ST. MARY CHURCH

DEKALB, ILLINOIS

JUNE 21, 2020

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USCCB - Issues and Action Human Life and Dignity - Racism

June 2020

“Racism is a sin: a sin that divides the human family, blots out the image of God among specific members of that fam-ily, and violates the fundamental human dignity of those called to be children of the same Father.” (Brothers and Sisters to Us, 1979). Racism lives in a particular and per-nicious way in the United States, in part because of the complex history of slavery in the country, and the beliefs and policies that sustained it. African Americans have suf-fered intensely from those who have committed, and con-tinue to commit, the sin of racism. But racism has also ravaged the lives and livelihoods of many other groups of people, and its targets and destructive manifestations are ever-evolving.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism seeks to teach about and to witness to the intrinsic dignity of the human person as an antidote to the grave sin of racism. The Committee ex-plores and implements concrete solutions to address the racism that still pervades our society and our Church to-day, and works in collaborative ways to strengthen the re-sponse of all people to this evil.

This mandate includes the following areas of responsi-bility:

• Listening sessions, dialogues, and convenings con-cerning racism within and outside of the Church, in-cluding its roots and impacts (spiritual and civil, individ-ual and structural), as well as the voices of people suf-fering because of it;

• Creation and dissemination of theological, liturgical, pastoral, and community resources;

• Education and catechesis, including work with dioces-es and parishes, about racism and effective models to respond to it;

• Implementation of the USCCB’s pastoral statements on racism;

• Communications strategies that promote effective re-sponses to racism;

• Focused evangelization with an aim toward under-standing racism and the need for healing and reconcili-ation;

• Efforts toward conversion of those who harbor racist beliefs and commit racist actions, and care for those who are the victims of racism;

• Outreach and coordinated activity, including interfaith and ecumenical work, to combat racism;

• Support and encouragement for financial and other investments in efforts, programs, and strategies to ad-dress racism; Public policy advocacy focused on is-sues that perpetuate or are a result of racism.

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

Office Hours

Monday thru Thursday: 9:00 AM - Noon & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Friday: Closed

Liturgies

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 PM in English

Sunday Masses: 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM in English

Spanish Mass: Sunday 4:00 PM

Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:30 PM

Weekday Masses: Mon.-Fri. 7 AM and

Sat. 8 AM in English

Vigil/Holy Day Masses: See page 5

Area Care Facilities: See page 5 for

dates & Mass times

Reconciliation:

English: Tue, Thu, Fri. 7:35-8:00 AM

& Sat.8:35-9:15 AM & 3:30-4:15 PM

Spanish: Tue. 6:00-8:30 PM

Pastoral Staff

Pastor: Rev. Dean Russell, 815.758.5432 frrussell@stmarydekalb.org 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)

T H E 1 2 t h S U N D A Y I N O R D I N A R Y T I M E P A G E 3

St. Mary Parish’s tithe for the month of May of $214.10

will be donated to:

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Parish Monthly

Tithe

Readings for the Week of June 14, 2020

Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/ Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/ Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17. Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/ Mt 10:37-42 ©Liturgical Publications, Inc.

2019-2020 Lancer Raffle Ticket Winners

06/15 - Maria Saucedo - $20.00 Donated Back!

06/16 - Penny Becker - $20.00

06/17 - Ruth Mateospayro - $20.00

06/18 - Michael B. Rogers - $20.00

06/19 - Fuss Family - $20.00

06/20 - Sally Sanchez - $20.00

06/21 - Paul Scruggs - $30.00

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ST MARY SCHOOL

www.stmarydekalb.org

Our Weekly Offering Week Ending 06/12/2020

Sunday Offertory $ 11,333.00 Donations $ 100.00 School $ 60.00 Guardian Angels $ 10.00 Capital Improvements $ 10.00 Easter $ 20.00 Palm Sunday $ 40.00 Cemetery $ 115.00 Diocesan Appeal $ 4,580.00 International Appeal $ 50.00

Thank You for Your Contributions!

51ST WEEK OF FISCAL YEAR 2019 - 2020

Thank you for your continued support of St. Mary Church through your

advertisement in our bulletin.

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.

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In the Gospel today, we hear Jesus say: “Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.”

This week, know that you will be bringing hope to the poor by your gift to

the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

“Through our prayers and through the intercession of St. Joseph, patron of fathers, may fathers come to know the irreplaceable role they hold in the lives of their children, and the responsibility they share in welcoming God’s gift of new life!

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Pray for Life: June 2020”

Quoting Most Reverend Fabre, Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Stewardship “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks Peter in today’s Gospel. Does my use of the gifts and talents entrusted to me accurately reflect my answer to that same question? How willing am I to deny myself, take up my cross, and

follow in His steps?

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT

WEDNESDAYS 5:30PM - THURSDAYS 4:30PM

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

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

Happy Father’s Day! Why not give your husband a gift of a lifetime by spending a special weekend away with each other. Learn how to have a great marriage

by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on June 26-28 in Rockford, IL; Sept. 11-13 in Geneva, IL. or Oct. 16-18 in Brookfield, WI. Visit our website at:

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

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 St. Mary Parish had to write a $5,982 check to cover the shortfall of our 2019 Diocesan Appeal. The way it works is the Diocese gives us a target contribution and our generous parishioners make pledges and payments to cover the target. Unfor-tunately, St. Mary mast cover any gap between our target and parishioners payments 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.

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

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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 Cath-olic 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 mor-als 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!

There are many things of which we can be afraid: being rebuked, rejection, anger, being challenged, having to defend ourselves, standing alone, insecuri-ty, failure, and even death. For some, identifying and overcoming their fears is a daunting task. Re-gardless of how much they may want to break the cycle of fear, they find that they remain close friends with old and dysfunctional behavioral habits and norms. Maybe what they really fear is change. There are many who gravitate to the familiar and comfortable, and find safety and security in doing so, even if they remain mired in mediocrity. Human beings have to learn that there is life beyond the “what has always been” and that happiness and depth are possible when old structures and systems have to be left behind. Can you leave the near and dear, the comfortable and familiar, the safe and se-cure, and discover new opportunities? The shear thought of doing so can bring on feelings of appre-hension, intense anger, resentment, defensiveness, reluctance, resistance, and even apathy. If we have to be responsible for making the change, cowardice can creep in. If someone else is to blame for making the change, any number of possible negative reac-tions are possible. In the end, only one thing is re-quired and that is God. If I can rely on and deepen my relationship with God, especially in the Eucha-rist along with a community of believers, then little else is of great concern. We have to figure out what is really important. It is not always what we think. The Gospel calls us to stretch ourselves and try new things, not to remain stuck and stagnant in familiar ways. We are asked to live life more deliberately, radically, and intentionally. We are asked to leave the familiar behind and learn to live with changing, and often limiting, human structures. We cannot get too caught up in the physical, ideological, or struc-tural systems we are used to. The Holy Spirit always leads and guides us. If we trust this, we will find ourselves doing things we never thought we could do. Always seek the path to joy and love. They keep us from falling victim to our fears and from seeking the nostalgic crutches we think we need to achieve a sense of well-being and happiness. ©LPi

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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, 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, June 22 (Sts. John Fisher & Thomas More)

5:00 PM † Lester & Esther Todd

Tuesday, June 23 (Weekday)

5:00 PM † Wilma Egelston

6:30 PM † Poor Souls (Spanish Mass)

Wednesday, June 24 (The Nativity of St. John the Baptist)

5:00 PM † Teresa Murphy

Thursday, June 25 (Weekday)

5:00 PM Susan & Dale Byers & Family

Friday, June 26 (Weekday)

5:00 PM † Mary Weishaar

Saturday, June 27 (St. Cyril of Alexandria)

8:00 AM † Poor Souls

5:00 PM † Frank Lorek

The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

9:00 AM † Harry & Helen Diedrich

11:00 AM Living & Deceased Members of St. Mary

4:00 PM Hiram Roman (Spanish Mass)

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

THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST FEAST DAY - JUNE 24

His birthday, six months before the birth of Jesus, has been celebrated on June 24 from the earliest days of the Church. Jesus called John, who prepared the way for Him by his preaching, the greatest of men. A “voice in the desert,” John, as the final prophet of the Old Testament, told the people of his time that their Lord was near. The announcement of his birth by the Angel Gabriel to Zechariah, his father, was received with disbelief because his wife, Elizabeth, was beyond childbearing age. Yet the angel insisted, “You shall call his name John for he will be great before the Lord and filled with the Holy spirit, even from his mother’s womb.” Thirty years after the birth of Jesus, John began his mission on the banks of the River Jordan. In the wastelands of Judea, people from all ranks of society came to hear him and their hearts were moved by his call to repent. Many were baptized by him in the River Jordan as a sign of their conversion; some remained with him as his disciples. Jesus began His own mission by being baptized by John. Recognizing the Son of God, whose “sandals he was not worthy to untie,” he said, “He must increase, and I must decrease.” Early commentators never failed to note that after June 24, the feast of John the Baptist, the sun’s light begins to decrease until December 25, the birth of Jesus, when the light of the sun begins to increase again. John’s denunciation of King Herod’s immoral conduct shocked the king’s court, and he eventually suffered death for speaking truth to the powerful.