Saint Edmund Parish Echoes
Reaching out from the heart of Oak Park
July 24, 2016
Parish Office
188 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302; Telephone: 708-848-4417; Fax Line: 708-848-0049
Parish Center Summer Office Hours: Monday - 9am - 8pm, Tuesday - Thursday 9am - 4:30pm, Friday, 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm; Sunday 9:00am - 1pm
Visit the parish web-site at stedmund.org. You may also e-mail us from the web-site.
Parish Administration and Staff
Rev. John McGivern, Pastor
Ms. Peggy Leddy, Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Maria Allori, Development Director
Deacon Thomas Dwyer, Parish Business Manager
Mr. Donald Giannetti, Parish Assistant
Mrs. Kathleen Halfpenny, Director of Music
Mrs. Christine A. Rousakis, Manager, Parish Office
Mr. Al Vargas, Facilities Manager
Rev. John Lucas, In Residence
Rev. John O’Callaghan, S.J., W eekend Presider
School of Religious Education
200 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302
School of Religious Education Telephone: 708-848-7220 · RE/Fax Line: 708-386-5616
Visit the parish web-site at stedmund.org. You may also e-mail us from the web-site.
Religious Education Program Administration and Staff
Mrs. Janet Bennick, Coordinator of Religious Education ·
Ms. Kaydee Sproat, Program Secretary
All are welcome. An entrance ramp and push-bar automatic door is located at the eastern entrance of the church.
S t a ff N o t e s
Luke’s Gospel presents the Our Father in a different
style; one that is not as familiar to us as the Our Father that
we say all the time; which came to us from the Gospel of
Matthew. It reflects a different approach to praying to the
Father. How often do we really stop and think about the
words that we say as we pray the Our Father?
Years ago I found “The Lord’s Prayer- a dialogue”
as I was preparing a lesson on the Our Father. It is from the
original work by Father Flor McCarthy S.D.B., published by
Dominican Publications, Dublin. The discussion between
God and a human can give us much to reflect on when we
pray the Our Father; I present it to you (in a condensed version) for your consideration.
Our Father who art in heaven,
Yes?
Did I hear a voice? Y ou Did.
As soon as I begin to pray somebody interrupts me,
I’ll start again. Our Father who are in Heaven, Y es?
You’ve interrupted me again. But you called me.
You said “Our Father who art in heaven” So here I am.
Oh My God! Y ou sound surprised.
I didn’t expect you would answer. But when you
pray to me don’t you expect me to listen?
Yes, but I don’t expect you to talk to me. Now that
I AM talking to you what did you want to say?
I wanted to say the prayer that your Son Jesus taught us to
say. Good, let’s start it, say that prayer.
Our Father…
What a lovely way to begin praying. I am indeed
your Father. Fathers like to be close to their children but
sometimes you pray to me as if I am not interested, or you
pray to me just in case all those things you heard about me
really are true, in case you really will have to meet me when
you die. Can you start believing today that I really AM your
Father, and that I really do love and care about you?
Yes, Father, I believe that you love and care about
us. Jesus called me A BBA . Do you know that word meant in
Jesus language at that time?
I’ve heard that it means ‘Daddy’. Yes, I wish you
would look on me as your Daddy.
Yes, I know you are a Daddy to all of us. I‘m glad
you said ‘us’ because I am the Father of everyone.
That’s why Jesus said to call you ‘Our Father’.
That’s it!
Our Father Who Art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy
Name. What does hallowed mean?
You don’t know what you say when you are praying!
‘Hallowed be thy name’ mean, may God’s name be held holy,
may God’s name be respected.
Thank you for the respect for my name. What a pity
that people abuse the name of my son Jesus Christ so much.
That hurts, after all he did for humanity. I’m sorry Father,
hallowed be thy name and hallowed be the name of Jesus.
Thy Kingdom come…
When you pray that my kingdom may come, what are
you praying for?
I’m not exactly sure how to describe it but what I
want to say is that I wish the world was a better place. Indeed!
When people love others and forgive, and allow me into their
lives, then my Kingdom will come.
We badly need your kingdom to come Father. Look
at the trouble in the world. Look at all the disagreements between people down here, with one or more murders committed every day now.
Yes, my Kingdom has partly come, but has not fully
come. What will bring about my kingdom?
When your will is done on earth as it is in heaven.
Precisely! What is my will?
It would be easier if you told me. It makes me angry
when someone is killed tragically or dies painfully and people
talk about the ‘will of God.’
It makes me angry too. It is not my will that people
suffer like this. Why do people talk about me as if I’m a monster? I do not will bad things for you. I will only the best for
you. I am your Father and I want only the best for you…How
much longer must I wait before my will be done on earth?
People are stubborn and have not converted their minds to my
way of thinking. You must bend your mind, convert your mind
to my way of thinking, and convert your mind to my will. Only then will everyone have peace, happiness and contentment.
Yes Father, I will make an effort to get to know your will.
Give us this day our daily bread. Now Father, we
are praying as Jesus told us to. We certainly need to pray for
our daily bread when we consider all the people in our world
who live in poverty, and are homeless.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
Yes, I certainly want to forgive you your trespasses
and sins. The false prophets of these times have forgotten that
I am a God of forgiveness.
I was interested that you said ‘as you forgive those
who trespass against You.’ Have your forgiven you know
who?
Not entirely!
What’s the point in saying the prayer if you don’t
mean it? Perhaps your problem is that you are waiting for a
feeling that you have forgiven. Instead of waiting for a feeling, make a decision to forgive. Forgiveness is a DECISION.
Do it today!
And lead us not into temptation. It’s funny asking
me not to lead you into temptation. When did you ever need
me or anyone else to take you by the hand and lead you into
temptation? You bring the temptation on yourself. Pray to
avoid the temptations you can avoid, and to resist the temptations you cannot avoid. It is important what you do with temptation, how you react.
Yes Father!
Deliver us from evil.
Y es, there’s a lot of evil
around. But entrust your life to me and no matter what happens that is against my will, you need not worry. Sometimes
you can do a lot yourself to prevent evil having its way. All
you need for evil to triumph is for GOOD PEOPLE to do
NOTHING. When you look for justice for yourself and others,
YOU are delivering the world from evil yourself.
We’ve had quite a chat today. W e certainly had.
Let’s finish together. (both together) AMEN.
Janet Bennick
Coordinator of Religious Education
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
- Psalms 51:10
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Racism: It Involves All of Us
The Conversation Continues on August 1
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):
Registration Now Open
The RCIA comprises sacramental preparation and faith
formation for any adult who is either:
• not baptized and considering becoming Catholic,
• baptized in another denomination and considering
becoming Catholic,
• baptized Catholic, but has not received Eucharist and
Confirmation.
Whether you have been able to attend our last two sessions or not, all parishioners are welcome to join our next evening of
discussion on Monday, August 1 at
7pm in Murphy Hall.
Please join us for this important discussion. Racism involves all of us!
So does its solution!
Centering Prayer Welcomes Newcomers
The Chicago Archdiocese’s Adult Confirmation Program
is for those who are:
• 19-years-old or older,
• baptized Catholic and have received First Holy
Communion.
Would you like to make time for peace, quiet, prayer and
reflection? Mother Theresa explained that “we need silence to be alone with God, to speak to Him, to ponder
His words deep in our hearts.” We
need to be alone with God in silence to be renewed and to be
transformed. It fills us with the energy of God which makes us do all
things with joy.
If you are interested in the RCIA or Adult Confirmation,
please contact Peggy Leddy, Pastoral Associate, at:
[email protected] or 708-848-4417, x202.
Please join the Centering Prayer
group on Saturday mornings at 9:30am in the North Transept area of the church.
What is Eucharistic Adoration?
The Book Club Returns! Tuesday, September 20
at 7:30pm in Murphy Hall
A Man Called Ove
Author: Fredrik Backman
The Adult Confirmation Program:
Registration Now Open
It has been the consistent belief of the Catholic Church
from the very beginning that the bread and wine consecrated at Mass truly become the Body and Blood of
Chirst; and that, furthermore, as the Catholic Catechism
states, this “Eucharistic presence of Christ [which] begins
at the moment of the consecration...endures as long as the
Eucharistic species subsist.” (CC #1377).
In other words, The Eucharistic Christ then continues to
be present in our midst beyond the Eucharistic liturgy
when the consecrated host is either reposed in a tabernackle or exposed on the altar.
Eucharistic Adoration at St. Edmund, takes place on Mondays
from 2-8pm in the Church Sanctuary unless otherwise announced.
The next Eucharistic Adoration date is Monday, August 1.
Summer Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday: 8:30am;
Saturday: 8:30am; 5:30pm (Sunday Anticipatory)
Sunday: 9am, 11:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 4:15pm (located in west end of north transept)
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Call the Parish Office. A Minister of Care is also available to
bring Holy Communion to our parish sick and homebound.
New Parishioners
We welcome new parishioners at all times. Please stop in the
Parish Office during business hours to register.
The St. Edmund Book Club will begin once again in
September. The Book Club will meet on the third Tuesday of every month unless otherwise announced.
The first book up for discussion is A
Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
Due to the length of the book, the discussions will be broken up into two sessions, with the second to be held on
Tuesday, October 18.
Contact parishioner Mari Hans at:
[email protected] to participate or
for more information.
Sacrament of Marriage
In order to schedule a wedding, you or your parents must
be registered, participating parish members for at least
one year prior to setting the date.
Sacrament of Baptism for Infants
Parents are asked to register at least two months in advance to attend the preparation class. Please note that the
date of Baptism is not confirmed until parents complete
the class.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Adults seeking to complete initiation or inquiring about
becoming Catholic may call the Parish Office for information.
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School of Religious Education News
Natural Family Planning
Awareness Week July 24-30
Natural Family Planning: Love, Mercy, Life: Opening the
Heart of Marriage is the theme of this year’s Natural
Family Planning Awareness week, a national educational
campaign of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB) to celebrate God’s vision for marriage
and promote the methods of Natural Family Planning.
The dates of NFP Awareness Week are July 24-30, 2016.
These dates highlight the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae V itae (July 25) which articulates Catholic
beliefs about human sexuality, marriage, conjugal love
and responsible parenthood. The dates also mark the
Feasts of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26) the parents
of Blessed Mother.
NFP (natural family planning) is an umbrella term for the
safe, natural, effective methods of both achieving and
avoiding pregnancy. NFP methods teach couples how to
observe and interpret the woman’s signs of fertility and
infertility. In the words of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, NFP methods “respect the bodies of the spouses,
encourage tenderness between them and favor the education of authentic freedom.” (CCC, no. 2370)
The Catholic Church invites all the faithful to embrace
God’s plan for married love. Learn more about these
beautiful teachings which support the use of NFP in marriage on the USCCB website.
There are also three NFP methods taught by Family Ministries in the Archdiocese of Chicago with information at:
https://www.familyministries.org/resources.
Registration for 2016-17 is now being taken
for the Religious Education program. Forms
can be found by clicking on the Religious
Education link on the parish web-site at
stedmund.org. You may also contact the
Religious Education office.
Please register early and secure a place in the program for
your child(ren). Early registration also helps in planning
books and materials for the fall. Book Fee day and First
Day of Sessions will be Aug. 28, 2016 from 10:30 am until Noon. If you have any questions please contact the office at 708-848-7220 or email [email protected].
Offertory for Weekend of July 16/17
Budgeted……………………………………...$14,350.00
Weekend collection…………………………..$ 16,531.51
Includes monthly credit cards.
Deficit to date………………………………..– 3,101.15
Coffee and...Next Sunday, July 31
Please join us for good coffee, great food and
interesting conversation with fellow parishioners and visitors in Murphy Hall after all of the
morning masses.
Haven’t Joined the Parish Yet?
Stop by the Welcome Committee Table
The St. Edmund Welcome Committee will be available to
register you and/or your family with the parish.
Welcome Committee Seeks Assistance
The Welcome Committee seeks parishioners who are
willing to greet and register new parishioners on the second weekend of
each month as needed.
Please contact Mary Ellen Gruszka at
[email protected] with your
contact information so she may follow
-up with you.
Bulletin Submission Deadlines Reminder
Anyone interested in having an article considered for
publication in the Echoes must have their submissions in
the Parish office no later than Friday at 4pm, nine days
prior to the publication date.
You may email your submission in a Microsoft Word
attachment (Times New Roman, 11pt.) to [email protected] or you may drop it off.
Prayer Vigil to End Gun Violence
Saturday, July 30 from 6:30 to 7pm
Join us on the rectory lawn for our monthly vigil. It is our
way of standing against the culture of
violence in our country. We also urge
legislators to understand the urgency
of this issue.
Please join us and bring friends on
Saturday, July 30. Another vigil will
be held on Saturday, August 27.
Sunday
12:30pm
Monday
2:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am
Wednesday
7:00pm
7:00pm
Saturday
9:30am
6:30pm
Sunday
10am
Week at a Glance
July 24
Baptisms
July 25
Eucharistic Adoration
July 26
Bible Study
July 27
Cantors
Bridge Club
July 30
Centering Prayer
End Gun Violence Vigil
July 31
Coffee and…
Church
Church
Murphy Hall
Off-site
Murphy Hall
Church
Rectory lawn
Murphy Hall
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Spiritual Week at St.
Edmund Parish
Eternal Rest Grant unto These, O Lord
We Pray for our Sick
Rosalia Abbinante
Fr. John Paul Andree
Clara Ballard
Susan Becker
Harold Bonus
Fr. John Carolan
Susan Chicola
Libby Fox
Frank Gautier
Bobby Hakes
Elizabeth Ihrig
George LaGesse
Linda Leonard
Sheila Lima
Florence Dalessandro Theresa Lyons
Bobbie Davis
Orrin Matthews
Annyce Dunbar
Shena Cyndi Myrtle
Mary Evans
Emilie Novak
Hannah Paist
Sergio Quiano
Mary Redmond
Mary Jane Reese
Marie Schaefer
Ruth Shubitowski
Ethel Thomas
Jimmie Weekley
One in Prayer with Loved Ones in the Military
Ian Adams, US Navy
Staff Sgt. Jason L. Anderson, US Army
Capt. John Paul Andree, Pilot US Air Force
Sgt. Ramiro D. Banda, US Marine Corps
Gunnery Sgt. Boatman, US Marine Corps
Specialist Brown, US Army
Specialist Christopher Buscher, US Army, SPC
Cpt. Jason Caboot
Aiden Matthew Connelly, US Army, PFC
Sgt. Thomas J. Dutton, 10th Mountain Division
William Edwards, US Army Reservist
Private Kristopher Ellis, US Marine Corps
First Sgt. Daniel S. Greider US Army
Sgt. Michael Hoover, Army Reserve Afghanistan
Major Roselita Labbe, US Air Force
Col. Matt Mangan, US Air Force
Jonathan McLean, US Marine Corps
Kristen Meyer, US Navy
Lance Cpl. Robert Miller, US Marine Corps
Cpt. Steven Nelson
Lt. Col. Edward Nevera, US Air Force
Jose Ortiz US Marine Corps Lance Corporal
Col. Gregory P. Puccetti, US Army
Gian Franco Solari, US Air Force
Brian Walsh, First Lieutenant US Army
Kimyatta Wellington, US Navy
Richard Noone
Law enforcement victims in Baton Rouge, LA
Special Remembrances at Daily Eucharist
Monday
8:30am
July 25 (James)
† Steve Schaefer
Tuesday
8:30am
July 26 (Joachim and Anne)
† Evelyn Clarence
Wednesday
July 27
8:30am
† Malana Mercurio
Thursday
8:30am
July 28
† Frank Condon
Friday
8:30am
July 29 (Martha)
† Deceased parishioners
Saturday
8:30am
5:30pm
July 30 (Peter Chysologus, BVM)
† Geri Graham
People of St. Edmund
Sunday
9:00am
11:00am
July 31 (18th Sunday in O. T.)
† Bennedict Miccolis
† Deacon Peter Hajdu
Monday:
Tuesday:
Readings for the Week
2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28
Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13;
Mt 13:36-43
Wednesday: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18;
Mt 13:44-46
Thursday: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53
Friday:
Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27
or Lk 10:38-42
Saturday: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34;
Mt 14:1-12
Sunday:
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17;
Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21
May our Lord bless all our brave military
personnel and bring them home to us swiftly and safely!
We are always looking for those willing to serve
as liturgical ministers! Contact the Parish office so
we may provide you with the contact information.
Liturgical Ministers for the Weekend of July 30/31
Mass Time Altar Servers
(Saturday)
5:30pm
9:00am
11:00am
Lectors
Commentator
Cantors
Extraordinary Ministers
El. Galavotti
C. Galavotti
B. Nelson
S. Guerin
M. Guerin
S. Gay
M.E. Creighton, D. Giannetti, M. Hans,
M. Kolovitz, J. Lewandowski, T.
Pomerenk, D. Taylor
M. Thomas
K. Masters
M. Fedota
T. Masters
D. Gregoire
T. Cullinane, D. Dubowski, L. Johnson, L.
N. Vaillancourt
G. Allori
W. Carlton
M. Stroth
R. Allori
D. Porter
J. Berggren, A. Dwyer, M. FitzGerald, L.
Jans, A. Koors, S. Sassone