THE HILARION

ST. HILARY PARISH

California and Bryn Mawr Avenues – Chicago, Illinois 60659

FOR GOD AND HIS PEOPLE

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

THE FAITH COMMUNITY OF SAINT HILARY IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO. OUR MISSION IS TO KNOW CHRIST THROUGH PRAYER AND EXPERIENCE AND TO MAKE CHRIST KNOWN TO ALL. Approved 6/22/11 by the Parish Pastoral Council Steering Committee

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 4, 2019

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE:

Weekdays: 8:30 AM Monday - Friday Saturdays: 8:30 AM & 5:00 PM (Vigil Mass) Sundays: 8 AM, 10 AM & 12 Noon (SH Church) Sundays: 9:30 AM (North Park Village Chapel) Holy Days: 8:30 AM & 7:00 PM (SH Church)

RECONCILIATION (Individual Confessions)

4:00 - 4:45 PM every Saturday

BAPTISMS are usually celebrated in English on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month at 1:30 PM & in Spanish on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM. Instructions for parents are required. These are held in English on the 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7:30 PM & in Spanish on the 2nd Thursday at 6:30 PM in the Rectory. Arrangements must be made in advance. Please call the Parish Office, 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Friday.

Arrangements for MARRIAGES must be made at least four months in advance. Please call the Parish Office, 9 AM – 5 PM, Monday – Friday for more information.

Parish Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Saturdays 9 AM - 2 PM Sundays 9 AM - 12 PM If your organization needs access to any of our parish facilities in the evening or on weekends, please let us know in advance so arrangements can be made.

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS & MASSES

Mass in Spanish - Third Sunday of each month at 1:30 pm First Friday Services - Confessions 6:30 pm, Mass 7 pm, & Holy Hour following Mass Mass & Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help every Wednesday 6:30-8:30 pm Novena to Our Lady of Visitation of Piat (in the Adoration Chapel) every Saturday after 5 PM Mass Mass & Marian Devotion to Our Lady of Caysasay on the Second Saturday of each month at 6:30 pm The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed every Friday in the Adoration Chapel at 3 pm The Rosary is prayed on Monday - Saturday after the 8:30 am Mass. The Rosary & Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe is prayed in Spanish every Wednesday at 7 PM in the Adoration Chapel. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel every Wednesday from after the 8:30 am Mass until the 7 pm Mass & every First Friday 9 am - 3 pm The Adoration Chapel is open

Monday-Thursday 8:30 am - 10:00 am Friday 8:30 am - 3:00 pm Saturday 8:30 am - 10:00 am

St. Hilary Church Chicago, IL

NEW PARISH WEBSITE: church.sthilarychicago.org

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TODAY (Sunday) - Asian Community Mass

Honoring Mary, the Mother of Cultures

Main Celebrant: Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

3:00 pm - St. Margaret Mary Church

2324 W. Chase, Chicago

ALERT !

If you receive any calls asking for money for Fr.

Tom, Fr. Aloy, or any other staff member,

delete / hang up immediately. This is a HOAX!

REFLECTION

I found on the pages of 2013 reflections of Just Me homily’s blog the following reflection on this week’s readings which I am sharing with you.

What are values that would help us survive in this world? St. Paul in our second reading today even said: “Seek and think of what is above, not of what is on earth,” (vs 1-2). My dear friends, most of us are seeking and thinking not of what is above but, most of the time, of what is on earth. Supposedly, we must seek the values of the Kingdom of God. These can help us survive in this world.

First, be thoughtful. We know that a thoughtful person is a contagious one. By being thoughtful in your everyday actions, you do much to encourage people to follow your example, especially today when we are surrounded with lies. Someone said: “Liars go to hell!”

Second, have good manners. Persons who have good manners are those who do not offend others, do not easily get angry, do not return evil for evil, do not monopolize conversation, and do not interrupt when someone else is talking. In other words, they are kind, friendly, respectful, courteous, agreeable, patient, civil and generous.

And above all, be charitable. St. Paul exhorts us to love one another in peace as though we formed one family, bearing with one another’s defects. For St. Paul, charity is patient, kind, does not envy, is not pretentious, not puffed up, not ambitious, not self-seeking, not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, etc. (1Cor 13:4-7).

I said just a while ago that most of the time, we seek and think of what is on earth like the following:

Immorality - We know that adultery is immoral, yet how many husbands and wives are having illicit relationships with other women or men? We know that lying is wrong, but how many of us are doing this just to hide that what we are doing is wrong. I remember somebody who had said that actually there are twelve commandments and not just ten. According to him, the 11th commandment is: Don’t get caught; and the 12th is: If you are caught, don’t tell the truth.

Impurity - Our minds are dirty with maliciousness, envy, and even sexual thoughts.

Passion - What kind of passion? Passion for money and wealth. Just like in our gospel today, many of us place a high value on material goods. We think that God blesses us because of the material things we possess. We do not realize that some of these material things could be acquired through corruption and stealing which has a thousand forms. But let us remember that money and wealth are not everything. There are things that money cannot buy: true happiness and Kingdom of God which is our final destiny for this life. In the Letter to the Hebrews, it says: “Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have for God has said: ‘I will never fail you nor forsake you,’ ” (Heb 13:5). Money is like a vice, just like drugs - we are addicted to it. There are people who have so much money in bank, but they still long to become richer to the extent that they neglect their loved ones and refuse to give them any of their money. They do not know that in a split second, all these things could be gone. Money which is given to us by God is a test to measure how charitable and merciful we are. Try to reflect on this: Money can buy a bed but not sleep. Money can buy books but not brains. Money can buy food but not an appetite. Money can buy a house but not a home. Money can buy medicine but not health. Money can buy companions but not real friends. Money can buy marriage but not love. Money can buy anything but not heaven.

Evil desire - How many of us want to take revenge? Just remember this: a person who pursues revenge should dig two graves; one for him and the other for his enemy.

Greed - All greedy people have one thing in common - they are pre-occupied with themselves and their own satisfaction without minding anyone else. Notice how the rich fool of the parable employs the first person singular as he schemes what to do with his money and wealth: “What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest? This is what I shall do. I shall tear down my barns and build large ones. There I shall store all my grain… and I shall say to myself…” It is good to have money and wealth because these can serve and help us also to survive. But if possessed by it, it is like being possessed by a devil, a worst kind of evil. It, therefore, is good not to yearn for it.

So seek the things that are above and not the things on earth.

Fr. Aloy

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 4, 2019

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St. Hilary School Where faith, family

& academics thrive

90 years of academic excellence

in a caring Catholic environment.

Serving preschool (3 & 4 year olds) through 8th grade

We are accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year.

Classes are filling up quickly. Don’t delay!

For more information or to schedule a tour,

please contact the school at 773-561-5885.

School Office Hours during the summer months

are from 9 am - 1 pm, Monday - Friday.

DIANA WOLF from St. Hilary made the honor

roll at De La Salle Institute for the fourth quarter.

We feel this is due to the excellent academic

background your school provides its students.

Keep up the great work!

John F. Brogan

Director of Admissions &

Academic Dean of Social Sciences

We congratulate Diana and her family. May God’s

blessings continue to be with you.

Present from St. Hilary: Brigit Isaacson, Fr. Tom Libera, Dave Kalensky, Fr. Aloy Funtila, Kathie Donovan, Iam Calsita, Beth Cadiz

LINCOLN SQUARE RENEW MY CHURCH GROUPING - St. Hilary, Transfiguration, St. Matthias, & Queen of Angels

St. Hilary Church Chicago, IL

St. Hilary Church Weekly Report (fiscal year July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020) Weekend # 5 (July 27 & 28, 2019) Mass attendance goal >1,000 people ; actual attendance 840 people at 5 Masses 584 households received envelopes Amount Families Collection for the week: Regular (using envelopes) $ 6,316 226 Loose Cash (13% of Weekend Offering) $ 705 Online Giving - ACH & Give Central (8%) $ 755 23 Total $ 7,776 Weekly Parish Budget: $14,388 Weekly Collection Budget: $10,231 Weekly Average Collection $10,228

A LIFE OF GIVING IS A LIFE WITH CHRIST ! THANK YOU FOR YOUR STEWARDSHIP.

STEWARDSHIP PRAYER

We thank You, most loving and generous

Creator, for the abundance You have

bestowed on us, Your servant people.

May we use Your gifts to build Your

kingdom; to help the poor as You

commanded; to bring light to a world in

darkness. May we be faithful to Your

commandments. Bless the people in our

lives that we may help each other grow in

Your love. We pray in union with Jesus

Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

- Mary Jane Doerr -

This Season’s Stewardship

of Time, Talent & Treasure Salute:

We want to thank Marilou Salvador, Cindy & Greg Mendoza for helping the St. Hilary Parish Team for the “Show & Tell” Renew My Church session on July 25th. Thank you also to Norma Librodo for providing the refreshments.

HELP US! You may sponsor our “Bread & Wine” on Sundays by making a

$50 donation to honor your loved ones.

As part of the Renew My Church, the Archdiocese of Chicago provided a

benchmark that churches must strive to attain in order to be sustainable for the

next 10 years. Attendance must be over 800 people and revenue must be over

$750,000 without considering any rental income. We are on track with

attendance but not with revenue. If you increase your giving by $3-$5 each

Sunday, or our attendance increase to around 1,000 people, we may be able to

reach the $750,000 revenue benchmark.

We encourage our parishioners to use our online giving portals either by ACH

or Give Central (http://www.givecentral.org/login). Interested? Please give

us a call at the Parish Office / Rectory (773) 561-3474.

Living Discipleship

through Spirit, Gifts & Service 1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. Hebrews 11:1-2

FAITH IN ACTION

Faith is trusting our God even though we do not

comprehend what is happening to us and our

circumstances. It is the assurance that His plan for

us will is always be for the best. This is the faith

we need at this season of Renew My Church. We

keep doing the best for the parish with the

knowledge that God has our back. Let us be

grounded in prayer.

The MISSION DOCTORS ASSOCIATION is working to

reach out to a Catholic Physician, Dentist, Nurse Practitioner,

or Physician Assistant who feel called to serve Christ’s poor

in Africa or Latin America. The 2019 Midwest Retreat/

Seminar will be held September 13-15 for the above persons

and their spouses considering short-term mission service in

Africa or Latin America. This will be held at Loyola Stritch Medical School

in Chicago. It will provide 11 CME and the opportunity to learn more about

how they can share their gifts as they live their faith at Catholic Mission

hospitals.

Information and Accreditation Statement (for the 11 AMA PRA Category 1

Credit/s) are available on the web site:

www.MissionDoctors.org

or by calling the office for more information (213) 368-1872.

Wishing you God’s blessings,

Elisa Frederick Executive Director, Mission Doctors Association

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR

PRIESTS AND DEACONS, OUR

PARISH AND PARISHIONERS,

AND ALL OUR CHILDREN &

YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL

SOON BE RETURNING TO

SCHOOL.

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 4, 2019

Monday, August 5 Athletics (Gym) ……………………...………. 4-10 PM Tuesday, August 6 Athletics (Gym) …………………...…………. 4-10 PM Wednesday, August 7 Athletics (Gym) ……………………...………. 4-10 PM Mass & OLPH Novena (Church) …….. 6:30-8:30 PM Thursday, August 8 Athletics (Gym) …………………………...…. 4-10 PM Wedding Rehearsal (Church) ………...…….. 6-7 PM Friday, August 9 Athletics (Gym) ………………………...……. 4-10 PM La Pieta Group Mtg (Rectory) ……...... 6:30-8:30 PM Saturday, August 10 Athletics (Gym) ……………………...…. 9 AM - 3 PM Wedding (Church) ………...………...…… 1-2:30 PM Second Saturday Marian Devotions (Church) …... 6:30-7:30 PM Sunday, August 11

Please remember in your prayers those in

the hospital or recovering at home, those

suffering with a terminal illness, our shut-

ins and those in nursing homes, our

relatives and friends who are ill, especially: Leota Grunninger, Peter Mikkelsen, Madeline Wellner,

Ursula Schnetzer, Theresa, Katherine & Maria Kim,

Linda Newton, Joan & Phil Cowen, Antonio Sarmiento,

Rick Omandam, Andrew Wehling, Patricia Jalove, Fred

(Jay) Austin, Dina Nicolini, Belinda Lacson dela Fuente,

Catherine O’Connor Sugrue, Claudia Alvarez, Mary

Anne Luby, Mark Dobrzynski, Lorraine Waelti, Paul

Littlepage

Also, Please Remember

Our Troops

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Sat. 5:00

D. Avdich

M. Ree R. Tallud D. Porten A.M. Boyer Vounteer

Marc Billy Melody

Sun. 8:00 J. Nacpil

A. Castro S. Martinez K. McCanna D. Stevenson L. Escuadro

Josephine Simon Volunteer

Sun. 9:30 NPVC

R. Kastigar

Sun. 10:00 B. Gerace

D. Makowski E. Montalvo O. Montalvo D. Girard K. Manning A. Restrepo R. Ziccardi

Rianne Ariam Volunteer

Sun. 12:00

A. Ishami

Y. Salinas G. Medic C. Nono M. Brennock E. Vrabel M. Choy Volunteer

Claire Sara Volunteer

Eucharistic Time Lector Ministers Servers

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Next Weekend - August 10th & 11th

TODAY’S READINGS

1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23

2nd Reading: Colossians 3:1-5,9-11

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

Monday, August 5

The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

8:30 AM † Nieves Luciano by Remy Tumlos

† Enver Avdich (BR) by Family

† Maria Hernandez (BR)

by the Hernandez Neria Family

Tuesday, August 6

The Transfiguration of the Lord

8:30 AM † Benita Neria

by the Hernandez Neria Family

Wednesday, August 7

St. Sixtus II, pope, & Companions, martyrs

St. Cajetan, priest

8:30 AM For the Safety of Our Travelers

6:30-8:30 PM Mass & OLPH Novena

Thursday, August 8

St. Dominic, priest

8:30 AM † For Parishioners who died in the

2000s

Friday, August 9

St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin &

Martyr

8:30 AM † Wilhelm & Berta Mueller

by Christa Altmann

* Spec Inten for Ed Estacio

by Jesse & Jeanne Nacpil

Saturday, August 10

St. Lawrence, deacon & martyr

8:30 AM † Regina Medina (40th day Death

Anniv) by the Achanzar Family

1:00 PM Wedding: Matthew Masaganda

Reau Norberte

Vigil: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

5:00 PM † Patricia MacFarlan by Dorothy Gorecki

† Mary Mikkelsen & * Spec Inten for

Peter Mikkelsen by Bob

† Jose Paz Neria

by the Hernandez Neria Family

6:30 Mass & Marian Devotion to Our Lady of

Caysasay

Sunday, August 11 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00 AM † Bob Kacynski by Wife

† Lester Libot (Death Anniv)

by Merlie Arcillas

10:00 AM † Ellen Boyle & Mary Smith

by the Smith Family

† Paz Lenon (Death Anniv)

by the Lenon Family

† Byron Kouris & All the Deceased

Members of the Lamperis Family

by Joseph Lamperis

12:00 PM † John Lane, Jr. & Clifford Pazik

by the Alban Family

* Spec Inten for Benjamin Pineda (BR)

by the Luciano Family

North Park Village Chapel

9:30 AM For All Parishes involved in the Renew

My Church process

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l I l - Reau Norberte & Matthew Masaganda

The St. Hilary Domestic Violence Awareness Group attended a forum on July 23, 2019 at the Sulzer Regional Library on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the community’s stand against domestic violence. A Panel Discussion followed the three speakers who ably led the conversation with their excellent input. The event was organized by the St. Benedict and Queen of Angels domestic Violence Ministries.

On July 21st, we had 31 blood donors plus 10 additional blood donor volunteers who were unable to donate because the mobile van was not large enough to accommodate them and the Vitalant staff numbers were limited. Thank you to all who gave & all who offered to give the gift of life!

La Pieta Prayer Group sponsored a Healing Service at St. Hilary on Thursday, July 18th.

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NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PRESENT STATUS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR CURRENT FAMILY OR MARITAL SITUATION - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PAST OR PRESENT RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PERSONAL HISTORY, AGE, BACKGROUND, RACE OR COLOR - NO MATTER WHAT YOUR OWN SELF-IMAGE OR ESTEEM - YOU ARE INVITED, WELCOMED, ACCEPTED, LOVED AND RESPECTED HERE AT ST. HILARY PARISH!

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

Presented by the Chicago Police Department

All are invited to join in for a fun-filled night

with our local law enforcement and our

community. Free hotdogs, live entertainment

& kids events will be available.

Tuesday, August 6th 5:50 - 7:30 pm

Winnemac Park 5100 N. Damen

For more information contact

the CAPS Office (312) 742-8770.

UPCOMING FESTS

YOU MIGHT ENJOY!

Aug. 3/4 - Edge Fest - Broadway & Thorndale

Aug. 8/18 - Illinois State Fair - Illinois State

Fairgrounds, Springfield

Aug. 16/18 - Evanston Art Festival -

Downtown Evanston

Aug. 17/18 - Chicago Air & Water Show -

North Avenue Beach,

1600 N. Lake Shore Drive

BUDLONG LIBRARY PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS 5630 N. Lincoln Avenue

COLORING CLUB Every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at

2:30 pm August 13th, September 10th, &

November 12th

Coloring sheets, colored pencils, and crayons will be provided, but please feel free to bring your own supplies.

JEWELRY MAKING FOR BEGINNERS

Saturday, October 26th at 2 pm Saturday, November 23rd at 2 pm

Join artist Carmen M. Perez-Stoppert for a hands-on jewelry making workshop. Learn the steps to create your own handmade jewelry. This workshop has a capacity of 15 participants. Registration is required! To register, please visit the branch or call (312) 742-9590.

PARISH STAFF

PASTOR: Rev. Aloysius Funtila fraloy@sthilarychicago.org (773) 569-3480

PASTORS EMERITI: Rev. Robert G. Darow Rev. Roger J. Caplis

RESIDENT: Rev. Thomas Li bera libera@sthilarychicago.org (773) 569-3489

DEACON COUPLES: Dcn. Donald & Mary Wehling wehling@sthilarychicago.org (773) 965-6591

DIRECTOR OF Dcn. Juan & Isidra Ramirez RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: ramirez@sthilarychicago.org (773) 569-3505

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Mr. Carl Chadek & LITURGY

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Kathie Donovan donovan@sthilarychicago.org

SCHOOL BUSINESS MGR: Mrs. Carol Wolf

PARISH SECRETARY Mrs. Mary Lou Wirtz & BULLETIN EDITOR: wirtz@sthilarychicago.org (773) 569-3482

RECTORY / PARISH OFFICES

5600 N. Fairfield Avenue (773) 561-3474

Chicago, Illinois 60659 FAX: (847) 868-9189

ST. HILARY SCHOOL

5614 N. Fairfield Avenue (773) 561-5885

Chicago, IL 60659 FAX: (773) 561-6409

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