434 W. Park Street

Arlington Heights, IL 60005 Phone: 847-253-5353

Web Site: www.olwparish.org

Pastoral Staff Rev. Artur Marat Administrator Rev. Daniel J. Brady Retired Priest & Resident Deacon Jerry Brennan & Veronica Brennan Deacon Thomas Corcoran & Irene Corcoran Deacon Dr. Donald Grossnickle Deacon Pete LeTourneau & Jan LeTourneau Deacon Michael Madison & Mary Catherine McBride-Madison Deacon Paul Onischuk & Lisa Onischuk Sister Joan Shields Sister Adrienne Weseman Directors of Religious Education Mr. Dan McMahon Director of Music Mr. Jim Liput Parish Business Manager Ms. Kathleen Freiburger Director of Office Services Arielle Joaquin Youth Director Mrs. Kathy O’Neill Parish Nurse Mr. David Wood School Principal

Wayside Parish

Our Lady of the

April 19, 2020

Second Sunday of Easter April 19, 2020 2

OUR STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

For April 12, 2020

This Year Budget Better/

Easter $24,151 $100,000 ($75,849)

Mailed in and

Walk Up

Sunday

$5,528

E Giving

Sunday

$14,069

Total Sunday $43,748

Holy

Thursday

$145

Good Friday $60

OLW

Education

Endowment

Fund

$150

Gloria Rebek

Fund

$100

Christmas

YTD

$142,476 $200,000 ($57,524)

Year-to-Date

Weekly &

Holyday

Collections

$1,144,311 $1,176,000 ($31,689)

Weekly E

Giving

$14,069

YTD E Giving $411,053

% of YTD E

Giving/YTD

Weekly

Collections

35.9%

Electronic Giving which is included in the above Totals:

www.givecentral.org

We have 9 new parishioners. We now have 499

parishioners in the program.

Why not sign up today.

Thank you for your generosity.

ST. MARK’S FOOD PANTRY Sunday, April 19 “Divine Mercy Sunday”

Sunday April 19, on "Mercy Sunday"-in recognition

of Jesus' great love and sacrifice for us, we will have

our monthly food drive for St. Mark's Parish. In these

economic conditions their need for food is great, and

they are servicing more people than ever.

“Drop off” of food - Even though we cannot attend

Mass in person, we will have volunteers at the parish

garage between 9 a.m. and noon on April 19. We will

follow the guidelines that our local, state and federal

leaders and the archdiocese have suggested.

If you are comfortable dropping off food, pull up to

the garage, there will be large totes that you can put

your food donations in, or just pop open your trunk

and our volunteers will take and pack it up. No close

interaction or contact is necessary to keep everyone

safe. Our volunteers will be wearing gloves and

masks.

For additional information, please contact – Don

Piergalski dmpier6 @yahoo.com

“Home Pick-up” - If you prefer, CFM can pick up

your food donation on the morning of the 19th.

Please email the CFM coordinators John and Kathy

Loy at loyhome @aol.com with your name, address

and phone number by 6pm on Saturday the 18th so we

can schedule the appropriate number of drivers. If

you wish this option:

Please email John and Kathy Loy at loyhome

@aol.com

“Cash Donations” - Cash donations can be provided

through CFM as well. Please contact The Loys

( loyhome@aol.com ) before Saturday to coordinate,

so that the cash donation can be received and food

purchased prior to Sunday delivery.

Thank you for your support, Deacon Tom Corcoran

3 Our Lady of the Wayside Arlington Heights, Illinois

DIVINE MERCY DEFINED AND DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Submitted by Deacon Paul Onischuk

If you are anything like me, you may be unfamiliar with the topic of Divine Mercy, including what it is and how it relates to you and your life. To be honest, Divine Mercy has always been somewhat of a difficult thing for me to understand and, as a result, something that has been difficult for me to participate in. With Divine Mercy Sunday fast approaching, let’s see if we can change that. To this end, let’s approach this topic by defining Divine Mercy and by illustrating what Jesus promised on Divine Mercy Sunday. Divine Mercy Defined – Knowing that I am not a learned theologian, I wish to borrow the words of a popular author and speaker, Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, from his book Divine Mercy Explained – Keys to the Message and Devotion. On page 6 of this book, Fr. Gaitley notes the following:

“To begin, mercy is ‘love’s second name.’ It’s a particular kind of love, a particular node of love when it en-counters suffering, poverty, brokenness, and sin. Divine Mercy is when God’s love meets us and helps us in the midst of our suffering and sin. In fact, because this side of eternity we’re all sinners and because suffer-ing is a lot in life, God’s love for us here always takes the form of mercy. It’s always the Lord stepping out in compassion to help us poor, weak and broken sinners. From our perspective, then, every good we receive is an expression of Divine Mercy.”

In this vein, Divine Mercy is a form of God’s love that is available to and applicable to all of us sinners. It is God waiting for us to return to him and, when we do, showering us with his blessings and grace. If we wish to have a story to illustrate God’s Divine Mercy for us, the Parable of the Lost Son is perfect. In this parable, the father never forgot about his lost son. He never gave up on him, but patiently waited for his son’s re-turn. And, when the son returned, the father ran out to meet him. The father didn’t punish the repentant son, but graced him with his robe and ring. He further had a meal prepared to celebrate the son’s return. This is what God’s Divine Mercy looks like and how we encounter it.

Divine Mercy Sunday – Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday of Easter (April 19th this year), is a Feast Day that Jesus told St. Faustina that he wanted us to celebrate…that he wanted us to know about. Why? In Jesus words…On that day [Divine Mercy Sunday] the very depths of My tender mercy are opened. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon the souls who approach the fount of My mercy. On that day, all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Regarding Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus also told St. Faustina, “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete for-giveness of sins and punishment.

I don’t know about you, but this sounds AWESOME! We all know that is has been impossible to go to con-fession and attend Mass during this unprecedented time, but our Church leaders have advised us that we may receive such graces—and the promises of Divine Mercy Sunday—if we simply do the following: 1) offer an Act of Spiritual Communion and 2) offer an Act of Contrition, in complete dependence upon the mercy and love of God, in sorrow for all sins and with a firm resolve to confess all serious sins at the next available time. That’s it, my friends. Offer away, and be prepared for the floodgates of God’s Divine Mercy to be opened for you on Divine Mercy Sunday! Peace… 1Dives in Misericordia, 7.

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VIRUS CREATES ‘ELECTRONIC EASTER’ AT OLW

Despite the arrival of the Corona Virus in the Chicago area, as well as nationally, parishioners of Our Lady of the Wayside

were able to participate in most Easter weekend services, including Stations of the Cross, by turning on their television or

computer.

Electronic transmission of Masses and Stations of the Cross from a virtually-empty church was available on-line on Holy

Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. All of the services were conducted in the Church, as they nor-

mally would be, but the only “attendees,” except for the participants, were members of the production and photography

team.

Martin Bauer, a parishioner and an electronics expert, supervised the actual recording and transmission of the four Masses.

OLW deacons and Music Director, Dan McMahon also participated and the services were generally available within one

hour of the recording time.

Parishioners who watched will have noticed that the quality of production improved with each event as technical and light-

ing issues were modified. OLW’s church is challenging for lighting because of the stained glass windows above the choir

loft and above the altar both allow bright sunlight to create problems for television images.

The uncertainly of the Corona Virus situation suggests that televised Masses and services may be a part of “normal”

activity at OLW.

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRED TRIDUUM 2020

HOLY THURSDAY - MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

GOOD FRIDAY - THE PASSION OF THE LORD

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EASTER VIGIL

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

Eucharistic Blessing of the people.

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

Prayer of Spiritual Communion as prayed by Pope Francis

“My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love You above all things, and I desire

to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my

heart...I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from

You.”

What is spiritual communion?

We are experiencing the same spiritual desert the disciples experienced during the time Jesus was in the tomb. What were

they thinking? What am I thinking now? Could I have been more attentive the last time I was with him? I miss him so. It

was so familiar when he was around. Will I ever be with him again? My heart is aching for him, if only I could tell him

how much I miss him and how I love him.

The requirements of social distancing keep us not only from the Church, not only from grandchildren, brothers and sisters

and other loved ones; the social distancing rules keep us from receiving Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As one friend

posted, this is the Lentiest Lent of them all because we have all been forced to give up that which is most important, that

for which our hearts yearn.

This yearning echo back to the time of the tomb, it echoes back to periods of persecution and plague and even our own

illnesses when the physical Eucharist was not available. These examples help to explain why the Church has taught, from

at least the third century, that Spiritual Communion was appropriate even many times a day. The Apostles yearned for

Christ. They yearned for mercy and forgiveness after at least abandoning him early in the morning on Good Friday and in

some cases betraying him. The Apostles must have felt uncertain; not having experienced the Resurrection and not fully

comprehending that this was truly the Son of God. As Christ was in the tomb; what was going through their minds? What

troubled their hearts?

When will our isolation be over? Will the virus reappear? What will be the economic impact of this period of isolation?

We miss physical contact with our extended family, friends and the Wayside community. When I need him the most, I

cannot physically receive Christ in the Eucharist.

These yearnings which we feel echo back to the earliest days of the Church. Our hunger can be fed spiritually through

Spiritual Communion when as in the current medical situation we are unable to physically receive the Eucharist.

Several saints have described the benefit of Spiritual communion:

St. Thomas Aquinas described Spiritual Communion as an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Holy Sacrament and a

loving embrace as if we had already received him.

St. Pope John Paul II in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia:

In the Eucharist, "unlike any other sacrament, the mystery [of communion] is so perfect that it brings us to the heights of

every good thing: Here is the ultimate goal of every human desire, because here we attain God and God joins himself to

us in the most perfect union." Precisely for this reason it is good to cultivate in our hearts a constant desire for the sacra-

ment of the Eucharist. This was the origin of the practice of "spiritual communion," which has happily been established

in the Church for centuries and recommended by saints who were masters of the spiritual life. St. Teresa of Jesus wrote:

"When you do not receive communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual communion, which is a

most beneficial practice; by it the love of God will be greatly impressed on you" [The Way of Perfection, Ch. 35.].1 .

St. Jean-Marie Vianney, a French priest famous for converting countless souls to Christ in his parish of Ars in the 19th

century, once said “when we feel the love of God growing cold, let us instantly make a Spiritual Communion. When we

cannot go to the church, let us turn towards the tabernacle; no wall can shut us out from the good God.” We can indeed

be grateful for that!

Join us on line for Mass and when Father Artur receives the Eucharist remember if you desire to receive Our Lord you

may recite the prayer of spiritual communion above or a similar prayer and receive him spiritually in your heart. After all

he is already in our heart, spiritual communion is a recognition that Christ is present and a comfort and grace in these times

of uncertainty.

God Bless, Deacon Jerry Brennan

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SACRED LITURGY

Monday, April 20, 2020

7:00 am Communion Service

8:30 am Marie Julius

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

7:00 am Communion Service

8:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

7:00 am Communion Service

8:30 am David Alice, Sr.

Thursday, April 23, 2020

7:00 am Communion Service

8:30 am Marcia Cale

Friday, April 24, 2020

7:00 am Communion Service

8:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

Saturday, April 25, 2020

8:30 am Communion Service

5:00 pm Rita Maves, Geraldine DiDonna, Barbara Allen,

Sandie Barrie

Sunday, April 26, 2020

7:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

9:30 am For the Deceased Members of OLW

11:30 am Jim Doherty, Isabella Murray, Jack Wolfe

6:00 pm For the Deceased Members of OLW

Readings for the week of April 19, 2020

Sunday: Acts 2:42-47/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Pt

1:3-9/Jn 20:19-31

Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/Jn 3:1

-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn

3:16-21

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 [7a]/Jn

3:31-36

Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [cf. 4abc]/Jn 6:1-

15

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17 [2]/Mk 16:15-

20

Next Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11

[11a]/1 Pt 1:17-21/Lk 24:13-35

In Loving Memory

PRAY FOR THE DECEASED

For the Deceased Members

of Our Lady of the Wayside

Father Artur is offering private Daily Mass each

day during the week for the deceased intentions.

Carol Blatnick

Marie Caranci

Marie DeSanto

Andrew Flack

Fr. John Topper

Audra Tucker

PRAY FOR THE SICK

CYCLES OF FAITH

April 19, 2020

Second Sunday of Easter

A person was going through a very dark time, question-

ing the meaning of life, not feeling very purposeful or

worthwhile, and feeling disconnected and unappreciated.

Suddenly, they gazed up at the night sky, found them-

selves in awe of all the stars and constellations, and ex-

claimed, “I am here on purpose and I am loved!” Having

been brought by God to this moment of intense connec-

tion and awareness, his life changed from that moment

on.

If we are always preoccupied with the challenges, obli-

gations, and stuff of daily life, we can easily miss the

wonderful opportunities when the resurrected Christ is

knocking at our door. If we open ourselves to the full-

ness of experience, we will find ourselves listening and

embracing all that is around us, being caught up in the

magnificence of creation’s grandeur and knowing in our

heart and soul that God is and I am.

While that sounds like a simple, tell-me-something-I

don’t-know kind of revelation, it is life changing when it

takes root in the depth of a person’s soul. Stumbling

upon this awesome truth and internalizing it doesn’t re-

quire an assent of the mind. It beckons for a claim on our

soul. We find ourselves knowing something profound

that cannot be explained or reasoned, but purely is.

When we are caught up in an experience and encounter

the truth, it doesn’t matter how all of the pieces got put

together. Truth is simply truth. The “my Lord and my

God” responses we utter are not evoked because all of

the pieces of faith and life make reasonable sense. The

“my Lord and my God” affirmations come when we are

lifted up out of our preoccupations and silliness and are

in the presence of mystery and mercy.

God is mystery, one who is beyond our grasp but at the

same time within our reach, knowable yet unknowable.

And when in the presence of mystery, there comes an

intense experience of mercy. We know deep within the

essence of ourselves — and in the very life of creation

— this beating, unconditionally accepting, life-

sustaining, profound, mysterious yet familiar presence of

love. We have found our peace. “Peace be with you.”

Breathe in and breathe out. Peace.

©LPi

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CARE AND OUTREACH

ON LINE BIBLE STUDY Focus on the readings for the coming Sunday and their context in scripture. No registration or fee. When your schedule permits. Fri-day mornings online at - 9:30 - 11:15 a.m. Contact biblestudy @olwparish.org to receive the sign-in code for the meeting.

ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY An emergency source for short term financial help. For information or assistance, contact the DePaul voice mailbox at the parish 847-253-5353 x398.

FUNERAL LUNCHEON MINISTRY This Ministry offers families in their time of sorrow a continental breakfast in the Gathering Place or sit down luncheon in the Rec-

tory Meeting Room. For further information contact the parish office.

LITTLE SAINTS PRAY & PLAY Little Saints Pray & Play for children and their caregivers, meets twice monthly. Email OLWLittleSaints @gmail.com for more

information.

SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY Special Needs Ministry was established to identify and meet the needs of our parishioners with special needs. Contact the parish of-

fice or email - special-needs @att.net or specialneeds @olwparish.org.

THE ELIZABETH MINISTRY The Elizabeth Ministry offers families prayer and support during the joys, challenges and sorrows of the childbearing years. To con-tact a minister, please complete a card from the banner in the back of the church, or call the parish office or e-mail ElizabethMinis-

try @olwparish.org. or elizabethministry @att.net

ST. MARK’S - NON PERISHABLE FOOD DRIVE EVERY SUNDAY Drop off bin located in Gathering Place hallway across from the drinking fountains (8-12 every Sunday) in addition to the Garage drop off (2nd Sunday of each month). To Volunteer - The Piergalskis-847-341-8461-collecting or delivery or Volunteer signup http://

www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f48acae2ca75-stmarks.

SHAWL MINISTRY This prayerful ministry offers knitted or crocheted shawls to those who are in need of comfort physically, emotionally and spiritually. We meet every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Center - Cabrini Room. Questions contact Kit-847-398-1940, Winnie-847-392-1578.

MINISTRY OF CARE OLW has trained Ministers of Care who are available to visit and bring communion to those parishioners who are homebound. If you are interested in receiving communion or being part of this ministry contact Kathy O’Neill, 847-253-5353, ext. 238.

RESPECT LIFE The Respect Life Ministry works to make life issues visible and viable at the parish level. To get more involved in Respect Life at

OLW, please email respectlife @olwparish.org.

WORSHIP AND SPIRITUAL LIFE

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Sunday Readings and Homily adapted for ages 3 to 10 on most Sundays at the 9:30 Mass before the Liturgy of the Word. The chil-

dren are invited to participate. The children will return for the remainder of the Mass. No registration is required!

ROSARY PRAYER GROUP Meets in the Seton room (#201) every Monday at 7:00 p.m. Contact - Chris S. (847)-749-4401

ST. HUBERT’S JOB NETWORK Our Lady of the Wayside is one of over 25 member parishes of St. Hubert’s Job Network. Meetings are held on the second and fourth

Mondays of the month at St. Hubert’s in Hoffman Estates. Visit www.sainthubert.org/job-networking for a full schedule of events.

PARISH LIFE COMMISSION

PARTICIPATE IN OUR ONGOING EVENTS Enjoy the parish community by meeting other parishioners at events such as Women’s Golf, Men’s Golf, Women’s Bowling, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Bridge, Widows of Wayside (W.O.W.), and Christian Family Movement (CFM), the Senior Group and Fil-American Group. Contact parishlife @olwparish.org with questions.

Violence is never justified; you are not alone. - Illinois Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline - 877-863-6338.

WHEELS TO WORSHIP If you need a ride to Mass or would like to drive a fellow parishioner, please contact Louise & Tom Dickey at

Louisedickey @gmail.com or 773-977-8307.

Parish Information

Parish Office and Rectory

(847) 253-5353

Parish FAX: (847) 253-7175

School FAX: (847) 253-0543

Parish School Office

(847) 255-0050

Parish Religious Education Office

(847) 398-5011

Web Site: www.olwparish.org

Weekend Eucharistic Liturgies

Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am and 6:00 p.m.

Weekday Eucharistic Liturgies

8:30 am Monday through Friday

Weekday Communion Services

7:00 am Monday through Friday

8:30 am Saturday

Mr. Bud Trunk

Chairperson Parish Pastoral Council

Mr. Tony Russo

Chairperson Worship & Spiritual Life

Chairperson Parish Management Council

Check out OLW Website

www.olwparish.org

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

There is a process available for those adults interested

in learning more about the Catholic faith in order to receive

the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and/or Confirmation.

Call the Parish Office at 253-5353.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 11:00 am to 12 Noon or request another

time by contacting one of the priests.

Sacrament of Marriage

Contact the parish office at least six months ahead

of a preferred date for necessary preparation.

Sacrament of Baptism

Celebrated on the First and Third Sunday of each month

at 1:00 pm in the Church. A Baptismal preparation session

is necessary before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as

soon as possible for details.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Homebound or ill who wish to receive this Sacrament

and the Eucharist, please contact the Parish Office.

OUR LADY of the WAYSIDE 4 3 4 W E S T P A R K S T R E E T • A R L I N G T O N H E I G H T S , I L L I N O I S 6 0 0 0 5

“Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” Thomas answered and said to him, ”My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” Jn. 20:27b-29 Excerpts fro the Lectionary for Mass 2001, 1998, 1970 CCD