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Mass Intentions For The Week
St. Columba Parish
“Jesus Christ:
King of the Universe”
November 23, 2014
Pastoral Staff
Rev. Charles W. Watkins...Pastor
Rev. Kilian Knittel...Pastor Emeritus
Jamie Kasprzycki...Parish Secretary
Pamela Livorsi...Parrish Musician
Web Site: www.columba-chi.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/columbaparish
Rectory: 13323 So. Green Bay Avenue, 60633
Phone Number: 773-646-2660
Fax Number: 773-646-6821
Office Hours: Monday 9:00a.m.—2:00p.m.
Tuesday—Thursday 8:30a.m.—2:00p.m.
Closed 12:00p.m. —12:30p.m. For Lunch
Mass Schedule
Weekend Masses:
Saturday— 5:00p.m.
Sunday– 8:00p.m., 10:30a.m.
Holy Day Masses; To Be Announced
Weekday Masses; Tuesday—Thursday 8:30a.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays– 4:15-4:45p.m. or by
private appointment.
Baptisms: Arrangements must be made in
advance at the Rectory. A Pre-Baptismal Program is
required for parents.
Marriages: Call at least six months in advance to
set up an appointment to schedule weddings.
Pre–Cana required.
Registration In The Parish: Newcomers are
welcome to the Parish and are requested to
register at the Rectory. Please notify us if you
change your address or leave the Parish.
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SATURDAY November 22
5:00PM Raymond Wachowski—Family
SUNDAY November 23
8:00 AM Mary Gorcos—Family
10:30AM Mary Rolek—Diane Kaczmarek
MONDAY November 24
NO MASS
TUESDAY November 25
8:30AM Helen Krawetz—Family
Michael Krstulovich—Family
WEDNESDAY November 26
8:30AM Florence Mierniczak—Family
THURSDAY November 27
10:30AM Parishioners of St. Columba
FRIDAY November 28
NO MASS
SATURDAY November 29
5:00PM Louis Fuscaldo—Family
SUNDAY November 30
8:00 AM Frank Sowa—Walt Bednarz
10:30AM Walter Rolek—Family
November 22-23
5:00PM
8:00AM
Edward Malewicki
Tony Szczur
Carolyn Malewicki
Beverly Mansour
Christine Clanin
Kathy Winiczay
10:30AM
James Edge
Judy Machek
Ron Segvich
5:00PM
John Skaro
8:00AM
Marjorie Mitchell
10:30AM
Clara Gadzinski
Reflecting on God’s Word
Tom is allergic to cats, even when they’re not around but once were. His eyes turn red, and he
starts to wheeze so that he has to excuse himself and leave. Oddly enough, he has lately befriended a neighborhood stray at his back door. He doesn’t touch it, and he won’t allow it into his house,
but he feeds it regularly and even misses it when it doesn’t show up on his stoop. Something
moves us to care for the lost among us. It is often instinctive, and at times even contrary to our own
best interests, as with Tom and his allergy to cats.
Is such sympathy for the underdog written on the back of our psyches? Are lost souls really longlost kin? Is it guilt that moves us to contribute to food pantries and bread lines or is it genuine compassion? If we are to believe in the Incarnation, that God has taken form in human flesh, then
those instincts to visit shut-ins imprisoned in their own homes and to free those who still find themselves locked into poverty are Godly instincts. It is holiness bred in our bones, incapable of being
held in.
Because someone is hungry, we find ourselves giving to a food pantry or volunteering at a soup
kitchen. Because someone is a stranger, we welcome them into our neighborhood and seek ways
to comfort the immigrant. Because someone is imprisoned by illness or old age, we visit them and
check in on them. And because our own individual efforts often seem so meager in the face of so
many needs, we seek ways to institutionalize our care through government policy and funding. It is
all a Godly instinct.
—Rev. Joseph J. Juknialis
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We Pray for…
John Ramos, Mary Griebenow, Paulette Cavin, John O’Saben, Carole Herhold,
John Lombardi, Valerie Ramos, Jackie Herod, Charlie Drosos, Bobby Redvick,
Robin Retterath, Janet Wage, Michael A. Hernandez, Leona Kovacich, Larry Kutz,
David Donohue, Frank Kray, Lipasava and Melvin Wolf, Linda Fuscaldo, Richard
Salamone, Jerry Vasoli, Amanda Gaudette, Eddie Aguilara, Sharon Eastman, Ruth
Bennett, Ann Bennett, Giselle Gamino, Ofelia Laguna, Louis Garcia, Chrissie Lapke, Elyssa Zielke, Raul Torres, Jack and Alex Lomelino, Karen Mitchell, Ruth Krol,
John Remar, Patricia Kearney, Brandon Klinefelder, Barbara Smagacz, Rose Ann
Poloncasz, Janice Paruszkiewicz, Consuelo Moreno, Deloris Gomez, Dolores Sambol, Kendyl
Glinski, Angelita Flores, Bob Wisz, David Scones, Jerry Boomershine, Eliza Hicks, Dawn Swiatek,
Frank Zygmunt, Catalina Sanchez, Patricia Iwan, Dorothy Wachowski, Bryce Nowakowski, Nabeel
Haddad, Anthony Barrett, Margaret Keir, Michael Deveney Jean Bosak, Nancy Chengary, Beverly
Dobda and Jackie Bugajski, Harvey Ward Jr., Mike Ryan, Paul Ziobro Sr. and Doreen Jamnik,
Pauline and Joe Kozlowski, Charley Urdiales, and Ben Davy. If you would like us to pray for you or
a loved one, please put the name on the sheet located on the bulletin board in the back of church.
Church Sick List
Please remember to notify the rectory office when you or a family member is admitted to the hospital. Due to Federal regulations, the hospital cannot notify the church without your permission.
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Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service
This year Lebanon Lutheran Church located at 13100 Manistee will host the annual
community prayer service on Wednesday, November 26th at 7:30pm. Please bring a
non-perishable food item for offering to support local hunger needs. Fellowship and
refreshments will follow. Everyone is invited to gather with our Hegewisch neighbors to
give thanks.
Thanksgiving Day Mass
This Thanksgiving we pause to reflect on the many blessings bestowed upon
us throughout the year. Please join us this Thursday at 10:30am for our
Annual Thanksgiving Day Mass. There will be no 8:30am Mass on Thursday.
Thanksgiving Day Meal Prayer
God, who gives us all good gifts and who is the source of every blessing we have,
hear our prayer as we gather to give thanks for all that you have set before us. We
are grateful not only for the food that graces our table in such abundance, but also
for the bond of family and friends, strengthened by the meal we share, and by the
warmth of your love that comes to us each day through your benevolent mercy.
Help us to use wisely all the gracious gifts you have showered upon us for the benefit of ourselves,
our family, and our nation. On this Thanksgiving Day may we acknowledge that every good thing
comes to us from you, and may your bounty never cease, so that we may share your blessings with
those in need. Amen.
New Raffle Year – Newly Assigned Numbers
Congratulations to the November 2014 winners of the St. Columba Parish Raffle Club
1st Prize
$100.00
#024
James Brann
2nd Prize
$50.00
#034
Mary Lou Casey
3rd Prize
$25.00
#100
Mollie Sabin
Weekly Collection
Budget… $3,200.00
November 16 , 2014
$1,961.00
Envelopes Sent-241
5:00pm Mass-36
8:00am Mass-17
($1,239.00)
10:30am Mass-22
Mail-in-2 Tot-74
Surplus / (Deficit)
[32% Contributed]
Thank you for your generosity
and ongoing support.
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Please Remember Your Parish
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If a person dies without leaving a valid WILL,
the property and money owed at the time of
death will be distributed according to the
State’s “intestate succession laws. "Their
laws do not always reflect most people’s
wishes. Why not consider serving your parish
as it has served you? When making your final
arrangements, please remember St. Columba Church in your will.
Advent Taizé Prayer Service
To enter into the spirit of the Advent Season and to greet the new Church year we will
celebrate with a Taizé Prayer Service to be held on Sunday, November 30th at 4:00pm.
The Celebration will continue in the Gathering Room following the service.
Advent Tree
Once again, the Advent Tree will be located in the back of Church Sunday, November
30th thru Sunday, December 14th. Parishioners are requested to decorate the tree
with caps, scarves, gloves and earmuffs for children. These gifts will be distributed to
the needy children of our community at Christmas time by the Hegewisch Community
Center. Thank you again for your generosity.
Mother of God Bakers Square Pie Fundraiser
Mother of God Parish is having a Bakers Square Pie Fundraiser from now
until all cards have been sold. Purchase a Bakers Square Pie Gift Card for
yourself or as a gift for others. Cards are $11.00 for Fruit Pies and $13.00 for
Cream Pies. Pumpkin Pie is considered a Cream Pie. Cards may be purchased in the St. Columba Rectory Monday thru Thursday 8:30am until
2:30pm. Please be aware that the price does include tax and that the cards are good for PIES
ONLY. Cards may be used at any Bakers Square. If purchasing cards with a check, please make
the check payable to Mother of God Parish.
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