PASTOR S COLUMN 2. These are the TEN THINGS that Pope Francis recommends to do:

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2 PASTOR S COLUMN 2 Dear Parishioners, Have you made any New Year s resolutions? If not, there's still time, and Pope Francis has some ideas for you. These are the TEN THINGS that Pope Francis recommends to do: 1. Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God, because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we are. 2. Take care of your family life, giving your children and loved ones not just money, but most of all your time, attention and love. 3. Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf of the needy. 4. Be careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive words, vulgarity and worldly decadence. 5. Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness, forgiving those who have hurt us and medicating the wounds we have caused others. 6. Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, humility, competence, passion and with a spirit that knows how to thank the Lord. 7. Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings that devour our interior peace and transform us into destroyed and destructive people. 8. Watch out for anger that can lead to vengeance; for laziness that leads to existential euthanasia; for pointing the finger at others, which leads to pride; and for complaining continually, which leads to desperation. 9. Take care of brothers and sisters who are weaker the elderly, the sick, the hungry, the homeless and strangers, because we will be judged on this. 10. Making sure your Christmas is about Jesus and not about shopping. Have a blessed Sunday and good week, Fr. Marcin Szczypula

3 PARISH INFORMATION 3 3 CALLING ALL 1st GRADERS TO JOIN DI CHILDREN S CHOIR The Divine Infant Children s Choir is welcoming 1 st graders to join the group of 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th graders as they prepare for the Lent and Easter seasons. Next rehearsal is Sunday, January 20, at 8:30 am in the music room of DI School. All rehearsals are Sundays at this time except when the children are scheduled to sing at mass or there is a special event. For more information or to let us know your 1 st grade child is planning to join us, please Mrs. Janet Reif, DI Music Director, at jreif@me.com or call and leave a message with your child s name and your phone number or address ( preferred). Note: We will happily welcome newcomers from grades 2-4 into our group at this time, too! A more detailed schedule will be available at the rehearsal. HOLY HOUR THIS FRIDAY The Holy Hour for January will be this Friday, January 18, at 7:30pm in Church. We will use this time to pray for the mothers, fathers, and families that have been the victims of the abortion industry since abortion was legalized on January 22, We will pray for the conversion of those involved in the abortion industry. We will also pray that abortion will be abolished in our country and the world. Please join us in prayer. SUPPORT THE COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA Next week, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America. For many in Latin America and the Caribbean, a rising secular culture, difficult rural terrain, and a shortage of ministers present obstacles to practicing the faith. Your support to the collection provides lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, and other programs to share our faith with those who long to hear the Good News of Christ. To learn more about how you can make a difference, please visit WOMEN S CARE CENTER OF LAGRANGE HELPING WOMEN IN OUR AREA Since we as a parish support the Women s Center of Lagrange, they want you to know how things are going as of the first of this year. What follows are the current statistics. Right now, we have served 418 women, we have performed 463 Ultrasounds and we have 312 babies expected to our moms! It is truly wonderful! This is since they opened in late April. We are blessed to have this center close to our parish. They are located at 136 N. LaGrange Road in LaGrange. If you wish to visit them, they would love to have you come but they request that you call in advance so that it will not interfere with their counseling services. Their number is (708) They are open Monday through Friday from 9-5. Keep them in your prayers.

4 PARISH INFORMATION 2 4 HOSPITALITY SUNDAY Next Sunday, January 20th after the 9:30am mass. All bakers welcome and appreciated. INTERFAITH CAREER NETWORK Winter 2019 Career Search and Development Boot Camp - Week 1 Join us on Tuesday, January 15, from 7-9 pm for the first of a 5-week workshop at the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange, 150 South Ashland Avenue.. Week 1 will kick off with an overview of the State of the Job Market. Keynote speaker, Heather Davis, will share her success story in re-entering the workforce after a lengthy absence and Dr. Joe Yount will deliver a special presentation on building self-confidence for your career search. There is no cost to attend and you are encouraged to attend every session to make the most out of this training. Please enter the church on Catherine Avenue. For further information, contact Susan Sedler at sqsedler@aol.com. How to Use The Internet to Find Your Next Opportunity Are you tired of applying to job postings and not getting any response? Join us on Thursday, January 17 from 7-9 pm and learn how to stop doing that time consuming chore that gets very little results and instead, do what will get you noticed by recruiters and hiring managers. We will explore ways to find contact information as well as other tools to network your way into your next opportunity. Our speaker, Kevin Crews, has over 25 years of experience as a recruiter and over 15 years as a career coach. We look forward to seeing you at St. John of the Cross Parish Center, 5005 S. Wolf Road in Western Springs. This meeting is open to everyone and there is no cost to attend. WOULD SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE BE FOR YOU? Spiritual Guidance affords you the time, in a sacred space, to create your personal contact information in order for God to contact you in prayers. When this happens, your life takes on a whole new perspective and you will be exceedingly surprised by how God will work in your life. If you think you d like to try letting God plan your life along with you, contact Sister Susan, CALLED TO SERVE For many weeks now, we have been celebrating the appearance of the divine presence in human form. As a child, he came to Mary and Joseph, was seen by the shepherds, and then by some wandering magi from the East. Today we celebrate another showing, later in time, to a group gathered at the Jordan River. John hesitated to baptize Jesus, whom he recognized as one mightier than I. But he did as Jesus asked, and the Holy Spirit descended and heaven s voice spoke to Jesus, You are my beloved Son. Jesus was beginning his public life of teaching and service. Soon he would start calling others to join him. Peter was one of the first to be called by Jesus. In today s second reading, he announces the heart of the message, peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Peter was called, and you and I are called to spread that message and to serve God s word. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

5 CATHOLIC Pastor s Column EDUCATION 42 There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. ~Thomas Aquinas

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7 AREA INFORMATION 2 7 COPING WITH GRIEF A General Grief Group for Adults Meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (beginning January 21, 2019) 6:30 8:00 pm, 1/2 hour presentation, 1 hour sharing time. Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Main Campus at York and Roosevelt Roads East Entrance Lower Level The Maple Conference Room. Facilitated by: Chaplain Don Dahlheimer, M.Div., LCSW, LMFT Manager of Spiritual Care Open to any adult who has experience the death of someone they have loved. No cost. Those interested in the group may enter the group at anytime. For more information call /21/19: Introduction to Group What s a grief support group about anyway? 2/4/19: A Look at the Literature What are they saying about grief? 2/18/19: When Grief Gets Complicated When do I need to be concerned? 3/4/19: When the Feelings are Intense How do you spell relief? 3/18/19: When No One Seems to Want to Listen Anymore Can I still talk? 4/1/19: Understanding the Six Needs of Mourning Doing what needs to be done. 4/15/19: Grief and Spirituality My God, why have you forsaken me? 5/6/19: Finding Closure Without Forgetting How do I say goodbye? 5/20/19: How to Survive Holiday Times The big ones and the everyday ones 6/3/19: Making the Best of Bad Time How to ride the grief wave 6/17/19: Support Groups & Memorializing Remembering those we love Area Support Groups Note: When this group finishes on June 17th, it will start again on August 5, POVERTY AWARENESS January is Poverty Awareness Month. Nearly 40 million people experience poverty in the United States. Respond to the call to work for justice and proclaim the good news of the Gospel by learning more about how poverty affects families and communities and how the Church is responding by visiting PovertyUSA.org, a website of the U.S. Catholic bishops. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Merry Christmas! Share that cheerful greeting with some folks today. They may wonder if you have had any Elvis sightings lately, attended Star Trekkie conventions, or were Cleopatra in a previous lifetime. Despite the skeptics, today is solidly within the Christmas season. In fact, in some strands of the Christian tradition it represents the clearest manifestation of the mystery of the Incarnation. On Christmas Day, for example, the Gospel reading is the Prologue of John s Gospel, which reveals the glory of Christ shining through our humanity precisely in his baptism. At any rate, this is an ancient feast, celebrated first in Egypt sixteen centuries ago. More than most other ancient people, the Egyptians understood the life giving properties of water. On this day, they drew water from the Nile, so central in the history of their people, and reserved it in honor. Many other places copied the custom, so that St. John Chrysostom wrote of people in Antioch gathering at midnight to collect flowing water into vessels they brought from home since today there is a blessing on the water. At home for dinner tonight, decorate the table with beautiful bowls of water and white candles, toast one another with goblets of sparkling water, and light a Christmas candle in the window o n e l a s t t i m e. --James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

8 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, January 12 5:00 pm Concetta Perno; Mildred Aumiller; Ralph Tassistro; Rick Yurkovich SUNDAY, January 13 9:30 Robert Ruffolo; Bernie Farmer; Jeanne W. Murphy; Belen Cabrera; Thomas Smith 11:30 Jane Ulsafer-VanLanen; People of the Parish MONDAY, January 14 8:00 David Kaiser TUESDAY, January 15 8:00 Stephen Siwek WEDNESDAY, January 16 8:00 Walter & Mary Wanick; Richard & Richie Andrysiak; Josephine Scittine; Ruth Chabot THURSDAY, January 17 8:00 William & Mary Lahiff FRIDAY, January 18 8:00 Bridget O Neill SATURDAY, January 19 8:00 All the faithful departed 5:00 pm Frank Perry; Al & Lucille Fogg; People of the Parish SUNDAY, January 20 9:30 John McLeod; Mary Ann Willette; Arline Kalisiak; Thomas Smith; The Otto Bezouska Family 11:30 Ralph Tassistro; Patricia Grammas PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Irene Bendinelli Chris Bourbonnais Anita Contacessi Margaret Cullen Gerry D Andria Donald Doucet Tom Fahey Betty Hornbogen Luke Hyland Todd Johnson Mike Labuda Gordon Macpherson Nick Martino Marie McHugh Janina Nywood Frank Pedota, Sr. Michael Scherer Donald Sloan Paul Sodayko Steven Wiersema 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 WEEKDAY SERVERS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 8:00 Skye Houston THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 Alexi Hernandez MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Thomas Caithamer Jorge Villa BAPTIZED Emmy Ruth Brejcha, daughter of David and Kelly (Klotter) Brejcha NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMMUNION MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 Fr. Joyce J. Maczak C. Saflover S. Urban S. Maczak A. Natanek D. Bermudez SUN. 9:30 Fr. Tom P. Meyers L. McCarthy B. Boyle R. Meyers G. Pracz J. Lindsay SUN. 11:30 Fr. Marcin R. Carnagio A. Duff J. Hennings R. Eisenhart L. Ibarra D. Patton

9 MONDAY, JANUARY 14 RE Classes LH 6:30 pm Athletic Board TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 CH 3:00 pm Chimes CR 6:30 pm Parish Finance Meeting PR 6:45 pm School Board WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 CH 7:30 pm Holy Hour SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 CH 9:30 am Hospitality after Mass MONDAY JANUARY 21 NO RE Classes TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 CH 3:00 pm Chimes WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 23 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 LH 6:00 pm Knights of Columbus FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 CH 7:00 pm First Reconciliation 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! SUNDAY OFFERING January 6, This week s collection $11,198 When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11 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 ELECTRONICALLY 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! WELCOME... We are happy you have chosen to be with us. We hope your experience is warm and welcoming whether you are here to celebrate the Eucharist or spend time in quiet prayer. If you wish to learn more about Divine Infant and/or become a new member of our parish please call the rectory (708) Welcome to Divine Infant. We look forward to seeing you again!

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11 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MARCIN SZCZYPULA, Pastor (ext. 203) REV. GERALD JOYCE, Pastor Emeritus (ext. 206) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES, Associate (ext. 204) REV. THOMAS WINIKATES RESIDENCE DEACON JAMES SPONDER (ext. 306) MS. KRISTINE OWENS, 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: Music Director: Mrs. Janet Reif, Assc. Mus. Dir: Mrs. Judy Schindler, Rectory Secretary: Mrs. Toni Podock, (ext. 201) SUNDAY MASSES: 9:30 & SATURDAY EVENING: 5:00 pm WEEKDAY MASSES: 8:00 am SATURDAY MORNING: 8:00 am HOLY DAY MASSES: 8:00 & 10:00 am, 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

12 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 12 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN January 13, 2019 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS