VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH ELMHURST, IL JUNE 17, 2018
Page Two June 17, 2018 Visitation Catholic Church Fund for Diocesan Infirmed and Elderly Priests There will be a special collection taken this weekend, Father s Day, June 16-17, at all Masses, to care for our infirmed and senior priests. The Fund for Diocesan Infirmed and Elderly Priests is a special way for the people of the Diocese of Joliet to express their concern for the welfare of those who have dedicated their lives in service to our pastoral care. The money in this fund goes toward priests who need help with extraordinary medical expenses or suffer a catastrophic illness. It also provides for the care of the St. John Vianney Villa, home to several senior priests in the Diocese of Joliet. Prayerfully consider making a donation to help our aged and sick priests as an expression of appreciation for all they have done in exemplifying Christ s mercy, through their spiritual guidance and celebration of the sacraments. On behalf of all the active and senior priests of the diocese, I am grateful for your prayers and for your generous support of this collection. Please be assured of my prayers for you. Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet DATE DAY CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS LOCATION TIME 18 June MON Prayer for Priests and St. Peregrine Church 7:00 PM 18 June MON CRHP Parish Center 7:00 PM 19 June TUES Rosary Makers Parish Center 12 NOON 20 June WED Craft Ladies Parish Center 9:00 AM 20 June WED Prayer Quilt Ministry Parish Center 1:00 PM 20 June WED CRHP Parish Center 5:00 PM 20 June WED MANNA Parish Center 7:30 PM 21 June THUR Prayer for Priests Church 8:45 AM 21 June THUR Book Club Parish Center 9:30 AM 22 June FRI MANNA Parish Center 2:30 PM
Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time June 17, 2018 Page Three 2018 Catholic Ministries ANNUAL APPEAL Goal: $136,900.00 Amount Pledged: $146,629.00 Amount Paid: $130,693.00 Donor Count: 340 Thank you to all who have responded to the Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal. We are most grateful for your generosity and will keep you in our prayers. ROSARY RESCUE MISSION Do you have a rosary in need of repair, or a rosary that you do not want? Visitation Rosary Makers repairs rosaries for free and collects any extra rosaries to distribute to those in need. Visit us for a free repair or purchase at any of our meetings in the Hospitality Room. We also sell Knights of Columbus rosaries, rosary cases, pyxes, burses to carry your pyx, and saint medals to add to your rosary. Special requests welcome. Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 19, 12 Noon-3 pm. OUR PARISH STEWARDSHIP June 10, 2018 Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 6:30 AM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12 NOON 6:00 PM TOTAL COLLECTION PREVIOUS WEEK E-GIVE WEEKLY TOTAL SUNDAY WEEKLY BUDGET SUNDAY YTD BUDGET SUNDAY YTD TOTAL $ 4,241.00 $ 545.00 $ 3,918.50 $ 4,940.26 $ 4,660.75 $ 2,710.25 $ 21,015.76 $ 5,866.00 $ 26,881.76 $ 29,774.50 $1,488,755.50 $1,565,816.78 E-GIVING IS AVAILABLE Have you considered signing up for E-Giving instead of writing checks for your weekly offering? If you are interested in registering for E-Giving, visit http://giving.ncsservices.org/visitationegiving to see how easy and convenient it is and sign up today or contact the parish office for assistance. Thank you for your support. PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS Parish Summer office hours have begun! Daily office hours of 8:30 am-4:30 pm will continue from Monday through Thursday. Friday office hours are from 9:00 am- 12 Noon. This schedule will continue through Labor Day. NEWS FROM THE P.I.T. PRIEST IN TRAINING By Father Michael Kearney Who, where, and/or what do we turn to in troubled times? It is an important question to ask ourselves honestly. e know what the answer should be! W We should turn to the Lord. We should find shelter and protection in the Church in times of difficulty. We should have the freedom to open the Scriptures to find peace. But what do we actually do? Some of us will throw ourselves into broken relationships, hoping to find even a drop of fulfillment. Some turn to work, like Martha in the Scriptures; hoping that their productivity is a sign of their own personal worth. Other s will turn to power and pleasure, like King Herod, hoping to numb our emptiness and unsatisfied longing. I m sure we could come up with an endless list Our readings for this weekend, once again points us back to the right answers to our original question. n our second reading, St. Paul points us to I where are heart belongs; with the Lord! It s in the first reading and the parable of the mustard seed in the Gospel, that we come to understand the meaning of the Kingdom of Heaven. The Kingdom of Heaven, the Church, is meant to be a home for all of us. Like a tree that brings shade on a burning hot day, or a shelter from the storms of life, or a defense of branches to prevent being taken by lurking predators. The Church is meant to be that tree! So again, we might need to ask of ourselves this question and answer it honestly: Where do we turn in troubled times? And if it s not the Lord and his Church, in humility let us once again ask the Lord to bring a conversion of our hearts.
Page Four June 17, 2018 Visitation Catholic Church Scripture Reflections for ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORIDINARY TIME LIVING the WORD June 17, 2018 THIS WEEK S FOCUS: BY GOD S GRACE AND WILL We can cooperate and advance the coming of the reign of God on earth, but we can never bring it about on our own. It will happen only through God s grace and will. FIRST READING I have lifted high the lowly tree (Ezekiel 17:22-24). God regulates what will and will not prosper. God will bring down the mighty and arrogant and will lift up the lowly and humble. In Ezekiel s day, the mighty and arrogant were represented both by those who refused to repent their evil ways in Judah and by the nation of Babylon, which had conquered the kingdom of Judah and exiled its leading citizens. SECOND READING Whether we are at home or away, we aspire to please the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-10). Life in this world is good, but this is not our ultimate home. God created us so that we might share in his glory in heaven. It is important to keep this in mind, for if we live only in and for this world, then we are bound to fall into patterns of behavior that are selfish and even selfdestructive. If, however, we keep our minds on eternity, then we will be able to live lives that are filled with the fruits of the Spirit. Every once in a while it is good to remind ourselves that we will someday face a final judgment for what we did in this life. GOSPEL It is the smallest of all seeds, and becomes the largest of plants (Mark 4:26-34). Jesus would use examples of agricultural imagery from everyday life because many of his listeners were farmers. Jesus speaks about the mystery of the seed s growth. The farmer might plant the seed, but God causes it to grow. We might preach the Word of God to others, but it is God who causes faith to grow in their hearts. Faith is a gift from God to which we respond. We can pray to receive greater faith, but God gives us faith when and how it is most useful for us. The second parable reminds us that the kingdom of God often begins in small, almost insignificant ways i.e., witness small miracles of grace when one person forgives another; when a person dies to self to serve others; when a person rejects temptation to live in God s grace. REFLECTION There is a persistent temptation among Christians to think that the kingdom of God that reality for which we pray in the Lord s Prayer, when we ask that God s will be done on earth as in heaven is something that we bring about by our own efforts. In part this is a temptation because in thinking this we do not give Christ his due as the One who makes God s Kingdom present. But it is a temptation also because the kingdoms that we strive to create often reflect our own values and agendas more than they do God s. Whether one is liberal or conservative or something else, we tend to imagine that God s will being done on earth would look a lot like what we and our like-minded friends would like to see happen. But the parables of the Kingdom in this Gospel, comparing it to grain sown in a field and the mustard seed that surprisingly grows into a great plant, seem to emphasize that the Kingdom arrives not through our efforts but by God s grace. As God says to the prophet Ezekiel: As I, the Lord, have spoken, so will I do. It is God who brings about the growth of the promised kingdom in our midst, and God does this by means that we cannot imagine in advance. Jesus emphasizes repeatedly that the arrival of the Kingdom will be a surprise. At the same time, as Paul in his Second Letter to the Corinthians reminds us, we will be judged for what we did in the body i.e., in this life. So in some sense our actions, while not the cause of God s Kingdom, do still matter in the coming of the Kingdom. Our actions in this life do sow the seeds of the Kingdom. Moreover, the hidden and surprising growth of the Kingdom is something that we must attentively wait for, so that we will be ready, like the man in Jesus parable, to wield the sickle when the time for harvesting comes. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, June 18 1 Kgs 21:1-16 Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday, June 19 1 Kgs 21:17-29 Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday, June 20 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14 Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday, June 21 Sir 48:1-14 Mt 6:7-15 Friday, June 22 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Mt 6:19-23
Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, JUNE 18 V Bob and Irene Griffin V Tom Pezza TUESDAY, JUNE 19 V Marge Thallemer V Laverne Nielsen WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 V Daniel O Rahilly V Toby Feutz V Patric Dolton THURSDAY, JUNE 21 V Alice Banser V Glen Somers V William Kiefer FRIDAY, JUNE 22 V Jessica Leen V Lewis Packhem SATURDAY, JUNE 23 V Michael Essling V Ted and Mary Zurawski V 5:00 PM V Steve Olech V Intentions of Lou and Dick Schleiter SUNDAY, JUNE 24 V NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN OF BAPTIST V 6:30 AM V Helen Bogacki V 8:00 AM V Violet Janousek V Mary Bigne V 10:00 AM V People of the Parish V Gloria Scoville V Intentions of Pezza Family V 12 NOON V George Kujawa V Janet Fieden V 6:00 PM V Ernest Hauser V Catherine Doherty To take the gifts up at Mass, please see an Usher. June 17, 2018 Page Five PRAYERS FOR OUR FAMILY For the Sick Please pray for all the sick and their families: Marynell Greer Colleen Buhrfiend John Kotowski Linda Kotowski Mark Montalbano Daniel Gregory Due to privacy issues we only honor prayer list requests by you or a family member. Names remain on list for two weeks. Please call the office to add a name or to have the name continued for two additional weeks. For the Deceased Estella Cronk Leonard Desiderio James Cushing "Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. CHURCH VIGIL CANDLE INTENTIONS Vigil candles burn for requested intentions before our church statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph, To have a candle lit, please call the Parish Office at 630-834-6700. For the protection of the men and women of our Armed Forces, especially those serving in the Middle East. FLAMES OF FAITH INTENTIONS Candles will burn perpetually this week before the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel of Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist, for the following intentions: Thank you dear Lord for helping my daughter. WEDDING BANNS Please pray for the following couples as they prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony: (III) Amy Drahos and Alan Broaddus OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED The Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated on Sunday, June 10, 2018 MEREDITH CLARE Daughter of Zachary and Andrea (Salmon) Zolvinski CHLOE DIANA Daughter of Matthew and Katherine (Markovich) Jacobsmeyer PATRICK FALEY Son of James and Jessica (Faley) Kearns FINLEY SOPHIA Daughter of Andrew and Blaire (Jarvie) Malwat
Page Six June 17, 2018 Visitation Catholic Church 21st Anniversary of the Perpetual Adoration Chapel Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist O N SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018, THE SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST), Rev. Greg Skowron celebrated Holy Mass at Visitation Church. This day was extra special for Visitation Parish because it also marked the 21st Anniversary of the Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist Adoration Chapel. After Holy Mass, the congregation processed with Fr. Greg Skowron, Fr. Michael Kearney, Deacon Jim Eaker, and Deacon Michael O Ryan to the four altars surrounding the Visitation campus. It was a heavenly picture-perfect sunny, blue sky day. Warm breezes surrounded the faithful as they walked along the streets of Elmhurst with Jesus, giving public witness of their faith and devotion to Him in the Eucharist. A canopy carried by the Knights of Columbus covered our beloved Lord throughout the procession. The procession ended with the Reposition of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel. T HE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST, CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY, is a yearly celebration, but you can be with Jesus 365 days a year in the Adoration Chapel. Don t delay; visit and celebrate His True Presence in the Holy Eucharist today. It will prove to be the best part of your day!
Eleventh Sunday In Ordinary Time BLESSING WITH ST. PEREGRINE RELIC! Please join us on Mondays at 7 pm and Thursdays at 8:45 am, as we come together to pray for our priests! You will not regret spending one hour praying for God s chosen Sons, our priests. Think of the graces God will pour out upon you and your loved ones in praying this most noble cause. We need you, our priests need you. At the end of prayers you will receive the blessing of the St. Peregrine relic. For questions call Dcn. Jim, 630-530-7596. CATHOLIC CHARITIES NEEDS YOUR HELP The Angel Fund May Not Reach It s Goal... Thousands of local families are in crisis right now: Mothers with children are on the verge of homelessness; Seniors cannot afford critical prescription medication; Veterans struggle with mental health concerns. This is the reality for many individuals who reach out to Catholic Charities for help. A very special angel will match your donation (up to $50,000). We are in danger of not reaching our donation goal and we desperately need your help. Double your gift and your impact on the poor and vulnerable. Please send in a donation TODAY. Make checks payable to Catholic Charities Angel Fund, 16555 Weber Rd., Crest Hill, IL 60403, or catholiccharitiesjoliet.org, or 815-724-1140. WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS Joyful Again! is a retreat for widowed men and women. June 23/24 St. Julie Church - Tinley Park July 21/22 Holy Family Church - Inverness August 11/12 Mary Queen Church Elmhurst Joyful Again! is a nationally recognized two-day retreat providing widowed men and women with support from others who understand the loss associated with the death of a spouse. The retreat helps resolve the grief by emphasizing self-help, personal growth skills, and personal spiritual practices to enable the participant to take the healing journey. For information call 708-354-7211. ARMED FORCES PRAYER LIST We remember in prayer our military as they serve in our Armed Forces and and pray for God s protection. United States Air Force MSGT Kevin James (Ramstein AFB, Germany) AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH) AMN E2 Jacob Neimanan (Ft. Sam Houston, TX) AMN Eric E. James (DYESS AFB, Abilene, TX)) SSGT Christopher Lenz (Tinker AFB, OK) United States Army CPT Joseph Doyle (ID) MAJ Patrick Leen (IL) 1LT Timothy Drahokoupil (Ft. Campbell, KY) LT Joseph D. Frost (Fort Knox, KY) 2 LT Thomas J. Diwisch (Fort Bragg, NC) PVT Stephen Taylor (Ft. Jackson, SC) United States Coast Guard CPO Patrick Kirby (TX) United States Marine Corps PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA) 2 LT Kurt P. James (Darwin, Australia) SGT David Byrne (Cherry Point, NC) CPL Conor Croci (MCAS Miramar, CA) PFC Eric E. Gibas (Camp Pendleton, CA) United States Navy LCDR Robert Aranha (United States) To add a name to this list, please call 630-834-6700. June 17, 2018 Page Seven What is a Dad? God took the strength of a mountain, the majesty of a tree, the warmth of a summer sun, the calm of a quiet sea, the generous soul of nature, the comforting arm of night, the wisdom of the ages the power of the eagle s flight, the joy of a morning in spring, the faith of a mustard seed, the patience of eternity, the depth of a family need. Then God combined these qualities, when there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, and so, He called him Dad. Author Unknown Happy Father s Day!
Page Eight June 17, 2018 If you see someone who is homeless call the DuPagePADS toll-free Outreach line at 866-682-3846, x 2275. Leave a message including: your name, your contact information, individual/family s description, their location. Visit www.dupagepads.com PARISH DIRECTORY Adoration Chapel Mary Lewis 630-941-9173 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 Altar Servers Rev. Michael Kearney 630-834-6700 Casserole Ministry Kathy Best... 630-832-7673 Council of Catholic Women Mary Beth Lucas... 630-408-8714 Email: cmbblucas@gmail.com CRHP Kathy Fowler... 314-378-6331 Crypt of the Saints Richard Montalbano 708-774-1946 Elizabeth Ministry Clarita Iozzo... 630-941-3929 Fathers Club Craig Heiss... craigheiss@gmail.com Finance Committee Chairperson Rob Bennett... 630-957-7380 Email: robertjbennett@comcast.net Knights of Columbus Kevin O Reilly... 630-442-4546 Don Lamonica 847-414-0585 John Kwit 630-886-6178 Ladies Bowling Sharon Bresnahan... 630-530-1053 Ladies and Couples Bridge Peg Majewski... 630-941-9170 Ladies Golf League Lynn DeFilippis... 630-834-5290 MANNA Tuition Assistance David James... 630-834-0967 Men s Bowling Sev Delabar... 630-833-7766 Men s Small Groups Jim Herrmann... 630-941-7854 Visitation Catholic Church SERRA MASS AND DINNER INVITATION The Serra Club of DuPage supports vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life and invites you to a Mass and Dinner on Monday, June 25, at St. Michael Parish, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. Rosary/Mass with Bishop Daniel Conlon, celebrant, at 6 pm. Dinner to follow. Bishop Conlon to install new SERRA officers. After serving as Bishop in Stuebenville, OH, Bishop Conlon was installed as Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in 2011. He chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, serves on the Mundelein Seminary Advisory Board, and is an Executive Board Member for the Rainbow Council for the Boy Scouts of America. To learn about SERRA, or make a dinner reservation contact Joann Carr at 630-665-0994 or Carrgeojo@gmail.com. CALLED TO THE MINISTRY OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION? Mayslake Ministries is taking applications for Sacred Presence, a 10-month intensive professional Spiritual Director Certification Program. For information visit: mayslakeministries.org or call 630-852-9000. PADS Kathy Sacksteder Email: Jksack@att.net Parish Pastoral Council Anne Montgomery Prayer Group Blue Army Mary Parpan... 630-941-7910 Prayer Quilt Ministry Karen Verner... 630-834-6700 RCIA... 630-834-6700 Rosary Maker Ministry Lorene Bryan. 815-671-1970 School Board President Lea Smirniotis 773-562-0575 Email: lea636@gmail.com Scouting Melanie Schneider 630-209-0064 Dave Stevenson Social Service Outreach Deacon Tony Spatafore 630-834-6700 Email: aspatafore1@comcast.net SPRED Melanie Schneider 630-209-0064 Ushers George Klein Email: gpkcdc@juno.com Valentino Activity Center Linda Roberts... 630-941-7785 Vis Seniors Mary Ann Kramer 630-617-2550 Vocation Committee Pam Gaudio... 630-833-8812 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 Women s Volleyball Tracy Nelson Email: mtnelson95@yahoo.com BULLETIN DEADLINE Thursday at 12 NOON 630-834-6700 Suzanne Noonan Email: bulletin@visitationcc.org
VISITATION PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE JUNE 23/24 5:00 PM 6:30 AM 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 NOON 6:00 PM LECTORS Bob Kaminski Paul Klenck Tony Cuzzone Jane Klenck Joe Falcone VIS Student EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ALTAR SERVERS Elaine Ryba Monica Spatafore Linda Swieton Dianne C. Carter Brady Lavin Michael Wilson Michael Montgomery Monica Hammerschmidt NOT FILLED [3] NOT FILLED [3] Daniel Fogarty, Sr. Marianne Stanke Stephen L. Ruff Mary Ann Arazan Vincent Gilboy Patrick Gilboy Liam Moran Jessica Felice Theresa Koenigsberger Lester Holze Rosalie Ward Ryan Felice Nick Zaragoza Jack Beckman Tracy Carey Pam Hauser James L. Hauser Elizabeth Fisette Ryan Falcone Camryn McGreal [NOT FILLED [1] Rita McGreal Susan Haibeck Mary Ann Hartnett Janet Fatheree Beth Frolik Molly Ryan Will Ryan MUSIC Barb Masters with Guitar and Youth Ensemble Barb Masters Jim Brown Jack Miuccio Krystyna Miuccio Jim Brown MONDAY Billy Fromelt Jenny Fromelt DAILY 8:15 AM MASS ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENT (JUNE 18-JUNE 23) TUESDAY Daniel O Shaughnessy Kate O Shaughnessy WEDNESDAY Luke Tardiff Caitlin Wisniewski THURSDAY Colin Harrington Finn Harrington FRIDAY Scott Zaragoza Rachael Bricker SATURDAY Caden Schaer Gavin Schaer Welcome to Visitation Catholic Church 779 S. York Street Elmhurst, IL 60126 www.visitationparish.org Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 6:15 am, 8:15 am Saturday Reconciliation: 4:00-4:45 pm Saturday Mass Hours: 8:15 am, 5:00 pm Sunday Mass Hours: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 NOON, 6:00 pm VISITATION PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Visitation Parish, a Roman Catholic Community in the Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, seeks to draw all to Jesus Christ, revelation of the Father and font of the Holy Spirit, by celebrating the Sacraments, educating people of all ages in the Truths of the Catholic Faith, and reaching out to those who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually in need. PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073 Frgreg@visitationcc.org Rev. Michael Kearney, Parochial Vicar, 630-834-6700 Frmike@visitationcc.org Deacon Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate, 630-834-6700 aspatafore1@comcast.net Deacon Jay Janousek, 630-834-2863 Deacon James Eaker, 630-530-7596 Deacon Mike Iozzo, 630-567-4700, mike.iozzo@outlook.com Deacon Michael O Ryan, 630-530-2954 VisDeaconMikeO@gmail.com Marek Latocha, Business Manager, 630-834-6700, x202 marek@visitationcc.org PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502 YOUTH MINISTRY Thomas Logue, Youth Minister, 630-917-5108 FILIOCatholic@gmail.com Love and Service to Others PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: [MON-THUR] 8:30 am-4:30 pm; [FRI] 9:00 am-12 Noon Phone: 630-834-6700 Fax: 630-834-6711 Email: welcome@visitationcc.org Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org MUSIC Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director, 630-834-8190 b.masters@visitationparish.org OFFICE STAFF Suzanne Noonan, Secretary, 630-834-6700 Teodora Kulikowska, Admin. Asst. 630-834-6700, x206 VISTATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website: www.visitationelmhurst.org Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936 Dr. Christopher Dransoff, School Principal cdransoff@visitationelmhurst.org Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal kmcvey@visitationelmhurst.org BISHOP OF JOLIET Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, J.C.D. WWW.DIOCESEOFJOLIET.ORG