St. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Margaret Mary Parish January 19, 2020January 19, 2020January 19, 2020

Second Sunday in Ordinary TimeSecond Sunday in Ordinary TimeSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Masses: Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8 am 10 am 12 pm

Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Parish Office: 630-369-0777 Fax: 630-369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 630- 369-0833

All Saints Catholic Academy:

1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 630.961-6125 or www.ascacademy.org

New Parishioners: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request.

Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays following the 12:00 Mass, except holidays. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting.

Sacrament of Marriage: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed.

Sick, Homebound, Hospital Visits: Contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion, if you need someone from SMMP to visit you in the hospital, or if we can help you in any other way. Privacy policies do not permit the hospital to contact us directly.

Refreshments served afterwards in the Upper Room

Fr. Ron Hoye

Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing

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Priscilla Arrieta Elaine Badelt Judea Beckett Arlene Bennett Edward Bojan Blake Burton Patrick Cameron Kathleen Carey Lori Cross Justin Dellarose Murlene Dolley Ben & April Espinos Michael Facchinello Lawrence Facchinello Mary Fisher Jo Ellen Furlong Jim Gardner William Garrett Eileen Hensel John Hill Kay Hill Kevin Hill Fr. George Hurley Kate Kirchner Bill Koloseike

Emma Martinez Josie Martinez

Joseph Mathy Donal McGoldrick Maxine Messere Dr. Edward Michl Collette Miller Linda Palulis Russell Rasche Patrick Rockowitz Allen Rogers John P. Rossi David Schuberg A. Schuman Mary Sheehan Greyson Stanley Elizabeth Stock Jim Tamburrino Roy Taylor Jim Topolewski Joan Vinkler Marion Warner Bob Whipple Ray Young Barb Zdon

Year to Date Weekly Collection 7/1/2019 to 12/15/2019 Present

Weekly Mass Offerings: $30,364 $402,355 Automated Giving: 6,148 183,439 Stock/RMD/Tea Donations 18 ,950 Totals: 36,512 604,744 Budget Goal 26,161 600,885 Over/(Under) Goal 10,351 3,859

God’s Share

Updated numbers unavailable at time of publication

SCOUT SUNDAY Scout Sunday will be observed at the 5 pm Liturgy on Saturday, February 1st, to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the founding of The Boy Scouts of America. All BSA Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and adult leaders are invited to attend in uniform. For further information, email Carrie Tilton at carrietilt@gmail.com

SMMP September Senior

Club

Kick off Meeting for the New Year

Wednesday February 5th at

NOON in the

Parish Center

Catered Buffet Lunch $10/person

Deserts to be passed are welcomed and

appreciated

Special Presentation by Tom Cordero Justice/Outreach SMMP Minister

"Why are we a mission-

focused parish and what does that mean?"

Please R.S.V.P.

to Jim Simel 630-420-1224

jimsimel@outlook.com by Monday Feb. 2nd

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Every threatening situation feeds mistrust and leads people to withdraw into their own safety zone. Mistrust and fear weaken relationships and increase the risk of violence, creating a vicious circle that can never lead to a relationship of peace. Even nuclear deterrence can only produce the illusion of security. We cannot claim to maintain stability in the world through the fear of annihilation, in a volatile situation, suspended on the brink of a nuclear abyss and enclosed behind walls of indiffer-ence. As a result, social and economic decisions are being made that lead to tragic situations where human beings and creation itself are discarded rather than protected and pre-served. How, then, do we undertake a journey of peace and mutual respect? How do we break the unhealthy mentality of threats and fear? How do we break the current dynamic of distrust? We need to pursue a genuine fraternity based on our common origin from God and exercised in dialogue and mutual trust. The desire for peace lies deep within the human heart, and we should not resign ourselves to seeking anything less than this.

2020 World Peace Day Message, Pope Francis

Called to pursue a genuine fraternity based on our

common origin from God.

We believe we are called to break down the walls that divide us—accepting, affirming, and accompanying each other, even those with whom we disagree. We seek unity, not uniformity.

- Parish Theme/Calling Statement

Our Parish Choirs Now that we are past the Christmas /New year rush, this might be a good time to consider joining one of our parish choirs. Not only do you get to sing inspiring music it is a great way to meet new friends. The Lumen Christi Choir leads the music at the Sunday 8 am Mass and practices 7-9 pm on Tuesday evenings in the church. Our Contemporary Choir leads the congregation in song at the 10 am Mass on Sunday mornings. The choir practices Thursday evenings, in the church, from 7:30-9:30 pm. Finally the Good Shepherd Choir practices one half hour prior to funerals. Funerals are scheduled Monday-Saturday with Mass of Resurrection usually at 10 am. To find out more or join one of our choirs, please contact John Schlaman at the parish office 630-369-0777.

Since July 2019, Fr. Pat McDevitt has been serving as the Rector and Superior

of DePaul Centre in Nairobi Kenya. DePaul Centre is where the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers in Kenya educate and train our seminarians. He is seeking financial contributions to help him with his work. He has written our parish a letter that can be found on our website, SMMP.com, with detailed information.

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It’s an evening of BINGO and what better way to start off the weekend than with a great night of

fun and prizes. Talk to old friends, meet new ones, have some fun, and win some cash.

Admission is free! All members of the parish and their friends are

invited! Beverages and light refreshments will be available.

A portion of the revenue from this event is donated, through the Men’s Club, to various charities in the Parish and local community!

Friday - February 7th 6:30pm ’til 9:30pm SMMP Parish Center

SPONSORED BY THE SMMP MEN’S CLUB

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This year’s Christmas Food Basket project was a big suc-cess thanks to the generosity and hard work of our parish-ioners. A total of 59 food baskets (each fed a family of six ) were donated along with $640 in food gift cards.

Social service agencies picked up the food baskets and delivered them to clients. From left to right: Bridge Communi-ties, Catholic Charities, Mutual Ground, Daybreak Transitional Housing and 360 Youth Services. Other agencies helped by our food baskets include: Midwest Shelter for Homeless Vets, Family Shelter Services, Hesed House, and our parish refugee support group.

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Our parish theme and calling in

God’s Word To Us

Reflection on Lectionary Readings 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 19, 2020

Do YOU Know Him?

AMAZING! John the Baptist, a relative of Jesus, didn’t KNOW him! Kind of hard to believe, don’t you think? Well, at least he came to know the true identity of Jesus. What about us? When we KNOW someone, it really can be hard to recognize them for who they really are! We have in our minds, and frequently in our hearts, all we think we need to know about them, because WE KNOW THEM. But in reality, this is a special kind of blindness, and if lethargy keeps us from looking closer, deeper, and more holistically; a person can become invisible in plain sight. Do we see the light of God shining through those we know, those we don’t know; the child or parent or sibling who is next to us always - the stranger we see every day on the street - the suffering face we glance at and move on? John was not the expected herald of God’s coming presence. Paul was not the one expected to bring the message of salvation to the gentiles. Jesus was not the expected messiah who would restore the independence of Judea and Israel. And yet, like Isaiah, each was a light to the nations of God’s love, God’s presence, God’s compassion and inclusion. So, what about us; as individuals, as Church, as community? Do we let God’s light shine - gifted to us through Baptism, through Eucharist, through all the sacraments? We are called, individually and communally, to be light to the whole world, to the nations. Like Isaiah, like John, like Paul, we have been enlightened by the Holy Spirit and through our relationship with Christ, to be instruments of God’s compassion, love and mercy to everyone we meet, and in all the events of our lives. With the help of the Holy Spirit, following and relying on Christ, let us recognize and respond to the light of God in expected and unexpected people and events, and let us be lights of hope and love, pushing back the darkness of our world. That is what it means to be Christian; that is what it means to be Church!

- Deacon Ken Miles

2020 JOLIET DIOCESE CATHOLIC

CHARISMATIC HEALING MASS

Father Paul Hottinger Presider

Deacon Sean McGreal Assisting

St. Margaret Mary Church

Friday, January 31, 2020

Sacrament of Reconciliation

6:30 PM Mass 7:30 PM

For more information, please call

Joey Rose at: (630) 926-6576

A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. — Ps 51:12

Calendar of Events 01-23-Thursday-Knights of Columbus Monthly Pre-Meeting Social Fellowship Gathering open to the men of the Parish at 6:30pm in the Upper Room. The regular monthly meeting for member Knights to follow at 7:15pm. 01-26-Sunday-Knights of Columbus Naperville Council”s Free Throw Contest at All Saints Academy at 12 Noon. Children from all Naperville Parishes can participate. 01-26-Sunday- Hosting the Last Sunday of the Month Family Rosary Service in the Chapel for all Parish members after the 8:00am,10:00am and 12 Noon Masses.

For more information about the Knights of Columbus, please contact: Stewart Mattson - Grand Knight of Council 16011 - 630-207-5927

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EVERY 40 SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. IS HAVING A STROKE!

Stroke Scan Plus will be at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church on Saturday,

February 8, 2020 to provide life-saving, wellness ultrasound screenings. It is important to perform preventive maintenance for ourselves yearly. Do you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, diabetes, or a family history of heart disease, stroke, abdominal aneurysm or internal cancers? If so, do not miss this opportunity for early detection of a possibly serious disease. These screenings are typically NOT performed at your annual check-up, and insurance companies may not pay for them unless you are symptomatic. Diagnostic versions of these screenings cost thousands of dollars in a hospital. Stroke Scan Plus will be offering them to you for $159 for all 7 combined ultrasound screenings (Stroke, AAA, AFIB & organs). Insurance is NOT necessary and appointments are limited. Stroke Scan will be available at the church for you to register on January 25 & 26, 2020 or please call 832-437-7355 or toll free 1-866-935-7226 to schedule an appointment today for you or a loved one. The screenings will take place in/at the Rooms 4 & 5. Prevention is your key to quality health! www.strokescan.com.

This week marks the 47th anniversary of the Roe v Wade

Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in our country. Following are facts concerning abortion are taken from “Roe Reality Check,” a publication of the Secretariat for Pro-life Activities, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Abortion is legal throughout all 9 month of pregnancy.

About 95% of abortions are “elective”-not done for health reasons.

In the United States the abortion rate is among the highest of all developed countries.

Nearly half of all abortions are performed on women who have already had at least one abortion.

A fetal heart begins to beat about 22 days after conception; 77% of abortions are done after this point.

Roe v Wade has been cited in other “life issues” including “right to die” and “right to assisted suicide”.

Since abortion was legalized, 61,000,000 unborn babies have died from abortion.

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God of care, you gave us a wonderful example of caring in Jesus. Teach us to how to love and care for others just like Jesus

Martin Luther King Jr. Break Classes will be canceled for the week beginning, Monday, Jan. 20th Classes will resume on Monday, Jan.27th.

First Communion Parent Retreat A retreat that delves into the traditions of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation will assist families in prepar-ing their children to receive the sacraments. Sunday, February 2nd, 12-3:00, lunch included. At least one parent from each family is expected attend, unless you attended a prior session.

First Communion Registration Registration information for First Communion has been mailed to all children eligible to share in the sacra-ment. If you did not receive a packet, please contact the Faith Formation office.

Please contact Jacqui Snyder at 630 369-0833 or jsnyder@smmp.com with any questions.

The following is a summary of the minutes from the Pastoral Council (“PC”) Meeting of December 3, 2019. The full detailed minutes, as approved by PC, along with the Commission and Committee reports, are available on the parish website: www.smmp.com under About Us/Parish Leadership/Pastoral Council.

Parishioners are always welcome to observe these meetings. Normally they are held on the first Tuesday of each month.

Ministry Spotlight: PC discussed a new program to highlight a ministry each week in the bulletin. Discussed perhaps also adding “know your staff” occasionally.

Appreciation Dinner: The PC discussed spending requirements for the dinner, as well as the need for volunteers.

Commissions Review: A review of each commission was had. This included:

Planning for Advent and Christmas liturgies

Information about the Emergency Management Committee

Overuse of the library area on certain weekends

Expenses and insurance related to the lightning strike

Parking lot, window leak, wifi and other building issues

Diocesan School Assment: The Diocese will begin charging each parish an annual assessment to help support local Catholic schools like All Saints. The Bishop’s letter explaining this will be included in an upcoming bulletin.

Saint Margaret Mary Woods: The PC discussed the proposal for a fundraiser to grow many trees on the hill east of the Church. The proposal was discussed and consensus on this was reached.

Communal Discernment Interviews: The PC discussed our once-every-three-year project to interview parishioners to highlight what they experience in their life. Discussed what groups of parishioners to concentrate on and the process of setting these interviews up.

What We are Hearing:

Positive reactions for our Interfaith outreach efforts

Desire to do more evangelization outside of the parish

Great feedback of work done with RE groups

St. Margaret Mary Parish, Naperville, IL Pastoral Council Minutes Summary for December 3, 2019 By Terry Wagner, Pastoral Council Secretary

Fr. Paul’s Homily

Gift of Spirit to All Humanity Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17

(Every moment, is pregnant with two possibilities: one wonderful, divine, full of grace, and the other hellish.)

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“Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.”

This is from Peter’s homily in the house of Cornelius in the Acts of the Apostles. The theme of today’s liturgy is a continuation of last week, the Epiphany. The term “epiphany” refers both to the appearance of the star, the light, and the descent of the Spirit upon Jesus in his baptism. And so the theme is the universal invitation of God to all creation.

This is a reminder for the Church that the mission of Christ is to bring redemption to the whole of humanity. Last week the non-Jews were represented by the magi. Even Jesus was tempted to limit the scope of his mission to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. It’s natural enough to limit one’s scope to one’s own kind, but as he learned, this is wrong, it cannot be. The will of God is to enlighten all people, to embrace all people, to bring all people into eternal communion.

Of course, and this is the problem, many people are blithely ignorant of this universal love of God for everyone. They are willing to accept God’s love for them, but not necessarily others. What is worse is that many professed Christians are also blithely ignorant of what God is doing right now in our world, and have turned the saving mission of Christ into an in-house project. That means

they imagine salvation is for those who join their group, whatever group that is. This is a serious problem. It means that the various forms of the Christian religion have become rivals, not enriching each other or cooperating together in spreading the light, but opposing each other and pretending that the light abides only with them.

Clearly, Peter’s speech in the Acts of the Apostles indicates a very different belief. I will reread it. “Rather, in every nation whoever fears God and acts uprightly is acceptable to him.” The gospel therefore is for all people. Salvation is for all people. God is for all people. Our work of evangelizing is sharing this good news and thus spreading hope and joy in a world that is truly gloomy and dark, despairing and ignorant.

Speaking of this event, the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River, St. Cyril of Alexandria says, “He,” meaning Jesus, “receives it,” meaning the Holy Spirit, “to renew our nature in its entirety and to make it whole again, for in becoming human he took our entire nature to himself.” So the gift of the Spirit at Jesus’ baptism included at that time all of humanity. The gift of the Spirit at Pentecost is subsequent to this. The work of the Spirit in the sacramental life of the Church is subsequent to this. This is the primary first and total gift of the Spirit to the human race and includes all time, meaning before

and after Christ, since God does not limit himself to time, in fact God does not dwell in time. The gifts of the magi: gold, frankincense, and myrrh, however precious, are actually pitiful when contrasted to the gift of God himself given to us.

This gift is constantly offered to us as food in the Holy Eucharist, expressly to give us strength to support God’s work in renewing the world. That means to give us also joy. That means also to give us enthusiasm. That means also to give us zeal in spreading what is good because we have been so blessed. The Church’s Eucharistic Prayer expresses just such a universal mission. In the III Eucharistic Prayer it says, “May this sacrifice of our reconciliation advance the peace and salvation of all the world.” And God will never be finished until that is accomplished. Every time we come together we need to be reminded of how great and generous God is, and how great the gift God has given us, and how needed it is by our fellow citizens on this planet. God’s work and God’s will is, after all, inexorable and therefore must at some point reach fulfillment. This is a cause for hope, but it is not a cause for complacency, because every day, in fact every moment, is pregnant with two possibilities: one wonderful, divine, full of grace, and the other hellish. And we all have a part in choosing which of these possibilities actually play out in life.

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Masses for the Week

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Monday — January 20 8:15— Lisle Jewel Employees — Flint Family Tuesday— January 21/St. Agnes 8:15— Purgatorial Society Wednesday— January 22 10:00— Sisters of Villa St. Benedict — Flint Family Thursday— January 23 8:15—Frank Gomulka — Otten Family Friday— January 24/St. Francis de Sales 8:15 — Robert Falduto — Nicole & Christopher Boyle Saturday— January 25/Conversion of St. Paul 8:15 — 5:00 — Dr. Joseph Vedova — Nancy Danico Sunday — January 26 8:00 — For the Parish Family 10:00 — Doug Rockney — Fionnuala & Brendan Casey 12:00 — Don & Therese Esposito — Charicki Family

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

January 25 Fr. Paul February 1 Fr. Paul

Date January 25 & 26

Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Servers

Sacristan/ Deacon/Presider

5:00 John Gerding Linda Tomasello Daniel Maguire

Michael Maziarek Laurette Solak Judy Rieser

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B. Ryan Deacon Terry Fr. Paul

8:00

Chas Bellock Helen Stirk Bill Hassett

Dan Skinner Ralph Meeker Kathy Mackowiak Bill Hassett Stewart Mattson

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O’Brien/Salvitti Deacon Terry Fr. Paul

10:00

Laura Williams Sue Altmann Tony Lavarda

Jeanmarie Considine Barbara Zdon Jennifer Arnott

Jarvis Pasamanero Cade DiMailig Tanner DiMailig

F. Egan Deacon Don Fr. Paul

12:00

Jim Quinn Margarita Mankus Alissa Prendergast

Karen Romano Francis Lichon

Theodore Ng * *

B.Ryan Deacon Don Fr. Danilo Soriano

Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish and family and friends who have recently passed away.

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John Woods, father of Bob Woods

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St. Margaret Mary Parish Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777

Parish Staff Art & Environment Coordinator Jill Mizen

Bookkeeper Pat Henke

Business Manager Michael Prus

Building Manager Bob Stezowski Communications Coordinator Julie Duffin

Custodian Ziggy Owiesek

Deacons (Permanent) Deacon Joe Ferrari

Deacon Don Helgeson

Deacon Ken Miles

Deacon Fred Straub (retired)

Deacon Terry Taylor

Justice/Outreach Minister Tom Cordaro Liturgy Coordinator Deacon Ken Miles

Music Director John Schlaman Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sue Carroll

Pastoral Associate Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F. Pastoral Council President Joey Rose

Priests Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor

Receptionists Loretta Mercadante & Mary Sears

Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 8 Jacqui Snyder

Director of Youth Ministry Dan Lawler

Religious Education Secretary Arlene Serio

Religious Education Staff Assistant Debbie Brutlag

Food for the Journey Scripture Readings for the Week

Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17]

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — The glory of the Lord shows through Israel, a light to all nations, that salvation may reach to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:3, 5-6).

Psalm — Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will (Psalm 40). Second Reading — All those who call upon the name of the Lord are called to be holy (1 Corinthians 1:1-3). Gospel — John the Baptist testifies: The one who comes after me, on whom the Spirit comes down and remains, is the Son of God (John 1:29-34). NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — God has restored the land, and brought great joy to the people (Isaiah 8:23 — 9:3). Psalm — The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm 27). Second Reading — Paul exhorts the believers at Corinth: As there is one Christ, so too must there be no divisions among you (1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17). Gospel — After calling his first disciples, Jesus goes throughout Galilee (Matthew 4:12-23 [12-17]).

In order to be considered for bulletin publication, items must be received no later than the Friday a week prior to the desired publication date. For example, for an article to appear in the February 28, 2016 bulletin, it must be received by the office no later than Friday, February 19. Information can be emailed to scarroll@smmp.com. Space may be limited; priority will be given to information about SMMP events or staff-generated articles.

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