SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH 8149 Golf Road ~ Niles, IL 60714 847/967-1060 ~ Fax # 847/967-1070 Website: http://sij-parish.com Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011
Page Two Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 A PROPHETIC AND POETIC PORTAL : Charles Peguy s Response to God s Word It began with Ezekiel. Given still another prophetic task, he is now the watchman of Israel. He is to encourage true faith in a displaced and disoriented people. He is to guard exiles from desperation. But he is given an even more daunting challenge to admonish the wicked. Do not preach and then abandon them. God tells the prophet: If you tell the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death. Yes, Ezekiel and all of us, really, are in the strongest sense, Our Brother s keeper. This reminds me of a haunting reflection by the poet and mystic, Charles Peguy: When we get to heaven, God will ask, Where are the others? The others? The wicked, sinners, the marginalized, rejects, those who have been guilty of the unforgivable these are to join us if we wish to save ourselves! The Gospel is clear about reconciliation and the role of the Community. Every effort is to be made first by the individual who has a grievance against his brother, then by two members of the Community, then by the church. All those involved may or may not succeed in their appeal for reconciliation, but their responsibility to make the appeal remains. The Word of God, of course, is in conflict with the way of the world. It was thus in the time of Ezekiel, in Our Lord s time on earth and ever since. Even those who profess their faith have great difficulty living responsibly loving their neighbor as themselves. I think poets who believe in the Gospel understand it best. For years, I have been discovering fragments of Charles Peguy s works. The first time I heard one of Peguy s parables it was in the homily at my First Mass. Fr. George Dyer effectively used Sleep to show how God s vigil over an anxiety-ridden man elicits a divine concern over the human inability to trust. If I were to ask you to do great and difficult things, you would do them. If I were to ask you to endure hardship and want, you would accept my will. But, if I were to ask you to trust me, you cannot! I would later find that much of Peguy s poetry is presented as a dialogue with God or a monologue by God or a believer. Recently, I purchased a new translation of Peguy s The Portal of the Mystery of Hope. It was written during a dark period of his life. It has been called a hymn to hope that rose out of the most profound despair. Yet, The Portal continues to have a prophetic appeal for generations trapped on the threshold of apathy or despair. Listen to some of Madame Gervase s monologue: The faith that I love the best, says God is hope. Faith doesn t surprise me. It s not surprising What surprises me, says God, is hope. I can t get over it. This little hope that seems like nothing at all. This little girl hope. Immortal This little girl, nothing at all, She alone, carrying the others, who will cross worlds past She alone will guide the Virtues and Worlds. One of the remarkable things about Peguy s poetic response to the Gospel is that he not only gives God a human voice, but human feelings. For Peguy, God is hoping in the sinner, just as the sinner hopes in God. Those human feelings give a troubled emotional complexity to God in Peguy s kenotic imagery: The Good Pastor, that is, the good shepherd, Learned anxiety from the lost sheep. From the sheep who did not remain with the other ninety-nine A mortal anxiety. (The devouring anxiety in the heart of Jesus) The anxiety of not finding it. Of not knowing.
Page Three Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 Of never recovering it. Human anxiety. The mortal anxiety of having to condemn it. But finally he is saved. The savior himself is saved. He is saved from having to condemn it. Now he can breathe again. That makes it forever one of the saved. He will never have to condemn the soul. Charles Peguy s spiritual journey took him from socialism and secular journalism in 19th Century France to a profound conversion to Catholicism in 1908. His faith-inspired poetry had an appeal to his contemporaries because he aimed to speak to the present situation through a recovery of the Church s past. A return to origins and sources is the basis for what Vatican II called aggiornamento. Charles Peguy once said that a revolution is a call from a less perfect tradition to a more perfect tradition. His response to the Word of God is revolutionary in that sense and an inspiration for all who search for a portal to the Mystery of Hope in our time. - Fr. Luczak Newsflash! New Youth choir is beginning at St. Isaac Jogues All kids in fourth through eighth grade who like to sing are invited to become members of the new youth choir at St. Isaac Jogues. The choir will meet on Mondays from 5:30 until 6:30pm in the church. We will meet the same days as the R.E. program. The youth choir will sing at the 12:00pm Mass once a month. They will be leading all the music at that Mass. They will also sing in the music ministry Christmas concert on January 8th, where they will perform alone and then join the teen and adult choirs for a magnificent finish. If you like to sing, please come. You will not only learn about music and singing, and you will also have a good time. Our first meeting is Monday, September 12 th at 5:30 pm. Mark your calendar! You will receive a schedule and permission forms that day. SPIRITUAL LIFE ROMAN MISSAL WORKSHOPS The Liturgy Board invites you to consider attending a workshop that will explore the Third Edition of the Roman Missal, which has been translated into English and will be used by all parishes in the United States beginning the First Sunday of Advent in late November. Because some of the principles of translating liturgical texts have changed, we will find that some of our responses and prayers during the Mass will be different. Yet it is the same Mass and the same spirit of praise and thanks to God! Two-hour workshops presented by the Staff of the Office for Divine Worship will be held: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7-9 p.m. at St. Eugene Parish in Chicago; Monday, Sept. 19, 7-9 p.m. at St. Francis DeSales, Lake Zurich; Sunday, Oct. 16, 3:30-5:30 at St. Mary of the Angels, Chicago; Thursday, Oct. 27, 7-9 p.m. at St. Hubert, Hoffman Estates; and Sunday, Oct. 30, 7-9 p.m. at St. William in Chicago. (Other locations are hosting, but we thought these were the closest ones). Admission is free, but they would appreciate your making a reservation by going on line to www.odw.org or calling 312-534-5153. A one-day workshop, Mystical Body, Mystical Voice will be held at St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center in Mundelein on Saturday, October 8, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost of the day includes continental breakfast and lunch. Fees before Sept. 12 are $45 for individuals, $75 for couples and $25 for youths under 17. After Sept. 12 fees are $60, $100, and $35 respectively. Register online at liturgicalinstitute.org or by calling 847/837-4540.
Page Four Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process of prayer, reflection, study and discussion for individuals who have never been baptized; who are baptized Christians but who seek to learn more about the Catholic Church; or who are baptized Catholics but have not received First Communion and Confirmation. If you have inquiries or questions about the RCIA process, please call Dee Stanton or Joyce Mills at 847/966-1180. SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMISSION The Spiritual Life Commission will meet on Tuesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m. in the Religious Education Office. Please call Dee if you cannot attend. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PARISH LIFE RE NEWS *Religious Education Classes for Grs. 1-8 (Confirmation Year II) will not meet on Labor Day. We look forward to being with everyone again on September 12 th! *Families who have not yet registered for religious education classes, please call the RE Office at 847/966-1180 this week. We have begun! *The Kindergarten Religious Education class meets on Sunday mornings, 10:30 11:30 a.m. in the school. The first session will be Sunday, September 11 th. To register please contact the RE Office at 847/966-1180. SPRED Our SPRED Community enjoyed praying with everyone at the 10:30 Mass last week and look forward to our new year, which begins this Wednesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. Please keep Bobby, Christopher, Jack, Joseph, Judith, Katie, Patrick and Ronald in your prayers as they, the team and our parish grow in faith together! BIBLE STUDY Bible Study resumes this Wednesday, September 7, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 6 of the school. Our first study of the new season will be The Pastoral Letters (I & II Timothy and Titus) and the Catholic Letters (James, I & II Peter and Jude). This is a study and faith sharing experience and you need not have participated in Bible Study before in order to join us! The fee is $10, but if finances are a difficulty, we ll work something out. To register or obtain more information please call the Religious Education Office, 847/966-1180. PARISH LIFE COMMISSION The Parish Life Commission meets Thursday, September 8 th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. Meetings will be every other month, so please make every effort to attend. We will discuss the parish feast day Mass and reception and look over the coming year s events. TEENS: YOU RE INVITED! Teens You re invited to come down to the Parish Hall after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, September 11 th, for our first teen group meeting! Other meetings will be held on the second and fourth Sundays (unless the group decides to make a change). At these gatherings we ll have some social time, prayer/discussion/learning time, plan or work on service projects/events and enjoy refreshments. We ll end around 1 p.m. What more this becomes or what else we do will be determined by the interest and participation of you, our parish teens! Plan now to come next Sunday, September 11 th, and bring your ideas, enthusiasm, friends and willingness to help God make something great come of this small seed!
Page Five Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 WORLD YOUTH DAY, CHICAGO STYLE (Thank you to parishioners Zenya Rae, Edrienne Fae and Althea Mae Yap for sharing their thoughts about the Archdiocese of Chicago s celebration of World Youth Day, held at Maryville. They did a great job writing this!) August 20-21, 2011, was by far the best event the three of us could ever experience together. We first heard of it at our teen and youth group meetings held by St. Isaac s and were excited to learn that there was something just for our own age group. First arriving there, we didn t know what to expect. Was it going to be huge with a lot of people? Or small, calm, and collected all quietly praising the Lord? Let us tell you, it was massive! Walking into the hot sweaty gym with loud Christian music playing as teens and young adults just like us gathered around the stage and jammed along with the artist looked awesome! It also turned out that some of our friends that we would not have expected to be there were actually there. It showed us just how strong God is in gathering his followers. Right at the beginning of the night, we followed the Stations of the Cross while sitting on the ground enjoying the live reenactment of it. Being able to have breaks in between each large group activity was probably a big part in making the event successful because it brought in the young aspect of everything being chill. We took advantage of this as we enjoyed the cool, end of summer air outside dancing around. Afterwards, it was time for Mass. We re not going to lie; it was perhaps the longest Mass we have ever been to with the longest homily ever heard. Yet, it was also, the paramount of all Masses in our opinion. We enjoyed the live band playing the gospel music that we had heard many times before, but this time, hearing it in new light. Even though sitting in a humid gym with about 700ish other people that we didn t even know, we felt bonded and connected together with God. The rest of the night included praying the Rosary in not only English, but Spanish, and Tagalog something that we want to learn now. After that, it started raining. But that didn t stop all the joy and happiness that Jesus had managed to bring together in that location. We danced in the rain and enjoyed each other s company. Then, the music on the main stage started back up and they asked for volunteers. They were called Masheti Moses and me (Edrienne) and Julia (our friend we had made) decided to take the risk and volunteer. We stayed up there background dancing for about 5 of their songs yelling and shouting into the crowd, No more poison! Unfortunately, after this, everything started to close up and we all had to pack up. Overall, we think this experience definitely brought us closer to Jesus and even with each other. We are excited for World Youth Day in the years to come and maybe, one day, even go to its bigger version like was held this year in Madrid, Spain. We left with a renewed spirit and a lesson of the Jesus Jive taught to us by some kids from another church (ask any of us who went to show it to you!). This makes us want to make sure that the youth group we are trying to start get going lives on and grows stronger because we feel that having God in your life as a kid, teen, or young adult is very important and helps us to get through life s challenges. This was the best way to end our summer, and incidentally Althea s birthday, and would recommend that any youth that was unsure about attending this year, to come and join us next time!
Page Six Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 Idle Time No watch Unless There s a Watchmaker And as precious time Ticks Without delay Those unprepared For life May soon get left behind Our Lady of Fatima National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of U.SA. coming to St Martha Parish Or be surprised By the untimely ambush Of the wicked -Deacon Rod St. Isaac Jogues Men s Club Summer is almost over. Its time for the Men s club to have their monthly meetings. This years Annual Kickoff Gathering will be held Thursday, September 15th at 6:30 PM in the Church Hall. The Gourmet Chef Pat Gibbons will feature Steak on the grill Corn on the cob Baked Potato and Dessert. Liquid refreshments will be served by the Lisowski Bros, Ed & Frank. The Annual dues will be $40 this year. This fee includes the Kickoff Dinner and the seven meetings during the year. Our membership is getting smaller, so bring a friend to join our Monthly get together. All men are invited to join. SEE YOU ALL SEPT 15TH AT 6:30 PM IN THE CHURCH HALL. ALTAR FLOWERS CAN BE A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE From the weekend of June 19th through Thanksgiving Day, November 25th, 2011, parishioners are invited to decorate the altar with flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. There will be two arrangements each week. Your name and intention will be listed in the Bulletin. The cost of a flower arrangement will be $50.00. Not many dates available time is running out! Please call the Rectory at 847-967-1060 to arrange the date to make your remembrance special! The Altar flowers this week are from Ed & Carol Lisowski In Loving Memory of our Godchild Jennifer Cicinelli Helma Drag In Remembrance of the Drag-Mees Family
Page Seven Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 Post is one of the Midwest s great treasures -Chicago Tribune SAVE THE DATE! Hosted by the Women s & Men s Club of St. Isaac Jogues Please join us for a special concert featuring Jim Post Sunday, September 18, 2011 3:00 PM Tickets are $20 Available at the rectory, after all Masses on 9/11/11 and 9/18/11 in the Holy Family Room and at the door the day of the event His songs and monologs whether serious or witty, fell as natural on the ear as everyday conversation. -Chicago Sun Times To describe him would be part musical, part drama and thoroughly entertaining! For more information call 847 724-3543 Financial Update The month of August ended on a positive note. Last Sunday s collection exceeded our budget by $1,014 which puts us $1,887 ahead of our year to date target. Please help us to keep this trend going in the coming months. We wish to express our thanks to all parishioners who continue to give of their time, talent and treasure in support of the Parish Fourth Sunday of August 2011 Actual Budget Difference Actual Last Yr Difference Sunday Collection $9,314 $8,300 $1,014 $9,314 $8,743 $571 Month to Date $44,877 $43,000 $1,877 $44,877 $43,415 $1,462 Year to Date $96,587 $94,700 $1,887 $96,587 $84,197 $12,390
Page Eight Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 Theology of Park Ridge Fall 2011 Series Community Events Marking our 45th year the following schedule is offered: Sept 14 Deacon Jim Ernst, Our Lady of Hope Parish: FINDING THE HOLY SPIRIT Sept 28 Richard Westley, PhD, Retired Professor, Loyola University THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE: A CELEBRATION OF WOMAN Oct 12 Jack Shea, Director, Ministry Leadership Center: COMPASSION: IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY? Oct 26 Ghada Talhami, PhD, D.K. Pearsons Prof of Politics, emertia: DEMOCRACY COMES TO THE MIDDLE EAST: THE CASES OF EGYPE AND LIBYA Nov 9 Jon Nilson, PhD, Professor, Loyola Univ: NEEDING AND HEEDING THE OTHER To register send a check for $35 payable to Theology of Park Ridge to Mary Lou Murphy, 5813 N. Nicolet, Chicago, Il 60631. For more information call 773 774-4421 Artist in Residence 10th Annual Icon Exhibition St Gregory the Great Church Iconographer and artist in residence Joseph Malham will host his exhibit at his studio in the parish center of St Gregory the Great Church on Friday, September 9, 2011 from 6 10 pm. The show will feature original icon panels on wood, original icon paintings on paper, limited edition signed prints and small reproductions. The original works on panel are in acrylic and 23k gold leaf and are written in the traditional Byzantine and Russian manner and style. All are welcome there is no charge for admission and refreshments will be served. The Notre Dame College Prep community will hold its Annual Mass to Honor First Responders on Friday, September 9th at 9:30 am. All first responders (firefighters, police officers, paramedics, nurses, etc.) are invited to attend this annual tribute to their heroism. First responders are encouraged to wear their dress uniforms if possible. This will be a wonderful occasion with the 830 Notre Dame College Prep students among those attending Mass. Many of the Notre Dame students are the children of first responders and many of their parents are expected to attend. This year s Mass should be quite moving and at one point a bell will be tolled to recognize first responders who have made the ultimate sacrifice to help others in need. Notre Dame s Mass on September 9 will also honor the memory of the attacks on the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon which occurred on September 11, 2001. We have invited local first responders from Chicago and the north and northwest suburban areas to attend. Our President Rev. John Smyth and our Executive President Rev. Raymond Klees will celebrate the Mass. The Mass will be held outside at Our Lady s Grotto on the campus of Notre Dame College Prep which is located at 7655 West Dempster Street in Niles, Illinois. Join other young adults for this candid, hopeful, and optimistic look at how to enjoy being single! Share with others the joys, struggles, and myths that single people face. Discover spiritual tools for living a full and abundant single life. A two part series with speaker/ discussion. Come for one or both nights. The author will be available to sign books both nights. Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Page Nine Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Warn the wicked, trying to turn them from their ways (Ezekiel 33:7-9). Psalm If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts (Psalm 95). Second Reading Owe nothing to anyone, except mutual love (Romans 13:8-10). Gospel If two agree about anything for which they pray, it shall be granted to them (Matthew 18:15-20). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Col 1:24 2:3; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Col 2:6-15; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14; Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Tm 1:15-17; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Sir 27:30 28:9; Ps 103; Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35 Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Quilantang Mr. Alexander Rodriguez A MESSAGE OF LOVE In the final verses of today s Gospel reading Jesus says that when two or three are gathered in his name, there am I in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20). So we understand that fraternal correction is always undertaken with Jesus present to us. Likewise, encouraging the good in others is not only the right thing for us to do, it is a necessity. The Lord tells the prophet Ezekiel that if he does not speak out to dissuade a person from evil, then he, too, will be held responsible. We live in a do your own thing age when moral objectivity is often ignored. Clearly when the message we share with others is one of love, our motives cannot ever be misinterpreted. As St. Paul writes, Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law (Romans 13:10). Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. Dear Parishioners, Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! The children came back to St. John Brebeuf School on August 24 th with a half day of school for our first through eighth grades, Open House for our kindergarten children and their parents and orientation for our preschool children and their parents. Our school s theme this year is Reaching for the Higher Fruit because the teachers, staff and students are going to challenge themselves to work hard and reap the benefits of that hard work. We aren t going to be satisfied with taking the easy way using the image of picking apples from the bottom branches. We are going to be working to our best capacity just like reaching for the sweet juicy apples in the higher branches which have grown with even more sunshine each day. We were busy over the summer preparing for the new school year and getting the school building ready. We are adding a writing lab so teachers may take their classes to work on writing projects at the computers. We have purchased new Math textbooks for kindergarten through eighth grade which will be both challenging and appealing to our students. A helpful feature is that the textbook can also be accessed online so our students will be able to use the books from home. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Welcome to our newest supporter Lin-Mar Motors Lin-Mar Motors will give a 5% donation to St. Isaac Jogues when you have work done and mention the ad in our bulletin. Thank you for all you do to help make our school such a faith-filled and vital place. We are honored to be a part of such an important ministry of the parish. Please keep us in your prayers this year. You will be in ours. Sincerely, Margaret Whitman Principal
Page Ten Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 Sunday, September 4 7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Isaac Jogues & their Families; Anthony J Angello 9:00 am Stephenson Family 10:30 am Mario Di Flavio 12:00 pm Eduardo Rodriguez & Ireneo Giron, Jr. Monday, September 5 8:00 am Purgatorial Society; Lucille & Michael Toreno Tuesday, September 6 8:00 am Obdulia Ranola Wednesday, September 7 8:00 am Special Intention Ed & Carol Lisowski Thursday, September 8 8:00 am Laverne Dunn Friday, September 9 8:00 am Maria Larek Santana Saturday, September 10 8:00 am Communion Service No Intentions 5:00 pm Cosme Castor & Maria Balita Sunday, September 11 7:30 am Terry Oyja 9:00 am For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Isaac Jogues & their Families; Vincent & Catherine Batavich 10:30 am Sr. Mary Ellen Luczak, BVM 12:00 pm Patricia Hildebrandt Confessions Fr. Janas Liturgies next weekend September 10 11 Presider 5:00 pm Fr. Kalas/Deacon Rod 7:30 am Fr. McGlynn/Deacon Paul 9:00 am Fr. Kennedy/Deacon Paul 10:30 am Fr. Luczak/Deacon Rod 12:00 pm Fr. Stagaman/Deacon Rod 1:30 pm Baptisms Fr. Luczak Altar Servers 5:00 pm Christina Jimmychan, Nelson Perumpel, Jude Jimmychan 7:30 am Sabin Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Trisha Bonto 9:00 am Jacob Austria, Samuel Ratner, Thomas Striblen 10:30 am Kathy Janik, Alexis Janik, Renee Dumayas 12:00 pm Ian De Leon, Joanne Areno, Anya Piska Sacristy Committee Francel Martel Relatives & Friends Please remember the sick and hospitalized: Virginia Niedziela Robert Lump Jeannie Molitor Katherine Mc Neil SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Labor Day Thursday: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday: St. Peter Claver Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
Page Eleven Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2011 PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak PASTORAL STAFF: Deacon Bob Kerls, Parish Business Administrator Mrs. Dolores Stanton, Director of Religious Education Ms. Lisa Hall, Music Director DEACON COMMUNITY: Deacon & Mrs. Robert C. O Keefe Deacon Rod Ranola Deacon & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDERS: Rev. Ron Kalas Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Rev. Philip McGlynn, O.S.M. Rev. David Stagaman, S.J. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, & 12:00 Noon Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 11:00-12:00 Noon or anytime by request. Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an additional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following wedding times can be scheduled: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as soon as possible for details. Parish Office Website: http://sij-parish.com E-mail: office@sij-parish.com 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL. 60714....... 967-1060 Mrs. Janet Piovosi (Parish Secretary) Mrs. Marlene Garber (Data Processor) Mrs. Lori Herbert (Data Processor) Mrs. Jane Piper (Bulletin Editor) Religious Education............... 966-1180 Staff Secretary Parish Nurse....................... 967-1094 Music Ministry...................... 967-1091 Parish Hall........................ 965-1091 Ministry Center................... 965-6911 Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School......... 966-3266 Principal: Mrs. Margaret Whitman BULLETIN SICK LIST The sick and hospitalized are to be held in thought and prayer. For their family, friends, and faith community it is often times the best, and sometimes even only, way we can help and support them. Yet we must remember that by law we cannot publicly let our parish community know the health status of any of our members without their permission. What that means is that we cannot put people s names in the bulletin sick list for prayer without permission. As a reminder our policy is as follows: Names for the sick list in the bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill or by a member of their family. At the time they call in the name they will be asked whether they are the sick person him/herself, or a member of their family and if they give permission for the name to be placed on the list. They will be asked for the correct spelling of the sick person s name. If a family member, they will be required to give their name for our records. The name will be in the bulletin for one month. Then the person s name will be inscribed in the Book of Community Prayer. All people and prayer requests are remembered during the petitions at all the weekend Masses. Their names will also be given to our Ministers of Praise to pray for them daily.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES #512032 8149 Golf Road Niles, IL 60714 TELEPHONE 847 967-1060 CONTACT PERSON Jane/Janet SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER Canon IR 3035 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 12 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION September 4, 2011 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS THANK YOU!