Saint Cecilia Parish “St. Cecilia Parish family, open to the Holy Spirit, welcomes all to grow in our

faith community by service to others through Jesus Christ.”

St. Cecilia Church 700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 Phone: 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520

www.stceciliamtprospect.com

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday…..9:00 AM—4:30 PM Friday……………… 9:00 AM--12:30 PM Saturday and Sunday………..Closed

Weekday Mass

Monday-Saturday 8:00am Weekend Masses

Saturday Evening 4:30 pm Hispanic Liturgy 6:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am

Hispanic Liturgy 12:00 Noon

Inside this Issue:

Schedules/Week in Parish…….…...2

St.Vincent de Paul/Thank You …..... 3

RE Calendar/A Need/Pictures……4

More Religious Ed Pictures...……..5

Mass Intentions & Readings...……..6

Pro-Life Ad/Speaker Series…….....7

Youth Ministry Year Pictures…….8

Backpack Ministry/Our Sick.............9

Direct Debit Giving Form……....10

Mary, the Holy Mother of God

January 1, 2017

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This Week at the Parish

Monday, January 2, 2017

New Year’s Observed 7:00 pm Rosary Church

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 10:30 am Faith Formation Meeting Rectory 6:30 pm Parish Life Meeting Rectory

Wednesday, January 4, 2017 4:00 pm RE Parent-Catechist Parish Ctr Conferences

Thursday, January 5, 2017 6:30 pm Teen Topic Night Parish Ctr

Friday, January 6, 2017 No Parish Meetings

Saturday, January 7, 2017 2:00 pm Baptism Class Bernardin Room At 4:30 Mass Local Food Pantry Collection Church At 4:30 Mass Backpack Food Collection Church

Sunday, January 8, 2017 At All Masses Local Food Pantry Collection Church At All Masses Backpack Food Collection Church At All Masses Know Your Neighbor Bernardin Room 5:30 pm Backpack Food Packing Parish Ctr 6:30 pm TAG Meeting Teen Room

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for January 7 & January 8

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

Celebrant Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Peter Gnoinski

Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Brady

Ministers P. Kryger* F. Ficker* J. Madejczyk* P. Lossau

K.McQuillen G. Silchuck P. St.Leger S. Wilken*

K. Richter M. Lynch M. Welch C. Hong

C. DeLuca M. Alfus K.McQuillen C.Szymaszek MA McGarrity J. Genovese R. Smeds P. Millonzi

B. LaVant N. Planica J. Grosklaus

P. Simon

Lectors M. LaVant C. Styrcula T. Wilken L. Quadros

L. Both F. Gaziano C. Stroh D. Martino

Servers M. McHugh M.Potoniec A. Schmidt A. Zanon

S. McHugh+ V.Potoniec+ N. Reichel+ L. Quadros+

R. Cook E. Mack A. Schmidt S. Castro

Father Olivero and Father Damasus and the Staff

wish you a healthy, happy, & blessed New Year.

Please note that the office will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2017

An invite from God:

C’mon over often in 2017

...and bring the kids.

Love GOD

Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven be-longs to such as these. Matthew 19:14

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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 Lt. Eric Infante Pvt. Peter Eck

Sgt. Scott Majewski 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.

Today is the feast of Mary, Mother of God. Like Mary may we always treasure the events in our life and reflect on them in our heart.

Please remember to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 2017 so that together we can continue to bring comfort and peace to our brothers and sisters who are poor and suffering. May the peace and joy of the New Year be yours!

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER MINISTRY

Seniors, do you need a ride to the doctor or grocery store? Please give us at least 3 days notice. This is a free service to all

our senior parishioners. We are not able to drive for surgery or if anesthesia is involved. Call Linda at 847-439-5372.

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.

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.

Thank You Secret Santas!!!

Thank you very much for another year of

Christmas gifts for the Women’s Center

Christmas Party December 10th. Because

of your generosity we sent over 40 large black

bags filled with your gifts. The Center’s clients

were most appreciative of the gifts for their

children. Thanks once again!

The Respect Life Committee

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Office Number:

847-437-6208

Extension 129

2016-2017 RE Calendar

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Parent-Catechist Conferences January 4 Classes resume on January 11th

Regular classes are Wednesdays

from 4:30 to 5:45 PM in the Meeting House.

Liturgical Ministers Needed! We are in need of people who would be willing to read a reading at Mass (be a Lector) or to serve as a Eucharistic Minister. Training is pro-vided for both liturgical roles. Please consider serving in one of these ways.

Contact Lisa Mersereau at: l isa@stceciliamtprospect.org.

May your New Year of 2017

Bring you much happiness and joy.

May your best PRESENT

Be a renewed sense of the

PRESENCE of Christ

In your life.

God Bless You and those you love.

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Religious Ed Celebrates with Cookies and Carols

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Religious Ed Christmas Cookies and Carols

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MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday December 31, 2016 8:00 AM † Judy McGuire 4:30 PM New Year’s Eve Mass Sunday January 1, 2017 7:30 AM No Mass 9:00 AM Parishioners 10:30 AM Parishioners 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy Monday January 2, 20178:00 AM † Fr. James Prendergast † Donna Maggard † William Chudziak † Ulrich Marks Tuesday January 3, 2017 † Frank & Bobbie Gineman Wednesday January 4, 2017 8:00 AM † Fr. Raymond Pavis † Deceased Members of Nadolski Family Thursday January 5, 2017 8:00 AM † Charles Rust, S.J. † Bob Dentzman O.F.M. Friday January 6, 2017 8:00 AM † Purgatorial Society † Leona A. Styrcula † Edward Kazmierski † Deceased Mem of Pusateri & Lansing Family Saturday January 7, 2017 8:00 AM † Patrick Taylor 4:30 PM † Joseph Petrancosta † Sal DeLuca † Roy Sigman † Janet Stanczak † Kazimierz & Mieczyslawa Mazur 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy

Sunday January 8, 2017 7:30 AM † William & Margaret Chudziak † John & Elizabeth Zieger † Walter & Adelle Rutkowski † Deceased Mem. of Chambers & Lawlor Families 9:00 AM † Deacon Mel Both † Leo & Caroline Slominski † John Jarosz Jr. † Silvia Kelly † Rosa Feliciani 10:30 AM † Bernadette Murphy † John DiMartino Sr. † John DiMartino Jr. † Sam Lazzara Jim & Martha Wyatt-65th Wedding Anniversary 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — (Numbers 6:22-27) The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! Psalm — (Psalm 67) May God bless us in his mercy.

Second Reading — (Galatians 4:4-7) God sent the Spirit of the Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but an heir, through God. Gospel — (Luke 2:16-21) The shepherds glorified and praised God for all they had heard and seen.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28

Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34

Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42

Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a

Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38]

Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11

Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Thy Word is a Lamp Unto My Feet.

Psalm 119: 105

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The Richness of Ecumenism

Tuesday, January 17

7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

In the Bernardin Room

As Assistant Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Daniel J.

Olsen, Ph.D., helps Catholics understand the importance of our relationships with other Christians as

well as non-Christians. We welcome him to St. Cecilia as part of our Vatican II Speaker Series, as we

continue to learn how the Vatican II Documents have changed the Church. Turning our focus to

ecumenism, we will discuss topics such as why this document was included as an important addition

coming out of the Council and why this document is important now.

Please plan to attend this presentation about Unitatis Redintegratio,The Decree on Ecumenism.

Daniel J. Olsen, PH.D

Vatican II Series

Continues

The Decree on Ecumenism

JOIN THE RESPECT LIFE DAILY HERALD AD PROJECT

The Catholic Parishes in Vicariate I, Chicago Archdiocese and the Joliet Diocese, are sponsoring a pro-life ad in the Daily Herald to mourn the 44th anniversary of Roe Vs Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. Since the Roe Vs wade decision in 1973, the lives of

60 million 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 15 and Sunday, January 22, 2017, full color, in the first section of the newspaper. The Daily Herald distribution also includes : Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake Counties.

Respect Life Representatives will be in the Gathering Space

the weekend of January 7 & 8 to accept donations after Mass.

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Please Pray for Our Sick

Joan Saccone Andrew Hilpert

Grace Kelly Sonia Roda

David Puchalski Nora Christensen

Frances Spiegel Maureen Joyce Aleksander Janowski

Marriage Encounter Invitation

“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.” Sometimes we need to reflect on how to let God

live with us in our marriages. Explore how by attending a WorldWide Marriage Encounter weekend on

February 17-19, 2017 or April 7-9, 2017,

all at Elk Grove Village, IL. Early registration is highly recommended.

For reservations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778

or contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org .

BACKPACK MINISTRY

“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time”“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time” Thank you for your generous contributions in the past. We will be collecting again on January 8th. With winter months upon us and the holiday break, we are in great need of everything. Please keep this in mind when shopping. Thank you again for your support of this ministry.

___Individual cereal boxes ___Granola Bars ___Tuna/Vienna Sausage

___Individual packs of oatmeal ___Fruit cups ___Chicken pouches

___Cereal bars ___Juice Boxes ___Mac & Cheese

___Raisins in small boxes ___Pudding cups ___Soup & Crackers

___Individual Jello Cups ___Individual pack of cookies ___Boxed “helper” meals

___Peanut butter ___Single serve crackers ___Canned spaghetti

___Shelf stable milk in sm cartons ___Canned Beef Stew ___Small Canned Vegetable

No Microwavable food items or glass containers. Cash Donations are accepted.

Confirmation students in need of service hours are needed to pack the bags on the 2nd and 4th Sundays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm in the Parish Center.

Call the Parish Office to sign up for our next packing on Sunday January 8th.

Parish Office—847-437-6208. We do expect parents to make arrangements to pick up their child. We cannot allow or be responsible for children walking home alone.

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Parish Personnel Rev. Michael Olivero, Pastor, ext. 113 Rev. Damasus Okoro, Resident, ext. 117 Rev. Daniel Brady, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jack Hurley, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, 847-253-8600, ext. 137 Lisa Mersereau, Pastoral Associate/DRE, ext. 120 Carol Klinger, Adm. Asst. PA/DRE, ext. 129 Mr. James J. Kelly, Director of Music, ext. 126 Mrs. Frances Ficker, Ministry of Care Coordinator, ext. 122 Mrs. Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister ext 123 Mr. Ted Kawa, Business Manager, ext. 115 Mrs. Pat Sordyl , Parish Secretary, ext. 110 Mrs. Audrey Taylor, Bulletin Editor, ext. 110

Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM

Weekday & Saturday Morning Masses See Page 7 of the bulletin.

Spanish Liturgies Saturday 6:30 PM, Sunday 12:00 Noon

Holy Day Masses 7:00 PM Anticipated; 9:00 AM (Any changes noted inside bulletin) Civic Holiday Masses 9:00 AM

Parish Office Phone 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520 Parish Website: www.stceciliamtprospect.com Webmaster@stceciliamtprospect.org

Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6208; Lisa Mersereau at extension 120 or Carol at extension 129

Music Office Phone 847-437-6152

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

Youth Ministry Kathy McGourty, Director of Youth Ministry; 847-437-6208, ext. 123 or email: youthministry@stceciliamtprospect.org

Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the home-bound. Please call the Parish Office to arrange.

New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to become 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 registration form.. If you will be moving, please let us know if we should change your address or remove you from our list of regis-tered 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 inquire into the Catholic Faith can be made by contacting 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 godparents to prepare for this Sacrament with an Infant Baptism Class. These sessions are usu-ally held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in which the Baptism takes place. Baptisms are celebrated at 2 PM on the 4th Sunday of January, April, May, July, September, and November. For more information or to reserve your place for a Baptism date and preparation class, please call the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation are that a mini-mum of 8 months be set aside for personal preparation for mar-riage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans.

Bulletin Submissions Articles for the bulletin must be submitted in black and white or color on disk or emailed to audrey@stceciliamtprospect.org and must be received at the Parish Office by 4:00 PM 16 days prior to the bulletin issue date. For holiday submissions, please add 7 days to the lead time.

Monitor Submissions To display an event on the Monitor in the Gathering Space, send an email with the event details to: monitor@stceciliamtprospect.org. All submissions will be presented on the monitor the following Saturday and are subject to approval.

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St. Cecilia Parish #811

700 S. Meier Road

Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

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