St. Matthias
Bulletin
The Voice
RECTORY ADDRESS
2310 W AINSLIE
CHICAGO, IL 60625
RECTORY PHONE
773-506-2191
RECTORY HOURS: Monday &
Tuesday 9am-6pm, Wednesday &
Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-3pm
GENERAL INQUIRIES:
[email protected]
PASTOR
Rev. Larry McNally
[email protected]
DEACON
DEACON DENNIS RAMOS
[email protected]
MANAGER OF FINANCE
Stuart Boldry
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
Karyn McGovern
[email protected]
Stained glass window of the St. Brendan church in Bantry, depicting
Psalm 66:2: Sing forth the honour of his name (left side) and Make his
praise glorious (right side). By Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 3.0 de,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10776589
773-896-8209
RECTORY OFFICE MANAGER
Michael Brauer
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC
Mark Meier
[email protected]
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Welcome everybody!
TANDING SQUARELY at the intersection
of faith and life, St. Matthias Catholic
Parish and School in Chicago’s Lincoln Square Community is committed to
your spiritual and educational journey.
The soul of a wildly varied and thoroughly Chicago neighborhood,
St. Matthias welcomes everyone. Joined by a faith that celebrates Catholic
social values, we treasure each individual’s unique gifts. In our school and
church we build values for living and friendships for life.
Welcome to our vibrant, nourishing, and faith-filled community that is the
heart of a life well-lived from infancy to eternity.
SCHOOL PHONE
773-784-0999
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mrs. Sheila Klich
[email protected]
SCHOOL SECRETARY
Lee Valdez
[email protected]
ADMISSION DIRECTOR
Carmen White
[email protected]
Weekly
Intentions
WEEKLY INTENTIONS FOR MAY 20TH—MAY 28TH
PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE TO SCHEDULE MASS
INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, MAY 20
5:00 pm
+Henry Odiamar (R./F. Odiamar) and
Thanksgiving (Fernandez Family)
SUNDAY, MAY 21
8:00 am
10:30am
4:00pm
+Greg Steele
Our St. Matthias Family
John Brauer (family)
From the
Finance
Council
Thank you for your
continued generosity
Sunday Collections Income Update
Collections – May 13th – May 14th
Offertory Collections
$3,840
Give Central
$1,464
Total
$5,304
MONDAY, MAY 22
7:15 am
+Lydia Madamba (family)
TUESDAY, MAY 23
7:15 am
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
7:15 am
+ Frank Illarde
THURSDAY, MAY 25
7:15 am
+Frank Illarde (1yr. Anniversary)
FRIDAY, MAY 26
For Fiscal Year Starting July
1st 2016
Total Collections Year-to-Date $250,889
Budgeted Collections Year-to- $318,729
Date
Collections Surplus/Deficit
-$67,840
A $0 deficit is required for the collections to balance
their portion of the church's operating budget
8:15am
SATURDAY, MAY 27
5:00 pm
+Julia Nee
SUNDAY, MAY 28
8:00 am
Pacita Blas (C. Chito)
10:30am
+Antonio Ayuyao (family) and
Thanksgiving/60th Birthday/35th Anniversary (Fernandez Family)
and +Lily Nario (V. Crowe)
4:00pm
No 4pm Today
WEEKEND MASSES
SATURDAY 5 pm
SUNDAY 8 am, 10:30 am, 4 pm
Daily Masses
MONDAY-THURSDAY
7:15 am
FRIDAY 8:15 am
PRE-BAPTISM SESSIONS
Upcoming classes –Saturdays: June 17
(11am), July 15 (11am) and August 19 (11am)
in the Rectory
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please contact the rectory at 773-506-2191
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
RECONCILIATION
SATURDAY 4:00—4:30 pm or by appointment WEDNESDAY 6:30 pm
MARRIAGES
Arrangements should
be made 8 months to a year
before the date and before confirming details
for a reception.
BAPTISMS
2nd and 3rd SUNDAYS immediately after the
10:30 am Mass.
Holy Hour and Mass in Honor of the
Sacred Heart
FIRST FRIDAYS 7 pm
Our Lady of Penafrancia
FIRST SATURDAYS 6 pm
Our Lady of Fatima Devotion
Mass and Devotional Prayers
First Saturdays 2pm
Mission Speaker:
Fr. Ted Hochstatter (May 27-29)
We will welcome Fr. Ted to our Parish the weekend of May 2729. On September 15, 1990, Fr. Ted met Mother Teresa in
Rome and she asked him to serve her sisters wherever needed.
Fr. Ted has since served the
Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Haiti, Albania, Uganda, Kenya
and now in Ethiopia. Along with his work for the Missionaries
of Charity, Fr. Ted cares for 77 disadvantaged youth in Kenya.
He is a member of the Catholic Eastern Rite Church in Ethiopia. He will be preaching a mission appeal on their behalf at all
Masses on May 27-29. We appreciate any financial support that
you can give. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
A Letter from
Father Larry McNally
Dear Family of St. Matthias,
Easter Season greetings! Next weekend is Ascension Sunday weekend rather than the seventh Sunday of Easter season. This Holy Day was moved from its traditional 'Ascension Thursday'
to Sunday a number of years ago. That liturgical change makes absolute
sense with its faith-filled, hope-filled meaning. The holy day celebrates
Jesus' entry into heaven, 'exalted' at God's right hand, remaining in His
Glory and still praying for us. I like the opening prayer at the Mass of
Ascension from our former Sacramentary as opposed to the newly translated one. The prayer, in summary, asks our God to keep us joyful in His
Son's Ascension and to hopefully follow His way into Heaven, for there
is our eternal glory. The weekend of June 3 and 4 is the celebration of
Pentecost.
tember 29, and Sunday, October 1. Our first planning meeting will be
on Monday, June 5, at 7 PM in our Rectory Garden. All are welcome to
join our committee whether you have been on it before or are new to us.
Please join us in making our plans for GRAPE 2017.
On this past Monday, May 15, I did call, for the second time, the
Chief Operating Officer of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Betsy Bohlen,
reminding her that it was two weeks ago to the day that I had attempted
to schedule an appointment and had not yet heard back. Patty, her wonderful Administrative Assistant, took my call. I did receive a return call
from Patty later in the day relating Betsy's sincere apology for not returning the initial call. Patty told me that within 48 hours, I would receive a
call back. Meanwhile, at our Turn-Around-Team meeting on Tuesday of
this week, one of the Archdiocesan representatives told me that he would
encourage Betsy to follow up on her promise. Lots of bureaucracy from
"downtown," and sadly not enough when it comes to our children and
our concern for their health and safety. I will keep you informed.
And as we Celebrate Ascension weekend, May 27 and 28, we will be
welcoming Fr. Ted Hochstatter to our Parish. Fr. Ted will be celebrating
and preaching at our Saturday night Mass at 5 PM and our
two Sunday mornings Masses at 8 AM and at 10:30 AM. Please note
Please see page 2 for last week's Offertory collection summary. On
there will be no Sunday evening Mass on Sunday, May 28, due to Memo- behalf of our Parish Finance Committee and myself, I thank you for your
rial Day weekend. Fr. Ted is here with us representing the Order of the
generosity. I thank you for ALL that you do for our parish family of St.
Missionaries of Charity. For further information about Fr. Ted, please
Matthias.
see page 2.
I will be leaving early this week on Wednesday morning for my annuOur Memorial Day Mass on Monday, May 29, will be celebrated at 9 al Memorial Day weekend down to Cozumel or, as we affectionately say,
AM. Once again, Fr. Ted will be the celebrant of this Mass.
to visit our Cousin Mel. There are 24 of us going on this trip. I will be
back on Memorial Day. All weekday Masses are covered by Fr. Bob
We have a real need for ushers at our 10:30 AM Mass, a real need as Heidenreich and by Fr. John McNalis with the weekend Masses as menwe have no regular ushers at this time. Our 10:30 AM Mass has the
tioned above by Fr. Ted. Because of our history of delays on the return
most participants of all our Masses. If you have been at our 10:30
trip, Tuesday daily Mass is covered as well.
AM Mass, you have seen me ask for Ushers from our altar during the
Offertory time. We would need one person to act as head-usher just for
Whether I am at home with you at St. Matthias or away, please know
the next two months only. If you can help us, please call the Rectory at
that I pray for you every single day.
773-506-2191 or email please at: [email protected]. I
would really appreciate it. I thank you!
I was driving down Harlem Avenue the other day and a Wedding
dress establishment was advertising for an alteration manager with a sense
We have an Eagle Scout project coming our way early next month.
of humor. In other words, a real cut-up artist.
The project will be the scraping off and painting of our fence around our
Church, a much needed project. At its completion, we will be having an
Have a good 6th Week of Easter.
Eagle Scout Award Ceremony. This is the highest honor a Boy Scout can
GOD'S BLESSINGS!!!
achieve. Only 2% of all Scouts achieve this rank. As a time-line is scheduled, I will pass it on to you. But for right now, it is scheduled for an
Fr. Larry
early June starting date. I have been assured that big warning signs will be
posted along the fencing line warning passers-by of "wet-paint."
All senior citizens of our parish are invited to the annual Catholic
Charities Unity Mass and luncheon. This 'celebration of life' will take
place at 10 AM on Thursday, June 1, at Holy Family church, 1080 W.
Roosevelt Road. There is a large parking lot on the west side of the
church. For further information about this event, which has limited seating of 350 people, please contact Mandy Hamilton
at [email protected] or call her at (312) 655-7425.
As we complete Global Fest this weekend, we turn our attention to
our annual Friends of the Grape event which will be held on Friday, Sep-
Mark
Your
GlobalFest 2017
Saturday, May 20, 6 p.m.,
St. Matthias Gym
St. Matthias School will host its annual GlobalFest next week.
Please join us for the following events:
Thursday, May 18: Junior High Learning Gallery in the school
gym (8:30am)
Friday, May 19: Special Mass in the church (8:15am)
Saturday, May 20: Festival at the school with amazingglobal
food, silent auction, music and fun activities (6:00pm)
GlobalFest is a celebration of our global community, a wonderful
opportunity for students to learn about different places, and a
community builder and fundraiser for our school!
To volunteer click here: http://signup.com/go/PNVeuiL
To purchase tickets in advance for the event click here:
https://tinyurl.com/SMSGF2017
To get involved, contact Sebrina Williams at [email protected].
Calendars
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The St. Matthias Society of St. Vincent
de Paul helps the poor and needy in our
community. We meet the fourth Monday of every month at 7 P.M. in the St.
Matthias Rectory to plan our activities.
All are welcome to attend meetings and
join us in our work! Next meeting:
May 22. If you are in need of food or
assistance, please contact the Society via
the St. Matthias Rectory: 773-506-2191.
“In imitation of our Master, we Christians are called to confront the poverty of our
brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to
alleviate it.” -Pope Francis
St. Matthias Book Club
Wednesday, May 24th at 7pm in the Rectory
The next Book Club selection, is James Martin, SJ:
JESUS, A Pilgrimage. We will start this book in
May. The book can be bought on AMAZON,
and it is also on Kindle. A gifted storyteller and
spiritual director, Father James Martin, SJ, invites
readers to experience the stories of the Gospels
in a completely new, vivid, and exciting way to
gain a deeper understanding of Jesus. Moving
sequentially through the Gospels, considering
not only familiar passages but also the "hidden
life" of Jesus, the book offers a bold retelling of
the life of Christ, faithful to the Christian tradition, while meditating on parts of the narrative that have often escaped
notice.
Martin provides personal stories from his own life, the most up-todate biblical scholarship, and powerful anecdotes from beloved spiritual teachers, and brings the reader along on his own real-life travels
through the Holy Land.
Jesus: A Pilgrimage is an invitation to know Jesus as Father Martin
knows him: Messiah and Savior, as well as friend and brother.
Please read the following chapters:
Chapter One: Pilgrims
Chapter Two: Yes, “How can this be?”
Chapter Three: Bethlehem, “She gave birth to her firstborn son.”
Fr. Larry’s 40th Anniversary of Ordination
Please plan to join us on Sunday, May 21st as we celebrate with Fr.
Larry his 40th Anniversary of Ordination. We will begin with
the 10:30am Mass, followed immediately by a reception in the rectory
garden. (Rain location will be the gym.)
Friends of the Grape 2017
Kick-off Meeting
It’s that time of year again to start
planning for Friends of the Grape
Weekend, 2017. We will have a KickOff Meeting on Monday, June 5th at
7pm in the Rectory Garden, weather
permitting. Whether you have been a
part of this great event for many years
or are new to this, we welcome
you! Friends of the Grape is our most
important fund-raiser for the Church.
Friends Weekend is September 29th –
October 1st.
Submissions must be received by 4pm Tuesday afternoon for publishing in
the following weekend’s bulletin.
St. Matthias
Ministry
Schedule
St. Matthias Ministry Schedule
Saturday, May 27th—Sunday, May 28th
Seventh Sunday of Easter/Ascension
Saturday, May 27th
5PM
L
EM
AS
J. Hussar, P. Kubistal
L. Finland, P. Joyce, P. Nee
R. Klich, J. Torres, P. Hoang
Sunday, May 28th
8AM
L
EM
AS
10:30AM
L
EM
AS
CLW
D. Rubino, J. Miller
M.A. Illared, D. Rubino, H. Stanley
Bl./Br./S. Tajkowski
Religious
Education
News
Summer Ministry Schedule
We are currently putting together the Ministry schedule for June,
July and August. Please email any requests by May 21st to Karyn
McGovern, [email protected]
or call 773.896.8209.
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MARRIAGES
Arrangements should be made 8 months to a year before
the date and before confirming details for a reception.
BAPTISMS
2nd and 3rd SUNDAYS immediately after the 10:30 am Mass.
PRE-BAPTISM SESSIONS
Upcoming classes – Saturdays: May 20 (11am), June 17
(11am), and July 15 (11am) in the Rectory. Please RSVP for
a class at (773) 506-2191.
C. Barner, M. McGovern
F. Ilori, S. Lim, K./E. McGovern,
S. Oster, M.A. Reyes, A. Vacala
E. Huber, F. Ilori, C. Canaan
G./A. Winters
4PM
No 4pm Mass
Upcoming Baptisms
Tweet from Pope Francis
“Let us ask for the grace to follow
Jesus faithfully, not in words
but in deeds, and to
have the patience to
carry our own cross.”
@ Pontifex
Sunday, May 21st
Greyson Hector Arce, son of Diego and Alicia Arce
Tadhg Christopher Hurley, son of Kevin and Cara Hurley
Conor Patrick Finn, son of Colin and Michelle Finn
Simon Henry Brown, son of Jeremy and Jennifer Brown
Readings of the Week
Monday, May 22nd
Easter Weekday or
Optional Memorial: St. Rita of Cascia, Religious
7:15am—Mass (Church)
Readings: Acts 16:11-15; John 15:26-16:4a or Philippians 4:4-9; Luke 6:27-38
Tuesday, May 23rd
Easter Weekday
7:15am—Mass (Church)
Readings: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:27-31a
Wednesday, May 24th
Easter Weekday
7:15am—Mass (Church)
Readings: Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; John 16:12-15
Thursday, May 25th
Friday, May 26th
Saturday, May 27th
Upcoming Events
Sunday, May 21st
Monday, May 22nd
Tuesday, May 23rd
Wednesday, May 24th
Thursday, May 25th
Saturday, May 27th
Easter Weekday/The Ascension of the Lord (moved to Sunday, May 28 or
Optional Memorial: St. Bede the Venerable, Priest & Doctor of the Church
or St. Gregory VII, Pope or
St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin
7:15am—Mass (Church)
Readings: Acts 18:1-8; John 16:16-20 or 1 Corinthians 2:10b-16; Matthew 7:21-29
or Acts 20:17-18a, 28-32, 36; Matthew 16:13-19 or 1Corinthians 7:25-35; Mark 3:31-35
Memorial: St. Philip Neri, Priest
8:15am—Mass (Church)
Readings: Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23 or Philippians 4:4-9; John 17:20-26
Easter Weekday or
Optional Memorial: St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop
Readings: Acts 18:23-28; John 16:23b-28 or 1 Thessalonians 2:2b-8: Matthew 9:35-38
10:30am—Fr. Larry’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
Shepherd’s of Bethlehem at all Masses
7:00pm—Pillars Meeting (convent)
7:00pm—St. Vincent de Paul Meeting (rectory)
7:00pm—Chicago Chamber Choir Board Meeting (rectory)
10:00am—Together We Feed Chicago (Erz Hall)
6:30pm—Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions (church)
7:00pm—Deacon Dennis’ Book Club (rectory)
7:00pm—Annual Art and Music Show
9:00am—Forward Chicago (convent)
All Weekend Masses-Fr. Ted Hochstatter, Missionary
Thank you, Anonymous
4th grader
Sunday, May 28th
No 4pm Mass
Monday, May 29th
9:00am—Memorial Day Mass
th
Saturday, May 27 - Monday, May 29th Confraternity of Our Lady of Peñafancia (parking lots)
Thank you to all of you who attended GlobalFest
Many thanks to our event sponsors. Look for a detailed list of
all of the contributors and restaurant sponsors in next week’s
bulletin.
Regina Coeli
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. / For He whom you did
merit to bear, alleluia.
Has risen, as he said, alleluia. / Pray for us to God, alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. / For the Lord
has truly risen, alleluia.
Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the
resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary,
His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life.
Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Bridgeview Bank
Carol Moran Family
McNabb Family
The Book Cellar
Holy Family Parish
Target
Gene Schulter Foundation
Dental Innovations
Blueleaf Lending
hear Elegance
Eric Rojas, Kale Realty
Aldi
MB Financial Bank
City Kids Dental
Pigtails & Crewcuts
Allstate Insurance
MyEyeDr
AML Business Corp
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Walgreens
Big Shoulders Fund
Flood Brothers
Confraternity of Our Lady of Penafrancia
Judy Davis Klatt Temporary Service
Barbara O'Connor
Barbara O'Conner & Co. - Dream Town Realty
Schirm Firm (KLC Properties, Inc./Capital Investments, Inc.
ORGAN DONATIONS
The Shepherds of Bethlehem will
return to St. Matthias on May 20th
and 21st at all Masses.
Please consider donating to the St. Matthias Organ Donation
Fund, which is now an available option on Give Central. Please
visit givecentral.org for more information.
Olivewood carvings from the Holy Land will be available
for sale. Your purchase, however small or large, will be an
act of social justice as well as provide an opportunity to
own or give as gifts original folk art from Bethlehem.
Please Pray for Loved Ones in the Parish
Those in military
Damon Magnus
Douglas Chambers
Michael Gibbons
Christopher Lahown
Daniel Grisius
Sonny Pesek
Adrian Acebo
Joselito Mercado
Nancy Azpeitia
Charles Zolotas
Those who are ill
Judy Kawaguchi
Marty Nagle
Henry Schoffer
Marie Brichetto
Marie Dompke
Mary Kelly
Jennifer Heber
Jerry Heber
Laura Hincks
Rocio Avalos
Dan Joyce
Mary Ann Rupp
Luz Ong
James Baier
Erlinda Escobar
Nevelle Tompkins
Patti View
Dan Plovanich
Mary Selim
Zentoku Yogo
Mary Evans
Barbara Dever
Darin Rubino
Please help us maintain our Prayer List (below). You may contact the Parish Office at (773) 506-2191 if you’d like to change,
delete or make an addition. Thank you for your help.
Stuart Boldry, Sr.
Fr. Lawrence McNally
Laine Noel
Angeline Peele
James Desecki
Nelda Clay
Aveline Jose
Bill Eder
Joe Vavrusa
Those who are
recently deceased
Frank Illarde
Nora Nikolich
Robert Noel
Teresita Ong
Albert Mentolaroc
Rosemary Powers
Yvonne Doehrer
Penni Snyder
John Lenardo
Lydia Madamba
Martin Rudolph
Robert Michael Bavcevic
Mary Lou Kestler
Marion Sullivan
John Hoeflich
James Savoie
Julio Rojas
Jeanette Ramirez
Estrella Odulio
Barbara Schwedler-McLachlan
Catherine Dandurand