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Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish Mission Statement We are a diverse Catholic community of genera ons, experiencing the living God and reflec ng our faith in ac on with one another.
July 14, 2019 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Summer Mission Collection
August 4 Sunday
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 15 Thursday
Parish Picnic - Dunham Park
August 25 Sunday
Mass Intentions MON. July 15, St. Bonaventure 8:30 am Julia & Michael Kowalewski, Jim & Jean Clause (Anniv) TUES. July 16, Our Lady of Mount Carmel 8:30 am Reverend John Finnegan WED. July 17, Weekday 8:30 am Joan Callan THURS. July 18, St. Camillus de Lellis 8:30 am Leo Puralewski Jr, Patrick Deegan (2nd Anniv) FRI. July 19, Weekday 8:30 am Finoy Lukose (Anniv) SAT. July 20, St. Apollinaris 8:30 am Lorraine Malmstedt 5:00 pm Lucille & Alice Kerwin, Terry Samp, Ace Renix, Richard John Garvin SUN. July 21, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Joan Karwat, Lorraine Christensen 10:00 am James Heinlein, Joe White, Madge Boyle, Eileen Sullivan 12:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish 5:30 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory Parishes
Weekly Collections June 30, 2019
Sunday Offertory $ 7,537 Peter’s Pence $ 2,201 Sharing $ 107
The amount for the Sunday Offertory includes the electronic dona ons received for the week.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Please pray for our sick
Margaret Ludden, Robert Walsh, Patricia Klenck, Gina Brettman,
Lorraine Placek
Fi eenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the reading from Deuteronomy, Moses calls the people to return to the Covenant with all their heart and soul. He says that this is not difficult, for the law of God is not distant or remote. It is already wri en in their hearts. All they have to do is carry it out.
This first part of St. Paul’s le er to the Colossians is the beginning of an early Christological hymn proclaiming that Je-sus Christ is the Creator and the Redeemer. Since all things were created through him, he is higher than the angels and all other spirits. Christ is also the firstborn of the dead, living now forever in heaven. St. Paul reminds the Colos-sians that it was through his death by the blood of the Cross that brings peace and reconcilia on with God.
The gospel really gives two separate instruc ons. In the first part, a scholar of the law asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks him what is wri en in the law. The scholar responds with the instruc ons of Moses to love God with all your heart and all your soul and to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus tells him that he has an-swered correctly. If he puts it into prac ce he will live.
As a segue into the second part of the gospel, the scholar asks Jesus who is his neighbor. Jesus replies with the para-ble of the Good Samaritan. A man has fallen vic m to robbers and lies wounded and bleeding by the side of the road. A priest passed by and crosses over to the other side of the road. In the same way, a Levite passes by and crosses to the other side of the road. Finally, a Samaritan (a foreigner) passes by and is moved with compassion. He binds the man’s wounds, puts him on his donkey and takes him to an inn where he can rest and recover. The Samaritan also gives the innkeeper money to pay for the man’s care. Jesus asks the scholar which of the three proved to be neighbor to the robbers’ vic m. The scholar responds, the one who treated him with mercy. Jesus commands him to go and do likewise.
Deuteronomy 30:10-14 Colossians 1:15-20 Luke 10:25-37
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From the Pastor’s Desk
Our scriptures today remind us that God’s mercy and compassion are available to everyone, but the only way to experience them ourselves is when we show mercy and compassion to others. Moses tells the people that in order to receive God’s blessings they must carry out his commandments. St. Paul tells the Colossians that through his mercy and compassion Christ has reconciled us to God by the blood of the cross. In next week’s con nua on, he tells them that in order to benefit from his sacrifice they must fill up what is lacking in Christ’s sufferings (imitate Christ’s compassion to alleviate the sufferings of others). In the gospel story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells the scholar of the law that one "inherits" eternal life by showing mercy to others.
Moses tells the people that they must keep the commandments wri en in the book of the Law, and return to the Lord with all your heart and all your soul. Because the Law was very detailed, and only the teachers of the Law could know its fullness, the people doubted their ability to stay in God’s good graces. Moses tells them that the Law is not distant and remote, but it is accessible to everyone. The Law is already in their mouths and in their hearts; they have only to carry it out. The same is true for us. One does not need to be a scholar of the Law in or-der to receive God’s grace. We know the commandments. We are asked to live them out in concrete ways in our daily affairs.
Jesus makes this explicit in the gospel story this morning. When a scholar of the Law asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life, Jesus asks him how he reads the Law. The scholar quotes the Mosaic Law to love God with all one’s heart and soul, with all one’s strength and with all one’s mind, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself. The commandment to love God with all your heart and soul comes from the Deuteronomic Law that we heard in the first reading. The commandment to love one’s neighbor comes from the Levi cal Law known as the Holiness Code. By pu ng the two commandments together the scholar shows an astute understanding of God’s Covenant. It is, of course, the Golden Rule of life, but with the promise that God will grant us forgiveness, mercy and compassion (eternal life) when we show mercy and compassion to others. A er all, we cannot extend mercy and forgiveness to God nor "earn" his reciprocal generosity, so he makes the promise to us that he will accept the mercy we give others as given to him. So Jesus tells the scholar, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
But the scholar is a good lawyer. He wants to know specifically who is the neighbor he should love. The scholars of the Jewish law had different defini ons of neighbor to whom obliga on would be owed. For some it meant one’s immediate or extended family. Others were more inclusive, extending it to the en re tribe, including friends and acquaintances. The most expansive included all the Chosen People as well as the resident aliens and slaves. Jesus uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate his understanding of the Law. The Samaritan is a foreigner and a pagan, not part of the Covenant with God nor one of the Chosen People. If the Levite or the priest (Sadducee) helped the man by cleaning his wounds (touching his blood), they would be ritually unclean and thus unable to func on in the temple worship. They are more concerned with their own "holiness" than with express-ing the mercy of God. Only the foreigner shows compassion. Jesus, using the example of the pagan foreigner, in-structs that all people are to be considered as one’s neighbor. We prove ourselves to be neighbors by showing mercy and compassion towards all people. In this way do we "inherit" eternal life.
Financial support of the parish has been down significantly in recent weeks. While mass a endance drops off during the summer as people take well-deserved vaca ons, the parish and school expenses con nue all year. Please remember to send in your envelopes or sign-up for regular dona ons through Give Central. It is only through your consistent generosity that we are able to keep our parish vibrant and running smoothly.
Have a great week and a peaceful summer. Sincerely, Fr. Neil
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In Sympathy
Please pray for the repose of the soul of
Narciso Asuncion Galang
and for his family and friends.
Congratulations on your Wedding…
Mr. and Mrs. Ian and Amanda (Yamate) Schucart
Sunday, August 25 - 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Dunham Park
Parking is limited so park in the Church parking lot and walk to the Park
Outdoor Mass 12:00 Noon
SAVE THE DATE
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Please Note:
The Parish Office Summer Hours (through August 18th) will be as follows:
Sundays 8:30 am through 1:30 pm Monday through Thursday 8:30 am through 7:30 pm (Closed from Noon to 1:30 pm for lunch)
Fridays 8:30 am through 4 pm (Closed from Noon to 1:30 pm for lunch) Saturdays 8:30 am through 2:30 pm
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Daily Scripture Readings
Monday Ex 1:8-14, 22 / Mt 10:34--11:1
Tuesday
Ex2:1-15a / Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday Ex 3:1-6, 9-12 / Mt 11:25-27
Thursday
Ex 3:13-20 / Mt 11:28-30
Friday Ex 11:10-12:14 / Mt 12:1-8
Saturday
Ex 12:37-42 / Mt 12:14-21
Sunday Gn 18:1-10a / Col 1:24-28 / Lk 10:38-42
Weekly Schedule Monday, July 15
Tuesday, July 16
Wednesday, July 17
Thursday, July 18
Friday, July 19
Saturday, July 20
9 am – 12 pm Faith Formation Catechist In-Service (KH) Second Collection for the Energy Needs of the Parish
Sunday, July 21
6:30 pm ZOE Sunday (TR) Second Collection for the Energy Needs of the Parish
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
J u l y 2 0 / 2 1 , 2 0 1 9 M a s s P r e s i d e r S e r v e r s L e c t o r s A u x i l i a r y M i n i s t e r s
5:00 PM Fr. Sco Donahue
M. Jenkins, K.. Keeney, L. Nigro K. Nigro J. Jakobsze, D. Nowak, G. Soriano
8:00 AM Fr. Neil Fackler
T. Hansen, M. Mezydlo, J. Perez W. Felckowski K. Fergus, P. Fergus, M. Furphy
10:00 AM Fr. Neil Fackler
T. White, A. Gonzalez, A. Niznik J. Garcia E. Bas an, S. Donat, C. Rau, O. Cave,
K. Ernst, R. Loch, P. Zyburt
12:00 PM Msgr. Pat Pollard
S. Jablonski, A. Hanacek, C. Ladegaard E. Day M. Blake, G. Ignarski, P. Mullane
5:30 PM Fr. Michael Wyrzykowski
S. Grant, J. Sarau-Young, R. Sarau-Young G. Pfeiffer S. Calcagno, M. Calcagno, B. Pfeiffer
Private Raymond M. Brennan III (Army) CPT Patrick J. Collins (Army) Raymond Weernink (Navy) Sgt Sco Pekar (Marines) CPT Dan Allen (Army) LCpl Kurt Williams (Marines) SGT Joseph Konieczny (Army) Mike Janson (Navy) 1LT Brian G. Lutz (Army) Bernard Brennan (Marines) Sgt. Benjamin Juhasz (Marines) Sarah Faye Tierra (Navy) Sgt Joseph VonMoser (Marines) Luke Bulanda (Navy) Capt Kevin P. O’Grady (Air Force) Major Daniel C. Ouper (Air Force) PO1 John J. Schmidt III (Navy) Capt Albert Eiffes (Air Force) Joseph A. Casey (Navy) EM3 Abraham Ubi (Navy) PVT Michael Barry (Army) SPC David A. Torres (Army) E2 Anthony V. Tierra (Navy) A1C Logan Lopez (Air Force) Brandon Lee Logan (Marines) Private 2 Tyler A. Woelke (Army) Lt. Zachary Stefanski (Army)
Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our me of need. Amen.
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Saint Robert Bellarmine Church
Mass Schedule Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Rectory Office Hours Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weddings Arrangements to be made with a priest
at least six months in advance. Please contact the rectory for date and time
availability before making other arrangements.
Baptisms Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday
at 1:15 p.m. Parents need to register at the rectory office.
Baptismal preparation class for first time Parents and Godparents is offered on the last Monday
of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Please note: there are no baptisms scheduled
during the season of Lent.
Confessions/Reconciliations Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
or by appointment.
Anointing of the Sick 1st Saturday of the month after the 8:30 a.m. mass.
Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction
Third Wednesday of every month. Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass.
Benediction at 5 p.m. Please sign up at the rectory office.
Novena
Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the church.
Recitation of the Rosary
Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
Parish Office & Rectory 4646 North Austin Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60630 Tel. 773.777.2666 Fax 773.777.2770
Website: www.srb-chicago.org
Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Donahue, Resident
Tony Delgado, Deacon Kathy Goetz, Business Manager
[email protected] Barbara Donnelly, Adm. Assist/Office Mgr
[email protected] Dr. Christina Zaker, Adult Education
[email protected] Beth Farias, Youth Minister
Religious Education Office 6036 West Eastwood Avenue
Tel. 773.286.0956 Debi DeMario, Director [email protected]
St. Robert Bellarmine School 6036 West Eastwood Avenue
Tel. 773.725.5133 Carrie Mijal, Principal
[email protected] Chris Wilson, Secretary
Office of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue
Tel. 773.286.0956 Dennis Costanzo, Music Director
Bulletin Deadline: Thursday 12 Noon 10 days in advance
Submit articles via email: [email protected]
in person at the rectory or fax 773.777.2770
Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 7:30 p.m. in the rectory.
Saint Robert Bellarmine Church
Parish Rectory & Office 4646 North Aus n Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60630 Tel. 773.777.2666 Fax 773.777.2770 Website: www.srb-chicago.org SRB Mobile App: h p:// www.parishsolu onsco.com/bellarmineil.html Contact Deacon Bill Frere Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Sco Donahue, Resident Bill Frere, Deacon [email protected] James Ouper, Business Opera ons Manager [email protected] Barbara Donnelly, Parish Secretary [email protected] Maria Siap, Youth Minister [email protected] Fr. Neil Fackler, Pastor [email protected] Faith Forma on Office 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.286.0956 Mary Ellen Casselman, Director [email protected] St. Robert Bellarmine School 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.725.5133 Deanne Roy, Principal [email protected] Chris Wilson, Office Manager [email protected] Office of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.286.0956 Dennis Costanzo, Music Director [email protected] Bulle n Deadline: Thursday 12 Noon 10 days in advance Submit ar cles via email: bulle [email protected] in person at the rectory or fax 773.777.2770
Mass Schedule Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Rectory Office Hours Monday through Thursday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Summer Hours) (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Weddings Arrangements to be made with a priest at least six months in advance. Please contact the rectory for date and me availability before making other arrangements. Baptisms Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday at 1:15 p.m. Parents need to register at the rectory office. Bap smal prepara on class for first me Parents and Godparents is offered on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Please note: there are no bap sms scheduled during the season of Lent. Confessions/Reconciliations Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick 1st Saturday of the month a er the 8:30 a.m. mass. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Third Wednesday of every month. Adora on begins a er 8:30 a.m. mass. Benedic on at 5 p.m. Please sign up at the rectory office. Novena Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30p.m. in the church, followed by Benedic on. Recitation of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m. Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 12 Noon in the rectory.