MAY THEY REST IN PEACE!

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1 OUR BELOVED DEAD November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017 Rose Bonita Elizabeth Lewandowski Rose Siriano Mary Ann Novak Dolores Growe Evalyn Bjork Roger Pona Lloyd Nybo Verne Al Fogg Eda Gimino Frances Montoro Adeline Spitzzeri Louis Marengo Evelyn Favia Concetta Tina Testa Shirley McManus Maria Francesca Cribari Salvatore Caldara Nevis Kohout Rose Musillami Jean Gallager-Smith Rose Groenemeyer Rodolfo Espiritu, Sr. Daniel Mulligan Veronica Bielawa Janet Fiorto Eleanor Dorch Victor Baroni Marcella Sullivan Victoria Vikki Parisi Rose Jirasek Felicita Hernandez Patricia Grammas Joseph Ozark Sandra Kasprzak Teresa Jimenez Albina Michalec Angela Schoose-Jones Herman Brotonel Rizalina Brotonel Geraldine Grego Sharlene Skorniak Rosemary Padula Patricia Burke Colleen Lee Helen Sutula Sheila Morgano Edward Kirkilas, Sr. Walter Grose Eugene Ciepierski Carmella Molinaro Clifford Simms Valerie Bruha Maria Rana Vincent Colletti Sofija Baginskis Joseph Chovelak Lorraine Chovelak James Fergle Mary Brawka Eleanor Morgan Mario Sciacca Julia Daris Daniel Lungo Jeanette Trzos Joseph DeChicio Mary Margaret Fox Mary Elizabeth Mitas Donna Kopija Barry Diamond Margaret Petri Michael Bruno Emilia Jagielka Norma Parenti James McManus Carol Setla Fr. Arthur Olsen, Jr. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE! THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME November 5, 2017 THE CROWN

2 THE REFORMATION 500 YEARS LATER On October 31 st, 500 years ago last week, a young Augustinian priest, named Martin Luther, tacked his 95 theses on the door of All Saints church in Wittenberg. This is considered the start of the Protestant Reformation. Luther was not interested in starting a new religion, but rather cleaning up the wide spread corruption in the Catholic Church. In time our Catholic Church did have its on reformation to clean up what was clearly wrong with our Church. Unfortunately, we wound up with the Christian Church being split asunder. Before Luther the only split in Christianity was great schism in 1054 when the Orthodox Church rejected the authority of the pope. If you attended the liturgy in an Eastern Rite Catholic church and an Orthodox church, you would be hard pressed to see any difference. Since the reformation we now have some 39,000 Christian denominations, up from 500 in This is a scandal that needs to overcome. One of the great differences is the notion of justification. Luther saw people as attempting to buy their salvation by their good works. He taught we are justified or saved by having faith in Jesus. Since the polemics of the 16 th century, we have come a long way. In 1999 Lutherans and Catholics signed a Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. This past July the World Communion of Reformed Churches signed on with this document. Ecumenism is the effort to reunite Christian Churches. At the Last Super Jesus prayed that all may be one. (John 17:21). We need to work hard to reunite. In the United States Catholics are still the largest denomination, with about 25% of the population stating they are Catholic. What is sad is that the next highest group are former Catholics those who have left the Church. Many are now reporting none when asked their religious affiliation. This is especially true among the millennials or younger Catholics. Even among those who say they are Catholic some 75% are missing from Mass on Sunday! It is estimated that 80% of the young teens we confirm will leave the Church within 10 years! This crisis of faith is why Cardinal Cupich, as our archbishop, has started Renew My Church. He wants us to reawaken a sense of discipleship. He wants us to build strong communities of faith and inspire people, especially the young, to do great things for God. Before we can succeed in reuniting Christians, we need to be strong in our own faith. Our challenge as individuals is to make sure we are strong disciples of Jesus. This means talking with him every day. I need to listen to him by reading Scripture. I need to converse with him as to what he is trying to tell me. Then I must spend some quiet time just sitting with the Lord. Besides having a strong personal relationship with Jesus, I need a strong connection to the Church. Many want Jesus or spirituality without the Church. Jesus is connected to Church. It is impossible to have one without the other. To reject his Church is to reject Jesus! Finally, we need to inspire others to faith by the way we live and treat one another. 500 years after the Reformation some good has happened. But we are splintered apart. We need to get back together and be a strong Church for our future generations. May God help us! Father Mike Ahlstrom Administrator, Divine Infant Jesus Parish

3 WHY SIGN UP FOR THE 70 th ANNIVER- SARY PHOTO ALBUM? To get a free, professional 8x10 photo To get a free parish album with faces identified by names. To potentially get a free parish album every year. To potentially get a free Neighborhood album (including DP, St. Barbara s and St. Louise) every year. To make money for the parish. Though no one is obligated to buy anything, some families will want to buy pictures. Out of the photographer s gross revenue, 5% is coming back to DI. All ARE WELCOME! If you are a current or former parishioner, current or former student of Divine Infant, current or former student of our Religious Education program, or if you have raised your children Catholicwe invite you to have your picture taken for our 70 th Anniversary Picture Album. Photo shoots will take place during the first week of December. If you know someone who doesn t always make it Mass, invite them. What a great excuse to invite out-of-town family members! Sign up for your time at the back of church today, on-line or at the rectory. HOW TO SIGN UP ON-LINE FOR OUR 70th ANNIVERSARY PHOTO ALBUM Go to website: y7zg8zme/ Select number in group Select Day (December 5-9) you want. Book time you want. First time through: Select new user Enter First Name Last Name Phone HELP WANTED We are looking for a cleaning lady for the rectory/ priests resident. Duties would include, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning bathrooms, washing and ironing laundry, changing bed linens. Tuesdays & Fridays 4 hours each day, preferably mornings. Please call the rectory if interested. EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINES Bulletin articles for November 26th, need to be in by Thursday, November 16th. VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY A Veterans Day program to honor all veterans will be held at Divine Infant Jesus Church on Friday, November 10 at 2:00. The program will include all of the service flags and a musical salute to all the Armed Forces. The award winning Divine Infant Band will also play. The children of the school will be singing the songs, and we invite the audience to join them. There is no charge for the Veterans Day program, and it is open to everyone, veterans and patriots alike. So come and lift your spirits with great music and song. Share the time with the young people, our future leaders of America.

4 Mrs. Day's first grade class is working on Pumpkin Science this week. This unit incorporates Science, Math, and Language. We weighed it, measured it, and then cut it open. After the messy job of taking out the seeds, we counted the seeds in groups of ten. We wrote stories about the pumpkin. But it seemed the students enjoyed eating the pumpkin seeds the most.

5 LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY The aisle of gifts Santa s Workshop will take any of your leftover Halloween candy. You can drop it off or I can pick it up. Call Jeanine Dent, YORKTOWN CENTER SCHOOL BUCKS PROGRAM Hey, have you heard? Divine Infant Jesus School is participating in the Yorktown Center School Bucks Program! Yorktown Center is giving away a total of $20,000 to local schools and we hope that Divine Infant Jesus will be one of them! How it Works.. After shopping and dining, family and friends of our school can show their Yorktown Center receipts at the Guest Services desk to accumulate points. Shoppers will specify which participating school (Divine Infant Jesus in Westchester) to allocate points to. For every dollar spent at Yorktown Center, that school will receive one point. At the end of the school year, the top 5 school with the most points will receive prizes that range from $1,000 to $10,000!!! Our program is active now and shoppers many begin submitting receipts immediately. In addition, we will also have the chance to earn bonus points at certain retailers each month: ALSO.Don t forget to show your AMC ticket receipts from AMC Yorktown for 75 points per ticket. Let s work together to make Divine Infant Jesus School a big winner this year!!!! PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Our Prayer Shawl Ministry group serves the women and children victims of domestic violence. These residents of Constance Morris House have very gratefully received our hand-crocheted and knitted hats, scarves, gloves, shawls, afghans etc. If you do not know how to crochet or knit, we can provide you with assistance. Don t let your inexperience hold you back! If you would like to share your time and talent in this loving ministry, call

6 AISLE OF GIFTS NEW GIFT BOOTH The new gift booth is in need of items. Anything brand new never used. Please look through your drawers, cabinets and closets. Perfumes, jewelry, purses, stationary items, toys, clothes, crafts, tools, bath and kitchen items. Brand new items of any kind you can drop it off or we will pick it up. Call Jeanine Dent or Barbara Calabrese Please do not leave items in the vestibule of the church. Thank you. SANTA S WORKSHOP We are inviting parishioner crafters to rent tables for participating in selling their Crafts at Santa's Workshop & Bazaar (Parishioners Only) may purchase an 8ft. Table/Space for $ Space is Limited (only about 10 parishioner craft booths) - Availability is on a "first come, first served" basis. Questions & Reserving a Vendor Table/Space Please Contact: Marie Denise & dammon60084@yahoo.com

7 CHRISTMAS WREATH ORDER FORM Adult Choir Divine Infant Church Westchester, IL Name: Phone: Address: Number of 20-inch double-faced $20 each (bow and pine cones included; see picture below.) Check one: Payment enclosed Amount: Deliver on 11/25 (We will deliver your pre-paid order within the Westchester area on 11/25 in the morning.) Payment at pick-up NOTE: 1) Orders may be given to: a. any choir member b. Judy Schindler, our pianist/organist, after any Mass c. the rectory during office hours OR d. send by mail or slkolo@ameritech.net 2) Wreaths may be picked up on: Saturday, November 25th in Langan Hall, 9 11 am Saturday, November 25th after 5 pm mass Sunday, November 26th after all the masses This yearly fundraiser helps defray costs of major musical projects.

8 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, November 4 5:00 pm C. Earl Blankenship; Forgotten souls in purgatory; Michael Assenato; Faithfully departed members of the Assenato family, relatives & friends; Sue, Bob & Danny DalDegan SUNDAY, November 5 7:30 Thomas Smith; Mike Bruno; Ursula Baltazar; People of the Parish 9:30 Molly & Edward Zach; Gloria & Mike Bruno 11:30 Lou, Val & Joe Greco; Patricia Grammas; Sally Jacobi MONDAY, November 6 8:00 Edward Bauman TUESDAY, November 7 8:00 Mary Lahiff WEDNESDAY, November 8 8:00 Walter & Mary Wanick; Cesar Vivo THURSDAY, November 9 8:00 Peter & Elizabeth McHugh FRIDAY, November 10 8:00 Peter & Margaret Heveran; Jarlath & Delia Heveran SATURDAY, November 11 8:00 Mr. & Mrs. Michael DeRose-50th wedding anniversary; Marie Santa Lucia; Jerry J. Russ 5:00 pm Jerry Spahn; Colonel Richard Bradley; James McManus; People of the Parish SUNDAY, November 12 7:30 Edward & Margaret Rybicki; Thomas Smith; Mike Bruno 9:30 Thom Howell; Mary Charney; James McManus 11:30 Roger Pona; Patricia Grammas; James & Marilyn n Ellis; Ed & Mary Alice Dillon PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Charles Anderson Dorothy Asher Ed Backer Jerry Benesh Arlene Buszkiewicz Carl Celestino, Sr. Diane Dado Donald Doucet Ron Huefner Arlene Kalisiak Jean Lidzbienski Rena Lizzadro John Lytle Gordon Macpherson Johnny Mulligan Janine Nywood Rick Palermo Frank Pedota Dave Peloza Lisa Peloza Kathy Reed Edward Valle Jacob Vincent Bridget Walsh John Williams 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 Quincy Oyekanmi THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 Collin Nortier NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMM. MINISTERS MUSIC LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 Fr. Tom N. Mickelsen C. Saflover J. Stiso D. Nawrocki N. Brejcha D. Bermudez SUN. 7:30 Fr. Tom J. Norton J. Norton M. Lah L. Norton C. Schukies P. Cullum SUN. 9:30 Fr. Mike N. Mihel Hand Chimes Family Mass A. Israel G. Swan & Children s C. Perusich Choir SUN. 11:30 Fr. Joyce B. Wiersema Teens E. Caday R. Eisenhart L. Salata

9 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 CH 12:45 pm Baptismal Prep MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 RE Classes TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 CH 3:00 pm Chimes LH 7:00 pm 2nd grade reconciliation meeting PR 7:00 School Board Meeting WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 CR 7:00 pm St. Vincent de Paul Society PR 7:00 pm Scripture Study FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 CH 2:00 pm Veteran s Day Assembly SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 CH 9:30 am Mass 2nd grade Welcome Mass 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! READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36; Tuesday: Lk 14:12-14 Rom 12:5-16b; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10; Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Friday: Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: Wis 6:12-16; Ps 63:2-8; 1 Thes 4:13-18 [13-14]; Mt 25:1-13 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! SUNDAY OFFERING October 29, Average weekly expenses $15,655 This week s collection 9,111 Deficit ($ 6,544) When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. 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 take an envelope in the back of the Church. The envelope contains information about our parish. If you have any questions, call (708) Welcome to Divine Infant. We look forward to seeing you again!

10 COAT AND OUTERWEAR DRIVE V Drop-off Boxes at Divine Infant Jesus Church Saturday and Sunday 11/11 and 11/12/2017 (Church Entrances - all Masses) The Westchester Knights of Columbus Council #16641 is joining SFX Council 6483 is coordinating their fifth annual Coat Drive and will be collecting clean, pre worn-outerwear for those in need this winter. There will be drop off boxes at church entrances to deposit outerwear before each mass on 11/11 and 11/12/2017. Clothing will be donated to Catholic Charities which distributes the coats, sweaters, hats and gloves to the needy, without charge. The Knights thank you for your generosity these past four years. Tax receipts will be provided. God bless you. Please contact Knights of Columbus with Thank you for your support! FOR THE LOVE OF JERUSALEM Is an interfaith event bringing together Christians, Muslims and Jews to explore each other's faith and learn from one another what it means to be children of Abraham who equally love Jerusalem. In this highly conflicted and divisive world, it is easy to recognize the differences among people. True joy is found, however, when we share what we have in common with one another. Three exceptional speakers will facilitate the discussion. All are welcome. Interfaith Lutheran Church of La Grange, 200 N. Catherine. Nov. 12, 1:00-3:30pm For more information or questions, please contact Pastor Ben at b.sloss@gracelg.org MEET MONTINI Montini Catholic High School will be hosting the November Meet Montini on Thursday Nov. 9 th at 8:30 am. The meeting will be held in DeLaSalle Hall with members of both the Admissions and Administration teams. Following will be a tour of the school while classes are in session. This is a great opportunity to see what Montini Catholic has to offer to your student. The high school placement exam will take place on Saturday, December 2, To RSVP or for more information please contact Kim Richmond the Admissions Coordinator at krichmond@montini.org or call ext Montini Catholic High School is located at 19W th Street in Lombard. THE WOMEN S CENTER We celebrate Thanksgiving during November. This is an appropriate time for us to thank God for the many people who have helped us in our work of serving mothers and babies in difficult pregnancies. We could not do this without your help. PART TIME JOB OPENINGS: Seeking RDMS Certified Sonographers to conduct limited OB ultrasounds. Multiple shifts are available in our Cicero Avenue (north side) office and Evergreen Park office. Please submit a resume to mstrom@gotwc.org. No phone calls please. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 1) We are looking for a new volunteer on Monday and Wednesday afternoons as a lobby receptionist. 2) We are looking for volunteers to sort donated items and assist clients in our Family Resource Room. 3) We are always looking for bi-lingual volunteers who are conversational in Spanish to help in special areas. 4) We are seeking male volunteers to assist with transporting baby furniture donations. For more info on these volunteer roles, call us at SEEKING DONATIONS: We are in immediate need of 6 infant car seat/carriers, also 5 large car seats for 20 to 40 lb (by law all car seats must be less than 7 years old), Also needed are: 5 walkers, 3 double strollers, potty chairs, baby formula, baby food, (which are still in date), diapers in sizes 5 and 6 only, small maternity clothes, boys clothes and girls size 2T clothes. These items cannot be picked up unless accompanied by baby furniture. The families who receive these things are grateful for your generosity. For our address, or if a pick-up by a volunteer is needed, please call

11 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MICHAEL AHLSTROM, Administrator (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

12 CHURCH NAME & NUMBER Divine Infant #9216 ADDRESS 1601 Newcastle, Westchester, Il PHONE CONTACT PERSON 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 November 5, 2017 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS