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Catholic Church

4350 West Sunnyside Avenue Chicago, Il 60630 4350 West Sunnyside Avenue

Chicago, IL 60630

4350 West Sunnyside Avenue Chicago, IL 60630

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Mass Intentions for the Week

Sat. December 30 - Vigil: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 5:30 St. Edward Parishioners

Sun. December 31 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 8:00 †Mary Koegler req. by family 9:30 †Patr icia Sander req by Phyllis †Baby, Kr ingle, Tom, Tiger , Jax & Lucas Miceli req. by William C. Miceli, Sr. family 11:00 †Jessica Vega req. by Jesus G. Vega and family Mon. January 1 - The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 9:30 St. Edward Parishioners Tues. January 2 - Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory the Nazianzen 6:45 St. Edward Parishioners 8:15 †Bobby Coughlin req. by family Wed. January 3 - The Most Holy Name of Jesus 6:45 †Michael Curran anniversary req. by Dominican Sisters 8:15 †Stanley J . Sanoski bir thday req. by Sanoski family Thur. January 4 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 6:45 †Patr icia A. Sander req. by St. Edward Par ish 8:15 St. Edward Parishioners Fri. January 5 - St. John Neumann 6:45 St. Edward Parishioners 8:15 St. Edward Parishioners Sat. January 6 - Vigil: The Epiphany of the Lord 8:15 †Margaret Muskat req. by Nick and Peg Calderone 5:30 †Bea O’Hara req. by family †Ted Ries req. by family Sun. January 7 - The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 †Viola M. Maduzia req. by Elsie Adam †Margaret & Ted Ries and families 9:30 †Teofilo C. Penawski req. by Penny Reynolds 11:00 †Donna Gault req. by Tim Gault

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

Sr. Marie Michelle, O.P., Principal

Catherine McGill, Secretary

FAMILY FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM

(773) 835-3622 [email protected]

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 Fr. Bart... It has become a commonplace for writers and commentators to bemoan the decline of the family. Numerous

examples and reasons are trotted out in support of their thesis. But the bottom line for many of them is that family life is going to hell-in-a-handbasket in our country. So we need to band together and defend family values, whatever they are.

From my perspective, what is surprising – even miraculous – is not that families experience difficulties and challenges, but the fact that they are able to survive them and move through them as well as they often do. The pressures on families seem to come from two general sources: external pressures and internal pressures.

The external pressures are legion; they come with the territory of living in a modern culture. The author, Lizabeth Cohen, has written on the politics of mass consumption in postwar America. She wrote, “We are tethered to our e-mail, day and night. We are rarely out of cell phone range. Long working hours extend into evenings and weekends…. Studies reveal that Americans do an average of 350 hours (the equivalent of almost nine 40-hour weeks) more work each year than Europeans…. Stress-induced illnesses are rampant…. We have turned our homework and activity-burdened older children and ourselves into workaholics, multitasking 24/7. What are we trying to prove?” Though she wrote this in 2003, her point still holds.

Those are just some of the external pressures. The internal ones are also enormous: owning and maintaining a home with its mortgage and costs of upkeep; making enough money to be comfortable, and to save enough for college education and retirement; in-laws and extended family’s demands and expectations; raising children and giving them a firm foundation upon which to build their lives; everyday communication and miscommunication in a wired world; illness. The list of internal pressures can also go on and on.

As I say, it seems miraculous – given all the pressures families face – that they stay together and are somehow able to grow. But, truth be told, family pressures and challenges are nothing new. Look at the family from Nazareth 2000 years ago: a betrothed man feels jilted; the family has to seek refuge in a foreign country and then hide out in Nazareth after returning; their child runs away in Jerusalem; the mother cannot understand her son’s plans in Cana; the family thinks the son is out of his mind and tries to bring him home; the son is arrested and executed while still in his prime; his mother is left in the care of a non-relative. The Holy Family faced tremendous pressures and challenges, too. But they stayed connected because of their faith in a loving God who would never abandon them.

What the Holy Family had, and what we also have, is a distinct faith response to the challenges and pressures that come with being part of a family. (And I use family in the broadest sense; there is an almost infinite variety of families in our culture. All share in common the internal and external challenges.) That faith response includes prayer, gratitude, forbearance and forgiveness.

To live in a family is wonderful, but it is also very challenging. It always has been. Given that, it seems like a miracle that they stay together as they do. Or perhaps it’s not a miracle. Perhaps it is simply faith, the faith that opens our hearts in prayer, gratitude and forgiveness, the faith that draws us together to be fed and strengthened in the Eucharist. On this Feast of the Holy Family, may God bless us with grateful, prayerful, forgiving hearts that enable us to meet the challenges and celebrate the joys that come with being members of the human family.

Fr. Bart Winters Associate Pastor

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“O Come Let Us Adore Him"

This Friday, January 5th, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament starting right after the 8:15 a.m. Mass and ending with Benediction at 7:00 p.m. The sign up

chart is in the vestibule this weekend. There are open time slots that need to be filled: 3:00, 3:30, 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. Please prayerfully consider signing up for one of these time slots for the whole year of 2018; twelve first Fridays. This weekend, we will have the sign up for one hour time commitments starting on the half hour or hour. Sign up for 3:00 and stay until 4:00 or 3:30 and stay until 4:30. If you can only commit to a half hour, please write “1/2 hour” after your name on the sign-up sheet. Please plan on what time is best for you. After you have signed your name to the Adoration chart you will receive the dates for 2018, calendar reminder stickers and a prayer card about First Friday devotions. Since there must be someone in Church during the Adoration hours; we need people to sign up to be substitutes. We need the name and phone number for anyone committing to a time slot or agreeing to be a substitute. Please fill out the form in back of Church. Friday is the Feast Day of St. John Neumann, the first male American saint. He established the first system of diocesan schools in the United States. As Bishop of Philadelphia, he opened on average, one church a month. After eight years of intense pastoral activity, he collapsed. He was canonized in 1977. We should come and pray to him in thanksgiving for fostering the Christian education of youth and be thankful for our Blue Ribbon School. So please spend some time this Friday with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Short visits are always welcomed. Come and enjoy the silence. Your time will be well spent. Our Savior is born. Come let us adore Him!

Stewardship Month of November 2017

“…as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must forgive.” - COLOSSIANS 3:13

Forgiveness – one of the hardest things for people to do. It’s amazing how long we can hold a grudge or be angry with someone. As we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family, take this opportunity to give the gift of forgiveness to someone - maybe someone in your family, maybe a friend, maybe a co-worker or neighbor or, maybe yourself. Pick up the phone or text someone right now.

Envelopes $19,010.03 Loose Cash/Checks 3,787.40 Children’s Envelopes 115.10 Electronic Donations 6,947.51 Sunday Collection Total $29,860.04

All Souls 1,510.00 Thanksgiving 1,137.68 Parish Needs 932.84

Sharing Parish 408.00

Please prayerfully consider supporting St. Edward Church with electronic donations through GiveCentral. You can sign up online by visiting our website at www.stedparish.org.

Thank you for your continued support

of our parish family! ______________________

March For Life

Chicago The Chicago March for Life will take place on Sunday, January 14th. It starts with a rally at 2:00 pm at the Federal Plaza, 50 West Adams and ends at 4:00 pm. There will be a bus at St. Constance Church, 5856 West Ainslie that will take you to the march and back. Please call Richard Kehoe at (708) 205-8487 to make a reservation. There is no cost for the bus. You can also take the blue line train downtown. Please come and be a public witness for the unborn.

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday - 5:30 pm

Sunday - 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am

DAILY MASSES

Monday - Friday - 6:45 am & 8:15 am

Saturday - 8:15 am

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays at 4:45 pm or by appointment.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

First Friday of Every Month at 9:00 am Benediction at 7:00 pm

ROSARY

Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturdays after 8:15 am Mass.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION

Contact the parish office at least 6 months prior to your desired wedding date to make arrangements to meet with a priest. Please do not make definite reception plans until your date and time is set with the Church.

BAPTISM PREPARATION

Infant baptisms are celebrated on the first and third Sundays throughout the year. Parents of infants may be asked to participate in a one-time baptism preparation class before the baptism.

Baptisms for children over the age of six are coordinated through our Family Faith Program. Baptisms for adults are a part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

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St. Edward New Year’s Schedule

Saturday, December 30th Feast of the Holy Family

Mass at 5:30 pm

Sunday. December 31st Masses at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am

Monday, January 1st

Mary, Mother of God Mass at 9:30 am

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Join our Book Club!

We meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00 pm to discuss a book we are all reading together. We have an informal discussion on certain chapters each week and share many laughs and stories. All are welcome to join us.

Current Book: MOTHER TERESA

Author: Kathryn Spink

Dates and Chapters: January 9 - Chapters 1 & 2

January 16 - Chapters 3 & 4 January 23 - Chapters 5 & 6 January 30 - Chapters 7 & 8 February 6 - Chapters 9-11

February 13 - Chapters 12-14

We meet in the Rectory Hall (basement of rectory offices) on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 pm. ________________________________

Youth Ministry January 2018 Schedule

January 7

Mass & Social Night January 14

Chicago March for Life Youth Rally & Mass 7:30 am-5:00 pm

Permission Slip online/due January 10 January 21

Mass & Life Night on Scripture January 28

Mass & Life Night on Scripture

All high school teens are welcome to join our Youth Ministry every Sunday from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the Church Hall.

Attention Parents of all Newly Baptized

On Sunday, January 7, all families of our newly baptized children from this past year (2017) are invited to the 11:00 am Mass for a special blessing and a reception following. Please plan on joining us. RSVP Fr. Dominic at [email protected] or by calling the rectory. _______________________________

Totus Tuus Save the Dates

Registration Begins Monday, January 8, 2018

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 t-shirt (optional)

Register at www.stedparish.org _______________________________

Youth Ministry Summer 2018 Mission Trip

July 18 - July 22

Gary, Indiana - $150.00

Gather your friends, pack your bags, and join young people from around the mid-west on this incredible journey of faith! Open your heart and let the fire of the Holy Spirit become alive in you! To save your spot, find and complete the commitment form at www.stedparish.org. Please return completed form to Fr. Dom along with your $75.00 deposit by January 10, 2018. E-mail: [email protected] for more information and check www.StEdParish.org/youthministry for a permission slip. Permission slip due January 10.

Congrats to our RCIA Candidates!

During the Season of Advent, we

welcomed three adults into the Order of Catechumens. This is part of

the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA).

These three have recently completed the Rite of Acceptance:

Jennifer Hegener

Joe Montes Eddie Padilla

Please keep them and their sponsors in

your prayers as they continue preparations to be fully received into

the Church this coming Easter.

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St. Ed Happenings

Please email articles to: [email protected]

BH - Buckley Hall (Gym) CH - Church Hall CL - Club Room CR - Counting Room CY - Court Yard RH - Rectory Hall PL - Parking Lot SC - School UC - Upper Church

Jan. 7 Bulletin

Jan. 14 Bulletin

Jan. 21 Bulletin

Jan. 28 Bulletin

Articles Due Jan. 2

Article Due Jan. 8

Article Due Jan. 15

Article Due Jan. 22

Pray for the Deceased Margaret Muskat Mark Krupa, husband of Eileen Krupa

Pray for the Sick Alex Agronomoff, Antonio B. Aguayo, Mary Anne Asakura, Robert Barrett, Noelani Faith Brighton, Brian Conlan, Dorothy Decker, Reynaldo DeGuzman, Alan Fleming, Louise Fleming, Fr. Erwin Friedl, Gail Grantschnig, Mike Halleron, Henry Hammersten, Debbie Hoff, Frank Kay, Diana McKewin, Herminia Muzikar, Wilberto Nano, Jim O’Kelly, Richard Pasierbowicz, Susan Roman, Lourdes Vidal, Shirley Voegtle, Craig Voss

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 O’Connor, Gretel Ypil Odon, SFC, Edward Swartz, Danielle Ulrich, Rachel Vega, Brian West

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Bulletin Schedule

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Family Faith Formation Update

Our new Family Faith Formation program is off to a great start! We have over 40 families registered with children who attend either our parish school or other schools. Every first Tuesday of the month our parents gather to learn a particular topic and then they go home and teach their children. On the last Sunday of the month all our families come together (with children) for fun activities based on that month’s topic. The theme for our first year together is the Creed. If you would like to learn more about our Family Faith Formation program, feel free to contact our Coordinator of Religious Education, Lourdes Ryczek at [email protected] or Fr. Dom at [email protected]. __________________________________________________________________

New Adult Faith Formation Series

Catholic FAQ: Faith Answering Questions

Guest Speakers will be coming in and answering the following questions on Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in the Rectory Hall.

January 25: What’s the deal with Marriage and Annulments?

Fr. Dan Smilanic, former Vicar of Canonical Services of Archdiocese of Chicago February 1: Why does the Church care about the poor?

Fr. Arturo Felix, OFM. Conv., Franciscan Priest at St. Ita Parish February 8: To Be Determined

Fr. Bart Winters, Associate Pastor at St. Edward February 15: Do Catholics worship the Blessed Mother?

Fr. James Presta, former Rector of St. Joseph College Seminary, professor of Mariology at Mundelein Seminary, and current Pastor of St. Emily Parish in Mount

Prospect

Sunday, December 31 Children’s Liturgy 9:30 am Mass UC Basketball 11:00 am Gym Monday, January 1 No School Parish Office Closed Tuesday, January 2 No School Friendly Neighbors 11:30 am CH St. Vincent DePaul Mtg 7:00 pm CR Theology & Cigars 8:00 pm RH Wednesday, January 3 No School Legion of Mary 9:00 am CR RCIA 7:00 pm RH Thursday, January 4 No School Friday, January 5 No School Eucharistic Adoration 9:00 am UC Girls/Boys Basketball 5:00 pm Gym Saturday, January 6 Food Drive Novena/Rosary 8:45 am UC (Immediately following 8:15 am Mass) SPRED 11:00 am RH

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Mass Presider Lector Paten Cup Servers

Jan. 6 Saturday 5:30 pm

Fr. Jim McIlhone

Laura Quigley 1 Fran Leonard 4 Bev Birch 5 Antonio Cabilao

2 Marty Ryczek 3 need minister

R. Quigley H. Quigley E. Anderson

Jan. 7 Sunday 8:00 am

Fr. Mike Cronin

April Tondelli 1 Jim Hehir 4 Diane Panico 5 Kris Jozwik

2 Linda Hehir 3 Joe Panico

A. Iglesias K. Diblik Needed

11:00 am

Fr. Dom Clemente

David O’Donnell 1 Bella Maningat 4 Archie Africa 5 need minister

2 Tom Clune 4 Lilia Cruzat

D. Macaraya A. Corral A. DeLaPena

9:30 am

Fr. Bart Winters

Jerome Lasky 1 Matthew Bates 4 Joan Wirkus 5 need minister

2 Alice Erickson 3 Carol Farrell

K. Lasky L. Johnston A. Erickson

Weekday Altar Servers

Tues. & Wed., Jan.. 2 & 3: K. Griffin & M. Roman

Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Jan. 4, 5, & 6: N. Parker & N. Asplund

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