Holy Name of Mary Church 11159 South Loomis Street ● Chicago, Illinois 60643 ● (773) 238-6800 ● Fax: (773) 238-7304 Website: www.holynameofmarychurch.org ● E-mail: [email protected] November 16, 2014 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time CELEBRATING BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY MONTH Father Thomas Jackson, OP, Pastor Ms. Lynn Green, Religious Education Ms Yvette Wilson, Youth Ministry Ms. Earlene Stokes, Church Secretary Mrs. Joyce Taylor, Liturgy Coordinator Mr. Justin Brady, Ms. Zaida Davidson, Ms. Carolyn McQuerter, Rev. Donald Smith, Music Ministers SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY MASS: 6:00 P.M. in the Ministry Center SATURDAY MASS: 4:00 P.M. CONFESSIONS: 15 minutes before all Masses BIBLE STUDY: Every Tuesday 7:00 P.M. in the Ministry Center ST VINCENT DE PAUL EMERGENCY HELP: Contact Mr. Nicholas Virgil 708-527-1926. BAPTISMS: Parents be sure to make an appointment for the Instructions for Baptism. MARRIAGES: Please consult with the priest at least four months before the wedding. HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE: 7:00 P.M. in the Church. REGISTRATION: See Fr. Tom after one of the Masses or any day at the Rectory. Mission Statement We are Catholic Ambassadors for Christ who walk by faith, guided by the Holy Spirit and nurtured by Word and Sacraments. We pledge to continue our Christian mission of spreading God's Word, bringing more people to Christ, mentoring our youth and young adults, and serving our community. GET READY GOD’S WORD TODAY The Letters of Paul to the Thessalonians are among his earliest writings, and are driven by his belief and the belief of the entire early Christian community that the return of Christ was imminent. Therefore, to devote time or attention to anything else was foolish. As time progressed, this fervor receded a bit. Today we may wonder, when we hear these readings about the coming end-times, if we should take them to heart. What should we do when we hear that the day of the Lord will come upon us “like a thief at night”? (1 Thessalonians 5:2) Does this mean we are to stop our long-range goalsetting, get rid of our yearly calendars and planners, or stop putting money in the college education fund? Of course not. What it does mean is that we need to change our lives, living like children of the light and illuminating the world around us with the light of the gospel. Then, on that day, when the details of our daily living become unimportant, we will be ready to find our peace and security in Christ Jesus. During the time of Jesus, a talent was an extremely large sum of money. Sixty minas made up one talent and a mina equaled one hundred dinarii. Two thousand years ago, an average worker in Palestine earned one dinarius a day. When Jesus told the parable we hear in today’s Gospel, he knew his listeners would realize that each of the servants had been entrusted with a huge sum of money. This money, well invested, had the potential for earning a tremendous amount more. The spiritual talents entrusted to us during our pilgrimage on earth also have the potential for yielding extraordinary results. These spiritual gifts must be invested. In other words, they must be used. When used, they help build up the kingdom of God. They bring peace and comfort to the despairing. They bring the good news to the disenfranchised. They bring food and shelter to the hungry and homeless. As the liturgical year winds down, this parable asks us to assess the extent to which we have invested our spiritual talents. Their potential is extraordinary. How extraordinary are the results of our investment of them in the last year? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. From Saint Margaret Sunday Missal, copyright © J. S. Paluch Company ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Reflecting on God’s Word READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43 Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10 Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28 Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44 Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48 Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40 Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps 23:1-3, 5-6; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46 ….God gives us five talents’ worth of life or two talents’ worth or even one talent’s worth, and with it enough energy to double it. Sometimes, though, God drops in when we’d rather be left alone, and so we try to bury God just because the situation doesn’t look very life-giving to us. Yet it can be life-giving, like the weary routine of raising children or going to the same job we’ve been going to for the past twenty-five years or taking care of an aging parent. Eventually we may find out that burying such life is more deadly than the risk of living it, and living it brings a higher yield than we could ever expect. —Rev. Joseph J. Juknialis Copyright © 2012, WLP. All rights reserved. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN GOOD FAITH ACTION OF THE WEEK The Sacraments’ word for this week is: Read the articles about the people on the cover in the Nov. issue of The Drum, at www.blackcatholicchicago.org. Share what you learned. ENTRUST Enjoy! PARISH NEWS PRAYER FOR THE WEEK THE DRUM The Drum is the newsletter of the Office for Black Catholics. Read the articles about Black Catholic History and some of the people on the bulletin cover. The Drum also gives information on what is happening in the Black Catholic Community of Chicago. Good and Gracious God, we thank you today for all that you have provided for us out of your abundant bounty. We praise you for you are God and God alone. We love you Lord and wish to be your servant today and always. You have made us holy simply by creating us in your image and likeness. From the very beginning of time you have called us “good.” You dwell in us making us your holy temple. You have given each of us a role in carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ. You equip us for this role by giving us time, talent and treasure. Help us to use these gifts for your honor and glory. Amen ARCHBISHOP CUPICH The Installation Mass for our new Archbishop is Tuesday, November 18 at 2pm at Holy Name Cathedral. It will be televised live on Channel 9. The service will include the reading of the Apostolic Mandate by the Apostolic Nuncio of the United States, followed by the seating of Archbishop Cupich in the cathedra (chair). Cardinal George will present the crozier (his staff) to the Archbishop. Archbishop Cupich will preside at the Liturgy and deliver the homily. MINISTER OF CARE MEETING There will be a meeting of the Ministers of Care after the 11am Mass in the Ministry Center. NEW HYMNALS Today is the last day to donate a hymnal to the parish in your name or in the name of a deceased loved one. The hymnals are $20 each. Place your order today. oes +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Having only modest talent is no excuse for not using it. BAKE SHOP 134 Court #134 is sponsoring “The Down-Home Bake Sale” next weekend after each Mass. Don’t bake; purchase your Thanksgiving cakes and pies from Court #134. CANNED GOOD REQUEST The St. Vincent de Paul Society is asking for donations of canned good and dry ingredients for the Thanksgiving baskets. Please bring items that you would put on your Thanksgiving table and put them in the box in the back of church. SECOND COLLECTION The second collection next Sunday, 11/23 is for the Campaign for Human Development. 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