NOVEMBER 2021

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ber 13 - Decem

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MASS TIMES

SAINT MARY OF THE LAKE4220 N. Sheridan Road,Chicago, IL 60613

OUR LADY OF LOURDES4640 N. Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60640

Our Two Places of Worship

MAIN PARISH OFFICESaint Mary of the Lake

4220 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60613(773) 280-7700

office@saintmarys.org

Monday - Friday | 9am - 9pmSaturdays & Sundays | 9am - 2pm

PASTORAL STAFFPASTOR Fr. Manuel Dorantes mdorantes@saintmarys.org

ASSOCIATE PASTORS Fr. Elvio Baldeón ebaldeon@saintmarys.org

Fr. Don Woznicki dwoznicki@saintmarys.org

RESIDENT PRIEST Fr. Vince Costello vcostello@saintmarys.org

TRANSITIONAL DEACON Dcn. Carl Gales, SVD

FAITH FORMATION & HISPANIC MINISTRY Sr. Claudia Sanchez Jauregui, FCJ csanchez@saintmarys.org

Sr. Maria Guadalupe Limas Valtierra, FCJ glimas@saintmarys.org

ASSISTANT TO THE PASTOR Marc Vega mvega@saintmarys.org

SACRED MUSIC & LITURGY Michael Ruzicki mruzicki@saintmarys.org

PARISH COUNSELOR Jenni Dressler jdressler.claret@gmail.com

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFPARISH ACCOUNTANT Jim Masini jmasini@aol.com

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Mary Carravallah mcarravallah@saintmarys.org

Hilda Correa hcorrea@saintmarys.org

Mayra Garcia mgarcia@saintmarys.org

MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES Jose Lara Manuel Miranda Maria Patiño

SAINT MARY OF THE LAKE

WEEKEND MASSESSaturday Vigil4:30 PM - English

Sunday8:30 AM - English10:30 AM - English12:30 PM - Spanish

DAILY MASSESMonday - Saturday9:00 AM - English

RECONCILIATIONThursdays - 7:00 PMSaturdays - 9:30 AM

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONThursdays - 7:00 PM

PRIVATE PRAYERMonday - Friday9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

OUR LADY OF LOURDES

WEEKEND MASSESSunday9:00 AM - English11:00 AM - Spanish1:30 PM - Spanish

DAILY MASSESMonday - Saturday8:00 AM - English

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONMondays, Wednesdays & FridaysOur Lady of Lourdes Grotto8:30 AM - 8:00 PM

FR. MANNY DORANTESPASTOR

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month together (July 2021) we had an average weekend attendance of 880 people between both sites, we finished October with an average attendance of 1,116, that is 236 more people than how we began or a 26% growth. This is a great sign for us, especially as we are still coming out of the pandemic.

Another sign of hope has been the amazing response of both Latino communities of our parish.

I invited all parish leaders in these communities to participate in faith and community formation sessions over five consecutive Fridays in October and November. Their response was very moving for me, Fr. Elvio and Sisters Guadalupe and Claudia. Over 110 people attended our sessions every Friday night. Their desire to know our faith and to be active participants in the unity of both communities has been a true consolation for me and our team. The Spirit is definitely moving and we are grateful.

I thank you for the gift of your presence every week at Mass and I ask that you please continue to invite your neighbors to make our parish their spiritual home, to come worship with us, serve those in need with us, and share their lives with us.

Sincerely, Fr. Manny

It has been four months since the canonical unification of Saint Mary’s and Our Lady of Lourdes took effect on July 1st, 2021. Over the last few months, I have been working with our priests, religious sisters, and lay leaders along with the Archdiocesan Renew My Church Team in establishing a good understanding of the different communities we are trying to serve and their needs. As I have stated before, though on paper it may look like we are trying to unite two parish communities, the reality is that we are bringing together five different communities: two English speaking communities (one at Saint Mary’s and one at Our Lady of Lourdes), two Spanish speaking communities (one at Saint Mary’s and one at Our Lady of Lourdes) and a wonderful Filipino community at Our Lady of Lourdes. Each of these communities has their own expectations and hopes for the future.

As your pastor along with my team, it will be our goal to serve each community to the best of our abilities while not losing sight of the larger goal of bringing the presence of Christ, His Love and Mercy to our neighbors in Buena Park and Ravenswood who are not yet part of our community. While the challenges ahead of us are many, I am enthused by the response you have given in these initial months of unity. As you can see, our welcoming team has been counting people attending all of our masses since we joined. While in our first

DEAR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS,

SAINT MARY’S AVERAGE WEEKEND MASS ATTENDANCE

OUR LADY OF LOURDES AVERAGE WEEKEND MASS ATTENDANCE

TOTAL AVERAGE WEEKEND MASS ATTENDANCE

3 English Masses

1 Spanish Mass

Total

1 English Mass

3 Spanish Masses

Total

4 English Masses

4 Spanish Masses

Total

July

306

150

456

July

72

352

424

July

378

502

880

Aug.

323

148

471

Aug.

84

403

487

Aug.

407

551

958

Sept.

317

127

444

Sept.

98

412

510

Sept.

415

539

954

Oct.

317

194

511

Oct.

101

504

605

Oct.

418

698

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November 2, 2020 - November 2, 2021The following are the names of the members of the Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes community who passed away this year.

†Sylvia Aviles †Michelle Joyce Byrne†Luz Castaneda†Marjorie Ann Carmody†Nelda M. Clay†Emmanuel Alfonso Escandon Rodriguez†Rogelio Esparza†Edward Furlong†Miriam Fernandez†Manuel de Jesus Fernandez†Felipe Garcia†Vivian A. Gonzalez†Filiberto Henriquez†Barbara Herrick

†Sun Kim†Virgilio Santos†Eleazar Lobato†Teresa Mora†Lilia Ocampo†Daniel Patiño†Norio Shiovra†Elias Salazar†Glady Tamayo†Birgilio Torres†Yazmin Torrez†Jose Raul Rodriguez†Ismael Ruiz†Antonia Zepeda

Mass Intentions for All Souls Day 2021The following are Mass Intention Requests we have received from the Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes community for the All Souls Day Masses.

+Pedro Aisporna +Anastacia Aisporna +Gregorio Aisporna +Ross Arriola +Amros Emir Arriola +Simplicio G. Albios +Jeremy M. Albios +Elena Arias +Baylen Family +Bernabe Family +Tancio & Saring Bicaldo +Juan Cabignon +Julia Cabignon +Mario Cabignon +William Cabignon +John Cabignon +Alberto Calle +Esther Correa+Victoria Cruz Francisco +Elsa De Leon

+Julio Digal +Mercedes Donato +Ciriago Donato +Manuel Jesús Fernández Maldonado +Carlos Alberto Fernández Maldonado +Fullon Family +Mauricio Garrido +Maria Hisczynska +Pawel Hiszcynski +Robert Kaeppel +Consuelo Lanuza de Franco +Luna Family +Manuel Marin +Mariano Mamac +Fausta N. Mamac +Robert McBride +Thomas McBride +M. Virginia McBride +Mary Owen McBride +Juana Miranda +Stanislawa Malinowska +Zdzislaw Malinowski +Kazimiera Malinowska +Feliks Malinowski Pobog +Emma Mora +Macario Mora +Nestor Nasibog +Shelby Pama +Aida Patino Patino +Dcn. Daniel Patino Ruiz +Emma Patino Ruiz +Primitivo y Maria Patino Guzman +Saima Perrenot +Osvaldo Franco Portillo +Ranes Family +Filemon y Guadalupe Reynoso Ruiz +Salud Remigio +Saul Renteria +Octavio Renteria +Esperanza Reyes Mora +Jose Reyes Mora

+Ranferi Rodas +Macrina Roman +Liborio Rosales +Elsa Sabas +Norma Sabas +Norberto & Isidra Sabas +Luis Sanchez +Norio Shioura +Jesus Sotamba +Ana Sosa +Catherine Sullivan +Suyosa Family+Mateo Tirado +Avelardo Tirado +Dolores Urgilez +Alvin Varquez, Jr. +Alfonso Varquez +Juana Varquez +Lourdes Varquez +Noel Wickham +Manuel Yuquilima+Legionaries of Our Lady of the Miraculous

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them.

And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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MICHAEL RUZICKI, DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC AND LITURGY

community. [St. John Berchmans Parish and Notre Dame de Chicago Parish, Chicago IL]

Between the pandemic, the parish merger, and staff turnover, I recognize that we may feel unsettled. But God’s presence is here. Together, we will journey along this road and support each other on the way. Let us remember that it is at liturgy that we bring our whole lives – the sufferings and joys, the struggles and victories, the deaths and new life – to the tables of the Word and Eucharist. Here, we are nourished to go forth and change the world.

I look forward to meeting you, ministering with you, and journeying with you. Come say hi after mass or send an email mruzicki@saintmarys.org. It’s important for me to get to know you.

Blessings, Michael Ruzicki Director of Sacred Music and Liturgy

•Becoming a youth choir director at age 16 taught me that leadership does not only belong to a certain age group. [St. Mary of Ostrabrama Parish, South River, NJ]

•Overseeing several choirs during college taught me that various styles of liturgical music should be embraced by and shared amongst the faithful. [The Catholic University of America,

Washington DC]

•Serving as a pastoral associate for liturgy and music at a suburban parish taught me to recognize that, while parishioners may have busy lives, they will be willing to serve if expectations are clear and see that their presence is valued. [Resurrection of Our Lord, Laurel, MD]

•Ministering in a parish with multiple worship sites taught me that mergers have great potential to break down walls of parochialism and build up the Body of Christ. [Catholic Community of South Baltimore, MD]

•Working as a diocesan catechetical leader taught me that parishes change and grow when their adult members learn to live sacramental lives. [Archdiocese of Baltimore, MD]

•Navigating the waters (twice) of the Renew My Church initiative taught me that reenvisioning and revitalizing parish life is in the hands of the baptized – all of us to get actively engaged in the workings and ministries of the

Everything in life is catechetical. Every person, every encounter, every experience has the power to reveal God’s presence to us if we are open to it.

As a Catholic Christian, I believe that liturgy has the power to inform our minds and transform our hearts so that we leave each celebration on fire with the Holy Spirit. The liturgy, as the Catechism states, is the privileged place for catechesis. By celebrating the rituals of the Church, we are shaped to live a life that shares the Good News outside the doors of the church.

It is my hope that we each come to liturgy with the openness to being transformed more and more into the image of Christ. Whereas effective catechesis shapes our mind, will, heart, emotions, and imagination – so should liturgy! Since liturgy is a communal prayer of the Church, we each play a role in each other’s spiritual journey. The way we worship as a faith family has the ability to shape the world. That is not an exaggeration – our celebration of the liturgy is meant to bring light to a darkened world. We have the responsibility to fan the flames of each other’s faith.

My name is Michael Ruzicki and I have recently started serving the parish as the Director of Sacred Music and Liturgy. In addition to my role here, I serve as the Training and Events Manager at Liturgy Training Publications, an agency of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

As you can tell from my introductory paragraphs of this message, I love the liturgy, but I see it in a much bigger context. The various experiences in my ministerial journey have shaped my understanding of liturgy’s place in the life of a parish.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION on Saint Mary’s and Our Lady of Lourdes events please visit www.saintmarys.org/events

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS All are welcome to join us on Thursday, November 25, 2021, Thanksgiving Day for mass. All masses will be celebrated at Saint Mary of the Lake.

9:00am - English 11:00am - Spanish

SUPPORT A FAMILY IN NEED In an effort to reach out to those most in need this holiday season, we will be distributing turkeys to families in need within our community. In support of this effort we are asking parishioners to contribute a monetary donation to purchase a 12-16 lb turkey for a family’s thanksgiving meal. To give directly towards this effort please visit www.saintmarys.org/give

BOOK GROUP The St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Book Group meets to share views and insights into writings that inspire reflection on scripture, faith, community, spiritual awareness and discipleship. Among the books explored in the past two years are The Return of the Prodigal Son, The Long Loneliness,

Mere Christianity, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, Sacred Fire and more, as well as the Pope Francis’s recent Encyclical Fratelli Tutti.

The group meets Wednesday evenings at 7pm. Notice of meeting dates and material to be covered appears in the Monday e-newsletters. The discussions are thoughtful and open to all. Join us as we share and learn from each other.

NAVIGATING DIVORCE The Navigating Divorce ministry offered each Sunday from 9:00-10:00 AM in-person in the Parish Office. This ministry consists of confidential discussion and sharing for any woman or man experiencing the various stages of grief which accompany the overall divorce process as it moves toward Roman Catholic healing objectives. The sessions are open and honest, expecting individual involvement only when and if the participant feels the need to comment. For more information please contact Dr. Milt Kobus at grazynast@sbcglobal.net

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRYStudy and Share Tuesday, November 16th and December 7th All are welcome to meet at 7pm in the St. Gabriel Chapel in the Hagerty Center at Saint Mary’s and via Zoom.

Adoration and Social Friday, December 10th All will gather in the church at Saint Mary’s for 45 minutes of adoration starting at 6pm. Aftwerwards a social will be held with bonfire and s’mores.

For more info about these events please email youngadults@saintmarys.org

SAVE THE DATE Immaculate Conception - December 8 Simbang Gabi - December 22

ADVENT PARISH MISSION December 19, 20, 21 Our parish mission will be led by Fr. Tom McCarthy, OSA, an experienced teacher, administrator, retreat director and parish mission preacher. Join us as he presents “Our Restless Journey”

Brynley Shea Brown Mateo S. Hernandez-Villa Samara G. Jimenez Julia Martinez Jhofree Isaac Once

Lesley Elizabeth Once Valeria Tovar Santana Chavez Vargas Mateo Nicolas Velasquez

We gladly welcome the following children into the family of God and into the faith community of Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes, who were baptized during the month of October. Please pray for them and their families.

WELCOME TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED CHILDREN

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY WEDS

Bryan Keehl & Megan Sullivan

Robert Gonzalez & Jaqueline Fernandez

MASS INTENTION REQUESTTo request a Mass Intention in memory of a deceased loved one, for someone who is sick or for general prayers please call the parish office or visit www.saintmarys.org/mass-intention. Please note these requests will be mentioned in the Mass time you request and published in our monthly bulletin.

The suggested donation is $15 per intention

SICK LISTIf you would like to add a family member or friend to our general Prayer List for the Sick, please contact the parish office and provide the name. These names will be published in our monthly bulletin and weekly newsletters so that our community can pray for them.

There is no donation requested for these requests.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICKMichael Snyder, Osmar and Marcela Rodriguez, Héctor De León, Christine Finnerly, Griffin Marks, Rod Reyes, Maria Estela Alvarez, Drew Dunker, Austreberta Escobar, Adolfo Ruiz Baca, Melissa Velazquez, Molly Morris,Camila Hawel, Angelica Luviano and her expected child; and our parishioners who are ill or in nursing homes.

CelebrationsElizabeth & Janelly Rosendo – BirthdayJazmine& Gerardo Gutierrez Lopez – BirthdayMercy Gonzalez – Birthday Rev. Michael Grzesik – BirthdayRosario Hevia De Reyes – BirthdayIsabelo Trayvilla – Birthday

Gonzalo & Ana Villavicencio – 50th Wedding AnniversaryAlbino & Josefina Varquez – 38th Wedding AnniversaryGeorge & Fabiola Bell – 30th Wedding Anniversary

HealthCamila Hawel Susan Hawel

Namround Hawel Kathy Sweitzer

Marcella Zuniga

The following are prayer requests we have received from the Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes community. Please keep them in your prayers.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER

Deceased+Emmanuel Alfonso +Carmen Angulo +Juan Basmadje +Lorraine Bates +Hector & +Pedro Camacho +Jose Pilar Casas +Seferino Castellanos +Ruth Chavez +Nancy Cox +Maria Cruz Cedaero +Jesus Correa +Macario Deang +Jose Danilo Diaz +Moises Fernando Diaz +Julio Digal +Evangelina Flores +Edward Furlong +Nala Gray +Olga Guevarra y Gustavo Tomala’ Aguirre +Albert & +George Hawel +Rita & Mary Kennedy +Terry Kennedy +Karl & +Magda Kosen +James & +Aud Koss +Nicolasa Lema +Nichol Losit +Enrique & +Enriqueta Luna +Margarita Mata

+Joseph McCormick +Clara & +Julio Mont +Margarita Mora +Esperanza Mora Muniz +William Morrissey +Adelayda Nacipucha +Alice Palmer +Domingo Perez Perez +Vitalirno Perez +Andres & +Angel Pineda +Anton Plass +Isabel Rimando +Sebastian Rocha +Madeline Roche +Rene de la Rosa +Elizabeth Rosendo +Janelly Rosendo +Lourdes Sanchez +Anacleto y +Angel Sandoval +William H. Schumacher +Eliza Sierra +Alfonso, +Angel, +Dolores, +Hilda & +Rosario Sinchi +Paula Barbara Stinneford +Armando Suyosa +Freddy Subia Tomala’ +Jose Antonio Tomala’ +Isabelo Trayvilla +Jorge Trujillo

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SOUP KITCHEN

LAUNDRY MINISTRY

Wednesdays 3:30-7:00pmLocation: Center on Halsted

LAKEVIEW PANTRY - OCTOBER 2021

Volunteers

Zip Codes Serviced

Households

Individuals

Meals Served

OCT 3, 2021

OCT 6, 2021

OCT 10, 2021

OCT 13, 2021

5

5

26

50

356

7

36

51

6

11

36

59

4638

OCT 17, 2021

OCT 20, 2021

5

6

17

36

42

OCT 24, 2021

OCT 27, 2021

HISTORY OF THE APPARITIONS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE IN MEXICOOne Saturday in 1531 at the beginning of December, an indigenous man named Juan Diego, went very early in the morning from the town in which he resided to Mexico City to attend his catechism classes and to hear Holy Mass. When he reached the hill called Tepeyac, he woke up and heard a voice calling him by his name.

He climbed to the top and saw a Lady of extraordinary beauty, whose dress was bright as the sun, who with very kind and attentive words said to him: “Juanito: the smallest of my children, I am always the Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God, by whom one lives. I strongly desire that a temple be built here for me, in order to show and lavish all my love, compassion, help and defense to all the inhabitants of this earth and to all those who invoke me and trust me. Go to the Bishop and tell him that I desire a temple to be built on this hill. Go and put all your effort into it. “

Returning to his town, Juan Diego met the Virgin Mary again and explained what had happened. The Virgin asked him to go again the next day to speak with the bishop and repeat her message. This time the bishop, after hearing Juan Diego told him that he should go and tell the Lady to give

him some sign that would prove that she was truly the Mother of God and that it was her will that a temple be built for her.

On his return, Juan Diego encountered the virgin and told her what had happened. The Virgin commanded him to return the next day to the same place because she would give him the sign there. The next day Juan Diego could not return to the hill because his uncle Juan Bernardino was very ill. In the early morning of December 12, Juan Diego hurried to get a priest for his uncle because he was dying. Upon reaching the place where he was to meet the Lady, he preferred to take another path to avoid her. Suddenly the virgin came out

to meet him and asked where she was going.

The embarrassed Juan Diego explained what was happening. The Virgin told him not to worry, that his uncle would not die and that he was already healthy. Then the indigenous man asked her for a sign that he should take to the bishop. Our Lady told him to go

up to the top of the hill where he found fresh Castilian roses and putting them on his tilma, he cut as many as he could and took them to the bishop.

Once in front of Bishop Zumarraga, Juan Diego unfolded his tilma, the roses fell to the ground and in the tilma appeared the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Seeing this, the bishop took the holy image to the Greater Church and built a hermitage in the place that Juan Diego had indicated.

Pius X proclaimed her as “Patroness of all Latin America”, Pius XI of all “Americas”, Pius XII called her “Empress of the Americas” and John XXIII “The Celestial Missionary of the New World” and “the Mother of the Americas “.

The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is venerated in Mexico with great devotion, and the miracles obtained by those who pray to the Virgin of Guadalupe are extraordinary. You can also visit the exact replica of her image in our church.

NOVENA TO THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE Starts on December 3 and ends on December 11 Every day at Saint Mary of the Lake with 6:30pm Mass, reflection and then the praying of the Holy Rosary.

SOLEMNITY OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE December 11 - Saint Mary of the Lake 10:00pm - Serenade with Mariachi 11:00pm - Mass 12:00am - Mañanitas (Serenade)

December 12 - Our Lady of Lourdes. 5:00am - Mañanitas (Serenade) 5:30am - Praying the Holy Rosary 6:00am - Mass 7:00am - Dance

December 12 - Saint Mary of the Lake 11:30am-12:30pm - Aztec Dance 6:00pm - Serenade with Band 7:00pm - Mass of the Roses 8:00pm - Social

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and Christmas and the New Year are close on its heel. For many people, the holidays can be a time of increased stress or sadness, and those reactions are perfectly normal. There are many factors that contribute to the holiday blues: We frequently overschedule ourselves with social events in November and December. We might overeat and drink too much at these social events. Family get-togethers can result in arguments and increased stress. There is the pressure of end-of-year deadlines at work and overtime requirements, or there might not be enough work to pay for the gifts we would like to give. During the holidays we especially

miss loved ones who do not live nearby or who are no longer with us. The lack of sun at this time of year also can contribute to a sense of feeling down. Any one of these factors alone can lead to physical illness, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

There are several ways that we can prepare ourselves for holiday stress. Self-care is always important, and especially so at the holidays.

1. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with social activities, prioritize which ones you can attend and kindly and gently accept your own

limitations and boundaries.

2. Recognize that you do not have to force yourself to be happy if you do not feel that way; be honest about your emotions. Avoid using alcohol or other substances to numb or escape your feelings.

3. Set a realistic budget for gift-giving. Often, we get caught up in the commercialization of the holidays, but we can refuse to let

advertisers increase our stress.

4. If you’re dealing with loss, grief, or trauma, ask for support. People want to help, but often do not know what would be helpful. Ask someone to bring over a cup of coffee. Even a small connection with a friend or neighbor can go a long way in

alleviating our sense of isolation at the holidays.

5. If the lack of sunlight is an issue for you, try to get outside at lunch for a while when the sun is brightest. Acknowledge your lack of energy and create a comfortable space for yourself indoors in which you can rest and feel supported.

If you utilize these tips and still feel depressed or overwhelmed, professional help is available. I am here to support you. Counseling does not have to be a long-term undertaking. Counseling is available for as few as one or several sessions, which can help tide you over during what can be a difficult time of the year.

If you need to talk, please reach out today.

Jenni Dressler Parish Counselor Phone/Text: 872-228-1490 JDressler.Claret@gmail.com

MENTAL HEALTH MOMENTWITH JENNI DRESSLERPARISH COUNSELOR

THE HOLIDAY BLUES

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CHILDREN’S RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONThe dates below are for all registered families of the Saint Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Religious Education Program.

November 13 - Session 7 / RCIA / Teen FC (10-11:30am)November 20 - Session 8 / Parent Session (10-11:30am)November 20 - Sainthood Day (11:30am-12:30pm)November 21 - Family Mass @ Our Lady of Lourdes (9:00am English or 11:00am Spanish)November 27 - NO CLASS / THANKSGIVINGDecember 4 - Session 9 / Advent Retreat (10-11:30am)December 11 - Session 10 (10-11:30am)

Any questions or concerns should be directed to Marc Vega or Sr. Claudia at 773-280-7700 x402 or mvega@saintmarys.org

PARISH E-NEWSLETTERDo you receive our weekly e-newsletter? If not, please visit www.saintmarys.org/bulletins or call our office to be added to the mailing list.

On Saturday October 30, 2021 students and families pray the rosary with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

On Saturday, November 6, 2021, the Pre-Confirmation and Confirmation classes participate in the virtual Holy Fire 2021 with over 11,000 other youth from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

SUPPORT THE MISSION

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SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

4:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

Online Giving

SML - TOTAL

6:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

Online Giving

OLL - TOTAL

OCTOBER 2-3, 2021

OCTOBER 9-10, 2021

OCTOBER 16-17, 2021

OCTOBER 23-24,2021

OCTOBER 30-31,2021

DONATE ONLINETo donate directly from your bank account at no cost to you and no cost to our parish please use Zelle Quick Pay.

Send your donation to donate@saintmarys.org

To donate using a Credit Card please visit our website or sign up at https://abundant.co/stmaryofthelake/give

Catholic Campaign for Human Development - November 21, 2021

UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS

$857.00

$2,744.00

$754.00

$497.00

$3,437.00

$8,289.00

$587.97

$904.02

$1,587.00

$1,185.10

$988.50

$5,252.59

$1,484.00

$365.00

$1,271.00

$642.00

$1,142.00

$4,904.00

$530.28

$1,233.50

$1,419.10

$854.78

$738.50

$4,776.16

$433.00

$1,383.00

$770.00

$728.00

$1,662.00

$4,976.00

$426.00

$976.25

$1,225.00

$808.50

$583.50

$4,019.25

$1,011.00

$1,051.00

$1,387.00

$659.00

$2,455.00

$6,563.00

$796.00

$543.00

$1,433.00

$945.00

$588.50

$4,305.50

$1,269.00

$713.00

$1,498.00

$1,086.00

$4,900.00

$9,466.00

$286.76

$796.35

$1,339.84

$861.65

$933.50

$4,218.10

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