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April 25, 2021 Visitation Catholic Church WELCOME TO VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH Love and Service to Others 779 S. York Street • Elmhurst, IL • 60126 • www.visitationparish.org Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 6:15 AM, 8:15 AM Saturday Reconciliation: 3:00-3:45 PM Regular Saturday Mass Hours: 8:15 AM, 4:00 PM (Vigil) Regular Sunday Mass Hours: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM VISITATION PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Visitation Parish, a Roman Catholic Community in the Diocese of Joliet-in -Illinois, seeks to draw all to Jesus Christ, revelation of the Father and font of the Holy Spirit, by celebrating the Sacraments, educating people of all ages in the Truths of the Catholic Faith, and reaching out to those who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually in need. PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION PARISH OFFICE HOURS: [MON-THUR] 8:30 AM-4:30 PM [FRI] 8:30 AM-12 Noon • Phone: 630-834-6700 Fax: 630-834-6711 • Email: welcome@visitationcc.org • Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org VISITATION PASTORAL STAFF MUSIC • Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073 • Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director frgreg@visitationcc.org 630-834-8190 • Rev. Tomy Chellakandathil, Parochial Vicar barbara.masters@visitationcc.org 630-834-6700 OFFICE STAFF frtomy@visitationcc.org • Marek Latocha, Business Manager • Rev. Wolf Werling, Parochial Vicar 630-834-6700, x202, marek@visitationcc.org 630-834-6700 • Anne Montgomery, Administrative Assistant to the frwolf@visitationcc.org Pastor, 630-834-6700 • Dcn. Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate, • Suzanne Noonan, Parish Secretary, 630-834-6700 630-834-6700 • Teodora Kulikowska, Accounts Payable aspatafore1@comcast.net 630-834-6700, x206 • Dcn. James Eaker, 630-530-7596 • Susan Hemmersmeier, Communications Manager • Dcn. Mike Iozzo communications@visitationcc.org 630-567-4700 VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website: mike.iozzo@outlook.com www.visitationelmhurst.org • Dcn. Michael O’Ryan [St. Peregrine Ministry] Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936 630-530-2954 • Carrie Mijal, School Principal, visdeaconmikeo@gmail.com cmijal@visitationelmhurst.org PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal • Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502 kmcvey@visitationelmhurst.org matt.pozen@visitationcc.org CALENDAR OF EVENTS MONDAY, APRIL 26 THURSDAY, APRIL 29 CRHP 7:00 PM PC Prayer for Priests 8:45 AM C Endow 9:00 AM PC TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Renewed 7:00 PM PC RE First Communion Retreat 6:00 PM PC FRIDAY, APRIL 30 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 RE First Reconciliation 6:30 PM C Craft Ladies 9:00 AM MP Faith Study 9:30 AM PC SATURDAY, MAY 1 First Saturday Devotions 9:00 AM C FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL PARISH EVENTS, GO TO VISITATIONPARISH.ORG/CALENDAR-1
Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 ARMED FORCES PRAYER LIST JESUS IS HIGH PRIEST We remember and pray for the Through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ, we can be protection of our military as they serve in saved. What exactly is the Paschal Mystery? The Paschal our Armed Forces. Mystery was what Jesus told the Apostles to be witnesses U.S. Air Force to. They were to be witnesses to others that Jesus came from the Father, suffered death for our sins, rose from the MSGT Kevin M. James (Andrews AFB, MD) dead to conquer sin, and then ascended into Heaven to AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH) invite us to follow Him. This is the most central message AMN E2 Jacob Neimanas (Travis AFB, CA) of our faith. This is the saving truth of our redemption. A1C Eric E. James (Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX) U.S. Army And, how does Jesus continue this work of redemption? PFC Michael Perrone (Germany) His power is passed on through the Sacrament of Holy MAJ Patrick Leen (IL.) Orders, which was instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper. 1 LT Joseph D. Frost (Ft. Knox, KY) After receiving Holy Orders, a man becomes ontologically CPT Nicholas Keller (Ft. Knox, KY) different. That is, a change in being takes place, not 1 LT Thomas J. Diwisch (Fort Bragg, NC) unlike the change that takes place in a person who gets SPC Stephen J. Taylor (Incirlik AB, Turkey) baptized. And what are these ordained powers bestowed upon priests? A priest can offer the sacrifice of the Mass, 1 LT Francesca Cervone (Fairbanks, AK) forgive sins, and exercise authority in Christ’s name. The 1 LT Nathanial A. Greenberg (Ft Leonard Wood, MO) priesthood, as established by Christ Himself, is vital to the CPT Kathleen M. Donofrio (Afghanistan) life of the Church. U.S. Army National Guard PVT Christopher J Slowinski (Ft. Leonard Wood, MO) Today is Vocations Sunday, which is a reminder to ask MAJ Joseph Doyle (ID) God for more priests, priests who can remain faithful to CPL James Kotowski (Afghanistan) Jesus, our High Priest. U.S. Coast Guard CPO Patrick Kirby (TX) Come before Our Blessed Lord U.S. Marine Corps in the Adoration Chapel and beg Him for an increase in vocations PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA) to the priesthood. And, CPT Kurt P. James (Okinawa) remember to pray for all our SGT David Byrne (MCAS, Cherry Pt., NC) current priests, that God give CPL Eric E. Gibas (Camp Pendleton, CA) them strength and healing as PVT Dominic Tosto (San Diego, CA) necessary. There should be no United States Navy identity crisis in the Catholic LCDR Robert Aranha (United States) priesthood. Dear Lord, may all priests be granted great faith in the powers bestowed upon them by You and that their presence in the world is essential for salvation. Amen. To sign up for an adoration hour, please email us at Please join VisitationAdorationChapel@gmail.com or contact Mary Lewis at 630-941-9173 or Joan Taylor at 630-530-8963. our Flock! Use your cell phone and text First Saturday: May 1 joinvis All parishioners are encouraged to join us once a month for the Five to 84576 to register with the parish & First Saturdays Devotion in honor of subscribe to updates Mary’s Immaculate Heart. It begins the Sacrament of Confes- Or go to our website at sion before 8:15 AM Mass and is www.visitationparish.org and followed by 45 minutes of prayer, reflection and meditation. Click on the Flocknote Sheep
April 25, 2021 Visitation Catholic Church MASS INTENTIONS GOSPEL REFLECTION April 25, 2021 MONDAY, APRIL 26 Fourth Sunday of Easter 6:15 AM Intentions of Kim Villa Any builder worth his or her salt knows the value and 8:15 AM importance of a cornerstone. Properly laying and securing +Thomas Keck this primary unit determines how the rest of the project unfolds and its success. Cornerstones are necessary TUESDAY, APRIL 27 elements not only of buildings but of lives as well. Many 6:15 AM human beings conduct the business of their lives paying little attention to a grounding reference or starting point. Souls in purgatory Hence, what unfolds is a tapestry of relativism, with few 8:15 AM anchors or guideposts and many impulsive choices. Some +Brenda Fetsch consider love to be their cornerstone. While this may sound attractive and useful, the pursuit of love without a WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 simultaneous pursuit of its source can be shallow and self- 6:15 AM focused. Just because a person chooses to do no harm and +Souls in purgatory love others does not mean that they are living in truth and 8:15AM properly anchored to the real cornerstone. +Brenda Fetsch Jesus is the true and authentic cornerstone and shepherd. It THURSDAY, APRIL 29 is only in following the Risen One as the way, the truth, and the life that we can move from being well grounded 6:15 AM ethical people to properly focused moral ones. Proper +Robert Olson conduct, a true sense of justice, wisdom, virtue, moral 8:15 AM principles, faith, hope, and love will be difficult to find +Claire Guistolise unless we listen to the right Voice. It is when we learn to listen to the voice of God that we begin our journey on the FRIDAY, APRIL 30 road to salvation. It is only the Good Shepherd, the 6:15 AM authentic and solid cornerstone, who can guide us through Souls in purgatory life’s questions and challenges and bring us to the safe and proper pasture. 8:15 AM +Joseph Guistolise A person’s life only has meaning when the cornerstone is +Mary Pat Evans properly selected and set. Understanding themselves only as random acts of creation, existing without intent or SATURDAY, MAY 1 purpose, will color their choices and influence their 8:15 AM decisions. The foundation of their lives will be simply a Souls in Purgatory matter of preference and choice, leaving benchmarks of 4:00 PM growth and higher ideals optional to pursue. Whereas people who believe that they are fashioned and loved into +Harold Ostling existence by a God who purposely made them, have this +Camille Melone incredible unconditional relationship at their source which +Laura Stuefen has tremendous significance. Their allegiance is not to themselves but to their Creator. Life, then, is an adventure SUNDAY, MAY 2 in search of this Creator God and a journey of self- 7:30AM discovery that seeks to unite their will to His. There is a Souls in purgatory cost. We have to give up our life in order to gain our life. 9:30AM As ironic as that sounds, it is true. It is only when we +Don Gallagher finally figure this out that the true cornerstone of our lives will be properly laid and we can, with God’s help, get about Intentions of Patricia Gallagher the business of properly constructing a temple that endures. +Brenda Fetsch 11:30AM Readings for the week of April 25, 2021 +Frances Orlandino +Florence Shambo Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 +Robert and Marcia Olsen Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10 6:00PM Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30 +Brenda Fetsch Wednesday: Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50 Intentions of Adam and his family Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6 +Regina Wojcik Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14 St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26—2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-24/Mt 13:54-58 Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8
Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 FLAMES OF FAITH Candles will burn perpetually this week before the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel of Our Lady, Mother of the Eucharist, for the following intentions: • For the intentions of Barbara Cardalho PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED Please pray for all of those who have died, especially Russell Freeman and Pamela Cortina “Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.” PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please keep these parishioners in your prayers, and all the sick and their families: Did you know that the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pan- Marek Latocha, Beth Huttner, try (EYFP) started in 1983 as a walk-in closet at Fr. Miroslaw Stepien and Alice Walent Yorkfield Presbyterian Church that served 25 families per week? In 2020, EYFP provided Food, Compas- If you or a member of your family is ill or hospitalized and sion and Hope to 1,400 unique DuPage County would like to be placed on our Prayer List, please call the households – you may have seen the line of cars in Rectory office and let us know. the parking lot on client service days. You can sup- port EYFP’s critical mission in our community by par- BAPTISMS ticipating in #GivingDuPageDays 2021, an online fundraiser that runs from April 26-30. Learn how you ELLA GRAY can contribute here: https://bit.ly/2Vkkx56 daughter of Jeffrey and Jessica (Steele) Solberg ANNEMARIE ALEXIS daughter of Thomas and Whitney (Hlubik) Pasquesi YTD Sunday Collection For April 18, 2021 Mass 4:00 $3,012.10 7:30 $3,885.00 9:30 $3,362.00 11:30 $3,355.00 6:00 $1,340.75 TOTAL COLLECTION MASS $14,954.85 e-Giving $10,925.00 TOTAL $25,879.85 Weekly Budget $26,170.00 YTD Budget $1,072,970.00 YTD Budget $1,052,423.82
April 25, 2021 Visitation Catholic Church Spiritual Adoption Campaign SPIRITUAL ADOPTION—40 WEEKS—2021 Week 5—April 24-25, 2021 What are the requirements for being a confirmation “This has been a busy week! The base of my brain, sponsor? my bone marrow, and my nervous system are all in place. Did you know that I am developing brain Although many dioceses have specific requirements for cells at the rate of 250,000 per minute?! My eyes, who can be a sponsor for the Sacrament of ears, and mouth are starting to form. Even though Confirmation, the Code of Canon Law identifies certain my heart is not inside my chest cavity yet, it has requirements that are true for all dioceses and parishes. already started to beat. I can feel my mommy’s First, the sponsor should be chosen by the one to be heart beat too, as it steadily beats out, ‘love you… confirmed (or, in some cases, by the parents or even the pastor). Second, a sponsor must be at least sixteen years love you… love you.’” old (unless the local bishop has chosen another age, or a Spiritual Adoption Prayer special exception has been made). Third, the sponsor Lord Jesus, you said, “let the children come to must be a Catholic who has been confirmed and who me.” (Matthew 19:14) has already received the Sacrament of the Eucharist. Therefore, with deep trust in your infinite mercy, I Beyond this, they must lead “a life of faith in keeping bring _________________, the child that I have with the function to be taken on.” Fourth, they can have spiritually adopted and who is at risk of being no sort of canonical penalty or impediment. Finally, they cannot be either the father or mother of the one to aborted, to your Sacred Heart this day. Please be confirmed (See Canons 893, §1 and 874, §1). grant that the parents of this child may quickly come to the realization that this new life is not an In some cultures, it is customary for one of the inconvenience or a burden, but a child; their child, confirmand’s godparents to act as sponsor, although this their own flesh and blood. Give them the courage, is not required by Church law. strength and guidance they need to embrace this child and to choose life! To learn about the requirements for your parish or Amen. diocese, you can consult your pastor or your parish or diocesan director of religious education or the diocese’s RIGHT TO LIFE office liturgy and worship. Please join us each Saturday from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. as we pray the Rosary at Access WE HAVE THE Health Center, 1700 75th St, WINNERS! Downers Grove, IL 60516. We will pray for the Our first annual Right to conversion of doctors, clinic Life essay contest was a workers and mothers, as well as for the souls of the babies resounding success! Twenty parish eighth grade students lost to abortion. Contact Paul Esposito wrote on the topic, “Life is not perfect. Life is not easy. Life is good.” They did such a fine job with their essays at espo382@comcast.net for more information. that for the judges who had to pick a winner, life was not easy. GIVE BACK TO TEACHERS We are pleased to announce that Olivia Marzano will receive a $500 scholarship to the high school of her Please join the Women’s Giving Circle, a fund of the choice. On behalf of the parish, a well deserved Catholic Education Foundation, to give back to our congratulations to you, Olivia! teachers the week of May 3rd. We are supplying all Though there is only one scholarship, in a very real sense Diocese of Joliet grade school teachers with a lunch all of our participants are winners. They were asked to as a gesture of appreciation for all that they have think and write about the gift of life, with all its struggles done this year for our students, families, and school and difficulties. They did so with heartfelt sincerity. communities. Donations are being Hopefully, they will carry their experiences and feelings with them through their lives. accepted at www.givecentral.org/ treatateacher. Any additional funds Please pray for our participants, and for all our young raised will go back to support the people. They are the future of our Church. If we are to restore a true culture of life in our country, they must be a classroom grants available annually big part of the rebuilding process. for teachers.
Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 Faith Matt-ers By Matt Pozen – Director of Faith Formation The Question of Authority (Article 19) In our exploration of the development of authority and leadership structures in the early Church, last week we began to look at the seven letters of bishop Ignatius of Antioch (in Syria), written circa 115 AD to churches in western Asia Minor (now Turkey) and to Rome. These letters reveal an important shift in the authority structure in some churches, from a conciliar leadership shared by equal presbyter-bishops to a more hierarchical structure with one bishop presiding over a council of presbyters and a group of deacons. This was certainly the case for Ignatius’ church of Antioch and for other churches to which he wrote, but it was not yet the case for the church in Rome, as we will explore below. The letters also give us insight into Ignatius’ understanding of the proper minister of the sacraments, which related to their validity. In his letter to the church in Smyrna, Ignatius says: “Only that Eucharist which is under the authority of the bishop (or whomever he delegates) is to be considered valid (8:1).” And he goes on to reprimand those who “refuse to acknowledge that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ (6:2).” Ignatius’ letter to the church in Rome differs greatly from his other letters. While the others deal mainly with the unity of the local church under the leadership of the bishop and his presbyters, Ignatius makes no mention of a bishop in his letter to Rome. Because of this glaring omission, many scholars believe that at that point the church in Rome was still using the older model of leadership, i.e. by a council of presbyter-bishops with shared authority, rather than a single bishop with sole authority over his presbyters (though one of the presbyter-bishops may have held an important honorary role.) The opening greeting of the letter shows the great respect Ignatius had for the Roman church: “To the church which presides in the district of the Romans, worthy of honor and presiding over love (1:1)…You have never envied anyone, but have taught others (3:1).” Ignatius then goes on to refer to both Peter and Paul’s ministry in Rome, on which the prestige of that church rested: “I do not give you orders like Peter and Paul; they were apostles, I am a convict (4:3).” So even though, seemingly, the church in Rome was not yet being led by a single bishop, the whole church of Rome was viewed with great respect because it was there that two greatest apostles gave the ultimate witness of faith: martyrdom. Ignatius himself was being transported to Rome by imperial guards to face charges of blasphemy and treason for rejecting the official Roman religion and leading the “seditious” Christian community in Antioch. In a beautiful passage in chapter 2, Ignatius exhorts the church in Rome not to hinder his martyrdom: “Grant me nothing more than to be poured out as an offering to God…because God has judged [me] worthy to be found in the West, having summoned [me] from the East…It is good to be setting out from the world to God, in order that I may rise with him.” It is interesting to compare the letters of bishop Ignatius of Antioch with the letter called 1 Clement (which we covered last week). 1 Clement was written from the church in Rome circa 95 AD, by a member of the council of presbyter-bishops. It was written to the church in Corinth (Greece), also led at the time by a council of presbyter-bishops, urging the community to reinstate those leaders who had been unjustly deposed. Clement invokes the earliest instance of the notion of “apostolic succession”, claiming that the apostles themselves had appointed their successors in all the churches, who in turn handed down leadership to others. Yet, Clement does not refer to a single bishop presiding over the church in his day, either in Rome or in Corinth. The letters of Ignatius were written 20 years after 1 Clement, from the single bishop of Antioch (in the East) to the other churches in the East (Asia Minor) that had a bishop presiding over each of them. The only exception is Ignatius’ letter to the Romans, written to a church in the West, which does not refer to a single bishop presiding over the church there. At a period when structures of authority in the churches were developing, it is not surprising that, given the differences in time and region, there would be differences between the churches in Rome & Corinth (in the West) and those further East. Please join us in praying for our priests. We meet each Thursday in the church at 8:45 AM. Contact Deacon Jim with any There is a small basket labeled Lost & Found in the questions: Narthex near North exit doors. We will keep items there 630-915-8920 through the end of April. Anything unclaimed will be donated. Thank you!
April 25, 2021 Visitation Catholic Church SISTER STORY We encourage anyone to submit a memory of STL to share. Please send stories 200 words or less to ppagni@sbcglobal.net. We are running low on SISTER STORY submissions. We know there are lots of Sister Stories out there, so please share with us as we honor Sister Thomas Leo and Remember and Celebrate her life. SISTER STORY Sister Thomas Leo was truly one of a kind. I was a young immigrant mother who moved to Visitation Parish with my husband and family. I found Sister Thomas Leo to be someone I could count on; she was always there for me and my family. Our five children were privileged to be in her care. Her legacy of discipline, fairness and love was evident in her Just for Kids! treatment of her students. She was always there with guidance and direction when you needed her. After listening and problem solving, she would assure you, “this too shall pass.” When our youngest child Elizabeth was born, Sister was nearing the end of her career. My fear was that Elizabeth would not be fortunate to have Sister Thomas as her Principal. When I told Sister this, she said, “I will not leave until she graduates.” She kept her promise and kept reminding me of this until the day she left. Thank you Sister for being like a mother to all of us, and showing us the true meaning of love. We miss you. You will be forever in our hearts. Dr. Gerard and Mrs. Rose Aranha Caroline Prabhu, Class of 1985 Shawn ’86 Robert ’87 Matthew ’89 Elizabeth ‘03 E-Giving Are you watching Mass from home? Have you lost your envelopes? Do you want a no-contact way to give? Consider making your weekly donations online. Go to www.visitationparish.org/give and sign up for e-giving. It’s easy!
Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 Men’s Bowling PARISH DIRECTORY Sev Delabar 630-833-7766 Adoration Chapel Men’s Small Groups Mary Lewis 630-941-9173 Jim Hermann 630-941-7854 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 PADS Altar Servers 630-834-6700 Elizabeth Kosowski Catholic Light House Media Email: elizabethgk@att.net Tom and Mary Parpan 224-558-5610 Prayer Quilt Ministry Email: wrigleyfield@yahoo.com Karen Verner 630-834-6700 Casserole Ministry Right-to-Life Committee Kathy Best 630-834-7673 Paul Esposito Council of Catholic Women espo382@comcast.net Lindsay Cibelli 708-774-4900 RCIA 630-834-6700 Email: ccwvisitation@gmail.com Rosary Maker Ministry CRHP Lorene Bryan 815-671-1970 Mary McCann 630-605-8817 School Board President Email: mmccann3@me.com Jana Machon 773-562-0575 Crypt of the Saints Email: jana.machon@gmail.com Richard Montalbano 708-774-1946 Scouting Elizabeth Ministry Rob Moskal Clarita Iozzo 630-941-3929 ShopWithScrip Fathers Club Mindy Hosler 630-536-9996 Mike Machon Social Service Outreach Email: mike.machon@gmail.com Deacon Tony Spatafore 630-834-6700 Finance Committee Email aspatafore1@comcast.net Brendan Gilboy, President 630-834-6700 SPRED Helping Hands Ministry Melanie Schneider 630-209-0064 Joe & Kathy Falcone 630-632-7897 Ushers Vikram & Caroline Prahbu 630-607-4777 Patti Pagni Knights of Columbus Email: ppagni@sbcglobal.net Tom Lenz (Grand Knight) 331-642-4775 Valentino Activity Center Tom Russell (Deputy GK) 630-697-7608 Linda Roberts 630-941-7785 John Dwyer (KC Squires) 708-280-1985 “Vis” Seniors Ladies Bowling Mary Ann Kramer 630-617-2550 Sharon Bresnanhan 630-530-1053 Vocation Committee Ladies and Couples Bridge Pam Gaudio 630-833-8812 Peg Majewski 630-941-9170 Joan Taylor 630-530-8963 Ladies Golf League Women’s Volleyball Lynn DeFilippis 630-834-5290 Tracy Nelson Email: mtnelson95@yahoo.com
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