January 6, 2013

Community of St. Barbara of Brookfield
Epiphany of the Lord
January 6, 2013
Parish Directory
Rectory: 4008 Prairie Ave
485-2900
Brookfield, IL 60513
Fax: 708-387-0103
E-mail: bulle n@stbarbarabrookfield.org
Parish Center: 4015 Prairie Ave.
Rev. Robert Casey, Pastor
485-2900
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Rev. Bolivar Molina, Associate Pastor
485-2900
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Rev. Michael Ahlstrom, Resident
Rev. Larry Janowski, O.F.M., Weekend Celebrant
Deacon John Debnar
579-3674
Deacon Dave Brencic
485-6614
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Sister Margaret Halligan, C.S.J., Pastoral Associate 485-1036
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Pastoral Care Office: 4000 Forest Ave.
St. Barbara Food Pantry: 9300 W. 47th St.
485-1036
Michelle Czmil, Religious Educa on
485-4610
Religious Educa on Office: 8900 Windemere Ave.
mczmil@stbarbarabrookfield.org
Music Office: 4015 Prairie Ave.
485-4470
Angela Lawler, Business Manager
alawler@stbarbarabrookfield.org
485-2900
Sister Mary Lou Pleitner, C.S.J.
485-2900
Administra ve Assistant; Bulle n Editor
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Weekday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday
Rosary a er 8:00 a.m. Mass -Mon. through Sat.
Saturday Masses: 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.,
Spanish Mass: 12:30 p.m.
Reconcilia on: Saturday 8:45 to 9:30 a.m.
Bap sms: 1st and 3rd Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
Spanish Bap sms: 2nd and 4th Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
Arrange beforehand, call the Rectory at 485-2900
Marriage Prepara on:
Call the Rectory for informa on
Eucharis c Adora on:
2:00– 9:00 p.m. every Monday
New Parishioners: Register at the Rectory
Rectory Office Hours:
Monday — Friday 9:00 a.m. — 8:00 p.m.
Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Parish Mission Statement
"Called by the Holy Spirit, the Faith Community
of St. Barbara Church provides a suppor ve and
affirming Chris an environment and strives to live
the Gospel by ministering to God's people through
worship, service, and educa on."
La Misión de la Parroquia:
Llamada por el Espíritu Santo la fe comunitaria
de la Iglesia Santa Bárbara ofrece un ambiente de
apoyo y afirmación a la vida cris ana y se esfuerza
por vivir el evangelio guiando al pueblo de Dios a
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El quincuagésimo aniversario del
Concilio Va cano II
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
Este es el segundo de seis breves ar culos para
conmemorar el 50 aniversario de la inauguración
del Concilio Va cano II. El primer ar culo intentó
explicar la finalidad pastoral que tuvo el Papa Juan
XXIII al convocar al Concilio. Él deseaba unir un
mundo en guerra consigo mismo, mediante el uso
de la unidad de la Iglesia como un catalizador para
traer al diálogo a todos los pueblos. Este Segundo
ar culo se ocupa del primer documento aprobado
por el Papa y los Obispos en el Concilio: La
Cons tución sobre la Sagrada Liturgia.
El acto central de la adoración de la Iglesia, la
celebración de la Misa o la Eucaris a, se inició en el
Calvario, cuando Jesús, como sacerdote, se ofreció a
sí mismo como víc ma por nuestros pecados en el
altar de su cruz. Ese sacrificio histórico de Cristo se
hace presente, de modo sacramental, cada vez que
se ofrece la Misa. Adoramos a Dios al par cipar en
la ofrenda de la Misa y unir nuestro propio sacrificio
al del Señor.
El Concilio quería fomentar una mayor
par cipación, tanto de manera interior en el
espíritu, como de manera exterior en las acciones,
en la celebración de la Misa. El Concilio hizo un
llamado para preservar aquellos elementos del rito
que nos llegan desde los empos apostólicos, pero
adaptándolos para que el lenguaje y las acciones de
la Misa resultaran más accesibles, de manera que
todos los bau zados pudieran par cipar en ellos. El
obje vo de la reforma litúrgica fue hacer que la
misa, en cierto sen do, hablara por sí misma.
La reforma de los ritos litúrgicos hizo un especial
hincapié en las Escrituras. Hizo un llamado para
considerar apropiada la música litúrgica en las
lenguas vernáculas. Indicó como mandatorio la
predicación homilé ca como parte integrante del
rito mismo. Dejó en claro la conexión que existe
entre la adoración de Dios y la acción por la jus cia,
la paz y la caridad en el mundo que él creó y que su
Hijo murió para salvar.
Aún cuando la Eucaris a es la cumbre de la
adoración de Dios por parte de la Iglesia, el Concilio
animó la devoción popular a la San sima Virgen
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María, al reservado Sacramento del altar, a los
santos en el calendario litúrgico y a la par cipación
popular en la celebración de la Liturgia de las Horas.
El obje vo de una par cipación más profunda y
más autén ca en la liturgia es inculcar en todos los
creyentes un sen do del empo centrado en los
misterios de la vida, muerte y resurrección de
Cristo. Este empo litúrgico nos man ene viviendo
en el Reino de Dios, incluso mientras trabajamos
para obtener nuestra salvación en los ritmos
temporales de este mundo. La Misa une la brecha
entre la erra y el cielo; es el Banquete bíblico del
Cordero.
En ocasiones los católicos más jóvenes
preguntarán qué pueden obtener de asis r a una
misa que quizá no en endan bien y que en
ocasiones no les interese. ¿Qué es lo que ellos (y
todos los demás) ob enen? Lo que ob enen es la
vida eterna prome da por el Señor a aquellos que
“comen su carne y beben su sangre”, tomando en
nuestros cuerpos aún mortales las semillas de la
inmortalidad en el cuerpo resucitado de Cristo. Eso
no es algo que uno “consigue” en ningún otro lugar:
la vida eterna.
Cardenal Francis George, O.M.I.
Arzobispo de Chicago
Reflexionemos sobre la Palabra de Dios
El relato de Mateo no es tanto una historia de
aventureros, sino más bien la de un Dios, que atrae a
las personas hacia el misterio de la divinidad por
medio del nacimiento de Jesús. Una estrella que guía
y una explicación con palabras sabias son las cosas
que conducen a los magos hacia su des no. Las
señales naturales y las palabras que se nos van
revelando son las cosas que u liza Dios en nuestros
días para llevarnos a la presencia de Jesús, el Hijo de
Dios.
La historia de los reyes magos gira alrededor del
nacimiento de Jesús y enen un mensaje para los
que buscan a Dios en el mundo de hoy. Dios no
atrae a nadie a la fuerza. Los ángeles dan un
mensaje de gozo, que es para todos; pero no
ordenan insistentemente que los pastores viajen
durante la noche para adorar al niño. Una estrella
aparece en el firmamento, pero nadie fuerza a estos
astrólogos a empacar algunos regalos y emprender
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January 6, 2013
su camino hacia erras desconocidas para postrarse
ante Jesús y adorarlo.
El mensaje central de esta historia es lo que se
anuncia en la carta a los efesios: El plan de Dios es
que todas las personas estén incluidas en el misterio
de la salvación y que, junto a la descendencia de
Abraham, “todos los pueblos comparten la misma
herencia, son miembros de un mismo cuerpo y
par cipan de la misma promesa en Cristo
Jesús” (Efesios 3:6). Dios quiere que todos
par cipen en la vida divina —¡todos! Piénsalo bien.
—James A. Wallace, . . .
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Vivamos la Palabra de Dios
Podemos orar para que las divisiones y los odios se resuelvan
por medio del don de la sabiduría
que nos ha dado Dios. Podemos
orar para que aumente el número de mujeres y hombres con sabiduría, que presten atención a
los signos que Dios envía para que junten esfuerzos
con el fin de alabar a Dios y conseguir la paz. El desno final de todas las personas es llegar ante la presencia de Dios.
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The Fi ieth Anniversary of the Second Va can Council
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This is the second of six short ar cles to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Va can
Council. The first ar cle explained Pope John XXIII’s pastoral purpose in calling the Council. He desired to
unite a world at war with itself by using the unity of the Church as a catalyst to bring all peoples together in
dialogue. This second ar cle takes up the first document approved by the Pope and Bishops in Council: the
Cons tu on on the Sacred Liturgy.
The central act of the Church’s worship, the celebra on of the Mass or the Eucharist, began on Calvary,
when Jesus, as priest, offered his very self as vic m for our sins on the altar of his cross. Christ’s historical self
-sacrifice is made sacramentally present each me the Mass is offered. We worship God by par cipa ng in
the offering of the Mass and joining our self-sacrifice to that of the Lord.
The Council wanted to foster greater participation, both interiorly in spirit and exteriorly in actions, in the
celebration of the Mass. The Council called for preserving the elements of the rite that come to us from apostolic
times but adapting them so that the language and the actions of the Mass would make it easier for all the baptized
to take part in them. The goal of liturgical reform was to have the Mass, in a sense, speak for itself.
The reform of the liturgical rites placed par cular emphasis on Scripture. It called for liturgical music in
vernacular languages, as appropriate. It mandated homile c preaching as integral to the rite itself. It made
clear the connec on between worship of God and ac on for jus ce and peace and charity in the world he
created and his Son died to save.
While the Eucharist is the summit of the Church’s worship of God, the Council encouraged popular
devo ons to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to the reserved Sacrament of the Altar, to the saints in the liturgical
calendar, and popular par cipa on in the celebra on of the Liturgy of the Hours.
The goal of deeper and more authen c par cipa on in the liturgy is to imbue all believers with a sense of
me centered on the mysteries of Christ’s life, death and resurrec on. Liturgical me keeps us living in the
Kingdom of God, even as we work out our salva on in this world’s temporal rhythms. The Mass bridges the
gap between earth and heaven; it is the biblical Banquet of the Lamb.
Some mes younger Catholics will ask what they get out of coming to a Mass they might not understand
well and are some mes not interested in. What do they (and everyone else) get? They get the eternal life
promised by the Lord to those who “eat his flesh and drink his blood,” taking into our s ll mortal bodies the
seeds of immortality in Christ’s risen body. That’s not something one “gets” anywhere else: eternal life.
Francis Cardinal George, OMI — Archbishop of Chicago
St. Barbara Parish, Brookfield
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Mass Schedule
Pray for Our Sick and Deceased
SUNDAY, January 6
Epiphany of the Lord
5:00(Sat))-+Thaddeus J. Krason (Family)
+Gert Smith (Family)
7:30-Parishioners of St. Barbara Parish
9:15–+
11:00–
12:30 -+Maria Elena Hernandez (Family)
MONDAY, January 7
St. Raymond of Penyafort
8:00-+Eleanore Dzike and Dolores Myers
(Sisters Joellyn and Lucy, SSND)
TUESDAY, January 8
8:00-+
WEDNESDAY, January 9
8:00-+Thaddeus J. Krason (Family)
THURSDAY, January 10
8:00-+
FRIDAY, January 11
8:00-+Robert Kalinski (Family)
SATURDAY, January 12
8:00-+
5:00-+Robert Kurzawinski (Lawler Family)
+E. Leslie “Les” Hagensick (Gerry & Dolores Kusik Sco )
SUNDAY, January 13
The Bap sm of the Lord
7:30-+Irene Vana (Family)
9:15–+
11:00-+Michel Meredith (Lima Family)
12:30 -+Natalio Llanas (Family)
Recemos por los enfermos y los que han fallecido
May the healing hand of the Lord be with the sick:
Marge Boivin, Bobie Bowann, Theresa Brazda,
Will Brennan, Donna Cahajla, Stefania Campo,
Jean Clancy Carroll, Catherine Davidson, Dan Durmo,
Jeanne Eineman, Sharon Ermilio, Joanne Ferraro,
Steven Fertaly, Blair Frieberg, Joan Griffin,
Richard Higgins, Mark Hoffman, Rosemary Ivanic,
Don Janes, June Jamros, Pearl Jones, Lynn Krupicka,
Barbara Laz, MariAnn La Fleur, Fr. Francis Lawlor,
Carol Loris, Ray Makowski, Laverne Mancini,
Anthony Mase, DeLene Mayers, Isabel Betty Mersereau,
Tom G. Michelic, Hugh Noble, Sr., Mary Nugent,
Dean Pederson, Peg Peterson, Pat Petrik, Louis Pizza,
Rick Plunkett, Mark Riedler, David Rovner,
Michael Rovner, Thomas Sanchez, Edvige Sancricca,
John Schuster, Becky Smith & Child,
Dan Spacek, Robin Stuker, Judith Sweet, Bernice Sysko,
Jack Urban, Joyce Wood, Nina Wood
Readings for the Week
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a;
Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13;
Mk 6:45-52
1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17;
Lk 4:14-22a
1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30
Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4,
3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30;
Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7;
Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
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Liturgical Appointments for January 12—13
Lectors
5:00 pm
Eucharis c Ministers
Altar Servers
Jim Vanecek
Sharon Schmidt
Bread: Anne e Clemens, Marie LeGros, Tony Carey
Cup: Rick Molitor, Pam Carlson, Tom Carlson, Stephanie Pozzie
John Se no
Maegan Gatch
7:30
Erin Engstrom
E. Disselhorst
Bread: Carol Benda, Mike Czemske, Jose Flores
Cup: Deacon Dave Brencic, Rose, Nicole, Michelle Zapletal
Mary Brosnan
Tommy Brosnan
9:15
Family Mass
Bread: Cate Hansen, Dianne Styx, Elvira Vodicka
Cup: Deacon John Debnar, Alicia Mancini, Jane Motycka, Barbara
Johnson
Diomond Dovel
Natalie Giannini
11:00
Mike Nolan
Eamon Moran
12:30 pm
Bread: Walter Moran, Sandra Gecan, Marge Kearney
Cup: Michelle Czmil, Rita herek, Geri Hletko, Sheri Sauer
Ministros de Comunion: Arturo, Maria Nino y Rosa Ceja
Ian Moran
Angie Garcia
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Religious Educa on News
Religious Educa on classes will resume on
Wednesday, January 9th at 6:00 p.m. Welcome
back.
Confirma on Service Opportuni es: Each
candidate is required to perform a minimum of
four projects. The following are offered to the
candidates and their families as a way to find and
plan meaningful service opportuni es.
Confirma on candidates needed to help at St.
Barbara’s Market Day. Take advantage of this
service opportunity. The hours are from 9:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. at St. Barbara’s Parish Center. Candidates
will pick the Market Day food items for the orders
and also carry boxes to customers’ cars. This is a
project that is close to home and allows our Market
Day program to remain strong. There is a limit of 6
volunteers each month.
First Communion Mee ng—Mark Your Calendars:
An important sacrament mee ng is scheduled for
parents of second-graders who are receiving their
First Communion this coming spring. Please join us
on Monday, January 28th in the Windemere Room
of the school at 7:00 p.m., for this essen al
mee ng. We will share and discuss valuable
informa on about the sacrament of the Eucharist
and the details of the ceremony. Please plan on
a ending this very important mee ng.
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Girl Scout News...
Area Girl Scouts are hos ng a Fab-You-Fest on
Saturday, January 12th; 2:00 -- 4:00 p.m. in the St.
Barbara Gym. This event is open to all parishioners,
adults and children. We will be featuring the
following topics: Healthy Choices; Healthy Heart;
Environmental Responsibility; Community Service
and much more! We will also have Fitness Experts,
Massage Therapists and Hair Stylists with
informa on and demonstra ons. There is no charge
for this event, but we asking for a dona on item for
the Ronald McDonald House. Please see list of
items on the bulle n board in the ves bule.
Phoenix Organiza on
St. Barbara’s Phoenix Organiza on, a support
group for the separated, widowed, and divorced,
will meet Thursday, January 10th at 7:30 p.m. in the
Parish Center. On the agenda is “What Else:”? A
party to celebrate the New Year with wine, cheese,
crackers, cake and cookies, and no singing, and lots
of discussion. Hope the weather cooperates. For
further informa on please call Deacon John Debnar
at 70-579-3674.
Reflec ng on God’s Word
Ma hew’s tale is less a story of adventurous seekers than of a luring God, drawing others into the
mystery of divinity through the birth of Jesus. A star that guides and wise words that explain are what help
lead the magi to their des na on. Natural signs and words of revela on are what God works through in our
own day to bring us into the presence of Jesus, the Son of God.
The story of the wise men is a journey that surrounds the birth of Jesus. It speaks to all seeking God in
today’s world. God does not use force to a ract others. Angels speak a message of joy for all but give no
orders that insist that the shepherds journey through the dark of night to worship. A star appears in the sky
but no one forces these astrologers to pack up some gi s and make their way across foreign terrain to kneel
and prostrate themselves and do Jesus homage.
At the heart of this story is the message announced in the le er to the Ephesians: God’s plan was that
everyone be included in the mystery of salva on, that, along with the children of Abraham, “the Gen les are
coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 3:6). God
wants everyone to share in divine life—everyone! Give it your though ul considera on.
—James A. Wallace, . . . Copyright © 2012, World Library Publica ons. All rights reserved.
St. Barbara Parish, Brookfield
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Programs Offered at the Well
Week of January 6—13 at St. Barbara’s
Your Life, Your Words, Your Pen captures your story
in a spiritual prac ce that gives new perspec ve and
meaning to the life you have lived. Facilitator Edna
Groves walks you through a Guided Autobiography
(GAB), created by Dr. James Birren over the past 30
years, that helps you document your life stories.
Join Edna on Saturday, January 19th, from 9:00 –
12:00 noon to begin documen ng your life story and
legacy! The cost is $30. Five subsequent sessions will
be held on Monday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
beginning January 28th. The cost for the en re
series is $130.
Sunday, January 6
—7:00pm 8:30pm Venture Crew 1 (Prairie A)
Monday, January 7
—2:00pm 9:00pm Eucharis c Adora on (Church)
—7:00pm 9:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 59 (Prairie A & B)
Tuesday, January 8
—10:00am 11:00am AA Mee ng (Rectory Clubroom)
Wednesday, January 9
—10:00am 11:00am AL-ANON Mee ng (Clubroom)
—6:00pm 7:15pm Religious Educa on Classes (School)
—7:30pm RCIA Mee ng (Clubroom)
Thursday, January 10
—8:00pm 10:00pm AA Me ng (Prairie B)
Saturday, January 12
—9:00am 1:00pm Girl Scout Cupcake Decora ng
(Windemere Room)
—2:00pm 4:00pm Girl Scout Health Fair (Gym)
Waking Up in the Sacred Universe reignites the
spirit of God within each one of us as the story of
crea on is told and comes alive to bring new
theological understanding and meaning into your
life. Bridget Sperduto facilitates this thoughtprovoking and powerful program on Wednesdays,
January 23rd, 30th and February 6th, from 7:00 –
9:00 p.m. The cost is $60.
Building a Powerful Vision is a simple, fun and
crea ve mini-retreat for your heart, soul and mind.
On Saturday, January 26th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
Tess Denton guides par cipants to create a Vision
Board, a collage that helps build momentum to
move effec vely toward a representa on or
snapshot of what they would like to a ract in their
life. The cost is $60.
All programs are held at The Well, located at 1515
W. Ogden Ave., LaGrange Park. To learn more about
The Well’s programs or to register, please call 708482-5048 or visit the website at www.csjthewell.org.
It’s a New Year!
Time for a New Perspec ve
on Your Job Search.
Interfaith Career Network invites you to join us for an
upli ing, prac cal, mo va ng and insigh ul program
delivered with humor, wit and charm. Join us on January
17th from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Our speaker this evening will
be Conor Cunneen and his topic is SHEIFGAB the World:
8 Building Blocks to Successful Job Transi on. Conor
demonstrates a true passion for those in transi on and
has spoken to thousands on the subject. He is an
acclaimed humorist and winner of the Chicago
Toastmasters Humorous Speaker of the Year award. So
what in the world is SHEIFGAB? It’s an outstanding
presenta on for anyone in transi on. This program is
open to everyone and there is no fee to a end. We look
forward to welcoming you at St. John of the Cross Parish
Center, 5005 S. Wolf Road in Western Springs.
Interfaith Career Network
Winter Workshop, 2013
Interfaith Career Network invites you to join us when the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange will host a
six-week job support skills workshop on Tuesday evenings beginning January 22nd, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. Whether you are unemployed, under-employed, looking for a career change or a recent grad looking for
your first professional posi on, this informa ve workshop is for you. FPCLG is located at 150 South Ashland
Avenue; mee ngs will be held in Westminster Hall. Please enter church on Catherine Avenue. For further
informa on, call the FPCLG church office at 708.354.0771. This workshop is open to all and there is no fee to
a end. We look forward to welcoming you!
Interfaith Career Network offers job support through various programs throughout the month. For further
informa on, please visit our website: www.interfaithcareernetwork.org.