A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR

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2 A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR Many, many years ago, in a former life, in my youth, before I started to look like Santa Claus, I went on a few dates with a young woman whom I had met through a mutual friend. This woman was raised Catholic, but she did not practice her faith much anymore, and she found it interesting that I did practice my faith. So she asked me if she could come to Mass with me on a Sunday. I said, ''Well, okay, but only if you promise to hold my hand during the scary parts.'' She gave me a funny look and asked, ''What scary parts?'' ''He suffered death and was buried,'' I responded, ''He entered willingly into his Passion; eat my body, drink my blood. You know, the scary parts!" She laughed at me. And now I am a priest. So you know how that little romance worked out. But I was serious. If we really stop and think about what we do in Mass, we have to admit that there is some frightening stuff. But I like that. I like the scary, deadly serious nature of our liturgy and our faith, but that is not to say that I am not a big chicken in other ways. I have always loved the liturgy, and so I do well with that scary stuff. But there are some other things that really scare me about our faith, and this weekend is one of the scariest for me. This weekend we are observing the annual Summer Mission Appeal, and we are joined by Father Donatian Kaigoma, a priest of the Diocese of Geita in Tanzania. Father Donatian is making the Summer Mission Appeal at Divine Infant on behalf of the Diocese of Geita. For me, the thought of being a missionary in a foreign land and an unfamiliar culture is rather frightening. I like it here in the good old U. S. of A. I like what I know and who I know and the language that I speak. I have the highest respect for the missionaries of our Church who do the toughest job that Christ asks of us. They go into the whole world -- the whole world -- and proclaim the gospel to all peoples. That takes courage. That takes faith and prayer. It also takes resources. That is why the Archdiocese of Chicago has the annual Summer Mission Appeal. This is an opportunity for chickens like me who cannot imagine doing the work of the missions to help at least a little in the work of the missions. Missionaries need courage and faith. They also need material support. They need our financial support. So please be generous this weekend and help Fr. Donatian and the Diocese of Geita to continue to do the work of the Gospel in Tanzania. And I highly recommend that you attend Mass with someone who will hold your hand during the scary parts. Fr. Michael DEATH OF FR. JOYCE S SISTER My sister, Eileen Watts, died at 79 on June 17 one month to the day after my brother John died. She died after a week s illness at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, WI, close to Lake Delavan where she had lived for some years. She leaves our younger sister, Joanne Joyce (Florida) and four children: Kathleen (Evanston), Edward (Colorado), Michael (Co.Cork, Ireland) and John (Clarendon Hills), plus 6 grandchildren and one great granddaughter. She taught for years in Catholic schools, until retiring. She received a beautiful funeral Mass/send-off on Tuesday at Divine Infant. My thanks to you for your prayers (Please continue!) and to our choir. May she rest in peace with her Lord of the Dance!

3 BAPTIZED Juan Carlos, son of Juan and Patricia (Villasenor) Covarrubias Liliana Maria, daughter of Juan and Patricia (Villasenor) Covarrubias Leo Manuel, son of Arnoldo and Ruby (Ramierez) DeHoyos Ryan Thomas, son of Daniel and Jacquelyn (Jarka) O Connor Candace Jean, daughter of Andy and Kelly (Puchta) Pak Tristan Michael, son of Michael and Jennifer (Berman) Rickert WEDDINGS Timothy Zabelka & Sarah Shilka NEW PARISHIONERS Carol Ciolino Timothy & Jacqueline Kouba, Tyler and Daniele HOLY HOUR THIS FRIDAY DURING THE FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM Join us this Friday, July 1, during this year s Fortnight for Freedom, at 7:30pm in the Church to pray for freedom of religion in our country. Each year dioceses and churches around the country arrange special events to highlight the importance of defending religious freedom. The Fortnight for Freedom is from June 21 the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More to July 4, Independence Day. We are Catholics. We are Americans. We are proud to be both, grateful for the gift of faith which is ours as Christian disciples, and grateful for the gift of liberty which is ours as American citizens. To be Catholic and American should mean not having to choose one over the other. Our allegiances are distinct, but they need not be contradictory, and should instead be complementary. That is the teaching of our Catholic faith, which obliges us to work together with fellow citizens for the common good of all who live in this land. That is the vision of our founding fathers and our Constitution, which guarantees citizens of all religious faiths the right to contribute to our common life together. We need, therefore, to speak frankly with each other when our freedoms are threatened. Now is such a time. As Catholic bishops and American citizens, we address an urgent summons to our fellow Catholics and fellow Americans to be on guard, for religious liberty is under attack, both at home and abroad. To all our fellow Catholics, we urge an intensification of your prayers and fasting for a new birth of freedom in our beloved country. We invite you to join us in an urgent prayer for religious liberty. Almighty God, Father of all nations, for freedom you have set us free in Christ Jesus (Gal 5:1). We praise and bless you for the gift of religious liberty, the foundation of human rights, justice, and the common good. Grant to our leaders the wisdom to protect and promote our liberties; by your grace may we have the courage to defend them, for ourselves and for all those who live in this blessed land. We ask this through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, our patroness, and in the name of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, with whom you live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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5 MONTINI CATHOLIC STUDENTS JOIN $100,000 Scholarship Offers Club New members of the $100,000 Club from the Class of Montini Catholic High School is proud to recognize the addition of 13 students who have received over $100,000 in scholarship offers. Montini s Class of 2016 has earned over $15,000,000 in scholarship offers. Samuel Detmers a graduate of Westchester Middle School and a parishioner of Divine Infant Church is a member of this elite group. FREE EYE SCREENING OFFERED BY THE WESTCHESTER LIONS CLUB Diabetic Retinopathy is the leading cause of new blindness in adults in the United States today. Early detection is a major factor in the prevention of visual loss. This screening may determine if you have a retinal problem associated with macular degeneration. PLACE: Divine Providence School, 2500 Mayfair Avenue, Westchester DATE & TIME: Saturday, July 23 rd from 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Westchester Lions Club in conjunction with the Lions of Illinois Foundation and Illinois Retina Associates, S.C. Held in conjunction with the Westchester Blood Drive For additional information, call Lion Andreas Brandt at REFLECTING ON GOD S WORD Everyone seems to have a to do list. They help us remember things we need to do. They help us set priorities as we pick and choose which things to attend to and which to let go. We can tell what our priorities are if we look at which items stay on the list for a long time. We keep finding endless reasons why we can t get to the most difficult tasks just yet. Maybe later. Or maybe never. Discipleship is one of those difficult tasks that some of us just never get around to doing. Like Elisha, or the people Jesus speaks with in the Gospel, we are always tempted to do something else first get a decent job, buy a house, get in shape, find a mate, raise our children, retire. But, also like Elisha, we are called not to delay and not to look back. Jesus tells us to delete everything else from our to do lists and write just one thing: Go and proclaim the kingdom of God. Virginia Stillwell Copyright 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

6 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, June 25 5:00 pm Joseph Mikos; Connie Senato; Elda Mulligan; Liberato, Filomena & Dino Cabanlit SUNDAY, June 26 7:30 Thomas Smith; Deceased members of St. Vincent de Paul Society; Emil & Henrietta Bezouska; Leon L. Pauksta; Rick Yurkovich; Gloria Bruno 9:30 Mary Ryan; Delores Mantyck 11:30 Tony Concialdi; Wilda Gordon; Konstantinas Jablonskis; Bob Breneisen; Antoinette Sepnafsky MONDAY, June 27 8:00 All the faithful departed TUESDAY, June 28 8:00 All the faithful departed WEDNESDAY, June 29 8:00 John Nawrocki; Walter & Mary Wanick THURSDAY, June 30 8:00 All the faithful departed FRIDAY, July 1 8:00 Thomas Kovarik; Mr. & Mrs. William J. Pint 100th Wedding Anniversary SATURDAY, July 2 8:00 All the faithful departed 5:00 pm Forgotten Souls in Purgatory; Michael Assenato; Dolores Sniegowski; People of the Parish SUNDAY, July 3 7:30 Thomas Smith; Rick Yurkovich; Rosemarie & Albert Tassi; William J. Casey; Gloria Bruno 9:30 Richard Rosignolo; George, Mary & John Maczak 11:30 Lou, Val & Joe Greco; Konstantinas Jablonskis WEEKDAY SERVERS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 8:00 Skye Houston; Collin Nortier THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 Ava Perry; Kayla Caday PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Carl Celestino, Sr. Nick Labovsky Danny Mulligan Janine Nywood Len O Connell Gene Rogala Gary Sekerka Trudy Tetzloff Jacob Vincent Bob Wiegel Loving God, give strength to all who struggle with illness. Grant them courage when they are afraid and comfort when they are in pain. Because of government regulations, hospitals and nursing homes are no longer allowed to notify us if you are admitted to either facility. If you or a family member would like to be visited in the hospital or nursing home, please call the rectory at If you or a family member are sick or homebound and would like to be added to our prayer list, visited, receive Holy Communion or be anointed, please call the rectory at MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Barbara Silski Marguerite Stapleton Eileen Watts (sister of Fr. Gerald Joyce) Joyce Wilkin NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMMUNION MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 Fr. Tom L. Pinto M. Klincewicz K. James O. Pinto S. Parker J. Chi SUN. 7:30 Fr. Tom C. Saflover M. Giannelli C. Nortier J. Saraceno J. Percival R. Nortier SUN. 9:30 Fr. Joyce M. Meyers Teens I. Negrete N. Mihel Q. Oyekanmi SUN. 11:30 Fr. Joyce L. Brown J. Lemkau L. Salata R. Brown A. Duff D. Bermudez

7 SUNDAY, JULY 3 CH 12:45 pm Baptismal Prep MONDAY, JULY 4 FOURTH OF JULY WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, [1-9] PROTECTING CHILDREN At Divine Infant Jesus Parish and School, the protection of our children is of utmost importance, and we comply fully with the policies of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the USCCB Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. To learn more, go to our website dnn.archchicago.org/divine infant and click on the tab Protecting Children at D.I. or visit archchicago.org and click on the button Protecting Children. If you do not have internet access and would like to learn more, please contact the rectory or call the Office for Protection of Children and Youth at WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE ALL PARISH MAILINGS ELECTRONCIALLY If you would like to receive parish mailings Christmas and Easter letters, statement of annual contributions, and yearly report by , please send an to the parish at d.infant@comcast.net. In the subject line write Parish , and then in the body of the write your name, street address and envelope number if you know it. This will help save the parish money in printing and postage. Thank you! SUNDAY OFFERING June 19, Average weekly expenses $15,655 This week s collection 8,772 Deficit ($ 6,883) When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. PLEASE USE GiveCentral.org FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS Divine Infant Jesus Parish depends on your generosity in order to carry out its ministry of proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and teaching and healing in his name. We do not charge for anything. We rely solely on your Sunday and Holy Day donations. To make it easier for you to give your gifts to Divine Infant, we work with GiveCentral.org. When you sign up with GiveCentral.org, you can make all your Sunday, Holy Day, second collection, and every other donation that you make to the parish. Then you never have to use a parish envelope or put anything in the collection basket ever again! Please visit GiveCentral.org to create your personal and secure donations account. Thank you for your generosity! WELCOME......to Divine Infant Jesus Church. If you are new to our church or just visiting, please stop and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or your church is not a home to you, we invite you to become part of our parish family. Our church is open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. To register, please call the rectory at We are so glad you are here and hope you will come back again for Mass or to become a parishioner.

8 SPIRITO Spirito! Singers is currently accepting auditions for the season for its Ragazze, Bravura and Men of Spirito! ensembles. The Ragazze ensemble comprises girls between 5th and 8th grade, the Bravura ensemble features young women in the 9th- 12th grade and the Men of Spirito! ensemble is for men, ages 18 and older. All Spirito! auditions are held in a non-intimidating, and relaxed setting. Spirito! does not require preparation of an audition piece. Below are a handful of the upcoming audition dates, though additional dates are available upon request. All auditions will be held at the Spirito! Office, located at 900 Jorie Blvd., #102 Oak Brook, IL Tuesday, June 28th from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 13th from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Since Spirito! Singers was founded in 2008, it and has quickly become one of the staple musical groups in the Chicagoland area. With Ragazze ensembles located in Downers Grove, Elmhurst and La Grange, there is an opportunity for young singers to get involved in the organization at an early age in their own neighborhoods before joining the larger Bravura group located in Elmhurst. Men of Spirito! rehearses on Tuesday evenings in Elmhurst. For any further questions about the audition process or upcoming events, please contact Spirito! Singers today at spirito@spiritosingers.org or More information is available at MAYSLAKE MINISTRIES Spiritual direction has had a long and esteemed history within Christianity. Despite its name, it is not one person telling another what to do. Rather, it is a dialogue through which we discover and discuss with a director the action of God s Spirit in our life. The director is only a facilitator in the process, or as Thomas Merton aptly says, "The director is merely God s usher, confirming and validating where God is calling me. During each monthly meeting, the director and the directee seek to enter into a prayerful conversation attentive to the Holy Spirit who is, in fact the Real Director. We invite you to examine the question, "What is God up to in my life?" Mayslake Ministries is a leader in the field of Spiritual Direction, with twenty-five certified spiritual directors on staff, each skilled in a wide variety of areas including: grief, addiction, adoption and infertility, elder issues, military, oncology issues, Women s and Men s Spirituality. A suggested donation of $50 is accepted for each session. We also have two licensed Pastoral Counselor on staff. A suggested donation of $75 is accepted for every counseling session. Call Dr. Mary Amore at to schedule an appointment. All calls are held in the strictest of confidence. Dr. Amore will talk with you to help you find the right spiritual director or counselor for your needs. SUBURBAN CATHOLIC SINGLES GROUP (SCSG) Multi Parish Ministry For singles in their 40 s and 50 s July Events Saturday, 7/16, 6pm, join us for German Fest at Sacred Heart Parish, located at 114 Elizabeth St., Lombard. Cost is your dinner. Please RSVP by 7/13. Above events are subject to change. THE MASS BOOK FOR THE YEAR 2017 WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, JULY 11th DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS. FOR INFORMATION, CALL TONI AT You can contact us at singlesadmin@gmail.com Find us on Facebook Suburban Catholic Singles

9 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MICHAEL WANDA, Pastor (ext. 203) REV. GERALD JOYCE, Pastor Emeritus (ext. 206) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES, Associate (ext. 204) DEACON JAMES SPONDER (ext. 306) MR. LEONARD GRAMAROSSA, School Principal SR. SUSAN MAJCEN, O.P., Director of Religious Education Website: divineinfant.archchicago.org Rectory: 1601 Newcastle Avenue, Fax number: School: 1640 Newcastle Avenue, & Office of Religious Education: Parish Nurse, Ms. Jeannette Barczak, BSN, HTP, Bereavement Ministry: Dr. Claudia Dado, MAL (ext. 304) Catechumenate: Dr. Claudia Dado, MAL (ext. 304) Music Director: Mrs. Janet Reif, (ext. 302) Assc. Mus. Dir: Mrs. Judy Schindler, or (ext 302) Business Manager: Mr. Jerry Priore, (ext. 209) Rectory Secretary: Mrs. Toni Podock, (ext. 201) SUNDAY MASSES: 7:30, 9:30 & SATURDAY EVENING: 5:00 pm WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:00 am SATURDAY MORNING: 8:00 am HOLY DAY MASSES: 6:30, 8:00, and 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) Saturday: In the Reconciliation Room 4:00 to 4:45 pm or by appointment. BAPTISMS: Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd & 3rd Sundays of the month at 12:45 pm. By Archdiocesan regulation and parish policy, parents are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation session before the Baptism of their child. These sessions will usually be held on the first Sunday afternoon of the month. Call the secretary at the rectory ( ) to register for the session and schedule the Baptism. D.I.V.M. SERVICES: Communion to the sick, food shopping, necessary transportation, emergency meals, transportation to Mass. Resource information also available. If you need help from any of these services, please let us know as much in advance as possible so the chairpersons can make arrangements and the volunteers arrange their schedules. If you are able to volunteer to help provide these services to our parishioners, we can always use more help. Please call the rectory at WEDDINGS: Couples should contact the rectory and speak to a priest shortly after the engagement, but no less than four months before the desired wedding day. No date should be set (especially in reserving a hall) for your wedding until you have spoken to a priest. In this way, you will not be disappointed if the church has been previously reserved for another ceremony. Please keep in mind the times that are available for weddings at Divine Infant: SATURDAYS 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm WEEKDAYS Any reasonable hour

10 CHURCH NAME & NUMBER Divine Infant #9216 ADDRESS 1601 Newcastle, Westchester, Il PHONE CONTACT PERSON Elsie Masterson SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Windows XP Professional Adobe Acrobat 6.0 PRINTER HP Laserjet 5P NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 10 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN June 26, 2016 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS