Reverend Mark Kalema, Pastor Reverend Bart Winters, Associate Pastor

Reverend David B. Krolczyk, Pastor Emeritus

St. Ann Office Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Office closes at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays

Phone: 708.895-6700/Fax: 708-895-6877

St. James Office Monday-Friday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Phone: 708-757-2170/Fax: 708-757-2176

Schedule Monday-Friday Masses

7:30 a.m. St. Ann 8:30 a.m. St. James Saturday Masses

4:00 p.m. Sts. Ann and James Sunday Masses

8:30 & 10:30 a.m. St. Ann 10:00 a.m. St. James

Confessions 3:00 p.m. Saturday Sts. Ann & James

The Catholic Communities of Saints Ann, James, and John

Worship Sites St. Ann Church

3010 Ridge Road, Lansing

St. James the Greater Church 22400 Torrence Avenue, Sauk Village

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Parish email: parishoffice@saintanncatholicparish.com Fr. Mark’s email: frmark@saintanncatholicparish.com Fr. Bart’s email: bwinters@saintanncatholicparish.com Fr. David’s email: dkrolczyk@archchicago.org Bulletin email: jeng@saintanncatholicparish.com Prayer Tree: debndnut@aol.com Religious Ed. email: sandra@saintanncatholicparish.com Religious Ed. Office: 708-895-5970 St. Vincent DePaul: 708-745-4760 Parish Websites: www.saintanncatholicparish.com www.saintjamesthegreater.org www.sjchurchglenwood.org

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This Week’s Activities

Monday, August 16 RELIGIOUS ED REGISTRATION Daily Mass Daily Mass Religious Education Registration

7:30am 8:00am 5:00 - 7:00pm

St. Ann Chapel St. James School Building

Tuesday, August 17 Daily Mass Daily Mass

7:30am 8:30am

St. Ann Chapel St. James

Wednesday, August 18 Daily Mass Rosary Daily Mass A.A. Meeting

7:30am 7:55am 8:30am 8:00pm

St. Ann Chapel St. Ann Chapel St. James St. Ann Parish Hall

Thursday, August 19 Daily Mass Daily Mass TOPS Meeting

7:30am 8:30am 6:00pm

St. Ann Chapel St. James St. Ann Office

Friday, August 20 Daily Mass Daily Mass Drive Thru Fish Fry Wedding Rehearsal

7:30am 8:30am 4:00pm 6:30pm

St. Ann Chapel St. James St. James St. Ann Church

Saturday, August 21 Phillips/Kingsly Wedding Reconciliation Masses

2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm

St. Ann St. Ann & St. James St. Ann & St. James

Masses Mass

8:30 &10:30am 10:00am

St. Ann Church St. John Church

Sunday, August 22

For updates, please visit the St. Ann website & click on the Calendar tab.

Mass Intentions Monday, August 16 (St. Stephen of Hungary) 7:30 a.m. Mass † Rupert Leluga (Bob & Karen Leluga) 8:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish Tuesday, August 17 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. Masses † People of the Parish Wednesday, August 18 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. Masses † People of the Parish Thursday, August 19 (St. John Eucles) 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. Masses † People of the Parish Friday, August 20 (St. Bernard) 7:30 a.m. & 8:30 a.m. Masses † People of the Parish Saturday, August 21 (St. Pius X) 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. Ann † John & Alice Tiltges (June Tiltges) † Mary Rose Torres (St. John Parishioners) 4:00 p.m. Mass at St. James † People of the Parish Sunday, August 22 (Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30 a.m. Mass † Joan Kaim (Holy Family Ladies Auxiliary) 10:00 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish 10:30 a.m. Mass † People of the Parish

The 2021 Mass Book is open for your special intentions. Please call either office

for more information or to schedule Mass intentions.

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Bulletin articles are due 10 days in ad-vance of the Sunday you would like them

to run. During holidays, deadlines are accelerated. To add items to the calendar or to schedule the Narthex or other meet-ing spaces, please visit the Parish Office

to fill out request forms.

Please call the office: • for baptism, marriage, anointing of

the sick, quinceaneras, and RCIA/RCIY

• for Ministry of Care to the home-bound or hospitalized

• to request prayers for the sick

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MASS SCHEDULE OPTIONS FOR ST. ANN AND ST. JAMES WORSHIP SITES As part of the ongoing process to unify our new parish community, we are asking our members to provide input on the mass times they would prefer at BOTH worship sites. Our ONE faith family is very lucky at the present time to have Fr. Mark, Fr. Bart, and Fr. David all assigned to our new parish. But as you know, the future is always uncertain, and we may at some point have only one priest and one music director who would need to run between both sites. Therefore, we have come up with schedule options that would allow for masses at both St. James and St. Ann locations if we were to have only one priest to serve both worship sites on any given day.

We have also suggested staggered times to provide opportunities so that those who miss a service at one site will still be able to attend a preferred mass at the other location. Additionally, the choices keep in mind those who don’t enjoy waking up early in the morning by offering a later service at one site, while still providing an early morning option at the other for those who prefer an earlier mass.

Please take a look at the choices below and indicate the mass times that you feel would work for you and your family at BOTH sites. We anticipate activating this new schedule by Labor Day weekend 2021, so we ask your fast and full participation in this process. Thank you in advance for your consid-eration and cooperation.

The deadline for responses is Sunday, August 22. Please drop your completed survey in the collection basket at any mass or at either parish office during the week, or visit

https://bit.ly/mass_times_options to fill out the Google Form.

Parishioner Name(s):

Email: Phone:

ST. JAMES WORSHIP SITE CHOICES

SATURDAY mass preference at St. James (please choose one)

5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY mass preference at St. James (please choose one)

7:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

ST. ANN WORSHIP SITE CHOICES

SATURDAY mass at St. Ann will remain at 4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY mass preference at St. Ann (please choose two)

8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.

I/We most often attend(ed) mass at:

St. Ann St. James St. John

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THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Today we celebrate Mary’s life on earth as we join the heavenly hosts in celebrating her entrance into heaven. This is a good time for us to reflect on our devotion to Mary, particularly since there are still defamers of our faith who continue the false claim that Catholics worship Mary. We do not worship Mary, but we do venerate her in a man-ner greater than we venerate the saints. Let’s go back to the theological terminology of the devotion that Catholics are bound to give. First of all, we are called to adore God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Only God is to be adored and worshiped. We are to have no gods before our one God. We do not worship Mary. We do not worship the saints. We only worship God. We venerate the saints. By that we mean that we recognize their proximity to God in heav-en. We call upon them to intercede for us. The respect we have for all the saints is on this level of veneration. But there is one saint whose level of veneration is far greater than what we offer the other saints. This is the saint who is closest to God, Mary, the Immacu-lately Conceived One. The feast of Mary's Assumption says that there is one human being who already is fully and completely redeemed, saved body and soul. That person is Mary, the mother of Jesus. Since she gave birth to Him, and was intimately involved in the work of salva-tion, it is only right that she should share the full fruits of Jesus’ victory over death. The Assumption means that after her physical death, Mary's body was not allowed to remain on earth to corrupt but was caused by God to come into its transfigured and glorified state. Mary has passed beyond death, and the glory she now shares is the same glory we hope to enjoy also. By declaring that Mary was assumed “body and soul” into heaven, the Church is declaring that the whole person will be saved, and affirms the goodness of all material reality. The bodily glorification of Mary is the anticipation of the glorification that is the destiny of all. We can look at her now in glory and say, “That is how we will be one day.” Mary’s journey of faith is our journey too. What is her appeal? The answer is to be found in her human journey with God which is, in reality, our journey. What we go through today, Mary also went through, and we can easily identify with her as she goes through life in Scripture. When we first meet her, Mary is the object of an ugly rumor: She is pregnant without a husband. Her fiancé’, Joseph, is minded officially to deny her and any-thing about the pregnancy and put her at a distance. That she was innocent, invaded by the Spirit, was not believed. So right away, people down the ages who have suffered

from false rumors, who have had their reputations soiled, who have been misunderstood and maligned, unwed moth-ers, can identify with her. Then, too, there was her very human anxiety and fear. What's this all about anyway, this Mother of God busi-ness? "How can this be?" she asked the angel incredulous-ly. "What does God want? What about Joseph? How can this happen? How can I do this?" Confused and scared and full of questions, Mary is all those throughout the ages who have cried out, "How can I tackle this challenge? How can I survive? What does God want of me?” And finally, she cradles the broken dead body of her only Son in her arms and sobs uncontrollably, and there she is once more: every parent who has lost a child, any friend who has lost a friend, any classmate who has lost a class-mate through overdose or gunshot can identify with Mary of the Pieta. This is the woman—this pilgrim who savored the ups and downs of life—this is the ageless woman who has been given to us as a legacy. "Son, behold thy moth-er." And here we are today beholding her. Happy Feast Day of the Assumption. Amen.

Fr. Mark Kalema, Pastor

Today’s Readings First Reading — The vision concerning the woman clothed with the sun (Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab). Psalm — The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold (Psalm 45). Second Reading — Christ, the firstfruits; then those who belong to him (1 Corinthians 15:20-27). Gospel — Mary praises God in the Magnificat (Luke 1:39-56). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Readings for the Week Monday: Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

From the Pastor’s Pen

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

August 15, 2021

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

— Luke 1:42

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Wedding Banns

Casey Phillips & Thomas Kingsley

August 21, 2021

8-1-2021

W B : $ 12,000.00 D O /M I : 5,492.50 O /G C : 773.00

$ -5,734.50

S . A 50-50 C : $ 533.00 B F : $ 1,168.00

Thank you for your continued support! Figures include all collection basket, mailed-in,

dropped-off, and online contributions.

St. Ann’s 50-50 Club

Our August 1 winning number was #2102. #2102 WOULD HAVE WON $733.50.

DON’T MISS OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

To be eligible, both your 50-50 ($5.00) and weekly collection envelopes (no limit, but at least $5) with separate payments must be in the parish office by 9:00 a.m. Monday.

NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW You may make your 50-50 donation at Give Central, along with your weekly

and other contributions! If you donate by check, you need to write

two separate checks.

Look for the winners in each bulletin, on our Facebook page, or on the parish website.

Schedule request forms for September and October are available in the St. Ann Church Ministry Room or at the Parish Office, and should be turned in no later

than August 21-22. Thank you for your attention!

If you are interested in joining our EM Team, please let Sandra know, and she will contact you for training:

708-351-4659 or san.bustamante23@gmail.com

We look forward to working together with you as we minister to the united communities of St. Ann, St. James, and St. John!

Don’t forget to write!

If you’re going to be away this summer, you can place your weekly envelopes in the Sunday collection or leave them at the Parish Office before you go or upon your return.

Another option would be to visit www.givecentral.org and automate your contributions either through a regu-larly scheduled direct withdrawal or a credit card trans-action. You can even play the 50-50 this way!

Safe travels to all of our parishioners and loved ones this summer, and please don’t forget about us! We rely greatly on your support and often have difficulty mak-ing ends meet when summer Mass attendance declines.

Dear Religious Education Families,

Registration for the 2021-22 Saints Ann, James, and John RE program has begun. You may stop by the St. Ann Parish Office daily, or join us for a registration session in

the St. Ann School building:

Sunday, August 15, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

• 1 Student - $200 • 2 or More Students - $275 • Confirmation Fee - $50

• Book Fee - $35 per student

Monthly tuition payment plans are available. All book fees are due at the time of registration.

FMI, call 708.895.6700.

Classes begin September 12-13 Sundays: 8:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. or

Mondays: 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

We are looking for Catechists/

volunteers to help guide our children in their faith. Training will be provided.

FMI, please contact Sandra at 708-895-6700 Ext: 135

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St. James’

Weekly Financials, August 1

Weekend Collection: $4,500.81 50/50 Raffle Collection: $230.00 #1067 would have won $691.00

if he or she had played.

Remember to qualify for the raffle, you must turn in your Sunday AND 50/50 envelope. Please call Pam in the office with any questions.

What’s the buzz? Don't miss out on any communication from Saints Ann, James, and John! We send out important information via email and/or snail mail, and don’t want to miss anyone when we reach out. Whether or not you have been hearing from us during COVID-19 and Re-new My Church, can you please take a moment to send in your current infor-mation, so that we may either add you or double-check that you are up to date in the database? Thank you!

Call the parish office at 708.895.6700, or fill out the Google Form here: https://bit.ly/newparishupdate

Congratulations to longtime St. Ann parishioners Tony and Toni DeLaurentis, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at our Unity Mass last Saturday. May blessings contin-ue to follow the happy couple and their family!

Please Note: The St. James Queen of Heaven Quilt and Prayer Shawl Ministries will NOT meet in August due to the heat. Please forgive any inconvenience this may cause.

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