St. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Margaret Mary Parish February 23, 2020February 23, 2020

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary TimeSeventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Masses: Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8 am 10 am 12 pm

Weekdays Monday-Saturday 8:15 am

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Parish Office: 630-369-0777 Fax: 630-369-1493 Religious Ed. Office: 630- 369-0833

All Saints Catholic Academy:

1155 Aurora Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 630.961-6125 or www.ascacademy.org

New Parishioners: Anyone who welcomes you, welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me.: (Mt 10:40) St. Margaret Mary Parish wishes to welcome everyone to our community as Jesus would. For information, please call the parish office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM or anytime by request.

Sacrament of Baptism: Sundays following the 12:00 Mass, except holidays. Please call Parish Office to make arrangements for Baptism and required Preparation Meeting.

Sacrament of Marriage: Six months preparation required. Parish music policies, which reflect Diocesan guidelines, are to be followed.

Sick, Homebound, Hospital Visits: Contact the Parish Office if you would like Communion, if you need someone from SMMP to visit you in the hospital, or if we can help you in any other way. Privacy policies do not permit the hospital to contact us directly.

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Priscilla Arrieta Elaine Badelt Judea Beckett Arlene Bennett Edward Bojan Blake Burton Patrick Cameron Kathleen Carey Lori Cross Justin Dellarose Murlene Dolley Ben & April Espinos Michael Facchinello Mary Fisher Jo Ellen Furlong Jim Gardner William Garrett Eileen Hensel John Hill Kay Hill Kevin Hill Fr. George Hurley Kate Kirchner

Bill Koloseike Emma Martinez Josie Martinez Joseph Mathy Donal McGoldrick Maxine Messere Dr. Edward Michl Collette Miller Linda Palulis Russell Rasche Patrick Rockowitz Allen Rogers John P. Rossi David Schuberg A. Schuman Mary Sheehan Greyson Stanley Elizabeth Stock Jim Tamburrino Roy Taylor Jim Topolewski Joan Vinkler Marion Warner Bob Whipple Ray Young Barb Zdon

Year to Date Weekly Collection 7/1/2019 to 02/16/2020 Present

Weekly Mass Offerings: $ 12,448 $546,298 Automated Giving: 8,293 256,220 Stock/RMD/Tea Donations 0 25,950 Totals: 20,741 828,468 Budget Goal 26,862 854,479 Over/(Under) Goal (6,121) (26,011)

God’s Share

September Senior Club

March Meeting Wednesday March 4th at

NOON in the Parish Center

Catered Buffet

Lunch $10/person Desserts to be passed are always welcomed and appreciated Special Presentation by Judge James F.McCluskey 18th Judicial Circuit Court "Update on judicial system and how it effects DuPage County senior citizens" Also, how does the housing (eviction) court deal with senior issues. Please R.S.V.P. to Jim Simel 630-420-1224 jimsimel@outlook.com by Monday March 2nd

SAVE THE DATE! Family Fun Night:

Saturday, March 14, 6 to 9 pm

Sponsored by the SMMP Men’s Club

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Email: mad.nun.osf@gmail.com

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Our parish theme and calling in

God’s Word To Us

Reflection on Lectionary Readings 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 23, 2020

You have heard that it was said...

MATTHEW’s Gospel today gives us a list of rules to follow, but Jesus says he does not destroy rules. He reinterprets them so they are applied to all, both “the Bad and the Good.” In LEVITICUS we are told to love each other as God loves; to hold no grudge, no hatred. PAUL reminds us we all are the Church (the Temple) so we must love each other because God dwells in us all. We are to be a fool for God (i.e., foolish to the ways of this world and more a model of Christ).

MATTHEW says, reconcile with others; and PAUL states the Spirit dwells in us all, bringing us all closer to God. BE PERFECT means “BE HOLY” modelling after God, the Father. Don’t be a door mat, but an open door so all others are welcomed to God. Be non-transactional, because God does not ask for some ‘price’ to be paid for his love.

Nevertheless, when there are threats to people in our world by enemies as horrific as terrorists, its hard today to love that enemy. Consider, a more local “enemy” ~ the robo-call. Almost 30% of phone calls today are automated intruders. Seems when we are waiting for an important call, along comes a series of robo-callers. Caller ID helps show who they are, but they are annoying intruders to our life.

Christ tells us, go further than hate – “fight” with non-violence. Just, hang up!

Deacon Joe Ferrari

On Saturday, February 29, the Pro-Life ministry at St. Thomas the Apostle is hosting a pizza and movie night in the Lighthouse at 5:30 p.m. (directly after the 4:30 mass). We will be watching and discussing the movie “Unplanned” which describes the life of Abby Johnson, her work at Planned Parenthood, and her later pro-life revelations. Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turned her into an anti-abortion activist.

There is no charge for the evening. If you would like to attend, please call or email the OSJ Office so we know how much pizza to order. Contact Anne (630.355.8980 x113, aschultz@stapostle.org).

Note: The Motion Picture Association of America has given the film an R rating based on some disturbing images. The producers of the film did not appeal the rating because that would mean delaying the movie's release for some time.

Pro-Life Movie Night

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The Men’s Club is preparing for its annual April In Parish Service Project and we need your help in identifying a family, a couple, or an individual, within the Parish, who needs clean-up or fix-up help with their home. This activity is scheduled for the Saturdays in April. Projects are typically sized such that they can be accomplished by a team of men in one full day. Again, if you need assistance or know of anyone who needs assistance, please contact:

Norm Beauregard - 630-416-6811

We Need Your Help!We Need Your Help!

Thank You!Thank You!

Would you like to be interviewed as part of the work of the parish Leadership Community to “read the signs of the times” in order to better understand the world our parishioners inhabit? Members of the Leadership Community will be available after all Masses on the

weekend of March 7/8 to interview any parishioners who would like to participate. Each interview may take up to 30 minutes to complete.

These are the questions that will be asked during these interviews:

• As you look into the near future, what are some of your greatest concerns for yourself and your family? … for our Naperville/Lisle Community? … for our nation? … for our world?

• Where do you see signs of hope for yourself and your family? … for our Naperville/Lisle Community? … for our nation? … for our world?

• Where do you see God at work in our community, our nation and our world? If you would prefer to respond to these questions on-line go to our website: www.smmp.com “The Church has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel. … We must therefore recognize and understand the world in which we live, its explanations, its longings, and its often dramatic characteristics.” – The Pastoral Cons tu on of the Church

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Cub Scout Pack 507 and BSA Scout Troop 507 would like to extend a big, “Thank You”, to Martha Rose for her long-time dedication and efforts to St Margaret Mary’s Scouting organizations. Martha has been involved since St Margaret Mary’s Pack and Troop began in the late 1980’s. This includes being a Den Parent, District Commissioner, a District Member-At-Large and, most recently, St Margaret Mary’s liaison to our Scouts (COR). These roles are what is “on record” – there were most likely many more official and unofficial roles that Martha held over the years.

Although Martha doesn’t take any credit for the programs’ success of over 30 years, as she steps away from leadership involvement with our Scouts and Scout families, we believe she deserves recognition by expressing our sincere gratitude and respect for her selfless service to Scouting.

THANK YOU, MARTHA!

2020 JOLIET DIOCESE CHARISMATIC HEALING MASS

Father Paul Hottinger

Presider

Deacon Dan Danahey Assisting

St. Margaret Mary Church

Friday, February 28, 2020

Sacrament of Reconciliation 6:30 PM Mass 7:30 PM

For more information, please call Joey Rose at: (630) 926-6576

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Encountering Jesus in Prayer and Liturgy

The Practice of Prayer ...

∗ Lifts our hearts and minds to God

∗ Leads us to that space within where God dwells in every person

∗ Helps us recall our core identities as beloved children of God

∗ Invites us to speak our deepest desires to God

∗ Nourishes us for our life and work in the world

∗ Becomes a way to experience intimacy with God

∗ Opens us to greater intimacy in all our relationships with others

Making Room to Welcome Jesus: Fasting

The Practice of Fasting …

∗ Heightens our awareness of hunger and poverty in the world

∗ Encourages us to examine our relationship with food and possessions

∗ Helps loosen our attachments to habits and behaviors that inhibit our growth

∗ Creates “space” in our lives for deepening our relationship with God and neighbor

∗ Prepares us to accept the risks and discipline necessary for change and growth

We invite you to pray with us at ...

∗ Sunday liturgies: 5 pm Saturday, 8, 10 and noon on Sundays

∗ Fridays: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 5 to 7 PM, Stations of the Cross at 7 PM (except February 28 and March 27)

∗ Reconciliation available every Saturday, 3:30 to 4:30 pm

∗ The Lenten Communal Reconciliation Service, Monday, March 30 at 7 PM

∗ Holy Thursday, April 9 at 7 PM, Good Friday, April 10 at 3 and 7 PM, Easter Vigil, April 11 at 8 PM

Practice praying by ...

∗ Pick a different person each day for whom to pray (healing, thanksgiving, acceptance, etc.)

∗ Fill in Prayer Intention card each week at Mass, brought up in Offertory Procession

∗ Lenten Jar: write the names of people you need to forgive for past hurts on slips of paper. Place them in the jar; mix them up; everyday, pull 1 slip out of the jar and pray for forgiveness for this person

∗ Set aside a time each day to spend 10-15 minutes in quiet prayer, scripture reflection, etc.

∗ Spend 10 minutes each evening reflecting on your past day and how you saw or missed the presence of Jesus

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The Lenten Fast

∗ Catholics 14 years and older abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent

∗ Catholics who are 18 but not yet 60 years of age, in addition to abstaining from meat, fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Those who are fasting may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals may be taken to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but we refrain from eating solid foods between meals

Practice fasting by ...

∗ Joining the Church in its observance of the Lenten Fast

∗ Choosing to add your own day of fasting during the week

∗ Abstaining from negative talk (gossiping, complaining, stereotyping, etc.)

∗ Incorporating a new and helpful discipline into your schedule (exercise, study, a new volunteer commitment, extended prayer, etc.)

∗ Abstaining from default decisions and actions; make deliberate choices about how to use your time and resources

∗ Identifying and changing the choices, actions, and habits that keep you from being fully conscious and alive

∗ Abstaining or limiting your time on electronic devices to what is essential. Instead, read a spiritual book or talk to friends and family

Embracing God’s Kingdom of Diversity and Unity: Almsgiving

The practice of Almsgiving ...

∗ Provides a measure of relief to those in need

∗ Calls into question the hidden root causes of poverty and suffering

∗ Allows us to express compassion for our brothers and sisters in need

∗ Reminds us that we are shepherds of the world’s resources

∗ Helps us guard against indifference

∗ Challenges us to include justice as a criterion for our decision-making business practices, public policies, spending and investment choices

Practice Almsgiving by ...

∗ Supporting your charities and perhaps choosing a new one to support

∗ Giving of your time to learn more about how we can act to transform oppressive or unjust structures in our society

∗ Giving of your time and talents to work with others to promote social justice in our communities and throughout the world

∗ Spending time in quiet reflection and prayer for the troubled spots in our world and nation, lifting up those in need to the Lord

∗ Giving your full attention to those around you, family and friends, children and spouse

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Triduum (Three Days)

Come and join us at the peak celebrations of the Catholic Church’s liturgical year. Each liturgy is unique and yet they fit together as a single, extended celebration of the Paschal Mystery of Christ

Holy Thursday, April 9 at 7 PM

Embrace this great symbol of service; have your feet washed and wash another’s We celebrate Jesus giving us the Eucharist as a continuing source of support and strength, and the call to service, as we hear John’s gospel of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. All are invited to enter into this action by having their feet washed and washing the feet of another at one of our 6 foot washing stations. At

the conclusion, the Eucharist is processed through the Church and placed in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for adoration until midnight. The service ends in silence, as we enter this sacred time.

Good Friday Afternoon, April 10 at 3 PM Encounter Jesus as he gives everything to show God’s kingdom is alive We begin in silence as we enter into the Lord’s Passion and Death, reverencing the altar. The readings bring us to the great love Jesus showed us, as he lived, faithful to God, even unto death. The large cross, which is before us at every gathering in our Church, is processed forward and all are invited to venerate it. The Eucharist,

consecrated Holy Thursday evening, is then distributed, and we once again leave in silence, for this is only the second of our three day celebration.

Good Friday Evening, April 10 at 7 PM

Embrace Jesus on the Cross of Love Our evening service includes Scripture, prayer and the veneration of the Cross. We again begin and end in silence, remembering all that Jesus has done to gain us salvation.

Easter Vigil, April 11 at 8 PM

Embrace God’s kingdom of new life and eternal hope We gather in darkness as we await the light of God’s love coming back into the world through the resurrection of Jesus. We begin outside, lighting and blessing the new fire, lighting and processing with the new Paschal Candle, pass the new light to all and sing our praises to the candle and it’s light, the great symbol of Christ’s presence in

our midst. We then vigil, listen to our salvation history, from creation to the resurrection of Jesus. Our baptismal water is blessed and new members are baptized, and we all renew our baptismal promises. Those joining our Church who have already been baptized make their profession of faith in the Catholic Church and then the new members are Confirmed. We then share the joy of God’s power and love as we participate in the Eucharistic meal.

Fridays of Lent: Come Journey with Me • Exposition and Adoration of

Blessed Sacrament from 5 to 7 PM in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

• Healing Mass, 7:30 PM, February 28 and March 27

• Stations of the Cross in Church, 7 PM, except 2/28 and 3/27

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• OneParish (Apple and Google)

• The Word Among Us (Kindle app subscription) and Apple app/subscription

• Divine Office 2 (Apple) • iBreviary (Apple and

Google) • Laudate (Apple and Google) • iRosary • Many available on websites

as well

Wed. Feb 26, Ash Wednesday • Mass with Distribution of Ashes:

8:15 AM, 7 PM • Distribution of Ashes Service:

12:10 PM, 4 PM (Faith Formation students/parents)

Fri. Feb 28 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adoration, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7:30 PM Healing Mass, Church Sat. Feb 29

7:30 AM-3:30 PM Feed Your Soul: Men's Day of Reflection, Upper Room

Mon. Mar 2

7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 1 Tue. Mar 3 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 2 Fri. Mar 6 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adoration, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7 PM Stations of the Cross Mon. Mar 9

7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 1 Tue. Mar 10 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 2 Wed. Mar 11

9:15-11:15 AM Common Threads: An Interfaith Panel, COR Center

Fri.-Sun. Mar 13-15 Men’s Lenten Retreat, Mundelein Fri. Mar 13 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adorations, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7 PM Station of the Cross, Church Fri. Mar 20 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adoration, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7 PM Stations of the Cross, Church

Sat. Mar 21 8 - 9:30 AM How to Re-Fire, Not Retire, COR Center

Sun. Mar 22

6 - 8 PM Journey On, Upper Room

Mon. Mar 23 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 1 Tue. Mar 24 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 2 Fri. Mar 27 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adoration, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7:30 PM Healing Mass, Church Mon. Mar 30 • 7 PM Lenten Communal Reconciliation

Service • 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 1 Tue. Mar 31 7 PM Small Faith Sharing Group 2 Fri. Apr 3 • 5-7 PM Exposition and Adoration, Blessed

Sacrament Chapel • 7 PM Stations of the Cross, Church Sun. Apr 5 Palm Sunday

Mass of the Lord’s Passion 8 AM, 10 AM, Noon in the church

Thur. Apr 9 - Holy Thursday

7 PM Mass; Exposition and Adoration, Blessed Sacrament Chapel following until midnight

Fri. Apr 10 Good Friday • 3 PM Afternoon Service of Word, Veneration

and Communion • 7 PM Evening Prayer Service and Veneration Sat. Apr 11 • 3 PM Blessing of Easter Food Baskets • 8 PM Easter Vigil Sun. Apr 12 Easter

Masses 8 AM, 10 AM, Noon in the church 8 AM, 10 AM in Parish Center

Lenten Schedule

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Ash Wednesday Classes are cancelled on Wednesday, February 26th in observance of the first day of Lent. All Faith For-mation students are expected to attend the service at 4:00 p. m. WITH a parent. A special prayer service and distribution of ashes will set the tone for your Lenten season.

Lenten Service Project All grade levels are writing letters to our servicemen and women to boost morale. In keeping with Lenten tra-ditions, we encourage students to practice almsgiving by possibly doing a small chore to earn a small amount of money to benefit Operation Support Our Troops to cover postage costs and care package items.

Children’s Mass On Saturday, February 29th the 1st to 8th graders in our Faith Formation program will be hosting the 5:00 Mass. If your child signed up for a mass part, please arrive at 4:15.

First Communion - Retreat The retreat is schedule for Saturday, March 7th from 10 am to 12:15 pm. Pre-registration is required. The parent volunteer planning meeting is Tuesday, February 25th at 7p.m. in room 8. We are in need of adult volunteers. - Mass Blessing As our children prepare to enter more fully into the Christian life through the Sacrament of Eucharist, we invite them to receive special blessings. The final blessing (candle) will be the weekend of March 7. Bring your Baptis-mal candle. - Parent/child Bread Service Night March 10th @ 7:00pm , Parish Center. Please bring your assigned item—bread slices, grapes, or grape juice.

Please contact Jacqui Snyder at 630 369-0833 or jsnyder@smmp.com with any questions.

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MARCH FOR LIFE, WASHINGTON, D.C. “Your strength, devotion and drive is what powers our nation, and because of you our county has been blessed with amazing souls who have changed the course of human history. We cannot know what our citizens yet unborn will achieve, the dreams they will imagine, the masterpieces they will create, the

discoveries they will make. But we know this: Every life brings love into this world. Every child brings joy to a family. Every person is worth protecting. An above all, we know that every human soul is divine and every human life—born and unborn—is made in the holy image of Almighty God.” President Donald Trump, 47th March for Life, January 24, 2020

Fr. Paul’s Homily

Divisions 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Mk 3:22-30

(When we humble ourselves then we can serve the whole, and then we can give witness to the whole.)

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“And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.”

In principle Jesus is saying this about the power of Satan, but in principle it’s true about everything. Abraham Lincoln used it to explain why the United States could not be divided into Union and Confederacy. But it’s also true of our Church, the people of God. Because we are divided, because we are not really unified, all those who profess the name of Christ, we give very poor witness to the world; and to some degree the world laughs at us and thereby laughs at Christ. And what is the reason? Our divisions.

Now what is the basis of our divisions? It is our minds, first and foremost. We think too much of them. We imagine we have clarity when we do not. We imagine we know when we only have a little bit of knowledge. St. Paul says, “We walk by faith not by sight,” but we think faith has given us

sight. It doesn’t. Faith is faith, not sight, not certainty. Faith is trust. If you trust, you don’t need certainty. Certainty is self-centered; trust is other-centered. God is eliciting trust, not certainty. He does not impose certainty or offer certainty because then we would be self-sufficient. That’s not God’s will for us.

And so the history of theology is full of false opposites. Of course I hate to say it, but one of the most notorious was Martin Luther with all his false opposites: faith and works, as if God doesn’t want both; grace versus nature, as if God didn’t create both; Christ and the saints, as if it isn’t God’s will for both to be interceding for the whole; and on and on. This is the way the human mind works, sad to say. And it isn’t just the Lutherans. Catholics have been just as guilty of picking one little thing and making it everything, exaggerating their own intelligence to belittle someone else’s

or simply to make themselves bigger in their own mind than they really are. God doesn’t want us to be big in our own minds.

God wants us to be truthful, which is what humility is. We are dignified because we come from God. We have been assigned a stupendous goal, destiny in Christ to be part of the body of Christ, to be a member, a living member of the body of Christ, to actually enjoy the mind of Christ. St. Paul said that, and that you can take literally: “Put on the mind of Christ.” Yes, that’s the goal. But we don’t get there by exalting ourselves. We get there by humbling ourselves. And when we humble ourselves then we can serve the whole, and then we can give witness to the whole. And in our humility and in our witness we really serve the whole. And that is the will of God for the Church and the role of the Church in the world, but we have a tendency not to do that.

Peer Ministry

Peer Ministry has been a foundation for youth in our parish for decades. Mostly made up of juniors and seniors, they minister to each other and youth throughout the community. One of their primary responsibilities is to prepare and lead the 9th and 10th

grade retreats. They explore the theologies of the retreat themes together, practice facilitating small group discussions, prepare witness talks and get all the details together. We meet every Monday night throughout the school year and lead at least two retreats each year. Last year, they were excited to offer a retreat for our Junior High youth also! We encourage them to use what they have learned here in the wider community with their peers. They would love your continued prayers of support!

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Masses for the Week

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Monday — February 24 8:15— Barbara & Randall Flint — Flint Family Tuesday— February 25 8:15— Marie Dudek — Bible Study Wednesday— February 26/Ash Wednesday 8:15— Robert Kotrba — Ryan Family 7:00 — Thursday— February 27 8:15—Joan Dolinar — Gerry & Pat Ann Rotko Friday— February 28 8:15 — Peter Guthrie — CRHP Group Saturday— February 29 8:15 — 5:00 — Rose Ferrari — Dennis & Peggy Nowicki Sunday — March 1 8:00 — Ann Vansack — Pacha Family 10:00 — Elizabeth Berns — O’Rourke Family 12:00 — For the Parish Family

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

February 29 Fr. Paul March 7 Fr. Paul

Date February 29 & March 1

Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Servers

Sacristan/ Deacon/Presider

5:00 Children’s Mass Michael Maziarek Judy Rieser Barbara Ryan

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P. Nowicki Deacon Terry Fr. Paul

8:00

Bill Hassett Helen Stirk Felice Chillemi

Bill Hassett Ralph Meeker John Rossi

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Nickie & JP Deacon Terry Fr. Paul

10:00

Dan Dulik Marian Stricker John Blumberg

Jennifer Arnott Chris Corbett Felicia Egan

Cade DiMailig Tanner DiMailig

F. Egan Deacon Joe Fr. Paul

12:00

Teen Mass Alan Meder Katrina Meder Karen Romano

Teen Mass K. Giordano Deacon Joe Fr. Larry Brunette

Please remember in your prayers those members of our parish and family and friends who have recently passed away. \

Lois Thompson

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St. Margaret Mary Parish Naperville/Lisle -- 630-369-0777

Parish Staff Art & Environment Coordinator Jill Mizen

Bookkeeper Pat Henke

Business Manager Michael Prus

Building Manager Bob Stezowski Communications Coordinator Julie Duffin

Custodian Ziggy Owiesek

Deacons (Permanent) Deacon Joe Ferrari

Deacon Don Helgeson

Deacon Ken Miles

Deacon Fred Straub (retired)

Deacon Terry Taylor

Justice/Outreach Minister Tom Cordaro Liturgy Coordinator Deacon Ken Miles

Music Director John Schlaman Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sue Carroll

Pastoral Associate Sr. Madelyn Gould, S.S.S.F. Pastoral Council President Joey Rose

Priests Rev. Paul Hottinger, Pastor

Receptionists Loretta Mercadante & Mary Sears

Director of Religious Ed., Pre-school - 8 Jacqui Snyder

Director of Youth Ministry Dan Lawler

Religious Education Secretary Arlene Serio

Religious Education Staff Assistant Debbie Brutlag

Food for the Journey Scripture Readings for the Week

Monday: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]; Mt 4:1-11

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — Take no revenge and cherish no grudge; love your neighbor as yourself (Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18).

Psalm — The Lord is kind and merciful (Psalm 103). Second Reading — You are the temple of God, and holy (1 Corinthians 3:16-23). Gospel — Offer no resistance; love your enemies (Matthew 5:38-48). NEXT WEEK’S SCRIPTURE READINGS First Reading — The man and the woman ate the fruit of the one tree that God had told them to avoid, and their shame overtook them (Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7). Psalm — Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned (Psalm 51). Second Reading — Death reigned from Adam to Moses, but now grace and life abound in Christ Jesus (Romans 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]). Gospel — Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit and there he fasted for forty days and forty nights (Matthew 4:1-11).

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