SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISHSAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714 ¨ 847.967.1060 ¨ Fax: 847.967.1070 ¨ Website: http://sij8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714 ¨ 847.967.1060 ¨ Fax: 847.967.1070 ¨ Website: http://sij--parish.com parish.com

Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2015

Trisha Bonto Alyssa Fortaleza Melanie Quadros Leigh Castisimo Karl Hidalgo Mirella Rivera Christin Daoud Fernando Jaleco IV Thomas Striblen

Michael Decolongon Alena Joseph Gerald Vallo Joseph Dijitha Jeffin Kalapurayil Jarod Villanosa

Nicole Fernandez-Enjo Jasmine Moraga Christopher Wais

Congratulations and God’s blessings upon our Confirmandi:

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CONFIRMATION:

“Becoming True Witnesses of Christ”

This Sunday, 40 young people from St. Isaac Jogues and St. Martha Parishes will be “sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.” The effects of Confirmation, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, help us to call upon God as “Father”, become closer to Christ and experience an increase in the gifts of the Spirit. Moreover, our ties with the Church become stronger. Through the Gift of the Holy Spirit we are empowered to spread and defend our faith by word and deed. This is what makes us true WITNESSES of Christ. Being a witness may conjure up different images. Consider being called to testify in a court of law. In fact, many Christians have done just that, and under the worst of circumstances! Fr. Faber’s popular hymn, “Faith of our Fathers” recalls the peril and rewards of testifying - - expressing our faith in Christ.

Faith of our fathers, living still In spite of dungeon, fire and sword: O how our hearts beat high with joy When e’er we hear that glorious word: Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death!

“True to thee till death” . . . As our young people receive the Sacrament of Confirmation, they will not only receive divine “gifts,” but an awesome human responsibility. It will be their duty to be faithful even when mocked and marginalized. Once just being a Christian was considered a crime! One Roman emperor decreed that “Christians not be.” Tyrants, through the ages, have followed suit. History demonstrates that the “Age of Martyrs” never ended. “Dungeon, fire and sword” are a recurring “holocaust.” Whether it be ancient Rome, 16th Century Japan or 20th Century Mexico, Nazi Germany or the former Soviet Union, the attack on innocent people because of their race, culture, or religious belief is an ongoing threat. Last Sunday, Pope Francis celebrated a Mass to commemorate the 1915 massacre of Armenian Christians in the Ottoman Empire. An estimated 1.5 million Armenians perished. In that context, the pope us the word “genocide.” Genocide is an ugly word. Essen-tially, it is racial extermination. Yes, it is an ugly word, but it accurately describes a horrible historical fact - - an unjust war on a people, their culture and religious beliefs. The centennial of the Armenian tragedy recalls similar offenses against the Assyrian, Chaldean ad Greek Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire. The tragedy is not done. When we read the daily news about atrocities committed against Christians in the Mid-dle East, Africa, and parts of Asia, we need the “Faith of our Fathers” more than ever! Today, innocent Christians are shot, beheaded and crucified because they will not deny Christ! These are modern martyrs, heroes of the faith. As witnesses of Christ, our 40 Confirmands will need real courage and an unshakeable commitment to their faith in order to survive and transform a world that neither encourages virtue nor respects religious freedom. Let us pray that they will be inspired by the Holy Spirit to be prayerful, generous, and true - - models of Christian life. Our Lord warned that there would be trials for the Church in every age. May our young Confirmands use the “gifts” of the Spirit well . . . “to renew the face of the Earth.” -Fr. Luczak

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Quote for Confirmands: “Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible for you to do” -Pope St. John XXIII

•Confirmation Year I & II will have their youth safety session together on Monday. Ray Pingoy of the Arch-diocesan Respect Life Office will give a chastity presentation to that same group on Monday, April 27 at 6:50 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. Family members are invited to both evenings. •First Communion Practice will be on Thursday, April 30th, at 6:30 p.m. in church. The children are to be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian for the entire practice. Those with reading parts are to bring them to the practice. •First Communion will take place on Saturday, May 2nd, at 2 p.m. in church. •Registration for the 2015-2016 RE Program for Kindergarten – Confirmation Yr. II (Gr. 8 & older) will begin on Monday, May 11th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. Registration forms will be given to the oldest/only child of each family currently enrolled in the RE Program on Monday night. We will mail forms if your child is absent. Kindergarten RE is on Sundays, 10-11 a.m., and all other grades meet on Mondays, 6:45-8:00 p.m. Fami-lies with children who are older and have not celebrat-ed First Reconciliation or First Communion or who have children with special needs are encouraged to call Dolores Stanton, 847/966-1180, to discuss how we can help them in their education and formation in the faith and preparation for sacraments. •We also congratulate Ann Benoy who reaffirmed her promises and continue to pray for classmate Alvina Mercen who will be confirmed in India this summer.

WITH DEEP GRATITUDE Words are truly inadequate, but…We thank everyone who shared their time, their talents and skills, their resources and their presence to help make Palm Sunday and the Holy Three Days prayerful, reverent, and beautiful celebrations of remembrance, praise, thanksgiving and celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery. Your witness to the faith is a gift and an inspiration. Let us continue to journey through the Easter Season with great joy and hope, love and service, proclaiming the gospel with our lives and inviting others to come and know Jesus Christ and the salvation and new life He gives!

MASS OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK The Mass of the Anointing of the Sick will be on Saturday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. in Church. A reception will follow in the Holy Family Room. All who feel they would benefit from the grace of Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, because of illness, aging, grief, upcoming surgery, etc. are encouraged to come, along with caregivers and family members. Members of the community who would like to come to pray for and support our brothers and sisters are welcome as well.

UPCOMING COMISSION MEETINGS

--Human Concerns, April 21, 11 a.m., RE Office

--Parish Life, April 21, 7 p.m. in Rm. 26

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AN EASTER PRAYER

Let us chant Alleluia! O blessed Alleluia of heaven! No more anguish, no more adversity. No

more enemy, no more love of destruction. Up above, praise to God, and here below, praise to God. Praise mingled with fear here, but without disturbance above. Here the one who chants must die, but there will live forever. Here we

chant in hope, there, in possession. Here it is Alleluia en route, there it is alleluia on arriving

home. Amen. -St. Augustine

ALMSGIVING THANK YOU Thank you for your sacrifice and generosity to our various alms recipients during Lent and Triduum. Your prayers and donations bless many and on their behalf the Liturgy Board thanks you and prays for God’s blessings upon you!

*Heifer International $ 473 *SVDP (alms boxes) $ 525 *SVDP (St. Joseph Table) $2818 *The Night Ministry $ 386 plus 286 cookie packs *Sun. Mass at Mercy Home $ 373 *Well of Mercy $ 379 plus several bags of household supplies *Maternity BVM Fund for the needy (Song of Mark) $ 861 *Maternity BVM Fund for The Needy (Holy Thurs.) $1123 Holy Land $1057 CRS Rice Bowl Not available yet

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

AND SUGGESTIONS…

with the Liturgy Board regarding Lent, Palm Sunday, the Holy Three Days, Easter Sunday, Di-

vine Mercy Sunday, etc. We will be meeting on Tuesday, April 28, and will be discussing all this and more. If you have suggestions or comments,

please send them to the Religious Education Office, email sijre2004@yahoo.com or call 847/966-1180 or contact a member of the

Liturgy Board this week – Bill Dexter, Lisa Hall, Julie Higgins, Helene Kowalik, Fr. Luczak,

Dan Sobieski or Dee Stanton.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS

First Friday Adoration and Devotions dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of

Mary for the healing and guidance of our nation will be on Friday, May 1st in church. Please note the new

time: 6-9 p.m. All are invited to come for one hour of prayer or for the whole time. We will

conclude with Benediction.

SAVE THE DATE…

The annual concert in memory of parishioner/musician extraordinaire Buddy Charles Gries

will be held on Sunday, July 19th, at 3 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. It will feature some of

Chicagoland’s best entertainers who are performing Music of the Roaring 20’s and donating their time and talent so that all

proceeds from the concert benefit St. Isaac Jogues Parish. Invite your family, friends and

neighbors now for an afternoon of great entertainment and fun!

Tickets will go on sale in late June.

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Golf Road Construction Project

Please be advised the Golf Road construction project is scheduled to

continue through August 2015. As an alternate route to St. Isaac

Jogues we suggest taking Washington St. to Foster Ln. and entering the parking lot from the

south in order to avoid the Golf Rd. construction.

St. Isaac Jogues Women's Club is again making Mother's Day gift bags for the moms at Maternity BVM. Place your new cosmetic samples, nail files or polish, small cosmetic bags, perfume samples, small combs or brushes, etc. in a donation box in the Holy Family Room near the Sacristy. Collections continue through April 30th. Let us share the joy of Mother's Day with the moms at Maternity BVM.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Adults interested in being baptized, received into the Catholic Church or completing their Catholic Sacraments of Eucharist and Confirmation are invited to contact Dee Stan-ton, 847/966-1180 or sijre2004@yahoo.com, for more information.

With several families using e-giving to make both their regular Sunday contributions and both Cam-paign donations, we’re received well over $50,000 electronically. It’s easy and you control your donations. Just log in to givecentral.org any time to create your personal account following the instructions below.

1. Go to www.givecentral.org and click on the “register” bu on 2. Begin typing St. Isaac Jogues, or the zip code 60714 - A drop down box will appear. 3. Click on St. Isaac Jogues 4. Check the box next to each “event” to which you want to donate. 5. Enter the frequency, date range and dollar amount for each. Click next. 6. Check the dona ons you have entered and click “con nue to payment” 7. Create your profile. The fields marked with asterisks are required. 8. Enter your credit card or electronic check informa on. Click “add payment method” 9. Verify the payment method you wish to use for each event. Click “finish” to submit your payments.

If you have any ques ons please email loriherbert@sij-parish.com.

SAVORING THE EXPERIENCE One of the wonderful things about vacations is the time we spend two or three weeks afterward savoring the experience, sharing vacation photos and memories with our family and friends. This kind of reflection puts us back in touch with the orig-inal experience and reminds us of the relaxation and wonder the vacation afforded us. Today, on the Third Sunday of Easter, the Church blesses us with reminders of what we celebrated two Sundays ago. All three readings are reflections on the meaning of the death and resurrection of Christ. One of the threads run-ning through these reflections is that the purpose of the Lord’s suffering, death, and resurrection was to save us, to forgive our sins. We are given fifty days to ponder this reality—fifty days to savor the experience of Christ’s dying and rising for us. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCESSAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Third Sunday of Easter Tuesday: St. Anselm Wednesday: Administrative Professionals Day; Earth Day Thursday: St. George; St. Adalbert Friday: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen; National Arbor Day Saturday: St. Mark

READINGS FOR READINGS FOR READINGS FOR THE WEEKTHE WEEKTHE WEEK

Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 — 8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 4:8-12; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29; 1 Jn 3:1-2; Jn 10:11-18

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead (Acts 3:13-15, 17-19). Psalm — Lord, let your face shine on us (Psalm 4). Second Reading — We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one (1 John 2:1-5a). Gospel — Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day (Luke 24:35-48). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Catholic Charities Collection on Mother’s Day Eva is doing all she can to raise her grandchild alone on a limited income. She called Catholic Charities when she couldn’t afford to fix her plumbing. We made the home repair, and invit-ed her to our caregiver support group. She was one of the 398,078 seniors we helped last year. Please give to Catholic Charities on Mother’s Day to help seniors live in comfort. Learn more at www.catholiccharities.net. “People have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things.” - Pope Francis

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9:30pm

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Friday, April 24, 2015 Doors open 5PM Food served 6pm-7:30pm

YOUR TICKET INCLUDES: PASTA, SALAD, CHIPS, SOFT DRINK AND DESSERT. Plus your CHOICE of 1 HOT DOG or

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LET US PRAY… for the men and women who serve and protect our country and local communities, including these family members, friends, and parishioners: First Responder Greg Zalewski United States Air Force Mason Janzen, Breanna Dexter United States Army Brian Caplin, Gale Renner United States Marines Aisha Fernando, Lance Renner, Gian Patrick Reyes United States Navy William B. Dexter, Timothy Kelly Illinois National Guard Christopher Dexter, Nathaniel Janzen

If you have a family member or friend you would like to add to our prayer list, either because they serve in the military or are a first responder (police, firefighter, paramedic/EMT), please contact the RE office at 847/966-1190 or sijre2004@yahoo.com.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

For The Living & Deceased Members of SIJ Richard M. Arendt Christine Uba, Gloria Caputo, Jack Morrow Paul Schneller

Monday, April 20, 2015

8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

8:00 a.m. Stephen Puisis

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

8:00 a.m.

John Igoe

Thursday, April 23, 2015

8:00 a.m. Ray Koz

Friday, April 24, 2015

8:00 a.m. Edward C. O’Keefe

Saturday, April 25, 2015

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

Communion Service-No Intentions Rosa DiFranco

Sunday, April 26, 2015

8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Richard Banner For The Living & Deceased Members of SIJ Christine Dombrowski Uba P.T. Joseph Idiyalil Philip Selker Olimpia Pisterzi Marcial Azcuna Demetra Lazopoulos Silverio & Francisca Amatong

Weekend of Weekend of April 25April 25--2626

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5:00 p.m. Alena Joseph Bryan Roque Marvin Roque

8:00 a.m. Thomas Striblen Christina Jimmychan Jude Jimmychan

10:00 a.m. Alexandra Wais Christopher Wais Yuriy Martyniuk

12:00 p.m. Carlo Lasco Athena Lasco Imani Garner

Liturgy weekend of April 25-26

Confessions Fr. Luczak

5:00 p.m. Fr. Luczak/Deacon Paul

8:00 a.m. Fr. Pereira

10:00 a.m. Fr. Luczak/Deacon Paul

12:00 p.m. Fr. Pereira

Mass Anointing of the Sick, 1:30 p.m.

Frs. Pereira & Luczak

Baptisms, 1:30 p.m.

Deacon Paul

Altar Servers

PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak ASSOCIATE: Rev. Mario Pereira, S.F.X.

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 & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDER: Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Eucharistic Celebrations: Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Saturday: -5:00 PM 8:00 AM Communion Service 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 addi-tional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following 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 Marlene Garber (A/R, Calendar Coordinator) Jennifer Lande (A/P, Bulletin Editor) Religious Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 966-1180 Ministry Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965-6911 Parish School: St. John Brebeuf School. . . . . . . . . 966-3266

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Pray for… Pray for…

JIMMY RANCICH BERNARD KENNEDY, SR.

ALEXIS BARGA DELAINE KENNEDY

MARY ANN CASTAGNA AUDREY JANS

PETER BRODNER ELAINE ZOURKAS KATHLEEN SOCHA

RICK (GRANDSON OF RALPH AND KATHY EGLOFF)

The 2016 Mass Book is now open at the rectory.

In Memoriam

Ray Koz Cora Ranola

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES #512032 8149 Golf Road Niles, IL 60714 TELEPHONE 847 967-1060 CONTACT PERSON Jennifer SOFTWARE MS Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER Canon IR 3035 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 10 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION April 19, 2015 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS THANK YOU!