--------Next Sunday, October 22, members of the COR Youth Group of St. Mary’s are going on a pilgrimage north of the border. Chase Hawkins, St. Mary’s Youth Minister, has invited our youth to “recharge with friends in the beauty of God’s creation” by participating in a seven-hour pilgrimage to Holy Hill in Wisconsin. Leaving St. Mary’s at 10:00am, they will journey north in ample time to attend the 12:00 Noon Mass at the Shrine.

--------If you haven’t been to or do not know about Holy Hill, I hope the following will change that for you. Located on 435 acres of glorious scenery on the highest elevation in Southeastern Wisconsin, Holy Hill is a destination for those looking to celebrate their faith in a sacred place of peace, beauty, and prayer. Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of Holy Hill, The Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians is open to the public and draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims and sightseers annually. Visitors can attend daily Catholic Masses, enjoy the scenic views, and walk the life-sized Stations of the Cross in a serene setting. A café and large gift store are open year-round. I hope that many of our youth, encouraged and supported by their parents, will participate in this one-day pilgrimage offered by Chase Hawkins. If you are looking for a nice getaway this fall, perhaps a drive to Holy Hill is in your future.

--------Thanks for supporting the many efforts at the Church of St. Mary this October as we share our Respect for Life through many different agencies and their ministries to God’s children in need as we support mothers and newborns in need, help clothe our sisters and brothers, and care for migrants in our Archdiocese.

--------Once upon a time, a child was busy with an art project. Curious, her mother asked the young girl what she was doing. “Mom,” the young girl replied, “I am drawing a picture of God.” “Dear,” said the mother, “No one knows what God looks like.” The girl replied, “Well, you will know when I am finished!”

--------When beginning my day in prayer with jesuitprayer.org, the following prayer caught my heart and spirit. There is a richness to the prayer in its entirety as well as particular phrases of the prayer. The phrase, “Let us be more in love with You than with our notions of You” is one in particular.

----------------Creator of the Universe

----------------Preserve us from our own presumption

----------------Do not let us close ourselves into ourselves

----------------But open us continually into You.

----------------Let us be more in love with You

----------------Than with our notions of You.

----------------Let us stop claiming to know everything

----------------So that we may understand something.

----------------Increase in us kindness,

----------------Make us people who care

----------------And who take care

----------------Who venerate the truth

----------------And recognize each other.

----------------Draw us with an irresistible beauty. 

--------------------------------— Rabia Terri Harris (Prayers for a Thousand Years)

--------May all of us always approach God with open hearts in our prayer and in our rich lives of faith, drawn to God’s irresistible beauty.

--------We welcome members of the Lake Forest – Lake Bluff St. Mary’s College Alumnae Association to the 10:00am Mass this Sunday. In a letter received by our Pastoral Associate, Lore Nugent; “Annually, pre-Covid, we used to celebrate our college Founder’s Day with a family Mass followed by breaking bread together at a luncheon. This year we hope to resurrect the tradition celebrating 179 years of the Sisters of the Holy Cross who sponsored and founded Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana at the lovely Church of St. Mary.” 

--------All are invited and welcome to enjoy Donut Sunday this weekend after the 8:00am and 10:00am Masses. Thanks to the women of the Guild of St. Mary for offering this opportunity for fellowship at our parish.

--------God bless you in living “Eucharistic lives” of gratitude, generosity, and compassion, 

You are invited to celebrate the season by sipping on wines and other potions for a good cause! Please join us at Wine Brokers in Lake Bluff for a spooky night out to support the School of St. Mary Crusader Fund. The invite will include raffles, appetizers, and desserts. Wine Brokers will offer special discounts throughout the night, with 10% of all sales going to the Crusader Fund. Join us for a scary good cause; costumes are optional. Register online HERE.

SCHEDULE: Saturday, October 14 - Sunday, October22, 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 8:00 am: Confession - Church

+ 5:00 pm: Livestream & Mass - Church

Sunday, October 15, 2023:

Donuts, coffee, and juice will be served

after the 8:00 & 10:00am Masses

 in the Upper Grade Center Cafeteria  

+ 8:00 am: PUBLIC MASS

+ 10:00 am:  Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Children's Liturgy of the Word

+ 12:00 pm: PUBLIC MASS

+ 5:00 pm: PUBLIC MASS

+ 6:00pm: - COR Youth Ministry - PC

Monday, October 16, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

------------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 9:00am: St. Gerard Ciircle - PCLR

Tuesday, October 17, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 7:00pm: Bible Study

Wednesday, October 18, 2023:

+ 6:30am: Men's Morning Prayer - CCR

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church

+ 6:15pm: Guild Rosary - Church

+ 6:45pm: RCIA - PCLR

+ 7:00pm: Knights of Columbus - PCCR

Thursday, October 19, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 10:30am: The Chosen - PCCR

+ 4:00 pm: Handbell Choir - CCR

+ 7:00 pm: Adult Choir - Church

Friday, October 20, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

Saturday, October 21, 2023:

+ 7:30 am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS

-----------------with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am

+ 8:00 am: Confession - Church

+ 5:00 pm: Livestream & Mass - Church

Sunday, October 22, 2023:

+ 8:00 am: PUBLIC MASS

+ 10:00 am:  Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Children's Liturgy of the Word

+ 12:00 pm: PUBLIC MASS

+ 5:00 pm: PUBLIC MASS

To read the Daily Scripture readings you may go to usccb.org and select "Daily Reading" at the top left menu.

You may also go to "Today's Reading" at http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings

I Paul Tyson and Samantha Melson

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially:

Jamie Bostelman

Carmie Caluag

Victoria Mansfield  

  Campbell

Charles Dennehy

Camille Devaney

Joan Dolan

Sharon Ebelhardt

Gary Gwizdala

Bern Herold

Christian Jenko

Terry Thomas Kearns

Suzanna Kocis

Deacon Joe Krakora

Theo Kramer

James Krueger

Ruth Ann Lachenauer

Danny Leemputte

Caroline Lyczko

Jim MacNaughton

Carolina Martinez

Reese Marcusson

Pauline Mohr

David Pierce

Mark Russell

Shannon Schweiger

Please remember in your prayers those who have gone to their eternal rest with Our Lord, especially:

Thomas Hastings Tincher

(son of Ethel Tincher; brother of Michael Tincher)

Lila FitzGerald Thurlow

(mother of Elizabeth Faber)

Kenneth Leitch

(father of Carol [R. Scott Dotson] Leitch)

Maria Zurowska

(mother of Monika [Wojciech] Sobolewski)

Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.

Saturday, October 14

7:30am - Marta Taylor; Maria Francesca

5:00pm - Ann O’Connell; Brian Welsh; Alex Ross

Sunday, October 15

8:00am - Cimarrusti-Valentino Family; Anita Schroeder; Germaine Shuster

10:00am - Dorothy MacNaughton; Chuck Seyb; Josephine & Linda Lund

Noon - Elizabeth “Betty” Verkler; Nancy Jane Verkler;

---------Deceased Knights of Columbus Council 1268

5:00pm - People of St. Mary’s

Monday, October 16

7:30am - Rob LeClercq, Jr.; William Allingham; Special Intention for Loretta O’Grady

Tuesday, October 17

7:30am - Hilda Ellison; Gladys Johnson; Philip Jerina; A Special Intention

Wednesday, October 18

7:30am - James Swarthout; William Allingham

Thursday, October 19

7:30am - Mercedes Foley; Filomena Randazzo

Friday, October 20

7:30am - Yolanda Zaccari; Josephine Vaupshas;Sally Brennan

Saturday, October 21

7:30am - Liz Bessette; Ralph Stoll; Tom Tincher

5:00pm - Eliseo Elisei; Josephine & Linda Lund; Florette Kaiser

Sunday, October 22

8:00am - Jennie Rose Cascio; Maria & Sam Scopelliti;Robert Navarre

10:00am - Peter Gillespie; Mary Margaret Pawl

Noon - Francis & Anastasia Rim; Linda Curran;James Swarthout

5:00pm - People of St. Mary’s

             

If you would like to request a special Mass Intention, please email our Parish Receptionists at: receptionist@churchofstmary.org and they will kindly assist you!

Sunday Collection----------------------------------------Actual----------------Budgeted---Surplus/(Shortfall)

October 8, 2023 -------------- -------- -------------- - -- $31,263------------- -- $26,000----------------- $5,263

 -----------3,342

Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2024 YTD----- --$369,183---------------$390,000----------------($20,817)

Total Sharing Collections Fiscal 2024 YTD----- --$28,847

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