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Saint Edmund Parish Echoes
Reaching out from the heart of Oak Park
October 12, 2014
Parish Office
188 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302; Telephone: 708-848-4417; Fax Line: 708-848-0049
Parish Center Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9am - 8:00pm, Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm; Sunday 9:00am - 1pm
Visit the parish web-site at stedmund.org. You may also e-mail us from the web-site.
Parish School and School of Religious Education
200 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302
School Telephone: 708-386-5131 · School of Religious Education Telephone: 708-848-7220 · Shared Fax Line: 708-386-5616
Parish Administration and Staff
Rev. John McGivern, Pastor
Ms. Peggy Leddy, Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Maria Allori, Development Director
Mrs. Janet Bennick, Coordinator of Religious Education
Deacon Thomas Dwyer, Parish Business Manager
Mr. Donald Giannetti, Parish Assistant
Mrs. Kathleen Halfpenny, Director of Music
Mrs. Laverne Johnson, Parish School Secretary
Mrs. Christine A. Rousakis, Manager, Parish Office
Mr. Michael Sweeney, Parish School Principal
Mr. Al Vargas, Facilities Manager
Rev. John Lucas, In Residence
Rev. John O’Callaghan, S.J., W eekend Presider
Rev. Msgr. Richard Hynes, W eekend Presider
All are welcome. An entrance ramp and push-bar automatic door is located at the eastern entrance of the church.
Personal hearing devices are also available from the ushers/greeters.
Staff Notes
Dear Parishioners,
Over the summer, (which seems like many
moons ago), I hosted a three-part series on praying. On
three different Thursday evenings, I chose a different
form of prayer. I taught the Prayer of Intercession, the
Jesus Prayer and the prayer of Lectio Divina.
While the ultimate objective was simply to help
people learn a variety of ways to pray, the evenings had
a four-fold process: First, I shared the historical background information about how the prayer developed and
by whom. Secondly, we walked through the actual process for praying the prayer. Next, we actually prayed the
prayer with gentle instructions given at opportune moments. Finally, we would discuss the experience.
So often, I hear people tell me that they feel so
overmatched by their attempts at praying. They admonish themselves asking or thinking: “Am I doing this
right?”, and “Why isn’t something happening?”, and
“I’m too distracted. It’s not working. I can’t do it!”
Many times, we bring a perspective to our attempts at prayer that it is only valuable or good when
we’ve been emotionally moved. We forgot, however,
that we are all unique individuals with unique personalities. Some of us are emotional people and have seemingly easier access into the realm of spiritual emotion.
Some of us are more cerebral individuals and the
expectation that we will have an emotional encounter
with God may simply be unrealistic.
The Lord is with us as we are. If we are quiet
people, it is more likely that we will encounter the Lord
in the quiet and solitude. If we are energetic individuals,
then the goal for us would be to find a much more participative type of prayer—one that fits our personality,
which, inevitably, will make it easier for us to stay engaged and experience the efficacy of the exercise.
I can remember many years ago, in a conversation with the priests of Chicago, that Cardinal Bernardin
shared with us the very personal revelation that he could
no longer pray while he was undergoing chemotherapy.
Apart from the fact that this came from the lips of a true
prince of the Church, it wasn’t so surprising really, as
such a medical protocol wreaks havoc with one’s mind,
body and spirit. I remember thinking: we’ll pray for you,
Cardinal, until you can pray again for yourself.
Some of the priests nonetheless challenged Cardinal Bernardin to return to his holy hour of prayer.
Though the chemotherapy may have robbed him of his
concentration, he chose to give that one hour to God
every day and decided no longer to judge the veracity of
his prayer time. It was time he gave to God, as best he
could, just as he was. Could God or anyone have asked
for more?
You may recall how it was discovered after the
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death of Mother Teresa that, (having founded the Missionaries of Charity after experiencing a very rich, even
mystical experience of prayer,) throughout the majority
of her life, felt abject emptiness in her life of prayer. At
times, this was a devastating reality in her life, although
at other times, Mother Teresa learned to accept the experience that God was absent from her. In fact, she chose
to connect her feeling of abandonment to that of how
Jesus must have felt as he hung upon the cross; and how
the poor people she served had also lived with the experience of abandonment. Even in her darkness, Mother
Teresa chose to make the experience one of solidarity
with her Lord and her people.
Many of the saints shared their challenges with
prayer. All of them, however, continued to pray.
That is the message I leave with you today. Let
us set aside our own agenda for our prayer lives. Let us
set aside what it is we want from our prayer and simply
trust that even the attempt to pray, however, imperfect,
is in fact, true prayer and pleasing to God.
Perhaps you’ve read the beautiful prayer of
Thomas Merton. It has brought me comfort in the times
of my life when prayer had become a challenge, and
even when I’d felt I had lost my way. I share it with you
now with the hope that you never turn away from praying to our Lord. Even at our darkest moments, perhaps
we can learn from Cardinal Bernardin and Mother Teresa who, however difficult the task, always made the effort to turn to the Lord in prayer.
THE ROAD AHEAD
My Lord God...I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me.
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
and the fact that I think that I am following your
will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact
please you.
And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything
apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the
right road, though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore I will trust you always,
though I may seem lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
--Thomas Merton
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Twenty-eighth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Prayer to God the Father of All Life
Eternal God, You have revealed Yourself as the Father of
All Life. We praise you for the Fatherly care which You
extend to all creation, and especially to us, made in
Your image and likeness.
Father, extend Your hand of protection to those threatened
by abortion, and save them from its destructive power.
Give your strength to all fathers, that they may never give
in to the fears that may tempt them to facilitate abortions.
Bless our families and bless our land, that we may have the
joy of welcoming and nurturing the life of which You are
the source and the Eternal Father. Amen.
Job Search Think Tank IV
Thursday, October 16 at 7:00pm
“Getting the Interview and Making it Work for You”
If you are still in the hunt for that perfect job, the Parish
Life Commission’s human resources team offers an opportunity for you to hone your interviewing skills and
receive the offer you are look for from the organization
you have always wanted to work for.
In our previous sessions focused on all the ways to get the
interview, but this time we will work on what happens
between, “Welcome to XYZ, Inc. and “When can you
start?”
Space for this workshop will be limited to the first 25
people who register. Please register by contacting parishioner, Dan Kane at 773-817-1232 or email him at:
djkmbk@comcast.net.
Parish Office/Parish School Closed
Columbus Day Monday, October 13
Join the Parish Green Team
What would you do if you discovered
a pending global threat that would
make life on earth much harder for
your children and grandchildren?
Global warming is a threat that is occurring now. As individuals and as a
parish, we can take actions to help
keep our planet livable for future generations. How to do this is the purpose
of a Green Team.
The Green Team will have three primary objectives:
1. To understand the cause of global warming and to
raise awareness that it is the most serious threat ever
faced.
2. To develop and promote actions we can take to reduce
our contribution to global warming.
3. To study the consequences of inaction on global
warming and climate change from the moral perspective.
We need to act now because global warming is causing
extremes in climate change and weather at a rate never
seen before. The pr imary concern is that (unless ther e
are dramatic changes) the rate of warming may be irreversible.
The first meeting of the Green Team will be next Sunday, October 12 from 3-4pm in Murphy Hall. The objectives will be discussed further, a monthly meeting date
and time will be selected and, a sample agenda for future
meetings will be given. A 15-minute YouTube video entitled Climate Change is Simple will also be shown.
Special Collection Next Weekend October 18-19
Please note that the Parish Office and Parish School will
be closed on Monday, October 13 in observance of Columbus Day.
There will be a second collection next weekend, October
18-19 for The Society for the Propagation of the Faith for
World Mission Sunday. World Mission Sunday was established by Pope Pius XI in 1926.
In addition there will not be Eucharistic
Adoration this day. Eucharistic Adoration will resume on Monday, October 20.
Help support the life-giving presence of the Church
among the suffering and the poor. Extra envelopes may
be found in the pews.
Switchback Returns Saturday, October 25
On Saturday, October 25 the popular duo Switchback (Brian FitzGerald and Marty McCormack) will join the
St. Edmund choirs at the 5:30pm liturgy to present their new Hibernian Mass.
If you wish to learn some of the music before the mass begins, arrive at church
at 5:15pm and we will teach you some of the music!
Join us afterward at 7pm in the Parish School gymnasium for a concert of various music and release of their new CD of the mass. Tickets for the event in the
gymnasium are $15 per adult and $10 per child purchased before the event and
will be sold after the masses. Don’t wait too long to purchase your tickets for
this popular duo!
Tickets at the door are $20. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase. Invite all of your family and friends to this special event!
Brian
Marty
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Autumn Bundle Weekend October 18-19
Household Item and Clothing Collection
October is Respect Life Month
Worldwide Movement: 40 Days for Life
October is Respect Life Month; our Respect
Life Committee (RLC) is preparing many activities,
including 40 Days for Life, a lifesaving campaign
comprised of three components: prayer and fasting,
community outreach and peaceful vigil through November 2. RLC members invite you to join 625,000
volunteers in 539 cities across 24 nations in a movement to protect mothers and babies.
The Chicago Archdiocese Respect Life Office
invites you to peacefully stand and pray at The Albany
Medical Surgical Center (FPA), 5086 N. Elston, Chicago across the street from the abortion clinic. Contact
Theresa Jedziniak at taj3047@att.net or call 847-6477794. All are welcome! 40daysforlife.com/Chicago
Litany for Life at 7:45pm: October 20, 27
On Mondays, October 20 and 27 at 7:45pm the
RLC will say a litany for life to close Eucharistic Adoration. There will not be Eucharistic Adoration on October 13.
Attention Parents and Teens:
Chastity Education Initiative Benefit Dinner
The Chastity Education Initiative, sponsored
by the Chicago Archdiocese Respect Life Office, will
host its 12th Annual “Educating Minds, Inspiring
Hearts” Benefit Dinner, Saturday, November 15, at
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace. The keynote speaker is
author Kimberly Hahn. Tickets are $90. Teen tickets
are $60; St. Edmund’s will contribute $30 toward the
cost of each teen ticket; provided that the teen’s family
is registered at St. Edmund Parish. For tickets, call
312-534-5355 or visit: www.respectlifechicago.org.
Our Parish Remains One in Prayer
Please support our semi-annual Bundle Weekend by donating clean, gently-used apparel such as: clothing, outerwear,
and shoes for adults and children. Household items in good condition are needed
including: linens; cooking and serving
items, such as dishes, flatware, pots and
pans; small, working appliances, such as
toasters and coffee-makers; and decorations, such as vases, picture frames and
figurines.
Pack delicate items safely in a box/container and mark
them “fragile.” Drop off items before or after the weekend
masses on October 18-19 at the trailer in the parking lot.
St. Edmund Book & Media Discussion Group
Thursday, November 6 at 7pm in Murphy Hall
The next discussion centers on the book, In Quest of the
Jewish Mary: The Mother of Jesus in History, Theology
and Spirituality by Mary C. Athans, B.V.M. (Orbis
Books, 2013, 240 pages, ISBN: 978162698004-4). Drawing on the latest historical research and the fruits of postVatican II Jewish-Christian dialogue,
readers “will come away with a renewed
appreciation not only of Mary...but of the
history of the Catholic church and its relations with Jews and with other Christians.
Next in the Series:
12/4 - Film: Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine Screening on 11/22
1/8 Book: 7 Secrets of Confession by Vinny Flynn
(Mercy Song/Ignatius Press, 2013, 208 pages, ISBN 9781884479465)
For more information, contact Diane Brown at 708-6574262.
White Mass to Honor St. Luke the Physician
Do you have a loved one who is currently serving
in the military? Is your relative or friend stationed
in Iraq, Afghanistan or at one of our military
bases in the United States? Let us know and we
will add your loved one’s name to our prayer list. In addition, please let us know if your loved one has safely returned. God bless our troops!
The Catholic Physician’s Guild of Chicago will hold its
annual White Mass in honor of St. Luke the Physician on
his feast day, Saturday, October 18 at 10:00am at Holy
Name Cathedral, 735 N. State Street, Chicago.
Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday: 8:30am; Saturday: 8:30am; 5:30pm
Sunday: 8am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 6pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 4:15pm (located in west end of north transept)
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Ministers of Care are available to bring Holy Communion to
our parish sick and homebound. Call the office.
Sacrament of Marriage
You or your parents must be registered, participating parish members for at least one year prior to setting the date.
Sacrament of Baptism for Infants
Please register 6 weeks in advance to attend a preparation
class. Baptismal date not confirmed until class is completed.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Please call the Parish Office for information.
All Catholic medical professionals and health care workers are cordially invited to attend.
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Week at a Glance
Sunday
9:00am
1:00pm
3:00pm
October 12
Coffee and…
Baptisms
Green Committee
Monday
October 13
Parish Office/School
closed
October 14
Faith Sharing
Faith Sharing
Parish Life
October 15
Bridge
Cantors/Choir
Bible Study
October 16
Job Search Think
Tank
October 17
School Walk-a-Thon
Bible Study
Tuesday
9:00am
1:30pm
7:00pm
Wednesday
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Thursday
7:00pm
Friday
9:00am
9:00am
Saturday
9:00am
9:30am
11:00am
Sunday
9:30am
10:50am
October 18
Harvest Saturday
Centering Prayer
Knitting/Crocheting
Bundle Weekend
October 19
RCIA
Religious Education
Coffee and...Today, Sunday, October 12
Murphy Hall
Church
Murphy Hall
Please join us for good coffee, great food and
interesting conversation with fellow parishioners and visitors in Murphy Hall after all of
the morning masses.
New to the parish? Stop in and mingle! It’s a
great way to meet others in the St. Edmund
parish community.
Murphy Hall
Off-Site
Murphy Hall
Murphy Hall
Church
Parish School
Murphy Hall
Off-site
Murphy Hall
Murphy Hall
N. Transept
Resource Rm.
Parking Lot
Parish Office
Parish School
St. Edmund Parish Pastoral Council
Sends Thanks
The St. Edmund Parish Pastoral Council
sends a huge “shout out” and thank you
to all of those who graciously donated
refreshments and goodies for the Gathering on the Green weekends. As always,
our St. Edmund parishioners are simply
the best!
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Drury Lane Theatre presents: CAMELOT
There are 25 tickets left at $30 per person for parishioners
and friends to see the production of Camelot on Thursday,
November 20 at 1:30pm at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane
in Oakbrook Terrace. The cost is for the production only.
This event is sponsored by the St. Edmund Parish Life
Commission. Men and women of all ages are welcome to
join us!
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to purchase tickets is Sunday, October
26. To keep the cost of the event down, we will carpool
and meet there. To reserve your ticket, please see Don
Giannetti or call him at 708-848-4417, x205.
Offertory for Weekend of October 4/5
Budgeted…………………………………...$14,350.00
Weekend Collection……………………......$ 9,622.01
Deficit to-date………………………… ….$ 35,381.13
Educate-a-child collection to-date………....$ 9,505.21
Contact the Parish office if you wish to contribute automatically
with your checking account or by credit card.
Your financial support is truly appreciated.
Learn to Play Bridge on Wednesday Evenings
Bridge classes are offered here at St. Edmund on Wednesday evenings from 7pm-9pm in Murphy Hall. The first
session for Bridge Basics begins on October 15. The fee
is $25 per person. Class size is limited. To register send
your name, telephone number and email address to stedbridgeclass@yahoo.com.
Checks may be made payable to St. Edmund. Proceeds
will be used to replace card tables in Murphy Hall. Visit
www.stedmund.org to learn more.
Retreat for Men - Fr. Jack O’Callaghan, S.J.
An Ignatian, silent retreat for men will be held October 31
-November 2 at the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House, 420
W. County Line Road in Barrington, led by our own Fr.
Jack O’Callaghan, S.J. The retreat is a time for personal
silence and prayer.
Visit www.jesuitretreat.org or call 847-381-1261 to register. An $85 deposit is requested at the time of registration.
Garden Bounty
Help the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
Do you have surplus tomatoes in the garden? How about
all of those peppers ready to be harvested?...cucumbers
and zucchinis? You can share extra garden produce with
the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry. They serve 1,500
families every month. Fresh produce is greatly appreciated.
The Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry is located at First
United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park,
on the corner of Lake and Kenilworth. Enter the parking
lot on Kenilworth and proceed to the lower level.
Just ring the doorbell between the hours of 9am - 4pm. A
volunteer will be happy to accept your donation.
St. Edmund Parish Domestic6 Violence Outreach Ministry
The mission of the St. Edmund Parish Domestic Violence Outreach Ministry is to unite parishioners and the Oak
Park community to forge a collective force against all forms of domestic violence and abuse. We advocate for those
in crisis through education, gospel-centered care and counseling referrals. We promote violence prevention and
healthy families.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. NO EXCUSE!
Abusive Intimate/Dating Partner Behavior Checklist
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Is one partner extremely jealous and regularly accuse the other person of flirting with other people or cheating?
Does one partner’s behavior frighten the other person?
Does the frightened partner give in to avoid an argument?
Does one partner mock, label or put down the other—you’re stupid, ugly, fat or worthless?
Does one partner push, slap or hit the other person?
Does one partner force the other person to have sex?
Does one partner monitor the other’s behavior, check up on or prevent the other person from going places?
Does one partner isolate the other person from family and friends?
When we talk about domestic violence, just who and what are we discussing?
It is easy to put that “other” person over there, to feel sorry for her/him, to shun the abuser, to “tsk, tsk, tsk”
about how it never used to be like this, to say “there but for the grace of God . . .”, to stereotypically link her/him to
poverty, drugs, under-education, or certain racial or ethnic groups.
Was she just a poor judge of men? Didn’t she have a backbone? How could she let her children see that going
on? Why didn’t her family help her? Why didn’t she just leave?
Unfortunately, interpersonal and intimate partner violence isn’t so simple. During October, Domestic Violence
Awareness month, we will share some situations and some of the many faces of violence, so you can see for yourself
how complicated it can be. (Carrol A. M. Smith, PhD, RN. The Many Faces of Interpersonal Violence).
I live in your neighborhood.
“I am a woman with three children. I have an MBA, a good job, and I live in a nice Chicago suburb. However, I have
had several visits to the Emergency Room this past year. I try to go to different ERs so they won’t recognize me. I
have to pay out of pocket since my insurance doesn’t cover all these out-of-network visits. I don’t come in right away.
I wait until the bleeding has stopped, until I am calmer, until I can think up a plausible story to go with my cuts and
bruises. I think that my husband is jealous of my education and earning ability. He never finished college. He earns
less than I do. Still, I do not withhold money. We put everything into a joint account. I love him, and I don’t hold it
over him. But it seems like every month when we pay bills, he starts feeling like he’s one down. He starts belittling me
first, I guess to make himself feel better, and soon he gets physical. He has never hurt me too bad. I have needed a few
stitches, but no broken bones like some women. He always feels so sad when it’s all over. I know he doesn’t want to
hurt me. Something just happens . . .” (Smith).
MYTH: Victims pr ovoke their par tner s’ violence.
FACT: Whatever pr oblems exist in a r elationship, the use of violence is never justifiable or acceptable.
There is NO EXCUSE for domestic violence!
Intimate Partner/Dating Abuse
• If you are in danger, call 911.
• Domestic Violence Help Line:
877-TO END DV (877-863-6338)
• Sarah’s Inn (Oak Park) www.sarahsinn.org
24-hr Crisis Line: 708-386-4225
Office: 708-386-3305
• National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: 866-331-9474
Elder Abuse
National Center on Elder Abuse: 855-500-3537
Illinois Dept. of Aging Elder Abuse Hotline:
Home: 866-800-1409
Long-term care facilities: 888-206-1327
Elder Abuse Provider Agency:
Oak Park Township Senior Services
708-383-8060; www.oakparktownship.org
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Parish School News
Science students in grades 5-8 are off to an exciting start of the school year. The acquisition of the new SEPUP science
curriculum has students doing “hands-on” learning activities and amazing labs. They are learning scientific concepts
through an inquiry-based approach. Inquiry-based approach is a student-centered approach to learning which students
initiate the process with a question often in conjunction with real life issues (i.e., soil erosion due to human activity) followed by data-driven labs or investigations. The role of the teacher is to facilitate and scaffold student learning as they
seek to answer questions and connect class objectives to real life issues.
For example, 5th and 6th grades are studying erosion and deposition by studying a fictional town, Boomtown, and the
many changes occurring there in the last 100 years as a result of natural processes of erosion and deposition. In addition,
students investigate the effects of human activity on natural processes focusing on the city of New Orleans and its
unique location at the mouth of the Mississippi river. In all, the curriculum will challenge students to take the science
concepts from a classroom setting and apply it to real life issues.
Planting Seeds of Learning
The third graders in Ms. Polacek’s class have been learning all about plants! They were able
to dissect a seed to find its different parts and create plant posters that explained all about
plants! They wrote about photosynthesis, the job of the roots, stem and leaves, how flowers
are pollinated and the life cycle of plants. They also gathered leaves, observed them and
made chlorophyll rubbings from the different green leaves. Their favorite part of the unit
was to plant their very own bean seeds! They watched them grow over a couple of weeks
making observations with magnifying glasses and measuring the progress. They brought
them home to plant and hope for the beans to grow!
School of Religious Education News
Classes will not be held on Sunday, October 12. Have fun celebrating the Columbus Day weekend!
Confirmation candidates preparing for Confirmation in September, 2015 will meet on Saturday, October 18 in the Resource Room of the Parish School from 9:00am - 11:00am. Fr. John McGivern will facilitate the session on the Sacraments of the Catholic Church. All candidates are expected to attend. Parents/sponsors are welcome and encouraged to
attend the session with the Confirmation candidate.
Mystagogy? What is that? If you are a young person in High School and have recently celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation, you are invited to join Fr. John and Mrs. Bennick for lunch to learn what the word “mystagogy” means for
you. We will meet on Sunday, October 19 at 12:45pm in Murphy Hall. Join us to eat, drink and explore the significance
this Sacrament can make in your life as a Catholic.
Generous Parishioners Support Diaper Collection
During the month of August, St. Edmund parishioners donated 699 baby diapers, and 144 adult undergarments to the
Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry during the month of September. At present there is still a need for baby diapers in
Sizes 4, 5 & 6 and Sizes large/extra large women’s undergarments.
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, once referred to as “food
stamps” and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) benefits are FOOD assistance programs. These benefits cannot be used for personal hygiene items such as diapers, soap,
toothpaste, etc. (One of our parishioners donated large quantities of toothpaste and
mouthwash during September.)
Our Parish conducts an ongoing collection of disposable and cloth baby diapers and
adult undergarments in response to this need. You may place them in the designated
basket located in the Murphy Hall corridor. Please know that your contributions are
greatly appr eciated.
JUNE 1,736 diapers and 130 adult undergarments
JULY 1,062 diapers and 98 adult undergarments
AUGUST 1,265 diaper s & 348 adult undergarments
SEPTEMBER 699 diaper s & 144 adult undergarments
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OCTOBER 18
10 —1 pm in Murphy Hall
St. Edmund’s Collection for
Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
We invite every St. Edmund parishioner to participate in this important outreach effort. We are collecting monetary donations and nonperishable food and household items for the Oak Park River
Forest Food Pantry. In its effort to provide hunger relief in 2013, the OPRF Food Pantry provided
nutritious groceries, produce, meat and dairy products to 16,255 local families comprised of 43,937
individuals. The OPRF Food Pantry distributed 721,000 pounds of food in fiscal year 2014. In Oak
Park, it is estimated that more than 6,000 individuals are food insecure—they do not know where
their next meal is coming from. One in six Americans struggles with hunger. It is worse for families
with children: one in four are food insecure. Your help is greatly needed and appreciated!
Date: Saturday, October 18, Time: 10:00 am—1:00 pm Place: Murphy Hall
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We need your help to make Harvest Saturday successful!
Join our efforts. There is something for each of us to do!
Monetary donations are encouraged. Your dollar is worth ten times more at the OPRF Food Pantry. The
OPRF Food Pantry can purchase food at a dramatic discount. If you are not donating items you have stored at
home, please consider making a monetary donation instead of buying items. Please make checks payable to
the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry.
Donate nonperishable food and household items you already have at home!
Pray for the success of Harvest Saturday!
Come one, come all to pitch in! We are all part of the parish family. There are many ways to contribute and
participate in this outreach to serve the hungry.
Complete and cut out the section below. Drop it in either the collection basket at weekend masses or at the
Parish Office no later than Tuesday, October 14.
Needed: Nonperishable Food and Household Items
Household items such as toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, dish detergent and laundry soap. Family-sized toiletries, such as
shampoo/conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, soap, deodorant and diapers. Non-perishable food
items such as cereal, pasta, sauce, rice, soup, juice, stew, chili, vegetables, fruit, tuna, peanut butter and jelly.
For more details, contact co-chairpersons, Mark and Janet Jackson , at 708-717-4213 or 708-710-2330 or
email them at: jan1mark@aol.com.
Name: ____________________________ Phone: ____________________ Email:________________________
_____I will set up coffee and prepare a continental breakfast in Murphy Hall, Saturday, October 18, 9:30 am.
_____I will sort and box the food and household items, Saturday, October 18, noon—1:00 pm.
_____I will load vehicles with the boxed items, Saturday, October 18, from 1:15—1:45 pm.
_____I have a vehicle and will help deliver items to the Food Pantry, Saturday, October 18, 1:15—2:15 pm.
_____I will unload vehicles at the Food Pantry on Saturday, October 18, from 2:00—2:15 pm.
_____I cannot attend the event, but will pray for the success of Harvest Saturday.
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Spiritual Week at St.
Edmund Parish
We Pray for our Sick
Eternal Rest Grant unto These, O Lord
Mike Jannusch
Steven LaVoie
Charlotte Littrell
George Lopez
Daniel Mazzuchi
Ann Mueller
Peggy Chila, niece of Rev. Msgr . Richar d Hynes
Jose Rivamonte
Dorothy Tracy, par ishioner
Robert Touhey, parishioner
Fr. John Paul Andree
Harold Bonus
Susan Chicola
Mary Evans
Anita Fober
Cardinal George
Catherine Reardon
Linda Saathoff
baby Kate Schubert
Ethel Thomas
Lillian Vignola
Sandra Wamack
Special Remembrances at Daily Eucharist
Monday
8:30am
Weddings this Weekend
Anne Down and Ted Sierak
October 13
† Msgr. John Code (58th anniversary)
† Jim Olis
October 14 (Callistus I)
† Suzanne Guerin
Tuesday
8:30am
Upcoming Weddings
Lauren Schwartzman and Raoul Rontsch
One in Prayer with Loved Ones in the Military
Ian Adams, US Navy
Capt. John Paul Andree, Pilot US Air Force
Sgt. Ramiro D. Banda, US Marine Corps
Gunnery Sgt. Boatman, US Marine Corps
Specialist Brown, US Army
Specialist Christopher Buscher, US Army, SPC
Cpt. Jason Caboot
Aiden Matthew Connelly, US Army, PFC
Sgt. Thomas J. Dutton, 10th Mountain Division
William Edwards, US Army Reservist
Private Kristopher Ellis, US Marine Corps
First Sgt. Daniel S. Greider US Army
Sgt. Michael Hoover, Army Reserve Afghanistan
Major Roselita Labbe, US Air Force
Col. Matt Mangan, US Air Force
Jonathan McLean, US Marine Corps
Kristen Meyer, US Navy
Lance Cpl. Robert Miller, US Marine Corps
Cpt. Steven Nelson
Lt. Col. Edward Nevera, US Air Force
Gian Franco Solari, US Air Force
Brian Walsh, First Lieutenant US Army
Kimyatta Wellington, US Navy
Wednesday
October 15 (Teresa of Jesus)
8:30am
† Anthony Lombardo (one-year anniversary)
Thursday
8:30am
October 16 (Hedwig)
† Mary Mahoney
Friday
8:30am
October 17 (Ignatius of Antioch)
† Deceased parishioners
Saturday
8:30am
5:30pm
October 18
(Luke)
† Malana Mercurio
People of St. Edmund
Sunday
8:00am
9:30am
11:30am
6:00pm
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Monday:
October 19
(29th Sunday in O.T.)
Ruth Ashton
Joe Kelleher
Fr. Ed Dufficy, † Jacob Dumelle
Carol Maranto
Readings for the Week
Gal 4: 22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Ps 113: 1b-5a, 6-7
Lk 11: 29-32
Tuesday:
Gal 5: 1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11: 3741
Wednesday: Gal 5: 18-25; Ps 1: 1-4, 6; Lk 11: 47-54
Thursday: Eph 1: 1-10; Ps 98: 1-6; Lk 11: 47-54
Friday:
Eph 1: 11-14; Ps 33: 1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12: 1-7
Saturday:
2 Tm 4: 10-17b; Ps 145: 10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:
1-9
Sunday:
Is 45: 1,4-6; Ps 96: 1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1: 1-5b;
Mt 22: 15-21
Liturgical Ministers for the Weekend of October 18/19
Mass Time Altar Servers
(Saturday)
5:30pm
8:00am
9:30am
11:30am
6:00pm
Lectors
Commentator
Cantors
Extraordinary Ministers
B. Bonin
B. Maney
L. Porter-Thomas
E. Wilson-Yu
M. Guerin
M. Gonzalez
M. S. Egan, A. Frantz, S. Guerin, D. Taylor, L.
N. Vaillancourt
D. Giannetti
J. Bennick
K. Sproat
M. Bellmar
T. McCoy
M. E. Creighton, T. Cullinane, G. Gervais, D.
Marks, M. A. Marks
L. McNulty
R. McNulty
G. Martin
B. McNulty
J. Angone
P. Pruitt
D. Dubowski, tba
D. Stroth
L. Christensen
M. Stroth
G. Stepanek
M. Foster
tba
E. Galavotti
C. T. Galavotti
J. Cronin
T. Cronin
A-C. Cronin
tba