SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH

8149 Golf Road ♦Niles, IL 60714 847/967-1060 ~ Fax # 847/967-1070

Website: http://sij-parish.com

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Are there horrific elements in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction? Yes, but pain, violence and absurd behav-ior are instrumental. They effect change, transfor-mation. Even though Flannery O’Connor populates her stories with backward, fundamentalist Protestant characters - - many of them grotesque or seemingly deranged - - her theme is consistently Catholic. Her characters are not only “touched” by divine grace, they are “slammed to the mat” by grace. She, because of her pain and illness, knew that “Grace changes us and change is painful.” Her belief in grace in adversity was a belief in redemp-tion. Her bold, violent imagery, her shocking dark humor, her caricatures and ironies reflect the ardu-ous path to salvation. The reflection is “through a glass darkly” requiring faith in a God who “writes straight with crooked lines.” Flannery O’Connor had that kind of faith. She could not keep still at an im-portant literary dinner party when Mary McCarthy referred to Holy Communion as “a symbol of the Holy Ghost and a pretty good one.” Flannery re-plied, “Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it!” I like to remember Flannery O’Connor as a great author, a holy woman who suffered ill health and eventually died of lupus. She could be devastating-ly funny at times, especially in her own self-assessment as a child:

I was “pigeon-toed with a receding chin and a you-leave-me-alone-or-I’ll-bite-you complex.”

That same child had a pet chicken she trained to walk backwards . . . It was shown nationwide on the Pathe News. She always loved birds - - especially fowl. At her farm, Andalusia, she raised ducks, geese, and other exotic birds. She had one hundred peafowl. The peacock is an ancient symbol of immortality, the Risen Lord, and transformation. She who had taught a chicken to walk backwards, recognized that the peacock could teach us to go forward. In the end, it was to be “Flannery and the Peacock.” The way she traveled was hard. It is what her sto-ries show. Our world of late had grown more vio-lent and painful. Even so, “Flannery and the Pea-cock” can be signs of hope for us too! -Fr. Luczak

“Flannery and the Peacock”

No one could ever accuse Flannery O’Connor of lacking imagination. She was acclaimed “one of America’s greatest fiction writers.” Of her two nov-els, thirty-two short stories, numerous reviews, es-says and commentaries, it can be justly said: there is never a reason to nod! I was introduced to Flannery O’Connor by a gifted story teller in his own wright, Jack Shea. As an English major in college, I was surprised to find an elective in the Seminary that was of such high caliber! Theology and Flannery O’Connor were meant for one another! Flannery O’Connor was a creative, quirky writer, a master of local color and dialect. Her genre was “Southern Gothic,” but there is, in her, none of the effete affectation and decadence found in Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. Her verdict on them was: “They make me plumb sick.” Flannery O’Connor was a devout, well-read and highly moti-vated Roman Catholic. In her own way, she was an “apologist” for the faith. However, she did not pen propaganda nor grind out religious romances. Quite the contrary, she saw her fiction as a presentation of the soul’s struggle with what she called the “stinking mad shadow of Jesus.” If that seems a hard image, it was intended. The reviews of one of her best stories, A Good Man is Hard to Find, ac-cused her of being brutal and sarcastic. Her best defense was her description of Christian realism.”

“The stories are hard but they are hard be-cause there is nothing harder or less senti-mental than Christian realism . . . when I see those stories described as horror stories I am always amused because the reviewer always has hold of the wrong horror.”

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The Mass schedule for

the Solemnity of Mary

Mother of God, a Holy Day of

Obligation, will be Monday, December 31, at 5 p.m. and

Tuesday, January 1 at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Hannah conceived, and at the end of her term bore a son whom she called Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28) or Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14. Psalm — Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord (Psalm 84) or Psalm 128. Second Reading — See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2, 21-24) or Colossians 3:12-21 [12-17]. Gospel — The boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusa-lem, but his parents did not know it. They found him in the temple, in the midst of the teachers (Luke 2:41-52).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34 Friday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

YEAR OF SUNDAY MASS: QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Today is the Feast of the Holy Family and the Gospel of Luke tells of Mary and Joseph searching for Jesus, who was found in the temple with teachers listening to him and asking questions. Jesus is always ready to listen. What questions do I bring to Jesus at Mass this week?

KNOW THE MASS, ONE WORD AT A TIME: PRAISE

“We praise God. We praise each other. Sometimes, we even praise ourselves. It is good to offer well deserved praise. To praise is to acknowledge the goodness of others and the greatness of their accomplishments. And there is no end to the goodness of God and the greatness of what God has accomplished for us through his Son Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. There is also much to praise for what God has accomplished in and through oth-ers and in our very selves. “The whole Mass praises God and sometimes explicitly so: ‘We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory…’ Or, ‘Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.’ We also praise those whom God has made holy – the saints – and look forward to sharing their eternal life, which is life caught up in the full loving mystery of God and praise. We ask that ‘with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you…’” Louis J. Cameli, 2012 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications

KNOW THE MASS, ONE WORD AT A TIME: BELIEVE “Each Sunday at Mass we make our profession of faith that begins, ‘I believe in one God….’ We re-affirm what we believe. The Creed holds all the great mysteries of our faith: Creation, the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the Re-demption, the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church, and finally ‘the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.’ To all this we say, ‘Amen. I believe.’ “What is this Creed about? Why every Sunday? To whom are we speaking? There is repetition. We need that to cling more surely towhat we believe. We do talk both to God and to ourselves, so that we can stand more firmly in faith. And there is something else at work in this profes-sion of faith. To believe means both to accept the revealed mysteries and to attach ourselves in ever more confident trust to God who has revealed the mysteries to us. Finally, we seal our profession with a resounding great Amen – at the end of the Creed, but also at other special moments of faith, as at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer and before the Body of Christ presented to us. ‘Amen. I do believe.’” Louis J. Cameli, 2012 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications

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Religious Education

classes will not meet on Monday,

December 31st. We will look forward to being with the children again

on Monday, January 7th.

Confirmation Year I students have a retreat on Saturday, January 12. Letters with permission slips were

mailed out before Christmas. Please return the signed permission

slips by Jan. 7.

There will be a First Communion preparation meeting on Monday, January 14, at 6:45 p.m. in the

Holy Family Room.

EPIPHANY

We will celebrate Epiphany next weekend. At the 9 a.m. Mass we will pray the intercessions in various languages. If you are willing to translate a petition and pray it in another lan-guage, please call the Religious Education Office this week, 847/966-1180. The Christmas Concert featuring our Music Ministry will be Epiphany Sunday afternoon (Jan. 6) at 3 p.m. A reception will follow in the Holy Family Room. If you would like to share a finger food from your culture or your family Christmas recipe book, it would be most wel-come. We would also appreciate help with serving and clean up. Again please call the RE Office this week if you can lend a helping hand.

Sing Noel Sing Noel The music ministry of St. Isaac Jogues, under the direction of Lisa Hall and joined by guest violinist Linda Veleckis, will present a concert of holiday music on Sunday, January 6 at 3:00 p.m. in the

church. Our adult choir, youth choir, praise sing-ers and cantor ensemble will provide you with an entertaining and joyous afternoon of music and laughter. After the rush of preparations, sit back

and let the peace of the Christmas season and its music surround you!

SHARING OF THE OPLATKI

All are invited to participate in the tradition of Sharing the Oplatki, the

Christmas wafer, on Sunday, January 13, at 1 p.m. The tradition and its importance

will be explained and then we will carry out the tradition offering blessings and

good wishes to one another. Food will be served and then we will sing Christmas

carols in Polish and English. We hope you will plan to come!

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TEEN GROUP VISITTEEN GROUP VISITTEEN GROUP VISIT

We will be sharing the spirit of the Christmas season with residents at the Little Sisters of the Poor facility in Chicago this Saturday, January 5.

We’ll be playing Christmas Bingo, enjoying refreshments and maybe doing a little caroling. We

will leave from church at 12:30 p.m. and return between 3:30 and 4:00. This is a service

opportunity for Confirmation Year II Candidates. Those participating must have a signed permission slip in order to go. Permission slips are available in the RE Office this week. If you have questions,

please call Mrs. Stanton, 847/966-1180.

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2012 TO OUR 2012

RAFFLE WINNERS!RAFFLE WINNERS!

THANKS TO ALL FOR SUPPORTING OUR PARISH AND HELPING TO RAISE OVER $8300!

A SPECIAL THANKS TO NANCY

WINANS, KATHY DENNING & MARY BURKE ALONG WITH ALL

THOSE ON THE RAFFLE COMMITTEE FOR SHARING

THEIR TIME & TALENT!

SHAUN LUCAS $5000

CHUCK NAPRAVNIK $1000

JOHN HRUBY $500

ORLANDA PEREZ $500

KATHY DENNING $500

DON WILSON $100

BELINDA EXCAREZ $100

MARGUERITE SMOCZYNSKI $100

SALVATORE LA GIOLA $100 Blood Drive

Sunday, January 13, 2013 St. John Brebeuf Ministry Center

After all Sunday Masses Staffed by LifeSource

Hosted by the Knights of Columbus North American Martyrs

Council 4338

Continue the Spirit of Christmas with your gift of LIFE

Mark your calendars now

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“Saint Paul reminds us that Love Never Fails! Let us better understand God’s love and express our own love of the

Church by supporting initiatives that serve those in need through the Annual Catholic Appeal. We pray to the Lord.”

2013 ARCHDIOCESAN ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL BEGINS “Love Never Fails!” 1 Cor 13:8

The 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal is underway. Many of our parishioners either have or soon will receive a mailing from Cardinal George. He will ask that you make a pledge to the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal. Please respond generously.

The Appeal supports both parish and Archdiocesan ministries. The Appeal funds services that are of great help to ministries here in our parish. For example, Appeal funds support Ecumenical & Interreligious Committees, Religious Education, Adult Education, and other outreach programs.

This year, the theme of the Appeal is: “Love Never Fails!” It is God’s love for us that is responsible for all that we are and all that we have. We are the beneficiaries of God’s love throughout our lives.

As we contemplate His gifts to us, we should also reflect on our gratitude for these gifts. Your financial support for the work our parish, of our Archdiocese and of the Church throughout the world is, in fact, one way to express this gratitude. Please consider the materials that you will receive. Review the ministries and services funded by the Annual Catholic Appeal, Including the ones that directly support the work of our parish. Then please give generously. Please note that when our parish reaches its goal of $37,761.00 in paid pledges, 100% of the additional funds received will be returned to us for use in our parish.

Commonalities & Differences in Celebrating Communion Among Our Christian Traditions

An Ecumenical Parish-to-Parish Learning Community Building Event

Saturday, January 19th, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. St. Peter’s in the Loop • Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church • Fourth Presbyterian Church

Cost for tour & lunch - $15.00

Registration: Call the RE Office 847-966-1180

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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ALTAR FLOWERS CAN BE A

BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE

We are again extending our Altar Flower arrangements from the

weekend of January 13th through February 10, 2013. Parishioners

are invited to decorate the altar with flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. There can be two

arrangements each week. Your name and inten on will be listed in the Bulle n.

The cost of a flower arrangement will be $50.00.

A er Pentecost, Altar Flowers will also be

available from the weekend of May 30th through Thanksgiving Day, November 28th.

Dates fill up quickly, so please book well

in advance. Please call the Rectory at 847-967-1060 to arrange the date to make

your remembrance special!

TREASURES FROM OUR

TRADITION Today’s feast is new as feasts go, and it sets us this year in a very mod-ern crisis. Amid conflict-ing schedules and com-mitments, a young man, testing the limits, has strayed from his parents and gone off to the big city. Mary and Joseph search frantically, only to find the child Jesus in the temple, conversing with the elders and scholars of the law, who are amazed at his wis-dom. In the time of Jesus, the temple was the religious cen-ter of Jewish ritual. Outside of Jerusalem, people gathered in the synagogues, centers of learning, for daily prayer and study. Still, everyone longed to jour-ney to the temple to participate in the offerings, and to fulfill certain obligations of the law that could only be done there. On this feast, we catch a glimpse of the family of Jesus: parents dealing with the normal stresses of raising a child, and yet completely ground-ed in the ways of faith and tradition. There has always been an appreciation in Christianity for the value of pilgrimage—the journey to holy places that is a symbol of our life’s journey to God, and a sense of connection to important events in our family history. During the Christmas season, many of us undertake pilgrimages to the family homestead for festival meals, to the parishes where we were formed in the faith, or perhaps even to a beautiful manger scene or festival of lights. There are few better days than this in our calendar for spending time with the family, especially on a short pilgrimage to a favorite place. Just make sure that no one gets left behind! —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Saints & Special Observances Sunday: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Monday: Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; St. Sylvester I; New Year’s Eve Tuesday: The Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; Mary, the Holy Mother of God; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year’s Day Wednesday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Thursday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Friday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; First Friday Saturday: St. John Neumann; First Saturday

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St. Vincent De Paul Visits...St. Vincent De Paul Visits... Niles Nursing HomeNiles Nursing Home

Gift for Niles Nursing

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Gift for Glenbridge

Liturgy Next Weekend

January 5-6 Celebrant

5:00 p.m. FR. JANAS/DEACON PAUL

7:30 a.m. FR. KENNEDY/DEACON ROD

9:00 a.m. FR. LUCZAK/DEACON ROD

10:30 a.m. FR. KALAS/DEACON PAUL

12:00 p.m. FR. MCGLYNN/DEACON PAUL

Sunday, December 30

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

BILL SEGRAVES JENNA BREEN & MICHAEL RAYMOND For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Isaac Jogues FREDERICK ANGSTEN FREDERICO PAYOMO

Monday, December 31

8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Purgatorial Society JAMES WERLEIN MICHAEL RAYMOND

Tuesday, January 1

9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

ANNE TAMBURRINO CERL LINDNER

Wednesday, January 2

8:00 a.m. TERRY DYJA

Thursday, January 3

8:00 a.m. FRANK & MARGARET VOGT

Friday, January 4

8:00 a.m. MARGARET ARMSTRON & SCHWAN LAYONA

Saturday, January 5

8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Communion Service- No Inten ons HELEN POLINSKI

Sunday, January 6

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

For the Living & Deceased Members of St. Isaac Jogues and their families FRANK KOVACHEVICH ROSA DIFRANCO JOSEPH ZIRKO VIRGINIA NIEDZIELA

Jan. 1 9:00 a.m.

JEFFERY KURIAN, T.J. STRIBLEN, ALENA JOSPEH

Jan. 1 10:30 a.m.

ALEXANDRA & CHRISTOPHER WAIS, JONATHAN MAGBOO, JR.

Jan. 5 5:00 p.m.

MARK MANGURALI, YURIY MARTYNIUK, NELSON PERUMPEL, JONATHAN PISKA

Jan. 6 7:30 a.m.

MARCO LAMBO, ELIZABETH MORENO, VIJAY THOMAS, LAWSON MATTHEW

9:00 a.m. ALEXANDRA & CHRISTOPHER WAIS, TRISHA BONTO, SAMUEL RATNER

Dec. 31 5:00 p.m.

DENNIS & DIANN GEORGE, NELSON PERUMPEL

10:30 a.m. ELIZABETH STANTON, ANNA KOZIOL, MATTHEW & MARK MAGNO

12:00 p.m. ALFONSO & JULIE HANSON, RENE DUMAYAS, KATHY JANIK

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FR. MCGLYNN

Solemnity of BVM, Mother of God

December 31-January 1 Celebrant

5:00 p.m. FR. LUCZAK/DEACON PAUL

9:00 a.m. FR. KENNEDY

10:30 a.m. FR. KALAS

PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak

PASTORAL STAFF: Lori Herbert, Business Manager Dolores Stanton, Director of Religious Education Lisa Hall, Music Director DEACON COMMUNITY: Deacon & Mrs. Robert C. O’Keefe Deacon Rod Ranola Deacon & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDERS: Rev. Ron Kalas Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Rev. Philip McGlynn, O.S.M. Rev. David Stagaman, S.J. Rev. Camillus Janas, O.F.M. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, & 12:00 Noon Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 11:00 - 12:00 Noon or anytime by request.

Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an addition-al six months for necessary preparation. Note: The follow-ing wedding times can be scheduled: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Office as soon as possible for details. Parish Office Website: http://sij-parish.com E-mail: office@sij-parish.com 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL. 60714. . . . . . . 967-1060 Janet Piovosi (Parish Secretary) Marlene Garber (A/R, Calendar Coordinator) Sarah Maugliani (A/P, Bulletin Editor) Religious Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 966-1180 Renata Jaroslawski (Staff Secretary) Music Ministry. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967-1060 Parish Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965-1091 Ministry Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965-6911 Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School. . . . . . . . . 966-3266

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ELEANORE SWANSON

ALEXIS BARGA

MARLENE FAUTSCH

FRANK WERDERITS

KRIS SIEJKO

BULLETIN SICK LIST

The sick and hospitalized are to be held in thought and prayer. For their family, friends, and faith community it is often times the best, and sometimes even only, way we can help and support them. Yet we must remember that by law we cannot publicly let our parish community know the health status of any of our members without their permis-sion. What that means is that we cannot put people’s names in the bulletin sick list for prayer without permission. As a reminder our policy is as follows: Names for the sick list in the bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill or by a member of their family. At the time they call in the name they will be asked whether they are the sick person him/herself, or a member of their family and if they give per-mission for the name to be placed on the list. They will be asked for the correct spelling of the sick person’s name. If a family member, they will be required to give their name for our records. The name will be in the bulletin for one month. Then the person’s name will be inscribed in the Book of Community Prayer. All people and prayer requests are re-membered during the petitions at all the weekend Masses. Their names will also be given to our Ministers of Praise to pray for them daily.

In Memoriam

DAVID WALLACE KEEBLE

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES #512032 8149 Golf Road Niles, IL 60714 TELEPHONE 847 967-1060 CONTACT PERSON Janet/Sarah SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER Canon IR 3035 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 12 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION December 30, 2012 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS THANK YOU!