December 27, 2009 - St. Margaret Mary Parish

St. Margaret Mary Parish
December 27, 2009
Feast of the Holy Family
1450 Green Trails Dr.
Naperville, IL 60540
630-369-0777
www.smmp.com
MASSES
Saturday:
5:00 p.m.
Sunday:
7:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
Weekday:
Monday - Saturday
8:15 a.m.
OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday
Saturday
9:00 - 5:00
9:00 - 1:30
Parish Office: 369-0777
Fax: 369-1493
Religious Ed. Office: 369-0833
All Saints Catholic Academy
1155 Aurora Ave., Naperville, IL 60540
961-6125 -- 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:
2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month following the 12:15 Mass. 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.
St. Margaret Mary Parish
Mission Statement
As a worshipping Roman Catholic parish family we
are guided by a collegial partnership of laity, pastor,
and ministerial staff. Together we seek to foster
spiritual growth through the active practice of
Christianity. By the sharing of our Godgiven talents and resources with all
God’s people, we strive for peace and
justice as the “Parish with Heart.”
Parish Mission
Cancelled
Clothing Drive
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the
Jan. 24-26 Parish Mission has been
cancelled. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
We encourage you to begin your
New Year with Christ by attending
one of the other parish retreats listed
in today’s bulletin.
Sr. Madelyn Gould
Fr. Paul Hottinger
and the
Parish Mission Team
Jan. 1
Mary, Mother of God
Holy Day
Masses:
Dec. 31
Jan. 1
for
St. Vincent de Paul
Jan. 9 & 10
We’ll be collecting clean clothing, coats, shoes, linens, bedding and house
wares for the needy. Please put your donations in heavy-duty bags or boxes,
taking care in packing fragile items. The SVdP truck will be in our parking lot
near the main entrance. Donations will be accepted Saturday, Jan. 9 from 4:30
to 6:15 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 10 from 7:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Volunteers will be there to unload donations from your vehicle onto the
truck. Tax receipts are gladly given for all donations. For pick up of large,
heavy items, call 630-231-4658 and SVdP will send a truck to your home.
For additional questions, contact Mark
Oliphant at 630-548-4862.
“Thank You For Helping Us
to Help Others”
5:00 p.m.
9:00 & 10:45
Catholics Come Home
Through an initiative called "Catholics Come Home," Saint Margaret Mary Parish (SMMP) along with all
parishes in the Dioceses of Joliet, Chicago, and Rockford, will be working together to embrace and invite
inactive Catholics to return to the Church. Over the next several weeks, this campaign will feature televised
invitations and informational materials.
As one way to support this effort, beginning this weekend, we will have a “Welcome Table” in the foyer at
the entrance of the Church to answer questions, and inform anyone interested about SMMP and the services
and programs offered.
We hope you join us during the holiday season and beyond to welcome all back into our faith community.
If interested , more details and information about Catholics Come Home can be found on the web at
www.CatholicsComeHomeJoliet.org. For further details on this campaign at SMMP, and/or to help us
welcome others back to the Catholic faith, please contact Rick Peterson at 630-420-7025, or the parish
office at 630-369-0777.
For more information watch future bulletins or visit the parish website at www.smmp.com.
Home is where the heart is, and as a "Parish with Heart"
we invite and welcome you home to SMMP.
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Thank You!!!
BUSINESS BREAKFAST
Because of the generous outpouring of donations this
year, our Parishioners Helping Parishioners Christmas Giving program allowed us to share the Christmas spirit with 14 parish families. Your generosity
demonstrates once again that St. Margaret Mary is a
parish with heart.
In ____________We Trust???
Saturday, Jan. 16
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Speaker: Fr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M.
Women’s
Christ Renew His Parish
Retreat
Fee: $8
Babysitting available upon request
Ladies of SMMP...
Our parish is hosting a retreat
Jan. 30 and 31
All women of the parish are welcome. Make a
decision to take some time for you!
Spend one and on-half days investing
in your growth as a Christian.
The Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) retreat is
sponsored annually. In the last 20+ years, over
400 women have attended. Some of those women
have described the retreat as “one of the best experiences of their life.” An added bonus is the
friendships and bonds that are formed among these
women. And, the food is spectacular!
To register or for more information, please
call Victoria Kosirog 334-8734 or Sr. Madelyn Gould, 369-0777.
Fr. Patrick McDevitt, C.M.
The gospel calls us to find our ultimate security—our
treasure—and the source of our whole life in the Kingdom of God. Knowing God as “our rock and salvation”
is one thing, but integrating and witnessing this testimony
of faith in every aspect of our lives is another thing. The
challenges of life such as aging, illness, and death can test
our faith and open deeper levels of spiritual life within us.
The present economic crisis can also be a catalyst for
calling us to live the faith we profess in a deeper, more
authentic manner.
The presentation will discuss the scriptural, spiritual, and
apostolic dimensions of living with greater uncertainty
and deeper trust in God. We will speak about practical
ways to speak about and pray about our fears and uncertainties during times of crisis.
Have Extra 2010 Calendars?
Before you throw away or recycle your extra 2010
calendars, please consider bringing them to SMMP
and depositing them in the marked box in the narthex
atrium by Sunday, Feb. 14. They will be donated to
the Sharing Connection.
Fr. Patrick J. McDevitt was born and raised in Chicago. He
entered the Vincentians in 1977 and has been involved in
parish ministry, diocesan seminary formation, spiritual direction, counseling, and retreats. Fr. Patrick holds a Ph.D.
in Pastoral Counseling Psychology and is assistant professor
at DePaul University. He also serves as Formation Director
and Province Council member for the Midwest Province.
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Congratulations to these children who made their
First Reconciliation on December 1 & 2, 2009
Ryan Adcock
Kristen Alexander
Morgan Amato
Daniel Anuzis
Skylar Aprati
Daniel Atwater
Daria Baginskis
Darius Baginskis
Jack Barsley
Zachary Baumgartner
Patrick Boyer
Ian Brackney
Emmalina Calcaterra
Julia Cameli
William Carlson
Irene Castillo
Sarah Conroy
Colin Considine
Alyssa Couch
Bridget Curran
Liam Curtin
Karina D'Mello
Matthew DerKacy
Natalie DiRienzo
Sean Doyle
Megan Driscoll
Barbara Dubnick
Dean Dudzik
Braden Dunlap
Nicholas Early
Jack Eaton
John Erickson
Ryan Freund
Gianna Galgano
Ignacio Gamboa
Kaylee Gansberg
Madeleine Gignac
Rachel Goff
Michael Graef
Kyle Guttosch
Aidan Hall
Carter Hall
Lauren Hirsch
Ryan Johnson
Kevin Judd
Jannette Kazlauskas
Elizabeth Kluzak
Kelli Kruczynski
Ryan Kwilosz
Isabella Lesperance
Ingrid Lowery
Alec Manzardo
John Manzardo
Will Martin
Jack McCowin
Teagan Michalek
Henry Mills
Jenna Mitchel
Arianna Mitros
Carli Mlsna
William Monroe
Hannah Moore
Joshua Muller
Katie Murphy
Logan Nardi
Matthew Naughton
Jodie Nelson
Hannah Newell
Mia Nolan
Jeremy Oliphant
Mia Olivares
Turner Pahl
Ashley Pankratz
Dominick Pelayo
Amanda Pereira
Jacob Perona
Donna Pitock
Lorri Pitock
Kyle Plank
Matthew Pyskir
Brooke Reed
Andrew Reinhard
Katarine Romo
Kevin Schroeck
Steven Schroeder
Caitlin Sciabica
Quinn Sheehan
Audrey Simari
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Ryan Siurek
Thomas Siurek
Ashley Skarr
Luke Smith
Sarah Smith
Jakob Snedic
Cassie Stamper-Kottmann
Margaret Steinbarth
Elise Strevell
Josef Talaber
Sean Torres
Eva Utke
Paul Vaikutis
Jacob Vrankin
Megan Wachtel
Mark Weinewuth
Brenda Wilson
Kaitlyn Wincup
Alex Wirth
Emily Zayed
Darlene Zediker
Prayer for Families
We praise you, loving God, for the
institution of the family: for the
closeness we experience, for the
memories we share, for the encouragement and mutual support we
receive, for the love which we both
give and receive.
Nevertheless, we acknowledge that
we have much to accomplish before
we reach the ideal you have set before us. Some of us are angry.
Some of us are hurt. Some of us are
rebellious. Some of us are wandering. Some of us are without feeling.
Some of us are indifferent.
Bind us together, Lord. Restore to
us the joy and the closeness that we
once knew. Enable us to experience
that beautiful unity which is possible
only when we live according to your
plan.
Religious
Education
(Preschool – 5th Grade)
Jesus, bless our family.
Live with us.
Teach us how to love and serve God
and one another.
Christmas Break
Classes will resume on Sunday, Jan. 3.
First Communion Blessing Rite
As our children prepare to enter more fully into the Christian life through the
Sacrament of Eucharist, we invite them to receive special blessings. Each rite
focuses on one of the symbols of our baptism: sprinkling of water, lighting of
the candle, and the signing cross. The second Rite of Blessing on Jan. 2 & 3
will focus on light. Children are asked to bring their Baptismal
Candles. The blessing will be held at all of the Masses except the 7:30 a.m.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Kindergarteners through Third Graders are invited to participate in the Liturgy
of the Word which is held during the weekend Masses - Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 9:00
a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Please contact Sue Davey at 630-369-0833 with any questions.
All Saints Catholic Academy Students Celebrate Peace
Eight ASCA students were recognized at the Naperville City Hall for their participation and success in the 2009 Celebration of Peace essay/poetry contest. In the lower elementary category (Grades 1-3) three students received awards.
Lauren Hurley received 1st place. Joe Censullo earned 2nd place and Mia Chavez received an honorable mention. In
the upper elementary category (Grades 4-5), Alexis Bass received 2nd place and Colleen McCann and Estelle Chavez
received 3rd place honors. Annie Lalonde received an honorable mention. At the junior high level, Anne Marie Hawley
submitted two entries, which earned her both a 1st and 2nd place honor. Anna Monroe received a 3rd place award.
In addition, 5th grade student Sarah Miller was a winner in the stamp design category. Her design will be turned into a
postage stamp.
All Saints Catholic Academy congratulates these students on their awards and their interest in promoting peace.
For more information about ASCA, you may go to the website at www.ascacademy.org or contact the school office,
630-961-6125.
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Jr. High News Notes
JOURNEY
We are off until Monday, Jan. 4. Enjoy the New Year, and make some promises that you plan on keeping!
SKI TRIP
We’re heading up to Grand Geneva for the Junior High Ski Trip. Monday, Jan. 18, will find us enjoying a day on the
slopes. You may bring friends, and you must sign up by Friday, Jan. 8. Permission slips are in the Religious Ed. Office,
and the Parish Center (outside the Teen Center).
OPERATION WRAP
Again, thank you to all who shopped, sorted, wrapped, and loaded presents on the truck. What a great time we had,
and how wonderful to be able to make a difference in children’s lives. The generosity of our parish community is
AWESOME!
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Help All Saints
Catholic Academy
Win $100,000!
High School Youth Ministry
Check out our web page: smmp.com
(Select Youth Ministry Page)
U.S. Cellular is Calling All Communities:
vote for your school and help it be one of ten
to win $100,000. This would help ASCA's
future expansion plans. Go to any U.S. Cellular store until 1/15/10 and get a code to use
online to vote for ASCA. Visit
www.uscellular.com/callingallcommunities
and click on the "Vote for Your School" button. Then, enter the code on your card. You
must have a valid e-mail address to vote.
QUEST Teen Dates
When prompted, it will ask the school's zip
code, type in 60540. You will then see a drop
down menu of all the Naperville schools
within that Zip Code range. Find All Saints
Catholic Academy and cast your vote. You
may only vote one time for the duration of the
contest. Encourage your friends and relatives
to vote. Thank you!
Stores are located at:
612 S. State Rte. 59, Naperville — 428-0548
286 S. Weber Rd., Bolingbrook — 679-0005
Jan. 10
12:15 Mass — Rite of Calling
(sophomores & parents)
Both levels in home meetings
(Except Swift & Larson, groups
meeting in Teen Ctr.)
Jan. 24
In home meetings—except
Considine group (Teen Ctr.)
Rite of Calling
There will be a special blessing at the 12:15 Mass on Sunday, Jan.
10 for all sophomore teens and their parents. We ask that the teens
sit with their parents for Mass.
2365 N. Farnsworth, Aurora — 585-0852
Peer Ministry Dates
1036 Maple, Lisle — 687-4694
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Carla Griffin, Carla_griffin@ipsd.org or
Chris Gambs, teamgambs@sbcglobal.net.
NEW…
Thank you - together we can make this
happen!
Sunday, Jan. 10 & 24
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday Teen Center Nights (ongoing)
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting Dates
Therapy Programs for Teens or Parents
Is Your Marriage
Tearing You Apart?
If you marriage has become troubled or
stressed, unloving or uncaring, if you are
thinking of separation or divorce, or have
already, then Retrouvaille is the program
that can help you.
For more information, call 708-802-1830 or
1-800-470-2230. You may call anonymously. Hope is only a phone call away!
Visit our website at
www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
Two wonderful programs from Samaritan Interfaith:
"Addiction is a Family Affair" — A Therapy Group for Parents
of Teens Dealing with Addiction Meets Mondays,
6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 4 - Feb. 22
"Breaking the Chains of Codependency"
Fridays 11:00 to 12:30 p.m., Jan. 8 - March 26
For additional information on either of these programs, please call
Jamiee Huseman at Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center, 630357-2456 x 34.
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Re-Member Trust: Replenish Faith
Speaker: Fr. Paul Hottinger
Why a Retreat?
Do you ever get to the point where
you say:
“My life is moving too fast! Where
did my energy go? I need to step
back for awhile and pay attention to
the deeper questions.”
Wednesday, Jan. 13
9:15 - 11:15 a.m. — COR Center
Babysitting Available upon Prior Request
If this fits you, it’s time to do something about it. A retreat is a good
place to begin. The following upcoming retreats are open:
•
Jan. 30-31—-Women’s Christ
Renews His Parish Retreat
will be held at SMMP. Call
Sr. Madelyn 369-0777 or Victoria Kosirog, 334-8734 to register.
For more details see article elsewhere in this bulletin.
•
Feb. 5-7—In God We Trust?
Yes? No? Sometimes?
(Women) This retreat will be
given by Fr. Jonathan Foster and
Sr. Madelyn Gould. It will be
held at Cardinal Stritch Retreat
House in Mundelein. Each person will enjoy a private room and
bath. Well designed reflections
and prayer services, as well as
quiet, private time will be part of
the weekend. Call 369-0777 to
register.
•
March 12 - 14, In God We
Trust? Yes? No? Sometimes? (Men)
Fr. Paul Hottinger
How does liturgy help us deepen our trust and replenish our faith? Faith
which comes from a biblical perspective is subject to testing. The psalm says:
“Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.” The God we believe in is a God
who acts, who creates and redeems. Worship is first and foremost remembering what God has done so that we may become part of it or so that we may
participate in it more fully or so that we can know what to expect based on
what has gone before. All the components of liturgy such as story, recital,
poem, song, prayer, petition, gesture, and silence are openings to the divine
action in the lives of the worshipers. Our faith and trust makes sense and is
reasonable if it fits the patterns we find established in salvation history. Of
course, God can always do unheard of things, but the patterns are probably
reliable. By getting familiar with our liturgical tradition, therefore, we also
become formed in the Spirit who inspired it.
Interested in
Becoming Catholic?
New Beginnings
...is a self-help group for persons experiencing the difficulties of separation,
divorce, death, or loss of a significant relationship. The focus is spiritual,
intellectual, emotional and physical well-being, and to provide the atmosphere
of a safe social situation.
New Beginnings is a non-profit group sponsored by the Catholic churches in
Naperville and meets at St. Raphael Church. For information, visit our website at: www.NewBeginningsIL.com
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A new class for those wishing to
learn more about the Catholic faith
will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 10
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 10. For more
information, please call Sr. Madelyn, 630-369-0777.
Baptism
in
Christ
We welcome into our parish community the following children who were recently baptized at St. Margaret
Mary Church: Amanda Marie, daughter of Kevin and Raegan Gray, Alexander Michael, son of Michael and
Nikki Gulden-Albergo, Nicholas Jerald, son of Christopher and Kristin Harper, Jacob Michael, son of Paul and
Nicole Kronenburger, and Bennett Jeffrey, son of Jeffrey and Wendy Puglielli.
Harper Family
Gray Family
Gulden-Albergo Family
Kronenburger Family
Puglielli Family
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YOU ARE INVITED!
Father Paul, along with SMMP's Pastoral Council and staff,
would like to show their appreciation for your hard work
and dedication to this parish.
Join us for an evening of great food, music, and dancing.
You are welcome to bring your spouse or another guest.
St. Margaret Mary
Volunteer Appreciation Night
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
SMM Parish Center
7:00-11:00 p.m.
Buffet Dinner, Refreshments, Dessert
Music provided by members of the SMMP Choirs
Name___________________________________ Phone_____________________
Spouse/Guest______________________________________________________
Ministry___________________________________________________________
(Place form in collection basket, return to Parish Office, or respond via email)
Email to: appreciation@smmp.com
Registration must be received no later than Monday, Jan. 18
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Creating Peace in a Diverse World:
Getting Beyond Fear Toward Unity
Area faith communities cordially invite you to the
5th Annual World Peace Day Interfaith Prayer Service
Sunday, January 3, 2:30 pm
First Congregational Church, 25 East Benton Street, Naperville
Speaker: Franklin Lewis
Mr. Lewis is Associate Professor of Persian in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago and President of the American Institute of Iranian Studies. His research
interests are in Persian and Arabic philology, comparative literature, literary theory, translation, Sufism and
Baha’i Studies. He is book review editor for the International Journal of Middle East Studies, and a member
of the editorial boards of the Journals Persica and Iranian Studies.
World Peace Day Sponsors: Pax Christi Illinois, First Congregational United Church of Christ of Naperville, Buddha’s Light International Association, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Naperville, Congregation Beth Shalom,
Naperville, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, Naperville, Baha'i Community of Naperville, Peace and Social
Justice Ministry, Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Knox Presbyterian Church, Naperville, St. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church, Naperville, Islamic Center of Naperville, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, Naperville, St. Raphael
Catholic Church, Naperville, Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Church Women United of Naperville
and others.
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Fr. Paul’s Homily
Perfect Model for Us
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Luke 1:26-38
This time of year, of course, is a time
of pondering the coming of the Word
of God into the flesh. And this coming of the Word of God into the
flesh required the service of Mary.
Now on one hand one might say,
well, if Mary had not been willing,
and she was a free person, God never
took away her freedom, but if she
had not been willing, God could have
found someone else. And yet the
whole history of reflection on this
mystery has always focused on the
privilege that Mary had to be
chosen and somehow to know it
throughout her entire existence.
Now in the first reading it says that
the first man “called his wife Eve,
because she became the mother of
all the living.” In the history of the
Church the Fathers of the Church
called Mary the “second Eve,” because in a sense with her comes a
new creation, not just more of the
same but something really different,
radically different. Of course, the
story of Adam and Eve are stories,
but they are meant to convey something of the birth of the human nature, its coming to become selfconscious. That’s featured in today’s
story: “Who told you that you were
naked?” Well, there is a point when a
child becomes aware of self and others and becomes embarrassed by nakedness. It’s not at the very beginning, but it comes eventually. The
human nature itself had to grow
much as an individual child has to
grow and learn and experiment
and sin, since sinning is all about
testing boundaries and learning
consequences and becoming
accountable.
Now the way sin is portrayed in the
Book of Genesis, it is really something deep and actually quite evil
because it is really the desire to be
God. One might say there is nothing worse than to desire to be God.
It is the supreme insult to God
for the creature to want to be not
a creature, but God. When we
talk about the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin we mean
that Mary never fell into this line of
thinking or line of desiring. She
never wanted to be God. Somehow Mary in the very beginning
was given the sense, the grace, the
wisdom, the insight to appreciate
that she was a creature and to
realize the magnificence
of that.
Now she bore the Son, who
“though he was in the form of God,
did not deem equality with God
something to be grasped but, rather,
emptied himself, taking the form of
a slave”—becoming a servant—
“accepting death, even death on a
cross.” Mary’s whole life was simply being a servant of God, a
handmaiden. Mary did exactly
what God asked her to do. And in
that she is a perfect model for us
because God does not ask all of us
or, in fact, any of us to die on a
cross. That was the work of Jesus
himself, the Son of God, the GodMan, the Word made flesh. That
was the unique work of him, our
Lord Jesus Christ. Mary’s work
was to bring him to life and to
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nurture him and to care for him
and to support him and to accompany him, and even after he died to
receive his Spirit and to share his
Spirit with others. And in this way
she is a perfect model for us. Would
that we could only do what she did:
receive the Word of God. Of course
we would not receive it physically as
she did. But we can receive it in our
minds, in our hearts, in our spirits.
And we can nurture it. We can give
it a home. We can bear it into the
world. We can accompany it
through life. We can receive its
Spirit, and we can share it—that
Spirit—with the world.
This is what Mary did in a very
simple way and a humble way. And
yet as she herself said, “All generations will call me blessed.” This is
not pride. This is truth, and therefore
it’s humility. And so in humility we
return this blessing and we echo this
blessing, and we pray that we will be
able to share also in this blessing.
TO —
Nicole Nannetti and
Paul Kronenburger
who are being married during Jan. at
St. Margaret Mary Parish. We offer
our best wishes and prayers that the
peace of Christ may live always in
their hearts and in their homes.
To Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation
Pope Benedict XVI’s 2010 World Day of Peace Message
Pope Benedict XVI’s 2010 Message for the World Day of Peace, “If You Want to Cultivate Peace,
Protect Creation,” is the latest in a long tradition of Church teaching on our obligation to care for
creation. Quoting Pope John Paul II and Pope Paul VI throughout his message, the Holy Father
affirms that environmental degradation is “a wide-ranging social problem which concerns the
entire human family” (# 3). Some themes and excerpts from this statement are provided below.
The full text of the message can be found at www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/
peace/index_en.htm
Creation helps us to recognize our human dignity
and God’s love. “Seeing creation as God’s gift to
humanity helps us understand our vocation and worth
as human beings . . . Contemplating the beauty of
creation inspires us to recognize the love of the
Creator” (# 2).
We have failed to carry out our role as steward. “The
true meaning of God’s original command . . . was not a
simple conferral of authority, but rather a summons to
responsibility. . . . Nature is a gift of the Creator, who . .
. enabled man to draw from it the principles needed to
‘till it and keep it’ (cf. Gen. 2:15). Everything that exists
belongs to God, who has entrusted it to man” (# 6).
We have misused the earth’s resources and broken
the covenant. “Man’s inhumanity to man has given rise
to numerous threats to peace and . . . development. . . .
Yet no less troubling are the threats arising from the
neglect – if not downright misuse – of the earth and the
natural goods that God has given us” (# 1).
Our choices have impacted our brothers and sisters
across the globe. “It is all too evident that large
numbers of people in different countries and areas of
our planet are experiencing increased hardship
because of the negligence or refusal of many others to
exercise responsible stewardship over the
environment” (# 7).
There is an urgent moral need for solidarity with
creation and those affected by climate change.
“Can we remain indifferent before the problems
associated with such realities as climate change,
desertification, the deterioration and loss of productivity
in vast agricultural areas . . .? Can we disregard the
growing phenomenon of “environmental refugees” . . .?
Can we remain impassive in the face of actual and
potential conflicts involving access to natural
resources?” (# 4).
Climate Change Affects Farmers in
Guatemala
“It rained for eight
days, 24 hours per
day. The rivers rose. In
my village we lost 27
houses. Eight people
died in one house. We
lost our entire crop—
maize, beans, wheat—
then we lost the potatoes to rot because of
the water,” says 60year-old farmer Efrain,
of Sibinal, a town in
Guatemala.
This farmer in Sibinal
learned new techniques
to deal with climate
change. Photo by
Elke Jahns/CRS
Efrian is talking about Hurricane Stan,
which tore through Central America in
2005, killing more than1500 people, most
of them in Guatemala. In recent years, the
frequency of climate-related disasters in
the region has more than doubled, including hurricanes, windstorms, tornadoes,
hail, heat-waves, gales and heavy rains.
Many farmers also complain that Guatemala’s dry season has all but disappeared.
Many communities across the globe are
affected by climate change in similar
ways. Luckily, Efrain’s community has
learned some adaptation techniques from
Catholic Relief Services and its Caritas
partners. Reforestation, new irrigation
techniques, planting new kinds of crops,
and disaster management programs are
helping Efrain’s community cope.
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Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Masses for the Week
Jan. 9
Jan. 16
Jan. 23
Jan. 30
Monday—Dec. 28/Holy Innocents, Martyrs
8:15—Purgatorial Society
Tuesday—Dec. 29
8:15—Purgatorial Society
Wednesday—Dec. 30
8:15—Purgatorial Society
Thursday—Dec. 31
8:15—June Skepnek — George & Tina Skepnek
5:00—Intention of Priest
Friday—Jan. 1/Mary, Mother of God
9:00—For the Parish Family
10:45—For World Peace
Saturday—Jan. 2
8:15—Purgatorial Society
5:00—For the Parish Family
Sunday—Jan. 3
7:30—Michael Szymaszek — La Verne Iacomini
9:00—Rudy Rendek — Missak Family
10:45*—Janet LeWald — Hank Preston
12:15—For the Parish Family
Fr. Paul
Fr. Paul
Fr. Paul
Fr. Paul
The rosary is prayed after
8:15 a.m. Mass
Monday – Saturday
All are invited to participate.
Morning Prayer
From the Liturgy of the Hours…
will be prayed in church at 8:00 a.m. Mondays,
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays.
All are invited to participate.
*Interpreted for the deaf
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PRO-L.I.F.E. COMMITTEE
“We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of
Life...” Nicene Creed
Even in the begetting of children marriage reflects its divine model, God’s love for man. In man and woman,
fatherhood and motherhood, like the body and like love,
cannot be limited to the biological: Life is entirely given
only when by birth, love and meaning are also given,
which make it possible to say yes to this life.
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From this point it becomes clear how contrary to human
love, to the profound vocation of the man and the woman,
are systematic closure of a union to the gift of life and
even more, the suppression or manipulation of new born
life.
—Pope Benedict XVI, Address to Participants in
the Ecclesial Diocesan Convention of Rome, 6/6/05
Food for the Journey
Scripture Readings for the Week
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Mt 2:13-18
1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35
1 Jn 2:12-17; Lk 2:36-40
1 Jn 2:18-21; Jn 1:1-18
Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21
1 Jn 2:22-28; Jn 1:19-28
Is 60:1-6; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
Bishop Sartain’s 3rd Annual Celebration of Life
Mass will be offered at the Cathedral of St. Raymond,
Joliet, on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 2:00. A reception will follow immediately after Mass. For further information,
visit www.dioceseofjoliet.org/life/ or call the Life office
at 630-718-2121.
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS
I. 1 Samuel 1:20-22, 24-28 — Hannah gives her son Samuel back
to the Lord, leaving him in the temple at Shiloh: “As long as he
lives, he shall be dedicated to the Lord.”
II. 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 — We are the children of God when we
believe in the name of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and love one
another just as he commanded us.
Gospel—Luke 2:41-52 — Joseph and Mary find the lost Jesus in the
temple in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking
questions.
St. Margaret Mary Parish
Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777
Parish Staff
Art & Environment Coordinator
Mary Lou Krauss
Bookkeeper
Pat Henke
Business Manager
Michael Prus
Capital Campaign
Rosalie Fall
Custodian
Henry Vrbecky
Family in Crisis
Today’s Gospel gives us the only real glimpse
we have into the life of the Holy Family
during the childhood of Jesus. Here we see a
family in crisis. A son is lost and frantic
parents search and search until they finally
find him. We hear these words from the
mother of Jesus: “Son, why have you done this to us? Your
father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety”
(Luke 2:48). We can only imagine the distress felt by Mary and
Joseph. Their love for their son brought them to their wits’ end.
Let us take the opportunity this day to ask the Blessed Virgin
Mary and Saint Joseph to intercede for us in times when our
families experience anxiety and fear.
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Deacons (Permanent)
Deacon Ken Miles
Deacon Terry Taylor
Justice/Outreach Minister
Tom Cordaro
Music Director
John Schlaman
Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor
Mary Straub
Pastoral Associate
Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F.
Pastoral Council President
Barbara Ryan
Priests
Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor
Julian von Duerbeck, OSB, Weekend Asst.
Jonathan Foster, OFM, Weekend Asst.
Receptionists
Rosalie Fall & Rita Thompson
A VOCATION VIEW
Unless your family loves you, nothing else make sense. In your
family your vocation can grow in wisdom, age and grace.
Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 5
Sue Davey.
Youth Ministry - Jr. High Director
Patti Guare
SMM Parish Notes
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Youth Ministry - High School Director
Candy Rice
Nursery—service for toddlers and preschoolers is available in
Room 16 on the upper level during the 9:00 and 10:45 Sunday
Masses.
Pastoral Care for the Homebound—Please notify the parish
office, 369-0777, of any parishioner who is hospitalized or
homebound so we can visit, bring the Eucharist, and pray for
them. Hospitals do not notify us of parishioners’ admittance.
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Religious Education Secretary
Loretta Mercadante
Religious Education Staff Assistant
Mary Costello
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
SERRA CLUB OF DUPAGE