ft Çà UxtàÜ vx ctü á{ Corner of Irving Park Road & Wagner Avenue Schiller Park, Illinois 60176 Rectory: 4157 Atlantic Avenue 847-678-0138 email: stbeatricechurch@outlook.com www.stbeatriceparish.org REV. ROBERT SCHULTZ, Pastor REV. J. JERRY BRESNAHAN, Pastor Emeritus Zerlina Kirchen/REL. ED. 847-671-6429 Richard Gersten, Music Director MASSES Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 Noon Weekday Mass (Monday thru Thursday): 8:30 AM Communion Service Friday & Saturday: 8:30 AM Holy Day Masses: 8:30 AM, 12:00 Noon and 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturday Afternoon: 4:00 4:30 PM BAPTISMS Baptisms are celebrated once a month on Sundays at 1:15pm. Please contact the rectory to schedule a Baptism at 847-678-0138. Parents are required to participate in a baptismal prep. NEW PARISHIONERS Please register at the rectory. MARRIAGES Church arrangements should be made well ahead of reception and hall arrangements by calling in person at the rectory. Couples are expected to meet with one of the priests before the marriage for instruction and preparation at least 6 months before date of marriage. VISITS TO THE SICK Communion visits are made in homes by making arrangements at the rectory. Anyone who is seriously ill or over 65 and ailing is invited to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. When a family member is hospitalized, please notify the rectory so that hospital visits can be made. The Epiphany of the Lord January 6, 2019 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. Isaiah 60:1
PAGE TWO YÜÉÅ à{x ctáàéüëá Wxá~ YÜÉÅ à{x ctáàéüëá Wxá~ Today we celebrate a very important feast today in the Church calendar, the Solemnity of the Epiphany. On this day we commemorate the three wise men s visit to the baby Jesus (in the Western Church the wise men are tradi onally known by the names Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar). They presented Jesus with gi s of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There are different theories behind the meaning of these gi s, but they are generally understood as follows: (1) Gold symbolizes the kingship of Christ, (2) Frankincense symbolizes Christ s priestly nature (incense is some mes used at Mass as a sign of our prayers rising to God), and (3) Myrrh, an embalming ointment, symbolizes Christ s suffering and death (as His body would be anointed before His burial). It is from this ac on of the wise men bringing gi s to Christ that we have the tradi on of exchanging gi s on Christmas (this is also why, in some countries today, gi s are not exchanged on Christmas Day, but on this day, the feast of the Epiphany). This weekend we can now see the figures of the wise men right next to our church s na vity scene, as they present these gi s to the baby Jesus (prior to this we had them located at the le side altar, since they were s ll traveling to Bethlehem). And speaking of traveling, I know that some parishioners were traveling for the Christmas holiday, so in case you missed it, I wanted to point out that the crucifix behind our main altar has been cleaned. The crucifix had decades worth of dust and grime built up on it, and we had it professionally cleaned right before Christmas, so now its color and shine has been restored. If you want to see the striking before and a er photos of it, you can find them on our parish website (www.stbeatriceparish.org) and Facebook page (if you are on Facebook, make sure to like St. Beatrice Church!) On another important note: don t forget that our first HYPOD raffle drawing for 2019 will take place this Monday, Jan. 7 th. HYPOD stands for Help Your Parish Out of Debt. This is a parish raffle fundraiser that runs throughout all 52 weeks of the year. HYPOD ckets are only $10 each, and every cket can give you 52 chances to win a cash prize of either $100 or $500. However, you only get all 52 chances if you buy your ckets before the first weekly drawing, which will take place this Monday. Now that being said, please remember that you can always buy HYPOD ckets any me during the year (so, even if you buy one next week, you will s ll get 51 chances to win with one cket!) HYPOD ckets can be purchased any me at the rectory, or you can get them from the pamphlet rack at the back of church (the purple ckets near the top of the rack). You can simply fill out the cket stubs, put them in an envelope with your payment, and drop it in the collec on basket. Finally, I want to thank everyone who donated to our parish s 2018 Christmas collec on. We are s ll adding it up (because we get several late dona ons), but I hope to share the total with you soon. I do know that we always receive some very generous Christmas dona ons, which greatly helps our parish, so thank you to all who contributed! St. Beatrice, pray for us. May God bless you. Fr. Rob
Franklin Park American Legion To Help Homeless Veterans Franklin Park American Legion Post 974 will be hosting their second Stand Down on January 13, 2019 to help homeless veterans. Last year 107 homeless veterans and others in need were served. We will be serving a hot meal and distributing comfort items. Donations of coats, shoes, warm clothing, blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves and toiletries are needed. Please bring your donations to the Franklin Park American Legion Post, 9757 Pacific Ave. in Franklin Park, IL. For more information or to volunteer, please call 847-560-0459. PAGE THREE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Thursday: Mk 6:45-52 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 MUSIC MINISTRY If you are interested in joining St. Beatrice Adult Choir, or Children s Choir please Contact Richard Gersten, Music Director (708) 786-8630 or atenorsart@sbcglobal.net The Children s Choir: Karen Lima (Assistant Coordinator) Karen.ann.lima@gmail.com Rest in Peace It is a holy and wholesome thought that we pray for the dead, Please remember Anne Samp, Matilda Madia and Richard Kerr in your prayers. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Monday of this week is Christmas Day in Russia and in much of the Orthodox world. This curious difference in schedule has a lot to do with how calendars have been developed and changed over the years. In the year 45 B.C. Julius Ceasar gave the empire his Julian Calendar, with the winter solstice on January 6. This put an end to a system in which officials called pontiffs were able to tweak the calendar by adding extra days in as needed. He invented two new months at that time, December and January; and in order to correct the mess the pontiffs had made, forced a year of 445 days on the empire in what he named The Last Year of Confusion. The new months varied in number of days according to a complex schedule, but the calendar was still off by nearly twelve minutes a year, and lost a full day every 130 years. Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar in 1583, but not everyone appreciated his efforts. England held out for two hundred years. The year 1700 was a leap year in England, but not in France; they were eleven days apart! George Washington was really born on February 11; when the Gregorian calendar was finally adopted in the English colonies shortly before the Revolution, he had to move his birthday to February 22. Now the calendars are thirteen days apart, which accounts for Russia s Julian calendar Christmas. And Caesar thought he had brought confusion to an end! James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. THE WAY TO HEAVEN Love of heaven is the only way to heaven. John Henry Newman If you would ever like to bring up the Gifts during Mass, please simply let the ushers know before Mass. Anyone is welcome to be a gift bearer.
PAGE FOUR `tááxá YÉÜ g{x jxx~ Sunday January 6th 8:00 Lena Gennetti, req. Family Franklin Losacco, req. Family Robert A. Vogel, Sr., req. Wife Frank Cesaro, req. Wife 2nd Wedding Anniversary Bonnie & Kent Davies, req. John & Barbara Piltaver 10:00 Paul Pignatelli, req. Family Matthew O Brien, req. Louise Shravo 12:00 Parishioners Monday January 7th 8:30 Audrey Sullivan, req. Tim & Pat Sullivan Tuesday January 8th 8:30 Poor Souls in Purgatory, req. Heidorn Family Ron Kraft, Jr., req. Kraft Family Wednesday January 9th 8:30 Purgatorial Society Thursday January 10th 8:30 Biaggio Trombatore, req. Ministry of Consolation Friday January 11th 8:30 Louise Dinschel 8:30 Anne Samp, req. Ministry of Consolation 5:00 Mr. & Mrs. Luke Trombatore, req. Mr. & Mrs. Biaggio Trombatore Salvatore Segreti, req. Family 8:00 Lena Gennetti, req. Family Franklin Losacco, req. Family Elizabeth Gersten, req. Richard Gersten Frank Cesaro, req. Wife Harvey R. Hobik, req. Wife 10:00 Matthew O Brien, req. Friends Richard Kerr, req. Kraft Family Felipa Gonzales, req. Family Bienvenida Caceres, req. Family Felix Soto, req. Family 12:00 Parishioners 1:15 Baptism TÄàtÜ fxüäxüá 5:00 M. Widuch, J. Widuch 8:00 D. Brown, E. Brown 10:00 J. DeLeon, G. DeLeon 12:00 W. Prystajko, G. Berger _xvàéüá 5:00 M. Hohmeier 8:00 P. Godziszewski 10:00 C. Kieffer 12:00 M. Diaz ` Ç áàxüá Éy VÉÅÅâÇ ÉÇ 5:00 E. Melnitzke, G. Rawski, J. Widuch 8:00 F. Losacco, B. Piltaver, L. Quinn 10:00 D. Brown, R. Klug, R. Kraft 12:00 M. Bors, A. Campbell, H. Szymanska `táá cüxá wxü 5:00 Fr. Rob 8:00 Fr. Rob 10:00 Fr. Rob 12:00 Fr. Rob ROOTEDNESS The flower does not bear the root. The root bears the flower. The rose is merely evidence of the vitality of the root. Woodrow Wilson
cäxtáx cütç YÉÜ PAGE FIVE Lucy Ramirez Adriana Morello Bill Cyplick J. Ernst Gloria Sullivan Paul Medo Marty Buganski Veronica Arenst Ella Wood Veronica Desilva Carol Bloomfield Patricia Sullivan Linda Rawski Patrick Sullivan Steven Priedel Denise Stoll Tom Aquino Kendal Sheldon Joe Gard Anthony Lombardi Nancy Donnatello Jerry Hoss Ray Genne Leroy Plier Week of December 22nd-25th, 2018 Weekly $4,805.67 Maintenance..$166.00 Immaculate Conception $40.00 Fuel & Heat.$92.00 Religious Retirement.$30.00 Christmas Flowers.$28.00 Christmas $16,083.60 Budget $4,903.85 Actual.$4,805.67 Short..($98.18) HYPOD WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, 2018 MANY THANKS $500 John & Pat Morgan Tkt#4336 Seller M. Morgan Tickets are still available from the Rectory during the week. 2019 HYPOD TICKETS 2019 HYPOD TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE USHERS AFTER MASS, OR AT THE RECTORY DURING THE WEEK. HYPOD IS THE BIGGEST FUND RAISER THE PARISH HAS. TICKETS ARE $10.00 AND ARE GOOD FOR 52 DRAWINGS A YEAR. PLEASE HELP THE PARISH IN RAISING MONEY FOR THIS FUND RAISER. PRIZES $100 EVERY WEEK (40 DRAWINGS) $500 LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH(12 DRAWINGS) WEEK #16 $25 Winner Frank Arnone Tkt#2361 $25 Winner Edith Jacinto Tkt#2251 JANUARY 2019 CALENDAR January 7th A.A. Meeting 7:00pm January 8th Finance Council Meeting 7:30pm January 10th Alanon Meeting 7:30pm January 12th Special Sacraments Class 9:00-11:00am Adult Confirmation Class 9:30am-12:00pm Women s Club Meeting 10:00am January 13th Baptisms 1:15pm January 14th A.A. Meeting 7:00pm January 16th Knights of Columbus Meeting 7:30pm January 17th Alanon Meeting 7:30pm January 19th Religious Education Class 9:00-11:30 January 21st A.A. Meeting 7:00pm Rectory Closed
PAGE SIX Religious Education News Coordinator of Religious Education: Ms. Zerlina Kirchen Phone: 847-671-6429 Email: religiousedcoordinator@outlook.com Upcoming Events Saturday, January 12, 2019 Special Sacraments Class 9:00 11:00am Adult Confirmation Class 9:30am 12:00pm Saturday, January 19, 2019 Religious Education Class 9:00 11:30am Confirmation Biography Sheet and Sponsor Selection Form Due! What We re Learning 7 th Grade We learned about qualities. We learned that just and right are good qualities. If you act just then you act fairly. If you act rightly then you are correct. To justify is to demonstrate or prove justness. As Catholics we strive to live just and righteous lives, but when we fall we can seek reconciliation from God. When we accept forgiveness then we can try to live righteous lives once again and live in accordance with God s will. We also learned that each of us has a longing to be in a relationship with God and to love him. The Epiphany of the Lord!
PAGE SEVEN MASS BOOK FOR YEAR 2019 WE ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM AND EITHER DROP IT OFF AT THE RECTORY OR PUT IT IN THE COLLECTION BASKET. THE MASS STIPEND IS $10.00 FOR EACH INTENTION. OUR MASS SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: DAILY MASS MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30 A.M. SATURDAY 5:00 P.M. SUNDAY 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. AND 12:00 NOON OUR HOLY DAY SCHEDULE IS: 8:30 A.M., 12:00 NOON AND 7:00 P.M. IF WE CANNOT SCHEDULE YOUR INTENTIONS AT THE TIME AND DATE REQUESTED, WE WILL SCHEDULE THEM AS CLOSE TO THOSE TIMES AS POSSIBLE. YOUR NAME INTENTIONS PHONE# DATE AND TIME PREFERRED Adult Confirmation Classes The St. Beatrice Religious Education program will be offering Adult Confirmation Classes for those adults who have already received the sacraments of Baptism and Communion, but just need the sacrament of Confirmation. There is an $80 registration fee which is due the first class. The classes will meet on Saturday Mornings from 9:30am 12:00 Noon schedule of classes is listed below: January 12 th and 26 th February 9 th and 16 th (Confirmation Retreat 12:30 6:00pm) March 9 th and 23 rd Confirmation Rehearsal Monday, April 1 st at 7pm Confirmation Tuesday April 2 nd at 7:00pm You must register for the classes NO LATER than Tuesday, January 8 th. For more information or to register please contact Zerlina Kirchen at 847-671-6429 or by email religiousedcoordinator@outlook.com
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Beatrice Church #512014 4157 Atlantic Avenue Schiller Park, IL 60176 TELEPHONE 847 678-0138 CONTACT PERSON Pat Sullivan SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2010 Adobe XI Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 3:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 6th, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS