MASSES

Saturday evening 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:30, 9:30 a.m.

Daily Mass (Mon through Sat) 8:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. or by request.

HOLY HOUR/EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Fridays 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

PARISH REGISTRATION

Newcomers to the parish are asked to register with the

parish office. Welcome to our parish community.

BAPTISMS

Sundays at 1:00 p.m. The parish office should be contacted at

least a month prior to the desired baptismal date.

MARRIAGES

Arrangements should be made at least four months in

advance in the rectory.

VISITING THE SICK

Contact the parish office for sacraments to the seriously ill

and homebound.

WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY OF

the

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Michael J. Solazzo, Administrator

Robert Puhala, Deacon

Frank J. Glab, Music Director

Andrea M. Steinert, Director of Parish Operations

Carol L. Brown, Parish Secretary

Salvador Perez, Director of Parish Maintenance

www.StPhilipParish.org • office@stphilipparish.org

PARISH OFFICE 1962 Old Willow Road, Northfield, Illinois 60093

Office: (847) 446-8383 • Fax: (847) 446-8338

Monday thru Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

Office: (847) 446-8390

Sr. Magdalena Tkaczyk, C.S.F.N.

Director of Religious Education

Donna Falzone, Religious Education Secretary

MAY 20, 2018 • PENTECOST SUNDAY

The following people suffer from various ill-nesses or chronic conditions. They have asked for the prayers of our parish family. Please remember them to the Lord. �

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Dorothy Banas, Dennis Braun, �Wendy Braun, Seymour Brown, Kierre Caldwell, �

Nancy Campbell, Patricia Catarello, Marge Clingan, �Kathy Estabrooke, Philip Hall, Laura Hendricks, Cindy

Jatis, Emily Jatis, Sean Jatis, Tom Jatis, �Becky Jones, Edward Kennedy, Jackson Mans, �Matthew Morgan, Sally O’Malley, Mary Tatro�

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This Week at St. Philip the Apostle Check out the variety and vitality of St. Philip the Apostle! �If you have an activity that you would like listed, please call �Andrea Steinert at (847) 446�8383 amsteinert@comcast.net. ��

Monday, May 21�Parish Councils Meeting, �7:00 p.m., St. John Paul II Room�

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Tuesday, May 22�Crafty Ladies, 9:00 a.m., Convent��

Wednesday, May 23�Confessions, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.��

Friday, May 25�Holy Hour, 3:00 p.m.��

Saturday, May 26�Mass, 5:30 p.m.��

Sunday, May 27�Mass, 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m.��

Online Giving to the Parish �

Did you forget your envelope this week? Are you tired of spending money on the expense of bank checks? Would you like to help your parish by giving regularly? Then sign up for online giving. Visit our parish website today and use the Give Central link! Question about the program or need help with signing up, please call Andrea Steinert in the par-ish office.��

Dear Friends, ��

Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost. The readings tell us of the experience the disciples had when the Holy Spirit first came to them. We are told that they were trans-formed� from scared, timid people, to confident ones who made bold proclamations in the name of the Lord. It was the Holy Spirit that enlightened them, empowered them, and enabled them to be about the work of this new born Church. The gifts of the Holy Spirit gave them the confi-dence and trust they needed to leave their fears behind. Im-agine how incredibly saddened and disheartened they must have felt after they had lost their friend, Jesus, when He ascended back to heaven. They must have felt abandoned and alone. However, in the Spirit, they remembered�Jesus' words that He would not leave them abandoned, that He would be with them until the end of the world. As they were filled with the Holy Spirit, their lives were forever changed. Their fears were replaced with confidence and trust. They went boldly into a new future, a new life for themselves and this enabled them to proclaim the message of the Gospel to all the earth.��

As we continue in the initiative to Renew My Church, we, too, are being asked to do the same. While we might be feeling saddened, disheartened, or even afraid, as those first disciples, we have every reason to believe that we can do what they did. As the Holy Spirit helped them through tran-sition and change, so, too, does that same Spirit�come upon us and help us to do the same. As we embrace this new identity of Divine Mercy Parish, we take with us our per-sonal histories of Sacred Heart and St. Philip Parishes. These histories will be forever with us, and it is that rich-ness of our past that will lead us to create a bold and imagi-native future for ourselves with God's mercy and love to guide us. The first Twelve did it. Are we ready to do it? If so, then "come and see" what the Lord has in store for us. If it comes from the Holy Spirit, it can only be good!�����

Fr. Mike��

2018 Mass Book�Anyone wishing to remember a loved one (living or deceased) on the anniversary date of death or any other occasion may call the parish office to arrange for a Mass to be offered. Anyone wishing to know who requested a Mass for a loved one may also contact Carol Brown in the parish office. �

Petition Prayer Book �

St. Philip the Apostle has a Parish Book of Intentions. Lo-cated at the Sacred Heard side altar on the east side of the church, the book has open spaces for anyone wishing to ask for help in personal or family matters. Know that an opportunity waits for you to share your prayer requests. We humbly ask the entire family of St. Philip to help us in our daily challenges of life. Take advantage of the help!�

Parish Stewardship Report We know what we must do. We must do the work of the Lord with our time, our talent and our treasure.��

Last Sunday………………………………………….$3,992�

May 20, 2018 • Pentecost Sunday

Spring Cleaning �

We will once again be collecting clean, gently used clothing, baby items household goods and gar-den tools for St. Benedict’s summer rummage sale. Linens, kitchen wares & small appliances are in high demand. We are sorry, but we cannot accept large furniture, books or computer/stereo equipment. We will only be able to accept thin flat screen TV’s up to 50 inches. So while you’re doing your spring cleaning set aside those no longer needed treasures for our collection. ��

Watch the bulletin for June collection dates & times.�

Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass �

Couples celebrating their 50th wedding anni-versary are invited to the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass presided by Cardinal Cupich held on Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. To register please call the par-ish office.�

�Before you sit down to read a Bible story, ask

God to send his Spirit to help you. When you

listen carefully to God’s word, the Spirit can

Be a greeter at St Philip the Apostle!��

Our parish is in need of new ushers (male and female) and greeters. Ushers and greeters arrive at weekend Masses early to welcome people and attend to those who might need special assistance. Ushers and greet-ers ask a family to bring up the gifts and organize the col-lection of monies, distribute the bulletins, periodic hand�outs, and help ensure that the church s clean and ready to receive people for the next Mass. Those of high school age through adulthood (again male or female) are welcome to join. If you are interested in being part of a rotating sched-ule, please contact the parish office.

Mass in the Meadow

June 10 at 9:30 a.m. Join us as we kick off the summer months �

with Mass in the meadow. ��

Bring a blanket or lawn chairs.�Join us for Mass behind the convent.�

(Seating will also be provided!)��

Following Mass, join us for brunch.�Coffee, juices, and beverages�

will also be available.��

There will be hotdogs and plenty of time �to meet some new faces!�

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Pray for a beautiful, warm, and sunny day!��

Come and see!��

Celebrate together!��

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Monday: James 3:13�18, Mark 9:14�29�

Tuesday: James 4:1�10, Mark 9:30�37�

Wednesday: James 4:13�17, Mark 9:38�40�

Thursday: James 5:1�6, Mark 9:41�50 �

Friday: James 5:9�12, Mark 10:1�12�

Saturday: James 5:13�20, Mark 10:13�16�

Sunday: Deuteronomy 4:32�34, 39�40, Romans 8:14�17�

� Matthew 28:16�20�

Scripture Readings

Parish Reading Corner Open Sunday Mornings 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.�

Closed on holiday weekends��

Open Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.�� � Stop by for a visit!�

Parishioner Email Campaign We Could Use Your Help!

If you believe that the parish office does not have your email address, or you have changed the email address that we have on file, please email us with an email address for each mem-ber of your household to:� office@stphilipparish.org or call the parish office.��

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Help us connect with you! �

Sunday Reflection �Our Easter season ends on this day, Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day after Easter. From the moment the Holy Spirit de-scended upon the Apostles in that upper room the Church’s mission began and continues in and through us today. At that time Pentecost was an already existent festival, which celebrated “the first fruits of the harvest.” We are called to share our “first fruits,” our many gifts.��

The reading from the Acts of the Apostles tells how and to whom the Holy Spirit descended. The Apostles “were all in one place together.” This is the same unity to which we are called; this is one of the reasons we gather as a community to pray and to worship. For them to receive the Holy Spirit they had to be open to it, acknowledging their own empti-ness. If we are not empty, we cannot be filled. The admis-sion and acceptance of our own emptiness is one means by which the Holy Spirit can fill us and make us whole.��

St. Paul explains the gifts received by us through the Holy Spirit. “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit.” Paul lists the different ways we may be gifted. In doing that he says “There are different workings, but the same God.” The gifts may be different, but the giver, and the one who provides the strength and ability to use those gifts is God himself. All we are; all we have; all we are able to do is from the grace of God. We are all “one Body” in Christ. ��

Liturgical Ministers Weekend of May 26-27 �

Celebrants�� 5:30 p.m.� Rev. Michael J. Solazzo�� 7:30 a.m.� Rev. John Foley SJ�� 9:30 a.m.� Rev. Michael J. Solazzo��

Altar Servers�� 5:30 p.m.� Hans Huber, Shane Kropp�� 7:30 a.m.� volunteer�� 9:30 a.m.� Ashley Burke��

Lectors�� 5:30 p.m.� Bill Kelly�� 7:30 a.m.� Bil Doll�� 9:30 a.m.� Gina Dickinson��

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion� � 5:30 p.m.� Don Golfer, Bobbie Weiss,�� � Ray Berry� � �

� 7:30 a.m.� Judy Lakin, Elsie DiCesare,�� � Cathy Stegich�� 9:30 a.m.� Jeanne Doherty, Lori Racine, �� � Alison Schroeder�� � � �

Ushers�� 5:30 p.m.� Gino D’Egidio, Charlie Orth,�� � Tom Stegich�� 7:30 a.m.� Richard Merczak, Joe Salazar,� Joe Pacini�� 9:30 a.m.� Tony Wochnik, Patrick Krohn,�� � Tom Andersen, Frank Charhut�

Masses for the Week�

Monday, May 21�Weekday�� 8:00 a.m.� Catherine Bowyer�� � Myrna Weiland�Tuesday, May 22�Weekday�� 8:00 a.m.� Robert Hutchings�Wednesday, May 23�Weekday�� 8:00 a.m.� Ruth Machowski�Thursday, May 24�Weekday�� 8:00 a.m.� The Purgatorial Society�Friday, May 25�Weekday�� 8:00 a.m.� George and Jill Ernst�� � (Wedding Anniversary Blessings)�Saturday, May 26�St. Philip of Neri, Priest� 8:00 a.m.� Edward and Viola Dietz �� 5:30 p.m.� John F. Flynn Jr.�� � Eileen C. Berry�Sunday, May 27�The Most Holy Trinity�� 7:30 a.m.� People of St. Philip the Apostle Parish�� 9:30 a.m.� John and Sue Klemmer�� � (Wedding Anniversary Blessings)�