St. Louis de Montfort

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1 St. Louis de Montfort Oak Lawn, Illinois

2 Fr. Stan s Utterances Page 2 Today in the Gospel, Jesus confronts the devil three times. Why is it today that many people say the devil does not exist and he is not real? If he is real and tempted Jesus, then what makes us think the other way that so many people and our society believes there is no such thing as the devil. Adam s temptation by the devil was reversed in Jesus temptation. The devil goes out to tempt people, but in this case it was Jesus who went to confront Satan in the desert. The means that the devil used to overcome Adam were the same means he used on Jesus. The devil tempted Adam by gluttony, by vain ambition and by avarice/greed. Now, he tempts the second Adam the same way. The devil tempted Jesus by gluttony when he said, Tell these stones to become bread. The devil tempted Jesus by vain ambition when he said, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. The devil tempted Jesus by a greedy desire for high position when he showed Him all the kingdoms of the world, saying, I will give you all of these if you will fall down and worship me. However, the devil is overcome by Holy Scripture! Jesus always answered back by quoting the Old Testament in the following order as he quoted Satan the following verses from Deuteronomy 8:3, Psalm 91:11-12, Deuteronomy 6:16 and Deuteronomy 6:13. This is why it is so important for us to find our Bible again, open the Holy Scriptures and prayerfully read the Holy Scriptures to refute Satan in our own temptations in our own lives! If Jesus does it, we should all the more do it! Jesus threw Satan away by the living word of God in who now He assumed our human flesh speaking in the person of God Himself to Satan. Now, the St. Paul's Letter to the Romans is unique. His other Letters were written in response to specific struggles being faced by local Christian communities, but he had a different goal with his Letter to the Romans. He was hoping to begin soon a new series of missionary journeys that would bring him west, all the way to Spain in fact. For those journeys, he would need a base of operations, and Rome was the perfect choice. It was the capital of a vast empire. To conquer that world for Christ, there was no better headquarters. The Christians in Rome had heard of Paul, but had never met him. So, he sent this Letter to prepare the ground for his upcoming visit. He wanted the Romans to know his views firsthand, not through indirect sources. In the section we just heard, Paul elucidates the very core of the whole Gospel, summing up all of human history in a few sentences. God created the human family in perfect harmony, peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, Adam, the leader of that family, sinned. This original sin ruptured that harmony and created a world infected by sin and fraught with conflict, evil, and suffering. Jesus Christ was God's response. Helpless to help ourselves, we needed a savior, someone to reverse Adam's rebellion and reestablish a right relationship between God and man. Jesus Christ was and is that Savior. Adam disobeyed God when he ran into the devil in the Garden of Eden, and all of Adam's descendants suffered the painful consequences. Jesus obeyed God the Father when He ran into the devil in desert during His forty days, in the Garden of Gethsemane, during His scourging and crowning of thorns and on the cross at Calvary. Therefore, Jesus spiritual descendants receive from Him the restoration of righteousness - a right relationship with the Father. Here is an example of what we are to do with this first message of Lent. With great power comes great responsibility. When the Marvel Comics superhero Spiderman first gained his super powers, he decided to use them for himself by becoming a celebrity Spiderman learned from that one wrong decision what became his motto, with great power comes great responsibility. He decided to use his powers for the good of others, not just for himself. Therefore, let us give to God whatever He asks of us. Lent is a time when God wants us to think deeply about these important truths. Jesus has already redeemed us. He already died for us, rebuilding the bridge between mankind and God that Adam and Eve had shattered. However, we are still on our journey to and through the bridge. The same devil that tempted Adam in the Garden of Eden and Jesus in the desert is interested in leading us off the right path, so that we don't find and cross the bridge. Many times, because of weakness or just plain selfishness, we give into the devil's temptations. Sometimes we give in so frequently and so easily that we become enslaved to sinful habits. Lent is a time the Church gives us to make a fresh start. God led Israel out of slavery in Egypt and sustained them through their desert journey until they reached the Promised Land. The journey was hard, but God was faithful. Our journey to a more mature and fruitful following of Christ will be hard too, but God is still faithful. Today, when He comes to renew His commitment to us in Holy Communion, let's thank Him for coming to save us. St. Louis de Montfort, pray for us! Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, pray for us! Also, loving God, please hear our prayers as we gather as your children saddened by the loss of our school. We ask you to help us be a warm and caring community for each other as we anticipate the school s closing and celebrate its many accomplishments of your mission among us. Have a great week and enjoy life! Pray always!

3 Page 3 SCHOOL NEWS!! Recently, our students were treated to an assembly by Animals for Awareness - a not for profit animal rescue society. We learned reasons why the Amazonian parrot is considered endangered. We talked about diets of different animals and when they are most active during the day. We met a parrot, snake, tortoise, domestic skunk, Pygmy hedgehog, just to name a few. Some of the students had the opportunity to touch, or even hold, some of the animals. We would like to thank the Family School Association for arranging this! Our 4th and 5th grade students read biographies as part of their Reading class this month. Students then dressed as their person and wrote a list of 10 clues for the audience to use to guess their name. Students read about John F. Kennedy, Sacajawea, Jane Goodall, Isaac Newton and Rosa Parks among others. Thank you to Ms. Dunne and the 4th and 5th grade students for their presentations. This is the last week we are selling tickets for March Madness. Practice some alms giving and buy a few tickets! Tickets are $ If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact the School or Parish Office. All tickets must be purchased and activated by March 10. School families will get $7 credit toward their fundraising commitment for each ticket they sell. As a reminder, every ticket stub has to be returned with purchaser name and phone number and $10 to be activated by the program organizers. We are now in the season of Lent. In school, we will be focusing on prayer, fasting and alms giving as ways to prepare for Easter. To practice alms giving, students received rice bowls to save money in to donate to the missions. We will be praying the Stations of the Cross each week as part of our focus on prayer. Thank you for your continued support, Mrs. Wilson All are welcome Spring Family Dance Details are as follows: Where: Quinn Hall When: Saturday, March 25th Time: 6:00 pm 10:00 pm (Dinner served at 6:15 pm) Cost: $8.00 per person or $25.00 per family (children under 2 years old are free) if you pre-register by Friday, 3/17! Tickets at the door on day of the event are $10.00 per person. We are looking for volunteers to help make this a successful event! If you can help. please contact Tess McGillicuddy at tess.mcgillicuddy@gmail.com FSA NEWS We will be submitting our last batch of Box Tops on March 20th. If you have been saving them please drop them in the mail box in the church vestibule or bring them to school. The program offers cash rebates for all box tops submitted. We will use the proceeds for the students annual Field Day which celebrates the last days of the school year. On March 22nd FSA has arranged for a Bear Down on Bullies Assembly. This is a program sponsored by the Chicago Bears to make children aware of Bullying! Mark your calendars and join us for our Easter Bunny Breakfast! Breakfast will be served following the 9:30 mass on Sunday, April 2nd. Tickets will be sold in advance, more details soon. Field Day is planned for Friday, May 26th! This will be a special day for our students to celebrate the last days of school.

4 Page 4 All Parishioners Parish Picnic Update Our next meeting is scheduled for March 7th at 7:00 PM in Quinn Hall to discuss the Picnic. We had lots of great ideas at our first meetings and are looking for more input and participation! This is a parish event, all proceeds will benefit our parish. Our goal is to unite all parishioners and encourage those that have left the parish to return. Week by week we are getting stronger under the leadership of Fr. Stan. Let s keep the momentum going!! We are looking for donations of gift cards, baskets, and new, unused items suitable for a raffle prize. If you know of area businesses or organizations in the area, or perhaps your employer, that would like to donate please start asking! Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Home during business hours (Monday Friday 9:00 am 2:30 pm). Your help is required to ensure that this is a memorable event for all parishioners as well as students, past and present. As with any large event, a lot of planning, volunteer hours and team effort is needed to make it successful. Committee and sign up sheets will be available within the next 2 weeks. Although June may seem a long way off...it s just around the corner. Join us! PARISH PICNIC JUNE 4th SAVE THE DATE AND SPREAD THE WORD!! VOLUNTEER ~~ SHARE IDEAS INVITE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS REACH OUT TO ST. LOUIS ALUMNI IDEAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON: RAFFLES ~~ JUMP HOUSE GAMES FOR YOUNG AND OLD ENTERTAINMENT FOOD ~~ BEVERAGE SHARING OF ST. LOUIS MEMORIES SCHOOL WALK THRU You can suggestions to parish.office@sldmparish.org Mrs. Cheryl Plesha R E Coordinator JOIN US FOR OUR ST. JOSEPHS TABLE DINNER ~ DANCE Where: Quinn Hall When: Saturday, March 18 th Doors open 5:30 ~ Dinner served 6:30 Cost: $25 per person Please pray for our 2 nd grade class, they are preparing for their First Reconciliation on Monday, March 13th. You can find their names in a basket located at the back of the church. Please take one name and keep that child in your daily prayers. Food Beverages (cash bar) Desserts Split the Pot Basket Raffles - DJ Meal will be catered by local restaurants Sweet table donations are welcome! Tickets will be available in the vestibule after masses and at the Parish home during business hours Limit of 200 tickets will be sold Mark Your Calendars Women s Auxiliary Upcoming Events Monthly Meetings 2nd Thursday of each Month 7:00 PM Quinn Hall Monday, March 13th 7:00 PM Quinn Hall Meeting to confirm details and put final touches on St Josephs Table Dinner ~ Dance Saturday, April 8th Women s Auxiliary Craft Fair Quinn Hall Watch the bulletin for more information on these events. STUDENTS NEEDING SERVICE HOURS FSA is helping to coordinate 8th grade and high school student volunteers to help serve dinner during the St. Josephs Table dinner on Saturday, March 18th. Students wishing to volunteer can earn service hours. Please contact Donna Liesen for more details

5 Jackie Adomovicz Jesse Anderer George Badke Jim Ball Richard Bania Erik Baranowski Irene Baranowski Lillian Berenis Sr. Bernardine Mikey Bevan Joyce Bitinas Jesselyn Brucki Diane Chrapkiewicz Pat Chudy John Condon Sue Conley Betty Connolly Donna Dong Mary Dragozetic Rita Duchowicz Shirley Duran Jack Falsey John Furmaniak Sr. Dave Gallagher Sandra Gilbert Lorraine Grams Sam Harnish Dorothy Hayden Janis Hayden Mary Hinchey Theresa Iser Marilyn Jones Mary Jane Kirchner Mary Kmak Doris Konieczka Daniel Kosiek Page 5 Mar. 11 5:00PM Mar.12 7:30 AM Mar. 12 9:30 AM Mar :30 AM T. Lechert I. Ramirez M. Murphy M. Farrell J. Chmielewski H. Niemiec A. Weiss C. Gotto J. Miller B. Gilbert D. Gajda K. Tarczon Extraordinary C. Sorensen K. Delmagori J. Mitchell D. Ott Ministers of Communion M. Leffers M. Gilbert D. Widmer M. Gal L. Trail M. Uryasz J. Cepek J. Hurckes T. Wasik D. Sichelski V. Munis G. Pierzynski Commentator M. Leffers M. Gilbert S. Ferriola J. Hurckes Lector L. Trail E. Tierney P. Weiss A. Sinde Lenten Reconciliation and Stations of the Cross A Lenten Reconciliation Service will be held on Monday evening, March 20th at 7:00 PM. Stations of the Cross will be held on Fridays during lent at 7:00 PM with the exception of Friday, March 17th. On March 17th, Stations will be at 5:30 PM. At 7:00 PM that evening, all are welcome to attend a play, in Polish, which will reenact the Mystery of the Holy Mass. On Good Friday, April 14th, Stations of the Cross will be at 3:00 PM. LENTEN REGULATIONS Abstinence from meats is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT? In the words of Pope Francis + Fast from hurting words and say kind words. + Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude. + Fast from anger and be filled with patience. + Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. + Fast from worries and have trust in God. + Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity. + Fast from pressures and be prayerful. + Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy. +Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others + Fast from grudges and be reconciled. + Fast from words and be silent so you can listen. REST IN PEACE We pray for our family and friends that have recently died Lawrence Rockett Please keep them and their families in your prayers We pray for those among us who are suffering from illnesses Bill Kutschke Kurt Kutschke Joyce Lenzi Josie Maracic Agnes Mark Rita Mazur Mary Ann & Bill Meskowski Rosemary Mihelic Andy Mikal Barbara Minster Judy Mitchell Vencia Munis Christopher Murphy Teresa Myczek Michael Nolan Debbie Ornat Bill Prusinski Kari Raspanti Kelly Robertson Frances Schmidt Joan Schramm Bridget Schroeder Ruth Ann Smith Jim Staros Mercedita Suclan Terry Swierk Jay Tarczon Walter Tarasevic Dorothy Tinman Diane Uryasz Jerry Wantroba II Mary Wantuck Cathy Jo Werner Kimberly Willett Bud Wirisbinski Shelley Werner-Torsan Robert & Carol Zucas

6 Page 6 Weekly Mass Intentions Saturday, March 4 8:30 AM Confirmation Retreat 5:00 PM + August (Gus) Robinia Sunday, March 5, First Sunday of Lent 7:30 AM + Anne Sepper 9:30 AM + Kowalski Family + Joe Tauberry +Anna Kusnerak 11:30 AM + Timothy Dorian People of the Parish Monday, March 6 8:30 AM +Walter Kamuda Tuesday, March 7 8:30 AM +Tony Samanic Wednesday, March 8 8:30 AM Communion Service Thursday, March 9 8:30 AM +Patrick Quinn Friday, March 10 8:30 AM +Wanda & Edward Smolarski Saturday, March 11 8:30 AM Communion Service 5:00 PM + Fred Werner +Tony Samanic +Lovro & Zlata Gustin +Vida Badovinac Sunday, March 12, Second Sunday of Lent 7:30 AM + Edward Niemiec +Lorraine Szydlowski 9:30 AM + Jozef Dusza + Ann Tolin +Diane Skupien +Walter Skupien 11:30 AM + Richard Carroll Francisa, Augustine & Gregorio Subiate Our mass book is open. There are many dates available to have a mass said to remember a friend or family member or for a special intention. Call or stop by the parish home for more information. ST. JOHN PAUL II EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ASSOCIATION ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PLEASE NOTE LENTEN SCHEDULE Every Saturday March 4th April 8th St. Louis de Montfort Chapel 12:00 Noon 4:00 PM Knights of Columbus Council From Fr. Stan Effective with March Collections... In light of the financial hardship our parish is experiencing, the decision has been made to discontinue contributions to St. Bride Parish. We ask that you consider making those donations to our Restore and Renew fund. When we are once again financially stable we will resume contributing to our sharing parish. **As a reminder if you are currently making your contributions to St. Brides with Give Central, we ask that you update your contribution elections. Weekly Activities at St. Louis Saturday, March 4 7:00 AM 1:00 PM Confirmation Retreat 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) Sunday, March 5 Monday, March 6 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) Tuesday, March 7 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) 7:00 PM Needle workers (QH) 7:00 PM Picnic Committee Meeting (QH) Wednesday, March 8 9:30 AM Rosary (CH) 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Parish Pantry Thursday, March 9 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) 7:00 9:00 PM Women s Auxiliary Meeting (QH) Friday, March 10 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Parish Pantry 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 11 9:00 AM RE Reconciliation Practice 12:00 PM 4:00 PM Adoration Sunday, March 12 Sunday Readings for March 5 First reading: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Second reading: Romans 5:12-19 Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 Sunday Readings for March 12 First reading: Genesis 12:1-4a Second reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 WEEKLY OFFERING February 25/26 $6, Give Central $ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

7 Welcome to St. Louis de Montfort Parish Fr. Stanley Stuglik: Pastor Mr. Bill Sullivan: Deacon Fr. Mark Canavan: Pastor Emeritus Mrs. Cindy Cochran: Operations Director Ms. Jan Podolak: Parish Secretary Mrs. Karen Deegan: Director of Music Parish Home: 8808 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn IL Phone: Fax: Parish Website: Parish Home Office Hours: 9:00 AM 2:30 PM Monday Friday MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 AM Weekdays 8:30 AM (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) 8:30 AM Communion Service (Wed) Saturday 8:30 AM Communion Service Confessions: Saturday 4:00 to 4:30 PM Baptisms: 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month Pre-Baptismal Program: The 1st Tuesday every other month. Arrangements can be made by calling the Rectory. Mrs. Melissa Wilson: School Principal Mrs. Cheryl Plesha: Director of Religious Education School Address: 8840 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn IL School Phone: School Fax: Weddings: Couples should contact the parish priest at least six months in advance of wedding date.

8 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Louis De Montfort Church # S. Ridgeland Avenue Oak Lawn, IL TELEPHONE CONTACT PERSON Jan Podolak SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 8 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 11:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION March 5, 2017 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS