April 23, 2023:
Third Sunday of Easter
PARISH NEWSLETTER
The Church of St. Mary :: 201 E. Illinois Lake Forest, IL 60045
Parish Office Hours: 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday - Friday
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From the Desk of Fr. Mike Nacius, Pastor |
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-------Blessed and joyous Easter season to you.
-------As we gather to share in the Eucharist throughout the Easter season we learn from the Scriptures and are nourished by the Sacrament. What we continue to celebrate in “Word and Sacrament” sustains us in our faith. When we come together to share in the Eucharist, when we come together in service, when we come together to share our faith, the Risen Lord is with us. May we always give thanks, knowing and sharing our blessings in the Risen Lord.
-------I invite and encourage you to come to St. Mary’s either Sunday, April 23 at 3:00pm or Monday, April 24 at 7:00pm to grow and share our faith during the Easter season. Greg Kozak will be back for the third of his presentations on Living the Liturgy, The Other 167 Hours of the Week. Greg shared with us ideas and a focus in which to live Advent and Lent. He concludes his trinity of presentations on how we are to live the joy, the hope, and the promise of resurrection with our family, co-workers, parishioners, and friends. The presentations take place in the church and last for 75 minutes. You are invited to bring a family member or a friend with you to grow from this Adult Education opportunity this Easter Season. It is not necessary that you attended both or either of the previous presentations. Each presentation stands on its own focus and inspiration to live “Eucharistic lives” as followers of our Risen Lord. I encourage you in this Easter season to come to the presentation, as it will enhance and deepen your faith in our Savior.
-------Thanks to those who have donated to the Gun Buyback Program taking place next Saturday in Waukegan. As you may recall, a parishioner made an initial donation of $5,000 to encourage the parish to come together to match that amount with contributions. As of the writing of my article earlier this week, over $17,000 has been received in support of this peace-making effort. Additional donations can still be made to the parish as soon as possible. Fr. Tim O’Malley, the pastor of our sharing parish, is grateful and excited about the Gun Buyback program bringing more peace and safety to the streets and neighborhoods of his parishioners.
-------This Saturday, April 22, we celebrate the First Holy Communion of our children in second grade. You may see them on Sunday wearing their First Communion dresses and suits. The students have been looking forward to their special day. With the help of parents and family, godparents, grandparents, teachers, catechists, and priests, they have been instructed on the gift of the Eucharist and the ongoing spiritual growth that comes from gathering around the table with family and parishioners weekly. Pray that their families continue to bring them around the altar so that they can continually be fed by Word and Sacrament as followers and believers in our Risen Lord. We hear the Gospel this weekend of how they recognized Jesus in the “breaking of the bread.” May this Gospel truth be our frequent experience, coming together in Jesus to celebrate and participate in the Eucharist.
-------Parents of children with special needs are invited this Tuesday to meet other parents to pray and also share experiences and resources as a faith community walking a similar road in this life. The meeting will take place at the O’Gara Center of St. Patrick’s Church on Tuesday, April 25, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Due to the nature of this event, we ask that only parents or guardians attend. Please RSVP on St. Patrick’s website at: www.stpatrick-lakeforest.org/special-needs. If you have questions, please contact: Marilyn_Merrifield@comcast.net.
-------The final sessions of the Religious Education (RE) program conclude April 23, for the Sunday program and Tuesday, April 25 for the Tuesday program. Thanks to all of our RE families and participants in the program this past year. Our catechists have prayed and worked with the students reinforcing truths shared in the homes of our families. Thanks to Joy Pacheco, Rosa Osuna, and all participants and benefactors of Religious Education at St. Mary’s.
-------God bless you in living Easter joy in our Risen Lord and Savior,
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CoSM Faith & Fellowship Men's Group
Please join us on Tuesday, April 25 as the Faith & Fellowship Men’s Group welcomes Harry M. Jensen Kraemer, Jr., executive partner with Madison Dearborn Partners, and a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
We begin gathering together at 6:45pm with the program starting promptly at 7:00pm in the Parish Center Conference Room.
Please invite a friend or family member. We look forward to seeing you!
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The School of St. Mary will offer our Summer School program to students entering Jr. Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. This is an opportunity to receive additional academic support and/or continue your child's education throughout the summer in an enriching academic environment. Students will focus on reading, writing, math, and social studies/science that fit their appropriate age/grade. For those with children who are moving from the PGC to the UGC, we will have special materials and instruction to help your child prepare for the greater independence required at the UGC. We will also have fun in the summer sun!
The School of St. Mary will offer two 3-week sessions. Families can register for either one or both sessions. Registration deadline: April 30
Time: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-12:00pm
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Session 1: June 12-30
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Session 2: July 10-28
Cost per child: $975/session
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Children's Worship Bulletin for April 23, 2023:
Click for ages 3+ HERE and for ages 7+ HERE.
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SCHEDULE: Saturday, April 22 - Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 22, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 8:00am: Confession - Church
+ 11:00am: First Holy Communion - Church
+ 1:00pm: First Holy Communion - Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream & Mass - Church
Sunday, April 23, 2023:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
+ 3:00pm: The Other 167 presentation - Church
+ 6:00pm: COR Youth Ministry - PC
Monday, April 24, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 7:00pm: The Other 167 presentation - Church
Tuesday, April 25, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 6:45pm: Faith and Fellowship Men's Group - PCCR
Wednesday, April 26, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 5:00pm - 7:00pm: Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction - Church
+ 5:00pm: RCIA - PCLR
Thursday, April 27, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 6:00pm: St. Elizabeth Circle Meeting - PCLR
+ 7:00pm: Adult Choir - Church
Friday, April 28, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
Saturday, April 29, 2023:
+ 7:30am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS with Rosary & Private Prayer after Mass until 8:30am
+ 8:00am: Confession - Church
+ 11:00am: First Holy Communion - Church
+ 1:00pm: First Holy Communion - Church
+ 5:00pm: Livestream & Mass - Church
Sunday, April 30, 2023:
+ 8:00am: PUBLIC MASS
+ 10:00am: Livestream & PUBLIC MASS
+ 12:00pm: PUBLIC MASS
+ 3:00pm: Brahm's Requiem - Church
+ 6:00pm: COR Youth Ministry - PC
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FROM AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
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To find ways to volunteer within our community and to seek assistance from the parish please click here.
Here is a List of Places You may watch Mass on TV, Radio or Online:
- Online:
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Church of St. Mary Livestream can be found on our Facebook Page. View past celebrated Masses or join us for a current Livestream Mass according to the schedule in this newsletter.
- TV: EWTN
- DirecTV Channel 370
- Dish Network Channel 261
- Verizon Fios Channel 285
- XFinity Channel 33, 291, 1668
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Relevant Radio:
- 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT.
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These Masses will be broadcast live on your local station, on the Relevant Radio® app, at relevantradio.com, and on my Father Rocky Facebook page so you can tune in from wherever you are. The Mass will be rebroadcast each evening at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT on your local station.
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To read the Daily Scripture readings you may go to usccb.org and select "Daily Reading" at the top left menu.
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PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED
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Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially: |
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William Allingham
Beni-de Dieu Atibalentja
Dora Avilez
Jim Bedenko
Tom Brown
Phillip Browniing
Carmie Caluag
Victoria Mansfield Campbell
Michael Caringello
Carol Craigmile
Joan Dolan
John Doyle
Sharon Ebelhardt
Carolyn Cimarrusti Erickson
Cathy Foley
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Christian Jenko
Terry Thomas Kearns
Suzanna Kocis
Theo Kramer
James Krueger
Ruth Ann Lachenauer
Caroline Lyczko
Dave Lyons
Jim MacNaughton
Carolina Martinez
Mike Mooney, Sr.
Edward Muszynski
Joyce Nutt
Bob O’Connell
Lou Ruffolo
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This new sick list began on March 1 and will continue through May.
If you would like to add a family member to the Prayers for the Sick, please call our Parish Office at: (847) 234.0205.
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Please remember in your prayers those who have gone to their eternal rest with Our Lord,
especially:
Marie Konrath
(mother of Katherine De Preeter [Jim] Bedenko)
Mathilda Williams
(mother of Teresa [Howard] Martino and Christopher Williams; grandmother of Isabella and Gianna)
Barbara Taylor
(mother of Robert Taylor)
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Mass Intentions will be prayed for during a private or public daily Mass.
Saturday, April 22, 2023:
7:30am: Betty J. Milite; Rob LeClercq, Jr.
5:00pm: Eliseo Elisei; Carm Schillinger; Mary Margaret Pawl
Sunday, April 23, 2023:
8:00am: Scopelliti-Gabrielsen Families; Andrew & Ena Kirthisinghe; Barbara & Andrew Thomsen
10:00am: Rosemary Sheahen; Robert Matthei; Craigmile-Maurer Family
Noon: Moorman Family; Connie Saville; Jane Wanner; People of St. Mary’s
Monday, April 24, 2023:
7:30am: Dennis Jayesuria; Hugh Jayesuria; James Swarthout
Tuesday, April 25, 2023:
7:30am: Eliseo Elisei; Paulette Thomas; Adam Adamski
Wednesday, April 26, 2023:
7:30am: Mary Center; James Swarthout
Thursday, April 27, 2023:
7:30am: Elyse Geldermann Pesola
Friday, April 28, 2023:
7:30am: Dr. Thomas Palella; Karen Smith Olson
Saturday, April 29, 2023:
7:30am: Virginia J. Lyle; John C. Pound; James Swarthout
5:00pm: Dorina Mentucci; Dorothy Menze; Beth J. Neville
Sunday, April 30, 2023:
8:00am: Msgr. Frank Cimarrusti; Fr. Anthony Talarico; James Swarthout
10:00am: Richard McInerney; Gerald Flaherty; Marie Pfeiffer
Noon: Matthew Moughamian; Joan O’Keefe; Merrianne Pinello; 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!
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Sunday Collection-------------------------------------------Actual----------------Budgeted------Surplus/(Shortfall)
April 16, 2023-------------------------- --------------------- $21,777-------- ------ -- $25,000 ------------(($3,224)
Total Sunday Collections Fiscal 2023 YTD------- $1,084,678----------------$1,000,000----------------$84,678
Total Easter Collection Fiscal 2023 YTD -------------$102,960-----------------$100,000-----------------$2,960-
Total Sharing Collections Fiscal 2023 YTD -----------$99,536-------$84,478
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THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY
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We are grateful for the outpouring of support from parishioners while we navigate financially. Thank you for continuing to support your parish as well as our sharing parish, Most Blessed Trinity. Thank you for mailing your contribution to the Parish Office or scheduling your online donation. Offertory basket will be made available during Sunday Public Masses as well for your offering.
Ways To Give
+ Drop in the Offertory Basket during Public Mass at the end of Mass
+ Mail Your Contribution:
----- Church of St. Mary
----- c/o Business Office
-----201 E. Illinois
-----Lake Forest, IL 60045
+ Online Giving:
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Schedule your recurring donations via our online Giving safe and secure portal, GiveCentral Go to: Church of St. Mary GiveCentral or click the image to the left.
Thank you!
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Church of St. Mary Website
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Information on our Mass Schedule, Sacraments, School, Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Guild of St. Mary, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, RCIA, Bulletins, Gospel Reading Podcasts, Homily Podcasts, and more can all be found on our webpage.
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