FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THE CROWN

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1 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THE CROWN July 3, 2016

2 A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR This autumn, the Archdiocese will begin Renew My Church, a program designed to reinvigorate and revitalize the parishes of the Archdiocese. For the next several weeks, we will publish articles by Rev. Louis J. Cameli designed to help us develop a theological understanding of what Renew My Church is striving to accomplish. We Belong to Christ in the Church: A Practical Ecclesiology for Renew My Church Father Louis J. Cameli Part 1 I believe in the Catholic Church, I belong to the Catholic Church: What does that mean? Many people who are born Catholic take belonging to the Church for granted. They have never thought much about it. Certainly, it makes a difference to them, especially at the important times of life, such as the birth of a new child in the family, First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, sickness, and the death of loved ones. They can also take pride in the Church at certain high moments, when, for example, they follow Pope Francis journeys and hear his message of God s mercy. They can also feel shame, when scandalous and abusive behavior in the Church surfaces for public view. But most of all, in their experience, Catholics who say they are Catholics point to their parish as the place where they feel they belong. Often, there are very strong emotional ties to the parish. It is, after all, the place associated with essential moments of family life from birth to death. For many people, there are strong ties of history. The parish where they worship today is the same parish built by their grandparents or even their great-grandparents. With all these ties of history and feelings, the parish is often a very firm spot for Catholics to plant their identity. Although the Church, for many, can be a stable reference point in a shifting world, in fact, changes in our society culture and demographics, for example can have a deep impact on believers. This fact makes it worthwhile to re-visit and reflect on what it means to believe in the Church and belong to the Church today and in our circumstances. When we reflect on the Church, its external structures and institutions, such as the parish and the Church s hierarchical leadership, can claim considerable attention. These elements do represent an important dimension of the Church, but they do not capture the Church s essence. The heart of the Church involves a set of interlocking relationships of believers with Christ and with each other. The heart of the Church also involves a mission or a purpose that carries the Church beyond itself to work for the coming of the Reign of God and the transformation of the world we live in. The Church emerges from the life and ministry and death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Pope Leo the Great said that everything that occurred in the life and ministry of Jesus and in his death and resurrection has passed over into the life of the Church and her sacraments. So, to deepen our faith in the Church as well as our sense of belonging to the Church, we can do no better than to return to the Word in Sacred Scripture. There we will find our roots and our identity as people who believe and belong to the Church of Jesus Christ. Question: How do I understand myself as a Catholic? How would I begin to explain my belonging to Jesus and to his Church to someone who was unfamiliar with the Catholic Church?

3 FACE THE TRUTH TOUR ACROSS THE COUNTRY, babies and their parents are being saved from abortion by Face the Truth a bold and effective pro-life initiative that exposes the truth about abortion: BAPTIZED Henry Wilson, son of Chase and Susan (Wlodarczyk) Heaton We Need Your Help To Save Babies Throughout the year, pro-life activists all around the country are conducting Face the Truth tours. Holding pictures of beautiful unborn babies and huge signs with photos of abortion victims, we line the roads at major intersections, to show Americans the truth about abortion. We need you to help show people that abortion is the deliberate taking of an unborn child's life. If you believe that abortion is murder, this is your chance to stand up and be counted. Join us this summer as we line the roads at major intersections to show our fellow Americans the ugly truth about abortion. Below are some dated that the Tour will be in the western suburbs of Chicago. For other sites in the Chicago area, check SATURDAY, JULY 9 WESTERN SUBURBS 9:00-10:30 Villa Park Roosevelt Road and Summit Avenue WEDDINGS Timothy Zabelka & Sarah Shilka NEW PARISHIONERS Daniel & Jacklyn Maldonado, Ava and Olivia Martin & Christina Hibbitts and Desmond Robert Spagnola and Michelle Cavollo, Samantha and Michael Ryan 11:30-1:00 Westmont Cass Avenue and Ogden Avenue 3:00-4:30 Wheaton Butterfield Road and Naperville Road SATURDAY, JULY 16 WESTERN SUBURBS 9:00-10:30 Aurora: Planned Parenthood E New York Street and Eola Road 11:30-1:00 Naperville Washington Street and Ogden Avenue 3:00-4:30 Aurora: Fox Valley Mall Route 59 and New York Street THE MASS BOOK FOR THE YEAR 2017 WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, JULY 11th DURING REGULAR OFFICE HOURS. FOR INFORMATION, CALL TONI AT

4 HELP WANTED Divine Infant Jesus School has an opening for a part-time school secretary/receptionist. Computer skills required. Monday through Friday, August 1st through June 30th, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm. For more information or to schedule an interview contact Mr. Gramarossa at or len.gramarossa@divineinfant.org SUMMER OFFICE HOURS Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays From 7:00 am to 12:00 pm Closed Mondays & Fridays For information about registration Visit our Office Phone Fax Congratulations to our alumni on their earning Honor Roll status at Nazareth Academy. Kyle Bermudez A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Anthony Frugoli A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Maeve Grimes A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Daniel Hawkins A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Matthew Isreal A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Xinyi (Cindy) Li A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Erin Lorenzin A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Lauren Nortier A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Marcel Tworek A Honor Roll GPA of 3.80 out of 4.00 Kirsten Bermudez B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00 Haley Calabrese B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00 Robert Grimes B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00 Kelly McGee B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00 Omar Paniagua B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00 David Prignano B Honor Roll GPA of 3.33 out of 4.00

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6 FREE EYE SCREENING OFFERED BY THE WESTCHESTER LIONS CLUB Diabetic Retinopathy is the leading cause of new blindness in adults in the United States today. Early detection is a major factor in the prevention of visual loss. This screening may determine if you have a retinal problem associated with macular degeneration. PLACE: Divine Providence School, 2500 Mayfair Avenue, Westchester DATE & TIME: Saturday, July 23 rd from 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Westchester Lions Club in conjunction with the Lions of Illinois Foundation and Illinois Retina Associates, S.C. Held in conjunction with the Westchester Blood Drive For additional information, call Lion Andreas Brandt at SUBURBAN CATHOLIC SINGLES GROUP (SCSG) Multi Parish Ministry For singles in their 40 s and 50 s July Events Saturday, 7/16, 6pm, join us for German Fest at Sacred Heart Parish, located at 114 Elizabeth St., Lombard. Cost is your dinner. Please RSVP by 7/13. Above events are subject to change. You can contact us at singlesadmin@gmail.com Find us on Facebook Suburban Catholic Singles CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT Catholic Charities Legal Assistance Department has attorneys and volunteer attorneys available to provide advice in numerous areas of law. If you are unsure about your legal rights or lost in the legal system, let us help you. Services include in-depth advice and possible direct representation on many issues, including landlord/tenant issues, family law, consumer and debtor rights, foreclosure, employment issues, orders of protection, power of attorney, and more. CCLA provides free to low cost legal services to eligible low-income individuals. For help and more information, contact the legal advice line at (312)

7 LITURGY FOR THE WEEK SATURDAY, July 2 5:00 pm Forgotten Souls in Purgatory; Michael Assenato; Dolores Sniegowski; People of the Parish SUNDAY, July 3 7:30 Thomas Smith; Rick Yurkovich; Rosemarie & Albert Tassi; William J. Casey, Sr.; Gloria Bruno 9:30 Richard Rosignolo; George, Mary & John Maczak; Mary McLeod 11:30 Lou, Val & Joe Greco; Konstantinas Jablonskis MONDAY, July 4 8:00 Gene Gierut; Jerry Spahn TUESDAY, July 5 8:00 All the faithful departed WEDNESDAY, July 6 8:00 Fr. Charles Langan; Walter & Mary Wanick; Eileen Watts THURSDAY, July 7 8:00 Diana Nawrocki (birthday) FRIDAY, July 8 8:00 Ken Hoffman SATURDAY, July 9 8:00 All the faithful departed 5:00 pm Austin J. Boyle; Charles Gimino SUNDAY, July 10 7:30 Thomas Smith; Rick Yurkovich; Rosemarie & Albert Tassi; Gloria Bruno; John Knox; People of the Parish 9:30 Ruth Chabot; Joseph Riedl, Sr. 11:30 Jane Ulsafer-VanLanen; Konstantinas Jablonskis; Samuel & Genevieve Gimino; Carol Wilk WEEKDAY SERVERS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY 8:00 Kya James; Ethan Caday THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 8:00 JB MedjoMeZengue; Joseph Calabrese PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Arlene Buszkiewicz Carl Celestino, Sr. Nick Labovsky Danny Mulligan Janine Nywood Len O Connell Gene Rogala Gary Sekerka Trudy Tetzloff Jacob Vincent Bob Wiegel 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 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE James Herman NEXT WEEKEND S MINISTERS CELEBRANT COMMUNION MINISTERS LECTORS SERVERS SAT. 5:00 Fr. Joyce G. Pracz E. Delos-Reyes J. Tistoj S. Stiso N. Brejcha P. Cullum SUN. 7:30 Fr. Joyce D. Smith G. Zangara M. Lah S. Smith J. Norton A. Israel SUN. 9:30 Fr. Tom P. Meyers D. Edmonds J. Stiso R. Meyers B. Edmonds P. Lopez SUN. 11:30 Fr. Tom C. Edmonds Teens J. Calabrese R. Eisenhart G. Grimes

8 SUNDAY, JULY 3 CH 12:45 pm Baptismal Prep MONDAY, JULY 4 FOURTH OF JULY WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 CH 4:00 pm Music Dept. 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 ELECTRONCIALLY 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 June 26, Average weekly expenses $15,655 This week s collection 11,668 Deficit ($ 3,987) When you are away for a weekend, we hope you will remember your offering to Divine Infant. Thank you. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22; Ps 145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26; or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass For Public Needs, nos , or For Peace and Justice, nos Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13; Ps 115:3-10; Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Ps 105:2-7; Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16; Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10; Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-14, 17; Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mt 10:24-33 Sunday: Dt 30:10-14; Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36-37; or Ps 19:8-11; Col 1:15-20; Lk 10:25-37 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! WELCOME......to Divine Infant Jesus Church. If you are new to our church or just visiting, please stop and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or your church is not a home to you, we invite you to become part of our parish family. Our church is open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. To register, please call the rectory at We are so glad you are here and hope you will come back again for Mass or to become a parishioner.

9 DIVINE INFANT PARISH NEWCASTLE AND CANTERBURY AVENUES WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS Like us on Facebook REV. MICHAEL WANDA, Pastor (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

10 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 10 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN July 3, 2016 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS