St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord August 28, 2016 Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 Phone:(847) 673-5090 E-mail: saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Website: www.stlambert.org Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Saturday Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Email: saintlambert@aol.com Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia debbie.stlambert@aol.com Mr. George Mohrlein Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Please call the rectory for more information and to register. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. Religious Education : Jonathan Rivera saintlambertsyouthchurch@gmail.com To Register as a Parishioner: Call the rectory or email us. For Online Giving: www.givecentral.org Luke 14:21...invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous. Bulletin Guidelines: Submissions should be received at the rectory office 10 days preceding the date of bulletin publication. Submissions should be in electronic format and send to debbie.stlambert@aol.com. If you care to post a flyer in the church vestibule it must first be approved by Fr Simon. If possible, please email flyer to the parish. Fliers posted without permission will be taken down. Thank you.
Page 2 St. Lambert Parish 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time Congratulations to our First Communicants Masses for the Week Saturday, August 27 8:00 Brunner Family and Mary Johnson 5:00 Charles A. Ryan & Spc. Michael C. Roberts Sunday, August 28 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Marie Lorraine Mori 12:00 Eleanor Mil in Thanksgiving Monday, August 29 7:15 John & Maureen Cederborg Tuesday, August 30 7:15 Mary Alice Crisafulli Wednesday, August 31 7:15 Richard Sala Thursday, September 1 7:15 Tim Jolls Friday, September 2 7:15 Linda & Dante Loho 44th Wedding Annv. Saturday, September 3 8:00 Dscd. Members of Casas Omega Nassiri Families 5:00 Donato Gonzales Sr. Sunday, September 4 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Donna Mohrlein 12:00 Robert & Lisa 40th Wedding Anniv. Sunday Offertory Collection August 13/14, 2016 Envelopes: $ 4,676.00 Loose: 2,102.58 Total: $ 6,778.58 Assumption: $ 172.00 For Online Giving: www.givecentral.org Thank you for your continued support! Stephanie Adaza Rafael Bartilad Luke Burns Ayden Wade Castillo Kurt Jordan De Guzman Miguel Iñigo Foronda De Lara Cassandra Mae Delos Reyes Maya Garcia Lucas David Jimenez Laila Reese Jimenez Brianna Larson David Larson A en on Liturgical Ministers of St. Lambert Church A volunteer sign up sheet will be posted in the sacristy. Jayla Corline Macalalad Rayver Manalastas Gavin Mangubat Elizabeth Morales Gian Zacheus V. Ortinero David Perez Elizabeth Ramirez Alejandra Reyes Jason Michael Schmitz Analina Tumang Laila Nicole Vinasco The Coffee Hour will be hosted by our Haitian Community and the contact is Irma Lemithe. She can be reached at 847-912-6792. Your participation and assistance is always appreciated. Please give us your Full Name, Address, E -mail and Phone Number. Also include your Ministry and Mass Time Preference. Thank you for your con nued dedica on to our parish!!
August 28, 2016 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 3 St. Lambert s YouthChurch Fall 2016 Program Begins September 11th, 2016 at 9:45 am -11:45 am Continues every 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays. Third Sunday of every month is Family Day 2:30-6pm. Activities for the whole family! Breakfast, Games, Singing Bible Stories & Religious Education! YouthChurch is FREE for St. Lambert families! Copies of Baptismal Certificates are required to register. Look for our registration table on Sunday after the 10am and Noon Mass The St. Lambert Choir will begin rehearsals on Thursday, September 8th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Choir Room. The Choir sings each week at the 10:00 a.m. Mass and for other special seasonal Masses. New members are most welcome! If you ve been thinking about joining the Choir, this is your opportunity! The Safest Place - How to Stay Safe in the World Today 1. Avoid riding in automobiles because they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents. 2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home. 3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks because 14% of all accidents occur to pedestrians. 4. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water because 16% of all accidents involve these forms of transportation. 5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in hospitals. So...above all else, avoid hospitals. But...you will be pleased to learn that only.001% of deaths occur in worship services in church and these are usually related to previous physical disorders. Therefore, logic tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time is at a CHURCH! (And Bible Study is safe too) The percentage of deaths during Bible Study is even less. So...for Safety s Sake attend church and read your Bible! Father Welsh s Bible Classes begin again on the Wednesday after Labor Day, Sept. 7th, from 9:30 to 11 am in Roberts Hall. Mark your calendar! Jesus wants us to put others first and to treat them with kindness, respect, love and compassion. Allow Jesus to transform your marriage and show you how to truly love your spouse. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are Oct. 7-9, or Dec. 9-11, 2016, both at Elk Grove Village, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For reservations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org.
Page 4 St. Lambert Parish 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time The Reverend Know-it-all What I don t know I can always make up! The Rev. Know it all s Wonderful World of Words! (Continued) Speaking of aspergils, let us move on to Baptism. Baptism is a very simple word. In classical Greek, it simply means to dunk. It would have been the word used to refer to the dunking of doughnuts, had the ancient Greeks doughnuts, for which there is no archeological evidence. Dunking had an important meaning among the Israelites, as mentioned in my last thrilling installment. The difference between the Christian use of dunking and the Jewish use of dunking was that the Christian dunking created something new. The symbolism of the Jewish ritual bath, as I understand it, was to wash off impurity. The purpose of baptism is much more. We hold that it creates something new. When the people of Israel passed through the Red Sea, they became something new. When the land was destroyed and only Noah and his family were spared, humanity became something new. When the Breath of God hovered over the waters of the void in Genesis, the world, a new thing, was made. That s the symbolism of baptism. It isn t just a dunking in water; it is a dunking in the Trinity, and adoption into the Family which is God. We hold that Baptism can turn something human into something divine. That s a whole lot more than the sink in corner of a good Kosher Deli. There s a lot of argument among Jesus' followers about the requirements for baptism. Some say that you should only baptize adults who can make a decision for Christ. We Catholics believe that baptism is Christ s decision for us. We believe in grace. God gives the grace of an invitation to give new life even to babies who can only receive our love. They don t have to earn the gift. We pray the one day each child will accept that invitation, but nonetheless, the Lord who said, Let the children come to Me, makes that wonderful gift of grace. Some say it has to be a full immersion. Some say it has to be done in the name of Jesus only. We Catholics and most Christians say it has to in the name of the Trinity, father son and Holy Spirit. Let s see what the first Christians thought. The Didache, or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, was probably written around 80 years after the birth of Jesus. That means around 45 or 50 years after Pentecost. It was probably written in Syria, just north of the holy land. It may have been written earlier, even as early as some of the books of the New Testament. It goes way back. It is an instructional manual about how to do things the right way. Here is what it says about Christian Baptism: (Chapter 7, verses 1-4)Concerning baptism, baptize in this way. After you have spoken all these things, baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, in running water. If you do not have running water, baptize in other water. If you are not able in cold, then in warm. If you do not have either, pour out water three times on the head in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. This seems to be what the first Christians did and it s what we Catholics still do.
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Page 6 St. Lambert Parish 22nd Sunday Ordinary Time The Skokie Council of the Knights of Columbus is looking for new members. The Knights of Columbus is a social and philanthropic organization that puts the Catholic faith into practice and provides fellowship with likeminded members. Interested men can pick up an invitation to share pizza and beverages on Wednesday, August 31st in St. Peter s Library, which can be entered from Niles Center Road. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Mk 6:17-29 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33 Brighter Futures Golf Outing September 12 The 16th Annual Brighter Futures Golf Outing returns to the beautiful and historic Oak Park Country Club, 2001 N. Thatcher Ave. in River Grove on Monday, September 12. This event benefits Catholic Charities Homeless Services in the West Region. Joe & Char Madden and their family will receive the Heart of Charity Award. Registration and access to the practice facilities at the Club begins at 10:30 am. Lunch will be served, followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. After a round of golf, there will be a reception, dinner, and raffle. In addition, all non-golfers are invited to attend and spend the afternoon playing cards or join in for the Cocktails & Dinner package for $125. For more information, contact Esmeralda Zepeda at (708) 329-4022 or visit www.catholiccharities.net/ brighterfutures Meet Me in the Kitchen September 22 The 2nd Annual Meet Me in the Kitchen will take place on Thursday, September 22 at 6 p.m., at The Maple Tree Inn, 13301 Olde Western Avenue in Blue Island. Chef Charlie Orr will prepare the best Cajun and Creole cuisine in the Chicago area at this culinary event. Registration is $25 per person. The event benefits Catholic Charities Emergency Services in the South Region. For more information, contact Chris Torres at (708) 333-9239 or visit www.catholiccharities.net/events Harvest of Hope Dinner- September 30 A Second Collection for the Seminaries will be taken in September on the week end of the 24th & 25th. The 3rd Annual Harvest of Hope Dinner is coming up on Friday, September 30 at The Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Avenue in Wilmette at 6:30 p.m. Rev. Patrick MvGrath, S.J. on behalf of Loyola Academy, will receive the Heart of Charity Award. Reservations are $150 per person and sponsorships are available. The event benefits Catholic Charities Programs in the North Region. For more information, contact Karen Daniels at (847) 376-2121 or visit www.catholiccharities.net/harvest
Luke 14:16-24. Invitation to the great supper Jesus told a story to the Pharisees and lawyers, about a man who made a great banquet. He invited many people, but most of them didn't come for various excuses. The man became angry and told the servant to bring people who are poor, blind, or lame from the streets of the city. Even though servant got them all, the house was not full yet. The man ordered the servant again to bring people by all means. Then the man said: "For I tell you that none of those who were invited will taste of my supper". In this story, the man is God. Jesus is the invitation from God. And the people like the Pharisees, did not see the importance of that invitation and did not come to it.