THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER - April 18, 2021 - Divine Mercy
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April 18, 2021 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN
TUNE UP a retreat elsewhere. Even better, go on
I got a notice that it’s time to take my retreat with a spiritual companion or
car into the Toyota dealership to have perhaps your spouse.
the regularly scheduled maintenance
done on it. I appreciate the notice. You’ll each progress through the days of
Without it, I’d likely forget to make an the retreat as individuals, but you’ll also
appointment with the service be able to process things and compare
department. Scratch that word notes as a duo. Obviously, if you go as a
“likely” because I’m certain I’d forget married couple, you’ll need to make
in the press of ordinary life. provisions for the kids, just as you would
if you were taking a second honeymoon
Why do I mention this? or a short vacation break away.
The reminder notice from the Take the time if you are able. You won’t
dealership puts me in mind of the regret it. The Spirit will speak to you in
invitation that was included in our the depths of your heart as long as you
recent e-blast to you about the are open to the Spirit’s promptings.
opportunity to go on retreat in
Mundelein at the Archdiocesan Talk about a tune up! FR. DEAN IS RETIRING!
retreat house. If you skimmed over Here’s the link in case you need it: LET'S SEND HIM INTO
that invitation, go back and look at it https://usml.edu/retreat/ RETIREMENT WITH A
again. It’s worth it.
PARADE!
A retreat such as this one is not a
Join us on Saturday, April 24th
luxury. It’s a necessity.
From 11:00a.m. until 12:15 p.m. in
front of the Sacred Heart Rectory on
To get away from it all and take the
Burr Street behind Sacred Heart
time to retool, or reenergize one’s
Church.
spiritual life, is really important. It’s
similar to taking your car in for that
Feel free to decorate your cars,
40,000 mile check-up. It simply runs
There will be a food collection NEXT bicycles, and/or persons for his big
better.
WEEKEND, April 24 and 25. send-off!
I have found in my own life that that’s
Items to be collected at BOTH churches: Fr. Dean’s Farewell Mass will be
the case. I usually grouse and put it
1. Ramen noodles; Saturday, April 24th at 5:00 p.m.at
off for as long as possible, and then
2. Non-refrigerated Juice & juice boxes; Sacred Heart Church. Be sure to
finally schedule my annual retreat.
3. Cooking oil. make your reservations for Mass on
When I arrive at the retreat center, I
Times: our website here.
am able to leave behind all the
pressing concerns of life and in this Saturday at SH from 4:30 - 5:45 p.m.
Sunday at SPA from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Do you have a card for Fr. Dean? Just
spiritual “get away”, focus on the
Sunday at SH from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. send it to the Parish Office,
important stuff.
and we’ll make sure it gets to him!
Retreat experiences give me a boost The items will ALL go to the Northfield
Township Food Pantry. Why? There BUT, before he moves away, let
and propel me forward. I invariably
has been a fire at the New Trier Food Divine Mercy and friends
leave the retreat experience ready to
Pantry, and they have no idea at this show him our love and appreciation
plunge back into the world with my
point when they will reopen. Meantime, for his life in the priesthood
spiritual batteries, so to speak, topped
they are sending all of their clients to and his time here with us.
off and functioning at peak efficiency.
Northfield as an alternative. Thus, all of
Time away on a retreat is not just for our collections will be taken there until
priests and nuns. Lay people have further notice.
been going on retreat for centuries.
Please keep the staff of the New Trier
Do yourself a huge favor and make Food Pantry in your prayers as they
plans now for the Mundelein retreat or work to restore their facilities.
OUTREACH COMMUNITY
SERVICE EFFORTS OF OUR OUR PARISH OFFICE
CONFIRMATION WILL NOW BE OPEN
CANDIDATES MORNINGS M-F
Our Sacred Heart School 8th Grade Beginning tomorrow, our parish office
Confirmation students did an will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 12:15
amazing job of collecting over 300 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our
re-usable tote bags for clients at the receptionist, Megan Nolan, will be
Re-usable bags for St. Columbanus Food
St. Columbanus Food Pantry. The present during those hours for your
Pantry
food pantry runs on Wednesdays at parish business, such as Mass Intentions
St. Columbanus, our sharing parish. or donations.
The students put out the word to the During these office hours, you may call
entire school, collected, sorted and our regular parish number: 847-446-
put prayers and bible verses in each 0856. From 12:15 p.m., you may call our
bag. Often the clients visiting the St. temporary parish number: 847-881-
Columbanus Food Pantry come on 6664.
public transportation or walk far
distances to the pantry regardless of If you have an emergency outside of
Sandwiches
the weather. These bags will enable business hours, and need to reach a
for
clients to safely transport their priest, please call our regular number
Connections
groceries back home. Special thanks 847-446-0856, and leave a message with
to Confirmation teachers Angela our answering service, who will contact
Mack and Vanessa Gomez for the priest.
coordinating this wonderful effort.
Please note that most of our staff is still
Our Children’s Ministry 8th Grade working remotely, and typically will not
Confirmation students have done a be on site. You can continue to contact
fantastic job preparing hearty lunches them via email or telephone.
with notes of hope and Thank you!
encouragement for clients at
Connections for the Homeless.
These lunches made a huge impact in
the lives of those who otherwise may
go without a daily meal, while
inspiring hope and joy. On Sunday, A Connections Client (left) overjoyed and
April 11, we delivered another 200 overwhelmed by the generosity of our
hundred lunches. students. She was in tears!
God bless the Clients of Connections for
This effort began in October and the the Homeless. A SPECIAL
students made more than 1200 DIVINE MERCY VIDEO
lunches over the course of this school
DO YOU GET OUR
DAILY EMAILS? In recognition of our feast day, we
year. Special thanks to catechist
The primary way we can regularly created a wonderful
Claudia Goodrich for coordinating this
communicate with you, our video with all the Parish
amazing effort.
parishioners, is through our e-blast. highlights from the past
They often include important year, showcasing the
information you ought to know. wonderful people of
So if you’re not receiving our e-blasts, Divine Mercy and what
get on our mailing list. Please send Judy they can accomplish even
Pyke your email address, and she’ll get in the midst of a pandemic! You’ll find
you connected. Email her at it on our website homepage! (Just
jpyke@divinemercynorthshore.org scroll down to Parish News and
or call our temporary office number: Events. Be sure to enlarge your screen
847-881-6664. THANK YOU! to get the full effect.
ADULT FORMATION
Take the next step in your faith journey this Spring!
Starts This Week!
Grounded in Faith
A series of conversations based on the concept of
discipleship. All are welcome. If you’re looking for a place
to start, or you’ve been on the Alpha journey and
want to go deeper, this course is for you.
Grounded in Faith is an informative, no-pressure series where you can
come as you are, meet some new friends, and get some of those burning questions answered. The most important
part of Grounded in Faith is the chance to share thoughts and ideas on the weekly topic, and discuss it in a small
group. It’s an opportunity to hear from others, and contribute your own perspective in an honest and open
environment.
What it is:
An 5 part series that explores the foundational elements and core concepts of discipleship. We will dive into topics
like building a personal relationship with Jesus, letting Him take you from good to great, dealing with mistakes and
regret, cultivating a deeper relationship with God through prayer, and more!
When:
Choose an evening or a morning session: Thursday Evenings 7-8:15 PM beginning April 22nd or Friday Mornings
9:30 – 10:45 AM beginning April 23rd. Runs for 5 weeks.
Invite a friend and attend together if you like!
Reserve your spot:. https://forms.gle/usmDCLxN1hnvYUUJA
Contact Sue at slehocky@divinemercynorthshore.org with questions or for more information.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE OUR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER LITURGIES SO SPECIAL!
A special shout out of thanks to everyone who contributed their talents to create a beautiful environment for our liturgies in the
past week, especially Ron Vanasdlen, Tanya Scandariato, Mary and Maureen Claps, Suzy Trott, and Jim Dietz.
We’d also like to thank our team of greeters and ushers, coordinated by Sue Lehocky and Michelle Wasielewski, who helped
with the 11 liturgies of Holy Week and Easter! We could not have welcomed so many parishioners without your devoted service
to Divine Mercy.
We were also blessed with Tom Carroll, Mary Newton, and Ludy Mariano assisting as servers, with Kathy Janega as Master of
Ceremonies.
Our music ministry: Violin: Nina Saito, Linda Veleckis Mussbaum; Viola: Jessica Lipon; Cello: William Cernota; Percussion: Brent
Roman; Cantors: Jenny Farney (Holy Thursday and Easter Morning at St. Philip); Andrew Dahan (Good Friday, 3 p.m. and Easter
Morning Pianist at St. Philip); Carla LaMarr (Good Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart), Micah Dingler (Easter Vigil); Kevin
Siembor, Easter Vigil and Easter Morning at Sacred Heart; and Sarah Cozzi, Easter Morning for Masses in the school gym.
Many thanks to our live-stream team (Tony Sarch and Jon Comstock), and maintenance staff (Alex Hodge, Tony Sarch and
Carlos Santillan) who enable us to host each liturgy by preparing our space and sanitizing each location after every liturgy.
Profound thanks to you all, and God bless the good work that you do for Divine Mercy Parish!
PRAYER AND WORSHIP
POPE FRANCIS ON RESPECT LIFE PRAYER MASS INTENTIONS
TWITTER That as we recognize Jesus in broken Would you like a Mass said for a loved
bread, so we may recognize Him in one? Just call Megan Nolan at our
@Franciscus
broken lives, including those we office at 847-881-6664 or 847-446-
Mercy is made tangible, it
consider burdensome, inconvenient, 0856, and she’ll be able to help you.
becomes closeness, service, care for
and unwanted, we pray to the Lord.
those in difficulty.
You can also email Megan Nolan at
I hope you will always feel you have
megan@divinemercynorthshore.org
been granted mercy, so as to be
merciful to others in turn. YOU CAN STILL MAKE YOUR
EASTER DONATION HERE WORSHIP AIDS FOR MASS
Divine Mercy Parish exists because of you. In an effort to reduce costs at the
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR We depend on your donations to help parish during the pandemic, worship
NEWLY CONFIRMED AND keep the lights on, keep our churches aids will no longer be printed. They will
OUR CONFIRMANDII open for liturgies, care for all of our be found on our website, which you
This past week, several of our 8th outreach partners, provide pastoral care can download before you come to
graders were confirmed by Father for those in need, offer formation Mass or scan this QR code with your
Steve, who has received the programs for our parishioners and help smart phone camera to access it at
“faculties” or authority to confirm pass on the faith to our young people. church or at home so that you can
our students in the midst of the And this is only part of the work we do follow along. NOTE: all three Masses
pandemic (in lieu of one of our here at Divine Mercy. Can you help us? will appear, so you’ll need to scroll to
Bishops). Our final Confirmation You can give directly via our Give Central the Mass you are attending.
Service will be held this Tuesday portal by visiting https://
evening. Come Holy Spirit, Come! www.givecentral.org/location/205/
Guide these young people event/4265 or by simply clicking here.
throughout their lives as they
embrace their faith and receive this
Sacrament of Confirmation. May the
gifts of your Spirit fill them!
Please keep all of these young
people in your prayers. They are the
future of our/the Church!
FINANCE
For online donations, our Parish uses
PLEASE MAKE A REGULAR DONATION TO DIVINE MERCY
Whether you join us for Mass in Church, via live-stream on our website or our
Facebook page, or from the St. Philip parking lot when we have drive-in
Masses, we graciously ask you to remember Divine Mercy Parish in your
giving.
Sign up for online giving at givecentral.org
Your generosity helps us bring you the Mass each week, do the good work of
the parish, support our outreach efforts and keep the lights on! We are
Scan the Code grateful beyond measure for your support, particularly during this
to Donate! extraordinary year! God Bless You!!
FINANCES AT A GLANCE
We are not reporting collection information this week, as we are working with our finance council to help provide better
information to the parish based on the current situation with the pandemic.
If you are not an online donor and wish to sign up, please contact Cindy Atsaves in the parish office at
cindyatsaves@divinemercynorthshore.org. If you wish to make a donation via a stock transfer, please contact Cindy as well.
Thank you for your generosity to Divine Mercy Parish!
COMMUNITY
TATTOOS ON THE HEART
Join parishioners this week from Divine Mercy, Faith Hope & Charity, and Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier to discuss this excellent
book by Father Greg Boyle, SJ, founder of Homeboy Industries , the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry
program in the world.
MASQUERADE: NITE LITES 2021
Nite Lites is ON and we’re selling Nite Lites Raffle Tickets
before all the Masses this weekend! Currently scheduled for
May 22nd, our 2021 NIte Lites team is seeking donations for
this year's upcoming event, benefitting Sacred Heart
School. If you have a vacation home, airline miles, gift cards
or any other in-kind item you would be willing to donate, we
would love to have your help! Perhaps consider supporting
our local restaurants or retailers and purchase a gift card to
donate. If you are a business owner consider sponsoring the
event. We have some great sponsorship packages which
are a wonderful way to reach our community and gain
exposure for your business. Contact the Nite Lites Team at
our new address: nitelites@shwschool.org with questions,
inquiries or donations!
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!!
A very big thank you to this year’s sponsors:
Chamberlain Advisors, Merrill Lynch, Salvi Schostok &
Pritchard, Ryan Building Group, The Popovici Family,
Dr. Michael J. Lee, Grace Flatt Realtor,
Brady Orthodontics, Figuerora Orthodontics,
Storino Ramello & Durkin, City Kids Dental Northshore,
Perillo Auto Group, B's Gourmet Nuts, and Coinflip.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY (RELIGIOUS EDUCATION/PREP)
A Special Mass to Prepare Our Confimandi
Plus a Final Lunch for the Homeless Delivered
We held a very special Mass for our Confirmation candidates last Sunday to prepare them for
their upcoming sacrament. Many thanks go to Father Dan Cassidy for celebrating the Mass,
to Isabel Hernandez for sharing her beautiful voice, to pianist Sarah Cozzi for accompanying her,
to Ron Vanasdlen for planning our liturgy and to our great lectors: Sullivan Pierre,
Caidyn Lowry and Liliana Amador. We are ready! Please keep the Confirmation candidates
in your prayers as they continue their faith journey.
Total number of lunches delivered to
Connections for the Homeless this year is more
than 1,200. Each individually bagged lunch
included a sandwich, fruit, snack, drink and
note of encouragement. One client was tearful
Sunday when the lunches arrived, reading the
note and saying, “This is just what I need to
continue on.” As Maureen Valvassori, Director
of Pastoral Care and Outreach, said, “We fed
their bodies and their souls.” Thank you to all
of our 8th graders, their families and especially
to Claudia Goodrich for coordinating the effort
and to the parent volunteers who helped deliver.
You made a difference!
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING AT
SACRED HEART SCHOOL!
Jr. kindergarten went on
a spring scavenger hunt
yesterday. They looked for
lots of spring things to
check off their lists, like a
bud, a bird, and a bug.
They are learning about
the letter S and spring,
discussing what they see in
the spring. They will also
be planting sunflowers this
week to watch grow.
The Jr.
Kindergartners
took magnifying
glasses to
explore flowers
and bugs
outside!
Kindergarten is back and busy creating!
8th grade wrapped up their
chemistry unit with two very
cool experiments demonstrating
how chemical reactions produce
new substances. The 1st was a
demonstration by Mrs. Mack called elephant's toothpaste. When we mixed
our compounds they produced a new foamy substance that shot out of our
flask creating a rather messy compound that resembles the toothpaste that
an elephant might use to brush it's tusks. In the second reaction, students
mixed two polymers that resembled honey and pancake syrup to produce
their "foam gnomes". Both experiments were a terrific way for students to
see chemical reactions creating new substances.
PRAYERS FOR OUR FAITH COMMUNITY
PRESIDER SCHEDULE SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY My Jesus,
April 24, 2021 I believe that you are present in the
SACRED HEART CHURCH
5:00 p.m. Farewell Mass Most Holy Sacrament.
Presider: Fr. Dean Semmer I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
April 25, 2021
ST. PHILIP THE APOSTLE CHURCH
Since I cannot at this moment
8:00 a.m. receive you sacramentally,
Presider: Fr. Dan Cassidy please come spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you now
April 25, 2021
SACRED HEART CHURCH
as if you were already there
10:00 a.m. and I unite myself wholly to you.
Presider: Fr. Steve Lanza Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.
MINISTERS OF CARE PLEASE PRAY
Given restrictions of nursing homes in the State of Illinois, For Those Who Are Sick
the constraints of safety protocols of the Archdiocese, and The following people suffer from illness or chronic conditions.
the fact that the majority of our volunteers fall into the They have asked for the prayers of our parish family.
vulnerable category, home visits by Ministers of Care cannot Please remember them to the Lord.
be made at this time. If your loved one is seriously ill or
near death, and in need of the Sacrament of the Sick / Mark Agnew, Jeannie Ambrose,
Last Rites, please contact the parish office at 847-446- Michael Anderson, Donald Blair, Elaine Boback,
0856. One of our priests will respond to your call. Please Dennis Braun, Wendy Braun, John Dory, Lisa Franke,
leave a message!! Paul Greco, Benjamin Grillo, Jack Hogan, Mario Iturino,
Gina Quirk Lazicki, Ruth Martin, Alice McGowan,
Teresa McNamara, Beth O'Brien, Joan Rohrs, Pat Rupp,
LITURGICAL MINISTERS Mary Rycroft, Sister Betty Tranel, and Lisa Zitella
For Those Who Have Died
LECTOR ASSIGNMENTS: APRIL 24 & 25
May the souls of faithfully departed,
April 24, 2021 Sacred Heart Church 5:00 p.m.
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Deb Kubasiak
Edith Cecilia Fulton, sister of Ron Vanasdlen
Glenn G. Vanasdlen, brother of Ron Vanasdlen
April 25, 2021 St. Philip the Apostle Church 8:00 a.m.
Susan Seeberg
Readings for the week of April 18, 2021
April 25, 2021 Sacred Heart Church 10:00 a.m. Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9
Ludy Mariano [7a]/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48
Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30
[1ab]/Jn 6:22-29
If you are interested in the ministry of Lector at either Sacred Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b
Heart or St. Philip the Apostle, please contact Ron Vanasdlen, and 8a, 17 and 21ab [6a]/Jn 6:30-35
via email rvanasdlen@divinemercynorthshore.org Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a [1]/
Jn 6:35-40
Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 [1]/
Jn 6:44-51
Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/
Jn 6:52-59
Saturday: Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17
[12]/Jn 6:60-69
Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28,
29 [22]/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK AT DIVINE MERCY DO YOU HAVE A BULLETIN
SUBMISSION?
Note that the Wednesday Mass All meetings at Divine Mercy Please adhere to the following
currently is closed to the public. Parish are currently suspended specifications when submitting an
Only the Sacred Heart School until further notice. item for the bulletin. The deadline is
Tuesday, 9:00am for the following
students are allowed to attend.
SACRAMENTS Sunday.
It may be viewed on our website
homepage via livestream. BULLETIN SPECS:
Please call the Parish Office
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temporary number at FONT SIZE:
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS
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current information regarding Body text: 10
HEART AND ST. PHILIP LINE SPACING:
Sacraments during this time.
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MONDAY, April 19 (SH) Between Lines: 1sp
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
7:00 a.m. - Charlotte “Char” Avoid outlining text boxes, if you can.
is offered at both of our worship
Adashek
sites. Sacred Heart Church offers Continue to create ads for special
the Sacrament on Saturday events like Nite Lites. We simply ask
TUESDAY, April 20 (SPA)
mornings between 9:00 a.m. and you incorporate the Corbel font style
8:00 a.m. - Brian Blair
9:30 a.m. and at St. Philip the when you are able. Please submit all
Apostle Church on Wednesday items to:
WEDNESDAY, April 21 (SH) divinemercybulletins@gmail.com
afternoons with Fr. Javier Del
School Mass: Closed to the Public
Castillo from 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. -
And there is no need to make a
reservation! We remind everyone
THURSDAY, April 22 (SH) DIVINE MERCY OFFICES
to wear a mask, and that you’ll be
7:00 a.m. - Patricia Hurlbert
greeted by someone from our
FRIDAY, APRIL 23 (SPA) reopening team. Given the constraints of the
8:00 a.m. - Todd Damasky pandemic, our offices are
Please know that if it has been a while currently closed. You can still
since your last confession, “Do not be reach us by calling our
SATURDAY, APRIL 24 (SH) afraid!” (Matthew 14:27). The priest
5:00 p.m. - Herman Roegge will help guide you. temporary office number at
847-881-6664.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25 A suggested Act of Contrition is:
8:00 a.m. (SPA) - Marge Clingan My God, I am sorry for my sins You can also reach any staff
with all my heart. In choosing to member via email. You can
10:00 a.m. (SH) - Bob Erzinger do wrong and failing to do good, I find that directory on the
and Parishioners have sinned against you whom I next page.
of Divine Mercy should love above all things. I
firmly intend, with your help, to do
Thank you for your
penance, to sin no more, and to
avoid whatever leads me to sin.
understanding.
Our Savior Jesus Christ suffered
and died for us. In his name, my
God, have mercy. (Rite of
Penance, no. 45)
Divine Mercy Parish is a Welcoming Community that Inspires Disciples
of Jesus to Share God’s Love and Transform the World.
Making Disciples • Building Church • Serving OthersPARISH STAFF Pastor - Rev. Steven M. Lanza, slanza@divinemercynorthshore.org Associate Pastor - Rev. Dean Semmer, dsemmer@divinemercynorthshore.org Resident - Rev. Daniel Cassidy, dcassidy@divinemercynorthshore.org Deacon Mike McNulty, mimcnulty@divinemercynorthshore.org Deacon Gerry Keenan, gekeenan@archchicago.org, 773-251-6626 Deacon Bob Puhala, bpuhala@usml.edu Director of Communications - Judy Pyke, jpyke@divinemercynorthshore.org Principal Sacred Heart School - Kristen Fink, kfink@shwschool.org Director of Evangelization and Lifelong Formation - Sue Lehocky, slehocky@divinemercynorthshore.org Director of Pastoral Care and Outreach - Maureen Valvassori, mvalvassori@divinemercynorthshore.org Director of Liturgy & Music - Ron Vanasdlen, rvanasdlen@divinemercynorthshore.org Director of Operations - Michelle Wasielewski, mwasielewski@divinemercynorthshore.org Finance Office - Cindy Atsaves, cindyatsaves@divinemercynorthshore.org Coordinator of Children’s Ministry - Kathy Handelman, khandelman@divinemercynorthshore.org Administrative Assistant - Megan Nolan, megan@divinemercynorthshore.org
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