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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 Gabriel Adeleke, 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 (Individual e-mail addresses are available on our website: click on contact us for a listing.) Mass Intentions Saturday, April 14, 2012 5:00 PM Deceased members of the Dougherty & Bubak families Sunday, April 15, 2012 8:00 AM For All Members of Our Lady of the Brook 9:30 AM Joseph Shaker request of Breit family Louise Schwall request of Lettie Bratta 11:15 AM Mae Wood request of family Monday, April 16, 2012 8:30 AM Lucille Lepore request of family Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:30 AM For Those Preparing for Religious Vocations Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:30 AM Lillian Snurpus request of George Snurpus Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:30 AM JoAnne Futrell request of James Fellenz Friday, April 20, 2012 8:30 AM For Those Suffering from Mental Illness Saturday, April 21, 2012 5:00 PM Florence Dougherty request of Jane Cortez Mary & Sam DeSalvo request of Jean & Leonard Borin Sunday, April 22, 2012 8:00 AM For All Members of Our Lady of the Brook 9:30 AM Ormas Smith requet of Dorothy Smith JoAnne Futrell request of Vince & Lois Manna 11:15 AM Margaret Duffy request of Mary Duffy Leroy Keller request of Lois Keller 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, Carole Gilchrist Bassett, Grecina (Nannette) Bonner, Paul Butzen, Gloria Carle, Elizabeth Chen, Wilfred Copa, Carmella DiMaggio, Estelle Douglas, Anna Polus Esha, Sally Faso, Beth Hansen, Dottie Hudash, Brady Irwin, Milton Johnson, Sara Klimaszewski, Fr. Charlie Kouba, Mary Leider, Margaret Lupo, Jane Malley, Elaine Meo, Todd Moser, Ray Niebur, Irene Noonan, Peter Oh, John Ormond, Dolores Politano, Dorino Politano, Carolyn Price, Christine Rakow, Kristin Rill-Cohen, Alexandra Salamone, Talie Schnoll, Arlene Stensby, Angelo Suranno, Patricia Tingay, Ann Verhulst, Victor P. Villasin, Colleen Vitu, Marion West, Evelyn Whitson, Audrey Zywicki Pray Also For Those Born to Eternal Life Theresa Westol, Mother of Lou Alveta Wozniak, mother of Gretchen Kane
Second Sunday of Easter April 15, 2012 3 It is, I think, worthwhile to point out that this Sunday is not the Sunday after Easter. It is, rather, the Second Sunday of Easter. The Paschal Event is never really in our past. It is the way that we Christians live our lives. Our liturgical observance of the historic reality continues until we mark Pentecost, the feast of the Holy Spirit of God who guides us in our journey of faith. Our celebration of the Triduum went very well. The rites were accomplished without a hitch. And.attendance was up, noticeably so on Holy Thursday and at the Easter Vigil! I mention this in particular because OLB s participation in these two major liturgical events has been rather sparse for the past several years. So congratulations and thanks to all who took the time to participate. Our Music Ministry, the choir and the Ding-a-lings (that s the bell choir) were outstanding. Thanks to Teresa for all the work required to get things down pat. One note not a G-flat or an F-sharp, but a note nonetheless our choir can always use more members. Several parishioners volunteered for the Easter celebration, but more sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses for the regular choir would be very welcome. If you can carry a tune give it serious thought. One of the major challenges in this year s celebration was the new Roman Missal. Both the language and the format were daunting, but all the ministers prepared themselves well. Also, several parishioners mentioned that the homilies were very good. I know the ones I heard were excellent, and folks came up to me to tell me that mine were very good also. One of the criticisms that is often mentioned in surveys about declining church attendance is the poor quality of the preaching. We are very blest at OLB with good homilists. No, not everyone is great all the time. I know however that the deacons and priests of our parish spend a good deal of prayer and time in preparing their presentations. As a rule, it pays off. Thanks then to all the ministers and the people of Our Lady of the Brook. In my humble opinion, we did good. Peace, now and always. OLB s Food Outreach One Shopping bag of food Per household Per month. Women s Club News If Everyone does something then No One has to do Everything.Your Help Is Needed As we look back at 2011, we can t help but remember images of disasters in our country and around the globe: the tsunami in Japan, the tornado in Joplin, MO, flooding along the Mississippi, earthquakes and storms around the world. Church World Service (CWS) has been able to respond by providing blankets, hygiene kits, emergency clean-up buckets and other essential items like food, shelter and water, to people in need. The Glenbrook Council of Church Women United has asked its member churches to help buy restocking kits for the warehouse to respond to the next disaster. Our OLB Women s Club is sponsoring a drive to help with this worthy cause. Each family that is able is asked to provide a hygiene kit and drop it in the box at the back of church next weekend. It is essential that the instructions are followed exactly with no notes, or extras included. If you can help, please prepare your kit and bring it with you to Mass next weekend. To Assemble a Hygiene kit you will need: One hand towel measuring approximately 16 x 28 (No fingertip or bath towels) One washcloth One wide-toothed comb One nail clipper One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper) One toothbrush (in original packaging) Six standard-sized adhesive bandages (Band-Aids) Place all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure, remove excess air from bag and seal. (DO not include Toothpaste, as toothpaste with an extended expiration date will be added at the distribution point)
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 4 Brook Happenings Sunday, April 15, 2012 9:00 AM Choir Warm ups Monday, April 16, 2012 Tuesday, April 17, 2012 12:10 PM Word Communion Service Tu & Th 7:00 PM Adult Confirmation Program 7:00 PM Friends of Bill Wednesday, April 18, 2012 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Finance Council 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:15 AM & 7 PM Adult Faith Formation 7:00 PM Women s Club Open Meeting Friday, April 20, 2012 Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:00 AM Confessions / 5:00 PM Mass Sunday, April 22, 2012 9:00 AM Choir Warm ups Transitions Life, Death and Everything in Between! Life transitions, we all go through them. And we all need help with transitions those life-changing times when, good or bad, your foundations are rocked. Join the St Norbert faith community at a practical presentation with group discussion on the Psychology and Theology of Life Transitions led by internationally renowned Theologian and author Jack Shea, S.T.D. and Psychologist Br. Jim Zullo, FSC, PhD. St. Norbert Parish Church, Northbrook Saturday, April 21 st 9:00am-12:30pm 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 for submissions 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. Apr. 19: Apr. 28/29: Upcoming Dates Mark your Calendars Now! Readings for the Week of Apr. 15 Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4; 1 Jn 2: 1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 Stewardship of Treasure Apr. 1 2012 Easter Month to Date Collection $7,822 $23,840 $29,712 FSF $1,120 $2,205 $3,325 Goal: $10,500 $31,000 $41,500 Excess/(Deficit): $(1,558) $(4,955) $ (8,463) Poor Box $21.42 Women s Club Mtg: Travel Women s Club Bake Sale Coming to you this Easter Season an opportunity to see what we are doing and an opportunity to join in. Keep your eye on the Social Area and our EXPO/OLB Posters Sign-up is coming May 6 at all of the Masses. Have you switched to Electronic Giving yet? Thank you for your continued support. Remember Our Lady of the Brook Parish in your will.
Second Sunday of Easter April 15, 2012 5 Bulletin Building Blocks - Second Sunday of Easter TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today was once called in Latin Dominica in albis, or Sunday in White, because the church was full of newly baptized Christians wearing their white baptismal garments. Another old title, best forgotten, is Low Sunday. There s nothing low about this festive Sunday in Easter, the eighth day since the first Alleluia rang out. In Christian tradition, the number eight is a symbol of fulfillment, transition, breaking through the seven-day rhythm of life to a new way of being. That is why many baptismal fonts have eight sides. The greatest feasts of our calendar are always extended for eight days, called an octave. In a way, this means that this first week of Easter is really considered to be one great day. This octave day of Easter sees the best features of Easter still vibrant: joyful alleluias, lush spring flowers everywhere, sprinkling with water, and a lavish table where the Lord gives us himself as bread and wine. For Orthodox Christians, today is the Easter feast, since their tradition requires that the Christian Passover cannot begin until the days of the Jewish Passover are ended. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. SAT. 5 pm Sun. 8:00 am Sun. 9:30 am Sun. 11:15 am Lector Bruno Cortis Marian Steinwandtner Kathy O Regan Marti Sullivan Ministers of Communion Altar Servers Ministry Schedule: April 21 & 22, 2012 Charles Sansone Dee Phillips Dulce Stahl Suzanne Noonan Heidi Mullejeans Maxine Ratajczyk Robert Alt Dcn Duderstadt Charles Sansone Mary Vollkommer Irene Homberger Allan Homberger Dcn McAllister Ginny Hartzer Rosie Fleming Isabelle Fleming Joseph Cross Sandy Koziol Patti Whalen Lettie Bratta Anne Tulig Joanie Sosinski Kevin Byrne Nolan Whalen Tom Haynes Anna Di Filippo Medy Newman Bruce Carlson Elena Carlson Lauren Tzirides Gianna Sparacio Sacristan Linen Sacristan Carla Milazzo Kathy Gianni He had to rise from the dead. Joe, a Vietnam veteran, struggled most of his post -service life with addiction. Estranged from his family, he found himself living under a bridge in very poor health. After landing in an emergency room, he came to Catholic Charities. Moving into a private room at Cooke s Manor, he began a journey of recovery with a good VA doctor, a Catholic Charities chaplain and an AA sponsor. Family reconciliation followed, and he spent his first Easter with his family in 20 years. Your gift to Catholic Charities on Mother s Day, May 13, will bring new life. It is never too late for lives to transform. Missing Something? We have Lost & Found items in the parish office which might be yours. There is a woman s pearl bracelet, found after the Feb. 7th funeral for JoAnne Futrell. ALSO: Crystal rosary with tiny medals. Found broken 3/8: Amy has fixed it. FOUND 3/18 weekend, Sacagawea medal on a chain. NEW: Key chain with SANDI key fob. Please call 272-5686 to identify and claim your item.
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) The Catechism alive and well keeping the Commandments During the season of Easter, we will continue our three-year study of The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, as recommended by the Bishops in their Pastoral -- Our Hearts were Burning Within Us, with Section III Christian Morality: The Faith Lived. Again, all are welcome whether you attended last year or not. Copies of the catechism are available on line or at the book purveyor of your choice. We will meet on Thursdays at 9:15AM and again at 7:00PM in the Mother Cabrini room. Registration forms are in the racks at the exits. Assessing the Renewal of AFF at OLB At the end of the first three year cycle of AFF (2009), we conducted an assessment of our program using the Archdiocesan assessment tool. Having completed another three year cycle (2012), it is time to do another assessment and to compare it the previous three years. We will be extending an invitation to those who regularly attend AFF to participate in this assessment on the Tuesdays of May. FIRST EVER PRICELESS SPRING BAKE SALE ~Sponsored by OLB Women s Club~ Saturday & Sunday April 28/29 Sale starts at 2:00 PM on Saturday and after 5:00 PM Mass Sunday after 8:00; 9:30 and 11:15 Masses Contact Jan Zorn For Further Information at #847-498-5907
Second Sunday of Easter April 15, 2012 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. Please see the binder at our Baptismal Font of the 2012 St. Norbert and OLB Candidates for First Communion and Confirmation and their Declaration of Intention. Please pray on behalf of our children One Community, One Church, Two Parishes. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS The final Sunday Intensive is this evening, April 15 th. Registration for next year is in progress. If you are currently enrolled in our program, you should have received registration materials in the mail. Forms are available in the parish and RE offices or can be downloaded at stnorbertparish.org under Religious Education for Children. Registration for 2012-2013 will be accepted beginning April 11 th. Families enrolling in the Spring Intensive session which begins May, 2 nd, must submit registration by April 18 th. Parents with incoming 1 st graders, who have no other children enrolled in our program, will need to pick up or download forms. Attendance in 1 st grade is required in order to fulfill the required two- year preparation for First Holy Communion. Contact the RE office at 272-3086 for more information. The April RE newsletter has just been emailed to families. If you did not receive the email, please check your spam and then contact us if it was not received at all so we may verify your email address. Important information is included in the newsletter and, since we no longer mail hard copies, we want all our families to read it. It may also be viewed at stnorbertparish.org under Religious Education for Children. SACRAMENT PREPARATION Confirmation Rehearsal and Baptismal Renewal will be held this Tuesday, April 17 th at 7:00pm in St Norbert church. Each confirmand and his or her parents are required to attend. Sponsors are welcome guests but need not be present. Confirmation will be held Saturday, April 22 nd at 1:30pm in church. Please keep our students in your prayers. THANK YOU! May this Easter bring you Peace & Joy. Thank you for all your generous contributions to Little Mexico. Your Grateful Sister Therese Mary, SSPS St. Norbert Women s Club: Book Review April 26 at Sunset Ridge Country Club: Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with JFK Cocktails at 11 am, lunch at noon, and book review at 1:30 pm. Fee is $35. Please reserve your spot by April 19. Mail check with your name, address, phone to: Marleen Bassing 1074 Western, Northbrook. (847) 498-2291 with questions. Thank you for participating in CRS Operation Rice Bowl! Our faith community helped make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world suffering from poverty and hunger. To ensure that Catholic Relief Services is able to continue providing life-saving work to these communities, please return your Rice Bowl as soon as possible. To help our community send a check more quickly, you may count your contribution and make a check payable to Our Lady of the Brook. Please write Operation Rice Bowl in the memo line of the check. Your contributions can be placed in the collection basket. Thank you for your generous support. Rice Bowls for the Catholic Relief Services are dues back no later than Sunday, 4/29. We would appreciate having them beforehand for ease of counting. Thank you for your support of this worldwide service.
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Northbrook, Illinois 8 OLB Women s Club Open Meeting Thursday, April 19 7:00 PM (Guild Meetings: 6:30 PM) All members of the Parish are invited to our Open Meeting in the Social Area. Michael Helmcke, husband of member Jeanne Helmcke, will present a program giving many travel tips and showing interesting pictures from recent International Travel Adventures Cost is only $10.00 including refreshments Women s Club Open Meeting International Travel 4/19/12 (Make checks payable to OLB Women s Club) Name: Phone: Address: Mail to Joanie Sosinski, 5607 RFD Long Grove, IL 60047