THE GREGORIAN

MAY 27, 2018 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

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OUR PARISH MISSION

St. Gregory the Great

Mission Statement

St. Gregory the Great is a Catholic Church made up of people of many different ages,

talents, and cultural backgrounds. We are an urban faith community with a small town

feel of welcome and hospitality. Motivated by our baptismal calling, we accept our

duty to embody the presence of Jesus Christ in the world and to take up the mission he

entrusted to us by our word and example. We glorify God through support and service of

our time, talent, and treasure to our church and to the larger community in which we

live.

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SATURDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION-REMINDER St. Gregory’s Saturday School of Religion is open for registration for the 2018-2019 year. You can register at the Parish Center during normal business hours, from 8:30am to 7pm each day or by appointment with Sister Regina. Three things are required at the time of registration: ♦ A new registration form must be completed for each child in our program. ♦ A tuition form indicating payment agreement must be signed and accompanied by a $25, non-refundable deposit, applied to tuition. ♦ A copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate must be included. Early registration is encouraged, especially for those students preparing for sacraments. Class size is limited. For more information contact Sister Regina: rdevitto@stgregory.net or call her at 773-561-3546.

MINISTRY OF THE WEEK - BINGO Bingo provides weekly volunteer opportunities for members of our parish and local community. Bingo is the largest of our parish fund raising activities, and the proceeds from Bingo help to support the many ministries of our parish. Volunteers are needed to work in the concession stand, to sell Bingo cards, to sell pull tabs, and to call the Bingo numbers. Bingo takes place every Tuesday night at 7p.m. in the Social Hall of the Gym – 1609 W. Gregory St.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BLESSING NEXT WEEKEND Next weekend, June 2-3, there will be a special blessing for all married couples who are celebrating a wedding anniversary in June, July or August. The marriage blessing will take place after communion at the 4:30p.m. Mass on Saturday, June 2 and at the 8:30a.m. and 10:30a.m. Masses on Sunday, June 3.

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT YOUNG ADULTS SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Come out and root for our St. Gregory the Great Young Adults as softball season begins. We are the Grey team. All games take place on Monday and are played at Winnemac Park which is located at Damen and Winnemac, just South of Foster. The schedule of games is as follows: May 21 vs. the Green team on field 4 at 7:30p.m.; June 4 vs. the Camo team on field 1 at 6:30p.m.; June 11 vs. the Red team on field 2 at 7:30p.m.; June 18 vs. the Hunter Green team on field 3 at 7:30p.m.; June 25 vs. the Pink team on field 2 at 6:20p.m.; July 2 vs. the Blue team on field 3 at 6:30p.m.; July 9 vs. the Purple team on field 4 at 7:30p.m.; July 16 vs. the Sky Blue team on field 3 at 7:30p.m.; July 23 vs. the Black team on field 4 at 7:30p.m. and July 30 vs. the Camo team on field 2 at 6:30p.m. The playoffs will follow in August and are to be determined.

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PARISH/COMMUNITY NEWS

RENEW MY CHURCH (Names announced for reconfigured Parishes—from the Chicago Catholic)

The first new parishes created as part of the Renew My Church process have announced their names. The parishes are part of groupings that participated in the pilot and subsequent waves of the Renew My Church local discernment and planning process. Their names were announced the weekend of May 12-13. (See related story "What is a parish?")

The archdiocese describes Renew My Church as the local church’s response to Christ’s call to make disciples, build communities and inspire witness. This is a multi-year process for the archdiocese to strengthen parish vitality and better align its resources and its mission. The new parish names are as follows:

St. Philomena,1921 N. Kedvale Ave.; Maternity B.V.M., 3647 W. North Ave.; and St. Francis of Assisi, 932 N. Kostner Ave. will unite to form San José Sánchez del Río Parish, retaining the three churches as active worship sites. San José Sánchez del Río was a 14-year-old boy killed by the Mexican government during the Cristero War in 1928 after refusing to renounce his faith. Pope Francis canonized him in 2016.

St. Celestine, Elmwood Park, and St. Cyprian, River Grove, will unite to form St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, retaining both churches as active worship sites. St. Mother Guerin died in 1856 and founded the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. A native of France, Mother Guerin established schools, orphanages and free pharmacies for the poor throughout Indiana. The Sisters of Providence sponsor Guerin Prep in River Grove.

Sacred Heart, Winnetka, and St. Philip the Apostle, Northfield, will unite to form Divine Mercy Parish, retaining both churches as active worship sites. Divine Mercy is the devotion Jesus entrusted to the Polish nun St. Faustina Kowalska to celebrate his mercy. St. Faustina died in 1938 and in 2000, St. Pope John Paul II canonized her and declared the first Sunday after Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.

St. Bede, Ingleside, and St. Peter, Antioch, will unite to form Our Lady of the Lakes Parish, retaining both churches as active worship sites.

All of the church buildings will retain their original names, which is the practice under canon law. In the next step, the archdiocese’s tribunal will issue decrees “erecting,” or establishing, the parishes under canon law, which formalizes the process. New pastors will begin their assignments July 1.

Parish leaders and the faithful chose the new names, said Father Jason Malave, Cardinal Cupich’s delegate for Renew My Church. The groupings were given a choice between combining names into a hyphenated format or choosing a new name entirely.

“In every case, parishioners in the pew had the opportunity to offer feedback on the naming,” Malave said. “The cardinal wanted to make sure if they chose a new name they had some rationale behind it.” For example, in the case of the new St. Mother Theodore Guerin Parish, her congregation has a presence in the community through Guerin Prep, and she lived and ministered in nearby Indiana and was canonized in 2006. (Article continued on next page)

PARISH/COMMUNITY NEWS—RENEW MY CHURCH (CONTINUED)

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Divine Mercy Parish draws its name from the message of Jesus’ mercy and the names of the combining parishes: “Sacred Heart because from the wounded heart of the Savior flows the divine mercy of God to all humanity, and because there exists a strong veneration of St. Faustina and the chaplet of Divine Mercy at St. Philip the Apostle,” the parish shared in its bulletin.

St. Bede and St. Peter chose Our Lady of the Lakes because their grouping was named “Lakes Region,” both parishes are in Lake County and both have a devotion to Mary.

Like the name St. Mother Theodore Guerin, the name San José Sánchez del Río for the grouping of St. Philomena, Maternity B.V.M. and St. Francis of Assisi parishes is rooted in a devotion to the saint. “When the news came from the cardinal that the name was approved, believe me, they celebrated,” said Father Jesus Puentes, pastor of St. Philomena Parish. “A lot of people here are from Michoacán, the state where he lived.”

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PARISH NEWS/EVENTS

FRIENDSHIP CLUB June 13, 2018—12:00pm—Regular meeting—BBQ Beef sandwiches & Cole Slaw July 11, 2018—Summer Luncheon—La Villa Restaurant Cost-$25— “Christmas in July” bring a nice wrapped gift to exchange. August 8, 2018—12:00pm—Regular meeting—Chicken Salad Buffet

DON’T FORGET! BRING YOUR FAVORITE

BIRTHDAY DESSERT TO SHARE DURING THE MONTH OF YOUR BIRTHDAY.

BINGO Bingo at St. Gregory is “Smoke Free”

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO

AT ST. GREGORY

Games begin at 7:00 PM in the Gym Basement—Social Hall (1609 West Gregory St.)

$2,250 in prizes (includes 2— $500 games)

In case of bad weather, please call the Parish Center at

773-561-3546, after 2:00p.m. for possible cancellation.

International Chamber Artists 2017-18 season continues with works by D’Indy, Ewazen, and DiLorenzo, plus a new commission by Brian Baxter

“Patriot” program pays tribute to the Great War with a world premiere inspired by a soldier’s diary

Saturday, June 2 at 7:00 PM at Second Presbyterian Church and Sunday, June 3 at 4:00 PM at St. Gregory the Great Church

CHICAGO – The International Chamber Artists (ICA) closes its 2017-18 season with a program featuring a

world premiere, and works by Vincent D’Indy and American composers Eric Ewazen and Anthony DiLorenzo.

Join us at a performance on Saturday, June 2 at 7 PM at Second Presbyterian Church (1936 S. Michigan,

Chicago) and Sunday, June 3 at 4 PM at St. Gregory the Great Church (5535 N. Paulina, Chicago).

To showcase ICA’s brass players, the program opens with Emmy Award-winning Anthony DiLorenzo’s Fire

Dance for Brass Quintet followed by Eric Ewazen’s dazzling Colchester Fantasy for Brass Quintet.

To honor the centennial of the end of WWI, ICA commissioned a new chamber work by Brian Baxter and

will give its world premiere performance. This composition, Ho sentito di una terra distante, is a song cycle for

baritone voice, soprano voice, and small chamber ensemble based on the diary of an Italian American soldier,

Bernardino Bernardini. Using lyrics by Marcella Mencotti from "His Military Life," an imaginary opera created

to accompany the novel "Pro Patria," the song cycle presents a sweeping vision of love and war as experienced

by the young soldier Bernardino and his love interest Elisa. The program ends with Vincent D’Indy’s enchanting

Piano Quintet, Op. 81.

Following each ICA concert, audience members are invited to mingle and join the performers at a buffet dinner

hosted by Ranalli’s of Andersonville (1512 W. Berwyn, Chicago; $15 including soft drinks and tip). Tickets for

all ICA concerts are FREE ($15 donation recommended).

For more information about ICA, visit www.icamusic.org.

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OUR PRAYERS

Liturgical MINISTRIES JUNE 2/JUNE 3

Saturday—4:30pm Sunday—8:30am Sunday—10:30am

Presider Fr. Brian Fischer Fr. Brian Fischer Fr. Paul Wachdorf

Lectors/Commentators Chris Garrity Volunteer

Catherine Rondinelli Kristine Siapno

Carol Hanson Barb Lea

Eucharistic Ministers Mary Corbett James LaForest

Winnie Bowman Volunteer

MariaLuisa Clemente Catherine Gruber

Nancy Sullivan Lauren Siapno Riza Siapno

Isabel Martinez Lenore Thomalla

Altar Servers Spencer O’Brien Amy O’Brien

Isaiah Medina Iggy DeCastro

Josie Delgado Carmen Del Rosario Volunteer

MC-Dan Creed MC-Joe Siapno MC– Eunice Daniels

Mass Intentions

SUNDAY, May 27

8:30am—+Parishioners 10:30am—+Adrienne Fischer +Anastasia Rojas MONDAY, May 28 8:30am—+Adrienne Fischer TUESDAY, May 29 8:30am—Memorial Fund WEDNESDAY, May 30 8:30am—Parishioners THURSDAY, May 31 8:30am—Parishioners FRIDAY, June 1 8:30am—Parishioners SATURDAY, June 2 8:30am—Parishioners 4:30pm—+Louis Hernan Ariza +Roque Julia Ariza SUNDAY, June 3 8:30am—Parishioners 10:30am—+Jeri Hanson +Hermilo Rodriguez

Prayer List

Eloise Coughlin Colleen Dwyer Ida Scott James Butler Peter Saldanha Virginia Rodriquez Marylyn Ahlfeld Mark Dichosa Michael Schlee Horace Rutledge Edy Marroquin Josephina Ortega Cresanto Pineda

Tom Ahlfeld Mary Bredemeier Cassandra C. Morales Jesus Manuel Rosario Eileen Casey Ida Christensen Marilyn Gillis Lading Rosa Maria Santos Tania Rojas Stanley Gnoske Terri Barker Colin Kiely

Memorial Fund

Anthony DelRosario

Our Armed Forces Please pray for

Charlie Bales Alice Weinstein Cathy Hall Martha Ratcliff Mary Ardizzone Arlene Blake Joel Rivera John Sharonbrock Silvia Muntaner Maritza Muntaner Gema Barrio Martha Schaffrath Chris Fitzgerald

Readings for the Week

Teresa Gruber Don Haider Mary Ann Harrington

Greeters

Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9 and 10c [5]/Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [2a]/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12a]/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [6]/Lk 1:39-56 Friday: 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6 [2b]/Mk 11:27-33

PARISH CENTER 5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-3546 773-728-3827 (fax)—www.stgregory.net

Hours: Monday-Thursday- 9:00am - 7:00 pm Friday- 9:00am - 4:30pm Saturday-9:00am - 4:30pm Sunday-9:00am - Noon

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Paul Wachdorf, Pastor Rev. Brian Fischer, Associate Pastor Sr. Barbara Quinn, Pastoral Associate Sr. Regina De Vitto, Pastoral Associate Mr. John Miaso, Business Manager Mr. Patrick Godon, Director of Music & Liturgy

Ms. Bernadette Daniels, Administrative Asst. Mr. Dan Creed, Sacristan

Mr. Joseph Malham, Iconographer, Artist-in-Residence International Chamber Artists, Artists-in-Residence www.ICAmusic.org Amy Alznauer, Creative Writer, Artist-in-Residence

SCHOOLS Northside Catholic Academy (NCA) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Admissions Office: 773-743-6277

ST. GREGORY CREDIT UNION 1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-5493 Sunday 9:30am-12:00pm & Wednesday 7:00pm-9:00pm

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT APP Can be found at St. Gregory the Great, Chicago IL iPhone Users-Text : great1 to 555888 Android Users-Text : great2 to 555888

MASSES

Sunday: Saturday Evening—4:30pm, Sunday—8:30am and 10:30am.

Weekdays: Monday - Saturday—8:30am

Holy Days of Obligation: Please check the Sunday bulletin for Holy Day Schedules.

SACRAMENTS

Baptisms: First Sunday of the Month—1:00pm (except during Lent)

Weddings: Arrange with a pastoral staff member at least six months in advance. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

Reconciliation Saturday– 3:30pm - 4:15pm

SERVICES Prayer Requests: If you or a family member or relative is ill and would like to be included on the list of prayer requests, please call the Parish Center. Mass Intentions: You may request a Mass intention for someone who is living or deceased or special occasions such as birthdays, special anniversary, get well wishes. Please call or stop by the Parish Center.

DEVOTIONS Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday of each month, 9:00am-7:00pm, except when funerals are scheduled. Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays 6:30pm

TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE The Taizé Prayer Service will focus on seasonal icons. Taizé Prayer Service will be held in Church on Sundays at 4:00pm. Please check the bulletin or our website at www.stgregory.net (under the “About Us” tab) for the next scheduled prayer service.

Date Envelopes Cash/Loose Electronic Giving Total

April 1 $1,010 $ 725 $1,735

April 8 $1,395 $ 968 $2,361

April 15 $1,240 $2,073 $12,834 $16,147

April 22 $1,542 $1,154 $2,696

April 29 $1,625 $1,889 $3,514

Holy Days

Total $6,810 $6,809 $12,834 $26,453

Parish & School INFORMATION & SERVICES

Sunday and Holy Day Collection Totals

For Fiscal Year July 1—June 30

April

Over/(Under) Monthly Budget—Year-to-Date ($3,5,98)

Year-to-Date Collected as of April 30, 2018 $257,327

Planned Annual Budget for Sunday & Holy Day Collections $315,000

YTD Collected as a percentage of Planned Annual Budget 82%

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