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Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. — Isaiah 60:1

Celebrating over a Century of Faith and Education

St. Barbara Parish is a Roman Catholic community celebrating a century of faith in the Bridgeport area. Our faith community welcomes all people, helping them grow spiritually through liturgy, prayer, and education, and socially through activities for all ages. Our school takes great pride in fostering these values in our children. We give witness to our faith by sharing with each other our God-given gifts and talents. We nourish and sustain our faith as a family by celebrating the sacraments and the presence of the risen Lord among us in the Eucharist.

Activities This Week

Tuesday, Jan. 8 - CAPS Mtg. in Lower Hall; 6:30 pm Wed., Jan. 9 - St. Vincent de Paul Mtg.; 6:30 pm Friday, Jan. 11- Holy Name Mtg.; 7:00 pm Sunday, Jan. 13 - 6th and 7th Grade Mass; 9:30 am

HOLY COMMUNION If you find it difficult to walk to the front of the Church to receive Holy Commun-ion, please notify one of the ushers before Mass that you would like a priest to bring Communion to you.

My Christmas Gift Please remember to make your

Special Gift to your Parish If you were out of town for Christmas and did not have the opportunity to remember St. Barbara with your special Christmas Gift, you can still do so by placing your donation in the regular Sunday collec-tion. Extra My Christmas Gift envelopes are availa-ble in the back of the Church.

Epiphany Packets Next week we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. Special Epiphany Kits to bless the doorways of your homes are available in back of the church. Each kit contains gold, frankincense and myrrh plus a small piece of chalk to mark the doorway. The kits sell for $3.00 each.

STAR GAZERS

Around a thousand years ago a stonemason in Autun, France, was working on decorations for the city’s new cathedral. One of his carvings shows a charming sce-ne. The three kings, all wearing crowns and sharing one cozy bed, are being awakened by an angel pointing to a star. The angel’s finger is gently touching the hand of one of the kings on top of the patterened cov-erlet. This king’s eyes have popped open in surprise, while the other two slumber on. The stonemason ar-tistically combined two biblical stories into one. The star reminds us of the one that led the kings to Bethle-hem, while the visiting angel refers to the warning they received in a dream not to return to Herod after visit-ing the Christ Child. For centuries tradition has held that the names of the kings were Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, but nobody really knows for sure. Other traditions call them wise men from the East who stud-ied the stars. They were the first non-Jews to recog-nize and worship the Son of God and give him kingly gifts. In the Middle Ages, houses were blessed on Epiphany, reflecting how the magi found Christ “on entering the house.” Try reviving this ancient tradition today. It can work for any family or household group. One person incenses the house while another sprinkles holy water, and a third writes in chalk over every out-side doorway “ 20 + C + M + B + 19” (or whatever the year may be), which stands for “The three Holy Kings, Caspar, Melchior, Balthasar, in the year of Our Lord 2019.” The letters C, M, and B also stand for Christus mansionem benedicat, “May Christ bless this home.” Blessing the doorways symbolizes the family’s commitment to welcome everyone as Christ into their home throughout the year.

20 + C + M + B + 19

HOLY NAME MEETING

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH

Calling all men! If you are interested in joining the Holy Name Society, our first meeting of the New Year will take place this Friday, January 11th, at 7:00 pm in the Senior Mobile. Our “100 Club” tickets are on sale for $1.00 each at the back of the church. Try your luck!

PEACE on EARTH!

Pray for the safety of the men and women of our

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES protecting and serving the world over. May our world one day be at peace.

FROM THE DESK OF THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR

DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET The Divine Mercy Chaplet is said before all 6:00 pm Tuesday evening Masses, after the 6:00 pm First Friday Mass dur-ing the Holy Hour and after the 11:30 am Sunday Mass. If you attend the 11:30 am Mass and decide not to stay for the

chaplet, please exit church quietly. Thank you.

Dear People of St. Barbara, Today we celebrate the feast of The Epiphany. The Epiphany is the day when the Three Magi (also known as Kings Balthasar, Caspar and Melchior) travelled from the East to pay homage to the Baby Jesus, who was born in a stable. The kings travelled many days and followed the star which guided them to Jesus. The kings were in a quest to find knowledge about God. They left their home and country in the East in pursuit of that quest. They were guided by an angel who told them to follow the star. However, this was no ordinary star. This star was bigger and brighter than anything in the sky and it stayed above the sta-ble for many weeks, allowing those who wished to visit the newborn baby to find the place where he lay. When the kings found the baby Jesus, they wor-shipped him and brought him gifts worthy of a king. The kings were learned and highly intelligent men – probably astrologers – who studied the stars. Caspar has brown hair and a brown beard. He wears a green cloak and a gold crown with green jewels in it. He is said to have been the King of Sheba and he repre-sents the gift of frankincense. Balthasar has black skin and a black beard. He wears a purple cloak. He is said to have been the King of Tarse and Egypt and he represents the gift of myrrh. Melchior has long white hair and a white beard. He wears a gold cloak. He was said to have been the King of Arabia and he represents the gift of gold. It is said that these were strange gifts to give a baby. However, the gold stands for the fact gold stands for kings and they be-lieved that Jesus was the King of Kings. Frankin-cense was used in churches and the belief that people would worship Jesus. Myrrh is a perfume used to anoint dead bodies and make them smell nice. This was to signify that Jesus would suffer and die. This is why, according to the legend, the home bless-ing kit contains gold, frankincense and myrrh plus a piece of chalk for inscribing the initials above the doorway. “Father God, the star that led the Magi to the stable announced to the world that its Saviour was born. Today we live in a world that is still covered by darkness, and still needing to make that journey to the stable door. May our lives reflect your light day by day, as we seek to serve where you have placed us. That we might be the means through which oth-ers can encounter Jesus Christ. Amen”

December 19, 2018 Report

Because our goal has been reached, any additional funds will be returned to our parish for our use. Thank you for your support of St. Barbara Parish.

Donor Count 82 2018 Goal $10,622.61 Amount Pledged $22,067.00 Amount Paid $16,832.00 Balance Due $ 5,235.00

CAPS MEETING

The 9th District will hold their month-ly CAPS meeting in our school hall on Tuesday, January 8th, at 6:30 pm. If you are interested in finding out what is happening in our neighborhood, be sure to attend this meeting.

ALTAR & ROSARY MEETINGS POSTPONED

Due to the winter weather, the Altar & Rosary Sodality has taken a vote and decided to cancel their January and

February meetings. Please join us on Sunday, March 3rd, at 1:00 pm for our next meeting.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

AURORA “WETTA” BARRERA

Mother of Vanessa Godinez

Please keep the Barrera and Godinez Families in your prayers.

USHERS NEEDED! We are in desperate need of ushers. If you are in church and see that there are only one or two ushers, please volun-teer to help out.

$500 Coverall 3-Way Split

Elnora, Losa and Frances

Thursday December 27, 2018

2019 ST. BARBARA CALENDAR Be sure to pick up your 2019 St. Barbara Calendar in back of church sponsored by the St. Barbara Thurs-day Night Bingo.

ST. BARBARA KNIGHTS

OF COLUMBUS ADOPT A SEMINARIAN

The St. Barbara Knights of Columbus have adopted a seminarian to sponsor for the 2019 year. He is 23 year-old Leonel Sepulveda. Leonel’s family lives in Harvey, Illinois, but he was born in Mexico. He is in his second year of theology at Mundelein and comes very highly recommended by the Very Rev. Peter Snieg, the Rector-President of St. Joseph Seminary. Leonel will try to come to St. Barbara to visit during his Christmas break. Please keep him in your pray-ers.

ST. BARBARA WINDOW REMEMBRANCE

ALTAR & LITURGICAL REMEMBRANCE

The St. Barbara Stained Glass Window illumination (donation-$100) and the Altar/Liturgical Remembrance (donation-$50) are special ways of remembering someone prayerfully. These remembrances can be for someone celebrating a birthday, a couple cele-brating their anniversary, someone sick in need of prayers, for the repose of the soul of a loved one who has died, etc. These donations help with the upkeep of the church and help to cover the expense of vari-ous altar/liturgical supplies for the week: hosts, wine, candle oil, etc. To give a remembrance, call the church office: (312) 842-7979.

Join Our Family of Faith

Registering in a parish is a declaration of your desire to be part of a Catholic community and a commitment to the life of the parish family. Being a registered parishioner makes things much easier when it is time for baptism, confirmation and weddings, when asked to be a baptismal or confirmation sponsor, and even funerals. We are often asked to provide affidavits for baptismal and confirmation sponsors. We can only do this if a person is a registered, active, and contributing member in our parish. How do you know if you are already registered? A registered parishioner receives all parish mailings. Are you a registered parishioner? If not, please consider registering. Please stop by the parish office Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. or speak with Fr. Arthur or Fr. Andrzej after Mass.

ST. BARBARA SENIORS Are you 55+ ? Do you enjoy socializ-ing with your neighbors? Interested in playing Bingo? If so, come to the next St. Barbara Senior Citizens Meeting. Because New Year’s Day fell on the

first Tuesday of the month, our next Seniors meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15th, at 11:30 a.m. Try it ― you might like it!

Arlene - $1,199 Odd/Even Winner

CHRISTMAS BINGO 2018

Chris and Kim

DJ Ron

Jeffrey, Jessie, Cheri, Kim and Josephine

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Saturday, January 5 - Vigil of The Epiphany of the Lord 5:00 p.m. + John and Ann Rzasa (Rose Stronczek) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, January 6 - The Epiphany of the Lord 6:00 a.m. Health Blessings: Julianna Selk (St. Barbara Thursday Night Bingo) Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family) 9:30 a.m. + Nancy Marren (The Salinas Family) + Raul Salinas (Brother Jesus and Family) 11:30 a.m. + Matt & Evelyn Pyznarski (Rose Stronczek) + Birth. Rem.: Felicito Obaob, Jr. (Maria Saludo) Health Blessings: Judith Goga (Virginia Pienta) Monday, January 7 - Christmas Weekday 8:30 a.m. + Birth. Rem.: Joe Kostecka (M. Korso) Tuesday, January 8 - Christmas Weekday 6:00 p.m. + Stanley Slotarski (Family) Wednesday, January 9 - Christmas Weekday 8:30 a.m. + Edward and Rose Ciz Thursday, January 10 - Christmas Weekday 8:30 a.m. Health Bless.: Judy Lukwinski (Virginia Pienta) Friday, January 11 - Christmas Weekday 8:30 a.m. + The Mezydlo Family (John, Genevieve, Genevieve (Jean), Aloysius, and Eleanore Saturday, January 12 - Christmas Weekday 8:30 a.m. All Parishioners, Living and Deeased Saturday, January 12 - Vigil of The Baptism of the Lord 5:00 p.m. + David Maeshiba (Marilyn Rzasa) + Lawrence and Mary Noga (Rose Stronczek) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, January 13 - The Baptism of the Lord 6:00 a.m. Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family) 9:30 a.m. 6th and 7th Grade Family Mass 11:30 a.m. + Ray and Pauline Pyznarski (Rose Stronczek) Special Intention: Wedding of Felicito and Vercelita (Maria Saludo)

MASSES Unless otherwise noted, weekday and Saturday morning Masses will be held in the chapel. The only Masses being held in Church will be the Friday morning students’ Mass, and the Saturday evening and Sunday morning Masses.

Electronic giving through GiveCentral.org is the safe and secure way to make your weekly donations to St. Barba-ra. Donate via credit card or electronic check (ACH). Sign up by visiting St. Barbara’s home WEB page and follow the prompts.

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD SATURDAY, JANUARY 12TH 5:00 p.m. Altar Servers: Q. Do., M. Lemke, L. Thomas, A. Gorz, G. Godinez Eucharistic Ministers: TBA Lectors: G. Dumelle, P. Saletta SUNDAY, JANUARY 13TH 6:00 a.m. Altar Server: G. Vanderford Eucharistic Ministers: S. Guest, J. Balasa Lector: J. Bertucci 9:30 a.m. Altar Servers: K. Ruiz, E. Davis, D. Prieto, G. Salinas, M. Arteaga Eucharistic Ministers: TBA Lectors: Family Mass - 6th and 7th Grades 11:30 a.m. Altar Servers: A. Moon, N. Bunda, L. Calderon, A. Calderon Eucharistic Ministers: TBA Lectors: Edward Raya, Eljay Raya

Weekly Collection - December 22nd - 23rd

Sunday Envelopes (76) $ 1,299.00 Sunday Loose $ 646.00 Children's Envelopes (0) $ 0.00 Debt Reduction Fund (39) $ 498.00 Total Collection $ 2,443.00 YTD Weekly Actual $ 74,920.23 $ 2,443.00 Goal $166,400.00 $ 6,400.00 % of Goal 45% 38% Votives & Vigil Lights: $ 346.85 November Give Central: 1st $ 1,500.00 2nd $ 280.00

Mercy Home - Sunday Mass

WGN- TV Channel 9 - Chicago Sunday Mass: 9:30 AM

Baptisms: Parents must be registered practicing parishioners and attend a baptismal preparation session before a baptism will be scheduled. Call the rectory office for further information. Communion Calls: Please contact the Rectory when someone who is homebound or in the hospital wishes a visit to receive Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Anointing of the Sick is for anyone seriously sick and not only for those near death. Ministry of Care: Eucharistic Ministers are available to visit, pray with, and bring Holy Communion to those who are sick and unable to attend Mass. Notify the Parish Office when this service is needed. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for anyone inquiring and seeking information about entering the Catholic faith. Weddings: Weddings need to be scheduled at least six months in advance. Couples are reminded to secure the Church date before the reception hall. Moving/New Cell #: Please contact the rectory with address change or telephone change.

Please pray for those homebound, hospitalized and in need of con nued prayers… Amalia Agins, Austin Agins, Bernadette Agins, Joyce Agins, Stephen Agins, Mary Aguirre, Walter Annerino, Amy Averet, Kimberly Babe, Geraldine Baldwin, Tony Baressi, Judith Beaudry, Christine Bertucci, Joseph ‘Joey’ Bertucci, Lonnie & Theresa Bertucci-Falls, Jennifer Bond, Fr. Michael Bowler, Jeff Bowman, Andrea Brongiel, Mary Camarda, Anthony Capone Sr., Adele Castro, Laverne Connolly, Tim Consola, Joe Cruz, Patti Cuchetto, Paul DeGrazia, Jacqueline Dybas, Kathy Egle, Jerry Felske, Minnie Ford, Natalia Francone, Bill Frank, Sr. Mary Therese Freymann, Darlene Frost, Harold Frost, Paul Gadomski, Ray Gadomski, Lily Ann Galloway, John Gasca, Cheryl Lynn Gilhooly, Bernadette & Ed Glabicki, Ed Glos, Koen Guest, Jose P. Gutierrez, Eugene Harms, Kellar Harris, Lynette Heidemann, Jasmine Henson, Denise Holland, Gwen Holub, Morris Humphrey, Michaeline Hunter, Ted Hunter, Suzanne Ivester, Jennifer Janson, Chester Jendryczka, Dr. Joe, John Kaput, Dorothy Kawalerski, Rose Kisielowski, Stanley Kiwala, Anna Kolendo, Janice Kutansky, Craig Labudda, Ken Labudda, Sunny Labudda, Baby Kinsley Paige Leschinsky, Kiera Litwin, Lenny Loretto, Richard Lyznicki, Nancy Mallory, John Mangan, Kayle Marth, Paul Martinez, Bill Marczuk, Zena Masi, Maria Mawgwi, Lil’ Joe Michalak, Cindy Moore, Dr. Mike, Frank Muszynski, Cydney Muti, Stephanie Nicks, Deacon Jack O’Leary, Theresa Oleszkiewicz, Allison Pakula, Virginia Pakula, Eva Castillion Parcon, Josie Petkus, Michael Petruck, Dolores Pienta, Mitchell Pienta, Virginia Pienta, Beverly Pirelli, Ray Polakowski, Robert Potter, Josephine Richardson, Jose Rodriguez, Jose C. Rodriguez, Sandra Rios, Jose Rodriguez., Mila Rolon, Dolly Roti, Ellen Ryan, Therese Ryndak, Dorothy Rzasa, Maria Saludo, Laverne Scianna, Julianna Selk, Kennedy Shepski, Adeline Skokal, Heidi Skokal, Raymond Smolinski, Gary Solverson, Sharon Solverson, Jeff Spaargaren, Jr., Rosalie Spalla, Diane Spata, Joanne Stewart, Lauren Stronczek, Rose Stronczek, Robert Synal, Baby Zachary Synal, Emily Rose Thomas, Norbert Trojanowski, Bill Ufferman, Dolores Ufferman, George Vanderford Sr., George Vanderford Jr., Juan Vargas, Ava Walczak, Sadie Walker, Barbara Webb, Bill Webb, Sylvia Wiertel, Madison Young, Eugene & John Zabek, John Ziemba, Irene Zima

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY LITURGIES Saturday………………………………….. 5:00 p.m. Sunday……..6:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

WEEKDAY LITURGIES 8:30 a.m.: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 6:00 p.m.: Tuesday

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION 6:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted

CONFESSION Saturday 3:45-4:30 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by a short period of Adora-tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Evening Mass at 6:00 p.m., followed by Exposition and Adoration, concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:30 p.m.

THE ROSARY Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. before the 6:00 p.m. Mass, and on Sunday at 5:30 a.m. before the 6:00 a.m. Sunday Mass.

OFFICE HOURS Monday-Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; 1:30-4:00 p.m. The office is closed on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Pastor: Fr . Wojciech Ar tur Marat amarat@archchicago.org Associate Pastor: Fr . Andrzej Beltowski abeltowski@StBarbaraChicago.org School Principal: Mrs. Nicole Nolazco nnolazco@StBarbaraChicago.org Business Manager: Mrs. Carol Spalla cspalla@StBarbaraChicago.org Director of Music: Ms. Eva Mrgan emrgan@StBarbaraChicago.org Tuition Admin.: Ms. Dolores Becatti dbecatti@StBarbaraChicago.org Parish Secretaries: Ms. Dolores Becatti Ms. Judy Lukwinski jlukwinski@StBarbaraChicago.org Mrs. Carol Spalla Religious Ed.: Mrs. Rober ta Carden

St. Barbara Catholic Church 2859 South Throop Street

Chicago, Illinois 60608 www.StBarbaraChicago.org

Rectory Phone: (312) 842-7979 Rectory Fax: (312) 842-7978 School Phone: (312) 326-6243 School Fax: (312) 842-7960