September 15, 2013 - St. Margaret Mary Parish
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September 15, 2013 - St. Margaret Mary Parish
St. Margaret Mary Parish September 15, 2013 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1450 Green Trails Dr. Naperville, IL 60540 630-369-0777 www.smmp.com MASSES Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Weekday: Monday - Saturday 8:15 a.m. OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday Saturday 9:00 - 5:00 9:00 - 12:00 Parish Office: 369-0777 Fax: 369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 369-0833 All Saints Catholic Academy 1155 Aurora Ave., Naperville, IL 60540 961-6125 -- www.ascacademy.org NEW PARISHIONERS: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month following the 12:15 Mass. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed. Strength for the Journey Scripture Readings for the Week Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 7:1-10 1 Tm 3:1-13; Lk 7:11-17 1 Tm 3:14-16; Lk 7:31-35 1 Tm 4:12-16; Lk 7:36-50 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Lk 8:1-3 Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Mt 9:9-13 Am 8:4-7; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 Pastor’s Corner Once again the Men's Club did a fabulous job providing our parish with a great picnic. Thanks to all of them for their hard work. And also I want to extend my thanks to all the businesses that donated prizes to be raffled off or auctioned off. It was a beautiful day for all. You are invited to our first-ever parish convocation. Live with Open Hearts & Open Arms. Tuesday, October 1st 7:00—9:00 pm, Parish Center The purpose of our Convocation is to learn more about the two-year parish theme, Live with Open Hearts & Open Arms, that was prayerfully discerned by our Leadership Community (consisting of our Pastoral Council, Parish Staff and Fr. Paul) and to identify ways we can bring this theme to life in our liturgical celebrations, Christian service, pastoral ministry and in all of our religious formation. Catching Fire, Becoming Flame: The Spiritual Life As a Process Sept. 18 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. — COR Center No charge Speaker: Fr. Albert Haase, OFM Throughout history hundreds of thousands of people have known the fiery passion God has for being in relationship with us. The sparks from God's longing catch fire in their lives, and by engaging and responding to it, ordinary people become beacons of light who blaze by day and shine brightly by night. But this relationship with the Divine does not happen all at once. It is a process. This session will outline the goal of the process as well as the steps to take along the way. Pam and Ron Amato, SMM parishioners, will share how they have journeyed through many stages in their transformation. Fr. Albert Haase is a former missionary to main land China and awardwinning author of six books. Preacher of parish missions, presenter of spirituality workshops, spiritual director, and co-host of "Spirit and Life" on Relevant Radio Network, he resides in Texas. Fr. Albert will be with us via video to share his insights on the spiritual journey. There are two ways to RSVP for this event. You can call the parish office at 630-369-0777 and RSVP by phone. Or if you prefer, you can respond by sending an email to [email protected]. The deadline for RSVP is Tuesday, September 24th. God’s Share Whenever we gather in prayer as a Christian community we are called to celebrate and rejoice, just as the merciful father ordered in today’s Gospel. As we celebrate and rejoice in the Lord Jesus, may we listen to God’s word. Grow in holiness as he strengthens us and seek the forgiveness that only our heavenly Father can offer us. Weekly Collection 9/8/13 Weekly Mass Offerings Automated Giving (pro-rated) Budget Goal Over/(Under) Goal Year to Date 7/1/13 to present $20,078 6,533 26,611 22,666 3,945 $176,253 60,440 236,693 244,926 (8,233) Sign up for Automated Giving by visiting www.parishpay.com or by calling 1-866-PARISH-1 2 MORNING ENRICHMENT September Club How We Pray Wednesday, Oct. 9 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. Mass in Honor of Deceased Members Oct. 5 — 5:00 Dinner to follow A complimentary dinner served by the Youth Ministry of SMMP will be held in the Parish Center after Mass. For reservations, call Dolores Peterman, 630-955-9581, by Tuesday, Oct. 1. Speakers: Ron Amato, Cabrina Attal, Gail Krema, Deacon Ken Miles As Catholics we all pray. Probably no two of us pray in exactly the same way, but God hears each prayer we utter and even those that remain unspoken. If you have ever felt limited in your prayer life, at a loss for the 'right' words, out of spiritual steam or uninspired in your personal conversations with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit, join us on Oct. 9. HOW WE PRAY will be the stimulating topic for our panel program featuring SMM parishioners Ron Amato, Cabrina Attal, Gail Krema and Deacon Ken Miles. Each will share a wide variety of favorite devotional styles and methods. Come ready to gather many feasible suggestions and leave encouraged to add them to your devotional agendas. SMMP Men’s Club Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17 Sing Joyfully unto the Lord 7:00 p.m. Parish Center Is a singing in the church choir an item on your bucket list? It sure should be!!! All men of the parish are warmly invited to attend! The evening begins with a dinner and social hour. For more information, please call Keith Brown, 848-1011. The benefits? You “pray twice,’’ meet and make new friends and you get a reserved seat at every liturgy. All this, and it is loads of fun too! The requirements? You need to be able to carry a tune (previous shower experience counts) and know how to have a good time. The Lumen Christi Choir happily ministers at our 9:00 Sunday Liturgies and practices from 7:00-9:00 Tuesday evenings in the church. Our Contemporary Choir joyfully leads our 10:45 Sunday Liturgies and practices from 7:30 - 9:30 Thursday eves in the church. Perhaps you cannot make a full year commitment, but have some available time during weekday mornings. The Good Shepherd Choir might be a special and unique music ministry you may find rewarding. The choir sings the funeral liturgies of our parish and practices ½ hour prior to each funeral service. Finally, we are planning to have a youth choir for the 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass again this year. Later in the fall we will be soliciting singers from 3rd through 8th grades. We will schedule 3 practices in the late Nov. early Dec. timeframe. For questions or information on any of our choir opportunities, please contact, John Schlaman, our Director of Music Ministries, 630-369-0777. 3 Roy Taylor serving dinner at recent Men’s Club meeting. Prayer that We May Become More Like Jesus Help us, loving God, in our endeavor to become more like our Lord and Savior. We are a not-for-profit in existence for over 22 years, dedicated to providing unemployed and networking employed people with the coaching, skills and spiritual support to help them find their next job. All are welcome. As Jesus sought out the lost, as he led them through dark valleys and through pleasant pastures, as he cradled the young in his arms, may we have a heart of concern for those who are wandering. Contact us at [email protected] 1st Wednesdays: St. Margaret Mary Parish Room #17, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville As he took the children on his knee, may we love and guide the children you have given us, and may we promote the welfare of children around the world. 3rd Wednesdays: Southminster Presbyterian Church 680 South Park Ave., Glen Ellyn As Jesus accepted those who were rejected by others, may we look with acceptance and compassion on those who are discriminated against because of their race, nationality, gender, religion, or social status. Visit our website www.stjosephministry.org Upcoming Meetings As Christ fed the hungry and healed the sick, may we feel an obligation to help those who need our assistance, whether they be next door or across the world. MM = St. Margaret Mary Church SM = Southminster Presbyterian Church Date 9/18 Location SM Topic Resumes—Steve Provenzano* 10/2 MM Who you were Born to Be Speaker: Steve Olsher *Steve Provenzano... ...an accomplished author, will be presenting marketing your skills and abilities. Steve will be emphasizing marketing your skills and talents through precision writing and networking to WIN INTERVIEWS and INCREASE YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL. STEVE WILL ALSO CRITIQUE RESUMES FOR THE ATTENDEES. AS A RECOGNIZED EXPERT STEVE HAS APPEARED ON CNBC, WGN, ABC, NBC, and CLTV in Chicago.Steve and his staff may be reached at 630-289-6222. Their web site is https:// Execareers.com. Your resume can be sent for a free analysis to [email protected] Join the SMM Men’s Club... for our Fall Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 27, at Village Greens Golf Club in Woodridge. 9/18 &10/2 - A GOOD WAY TO RE-INVIGORATE THE JOB SEARCH. Starts at 10:30 and ends with dinner. All are welcome, regardless of skill level. Mayslake Ministries Annual Fall Spirituality Conference Featuring Cost: $45 includes greens fees, cart, prizes, food, and refreshments following in the SMM Parish Center. Ron Rolheiser, OMI To register sign up at the next Men’s Club meeting or phone or text Roy Taylor, 630-853-4327 or email [email protected]. Oct. 5, 2013 4 Religious Education (Preschool – 5th ) Let us open our heart to follow Jesus and learn to love as we should Protecting God’s Children Diocesan policy requires all new volunteers who are working with children to attend a Protecting God's Children Workshop. Our last workshop here at SMMP is on Wednesday - Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. If this date conflicts with your schedule, the Diocese of Joliet offers workshops at multiple locations. Contact the RE office for additional dates and times available. There is no charge to participate in this workshop. Children’s Liturgy of the Word The program is offered during the Saturday 5:00 Mass and the Sunday 9:00 and 10:45 Masses. After opening prayers children are invited to attend "Liturgy of the Word." They are escorted to the Upper Room where they gather for an interactive session that helps the children learn the readings of the day in language and activities they'll easily understand. The children rejoin their families after the adult homily and share in the rest of the Mass. Children in kindergarten through third grade are invited to participate. Foundations of the Faith The first mini-course in the series offered by the Diocese of Joliet regarding the Creed: I Believe in God the Father is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:00 in the Upper Room. Session 2 (I Believe in Jesus Christ) will be on Oct. 9 and Session 3 (I Believe in the Holy Spirit) will be on Oct. 30. Please register in the RE office. Celebrate the Feast St. Francis of Assisi – Blessing of the Animals Please join us on Saturday, October 5th at 10:30 a.m. for a special blessing of our pets. The prayer service will be held in the courtyard outside the parish center. All family pets are welcome. First Reconciliation At the end of Sept., registration information will be mailed to the homes of all second and third graders. The celebration of the sacrament is scheduled for Dec. 3 & 4 at 7:00 p.m. First Communion Blessing Rite As our children prepare to enter more fully into the Christian life through the Sacrament of Eucharist, we invite them to receive special blessings. Over the next several months there will be three blessing rites as part of our Sunday liturgy. Each Rite will focus on one of the symbols of our baptism: sprinkling of water, lighting of the candle, and the signing of the cross. The first Rite of Blessing (signing of the cross) will be on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the 5:00 Mass and Sunday Oct. 6 at the 9:00 and 10:45 Masses. Please contact Sue Davey at 369-0833 with any questions. 5 Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace in Syria, the Middle East, and Throughout the World A message from Bishop Conlon: At the Angelus prayer on Sunday September 1st, our Holy Father Pope Francis called for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the Middle East and in the whole world. Our Holy Father will preside at a Vigil of Prayer in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday from 7 pm to midnight(Vatican City Time). In his address our Holy Father said, “…we want a peaceful world, we want to be men and women of peace, and we want in society, torn apart by divisions and conflict, that peace break out! War never again! Never again war! Peace is a precious gift, which must be promoted and protected…all men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace…may the plea for peace rise up and touch the heart of everyone so that they may lay down their weapons and let themselves be led by the desire for peace…” Our Holy Father has also asked us to ask Mary, the Queen of Peace “…to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love.” As your Bishop I ask all the people of the Diocese of Joliet to join our Holy Father Pope Francis in observing this day of fasting and prayer in an appropriate way for yourself. With our fasting and praying can not a vision of peace begin to be seen throughout the world? Let all of us join our Holy Father and the entire world in fasting and praying for peace. Let us pause on Saturday to pray the following prayer for Peace in Syria: God of Compassion, Hear the cries of the people of Syria, Bring healing to those suffering from the violence, Bring comfort to those mourning the dead, Strengthen Syria’s neighbors in their care and welcome for refugees, Convert the hearts of those who have taken up arms, And protect those committed to peace. God of Hope, Inspire leaders to choose peace over violence and seek reconciliation with enemies, Inspire the Church around the world with compassion for the people Syria, And give us hope for a future of peace built on justice for all. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace and Light of the World. Amen. 6 As Autumn arrives, people in various places may notice something odd. Processions of animals, everything from dogs and cats to hamsters and even horses, are led to Churches for a special ceremony called the Blessing of Pets. This custom is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi and his great love for all creatures. It also serves to remind us of our solidarity with all of nature and our responsibility to be faithful stewards. The love we give to and receive from a pet can draw us more deeply into the larger circle of life and into the wonder of our common relationship to God, our Loving Creator. In honor of the Feast of St. Francis you are invited to bring your pet to the courtyard outside the Saint Margaret Mary Parish Center on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 10:30 AM for a special Pet Blessing. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Come help us celebrate the life of Donna J. Early Join the Pack! Cub Scout Pack 507 at St. Margaret Mary Parish Hope to see you there! Do you have a first or second grade son who has lots of energy, likes the outdoors, and wants to learn new things? We invite your family to attend Cub Scout Pack 507’s fall recruiting meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 7:00-8:30 pm in the SMMP Upper Room. Our upcoming year is filled with exciting adventures like overnights, campfires, parties, hikes, the Pinewood Derby and much more, with all family members welcome at these events. Our pack meetings and many events take place right here at SMMP. Participating in Cub Scouts helps your son develop character while spending time with family and friends, learning about the world around him, contributing to the community, and doing his best. We hope you can join us on Sept. 19. Sean, Dawn , Bailey & Nicholas Early For questions contact Cubmaster (and parishioner) Jeff Wade at 630.301.0974 or [email protected]. The Early Family is hosting a Walk Like MADD Event on Saturday Sept. 28 8 am to Noon Lisle Community Park There’ll be lots of family fun— 5k Walk , Kane County SWAT Team & K9 Unit, a bounce house and more… 7 Fr. Paul’s Homily “Live with Open Hearts and Open Arms” Luke 14:25-33 “In the same way, any of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.” There are some dire expressions in today’s gospel reading, and they may be a little confusing. The first thing to note is that Jesus is not a politician trying to cajole people to follow him. He doesn’t want just any followers. He is setting a very high bar for those who follow him. And it’s a bar that many will fail to meet. No, he is looking for people who are willing to share the work of bringing God and God’s kingdom into earthly affairs. And this promises not to be easy. He is not offering anybody an easy life, a comfortable life— exciting maybe, but not easy. So he is stressing here all the stresses that this kind of vocation, this kind of calling, will cause in a person’s life. And so he talks about hating father and mother and brothers and sisters and children. We might wonder, what’s that about? I thought Jesus was all about love. What is the greatest law? It’s to love God with your whole heart, mind, and soul, to love your neighbor as yourself. How could he be talking about hating father, mother, brother, sister, children? Well, his point is that, yes, God is love and God wants to embrace all people. And we can and are called to love everybody in this God’s embrace, but some people can be an obstacle to that love. Sometimes our closest relations are an obstacle to the love of God. In that case, God has to come first. Then he tells the two stories about or uses two examples about the tower someone is going to build. Does he have enough money to finish? Or the war that the king wants to wage, does he have enough troops to finish the job? Jesus is trying to warn his disciples, don’t start something you can’t finish. In a similar way, we should not begin without thinking what does this cost us? What kind of effort am I expected to put forth to be a follower of Jesus? His point is on quality, not quantity. Now the first question that comes to mind in regard to quality is: Are we really following Jesus in a personal way? Not every Christian really is. We could be a member of the Church simply because we are brought in like this little baby here that is going to be brought into the Church, and that’s fine for today and tomorrow and the next day for her, but some day she is going to have to decide to follow Jesus as the Lord of her life. If she doesn’t do that, then she won’t really be a disciple in the true sense. So the same is true for us. We have to choose to follow Jesus as the master of our life, the Lord of our life, in a very personal way, not simply as a member of an institution. That’s well and good, but that’s a means to an end. The end is actually a relationship with Christ and through Christ with God. Jesus’ words are all about friendship. He says, “I no longer call you slaves or servants; I call you friends.” Well, slaves and servants do what they are told. They live a life of obedience. That’s not what Jesus wants. He wants a life of friendship, in which we know him and know his will, as we would 8 know the will of a friend, and want to please him. The very idea of the Eucharist, where Jesus gives his own body and blood, soul, and divinity to us as food is very intimate. Do we really appreciate the intimacy of this gift and do we receive this gift with great devotion? Or do we just go up in a routine manner because, well, this is the time of the Mass we go up and receive Communion. These are the kinds of questions I think the Lord wants us to ask ourselves.The Lord of the Eucharist is not the historical Jesus that lived two thousand years ago, not exactly. This is the risen Christ, the one who died and rose again, and in his risen glory he transcends all time and space. And he is able now to embrace the whole world with his love, but only if we are his arms. We are his body; we are baptized into being the body of Christ. We have to be his arms and sometimes his voice. So it’s not just a spiritual thing. It involves us being his body. As Pope Paul VI pointed out in a very important document on evangelization, the Church has actually no reason to live at all unless it’s extending itself to others, inviting others into the love of God. And yet something seems to have gone awry in the history of our Church. It seems many have turned away from what Christ asked us to do and have become more concerned about what we need, fulfilling our spiritual needs. That is not exactly the fundamental purpose for which God formed the (Continued on page 16) The Spirituality of Grandparenting BUSINESS BREAKFAST “Finding Meaning in our Work” Wednesday, Oct. 16 7:00 - 9:00 pm Saturday, Sept. 28 SMM Upper Room 8:00-9:30 a.m. — COR Center Speaker: Kathy Heskin, DMin. Donation: $10 (includes breakfast) Speaker; Judith Valente Kathy Heskin, professor of theology and grandmother of six, offers this session which will enrich your experience of this special time of life. Reflect on how God is being revealed to you through your relationships with your grandchildren. Learn how your own life history shapes your understanding of this unique role in the family. Find out how new technologies can enhance your communications with the young. Judith Valente knew success at an early age. At 21 she was hired as staff writer for The Washington Post. By her thirties, she had twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and was working as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. But then, experiencing an unexpected setback in her career, she learned that true success is measured in far more than awards and prestige. It was then that she began working from her soul. Ms. Valente will talk about true meaning in our work. Day of Quiet Friday, Oct. 18 St. Procopius Abbey 9:00 – 3:00 $20 Donation Includes Lunch and a Book Summer gifts us with relaxed schedules and moments of family fun. Autumn greets us with structure and schedules. Are you ready for a personal day of prayer? Good Books: A Program for On Friday, Oct. 18 SMMP will host a Day of Quiet at St. Procopius Abbey. This will be a time to renew your joy and peace in Christ and gain clarity and strength for times of challenge. It will be a time to cultivate your capacity for intimacy with Christ. SMM's book group is designed for people who love to read and to discuss ideas. Led by Fr. Jonathan Foster, OFM, the group meets monthly on Sunday evenings from 7:00-8:30. The next meeting is: We will begin with morning prayer. After we give you a few tips on how to structure your day, you are invited to noon-day prayer with the monks. You might choose to spend time walking the grounds before we close with group prayer. Al Gustafson, Sr. Marybeth Martin, and Sr. Madelyn Gould will be available for optional spiritual direction. Bring your Bible, journal, and lawn chair. Casual clothes and walking shoes are in order for the day. Serious Readers Sept. 29— Fr. Andrew Greeley, “Priests: A Calling in Crisis” If you would like to join the group, call Sr. Madelyn, at 369-0777. To register and to receive your guidebook, Alone With the Lord by Gordon Smith, please visit the parish office. Registration deadline is Oct. 14. For additional information, call Sr. Madelyn at 630-369-0777. 9 Calling All Lectors: Present and Future! Offering My Voice: Here I am Lord. Lectors use their voice each week to proclaim the scriptures to the assembly. If you are presently involved in this ministry – or discerning if this ministry is for you, save the date for this workshop. Sunday September 29th, 7:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. We will approach the topic of lectoring from numerous perspectives: a brief historical survey a reflection on the role of ministers understanding the challenges of being a good listener practical things to add to your skill set to be a good proclaimer the importance of understanding the scriptural context of that which you are proclaiming Our presenter: Suzanne Nawrocki has a M.A. in Scripture and a Masters of Divinity Degree both from St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, Texas and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the Adult Faith Formation director for St. Laurence parish in Houston, Texas for several years until four growing children pulled her away into carpool lines. ********** If you are a current lector please come with your next reading assignment prepared. All of our current lectors are asked to attend. New lectors who attend will be given the opportunity to meet a second time for one on one proclaiming practice. Please come early and share some time in conversation with fellow ministers. Looking forward to seeing you then! Sponsored by the Liturgy Development Team and Terry Wagner, Lector Coordinator RSVP and questions to Terry Wagner via: [email protected] 10 Welcoming the Poor at our Doorstep Parish Social Mission Week: Sept. 28—Oct. 5 Living with open hearts and arms requires us to make room in our lives for the God who comes to us as the least among us. (Matt. 25: 31-46) It means gradually opening ourselves to recognize the God within us and recognizing the God within every person and in all of creation. "If we step outside of ourselves, we will find poverty." event, rather than a fringe experience that just affects blacks and Hispanics, can we really begin to build broader support for programs that lift people in need." We kick-off our next parish social mission week during Masses on the September 28-29 weekend. Our theme, “Welcoming the Poor at our Doorstep,” is taken from the Gospel reading that weekend; the story of the rich man who ignored the beggar Lazarus at his doorstep. More than 19 million whites fall below the poverty line of $23,021 for a family of four, accounting for more than 41 percent of the nation's destitute, nearly double the number of poor blacks. According to The Economist Magazine (July 20, 2013) between 2000 and 2010 the number of people living below the federal poverty line in the suburbs grew by 53%, compared with just 23% in cities. In 2010 roughly 15.3 million poor people lived in the suburbs, compared with 12.8 million in cities. Our social mission theme is also taken from our twoyear parish theme, “Live with Open Hearts & Open Arms.” One of the missional directives included in this theme states, “we believe that God is calling our parish to be a community where all are welcome and all are loved unconditionally regardless of race, class, national origin, lifestyle, or moral choices.” Living in Naperville/Lisle it can become easy to think of poverty as something that exists far away from us. But as Pope Francis reminds us, "If we step outside of ourselves, we will find poverty." He urged all Catholics to “do more to seek out those on the fringes of society who need help the most." Some political pundits have tried to make the claim that the recent sequester cuts have had little or no effect and that the dire predictions of across-the-board cuts were exaggerated. In the next two bulletins we will look at the effects of federal and state cuts to social services in DuPage County and in Illinois in order to get a better understanding of life for the poor at our doorstep and we will give parishioners a chance to advocate for “the least among us.” While the economy is slowly recovering many Americans are still unemployed, under employed or are working at wages so low that they cannot meet their basic human needs. A recent study by the Associated Press shows that four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives; a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. By 2030, based on the current trend of widening income inequality, close to 85% of all working-age adults in the U.S. will experience bouts of economic insecurity. - Tom Cordaro, Justice & Outreach Minister "Poverty is no longer an issue of 'them', it's an issue of 'us'," says Mark Rank, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who calculated the numbers. "Only when poverty is thought of as a mainstream 11 Welcoming the Poor at our Doorstep A Presentation on the impact of cuts in government funding on the work of Catholic Charities in DuPage County Living with open hearts and arms requires us to make room in our lives for the God who comes to us as the least among us. (Matt. 25: 31-46) It means gradually opening ourselves to recognize the God within us and recognizing the God within every person and in all of creation. - Parish Theme, 2013-14 Sunday, Sept. 29, Upper Room After the 9:00 am and 10:45 am Masses. (refreshments provided) Yvonne Morrongiello is a part-time employee with Catholic Charities as their Outreach Support Specialist for DuPage County. She has worked with the agency for many years in several different positions. She has her Bachelors and Masters degree in Social Work is a licensed social worker with the State of Illinois. Yvonne assists resource development, networking, public education, client trainings, and volunteer recruitment in her role as the Outreach Support Specialist. Sponsored by the Peace & Justice Advisory Working Group. Divorced or in the Process of Divorce? Join “Divorce and Beyond,” a ten-week peer support group. This self-help group meets weekly. It is designed to help you work through the grief process, and to facilitate a beginning to healing, growth, the dissipation of anger and the enhancement of self-worth and trust. Anyone who is divorced or in the legal process of a divorce is invited to attend. The group is limited in size, and pre-registration is required. The sessions begin Sept. 26, at 7:00pm, at St. Elizabeth Seton. For pre-registration and/or questions, please contact Connie Steinhoff at (630) 995-3828, or [email protected]. St. Elizabeth Seton is located at 2220 Lisson Road, Naperville. 12 News Notes All Saints Catholic Academy Your Parish School 1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville 60540 630-961-6125 www.ascacademy.org One of the beliefs that ASCA was founded on is that teaching is an intimate communication between souls. To that end, ASCA joins and partners with school families in the academic and spiritual formation of each All Saints student, from preschool through 8th grade. Classroom Happenings As students from all over the area returned to school, ASCA students hit the ground running with a great start, especially in the 5th grade. The 5th grade students in Mrs. Saul’s class began their spiritual journey together by establishing guidelines on how to have a Christ-like classroom. The students created their own set of classroom rules and promised to live by them all year. The class prepares for the coming Sunday’s Mass by reflecting on the Sunday’s Gospel, and share what it means to be Catholic and why we celebrate at Mass. The students began their religious studies this school year by discovering how God puts longing in their hearts for Him, and explored ways to respond to this longing by expressing their feelings and thoughts through their faith. In their math class, the 5th graders started with a review of different topics and lessons that they will be studying this year, which include the study of rectangular arrays and factors of numbers, learning the rules of divisibility, classifying numbers as prime or composite, and squaring numbers. The students then dove right in with lessons on multiplication and division of fractions and mixed numbers. Isn’t it amazing to think about students getting excited about and enjoying math! Parish Heartbeats: Stories of Faith In Action Back to School … Back to Books! Does the smell of a fresh notebook in September leave you pining for the back-to-school days of your youth? Have you had enough summer beach reading and are looking for something a little more substantial? Did you take a vacation from your faith and are ready to spiritually reconnect? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then parishioner Victoria Kosirog knows just where you should go … to the St. Margaret Mary Parish Library! daughter than I could ever have imagined. The same thing has happened with my work in the library.” Shortly after beginning her ministry with the library she discovered this was yet another way for her to share her blossoming faith with others. “I’m not a ‘book person’,” she says, “but working with the library has allowed me to experience them in a new way. I love to focus on how others can use this special resource the parish offers. If you don’t have time to read at home you can use the chairs and enjoy a quiet moment with a book of reflections. Or take one home and take your time! We don’t have a deadline for returning a book. When you’re done, bring it back.” Victoria has served as the parish librarian for the past two years. She acts as a caretaker for the library and has been instrumental in making it into the lovely, welcoming location it is today. Victoria enthusiastically desires to share her faith with others through all of her various ministries: Greeter, Lector, Catechist, CRHP, and Librarian. “I want people to find love and a relationship with God. I want to help make it tangible to them – for them to SEE that He’s there with them.” By sharing her time, enthusiasm, and talents with the parish, Victoria is certainly making a difference. Located near the entrance to the Upper Room as you enter the church building, the Parish Library has materials to suit the wide variety of spiritual, relationship, and historical interests of parishioners of all ages. Two big comfy chairs invite the visitor to rest awhile. The organized materials, categorized by topic, also make it easy to find something interesting and take it with you to go. Need a book for the little ones to peruse during Mass? Check out the shelf labeled “To Read While In Church.” Want to look at the collection from home? Go to www.smmplibrary.com for the on-line catalog. You can help, too! If you are cleaning out your closets and have faith-based books to share, you can drop them in the “Donations” bin at the parish library. There is also a bin marked “Free” where you can find good books that don’t fit into the parish lending collection. Some materials, such as the DVD collection “Catholicism by Father Robert Barron” are not shelved. Simply contact Victoria at [email protected] or 630-334-8734 if you would like to request them or if you have any questions about the parish library. —By Cabrina Attal Victoria is not a librarian by training but when she saw an announcement in the bulletin asking for help, she felt a familiar call. “I have a very practical approach to service. I start out in a ministry to fill a need that I have, for example I started teaching Religious Education (RE) to save money on tuition for my daughter. What I’ve come to realize, though, is that God is guiding me every day, in every decision. Teaching RE led me to grow in my own faith and become closer to my Parish Heartbeats is an occasional bulletin column that celebrates the ways St. Margaret Mary parishioners make a difference in the lives of others. 13 2013 Parish Picnic Raffle Prize Winners The Men's Club Members thank all of you who purchased raffle tickets to help make our annual picnic a success and allow us to support our parish and other worthy organizations. We also want to sincerely thank those companies and individuals who contributed items to our raffle. Congratulations to all of our winners!! Winners have been contacted and may pick up their prize on Sunday, Sept. 22 in the Foyer and Upper Room between 8:30 a.m. and noon. Please contact Alan or Katrina Meder at 630-579-6891 with any questions or to schedule an alternative pick-up time. Prizes must be claimed by Nov. 1. Winner Prize From Allemeier Family Anderson, M&M Mark Attal, Jeremy Complete Oil Change at Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville $50 to Lettuce Entertain You $25 at Chinn's 34th St. Fishery Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville Joan Grassman and Roger Caresio Chinn's 34th St. Fishery, Lisle Baker, Helen Great Clips, Market Meadow, Pancake Café Durava, Patrick Haircut at Great Clips, Apple Pancake at Pancake Café Hair Product Gift Basket plus Haircut and Style at Zano's $25 to Pet Supplies "Plus" Dinner for 4 at Little Italian Pizza One large pizza at Passero's Pizza Lux Wine Tasting for 4 at Cooper's Hawk $25 to Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits $25 to Country House Restaurant Dining for 2 at Hollywood Casino, Aurora $30 at Olive Garden $25 Hair Service to Studio 10 N’ville $25 to Jewel-Osco $50 to Whole Foods $20 to Outback Steakhouse $25 to Angeli's Restaurant $25 Hair Blow Dry Service plus $10 Eyebrow Waxing or Threading at Salon 21 & Spa Duttlinger, Dan Egan Family Fagan, Jonathan Fair, Barb Findlay, Mike $20 at Aurelio's Pizza $25 to Kuma's Asian Bistro $50 to P.F. Chang's $25 to Bakers Square One large pizza at Passero's Pizza Fischer, Rocki Galvin, Frank Giacobbe, Elizabeth Haircut at Great Clips, $10 at Succulent Seafood Complete Oil Change at Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville $15 to Leo's Cleaners Aurelio's Pizza, Springbrook Sq., N’ville Kuma's Asian Bistro P.F. Chang's China Bistro Bakers Square Rt. 59 Passero's Pizza Great Clips, Market Meadow, Succulent Seafood Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville Leo's Cleaners, Lisle Golebiewski, Christine Gorman, Neil Graber, Mary Kay Grasser, Rita Gunter, Lee 1 large pizza at John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings $20 to Quincy's Restaurant $25 to Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Breakfast for Two at Butterfield's $25 to DMK Burger Bar John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings Quincy's Restaurant Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Butterfield's on Naper Blvd. DMK Burger Bar Henke, Dick $25 to Angeli's Restaurant Angeli's Restaurant Hensel, Eileen Complete Oil Change at Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville Dan Wolf Toyota of N’ville Barranco, Bill Beaty, Jane Beauregard, Norm Beumel, Andy Bollendorf, R. Boylan, Joanne & Mike Bresnahan, Lawrence Bresnahan, Lawrence Brosnahan, Mike Brown, Keith Carpenter, Roger Chapman Family Cox, Virginia Dolan, Terrance & Jean 14 Zano's Salons Pet Supplies "Plus" Little Italian Pizza Passero's Pizza Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Country House Restaurant Hollywood Casino, Aurora Olive Garden, North Riverside Studio 10 N’ville Lisle Jewel-Osco Joan Grassman and Roger Caresio Outback Steakhouse, N’ville Angeli's Restaurant Salon 21 & Spa Winner Hill, Tom Karpiel, Edward Kenny, Nancy Prize From Kenny, Nancy Kersten, Kathy Klimek, Gene $25 to McDonalds $5,000 Dinner for 2 at Traverso's Haircut at Great Clips, 2 Snack Size Wings at Buffalo Wild Wings 60-minute Tracfone card $25 to The Growing Place McDonalds Men's Club Traverso's N’ville Great Clips, Market Meadow, Buffalo Wild Wings, Parishioner donation The Growing Place Klouda, Lauren Koebel, Steve Krasovech, Edward Krupp, Ron & Betty Lenert, Steve & Peggy Lenert, Steve & Peggy Lindbloom, Jeff & Bonnie Love, Lynda & Michael 1 large pizza at John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings $25 to Home Depot $20 at Longhorn Steakhouse $1,000 $30 at Mongolian Grill One large pizza at Passero's Pizza $2,000 $20 to Clara's John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings Home Depot Longhorn Steakhouse, Bolingbrook Men's Club Mongolian Grill, N’ville Passero's Pizza Men's Club Clara's Mandell, Janet Mannix Family Maro, Bob Mortimer, Anne 1 large pizza at John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings $25 to Pizzeria Bombola Burger & Brews $15 to Grandma Sally's Guest Pass to Chuck E. Cheese's John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings Pizzeria Bombola Burger & Brews Grandma Sally's Chuck E. Cheese's Nauman, Brian Nemethy, Joe & Lori Nolan, Jennifer Pias, Christy Puscheck, Mary Rauman Family Rogers, Lucille Rogina, Michael & Sally Rutkowski, Nancy & Paul Rutkowski, Nancy & Paul Sarovich, Steve Schaefer, Pat Schlesser, Jim Schoeder, Fritz & Lori 1 large pizza at John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings $15 to Leo's Cleaners Breakfast for Two at Butterfield's $25 to Angeli's Restaurant 4 Hot Fudge Sundaes at Colonial Café $25 Hair Service to Studio 10 N’ville $25 to Casey's $25 to Arby's $25 to House of Emperor $30 to Dairy Queen at 1454 E. Chicago Ave $5 at Kernel's Gourmet Popcorn & More, and Haircut at Great Clips $100 American Express Card $25 to Grandma Sally's $15 to Walker's Charhouse Schwartz Family Schwartz Family Shaulis, Al $10 at Braconi's, Haircut at Great Clips $30 at John Dough Bakery 4 BOGO's at Chipotle Sieja, Barbara St. Pierre, Fred Stachowiak, M&M Eugene Stricker, Marian Szklany, M&M A $25 to Past Presence $25 Spa Service to Studio 10 N’ville $100 American Express Card $25 to House of Emperor $25 to Pizzeria Bombola Burger & Brews Taylor, Roy Tylinski, Elaine & Randy Vaikutis, John & Ramona Haircut at Great Clips, $10 Famous Dave's $25 to DMK Burger Bar $100 American Express Card John & Eddie's Pizza & Wings Leo's Cleaners, Lisle Butterfield's on Naper Blvd. Angeli's Restaurant Colonial Café Studio 10 N’ville Casey's Arby's House of Emperor Dairy Queen, 1454 E. Chicago Ave Kernel's Gourmet Popcorn & More, Great Clips, Market Meadow Christine Ory, Atty. Grandma Sally's Walker's Charhouse Braconi's Restaurant, Great Clips, Market Meadow John Dough Bakery, Lisle Chipotle, Naper Blvd. Past Presence Custom Framing and Heirloom Preservation Studio 10 N’ville Christine Ory, Atty. House of Emperor Pizzeria Bombola Burger & Brews Great Clips, Market Meadow, Famous Dave's, Bolingbrook DMK Burger Bar Christine Ory, Atty. Vaikutis, John & Ramona $20 to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant Pepe's Mexican Restaurant 15 Fr. Paul’s Homily (Continued from page 8) Church, to serve people’s spiritual needs. No, God formed the Church to go out and embrace the world with love and bring them into the embrace of God. It seems that our present Pope Francis is trying to call us back to this original understanding of what is the Church. The Church is mission. And thus we are called to be missionaries, not loyal customers. Looking into the signs of the times and responding to the call of the Spirit, our Pastoral Council has discerned a theme for this coming year: “Live with open hearts and open arms.” Deacon Ken mentioned this in the introduction. I think that that rightly expresses God’s challenge to us. If we have open hearts and open arms, we will be open to God and his Spirit. And our relationships will grow in our parish because what is God? Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three divine relations inviting us into that divine mystery in full communion. We anticipate this is the sacrament of the Eucharist. Our parish community needs to also anticipate that in the way we deal with each other. Being human, we often feel uncomfortable with others, especially if they are different: different race, different economic level, different educational background, different ethnic background, different language, or mother tongue. This can make us uncomfortable. We don’t know quite what they expect of us and we don’t know what to expect of them. But God’s unconditional love can break down all those barriers. That is one of the earliest affirmations of the Christian Church that in the blood of the Cross God has reconciled all opposites, broken down the walls that divide human beings from each other. That is a powerful belief if we believe it! Some say that is impossible for us to simply embrace people as they are, but that is what Jesus is calling us to when he says, “Anyone who wants to be my disciple has to pick up his cross.” What is the cross we really have to bear in life? It is the cross of each other. Everyone likes to hear about love, but when you really think about loving people as they are, not the way we wish they were, that involves suffering. That is the cross. Perhaps humanly impossible, I don’t know, but it is possible through the grace that Christ won for us. And that grace enables us to do what he asked for. So Christ has not gathered us together to be a club of like -minded folk, but to be his broken and yet redeemed body. WE NEED YOUR HELP - Please The economy is hitting people hard including SMMP Parishioners SVdP is helping financially with rent, utilities, medical bills, etc. Without contributions from parishioners, we cannot provide financial assistance. Your contributions will be greatly appreciated and will allow us to continue serving the needy in our parish. We help fellow parishioners and those living within our parish boundaries no matter their faith. If you wish to contribution SVdP envelopes are in the narthex and can be placed in the collection basket Thank You for Helping Us to Help Others! Prayer of Confession Save the Date! Table for Two Our Need for Intimacy Sunday, Oct. 20 $45/couple Dinner & Presentation 16 For apologies unsaid, for responsibilities not carried out, for promises unkept, for kind words never spoken, for encouragement not given, for the wayward not welcomed home, for affection unreturned, loving God, pardon us, and mold us in the image of your Son. Amen Sacrament of Reconciliation Masses for the Week Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Mon.—Sept. 16/St. Cornelius, Pope St. Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs 8:15—Karl Steigerwald — George & Tina Skepnek Tues.—Sept. 17 8:15—Ken Peters — George & Tina Skepnek Wed.—Sept. 18 8:15—Deceased Members Buried from SMMP Thurs.—Sept 19 8:15—Bernice Berkes — Friends & Family Fri.—Sept. 20/St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Priest, Paul Chong Ha-sang& Companions, Martyrs 8:15—Kathy & Kristen Gough — Angeline Gorecke 3:00—Nadine Vidoni & Craig Liss Wedding 7:30 pm—Healing Mass Sat.—Sept. 21—St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist 8:15—Eileen Thome — Dawn Filomena 5:00—Robert & Gloria Soriano, 44th Wedding Anniversary Sunday—Sept. 22 7:30—Mary O. Sranek — Ed & Shirley Talbot 9:00—Dolores Allen — Paul & Nancy Rutkowski 10:45*—Judy Plackett — Volpe Family 12:15—For the Parish Family Fr. Paul Fr. Dan Stempora Fr. Paul Fr. Paul Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish and family and friends who have recently passed away. \ Joseph Salvitti, father of J.P. Salvitti The rosary is prayed after 8:15 a.m. Mass Monday – Saturday All are invited to participate. *Interpreted for the deaf Sept. 21/22 Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Servers Sacristan/ Facilitator/LOW Deacon/Presider J. Lewis L. Tomasello D. Early E. & S. Talbot M. K. Graber A. Malloy M. & M. Kazlauskas A. M. Cronin T. Brandenstein E. Sledz K. Findlay D. Chitwood L. Hargrove Deacon Joe Fr. Paul 7:30 A. Bajusz J. Gaynor C. Rigali B. & P. Bonkalski T. Zakosek P. Napolski M. Biskup R. Meeker A. & S. Filey S. Kosirog L. Reyes Deacon Ken Fr. Julian 9:00 Sr. M. Gould L. Williams N. Gorman * J. Buescher B. McManus A. Espinos S. Neuenkirchen J. Rossi M. Guthrie T. Fara J. Jeffreys J. Arnott M. Schroeder N. Diede J. Scheirer Deacon Ken Fr. Jonathan 10:45 J. Blumberg K. Lorenc D. Bobbe N. Taylor J. Considine P. Skarr R. Johnson L. Riebold A. Newman R. Vidoni L. Cap J. Churilla P. Backer W. Carlson B. Dubnick J. Schmitt J. McAvoy Deacon Terry Fr. Paul 12:15 G. Scriba F. Dybicz K. Deaver M. E. Capodice J. Walendziak W. Hassett A. & K. Meder G. Rotko M. Perich M. Curley A. Policht A. Burke E. Kennelly Deacon Terry Fr. Paul 5:00 L. Reyes R. Ruesch 17 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS St. Margaret Mary Parish Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777 Parish Staff I. Exodus 32;7-11 13-14 — “Why should your wrath blaze up against your own people, whom you brought out of Egypt?” Art & Environment Coordinator II. 1 Timothy 1:12-17 — The grace of our Lord has been abundant. Bookkeeper Gospel—Luke 15:1-32 — There is great rejoicing in heaven and among the angels when a sinner repents. Business Manager Mary Lou Krauss Pat Henke Michael Prus Custodian Ziggy Owiesek LAVISH FORGIVENESS Moses appeals to God for compassion in today’s first reading. The point of Moses’ pleas is not to provide a blueprint for pacifying an angry God, but to demonstrate that no matter our sin and its grievousness, God will always forgive. In his Letter to Timothy, Paul uses himself, the great sinner, as an example of just how great is God’s forgiveness. Finally, today’s Gospel parables create a mural of God’s forgiving love. Like a diligent housekeeper, a good shepherd, a loving father, God goes out of the way to recover the lost and to forgive. By pointing out that the woman leaves her nine silver pieces, that the shepherd leaves his ninety-nine sheep waiting, and the father leaves his elder son upset, Jesus urges us to abandon a stingy view of life. If God can be so generous, so forgiving, and so loving to those deemed unworthy, we must act likewise. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Deacons (Permanent) Deacon Joe Ferrari Deacon Don Helgeson Deacon Ken Miles Deacon Fred Straub Deacon Terry Taylor Justice/Outreach Minister Tom Cordaro Liturgy Coordinator Deacon Ken Miles Music Director John Schlaman Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Mary Straub Pastoral Associate Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F. A VOCATION VIEW We are like the lost sheep when we have not found our place in life. Are you part of the herd, lost from the herd, or a leader of the herd? PRAY FOR VOCATIONS SERRA CLUB OF DUPAGE Pastoral Council President Barbara Burkhardt Priests Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor Julian von Duerbeck, OSB, Weekend Asst. Jonathan Foster, OFM, Weekend Asst. Receptionists Rosalie Fall & Rita Thompson Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 5 SMM Parish Notes Sue Davey. Nursery—service for toddlers and preschoolers is available in Room 16 on the upper level during the 9:00 and 10:45 Sunday Masses. Dan Lawler Pastoral Care for the Homebound—Please notify the parish office, 369-0777, of any parishioner who is hospitalized or homebound so we can visit, bring the Eucharist, and pray for them. Hospitals do not notify us of parishioners’ admittance. 18 Director of Youth Ministry Religious Education Secretary Arlene Serio Religious Education Staff Assitant Debbie Brutlag