Founded in 1931 Dominican Friars of the Central Province, U.S.A.

March 12, 2017

Second Sunday of Lent (Year A)

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Pope Francis invites homeless people in Rome to pray for him. Almsgiving is a traditional Lenten practice.

Remember your compassion, O Lord, and your merciful love, for they are from of old.

Let not our enemies exult over us. Redeem us, O God of Israel, from all our distress.

Entrance Antiphon for the Second Sunday of Lent

       

    

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PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF Telephone:(708) 366-7090 Fax:(708) 366-7092 www.svfparish.org

Fr. Thomas McDermo OP, Pastor x100 Fr. Ma hew Strabala OP, Parochial Vicar x112 Fr. Michael DeTemple OP, Parochial Vicar x104 Jerome J. Trakszelis, Deacon John Gaughan, Deacon Mary Bodlak, Development Director x117 Camela Daley, Music Director x147 Jean Finnegan, CPA, Business Manager x114 Laura Finnegan, School Accountant X143 Chona Foellmer, School Office Mgr. x141 Kaitlin Hasenbeck-Meyer, Religious Ed. x118 Sr. Immaculata Nneji DDL, Parish Visitor x109 Mary Saldana, Secretary x100 Mary Sklenar, Administra ve Assistant x115 Dr. Charles Terry, School Principal x140 Mary Ann Trakszelis, Secretary x100 (Email addresses can be found at www.svfparish.org)  

CHURCH: 7525 W. North Ave., River Forest, IL 60305

SCHOOL OFFICE: 1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708) 771-5905 h p://www.svfschool.org/

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: 1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708) 366-7090 X118

PARISH OFFICES/PRIORY: 1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Tel (708) 366-7090, Fax (708) 366-7092 Office Hours: Sunday 9:00AM—1:00PM Monday-Friday: 8:00AM-12:00PM — 12:30PM-7:30PM Saturday: 9:00AM—1:00PM

MASSES: Saturdays: 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM Vigil Mass Sundays: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 5:30 PM Mondays to Fridays: 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM noon Civil holidays: Go to www.svfparish.org

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Weekdays: 11:30 AM—11:50 AM Saturday: 4:30 PM and by appointment

DOMINICANS IN RESIDENCE AT SVF PRIORY Fr. Michael DeTemple, OP, Prior

Fr. Kevin Fane, OP Fr. Michael Garcia, OP Fr. Peter Hereley, OP Fr. Richard LaPata, OP Fr. Thomas McDermo , OP Fr. Jordan McGrath, OP

Fr. Nicholas Monco, OP Fr. Jack O’Malley, OP Fr. Richard Peddicord, OP Fr. Ma hew Strabala,OP Fr. Dennis Woerter, OP

From the Pastor...

Lent got off to a good start in our parish. All five Masses on Ash Wednesday were well-a ended, as was the Day of Recollec on and

parish retreat last weekend. About 75 people a ended last Friday’s Sta ons of the Cross and another 30 people joined the Dominican friars last Sunday evening at 5:00 pm for Evening Prayer. Then, our parish retreat with Fr. Vinny Fortunato, OFMCap, was a big hit with about 100 people coming every night. The next special Lenten event is the four-part lecture series “A Lenten Journey: Rediscovering Faith, Hope and Charity” co-sponsored by the Catholic moment “Communion and Libera on” and St. Vincent Ferrer Parish. The lectures are on March 22, 29, April 5 and 12 at 7:00 pm in the Cabrini Room. Speakers are coming in from across the country. More informa on is available elsewhere in the bulle n. Here’s another way in which you can jump-start your spiritual life this Lent: sign up for an hour of adora on in our Eucharis c Adora on Chapel, behind the St. Joseph altar here in the church. So many people have told me how spiritually enriching the experience of private prayer and just being in the presence of the Lord has been for them. Everyone is free to drop in for a minute or an hour any me on Mondays and Tuesdays between 12:30 pm and 8:30 pm. (Laminated prayer cards are available with sample medita ons if you don’t know where to begin.) At this me we have a par cular need for people to commit for at least an hour of prayer on Mondays from 2:30 to 3:30 and on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 and 5:30 to 6:30. If you can commit to one or more of these me slots, please phone Mary Saldana in the parish office weekday mornings at (708) 366-7090 x100. We’re all looking forward to the groundbreaking ceremony for our new mul purpose hall on Sunday, March 26th at the 11:00 am Mass. Fr. Louis Morrone, OP, Vicar Provincial, will do the honors. Then, at 3:00 pm the same day the Oak Park Chorale will perform a benefit concert in support in support of music educa on at SVF School at 3:00 pm in the church. Everyone is invited. Update on our search for a new principal: If all goes well, by the

me you read this the Principal Search Commi ee should have interviewed the first three applicants for the posi on of SVF School Principal. As previously announced, Dr. Charles Terry, our present principal, has announced his re rement. Please pray that a worthy successor to Dr. Terry can be found. Maintenance: At long last we’ve repaired and stabilized the outdoor iron railings around the church. I want to thank parishioner John Murphy for helping with this project. For more than a year we’ve tried to find someone who would take this project on. Have a great week! Fr. Tom McDermo , OP

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MASS READINGS AND INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Monday, March 13th Dn 9:4b-10 / Lk 6:36-38

7:00AM +Lorraine Costagna 12:00PM +Mary Domschke Tuesday, March 14th Is 2:10, 16-20 / Mt 23:1-12

7:00AM +Marlow Comisky 12:00PM +Frank and Mary Giudice Wednesday, March 15th Jer 18:18-20 / Mt 20:17-18

7:00AM +Ruth B. Kelly 12:00PM +Pietro D. Salvo Thursday, March 16th Jer 17:5-10 / Lk 16:19-31

7:00AM +John La ner 12:00PM +Robert Lucen Friday, March 17th Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a / Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

7:00AM +Enrico Summaria 12:00PM +Adeline Carelli Saturday, March 18th Mi 7:14-15, 18-20 / Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

8:00AM +Cathy Smith 5:30PM Paul and Sharen Peyrebrune

Sunday, March 19th Ex 17:3-7 / Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 / Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42

7:30AM +Joseph Borst 9:00AM People of the Parish 11:00AM +Brianna and Hailey Hoffman 5:30PM +Ida Maffescioni

BAPTISMS: Francesca Marie Jaskulski PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Corrine Albergo, Gina Bacon, Mary Baynes, Asuncion Beaupre, Gina Bra man, James Budzban, Frank Cairo, Alexander Capraro, Debbie Carlson, Rica Conci, Sabrina Conforte, Rose Marie Cor le , John Dalicandro, Dorothy Elaine Dato, Veronica DelaTorre, Antonella DiBiasio, Mary Ann DeVito, Nora DeVito, Rose Mary Fahey, Nico Felice, Gemma Gotauco, Josie Karr, Elaine & Richard Kallal, Evelyn Kelly, Michael Reardon Kelly, Virginia Kielb, Dorothy Koteles, Stella Kowalczyk, Renee Kunkel, Marcella LaSpina, John Lennon, Frances Livich, Jeannine Malecki, Kris na Maria, Benitzio Mar nez, Sam Mazzuca, Tiffany McGraw, Vedasto Mendoza, Sco Miller, Eleanor Milionis, Tyler Moebus, Kaylo Nanni, Michael O’Rouke, Tina Piscopo, Angela Orlando, Joseph Potaczek, Ernest Raczkiewicz, Rosalie Rizzo, Joe Rose , Elisa Rusci , Dolores Sabatello, Holden Sepe, Dona-ta Serritella, Nick Speziale, Mary Spinuzza, Mary Spitzer, Bill Steber, John Summaria, Barbara Thome, Veronica Zemgulys Deacon Jerry Zych

May our prayers bring them strength, healing and peace.

Please call our Parish Office to add a loved one’s name to our parish prayer list. Names are removed a er four weeks unless

the office is contacted.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY AND POLICE: Senior Airman Armando Chavez (Air Force) 1st Lieutenant Daniel Armstrong (USMC) Officer Robert Reeves HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR MARCH:

Support for Persecuted Chris ans. That persecuted Chris ans may be supported by the prayers and material help of the whole Church.

COLLECTION FOR MARCH 5, 2017

Needed: $14,800

Actual: $ 14,745

Online dona ons can be made to St. Vincent Ferrer Parish at www.givecentral.org

FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF: Joseph Zemgulys Bess Mascari

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Reflection on Sunday’s Readings

March 12, 2017 It is good for us to be here

First Reading (Gen 12:1-4). How does God act in history? God acts by calling key individuals, and it is by their responses that a channel for execu on of God’s purpose is carved out in the world. Abraham, was one of those key individuals. The call of Abraham marks the beginning of a special rela onship between God and man. In leaving his country, clan and family, and se ng out for an unknown des na on, Abraham demonstrates extraordinary faith in God’s guidance. Through his faith the whole human race would be blessed because from his descendants would come the Saviour of all people. (That Saviour is revealed in the Gospel). Second Reading (Tim 1:8-10). This picks up the theme of call, and speaks of the call to be a Chris an. This call is based, not on our merits, but on God’s grace granted to us in Christ. The power of God and the vision of God’s grace granted to us in Christ. The power of God and the vision of immortality enable the Chris an to face the sufferings which faithfulness to the Gospel inevitably brings (just as the ‘Tabor’ experience helped Jesus to face his passion). Gospel (Mt 17:1-9). The story of the

transfigura on, like that of the

tempta ons, is a contrived story. It is

no longer possible to say what

happened on the mountain. But

something did happen, because years

later Peter s ll remembered it and

wrote: “We were eye-witnesses of his

glory on the mountain’ (2 Pet 1:17-18)

St. Patrick

FeastDay:March17th

St. Patrick of Ireland is one of the world's most popular saints. Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the year 387; died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, 17 March, 461.Along with St. Nicholas and St. Valen ne, the secular world shares our love of these saints. This is also a day when everyone's Irish. There are many legends and stories of St. Patrick, but this is his story. Patrick was born around 385 in Scotland, probably Kilpatrick. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa, who were Romans living in Bri an in charge of the colonies. As a boy of fourteen or so, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this me was a land of Druids and pagans. He learned the language and prac ces of the people who held him.

During his cap vity, he turned to God in prayer. He wrote: "The love of God and his fear grew in me more and more, as did the faith, and my soul was rosed, so that, in a single day, I have said as many as a hundred prayers and in the night, nearly the same." "I prayed in the woods and on the mountain, even before dawn. I felt no hurt from the snow or ice or rain." Patrick's cap vity lasted un l he was twenty, when he escaped a er having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Bri an, where he reunited with his family. He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more." He began his studies for the priesthood. He was ordained by St. Germanus, the Bishop of Auxerre, whom he had studied under for years. Later, Patrick was ordained a bishop, and was sent to take the Gospel to Ireland. He arrived in Ireland March 25, 433, at Slane. One legend says that he met a chie ain of one of the tribes, who tried to kill Patrick. Patrick converted Dichu (the chie ain) a er he was unable to move his arm un l he became friendly to Patrick. Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, conver ng many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country. Kings, their families, and en re kingdoms converted to Chris anity when hearing Patrick's message. Patrick by now had many disciples, among them Beningnus, Auxilius, Iserninus, and Fiaac, (all later canonized as well). Patrick preached and converted all of Ireland for 40 years. He worked many miracles and wrote of his love for God in Confessions. A er years of living in poverty, traveling and enduring much suffering he died March 17, 461. He died at Saul, where he had built the first church. Why a shamrock? Patrick used the shamrock to explain the Trinity, and has been associated with him and the Irish since that me. In His Footsteps: Patrick was a humble, pious, gentle man, whose love and total devo on to and trust in God should be a shining example to each of us. He feared nothing, not even death, so complete was his trust in God, and of the importance of his mission.

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Dispensation for St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, falls on a Friday this year. Cardinal Cupich has given a general dispensa on to Catholics from abstaining from meat on this day. Instead, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago who choose to make use of this general dispensa on are asked to subs tute another form of penance for the Lenten Friday abs nence.

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Do you like Adventure? Camping, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Biking

These are just a few of Boy Scout Troop 66’s ac vi es! Not only will you do these cool things, you will also learn skills like first aid, cooking, orienteering, communica ons, computers, and much more! And you’ll also serve your community through

service projects! Scou ng is a great way to do fun ac vi es with boys your own age, meet new friends and learn both teamwork and

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Boy Scout is open to boys who are 11 years old OR who have completed the fi h grade.

Then check out  

Boy Scout Troop 66’s Joining Night  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 7:30pm

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Boys and their parents are invited to a fun and informa ve mee ng about scou ng with Troop 66. Boys will get a chance to

learn some outdoor skills, and Parents will receive scheduling and registra on informa on. If you have any ques on please call

Troop 66 Asst. Scoutmaster and SVF Parishioner

Bob Conrardy (312) 617-4824

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LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE Saturday, March 18th and Sunday, March 19th

Saturday, March 18th, 5:30 PM (Vigil Mass) Lector: Marie Macaluso EMC: Pat Champagne, Frank Giglio, Cindy Mastalarz, John Sheahan, Roger Mastalarz, Mary Jo Petrone, Rich Ruggiero Servers: Theresa Diprizzio, Chuck Lucas Sacristan: Sylvia Zamora

Sunday, March 19th, 7:30 AM

Lector: Mary Sklenar EMC: Mary Andreoni, Bill Andreoni, Ron Catanzaro, Rose Felipe, Arlene Connell, Mary Ellen Kenny Servers: Caelan Almagro, Ryan Perrino

Sacristan: Mario Dato

Sunday, March 19th, 9:00 AM

Lector: Chris ne Meyer EMC: Mary Trendel, Ken Trendel, Joe Johnson, Diane Dygert, Pawel Nowak Servers: Nina and Natalie Browne, Franklin and Luke Fisher, Emilia Nowak, Will Pawlisz Student Ushers: Naomi Toledo, Klockenkempers (Emma, Mark and Anna)

Sacristan: Dolores and Robert Boveri

Sunday, March 19th, 11:00 AM

Lector: Sam Chierici EMC: Anne Marie Massey, Jim Pla , Cathy Pla , Rick Plotz, Joe Tye, Roseary Tye, Sean Toohey Servers: Solanus and Zac Daley, Brandon Edgecomb, Brian Guevara Sacristan: Yvonne Brizzolara

Sunday, March 19th, 5:30 PM Lector: Gigi Barne EMC: Sharmaine Tuason, JoAnna Jaskiewicz, Daughters of Divine Love, James Brateger, Anne Barne , Anthony Barne Servers: Isabella Fox, Madison Monser Student Ushers: Karly Avila, Marie Raimonde Sacristan: Ken Yourek

Come celebrate with us on March 25th!

All adults who have helped us at any me over the last 25 years and any who would like to be part of helping our

children understand each Sunday's readings are cordially invited to a end our celebra on.

Call Maureen Weldon

at 708-366-5641 for me and place.

"In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea

of the boundless love of God, in order to experience his tenderness."

— Pope Francis

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March 12th (Sunday): Complimentary mimosas, orange juice, coffee and donuts in the Cabrini Room a er the morning Masses (hosted by the parents of our young people who are preparing for Confirma on); 5:00 pm Lenten Evening Prayer with the Dominican friars in the church. March 17th (Friday): 7:00 pm Sta ons of the Cross in the church. March 19th (Sunday): St. Joseph Table in the gym from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Varie es of pasta, side dishes, rolls, salads, sweet table, etc.; 5:00 pm Lenten Evening Prayer with the Dominican friars in the church March 22nd (Wednesday): “A Lenten Journey” series of talks. “Faith” presented by Colin Parrish, Deacon, Mundelein Seminary. 7:00 pm in the Cabrini Room. March 24th (Friday): SVF Movie and Discussion Night at 7:00 pm in the Cabrini Room: “As Good as it Gets” (PG-13); 7:00 pm Sta ons of the Cross in the church. March 26th (Sunday): Ground breaking for Kyte Hall at the 11:00 am Mass; Free benefit concert by Oak Park Chorale at 3:00 pm in the church; 5:00 pm Lenten Evening Prayer in the church with the Dominican friars.

For a more detailed schedule of all events, please go to

svfparish.org community events calendar.

Join Fr. Matt Strabala and Kaitlin Hasenbeck-Meyer for a thought provoking cinema

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Screenings begin at 7pm, with discussion following the show.

Bring your own snacks, and/or some to share!

Gran Torino (R) is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in the film. The story follows Walt Kowalski, a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world. Walt's young neighbor, Thao Vang Lor, is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his ini a on into a gang. Walt thwarts the the with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a rela onship with the boy and his family.

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