July 1, 2012 - Saint Margaret Mary Parish
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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 />
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<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 />
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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 />
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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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