August 2, 2020 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Lady of the Woods Parish Orland Park, IL

10731 West 131st Street Orland Park, IL 60462

(708) 361 4754 Fax (708) 361-5965

parishoffice@ourladyofthewoods.org web site—www.ourladyofthewoods.org Under the protection of the

Mother of God, we are a faith community called by the Father,

energized by the Son, and moved by the Spirit to unite in

witnessing and proclaiming the Good News. We share in friend-ship, gather in worship, and do proclaim our desire to minister,

welcome, celebrate, and extend His Kingdom.

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REV. MICHAEL G. FOLEY, PASTOR REV. ANDREW M. WAWRZYN, ASSOCIATE PASTOR

MOST REV. JOHN R. GORMAN, RESIDENT REV. ED MIKOLAJCZYK, RESIDENT

REV. WILLIAM J. FINNEGAN, PASTOR EMERITUS DEACON JOHN J. AND TERE MACAROL

MIKE CALLAHAN MICHELLE HILLIARD JOHN MAIER Pastoral Minister Coordinator of Pastoral Care Director of Liturgy SHELLY STANKO KIMBERLY DUDA LAURIE LYONS Business/Office Manager Coordinator of Religious Education R.E.P. Parish Outreach DOREEN DAWSON/ ANDY PERZ CHRISTINE COLLINS REP Secretary Director of Music Ministry Youth Minister BRIAN ZIELINSKI NEIL BORGSTROM RON POTEMPA Athletic Coordinator Accompanist Director of Building and Grounds WEEKEND MASSES: BAPTISMS: Sunday at 12:30 PM. Arrangements must Saturday — 8:30 AM, 5:00 PM be made in advance at the Parish Office. Sunday — 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM & 6:00 PM MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made at the WEEKDAY MASSES: 6:30 AM & 8:30 AM Parish Office six months in advance. Pre-Cana required. CONFESSIONS: Saturdays at 9:00-9:30 AM REGISTRATION IN THE PARISH: Newcomers are and after 5:00 PM Mass welcome to the Parish and are requested to register at the office.

PARISH BOUNDARIES: East 80th Ave., (west side), North Rte. 83 (south side), West Bell Rd. (east side) to 123rd Street to Parker Road (east side), South 135th Street (nor th side)

Writing in Fr. Foley’s absence, I thought I might try to tackle the issue that underlies the current peaceful protests and civil unrest going on in our country.

What began with the murder of a human being has resulted in calls for discrimination and violence against minorities to cease. In some cases, as you are aware, these calls have turned violent where property and even persons have been harmed. Can we find a way out of the discrimination, prejudice, and bigotry and stop the violence that has ensued? I would like to share with you a brief story that may lend itself to some perspective on this issue. My senior year at Marquette University I was a resident advisor (RA) in one of the residence halls on campus. One cold January night I was on duty (this means that it was my turn to be on shift watching the building to maintain its security). This particular night a homeless gentleman came into the lobby presumably to get warm. The procedure in a case like this was to call Public Safety (the campus security) so they could come and escort the person to a shelter. I put in the call and the dispatcher’s first question was “what race is he?” In response to the question I answered, “human.” This answer confused the dispatcher for some reason, but I stood by my response because what a person looks like has nothing to do with the need to be warm on a cold winter’s night. I mention this story to say that it is my belief that until we get away from the term ‘racism’ we are forever doomed to fully, or in part, commit the sin of bigotry against another person because of their culture or eth-nicity. We are all one race: human. These surveys that ask us to mark down false categories that would seem to divide the human race create a consciousness in our minds that, because of what we look like or where we are from, there are different ways we ought to be treated. Jesus transcends culture. There are good aspects and bad aspects to every culture and Jesus would have us shed the bad aspects (sin) and promote the good aspects (holy) so that the human race is strengthened and the bonds between human beings can be more like family than strangers. As with all things in the spiritual life, we need Jesus’ grace to get us to holiness. Let us pray for the grace, pray to see the grace and cooperate with it so that discrimination, prejudice and bigotry may cease, and love and harmony may prevail in the human race.

Fr. Andrew

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Welcome Back to Church!!!

We have missed you!

In order for us to disinfect between Masses and keep our church safe for our parish family we

will be changing our Mass times temporarily. Our new Mass times will be: Saturday, 5:00pm Sunday, 7:45am*, 9:30am and 11:15am* and 6:00pm

Please see our website for updates and to sign up to attend Mass. We have to limit to 130, masks must be worn and we must observe social distancing.

Thank you for helping us to create a safe environment for our parish family. *Please note new times

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Even though we can have a public gathering of the Mass,

we are only at a small percentage of normal Mass attend-

ance. Yet, we still have our normal daily operation costs at

the church.

Please consider continuing your weekly donations via online

giving by visiting:

You can easily set up an account to make recurring gifts, or

you can make a one-time donation through Give Central.

Under payment type, you can choose either a Debit/Credit

Card or Bank Account.

Thank you for your prayers and generosity!

https://ourladyofthewoods.org/

If your family or someone close to you is in need, please contact us at

(708) 606-5360. A representative will

return your call as soon as possible

to arrange a confidential conversation.

Confidentiality and compassion are the cornerstones of our Ministry.

Weekend of July 26, 2020

God Bless All for your continued generosity to our Parish.

Actual Budget Difference

Week $21,237 $22,000 ($763)

Year $91,297 $110,000 ($18,703)

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Our Lady of the Woods Parish

Young Adult Confirmation Program

All high School and College Young Adults who have not celebrated the Sacrament of

Confirmation are invited to participate in this program.

Preparation begins Thursday, September 24th at 7pm

To Register please Contact Christine Collins at (708)269-6315.

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MUMS THE WORD!

Youth Ministry Plant Sale September 12th & 13th

SMALL: $12 LARGE: $30

Plants will be available at all the Masses this weekend. In advance,

we thank you for your support.

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Our Deceased: Elizabeth LaDoucer

Geraldine Gozder

“Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord.”

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Our Ministry Team is here to help you

during this difficult time: Michelle Hilliard—708-361-4754

“Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

Matthew 5:4

Alice Paciga, Ellen Schutzius, Bill Durante, Andrew Schutzi-us, Bill Owens, Teresa Cender, Rosemarie Noga, Helen Evertowski, Kenneth Vanek, Anne Shanahan, Vicki Wiley, Erin Wiley, Veronica Cullen, Natalie Costa, Holly Fedor, Claire Cichon, Joey Oberholzer, Leianna Tanedo, Linda Cur-tin, Liam Brown, Mark Monahan, Joe Bruno, Daniel Ray, Catherine Boyle, Don Sloan, Lori Bickham, Robin Moll, Ma-rie Sansone, Lorraine Griffin, Amy Belluomini, Andrea Brongiel, Zenon Wiercimak, Kris Kahn, Linda Lucas, Berna-dette Scalise, Marie Day, John Wozniak, Carol Colby, Greg Zander, Ruby McCullough, Neil Brinkman, Bronislawa Krzysiak, Richard Macarol, Anthony Scalise, Jack Faber, Rich Hook, Ronald Brannon, Jo DeGroot, Robert Strejc, Brian Rai-mondi, Jerold Wojcki, Lynn Pacetti, John Donaldson, Pat Grieco, Janet Hargarten, Kate Kelly Sladek, Patricia DeValk, Cathy Onak, Gabriella Griffin, Florence Rafac, Brodie McIn-tosh, Mary Segars-Koscielny, Michael Koscielny, Walter Atkenson, Genevieve Atkenson, Maeve McKeough, Mildred O’Connell, Gerald Pavlovic, Patrick Curtis

Those needing good health: We wish you comfort and peace

Let us Pray Please join Our Lady of the Woods Parish as we

continue to pray for those who have or are serving in the military. We pray for those who protect our country,

for their safety, and well-being, especially,

Adam Rodrigues Captain John Brooker CPL John P. Cherry

CPL Brandon D. Gabry

LCPL Steve Olson Lt. John Spannuth

Sgt. David A. Delach Colonel Jim Wall

Brian Allen Bryan Lampinen

Sgt. John P. Micham Sgt. Jesus M. Flores

Lt.. Benjamin Feithen SPC Dylan Conover

Sean Girouard CPL Rowen N. Barker

1Lt. Jack McGuire 2Lt. Patrich McGuire

Ian Altieri Battalion Chief Douglas

Mayer

Peter Michael Czerwien, Navy Robert Owens Larry Stolinski

Captain Tom Buller Sgt. Greg Danko

Mario Danko PFC Tim Radcliffe

Sgt. David Darwent Gavril Robert Micham Danielle Batton

CPT Brendan Girouard SPC Matthew E. Lodwich

CSM Joseph Cistaro PFC Rebecca Buhs

Major Nicholas Kamon LT Christa Kamon AB Kevin Schwenn AB Sean Schwenn CPT Allen Dagys

Commander Justin T. Halligan Sgt. Gavril AJ Pfeiffer

Please continue to check our website,

www.ourladyofthewoods.org, for links to Fr. Mike Foley’s weekly letter, his weekly video update and the Sunday Mass. We will also be posting any other updates that we receive from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

We Welcome to the Family of God

Luke Andrew Ducci

Luke James Jager

III

Jason Klabacha & Gina Fencl

August 8, 2020

We Welcome to our Parish Family

Alina Karpinski & her son David

Danuta Karpinski

Tim & Eilene Ash & their daughter

Carolina

Thomas J. Metz

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SATURDAY, August 1 5:00PM— Marelyn Gorman, Joseph Bergen SUNDAY, August 2

8:00AM—People of Our Lady of the Woods, William Coffing 9:30AM—Stanley Piwowar, Meldrum Family 11:00AM—Dennis Moran, Arlene Clancy

6:00PM—Joseph Kleinbrook MONDAY, August 3

6:30AM—Barry Wawrzyn 8:30AM—Robert Squires TUESDAY, August 4

6:30AM—Martin Moody 8:30AM—Margaret & Art Roche, Monty Ruff WEDNESDAY, August 5

6:30AM—Frank Sadowski 8:30AM—Kevin Nicolei, Melva Hyland THURSDAY, August 6

6:30AM—Edmund Wawrzyn, Larry Kummerer

8:30AM—Dolores Flint, Dr. Joe & Marge Pavletic (65th Wedding Anniversary) FRIDAY, August 7

6:30AM—Robert Miazek 8:30AM—James Flint, Eve J. Entress SATURDAY, August 8

8:30AM—Sister Jeam Burns, Mary T. Hanlon 5:00PM— Donald Miller, Rose Rodriguez SUNDAY, August 9

8:00AM—People of Our Lady of the Woods, Patricia Rowley 9:30AM—Sarah Arnold, Lorraine Miller 11:00AM—Bernard Olszewski, Timothy Haberkorn

6:00PM—Mary Kleinbrook

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jer 28:1-17; Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102; Mt 14:22-36 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16- 21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mt 17:1-9 Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7; Dt 32:35cd- 36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14- 20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a; Ps 85:9-14; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. John Vianney Wednesday: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Thursday: The Transfiguration of the Lord; Hiroshima Memorial Day Friday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan; First Friday Saturday: St. Dominic

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — All you who thirst, come to the wa-ter! You without money, come to the feast! (Isaiah 55:1-3). Psalm — The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs (Psalm 145). Second Reading — Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ (Romans 8:35, 37-39). Gospel — All ate until satisfied; they collected twelve baskets of what was left over (Matthew 14:13-21). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.