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Divine Savior
Norridge, IL
The Catholic Community
EASTER SUNDAY
APRIL 8, 2012

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THE RISEN CHRIST’S LIFE AND JOY BE WITH YOU!
You will not find the Risen Jesus walking among us. You will encounter him in the life you receive from
others, and in yourself when you joyfully share his love with our sisters and brothers. Then he becomes
real and present and visible among us for our world.
It seems our world at this moment in time really needs a Savior. Every day we hear about bad news
globally‐war, fighting, violence, the loss of life, and sad news close to home. But for Christians, Christ has
conquered darkness‐‐“vanquished forever” the Easter Vigil Liturgy proclaims. In him and with him, hope is
made possible and impossible situations become tolerable in his cross and victory when we overcome our
struggles united with him.
It is no accident that we celebrate the central events of our beliefs in the season of spring. All creation is
again brought to the fullness of life, including ourselves. We want to live fully alive in God and Jesus,
achieving our potential and dignity, created in God’s image, heirs to the kingdom, granted the
responsibility of carrying on our Savior’s message of freedom and newfound life in our daily person and
witness.
Easter is not a day or a liturgy, and even more than its fifty day season the Church proclaims. It is an
attitude, a way of being and living that embodies the spirit of the Risen Christ in us, his own. In the flesh
and blood of humanity, God has chosen to remain with us for all time and space in our earthly existence.
For that awesome reality, as Saint Paul says, “we should never cease giving thanks.”
May Easter’s reality penetrate your heart and spirit, and cause you to overflow with gratitude, joy, and
goodness in our Wondrous Creator whose Son has brought his world and ourselves back to life in him.
In joy and gratitude for all we share together in Christ, on this wondrous day and all others, Easter
blessings and life to you and all you love.
Gratefully,
Father LoBianco and the Parish Staff of Our Catholic Community of Divine Savior
Easter Morning Blessing on the Radiant Feast of Pascha!
Christ is Risen from the dead,
trampling death by death,
and to those in the tombs
giving life.
When you went down to
death, O life immortal, you
struck Hades dead with the
blazing light of your divinity.
When you raised the dead
from the nether world, all the
powers of heaven cried out:
“O Giver of life, Christ our
God, glory be to you!”
Magnificat, April 2012
BECOMING THE RISEN CHRIST
Through the renewal of our baptismal promises we
remember that in baptism we were joined to
Christ’s death and resurrection. What we can easily
forget is that in baptism we were also joined to the
life that Christ lived while on earth. We need not
look too far to discover that the Lord Jesus came to
call sinners to himself in order to share with them
the wonderful gifts of forgiveness and salvation.
Through our own baptism, we are called to imitate
Christ. We are to let people know that, in and
through Jesus Christ, true forgiveness and
reconciliation are possible. As we lift heart and
voice, singing the words of today’s responsorial
psalm, let us rejoice and be glad that in our baptism
we have become the risen Christ for the world.
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March 2012
Dear Fr. LoBianco and the Good People of Divine Savior Parish,
The staff and volunteers of our Quinn Center Food Pantry would like to thank you for your ongoing donations of food
staples. Your kind generosity goes a long way in helping us to help others. Since we rely 100% on donations your kind
generosity was most appreciated.
We would also like to thank you for your participation in our Sharing Tree Program. Thanks to your generosity every
child got a game or toy of some kind.
Thanks also go to the hard working individuals that tended your garden. Our clients were truly grateful for the fresh
produce you grew.
On behalf of the nearly 200 families we serve, thank you for reaching out to the people in need in this community. May
you all have a blessed 2012. We apologize for the lateness of this letter but we have been experiencing technical
difficulties that have now been resolved.
In Christ,
Fr. Carmelo Mendez
Pastor
Patti Guzik
Food Pantry Coordinator
PLEASE KEEP OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND IN YOUR PRAYERS
Please remember Dorothy Aiello, Roberta Allen, Margaret Barone, Helen Bertone, Richard Brice, Marilee Cass, Greg
Cazolas, Lee Cazolas, Beatrice Davi, Josephine Davi, Angela Dalton, Rosemary DiBiase, Leona Ferraris, Alice Fosz, Elvera
Fulhorst, Leticia Garcia, Juanita Ghilarducci, Kaye Giamalva, Eugene & Lucille Gibula, Rita Gignac, Patricia Glaub, Lina
Hamilton, Kay Hayden, Carl Heinrichs, Mike Joyce, Lottie Jusko, Carol Kaspar, Frank Lucas, Mary Lou Marcin, Sebastian
Milka, Ernest Morris, Stephanie Niedbala, Kris Olson, Edward Pasdiora, Sr., Dolores Powalish, Ralph Pucci, Theresa
Raimondi, Ann Rakowski, Joseph Santelli, Mary Sloboda, Anthony Ungaro, Lin Vinicky, Virginia Volgarino, Terri Warnke,
Randall Zornow, and all parishioners, family members, and friends in your prayers.
Please pray as well for Carol Buttita, Nick Stagno, and all who have died this past week. May they now rest in eternal
peace.
FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
Next weekend, April 14/15, the targeted items for our weekly collection for the needy will be: PERSONAL CARE
PRODUCTS—Bar Soap, Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Shampoo, Deodorant, Toilet Tissue, Facial Tissue/Kleenex, Paper
Towels, Dishwashing Liquid, Napkins, Laundry Powder/Liquid. The vestibule is the place to leave your gift.
The food pantry at our sharing parish, St Eulalia in Maywood, IL is in great need of the donations we receive each
week. Your continued generosity in remembering the needy is appreciated.

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WOMEN’S CLUB NEWS
THANK YOU
A big thank you to all who made the Baby Shower for
Project Hope a big success. The gifts were wonderful
from the practical diapers, the darling clothes, hand
knitted blankets, sweaters, booties, hats, and the cash
donations totaling $451.00. They will be appreciated by
the Marillac House.
MORRIS DROP‐IN
Join us for a day of excitement and entertainment at
Potawatomie Casino on Friday, April 27th. Cost for the
trip is $22.00 which includes a $10.00 reward play and a
$10.00 food voucher.
Reservations and payment are due by Friday, April 13th.
Payment may also be made at the Young at Heart
meetings. Any questions and to make reservations,
please call Rita Gignac at (708) 457‐1128.
GOLDEN
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
A special Mass for couples of the Archdiocese who are
celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 2012
will be held on:
Sunday, September 23, 2012
2:30 PM
Holy Name Cathedral
735 N. State Street, Chicago, IL
Couples married in 1962 who are interested in attending
this celebration are asked to contact the rectory office,
(708) 456‐9000, to register.
For further information, please call the Family Ministries
Office at (312) 534‐8351 or visit the website:
www.familyministries.org.
Order forms for our April Market Day Sale are available
in the vestibule. Orders are due Tuesday, April 10th, and
may be placed in the box in the vestibule or dropped off
at the rectory office. Online orders may be placed at
www.marketday.com until 11:00 PM on Friday, April
13th.
Pick‐up is Tuesday, April 17th, from 1:15‐2:15 PM or
from 6:00‐7:00 PM, in the church vestibule.
WEEKLY OFFERING
March 24/25 Envelopes used: 394
Total received: $6,565.91
Budgeted and needed: $7,900
Under budget: ($1,334)
Year‐to‐date under budget: ($40,421)
The Collection for the weekend of March 31/April 1 will
be reported in the April 15th bulletin.
As members of this faith community, we are invited to
become good stewards of what God has entrusted to us.
God bless all those whose support has enabled Divine
Savior Church to continue its mission.
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
Contribution statements for 2011 are available for those
who specifically request them. Statements may be
requested by calling the rectory office at (708) 456‐9000
or by sending an email request to dsavior@aol.com.
YOUNG AT HEART
Doors open at 12:30 PM for the Young at Heart meeting
on Monday, April 16th in the Parish Hall. Note: April 16th
is the deadline for paying your yearly dues of $12.00.
Our guest speaker, Corporal Brian Loughran from the
Norridge Police Dept. will discuss safety issues. We will
have our $10 and (five) $5 Raffle prizes, the Calcutta give
‐a‐ways, the membership drawing, the celebration of
April Birthdays, and time permitting, enjoy several games
of Bingo!
At our May 21st meeting, we will be serving Pizza and
Soda in celebration of Mother’s Day at a cost of $3.00.
Those reservations may be purchased at the April
meeting. Exact monies are always appreciated!

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ALVERNIA ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION
The Alvernia Alumnae Association will be holding its
20th Annual Luncheon on Sunday, April 22, 2012. The
Alvernia Alumnae Association is open to everyone who
attended, taught, worked at, or was otherwise affiliated
with Alvernia High School in Chicago. The Association’s
mission is fundraising for the School Sisters of St.
Francis; over $20,000 was raised last year for the School
Sisters’ retirement fund.
Attendance at the luncheon is by reservation only. For
more information on attending the 2012 luncheon,
please see our website at www.alverniaalumnae.org for
a printable reservation form or call Kathy Bunce at (708)
442‐1479.
April 8, 2012
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34a, 37‐43 / Col 3:1‐4 or Cor 5:6b‐8 / Jn 20:1‐9
or Mk 16:1‐7
Jack, the 4 year‐old son of my friend, recently made this
profound theological announcement: “Easter is the most
special church day, because that’s when Jesus un‐died.”
I was impressed by his depth of theological
understanding. And in a way, he’s right—Jesus did “undie”
on Easter, but it’s not as though he simply returned
to his former life. He didn’t un‐die in the same way we
untie shoes and the laces go back to being loose or in the
way we unlock a door or open it again.
As we know from the post‐resurrection stories, Jesus’
situation was quite different. His friends didn’t initially
recognize him, he entered through locked doors, he
sometimes disappeared from sight. His resurrected self
was very different from his previous self, yet it still was
Jesus. The angel in Mark’s narrative says it quite clearly:
“he is not here”—the Jesus you knew isn’t here, but the
resurrected Jesus is quite alive and well.
Jesus’ resurrection reveals a truth not only about eternal
life, but also about the new life God offers through the
“deaths” in our daily lives. God provides new,
resurrected life when we experience suffering or loss,
but it often looks very different from our previous life.
When we lose a job, God can provide new opportunities,
but it’s usually not the same job we had before. When a
relationship ends, God can provide a new companion,
but it will be a different person and a new experience. All
the “deaths”—serious illness, loss of a loved one, leaving
a familiar home—cannot be un‐died.
Life looks different after these deaths, but then it
should—God offers us resurrected life in these moments.
That’s the tremendous joy we celebrate today in Easter.
Janel Esker
sundaybulletins@liguori.org
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LITURGIES FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012
7:30 AM— DIVINE SAVIOR PARISHIONERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012
7:30 AM— DIVINE SAVIOR PARISHIONERS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012
7:30 AM— MICHAEL GOLONKA
CATHERINE REINICKE
BEVERLY WROBEL
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012
7:30 AM— DIVINE SAVIOR PARISHIONERS
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012
7:30 AM— DIVINE SAVIOR PARISHIONERS
SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
VIGIL: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
4:00 PM— VALERIE WEST
SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
7:30 AM— LILLIAN DEHNICKE
MARGARET KARPENSKI
9:30 AM— ALBERT COBAN
BETTY GLOMSKI
CORNELIA REMBOWSKI
LEONARD F. STANCY
11:30 AM— JOSEPH LAUER
JADWIGA MORI
KAROL MORI
WILLIAM NELSON
Monday: Acts of the Apostles 2:14, 22‐33
Matthew 28:8‐15
Tuesday: Acts of the Apostles 2:36‐41
John 20:11‐18
Wednesday: Acts of the Apostles 3:1‐10
Luke 24:13‐35
Thursday: Acts of the Apostles 3:11‐26
Luke 24:35‐48
Friday: Acts of the Apostles 4:1‐12
John 21:1‐14
Saturday: Acts of the Apostles 4:13‐21
Mark 16:9‐15
Sunday:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Second Sunday of Easter
Acts of the Apostles 4:32‐35
1 John 5:1‐6
John 20:19‐31
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The return of Easter should be to the Christian life
the call of a trumpet.
It is the news of a great victory.
It is the solution of a great perplexity.
It is the assurance of a great triumph.
‐‐Frederick Temple
MINISTERS AND SERVERS SCHEDULE FOR WEEKEND OF APRIL 14/15
Presider Lector Eucharistic Ministers
Servers
4:00 PM Fr. Alcantara Emily Macrito
7:30 AM Fr. LoBianco Dominic Sulimowski
Rose Cernick
Elizabeth Kwasinski
Rose Marie Brown
Ed Kelly
Jerome Kolaski
Ursula Kucharski
Jerry Brown
Joseph Cernick
Jon Lapo
Monalisa Lauria
Stephanie Santucci
Brianna Susmarski
Brittany Susmarski
James Mikucki
Alec Budnik
Derek Budnik
9:30 AM Fr. LoBianco TBA
Jacqueline Pomis
Valerie Chernich
Mary Ann Glassner
John Fornek
Patrick Patzelt
Brandon Yamane
Seth Krueger
Katie Lorscheider
11:30 AM Fr.McCarthy Santo Faso
Rosaura Mateus
Mary Beth Schaefer
Tim Fitzpatrick
Diane DiSandro
Jeff DiSandro
Haley Krljic
Christina Gambino
Alessandra Pontarelli

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MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF DIVINE SAVIOR
We are a faith community that seeks the fullest relationship with Jesus, by our communion with each other, through
the Eucharist, Sacraments, Prayer, and Service.
Pastor
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Richard J. LoBianco
Director of Religious Education/Business Manager
Ms. Mary E. Coban
Assisting Priests
Music Director
Director Young Adult Choir
Bulletin Editor
Rev. Miguel B. Alcantara
Rev. Terrence A. Mc Carthy
Ms. Mary Lou Marcin
Mrs. Mary Herman
Mrs. Linda Gurklis
Coordinator of Adult Formation Mr. Frank Lizak
7740 W. Montrose Avenue Norridge, IL 60706
(708) 456‐9000 Fax: (708) 456‐7838
E‐mail: dsavior@aol.com
Website: divinesaviornorridge.org
WEEKEND LITURGIES
Saturday: 4:00 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, & 11:30 AM
WEEKDAY LITURGIES
Monday‐Friday: 7:30 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Every Saturday: 3:15 ‐ 3:45 PM. Please call the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
1st Sunday of the Month. Please call the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Please call the rectory.
Monday:
Tuesday:
THIS WEEK
— Holy Name Society Dinner & Meeting
6:00 PM—Parish Hall
— Morris Drop‐In
8:00 AM—Parish Hall
— Bible Discussion Group
10:00 AM—Rectory
— Market Day Orders Due
Wednesday: — Prayer Group
7:45 PM—Rectory
Friday:
Saturday:
— Religious Education Classes
Grades 6‐8—6:45‐8:15 PM
— Italian Bible Study
7:30 PM—Rectory
— Religious Education Classes
Preschool‐Grade 5—9:00‐10:30 AM
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.
‐‐ Psalm 118:17