St. Louis de Montfort Church Oak Lawn, Illinois
Page 2 Message of the Week The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 10:25-37: "He replied to him, 'You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.'" In today's Gospel a scholar questions Jesus about how to gain eternal life. In case anyone ever wonders whether heaven is within reach, one only needs to refer to this Gospel. Jesus provides a clear answer that gives us a clear plan of action: We are to love God with all that we are, and also to love our neighbors. Really, it's that simple. The scholar, however, complicated things to make himself look better. Instead of accepting the simplicity of Jesus' instruction, he wanted to split hairs, asking, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied with the story of the Good Samaritan--and the lesson that our neighbors are not just those we know or love. Rather, our neighbor is the person that needs our help, the person whom we would rather ignore, the person whom God puts in our path. In short, everyone is our neighbor and we are called to treat everyone with mercy. This is part of how we gain eternal life. But this flows from the first element of Jesus' answer. First and foremost, Jesus instructs us to love God "with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind." When we love God in this way, truly as the Lord of our life, then loving our neighbors becomes the easy part. When our hearts and minds are full of the love of God--who loves all people--then it will necessarily follow that we too will desire to share that love with others and not count the cost. The Good Samaritan is an excellent example of this kind of love. Without hope of repayment, he gave of his time and his money to help the poor victim. But in return, the Samaritan will surely "gain eternal life." Question of the Week: How do you think the scholar of the law reacted to Jesus' request, "Go and do likewise"?
Page 3 JOIN US IN QUINN HALL FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF FUN AND GAMES. BINGO GAMES!! SUNDAY, JUNE 26th Doors open 12:30 PM Games begin 1:30 PM Food and beverage available for purchase $20 admission covers all regular games PULL TABS, DOOR PRIZES AND MUCH MORE! In gratitude for your friendship over the years, Bob would like you to enjoy an evening of dancing under the stars to the sounds of the Mix Musical Services Orchestra on August 6th 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Bring a chair and sit out under the moonlight to enjoy an evening with friends and neighbors. Refreshments and valet parking will be provided. Please call 708.425.0500 for more information or to RSVP for this event. THOMPSON & KUENSTER Funeral Home 5570 West 95th Street Oak Lawn
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Page 5 July 16 5:00 July 17 7:30 July 17 9:30 July 17 11:30 M. Navedo T. Wasik K. Tarczon T. Lechert J. Kocher M. Kocher J. Mitchell G. Pierzynski J. Chmielewski B. Gilbert S. Kozak D. Ott Extraordinary J. Miller M. Gilbert M. Murphy M. Farrell Ministers of Communion J. Werner L. Gilbert M. Hurley M. Gal M. Leffers R. Staros D. Widmer C. Gotto C. Sorensen H. Niemiec C. Karnoski D. Sichelski Commentator A. Lieske M. Gilbert R. Trusk J. Hurckes Lector L. Trail E. Tierney A. Sinde A. Sinde PARISH NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VISIT OUR NEW PARISH WEBSITE sldmparish.org It is up and operational, although it is a constant work in progress with new ideas and information being added as needed, we re confident you will find it easy to navigate. If you have any questions or ideas of what you d like to see included, please feel free to contact the parish office, 708.599.5300 or click the link Contact the Webmaster at the bottom of the site. There is a link and directions to enroll in GiveCentral for your weekly donations. There is a new email address for the Parish Office. Please email any questions, concerns or information to Parish.office@sldmparish.org Also listed on the website are the many parish ministries. Check out the list, new members are always welcome if you find something of interest! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Rosary is said each morning in the chapel following the 8:30 Mass / Communion service. All are welcome to join us. We pray for those among us who are suffering from illnesses Jackie Adomovicz Jesse Anderer Barbara Augle Jim Ball Erik Baranowski Irene Baranowski Lillian Berenis Sr. Bernardine Mikey Bevan Frank Bilo Joyce Bitinas Donna Chlebek Diane Chrapkiewicz Pat Chudy Betty Connolly Donna Dong Mary Dragozetic Rita Duchowicz John Furmaniak Sr. Jo Gajda Dave Gallagher Sandra Gilbert Lorraine Grams Dolores Grisko Dorothy Hayden Janis Hayden Mary Hinchey Marty Horacek Daniel Kosiek Theresa Iser REST IN PEACE We pray for our family and friends that have recently died. Mike Pronobis Please keep their families in your prayers. Kurt Kutschke Marilyn Jones Thelma LaSalvia Josie Maracic Agnes Mark Rita Mazur Mary Ann & Bill Meskowski Rosemary Mihelic Judy Mitchell Vencia Munis Christopher Murphy Teresa Myczek Sr. Therese O Donnell Debbie Ornat Kari Raspanti Kelly Robertson John Rosinski Ruth Ann Smith Jim & Mary Staros Mercedita Suclan Terry Swierk Jay Tarczon Dorothy Tinman Diane Uryasz Irene Valuckis Mary Wantuck Cathy Jo Werner Joseph Zalapi Robert & Carol Zucas
Page 6 Weekly Mass Intentions Saturday, July 9 5:00 PM - Ann & Vera Rostan Family Patrick Quinn Corinne Roy Ceil & Fred Beyer - 35th Wedding Annv Sunday, July 10, 15th Sunday Ordinary Time 7:30 AM People of the Parish Reno & Michael Frigo Ed Niemiec Tadeusz & Czeslawa Tchorzewska 9:30 AM Jan Babicz John Biangmano Mary Weber 11:30 AM Richard Carroll Patrick Kennon Monday, July 11 8:30 AM Carl S Lemmler Edward Blazonczyk Sr Tuesday, July 12 8:30 AM John J. McNamara Wednesday, July 13 8:30 AM Communion Service Thursday, July 14 8:30 AM People of the Parish Friday, July 15 8:30 AM People of the Parish Saturday, July 16 8:30 AM Communion Service 5:00 PM Anna & Thomas Dillon Corinne Roy Elmer Everson & Raymond Callahan Sunday, July 17, 16th Sunday Ordinary Time 7:30 AM People of the Parish Lorraine Szydolwski John & Phil Grunauer Alice Puriski 9:30 AM Mike Karnoski Jozef Dusza Antoni Tchorzewski 11:30 AM Mary Ann Mendard Kazimiera Dabrowska Saturday, July 9 Weekly Activities at St. Louis Sunday, July 10 Monday, July 11 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) Tuesday, July 12 7:00 PM Needleworkers (QH) Wednesday, July 13 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) 7:00 PM KOC Women s Auxiliary Thursday, July 14 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) Friday, July 15 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) Saturday, July 16 9:00 AM Rosary (CH) 9:00 10:00 AM Adoration Sunday, July 17 12:30 PM BINGO Sunday Readings for July 10th First reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Second reading: Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 Sunday Readings for July 17th First reading: Genesis 18: 1-10a Second reading: Colossians 1:24-28 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42 WEEKLY OFFERING Week of July 2/3 $5,225.00 E-giving $ 105.00 Goal 9,200.00 PLEASE Be sure to mark the amount of your offering on your envelope in order to get credit for your contributions for tax purposes. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Golden Wedding Anniversary 2016 Sunday, September 18 The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass for 2016 will take place at Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday, September 18, at 2:45 p.m. For more information and resources, please visit www.familyministries.org or call 312-534-8351
Welcome to St. Louis de Montfort Parish Fr. Stanley Stuglik, Pastor Mr. Bill Sullivan: Deacon Fr. Mark Canavan: Pastor Emeritus Mr. Steve McEllin: Director Parish Operations Ms. Jan Podolak: Parish Secretary Mrs. Karen Deegan: Director of Music Parish Home: 8808 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn IL Phone: 708-599-5300 Fax: 708-599-2678 Email: parish.office@sldm.org Parish Website: www.sldmparish.org Parish Home Office Hours: 9:00 AM 2:30 PM Monday Friday 5:00 PM 8:00 PM Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Saturday Mrs. Melissa Wilson: School Principal Ms. Cheryl Plesha: Director of Religious Education School Address: 8840 Ridgeland Ave, Oak Lawn IL School Phone: 708-599-5781 MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 AM Weekdays 8:30 AM (Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri) 8:30 AM Communion Service (Wed) Saturday 8:30 AM Communion Service Confessions: Saturday 4:00 to 4:30 PM Baptisms: 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month Pre-Baptismal Program: The 1st Tuesday every other month. Arrangements can be made by calling the Rectory. Weddings: Couples should contact the parish priest at least six months in advance of wedding date.
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. Louis De Montfort Church #000448 8808 S. Ridgeland Avenue Oak Lawn, IL 60453 TELEPHONE 708 599-5300 CONTACT PERSON Jan Podolak EMAIL: helpourparish@yahoo.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 8 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 11:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION July 10, 2016 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS