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Feast of Christ the King November 20, 2016

Congr[tul[tions St. C_]ili[’s

Confirm[tion Cl[ss of 2016

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This Week at the Parish

Monday, November 21, 2016

6:30 pm Parish Pastoral Council Mtg Rectory 7:00 pm Rosary Church Tuesday, November 22, 2016 6:00 pm Decorate Church for Thanksgiving Church Wednesday, November 23, 2016

No Parish Meetings

Thursday, November 24, 2016 9:00 am Thanksgiving Day Mass Church Friday, November 25, 2016 6:00 pm Decorate Church for Advent Church

Saturday, November 26, 2016 9:00 am Decorate Church for Advent Church 4:30 Mass Star of Bethlehem Sale Church Sunday, November 27, 2016 All Sunday Masses: Star of Bethlehem Sale Church 2:00 pm Baptisms Church

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for November 26 & 27, 2016

Sat. 4:30 Sun.7:30 Sun. 9:00 Sun. 10:30

Celebrant Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Damasus Okoro

Fr. Mike Olivero

Fr. Damasus Okoro

Ministers P. Kryger* M. Alfus* K. Schmidt S. Wilken*

B. Kopp M.K. Francel J. Madejczyk C. Szymaszek

J. Weiss J. Hogan M. Welch J. Rhein

M. Welch J. Guarino N. Reichel P. Lossau L. Both F. Ficker M. Benitez* M. Spence

C. DeLuca P. St. Leger M. Spence

L. Mersereau

Lectors P. Hackett S. Hinderer C.L.Bernholdt J. Spence

B. Reynolds D. Hinderer C. Stroh T. Wilken

Servers

N. Reichel S. France A. Schmidt L. Quadros+

R. Cook N. Hinderer A. Schmidt S. Castro

J. Ragusin+ S. Hinderer+ E. Owsiany+ C. Klinger

Inside this Issue:

Schedules/Happy Thanksgiving……..2

Pope’s Beatitudes/Backpack/SVD..…3

Decorating Church Help/ Rel Ed Calendar/A Need for Ministers…..4

Youth Ministry Dates/ Meetings….5

Archbishop Cupich Letter…….......6

Mass Intentions & Readings...……..7

Parish Photo Directory/Giving Tree/ Marriage Encounter………..8

The Sick/Backpack Needs……..…9

Renew My Church Information ..10

November 13, 2016—$9,355.00 November 15, 2015—$9,545.90

Thanksgiving 9:00 AM

Sacristan: S. Wilken

Lectors: T. Wilken

P. Hackett EM's M. Alfus

P. St. Leger

M. Welch*

L. Dahlgren

S. Wilken

Altar Servers: A. Schmidt

A. Schmidt

Fr.Olivero and

Fr. Damasus and the Staff wish you a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Please note that the office will close at 3pm on

Wednesday, Nov. 23 and will reopen on

Monday, Nov. 28

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HUMAN CONCERNS COMMISSION

Dear Lord, Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need.

Remember Those Far From Home LCpl. Elijah Burgins Po3. John Castro Lt. Eric Infante Pvt. Peter Eck

Cpl. Peter Hinderer Sgt. Scott Majewski Afc. Jeremy McNeel Spc. Justin Pastirik Pfc. Joseph Pusateri Theodore Soupart

Let us remember and pray for those who are always in our hearts. If you have loved ones who are currently serving in the Armed Forces, please call the rectory at 847-437-6208 and we will add their names to our bulletin list. When your loved one has returned home, please let us know so we can remove their name from the list. Thank you.

Today as we celebrate Christ the King, may we open the door of our heart so wide that we may listen to the voice of Jesus calling us to

help build his kingdom here on earth.

In the month of November, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to help build the kingdom of God. Thank You!

MY BROTHER’S KEEPER MINISTRY

Seniors, do you need a ride to the doctor or grocery store? Please give us at least 3 days notice. This is a free service to all

our senior parishioners. We are not able to drive for surgery or if anesthesia is involved. Call Linda at 847-439-5372.

End Domestic Violence NOW!

Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

Domestic Violence incidents rise during difficult financial times. If you see a family in trouble, please call the hotline.

St.Vincent de Paul is an emergency source for food and short-term financial help for parishioners and those living within the parish boundaries. Please call 847-437-6208. Requests will be handled with care and confidentiality.

Pope Francis Offers Beatitudes for Modern Christians

— Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils inflicted on them by others and forgive them from their heart.

— Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalised and show them their closeness. — Blessed are those who see God in every person and strive to make others also discover him.

— Blessed are those who protect and care for our common home.

— Blessed are those who renounce their own comfort in order to help others. — Blessed are those who pray and work for full communion between Christians.

Backpack Ministry is packing food this weekend.

Sunday at 5:30 pm in the Parish Center Come and help if you can.

(See page 9 for more Backpack needs)

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Office Number:

847-437-6208

Extension 129

2016-2017 RE Calendar

______November_____ 23 No Classes 30 Regular Classes

(Reconciliation Levels 3-5) Regular classes are Wednesdays

from 4:30 to 5:45 PM in the Meeting House.

Liturgical Ministers Needed! We are in need of people who would be willing to read a reading at Mass (be a Lector) or to serve as a Eucharistic Minister. Training is provided for both liturgical roles. Please consider serving in one of these ways.

Contact Lisa Mersereau at: lisa@stceciliamtprospect.org.

Decorating the Church for the Holidays

We will be doing a lot of decorating in the coming weeks for Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas. Could you spare a few hours to

help us decorate? This is a service opportunity for teens preparing for Confirmation and for

any age adult to be involved at the parish. Many hands make light work. Come and help us make our church ready for the holidays.

Contact Lisa: (847) 437-6208 or at lisa@stceciliamtprospect.org

with questions or to volunteer. Thank you!

This weekend, we celebrate Christ the King, officially called "The Solemnity of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, King of the Universe." The Feast of Christ the King was estab-lished by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man's thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did not exist. The feast is intended to proclaim in a striking and effective manner Christ's royalty over individuals, families, society, governments, and nations.

www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar

Fun facts about Christ the King from www.churchpop.com

It was originally supposed to be the last Sunday of October, just before the Feast of All Saints – which, in 1926, just hap-pened to be October 31st.

Pope Paul VI gave the feast its current full title (the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe) and moved it to the last Sunday of the liturgical year.

Even though it was created by a pope less than a hundred years ago, some Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, and Presbyteri-ans celebrate the feast.

The Christ the King statue in Świebodzin, Poland is the largest statue of Jesus in the world. At 33 meters tall (one meter for each year of Jesus’ earthly life), the Christ the King statue is 3 meters taller than the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

From the entire Religious Education Staff

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MASS INTENTIONS Saturday November 19 8:00 AM † Parishioners † Judy McGuire 4:30 PM † Nicholas Lascio † Kazimierz Mazur † Eugeniusz Cygan † Raymond Mischke † Charles Sr., Julia & Mary Styrcula 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy

Sunday November 20 7:30 AM † Dolores Dzugan † Mary Cichy † Kay Francel † Sophie Niemaszyk † Deceased Members of Nickele & Schramm Families 9:00 AM † Deacon Mel Both † Martin Sokalski † Ron Pankow † Phyllis Mary Conard † Fr. George Pathiyil 10:30 AM † Ed Pasternak † Lou & Antonietta Cagnina † Pasquale Pardo † Michelangelo & Providenza Pastorello † Giovanni Ferraro 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy Monday November 21 8:00 AM † Fr. James Prendergast † John Leo Golden, Jr. Tuesday November 22 8:00 AM † Fr. Raymond Pavis † George Lobaza † Victoria Israel

Wednesday November 23 8:00 AM † Charles Schoenberger † Philip Venticinque

Thursday November 24—Thanksgiving 9:00 AM † Parishioners † Charlotte Eldredge

Friday November 25 8:00 AM † John & Veronica Riley

Saturday November 26 8:00 AM † Irv Mischler † Purgatorial Society 4:30 PM † Janet Stanczak † Frank Pusateri † Rosemary Anichini † William & Margaret Chudziak † Deceased Members of Del Carlo Family 6:30 PM Spanish Liturgy

Sunday November 27 7:30 AM † Raymond Micek † Stanislaw & Stefania Szyszka † Joseph & Janina Ficek † George Puralewski † Deceased Members of Hogan, Reidy, and Youngberg Families 9:00 AM † Frank & Milka Barbaric † Kazimierz & Mieczyslawa Mazur † Diane Mischke † Jill Eberl † Frank Iaccino 10:30 AM † Gandolfo Russo † Henry & Susan Stanko † Jennifer Lamberg † Pasquale Natale † Esther LaVigne 12:00 PM Spanish Liturgy

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — (2 Samuel 5:1-3) David is anointed king of Israel. Psalm — (Psalm 122) Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Second Reading — (Colossians 1:12-20) The Father delivered us to the kingdom of his beloved Son. Gospel — (Luke 23:35-43) The repentant criminal receives Jesus’ promise of Paradise.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44

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In 2017, St. Cecilia will celebrate its 50th

Anniversary as a parish. In celebration of this event, we have partnered with LifeTouchto produce a photo directory. We would like all St. Cecilia “families” (and by that we mean families, extended families, singles, widows/widowers, everyone) to participate in taking a picture that will be included in our Anniversary Photo Directory. We will be offering 5 photo shoots in early January . There is no fee for the photo session and “families” that take a picture will get a free directory and a free 8 x 10. You will view your portraits within minutes of having them taken.

The dates and times for the photo shoots are:

• January 4th – January 6th (Wed. – Fri.) 2:00 – 9:00 pm; and

• January 7th – January 8th (Sat. & Sun.) 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

While there is no obligation to do so, you will have the opportunity to order additional portraits at a 20% discount!

There will be a table in the Gathering Space the weekends of November 19th/20th and December 3rd/4th to sign up for an appointment.

WHAT’S AN ANNIVERSARY PARTY WITHOUT PICTURES?

RESPECT LIFE COMMITTEE INVITES YOU TO BE A SECRET SANTA FOR A CHILD IN NEED.

As in the past, a tree filled with tags can be found in the Gathering Space.

Please, pick up a tag for a boy or girl and purchase a gift of clothing or toys and return your unwrapped gift to the tree by December 4. Place the tag on your bag and keep in mind that these gifts will be transported on buses. Be mindful of size and weight.

These gifts will be distributed at the Annual Women’s Center Christmas Party.

Your generosity is always overwhelming!

Congratulations to

George W. Klima and

Abigail c. Reising who were married at St. Cecilia's on Saturday, November 12, 2016.

A Thankful heart

is a Happy Heart.

Hand-Carved Olive Wood Gifts

There are more than 600 Christian families living in Beth-lehem and are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their livelihood. The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethlehem, causing most of those families serious harm

in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. We help those families by selling their beautiful religious hand crafts. The cost of goods goes to bene-fit the Christian carvers to keep them work-ing in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, the profit from sales goes directly to the needy Catholic schools and clinics in

the Holy Land. Please take a look at these beautiful articles November 26th & 27th .

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Please Pray for Our Sick Donald Schneider Karen Ruppier John Kaikaris Ben Scola Jeff Koszczuk Dean Sordyl Shirley Kadlubowski Joan Hackett-Metzger

BACKPACK MINISTRY

“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time”“Feeding Children One Backpack at a Time” The Backpack Ministry is in need again! Thank you for your faithful and generous contributions. We will be collecting again next weekend. We are in great need of the following: squeezable jelly, peanut butter, shelf stable milk, canned vegetables and soups. Please keep this in mind when shopping. Thank you again for your support of this ministry.

___Individual cereal boxes ___Granola Bars ___Tuna/Vienna Sausage

___Individual packs of oatmeal ___Fruit cups ___Chicken pouches

___Cereal bars ___Juice Boxes ___Mac & Cheese

___Raisins in small boxes ___Pudding cups ___Soup & Crackers

___Individual Jello Cups ___Individual pack of cookies ___Boxed “helper” meals

___Peanut butter ___Single serve crackers ___Canned spaghetti

___Shelf stable milk in sm cartons ___Canned Beef Stew ___Small Canned Vegetable

No Microwavable food items or glass containers. Cash Donations are accepted.

Confirmation students in need of service hours are needed to pack the bags on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 5:30pm in the Parish Center.

Call the Parish Office to sign up for Sunday December 11th

at 5:30 PM. Parish Office—847-437-6208.

We do expect parents to make arrangements to pick up their child. We cannot allow or

be responsible for children walking home alone.

Feast Day of

Saint Cecilia

Is Thursday

November 22nd

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Parish Personnel Rev. Michael Olivero, Pastor, ext. 113 Rev. Damasus Okoro, Resident, ext. 117 Rev. Daniel Brady, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Jack Hurley, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, 847-253-8600, ext. 137 Lisa Mersereau, Pastoral Associate/DRE, ext. 120 Carol Klinger, Adm. Asst. PA/DRE, ext. 129 Mr. James J. Kelly, Director of Music, ext. 126 Mrs. Frances Ficker, Ministry of Care Coordinator, ext. 122 Mrs. Kathy McGourty, Youth Minister ext 123 Mr. Ted Kawa, Business Manager, ext. 115 Mrs. Pat Sordyl , Parish Secretary, ext. 110 Mrs. Audrey Taylor, Bulletin Editor, ext. 110

Weekend Masses Saturday 4:30 PM Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM

Weekday & Saturday Morning Masses See Page 7 of the bulletin.

Spanish Liturgies Saturday 6:30 PM, Sunday 12:00 Noon

Holy Day Masses 7:00 PM Anticipated; 9:00 AM (Any changes noted inside bulletin) Civic Holiday Masses 9:00 AM

Parish Office Phone 847-437-6208 FAX 847-437-2520 Parish Website: www.stceciliamtprospect.com Webmaster@stceciliamtprospect.org

Religious Education Office Phone 847-437-6208; Lisa Mersereau at extension 120 or Carol at extension 129

Music Office Phone 847-437-6152

Ministry of Care Office Phone 847-437-6208, ext. 122

Youth Ministry Kathy McGourty, Director of Youth Ministry; 847-437-6208, ext. 123 or email: youthministry@stceciliamtprospect.org

Communion for the Homebound Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the home-bound. Please call the Parish Office to arrange.

New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish! Catholics who wish to become members of St. Cecilia are asked to introduce themselves and register at the Parish Office during regular office hours, or ask an usher for a registration form.. If you will be moving, please let us know if we should change your address or remove you from our list of regis-tered parishioners. This will help us cut down on postage costs.

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instruction and formation for anyone wishing to inquire into the Catholic Faith can be made by contacting the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Baptism Infant Baptism (0-6 years) is a special time in a family’s life. The Church invites parents and godparents to prepare for this Sacrament with an Infant Baptism Class. These sessions are usu-ally held on the 2nd Saturday of the month in which the Baptism takes place. Baptisms are celebrated at 2 PM on the 4th Sunday of January, April, May, July, September, and November. For more information or to reserve your place for a Baptism date and preparation class, please call the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 4:00 PM or by appointment.

Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Preparation are that a mini-mum of 8 months be set aside for personal preparation for mar-riage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans.

Bulletin Submissions Articles for the bulletin must be submitted in black and white or color on disk or emailed to audrey@stceciliamtprospect.org and must be received at the Parish Office by 4:00 PM 16 days prior to the bulletin issue date. For holiday submissions, please add 7 days to the lead time.

Monitor Submissions To display an event on the Monitor in the Gathering Space, send an email with the event details to: monitor@stceciliamtprospect.org. All submissions will be presented on the monitor the following Saturday and are subject to approval.

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St. Cecilia Parish #811

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Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056

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