Saint Cecilia Parish

“St. Cecilia Parish family, open to the Holy Spirit, welcomes all to grow in our faith community by service to others through Jesus Christ.”

St. Cecilia Church 700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Phone: 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520

www.stceciliamtprospect.com

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday…..9:00 AM—4:30 PM Friday……………… 9:00 AM--12:30 PM Saturday and Sunday………..Closed

Weekday Mass Monday-Saturday 8:00am

Weekend Masses Saturday Evening 4:30 pm Hispanic Liturgy 6:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am

Hispanic Liturgy 12:00 Noon

Inside this Issue:

Schedules/Contribution/The Sick......2

In Memoriam /Help for Vets….…....3

Commissions/Renew My Church…..4

Youth Ministry/Summer Service…...5

50thAnniversary/Remembrance Altar..6

Mass Intentions & Readings...……....7

Finding God in Music…...…...……...8

‘Tis The Season Social……………...9

Care for Common Home……... …..10

Welcome Cardinal Cupich

Thank You for Celebrating our

50th Anniversary Mass

with us. November 4, 2017 Thirty–First Sunday in Ordinary Time

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October 29, 2017—$7,843.88

October 30, 2016—$8,793.

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for November 11 and November 12

Sat. 4:30 Sun.7:30 Sun. 9:00 Sun. 10:30

Celebrant Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Damasus Okoro

Fr. Damasus Okoro

Ministers B. LaVant P. France* L. Both S. Wilken

M. Welch M. Alfus R. Nasello P. Giannola

M. Sparrow J.Szafraniec P. St. Leger J. Coleman

P. Simon M. D’Cunha P. Meschler

S. Coleman*

J. Weiss J. Lipinski B. Sullivan* M. Spence

N. Reichel M. Welch M. Spence

A.Hryniewicz

Lectors M. LaVant F. Gaziano M. Benitez J. Spence

B. Starr C. Bernholdt C. Stroh Lance Quadros

Servers J. Ragusin+ J. Guarino+ N. Reichel+ C. Klinger

C. James E. Schultz N. Benitez A. Zanon

R. Cook S. France E. Owsiany L. Zanon

BR Bernardin Room CH Church MH Mtg House PC Parish Center R Rectory TR Teen Room CR Choir Room

James Raftis Vinncent Passi Terese Stromayer

Evelyn McKeown Bob McGourty Joyce Horcher

Next weekend we will be

collecting food for our

local food pantry —

Lutheran

Church of the Cross.

Saturday, November 11, 2017 Veterans Day

9:00 am 33 Days to Morning MH 10:15am Prayer Shawl Ministry MH 2:00 pm Baptism Class BR 4:30pm Mass RE Parade of Saints C and Local Food Pantry Collection

This Week at the Parish Monday, November 6, 2017

7:00 pm Rosary CH

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 10:30 am Faith Formation Meeting R 1:00 pm Faith Enrichment R 2:00 pm Grief Support Group BR 5:30 pm Parish Life Meeting R

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 4:00 pm Religious Ed Classes MH 4:00 pm Religious Ed Classes PC 5:30 pm TAG Jr Meeting TR 6:30 pm Worship Commission Mtg CR 7:15 pm Choir Practice CH

Thursday, November 9, 2017 No Parish Meetings

Friday, November 10, 2017 No Parish Meetings

Sunday, November 12, 2017 At all Masses: Know Your Neighbor BR Local Food Pantry Collection C 5:30 pm Backpack Ministry PC

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HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION

Dear Lord, Hold our troops 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.

Remember Those Far From Home LCpl. Elijah Burgins Po3. John Castro

Pvt. Peter Eck Pvt. Zachary Flick Lt. Eric Infante

Sgt. Scott Majewski Kevin Moon Mullins

Afc. Jeremy McNeel Pfc. Joseph Pusateri Theodore Soupart

Let us remember and pray for those who are always in our hearts. If you have loved ones who are currently serving in the Armed Forces, please call the rectory at 847-437-6208 and we will add their names to our bulletin list. When your loved one has returned home, please let us know so we can remove their name from the list. Thank you.

End Domestic Violence NOW!

Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

Domestic Violence incidents rise during difficult financial times. If you see a family in trouble, please call the hotline.

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER MINISTRY

Seniors, do you need a ride to the doctor or grocery store? Please give us at least 3 days notice. This is a free service to

all our senior parishioners. We are not able to drive for surgery or if anes-thesia is involved. Call Linda at 847-439-5372.

St.Vincent de Paul is an emergency source for food and short-term financial help for parishioners and those living within the parish boundaries. Please call 847-437-6208. Requests will be handled with care and confidentiality.

“Blessed are those who mourn…”

Parishioner Who Died

Last Month

Janice Guskey

“for they shall be comforted.”

In the Gospel today, we hear the good news that when we keep our focus on God and serve one another, God exalts us!

As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul Poor Box, please say a special prayer for the poor who have no one to pray for them.

Veteran’s Exiting Homelessness Program We’ve all seen pictures of the homeless veterans struggling to regain their foot-ing when returning to civilian life. They risked their lives for us. We can now be “church” to them. The Veteran’s Administration (VA) has a wonderful rent subsidy program that moves the homeless veterans to apartments—with a suc-cess rate of 60%. But the apartment lacks basic household needs. We at St. Cecilia can make a difference! On the weekend of November 18/19 we will be collecting new household items at the Masses. Think (kitchen, bathroom essentials). A list will be in next week’s bulletin. Help turn an apartment into a home!

Give the Vets the message – We Care.

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Office Number:

847-437-6208

Extension 129

Seven Signs of Mission Vitality

1. We bring people to Christ

2. We support each other in knowing Christ more deeply

3. We encounter Christ and receive nourish-ment through prayer and worship

4. We build bonds among each other to sustain our life in Christ

5. We transform the lives of others through service as Christ’s missionary disciples

6. We respond to the call to holiness by jour-neying together with Christ

7. We take responsibility for administration and leadership of the parish as good stew-ards of the gifts Christ has entrusted to us

Renew My Church 101 Want to learn more about Renew My Church?

Renew My Church 101” is a 90 minute informative presentation and discussion about what Renew My Church means for the Church in Chicago. If you want to learn more about why we are undertaking this initia-tive, the vision for what is to come, and how you can play an important role, plan to attend the session at St. Raymond Church.

November 7 @ 7-8:30 PM St. Raymond de Penafort

301 S I Oka Avenue, Mt. Prospect Registration is appreciated: Go to www.archchicago.org

Renew my Church News & Events Renew My Church 101

33 Days to Morning Glory

Our Parish Life and Faith Formation Commissions are pleased to offer 33 Days to Morning Glory, where author Fr. Michael Gaitley masterfully summarizes the teach-ings of four giants of Marian spirituality. Through this self-guided retreat (using the book 33 Days to Morning Glory and by attending a weekly meeting or viewing an online video), a person commits to spiritual reading and prayerful pondering with a Marian focus. We give our-selves to Mary to be formed into the image of her Son, Jesus. "Mary brings us most intimately into that en-counter with Jesus," says Fr. Gaitley. We will begin independent study on Sunday, No-vember 5. In order for you to begin, please purchase the book 33 Days to Morning Glory this month and have it ready to read on November 5. Sign up for the weekly meetings (held at St. Cecilia's) or let us know you will be watching the videos from home. Our 33 days together will end on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Details about our final day will be given to participants and published in the bulletin. Our first weekly meeting will be on Saturday, No-vember 11 at 9 a.m. in the Meeting House. Please contact Lisa Mersereau to sign up for the first weekly meeting or if you have questions. Lisa's e-mail is lisa@stceciliamtprospect.org.

Further information about 33 Days to Morning Glory can be found at Amazon.com or at http://www.marian.org/news/A-New-Day-Dawns-for-Marian-Consecration-4742.

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Additional Raffle tickets are available in the Parish Office or with the Users after Mass. Don’t miss out. Tickets are only $5.00 each for a chance at 4 cash prizes, $2500, $1500, and (2) $500.

You may drop the tickets stubs and your remittance made payable to St. Cecilia Church in an envelope marked 50th Anniversary Raffle in the collection basket or mailed to the parish office.

The drawing will be held on the feast of St. Cecilia which we will celebrate this year on November 23, 2017. Only 3 weeks remain until the drawing for our 50th anni-versary raffle. Tickets are still available at the Parish Office or with the Ushers after Mass. Don’t miss out!

50th Anniversary Raffle

Anniversary Prayer Anniversary Prayer on the Occasion of 50 Yearson the Occasion of 50 Years

Blessed are you, Lord our God,

who built and has sustained

St. Cecilia parish for 50 years

We glorify your name!

Thank you for the many blessings you have

bestowed upon this community of faith.

Continue to bless us as we work in unity, in truth, and in love during this, our

50th Anniversary, and into the future.

Help us to be cherished disciples of our Savior, Jesus Christ, by loving and respecting one an-

other and all of Creation.

May we continue to grow in wisdom and grace, through Christ, from whom all good things

come. In union with St. Cecilia and the com-munion of saints, we ask all of this through

Christ our Lord, Amen.

Altar of Remembrance

During November we remember all our departed souls. We will again have the Altar of Remem-brance. You are invited to bring a picture of your deceased one to place in their memory. Participa-tion is not limited to those who have passed away this year, nor need they have been parishioners.

You will take your picture home again at the end of the month. Please attach your name on the back of the picture. The altar will be up all month, except for the November 4th weekend—when we will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary. The altar will once again resume it’s placement for the rest of the month.

Join us for the 2nd Annual

St. Cecilia Sing! All are invited to what promises to be a wonderful, music-

filled evening featuring music from across our faith. Under

the direction of Jennifer Kerr Budziak, we will sing the

night away as we celebrate the gift of music in our lives as

we near the feast day of our patron saint, St. Cecilia. Our

singing will be accompanied by the mighty, fully restored

Casavant Opus 1279 pipe organ.

Monday, November 13th

St. Paul of the Cross

320 S. Washington Street | Park Ridge, IL

7:30pm - Hymn Festival

Open Admission for Hymn Festival!

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday November 4, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. James Prendergast 4:30 PM † Donna Maggard † Sal DeLuca † Veronica Gruper † Kathleen Harwick † People of St. Cecilia Parish 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy Sunday November 5, 2017 7:30 AM † Walter & Adelle Rutkowski † George Ficker † Mary Puralewski † Deceased Mem. of Chamber & Lawlor Families 9:00 AM † Margaret Salen † Silvia Kelly † Donald Schultz, Jr. † Grace Kelly † Lucy Mule 10:30 AM † Deceased Mem. of DiPuccio Family † Deceased Mem. of Burger, Brennan & Hirsh Families † Deceased Mem. of St. Catherine Lodge † Salvatore, Maria & Giusppe Urso 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy Monday November 6, 2017 8:00 AM † Leona Mroz † Charles Rabelhofer Fr. Joseph Epko (Health) Tuesday November 7, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. Raymond Pavis † Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo † Caroline Danyluk † Philip Venticinque Wednesday November 8, 2017 9:00 AM † Joseph Cuick Thursday November 9, 2017 8:00 AM † Parishioners † Leona A. Styrcula † Mary Schmelzer Friday November 10, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. James Prendergast † Rose & Stanley Hulak † Beatriz M. Anzaldua † Agapito C. Anzaldua Jamila Adi (Special Intention) Saturday November 11, 2017 8:00 AM † Purgatorial Society † Carlos Tejeda † Alicia Barcenus 4:30 PM † Judy Alberti † Rudolph Michuda † Ronald Rascia † Dec. Members of Nadolski Fam. † Dec. Members of Rusteberg & Ginner Fam. 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — (Malachi 1:14b — 2:2b, 8-10). Do we not have one father? Did not the one God create us?

Psalm — (Psalm 131). In you, Lord, I have found my peace

Second Reading — (1 Thessalonians 2:7b-9, 13). You have received not a human word but the word of God

Gospel — (Matthew 23:1-12). Call no one your father on earth; you have but one Father, the one in heaven

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rom 11:29-36; Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:15-24 Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10; Ps 112:1b-2, 4-5, 9; Lk 14:25-33 Thursday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Friday: Rom 15:14-21; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: Wis 6:12-16; Ps 63:2-8; 1 Thes 4:13-18 [13-14]; Mt 25:1-13

Sunday November 12, 2017 7:30 AM † William & Margaret Chudziak † Nancy Lipinski 9:00 AM † Deacon Mel Both † Anna Rago † Gordon Hoijer † Gil Meschler † Deceased Mem. of Gentile & Avelluto Family 10:30 AM † Jennifer Stanko † Filomena & Giovanni Saparito † Mary Ellen Ryan † John Ryan † Denise Ryan 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IS LOOKING FOR SOME ELVES!

If you would like to bake or donate cookies or other goodies for the Social, please contact Elaine Chapman at 847-439-1055.

Be an elf this holiday season & help St. Vincent de Paul make the holidays a little brighter for some area families!!

St. Vincent de Paul will be hosting our Christmas Fundraiser ~ The ‘Tis the Season Social ~ on Saturday, December 9th from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. in the Parish Center, but we need our Elves (YOU!) to make it happen!

We will be raffling off a sleigh-full of prizes donated by parishioners and area merchants. If you are interested in helping with the raffle, please take an ornament off the tree on the St. Vincent de Paul posters, purchase the requested item and return it to the SVDP table in the Gathering Space

beginning the weekend of November 18th & 19th.

Then, join us on December 9th as we raffle off all the items. In addition to the Raffles, there

will be a Kids Craft Corner, games for kids & all kinds of refreshments and fellowship. Santa Claus will also be making a special stop at the Social around 1:00! The raffles will start promptly at 2:00 p.m. A $10.00 donation gets you 50 raffle tickets!

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Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church

434 W. Park St., Arlington Heights in the Fr. Mackin Center Gym RSVP to (847) 253-5353 x238 or parishnurse@olwparish.org

Time: 9:00 am-11:00 am

Throughout this fall, the Archdiocese of Chicago will be hosting Care for our Common Home meetings and events throughout the diocese-Vicariate I: November 18 – St. Mary of the Annunciation, Mundelein

Parishes are working in solidarity to care for God’s gift of life and all of creation. Join us at the upcoming Care for our Common Home gatherings as we live out our Catholic faith to preserve and protect all that God has en-trusted to us. The gatherings will celebrate how parishes are currently preserving life and all that sustains it, as well as identify ways to expand our ministry to care for our common home.

The session will run 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. RSVP online at pvm.archchicago.org/creation or call the Office of Human Dignity and Solidarity at 312-534-5393.

New Hearing Induction Loop Installed!

Parishioners with a t-coil in their hearing aid can now more fully participate in the Mass directly through their hearing aids. Please contact your hearing care professional to see if your hearing aid is equipped with a t-coil and is properly adjusted. Non-hearing aid users can pick up a loop receiver and listen though a headset which is available in the church.

Visit www.Loopit8.com for more information

or call 855-566-7488 x4 to talk

to our friendly customer service team.

Please look for

future

announcements!

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Parish Personnel Rev. Michael Olivero, Pastor, ext. 113 Rev. Damasus Okoro, Resident, ext. 117 Rev. Daniel Brady, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jack Hurley, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, 847-253-8600, ext. 137 Lisa Mersereau, Pastoral Associate/DRE, ext. 120 Carol Klinger, Adm. Asst. PA/DRE, ext. 129 Mr. James J. Kelly, Director of Music, ext. 126 Mrs. Frances Ficker, Ministry of Care Coordinator, ext. 122 Mrs. Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister ext 123 Mr. Ted Kawa, Business Manager, ext. 115 Mrs. Pat Sordyl , Parish Secretary, ext. 110 Mrs. Audrey Taylor, Bulletin Editor, ext. 110

Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM

Weekday & Saturday Morning Masses See Page 7 of the bulletin.

Spanish Liturgies Saturday 6:30 PM, Sunday 12:00 Noon

Holy Day Masses 7:00 PM Anticipated; 9:00 AM (Any changes noted inside bulletin) Civic Holiday Masses 9:00 AM

Parish Office Phone 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520 Parish Website: www.stceciliamtprospect.com Webmaster@stceciliamtprospect.org

Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6208; Lisa Mersereau at extension 120 or Carol at extension 129

Music Office Phone 847-437-6152

Ministry of Care Office Phone 847-437-6208, ext. 122

Youth Ministry Kathy McGourty, Director of Youth Ministry; 847-437-6208, ext. 123 or email: youthministry@stceciliamtprospect.org

Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the home-bound. Please call the Parish Office to arrange.

New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to become members of St. Cecilia are asked to introduce themselves and register at the Parish Office during regular office hours, or ask an usher for a registration form.. If you will be moving, please let us know if we should change your address or remove you from our list of regis-tered parishioners. This will help us cut down on postage costs.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instruction and formation for anyone wishing to inquire into the Catholic Faith can be made by contacting the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Baptism Infant Baptism (0-6 years) is a special time in a family’s life. The Church invites parents and godparents to prepare for this Sacrament with an Infant Baptism Class. These sessions are usu-ally held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in which the Baptism takes place. Baptisms are celebrated at 2 PM on the 4th Sunday of January, April, May, July, September, and November. For more information or to reserve your place for a Baptism date and preparation class, please call the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation are that a mini-mum of 8 months be set aside for personal preparation for mar-riage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans.

Bulletin Submissions Articles for the bulletin must be submitted in black and white or color on disk or emailed to audrey@stceciliamtprospect.org and must be received at the Parish Office by 4:00 PM 16 days prior to the bulletin issue date. For holiday submissions, please add 7 days to the lead time.

Monitor Submissions To display an event on the Monitor in the Gathering Space, send an email with the event details to: monitor@stceciliamtprospect.org. All submissions will be presented on the monitor the following Saturday and are subject to approval.

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS:

St. Cecilia Parish #811

700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

PHONE:

847-437-6208

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Audrey Taylor

audrey@stceciliamtprospect.org

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