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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT:

Saint Monica is a welcoming

Catholic faith community.

Proclaiming the power of

the Word of God, we join together

in the celebration of the

Eucharist and all Sacraments.

We aim to follow Jesus Christ:

To Serve as He Served +

To Live as He Lived + To Love as He Loved

St. Monica Parish | 5136 N. Nottingham Ave, Chicago, IL 60656 | 773.763.1661 | stmonicachicago.com

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JANUARY 17, 2021

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WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday—Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Mon, Tues, Wed & Friday—6:00 p.m.

Thursday—7:00 p.m. in Polish

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Sat 4:00 p.m.—English | 6:00 p.m.—Polish

Sun 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. | Polish at 12:30 p.m.

ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Prayed weekdays before the 8:30 a.m. Mass

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.

TO SERVE AS HE SERVED + TO LIVE AS HE LIVED + TO LOVE AS HE LOVED

SACRAMENTS

Anointing of the Sick

The special grace of this Sacrament offers the Lord’s

healing strength, peace and courage to anyone who is

seriously or chronically ill, hospitalized or about to undergo

surgery. Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to

have someone anointed.

Baptism

The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated twice a month:

the first and third Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. (some

exceptions due to Holy Days and liturgical celebrations).

Please call the Parish Office to register for the program

and to set a date for the Baptism.

Marriage

Archdiocese of Chicago guidelines for marriage

preparation ask that a minimum of six months be set aside for

preparation for marriage. No firm date for a wedding will be

set until the conclusion of the couple’s first meeting with

the parish minister. At least one of the engaged persons

(or their parents) must be a registered and active parishioner

of St. Monica. No Sunday weddings are scheduled.

Ministry to the Sick/Homebound

If you or a family member are in a local hospital or are

homebound and would like to have a visit from a priest,

please call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Ministers of Care are also available to bring Communion to

those who are confined at home and are unable to

attend Mass, either temporarily or on a continual basis.

Please call the Parish Office to schedule a visit.

Reconciliation (Confession)

Monday — Friday before the morning Mass (please ask for

a priest in the sacristy)., Saturday from 3:00 to 3:50 p.m.

Individual confessions available by appointment.

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Greg Lorens , Pastor

[email protected]

Rev. Thomas Campana, Associate Pastor

[email protected] | ext 112

Rev. William Holbrook, Resident Priest

Mr. Ed Podgorski , Deacon

[email protected]

Mr. Patrick Brenner, Deacon

[email protected]

Mr. Logan Kamil Duda, Director of Music, Bulletin Editor, Scheduling


Mr. Patrick Schultz, Operations Director


Mrs. Gwenn Suvada, Business Office Coordinator


Ms. Margarita Enriquez, Coordinator of Religious Education


Mrs. Joanna Szepiotko, Parish Secretary

[email protected] | ext. 110

Parish Fax: (773) 763 - 4917

Mr. Geoff Wilson, Maintenance Supervisor

[email protected]

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - 9:15am to 7:30pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday - 9:15am to 5:15pm

Saturday—Closed

Sunday—Closed

SCHOOL

Mr. Raymond Coleman, School Principal

[email protected]

Mrs. Darlene Connelly, School Secretary


ST. MONICA PARISH Rev. Greg Lorens, Pastor

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OFFICE 5136 N NOTTINGHAM AVE

(773) 763—1661

SCHOOL 5115 N MONT CLARE AVE

(773) 631—7880

RECTORY 5135 N MONT CLARE AVE

CHICAGO, IL 60656

US Army

Eric Ambriz

James Ambriz

Kurt Beyer

Tom Bobek

Daniel Clark

Michael G. Dobija

Justin Elazegui

Walter Fernandez

Robert Gullett

Andrew Kupinski

Jesus O. Lebron

Conner Mahoney

Jack Maksymec

Erik Malenock

Andrew Perez

Julio Rios

Michael Rivera

Andrew Thomas

Christopher Walsh

Michael Zadlo

US Army Reserve

Jason Adamczyk

Roman Gronke

Keith Maslon

US Coast Guard

Christine Ambriz

US Air Force

Michael Brimie

Zachary Muldoon

Matt Olken

Michael Rice

Anthony Villalpando

Laurel Walsh

Kevin Valdez

Harlee Piszczek

US Marines

Vincent Bertucci

Gage Cygnar

Lukas Czynczyk

Dominic Davila

Caitlen Ferrarell

Benjamin Juhasz

Mathew Lynn

Kevin McNeela

Steven Meyer

Kevin Rasmussen

Christopher Ryan

US Navy

Jeremy Bloom

Justin Chovanec

Daniel Jarosz

Clay Presny

Riley Schoen

Steven Stancy

Richard Whitman

Nick Whitman

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO SERVE

Arnott Family

Mary Allegretti

Herb Bass

Sharon Bass

William Bary

Judy Biala

Dorothy Brennan

Louise Bruno

Jo Buscemi

Mary A. Constantini

Joanna Duda

Eugene Dunaj

Dennis D’Amato

Veronica Dorado

Mary Lu Forte

Richard Gonsiorek

Monica Gathman

Roberta Gols

Bogumiła Jedut

Dorothy Madaj

Ruth Miner

Matt O’Callaghan

Cathy O’Hara

Kevin McNeela

Beverly M. Millonzi

Dcn. Ed Podgorski

Augie Sansone

Tim Sheehan

Bernadette Schmidt

Steve Skubski

Denise Slaski

Helen Strzalka

Joseph Szczap

Laura Wysocki

Barry Womack

SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR THOSE IN NEED

ETERNAL REST

GRANT UNTO THEM

MATTHEW KRZALIC

MONDAY, January 18, 2021

8:30 A.M.— Sabina McNeela

6:00 P.M. — Katherine Komornick

TUESDAY, January 19, 2021

8:30 A.M. — Joseph Scarsella

6:00 P.M. — Alexis Miranda

WEDNESDAY, January 20, 2021

8:30 A.M. — Ellen Quarrato - Birthday Bless

6:00 P.M. — People of St. Monica Parish

THURSDAY, January 21, 2021

8:30 A.M. — Nora & Tom Chambers

7:00 P.M. — Mass in Polish

FRIDAY, January 22, 2021

8:30 A.M. — Peter Debski

Joseph Komornick

SATURDAY, January 23, 2021

4:00 P.M. — Leonard Muscolino

Dominic Storto

6:00 P.M. — Leszek Baut

SUNDAY, January 24, 2021

9:00 A.M. — Briana O’Donnell - Birthday Bless.

Ted & Anne Wade

Alayne Widtmann - Death Anniv.

11:00 A.M. — Mary Buscemi - 10th Death Anniv.

12:30 P.M. — Stanisława, Czesław, Józef Prawdzik

ST. MONICA PARISH | JANUARY 17 | 2

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

ALL MASSES IN THE SCHEDULE BELOW

WILL BE SAID IN CHURCH.

FOR THE WEEKDAY MASSES

THERE IS NO ONLINE REGISTRATION (WALK-INS ARE WELCOMED)

FOR THE WEEKEND MASSES, PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE


In today’s first reading God keeps calling out in

the night to a sleeping boy. Neither the boy, Samuel,

nor his teacher, Eli, understands who is calling.

But God’s persistence convinces them. Samuel

is then ready—not ready yet to do anything,

but ready to listen. “Speak, for your servant is

listening” (1 Samuel 3:10).

In the Gospel Jesus is out teaching. Various people

notice him and begin to gather around. They soon

become disciples and, like the young Samuel,

are ready—not ready yet to do anything, but ready

to listen. “Speak,” they say, “we are listening.”

God’s voice is always with us, awake or asleep.

It swirls around us like fog on a waterfront,

enveloping us, gently urging us to wake up, to listen.

Awareness of the voice comes first; then willingness

to listen; then, in time, the decision to act, to live

according to God’s word. Let’s ask today for

the ability to keep our ears open so we don’t miss

God’s voice.

At several points during the liturgy, the presider

greets us with the words, “The Lord be with

you.” These simple words are not like

the greetings that we exchange all day long—

our “good mornings,” our “hellos” and “how are

yous.” This liturgical greeting has roots deep in

the Old Testament. In the book of Ruth,

the words “the Lord be with you” are spoken by

Boaz to the harvesters who are laboring in his

fields (2:4); in the book of Judges, an angel

speaks similar words to Gideon (6:12),

where they are words of promise: for soon

Gideon will lead his oppressed people to victory

and freedom. For us, the words become

a greeting of peace, a prayer that the Lord

will indeed be with us, and a reminder of his

promise to be with us always, to the end of

the world (Matthew 28:20). Our response—

“And also with you,” soon to be “And with your

spirit”—returns to the presider this prayer for

the Lord’s presence. As we know from

the scriptures, a prayer for the Lord’s presence is

no small thing, for when God comes in our

midst, God brings healing, grace,

and challenge

FEAST OF FAITH THE GREETING

SPEAK LORD,

WE ARE LISTENING

The stories of the call of Samuel and of the first

disciples in John’s Gospel help us begin

to understand the nature of God’s call.

It is not a work order from a distant God

to carry out a specific task, but an invitation

to participate in what God is already doing.

The journey begins with God’s intentions

and activity. After the initial moment of call,

God is shown to be actively leading these

ordinary people to partner in God’s work.

For ourselves, we might not experience

a single or dramatic moment of call. God’s

call can take many forms. But like Samuel,

and like Jesus’ disciples, we are invited into

a relationship of trust and friendship with God.

We too are invited to employ the gifts God

has given us, always in dialogue with our

God, in our daily lives.

OUR DEEPEST DESIRES

In today’s Gospel, we hear Jesus’ first spoken

words in the Gospel of John: “What are you

looking for?” This penetrating question

reverberates throughout John’s Gospel.

The disciples who form Jesus’ first community,

and many others who meet Jesus during his

life, are drawn to him, seeking something they

can’t quite name. As Jesus called

and formed his community of disciples,

he probed their hearts and allowed them to

probe his heart. They shared their deepest

needs, hopes, and commitments.

Jesus’ words might be directed to us,

here and now. Sometimes we struggle to

name what we really want. In our faith

journey, in prayer and in lived experience, we

learn to share our dreams and also to open

our hearts to know God’s dreams. In time,

with lots of practice, with many successes

and failures, we learn to trust God to shape

and to fulfill our deepest desires.

YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING

We hear of young Samuel today, dedicated

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

to a life of service to God, under the

guidance of Eli, a Temple priest. Twice,

Samuel hears the call of God and says

“Here I am” to Eli. At last Eli recognizes that it is

God who is calling Samuel. When Samuel

hears God a third time, Samuel does not say

“Here I am,” but “Speak, Lord, for your servant

is listening.” We can see a subtle shift as

Samuel moves away from announcing his

intention to serve and more clearly opens

himself to God’s voice. Samuel allows God to

take the initiative, and attends first to God’s

intentions rather than his own.

Samuel’s story helps us to remember that

accepting God’s call is not only about a new

chapter in our personal story. Our

acceptance is, more profoundly, a new

moment in God’s story. Even in our smallest

“yes,” God celebrates our partnership in

God’s great work. Through our openness

and acceptance, God has new opportunities

to bring all of us into loving unity with God.



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www.parish.stmonicachicago.com

& click „Donations”- It’s quick, safe and easy!

If you are registered parishioner, your donations

are added to your account.

IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES,

PLEASE REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR PARISH!

YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS YOU!

SUNDAY COLLECTION

DECEMBER 27TH SUNDAY MASSES

ENVELOPES (Registered Parishioners) $ 3,582.00

LOOSE (Visiting/ Unregistered Parishioners) $ 1,118.00

SUNDAY MASSES TOTAL $ 4,906.00

Electronic Giving (online) $ n/a

Mailed Envelopes $ 3,573.00

Children's Envelopes $ n/a

Grand Total This Week $ 8,327.00

St. Monica Academy $ 238.00

Facility Maintenance Fund $ 218.00

Immaculate Conception $ 118.00

Religious Retirement Fund $ 161.00

Christmas Flowers $ 130.00

Christmas 2020 (total as of 01/10/2020) $ 41,803.81

Initial Offering 2021 $ 176.00

Weekly Difference ($ 9,200.00 Budgeted) $ - 873.00

Year-to-Date Difference $ - 12,136.79

Actual Weekly Collection-to-Date $ 227,063.21

Year-to-Date Goal $ 239,200.00


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