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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 9, 2020

St. John Brebeuf Church 8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714 * 847-966-8145 * www.sjbrebeuf.org


Dear Parishioners, This past Monday, February 3, we remembered St. Blase who was a bishop in the early fourth century in present day Armenia. Christians were still persecuted at this time, and many were killed for their faith. Legend has it that Blase was in a cave praying when he was found by hunters who captured him and brought him back to be punished by the authorities. On his way back, a young mother brought a son who had a fish bone stuck in his throat. Blase ordered the bone out, and the young boy was saved. The young mother brought candles to Blase as he awaited his sentence in a dark cell. Thus, we bless throats on his day, using candles in remembrance of St. Blase. But who really saved the young boy's life that day? Of course we know that it was Jesus. In these winter days we have the cold and flu season and much more spreading as usual in the Chicago area, and we are also very much aware of the deadly virus that has hit China. Yes, it is always good to take the necessary precau-tions for good health, but also we must include prayers. The Feast of St. Blase reminds us to pray to St. Blase, bish-op and martyr, to intercede on all who are hurting, physi-cally, mentally, or spiritually. The late basketball great Kobe Bryant regularly took time to pray in his local Catholic Church each Sunday, as he did on the day of his tragic and sudden death. Yes, we are nev-er too big to acknowledge our need for prayer and guid-ance. Yes, no matter what obstacles are before us we must try to reach out to our neighbor. May he and all who died rest in peace. We pray for his family and all who feel his loss. A small group of parishioners have been reading together Divine Renovation by Father James Mallon on Monday nights beginning at 7 p.m. in Room 2 of the school. Two more sessions are left – Monday, February 10 and 17th. Fa-ther Mallon outlines a blueprint for parishes to go beyond maintaining their buildings and meeting the needs of their parishioners. We will adopt the strategies and tips he rec-ommends after the parishes are reconfigured by the Renew My Church initiative. We offer this book club to help all parishioners begin to embrace this new reality which make our parish alive and relevant. Once again, I encourage you to attend our Mardi Gras Gala celebration on Saturday, February 22, in the Fr. May Min-istry Center. We will honor in a special way John Mazur, our Director of Maintenance, Denise Gillespie, and Fatima Fernandes. This is the singular event of the year when we all gather to celebrate the blessings of our parish and

school. Tickets are on sale in the school office. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26. It is always a busy time in parish life, and this year promises to be no different. Our Theme is “Easter Brings Hope – Restorative Justice.” Please notice that we not only do we have what I believe will be an inspiring calendar of events planned dur-ing Lent, but we also have the promise of new initiatives within our parish as we continue with our task force groups. Peace, Father Mike Meany ****************************************** Drodzy Parafianie, W poniedziałek 3 lutego wspominaliśmy św. Błażeja, który był biskupem na początku czwartego wieku we współczesnej Armenii. W tym czasie chrześcijanie byli prześladowani, a wielu z nich zginęło za wiarę. Legenda głosi, że Błażej modlił się w jaskini, gdy został znaleziony przez myśliwych, którzy go schwytali i przyprowadzili , aby został ukarany przez władze. W drodze powrotnej młoda matka przyniosła syna, któremu kość rybia utknęła w gardle. Błażej rozkazał kości aby wyszła, i młody chłopiec został uratowany. Młoda matka przyniosła Błażejowi świece, gdy czekał na wyrok w ciemnej celi. W ten sposób błogosławimy gardła tego dnia, używając świec na pamiątkę św. Błażeja męczennika. Ale kto tak naprawdę uratował życie tego młodego chłopca? Oczywiście wiemy, że to był Jezus. W te zimowe dni mamy sezon grypowy i znacznie więcej wirusów rozprzestrzenia się jak zwykle w okolicach Chicago, poza tym jesteśmy bardzo świadomi śmiertelnego wirusa, który uderzył w Chiny. Zawsze dobrze jest podjąć niezbędne środki ostrożności dla dobrego zdrowia, ale powinnismy również pamiętać o modlitwie. Święto św. Błażesza przypomina nam o modlitwie przez wstawiennictwo św. Błażeja, biskupa i męczennika, aby wstawiał się za wszystkimi, którzy cierpią, fizycznie, psychicznie lub duchowo. Mistrz koszykówki, Kobe Bryant, regularnie w każdą niedzielę modlił się w swoim lokalnym Kościele katolickim, również w dniu swojej tragicznej i śmierci. Nigdy nie będziemy zbyt wielcy, aby uznać potrzebę naszej modlitwy i porady. Bez względu na przeszkody przed nami, musimy spróbować dotrzeć do drugiego człowieka. Niech on i wszyscy, którzy zginęli, spoczywają w pokoju. Modlimy się za jego rodzinę i wszystkich, którzy odczuwają jego stratę.


Niewielka grupa parafian czyta razem książkę pt: “Boska Renowacja” księdza Jamesa Mallona w poniedziałkowe wieczory o godzinie 19.00. w pokoju numer 2 naszej szkoły. Pozostały jeszcze dwie sesje - poniedziałek, 10 i 17 lutego. Ks. Mallon nakreśla plan dla parafii, który wykracza poza utrzymanie budynków i zaspokajanie potrzeb parafian. Wszystkie parafie zastosują strategie i wskazówki, które on zaleci po ponownej konfiguracji parafii w ramach inicjatywy Odnów Mój Kościół. Oferujemy ten klub książkowy, aby pomóc wszystkim parafianom w przyjęciu tej bliskiej rzeczywistości, która sprawia, że nasza parafia żyje i ma znaczenie. Jeszcze raz zachęcam do wzięcia udziału w uroczystej Gali Mardi Gras w sobotę 22 lutego w Centrum Duszpasterskim. W szczególny sposób uhonorujemy Johna Mazura, naszego dyrektora ds. Konserwacji i Utrzymania, Denise Gillespie i Fatimę Fernandes. Jest to szczególne wydarzenie roku, w którym wszyscy gromadzimy się, aby celebrować błogosławieństwa naszej parafii i szkoły. Bilety są w sprzedaży w biurze szkoły. Wielki Post rozpoczyna się w Środę Popielcową, 26 lutego. W życiu parafii jest to zawsze bardzo pracowity okres, a ten rok nie zapowiada się inaczej. Naszym motywem przewodnim jest „Wielkanoc przynosi nadzieję - odnawiająca sprawiedliwość”. Proszę zauważyć, że nie tylko mamy coś, co według mnie będzie inspirującym kalendarzem wydarzeń zaplanowanych podczas Wielkiego Postu, ale także obiecujemy nowe inicjatywy w naszej parafii, które będziemy kontynuować z naszymi grupami zadaniowymi. Pokój, Ks. Mike Meany

We Welcome the Children Baptized in January

Alexander Sawicki

Matthew & Kinga Sawicki

Ethan John Mathew Benson & Alma Mathew

August Maximilian Godzisz

Mariusz & Marietta Godzisz

Caylee Luna Cunanan Joel & Christina Cunanan

Liam Murray Cummings

Brian & Katherine Cummings

Funeral Information for Mark G. Beierwaltes

As you may have heard, my older brother, Mark, passed away back in November of 2019 in Arizo-na. Many of you, my fellow parishioners, have asked me when Mark’s Funeral Mass will take place. After working with the offices at Maryhill Cemetery, and our parish, we have scheduled Mark’s Funeral Mass at 11 AM February 14, 2020 at St. John Brebeuf Church.

My family and I thank you for all your prayers and kindness during this difficult time.

Deacon Andy Beierwaltes & Family

ASH WEDNESDAY

February 26, 2020

6:30 am & 8:30 am Masses 12:00 pm Prayer Service (Bilingual) 3:30 pm Prayer Service (English)

6:00 pm Mass (English) 7:30 pm Mass ( Polish)

Please plan to join us on this Holy Day


Monday, February 10 - Saint Scholastica, Virgin 6:30 - All Parishioners 8:30 - Rufino Fontela, Carmen Valignota, Brian Sherwinsky (Health & Blessings), Stephany Pacis (Health & Blessings), Sonia Pacis (Health & Blessings) Tuesday, February 11 - Weekday 6:30 - Eugenia, Apolonia & Jozef Dopart, Maria Cynar 8:30 - Helena Morawska, Lillian Sallaz Wednesday, February 12 - Weekday 6:30 - Robert Boller 8:30 - George Cardone, Emilio Meligiito (40 days d/a), Jan Kubon 7:00pm (Polish ) - Celebrant - Fr. Przemek Halina & Edward Nowak, Stanislaw Przybysz, Danuta & Kazimierz Jedrzejewski, Leon Lukowski Thursday, February 13 - Weekday 6:30 - All Parishioners 8:30 - Gilda U. Semilla Cooper (Birthday Blessings) Friday, February 14 - St. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop 6:30 - All Parishioners 8:30 - Albert De Lorenzo, Emma Herrera (d/a), Andrew Stachon - Groblowy (5th d/a) 7:00PM -Polish Mass Saturday, February 15 - Weekday 7:30 - Josef & Teresia, Schwartzli, Alice Abraham (Thanksgiving) 5:00pm - Celebrant - Fr. Carlton Bernice & Matthew F. Wojtaszek Sr. Maria Asuncion, Manuela Duarte 6:30pm - Celebrant - Fr. Przemek Stanislaw Swiatek (Birthday Remembrance), Adam Werynski, Wanda & Boleslw Tomczyszyn, Anastazja & Marian Werynski, Wladyslaw Przybysz, Andrzej & Bronislaw Madura, Antoniona Nawara, Jozef Nawara, Nina & Antoni Dunaj, Eugeniusz, Pawel, Wiktor Dunaj, Jan Dziatkowiec Maria & Jozef Pawlina, Joanna & Adam Obrzud, Jan, Adam, Zdzislaw Kicad, Ryszard Pkawecki Michal Zdrojkowski (Birthday Blessings), Robert (Birthday Blessings), Mariusz Kulaga (Health & Blessings) Elzbieta & Jolanta Pekala (Health & Blessings)

Sunday February 16 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 - Celebrant - Fr. Carlton All Parishioners 9:00 - Celebrant - Fr. Carlton Irena & Edward Mordell 10:45 - Celebrant - Fr. Carlton Walter & Mary Bialka, Julianne Paluch, Maria Stachon-Groblowy (1st d/a), Antony Quattrochi (5th d/a) & 25th Bday Remembrance), Sarah M. Joseph 12:30 - Celebrant - Fr. Przemek Elzbieta Mlynarczyk, Stanislaw Sak, Stella Mironowicz, Stefania Przybysz, Zofia Kuczak, Stanley Dworakowski (15th d/a), Henryk Sleszynski (1st d/a), Lucyna Milewska Stanisz, Stefan Milewski, Irena Szczech (16th d/a) Wladyslawa Bloniarz (5th d/a), Jan Dziadkowiec, Filomena, Boleslaw, Zdzislaw & Jan Samborski, Maria, Feliks, Tadeusz Rutkowski, Charlie Gets, Michal & Maria OPabis, Ceylia & Wladyslaw Ziobro, Stanislawa Rojek, Stefan, Stefania & Jan Dudek, Malgorzata Staszewski, Boguslaw Sikora, Sr. Teresa Irena Rojek, Jerzy Lapinski Jadwiga Lapinska (Health & 80th Bday Blessings) Karkut Family (Peace & Blessings), Edward Miszczyszyn (Health & Bday Blessings) 6:00pm - Celebrant - Fr. Przemek Eileen & Frank Leahy

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Liturgy Schedule -- Mass Intentions for the Week of Feb.10-16

Requests for Mass Intentions -- Please submit all Mass Intentions to the parish office two weeks in advance of your request so they can be printed in the bulletin. (Unless there is an early deadline for bulletin, this will be shortened). Only intentions printed in the bulletin will be read at Mass. Intencje mszalne -- Proszę przedstawić wszystkie intencje mszalne do biura parafialnego 14 dni przed żądanym terminem tak, aby można je wydrukować w biuletynie. O ile nie jest wyznaczony wczesniejszy ter-min biuletynu, czas ten zostanie skrócony. Tylko intencje wydrukowane w biuletynie zostaną odczytane podczas Mszy św.


MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITY Remember a deceased relative or friend in a special way by donating the altar bread and wine that are used at Mass each

week. Suggested donation is $50. Please contact the parish office to select a date.

Altar Bread and Wine For the week of February 9, 2020 offered for

Demetria Beltran Serain

Offered by: Loving Beltran Sisters & Family

Pray For Our Ill Members Names on our ill list will appear for four weeks; the number after each name is the number of weeks the name has appeared.

Please remember in prayer the following who are currently serving in the Armed Forces

Timothy Casey Christopher Vick Sgt. Joseph Merkel Sgt. Peter Merkel Robert Monaco Chief Ryan Morrow Thomas Neuhengen Scott Rodberg Mark Honsa Sgt. Daniel Cunningham Pvt. James Cunningham CW3 Louis Haberkorn CDR John Tutwiler Marian Niemotko SSGT Michael J. Archam PFC Seth D. Perkins A1C Andrew T. Perkins Sgt. Ramiro Cadena Susanne Connolly Tutwiler Lt. Joseph Disclafani May they return safely to their families.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37]

Mother of Perpetual Help

Devotions Every First Wed. of the Month.

After 8:30 AM Mass Sat. After 7:30 AM Mass

Ave Maria Polish Prayer Group

Wednesday, After 7:00 PM Mass (Inc. Benediction )

First Friday Devotions

To the Sacred Heart of Jesus After 8:30 AM Mass and

After 7:00 PM Polish Mass

First Saturday Devotions To Immaculate Heart of Mary

After 7:30 AM Mass and After 6:30 PM Polish Mass

Devotions in the Adoration Chapel

Marian Prayer Group Monday 7:00 PM

Godzinki Ave Maria Prayer Group

Thursday 8:00 AM Hour of Divine Mercy

Friday 3:00 PM Includes Sta-tions of the Cross)

Pray for priests every Thurs.

Patricia Severin (3) Charles Pembleton (3)

K. Kozeny (3 Cameron Kozeny (3) Theresa Merrigan (3)

Sr. Pamela Triplitt, SPC (3)

Maria Wojcik (1) Teresa Lach (1)

Chuck Pembleton (1) Martha Gfesser (1) Kathy Walsh (1)

Devotions in the Church Rosary

Saturday, February 15 5:00 pm Jake Wargo, Kaitlyn Maczek 6:30 pm Max Regulski, Ania Sawicka, Sebastian Krupa Sunday, February 16 9:00 am Josef Warnicki, Bryce & Samantha Gozar 10:45 am Max Gold, Nate Caamoan, Veronica Grden 12:30 pm Daniel Kurc, Christian Mozdzierz, &

Patrick Bogdan 6:00 pm

Remember in your prayers those buried from our parish:

Ryszard Wazny

Andrei Jacob


Tuesday: NMC Accepting New Members The Niles Metropolitan Cho-rus is accepting new members for the next series of rehearsals 7:00 PM Tuesdays, (east church entrance). Explore the music of John Rutter, Benja-min Britten ,and Ola Gjielo with an enthusiastic and won-derful group of people. Call (702) 806-8421 for more information. New Members Welcome!

Play an instrument? Would you like to play at Mass from time to time? We would love to get to know you! Please leave your phone number & we will call you with a meet-ing time. Marek (702) 806-8421 or Church Office (847) 966-8145

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

The Parish Pastoral Council held its last meeting on January 22, 2020. The following topics were discussed. Guest speaker from Catholic Extension Society. She discussed the needs of the immigrants at the border. Specifically spoke of the emergency shelter, La Posada, in Texas.

Discussed continuance of prayer cards. Our grouping in Renew My Church now consists of 5 parishes. St. John Brebeuf, St. Isaac Jogues, St. Martha and 2 parishes in Skokie, St. Peter and St. Lambert. Discussed a parish project for the Fall of 2020.


Resolve to make a difference in 2020! It is truly up to you, no one else. It’s all in your hands! Volun-teer to help at a Pregnancy Care Center. Become better informed on the critical issues of our time and speak-up to defend Life, Family and Faith! Let us continue to pray daily: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abor-tion.” Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Attention: High School Senior Girls

Scholarship Opportunity!

The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW), offers a $1,000 scholarship renewable for four years to the deserving young Catholic woman who can successfully articulate what it means to be a Catholic woman in the world today. The applicant should currently be a high school senior. She does not have to attend a Catholic high school, nor does she have to select a Catholic college or university. The rules, criteria and application for the scholarship are available for download on the ACCW website: www.accw.archchicago.org The deadline for submission of a completed application and all required letters of recommendation is March 20, 2020. You may call the ACCW office for more information at 312-534-8330. You may also contact Judi Stephens for an application or if you have any questions at: 847-842-9295.

SJB Children’s Liturgy of the Word All parents, please encourage your children to join when the clergy invites them to come forward to hear the good news of the Lord. We welcome all of our children ages 6-10 to participate!

NEW POLISH BIBLE STUDY GROUP Fridays at 6:00 pm PMC CR1 (except First Fridays) Call Fr. Przemek for more information: 847-966-8145


Light shines through the darkness for the upright. — Psalm 112:4


John Mazur - Sheila Harrington Award Winner Denise Gillespie (SJB School) - Parish Apostle Award Winner

Maria Fatima Fernandes (RE Program) – Parish Apostle Award Winner

Parish Apostle Award for Religious Education Recipient — Maria Fatima Fernandes

Maria Fatima Fernandes, or Fati-ma, is the recipient of the Parish Apostle Award for Religious Edu-cation. Mrs. Fernandes has a histo-ry of working with children, is very active in many aspects of the parish, and is a beloved teacher in the Religious Education program. She resides in Niles, across the Church, with Victor, her husband of 43 years. They have two grown children. Mrs. Fernandes was born in India, and received a Catholic education from Holy Cross Convent School and St. Patrick’s College.

She is an example of the success and compassion that stem from Catholic education.

She came to the United States as an adult, and started

work at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Chicago. Mrs. Fernandes also immediately became active in St. Margaret Mary’s Parish in Chicago. Mrs. Fenandes has been a member of St. John Brebeuf Parish for over 20 years, serving in numerous parish ministries including the Religious Education program, the extended day program, the GLADD program, and the Children’s Liturgy of the Word.

Mrs. Fernandes believes that children are “Bundles of

Joy”, blessings filled with the love of Jesus. St. John Brebeuf has been and will always be her second home forever. Matthew 18:10 “See that you do not despise one of these lit-tle ones, for I say to you that their Angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father”.


Sheila Harrington Award Recipient

Mr. John Mazur St. John Brebeuf School and Parish is pleased to bestow the Sheila Harrington Award upon Mr. John Mazur! Mr. Mazur is the son of Joseph and the late Barbara Mazur. married Maria Zavala in 1990, and they are the proud parents of Jonathan, Nicholaus, Catherine, and Victoria. The Mazur children attended St. John Brebeuf School, Notre Dame College Prep and Resurrection High School. All four children have completed or are in the process of completing their college degrees. Mr. Mazur is instrumental in the day-to-day operation and the success of St. John Brebeuf School and Parish. Like his father, who worked for Maternity BVM school and parish in maintenance, Mr. Mazur has committed his life to the ministry of serving others in school and parish life. Mr. Mazur has been a part of St. John Brebeuf Parish for almost 30 years! He was first hired by Fr. Banzin and had the privilege of working with the beloved Uncle Pete Zonsius. Mr. Mazur was initially named the Director school maintenance. When Uncle Pete retired 1993, Mr. Mazur took responsibility for the whole parish maintenance program. Mr. Mazur served under Fr. Robert Banzin, Fr. Tom May and currently Fr. Michael Meany. He collaborates with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to SJB, to ensure the smooth functioning of an enormous variety of events. Mr. Mazur was called to ministry to also serve in the scouting program. He provided leadership as the Scoutmaster for Troop 175 for many years, helping young scouts, including his own sons, achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. Mr. Mazur has been an award recipi-ent or honoree from many organizations including the Holy Name Men’s Club, Knights of Columbus, Scouting program, and the Village of Niles.

The SJB community depends on Mr. Mazur. He always has a kind word or a joke to make people feel better. He can often be heard talking in his Donald Duck voice in the midst of giggles from children.

With his long-standing service and devotion to St. John Brebeuf School and Parish, Mr. Mazur exemplifies all that the Sheila Harrington Award embodies.

Parish Apostle Award for St. John Brebeuf School Recipient — Mrs. Denise Gillespie Mrs. Denise Gillespie has been selected as the St. John Brebeuf School Parish Apostle Award recipient. Mrs. Gillespie has con-tributed to the growth and development of St. John Brebeuf Kin-dergarten students for 10 years. Her dedication is evident in eve-rything she does. After receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Child-hood Education from DePaul University, she began her teaching career as a second grade teacher. She taught at St. Sylvester School and Queen of All Saints before coming to St. John Brebeuf School. For 19 years, she has been implementing inno-vative instructional strategies, guiding faith formation, and pre-paring students for their next steps. Her professionalism is paral-leled by the love she shares with her students and their families. She is the eldest of two daughters born to Daniel and Arlene Bracken. Her family has a long-standing tradition of being de-vout Catholics who are very active in their parish. She is a prod-uct of Catholic education, attending St. Hilary Grammar School, Good Counsel High School, and DePaul University. She is an

example of the success and com-passion that stem from Catholic education. She and her husband, Michael, will be married for 25 years this summer. They have two wonder-ful children, Patrick and Shan-non, who attended St. John Brebeuf School, St. Patrick High School, and Resurrection High School. Patrick is a student at Illinois State University and Shannon will be attending col-lege in the fall. Mrs. Gillespie is a leader for her students and colleagues at SJB. She was a member of the SJB Technology Implementation Com-mittee. She participated in the Data Wise Institute at Harvard University Graduate School of Education and brought the pro-gram back to SJB. Among other leadership activities, she com-pleted the Archdiocese of Chicago Leadership Academy and the Early Childhood Leadership Academy programs.


February 9: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the Gospel today, Jesus says, “You are the light of the world,” he is calling us to live our Christian vocation in words and deeds.

Be a “light” to those living in poverty and in a world of darkness by giving a donation to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Have you considered joining the Society of St. Vincent DePaul? Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent DePaul so that together we can help the suffering and poor.

All information will be strictly confidential.

9 luty: Piąta Niedziela Zwykła:

W dzisiejszej Ewangelii Jezus mówi: „Wy jesteście światłem świata”, wzywając nas do przeżywania naszego chrześci-jańskiego powołania słowami i czynami. Bądźcie „światłem” dla żyjących w ubóstwie i w świecie ciemności, przekazując darowiznę na rzecz Towarzystwa Świętego Wincentego a Paulo.

Czy zastanawiałeś się nad tym aby przyłączyć się do Towarzystwa św. Wincentego a Paulo? Jeśli znasz rodzinę która potrzebuje pomocy prosze zadzwoń do naszego Stowarzyszenia St. Vincent de Paul. Razem możemy pomóc cierpiacym i potrzebującym. Wszystkie informacje bedą ściśle poufne. St. John Brebeuf: 847-966-8145

CHRISTMAS GIFT PROGRAM - SVdP ST. JOHN BREBEUF CONFERENCE In keeping with our 47-year-old tradition, our society provides Christmas gifts to those in the inner-city who are in need of a Christmas present. For some this will be the only gift they may receive. We keep in touch with seven main groups and distribute over 660 gifts during a 4-week period. We contact St. Malachy, Marillac House, St. Anthony, St. John Berchmans, H.O.M.E., Heather's House and our local families in early September. We give them forms to fill out indicating what the child or adult would like for Christmas. The forms are returned by mid November. Then the next 2 weeks we are in the vestibule of our Church, helping people select forms.

People are really excited to find a slip based on name, age, sex and selection. It is suggested to spend between $30-35 per gift. Hundreds of generous parishioners participate in this SVdP project. The first 2 weeks of December the gifts are returned at the offertory of the Mass. It is very gratifying to witness people coming forward with their wrapped presents in the spirit of giving. After that we sort the gifts and put them in 55 gallon heavy duty bags. This year we had over 50 bags and made six trips to the above locations.

The SVdP team at St. John Brebeuf. New team members are always needed & welcomed!


St. John Brebeuf Holy Name Men’s Club & Catholic Women’s Club

Presents

“VALENTINE‘S PARTY”

Monday, February 10, 2020 St. John Brebeuf -Rev. Thomas P. May Parish Ministry Ctr.

8305 N. Harlem Avenue–Niles Entertainment By: “TONY OCEAN” “Rat Pack Music & Sounds of Vegas"

FREE ADMISSION! (with paid-up membership and in-

cludes spouse or one guest) (all are welcome @ $10.00)

Doors Open At 6:30pm - Entertainment Begins At 7:00pm

Refreshments Will Be Available

Table Snacks – Sweet Table – Coffee – Beer – Wine – Soda Specialty Drink

RSVP Preferred: Dennis O’Donovan @ 847-744-2927 or

Jo Jo Malinowski @ 773-914-4 684

SJB WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2020

Nominations are now open for our SJB Woman of the Year for 2020. There are so many deserving women in our parish who may be nominated for this honor. The officers of the Catholic Women’s Club will carefully review the nomination before voting, and their selection will be announced at the Tuesday, March 10 CWC general meeting. Please include information about your nominee’s family, parish, and community activities among your rea-sons for her nomination. Profiles must be limited to 200 words. Deadline for nominations is Satur-day, February 29. Please send them to Judi Stephens, 20540 N. Buckeye Road, Barrington, IL 60010. Contact Judi at (847) 842-9295 if you have any questions (after Feb. 9th). Following is a list of women still active in our par-ish who have been honored in the past: Lois Kozeny, Clara Weiss, Charlotte Lindquist, Judi Stephens, Barbara Bronder, Dorothy Mimp, Penny Guerrieri, Lois MacAdam, Barbara Swift, Donna Ellwanger, Sandy Galassi, Shirley Koenigs, Sue Doczekalski, Connie Sparkowski , Alice Kop-penstiner, Virginia Ryan, and Suzanne Schoen-feldt. Our 2020 Woman of the Year will be honored at a Chicago Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) Vicariate II luncheon at Chateau Ritz on Saturday, May 9. Reservations will be $35 for the luncheon with cash bar available.

You are Invited to a Book Club! The Divine Renovation Book Club will meet for two more sessions. Remaining dates are, February 10, and 17. All parishioners are welcome to attend the group's meetings on from 7:00 - 8:00 pm in School Room 2.

If you have questions, please contact: Liz McGowen, [email protected] or

847-966-8145.

GLADD MASS Sunday, February 9th - 2:00 pm

Please Join Us

Welcome Sunday Hosted by St. John Brebeuf

Welcome Ministry Sunday, February 9, after the 10:45am mass, join us for coffee and breakfast treats from Maier’s Bakery in the Parish Ministry Center. We will have information about our Alpha program, and this will be an opportunity to ask questions to those involved in this ministry.


SAVE THE DATE Biblical Pilgrimage to the Holy Land & Jordan Monday, Oct. 26 to Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 Will be visiting and exploring the following destinations: Jerusalem: Bethlehem; Sea of Galilee, Jericho, Nazareth: Tibe-ria; Caesarea-By-The-Sea; Masada; Herodium; Samaria; Aqa-ba on the Red Sea; Wadi Rum, and Petra (known as the Rose Red City).

$4,475.00 – per person, twin occupancy

$1,350.00 – single supplement (*Rates in effect as of December 17th)

Immaculate Conception Parish (Chicago) and St. John Brebeuf Parish are joining together to present this spe-cial 13 day journey to the Holy Land & Jordan. Fr. Fedek and Fr. Carlton will serve as your hosts. If you are interested in embarking upon this special tour in the fall, please visit our parish website for additional details. Biblical Pilgrimage brochures (detailing the full scope of your 13 day journey) are also available in our Parish Office during regular office hours.

All are welcome! Visit www.sjbrebeuf.org and click on the blue box that says “Biblical Pilgrimage to the Holy Land & Jordan.”

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 2020 Begins February 15-16

Come, follow me… and heal our world

Many families in our parish will be receiving the Annual Catholic Appeal request mailing from Cardi-nal Cupich. On behalf of those served by the ministries, parishes, and schools who receive funding from the Appeal, we thank you for your gifts. Please return your response as soon as possible.

The Annual Catholic Appeal offers a wonderful opportunity to answer Jesus’ call to “Come, follow me… and heal our world.”

As we contemplate God’s many gifts to us, we should also reflect on our gratitude. Your financial support for the work of our parish, our archdiocese, and the Church throughout the world is one way to express this gratitude. Please give generously to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.


Feb. 9: Welcome Sunday, after 10:45 mass. Coffee & breakfast treats in the PMC Ministry Center. Feb. 9: HNMC Bingo PMC 2;30 pm Feb. 9: GLADD mass. 2:00 pm Feb. 10: HNMC—Valentine’s Party, PMC 6:30 pm Feb. 22: GALA 6:00 pm

Feb. 24 Alpha begins, PMC A 6:30 pm Feb. 26 Ash Wednesday - See page 3 for special mass & service schedule Alcoholics Anonymous meets in School Room 20 on Mon, Tues.,

and Wed. 7:30-10 pm. Golden Agers Bingo 9:30am -1:30pm in PMC C. The schedule may change due to unforeseen circumstances, so

please check to confirm events.

Calendar of Upcoming Events at SJB

Have You Registered with the Parish? Please take a moment to register your family with the Parish Office. You can stop by the Parish Office (in the Rev. Thomas P. May Parish Ministry Center), or visit us online at www.sjbrebeuf.org/join. Please call 847-966-8145 if you have questions. Thank you!

Alpha Course Begins Feb. 24, 2020

Do you wonder about the "big" questions -- what is life all about? Why am I here? Does God really love me? If so, the Alpha Course is for you! All are invited to attend the next session of the Alpha Course which will begin again on Mondays from February 24 - May 11, 2020. Each evening begins at 6:30 pm with dinner and conversation. We have a video presentation and discussion, ending by 8:15 pm. There is no charge. Please consider joining us for this wonderful program to meet new people, have fun, eat great food, laugh, and learn about your faith. The Alpha Course is open to all, with no previous church knowledge or religious requirements. For information and to register, please visit www.sjbrebeuf.org/alpha, or contact Fr. Przemek or Liz McGowen in the Parish Office at 847-966-8145.

Upcoming Second Collections In addition to Sunday Offertory, we have the following upcoming second collections: Catholic Annual Appeal Begins Feb. 15-16

Catholic Annual Appeal continues Feb. 22 –23

& Feb. 29 and Mar. 1.

Aid for Church in Central & Eastern Europe

Feb. 29 & Mar. 1. Contributions to the Parish School, the "Restore Our Tower" campaign, or the Sharing Parish (St. Anthony) may be made at any time during the month. Thank you for your generosity!

Restore Our Tower - Refresh Our Church Project

If you would like to make a contribution, please call our

office at 847-966-8145 or visit www.sjbrebeuf.org/tower

LATER . . . One who waits to do a great deal of good at once, will never do anything. —Samuel Johnson


St. John Brebeuf Church

“We are a people of faith who respond to our Baptismal call to holiness by caring for one another and journeying together with Christ through pray-

er, sacraments, lifelong formation and service in light of the Gospel and Catholic Tradition.”

Mass Schedule

Saturday 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm (Polish)

Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 am, 12:30 pm (Polish), 6:00 pm

Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 pm (Polish)

Saturday 7:30 am

First Friday 7:00 pm Mass (Polish)

See Bulletin for Holy Days

Reconciliation Saturday 11:00 am-Noon (English & Polish)

First Friday 6:00 pm (English & Polish)

See Bulletin for Advent & Lenten Reconciliation Dates

February 9, 2020

Staff

Pastor: Rev. Michael Meany Associates: Rev. Przemyslaw Tomczyk Rev. Robert Carlton Pastoral Associate: Mac Karaban Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Robert Banzin Deacons: Larry Skaja (retired) Andy Beierwaltes School Principal: Dr. Mary Maloney Music /Liturgical Dir.: Marek Rachelski Children’s Choir Dir.: Ewa Fair Fr. Meany's Assistant: Liz McGowen Business Manager: Joseph Wojtowicz Maintenance Director: John Mazur Staff Secretary: Charlotte Lindquist Bulletin Editor: Maria Garcia

Parish Office

Rev. Thomas May Ministry Center 8305 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714 (847) 966-8145 Fax: (847) 966-0014

Website: www.sjbrebeuf.org E-mail: [email protected]

Parish Office Hours

Monday & Tuesday 9am - 8pm Wednesday 9am - 7pm

Thursday & Friday 9am - 4pm Saturday 9am - 1pm

Sunday 9:30am - 12:30pm

School

School Principal: Dr. Mary Maloney 8301 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714

Website: www.sjbschool.org (847) 966-3266

Religious Education

Fr. Przemek Tomczyk (847) 966-3269

Youth Ministry Contact Fr. Robert Carlton or Emilia Walasik

(847) 966-8145

Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals,

Anointing of the Sick

Please call the Parish Office (847) 966-8145

Eucharistic Adoration

Parish Ministry Center Chapel, 8305 N. Harlem Ave.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7am - 8pm Wednesdays 7am - 7pm

Fridays 7am - 5pm Saturdays 7am - 6pm Sundays 7:00 am - 12:30 pm


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