Bulletin for Sunday, June 18
& Sunday, June 25, 2023
The 11th & 12th Sundays in Ordinary Time
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From Fr. Mike
Today is Fathers’ Day, when we honor all fathers and those who give us fatherly love.
This day is special to me because my father will be 94 on his birthday this coming August 1st. I know how blessed I am.
In honoring dads and those who show us “fatherly love”, I would like to suggest something. If your dad is like mine and many other fathers, they are men of very few words. They don’t talk much about their feelings. But dads do have feelings and emotions, and they can handle yours, so tell your dad what he means to you.
My dad, in many ways, took after his father, my grandfather - this is often true of many men. They have a sense of duty, structure, and responsibility. They always tried to do the right thing. They might seem to be very serious guys, but usually have a smile ready and a sense of humor to share. . .They help provide for the family by working endless hours. They teach by example, and even today, I learn much from watching my father.
I know I am truly blessed, for both my dad and mom were a great team. I know he grieves my mom’s death, but when he sees us, he puts all that aside for us. Dad may be a man of a few words, but no one could ever doubt the love he has for his family.
So why not tell your dad on this day what he means to you? You can whisper it in a prayer, shout it out from the rooftops, or write it in a card.
Happy Father’s Day!!!!!
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Mary Clare Barker's Retirement Celebration
A permanent smile is the prize for having a successful celebration. Well, I can tell you firsthand that St. Gertrude’s has left a permanent smile on Mary Clare Barker’s face.
What a joyful celebration we had last Sunday! Thank you to the choir, cantors, musicians, and all of you for a spirit-filled farewell for Mary Clare. Pictures of the 10:30 am Mass are below.
New Staff Members
As we are saying good-bye to another gem of St. Gertrude’s, I am happy to announce we will be welcoming three new members to the Pastoral Staff after July 1st.
It is with great pleasure to announce that Kathryn Flynn will be the new music director. Kathryn will be moving here from Madison, Wisconsin, and is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
Also, I’m pleased to announce that Sr. Susan Quaintance, OSB, will be the new director of the Heart-to-Heart ministry.
Also, Rev. Paul Adaja, who is presently at Ss. Peter and Lambert in Skokie, is joining the staff as our new associate priest.
In a future bulletin, they will introduce themselves to us.
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Food & Supply Drive for Care for Real - June 24 & June 25
Our monthly Food & Supply Drive for Care for Real is June 24 and June 25. Please place nonperishable items in the bins at the back of church.
Special needs this month include full-sized toiletries, diapers in sizes 2, 5, and 6, incontinence briefs, and menstrual pads.
Summer Bulletin Schedule
Our next bulletin will be July 2nd. In it, we will have the dates and topics for the Fire Pit discussions.
Peace,
Mike
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Mary Clare's Retirement Celebration on Sunday, June 11 | |
All photos courtesy of Maria Ugarte. | |
Parish Calendar of Events | | | |
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Thursday, June 15
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7:00 pm - What Does it Mean to be LGBTQ+ and Catholic discussion at St. Gertrude
Sunday, June 18
- Father's Day
- Last Gym Mass until September
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2:00 pm - ECRA Juneteenth events at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. (please note, the event is now at 2:00 pm, not 3:00 pm)
Monday, June 19
- Rectory office closed in honor of Juneteenth
- Wildcat Summer Camp begins
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Thursday, June 22
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7:00 pm - What Does it Mean to be LGBTQ+ and Catholic discussion at St. Teresa of Avila
Saturday, June 24 & Sunday, June 25
- Care for Real Food & Supply Drive (before and after Masses)
Monday, July 10
- Youth group Mission Experience starts
- 7:00 pm - book group in the Ministry Center
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Events & Activities at St. Gertrude
listed in chronological order
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Today, Thursday, June 15 at 7:00 pm: June Pride Month Discussion: What Does it Mean to be LGBTQ+ and Catholic
This June, St. Gertrude and St. Teresa of Avila will host four conversations on What Does it Mean to be LGBTQ+ and Catholic. LGTBQ+ members for each community will share their stories of faith, hope and love.
Sessions will be held at 7:00 pm:
- TODAY, Thursday, June 15 at St. Gertrude
- Next Thursday, June 22 at St. Teresa of Avila, 1950 N. Kenmore Ave.
Register HERE or by scanning the QR code in the above image. There are no fees to attend - all are welcome!
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ECRA Juneteenth Celebration Planned for Sunday, June 18 at 2:00 pm
All are invited to attend the second annual Juneteenth Ecumenical Service on Sunday, June 18 with the Edgewater Community Religious Association (ECRA). The event will be held at Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Please note, the time has changed, the event will start at 2:00 pm, not 3:00 pm.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans and is also often observed for celebrating African-American culture. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it has been celebrated annually on June 19 in various parts of the United States since 1865.
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Rectory Office Closed on Monday, June 19
The office will be closed on Monday, June 19 in honor of Juneteenth.
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UPDATED LIST: Refugee & Immigrant Ministry: Donate Items to Help New Migrants in Chicago
Donations of the following items for asylum seekers can be left in the back of church on
Saturdays before and after the 5:00 pm Mass, and Sundays before or after all the Masses.
Please mark your bag, “Asylum Seekers.”
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children's, women's & men's underwear (all sizes - new only)
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rolling suitcases (new or like-new)
- sanitary napkins
- diapers of all sizes
For information about a meal train signup to help recently-arrived asylum seekers, email Laurie Hasbrook at lhasbrook@stgertrudechicago.org.
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Our Parish Composting Program is Back!
All are welcome to be a part of our parish composting program! Those who join our program are welcome to use the parish’s compost tumbler, a user-friendly option that will produce compost at a quicker pace.
This year, we request that composters make sure that they only add small and chopped up waste—not whole banana peels, large slices of watermelon, etc.
This is because if we want to have compost product this summer, then we need to insert chopped up pieces into the composter or it will be years before it degrades.
If you are interested in joining our composting program, please reach out to our new compost garden coordinators, Andrea and Guy Banicki at anbanicki@gmail.com or gbanick@ilstu.edu for information about the fee.
Participants this summer can use their own compost buckets.
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Growing in Faith
On Father’s Day I often think of St. Joseph. The man had a tough assignment - he was the “step-father” of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
He must have had a lot of faith to have accepted this role, it seems, without question. I mean, the whole thing had to be quite a shock to him with his young wife pregnant but not by him and then having to ramble across the desert, she on the back of a donkey, and he on foot leading, looking out for Herod and bandits, and scorpions and whatever. And then fathering the young boy, protecting him, teaching him his craft, putting food on the table, maybe tucking him in at night telling him a story.
It's poignant somehow that Joseph is barely mentioned in the Gospels. We see him at the birth, and once more perhaps and then - he’s gone. What happened to him? Most likely, he had already died, just as most men will before their wives do. And he’s not at the crucifixion.
Perhaps this was best. For he loved his son, and his heart would have surely broken in half to see his boy suffer and die in such a way.
So here’s to you, Joseph, on this Father’s Day! I suppose stepfather is a fitting descriptor for you because you stepped up in a big way when you were needed. You loved and took care of your family, worked hard, and didn’t ask for much. And when the story was written you didn’t get much credit which, I have a feeling, didn’t matter much to you. You did your job.
~ Fred Martin
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Thank You for Supporting the Baby & Toddler Supply Collection for Asylum Seekers at Ismaili Jamatkhana Center
Thank you to those who were able to make donations to the baby and toddlers collection on Saturday, June 10 from 10:00 am-2:00 pm at the Ismaili Jamatkhana Center.
A full van load of supplies was sent to Care for Real and two car loads went to Centro Romero, full of diapers, wipes, formula, baby food, baby and toddler clothes, medication, and roller bags. Another car load was delivered to the Latino Treatment Center. All items were for newly arrived asylum seekers.
A special thanks to all volunteers who worked so hard to collect donations and organize supplies! (Pictured: Volunteers from the Ismaili Jamatkhana Center.)
This donation drive was coordinated by Sacred Heart, Ismaili Civic, the Church of the Atonement, and St. Gertrude.
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PPC Updates
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) will take a break over the summer.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 13.
Please be on the lookout for an update in the bulletin of current ministries.
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A Note from Eloy Escamilla, Pastoral Associate
Dear Community of St. Gertrude,
I just want to share with you that I will be away from the
parish until June 27. I want to take this time for a retreat as I am walking “El Camino” to Santiago the
Compostela.
Please, keep me in your prayers so I can have a nice
encounter with God.
~ Eloy Escamilla
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New Parishioners
- Daniel, Jenny, Sienna, and Celine Cruz
- Melissa T. Mawilai
- Rafael Gonzalez D'Leon
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Ministers of the Word, Eucharistic Ministers, Cantors, Musicians, & Altar Servers for This Weekend | | |
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Ministers of the Word
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Saturday, June 17 at 5:00 pm - Roman Reyes, Joseph McMahon
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Sunday, June 18 at 8:00 am - Kathryn Stimac, Hallie Burhoe
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Sunday, June 18 at 10:30 am - Rose Karasti, Troy McMillan
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Saturday, June 24 at 5:00 pm - Jennifer Kiedaisch, Millie Slane
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Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 am - Marty McDermott, Wesley Digman
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Sunday, June 25 at 10:30 am - Tim Love, Debra Novak
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Eucharistic Ministers
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Saturday, June 17 at 5:00 pm - Kathy Wall
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Sunday, June 18 at 8:00 am - Barb Daly
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Sunday, June 18 at 10:30 am - Steven Monti, Annie Hasselbeck, Stephen Hasselbeck
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Saturday, June 24 at 5:00 pm - Michelle Kuehlhorn
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Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 am - Kathryn Stimac
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Sunday, June 25 at 10:30 am - Ray Sousa, Sarah Millar, Maria Ugarte
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Cantors and Musicians
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Saturday, June 17 at 5:00 pm - Amir Ghazaleh; Brian Acker, pianist
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Sunday, June 18 at 8:00 am - Paula Dempsey; Heidi Joosten, pianist
- Sunday, June 18 at 10:30 am - Kate Hibbs Davis; Heidi Joosten, pianist
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Saturday, June 24 at 5:00 pm - TBA; Mary Horan, pianist
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Sunday, June 25 at 8:00 am - Paula Dempsey; Mary Horan, pianist
- Sunday, June 25 at 10:30 am - Dana Sullivan; Mary Horan, pianist
- Sunday, June 25 at 10:30 am - Dana Sullivan; Mary Horan, pianist
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Altar Servers
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Sunday, June 18 at 10:30 am - cross bearer - Henry Villareal; acolytes - Henry Jacobson, Grace Cashman
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Sunday, June 25 at 10:30 am - cross bearer - Carter Dant; acolytes - Ethan Craft, Clare McCarthy
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Financial Report from Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11
Sunday Collection Envelopes: $2,530.00
Loose Checks: $615.00
Loose Cash/Coins: $818.00
Online Donations: $4,793.30
Total Collected: $8,756.00
Budgeted: $10,730.00
Difference: -$1,974.00
Year-to-date Collected: $466,286.09
Year-to-date Budgeted: $558,000.00
Difference: -$91,713.91
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Ways to Help Our Parish: Amazon Smile, Text to Give, GiveCentral, PayPal, and Amazon Smile
Visit smile.amazon.com and select St. Gertrude Parish as your charity of choice. From then on, connect to Amazon through smile.amazon.com and St. Gertrude will automatically benefit as your charity of choice.
We have set up a "Text to Give" option through GiveCentral. Parishioners are welcome to text the word Donate to 1.773.741.9505 to make a donation via phone.
To access our PayPal link, please visit our parish website and donate from there. GiveCentral offers parishioners the option of one-time gifts or weekly contributions.
For more information on text to give or to sign up for online giving, please email Eduardo Soto at esoto@stgertrudechicago.org.
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Upcoming Mass Intentions
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Monday, June 19: 7:30 am - Purgatorial Society
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Tuesday, June 20: 7:30 am - Timothy Samson +
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Wednesday, June 21: 7:30 am - Living and deceased Torreano family members
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Thursday, June 22: 7:30 am - Communion Service
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Friday, June 23: 7:30 am - Marie "Micky" Keenly +
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Saturday, June 24: 7:30 am - Living and deceased Torreano family members; 5:00 pm - Marie McKee Boyland +
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Sunday, June 25: 8:00 am - Sylvia Melzer; 10:30 am Mass in church – People of God
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Monday, June 26: 7:30 am - Living and deceased Torreano family members
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Tuesday, June 27: 7:30 am - Purgatorial Society
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Wednesday, June 28: 7:30 am - Richard J. Kerwer, Sr. +
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Thursday, June 29: 7:30 am - Communion Service; Noreen Tierney +
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Friday, June 30: 7:30 am - Nancy Quinn Jaskowiak +
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Saturday, July 1: 7:30 am - Living & deceased parents of St. Gertrude parishioners; 5:00 pm - St. Gertrude's class of 1950
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Sunday, July 2: 8:00 am -Donald N. DiProva +; 10:30 am Mass in church – William Deiters +
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Click HERE for the daily readings for Masses. Here is the list of readings for this week for parishioners that prefer to look them up:
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Monday, June 19: 2 Cor 6:1-10/Mt 5:38-42
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Tuesday, June 20: 2 Cor 8:1-9/Mt 5:43-48
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Wednesday, June 21: 2 Cor 9:6-11/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
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Thursday, June 22: 2 Cor 11:1-11/Mt 6:7-15
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Friday, June 23: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30/Mt 6:19-23
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Saturday, June 24: Is 49:1-6/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80
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Sunday, June 25: Jer 20:10-13/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33
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Monday, June 26: Gn 12:1-9/Mt 7:1-5
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Tuesday, June 27: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Mt 7:6, 12-14
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Wednesday, June 28: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Mt 7:15-20
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Thursday, June 29: Acts 12:1-11/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19
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Friday, June 30: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Mt 8:1-4
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Saturday, July 1: Gn 18:1-15/Mt 8:5-17
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Sunday, July 2: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42
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Please Keep the Following People in Your Prayers | |
- Zara Bradley
- Lilly Buie
- Aida Calvopina
- Claire Conley
- Ann Collins Dole
- Mr. and Mrs. Emin Euman
- Luke Fitzgerald
- Gina Heidkamp
- Maria Hertl
- Erica Maria Kast
- Bernice Kiedysz
- Marilyn Klein
- Ignacio Lopez
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- Patricia Meade
- Janet McCulley
- Jack McDermott
- Karey Myers
- Donald Nyderek
- Richard Seitz
- Elinora E. Tolentino
- Manuel & Norma Viray
- Leon Ward
- Tammy Wielgosz
- Janice Wittenberg
- Yyes Yoza
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If you would like to add a name to the prayer list, please contact the Rectory at 773.764.3621 or email stgertrude1420@stgertrudechicago.org. Names will remain on the list for three weeks. After that time, please renew the name using same contact information. | | | | |
