Raymond Gore Jeff Gore Robert Holas Audrey Teller Ignacio Molina Dan Crus Dr. Tim Cahill John Bauer Bill Buhrman Annette Huber Francisco & Diana Nuñez Barb Thomas Sandy Olsen Fr. William Vallejo Peter & Sarah H. Fred Eiselstein Ann Gaul Andrew Gullo Dolly Reidy Javier Hernandez Frank Babinski Valerie Skuban Diane Knibbs Raul Zambrano Marcelina Sanchez Mikayla Shirley West Grace Wesinger Barbara McArthur Mary Rincon Dan Dziedzic Joe Bellino

Denise Farmer Annette Baber Edgar R. Mendez Pablo Cruz Ricardo Sanchez Deacon Walter Freund Allan and Lenore Zegiel Edna Garbacz Jamie Conn Tom Martini Bill Michaelis Ngoc T. Ortiz Family Rosalie Lindberg Linda Blocks Bill Grene Carmen Lopez Victims of natural disasters Victims/refugees of war, terrorism and acts of violence Those serving in the military People who are homeless People struggling with addictions of any kind People who are grieving People who are unemployed and/or underemployed People who are not receiving care for mental illnesses People who live in areas where there are dangerous crime levels and violence

Couples struggling in their marriages Seniors who are ill, lonely and isolated Caregivers who need rest/care People who are living with pain, physical and mental Our clergy, religious, seminarians and those contemplating the priest hood or religious life Victims of sexual and other abuse by clergy and others People of Haiti People whose homes & busi-nesses that have been de-stroyed by natural disasters

Page 2 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry, IL

THE CHURCH OF HOLY APOSTLES (A ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN THE

DIOCESE OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS)

FR. PAUL C. WHITE, PASTOR

FR. ANDREW HERNANDEZ, ASSOCIATE PASTOR

CHURCH & PARISH OFFICE:

5211 W. Bull Valley Road

McHenry, IL 60050

Office Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM (M—Th);

9 AM to 3 PM (F)

Telephone 815-385-5673

FAX 815-385-6045

Email: hapostles@tcoha.org

Web Site: www.tcoha.org

MASS SCHEDULE:

Mon: 7:30 AM & 12:10 PM;

Tue: 7:30 AM & 7 PM (en Español);

Wed: 7:30 AM & 12:10 PM;

Thu: 7:30 AM & 6:30 PM;

Fri: 7:30 AM & 12:10 PM;

Sat: 7:30 AM & 5 PM

Sunday: 8 AM, 10 AM, 11:30 AM (en Español)

CONFESSIONS:

Tue: 6 to 6:45 PM (Spanish & English)

Thu: 8 to 8:45 AM & 5:30 to 6:15 PM

Sat: 4 to 4:45 PM (No confessions in Holy Week.)

OUR MISSION STATEMENT:

The Church of Holy Apostles is a compassionate, welcoming and healthy family that strives to love God and serve others with

respect and dignity.

God hears our prayers! Please allow the whole parish to pray for your loved one or intention by adding his/her name to our Prayer List below by calling the Parish Office at 815-385-5673 or email awest@tcoha.org.

To request prayers from our Prayer Line Ministry, call 815 385-4547 or email your request to prayerline@tcoha.org (Prayer Line requests are NOT published in the bulletin.)

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO

HAVE DIED AND THEIR LOVED

ONES WHO GRIEVE FOR THEM.

THIS WEEK WE REMEMBER:

Heather Hague

All victims of COVID19

DURING THIS WEEK LAST

YEAR WE REMEMBER:

José Ortiz Lopez

Fifth Sunday of Lent: Take the Stone Away Jesus encounters those who mourn his friend and brother, Lazarus,

who has died. In this final and greatest precursor of resurrection,

Jesus shows the power of God over death by summoning Lazarus

from the tomb. The final stone that weighs our humanity down, the

final curse of Eden, is lifted and God’s people will be set free to live

eternally with God in heaven.

What stone (burden/dysfunction/sin) weighs you down the most?

Do you believe that Jesus, through his resurrection, can take

away the stone that burdens you?

How well are you disposed toward accepting God’s healing and

letting go of that stone?

ALL PUBLIC MASSES

ARE SUSPENDED.

SEE PAGE 4 FOR

LIVE STREAM

SCHEDULE.

CONFESSIONS

SUSPENDED

PARISH OFFICE,

CHURCH BUILDING

AND ADORATION

CHAPEL ARE

CLOSED.

Page 3 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 29, 2020

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Holy Apostles Parish Family,

We are now 2 1/2 weeks into the way we live chang-

ing and two weeks into no mass and one week into

shelter-at-home. Ultimately, God is calling us home

and that is a good thing. We are also being called to

think of others above ourselves, so we do not risk this

virus on vulnerable people. It is calling us to take care

of our elders and play with our children.

I see many good things happening already. Kids are

writing messages in chalk on their driveways, people

are checking on each other for groceries, people are

opening their windows to sing at night, we are praying

for each other, kind gifts are being sent to the

emergency room nurses. The good is coming out of

everyone!!!!!!

I am sure we will need patience. I am sure we are

worried economically. We are safe in God’s hands

and growing in faith. We had about 7,000 views and

12,000 people reached by Mass Sunday. We have

had 250 go to daily mass live. We are praying the

rosary together live and going to adoration. These are

the things to focus on.

I do need to bring to your attention that we are about

$18,000 short on our collection and need $35,000

by the end of the month to pay our bills. I know many

of you are short. I know some are ok. If you are able,

please continue your giving online at GiveCentral,

text 84321 to give or just mail a check if that is easier

(The Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 W. Bull Valley Rd.,

McHenry IL 60050).

We will all get through this time. It is very interesting

running this parish through Facebook Live. We owe a

lot to our staff at this time of trial and error, especially

Jen Marsh and Estuardo Diaz for make our live

stream work. Last Sunday night, Fr. Andrew, Aaron

and I made dinner together for the first time ever.

It is good to have our college boy home.

Have a Blessed Week! Father Paul

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the follow-

ing regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19):

With the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus, we are

confronted once more with the fragility of our lives, and

again we are reminded of our common humanity; that the

peoples of this world are our brothers and sisters, that we

are all one family under God.

God does not abandon us, he goes with us even now in

this time of trial and testing. In this moment, it is important

for us to anchor our hearts in the hope that we have in Je-

sus Christ. Now is the time to intensify our prayers and sac-

rifices for the love of God and the love of our neighbor. Let

us draw closer to one another in our love for him, and redis-

cover the things that truly matter in our lives.

United with our Holy Father Pope Francis, let us pray in

solidarity for our brothers and sisters here and around the

world who are sick. Let us pray for those who have lost

loved ones to this virus. May God console them and grant

them peace.

We pray also for doctors, nurses, and caregivers, for pub-

lic health officials and all civic leaders. May God grant them

courage and prudence as they seek to respond to this emer-

gency with compassion and in service to the common good.

In this time of need, I invite all the faithful to seek together

the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I

share this prayer with you:

Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother

of the Americas.

We fly to you today as your beloved children.

We ask you to intercede for us with

your Son, as you did at the wedding

in Cana.

Pray for us, loving Mother,

and gain for our nation and world,

and for all our families and loved ones,

the protection of your holy angels,

that we may be spared the worst of

this illness.

For those already afflicted,

we ask you to obtain the grace of

healing and deliverance.

Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful,

wipe away their tears and help them to trust.

In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the

Church to love one another and to be patient and kind.

Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our

hearts.

We come to you with confidence,

knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother,

health of the sick and cause of our joy.

Shelter us under the mantle of your protection,

keep us in the embrace of your arms,

help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen

GIVE ONLINE AT GIVE CENTRAL. ORG

MAIL DONATIONS

TO 5211 W. BULL

VALLEY RD.,

MCHENRY IL

60050

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020—ST. ISIDORE 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Ashley Halstrom

5:00 PM Mass—SUSPENDED

SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD 8:00 AM Mass: LIVE-STREAMED

†Austin Lockwood and the People of Holy Apostles

10:00 AM Taped Mass—LIVE-STREAMED

†Angeline Raycraft, †Rev. Lawrence Malcolm and

†Jim Lalor

11:30 AM Misa en Español—TRANSMISIÓN EN VIVO

†José Ortiz Lopez, †Salvador Botello y †Daniel Burke

Page 4 The Church of Holy Apostles, McHenry, IL

THIS WEEK AT HOLY APOSTLES ALL PUBLIC MASSES ARE SUSPENDED

PARISH OFFICE, CHURCH BUILDING AND

ADORATION CHAPEL ARE CLOSED

PLEASE CALL 815-385-5673 FOR EMERGENCIES

OR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE: Sunday 8 AM, 10 AM & Spanish 11:30 AM Mass

Monday through Saturday 7:30 AM Mass

Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:10 PM Mass

Tuesday 7 PM Mass in Spanish

Rosary in English at 11 AM

Rosary in Spanish at 11:30 AM

Podcast with a different daily focus at 7 PM

Watch live streams on Facebook or go to our website

tcoha.org, scroll down on the home page and click on the

large slide that says “Live Stream. That will link you to

the live streamed event.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2020

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 8:00 AM Mass: LIVE-STREAMED

†Phil Turner and the †LeClerc Family

10:00 AM Taped Mass—LIVE-STREAMED

†Walter Raycraft, †Jim Lalor, †Laura Smith, and Steve

Robinson (birthday)

11:30 AM Misa en Español—TRANSMISIÓN EN VIVO

†Petra Renteria, Hermelinda Dominguez y cumpleaños de

Armando Terrazas y los comunidad de Santos Apóstoles

MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Elaine Dole and Jack Paeglow (birthday)

12:10 PM Mass: LIVES TREAMED

†Harry & Dorothy Johnson

6:00 PM Community Kitchen Dinner—PICK UP ONLY

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Ed Laude and Kateri Paeglow (birthday)

7:00 PM Misa en Español LIVE STREAMED

†Hugo Reyes Larate y Chiquinquira Ferrer Zamora

Quinceñera

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Tom Stubblefield

12:10 PM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Desiree Grossmayer

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020 ST. FRANCIS OF PAOLA 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Ted Pazdro and Kelly Phelan (birthday)

6:30 PM Mass—SUSPENDED

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020 7:30 AM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

For healing of Eva Melesio, Mike Moore and Traci Stevens

12:10 PM Mass: LIVE STREAMED

†Jerry Roman

Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of March 15, 2020 Sunday Envelopes $ 10,952.00

Online Giving $ 5,607.00

Loose Offertory $ 1,099.29

Children’s Gifts $ 0

Total Collection 17,658.29

Budgeted Income Year to Date: $ 783,434.04

Actual Income Year-to-Date: $ 800,029.62

Overage/(Shortage) 16,595.58

March 15, 2020 Tithe

St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer $ 1,000.00

Thank you for your generous giving!

Please remember Holy Apostles in your Will.

We Share Our Blessings: Our Parish Tithe this week will go to Senior Care

Volunteer Network.

Giving to Holy Apostles is so easy—no checks or

envelopes needed! Download our app on iTunes or Google Play

and then tap on “Give” to set up a one-time,

weekly or monthly gift OR

Text the dollar amount you want to donate to

84321.

Advertiser of the Week We wish to thank the business people who use our bulletin for

advertising their products and services. Our advertisers make

it possible for Holy Apostles to provide our weekly bulletin to

you AT NO COST TO THE PARISH. Please patronize our

advertisers. This week we especially thank:

Door Master Garage Door Co., Inc. Fire doors—Hollow Metal Doors—Dock Equipment—

Residential Doors

847-683-0333 Please advertise your business/organization in our bulletin!

Contact Michelle Arden of LPI Publications at 800-950-9952,

Ext. 2516 or marden@4LPi.com to place an ad.

Page 5 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 29, 2020

Parish Office Closed The Parish Office will be closed to

the public. All areas of the building

will be closed as well as the All

Saints Adoration Chapel. Please

see Page 4 for our live stream

schedule of Masses and more.

Confessions Suspended Along with public Masses, our

regular confession times are

currently suspended. Confessions

over the phone will be offered on

Saturdays between 9 and 10 AM, by

appointment only. Please call the

Parish Office at 815-385-5673 and

leave your name (or some way to

identify yourself) and phone number

where you can be reached and your

call will be returned.

An Easy Way to Help As we all continue to navigate

through social distancing and a

focus on staying healthy, the impacts

reverberate throughout our own

lives, our local community and our

country. Many of us have been

unable to work due to temporary

business closures and/or our

children being home from school.

As we support our loved ones and

friends through phone calls, social

media contact and our prayers, you

may wonder how you can also sup-

port others in our community. The

St. Vincent de Paul Society greatly

appreciates your donations through

GiveCentral; all donations go directly

toward helping those in our commu-

nity who are struggling with utility,

housing, medical bills as well as

with food shortages. "Whoever has

a bountiful eye will be blessed, for

he shares his bread with the poor."

Proverbs 22:9

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference

of McHenry is in need of a Treasurer

who has a working knowledge of

Quick Books and Excel. If you are

interested in being a Vincentian and

helping the Friends in Need in our

area, contact Joe Creasey at 815-

354-4809 or joeqc45@yahoo.com.

How Can You Help? Holy Apostles has received many

calls and emails from parish mem-

bers asking how they can help serve

those in our community who need

our help during this challenging

time due

to job

loss,

being

isolated

in an

senior

assisted

living, etc. We have created a

“COVID-19 McHenry Outreach

Group” that will allow people to

share their needs and those who

want to help to communicate and

serve each other. Please visit our

website tcoha.org and click on the

“Help Your Neighbor COVID-19

McHenry Outreach Groups” slide on

the home page.

Notice from The Observer During this difficult time of seclusion

and isolation caused by the coronavirus

it is more important than ever that we

stay connected as a family of faith.

To help you be spiritually nourished and

kept up-to-date on diocesan directives

during this time, The Observer Catholic

Newspaper will be accessible FREE OF

CHARGE online at http://

observertoo.rockforddiocese.org/

During this pandemic you can now find

The Observer on any of your devices.

The Observer staff will do everything

possible to keep the Catholic faithful in

our 11-county diocese up-to-date with

special prayers being offered by Pope

Francis, Bishop David Malloy and other

initiatives offered as the world combats

the coronavirus. We will continue offer-

ing insight from all our local columnists

including Bishop Malloy as well as local

inspiration from people living their faith.

We pray for a swift end to this terrible

health crisis. At this extraordinary time for

all of us, it is vital for us to be united in as

many aspects of our faith as possible.

Sincerely, Penny Wiegert, Editor

Jesus,

heal our

world!

Pagina 6 La Iglesia de Santos Apostoles, McHenry IL

Todas las intenciones son escuchadas por nuestro

Señor, él sabe que son ofrecidas desde lo más profundo

de su corazón. Sus intenciones tienen el mismo valor

ya sea que se pronuncie el nombre de la persona o no.

“Jesús lloró por su Amigo Lázaro” Decía santo Tomás de Aquino: “Tan sólo un necio trata

de consolar a una madre ante su hijo muerto”. Estas

palabras surgen como fruto directo de la contemplación

de este pasaje en el que Jesús, frente al sepulcro de su

amigo Lázaro, derrama unas de las pocas lágrimas que

aparecen expresamente en el evangelio.

Jesús es consciente del valor de la vida frente a la eter-

nidad y la muerte. Sabe que el alma de Lázaro reposa

esperando, como la del resto de los hombres, el momen-

to sublime de la redención. Sin embargo, Jesús también

es un hombre. Lo que en un primer momento no le cues-

ta aplazar cuatro días, más tarde se transformará en

lágrimas y llanto: la contemplación del sepulcro de su

amigo.

El regreso a la vida de Lázaro es un anticipo, una

profecía, de lo que será en el futuro la resurrección de

los muertos. Los amigos de Jesús, sus íntimos, sus más

queridos, volverán a la vida ante el asombro de sus ene-

migos y las miradas mezquinas de los que en vida no

acogieron a Jesús en su corazón.

Pidamos a Cristo en este día que guarde un puesto

para nosotros en su corazón. Digámosle con todo nuestro

ánimo que queremos ser sus amigos y sus íntimos.

Fe, Perseverancia y Valentía El Papa Francisco explicó que necesitamos tener “fe,

perseverancia y valentía, porque estas van siempre

juntas. Porque si tienes fe, tú estás seguro de que el Se-

ñor te dará aquello que pides. Y si el Señor te hace es-

perar: llama, llama, llama.

Pero esto el Señor no lo hace para hacerse el interesante

o porque diga que mejor esperemos. No, lo hace por

nuestro bien, para que tomemos las cosas en serio.

Tomarnos en serio la oración. No como papagayos: bla,

bla, bla y nada más”.

La tercera cosa que Dios quiere en la oración es la

valentía. “Alguno puede pensar: pero, ¿hace falta

valentía para rezar? Para estar delante del Señor, hace

falta la valentía de estar ahí, pidiendo, y avanzando. Esa

es la misma valentía que mostró Moisés “cuando Dios

quería destruir el pueblo y a él hacerlo jefe de otro pueb-

lo. La valentía de Abraham, cuando negocia la salvación

de Sodoma. Y si fuesen 30, si fuesen 25, si fuesen 20…

“Esta virtud de la valentía es muy necesaria”, subrayó el

Pontífice. “No sólo para las acciones apostólicas,

también para la oración”. “Fe, perseverancia y valentía.

En estos días que es necesario rezar cada vez más,

pensemos si nosotros rezamos así: con fe de que el

Señor puede intervenir, con perseverancia y con valentía.

El Señor no decepciona, nos hace esperar, se toma su

tiempo, pero no decepciona. Somos sus hijos y estamos

bajo su protección, lo que necesitamos es confiar total-

mente en él y no desanimarnos en seguir orando.(Audiencia

del Papa Francisco 23 de marzo 2020, Aciprensa).

Mensaje de Nuestro Párroco Querida familia de la parroquia de los Santos Apóstoles,

Tenemos dos semanas y media en la manera en que nos ha

cambiado la vida, dos semanas sin misa y una semana refu-

giados en la casa. Finalmente, Dios nos está llamando a que-

darnos en casa y eso es algo bueno. También estamos llama-

dos a pensar en los demás por encima de nosotros mismos,

por lo que no arriesgamos este virus en personas vulnerables.

Nos pide que cuidemos a nuestras personas mayores y que

juguemos con nuestros hijos.

Veo que están pasando muchas cosas buenas. Los niños

escriben mensajes con tiza en la entrada de sus casas, las

personas tienen control al ir a comprar sus alimentos, abren

sus ventanas para cantar por la noche, oramos unos por

otros, se ven actos de amabilidad en las salas de emergen-

cias. ¡La parte buena de nosotros está saliendo a frote!

Estoy seguro de que necesitaremos paciencia. También de

que estamos preocupados económicamente. Pero estamos

seguros en las manos de Dios y creciendo en la fe.

El domingo pasado tuvimos alrededor de 7,000 visitas en

nuestra página y 12,000 personas se unieron para las misas

transmitidas en vivo. Hemos tenido 250 personas que se han

unido también en la misa diaria. Estamos rezando el rosario

juntos en vivo y yendo a la adoración. Estas son las cosas en

las que nos podemos centrar en estos días.

Necesito acudir a ustedes para dejarles saber que nos faltan

aproximadamente $18,000 en nuestra colecta. Necesitamos

alcanzar $35,000 para fin del mes para poder pagar nuestras

cuentas. Sé que muchos de ustedes están limitados en su

ingreso. Pero algunos otros están bien. Si pueden, continúen

dando en línea a través de (GiveCentral), o envíe un mensaje

de texto al 84321 para dar su donación o simplemente envíe

un cheque por correo si es más fácil para usted. Lograremos

pasar por esto.

Tenemos una bendición en esta parroquia ya que podemos

comunicarnos a través de Facebook en vivo. Le debemos

mucho a nuestro personal de tecnología en este momento de

prueba y dificultad, especialmente a Jen Marsh y Estuardo

Díaz por hacer que nuestra transmisión en vivo funcione.

El pasado domingo por la noche el padre Andrew, Aarón y

yo cenamos juntos por primera vez. Es bueno tener a nuestro

seminarista en casa nuevamente.

¡Que tengas una semana bendecida! Padre Paul

Capilla de Adoración Debido a las circunstancias la capilla de Adoración Todos los

Santos permanecerá cerrada hasta que se nos notifique.

Agradecemos mucho su comprensión y les pedimos su

paciencia manteniéndonos todos juntos unidos en oración

para que esta pandemia pase y volvamos a tener nuestras

actividades de siempre.

Intenciones de Misas

Para todas las personas que mandaron decir sus misas para

sus seres queridos fallecidos, enfermos o por cumpleaños,

etc. Trataremos de estar poniendo todos los nombres en la

liturgia del domingo como de costumbre para que el padre las

pueda leer en la celebración de la misa. Pero si por alguna

razón usted no escuchó el nombre de su ser querido, les pedi-

mos su paciencia ya que estamos trabajando desde la casa.