the St. Vincent Ferrer bulletin for 8 May, 2016

May 8, 2016
Founded in 1931
Dominican Friars of the Central Province, U.S.A.
Solemnity of the Ascension of
the Lord (Year C)
1530 Jackson Ave. • River Forest, IL 60305 • www.svfparish.org
www.facebook.com/SVFParish/
Ascension of Christ (Salvador Dali, 1958)
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PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF
Telephone:(708) 366-7090
Fax:(708) 366-7092
Fr. Thomas McDermo OP, Pastor
Fr. Ma hew Strabala OP, Parochial Vicar
Fr. Michael DeTemple OP, Parochial Vicar
Jerome J. Trakszelis, Deacon
John Gaughan, Deacon
Mary Bodlak, Development Director
Camela Daley, Music Director
Chona Foellmer, School Secretary
Jean Finnegan, CPA, Business Manager
Sr. Immaculata Nneji DDL, Parish Visitor
Mary Saldana, Secretary
Mary Sklenar, Administra ve Assistant
Dr. Charles Terry, School Principal
Mary Ann Trakszellis, Secretary
Maureen Weldon, Religious Educa on
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(Email addresses can be found at www.svfparish.org)
CHURCH:
7525 W. North Ave., River Forest, IL 60305
SCHOOL OFFICE:
1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305
Tel (708) 771-5905
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE:
1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708)
366-7090 X144
PARISH OFFICES/PRIORY:
1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708)
366-7090, Fax (708) 366-7092
Office Hours: Sunday 9:00AM—1:00PM
Monday-Friday: 8:00AM-12:00PM —
12:30PM-7:30PM
Saturday: 9:00AM—1:00PM
MASSES:
Saturdays: 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM Vigil Mass
Sundays: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM
Mondays to Fridays: 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM noon
Civil holidays: Go to www.svfparish.org
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:
Weekdays: 11:30 AM—11:50 AM
Saturday, 4:30 PM and by appointment
DOMINICANS IN RESIDENCE AT SVF PRIORY
Fr. Michael DeTemple, OP, Prior
Fr. Kevin Fane, OP
Fr. Michael Garcia, OP
Fr. Peter Hereley, OP
Fr. Richard LaPata, OP
Fr. Thomas McDermo , OP Fr. Jordan McGrath, OP
Fr. Nicholas Monco, OP
Fr. Jack O’Malley, OP
Fr. Richard Peddicord, OP Fr. Ma hew Strabala,OP
Fr. Dennis Woerter, OP
Today is Mother’s Day, at least in our country. (I know that the UK
and many Commonwealth na ons celebrate it on another date).
While it does not appear on the Church calendar, Mother’s Day is
worthy of our support. A er all, mothers are, in the normal course of
things, the first sacrament or sign of God’s love in our lives. I suppose
God could have created us in some other way than bringing in
mothers (and fathers), but He didn’t. I remember reading that from
the moment an infant can see and is able to look into its mother’s
eyes, a sacred bond is begun between mother and child. As much as
our mothers love us (at least in most cases, I hope), their love is just a
par cipa on in God’s great love for us. That’s why I say moms are
sacraments or signs of God’s love for us, at least on the natural level.
And, of course, it is good to be grateful to our moms for all they’ve
done for us. Pope Francis has strongly condemned neglect of the
elderly which he sees as a growing problem. Let’s be mindful of
giving quality me to our mothers and of praying for them, both
living and deceased mothers.
Today is also a great feast in the Church: the Solemnity of the
Ascension. (The bishop of every diocese can decide whether to
observe the Ascension on the tradi onal Thursday or on the following
Sunday. For many years, we in the Archdiocese of Chicago have
celebrated it on what would have been the Seventh Sunday of
Easter). What’s the big deal about Christ’s ascension to heaven such
that it’s a solemnity? Well, for openers, note that He ascended not as
a soul detached from a body but as a risen and glorified human being,
body and soul together. That means that in heaven there is a risen,
material human body—the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. (In fact, the
soul and body of His mother Mary is also there, as a ested to by the
Solemnity of the Assump on which we celebrate on August 15th).
The Ascension of Christ reminds us of the sacredness of the human
body which is made in the image and likeness of God, which the
Word, the Second Person of the Trinity, assumed at the moment of
the Incarna on, and which is now seated “at the right hand of the
Father” in heaven. This is important because many of people think
that ma er and spirit are opposed. Beginning with the Incarna on of
Christ, however, ma er has been elevated to the level of the divine.
Buddhists may be an -ma er but Chris ans are not. Ma er is good.
We must not run from it but allow God to elevate it through His
deifying grace.
Have a great week!
Fr. Tom McDermo , OP
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Sunday, June 5th
12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
on the school grounds
FREE ADMISSION!
Pony Rides
Petting Zoo
Human Hamster Balls
Rock Climbing
Bouncies
And More!
Food Trucks will be available.
Sponsored by the Parish Life Committee of the Parish Pastoral Council
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MASS READINGS AND INTENTIONS
FOR THE WEEK
Monday, May 9th
Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33
7:00AM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
12:00PM
+Angelo and Lucy Perna
Tuesday, May 10th
Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a
7:00AM
+Clifford Mar n
12:00PM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
Wednesday, May 11th
Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19
7:00AM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
12:00PM
+Eugene Smuda
Thursday, May 12th
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26
7:00AM
+Denis McGrath
12:00PM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
Friday, May 13th
Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19
7:00AM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
12:00PM
+Albie Lavezzorio
Saturday, May 14th
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17
8:00AM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
5:30PM
+Joan Carlson
Sunday, May 15th
Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
or Rom 8:8-17; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
7:30AM
For all those whose names are wri en
on Mother’s Day Novena envelopes
9:00AM
+Dr. Todd Woods
11:00AM
People of the Parish
5:30PM
+Joseph Monahan
BAPTISMS:
Christopher Giovanni Cali
Oliver Alexander Ponzio
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK:
Gina Bacon, Mary Baynes, Gina Bra man, James Budzban,
Frank & Teresa Cairo, Alexander Capraro, Alfred Cardillo,
Sam Ciccio, Rica Conci, Sabrina Conforte, John Corcoran,
Rose Marie Cor le , John Dalicandro, Dorothy Elaine Dato,
Veronica DelaTorre, Antonella DiBiasio, Nora DeVito, Rose
Mary Fahey, Rita Farina, Nico Felice, Christopher Garcia,
Gemma Gotauco, Josie Karr, Elaine & Richard Kalla, Evelyn
Kelly, Michael Reardon Kelly, Virginia Kielb, Stella Kowalczyk,
Renee Kunkel, Marcella LaSpina, , John Lennon, Sonny Li uri,
Frances Livich, Jeannine Malecki, Kris na Maria, Pearl Mazzone, Sam Mazzuca, Tiffany McGraw, Vedasto Mendoza,
Sco Miller, Constanza Misura, Kaylo Nanni, Tina Piscopo,
Angela Orlando, Ernest Raczkiewicz, Rosalie Rizzo, Holden
Sepe, Donata & Angelo Serritella, Nick Speziale, Mary Spinuzza, Mary Spitzer, Bill Steber, John Summaria, Barbara
Thorne, Jacqueline Varani, Deacon Jerry Zych, Michael
O’Rourke
May our prayers bring them strength, healing and peace.
Please call our Parish Office to add a loved one’s name to our
parish prayer list. Names are removed a er four weeks unless
the office is contacted.
FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF:
Fr. James Motl, O.P.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY
AND POLICE:
Senior Airman Armando Chavez (Air Force)
1st Lieutenant Daniel Armstrong (USMC)
Officer Robert Reeves
COLLECTION FOR MAY 1, 2016
Needed: $14,800
Actual: $15,756
Online dona ons can be made to St. Vincent Ferrer
Parish at www.givecentral.org
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR MAY:
Universal: Respect for Women
That in every country of the world, women may be
honored and respected and that their essen al
contribu on to society may be highly esteemed.
Evangeliza on: Holy Rosary
That families, communi es, and groups may pray the Holy
Rosary for evangeliza on and peace.
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Reflection on
Sunday’s Readings
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The Ascension of the Lord
First Reading (Acts 1:1-11). We hear of the
ascension of Jesus into heaven, and of his
promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples.
Second Reading (Eph 1:17-23). Paul sets out
the meaning of the ascension: God raised
Jesus above all earthly powers, and made him
head of the Church and Lord of crea on.
Gospel (Lk 24:46-53). Before ascending into
heaven, Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit
to his disciples.
The reading from the Acts speaks of the
ascension of Jesus. It also shows how Jesus,
now in the glorious presence of his Father,
con nues to act through the Holy Spirit and
through his followers.
The theological meaning of the feast is
expressed in the Second Reading: God has
glorified Jesus, raising him above all earthly
powers, and making him head of the Church
and Lord of crea on.
The Gospel Reading consists of the end of
Luke’s Gospel. It contains Luke’s first account
of the Ascension, which is here presented as
occurring on Easter Sunday. The risen Lord
shows the apostles how the Scriptures had
foretold that the Christ would suffer and rise
again. Jesus also gives them mission (the
proclama on of repentance and forgiveness of
sins) and promises to send the Holy Spirit to
them. They return in joy to Jerusalem to await
the Spirit.
In his Gospel Luke has shown that ‘the me of
Israel’ has yielded to ‘the me of Christ’. Now,
‘the me of Christ’ is to yield to ‘the me of
the Church’. The word of salva on will go
forth from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.
He will tell us about that in his second book,
Acts of the Apostles. The Ascension is seen as
the culmina on of Jesus’ life and the start of
the Church’s mission.
From June 13 to August 19, St. Vincent Ferrer School will be the site of
“Steve & Kate’s Camp”—a non-sectarian, private day camp for kids
which operates in several loca ons across the United States. St.
Vincent Ferrer School is one of six sites in the Chicagoland area.
Instead of a rigid structure, we give our campers choice. Instead of
teaching kids the typical way, we give them tools and gentle guidance
to help them become autodidacts. The difference is subtle–and it’s
profound.
At Steve & Kate’s, campers step into a world packed with possibili es:
for experiencing new sensa ons, for expressing themselves, for
exploring their passions and poten al. The results are unexpected and
they’re unexpectedly rich. One camper dives deep into stop-mo on
anima on. Another discovers a passion for dance. Or chess. A camper
becomes engrossed in making the perfect bread. Or developing Leo
Messi-like touch on the soccer pitch. These discoveries are all the
more exhilara ng because campers make them for themselves. This is
a world liberated from adult judgments and expecta ons, and
campers flourish in it.
For more informa on, go to
h p://steveandkatescamp.com/loca ons/river-forest/
St. Vincent Ferrer Church has a
drop-in Moms & Tots group that is
free-of-charge and meets on
Mondays from 9:00 to 12:00 noon
in the school gym. Interested
moms should join the Facebook
group St. Vincent Ferrer Parish
Moms and Tots for no ces, changes, etc. (Please check Facebook on the
day of the mee ng to make sure that the mee ng has not been
cancelled). All moms with young kids are welcome!
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Dominican Jubilee
Indulgence
“His Holiness Pope Francis has granted the possibility of
receiving the plenary indulgence to all the faithful
par cipa ng in the Jubilee celebra ons that will take place
both interna onally and in each province and to all those
who will par cipate in a pilgrimage to the churches and
chapels of the Dominican family.”
To gain this special plenary indulgence, one must fulfill
the usual condi ons of sacramental confession, Eucharis c
communion, and prayers for the inten ons of the Holy
Father, and freedom from a achment to sin. Further, the
Holy Father specifies that one be united with the spiritual
purposes of the Year of Mercy, and perform either of the
following works:
1.Devoutly a end a celebra on of the 800th
Jubilee of the Dominican Order [such as the May 23rd
lecture on St. Dominic at 7:00 pm at St. Vincent Ferrer
Church or the 7:00 am or 12:00 noon Masses on the
Solemnity of St. Dominic, August 8th].
2.Go on pilgrimage to a church or place of worship
of the Dominican Order [such as St. Vincent Ferrer Church
or the Shrine of St. Jude at St. Pius V Church, 1909 South
Ashland Avenue, Chicago], there medita ng for a suitable
period of me before the Blessed Sacrament, concluding
with the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, the Dominican Jubilee
Prayer, and an invoca on to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the
Most Holy Rosary.
Dominican Jubilee Prayer
God, Father of mercy,
who called your servant Dominic de Guzman
to set out in faith
as an i nerant pilgrim and a preacher of grace,
as we celebrate the Jubilee of the Order
we ask you to pour again into us
the Spirit of the Risen Christ,
that we might faithfully and joyfully proclaim
the Gospel of peace,
through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
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Commandments for
Making Friends
By Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI
More than twenty-five hundred years ago, Moses gave us
the ten commandments. The centuries since, the
Enlightenment notwithstanding, haven’t given us a single
reason to doubt the validity and importance of any of those
precepts. However, as we struggle to live out them out, it
might be helpful if Moses again descended from that same
mountain with two new tablets of stone, spelling out some
rules for be er befriending each other, God, life, and
ourselves. Perhaps this second set of commandments might
read like this:
1) Befriend humanity … To be human is to be fallible,
wounded, scarred, sinful, and living in a far-from-perfect
history, body, family, church. Don’t look for anyone to blame,
to sue, to be angry at. This is called the human condi on.
Make friends with it. Grieve, don’t rage. Think of chaos, not
blame. Our parents called this “original sin”. We talk of
“dysfunc onal families”. It has ever been thus. Don’t live in a
sulk.
2) Befriend what’s best in you … As long as we look out at
the world through our wounds we will always fill with selfpity, bi erness, and jealousy. If, however, if we look out
through the prism of what’s best in us, our jealousy can turn
to apprecia on and we can again be astonished at others’
goodness. We have two souls, a grand soul, where we carry
the image of God and the memory of our blessings, and a
pe y soul, where we carry the bi erness and jealousies that
comes from our wounds. We need to a ach our eyes, our
ears, our speech, and our a tudes to our grand soul. We
need to be be er friends with what’s best in us.
3) Befriend those who love you … There are only two
poten al tragedies in life: To go through life and never love
and to go through life and not express love and affec on to
those who love us. We need to make be er friends with our
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friends, to express more readily our affec on, our gra tude,
our apprecia on, and our contri on. Thank those who love
you for loving you. Never take their love for granted, or as
owed. Give out a lot more compliments. Say thank-you
constantly.
4) Befriend chas ty … So much of our pain and
restlessness comes from our lack of chas ty and much of our
subsequent ra onaliza on and bi erness come from not
admi ng this. We have sophis cated ourselves into
unhappiness. For all of our knowing, we aren’t happy. Make
friends with chas ty. Children and virgins, scripture assures
us, enter the kingdom easily. Be post-sophis cated. Learn to
believe in Santa and the Easter-Bunny again. Enjoy secondnaivete. Ride a merry-go-round. Make a searing, honest
confession soon.
5) Befriend your own body … Don’t be afraid of your own
body, of its goodness, its sexuality, its pleasures, its
redness, its limits. It’s the only one you’ve got in any case.
Befriend it. Don’t punish it, don’t spoil it, don’t denigrate it.
It’s a church, a temple. Give it enough rest, enough exercise,
enough discipline, and enough respect.
6) Befriend the other gender … The mothers and the
fathers, the wives and the husbands, are figh ng. Small
wonder the children are suffering. Never trivialize the issues
of gender. We are being called to a new level of mutual
respect and mutual sympathy. Make friends with what
seems most threatening to you in the other gender.
7) Befriend your father … Father-hunger is one of the
deepest hungers in the Western world today. Reconcile with
your own father, with other fathers, and with God the
Father. Your father’s blessing will de-constrict your heart.
Forgive him his inadequacy. Acknowledge your hunger.
8) Befriend your mortality … Death comes to us all. Make
friends with aging, with wrinkles, with grey hair, with a body
that is no longer young. Accept, let go, grieve, move on. Bless
the young. Share your wisdom with them. Give away what’s
le of your life. Let the zest, beauty, and color of young
people enliven you.
9) Befriend humor … In our laughter we taste
transcendence. Humor takes us above the tragic. Laughter
gives us wings to fly. Thomas More cracked a joke to the man
who was about to behead him. That’s a quality of sanc ty
that we too o en neglect.
10) Befriend your God … The gospel is not so much good
advice as it is “good news”, it tells us how much God loves
us, what God has already done for us. God is as proud of us
as is any mother of her children. Peace comes to us when we
can enjoy that favor. Befriend the God of love and the God of
the resurrec on, the God who is completely relaxed, whose
face beams like a marvelous symphony, whose power to
raise dead bodies from the grave assures us that in the end
all will be well and all will be well and every manner of being
well be well. Befriend the God who tells us 365 mes in
scripture not to be afraid. Walk in that confidence.
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LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE
May 14th and May 15th
Saturday, May 14th, 5:30 PM (Vigil Mass)
Lector:
Fabian Sansona
EMC:
Rogert Mastalarz, Pat Champagne, Frank Giglio,
Augie Aleksy, Casey Czaja, Maggie Kenny, John
Sheahan
Servers: Charles and Chris Doherty, Chuck Lucas
Sacristan: Sylvia Zamora
Sunday, May 15th, 7:30 AM
Lector:
Mary Sklenar
EMC:
Pat Schwandt, Mary Andreoni, Bill Andreoni,
Veronica Zemuglys, Rose Felipe, Ron Catanzaro
Servers : Ryan Perrino, Julian Zadlo
Sacristan: Mario Dato
Sunday, May 15th, 9:00 AM
Lector:
Chris ne Meyer
EMC:
Ken Trendel, Mary Trendel, Joe Johnson, Chuck
Doherty, Pawel Nowak, Irene O’Hara, Janet Homer
Servers: Anika Pison, Grace Knox
Sacristan: Dolores and Robert Boveri
Sunday, May 15th 11:00 AM
Lector: Alex Duran
EMC:
Astrid Duran, Bill Hardy, Jeanne Hardy, Anthony
Georgen, Jean Dugo, Ed Gesualdo, Myriam Escobar
Servers: Max and Solanus Daley, Elizabeth, Anna and Mia
Ruggiero, Gianni Bertacchi
Sacristan: Mike McDonald
Sunday, May 15th 1:30PM (Confirma on)
Servers: Franklin and Luke Fisher, Luke and Ben Brown,
Sophia Miceli, Emilia Nowak
Sunday, May 15st, 5:30 PM
Lector: Shelly Capps
EMC:
Sharmaine Tuason, Dean Mar ni, Bob Sasse ,
Rene Villarreal , JoAnn Jaskiewicz, Jim Farina,
Charlie Capps
Servers: Kaylene Gohmann, Sophia and Grace Miceli
Sacristan: Ken Yourek
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ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Please join the CCW for our ice cream
social on Tuesday, May 10th in the Cabrini
oom at 7pm. We will say the rosary and
honor the Blessed Mother by having a May
Crowning.
This will be followed by an ice cream social with all the
trimmings! Please RSVP with Judith at 708-453-0579 or
Sylvia at 708-453-7973. Join us anyway if you forget to
RSVP.
THE WOMEN'S CENTER
5116 North Cicero Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60630
(773)794-1313
During the month of May, we honor our heavenly mother
and our earthly mothers. At the Women’s Center we
rejoice that since last Mother’s Day, with the assistance of
our counseling, spiritual, and material help, over 1,000
babies and their mothers were saved from abor on. They
sent us beau ful “thank you” le ers. We thank you for
your help.
The Women’s Center is looking for new servant-hearted
volunteers to join us on weekdays between 9am-5pm at
5116 N. Cicero Ave., usually for 3-4 hour shi s. 1) We are in
need of Spanish-bilingual volunteers to help as a Client
Assistant helping new moms shop free in our family room.
2) We are looking for a person with open availability to
learn lobby desk and 3rd floor recep onist du es so they
can serve as a subs tute. 3) We have an opportunity to
clean, tag, and box bo les on weekdays for Baby Bo le
Campaigns. 4) We are looking for three warm-hearted
commi ed volunteers to answer a er office hours phone
calls on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 5pm to 9am
the next day at home and schedule appointments for our
office. 5) We would love to have a group host a used or
new baby furniture drive to collect pack ‘n plays, cribs,
infant car seats, single or double strollers, bouncers,
exersaucers, and other baby furniture. For more details,
please call Paige at 773.794.8807 or pscarle @womenscenter.org.
We need 6 pack n plays, 5 infant car seat/carriers, 3
toddler beds, 7 fixed side cribs, 6 strollers, 4 double
strollers, 7 baby bathtubs, 5 walkers, 3 changing tables, 6
bouncers, 2 high chairs, 7 bassinets, and 6 swings. Gently
used maternity clothes are always needed. It will be a great
help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or for a
poten al pick-up by a volunteer, please call 773-794-1313.
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SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION
BAPTISMS:
Infant bap sms are celebrated on Sundays immediately a er the 11:00 AM Mass. A endance
at a bap smal prepara on class is required. For
more informa on go to: www.svfparish.org—
Sacraments—Bap sm.
FUNERALS:
Call the parish office at (708) 366-7090 x100. Also, look at
www.svfparish.orgSacramentsFuneral Resources.
(If applicable, read Crema on Guidelines).
WEDDINGS:
Marriage prepara on with a priest should be started at least
one year in advance of the proposed wedding date. For more
informa on go to www.svfparish.orgSacraments
Matrimony.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK:
Contact the parish office before major surgery or in case of
serious illness. Tel: (708) 366-7090 x100.
R.C.I.A.
(Rite of Chris an Ini a on for Adults). Contact Fr. Ma hew
Strabala, OP, at mstrabala@svfparish.org or phone
(708) 366-7090 x112.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
Contact Maureen Weldon, Coordina or of Religious Educaon, at (708) 366-7090 x144 or mweldon@svfparish.org.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:
Usually done in the 2nd grade. Contact Maureen Weldon,
Coordinator of Religious Educa on, at (708) 366-7090 x144
or mweldon@svfparish.org.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION:
Usually conferred on our youth in the 8th grade a er 2 years
in the parish’s religious educa on program. For more
informa on, contact Maureen Weldon, Coordinator of Religious Educa on, at (708) 366-7090 x144 or
mweldon@svfparish.org.
SPRED:
Faith forma on for adults and children with developmental
disabili es. For more informa on, go to
www.svfparish.org Educa onSPRED or contact Sylvia
Zamora at zamorasyl@msn.com
HOMEBOUND PARISHONERS:
Any homebound parishioner who would like to receive Holy
Communion should contact Sr. Immaculata at
inneji@svfparish.org or Fr. Michael DeTemple, OP, at
mdetemple@svfparish.org or by calling them at
(708) 366-7090 x100.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION CHAPEL:
is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 12:30 to 8:30. To
volunteer, please call the Parish Office (708) 366-7090 x100
FAMILY MASS:
The 9:00 AM Mass on Sundays is the Family Mass. There is a
separate Liturgy of the Word for children during the homily.
ROSARY:
Daily before the 12:00 noon Mass.
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NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP:
Tuesday a er Noon Mass.
PERPETUAL NOVENA TO ST. JUDE:
Every Friday at the end of the 7:00 AM and 12:00 noon
Masses.
BLESSING OF THE UNBORN AND THEIR PARENTS:
A er any Mass by prior arrangement through the parish
office (708) 366-7090 x100.
NEW PARISHIONERS:
Go to www.svfparish.orgWelcomeJoin the Parish or
come by the parish office to meet the staff and priests.
(See office hours on page 2)
BULLETIN SUBMISSION:
Ar cles and no ces should be submi ed at least one week
in advance to sv ulle n@svfparish.org or by going to the
parish office.
CALENDAR SUBMISSION:
For parish ac vi es to appear on our parish calendar
online and in the bulle n: calendar@svfparish.org or by
going to the parish office.
Sunday, May 8th
9:00am
May Crowning (Church)
12:00pm
Bap sm (Church)
7:00pm
Men’s Basketball (Gym)
Monday, May 9th
9:30am
Mom and Tots (Gym)
7:00pm
Seniors Mee ng (Cabrini Room)
Tuesday, May 10th
10:00am
Book Club (Fenwick Room)
6:30pm
Alateen/English (Fenwick Room)
6:30pm
Al-Anon/Spanish (Sinsinawa Room)
7:00pm
CCW Mee ng (Cabrini Room)
Wednesday, May 11th
7:30am
Coffee and Donuts (Fenwick Room)
5:00pm
Children’s Choir Rehearsal (Church)
6:30pm
SPRED (Rm-19 School)
7:00pm
Adult Choir Rehearsal (Church)
Thursday, May 12th
1:00pm
Scripture Study (Fenwick Room)
7:00pm
Bible Study (Cabrini Room)
Friday, May 13th
Saturday, May 14th
CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER —
St. Vincent Ferrer #512150
ADDRESS —
1530 Jackson Ave.
River Forest, IL 60305
PHONE —
708-366-7090
CONTACT PERSON—
Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska
630-308-2609
SOFTWARE —
Microsoft Publisher 2010
Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pak 4
PRINTER —
HP Photo Smart P1100
TRANSMISSION TIME—
Tuesday, 9:00AM
NUMBER OF PAGES SENT —
Cover through 12
SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN —
May 8, 2016
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS —
The Ascension Sunday