ST. MARY CHURCH

DEKALB, ILLINOIS

JULY 5, 2020

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“I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the little

ones” (Matthew 11:25) declares Jesus. It recalls Father’s Day and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist near the end of June and our up-coming celebration of the Declaration of Independ-ence. We need the hope, ideals and enthusiasm young people bring who look to the future. They are determined to make a better world for themselves and their children. We also need the witness of patience and valued experience more seasoned adults bring to the world. Good fathers encourage and inspire their children to go to work with courage, putting their tal-ents at the service of others; recognizing how blessed and fulfilling it is to give in faith. At the same time, each child is created a gift of love and an end in his or herself: from the womb, through the end of the jour-ney in this world, and into eternity. Each has a right and duty to recognize the responsibility that comes with the many gifts they have received. The world needs to grow toward the fulfill-ment promised in God. Although it will always strug-gle and labor until the final coming of the Lord and the end of the fallen world as we know it, Jesus says: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your-selves” (Matthew 11:28-29). Finding fulfillment and happiness in the mystery of our journey here includes prayerful discernment of how to live in God’s Spirit, the trials that gain experience, and the spiritual and emotional rest and comfort that come even here through knowledge of God’s will and His union with us. As we heard on the Solemnity of the Nativity

of St. John the Baptist, we are called from the womb to carry out this mission.

In Christ, Son of Mary,

Fr. Russell

From the desk of

Fr. Russell

Office 302 Fisk Avenue · DeKalb, IL 60115 Phone: 815.758.5432 Fax: 815.758.2487 / Website: stmarydekalb.org

Office Hours

Liturgies

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM in English *

Sunday Masses: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM in English *

Weekday Masses: Mon.-Fri. 5:00 PM in English *

Spanish Mass: Tuesday 6:30 PM & Sunday 4:00 PM

First Friday 7:00 PM *

* SIGN-UP BY PHONE OR ONLINE TO ATTEND MASSES.

Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:30 PM

Vigil/Holy Day Masses: Call Parish Office

Area Care Facilities: Cancelled until further notice.

Pastoral Staff Pastor: Rev. Dean Russell, 815.758.5432 Principal: Ashley Davis, 815.756.7905 Cemetery: 815.758-5432 Director of Music: Joe Harmon, ext. 106 Choir Director: Caleb Gray Director of Religious Education: Annalisa McMaster, ext. 110

Support Staff Business Manager: Jim Glemkowski, ext. 102 Financial Assistant: Jill Voight, ext. 105 Parish Secretary: Linda Jackiw, ext.103 Ministry Secretary: Mona O'Bryan, ext. 107 Receptionist: Carrie Anderson, ext. 100

Contact Information Parish Office: 302 Fisk Avenue - 815.758.5432

Faith Formation / Rel. Ed. / Youth Ministry: 815.758.5432

School: 210 Gurler Road - 815.756.7905

E-mail: mail@stmarydekalb.org

Website: stmarydekalb.org

Hispanic Ministry

Rev. Darwin Flores, 815.758.1377

Hispanic Secretary: Susana Garcia, ext. 113

Vietnamese Ministry

Rev. Anthony Vu Khac Long, 815.312.9661

Bulletin Deadline

Monday - 8:00 AM (FOR CONSIDERATION)

Send requests to: bulletin@stmarydekalb.org

The Parish office re-opened on Wednesday, July 1st 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday - Wednesday 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Thursday Closed - Friday

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Readings for the Week of July 5, 2020

Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/ Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 Monday: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mt 9:18-26 Tuesday: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10 [9a]/Mt 9:32-38 Wednesday: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [4b]/ Mt 10:1-7 Thursday: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16 [4b]/ Mt 10:7-15 Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17 [17b]/ Mt 10:16-23 Saturday: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mt 10:24-33 Next Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 [Lk 8:8]/ Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 ©Liturgical Publications,

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST MARY SCHOOL

www.stmarydekalb.org

Our Weekly Offering Week Ending 06/26/2020

Sunday Offertory $ 9,724.10 School $ 82.00 Religious Education Support $ 316.00 Capital Improvements $ 110.00 Easter $ 50.00 Flower Donation $ 1.00 Good Friday $ 15.00 Cemetery $ 114.00 Diocesan Appeal $ 750.00 Eagle Scout Project $ 50.00

Thank You for Your Contributions!

1ST WEEK OF FISCAL YEAR 2020- 2021

It’s Time to Calendar July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021

Any St. Mary parish or school group planning to use the church campus facilities for the next fiscal year (7/1/20-6/30/21) MUST fill out a room request and room setup form.

PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOUR GROUP OR COMMITTEE WAS ON THE

CALENDAR LAST YEAR THAT YOU AUTO-MATICALLY HAVE THE SAME DATE THIS

YEAR. Nothing carries over and no groups are sched-uled for any event after June 30th of 2020. When you submit a form please understand it is a request only

and not a confirmation. Forms are available at the par-ish office or can be downloaded from the parish web-

site at www. stmarydekalb.org/documents/2020/6/SMD-FacilityUseRequest.pdf.

Completed forms should be turned in to the parish office.

Thank you for your continued support of St. Mary Church through your advertisement in our bulletin.

Why Marmion? It’s never too early to start thinking about high school. Have you

wondered what it would be like to have your son attend Marmion Academy but do not know where to begin? Now’s

your opportunity to get those questions answered. Every Thursday evening at 7:00 PM starting July 9th through end

of August, the “Why Marmion?” Zoom series will allow prospective parents and guardians the opportunity to learn

more about Marmion and poise questions to currents students, faculty and administration.

Topics for discussion include Marmion’s E-learning Program, Athletics and Fine Arts Participation, General Q & A, and more!

It’s easy to join a session! Please email Bill Dickson, Director of Admissions at

bdickson@marmion.org<mailto:bdickson@marmion.org> for information or visit marmion.org/whymarmion to register.

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In the Gospel today, we hear Jesus say: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will

give you rest.”

Your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul brings peace to those who are overwhelmed with

life’s burdens.

“O God our creator … through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society.”

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops “Prayer for Religious Liberty”

Stewardship “The harvest is rich,” Jesus tells the seventy-two in today’s

Gospel, “but the workers are few.” The situation is the same today. How can I help with God’s harvest? Am I called into the field? Am I one who could provide food or shelter or wages to

those who toil in the fields of the Lord? See Luke 10:2

For the latest, up-to-date information about our parish, please “Like” our facebook page! You can find it at www.facebook.com/StMarydeKalbIl/

or check out our website: http://stmarydekalb.org

Set off your own fireworks by giving your spouse the gift oa a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends

are Sept. 11-13 in Geneva, IL., Oct. 16-18 in Brookfield, WI or Nov. 13-15 in Rockford IL. Visit our website at:

alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653.

Check our website for additional opportunities. The Weekend experience will be moved online if needed for the health and

safety of our attendees and volunteers.

Para un fin de semana en espanol por favor llamen a Candelario y Emilia al 815-375-4250.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Rockford/Madison/Milwaukee Ministry

2020 DIOCESAN APPEAL The way it works is the Diocese gives us a target contribution and our generous parishion-ers make pledges and payments to cover the target. Unfortunately, St. Mary must cover any gap between our target and parishioners pay-ments and write a check for the difference. This year, our target is $60,776. You all should have received pledge envelopes You can also

contribute online at www.rockforddiocese.org/donate/ Thank you in advance for your generosity and God bless.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

WEDNESDAYS 5:30PM - THURSDAYS 4:30PM

If interested, please call Lori Kedzie 815-751-9644

CALLING ALL ADORERS

New Hours for the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

We are blessed to have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament again!!!

Wednesdays 5:30pm - Thursdays 4:30pm

Additional adorers needed at the following times:

WEDNESDAY 10 - 11 pm, 11 pm - midnight THURSDAY 3 - 4am, 4 - 5am, 5-6am, 6 - 7am, 11am - noon, noon - 1pm, 1 - 2pm

Come let us adore Him!!!

If you can come at one of the above times every week or every other week, please call or text Lori Kedzie 815-751-9644

COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES

Pastoral Council Kevin Fuss, Chairperson 815-758-5432 ext. 100 Ging Smith 815-756-2177 Ana Vargas Wittoff 815-787-0285 Barbara Halverson 815-756-9453 Matt Fleming

Finance Council 815-758-5432 ext. 104

Buildings & Grounds Committee 815-758-5432 ext. 102

Cemetery Committee Tom Specht 815-758-5432 ext. 102

Funeral Committee 815-758-5432 ext. 100

Ministry of Care Rick Fleming 815-758-5432 ext. 100

Respect Life Committee 815-758-5432 ext. 100

St. Vincent de Paul Society Donna Brown 815-200-4730 Learn more at www.SVDPdeKalb.org

School Committee Greg Kubitz 815-756-7905

Stewardship Commission 815-758-5432 ext. 102

Social Media - Facebook/Instagram Annalisa McMaster 815-758-5432 ext. 110

J U L Y 5 , 2 0 2 0 P A G E 5

ADOPT-A-St. MARY LANCER PROGRAM: St. Mary Catholic School is now offering the "Adopt-A-Student Program" to aide students with financial assistance toward their tuition. We will have students in need of financial assistance towards their education for the 2020-2021 school year. Please call the school for tuition rates and other infor-mation. Some individuals or organizations contribute a portion of this amount for one child, while others are able to pay the entire amount. Each contribution is greatly appreciated. This can be paid in monthly installments, semi-annually, or in one lump sum. If you would like to set up payments or make a one- time contribution, please contact us at 815-756-7905 or via email at adavis@stmaryschooldekalb.com. Contributions may also be sent to the school office at the following address: St. Mary Catholic School Catholic School, Adopt-A-Student, 210 Gurler Road, DeKalb, IL 60115. Any student that you “adopt” will send you letters and updates throughout the school year to keep you informed on how your gift is truly helping him or her to be able to receive a Catholic Education. You may choose to stay anonymous if you wish; but, the student will still send you updates.

St. Mary Catholic School Are you looking for an outstanding learning environ-ment for your child? St. Mary Catholic School is a nurturing Catholic environment that chooses academics, values, and morals to provide to each and every child that attends. St. Mary Catholic School teaches the whole child by providing a complete education that focuses on the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and social growth of each individual child. The comprehensive curriculum is based on needs and varying learning styles of students. St. Mary School does work coopera-tively with students that do need extra attention or Individual Service Plans. Test scores from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills average in the upper quartile nationally. In addition, the school offers Spanish to all students, a partnership Art program, Speech pro-gram, and Nursing program with Northern Illinois University. This professional relationship allows are students to receive services that reach each student. Our STEM program begins in Preschool and by the middle school years, students are coding and writing programs to control the movements of a robot. We have a blended learning and one- to- one classrooms in grades 6-8. St. Mary School also offers a well-rounded extracurricular program that offers athletics to grades 5-8th grade; and, a phe-nomenal fine arts program that puts on Speech/Forensics show-case and a Spring Musical each year. St. Mary Catholic School offers levels from 3-year-old Preschool through 8th Grade. For more information or to sched-ule a tour of the school, please call 815-76-7905. Registration materials are available online. Choose Academics……Choose Values…….. Choose Morals……Choose SMS!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

If you still need to register your

children for class, please drop off

completed registration form at the

parish office as soon as possible. We also have online registration this year. No

need to fill out or turn in paperwork. https://www.cognitoforms.com/

StMary1StMaryConfirmationAndReligiousEducation RegistrationForm

Meals on Wheels Thanks St. Mary Parish!

A big thank you to all who participated in the June Delivery Program for MOW. There were many “regulars” as well as newcomers, and it seems as if many enjoyed this minis-try! This is a vital program for our homebound friends, and it is dependent on volunteer drivers. It is a fairly easy ministry, requiring about 1½ hr. from start to finish… Perhaps you are called to serve? If interested in continuing to deliver occasionally, con-tact Colleen at The VAC, 815-758-3932. If interested in learning more about MOW, call Chris Hacker at 815-758-5625. Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity of time and spirit! Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one an-other with whatever gift each of you has received. Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; who-ever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4: 10-11

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Parishioners are invited to give an offering for Mass Intentions in the

name of a deceased loved one, for the intentions of someone in need, or in thanksgiving for a blessing received

from the Lord. In accordance with Church law, only one intention per

mass will be accepted for an offering of $10.00. For more information, please call the Parish Office at

815.758-5432.

The power of prayer We pray for St. Mary parishioners, relatives, and friends who are suffering from

illness, also for those who are homebound, hospitalized, or confined to a care facility, especially:

Giana Anderson, Matt Anderson, Jackie Balon, Lori Baert, Pat Beck, Patricia Budzinski,

Christine Burtzos, Dale Byers, Mary Clarbour, Margaret Cobb, Debbie Coffland, Ben Coniglio,

Donna Dalwam, Joe Diedrich, Horst Erker, Yale Factor, Bobbie Fitch, Beth Fixmer, Missy Flores,

Fr. Karl Ganss, Justin French, Judi Glover, Rita Hammett, Eric Hanson, Kathleen Hiatt, Ruth Higgins, Beverly Hines, Ana Jackiw,

Col. Thomas Z. James, William Joiner, Julie Jones, Joan Judkins, Patsy Kelahan, Alan Kissane,

Rev. Richard Kramer, Carolyn Kustron, Nadia Lachowski, Ginger Lange, Henrietta Lobner,

Brayden MacNeille, Timothy McMillan, Mary Lou Murphy, Louis Mustari, Dave Myers,

Mary O’Brien, Tom O’Brien, Orlando Moises Pulido, Kevin Raih, Carol Reed, Joshua Reynolds, Jr.,

Joel Rivera, Jeff Salazar, Marlene Salazar, Richard Salazar, Steve Stach, Jim Theisen, Leah Theisen,

Ray Theisen, Justin Valdez, Jerry Vasko, Abel Viland, Robert White, David Young

If you know of a person in our parish who is homebound and would like to receive a card of encouragement, or to have a name added to or

removed from the prayer list, call the parish office at 815.758.5432.

Monday, July 6 (St. Maria Goretti)

5:00 PM Jane & John Cole Family

Tuesday, July 7 (Weekday)

5:00 PM † Cathy Baldin

6:30 PM † Poor Souls (Spanish Mass)

Wednesday, July 8 (Weekday)

5:00 PM † Louis & Edith Miller

Thursday, July 9 (St. Augustine Zhao Rong & Companions)

5:00 PM † Peggy Hoyt

Friday, July 10 (Weekday)

5:00 PM † Poor Souls

Saturday, July 11 (St. Benedict)

8:00 AM † Donna Schoo

5:00 PM Living & Deceased Members of St. Mary

The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

9:00 AM † Allegra Hartman

11:00 AM † Josephine Hayward

4:00 PM † Poor Souls (Spanish Mass)

** Due to the suspension of public Masses by Bishop Malloy, private Masses for your intentions are still being said.

ST. MARIA GORETTI Feast Day - July 6

She was born on a small farm near Ancona, Italy, in 1890. Pope Pius XII called her “the St. Agnes of the 20th century.” The third of seven children, she was, in the words of her mother, “happy, good, openhearted, without whim, but with a sense and seriousness beyond her years, and never disobedi-ent.” Her father died when she was nine, and she helped out with the younger children and the house work while her mother ran the farm. She received her First Communion at age eleven and strove with all her strength to be better each day. Six months later, she was severely tried for her Faith. The Goretti family shared a home with the partner of their father and his son, Alexander, a wicked-minded youth who began making sinful advances toward Maria. She repelled them. Finally he attacked her, but again she resisted him with all her strength, crying out repeatedly: “No, it’s a sin. God does not want it .” He was overwhelmed with fear and anger and began to strike her blindly with a long dagger, and several blows passed through her body. She was rushed to the hospital and surgeons worked feverishly to save her life, but it soon became evident that nothing could be done. The next morning she was given Communion. She was asked what she thought of her attacker. She replied clearly that she forgave him, that she would pray for his repent-ance, and that she wished to see him in heaven. She died on July 6, 1902. Her death profoundly moved the people of Italy and stirred worldwide notice. Her attacker was sen-tenced to thirty years in prison. Her prayers for her murder-er were heard and answered. After eight years of unrepent-ant imprisonment, Alexander had a complete change of heart. He was released for good behavior after twenty-seven years. He quickly went to Maria’s mother to beg for-giveness and then he became a Capuchin laybrother. He gave evidence at the canonical inquiry about Blessed Maria and lived to see her canonized. On July 25, 1950, she was raised to sainthood by Pope Pius XII, with her mother, brothers, and sisters present, a unique event in the history of the Church.