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Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Avenue Skokie, IL 60076 Phone: (847) 673-509 E-mail: [email protected]
St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL
Website: www.StLambert.org Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Saturday Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O’Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers Office Staff: Debbie Morales-Garcia [email protected] Mr. George Mohrlein Religious Education : Gina Roxas [email protected] To Register as a Parishioner: Go to stlambert.org under “About Us” or by phone. Weddings: Arrangements must be made 6 months in advance. Baptisms: Third Sundays of the month at 1:30 pm. Baptismal Prep Class is the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm in the rectory basement. For guidelines and to register call the rectory.
A voice of one crying out in the desert
Prepare Ye The WAY
of the Lord Luke 3:4
St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord
December 9, 2018 Second Sunday of Advent
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Masses for the Week Saturday, December 8 5:00 † Salvador Ramos
Sunday, December 9
8:00 People of St Lambert
10:00 Michael R. Jolls
12:00 † Helen Patterson
Monday, December 10
7:15 † Rogelio Gapasin
Tuesday, December 11
7:15 † Michael Popek
Wednesday, December 12
7:15 † Monica Liu
Thursday, December 13
7:15 † Marian Pelc
Friday, December 14
7:15 † Helen Patterson
Saturday, December 15
8:00 † Andres Del Rosario
5:00 Blessings for Celina Koczwara & Family
Sunday, December 16
8:00 † Jean Saltarelli
10:00 People of St Lambert
12:00 † Rolando De Lara “The best thing I did in ministry
was to teach children the Gospel through plays,” says
Sister Clare Vandecoevering, 88.“Oh. They were just delighted!”
A member of the Sisters of St. Mary Oregon, she spent more
than 50 years in the classroom, sharing her love of Jesus and
bringing the Catholic faith to life.
Your gift to today’s second collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious.
Please be generous.
May every Birthday remind you of the number of people who
Love you.
Happy Birthday Fr. Simon!
Rest in Peace, Paul J. Ambubuyog
St. Lambert's Senior Club Christmas party will be celebrated at the
White Eagle Restaurant, 6839 Milwaukee Ave. in Niles on
Thursday, Dec. 13. Doors open at 12 noon, dinner served at 12:30. Expect gifts, door prizes, raffles and music of
the season.
Bring your checkbooks to reserve a place at our outings on January 29 and February 13. A trip to Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee will leave
St. Lambert's at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. The cost, $40, will cover transportation, lunch
and money for play.
An excursion to Drury Lane theater to view Mama Mia! is planned for February 13 leaving at 10am.
A fine luncheon, the play, and transportation will cost $80.
See Frank Ippolito at the party or call him at
847-933-9705 for more information.
Bless us Lord, this Christmas with quietness of mind. Teach us to be patient and always be kind.
-Helen Steiner Rice
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39- 47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9- 13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
THE PARISHIONERS OF ST. LAMBERT INVITE YOU
TO CELEBRATE
THE 2018 SIMBANG GABI
ON DECEMBER 15, 2018 At 5:00 P.M. MASS
A simple reception will follow the
celebration.
EVANSTON CATHOLIC WOMAN’S CLUB
Our Christmas meeting will be held on December 12th at 12 noon. We will be meeting at Zhivago’s Restaurant, 9925 Gross Point Road. The “Heartzingers”, the coral group from Misericordia, will be the entertainment. Please bring new or gently used hats, gloves and/or scarfs for St. Mary’s Warming Center. For reservations call Carol at 847-475-7178 no later then December 9th. All are welcome!
Sunday Offertory Collection:
November 24/25, 2018 Envelopes: $5,960.00 Loose: 1,499.82 Total: $7,459.82 YouthChurch: $6.00 Thanksgiving/SVD $ 2,130.10
Thank you for your
continued generosity!
For online giving go to: www.givecentral.org
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The Coffee Hour will be hosted next week by the Sri Lankan community
and the contact person is Rochelle Xavier. She can be reached
at 847-329-7988.
Your donations, big or small, are always
appreciated!!
Consider making your weekly or monthly contributions online. It is simple and safe. You may also make contributions for other events. Enter the amount of your weekly contribution and method of payment. Your contribution will automatically be credited to your parish account just as if you used the envelope. Take a look. Go to www.givecentral.org
“Behold, said he, thou art with child, and thou shalt bring forth a son: Genesis 16:11
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Look around most Catholic churches, and you will discover an image of John the Baptist, often in the old baptistery, or in a window near where the font is or was located. He has two feast days in the calendar: one commemorating his birth, and the other his death. There are only three nativities in our calendar: for Jesus, for Mary, and for the Baptist. John’s birthday is reckoned according to the schedule given in Luke’s Gospel of the angel’s announcement to Mary. The angel tells her that her cousin Elizabeth is in the sixth month of pregnancy, and so Mary hastens to help her. Reckoning Christmas as December 25, we count backwards nine months to March 25 for the Feast of the Annunciation. Then we count forward three months to June 24 for John the Baptist’s birth. Halfway to Christmas, his nativity gives ample reason for rejoicing in the summer, and his symbols of fire and water are used playfully in bonfires and dives into the sea. Even at the polar opposite of Christmas in the calendar, the energy of Christ’s birth in the Incarnation provides cause for rejoicing. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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History of Las Posadas Navideñas The gospels of Matthew and Luke tell us that Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem on the eve of Jesus’ birth. When they were unable to ind a place to sleep for the night, a kind innkeeper allowed the family to stay in his stable. It was there that Mary gave birth to Jesus, placing him in a crib fashioned for him out of a manger. They were soon to be visited by wise men and angels. Las Posadas Navideñas—The Christmas Inns—is a nine-day religious observance meant to honor Mary and Joseph’s quest for shelter. Every night from Dec. 16-24, neighbors gather to recreate the Holy Family’s experience. They dress up, sing, pray and celebrate the coming anniversary of the Savior’s birth. Immigrants, in search of refuge, much like the Holy Family, brought this 400-year-old Latin American tradition to their new countries. CLINIC invites you to join in the celebration. This resource provides lyrics to the song that is central to the ritual, as well as helpful tips for planning your own Posadas. Also included are modern-day stories of migrants whose struggles are reminiscent of those of the Holy Family. For additional resources, including music and photos, visit: cliniclegal.org/posadas.