The Spirit. Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church. August 28, Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 The Spirit Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. Sirach 3:17-18 (First Reading)

2 August 28, 2016 Mass Intentions 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, August 29 (The Passion of St. John the Baptist) 6:30 a.m. Purgatorial Society 8:15 a.m. Michael & Marie Scardino Tuesday, August 30 6:30 a.m. Wenceslao Lavengco 8:15 a.m. Deceased Members of Parisi Family; Walter Reidl; Joseph Zittman; Stanley Wendell; Candace DeMarte Wednesday, August 31 6:30 a.m. Simundo Scellato 8:15 a.m. Silvio & Rita Giannelli Thursday, September 1 6:30 a.m. Rolando Carmona 8:15 a.m. Walter & Marion Wozniak Friday, September 2 6:30 a.m. Frank Randazzo 8:15 a.m. Michael Gullo Saturday, Sept. 2 (St. Gregory the Great, Pope & Doctor) 8:15 a.m. Pacito Curaming; Joselito Canlapan; Artemio Jimenex; Ninfa Tadena Obado; Intention of Joe Makowski; Emmanuel Arenas 5:00 p.m. For the People of OLR Sunday, Sept. 4 (Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time) 7:30 a.m. Robert Mueller 9:00 a.m. Sylwester Budkowski 10:45 a.m. Fred Dagley 12:15 p.m. George & Dorothy Gagliano 5:00 p.m. Donna Milbrath PARISH DIRECTORY CHURCH: 8300 N. Greenwood, Niles, IL PARISH OFFICE - Ministry Center, 8624 W. Normal Phone: Fax: Rev. Christopher M. Gustafson Pastor Rev. Paul Reczek, O.F.M. Sunday Celebrant Rev. Mr. Charlie O Donnell Deacon Rev. Mr. James Frugé Deacon Mrs. Cathy Williams Office Manager Mr. Richard Gargul Business Manager Mr. Rob Sadlowski Music Director Mr. Jim Potthast Youth Minister Mr. Bob DiSandro Maintenance Engineer Mrs. Kathleen Sass Bulletin Typist RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Mrs. Maureen Valvassori Director o.ransom@att.net SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Let the children come to me Lk 18:16 Baptisms are ordinarily celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1:30 p.m. in the Church. A preparation meeting is required. Please call the Ministry Center to arrange. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: God s mercy is ever near. Confessions are heard every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to Noon in the Church and by appointment. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Congratulations! Weddings are ordinarily celebrated on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Please be sure to consult a priest before setting the date for your wedding. MINISTRIES CHAIRPERSONS Mrs. Deborah Bosco Parish Pastoral Council Mr. Steve Dolan Parish Finance Committee Mrs. Nancy Stranczek Ministry of Care Mrs. Gigi Bialko Bereavement Ms. Reneda Mittman Lectors Mr. & Mrs. Jack Eichstaedt Communion Ministers Mr. Andy Thelen Ministry Scheduler Mr. Vince Milito Ushers Mrs. Terry Uselmann St. Matthew Circle Ms. Heidi Mergenthaler & Mrs. Julie Galluzzi & Ms. Marilyn Kirschten Wedding Ministry Coordinators EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION SUNDAY MASSES: 5:00 pm (Saturday) 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am, 12:15, 5:00pm Weekday: 6:30 & 8:15 am; Saturday 8:15 am Holy Day: 6:30, 8:15 am, 7:00 pm RECONCILIATION: Saturday, 11:00 am - 12 noon and individually as requested. HOPELINE: For Pregnant Women HOPE CARING FOR THE SICK: If you or a loved one are ill and would like prayers or to receive the Sacrament of Anointing, Holy Communion, or a visit, please do not hesitate to call the Ministry Center. A communal celebration of the Sacrament of Anointing follows the 8:15 a.m. Mass on the first Saturday of the month. FIRST FRIDAYS: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place throughout the day, ending with Holy Hour and Benediction from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to the Parish! We are glad you are here. Please come to the Ministry Center to register or call:

3 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Three From the desk of the Pastor... Having read the following reflection, I thought it might be most fitting to offer for Father s Day or the Feast of St. Joseph. Both are many months away... and it s always the right time to reflect on how God s grace works in and through our vocations. I hope you enjoy. Have a blessed week, Joseph, Do Something By Ricky J. McRoskey University of Notre Dame 06 It s surprising the details you remember from particularly horrifying personal experiences. The one that sticks out for me involves my daughter s teeth such tiny, white, stubby little teeth. The scene was something like this: It was a week after Veronica s first birthday, and my wife and I were in the backyard of a friend s house standing over our baby girl as she lay in her stroller. We d just finished saying the rosary with a group of families from our parish and were looking forward to some well-deserved hamburgers and beers as dusk approached. Some of the other kids raced around the yard in sundresses or baseball caps and it felt like summer barbeque, thick air, kids, ticks lurking in the grass. But Veronica didn t look quite right. She appeared tired, but not a normal kind of tired. Her look was foggy, as if she were too exhausted to shut her eyes. Her gaze, the type of look that she d had since she was a newborn, one that pierces you with its wonder and curiosity that gaze was gone. It was distant, more distant, too distant and then Veronica s eyes rolled back and she stopped responding to anything, even our shouts. Our friends called an ambulance. Seconds later, she was lying limp on the ground and my wife was performing rescue breaths on her as her face turned blue and we were praying to her guardian angel, to the Blessed Mother, to anyone in heaven who would hear us in this awful hour. And then, in that moment, I saw those perfect little teeth, resting atop gums that had suddenly turned purple, and it all looked so wrong. No, no. No, Veronica. Veronica, please. * * * * * Joseph of Nazareth was a carpenter. If you ve ever been around a carpenter, something becomes quickly evident: They are two people in one. On the one hand, they embody this beautiful, simple strength of manhood. Their hands are hard and tough, swollen with power. Their forearms are trapezoids. They know their tools like their own children each with its beautiful quirks and a unique story. Used that one to make the maple chair for the Stewarts. That one carved the recipe box for mom. Their toolshop is their kingdom, and they preside over it as a king with humility, with respect, with skill and, by God, with power. They plan, they draw, they sand, they saw, they strip, they paint, they finish. They are creators. They are men.

4 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Four (Continued from page 3) Yet there s also this very real, childlike vulnerability to them. Doctors typically have steely, unshakeable temperaments. Lawyers are used to being questioned. Good writers don t take edits personally. But a carpenter is different. If you want to, you can absolutely destroy a carpenter simply by looking at the chair he s made and saying it stinks. Because that s part of him. In the contours of the wood, scribbled in sweat, is his signature. When he presents his work, it s as if he s holding up a finger painting: Mommy, look what I made! Don t you like it? They get this gleam in their eyes, this excitement in their voice, this giddiness at the thought of you liking their work. It s a beautiful vulnerability. When I think of this, I think of Joseph when he and Mary realized they had lost their 12-year-old son after going to Jerusalem on pilgrimage. In hindsight, we have a tendency to recall The Finding in the Temple with bemusement ( Oh, kids what can you do? ), but the reality was terrifying: Three days passed with Mary and Joseph not knowing if Jesus had been injured, abducted, or killed. Three days. As a father, I can t imagine what s going through Joseph s head then. Does he feel like Joseph, the brave carpenter of Nazareth, or Joseph, the vulnerable boy? He ducks into room after room, asking sheepishly, Have you seen my son? Other parents look at him with a frown, maybe a little condescending. They mumble among themselves when he leaves thank heaven we re not that irresponsible. He s probably thinking, some protector and provider I am. His vocation was to take care of Jesus with at least the same amount of care as creating a table. And he had failed. Joseph, the fearless carpenter of Nazareth, had failed. I think of Mary s face when she learned the news. Her face, so gentle and beautiful, must have had all the color flushed out of it, as if to say, No, no. Jesus, no. Joseph, do something. I saw that same look from my wife on that bright spring afternoon as I carried our limp daughter from her stroller to the grass. What sort of father am I? I ve been entrusted with this golden-haired baby, and what can I do? Veronica, come back. Veronica, listen to Daddy. Guardian angel, Blessed Mother, Jesus, Holy Family, Joseph! Do something. Joseph, do something. Because I can t do a thing right now. * * * * * Veronica came back. I don t know exactly how long it was maybe 10 seconds, maybe 45. Amid the prayers of our friends, her cheeks quickly turned rosy and she let out a faint whine and her eyes turned curious again. We d later learn that she d suffered a seizure prompted by a fever from an infection. Hindsight would tell us that it wasn t life-threatening we really had nothing to fear. Kind of like Joseph and Mary discovering at the end of their gut-wrenching ordeal that Jesus was fine all along just studying with the scribes. But somehow that s tough to believe when your son has been missing for days or your daughter is unconscious and turning blue before your eyes. No, as a father, our job means worrying. Are my children safe? Is my wife? Are we all fed? Are we raising them right? Are they making good friends? Is their faith growing? Is ours? As a father, you re supposed to be this pillar of great strength, the carpenter for your family. But from that position of strength there also comes this realization that you yourself are just a little boy, that you are running from room to room asking for help, that you yourself are really a baby in someone else s arms. We re not the real creators and protectors; we re instruments. And that s where Joseph comes in. He realized, whether from his table-saw or from the empty rooms in Jerusalem, that true strength as St. Paul says comes from weakness. It s only after recognizing how powerless you really are that you can become a bold, courageous, powerful instrument of God s plan. As a father, you learn, like Joseph, to take solace from knowing that, in the end, there is only one Father that can bring back the child you thought you d lost. This reflection was originally published at the Catholic Business Journal and is used here with permission.

5 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Five Liturgical Ministers for Next Week s Liturgies Date/Time Saturday, September 3 5:00 p.m. Commentator Lector Chris Seske Ben Oliva Communion Ministers Cantors Servers Joan Del Medico, Steve Dolan, Jack Eichstaedt, Maria Eichstaedt, Patricia Lawlor, Reneda Mittman, Carol Mozgowiec, Mary Mundt, David Nellessen Rob Sadlowski Jhaydee Santos John Sacris Mia Wilson Sunday, September 4 7:30 a.m. George Colgan Rosanne Dulski Joan Karwoski, Tom Kleeman, Patricia Lucas, Eleanor Mueller, Dennis Ramirez, Phyllis Ranalli, Terry Uselmann Jody Schuth 9:00 a.m. Tony Davies Nancy Grabowski Joe Annunzio, Terry Annunzio, Nancy Bobowski, Marilyn Cairo, Josephine Fragale, Linda Garnett, Mary Ann Malartsik, Filomena Randazzo, Joey Randazzo Jody Schuth Matthew Cordero Juliana Parisi 10:45 a.m. Rick Fox Isabel DuPont Josephine Bax, Maureen Bell, Robert Bell, Toni Brana Anna Di Benedetto, Mike Merchut, Jerry Merkel, Sheila Pomagier, Phil Pomagier Jody Schuth Daniel Beyer Frank Kedzior Joshua Luce 12:15 p.m. Lulu de los Reyes Eva Dadivas Angelita De Paz, Eduardo De Paz, Maria Galluzzi, John Gierum, Maria Mauro, Maria Galluzzi, Judith Vee, Matilde Yates, Sub Needed Jody Schuth Dominic Vecchio John Paul Vecchio 5:00 p.m. Jim Croteau Kathleen Deveau Rob Sadlowski Tony Davies Jack Whalen WEDDING BANNS II - Alyssa Milazzo & Michael DeSantis R. C. I. A. Have you ever considered becoming Catholic? Our RCIA program begins in September. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, September 2 Adoration begins following the 8:15am Mass, with Benediction at 7:00 pm Spend an hour with our Eucharistic Lord A sign-up sheet is in the Gathering Space If you have questions about this process, please contact Fr. Chris or one of our deacons at The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will take place on Saturday, September 3, after the 8:15 Mass.

6 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Six Religious Education News... A BASIC MINISTRY OF CARE TRAINING COURSE will be offered this Fall, The five-week training will take place on Wednesday evenings from September 28 though October 26 at Presence St. Benedict Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 6930 West Touhy, Niles. (For those unable to attend the training on Wednesday evenings, a separate training series will be held on Tuesday evenings.) A Minister of Care at Our Lady of Ransom visits our parishioners who are hospitalized, or in nursing homes, or confined to their homes and brings Communion to them. For any questions you may have about the OLR Ministry of Care Program please call the parish office at and leave your name and phone number. Our Ministry of Care Coordinator will contact you with more information and the process for registration. Space is limited and participants need to be registered no later than September 19. Thank you! We are still registering students for the school year. If we have not received your registration please send it in. Several of our grades now have waiting lists. The year kicks off on Tuesday, September 13 with our Opening Mass and Open House. Come see old friends, meet our new families, meet your child s teacher, and hear all about the wonderful year ahead. We look forward to seeing all of our students and families in a few short weeks!.moms HELPING MOMS... You do not want to miss our first meeting of the year... Get You and Your Kids Organized for the School Year! Join professional organizer and local mom, Meg Ricard of Simply Organized by Meg, for tips on how to get better organized for the school year. Manage the intake of school papers and artwork Control your entryway of shoes, backpacks, and sport equipment. Create functional systems in your kids closets and drawers. Meg Ricard, owner at Simply Organized By Meg, is a professional organizer, designer, and space solutions expert. She helps people feel less overwhelmed by getting the most efficient use out of their space. She specializes in organizational systems for the home and small business. The meeting will take place Thursday Sept. 8 at 7pm in room 5. Come and bring your ideas and enthusiasm for the year ahead! Questions? Contact Angela or Maureen

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8 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Eight SEPTEMBER 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 NS Choir 6:00pm CH 2 Adoration all day Holy Hour 7:00pm CH 3 Mass 8:15am Anointing of the Sick 8:45am Confessions 11:00am Mass 5:00pm 4 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm 10:45 am CLOW 5 Labor Day Mass 9:00am Parish Offices Closed 6 QP 1:00pm DR CWC Board 7:00pm DR Baptism Prep 7:00pm AR Men s Club 7:30pm NW3 REP Catechist In-service 7:P00pm SCH 7 QP 6:00pm NW8 Service 6:30pm DR Choir 7:00pm CH Bible Study 7:00pm PH, SOUL 7:30pm NW5 8 MHM 4:00pm QP 6:00pm NW8 NS Choir 6:00pm CH L of M 6:00pm DR 9 YA 7:00pm 10 Mass 8:15am Confessions 11:00am Mass 5:00pm 11 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am Baptisms 1:30pm Donut Sunday 12 RCIA 7:00pm AR PPC 7:00pm DR SVdP 7:00pm NW KofC 7:30pm PH 13 QP 1:00pm DR REP 7:00pm Mass & Open House CH, SCH 14 Choir 7:00pm 15 Bible Study 7:00pm PH, SOUL 7:30pm NW5 15 L of M 6:00pm DR FCC Choir 7:00pm 15 SOUL Mass 7:00pm CH Mass 8:15am Confessions 11:00am Mass 5:00pm 2nd Coll Seminaries 18 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am YG Kick-Off 2-5pm rm 7 2nd Coll. Seminaries 19 RCIA 7:00pm AR KofC 7:30pm PH 20 Nite Ministry 11:00am PH QP 1:00pm DR CWC 6:30pm Mass & Meeting CH, PH REP 7:00pm SCH 21 Choir 7:00pm 15 Bible Study 7:00pm PH, CommCo 7:00pm WR SOUL 7:30pm NW5 22 L of M 6:00pm DR FCC Choir 7:00pm 15 SOUL Mass 7:00pm CH Mass 8:15am Confessions 11:00am Mass 5:00pm 25 Mass: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45, 12:15, 5:00pm CLOW 10:45am Baptisms 1:30pm 26 RCIA 700pm AR 27 Blridge Noon NW8 QP 1:00pm DR 7:00pm DR REP 7:00pm SCH 28 Choir 7:00pm 15 Bible Study 7:00pm Ph FCC 7:00pm DR SOUL 7:30pm NW5 Soup Kitchen 29 LofM 6:00pm DR NS Choir 6:00pm CH 30 Oktoberfest KEY: CH = Church SCH = School PH = Paluch Hall (Downstairs below church) AR = Antioch Room (Ministry Center) DR = Dining Room (Ministry Center) WR = Workroom (Ministry Center) MC = Ministry Center 10, 11, 12, 15 = Room s in School1 CLOW = Childrens Liturgy of the Word CommCo = Communications Committee CWC = Catholic Women s Club FCC = Filipino Christian Community K of C = Knights of Columbus L of M = Legion of Mary MHM = Moms Helping Moms N.S. = New Spirt Choir NW3 - room 3 in school NW5 - room 5 in school NW8 room 8 in school PPC = Parish Pastoral Council QP = Queen of Peace Guild REP = Religious Education Program SOUL = Prayer Group SVDP= St. Vincent de Paul YA = Young Adults YG = Youth Group

9 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Nine The summer has been long and hot. Seems normal for Chicago, doesn t it? Well, even in these stressful times let us not forget those among us who struggle more than we. Our pantry, in spite of your great help, has seen better days. We are in need of many items: pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, soups, fruit, potatoes, and so much more. Suffice it to say Old Mother Hubbard s cupboard is bare! Your support will be appreciated again. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has been active at Our Lady of Ransom parish for about 25 years, and we enjoy being a part of this active parish. You, the parishioners, by your contributions of foods, quarterly envelope collections, and other anonymous donations, have allowed us to work with and help many families in our area. We can do nothing without your generous assistance, and we are so very grateful. Some of our volunteers have been SVdP members since the beginning and cannot continue to be active in our ministry of help to the poor. We are looking to add new parishioners to our conference. Do you feel that you can be with us in our wok? Have you a desire to assist those in need? It can be a most rewarding experience when you find that you have helped someone in need. Interested??? Just call the Ministry Center and leave your name. We will be sure to contact you. Hope to hear from you. St. Vincent de Paul Society OLR DAY OF SERVICE Saturday - September :30 to 6:30 p.m. All ages welcome! Serve God s people by: Visiting the elderly in local nursing homes Beautifying the parish grounds Making lunches for the homeless and hungry Organizing donations for local agencies And more! Monday, September 5 LABOR DAY Mass at 9:00 a.m. In observance of Labor Day the Ministry Center office will be closed on Monday, September 5 and re-open Tuesday at 8:45am Emergency calls will be facilitated by our Answering Service. Afterward, join fellow volunteers for pizza, reflection and discussion. Call the Ministry Center to get more information and sign up to help. ATTENTION BOWLERS Our Queen s Ransom Bowling League is in need of bowlers men and women for our Wednesday 12:30 p.m. league at Classic Bowl starting September 14. We are a fun group hope you an join us! Call Sue Lysy at for additional information.

10 August 28, 2016 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Ten R E S T I N P E A C E Please continue to pray for the following people who have recently died: Bernie Schoessling Vito Portuesi Lord, for your faithful people, life is changed not ended. --Rite of Christian Burial SACRIFICIAL GIVING Our response to God s command to take care of the community with the gifts, talents and resources God entrusts to us. STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES Sunday Collections August $ 11,927 (Week 8) Year-to-date.....$ 100,375 We are grateful. P R A Y F O R T H E S I C K Tony Gargano (2) Beth Dix (2) Matt Beraidi (2) Albert Vistan (1) Joe Makowski (1) Michael Wrona (1) We pray for all the sick at every Mass and in our private prayers. Persons who have a change in their health (traumatic event, surgery, critical stage of disease, etc.) will be mentioned by name (if they or a family member request) at Sunday Masses. Thereafter, for one month the name will be published in the bulletin and then placed on our website: olransom. org. OLR MILITARY God keep you safe! A.I.C. Michael Gonzales Sgt. Vito Deiure Gunny Sgt. Paul J. Vee, USMC Lt. 1st Class Jared Kandell Staff Sgt. Michael Osterlund PFC Darren Keifer PO2 Patrick Wurster II Staff Sgt. Anthony LaScola, USMC Cpl. Brian Michael Bell BM3 Kristin Kaufmann Specialist Conrad Sewinski ENFR Joshua Torres 1st Lt. Joseph John Gullo, USAF Cpl. Giselle Obcemea Gayapa, USMC PFC Ezekiel M. Trimble PFC Edrian Fernandez, USAFC Cpt. Jason Lovallo 2nd Lt. Timothy F. Eddy, Jr. 1st Lt. Catie LaScola, USMC If you know of any Our Lady of Ransom parishioners who are serving in the military and would like to include them in our prayer intentions, please call the Ministry Center ( ) Do You have a Loved One in the Hospital? Please notify us if you or your loved one is in the hospital and would like a pastoral visit from one of our priests or Ministers of Care. Hospitals no longer notify the parish when a person is in the hospital. Please call the Ministry Center at with their information, as it is our only way of knowing if you or your loved one is hospitalized. Also, because of the Privacy Laws, only immediate family members or the patient themselves may request names to be added to our Prayer for the Sick List.

11 From: Our Lady of Ransom Parish Niles,IL Contact: Cathy Williams Bulletin # Date: August 28, PAGES PLUS COVER SHEET Publisher 2007 Printer HP Laser Jet CP3525