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JUNE 17, 2018 11

TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME / 11

VO DOMINGO EN TIEMPO ORDINARIO

We the people of Saint Nicholas Church are a multicultural Catholic Christian community; aspiring to make God the center of our lives by daily drawing our strength from prayer, word, sacrament and each other; striving together to proclaim Jesus' message of the

kingdom of Justice, Peace and Compassion to all.

Nosotros el Pueblo de San Nicolás somos una comunidad Católico-Cristiana multicultural, anhelando poner a Dios como el centro de nue stras vidas por medio de la oración, la palabra y los

sacramentos; luchando juntos para proclamar el mensaje de Jesús, de su reino de Justicia, Paz y Compasión para todos.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS / HORARIO DE OFICINA

MONDAY-FRIDAY /LUNES A VIERNES 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

& 2:00 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.

MASS SCHEDULE

SUNDAY / DOMINGO MONDAY-FRIDAY / LUNES-VIERNES 7:30 A.M. (ESPAÑOL) 8:00 A.M. (BILINGUAL) 9:30 A.M. (ENGLISH) 6:30 P.M. (ESPAÑOL) 11:00 A.M. (ESPAÑOL) 1:00 P.M. (ESPAÑOL) SATURDAY / SABADO 5:00 P.M. (ESPAÑOL) 5:15 P.M. (ESPAÑOL)

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

FRIDAYS FROM 8:00AM - 6:30PM

ADORACION AL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO VIERNES DE 8:00AM - 6:30PM

BIBLE STUDY

WEDNESDAYS FROM 7:00PM - 8:00PM

ESTUDIO BIBLICO MIERCOLES DE 7:00PM - 8:00PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SATURDAYS 4:00PM OR BY APPONTMENT

CONFESIONES SABADOS 4:00PM O CON CITA

Saint Nicholas Catholic Church

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Address 308 High St. Aurora, IL 60505 Phone (630)898-8707 Fax (630)585-6423 E-mail stnicholas-aurora@rockforddiocese.org New website: webmaster2122.wixsite.com/sannicolas

MINISTERIO PASTORAL / PASTORAL MINISTRY:

Parroco / Pastor: Fr. Andres Salinas Parochial Vicar: Fr. Italo Veltri

PARISH STAFF Sister / Hermana Irma Luna Lira, Directora de Educacion Religiosa / Religious Education Director Maria Soto, Business Manager / Gerente General Yadira Duarte & Lorena Huerta Secretarias de la Parroquia / Parish Secretaries Karina Ayala & Lisette Espino Secretaria de Educacion Religiosa / Religious Education Secretarie

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JUNE 17TH, 2018 11TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MAY GOD, WHO WONDERFULLY FORMS EACH PERSON IN THE WOMB, PROTECT ALL UNBORN CHILDREN FROM HARM; WE PRAY TO THE LORD:

JUNIO 17, 2018 11O DOMINGO EN TIEMPO ORDINARIO PARA QUE DIOS, QUE MARAVILLOSAMENTE FORMA A CADA PERSONA EN EL VIENTRE MATERNO, PROTEJA DE CUALQUIER DAÑO A TODOS LOS NIÑOS POR NACER; ROGUEMOS AL SEÑOR:

GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE "This is how it is with the kingdom of God." What is a kingdom? Is it the brick and mortar that build up the castle? Is it the expanse of land a king can reasonably defend? Our notions of kingdoms may be romanticized in the modern era, but for the Israelites, a kingdom held deep historical meaning. Thousands of years before the birth of Christ, the Israel-ites had asked God for a king. After the reigns of David and Solomon, the united kingdom dissolved into factions, and the land was conquered by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and, finally, Romans. For the Israelites, a kingdom was some-thing to build, both structurally and civilly. While this had ended in ruin for their ancestors, many of Jesus' contempo-raries longed for the restoration of an earthly kingdom. Jesus' words in today's Gospel are a radical departure from this perspective. He compares the Kingdom of God to a field, but it appears that the farmer has little to do with its progress. "The seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord, the land yields fruit." Jesus introduces his followers to a new sort of kingdom, a kingdom where God provides the growth. There is work to be done, of course. "When the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come." But for the Kingdom of God to flourish, there are certain things that are outside of our control. We sow seeds of kind-ness, justice, and integrity ? and then we must be patient. As shoots of faith appear, we nurture the growth with encour-agement. As Christians, our task is not to build the Kingdom of God under our power alone, but to trust in the life-giving movement of God. By: Anna Carter

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Reflexion

En el evangelio de hoy Jesús, de nuevo, cuenta dos pequeñas historias que acontecen todos los días en la vida de todos nosotros: “La historia de la semilla que crece por si sola” y “La historia del grano de mostaza que crece y se vuelve grande”. • La historia de la semilla que crece por si sola. El agricultor que planta conoce el proceso: semilla, hilito verde, hoja, espiga, trigo. No usa la hoz antes de tiempo. Sabe esperar. Pero no sabe como la tierra, la lluvia, el sol y la semilla tienen esta fuerza de hacer crecer una planta desde la nada hasta la fruta. Así es el Reino de Dio. Sigue un proceso, tiene etapas e plazos, crece. Va aconteciendo. Produce fruto en un tiempo determinado. Pero nadie sabe explicar su fuerza misteriosa. Nadie es dueño. ¡Solo Dios! • La historia del grano de mostaza que crece y se vuelve grande. La semilla de mostaza es pequeña, pero crece y, al final, los pajaritos hacen el nido entre sus ramas. Así es el Reino. Comienza bien pequeño, crece y alarga sus ramos para que los pajarillos hagan sus nidos. Empezó con Jesús y unos pocos discípulos. Jesús fue perseguido y calumniado, preso y crucificado. Pero creció y sus ramas se fueron extendiendo. La parábola deja una pregunta en el aire, pregunta que tendrá una respuesta más adelante en el evangelio: ¿Quiénes son los pajarillos? El texto su-giere que se trata de los paganos que podrán entrar en la comunidad y participar en el Reino. • El motivo que llevaba Jesús a enseñar por medio de parábolas. Jesús contaba muchas parábolas. ¡Y sacaba todo de la vida de la gente! Así ayudaba a las personas a descubrir las cosas de Dios en la vida de cada día. Volvía lo cotidiano transparente. Ya que lo extraordinario de Dios se esconde en las codas ordinarias y comunes de la vida de cada día. La gente entendía las cosas de la vida. En las parábolas recibía la llave para abrir-la y encontrar los signos de Dios.

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Vocation Corner: Father’s Day

Let me begin by saying Happy Father’s Day to all men who have played a role in any way in leading others to live good and up-right lives and especially to those who have led others to know and love God. I say this in a very general way in light of an experi-ence that blew me away less than a month after being ordained a priest. Simply put, someone gave me a Father’s Day card. As I opened it and say that it said “Happy Father’s Day” I was confused for the briefest of moments, because as a celibate priest I of course don’t have any children of my own. However, I quickly realized that I am called “Father” and that I play a role in giving spiritual life and in raising people in the faith. I share this story today because many young men who are discerning priesthood end up saying no to the call simply because they say that they want kids of their own and they want to be fathers. I understand their sentiment completely, because that was me at one point. But over time the Lord helped me to see that I am still a father, and that this isn’t just a nice little idea. At my parish where I am assigned there are over 400 kids in the grade school and those are my kids! I love teaching every single one of them about Christ and helping them grow and learn. So if you feel a call to the priest-hood but struggle to say yes because you want to be a father, know that God has a great way of making it all work out! Happy Fathers Day!

Join us for a family-friendly, 9-mile bike ride along the Illi-nois Prairie Path on Saturday, June 30th. The ride begins at 10 a.m. at Hoffman Park in Glen Ellyn and turns around at Prairie Path Cycles in Winfield. Snacks and drinks will be provided. The bike shop has also offered to do minor repairs and adjustments for participating riders at no charge. T-shirts are available for donations of $25 or more.

All donations support Biking for Babies, a national organiza-tion that partners with local pregnancy centers to raise aware-ness and provide support for their efforts to help pregnant women and their families. Our local center is Waterleaf, a pregnancy medical clinic and education and resource center with locations in Aurora and Bolingbrook.

Online registration: http://bit.do/B4B2018GE

For more information, please contact Christine Kania at christine.kania@gmail.com or 630-532-7813.

Sister Judy Nickels is Retiring

The community of St. John Neumann Church of St. Charles will be celebrating S. Judy Nickels as she re-tires. During her 57 years as a religious with the School Sisters of St. Francis, she has touched numerous par-ishes and communities with her teaching, kindness, laughter, spirituality, wisdom, joy and dedication. On the weekend of June 23& 24 we will be celebrating the gift of Sister Judy at all Masses, but especially at the 10:30 Mass. Refreshments will be served after all Masses with an opportunity to give her your well wishes. For more information contact Therese at 630-377-2797 x113.

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Readings for the week of June 17, 2018 Lecturas para la semana de Junio 17, 2018 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/Mk 4:26-34 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18 [13]/Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/Mt 6:24-34 Next Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80

FOOD PANTRY every second and fourth Saturday of the month

June 23 DESPENSA

cada segundo y cuarto sábado del mes Junio 23

REPORTE FINANCIERO SEMANAL WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT

GRUPO “SAN NICOLAS” 630-788-6639

SESIONES LUNES 7:00PM – 8:30PM MIERCOLES 7:00PM – 8:30PM VIERNES 7:00PM – 8:30PM SABADO 10:00AM – 11:30AM DOMINGO 7:00PM – 8:30PM

GRUPO DE APOYO PARA PERSONAS CON ALGÚN PROBLEMA DE ALCOHOL Y/O DROGAS: SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE WITH ALCOHOL OR DRUP PROBLEMS:

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630-820-4122 / 630-788-6639 / 630-730-1502

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SÁBADO: 8:00AM - 10:00AM MARTES: 7:00PM - 8:30PM

630-803-0921 / 630-392-3772

ESCUELA ROMERO EN LOS SALONES 9 Y 10

MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE ROMERO BUILDING # 9 Y # 10

SATURDAY AT 11:30AM | SUNDAY AT 6PM

META $62,140 185 PROMESAS

37,228.80 PROMETIDO

$37,228.80- PROMESAS PAGADAS

RESTAN $24,911.20

GOAL $62,140 1845 PROMISES

37,228.80 PROMISED

$37,228.80- PLEDGES PLEDGED REMAINING $24,911.20

06/11/18 $ 6,706.47

Are you searching for something more in life? A community of faith in which to grow?

If you are a woman 40-60 years old Married, single, or divorced Come see what the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary have to offer!

Join us for dinner at 6:00 on Wednesday, June 27th, at our house: Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, 717 N. Batavia Avenue, in Batavia RSVP to Kathy at sscm.vocations@gmail.com OR 630-879-1296 no later than Sunday, June 24th.

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