Therefore what God has St. Lambert Parish joined together Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord let no one Separate. Mark 10:9 October 7, 2018 27th Sunday in ordinary time Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 Phone: (847) 673-5090 E-mail: saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Website: www.stlambert.org Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Saturday Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia debbie.stlambert@aol.com Mr. George Mohrlein Religious Education : Gina Roxas youthchurchred@gmail.com To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under About Us or by phone. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the rectory basement. For guidelines and to register call the rectory.
Page 2 St. Lambert Parish 27th Sunday Ordinary Time Masses for the Week Come Join Us In Celebrating Saturday, October 6 5:00 Ian Vallejo Sunday, October 7 8:00 Steve Murphy 10:00 Charles & Ellen Kelly and Thomas & Mary O Kane The Feast Day of OUR LADY OF FATIMA ON OCTOBER 13, 2018 5:00 P.M. MASS The Mass will conclude with an outdoor candlelight procession 12:00 People of St Lambert Monday, October 8 7:15 In Thanksgiving Tuesday, October 9 7:15 Monica Liu Wednesday, October 10 7:15 Anna Nodland Birthday Thursday, October 11 7:15 Gerry & Evelyn Rosagas 48th Wedding Anniversary Friday, October 12 7:15 Steve Murphy Saturday, October 13 8:00 Dennis Oltz 5:00 Dennis Oltz In preparation for the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, a daily novena * will commence Oct. 4th to Oct.12th at 6:45 P.M. * October 10 novena after the Mother of Perpetual Help novena Sunday, October 14 8:00 Ralph Curtis 10:00 Janet M. Bichl Sunday Offertory Collection: 12:00 People of St Lambert September 22/23, 2018 Envelopes: $ 6,932.11 Loose: 1,579.00 Total: $8,511.11 The Coffee Hour will be hosted next week by Betty Kovathana and friends. Please contact Betty at 847-675-8353 to offer assistance or to donate baked goods. Thank you! Seminaries: $1,719.80 YouthChurch: $182.00 Thank you for your continued generosity! For online giving go to: www.givecentral.org
October 7, 2018 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 3 On the weekend of November 17/18th, we will be asking for volunteers to donate Christmas gifts to the children of Most Holy Trinity Parish in Waukegan. Please pick up a form and return by December 16th. Your participation is appreciated! Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Mark 10:14 In his message for World Mission Sunday, Pope Francis states that, "No one is so poor as to be unable to give what they have, but first and foremost what they are." Those serving in mission at the global peripheries, especially communities and individuals who follow the command to serve despite their own financial struggles, witness this message of service and self-sacrifice. By joining with them, we in turn bear witness to a message of love and compassion so needed in our world today.
October 7, 2018 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 5 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27] Ministers Of Care The St. Lambert Ministers of Care are available to visit and bring the Holy Eucharist to Parishioners who are unable to get to weekly Mass due to Illness, advanced age or adverse weather conditions. Each member of our parish community is encouraged to help our parish identify and reach out to the homebound the sick and isolated in our midst. If you know of someone who may benefit from a visit by a Minister of Care, please call the rectory. If you are interested in joining our ministry, please call the rectory. Newly combined parish celebrates inauguration By Joyce Duriga Editor September 5, 2018 feet high, was taken to each site during the week. Holy Cross Brother Roberto Jiménez, director of evangelization, said about 700 people attended the Mass held at St. Francis of Assisi. No other Masses were held on Aug. 29 at the other worship sites so parishioners could come together in one place. Maternity BVM eighth graders carry a statue of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos from the church of Our Lady of Angels Mission. (Karen Calloway/ Chicago Catholic) One of the archdiocese s new parishes formed through Renew My Church celebrated its inauguration with a fiesta week Aug. 26-Sept. 2. San José Sánchez del Río Parish, which includes the churches of St. Philomena, 1921 N. Kedvale Ave.; Maternity BVM, 3647 W. North Ave.; and St. Francis of Assisi, 932 N. Kostner Ave., kicked off the week with a Mass inaugurating the new parish on Aug. 26. From Aug. 26 to 29, the parish held Masses, processions and talks around the devotion to Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos from Jalisco, Mexico. The statue, which is made of wood and stands less than 2 Everyone enjoyed themselves, he said. I think everyone is on board with the new parish. To me, everyone is ready to move forward. The now combined churches were part of the pilot phase of Renew My Church, along with Our Lady of the Angels Mission, 3808 W. Iowa St. The archdiocese describes Renew My Church as the local church s response to Christ s call to make disciples, build communities and inspire witness. This is a multiyear process for the archdiocese to strengthen parish vitality and better align its resources and its mission. The parish youth group, which has about 70 members, is particularly excited about the new parish because their suggestion for the new parish s name was the one selected by Cardinal Cupich. Also in the running were Pope John XXIII and St. Frances Cabrini. San José Sánchez del Río was a 14-year-old boy killed by the Mexican government during the Cristero War in 1928 after refusing to renounce his faith. Before killing (Continued on page 6)
Page 6 St. Lambert Parish 27th Sunday Ordinary Time (Continued from page 5) him, officials cut his feet and made him walk to the cemetery, so images of him depict him with bloody feet. Pope Francis canonized him in 2016. Honestly speaking, I had no idea who he was until the kids starting talking about him, Brother Roberto said. Then I started doing research on him and got excited. It was all the young people s idea, though. I think they identify themselves with him. It was exciting to see their spirits uplifted, he said. After San José Sánchez s death he was dubbed Joselito, and many parishioners have started to use that as a nickname for the new parish. Through people s participation in fiesta week, which concluded with a Mass in honor of the Divine Infant on Sept. 2, parishioners began to get the sense of being one parish. I think we re beginning to see this is not Maternity or St. Francis or Philomena, but that this is our parish, Brother Roberto said. Each community has its own culture and we re embracing that as we go forward. Deacon Milton Rodriguez agreed. He has been a deacon for 30 years serving at Maternity BVM and is one of seven deacons at the new parish. He said he is getting to know the other church communities in the parish since he wasn t familiar with them before. We re working very, very hard to keep the unity together. At this moment the spirit of the people is together, he said. 6th Annual NorthWest Families March for Life in Palatine Saturday, October 20, 1:00 Promote Peace. Embrace Life. Be part of the celebration of LIFE! 1:00 pm: Gather in St. Theresa Dolan Center Gym (455 S. Benton, Palatine) for song, prayer, and inspirational speakers: Joe Scheidler (Pro-Life Action League), Rev. Ceasar LeFlore (Life Education and Resource Network) and Fr. Paul Mankowski (Lumen Christi Institute) Walk along Northwest Hwy. to the plaza at Hicks (1/2 mile) to share the love of LIFE. 2:15 pm: Rally at the plaza with more music, speakers, and prayer. FREE refreshments back at St. Theresa following the march FREE buttons and bracelets Wear YELLOW to this celebration of Life! All Faiths Welcome! Contact: Maria Goldstein, 847-651-4877, NWFL526@gmail.com www.northwestfamiliesforlife.weebly.com Sponsors: NorthWest Families for Life, St.Theresa/St.Thomas Respect Life, Knights of Columbus, Relevant Radio.
October 7, 2018 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 7 Let the children come Matthew 19:13-15, Mark 10:13-16, Luke 18:15-17. Some people took their children to Jesus to be touched by him. Disciples noticed this and rebuked them. Then Jesus said "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." and He also said that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it. Copyright 2018 All right reserved. This site is a project of MMBOX PRODUCTION HE EMBRACED THEM AND BLESSED THEM Today Jesus stresses how children embody the reign of God. They are trusting and loving and have hearts that are open to love. They are joyful when they are made aware of God s love for them, and are eager to return that love. This is the model Jesus holds out to us if we want to welcome the reign of God. We need to have open, loving hearts. We must drop our defenses, however we came by them, and welcome Christ s love for us with joy. This is impossible for us on our own. Only the grace of God will enable us to do this, but that grace is freely and generously given. We have only to accept it. -Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Parish Office Closed, Oct. 8th