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MISSION STATEMENT: "To do God's will as a unified, vibrant parish, and to foster an intentional relationship with Jesus through worship, witness, service, discipleship, and community."

ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171

Phone 708–453–4800 Fax: 708–453–6141

MASSES Sunday 9 AM Limit 50Tuesday 8 AM Limit 50

ST. CELESTINE CHURCH3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707

Phone: 708–453–2555 Fax: 708–452–0560MASSES

Saturday 5 PM Limit 125Sunday 7:30 AM Limit 125 10:30 AM Limit 150 and live–streamed on Facebook and websiteWednesday 8 AM Limit 125Reconciliation Saturday 4—4:45 PM

ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL 3017 North 77th Avenue, Elmwood Park Illinois 60707 stcelestineschool.org 708–453–8234

TEMPORARY SCHEDULE DURING COVID CRISISYou must register through the website for weekend masses. No registration needed for Reconciliation. At weekday masses we will take your contact information at the door. You must wear a mask and practice social distancing.

December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent www.stguerinparish.org 2

ST. MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN PARISH

Welcome! If you are new to our churches or just visiting, please introduce yourself. We are happy to share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have a church home, or your church is not home to you, we are open to anyone looking for a spiritual home. We invite you to become a part of our parish. You may register during the pandemic by calling 708–453–2555.

All offices in the parish and in the school are closed until the Archdiocese gives us permission to reopen. Phones will be answered from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at St. Cyprian (708–453–4800) during the week and from 8:30 AM to 5 PM daily at St. Celestine (708–453–2555). If no one is available to answer the phone, please leave a message and someone will call you back on the next business day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 55 PM ST. CELESTINESUNDAY, DECEMBER 67:30 AM ST. CELESTINE9 AM ST. CYPRIAN10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Eleanor Koziol +Jeannie and +John Miroballi +Mike Mulready +Lorena Loza +Edward Kelly +Frank Pudlo The Souls of the DiCianno and Ricci Families +Mary Gdowski, Anniversary +Mary Therese McGuire, Anniversary +Celia Neri, Birthday Alyson Duzansky +Mary T. Angelico +Deacon Gerry Zych +Anthony DeCaro

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8Immaculate Conception8 AM ST. CYPRIAN Lisa Duzansky

7 PM ST. CELESTINE Mary Therese McGuire

On weekends, because of the pandemic, all intentions for individual masses are read at all the Masses at both churches. During the week intentions for the days public Mass is not offered are listed on the days when Mass is offered.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 98 AM ST. CELESTINE +Nick DiCianni +Sabatino and +Concetta DiCianno +Melonie Birmingham, Birthday +Tita Bermudez +Enzo Pagnucci

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 125 PM ST. CELESTINESUNDAY, DECEMBER 137:30 AM ST. CELESTINE9 AM ST. CYPRIAN10:30 AM ST. CELESTINE +Sabatino and +Concetta DiCianno +Nick DiCianni, Birthday +Nicholas Horin +David Krabbe +Muskie +Victoria and +Ray Tovar +Frank Pudlo +James Hyland, 8th Anniversary +Helen McCormack +Rosalyn Mittel +John and +Angela Pawlik +Julian Kotowski +Craig Bastek Mary T. Papinko

Thank you for the lovely cards and well wishes sent to me for my 100th birthday! I truly enjoyed

my time at St. Cyprian. God bless you all! Sylvia Feustel


FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK: FATHER PAUL CAO

Congratulations to Bishop Jeffrey Grob, the former pastor of St. Celestine, who was ordained on November 13. Here are pictures from the ordination at Holy Name Cathedral and the Mass of Thanksgiving offered at St. Celestine on November 15.

Advent Last week, we entered into the Advent season.

The churches were decorated

very simply with purple banners, Advent wreaths, and candles. We blessed the Advent wreath and lighted the first candle to remind us that Jesus Christ came to bring light to the world.

This week, as we enter the second week of Advent, we light the second candle and hear the Gospel of Mark telling of John the Baptist, who was sent to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus. John the Baptist preached in the desert proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgivingness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:

Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.”

John the Baptist was the one God sent to prepare the way for Jesus, the messiah. He calls us to prepare ourselves, to return to the Lord and to seek for the forgiveness of our sins. If there is some crooked attitude, or some crooked way of behaving that need to be straightened out in our lives, let us try to do so. If there is something that prevents us from coming to the Lord, let us straighten it out. Let us respond to the crying out of John the Baptist to prepare the way of the Lord during this Advent season. Jesus is waiting for us to return to

him. God doesn’t abandon us when we stray from the straight path. He keeps calling us back from our crooked ways to the straight path. Advent is an excellent time to aim ourselves in the right direction, and to commit ourselves to the right path.

Reconciliation There will be no Reconciliation Service during Advent season but Xonfessions are available every Saturday from 4—4:45 PM at St. Celestine Church for those who would like to come seek God’s love and forgiveness. May peace be ours at this special season.

Be safe and stay healthy!

Happy Advent!Fr. Paul


Watching for Christ’s Coming

In the season of Advent, we look to the coming of Christ at the end of time, and we prepare ourselves to celebrate his first coming among us at Christmas. Remembrance of the past is combined with preparation for the future. Memory meets action.

In a certain sense, the Mass is an Advent prayer. At the Last Supper, Jesus did not tell his disciples, “Never forget what I did for you.” Instead, he said, “Do this in remembrance of me.” He calls us to remember by doing, to combine memory with action. In the celebration of the Eucharist, remembering and doing become one.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Jesus is as present in our midst as he was in that upper room, breaking the bread and sharing the cup; but it is a new kind of presence, seen only with the eyes of faith. In the heavenly liturgy, there will be no

need of sacraments, for there, “celebration is wholly communion and feast” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1136). Here, things are different. We have only glimpses and flashes of the beauty that is yet to be. And yet, in the liturgy, we truly participate in the heavenly liturgy. The Mass is our foretaste of the joys of heaven.

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In times of great difficulties scoffers taunt us, “Where is God? Why hasn’t your Lord come to save you now?”

And we of faith respond much in the same way as Peter did in today’s second reading: the “delay” of the Lord’s second coming is not any type of punishment or failure to keep the divine promise, but a loving sign of God’s patience. God is giving everyone the chance to seek repentance.

God does not make life more difficult. Rather, God lessens our burdens as once before for the Jewish exiles returning home to Judea after captivity in Babylon. It was God who personally led them, making a “straight highway” for them across the desert.

We join with our ancestors of faith, who hoped that they might see God’s Chosen One before them and who eventually realized that the Lord was also walking with them side by side.

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Sunday: Second Sunday of AdventMonday: St. Ambrose; Pearl Harbor Remembrance DayTuesday: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Wednesday: St. Juan DiegoThursday: International Human Rights Day; Hanukkah begins Friday: St. Damasus ISaturday: Our Lady of Guadalupe

GOD’S DELAY


ON ADVENT, AND TEMPORAL–NESS

©2020 By John B. Reynolds

([email protected])

I’m not good temporally, and most people who know me, know this. Cases in point? For starters, I lose

track of time easily. Which is why a few months ago I irreversibly scorched a Farberware saucepan that my wife and I had received

as a wedding gift. In 1981. I was heating up a little water but got distracted by an in–progress column on my laptop. The saucepan survived, but the finish will never be the same. Also, I’m bad with TV shows that have a lot of flashbacks and flashforwards because I can never keep track of the time zone I’m supposed to be in. And movies with prequels and sequels? Forget it.

All of which is probably why I’m grateful for the expanded text of today’s Gospel, the beginning of Mark’s work. It spells out nicely (and quite sequentially), “The Preparation for the Public Ministry of Jesus,” and it has three defined elements: The Preaching of John the Baptist, The Baptism of Jesus, and the Temptation of Jesus. These passages lead, in turn, to “The Mystery of Jesus” section which leads to Peter’s great confession, then on and on. Today’s reading addresses the first of the three elements, John’s preaching.

But this is where, temporally–speaking, things get a little dicey for me. I mean, we’re two weeks into Advent now, so we’re right around the corner

from commemorating Jesus’s birth. Why, then, does the Church give us the first section of “The Preparation for the Public Ministry of Jesus” to get us into the mindset? Mark doesn’t even address the birth of Jesus. It’s like he starts the story, right in the middle of the story (so maybe he’s not so good temporally, either). And then he broadcasts it with his opening: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God.” Did I miss a prequel or something?

My temporal confusion continues with the Gospel itself, but only in association with the first reading from Isaiah. Per the author, “Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; indeed, she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.” This sounds to me like the Israelites’ Babylonian Exile is over. Some scholars maintain, though, that many of the exiled were OK with their exiled status. Perhaps better to wait on nirvana than do the work to get there.

Then Mark’s Gospel… The voice in the desert predicted in Isaiah is embodied in John the Baptist, who proclaims a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Everyone going to the Jordan for such baptism is anticipating

the Messiah, but John is there to tell them that the Messiah is already in their midst. Clothed in camel’s hair like Elijah before him, John tells the crowd, “I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals.” The one who is to come, is come. Yes, Advent beckons us to recall the Savior’s birth (flashback) and to wait on his Second Coming (flashforward), but let’s not ever forget that Jesus is active in our lives right now. I’m not good temporally, but temporally, we’re all better than that.


We need volunteers to assist with various aspects of our parish reopening plan. If you are high school age or older and are healthy with no underlying health conditions, please consider assisting with funerals, baptisms, weddings, reconciliation, and daily or Sunday Masses.

Funerals are held Monday through Saturday at both churches, usually at 10 AM and 11:30 AM.

Weddings are held on Saturday afternoons in both churches. Baptisms are held on Saturdays and Sundays at both churches, usually in the early afternoon.

Reconciliation takes place on Saturdays from 4 to 4:45 PM at St. Celestine.

There is an 8 AM Tuesday Mass at St. Cyprian and 8 AM Wednesday Mass at St. Celestine.

We are limited to 150 people at

St. Celestine and 50 at St. Cyprian to allow for social distancing.

Volunteers are needed to greet, check off attendees, sanitize hands, manage the flow of congregants, direct people to seating, usher, clean, and sanitize the worship space. You must wear a mask at all times and practice social distancing.

All volunteers must understand that even with precautions, we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed to Covid–19. All volunteers must attend a training.

Please submit the website Online Form to indicate your willingness and ability to volunteer, and the days of the week and times of the day that are best for you. This is a massive undertaking and many hands make light work. Find the sign up on the website.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

CAN YOU VOLUNTEER?YOU MUST SIGN UP TO

ATTEND MASS

The Archdiocese of Chicago requires that anyone attending Sunday Mass register in advance online. The privilege to reopen for Mass is offered with a limit to the maximum number of people who can be in the churches at one time.

We must maintain records for the Illinois Department of Public Health of all who enter our churches for contact tracing when a confirmed case of COVID–19 is identified. You may sign up for the weekend Masses and can access the link to SignUp Genius on the website and through our Facebook page.

Daily Mass, which takes place on Tuesdays at 8 AM at St. Cyprian and Wednesdays at 8 AM at St. Celestine, and Reconciliation, which takes place most Saturdays from 4 to 4:45 PM at St. Celestine (check the website first), does not require a reservation; someone will take your information at church for daily Mass.

Remember the requirement to attend Sunday Mass has been lifted and we will continue to stream the 10:30 AM Mass live on Facebook and the website.

If you are not feeling well, are over 65 or compromised medically, we encourage you to participate by watching Mass on TV or online.

We want everyone to be safe!

Please join our Music Director,

Craig Kamptner, for a virtual event, an

Advent Reflection with Music

on Monday, December 14 at 7 PM.

Because the COVID rules are changing and the bulletin has an early deadline the details

are not finalized; please check our website stguerinparish.org, the Facebook page: St. Mother

Theodore Guerin Parish, and the enewsletter for final details on

how to view this.


Information for the bulletin is due on the Thursday the week before the bulletin comes out except for special holiday deadlines. Please send in Word or as an editable PDF to khagerty@ stguerinparish.org. Will use as space allows.

Bulletin Deadline January 3 December 14 at 9 AMJanuary 10 December 31 at 9 AM January 17 January 6 at 9 AMJanuary 24 January 13 at 9 AMJanuary 31 January 20 at 9 AM

Please keep those serving in the military in your prayers. Thank you for your service to our country.

Col. Stephen Acosta MarinesStaff Sgt. Lawrence G. Campbell Air ForceSenior Airman Cory McCambridge Air ForceChief Erin McGuire NavyLt. Col. Peter Anderson ArmySgt. Kenneth G. DiCristifano ArmySpec Michael Migliorisi ArmyMaj. Deborah J. Crowley, M.D. ArmyPvt. John Cerrone MarinesMaj. David Nevers MarinesPFC Paul J. Lagoda MarinesPFC Sophia M. Garcia MarinesLt. Robert Reynolds ArmyPFC Richard A. Paduch ArmyStaff Sgt. Alberto Boy MarinesSgt. Rodolfo DeLao ArmyStaff Sgt. Natalie Borrini Air ForceCpl. Brian Macaluso MarinesLnc. Cpl. Meghan Jennings MarinesLnc. Cpl. Michael Casanave MarinesPvt. Nicolas Casanave MarinesABEAN Melanie Hodges NavyPFC Vincent Negron MarinesPvt. Matthew Meyer ArmyMaster Sgt. Scott A. Cross Air ForcePrivate Niko Rodriguez ArmyDario Rodriguez Air ForceCH 1LT Jacque Beltran NavyA1C Brian Moran Air ForceA1C Elyssa Moran Air ForceEnsign Devon Zych Coast GuardFN Matilda Davis Coast GuardLnc. Cpl. Andrew D. Nordlie MarinesEnsign FaithAnne Bieschke NavyLuis N. Burciaga ArmyPFC Rudy De La O Marines

Need help? Food, shelter, housing, employment, job training, counseling, addictions, utilities, physical or mental health services, legal and financial, immigration, naturalization and refugee and senior services are provided by Catholic Charities. Call 312–655–7700 or go to catholiccharities.net.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1–800–821–4357Child Abuse 1–800–252–2873National Domestic Violence 1–800–799–SAFENational Sexual Assault 1–800–656–4673Compulsive Gambling Hotline 1–410–332–0402Poison Control 1–800–222–1222Suicide Prevention 1–800–273–8255Elder Abuse 1–800–252–8966

ONLINE GIVING

Our parish is using Give Central as a contribution tool to help parishioners contribute online to our Sunday Offertory and special collections. This tool will allow you the option of donating through your checking, savings, or credit card account and the funds will be directly transferred to the parish each month or as you specify.

If you are already giving online you will see that the gifts go to St. Mother Theodore Guerin parish. You can sign up for online giving by going to our website, stguerin.org, and clicking on the Give Central icon on the right on the home page.

Thank you for supporting the parish.

MARRIED 50 YEARS IN 2020 or 2021?

Please call the Pastoral Center or the Rectory if you were married in 1970 and are celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary this year. Even though we cannot gather together to celebrate, the Archdiocese would like to send you a certificate in recognition of this event and the 2020 and 2021 Jubilarians will be invited to celebrate together in 2021.


All weekly events are canceled.

We are not using Liturgical Ministers at this time.

Names are kept on the list for four weeks. If you wish to add or remove a name, please call the parish office.

Thank you!

Paciano AcostaMarie and Steve Auerbach

Michael BalajaGrace Baldessara

Mary BartellKaren BiaginiGerri Bohm

Joyce BrosseitVictor Cabello

Caitlyn Chuck Cibula

Deacon Dennis Colgan Frances Copps

Kathleen Corcoran Debra DeKelver Jackie DeLarco

Michael DeLuca Danny DiMaso Elene Dimperio Dillon Dolecki Jack Donnelly Patricia Dwyer

Eleanor Heidy Egan

Brittany Foley Francine

Christopher Freel Patsy Galecki Kathy Gallery Tammy Garcia

Cliff Godar Phyllis Gossy

Patricia GuarinoBrian Herbert David Holder

George HorvathLaurel Horvath Judy Iovinelli Robert Jaster

Jenny Bobby Jester

Bob JuraszKathy

Donna KiskaKen Kiska

Joy Ann Klewer Karen Lins Tom Mayer

Tom McGuireRon McGuire Mary MellettSharon Meyer Dan Murphy Tom Murphy

Carolyn Nanni Domenic Nanni

Barbara Narducci Fr. Larry Nemer

Larry Nestor Barbara Nevers Reginald Nevers Bernice Nesbitt

Sr. Noel Bill Noesen

Arthur Ozlowski Manny Perez

Adrienne Pudlo Kirk PusenilliJim Raemisch

Michael Riesterer Darlene Rinker

Nicky Roy Caroline Russo

Betty Salemi Amy Schreiner Joseph Serwa Mickey Smith Mary Sochnuk

Ed Socki Darryl Taggert Shirley Teofilo Andrew Valko

Lillian WardzalaPatricia Weiss Dorothy Witek

Norb Zyk and for all our sick and homebound

parishioners

ST. CELESTINE CHURCH 3020 North 76th Court, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707 708–453–2555

ST. CYPRIAN CHURCH 2601 Clinton, River Grove, Illinois 60171 708–453–4800

Mass Schedules: See cover. Registration required.

Office Hours: Temporarily closed.

Communion Service: Temporarily canceled.

Holy Hour: First Friday of each month at 3 PM in St. Ce-lestine church, in person and live–streamed on Facebook and website.No registration needed.

Fatima Devotion: Temporarily canceled.

Adoration: Temporarily combined into First Friday Holy Hour.

Baptisms: Contact Ruthanne Swiatkowski to schedule; [email protected] or call 708–453–2555 x 17.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4—4:45 PM at St. Celestine. No registration needed.

Weddings: Engaged couples are encouraged to call a year in advance of a preferred date. The couple must talk to Deacon Mike DeLarco before a wedding date can be reserved. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

Please check our website, www.stguerinparish.org, for the most accurate information on the schedule for sacraments during the pandemic.

PRIESTS Rev. Paul Cao, Pastor [email protected] 708–453–2555 x29Rev. Brendan Guilfoil, Associate Pastor [email protected] 708–453–2555 x30Rev. Eugene Gratkowski, Pastor Emeritus of St. CyprianBishop Jeffrey Grob, Rev. Fil Ngwila, Rev. Stan Ilo, Rev. Kenneth Ekekwe, Resident PriestsRev. Ron Navoy, Weekend Associate at St. Cyprian

DEACONS Michael DeLarco 708–453–2555 x31 Call Deacon Mike to schedule a wedding.Miguel Negron [email protected] Pilarski [email protected] Dennis Colgan, retired ST. CELESTINE SCHOOL Sheila Klich, Principal 708–453–8234 x23 [email protected] Pulido, Secretary 708–453–8234 x11Donna DelMedico, Finance Secretary 708–453–8234 x24

PARISH SUPPORT STAFFLaurie DePillo, Business Manager 708–453–2555 x15 [email protected] Krewer, Administrative Assistant [email protected] 708–453–4800Marge Dellinger, Receptionist 708–453–[email protected] Rivera, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10Lynn Schmidt, Receptionist 708–453–2555 x10 [email protected]

Ray Brownlee, Maintenance 708–453–4800 [email protected] Mueller and Bob Vessini, Maintenance 708–453–2555 x25

MUSIC MINISTRY Craig Kamptner, Director of Music Ministry [email protected] 708–453–2555 x16 Call Craig with questions about music for the parish. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Ruthanne Swiatkowski, Director of Lifelong Faith Formation [email protected] 708–453–2555 x17Mary Morvay, Coordinator of Children’s Faith Formation [email protected] 708–453–5719Mary Murphy, Coordinator of Religious Education for Special Needs for children and adults [email protected] 708–453–2555

MINISTRIESLois DeFelice, Ministry of Care 708–453–2555 [email protected] Greg Fidanzia, Guerin William Youth Group [email protected] 708–453–2555 x13

Kim Hagerty, Director of Evangelization 708–453–2555 x12 [email protected] Bulletin Editor Deadline is 9 AM on the Thursday 10 days before the date you would like the information to appear.

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