DECEMBER 29 2013

THE HOLY FAMILY OF

JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Reflecting on God’s Word Could any period in history have been more difficult than the one in which we live when it comes to raising children, keeping marriages together, or maintaining ties among adult family members? Our whole culture often seems to be working against us. The Christmas season, especially, magnifies the differences between the values that we Catholic Christians hold and the values of the ordinary world. And not all the stresses are external. Many of our troubles arise from the differences among people within our families. Christmas can also exacerbate those internal tensions. Sometimes we just want to run away and hide from the dual struggle with the bad influences of the world and the strains of family life!

The feast of the Holy Family gives us much needed encouragement. The Gospel story shows Joseph and Mary fleeing to Egypt to keep Jesus safe, and then returning to Nazareth in Galilee to raise him in their Jewish culture. Jesus was protected by his parents from danger of death. Yet they did not keep him sequestered forever. As a child growing up, he lived out his call to holiness while dwelling in the midst of the Galilean Jewish community, with all its positive and negative influences. The readings from Sirach and Colossians illustrate how our own call to holiness can be lived out in our everyday lives. This feast reminds us that in Christ, the divine and the human, the holy and the ordinary have been forever linked. Whether it is in our nuclear family, our extended family, our parish family, the family of Christians, or the human family, today we celebrate the holiness that is to be found within our ordinary human families and communities.

—Virginia Stillwell Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Living God’s Word The letter to the Colossians urges us to “put on love.” Does that motivate you to change the way you treat someone in your parish community, or to mend a rift with a member of your family? Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

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Mass Intentions Monday, December 30, Octave of the Nativity of the Lord

8:00AM †Jackie Crowcroft req. Jacki Fisher & Family

Tuesday, December 31

8:00AM †John Gagliardi req. Barbara, His Wife

5:00PM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation

Wednesday, January 1, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

9:00AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation

Thursday, January 2, Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops

and Doctors of the Church

8:00AM Sr. Agnes Cunningham, SSCM

Friday, January 3, The Most Holy Name of Jesus

8:00AM †Charlie Addison req. Victoria Hansen

Saturday, January 4

5:00PM †Mariann Mayer req. The Debord Family

†Dennis Lackie req. David & Mary Gaines Sunday, January 5

7:30AM †Catherine VanArsdale req. Ed & Margaret Stahoviak

†Les La Magdeleine req. Bernard &Mercedes Lenzen

†Richard Johnson req. Tom & Connie Schofield 9:30AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary of the Annunciation 11:30AM Frances Mauge req. Mary Claps

†Augusto, Nieves & Marie Lagman req. The Dela Cruz Fam-

Week Ahead Sunday, December 29

9:30AM Liturgy of the Word for Children

6:00PM Journey Night

Monday, December 30

8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary

Tuesday, December 31

8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary

5:00PM Mass

Wednesday, January 1—New Year’s Day

—Parish Office Closed

9:00AM Mass 6:30PM P.A.D.S.

Thursday, January 2

8:00AM Mass 8:30AM Pray the Rosary

Friday, January 3

8:00AM Mass in Little Church

8:30AM Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet

Saturday, January 4

7:00AM Cursillo Men’s Meeting

4:30PM Family Pray the Rosary 5:30PM Liturgy of the Word for Children

Sunday, January 5

9:30AM Liturgy of the Word for Children 1:00PM Baptismal Preparation Session 2nd & 3rd time parents

6:00PM Journey Night

Liturgical Ministers Dec. 31, 2013 & January 1, 4 & 5, 2014

Mass Times 5:00 PM 12/31/2013

9:00AM 1/1/2014

5:00PM 1/4/2014

7:30AM 1/5/2014

9:30AM 1/5/2014

11:30AM 1/5/2014

Lectors E. DeSalvo B. Machak

B. Slack K. Lenzen

P. Koch M.K. Titus

E. DeSalv0 P. Tekampe

D. Kennebeck C. Lutzow

D. Wittgen K. Crotty

Eucharistic Ministers

Deacon L. Green T. Hanley D. Suhling M. Teehan T. Kennedy D. DeSalvo S. Scesniak D. Slater C. Fisher

Deacon J. Cooper J. & A. Rohman J. Philbin E. Tauscher

Deacon D. Prezell T. & J. Powell P. Biel T. Kennedy M. Teehan R. Heinzinger

Deacon M. Stramich L. Zucco K. Aspegren M. Sikorski L. Bosshart P. & M. Tekampe

Deacon B. Consdorf I. Kennebeck J. Philbin L.M. Davis K. Pann-hausen R. & J. Fisher J. & M. Rutledge A. Truesdale

Deacon M. Crutcher J. Ranchero Z. & L. Dela Cruz E. McPherson D. Ceglarek J. Ferrigan

All who suffer illness, especially

those whose names are written

in the parish Book of Prayers,

those recently added to the list

of the sick,

Bill Shafer and Patsy Leonard

and for those who have recently died:. Carol Pohl

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The lovely gospel accounts that we revel in during these days of Christmastime hold up for us the image of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Holy Family of Nazareth. And so we celebrate the Holy Family on the Sunday after Christmas Day. It’s easy to gaze on the images in the Christmas crib and recognize the holiness of the newborn Jesus, his mother and his guard-ian. It may be harder to look at your own chil-dren or parents or brothers and sisters and see reflections of that same holiness in them. After all, living together, you see each other’s bad sides as well as the good, the warts as well as the dimples.

But if we truly believe in what we are celebrating, the incarnation of God in the flesh, and the fact that Jesus saved us by his death and resurrection into which we are baptized, then we must cultivate the ability to see a re-flection of the baby Jesus’ holiness in each child in our own families, to see the holiness of Mary and of Joseph reflected in ourselves as parents and in our own parents.

Maybe it will help to remember not just the gurgling baby Jesus in the crib, but also the toddler Jesus at age two — in his own version of the “terrible twos.” Or to meditate on Mary and Joseph changing diapers and picking up the ancient Palestinian version of Cheerios from the kitchen floor — and the living room floor and the bedroom floor and. . . . The gos-pels are silent about Jesus’ childhood, but truly human as well as truly God, Jesus no doubt had nosebleeds and skinned knees, tried dan-gerous stunts, didn’t get enough sleep some-times and so was cranky. Maybe there were even battles over homework. (Jesus would have studied Hebrew and the scriptures.)

And think of Jesus as a teenager. We get a glimpse of him in the gospel of Matthew at age twelve, wandering off in Jerusalem, caus-

ing Mary and Joseph to panic. Of course he didn’t have the opportunity to take driver’s ed or ask for the car keys, but there were a myriad of other but similar parent-teen encounters, to be sure.

Some may find such speculation to be sacrilegious. “Jesus is perfect,” they’ll object. “Jesus is God!” How very true. And Jesus was a baby, a teenager, a young adult, too. True God, true man. And maybe, just maybe one of the delights of this Christmas season is that some of the small quirky things about us as hu-man beings — the terrible twos, the teenage struggle for independence, parents’ angst about their child — maybe all of these are holy and part of what it means to grow toward perfec-tion.

Glory in heaven and peace on earth, now and forever!

Copyright © 2002 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by David Philippart. Art by Steve Erspamer, sm. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Holy Families

Teen Mission Trip Meeting January 8 Interested in living the Gospel by doing service work with 350 other teens from across the country? Do you have a week to spare in which you will be ener-

gized, meet great people and learn about your faith? Do you enjoy launching marshmallows out of a cannon and or light shows? Come find out what the teen mission trip is all about on January 8th from 7pm-8pm in the meeting rooms of the church. Forms and registration will be available at the meeting. Hope to see you there. For questions and RSVP email Ryan rrehkamp@stmota.org” Dance Lessons

Hosted by the Sesquicentennial Social Committee January 10: Swing January 17: Waltz January 24: Salsa January 31: TBD Everyone welcome, no partner required All skill levels accepted Please RSVP Ryan Rehkamp: rrehkamp@stmota.org If you have experience, please notify Ryan.

taught by dance coach

Ryan Rehkamp Pray the Daily Rosary Please join other parishioners in the Eucharistic Chapel following the 8:00 AM Mass Monday through Thursday.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet The Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet is prayed on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month, immediately following the 8:00AM Mass.

The Family Rosary Join us for Family Rosary Saturday Devotion, requested by Our Lady of Fatima, every First Saturday of the month at 4:30 PM. The next Family Rosary will be recited on January 4.

Annual Contribution Statements If you would like a statement of your regular church contributions for the calendar year 2013 please call the office. Statements will be printed starting the week of January 27, 2014. We will be happy to send you a statement.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

In England, for almost 275 years from 1558 to 1829, Roman Catholics were not allowed to publicly live out their faith. In order to instruct children in the ways of the Catholic faith, a song rooted in symbolism was created to keep the beliefs of the Church alive among Catholics in England. The symbols from “The Twelve Days of Christmas” are:

• My true love (God) • Me (any baptized Christian) • A partridge in a pear tree (Jesus Christ) • Two turtle doves (the Old and New Testaments) • Three French hens (faith, hope, and love) • Four calling birds (the four Gospels) • Five golden rings (the Torah—the first five books of the Old Testament) • Six geese a-laying (the six days of creation) • Seven swans a-swimming (the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit) • Eight maids a-milking (the eight Beatitudes) • Nine ladies dancing (nine fruits of the Holy Spirit) • Ten lords a-leaping (the Ten Commandments) • Eleven pipers piping (the eleven apostles who were faithful to Jesus) • Twelve drummers drumming (the twelve statements established in the Apostle’s Creed)

Information excerpted from What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Advent and Christmas, copyright © 2002 by Keven McGloin. Published by Resource Publications, Inc.

Teens, Take a Retreat St. Mary’s will participate in its 2nd Kairos retreat this year from March 20th-23rd at Cabrini Retreat center. If you are a Junior or Senior in High School and need a time to refocus before large decisions and

challenges come, I highly recommend this. This four-day retreat will walk you through your past, your current and give you a map for the future. All Juniors and seniors are welcome to attend regardless of school or involvement. It seems like a lot to ask you to miss a day of school for this retreat, but it promises to be truly life changing. January 29th from 7-8pm will be the informational meeting. All are welcome to attend, if you cannot but are interested please contact Ryan @ rrehkamp@stmota.org “ Ryan Rehkamp Coordinator of Youth Ministry St. Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church 22333 West Erhart Road Mundelein, IL 60060 847-223-0010 x230 Sign up for our newsletter to learn dates for events and service projects. Find us on Facebook!

Eucharistic Adoration in the Jubilee Year For the Well being and Mission of the Parish Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday, January 10, 2014

The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration on Friday, January 10, after the 8:00am Mass continuing until 10:00pm. Adora-tion takes place in the Eucharistic Chapel. Stop at the books shelves by the West Chapel door and pick up meditations and spiritual books. All are welcome. The sign-up book is in the narthex. If you sign up and at the last min-ute cannot be there, please call the church office 847-223-0010 or Gretchen O’Connor 224-545-1712 so we may reschedule and always have an adorer present during adoration. Even if you did not sign-up, stop and visit with our Lord.

Merry Christmas from St. Mary of the Annunciation

School St. Mary School students recently performed their annual Christmas program, “For the Glory of the King!” Students in kindergarten through fifth grade joyfully sang Christmas carols recalling the story of Jesus’ birth and proclaiming Christ the newborn king. The program included beautiful soloist perform-ances of both traditional and contemporary religious Christmas songs. Drummers spiritedly kept the beat during several num-bers, and student narrators depicted the birth of Christ and reminded us all to keep Christ in the forefront of the Christmas season. The program was complete with children dressed as traditional Christmas pageant characters. Thank you to St. Mary School Music Director Mr. Jose Velez-Flores, for an out-standing program. St. Mary School faculty, staff and parents wish you and yours a joyful Christmas season!”

Carmel Catholic High School Entrance Exam The Entrance Exam for the Class of 2018 will take place on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 8 a.m. The fee is $25.00 (checks payable to Car-mel Catholic High School). In addition to the fee, eighth graders should also bring several #2 pencils. It is not necessary to pre-register for the test. Free bus transportation is available from area parishes and schools. Families are encouraged to visit our website, www.carmelhs.org for additional information regarding the Entrance Exam, including the bus schedule. If you have additional questions or if special circumstances prevent a student from taking the Entrance Exam on January 11th, please con-tact our Director of Admissions, Mr. Brian Stith, at 847-388-3320 or by email at Bstith@carmelhs.org.

Book Angels Needed!! St. Mary has distributed thousands of books as an evangelization effort offered through the Dynamic Catholic Book Pro-gram using donations from a single gen-

erous parishioner. The Adult Formation ministry now is look-ing for partners to help continue the pro-gram at key points during the year. Con-sider a donation to help fund books for

Christmas. Any amount is appreci-ated!

St. Mary of the Annunciation Middle School Youth Group Grades 6-8 All are Welcome!

Join the middle school kids of St. Mary in our NEW Junior High Ministry. Check out the Winter-Spring 2014 events below.

Join us! Bring a friend! Upcoming Events: Sun. Jan. 12th - Extreme Trampoline* 6-8pm (with High

School Youth Group) Cost: $8.00 Sun. Jan 26th - Middle School Youth Event at SMA 4-5:30pm Sat. Feb 1st - Feed My Starving Children 2-4pm - CANCELED Fri., Feb. 7th - Enchanted Castle* (with High School Youth

Group) - all night event beginning at 10:00pm Sun, Feb. 23rd - Middle School Youth Event at SMA 4-5:30pm Sat, March 15th - Feed My Starving Children* 7-9pm Sign up at http://volunteer.fmsc.org/register Code: 439197 Sun, March 30th - Movie Night 4-5:30 pm Sun, April 13th - Middle School Youth Event at SMA 4-5:30 Sun, April 27th - Guest Speaker - more details to follow Sun, May 4th - Game Night 4-5:30 Sun, May 18th - Scavenger Hunt 4-5:30 ** must pre-register for events marked with anasterisk**

Contact Ryan for more information.

For more information: Contact Ryan Rehkamp, St. Mary Youth Minister

@ RRehkamp@stmota.org or 847-223-0010

Scenes from Family Mission to Pacific Garden Mission Sunday, December 15, 2013 We had 27 missioners and made 600 beds, cleaned out a fridge, washed windows, set tables, washed dishes, unwrapped soap and helped prepare food. We also took a tour of the facility.

To renew your spirit during our Sesquicentennial Celebration…

Men’s Retreat Opportunities – Spring 2014 Mayslake Ministry Men’s Retreat Theme: “Who do you say I am?” This profound question asked by Jesus to Peter, speaks to us today. In our complex world, it is easy to lose oneself to the demands of society, work and family commitments. This retreat explores the real life issues and challenges that Christian men encounter each day and how a relationship with God has the power to transform our lives. Register at www.mayslakeministries.org. Full refund if reservation canceled one week before retreat. For more information contact Bob Lyman at (847) 757-9539; email Robert.Lyman@lpl.com Bellarmine Men’s Silent Weekend Retreat Beginning on Friday night with a social and dinner, the retreat includes 8 talks from the Retreat Master, a personal conference with a Spiritual Director, six meals and concludes on Sunday with Mass and lunch. Register at www.bellarminehall.org. We have limited spots reserved for this retreat. For more information contact Dan Thompson at (847) 477-3579; email dmthompson@comcast.net Men’s Cursillo Weekend – Archdiocese of Chicago Cursillo is an educational and spiritual community experience. It fosters, and enriches participants’ understanding of what it means to be a layperson in the Catholic Church. The weekend is designed to inspire and encourage partici-pants to continue to deepen their understanding of their Faith, Spirituality and to become leaders in their parishes and communities. For more information on Cursillo visit www.chicagocursillo.org. Date/Time: February 7th-8th, 7:00 p.m. Friday – 3:00 pm Saturday Location: Doubletree Hotel, Downer’s Grove Facilitator: Deacon Ron Searls Cost: $175 includes sessions, deluxe hotel accommodations (single occu-pancy), wine and cheese reception on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Satur-day. Commuter rate (no hotel) $100 for both days. Dates: Feb. 28 – March 2 Location: Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, Barrington Retreat Master: Fr. Peter Fennessy Cost: $270.00 per person - single rooms; $70 deposit with registration but is completely refundable. Dates for Winter Cursillo Weekend are January 9 - 12 Dates for Spring Cur-sillo Weekend are March 20 – 23 For more information about participating in a weekend retreat contact: Dave Pepping: phone (847) 949-6612; email dwpepping@sbcglobal.net Bob Lyman: phone (847) 757-9539; email Robert.Lyman@lpl.com

St. Mary School Certificate Program As an ongoing fundraiser St. Mary School sells GIFT CARDS from restaurants, stores and other vendors. We sell every weekend after mass in the narthex, once a month at Market Day and at the school office during the week. Plan ahead for birthdays, weekly shopping, gas, restaurants, college students and more. All cards are sold at face value and all profits go to our preK-5 school. Look for us on the parish website www.stmaryfc.org/school. Click on Fundraisers and Support. Questions? Call or text Erin Gardner at 847-471-8311.

Shell $25, $100 Panera $10

Jewel $25, $100 Walmart $100

Walgreen’s $25 Starbucks $10

Land’ End $25 i-tunes $15

Target $25, $100 Wendy’s $10

Home Depot $25 Kohl’s $25

Barnes & Nobel $10

Bath & Body Works $10

Featured CD for December

“A Collection of Christmas Songs”

By Eliott Morris A CD that explores the miracle of the birth of

Jesus, created to help the listener more fully prepare for the beautiful and sacred season of Christmas. This new CD contains eight songs, two originals and six traditional. Feature CDs can be found at the wooden kiosk in the narthex. Please remember a $3 donation per CD is suggested to allow the parish to continue the program and offer new material.

Contact the parish office, 847-223-0010, or log onto the parish website, www.stmaryfc.org,

for more information.

St. Mary boasted a school as early as 1884. The Annual Parish Report for 1884 indicates that there were 11 boys and 12 girls in the school that year with one male teacher. The old timers have no recollection of a school building at the original site. Possibly, the children went to somebody’s home or the church building doubled as a classroom. The name of the parish in this report is listed as “Mission of St. Mary's (Annunciation) Situated at Fremont Center, Lake County, and attached to the Pastoral District of Buffalo Grove”.

During our Sesquicentennial year the History Committee presents weekly selections from the treasure chest of our precious past.

Employment Opportunity The University of Saint Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary is ac-cepting applications for the position of Bookstore Manager at the Re-gina Cleri Bookstore. The Bookstore Manager is responsible for all aspects of the campus book store including inventory control, schedul-ing student work staff and performing day-to-day financial functions. The position is part-time non-benefits eligible (15–20 hours per week) with some flexibility in hours during the summer term and school breaks. Ability to work independently and good computer skills are required. For more information and a complete description of the posi-tion, please contact Sandy Hessler at shessler@usml.edu or call 847-970-4805.

World Wide Marriage Encounter In today’s second reading it tells us “Over all these virtues put on love”. Does your marriage reflect the virtues of a holy fam-ily? Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help you to re-ignite the vows you made on your wedding day. Sign up today to attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on February 14-16, 2014, April 11-13, 2014 or June 20-22, 2014, all at Burr Ridge, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For reser-vations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or contact us through http://www.wwmejoliet.org .

Grief Support Facilitator Training January 18, 2014

Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago Vicariate 1, Deanery ABC Ministry Commission

Comforting the bereaved doesn’t have to end as the funeral procession leaves the church. Grief Support groups in parishes are vital to the con-tinuing support and consolation of the bereaved

in a faith based atmosphere. For those who find themselves unable to cope after the death of a loved one Grief Support groups offer a safe place where they learn about the grief process and are able to share their experiences and feelings with others who share similar experiences.

Morning Session: The Church’s role in supporting the bereaved \Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Grief and the grief process Stages of Grief Lunch Break: 12:00 – 12:30 Bring your own sack lunch, refreshments will be provided. Afternoon Session: Communication & listening skills The Facilitator, Group Dynamics, Structuring a grief support group, Prayer Services Where: St. Mary of Vernon Parish Center 236 U.S. Hwy. 45, Indian Creek, Illinois 60061 Time: Sign-in & hospitality: 9:00 a.m. Presentation: 9:30 – 3:30 Register: Helen Haegerich @ 847-281-7407 or e-mail: hhaegerich@sbcglobal.net Mrs. Haegerich structured and directed the Bereavement Ministry and Grief Support programs at St. Mary of Vernon. She is the co-author of the Grief Support Facilitator Manual: “Forming Support Groups and Services for Those Who Grieve. Helen is retired from St. Mary of Vernon and facilitates their Grief Support Program. She is currently a member of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Vicariate 1, Deanery ABC Ministry Commission. In order to supply each participant the Facilitator Manual it is important to register by January 9!

Lenten Meditation Books Continue Fr. O’Malley’s Tradition

One of our goals for our Sesquicentennial Year is to publish a Lenten book of meditations based on the daily readings of the Lenten Season. This 2014 Lenten Meditation book will be dedi-cated to Fr. Pat O’Malley whose yearly book of Lenten Mediations were so well received . The plan for this special edition of the Lenten Meditation Book is to have parishioners take one day of Lent and to write a 300 to 400 word meditation. We are now taking the names of vol-unteer authors and inviting potential authors to come to a meeting on Tuesday, January 14th, to receive more information and guid-ance on how to go about writing the meditation texts. If you’re interested, leave a message for Fr. Ron at the parish office

Lenten Meditations Author Informational Meeting Tuesday, January 14, 7:00 PM

In celebration of the rich heritage of St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish and to further commemorate the Sesquicentennial Year, we are gathering recipes and compiling a new Parish Cookbook. It is our sincere hope that all parishioners will add their favorite reci-pes to this book. There are three ways for you to submit your reci-pes: 1. Use the online program to enter your recipe. Go

to www.typensave.com, click on login, enter username STMOTA and password MARY150.

2. Pick up a form in the narthex for handwritten recipes and return to the parish office marked "Cookbook" and we will enter them for you.

3. Email your recipe to cookbook150@hotmail.com. We are looking for recipes in all categories and of all kinds! Family favorites, kid friendly, crockpot, BBQ/grill recipes, holiday/seasonal, gluten-free, vegetarian, quick and easy, heart-healthy, etc. Please feel free to choose your best and most favorite recipes to share. For questions or more information please contact Mere-dith Cunningham at (630) 209-4560 or cook-book150@hotmail.com. Thank you for your contribution to this historic cookbook!

Help us reach

our goal of

300 recipes!

We’re half-way

there!

Cookbook Pre-Order Information You may pre-order copies of the Parish Cookbook until January 20th at the discounted price of $20 per copy. After this date copies will cost $25 each. Yellow order forms can be found in the Narthex. Please return form with payment of cash or check (made out to STMOTA) in the parish office or the offertory collection bas-ket at Mass.

Sacrament of Penance Saturdays 4:00—4:40 PM, and by appointment

Baptisms Ordinarily during the Mass on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month and after the Mass on the other Sundays, outside of Lent. Parents are required to participate in a Baptismal Preparation class before scheduling a Baptism.

Adult Initiation Adults who wish to become Roman Catholics are enrolled in a formation process that includes prayer, dialogue, instruction, and introduction to the Church’s life and values, rituals and tradition. Call the parish office for more information.

Marriage St. Mary Parish rejoices with parishioners who are preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Church requires at least four months’ time before the marriage for adequate preparation. A parish wedding information packet is available at the parish office.

Ministry of Care Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound, or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. Call the parish office when a pastoral visit is desired. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request.

New parishioners We welcome new members who wish to worship with us and support the parish’s work and mission. Please call the parish office to schedule a time to register. A complete listing of parish services and organizations is available at the parish office.

Mass

Saturday 5:00 PM

Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM

Weekday Monday—Friday

8:00 AM

PARISH NUMBER 847-223-0010

Parish Emergency

After Hours 847-813-7324

22333 W. Erhart Road •Mundelein, Illinois 60060 •WWW.STMARYFC.ORG Email: parish@stmota.org Parish Fax number 847-223-5960 Pre K-5 School: 847-223-4021 Frassati Catholic Academy (Grades 6–8) 847-487-5600

Religious Education Program (REP) Emergency Number 847-239-2725 Parish Office Hours Monday—Friday 8:30AM—4:00PM

Rev. Ronald J. Lewinski Ext. 213 Pastor, Dean, Vicariate I-A

Rev. Nate Payne Ext. 212 Associate Pastor

Deacons Mike O’Malley, Gary Kupsak Robert Poletto

Mr. Fred Vipond Ext. 216 Director of Music & Liturgy

Ms. Patricia Strang Ext. 310 Principal, St. Mary School

Dr. Diane Vida 847-487-5600 Principal, Frassati Academy

Ms. Sue Matousek Ext. 218 Director of Religious Education

Mr. Ryan Rehkamp Ext. 230 Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Mr. Howard Fischer Ext. 215 Director of Parish Operations

Ms. Penny Elwood Ext. 217 Bookkeeper/Accountant

Ms. Victoria Hansen Ext. 200 Administrative Assistant

Mr. Richard Plage Ext. 210 Mr. William Zerwer Maintenance

Trisha Zubert School Board President

Rev. James Presta Weekend Associate

Parish Staff