St. Lambert Parish

Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord October 6, 2019

Twenty-seventh Sunday in ordinary time

To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under “About Us” or by phone. Bulletin Guidelines: Submissions should be received at the office 10 days preceding the date of bulletin publication. Submissions should be in electronic format and sent to debbie. stlambert.@aol.com.

Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. For guidelines and to register call the rectory. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. Website: www.StLambert.org St. Lambert Parish-Skokie, IL For Online Giving go to: www.givecentral.org

Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 Phone: (847) 673-5090 E-mail: saintlambert@aol.com Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Sat. Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Deacon: Mr. Chick O’Leary

Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all. blogspot.com Religious Education : Gina Roxas youthchurchred@gmail.com Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia Mr. George Mohrlein

Increase Your Faith

Luke 17:5

St. Lambert Intercessors’ prayer hour follows after the noon mass every Sunday in the chapel. Our prayer

teams and members intercede for the needs of St. Lambert parish and individual parishioners. Join us

in prayer; drop your written petitions into our prayer box; or request of us immediate soaking prayer in

private with you. You may also email us your petition(s) at kevinpatterson1@comcast.net. Blessings with

affections in Christ, Intercessors of St. Lambert.

The Senior Activity Club will have its regular meeting on Thursday, October 10. The meeting will be at 11:30

in Roberts Hall following a recitation of the living rosary in the church at 10:30 am. New members are always welcome. The Knights of Columbus will be conducting a drive for the intellectually

disabled after the Masses this weekend. They say it's better to give than to receive, and even better if you get tootsie rolls as a token of appreciation. You can even buy some for your supply of trick or treat candy.

Baby Bottles benefiting the Women’s Centers.

This is a simple, but crucial fundraising effort for The Women’s Centers. Bottles are available in the vestibule and near exits. Please pick up a bottle on your way out Thank you for helping defend life, and remember to keep all pro-life undertakings in your prayers.

Masses for the Week

Saturday, October 5

8:00 Gerardo Rosagas in Thanksgiving

5:00 † Dulce & Jose Perez

Sunday, October 6

8:00 People of St Lambert

10:00 † Thac Phan

12:00

Monday, October 7

7:15

Tuesday, October 8

7:15

Wednesday, October 9

7:15 Marilyn & Art Sala 65th Wedding Anniv.

Thursday, October 10

7:15 Anna Nodland 13th Birthday

Friday, October 11

7:15 Gerry & Evelyn Rosagas 49th Wedding Annv.

Saturday, October 12

8:00

5:00

Sunday, October 13

8:00

10:00

12:00 People of St Lambert

Ministers of Care

The St. Lambert Ministers of Care are available to visit and bring the Holy Eucharist to Parishioners who are unable to get to weekly Mass due to Illness, advanced age or adverse weather conditions. Each member of our parish community is encouraged to help our parish identify and reach out to the homebound the sick and isolated in our midst. If you know of someone who may benefit from a visit by a Minister of Care, please call the rectory. If you are interested in joining our ministry, please call the rectory.

The Coffee Hour will be hosted by by Izabel Sheh. She can be reached at 847-302-3684. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. If you are interested in being a group leader please call

Marcella Young at 773-698-2163

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Come Join Us In Celebrating The Feast Day of

OUR LADY OF FATIMA

ON OCTOBER 12, 2019 5:00 P.M. Mass

St. Lambert Church

The Mass will conclude with an outdoor candlelight procession

In preparation for the feast day of

Our Lady of Fatima, a daily novena * will commence October 3rd to October 11th

at 6:45 P.M.

* October 9 novena after the Mother of Perpetual Help novena)

Second Collection for World Mission on

October 19/20, 2019

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WORDS - PART 5 The Rev. Know it all’s Wonderful World of Words! (Continued) Dear Rev. Know-it-all, I have a word for you: ἰ χθύς. What does that mean? My strange pastor has just put up a sign in front of the church which has the church name, a line drawing of a fish with that word inside the fish and at the bottom of the sign there are five words “Jesus Christ Son of God Savior.” I can never understand why this guy won’t just speak English. Yours, Helen Istick

Dear Helen, Your pastor is clearly a well-educated and cultivated scholar. What he has done is to place the most ancient Christian Creed on the sign in front of the church. “ ἰ χθύς” is a Greek word that means “fish,” but the first Christians used it as an acrostic, also a Greek word which means, “A series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a word. The letters of the Greek word for fish ( ἰ χθύς) can be used as a secret code to say “Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior.” Here’s how it works.

Iota (ἰ=i in English) stands for Iēsous, Greek for

“ Jesus”. Chi (χ=kh or ch) stands for Christos, Greek for “anointed” or Messiah. Theta (θ=th) stands for Theou, Greek for “God's”. Upsilon (y or u) stands for ‘ yios, Greek for “Son”. Sigma (s) stands for sōtēr, Greek for “Savior”. It’s like the old barber shop quartet song “M” is for the million things she gave me, “O” is for the other things she gave me… put them all together they spell “Mother.” In this acrostic of “ I, ch, th, y, s” they all spell “fish.” A bit of a letdown, until you understand the symbol. The fish made the early Christians think of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes which was a symbolic allusion to the Holy Eucharist. It also reminded them of the sign of Jonah in the belly of the whale, thus reminding them of the resurrection after Jesus’ three day in the tomb. In the first centuries of the church’s life, it was against the law to be a Christian then as it frequently still is. When a Christian saw the sign of the fish he knew he was in good company. The fish symbol was a secret way to express the earliest creed of Christians. It was in use at least a century and probably much longer than the Apostles Creed or the Nicene Creed, both of which appear around 300 years after the death and resurrection of the Lord. We see the fish symbolism all over the catacombs in which the first Christians buried their dead in the hope of the resurrection. Fish are all over the New Testament, the multiplication of loaves and fishes, the miraculous catch of fish after the resurrection and the subsequent fish that Jesus cooked for the disciples on the beach that day. Jesus says they will be fishers of men and don’t forget the fish with the tax coin in its mouth. The Gospels have fish swimming all through them. And fish was the food of the poor. Only the rich ate beef, and other meat was eaten rarely, but anyone with a pole, a line and hook could go down to the river or the sea and catch a fish. So too, the Gospel is food for the poor. When you see fish

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The Reverend Know-it-all “What I don’t know… I can always make up!”

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bumper stickers or fish jewelry, fish ornaments and decorations, understand that the first Christians are still reminding us of the faith for which they lived and died the faith that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God and the savior of the world. Yours, the Rev. Know-it-all

(Continued from page 5) READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Sometimes human relationships go awry, but Christ’s choice for us is irrevocable. In marriage celebrations, the Church always recalls God’s faithfulness to help prepare married couples for enduring the inevitable rough spots. The Byzantine liturgy does this by adorning the couple with crowns that remind them of the martyr’s crown. The couple therefore takes on a vocation of witnessing to the sacredness of life in all of its suffering and joy, and of keeping their eyes fixed on the banquet of heaven. In Eastern theology, people have a liturgical vocation to give God praise, and marriage fits within that plan. It is not so much saying prayers that counts, but becoming prayer. Interestingly, in this liturgy the couple never utters a word other than joining in the community’s chants; there are no marriage vows as such. There is therefore not a hint of our Western Christian sense that marriage is a legal contract. Rather, it is all about living out one’s baptismal vocation, embracing the cross, pouring oneself out in love, and opening to the grace of the Holy Spirit. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Sunday Offertory Collection

September 21/22 , 2019 Envelopes: $5,680.00 Loose: 1,719.61 GiveCentral: 1,090.00 Total: $8,489.61

Youth Church: $ 36.00

Thank you for your continued support!

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Feeling lost? Searching for new meaning to your life? We understand. We’ve been there. Attend a Joyful Again! Retreat/workshop and find a pathway to a new beginning.

Nov 2 & 3- (Overnight only)

Nazareth Retreat Hse, Batavia Nov 16 & 17- (Overnight only)

Mt. Assisi Center, Lemont To register call: 708-354-7211.e-mail us at joyfulagain7211@gmail.com website: www.joyfulagain.org

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There will be a Christmas Toy drive this year. Further info to follow soon. Any questions call

Joanne Bookstein.

God's works are wonderful- Psalm 139:13-14

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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Faith of a mustard seed Matthew 17:14-21.

A man asked Jesus to get rid of evil sprit from his son because disciples could not do it. Jesus cured his boy. Then disciples asked Jesus why they could not. Jesus told them it was for lack of faith. Even with the faith of the size of a mustard seed could move a mountain into the sea. With faith, nothing is impossible. ———————————————————————-