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St. Mary of the Woods — April 10, 2016 Third Sunday of Easter www.smow.org

St. Mary of the Woods Parish 7033 N. Moselle Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 Parish Office: 773-763-0206 www.smow.org

Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, Pastor

APRIL 10, 2016 - THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday evening, Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM and 12:00 Noon Weekdays: Mon-Thurs. 6:30 and 8:00 AM Fri. 8:30 AM (during school session) Sat. 8:00 AM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00 AM (9:00 AM during school session) and 7:30 PM CONFESSIONS: Saturdays, 3:30 to 4:15 PM

MISSION STATEMENT We are a community of believers, proclaiming that Jesus is Lord. We come together as Catholics to celebrate the Sacra-ments, especially the Eucharist, to hear and be transformed by the Word of God, to bring Christian values and love into our world, and to live and share the teachings of Jesus. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we strive as a parish family to further the Kingdom of God, making God’s presence felt and extending the caring spirit of Jesus.

May all who pass through these doors experience God’s Mercy.

“GOD’S MERCY ENDURES FOREVER. HIS LOVE NEVER QUITS.”

1ST AND 3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH: FAMILY/CHILDREN’S MASS AT 10:30 AM 3RD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH: TEEN-LED MASS AT 5:00 PM


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In her autobiography, Therese of Lisieux describes what she considers as one of the key moments of conversion in her life: She was the youngest in her family and her father’s favorite. He doted on her and every year when the family came home from church on Christmas Eve, he had a little ritual he played out as he gave a gift to her, his youngest and favorite daughter. One Christmas Eve when Therese was nine years old and still tender and sad from her mother’s death, as the family returned home from church, she overheard her father tell one of her older sisters that he hoped that, this year, he would no longer had to play that little, childish charade with Therese. Overhearing this, Therese, a deeply sensitive child, was stung to the core, felt betrayed, and fell into a long period of silence and depression. Eventually she emerged from it and regained her resiliency and joy. Looking back on it years later, she saw her giving up of that particular hurt, and the hypersensitivity that provoked it, as one of the key moments of conversion in her whole life. We usually wouldn’t define overcoming sensitivity as a religious conversion, but it is precisely that, a conversion with immense religious and emotional repercussions. Our happiness depends upon having the resiliency to accept the many hurts, disap-pointments, and injustices of life so as to live in the give- and-take that is required for family and community living. And we learn that lesson slowly. The older I get, the more I am coming to know how sensitive people are and how easily they get hurt. It doesn’t take much for someone to ruin your day. We don’t just get hurt when we meet open hostility, insults, unfairness, or hatred. We can get deeply hurt just by overhearing a casual remark or simply by not being noticed, appreciated, or invited. The human heart is easily bruised, too easily. And then, like Therese, the impulse is to withdraw, withhold, grow silent, nurse the wound, become depressed, grow cold. That is why we are often so cautious and paranoid inside of our families and communities. We don’t want to be cold, but we’re hurt. Moreover that doesn’t bring out the best in us. Pettiness too often spawns pettiness. Thomas Aquinas once suggested that we have two souls inside us: an anima magna (a grand soul) and an anima pusilla (a petty soul). When we act out of our grand soul, we are generous, hospitable, big-hearted, and warm. Conversely, when we act out of our petty soul, we are paranoid, bitter, over-protective, cautious, and small-hearted. When we feel hurt it is all too easy to act out of the petty half of our souls. We know the truth of that from everyday experience: One minute we can be feeling generous, hospitable, and big-hearted, and then an insult or a simple slight can trigger feelings of disappointment, bitterness, and pettiness. Which is really us? They both are! Everything depends, day to day, minute to minute, upon which soul we are drawing our vision and energy from at a given moment. Of course we can always rationalize our bitterness, coldness, and pettiness by appealing to our sensitivity. We feel slights and insults deeply precisely because we are deep. There’s truth in that. The more sensitive we are, the more deeply we will feel both love and its betrayal. But, and this is the point, we need, like Therese, to see our hypersensitivity as something to be con-verted from so that we can be resilient enough to absorb the bumps and bruises of everyday living. Nobody can live for any length of time within a family or a community without hurting others and without getting hurt. The challenge is to have the resili-ency to live with that. Daniel Berrigan once commented that if Jesus came back today he would go into every counseling office in the world and drive out both the doctors and their clients with the words: “Take up your couch and walk! You don’t have to be this sensitive!” Perhaps that’s strong, but it contains an important challenge to conversion. Henri Nouwen used to say that one of the key ele-ments in spiritual conversion is to move from hostility to hospitality. All major spiritualities tell us the same thing. In Tibetan Buddhism, the bowl is the image for resentment. In it is contained all our bitterness, disappointment, and disillusion-ment. We sit holding that bowl in our hands. We can either pour it forwards, so that the resentment flows away from us, or we can tip it onto ourselves, allowing all that poison to infect us. Our happiness depends upon which way we tip that bowl. How can we let go of our hypersensitivity? A priest that I know once gave me this advice: Whenever you feel stung and hurt, pull away, sit in prayer, and stay there until the pain softens enough so that you can face others with warmth again.


P L St. Mary of the Woods Directory RECTORY 7033 N. Moselle Ave. 773-763-0206 SCHOOL 6959 N. Hiawatha Ave. 773-763-7577 PARISH RESOURCE CENTER 6955 N. Hiawatha Ave. 773-763-1603 PARISH JUBILEE HOUSE 7045 N. Moselle Ave. 773-775-5204

St. Mary of the Woods Parish Sta

REV. PATRICK G. CECIL, Pastor ….……………………………………………………pcecil @smow.org REV. RAYMOND F. KLEES, Associate Pastor ……………………………………………………… [email protected] REV. AIDAN O’BOYLE, Associate Pastor ………………………………………………….…[email protected] REV. DONALD J. HEADLEY, Resident ……………………………………….……[email protected] MRS. MARCIA MAHONEY, Pastoral Associate / DRE ………………………………………………[email protected] MR. CHUCK THOMPSON, Deacon ……………………………………….…….…[email protected] MRS. AMANDA THOMPSON, Youth Minister …………………………………………...…[email protected] MRS. MARY ANNE EICHHORN, Music Director ………………………………………………[email protected] MR. BARRY MURTAUGH, Director of Operations …………………………………………….…[email protected] MRS. ALEDA DOWNS, Accounting Office ………………………………………………..……[email protected] MRS. MARY YAMOAH, Principal ……………………………….………..…[email protected] MRS. KATHY KAMINSKI, Parish Secretary ………………………………………….……..… [email protected] MRS. JOYCE CONRAD, School Secretary …………………….………………………[email protected] MR. JON LEBARON, Athletic Director/Gym Supervisor …………………………………………..…………[email protected] MRS. MARIANNE STRUMBERGER, Bulletin Editor ……………………………………….….…[email protected] MS. MARY DOSEK, Stewardship & Database Associate ……………………………………….….………[email protected] MR. JEFFREY ZYDLO, Maintenance Supervisor BAPTISM: We joyfully welcome all children to the St. Mary of the Woods community. A Baptism preparation session is required. Please call Father Aidan O’Boyle at the Rectory (773)763-0206 either prior to the birth of your child or after. WEDDINGS: Those considering marriage should consult one of the priests at least six months before the wedding. THE SICK: The parish office should be notified about anyone who is seriously ill at home or in a hospital. Due to privacy laws, hospitals and nursing homes are unable to contact us. FAITH COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP: Catholics who wish to become members of our parish are asked kindly to introduce themselves to one of the priests and register at the rectory. Even if you are not Catholic you are most welcome at our worship services. Should you wish to inquire into the Catholic Faith, please contact Father Pat Cecil or Mrs. Marcy Mahoney at the rectory. MOVING? When moving in or out of St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community, please notify the Parish Office.

Monday, April 11 Bible Study Group 12:30 - 2:30 pm The Villa on Hiawatha Tuesday, April 12 Adult Faith Enrichment 7:30 pm Parish Hall Wednesday, April 13 Seniors Meeting 9:00 am Parish Hall Saturday, April 16 Bereavement Support Group 8:30 - 12:00 Jubilee House Sunday, April 17 Family / Children’s Mass 10:30 am Church Sunday, April 17 Equal Exchange Coffee Sales After all masses Parish Resource Center Sunday, April 17 Teen Led Mass 5:00 pm Celebrant Fr. Mark Augustine Monday, April 25 Bible Study Group 12:30—2:30 pm The Villa on Hiawatha Thursday, April 28 A & R Society Spring Dinner 6:00 pm Ridgemoor Country Club Friday. April 29 Grandparents Mass 12:30 Church Sunday, May 1 Family / Children’s Mass 10:30 am Church

PLEASE JOIN US! Our next Teen-Led Mass is

Sunday, April 17th at 5 pm Our Presider will be Father Mark Augustine

from Our Lady of Ransom

Led by teens, you will enjoy this upbeat mass no matter what age you are…So, come & support teen

leadership in our Parish!

These masses are not just for teens…they are for everyone!

There will be a Teen-only pizza party

in the Parish Hall following this Mass!

Have fun and leave Inspired!


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Family /Children’s Mass

Family /Children’s Mass on the 1st & 3rd Sunday at 10:30 am

The Family / Children’s Mass is a ‘Parish Transformation’ Initiative.

Please join us for our Family/Children’s Mass on the 1st & 3rd Sunday

of every month at 10:30 am

On the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month, the 10:30 am Mass will be a dedicated family /

children’s Mass. The emphasis will be on the par-ticipation of families and children from our School

and Religious Education program in a children-friendly atmosphere. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our children came to this Mass! Wouldn’t it be

wonderful if all our children discovered a God who loves them beyond all their imagining! Why not give your children the graced-experience of this

Mass! Please be generous with your commitment when you and your children are invited to partici-pate in any and every way like reading, singing, serving, greeting. Children’s liturgy of the word will be celebrated for first graders and younger,

babysitting also available. While this Mass will be a dedicated Mass

for families and children, it can also be a wonderful experience for adults of all ages.

April 17 May 15

Summer Maso Ellen Fritts

May 1 June 5

Lisa Flanagan Summer Maso

Alms collection for next week is for The New Hope Food Pantry The New Hope Community Food Pantry is an emergency food pan-try serving zip codes 60630, 60631, 60646, and 60656 on the Northwest side of Chicago.

We provide a three to four day supply of food to families in need once per month. We seek to provide all that is needed for a well-balanced diet, although we recognize that our food is only meant to supplement, not provide all the household's needs.

We also refer clients who have additional needs to other available resource providers, give clients some training in nutrition and budg-eting, and educate the community about hunger in our area and in the world.

Everyone is served for the first time they come to the pantry, no matter where they live; however, we only regularly serve the zip codes listed above. Please be as generous as possible. Thank You!


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“GREEN TEAM”

(Caring for God’s creation) "The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have

a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole." (Pope Benedict XVI, 2009)

Ecco tip for the week to protect the Environment:

Try to buy second hand clothes as much as possible.

Fair Trade Coffee Sale April 17th - Resource Center

Coffee - Tea - Olive oil

The Racial & Social Justice Ministry will be selling Fair Trade products after all the Masses on April 17th. The Fair Trade prod-ucts we sell are from Equal Exchange’s in-terfaith program which is part of CRS (Catholic Relief Service). By purchasing Fair Trade products we are helping small scale farmers in Latin America, Africa, Asia

and the U.S. as they build a better future for themselves and their families. Thru Fair Trade projects they earn a fair price for their products, have access to affordable credit, and gain a long term trading partner they can trust, a Fair Trade organization such as Equal Exchange. At SMOW all Fair Trade products are sold at cost and no profit is made. The goal of this Racial Social Ministry program is to help all at SMOW to become aware of the importance of the Fair Trade program. Catholic social teaching provides guidance on how people of faith can transform the world through economic justice. In our lives, we too can make decisions that help transform lives for the better. Supporting the Fair Trade movement is one small way to do this.


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To see past bulletins, calendar events, or make a donation, simply use your smart phone to scan the QR code on the left.

If you know of anyone who might be interested in becoming Catholic, or if you are interested in serving as a mentor in this process, please contact: Deacon Chuck at 773-763-0206, or e-mail at [email protected].

www.deaconchuck.com

You can follow Deacon Chuck on-line for articles, homilies or to leave a message.

Submissions for the parish bulletin must be sent to the rectory or e-mailed to [email protected] (Microsoft Publisher or Word doc-uments preferred) no later than Thursday by 4:00 p.m. of the week before publication. (10 days pri-or to publication date.) Note: articles subject to ed-iting & watch for earlier submission dates during holidays. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the rectory at 773-763-0206.

St. Mary of the Woods School CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION: April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention month. St. Mary of the Woods School has many activities planned to help spread the word about keeping all kids safe. Please mark your calendars for all of these very important events: ♦ St. Mary of the Woods School will hold a Dress

Down Day on Thursday, April 7th. Money from our dress down day will go to the Archdiocese of Chicago Healing Garden. Students will also be planting pinwheels around our campus as a symbol to keep kids safe.

♦ St. Mary of the Woods Parish will hold a special Prevent Child Abuse Mass on Saturday, April 9th at 4:30PM. Students in grades 4 and 5 will assist in this Mass.

♦ St. Mary of the Woods School fifth grade stu-dents will be representing our school at the Healing Garden Prayer Service on Friday, April 15th.

God Bless, Mary Yamoah, Principal

Religious Education Corner It was a busy day with all the students eager to talk about their wonderful Easter experiences. Some of the second graders were engaged in determining the feel-ings certain actions raised. If the

feeling want one of discomfort, they need to think about the action they could do to make things right. They were also busy learning the many songs nec-essary for their First Communion. There are the words to memorize. Two of the songs even have actions accompanying the words that need to be learned. It was totally enjoyable to watch them en-gage in the material. Some of the third graders were asked to practice the readings for the 10:30 Mass near the end of class. They were leading the reading parts of the Mass that day and wanted to be sure to do their part well. It turned out to be a very prayerful experience for everyone. God bless, Mrs. Mahoney P.S. Be sure to follow your teacher’s Web site class information at www.smow.org Religious Education.


If you or a member of your family are currently sick and/or homebound and unable to come to Sunday Mass and would like to receive the Sacraments for the sick in your home, please contact Father Aidan O’Boyle at the rectory at 773-763-0206.

Homebound/Communion Visitations: St. Mary of the Woods Church has several ministers of care who can regularly take communion to those in need. Please call the parish office to arrange for com-munion for yourself or a homebound loved one.

Clip box tops & earn cash: 10¢ for each Box Top! It’s easy to find and you may even have some at home right now! Clip Box Tops from hundreds of your favorite products. Deposit Box Tops in the collection bin located in the church entrance on the bulletin board.

PRAY THE ROSARY FOR PEACE Every morning after the 8:00 am Mass, the Rosary is prayed. Please join us in this very powerful prayer for peace.

Brian O’Donnell; Michael Jennings, nephew of Chuck Thompson and cousin of Maggie, Hannah and Leo

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The Third Glorious Mystery:

In September we considered the Gi s of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Coun-sel, For tude, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. We have learned of the “tongues of re” appearing to the Apostles as they met in prepara on to deal with the irresponsibility as teachers and leaders. The tongues of re were symbolic that they would preach the word of God; they were enlightened and strengthened to spread the gospel. We cele-brate this miracle as the feast of Pentecost. Our prayer mirrors the image of re: Come, Holy Spirit; ll the hearts of the faithful and enkindle in them the re of Thy love. Perhaps you will focus on the gi s and strive to recognize each one in your life, and appreciate the generosity of these gi s. They play an important role in our spiritual and secular lives, providing a ributes that make each of us a be er person.

Please turn off cell phones in church! Out of respect and courtesy for our Liturgy and for your fellow parishioners, we ask that you PLEASE turn off your cell phones before you enter the church. Thank you!

The Bible Study Group will meet on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 12:30 pm in the Villa on Hiawa-tha. We will be covering The Book of Nehemiah,

Chapters 3 and 4.

All are welcome to join us! Betty Hollander 847-518-0882


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The Sculpture

The central path of the Healing Garden leads directly to a sculpture ti-tled, The Circle of Love. The sculpture symbolizes the Holy Family joyfully dancing together within the Healing Garden. The Circle of Love in the Healing Garden is a gift from the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

Healing for Victims-Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

The mission of the Archdiocesan Office of Assistance Min-istry is to provide pastoral care, support, and resources to victims-survivors of sexual abuse and their loved ones in their efforts to achieve psychological, emotional and spiritual healing.

You can learn more by visiting Office of Assistance Ministry

www.archchicago.org, or contact:

Office of Assistance Ministry Archdiocese of Chicago

Post Office Box 1979 Chicago, IL 60690-197932

312-534-8267 312-751-8307 (fax)

[email protected]

Workshop for Family and Friends of Victims-Survivors

When someone we care about is dealing with the impact of childhood sexual abuse, many of us feel at a loss for what to say or do. If you would like to learn how to respond to the vic-tims-survivor, while still caring for yourself, the Office of Assistance Ministry invites you to attend a free, half-day workshop. Kathleen Leggdas, LCSW, will lead the program on Sat-urday, April 21, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parking will be free.

For more information and to register for one of these dates, call Kathleen at 312-534-5268.

Healing, Learning & Growing Newsletter

This newsletter is intended to provide victims-survivors of sexual abuse and their families with updates on services and initia-

tives of the Office of Assistance Ministry.

You can view Healing, Learning & Growing online or if you wish to receive the newsletter via email, please provide your email address to Ruth Robinson, BSW, Assis-tant Director, Office of Assistance Minis-try, [email protected], or Thomas P. Tharayil, LCSW, BCD, Director, [email protected]


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BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBILITY OF HELP AND HEALING. THERE IS HOPE.

Your local Victim Assistance Coordinator is avail-able to help you or anyone who has been abused or victimized by someone representing the Catho-lic Church. We will listen to your needs and sup-port you. We will help you make a formal complaint and arrange a personal meeting with the bishop, or his delegate, if desired. We encourage you to come forward and speak out.

Child Abuse Prevention Blessing Dear Lord, We ask You to bless these Your holy people who have participated in the Church’s efforts to help stop child sexual abuse. Open their hearts to Your call to be the “ears, eyes and voice of children and young people” every-where. Give them the vision and grace needed to fulfill the special commitments that each of them has made to mak-ing their homes, churches, schools, communities and world a safer place for all God’s Children.

Amen.

So there is NO Doubt...

YOU CAN HELP You can help prevent the abuse of children. Know the warning signs of offenders. They prefer to be with children. They go overboard touching, wrestling, or tickling children. They may give mi-nors alcohol or drugs, or show them pornogra-phy. They allow children to break the rules. Of-fenders act as if the rules do not apply to them. If you observe an adult who is not behaving appropriately with children, speak up. Let some-one know what you saw. You are not accusing anyone of anything. You are letting someone know you care, are watching, and are concerned that no harm is done to a child

YOU CAN GET HELP

Abuse is never the fault of the victim. It is al-ways the responsibility of the offender. The reality is that most victims of abuse know their abuser. One in four females and one in six male report being abused as a minor. If you or someone you know is a victim of abuse there are things to can do even if the abuse happened years ago. Call the police to report the abuse. If the abuser was in a position of authority in an organization, report the abuse to that organization. Call an abuse crisis hotline. If it happened in a Catholic church or school, contact the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the diocese. If you need help contacting the right person go to usccb.org or call 202-541-5413.

Did You Know?

1. Many of the 195 diocese and eparchies participate Child Abuse Prevention Month. They use this month as an opportunity to highlight the many activities the diocese/eparchy is doing to prevent child sexual abuse.

2. The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People was established by the USCCB in June 2002. It is a comprehensive set of procedures for addressing al-legations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. It is revised continually to reflect the ongoing commitment of the bishops.

3. The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People includes guidelines for reconciliation, healing, accountability, and prevention of future acts of abuse.

4. The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People begins with an apology from the bishops.

“Since 2002, the Church in the United States has experi-enced a crisis without precedent in our times. The sexual abuse of children and young people by some deacons, priests, and bishops, and the ways in which these crimes and sins were addressed, have caused enormous pain, an-ger, and confusion. As bishops, we have acknowledged our mistakes and our roles in that suffering, and we apologize and take responsibility again for too often failing victims and the Catholic people in the past. From the depths of our hearts, we bishops express great sorrow and profound re-gret for what the Catholic people have endured.” For more information, please see: Page 3 of the Charter Booklet at

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/upload/2011-Charter-booklet.pdf.

Chil^ @\us_ Pr_v_ntion Month is @pril


Please contact the Parish Office to have the names of your family members, serving in our military, listed in our weekly bulletin. You may also email your names directly to: bulle-

St. Mary of the Woods Parish Family Please pray for those in the Military:

May God keep you safe!

Corporal Matthew Donald Kerstein United States Marines

Staff Sergeant Sean O’Grady United States Army

Lance Corporal Edward O’Reilly United States Marines

Petty Officer First Class Derrick Stephen Schoo United States Navy

Kent Curry United States Marines

P L A I C A P M ATTENTION

SMOW SENIORS! The next meeting of the SMOW Seniors will be on Wednesday, April 13th, at 9:30 am in the Parish Hall. Please remember that parking will be permit-ted in the Parking Lot IN FRONT OF CHURCH ONLY! Since we need to vacate both the Parish Hall and the Parking Lot no later than 11:15, our meeting will start promptly at 9:30 am.

Our agenda includes a demonstration by Ms. Sylvia Sorgel, an ACE Certified Trainer, on maintaining physical fitness and flexibility from your chair. We will then open the meeting to the membership for ideas for future meetings. This will be followed by socializing and the opportunity to go to Wildwood Tavern after the meeting for lunch (“Dutch Treat”) after the meeting for everyone who is interested. We look forward to seeing everyone at our April 13th meeting.

THE CHARTER In Dallas in June of 2002, the bishops of the United States adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The Charter is the plan of action developed by the bishops to address the clergy scandal. PART ONE - To Promote Healing and Reconciliation with Victim/Survivors of Abuse of Minors The wording of the Charter is very clear on the importance the bishops place on their responsibility to help victims find healing and rec-onciliation. It states: “The first obligation of the Church with regard to the victims if for healing and reconciliation.” Outreach takes a variety of forms from extensive therapy to apology meetings, to spiritual retreats and mass for healing. In 2013, outreach was provided to 2,183 victims and their families. PART TWO - To Guarantee and Effective Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors All dioceses are to report all allegations of sexual abuse of minors to public authorities. All clergy who have been found guilty or admitted guilt are permanently removed from ministry. There are clear standards of behavior and appropriate boundaries for all clergy, employees and volunteers. PART THREE - To Ensure the Accountability of Our Procedures The mission of the Bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People is to advise the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on all matters related to child and youth protection. A Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection was established in 2002 by the USCCB. The National Review Board is a consultative body that reviews the work of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection and advises the president of the USCCB. In addition, each diocese has a review board to advise its bishop in his assessment of allegations and in his determination of a cleric’s suitability for ministry. To prove their commitment to accountability, dioceses undergo an annual audit conducted by an outside auditor. PART FOUR - To Protect the Faithful in the Future Dioceses are to train clergy, employees and volunteers how to create and maintain safe environments for children. The backgrounds of clergy, employees, and volunteers are to be evaluated to determine if someone should not be allowed around children and young people. Over two million parish employees and volunteers, and 4.6 million children have been Safe Environ-ment trained to recognize the behavior of offenders and what to do about it. Safe Environment training was also provided to 167,953 educators, 251,000 other employees, 35,914 priests, 16,129 deacons, and 6,360 candidates for ordination. Background evaluations have been conducted on over 2 million parish volunteers and Church person-nel who have contact with children. Seminary screening has been tightened and transfers among dioceses of clergy who have commit-ted abuse against minors are forbidden.

C h i l d A b u s e P r e v e n t i o n M o n t h i s A p r i l


Cris is Pregnancy Hot l ine 800-400-4205 Post Abort ion Heal ing 888-456-HOPE (4673)

Vacation Benefits Traveling this winter season? Why not bring in those small soaps, shampoos etc. supplied by your hotel to St. Mary of

the Woods to benefit those in need. We can get these items to soup kitchens, food pantries, or specialized housing. We’ll have a basket under the beautiful table in the Narthex to gather these

items. Let’s remember those less fortunate as we travel this year. Your donation will benefit a local soup kitchen.

God bless, Marcy

Maryville Crisis Nursery Wish List

We have been working on a new initiative at the Nursery. We are promoting healthy, balanced meals, as well as meal

time as “family time.” Our hope is to send families home with a “Pasta dinner in a bag.”

WE ARE COLLECTING:

Pasta Sauce Applesauce or fruit cups (unsweetened) Spaghetti/Penne Cans of Peas or green beans

If you would like to help support the Nursery in any way, you can visit their website to donate or you can shop at

Amazon.com or you can drop the food or nursery items off in the wicker baskets in the Narthex or call Barbara Rourke

at 847-676-0531 and arrange for a pick-up of these items.

***Urgent Need***

Thank you for your consideration and donations for children in need!

• Winter clothes-boys size 3T pants/shirts

• Pampers diapers (toddler) • Boys Underwear & socks • Tadoodles Paint by Crayola • Dream Lite Pillow Pets

• Eucerin healing • lotion • Girl socks for

3 to 4 year olds • Bubbles • AA batteries • Double (twin)

Domestic Violence You deserve to be safe. If you are a victim of Domestic Violence, or know of some-one who is, please contact: WINGS Hotline and Counseling Service 24 Hours (847) 221-5680.

Domestic Violence Ministry Turning people affected by Domestic Violence towards rescue, hope, and peace.

Third Sunday of Easter -- April 10, 2016 “Feed My lambs, tend My sheep.” If you think you may have a vocation to follow the Risen Lord as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, Call Father Francis Bitterman (312) 534-8298, or write: [email protected].

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Catholic Charities

collection on Mother’s Day

I was hungry and you gave me food

Watching your child go without food is one of the hardest experiences any parent could imagine. Thank-fully, Catholic Charities has a network of food pan-tries for anyone in crisis. We also distribute food to women, infants, children, and seniors; deliver meals to the home-bound; and give summer lunches to poor children. At our supper programs, thousands who are hungry or homeless are comforted with warm meals in the company of friendly faces. Give to Catholic Charities on Mother’s Day so people are free of hunger and live productive, healthy, and dignified lives. Learn more at www.catholiccharities.net.


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Families Receiving Donation Envelopes

Donation Envelopes This Week

% of Families

Donations This Week

Sunday Offering Envelopes Used 1096 100 9% $ 5,124

Sunday Loose Offerings $ 1,157

Families Enrolled This Week

EFT Donations Families

% of This Week

Donations

Electronic Donation Faith Direct 233 223 96% $ 5,899

Total for this Sunday $12,180

Weekly Budget for Sunday Collections $15,800

Difference -$3,620

YEAR TO DATE—COLLECTIONS vs BUDGET— 38TH SUNDAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR Year-to date Sunday ....................................................................................................................................... $600,687

Year-to-date Budget for Sunday Collection ............................................................................................... $600,400

Difference ………………………………………………………………………………………………………$ 287 THANK YOU! THANK YOU! We are grateful to those who respond prayerfully in stewardship, gratitude and

generosity to the call of faithful support of the missions and ministries of St. Mary of the Woods

St. Mary of the Woods Collection Information WEEKLY OFFERING FOR WEEK OF 3/27/2016

THANKS ALSO TO THE MANY FAITHFUL PARISHIONERS WHO HAVE UPDATED THEIR FAITH DIRECT ONLINE DONATIONS. YOUR GENEROUS GIFTS TO ST. MARY OF THE WOODS PARISH PROVIDE COMFORT TO THE SICK AND DYING, FAITH FORMATION PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS, TEEN MINISTRY, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, SUPPORT FOR THE BEREAVED, SOCIALIZATION FOR SENIORS, AND SO MUCH MORE! THANK YOU ALL!

IN PEW EASTER 2016 COLLECTION BUDGET ACTUAL % OF

BUDGET EASTER

2015

372 envelopes $76,000 $48,271 63.5% $51,405

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$10,000

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2016 BUDGET

$70,411 $65,000 $53,182 $74,500 $54,750 $70,200 $51,405 $75,000 $48,271 $76,000


S B T P Help the Vulnerable: Urge Elected Leaders to Pass a State Bud-get Every 30 sec-onds someone counts on Catholic Charities for help.

We are now asking for your help. Please lend your voice to advocate for the State of Illinois to end its budget stalemate and pass a budget that cares for the poor and most vulnerable in our communities. Catholic Charities is currently owed more than $25 million by the State of Illinois – a number that grows by at least $2 million per month. Please take time today to call your state elected officials with this simple message, “I am a voter in your district. I am contacting you on behalf of the poor and vulner-able people who depend on our state’s safety net of human services, especially the more than 1 million people served by Catholic Charities of the Archdio-cese of Chicago.” If you do not know who your state representative and senator are, please call the State Board of Elections at (217) 782-4141 or visit www.elections.il.gov and click on “New District/ Official Search.” You can find more information and a template advocacy letter at www.CatholicCharities.net on the homepage.

Queen of Martyrs School Queen of Martyrs School and Parish invites you to our Spring Fundraiser "Past, Present and Looking Toward the Future" Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Gaelic Park from 2:00 - 7:00PM. Come join us as we celebrate the wonderful tra-dition of Queen of Martyrs School and Parish. There will be Raffles, Silent Auctions, Food, Beverages and Music. For further information or to purchase tickets for the event please go to our website www.qmschool.com and click on the link for Spring Fundraiser. Entrance Tickets are $35.00, Grand Raffle Tickets - $50.00 with a chance to win $10,000.00 (first place) $5,000.00 (second place) or 10 - $1,000.00 prizes. Donations can also be made on our Web site under the givecentral.org link

“Quenching God’s Thirst : Respond in Love”

Presentation by Fr. James Kubicki SJ from Relevant Radio and Apostleship of Prayer.

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Spring into volunteering! Home delivered

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Here’s a way to get outdoors while bringing a little sunshine into the lives of homebound seniors in our communities. NorVolution, Norwood Life Society’s volunteer program, engages all kinds and combina-tions of meals delivery volunteers: individuals, hus-bands and wives, parents and kids, grandparents with grandchildren, friends, companies, retired folks, and young people who need service hours. Our service area is the far northwest side of Chicago, Park Ridge, Harwood Heights and Norridge. A com-mitment of no more than two hours per week is re-quired with our volunteers making about 6-10 deliv-eries. Free lunch is available for volunteers and 25 percent off every day in the Thrift Shop! We need volunteers for once a week deliveries (especially on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) and “on-call” volunteers. Give us a call at 773-577-5329 or email [email protected]. You’ll be glad you did!


M S F A 11, 2016 - A 17, 2016 READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SACRISTANS: TEAM #4, FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH

WEEKDAY ALTAR SERVERS

L. Kemper S. McGowan

B. Rourke S. Sullivan

A. Toohey J. Streff

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday, April 16 at 4:30 pm Presider: Father Ray Klees Homilist: Deacon Chuck Thompson Altar Servers: K. Rabbitt, E. Dunker, S.Dunker Lectors: T. Montalvo, Z. Montalvo Eucharist Ministers: A. Downs* K. O’Rourke* K. Regan T. Dunham M. Healy M. Uscategui E. Giudice G. Tabano L. Tabano Sunday, April 17 at 7:30 am Presider: Father Bob Darow Homilist: Deacon Chuck Thompson Altar Servers: T. Novy, L. Novy, M. Novy Lectors: R. Konow, M. Markiewicz Eucharist Ministers: M. Markiewicz* C. Pivnicka* D. Keenan J. O’Malley M. O’Malley Sunday, April 17 at 9:00 am Presider: Father Bob Darow Homilist: Deacon Chuck Thompson Altar Servers: M. Talaga, R. Talaga. T. Rueth Lectors: M. Inclan, T. Tadin Eucharist Ministers: B. Kudlinski* T. Martin* C. Partipilo S. Kravetz J. Reichart P. Reichart N. Biesinger A. Loomis S. Sullivan Sunday, April 17 at 10:30 am Presider: Father Don Headley Homilist: Deacon Chuck Thompson Altar Servers: H. Thompson, L. Thompson, A. Craig Lectors: Eucharist Ministers: V. Hoover* B. Merck* S. Reyna E. Estrada D. Allen J. Murray D. Stapleton M.Maddux C. Vullmahn Sunday, April 17 at 12:00 noon Presider: Father Ray Klees Homilist: Deacon Chuck Thompson Altar Servers: M. O’Malley, G. O’Malley, S. Murphy Lectors: B. Bullock, C. Stucko Eucharist Ministers: J. Foran* E. Griffin* M. Gilhooly C. Kolak A. Keenan

Monday, April 11 6:30 am - Marilyn Kobernik 8:00 am - Kadlec & Devereux families

Tuesday, April 12 6:30 am - Deceased Parishioners 8:00 am - Francis Quinn / Matthew Hartigan / Aniceta Tabañar

Wednesday, April 13 6:30 am - Tanya Tomaszewski 8:00 am - Deceased Parishioners

Thursday, April 14 6:30 am Frank & Louise Tomecek 8:00 am Norbert Pope

Friday, April 15 6:30 am Deceased parishioners 8:30 am Darrin Joss

Saturday, April 16 8:00 am Julia Dziadzio / Esther Boguslawski / Joanne Blachut 4:30 pm Bob Corcoran / Fred Wehrenberg / Carmen Cresta Mary McDonough Connolly

Sunday, April 17 7:30 am - Deceased Parishioners 9:00 am - Joanne Blachut / Henry Pasek / Giovanni Lucchesi / Bob Trettenero 10:30 am - Rosemary Catino / Carl Roth / Henry McGill / Raymond Harvey / Thomas Herzog 12:00 pm - Kenneth Burch / Dottie Pinto / Dominga Mendez

6:30 am 8:00 am

4/11 4/14 4/11 4/14

M. Quinn C. Brannigan J. Keenan M. Keenan S. Murphy M. Kolbash

4/12 4/15 4/12 4/15

C. Belmont A. Brannigan J. Keenan M. Keenan A. Leyden E. Molloy

4/13 4/13 4/16

J. Belmont S. Murphy M. Kolbash A. Leyden E.Molloy

Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-3, 5; Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30

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