Fourth Sunday in ordinary time. Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon. Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com. Deacon: Mr.

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1 He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey Him. Mark 1:27 St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord January 28, 2018 Fourth Sunday in ordinary time Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL Phone: (847) saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Website: Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Saturday Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia debbie.stlambert@aol.com Mr. George Mohrlein Religious Education : Gina Roxas youthchurchred@gmail.com To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under About Us or by phone. Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in room 103. For guidelines and to register Debbie. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. Bulletin Guidelines: Submissions must be received 10 days preceding the date of bulletin publication. Please send electronic formats to debbie.stlambert@aol.com.

2 Page 2 St. Lambert Parish 4th Sunday Ordinary Time Saturday, January 27 5:00 Bridget Fernando Sunday, January 28 8:00 Ralph Curtis 10:00 People of St Lambert 12:00 Analina Tumang Birthday Monday, January 29 7:15 Bridget Fernando Tuesday, January 30 7:15 Frank Folkers Wednesday, January 31 7:15 Rosa Joven Cochico Thursday, February 1 7:15 Bridget Fernando Friday, February 2 7:15 Frank Folkers Saturday, February 3 8:00 Brunner Family & Mary Johnson 5:00 Donna Mohrlein Sunday, February 4 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Gilbert Mercado & Angel Mercado 12:00 Nancy Ryan Youth Church: $ Masses for the Week Sunday Offertory Collection January 13/14, 2018 Envelopes: $5, Loose: 1, Total: $6, Thank you for your continued support! For Online Giving go to: READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7; Ps 147:1-6; 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23; Mk 1: Annual Catholic Appeal Come, Follow Me This coming weekend, February 3rd & 4th, our parish will be conduc ng the Annual Catholic Appeal in-pew Commitment Weekend. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal is much different than a one- me special collec on. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a gi payable in installments. The ACA theme, Come, Follow Me was selected to remind us to con nue to answer Jesus call to follow Him in thought, word and deed by providing the necessary contribu on to fund ministries and services to share God s love with many others in our Parish and our Archdiocese. Each pledge makes a difference because all Parishes par cipate in the campaign and the gi s of many enable our Archdiocese to deliver needed ministries and services. Thank you for your prayerful considera on and generous response. Commitment pledge envelopes are included in

3 January 28, 2018 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 3 The Reverend Know-it-all What I don t know I can always make up! Letter to Moses Mo Derniste continued: Why I remain a Catholic Why am I a Catholic? I am a Catholic because God made the world in seven days. I can hear you saying Is this loon a medievalist who also believes in a flat earth? No, friend, I believe the world is round, or actually it bulges at the equator making it a bit pear shaped as are many of its inhabitants. It is technically an oblate spheroid. So all you round earthers are actually WRONG. (This according to Dr. Neil degrasse Tyson.) Well, I can hear you retort, Isn t the universe actually 14 billion years old? Wasn t that proven by those young scientists on that sitcom on the TV? How can you believe that the world was made in seven days? Let me tell you the story of the five blind men who went to see an elephant. A circus came to town and five friends who were totally blind went to see the elephant. Upon arriving, one of them walked smack dab into the side of the elephant and exclaimed, Why, an elephant is like a great rough wall! Another, grabbing the trunk of the elephant, said, Nonsense! An elephant is like a firehose. The third embracing the leg of the mighty beast said, You are both wrong! An elephant is like the trunk of a tree. Another, grabbing the ear of this patient creature said, No, clearly an elephant is like the leaf of a large tropical plant. The fifth, at that end of the elephant incapable of facial expression opined that the elephant was like a rope. You, standing at a distance and seeing the whole, know that an elephant is like nothing so much as an elephant! So it is with heaven. We see elements and theories and parts and all rightly so, but God, looking at His universe, sees the number SEVEN. The number seven is the most important part of the story. In Hebrew the number seven is shevah. It is spelled exactly the same way as the word seven. In effect you don t swear that something is true. In Hebrew, the language of the Old Testament, you seven that something is true. God is the same yesterday today and tomorrow, and for Him, one day is like a thousand years, (2 Peter 3:8) He sees the universe as a thing of seven days. This means that creation itself is His oath of faithfulness and love. I believe that creation itself is all about covenants. We sinners are all about contracts. A contract is a temporary relationship between people. I will give you this money or that thing in exchange for goods and services rendered by you. When the business is over we will say goodbye. I give to you that you may give to me. A covenant is quite different, though it has contractual elements within it. A covenant says that I give you myself that you may give me yourself. Since the self has been forsworn, I cannot take it back or give it elsewhere. An example: Physical intimacy is the subject of both marriage and other relationships. Marriage is highly esteemed because it is a covenant. Those other intimate physical relationships are contractual and are not highly esteemed. Politicians in particular don t want to be caught in these kinds of relationships. Marriage is permanent. To make it temporary is to make it, well you know what they call temporary intimacy. Our civilization is built on covenants. Judaism and Christianity believe that Heaven has made a covenant with us, though the third monotheistic religion does not believe this. They hold that the god they worship would never stoop to make covenants with mere creatures, and so they do not hold covenants in the same esteem that Judaeo/Christian civilization does. Catholicism is built on covenants. The very word sacrament is a Latin word that means oath to the death. Every time we go to Communion we are swearing most solemnly to live for Christ and, if need be, to (Continued on page 4)

4 Page 4 St. Lambert Parish 4th Sunday Ordinary Time (Continued from page 3) die for Christ and His Bride the Church. The mother of St. Louis of France famously said to her son on the day of his First Communion that she would rather he die than ever commit a mortal sin. When we bring our children for Baptism or Confirmation or Holy Eucharist, we are actually swearing to the same thing. It isn t just a rite of passage followed by a swell party. In Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony we pledge to remain in a certain relationship until death do us part. It is impossible to get unbaptized, unconfirmed, unmarried or unordained. Even the sacrament of Penance demands a firm resolve never to sin again, God s grace prevailing. Even in the Anointing of the sick we unconditionally place ourselves in God s hands. So it is that we Catholics regulate our lives by these seven covenants, an oath of oaths, a seven of sevens, understanding that Heaven wants to belongs to us and wants us to belong to Heaven. I am a Catholic because the Catholic Church is that original covenant Church, despite the fact that people are currently trying to redefine the most basic covenant of marriage and family. I don t think they will prevail, because God Almighty is all about covenants, not about one night stands. Rev. Know-it-all Eucharistic Vigil The Lord thy God thou shalt adore, and Him only shalt thou serve" ~ Matthew 4:10 Join us Sunday, February 4th for the Eucharistic Vigil beginning at 1:15 pm. The Vigil will be followed by Mass at 5 pm. Pease spend one hour with the Lord. Catholic Charities Volunteer Opportunities Are you looking for an opportunity to volunteer? Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is looking for helpful, friendly volunteers to serve as greeters at the hospitality table at 721 North LaSalle Street in Chicago. The volunteers will welcome guests and help with the intake of clothing donations. The volunteer would serve a 2 or 3 hour shift on a Monday, Thursday, or Friday of their choice between 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. For more information, volunteer@catholiccharities.net or call the Volunteer Relations department at MAKE-UP ENTRANCE EXAM Regina Dominican will have a Make-Up Entrance Exam for the Class of 2022 on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 8:30 a.m. The make-up exam is available to students who did not test at another Catholic high school on December 2nd. Visit rdhs.org to register for the entrance exam. Regina Dominican administers the HSPT (High School Placement Test). All students should arrive by 8:15 a.m. and enter through the Main Entrance. Two #2 pencils and $25 cash or check made payable to Regina Dominican are required for the exam. Calculators are not permitted. Anyone requesting extended time should submit proper documentation to the Office of Admissions prior to the exam. Contact Director of Enrollment Pattie Fuentes for more information. Regina Dominican is the all-girls, Catholic college preparatory high school that inspires young women to lead and serve. The school is located at 701 The Coffee hour will be hosted next week by Couples for Christ and the contact person is Jean De Guzman. She can be reached at Your help and baked goods are very much appreciated! Catholic Chicago Radio Live Mon-Fri 8am-9am WNDZ 750 AM

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7 January 28, 2018 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 7 Jesus drove out the evil spirits (Mark 1:23-27) Just then a man with an evil spirit came into the synagogue and screamed, What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are you are God's holy messenger! Jesus ordered the spirit, Be quiet, and come out of the man! The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him. The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him! Copyright 2017 All right reserved. This site is a project of MMBOX PRODUCTION