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On Catholic Marriage
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31aResponsorial Psalm Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5Gospel Lk 7:11-17
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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 Edith stein (SEPTEMBER 16 , 2018)
“Subversion of the state can originate not only with those who place demands upon the state in the name of individuals, but also with those who are agents of the state and especially with the leaders of the state. One instance in which that occurs as we already saw –is when they themselves do not respect the law of the state. For obedience ‘is the complement of the civil authority, without which it is not able to exist.’ Any violation of the law that remains unpunished is documentation of the powerlessness of the state, even if it comes from the ruler or from some individual involved in the government. And therefore it is at the same time a provocation to further breaches of the civil order. It’s a further endangerment of the state if its representatives become active in areas that are in principle off limits to it. While the state does not reach into religious life itself, the state has the capability of putting a stop to expressions of religious life. But this damming up a current whose source cannot be plugged up makes the current turn against the artificial barriers. And if it manages to break through them, then with that a breach is likewise made in the civil authority. Thus every time the state oversteps its authority, it arouses countervailing forces that threaten to destroy the civil authority itself. Conversely, a selflimitation not required by the idea of the state can lead to ‘moral victories’ that secure the existence of the state” ("Investigation Concerning the State", p. 143-144)
Edith Stein grew up in a Jewish family in Germany and experienced discrimination both as a Jew and as a woman in her academic career as a professor and philosopher. In 1933 (100th memorial of the crucifixion), as a Catholic with Jewish roots, she had a letter hand-delivered to Pope Pius XI appealing for his help in the face of a "campaign of extermination against Jewish blood" and warning that the responsibilityfor the sad consequences of Nazi abuses "must fall, after all, on those who brought them to this point and ... those who keep silent in the face of such happenings"
(Steven Payne, editor)
In Christ, Son of Mary,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
From the Desk of Father Russell -
Deacon Armando Regalado informed me that he had accepted a position in religious education at St. John the Baptist Church in Somonauk to begin this Fall. He will remain a parishioner of St. Mary Church in DeKalb, but will be relieved of liturgical responsibilities while he takes on his new responsibilities in Somonauk. We thank him for his ministry and pray for him and his family during his transition, as well as for the people of St. John the Baptist, who called himself the “voice”. They will experience a beautiful new voice in Somonauk, and we pray it will be fruitful in Christ, Son of Mary. As Deacon Armando likes to say in the spirit of St. Louis de Montfort: “All to Jesus, through Mary.” -
Upcoming events/news/programs
2018 FALL EVENTS @ ST. MARY
Tuesdays(starting 9/25) - St. Mary's Moms Book Club - 9:00-10:30am - Ministry Center St. Anne's room - "The Year and Our Children" - Your small children are welcome to attend with you!
2nd & 4th Wednesdays - St. Mary Men's Group - "A Pope and a President"
Tuesdays - Teen Tuesday High School Youth Group
NOTE: DeKalb County Nursing Home Visits CHANGED to LAST TUESDAY of the month.
Thursdays (9/6 - 10/11) 10:00 - 11:30am - WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY - "The Gift of Repentance" by
Kevin Perrotta. Ministry Center St. Joseph Room.
Thurs., 9/13 - Women at the Well - 6:30pm - "No One is Beyond God's Mercy" by Kathy Berkes, Ministry Center Cafeteria
Sat., 9/15 - Lancer 5K Dash & Family Fun Fest @ St. Mary School (Details available online, or by calling the school.)
Fri., 9/21 - Farewell Reception for Deacopn Steve and Sue Puscas - 6:30pm - Ministry Center Cafeteria
Tues., 9/25 - St. Mary Student Council Annual Fatty's Pork Chop/Chicken Dinner Fundraiser @ St. Mary church parking lot. Tickets are $14 each, available from any St. Mary School student or through the school.
Sun., 9/30- Mon., 10/1 - Return Visit of Our Lady of Fatima Statue (look for details in the bulletin closer to the date)
Fri., 10/19 - Pilgrimage to Chicago Churches (Plese check the bulletin, parish office and/or the parish Facebook page for details and registration.)
If you would like to help plan Our Lady of Fatima's visit, please contact Annalisa McMaster at the Parish Office (815)758-5432
Fri., 11/2 - Sun., 11/4 - KAIROS High School Retreat @ Bishop Lane Retreat Center (Registration info comins soon!)
Thurs., 11/8 - RCIA Informational Meeting - 7:00pm - Parish Office Presentation Room
Please call the parish office for more info (815)758-5432
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