TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. To Serve as He Served, To Live as He Lived, and To Love as He Loved.

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1 To Serve as He Served, To Live as He Lived, and To Love as He Loved N Nottingham Ave, Chicago, IL (773) TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 17, 2017

2 SAINT MONICA + PARISH 5136 N. Nottingham Avenue, Chicago, Illinois Telephone: Fax: WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday at 4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Polish Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 Noon, and Polish at 1:30 p.m. WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday Friday at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 6:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 7:00 p.m. in Polish P[rish St[ff Rev. Mariusz (Mario) P. Stefanowski Pastor Rev. Andrew Izyk Associate Pastor Rev. William Holbrook Resident Priest Mr. Ronald J. Gronek Deacon Mr. Ed Podgorski Deacon Sr. Noemi Gil Director of Religious Education Mr. Kamil Duda Director of Music Mr. John Baruch Operations Director Mrs. Gwenn Suvada Business Office Coordinator Mr. Richard Grabowiecki Maintenance Engineer Mrs. Joanna Szepiotko Parish Secretary PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - 9:15am to 7:30pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 9:15am to 5:15pm Saturday - 10:00am to 2:00pm Sunday Closed Parish Phone: (773) Parish Fax: (773) Parish Office: (773) ext. 110 parishsecretary@stmonicachicago.com Fr. Stefanowski: (773) ext. 115 frmariusz@stmonicachicago.com Fr. Izyk: (773) ext. 112 frandrew@stmonicachicago.com Sr. Noemi Gil (773) ext. 122 srnoemi@stmonicachicago.com John Baruch: (773) ext. 130 jbaruch@archchicago.org Bulletin: bulletin@stmonicachicago.com Mr. Raymond Coleman Mrs. Darlene Connelly St. Monica Academy 5115 N. Mont Clare, Chicago, Illinois Telephone: Fax: ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Prayed weekdays before the 8:30 a.m. Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Held every Thursday, beginning at 9:00 a.m. (after 8:30 am Mass); concluding Benediction at 6:45 p.m. School Principal School of th_ Si]k SACRAMENTS The special grace of this Sacrament offers the Lord s healing strength, peace and courage to anyone who is seriously or chronically ill, hospitalized or about to undergo surgery. Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to have someone anointed. B[ptism The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice a month: the first and third Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. (some exceptions due to Holy Days and liturgical celebrations). Please call the Parish Office to register for the program and to set a date for the Baptism. M[rri[g_ Archdiocese of Chicago guidelines for marriage preparation ask that a minimum of six months be set aside for preparation for marriage. No firm date for a wedding will be set until the conclusion of the couple s first meeting with the parish minister. At least one of the engaged persons (or their parents) must be a registered and active parishioner of St. Monica. No Sunday weddings are scheduled. Ministry to th_ Si]k/Hom_\oun^ If you or a family member are in a local hospital or are homebound and would like to have a visit from a priest, please call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Ministers of Care are also available to bring Communion to those who are confined at home and are unable to attend Mass, either temporarily or on a continual basis. Please call the Parish Office to schedule a visit. R_]on]ili[tion (Conf_ssion) Monday Friday from 8:00 8:25 a.m., Saturday from 3:00 to 3:50 p.m., and 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. (English and Polish). Individual confessions available by appointment. Parish Mission Statement Saint Monica is a welcoming Catholic faith community. Proclaiming the power of the Word of God, we join together in the celebration of the Eucharist and all Sacraments. We aim to follow Jesus Christ To S_rv_ [s H_ S_rv_^, To Liv_ [s H_ Liv_^, [n^ To Lov_ [s H_ Lov_^.

3 MONDAY, September 18, :30 M[ss a.m. Int_ntions John & Victoria For Swienton th_ W k Dr William Frett (Birthday) 6:00 p.m. Mass in English TUESDAY, September 19, :30 a.m. Lenore Baron Eric & Jennie Estrella 6:00 p.m. Fr. William Holbrook (Birthday) WEDNESDAY, September 20, :30 a.m. Louis Oches 6:00 p.m. George & Nancy Reid Yolanda Hall 7:00 p.m. Mass in Polish THURSDAY, September 21, :30 a.m. Frank & Irene Sokol 7:00 p.m. Mass in Polish FRIDAY, September 22, :30 a.m. Trina Davila 6:00 p.m Michael Kohler SATURDAY, September 23, :00 p.m. Frank & Sally Chole Harry Taraszka Jim Dorney Raymond E. Sliwa Stanisława Boksa 6:00 p.m. Mass in Polish SUNDAY, September 24, :30 a.m. Frances Drwal 9:00 a.m. Ted Szulczynski Genevieve Socki Health & blessings for Vera & Milan Slajfercik 10:30 a.m. Fay L. Dano Herminio D. Tolentino Dorinda DeLuca Artemio Constantino (Anniv.) 12:00 p.m. Mass in English 1:30 p.m. Mass in Polilsh Stanisław & Janina Wyszyński Our Prayers W_l]om_ to Our Chil^r_n of Go^ Sp_]i[l Pr[y_rs For Thos_ In N ^ Arnott Family Mary Allegretti Phyllis Babbs Carol Batjes Alice Baxter Marilyn Bell Sylvia Boulahanis Adam Burek Jo Buscemi Rogelio Castro, Sr. Cindy Cisek Grace Cleys Joan Craig Air Force Michael Brimie Zachary Muldoon Matt Olken Michael Rice Anthony Villalpando Laurel Walsh Kevin Valdez Army Eric Ambriz James Ambriz Kurt Beyer Tom Bobek Daniel Clark Michael G. Dobija Justin Elazegui Walter Fernandez Robert Gullett Brandon Jackson Andrew Kupinski Jesus O. Lebron Conner Mahoney Jack Maksymec Norman C. Nowak Liam A. W. Cuevas Jaylen L. Barnachea Madeline R. Rodriguez Natalie J. Rodriguez Samantha Crump Marzena Duda Irena Dudek Carole Edwards Roberta Gols Kerri Horan Michael Kelly Timothy Kim Joan Lajka Dolores Nieciecki Cathy O Hara Jose Perez Max Piekos and all the sick and aged of our parish... R_m_m\_r Our Milit[ry Army, cont d Erik Malenock Andrew Perez Julio Rios Michael Rivera Andrew Thomas Christopher Walsh Michael Zadlo Army Reserve Jason Adamczyk Roman Gronke Keith Maslon Sean O Grady Coast Guard Christine Ambriz Marines Vincent Bertucci Andrew Cobos Gage Cygnar Henrietta Pinkowski Deacon Ed Podgorski Sharon Petrozz, Augie Sansone Tim Sheehan Harriet Skiba Steve Skubski Denise Slaski Fr. Fred Tomzik Ida Traczyk Ralph Volgarino Laura Wysocki Marines, cont d Lukas Czynczyk Dominic Davila Caitlen Ferrarell Benjamin Juhasz Mathew Lynn Michael T. Medrys Steven Meyer Kevin Rasmussen Christopher Ryan Navy Jeremy Bloom Justin Chovanec Zachary Corrado Daniel Jarosz Clay Presny Riley Schoen Steven Stancy Richard Whitman Nick Whitman Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as the protect us. We ask this in Jesus name. Amen September 17, 2017 Page 2

4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION St. Monica Parish We've seen how the rescue of Eucharistic Prayer II from the mists of history changed the style of our prayer, introducing a sleek simplicity to the prayer said aloud by the priest. Remember, before the reform of our prayer in the late 1960s, the priest whispered the words of the Roman Canon, Eucharistic Prayer I. His voice was not amplified, his back was to the people, who could only tell what was going on by a shift in his posture as he bowed and genuflected and as bells were rung to indicate his progress through the prayer. With the emergence of the new prayers, some feared that the old prayer would be lost forever if it weren't somehow changed. The reformers asked that it be streamlined a bit by omitting the repeated "Through Christ" at the end of various intercessions, and trimming the list of somewhat obscure saints. The new edition therefore brackets parts of the two lists of saints in the prayer, unfortunately dropping all the women from the second set. The decision was also made to keep the Lord's words at the consecration exactly the same in every Eucharistic Prayer, although there is precedent for more variety. On November 2, 1968, Pope Paul VI signed off on the plan of the new Mass, and by April 1969, the publication of the revised order of Mass was announced. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. FORGIVENESS Nearly ten years before, a son and father had parted ways when the business they shared went bankrupt. The son blamed the father. They did not speak to each other again. Then the father became seriously ill. The mother called the son and told him he had better come soon. The son walked sheepishly into the hospital room. The father motioned his son to him and whispered: "Did you ever think you could do anything that would keep me from loving you?" Resentment and anger are foul things, the first reading from Sirach tells us. Remember the last things. Stop hating. Live by the commandments. As Saint Paul writes to the Romans, we are to live for the Lord and die for the Lord. Jesus' parable in today's Gospel reminds us of God's compassion. The immense sin of humanity has been forgiven and stricken from the record. We are to forgive others in the same way. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. September 17, 2017 Page 3

5 Catechetical Sunday 2017 ST. MONICA PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM This year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 17, The 2017 theme will be "Living as Missionary Disciples." Those who the Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith. For 2017/2018, at St. Monica Parish there are over 470 students who are enrolled in four different Religious Education Programs: St. Monica Academy Religious Education S.T.A.R.S. Children s Liturgy of the Word. We thank our Catechists for their dedication and generous hearts. May the Lord bless them abundantly for their ministry. PRAYER FOR ST. MONICA CATECHISTS Lord, bless our Catechists who have responded to your call to the ministry of catechesis. May they be filled with zeal for your Church, with care for those they teach, and with love for your Word of Life. Let your Spirit come upon them so that your Word may echo through their teaching and through the witness of their lives. Through our catechists, may the members of our parish whom they teach be transformed into witnesses to your Word. May they receive the blessing your Son promised to all who labor in your vineyard. We pray to you, gracious Father, in the name of your Son, Jesus, the Word of Life, and in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. September 17, 2017 Page 4

6 Announcements FOSTER-HARLEM PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION Serving Chicago s Big Oaks Community Since 1955 CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF FATIMA APPARITIONS Next Meeting Thursday, September 21, 7:00 PM St. Monica's Beyenka Hall 5105 North Mont Clare Avenue Guest Speakers Tim Heneghan City of Chicago 41st Ward Democratic Committeeman Maryrose Pavkovic The Chicago Public Art Group Complimentary Refreshments will be served! All neighborhood residents are welcome. We would like to express our gratitude for providing the beautiful flowers adorning our Lady of Fatima Statue. This week, the flowers were provided by: ANNA BIBIK THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU! Liturgical Ministry Schedule DATE TIME EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LECTOR ALTAR SERVERS September 23 4:00 pm C. Lyons M. Paul 7:30 am S. Bass K. Cronin R. Wade R. Wade R. Brenner T. Cacal (sub. req.) S. Comito H. Bass C. Frawley J. Robaczewski T. Robaczewski September 24 9:00 am M. P. Collins C. Cwynar J. Cwynar 10:30 am M. Caringella M. Nimietz C. Peterson G. Frett M. S. Kuehl G. Peterson R. Rosenbusch G. Frett D. Douvalakis N. Douvalakis E. Price M. Nimietz J. Gamboa M. Ryan N. Ryan 12:00 pm C. Devine R. M. Welther Sr. Noemi R. M. Welther M. Barnas J. Burke J. Herman September 17, 2017 Page 5

7 Around the Archdiocese of Chicago OUR LADY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF CHRIST S PASSION Parish Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Christ s Passion in St. John, Indiana ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Saturday, October 14, Ride in the comfort of a chartered bus. We will depart promptly at 8:30 am for the 1 hour and 20 minute drive to the Shrine. We will return at approx-imately 3:30 pm. The day will begin with Mass with Fr. Andrew as Presider and then we will step onto the pray-er trail at the Shrine of Christ s Passion. It is as if you have been transported back 2000 years! You will see 40 life-size bronze statues artfully placed in dramatically landscaped gar-dens that look and feel like the Holy Land. There is also an exquisite, one of a kind 10,000 sq. ft. Gift Shoppe brimming with beautiful displays of unique and exciting gift ideas. It is even referred to as a destination store. $50 per person, (includes transportation and box lunch) Bottles of water will be provided. Special Accommodations: the Shrine covers 30 acres and consists of 1 mile of walk-ing. Twenty-nine seats are available in club cars, where you are driven from garden to garden. If you need this accommodation, it must be requested at the time of payment. Tickets will be on sale this weekend and at the rectory. If you have questions or need further information, please contact Pat Peterson at BIBLE JOURNEY FALL SESSION The Gospels and Jesus of Nazareth ; Wednesdays Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25; Nov. 1 and 8; 9:45-10:45 a.m.; presented by Jerry Leitner; $35; at Holy Family Parish, 2515 Palatine Road, Inverness; contact Mary Whitesideat or mwhiteside@holyfamilypar ish.org to register. HANDS-ON + HEARTS-IN PROGRAM Discernment experiences for women who are considering life as a Catholic sister; opportunities Aug. 28-Sept. 1 and Sept ; hosted in northern Mississippi, 50 miles from Memphis; no other cost for participants; women will be accompanied by sisters from various orders in providing hands-on service to the needy and live in community for the week, sharing prayer, cooking, reflections, guidance and fun; register at least one month in advance; sponsored by Sisters of the Living Word and the Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association; contact Sr. Sharon Glumb at sglumb@slw.org or ext TOLTON CHICAGO PILGRIMAGE On September 23, join Bishop Joseph Perry on a historic pilgrimage that journeys through historic Bronzeville, the ministerial home of Servant of God - Fr. Augustus Tolton. Stops on the pilgrimage include site of Fr Tolton s first church in Chicago, the grave of Mother Tolton, site where Fr. Tolton disembarked from train and later collapsed, and Mercy Hospital where he was cared for and later died. September 17, 2017 Page 6

8 CICHE DNI St. Monica Niedzielna Parish Refleksja - Annual Report Pięcioletnia Ania długo bawi się u swej koleżanki. Nadchodzi pora kolacji. Zwykle w tym czasie spieszyła się do domu. Tym razem ociąga się i wreszcie w kąciku nieśmiało prosi koleżankę, by mogła zjeść u niej kolację. Mama koleżanki zaprasza ją do stołu. Po kilku minutach Ania wyjaśnia, że u nich w domu jest niedobrze, że ona nie chce wracać ani do mamy, ani do taty. Zapytana, dlaczego jest niedobrze, płacząc odpowiada: Rodzice już drugi dzień nie rozmawiają ze sobą. Ciche dni świadczą zawsze o małości ludzi, którzy je wprowadzają lub się na nie godzą. Znak nieumiejętności przebaczenia. Konflikt, w którym najczęściej zostaje urażona ambicja jednej ze stron, kończy się pozornym milczeniem. W rzeczywistości jest to głośny krzyk świadczący o braku miłości. To ten bolesny krzyk milczących rodziców tak głęboko ranił szukające miłości serce małej Ani. Dziecko doskonale wyczuło, że w domu nie jest dobrze. Nie rozumiało przyczyny, ale czuło, że znalazło się między dwoma sercami, które zamiast pałać ku sobie miłością, promieniowały niechęcią. Odruchowo mała Ania broniąc swego serduszka szukała schronienia za progiem własnego domu, u koleżanki. Ciche dni są znakiem alarmującym zamierającej miłości. Zamknięte usta wyrażają zamknięte serca. Nikt nie jest w stanie ocenić niezwykle niszczącego działania tej formy zagniewania. Ona prowadzi do narastania niechęci między nimi. Takie milczenie to czas, w którym zło buduje szybko, minuta po minucie, mur wrogości. Kiedy wreszcie ludzie do siebie przemówią, wybudowany mur nie znika, on trwa. Jedynie zostaje w nim zrobiony wyłom. Tego muru nie da się tak łatwo rozebrać. Potrzeba często długich miesięcy, a nawet lat, by go zupełnie usunąć. Jeśli natomiast w międzyczasie znów nastaną ciche dni, zło ma już na czym budować. Wyłom zostaje zamknięty, a zło podnosi i umacnia mur. Stopniowo ludzie stają się dla siebie obcymi, a nierzadko i nieprzejednanymi wrogami. Kto zna ten mechanizm przechowywania urazy w sercu człowieka, ten zrozumie, dlaczego Jezus na pytanie Piotra: Ile razy mam przebaczyć, jeślimój brat wykroczył przeciwko mnie? Czy aż siedem razy? odpowiedział: Nie mówię ci, aż siedem razy, lecz aż siedemdziesiąt siedem razy. Jezusowi chodzi o to, by Jego uczeń nie gromadził ani jednej cegły, z której można budować mur niechęci wobec innego człowieka. Nie wolno dopuścić do tego, by zło miało minutę czasu na wznoszenie takiego muru. Kochające serce nie potrafi bić w atmosferze niechęci. Jeśli nie przebaczy, dusi się samo. Ono dla swego zdrowia, dla własnego dobra musi przebaczyć. A już nigdy nie zgodzi się na ciche dni wiedząc, o jakie wielkie wartości chodzi. Nie zgodzi się, by drugi człowiek, którego kocha, miał czas na budowę muru niezgody. To w trosce o niego potrafi darować nawet wielki dług, by tylko nauczyć osobę kochaną przebaczającej miłości. Nawet jeśli druga strona przez milczenie manifestuje swoją niedojrzałość, ten, kto kocha, zachowuje się normalnie i nie pozwala na to, by mur wzrastał. Widząc zaś, jak osoba kochana sama go wzmacnia, natychmiast usuwa układane przez nią cegły. W tej sytuacji mur nigdy nie powstanie. Przebaczyć trzeba siedemdziesiąt siedem razy, to znaczy zawsze. Przebaczenie nie jest dowodem słabości człowieka, lecz jego mocy. Przebaczający odnosi zwycięstwo. Jego serce dojrzewa, ubogaca się, doskonali w miłości. Jeszcze nikt nie osiągnął szczęścia w życiu dlatego, że nie przebaczył swoim winowajcom. Ten, kto nie umie przebaczyć, sam zamyka sobie drogę do wolności i prawdziwej radości ducha. Jezus w trosce o nasze szczęście wzywa do przebaczenia. Ks. Edward Staniek September 17, 2017 Page 7

9 Spiewnik XXIV NIEDZIELA ZWYKŁA Bóg nad swym ludem zmiłował się, i Zbawiciela nam zesłał. Miłość nam daje usuwa grzech, prowadzi w bramy Królestwa. Chryste króluj, Chryste zwyciężaj! Swoją miłość odnów w nas! Miłość Chrystusa przemienia świat, wyznacza szlaki wciąż nowe, kruszy nienawiść, wprowadz ład jednoczy z ludźmi i Bogiem. Psalm: Pan jest łaskawy, pełen miłosierdzia. Cóż Ci Jezu damy za Twych łask strumienie? Z serca Ci składamy korne dziękczynienie. Panie nasz, króluj nam! Boże nasz, Króluj nam! Poprzez wieczny czas króluj Jezu nam. W Serca Twego ranie, o serc naszych Królu, Pokój i wytrwanie ukojenie w bólu. Ty nas wspieraj w znoju, strzeż przez życie całe, Byśmy w serc pokoju Twą wielbili chwałę. Zbliżam się w pokorze i niskości swej, Wielbię Twój majestat, skryty w Hostii tej, Tobie dziś w ofierze serce daję swe, O, utwierdzaj w wierze, Jezu, dzieci Twe Mylą się, o Boże, w Tobie wzrok i smak, Kto się im poddaje, temu wiary brak, Ja jedynie wierzyć Twej nauce chcę, Że w postaci chleba utaiłeś się. Bóstwo swe na krzyżu skryłeś wobec nas, I ukryte z Bóstwem człowieczeństwo wraz, Lecz w Oboje wierząc, wiem, że dojdę tam, Gdzieś przygarnął łotra, do Twych niebios bram. Jak niewierny Tomasz twych nie szukam ran, Lecz wyznaję z wiarą, żeś mój Bóg i Pan, Pomóż wierze mojej, Jezu, łaską swą, Ożyw mą nadzieję, rozpal miłość mą. Ty, coś upamiętnił śmierci Bożej czas, Chlebie żywy, życiem swym darzący nas, Spraw, bym dla swej duszy życie z Ciebie brał, Bym nad wszelką słodycz Ciebie poznać chciał. Ty, co jak Pelikan Krwią swą karmisz lud, Przywróć mi niewinność, oddal grzechów brud, Oczyść mnie Krwią swoją, która wszystkich nas Jedną kroplą może obmyć z win i zmaz. Pod zasłoną teraz, Jezu, widzę Cię, Niech pragnienie serca kiedyś spełni się, Bym oblicze Twoje tam oglądać mógł, Gdzie wybranym miejsce przygotował Bóg. Króluj nam Chryste, zawsze i wszędzie to nasze rycerskie hasło, Ono nas zawsze prowadzić będzie i świecić jak słońce jasno. Naprzód przebojem młodzi rycerze, do walki z grzechem swej duszy, Wodzem nam Jezus w Hostii ukryty z nim w bój nasz zastęp wyruszy! September 17, 2017 Page 8

10 St. Monica Parish - Stewardship S 10 MASS ENVELOPES LOOSE 4:00 pm $ 1, $ :00 pm $ $ :30 am $ $ :00 am $ 1, $ :30 am $ 1, $ :00 pm $ $ :30 pm $ $ E-Giving $ N/A Mailed Envelopes $ Children's Envelopes $ Grand Total This Week $ 9, Hurricane Aid $ St. Monica Academy $ 2, Facility Maintenance $ Ascension $ N/A Weekly Budgeted Goal $ 9, Weekly Difference $ Year-to-Date Difference $ Actual Weekly Collection-to-Date $ 98, Year-to-Date Goal $ 99, % TO GOAL 93.6 % PLEDGED CAMPAIGN UPDATE Parish Goal: $800, Total Pledged: $ 748, Percent of Goal: 93.60% Thank you to all who have participated in the To Teach Who Christ Is Campaign. May the Lord Bless you for your stewardship. If you have not yet participated, and would lke to join the Campaign, which grately supports our Parish, please contact our Parish Office or speak directly to Fr. Mario after Mass. Your support is greatly appreciated. God Bless You! MONTHLY COLLECTIONS AUGUST SEPTEMBER DATE FIRST COLLECTION SECOND COLLECTION August, 6 Regular Sunday Collection Facility Maintenance Fund August, 13 Regular Sunday Collection School Development August, 15 Assumption None August, 20 Regular Sunday Collection None August, 27 Regular Sunday Collection None September, 3 Regular Sunday Collection Facility Maintenance Fund September, 10 Regular Sunday Collection School Development September, 17 Regular Sunday Collection Seminarian Education September, 24 Regular Sunday Collection None September 17, 2017 Page 9

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