-Crone SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 8:00 A.M. Lourdes Tadalan 11:00 A.M. Roger & Genevieve Olsen 6:00 P.M. People of the Parish MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8:30 A.

3 January 20, 2019: S S O T T R First Reading As a bridegroom rejoices in his bride, so God rejoices in the chosen ones (Isaiah 62:1-5). Psalm Proclaim his marvelous deeds to all the nations (Psalm 96). Second Reading All the varied gifts in the Christian community are from one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). Gospel Rejoicing at a wedding celebration in Cana, Jesus replenishes the wine supply (John 2:1-11). R W MONDAY: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 TUESDAY: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28 WEDNESDAY: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 THURSDAY: Heb 7:25 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12 FRIDAY: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 SATURDAY: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 SUNDAY: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 SPECIAL COLLECTION There is a special collection this weekend for the Church in Latin America. There are special envelopes in the pew which you can use to make a donation. Thank you for your generosity. Page Three Mass Intentions SATURDAY, JANUARY 19-5:00 P.M. Barbara Peltz-Crone SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 8:00 A.M. Lourdes Tadalan 11:00 A.M. Roger & Genevieve Olsen 6:00 P.M. People of the Parish MONDAY, JANUARY 21 8:30 A.M. Rovette Montelle TUESDAY, JANUARY 22-8:30 A.M. Lum Szeto WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23-8:30 A.M. Percy C. Slaughter THURSDAY, JANUARY 24-8:30 A.M. Maria Zurita Friday, January 25-8:30 a.m. Baby K SATURDAY, JANUARY 26-9:00 A.M. Bartolome Soledad PARISH OFFICES CLOSED Monday, January 21, 2019 Martin Luther King Holiday Morning Mass 8:30 AM There will be a Blood Drive on February 3, 2019 in Donovan Hall from 9 AM to 2 PM. This blood drive is sponsored by the American Red Cross and the Knights of Columbus.

com Dawn Burns, Business Manager, ext. 23 dawn@oldstmarys.

patti@oldstmarys.com Renette Coachman, Bulletin Editor bulletin@oldstmarys.

com Mamie Smith, Receptionist Sandra Leonard, Receptionist Dennis Davis,

4 Page Four O S. M C January 20, 2019 PARISH STAFF Father Bradford Schoeberle, CSP Pastor, ext. 29 frbrad@oldstmarys.com Father Patrick Johnson, CSP, Associate Pastor, ext. 20 pjohnson@oldstmarys.com Father Steven Petroff, CSP, Associate Pastor, ext. 25 spetroff@oldstmarys.com Maryellen Harrington Director, Lifelong Faith Formation ext. 26 mharrington@oldstmarys.com Scott Williams, Director of Liturgy and Music, ext. 14 swilliams@oldstmarys.com Julie Martin, School Principal jmartin@osmschool.com Dawn Burns, Business Manager, ext. 23 dawn@oldstmarys.com Patti Murphy Facility & Parish Events Coordinator patti@oldstmarys.com Renette Coachman, Bulletin Editor bulletin@oldstmarys.com Vanesa Jackson, Receptionist vanesa@oldstmarys.com Mamie Smith, Receptionist Sandra Leonard, Receptionist Dennis Davis, Maintenance CHICAGO SHARES AT OLD ST. MARY'S Chicago Shares will be available for purchase in the Commons on Sunday, January 20, the 3rd Sunday of the month after the 8 AM and 11 AM Masses. Vouchers come in packets of 5 - $1.00 coupons for a cost of $5. Cash or personal check made payable to Old St. Mary s, (put SJ on the memo line) may be used to purchase the vouchers. You can learn more about the program at Rachel Schripsema, Counselor-in-Residence by appt. only rachelschrips@icloud.com

January 20, 2019: S S O T Catholic Schools Week Catholic Schools Week begins on January 27, 2019. This year s theme is Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed.

Mary s School will be participating in a number of activities that week and a schedule of events will be hot off the press soon.

and get to know one another s names, Old St. Mary s will host Name Tag weekends, once per month throughout 2019.

5 January 20, 2019: S S O T Catholic Schools Week Catholic Schools Week begins on January 27, This year s theme is Learn, Serve, Lead, Succeed. It is a week designated to celebrate all of the wonderful things that a Catholic education has to offer. Old St. Mary s School will be participating in a number of activities that week and a schedule of events will be hot off the press soon. I hope that many of you can join us for the Children s Mass Sunday, January 27 at 8AM and then visit our Catholic Schools Week Open House from 9-10:30AM B C As part of our effort to be more welcoming and get to know one another s names, Old St. Mary s will host Name Tag weekends, once per month throughout Starting January 26/27 th, volunteers from the parish will be at the entrance of our worship space to hand you a name tag & Sharpie or write a tag for you. We encourage all Mass goers to participate. We can celebrate the start of Catholic Schools week by using names to greet one another before Mass, during the sign of Peace and after Mass at hospitality!! If you would like to volunteer to help, please Hannah Mulchrone at hannahrita1967@yahoo.com. Old St. Mary s Church 1500 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Chicago s First Catholic Parish - Established in 1833 The Paulist Fathers serving our parish since October 12, Page Five HAVE YOU ATTENDED VIRTUS YET? We hope ALL adults and parents of our parish attend! Especially parents of school age children. Do you have school age children? Do you ever want to help in their school or religious education classroom, pageants, parties, field trips, or participate in parish family movie nights, family events, and more? We URGE YOU TO ATTEND THIS SESSION! We are offering VIRTUS training at our parish on two upcoming dates. If you have not yet attended a session, we STRONGLY URGE YOU TO ATTEND. Virtus is an awareness session which better equips adults to protect children and vulnerable adults in the world around them. Safe environment training has been given to over 100,000 children, parents, employees, teachers, volunteers and clergy in our Archdiocese alone. Because it is important for as many of our parishioners who interact with youth, might interact with youth or have school age children to attend we are offering TWO upcoming sessions. You only need to attend ONCE. We are offering two sessions to give parents the most flexibility in their busy work and family schedules to attend. But take note everyone waits until the last minute and we have LIMITED SPACE and REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE is required. Old St. Mary s Virtus Sessions (You only need to attend one) Thursday January 17 - SESSION IS FULL Saturday February 23 - Limited spaces remaining.

Page Six O S. M C January 20, 2019 Do You Know a Parishioner Who is Homebound? The homebound are still members of our parish community as members of the Body of Christ.

If you know of someone who is not able to get to church on a regular basis let us know (312-922-3444) and we will arrange for a minister to visit. Fr.

6 Page Six O S. M C January 20, 2019 Do You Know a Parishioner Who is Homebound? The homebound are still members of our parish community as members of the Body of Christ. This union becomes real when our Eucharistic ministers take Holy Communion to them in the homes or at a nursing home. If you know of someone who is not able to get to church on a regular basis let us know ( ) and we will arrange for a minister to visit. Fr. Steven Petroff and the Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound Team Exploring the U.S. Bishops Pastoral Le er on Racism February 5 Linking the Past: The Truth About Racism Fr. Derran Combs O.F.M., Ph.D. February 12 A Black Catholic Perspective on Racism in the Church Fr. David Jones February 19 A Hispanic Response to Racism in the Church Fr. Ed Shea, O.F.M. February 26 Accepting the Challenge: The Benefits of Love Fr. Kurt Hartrich, O.F.M. For Widows & Widowers Widowed and feeling stuck? Come and find ways to move toward inner peace and new hope in life. Joyful Again! Widowed Ministry program presents a Retreat/workshop for men & women March 9 & 10 - Mt. Assisi Center, Lemont March 30 & 31 - Holy Family Med. Ctr., Des Plaines To register call: us at joyfulagain7211@gmail.com website: All talks held Tuesdays 12:10 to 12:50 pm St. Clare Auditorium Lower Level Free will offering. All are welcome! St. Peter s Church Loop 110 West Madison Virtue and Vice: And Other Conversations that Matter Join fellow young adults after the 6 PM Mass on Sunday, January 20, at Vice Brewing down the street for good conversation over brownies and a drink, if you'd like. We can walk over together after Mass, or just meet us there a few minutes after 7 PM, if you go to a different Mass.

January 20, 2019: S S O T LOOKING FOR FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS Catholic Theological Union Doctoral Candidate Willie Cobb, Jr.

He is specifically exploring the experiences of African American fathers, Gay fathers, and the fathers of biracial children within the

Each participant will be asked to take part in one 3-hour focus group at a time and location mutually agreed upon by each small group.

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Page Seven BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Items submitted electronically are due by 5PM on Mondays.

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7 January 20, 2019: S S O T LOOKING FOR FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS Catholic Theological Union Doctoral Candidate Willie Cobb, Jr. is seeking focus group participants for his thesis about the Spirituality of Fatherhood. He is specifically exploring the experiences of African American fathers, Gay fathers, and the fathers of biracial children within the Archdiocese of Chicago. Each participant will be asked to take part in one 3-hour focus group at a time and location mutually agreed upon by each small group. Any father who identifies with one of these three focus groups is asked to please contact Willie Cobb, Jr. at wcobb3033@gmail.com or by January 31, The Queen is back. Drawing each Thursday at Kroll s. Pot is currently $26,000. Details about this raffle can be found at Page Seven BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Items submitted electronically are due by 5PM on Mondays. The deadline is Noon on Monday, if you are unable send the item electronically. Please items to bulletin@oldstmarys.com. Thank You! Please visit our website calendar to see the events taking place this week. Like us on Facebook SOUND SYSTEM LOOP RECEIVERS in the SACRISTY Users with a t-coil in their hearing aid can listen to our sound system directly through their hearing aids. Check with your hearing care professional to see if your hearing aid is equipped with a t-coil and properly adjusted. Non-hearing aid users can pick up a loop receiver from the sacristy and listen through a headset. Check It Out Today! The Most Complete Online National Directory of Catholic Parishes DALCAMO FUNERAL HOME Family Owned & Operated Since West 26th Street Earning Your Business Everyday BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COMMERCIAL LITIGATION OSM Parishioner & OSM Parent Full Service Law Firm Laurie A. Martin Montplaisir tel: fax: N. LaSalle Street - Suite 3300, Chicago, IL LMontplaisir@RSPlaw.com Old St Mary Church (B) Get this weekly bulletin delivered by - for FREE! Sign up here: Courtesy of J.S. Paluch Company, Inc. WHY ADVERTISE IN YOUR LOCAL CHURCH BULLETIN? BREAKFAST LUNCH 1400 S. Michigan Ave waffleschicago.com GREAT COVERAGE - 97% of all households attending church take at least one church bulletin home every Sunday. GREAT VALUE - 70% of all households are aware of and look at the advertising in the church bulletin and 68% of households surveyed when making a choice between businesses are inclined to choose the one who advertised in the church bulletin. GREAT LOYALTY - 41% of households do business with a company specifically because they are advertising in the church bulletin. GREAT PRODUCT - 62% of households keep the church bulletin the entire week as reference. Learn More About Advertising In Your Parish Bulletin Call us at sales@jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc

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PASTOR S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

PASTOR S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE May the Blessings of Christmas be upon you, and may your New Year be filled with Joy! Welcome to Christmas at Old St. Mary s Church! First a word of THANKS to all of you members