St. Mary Immaculate Parish S. Rt. 59 Plainfield IL Parish Office School Office Religious Ed. Office Youth Ministry Office

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1 St. Mary Immaculate Parish S. Rt. 59 Plainfield IL Parish Office School Office Religious Ed. Office Youth Ministry Office Website: Standard Mass Times For Holy Day or civic holiday Mass time changes, please check the bulletin or call the Parish Office. Weekend Masses Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday - (Church) 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:45 AM 12:15 PM 6:00 PM Sunday - (Cana Hall) 9:01 AM Spanish Masses Saturday - (Church) Sunday - (Cana Hall) Polish Masses Sunday - (Cana Hall) Weekday Masses Monday - Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation English Saturday Sunday Spanish Saturday Polish Sunday 5:30 PM 12:15 PM 10:30 AM 7:30 AM Begins at 2:00 PM 8:30-10:30 AM 4:00-5:15 PM 10:00 AM Or by appointment with the priests. Chapel Hours Continuous exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament from Sunday 7:00 PM through Friday 9:00 PM except on First Fridays when exposition continues overnight to Saturday 7:00 AM. The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 29, 2013

2 What s Inside Reflections from Fr. David... 3 Our Family in Faith Recurring Meetings Prayer Cross In Memoriam Newly Baptized and New Parishioners Healing Prayer Service Increased Offertory Program New Monstrance for Eucharistic Adoration Walking with Purpose New Adult Formation Opportunity Meals Ministry Forming Millikin University Choir Concert at SMI Hearts on Fire Charismatic Prayer Group World Day of Peace Opportunity to Save on 2013 Taxes Manna Online Giving Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal SMIP Junior High Honor Roll Flocknote Parish Office Holiday Hours Commons Reception Holiday Hours Spirit and Truth Heroes in Faith Liturgy & Worship First Saturday Devotion Liturgical Minister Schedule Weekly Schedules Music Schedule 2014 Liturgical Minister Schedule Mary, Holy Mother of God Mass Schedule Liturgical Minister Schedule for Mary, The Mother of God Masses Parish Outreach in Challenging Times.. 14 Job Search Support Family Life Marriage Encounter Vocations Meet a Seminarian Sacredness of Life Reverence for Life Meeting Men & Women Knights of Columbus Intercessions for Life Word of Life/Palabra de Vida Brothers in Christ CCW Afternoon at the Movies Christian Service & Pastoral Care Daybreak Free Blood Pressure Screening Food Pantry Needs Protecting God s Children Workshop Support Our Military Men and Women Education & Formation LifeTeen Give & Go Retreat Galabration Confirmation Corner Diversity & Unity Hispanic Ministry Events Diocesan News Principal Positions Available Community and Potpourri Holy Family School Hosting Reunion Saint Peregrine Ministry Biology Teaching Position Open Weekly Calendar Contact Information Mass Intentions Monday December 30, :30 a.m. Lorraine Drumm (Nancy & Conie Kirby) Tuesday December 31, 2013 New Year s Eve 7:30 a.m. Ernesto Cruz - (Diokno Family) 7:00 p.m. (Vigil) Thomas Charles McBride (Jack & Shirley McBride) Wednesday January 1, 2014 New Year s Day 9:00 a.m. Henry Tang Birthday Remembrance - (Family) 10:30 a.m. (Polish-Church) For the People 12:15 p.m. (Spanish-Church) For the People Thursday January 2, :30 a.m. Bernadette Gorman (Zoom Zoom Mt. Ski Club) Friday January 3, :30 a.m. John O Neill (Wife) Saturday January 4, :30 a.m. Mary Agrella (Mike & Pat Young) 4:00 p.m. Richard Koerner (Jerry & Judy Maier) 5:30 p.m. (Spanish) Calletano Solis Herrera (Family) Sunday January 5, :30 a.m. Gene Kalal (Kovats & Lorenz Families) 9:00 a.m. Joseph Fernandez (Russ & Kay Jones) 9:01 a.m. (Cana Hall) Special Intentions Jeffery Coe (Maria Coe) 10:30 a.m. (Polish-Cana) Zenon Iwan 10:45 a.m. Janet Palmisano (Rob & Pat Larsen) 12:15 p.m. Diana Owens (Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Vocaty) 12:15 p.m. (Spanish-Cana) Juana & Nicolas Perez (Del Real Family) 6:00 p.m. Ronald Pratt (Dorothy Hynous) Offerings Weekly Offering December 14/15 $41,715 Societal threats against the family can only be overcome by lives which are centered on the words of Christ and by a genuine desire to respect, protect, and love one another. As Paul tells the Colossians, we, too, must act with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, love and gratitude, and always be guided by the word of Christ. Readings for the Week Sunday Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Mt 2:13-15, Monday 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Tuesday 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Wednesday Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Thursday 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Friday 1 Jn 2: :6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Saturday 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Sunday Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Page 2 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

3 It's our party we can do what we want It's our party we can say what we want It's our party we can love who we want We can kiss who we want We can sing what we want Ok...these are not my words, nor do I endorse them! They are, in fact, lyrics from a song called We Can t Stop by the popular singer Miley Cyrus. I don t listen to her music, but I recently became aware of these words when our staff member, Margaret Motto, spoke to my High School Confirmation Class. I find these lyrics scary and sad. They speak of an attitude of heart and mind which considers that we are unaccountable for our life, the only limits are ones that we set for ourselves (and those are few!) and that anything I do is my business alone. Doing whatever we want is a recipe that typically leads to bad choices. When we make poor decisions there are usually rippling effects not only for ourselves but for others, too. The oft-heard cry that I can do anything I want so long as I don t hurt anyone else is rooted in two false assumptions: first, we are not entitled to hurt ourselves because our lives, our bodies are not our own but are a gift from (and belong to) God; second, all of our actions impact others. Consider drivers who are distracted while thinking about painful parts of their lives, whose eyes are turned inward upon their hearts...and who wind up making dreadful (and deadly?) mistakes on the road. Or thoughtless and cruel people who vent their emotions in s or on social media...and wind up often hurting others because of their indiscretion. No man is an island... - there is no pain that does not spill over. The attitudes and assumptions behind the lyrics quoted above are not exclusive to adolescents; they seem to infect all age groups these days. But I do not intend to end the year of my Reflections Reflections from Fr. David The Family is meant to be an Icon of God for all! with a critical tirade. Instead, I want to move to a very positive invitation. As we move into a New Year, I invite us all to understand that our lives, our actions, how we live our own lives and in relationship to each other does matter. All that we do has an impact good or bad! This weekend we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family. I really like the icon on this page. Rather than show the Holy Family with Jesus as an infant, we see him as a growing young man. The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph was not merely an arena for a newborn! (This wonderful icon was written by Aidan Hart, one of the world s great iconographers. You can visit his website at aidanharticons.com/ ) We honor this Holy Family as a way of recognizing the vital role that all families play in being a sign (icon) of God s love and presence in the world. All families, all people have this vocation - to recognize that they have a role to play in this world that must move beyond what they want to what God wants. As we look for friends or relationships that might be more than friendship, As we look for possible spouses with whom to spend our life, As we live our lives as spouses, parents, single people, friends, children, neighbors, co-workers do we do so with the understanding that who I am and what I do does have an impact on the world; do we do so knowing that if the impact we have is not the one that God desires then we risk wounding the health of the human community; do we seek to establish relationships, repair relationships, solve conflicts, be present in this world to others...knowing that how we do so impacts the world? Our choices and actions are consequential! Let us be mindful of our lives and their purpose. In our households, families and family of faith may 2014 be a year when we try more faithfully to live the words,...thy will be done...! December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 3

4 Our Family in Faith Recurring Meetings* Liturgy & Worship: First Saturday Devotion - 1 st Saturday of every month after the 7:30 am Mass Choirs Adult Choir - Wednesdays at 7:00 pm from the weekend after Labor Day through Pentecost Youth Choir - Tuesdays at 6:45 pm from Sep. 11 through Pentecost Handbell Choir - Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. from the weekend after Labor Day through Pentecost Spanish Adult Choir - Wednesdays at 7:00 pm Spanish Teen Choir - Saturdays at 1:00 pm Parish Outreach in Challenging Times: Employment Ministry - every 2 nd & 4 th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm Fellowship & Social Events: New Parishioner Welcoming/Registration - every Sunday at 10:15 am W.O.W.S. (Widows/Widowers/Singles) - 4th Saturday of every month at 2:00 pm; Nov. is 3rd Saturday; Dec. no meeting Sacredness of Life: Reverence for Life - 4 th Wednesday of every month, Sep. through May, at 7:00 pm Men & Women: Brothers in Christ - every Saturday at 7:00 am Council of Catholic Women (CCW) - 1 st Thursday of the month, Sep-Dec & Feb-May from 1:00 to 3:00 pm Please remember the sick and the confined of our parish community, especially Knights of Columbus Business Meeting - 2 nd Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm Knights of Columbus Social Meeting - 4 th Thursday of the month, Jan. through May & Sep through Oct., at 7:30 pm Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Meeting - 2 nd Thursday of every month, Jan. through May & Sep to Oct., at 7:30 pm Legion of Mary - Thursdays at 7:00 pm Christian Service, Pastoral Care & Social Justice: Blood Pressure Screening - 3 rd Sunday of every month, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, Sept. to May St. Anne s Sewing Circle - 2nd Saturday of every month, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Education & Formation: Charismatic Prayer Group - every Tuesday at 7:00 pm Lay Apostles Prayer Group - 2 nd Tuesday of every month at 12:30 pm or 2 nd Saturday at 9:00 am LIFETEEN High School Youth Ministry - every Sunday at 7:00 pm * Occasionally meeting days or times may change. Please watch the bulletin for special announcements. If you do not see your regular weekly or monthly ministry meeting listed here, please contact the bulletin editor at bulletin@smip.org with the day, time and frequency of meeting. Thank you. If you would like to add or remove a name from the prayer cross, please contact our parish nurse, Pat Mander, at ext Please remember Helen M. Daehn, Donna Gumminger, Jean M. Korczak, Babies Jimena and Sergio Roberto Soto and their families in your prayers. Page 4 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

5 Congratulations to the Newly Baptized Our Family in Faith PABLO JOEL EPANUCENO Son of Pablo & Jacqueline (Salgado) Epanuceno LOGAN MATHEW FREISTADT Son of Mathew & Stephanie (Bryant) Freistadt HANNAH CATHERINE NILLES Daughter of Steven & Jenny (Bak) Nilles Salvador & Tanya Aguirre Glen Ellyn, IL Hector Fransisco & Jessica Romero Joliet, IL Cecilia Garcia Plainfield, IL Gilberto & Anita Garza Romeoville, IL Welcome to our New Parishioners Neyva Herrera & Ulises Zavala Downers Grove, IL Paolo Lanzisero & Kristina Kwiatkowski Shorewood, IL Judith Luczak Romeoville, IL Caryn McNulty Plainfield, IL Christopher Perez Plainfield, IL Roberto & Maritza Vargas Channahon, IL Renee Vogley Joliet, IL 11 new households have registered at St. Mary Immaculate since December 15, households are currently registered with St. Mary Immaculate Parish. 8 families have moved/left St. Mary Immaculate Parish in the same amount of time. Healing Prayer Service on Sunday, January 5 Join us at 1:30 p.m., immediately following the 12:15 p.m. Mass in the Church. After a scripture reading and prayer, each individual will be offered the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, which conveys special graces and strength of the Holy Spirit. Our Healing Prayer Service is regularly held on the first Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Giving Our Best to Make Christ Known Within the next few days you will receive a Summary Report detailing the results of our Giving Our Best to Make Christ Known. Six weeks ago we began this program. We are beginning to see signs that our Sunday offertory collections are growing through the generosity of many, many parishioners. Thank you so very much to all who have chosen to participate in this very important program. Your generosity shows your willingness as faithful stewards to be a part of the ongoing missions of St. Mary Immaculate. New Monstrance for Eucharistic Adoration The parish has been gifted with a new monstrance for our adoration chapel, in memory of one of our parishioners and regular adorers. We will have a formal blessing and begin using the new monstrance on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the end of our 6:00 p.m. Mass. The priest will bless the monstrance, expose the Blessed Sacrament, and process into our Chapel to begin Eucharistic Adoration that week. December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 5

6 Our Family in Faith Walking with Purpose Walking With Purpose (WWP) is a women s bible study by women for women who desire to grow in their faith using a scripture-based program that is fresh, relevant and focused on conversion of heart. Personal study and small group discussions will link our everyday challenges and struggles with the solutions given to us through the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. We are offering two, 6-week sessions of the Walking With Purpose bible study program entitled Living in Freedom-the freedom that only God can provide from February 11 March 18, 2014: Tuesday mornings from 9:30 11:30 a.m. Tuesday evenings from 7:00 8:30 p.m. Babysitting is available. The cost is $20 for materials, but please don t let this deter you as financial assistance is available. Our first session of Walking With Purpose, Living in the Father s Love, which was held in the fall, was well attended and well received. Many good things came of this first group and here are some of the comments: I enjoyed the fellowship and meeting wonderful women of our church, the real life application of the Bible to everyday life shared experiences, I liked talking with others about our faith and God s love, the material was good and I gained an understanding of the Bible verses, and members of our group were very warm and inviting. To register please contact our Core Team Leader, Grace Blaszak at gblaszak@sbcglobal.net or , stop at the Commons Reception Desk to pick up a registration form, or visit the parish website at with a link for more information. New Adult Formation Opportunity! Why not resolve to learn more about the faith this new year!? Starting Sunday, January 12, 2014 every Sunday for 11 weeks our Priests will be leading an Adult Formation group from 9:00-10:30 a.m. in the Stewardship/Unity Room. The group will meet each week to view and discuss Fr. Barron's DVD series, Catholicism, which dives into the truths of our Catholic faith and explores various topics like prayer, The Sacraments, The Saints, Mary and other aspects of our faith. ALL adults are welcome to stop by there is no cost and no registration is needed! For more information, contact Margaret Motto at , or mmotto@smip.org Meals Ministry Forming St. Mary Immaculate Parish is starting a Meals Ministry! This ministry will play a vital role in helping and healing our fellow parishioners as they go through major life transitions by providing them with the comfort of meals during these difficult times. Your gift of a hot meal goes beyond food, it is a gift of love and one that shows the recipient that they are known and cared for and a part of our family. We hope you will consider becoming a part of this ministry to make life a little easier for someone in need. Please look for more information about Meals Ministry in the coming months. At this time, our parish has an IMMEDIATE need for meals for one family. If you are able to volunteer to cook or deliver a meal to a family in need, please contact Elizabeth Gillman at neagillman@gmail.com. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." -Mt 5:17 Page 6 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

7 Our Family in Faith Plainfield High School Choirs open for Millikin University Choir Concert at SMI on Thursday, January 9 at 7:00 p.m. The nationally recognized Millikin University Choir from Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, will perform at St. Mary Immaculate Parish as part of its annual winter tour, showcasing its reputation for innovative programming and tonal variety with repertoire spanning five centuries. The Choir owns an extensive touring history that includes performances in Scandinavia, Russia, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, China, Taiwan and England. Additionally the Choir has six CDs to its credit, including the live recordings of the annual Vespers at Millikin, a tradition that attracts nearly 7,000 attendees. Their recent appearance at the National Convention of the American Choral Director s Association garnered new attention to the Choir s approach to tone. The Millikin University Choir is under the direction of Dr. Bradley Holmes, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies. He has led the choir since Millikin s School of Music offers a wide variety of degree programs and fields of specialization. The University Choir is one of four traditional choral ensembles involving over 250 students. Choir members are chosen after highly competitive auditions among the student body and represent a variety of majors. Millikin, an independent coeducational university, offers the diversity of a large university and the personal attention of a small college with more than 50 academic programs in its four colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Fine Arts, College of Professional Studies, and the Tabor School of Business. The choirs of all four Plainfield School District High Schools are pleased to be joining Millikin's University choir on their performance at SMI. The Plainfield School District High School concert choirs will be performing two combined numbers to begin the concert and to welcome Millikin University. Please join us for an outstanding concert event. For more information, visit uchoir/pages/universitychoirmain.aspx or contact Cherie Perine at ext. 850 or cperine@smip.org. Come Join Us We meet every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at St. Mary Immaculate Church in the North Wing Rooms B & C. Join our Praise, Worship and Prayers for Healing. Your prayer life determines how the Holy Spirit flows through your life. For information contact Marge at World Day of Peace - January 1, 2014 Who is the other that Christ calls you to encounter in this new year? In his 2014 Message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Francis urges us to open our hearts in a new way to those brothers and sisters affected by poverty, hunger, underdevelopment, conflicts, migrations, pollution, inequalities, and injustice. When we break free from indifference and see ourselves as members of one human family, we can truly encounter one another and build peace. Pope Francis message is the most recent in a long history of messages for the World Day of Peace beginning with Pope Paul VI in Visit for more resources. December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 7

8 Our Family in Faith Opportunity to Save on 2013 Taxes Please remember St. Mary Immaculate Parish with your charitable contributions for the 2013 tax year. Your final 2013 tax year donation via cash or check (checks must be dated December, 2013) must be received by St. Mary Immaculate by January 13, 2014 to be included in our contribution records. You can also give online using our new, easy and secure Online Giving website at Once you create your personal account, you can give either a One Time Gift and/or set up a Recurring Gift for your contributions. An IRA Charitable Rollover can also help you save on taxes, if completed before January 1, The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) permitted individuals to roll over up to $100,000 from an individual retirement account (IRA) directly to a qualifying charity without recognizing the assets transferred to the qualifying charity as income. This provision originally expired on December 31, 2007, but it has been extended several times, most recently until December 31, If you have any questions on any of these options, please call our Business Manager, Janice Gregoire, at ext. 851 or jgregoire@smip.org. Use Manna Gift Cards for your Shopping and Gift-Giving Use Manna to increase your support to St. Mary Immaculate with the money you are already planning to spend! Buy prepaid gift cards for your restaurant purchases, regular grocery shopping, gas, and supplies for home projects. They are great for gift-giving too. Best of all, with every purchase you give a little back to SMI. Over 50 popular cards are in stock and available for purchase everyday. Hundreds more are available by special order each week. Check out the full list of available cards on Use All Dominick s Manna! Be sure to use all your Dominick s Manna gift cards in a timely manner! All Dominick s stores are closing by early 2014 and we cannot accept returns of Dominick s gift cards at this time. December Raffle. All month, with each increment of $250 of Manna purchased (in a single transaction), you get one raffle entry ticket. The drawing will be held next month for a $25 Manna Gift Certificate. Manna Hours. Manna is normally available every day of the week. Manna will be available every weekend in December. However, on weekdays when the Parish Office is closed, from Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, January 1, no Manna will be available. Regular Manna Hours are: Monday - Friday in the Parish Office 8:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Saturday in the Commons 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Commons 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Special Orders. Special orders placed by 12 Noon each Monday through are ready for pick up after 1:00 p.m. each Wednesday. Christmas Break. Our supplier closes for 2 full weeks at Christmas, so any special orders received after 12 Noon on Monday, December 16 will be filled after Christmas. They will be held for our first order of 2014, which will be available for pick up after 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, Have questions about Manna? Stop by during hours above, visit or contact Janice Gregoire, Parish Administrator & Business Manager, at ext. 851 or manna@smip.org. Holiday Schedule Manna is open all weekends in Dec. Special Orders placed now will be in January 8th. Page 8 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

9 Our Family in Faith St. Mary Immaculate Parish now offers Online Giving! Convenient. Easy. Secure. Simply go to our parish website, and click the Online Giving logo as shown here. With our new Online Giving website, your donations can be made automatically from your checking, savings, or credit card account(s) into the parish bank account. This new program offers significant improvements and greater flexibility over our previous ACH/Credit Card program. You can choose your donation dates, types and frequencies, as well as enter multiple payment methods. When you access the online giving website the first time, you will need to create a personal account. At the SMI Online Giving home page, you can use the Create New Account option on top, or the Sign up for a New Account option on the right side. There is a Watch Help Video link which shows a brief tutorial on creating a new account, as well as a FAQs link and other useful information. After you create your User ID and Password, and enter your basic contact info, you will receive a confirmation with another link you ll need to click to confirm your account. Once confirmed, you can enter your payment methods and make new gifts, either one-time or recurring, to our weekly, monthly, and special collections throughout the year. You can also manage your active giving and view your giving history. Again there are Help Videos available for each of these options. If you are using our original ACH/Credit Card program through the Authorization Form in the bulletin, and you start giving in Online Giving, please call the Parish Office to discontinue your donations in the original system. Failure to do so could result in duplicate donations being processed. Please contact the Parish Office at if you have any questions Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal Progress Report Please, if you have not already, make your pledge now to the 2013 Diocesan Appeal. Pledge envelopes are available in the Commons and can be returned directly to the parish. With your help, we can recover from the terrible loss of our packages in the mail. Let s continue our great record of support for Bishop Conlon and the diocese! Thank you to the 1,031 families who have made a pledge and to the 861 families who have completed payment of their pledge. For those of you continuing to make your monthly pledge payments, we thank you too. It is very important that all pledge payments be paid now as we approach the end of the calendar year. The diocese will soon calculate the final amount paid and rebate amount. We are now less than $10,000 from our goal! Once we reach our goal, 50% of the additional funds received will be returned to the parish for our use. Last year, we exceeded our goal by over $40,000, and received over $20,000 which covered an entire $187,666 Goal month s mortgage payment! PARISH GOAL: $187,666 AMOUNT PLEDGED: $205,989 AMOUNT PAID: $178,062 REMAINING BALANCE: $ 27,927 REBATE AMOUNT EARNED: * see note * We will not earn any rebate until pledges have been paid and the goal exceeded! The remaining balance is the difference between the amount pledged and the amount $187,666 $175,000 $125,000 $75,000 $25,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 $0 December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 9

10 Our Family in Faith St. Mary Immaculate School - Junior High Honor Roll First Trimester We congratulate these St. Mary Immaculate scholars for their outstanding academic achievement. 8 TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL KATIE HOVLAND KEVIN O LEARY HAZEL ORETA ADRIENNE TAN A HONOR ROLL NATALIE AUBLE NICHOLAS BARONE ALYSSA BRASCIA MADELINE BURKE HANNAH DARNELL SAM JACKSON ASHTON KREPELKA STACY LORD EMMA MYERS COLE POWLEY ALEX RUNGE KEVIN SCANLON LUKE SINGLETARY MEGHAN SLIWA GIANNA SOBIESKI SEAN STREICHER BRIDGETTE VALENTI ANTHONY WALDRON CAROLINE WERDERITSCH B HONOR ROLL MICHAEL BABICH KEVIN BUCKLEY GABE CHUTUAPE JOSEPH COSTA HUNTER DARNELL CRISTIAN FEAR ALEXIS FLORES JIMMY FOLINO JACK GEHRKE SIMON GRASHOFF MIA GRUBER ZOEY HESCH MADELINE MALONEY JOHN MATTHEWS ANNIE MORITZ ALEX MUCHA SARA MUSZANSKI DANNY O CONNOR KAILYN O DONNELL RYAN PINTOY MAKAYLA PORTER ELISE RATAJCZYK PIERCE UGARTE SAMANTHA WIACEK 7 TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL SEAN BARRETT SARAH DEFFENBAUGH PATRICK ELSTER LAUREN GLYNN KATHERINE KIRSTEIN CONOR KLUMP JOE LAURENTI KATELYN MARTINI LIZ PEREZ KAELI ROSS SYDNEY SCEPKOWSKI CLAIRE SWEENEY ANDREA VOLLMER JOEL WANTA KYLIE SHAE WEIS A HONOR ROLL ZOE ALBRIGHT SYDNEY BAK BRIDGET BUCKLEY MADELINE BUSS PEYTON BUSS BELLA D ANDREA NINA D ANDREA ZACH DE LEON JACOB INFANTE PAT MALEC ANDY MAY BEN MAZURKIEWICZ LOUIE MICHALOWICZ DAVID MONNOT CHRIS O DONNELL AVA ROGERS CARTER SALBEGO MARK SORTINO ANGELINA VASCIK MATTHEW YANKE B HONOR ROLL ZACHARY BARGAS CAITLIN BARNHARDT ABIGAIL BELLING ADAM BRONIEWICZ GRACIE CHALKEY GRIFFIN COLEMAN MATTHEW COSTA JACOB FILOTTO ANDREW GORSKI CHARLIE GULINO MOIRA JAROT HANNAH JONES SYDNEY KOPLINSKI JAC LINDISH BEN MONSIVAIS RILEY O CONNOR 6 TH GRADE HIGH HONOR ROLL CAMRYN ABSHIRE MIA BERTINO HOLLY BRASCIA SARAH CONLEY BRIANNA GALANG COLEY HOVING MAKENZIE KAPUT MADI MIKUSKA JACK PROCK ALLI RUX A HONOR ROLL JAKE BUMSTEAD SKYLAR COXON CHRISTIAN DE LEON LINDSEY DUSATKO MADISON EVANS AINE HERON JARED NOVAK ERIN O GRADY ANASTASIA PAVLICH KENZIE SIERACKI LIZZIE SINGLETARY NATALIE SWEENEY B HONOR ROLL CHRISTOPHER AGUILAR CHRISTOPHER BARONE NICK CHARBONNEAU ALIZA FLORES KYLE GLADEM NATHAN GEHRKE GABE JACKSON CONOR JENIG TYLER KAPUT JESSICA KAWA JACK LEE ANNIE NUDERA JACK O CONNELL ERICA PASSO AARON SCANLON ELISE TARRANT Are you Connected? If you haven t signed up for Flocknote, our new parish communication tool, please go to the parish website at and click on the Flocknote link, and follow the instructions to sign up. You can also just type smip.org/flocknote into your browser. Thank you to the 1,730 parishioners who have signed up as of this printing! Page 10 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

11 Parish Office Holiday Hours The Parish Office will be closed through January 1, Regular office hours resume on January 2. Commons Reception Holiday Hours Our Family in Faith Dec. 28 & 29 Regular Weekend Hours Dec. 30 CLOSED Dec. 31 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 1 CLOSED Regular Reception Hours resume January 2, Calling all Young Adults! There is a new young adult ministry group here at St. Mary Immaculate called Spirit and Truth! The group gatherings will include a speaker, Eucharistic Adoration, worship music, food and fellowship! The group will meet every Friday night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. ALL young adults between the ages of 18 and 39 are welcome. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and grow in faith! For more information please contact Katrin by at spiritandtruthsmip@gmail.com. Heroes in Faith - St. Cecelia Saint Cecelia was a Roman girl. She loved Jesus with all of her heart. One day her father ordered one of his soldiers to put St Cecelia in a burning fire and kill her, but God was protecting her and she did not die. A nobleman wanted to marry her and she did not want to marry him but he forced her into marriage. Once day her husband came up and he did not believe that she had a guardian angel so he came up and the guardian angel was right next to her. She was a martyr which means to die for her faith. She and her husband both died and went to heaven in martyrdom. Then just a few years later Cecelia s body was found in Rome. Her body was still fresh, beautiful, and sweet. ~Written by SMI student Grace S. from Mrs. Lundberg s third grade class. Liturgy and Worship First Saturday Devotion on January 4 after 7:30 a.m. Mass The devotion of First Saturdays, as requested by Our Lady of Fatima, carries with it the assurance of the graces necessary for salvation at the hour of death. However, to derive profit from such a great promise of Our Lady, the devotion must be properly understood and duly performed. The requirements as stipulated by Our Lady are, on the first Saturdays of five consecutive months: Confession, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, and to do all these things in the spirit of reparation to my Immaculate Heart. Please join us for 7:30 a.m. Mass. The recitation of the Rosary will immediately follow in the Church. December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 11

12 Liturgy and Worship DAY, TIME, & LOCATION Saturday Liturgical Minister Schedule for January 4 & 5, 2014 MASS COORDINATOR Medy Knurek John Knurek LECTORS Doris Trattner Maryann Kinker Angeles Esparza Gema Rios EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Joan Bird Marsha Bysak John Del Carlo Karyn Fuller Chris Jalove Maryann Kinker Estela Rodriguez Irene Lara Maria Navarro Medy Knurek John Knurek David Krol Elizabeth J. Lackner Deborah Nona ALTAR SERVERS Megan Abellera Kiana Krahulik Alexandra Kwiecien Kaeli Ross GREETERS Jean Fiaoni Arlene Kunst Robert Selinger Maureen Sutherland Mark Stofko Catherine Stetenfeld Tony Clark Sydney Abshear Tom Ketelhut Lauren Henzel Joe Brandt Tony Clark Joan Clark Conrad Kissel Renee Klobucar Casimir Kowalczyk Patricia Murphy Joseph Murphy Thea Nephew Jim Zilinsky Gerrie Zilinsky Donna Bachtel Dan Fogarty Beverly Bednarik Tom Ketelhut Bob Clark Dolores Percy Joshua Deffenbaugh Rosemary Tack Lisa DuSatko Nicole Wanta Reese Evans Matthew Profeta Brandon Profeta Alyssa Zematis Sarah Deffenbaugh Lindsey DuSatko Joel Wanta Caroline Werderitsch John and JoAnn Hir Renee Klobucar Cathy Kowalczyk Dorathy O'Sullivan Veronica Kuhn Judi Leazzo Carm Little Rosemary Tack Cathy Cushing Cathy Cushing Cindy Sweeney Cathy McComb Cindy Sweeney Georgette Wurster Adam Broniewicz Claire Sweeney Natalie Sweeney Volunteer Needed Colleen Robey Dan Vandercar Sue Vandercar Scott Hatzer Kelly Hatzer James Hoeflinger Fran Prokop Barb Hall Carolyn Simpson Carmen Ortega Gaby Ortega Jim Owens Marissa Marie Martinez Hospitality 7:15-10:00 a.m. - Volunteers Needed 9:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Volunteers Needed Emily Hernandez Lesley A. Rose Richard Hernandez Scott Wiacek Carolyn Lemke Jill O'Rourke Todd Lumb Michele Phelps Maribeth Lumb Emily Winter MargoMcCarthy Margaret Cizek Tom Spalding Sandra Franczyk Dan Vandercar Barb Hall Sue Vandercar Carolyn Simpson Maria Delgado Fidencio Vidana Mario Delgado Isolda Teodoro Julia Damian Maria Urriola Ivan Mora Genelle Diab Scott Hatzer Kelly Hatzer Donna Infante Marie Lozano Tricia Niewoehner Wilhelmina Ravelo Weekly Schedules Fellowship Sunday, January 5, 2014 Welcome Gathering Event R. Ziemba D. Ziemba Olivia DelMissier Jessica Ho Rudolph Rosenmayer Tommy Winter Zachary DeLeon Christian DeLeon Emmily Hans Marinell Edran Jacob Infante Joey McDonough Sammy Niewoehner Mary Kay Bollacker Bill Bollacker Terri McFarland Dorothy Scheihing Andrea Gutierrez Rosemary Jedd Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed Jim Owens Patricia Peterson Dora Reardon Volunteer Needed Laundry Monday, January 6, 2014 Altar Linens D. Fogarty Page 12 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

13 Liturgy and Worship Music Schedule Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 Sunday, Jan. 5, :00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Spanish Mass 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. K. Brady A. Salvaggione Spanish Choir M. Maksimik R. Tucker R. Ziermann Adult Choir J. Kirer Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 (continued) 10:30 a.m. (Cana) Polish Mass 10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m. (Cana) Spanish Mass K. Frost Youth Choir M. Slayman H. Roerig P. Schorp K. Frost Spanish Choir 9:01 a.m. (Cana) N. Bertino M. P. Robey P. Bertino 6:00 p.m. Amplify P. Bertino February and March 2014 Liturgical Minister Schedule We will be preparing the February/March Liturgical Minister schedule the first week of January. If you have any special requests for these two months please let us know before January 1, us at or call Dan at Mary, Holy Mother of God Schedule Holy Day of Obligation Tuesday, December 31, New Year s Eve Wednesday, January 1, New Year s Day 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass 9:00 a.m. English Mass 10:30 a.m. Polish Mass 12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass DAY, TIME, & LOCATION Liturgical Minister Schedule for Mary, Holy Mother of God MASS COORDINATOR Helen Struzik LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST ALTAR SERVERS GREETERS Thank You to all our dedicated Liturgical Ministers! December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 13

14 Parish Outreach in Challenging Times Job Search Support Tuesday, January 14, 2014 The St. Mary Immaculate Employment Ministry helps you build confidence and accelerate your job search success. We help job seekers succeed. During our January 14 (6:30 p.m.) session you can work one-on-one with job coaches (experienced hiring managers) to: Improve your resume and networking tools (your handbill, elevator speech or LinkedIn site) Develop interviewing (video mock-interview) and networking skills Expand your job search network Get spiritual, emotional, or social service help We can also take FREE portrait photos you can use in your LinkedIn profile. We meet January 14, 2014 promptly at 6:30 p.m., at St. Mary Immaculate Parish. There is no cost to attend, preregistration is not required, and everyone is welcome. Bring copies of your handbill or resume to distribute. Dress is casual. For more information, Family Life In today s second reading it tells us Over all these virtues put on Love. Does your marriage reflect the virtues of a holy family? Let Worldwide Marriage Encounter help you to re-ignite the vows you made on your wedding day. Let your Love shine in your Sacrament of Marriage. Attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on February 14-16, Attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on February Contact Jim and Kris McCulloch, For more information visit our website at wwmejoliet.org. Vocations Meet a Seminarian - Rev. Mr. Maciej Stelmach Rev. Mr. Maciej Stelmach, ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Daniel Conlon this year, Born in Krakow, Poland, Deacon Maciej grew up without a father since his father died when he was one year old, but he received deep faith from his mother and grandmother. He began to be an altar server when he was seven years old. After studying material engineering at Krakow University, Maciej enrolled at St. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Krakow. In 2010, he came to the United States, enrolled in another St. Cyril and Methodius Seminary this one in Orchard Lake, Michigan. He applied to and was accepted into the Diocese of Joliet as a seminarian. After his ordination as a transitional deacon last spring, Deacon Maciej did a summer internship at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Romeoville. He is to be ordained to the priesthood in Page 14 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

15 Sacredness of Life Reverence for Life Meeting - January 22, 2014 Reverence for Life will not meet during December. Our next meeting will be January 22, For more information contact Bill Gallagher Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council #5573 Men and Women For all families: that they may seek to honor and love one another as Christ loves the Church. Let us pray to the Lord. Por todas las familias: que procuren respetarse y amarse mutuamente como Cristo ama a su Iglesia. Roguemos al Señor. Knights of Columbus Good Shepherd Council #5573 Word of Life Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.. ~ Blessed Mother Teresa Palabra de Vida La vida es demasiado preciosa, no la destruyas. La vida es la vida; lucha por ella. ~ Beata Teresa de Calcuta Brothers In Christ The ministry of Brothers in Christ is a group of men who seek to help one another become better men through developing our relationship with Jesus. We acknowledge that we are all on a personal faith journey. Some of us are novices, some more experienced, and others, perhaps, just waiting to grow spiritually. We have many backgrounds and many gifts, but we share the same spirit. That spirit is the spirit of love and we do all we can to help one another, by being Christ in all his compassion for one another. We learn from the Word of God, meditation, readings, and our unique life experiences as men. You will find that our meetings are full of spirit, laughter, and inspiration. It is easy to feel the Holy Spirit moving and working within us individually and as a group. We meet every Saturday morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. in the North Wing Rooms A, B, and C across from the Adoration Chapel. All men age 18 and older are welcome to join our ministry. For more information or any questions you may have, please contact Ted Castro Sr. at or fax , and Rick Burke at or rfburke1@comcast.net. Please bring your bible. We will provide you with the Word Among Us. December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 15

16 Men and Women CCW Afternoon at the Movies - January 9, 2014 Save the date! Thursday, January 9, 2014 Join us in the Stewardship Room from 12:00-3:00 p.m. to watch the movie October Baby. Popcorn and pop will be served as we watch the movie. All women of the Parish are invited to join us at the movie! Christian Service, Pastoral Care, and Social Justice Daybreak Update What is Daybreak? Daybreak is a homeless shelter located in downtown Joliet. The evening meals for the residents are provided solely by contributions prepared and served from the congregations of local churches and community organizations. This ministry at St. Mary s has committed to supplying the dinner six times per year along with the provisions for breakfast the following day. We need you! Since this is meant to be a parish ministry, we ask that everyone watch the weekly bulletin for the dates and times for each dinner. Please sign up to donate to the hungry. It truly is a way to make a difference. January meal. Our next meal is Tuesday, January 7, The pick up time is 5:30 6:00 p.m. in parking lot located in front of the church. We will be serving a meatloaf dinner including mashed potatoes, vegetable casseroles and salads. The sign up poster will be in the commons after all masses beginning the weekend of December through January 5. Please check the poster in the commons for details. If cooking is not for you, consider donating one of following: fresh fruit, salad, dessert, 2 liter bottles of soda, orange juice or fruit juice, dry cereal, hot cereal, eggs, bacon, tea, and coffee. Thank you! Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this ministry by cooking, conating, or serving. Our meals are successful as a result of your generosity. Questions? Feel free to contact Donna Giancarlo at or Linda Polnik at Free Blood Pressure Screening Sunday, January 12 A Free Blood Pressure Screening is available on Sunday, January 12, 2014 in the Parish Gym. Stop by anytime between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Please contact Pat Mander, Parish Nurse, at ext. 893 with any questions. The Plainfield Area Interfaith Food Pantry is in need of SOAP (hand, dish, laundry), SHAMPOO, DEODORANT, and TOOTHPASTE For more information visit or call Thank you for your continued support. Protecting God s Children Workshop Scheduled We have scheduled Protecting God s Children Workshops for the following dates: Thursday, January 9, :00-10:00 p.m. Stewardship/Unity Rooms Please call the Religious Education Office at to register. Please call our Protecting God s Children Workshop Facilitator, Pat Mander, at who is also our Parish Nurse, if you are hesitant or cautious about attending a large group workshop. Please contact the Diocese of Joliet Office of Hispanic Ministry at for Workshops in Spanish. Page 16 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

17 Christian Service, Pastoral Care, and Social Justice Support Our Military Men and Women Hour of Silent Prayer. On the third Friday of each month, please devote an hour with us to pray for those who wear our uniforms. Come on Friday, January 17 to pray in the St. Mary Immaculate Adoration Chapel at 6:00 p.m. Please help to provide spiritual support to our military families, who have loved ones currently deployed, and to remember those who are giving and have given so much of themselves through their unselfish service to our country. For more information contact Maria Prekop, or , or Donna Hoban, or call Education and Formation High School Teens, join us for The LifeTeen Winter Retreat Give & Go! On Friday, January 3 we will GIVE by providing a Winter Party for those at the Daybreak Shelter in Joliet and then we will GO out for a fun social event and food! We will meet at SMIP at 10:30 a.m. and pick-up will be at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $15. RSVP by December 29 to Ruth Campbell at RCampbell@smip.org. Bring your Permission Form and a sack lunch! Galabration February 1st, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Bolingbrook Golf Club Dinner & Dancing Open Bar Live & Silent Auctions Live Music Join us for our annual Gala event. Friends, family and community are welcome for a night of great food and drink, bidding on a variety of fabulous items, music and dancing, and supporting the amazing kids of St Mary Immaculate Parish School! Get your tickets now for $110 per person. The order form is available on the school website at Contact galabration@smip.org for more information. Confirmation Corner Georgette Wurster, Confirmation Director x878 Strengthened by the Spirit, Called to Action Have a Blessed Christmas season with your family and friends. The office will be closed December 24 January 3, January 6, 2014: Year I and II students meet with your Mentor group at their designated home or at the parish, if your group meets on-site. December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 17

18 Diversity and Unity Hispanic Ministry Events Imagen Virgen de Guadalupe Si gusta llevarse a casa la Imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe y rezarle el Rosario por una semana, por favor llame a Micaela para registrarse Cómo Rezar el Rosario Le gustaría aprender a rezar el Rosario? Acompáñenos los jueves a las 7pm. En el salón Upper Room. Círculo de Oración Carismático Los viernes a las 6:30 p.m. Comenzando con el Santo Rosario. Adoración Nocturna al Santísimo en la Iglesia Cada primer viernes del mes, de 9:30 p.m. a 5:00 a.m. en nuestra iglesia. Iniciando con la Santa Misa a las 10:00 p.m. Los esperamos. Atencion Niños y Niñas Que Ya Hicieron Su 1ª Comunión Necesitamos de tu ayuda. Te gustaría ayudarle al Sacerdote durante la Santa Misa? Te gustaría ser un Monaguillo o Acolito? Inscríbete con Leti Salinas llamándola al Bautizos en Español Después de haberse registrado en la parroquia puede inscribirse a la clase de preparación para bautizos. Una vez tomada la clase se puede registrar para un bautizo. Llamar a la parroquia para fechas de clases y bautizos ext Comunicación entre Feligrés y Parroquia Santa María Inmaculada En caso de una emergencia, necesitamos tener sus datos correctos, si usted cambio de dirección o de número telefónico por favor avísennos lo antes posible Horario de Misas en Español Sábados 5:30 p.m., en la Iglesia. Domingos 12:15 p.m., en Cana Hall. La misa de los sábados cuenta como la del domingo. Confesiones sábados de 4:00 a 5:00 p.m. en el salón que está frente a la capilla de adoración. Ofrecimiento De Una Misa Si gusta ofrecer una misa o necesita oración por un enfermo llame con anticipación a la parroquia para apartar su misa ext Ministros Voluntarios Si gusta participar en algún ministerio pregunte, al final de la misa en español, a cualquiera de los voluntarios, ellos le orientaran. Está Conectado con SMI? Visite click en Connect with our Parish, y siga las instrucciones. Así recibirá noticias de su iglesia, Santa Maria Inmaculada. Page 18 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known December 29, 2013

19 Diocesan News Diocese of Joliet Principal Positions Available Principal positions are available for the coming ( ) school year at St. Isaac Jogues (Hinsdale) and St. Paul the Apostle (Joliet) Catholic schools. Both Catholic Elementary schools offer their students worldclass educational experiences that are firmly rooted in traditional Catholic doctrine. Professional Qualifications: Successful candidates must be professed and practicing Catholics who uphold the teachings of the faith and who exemplify an unwavering commitment to Catholic education that is firmly rooted in Gospel values. In addition, candidates must possess advanced degrees in educational leadership; hold current Illinois Professional Educator Licenses with General Administrative Endorsement; and have to their credit at least five years of successful administrative experience, preferably in a Catholic school. Successful candidates will assume official duties on July 1, The deadline for the submission of complete applications is Friday, January 17, To request an application packet, please forward a resume and a letter of interest via to: Karen R. Udell, Assistant Superintendent of Leadership and Personnel, Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Joliet, Illinois. Mrs. Udell may be contacted at the following address: kudell@dioceseofjoliet.org. Community and Potpourri Holy Family School in Shorewood Hosting Reunion Holy Family School in Shorewood is hosting a reunion Friday, January 31, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym for the alums that graduated anytime during the 70's. Please call Erin Savage at x3703, or esavage@holyfamilyshorewood.org for more information. Saint Peregrine Ministry Liturgy for the Healing of the Spirit The Mantellate Sisters cordially invite all persons with cancer or chronic illnesses, their families, and their care givers to celebrate the Baptism of the Lord with the Saint Peregrine Ministry. Our presider will be Rev. John Regan of St. Mary Immaculate Parish. The Sunday scripture readings will be proclaimed. All participants will be individually blessed with a first-class relic of St. Peregrine. Join us Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at Marian Hall at Marian Lake, S. Drauden Rd., Plainfield, IL Future meeting dates are February 8, March 8 and May 10. For more information call This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well please. (Gospel excerpt from the Sunday scriptures.) I am the living bread that came down from heaven. (Excerpt from Gospel reading.) Biology Teaching Position Open Rosary High School, a Catholic, college preparatory high school for young women in Aurora, Illinois, is looking for a part-time science teacher for the second semester of the school year (January to June 2014). Prospective candidates must have a bachelor s degree and be certified to teach biology. Classes taught will be AP Biology and Biology II. Preferably, the candidate will have at least 3-5 years of teaching experience. If not a practicing Catholic, the successful candidate will understand and support the Catholic mission of Rosary High School. Interested applicants may send a cover letter, resume and references to Sister Ann Brummel at abrummel@rosaryhs.com or 901 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora, IL December 29, 2013 One Family in Faith Making Christ Known Page 19