May 29, 2016 Bulletin - St. John of the Cross Parish, Western Springs

St. John of the Cross Parish
5005 South Wolf Road ~ Western Springs 60558~ 708-246-4404 ~ www.stjohnofthecross.org
I am the living bread that came down from heaven,
says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
May 29, 2016
A Note from Fr. David
Year of Mercy
Dear Parishioners,
Just a quick note to thank you for all your personal and spiritual support. I (silently)
concelebrated the four First Communions that Fr. Bill did such a spectacular job with. I’m
planning on being at graduation and the end of the school year festivities, again silently. It’s
not that I can’t talk. It’s that I can’t be heard.
I could not be held more lovingly in prayer than I already am by so many of you.
Unfortunately this will continue for a while yet. Radiation will continue pretty much through
June. I have no way of knowing how my voice will come out once the healing from the
radiation is finished. We’ll cross that bridge when we get there. There is plenty to deal with in
the meantime. Know I miss you and miss being at the altar with you very much.
Gratefully,
Fr. David
P.S. Fr. Joe continues to rely on your prayerful support as well. You know he loves you very
much.
One Word at a Time provides a key Word related to the
Year of Mercy, along with reflections on how to put that
Word into practice in our everyday lives. The Words can
serve as the spark for a discussion of faith at home or as a
personal reflection. Stop in our church narthex to read all the
Words we have reflected on so far.
Jesus of Nazareth is the “face” of the Father’s mercy—he reveals
the mercy of God by his words, actions, and person. We follow
Jesus’ example when we open ourselves to the Father’s mercy by
looking “sincerely” into the eyes of our brothers and sisters,
including those “who are denied their dignity.”
How have you experienced the Father’s mercy in your own life?
How might Jesus be calling you to look “sincerely” into the eyes of
those who are denied their dignity?
It is absolutely essential for the Church and for the credibility of her message that she herself live and
testify to mercy. Mercy is the beating heart of the Gospel. To live mercy, we must rediscover both the
spiritual works of mercy (counsel the doubtful, instruct the ignorant, admonish sinners, comfort the
afflicted, forgive offences, bear patiently those who do us ill, and pray for the living and the dead), and the
corporal works of mercy (feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, welcome the
stranger, heal the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead).
Which spiritual works of mercy might Christ be calling you to practice? Which corporal works of mercy?
True mercy, the mercy God gives to us and teaches us, demands justice, it demands that the poor find
the way to be poor no longer. It asks us, the Church, us, the City of Rome, it asks the institutions — to
ensure that no one ever again stand in need of a soup kitchen, of makeshift-lodgings, of a service of legal
assistance in order to have his legitimate right recognized to live and to work, to be fully a person.
In your own life, and in your faith community, how do you work for justice? Do you seek to address the
root causes of problems that affect those who are vulnerable?
Pope Francis
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Parish News
Spring, 2016
Dear Parishioners,
Our Parish Advisory Council (PAC) which meets three times per year, gathered for its Spring Meeting
a few weeks ago. Pre-read communication from each consultative body and ministry advisory group
as well as meeting minutes can be found on our parish website. This letter will provide you with the
major takeaway from our meeting.
The purpose of our Parish Advisory Council is first and foremost to be an advisory group to our pastor;
we are a group that represents diverse cross-sections of the parish who are able to collaborate to
provide sound feedback and recommendations whenever needed. Additionally, the Council strives to
build community by helping the parish to live out its core values and mission and by communicating
and collaborating across each consultative body, ministry advisory group and the pastoral staff to
achieve common goals.
Because the PAC as it is currently structured has only been in existence for 6 years, members spent
time evaluating the Council’s stated purpose, effectiveness and short-term goals. A key and common
thread that emerged throughout our discussion focused on improving communication among Council
members as well as to the parish, working to increase both awareness and understanding of the role
of the PAC and the specific roles and unique responsibilities of At-Large Representatives, Apostles
and parish Deanery Reps who serve on our PAC. Also as Archbishop Cupich’s strategic plan “Renew
My Church” unfolds, communicating resulting changes and implications will become important. Future
work of the PAC will include communicating and building relationships with the staffs and Parish
Councils serving our neighboring parishes, St. Francis Xavier and St. Cletus, in an effort to potentially
share resources and collaborate on specific ministries.
As the PAC breaks for the summer months, we recognized and thanked the following members who
completed their terms: Tony Liotta, Connie Madden, Mike Scudder, and Kerry Ward. Serving as chair
for the past two years, I will also be turning over my chairperson baton to Brian King who served as
Vice-Chair. Council members affirmed Lisa Geneser as the new Vice-Chair, Ed Giles and Pat Surdyk
as Apostles, and welcomed the following parishioners who will serve on the Council for two year
terms: Randy Ferrari and Beth White as newly elected At-Large Reps, and new Apostles, Ann Gornik,
Kathie McReynolds and Bill Mear.
Have a great summer. Look for more from our Parish Advisory Council this fall.
Ann Marie Calistro
Chairperson
Summer Mass Schedule
From Memorial Day to Labor Day (inclusive) there will not be a 12:15pm Mass. Please mark
your calendar.
Memorial Day
There will be a special Mass tomorrow, Memorial Day, at 9am. The Parish Center office will be
closed and there will be no Adoration.
Parish Center Summer Hours
Summer office hours are 9am—8pm Mondays—Thursdays, 9am—6pm Fridays and Saturdays,
and 8am—1pm on Sundays. (We will post special Fest and holiday hours as needed.) As
always, after hours you can reach a priest in an emergency by calling the Parish Center at 708246-4404 and following the voice prompts.
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Lifelong Learning
Background on the Gospel
Today, the second Sunday after Pentecost,
we celebrate a second solemnity, which marks
our return to Ordinary Time. Today is the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of
Christ. At one time, this day was called Corpus
Christi, Latin for “the Body of Christ.” In the
most recent revision of the liturgy, the name for
this day is expanded to be a more complete
reflection of our Eucharistic theology.
The feeding of the 5,000 is the only one of
Jesus' miracles to appear in all four Gospels.
Luke places it between Herod's question,
“Who is this about whom I hear such things?”
and Peter's response to Jesus' question about
who he thought Jesus was: “You are the
Messiah of God.” In Luke the feeding is not the
result of Jesus' compassion for the crowd but
is instigated by the disciples. They wanted
Jesus to send the crowd away to town. Instead
Jesus tells the disciples to give them some
food on their own.
The passage is meant to remind us of two
feedings in the Old Testament: the feeding of
the Israelites in the desert and Elisha's feeding
of 100 people with 20 loaves in 2 Kings 4:4244. It is also connected to the institution of the
Eucharist. As in the Last Supper accounts in
Matthew, Mark, and Luke and in Paul's
account in 1 Corinthians 11:23-24, Jesus takes
bread, looks up to heaven, blesses the bread,
breaks it, and then gives it to the disciples. In
using this exact language, Luke is reminding
his readers that in this miracle Jesus is doing
more than feeding hungry people as God did
for the Israelites and the prophet Elisha did as
well. The bread he gives is his body, which he
will continue to give as often as the community
breaks bread in remembrance of him in the
Eucharist. Loyola Press
Monday
2 Pet 1:2-7
Ps 91:1-2, 14-15b,
15c-16
Mark 12:1-12
Tuesday Visitation
Zeph 3:14-18a
Isa 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6
Luke 1:39-56
Wednesday
2 Tim 1:1-3, 6-12
Ps 123:1b-2ab,
2cdef
Mark 12:18-27
May we be satisfied
and transformed
by the gift of
Jesus’ Body and Blood
in the Eucharist.
May we generously
give ourselves to others
as Jesus gives himself to us.
Living the Gospel
What do we usually do with leftovers? They become
tomorrow’s lunch or next week’s garbage. Sometimes
leftovers are even better the second time around—the
flavors have had more time to blend together for an even
more pleasing eating experience. In this gospel story about
multiplication of loaves and fish to feed the hungry crowd—
about food and leftovers—Jesus does far more than satisfy
physical hunger and provide tomorrow’s lunch for the
disciples. He foreshadows the gift of his very self as the
Bread of Life. Jesus taught the crowds and “healed those
who needed to be cured.” Our need for Jesus and what he
gives us, however, goes beyond teaching and healing. Even
more, we need the food Jesus gives in unfathomable
abundance. This food sublimely satisfies us. Yet even more:
it transforms us into being the “leftover fragments”—the Body
of Christ—continuing Jesus’ ministry of giving self over for
others. The Twelve are taught by Jesus’ word-deed that they
themselves are to be the “leftover fragments” that nourish
others. Jesus makes clear God’s intention for us: “Give them
some food yourselves.” He is really saying, “Give them the
good that is yourselves.” Perhaps the amazement of this
gospel and festival is that God so willingly chooses us
humans to make known divine superabundance and
blessing. This solemnity celebrates God’s graciousness to
us—a gift of superabundance. We are invited to participate
in God’s graciousness by our passing on this abundance.
Our lives, then, must witness to the intersection of need and
generosity. Our lives must witness to the intersection of
Jesus’ Life and our lives, given for others in a
superabundance that just keeps getting better. ©Living Liturgy
Thursday
2 Tim 2:8-15
Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9,
10 and 14
Mark 12:28-34
Friday Sacred Heart
Ezek 34:11-16
Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6
Rom 5:5b-11
Luke 15:3-7
Saturday
2 Tim 4:1-8
Ps 71:8-9, 1415ab, 16-17, 22
Luke 2:41-51
10th Sunday in OT
1 Kgs 17:17-24
Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13
Gal 1:11-19
Luke 7:11-17
Heavenly Father, lift the hearts of those for whom this day is not just diversion but a
painful memory. We remember with compassion and heartfelt thanks all those who have
died serving their country. In your infinite wisdom guide the leaders of our country in all
their decisions. Protect and guide those who are currently serving our country. Strengthen
them in their trials; give them courage and bless them with your abiding presence. Amen.
pray ~ thank ~ remember ~ Memorial Day
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Liturgy
Bread, Cup,
Body, Blood
Bread and wine become the Body
and Blood of Christ during the
Eucharistic Prayer at Mass. The
Holy Spirit works this miracle in the
presence of the faithful who join the
priest’s prayer in silence and song.
Belief in the real presence of Christ
in the Eucharist is central to
Catholic faith. In the past some have
doubted this belief, but the Church
has always responded with
unwavering conviction, founded on
the Bible. “This is my body.” … “This
is my blood” (Matthew 26: 26, 28).
“The bread that I will give is my
flesh for the life of the world” (John
6:51). “My flesh is true food and my
blood is true drink” (John 6:55).
“The one who eats this bread will
live forever” (John 6:58). “As often as
you eat this bread and drink the
cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death
until he comes” (1 Cor 11:26).
The word “bread” in these
scriptures does not diminish our
faith that the bread is the body of
Christ. The liturgy also uses “bread
and cup” to refer to the Body and
Blood of Christ. The third memorial
acclamation has us sing, “When we
eat this Bread and drink this Cup.”
Eucharistic Prayer IV prays for “all
who partake of this one Bread and
one Chalice.” The first Eucharistic
Prayer for Masses with children
offers “the bread that give us life,
and the cup that saves us.” The
Lamb of God accompanies a ritual
the sacramentary calls “the breaking
of the bread.” Some of our hymns
also refer to bread and wine, but in
the context of Mass the meaning
remains true to Catholic teaching.
What we eat and drink is the Body
and Blood of Christ. ©Paul Turner
Communion Cups
Silver chalices
gold-plated chalices
ceramic chalices
waiting in rows
to receive their precious contents:
each different in brilliance
in shape
in color
yet each receives in full measure
the blood beyond all price
the refreshing drink
of salvation.
Each Christian
waiting with others
to receive the precious gift:
each different in brilliance
in shape
in color
receives in full measure
the blood beyond all price
the refreshing drink of salvation:
Christ’s blood,
given for all.
Michael Kwatera, OSB
Liturgical Gestures, Words Objects
Cup & Plate
Chalice cup and paten
fashioned from earth’s core
fire-tried
molded
shaped for sacrament.
Earth’s creatures
reaching out to hold
divinity.
Human vessels with
broken bread;
wine spilled out
Christ among his people.
Estelle Martin, RSM
Liturgical Gestures, Words Objects
Loving Father,
the gift of The Eucharist
blesses us with
the Presence
for which every
human heart longs.
Through the grace
of the Eucharist,
let us become
more perfectly
the Body of Christ.
Amen.
In the Sacrament of the Eucharist we find God who gives himself. Pope Francis @Pontifex 9 Jun 2015
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Prayer
Richard Rohr Meditation
Gracious Father,
Giver and
Nurturer of all life,
hear our prayers.
May the bread and wine
of the Eucharist
make us bread
for one another
and for all
that we might become
ministers of your
life and love
in our world.
Amen.
Love in Action
The way to arrive and remain within “the
force field of the Holy Spirit,” which is one way
of describing consciousness—is both very
simple and very hard: you’ve got to remain in
love, with a foundational yes to every
moment. You can’t risk walking around with a
negative, resentful, gossipy, critical mind,
because then you won’t be in the force field.
You will not be a usable instrument. That’s
why Jesus commanded us to love. It’s that
urgent. It’s that crucial.
That love, as contemplatives learn, can
begin in the mind or can be inhibited by the
mind. You may have heard this quote—
sometimes attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt:
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your
destiny.
Contemplation nips negativity, hatred, and
violence in the bud. It begins by retraining
your initial thoughts, because if you let the
mind operate in a paranoid, angry, and
resentful way, you aren’t going to get very far.
You’re not going to see clearly.
God of infinite love,
you shower me with limitless gifts in my life.
In my every thought and action today
guide me to the bright and
loving light of your kingdom.
Help me to be aware of the many ways
you allow me to share in your life so intimately.
Thank you for the gifts you have placed in my life.
Let me be grateful every moment of this day.
Amen.
Creighton U
Isn’t it instructive that the spiritual formation
of the original disciples happens with
Jesus on the road? In effect, the disciples
learn by doing. They grow into an
understanding of this God of love, this God of
compassion, this God who loves justice, this
God who makes all things new, by
participating as active observers and agents
of compassion, justice, and newness. And,
yes, necessarily, they pause with Jesus to
reflect, ask questions (sometimes stupid
questions), and pray. But the spiritual
adventure described in the four Gospels does
not happen in the sanctuary; it happens on
the road, in the company of beggars,
prostitutes, and lepers.
Gateway to Silence:
Yes
Loving and forgiving are tangible and visible signs that faith has transformed our hearts. Pope Francis @Pontifex May 19
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Prayer
Where do you pray?
In Loyola Press’s recently issued children’s book, Dear Pope Francis, a child asks
the Pope where he likes to pray. His answer is that there are a few places he prays
regularly (at his desk, or in the church before the Blessed Sacrament), but that he
has learned that he can pray anywhere, even when he’s at the dentist’s office. He
makes it clear that prayer is a moveable activity, that God is always listening, no
matter where we are.
I don’t doubt God’s ability and willingness to listen to prayer wherever
and whenever. The big question for me is: Where am I most likely to settle Turning
down and pray with any workable level of attention? Is it good enough to
catch a few moments of prayer wherever and whenever? In my
experience, that’s not enough. It’s too easy to skimp on prayer when I’m
catching bits of time here and there. It’s better to have a set time and
place.
These, too, can be moveable. I used to try to pray in the morning before I walked
the dog, but the dog made it clear that once I was up, he was awake and so was
his bladder. Then it’s difficult to concentrate on anything until the cats have food in
their dishes—otherwise they are communicating ever so clearly that, even as I
pray to God, I am starving God’s creatures. So now I pray right before I leave for
work, when the creatures have been tended. The danger of this is that if I’m
running late, prayer time can be cut short.
The place changes with the seasons. When weather is
mild, I am more likely to pray in the backyard; prayer and
morning seem to go together so well, and bird song is a
great accompaniment. Because I usually chant a psalm
during my morning prayer, I choose a place where I’m not
likely to be heard. This means that I pray in a room
separate from our bedroom, because my retired husband
is still asleep when I’m off to work.
There was a time when my best prayer was in the car
on my morning commute. I could pray out loud; however,
I could not use a prayer book, which is my preference
now. I commute by public transportation now, and at
times I pray with a book silently on the train if my
schedule is off and I’m missing my morning prayer too
often.
And there are times when my best prayer is on the train
but not with any book. I simply regard my fellow travelers
and include them in my prayer. For instance, I focus on a
different passenger with each line of the Our Father. This
brings my private prayer outward, which is good to do
sometimes.
Prayer is like any other valuable daily activity. You have
to be willing to work with it, experiment, even play with
time and place and mode and material. The point is to try.
Usually it helps to have a set time and place, because
humans do well with established habits. But some of us
get bored easily, or our creativity kicks in and wants
something different. God is all for creativity. Mostly, though, God wants our hearts
to turn Godward, ever and often. Vinita Hampton Wright.
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our hearts
Godward
in prayer
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Parish News
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Let Jesus feed your marriage by attending an
upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
on June 10-12, 2016 or August 12-14, 2016 or
October 7-9, 2016, all at Elk Grove Village, IL. Early
registration is highly recommended. For reservations/
information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or
contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org
Food Pantry Collection
Each month our parish donates nonperishable food to
an area food pantry. During the month of May our
donations will be given to Mary Queen of Heaven
Food Pantry in Cicero. Bring a can or two of soup,
tuna or vegetables or a box of macaroni and cheese
to the church narthex when you come to Mass.
Step Up Your Job Search
Thursday, June 2 from 7-9 pm at St. Cletus School.
Speaker Greg Harnyak, author of Step Up Your Job
Search, will address facing emotional fatigue during a
job search and other psychological effects of a job
search. Greg will also provide guidelines on
answering and asking questions during the interview
process.
Men’s Club Annual Golf Outing
Friday June 3rd
at Flagg Creek Golf Course
Cost: $27 includes golf, cart, 2 beverage tickets
and entry into contests.
Contests: Low team score, long drive, closest to
the pin.
Tee Times: 1:00 to 2:17 PM
Sign-up: Forms can be found on the Parish Men’s
Club Web Site. Please drop off the form or a note
with your name and/or name of the foursome, contact information, and a check(s) made payable to
the SJC Men’s Club.
Scramble format. Each player hits a tee shot on
each hole, then everyone plays from the spot of
the chosen best tee shot. Continue selecting the
best shot until one player hits the ball in the hole.
The team score is total of those best shots.
Questions: Contact Dan Montgomery
(tdm30550@gmail.com/312.952.1435)
or John Cisek (312-327-1295).
Sign Up Today!!
Tee Times Are Filling Up Fast
St. John of the Cross Parish
Flourish Field Trip to Holy Name Cathedral
On May 5 members of Flourish, our Women's
Faith Sharing Group, took a field trip to Holy
Name Cathedral and posed in front of the Holy
Doors, which symbolically opened this Year of
Mercy on December 8. This year the group has
focused on completing Corporal and Spiritual
Works of Mercy in conjunction with their book
studies. Flourish will resume again in September
and meets every other Thursday morning, from 911am in the Parish Center.
Parish Sponsored Program at
The Well in LaGrange
Next Saturday
“New Perspectives on Coping Spiritually with
Illness and Life’s Challenges” on Saturday, June 4
from 9am-4pm. Facilitator, Michael Morwood, is
well known for his seminars, retreats and books on
“the New Universe Story” in which he explores new
insights into our understanding of God, revelation,
Jesus, and prayer. Now a cancer patient, he shares
– and opens for discussion – how these insights
may help people cope spiritually with their
experience of illness and how to handle life’s
challenges. See Michael’s June 16, 2015 article in
the National Catholic Reporter: “What I learned at
3am in a hospital bed after surgery.” Cost: The $75
fee which includes lunch is waived for SJC
parishioners. The Well is located at 1515 Ogden
Avenue in LaGrange. To register to attend, please
call Theresa at the Parish Center office.
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Announcing
Entertainment Lineup for SJC Fest 2016!
THURSDAY, JUNE 23rd
Headliners: CHICAGO TRIBUTE ANTHOLOGY (CTA)
Time Performing: 7:30pm - 10:00pm
A driving rhythm section, powerful horns and authentic vocals combine to recreate the sound of
one of the most popular and enduring bands of all time and this year's Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame
Inductee: Chicago!
Other Thursday Night Performers: The Messengers, Time: 5:00pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 24th
Headliners: MAGGIE SPEAKS
Time Performing: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Perennial crowd pleasers at SJC Fest, Maggie Speaks performs over five decades of music you’re
your timeless favorites. If there's an emerging trend in music, they have it covered and mastered.
Other Friday Night Performers: Bear & Jake, Time: 5:00pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 25th
Headliners: Tributosaurus Becomes R.E.M.
Time Performing: 8:30pm - 11:00pm
St. John of the Cross welcomes Tributosaurus to SJC Fest 2016! Referred to as the Jurassic beast
of multiple musical faces, the beast morphs into a different rock group every month. On
Saturday night at SJC Fest, Tributosaurus Becomes R.E.M.!!
Other Saturday Performers: Dirty & The Dishes
School of Rock
3AM Band
Time: 2:00pm
Time: 3:00pm
Time: 5:00pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 26th
Sunday Evening's Headliner: TONY OCEAN
Time Performing: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Tony Ocean's upbeat style embodies a time from the past that will be popular as long as we still
enjoy the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Tom
Jones and other crooners of the past. Please make plans to see the performer critics call the
"ultimate crowd pleaser" on Sunday night!
Other Sunday Performers: Double Identity
Suburban Jazz Ensemble
Time: 2:00pm
Time: 3:00pm
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Family News
We Are Looking for
Volunteers!
St. John of the Cross Parish is seeking a parttime Coordinator of Religious Education to be
responsible for Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade as
well as Sacramental Prep for 1st Reconciliation
and 1st Eucharist. Please see a complete
description on the parish website or contact
jcaschetta@stjohnofthecross.org today!
We are looking for Catechists or Classroom Aids to
teach YC students in the fall or to help with our
summer 4 morning Vacation Bible School at the end
of June. Please pray about sharing your time, talents, & faith with our parish children. Read what fellow
parishioners have shared about their experiences in YC.
Constant feelings of joy!
Lives touched beyond measure!
The longer I teach, the more I learn.
Share love!! -Lisa
Every year my faith grows. That is the
selfish reason to become a catechist.
Even when there are years when I’m
The Lord God touched
not sure I want to return ...there are
Become a Catechist because
my heart through others
always one or two kids that come in the
you will surely encounter Him
who evangelized me, now
door not wanting to be there and walk
through your students. Jesus
its my turn to spread that
out loving God. God’s amazing grace
desires more from you on
love and mercy through
makes every minute of prep time and
your journey, and He desires
teaching. -Chris
class time worth it. When you see a
more FOR you!
child in high school serving as a
-Mary
hospitality minister or Eucharistic
minister that you taught, there is
So awesome and holy a task, and so dependent on the
nothing that beats that! Thank you God
Holy Spirit to work and transform lives.
-Peter
for allowing me to be a catechist!
-Jeanette
Vacation Bible School
for All Parish Children
in Grades K-5th in the fall
Sign up today for VBS and join the Dive Team at Deep Sea Discovery!
June 27, 28, 29 & 30 9am-Noon
Call 708-246-6760 or email yc@sjccross.org to register.
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Family News: Parish School ~ Crossroads ~ YC
Parish School Happenings
Last week we celebrated the accomplishments of our students
during our annual Awards Ceremony. Many students were
recognized for outstanding achievements in academics, athletics,
and service.
Each year the school yearbook staff recognizes people who
have made a great impact on our school. This year Mrs. Ann
Maney received special recognition for sharing her musical
talents with us for many years, accompanying our choirs at Mass
and working with the school play. The yearbook staff also
recognized our school technology team whose expertise is
integral to staff and ensures that students utilize the most current
technology.
Students in 8th & 1st grades are paired up as “Buddies” in the
fall. Through the school year they become special friends working
together on various projects. As a year-end celebration held last
week, the 1st graders provided a special picnic Buddy Lunch for
their 8th grade Buddies. It is a special moment for each child, and
one that they all remember.
Spiritual Gifts Workshop
Take inventory of your spiritual gifts and learn
how you can use them in our ministry. This
workshop is designed for teens, but adult
leaders are welcome to join us! Tuesday, June
7 from 10am-4pm at St. Cletus.
The Week Ahead:
May 30 No School
May 31 Closing School Mass 9:15am
June 2 Celebrate SJC Day
June 3 11am Dismissal for Summer
Crossroads Calendar of Events
June 2 - 6pm Work Tour Meeting
June 3 - 9am Day of Service
Make God and His Word a
Part of Your Summer!
High school and college students often have
summers packed with summer school, jobs,
internships, family and friends, barbeques and
pools, working out…sometimes Jesus and our
faith gets pushed aside. We are juggling so
many activities – how can we stay connected
to God amidst all things competing for our
attention? It can be easy to forget what is the
most important – building a relationship with
the Lord, the one who made us, loves us, and
gives our life meaning.
Ignite is a student-led small group
discussion that meets one hour each week
over the summer. Groups of college or high
school students reflect on a Scripture
passage and how it is relevant to things we
face every day. Anyone and everyone is
welcome – you have to start somewhere, so
whether this is your first Bible study or you’ve
been around the block, Ignite is for you!
Ignite will start Tuesday, June 7 from 7:30830pm in the Parish Center. We will continue
to meet every Tuesday throughout the
summer, so stop by any time you are
available! New members always welcome!
Please contact Ashley Klesken at 708-2991737 or at ashleyklesken@gmail.com with
questions.
Parish Babysitting during Sunday Mass:
Children ages 1 through 5 are welcome to visit
our parish babysitting service during the 9am and 10:45am Mass while you attend Mass. This is free for all
parish families. There is no sitting on holiday weekends or during the Fest. Beginning Sunday, June 5 the
sitting service will be held in the Parish Center in meeting rooms 1 & 2. Just ring the front bell of the Parish
Center. Our front doors face the parking lot.
St. John of the Cross Parish
Feast of the Body & Blood
May 29, 2016
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May 29, 2016
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Faith and Fear
A common soldier dies without fear, yet Jesus
died afraid. Iris Murdoch wrote this and that truth
can be somewhat disconcerting. Why? If someone
dies with deep faith, shouldn’t he or she die within
a certain calm and trust drawn from that faith?
Wouldn’t the opposite seem more logical, that is, if
someone dies without faith shouldn’t he or she die
with more fear? And perhaps the most confusing of
all: Why did Jesus, the paragon of faith, die afraid,
crying out in a pain that can seem like a loss of
faith?
The problem lies in our understanding.
Sometimes we can be very naïve about faith and
its dynamics, thinking that faith in God is a ticket to
earthly peace and joy. But faith isn’t a path to easy
calm, nor does it assure us that we will exit this life
in calm, and that can be pretty unsettling and
perplexing at times. Here’s an example:
The renowned spiritual writer, Henri Nouwen, in
a book entitled, In Memoriam, shares this story
around his mother’s death: Nouwen, a native of the
Netherlands, was teaching in the USA when he
received a call that his mother was dying back
home in the Netherlands. On his flight home, from
New York to Amsterdam, he reflected on his
mother’s faith and virtue and concluded that she
was the most Christian woman he had ever known.
With that as a wonderfully consoling thought, he
fantasied about how she would die, how her last
hours would be filled with faith and calm, and how
that faith and calm would be her final, faith-filled
witness to her family.
But that’s not the way it played out. Far from
being calm and unafraid, his mother, in the final
hours leading up to her death, was seemingly in
the grip of some inexplicable darkness, of some
deep inner disquiet, and of something that looked
like the antithesis of faith. For Nouwen this was
very disconcerting. Why? Why would his mother be
undergoing this disquiet when for all her life she
had been a woman of such strong faith?
Initially this unsettled him deeply, until a deeper
understanding of faith broke through: His mother
had been a woman who every day of her adult life
had prayed to Jesus, asking him to empower her to
live as he lived and to die as he died. Well,
seemingly, her prayer was heard. She did die like
Jesus who, though having a rock-solid faith,
sweated blood while contemplating his own death
and then cried out on the cross, anguished with the
feeling that God had forsaken him. In brief, her
prayer had been answered. She had asked Jesus
to let her die as he did and, given her openness to
St. John of the Cross Parish
it, her prayer was granted, to the confusion of her
family and friends who had expected a very
different scene. That is also true for the manner of
Jesus’ death and the reaction of his family and
disciples. This isn’t the way anyone naturally
fantasizes the death of a faith-filled person.
But a deeper understanding of faith reverses that
logic: Looking at the death of Henri Nouwen’s
mother, the question is not, how could this happen
to her? The question is rather: Why wouldn’t this
happen to her? It’s what she asked for and, being
a spiritual athlete who asked God to send her the
ultimate test, why wouldn’t God oblige?
There’s a certain parallel to this in the seeming
doubts suffered by Mother Teresa. When her
diaries were published and revealed her dark night
of the soul, many people were shocked and asked:
How could this happen to her? A deeper
understanding of faith would, I believe, ask instead:
Why wouldn’t this happen to her, given her faith
and her openness to enter into Jesus’ full
experience?
But, this has still a further complication:
Sometimes for person of deep faith it doesn’t
happen this way and instead he or she dies calm
and unafraid, buoyed up by faith like a safe ship on
stormy waters. Why does this happen to some and
not to others? We have no answer. Faith doesn’t
put us all one the same conveyor-belt where one
dynamic fits all. Sometimes people with deep faith
die, as Jesus did, in darkness and fear; and
sometimes people with deep faith they die in calm
and peace.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross submits that each of us
goes through five clear stages in dying, namely,
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and
acceptance. Kathleen Dowling Singh suggests
that what Kubler-Ross defines as acceptance
needs some further nuance. According to Singh,
the toughest part of that acceptance is full
surrender and, prior to that surrender, some
people, though not everyone, will undergo a deep
interior darkness that, on the surface, can look like
despair. Only after that, do they experience joy and
ecstasy.
All of us need to learn the lesson that Nouwen
learned at his mother’s deathbed: Faith, like love,
admits of various modalities and may not be
judged simplistically from the outside.
Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and awardwinning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San
Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website
www.ronrolheiser.com.
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May 29, 2016
Page 13
The SJC Women's Club is getting ready for our
43rd Annual Garage Sale!
Saturday, June 18th
9am to 2pm
th
Monday, June 20 9am to 1pm Half Price/Bag Sale
Donate Items
Check your closets, toy boxes, cupboards, basement and
garage for items to donate. Please separate and label your
bags by contents. Furniture will be accepted this year, but
there will be no pick up due to space limitations. See our
website for items Not Accepted.
Donations may be brought to the school between Saturday,
June 11 and Friday, June 17.
Saturday, June 11:
9am – 2pm
Mon - Thurs, June 13 –16: 10am – 8pm
Friday, June 17:
10am-12pm
Volunteer Your Time
Mark the garage sale on your calendar and plan to volunteer. Volunteers are welcome anytime between
June 11 and June 20. Come when you can…give an hour or two or more…on any or all days. Specific
volunteer hours are:
Friday, June 10 (Rm Chairs Only) 10am to 1pm
Saturday, June 11 9am to 3pm
Mon.–Thurs., June 13–16 9:30am to 8:30pm
Friday, June 17 10am to 3pm
Sale Day** June 18 8:30am to 2pm
Half-Price/Bag Sale Day**June 20 8:30 to 1pm
Clean-Up Day** June 20 12 pm to DONE
**Please let a Garage Sale Room Chair know which hours you can work these days.
Pre-Sale Shopping Special for our Volunteers:
Friday, June 17 from 3 to 5:30 pm
Work 6 or more hours to qualify!
Student Volunteers: Students needing service hours are required to sign-up. 7th graders or older who
would like to volunteer or baby-sit, contact Denise Schullo c.312/415-6456.
Free babysitting for children of Garage Sale Volunteers: Call Rita Forster at 708-246-4519.
General Sale / Volunteer Questions: Please call Mary Beth White (708) 246-6339
St. John of the Cross Parish
Feast of the Body & Blood
May 29, 2016
Page 14
The Week Ahead
Monday, May 30
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 31
7:30pm Christian Meditation
Wednesday, June 1
8:00am School Arch Aspire Meeting
2:30pm Christian Meditation
Thursday, June 2
Celebrate SJC Day
6:00pm Crossroads Work Tour Meeting
7:00pm Divorce and Beyond
Friday, June 3
9:00am Crossroads Day of Service
Saturday, June 4
7:00am Christian Meditation
6:00pm Music Ministry BBQ
Sunday, June 5
12:00pm Baptisms
Rev. David P. Dowdle, Pastor
ddowdle@stjohnofthecross.org
Rev. Joseph F. McDonnell,
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. William J. Vollmer, Assoc. Pastor
bvollmer@stjohnofthecross.org
Deacon John Schopp, Deacon
john.schopp@newhemispheres.com
Bill Bright, Director of Outreach
bbright@stjohnofthecross.org
Janet Caschetta, Director of YC
jcaschetta@stjohnofthecross.org
Kathleen Gorman, Principal
gorman@sjc.pvt.k12.il.us
Katie Hayes, Dir of Crossroads
khayes@stjohnofthecross.org
Jessica Koch, Director of Music
jkoch@stjohnofthecross.org
MJ Martin, Director of Operations
mjmartin@stjohnofthecross.org
Steven Weigand, Pastoral Associate
sweigand@stjohnofthecross.org
Lord hold those serving
our country in the military
in your loving hands.
Protect them as they
protect us. Bless them
and their families for the
selfless acts they perform
for us in our time of need.
We ask this in Jesus’
name. Amen.
St. John of the Cross Parish
Mass Intentions
Italics: Living Intention
Monday, May 30 Weekday Memorial Day
9:00am Bob Rooney; Jerome Donohue
Tuesday, May 31Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:45am Margaret Powers; Our Beloved Dead
Wednesday, June 1 St. Justin
7:45am Louis Stork; James Powers
Thursday, June 2 Sts. Marcellinus & Peter
7:45am Doris & DeWitt Yeast; Thomas & Marguerite McGuire
Friday, June 3 Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
7:45am Helen Bukovsky; Meg Scanlon
Saturday, June 4 Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin
8:00am Wilfred Beauchamp; Deceased members of the Gora &
Maier families
5:00pm Rosalia & Michel Krupski & Family; Mike Marshall
Sunday, June 5 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30am Fred Nicholson; Tim Dan
9:00am Greg Perona; Leonard Tyrrell
10:45am Dr. Thomas Driscoll; Lorie Kley
(No 12:15pm Mass for the summer months)
5:00pm Walter Cebula; Captain Ace Evans
Pray for Our Sick
Jeanne Allen
Rita Barnes
Anna Marie Berland
Robert Bright
Judy Burke
Bradley John Burton III
Crystal Deters
Mildred Fitzgerald
Lynn Freking
Christopher Gallagher
Kathleen Gros
Robert Hartnett
Randall Hemauer
Alfred Hesse
Karen Hult
John Impens
Ann Kalaska
Curtis Kerzich
George Kojima
Pat Kot
Athie Lanahan
Cathy Laskey
Nancy Lohr
Bobbie Misiora
Ann McGuire
John Morris
Frank Mraz
Steve Pechous
Frank & Marge Pipal
Anthony Placek, Jr.
David Sarros
Kelly Seebruch
Deloris Simonek
Shirley Smith
Monica Westell
Pray for Our Beloved Dead
Juan Carlos Mendez, husband of Simona, father of Maya and Aiden
John Martin, son of Carol
Pray for Our Loved Ones Serving Our Country
Sgt. Steven Foody, son of Tom & Sandra Foody
Specialist Sebastian Grabacki, son of David & Jan Grabacki
Sr A Joshua Tischler USAF Pararescue, grandson of Betty & Frank Madler & Mary Tischler
A Navy Seal, a relative of our parishioner
PFC Daniel Pett, nephew of Kathryn Stimetz
Capt. James Maicke, grandson of Phil & Mike Maicke
Sgt. Robert Marburger, son of David and Kathleen Marburger
Sgt. Larry Waszak, grandson of Bruno and Barbara Gacek
Feast of the Body & Blood
May 29, 2016
Page 15
Summer Reading
The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
Dr. David G Benner
Group Discussion Dates:
Tuesdays, beginning June 14-July 19
2:00-3:00pm in the Parish Center
Books will be available in the Parish Center after June 1 for $10
for self study or group discussion
Call Steve Weigand in the Parish Center with questions.
Much is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But Christians throughout the
ages have agreed that there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep
knowledge of the self. Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning
God's purposes for you. Paradoxically, the more you become like Christ, the more you
become authentically yourself.
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