Masses / Misas

Saturday

4:30 pm (English) 6:30 pm (Spanish)

Sunday

7:30 am (English) 9:00 am (English) 10:30 am (English) 12 Noon (Spanish)

Weekdays 8:00 am Monday through

Saturday

Confessions

Friday: 8:30am to 9am Bilingual

Friday: 6:30pm to 7:30pm Spanish

Saturday: 4pm English and by appointment

Saint Cecilia Parish 700 S. Meier Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday

8:30 AM -- 4:30 PM

Friday

8:30 AM--12:30 PM

Saturday and Sunday

Closed

www.stceciliamtprospect.com

secretary@stceciliamtprospect.org

Phone

847-437-6208

FAX 847-437-2520

December 16, 2018

Saint Cecilia

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MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday December 15, 2018 8:00 am † Fr. James Prendergast Jamila Adi (Health Blessing) † Harold R. Fritz 4:30 pm † Nicholas Lascio † Rosemary Anichini † Corinne Rusteberg † Rosa Ardito

6:30 pm Spanish Mass Sunday December 16, 2018 7:30 am † Nancy Lipinski † George Ficker † Felix Sadogieisk † Joseph Oliveto

† Dec. Members of Silchuck, Puralewski & Hasting Families 9:00 am † Chester Kilian † Anna Rago † Albert Fiorita

10:30 am † Sister Josephine Nichele † Micki Collins 12:00 pm Spanish Mass

Monday December 17, 2018 8:00 am † Robert & Donna Hengels

† Joe Korbisch † Joan Lico Tuesday December 18, 2018 8:00 am Parishioners † Luella Rominski † Diane Gabel † Fayanne & Sandra Austin Wednesday December 19, 2018 8:00 am † Fr. James Prendergast † Dorothy Gabel † George Dytko Thursday December 20, 2018 8:00 am † Purgatorial Society † Ted Szczesniak † Charles Kenny

Friday December 21, 2018 8:00 am † Charles Sr, Julia & Mary Styrcula † Stephen Burke † Donald J. Amerson † Eleanor Golden † Marci Conlin Saturday December 22, 2018 8:00 am † Fr. Raymond Pavis † Fr. Michael Olivero 4:30 pm † Jason Saccone

† Eleanor Golden † Dec. Mem. of Schramm & Nickele Families † Kazimierz & Mieczyslawa Mazur

† Trinidad Rivera

6:30 pm Spanish Mass Sunday December 23, 2018 7:30 am † Grace Kelly † Raymond Micek † Telesforo Eufracio

† William Chudziak † Edward & Alice Kazmierski 9:00 am † Margaret Salen † Gil Meschler † Maria Perez Garcia † Mary Christine Morris † Patricia Langos 10:30 am † Grace DiDomenico † Caputo Family † Vince & Ro Marinelli † Victoria Israel † Dec. Mem of Sordyl Family 12:00 pm Spanish Mass

If you would like to have a Mass offered for an intention, please call or stop in the parish office. The suggested Mass offering is $10.

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Liturgical Ministry Schedule for December 22 and 23

Sat. 4:30 Sun. 7:30 Sun. 9:00 Sun. 10:30

Ministers A. Hryniewicz J. Lipinski S. Loebbaka* S. Wilken*

M. Welch M.L. Giska P. St. Leger C. Hong

R. Boucher J. Guarino M. Welch E. Iaccino

L. Both J.A. Hallihan N. Reichel J. Coleman

J. Marshall M. D’Cunha* D. Benitez S. Coleman

D. Sarti E. Schultz J. Rhein

L. Mersereau

Lectors S. Hinderer C. Styrcula M. Benitez L. Quadros

D. Hinderer F. Gaziano B. Starr D. Martino

Altar Servers N. Hinderer+ E. Schultz J. Mendoza+ S. Castro+

J. Ragusin M. Alfus+ S. Roman G. Kopec

J. Mendoza N. Benitez P. Daniluk

BR Bernardin Room CH Church MH Mtg House PC Parish Center R Rectory TR Teen Room GS Gathering Space CR Choir Room HM Spanish Ministry

THIS WEEK AT THE PARISH

Monday, December 17, 2018

7:00 pm Multi-Parish Reconciliation - St. Emily

7:00 pm Rosary CH

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

1:00 pm Faith Enrichment R

6:00 pm Bilingual Reconciliation & Adoration CH

6:30 pm HM Al Anon MH

6:30 pm HM Choir Practice MH

7:00 pm HM Bible Study MH

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

4:30 pm Religious Education MH

4:45 pm RE Cookies & Carols PC

Thursday, December 20, 2018

6:00 pm HM Married Couples Group Posada PC

6:00 pm HM Rosary MH

6:30 pm HM Choir Practice MH

7:00 pm Choir Practice CH

7:00 pm HM Married Couples Group MH

Friday, December 21, 2018

5:30 pm HM Confessions CH

6:00 pm HM Catechism Class MH

6:30 pm Ugly Christmas Sweater Party PC

December 9, 2018 -- $7,242

Thank you for your support and for sharing your

treasure with our parish.

If you have any questions. please feel free to call and make an

appointment at the office: 847-437-6208 x115

Sunday, December 23, 2018

7:00 am Bethlehem Art, Inc. GS

12:00 pm HM Children's Liturgy BR

2:30 pm Decorate Church CH

Saturday, December 22, 2018

4:00 pm Bethlehem Art, Inc. GS

Bethlehem Arts Hand-Carved

Olive Wood Gifts

Please plan on looking at these beautifully

crafted religious goods which will be

displayed in the gathering space after

each Mass.

(Last minute gift ideas)

December 22nd & 23rd weekend.

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Office Number:

847-437-6208

Extension 120

2018-2019 RE Calendar

December 19, Regular Classes plus - Cookies & Carols at 4:45pm in Parish Center.

December 26, No Classes; WINTER BREAK

Regular classes are on Wednesday from 4:30 - 5:45 pm in the Meeting House.

Jamile Adi David Rivera

Jesus Heredia Joan Gabel

Imelda S. Tatara Tevon Carradine

Frank Soluri David J. Anzaldua

When will Oplatki be Available?

Oplatki will be available

in the Gathering Space of the Church

December 8th through December 22.

(Or until supplies run out)

A free-will donation is appreciated.

God speaks to us every day!

1. He speaks in creation: "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made..." (Romans 1:20)

2. God speaks through His God- breathed Word which is "useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness". (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

3. He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit, helping us apply Scripture to each situation in our lives.(John 14:26) 4. God speaks through other believers who help us live in ways that please God. (Titus 2)

5. He speaks through circumstances, opening and closing doors and some-times using supernatural means. (Acts 16:6-10)

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HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION

Dear Lord,

Hold our troops in your loving

hands. Protect them as they

protect us. Bless them and their

families for the selfless acts they

perform for us in our time of need.

Remember Those

Far From Home

LCpl. Elijah Burgins

Po3. John Castro

Pvt. Peter Eck

Cpl. Zachary Flick

Lt. Eric Infante

Sgt. Scott Majewski

Kevin Moon Mullins

Afc. Jeremy McNeel

Pfc. Joseph Pusateri

Theodore Soupart Let us remember and pray for

those who are always in our hearts.

If you have loved ones who are

currently serving in the Armed

Forces, please call the rectory at

847-437-6208 and we will add

their names to our bulletin list.

When your loved one has

returned home, please let us

know so we can remove their

name from the list. Thank you.

St.Vincent de Paul is an emergency source for food and short-term financial

help for parishioners and those living within the parish boundaries. Please

call 847-437-6208. Requests will be handled with care and confidentiality.

Christmas is a time of love and gift giving…please share

your abundance by giving a gift to the Society of St. Vincent

de Paul so that those who do not have clothes and food can

share in the blessings of Christmas.

In today’s Gospel John the Baptist says, “Whoever has

two cloaks should share with the person who has none.

And whoever has food should do likewise…”

Respect Life Committee

CRY WHEN YOU NEED TO

If you are making progress in your grief and you

are beginning to have some good days, don’t be up-

set because the holidays set you back a little. That’s normal.

If you are in the early weeks and months of grief, believe that

every future holiday season won’t necessarily be as bad as this

year. Go through the holidays in ways that help you best to get

through them. Don’t listen to the non-bereaved and all their

“expert” advice. They’re advising you to behave in ways that

make them comfortable.

Ignore them. Do what works for you and your family.

Remember, cry when you need to and laugh when you can.

End Domestic Violence NOW!

Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

Domestic Violence incidents rise during

difficult financial times. If you see a

family in trouble, please call the hotline.

The Catholic Parishes in Vicariate I, Chicago Archdiocese and

the Joliet Diocese, are sponsoring a pro-life ad in the Daily Her-

ald to mourn the 46th anniversary of the Roe Wade Supreme

Court decision legalizing abortion through all nine months of

pregnancy. Since the Roe v Wade decision in 1973, the lives of 60 mil-

lion innocent babies have been lost. Please consider contributing

$5.00 (minimum) toward the cost of the ad. Sponsors have the

option of listing their names in the ad or remaining anonymous. The ad will run on Sunday, January 13 and Sunday, January 20,

2019, full color, in the first section of the newspaper. The Daily

Herald distribution area includes: Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake

Counties.

A member of the Respect Life Committee will be at all the

Masses on January 5 & 6, 2019 to accept your donations. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

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Christmas and New Year’s Schedule – 2018

Multi-Parish Reconciliation Service

Monday December 17, 2018 - 7:00pm at St. Emily Parish

St. Cecilia Bilingual Reconciliation with Adoration

Tuesday December 18, 2018 - 6:00pm

Advent Reconciliation

Fridays at 8:30am (Bilingual) and 6:30pm (Spanish)

Saturdays 4:00pm – 4:20pm (English)

Advent Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Monday – Saturday 8:00am (English)

Weekend Mass: Saturday 4:30pm (English) and 6:30pm (Spanish)

Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am (English) and 12N (Spanish)

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party

Friday December 21st 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the Parish Center

Christmas Eve

Monday December 24th

Carols and Crib Blessing 4:00pm (English)

Masses: 4:30pm (English) 6:30pm (Spanish) 10:00pm (English)

Christmas Day:

Tuesday December 25th

Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am (English)

12N (Spanish)

Feast of the Holy Family:

Saturday December 29th 4:30pm (English); 6:30pm (Spanish)

Sunday December 30th

Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am (English)

12N (Spanish)

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God:

Monday December 31st, (No Vigil Mass)

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TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — Your God will sing joyfully because

of you, as one sings at festivals (Zephaniah 3:14-18a).

Psalm — Cry out with joy and gladness: for among

you is the great and Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 12:6).

Second Reading — Rejoice in the Lord always. I

shall say it again: rejoice! (Philippians 4:4-7).

Gospel — Whoever who has two cloaks should

share with the person who has none. Whoever who

has food should do likewise (Luke 3:10-18).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17;

Mt 1:1-17

Tuesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19;

Mt 1:18-25

Wednesday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab,

16-17; Lk 1:5-25

Thursday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Lk 1:26-38

Friday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a;

Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45

Saturday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56

Sunday: Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19;

Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45

Evangelization: In the Ser-

vice of the Transmission of

Faith: That people, who are

involved in the service and

transmission of faith, may find,

in their dialogue with culture, a

language suited to the condi-

tions of the present time.

See also http://popesprayerusa.net/)

Adult RCIA THINKING OF BECOMING CATHOLIC?

Wanting to know more about what we believe?

St. Cecilia offers a year round process for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (commonly

known as RCIA). This process is designed for those who have never been baptized, for those baptized

in another Christian faith, or for those Catholics who were baptized but

never had any formal teaching or training in their Catholic Faith.

Please call Lisa at our Parish Office: 847-437-6208, x120.

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Parish Personnel

Rev. Oswaldo Guillen, Pastor

Rev. Jack Hurley 847-253-8600

Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry

Rev. Damasus Okoro, Resident

Lisa Mersereau,

Pastoral Associate/DRE

Frances Ficker,

Ministry of Care Coordinator

Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister

Ted Kawa, Business Manager

Pat Sordyl, Parish Secretary

Dina Sarti, Parish Office Staff

and Bulletin Editor

Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6208; Lisa Mersereau at

extension 120

Youth Ministry Kathy McGourty, Director of Youth Min-

istry; 847-437-6208, ext. 123 or youth-

ministry@stceciliamtprospect.org

Ministry of Care Office Phone 847-437-6208, ext. 122

Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Commun-

ion to the homebound. Please call the Parish Office

to arrange.

New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to be-

come members of St. Cecilia are asked to introduce

themselves and register at the Parish Office during

regular office hours, or ask an usher for a registra-

tion form.. If you will be moving, please let us

know if we should change your address or remove

you from our list of registered parishioners. This

will help us cut down on postage costs.

R.C.I.A.

(Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instruction and formation for anyone wishing to in-

quire into the Catholic Faith can be made by calling

or visiting the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Baptism Infant Baptism (0-6 years) is a special time in a

family’s life. The Church invites parents and god-

parents to prepare for this Sacrament with an Infant

Baptism Class. These sessions are held in the

weeks before the Sacrament takes place. Baptisms

are celebrated twice a month on Saturdays at 11am

(except during Lent). English and Spanish both at

11am. For more information or to reserve your

place for a Baptism date and preparation class,

please call the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation

are that a minimum of 8 months be set aside for

personal preparation for marriage. Couples should

refrain from setting a firm date until after they have

met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage

plans. Weddings are celebrated Fridays at 3pm and

Saturdays at 2pm.

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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS:

St. Cecilia Parish #811

700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

PHONE:

847-437-6208

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