Cardinal Blase Cupich Archbishop of Chicago

Most Reverend Andrew Peter Wypych Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Church: 10300 S. Lawler, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 708-422-2400 Parish Website: www.stlinusoaklawn.org School: 10400 S. Lawler 708-425-1656 www.stlinusschool.org Office of Religious Education: 10300 S. Lawler 708-636-4373 www.stlinusoaklawn.org/ReligiousEducation Parish Fax: 708-422-2707 OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Thursday, 9am—4pm Friday, 9am—3pm Weekend—CLOSED PARISH STAFF: PASTOR: Rev. Mark Walter ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. Ryan Brady SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Margaret Hayes D.R.E.: Cheryl Antos, D. Min. PERMANENT DEACON: Robert Cislo MUSIC DIRECTOR: Peg Mooney BUSINESS MANAGER: Joseph Dillon FAMILY MINISTRY: Joan Hickey ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Peggy Masino YOUTH MINISTER: Teresa LeCompte MAINTENANCE OFFICE: Bob Powers

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS: (at Saint Linus) SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Saturday, 4:00 PM and Sunday, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM MONDAY-FRIDAY: 6:00 AM Communion Service MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:30 AM Mass HOLY DAYS: See the bulletin for Mass schedule. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturday 12:00 to 1:00 PM in Saint Linus Church EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday from 5-7 PM in Saint Linus Church Friday from 5-7PM in Our Lady of the Ridge Church MARIAN DEVOTIONS

Will resume at a future date. BAPTISM Baptism will be scheduled by appointment only. To make arrangements, please call the rectory. MARRIAGE Please contact Fr. Mark or Fr. Ryan to arrange the date and time of your marriage celebration at least four months prior to the date. SEEKING WISDOM PRAYER GROUP: Meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM in the Cardiff Center at St. Linus.

AA MEN’S DISCUSSION GROUPS: Will resume at a future date. NEW PARISHIONERS: New parishioners are welcome to register at the rectory as soon as possible.

Our Lady of the Ridge — Saint Linus Parish adheres to the Gospel belief, spoken by Jesus: “Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.”

We experience God’s presence in the Holy Scripture, the Sacraments, our community and our service. Welcome All!!

Our Lady of the Ridge — Saint Linus Parish

From Fr. Mark’s Desk: Twenty first Sunday in Ordinary Time: “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.” We have read and listened to passages from the Bread of Life discourse in the Gospel of John. In these passages, Jesus uses phrases such as ‘I AM the Bread of Life’, ‘this is the Living Bread’, ‘All who eat this Bread, shall never die’. The inten on of this discourse is to direct the a en on of the apostles and our a en on toward eternal life. The Bread is the Bread of Heaven. In the Eucharist we share in this great rela onship and encounter with Jesus Christ, and then extend that rela onship and encounter into our lives. This extension into our own lives is difficult for some and is difficult for some of the apostles. Relying on the Bread that is eternal directs our a en on away from ourselves, and directs it toward Christ and the needs of others especially the poor. Our lives and ac ons as followers of Christ become daily en-counters with the members of the Body of Christ and feeding that membership on the path of Life. If we become self-centered or seek spiritual food from another source, we may grow weary, we could even die. Thus, Peter comes to an awareness…’Master, to whom shall we go?’ In other words, having received the Bread of Life, what else could there be? We focus on Jesus in the Eucharist because He is the source of our Life. Without Jesus, we wither and die. The Mass (Eucharist) “does not endeavor to raise us up to something we are not: it re-minds us that we have already been to some extent transformed: it assures us that the begin-nings of transforma on are a pledge and foreshadowing of its comple on…It tells us over and over again that we are Christ in this world, and that He lives in us: and that the last, most per-fect fulfillment of all is now, at this moment, by the theological virtue of hope, placed in our hands. Thus, the liturgy of earth is necessarily one with the liturgy of heaven. We are at the same me in the desert and in the Promised Land.” (Thomas Merton). Jesus, “You have the words of everlas ng life”. Reminder of the revised Mass schedule: Beginning Sunday September 5th at Our Lady of the Ridge ~The Weekend Mass schedule will be: Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am and 11am. Beginning Sunday September 12th at St. Linus ~The Sunday Noon Mass will return. The Weekend Mass schedule will be: Saturday 4pm, Sun-day 8am, 10am, and Noon Have a great week! Fr. Mark Walter

We remember the sick in our Parish: Pablo Bernhart, Edward Biedron, Dan Bird, Mary Blazek, Kelly Bojan, Elizabeth Bombal, Elaine Braasch, Barbara Bracken, Andre Breathett, Providence Brencic, Joan Bren-nan, Walter Bruen, Frank Bubeck, Cathy Burns, Jenny Cascone, Maria Cardosi, Pat Carey, Jim Carollo, Dominick Carone, Hank Castillo, Dora Chaparro, Doug & Phyllis Combs, Rebecca Combs, Teresa Conway, Valerie Copper, Dawn Creed, Trevor Daley, Dianne Danaher, Amanda Da-vis, Christina Delia, William De Rieter, Ernie Di Julio, Peg-gy Doyle, Brian Duffin, Evan Duggins, Allison Fila, Kathy Burns Flipp, Dolores Ford, Erin Fox, Marty Gallagher, Nancy Gannon, Jennifer Garcia, Joseph Geraghty, Charles Geraci, Grace Gonsch, Doone Grady, Gerald Granato, Phyllis Gruchot, Patty Gulick, William Harte, Sherry Hayes, Nathan Herber, Linda Hillsman, Christine Hodg-man, Florence Hodgson, Donna Hubbard, Alma Izaguirre, Haley Jablonski, Denise Jandura, Rick Jandura, Ann Jan-owski, Tyler Jurgovan, Lena Kalinowska, Rory Kenny, Robert Kinsella, Mary Kmak, Pat Kuczwara, Valentine Kulczak, Ann Kulig, Lynette Land, Brooklyn Lanning, Maureen Lawton, Annie Liston, Joan Loftus, Virginia Lyle, Con Lynch, Joseph Mariani, Marilyn Marquardt, Donn Marshall, Patty Grieger Martin, Robert H. McCann, Sr., Nancy McCormick, Jim McGuffage, Claire McVeigh, Maureen McVey, Nancy Medler, Raymond Menard, Mar-lene Merlini, Ronald Merlini, Jim Metke, Anne Mikal, Ber-nadette Hainsworth Miller, Mark Miller, James Mitchell, Raymond Montez, Erin Carr Mott, Denise Mullins, Ramiro Munoz, Catherine Murphy, Mary Lou Murphy, Thomas Murphy, Ken Neth, Ruth Nichols, Jo Noak, Mike Nolan, Jean Nowobielski, Marge Nykaza, Martin O’Boyle, Mary O’Boyle, Joyce O’Connor, Mike O’Connor, Jeffery O’Don-nell, Dan O’Gorman, Jason Osterloh, Patricia Oziem, Lai-ma Panek, Dorothy Pavc, Caitlyn Pawlowski, Kenny Paw-lowski, Kathleen Perkovich, Michael Pfeffer, Jason Phil-lips, Lorraine Pontarelli, Greg Price, John Pritchett, Rose Proffitt, Meg Radcliff, Alice Radisewicz, Owen Rafferty, Richard Ralston, Virginia Ranney, Marieta Rebodos, Bren-dan Reidy, Susan Reilly, Lavonne Reiss, Mark F. Rendak, Francisco Reyes, Priscilla Rian, Allan Rice, Tammy Rice, Theresa Rodriguez, Tom Sauch, Joe Schifferdecker, Mary Lou Schoettler, Leo Seorshad, Joan Shepherd, Mary Anne Smidt, Danielle Smith, Dorothy Smith, Pat Sorensen, John Spirakes, Maria Stamis, Ron Strama, Bob & Susan Sutter, Tyler Svare, Marion Tadda, Belin Trevino, Olivia Ann Ustupski, Therese Veldman, Donna Verda, Pat Wallace, Jim Walsh, Bernard Ward, Melanie Williams, Jessie Win-kler, Carol Wojociechowski, Kimberly Vilimas, Christie Zdzinski, Barb and Dolores Zych

Mass Schedule for August 21—29, 2021 Saturday, August 21, 2021 St. Pius X, Pope 4:00PM Edward Caldario, Donald S. Weiss, Cornelius Sullivan, 53rd anny. Sunday, August 22, 2021 The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM Olga Morrissey, Peter Pappas, 14th anny., James McNicholas 10:00AM Agnes & Patrick Foley, Fr. Joe Auer, Walter & Bernice Szotek Monday, August 23, 2021 St. Rose of Lima, Virgin 7:30AM Jean Kruse, Thomas Cahill Tuesday, August 24, 2021 St. Bartholomew, Apostle 7:30AM Robert & Charlotte Mallon, Bernie Betz Wednesday, August 25, 2021 St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest 7:30AM People of Our Lady of the Ridge—St. Linus Thursday, August 26, 2021 Weekday 7:30AM Sue & Michael Cheplis, Richard W. Marks Friday, August 27, 2021 St. Monica 7:30AM People of St. Linus (60th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church) Saturday, August 28, 2021 St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 4:00PM Joe & Lorraine Kobel, Andy Washack, John & Mary Strama Sunday, August 29, 2021 The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00AM Bill McDonald, John Lelko, Susan Sizemore 10:00AM Rev. William O’Connell, Michael Kelly, Genevieve & Joseph Jankiewicz

Eternal Rest Grant To Them, O Lord

George Witous Marge Bostrom

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Joshua challenges the Israelites to serve either the Lord or other gods. They choose the Lord (Joshua 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b). Psalm — Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34). Second Reading — Paul reflects on how husbands and wives should reverence and love each other (Ephesians 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]). Gospel — Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (John 6:60-69). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society

LOVE IN OUR WORK In today’s Gospel, Jesus asks “Do you also want to leave?” We must ask ourselves if we really want to hear the good news of his love for us and for others. Is the word of God able to break into our conscious-ness, change us and call us to hear the cries of the poor? This month, through your gifts, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to hear the cries of the poor by assisting with food and helping with util-ity, rent and other bills. ©svdpusa.org

PLEASE NOTE: We are always looking for new members or volunteers. Leave your name and number

at the rectory.

Bundle Weekend is Back! October 23rd & 24th St. Linus Parking Lot

during Masses There is a need for warm clothes.

MORNING OFFERING O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I

offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart,

in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in

particular for the intentions of Pope Francis:

AUGUST

The Church: Let us pray for the Church, that She may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel. Pope Francis’ 2021 Monthly Prayer Intentions

We welcome to our Faith Community

those recently bap zed:

Marcos Aiden Flores Maya Malaney Flores Cassidy Doane Beglin

Eucharistic Adoration Jesus, help me for a few moments to-day to be still and silent in my mind, body and spirit, so I might hear and take to heart the words that faith tells me the heavenly Father whispers to me constantly, “You are My be-loved!”

Tuesday 5-7PM in St. Linus Church

Friday 5-7PM in Our Lady of the Ridge Church

COLLECTION FOR: Sunday, August 15, 2021

Collection: $ 9,646.00 E-Giving: $ 719.00 Total: $10,365.00

Thank you for your continued financial support

From the Business Office Offertory Envelopes Until the time when we combine the parish data-base from Our Lady of the Ridge and St. Linus, you can use your regular offertory envelopes at either church. Checks can be made payable to either Our Lady of the Ridge (OLOR) or St. Linus (STL) or both (OLOR-STL) no matter which offertory envelope is used. Your contribution will be recorded on your regular parish database account. Thank you for you continued financial support.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13; Ps 139:7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13; Ps 90:3-5a, 12-14, 17; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8; Ps 97:1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Religious Education/Faith Formation for level grades 1st through 8th will begin in Sep-tember.

Registration is necessary to be included in the pro-gram. Religious Education/Faith Formation for both Satur-day and Family Sessions will be held at Our Lady of the Ridge. Please welcome Ms. Barbara Zickterman to our staff!

Come and encounter Jesus in Religious Education! For more information, please call Dr. Antos at the RE/FF office 708.636.4373.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass September 19, 2021

The Golden Wedding Anniver-sary Mass is scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 19th at 2:30 p.m. Couples cel-ebra ng their 50th wedding anniversary this year are invit-ed to par cipate. Please note, this Mass is planned as a live event with par cipants a end-ing on-site. With the uncer-

tainty of how the COVID-19 virus will be this Fall, this Mass may need to be moved to an online liturgy due to ongoing mi ga on efforts associated with the pandemic. More details on the Mass, including loca on and rele-vant COVID-19 precau ons, will be available in early summer 2021. Couples interested in par cipa ng can register at: familyministries@archchicago.org.

Seeking Catechists… Do you feel the call in your heart to be a catechist? Do you feel dedicated to share your faith, time and talents with the future Church, our parish children? The Our Lady of the Ridge / St. Linus parish is seek-ing catechists and aides. Our greatest need is for 1st grade, 2nd grade and 7th grade. Classes are on Satur-day morning from 9:00AM to 11:30AM at the Our Lady of the Ridge campus. VIRTUS training is man-dated by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Please contact Dr. Cheryl Antos at 708-636-4373 if you are feel-ing that call to become a catechist.

THE WAY It’s hard to train a child in a way the parents don’t go themselves. —Anonymous

DECISIONS There is an axiom that states, “Not to decide is to decide.” This saying was popular in the turbulent times of the Vietnam War. It urged us not to allow others to answer the moral questions raised by our nation’s involvement in that terrible conflict, but to decide for ourselves. Making such choices is never easy. Avoiding them is common. Jesus, for his part, was not only a gallant risk-taker, but a clear decision-maker. As he pursued the mission to which the Fa-ther called him, he continually decided for us and for the Father. He worked hard to lay out a scenario that would enable others to make similar choices. Never did he make decisions for others or force others into decisions, even decisions that had eternal ramifica-tions. Jesus is inviting us to make such decisions to-day. We won’t be absolutely sure. What is sure, however, is the command that issues from God’s word: Take the risk. Decide! Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Stewardship… Have you ever taken a moment to figure out how much time, on the average, you spend a week volun-teering in your church or in your community? “Do not neglect good deeds and generosity. God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.” (Hebrews 3:16) Have you ever taken some time to figure out what percentage of your income goes to the church and other charitable causes? Stewardship is planned giving and does not leave giving to chance. It challenges us to plan. It asks us to appraise—deliberately—what we are doing with out time, our talent and our treasure. ©archchicago.org

Alvernia Manor Senior Living is looking for:

CNAs-all shifts ~ Cook-Full Time ~ Housekeeping

Dining Room Aide ~ Activity Aide Please contact:

Alvernia Manor Senior Living 630-257-7721

13950 Main Street, Lemont, IL 60439 www.alverniamanor.org

The Knights of Columbus 3rd Annual Car Show

Saturday, August 28, 2021 **Rain Date Sunday, August 29th**

147th & Karlov, Midlothian St. Christopher Parking Lot

8:00 AM—3:00 PM

Registration 8:00AM-12:00PM ONLY $15.00

Contact Mary Pat or John Marquette 708-597-1115

Benefits the St. Christopher Food Pantry Please bring a canned good

for our food pantry.

Water, Soda, Beer, Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

sold by the Knights of Columbus

Oak Lawn Senior Center in NOW OPEN! The Center, located at 5220 W. 105th Street, Oak Lawn, has reopened. Join us for pinochle, bridge, chess, canasta, weekly movies, games and the monthly box lunches. For further information please call 708-499-0240. Box Lunch The Oak Lawn Senior Center is hosting a (Welcome Back) Pizza, Salad and Dessert Box Lunch on Thurs-day, August 26th at 10AM. Included is Bingo and Door Prizes. Cost is $5.00. Seniors must register and purchase tickets before Noon on Monday, Au-gust 23rd. Center is located at 5220 W. 105th Street. Call 708-499-0240.

OSF Healthcare Little Company of Mary Medical Center

22nd Annual Golf Classic Monday, September 13, 2021

BBQ Lunch-Shotgun Start-Awards Dinner-Raffle

Raffle Tickets: $20 each or 3 for $50

For more information contact Chad Weiler 708-229-5447 or Linda McCann 708-229-4956

Advocate Christ Medical Center Blood Drive

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

10am—3pm For appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS

1-800-733-2767 or

Visit redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code: ChristMedical

Eat a healthy meal and drink an extra 16 oz. of fluid before the donation. Bring: Photo ID or Your blood donor card or 2 other forms of identification

Women’s Monthly Morning of Reflection Wednesday, August 25th 10AM-1:30PM

Includes prayer, meditation, and time for sharing. Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be served. $30 donation requested. If there are 6 guests or less, we will be at the House of Prayer, 13820 Main St., Lem-ont. If there are more than 6 guests, we will be at the Mount Assisi Center (former high school) 13860 Main St., Lemont. Social distancing and safety pro-cedures will be in place. Please RSVP by Friday, August 20th to Carrie Peters

630-257-7844 ext. 223 or carriepeters2@sbcglobal.net

FEAST OF FAITH Come, Spirit!

The presider at the Eucharist can choose from among a number of different Eucharis c Prayers, all of which follow a similar pa ern. Almost always, they begin with an epiclesis, a Greek word that means “invoca on upon” or “calling over here.” At this moment in the prayer, the priest calls down the Holy Spirit upon the gi s of bread and wine that we have brought to the altar: “Father, we bring you these gi s. We ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the body and blood of your Son” (Eucharis c Prayer III). The words of the prayer are accompanied by the ritual gesture of the laying on of hands, the ancient sign of the gi of the Spirit, which is also used in most sacramental celebra-

ons, from the rite of confirma on to the ordina on of deacons, priests, and bishops. Liturgists some mes call this first epiclesis the epiclesis of consecra on. Later in the Eucharis c Prayer, there will be another epiclesis, the epiclesis of communion, as the priest asks that the Holy Spirit be sent upon us to transform us. “Grant that we, who are nourished by his body and blood, may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become one body, one spirit in Christ” (Eucharis c Prayer III). —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.