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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 Staff/Rectory (847) 272-5686 Father Thomas A. Moran, Pastor Father Robert Herne, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Peery Duderstadt Deacon Dennis McAllister Teresa DuSell, Director of Music Ministry 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.) Mass Schedule Saturday Anticipated Mass - 5:00 PM Sunday Masses - 8 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11:15 AM Daily Mass - Monday through Friday - 8:30 AM Holy Day Masses - as Announced Baptisms Baptism - 1:00 PM on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Sacraments of Reconciliation & Anointing The Sacrament of Penance is available on Saturdays at 11:00 AM 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. For all of these sacraments, please call the rectory office. Mass Intentions Saturday, February 8, 2014 5:00 PM Jack Doherty request of Doherty family Sunday, February 9, 2014 8:00 AM Richard Feerick request of Mike & Joan Hermes 9:30 AM For All the Members of Our Lady of the Brook Parish 11:15 AM Joseph Rubel request of Charles & Barbara Napravnik Teresa Skierski request of family Monday, February10, 2014 8:30 AM For the sick, the poor, and the lonely Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:30 AM For families, children of all ages, single, and widowed Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:30 AM Joseph Zerwic request of family Thursday, February 13, 2014 8:30 AM For our parish community that it be open to God s word Friday, February 14, 2014 8:30 AM For those deprived of basic educational opportunities Saturday, February 15, 2014 5:00 PM William Scully request of Peg & Jim Kritek Sunday, February 16, 2014 8:00 AM For All the Members of Our Lady of the Brook Parish 9:30 AM That nations and their leaders honor the dignity of all life 11:15 AM For the unemployed and underemployed For Those Who Have Requested Our Prayers Sidney Ament, Aaron Baqai, Shawna Beagle, Gerald Byrne, Bob Cielinksi, Coleen Bokor, Elizabeth Chen, Wilfred Copa, Estelle Douglas, Anna Polus Esha, Anita Farenga, Sally Faso, Rev. Erwin Friedl, Anne Richardson Golm, Elaine Gonzalez, Barbara Gryzmala, Beth Hansen, Dottie Hudash, Brady Irwin, Milton Johnson, Sara Klimaszewski, Fr. Charlie Kouba, Barbara Mack, Todd Moser, Jane Malley, Ray and Rita Niebur, Debbie Olson, John Ormond, Patti Parker, Norman Phillips, Dolores Politano, Carolyn Price, Christine Rakow, Alexandra Salamone, Talie Schnoll, Angelo Suranno, Patricia Tingay, Victor P. Villasin, Colleen Vitu, Marion West, Evelyn Whitson, Amie Zerwic, Audrey Zywicki Pray Also For Those Born to Eternal Life
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time February 9, 2014 3 The adage says, Man proposes, God disposes. And I have often mentioned in homilies that, while there is no intrinsic reason why our plans and God s plan have to be at odds, it often enough works out that way. So Two weeks ago I announced my retirement effective on the 1 st of July. The next day I received the news that a prostate biopsy I had undergone came back positive. I have cancer of the prostate and it will have to be dealt with. The diagnosis was not a surprise; both my brothers have dealt with the disease and are survivors. I will be consulting with the doctors to develop a course of treatment and I ll be working with Fr. Kalas, our vicar, to arrange for parish staffing if surgery is decided upon. The Parish Transformation Process needs to go on and takes on a new perspective. A general parish meeting will be held this Wednesday at 7:00pm.. I will certainly be on the parish prayer list and now you know why. Please keep me in your own prayers. Oh, I m still looking forward to retirement sometimes God s plan do agree with man s. Peace, now and always, OLB s Food Outreach One Shopping bag of food Per household Per month. PARISH TRANSFORMATION /TOWN HALL MEETING FEB. 12 Parish Transformation celebrates the gift of our parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago by making our parishes stronger and more effective in fulfilling the mission that Jesus has entrusted to his Church. In Part I of Parish Transformation parish leadership is given the opportunity to identify their strengths or pearls of great price that give the parish its distinctive character and definition. The design of Parish Transformation is also intended to identify those areas in parish life and ministry that may be weak or ripe for new development. A self-assessment tool is provided which outlines Parish Foundations and Building Blocks which provide the focus for parish leadership s discussion and planning. The goal of the process is to enable the parish to articulate its mission and vision and provide a concrete strategy for revitalizing the parish for the future. Part II of Parish Transformation focuses on the financial and material aspects of parish life through a benchmarking process. The mission and vision of a parish give shape and direction to how a parish uses its resources. The benchmarking process helps a parish to establish a strong (Continued on page 5) Spiritual Life Commission The Spiritual Life Commission is entrusted with the responsibility of working with the pastoral staff and the Liturgy Committee in planning, fostering, and promoting liturgical and spiritual growth and development. We are looking for men and women to participate in future planning and evaluation of various spiritual life activities fro the parish. Please contact Dcn Peery (peery@olbparish.org) if you are interested.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 4 Brook Happenings Sunday, February 9, 2014 9:00 AM Choir warm ups 9:30 AM Adult Scripture Study Monday, February 10, 2014 7:00 PM Parish Pastoral Council Tuesday, February 11, 2014 9:30 AM Adult Faith Formation at Shir Hadash 12:10 PM Tues/Thurs Communion Svc 7:00 PM Friends of Bill (men) 7:00 PM Adult Confirmation Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Parish Transformation Meeting Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:10 PM Tues/Thurs Communion Svc Friday, February 14, 2014 Saturday, February 15, 2014 11:00 AM Confessions 5:00 PM Mass Sunday, February 16, 2014 9:00 AM Choir warm ups Preparing your Taxes? If you would like a statement of your donations to our Lady of the Brook for 2013 for tax purposes, please contact Cathy in the parish office at (847) 272-5686 ext. 20. You may also email her at ccolleran@olbparish.org. Thank you! Upcoming Dates Mark your Calendars Now! Soup & Stations begins March 7: every Friday in Lent. See page 8 for details. Mar. 15 St. Joseph Table Potluck Readings for the Week of Feb. 9 Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132: 6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81: 10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106: 6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37] REASONS OF THE HEART The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing. Blaise Pascal Stewardship of Treasure Feb. 2 2014 Month to Date Collection $ 6200.00 $6200.00 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. Goal: $10,500.00 $10,500.00 Excess/(Deficit): $(4,300.00) $ (4,300.00) Poor Box $4.00 FSF $1496 Salt & Light $377 Arch Loan: $700 Have you switched to Electronic Giving yet? Thank you for your continued support. Remember Our Lady of the Brook Parish in your will.
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time February 9, 2014 5 Bulletin Building Blocks - 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION You need more than water for a bath. Most family bathrooms contain an arsenal of soaps and emollients, lotions, shampoos, and conditioners to combat grime and honor the body. A bath without oil is still unthinkable. No wonder early Christians used lavish amounts of oil to paint the skin of people drawn dripping wet from the baptismal font on Easter. There were two oils used in baptism long ago. Oil of exorcism protected candidates from evil spirits ; it strengthened their resolve and purified their purposes. The second oil, slathered over them after baptism s bath, sealed them, making them like Christ, the anointed one, the priest, the prophet, the king. Chrism has always had a powerful odor; rich resinous perfumes are stirred in before it is consecrated. As the newly baptized were embraced by new brothers and sisters in Christ, the scent permeated the hall of Eucharist, a sign of our connection to Christ and to one another. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAT. 5 pm Sun. 8:00 am Sun. 9:30 am Sun. 11:15 am Lector Sal Manso Marian Steinwandtner Louise Philip Tayebe Shah Mirany Ministers of Communion Altar Servers Mary Beth Manso Dee Phillips Dulcelina Stahl Suzanne Noonan Kathy Carroll Michael Nees Heidi Mullejans Dcn Duderstadt Bob Alt Ministry Schedule: Feb. 15 & 16, 2014 Allan Homberger Irene Homberger Wally Kurczewski Elaine Kurczewski Kitty McCabe Patti Whalen Renee Mayer Sandy Koziol Dcn McAllister Joanie Sosinski Kevin Byrne Leo Mayer Justin Magsino Dennis Morrissey Medy Newman Anna Di Filippo Suzanne Noonan Gianna Sparacio Sophia Sparacio Sacristan Linen Sacristan Lynn Siau Carla Milazzo (Continued from page 3) financial foundation so that its mission and vision can be successful. Helpful tools are provided by which a parish reviews in detail its financial and material resources, personnel, budget, facilities, etc. in light of what we have learned to be best practices in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Issues surrounding personnel, schools, and facilities are addressed in view of strategizing for the future wellbeing of the parish. Throughout the Parish Transformation process parish leadership is given the aid of a facilitator so that the pastor and his designated parish leadership will have the support and assistance they need to successfully journey through the process. The ultimate goal of the Parish Transformation process is to learn new ways of looking at parish life, to adopt new pastoral and fiscal practices where it is advantageous, and to initiate an ongoing review and refinement of the mission and vision of the parish at regular intervals. Please plan on attending an initial parish meeting on Wednesday, 2/12 at 7:00PM.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 6 Adult Faith Formation Be proud of your Catholic faith. Find ways to learn and grow in understanding of our history and the teachings of the Church. Participate in adult formation in your parish and share all that you learn with others (Catholics Come Home Chicago) Winter Ordinary Time (January February) Our Sunday Scripture reflection Who Do You Say that I Am? led by Dcn Dennis McAllister will continue on the first and second Sundays of the month in the rectory conference room following the 9:30 Mass. We are offering an interfaith study of the Book of Esther from the Old Testament with Shir Hadash at their new synagogue located in Wheeling at 200 Dundee Rd. across from St. Joseph the Worker. These sessions will be led by Rabbi Eitan and Dcn Peery on Tuesday mornings at 9:30AM for an hour or so (a change from our regular Thursday day and time). Sessions are on the Tuesdays of February. Registration forms are available in the racks at the entrances to the church and on our website. Please feel free to attend even if you missed the January sessions. Adult Confirmation Preparation We will be hosting a nine week sequence of sessions beginning February 4 to prepare adults who have not been confirmed to receive the Sacrament on Monday, May 5, at Holy Name Cathedral. The sessions will meet at 7:00PM at the in the rectory for an hour-and-a-half. Contact us at adultconfirmation@olbparish.org. Lent-Easter Season It s not too soon to say our parish Silent Retreat out at Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House is scheduled for April 11-13 (Palm Sunday weekend). This weekend will be a mixed group of men and with women, but this does not mean it has to be a couples retreat. There are other weekend options available, if the Palm Sunday weekend does not work for you: Mar 21-23 Men s Retreat, Mar 28-30 Men s Retreat, Apr 3-6 Men & Women Retreat 4-Day, Apr 17-19 Men/Women Retreat, Apr 25-27 Couples Retreat, May 2-4 Women s Retreat. As last year [1] this weekend will be a mixed group with women invited as well, but those attending need not be couples, [2] NO group allocations, and [3] a registration fee of $70.00 to make a reservation. What does this all mean? If you plan to attend you must take the initiative to reserve a space for yourself. You may do so by phone: 847-381-1261, by e-mail bellarmine@bellarminehall.org, at the website www.bellarminehall.org, or by mail Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House 420 West County Line Road Barrington, IL 60010-4011 Our Greatest Gifts Speakers Series We are considering the possibility of Saturday morning of reflection following Mass one for men and the other for women during the Lenten Season with a speaker. This would be part of the 45 th Anniversary Speakers Series. Hopefully these opportunities will give you a rich cross section of possibilities for renewing and deepening your faith throughout the year. Dcn Peery Attention High School Senior Girls: ACCW $4000 Scholarship Contest The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) is offering a $4000 renewable scholarship to any senior high school age young lady who maintains a C grade point average. In order to qualify, the senior must write an essay entitled What is Means to be a Catholic Woman in the World Today. The essay should be 300 words or less, typed and double spaced on 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of paper. Submit two letters of recommendation, one letter each from your school Counselor, Pastor, Youth Minister or non-family member. This scholarship is to be awarded in the summer of 2014. This is a four-year renewable scholarship. The scholarship will be terminated if the awardee leaves college /university before the completion of four years. Applications and copies of a winning essay will be available in the back of church, and after the 9:30 am mass on Sunday, Feb. 9: See Peg Kritek and after the 11:15 am mass: see Georgina Winters. For more info, call Georgina at (847) 498-0558.
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time February 9, 2014 7 Religious Education & Youth Ministry Children s Liturgy of the Word Children s Liturgy of the Word is offered at the 9:30 AM Mass through June. 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 ED NEWS Save the Date for Religious Ed Donut Sunday. Please plan to join us Sunday, March 2 nd after the 9:30am mass. The 5 th grade demonstration mass will be held for all 5 th graders and their parents tomorrow, Monday, February 10th at 4:30pm in church. Fr. Peter will explain the meaning and historical significance of the prayers, words and actions of the mass. The 5 th graders from all the RE sessions should attend on Monday, February 10th. 4 TH Grade RECONCILIATION There will be Reconciliation for all 4 th grade families on either Tuesday, February 18 th at 7:00pm or Saturday, February, 22 nd at 9:30am. Families were invited via email asking for their choice of date to attend. Each service will be followed by a reception. Please respond to the email if you have not yet done so. This is a special celebration for students and their parents and we encourage all families to participate. FOSTERING of FAITH presented by CHUCK THOMPSON A Fostering of Faith presentation on Morality will be held here at St. Norbert in February. This class is part of the certification process for catechists but is also open to all interested St. Norbert parishioners for a nominal fee of $25.00. These informative and engaging sessions begin Tuesday, February 11, and continue on February 18 and 25. Class begins at 6:00pm and finish around 9:30pm. The presenter is Chuck Thompson, who has conducted several FF sessions here at St. Norbert and is a highly regarded and requested presenter. He will use Les Miserables as a vehicle for a portion of his presentation. It is recommended that you attend all three sessions. Catechists need to attend all three to attain certification credit. Registration is required. Please call Judy Klein at 272-3086 to enroll. Vow Renewal for the Sacrament of Marriage g{x {ÉÇÉÜ Éy çéâü ÑÜxáxÇvx á ÜxÖâxáàxw tà à{x exçxãtä Éy léâü jxww Çz iéãá Friday February 14, 2014 6:00 pm St. Norbert Church exvxñà ÉÇ 9 _ z{à exyüxá{åxçàá àé yéääéã YÜxx Utuçá àà Çz UÜ Çz çéâü jxww Çz c{éàé
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 8 Soup and Stations Each Friday in Lent, Parish Groups have been asked to Host our traditional Soup and Stations evenings on the Fridays in Lent. The Host Groups are as follows: March 7 th - Staff March 28 th - Choir March 14 th - PPC/PFC April 4 th - Parishioners March 21 st - Liturgical Ministers April 11 th - Women s Club Parishioners willing to make soup for 10 on April 4 th are asked to contact Cathy Colleran at the Parish Office at ccolleran@olbparish.org or 847-272- 5686 X20. Members of the groups above are asked to call Cathy as well. 2014 ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL You are the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16) Many of you have responded to the Annual Catholic Appeal mailing from Cardinal George. On behalf of those served by the ministries and services funded by the ACA, we thank you for your gifts. If you received the mailing and have not responded, please do so as soon as possible. In addition to providing for ministries and services throughout the Archdiocese, the Appeal also funds services that are of great help to ministries here in our parish. This year, the theme of the Appeal is: You are the temple of God. In his first letter to the Corinthians Paul instructs that each of us is a temple of God. God lives within us and He asks us to share our gifts with others. As we contemplate His gifts to us, we should also reflect on our gratitude for these gifts. Your financial support for the work of our parish, our Archdiocese and the Church throughout the world is, in fact, one way to express this gratitude. Please give generously to the 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal. When our parish reaches its goal of $23,890 in paid pledges, 100% of the additional funds received will be returned to us for use in our parish.