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January 22, 2017

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Saint Ita Catholic Church

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

The Lord is my light and my salvation. -Psalm 27

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Mass Schedule Horario de Misas Weekday Mass Monday-Saturday: 8:00 am Monday-Thursday: 5:30 pm Sunday Mass Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm Sunday: 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm (Misa en Español) 5:30 pm Daily Confessions Monday-Saturday: 8:30 am Saturday-Sunday: 4:30 pm Rectory Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am—8:00 pm Friday-Sunday: 9:00 am—5:00 pm

Jan 28 & 29

Saturday Sunday

Special Collection for the Church in Latin America at all Masses

Feb 3 Friday First Friday Benediction / Bendición del Primer Viernes, 7:00 PM

Feb 4 Saturday Spaghetti Dinner, 6:30—8:30 PM

Feb 11 Saturday Holy Hour / Hora Santa, 8:30 AM (After Mass)

Feb 28 Tuesday Taize Prayer, 7:00 PM

Mar 1 Wednesday Ash Wednesday — Watch for schedule

January 22, 2017

From the Friars On Wednesday, January 25 we celebrate the only feast in the liturgical calendar dedicated to a conver-sion—the Conversion of Saint Paul. It is hard to think of a saint who had more influence on early Christianity—his mission trips to the Gentiles spread the Church throughout the known world. Paul’s conversion is even more striking when one considers that he had been a deadly persecutor of the Church and had a role in the murder of Christiani-ty’s first martyr, St. Stephen. But the Lord had other plans for Paul. On the road to Damascus, Saint Paul is knocked off of his horse and hears the Lord’s voice: “Saul, Saul why do you persecute me?” After that experience, he becomes Christianity’s greatest missionary and dies a heroic martyr’s death in Rome. However, the story is a little more complicated. After his conver-sion, St. Paul continues to exhibit a lot of the same traits he ex-hibited when he was persecuting the Church. His letters and the Acts of the Apostles show him as being hot tempered, predis-posed to harsh language, and in regular conflict with others-- including other apostles. He continues to struggle with sin—in one letter he writes “What I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate.” Despite his conversion, much of Paul remained the same. The Book of Proverbs says that the righteous man falls seven times and rises again. There is a great story from the Desert Fa-thers where a visitor comes to the monastery and asks what the monks do all day. The old monk replied “Well, we fall down, and we get up again; we fall down and we get up again.” The life of Saint Paul reminds us that conversion is a process. We are always converting, needing to grow in holiness, to grow in charity for our brothers and sisters. And, like Saint Paul, may we get back up when we fall.

De los Frailes El miércoles, 25 de enero celebramos la única fiesta del calendario litúrgico dedicada a la conversión – la Conversión de San Pablo. Es difícil pensar de un santo quien tuvo más influencia en la Cristiandad temprana– sus viajes misioneros a los Gentiles extendieron la Iglesia por todo el mundo conocido. La conversión de Pablo es aún más sorprendente cuando uno considera que él ha sido un perseguidor mortal de la Iglesia y tuvo un papel en el asesinato del primer mártir de la Cristiandad, San Esteban.

Pero el Señor tenía otros planes para Pablo. En el camino a Da-masco, San Pablo es derribado de su caballo y oye la voz del Se-ñor: “¿Saulo, Saulo por qué me persigues?” Después de aquella experiencia, él se convierte en el más grande misionero de la Cris-tiandad y muere una muerte mártir heroica en Roma. Si embargo, la historia es un poquito más complicada. Después de su conversión, San Pablo continúa exhibiendo muchos de los mis-mos rasgos que él exhibió cuando estaba persiguiendo a la Iglesia. Sus cartas y los Hechos de los Apóstoles lo muestran como estar templado en caliente, predispuesto al lenguaje áspero, y en conflic-to regular con otros – incluyendo otros apóstoles. El continúa lu-chando con el pecado– en una carta él escribe “Lo que hago, no lo comprendo. Porque no hago lo que quiero, pero hago lo que odio.” A pesar de su conversión, mucho de Pablo permaneció igual. El Libro de Proverbios dice que el hombre justo cae siete veces y se levanta otra vez. Hay una gran historia de los Padres del Desier-to donde un visitante viene al monasterio y pregunta que hacen los monjes todo el día. El monje viejo replicó “Bien, nos caemos, y nos levantamos de nuevo; nos caemos y nos levantamos de nuevo.” La vida de San Pablo nos recuerda que la conversión es un proce-so. Estamos siempre en conversión, necesitando crecer en santi-dad, crecer en claridad para nuestros hermanos y hermanas. Y, como San Pablo qué nos levantemos cuando caemos.

Become a member of the Secular Franciscans!

Information Session Saturday January 28 9:30 AM in the church. Did you know that the Franciscan Order can be joined by married and single lay people? Formerly known as the Third Order of Saint Francis, the Secular Franciscans are an official Order within the Catholic Church with 15,000 members in the US and 400,000 around the world Saint Francis of Assisi created this branch of the Franciscans for people who desired to live the Franciscan Spirituality in their everyday lives—in their families, schools, and workplaces. We will be creating a Secular Fraternity here at Saint Ita. Please join us for an information session on Saturday January 28 at 9:30 AM. Secular Franciscans will be present to answer any questions.

Hágase miembro de los Franciscanos Laicos

Sesión de información, enero 28, 2017, sábado a las 9:30am en la inglesia.

¿Sabía usted que puede afiliarse a la Orden de Francisca-nos estando casado/a y personas laicas solteros/as.? An-teriormente conocida como Tercera Orden de San Francis-co, los Franciscanos Seculares son una Orden oficial den-tro de la iglesia Católica con 15,000 miembros en los Esta-dos Unidos y 400,000 alrededor del mundo.

San Francisco de Asís creó esta rama de los Franciscanos para personas que deseaban vivir la Espiritualidad Franciscana en sus vidas diarias – en sus familias, escuelas, y lugares de trabajo. Nosotros crearemos una Franciscano Fraternidad Secular aquí en Santa Ita. Por favor, únase a nosotros para una sesión de información el sábado 28 de enero a las 9:30 am. Franciscanos Seculares estarán presentes para contestar cualquier pregunta.

January 22, 2017

Saturday 5:30 pm St. Agnes

Sunday 8:30 am

St. Vincent Pallotti

10:30 am

12:30 pm

5:30 pm Angelica & Family

WEEKEND MASS INTENTIONS Jan 21 – 22, 2017 INTENCIONES DE FIN DE SEMANA

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS Jan 23 — 28, 2017 INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA

Monday 8:00 am The Enzweiler/Hopkins Family

St. Ildephonsus;

Day of Prayer for the Legal

Protection of the Unborn Monday 5:30 pm Wayne Smith (Birthday and Health)

Tuesday 8:00 am St. Francis de Sales

Tuesday 5:30 pm For an end to abortion in America and the world

Wednesday 8:00 am St. Peter Thomas

Wednesday 5:30 pm For those suffering from incurable chronic illnesses

Thursday 8:00 am St. Timothy

Thursday 5:30 pm Wisdom for all of our political leaders

Friday 8:00 am St. Angela Merici

Saturday 8:00 am For an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life St. Thomas Aquinas

CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS

EUCHARIST: Monday to Saturday 8:00 am; Monday to Thurs-day 5:30 pm

Weekends: Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am, 10:30 am & 5:30 pm in English; 12:30 pm in Spanish

BAPTISM: We celebrate baptisms on the 2nd (Spanish) and 3rd (English) weekends of the month. You must register your child for baptism and parents and godparents are asked to attend a preparation class. Please contact the rectory for further informa-tion. MATRIMONY: Please come to the parish office on any Mon-day between 4:30 pm and 7:00 pm at least six to nine months prior to the desired date.

RECONCILIATION: Monday to Saturday after the 8:00 am Mass; Saturday from 4:30 pm until 5:15 pm; or call the rectory to make an appointment.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: First Friday of the month after the 8:00 am mass or by appointment.

CELEBRACION DE LOS SACRAMENTOS

EUCARISTÍA: Lunes a Sábado 8:00 am; Lunes a Jueves 5:30 pm

Dominical: Sábado 5:30 pm Domingo en Español 12:30 pm; en Inglés 8:30 am, 10:30 am y 5:30 pm

BAUTISMO: Celebramos bautismos en el 2o. (español) y 3o. (inglés) fines de semana de cada mes. Usted debe registrar a su niño/niña para el bautismo y los padres, padrinos deben asistir a una clase para preparación. Por favor contacte la rec-toría para más información.

MATRIMONIOS: Favor de pasar por la oficina parroquial cualquier lunes entre las 4:30 pm y las 7:00 pm por lo menos seis a nueve meses antes de la fecha deseada para la boda.

RECONCILIACIÓN: Lunes a viernes después de la misa de 8:00 am; sábado desde 4:30 pm hasta 5:15 pm; o llame la rec-toría para hacer una cita.

UNCIÓN DE ENFERMOS: El primer viernes del mes después de la Misa de 8:00 am o llamen a la rectoría para hacer una cita.

January 22, 2017

St. Ita Parish Blood Drive When : January 29, 2017 - 8:00 am. To 2:00 pm Where: Jubilee Hall The Human Concerns Commission invites you to consider giving a very precious gift, the gift of life. This time of year blood supplies run very low. Our parish is joining forces with Life Source to serve our communities need for this life saving resource. Can you help? For your convenience, we suggest you schedule an appoint-ment, by calling Life Source at 877-543-3768 or visit lifesource.org; Select “Donate Blood”, select “Make and Ap-

pointment” then scroll down to search by group code CH59. If you have any questions about Medi-cal eligibility regarding donating blood, please call 847-260-2647. Walk-ins are Welcome.

Parroquia Santa Ita: Donación de Sangre ¿Cuándo?: 29 de enero, 2017 – 8:am a 2:00 pm ¿Dónde?: Salón Jubileo

La Comisión de Asuntos Humanos les invita a considerar dar un don muy preciado, el don de vida. En este tiempo del año los suministros de sangre están muy bajos. Nuestra parroquia está uniendo esfuerzos con Fuente de Vida para servir las necesidades de nuestra comunidad para este re-curso salva vidas. ¿Puede usted ayudar? Para su conveniencia, le sugerimos que haga una cita, lla-mando a Fuente de Vida (Life Source) al 877-543-3768 o visite lifesource.org : Seleccione “Donate Blood”, seleccione “make an appointment” entonces vaya hacia abajo y busque el código de grupo CH59. Si usted tiene alguna pregunta acerca de eligibilidad médica respecto a donación de sangre, favor de llamar al 847-260-2647. Personas sin citas son bienvenidas.

Attention! Attenzione! Ciao! St. Ita will be holding a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 4th (6:30pm - 8:30pm) in Jubilee Hall. All proceeds will benefit St. Ita's General Fund. You will get, Italian bread, salad, spaghetti, meatballs and dessert with your ticket. Beer, wine and bottled water will be available for additional purchase. Advance Tickets are $7.00 (advance purchase through Sunday, Sunday, January 29th). Tickets may be purchased at the door for $10.00. Your advance purchase will help us determine the proper amount of food needed. Thank you for your assistance. Tickets may be purchased after each mass beginning January 7th or you may contact the parish office.

¡Atención! ¡Atención! ¡Hola! Santa Ita tendrá una comida de espagueti el sábado, 4 de febrero (6:30pm - 8:30pm) en el Salón Jubileo. Todas las ganan-

cias beneficiarán al Fondo General. Ustedes recibirán, pan italiano, ensalada, espa-gueti, albóndigas y postre con su boleto. Cerveza, vino y botellas de agua estarán disponibles por una compra adicional. Los boletos por adelantado son $7.00 (compra de boletos hasta el domingo 29 de enero). Boletos pueden ser comprados en la puerta por $10.00. Su compra por ade-lantado nos ayudará a determinar la cantidad apropiada de alimentos que necesita-mos. Gracias por su asistencia. Los boletos pueden ser comprados después de cada misa comenzando el 7 de enero o pueden contactar la oficina de la parroquia.

2016 Tax Contributions / Contribuciones para los impuestos de 2016 If you would like a statement of your 2015 contributions to St. Ita for tax purposes, please fill out this form, cut it out of the

bulletin, and return it to the rectory (in person or by mail), or drop it in the collection basket when you come to Mass.

Si quiere una declaración de sus contribuciones a Santa Ita durante 2015 para sus impuestos, por favor llene esta forma,

recórtela y mándela a la rectoría (por correo o en persona) o póngala en la cesta de la colecta cuando venga a misa.

Name / Nombre:

Address / Dirección:

Zip Code / Código Postal:

Phone / Teléfono: ( )

January 22, 2017

Discernment of Spirits Workshop According to Saint Ignatius As part of our three parish catechesis program, we are happy to offer a new educational opportunity. Beginning February 1, 2017 St. Thomas of Canterbury will be sponsoring an eleven week series of talks and study in English on “The Discernment of Spirits.” These talks are based upon the first set of St. Ignatius’ rules of discernment of spirits. This study group will meet on Wednesday evenings from 7:00–8:30 in the rectory dining room. The group will use a combination of video presentations, personal sharing, and a text book (not required). For more information or to register contact Matt Goodwin at 1-316-765-2593 or speak with Fr. Paul or Christine Pao at St. Thomas. Matt, originally from Wichita, Kansas, is a Conventual Franciscan postulant living and studying here in Chicago at the Conventual Franciscan Formation House.

Next week, we will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America. Please give generously to this collection, which assists programs that strengthen the faith in Latin America and the Car-ibbean. Your gifts help share the faith by providing lay leadership training, catechesis, priestly and religious formation, as well as other programs. To learn more, please visit www.usccb.org/latin-america.

La próxima semana realizaremos la Colecta para la Iglesia en América Latina. Por favor, dé generosa-mente para esta colecta, la cual asiste programas que fortalecen la fe en América Latina y el Caribe. Sus donativos ayudan a compartir la fe por medio de pro-gramas de capacitación para laicos comprometidos, la catequesis, la formación de seminaristas y religio-sas y varios otros proyectos. Para ver más informa-ción, por favor visite www.usccb.org/latin-america.

Classes for Adult Confirmation 2017 St. Ita, St. Mary of the Lake & St. Thomas of Canterbury Parishes

Thursday, January 12, 2017 – Introductory Meeting Thursday, January 19, 2017 – Session 1 – the Sacrament of Confirmation Thursday, January 26, 2017 – Session 2 – Who’s Who in the Church Thursday, February 2, 2017 – Session 3 – How do you relate to God? Thursday, February 9, 2017 – Session 4 – Who is Jesus to you? Thursday, February 16, 2017 – Session 5 – Moral Living (Ethics for a New Millennium) Thursday, February 23, 2017 – Session 6 – Questions & Answers, make up day (snow day), information about the celebration These classes are for practicing Catholics who have been baptized and received their First Communion but were never confirmed. If you are not baptized or never really practiced Catholicism, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RICA) may be better for you. Speak with your pastor to make sure that this preparation is for you. If you decide to attend, call St. Mary of the Lake so we know how many people to expect. Participants will receive the sacrament of Confirmation in their own parish at the Easter Vigil Mass, on the evening of April 15, 2017. Check with your pastor for more specific information about the time, a possible practice and receiving the sacrament of Reconciliation before the Easter Vigil Mass. The meetings will take place at St. Mary of the Lake Rectory, 4200 N. Sheridan Road, actually located on Buena ½ block west of Sheridan. Park in the ‘School Lot’, just behind the rectory, on the northeast corner of Buena and Kenmore. If you have any questions, please contact Fr. Jim Kastigar at St. Mary of the Lake, 773.472.3711, or Fr. Bob Cook at St. Ita, 773.561.5343, or Fr. Paul Schneider at St. Thomas of Canterbury, 773.878.5507.

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January 22, 2017

St. Ita’s Office - Oficina de Santa Ita 1220 W. Catalpa • Chicago, IL • 60640

Phone (773) 561-5343 Fax (773) 561-5609 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.saintita.org

NORTHSIDE CATHOLIC ACADEMY www.northsidecatholic.org

Christine Huzenis, Principal (773-743-6277)

ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY SCHOOL www.stmary-stthomas.org

Ms. Christine M. Boyd, Principal (773-271-8655)

Readings for the Week / Lecturas de la Semana

Monday Lunes

Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30

Tuesday Martes

Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday Miércoles

Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18

Thursday Jueves

2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 4:21-35

Friday Viernes

Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34

Saturday Sábado

Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41

Sunday Domingo

Zep 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a

Collection/ Colectas

Mass- Misa

1/14-15/2017

Amount-Cantidad

Saturday 5:30pm $1,166.00

Sunday 8:30am $839.49

Sunday 10:30am $1,869.88

Sunday 12:30pm $933.68

Sunday 5:30pm $666.10

Received by mail $733.45

Total $6,208.60

Average Weekly Expenses through 9/30/2016

$14,119.00

Christmas Collection to Date $26,776.00

Thank You Gracias

“Total” does not include contributions made electronically

through GiveCentral or extraordinary contributions which

offset, but do not eliminate, the weekly operating loss.

Pastor - Párroco Fr. Robert Cook, OFM Conv Associate Pastor - Párroco Asociado Fr. Arturo Felix, OFM Conv Associate Pastor - Párroco Asociado Fr. Jose Guadalupe Matus Castillo, OFM Conv Friar in Residence - Fraile residente Fr. Michael Zielke, OFM Conv

Fr. Paul Schneider, OFM Conv Pastor of St. Thomas of Canterbury Church Pastoral Associate, part-time - Asociada Pastoral, medio tiempo Sr. Mary Jeanne Hayes, SND de N Director of Music and Liturgy /Director de Música y Litúrgia Mr. Daniel Lagacy Director of Religious Education Mr. Candido Reyna Business Manager - Administradora Mrs. Dorothy W. Julian Receptionists - Recepcionistas Mayra Alana • Judy Mendez • Jennifer Franco • Domitila Diaz • Jeb de la Cruz • Gary Sibio • Yasmin Hernandez

Please pray for the health of… Recen por favor por la salud de...

Dorcas Adekunle • Exiquio Almendarez

Oyeladum Babatunde • Nancy Burke Agripina Castrejon • Rosemary Carson

Maureen Clancy • Fr. Jim Colleran • Henry Cornille Jennifer Dabul • Jesus Delgado • Lilia Dizon • Jay Doll

Yatalan Easton • Sharon Easton • Orly R. Elizondo Esther Faderera • Julia Fernandez • Dassie George

Daysee Gomez • Daniel Gordon • Emily Gordon Sheree Hadden • Aida Hernandez • Bassie Heorgezus John Paul Hernandez • Sharon Ickes • Emmanuel Ikye

Muibi Ade Kassim • Donna Keating • Henry Lauer Anthony Long • Cristóbal Lopez • Ashley Loy

Kelsey McNeela • Mary Meehan • Enrique Mendez Marilyn Moore • Toki Nakagawa • Emmanuel Olorode

Oscar Reyna • Osmar Rodriguez • Yewande Sijuwande Isa Sixto • Marlene Soro • Stephanie Stark • Ron Tinaglia

Elizabeth Walnum • Delia Williford • Luciano Zaldivar Monday, January 23rd, 2017

January 22, 2017

Experiencing God’s Word

For more information, contact:

Candido Reyna at 773.878.5507 Ext. 210 Cell# 773.443.7263 Email: [email protected]

Zinnia Maley at 847.466.7584

Please prayerfully consider God’s invitation to study His Word and establish a deeper relationship with Him.

THE BIBLE TIMELINE: THE STORY OF SALVATION (OLD TESTAMENT) by Jeff Cavins, Tim Gray & Sarah Christmyer is the foundational study in

“The Great Adventure Bible Study Series”.

“The Word of the Lord is compared to a seed which

is sown in a field;(19) those who hear the Word

with faith and become part of the little flock of

Christ,(20) have received the Kingdom itself. Then,

by its own power the seed sprouts and grows until

harvest time.(21)”

Lumen Gentium (Light of all Nations)

Welcome, for the Kingdom of God Awaits!

Come and join our Bible Study sessions hosted by

St. Ita Catholic Church, St. Mary of the Lake & St.

Thomas of Canterbury (Saint IMT.)

THE BIBLE TIMELINE:

THE STORY OF SALVATION

Presented by Jeff Cavins consist of twenty four- 2

hour sessions: one hour group discussion and one

hour DVD viewing. The sessions will be held every

Saturday, either from 2pm to 4PM or 6:30 to 8:30PM

at St. Ita’s Jubilee Hall. Registrations will begin Feb-

ruary 4th and end February 19th 2017. The first ses-

sion will be on March 4th 2017. Time: TBA!!

Session requirements:

1. The cost of a workbook & study material is $35.

2. A Catholic Bible: RSV (Revised Standard Version) or NAB (New American Bible)

3. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) is cited frequently as an important reference but this may be

accessed online. A PDF version is accessible for download at USCCB.ORG/Belief and Teachings/How to

Teach

Registration forms are available at all three parishes as well as in their individual website(s.) You may pick

up a copy after any Saturday or Sunday Mass beginning February 4th thru 19th 2017. Please return registra-

tion form and your study material fee to the parish office. All interested participants MUST REGISTER by Sun-

day, 02/19/2017 to order materials on time.