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. Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9, 2018 Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom? James 2:5
PAGE TWO YÜÉÅ à{x ctáàéüëá Wxá~ YÜÉÅ à{x ctáàéüëá Wxá~ Our parish ac vi es are back in full swing in this month of September. On this Sunday, Sep. 9 th at 12:00pm we will celebrate our 3 rd annual Blue Mass, hosted by our Knights of Columbus. A Blue Mass honors police officers, firefighters, and first responders. The Knights have invited not only the departments from Schiller Park, but from surrounding communi es as well. I am proud that we can celebrate this Mass at St. Beatrice to honor and pray for those who risk their lives every day to keep us safe. Next, our Religious Educa on (RE) program starts up again this fall. RE is for children in grades 1-8. All Catholic students who do not a end a Catholic grade school should be enrolled in RE so that they can learn about and be formed in the Catholic faith. And there certainly is much to learn about our faith (if you want proof, go find a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and look at how big it is!) This is why it is so important that Catholic children be enrolled for all eight years of RE. Unfortunately, many parents choose to only enroll their children only in grades 1-2 and 7-8 in order to prepare them for First Communion and Confirma on, respec vely. But this does a great disservice to the children, because when they miss grades 3, 4, 5, and 6, and then return to grade 7 in order to prepare for Confirma on, their knowledge of the faith lacks far behind those who stay with the program all eight years. Therefore, I encourage all Catholic parents whose children a end public grade school to enroll them in RE. Registra on for our 2018-19 classes will take place next Saturday, Sep. 15 th from 9am to 3pm at the school building. The first RE class will take place on Saturday, Sep. 22 nd at 9:00am. And please know that you do not need to be a registered parishioner at St. Beatrice in order to enroll your child(ren). Another event happening next Saturday is a Pasta Dinner hosted by our Women s Club (WC). It will take place on Sep. 15 th at 6:00pm at the Schiller Park Community Center, located at 4501 N. 25 th Ave. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children age 5-12, and children 4 and under are free. The food will be catered by Cuomo Catering. Proceeds from the dinner will go to help our parish with our ongoing maintenance expenses, and I d like to thank WC President Karen Lima and the WC for pu ng this dinner together. The Pasta Dinner, like other events here at St. Beatrice, is not only a great social event, but it also serves as a fundraiser for the parish (and I am very grateful to our parish groups like the Women s Club, Knights of Columbus, and Parish Council for the work they do to help raise funds for St. Beatrice). The reason we need fundraisers is because our Sunday collec on comes in under budget (and some mes substan ally under budget) on virtually every weekend of the year. But even when our collec ons drop, our bills do not, so we rely on fundraisers to help us make up the difference. One very easy fundraiser that we ve now ins tuted is AmazonSmile, which is connected with the online retailer, Amazon. If you like to shop on Amazon, then I encourage you to instead shop on AmazonSmile, which offers the same products as Amazon. All you need to do is go to www.smile.amazon.com and select St. Beatrice Church from the list of approved chari es. Once you choose us as your charity, there s nothing else that you need to do. Every me you make a purchase on AmazonSmile, St. Beatrice will receive 0.5% of that purchase price. Yes, it s a small percentage, but if many parishioners u lize this, it will add up over me, and every dollar certainly helps us! So, please consider using AmazonSmile whenever you shop online, especially when it comes to Christmas shopping (although I don t want to men on Christmas yet because I refuse to let go of summer!) As I said, all you need to do is select us once, and that s it; every me you shop on AmazonSmile a er that, St. Beatrice can benefit from it. It s an easy fundraiser because we re not asking you to do anything more than what you normally would. St. Beatrice, pray for us. May God bless you. Fr. Rob
PAGE THREE Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: In today s Gospel we hear how Jesus makes the deaf hear and the mute speak! In living the gospel, we must open our ears to hear and recognize all the everyday opportunities for making God s presence known especially to those who are poor and suffering. On September 9, the Church also celebrates the Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Frederic heard the call of Jesus to love and serve those who are suffering. Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can make God s presence known to those who are suffering and poor? ST. BEATRICE WOMEN S CLUB We will also be selling tickets for our first Pasta Dinner and Raffle to be held on Saturday, September 15th at 6:00pm at the Schiller Park Community Center located at 4501 N. 25th Avenue. The cost of the dinner is: adult $20, children 5 to 12 years $12.00, and children 4 and under are free. The dinner is being catered by Cuomo Catering. Proceeds from this event will go to the parish to help with repair expenses. As always, thank you for the continued support of the Women s Club. Karen, Sue, Mary Ellen & Mary Jo 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 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 23-24; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: Nm 21:4b-9; Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-38; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Sunday: Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116:1-6, 8-9; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Back to work we go! Summer break is over and there is much to accomplish in school and in the workplace. It s a venerable Catholic custom to assign patron saints to the trades and occupations of life. This is largely in the realm of popular devotion, and although from time to time the Vatican declares a saint to be patron of this or that, the process is free-wheeling and just about uncontrollable. Still, there is a saint for almost any purpose, whether you are on death row (Dismas), having eye trouble (Lucy), or pursued by poisonous toads (Hubert). Medieval guilds would often associate themselves with heavenly patrons, so Saint Joseph has the carpenters, Thomas More the lawyers, and physicians get Saint Luke. If you re stuck in the airport, St. Joseph of Cupertino is on call since he was said to rise off the floor when he prayed, and if you re in a long line at the ATM, Saint Anthony Claret is for you. In recent years, the Vatican has from time to time assigned a new patronage, as when Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was named the patron of HIV-AIDS patients, since as a young Jesuit novice he had cared for his fellow novices during a terrible plague. Anything that matters to us nation, parish church, occupation, illness can have a patron, and it is an aspect of Catholicism that has enormous appeal. To believe in the communion of saints is to know that the ties that bind us as a communion do not unravel with death, and that when we stand before life s struggles, we do not stand alone. Who is your patron saint? Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
PAGE FOUR `tááxá YÉÜ g{x jxx~ Sunday September 9th 8:00 Lena Gennetti, req. Family Franklin Losacco, req. Family Parishioners 10:00 Charles Bedrosian, req. Douglas and Barbara Matsunaga Paul Pignatelli, req. Family 12:00 Deceased Members Piotrowski & Pultorak Families, req. Robert & Christine Maszka Monday September 10th 8:30--St. Vincent de Paul Society Tuesday September 11th 8:30 Deacon Roberto Rivas, req. Family Sam DiMaggio, req. Jim & Rose Ridgeway Wednesday September 12th 8:30 Poor Souls in Purgatory, req. Heidorn Fam. Thursday September 13th 8:30 John & LaVerne Hartnett Friday September 14th 8:30 Sam & Carmella Barzano 8:30 Purgatorial Society 5:00 Christina Molloy, req. Mr & Mrs Michael Avers John Kalamarie, req. Joan & Family Florence Kollack Kolaczkowski, req. Family Donald Naedelen, req. Irene Delgiudice 8:00 Lena Gennetti, req. Family Franklin Losacco, req. Family 10:00 Bernard Kenny, req. Family Roger Louis-Charles, req. Family Eleno Mayol, Sr., req. Family Betty & Wilburt Saathoff, req. Family Kraft Family & Francine, req. Kraft Family Anna Jozefczak Family, req. Jozefczak Fam. 12:00 Edwin Rozinski, req. Family Parishioners TÄàtÜ fxüäxüá 5:00 M. Widuch, J. Widuch 8:00 M. Stendebach 10:00 V. DelPilar, R. DelPilar, R. DelPilar 12:00 W. Prystajko _xvàéüá 5:00 A. Herrera 8:00 B. Piltaver 10:00 M. Bors 12:00 M. Diaz ` Ç áàxüá Éy VÉÅÅâÇ ÉÇ 5:00 M. Morgan, C. Widuch, M. Widuch 8:00 B. Piltaver, E. Sztuk, B. Griffin 10:00 C. Bloomfield, D. Brown, J. Losurdo 12:00 A. Campbell, C. Brittan, Z. Kirchen `táá cüxá wxü 5:00 Fr. Rob 8:00 Fr. Dan Flens 10:00 Fr. Bob Flack 12:00 Fr. Bob Flack EDUCATION The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means of an education. Ralph Waldo Emerson THOUGHTS The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
cäxtáx cütç YÉÜ PAGE FIVE Lucy Ramirez Adriana Morello Bill Cyplick J. Ernst Gloria Sullivan Paul Medo Tony Iannacco Veronica Arenst Ella Wood Veronica Desilva Jerry Hoss Linda Rawski Patrick Sullivan Steven Priedel Denise Stoll Tom Aquino Phil Cosgrove Kendal Sheldon Lucine Sheridan Joann Milligan Joe Gard Anthony Lombardi Week of September 1st & 2nd, 2018 Weekly $3,916.75 Fuel & Heat.$993.00 Maintenance...$62.50 Seminary.$11.00 Peter s Pence.$1.25 Budget $4,903.85 Actual.$3,916.75 Short..($987.10) 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. MANY THANKS HYPOD WEEK OF September 2nd, 2018 $100 Cunningham Tkt#4521 Seller Cunningham Tickets are still available from the Rectory during the week. SEPTEMBER 2018 CALENDAR September 9th September 10th September 11th September 13th September 14th September 15th September 16th September 17th September 19th September 20th September 22nd September 23rd September 24th September 25th September 26th September 27th CCD Talk after all Masses Pasta Dinner Ticket Sales after all Masses Blue Mass 12:00 A.A. Meeting 7:00pm St Vincent de Paul Meeting 9:15am Alanon Meeting 7:30pm Camp Fire-St. Marie Goretti 7:30pm CCD Registration 9:00am 3:00pm Pasta Dinner, 4501 25th Ave. doors open at 6pm, dinner at 6:30pm Choir Sign up Choir Sign up A.A. Meeting 7:00pm K.C. Meeting 7:30pm Alanon Meeting 7:30pm CCD 9-11:30am Family Mass 12:00pm Baptism 1:15pm A.A. Meeting 7:00pm Parish Council 7:00pm K.C. Meeting 7:30pm Alanon Meeting 7:30pm
PAGE SIX Religious Education News Coordinator of Religious Education: Ms. Zerlina Kirchen Phone: 847-671-6429 Email: religiousedcoordinator@outlook.com Mark Your Calendar! The Registration day for the upcoming 2018-2019 year will take place at the Wagner Street Entrance of the former school building on Saturday, September 15 th from 9am 3pm. You DO NOT need to be a member of the parish to enroll your child in the Religious Education Program. In order to register your child in the Religious Education program, you will need the following: Completed Registration Form Completed Media Release Form Completed Safe Environment Form Tuition Payment Copy of your child s Baptism certificate A copy of your child s 1 st Reconciliation and Communion certificates, if applicable. For a child to be eligible to receive a sacrament in the Religious Education Program they must meet the 2 year consecutive attendance requirement and all other requirements for that sacrament. Sacramental fees must be paid for each child receiving a sacrament this year in the Religious Education Program. The sacramental fees are: COMMUNION $30.00 CONFIRMATION $80.00 The tuition for the upcoming year is: 1 Child 2 Children 3 Or More Children Registered Parishioner $235.00 $285.00 $310.00 Non Registered Parishioner $285.00 $335.00 $360.00 Please note the tuition amounts DO NOT include sacramental fees. Tuition and Sacramental fees are to be paid at the time of registration. Families who pay in full at the time of registration will receive a $15.00 discount. If a family is unable to pay the entire amount at the time of registration, payment options are available upon request, a $15.00 administrative fee will be added to your tuition. A $75.00 NON-REFUNDABLE payment along with any sacramental fees are due at the time of registration for those participating in a payment plan. Our 1 st Religious Education class will take place on Saturday, September 22 nd from 9:00 11:30am at the Wagner Street entrance of the former school building. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Religious Education office.
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 REQUEST- ED, WE WILL SCHEDULE THEM AS CLOSE TO THOSE TIMES AS POSSIBLE. YOUR NAME INTENTIONS PHONE# DATE AND TIME PREFERRED Thank you to everyone who donated to Fr. Rob s 100 th triathlon fundraiser on Aug. 5 th. Fr. Rob finished the race in 1:15:27, as several parishioners were there to cheer him on. We raised $18,000. Three of the four maintenance projects are completed, and the fourth will begin this fall. And because we went over our goal, the remaining funds will be put towards other necessary repairs. Thank you to all!
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 September 9th, 2018 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS