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While I was in college, I had the opportunity to study in Jerusalem for a period of six months. During this time, I had the great fortune of spending Holy Week and Easter in the city where all these events had happened so many centuries ago. The week began with Palm Sunday: after going to Mass. we walked out of the Old City and up the Mount of Olives to take part in a big procession that they have every year. My first impression was just how diverse this group was. There were pilgrims from all over the world, from Nigeria, South Korea, Brazil, the United States, from Germany and Poland, Catholics and Protestants, believers and the merely curious. Franciscans led us in songs and prayers but each group added their own traditions to the mix. I remember as we began to crest the Mount of Olives, as we walked from the old site of Bethphage and Bethany, we could see the Temple Mount as Jesus and his disciples would have seen it.

I noticed that standing along the procession route was a group of Palestinian Christians holding aloft a banner that read, “We want Jesus, We want Peace.” Their slow chant alternated between Arabic and English, “We want Jesus, We want Peace.” In that moment I was overwhelmed with the reality of what Palm Sunday is truly about; it is about the deep yearning that exists in each and every one of us to Know God and to Feel His Peace in our lives.

Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem two thousand years ago would have been very similar: pilgrims from all over the Mediterranean world pouring into the Holy City looking for peace. They came to celebrate what God had done for them in the Passover from Egypt and they looked forward to future deliverance from evil and oppression in the world. Their hopes and desires are not too different from our own: justice for the widow, the orphan, the immigrant, peace in our city and in our world, alleviation for the poor and suffering. Our hearts yearn for a savior and we, like the pilgrims walking with Jesus, see in Christ the fulfillment of those hopes.

The Promise of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is one of hope and peace, that God will remain with His people and continue to set them free from slavery to sin and death. It is a promise that we remember this day because it is our promise as well. We, too, wave palms and cry out Hosanna because we recognize in Christ the fulfillment of our deepest hopes and desires. Nothing else in this life will satisfy the yearning we feel in the deepest recesses of our hearts. Though we often confuse that desire for other things and go after other gods, Christ alone will satisfy. The King of Glory comes to us, meek and humble, riding on a donkey… will we open the gates of our heart to let him in?

In Christ,

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Easter Triduum Holy Thursday, March 29

Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:00 PM

Adoration of the Eucharist begins immediately following Mass Bus leaves for Church visits at approximately 8:15 PM

Night Prayer: Midnight - Church Closes

Good Friday. March 30 Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM

Church will remain open until after the Evening Liturgy Stations of the Cross: 3:00 PM (Bilingual - English & Polish)

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion & Death : 7:00 PM

Holy Saturday, March 31 Morning Prayer: 9:00 AM

Church will remain open until 1:00 PM Easter Food Blessing: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Easter Vigil Liturgy: 7:00 PM

Easter Sunday, April 1 Masses: 7:30 , 9:00 & 10:30 AM (English)

12:00 PM (Polish)

VOLUNTEER DINNER & SAINT PASCAL AWARD

All parish volunteers are invited to join us for a Volunteer Appreciation

Dinner in Heimsath Hall on Saturday, April 7

following the 4:00 PM Mass

We will be honoring Peg & Doug Zeman with the

2018 Saint Pascal Award.

The event is for those 18 and older. Please RSVP to the parish office

by April 2.

Dear Parishioners,

As everyone knows, we priests are moved around every now and then. I would like to share with all of you that after being your associate pastor for the last two years, Cardinal

Cupich has appointed me as pastor of Saint Monica parish in Chicago. I am not saying goodbye yet, but I would like to ask you to pray for me and the Saint Monica parish as I face this new aspect of priestly ministry.

God bless you, Father Greg

Drodzy Parafianie,

Każdy ksiądz w strukturach diecezjalnych co jakis czas musi być gotowy na pewne zmiany, dlatego też chciałbym się z Wami podzilić pewną informacja która pojawiła się w moim życiu kilka tygodni temu. Moi kochani, po tak krótkim czasie mojej posługi dla Was w naszej parafii, Ksiądz Kardynal Cupich powołał mnie na urząd proboszcza w parafii Św. Moniki w Chicago. Jest to kolejny etap w moim życiu kapłańskim, który mam nadzieje wypełnic jak najlepiej. Oczywiście nie żegnam sie z Wami gdyż posługę swoja w parafii Św. Pascala bede pełnił do końca czerwca tego roku. Chciałbym prosić was wszystkich o modlitwę w mojej intencji w tym czasie pewnych zmian, z mojej strony zapewniam was o swojej modlitwie.

Szczęść Boże ks. Grzegorz

 

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HOLY THURSDAY FOOT WASHING On Holy Thursday, March 29, at the 7:00 PM Mass, we will commemorate the Last Supper of Our Lord. At the original supper, Our Lord was again servant to all and showed this by washing the feet of the apostles. We need twelve “humble apostles”/volunteers who will allow the celebrant to wash their feet at Mass. There will be one short, 30 minute practice on Saturday, March 24 at 9:00 AM in the church.

We need you. Please volunteer by leaving your name and phone number with one of the ushers at Mass or by phoning the parish office (773) 725-7641 with that same information.

HOLY THURSDAY PILGRIMAGE

We will gather after the Holy Thursday Liturgy for our annual pilgrimage to different churches. Please circle March 29th on your calendar and join us on our journey. The churches we will visit this year are: Saint Thomas Becket, Saint Emily, Saint Raymond

De Penafort, Saint Cecilia, Saint Mary, Saint Stephen Protomartyr, and Saint Zachary.

The bus will be waiting on Irving Park Road following the Liturgy. To secure your seat on the bus, please contact the parish office at 773-725-7641. We are asking for a $10.00 donation to help defray the cost of the bus service. Please plan to take part in this Holy Thursday tradition.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered at the following

times.

Monday, March 26 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, March 27 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Bilingual Stations of the Cross will take place on Good Friday,

March 30 at 3:00 PM

Abstinence from meat is to be

observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday

and on all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who

are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may

take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one‘s needs, but

eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. The special

Paschal fast, as well as abstinence, are prescribed for Good Friday

and encouraged for Holy Saturday.

PONTIFICAL GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land.

Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and other religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines.

The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these ties of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees.

When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land.

PLEASE BE GENEROUS.

For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org/good-Friday.

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DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN GIVE YOUR EASTER GIFT TO SAINT PASCAL ELECTRONICALLY? Use the “Give Central” website to make paperless donations to Saint Pascal Church. You can give by using your credit card, debit card and electronic checking payments making either one-time or recurring donations.

Please click on “donate” at www.stpascal.org and take a few minutes to set up your donation. If you would like to talk to a live person, please call (312) 929-2306.

Thank you for your generosity and support. Your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Please check out the Parish Website for the latest Parish

happenings - http://stpascal.org

The Saint Pascal Women’s Club is fortunate enough to be able to offer a onetime scholarship (amount to be determined) to an eighth-grade girl from Saint Pascal Parish who plans to attend a Catholic High School in the fall of 2018. Maybe your family falls in this category,

and if not, if you know a family who does, please let them know about this opportunity.

The requirements are listed below: 1. The girl must be a practicing Catholic whose family is

registered as parishioners of Saint Pascal. 2. The girl must be attending a Catholic High School in

the fall. 3. The girl must take school seriously and be aiming for

good grades. 3. The girl should submit a list of all of the activities she

participates in with the church, school and/ or the community she lives in.

4. The girl should submit an original paper in her own words on, “Why a Catholic High School Education Is Important to Me”. Please submit a typed paper of 200 words or more, double spaced.

Please do not put your name on the paper. Please place the paper in an envelope with your name on the envelope by April 21, 2018, and submit it to the parish office.

There is a great need for Ministers of Care volunteers to visit the sick and elderly of our faith community in their homes and in local hospitals and nursing facilities. By giving just an hour or two a week, Ministers of Care make it possible for those among us who are home bound or experiencing a time of illness to receive Holy Communion and prayerful companionship that is always much appreciated. The sacramental ministry of prayer and Holy Communion is central to the work of Ministers of Care, as we reach out to those in need to give them the gift of listening and Christian fellowship.

Each new Minister of Care receives a 10-hour training program that focuses on spirituality, the experience of suffering, listening skills, ministerial procedures, prayer and the sacraments. Chaplain Rick Nash and the retired priests who lead the training bring with them a lifetime of wisdom, compassion, and love of ministry.

The next 5-week series of training classes for New Ministers of Care will begin on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Presence - Saint Benedict Center in Niles. For a brochure or more information about the Ministry of Care contact Chaplain Rick Nash at 847-651-8718 or email him at richard.nash@presencehealth.org.

Thank you and may God Bless you.

 

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POPE FRANCIS TWEET

If we encounter Jesus and our brothers and sisters every day, our hearts will not dwell in the past or the future. They will live in God’s present moment, in peace with everyone.

Serving means fol

The essence of discipleship is that we carry Jesus’s cross. Disciples go wherever the Master goes. Coming to understand who Jesus is, His mission, and how that relates to us, His disciples, is not an easy task. Attaining such understanding takes a lifetime. Like Jesus, to be faithful followers by taking up our cross means we will feel this in the depths of our humanity: we will suffer, we will lose heart, we will cry out to God to take life’s miserable lot away from us. But also, like Jesus, we have divine life which gives us the strength to carry our cross. It is the divine life pulsating within us, which we first receive at our baptism, that raises up our humanity, enabling us to be faithful disciples carrying our crosses.

Because next weekend is Easter, the most joyous celebration of the year, the monthly SVDP food collection will occur the following weekend on April 7 and 8.

The Saint Pascal Society of Saint Vincent de Paul wishes everyone a blessed Easter.

HOLY HOUR Please join the

Saint Pascal Respect Life Ministry for a New, Spring Holy Hour for Life on

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8

from 3:00 to 4:00 PM In Church

The Holy Hour will be in

English and Polish.

Also see http://stpascal.org/serve/PeaceJustice — our parish website for information regarding Advocacy in Springfield which

provides Catholics a voice regarding public policy.

Society of Saint Vincent De Paul

Saint Pascal Conference

AT THE CORNER OF PEACE & JUSTICE

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26;

Jn 13:1-15 Friday Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-

9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24,

35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4

Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9

We must welcome the refugee, the victim of trafficking, the child who has been abused or abandoned.

Read more of Fr. Smolich’s letter to Jesuit school alumni in Congress Igsol.net/casj

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As a dynamic and diverse community, driven by our shared Catholic values, Pope Francis Global Academy engages all students, faculty, and parents in a calling to foster faith, academic, and

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Global initiatives, including Maryknoll Discover Your Neighbor program, at every grade level

“We are a strong community and we are surrounded by love and joy!”

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WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS 

SATURDAY - MARCH 24, 2018

8:30 AM 4:00 PM

† Harry Madrigali † Jennie Giometti

SUNDAY - MARCH 25, 2018

7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:15 PM

† Antoni Sadowski † Angel Cruz (3rd Anniversary of Death) Living & Deceased Benefactors & Parishioners † Phyllis Cerabona † Luz Yu Amelia Grynia (8 Nych Urodzin)

MONDAY - MARCH 26, 2018 8:15 AM † Bernard McDermott

TUESDAY - MARCH 27, 2018

8:15 AM † Richard & Genevieve Stevens

WEDNESDAY - MARCH 28, 2018

8:30 AM † Fred Habrelewicz

HOLY THURSDAY - MARCH 29, 2018

9:00 AM 7:00 PM

Morning Prayer Mass of the Lord’s Supper

GOOD FRIDAY - MARCH 30, 2018

9:00 AM 7:00 PM 

Morning Prayer Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion & Death

HOLY SATURDAY - MARCH 31, 2018

9:00 AM 7:00 PM

Morning Prayer Living & Deceased Benefactors & Parishioners † Vincent Stubstad † Michael Tanabe

EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 1, 2018

7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM

Prayer Shawl Ministry Roy & Betty Cook David & JoAnn Dees † Phyllis Tomas Intentions of the Polish Community

† Deceased

PRAY FOR OUR FATIFHUL DEPARTED

Kathleen Frindell, Sandra Keene, Richard Michael Haubner

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

 

If you or a loved one needs prayers due to an illness, please call the parish office to put your name on the prayer list. Names are kept on the list for 4 weeks unless we are notified a person has not recovered. If someone on this list has recovered, please call the parish office to have the name removed.

Harry Binkowski Mary Anne Bratta Rosemary Caron Brian Chorba Cordero Family Eduardo Correa Bernie Czechowski Emmanuel Daichendt Frank Desio Corrinne Haedike Roy Hecker, Sr. Jean Helmkin Caitlin Jacobs Harvey Lappen Frances Majewski Frank Marquez

Larry Mazurkiewicz Michael Mickleborough George Moyett Katie Mulson Mickie Nieves Joseph Palmert Mary Palmert Christine Pasko-Falls George Poniatowski Bridie Regan Jan Rykal John Scharenbrock Archer Senft Angelo Tufano Andi Warta

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Please pray for those serving in the military, and for a peaceful and just solution to conflict and violence. Please remember in your prayers the following people who are serving our country: First Lt. John Cvikota, Sgt. Samuel Dobek, Sgt. Phillip J. Renault, Cpt. Jason Schneider, Cpt. Pawel Zemczak.

If you are aware of a parishioner who is currently serving our country, please contact the parish office to have their name added to the list.

Eucharist, the Greatest - Treasure of the Church

Each Thursday from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Saint Pascal hosts the place for quiet reflection - Eucharistic Adoration in Church. The purpose of Eucharistic Adoration is to give every Catholic an opportunity to spend time with our Eucharistic Lord present in the Blessed Sacrament.

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THIS WEEK AT SAINT PASCAL PARISH

SUNDAY - MARCH 25, 2018

10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 12:15 PM 7:00 PM

Palm Sunday Procession (Heimsath Hall) Children’s Liturgy of the Word (Neckerman Rm.) RCIA Mtg. (Neckerman Rm.) Palm Sunday Mass - Polish (Church) ZOE Movie Night (Neckerman Rm.)

MONDAY - MARCH 26, 2018

9:15 AM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM

No School - Easter Break Our Lady’s Prayer Group (West Sacristy) Confession (Church) Holy Week Rehearsal (Church)

TUESDAY - MARCH 27, 2018

4:00 PM 7:30 PM

No School - Easter Break Confession (Church) Adult Choir Practice (Club Rm.)

WEDNESDAY - MARCH 28, 2018

7:30 PM

No School - Easter Break Adult Choir Practice (Club Rm.)

THURSDAY - MARCH 29, 2018

9:00 AM 7:00 PM 8:15 PM 8:15 PM 12:00 AM

No School - Easter Break Morning Prayer (Church) Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Church) Bus leaves for Church visits Exposition of the Eucharist (Church) Night Prayer (Church)

FRIDAY - MARCH 30, 2018

9:00 AM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM

No School - Easter Break Morning Prayer (Church) Stations of the Cross—Bilingual (Church) Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion & Death (Church)

SATURDAY - MARCH 31, 2018

9:00 AM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM

Morning Prayer (Church) Easter Food Blessing (Church) Easter Vigil Liturgy (Church)

SUNDAY - APRIL 1, 2018

7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM

Mass - English (Church) Mass - English (Church) Mass - English (Church) Mass - Polish (Church)

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Please notify the parish office if you have someone in your home who is unable to join us at

Mass, and if he/she would appreciate having the Eucharist to their home. Our Eucharistic Ministers bring Holy Communion to those who are sick and the homebound, as well as for those recuperating in a hospital or rehabilitation facility.

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PASTORAL STAFF

Reverend Elliott Dees, Pastor Reverend Greg Lorens, Associate Pastor Reverend Thomas Dore, Retired Resident Gene Dorgan, Deacon Kristina Nyberg, Music Director Christopher Perez, Religious Education Director Sharon Kells, Religious Education Assistant Director Maria Siap, Youth Minister PARISH SUPPORT STAFF

Kristin Renault, Business Manager Carol Coleman, Office Manager Barbara Garcia, Evening Receptionist Jenica Nieves, Evening Receptionist Mary Boss, Communications Coordinator / Bulletin Editor Robert Teubert, Jr., Maintenance Engineer

PARISH INFORMATION

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Sunday - Closed Monday-Thursday - 8:30 AM – 7:30 PM Friday - 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Saturday - 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

PARISH ADDRESS: 3935 N. Melvina Ave., Chicago, IL 60634

PARISH TELEPHONE: 773-725-7641

PARISH FAX: 773-725-9368

PARISH WEBSITE: www.stpascal.org

BULLETIN ADDRESS: communications@stpascal.org

SCHOOL ADDRESS: 6143 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634

SCHOOL TELEPHONE: 773-736-8806

SCHOOL FAX: 773-725-3461

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: 773-725-7641- Ext. 222

SUBSTANCE ABUSE MESSAGE CENTRAL PHONE: 773-443-1944

CATHOLIC CHARITIES TELEPHONE:

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

WEEKEND MASS Saturday– 4:00 PM Sunday– 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM (Polish) 5:30 PM– Contemporary Mass held at Saint

Robert Bellarmine DAILY MASS SCHEDULE Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday – 8:15 AM Wednesday - 8:30 AM (School Mass) Saturday - 8:30 AM HOLY DAYS AND HOLIDAY MASS As Announced in the Bulletin SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday– 9:00 AM ROSARY After 8:15 AM Daily Mass OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA Tuesdays after 8:15 AM Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Thursdays after 8:15 AM Mass until 6:30 PM

SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS

We believe that the celebration of the sacraments ranks among the most important gifts that we have. We look forward to sharing these celebrations with men and women who, in some way, are part of our community. Therefore, please note the following:

INFANT BAPTISMS: Registration in the parish is a prerequisite. Parents are required to attend a Pre-Baptismal Preparation Session at least two months prior to the Baptism. Meetings are held on the first Monday evening of each month (except for holidays). Baptisms are generally held on the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM based on the liturgical calendar. (Baptisms do not take place during Lent.) Arrangements can be made at the Parish Office.

RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday at 9:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Saint Pascal requires either the bride, the groom, or the parent of either be registered and active as a parishioner for at least 6 months before contacting us to make any arrangements. Allow at least 6 months to complete wedding arrangements. Attendance at a music-planning workshop for the wedding Mass/ceremony is required. These are scheduled twice a year.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Anytime a person is facing a serious illness, surgery or hospitalization, it is proper to receive the Sacrament of the Sick. Please contact a priest.

MINISTRY OF CARE - HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS: Please call the Parish Office to arrange for Communion visitation.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Our Family Centered Catechesis Program is for families with children in grades K-8. Sessions meet once a month from September to May on either Monday evenings or Saturday mornings. In order for a child to receive the Sacraments, she/he must be enrolled in the program one year prior to the sacramental “prep” year.

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