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October 9

Carlo Acutis Parish Weekly Newsletter - Oct 9
You have received a spirit of adoption as sons
through which we cry: Abba! Father!

Dear Friends,

Happy Wednesday everyone, hope you had some time outside to enjoy this beautiful day ...

9:30 am Sunday Mass at SJB - Please continue to spread the word about this important change, especially to your friends and neighbors you haven't seen in church lately.

Novena for the Intercession of Carlo Acutis - There's still time to pray the Novena to Blessed Carlo. See below for more information on what a Novena is, and the Novena to Carlo Acutis.

Feast of Blessed Carlo Acutis - We will be celebrating our Patronal Feast at ALL Masses this weekend, there is NO CHANGE to the Mass schedule.

We are encouraging all parishioners to bring either CANNED GOODS for our Food Pantry, or flowers or plants (indoor/outdoor) to Mass the weekend in honor of Carlo. These flowers/plants can be placed along the edges of the front steps or our two churches, or inside on the steps leading up to the Sanctuary/Altar area, and the canned goods can be placed in the bins at the back of church.

Volunteers Needed in the Food Pantry - Our Parish Food Pantry has a real need for volunteers. Duties would include working in the pantry one day a month, staffing, filling shelves with items and assisting our clients. The Pantry is open on Mondays from 1-3 pm. If you want to help us out contact the parish office, and we will get back to you.

Food is needed - Next time you go to the grocery store, pick up something extra to donate to the food pantry. We are running VERY LOW on most items. Please see below for more info on our needs.

Pozole "to-go" - The Parish Our Lady of Guadalupe Committee will be selling Pozole's after the 9:30/11 and 12:30 Mass NEXT Weekend!

Baby Bottle Project - It's that time of year again to collect your spare change for the Women's Centers of Greater Chicagoland. If you have not already done so, please pick up a bottle this weekend when you come to church.

Pope Francis Monthly Intention for OCTOBER - For a shared mission
We pray that the Church continue to sustain in all ways a Synodal lifestyle, as a sign of co-responsibility, promoting the participation, the communion and the mission shared among priests, religious and lay people.

Hymnal Carts at St. Hedwig - If you go to Mass at St. Hedwig, you may notice the Breaking Bread and Polish Missals now again reside on the push carts located at the entrances to the church. We encourage you to pick up a Missal on your way in so you can participate in Mass, and we ask that you kindly return them to the carts on your way out. Perhaps, if you're near one of these carts and feel moved by the Spirit, you can greet your neighbor and hand them a Missal!

Sunday Collection & Monthly Summary - The Sunday Collection & Monthly Summary will now be posted here in the newsletter and Sunday Bulletin. Thank you for your generosity in helping support the mission of the Parish.

Prayers for the Sick - Both in the Sunday Bulletin, and here in the Weekly Newsletter, we list the names of those who are in sick and in need of our prayers. These people are remembered each week as part of the Universal Prayer/Petitions. If you would like to add you someone's name to the sick list, please email or call the Parish Office. Please also email/call us when it's OK to remove them from the sick list as this helps to ensure our list is up to date.

Online Book of Intentions - Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. Did you know that each Sunday at Mass, during the Universal Prayer/Petitions, we pray for those who have listed their intentions in our "Online Book of Intentions"?

Daily Mass & Devotions - For the full list of Mass times and Devotions, please see the schedule below.

Parish Forms on the Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org/parish-forms.html Did you know that many of our forms and requests are on our website? Inquiring about a Baptism ... Need a copy of your Baptismal Certificate ... Want to schedule your wedding? It's all on our website! Simply fill out the form and we'll get back to you.

We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!!
 
God Bless, see you in Church!
Michael White, Director of Music and Liturgy AND the Weekly Newsletter Editor
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.
 
Vision Statement
 
Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.
 
Core Values
 
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.

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.
The Chapel at St. Hedwig will be open for Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, with Daily Mass at 8 am. (Except for all Wednesday morning Masses, which are held at 8:30am at St. John Berchmans.)

To gain access to the chapel, please contact the office for an access code.
Being Catholic - Did you know?!

Novena - is a nine-day period of prayer that uses set formulas of petition which are usually addressed to Mary, or to one of the saints. Catholics make novenas to gain particular favors especially when they have pressing and urgent needs. Novenas may be made publicly or privately.

Early Christians observed a Roman custom called the "Novendialia," which was a nine-day period of sorrow and prayer after the death of a loved one. By the Middle Ages novenas had become prayerful nine-day preparations for important feasts such as Christmas. Eventually they became prayers of petition directed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints.

Novenas are modeled after the apostles' nine days of prayer and waiting in the Upper Room. They prayed together for the gift of the Holy Spirit whom Jesus had promised to send. (The nine days stretch from Christ's Ascension into heaven until Pentecost Sunday.) Though novena prayers are believed to bring special favors and grace, they are not in any way better than other forms of prayer.

~ Concise Catholic Dictionary for Parents and Religion Teachers, Ekstrom
Join us on Friday October 18th, from 6:00 - 10:00 PM at Rockwell on the River (3057 N Rockwell St) for the 2024 St. John Berchmans School Guardian Angel Gala. Get ready for a night filled with cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, and dancing, all in support of our school and the mission to provide quality Catholic education. Your presence and generosity at this event will help us continue to nurture and educate our students, in the tradition of Catholic education that SJB has provided for over 115 years! 

Please visit the Guardian Angel Gala Website for more information on sponsorship opportunities, and to purchase event tickets and raffle tickets.
BCAP Collections October 5/6, 2024
Sunday Collections from Masses $3,431.00
2nd Collection - Projects Fund $906.00
Mail In Donations $585.00
Other Collections/Donations $363.00
Total Collections This Week $5,285.00
BCAP is once again participating in The Baby Bottle Project benefiting The Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland.  This non-profit organization directly assists mothers and families experiencing crisis pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material, and spiritual support through counseling, clothing & monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid.  Each year the three locations together have over 5,000 appointments with expecting mothers. By God’s Grace, The Women’s Centers have saved over 41,000 babies—and their mothers—from abortion since opening in 1984. 
 
Please take a Baby Bottle home with you from the church this weekend, fill it with your spare change, and return it the weekend of October 26/27.
 
This is a simple, but crucial fundraising effort for The Women’s Centers. Please note the Baby Bottles cost almost $1.00 per bottle and are sanitized for re-use afterwards so please return upon completion of the project. Thank you for helping defend life, and remember to keep all pro-life undertakings in your prayers.
I think that many people do not fully understand the value of Mass, because if they recognized the enormous blessing we have in a Lord who gives himself as our food and drink in the Sacred Host, they would go to Mass every day to participate in the fruits of the sacrifice and let go of so many superfluous things

BCAP - Weekly Mass
Sacraments and Devotional Schedule

 
Sunday Mass
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. – English (SH)
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – Polish (SH)
9:30 a.m. – English (SJB)
11:00 a.m. – English (SH)
12:30 p.m. – Spanish (SJB) May 1 - October 31
12:30 p.m. - Spanish (SH) November 1 - April 30

Daily Mass
8:00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday; Thursday - Saturday
8:30 a.m. Wednesday - St. John Berchmans Church
*The following are all celebrated at St. Hedwig Church*

Eucharistic Adoration
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. – Monday through Saturday
(Please call the office for an access code to gain entry to the Adoration Chapel.)

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
After the 8 a.m. Mass on the First Friday of the Month.

Novena to St. Peregrine
Novena to the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer,
AIDS or other chronic illnesses.
8:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. – First Friday of the Month

The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays at 4:15  p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
or by appointment.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
8:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. – Tuesday

Holy Hour - (En Español)
7:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. – Tuesday

Circulo de Oracion - (En Español)
Reflection, Prayer and Singing / Reflexión, Oración y Canto
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Friday
 
Litany of the Sacred Heart
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Second Friday of the Month
 
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Saturday
 
DOLMA – Rosary and Our Lady of Manaoag Novena
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. – First Saturday of the Month
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.
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

Lori Turner Alfirevich, Maria and Jose Garcia, Ben Leo, Ligia G. Galvan de la Cruz, Sergio Torres, Genaro Cortes, Antonio Alcantara, Lukas Fitzpatrick, Ryan Krug, Fr. Paul Reicher, Reynaldo Sanchez, Rachel Mauricio Elizar, Charlene Herda, Karel O’Brien, Angela Rivera, Mary Anne Sedey, Linda Klickmann, Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak, Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, Tallulah Andresen, Robert Bauer, Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, 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, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy, Brian, Jimmy Denges, & Crystal Mohetano.
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