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PARISH MISSION We, the people of Saint Pascal Parish, recognize that we are God's people and realize that through Christ's example, we have a mission:

To provide opportunities and facilities to worship God individually and as a community To strengthen our community by satisfying the spiritual, physical and social needs of all To seek Christian solutions to problems within our community To acknowledge that we need each other to celebrate, inspire and support our faith To pray for God's help to accomplish these goals To dare to dream of peace and justice toward which God calls His people in their time and for all times

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, and 12:00 PM (Polish) Please see the parish website to make a reservation for Sunday Masses. Monday: 8:30 AM Tuesday: 830 AM Wednesday: 8:30 AM Thursday: 8:30 AM Friday: 8:30 AM Saturday: 8:30 AM RECONCILIATION Saturday: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

DEVOTIONS Rosary: After the 8:30 AM Daily Mass Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday: 9:00 AM to 630 PM Benediction: Thursday: 6:30 PM

PARISH OFFICE Address: 3935 N. Melvina Chicago, IL 60634-2527 Phone: 773-725-7641 Fax: 773-725-9368 Website: www.stpascal.org Parish Office Hours: Due to Covid-19 Restrictions, the Parish Office is closed until further notice.

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Reverend Elliott Dees Pastor frelliott@stpascal.org

Reverend Mario Stefanowski Associate Pastor frmario@stpascal.org

Eugene Kummerer, Jr. Charley Shallcross Deacons

Gene Dorgan Retired Deacon

Kristina Nyberg Music Director knyberg@stpascal.org

Christopher Perez Religious Ed. Director cperez@stpascal.org

Sharon Kells Religious Ed. Asst. Director skells@stpascal.org

Carol Coleman Business Manager ccoleman@stpascal.org

Mary Boss Communications communications@stpascal.org

Robert Teubert, Jr. Maintenance Engineer rteubert@stpascal.org

Parish Office Staff

Betty Arena Parish Facility Scheduler Monday & Tuesday barena@stpascal.org

Barbara Garcia Sacramental Secretary Wednesday & Thursday bgarcia@stpascal.org

Jenica Nieves Leave of Absence jnieves@stpascal.org

Pope Francis Global Academy 6143 W Irving Park Chicago, IL 60634-2527 Phone: 773-736-8806 

Christmas 2020

Dear Friends,

Blessings this Christmas Season to one and all!

Twenty-twenty has been a year like no other…and I always heard that 20/20 was perfect vision! Amidst all the mayhem and the tsunami of issues we faced and are still facing, where was the Prince of Peace to be found or can we find Him at all?

When all of us were told to stay at home, wash our hands, wear a mask, and don’t gather in large groups, I began to reflect. Is the Prince of Peace trying to teach us something? Are we supposed to learn something? Well, honestly, yes. The news of great joy that Jesus brings to the whole world is the gift of the Paschal mystery. As we experience the frustration, isolation and exhaustion from the tsunami of issues that have engulfed all of us for most of this year, I have come to realize the news of great joy this Christmas and every Christmas is the reality of his Paschal Mystery. Jesus’ coming is the gift like no other! As Jesus has shared the human experience with us, he invites us to share the divine experience with Him. “Follow Me”, he says to each of us all the way to the cross. If you do that, you will be given a share in my resurrection for all eternity. You cannot tell me that is not “news of great joy”? If we are willing to unite the myriad of emotions we have felt with those of Jesus, we will ultimately experience the joy that Jesus brings.

The Christmas season has always been a time of celebration and giving thanks to God for the gift of his Son as well as a time of thanks to Jesus for giving each of us the gift of experiencing the good and bad events of our lives in a new way – His Paschal Mystery. That helps me keep everything in my life in perspective. My prayer for you is that the same perspective will enable you to live 2021 more joyfully than ever!

My sisters are keeping safe these days as are my nieces and nephews & grand nieces and nephews.

Included in my prayers and Masses each day during the pandemic are the newly married, baptized, parents, grandparents as well as the newly bereaves and the many sick among us.

My prayer for each of you is that you experience the Paschal Mystery each day of the New Year!

Fr. Tom Dore

One of the highlights of the Christmas season at Saint Pascal Parish was Father Tom Dore’s annual Christmas letter, which reviewed events of the past year with wise and wry commentary. While in the hospital during the recent illness that ultimately took his life, Father Tom expressed concern his Christmas letter, which was already written, would never be seen by all the people he so fondly cherished. We were able to locate our dear friend’s

final Christmas letter, which we now present to you. Merry Christmas, Father Tom! We will miss reading your thoughtful reflections.

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FATHER TOM DORE - REST IN PEACE COVID denied the world yet another wonderful soul, Father Tom Dore, who died on December 17. Father Dore joined us at Saint Pascal after retiring from Saint Giles. He was a deeply spiritual man, with a big heart and a big laugh. We will miss him dearly and will always try to keep his advice: Be grateful for the day.

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Jefferson/Portage Park and Old Irving Park/Addison Renew My Church Update: December 18, 2020

Discernment Process St. Constance, Our Lady of Victory, St. Pascal and St. Robert Bellarmine Parishes, along with Pope Francis Global Academy, were grouped together and engaged in the Renew My Church (RMC) “Discernment and Decision” process through October 2020. St. Bartholomew, St. Viator, and St. Wenceslaus Parishes were also grouped together and engaged in the RMC “Discernment and Decision” process through October 2020.

Based on their meetings and feedback gathered from the larger parish community, they submitted feedback to the archdiocese. The Archdiocesan Standards and Recommendations Commission, which includes representatives from across the Archdiocese of Chicago, reviewed feedback and other information, including financial summaries, capital needs and parish trends. After this review, the RMC Commission asked the St. Bartholomew Grouping Feedback and Discernment (GFDT) members to join the first grouping for additional discernment to allow a more fruitful response to Hispanic ministry needs to the west/northwest.

The adjusted grouping team continued with three additional discernment meetings in November and December and provided an update to the RMC Commission earlier this December. The RMC Commission is grateful for the continued discernment and has since completed a full recommendation.

Cardinal Cupich and Bishop Manz are grateful to the GFDT members of all seven parishes and Fr. Barwikowski, Fr. Wyrzykowski, Fr. Dees, Fr. Fackler, Fr. O’Connell. Fr. Render, and Fr. Arevalos, as well as the parishioners, the Vicariate Team, the Presbyteral Council and RMC Commission who offered feedback through the recent discernment process. Your perseverance was admirable, particularly during these difficult months of the pandemic.

Outcome In the past few weeks, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, the archdiocese’s auxiliary bishops, and the archdiocese’s Presbyteral Council met to discuss the Commission’s recommendation. Based upon those discussions and prayerful consideration, Cardinal Cupich made the following decisions regarding the parish and school structures in Jefferson/Portage Park and Old Irving Park/Addison:

St. Constance and St. Robert Bellarmine will unite as a new parish.

St. Bartholomew, Our Lady of Victory, and St. Pascal will unite as a new parish.

St. Viator and St. Wenceslaus will unite as a new parish.

All of the new parishes above will take effect July 1, 2021. Each new parish will be formed under a new name. The new name will be decided by Cardinal Cupich after reviewing options proposed by each new parish’s leadership.

The Renew My Church Commission has additionally recommended:

St. Constance and St. Robert Bellarmine: St. Constance and St. Robert Bellarmine Churches will both continue to host a regular Mass schedule for the

newly united parish. This united parish will be the host location for all parish-based Polish ministry in these two groupings.

St. Bartholomew, Our Lady of Victory and St. Pascal: St. Bartholomew and St. Pascal Churches will both continue to host a regular Mass schedule for the newly

united parish. The Polish Mass currently at St. Pascal will cease as of July 1, 2021. As part of expanding Hispanic ministry presence west, at least one Spanish language Mass will be celebrated

as part of the regularly weekend Mass schedule at St. Pascal. Regularly scheduled Masses at Our Lady of Victory will cease no later than the first Sunday of Advent 2021.

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St. Viator and St. Wenceslaus St. Viator and St. Wenceslaus Churches will both continue to host a regular Mass schedule for the newly

united parish. The school on St. Wenceslaus campus will be marketed for sale to generate proceeds to invest in enhanced

ministry in the new parish.

Schools:

All of the schools will continue to operate, with governance changes to align with the new parish structure. St. Robert Bellarmine School will serve as the parish school of the united parish of St. Constance and St. Robert Bellarmine. St. Constance School will continue under its current program and become a school governed by the archdiocese. Both schools will receive pastoral support from the parish priests.

Pope Francis Global Academy will serve as the parish school of the united parish of St. Bartholomew, Our Lady of Victory, and St. Pascal. St. Bartholomew School will continue under its current program and become a school governed by the archdiocese. Both schools will receive pastoral support from the parish priests.

St. Viator will serve as the parish school of the united parish of St. Viator and St. Wenceslaus.

Parish Structure Rationale

Forming three new parishes from the seven parishes offers a parish structure to meet the needs of each neighborhood, expand the geographic reach for Hispanic ministry further west and north, and continue to support strong Polish ministry within the local area. Each of the three parishes is of relatively similar parishioner size and annual operating revenue.

Concluding regularly scheduled Masses at Our Lady of Victory is deemed necessary by the Commission to create a structure manageable for the parish and to offer a path to explore all options for selling the property to provide resources to invest in ministry in the new parish and reduce expenses.

School Structure Rationale

None of the schools will have structural change, however enrollment and financial concerns continue to impact St. Constance and St. Bartholomew schools. Generous donors are committed to supporting those schools and their sustainability will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

School governance changes provide a structure that allows each pastor to have administrative responsibilities for only one school while retaining each school’s pastoral connection to the parish.

Next Steps The archdiocese’s Priests’ Placement Board is actively working to identify candidates to lead each of the three new parishes. Additional information will be shared with each community as it becomes available.

Once a pastor has been named for each of the three new parishes, parish leadership and parishioners will discern possibilities for the name of the new parish, within guidelines provided by the archdiocese, and submit their considerations to Cardinal Cupich for his decision on the permanent name of the new parish.

The united parish community will embark upon the next phase of the renewal process, Operations Transition followed by “Building the New Reality,” to become a stronger, more sustainable presence for the future, capable of reaching more people in their work of making disciples of Jesus Christ, building communities with one another and inspiring witness in the world around us.

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SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS

The celebration of the sacraments is one of the most important gifts that we have, and we look forward to sharing these celebrations with those who 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 with the celebrant two months prior to the Baptism either in person or Zoom. Arrangements can be made at the Parish Office.

RECONCILIATION: Every Saturday at 9:00 AM

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Either the bride, the groom, or the parent of either must be a registered and active parishioner for at least six months before contacting us to make any arrangements. Allow at least six months to complete wedding arrangements. Arrangements can be made at the Parish Office by the bride and groom.

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 the parish office. If the office is closed please leave a message on a priest’s voicemail.

GLUTEN FREE HOSTS: Saint Pascal wishes all who are properly disposed to be able to receive the host at Communion time, and join with the others in our parish family without the fear of becoming ill. If you would like to receive a gluten free host, please add your request to the comment on the Mass Reservation sign up form so the priest is aware of your request

MINISTRY OF CARE - HOMEBOUND PARISHIONERS: Please notify the parish office if you know of someone who is unable to join us at Mass and would appreciate having the Eucharist brought to their home. Our Ministers of Care bring Holy Communion to those who are sick and homebound, when conditions permit. During the present health crisis we may not be allowed access to visit people in hospitals or rehabilitation centers, depending on the rules and restrictions of the individual facility, but our prayers go out to all of our parish family during these trying times.

Cancellation of Mass is leading to significant losses in our offertory income, which is placing all our ministries and operations at

significant risk. Many people in our parish and community depend upon your regular, weekly offertory contributions and, during this current challenge, they are needed more than ever. We ask you to prayerfully consider maintaining your regular weekly donation level or even increasing it during these times.

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Every item available for purchase on www.amazon.com is also available at the same price on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com). You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. See the Saint Pascal website at www.stpascal.org for additional details and to sign in.

Please consider giving online at GiveCentral.org where you can make a weekly offertory contribution to our Saint Pascal

Church family and keep the vital ministries and services we provide going. You can use this website to make paperless donations to our church by using your credit card, debit card and electronic checking payments making either one-time or recurring donations. To access this site, 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 to the Respect Life Committee for including the parish's Saint Vincent de Paul pantry in the Giving Tree Program this holiday season. Because of the generosity of our parishioners, we received grocery store gift

cards that will insure that our pantry will be stocked well into the New Year! Thank you also to Cub Scout Pack 3815 and Boy Scout Troop 815 and their leaders who donated food for the pantry and toys for Christmas that were distributed by the Respect Life Committee. We very much appreciate your continuing support of our ministry here at Saint Pascal.

Society of Saint Vincent DePaul

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SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL - SAINT PASCAL CONFERENCE What happens if we would lead our life as if the star stopped on us? The answer to this question is most startling when we consider the gospel as a whole: what it means and what happens is that the only way to light and life is to die to self so that darkness can be overcome. Life has it sorrows and sufferings. It also has its joys and celebrations: the mystery of salvation has been revealed in Jesus. And in us.

During the first weekend of each month, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society will collect non-perishable food for its pantry. Items may be placed in the blue barrel outside the church building at the Dakin Street exit for those not attending worship in person. Items may be placed in the blue barrel inside the church building at the Dakin Street exit during that time, or any time that the church is open.

The Story of the Chinese Farmer As told by Alan Watts

Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.” The farmer said, “Maybe.”

The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came back and said, “Oh, isn’t that lucky. What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!” The farmer again said, “Maybe.”

The following day his son tried to break one of the horses, and while riding it, he was thrown and broke his leg. The neighbors then said, “Oh dear, that’s too bad,” and the farmer responded, “Maybe.”

The next day the conscription officers came around to conscript people into the army, and they rejected his son because he had a broken leg. Again all the neighbors came around and said, “Isn’t that great!” Again, he said, “Maybe.”

The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that happens will be for the good or bad. We never know what will be the consequence of misfortune; or, we never know what will be the consequences of good fortune.

Can we begin the new year discerning what is the Will of God in both misfortune and good fortune?

Ministry of Peace and Justice Tom McGuire, Facilitator

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Questions & Comments Welcome

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SAINT PASCAL WORSHIP SCHEDULE Monday: 8:30 AM - Mass

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Private Prayer Tuesday: 8:30 AM - Mass

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Private Prayer Wednesday: 8:30 AM - Mass

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Private Prayer

Thursday: 8:30 AM - Mass 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM - Eucharistic Adoration 6:30 PM - Benediction

Friday: 8:30 AM - Mass 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Private Prayer

Saturday: 8:30 AM - Mass 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - Confession 4:00 PM - Sunday Anticipated Mass

(Reservations Required—limit 75)

Sunday 8:00 AM - Sunday Mass in English (Reservations Required - limit 75)

10:00 AM - Sunday Mass in English (Reservations Required - limit 75)

12:00 PM - Sunday Mass in Polish (Reservations Required - limit 75)

The Rosary is prayed Monday through Saturday after the 8:30 AM Mass.

Following Archdiocesan COVID-19 guidelines, Saint Pascal Church has reopened on a limited basis. Worshipers are required to wear masks, and practice social distancing staying six feet apart from one another. Please enter the church from the south Melvina Street door (nearest the rectory) and exit through the Dakin Street door. Those with mobility issues may enter and exit through the Dakin Street door. Please follow instructions from ushers and greeters.

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10:00 AM ON SUNDAYS

Join us on YouTube to watch our Sunday liturgy on your PC/Mac, tablet, or smart phone. The content is scheduled to populate shortly before the start of the

each liturgy. The link can be accessed from our parish website - www.stpascal.org.

Please join us for prayer! May God bless you and

keep you safe!

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ATTENDANCE AT SUNDAY MASS We are so grateful to be able to attend Mass again! This privilege is offered with a limit to the maximum number of people who can be in the church at one time. We must maintain records for the Illinois Department of Public Health of all who enter our churches for the purposes of contact tracing if and when a confirmed case of COVID–19 is identified.

Attendance is limited and reservations are necessary to attend Sunday Mass. A specific link is posted on our website. Your registration will be recorded on our reservation list and you will be checked in at the door.

Reconciliation, Private Prayer, Adoration and Daily Mass A reservation is not required for Reconciliation, Adoration, Private Prayer or Weekday Masses. However, you must sign in and provide your contact information at the entrance door. You must also wear a mask and practice social distancing.

SAINT PASCAL IS OPEN FOR PRAYER! PLEASE JOIN US!

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Our Sick…

Peter Alcantar, Betty Arena, John Baker, Lynn Barbee-Reynolds, Mary Anne Bratta, Jannella Brown, Rashella Brown, Rosemary Caron, Brian Chorba, Susan Coletti, Cordero Family, Eduardo Correa, Bernie Czechowski, Emmanuel Daichendt, Gene Dorgan, Bernice Duggan, Violet Galang, Jean Helmkin, Melissa Ilic, Caitlin Jacobs, Debora Juszynski, Thomas Krauss, Eugene L. Kummerer Sr., Geri Maleski, Sherry Marquez, Shannon Maza, Larry Mazurkiewicz, Ruth Mickleborough, George Moyett, Katie Mulson, Jenica Nieves, Mickie Nieves, Angel Ortiz, Ben Ortiz, Pam Ortiz, Christine Pasko-Falls, Mary Palmert, Daniel Perez, Mary Poeppel, Aleja Quinones, Angelo Robles, Maria Russo, Cor Salvador, Archer Senft, Rosa Rivera, Ed Stachon, Dennis Stagner, Linda Stagner, Annette Szynal, Angelo Tufano, Giovanna Urso, Marty Warta, John Walsh, Judy Williams, Lin Zaremba

Our Faithful Departed...

Father Tom Dore, Raymond Llanes

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: Cpt. John Cvikota, Sgt. Samuel Dobek, Sgt. Xavier Ortiz, Sgt. Phillip J. Renault, Cpt. Jason Schneider, Cpt. Pawel Zemczak.

And Also...

Please pray for those suffering with Covid 19 and their family members; All First Responders… Paramedics, Firemen, Police, Doctors, Nurses, Essential Hospital Employees, Specialty Techs, Aids; Suppliers, Maintenance Crews, BioMed Techs, Grocery Workers, Truck Drivers, and Courier Service Teams; Federal, Local and State Government Workers; those who are unemployed, homeless, hungry, imprisoned, and marginalized.

PLEASE PRAY FOR...

The 2021 Mass Book is Open: Anyone wishing to have Masses offered may request two Sunday Masses and three weekday Masses per request. Each Mass intention may include two names, e.g., Mr. & Mrs. Smith or John Doe & Mary Jones. The Mass stipend is $10 per request. Requests may be mailed or left in the parish mailbox. Please provide a contact number in the event dates requested are not available. If you wish to order a Mass in person, please contact the office for an appointment. Saint Pascal Parish, Attn: Mass Request, 3935 N Melvina, Chicago, IL 60634 - Office number 773-725-7641

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 4:00 PM Living & Deceased Benefactors &

Parishioners +Marie Dalicandro

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 2021 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Intentions of the Polish Community

MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 8:30 AM +Charles C. Smith

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 8:30 AM

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 8:30 AM

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 8:30 AM

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 8:30 AM Members of the Purgatorial Society

Prayer Shawl Recipients +Lodovico Paoletti

12:00 PM Intentions of the Polish Community

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2021 8:30 AM 4:00 PM +Wanda & +Walter Wojdyla

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021 8:00 AM Living & Deceased Benefactors &

Parishioners +Sharon Schoener +Chares C. Smith

10:00 AM +Marie Dalicandro 12:00 PM Intentions of the Polish Community + Faithful Departed  

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