5 2 8 L a t h r o p A v e n u e R i v e r F o r e s t, I l l i n o i s w w w. s t l u k e p a r i s h. o r g The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while." So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place. ~ Mark 6:30-31b, 32 J u l y 2 2, 2 0 1 8 S i x t e e n t h S u n d a y i n O r d i n a r y T i m e
MASS INTENTIONS Monday, July 23 - St. Bridget 6:30 am Robert Ragalie 8:00 am William Riordan Tuesday, July 24 - St. Sharbel Makhluf 6:30 am Colette Brettman 8:00 am Jane Murphy Wednesday, July 25 - St. James 6:30 am Richard Dziedzic 8:00 am Joseph Muffoletto Thursday, July 26 - Ss. Joachim and Anne 6:30 am The Janas Family 8:00 am Michael, Bridget, and Thomas Dooley Sr. Friday, July 27 6:30 am Tom Flynn 8:00 am Ted and Judith Lake Saturday, July 28 8:00 am The Ulveling and Young Families 5:00 pm The Clark and Daley Families Sunday, July 29 7:30 am The Poor Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am Barbara Gleason 11:00 am The People of St. Luke Parish MINISTERS OF THE LITURGY Saturday, July 28 5:00 pm Servers A Comoda, J Leonardi, J Leonardi Lectors J Bobak, O Dowling Euch Min Y Bobak, P Chase, H Donoghue, C Madden, B Peterson, H Peterson, M Peterson Ushers C Cox, J Fisher, M Nelson, R Nixon Sunday, July 29 7:30 am Servers K Cox, E Perry, A Vazquez Lectors K Bevan, T Smedinghoff Euch Min MB Smedinghoff, J Sullivan, M Sullivan Ushers B Hickman, J Langton, C Maroon, M Oller 9:00 am Servers K Hanley, E Wolinski, 1 Needed Lectors L Hoey, LM Froelich, Euch Min L Amison, E Maloney, M Martinez, J Meek, V Perera, C Saunders, C Weiler Ushers B Aquilino, L Driscoll, P Driscoll, J Nowicki 11:00 am Servers C Leavy, M Leavy, 1 Needed Lectors M Brown, N O Malley Euch Min J Baier, M Hosty, B Huerta, M Karasis, J Keefe, D Kurtenbach, W Piper Ushers J McInerney, 3 Needed 2 Cover Art: This scene of Meal of Our Lord and the Apostles is part of a series on the Life of Christ painted by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902), now in the European Art Collection of the Brooklyn Museum in New York. Please join in welcoming the team of missionaries who will be leading our teens and youths in the Totus Tuus Catholic Summer Camp all this week! Look for them at Mass and on our church campus from today through Friday. WELCOME TO ST. LUKE River Forest, IL SCRIPTURE READINGS For Masses the week of July 23-29 Mon: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/ Mt 12:38-42 Tue: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8a]/Mt 12:46-50 Wed: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [5]/Mt 20:20-28 Thu: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11 [10a]/ Mt 13:10-17 Fri: Jer 3:14-17/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 13:18-23 Sat: Jer 7:1-11/Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11 [2]/Mt 13:24-30 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44/Ps 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18 [cf. 16]/Eph 4:1-6/Jn 6:1-15 LPi PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Monica Affleck, David Carlson, Terry Coffey, Richard Farrell, Sr. Michelle Germanson OP, Robert Gorman, Kathleen Haney, James Hill, Frank Kurr, Mariella Michelon, Sr. Colleen Nolan OP, Kevin Nolan, Paul Novak, Nick Perisin, Fr. Paul Reicher, Catherine Scheidemantel, Patti Sheehan, Tom Trankina, and Michael Willoughby AND FOR OUR DECEASED Maureen Barnicle, Patricia Meyer, Patrick Roche, Ann Rooney, and Bill Sherlock STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest awhile. ~Mark 6:31 Do you spend time, every day, alone and in silence, listening to how God is calling you? If not, you are missing out on a wonderful opportunity to develop a more personal relationship with Him. Unless we talk and more importantly, listen to God every day, how else will we know how He is calling us? Consider making a retreat this year, spend some alone time with God. Our Weekly Offerings Week-to-Date Month-to-Date Year-to-Date Envelopes $ 7,109 $ 21,387 $ 21,387 Electronic 2,060 16,730 16,730 Total Giving $ 9,169 $ 38,117 $ 38,117 Budgeted 13,530 40,590 40,590 Variance +/(-) $ (4,361) $ ( 2,473) $ ( 2,473) (For Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 June 30, 2019) We greatly appreciate the sacrifices you make to support the mission and ministry of St. Luke Church! Want a safe and easy way to support St. Luke Parish using your bank or credit card account instead of writing a check each week? Register today at www.givecentral.org/location/310 and rest assured it s taken care of!
The problem of violence and its tragic impact on so many lives in the Chicago area is of great concern to all. The Archdiocese and Cardinal Cupich have been outspoken advocates for the end to violence in our metropolis. These efforts have not been lost on our Church s leaders. Pope Francis wrote in a letter to Cardinal Cupich in April 2017: Please convey to the people of Chicago that they have been on my mind and in my prayers. I know that many families have lost loved ones to violence. I am close to them, I share in their grief, and pray that they may experience healing and reconciliation through God s grace. I assure you of my support for the commitment you and many other local leaders are making to promote nonviolence as a way of life and a path to peace in Chicago. Sadly, as you have told me, people of different ethnic, economic, and social backgrounds suffer discrimination, indifference, injustice, and violence today. We must reject this exclusion and isolation, and not think of any group as others, but rather as our own brothers and sisters. This openness of heart and mind must be taught and nurtured in the homes and in schools. Walking the path of peace is not always easy, but it is the only authentic response to violence. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, humanity must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. I urge all people, especially young men and women, to respond to Dr. King s prophetic words and know that a culture of nonviolence is not an unattainable dream, but a path that has produced divisive results. The consistent practice of nonviolence has broken barriers, bound wounds, healed nations-and it can heal Chicago. On July 7 the Dan Ryan Peace Protest made a strong statement in support of action to stop the violence in Chicago. All were grateful that the protests occurred without any incidents and with no arrests. Cardinal Cupich strongly supported the protest with his own call for change in our way of thinking: History has proven many times that non-violent action and peaceful protest have the power to create change. The change we need in this moment is to end a culture of violence and indifference. This is a priority we must all embrace and for which we must all work. I applaud the courage shown by young people in our city and across the country demanding their right to life and human dignity, given by God and guaranteed by our nation s founders. They make us proud. They give us hope. I encourage them Photo by Simone Orendain/VOA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons to be bold and undaunted in pressing their case and securing real change to have the peace and security they have every right to expect. Let us pray that as members of the Church community here at St. Luke Parish we can add our prayers and support to advance peace in our communities. Please consider joining our parish s Peace & Justice Committee and taking part in the monthly Peace Circle held at our sister parish of St. Agatha, 3147 West Douglas Boulevard. Together we can advance God s love and work to foster peace and curb violence. ~Bob Tuerk, St. Luke Peace & Justice Committee JULY 22, 2018 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3
It s that time again, so please enter your CAN T SERVE and PREFERENCE dates for the next period of our liturgical schedule September 10 through November 30 on the Ministry Scheduler Pro website. The last date for you to enter this information is Sunday, July 29. Ministry Scheduler Pro will not allow any entries after July 29. Remember: If you miss the July 29 deadline to enter your dates, you will need to find your own substitutes for the dates you are assigned. We will start accepting requests for 2019 Mass intentions beginning tomorrow (Monday). All intentions must be accompanied by the 2019 Mass Intention Request Form which will be available at the parish office, online, or in the church vestibule and your $10 offering (make checks payable to St. Luke Church). We will not be accepting 2019 Mass Intentions over the phone at this time. NEW THIS YEAR: COLLECTIVE MASS INTENTIONS At one Mass each Sunday, following the rotational schedule below, more than one intention will be offered. This will help to accommodate people who request the same date. COLLECTIVE MASSES 1st Sunday of the month 5:00 pm 2nd Sunday 7:30 am 3rd Sunday 9:00 am 4th Sunday 11:00 am We will try our best to accommodate requests for particular days and times throughout the year. If the Mass you ask for is already specified by someone else, we will try to get as close as possible to the Mass date and time you requested. Thank you for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact Carol at the Parish Office at 708-435-8912. 4 WELCOME TO ST. LUKE River Forest, IL If you are an adult, 19 years of age or older, who has received your First Communion, and regularly attends Mass, but was never confirmed, this process is for you to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation! All preparation meetings and reception of the sacrament will take place at Ascension Parish in Oak Park. Meetings will be held on consecutive Tuesdays from September 4 through October 4. In addition, one Saturday meeting on September 22 will be held beginning at 3:15 pm and continuing through the 5:00 Mass. A maximum of one class can be missed. There is a $70 fee to cover the cost of books and materials. There will be reading assigned in preparation for each class. Sponsors are encouraged, but not required, to attend. To find out more, please contact Ascension s Pastoral Associate, Mary Catherine Meek, at 708-434-1533 or at mc.meek@ascensionoakpark.com. Registration will close on August 24, so sign up soon! The Peace & Justice Committee will continue its Summer Book Discussion series tomorrow (Monday) night at 7:30 pm in the Hospitality House. The group has been exploring Jeannine Hill Fletcher s book The Sin of White Supremacy and will examine Chapter 5 this week. The series will wrap up on August 6. Catholic Charities is seeking donations of backpacks and school supplies that can be handed out at the annual free Community Health Fair at St. Frances of Rome Church on August 18. Suggested items include: New backpacks Pens and pencils Glue, scissors, erasers Crayons and markers Rulers and folders Notebooks and college and wide-ruled paper Bring your donations to any weekend Mass between now and August 12 and place them in the Backpack Drive container in the back of church. Thank you for supporting our local families in need!
The Prime Timers had a great turn-out for their visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe this past week. Even though a summer storm cut the tram ride short, the group still enjoyed the endless multitude of colorful flowers and trees. The Japanese Gardens also were a big hit, as was the café, where the group enjoyed a delightful lunch to pass the time between showers. All in all, the trip is worth making, especially at this time of the year. Prime Timers Bridge Day This Monday, July 23 Noon to 2:30 pm, Hospitality House Are you, or someone you know, interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith? Or do you need to prepare for sacraments that you missed in your younger days? St. Luke s RCIA Program will be starting again this fall. For new inquirers as well as those who have been away from the Church for a while, this program has inspired many to become a member of the Catholic Church or to be renewed in their faith in Christ Jesus. Please call the Parish Office at 771-8250 for more information. Newcomers with at least a basic knowledge of the game are always welcome to drop in! The Dominican Literacy Center is in great need of women volunteers for its 2018-2019 session, which begins in September. This program offers one-to-one tutoring to immigrant women in the Melrose Park area for speaking, writing, and reading English. A time commitment of one and a half hours per week is requested. Classes are held at the Dominican Literacy Center, which is located on the second floor of Sacred Heart Parish Convent at 1503 Rice Street in Melrose Park. Participants need to attend four training sessions, which will be held on the evenings of August 14, 16, 20, and 22. Each session (held at the Dominican Literacy Center) will begin at 6:30 pm. To learn more or to volunteer, call Sr. Judith Curran or Sr. Beverly Jeanne at 708-338-0659. JULY 22, 2018 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5
Children and adults are invited to audition for Ballet Légere s 34th annual production of The Nutcracker on the weekend of August 11-12. The production is looking for girls 4-and-a-half years and older and boys 5-12 years old, as well as teen through adult dancers, gymnasts, and tumblers. Auditions will be held at the Légere Dance Centre, 7377 W. North Avenue in River Forest, and the holiday performance is set to run December 6 through 10 at Dominican University. For full details, visit www.balletlegere.org or call 773-237-1874. 6 The St. Luke Athletic Committee congratulates this week s winner of the 500 Club drawing: Shirley Lueder Thank you to all who have purchased memberships in the Club, the proceeds of which go directly to fund St. Luke Parish School s athletic programs. Help is right around the corner! 24-Hour Crisis Line: 708-386-4225 www.sarahsinn.org Mass Schedule Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 pm, and Sunday 7:30, 9:00, and 11:00 am Weekdays: Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:00 am (except 8:15 am on Wednesdays during the school year), Saturday 8:00 am Confessions The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation is offered after 6:30 and 8:00 am weekday Masses and by appointment. Call the rectory to schedule a time. Adoration and Benediction Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament occurs every first Saturday after the 8:00 am Mass and rosary. Rectory Office Hours Monday through Friday 9:00 am-12:00 Noon and 1:00-4:00 pm and by appointment (Call 708-771-8250). Interested in Learning More About the Catholic Faith? Anyone wishing to complete their sacraments or learn more about the Catholic faith may inquire about our adult faith formation program (RCIA) by calling the rectory for more information. WELCOME TO ST. LUKE River Forest, IL Rev. John Szmyd, Pastor jszmyd@stlukeparish.org... 435-8925 Rev. Steven Bauer, Associate Pastor sbauer@stlukeparish.org... 435-8922 Rev. Leroy Wickowski (Retired) lwickowski@stlukeparish.org... 435-8917 Rev. Mr. John Baier johnbaier@isp.com... 630-655-0088 Rev. Mr. Terry Norton reneeterrynorton@gmail.com... 771-6635 Rev. Mr. Bob Slobig bobslobig@comcast.net... 771-6430 Rev. Mr. Paul Faherty (retired) 528 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest 60305-1835 stlukeparish@stlukeparish.org... 771-8250 Carol Karlowski, Office Assistant ckarlowski@stlukeparish.org... 435-8912 Daniel Szymanski, Director of Operations dszymanski@stlukeparish.org... 435-8921 Sheila Price, Director of Stewardship & Development sprice@stlukeparish.org... 435-8927 Arlene Michna, Music Director amichna@stlukeparish.org... 435-8926 Bradley Collins, Communications Coordinator bcollins@stlukeparish.org... 435-8910 519 Ashland Avenue, River Forest 60305-1824 jschwarzbeck@stlukeparish.org... 366-8587 Joanie Schwarzbeck, Administrative Assistant 519 Ashland Avenue, River Forest 60305-1824 (Enter through Lake Street door of school building) religiouseducation@stlukeparish.org... 771-5959 Mary Beth Smedinghoff, Religious Ed Secretary 533 Ashland Avenue, River Forest Sr. Pat Farrell, O.P. pfarrell@stlukeparish.org... 771-5280 New Parishioners If you re new to the community or just new to our church, please stop by the rectory to introduce yourself and register so we can welcome you into the full life of our parish. Communion Visits and Ministry of Care A parish priest or Minister of Care will be happy to visit those who are sick or homebound. Please call the rectory to make arrangements. Baptism Baptisms take place on the first and third Sundays of each month, except during Lent. Preparation meetings are held on the first Monday of every month for the parents of children who will be baptized. Arrangements can be made by calling the rectory. Marriage Couples wishing to be married should call the rectory to set up an appointment with one of the parish priests at least six months in advance of the desired wedding date. Anointing of the Sick Elderly parishioners, those in poor health or who are anticipating surgery can call the rectory to arrange to receive the sacrament of anointing.