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Hello St. Alphonsus,
Celebrate Sunday Mass at
St. Alphonsus!
In this Sunday's Gospel, Jesus promises his disciples that he will send them another advocate, the Spirit of truth.The Gospel is a continuation of last week’s Gospel: Jesus is speaking to his disciples at the Last Supper and offers encouragement to them, who will soon see him crucified. He reassures them that even though he will leave them, he will not abandon them. Instead he will send them the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, through whom the disciples will continue to live in union with Jesus.
This reading is one example of the contrast that the Gospel presents between the community of disciples, to whom God will reveal himself, and the unbelieving world, which will remain in darkness. The unbelieving world cannot accept the “Spirit of truth,” whom the disciples will receive. Only through the Spirit will God’s revelation and love be known.
There will be a special Blessing for Mothers at all Masses in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday. During the season of Easter, what a great time to remember our mothers and ask for God's blessing on them. It is God who ultimately gave us life. It is through God's unselfish love--mirrored in our mothers' willingness to associate their love with God's and take the risk to love us into life--that we have the opportunity for life. We remember our mothers this Mother's Day with much love. Let us pray for each of them:
God our heavenly Father,
you give to each the ability to share your generative love.
Bless those women in our lives who mirror your love
and bring forth life through their willingness
to risk bringing new life into this world.
Help us to show them our gratitude
for the gift of life and the gift of a mother's love.
May our life-giving God continue to bless them
and show them his unfailing love.
We ask this through Jesus, God's Son and our brother.
Amen.
This Sunday there will be a special Mother's Day collection in support of Catholic Charities. Please see Cardinal Cupich's Mother's Day letter here in English and Espanol.
Daily prayer keeps you in good relationship with the LORD, and yourself.
Invite your friends/loved ones to Mass! Sunday Mass schedule in English is at 9 AM, 11 AM, and 5 PM. Mass in Spanish is at 12:30 PM.
Mass Readings for Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 14 Parish Bulletin
Become an altar server! We are offering another training for students fourth grade and up who would like to become altar servers. The training will be on Monday, May 15 from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM in the church. Children who are trained to become altar servers will be able to serve on Sundays and school Masses. Experienced servers can also serve at weddings and funerals (which includes a $10 stipend). If this training time isn’t convenient, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss other options.Thanks for considering it! - Fr. Pat
If you would like to become more involved in various parish ministries, please complete a brief survey! We invite you to join us in responding to the vocational call of our shared baptism. Please consider the ways in which you may be generous with your time and talent for the sake of the Kingdom of God and the mission with St. Alphonsus.
Confessions are heard Saturday at 11 AM and Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Please note that there will no Reconciliation sacrament on Saturday, May 20 as all available priests will be at Holy Name Cathedral for the Ordination of the new Archdiocese of Chicago priests.
Do you have upcoming exciting events that you would like to share with our St. Alphonsus Church and our parish school communities? You can share them here!
Did you know that you can view all upcoming church events on the calendar on our website? If your ministry has an event that you would like to host at St. Alphonsus, you can complete the Plan An Event form. Any inquiries can also be directed to the parish Office Manager, Mario Serrano.
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