bâü _twç Éy à{x UÜÉÉ~ ctü á{ aéüà{uüéé~? \ÄÄ ÇÉ á October 25, 2015 Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time 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 Dan Folwaczny Father Robert Herne, Pastor Emeritus Father Richard Sztorc, Pastor Emeritus Father Tom Moran, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Peery Duderstadt Deacon Dennis McAllister Michael Ward, Director of Liturgy Accompanist TBA 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.) Parish Council/Finance Council Contact info for councils is available on our website. PPC Chair: Michael Nees; PFC Chair: Wayne Bubak Mass Schedule Saturday Anticipated Mass - 5:00 PM Sunday Masses - 10:00 AM Daily Mass - Wednesday & 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, October 24,, 2015 5:00 PM Richard Doherty request of family Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00 AM Sarafina Polino request of Betty Carr Romeo Luz request of Violet Magsino Ronald Chehy request of family Monday, October 26, 2015 8:30 AM (at St. Norbert) Tuesday, October 27, 2015 8:30 AM (at St. Norbert) Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:30 AM Thomas Rathslag request of family Thursday, October 29, 2015 8:30 AM (at St. Norbert) Friday, October 30, 2015 8:30 AM Richard Doherty request of family Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:30 AM (at St. Norbert) 5:00 PM Thomas Rodino request of family Sunday, November 1, 2015 All Saints 10:00 AM Betty Shaker request of Breit family Jo Ann Futrell request of family Mass will be at St. Norbert's at 8:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday and at OLB on Wednesday and Friday. All previously scheduled OLB intentions will be said on Wednesdays. & Fridays For Those Who Have Requested Our Prayers Sidney Ament, Hilde Antos, Shawna Beagle, Coleen Bokor, Fr. Borre, Shirley Bowler, Janet Brame, Betty Cantalupo, Tony Catenacci, Wilfred Copa, Mary Ann Duderstadt, Gaynor Edwards, Carol Erickson, Anna Polus Esha, Anita Farenga, Mary Kay Farrell, Sally Faso, Dayana Feeney, Kathryn Fenner, Rev. Erwin Friedl, Pat Glennon, Anne Richardson Golm, Barbara Gryzmala, Beth Hansen, Fr. Bob Heinz, Fr. Herne, Patricia Peck-Holmes, Brady Irwin, Milton Johnson, Sara Klimaszewski, Fr. Charlie Kouba, William Lichter, Jane Malley, Al Mazewski, Jennifer Mertes, Ray and Rita Niebur, Debbie Olson, Pat Orlando, John Ormond, Carol Parker, Patti Parker, Christine Rakow, Margaret Romano, Alexandra Salamone, Talie Schnoll, Frank Steinwandtner, Ed Stewart, Angelo Suranno, Patricia Tingay, Victor P. Villasin, Marion West, Evelyn Whitson, Georgina Winters, Dennis Wimberly, Marcy Zerwic, Audrey Zywicki Pray Also For Those Born to Eternal Life
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 25, 2015 3 It has been a while since I have given you a health update so I thought I would do that this week. Let me start with St. Norbert s Fr. Mueller. Fr. Mueller has been at Brandel Nursing Facility here in Northbrook for several weeks now. It is on Pfingsten Road just south of Techny. He is generally happy and in good spirits. This past June Fr. Mueller was diagnosed as having 3 tumors in his brain and they determined that it was Lymphoma. After the diagnosis it was determined he should have chemotherapy in an attempt to shrink the tumors. He had 3 treatments over several weeks and it was difficult on his body. After the third treatment they decided that was enough for now. The chemo seemed to be working on the tumors but it was also being very difficult on his organs. Scans and x- rays have shown that the tumors have shrunk considerably so he has not had more chemo treatment at this time but they have not ruled it out for the future. The people at Brandel tell us that Father has many visitors coming to see him. We think that is a good thing for him and for those who get a chance to see him. We encourage short visits (15-30 minutes) because he tires pretty easily. There are also times he may not be in his room because of different therapies he is taking part in. If you do get a chance to stop by be aware that he has limited energy. Something else you should be aware of is that his memory is not what it used to be. There are moments when he is very aware of most everything that is going on, and other moments when he is a little confused. He will not be winning any debates in the near future. When I have visited with him there have been times he has been very present to the conversation and other times not so much. All in all he is doing quite well and most importantly he is happy. He likes where he is, he likes the food (he has a very particular palate), and he likes the staff. Please keep him in your prayers and if you are moved stop by and see him. I feel very good. Since being diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma on May 19, 2015, I have had 2 surgeries and 1 Gamma Knife treatment and that s it! Recovering from the surgeries took a couple of months and to be perfectly honest I have been warned to not get back to one hundred percent work load. The balance of accomplishing this recommendation is a challenge. The Doctors have told me to listen to my body (good advice for all of us!) and do what my body allows. So I am exercising with some regularity, trying to keep up with work and going to bed early most nights. My favorite time of day is still the morning when I can spend time in prayer. Early in the morning I am still very drawn to my prayer rituals and nourished by them. It is a grace that God has given me that I hope never to take for granted. My present pattern of doctoring is every six weeks I get an MRI and a CT scan. My last scans October 16 and on October 19 I met with the Doctor to get the most recent report. They saw some changes in both the brain and the lungs since the last scans some two months ago. With those changes they have decided the best thing to do is to start Immunotherapy within the next two weeks. I am not knowledgeable enough to explain what this means scientifically. So in my own words; Immunotherapy strengthens the Immune System so it attacks the cancerous cells. I have known this could be a possible treatment someday and now the day has come. There can be many side effects with this therapy and some people have them and some do not. I hope I am one of the latter. I will try to keep you informed about my progress and how I am feeling. I can t thank you enough for ALL your prayers! I have received emails, cards, notes, prayer cards etc, from so many of you and I am so humbled by the outpouring I have received. All of this has helped me tremendously! May God bless you abundantly!!
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 4 Brook Happenings Sunday, October 25, 2015 10:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Environment & Art Monday, October 26, 2015 7:00 PM Parish Pastoral Council Tuesday, October 27, 2015 7:00 PM Friends of Bill 7:00 PM Adult Confirmation Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:00 AM Staff Meeting Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:30 AM Adult Faith Formation Friday, October 30, 2015 Saturday, October 31, 2015 4:15 PM Confessions 5:00 PM Mass Sunday, November 1, 2015 All Saints 10:00 AM Mass 11:15 AM Adult Scripture Series Parish Sick List or Receiving Communion Visit We are happy to pray for members of our community who are sick. We cannot (by law) publicize the health status of any of our members without their permission. Names for the sick list spoken at Mass and placed in the Bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill, or by a member of their family and permission has to be given. We will announce the name at Mass for three weeks. After that, the name will be placed on the bulletin sick list. Names on the bulletin sick list can remain there as long as the person is ill. Please inform the parish of any changes in the person s health. Those wishing to receive a Communion Visit should call the parish office and request it. We will need their name and location, and how long they will need visits. It make take some time to find a Minister of Care who can arrange to visit. Hospitals and Nursing Homes may offer this service through other parishes Ministers. Thank you for helping us to serve you efficiently! 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! Nov. 14: Man to Man Presentation at OLB Dec. 5: Eucharistic Ministers Remandation Mass at St. Norbert at 8:30 AM. Readings for the Week of Oct. 25 Monday: Rom 8:12-17; Ps 68:2, 4, 6-7ab, 20-21; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16 Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31; Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Rom 9:1-5; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 14:1-6 Saturday: Rom 11:1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps 94: 12-13a, 14-15, 17-18; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a FORGIVENESS Forgiveness is the fragrance a violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain Stewardship of Treasure Oct. 18 2015 FYear to Date Collection $5,739.00 $101,898 Goal/Budget: $6,500.00 $ 93,935 Excess/(Deficit): $ (761.00) $ 7,963 Poor Box $1.86 FSF $105 Maint/Bldg Fund $3,665 Have you switched to Electronic Giving yet? Thank you for your continued support. Remember Our Lady of the Brook Parish in your will.
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 25, 2015 5 Bulletin Building Blocks - 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In the tangled but fascinating history of penance in the Church, the Irish tariff system helped us survive the collapse of the old system of public canonical penance and prepared the way for a new system that emerged in the twelfth century. The old form was unrepeatable, public, dealt with serious community matters, and regulated by the bishops as chief reconcilers. The new form had a more intimate setting of penitent and confessor, was extremely repeatable, and applied to everyone. The old canonical form was closed to children, who were hardly capable of the very grown up sins listed, or their demanding remedies. The old form was likewise closed to clerics, who were protected in a sense by the very nature of the discipline. In the new Irish form the penitent directly named sins, or answered direct questions by the priest. Sometimes, the penitent would recite a long formula accusing him- or herself in a general way of all sorts of sins, even from the distant past. Next, priest and penitent together would lie prostrate before the altar and recite several of the psalms with penitential themes. Finally, the priest would pronounce a judgment, deciding what form and duration the penance should take, normally insisting that the person return for reconciliation once the penances were completed. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAT. 5 pm Presider Fr Bob Fr Dan Sun. 10:00 am Lector Mary Ann Duderstadt Dulcelina Stahl Ministers of Communion Mary Beth Manso A Maxine Ratajczyk B Chuck Sansone CA Sue Vaickauski 1 Dcn Duderstadt 2 Kathleen Wagner Jan Zorn A Joanie Sosinski B Dawn McAnaney CA Renee Mayer D Barbara Perley 1 Dcn McAllister 2 Medy Newman 3 Peg Kritek Altar Servers Michael Ciancanelli Nolan Whalen Leo Mayer Justin Magsino Greeters Ushers Ministry Schedule: Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2015 Sal Manso Nancy Calandra Mary Fran Bubak Paul Spanier Patti Whalen Dolores Favorite Meghan Rosenfeld OPEN Sacristan Kitty Kelly Esther Kelly Linen Sacristan Wayne Liebman Colleen Liebman Wayne Bubak OPEN Mary Kusswurm Meghan Rosenfeld Wilmer Lasquite Dennis Morrisey Joe Vitu Important Message for Eucharistic Ministers: Every three years, the Archdiocese requires Eucharistic Ministers to be remandated in order to continue to distribute Holy Communion at Mass. On Saturday, December 5, Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 AM at St. Norbert Parish and you are required to attend. Remandation occurs during the Mass and a light refreshment celebration will follow downstairs in the church basement. We are asking you to email Jane Marmet at jmarmet @aol.com or Mary Kusswurm at mrk190n@att.net and let us know ASAP if you wish to be remandated. This is necessary so that your certificates and wallet cards are made up for distribution on December 5. Anyone wishing to be remandated and is not able to attend this Mass is to contact Fr Dan or Michael Ward. Those who do not have email will be personally contacted. Thanking you in advance, Jane and Mary
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 6 Our Lady of the Brook WOMEN S MORNING OF REFLECTION The Virtuous Woman: Proverbs 31:10-31 Saturday, November 7 8:30: Continental Breakfast 9:00 Noon: Program Presenter: Judy Bumbul, Director of Spiritual Ministries, Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary Mother Cabrini room, Our Lady of the Brook All Souls Day Mass at OLB All Souls Day will be celebrated with a Mass at 7:00 pm at OLB. All deceased members of Our Lady of the Brook families & friends will be remembered, especially those who have passed away this year. Please bring a picture of your loved one to be displayed all month on our Remembrance Table. It is a beautiful way to honor your deceased loved ones. All Souls Day High Mass On Monday, November 2, at 7:00pm, there will be a Solemn High Requiem Mass (Extraordinary Form) at St. Odilo, National Shrine for the Poor Souls, in Berwyn, Illinois, for All Souls' Day. The music includes the Requiem by Pietro A. Yon, and Gregorian Chant, sung by the Schola Cantorum of St. Odilo. St. Odilo Church is located at 2244 East Ave. in Berwyn. For more information go to saintodilo.org or call 708-484-2161. Theology of Park Ridge Our Lady of Hope Church 9711 W Devon Ave Rosemont, IL 9:15 am Lecture, coffee & rolls available Upcoming topics: October 28: Rev. Brian Walker, Pastor of St. Benedict the African, Chicago. He will speak on Time, Talent & Treasure. His theme deals with the reality of an every increasing situation in many of our communities, in which the Few carry the Many. November 4: Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, Pastoral Associate, Holy Family Parish in Inverness, and Chaplain, Illinois State Police. He will speak on Spiritual Zumba: Keeping Your Faith Life Fit. $10 payable at the door. Facility is wheelchair accessible. Www.theologyofparkridge.org
30th Sunday of Ordinary Time October 25, 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 May. This program is for children age 3 through grade 5. Liturgy of the Word for Children 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 EDUCATION NEWS With the recent visit of Pope Francis, our classes had instruction and discussions regarding the importance of his visit, and the example he sets guiding us to live a life of prayer, service, love and tolerance. Since not all could be in the cities he visited, we brought his image and message to our students! Fishing for Cash Your Fishing for Cash tickets have been mailed and are due back by Nov. 2. Ticket prices remain the same as last year, $10 each or six for $50. Please fill out the tickets and include a check payable to OLB Women s Club. Tickets and check must be received by Monday, Nov. 2 to be included in the first drawing Nov. 4. All tickets are eligible for six drawings, the first Wednesday of each month from November through April. The three prizes drawn each month are: one $300 prize and two $100 prizes. If you have not received your tickets in the mail, the Women s Club will be selling Fishing for Cash tickets after Masses the weekends of October 24/25 and October 31 and November 1. It is a perfect opportunity to purchase extra tickets for yourself, or gifts for your children, grandchildren and friends. For more information, call Suzanne Noonan, (847) 509-0629. Man to Man Men, please join us on Saturday, November 14, from 8 to 10am in the Mother Cabrini Room at Our Lady of the Brook We encourage our students and their families to join in the Wheels of Warmth project this Sunday morning at 10:30am in the church basement. Come learn about this service project that provides warmth and support for the homeless the Chicago area. Also, at this time of year we usually have a food drive but since St. Norbert now has a food pantry on site we encourage all our students to bring non-perishable food items at any time. Items can be dropped off in Grace Hall as they enter for class. The items are organized in our food pantry and volunteers distribute the donations to our sister parish St. Margaret of Scotland and Glenview Food Pantry. Please contribute as often as you wish! Our speaker will be Fr. Oriol Regales. Fr. Oriol is the Pastor of St. Patrick s Parish in Elkhorn, WI. Fr. Oriol will explore What it Means to be a Dynamic Catholic. You will truly enjoy this presentation. It s sure to be a not to miss session. Come and bring a friend!
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 8 Hand-Carved Olive Wood Gifts from the Holy Land Proceeds benefit Catholic schools in the Holy Land. There are more than 600 Christian families living in Bethlehem and are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their livelihood. The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethlehem, causing most of those families serious harm in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. Emptying the land of Christ from Christians can have tragic consequences on the Holy sites. Issam from Star of Bethlehem Group came to the United States with a mission to help those families by selling their beautiful religious hand crafts. The cost of goods goes to benefit the Christian carvers to keep them working in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the profit from sales goes directly to the needy Catholic schools and clinics in the Holy Land. Star of Bethlehem has been approved by Archdiocese of Chicago, many bishops, and from diocese of Jerusalem. Please take a look at these beautiful articles on October 31 & November 1. A Wonderful Pilgrimage on Columbus Day!! On a beautiful day Knights of Columbus 7331 hosted a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Good Help, which is the only place in the US, according to the church, where Mary has appeared. On a beautiful day parishioners from St. Philip, St. Norbert and Our Lady of the Brook prayed the rosary, attended mass, had lunch together and the staff gave us the history of the shrine. We then went to Relevant Radio and prayed live with Drew Mariani after a brief tour. Drew explained some of the miracles he saw just the day before at the shrine. I think we all agree we would do this again! Shelter Needs The Women's Shelter is constantly changing with families moving in and out. When they come, they have nothing. When they leave they are equipped with a resource to reach out to for help, counseling, basic needs and ideally an apartment. When setting up their homes the shelter appreciates sending them off with basic cleaning, hygiene and laundry products. Your help is always appreciated! Drop offs can be left under the North Coat racks. Thanks to all who remember the shelter weekly! Sign Up to Touch the Stanley Cup! The CUP will be at St. Norbert Gym on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6 to 10 pm. For tickets go to the St Norbert Parish office. Tickets are $20 per person, which is earmarked for charity. You can have your photo taken, then download the file and print it out for all your friends! THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT an email blast was sent last week to parishioners.