CHRIST OUR SAVIOR PARISH Established 2019

We welcome you to Christ Our Savior Catholic Parish. We trust that the message today will uplift you and encourage you as we share in today’s Eucharist.

Please know that our doors and our hearts are always open to you. May God bless you and may His light shine upon you.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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Sat., Feb. 1 4:00 PM + Ed Case by Dan & Carol Wojciechowski

Sun., Feb. 2 8:30 AM

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+ Bonnie Ostarello by Ostarello Family + Renee Irene Dano by Montgomery & Oblepias Families+ Debra Gregg by Jeremy & Kristine Vargas & Liam

Mon., Feb. 3 8:30 AM + Robert J. Wallace & Ruth Wallace by M/M Robert Wallace

Tues., Feb. 4 8:30 AM Purgatorial Society

Wed., Feb. 5 8:30 AM + Henry A. De La Pena by Alice I. De La Pena

Thur., Feb. 6 8:30 AM Prayer Service

Fri., Feb. 7 8:30 AM + Robert Cirak by Mel & Sylvia Stasinski

Sat., Feb. 8 4:00 PM + Ed Case by Ron & Pat Slusarski

Sun., Feb. 9 8:30 AM

10:30 AM

+ Mary Torres by Torres Family + Ronald Binkowski by Jan BinkowskiPeople of Our Faith Community

MASS INTENTIONS

Our Pastoral Staff

Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura Pastor Rev. Anthony Talarico Resident Priest

Deacon Couple James & Mary Ann Renwick Deacon Gerald Hahn Deacon Tim Springer Deacon Mel Stasinski

Office Manager - Business Manager Brenda Griggs Business Manager Linda Morgridge RE & Youth Ministry Coordinator Marsha Johnson Office Assistant Sylvia Stasinski Organist Cathy Szczech

Maintenance Malcolm Moore John Olson Ronald Sostand

Monday 8:30 AM Tuesday 8:30 AM 9 :00 AM Holy Hour Wednesday 8:30 AM Thursday 8:30 AM Prayer Service Friday 8:30 AM Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM

10:30 AM Holy Days 9:00 AM or as announced

Rosary Monday - Friday 8:00 AM

Confessions Saturday 3:15 - 3:45 PM

Baptisms & Weddings Call the rectory office

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Mass Minister of the Word Extraordinary Ministers of Communion

Altar Servers

February 8 4:00 PM Tom Anderson Zenovia Evans

Robert Horn Agnes Chew Ismael Hounnou

February 9 8:30 AM Sylvia Stasinski Donna Lamoureux

Madeline & Ken Ziolkowski Carol & Dan Wojciechowski

Kelsey Engel JohnPaul Ntamere

February 9 10:30 AM Francois Coupet Andrea Cross

Marilyn & Wayne Awong John & Mary Turton

Henry Obegoly, Sondra Watts

Onyi Ikenyi Nancy Onuchukwu

Priest

Fr. Anthony

Fr. Anthony

Fr. Gosbert

Deacon

Deacon Jerry

Deacon Jim

Deacon Tim

Christ Our Savior Catholic Parish 880 E. 154th St. South Holland, IL 60473 708-333-3550 Office 708-339-3336 Fax

Email: apostljude@aol.com Website: christoursaviorparish.org

Masses can be offered in remem-brance for someone who is de-ceased, for a birthday, anniversary, or in thanksgiving. To have a Mass offered contact the Rectory office in person, by email or in the collection basket. Mass Stipends are $10.00 per Mass request.

Please pray for the soul of Clarence Fike.

May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful

departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

2019 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS If you wish to receive a copy of your 2019 contribution statement to the parish, please call the Rectory Office at 708-333-3550 between 10 AM and 4 PM, Monday through Friday. Only requested statements will be mailed.

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Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel…

My dear friends, today we celebrate the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple of Jerusalem, a Feast occurring forty days after the Nativity of Our Lord. It is also the day we remember St. Gosbert! So, please pray for me.

We are all familiar with Mother’s Day and Father’s Day which we celebrate every year. Why is there not a Parents’ Day where we celebrate father and mother together as a couple? Today should be a good day to focus on both parents together, as we see both parents of Jesus, Joseph and Mary, together make the long jour-ney to Jerusalem to present their firstborn child in the Temple as the law of God required. In the image of Jo-seph and Mary presenting Jesus in the Temple, we have a wonderful model of husband and wife united in practicing the faith and in raising their child in the faith. We read that “When the days were completed for their purification according to the Law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.” (2:22) There is a confusion of detail here because, according to Jewish law, purification was for the mother alone while presentation was for the child. The story appears to be speaking of the two cer-emonies as if they were one. Luke stresses the fact that they are doing it “as it is written in the law of the Lord” (verse 23). Joseph and Mary are presented as people who keep God’s laws. Moreover, they are present-ed as doing it together. It is easier to walk in the ways of God when husband and wife walk it together and en-courage each other along the way. If parents are supposed to provide their children with the basic necessities of life, what is more basic than one’s faith in God? No parents would think of allowing their children to decide whether they want to go to school or not, whether they want to learn the common language or not, whether they want to be citizens of their country or not. Parents make these decisions for their children, knowing fully well that when they grow up, they may decide to continue with what they gave them or abandon it. But no par-ent would refuse to send a child to school or teach a child their language and tradition in the name of respect-ing the child’s freedom to choose. Similarly parents have a responsibility to initiate their children into their faith traditions. This is what we see today in the feast of the Presentation as Joseph and Mary present Baby Jesus in the Jewish Temple.

As parents, we have the duty and privilege of raising our children in such a way that they grow up to become good and responsible citizens as well as committed children of God. The example of Joseph and Mary shows us that the best way to achieve this is by leading the way and showing them by the example of our own lives. In the Lord, Fr. Gosbert Rwezahura.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

Today’s readings reflect on something close to the heart of every human per-son: the fulfillment of our deepest desires. Without exception, each of us feels unfulfilled in some way. Despite advances in law, technology, and medicine, every person experiences the frustration of “not yet” or “not enough.” Our hearts always want more. God plants this desire in our hearts. God knows how we ache. What most of us fail to believe, deep down, is that God alone satisfies all our longing. We know, theoretically, that the Creator of the universe provides everything we need, but we could all use more quality time with God to consider the ques-tion, “What exactly do I need to be happy, Lord?” Perhaps we can spend more time in prayer and service, asking the Lord to show us what is truly im-portant in life. In today’s Gospel, the focus is literally and spiritually on Jesus. They model for us how to be happy and holy: performing daily duties peacefully, always ready to recognize Jesus as he reveals himself. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

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PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Please pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of parishioners and friends who are ill and recovering.

If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, forms are available in the back of the church. Please notify the rectory office when the name can be removed.

Kathleen Bauer Matty Beuke Barbara Bishop Ron Bordenaro Angelique Carter Dolores Cox Bill Doptson Mary Faulkner Sarah Halaburt Beth Handy Ruby Ingram Tommy Johnson

Robert Kelliher Mike Kelly Earline Mebane Daniel Mendez Joan Metzger Mable Moore Karen Murdaugh Margaret Pritchett Linda Powell Barbara Ryan Pinkie Scarborough

Eleanor Sheeran Tom Sheeran Ana Smith Martrell Smith Marty Smith Teresa Spruiell Anna Szuts Duane Taylor Dolores Vanco Ellen Voce Debra Worthy Vicente Zamora

SHEDSOMELIGHT Christ Our Savior Catholic School

900 E. 154th St. South Holland, IL 708-333-8173 www.christoursaviorcatholicschool.org

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2020 This year the week of January 26 through February 1 marked the annual ritual of celebrating Catholic school education across the United States. While each diocese and each school chooses to celebrate in different ways, we all celebrate the same mission of Catholic school ed-ucation. The first and most important work of Catholic schools is to make certain that our young people are formed in the Catholic faith. Without question this is our number one priority every single day at Christ Our Sav-ior Catholic School. Our students pray in their class each day, attend Mass every Wednesday morning, participate in weekly Advent and Lenten Prayer Services, learn about the rosary, Stations of the Cross and many Catho-lic rituals. We make sure that this happens in an academ-ically rich setting, using the best tools of technology and delivered by the most insightful teachers as possi-ble. But when it comes down to it, the Church counts on us to enrich the lives of our young people in a way that no other educational setting can do by teaching, preach-ing and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now that is evangelization! It certainly was a great reason to cele-brate.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT We would like to thank our school families and those parishioners who attended our Spaghetti for Scholars Dinner and Open House that was held on Sunday, Janu-ary 26. We truly appreciate all of your support to our Scholarship Fund. God bless all of you for your prayers and kind words of encouragement.

REGISTRATION FOR 2020-2021 Registration for 2020-2021 is now open for any student who will be entering the Preschool 3 and 4 year old pro-gram as well as Kindergarten through Grade 8. If you know someone who has school age children, please refer them to Christ Our Savior Catholic School. A new fami-ly may attend any one of our upcoming Open Houses: Monday, March 16, 9 AM – 1 PM; Tuesday, April 28, 5-7 PM and Thursday, May 14, 9 AM – 1 PM. If you can-not make any of these Open House dates, please contact the main office to schedule a personal tour at your con-venience. New students are invited to spend the day at COS and SHADOW. Call to make an appointment for a SHADOW DAY. A student may spend all morning sit-ting in on classes or choose to spend the entire day visit-ing at COS.

In Christ’s Love,

Karen Brodzik - Principal

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — There will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek (Malachi 3:1-4). Psalm — Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord! (Psalm 24). Second Reading — Jesus had to become like his brothers and sisters in every way to help the descendants of Abraham (Hebrews 2:14-18). Gospel — The just and pious Simeon proclaims the infant Jesus to be a revealing light to the Gentiles, the glory of the people Israel (Luke 2:22-40).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 — 19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16

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Our Weekly Offering

1 - 26 - 20 $ 5, 850. 00

We are thankful for your financial support of the parish.

Checks should still be made payable to your former parish name until further notice.

The wine used at Mass for the Eucharist for FEBRUARY is in memory of

Evangelina Mendoza & Carolina Landicho from the Cruz Family.

The hosts used at Mass for the Eucharist for FEBRUARY are in memory of

Maurice Byrd from the Byrd Family.

We are very thankful for their gift.

If you would like to provide the gift of wine for a month the donation would be $65

and the gift of hosts for a month would be $45. Please contact the Rectory office.

TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Donate today and reduce your state income tax! Looking for a way to decrease your Illinois state in-come tax liability? Between now and Feb. 29, 2020 you can also take advantage of a 2 for 1 matching gift program, which will triple the impact of your gift. For more information flyers are available at the church doors or contact the TCS hotline at 312 534-2617 or visit archchicago.org/tcs

Youth Lenten Retreat

“TAKE UP YOUR CROSS”

Saturday, February 29, 2020 Christ Our Savior Parish

12 - 6 PM Teens (13 and above) are invited to attend

Contact Marsha Johnson 708-351-3001 to register

“At Home With The Lord”

Join the weekly bible study as they reflect and discuss the upcoming weekend scripture readings. They will meet in the Rectory on Tues-days from 10 AM to noon. All are invited.

Seniors will meet for lunch at 12:00 PM on Thursday, February 13th at Lynnie Ques in Lansing Airport Terminal on Glenwood-Lansing Rd and Burnham Avenue. All are welcome.

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Admission $15 Adults $10 Ages 17 & Under All tickets will be $5 extra at the door Suitable for Ages 10 & Up

Info & Tickets - Parish office 708-748-6090 ext. 100 slotparishoffice@slotoole.org

Tickets may be also be purchased online@ https://slotoole.churchgiving.com

The Annual Catholic Appeal offers a wonderful opportuni-

ty to answer Jesus’ call to “Come, follow me… and heal our world.” As we contemplate God’s many gifts to us, we should

also reflect on our gratitude. Your financial support for the work of our parish, our archdiocese and the Church throughout the world is one way to express the gratitude.

Please give generously to the 2020 Annual Catholic Ap-peal.

Bishop Perry’s Catholic Chicago Men’s Forum

A morning to nurture Catholic men on their spiritual journey. Saturday, April 18, 2020 Presenter: Fr. Richard Simon Mass: Rev. Bishop Joseph N. Perry Location: St. Anne Parish, 16801 Dixie Hwy, Hazel Crest, IL

Doors open at 8:30 AM with hot breakfast. Program begins at 9:30 AM with discussion, Closing Mass at noon.

Registration and Information: Www.Forum.CMCSArchChicago.org

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