bâü _twç Éy à{x UÜÉÉ~ ctü á{ aéüà{uüéé~? \ÄÄ ÇÉ á March 15, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Lent Our Lady of the Brook Mission Statement Our Lady of the Brook Parish is called to be a Catholic Community where all are welcome. Believing God to be the center of life, we commit to: Remember the values handed on to us in the Sacred Scriptures and teachings of the Apostles Celebrate Christ s presence among us in Word and Sacrament Act to foster peace, justice and compassion for all.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 2 OUR LADY OF THE BROOK PARISH Parish Family Worship Center & Rectory 3700 Dundee Road Northbrook, IL 60062-2200 Website: www.olbparish.org phone: (847) 272-5686 fax: (847) 498-0899 e-mail: rectory@olbparish.org Parish Office Hours: M F 9 am to 4 pm Parish Staff/Rectory (847) 272-5686 Father Robert Heinz, Pastor Father Robert Herne, Pastor Emeritus Father Richard Sztorc, Pastor Emeritus Father Tom Moran, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Peery Duderstadt Deacon Dennis McAllister Eva-Maria Rill, Office Manager Catherine Colleran, Administrative Assistant Amy Principi, Bulletin Editor bulletin@olbparish.org Bookkeeper/Webmaster use email above (Individual e-mail addresses are available on our website: click on contact us for a listing.) Mass Schedule Saturday Anticipated Mass - 5:00 PM Sunday Masses - 10:00 AM Daily Mass - Monday through Friday - 8:30 AM Holy Day Masses - as Announced Baptisms Baptism - 12:00PM on the 2nd and 4th Sundays Sacraments of Reconciliation & Anointing The Sacrament of Penance is available Saturdays at 4:15 PM until all confessions are heard or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick and Communion to the Homebound is available upon request. Weddings Marriage - Arrangements must be made a minimum of 6 months in advance. Registering We are happy that you have joined us to worship! Whether you re just visiting or are looking for a Parish home, we are pleased to have you here. Interested in becoming a parishioner? Call and we ll take your info over the phone, or access a Registration Form on our website and mail it, fax it or drop it in the Offertory. Mass Intentions Saturday, March 14, 2015 5:00 PM Doherty-Alt Family request of family Peter Oh request of Paula Oh Bubak & Dougherty families request of family Sunday, March 15, 2015 10:00 AM Joseph Behm request of Phil Verplancke & Roseanne Sullivan Monday, March 16, 2015 8:30 AM For those suffering spiritual, emotional or physical pain Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:30 AM For those who produce life-sustaining food and medicine Wednesday, March 18, 2015 8:30 AM Gile & Angelie Pomponi request of family Thursday, March 19, 2015 8:30 AM Ray Hudash request of Mary Kusswurm Friday, March 20, 2015 8:30 AM For Pope Francis, our bishops, and all who lead the Church Saturday, March 21, 2015 5:00 PM Ray Hudash request of Richard & Margaret Romano family Sunday, March 22, 2015 10:00 AM Bernard Oh & Clare Chung request of family For Those Who Have Requested Our Prayers Sidney Ament, Shawna Beagle, Coleen Bokor, Jean Borin, Shirley Bowler, Janet Brame, Kristen Rill- Cohen, Wilfred Copa, Gaynor Edwards, Carol Erickson, Anna Polus Esha, Anita Farenga, Sally Faso, Rev. Erwin Friedl, Pat Glennon, Anne Richardson Golm, Barbara Gryzmala, Beth Hansen, John Hyun, Brady Irwin, Milton Johnson, Sara Klimaszewski, Fr. Charlie Kouba, Diane Kotula, Jane Malley, Ann Mayer, Jennifer Mertes, George Nicastro, Ray and Rita Niebur, Debbie Olson, Pat Orlando, John Ormond, Carol Parker, Patti Parker, Carolyn Price, Christine Rakow, Alexandra Salamone, Talie Schnoll, Angelo Suranno, Patricia Tingay, Victor P. Villasin, Elizabeth Wagner, Marion West, Evelyn Whitson Pray Also For Those Born to Eternal Life Estelle Douglas
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15 2015 3 Respect for Each Other in a Polarized Community Rev. Ron Rolheiser We live today in a highly polarized world and within highly polarized churches. In this, we are not unique. A certain degree of polarization exists within every community and is normal and healthy. However the bitterness, mean-spirit, and lack of respect that characterizes much of our political, ecclesial, and moral discourse today is not normal and is far from healthy. And we shouldn t delude ourselves in thinking that it is healthy or, worse yet, in the name of truth or justice or God, try to rationalize our lack of respect for those who think differently than we do. We aren t holy warriors, just angry people with a highly selective compassion. Perhaps labels like liberal and conservative don t accurately name the various tribes we invariably divide into today, but, as an over-generalization, these names still work. We are bitterly divided, liberal from conservative, conservative from liberal, and instead of seeing ourselves as one community caught in a common struggle, we talk rather in terms of we and them, like warring tribes. There s no longer a common plural. More seriously, we are no longer capable of even having a respectful conversation with each other. It is rare today to have a discussion on any sensitive political, moral, or ecclesial issue that does not degenerate into name-calling and disrespect. Empathy, understanding, and compassion have become highly selective, ideological, and onesided. We listen to and respect only our own kind. Moreover, neither side has a monopoly on this, liberal or conservative. What is sadly manifest too, on both sides, is a certain hypersensitivity, an over-seriousness, a paranoia about the other, an anger, a joylessness, and the lack of a sense of humor. Conservatives tend to justify this by pointing to the gravity of the issues they are defending: abortion, family life, traditional marriage. These, they point out with all the proper gravity, are serious issues and liberals are so compromised that there really is no room for meaningful talk. The truth being defended is eternal and allows for no compromise, so what s the purpose of dialogue? Liberals return the favor: Why discuss something that is rationally self-evident, simply a question of human right, and has long since been enshrined in democratic principle? These issues need not even be discussed. Moreover, in liberal circles, there is all too frequently an intellectual disdain for what is judged to be narrow intolerance stemming from religious fundamentalism. Liberals, despite considerable rhetoric to the contrary, have little genuine desire to have a real conversation about issues like abortion, gay marriage, and family values. For them, just as for the conservatives, these issues already have a clear moral conclusion. Why talk? Strong convictions are not a fault, but what is distressing is that this unwillingness to be open to respectful dialogue on sensitive issues is generally as prevalent within church circles as it is in political ones. In church circles we are meant to hold ourselves to a higher standard: to meet viciousness with graciousness, anger with compassion, opposition with understanding, slander with no retaliation, intolerance with patience, and everything and everybody with charity. For the most part, this isn t happening. Sadly, inside of church circles, our conversation about sensitive issues basically mirrors the harsh and one-sided rhetoric we hear on the more strident talk shows. The results are the same: the converted preach to the converted, hearts harden rather than soften, positions become even more bitter and entrenched, and we drift further apart from each other in our churches and in our politics. At a time when misunderstanding, anger, intolerance, impatience, lack of respect, and lack of charity are paralyzing our communities and dividing the sincere from the sincere, it is time for us, followers of Jesus called to imitate his wide compassion, to reground ourselves in some fundamentals: respect, charity, understanding, patience, and gentleness towards those who oppose us. It s time to accept too that we are all in this together, one family within which everyone needs everyone else. There is no we and them, there s only us. Biblical scholar, Ernst Kaseman, once suggested that what s wrong in both the world and the church is that the liberals aren t pious and the pious aren t liberal. How true. It s rare to see the same person leading both the peacemarch and the rosary. Liberals are better at one, conservatives at the other. Each has its own models, its Mel Gibsons and Michael Moores, patron saints of piety or justice. What s needed is a patron saint for both. Perhaps we might look for that in Dorothy Day, someone whom both sides, liberal and conservative, respect and recognize as a saint and who is soon to be canonized by the church. She was both pious and liberal, a woman equally comfortable leading a peace-march or leading the rosary. She was also able to stand up strongly for truth, for life, and for justice, without bracketing what has to be forever fundamental within all relationships and discourse charity, respect, wide compassion, and a sense of humor!
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 4 Brook Happenings Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:15 AM Choir Warm-ups 10:00 AM Mass Monday, March 16, 2015 2:10 PM Communion Service 7:00 PM Passion/Resurrection w/ Dcn Dennis 7:00 PM Domestic Violence Committee Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:10 PM Communion Service 7:00 PM Friends of Bill Wednesday, March 18, 2015 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 12:10 PM Communion Service 7:15 PM Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:15 AM & 7 PM Adult Faith Formation 12:10 PM Communion Service Friday, March 20, 2015 12:10 PM Communion Service Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:15 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Mass St Joseph Potluck Dinner after Mass Sunday, March 22, 2015 10:00 AM Mass Tax Letters A record of your 2014 donations will be sent to you upon request. Please call Cathy Colleran at 847-272-5686 x20 Or e-mail at ccolleran@olbparish.org www.olbparish.org Don t forget that our bulletin is available online at our parish website. It s in color, and has all the information you might have missed! Deadline is noon on the Monday before the weekend. We also have a page on Facebook, which posts updates regarding Holiday Events, photos from recent events, and more. Scan the code to the right with a smartphone to go directly to our home page. Upcoming Dates Mark your Calendars Now! Fridays, Feb. 20 Mar. 27 Soup Supper 6 pm March 21: Int l St Joseph Table Potluck Readings for the Week of Mar. 15 Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] Irish Funny Hey, I ve got some great Irish jokes! said a new arrival in the pub. Before you start, said the big bloke in the corner, I m Irish. Don t worry, said the newcomer, I ll tell them slowly. Stewardship of Treasure Mar. 8 2015 FYear to Date Collection $6,049.00 $211,063 Goal/Budget: $6,500.00 $ 227,258 Excess/(Deficit): $ (451.00) $ (16,195) Poor Box $32.00 FSF $620 Have you switched to Electronic Giving yet? Thank you for your continued support. Remember Our Lady of the Brook Parish in your will.
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15 2015 5 Bulletin Building Blocks - 4th Sunday of Lent TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION With the dissipation of the catechumenate s energy since almost everyone was born into the Church, Lent began to be seen more as a preparation to follow the Passion of Christ with devotion. In the city of Rome, creative spirits settled on stational churches as a way of keeping the energy flowing. Everyone would be directed to a certain station each day, and the name of that church provided a theme for the liturgy. So, for example, on certain Saturdays in Lent, everything centered on the church of St. Vitale. Now, this poor fellow had been thrown into a hole and covered in stones at his martyrdom, so the readings recalled Joseph thrown down the well by his brothers, and the wicked servants killing the son of the owner of the vineyard. Gradually, travelers to Rome noted the celebration and worked it into liturgical schedules back home. Eventually, calendars everywhere bore the curious footnote on a Lenten Saturday: Station S. Vitale. This served the priority of getting ready to hear the Passion fairly well, but was hardly satisfactory for Lent s baptismal character. Now, at last, our liturgy is reorganized to serve the deepest level of our tradition exceedingly well. Lent, once again, is all about baptism. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAT. 5 pm Presider Fr Dan Fr. Bob Sun. 10:00 am Lector Chuck Sansone Suzanne Noonan Ministers of Communion Altar Servers Greeters Ushers Sacristan Ministry Schedule: March 21 & 22, 2015 Linen Sacristan Bruno Cortis Chuck Sansone Maxine Ratajczyk Mary Vollkommer Dcn McAllister Bruno Cortis Mary Fran Bubak Marian Reid Wayne Liebman Colleen Liebman Wayne Bubak Carla Milazzo Mary Kusswurm Jan Zorn Anna Di Filippo Renee Mayer Donna Johnson Dcn Duderstadt Medy Newman Peg Kritek Suzanne Noonan Justin Magsino Nolan Whalen Leo Mayer Michael Nees Kathy Carroll Roland Catenacci Dolores Favorite James Johnson Meghan Rosenfeld John Willson Patti Whalen Hungering for PEACE Join our parish community and more than 13,000 Catholic communities across the United States in a lifechanging Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your rice bowl from the Social Area basket, and don t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! Remember, your Lenten sacrifices change lives. The next stop on our CRS Rice Bowl journey is Lebanon. We journey with CRS Rice Bowl to Lebanon to be present to a people who themselves are on a journey. Here we meet a family of Syrian refugees, a family perhaps not so unlike our own. We are challenged through our almsgiving this week to reach out to those who are forced to flee their homes, who are seeking shelter in a land of peace. BLOSSOMS AND FRUIT Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn. Walter Scott Help Always Needed! The holidays are past but the needs of the shelter go on all year long. The New Life Shelter is always in need of bleach, laundry detergent, disinfectant, women's hygiene products, (esp DEODORANT) toothpaste, or other necessities. Donated items can be left at the North Entrance in the white basket under the coat rack. Deliveries are made Tuesday mornings. Thanks for your past and continued support for the women and children of the shelter.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 6 Lent-Easter Season ADULT FAITH FORMATION Our Sunday Scripture reflection Who Do You Say that I Am? led by Dcn Dennis McAllister will continue on the first and second Sundays of each month right after the 10:00AM Mass at 11:30PM in the Library of the religious education wing. For our Lenten-Easter season Adult Faith Formation, we are reading and discussing Pope Francis The Joy of the Gospel. Sessions are Thursday at 9:15AM and again at 7:00PM in the Mother Cabrini Room. Please see the posters at our entrances and the flyers to register on the wall racks. We are hosting a small group discussion led by Dcn Dennis of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus using the Little Rock Scripture Study series beginning Monday, March 2, at 7:00PM for seven weeks. Please see the flyers on the wall racks to register. We will again be hosting the Vicariate II Adult Confirmation preparation classes for the Spring Confirmation at the Cathedral. Classes will begin on Tuesday April 7 at 7:00PM in the rectory conference room. Please register by contacting us at adultconfirmation@olbparish.org We hope you enjoy the diversity of this year s offerings and you will avail yourself of the opportunity as time and circumstances permit to attend one or more of our adult faith formation offerings. Dcn Peery Attention Gluten-free hosts are now available for those who medically require them. Hosts are in a container in the back of the Assembly Area (on the small table, down the steps from the font). If you require a gluten-free host, take one from the container, and place it in the pyx (small metal container). Then put the pyx in the SILVER BOWL. To receive your host, go to the celebrant/priest for that Mass. He will hand you the entire pyx, and you remove the host yourself. RETURN the pyx to the priest after you take the host out. Be sure to use the Gluten Free pyx, as there may also be containers for Ministers of Care, who visit the homebound. THE BROOKERS 9 HOLE LADIES GOLF LEAGUE We play Thursday mornings at Sportsman's CC. starting on April 30 until Sept. 10th. If you enjoy playing 9 holes of golf with a group of friendly gals, this is the league for you! Susanne Meyer, 847-498-3043
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15 2015 7 Religious Education & Youth Ministry Children s Liturgy of the Word Children s Liturgy of the Word is offered at the 10:00 AM Mass through June. This program is for children age 3 through grade 5. CLOW is an opportunity for families to attend Mass together, with children dismissed during the Liturgy of the Word to experience and learn about the readings with a community of other young people. RELIGIOUS ED NEWS Please join us after 9:30am mass for donuts and coffee and Family Faith Day which will center on Holy Week and Easter! Projects created by the students will be on display and catechists and staff will be there to welcome you so come to the SN church basement after Mass and enjoy the activities and Faith presentation. Parish Council Notes The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) held its monthly meeting with Father Bob on February 23. The meeting began with Michael Nees being formally appointed as the chairperson for the PPC during the coming year. Father Bob then announced that he has invited Kate Wiskus, co-author of the book, Pastoring Multiple Parishes, to a joint meeting of the OLB and St. Norbert Parish Councils on April 27 to facilitate a discussion regarding how our two parishes can best work side-by-side while sharing the same pastor. Father also provided clarification of the responsibilities of the PPC and the Parish Finance Committee (PFC), and the parish staff. The Parish Pastoral Council is an advisory board to the Pastor and spiritual director of the Parish. PPC member Don Roalkvam provided an update regarding the Deanery Council, which held its most recent monthly meeting at OLB in January. The most significant topic discussed at that meeting was input to Archbishop Cupich's question ( If I were to attend the next synod of Bishops, what feedback would you want me to provide? ). A wide range of responses have been received. It is hoped that with more input coming in that a more cohesive, unified reply will emerge, reflecting a consensus of thought. Relative to ongoing parish business, Michael Nees reported that Mass attendance seems to be steady and that a Marketing Committee is being formed to develop ideas and plans on increased promotion of the parish and the greater Catholic Community of Northbrook. Eva Rill reported that our search for a music director is continuing. The balance of the meeting was dedicated to a brief review of OLB s Lenten Adult Faith Formation classes and other upcoming events. The meeting ended with a prayer. SOUP AND STATIONS AT OUR LADY OF THE BROOK We once again offer a simple supper of soup and bread before the Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent. Soup will be served at 6 pm, and Station begin at 7 pm. We are looking for volunteers from OLB groups/ ministries and all parishioners to provide the soup that will be served each week. Soup should be meatless. Each offering should serve 8-10 people. The Friday evenings are as follows: March 20 (All Parishioners) 4 needed March 27 (Women s Club) 3 needed Please contact Cathy Colleran at the Parish Office to sign up for a date by calling 847-272-5686 x20 or e-mail ccolleran@olbparish.org. Amelia Earhart Coming to Our Lady of the Brook OLB Women s Club will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Leslee Goddard will present a living historical portrayal of Amelia Earhart. Her courageous exploits and spirited personality made her an international celebrity in the early 20th century. The cost is just $10, and includes appetizers, dessert and beverage. Please send payment and your name and phone number to the Parish Office, Attn: Women s Club no later than April 1. This event is open to all women of the parish, and all women of St Norbert parish.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 8 Congratulations! March Fishing For Cash winners are: $100 Gianna Sparacio and Barbara Wilneff $300 C. Haberkorn Final drawing April 1 FEED MY LAMBS Please remember to bring your Lambs back no later than Sunday, March 29. If you will not be here Palm Sunday, then please bring them earlier in the week, as the gifts are being delivered the next morning, March 30. Thank you for your generous support! Senior Club Trip to Chicago Churches All seniors are invited to a Chicago Church Tour with the Senior Club of St Norbert on Monday, May 18. Cost is just $45, and includes bus tour of Chicago churches. Visit St. Hedwig: the Hidden Jewel of Bucktown, St. Mary of the Angels: the Navy Pier of Chicago Churches, and St. John Cantius: known for its choirs, music & artwork. Depart from St. Norbert at 9 am, return late afternoon. Lunch separate. Watch the bulletin for more info and sign up form, or call the parish office. Deadline is April 3. Get some friends together for this day of FUN!