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The Community of the
Holy Name of Jesus
February 22, 2015
First Sunday of Lent
11000 W 133rd Avenue
Cedar Lake, IN 46303
219-374-7160
holyname4884@att.net
www.holynamecedarlake.com
Holy Name Parish
Cedar Lake, Indiana
Liturgical Schedule
Saturday, February 21
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
At Friary
Confessions
Rick Linz
Paul & Marge Willy (50th Anniversary)
Sunday, February 22
First Sunday of Lent
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Beloved Deceased
Helen Zientara
Anna Mager
Richard Johnson
Yolanda Torres
The People of Holy Name Parish
Monday, February 23
7:00 AM
At Friary ~ Beloved Deceased
Tuesday, February 24
7:00 AM
At Friary ~ Beloved Deceased
Wednesday, February 25
7:00 AM
At Friary ~ Beloved Deceased
Thursday, February 26
7:00 AM
At Friary ~ Beloved Deceased
Friday, February 27
7:00 AM
At Friary ~ Beloved Deceased
Saturday, February 28
7:00 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
At Friary
Confessions
Eva Rahn
Leo Szumski
Sunday, March 1
Second Sunday of Lent
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
Barney Wornhoff
Mickey Hasse
The People of Holy Name Parish
February 22, 2015
First Sunday of Lent
Gospel Reflection
February 22, 2015
1st Sunday of Lent
Gn 9:8–15; Ps 25:4–5, 6–7, 8–9
1 Pt 3:18–22; Mk 1:12–15
In Genesis God establishes a covenant with Noah
and his family and, by extension, all future humanity.
It is a covenant of promise: “never again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed”. This covenant binds God
and creation and is symbolized by the bow in the sky.
For the ancients, this bow, reminiscent of a hunter’s
bow, is a sign of God’s promise to sustain life even in
the face of sin.
In First Peter we are reminded that “Christ suffered
for sins … that he might lead you to God”. Jesus’s
suffering reconciles us with God. The writer goes on
to say that Jesus “went to preach to the spirits in prison, who had been disobedient … in the days of Noah”. This ties in with the ancient belief that between
the time of his death and resurrection, Jesus
“descended into hell,” which the Catechism of the
Catholic Church interprets as “Christ went down to
the realm of the dead. He opened heaven’s gates for
the just who had gone before him”.
Mark’s presentation of Jesus’s temptation is minimal,
as was his description of Jesus’s baptism. For Mark,
these two episodes provide a transition to Jesus’s
public ministry. He does not narrate individual temptations, as we find in Matthew and Luke, but tells us
that Jesus “remained in the desert for forty days,
tempted by Satan”. Perhaps Mark does not detail the
temptations because his Gospel contains many other
encounters between Jesus and the devil, beginning
with the exorcism in the Capernaum synagogue several verses later. What Mark’s text emphasizes is that
though Jesus was threatened “among wild beasts,”
he was protected: “angels ministered to him”. This
serves as a reminder to us that God watches over us
as well.
For Reflection: Do I understand Jesus’s temptation
to be a once-in-a-lifetime event or something that
happened more than once? How does this shape my
understanding of Jesus and temptation?
Events for the Month
Faith Formation
February 2015
Planning to Marry?
22 ~
The Diocese requires that
couples planning to marry
begin their preparation with
the church at least six months in advance. Couples must contact Father Ed to begin 232-2713.
23 ~
24 ~
25 ~
26 ~
27 ~
28 ~
First Sunday of Lent
10 AM RCIA (CR1)
10:15 AM Confirmation Class with Parents
Eucharist Prep Class
3 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy
6:30 PM First Reconciliation
6:30 PM Pastoral Council Meeting (CR1)
7 PM RCIA at St. John
8 PM AA (CB)
8 PM Alanon (CR2)
Faith Formation Meeting at 6:30 PM (FFO)
9 AM Newsletter (CR1)
2 PM Staff Meeting (CR1)
5 PM St. Clare Kitchen (CB)
7 PM Confirmation Class
8:30 AM Morning Prayer (C)
5-7 PM Parish Office open
6 PM Parish Renewal
6:30 PM Peace & Justice Meeting (CR1)
6:30-8 PM Youth Group (Gym)
9:15 AM Adult Faith Sharing (FFO)
10 AM AA (CB)
7 PM Spirituality & Worship Commission
Meeting (CR2)
Stations of the Cross 6 PM Spanish/
7 PM English
9 AM AA (CR2)
All-Day Marriage Preparation sessions will be offered in the parish. Couples may contact Jody
and Dan Bohney to register for one of the sessions: djbohney@yahoo.com 219-696-4030.
You have prepared for Lent—Have you prepared
for EASTER?
Join us for the March
Generations of Faith sessions on
Sunday, March 22 at 10:15 AM or
Monday, March 23 at 6 PM to break
open the feast of Easter.
There just may be an Easter Egg hunt!!
Generations of Faith is for all ages– young and old
and everyone in between.
Joining us for the first time?
The first session is free!
March 2015
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Second Sunday of Lent
Eucharist Prep Class
10 AM RCIA (CR1)
10:15 AM Confirmation Class
3 PM Chaplet of Divine Mercy
11 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting (CR1)
7 PM RCIA at St. John
8 PM AA (CB)
8 PM Alanon (CR2)
5 PM St. Clare Kitchen (CB)
6:30-8 PM Grief Support (Living Room)
7 PM Parish Life Meeting (CR1)
Location for Events:
PC
Parish Center
CB
Church Basement
FFO
Faith Formation Office ~ Parish Center
G
Gym
LR
Living Room
DR
Dining Room
CR1
New addition upstairs conference room
CR2
New addition downstairs conference room
The Conversation Continues. .
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Join us on Thursday mornings
for conversation, fellowship and coffee.
We cover current events, hot topic issues in the
church, new (and old) DVD releases on church
topics and never is there any such thing as a stupid question!
We meet in the Faith Formation Office in the
school building around 9:15 AM. All adults in the
parish are welcome!
Parish Life
Those who need
our prayers…
Phil Allan
Florence Armstrong
Bob & Lida Barney
Mary Bixenman
Bill Bradtke
Marcia Cepko
Josephine Chmielewski
Robert Clark
Mary Lou Deno
Bob Eberle
Tom & Linda Foreman
Ann Gadomski
Gail Gold
Marie Govert
Bob Grega
Joey Guerrero
Rebecca Guess
Rosemarie Haberlin
Karen Hathaway
Mary Hays
Dave Hilt
Rosalie Hoffman
Amalia Hutchins
Bob Keilman
Bruce Kitchell
Jeff Kubiak
Monica & Fred Kujawa
Dale Laking
James Larson
Debbie Longfellow
Tom Manning
Jo Manes
Lois Martinez
Joy Marzynski
Mary Jane & Jim Molnar
Dan & Dodie Nolan
Jeff Obarski
Robert O’Donnell
Stacey Previs
Ray Radzinski
Cecelia Rahaw
Bob Reeves
Michael & Carol Rowe
Lucille Shroka
Barb Stuart
Judy Tokarz
Gerry Thiel
Marian Weger
Pat & Rich Wisniewski
Matthew Yakubik
Cathy Zajac
Download Our
New Parish App!
At Holy Name we are pursuing new opportunities to foster
a stronger parish life and better engage the New Evangelization. As a part of these efforts we are happy to announce that Holy Name now has it’s own App for Apple
and Android phones.
Our new App will allow us to send you useful and important messages throughout the week regarding our parish life and events,
and allow you to reply to messages or RSVP for events.
There will be no need for parishioners with smart phones to remember to silence their phones before Mass. The App will send you a reminder to silence
your phone 20 minutes before the Mass you select. Many more great features will be a help to all of us, such as, daily Mass readings, Catholic news,
prayers and prayer reminders, Confession reminders, and our weekly bulletin.
So, be sure to download the App after Mass today by visiting
myparishapp.com or searching for myparish on your phone’s App store,
and stay connected with us all week long.
Parish Life
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Mama D’s Pizza
This bulletin is brought to us weekly, free of charge
thanks to our sponsors. Please view this complete ad
on the back of the bulletin and be sure to patronize
our advertisers and let them know you saw their ad in
the bulletin.
Parish Life
Stewardship
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Thanks to whom ever made the nice shawl that
Anna Freeman brought to me when I was in the
hospital. It was a nice, unexpected surprise.
God bless all the ladies spending their time making these wonderful gifts. Belva Humpfer
Thank You
Thank you Holy Name family for the warm wishes at
Christmas time and for the prayers and kind words at
Richard’s passing.
The Richard Johnson Family
Thank You
Thank you to Marge Willy for sewing additional money bags for the ushers.
Living Stations of the Cross
Living Stations of the Cross
Friday, March 27 at 7 PM in the church
All teens in the parish are invited to participate
in leading the Stations of the Cross
for the congregation.
Rehearsal at 5 PM on the 27th and
then we will feed you!
Please contact Mercedes Austgen at
maustgen9092@att.net if you would like
to be a part of this very moving prayer experience.
February 8, 2015
Regular Collection
Children’s Envelopes
Loose Collection
Renovations
School Support
Defray Cost of Envelopes
Northwest Indiana Catholic
8,717.00
7.55
751.45
265.00
112.00
5.00
446.00
Total
10,304.00
50/50 Raffle Results
February 8, 2015
183 Players
Winning Number 172
No Winner
Drawn by: Mercedes Austgen
Witnessed by: John Berenc
Retrovaille:
A Life Line for Married Couples
On a Retrovaille weekend, spend time learning strategies for airing grievances and sustaining intimacy
while free from everyday distractions. Follow-up Post
Sessions held on 7 consecutive Sundays will build
upon the communication skills of the weekend,
All facets of the program are led by couples who have
rebuilt their own relationship.
For more information, call (708)802-1830. Confidentiality is guaranteed. The next Retrouvaille weekend
begins February 13 in Chesterton. Call for additional
dates and weekend locations or visit
Www.HelpOurMarriage.com
To view our Bulletin and Newsletter on line check
out our website at www.holynamecedarlake.com
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Holy Name Parish
February 22, 2015
Holy Name Parish Staff
Holy Name Mission Statement
Holy Name Parish is a thriving Roman Catholic community
that strives to create a welcoming atmosphere for many
people from diverse cultures and various backgrounds.
Using our time, talent and treasures, we are committed to
responsible stewardship and financial accountability.
We nourish our Catholic faith through our weekly sharing in
the Eucharist; strengthened through intergenerational faith
formation.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we dedicate ourselves to
the service of those most in need, by being Disciples of
Christ in the world.
Reaffirmed November 13, 2012
2014 Pastoral Council Members
Kim Boswell
Gretchen Gerstenkorn
Tomas Jaimes
Ed King
Pete Kozlowski
Meg Lanham
Brian Long
Shirley Manning
Tom McAdams
Linda Slankard
Ryan Steinberg
John Tritschler
Rose Mary Vicari
Father Ed Tlucek, ofm
219-232-2713
etlucek@gmail.com
Deacon Ed Kozub
219-942-0424
thepackman@hotmail.com
Deacon Tom Kubik
219-678-5434
kubiktom@sbcglobal.net
Deacon John Bacon
219-365-2946
jabacon3@yahoo.com
Mercedes Austgen
219-232-2778
Pastoral Associate
maustgen9092@att.net
Mary Joan Dickson
219-232-4994
Youth Minister
maryjoandickson@yahoo.com
Mary Kselman
219-232-2720
Office Manager
mkselman@att.net
Cindy Varenkamp
219-232-2781
Music Ministry
cindyvarenkamp@gmail.com
Wanda Burdan
219-232-5006
Office Staff
wburdan@att.net
St. Vincent dePaul
219-374-8800
Volunteer Staff Member
Sunday-Saturday 8 AM-6 PM