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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 8, 2015
Our Catholic Community
For Catholics around the world, Ash Wednesday marks the start of the Season of Lent. It is a time of new beginnings.
This year, Lent offers us a unique opportunity to invite people to seek healing and participate in the Festival of
Forgiveness. From noon on Friday, February 27, to noon on February 28, the Sacrament of Penance will be
celebrated at 24 locations for 24 hours. Local Parishes that are participating: St. Francis Borgia 8033 West Addison
Street Chicago, St. John Brebeuf 8307 North Harlem Ave. Niles, and St. Paul of the Cross 320 South Washington St.
Park Ridge. A complete list of parishes that are participating can be found at www.archchicago.org.
Please join us for our Lenten Reconciliation Service which will be held in conjunction with the Festive of Forgiveness,
on Friday, February 27th at 7:00PM.
Holy Name Society
Young at Heart
ALL MEN ARE INVITED TO JOIN Divine Savior’s Holy
Name Society. Monthly meetings are held the second
Monday of each month September through June. Our
next meeting begins with dinner at 6:00PM on Monday,
February 9th. Please come and join us.
Welcome one and all! The first YAH Club meeting for
2015 will be held on Monday, February 16th. Doors
open at 12:00 noon, meeting will begin at 12:30PM.
Membership dues are still only $12.00 and may be paid
at the meeting. So take this opportunity to get away
from the winter doldrums and get together with your
friends once again…or…what a perfect opportunity to
make new friends! “Coffee and…” will be served. Bingo
will be played following the meeting.
Women’s Club
The Women’s Club will attend the 9:30AM Mass on
Sunday, February 15, 2015, as a group in a reserved
section. After Mass, we will meet in the Parish Hall for a
brief meeting and refreshments.
Save the Date
Men and Women are encouraged to join the upcoming
trip to National Shrine of St. Maximilan Kolbe Marytown in Libertyville, IL on Tuesday, April 21, 2015,
for the price of $30. The bus leaves Divine Savior’s back
parking lot promptly at 9:00AM and returns 3:00PM. The
day consists of: 9:30-10:00AM - Coffee &..., followed by
a Presentation on St. Maximilan Kolbe, a Video and Tour
of Holocaust Museum, 12:00 noon Mass, 12:30PM Hot
Lunch, Free time to visit the Gift Shop, the 'Nun Dolls'
collection or the lovely grounds with a 2:30PM
departure. Reservations will be accepted at the Sunday,
February 15th Women's Club meeting.
St. Patrick’s Celebration
Mark your calendar! On Monday,
March 16th, the YAH Club will be
celebrating St Patrick’s Day with a
delicious corn beef sandwich, served
with chips and a soda. Members may
bring a guest to join in the celebration. Cost: $4.00 per
person. Tickets will be available at our February meeting,
may be mailed to YAH Club, c/o Divine Savior Rectory,
7740 W. Montrose Ave., Norridge, IL 60706, or placed in
an envelope marked “YAH Club” and dropped in the
Sunday collection basket. Should you have any
questions, please call Rosemary Wegner at (708) 4530349 or check next week’s Bulletin.
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Why You Should Support The Annual Catholic Appeal
A personal reflection by Father LoBianco
As disciples we are all part of the body of believers of Christ. At every liturgy we are
gathered as His Body, the Church. If together we comprise His Body in the world
today, then like Jesus, we also must be prophets, announcing good news, teaching
other about life in God, healing our sisters and brothers hurting in body and spirit.
How do we live out these responsibilities? One way is to embrace the opportunities we
have to support efforts to teach, heal, inform and witness to Christ, the Living Word and life
of God. This is the mission entrusted to us to bring God’s word and healing, his truth and his
love to a world deeply in need. This is a great responsibility, one we carry with us our entire live, given to us by Christ
himself.
Next week’s launch of the Annual Catholic Appeal is an opportunity to enter more deeply into living that responsibility
through our participation and support.
So who will you heal and teach and witness to and bless with your support?
There’s so many ways Christ is alive in His and our Church of Chicago. Here are just a few:
•
You’ll help Father Joe Mulcrone, from St. Francis Borgia Parish, provide and teach sign language classes to
hearing impaired children and adults so the Mass and Sacraments can be understood by those who do not
enjoy our gift of hearing;
•
You’ll make it possible for men like Father Mariusz to travel here from their homes in other countries, listening
to the call of Christ, and receive training and formation from our Archdiocese to become priests to minister to
our people;
•
You’ll help Catholic Relief Services feed and clothe and house those who have lost everything to disasters so
children and their mothers and fathers have a warm meal, and place to lay their head tonight;
•
You’ll make it possible for children in poor and unsafe neighborhoods to attend Catholic school in a safe and
loving place, to nurture their hearts and minds;
•
Closer to home when we had an insurance claim from flooding or other unfortunate circumstances, we
received the assistance and guidance of Don Turlek, the Risk Manager for the Archdiocese
•
When we leased our school to Ridgewood High School for their Achiever’s Learning Program, the real estate
and legal departments of the diocese drafted and helped us negotiate the lease contract providing monthly
income to our parish;
These are just a few of the real ways the Church, Christ’s Body, is present and active in the lives of his people right
here in our Archdiocese of Chicago. We can’t leave our jobs and families to work full-time for the Church, the place
where Christ is found in our world. We can support the people who do and remember we share the responsibility for
that wider mission across Chicago’s entire communities.
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Weekly Offering
January 31/February 1
Envelopes used: 228
Cash/Checks in Envelopes
= $ 3,807.00
Loose cash
= $ 619.00
Give Central
= $ 736.00
Collection Total
= $ 5,162.00
Children’s Envelopes = $ 29.00
As members of this faith community, we are invited to
become good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.
God Bless all those whose support has enabled Divine
Savior Church to continue its mission.
Please remember to mark the amount of your
contribution on your envelope each week. This will
ensure that your contributions are recorded accurately.
Contribution Statements
Contribution statements for 2014 are available for those
who specifically request them. Statements may be
requested by calling the Parish Office at (708) 456-9000
or by sending an email request to [email protected].
Little Sisters of the Poor Appeal
The Little Sisters of the Poor will be visiting our parish
the weekend of February 21/22. St. Mary’s Home in
Chicago is one of over 180 Homes operated by the Little
Sisters of the Poor in 31 countries throughout the world.
Your support will enable them to continue their mission
of caring for the elderly poor in a spirit of joy and dignity.
Any assistance you are able to give will be deeply
appreciated. Blessings!
Homebound
If you know of any members of Divine Savior Church
who are homebound or temporarily homebound and
would like a Minister of Care to bring them the Eucharist
please let us know. Just call the Rectory and ask for
Frank.
February 8, 2015
Food for the Needy
Next weekend, February 14/15, the targeted items for
our weekly collection for the needy are: HOUSEHOLD
CLEANING ITEMS (Mr. Clean, Pine Sol); DISHWASHING
LIQUIDS (Palmolive, Ivory, Dawn); KITCHEN CLEANSERS,
LAUNDRY ITEMS, PAPER PRODUCTS (paper towels,
toilet paper, napkins, wax paper, plastic wrap);
TOILETRY ITEMS (shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant,
mouthwash, bar soap). All donations may be left in the
vestibule.
The food pantry at our sharing parish, St. Eulalia in
Maywood, IL, is in great need of the donations we
receive each week. Your continued generosity in
remembering the needy is appreciated.
Please Keep Our Sick and Homebound
in Your Prayers
Please remember Dorothy Aiello, Bienvenido Arquiza,
Sebastian Attardo, Linda Puetz Babusci, George
Bagarella, Fran Barnas, George Belitz, June Bielanski,
Maria Bordignon, Rose Marie Brown, Joan Caponigro,
Greg Cazolas, Biagio Cirrincione, Edith Corrado, Angela
Dalton, Josephine Davi, Daisy Drozda, Elvera Fulhorst,
Juanita Ghilarducci, Eugene & Lucille Gibula, Lola
Golonka, Lucille Glassner, Kay Hayden, Gina Hess, Sylvia
Johnnic, Alice Jurek, John Kielczynski, Mary Kriz,
Ryszard Lizak, Angelo LoGioco, Erica Lursky, Lois Mack,
Ethel Marzano, Bernice Mateja, Eugene Mateja, James
Melnychuk, Kevin Moore, Mary Morreale, Ernest
Morris, Tom Neuhengen, Stephanie Niedbala, Autumn
Novielli, Luke O’Donnell, Mary Panico, Edward
Pasdiora, Marie Pastorino, Frank Pisello, Frances
Rehfuss, Rose Ryan, Matt Schoenbach, Maria Scimeca,
Emil Sterkowicz, Steve Strzelecki, Vincent Thome,
Anthony Ungaro, James Walsh, and all parishioners,
family members, and friends in your prayers.
Please pray as well for Rosella Cooper, Frank Orlando,
Jozsef Makos, and all who have died. May they now
rest in eternal peace.
When a Family Member is Hospitalized. . .
Please notify the parish office, (708) 456-9000, when a
family member is hospitalized. Because of HIPPA
(privacy) laws, Presence Resurrection Medical Center
and other hospitals are no longer permitted to notify us
when parishioners are admitted to the hospital.
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Reflections from our
Holy Father Pope Francis
Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation
of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it
may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like
enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart
with bitterness, and even poisons us.
—-Angelus address, February 16, 2014
Prayer Group will pray for your
intentions
Please place your particular written intentions in the
box near the statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe,
located in the back of the church. The Intercessory
Prayer Group will pray over them during their
meeting. The Prayer Group meets every second and
fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30PM in the
Rectory basement. The next meeting is Tuesday,
February 10th.
The meetings are devoted to praise and
thanksgiving, praying, scripture sharing, recitation of
the rosary, teachings, songs, and witnessing to the
goodness of our Lord. All are welcome.
February 8, 2015
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Readings for the Week
Liturgies for the Week
Monday, February 9, 2015
7:30 AM— Carol Rein
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
St. Scholastica
7:30 AM— Divine Savior Parishioners
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Our Lady of Lourdes
7:30 AM— Lillian Dehnicke
Thursday, February 12, 2015
7:30 AM— Alexander Wrobel
Friday, February 13, 2015
7:30 AM— Divine Savior Parishioners
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Vigil: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 PM— Joseph & Josephine Derus
Matthew Meczynski
Domenico & Giuseppe Notardonato
Stephen Pastorino
Don Shields
Frederick Tomzik
Rudolph F. Wiatr
Rose Wiatr
All Souls in Purgatory
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 AM— June Bush
Sophie Byskieski
Edmund Wiczynski
Mabel Wiczynski
9:30 AM— Betty Glomski
Paula Hallez
Rosena & Marino Mangini
Luigi Mangini
Millie Mitchell
Domenico & Carmela Natalino
Elsa & Domenico Neri
Margarita & Antonio Pitassi
Leonard Stancy
Eileen Sterkowicz
11:30 AM— Charles Connolly
February 8, 2015
Monday:
Genesis 1:1-9
Mark 6:53-56
Tuesday:
Genesis 1:20-2:4a
Mark 7:1-13
Wednesday: Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17
Mark 7:14-23
Thursday:
Genesis 2:18-25
Mark 7:24-30
Friday:
Genesis 3:1-8
Mark 7:31-37
Saturday:
Genesis 3:9-24
Mark 8:1-10
Sunday:
Sixth Sunday on Ordinary Time
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1
Mark 1:40-45
Thought for the Week
The union of man and wife is from God.
--St. Augustine
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
--Benjamin Franklin
Ministers and Servers Schedule for the Weekend of February 14/15
Presider
Lector
Eucharistic Ministers
Servers
4:00 PM
Fr. LoBianco
L. Olen
M. Alto
T. Fitzpatrick
E. Kelly
S. Kukielka
B. Kwasinski
TBD
7:30 AM
Fr. Manka
D. Sulimowski
J. Kolaski
U. Kucharski
M. Lauria
S. Kumiega
TBD
9:30 AM
Fr. Manka
T. Macek
G. Fornek
M.A. Glassner
L. Gutowski
P. Patzelt
E. Yamane
L. Juridico
K. Lorscheider
J.P. Wachala
11:30 AM
Fr. LoBianco
T. Forbes
V. Chernich
N. Sta. Ana
E. Sienkiewicz
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Mission Statement of The Catholic Community of Divine Savior
We are a faith community that seeks the fullest relationship with Jesus, by our communion with each other, through
the Eucharist, Sacraments, Prayer, and Service.
This Week
Pastoral Staff
Pastor
Associate Pastor
Rev. Richard J. LoBianco
Rev. Mariusz G. Manka
Director of Religious Education/Business Manager
Ms. Mary E. Coban
Assisting Priests
Rev. William Holbrook
Rev. Karl Langsdorf
Monday:
— Holy Name Society Dinner & Meeting
6:00PM—Parish Hall
Tuesday:
— Morris Drop-In
8:00AM—Parish Hall
— Bible Discussion Group
10:30AM —Rectory
Rev. Michael Madigan
Rev. Terrence A. McCarthy
— Prayer Group
7:30PM—Rectory
Coordinator of Music Ministry Mrs. Mary Herman
Bulletin Editor
Mrs. Linda Gurklis
Coordinator of Adult Formation Mr. Frank Lizak
Wednesday: — Cherub Practice
6:00PM
— Religious Education Classes
Grade 6-8 — 6:45-8:15PM
7740 W. Montrose Avenue Norridge, IL 60706
(708) 456-9000
Fax: (708) 456-7838
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: divinesaviornorridge.org
WEEKEND LITURGIES
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, & 11:30 AM
WEEKDAY LITURGIES
Monday-Friday: 7:30 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Every Saturday: 3:15 - 3:45 PM. Please call the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
One Sunday a Month. Please call the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Please call the rectory.
— Choir Practice
7:00PM
Saturday:
— Religious Education Classes
Preschool-Grade 5 — 9:00-10:30AM
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