Saint Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church

306 West Fourth Street ◆ Hinsdale, Illinois 60521 ◆ 630/323-1248 ◆ www.sij.net

Father William De Salvo, Pastor Father Rodolphe Arty, CSC, Parochial Vicar Deacon John Sebastian, Permanent Deacon Assisting Priests Father Gerald Tivy and Father John Tapper

Director of Evangelization and Outreach Deacon William Dunn Saint Isaac Jogues School Mrs. Carol Burlinski, Principal Miss Diane Sullivan, Vice-Principal

Religious Education & Youth Faith Formation Mrs. Helen Johnson, Director of Religious Education Mr. Michael Kuhn, Coordinator 7–8th grade & Youth Ministry Director of Liturgical Music Mr. Nicholas Thomas

Director of Administration and Planning Mr. Tom Sullivan Campus Engineer Mr. Bruce Barker

Rectory Office Mrs. Cathy Booth, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Michele Blando, Business Manager

Counseling Services Provided by Annette Spiezio and Affiliates Ms. Annette Spiezio, LCPC, CADC ~ Parish Counselor 708/743-9729

June 18, 2017 The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

Sunday Masses Saturday evening: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, Noon and 6:00 pm

Daily Masses Monday-Friday: 7:00 am & 5:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am

Confessions Saturday afternoon 3:30 - 4:15 pm Sunday evening 5:00 - 5:45 pm

Saint Peregrine Devotions Devotions in Honor of St. Peregrine — patron of those who suffer with cancer or any incurable disease or condition — first Tuesday of each month at 7pm.

Pope Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel The Chapel is located behind the sanctuary of the church, and is available 24 hours a day for private prayer and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. For information: Linda Lannert, linda@sijhinsdale.com or 630/408-9567.

Baptisms 1st& 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Please phone the Rectory to register for the required Baptismal Preparation meeting.

Marriages Arrangements must be made with the Rectory at least six months in advance. Contact the Rectory before making any other arrangements.

Visits to the Sick Due to hospital admitting policies, it is necessary to inform the Rectory when hospitalized parishioners would like a visit from a priest or deacon. Likewise, call if you would like a visit while convalescing at a facility or at home. Before being admitted to a hospital for surgery it is advisable to call the Rectory and arrange a time to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Please contact the Rectory regarding communion visits to the homebound.

Funerals It is the responsibility of the parish to bury their dead. The funeral director will contact the Rectory Office regarding arrangements. Funerals are ordinarily celebrated at 10am. According to Diocesan policy, if family members wish to offer eulogies, they should do so during the wake. #382 of the General Instruction for the Universal Church states: At the funeral Mass there should as a rule be a short homily, but never a eulogy of any kind. No specific offering is required in connection with the funeral liturgy.

New Parishioners welcome! Please call the Rectory Office to register.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017–The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 7:30 AM-Robert Bergdoll 9:00 AM-Robert Bergdoll 10:30 AM-For the Parish Family 12:00 PM-Gerry Nelson 6:00 PM-Emmett Malloy Monday, June 19, 2017–Weekday 7:00 AM-Fr. Edward Rowland 5:00 PM-Gail and Owen Hilding-Special Intention Tuesday, June 20, 2017–Weekday 7:00 AM-Robert Klocko 5:00 PM-Mary Pabst Wednesday, June 21, 2017–Weekday 7:00 AM-Anna Marie & Robert Migely 5:00 PM-Peter Knopp Thursday, June 22, 2017–Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop, Saints John Fisher, Bishop; and St. Thomas More, Martyr 7:00 AM-Loretta Froelich-Special Intention 5:00 PM-Rosemary Kelley Friday, June 23, 2017–The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 7:00 AM-Fr. Augustine Kulbis, OSM 5:00 PM-Robert O’Leary Saturday, June 24, 2017–The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist 8:00 AM-Robert O’Leary 4:30 PM-Mary Pabst Sunday, June 25, 2017–Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM-Florence Kukulski 9:00 AM-Robert Bergdoll 10:30 AM-For the Parish Family 12:00 PM-Grace Stagno 6:00 PM-Darnell Zdarstek

Flame of Faith Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Six candles burn perpetually around the Blessed Sacrament in the Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. Intentions listed below are remembered for ONE WEEK [Sunday to Sunday]. The burning candles serve as a constant prayer before the Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament. Envelopes for you to have your intentions remembered and prayed for are available in the lobby of the Adoration Chapel. The candles will burn this week for the following intentions: For continued good health For blessings for my family In thanksgiving for successful surgery, healing for sister For sale of 2 houses and wonderful new relationship For God’s blessings for Karina, Andrius and families For the safety of those in law enforcement

Dear Parish Family, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in our parish, and to those visiting us this weekend. Do something to remember your father, and to make the day special. As we celebrate Father’s Day today, and honor those men in our lives who have been “Father” to us.... our own fathers, the Holy Father - Pope Francis, our priests who we call “Father,” (our spiritual fathers), and all those men who have cared for us and nurtured us in anyway, let’s offer to the Lord a prayer of thanksgiving for His continual care for us. Today, throughout the Diocese we honor our retired “Fathers”... our priests who have served in the parishes throughout the Diocese. Please be generous in today’s SECOND COLLECTION to support the retirement and healthcare costs for the retired and infirm priests of the Diocese of Joliet. They have given their lives to the Church, let’s give them our love, respect and support! This past Thursday we held our annual Corpus Christi Procession. Thanks to all who attended and worked so hard to make the event such a beautiful experience. It was a pleasure to welcome Father “Rocky” Hoffman from Relevant Radio as our celebrant and homilist. John Vrdolyak, and the Evangelization and Outreach Committee did an outstanding job organizing and orchestrating the Procession from Saint Isaac’s to Notre Dame. Thank you all so much... and above all, Thanks be to God! Who has given us the most wonderful gift of Himself in the Blessed Sacrament. Today we celebrate our greatest treasure, God’s greatest gift to His Church, the gift of Himself, the Eucharist. Because in the Most Holy Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really and truly present — body and blood, soul and divinity — for our Salvation. Saint Augustine says when we receive the Eucharist worthily, we receive it unto our salvation, but when we receive it unworthily we receive it not unto our salvation, but unto our condemnation. Those words should make us all pause and ponder the great mystery we handle... God Himself! Nothing is more important to the life of the Church, to the life of Saint Isaac Jogues Parish, than the Eucharist, and the celebration of the Liturgy. They are the center of our Parish, and of our Catholic Faith... the source and summit of the true Christian life. I truly believe that our first, our best, our most special, and our highest regard should be with our church, our liturgy, and the celebration of the Sacraments. If God doesn’t come first, we are lost. If we attend to God, give Him our first and our best, then everything else will come. The Feast of Corpus Christi is all about giving the Lord our first and our best. It’s about focusing our attention on the Real Presence of Christ, and recognizing the Gift that is given... finding our Real Treasure!

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Elizabeth DeBickero Wife of James DeBickero

Please pray for our beloved deceased

and for their families

Dawn Feusi Mary Geraldine Fahey Anna Mrdak Mary Tadda Marty Stratman Timothy Brown Carl Bay, Jr. Liam Fitzpatrick Gina Consalvo Anderson

Eric Thomas Jennifer Ochino Monica Rincon Dooley Albert Wierzchowiec Rita Beaumont Father Ted Weitzel Patrick Bauer Karyn Haney

Sunday Offering Weekly Offering for June 10, 2017 ................... $32,238 Weekly Offering same week last year ............... $25,892 Targeted Goal .................................................... $37,000

Thank you for your generosity!

To donate to St. Isaac Jogues Offertory, Mercy, THM, Preserving Our Heritage and Preschool Fund please visit our website www.sijhinsdale.com and click on the E-Giving tab. Please call me at 630-323-1248 with any questions. Thank you for your continued support of St. Isaac Jogues Church and School.

Michele Blando, Business Manager

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

As we celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, I want to once again encourage every single parishioner to make a habit of stopping into the Pope Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel [located behind the sanctuary of our church]. Spend some time with Jesus, present in the Blessed Sacrament. Simply sit in His presence and ask Him to increase your faith and love. You’ll see... if you are quiet enough, and sit for a while... He will speak to your heart and fill you with great love, peace, and desire for Him. Your faith will come alive. Jesus is waiting for you in the Blessed Sacrament, don’t disappoint Him. Make the effort, give Him your heart, and He will give you Heaven. If we are going to grow in our love for someone, and deepen our relationship with them, we have to spend time with the one we say we love. It’s that way with the Lord. To love Him, we have to know Him, and to know Him we have to be with Him. Not only should we spend time in Eucharistic Adoration, but we should also be especially attentive to our reception of Holy Communion at Mass — recognizing the gift we receive. The Eucharist is our greatest treasure. Today as we celebrate this feast in honor of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, let’s pray for a greater faith, love, and desire for Jesus, who is our life, our sweetness, and our hope. Behold the Heart, that has so loved us! God’s Blessings...

Father De Salvo

On the Holy Eucharist... J.R.R. Tolkien in a letter to his son: Out of the darkness of my life, so much frustrated, I put before you the one great thing to love on earth... The Blessed Sacrament. There you will find romance, glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves upon earth, and more than that: Death — by the divine paradox that which ends life, and demands the surrender of all, and yet by the taste [or foretaste] of which alone can what you seek in your earthly relationships [love, fidelity, joy] be maintained, or take on that complexion of reality, of eternal endurance, which every man’s heart desires.

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The Eucharist Christ gives us Himself in this wonderful Sacrament

The Fathers of the Early Church remind us that the Holy Eucharist is the most “august sacrament,” in which Christ the Lord himself is contained, offered and received, and by which the Church constantly lives and grows. The Eucharistic Sacrifice, the memorial of the

death and resurrection of the Lord, in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated over the centuries, is the summit and the source of all Christian worship and life; it signifies and effects the unity of the people of God and achieves the building up of the Body of Christ. The other sacraments and all the ecclesiastical works of the apostolate are closely related to the Holy Eucharist and are directed to it. The celebration of the Eucharist is the action of Christ Himself through His Church. In it, Christ the Lord, by the ministry of the priest, offers Himself, substantially present under the forms of bread and wine, to God the Father and gives Himself as spiritual food to the faithful who are associated with His offering. One who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of ONE HOUR before Holy Communion. [Code of Canon Law, #897, 899, 919] In the Eucharist Christ associates his Church and all her members with His sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving offered once for all on the cross to His Father; by this sacrifice he pours out the graces of salvation on his Body which is the Church. It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priest, offers the Eucharistic sacrifice. And it is the same Christ, really present under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice. Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord. By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (Council of Trent). Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance. The Eucharist is the Real Presence of Jesus Christ, under the appearance of bread and wine. The substance of the bread, the substance of the wine is “done away with” and changed completely into the body and blood of Christ— even though the appearance remains the same. Contrary to popular misconceptions, proper Catholic teaching must be held by the faithful: Christ is fully present — Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity — and is fully received under either species of the consecrated host or of the

consecrated wine. Christ is fully present under either species. Nor is He present “in” or “with” the bread and wine. Merely the appearances remain: the bread and wine become completely the body and blood of the Lord Jesus. The accidents remain the same, a total change to the “substance” of the bread and wine occurs. Strictly speaking, this is the miracle of Transubstantiation: a change of the substance. The common practice in the Western Church is to communicate only the consecrated host. However, at times, and at the discretion of the pastor of the parish (with the Bishop’s permission), the Church allows the Precious Blood to be offered to the faithful. When sufficient ministers are available, we observe the practice in our parish. Current Church documents don’t envision this practice to be observed in every public celebration of the mass. The reception of the chalice is an option, and in receiving the Precious Blood, the faithful are to show the same reverence they do in receiving the consecrated host. By carefully attending to our reception of Holy Communion we not only show proper respect and devotion, according to the mind of the Church, but we also open ourselves up to the graces Jesus wants to give us. By a proper and devout reception of the Eucharist, we grow in holiness.

Collection for Retired Priests On Father’s Day weekend [June 17-18th] there will be special collection taken-up, throughout the Diocese of Joliet, which will be placed in the fund which provides for the retirement needs and long-term care for priests who need assisted living or skilled nursing care. Since there

are many priests approaching retirement age, proceeds from this collection will help to strengthen the fund.

Please be generous in your gifts to support those who have supported us, and have given their

lives to Christ and His Church!

Prayer of Adoration The Most Blessed Sacrament

My Lord Jesus Christ, I adore you in all the tabernacles of the world. I offer you my life in reparation for the sins against the Blessed Sacrament, the unworthy communions, disrespect, lack of reverence in your Churches, and countless other sins against your most Holy Body and Blood. Please, my Lord, increase my faith in your Eucharistic presence so that my devotion may be fanned into a flame of love of you and that I may go into the world to proclaim your kingdom. I ask this of your mercy in your Holy Name. Amen.

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Fatherhood Pope Francis I Father is a universal word, known to all. It indicates a fundamental relationship that is real and ancient as the history of mankind. Today, however, we have reached the point of affirming that ours would be a “society without fathers.” In other words, in particular, in western culture, the figure of the father would be symbolically absent, to have vanished. At first, this was perceived as a form of liberation: freedom from the father-master, from the fa-ther as the representative of a law imposed from the out-side, from the father as the censor of the happiness of his children and an obstacle to the emancipation of the auton-omy of the young. Indeed, in the past in some cases au-thoritarianism, indeed even oppression reigned in some homes: parents who treated their children like servants, who did not respect the personal needs of their growth, fathers who did not help them to embark on their path in freedom, to assume their own responsibilities for building their future and that of society. And, as often happens, we have passed from one ex-treme to the other. The problem of our times no longer seems to be the invasive presence of fathers, but rather their absence. Fathers are so focused on themselves, on their work and at times their personal fulfilment, that they even forget their families, leaving children and the young to their own devices. I would like to say to all Christian communities that we must be more careful: the absence of the paternal figure in the life of children and the young produces wounds that can be very serious. And in effect the deviance of children and adolescents may, to a con-siderable extent, be due to this lack of examples and au-thoritative guidance in their everyday life, to this lack of closeness and love from their fathers. The feeling of orphan-hood experienced by many young people is more profound than we might think. They are orphans in their families because their fathers are often absent, also physically, from the home, but above all because when they are present, they do not act like fathers: they do not speak with their children, they do not give their children, by their example accompanied by words, those principles, those values, those rules for life that the young need in the same way as they need bread. At times it seems as if fathers are not sure what position they should occupy in the family, or how to educate their children. And so, in doubt, they abstain, they withdraw and neglect their responsibilities, possibly seeking refuge in an improbable relationship of parity with their chil-dren. Civil Society, with its institutions, too, has a certain responsibility towards the young, that might be described as paternal: A responsibility that at times it neglects or exercises poorly. This too leaves them as orphans, and does not offer them true prospects. The young are there-fore orphaned of sure paths to follow, orphaned of teach-ers in whom they can trust, orphaned of ideals to warm their hearts, orphaned of values and hopes that support

them day by day. They are filled with idols but robbed of their hearts; they are driven to dream of enjoyment and pleasure, but they are not given work; they are deluded by the god of money and denied true richness. Therefore, it is good for all of us, fathers and chil-dren, to listen once again to the promise that Jesus made to His disciples: I will not leave you orphans. Indeed, He is the path to follow, the mas-ter to listen to, the hope that the world can change, that love will conquer hate, that there can be a future of brotherhood and peace for all.

The Eucharist: Source of the life of the Church Pope Francis I

The Word and the Bread, during Mass, become one, like in the Last Supper, when all Jesus' words, all the signs he had made, were condensed into the gesture of breaking bread and offering the chalice in anticipation of the sacrifice of the Cross. The Lord’s gesture during the Last Supper is the extreme giving of thanks to the Father for His love and for His mercy. The

word Eucharist comes from the Greek, meaning thanksgiving: “Thanksgiving,” in Greek, is “Eucaristia.” This is why the term Eucharist encompasses all of this gesture, which is the gesture of God and man, a gesture of Jesus Christ, true God and true Man.” Each time we celebrate this Sacrament, it does not simply mean remembering, but rather sharing in “the mystery of Christ's passion, death and resurrection. The Eucharist, he said, is the peak of the action of God's salvation: the Lord Jesus, making himself into bread, broken for us, indeed pours over us all His mercy and His love, thereby renewing our hearts, our existence and our way of relating with Him and with our brothers. Together, let us pray to the Lord so that this Sacrament may continue to keep its presence alive, within the Church, and to model our communities in charity and communion, in accordance with the heart of the Father. And this continues all through our lives, although it begins on the day of our first Communion. It is important that children prepare well for their first Communion and that every child does so, as it is the first step to this strong bond of belonging to Jesus Christ, following Baptism and Confirmation.

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BLOOD DRIVE St. Isaac Jogues next Blood Drive

is Sunday, June 25, 2017 in the Parish Center.

Please plan to donate and help save lives!

Call 847-803-7943 to schedule a specific time to donate. Donations will be taken between 7:45 AM and 1:45 PM.

Please help us to make this our most

successful blood drive!

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, How often has Pope Francis encouraged us to "open our eyes and see the misery of the world, the wounds of our brothers and sisters who are denied their dignity, and let us recognize that we are compelled to heed their cry for help!" (Misericordiae Vultus, [MV] no. 15). Through the annual Saint Peter's Pence Collection, we stand in solidarity with Catholics all over the world to support the charitable works of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. Contributions to this collection support him as he reaches out to those suffering the effects of war and violence, natural disasters, and religious persecution. Pope Francis has told us that "mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope" (MV, no. 10). Please prayerfully consider participating in this collection and becoming a witness of charity, a force of mercy that reaches out to those around the world.

May God bless you. Bishop Conlon

Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet

 The Annual Peter’s Pence Collection will be taken-up NEXT weekend at all masses. This is the “oldest” collection in the Church and finds its origins in the Acts of the Apostles, when the Apostles asked for gifts to support the Church in Jerusalem (then the “head” of the Church, before moving to Rome). Please be generous in this Scripturally based opportunity to assist the Pope in His work as head of the Universal Church.

Sign-up for a Specific Hour of Adoration fill out this form, and return it to the Rectory

Name: ______________________________________

Phone: ______________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Email: ______________________________________

I prefer (circle one): Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

List your specific hour on the hour…

Morning (6am-Noon) __________ Afternoon (noon-6pm) __________ Evening (6pm-midnight __________ Night (midnight-6am) __________

____I will also substitute ____Contact me regarding specific needs for adorers.

Pope Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us!

The Pope Saint John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is available for Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament seven days a week, 24 hours a day! Frequent visits to the chapel are encouraged. Everyone is welcome at any time. We live in troubling times with many worries and decisions. Who better than

Jesus to bring them to? Stop in any time of the day or night in the Adoration Chapel [located in the church building — “behind” the sanctuary. Enter the Chapel directly to the west of the Rectory Office, on the east side of the church. The path is clearly marked]. You can sign-up for ANY HOUR of the day or night... more adorers are always welcome and needed. Sign-up as an individual, or as a family/group. Commit to a specific weekly hour of adoration, and then, simply make sure someone is there from the family/group to fulfill the commitment. By making a “public” commitment to “be there,” the obligation becomes easier to keep, because others are counting on you. Jesus is waiting for you... don’t disappoint Him! We are always in need of more people to make the sacrifice of time and effort, to be with HIM in Eucharistic Adoration.

For more information regarding the Chapel and/or specific hours of adoration contact:

Linda Lannert at 630/408-9567 or linda@sijhinsdale.com

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2017-2018 Registration for Religious Education!!

Thank you to all the families who have registered!!

The wonderful response has been incredibly helpful in planning for next year!!

We have extended the due date to July 15, 2017…

registrations submitted after this date will be charged an additional $50.00 late fee

please avoid this fee and register soon!! Thank you!!!

Go to website (www.sij.net) Select Religious Education

Click 2017-2018 Family Registration Form Complete online form

Click Submit when complete Kindly register before July 15, 2107 so we can contract with the teachers, order materials and be well prepared

for the 2017-2018 school year!

Questions: please contact RE office 630-323-0265 or re@sijhinsdale.com

Practical and pastoral support for those desiring a new beginning after loss through divorce.

~ Are you seeking information about the annulment process? ~

To learn more about “A New Beginning—Annulment Support Ministry” join us for an Information Night, along with refreshments, on Thursday, June 29, 2017, 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Gathering Place

(lower level of the church building) at St. Mary of Gostyn Church, 445 Prairie Avenue, Downers Grove.

If you are interested in attending, please R.S.V.P. to Diaconate candidate Steve DeSitter at contactanewbeginning@gmail.com. Please indicate how many will attend. You may leave your fir st name only if

you would like. Please feel free to pass this information on to someone you know who may be interested. We welcome all who would like to learn more about annulments and the annulment process.

Religious Education Volunteers Needed!!!

Volunteer catechists will be needed to work with the teachers in the

Religious Education program for the 2017-2018 school year!!

Please consider serving St. Isaac Jogues Parish

by volunteering to catechize the children in grades 1-8 on Wednesdays from

4:15pm-5:45pm from October-March.

Volunteers can serve in the classrooms working along side teachers as instructional aides!!!

Please complete the Volunteer Form on the Parish Website (www.sij.net)

Summer Cornerstone Night Cookout & Fire-pit Faith Discussions

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH 6:45 – 8:00pm in the grassy Courtyard by the Narthex

FOR TEENS IN GRADES 8 – 12

Dinner will feature burgers, hot dogs, watermelon, etc. Enjoy a relaxed faith discussion around the fire and outdoor games!

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ST. ISAAC JOGUES SCHOOL Weekly News

On May 6th and May 12th SIJ students from 2nd and 8th

grade participate in First Communion and May Crowning.

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Congratulations to the SIJ Class of 2017!

Let’s stay in touch!

Send us an email at sijalumni@sijschool.org with your updated contact information so we can stay in touch. Have siblings or friends who are alumni too? Spread the word that we want to hear from them. We want to know…

Your email and contact information When you graduated from SIJ Where you are attending High School and College (or where you graduated from)

Like us on Facebook at @SIJalum and look for more in-formation about upcoming alumni events.

Saint Monica Parent Support Group

Concerned your child is abusing drugs or alcohol? YOU ARE NOT ALONE

We are parents who have been there and understand your struggle.

We will meet every first and third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm

in Room 201 of the Parish Office, 306 W. 4th Street, Hinsdale

Email: saintmonicagroup@gmail.com for confidential support and information

about this group.

LaGrange School on Wheels School and Tutors on Wheels is a suburban organization supporting immigrants with English literacy education and citizenship assistance. Over 300 volunteer tutors currently provide one-on-one tutoring to 650 English-language learners. A June 28th benefit --A Celebration of Cultural Unity -- will be held at The Community House in Hinsdale to fund the work of School and Tutors on Wheels. Cocktails and an international buffet dinner will be served. Diversity Consultant Dr. Robert Rodriquez will speak. Tickets at $100 are available online at:

http://www.schoolandtutorsonwheels.org/ Founded in 1993, School & Tutors on Wheels, a 501(c)3, is a sponsored ministry of the Congregation of St. Joseph of LaGrange Park.

For more information, contact Constantine Bitsas, executive director, at 708-609-0945.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

For those interested in information about joining the Catholic Church, and for Catholics who want to know more about their religion….

Call Deacon Bill Dunn, 630-655-6668, deaconbill@sijhinsdale.com, for more information.

Adult Formation Calendar Women’s Prayer Group June 19, 7:30 pm, Rectory Room 201 Bible Study June 21, 7:30 pm, Sacred Heart Room

Do you play Bridge?

For Afternoon Bridge: Register alone, with a bridge partner, or as a substitute player. Afternoon play is on the 2nd Tuesday of each month September to May at 1:00 PM in the Fireplace Room. Please contact Jean, 630-887-1575, to sign up.

For Evening Bridge: Register with a partner. Evening play is on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM, please contact Joann Shanahan, 630-330-0183, jshana1955@aol.com, to sign up your team. Deadline is August 1.

For Widowed Men & Women

Learning to find hope & joy again after the loss of your spouse.

Attend retreat/workshop being held this summer

For widowed men & women.

July 1 & 2 ---- St. Julie’s - Tinley Park July 22 & 23 ---- Holy Family - Inverness August 12 & 13- Mary Queen – Elmhurst

Joyful Again Widowed Ministry

1-708-354-7211 Email: joyfulagain7211@gmail.com

www.joyfulagain.org (short video on website)

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

● Are you interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith? ● Are you a non-Catholic attending Mass with your spouse? ● Do you know someone who is not Catholic, but may be

interested in our faith? ● Are you an adult who was baptized Catholic, but never completed your Christian

initiation through Confirmation or Eucharist?

If you are one of the above, or know someone who may be interested in learning more about the Rite of Christian

Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process, please contact our office. The formal Inquiry Period for the RCIA will not start until September, however, we are now compiling names of interested persons and will hold a “Q&A” session in late summer.

Call Deacon Bill in the Evangelization Office at 630-655-6668.

WHO BECOMES CATHOLIC TODAY? It’s no secret that today’s culture has little positive to say about Christian or family values. Many caught up by our culture have left their faith behind and seek to “fill” their lives with material items and other ways to make them feel good. There are others, however, who find themselves unsatisfied with what our culture offers and hunger for something more meaningful. For this reason people seek the faith at various times in their lives and reach out to the Catholic Church for connection or reconnection. So, who are the people who join our Church today? They are:

◊ Young people who are engaged to marry Catholics are one of the major groups. At this time in their lives, young couples want to share their faith, lives, and values.

◊ Young parents who are expecting their first born or have children starting school often find that this is the time to join a faith community that will help them find God in their lives and establish moral values in their family.

◊ People who are baptized either in the Catholic faith or another Christian religion but were not brought up or educated in the religion. As the years go by, they may seek to return to their Christian roots.

◊ People who have experienced grief or tragedy in their lives and are seeking to make sense of it. So often we hear people say, “I had Catholic friends or neighbors who had great suffering in their lives, and their faith seemed to sustain them. I want to find a faith like that.”

◊ People from all backgrounds that are seeking God in their lives…looking for answers to life and death questions. The Catholic Church offers great traditions of Scripture study, the worship of God in vibrant liturgies, intellectual studies in theology, joyful celebrations through the Sacraments, care for the sick and the dying, and love and hope for the poor of the world.

How Does a Person Become Catholic? Through RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. The RCIA is a process by which the Catholic Church welcomes new members into its communal life. The RCIA is a living experience of the Church, and not just a series of classes, which teaches knowledge about the Church. Although there is instruction in the facts of the faith, instruction is but one part of a larger experience of knowing and sharing with other members of the Church.

Who Is RCIA For? It is for non-Christian men and women; for Christians that are not Catholic; for Catholics who are baptized, but have little religious training.

How Can I Join? Call the Evangelization Office, 655-6668; watch the bulletin, RCIA classes start in September!