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August 2, 2020 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Staff Fr. Benedykt Pazdan, Pastor

Fr. Bob Tonelli, Resident Priest

Deacon Kevin O’Donnell, Permanent Deacon kodonnell@stbernadettechurch.org

Anita O’Donnell, Religious Education Administrator aodonnell@stbernadettechurch.org

Ellie Joyce, Admin. Asst. to the Pastor ejoyce@stbernadettechurch.org

Kim Osowiec, Business Manager kosowiec@stbernadettechurch.org

Tom McNamara, Director of Music tmcnamara @stbernadettechurch.org

Kayla Hughes, Children’s Choir Director khughes@stbernadettechurch.org

Rick Gutierrez, Director of Facilities rgutierrez@stbernadettechurch.org

Mark Wilkey, Director of Communication mwilkey@stbernadettechurch.org

ST. BERNADETTE

9343 S. Francisco ● Evergreen Park, IL 60805 2

We are currently in the process of updating our parishioner records. With more and more people exclusively using cell phones and disconnecting their old land lines, we may not have an accurate phone number for everyone. If you have a new preferred phone number, please share it with us so we can update our records. You can email any changes to Ellie Joyce at ejoyce@stbernadettechurch.org. In some cases, we may not have a phone number for a parishioner or family at all. Those individuals or families will be receiving a letter from me, asking them to contact us so that we can complete our information. In the last few months, it has become more important that we have correct contact information. We need to keep everyone informed of any major news or changes that may arise because of the pandemic. Although we do our best to notify people in a variety of ways, the most reliable way is always via phone. I also want to reiterate and stress some of what I said on my phone call to everyone last weekend: It seems a few of our parishioners have

received text messages claiming to be from me, asking them to buy iTunes gift cards, or some other gift card, and then respond with the gift card numbers. This scam has been tried before; please know that I will NEVER text you and ask you to purchase something for me. I believe that these hackers got the parishioner phone numbers from bulletin articles, where parishioners had provided their personal cell phones as contact numbers. I have no reason to believe that we have suffered a data breach. If you do receive a text message, from a number you do not recognize, claiming to be me, please do not respond. Simply ignore it. Finally, please read the article below. We will be hosting a special food drive for the Village Pantry next Sunday. The pantry has struggled to keep up with recent demand and is greatly in need of more food. If you are able, please consider donating whatever you can. Peace, Fr. Benedykt

Dear Parishioners,

From the Pastor’s Desk

The Village Pantry is having difficulty buying food in bulk and obtaining enough actual food items for distribution. St. B e r n a d e t t e ' s R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m i s sponsoring another food drive to help the Village Pantry help those in our community during these uncertain times.

The Village Pantry is in need of non-perishable items such as

peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti and sauce, Hamburger Helper and tuna, as well as items like dried cereal, canned vegetables, canned beans, Spaghetti-O's, etc. Non-Contact Drop Off of Food Will Take Place on Sunday, August 9 from 12 noon - 2 p.m. in our parking lot.

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Our readings today remind us of our hunger and thirst, and how God works within us. We human beings are created dependent on food and water, and much more. And God deeply desires that our needs be met. Our physical hunger and thirst point to our deeper hungers: our need for meaning, purpose, and belonging; and most of all, for unity with God. In Matthew’s Gospel passage today, Jesus’ heart is moved with compassion for the people. Jesus not only cures the sick and feeds the multitude, he also establishes bonds of community through the shared meal. Saint Paul shows us that nothing can ultimately separate us from God. Isaiah reminds us of God’s ongoing invitation to us to come and receive. God’s gifts cannot be earned or purchased. God’s grace is offered in abundance. God’s nourishment is the very best possible, and we should accept no substitutes. Nothing Can Separate Us Today’s passage from Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans concludes Chapter 8 with a flourish. It is the exclamation point of Paul’s teaching on the presence of the Spirit within them and among them. The church in Rome faced great suffering as they were marginalized and persecuted for their faith. Paul names both social and cosmic forces that oppress them, over which they have no control. Their trials likely provoked questions that led them to wonder, “Where is God?” Paul teaches that God is so deeply present within us that nothing can separate us from God. This includes our own forms of resistance. Even when we find myriad ways to avoid and run away, God is waiting patiently. Even when God seems distant or absent, God continues to invite, to welcome, and to speak to us. Imaging God’s Abudnace When reflecting upon today’s Gospel passage from Matthew, the story of the feeding of the

multitude, we might consider the role of Jesus’ disciples. Unlike the very similar story in Matthew 15, Jesus responds to the disciples by saying, “Give them some food yourselves”. Jesus is pushing his disciples to think beyond the apparent scarcity, and to open their imaginations to God’s abundance. They are to join in with what God is doing. Jesus then takes, blesses, breaks, and shares the bread (anticipating his action at the Last Supper), and the disciples share the loaves with the crowd. The stories of the feeding of the multitudes also point ahead to the practice of Eucharist in the Church. The Eucharist itself points ahead to God’s banquet at the consummation of the reign of God, when all will share God’s abundance. We the Church are called to open our imaginations to God present and active, who continually works toward God’s promised future. We are to share in God’s passionate desire to feed the people, and join in what God is doing here and now. Today’s Readings: Is 55:1–3; Ps 145:8–9, 15–16, 17–18; Rom 8:35, 37–39; Mt 14:13–21 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. BERNADETTE

9343 S. Francisco ● Evergreen Park, IL 60805 4

Mass Intentions for the Week

Monday, August 3, 2020 8:30 a.m. Joanne McFarlane O’Connor Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:30 a.m. Joseph Schmitz Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:30 a.m. Daniel Finn Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:30 a.m. All fathers, living and deceased Friday, August 7, 2020 8:30 a.m. Tom Donnelly, Jr. Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:30 a.m. All mothers, living and deceased 4:00 p.m. Mary Gilligan, Betty Stiles, James Newark, Maria Velcich Sunday, August 9, 2020 8:30 a.m. Therese Vrtis 10:30 a.m. Marie Zuklic, for God’s healing and blessings

Pray for the Sick, Especially... Bob Kobel Lois Stumpe

Marie Zuklic

Pray for Our Faithful Departed

Sr. Marianne Herres

Spiritual Communion

While the church gradually reopens, we are nonetheless painfully aware that not everyone is able to join us yet. Being cut off from the sacramental life of the church, especially the Eucharist, creates a great hardship for the Church and Her people. We remind everyone unable to join us in person, but participating spiritually, to do the best they can to practice spiritual communion and to use this prayer in the absence of the Eucharist: “My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.”

St. Bernadette Parish Outreach Ministry

The mission of St. Bernadette Parish Outreach Ministry is to support those in our parish who are faced with hardships; whether that be poor health, financial struggles, or those with spiritual and emotional needs. It is our desire to assist them with the gifts of help and hope. If you are in need of Outreach support or know of someone who is, please contact the ministry at 708-425-7697. All requests are confidential and kept private.

Sunday Collection Report

Weekly Budgeted Amount..................$6,200.00 July 26 Sunday Collection...................$3,572.00 GiveCentral Collection…………….….......$1,311.00 Building Maintenance Fund…………...$2,061.00 FY ‘21 Budgeted Year-To-Date………$24,800.00 FY ‘21 Collected Year-To-Date..........$21,224.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Catholic Charities LOSS Ministry

Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide (LOSS) is a ministry of Catholic Charities that supports individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one by suicide. We help survivors to find community, direction and resources for heal-ing. We provide a warm, nurturing network of other survivors and support your unique strug-gle to regain hope and strength. LOSS Program Office: 312-655-7283. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Financial Aid Scholarships

St. Bernadette offers financial aid for active parishioner families with children attending Catholic grade schools and high schools in the area. The intent of the scholarships is to encourage our families involvement in the Catholic school system. Parishioners may by visiting our website (stbernadettechurch.org) and clicking the application link on the home page.

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The Stewardship Prayer

My parish is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is. It will be friendly, if I am. It will be holy, if I am.

Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do great work, if I work. It will be prayerful, if I pray.

It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver. It will bring others into its worship, if I invite and bring them.

It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, of compassion, charity, and mercy, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with these same things. Therefore, with the help of God, I now dedicate myself to the task of being all the

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Parish Staff Rev. Benedykt Pazdan...............................................Pastor Rev. RobertTonelli.................................................Resident Dc. Kevin O’Donnell.............................Permanent Deacon Mr. Rick Gutierrez..............................Director of Facilities Ms. Kayla Hughes.......................Children’s Choir Director Mrs. Ellen Joyce.....Administrative Assistant to the Pastor Dr. Tom McNamara................................Director of Music Mrs. Anita O’Donnell..Religious Education Administrator Mrs. Kimberly Osowiec..........................Business Manager Mr. Mark Wilkey.....................Director of Communication Pastoral Council Eileen McNichols, Chair...............Renee Sykes, Vice Chair Char Bermele..............................................Judy Daugherty Mary Kelly..........................................................Phil Maher Alan Molesky...............................................Gina O’Connell Diane Pajkos....................................................Jerry Pinotti John Woolley....................................................Carol Zofkie Anita O’Donnell, Recorder Finance Council Fred Triezenberg, Chair...............................Jim Adamczyk Robert Collins............................................Ed Dobrowolski Kevin Kirkland......................................................Pat Kobel Mary McKeating

Rectory 9343 S. Francisco Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60805 Hours: Monday-Friday..................................9:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Saturday..........................................9:00 a.m.—12:00 noon Sunday.......................................................................Closed Phone Numbers: 708-422-8995.....................................FAX: 708-422-8699 Religious Education Office.............708-422-8995 ext. 254 St. Bernadette Outreach................................708-425-7697 Parish Website: stbernadettechurch.org

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Sacrament of the Sick Priests are available for emergency anointings of the sick. Please call the rectory to schedule.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday, 3:00—3:45 p.m., also available by appointment. Please call the rectory to schedule.

Sacrament of Baptism Typically held on the 3rd Sunday of each month except during Lent and Advent. Please call the rectory to schedule.