Emily Adamus Grace Anderson Emilio Bedon

Abby Bresnahan Nicholas Broniec Alianna Carrillo

Arianna Carrillo Francisca Cruz Joshua Elliott

Benjamin Gierke Joel Gierke Kathleen Grasz

Dominic Hamad Jade Hamad Olivia Heinosch

Jacob Jackson Nicholas Jalocha Minna Jutton

Ava Kolodziej Jack Leons Sophia Lopez

Aleksander Madry Violet Magdaleno Nicholas Mason

Alicia Matos Nathan Matos-Tryba Benjamin Meziere

Alexis Murray Trevor Murray Grace O’Brien

Grace Pfeiffer Jasmine Plaud Rebecca Quiroga

Jaylis Reyes Anastasia Reyes Sofi Rodriguez

Marisa Rosso Eric Rivera Nico Soriano

Joseph Stauber Karen Vallejo Dillon Walsh

David Wasik Travis Wasik

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SaintSaint Robert BellarmineRobert Bellarmine Parish Mission Statement We are a diverse Catholic community of genera ons, experiencing the living God and reflec ng our faith in ac on with one another.

MASS INTENTIONS

MON. April 30, St. Pius V, Pope 8:30am John Rybicki, Marc Zyburt TUES. May 1, St. Joseph the Worker 8:30am Andrew Clarke WED. May 2, St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 am Robert LaPlume, Ethelyn and Louis Ceglarek THURS. May 3, Saints Philip and James, Apostles 8:30 am Leonard Ganshirt, Deceased members of the Mrohen family FRI. May 4, Easter Weekday 8:30 am Religious Freedom SAT. May 5, Easter Weekday 8:30 am George J. Herrmann 5:00 pm Eric Marder, Wanda Placek, Mary Ann Molenda, Carol Molenda SUN. May 6, Fifth Sunday of Easter 8:00 am People of St. Robert Bellarmine 10:00 am Adriana Haddad, Carmella LoPresti, Pat Mion, Rose Tew 12:00 pm Thomas Serpico, Jean Conway, Lorraine Neal, Basilio Catayong

WEEKLY COLLECTION

4/15/2012

Sunday Offertory $ 8,085 Sharing $ 177 Easter $ 1,210

Thank you for your generosity!

Please remember St. Robert’s in your will. Thank you.

Our Sympathy and Prayers for all who have passed away.

We pray for our recently deceased Ceceila Torres Barbara M. Wolak

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER “Good Shepherd” Sunday

Forced to give an account before the Sanhedrin after healing a crippled man, St. Peter fulfills Jesus’ prophecy that when disciples are dragged before authorities the Holy Spirit will teach them what to say. The Acts of the Apostles portrays Peter as doing just this when he tells the religious leaders that it is Jesus Christ whom you crucified, and whom God has raised, that has healed the crippled man. Peter fearlessly proclaims Jesus to be the sole means through which one can be saved. In the first Letter of John, the disciple writes of the intimate relationship we now share with God. He says through the Father’s love bestowed on us in Christ, we can now be called the children of God. The Gospel of John continues the theme of the Good Shepherd. In a society where the peoples lives depended on their care of livestock, they well understood the role of the shepherd, who, would defend the flock with his own life. Jesus plainly tells the people who he is. He alone is the good shepherd who will give his life for his sheep; and he gives it freely. Je-sus also implies his universal salvific role when he says he has other sheep not of this fold.

Acts 4: 8-12 1 John 3: 1-2 John 10: 11-18

VATICAN OFFERS 'WIDGET' CONTAINING CONTENT FROM VATICAN WEBSITE

Marking the seventh anniversary of the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican is offering a "widget" -- a software application -- that will allow anyone with a website or blog to provide readers with automatically updated news and doc-uments from the Vatican. The Vatican's Internet Office announced that the widget is available free from the Vatican's website: www.vatican.va. When installed, the widget opens a small rectangular window with four tabs; clicking on one provides the latest news from the Vatican, the pope's Sunday Angelus or "Regina Coeli" address, recent speeches and the Vatican press office's daily news bulletin. The Vatican said the widget should help make the content of its website more widely known and is another opportunity to use new technology "to spread the word of the Holy Father."

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WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY Rose and John Little

Mr & Mrs John Rodriguez and family

From the Pastor’s Desk

In the gospel for this Sunday Jesus proclaims himself to be the Good Shepherd. Jesus tells us that the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. This is a metaphor that the people of first century Palestine could easily understand. As a shepherd tends to the needs of his sheep, so too, does God take care of the needs of his people. All the scriptures this Sunday tell us of God’s love and care for us. As an Easter people who live in the light of Christ’s Resurrection, we are reminded again that God is always with us.

In the Acts of the Apostles St. Peter gives a powerful witness before the religious leaders: Jesus Christ, who was cruci-fied, God has raised from the dead for the salvation of the human race. St. John tells us that the love that God bestows on us, and which allows us to be called God’s own children, is made visible in the Resurrection of Christ. The Resur-rection is the promise that one day we shall see God face to face and know him in all his love, grace, and splendor, shar-ing in his own divine life. This First Letter of St. John is both our hope and the vision that guides our lives.

In the gospel Jesus tells us that he will lay down his life for his sheep. This is a foretelling of his Crucifixion. He says that he does this willingly, telling us that this is a free act of love for us. He does so that he may take it up again. This is his promise of the Resurrection. I have the power to lay it down and the power to take it up. Jesus reminds the apos-tles that the Paschal Mystery is precisely God’s plan of salvation: that through Christ’s death and resurrection sins will be forgiven and humanity will be restored to grace in the life of God.

This is the promise and the hope for us. Jesus also says in the gospel that the sheep hear his voice and he will lead them. Lead them where? To the green pastures where they will find rest. Today we hear the joy of Easter proclaimed: the promise of sharing in the divine life and love of God and to know that God loves us so much that we may be called Children of God. The joy of Easter is God’s promise to protect us from all spiritual evil, to walk in his light, and to have peace. The gospel deliberately invokes the 23rd Psalm: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside still waters; he restoreth my soul. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I shall fear no evil for Thou art with me. He has anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

What wonderful gifts. And, Jesus tells us, all we have to do is listen to his voice and follow him. We need to take the joy of Easter and believe the promise that Christ is always with us, so that we may cast out the fears that (often uncon-sciously) control our lives. Only then can we live in freedom, obey Christ’s commandments, and follow him on the path to salvation.

The Parents Association meeting and elections were held this past Tuesday. I wish to express my gratitude to all the parents and families who have donated so much time, talent and energy throughout the year in the many social events, activities and fundraisers for both the parish and the school. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do.

The Sports Association Dinner and Awards celebration will be held this Thursday. It has been another good year for our sports teams. The enthusiasm and commitment of the board, the coaches, parents and players is truly inspirational. While some of our teams did not fare so well in the win/loss column, more important was the growth in the life lessons of hard work, teamwork, sportsmanship and the bonding of friendships. I always look forward to this joyful celebration. Thank you to all for the many hours of time and love given to our student athletes.

The highlight of the month is coming up this Saturday. Our children from the school and religious education programs will be celebrating the reception of their First Holy Communion. It is a joy and an honor to be part of this major event in the life of these young people. The Eucharist is the source and summit f our lives as Catholics, the gift of the Risen Christ himself, fulfilling his promise to be with us to the end of the age. It is in the Eucharist that we draw our strength, our hope, our very spiritual life. As we keep these children in our prayers, let us also take the time to reflect on the joy, the grace and the goodness of God for this gift in our own lives.

Also coming up in the next few weeks are the New Parishioner Dinner, May Crowning, Mothers Day, the Respect Life Flower Sale and the Sports Board Comedy Night. What a blessing to be part of such a vibrant parish.

Have a great week. Sincerely, Fr. Neil

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The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

This coming October 11, the Church will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the opening session of Vatican

Council II. This great Council was the most significant Catholic event of the last century, and its delibera-

tions and decrees will continue to influence the Church, as have the acts of ecumenical councils before

it. The creed we say at Mass each Sunday, for example, comes from the earliest Councils of the Church in

the fourth and fifth centuries. Vatican II was the twenty first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church.

Why did Pope John XXIII call the Council? In a letter dated December 25, 1961 (Humanae salutis), the

Pope explained that he hoped the Council would change the relationship between the Church and the

world. He called the Council because the world of the twentieth century was so divided by racism, national-

ism, communism, Nazism and wars and hatreds of all sorts that men and women had forgotten that the hu-

man race is a human family. Who would tell the world that we are all brothers and sisters? Pope John

knew that the mission of the Catholic Church is to introduce the world to its savior in every age, and he be-

lieved that the unity of the Church should be a leaven to change the world. The Second Vatican Council

was called a pastoral council because its purpose was not to examine Church teaching directly but to see

what could be changed in the Church in order to place her in better dialogue with a world headed for self-

destruction. The Council was missionary in its purpose; to save the world from itself, the Church would

have to open dialogues on all fronts.

In order to enter into dialogue, elements of the Church’s life were examined and sometimes changed or ad-

justed. The Council’s major documents examined the Church’s worship of God, the sources of God’s self-

revelation, the nature of the Church herself and the Church in our times. Each of these four topics will be

discussed in future bulletin articles. My hope is that recalling the purpose and the teaching of the Second

Vatican Council will renew the sense of mission of the Archdiocese in the coming year. We will continue

to implement the Strategic Pastoral Plan for the Archdiocese and will do so now in light of the universal

Church’s Year of Faith, recently called by Pope Benedict XVI, timed to begin on the very anniversary of the

opening session of the Council. May our hearts be opened anew as we commemorate this great event in the

history of the Church. God bless you.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Francis Cardinal George, OMI

Archbishop of Chicago

An Invitation to Join in an Important Ministry in the Parish

Eucharistic Ministers are members of the parish community who assist the priest in the distribution of the Eucharistic during all liturgies at St. Robert Bellarmine. It is a ministry that is important to the parish, and one that is spiritually fulfilling as well. If you are interested in becoming a Eucharis-tic Minister, please join us for the training and formation evening on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30pm.

An Evening of Reflection for Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Tuesday, May 8th at 7pm

All Current Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors are invited to an evening of formation and reflection. This is an evening dedicated to thanking you for your ministry to our parish, and an evening de-signed to build community and nourish your faith. Please call the rectory to let us know if you are able to attend.

JOIN IN THE SRB TEEN GROUP OVERNIGHT LOCK – IN

Decisions and Discernment –

How we make choices that reflect our faith

Saturday May 5th 5pm through

Sunday, May 6th 11am.

The evening will be filled with games, community build-

ing, discussion groups, plus pizza and s’mores. The cost

is $5 per teen. If you are a High School Student and want

to be a part of this overnight retreat, please stop by the

rectory to register.

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HAPPY CLUB NEWS

Thursday, May 3rd at 1 p.m. we will have our next meeting. Come and join us for our May Crowning and sing the

familiar hymns. Stay around for some refreshments, play some BINGO, and maybe win some money! See you there.

SECOND ANNUAL 2012 HARVEST GALA NEWS MEETING MONDAY APRIL 30 7 P.M. IN KH

We are delighted to announce the Second Annual 2012 Harvest Gala Celebrating St. Robert Bellarmine’s Com-munity. This is a celebration that will take place on Saturday, October 13, 2012, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. We will provide a festive atmosphere complete with silent and live auctions, music and dancing, and special recognition to Father Scott Donahue.

Parishioners and school families are encouraged to sign up and participate on a committee, please join us on Monday, April 30, from 7-8:30 p.m. For donations to this event, or for more information, please contact Susie Jablonski @ 773-794-9979, or Jeff Griggs @ 773-545-8719.

BISHOP ANDREW P. WYPYCH CELEBRATES CONFIRMATION

APRIL 20, 2012 Preparation for Confirmation is complete and the candi-

dates were confirmed. The Mass was beautiful, the

flowers were lovely and the reception that followed was

enjoyed by all. A special thank you to Rose Ann Loch

who organized the reception and all of you who worked

so hard to make it welcoming and delicious! Thank you

to our Choir directed by Jean Tuohy. Of course, our can-

didates were elegant and well prepared. You are all ap-

preciated! Thank you for graciously giving of your time

and talents.

JOE’S PIZZA SUPPORTS SRB

Cater your special celebrations with Joe’s Pizza & Joe’s will give SRB families a 10% discount. In addition, Joe’s will donate 5% of your catering order to SRB.

Pizza, pasta, chicken and more Joe’s Pizza

5747 W. Higgins Ave 773-685-2301

www.joesonhiggins.com .

1278 $500 Michael Allen 804 $200 Joanna Markfull 1291 $100 Nina Hyland 349 $100 The Alverio Family 1071 $ 50 Carole Bauer 1287 $ 50 Mary Crement 1638 $ 30 Schwarz Family 1173 $ 30 Janet Kelly 1171 $ 30 Mary Banas 688 $ 30 Gryphon Schneider 1079 $ 30 Carole Bauer 460 $ 30 Gierke Family 1625 $ 30 Marian Mertes 1199 $ 30 Ted Zabawski 1605 $ 30 Marianne Wehrle 487 $ 30 Nicole Aumann 230 $ 30 V. Catanese 819 $ 30 Mary Connelly 1262 $ 30 Mr & Mrs K. Osioz 1356 $ 30 Elizabeth Curyle 0590 $ 30 Pop Family

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Fenwick High School Honor Roll

Karli Bell Michael Brosnan Matthew Eifert

Looking for something

to do this weekend?

Last performance Sun. April 29th at 2 p.m.

The Stahl Family Theatre 5900 W. Belmont

www.risingstarchicago.com (773) 736-2490

(See if you can find one of our parishioners performing on stage!)

NICHOLAS BRONIEC, a second grader, won the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest for the State of Illi-nois. There were over 325,000 students participating in this year's contest. Nicholas was given an engraved State Winner Medallion. His teacher, Miss Parrilli, was given an engraved rosewood box and pen set. St. Robert Bellarmine School received a $200 certificate to be used for future purchases. We are so proud of Nicholas!

DUFF’S DOGS

Four Night Fundraiser!

Monday, April 30th Monday, May 7th Monday, May 14th Monday, May 21st

4 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Mention St. Robert Bellarmine School and Duff’s will generously donate 20%

of your food tab to SRBPA. 4835 N Austin Ave.

(773) 628-7454 duffsdogs@yahoo.com

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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Edward Bell (Army) Gy. Sgt. Timothy R. Hogan (Marines) Raymond Weernink (Navy) Brig. Gen. Tau’aika ‘Uta ‘atu (Tongan Defense) Captain Dan Allen (Army) Ln. Corporal Kurt Williams (Marines) Mike Janson (Navy) First Lieutenant Brian G. Lutz (Army) Bernard Brennan, (Marines) Pvt. 2 Michael Rosenthal (Army) Martin Durcan (Navy) Pvt. Colleen McDonald (Army) Ewa Dabrowski (Navy) Capt. Kevin P. O’Grady (Air Force) Capt. Daniel C. Ouper (Air Force) Airman Daniel Roger Cimon (Air Force) EM3 Abraham Ubi (Navy) Pvt. 1 Michael Barry (Army) Capt. Patrick J. Collins (Army) Corp. Armando Bolivar (Marines) Sgt. Scott Pekar (Marines) Capt. Albert Eiffes (Air Force) Sgt. Joseph Konieczny (Army Specialist Samuel Stanciel (Army) Specialist Sean Cheker (Army)

Daily Scripture Readings

Monday Acts 11:1-18 / Jn 10:1-10

Tuesday Acts 11:19-26 / Jn 10:22-30

Wednesday Acts 12:24—13:5a / Jn 12:44-50

Thursday 1 Cor 15:1-8 / Jn 14:6-14

Friday Acts 13:26-33 / Jn 14:1-6

Saturday Acts 13:44-52 / Jn 14:7-14

Sunday Acts 9:26-31 / 1 Jn 3:18-24 / Jn 15:1-8

Weekly Schedule Monday, April 30

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm Choir (MR) 7 pm Baptism Prep (R)

Tuesday, May 1 7 pm Finance Committee (R)

No Novena Wednesday, May 2

6 pm - 10 pm SPRED (KH) 7 pm - 9 pm Contemporary Ensemble (C)

Thursday, May 3 9:15 am School Mass (C)

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Happy Club May Crowning (KH) 6 pm - 9 pm Sports Dinner and Awards (KH, C)

7 pm RCIA (R) Friday, May 4

Saturday, May 5 11:30 am First Communion Mass (C)

After 5pm Mass Comedy Nite & 8th Grade Raffle Ticket Sales (V)

5 pm - 11 am Sunday Teen Group Retreat (KH) Sunday, May 6

After all Masses Ticket Sales Comedy Nite Tickets and 8th Grade Raffle (V)

Until 11am Teen Group Retreat (KH)

May 5 / 6 , 2012 Mass Presider Servers Lector Auxiliary Ministers

5:00 PM Fr. Scott Donahue M. Griggs, K.Griggs

L. Meyering K. Nigro

Sr. Bridget, J. Bauman, L. Samansky, E. Stecker K. Ryan, P. Fergus, K. Fergus

8:00 AM Visitor J. Carlson,M. Gallardo

H. Heidkamp J. Wente M. Furphy, N. Hester, E. Clarke, K. Caminiti,

W. Felckowski, M. Delgado, P. Zyburt

10:00 AM Fr. Neil Fackler C. Jose, L, Kaiser,

S. Shaver Y. Simonsis L. Witek, D. Gandor, P. Gandor

12:00 PM Fr. Neil Fackler G. Soriano, J. O’Brien

B. Greifelt, G. Ignarski P. Mullane, M. Blake, J. Borkowski

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Saint Robert Bellarmine Church

Mass Schedule Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Parish Office & Rectory

Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Donahue, Resident

Rev. Michael A. Goergen, Pastor Emeritus Tony Delgado, Deacon James Schiltz, Deacon

Virginia Underwood, Secretary Christina Zaker, Adult Education Kathy Goetz, Business Manager

4646 North Austin Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60630

Tel. 773/777-2666 Fax 773/777-2770

Website: www.srb-chicago.org

Religious Education Office Debi DeMario, Director

debidre@Ameritech.net

Joyce Schoenecker, Admin. Asst. 6036 West Eastwood Avenue

Tel. 773/286-0956

St. Robert Bellarmine School Carrie Mijal, Principal Chris Wilson, Secretary

6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773/725-5133

Office of Music Director Jean Tuohy

6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773/286-0956

Bulletin Deadline: Thursday 12 Noon 10 days in advance

Submit articles in person at the rectory, fax 773 777-2770

or email at srbbulletineditor@hotmail.com

Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 7:30 p.m. in the rectory.

Rectory Office Hours Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Weddings Arrangements to be made with a priest or deacon

at least six months in advance. Please contact the rectory for date and time

availability before making other arrangements.

Baptisms Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday

at 1:15 p.m. Parents need to register at the rectory office. Please note: there are no baptisms scheduled

during the season of Lent. Preparation Class is on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory.

Confessions/Reconciliations Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick 1st Saturday of the month after the 8:30 a.m. mass.

Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Third Wednesday of every month.

Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass. Benediction at 5 p.m.

Please sign up at the rectory office.

New Parishioners Welcome to Saint Robert’s!

Please register at the rectory office.

Novena Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on

Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the church.

Recitation of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.