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Holy Week Schedule March 28 Tenebrae Service at 7:00 pm March 29 Holy Thursday Morning Prayer at 8:15 am & Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following the Liturgy; Night Prayer at 12:00 midnight March 30 Good Friday~ Morning Prayer at 8:15 am, Commemoration of the Lords Last Supper at 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm March 31 Holy Saturday~ Morning Prayer at 8:15 am, Easter Basket Blessing at 12:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 pm April 1 Easter Sunday Masses at 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am

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Mass Intentions for the Week

Sat. March 24 - Vigil: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 5:30 †James, Beatr ice & Maura Hanlon req. by Tim Gault †Norah G. Brennan req. by family

Sun. March 25 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 8:00 †Alicia C. Almoro req. by E. J . Copre & family †Maria Kapus req. by Nyberg family 9:30 †J im Cicero req. by St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Ed’s †Bill Ponzetti req. by St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Ed’s 11:00 St. Edward Parishioners Mon. March 26 - Monday of Holy Week 6:45 St. Edward Parishioners 8:15 †Martha Soul Tues. March 27 - Tuesday of Holy Week 6:45 St. Edward Parishioners 8:15 †Dennis G. Michno Wed. March 28 - Wednesday of Holy Week 6:45 †Steve Putyra req. by St. Edward Par ish 8:15 Special intentions for the Nyberg family 6:30pm Vespers 7:00pm Tenebrae Service Thur. March 29 - Holy Thursday 8:15 Morning Prayer 7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper Fri. March 30 - Good Friday 8:15 Morning Prayer 3:00pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 7:00pm Stations of the Cross Sat. March 31- Vigil: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 8:15 Morning Prayer 8:00pm Vigil Mass

Sun. April 1 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 8:00 St. Edward Parishioners 9:30 †Kathleen, Edward & JoAnn Bergin req. by family †Chasidy Gara req. by Gara/Villella families 11:00 †John, Katie & Sarah McGill anniversary req. by Albin & Theresa McGill †Shir ley Voegtle req. by Jay & Linda Voegtle family

Pray for Service Men & Women Juan Hernandez, Collin John Jones; 1st Lt. Randall Kester, Craig Lensegrav, Ryan C. Loy, Daniel McCright, Joselito R. Mercado, Shane Murray, Sean Mayerbock, Sean O’Connor, Gretel Ypil Odon, SFC, Edward Swartz, Danielle Ulrich, Rachel Vega, Brian West

Pray for the Sick

Alex Agronomoff, Antonio B. Aguayo, Mary Anne Asakura, Robert Barrett, Noelani Faith Brighton, Brian Conlan, Dorothy Decker, Reynaldo Guzman, Alan Fleming, Louise Fleming, Fr. Erwin Friedl, Gail Grantschnig, Mike Halleron, Henry Hammersten, Frank Kay, Diana McKewin, Herminia Muzikar, Wilberto Nano, Richard Pasierbowicz, Susan Roman, Lourdes Vidal, Craig Voss

In Our Prayers...

PARISH PRIESTS

Rev. Michael J. Cronin, Pastor

Rev. Dominic M. Clemente, Jr., Associate Pastor

Rev. Bartholomew S. Winters, Associate Pastor

Rev. James P. McIlhone, Resident

Rev. Joseph C. Taylor, Resident, Retired

PARISH OFFICE

(773) 545-6496 Fax: 773-545-1136

4350 W. Sunnyside Ave. Chicago, IL 60630

www.stedparish.org stedwardrectoryja@sbcglobal.net

Carmencita Lanuza, Bookkeeper

Suzanne Rissetto, Parish Secretary

Mon.- Fri. 9:00 am - 7:30 pm Sat. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

ST. EDWARD SCHOOL

(773) 736-9133 Fax: 773-736-9280

4343 W. Sunnyside Ave. Chicago, IL 60630

www.stedwardschool.com office@stedwardschool.com

Sr. Marie Michelle, O.P., Principal

Catherine McGill, Secretary

FAMILY FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM

(773) 835-3622 StEdwardReligiousEd@gmail.com

Lourdes Ryczek, RE Coordinator

BUCKLEY HALL/GYM

4451 N. Lowell Chicago, Il 60630

ST. EDWARD CONVENT

773-545-7210

4518 N. Lowell Chicago, IL 60630

Parish Information

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A Letter From the Pastor...

Dear Parishioners,

Palm Sunday – today we hear the call of the Church to enter into the Passion of the Lord Jesus. The story of His triumphal entry into Jerusalem reminds us of all the people laying palm branches before Him. It is a glorious entrance that begins the week of solemn celebrations of Jesus’ final days. The TRIDUUM, the Three Days – this is the holiest time of the year for us. The immense joy of Easter is possible because of the self-sacrifice of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday.

During this week we will see Jesus’ giving everything to God for us. We are invited to follow Him by giving all of our lives to God in love and service.

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entrances of the church. It is a book of reflections for each day of the Easter season, beginning Easter Sunday going through Pentecost (Eastertime). In this way it is similar to the Little Black Book which many have enjoyed using during the Lenten season.

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A letter listing the Holy Week Services and Easter Masses was sent to registered households last week. I encourage you to participate in the Holy Week services and Easter Masses and also to invite your family and friends to join you. If you didn’t receive a letter and would like to register as a member of the parish, you may do so online, call the parish office, or fill out one of the registration cards in today’s bulletin and drop it in the collection basket.

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This Sunday the Scouts are hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast in Buckley Hall. Please see their article in today’s bulletin for details.

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Easter is next weekend. I invite once again your generosity toward St. Edward’s. We build our lives around our faith in Christ and especially in His victory over death. This is our certain hope: that Christ, raised from the dead, will come one day to take all who believe in Him and follow Him to

eternal life in the sight of God. I know you will be as generous as you always are -- in thanksgiving for our beautiful church and the history of those who have gone before us in building it and maintaining it, and most especially in thanksgiving for the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus. Let us come to worship God, come to thank Him for making us His sons and daughters. He gives us His very life, His divine life.

After the Easter masses next weekend we will have a gift for you – a wonderful book called “The Case for Jesus.” The gift is co-sponsored by the parish and the men of our Theology and Cigars discussion group.

Please take one as you leave Easter Mass next weekend and when you are through with it, pass it along to friends and family. Help to spread our faith in the Risen Christ.

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Work on the lower church hall continues. Last week, at Hospitality Sunday, many parishioners commented that they liked the painting and color scheme on the walls. The painters also painted the lower narthex and the stairwells leading up to the choir loft. We are also looking into redoing the floor in the hall and ordering new chairs for the room. This is all part of the To Teach Who Christ Is campaign. Thank you to all those parishioners who continue to fulfill their pledges, which makes this work possible (tuck-pointing, repair and painting of the sanctuary and upstairs church, renovating the hall, etc.).

God bless you all,

Father Mike

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GOOD FRIDAY

Fasting & Abstinence  On Good Friday, fasting & abstinence are observed. Abstinence from meat is required of anyone over the age of 14. Fasting is observed by those between the ages of 18-60, and allows for one full meal. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk & fruit juices are allowed. _________________________________

Stewardship Month of February 2018

"Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you." -Luke 6:38 Envelopes 17,093.14 Loose Cash/Checks 3,414.51 Children’s Envelopes 92.24 Electronic Donations 5,739.06 Sunday Collection Total $26,338.95 Ash Wednesday 1,991.89 School Support 571.62 Sharing Parish 422.92 God bless you for your generosity. _________________________________ I was a stranger and you

Welcomed Me

A warm welcome to our many visitors during Holy Week and Easter! You can find the latest news from St. Edward by going to www.stedparish.org. Learn about our parish ministries & groups, sign up for programs & service opportunities, listen to the Sunday homilies, read the parish bulletin and sign up to get the monthly eblast! No matter how long you have been away, for whatever reason, you are always welcome.

Reflecting on God’s Word

Someone once told me that people come to church on Palm Sunday because they get something. But I like to think that palm says something they recognize as true. “He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness,” writes Paul, quoting the words of an early Christian hymn. “He humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross,” follow soon after (Philippians 2:7, 8). Emptying and humbling are the two key words embracing the trajectory of the life of Jesus Christ, the Son

of God: from incarnation to passion and death. He poured himself out for us and for our salvation, certainly suffering physically—from the beating, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, being struck with a reed, spat upon, prodded, pushed, and stumbling up the hill to Golgotha. Then He was stretched out on a crossbeam, nailed to it, and lifted up, His body suspended between heaven and earth. Finally, He suffocated, unable to raise Himself to take in more air. There was also the inner suffering of abandonment, of seeing His disciples run off, of realizing that all those who had cried “Hosanna” a few days earlier had either been silent or had cried out, “Crucify Him.” Only the women had remained with Him. Today, when we take home a piece of palm, it invites us to prepare to renew our baptismal promises on Easter. Then we can add our voices to that solitary voice almost two millennia ago, saying, “Truly, this is the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39). _____________________________________________________________________

Living God’s Word

Loving God, lift up our hearts to give You thanks and praise for all You have done for us through the saving death of Your Son. We sing out in our day, “Blessed is He who continues to come in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.” _____________________________________________________________________

Readings for the Week

Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mk 16:1-7 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35

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Tenebrae Tenebrae is Latin for “darkness” and is the name used traditionally for Evening Prayer during the Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday). This year, we will be celebrating a special service on Wednesday of Holy Week to commemorate our Lord’s entrance into the darkness of his passion and death. Psalms will be chanted, the moving Passion narrative will be read, and the church will slowly get darker as the night carries on. Please join us for this beautiful prayer service.

All are welcome!

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Food The Blessing of Easter Food will take place on Holy Saturday, March 31st at 12:00 noon in Church Hall. _________________________________ Plan On Joining Our Next Book

Club!

The Long Loneliness An Autobiography by Dorothy Day

First meeting will be May 15th. All Book Club meetings are held in the Rectory Hall from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.

All are welcome! May 15: Part One, The Generations Before-The Masses May 22: Part One, Jail-A time of Searching May 29: Part Two June 5: Part Three, Peasant of the Pavements-Labor June 12: Part Three, Community-Post Script

Divine Mercy Novena

On Good Friday in 1937, Jesus requested that Sr. Faustina make a special novena before the Feast of Divine Mercy. This year the novena starts on Good Friday,

March 30th and ends on Saturday, April 7th. The pamphlet with the novena will be in the vestibule on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Please take one and make this novena and receive special indulgences. On Sunday, April 8th, Divine Mercy Sunday, there will be a service at 3:00 P.M. which will include the Divine Mercy Stations of the Cross, the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. If you attend Mass that day and go to confession within that week, you can receive a plenary indulgence by celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. ________________________________

Eucharistic Adoration

The next day of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is Friday, April 6th, starting right after the 8:15 A.M Mass and ending with Benediction at 7:00 P.M.. The sign up chart will be in the vestibule next weekend. Please plan on making a Holy Hour.

Prioritize your time. Give an hour to the Lord and He will give back more. He can't be outdone in generosity. There is no one more important than Him to spend time with. Come let us give thanks to the Lord for all His gifts to us. _________________________________

Suffering Jesus did not come to do away with suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with His presence. —Paul Claudel

Pontifical Good Friday Collection

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. Please Be Generous! For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday. _________________________________

Catholic Relief Services

Rice Bowl   We encounter Jesus this week in Jerusalem, a community he knew well. We prayerfully enter our own communities too, encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, those who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we meet in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org for more information.

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___________F Youth Ministry March Schedule

March 25: Palm Sunday Mass & Social March 29: Holy Thursday Mass & Pilgr image (7:00 - 11:00 pm)

All Youth Ministry gatherings are held in the Church Hall from 7:00 - 8:30 pm

(unless stated otherwise). All high school teens are welcome to join us! __________________________________________________________________ `

St. Edward Boy Scout Troop 904 Presents

All You Can East Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, March 25th/Buckley Hall 8:30 am - 1 hour after the last Mass ends $8.00 adults/$6.00 children

Children’s Pancake Eating Contest at 11:00 am. Bring your camera and take a picture with the Easter Bunny!

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St. Edward School Board News

Annual Election Notification

Are you interested in serving on the St. Edward School Board?

Do you know someone you would like to recommend as a potential fit for our School Board?

The St. Edward School Board is seeking candidates for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year. All school parents and parishioners are eligible for nomination. Please contact Carrie Conway at carrietconway@hotmail.com with nominations by April 9th.

St. Ed Happenings SUNDAY, MARCH 25

Children’s Liturgy 9:30 am Mass

Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast Gym 8:30 am

Family Faith Formation 10:30 am CH

ACIES Service & Social UC/CH 2:00 pm

Youth Ministry 7:00 pm RH

MONDAY, MARCH 26

School Lenten Reconciliation 9:00 am UC

Girl Scout Troop 20989 3:00 pm CL

Boy Scout Troop 904 6:30 pm CH

Baptism Preparation 7:00 pm Baptistry

Walking with Purpose - Adult Group 7:00 pm RH

TUESDAY, MARCH 27

Friendly Neighbors 11:30 pm CH

RCIA Easter Vigil Practice 5:30 pm UC

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

Legion of Mary 9:00 am CR

GS Troop 20050 3:00 pm CL

Children’s Choir 4:00 pm UC

Tenebrae Service 7:00 pm UC

RCIA 7:00 pm RH

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

Morning Prayers 8:15 am UC

Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper UC 7:00 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 30

No School

Morning Prayer 8:15 am UC

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion UC 3:00 pm

Stations of the Cross UC 7:00 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

Morning Prayer 8:15 am UC

Easter Food Blessing 12:00 pm CH

Vigil Mass 8:00 pm UC

Webelos 6:30 pm CH

Children Entering Grades 1-6 Monday-Friday, July 16-20, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

$30 per child + $10 t-shirt (optional)

Students Entering Grades 7-12 Sunday-Thursday, July 15-19, 7:00 - 9:00 pm

$15 per student (waived if assisting in the morning & afternoon) plus $10.00-shirt (optional)

Register at www.stedparish.org

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Mass Presider Lector Paten Cup Servers Tenebrae Service March 28 7:00 pm

Fr. Dom Clemente

Needed

Holy Thursday March 29 7:00 pm

Fr. Mike Cronin

Needed Needed

1 4 5

2 3

N. Dustin K. Griffin A, Tonkinson N. Asplund

Good Friday March 30 3:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm

Fr. Dom Clemente Fr. Mike Cronin

Bernadette Brosnan Cris Licuanan

1 Barb Sapp

2 Naty Licuanan A. Tonkinson K. Diblik C. McNeill T. McNeill

Holy Saturday March 31 8:00 pm

Fr. Dom Clemente

David O’Donnell Jerome Laskey Jenny Snyder Julianne Snyder

1 Lou Cella 4 Carmencita Lanuza

2 Barb Sapp 3 Kim Lasky

M. Roman T. McNeill C. McNeill A. Corral

Easter Sunday April 1 8:00 am

Fr. Jim McIlhone

Richard Wedgbury 1 David Forgue 4 Fran Leonard 5 Donna Segraves

2 Beverly Birch 3 Ed Segraves

K. Griffin T. Forgue E. Anderson

Easter Sunday April 1 9:30 am

Fr. Mike Cronin

Mary Lou Agronomoff 1 Jan Schmalz 4 5

2 Bob Schmalz 3

N. Armenta A. Tonkinson N. Dustin

Easter Sunday April 1 11:00 am

Fr. Dom Clemente

Laura Quigley 1 Linda Paras 4 5

2 3

N. Asplund L. Johnston H. Quigley R. Quigley

Holy Week & Easter Mass Schedule