St. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Margaret Mary Parish January 26, 2020January 26, 2020January 26, 2020

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Masses: Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8 am 10 am 12 pm

Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Parish Office: 630-369-0777 Fax: 630-369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 630- 369-0833

All Saints Catholic Academy:

1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 630.961-6125 or www.ascacademy.org

New Parishioners: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request.

Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays following the 12:00 Mass, except holidays. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting.

Sacrament of Marriage: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed.

Sick, Homebound, Hospital Visits: Contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion, if you need someone from SMMP to visit you in the hospital, or if we can help you in any other way. Privacy policies do not permit the hospital to contact us directly.

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Priscilla Arrieta Elaine Badelt Judea Beckett Arlene Bennett Edward Bojan Blake Burton Patrick Cameron Kathleen Carey Lori Cross Justin Dellarose Murlene Dolley Ben & April Espinos Michael Facchinello Mary Fisher Jo Ellen Furlong Jim Gardner William Garrett Eileen Hensel John Hill Kay Hill Kevin Hill Fr. George Hurley Kate Kirchner Bill Koloseike Emma Martinez

Josie Martinez Joseph Mathy Donal McGoldrick Maxine Messere Dr. Edward Michl Collette Miller Linda Palulis Russell Rasche Patrick Rockowitz Allen Rogers John P. Rossi David Schuberg A. Schuman Mary Sheehan Greyson Stanley Elizabeth Stock Jim Tamburrino Roy Taylor Jim Topolewski Joan Vinkler Marion Warner Bob Whipple Ray Young Barb Zdon

Year to Date Weekly Collection 7/1/2019 to 01/19/2020 Present

Weekly Mass Offerings: $12,205 $487,937 Automated Giving: 8,293 223,048 Stock/RMD/Tea Donations 7,000 25,950 Totals: 27,498 736,935 Budget Goal 25,722 748,708 Over/(Under) Goal 1,777 (11,773)

God’s Share

Updated numbers unavailable at time of publication

SCOUT SUNDAY Scout Sunday will be observed at the 5 pm Liturgy on Saturday, February 1st, to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the founding of The Boy Scouts of America. All BSA Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and adult leaders are invited to attend in uniform. For further information, email Carrie Tilton at carrietilt@gmail.com

SMMP September Senior

Club

Kick off Meeting for the New Year

Wednesday February 5th at

NOON in the

Parish Center

Catered Buffet Lunch $10/person

Desserts to be passed

are welcomed and appreciated

Special Presentation by Tom Cordaro Justice/Outreach SMMP Minister

"Why are we a mission-

focused parish and what does that mean?"

Please R.S.V.P.

to Jim Simel 630-420-1224

jimsimel@outlook.com by Monday Feb. 2nd

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It’s an evening of BINGO and what better way to start off the weekend than with a great night of

fun and prizes. Talk to old friends, meet new ones, have some fun, and win some cash.

Admission is free! All members of the parish and their friends are

invited! Beverages and light refreshments will be available.

A portion of the revenue from this event is donated, through the Men’s Club, to various charities in the Parish and local community!

Friday - February 7th 6:30pm ’til 9:30pm SMMP Parish Center

SPONSORED BY THE SMMP MEN’S CLUB

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Helping refugee families make their way in their new American home.

Recently our parish Refugee Support Group delivered a “care package” to a refugee family from Central Africa Republic currently living in Rogers Park. The package included food items, warm clothes and household supplies. The Oumar Makail family consists of Oumar (father), Hadje Assafi (wife), Ali (12 ), Maki (4) and Bilale Oumar (2). Parishioners on the left are Barb & Rich Czaplewski. Parishioners on the right are Therese and Dave Brandenstein. If you would like to join our Refugee Support Group contact Tom Cordaro at 630-369-0777.

Our many donations are sorted and displayed for families to chose gifts for their loved ones. Volunteers help wrap gifts to take home.

Our Christmas Giving Tree Program was a great success this year thanks to the generosity of our parishioners and the hard work of our committee. Our donated gifts helped more than 100 families from St. Nicholas Parish in Aurora and our gift cards provided Christmas joy to families at Sacred Heart Parish in Aurora. Both of these parishes serve low-income immigrants.

2020 JOLIET DIOCESE CATHOLIC

CHARISMATIC HEALING MASS

Father Paul Hottinger Presider

Deacon Sean McGreal Assisting

St. Margaret Mary Church

Friday, January 31, 2020

Sacrament of Reconciliation

6:30 PM Mass 7:30 PM

For more information, please call

Joey Rose at: (630) 926-6576 A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. — Ps 51:12

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Feed the Hungry… Your Light Shall Rise in the Darkness

Parish Social Mission Week, Feb. 2-9

Our next parish social mission weekend will be February 8/9th. Our theme, “Feed the Hungry … Your Light Shall Rise in the Darkness” is taken from both the first reading from Isaiah and the Gospel reading from Matthew. In the Gospel, Jesus calls his followers to let their light shine before others that they may see their good deeds. Isaiah reminds us that our fate is tied to the fate of the poor; “If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted, then light shall rise for you in the darkness.”

For these reasons we will be focusing our advocacy on our nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the first line of defense against hunger for those struggling to make ends meet. Last year alone, SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) served 40.3 million people. The program aims to improve food security by providing consistent, adequate access to enough food to support an active, healthy life. Beyond addressing food insecurity, SNAP bolsters the economy, generating $1.54 billion in economic activity for every $1 billion spent, and reduces health care costs. SNAP serves households who are most in need, with nearly 40% of SNAP households having incomes below 50% of the Federal Poverty Guideline.

In principle, SNAP is designed to provide temporary help to those in need and able-bodied adults without children are expected to meet work requirements in order to qualify. However, the law passed by Congress and signed by the president does provide a way for states to apply for a waiver allowing greater flexibility on meeting the work requirements. This waiver provision allows states to take into account the unique challenges facing local communities in their state.

Recently the Trump Administration has proposed a rule change that would limit the state’s ability to seek a waiver for the work requirement. They claim that with low unemployment there is no reason why able-bodied adults should not be working. For many who actually work with this population of adults --

including Catholic Charities offices across the country-- there are many mitigating circumstances that can make it nearly impossible for many of these people to meet the work requirements. In next week’s bulletin insert we will hear from those who have first-hand knowledge about this and will learn what they believe is needed to help this population.

Most provisions of the rule are slated to take effect on April 1, 2020, unless Congress or the courts act to stop or delay it. We will be focusing our advocacy postcards on our U.S. Representatives urging them to act to protect state’s option to seek waivers. If the rule is implemented, the nation would see higher rates of hunger and poverty and more strain of local food pantries and social service agencies.

The federal government would see some savings from these cuts to SNAP, but this rule change would also cause serious harm to individuals, communities, and the nation while doing nothing to improve the health and employment of those impacted by the rule. (The administration is not providing any additional resources for job training, transportation or job placement.) In addition, the rule would harm the economy, grocery retailers, agricultural producers, and communities by reducing the amount of SNAP dollars available to spur local economic activity.

Our fate is tied to the fate of the poor.

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In our prayer, we hope to experience God…an encounter with a Presence that is both greater than ourselves and at the same time, intimate and one with us. Christians throughout the world are encountering this Presence through the practice of Centering Prayer: the Prayer of Consent. This Lenten contemplative journey may be for you if you:

Feel called to deeper experiences of silence

Long to free yourself from the tyranny of your habitual thinking

Already have a meditation practice you desire to deepen or if you wish to begin a practice

Wish to be part of a community of like-minded practitioners

The cornerstone of our 40-day journey together will be a daily period of Centering Prayer and spiritual reading. A sustained contemplative practice frees us from simple reaction as we become more present and open to God,

others and the world. The fruit of this practice is living a more grounded and loving life.

Whether you have been meditating for years or looking to start, you will be supported in your prayer with a half day retreat and four evenings for learning and sharing, a daily guide for your prayer and the opportunity to connect with others on the journey through video conferencing in an online meditation chapel.

Our facilitator is Al Gustafson. All sessions will be held in the Upper Room starting Sunday, February 23rd from noon-5 p.m. and the following four Monday evenings. The cost of the sessions is $75.00.

To register, please call the Parish Office (630-369-0777) or email Loretta@smmp.com.

Registration deadline is February 17th.

The Prayer of Consent: 40 Days of Meditation Practice

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES

The Joliet Diocesan Natural Family Planning program teaches the Billings Ovulation Method (BOMA) of NFP. These two-session classes in English and Spanish are offered in the following location for a fee of $50.00 per couple. Please register (48) hrs. in advance for each NFP Class selected.

St. Matthew Parish in Glendale heights:

Two-session classes in English are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month.

For class times, to register or for information contact the Office of Family Ministry at 815-838-5334, email familyministry@dioceseofjoliet.org. See the Event Calendar for dates.

Two-session classes in Spanish are offered by appointment.

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Let's build on the success of our Big Day of Service by helping Feed the Need, a special project from Feed My Starving Children. You and your family can volunteer to represent St. Margaret Mary Parish joining people from all around Naperville in an effort to pack 1.2 Million meals! This BIG event will be held in the Residence/Recreation Center on the North Central College Campus. On Saturday, Feb-ruary 15th, from 12-2:00pm, our volunteers aged 5 and up will pack meals to help alleviate world hun-ger. Additionally, adult and teen volunteers are needed for Saturday morning set up as well as Sunday evening clean up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up on line through sign-up genius using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4EACAE2DA7F85-feed Feed My Starving Children also welcomes and encourages monetary donations for this event. You can make an on-line donation using the link below: http://feedtheneedillinois.org/donate/

Saturday, February 15th, from 12-2:00pm Recreation Center, North Central College

Our parish theme and calling in

God’s Word To Us

Reflection on Lectionary Readings 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 26, 2020

Calling all people: the prosperous and the poor.

Here we are, in the middle of winter, in late January – cold, wet, and DARK. The Readings today note that we have ‘seen a great light.’ Light breaks the darkness. ISAIAH and MATTHEW give us hope in our darkness. PAUL expresses our divisions within and across Faiths, suggesting that diversity is good; division is not so good. Despite darkness and division, we are called to be and to have light in the Church. Our Readings this week speak of a need to spread the ‘good news’ to all corners [those days, the known corners: ISAIAH and MAT-THEW] of the earth. PAUL reminds us that we all belong to Christ [not to man], to be light for all the corners of the earth. In MATTHEW’s Gospel today, Jesus calls the first four Apostles [Peter and Andrew; and then the Sons of Zebedee, James and John], and simply says “Follow Me.” Jesus did not explain to them why he called them, did not give them a request to think it over and get back to him ~ just two words, direct and decisive. A choice to act, perhaps, but still a command to follow. What if they said “NO” = not now, I’ll get back to you, I need to finish what I am doing here first and have to talk it over with my family. Christ had no back up plan, no 2nd choice of invites, no alterna-tive group to call. God invites us ALL, from all corners of the earth; His invitation, our choice to RSVP. And one more point. The areas of the middle east mentioned in MATTHEW and in ISAIAH are all rather prosperous regions for their day and time. In fact, the first four fishermen that Jesus calls were, say scholars, rather prosperous [e.g., Zebedee was wealthy since he owned more than one fishing boat, had hired hands and sailors to work them]. Jesus calls us all every day to FOLLOW HIM more closely. In each call we let something go in order to accept and follow; our precious agenda, some precious free time, control, our self-interests, our fear of getting involved ~ our ex-cuses. This winter, this year – answer the Call with a YES and preach the Gospel to all corners of the globe. It is what we are called to do ~ no excuses.

- Deacon Joe Ferrari

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Calendar of Events

01-26-Sunday-Knights of Columbus Naperville Council”s Free Throw Contest at All Saints Academy at 12 Noon. Children from all Naperville Parishes can participate.

01-26-Sunday- Hosting the Last Sunday of the Month Family Rosary Service in the Chapel for all Parish members after the 8:00am,10:00am and 12 Noon Masses.

02-07-Friday-Volunteering for Men’s Club Bingo Night 6;30pm-9pm.

02-12-Wednesday- Volunteering at the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry.

02-16-Sunday- Hosting Hospitality Sunday.

02-19-Wednesday- Volunteering at the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry.

02-21-Friday- PADS at SMMP helping with cleanup and dirty laundry return to Edward hospital Laundry.

02-23-Sunday- Hosting the Last Sunday of the Month Family Rosary Service in the Chapel for all Parish members after the 8:00am,10:00am and 12 Noon Masses.

02-27-Thursday- Knights of Columbus Monthly Pre-Meeting Social Fellowship Gathering open to the men of the Parish at 6:30pm in the Upper Room. The regular monthly meeting for member Knights to follow at 7:15pm.

For more information about the Knights of Columbus, please contact: Stewart Mattson - Grand Knight of Council 16011 - 630-207-5927 Bob Presnak - Membership Director - 312-543-2735

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Martin Luther King Jr. Break Classes will resume on Monday, Jan 27th.

First Communion Parent Retreat A retreat that delves into the traditions of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation will assist families in preparing their children to receive the sacraments - Sunday, February 2nd, 12-3:00, lunch included. At least one parent from each family is expected to attend, unless you attended a prior session.

First Communion First Communion home preparation materials will be available for parent pick up beginning Monday, Jan. 27th in the parish center. All Faith Formation and ASCA students need their packet. Registration is due Monday, February 6.

Presidents’ Day Break Classes will be canceled for the week beginning Monday, February 17th and will resume on Monday, February 24th.

Children’s Liturgy On Saturday, February 29, the 1st to 8th graders in our Faith Formation program will be hosting the 5:00 Mass. On Feb-ruary 3rd online registration will be available on the Faith Formation page of the parish website www.smmp.com.

Please contact Jacqui Snyder at 630 369-0833 or jsnyder@smmp.com with any questions.

Gratitude from a charity blessed by the work of our students’ Advent service project...

Fr. Paul’s Homily

Mystery of Love 1 Jn 4:7-10; Mk 6:34-44

(“Whoever is without love,” faith or no faith, “does not know God, for God is love.”)

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“Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.”

This reading from the First Letter of John zeros in on a very important truth that God is love and love is the foundation of everything that exists. Since God is love and God is the creator of all contingencies, everything created is from God, everything is coming from love. And St. Paul points out that the three great virtues, which really are from God, which are divine-like virtues: “faith, hope, and love, the greatest is love,” and yet oddly Christians have often forgotten this.

This is because of the great importance that St. Paul places on faith, especially in his two letters: Romans and Galatians. Now at that time Paul was dealing with the Jewish religion and the Jewish way of life. Judaism is actually all very explainable; it’s actually rational. The Torah is rational; it makes perfect sense. It makes perfect sense to prohibit certain things and to promote certain things, and that’s what the Torah did.

However when we come to Christ and moreover the cross, our power to explain flounders. We are introduced into what Christians call mystery. That is, we participate in this level of reality without really being able to explain or comprehend it in a developed way. Therefore there is now a gap between

the practice of Judaism, which St. Paul was very familiar with and which is very rational, and now something that goes beyond reason, which is the world of mystery and, in a way, darkness. Kierkegaard talked about a leap into the dark. Well, in a way, yes, especially when you are talking about the cross. So Judaism expected a Messiah, but never one that would die on a cross. Why? Well I can’t say; no one could ever say. People pretend they make explanations, but they don’t work. It’s a mystery why God’s involvement in our lives included the suffering, torment, and death on a cross.

Thus St. Paul says something more than mere obedience is needed. One needs this leap, and not only that, but he implies, and already at work is this idea that there’s something really wrong with humanity that the Torah can’t heal. Paul reasons in Galatians that if the Torah could heal, if it could bring salvation, then the cross would be superfluous. So there’s something deep, deeply wrong with humanity that called for this remedy, because Jesus himself described his blood as being poured out for forgiveness. So something deep has to be forgiven, not just the infractions of law, but something else. And to relate to God, who is now giving this remedy, who is now sharing his own existence with

our suffering and mortality, that requires this leap of faith. So faith is important in a way that Judaism never quite understood, nor does any other religion. Every religion requires some kind of faith. If you are Muslim, you have to believe Gabriel talked to Mohammad. If you are Buddhist, you have to believe that the Buddha was enlightened. But if you are a Christian, it’s something else. This is a belief in what you can never understand, this belief in mystery.

However the mystery is the mystery of love, and that’s why love is still the primary focus or should be. However, misunderstanding St. Paul, Thomas Aquinas said that we are justified by our faith, which he took to be belief in the propositions of the Creed, intellectual assent of the articles of faith. That is not what St. Paul meant. Martin Luther said faith means basically believing the Bible, but that isn’t what St. Paul meant either. Both of them arrive at a conclusion that faith is what’s really important. Well of course neither denied the importance of love, but they didn’t focus on it quite as the very essence of discipleship and Christian life, but it is. And that’s what John is saying here. “Whoever is without love,” faith or no faith, “does not know God, for God is love.”

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Masses for the Week

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Monday — January 27 8:15— Carolyn Cooper — CRHP Group Tuesday— January 28/St. Thomas Aquinas 8:15— Bill Savage — Bible Study Wednesday— January 29 10:00— Complete Recovery of Kelly Flint — Flint Family Thursday— January 30 8:15—Evelyn Viafora — Chuck & Mary Ann Shine Friday— January 31/St. John Bosco 8:15 — Jack Leonard — Sieja Family Saturday— February 1 8:15 — 5:00 — John Fassl — Ann Marie Hartline Sunday — February 2 8:00 — Rose Ferrari — Paul & Nancy Rutkowski 10:00 — Lu Dodson — Rauter Family 12:00 — For the Parish Family

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

February 1 Fr. Paul February 8 Fr. Paul

Date February

1 & 2

Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Servers

Sacristan/ Deacon/Presider

5:00 *TBD Michael Maziarek Laurette Solak Sandy Renehan Barbara Ryan

Theodore Ng Karen Ng *

* Deacon Joe Fr. Paul

8:00

*TBD Dan Skinner Ralph Meeker

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* Deacon Joe Fr. Paul

10:00

*TBD Jeanmarie Considine Felicia Egan Jennifer Arnott

Jarvis Pasamanero Cade DiMailig Tanner DiMailig

* Deacon Ken Fr. Paul

12:00

*TBD Karen Romano Alan Meder Katrina Meder Francis Lichon Cathy Wincup

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* Deacon Joe Fr. Larry Brunette

Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish and family and friends who have recently passed away. \

Lawrence Facchinello, spouse of Mildred Facchinello Marguerite Mulligan, mother of Mary Mulligan Emma Martinez, mother of Charles Martinez

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St. Margaret Mary Parish Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777

Parish Staff Art & Environment Coordinator Jill Mizen

Bookkeeper Pat Henke

Business Manager Michael Prus

Building Manager Bob Stezowski Communications Coordinator Julie Duffin

Custodian Ziggy Owiesek

Deacons (Permanent) Deacon Joe Ferrari

Deacon Don Helgeson

Deacon Ken Miles

Deacon Fred Straub (retired)

Deacon Terry Taylor

Justice/Outreach Minister Tom Cordaro Liturgy Coordinator Deacon Ken Miles

Music Director John Schlaman Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sue Carroll

Pastoral Associate Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F. Pastoral Council President Joey Rose

Priests Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor

Receptionists Loretta Mercadante & Mary Sears

Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 8 Jacqui Snyder

Director of Youth Ministry Dan Lawler

Religious Education Secretary Arlene Serio

Religious Education Staff Assistant Debbie Brutlag

Food for the Journey Scripture Readings for the Week

Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Ps 89:20-22, 25-26; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Ps 24:7-10; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:4-17; Ps 89:4-5, 27-30; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29; Ps 132:1-5, 11-14; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Ps 51:3-7, 10-11; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Ps 51:12-17; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — God has restored the land, and brought great joy to the people (Isaiah 8:23 — 9:3). Psalm — The Lord is my light and my salvation

(Psalm 27). Second Reading — Paul exhorts the believers at Corinth: As there is one Christ, so too must there be no divisions among you (1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17). Gospel — After calling his first disciples, Jesus goes throughout Galilee (Matthew 4:12-23 [12-17]). NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE 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 [22-32]).

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