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SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISHSAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714 ¨ 847.967.1060 ¨ Fax: 847.967.1070 ¨ Website: http://sij8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714 ¨ 847.967.1060 ¨ Fax: 847.967.1070 ¨ Website: http://sij--parish.com parish.com
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 2, 2015
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In 1990 playwright Brian Friel staged the highly successful Dancing at Lughnasa at Dublin’s Ab-bey Theatre. It was adapted as a film starring Mer-yl Streep in 1998. The award-winning play and film relate a bitter-sweet story of five sisters and a young boy in County Donegal during Lammastide (Lughnasa), 1936. Their already challenged lives are further complicated by the homecoming of their brother, Father Jack, a missionary who has lost his faith and exhibits early signs of dementia. As sum-mer ends the family faces poverty, sadness, and an uncertain future. Lammas may or may not be new to you. It is a “threshold” for other feasts associated with the har-vest. The Feast of the Transfiguration on August 6 and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin have long been occasions to hallow “first fruits” and bless flowers in Central and Eastern Europe. There are times when I feel like the glory of Christendom is being eroded by a trivial obsession with technology. More often, I see the “twin gi-ants”—secularism and relativism—doing real mis-chief by re-writing history, ignoring virtue, and threatening our most important beliefs. Take time to know your faith better, practice it more sincerely, and continue your search for traditions that are at the core of our Catholic identity. The reflection on Lammas is just a “footnote” in a work that is our defining story. Our Catholic herit-age is “buried treasure”—the “pearl of a great price”! -Fr. Luczak
CATHOLIC TRADITIONS, LOST AND FOUND: Lammas
In England, Scotland and Ireland, August 1 is known as Lammas Day. The word “Lammas” is from the Anglo-Saxon hlaf-mas or “loaf mass”. Lammas celebrates the first harvest festival of the year. During this time the “first fruits” of grain were gathered and used to make altar breads for a Mass of Thanksgiving. Loaves were also made for the home. These loaves were brought to the church, placed before the altar and blessed. It was the custom to bring Lammas bread home. Popularly regarded as a powerful talisman, the Lammas loaf was sometimes divided in four and placed at the north, south, east, and west walls of a house or barn to ward off evil. Lammas, while Christian in most respects, clearly has pagan origins. Its Celtic names were Lugnasad and Lughnasa. As the names imply, it was a feast in honor of Lugh, a dei-ty associated with the harvest. Lughnasa became renowned for games, athletic contests, and revelry. The “Fairs” of Lughnasa drew many to eat, drink, dance, and compete in games. It was said of one of the greatest fairs that it was a place where “all Ireland met”. I think I was in my teens and a lover of folk music when I first heard the ballad Ould Lammas Fair.
At the ould Lammas fair boys were you ever there Were you ever at the Fair in Ballycastle-O? Did you treat your Mary Ann to Dulse and Yellow Man? Then, I liked the jaunty tune, but couldn’t even tell you what Lammas was! I did not know that “Dulse” was red sea weed and “Yellow Man” was a sticky honeycomb toffee. Nor did I know that Ballycastle was in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. That great Lammas Fair began there in the 17th Century and continues to this day. Originally a sheep mar-ket, Ballycastle’s Lammas Fair continues to offer livestock sales, live music, and dancing.
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You’re invited to St. Isaac Jogues
Parish Community Picnic
TODAY!! 1-4 p.m. – Field by Rectory
(in case of rain/extreme heat – Meeting Room & School)
St. Isaac Jogues Parish will provide:
Beef hot dogs, brats, buns, lemonade, water, paper
goods, music, balloon artists, face painting, games, a
raffle, dancing, chalk art, and LOADS OF FUN!
Please bring: Family, friends, neighbors,
lawn chairs or blanket, a side dish or dessert to
share (that can hold up in the heat), smiles, laughter,
and a desire to meet friends—old and new!
We look forward
to seeing you this
afternoon!
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OUR LADY OF KNOCK MASS
We will honor Mary, Our Lady of Knock, during the 5
p.m. Mass on Saturday, August 22nd. Hospitality will
follow. More information next week.
The planning committee for the Mass and hospitality
will meet this Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m. in the Holy
Family Room. Anyone interested in being part of the
committee is invited to come.
25
th Ordination Anniversary Mass and
Reception for Fr. Mario Pereira, SFX Sunday, August 30, Noon Mass followed by reception until 3:00 p.m.
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
First Friday Adoration and Devotions in
honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and
the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the
healing and guidance of our nation will be
this week, August 7, 6-9 p.m. in church.
HOLY DAY MASS
The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary will celebrated on Saturday, August
15, with Mass at 8 a.m. Please note that while it
is a Holy Day of the Church, it is not a day of
obligation.
MISSION APPEAL
We will welcome Fr. Ray Corkery, O. Carm. To
St. Isaac Jogues the weekend of Aug. 15-16 as we
participate in the Missionary Cooperative. There
will be a second collection to aid the missionary
efforts of his Carmelite Community.
Please be generous.
GOD’S WORK
We are so busy! Most of us have more than one job to do, and we never seem to have enough time. We are workers, volunteers, parents, friends, and most of us are more than one thing at a time. But which of these is the work of God? We seldom view our ordinary work as being the work of God. We may think that we have to be ministers or priests, missionaries or charity workers, engaged full-time in works formally identified as being “God’s work.” But everything we do with a faithful heart and with love for oth-ers is God’s work. We each have our own role to fill in the world, and many gifts are necessary. We cannot always see the direct connection of our daily work to the plan of God. But we trust and we believe that God leads us to do what is need-ed, where it is needed. What is “God’s work?” “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent” (John 6:29). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Welcome New Parishioner
Miss Yvonne Cosmiano
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
--Human Concerns Commission, Friday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m., RE Office --Spiritual Life Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m., RE Office --Parish Life Commission, Thursday, Aug. 13, 7 p.m., Rm. 26 (by RE Office) --Ecumenical/Interreligious Committee, Tues-day, Aug. 18, 7 p.m., Rectory New members are welcome to any of these meetings! Agendas will be sent out soon.
It is so important to have your children in religious edu-
cation each year! No one year provides everything and
since faith is about relationship with God and with the
Church, relationships need to grow and deepen. Classes
for Grs. 1-Confirmation Year II (8th Gr. and older) begin
Monday, August 31st, with a brief prayer service in the
church at 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten classes begin on Sun-
day, September 13th, 10-11 a.m. If you have not yet regis-
tered your children, please do so this week!
For new families there is a family form, a form for each
child and a permission regarding medical attention and
photos to sign. We also need a copy of each child’s bap-
tismal certificate if they were not baptized here at St.
Isaac Jogues Parish. Families with children who are
older and have not celebrated First Reconciliation or
First Communion or who have children with special
needs are encouraged to call Dolores Stanton, 847/966-
1180, to discuss how we can help them in their education
and formation in the faith and preparation for sacraments.
If anyone has a financial concern regarding RE classes,
please call to discuss the situation. No one is denied reli-
gious education due to financial difficulties. All are
welcome!
*We are seeking an Assistant for the Kindergarten RE
class (Sunday, 10-11 a.m.), who would alternate weeks
with another assistant. This is a great volunteer oppor-
tunity for those in high school or older. For more infor-
mation, please contact Dolores Stanton, 847/966-1180,
this week.
THANK YOU!!!!! The members of the Fil-Am
Organization wish to thank all who
supported our fundraiser. We are most
grateful for your contribution to our
efforts to benefit our parish. It was a
great summer evening of fun and
camaraderie.
God Bless! Maraming salamat po.
Dog Days of Summer
THANK YOU...on behalf of Guild Two
We thank you for supporting our
fundraiser at Kappy’s restaurant.
Our donation check from
Kappy’s totaled $232.00!
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LET US PRAY… May the Lord bless and protect our troops and first responders, as well as
their families and friends: First Responder Greg Zalewski United States Air Force Mason Janzen, Breanna Dexter United States Army Brian Caplin, Gale Renner United States Marines Aisha Fernando, Lance Renner, Gian Patrick Reyes United States Navy William B. Dexter, Timothy Kelly, David Perez Illinois National Guard Christopher Dexter, Nathaniel Janzen If you have a family member or friend you would like to add to our prayer list, either because they serve in the military or first responder (police, firefighter, paramedic/EMT), please contact the RE Office at 847/966-1180 or [email protected].
Join us in lifting up our country in prayer to Almighty God. Come and pray the Patriotic Rosary with us on the third Friday of the month in Church 7:00-8:00 p.m. on the following dates: August 21st, September 18th, October 16th and November 20th
RITE OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATION OF ADULTS
Have you been thinking about
being baptized, received into the
Catholic Church or completing your Catholic
Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation?
If so, there is a process of prayer, study and
more that will help you prepare for a new or
deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and the
Catholic Church. Contact Dee Stanton,
847/966-1180 or [email protected], for
more information. If you are seeking infor-
mation about only the Sacrament of Con-
firmation for adults, please use the same
contact information above. Thanks!
HAVING DIFFICULTY DEALING WITH OUR
STRESSFUL WORLD?
The Holbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities
provides counseling services at our regional office in
Des Plaines. Cheryl Joseph-Lukz, MA, LCPC is our
therapist there. Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Profes-
sional Counselor, and she has worked with individu-
als, couples and families for over 20 years. Whether
you’re having problems with personal relationships,
work situations or are just feeling unhappy, “stuck”, or
unfulfilled, we’re here for you. We are in network
with BC/BS PPO. To learn more about our services or
to make an appointment, please call (312) 655-7725.
The Women’s Center Announcement Have you felt God calling you to serve in the pro-
life mission field? The Women’s Center is looking
for new volunteers Mondays-Fridays at our Cicero
Ave. location. We would especially love to find a
retired man who can lift up to 40 pounds to distrib-
ute baby furniture to clients on Wednesdays (or
Thursdays) 10am-2pm. We would love to find ladies
willing to assist clients in our Family Resource
Room once or twice a month on Saturdays, 9am-
noon or noon-3pm. We would love to find a willing
volunteer to cover our Lobby Front Desk greeting
clients Fridays 1-4pm. We also have an excellent
opportunity for up to four people at a time to clean
and prepare baby bottles for our “spare change
campaign”. Please consider hosting a baby shower
for mothers and babies. We can especially use new
baby clothes 0-3 months, new bibs, baby hygiene
products and size 6 disposable diapers. If you are
interested in volunteering or hosting a baby shower
for us, please contact Paige at 773-794-8807 or
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Parishioners are invited to decorate the altar with
flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. There
can be two arrangements each week. Your name
and intention is listed in the Bulletin. The cost of
a flower arrangement is $50. Altar flowers will be
available from now until November 22, 2015.
Dates fill up quickly, so please book in advance
by stopping by or calling the rectory at
847-967-1060.
ALTAR
FLOWERS
CAN BE
A
BEAUTIFUL
TRIBUTE
SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE
We ask your help for the children of our Sharing Parish, Maternity BVM, and
some of the children of our own parish during the annual School Supply
Drive which will be held next weekend of August 8-9 in the Holy Family
Room. New supplies create excitement for a new year of learning and
growth! We know we can count on each of you! Please start looking for those school supply sales! Every gift (school
supplies or monetary donation) will be a blessing to the children and their families. Thanks for your prayers & sup-
port!
Large/XL book covers soft pencil cases
encased pencil sharpeners 2-pocket folders
#2 pencils (Ticonderoga) pink erasers
pencil top erasers boxes of tissues
Crayola crayons (24) 4 oz. glue bottles
disinfectant wipes glue sticks
addition flash cards division flash cards
multiplication flash cards rulers
wide rule notebook paper highlighters
wide rule spiral notebooks dry erase markers
Crayola markers (8) 3x3” Post it notes
pens (black/blue/red) 1” & 2” binders
colored pencils (12) graph paper
plastic compass plastic protractor
paperback dictionary back packs
paperback thesaurus paper towel
hand sanitizer reams/copy paper
construction/graph paper scissors
3x5 lined index cards
Altar Flowers
“In Loving Memory of
Raymond Koz”
-Sara Koz
“In Loving Memory of
Tamara Ann Propst”
-Joan Heffernan
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SAINTS AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday: St. John Vianney
Wednesday: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary
Major
Thursday: The Transfiguration of the Lord;
Hiroshima Memorial Day
Friday: St. Sixtus II and Companions;
St. Cajetan; First Friday
Saturday: St. Dominic
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The people of Israel receive bread from
heaven in response to their grumbling
(Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15).
Psalm — The Lord gave them bread from heaven
(Psalm 78).
Second Reading — Put on the new self that has been cre-
ated in God’s way (Ephesians 4:17, 20-24).
Gospel — I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me
will never hunger (John 6:24-35). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Interna-
tional Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21
Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Ps 51:3-7, 12-13;
Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14
Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35;
Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28
Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9;
2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10
Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28
Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Mt 17:14-20
Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2;
Jn 6:41-51
St. Dominic
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Customs surrounding wedding rites are often
in tension with our liturgical tradition. Sometimes
practices are almost forced on engaged couples.
Anyone who has ever planned a wedding knows
how quickly the invoices expand. A hundred dol-
lars here, a hundred there, often for non-
essentials, when more deeply traditional practices,
like an expression of charity for the poor, fall by
the wayside. One such practice often labeled as
“deeply traditional” is the aisle runner for the
bride. Actually, the American tradition is to clean
our church buildings, in contrast to European vil-
lage churches, which often had dirt or cobblestone
floors. There, a band of linen (rented) or a carpet
of flowers might be set in place for a bridal party.
Here, plastic roll-ups are procured and positioned
by the ushers for the bride’s entrance. The prob-
lems are many, not the least of which is that there
is no “bride’s entrance” in our official liturgy.
Another is that in a wedding Mass, the communi-
cants have to navigate the treacherous aisle with
the sometimes-slippery runner. The aisle runner is
neither a treasure nor a tradition, and by omitting
it, the couple who asks for canned goods for the
poor to be brought to church at their wedding
Mass will find an extra hundred dollars or so for
the cause!
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
GOVERNING OUR PASSIONS Whoever governs their passions is master of the world. We must either command them, or be commanded by them. It is better to be the hammer than the anvil. —St. Dominic
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HORSESHOE CASINO NIGHT August 12, 2015
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 (Cut off date: Wednesday, August 5) Cost: $10 per person (No vouchers available for any food/buffet) Bus departs SIJ: 6:30 p.m. SHARP!! SIJ parking lot, 8149 Golf Rd., Niles Bus departs Casino: 11:00 p.m. For info or signup: Barbara Dary at 847-966-5659, Nadine Yamanaka at 847-966-2236 or Jean Minelli at 847-966-9845.
Don’t miss the fun at this very exciting Horseshoe Casino!!!
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Bible study is a great way to learn more about the Word of God and allow God’s Word a deep place in your heart,
soul, and spirituality, whether the focus is on a particular book or on the readings of the next week’s Mass! A sugges-
tion has been made to provide Bible Study on Sunday mornings, perhaps 2-3 times per month. What do you think?
Would you participate in one from 9:00-9:45 a.m. or one from 10:00-10:45 a.m. Would you prefer once a month, eve-
ry other week, three weeks on and one week off? Please fill out the form below and return it in the collection, or
call the RE Office at 847/966-1180 or email your response to [email protected].
by August 9th so we know if we should schedule on Sunday or not. Thanks!
SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY SURVEY – Please return in collection by August 9th!
Name ____________________________________________
Telephone number _________________________________
____ Yes, I would attend a Sunday Bible Study.
____ 9:00-9:45 a.m. ____10:00-10:45 a.m.
_____ Once a month ____ Twice a month ____ Three Sundays and then one off
I’d be interested in studying:
____ The following Sunday’s readings ____ The Gospel of Luke _____Other:
Suggestions or Comments:
The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry is running low and needs your help
re-stocking our shelves with soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste,
mouthwash, and deodorant. Thank you for your help!
Sunday, August 2, 2015
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
For The Living & Deceased Members of SIJ
Crystal and Tony Timko
David Olzeski
Raymond Koz
LeRoy Kwiatt
Emily Stachura
Ed Smith
Monday, August 3, 2015
8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society
Tamara Propst
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
8:00 a.m.
Louis Lazzeretti
Wednesday, August 5 , 2015
8:00 a.m.
Dendor & Dombrowski Families
Thursday, August 6, 2015
8:00 a.m. Josephine Falco
Vera and Tom Timko
Friday, August 7, 2015
8:00 a.m.
Helen Polinski
Saturday, August 8, 2015
8:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
Communion Service-No Intentions
Mark Koz
Sunday, August 9, 2015
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Thomas Banner
For The Living & Deceased Members of SIJ
Leslaw Krzesaj, Gloria Caputo,
Pat Zygmunt, Roberta Ulechowski,
Donna Vollmer
Martha Lucia
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5:00 p.m. Anna Koziol Dennis George Diann George
8:00 a.m. Jonathan Piska Ged Vallo Tara Vallo
10:00 a.m. Mark Mangurali Jude Jimmychan Lynelle Napata
12:00 p.m. Alena Joseph Alfonso Hanson Julie Hanson
Liturgy Next Weekend August 8-9, 2015
Confessions 11:00 a.m.-Noon
Fr. Pereira
5:00 p.m. Fr. Pereira
8:00 a.m. Fr. Kennedy
10:00 a.m. Fr. Pereira
12:00 p.m. Fr. Luczak/Deacon Paul
August 8August 8--9, 20159, 2015
SacristanSacristan
Arlene Turek
PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak ASSOCIATE: Rev. Mario Pereira, S.F.X.
PASTORAL STAFF: Lori Herbert, Business Manager Dolores Stanton, Director of Religious Education Lisa Hall, Music Director DEACON COMMUNITY: Deacon & Mrs. Robert C. O’Keefe Deacon & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDER: Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: - 5:00 PM 8:00 AM Communion Service Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 11:00 - 12:00 Noon or anytime by request.
Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an addi-tional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following wedding times can be scheduled: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as soon as possible for details. Parish Office Website: http://sij-parish.com E-mail: [email protected] 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL. 60714. . . . . . . 967-1060 Marlene Garber (A/R, Calendar Coordinator) Jennifer Lande (A/P, Bulletin Editor) Religious Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 966-1180 Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School. . . . . . . . . 966-3266
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Pray Pray for… for…
JIMMY RANCICH
BERNARD KENNEDY, SR.
ALEXIS BARGA
DELAINE KENNEDY
MARY ANN CASTAGNA
FR. BOB HEINZ
RICK (GRANDSON OF RALPH
AND KATHY EGLOFF)
ANTHONY ZOURKAS
WILLIAM BIERSACH
WILLIAM PARRILLO
DAVE WINANS
In Memoriam
Joseph Burger Anna Blaumueller
JUST A REMINDER… NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 9AM - 5 PM Sunday 9AM - NOON
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