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Ministry Schedules
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On Catholic Marriage
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Ez 24:15-23Responsorial Psalm Deuteronomy 32:18-19, 20, 21Gospel Mt 19:16-22
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rcia program
RCIA SESSIONS IN THE PRESENTATION ROOM OF THE PARISH OFFICE FROM 7:00-8:30
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Diocesan Safe Environment Program
All parish volunteers need to complete Protecting God’s Children, undergo a background check, and read a few important documents. Please contact Mona O'Bryan at the parish office 815-758-5432 x 107 if you are unsure if you have completed all the requirements or to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for your prompt cooperation with this important US Bishop's initiative. -
PARISH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
We need your financial support to complete future improvement projects! If you can help, please give what you can to our Capital Improvements Fund using the mailed envelopes or through our online giving system. God bless you in advance for your generous support! If you have questions, email Jim Glemkowski at jimg@stmarydekalb.org.
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volunteer forms requirement update
Attention Volunteers! An update to the Youth Guidelines (in sections E and F) requires all volunteers to sign a revised copy. You can do so by printing this document and returning a signed copy to the parish office as soon as possible. Please note that the Safe Environment protocol has been instituted for the safety of those most vulnerable. We appreciate your compliance as we work to protect our community. -
from the desk of Father Russell (August 12 , 2018)
We can all feel a bit like Elijah in the desert at times:
“’This is enough, O Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.’ He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat… After he ate and drank, he lay down again, but the angel of the Lord came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, ‘Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!’ He got up, ate, and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God” (1 Kings 19:4-8).
We can do nothing without God, and sometimes it may seem that we are overwhelmed; but God is always with us, perceived or not, and will give us what we need despite our weakness of strength and faith. We are truly weak, but it is amazing what we can accomplish with God’s inspiration and our cooperation.
He will nudge us and not abandon us, but we must cooperate, even if grudgingly! When we get absorbed in ourselves we can forget about our mission in Christ.
“I ask that we never regard prayerful silence as a form of escape and rejection of the world around us. The Russian pilgrim, who prayed constantly, says that such prayer did not separate him from what was happening all around him. ‘Everybody was kind to me; it was as though everyone loved me… Not only did I feel [happiness and consolation] in my own soul, but the whole world also seemed to me full of charm and delight” (On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, Pope Francis).
In Christ, Son of Mary,
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Upcoming events/news/programs
2018 CONTINUING EVENTS @ ST. MARY
2nd & 4th Wednesdays - St. Mary Men's Group - "A Pope and a President"
Tuesdays - Teen Tuesday High School Youth Group
SUMMER EVENT
CINEMA & SALAD
August 15 (Feast of the Assumption - Holy Day of Obligation) after 5:30pm Mass
6:15pm - PLEASE BRING A SALAD TO SHARE
6:45pm - Movie: "St. Anthony"
Ministry Center Cafeteria
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST TRAINING
August 13 @ 6:30pm AND August 18 @ 10:00am - in the Church.
Please contact the parish office (815)758-5432 to volunteer to serve Our Lord as an Extraordinary Minister, prior to attending a training session.
SAVE THE DATES!
St. Mary Women at the Well RETURNS this Fall! Please mark your calendars for 2018: September 13th and December 6th; 2019: February 28th and April 25th.
Watch the bulletin and parish Facebook page for details closer to the dates! -
Word on Fire