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Altar & Rosary Society UNITED. We the Ladies of St. James Altar and Rosary gather for worship, nourishment in the Holy Eucharist and fellowship. The schedule of events for 2019/2020 is being finalized. Thank you to all the clergy and parishioners who have given freely of their time, talent and financial support. You are greatly appreciated and supported by the prayers of the Altar and Rosary Society. Get ready for some exciting events.

Mass Schedule

WEEKENDS: Saturdays: 5:00pm & Sundays: 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30am HOLY DAYS: 7:00am & 7:00pm WEEKDAYS: Mon, Tue, Thu 8:15am & Fri 6:00pm WEDNESDAY: Adoration at 5:00pm & Mass 7:00pm CONFESSION SCHEDULE: Wednesdays 6:15-7:00pm & Saturdays 9:30-10:00am otherwise by appointment. BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS & FUNERALS: Contact the rectory office. SICK & HOMEBOUND PASTORAL CARE: Please notify rectory. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Wed, Thu & Fri: 9:00am to 2:00pm. CLERGY: Fr. Tom Koys, M.A.,S.T.L., Pastor, Fr. Edward Gleeson, Pastor Emeritus Fr. Robert Coleman, Resident Deacon John Wilkinson, C.K.M. Deacon Doug Szarzynski

Pres: Barbara 708.257.9129 V.P. Linda 630.257.8252 Sec: Judi 630.243.9414 Treas: Chris 708.330.5216

Sag Hall (Patio) Saturday, Sept 7th ~ Noon Zacchaeus House Luncheon with Bishop Joseph N. Perry Tickets Available ~ See Deacon John PICK-A-PRIZE GIFTS Needed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sunday, Sept. 8th ~ 12:30 Annual Parish Picnic All Are Welcome, BINGO ▪ Prizes Needed

Tweny-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 25, 2019

Page Two August 25, 2019

FROM THE DESK OF, FR. THOMAS KOYS, M.A.,S.T.L., PASTOR

RENEW MY CHURCH UPDATE….

I find myself pushed by the Holy Spirit to share some thoughts I have kept inside for some time now, dur-ing the Renew My Church process. It’s hard to ignore the elephant in the room in any discussion of what’s go-ing on in the Catholic world today. First and foremost, that elephant takes the shape of some mighty bad

scandals within the ranks of priests and bishops. Our Lord alone knows what such problems these “sins” have brought upon our parishes, schools and Catholic organiza-tions. It cannot be stressed enough how we all must pray for priests and bishops today. And in this vain, it is so im-portant for everyone to examine their own consciences. Because true renewal must be a renewal of our faith. We cannot accept the narrative that declares that the present difficulties of our church are simply natural occurrences like the changing of the seasons. Nor can we cry out and point the blame solely at the hierarchy. To this end, take a deep breath and contemplate the following 12 questions. If you’re still standing when you’re done, then role up your sleeves, and pitch in to help renew the Church that Jesus established.

1. How many Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist? 2. How many Catholics confess regularly? 3. How many Catholics have “converted” to a Protestant denomination? 4. How many Catholics regularly vote for pro-choice politicians? 5. How many Catholics regularly miss one or more Sunday Masses a month? 6. How many Catholics understand and follow the teachings of Humanae Vitae (do not use artificial contraception)? 7. How many divorced and civilly remarried Catholics take Holy Communion? 8. How many Catholics have or would attend a “same-sex” wedding? 9. How many Catholics live together without the grace of sacramental marriage? 10. How many Catholics support or work with an organization that helps the poor? 11. How many Catholics invest time in studying to grasp the fullness of the faith? 12. How many Catholics invite others to join in the Catholic faith, or the more orthodox practice of it?

Please spread the word about our wonderful Mon-day night CCD program. First class is Sept 9, 6:30pm- 8pm. Registration forms are in back of church and can be printed from our website online at (www.historicstjames.org). We use the Faith and Life series from Ignatius Press and the Baltimore Cate-chism.

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Catholic Citizens Forum Luncheon on September 13, 2019 to feature Mother Mary Catherine

Mother Mary Catherine is the foundress of the re-cently formed Missionaries of the Word community of religious sisters in the diocese of Green Bay, Wis-consin. Mother will speak about her experiences with and memories of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Luncheons are at 11:45 a.m. at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Tickets $40.00. Business Attire. Reservations Re-quired. Call Maureen at 708-352-5834 or register on line at CatholicCitizens.org.

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The litigation challenging the State of Illinois' law which would re-quire us to refer for abortion and share the benefits of abortion is in the discovery phase. Eight of our fellow pregnancy center colleagues will face depositions over the next few weeks and we ask that you cover them in prayer.

Pray: That they answer clearly and succinctly with truth and boldness; That they have no fear, knowing God is with them, and justice will prevail; That the State realizes that they have no defense to this uncon-stitutional law; That the State drops their aggressive attack on people of faith and conscience.

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WHY ANYONE WHO DOESN'T BELIEVE THE EUCHA-RIST IS, THE BODY, BLOOD, SOUL, AND DIVINITY OF CHRIST WOULD COME TO MASS.` By Jaymie Stuart

Catholics are up in arms -- again. This time, it's the recent Pew Research report that only one in three of us believe that the Eucharist is the Real Presence of Christ. One in three. In other words, for every Catholic who believes what the Church teaches about the Most Blessed Sacrament, there are two who don't. There is, of course plenty of blame to go around. But be-fore we start assigning it to the poor catechesis, bad preaching, liturgical minimalism, or the too-often uninspired (and uninspiring) pap that passes for liturgical music that sprung up like weeds in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, let's take a collective deep breath and admit that none of this "new data" should surprise us. Attendance at Mass has been declining for a long time and it isn't merely because people have found something better to do on Sunday mornings; it's because they think they've found something better to do with their lives. That isn't just a crisis of faith; it's a tragedy. It is tragic that baptized Cath-olics do not come to Mass, or come only a few times a year. But frankly, I wonder why anyone who doesn't believe that the Eucharist is, in fact, the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Christ would come to Mass at all. Ever. While we ought to expect adherents to Christian faith to be a minority in the world, it is shocking for us to realize that such people are a 2:1 minority within the Church. (And among those, missionary disciples are even fewer.) These are not the people who ought to be serving on parish pas-toral councils, lectors, or extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, let alone ordained ministers. And while there is no data on how many of them do, it would seem proba-ble that number might be even more disconcerting. How does this happen? Is it just another instance of finally reporting something that has, largely, always been the case, or have people's beliefs really changed? There are two things to consider. FIRST, it's important to remember that what we believe has absolutely everything to do with who we believe. Scandals, especially the sexual abuse crisis, have seriously damaged the Church's credibility. But I think this apostasy -- let's call it what it is -- is the result of something more subtle than that. It seems to me that while we focused on how to be Church in the world, we allowed far too much of the world into the Church. There's nothing wrong with turning out-ward as St. John Paul II did. And as tempting as it may be, turning inward on ourselves is inconsistent with the Great Commission Christ gave us. Still, in turning outward to the world, far too many of us have forgotten how to turn up-ward. Enthusiasm is not a substitute for faithfulness. Our

primary task as the Body of Christ in the world is to point to him -- to live in this world, but for the next. As a complete and total gift of self to God on the behalf of sinners, the Eucharistic Christ shows us how. Those who believe that Eucharist is merely a symbol, merely a ritual -- a "something" and not a someone -- miss the entire point of the Incarnation. God did not become human and enter the world to affirm it as it is, but to save it, and bring us into communion with him. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION: Why do people who do not believe what the Church teaches insist on continuing to identify themselves as Catholics? Perhaps, it's because the world we've let into the Church has increasingly distanced itself from not only Judeo-Christian values, but from the Christian worldview. Our world now tells us that we can identify ourselves as we desire, without necessarily meet-ing any objective criteria of what substantively constitutes that identity. To put it another way, if a biological man can identify himself as a woman, there is little if anything to keep someone who rejects the core of Catholic belief from identifying himself as Catholic. In this paradigm, I'm not a Catholic because I embrace the faith of the Church I was baptized in and do my very best to live according to Church teaching, but simply because I say I am. I don't have to change if I've convinced myself that I can simply tailor the faith of the Church to my own opinions and preferences the way I change the settings on my smartphone. Again, the Most Blessed Sacrament has something to teach us here. If I do not believe that the elements of bread and wine change substantially into the Body and Blood of Christ, everything can simply stay the way it is. Including me. But if the power of the Holy Spirit through priestly ministry trans-forms the bread and wine into the real and true Body and Blood of Christ, and that same Holy Spirit dwells in me, I can be transformed, too. There is no magic bullet for addressing disbelief. Preaching and catechesis are necessary, but not sufficient. Adoration and public processions are beneficial, but not enough. More reverence is needed, but that will change everything. If the Church fires on all cylinders, though, perhaps the needle will move. I know that in my own life, it wasn't a reli-gion class at a Catholic school or the words of a priest or nun that made the difference. It was witnessing the devo-tion of thousands of Joe and Mary Catholics enduring an icy and torrential October rain in order to receive what they believed was far more than a piece of bread. They knew something I didn't and behaved accordingly. Ultimately, our faith is not about a philosophy, a set of moral teachings, or even a long tradition of religious practices. Our faith is about Jesus Christ. He formed the Church around the gift of his Body and Blood. If we want to renew the faith of the Church today, we must begin and end where he did: with Holy Eucharist.

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