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August 10th Weekly Newsletter

8/11/2022

 
Mission Co-Op Second Collection, Assumption of Mary, and More ...
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Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness
but will have the light of life, says the Lord.

Dear Friends, 

Happy Wednesday everyone, what a beautiful past couple days! Lots of news to get to today, so let's get right to it!

Missionary Co-op Collection - This weekend, our parish welcomes Fr. Francline Banadzem to speak to us about "The Catholic University of Cameroon." The University's Mission Statement is below ... Welcome Fr. Francline! There will be a special second collection this weekend in support of their Mission. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

St. John Berchmans Feast Day - Saturday is the Feast of St. John Berchmans. John Berchmans was a member of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and died at the age of 22. He is the Patron Saint of altar servers, Jesuit scholastics, and students. He is often depict with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary.

St. John Berchmans, pray for us!


Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Monday, August 15th, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. While a Holy Day, the obligation to attend Mass is suspended because it falls on a Monday. Therefore, the only Mass that day will be the normal 8 a.m. Mass at the St. Hedwig Church site.

Hail, Holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria!


"Famous" Saints and their Feast Days - This week the Church Liturgical Calendar is FULL of famous Saints' Feast Day, many of whom you will probably recognize. St. Dominic, St Teresa of the Cross, St Claire of Assisi, just to name a few. Check out Franciscan Media if you want to learn more! https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/calendar

Religious Education - Registration for Religious Ed has begun, see below to learn more!

Mission and VISION Integration UPDATE - Thank you to all who have read, prayed and responded to our Parish Mission and Vision below. As the Eucharist was very important to Blessed Carlo, so it should be in our parish. We have updated our Mission Statement to include the importance of the Eucharist in our Parish life.

Remember, we are companions on this journey of faith as a "Unified Parish" together. While we have a new parish name, and we had the Unity Mass, these are just stepping stones. Please help us as we grow together!

Food Pantry - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Food Pantry at SJB is STOCKED and OVERFLOWING with Food! We are even having to throw away some food because it has expired! If you or someone you know is in need of food, please do not hesitate to call the SJB Office at 773-486-4300 (9-5, M-F) and we'll take care of you!! (Pass the word along, you do NOT have to be a parishioner or attend Mass at either SJB or SH to receive food!!!)

MASKS are OPTIONAL - Use your best judgement when it comes to your own safety and the safety of others, and do not come to church if you are feeling ill. As always, be kind and respectful to one another if the person choses or not to wear a mask. Remember, we're all in this together!

Parish Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check it out. While you're there, don't forget to follow us on the various social media platforms!! 

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, wear a mask or not, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!! 

God Bless, see you in Church on Sunday! 
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
 
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people who through the help of the Eucharist, are on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
 
A mission statement says who we are and what we do. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this mission statement. Does this mission statement describe our parish? As we continue to grow together, we can add to this statement.
 
Vision Statement

Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.

A vision statement suggests how we need to grow. It is short, specific and memorable. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this vision statement. Does this vision statement describe our parish? As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through our participation in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, we want to nourish our spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

 
Core values are what we see as most important in our community. Do these values describe our parish?

Goals

1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.

 
Goals help us to focus on what needs to be done in the year ahead. Do these goals describe our parish? Yoiur input is welcome. 
 
Your input is welcome.
Please send suggestions to Father Paul Sims, C.R. at 
pasims@ameritech.net.

Mission Statement of the Catholic University of Cameroon
 
The Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), Bamenda the highest Catholic institute of learning in the English-speaking sector of Cameroon. In her ten years of existence, both staff and students have had a great experience of evangelization with many getting baptized, making their First Holy Communion, getting confirmed, getting married, celebrating the sacraments, answering to religious life and priestly vocations, “and the good news is preached to the poor,” thanks to the facilities and services put in place by the Bishops and Board of Trustees to enhance the Catholic witness to the Good News in the Catholic University of Cameroon. 
 
In response to the situation of insecurity that has been orchestrated by the ongoing war in the English-speaking sector of Cameroon since 2016 that has claimed the lives of two teachers of the University, the abduction for ransoms of staff and students with thousands of other numerous killings, close to a hundred thousand displaced in the area, numerous rapes, stealing and torture in town, the need for a secured restaurant and dormitory facility to serve both staff and students has become pertinent and urgent. It will save the vulnerable, especially the young women from all sorts of trouble, contain a large portion of the university population, increase living standards, and limit the itch among Cameroonian students to get out of the country for good. The search for what to eat and where to live has landed many into trouble and the University needs help to provide a facility that would fulfill Our Lord’s injunction to “shelter the homeless,” and “give them something to eat yourselves.”

Registration for the 2022-23 school year has begun. Classes will begin September 18, 2022 and will meet weekly in person at the St. Hedwig Church Site on Sundays from 9:00 am-10:45 am with Mass participation at 11:00 am. All classes are taught in English with bilingual material.

​La inscripción para el año escolar 2022-23 ha comenzado. Nuestras clases comenzarán el 18 de septiembre de 2022 y se reunirán semanalmente en persona en la Iglesia de Santa Eduviges los domingos de 9 :00 am-10:45 am con participación de la Misa a las 11:00 am. Todas las clases se imparten en inglés con material bilingüe. 

For more information and to register, please visit our Parish Website.
Para más información y para registrarse, por favor visite nuestro sitio web parroquial. 

https://www.carloacutisparish.org/form-religious-ed.html
Saint Lawrence
Saint of the Day for August 10
(c. 225 - August 10, 258)

 
Saint Lawrence's Story

The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as a feast. We know very little about his life. He is one of those whose martyrdom made a deep and lasting impression on the early Church. Celebration of his feast day spread rapidly.

He was a Roman deacon under Pope Saint Sixtus II. Four days after this pope was put to death, Lawrence and four clerics suffered martyrdom, probably during the persecution of the Emperor Valerian.

Legendary details of Lawrence's death were known to Damasus, Prudentius, Ambrose, and Augustine. The church built over his tomb became one of the seven principal churches in Rome and a favorite place for Roman pilgrimages.

A well-known legend has persisted from earliest times. As deacon in Rome, Lawrence was charged with the responsibility for the material goods of the Church, and the distribution of alms to the poor. When Lawrence knew he would be arrested like the pope, he sought out the poor, widows, and orphans of Rome and gave them all the money he had on hand, selling even the sacred vessels of the altar to increase the sum. When the prefect of Rome heard of this, he imagined that the Christians must have considerable treasure. He sent for Lawrence and said, “You Christians say we are cruel to you, but that is not what I have in mind. I am told that your priests offer in gold, that the sacred blood is received in silver cups, that you have golden candlesticks at your evening services. Now, your doctrine says you must render to Caesar what is his. Bring these treasures—the emperor needs them to maintain his forces. God does not cause money to be counted: He brought none of it into the world with him—only words. Give me the money, therefore, and be rich in words.”

Lawrence replied that the Church was indeed rich. “I will show you a valuable part. But give me time to set everything in order and make an inventory.” After three days he gathered a great number of blind, lame, maimed, leprous, orphaned, and widowed persons and put them in rows. When the prefect arrived, Lawrence simply said, “These are the treasure of the Church.”

The prefect was so angry he told Lawrence that he would indeed have his wish to die—but it would be by inches. He had a great gridiron prepared with coals beneath it, and had Lawrence’s body placed on it. After the martyr had suffered the pain for a long time, the legend concludes, he made his famous cheerful remark, “It is well done. Turn me over!”


Reflection

Once again we have a saint about whom almost nothing is known, yet one who has received extraordinary honor in the Church since the fourth century. Almost nothing—yet the greatest fact of his life is certain: He died for Christ. We who are hungry for details about the lives of the saints are again reminded that their holiness was after all, a total response to Christ, expressed perfectly by a death like this.


Saint Lawrence is a Patron Saint of:

Cooks
Deacons
Poor

~ Franciscan Media

Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts."  Please continue to pray for them.
The St. Michael the Archangel statue is located in the city center of Kyiv in Independence Square.
 (photo: Blik Sergey / Shutterstock)

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
 
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Sayings of Blessed Carlo Acutis

"What does it matter if you can win a thousand battles, if you cannot defeat your own corrupt passions? The real battles is within ourselves."
Online Book of Intentions
 
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions."  These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
 
Soledad Ruiz, Secilia Green, Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien,
Angela Rivera, Felipe Caraballo, Mary Anne Sedey, Verena Tonnesen, 
Rob Turrell, Dennis Zolidis, Linda Klickmann, Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak, Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, 
Grace Gauss, Tallulah Andresen, Robert Bauer, Antionette Krerowicz, 
Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, 
Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Basilisa M. De Guzman, Daniel Brady,
Cyndi De Lira, Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin,
Alejandro Carmona, Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse,
 Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, 
Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Daniel Salas, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy,
Brian, Jimmy Denges, & Crystal Mohetano.
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August 3rd - Weekly Newsletter

8/4/2022

 
Religious Education Registration, Update to our Mission Statement, and more ...
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A great prophet has arisen in our midst
and God has visited his people.

Dear Friends, 

Happy Wednesday everyone, hopefully you didn't get caught in the surprise rain storms earlier!

Religious Education - Registration for Religious Ed has begun, see below to learn more!

Mission and VISION Integration UPDATE - Thank you to all who have read, prayed and responded to our Parish Mission and Vision below. As the Eucharist was very important to Blessed Carlo, so it should be in our parish. We have updated our Mission Statement to include the importance of the Eucharist in our Parish life.

Remember, we are companions on this journey of faith as a "Unified Parish" together. While we have a new parish name, and we had the Unity Mass, these are just stepping stones. Please help us as we grow together!

Food Pantry - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Food Pantry at SJB is STOCKED and OVERFLOWING with Food! We are even having to throw away some food because it has expired! If you or someone you know is in need of food, please do not hesitate to call the SJB Office at 773-486-4300 (9-5, M-F) and we'll take care of you!! (Pass the word along, you do NOT have to be a parishioner or attend Mass at either SJB or SH to receive food!!!)

MASKS are OPTIONAL - Use your best judgement when it comes to your own safety and the safety of others, and do not come to church if you are feeling ill. As always, be kind and respectful to one another if the person choses or not to wear a mask. Remember, we're all in this together!

Parish Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check it out. While you're there, don't forget to follow us on the various social media platforms!! 

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, wear a mask or not, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!! 

God Bless, see you in Church on Sunday! 
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
 
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people who through the help of the Eucharist, are on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
 
A mission statement says who we are and what we do. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this mission statement. Does this mission statement describe our parish? As we continue to grow together, we can add to this statement.
 
Vision Statement

Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.

A vision statement suggests how we need to grow. It is short, specific and memorable. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this vision statement. Does this vision statement describe our parish? As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through our participation in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, we want to nourish our spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

 
Core values are what we see as most important in our community. Do these values describe our parish?

Goals

1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.

 
Goals help us to focus on what needs to be done in the year ahead. Do these goals describe our parish? Yoiur input is welcome. 
 
Your input is welcome.
Please send suggestions to Father Paul Sims, C.R. at 
pasims@ameritech.net.
Registration for the 2022-23 school year has begun. Classes will begin September 18, 2022 and will meet weekly in person at the St. Hedwig Church Site on Sundays from 9:00 am-10:45 am with Mass participation at 11:00 am. All classes are taught in English with bilingual material.

​La inscripción para el año escolar 2022-23 ha comenzado. Nuestras clases comenzarán el 18 de septiembre de 2022 y se reunirán semanalmente en persona en la Iglesia de Santa Eduviges los domingos de 9 :00 am-10:45 am con participación de la Misa a las 11:00 am. Todas las clases se imparten en inglés con material bilingüe. 

For more information and to register, please visit our Parish Website.
Para más información y para registrarse, por favor visite nuestro sitio web parroquial. 

https://www.carloacutisparish.org/form-religious-ed.html
Saint John Vianney

Saint of the Day for August 4
(May 8, 1786 - August 4, 1859)

Saint John Vianney's Story

A man with vision overcomes obstacles and performs deeds that seem impossible. John Vianney was a man with vision: He wanted to become a priest. But he had to overcome his meager formal schooling, which inadequately prepared him for seminary studies.

His failure to comprehend Latin lectures forced him to discontinue. But his vision of being a priest urged him to seek private tutoring. After a lengthy battle with the books, John was ordained.

Situations calling for “impossible” deeds followed him everywhere. As pastor of the parish at Ars, John encountered people who were indifferent and quite comfortable with their style of living. His vision led him through severe fasts and short nights of sleep.

With Catherine Lassagne and Benedicta Lardet, he established La Providence, a home for girls. Only a man of vision could have such trust that God would provide for the spiritual and material needs of all those who came to make La Providence their home.

His work as a confessor is John Vianney’s most remarkable accomplishment. In the winter months he was to spend 11 to 12 hours daily reconciling people with God. In the summer months this time was increased to 16 hours. Unless a man was dedicated to his vision of a priestly vocation, he could not have endured this giving of self day after day.

Many people look forward to retirement and taking it easy, doing the things they always wanted to do but never had the time. But John Vianney had no thoughts of retirement. As his fame spread, more hours were consumed in serving God’s people. Even the few hours he would allow himself for sleep were disturbed frequently by the devil.

Who, but a man with vision, could keep going with ever-increasing strength? In 1929, Pope Pius XI named him the patron of parish priests worldwide.


Reflection

Indifference toward religion, coupled with a love for material comfort, seem to be common signs of our times. A person from another planet observing us would not likely judge us to be pilgrim people, on our way to somewhere else. John Vianney on the other hand, was a man on a journey, with his goal before him at all times.


Saint John Vianney is the Patron Saint of:

Diocesan Priests
Parish Priests


~ Franciscan Media

Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts."  Please continue to pray for them.
The St. Michael the Archangel statue is located in the city center of Kyiv in Independence Square.
 (photo: Blik Sergey / Shutterstock)

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
 
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Sayings of Blessed Carlo Acutis

"Everything passes away ... What alone will truly make us beautiful in God's eyes is the way that we have loved him and our brothers"
Online Book of Intentions
 
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions."  These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
 
Soledad Ruiz, Secilia Green, Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien,
Angela Rivera, Felipe Caraballo, Mary Anne Sedey, Verena Tonnesen, 
Rob Turrell, Dennis Zolidis, Linda Klickmann, Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak, Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, 
Grace Gauss, Tallulah Andresen, Robert Bauer, Antionette Krerowicz, 
Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, 
Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Basilisa M. De Guzman, Daniel Brady,
Cyndi De Lira, Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin,
Alejandro Carmona, Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse,
 Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, 
Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Daniel Salas, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy,
Brian, Jimmy Denges, & Crystal Mohetano.
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July 27 - Weekly Newsletter

7/27/2022

 
Blessing of Cars, Is St. Christopher still a Saint? and more ...
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I call you my friends, says the Lord,
for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me.

Dear Friends, 

Happy Wednesday everyone, welcome back! Even the newsletter goes on vacation ;)

Blessing of Cars with Holy Water this weekend - ​In honor of St. Christopher, whose Feast Day was earlier this week, Fr. Tom and Fr. Marshall will be available to sprinkle your vehicle with holy water as you drive by the front of the church or in the parking after all Masses. St. Christopher is the patron saint of Travelers.

I know you're thinking to yourself ... "But WAIT!? Didn't I hear that St. Christopher is no longer a Saint?!" Read a quick Q & A answer about him below!

Parish Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check it out. While you're there, don't forget to follow us on the various social media platforms!! 

Mission and VISION Integration - We have shared our new Parish Mission Statement, Vision Statement, our Core Values, and last week we shared our Goals. Have you read them? Do you agree with them? Anything we should add? 

Remember, we are companions on this journey of faith as a "Unified Parish" together. While we have a new parish name, and we had the Unity Mass, these are just stepping stones. Please help us as we grow together!


Food Pantry - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Food Pantry at SJB is STOCKED and OVERFLOWING with Food! We are even having to throw away some food because it has expired! If you or someone you know is in need of food, please do not hesitate to call the SJB Office at 773-486-4300 (9-5, M-F) and we'll take care of you!! (Pass the word along, you do NOT have to be a parishioner or attend Mass at either SJB or SH to receive food!!!)

MASKS are OPTIONAL - Use your best judgement when it comes to your own safety and the safety of others, and do not come to church if you are feeling ill. As always, be kind and respectful to one another if the person choses or not to wear a mask. Remember, we're all in this together!

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, wear a mask or not, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!! 

God Bless, see you in Church on Sunday! 
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
 
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
 
A mission statement says who we are and what we do. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this mission statement. Does this mission statement describe our parish? As we continue to grow together, we can add to this statement.
 
Vision Statement

Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.

A vision statement suggests how we need to grow. It is short, specific and memorable. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this vision statement. Does this vision statement describe our parish? As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through our participation in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, we want to nourish our spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

 
Core values are what we see as most important in our community. Do these values describe our parish?

Goals

1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.

 
Goals help us to focus on what needs to be done in the year ahead. Do these goals describe our parish? Yoiur input is welcome. 
 
Your input is welcome.
Please send suggestions to Father Paul Sims, C.R. at 
pasims@ameritech.net.

Q. I have believed in St. Christopher and carried a medal of him for over 40 years. Now I have heard that the Catholic Church no longer considers him a saint. Is that true? I would be grateful for any information you can provide on this matter.

A. You can relax: Christopher is still recognized as a saint and as the patron of travelers. The Catholic Church has a worldwide calendar of saints, that is, people who are celebrated everywhere (for example, St. Mary, St. Joseph and Sts. Peter and Paul). A little more than half the days of the year have such a saint designated. There are also national or diocesan calendars. St. Juan Diego, who received the visions of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1531, is on the calendar in Mexico and in the United States but is not on the worldwide calendar. The same is true of St. Theodora Guerin, who came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, with five Sisters of Providence in 1840 and was canonized in 2006.

St. Christopher was removed from the worldwide calendar in 1970 but is on some local calendars. He lived in modern-day Turkey and was martyred around 251 A.D. His name means “Christ-bearer,” and so the story arose much later in the West that he made his living by carrying people across a river. One day he carried a child who was extremely heavy. The child revealed that he was Christ and thus the saint was carrying the whole world on his shoulders. One estimate is that the Church formally recognizes over 10,000 saints. Only a few of them are on the worldwide calendar.

There is no need to give up your St. Christopher medal or your devotion to him.

~ Franciscan Media
Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts."  Please continue to pray for them.
The St. Michael the Archangel statue is located in the city center of Kyiv in Independence Square.
 (photo: Blik Sergey / Shutterstock)

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
 
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Sayings of Blessed Carlo Acutis

"God has written for each one of us a unique and unrepeatable story,
but he has left us the freedom to write the ending
"
Online Book of Intentions
 
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions."  These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
 
Soledad Ruiz, Secilia Green, Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien,
Angela Rivera, Felipe Caraballo, Mary Anne Sedey, Verena Tonnesen, 
Rob Turrell, Dennis Zolidis, Linda Klickmann, 
Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak,
Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, Grace Gauss, Tallulah Andresen,
Robert Bauer, Antionette Krerowicz, Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, 
Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Basilisa M. De Guzman, Daniel Brady, Cyndi De Lira, 
Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin, Alejandro Carmona, 
Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse,
 Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, 
Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Daniel Salas, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy,
Brian, Jimmy Denges, & Crystal Mohetano.

Requiescat in pace ... 

Manuel Mendoz,
Husband of Lety Mendoza

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him. 
May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, 
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
~Amen~

 
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Car Blessings

7/24/2022

 
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The Feast of St. Christopher is July 25th and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travelers and drivers.

​After each Mass on July 30th and July 31st Fr. Tom or Fr. Marshall will be happy to sprinkle your vehicle with holy water as you drive by the front of the church or on the parking lot.
Patron: of bachelors, transportation, traveling, storms, epilepsy, gardeners, holy death, and toothache
Death: 251

July 13th - Weekly Newsletter

7/15/2022

 
Take the next step with RCIA, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, and more ...
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Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.

Dear Friends, 

Happy Wednesday everyone, what a beautiful summer day it is!! 

LOST KEYS!? - A set of car keys was found at the SJB site ... if you lost your keys recently, please contact the SJB site office at 773-486-4300, or gmcmahon@carloacutisparish.org to reclaim.

Parish Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check it out. While you're there, don't forget to follow us on the various social media platforms!! 

Live Streaming of Sunday Mass from SJB - Just a reminder, the Live Stream of the Masses from the SJB site has moved to the "Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish" Facebook Page.

Mission and VISION Integration - We have shared our new Parish Mission Statement, Vision Statement, our Core Values, and last week we shared our Goals. Have you read them? Do you agree with them? Anything we should add? 

Remember, we are companions on this journey of faith as a "Unified Parish" together. While we have a new parish name, and we had the Unity Mass, these are just stepping stones. Please help us as we grow together!


Food Pantry - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Food Pantry at SJB is STOCKED and OVERFLOWING with Food! We are even having to throw away some food because it has expired! If you or someone you know is in need of food, please do not hesitate to call the SJB Office at 773-486-4300 (9-5, M-F) and we'll take care of you!! (Pass the word along, you do NOT have to be a parishioner or attend Mass at either SJB or SH to receive food!!!)

MASKS are OPTIONAL - Use your best judgement when it comes to your own safety and the safety of others, and do not come to church if you are feeling ill. As always, be kind and respectful to one another if the person choses or not to wear a mask. Remember, we're all in this together!

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, wear a mask or not, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!! 

God Bless, see you in Church on Sunday! 
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
 
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
 
A mission statement says who we are and what we do. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this mission statement. Does this mission statement describe our parish? As we continue to grow together, we can add to this statement.
 
Vision Statement

Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.

A vision statement suggests how we need to grow. It is short, specific and memorable. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this vision statement. Does this vision statement describe our parish? As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through our participation in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, we want to nourish our spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

 
Core values are what we see as most important in our community. Do these values describe our parish?

Goals

1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.

 
Goals help us to focus on what needs to be done in the year ahead. Do these goals describe our parish? Yoiur input is welcome. 
 
Your input is welcome.
Please send suggestions to Father Paul Sims, C.R. at 
pasims@ameritech.net.

Saint of the Day for July 14

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

(1656 - April 17, 1680)

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's Story

The blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and Jean de Lelande were tomahawked by Iroquois warriors, a baby girl was born near the place of their martyrdom, Auriesville, New York.

Her mother was a Christian Algonquin, taken captive by the Iroquois and given as wife to the chief of the Mohawk clan, the boldest and fiercest of the Five Nations. When she was four, Tekakwitha lost her parents and little brother in a smallpox epidemic that left her disfigured and half blind. She was adopted by an uncle, who succeeded her father as chief. He hated the coming of the Blackrobes—Jesuit missionaries—but could do nothing to them because a peace treaty with the French required their presence in villages with Christian captives. She was moved by the words of three Blackrobes who lodged with her uncle, but fear of him kept her from seeking instruction. Tekakwitha refused to marry a Mohawk brave, and at 19 finally got the courage to take the step of converting. She was baptized with the name Kateri--Catherine--on Easter Sunday.

Now she would be treated as a slave. Because she would not work on Sunday, Kateri received no food that day. Her life in grace grew rapidly. She told a missionary that she often meditated on the great dignity of being baptized. She was powerfully moved by God’s love for human beings and saw the dignity of each of her people.

She was always in danger, for her conversion and holy life created great opposition. On the advice of a priest, Kateri stole away one night and began a 200-mile walking journey to a Christian Indian village at Sault St. Louis, near Montreal.

For three years she grew in holiness under the direction of a priest and an older Iroquois woman, giving herself totally to God in long hours of prayer, in charity, and in strenuous penance. At 23, Kateri took a vow of virginity, an unprecedented act for an Indian woman whose future depended on being married. She found a place in the woods where she could pray an hour a day—and was accused of meeting a man there!

Her dedication to virginity was instinctive: Kateri did not know about religious life for women until she visited Montreal. Inspired by this, she and two friends wanted to start a community, but the local priest dissuaded her. She humbly accepted an “ordinary” life. She practiced extremely severe fasting as penance for the conversion of her nation. Kateri Tekakwitha died the afternoon before Holy Thursday. Witnesses said that her emaciated face changed color and became like that of a healthy child. The lines of suffering, even the pockmarks, disappeared and the touch of a smile came upon her lips. She was beatified in 1980 and canonized in 2012.


Reflection

We like to think that our proposed holiness is thwarted by our situation. If only we could have more solitude, less opposition, better health. Kateri Tekakwitha repeats the example of the saints: Holiness thrives on the cross, anywhere. Yet she did have what Christians—all people—need: the support of a community. She had a good mother, helpful priests, Christian friends. These were present in what we call primitive conditions, and blossomed in the age-old Christian triad of prayer, fasting and almsgiving: union with God in Jesus and the Spirit, self-discipline and often suffering, and charity for her brothers and sisters.


Saint Kateri Tekakwith is the Patron Saint of:

Indigenous Americans


~ Franciscan Media
Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts."  Please continue to pray for them.
The St. Michael the Archangel statue is located in the city center of Kyiv in Independence Square.
 (photo: Blik Sergey / Shutterstock)

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
 
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Sayings of Blessed Carlo Acutis

"To him I can always confide something, I can also complain, question him about his silence and tell him what I do not understand. And then, within me, I find a word that he sent me: a moment of the Gospel that fulls me with conviction and certainty."
Online Book of Intentions
 
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions."  These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
 
Soledad Ruiz, Secilia Green, Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien,
Angela Rivera, Felipe Caraballo, Mary Anne Sedey, Verena Tonnesen, 
Rob Turrell, Dennis Zolidis, Linda Klickmann, 
Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak,
Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, Grace Gauss, Tallulah Andresen,
Robert Bauer, Antionette Krerowicz, Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, 
Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Basilisa M. De Guzman, Daniel Brady, Cyndi De Lira, 
Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin, Alejandro Carmona, 
Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse,
 Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, 
Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Daniel Salas, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy,
Brian, Jimmy Denges, Crystal Mohetano & Joan Brzeski.
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July 7th - Weekly Newsletter

7/7/2022

 
Mission and Vision Update, Food Bank, St. Maria Goretti and more ...
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Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation,
for when he has been proved
he will receive the crown of life.

Dear Friends, 

Happy Wednesday everyone, hope you had a good day! 

Highland Park Shooting - If you haven't read it already, Cardinal Cupich shares his statement on the recent shooting in Highland Park. Please continue to pray for those that have lost their lives, and for their families, as well as an end to mass shootings!!

Parish Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check it out. While you're there, don't forget to follow us on the various social media platforms!! 

Live Streaming of Sunday Mass from SJB - Just a reminder, the Live Stream of the Masses from the SJB site has moved to the "Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish" Facebook Page.

Mission and VISION Integration - We have shared our new Parish Mission Statement, Vision Statement, our Core Values, and last week we shared our Goals. Have you read them? Do you agree with them? Anything we should add? 

Remember, we are companions on this journey of faith as a "Unified Parish" together. While we have a new parish name, and we had the Unity Mass, these are just stepping stones. Please help us as we grow together!


Food Pantry - PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!! The Food Pantry at SJB is STOCKED and OVERFLOWING with Food! We are even having to throw away some food because it has expired! If you or someone you know is in need of food, please do not hesitate to call the SJB Office at 773-486-4300 (9-5, M-F) and we'll take care of you!! (Pass the word along, you do NOT have to be a parishioner or attend Mass at either SJB or SH to receive food!!!)

MASKS are OPTIONAL - Use your best judgement when it comes to your own safety and the safety of others, and do not come to church if you are feeling ill. As always, be kind and respectful to one another if the person choses or not to wear a mask. Remember, we're all in this together!

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, wear a mask or not, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!! 

God Bless, see you in Church on Sunday! 
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
 
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
 
A mission statement says who we are and what we do. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this mission statement. Does this mission statement describe our parish? As we continue to grow together, we can add to this statement.
 
Vision Statement

Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.

A vision statement suggests how we need to grow. It is short, specific and memorable. Please take a few minutes and reflect and pray on this vision statement. Does this vision statement describe our parish? As we grow in our relationship with Jesus Christ through our participation in Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish, we want to nourish our spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

 
Core values are what we see as most important in our community. Do these values describe our parish?

Goals

1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.

 
Goals help us to focus on what needs to be done in the year ahead. Do these goals describe our parish? Yoiur input is welcome. 
 
Your input is welcome.
Please send suggestions to Father Paul Sims, C.R. at 
pasims@ameritech.net.
Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park
 
I have been watching the news in horror as at least 6 are dead and many more were wounded after a gunman opened fire as families attended an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. What should have been a peaceful celebration of our nation’s founding ended in unspeakable tragedy. 

Please join me in praying for the victims and their loved ones, who never imagined a July 4 celebration could become a killing ground. Pray too for the safety of first responders as they pursue the person responsible for this tragedy. They bravely rushed into the danger to treat victims and to protect others from harm. 

The parade reportedly had a heavy presence of police and fire vehicles, yet this shooter was able to wound at least two dozen people before he stopped, or was stopped, and fled. Victims ranged in age from 8 to 85. Weapons designed to rapidly destroy human bodies have no place in civil society. 

It is barely July, and this year the United States is already experiencing more than one mass shooting a day. Chicago Police reported at least 55 shot and 7 killed since Friday, and the holiday weekend is not yet over. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for U.S. children. 
Whatever one makes of the right to bear arms, there is plenty of room for prudential judgment in interpreting the Second Amendment so as to enact serious, broadly popular gun-safety measures. The Senate finally passed a significant, yet modest, gun-safety bill last month. But clearly more must be done.  

The right to bear arms does not eclipse the right to life, or the right of all Americans to go about their lives free of the fear that they might be shredded by bullets at any moment. Gun violence is a life issue. We must continue to pray that all our officials, elected and unelected alike, will redouble their commitment to keeping safe the people they have sworn to serve. 

Pope Francis wrote to the people of Chicagoland in 2016: “As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, humanity ‘must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.’ I urge all people, especially young men and women, to respond to Dr. King's prophetic words and know that a culture of nonviolence is not an unattainable dream, but a path that has produced decisive results.”
​
May the Lord of mercy embrace in love those who have died, bring healing to the wounded, comfort to their loved ones, and courage to all of us, so that we may respond to this tragedy united as God’s children to build a path to safety and peace.

Saint of the Day for July 6

Saint Maria Goretti

(October 16, 1890 - July 6, 1902)


Saint Maria Goretti's Story

One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When Maria made her First Communion not long before her death, she was one of the larger and somewhat backward members of the class.

On a hot afternoon in July, Maria was sitting at the top of the stairs of her house, mending a shirt. She was not quite 12 years old, but physically mature. A cart stopped outside, and a neighbor, 18-year-old Alessandro, ran up the stairs. He seized her and pulled her into a bedroom. She struggled and tried to call for help. “No, God does not wish it,” she cried out. “It is a sin. You would go to hell for it.” Alessandro began striking at her blindly with a long dagger.

Maria was taken to a hospital. Her last hours were marked by the usual simple compassion of the good—concern about where her mother would sleep, forgiveness of her murderer (she had been in fear of him, but did not say anything lest she cause trouble to his family), and her devout welcoming of Viaticum, her last Holy Communion. She died about 24 hours after the attack.

Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. His life changed. When he was released after 27 years, his first act was to beg the forgiveness of Maria’s mother.

Devotion to the young martyr grew, miracles were worked, and in less than half a century she was canonized. At her beatification in 1947, her 82-year-old mother, two sisters, and her brother appeared with Pope Pius XII on the balcony of St. Peter’s. Three years later, at Maria's canonization, a 66-year-old Alessandro Serenelli knelt among the quarter-million people and cried tears of joy.


Reflection

Maria may have had trouble with catechism, but she had no trouble with faith. God’s will was holiness, decency, respect for one’s body, absolute obedience, total trust. In a complex world, her faith was simple: It is a privilege to be loved by God, and to love him—at any cost.


Saint Maria Goretti is the Patron Saint of:

Catholic Youth
Girls
Teenagers


~ Franciscan Media
Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts."  Please continue to pray for them.
The St. Michael the Archangel statue is located in the city center of Kyiv in Independence Square.
 (photo: Blik Sergey / Shutterstock)

Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel
 
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander
through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.
Sayings of Blessed Carlo Acutis

"Everything passes away ... What alone will truly make us beautiful in God's eyes is the way that we have loved him and our brothers."
Online Book of Intentions
 
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions."  These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
 
Soledad Ruiz, Secilia Green, Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien,
Angela Rivera, Felipe Caraballo, Mary Anne Sedey, Verena Tonnesen, 
Rob Turrell, Dennis Zolidis, Linda Klickmann, 
Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak,
Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, Grace Gauss, Tallulah Andresen,
Robert Bauer, Antionette Krerowicz, Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, 
Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Basilisa M. De Guzman, Daniel Brady, Cyndi De Lira, 
Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin, Alejandro Carmona, 
Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse,
 Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, 
Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Daniel Salas, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy,
Brian, Jimmy Denges & Crystal Mohetano.
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BCA Food Pantry

7/6/2022

 
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Spread the word about the BCA Food Pantry at the SJB Site! The parish has a food pantry and wants to help. Everyday more and more people are being fed through this great ministry and we would like it to do even more. 

​
If you know someone, or if you need food, please call Guille at the SJB office, (773) 486-4300. Give the name of the family and the bags will be prepared and ready for pick up. You can also stop by the SJB site any time during office hours, 9-5pm Monday through Friday.

Please allow the parish to perform this Corporal work of Mercy and feed the hungry.
 
¡Corra la voz sobre la despensa de alimentos BCA en el sitio SJB! La parroquia tiene una despensa de alimentos y quiere ayudar. Cada día más y más personas están siendo alimentadas a través de este gran ministerio y nos gustaría que hiciera aún más.

​Si conoce a alguien o si necesita comida, llame a Guille a la oficina de SJB, (773) 486-4300. Dé el nombre de la familia y las bolsas estarán preparadas y listas para ser recogidas. También puede pasar por el sitio de SJB en cualquier momento durante el horario de oficina, de 9 a 5 p. m. de lunes a viernes.

Permita que la parroquia realice esta obra Corporal de Misericordia y alimente a los hambrientos.​

From Cardinal Cupich on the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park

7/4/2022

 
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I have been watching the news in horror as at least 6 are dead and many more were wounded after a gunman opened fire as families attended an Independence Day parade in Highland Park. What should have been a peaceful celebration of our nation’s founding ended in unspeakable tragedy. 

Please join me in praying for the victims and their loved ones, who never imagined a July 4 celebration could become a killing ground. Pray too for the safety of first responders as they pursue the person responsible for this tragedy. They bravely rushed into the danger to treat victims and to protect others from harm. 

The parade reportedly had a heavy presence of police and fire vehicles, yet this shooter was able to wound at least two dozen people before he stopped, or was stopped, and fled. Victims ranged in age from 8 to 85. Weapons designed to rapidly destroy human bodies have no place in civil society. 

It is barely July, and this year the United States is already experiencing more than one mass shooting a day. Chicago Police reported at least 55 shot and 7 killed since Friday, and the holiday weekend is not yet over. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for U.S. children. 
Whatever one makes of the right to bear arms, there is plenty of room for prudential judgment in interpreting the Second Amendment so as to enact serious, broadly popular gun-safety measures. The Senate finally passed a significant, yet modest, gun-safety bill last month. But clearly more must be done.  

The right to bear arms does not eclipse the right to life, or the right of all Americans to go about their lives free of the fear that they might be shredded by bullets at any moment. Gun violence is a life issue. We must continue to pray that all our officials, elected and unelected alike, will redouble their commitment to keeping safe the people they have sworn to serve. 

Pope Francis wrote to the people of Chicagoland in 2016: “As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, humanity ‘must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.’ I urge all people, especially young men and women, to respond to Dr. King's prophetic words and know that a culture of nonviolence is not an unattainable dream, but a path that has produced decisive results.”
​
May the Lord of mercy embrace in love those who have died, bring healing to the wounded, comfort to their loved ones, and courage to all of us, so that we may respond to this tragedy united as God’s children to build a path to safety and peace.

Priests Triennial Convocation

6/27/2022

 
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By Chicago Catholic Staff 

Priests serving in the Archdiocese of Chicago will gather for their triennial convocation from June 27 through June 30. This gathering is an important and necessary time of spiritual renewal for the priests, so that they can better serve the people of God.
The priests have been asked to clear their schedules, so that they can fully participate in this experience. Consequently, during those four days, there might not be weekday Masses celebrated in some parishes.
However, there will be prayer services to be determined by each parish. In cases of emergency, parishioners can contact parish staff who will make whatever referral is appropriate.
The people of the archdiocese can support their priests in several ways. Their patient understanding of scheduling changes is very important. Even more important is the prayerful support they extend to priests who have prayed for them and with them.
As the priests gather for their convocation know that they bring you and your families in their hearts to this important time of prayer and reflection.

The Live Stream is moving!

6/21/2022

 
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SJB Live Streaming of Sunday Mass is moving! - Starting this weekend, the Live Stream of the Masses from the SJB site will be moving to the "Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish" Facebook Page, instead of the SJB Facebook page. The page can be found here.

We are still in need of some of our Middle School or High School students to run the live stream on Sunday Morning! Commitment is minimal, and just a basic knowledge of Mass and an iPad are all you need for this Ministry.
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If you or someone you know is interested, see Michael White after Mass on Sunday or email him at mwhite@carloacutisparish.org
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