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St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Parish</strong><br />

<strong>July</strong> 1, <strong>2012</strong><br />

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time<br />

1450 Green Trails Dr. Naperville, IL 60540 630-369-0777 www.smmp.com<br />

MASSES<br />

Saturday:<br />

5:00 p.m.<br />

Sunday:<br />

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.<br />

10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m.<br />

Weekday:<br />

Monday - Saturday<br />

OFFICE HOURS:<br />

8:15 a.m.<br />

Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:00<br />

Saturday 9:00 - 1:30<br />

<strong>Parish</strong> Office: 369-0777<br />

Fax: 369-1493<br />

Religious Ed. Office: 369-0833<br />

All <strong>Saint</strong>s Catholic Academy<br />

1155 Aurora Ave., Naperville, IL 60540<br />

961-6125 -- www.ascacademy.org<br />

NEW PARISHIONERS:<br />

Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes<br />

me; and those who welcome me welcome<br />

the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40)<br />

St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> wishes to<br />

welcome everyone to our community as<br />

Jesus would. For information, please call<br />

the parish office.<br />

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:<br />

Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to<br />

4:30 PM or anytime by request.<br />

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:<br />

2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month following<br />

the 12:15 Mass. Please call <strong>Parish</strong><br />

Office to make arrangements for Baptism<br />

and required Preparation Meeting.<br />

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE:<br />

Six months preparation required. <strong>Parish</strong><br />

music policies, which reflect Diocesan<br />

guidelines, are to be followed.<br />

Food for the Journey<br />

Scripture Readings for the Week<br />

Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Mt 8:18-22<br />

Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Jn 10:24-29<br />

Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Mt 8:28-34<br />

Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Mt 9:1-8<br />

Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Mt 9:9-13<br />

Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Mt 9:14-17<br />

Sunday:<br />

Ez 2:2-5; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a


St. Vincent de Paul Society<br />

WE NEED YOUR HELP<br />

Please<br />

• The economy is hitting people hard –<br />

including SMMP <strong>Parish</strong>ioners<br />

• SVdP is helping folks financially with<br />

rent, utilities, medical bills and the<br />

like.<br />

• Our funds are critically low.<br />

• We’re reaching a point of not being<br />

able to assist those who request<br />

assistance.<br />

Your contributions at this time will be greatly appreciated<br />

and will allow us to continue serving the needy in our<br />

parish. We help fellow parishioners and those living<br />

within our parish boundaries no matter their faith.<br />

Should you wish to contribute, SVdP envelopes<br />

are in the narthex and can be placed in the collection<br />

basket.<br />

Thank You for Helping Us to Help Others!<br />

Congratulations to—<br />

Theology-on-Tap<br />

Young Adult Summer Series<br />

Sun., Jul. 15 - Fri., Aug. 3<br />

at several locations around the Diocese of Joliet<br />

Connect with other Catholic young adults, 19 to 39<br />

Learn more about your faith and its relevance to<br />

your life.<br />

Check out the full Theology-on-Tap lineup online at:<br />

For more information,<br />

go to<br />

www.dioceseofjoliet.org/yam/yamtot.asp<br />

Caitlin Manock & Zak Wilker<br />

Noelle Serio & David Williams<br />

who are being married at SMMP during <strong>July</strong>. We offer<br />

our best wishes and prayers that the peace of Christ may<br />

live always in their hearts and in their homes!<br />

First Friday Adoration<br />

And Benediction<br />

<strong>July</strong> 6<br />

Pope John Paul II said. that the best,<br />

most effective and surest way of<br />

bringing lasting peace on earth is<br />

through the great power of Eucharistic<br />

adoration. Only Jesus has the<br />

power and love to redirect the course<br />

of history back to the path of peace,<br />

which he promised. The Eucharist<br />

brings peace to all hearts. And<br />

peaceful hearts make a peaceful<br />

world. O come let us adore Him in<br />

the Blessed Sacrament!<br />

Eucharistic adoration is held in the<br />

chapel the first Friday of each month<br />

following the 8:15 a.m. Mass and<br />

Benediction until Noon.<br />

God’s Share<br />

The healing of the suffering woman required no words from her; she simply<br />

trusted in the power of Jesus. Even after news came that his child was dead,<br />

Jairus was encouraged by Jesus to have trust. Likewise, when we feel afraid<br />

we, too, must have trust in the Lord. It is good that God desires for us, His<br />

Stewards; we can be sure of that.<br />

Weekly Collection Year to Date<br />

6/24/12 7/1/11 to present<br />

Weekly Mass Offerings $16,056 $1,027,985<br />

Automated Giving (pro-rated) 6,320 304,390<br />

22,376 1,332,375<br />

Budget Goal 26,016 1,340,000<br />

Over/(Under) Goal (3,640) (7,625)<br />

Sign up for Automated Giving<br />

by visiting<br />

www.parishpay.com<br />

or by calling 1-866-PARISH-1.<br />

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Save the dates<br />

November 10 &11<br />

This year’s men’s Christ Renews His <strong>Parish</strong> promises to<br />

be a truly amazing weekend retreat crafted by men …for<br />

men of the parish. These men have been working diligently getting ready to<br />

host the entire CRHP process.<br />

More details will be coming in future bulletins, but if you’d like to learn more<br />

or register please contact<br />

Gus Fischer<br />

David Brandenstein<br />

630-369-9828 313-625-5598<br />

gusfischer@att.net<br />

pubrando@aol.com<br />

The U.S. Conference of Catholic<br />

Bishops have called for a “Fortnight<br />

for Freedom,” a period of prayer, education<br />

and action in support of religious<br />

freedom, from Jun. 21 to Jul. 4.<br />

All are invited to pray daily during<br />

this time. SS. Peter & Paul Church<br />

will hold a prayer vigil at 6:00 each<br />

night excluding Sat. & Sun. The following<br />

are some prayer suggestions:<br />

<strong>July</strong> 1<br />

Prayer for Civic Leaders<br />

Let us pray: God our Father, you<br />

guide everything in wisdom and love.<br />

Accept the prayers we offer for<br />

our nation. In your goodness, watch<br />

over those in authority, so that people<br />

everywhere may enjoy freedom,<br />

security, and peace. Through our<br />

Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.<br />

<strong>July</strong> 2<br />

Prayer for Our Nation<br />

Let us pray: O God, who arrange all<br />

things according to a wonderful design,<br />

graciously receive the<br />

prayers we pour out to you for our<br />

country that, through the wisdom of<br />

its leaders and the integrity of its<br />

citizens, harmony and justice may<br />

be assured and lasting prosperity<br />

come with peace. Through Christ<br />

our Lord. Amen.<br />

<strong>July</strong> 3<br />

St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast<br />

Let us pray: Grant, almighty God,<br />

that we may glory in the Feast of<br />

the blessed Apostle Thomas, so that<br />

we may always be sustained by his<br />

intercession and, believing, may<br />

have life in the name of Jesus Christ<br />

your son, whom Thomas acknowledged<br />

as the Lord. Who lives and<br />

reigns with you in the unity of the<br />

Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and<br />

ever. Amen.<br />

<strong>July</strong> 4<br />

Independence Day- attend Mass<br />

& pray the Prayer of the Day<br />

God of justice, Father of truth, who<br />

guides creation in wisdom and<br />

goodness to fulfillment in Christ<br />

your Son, open our hearts to the<br />

truth of his Gospel, that your peace<br />

may rule in our hearts and your justice<br />

guide our lives. Through our<br />

Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who<br />

lives and reigns forever.<br />

September<br />

Club<br />

Summer Picnic<br />

Catered Luncheon<br />

<strong>July</strong> 11<br />

12:00—<strong>Parish</strong> Center<br />

Chicken, Ribs, Pasta, Cheddar and<br />

Macaroni and desserts will be served.<br />

Gail Krema, chairperson of the SMM<br />

Military Ministry will be the guest<br />

speaker.<br />

For reservations, call Dolores Peterman,<br />

at 630-955-9581. Mail her a<br />

check payable to SMMP in the<br />

amount of $9 per person by<br />

Sat., <strong>July</strong> 7. Her address is 3013<br />

Oldham Ave., Lisle 60532.<br />

All Seniors welcome!<br />

Semi Retire Retired<br />

Eager to<br />

“give something back”<br />

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps<br />

may be for you!<br />

Members of this Jesuit service program<br />

volunteer in poor and marginalized<br />

communities two days per week<br />

(Sept. - June), grow deeper in their<br />

Christian faith by reflecting and praying<br />

in the Ignatian tradition, and meet<br />

monthly with other IVC members and<br />

a spiritual reflector.<br />

IVC members serve as tutors, employment<br />

counselors, food pantry volunteers,<br />

elderly companions, hospital<br />

chaplains, and more!<br />

For more information, contact Christine<br />

Curran, IVC Regional Director,<br />

773-975-6871, ccurran@ivcusa.org or<br />

visit www.ivcusa.org.<br />

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Religious<br />

Education<br />

Keep on biking!<br />

(Preschool – 5th )<br />

I will praise you, Lord,<br />

for you have rescued me<br />

Registration for the <strong>2012</strong>/2013 Year<br />

We are still accepting registrations for next year. Extra<br />

copies of the form are available in the R.E. office or on the<br />

Education page of the parish website.<br />

Catechists needed for <strong>2012</strong>/2013 Year<br />

So almost 80 parishioners have answered the call to be catechists<br />

in the fall. We need about 24 more people to have our<br />

classes fully staffed. Our goal is to have two catechists per<br />

class to share responsibilities for the weekly lessons. It is<br />

not necessary to have a child in the program. Many of our<br />

volunteers have grown children but enjoy sharing their faith<br />

with our young children. Training and materials will be provided.<br />

If you are interested in joining our program, please<br />

contact the RE office for further information.<br />

Our openings are:<br />

Monday: 3:15: Kindergarten (1), 1st grade (2),<br />

The Peace and Social Justice Ministry of the Diocese of Joliet<br />

(Illinois) announces the formation of medical and construction<br />

teams to serve in Borongan on the island of Samar and in the Bacolod<br />

area on the Island of Negros in the Republic of the Philippines.<br />

This mission will leave on February 1st and return on February<br />

16 th , 2013. This will be the ninth mission to this Southeast<br />

Asian Nation.<br />

Thanks to all of you who participated in our Bike<br />

to Church Weekend last month. We made a difference<br />

in the health of our parishioners and in reducing<br />

our carbon footprint.<br />

Biking is not<br />

a one weekend activity.<br />

Please continue<br />

riding your bike to Mass<br />

on weekends this summer!<br />

Did you know that we have<br />

a parish bike rack<br />

Park and secure your bike at our bike rack<br />

located in the lower level courtyard, outside of<br />

the parish center.<br />

Physicians needed include the following surgeons: General, Plastic,<br />

ENT, Orthopedic and Pediatric surgeons. We will also<br />

need six persons to administer anesthesia (MD’s or CRNA’s) as<br />

well as operating room nurses and recovery room nurses. We are<br />

also looking for Staff Nurses, preferably Filipino, to teach post-op<br />

care.<br />

In addition we are hoping to find Pediatricians and/or Pediatric<br />

Nurse Practitioners. Family Practitioners, Internists, ER doctors<br />

and Dentists are also needed.<br />

4


<strong>Parish</strong> Heartbeats:<br />

Stories of Faith In Action<br />

Project Gabriel Sends in the Angels<br />

Did you know that angels often work in pairs Really, they do!<br />

Through our parish’s Project Gabriel, caring women are sent out<br />

in pairs to minister to women—pregnant women who find themselves<br />

in crisis situations resulting from economic hardship,<br />

domestic abuse, newly immigrated, or simply poor timing of the<br />

pregnancy.<br />

Meet Regina Carlson, ‘angel’ on the core team of Project Gabriel<br />

at St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>. The consummate busy person, Regina<br />

raised six children in Wheaton, eventually moving into this parish<br />

13 years ago.<br />

“With my kids grown, I wanted to feel like I was doing something,<br />

and I needed to meet people,” she explained. “I wanted<br />

to know what people in the parish were like.”<br />

So she explored and she found what she was well-qualified to<br />

do. Through her daughter, parishioner Joan McMillen, Regina<br />

discovered Project Gabriel, which originated in Texas, and is a<br />

ministry of Women’s Choice Services of the Diocese of Joliet.<br />

Together, in 2008, they formed the Project Gabriel ministry at<br />

St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>. Since then, 12 women from Naperville,<br />

Woodridge and Bolingbrook have received assistance through<br />

the program.<br />

for baby-related donations. Although grateful for all generosity,<br />

Regina admits to no storage space and asks that drop-offs be<br />

made only when items are called for, usually as a notice in the<br />

church Sunday bulletin.<br />

Within St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>’s Project Gabriel ministry are: a prayer<br />

team; a resource team (housing, jobs, county and state programs);<br />

client ‘angels’ who relay a client’s needs to Regina (who<br />

does the shopping) and who deliver items to houses or shops<br />

for client pick-up.<br />

“Our ‘angels’ help with many practical needs,” says Regina, “but<br />

we support the women spiritually as well. We are not a counseling<br />

service. Our relationship with the women is more about<br />

camaraderie and faith sharing. We work to give mothers the<br />

faith and confidence they need to survive.”<br />

When asked if volunteers need particular skills, Regina explained<br />

that WCS provides training, speakers, and classes.<br />

Regina and Joan, as coordinators, receive training and materials<br />

that they bring back to the group.<br />

Once a pregnant woman in crisis is identified, WCS interviews<br />

her and ensures that she has medical attention. WCS then provides<br />

the parish with a profile sheet outlining the client’s location,<br />

job status and needs. At St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>, an ‘angel’<br />

from the core team is then assigned.<br />

‘Angels’ work in pairs to provide help such as rides to doctor’s<br />

appointments, or to parenting classes provided by WCS, where<br />

attendance can earn expectant mothers points towards purchases<br />

for their babies.<br />

Relying on her belief that “you can’t know who is out there to<br />

help unless you ask,” Regina speaks highly of the core team.<br />

“I am thrilled that we have managed to pull this off! We don’t<br />

have a lot of meetings, maybe three or four a year. I think there<br />

can be too many meetings with volunteer work.”<br />

And, when asked about a budget…. “We don’t need a budget,”<br />

she laughs. “This parish is so generous.” A crib, set up in the<br />

hallway upstairs outside the church Narthex, is the receptacle<br />

5<br />

Regina sums up what makes this ministry work: “A little sleeper<br />

from Target is not a big deal, but when you put everything together,<br />

it makes a world of difference.”<br />

Please contact Regina Carlson: reg1215@aol.com or (630) 247-<br />

5216, or Joanie McMillen: joanie_mcmillen@yahoo.com or (630<br />

726-1244) if you would like more information or to help through<br />

Project Gabriel.<br />

- written by Kathleen Macko<br />

<strong>Parish</strong> Heartbeats is an occasional bulletin column that<br />

celebrates the ways St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> parishioners make<br />

a difference in the lives of others.


Let’s Celebrate Summer<br />

at SMMP!<br />

Come Join Us for a<br />

FREE Outdoor Concert<br />

Who:<br />

All <strong>Parish</strong>ioners, Family & Friends Invited<br />

What:<br />

Think Ravinia only FREE!<br />

Entertainment Provided by Off the Rails<br />

(Includes Contemporary Choir Members)<br />

When:<br />

Where:<br />

Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 14 – 6:00pm<br />

Grassy Area Outside of <strong>Parish</strong> Offices<br />

Other Details:<br />

Bring your own food/drinks — Grills will be available<br />

Kid’s Play Area<br />

Bring a blanket or chair to sit on<br />

Pray for sunshine — Event will move inside if it rains<br />

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Exercising With St. Ignatius<br />

By Al Gustafson<br />

I was a weakling when it came to this kind of exercising…give<br />

me a treadmill or the weight room any day over the exercise program<br />

St. Ignatius had laid out. This was my conclusion back in<br />

grad school when I had my first experience with the Spiritual<br />

Exercises of St. Ignatius. The Exercises are a 500 year old spiritual<br />

formation program created by Ignatius of Loyola, based on<br />

his own spiritual journey. The Exercises have been part of the<br />

spiritual development of every brother and priest that has ever<br />

been a member of the Society of Jesus, as well as countless lay<br />

Catholics, Protestants and even Jews, Muslims and Hindus. The<br />

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius are designed to get you into<br />

spiritual shape, and my first encounter with them showed me just<br />

how out of shape I was.<br />

The first “exercise” my spiritual director gave me was, at<br />

the end of each day, to review the past 24 hours and name two<br />

positive feelings and two negative feelings I had over that period<br />

of time. Well, each evening I would find a quiet place in my<br />

apartment, light a candle and proceed to review my day. Lots<br />

of things happened during each 24 hour period, but my conclusion<br />

was always the same. I didn’t have any feelings. The following<br />

week I went back to see my spiritual director and I apologized<br />

because I hadn’t had any feelings that week. He gave me<br />

one of those looks my father used to give me when he would<br />

wonder if he was really cut out to be a parent or not. My director<br />

quickly recovered though, and said, “If you ever want a real<br />

relationship with the Lord, you are going to have to learn how to<br />

pay attention.”<br />

LOOKING FOR A JOB CAN BE FRUSTRATING,<br />

DISHEARTENING, AND CAN LEAVE YOU FEELING<br />

ISOLATED.<br />

You are not alone.<br />

There are people who stand ready to help<br />

and support you on your journey.<br />

Come to our Employment Ministry meetings<br />

1st & 3rd Wednesdays 7-9pm.<br />

1st Wednesdays: St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> Church<br />

Room #17, 1450 Green Trails Drive, Naperville<br />

3rd Wednesdays: Southminster Presbyterian<br />

Church, 680 South Park Ave., Glen Ellyn<br />

<strong>July</strong> Meeting Schedule:<br />

MM = St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> Church<br />

SM = Southminster Presbyterian Church<br />

7/18 MM Paul Cameron- Interviewing<br />

“Summer” Job Hunting Advice:<br />

For more information call Larry Lewis at 630-527-8643.<br />

Ignatius wants us to learn how to pay<br />

attention because God is always present<br />

in our experience. God is incarnate<br />

in each of our life stories. The<br />

Exercises help us to reflect on the experience<br />

of God in our story…so that<br />

you and I can experience more of God<br />

in our story.<br />

Starting last January, 2011, I have had<br />

the privilege of participating in the<br />

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius with<br />

a group of fifteen women and men here<br />

at St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong>. Each has made a<br />

commitment to daily prayer, meeting<br />

regularly with a spiritual director and<br />

sharing their experience with one another<br />

through prayerful conversation.<br />

We have learned how to pay close attention<br />

to the story of our own lives, to<br />

witness our own personal journey not<br />

just through our own eyes, but through<br />

God’s eyes…and lo and behold, we<br />

have found Love clearly present in<br />

the very details of each of our stories.<br />

Twelve very different stories lived by<br />

very different people, and yet the<br />

encounter each of us has had with<br />

God has produced very similar graces.<br />

In these past months, we have<br />

each developed a growing awareness<br />

and confidence in the God of goodness<br />

who sustains us day by day.<br />

We have each experienced a greater<br />

acceptance of our own gifts and our<br />

own limits, and each of us has a new<br />

found openness to the unknown and a<br />

deepening desire for what is yet to<br />

come.<br />

7<br />

Participating in these exercises together,<br />

we have certainly been drawn<br />

into friendship with one another, but<br />

beyond that, we have been drawn,<br />

and many of us for the first time, into<br />

a friendship with the Lord. We Catholics<br />

usually don’t talk about having<br />

a personal relationship with God, we<br />

save that kind of language for our<br />

Protestant brothers and sisters. Ignatius<br />

knew that since God’s love is<br />

present in the details of our lives,<br />

each of us will encounter God in a<br />

very personal way. This is why at the<br />

beginning of the Exercises he instructs<br />

those spiritual directors giving<br />

the Exercises to trust the relationship<br />

between the Creator and the creature…even<br />

when the creature is not<br />

able to identify his own feelings.<br />

If you are interested in information<br />

about praying the Spiritual Exercises<br />

of St. Ignatius here at SMMP,<br />

please contact Sr. Madelyn Gould at<br />

369-0777 or Al Gustafson at<br />

630-660-5398.


Fr. Paul’s Homily<br />

Beyond our Natural Capacities<br />

“So be perfect, just as your heavenly<br />

Father is perfect.”<br />

Now people are forever complaining<br />

about this gospel, and in particular<br />

the word “perfect.” They say, well,<br />

that’s simply impossible; that must<br />

be a mistranslation; nobody can be<br />

perfect.<br />

The point of the whole reading, however,<br />

is that Jesus is indicating that<br />

we are called to a life way beyond<br />

what anyone could call our natural<br />

capacities. And whether for good or<br />

for bad, the fact of the matter is the<br />

Church, having become so much a<br />

part of society over thousands of<br />

years, tended to dilute its message,<br />

making it more palatable to ordinary<br />

human life, ordinary human perceptions,<br />

ordinary human nature. So the<br />

Fathers of the Church agreed human<br />

nature had some good in it, and it<br />

surely does, and we can find goodness<br />

everywhere in every civilization,<br />

at every time, some goodness, but<br />

also, evil.<br />

Well, when Jesus says “be perfect, as<br />

your heavenly Father is perfect,” it<br />

means with no evil, not mixed, perfect<br />

in the sense of pure. And it is<br />

possible precisely because God<br />

makes it possible. It is not something<br />

that we simply do because we will to<br />

do it. It’s something we do because<br />

God wills us to do it and gives us the<br />

means, which is a participation in his<br />

own nature. Therefore, we can be<br />

perfect as the Father is perfect<br />

because God gives us his perfect<br />

Matthew 5:38-48<br />

nature in a participatory way,<br />

which we call grace.<br />

Now it’s true we don’t jump into<br />

that life all at once, both feet. We<br />

grow into it, gradually, but we<br />

grow into it and really need to recognize<br />

that there is a distance involved<br />

between where we are<br />

born, where we live in this world<br />

and where God wants us to move.<br />

And this whole gospel talks about<br />

all that.<br />

Now sometimes, of course, Jesus<br />

uses exaggerations. “When someone<br />

strikes you on your right cheek,<br />

turn the other as well.” That of<br />

course is just an example. It wouldn’t<br />

make much difference whether<br />

you do it or not. But the point is if<br />

you resist evil, you will become<br />

evil. If you resist violence, you will<br />

become violent. That’s the point.<br />

And so if you want to remain peaceful,<br />

you have to act peacefully.<br />

Now what about people who want<br />

to kill us Well, what about it<br />

Our trust cannot be rooted in this<br />

world or in this life, including<br />

physical existence. The whole<br />

horizon of what we are here for has<br />

moved in Christ. And so in regard<br />

to this gospel, we have to rethink<br />

all that we have been led to<br />

believe about our right of<br />

self-defense. What right do we really<br />

have What does this say That’s<br />

the question; and in a way, I think<br />

Jesus meant to leave us with a<br />

question.<br />

Deacon<br />

Fred Straub<br />

Rejoins<br />

SMM Staff<br />

Deacon Fred<br />

Straub, after<br />

serving as<br />

fulltime Pastoral<br />

Care Coordinator and Facility<br />

Manager at Holy Family <strong>Parish</strong><br />

and School in Shorewood, will<br />

rejoin the St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> staff<br />

beginning <strong>July</strong> 1.<br />

Deacon Fred recently retired from<br />

fulltime ministry at Holy Family.<br />

He previously served at SMM<br />

as a Deacon from Sept. 1989-<br />

<strong>July</strong> 1, 2001.<br />

Commenting on his return to<br />

SMMP Fred said, “I am excited<br />

about renewing my friendships at<br />

SMM and meeting parishioners<br />

here for the first time. I look forward<br />

to assisting Father Paul in<br />

ministry and Deacon Ken, whom I<br />

worked with before and Deacon<br />

Terry, whom I knew as a parishioner<br />

before he was ordained. I<br />

have heard much praise for Father<br />

Paul and the Deacons. I feel at<br />

home at SMM.”<br />

Pro-Life Committee<br />

This week, as we celebrate the<br />

independence of our nation, let us<br />

also ponder the words in the document<br />

that shaped it.<br />

"We hold these Truths to be selfevident,<br />

that all Men are created<br />

equal, that they are endowed by<br />

their Creator with certain unalienable<br />

Rights, that among these are<br />

Life,..." —Thomas Jefferson, <strong>July</strong>, 1776<br />

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Masses for the Week<br />

Monday—<strong>July</strong> 2<br />

8:15—<strong>Mary</strong> Kubilus — Patricia Michaels<br />

Tuesday—<strong>July</strong> 3/St. Thomas, Apostle<br />

8:15—Donna Earley — Rendek Family<br />

Wednesday—<strong>July</strong> 4<br />

8:15—Purgatorial Society<br />

Thursday—<strong>July</strong> 5<br />

8:15—Kathy Gough — Family<br />

Friday—<strong>July</strong> 6/St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr<br />

8:15—Virginia Pesavento — Family<br />

4:00—Caitlin Manock & Zach Wilker Wedding<br />

Saturday—<strong>July</strong> 7<br />

8:15—M/M Vincent Rocchetti — Anniversary<br />

Remembrance<br />

2:00—Noelle Serio & David Williams Wedding<br />

5:00—Bill Mathes — Family<br />

Sunday—<strong>July</strong> 8<br />

7:30—Chester Winiarski — Family<br />

9:00—Ralph Keane — Thoene Family<br />

10:45*—Gerry Lobo — Friends from the ICAA<br />

12:15—For the <strong>Parish</strong> Family<br />

*Interpreted for the deaf<br />

<strong>July</strong> 7<br />

<strong>July</strong> 14<br />

<strong>July</strong> 21<br />

Sacrament of Reconciliation<br />

Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.<br />

Fr. Paul<br />

Fr. Paul<br />

Fr. Paul<br />

Please remember in your prayers<br />

those members of our parish and<br />

family and friends who have<br />

recently passed away.<br />

William Bullis<br />

Brother Columban Trojan, OSB<br />

Elizabeth Sioson, sister of Philip Sioson<br />

The rosary is prayed after<br />

8:15 a.m. Mass<br />

Monday – Saturday<br />

All are invited to participate.<br />

Special Event for Young Adult Catholics, 18 to 39<br />

Summer Catholic Praise Night<br />

Theology-on-Tap Summer Series Kick-Off Celebration<br />

Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 11, 7:00 p.m.<br />

Benedictine University Campus<br />

5700 College Rd. (at Maple Ave.)<br />

All young adults, single & married, ages 18 to 39, are invited to a fun summer<br />

evening of music and inspiration featuring Catholic praise artists, motivational<br />

speakers, and much, much more. Participants are welcome to bring lawn chairs,<br />

blankets, picnic baskets, food and drinks to this Ravinia-style experience.<br />

No cost or registration. Come as you are. Bring a friend. Bring some food.<br />

Sponsored by the Diocese of Joliet Young Adult Ministry Office as the opening<br />

celebration of the <strong>2012</strong> Theology-on-Tap summer season. For more details about<br />

this event and the summer series, go to www.dioceseofjoliet.org/yam/yamtot.asp.<br />

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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS<br />

I. Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 — God did not make death, nor does<br />

God rejoice in the destruction of the living.<br />

II. 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15 — Your abundance should supply<br />

the needs of the others.<br />

Gospel—Mark 4:21-43 — Your faith has saved you.<br />

St. <strong>Margaret</strong> <strong>Mary</strong> <strong>Parish</strong><br />

Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777<br />

<strong>Parish</strong> Staff<br />

Art & Environment Coordinator<br />

<strong>Mary</strong> Lou Krauss<br />

Bookkeeper<br />

Pat Henke<br />

Business Manager<br />

Michael Prus<br />

Capital Campaign<br />

Rosalie Fall<br />

Custodian<br />

Henry Vrbecky<br />

Deacons (Permanent)<br />

Deacon Ken Miles<br />

Deacon Fred Straub<br />

Deacon Terry Taylor<br />

Justice/Outreach Minister<br />

Tom Cordaro<br />

JESUS’ EXAMPLE OF HELPING OTHERS<br />

In today’s second reading Paul offers a wonderful argument to<br />

his converts at Corinth for seeking to help those in need. He is<br />

dealing with a practical problem, arranging a collection for the<br />

poor of the church of Jerusalem; but as he often does, he<br />

develops an important teaching about Jesus to make his point.<br />

After asking that they show their faith by generous gifts, he<br />

reminds them of the “gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that<br />

though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his<br />

poverty you might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9). In the<br />

Incarnation our Lord assumed our human nature, certainly<br />

becoming poor for one who is God. The ultimate gracious act of<br />

this poverty was going to the cross with all its terrible sufferings.<br />

By this act of poverty we definitely become rich. Now our sins<br />

can be forgiven; we can share in the very life of God through the<br />

sacraments; we can attain eternal salvation!<br />

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.<br />

SMM <strong>Parish</strong> Notes<br />

• Nursery—service for toddlers and preschoolers is available in<br />

Room 16 on the upper level during the 9:00 and 10:45 Sunday<br />

Masses.<br />

• Pastoral Care for the Homebound—Please notify the parish<br />

office, 369-0777, of any parishioner who is hospitalized or<br />

homebound so we can visit, bring the Eucharist, and pray for<br />

them. Hospitals do not notify us of parishioners’ admittance.<br />

Music Director<br />

John Schlaman<br />

<strong>Parish</strong> Secretary/Bulletin Editor<br />

<strong>Mary</strong> Straub<br />

Pastoral Associate<br />

Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F.<br />

Pastoral Council President<br />

Steve Schroeder<br />

Priests<br />

Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor<br />

Julian von Duerbeck, OSB, Weekend Asst.<br />

Jonathan Foster, OFM, Weekend Asst.<br />

Receptionists<br />

Rosalie Fall & Rita Thompson<br />

Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 5<br />

Sue Davey.<br />

Director of Youth Ministry<br />

Dan Lawler<br />

Religious Education Secretary<br />

Arlene Serio<br />

Religious Education Staff Assistant<br />

<strong>Mary</strong> Costello<br />

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS<br />

SERRA CLUB OF DUPAGE<br />

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