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St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time—July 11, 2010

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

BAPTISM: We joyfully welcome all children to the St. Mary of the Woods community. A Baptism preparation session is required for all parents wishing to have their child baptized. Please call Deacon Mages at 773-763-7133 to make arrangements PRIOR to the birth of your child.

WEDDINGS: Those considering marriage should consult one of the priests at least six months before the wedding.

REV. LEO T. MAHON, Pastor Emeritus REV. THOMAS F. MAHER, Resident REV. DONALD J. HEADLEY, Resident PATTI & BILL MAGES, Diaconal Couple MRS. MARCIA MAHONEY, Pastoral Associate/DRE MR. PATRICK KELLY, Principal

MR. DONALD COLONNA, Business Manager MRS. MARY ANNE EICHHORN, Music Director MRS. CAROL STUCKO, Parish Secretary MRS. JOYCE CONRAD, School Secretary MR. JON LEBARON, Athletic Director/Gym Supervisor MR. TOM BARDA, Maintenance Supervisor

RECTORY 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-0206 SCHOOL 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-7577 PARISH RESOURCE CENTER 7033 N. Moselle Ave. Tel. 773-763-1603 PARISH JUBILEE HOUSE 7045 N. Moselle Ave Tel. 773-775-5204

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS WEB SITE: W W W . S M O W . O R G

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.

If you are not Catholic you are most welcome at our wor-ship services. Should you wish to inquire into the Catho-lic Faith, please contact Fr. Greg at the rectory. MOVING? When moving in or out of St. Mary of the Woods Faith Community, please notify the Parish Office.

Rev. Patrick G. Cecil, Pastor



SMOW’s Silhouette Players proudly present:

Conceived and Originally Directed by John-Michael Tebelak — Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

WHEN: Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 7:30 pm Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 2:30 pm Friday, July 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 7:30 pm

WHERE: St. Mary of the Woods Parish Hall

TICKETS: $12.00 for adults, $6.00 children 12 and younger

Tickets on sale after all the Masses on July 10 and 11, 2010. For advanced tickets or information, please call Caryn Tierney at 773-983-2190

or send request to [email protected]. Tickets also available at the door.

Liturgical Bits & Bytes

Mingling of Bread and Wine This is a small gesture where the presider breaks off a small particle of the host and drops it into his chal-ice. During the middle ages many symbolic meanings were ascribed to this action. Originally the tradition comes from Masses in early Rome. A priest who was not able to celebrate with the pope received a small piece of bread, called the fermentum, from the papal mass. This he placed in his own chalice to signify his unity with the pope.

Copyright © 2008 Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

Invitation to Communion The presider holds up the bread and wine, saying “Behold the Lamb of God… Happy are we to be called to his supper.” This is our invitation to approach the communion table. We respond in the words of the centurion, “Lord, I am not worthy…”

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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BALANCE THE PARISH BUDGET

During the past year, much effort has gone into reducing school and parish expenses, all without drop-ping programs, ministries or reducing access to parish facilities. Even with careful management of resources, revenues must keep pace to achieve a balanced budget. Two actions are important in achieving a balanced budget for this year: First, over the last three years, due to the pledging in the capital campaign, we have not asked for a Sun-day offering increase. It is necessary to ask you to do so, if you have not done so already, as soon as next Sunday. Examples of increasing your giving by 20% include increasing from $15.00 to $18.00, $20.00 to $24.00, $25.00 to $30.00 or $40.00 to $48.00. Secondly, catch up with a weekly envelope that you may have not had an opportunity to give to Saint Mary of the Woods. This may have been the result of missing a weekly mass, vacation or attending another church. Each offering is vital to the ongoing overall financial well being of Saint Mary of the Woods. Also, please watch for an announcement to be made soon regarding an automated giving option. Saint Mary of the Woods will soon be able to allow you to choose automatic debiting of an account of your choosing for the purpose of contributions to the parish. Check writing and envelopes will no longer be neces-sary if you choose this option.

PARISH BLOOD DRIVE THIS SUNDAY July 11th, 2010

8:00 am to 1:30 pm In the Parish Hall

Save a Life – Be a Blood Donor!

Crisis Pregnancy Hotline — 800-400-4205

Post Abortion Healing — 888-456-HOPE (4673)

READINGS FOR THE WEEK: July 12, 2010 — July 18, 2010

Monday: Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Gen 18:1-10a; Ps 15; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

Our Lady of Mercy Open House and Liturgy for all OLM graduates

September 11, 2010 — 3:00pm to 8:00pm

Ryan Hall

5:00pm Liturgy in Church

For more info. call Mary Lou at 773-267-3706

Or OLM rectory at 773-588-2620

SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS FACILITY USAGE POLICY

Are you planning a class, sports camp or gathering, which requires a participation fee? Please know that, in order for Saint Mary of the Woods to defray its expenses for utilities, liability insurance and wear and tear, we now ask for a fee equaling 10% of the participa-tion charge. This policy was established more than a year ago but many groups and individuals are not aware of it yet. For more details regarding this policy, please call Don Colonna at the rectory during busi-ness hours.


Today’s Alms Collection is for Mission Honduras International’s Liberia Mission Incorporated

PLEASE REMEMBER ST. MARY OF THE WOODS WHEN MAKING OUT YOUR WILL.

MADONNA HOUSE

Catholic Charities opened a freshly renovated shelter for women and their children in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The shelter, located near Wrig-ley Field, has a confidential address because it shares a campus with a domestic violence program. Currently, the children residing at Madonna House could use some outdoor play things. If you have some gently used toys that you can spare, please call Marcy in the Rectory at 773-763-0206. Thank you!

ALMS COLLECTION NEXT WEEK FOR RAINBOW HOUSE Since 1982, Rainbow House has provided a comfortable and confidential refuge for victims of domestic vio-lence and their children who have fled from their own homes. The residential services program was estab-lished to answer the need for an emergency shelter on the west side of Chicago with bilingual services for bat-tered women. The shelter was renovated in 1990 to become one of the largest, and the only handicapped ac-cessible, shelter in Chicago. Residents of the shelter receive more than a safe bed and plenty of food during their stay of up to 120 days. Through individual and group counseling, case management, and life skills work-shops, the residents learn that their experiences are not unique and begin to explore the array of opportunities made possible by Rainbow House and its collaborative partners. Rainbow House has expanded to offer com-munity resource programs in three neighborhoods, as well as domestic violence prevention and education pro-grams serving the west and southwest sides.

SAVE THE DATE! The SMOW HNS annual golf outing

will be September 17, 2010 at the Glenview Park Golf Club.

Mark your calendars!


MASS TIMES FOR TRAVELERS

FOR NATIONWIDE MASS TIME AND LOCATIONS CALL

MASSTIMES (1 410 676 6000) OR GO TO

www.Masstimes.org.

The Women’s Center Bulletin Announcement for July, 2010

At The Women’s Center those who are pregnant and in a difficult situation find compassion, friendship and help. Very often they are being coerced into aborting their baby; but with our support, they are able to give birth to their child. We receive beautiful “thank you” notes after their baby is born. We need a cargo van in good working condition. This is an income tax deductible contribution. Call 773-794-4774. Mark your calendars for our annual Walk for Life and new “Fun Run”: Northwest Chicago – Sunday, September 12th

and Southwest Palos Heights – Sunday, September 26th. Check our website for details or phone 773-794-1313 for a brochure. Volunteers are needed: 1) to answer calls in our Chicago and Evergreen Park counseling offices. For information call 773-794-1313, 2) someone with a truck who is willing to transport baby items to Our Lady of Knock in Calumet City. Call Peg at 773-794-3292, 3) a volunteer to promote our newsletter to schools and individuals. The newsletter, for young people, features stories about saints, God’s love for us, pro-life ideas, plus fun things. To help call Pat at 773-794-4777, and 4) volunteers to pick up baby furniture. Call 773-794-1313. Diapers in sizes 4, 5, and 6 only are needed. Call Peg at 773-794-3292 for diaper donation. We need boy’s clothes in sizes 3 to 16, new infant sleepers and baby clothes, crib sheets and bumper pads. We also need 7 baby cribs, crib parts for repairs, 5 infant/carrier car seats, 3 toddler beds, 3 bouncers, 2 small chests of drawers, 3 Pack N Plays, 3 double strollers and 4 baby swings. It will be a great help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or if a pick up is needed, please call 773-794-1313. No pickup of clothing except with baby furniture. The families who receive these items are grateful for your generosity. If you shop at Dominick’s Food Stores and register your Fresh Values card with The Women's Center, we earn a per-centage of what you spend. You can shop any day and at any time of day. Please call us at 773-794-1313 to register your card.

Tickets on Sale for “Little Shop” July 23-Aug. 1

Tickets are on sale for the Saint Patrick High School Summer Theatre Company’s showing of “Little Shop of Horrors” July 23 through Aug. 1 (Fri. and Sat. perform-ances at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m.). Tickets are $12.00 and can be purchased by calling (773) 286-8470 or visiting www.stpatrick.org. About Saint Patrick High School Summer Theatre Company: A professional theatre company featuring adult actors and actresses and select student interns, Saint Patrick High School Summer Theatre Company is dedicated to providing high class entertainment while creating networking opportunities for young thespians.


ST MARY OF THE WOODS partnering with

FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS to provide

250 SURVIVAL KITS FOR

ST. DAMIAN’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN HAITI

WHAT CAN WE DO?

1) DONATIONS: The cost of each box is $50. All checks should be made out to FRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS/HAITI KIDS and sent to Mary Jo Howard (6566 N. Chicora, Chicago, IL 60646) or Marlene Byrne (7028 N. Mendota, Chicago, IL 60646) by July 12. We will also be available to talk about the project and accept checks after Masses on July 11 and July 18.

2) VOLUNTEERS: On July 19th at 6:00pm, we will have a packing party. All supplies and boxes will be at St. Mary of the Woods Gym for packing. We estimate a 3-4 hour packing PARTY. Children are more than welcome to participate in the packing.

PRAY THE ROSARY FOR PEACE

Every morning after the 8:00am Mass, the Rosary is prayed. Please consider joining us in this very powerful prayer for peace.


SANDRA SCHNEIDERS ON RELIGIOUS LIFE

ESSAY IN THEOLOGY By Rev. Richard P. McBrien

Sandra Schneiders is a Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (known to many as the "IHMs") and professor of New Testament Studies and Christian Spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, in Berkeley, California.

She has written extensively on Religious Life, not only in the National Catholic Reporter, but in her pro-jected three-volume work on Religious Life in the new millennium. The first two volumes were published by Paulist Press in 2000 and 2001 respectively. She is cur-rently working on the third volume.

Professor Schneiders recently published on-line in the NCR an extensive study of Religious Life as a prophetic life form. It ran in five installments from January 4th through the 8th. She had previously published a four-page article on Religious Life in the NCR's October 2nd issue, and this column subsequently summarized its ma-jor points.

Her most recent article is difficult to summarize, but I shall try to do so in this week's and next week's columns. To make the effort as easy to follow as possible, I will simply list some of Sister Schneiders's main points, whether directly or in paraphrase.

• Religious Life is a prophetic life form, as Pope John Paul II acknowledged in Vita Consecrata, a post-synodal apostolic exhortation published in 1996. As such, it is based entirely on Jesus' own prophetic minis-try, which called for the end of all domination systems, where power is exercised by the few over the many. • The current struggle between some in the Vatican and the overwhelming majority of Religious communi-ties of women is really a power struggle between those who favor the renewal and reforms promoted by the Sec-ond Vatican Council and those who do not. Women's Religious Life is "being used as a symbolic scapegoat" in this confrontation.

• Sisters are a particularly important target because of their sheer numbers and influence. They are also "the largest, best organized, most geographically ubiquitous, most ministerially diversified, and therefore probably most effective promoters of the vision of Vatican II" As such, the Sisters are "the greatest source of hope" for many Catholics, and the "most serious danger" to "the real (that is, pre-conciliar) Church," which others are trying to restore.

• The current investigation of Religious communi-ties is confined to communities of women. Male Reli-gious communities have declined in numbers just as steeply as women's, but the males are not being investi-

gated. Why is this so? • Religious Life is also "a charismatic life form,

called into existence by the Holy Spirit," which means that its members "live corporately the prophetic charism in the Church." Religious communities, therefore, are not "a work force gathering recruits for ecclesiastical pro-jects," nor is their mission or their particular ministries determined by the hierarchy.

• As for the "shortage" of vocations to Religious Life, "No Congregation ‘needs’ more members than are actually called to it by God.... The purpose of the life is not to perpetuate particular Congregations nor to staff Church institutions; it is to live intensely the witness to the Gospel to which the Congregation is called and for as long as it is called."

• Canon 586, for example, expressly forbids the in-trusion by ecclesiastical authorities into the internal af-fairs of religious communities. They have "a rightful autonomy of life, especially of governance."

• Ministerial innovation by a Religious community is not a mark of "instability or infidelity to its originating charism. Such innovation belongs to the nature of the vocation as prophetic rather than institutional." • The good news of the Kingdom, or Reign, of God applies to the here-and-now, and those who proclaim that good news do so in a compassionate, not judg-mental, manner, just as Jesus himself acted when he con-fronted the religious authorities in defense of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11).

Thus, the "ministry of religious to people suffering insoluble conflicts of conscience or caught in impossible life situations, is not rebellion or insubordination but a carefully discerned and courageous fidelity to their pri-mary ministerial vocation: to mediate the good news of God's compassion and justice to people in concrete con-ditions."

• Sisters are not clerics. Their "non-clerical status ...has extremely important implications for their prophetic ministry of which many in the Church are un-aware or about which they are ill-informed."

A cleric makes a promise of obedience to his ecclesi-astical superior and his successors. Religious do not. They make vows to God alone, in the presence of their superiors, to lead the Religious Life.

"In the concrete, this means that religious, unlike the clergy, are not agents of the institutional Church as Jesus was not an agent of institutional Judaism."

©2010 Richard P. McBrien. All rights reserved. Fr. McBrien is the Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology

at the University of Notre Dame.


Monday, July 12 6:30 ——Deceased Parishioners 8:00——Christopher Pucinski Tuesday, July 13 6:30——Jack & Luke Kaspar 8:00——Catherine Lynch Wednesday, July 14 6:30——Deceased Parishioners 8:00——Carl F. Czernik/Margaret Loftus Thursday, July 15 6:30——Frank Reddy 8:00——Anton & Barbara Hutz Friday, July 16 6:30——Pasquale Riggio 8:00——Dolores Stapleton Saturday, July 17 8:00——Russ Nosek

8:00 am 7/12,13——N. Vullmahn, M. Foley 7/14,15——C. Widelka, G. Forde 7/16,17——C. McGowan, D. McGowan

SACRISTANS TEAM #3 July 17, 2010 Eileen Ardell Dolores Coughlin Tom Devyor Carol Devyor Dorothy Durkin Bernie Hennig Mary Anne Kunicki Dolores Landreth Anne Toohey

ALTAR SERVERS

Margaret Dockery; Fred Merck, Husband of Judith, Father of Brock and Grandfather of Kathryn, Caroline & Maggie.

III — Joseph Kaitanowski & Laura Correa WEDDING BANNS

Somehow this

doesn’t seem like “Great

America” to me!


Leonard & Anna Derksen/ Dan Jr. & Kathleen Flynn/ Esther & Dan Flynn Sr./ Bridget Flynn McCarthy James Wilson/ Fred Merck Carmen Muniz/ Joanne Blachut/ Vasile & Haberkamp Families/ Helena Davies/ Hyde Stires Domenic Merle & Family/ Alex Cameron/ Mary Vance Ruth O’Connell/ Margaret Cushing/ Gerhard Stadler

4:30pm. Fr Cecil Homilist: Fr. Cecil 7:30 a.m. Fr. Maher Homilist: Fr. Cecil 9:00 a.m. Fr Headley Homilist: Fr. Cecil 10:30 a.m. Fr. Cecil Homilist: Fr. Cecil Noon Fr. Headley Homilist: Fr. Cecil

H. Zorn A Konow F. Konow J. Rueth J. Osborne C. Rafferty K. O’Neill E. Pergams I. Rago J. Novy P. Rabbitt J. Sepich G. Ryan L. Ryan R. Serbin

M. Healy P. Lowe P. Marchman* M. Mitrovic M. Newton K. Newton G. Tabano L. Tabano D. Welch* M. Jegen J. O’Malley* M. O’Malley* D. Pabis J. Penzel R. Qaiyum I. Schalke C. Skelly B. Topp J. Montalvo T. Moran J. Morehead J. Piechowski T. Riggio K. Sain* S. Sain* T. Tadin M. Witt K. Bellinaso E. Estrada J. Fitte P. Hild S. Imburgia B. Pucci D. Stapleton* A. Tarakjian J. Wood* L. Dougherty M. Gilhooly* A. Goodwin E. Griffin P. Harris A. Keenan* C. Kolak S. Melaniphy

A. LeGere P. Lowe T. O’Brien M. Healy K. Sain J. Sweany T. Reagan L. Wood B. Sanchez-Azade F. Wagner

Eucharist Ministers

Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and July 18, 2010 Mass Mass Time Presider Intentions Servers Lectors

PLEASE NOTE Submissions for the Parish Bulletin must be delivered to the rectory or e-mailed to

[email protected] no later than Thursday, at 4:00 p.m. of the week before publication. (Ten days prior to the weekly publication date.)

Call Bill Mages at the rectory with questions (773-763-0206), or e-mail him at [email protected]. Thank you!


BAPTISM PREPARATION PROGRAM The St. Mary of the Woods Baptism Preparation Program is for all parents who wish to have their children baptized. The program consists of one evening meeting with a leader couple and Deacon Bill & Patti Mages. The meeting takes place at 7:15pm.

The dates through September of 2010 are as follows: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Tuesday, September 14, 2010

If you are expecting a child or already have a new addition to your family and have NOT been through the preparation program, please call Bill Mages at home—773-763-7133, or at the Rectory—773-763-0206, in order to sign up for one of the meetings. Please remember that you need to attend a meeting before we can schedule a date for a baptism.

God bless you!

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