Saturday, December 2, 2017 First Sunday of Advent

5:00 PM Nicola & Rita Scalise (their children)

Catherine Leszczynski & Family (Frances Fountas)Edward Rebacz (Stefania Rebacz) Loretta Koziel (Sally & Pat Bernard)

Michele Calzolaio (Wife) Kristy Klenske (Martha Zanotti)

Sunday, December 3, 2017

First Sunday of Advent 9:00 AM

Emilio Cosentino (Wife Irma & Family) Bill & Catherine Aiken

Mr. and Mrs. Fedele Mirelli (Family) Darlene Schorsch (Gilda Morelli)

Marie Palmisano (John and Debbie Tamas) Maria Tartaglia (John Toniolo)

11:00 AM

Donato Parente (wife, Catherina) John Catanese (Sally Catanese)

Giovanni & Sarina Locicero (Daughters) Marian O’Connor (Joanne O’Connor) Pietro Pisello (Emma, wife & Family)

Eleanore Buczynski (Husband, Edward) Edward Boiarski (Family)

Bernardo Scavelli (Domenico & Vita Selvaggio) Marcello Carbonara (Family)

Stanley & Bronislawa Baka (Family) Casali Otello (Family)

Clementina Reyes (Family)

Monday, December 4, 2017 St. John Damascene

8:30 AM Krystyna Bartosz, One Year Anniversary

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

8:30 AM Krystyna Bartosz (Mary Ann Zulawinski)

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

St. Nicholas 8:30 AM

Jean M. Lane (Terri Kaisling)

Thursday, December 7, 2017 St. Ambrose

8:30 AM Julia Jose

Friday, December 8, 2017

Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8:30 AM Catherine & Joseph Rzepka

Mary Kalinski & Teresa Karwowski (Harriet Swider) Maria Viteri (Family)

Concepcion Vasconez (Family) 7:00 PM

For all living and deceased Parishioners of Our Lady, Mother of the Church

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Vigil –Second Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM

Anthony, Carmine & Frank Tenuta (Tenuta Family) Christina & Fortunato Giannini (Tenuta Family)

Jozef Rebacz (Stefania Rebacz) Alphonso & Victoria Weber (Martha Zanotti)

Loretta Koziel (Sally & Pat Bernard) Leonardo & Giuditta Grasi (Niece)

Sergio Zanotti (Martha Zanotti)

Sunday, December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent

9:00 AM Andrew Cosentino (Wife, Ida & Family)

Joseph & Henrietta Rakoczy (Joe & Marie Rakoczy)

Lawrence DeRorre (Giuliano Family) Peter Yunger (Evelyn Kohnke)

Laslo Neveda (Wie) Mariano Lucchetto (Rita Delio & Family)

Marie Palmisano (Frank & Maria Giuliano)Rizalina Caldez (Sister Milabelle)

Antoni Gaudyn 11:00 AM

Salvatore & Concetta Perna (Perna Family) Pietro Pisello (Emma, wife & Family)

Eleanore Buczynski (Husband, Edward) Krystyna & Marcin Bartosz (Rena Walzer)

Casali Otello (Family) Clementina Reyes (Family)

Delta Bertolini (Family) All deceased Members of the Friendship Club

(Friendship Club)

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**Changes in Presider, Deacon or Ministers may occur without notice

DATE PRESIDER DEACON EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER

ALTAR SERVER LECTOR

SATURDAY December 9 5:00 PM

Rev. Andrzej Bartosz Chris Virruso Myrcedes Riebock Ellie Brumm Agnes Sanders

Jayden Lekarczyk Nathaniel Lekarczyk

Katie Minor

SUNDAY December 10 9:00 AM

Msgr. Charles Lang Sonny Annoreno Christopher Tolomeo Marianne Aiken Ron Tabert

Danny Flynn Gail Henderson

SUNDAY December 10 11:00 AM

Rev. Andrzej Bartosz Frank Giuliano Maria Giuliano Mary Marszalek Shirley Schindler

Concetta Biondo Scarlett King Alexa Morales

RE Students

FRIDAY December 8 7:30 PM

Rev. Andrzej Bartosz Chris Virruso Vince Vitucci Marlene Vitucci Rose Molas

Timothy Molas Joanne Molas

FRIDAY December 8 8:30 AM

Rev. Andrzej Bartosz

Sonny Annoreno Sr. Maria Saracco Myrcedes Riebock Barb Annoreno

Glenn Bisquera Mary Ann Zulawinski

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: First Sunday of Advent Monday: St. John Damascene Wednesday: St. Nicholas Thursday: St. Ambrose; Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Friday: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday: St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

Emanuele Appari, Stella Battaglia, alice Baxter, Jack Beckman, Bob Biala, Joseph Bladek, Sebastian Bongiorno, Scott Brassea, Donna Brennan, Edward Buczynski, Tom Burton, Mary Lou Burton, Ging Capio, George

Capps, Celso Castor, Charles cimino, sr., Anna marie colatori, Mary Davis, Speranza DiPaolo, Donna Esposito, Dorothy Fahy, Maria Flores, Genevieve

Giglio, Grazia Guercio, Mark Gutierrez, Anna Hartzell, Virginia Hadary, Katharina Hoog, Jerry Johnsen, Harry Krawczyk, Taylor Lewandowski, Raffaela Loizzo, Kelly Lowery, Antonietta Lullo, Genevieve Mallardi, Thomas Michaels, Kiana Marconi, Paul Masciopinto, Marcia Mathes,

Salvatore Modica, Tony & Carol Molinaro, Maria Carmela Morrone, Giuseppe Mule, Barbara Muske, Leo Navickis, Nancy Nee, Michelle Nigro, Vittoria Nudo, Hector Ramos,

Michael & Rachal Ricchio, Allison Rini, Gloria Romero, Celina Salazar, Don Sanders, Helen Schultz, Donna Skowronski, Mary Smith, Linda Spychala, Lavergne Suchor, Hector & Milagros Torres, Fred Tuytens, Eugenio & Ida Vitaro, Dolores Wilk, Paul Wolek, Joyce

Wolter, Ken Woods, Joseph & Lorraine Wuss, Brittany Yedla, Kurt Yedla. If you are hospitalized or have additions or updates to the list please contact the rectory.

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4 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, People of Our Lady, Mother of the Church Parish, With the whole Christian world, we cry out during Advent: Come, Lord Jesus! – Maranatha !(מרנא תא) I was surprised when a couple days ago, even before we started the Advent season, somebody said “Merry Christmas!” It is nice to hear such a warm wish, but it sounds like we skipped the spiritual journey of Advent. Advent is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Na-

tivity of Jesus at Christmas. We are vigilant with joyful hearts to welcome our Messiah. Even commercial advertisements try to put us in a rush. The Church with its great wisdom invites us to take a breath, to have time for reflection, to see how God is faithful in fulfilling promis-es. Candles in the Advent wreath symbolize dispelling darkness from our hearts. Every week we light one more candle until the Light of the World – Jesus Christ comes to us. Candles are in violet color, which is a liturgical color of the season and symbolizes a time of prayer, penance, and sacrifice. The third candle is in rose color – symbolizes joy because the Lord is near. We wait with Mary and Joseph for the child to be born. This Fri-day we will celebrate Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception. That special privilege to Mary, to be free of original sin, was given in spite of her Son. Mary received that privilege to be a worthy dwelling of God’s Son. December 8th is a holy day of obligation and the Patronal Feast Day of the United States of America. At our Church we will celebrate Mass at 8:30 in the morning and at 7:00 in the evening. Let us go on the spiritual journey to welcome Messiah crying out – come, Lord Jesus!

May God bless you, Fr. Andrew

photo by AB

Our Lady, Mother of the Church Mission Statement

We, the members of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, are drawn together through baptism as a part of the Body of Christ. We are a caring Catholic community, working together as instruments through which Jesus, our risen Lord and Head, continues His mission. Linked to Christ as His Body, we believe that the risen Jesus still proclaims God’s word, gives thanks and praise, welcomes, nurtures, comforts and reaches out to all people. Using the hands and hearts of the members of the parish, with a growing sense that each of us is gifted and has an important part to play in our Parish, Church and World, we renew our call: to be a Parish diligent about Word and Eucharist, the primary source of our nourishment and spiritual growth... to be “missioned” - sent forth in the person of Jesus, to bring His Word and Eucharist to family, friends, neighbors and workplace... to reach out to the sick, the homebound, the persecuted, the lonely, the poor and the bereaved… to find time to share laughter, joy, friendship, at times, tears; and always to share the goodness of each other...

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Financial Stewardship

This week’s

Bread & Wine Is in memory of

Krystyna Bartosz

Rest In Peace Charles (Karol) Kopinski

Henry Lewandowski Raymond Ratz

Please keep the Kopinski, Lewandowski & Ratz Families

in your prayers.

This week’s

Sanctuary Lamp Is in memory of

Krystyna Bartosz

Mass Requests/Memorial Requests Important While we try our best to honor all Mass Intentions, all Mass requests must be completed at least 3 to 4 weeks in advance due to various printing deadlines. Suggested donations per Mass are $10. There are no week-end mass availability through the end of the year. There are a limited number of weekday masses. Please note that the Sanctuary Lamp and Bread & Wine requests fill-up quickly and we have a limited number of dates available. Please contact the rectory for availability. Sanctuary Lamp requests for 2017 are filled. There are a number of requests available for 2018. We do have a number of weeks open for Bread and Wine requests for 2017. The cost is $50 for the Bread and Wine and $20 for the Sanctuary Lamp. All Mass or remembrance requests can be made in person at the rectory or by completing the Mass request envelope that can be found in the Narthex. Please contact the Rectory for availability. Please insert your payment in the envelope and drop it in the collection basket or the mail slot at the Rectory. While we try to accommodate different situations, especially with our homebound parishioners, we can-not honor mass intentions over the phone.

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November 19, 2017 Collection:

Regular Sunday Envelopes: $ 3,009.00

Loose: $ 420.00

Total: $ 3,477.25

Budget: $ 5,800.00

Children’s Envelopes: $ 48.25

The Regular Collection was $2,322.75 UNDER BUDGET for this week.

We also received:

Vigils: $ 226.18

Campaign for Human Dev. $ 672.00

Regular Sunday Envelopes: $ 3,571.00

Loose: $ 371.00

Total: $ 5,192.00

Budget: $ 5,800.00

WeShare Online giving: $ 1,200.00

Children’s Envelopes: $ 50.00

The Regular Collection was $608.00 UNDER BUDGET for this week.

We also received:

Vigils: $ 408.03

November 26, 2017 Collection:

Natalie Romano & Nicholas Ressa I

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Hospitalized or Homebound Please notify the Rectory or the Parish Nurse, at 773-625-3369 when you or a fam-ily member is hospitalized. Because of HIPPA (privacy) laws, hospitals are not permitted to notify us when parishioners are admitted to the hospital. If you know of any member of our Parish who is homebound or temporarily home-bound and they would like a Minister of Care to bring them the Eucharist please contact the Rectory or Parish Nurse at 773-625-3369.

December 8th is the Feast of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Holy Day of Obligation.

Masses will be celebrated at 8:30 am and 7:00 pm.

First Sunday of Advent December 3, 2017

Women’s Club Meeting

Please join us for our Women’s Club meeting on Thursday, December 7th at 11:00 am.

We will have our Christmas party with our fun gift exchange so do not forget your

white elephant gift. Also bring a Christmas Mug and we will be making a Centerpiece for

you to take home.

Thank you to all that purchased baked goods during our Bake sale.

Any questions contact Elizabeth Streb at 773-625-1453.

PARISH OFFICE IN NARTHEX BEFORE AND AFTER ALL MASSES

NEXT WEEKEND The Parish office will once again be in the Nar-thex before and after all Masses next weekend, December 9th and 10th. Please be sure to come with any 2018 Mass requests, updates to your parish record including email addresses. You can even ask about registering for Online giving by credit card or automatic debit. Your family may also register as a new parishioner if you haven’t done so.

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Serving Our Country

Let us pray for protection of those serving in the military and for a peaceful and just solution to conflict and violence. Please re-member in your prayers the fol-lowing people who are serving our Country:

• Comm. OFC. Michael Wood • Lt. John Stuber • Bryan Medema • Cpt. Jason Fabijanowicz • Rev. Cpt. Paweł Zemczak • PFC. Dominic Rangel,

USMC

Please notify the Rectory of any additions or changes.

OLMC GIVING TREE 2017

If you received a name from the Giving Tree.

Do not forget all gifts are to be brought in unwrapped with

a gift bag by: Sunday, December 3,

2017.

Any questions, or if you would like to volunteer,

please contact Lonnie Muehlfelder at

773-895-4553.

Join the Saint Patrick Music Department in celebrating the season at their Christmas Concerts! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than with music. 5900 W. Belmont, Chicago. Entry from East parking lot. $5 ad-mission. Concert Band and Percus-sion Concert 12/6 @7pm Choir Concert w/guests from Trinity High School 12/7 @ 7pm.

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Church Collec on 333,395.58 Other Income 163,509.06 Church Opera on (491,861.80) U li es (53,268.03) Maintenance & Building Repairs (24,535.63) Total Income 72,760.82

Notes: All collection account numbers including the fund Collection under Other Income; the rest of Income Account Numbers including the Other Extraordinary Income and Capital Collection except for utilities and building maintenance, All expenses including the Other Extraordinary Expenses and Capital Improvements

Our Lady, Mother of the Church Parish Financial Report for Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017

11 ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Cardinal Blase Cupich Episcopal Vicar: Most Rev. John Manz D.D. PASTOR: Rev. Andrzej Bartosz pastor@ourladymotherchurch.com ASSISTING PRIEST: Msgr. Charles Lang DEACONS: Deacon Sonny & Mrs. Barbara Annoreno Deacon Ted & Mrs. Mary Marszalek Deacon Chris & Mrs. Peggy Virruso PARISH SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITOR: Ms. De Anne Glomski olmc.rectory@outlook.com BOOKEEPER: Ms. Monika Wawrzyniak PARISH NURSE: Ms. Terri Kaisling, RN at 773-625-3369 x 28 olmc.parishnurse@outlook.com MUSIC DIRECTOR: Josephine Stracek at 773-625-3369 x 33 olmc.musicministry@outlook.com DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & LITURGY: Dr. Glenn M. Bisquera at 773-625-2273 dre.olmc@gmail.com FACILITIES & OFFICE: Ms. Donna Bongiorno, Ms. Gloria Rago, Mr. Bogusław Krolikowski PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: Ms. Sandra Wilson FINANCE COMMITTEE: Ms. Rose Molas RECTORY OFFICES: 8747 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL 60656 Phone: 773-625-3369 Fax: 773-625-0226 RECTORY OFFICES HOURS: Mon., 9am - 7pm, Tues., Wed., Thurs., 9 - 4pm Fri., 9 - 2pm CHURCH ADDRESS: 8701 West Lawrence Avenue Chicago, IL 60656

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