May 27, 2018 The Most Holy Trinity

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1 May 27, 2018 The Most Holy Trinity PASTORAL TEAM Rev. George Omwando, Pastor Ms. Gail Rohmann, Music Director Sr. Marion Cypser, RSM, School Co-Principal & Mrs. Sharon Leamy, School Co-Principal SUPPORT STAFF Ms. Patricia Pomykalski, Business Manager Mrs. Amanda Pomareda, Office Manager / Adm. Ass t. Mrs. Fannie Cooper, School Secretary CONTACTING THE PARISH Rectory: 38 N. Austin Blvd.; Oak Park, IL Telephone: apomaredascsloffice@comcast.net Web: Hours: 8:30 AM-8:00 PM Monday, & Thursdays Tuesday, Wednesday, & Fridays: 8:30 AM 4:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM 4:30 PM; Sunday 8:30 AM 12:00 PM School - 27 Washington Blvd.; Oak Park, IL Telephone: WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday - 8:30am (Please enter the Church by Washington Blvd. 2nd door to the West) NO Thursday Communion Service until the Fall of 2018 Weekend Masses: Saturday Morning - 9:00am Saturday Evening - 5:00pm Sunday Morning - 8:30 & 10:30am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM; or by appointment. Baptisms Baptism of infants and young children is celebrated on the 2nd and 3rd weekends of the month. Parents are asked to attend a Baptism preparation session/class prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory to register for the preparation and set a baptismal date.

2 Page 2 May 27, 2018 Thoughts From our Pastor Rev. George O. Omwando Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate the Feast of God which is also known as the Blessed Trinity or The Most Holy Trinity. The Most Holy Trinity is the central mystery of our Catholic faith which is challenging to fully grasp and even explain.. It is not easy to understand the mind of God or His inner working because He is infinitely greater than we are. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God; but at the same time, the Bible does not explicitly teach about the Trinity, i.e. God the Father (creator), the Son (redeemer) and the Holy Spirit (sanctifier), but in many chapters of the Scripture, this is implied. Although we can understand some basic facts about the relationship of the different Persons of the Trinity to one another, our human minds are limited to fully understand the Trinity. However, this does not mean the Trinity is not true or that it is not based on the teachings of the Bible. The Trinity is one God existing in three Persons based on mutual love or indwelling. For instance, God the Father who is the creator is not God the Son who is the redeemer or the Holy Spirit who is the sanctifier but one! Understanding this type of relationship within the three Persons in the Trinity is not in any way suggesting that there are three gods in competition with each other. Let us remember that the word Trinity does not appear in the Bible but was coined by the Fathers of the Church, and Tertullian was the first to use the term. The name Trinity was used as an attempt to describe the triune God three coexistent, co-eternal Persons who make up God. Of real importance is that the concept represented by the word Trinity does exist clearly in the Old Testament but it is implied in the Gospel stories. Today, for instance, we are told that Jesus commissioned His disciples to go all over the world to make disciples of all nations by baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit (the Triune God, i.e. God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit). Our other readings today explain to us this amazing mystery: that our God is a communion of three divine persons in love the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God created us and loves us as our Father. That s what Moses was talking about in our first reading. God is also the Son who came into our world to share His life with us by showing us who God truly is. Jesus was the revealer of God: If you see me, you have seen the one who sent me. Finally, God is the Holy Spirit also who gives us new life as children of God and causes the Trinity to dwell in our hearts as St. Paul tells us in our second reading today. Each member of the blessed Trinity is God. The Father is God (John: 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Peter 1:2). The Son is God (John:1:1,14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20). The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16) but they have different origins and missions. The Father is the Creator, Son is the Redeemer and the Holy Spirit is the Sanctifier united in one mission. May the Blessed Trinity, One God, remain in us always. Fr. George PARISH MISSION STATEMENT WE THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA-ST. LUCY PARISH, SEEK TO DEEPEN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD AND TO CELEBRATE GOD S PRESENCE IN WORD AND SACRAMENT. BY ACCEPTING ALL INTO OUR FAMILY WE SEEK UNITY IN CHRIST AND SEEK TO PROCLAIM HIS GOOD NEWS IN THE DISCIPLESHIP OF OUR LIVES. PARISH ORGANIZATIONS: Parish Pastoral Council Madonna Sloan and Joyce Wade, Co-Chairs Parish Finance Council Juan Perez Spiritual Life Commission Faith & Fellowship: Connie Rakitan Liturgy Committee: Cantors: Gail Rohmann Celebration Choir: Gail Rohmann Praise Choir: Julius White Greeters & Ushers: Jim Lewis Ministers of the Eucharist: Jeanne Visteen Ministers of the Word: Jeanne Visteen Servers: Kathy Paoli Ministers of Care: Shelby Boblick Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): Fr. George O. Omwando Women s Ministry: Shelby Boblick Human Concerns Commission Peace & Justice Committee: Mary and Martin Senica Transportation Committee: Tom Farwell Education Commission Baptism Com.: Fr. G. Omwando Bible Study: Russ McCaughey Religious Education of Children: Christine Wedekind St. Catherine/St. Lucy School: School Board Chair: Natasha Lee Parish Development & Services Commission Collection Counters: Carol Kallok Facilities Committee: Kevin Kell, Amanda Pomareda Fundraising Committee: Pat Nelson / Cynthia Weaver (cont d from pg. 1) Weddings - Please contact a parish priest to set a wedding date. Allow at least 6 months for preparation. RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a sacramental process, celebrated in the midst of this Faith Community. This process assists adults, as well as children over the age of 7, in learning about the Catholic Faith. Through its witness, worship, service, and teaching our Faith Community offers the invitation and support necessary for initiation into the Catholic Church. Ministry to the Sick, Hospitalized and Shut Ins Please notify the Parish Office so that we can visit and minister to your confined loved-ones. Newcomers Please fill out a registration form after Mass, or come by the Rectory Office during the week.

3 Page 3 May 27, 2018 The Responsibility of our Faith Today is a day simply to ponder the fact that in baptism we were claimed by God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The first reading from Deuteronomy prompts us to fix in our hearts the truth that God is the Lord of both heaven and earth and there is no other god. Saint Paul reminds us that, because we received the Spirit of adoption in baptism, we are now children of God. In the Gospel Jesus charges us with the responsibility to make other disciples. These realities make today s solemnity a day of praise, adoration, and responsibility. It is a fitting day to thank God for the absolutely free gift of faith that we were given in baptism. It is also a day to ask God for strength to take on the responsibility of sharing that faith with others Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Certificates are $25 each and will be included in every weekly drawing from October 29th, 2017 through October 21st, The prize each week is $25 except for three weeks when the prize is $500. If we sell all 500 certificates, there will be a 4th drawing for $500. Purchase forms are available in the back of church and at the rectory. Thank you!!! ~ The Fundraising Committee 500 CLUB WINNER $ May 27, 2018 Karen Kraus, # 434 The Rectory will be closed on Monday, May 28th due to the Memorial Day Holiday. It will re-open on Tuesday, May 29th. Mass on Memorial Day here at St. Catherine- St. Lucy is at 8:30 AM. Next Sunday, June 3 Ice Cream Social Please join us on June 3rd from Noon to 1:30 PM at Maguire Hall, to honor the memory of Father John Carolan at a wonderful Ice Cream Social. Share memories and stories of his life among us, and celebrate the community we continue to build with one another and our pastor, Father George!! Save-the-Date Sunday, June 3 Ice Cream Social Maguire Hall Sunday, June 10 Liturgy Committee Meeting RDR Tuesday, June 12 through Friday, August 10 Meet-Up & Eat Up Maguire Hall Please see our ad on page 6 of this bulletin Tuesday, July 10 White Sox Outing - OS WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE CHANGES Weekday Masses as follow: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday - 8:30 am (Please enter the Church by Washington Blvd. 2nd door to the West. There will NOT BE Thursday Communion Service until the Fall of Monday, May 28 Memorial Day 4:00-9:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH Tuesday, May 29 10:30-11:15 AM - Graduation Practice - CH 11:30AM - 3PM - Voice Lessons - CH 2:30-6:00 PM - Day Care - C 7:30-9PM - Praise Choir Rehearsal - MMR Wednesday, May 30 10:30-11:15 AM - Graduation Practice - CH 2:30-6PM - Day Care - C 7:30-9PM Celebration Choir -CH Thursday, May 31 10:30-11:15 AM - Graduation Practice - CH 11:00 AM-3:00 PM - Quilting Ladies - RD 2:30-6PM - Day Care - C 4:00-9:00 PM - Voice Lessons - CH 6:00-8:00 PM - A.A. Meeting - RD Friday, June 1 2:30-6PM - Day Care - C 6-8PM School 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony -CH 8-10:30PM - 8th Grade Graduation Party - M Saturday, June 2 2:00 PM - Set-up for Ice Cream Social - M

4 Page 4 May 27, 2018 Mon. May 28 8:30 Rev. John J. Carolan By: Dennis and Halina Giba Tue. May 29 Albert Parker Jr. (Health) By: Ministry of Care Wed. May 30 8:30 Patsy Kernan By: Ministry of Care Fri. June 1 8:30 Nellie Baker By: Era Yee Sat. June 2 9:00 Carmen Moscoso By: Ministry of Care 5:00 Allen Settje By: Christine & Edward Wedekind Sun. June 3 8:30 FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH 8:30 Gene Salome By: Evie Stockinger 10:30 Susan Miniscalco By: Thom and Susan Schouten Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9; Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9-10c; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16; Ps 98:1-4; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13; Ps 96:10-13; Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25; Ps 63:2-6; Mk 11:27-33 Sunday: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13, 15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk 14:12-16, Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Monday: Thursday Friday: Saturday: The Most Holy Trinity Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Memorial Day The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Justin; First Friday Ss. Marcellinus and Peter; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday Our Parish Stewardship St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church May 20, 2018 $ 3, On-Line GiveCentral $ Weekly Budget $ 7, D E F I C I T $ 2, Online donations can be made to St. Catherine-St. Lucy Parish at Thanks for your continued financial support! Today s Readings First Reading Ask now of the days of old: Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? (Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40). Psalm Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own (Psalm 33). Second Reading You received a Spirit of adoption through whom we cry, Abba, Father! (Romans 8:14-17). Gospel I am with you always, until the end of the age (Matthew 28:16-20). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass. 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. LITURGICAL MINISTERS JUNE 3, :00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Altar Servers Mark Thomas Ministers of the Word Paul Koko Frank Pond Walter Washington Mireille Lozes Mary Jane O Brien Renee Smith-Quinn Ministers of the Eucharist Jack Kernan Pat Koko Era Yee Susan Kumler Kevin Kell Fannie Cooper Ginny Jones Annie Rowan Kathy Mortell Bill Cragg Joyce Wade Bill Holmes Jeanne Visteen Jan Kieckhefer Doris Brown Yuna Kim Patricia Long Terry Sullivan

5 Page 5 May 27, st & 2nd Readings for the Upcoming Sunday are offered. Their sole purpose is to help us all of us receive and hear the word of God. JUNE 3, 2018 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST First Reading: Exodus 24:3-8 Today s passage from the book of Exodus describes the covenant between God and the Israelite people. A covenant is a solemn agreement made between two parties and was usually sealed in blood. In ancient times, blood was considered the source of life. To sprinkle two people with the same blood bonded them as closely as if they were blood relatives. Second Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15 On Yom Kippur, the high priest sacrificied a goat on the altar in the temple. Then he took some of the blood into the holiest place in the temple sanctuary where only he was allowed to go. There, he sprinkled that blood as a renewal of the covenant made at Mount Sinai, and prayed that God would forgive the sins they had committed during the previous year. This ritual is the backdrop for today s reading from the letter to the Hebrews. Praying for the Sick In Our Parish Coletta Ali, Theresa Adcock, Ernestine Bishop, Eddie Brown, Gwendolyn Crockett, Lillian Czaplicki, Andrea Edwards, Normantha & Larry Evans, Anita Evenson, Phillip Jones, Terrie Kalina, Paul Koko, Kate Kroker, Albert Parker, Jr., Raul Perez, Nsanda S. Stumps, Kate Shoevlin, and Diane Ward. The name of your close relative will remain on this list for four weeks. After that, you will have to call us again to reinstate it into the list. If you wish to include a name of a sick member of your family here, please call Amanda at the rectory during office hours. Thank you. Communion & Anointing of the Sick Please call the Rectory at to let us know if you or a member of your family is in need of the sacrament of anointing of the sick or would like to have Holy Communion brought to your house or nursing home or both. Remember a Loved One We have the 2018 Mass book available. Mass intentions are only $ Please come to the Rectory to request your Masses. Remember your loved ones or any other special occasion. Bequests Bible Study - Mondays 9:30 AM Please consider in joining us for Bible Study in the Rectory. If you are trying to find answers to your daily life questions, or are willing to have an hour of peace and knowledge about our religion, please come. It is totally free. Update Personal Info Please do not forget to update us with your cell phone number and address. Also any change of status. Many people have cancelled their landlines and have not given us their new number. Please contact Amanda at: or apomaredascsloffice@comcast.net PLEASE consider remembering our parish in your will or trust. We have been blessed in the past by the generosity of so many parishioners and I am hopeful this will continue into the future. Father George 27 W. Washington Blvd. Oak Park, IL School News Have a safe and blessed Memorial Day. Our students are off school Monday in observance of this holiday. This is the final week of school for our 8th grade students. Their last day is Thursday, May 31. Graduation is on Friday evening at 7pm in church. Please join us for this beautiful ceremony. On Wednesday, May 30, the students will gather on the playground at 2pm to place their Peace Rocks in our playground planter. Thank you to Tara Patterson for the idea and to Sr. Carol for the implementation. St. Catherine-St. Lucy School is an amazing place. We have classrooms from Preschool through 8th grade. There is still room in some of our grades for next year. Please contact us if you, or someone you know, is looking for a wonderful school! CROP Walk: Thanks to all who either walked in the CROP Walk or made a donation to a walker. As a parish, we collected $ Not bad for a mighty little band of walkers. Twenty-five percent of this money goes to local food pantries. As always, the 2019 CROP Walk will be held on the first Sunday in May. We understand that most transactions today are done electronically. We want to provide you with that same convenient option at church. You can go directly to our website: to be able to find the link to GiveCentral

6 Page 6 May 27, 2018 M E E T U P & E A T U P Free Lunch & Activities for kids & Teens This summer St. Catherine of Siena -St. Lucy is partnering with Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry to host Summer Meals. Our Summer Meals programing aims to provide kids and teens 18 and younger with nutritious meals when school is not in session. The program will start on June 12th with a Kick-Off event for the whole family. We will have food, fun activities and raffle prizes! The program will continue Monday through Friday from 11:30 AM 1:30 PM, and it will end on August 10th. In addition to free lunch, there will be activities for all ages available, including cooking lessons, arts and crafts, basketball activities, book bike, story times, dental hygiene education, activities from Wonder Works Children s Museum and much more. There is no need to sign-up, register, or complete paperwork in order to attend this program. It s quite literally, a free lunch for children. The Summer Food Service Program (Summer Meals) is funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). For more information please contact Adriana Riano (Program Manager) at adriana@oprffoodpantry.org ext Take me out to the Ballgame! Chicago White Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday, July 10 Game Time - 7:10 p.m. Cost - $28 each Tickets for the White Sox Game will be sold beginning with the weekend of June 9-10, June 16-17, June 30/ July 1 and July 7-8 after all the masses. This will make a great Father s Day gift. Please support the Fundraising Committee, your parish needs you!!! Thank you!! Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) CSPL is offering a day-long community organizing and leadership training that is grounded in Catholic theological and spiritual traditions. If you wish to develop your leadership potential and learn how to effectively build relationship so you and others can organize and improve your community this is your opportunity. The training will be held on Saturday June 16th, 2018 from 8:30am to 3:00pm at McDonough Hall, Saint Giles Parish, 1101 Columbian Ave. Oak Park. If you are interested please contact John Barrett at gabolga@aol.com Facility Requests Forms for our Calendar By now you must have received St. Catherine St. Lucy requests forms that were mailed last week. We are asking all parish organizational leaders and chair persons whose events are placed into our St. Catherine-St. Lucy Facility Calendar to please submit their events and activities in writing on our Facility Request Form to the rectory no later than Monday, June 25, You can also find these forms at the Rectory. If you have any questions, please call Amanda at during office hours. Thanks! The Most Holy Trinity Go... and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 Christmas Altar Flowers The following were remembered in a special way with a gift to our beautiful display of Christmas Flowers. Marie & Joe Stockinger The Prindiville Fam. Magdalen Po The Klimek Family Marcus & LeMoyne Morris The Galuska Fam. Alfred Bishop, Jr. The Schouten Fam. The Keefe Family James Hancock Kenn Kle e James Hancock The Wheel Family The Nelson Family Teresa Wells Vincente & Yeuk Ping David & Louise Butler The Elsen Family Bob & Peg Cragg The Cholewa Family Yee Canama The Dinelli Family The Olsen Family

7 Page 7 May 27, 2018 Congratulations Graduating Class of 2018 Congratulations to our class of 2018! They officially will graduate in a beautiful ceremony on Friday, June 1. We will miss their smiles, their enthusiasm, their joy. Although they are no longer our students, they will always have a special place in our hearts. Kamron Brown Kayla Gordon Darius Taylor D Mingo Dawkins Marshon Henderson Jerame Thomas Brent Gilliard Kayla McNeal Maishawn Washington Colin Glass Amira Shackleford YOU CAN HELP!! As this year's effort to partner with an area social welfare organization, as directed in the Parish Transformation Plan, we are focusing on helping young men/women who are being "emancipated" from foster/group home care to live on their own. We are partnering with an organization called UCAN. This organization (UCAN.com) works with the Illinois Dept. of Children & Family Services. Do you remember when you first moved out on your own? All the things you needed/wanted? Maybe you took towels or linens from your parent's home. These young people often don't have a family network to help. But you can help! We will collect items from 6/2/18 through 6/10/18. There will be boxes at the back of church or you can drop off at the rectory during normal business hours. Some I ideas: Sheets / blankets (single or full) Pillows Dishes Glassware Silverware Pots/Pans Microwave containers Bath Towels Plas c storage containers Dish towels Hot pads Laundry baskets Garbage cans Mop/bucket Cleaning supplies Broom/dust pan Small appliances (i.e. Toaster, coffee maker, microwave, alarm clock, fan, can opener) Other appropriate items you think of are also appreciated. Easter Altar Flowers The following were remembered in a special way with a gift to our beautiful display of Easter Flowers. Tom & Romie Gregus Jesse Dean Mason Robert & Margaret Cragg Fr. John Carolan Susan Goeb Miniscalco Nellie Baker John Ludwick Alfred Bishop, Jr. Anthony Vincent Ted Shanks Velma Eggleston James Hancock Kamile Kalina The Cholewa Fam. The Klimek Fam Mary & Jim Prindiville Marion & Paul Nelson David & Louise Butler Paul Kram Fam The Mac Kumler Family Vincente & Yeuk Ping The Sloan Family The Lewis Family Yee Canama Mary Douglas Lucy Jean Lewis The Parker Family Virginia Hosler The Connery Fam. The Koko Family The Rucker Family The Olsen Family The Schouten Fam. The Galuska Fam. The Elsen Family The Kle e Family Margaret Kell Lorraine H. Butler James Egan The Wheel Family The Keefe Family