Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2014

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2014 Pastor: Fr. Gene Dyer Weekend Associate: Fr. Luke Kleczka, SDS Pastor Emeritus: Fr. Gerald Rogala Deacons: John X. Rottman, Robert Cnota, Steven Wagner and Michael McManus Business Manager Mr. Joe Wojtowicz School Principal: Mr. Dan Gargano Religious Education Coordinator: Mr. Ron Mazzoni Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Mass in Polish) Monday through Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Holy Days: Please see the bulletin Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Tue. - Sat. following 8:30 a.m. Mass Confessions: Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. Spowiedþ: Niedziela po polsku 11:00 do 11:25 a.m. Office Hours and Addresses: Church: 6725 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 Parish Office: 6333 N. Newcastle Ave. Summer Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:30am - 5:00pm (773) 792-3077, FAX: (773) 792-3820 e-mail: parish@saintthecla.org School: 6323 N. Newcastle Ave., (773) 763-3380 Visit us on the web at: www.saintthecla.org

Weekly Parish Information Mon. June 30th, 8:30am Tue. July 1st, 8:30am Wed. July 2nd, 8:30am Thur. July 3rd, 8:30am Fri. July 4th, 8:30am Sat. July 5th, 8:30am 5:00pm Sun. July 6th, 8:00am 10:00am Mass Intentions +Katherine Moffat +Angelo Borghi +Patrick O Brien +Broda Family +John and Sophie Jonas +Bernard and Louis Rozmarynowski (collective intentions) +Audrey and Marie LaFleur +Sophie Ligeza SI - For Religious Freedom +Therese K. Kennedy +Carl and Marie Kandlbinder +Sr. Joselita Marie Kujak C.S.J. +Elanore and Charleen Tocha (collective intentions) +Walter & Irene Mastalarz +Emilia Wolski +John Sweeney 11:30 a.m. Mass in Polish +Henryk Horak, +Stanis³aw Wid³ak oraz za zmar³ych cz³onków rodziny Wid³aków, +Ryszard i Janina Spociñski, +Emilia i W³adys³aw Kubik, +Helena i Micha³ Cieºla, +Jacek Topczewski, +Felicja, Aleksander i Anna Karwowscy, +Mieczysław i Łucja Kraszewski +denotes deceased, SI - denotes special intention Traveling? Check out www.masstimes.org for Mass times at Churches where you will be vacationing. Parish Calendar for this week Sunday June 29th- Rummage Sale - gym, Leyden Hall, school, kitchen Monday June 30th- Tuesday July 1st- Wednesday July 2nd- Thursday July 3rd- Al-Anon meeting - 9:30am 11:00am - St. Joseph the Worker, Queen of Peace Leisure Club meeting - 11:30am - Queen of Peace July 4th & 5th CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY Chicago 950AM, Chicago West 930AM, NW Indiana 1270AM (Listen online at www.relevantradio.com) The Leisure Club meets on Thursday, July 3rd at 11:30 A.M. in the Queen of Peace room. All are welcome! For information, please call Joanie Ptak at 312-608-4092. God s blessings to all! 50+ Senior Meet and Greet When: Thursday, July 10 Where: Immaculate Conception Rectory Assembly Room Time: 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Our parishes planned a Meet and Greet afternoon of fun, refreshments and entertainment that features Tom Stanfield. Bring a friend and join us! Please RSVP to Joanie Ptak 773-631-5494 by July 3rd.thanks Immaculate Conception Seniors Club St. Juliana Friendship Club St. Mary of the Woods St. Monica Senior Club Queen of All Saints St. Tarcissus Golden Hours St. Thecla Leisure Club TODAY S READINGS First Reading - Peter was in prison, but prayer by the church was made to God on his behalf (Acts 12:1-11). Psalm - The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him (Psalm 34). Second Reading - I have finished the race; I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18). Gospel - Simon Peter said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God (Matthew 16:13-19). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:8-13, 16bc-17; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 20:24-29 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119: 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30 2

St. Thecla Athletic Council Annual Golf Outing August 16, 2014 at Tam Golf Club 3:15 check-in - 4:00 shot gun start $60.00 per golfer includes: golf, cart, lunch, a cocktail, a $10.00 gift certificate to an area establishment, a chance to win a $100 tuition credit, and many other prizes. Please contact Gina O Hehir ASAP at ohehirs@sbcglobal.net to reserve your spot If you can t make it, please consider getting together with a few other families to sponsor a hole. Your names would appear on a sign on the course as donors. One of the things I have learned as a parent is this: when a family member is going through a rough time and I don t know what to do, I just need to love him or her through it. That s become a kind of mantra for my wife and me because it works. When we come to the end of our rope and don t know what the right thing to do is, we ll say, We can love her through it. Inviting love into the equation is to invite God into the mix. Bringing our uncertainty and worry into the light of Christ allows us to focus less on the problem and more on the person. God is love, and those who abide in love, abide in God. That is my wish for you and your family. - Tom McGrath Jedną z rzeczy, której nauczyłem się będąc rodzicem jest to, że kiedy ktoś z rodziny przechodzi trudny okres w życiu i nie wiem, co mam robić, powinienem po prostu kochać ją lub jego mocniej przez cały ten czas. Przekonanie to stało się rodzajem mantry dla mnie i dla mojej żony, ponieważ jego zastosowanie jest skuteczne. Kiedy dochodzimy do kresu wytrzymałości i wciąż nie wiemy, co jest tą prawidłową rzeczą do zrobienia, mówimy: Możemy kochać mocniej w tym trudnym czasie. Zaproszenie miłości, aby wprowadzić równowagę, jest zaproszeniem miłości to rozwiązania konkretnego zagmatwania. Przynoszenie naszych niepewności i trosk do światła Chrystusa, pozwala nam mniej koncentrować się na problemie, a więcej na osobie. Bóg jest miłością i ci, którzy trwają w miłości, trwają w Bogu. To jest moje pragnienie dla ciebie i twojej rodziny. - Tom McGrath Blood Pressure Screening This Weekend This 2nd collection takes place today. Volunteers from Compass will be in the back of Church to check blood pressures this weekend. They will be available after the 5:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Masses. It is a quick measure you can take to monitor your health. Plan to stop by. 50-Year Reunion for the Class of '64 A few folks from the Class of '64 are in the process of planning a 50-year reunion to be held this fall. If you are from this class or know the whereabouts of anyone who graduated in 1964, please send an email to SaintThecla64@gmail.com. They would love to hear from you! Weekly Contributions: A note from the Finance Committee We need to maintain the momentum of the great financial progress we made in the last fiscal year. Have you missed a weekly donation that you can catch up on? Thank you for giving this your consideration. June 22nd, 2014 Total Collection......$7,095.00 Maintenance Fund...$90.00 School Fund......$20.00 Children s Envelopes....$6.76 Parking Lot Fund...$160.00 Sharing Parish...$86.00 Thank you for your generosity to help meet our weekly financial goals. Please remember St. Thecla in your will. Sign up for Automated Giving by visiting www.parishpay.com or by calling 1-866-parish-1. 3

Pro-Life THE WOMEN'S CENTER 5116 North Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630 (773)794-1313 We celebrated Father s Day this month and many fathers feel a deep loss and sadness due to the abortion of their child. At the Women s Center, we reduce the number of abortions by approximately 1,000 babies saved each year. We are able to do this because of our counseling, and the spiritual and material help which you enable us to provide our mothers and fathers. We need strong Furniture Room volunteers Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. to distribute baby furniture and to serve as a lobby/front desk substitute. A volunteer is needed on Saturdays who speaks Spanish to return phone calls that come into our Counseling Office. We have excellent opportunities for individuals or friends to work together; cleaning baby bottles used for our spare change fundraising. This work is done anytime Monday thru Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m and all this work is done at our Chicago office. Baby diapers in sizes 1, 4, 5 and 6, maternity, baby and children s (up to size 14) clothing in good condition are needed for our Resource Room. These must be delivered to us unless accompanied by baby furniture. To volunteer your help or donate, call Jackie at 773-794-8807 or email jkeenan@womens-center.org. We are happy to pass on your used baby equipment to mothers who cannot afford to buy it. Our wish list includes: 4 infant/toddler car seats, 3 fixed side cribs, 3 crib mattresses, 4 toddler beds, 2 high chairs, 4 strollers, 2 double strollers, 4 bouncers, 5 pack n plays, 3 swings, 2 changing tables and 3 walkers. If your neighbors have a garage sale or if you attend one, please ask the sellers to donate items to us because our need is a great one. A receipt for all donations for tax purposes is available. It will be a great help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or if a pick-up by a volunteer is needed, please call 773-794-1313. The Women s Center czerwiec 2014 W czerwcu obchodzimy Dzień Ojca. Wielu ojców odczuwa wielką stratę i głęboki smutek związany z aborcją ich dziecka. Poprzez ocalenie przeciętnie około 1,000 dzieci rocznie - The Women s Center obniża liczbę aborcji. Możemy to czynić poprzez fachową konsultację, duchową i materialna pomoc, którą umożliwiacie nam, abyśmy mogli wspomagać nasze matki i naszych ojców. Potrzebujemy silnych wolontariuszy do naszego Magazynu Mebli w czwartki od godziny 10:00 rano do 1:00 po południu albo od 1:00 do 4:00 po południu do pomocy przy rozdzialaniu dziecięcych mebli, jak również na zastępstwo w recepcji przy frontowym biurku. Potrzebujemy wolontariusza znającego hiszpański, na soboty, do odbierania telefonów w naszym biurze porad. Mamy też doskonałą okazję dla pojedyńczych osób i grup przyjaciół chcących pomagać wspólnie. Potrzebni są wolontariusze do przygotowania dziecięcych buteleczek do następnego użycia w naszej akcji zbiórki drobnych pieniędzy na cele Women s Center. Praca w dowolnych godzinach od od poniedziałku do piątku pomiędzy 10:00 rano a 5:00 po południu w biurze na Cicero [5116 N. Cicero]. Potrzebne są pieluszki w rozmiarze 1, 4, 5 i 6; odzież na okres ciąży w dobrym stanie, ubranka dla niemowląt i starszych dzieci do rozmiaru 14. Rzeczy te starajcie się dostarczyć sami, chyba że macie także do oddania mebelki. Aby zgłosić swoją pomoc lub aby ofiarować dary prosimy dzwonić do Jackie na numer 773-794-8807 lub drogą elektroniczną jkeenan@womens-center.org. Cieszymy się, że możemy podarować Wasze używane rzeczy dziecięce matkom, których nie stać na ich kupno. Potrzebnych są 4 krzesełka do samochodu dla niemowląt oraz dla starszych dzieci; 3 łóżeczka otwierane z jednej strony; 3 materacyki; 4 łóżeczka dla starszych dzieci; 2 stoliczki do karmienia; 4 wózeczki; 2 podwójne wózeczki; 4 urządzenia do skakania dla dziecka [tzw. bouncers]; 5 kompletów z potrzebnymi rzeczami dla dziecka, kiedy wychodzimy z domu, tzw. pack and plays; 3 huśtawki; 2 stoliczki do przewijania; 3 chodziki na kółkach, kiedy dziecko uczy się chodzić [walkers]. Jeśli wasi sąsiedzi organizują wyprzedaż garażową prosimy zapytajcie o podarowanie rzeczy dla nas, bo jesteśmy w tej chwili w wielkiej potrzebie. Możemy dostarczyć pokwitowanie do rozliczenia podatkowego. Będzie to dla nas wielkim ułatwieniem, jeśli sami te rzeczy do nas dostarczycie. Aby uzyskać adres, lub aby zgłosić by ktoś odebrał mebelki prosimy do nas dzwonić na numer 773-794-1313. 4

Prayer List, US Military United States Air Force: SrA Michael J. Archam, A1C Heather Bosh, SrA Nicole Coreil A1C Scott Frisco A1C Shane Garrison, SSgt. Adam Krey, Lt. Andrew May, 2ndLt. Peter A. Schroeder, SSgt. James E. Stay SSgt. Sentara Stay SSgt. Matt Tredwell United States Army: MAJ. Terence W. Bacon, SGT. Sean Doherty, SGT. Rachel Hall, CPT. Gina Marie Healy, SGT. Robert Lach, CPT. Jared Lampe, WO. Steven Larmay, SPC. Thomas J. Lyons III, PFC. Raymond Rau, SPC Thomas Rohl, 1LT. Michael Spiwak United States Marines: 2ndLt. Philip E. Blais, 2ndLt. Kevin Bowler, PFC Michael T. Brennan, Pvt. James Dinela, LCpl. Kyle Elmer, SSgt. Benjamin Juhasz, LCpl. Nathaniel J. Juncer, Maj. Michael C. Mroszczak, Cpl. Brian Pasterczyk, Capt. Craig V. Platt, LCpl. Jose Rivera, MSgt. Richard L. Sroka, SSgt. James E. Stonehouse United States Navy: SN E-3 Joseph J. Daly CAPT. Steven Stancy Keep in mind... We keep those who are serving in the military in our prayers. Please print the name of your loved one and drop it in the collection basket or return it to the Parish Office. Their names will remain on the list until you notify us of their return. Also notify us if their rank changes. Sick List - We pray for all those in nursing homes, homebound or who require extended care and those who care for them: Help us with the responsibility of keeping the sick list up to date and accurate. Please call the office when the status of someone s health changes. Joseph Augustin Charlotte Bartkowicz Frank Bednarczyk Frank Bednarz Gino Belcaster John Belcaster Christina Bennett Rosemary Besyk David Bergthal Stella Bieniek Frank Bieniek Robert Blachowiak Franciszek Bosak Marian Brown Laurence Brueck Krzysztof Bylica Herlinda Castellanos Therese Ciborowski Eileen Cobb Kevin Connolly Eileen Conway Susan Christ Mike Curtin John Dooley Sophie Dembek Donald Edsey Kenneth Ellinger Genevieve Erazmus Kristen Formanski Nicolette Garrigan Frank Gibbons Joan Giuntoli Loretta Golubski Ann Gosciniak Ireta Gross Lenore Grow Patrick Hall Gerald Halvey Dorothy Hennessey Frank Herbig Gerald Halvey Teresa Jozefczak Tommy Kernan Beverly Kisiel Rita Koch Mary Kozlowski Tillie Kroll Stephanie Krupa Mary Lou Kuszynski Sophie Lally Mary Lavalle Arlene Lewandowski Elizabeth Link Joan Lomasney Martin McCaffrey Edward McGinniss Eileen McGovern Lorraine McMahon Edward McManis Dolores Mick Imleda Mizones Lillian Morris Gerrick Mueller Katharina Mueller Kim Murphy Julie Muza Therese Neiman Catherine Neumann Kathleen Numec Danuta Okrzesik John Orloff Patricia O Toole Bob Paige Susan Peterson Kevin Peterson Giselle Piekarski Estella Plaza Caroline Plodzien Thomas Podgorny Roman Poniatowski Raymond Prybil Joe Pulizzano Eileen F. Redding Stephania Rosa Virginia Rozmarynowski Stanley Sadej Nancy Samp Anthony Sansone Mary Sarlo Peter Schroeder Janina Sikora Laura Smith Janina Sroka Helena Starzynska Judith Wolff-Stenzel Dorothy Struck Bill Sturch Helen Surdey Dorothy Taylor Janis Taylor Patricia Timm Cecilia Walega Christine Wasowski Mary Widelka Anthony Wiorski Irene Wlezien Edward Wnek Julia Wojtanowski Paul Wyncott Julia Zeler Rose Zemba Święty Michale Archaniele! Wspomagaj nas w walce, a przeciw niegodziwości i zasadzkom złego ducha bądź naszą obroną. Oby go Bóg pogromić raczył, pokornie o to prosimy, a Ty, Wodzu niebieskich zastępów, szatana i inne złe duchy, które na zgubę dusz ludzkich po tym świecie krążą, mocą Bożą strąć do piekła. Amen. Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. 5

General information Baptisms: Please contact the Parish Office to arrange a Baptism. Baptismal Prep Class: Will be confirmed at time of Registration of the Baptism. Marriages: The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation for the Archdiocese of Chicago ask that a minimum of 4 months be set aside for personal preparation for marriage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date or making any other arrangements until after they have met with a parish priest or deacon to discuss marriage plans. Please note that Weddings do not take place during Lent. Bulletin Deadline: All articles must be e-mailed or dropped off at the Parish Office by 10:00 a.m. on Fridays (8 days prior to publication date). Holidays subject to longer lead times. Please e-mail articles to parish@saintthecla.org. Note - articles subject to editing. For more information call the office at (773) 792-3077. website: www.saintthecla.org How to Become a Catholic: Adults or teenagers interested in receiving the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, or Eucharist) or those who are interested in the Catholic Faith should call the Parish Office for more information about the R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). Homebound/Communion Visitations: St. Thecla Church has several ministers of care who can regularly take communion to those in need. Please call the Parish Office to arrange for communion for yourself or a homebound loved one. THANK YOU, BULLETIN ADVERTISERS This bulletin is subsidized completely by those companies whose advertisements appear on the last two pages. If you have the opportunity, you may thank them in the name of our parish by using their products or services. Should you desire to participate as a sponsor of our bulletin, you may contact J.S. Paluch Company at 1-800-566-6170. To register as a parishioner; call the Parish Office for more information at 773-792-3077.

Pope Benedict XVI spoke in 2012 about his worry that religious liberty in the United States is being weakened. He called religious liberty the most cherished of American freedoms. Unfortunately, our most cherished freedom is under threat: HHS mandate for sterilization, contraception, and abortion-inducing drugs. The mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services forces religious institutions to facilitate and/or fund a product contrary to their own moral teaching. Further, the federal government tries to define which religious institutions are religious enough to merit protection of their religious liberty. Catholic foster care and adoption services. Boston, San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and the State of Illinois have driven local Catholic Charities out of the business of providing adoption or foster care services by revoking their licenses, by ending their government contracts, or both because those Charities refused to place children with same-sex couples or unmarried opposite-sex couples who cohabit. State immigration laws. Several states have passed laws that forbid what they deem as harboring of undocumented immigrants and what the Church deems Christian charity and pastoral care to these immigrants. Discrimination against small church congregations. New York City adopted a policy that barred the Bronx Household of Faith and other churches from renting public schools on weekends for worship services, even though non-religious groups could rent the same schools for many other uses. Litigation in this case continues. Discrimination against Catholic humanitarian services. After years of excellent performance by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) in administering contract services for victims of human trafficking, the federal government changed its contract specifications to require MRS to provide or refer for contraceptive and abortion services in violation of Catholic teaching. Christian students on campus. In its over-100-year history, the University of California Hastings College of Law has denied student organization status to only one group, the Christian Legal Society, because it required its leaders to be Christian and to abstain from sexual activity outside of marriage. Is our most cherished freedom truly under threat? Yes, Pope Benedict XVI recognized just two years ago that various attempts to limit the freedom of religion in the U.S. are particularly concerning. The threat to religious freedom is larger than any single case or issue and has its roots in secularism in our culture. The Holy Father has asked for the laity to have courage to counter secularism that would delegitimize the Church s participation in public debate about the issues which are determining the future of American society. 8