This week at St. Mary of the Angels Parish
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Confessions:
Tuesday: 10 am-12 pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:20 pm
Thurs.: 10 am-12 pm & 4:00 - 5:20 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 5:20 pm
Thurs.: 10 am-12 pm & 4:00 - 5:20 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
*20 minutes before each mass*
Saturday Vigil Mass:
5:00pm English
6:30pm Polish
6:30pm Polish
Sunday Mass:
8am English
10am English
12:00pm Spanish
7:15pm English
10am English
12:00pm Spanish
7:15pm English
Kid's Corner
Looking for some Holy Week activities? Check out this ebook with lots of activities and ideas for the whole family!
Also take a look at this article from the Wall Street Journal: 100 (Nonscreen) Activities to Occupy Your Kids in Quarantine.
November 8, 2020
Renew My Church Preparation
Come January, St. Mary of the Angels will enter Renew My Church, phase I: Discernment and Decisions.
“Parish teams selected by the pastors meet with other parish teams in their grouping to pray and reflect upon the current realities of their communities. The archdiocese and the grouping teams develop scenarios that show potential models of how parishes and schools in that grouping could be configured in the future… This phase concludes when Cardinal Cupich makes his final decisions regarding any structural changes affecting the grouping based on the recommendations and information he has received from each grouping, the presbyteral council, and the archdiocesan commission” (https://www.renewmychurch.org/parish-grouping-process/discernment-decisions).
So, in 3 months we will meet with the other parish teams and review the current realities and trends in our parish and in the other parishes in our grouping. After reviewing that data, we will evaluate various action scenarios—to combine certain parishes, collaborate in certain area, close certain buildings, etc.—and then give the Archdiocese feedback on those scenarios. From that feedback, the Presbyteral Council will make a recommendation to the Cardinal for final decision.
This is your parish family—we want everyone involved and informed. As we progress, you will have an opportunity to let us know the level of involvement you would like to have in this process.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. John Waiss
Did you know?... Within 2 miles of St. Mary of the Angels there are 19 other Catholic churches:
Of the 20 Catholic churches, 3 are grouped together with St. Mary of the Angels to begin the Discernment and Decision phase. Can you guess which three are in our grouping?
1. St. Mary of the Angels
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2. St. Therese of Avila
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3. St. Vincent De Paul
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4. St. Josaphat
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5. St. Hedwig
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6. St. Sylvester
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7. St. John Berchmans
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8. St. Bonaventure Oratory
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9. St. Alphonsus
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10. St. Michael
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11. Stanislaus Kostka
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12. St. Aloysius
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13. St. Mark
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14. St. Helen
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15. St. Nicholas Ukrainian
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16. St. Stephen King of Hungary
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17. Holy Trinity Polish Mission
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18. Holy Innocents
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19. Santa Maria Addolorata
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20. St. John Cantius
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Mass Sign Up/Volunteering
We thank all of you who have been so generous with your time! Your help has enabled more people be able to receive the sacraments.
If you wish to help us open the church for more people, please consider joining our volunteers—as we have more volunteers more spots become available. May God reward you!
Sunday Mass November 7/8
Please sit together if you come together. Signup for: •1 social distancing spot, if you are 1 individual; •2 spots, if a party of 2 to 5; •3 spots–party of 6 to 10; •4 spots—party of 11 to 15. ***Spots INCREASE as VOLUNTEERS signup***
The Power of Catholic Life
Join us for our lecture series on the Power of Catholic Life! This lecture series runs each Thursday from October 1 – November 12.
This Thursday, November 12th, at 7:30pm, our final lecture will be Leading Others to Christ.
Please click below to register for each lecture via Flocknote. The cost is free.
Virtual Baby Bottles
This year, the Women's Center will be doing their annual Baby Bottle Fundraiser virtually! Click the link below to sign up for your virtual Baby Bottle and donate to the Women's Center.
Made For More UPDATE
Some of you may have purchased tickets for the Made for More ( Christopher West ) presentation that was to be held at St Alphonsus last March. It was postponed and rescheduled for December 1st because of the Coronavirus.
NOW because of the coronavirus and travel restrictions it is being indefinitely postponed. As soon as a new date is agreed upon we will let you know. The Theology of the Body Institute still plans to do a live event and will honor the already purchased tickets so please hold onto them for the future event.
If you would like a refund and you bought the tickets here at the church please contact Dolores Puschautz from the Pro Life Group at momkapuschautz@yahoo.com .
Online Giving
The safest and most hygienic way to give is online! As we are not taking up a collection at any of the masses, giving online is the easiest way to give to our parish family. We are so grateful for your generosity even during these tough times!
Click the button for e-giving.
Memorare Pledge
Let’s storm heaven with many prayers for growth and for the mission vitality of our parish! As of today there are 2,500 Memorares being prayed daily for this intention!
Pray the Memorare everyday, and let us know you are doing it by entering the number of Memorares you will pray daily in the pledge card we have available in the church. Click the button below to pledge how many memorares you can pray.
Admissions News
It’s Admissions Season and we love referrals! We are now scheduling in-person, private school tours after school hours and on select Sundays (11/15, 12/13 & 1/31).
Applications are also being accepted for the 2021-22 academic year. Please spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors. Either refer them directly to Heather Kracik via email (admissions@sma-school.org), or have them register for a tour through the link below.
Thank you for spreading the word about our very special school!
PRAYER TO MARY DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
WRITTEN BY POPE FRANCIS
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus' pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
A Family of Faith
Our new, family-based, CCD program comes from Sophia Institute.
An increasing number of parishes around the USA have applied this program and achieved great success, revitalizing the faith of their students, parents, and parishes with the program.