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The Gregorian
“You are my beloved Son,
With you I am well pleased.”
January 11, 2015
The Baptism of the Lord
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St. Gregory the Great
Mission Statement
St. Gregory the Great is a Catholic Church made up of people of many different ages, talents, and cultural backgrounds.
We are an urban faith community with a small town feel of welcome and hospitality. Motivated by our baptismal calling,
we accept our duty to embody the presence of Jesus Christ in the world and to take up the mission he entrusted to us by our
word and example.
We glorify God through support and service of our time, talent, and treasure to our church and to the larger community
in which we live.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE MUSIC PROGRAM
Dear Friends of Liturgical Music,
Here at the beginning of the church year, we ask for your special help of our quality liturgical music program at
St. Gregory the Great Church through your financial support. Our choirs, instrumentalists, music staff, and in
turn the many people we serve are directly affected by your gifts. Please help us serve others through the ministry
of music. Any amount helps! You may send your donation to St. Gregory the Great Church, c/o Patrick Godon,
5545 N Paulina, Chicago, IL 60640, and I will include your name in a future bulletin article. I thank you in advance
for your contribution, and extend the wishes from all of us in the music program for a blessed journey through
Advent and a joyous arrival at Christmas!—Patrick Godon, Director of Music
DID YOU INCLUDE ST. GREGORY ON YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST?
Please be generous when making your Christmas offering to St. Gregory this month. We rely on the money
you give this time of year, along with weekly offerings, to meet our annual operating expenses. St. Gregory
needs $24,000 from the Christmas offering this year to keep within our budget. In the spirit of this holy season,
prayerfully consider what you can give to our parish, and be sure to place your offering in the collection basket
at the Christmas liturgy or any other Mass this month. May you and your family enjoy a blessed, peaceful
Christmas.
2014 Christmas Collection Budget:
Amount collected as of 01-06-15:
$24,000
$21,868
Readings for the Week
Weekly Calendar
January 11 (Sunday)
5:00pm—Charismatic prayer group—Baseheart Rm.
January 12 (Monday)
9:00am—Scripture Study—Parish Center
7:00pm—Finance Council meeting—Parish Center
January 13 (Tuesday)
7:00pm—Bingo—Social Hall
January 14 (Wednesday)
12:00pm—Friendship Club—Baseheart room
6:30p—Novena—Church
January 15 (Thursday)
7:00pm—Choir rehearsal—Church
January 16 (Friday)
6:45pm—Women’s scripture study—Parish Center
January 17 (Saturday)
10:00am—SSR Classes—Gym Building
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20
Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28
Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39
Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45
Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12
Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17
1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10;
1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42
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2014 Annual Grand Raffle Winners
($100 Winners)
Lincoln Park Athletic Club
Edie Sheridan
Molly Sheridan
Ian Sheridan
Dan Kirchberg
Julia Fegan
Eric Hassel
Joe Caltablano
Reggie Smith
Sr. Barbara Quinn
Marylyn Ahlfeld (x3)
Mary Ardizzone
Mary Ann Harrington
Peggy Miller
Veronica Gillis
Ed Perez
Carol Hanson
The Hess Family
Luis Meo
Kathleen Curran
Millie Slane
John Nilson
($150 Winners)
Lincoln Park Athletic Club
Lenore Thomalla
Ed Matsumoto
Janet Bruscato
ATGF, Inc.
($3,000 Grand Prize Winner)
Joseph Quinn
GRAND RAFFLE WINNERS
Congratulations to all the winners of our annual Grand Raffle. Also my thanks to all who bought raffle
tickets and to all who sold raffle tickets. This year we sold $13,920 worth of raffle tickets which would
come out to 2,784 raffle tickets sold. Our goal was to sell 3,000 tickets. So we came pretty close to our
goal. Our profit after the winners were paid was $8,345 which included money that was generously
donated back to the parish from some of the raffle winners.—Fr. Paul
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Christmas Flowers Memorials—2014
In Loving Honor/Memory of:
Donations
William Daniels
Fred Tolbert
Pete Daniels
Barbara & Larry Lea
David Brady & Andrea Gallagher
Mary Ann Osborne
Ifleda & Danilo Millon
Catherine Rondinelli
Maria Linda Pilati
Sven Wade Ek
Eunice Daniels
Jen Bella Langowski
Anonymous
Helen Murphy
Jude Reter
Betty & Roy Steinke
Joe Franco
Maria Gotangco
Remedios Ryan
ANNUAL MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO
January 18, 2015, 2-4PM. Starts at Federal Plaza (50 W Adams). SPEAKERS: Abby Johnson, Joe Schiedler, National
Director of Pro-Life Action League, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, Senior Pastor of Moody Church, Representative Dan
Lipinski (D), IL-3, Representative Peter Roskam (R), IL-6, Pastor Mark Jobe, Pastor of New Life Community
Church. For more information: www.MarchForLifeChicago.com.
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA
Catholics in Latin America and the Caribbean face many challenges when it comes to sharing their faith; yet, the
light always shines through and hope arises. In the Diocese of Juigalpa, Nicaragua, there was a need to train more
staff and volunteers in marriage and family life ministry. Through a grant from the Collection for the Church in
Latin America, the diocese was able to build its capacity for sharing the faith by forming family catechetical teams
in all of its twenty-two parishes.
The Collection for the Church in Latin America, through projects like these, empowers the people of Latin
America to deepen their faith and share it with each other and the world. Your generosity to this collection which
will be taken up next weekend, Jan. 17-18, 2015, will make a difference in the faith life in Latin America. For more
information on how you can help the Church in Latin America, visit www.usccb.org and search “Church in Latin
America.”
THANK YOU—FROM THE WOMEN’S CENTER
The Women’s Center would like to thank all who contributed to the 2014 Christmas Wreath Sale! With the
severe winter last year, our order was far less than we normally receive for St. Gregory. We apologize to all those
individuals that were disappointed in not being able to purchase their regular order. Hopefully next year will be
better.
YEAR OF SACRAMENTS—ONE WORD AT A TIME
Unite
The great and sad effect of Original Sin is that it separated us from God and from each other.
The great and wonderful grace of baptism is that it unites us with Christ and each other.
Recall what Saint Paul says, “ All of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death…For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will
certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” (Romans 6:3,5)
Baptism unites us to Christ, and that means that his destiny and ours are intertwined. If we want to see how our
life will unfold or ought to unfold, we look to him. If we want to see the path that we must traverse, we watch the
road that he traveled. Really, the key to our life is given to us in our Baptism. That key is our union with him who
is our hope.
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
After Jesus was baptized, he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and a voice was heard “This
is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” As we give to the poor we can also hear these same
words. As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box, know that you are a sign
of God’s love to those who are suffering and you give them reason to believe and trust.
MINISTRY OF THE WEEK – USHERS
Ushers serve the worshipping community at the 4:30p.m. Mass on Saturday and at the 8:30 and 10:30a.m. Masses
on Sunday. They greet and welcome parishioners and visitors, distribute worship aids at the beginning of Mass,
help with seating, take up the collection, organize the Communion procession, and hand out bulletins at the end
of Mass. Ushers usually serve at one specified Mass either on Saturday evening or on Sunday morning. The contact
person for our Ushers is Tom Sullivan, 773-743-1624.
TYPHOON HAGUPIT EMERGENCY APPEAL
On Dec. 6, Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in the Philippines. Catholic Relief Services has committed $100,000 for
relief aid. If you would like to make an on-line donation to help the people of the Philippines recover and rebuild
after a second major typhoon in the last year, please go to www.ChicagoPeaceAndJustice.org/Hagupit. You can
also send in a donation to ATTN: Typhoon Hagupit Emergency Appeal, Catholic Relief Services, 3525 S. Lake Park
Ave., Chicago, IL 60653 Please keep the Filipino people in your thoughts and prayers.
TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS CAMPAIGN AND GYM RENOVATION UPDATE
Currently, $394,699 has been pledged to the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. What this means for our
parish is that if all pledges are paid in full, our parish will receive a rebate of $236,819. At this point, we have
$66,943 in our TTWCI account at the Archdiocese of Chicago bank.
As you know, the majority of funds from this capital campaign have been designated to pay for the installation
of a handicapped accessible ramp into the Baseheart Room in the basement of our Gym building and for the
renovation of our Social Hall bathrooms. We had hoped that the project would be completed by Christmas,
but as is the case with most construction projects, there were a few delays. Currently, the installation of the
handicapped ramp is complete, and the work on the Social Hall bathrooms should be completed in the next
couple of weeks. The funds for these renovations will come from the pledges you made to our To Teach Who
Christ Is Capital Campaign. In light of that, it is important that you complete your pledge over the next three
years. When the project is completed, I will invite you to come over to the gym to see the finished product.
Thank you for your generosity to the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. – Fr. Paul
SCRIP PROGRAM
All orders placed the previous weekend can be picked up the following weekend at the 4:30pm Mass on Saturday
or the 8:30 & 10:30am Mass on Sunday. PLEASE CONSIDER BUYING YOUR GIFT CARDS THROUGH OUR SCRIP
PROGRAM. Rebates received from SCRIP go towards the Social Hall Renovation. Login to shopwithscrip.com to
see what’s new and check out their current promotional items.—Thank you for supporting the Scrip Program!
FRIENDSHIP CLUB
Make your plans to join us for some great activities!
Jan 14, 2015—12:00pm—Dues meeting—$8.00
Feb. 11, 2015—12:00pm—Regular meeting—Hot dogs
Cost-$5.00
Feb. 25, 2015—Horseshoe Casino—$5.00-Bus-9:45am
Mar. 11,2015—12:00pm—Regular meeting
BINGO—Bingo at St. Gregory is “Smoke Free”
TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO
AT ST. GREGORY
Games begin at 7:00 PM in the
Gym Basement—Social Hall (1609 West Gregory St.)
$2,250 in prizes (includes 2— $500 games)
In case of bad weather, please call the Parish Center at
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Mass Intentions For The Week
SUNDAY, January 11
8:30—Parishioners
10:30—Parishioners
MONDAY, January 12
8:30—Parishioners
TUESDAY, January 13
8:30—Parishioners
WEDNESDAY, January 14
8:30— Memorial Fund
THURSDAY, January 15
8:30am—+Ross A. Arriola
FRIDAY, January 16
8:30—Parishioners
SATURDAY, January 17
8:30—Parishioners
4:30—Parishioners
SUNDAY, January 18
8:30—Parishioners
10:30—+Gloria Creed
Prayer List
Please pray for the sick and all those
who have asked for our prayers.
Bob Connelly
Patrick Ryan
Tom Ahlfeld
Eloise Coughlin
Kelly Dwyer
Ted Moore
Ray Lariosa
Rita Burke
Antoinette Bedoe
Cookie Anderson
Mary Huinker
Brenda S. Viray
Horace Rutledge
John De Vitto
Art Birt
Carmen Rodriguez
Donna Torres
Delia Connelly
Colleen Dwyer
Edy Morronquin
Billy Cullotta
Lily Osborne
Peter Saldanha
Virginia Rodriquez
Jesse Osborne
Marylyn Ahlfeld
Arlene Blake
Dan O’Connell
Patricia Zakrzewski
Pamela Birt King
Val Szymczak
Anne-Helene Cagney
Emilia Salamida Gilber
Juanita B. Lopez
Grace Sullinger
Tom Moulder
Carolyn Liesen
Dolores Riccardo
Dan Ahlfeld
Hermann Moehrbach
Sr. Kathleen Mulchrone
Jim McIlvain
Our Armed Forces
Keep in your prayers
all who are in the
armed forces.
Dominick Kearns
Joseph Guido Jr.
Erix A. Sutton
Matthew Harvey
David Murcio
Ramil Cabute
John Hernandez
Tony Murillo
Nino Villamore
Edward Hurtado
Michael Ignoffo
Gloria Qualls
Nicholas Ignoffo
LOW GLUTEN HOSTS AT ST. GREGORY THE GREAT
Memorial fund
Special Intentions:
Terri Barker, God’s healing blessings
By: Debra Melbye
We now have available low gluten hosts which make it possible
for people who have celiac disease or allergies to wheat or
gluten to be able to receive communion. If you have celiac
disease or an allergy to wheat or gluten, please let me know so
that I can make arrangements for you to be able to receive
communion at Mass. – Fr. Paul
MINISTERS OF CARE
If you are homebound or know someone that is, and
would like Holy Communion brought to you, please
contact the Parish Center at 773-561-3546.
Liturgical Ministries (January 17/January 18)
Saturday—4:30pm
Sunday—8:30am
Sunday—10:30am
Presider
Fr. Paul Wachdorf
Fr. John Moulder
Fr. Brian Fischer
Lectors/Commentators
Kristine DelRosario
Jane Hirt
Dona Hernandez
Susan Silvano
Eleanore Eckstrom
Joe Messing
Eucharistic Ministers
Matthew Mullen
Maria Pilati
Andrew Welling
Isabel Martinez
Catherine Rondinelli
Gina Ibardaloza
Mandy Ibardaloza
Judy Nocek
Mary Nocek
Lance Ocupe
Nino Ocupe
MC-Eunice Daniels
Sean Carney
Ralph DeGuzman
Altar Servers
Melanie Aguilar
Spencer O’Brien
MC-Charlie Sell
Volunteer
Volunteer
Volunteer
MC-Carmen Delgado
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Sunday and Holy Day
Collection Totals
For Fiscal Year July 1—June 30
November
Envelopes
Cash/Loose
Electronic Giving Total
November 9
$3,891
$1,942
$5,833
November 16
$2,794
$ 795
$3,589
November 23
$2,388
$ 761
November 30
$1,840
$ 904
Holy Days
$
$ 579
$ 50
$ 629
Total
$10,913
$4,981
$9,020
$24,914
$8,970
$12,119
$2,744
Over/(Under) Monthly Budget—Year-to-Date
($10,581)
Year-to-Date Collected as of November 30, 2014
$126,892
Planned Annual Budget for Sunday & Holy Day Collections
$325,000
YTD Collected as a percentage of Planned Annual Budget
39%
ST. GREGORY THE GREAT PARISH AND SCHOOL INFORMATION AND SERVICES
Parish Center
Masses
5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640
773-561-3546
773-728-3827 (fax)—www.stgregory.net
Sunday: Saturday Evening—4:30pm, Sunday—8:30am, and
10:30am.
Weekdays: Monday—Saturday—8:30am
Holy Days of Obligation: Please check the Sunday bulletin for
Holy Day Schedules.
Hours:
M-Th 9:00am—7:00 pm
Fri- 9:00am—4:30pm
Sat.- 9:00am—4:30pm, Sun.—9:00am—12:00pm
Pastoral Staff
Rev. Paul Wachdorf, Pastor
Rev. Brian Fischer, Associate Pastor
Rev. John Moulder, Resident
Sr. Barbara Quinn, Pastoral Associate
Sr. Regina De Vitto, Pastoral Associate
Mr. John Miaso, Business Manager
Mr. Patrick Godon, Director of Music & Liturgy
Ms. Bernadette Daniels, Administrative Asst.
Mr. Dan Creed, Sacristan
Mr. Joseph Malham, Artist-in-Residence
Quest Theatre Ensemble, Artists-in-Residence
International Chamber Artists, Artists-in-Residence
www.ICAmusic.org
Schools
Northside Catholic Academy
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Admissions Office: 773-743-6277
St. Gregory Credit Union
1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL 60640
773-561-5493
Sunday 9:30am—12:00pm
Wednesday 7:00pm—9:00pm
Sacraments
Baptisms: First Sunday of the Month—1:00pm (except
during Lent)
Weddings: Arrange with a pastoral staff member at least six
months in advance. Participation in marriage preparation is
essential.
Reconciliation
Saturday– 3:30pm—4:15pm
Services
Prayer Requests: If you or a family member or relative is ill
and would like to be included on the list of prayer requests,
please call the Parish Center.
Mass Intentions: You may request a Mass intention for
someone who is living or deceased or special occasions such
as birthdays, special anniversary, get well wishes. Please call
or stop by the Parish Center.
Devotions
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday of each
month, 9:00am-9:00pm, except when funerals are scheduled.
Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays 6:30pm
Taizé Prayer Service
The Taizé prayer service will focus on seasonal icons.
Taizé Prayer Service will be held in Church on Sundays at
4:00pm. Please check the bulletin or our website at
www.stgregory.net (under the “About Us” tab) for the next
scheduled prayer service.