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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 Father Anand Isukala, Associate Pastor Father Peter Gaddam, weekend supply priest Deacon Peery Duderstadt Deacon Dennis McAllister Teresa DuSell, Director of Music Ministry Paul Tzirides, Youth Minister: paul@olbparish.org 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 Intentions Saturday, May 25, 2013 5:00 PM Doherty Alt family request of Doherty family Sunday, May 26, 2013 Most Holy Trinity 8:00 AM Barbara Bourne request of Louise & Florianne Rzeszewski 9:30 AM Joyce Harper request of Petrich famly Halina Tomczak request of Barbara Grzymala 11:15 AM Walter & Angeline Forys request of Nowaczyk family Monday, May 27, 2013 Memorial Day 9:00 AM For the Nation & Those who Gave their Lives in defense of it Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:30 AM Ormas Smith request of Dorothy Smith Wednesday, May 29, 2013 8:30 AM Frederico Colina request of Nina Colina Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:30 AM Pat Binversie request of Mary Ann Wallin Friday, May 31, 2013 8:30 AM For the poor & homeless of our community Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:00 PM Deceased members of the Bubak/Douthery families Sunday, June 2, 2013 Corpus Christi 8:00 AM For All the Members of Our Lady of the Brook Parish 9:30 AM JoAnn Futrell request of family Loretta Behler request of Vitu family 11:15 AM For All Those Graduating from school 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. For Those Who Have Requested Our Prayers Sidney Ament, Aaron Baqai, Coleen Bokor, Paul Butzen, Elizabeth Chen, Wilfred Copa, Carmella DiMaggio, Estelle Douglas, Anna Polus Esha, Anita Farenga, Sally Faso, Joseph Pepe Gonzalez, Beth Hansen, Dottie Hudash, Brady Irwin, Milton Johnson, Sara Klimaszewski, Fr. Charlie Kouba, Todd Moser, Ray Niebur, Irene Noonan, Debbie Olson, John Ormond, Patti Parker, Dolores Politano, Dorino Politano, Carolyn Price, Christine Rakow, Marlese Rathslag, Alexandra Salamone, Talie Schnoll, Robert Steinway, Angelo Suranno, Patricia Tingay, Victor P. Villasin, Colleen Vitu, Marion West, Evelyn Whitson, Audrey Zywicki Pray Also For Those Born to Eternal Life
Most Holy Trinity May 26, 2013 3 This weekend we celebrate Trinity Sunday. It is also Memorial Day weekend. We also bid farewell to Fr. Anand who is returning home to India after his four-year stay with us. At the same time we are preparing to welcome Fr. Solomon who will be succeeding Fr. Anand. So there s quite a lot to do. OLB s Food Outreach One Shopping bag of food Per household Per month. Most feasts of the Church commemorate articles of faith based in time. The Incarnation is observed at the Annunciation and at Christmas, the Resurrection at Easter, the giving of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Saints Days acknowledge our relationship with our predecessors in faith: they lived at specific times in specific places. Today, Trinity Sunday, and next Sunday, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) are observances of dogmas that transcend time and place. We cannot locate the Trinity temporally or spatially: it is eternal, without beginning or end. The Sacrament of the Real Presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist, while instituted on the Thursday of the Pascal Event, is an ongoing reality, ever-present to the Church. It is not limited by time or place. Memorial Day honors those members of the armed forces who died in battle. The observance seems to have arisen spontaneously in the South during the American Civil War. By the 1880 s it was widely observed and honored all fallen troops, both Union and Confederate. It was originally known a Decoration Day since the graves of the fallen were decorated with flowers on that day. Flag etiquette calls for the American flag to be raised briskly to full staff and then lowed to half staff and flown there until noon when it is returned to full staff. Memorial Day is sometimes confused with Veterans Day which honors all who have served, the living and the dead. Finally we wish God-speed and good luck to Fr. Anand as he returns home to become the pastor of Holy Family church in Chittoor, India. The priest he is succeeding is Fr. Solomon, who is coming to Our Lady of the Brook this week. While we will miss Fr. Anand, we look forward working with Fr. Solomon and the unique gifts he will bring to the ministry. Peace, now and always, You can make donations for tornado relief at the website for Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Catholic Charities. Www.catholiccharitiesOK.org Don't Forget! The Women's Club will be hosting a Farewell Reception for Fr. Anand in the Social Area after the 11:15 am Mass THIS WEEKEND (Sunday, May 26th) Be sure to come back and bid Fr. Anand Farewell and sharing his gentle spirit with us these past five years. Last Call! This weekend will be the last Sunday Hospitality until September 2013. Thanks to all who helped make our Sundays more special, as we enjoyed Fellowship and delicious baked goods. If you wish to help out with this ministry, contact the Women s Club!
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 4 Brook Happenings Sunday, May 26, 2013 9:00 AM Choir Warm ups 12:15 PM Fr. Anand Farewell Monday, May 27, 2013 Memorial Day Rectory Office Closed Tuesday, May 28, 2013 NO Communion Service 7:00 PM Friends of Bill (men) Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Training session: Servers Thursday, May 30, 2013 NO Communion Service Friday, May 31, 2013 No Events Scheduled Saturday, June 1, 2013 11:00 AM Confessions 5:00 PM Mass Sunday, June 2, 2013 9:00 AM Choir Warm ups 10:30 AM Gospel Study Please Note Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, the parish office will be closed on Monday, May 27. Also, daily mass that day is changed to 9:00 am. Tues/Thurs Noon Communion Services will resume in the fall. 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. Upcoming Dates Mark your Calendars Now! May 26: Fr Anand Going Away Reception Readings for the Week of May 26 Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17; Ps 79: 8-9, 11, 13;Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25; Ps 33:2-9; Mk 10: 46-52 Friday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 1:39-56 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20; Ps 19:8-11; Mk 11:27-33 Sunday: Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:1-4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17 Stewardship of Treasure May 19 2013 Month to Date Collection $ 8,675.00 $19,558.00 Goal: $10,500.00 $31,500.00 Excess/(Deficit): $ (1,825.00) $ (11,942.00) Poor Box $3.00 FSF $525 Arch Loan: $11,391 Have you switched to Electronic Giving yet? Please consider switching to e-giving. Your donations will be automatic! No more checks to write, no more envelopes to fill out. Just call the parish office and we can get you started! Thank you for your continued support. Remember Our Lady of the Brook Parish in your will.
Most Holy Trinity May 26, 2013 5 Bulletin Building Blocks - Holy Trinity TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today s feast, extending a dimension of Easter joy into Ordinary Time, reminds us that every aspect of worship centers on the mystery of God in three persons. At baptism, we are initiated into Christ and the Spirit. The Creed we recite at Mass every Sunday has its roots in the ancient celebration of baptism, when a new believer was questioned at the edge of the waters of the font with three questions: Do you believe in God, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit? Three questions, three affirmations, three immersions into the saving waters. Because every liturgy abounds with references to the Trinity, not only in words but in blessings by the sign of the cross, this feast was not easily accepted into the calendar. Pope Alexander in the eleventh century remarked that the liturgy is so laden with praise of the Trinity that there was no need for a special feast. Two hundred years later, while in exile in France, Pope John XXII proclaimed the feast, but it was not until 1911 that Pope St. Pius X gave it status as a solemnity. A favorite image in art for today is the Icon of the Trinity, showing three glorious winged men seated at a table laden with bread and a cup of wine. It recalls Abraham s hospitality to angels and gives expression to the inner life of God, a life lived in relationship, a life poured out in abundance whenever Christians gather at the table of the Eucharist to give praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Spirit. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAT. 5 pm Sun. 8:00 am Sun. 9:30 am Sun. 11:15 am Lector Maureen Caufield Stephen Cross Ray Hudash Don Roalkvam Ministers of Communion Charles Caufield Dee Phillips Kathy O Regan Suzanne Noonan Chuck Sansone Sal Manso Bruno Cortis Heidi Mullejeans Ministry Schedule: June 1 & 2, 2013 Mary Vollkommer Elaine Kurczewski Walter Kurczewski Dcn McAllister Charlie Mann Dawn McAnaney Patti Whalen Tom Artz Dcn Duderstadt MaryAnn Duderstadt Altar Servers Joseph Cross Kevin Byrne Nolan Whalen Dennis Morrissey Lettie Bratta Anna Di Filippo Medy Newman Suzanne Noonan Gianna Sparacio Sophia Sparacio Sacristan Linen Sacristan Kitty Kelly & Esther Kelly Mary Ann Drogos Spring Cleaning? As you are cleaning out those drawers, cabinets, closets please keep in mind that the Women s Club will be hosting another PRICELESS TREASURES sale in mid-september. We will be asking for your donations of kitchen items, small appliances, toys, tools, sporting goods, jewelry, CDs, DVDs, garden supplies, collectibles and more. Sorry, no TVs, Computers, books or clothing. (Clothing donations are accepted on an on-going basis for St. Martin s). OLB will provide you with a tax receipt for your donations. Priceless Treasures is a unique kind of sale inasmuch as no items will be priced. If you find something you want or just can t live without you pay what you think it s worth no haggling! This is really a fun kind of sale, but we will need your help in providing the treasures. Due to Limited space, we are unable to accept your items until we get closer to our date. We ll be announcing that date soon. Parish Mailing Just so you know The reminder for our 45 th Anniversary celebration was sent out by first Class Mail on May 8 th. Cards with addresses outside of Northbrook were delivered in a timely manner. Residents of Northbrook received the cards after Pentecost, if at all. You might want to make your thoughts known to the Northbrook Post Office. Car donation If you re thinking about trading in your car, or cutting down the numbers of cars you own, please consider donating your used car to OLB as a tax deductable donation. A parish car would be convenient for various chores and occasional emergency use.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 6 NW Suburban Catholic Senior Network presents the 14th Annual SENIOR DAY Sponsored by Vicariate 1 DEF Ministry Commission Sharing Our Stories Thursday, June 20 St. Francis de Sales Parish, 33 S Buesching Road, Lake Zurich 10:00 to 11:00 am, with coffee, juice and donuts at 9:30 am Fr. Dominick Grassi, pastor of St. Gertrude will be the presenter. His parishioners say that his homilies focus on what it s like to live in this world as a Catholic. He s just a wonderful priest who gives great sermons. He has been a pastor, teacher, counselor, coach, retreat & vocation director, inspirational speaker, editor and writer. The fee is $8, non-refundable. Box lunch to follow the presentation. Checks must be payable to Marian Sterinwandtner, as we must present just one check for all our attendees. Deadline is the first week of June, unless all seats are filled prior to that date. Questions? Call Marian at (847) 726-7459. Baby Bottle Project Beginning on Mothers Day and continuing through Fathers Day, our church will be participating in the Baby Bottle Project, benefitting the Women s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material and spiritual support through counseling, clothing and monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid. Each year, the three locations together have over 5000 appointments with expectant mothers. By God s grace, the Women s Centers have saved over 33,000 babies and their mothers from abortion since opening in 1984. Please take a Baby Bottle home with you, fill it with your spare change over the next three weeks, and return it to church the weekend of Jun 16. The bottles may be found in the back of church. This is a simple but crucial fundraising effort for the Women s Centers. Thank you for helping defend life, and remember to keep all mothers in your prayers. Day Trip Offered by Mayslake Ministries: THE LOOP'S HOUSES OF WORSHIP Featuring St. Peter's Catholic Church/Chicago Loop Synagogue/Chicago Temple-First United Methodist Church and Lunch at the Walnut Room Downtown Chicago is filled with an abundance of beautiful and historical churches and temples. Join us as we visit three of them. Our first stop is to St. Peter's Catholic Church in the heart of the loop. From the outside, it appears as though the church was carved out of a city building. Inside are wonderful treasures to discover. Our next stop is the Chicago Loop Synagogue. With its magnificent wall of stained glass and sculptural Hands of Peace, you will find yourself welcomed into this prayer space. We will also visit the Chicago Temple-First United Methodist Church, the oldest church in Chicago. The building houses the church, offices and the Sky Chapel. We will have guided tours in each of the houses of worship. We will have lunch at the Walnut Room at Macy's. You will have a choice of Chicken Pot Pie or Herb Crusted Tilapia You won't want to miss this special day. Suzette Horyza, Mayslake Affiliate Member, will be your retreat/tour director. When: Wednesday, June 26, 8:30am - 4pm Where: Depart from Mayslake Ministries' parking lot Cost: $73 per person prior to June 7 / $78 after June 7 (includes: retreat materials, 3 church tours, lunch, deluxe motor coach, and gratuities.) Registration Deadline: June 19, 2013 Mayslake Ministries 450 East 22nd Street Suite 170 Lombard IL 60148
Most Holy Trinity May 26, 2013 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 the end of 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 Registration for Intensive classes are due this week, May 26 th. If you would like your junior high student to attend either of the summer sessions we will need completed paperwork by Friday. Intensive includes one summer week session and 12 Sunday evening classes throughout the year, September through April. Call the St Norbert RE office at 272-3086 with any questions. Last week the annual Archdiocesan Catechetical Ministries Awards Banquet was held. Faith formation teachers from various parishes are honored at this event for volunteering to share their faith and proclaim God s word. Robin Bear (pictured) and Linda Dahlke, both catechists in the St. Norbert Religious Ed program, were honored with a recognition award from the Office of Catechesis and Youth Ministry presented by Cardinal George. Both honorees have been in the R.E. family for many years bringing excellence, dedication and continuity to the program. We are fortunate to have such exceptional, committed teachers and appreciate all they have brought to the program and parishes. Mayslake Ministries Veteran's Program Would you like to sponsor a veteran? For a $200 donation, you can sponsor a soldier for a weekend retreat offered free to military men and women and their significant others. Donations can also be made in memory of a loved one who has served. Please contact Mayslake Ministries for more information at 630.268.9000, or visit our website at www.mayslakeministries.org. Electronics Recycling Event Save Our Earth! An electronics recycling event will be held on Saturday, June 8, at St. Alphonsus Liguori, 411 N. Wheeling Road in Prospect Heights, just south of Palatine Road. Drop off between 10 am and 2 pm. Bring your old computers, TVs, stereo components, or other household electronics to keep them out of the landfills. St. Al s Rummage Sale is June 7/8/9, in conjunction with Recycling Event.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 8 Concert Grief Support Groups Sponsored by NorthShore Hospice Death of a Parent: Legacy is an ongoing support group for adults who have experienced the death of a parent. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Death of a Spouse: Soul Mates is an ongoing support group for those who have experienced the death of a spouse or life partner. This group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Support groups and workshops are open to the public. There is no charge to participate. Preregistration is required. All programs are located at NorthShore Hospice offices, 4901 Searle Parkway, Skokie. The building is handicapped accessible, and convenient parking is available. For more info or to pre-register, call Thom Dennis, Bereavement Services Coordinator, at (847) 982-4364 or email Tdennis@northshore.org. On June 4, at 7pm, Sacred Heart Church, Palos Hills, will present the third installment of its Summer Music Series, Jazz/Pops Night. The evening will feature local musicians presenting jazz standards alongside adaptations of rock and pop favorites for the combo. This concert will be held in the McGinnity Ministry Center Gym, and is open to the public. A free will offering will be taken to benefit the efforts of the Sacred Heart Music Department. All questions should be directed to James Grzadzinski, Music Director, at (708) 974-3336 X245. Sacred Heart is located at 8245 W. 111 th Street, Palos Hills. Joyful Again! Are you widowed? Do you feel that your family and friends don t understand what you are going through? Come join us for a special retreat for widowed men and women who want to find joy in living again. When: July 27 & 28 Where: Holy Family parish, Inverness To Register: call (708) 354-7211 or email joyfulagain@ att.net Visit our website at www.joyfulagain.org Other locations: June 29 & 30 at St. Julie s in Tinley Park August 10 & 11 at Immaculate Conception in Elmhurst.