MASSES: SUNDAY MASSES

The Church of St. Mary, a community of believers drawn together by a common faith in Jesus Christ, seeks to be a visible sign of God’s presence throughout the community and the world. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to this task through worship, education, service and fellowship.

St. Mary’s Pastoral Council 2/95

MASSES:

SUNDAY MASSES DAILY MASSES HOLY DAY MASSES

5:00 PM Saturday 8:15 AM (M - F) 8:15 AM and 7:00 PM 8:00 AM Sunday 8:00 AM (Saturday) on Eve of Holy Day 9:30 AM Sunday (Spanish)

11:00 AM Sunday ADORATION:

THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: 7:00-8:00 PM Monday evenings with confession offered Saturday - after morning Mass & from 3:30 to 4:30PM, Thursdays after morning Mass until beginning of Mass on Fridays Monday 7:00-8:00 pm, or any day by appointment

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Monday, December 10

8:15 AM In Memory of Roberta Young (by Family)

Tuesday, December 11

8:15 AM In Memory of Emery Cochrane (by Family)

Wednesday, December 12

8:15 AM All Souls’ Day Intentions 7:00 PM Communal Reconciliation

Thursday, December 13

8:15 AM In Memory of Bob Ristow (by Wackt Family)

Friday, December 14

8:15 AM In Memory of Carl Beekman, Sr. (by Blaser Family)

Saturday, December 15 8:00 AM Pastor’s Intentions

5:00 PM In Memory of Timothy Conley

(by Family)

Sunday, December 16

8:00 AM In Memory of Mickey Connerton (by Family)

9:30 AM Spanish Speaking Mass

11:00 AM People of St. Mary—Living & Deceased MASS INTENTIONSFORTHE WEEKOF

DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 16, 2018

HOPE HAVEN VOLUNTEERS: Cook Schedule Dec 15: Mary Guerrettaz, Maggie Goffinski

CHURCH CLEANING:

Dec 15: Diane Wunsch, Robin Yeager MINISTRY OF CARE:

Homebound Min.-Comb: Guy Herrmann Grand Victorian: Joan Hall

Kindred: Jeannine Prombo

Oak Crest - Every Friday: Gaby VanBlyenburgh DeKalb County Home Ministry of Care

Every Friday except the Third Friday 10-11am

Rosa Linda Bazan, Lorie Conley, Susie Adkins, Rita Henne, Elizabeth Sauber, Barbara Sundly, Marilynn Rexroat, Ann Stipher, Frankie Russell, Doug Smith

Date Time Usher Greeter Lector/

Commentator Eucharistic Ministers Sacristan Altar Servers

Dec 10 - 12 8:15 am Doug Smith Matthew Hohol

Chance Miller

Dec 13 - 14

Dec 15 8:15 am 8:00 am Annie Brandt Aliyah Miller

Dec 15 5:00 pm Terri Gibble

Rob Wackt Mike Blaser

Anna Wackt

Francis Powers TBD Karen Kuhn Pat Schafer Mary Schafer Carrie Sudmeier

Guy Herrmann Christa Blanchard Sami Simms

Dec 16 8:00 am Chuck Maveus

Jeff Hammes Kammy Forsberg Justin Forsberg

Jeanne Maveus

Kathy Hammes TBD Don Henderson Marci Millburg Jim Quinn Carol Recker

Carol Recker Annie Brandt Cara Fant Morgan Fewelling

Dec 16 11:00 am Bob Simpson

Karl Stelmas Chuck Tull

Rita Henne TBD Barb Sundly Chuck Tull Gretchen Weber Mickey Beckman

Mickey Beckman Lorenzo Monroy Xander Roed Ministers for the Week of December 10 - December 16, 2018

Protecting God’s Children

December 17th 1:00 pm or 5:30 pm At the Parish Activity Center (PAC) This is an opportunity to complete the

Protecting God’s Children portion of the Safe Environment Training. All are

welcome and no registration is neces-sary. Any questions call:

Liz Pedersen 815-895-3275 or [email protected]

or Leila Rivers 815-895-3726 or [email protected]

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Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in ba le. Be

our protec on against the

wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the Power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits, who prowl through

the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13;

Mt 18:12-14

Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;

Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39- 47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712

Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-

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Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19

Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16,

18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13

Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7;

Lk 3:10-18

Every year, the people of St. Mary’s are asked to

share with others at Christmas me. We have

asked needy families what they want/need for

Christmas There is a tree decorated with bells in

the gathering room indica ng an item to

pur-chase. An instruc on sheet for taking a bell is

on the table by the tree. Please read carefully.

Please return wrapped gifts to the

church or the church office no later

than December 9.

We are also accep ng

cash dona ons to be used for food cer ﬁcates

instead of collec ng grocery items Thank you for

your generosity. This Christmas

drive brings joy and hope to

many people in our community

Please call Theresa at the

Reli-gious Educa on Oﬃce at

815-895-3726 ex. 202 if you have any

ques ons.

GOD IS! Day of Renewal

Don’t miss an incredible opportunity to super-charge your life! Come and hear why God is relevant

and the only true source of joy. Come and learn how incredible you are and how much God loves

you. Come and hear the Good News of Salva on shared personally and dynamically. Come and learn how to get “more out of the Mass.” Come and learn how this parish community can grow to love each other and support each other more. Come to God Is!

A One Day Journey Closer to God to be held at our

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SACRAMENT INFORMATION

Baptisms

Infant Baptism is by appointment, and is celebrat-ed after 11:00 Mass on Sunday. There is one prep-aration session for the Baptism. Please call the parish office to set up an appointment.

Marriages

Arrangements should be made at least 6 months but no more than 18 months in advance. Please call Fr. Carl Beekman or email him at [email protected].

Confessions

Saturday after morning Mass & 3:30 - 4:30 pm Monday 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Or by appointment - please call the parish office.

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the parish office to contact Fr. Beekman if a loved one is seriously ill or in the hospital.

The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

Persons interested in becoming Catholic or receiv-ing the Sacraments as an adult should contact Fr. Beekman at the parish office.

Registering to become a Parishioner

Become part of the parish community and register at St. Mary. If you are uncertain if you are regis-tered, or would like to register, call the parish of-fice.

Church Cleaning:

We are in need of some

“neat freaks” who are

will-ing to donate a little bit of

their time to make our

church beautiful. There is

a rotating schedule, so it is

not a huge time

commit-ment. Please prayerfully consider

helping with this gratifying cause.

Call the church office to sign up.

815-895-3275

Fox Valley Catholic - Gathering young adults (18-35ish) from all over the Fox

Valley and surrounding areas

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month, please join us at Gifford’s Kitchen from 7:00-9:00 PM for some beer, friendships, and a lit-tle formation (soft drinks available, too!). The next Brew Night will be Tuesday, December

11th. We hope to see you there! Do you know anyone 18-35ish? Please share this invitation with them. More information is available at

www.foxvalleycatholic.com. Follow us on

In-stagram@foxvalleycatholic and Twitter @FVCatholic for the most up-to-date info on this and other events!

A set of keys were found at Mount

Carmel Cemetery. Please call the

Parish Office if you

think they might

be yours.

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Remember in your prayers all the sick in our parish, the convalescents and shut-ins:

Jan Barone, Linda Rose Berry, Nancy Brown, Quintin Byrne, Rita Carlson, Theresa Cavenaugh, David Cavenaugh, Mary Cavileer, Zeke Chatroop, Stacey Condin, Danilo Cruz, Editha Cruz,

Catherine Cwiklinski, Lee Deatherage, Michael DeBartolo, Sara Elliott, Marilyn Erion, Logan Fifer, Wayne Finn, Mary Fischer, Kathy Fletcher, Joe Garbarski, John Garman, Adolph Gawrych, Deloris George, Lea Goffinski, Larry Gorenz, Tom Gilliam, John Grimson, Ken Hamilton, Pat Herrick, Diane Hogan, Joanne Irving, Vincent Jacobs, Kathy Keller, Theresa Kelly, Bonnie Kennedy, Nancy Kissel, Kathy Kuntzmiller, Aaron Lane, Hank & Debbie Maestro, Patricia Martin, JoAnn MaKarrall, Charlotte Mirotznik, Jeremy Lloyd, Mary Low, Robert Lufrano, William Mazan, Ryan McMillan, Marge Milles, Cheri Mills, Jon Meredith, Charlotte Monroy, Kaitlin Neal, Katheryn Noeth, Louis M. Ortega, Mary Packenham, Infant Parker, Donna Petersen, Theresa Pivar, Josh Plagakis, Evelyn Poliska, C.J. Potter, Bill Powers, Michael Powers, Zach

Ramirez, Natalie Rangel, Sergio Renteria, Tom Ritter, James Robers, Bill Rock, Lilia Salazar, Nadine Saucedo, Denise Setchell, Joe Shade, Ruthanne Slayton, Karl Stelmas, Don Stroud, Zackary Sundly, Mary Supple, Fr. Frank Timar, Doug Truckenbrod, Art Turek, Alice Warren, Dawn Yeloushan and the patients at Kindred Hospital, the County Home, Oak Crest, Grand Victorian, Pine Acres, Bethany Healthcare, Heritage Woods and the homebound. If you wish to add or remove names from our prayer list, 815-895-3275.

Please pray for those who Protect and serve us and our country ADORATION

The most precious moments of our lives will be the minutes we spend with

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and when we receive Him into our hearts in Holy

Com-munion. Receiving Jesus and visi ng Him in the Tabernacle will make us more like Him. Jesus will

give us the graces we need, and make us truly saints. We should o en ask Jesus in the Sacred Host to help us understand and appreciate what His being

present in the Holy Eucharist means to us. And to take advantage of His Gi of Love (Himself) to us.

Join us for Adora on from 8 am Thursday to 8 am Friday

And Monday 7 - 8 PM

FAITHFUL LIVING, GRATEFUL GIVNG THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP

Sunday Collec on - December 2, 2018

Actual Amount Needed Surplus Collec on To Meet Budget (Shor all)

$ 9,516.30 $ 15,000.00 ($5,483.70)

Total Since Year To Date Surplus July 1, 2018 Budget (Shor all)

$ 218,290.15 $ 340,000.00 ($ 121,709.85)

DSA Goal Pledged Payments 2018 $55,790.00 $46,921.77 $37,600.77

As of 11/14/18 84.1% of goal 67.4% of goal

Prayer Network….

If you or someone you know is in desperate need of prayers, feel free to

submit the informa on to our Prayer Network at 815-895-6489 or [email protected]

Snow Removal

Volunteers Needed

We need more volunteers. Please

consider helping out. Winter will soon be here and that brings snow. We would love to have some more people help out, even if it’s a cou-ple times per season.

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Between the ages of 18-35? Looking for community? Men’s Groups, Women's Groups,

Young Family Events and more! Contact Adrienne Leach and Katie Pyles

at [email protected] to find out more about what is happening

in the parish and in the area!

Daily Marriage Tips

www.foryourmarriage.org

Advent check-in #1: Does your family have a plan for Advent this year? It’s not too late – even simple tradi ons like the Advent wreath and Christmas crèche help prepare your hearts and home for the coming of Jesus.

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from…the anxie es of daily life.” (Lk 21:34) Advent is a me of watchful expecta on. What anxie es make you “drowsy”? Talk about them with your spouse, and pray for peace.

We are s ll in need for help on December 22nd. This is a fun community service

ac-vity for any youth groups including sports teams, religious educa on classes, St. Mary’s school clas-ses, or service organiza ons. Or maybe you have been looking for a place to get in the Christmas spirit. Please contact Lisa DeWi at

ﬂdewi @yahoo.com or 815-501-9697 for more informa on or if you can help. Thank you!

2019 Na onal Educa on Contest

The Catholic Daughters of America (CDA) is working to organize the Na onal Educa on Contest and would like to encourage any interested students (Grades 4-12 in both regular schooling or Home-schooled) and any Adult CKA member of our Court to par cipate. Note: Students may be Catholic and Non -Catholic. The Themes for the 2019 contest are: Here I Am Lord I Come To Do Your Will or Doing My Best To Do Good. Pick only one theme for your work

All entries must be of contestant’s own imagi-na on and crea on. Each par cipant needs to create an original idea for the entry. The choice of catego-ries are: ART, ESSAY, POETRY, COMPUTER, ART,

MU-SIC, PHOTOGRAPHY

The deadline to have your entry will be Janu-ary 31, 2019. If you think you would like to par ci-pate you can reach me (Kathy Dixit) at 815-761-4254. You can text me, call me, or email me

([email protected]) I will get the necessary form and rules and direc ons for you to par cipate. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you! I forgot one things….there are monetary rewards also.

St. Mary's of Maple Park

Annual Christmas Cookie

Sale

will be held on Satur-day, December 15th from 9am to 11am, or until sold out, at St. Mary's Novak

Cen-ter on County Line Road in Maple Park. Choose your own homemade cookies for $7.00 per pound. Advance orders for assorted cookies may be placed

until Dec. 13th. For more information or advance

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815-895-3726

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Faith Forma on link / Religious Educa on

CALENDAR

Sunday, December 9

CLASS

FAMILY ADVENT for the 5 & 6th grades

Please meet in the PAC at 9:00-10:00 AM for a fun filled hour about Advent. ONE par-ent is requested to come with

your child. Wednesday, December 12 CLASS Sunday, December 16 CLASS Wednesday, December 19 CLASS

CONFIRMATION

CLASS

Your SAINT REPORTS are due on Dec. 9th DID YOU TURN YOURS IN???

R.E.FAMILY ADVENT

RECONCILIATION

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 7:00 PM

Contact Carolyne Schoen with any questions

Email: [email protected]

Website: stmarysycamore.com/youth-ministry

Facebook: search for @ymstmarysycamore

Instagram: ymstmarys | Twitter: @ymstmarys

LIFE LUNCH

All teens 9th—12th grade are welcome. Join us for Food, Fellowship, Faith, and Fun!

Dec

Dec 9 Life Lunch: Dangerous @ PAC

12:00 - 2 pm, Lunch Provided

Dec 16 Life Lunch: Ugly Sweater & Caroling

Party

HS @ PAC 12-2pm, Lunch provided MS @ PAC 2-4pm, Snacks provided

THE MASS

Last week for our Bible Study

St Joseph room in the PAC Sunday, December 9th

9:00AM -10:15 AM

C.J. Johnson, phone 815-895-4404 or Wednesday, December 12th, 5:30 –6:30PM

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