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St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 13, 2020
6435 S. Kilbourn Ave. Chicago IL. 60629 Teleph0ne: 773.767.1246 FAX: 773.735.3894
Website: www.smsschurch.org
Mass Schedule/ Horario de Misas ……………………………….. Weekend/ Fin de Semana
Saturday/Sábado: 5:00 PM (English/Ingles)
Sunday/Domingo: 8:00 AM (Spanish/Español) 10:00 AM (English / Ingles)
12:00 PM (Spanish/Español)
6:00 PM (Bilingual/ Bilingüe)
Weekday Mass/Misa Diaria Monday–Saturday/ Lunes—Sábado:
8:30 AM (Bi‐Lingual ‐ Bi‐lingüe)
Confessions/Confesiones Saturday/Sábado: 3:00—4:00 pm
(Bilingual/Bililngüe) or by appointment (o por cita)
Parish Office Hours/ Horario de Oficina Monday—Friday/ Lunes—Viernes:
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Closed Saturday and Sunday Cerrado Sábado y Domingo
Third SUNDAY
of
Advent
Tercer DOMINGO
de
Adviento
Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all Circumstances give thanks,
For this is the will of God For you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16‐18
Vivan siempre alegres, oren sin cesar,
den gracias en toda ocasión, pues esto es lo que Dios quiere
de ustedes en Cristo Jesús. 1 Tesalonicenses 5:16‐18
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Sunday, , December 13 8:00 AM St. Mary’s Parishioners (Spanish/Español)
10:00 AM +John Mical (English/Ingles) +Bud, Agnes and Mickey Bilek Ambrosia Family +Mary Simik, 7th Anniversary +Charles Virva, 38th Anniversary +Alissa Marie Padilla, 20th Anniversary Maria Toscano Jean and Greg Downey +Candelario Ramos +Jovenic Ramos +Ardeano Ruiz +Eseng Pamat +Elying Pamat +Ana Marie Plaza Thanksgiving for green card approval‐ Gracie Marie Ramos Living and Deceased Members of the Holy Name Society
12:00 PM +Martha Alvarez, 8° aniversario (Spanish/Español) Luci Marquez, cumpleaños Felipe Romo Felipa Ortega Sandra and Gustavo Melo, Wedding Anniversary
6:00PM +Theresa Dovich (Bi‐Lingual/ +Rafaela Aguilar Bi‐Lingüe) +Valentin Rivera
Monday, December 14 8:30 AM +Irma Baez
Tuesday, December 15 8:30 AM Purgatorial Society
Wednesday, December 16 8:30 AM +Mary Ann Bucci
Thursday, December 17 8:30 AM St. Mary’s Parishioners
Friday, December 18 8:30 AM +Joseph Muchowicz, 103rd Birthday
Saturday, December 19 8:30 AM St. Mary’s Parishioners 5:00 PM +John P. Quinn +Vical Campos, 34th Anniversary +Agnes Ostafin, Birthday
Sunday, December 20 8:00 AM +Alberto Trevino (Spanish/Español)
10:00 AM +John Mical (English/Ingles) +Bud, Agnes and Mickey Bilek +Raymond Munoz Kaczynski Family Deron Miller Family +Martha Guadalupe Seija Elias Piedra Lesly Dias Beth and Phil Kaczynski
12:00 PM David Garcia, cumpleaños (Spanish/Español) Familia Garcia y Ayala Yailine Soto, cumpleaños Octavio Parra, cumpleaños +Salvador Torres, aniversario
6:00PM +Alberto Trevino (Bi‐Lingual/ +John P. Quinn Bi‐Lingüe) +Brigida Alba
PARISH STAFF
Mrs. Colette Waickus
Business Manager
Mrs. Candice Usauskas School Principal
Directora de la Escuela
Rev. Roger Corrales-Diaz, Pastor Rev. Jesús Romero Galán, Associate Pastor Rev. Monsignor Michael Adams, Pastor Emeritus
Deacons/Diáconos: Rev. Mr. Gregory Serratore Rev. Mr. Jesse Navarro Rev. Mr. Jesus Ochoa
Rev. Mr. Angelo Cordoba Rev. Mr. Angelo Cordoba, Jr.
Mrs. Terry Navarro,
Pastoral Associate/DRE Directora de Educación Religiosa
Mrs. Giedre “Gia” Sokas, Music Director
Directora de Música
Rosary after 8:30 AM Mass (daily)
Rosario después de Misa de 8:30 AM (diario)
Mass Intentions/Intenciones de la Misa
The Joy of My Soul The third Sunday in Advent is also known as Gaudete Sunday. We light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. We are half‐way through Advent. We hear joy proclaimed in the readings today.
Our collect reads in part, “ see how your people faithfully await the feast of the Lord’s Nativity, enable us, we pray, to attain the joys of so great a salvation and to celebrate them always with solemn worship and glad rejoicing”. We are encouraged to celebrate with worship and glad rejoicing. This is our reminder as we begin our Liturgy.
In our first Reading, Isaiah declares that “the Spirit of the Lord is upon me.” He also proclaims, “I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul”. He gives many examples of how he has experienced God’s love and goodness. This Sunday gives me the chance to call to mind all the graces and blessings God has given and continues to give me every day. Even during a pandemic, the goodness of God is all around me. I just have to have eyes to see it.
Mary, our Mother, is another example of proclaiming the joy she feels from God. Our Responsorial Psalm today is Mary’s Magnificat. It is her response to the greeting of her cousin Elizabeth. “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior”. These words tell of Mary’s great trust in God. She speaks of the wonderful things God does for her and us. She speaks of God’s mercy in every generation, of God filling the hungry remembering his promise of mercy. Mary reminds us also of the great things God does for all of us.
St. Paul tells the Thessalonians, “Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you.” Rejoice and give thanks in all circumstances. Pray without ceasing. This is our message too. Even when circumstances are not what we want or like, we are to rejoice and give thanks for what God has done for us.
In Mark’s Gospel, John the Baptist tells the priest, Levites, and Pharisees that he is not the one they have been waiting for. There is one coming after him and John says he not even worthy to untie his sandals! He also tells them the “one” is among them and they do not recognize him. Do we recognize Jesus with us? Do we see Jesus in each other? Is Jesus the joy in my soul? Gaudete Sunday gives us time to think about this before we celebrate our Savior’s birth.
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Our Weekly Reflection/Nuestra reflexión seminal Mrs. (Sra.) Terry Navarro
Comenzando con misas el fin de semana del 2 y 3 de enero, cambiaremos el procedimiento para las reservaciones de la misas. Todos deben llamar para hacer su reservación cada semana, pero ya no tendrá que recoger los boletos. Tendremos una lista con los nombres de los que se inscribieron y las entradas que solicitaron en casa. Revisaremos su nombre a medida que ingrese. Esperamos que este nuevo procedimiento lo haga más fácil y conveniente para quienes deseen asistir a misa. También a partir del 3 de enero de 2021, la misa de las 6:00 pm. del domingo ya no será bilingüe. Solo será en inglés.
Starting with Masses the weekend of January 2nd & 3rd, we will be changing the procedure for mass reservations. Everyone must still call for a reservation each week, but you will no longer have to pick up tickets. We will have a list with the names of those who registered and how many tickets they requested. We will check your name as you come in. We hope this new procedure will make it easier and more convenient for those wishing to attend mass. Also beginning on January 3rd, 2021, the 6:00 PM mass on Sunday will no longer be bi‐lingual. It will be in English only.
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El Gozo de Mi Alma El tercer domingo de Adviento también se conoce como domingo de Gaudete. Encendemos la vela rosa de la corona de Adviento. Estamos a mitad de camino del Adviento. Escuchamos la alegría proclamada en las lecturas de hoy.
Nuestra colecta dice en parte: "Mira cómo tu pueblo espera fielmente la fiesta de la Natividad del Señor, permítenos, y oramos, para alcanzar el gozo de una salvación tan grande y celebrarlo siempre con adoración solemne y gozo". Se nos anima a celebrar con adoración y gozo. Este es nuestro recordatorio al comenzar nuestra liturgia.
En nuestra primera lectura, Isaías declara que "el Espíritu del Señor está sobre mí". También proclama: “Me alegro de corazón en el Señor, en mi Dios está el gozo de mi alma”. Da muchos ejemplos de cómo ha experimentado el amor y la bondad de Dios. Este domingo me da la oportunidad de recordar todas las gracias y bendiciones que Dios me ha dado y me sigue dando todos los días. Incluso durante una pandemia, la bondad de Dios está a mi alrededor. Solo necesito tener ojos para verlo.
María, nuestra Madre, es otro ejemplo de proclamación de la alegría que siente de Dios. Nuestro Salmo Responsorial de hoy es el Magnificat de María. Es su respuesta al saludo de su prima Isabel. “Mi alma proclama la grandeza del Señor; mi espíritu se regocija en Dios mi Salvador”. Estas palabras hablan de la gran confianza de María en Dios. Habla de las cosas maravillosas que Dios hace por ella y por nosotros. Ella habla de la misericordia de Dios en cada generación, de Dios colmando a los hambrientos recordando su promesa de misericordia. María también nos recuerda las grandes cosas que Dios hace por todos nosotros.
Sn. Pablo les dice a los tesalonicenses: “Estad siempre gozosos. Orar sin cesar. En toda circunstancia, da gracias, porque esta es la voluntad de Dios para ti”. Regocíjate y da gracias en toda circunstancia. Orar sin cesar. Este es también nuestro mensaje. Incluso cuando las circunstancias no son lo que queremos o nos gusta, debemos regocijarnos y dar gracias por lo que Dios ha hecho por nosotros.
En el Evangelio de Marcos, Juan el Bautista le dice al sacerdote, a los levitas y a los fariseos que él no es el que estaban esperando. Hay uno que viene detrás de él y Juan dice que ni siquiera es digno de desatarse las sandalias. También les dice que el "uno" está entre ellos y no lo reconocen. ¿Reconocemos a Jesús con nosotros? ¿Vemos a Jesús el uno en el otro? ¿Es Jesús el gozo de mi alma? El domingo de Gaudete nos da tiempo para pensar en esto antes de celebrar el nacimiento de nuestro Salvador.
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“Every dollar makes a difference in covering our expenses,” says a Trappist abbot. Hundreds of US religious communities struggle to provide for aging members because most senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests served for little pay. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps these communities bridge the gap, offering support for medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please be generous.
MEJOREN LA SITUACIÓN “Cada dólar ayuda a cubrir nuestros gastos”, dice un abad trapense. Cientos de comunidades religiosas en EE. UU. luchan para cuidar a sus miembros ancianos porque la mayoría de las hermanas, hermanos y sacerdotes católicos mayores de órdenes religiosas sirvieron recibiendo escaso o ningún pago. Su donativo al Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos ayuda a estas comunidades a cubrir las carencias, ofreciendo ayuda para recetas médicas, cuidados de enfermería y otras necesidades. Sean generosos.
BAPTISMS/BAUTISMOS We welcome the following to the family of God and the community of St. Mary’s:
Camila Castañeda Emma Rose Perez
Sophia Rosas
REST IN PEACE/DESCANSE EN PAZ The following have completed their journey on earth and we commend them to the citizenship of Heaven:
John Richard Bonomo Victor M. Bueno
John Chico Weekly Offerings/
Colecta Semanal November 29, 2020
29 de noviembre de 2020
Sunday’s Collection/Colecta Dominical $ 4,101
Weekly Contributions Needed/Contribución semanal necesaria: $10,500
For income tax records or school record requirements, please use your WHITE Sunday envelopes mailed to you! Para el registro de impuestos o requisitos escolares, por favor use los sobres BLANCOS enviados a usted por correo!
Thank you for your support and generosity! Gracias por su apoyo y generosidad!
MATCHING GIFTS Please check with your employer to see if matching gifts are made to the charity of the employee’s choice. Perhaps St. Mary Star of the Sea can benefit.
CORRESPONDENCIA DE REGALOS
Por favor, consulte con su empleador para ver si se hacen regalos a la caridad de la elección del empleado, quizá St. Maria Estrella del Mar podría beneficiarse.
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St. Mary Star of the Sea CHRISTMAS 2020
Confessions Saturday, December 19 3:00 — 4:00 PM
Christmas Mass Schedule Thursday, December 24 5:00 PM Mass — English 10:00 PM Mass — English Friday, December 25 8:00 AM — Spanish 10:00 AM — English 12 Noon — Spanish
New Year’s Mass Schedule Friday, January 1 9 AM (Bi-Lingual)
Santa Maria Estrella Del Mar Navidad 2020
Confesiones Sábado, 19 de Diciembre 3:00 — 4:00 PM
Horario de Misas de Navidad Jueves, 24 de Diciembre 5:00 PM Misa — Ingles 10:00 PM Misa — Ingles Viernes, December 25 8:00 AM — Español 10:00 AM — Ingles 12 mediodía — Español
Horario de Misas par Año Nuevo Jueves, Enero 1 9 AM (Bilingüe)
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ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA
FISCAL YEAR 2020 (July 2019‐June 2020)
INCOME CHURCH SCHOOL TOTAL
Church Collec ons 442,981 442,981
Tui on & Fees REP 49,861 49,861
Estates, Bequests, Memorials 29,200 29,200
Annual Catholic Appeal 17,845 17,845
Other Income 62,325 21,218 83,543
Tui on & Fees 718,982 718,982
Outside Funding 601,726 601,726
Fund Raising 52,979 52,979
TOTAL INCOME 602,212 1,394,905 1,997,117
EXPENSES
Salaries 351,847 51% 888,224 64% 1,240,071 60%
Employee Insurance & Benefits 73,563 11% 260,285 19% 333,848 16%
Books & Supplies 19,442 3% 14,737 1% 34,179 2%
Administra ve Expenses 21,079 3% 49,065 4% 70,144 3%
U li es 49,003 7% 77,811 6% 126,814 6%
Maintenance & Repair 18,310 3% 36,992 3% 55,302 3%
Other Expenses 39,907 6% 8,140 1% 48,047 2%
Archdiocesan Assessment 76,708 11% 9,173 1% 85,881 4%
Property & Casualty Insurance 36,102 5% 50,478 4% 86,580 4%
TOTAL EXPENSE 685,961 1,394,905 2,080,866
NET PROFIT (83,749) ‐ (83,749)
Building Fund 29,200
FINANCIAL REPORT / INFORME FINANCIERO
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FINANCIAL REPORT The financial report summarizes our fiscal year that ended June 30, 2020, which included three months of parish/school closure. The shut‐down impacted our liturgical celebrations: first, daily/weekly mass then the Easter Triduum. The pandemic continues to have a significant impact on our finances as well. From March‐June 2020 our church collections were down by 50%. In addition, social events like the Noche de los Americas and Fall Fest, which also provide financial support, were cancelled. From March‐June, our expenses were down by 15%. We continued to pay our employees through the end of June but have, since then, made some changes to our staffing. While we continue to minister in ways that are COVID safe, we have made changes to standard parish operations (office hours have changed, the Breaking Bread/Misal del dia order was cancelled, church flower order has been reduced, etc.)
Since July and the start of the new school year, our schedules and school attendance procedures have changed several times. We continue to follow CDC guidelines to maintain a safe environment for everyone. We appreciate your continued support and ask that in this time of need you consider increasing your parish contributions, if you are able. Please also consider using Give Central as your giving platform. Thank you for helping us as we navigate the remainder of the pandemic restrictions.
REPORTE FINANCIERO El reporte financiero resume el año fiscal que finalizó el 30 de junio del 2020 que también incluye tres meses donde la parroquia y la escuela estuvieron cerradas por la pandemia. Durante este tiempo todas nuestras celebraciones fueron afectadas. Por este motivo, las finanzas de nuestra iglesia también fueron impactadas de forma negativa. De marzo a junio de este año nuestras colectas semanales bajaron en 50%. Además, debido a la pandemia tuvimos que cancelar muchas actividades como la Noche de las Américas y muchos otros eventos que generaban ingresos. Por este motivo tuvimos que hacer cambios importantes para ayudar a nuestra parroquia financieramente. De marzo a junio pudimos reducir nuestros gastos en un 15% y así mejorar un poco nuestras finanzas. Durante este tiempo no dejamos de pagar salarios ni otros gastos, pero debido a la pandemia hemos cortado horas de oficina y también reducido algunos gastos como los misales para la Misa y flores para arréalos de la iglesia.
Desde julio, y al empezar el año nuevo escolar, modificamos los horarios de la escuela para así garantizar la salud y el bienestar nuestros estudiantes y maestros. Todo eso lo hemos hecho con el fin de seguir los protocolos y las normas del estado y de la nación. Como siempre, les agradecemos de todo corazón sus contribuciones a nuestra parroquia. Aunque estos son momentos difíciles para muchos, si ustedes tienen la oportunidad de incrementar su colaboración semanal, se los agradecemos de todo corazón. Consideren también la oportunidad de utilizar Give Central como una forma diferente y segura de hacer sus donaciones semanales en línea. Gracias a todos por su ayuda y generosidad durante estos momentos difíciles de la pandemia. Que Dios les pague su generosidad.
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